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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
A New Method of Paroling.

When the Ssathern General,. Jea-
lns, was in HaGerstown, Md, in 1863,
3 lieutenant and five men, wearing the
uniform of Union soldiers, crept out Of
some of the houses of the town whore
they had been. hiding, and delivered
themselves up.. When they made their
appearance before General jenkins
tile following conversation occurred:
Jenkins-Hello! who are YOU and
where did you come from?
Lieutenant-We belong to the Union
army, or did belong to it, but we didn't
wish to fight any longer against our
Southern brethren; so when our forces
left here we. stayed behind, and to-day
we came out to be paroled.
Jenkins-What did You say about
Southern brethren?" IT I Thought
had twentv-tifth cousin who, was as
white-livered as you are, I would kill
him and set him up in nay barn-yard
to make sheep own their lambs. Ill
show you how parole such pakes as
you are. You are too miserable to he
paroled i'm military style"
So saying, he ordered detail of six
men and y sergeant-'Agood lusty fel
lows with thick boots"-who paroled
the recreant Federals to the west Dor
der of the town, where the paroline
process ceased, apd the detail and the
crowd returned, highly pleased with
Jenkins mode of paroling towards.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

eaten. Jim Frees was called on for a
slice out of his life, which he related
as follows:
1T is q well-known fact that General
Forrest, like General Jackson. was al
ways on the move, striking blow
where he was least expected, and OF
course more successful than if her had
been more deliberate in his move
r0ents.
1T was in September, 1862, Lshink,
when we made a dash on Murfrees-
boro, Tennessee. The Federal force
of several thousand men were under the
command CT General Crittenden, and
in easy communication with Nashville.
We rode eighty miles that night, so as
to surprise the enemy, and we did sur
prise them. Our horses were COM
pletely worn out, but we charged right
into the Federal camps, and on into
the town, capturing between twelve
and eighteen hundred men.
Il shall never forget the desperate
fight our battalion had with an Ohio
battery. They we're as brave as men
could be, and fought to the last, only
thirteen Of them being left to surren-
der. We charged, to get possession Of
the battery for our own use, but the
Ohio men fought too we'll, and, when
nearly all were gone, spiked their guns,
so that they were of no use to us after
all. There was no give way to them,
even when we rode right on the guns.
It was stubborn, hand-to-hand con-
test, and we lost more men than they.
I shall always see that big gunner,
with his short saber drawn, as we
charged on the guns, never giving an
inch, but slashing right and left among
our men. My horse was shot dead and
fell right at the big gunner's feet, and
his. saber was drawn back to crash down
through my skull as I released my
hand with o revolver and fired at hin
in self-defense. Others on either side
also fired at him and he fell dead
across me pouring out his life blood.
never felt so much remorse for any
act of my life as my share in the kill
ing of that brave man, but it was onl,
to save my own life. As I said before
1--we got no farther until all but thirteel
out of that full battery were killed o
disabled, and then those remaining
spiked their guns, so that they were O
no use to us after our desperate strue
gle.
i We pushed on into town, where tn
Federals fred on us from houses.
large body of them had taken posses
sion of the Court House, where W
could not dislodge them. We Gale
on them to surrender, but they laughe
at us. Finally the lower story was Sc
on fire, and, to save utter destruction
they surrendered.
Some of our men found the con
handing officer in bed at the hotel. A
; they knocked at the door he asked:
1"Who's there?" .,,..~.,-,-..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

procured from spring some half a
mile distant. Consequently, rather
penurious disposition was exhibited
with regard to the amount used by each
member.
At night one man from each tent
would repair to the spring and fill the
canteens for the morning use, there
by saving cold journey about sunrise.
In our drum corps was. one individ.
ual who never went for water until
morning; but during the evening he
toraged from his tent-m.tes what he
wanted to drink.
This soon became uncomfortable, and
the boys decided in committee Of the
whole to play trick on the sponging
comrade.
A canteen was filled about half full
Of water and then the following ingre-
dents added: Soap, vinegar, taliow
coffee, mustard, pepper, ashes and red
clay. This conglomeration was we'll
mixed by shaking and the canteen hung
in its usual place. The whole drum
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
THE POULTRY-YARD.
Management Of Poultry.


Mr.. William II. Goodwin, WE'LL known
contributor to English poultry literature,
in an address at Harg, England, on the
keeping of poultry in regard to essentials,
held that proper management was almost
as important as breeding. The essentials
were shelter, warmth, and ventilation, not
more than sixty head being placed together.
Nests should be placed on the ground,
with not more than eleven eggs under each
hen. A little flower of sulphur should be
scattered in the straw of the nest to keep
away insects. Pip, or true gapes in
chickens, could be cured by amounting the
Matching with common vaseline, of which
one ounce would do a hundred chickens.
He had reared thousands by using this
simple remedy, and had never known it to
fail. When ready for the coop. the
chickens should be given some pulverized
oyster shells, and after that their food
should consist of greats or canary seed,
alternated with soft biscuit food. Later
on they should be given small wheat and
cracked Indian corn, and then whole corn
alone. Buckwheat, oats. wheat, and barley
should then be the food. and heavy birds
should not have Indian corn, except in
their laying properties. Fowls should
have perfect liberty and q sufficiency of
clean water in iron or earthenware mot
zinc, vessels; and flower of sulphur must
not be strewn in the laying nests for fear
Of giving the egg bad flavor. The walls
of the fowl house should be washed with
hot lime and little carbolic acid, and the
perches should be treated twice year
with mixture of paratfin and animal oil
in order to kill the insects that sometimes
harbored there. Peat moss was good
thing to put under the roosts, and it would
| also serve as dust bath for the fowls. 1t
deodorized the manure, and was also valu-
able for potting purposes, whilst il eggs
! were dropped on it during the night they
we're seldom broken. The perches should
be about three feet six inches, or four feet
high, not too small. whilst the bark should
be stripped off, because it harbols in
sects.
Another important point to be attended
to was the provision of q proper amount Of
grit for the fowls. In the bodies Of
eighteen fowls he had found altogether {
pound of grit, including bits of coal, glass
brick, and broken aower-pots, and he sup.
Piled his own fowls, with pieces of broker
bricks and stones broken up in o mortar
mill. 1t was calculated that the amour
of grit picked up by thirty-fve or fort
fowls in a year was about one hundre
wainht
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

inie espied tine-looking animal graz.
ing in field near the road. Itrequired
but few minutes time to transfer tha
saddle, ETC., to his back, and mouutind
him, he was riding out to the road
where he met United States Quar-
termaster, when the following colloluJ
ensued:
@Where are you going with that
horse?"
".ioing with him? Why, I'm going
to ride him, of course" said the Chap
lain.
"But you don't mean to say that
you're going to steal him, do you?"
Certainly not, but my own horse
has given out, and we are in the eneI
my's country, and
ooh, that's very we'll, but my duty
as an A. Q. NJ. 5compels me to take posi-
session of Kim; besides, I don't think|
it looks very we'll for chaplain to I'D
stealing a horse, if his own has giveu|
out"
But, my dear sir" said the Chap-|
lain, "don't you remember that on d
certain occasion our Savior commanded
one of His disciples to saddle and
bring him an ass, that he might sidd
into Jerusalem?"
"Yes, l know all about that; bu :
this isn't a parallel case, sir. Yod
amt our Savior, we're not going to- jeI
rusalem, and that animal amt jack
ass: so you can get right off his back
just as quick as, you please"
The argument OF the Quartermastel
was too powerful, aud an uncondition-
al surrender of the same was at once
made, the poor parson having to- id
along ON foot as best he might.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

hastily q few valuables, he placed hi 4
wife, sister, and their children in |
carriage, put his loaded pistols in hl4
pocket, and within two, hours from thd
reception of the news that Virginia had
decided to secede he proceeded to- thd
Baltimore steamer then at the wharf
Leaving all else behind, he resolved
not to be denationalized or torn from
the Union he would know no country
but that which. he. had loved and ssrv1
ed from his, childhood The next day
he passed through Baltimore. then ID
excited insurrection. The ordinar
channels, of travel by steamers ano
railroads were interrupted, and In the
general confusion it was difficult U
procure means of transportation OF
leave the city. He found by acesden
that common cana-boat was leaving
the wharf tor Phiailelphia. On thl
boat, which had Indifferent aecommo1
dations, for about eighteen persons
there were crowded nearly thre
hundred-fugitives, like himself a M
family, seeking refuge in the NORM
He reached New York after some al
noyance and Inconvenience. with ou
slight pecuniarT means to sustain nun
self and his eailed and depenaesn
family. Being on waiting orsiersI .ho.
the department, which did not sae
know these particulars. was mosu!
with cautious. vigilant and wary ssep,
careful and guarded whom to trus,
and in the employment OF Soutns,I
officers particularly circumspect-Oa.p.
tain Farragnt felt his pecunlaFy ~
sources insufficient for his support III
great metropolis. Always modest ar
unobtrusi.e, and almost stranger
New York, he found resting pr
tor q few days under the ROOF o W
friend whom he had previously KhJ s,so
until he could obtain a secluded p;
out OF the city adapted to bis li n"
means. He succeeded in getuDs. h
modest cottage at Hastings, on WI
Hudson, at rent Of Sl3O per anu nd
which he plainly furnished : sni
which, with one servant, he reslt0u an
avail: events--ready, however, a1
anxious to serve his country aau
himself to her cause.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Hints to Iio,,xr;:eepor..


You who are troubled with chicken
cholera try my remedy. Give them con-
dition powders in their food.
VINEGAR improves by keeping, therefore
it is best to lay in good supply.
RAIN water and soap will remove ma
chine grease from washable fabrics.
BAKED potatoes must be eaton rs soon
as they are done. When they are taken
from the oven they should be put into a
napkin or towel and the skin broken, SO
as to allow the steam to escape; this will
keep the potato mealy. II it cools with
out breaking the skin it will be watery and
will have an acrid taste. which is caused
by the retaining of a kind of juice which
lies next the skin.
TEA, coffee, and cocoa are three admissi-
bic drinks. but not in excess. For the
voice, the American Druggist recommends
cocoa as the best. cup of thin cocoa,
just warm, is more to be recommended be-
tween the exertions of singing than any
alcoholic beverage. Tea must not be taken
too strong, nor when it has been drawn
too long, for it then becomes acid. and has
bad influence upon the mucous mem-
braues of the throat. There is always q
sensation of dryness after taking tie cup
of tea that has been allowed to draw toe
lonp
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Half Puff PGxt3.u,

Put one pound Of -four upon your paatry
together with the hands, make a hole in
the center, in which put a pinch Of salt
and the yolk of an egg with the juice of a
lemon; mix with water as before, then roll
it out thin and lay half pound of butter
prepared as for puff paste, rolled into thin
sheets over, fold it in three, roll and fold
again twice over, lay it in cold place 8
quarter of an hour, give another roll, ana it
is ready for use where required; this paste
is mostly used for fruit tarts, for which it
ia we'll adapted. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
10 I:Oif A;tcp.

Wash we'll in two separate waters
pound of the best Carolina rice; then have
two quarts of water boiling i'll stew pan,
into which throw tho rice, boil 1t twenty
minutes; when done strain in sieve. then
let cold water run on it; strain and put
back in stewran for few minutes, when
il is ready to serve
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Il La uatf.. fie.f

Take a piece of beef about four inches
thick, and with sharp knife make small
holes entirely through it at short distances
apart; put into these holes strips of fat
salt pork, rolled in pepper and cloves. lay
the meat ON pan, cover closely and steam
three hours; when done lhicken the gravy
with q little flour. Good cold.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

A wH1rE-HA1EED old negro preal'd
in New Orleans thus addressed o." .I,;d
t}l; meetings Of the dissatisfied ua 'hl;u|
last week: What are you grun,'e,r,
ahout2 Yer all better of Dan 70 wbeI
spected to be-, Did yer tinh ,on b
Massa Linkum guy ye yer treeuT n',j,a
wa, gwine to buy tickets i? tn1 n >"
ana State Lottery for you beslu0''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Teach ths Girls to Sea-.

Who can say that the inventions of the
nineteenth century do not show US to be
going ahead. pushing onward TO perfection?
Not only is this the case in scientific mat
tiers, but in sill branches pertaining to
household work. In one particular, how
ever, we are losing ground. Our daughters
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

CALLER ito Bobby, in his firs1 R Obj
ersl-Those are nice trousers, ,,dlyl
for a little boy. Bobby (pr ,Ia 81
They amt boys trousers. MI ral!
they are regular mems trousers; ndes
Are they? Bobby-4es; . asir
they re made over from an olo
pa's.-Nsev York Sue.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
White Fruit taEe.

Two cups of white sugar beaten TO cream,
with one cup of butter, one cup OF milk:
two and one half cups of flour. whites of
seven eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Mix thoroughly and add one
pound each of sliced citron, raislna,
blanched almonds, aud figs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
THE KITCHEN.
ChocOiat. .Jef'u.

Take seven spoonfuls of grated choco-
late, the same of white sugar, one cup of
sweet cream; mix together and set over the
ire and let come to boil. Pour it over
cornstarch pudding, or put between layers
of cake
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
.ipJ,fc

Make yoar pie as usual. adding your
spices and a little salt and bake them. Put
your sugar in tin and water enough to
make syrup; let it cook. and when you
take your pie from the oven insert small
tunnel in the pie and pour i'll the syrup
hot, and you have moist, finely seasoned
apple pie, without any Juice in the oven.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Take keer OF yourself"
Think Of q private, now, perhaps.
With Forrest at Murfreesboz,o.
BY WILBUR H. WEBER.

UR camp had: been
moved westward to
Concho County, as
the range grew scant
in the counties east.
We found the grass
excellent, and cense-
quently plenty of
time to tell stories
around the camp fire.
A fkor sY1nnor wQa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
cake Icin0 WIthowt EyO..

Powdered sugar merely melted with
water makes good semi-transparent icing
and dries white on the cakes. 1t may be
colored as we'll as that made with white of
eggs. To make icing to beat up white and
firm, and yet use no egg whites, take a
little gelatine and dissolve it in hot water.
Have it like mucilage and use like white Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
What Was in the Canteen?

n the winter of '64,
while lying in camp
near Petersburg, our
regiment experience
ed considerable Diff
Guilty in obtaining
good water for drink
ing and cooking par
poses.
What we used was
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

A BLIZZARD goes through the clearing
house without any ditiiculty.-Ieras SIT
anOs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
THE ORCHARD.

Ratios for Planting Wt',dbrea6s.
The influence OF the windbreak is local
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

are not taught the use of the needle, az
were our grandmothers in the good old
times of slorg ago, for did they not fash
ion dainty, beautiful garments, without tho
aid of the sewing machine, with its num-
erous attachments, hemmer, rutfler, tucker,
corder, and binder?
In 'erandma's day" every ru.fie was
hemmed, rolled, whipped, and sewed on by
hand. In under.garments every seam was
neatly felled, every yard of flannel was
latter being run together) nicely and evenly
"catstepped," and without this pretty fin
ish was considered a bungling, unsightly
piece Of work.
In many cases too much time and eye
sight were spent in identifying and adorn.
ing ladies underwear. Particularly was
this the case when days, weeks and even
months were spent in deliberately embroid.
ering the chemise and night gown yokes 80
much in vogue twenty and thirty years ago.
This consider wanton waste OF time.
and now that Hamburg embroidery and
woven trimmings are so cheap and pretty,
there il no excuse for it.
Neither do l condemn the use OF the sew
ing machine, but contend that to do good
machine work it is almost necessary for
one TO understand how to do plain sewing.
think all mothers should begin by the
time their daughters are 10 years OF age to
teach them the rudiments of this branch Of
household work. lam fully aware of the
objections urged by most mothers, mainly.
want of time, if not want of time ON the
part of the mother, want of time on the
paa; of the child; many times it is want
of inclination on the part of one or both.
DO not let your child commence too soon
on fancy or decorative work, but give her
a good foundation BY a thorough drill in
f1aiO SAVING yvhila VET vOunp anONp oh to be
guided by your instruction. With this
foundation all branches of ornamental
work will be comparatively easy.-Good
HoMSoEooniDo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Farragut.s. Decision.

n the day when in.
teliigence was re-
ceiHed that the Or
diuan,ee- of secession
had passed the Viz
Gin.i,a Convention
Captain Farragut
to, aban1
don Norfolk and tbd
CT T011oot,nd
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Not a Parallel Case.

N one of the march.I
es of the Army of|
the Potomac thro1
Virginia, the horse.
of a well-kpown|
Chaplain of a New
York r eg i m Q n |
played out" and
was left at the side
of the road, sool
after which the dom
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01


And all at hesrd the Old man say
Was, les as we turned to start away:
We'll; good-by jim;
Take keer Of yourself"
Peared-like, he was more satisfied
Jes lookin' at Jim
= C. Cause issii he was jes wrapped up in him,
Aud over and over mind the day
Tho Old man come and stood round in the way,
While we was e driln, a.ws ssliI Jim Jim .ov
We'll, good-by, jim; ..,
Take keer Of yourse'f!"
Never was nothin' about the farm
:. Distinguished Jim;
Neighbors all ust to wonder why
The old man peaIed wrapped pT;t h up in him;
Al Jim was the bravest boy we had
In tho whole dern regiment. white or black,
And his tghtin good as his ta a,ndn bad
Bored through his thigh, and carried the flag
Through the bloodiest battle you ever seen
The Old man wound up le~er to him
AT Cap. read to us, at said: Tell Jim
And take keer of hissef.'
jim come back jes' long enough
10 tnke the within
AT he'd like t. go back in calvery-
Aud the old mnn ies' wrapped up in him =
Jim loved at he'd had sich luclgato re-.
And the old man give him a colt he'd raised
And follered him over to Camp Ben Wade,
And laid er round fer q week er so.
Watchn' Jim on dress parade
Tel finally he rid away,
And lust he heerd was the old man say:
well; good-by, Jim;
Take keer OF yourself"
Tux the papers. the Old man did,
A-watchin' fer jim
Fully believin he'd made his mark,
Some way-jes' wrapped up in hm
And many time the word nd come
AT stirred him up like the tap of drum
At Petersburg, fer instance whore
Jim rid right into their cannons there,
And TUX EN-, and pnted en- tother way
As they secuted fer timber, and on and on
Jim q Lieutenant and one arm gone.
And the Old mans words in his mind all day
"Well good-by, Jim;
Take keer OF yourself"
Think Of q private, now, perhaps.
Well say like Jim,
| ATS clumb clean up to the shovlder-straps-
And the Old man jos wrapped up in him
Think OF him-with the war plum through,
And the glorious old Red White and Blue
A-laughin' the news down over Jim
And the Old man, bendin over him
1 The surgeon turnin away with tears
AT had MT leaked fer years and years.
| As the hand of the dyin' boy chung to
| His fathers, the old voice in his ears:
We'll good-by, Jim;
Take keer Of yourself"
l James Whitcomb Riley. IN Century.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
ARMY ANECDOTES.
Bold Bows of Both Belligerents Tell Of
Battles, Bullets, Bayonets, and
Boiled Beans.
sol];ers and Sailors Stirring Stories
Of Solid Shot and Screaming
Shells.
The Old Man and Jim.

LID man never had much
to say,
'Ceptin' to jim
And Jim was the widest
boy he had
And the Old man jes'
wrapped up in him!
Never hoard him speak
but once
FIR twice in my life-and
first time was
When the army broke
out. and Jim he went.
The Old man backin' him,
fer three months.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01

And all at heerd the Old man say
Was, les as we turned to start away:
We'll; good-by, jim;
Take keer Of yoursefl"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-30

pension was refused, because the
disease from which he died, consump-
ton. was not the same for which he
was pensioned. When the matter
came before the committee on PEN
sions, investigation showed that the
consumption was occasioned by his
chronic maladies, and the committee
voted moderate pension. The Sem
ate and House passed the bill with
out question, and Senator Edmunds
who introduced the bill in the Senate,
and who knew DR.. Langdon for
thirty years, declares that the Pres
ident has done great injustice.
1t is a great and inspiring specta-
Gle which Grover Cleveland, himself
in the enjoyment of $4,000 year,
presents when he gives his time and
energy and great intellectual powers
to vetoing a bill which was designed
to keep the wolf from the door of
worthy surgeons widow. Boston
Journal.