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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

TOM MARSHALL, the Kentucky orator
al forty years ago, lies in q neglected
grave in an open field, where hogs
walEow and root.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

JAMES ? ATTERsoN, who died recently
ssf. Oakland. Cal. was the man who
sraye Garfield his first employment as
esyiver on the canal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

MES ELIZABETH CARROLL, Of War
rsra. IND. claims to have been born in
PENNSYLVANIA in 17T4. Her husband
xas q soldier in the war Of 1872.
There IS good reason to think that Mrs.
Carroll Is really 1l3 years old, al
sbe.11gh she is as active as most women
ri go
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

THg greatest long-distance ride on
record is now to the credit Of Col. Cat
aera. He went from Simia to Umballah,
ninefy-six miles, in eight hours and a
baIf. with three-quarters of an hour
allowed for changes, and returned,
making 1874 miles under twenty-five
anars.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

THE great Sioux Reservation in Da-
s1osa. which the Dawes bill proposes to
es7,en to settlement, has about twenty
one million acres.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

NATURAL gas rates at Meadville have
Eeen advanced to point so high that
Il number of consumers are using coal
sagain
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17
Another Ten. Thousand.Dollar Be-

Kansas City Girl-"Oh, / thinh
Biography is just lovely. Here IS .
ture l took myself.
Omaha Artist BEG pardon
really I see no picture"
mo picture! It's too utterly ),
for anything. It's perfectly div ~
"But what under the sun is it!
TITS an instantaneous photogt;apg
q ten-thousand-dollar corner wv
Omaha Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

lsT the recent Methodist Conference
iaa Danville, Va, when it came to ap-
srainting committees motion was made
sp appoint one on temperance. "No,
ELF, said Bishop Key of Georgia. 1--WE
de- not appoint committees on temper
az,ce. We have passed temperance
down in my country and now call it
ywoqhibi6ion. A committee on prohi
ssition was appointed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

'EaEnE: appears to be no limit to the
uses to which paper can be put in
science. The compressed blocks of it
have been used for the building Of
<.Eni,nneys, the blocks being joined to-
gether by silicious cement. Its use
IN the manufacture Of a great number
Of articles to supply our domestic
wants. including clothing even, is we'll
Known.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

JOHN L. SULLIVAN says he is the
one fellow in the world who can't afford
to have any trouble with the police.
Pm different from everybody else in
that. If policeman should try to al
rest you and you resisted he might
knock you down with his club, but if it
was me, and L resisted, he would shoot
me the first thing. No man would
tackle me without his hand on his re-
volver. And SO I go with a policeman
quietly the first time he speaks to me
without making any fuss. There's no
man in the world who gives the police
less trouble than / do"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17
Point in 1925, and entered active mil

Point in 1925, and entered active mill
itarv service as Brevet Second Lieu
tenant in the Seventh Infantry, being
made a full Second Lieutenant shortly
afterward. From 1882 to 1884 he was
d;sbursing agent of Indian affairs, from
which post he was transferred to the
position of Adiutant General and Aid
de Camp on General Arbuckle's staff.
From this time on he was actively en-
gagged in Indian wars, where he distill-
guished himself for his bravery, and
was promoted to be a Captain in the
Eight Infantry. In 1S49 Gen. Seawell
was with the Second Infantry at Mon
terey, Cal, and was consequently one
of CALIFORNIA; pioneers. At the break
ing out of the war Of the rebellion
Gen. Seawell fastened to apply for ac-
tive duty, and had charge of regiment
in 1861 and 1862 He was retired Feb.
90, 1862. Though on the retired list
he did not entirely give up service un-
til March, 1869, when he was fully re-
tired, having served forty-seven years
and eight months in the army. He
owned one OF the largest ranches in
California.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

MATHEW w. BURcHARD, of Detroit
will be 100 years old if he lives until
the 4th of next July. His health is
good and he is as vigorous as many
men of 60. Ten years ago he made APP
plication to the Probate Court for a
guardian, saying that he was getting
too old to manage his property. The
Court, saying that Mr.. Burchard's &C
ton showed that he was certainly quite
competent to take care Of himself,
granted the petition. It is claimed in
Detroit that Mr.. Burchard is the old
est living native born American.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

II is said that the Astors have fixed
places in the scale Of authority and
respect in the family. John Jacob,
who is G7, is the head OF the family,
but through the death Of his wife Mrs.
William .Astor will become the leader
of New York society. The head of the
family is known simply as Mrs.
Astor," and any other Aston i'll the
family must place her initial OF the
given name of her husband before the
word CASTOR" upon her cards or other
social documents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

THE~earthquake of last year left deep
gifts In the land between Charleston
asad Summerville, and on the margins
Of these was white sand, such as is sell
dom found except near the sea-shore.
On this sand has sprung UP dense
grawth of weeds, and it is con ,ect-
nued tlat the seeds whence sprung this
growth had been buried at great
depth for many centuries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

HIS Imperial Majesty Alexander I'LL.
Ctxar of all the Russias, recently
presented the Czarina with birthday
present in the shape OF a ieweled neck
Eaoe- The gems used are all large
es.sara1ds, perfectly matched as to
coIos and size. The matching of the
sssse1es alone occupied a period of three
gears The imperial jewel is said to
b. highly priced by Alexander's con-
SeEs-
NR GEORGE BANCROFT accounted
Sar' asis own longevity the other day
with three reasons: First, that he was
the middle child in his fathers family,
equally distant from the youngest and
eldest; second, that he had always
gone to bed at 10 o'clock, unless it had
Eeen impossible; and third, that he
had always spent four hours in
excAz day in the open air, unless pre-
verified by storm.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

a dark suit with cutaway coat, and a
walking stick"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

Hon. JAMES S. ROLLINS, who dieda
few days ago at his home in Columbia,
Mo-, was for many years prominent
figure i'll Missouri politics, and was one
of the most widely known men in the
State. His career as politician and a
legislator was marked by many great
deeds. He was born in Richmond,
Ky, in 1872, and was rs years Of age
when he died. He went with his par
rents to Missouri early in his youth,
and with them settled in Boone Coun-
ty. He served several terms i'll the
State Legislature, and in 1860 was
sent to Congress. In 1862 he was sent
to Congress again, and in this session
he introduced the bill the outcome Of
which was the construction of the I'm
ion Pacific, the Kansas Pacific, and the
Central Pacific Railroads. He was APP
pointed one of the directors of the
Union Pacific in 1867 by President
johnson. In 1868 his district sent him
back to the State Senate, where he did
good work until his withdraw from
active participation in politics. Mr..
Rollins was an intensely patriotic
Union man, one Of the most prominent
in the State, and was firm adherent
of the old Wing party when that party
went out Of existence. He was equally
identified with the American party,
which succeeded it, and on the disso-
luton of the American party he tools
sides with the Democratic party, being
a great personal friend of Gen. Frank
p. Blair. Mr.. Rollins stood by the
Democrats until the year 1880, wher
he cast his vote for Garfield, and in
1884 he voted for Blaine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

,ss1.5o Per Year If in Advance.
fsfsMS- s&.aU III not in Advance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

AASAAO VAN w
serted site of Sumner, Kas. He was
60 years old, nearly seven feet high,
and weighed lis pounds. He served
in the Mexican war and the war
Of the rebellion, and subsisted on
a pension. When the people were de-
sorting Sumner they elected him Mayor
as joke, and he has been known ever
since as Mayor Lang, although he was
the sole inhabitant Of the deserted vii
lage. He was the subject Of humor-
Gus sketch entitled "Cattish Aristoc-
racy," written by Senator Ingalls, many
years ago.
JOEL PARKER, the Democratic ex-
Governor OF New Jersey who died not
long ago, weighed 800 pounds, and
there is little doubt that his death was
fastened by his enormous appetite.
He always gratifed his tastes to the
uttermost, and never stopped to in
quire whether an artirle OF food was
good for him OF not. He was the
wonder of the walters at every hotel
and restaurant where he dined. He
invariably Went twice through the bill
Of fare. He was the last to finish at a
dinner, yet so admirable seemed his
digestion that, after officiating all the
other guests, he could make q capital
speech, full of unctuous humor ano
sound common sense He drank very
little, water being his favorite bever
age and therefore his head was always
clear even if his stomach was over
loaded.
GERMAN is to be eliminated from tn
course of study in the public schools
of st. Louis as the result of the cleo
lions for members OF the School Boart
in that city few months ago, when tn
question was made an issue. TIL
report will be adopted beyond doubt
Some years ago st. Louis was tn
model German public-school" city il
America. In no other was the leu
tonic tongue carried to such degre
of perfection. and in no other city wer
the results SO satisfactory. But eve
then it was but comparative, not a
absolute, success. Even the childre
Of German parents did not take to
very kindly, and for children of Eng
disappearing parents the study was
proftless task. After leaving schoe
they made no use of the smatterin
there acquired, The elimination OF til
study was called for long ago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17
igy g. INK & LANK.

SPRINGS. DAKOTA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

aggain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.

The Air Line accommodation train which arrives in New Haven at o'clock struck the rear end of the wagon of James H. Sage, sewing machine agent, neal Portland, yesterday noon. The wagon was completely smashed, and Sage was thrown to the ground and severely bruised.
 At Bridgeport yesterday in the trial o1 Scheele, the New Canaan saloonkeeper who is charged with the murder of Con stable Drucker, several rambling lette: written by the prisoner were put in evi dence, to show that the murder was pre- meditated. The general trend of the evi dence went to show that Scheele is very excitable and was inclined to fancy that certain people were prosecuting him. The trial was continued to-day. ..
 Frank Chapman, 8 robust young farmer of Sprague, while chopping wood five weeks ago, had a broken white birch twig penetrate the upper lid of his left eye. part of the twig remained in the wounc several days, and lock jaw has now set ill
 Charles Payton, one of the bunco mer who were arrested in Norwich a year age and who forfeited their bonds, is under ar rest in Los Angeles, California.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
BY THE BY,

Easter cards and souvenirs are already temptingly exposed for sale,
 Society carries it's nonsense to filling pet dogs teeth with ''real gold"
 Alleged Dutch hall clocks no longer con,- mand the high prices of few years ago,
 "Knickerbocker buff'' is given the name of a color to be fashionable in spring goods
 new kind of bracelet has watch set in it, but not necessarily one to keep railroad time ..-.- ..--- u --a
 Jewellers say there is an unusual demand for black pearls and that they bring fancy prices.
 Silver ornaments for the person of all kinds are more fashionable now than ever before.
 Braid in almost Bloomingdale profusion is to trim the tailor made and other kinds of spring suits. ~~..-. .s-s-.& t.
 Some of the handsomest of the India wraps are trimmed with black marabout feather trimming -- @.r-..
 People have found out that fancy orna- mental thermometers are no criterion of the temperature. . ..s.
 Cold snaps continue to delight the hearts of women who have sealskin sacques or g Russian wrap
 What is known as the Marie Antoinette fichu has been revived, and London cor respondents give Lady Churchill the credit of the revival. .----.z -s -s--.' There is superstition that the green tinted or decorated china is always quickest to meet with destruction at the hands of the hired girl or butler.
 Hats for Flora McFlimsey will be very striking and effe''tive in style, and of the kind to make people in the theatre struggle for front seats. .-.. .t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08

SENATOR EvARTs revived an old subject in the senate yesterday, and brought back to earth bill generally supposed to be dead forever. He introduced the joint res olution which has long been pending in congress providing that gold medal be granted to the venerable Joseph Francis, who claims to be the inventor of the life boat and other life-savlng appliances. The effort of the old gentleman to secure recog- milton of his services is one of the celebrat- ed cases before congress. Last session the passage of this resolution was fought inch by inch, but finally passed the house and senate and died in the hands of the presi- dent, who had not time to sign it. MT Evarts has been it's chief champion since he has been senator, and it has been op- posed by people who claim that Mr Francis Is not entitled to the honor of having in vented the principal life-saving appliances
 Other countries have recognized his claim, xnd on gala days the old man decorates his .psFk wste suae6A psuAi5 ps$seated
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE,

A Berrien Springs (Mich.) family of four persons live on nineteen cents week, ex- elusive of house rent. ..g .-..
 A Japanese boys composition on the whale closes: ''The tell of the whale is more, but do not know fully we'll to tell" a..#A
 Anthony Parslow, of Albany, N Y., ate ten feet six inches of corn cakes three inches wide and one inch thick the other day.
 A Philadelphia man, who was discharged from his position as street car driver two years ago, borrowed $1O, invested it ill a bucket shop, and is now worth $40,0OO.
 The Richmond postmaster locked the office cat in the safe over night recently and in the morning she had a brood of kittens, nicely nestled in $500 bed made of postage stamps. -- -a49
 There are three dead trees in Tattnall county, Ga., whose branches are so twisted as to form the figures 1885, The ignorant people thereabout regard it sign that the end of the world comes this year. s.t-
 Regular printed invitations were recently sent to a funeral at Frogmore, La, that read: ''There will be large funeral at Frogmore, the grandmother of -s wife, You are invited. Ice water and soda. Come one, come all"
 A Buffalo man hung his watch at night over a pan of dough in the kitchen, and the next morning it was missing. He of course thought it had been stolen, and was consider ably surprised at supper time to see the lost timepiece roll out of a loaf of bread his wife was cutting.
 A Macon merchant of somnambulistic habits found one morning that $l95 was missing from his store. He sent for de- tective, who suggested that the gentleman had probably hidden the money while asleep A search was instituted and the missing bills were found securely hidden away in corner of the barn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
ASTRONOMICAL I'D BITS.

There is great and constantly increasine industry in crystalizing California fruits ol every kind.
 Canvas back ducks are shade cheaper, now tNat the time draws near for their dis appearance.
 Smoked beef for tea is as regular a thing at country hotels as the presentation Of all bills weekly.
 As rule, the hotel and restaurant mince pie is never too rich for any ones blood or constitution.
 Turkey begins to taste as if it had been very much fatigued before it was slaughtered by the farmer.
 He or she is not much of gastronomic writer who recommends canned goods for s'Lcnten dainties."
 Cook books continue to multiply, and nearly all give receipts as if 500 people We're to diue at one time.
 Spring lamb is obtainable, also green peas to go with it, they coming from the suburbs of Charleston, s. c.
 Three weeks hence hot cross buns will be in great demand, even among those who have not ''kept tho fast"
 Southern shad, sent north packed in ice, tastes when it gets here about as cotton bat ting would if broiled.
 Nine out of every ten northern visitors in Florida try to see how many oranges they can eat at oEe sitting. The modern sandwich has the crust of the bread removed, and at very few places is it filling for the price,"
 Beef lay moved" is the way they printed it on the bill of fare of Texas hotel, and it tasted that way, too!
 Piscatorial patties of all kinds obtain at this, the sackcloth season, and show the progress in the culinary art.
 Beefsteak pie, away from home, is as dan gerous to experiment with as dynamite ill connection with a lighted match An epicure is never known by the way he tucks his napkin under hls chin before eat ing, or calling for cup of tea in the middle of the meal. Nothing quicker will stop crying baby on railway car than one of the leather figs sold by train boys. Indeed it is doubtful if, having eaten one, the baby ever cries again. Southern and Bermuda vegetables are in l good supply now, and the quality is praise worthy, too. The premature strawberries are better, and sell at lower prices by the | quart.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08

The Now Jersey legislature has passed over Governor Greens veto what is con- sidered down there high license law. It fixes the license in towns under 5000 in habitants at $1O0; in towns and cities above 5000 and under 10000, $15O; and in cities over 10000, s25O It also dele
 gates to the judges of the various districts the power to call an election for the pur- pose of voting upon the license question. The hot fight which General Clinton B. Fiske gave the republican party has moved them into conceding even this legis lation to the temperance people. It is doubtful if the prohibition party vii squeeze much comfort out of this piece o1 legislation. They will go to the polls nex
 fall to vote for their own candidate, ignor
 ing the vote thrown to them by a republi can legislature. In the meantime the Jer sey republicans will continue to rush the ''growler. .-......
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
THE TRAMP LAW.

The tramp law in Connecticut should be modified. The need becomes more and more apparent as cases of it's injustice are brought to light so frequently. There should at least be a distinction made be- tween the rounders who go about the country stealing and the unfcrtunates who are on the road looking for honest employ ment Here is an illustration showing the injustice of the present law: About a year ago two young Irish boys landed at Bos- ton. They had relatives in New York and started for that city at once. When they landed they had only S2 each; this amount would not pay their fare quite half way to New York. They paid their way as far as their money went, and then started to walk the balance of the way to their friends. They were entirely ignorant of the Connecticut tramp law and the result was, before they were three days in the country, they found themselves bound over to the superior court as tramps. The officer making the arrest secured his $10 reward and was happy. The two boys, innocent of any crime, went to prison. They were released yesterday morning on expiration ot their sentence, and were met by an officer of the prison association, who sent them to their friends in New York If these boys had been common criminals there would have been no standing reward fol their arrest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH 8. 1888.
National Democratic Convention.

The national democratic committee hav- ing met in the city of Washington on the 22d day of February, 1888, has appointed Tuesday, the 9th day of June next at noon as the time chosen and the city of St Louis as the place of holding the national demo- cratic convention. -
 Each state is entitled to representation therein equal to double the number of it's senators and representatives in the con- gress of the United States. The Demo scrats of each organized territory and the District of Columbia are invited to send two delegates, subject to the decision of the convention as to their admission All Democratic conservative citizens of the United States, irrespective of past political associations and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for a pure, economi- cal and constitutional government, are cor dially invited to join in sending delegates to the convention. s.. rnt-4..r r...-
 a~ WILLIAM H PARNUM.
 FREDERICK o. PIERCE, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
F. E. BENHAM. @ North Main Street.

Has received car load of the best horses ever received in Waterbury, and any one wanting a business or driving horse would do well to see him. They are as follows:
 Pair bay geldings, six and seven years old together make showy team. Pair gray geldings, five and seven years old, weight 2S0O lbs This feam tea n have been @ driven some time by MT Gray team for ire engine or like. Pair bay geldings nine years old, weight 2,3O0 lbs. Pair black geld, old dapple gray gelding, I6 hands high, weight AGO lbs; good draft horse and at the same time and quite stylish. Pair black geldinge, five years old, weight 2-3oo lbs; a good bloeky work team. Bay gelding, eight year old, weight gro lbs. ] Bay brown gelding. nine years old, weight 1000 lbs. Brown Magma Charta gelding, eight year old weight 1,150 lbs. Bay geding six year oid, weight aa lssj S;asfs lss lRsst B ib sp5ssa sa dge