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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-20
GRASS SEEDS.
COCKSFOOT, RYE GRASS, ENG
LISH RED CLOVER, COW
GRASS.

THE ATTENTION OF ALL INTERESTED IN
L improving the pasture lands of the Islands
is called to the above valuable seeds, which we
offer for sale in lots to suit purchasers.
We have also on hand sample lots of White
Clover English A1syke, Timothy, Rib Grass.
Crested Dogs Tail, Tall Fescue, italian Rye
Grass and Lucerne seeds, which offer in
small lots for trial, ard will also receive orders
for quantities of not less than half ton weight,
and execute same with dispatch.
7I7-iune18tfd&w WM. G, IRWIN & co.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
Il SIyGUL.lR II OK.

Perhaps the most singular curiosity
in the book world is volume that be-
longs to the family Of the Prince de
Ligne, and is now in France. 1t is en-
titled "The Passion OF Christ" and is
neither written nor printed. Every
letter of the text is cut out of a leaf.
and, being interleaved with blue paper.
is as easily read as the best print. The
labor and patience bestowed upon its
composition must have been excessive.
especially when the precision and mi
nuteness of the letters are considered.
The general execution in every respect
is indeed admirable, and the vcllum
is of the most delicate and costly kind.
Rudolph II. of Germany offered for it in
1910 II, 600 dpcats, which was probably
equal to 10000 at this day. The most
remarkable circumstance connected
with this literary treasure is that it
bears the royal arms of England; but
when it was in that country, and by
whom owned, has never been ascer.
tanned. The B0Ok10orm.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
WHY DUMMIES KEEP 80 LONG

WHY MUMMIES KEEP 80 LONG.
It is hard for those who have always
lived in q climate like ours in this coun-
try to realize that bodies can possibly
be preserved anywhere for three thou
sand years like the Egyptian mummies.
Two things, however, should be re-
memberel in this connection One is
that religions custom required the
embalming OF each body as soon as
possible after death; the other is a na.
tural phenomenon consisting in the fact
that the climate IN Egypt is almost
positively rainless. The river Nile
gives all the moisture the fields have
with its annual inundation. but this
covers only the plains; the hillsides are
dry always. Hence itresults that when
the bodies of the dead were properly
embalmed and then deposited in one of
these dry receptacles of the rocks be-
meath the unchanging sands they might
be considered we'll nigh imperislable.
1t need give no surprise whatever to us
that the bodies Of veritable men and
women who lived four thousand years
are still on the earth unchanged in
lineament and feature. Not unlikely
there are countless thousands of those
who saw Joseph on his throne in Egypt
now lying undisturbed in their syca-
more coffins their hands on their
breasts. their eyes closed, their funeral
garlands still twined.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
now W.5Ny dRE HEGUN.

Hubby" said Mrs. Swartner, WI
had been reading the rumors OF wa
from Europe, "why is it men can't kee
out of wars with each other? Wh
can't they be sensible and live
peace?"
ut would be difficult for me to e,
plain to you all the causes"
All, certainly. of coarse, sir; I'm
woman and wouldn't understand
II didn't say so, my dear. I only
Eyes, but you thought it just til
same. You're always putting on you
mannish airs just because
"AIrs. Swartner, L"
"Don't you. Mrs. Swartner' me, 20
wretch, or I'll let tea-cup fly at you
miserable head. I-Take your ham
off of me, John Swartner, or I'll site
this butcher-knife into you."-Chicag
Ne,CS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

scope such as Herschel employed IN
his observations, is notices. than l5,ooo,-
600. 900 of miles. Light, which traverses
space with velocity equal to lS6, ooo
miles in second, would therefore, oc'
cupy more than 1000 years in passing
from such star to the earth. Well
might Herschel remark that the yisi-
bility of star in the present day IS
proof-not of it's actual existence. but
rather of its having existed for hun
dreds, it may be thousands, of years
apo-GOOd Words,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
PlRLuR PHYSICS.

An astonishing experiment may
performed with no apparatus but
piece OF string five or six feet long.
PERSONS hands being held over his ear
this string is passed around his head p
another person, who holds both endsp
one hand, and by drawing the firse7
or nails of the other hand over the cor
produces upon the tympanum OF y
subject impressions OF almost startllp1
intensity. Sharp peals of thund1
changing into distant and pN]
longed rumbling. are effects tD1
may readily be giyen.-Arkans'1
Traveller,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09


There is one ministering presence
that hovers over the wanderer like a
guardian spirit and never abandons
him so long as there remains even the
faintest hope Of a sale. Mid pleasures
and palaces though we may roam,
there is nothing so constant as the train
boy. 1t were folly to talk of abolish
ing him, for he is almost indispensa-
BILE. But frequently he needs regu-
lating. Iadmired lady whom I saw
the other day on train running out
of Indianapolis. The boy threw into
her lap, as he did into the laps of all
the patient passengers, bound book,
box of figs, and rolling-pin full of
candy. She calmly swept the assort-
ment off upon the floor. On his return
trip the indignant boy demonstrated.
Lady" he said, II didn't bring these
things into the car to have them thrown
on the floor"
"And L." said the lady, sweetly,
didn't bring my lap into the car for a
table"
hold that, under the Interstate
law, passengers should be allowed full
control of their own laps, and the rail
way company have no right to use
them. A man doesn't pay full fare for
the privilege of being used as samples
room of the railway news company.
The train-boy should know who does
and who does not want certain of his
wares. Of course lie can't know
everything, but sometimes he doesn't
seem to know anything. Now, in the
case of the kiln-dried figs sold on the
trains, the boy throws box of them
into every lap on the train. Yet I
could tell, on dark, stormy night, at
distance of 300 miles, the three men
in train of 500 passengers who would
buy those figs. OF the three, one is
blind and easily deceived, the second
is drunk and will buy anything, and
the third really buys them to eat.
knowing what they .-Balrdette,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
LIGHT EHOM TIE sranx.

1t has been found by photometric ex-
periments on the light emitted by the
stars of different orders of magnitude
that the light of star of the sixth mag
nitude amounts to only one-hundredth
part of the light Of q star of the first
magnitude. Hence we conclude (al-
ways supposing the stars to be Of equal
magnitude and splendor) that star of
the sixth magnitude is ten times more
remote than a star of the first magni-
tude. Now, the bright star of Alpha
Centauri may be considered as typical
of star of the first magnitude. Com
bining our knowledge of the relative
distances OF Alpha Centauri and the
stars OF the sixth magnitude with the
conclusions above arrived at, it follows
that if Alpha Centauri were trans
ported to $50 times it's actual distance
it would still be visible in Herschels
twenty-foot reflector, and consequently
there might be perceptible in such an
instrument star the distance of which
is $50 times greater than the actual
distance of Alpha Centauri. Now the
absolute distance of Alpha Centauri
from the earth, as ascertained by the
researches of various astronomers, may
be stated in round numbers to be 20,
600, 100000 of miles. Hence we arrive
at the astonishing conclusion. that thu
distance of the stars which are faintl,
visible in twenty-foot rejecting telo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
LOST.
By WILL nuBBAnD-KERNAN.

H'he sunlight is slanting through woodlands up
lifting
Their merry, green gar,ands beside tho blue
sea,
The songs of the happy young reapers are
dri ting
Oct over the harvest fields hither to me-
Once in q miracle morning together
This landscape was limned in our eager young
eyes,
While over the fur cliffs, oil fringy with
heather,
We saw white sail blossom out OF the Skies
II bore to our beautiful manse . bright stran-
ger,
As handsome as any young god on a throne,
Aud, fool that was was dreamless Of dan
gor,
Believing your tenderful heart was my ownl
Did reproach you, o, wonderful womant
When you surrendered your soul to this lust?
Neverl For, knowing your passions were
human,
threw you rose whore you lay in the duet
threw you rose had kissed. and departed
Again to the world that was worthless to me
sorever from trust and from tenderness parted.
proud and passonless cync to be!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
THE C1pHIcEs OF FORTUNE.

A niece of Andrew Jackson, says the
New York World, had to beg for a
nights lodging at Washington hotel
not long ago. Sixty years old and
without cent in her pocket, she ar
rived here from Washington Territory
on her way to her friends at Staunton,
Va. Her transportation from Chicago
had been furnished by charity, and it
was charity that gave her q nights rest
here and sent her on her way South.
She had three grandchildren with her
and was absolutely destitute. She has
many friends at Staunton, and she
seems bright and cheerful in the midst
of her trouble. The children were
we'll dressed, and they showed no signs
of the sorrow which seems to hang over
the relatives and descendants of our
Presidents.
Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter,
Septima Meikleham, died recently,
leaving several grandchildren to battle
with the world. One of her sons, owing
to severe sickness, is not at all strong
mentally. One of her daughters is not
we'll enough to work and the other
is employed in one of the government
departments. Another grcat-grand-
daughter of Jefferson has charge of a
school in Baltimore and Monticello has
long since passed out of the hands Of
the family. just before Jefferson died
he was so much in debt that lottery
scheme was gotten up to sell his prop
erty ard .cc,,;;e-c l.::s ----cssities He
left practically nothing to his children
and they received two sums of $4,000
each from the Legislatures Of two of
the Southern States.
John Tyler left some property, but
ii all went to his second wife. One of
his sons, General John Tyler, who
drove four-in-hand while his father
was in the White House, and who was
then called the handsomest man in
Washington, lives off position in the
Treasury Department, and one Of Ty-
ler's most accomplished daughters, a
lady who presided over the Executive
Mansion after her mothers death and
until her father married Julia Gardner,
is guest ct Corcoran'sI Old Ladies'
Home. A man who claims to be one
of the Washington family, and who by
the way, has face strikingly like that
of the President, peddles trinkets in a
little booth in the Pension Building.
Dolly Madison, the Presidents wife,
was, during q part of her last few days,
furnished food by colored man who
had been in President Madison's serv-
ice. She got, however, a large sum
of money from Congress for Madison's
! papers, and it was this that eased her
declining wears.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

to London. We didn't enjoy It. We
were like fishes out of water all the
time we were there, and we were glad
when we got back home.
"But won't dwell upon it. You can
imagine whether your mother and I
shed any tears or not as we looked over
that book. Poor father! Something
told him that he would be the first one
called away; and every item had been
set down in bitterness of spirit. Not
for himself did he grieve; for while he
lived his revenue would be sure; but
for the loved ones he must leave be-
hind-for them he grieved deeply. We
looked at that simple record and
thought what might have been! But
it was too late We gave the little
book one last look, then kissed it, then
gave it to the flames; for we would not
have mother see it for the world and
we never told her Of its existence.
"Georgie, I thought of that when 1
heard you reading aloud to your hus-
band that sweet poem in which occurs
these lines:
For of all sad words of tongue or pen.
The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
"Not long after that was married,
and within q year from that time the
farm was sold, and mother came to live
with me. Our mother lived to good
old age and lived happily. Whether
knowledge of that little old
account-book with its private
memoranda, would have detracted
from her enjoyment or not cannot
say; but was very thankful neverthe-
less that she never saw it.
"That is all, my dear. Don't say
anything now. Take my story to bed
with you and sleep over it.
"Georgie's only response was an af-
fectionate kiss, after which she went
quietly about her work.
On the morning Of the following day,
after John had eaten his breakfast,
Georgia suddenly. threw her arms
around his neck and softly whispered,
"John, I have slept and dreamed, and
new light has dawned upon me. We
shall not want new carpets this year,
nor shall 1 require very much in the
way OF dress. Instead of going to
Birmingham with the Chesters, I may
spend u few weeks ut the old farmhouse
with Aunt Jane. So, dear, you may
make your bank account as big as you
please"
"Georgie!"
"Hush! I mean what I say. / shall
be happier, So"
"But, my own-my blessed! are you
sure you will be satisfed?"
"More than satisfied. Entirely
happy! I'll tell you all about it some-
time. There! One last kiss! Now,
geod-bye!"
And John went to his daily task as
happy as could be; and all the day long
tried to think how he could best make
his wife understand how truly and de-
votedly he loved her.
And so, too, George. She had not
been so unspeakably happy for long
time, and further, she was surprised to
see how pretty her hall carpets were.
Only oilcloth, to be sure; but the very
best Of their kind and as good as new.
And from that time she helped her
husband to provide for the future; and
when she knew that their savings in the
bank were growing into the thousands,
she felt more than ever inclined to be
prudent and economical. Never mean,
never stingy; but nevermore an ex-
penditure to her husbands hard earn.
ings without substantial return.
i
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

1K*4sE=s WI. |
SINCE Bison William took Lopdo,
by storm the prevailing color there !.
buf.-LUe.
THERE may be nothing new in hi,
world, but there's a heap that's fresh
lid Bits.
"Mosr people neglect the eye" SAY,
medical paper. Please except tn
prize fighter.
One of the most distressing sights !,
the world is o woman's yswnino
Atchison Globe.
BLoND1N learns something new abou
rope walking every day, and even hi,
rope is aut-.sittin9s.
THEY have drink called "mothe,.
in-law," and many married men ara
unable to drink it.-P,etzepS Weekh
ONE of the western ranches is owned
and managed by woman. She j,
probably the COW belle of the West
A PHYSICIAN says man is shorte,
during the day than night That ia
probably because his wife picks his
pockets in the morning.
In several States in the Union q vo.
man cannot make will but she ALWAYS
has one, for all that, no matter in wba.
State she may be found.
THERE are over 10000 different svm.
bols, each representing word, in the
Chinese language. This includes
Gratis. "-Teras Sit1ings.
Mr.. FEATHERLY - What beautiful
teeth Miss Smith hast Miss Sharp
tongue-Yes, I think this set much
prettier than her others.-Life.
They tell in Washington of a lady F
who gave "a pale green and red lunch
eon"-something in Holsters and lettuce
probably.-PhiladelpAia Record.
"BoBBY, go out and tell johnny to
quit filing that saw" "He amt filing
the saw, papa. It's sister Lie singing
to Mr.. De Smack. -Arcola Record.
| OMAHA CH1LD-Mamma, do Their
mcmeters ever freeze. Mammal
don't know, dear. Ask your aunt; she
used to live in st. PauL-Omaha
| JTorld.
A MOT of the elder Dumas-They say
man is the stronger sex. Nonsense
A woman resisted me for eighteen
months and was never able to resist
woman more than ten minutes"
HEAD OF FIRM-If our collector has
been rude, sir, I am sorry; assure you
We will give him no countenancsI
Aggrieved Party-He doesn't need any
he's got face enough for anything.
The Marchioness of Butte. being anx|
ious that her children should learn
Welsh, has engaged Welch govern
ess for that purpose. They knew En- !
glish and French, and she wanted them
to know Welsh to Butte. -Teras Stiff
i11gs.
| ENCHANTMENT AND DISENCHANTMENT.
| She was swest
| And petite
| And her sway was complete
As we waltzed meath the bathrooms brstq
| tapers,
| But the sight
! The next night
OF my love cured me quite
| AS razed on the fright in curl papers.
Boston Budget.
"WHAT shall write WITH" exclaims
a novelist. Shall I use my golden
pen to-day, or shall I write with pen !
cil?" II makes no difference whether
/ you employ pen Or pencil. CharacI
ter is drawn by the picturing acutenes1
of the brain, and not By the implement
which you hold in hand. Very poo
sentences are written with gold pens
good thoughts are often set down witt y
a stubbed pencil that looks as thoug
it might have been chewed by calf
Perhaps it has-perhaps the write1
chewed it while trying to think OF th1
thought. Traveller.
NOW WINs ARE BEGUN.
Hubby" said Mrs. Swartner, whd
had been reading the rumors of wa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

TEMPERANCE is tree which has con.
tentment for its roots and peace for its
fruits
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

SIX stock farms and twenty dairy
farms in Illinois are owned by WON en-.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

GIVE full measure and weigh q lust
balance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09

Gums OF money might have saved
for my loved ones if only could have
had help
ut was dated, as I very soon found
out, at the time Of the purchase of the
new carriage and the silver-mounted
harness, but he had set down many
times that had been bought before
that. Let me tell you how he wrote
down about the carriage, and that will
show you how fairly he kept the &C.
count. The sum set down on that &C.
casion which he might have saved was
forty pounds, because, if he had waited
one year, he could have purchased Mr..
Dalton's whole new turnout for less
than one-half what it cost. Then he
reckoned what the money would have
been worth to him during the year in
which the old carriage and harness
would have answered every purpose.
"Georgie, when l looked at the end Of
chat account, and had added it up-for
father had not done that was thunder
struck. At first I thought myself at
fault in reckoning. The amount was
over two thousand pounds. But, mind
you, mother did not come
in for all of it. No, no.
Nan and I were down for our share.
1 had never dreamed what the grand
parties had cost which we used to give,
and which always fretted my father so
much. The biggest item was our trip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25

death. Reaching maDhood's estate,
and while hunger consumed his vitals
Satan came tempting:
"If thou be the Son of God command
these stones to be bread" Thou
shalt not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth from the
mouth of God"
"Cast thyself down, for it is written,
He shall give His angels charge con-
corning thee"
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy
Godr'
From mountain top. whence all the
glory of earthly kingdoms appeared.
''All these shall be thine. if thou wilt
fall down and worship NO."
GET BEHIND NE sATAN!"
Each, in the meeting. recognized the
other. Neither had changed. Thrice
in conflict had they met, and in each
Satan was ,feated. First in council,
then in war, and now in logic. But in
the fourth conflict, behold the Lamb
of God sweating drops of blood as at
midnight, he prays in the garden. See
heavy eyed disciples sleeping while
anguish racks his soul. Treading the
WlHc-pI dlOuOi ACdl nlIu C1J W OOO
Father if it be possible let the bitter
cup pass'-"but thY aOiII. not mine, be
doneW
Thrice adjudged guilty, then, by
heather judge, condemned to die;
nailed to the cross. but still praying for
those who knew not what they did.
Then, as deaths dews gathered on His
stainless brow, and anguish clutched
his heart. hear Him cry: my God!
Ny God! Why hast Thou forsaken
me?" How devils did laugh with glee
Once for all, they claimed victory
Won. But pause! Out from the tomb
rises the King of Glory Down into
the very bowels of hell he had been,
thence rising, sled captivity captive and
gave gifts to men," Ascending to hea-
ven again. He sits at the right hand of
power and advocates man s free-agency,
demonstrates the power of love, and
pleads for mercy in our behalf. Through
the Holy Spirit, with gentle and sweet
words of hope. He leads the good
through the fiery ordeals OF Satan's
hate, and stores the souls of martyrs
beneath the throne of God Filled with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25

fill all these offices and approve or dis
approve of them, a. any Gen
eral Conference (Doc and Cow.
sec. 1874, p. 144). That is somewhat
democratic, is it not2 1t is still binding
law in the Church. and under it tie
people can if they choose, reject, at
any General Conference of the Saints,
any and every officer in it. And yet it
is said that the masses of the Mormon"
people are subservient in all things to
their leaders. l say that such a charge
is not only false. but, in view of the
facts, Infamous. To approve or disap-
prove are functions belonging to the
people in this so called system of
"priestly rule" God placed them
where they are, and any man or combi-
nation of men seeking to displace them
will assume responsibility which they
will find themselves wholly unable to
bear.
"Well," observes one, "that is beauti-
full in theory, but what about the prac-
tice? Do not 'Mormons' almost uni
formly vote, without dissent, for those
who are proposed for Office by their
leaders?" Yes; but that is not due to
any coercive influence, nor to fear of
disfavor nor hope Of reward. Neither
is it due to priestly influence. But it is
due to the fact that all "Mormons"
who live their religion believe in one
God as the fountain head of all wisdom,
goodness and knowledge. They have
all received of His spirit and been bap--
tized into His covenant. That is all
there is in the secret of Mormon"
union, if there is any secret about it.
There are instances, however. in which
the people, gathered in public assem-
bly,, have asserted their dissent, and
rejected the nominee of their
leaders; and have never
heard of their officers questioning
their prerogative to do so. The right
of the governed to approve or disap-
prove those who govern, in or out of
the Church, is God-giveD, and ought
to be inalienable. At all events he
who questions it, should have the pity
if not contempt of all lovers of human
liberty, and the rights of man. What.
in the sight of God. angels and good
men, can be more humiliating and
contemptuous than the exercise of the
functions of rule by appointment, and
without the consent of those who are