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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

A white bull weighing 1880 pounds, and
said to seven feet high and tweve feet long.
arrived at the stock yards in Jersey City
recently. 1t is said to be the largest bull in
the world. G. NJ. Snodgrass. n veal ny
cattle dealer in Virginia. is The owner.
Adam Forepaugh, tho Snowman, wants to
buy it..
Edison c. Chick, formerly manager Of
the -41dine Art Journal in New York. and
later connected with various journalistic
enterprises in New Bedford, Vineyard
Haven and other eastern towns, has been
declared insane and W II be sent to an
asylum.
The Chicago Presbytery met in annual
session at the Full erton Avenue Presby-
terrain church. Rev. NJ. Woolsey was chosen
moderator. Resolutions were adopted re-
questing the city council to pas; NE ordi-
nance restricting the sale Of liquor as rec
commended by City Collector Onahul. Dele
gates We're appointed to attend the general
assembly. which will be held in Phiiadel-
phia May II next. Rev. DIR. Herrick John
son introduced Il preamble and reso ution
in regard to the union of the northern and
southern churches. 1t was in favor of the
union. but maintained that it would not
consent to a separate colored church.
Concerning Calvinism. 1t was believed TO
be the same in substance with what it has
been for the past fifty years. A rather live
ly debate followed, but action on the matter
was deferred.
Mrs. Sophia Johnson. of New Yorl.
crazed by religious excitement, tried to
burn of her hand. under the idea that Col
| pain, however.
| Allan j. swift and Mary N. Morris. Twin.
near Little Falls. N. y, have been engage |
| to be married for thirteen years, and nov
Miss Moits has gotten tired and is suing for
breach of promise.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

AT a meeting of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works. at Pi,tsburg. $500 men We're
present. A resolution was adopted that
unless some better proposition was made
that no vote on the question OF work or
mo work" would be taken. The meeting
then adjourned with cheers. The meeting
was captured by the knights of Labor. All
steelworkers, police. clerks, salaried men.
bosses. stonemasons and bricklayers were
refused admittance. This action means Il
shut-dow Of the Edgar Thompson Steel
Works until next year, unless Andrew
Carnagle recedes from his present position.
"A most interesting experiment in the
use of the telephone was conducted at
Bloomington. H.. not long since. with flat
terng results. Connection was made with
Kansas City by the train dispatching Office
OF the Chicago and Alton by means of the
Atoms Western Union wire. ordinarily used
for sWheatstone automatic service. The
wire is of copper and weighs 21O pounds to
the mile. A long distance transnitter was
used at Bloomington with six cells Of Cal
land battery, and the same at Kansas City
with four cells o Lcblanche. Conversation
was carried on with perfect ease. Even a
whisper was distinctly heard and perfectly
transmitted. Kansas City next put Topeka
Kan. in connection. and the conversation
was as distinct and perfect as before. Then
st. Joe, Mo-. was tried. with equal success.
The distance is between four and five hum
dred miles. The experiment was witnessed
by number Of telephone and telegraph
experts.
The suspension of the American Ex-
change in Europe, limited, is reported and
VIM. C. Boone. treasurer of the company
has been appointed receiver. Tho liabili-
ties are estimated at 100000. The COM
| pany was formed in 1850 under the English
liability law, with an authorized capital o.
| 900. of which S7S0.00O was paid in
| and succeeded to the business OF H. T.
Gillig e. Co., which had been established in
1873 paying $4,000 in stock for the pur-
chase. Henry T. Gillig remained as vice
president and manager. Hon. Joseph r.
Hawley being president.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
PERSONAL

The only woman lawyer in Georgia is
Mrs. Hamilton Douglas. OF Atlanta. she ls
graduate Of the law school of the univer-
sity Of Michigan. and when she graduated
was complimented by Judge Cooley on her
legal attachments.
-Ex- Senator Bruce is in Washington
preparing a new lecture, He says he likes
occurring better than officehoding. and ex-
poets to devote the rest of his life to it. 1t
was Henry Ward Beecher who first advised
him 70 lecture.
Edward Blewett. who has Just been
elected president Of the First National bank
OF Fremont. Neb.. is regarded as typical
Nebraskan by his fellow citizens. At the
age Of thirteen he drove an OK team across
the plains. barefoot and friendless; at
ei.hteen he was s1O.90O in debt He is now
at the head of one of the largest horse
ranches in the west and worth nearly
S1.eCOOOo.
DIR. Sarah Hnckett Stevenson said Mt
the Womans international Conference IN
Washington that the who went to all quar-
ters of the globe as physicians did more
work than the church missionaries. because
the doctor appealed to nature.
Immediately after Emperor Frederick
left San Reno the sultan sent him collar
consisting of nine hazel nuts. with inscrip-
tons from the Koran. over which the der
wishes and sheiks OF the palace had prayed.
and which, as the sultan assured the crown
prince. would cure him as if by magic.
The great French chemist, Chevreul.
one of the scientific celebrities of the CEN
fury. is living quietly in Paris near the
Jardin des Pluntes. He is 102 years old.
and although white-haired and dm-eyed
he has suffered but little loss of intellectual
vigor. TO correspondent who visited
him recently he recalled many incidents OF
the reign of terror and the rise and fan OF
Napoleon.
Lord Cottesloe recently completed his
Goth year. He invited his friends TO cee-
brate the occasion by partakins of the
sacrament with him. and some sixty people
of distinction joined him at Il fashinable
London church. Lord Cottesloe's father
commanded a ship at Talfagar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Jas. M. Brown. "seab" engineer in
the Burlington yards at Kansas City. Ncb..
was assaulted the other night and nearly
killed. His skull was fractured. j NV broken
in three places and all his teeth Knocked
out Three men were conc rned in the
lob, none of whom he identified. He was
not robbed. and the attack was undoubtcd-
" from malice. Detectives on the case
claim to have details of conspiracy among
the strike sympathizers to do Brown up
He will probably die.
John J. Hazard. teller in the Fort Pit,
National bank Of Pittsburg. Pa. made out
tellers check for S5.00D. Going to Ale
ghuny City. he collected that amount ftcm
the Allegheny National bank and immcdi-
ately started for Canada. Before depart
ing he left note acknowledging that at
another time he had appropriated s1.oc0 OF
the Pitt bank funds. His bondsmen have
made his shortage good. and they in turn will
levy on his real estate Interests i'll Ale
ghany and Monongahela CITY. It is said
that there is woman in the case. and spicy
developments are expected.
Thomas Caldwell. aged 65. an old resi-
dent of Palmyra. Mich. was stricken with
apoplcxy while fishing. and falling into the
stream was drowned.
Detective John Landers. OF Ind anap-
oils. Ind. was arraigned in cour, at Madi-
son. Ind. the other day. charged with per-
jury in connection with the $4,000 safe
robbery trial at that place two years ago.
He pleaded not guilty and vas held i'll
$4OO bail.
j. n. Aston. who few days ago MUIR,
murdered his daughter. Mrs. Turpin. at
Poolvllc. Parker county. TEXAS, by stab
bling her forty-three times With cattle n
nifc. was found dead in hi, cell when
Sheriff Sisk went to give h'n breakfast.
Aston had torn the ticking Of lis mattress
into strips and hung himself toa bar OF the
graft He had made q full confcsson of
the murder. He said tho gill disobeyed
him by marrying against S will and had
to die.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
THE FAR EAST.

john Barring. the famous London
banker. is dead.
The bankruptcy case of Col. Maplcson.
the operatic manager. was heard in London
the Other day. His liabilities are a43,OOO
with no assets
The chief clerk of the Greek treasury
has been arrested for embczzing public
funds. his accounts showing q deficit OF
5000, 0UG francs.
Mayor G'Keefe. OF Limerick ireland
has been elected 10 fill the vacancy in the
house OF commons ior Limerick, caused by
the resignation OF Henry j. Gill
Herr Wibleski. professor of physics al
the Cracow university and a member of the
Paris and Vienna academies, has died from
the effects Of blood poisoning which re-
suited from an accident that occurred while
he was making scientific experiment.
-Roumanian peasants are in open revolt
Agraran troub es are the cause and the
czar will be called on to interfere. Russian
agents are supposed to have fermen;ed the
excitement.
Gladstone has made a protest before
the National Liberal cl,ll, against the ex-
usion Of Ireland from loca! government
reform.
"A Berlin special says the bricklayers
End masons in the city of Mayne arc on a
strike. Rioting occurred in consequence
OF efforts of the strikers to compel men en-
gagged in other building trades to join them
and the police dispersed the rioters
-Placards have been distributed in
County Clare. Ireland. urging the men to
assert their rights and assemble in thou
sands at the meetings to be held in the near
future.
Berlin advices state that there is abso-
'utely decentralization the hints appear
ing in thetprcss that the hetrothal project
OF Alexander and Victoria at no distant
date will be again brought forward s.Ich
contingency is out of the question in
view OF The character of the personages
concerned and the political situation. The
reports that Prince Hohenlohe and Coups
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

The well-known wintergreen plant
Is blessed with an abundance of names,
among them being checkerberry, box
berry. grouseberry. patridgeberry,
deerberry. spiceberry, teaberry, red
berry, groundberry, hillberry, noun
tain tea, robbery tea, ground WV! and
ground holly.-Arkansa1o Traveller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

AS the above table shows, Dakota y
3,992 square miles more than these u
states, or enough territory left to Gu.
half OF the great state of Pennsyl'ap'
liable after table might be given sly,
ing the number of school teachers {. :
ployed, the amount of money eSpepu,
Tor schools. number of churches, perez
age of illiteracy lowest; in the 'p',
states), ratio of prisoners confined III =. !.
ltentiaries lowest of any state III :,
unlon) money invested in public b'lll''D,
production of mines $4,000, 900 PEI !
num), extent of coal fields, banking s4
tai etc., etc., but the figures would y
startling as to be discredited.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
ROSCOE cQNKllNc DEAD.
His Last Hours Painless, and Weeping
Friends Watched His Slow but
Sure Decline.
Pathetic Scenes in the Sick Room-Bio-
graphical Sketch Of the Famous
Ex-senator.
tspecial New York; telegram. ]

Especial New York; telegram
Roscoe :Conkling. the famous ex-senator.
died in his room in the Hoffman House annex
at is o'clock Wednesday mornin.. He began
declining rapidly early in the day, and was
but slightly conscious during the forenoo n,
sinking swiftly into the coma that precedes
death When his breath left him. and he vas
stlli. there we're beside his bed his vito, his
daughter, Mrs. OaknAn Judge Coke. his
nephew; DR. Anderton, and the colored nurse.
limb. He looked as though peacefully sleep
n.y. There were u number ot persons outside
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

requires SO many inspectors as to seriously
cripple the force. He recommends that tho
act of 1882 to regulate emigration he so
amended as to impose penalties with view
to breaking up the practice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

won Hatzfeldt. minister TO England. have
been sounded as to their Willingness to
second Prince Bismarck are untrue. The
emperor has not for n moment contem-
plated the possibility Of the chancellor re-
SIGNING
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

II SHOULDN'T care to marry q woman
who knows more than do" he remarked.
"Oh, Mr.. De sappy," she replied with
cQquettish shake of her fan, II am afraid
you are a confirmed bachelor. "-The
Epoch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

VELVET edged ribbon is novelty. n.
middle OF the ribbon is Of Ottoman rennad
silk, the velvet forming roll like cord
on each edge. ooi'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

REINDEER gloves are the latest nova,t,
in their line. They look like thick wasI
leather, of an almond color, and are sac
to be very durable. '"''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

The birds which are killed by dashina
themselves against the torch of thu
statue of Liberty in New York harbo,
must be troubled with defective flevs,
Rochester Post-Ezpress, $.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

on the street waiting to catch the last report
Within doors there were between forty and
fifty persons. also waiting to hear the worst
They we're composed chiefly OF representatives
of the press and friends of the dead Senator.
1t was dreadful struggle that the patient
fought against grim death, but at last his end
was peaceful and unacconpanied by pain.
His Borrowing wife and daughter were weeping
ut his side, but the once keen eyes were glazed
and set in the unequal struggle Mrs. Conk-
ling and her daughter both bore up binvely.
but the elder lady was the most Frustrated.
Mrs. Oakman supported her mother The
ashen pallor deepened upon the emaciated face
of the sufferer. Mir. Conklins gasped three or
four times and passed away. In death the
lines ABOUT his mouth and on his 1ace We're
slightly drawn, but still his face seemed
natural.
1t was a sorrowful group that surrounded
the sick man 3 bedside, and tearfully watched
the passing away of the great Senator. The
strong frame thnt in his delirunl required tho
stoutest watchers to ho'd, even while wasted
by disease, now lay low and lfeless i'll the
hands of the Great Destroyer. The breathing
OF those powerful lungs, whose musical but
soncrous sound reverberared through tho halls
OF Congress, was weak and difficult and gradu-
ally became over and more labored, until
their action ceased forever.
A premature announcement OF Mr. Conkling 8
death was made in the New York Assembly,
whereupon tho House passed resolutions eX-
pressive of it's admiral OH and esteem for him,
suggesting 8 joint memorial committee Of the
House and Senate, and adjourned out of re-
spect to his memory.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

Another table is herewith given sho'
the size of Dakota as compared
nine eastern states:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

Next Lesson, 1.-THE Judgment Matt ..
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

signing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Bows and Iohnccn

Is there any way to enforce the new law
against selling tobacco 10 minorss Every
thing with the boys runs in cycles, and the
smoking cycle has come with the tops. Ci-
garettes are emphatically "in" Just now;
have seen a dozen boys under II smoking
them within TIE past few days / cannot
help feeling that if they were smoking clay
pipes instead Of treacherous cigarettes. the
case would not be half so bad lily memory,
ut the mention OF pipes, indeed, is carried
back with jump to a primitive scene Of my
bOyhood. There was a cOzy countryside
where sheep were raised in great numbers,
and where great care was taken with their
wool Every year the lambs were bathed
with a solution Of tobacco, 90 guard them
against the ticks. For this solution. cheap
tobacco stems and leaves were bought and
before 1t was applied the STEPPED liquid was
drawn of, leaving a mass of stems and leaves
at the bottom.
These the boys managed to secure and TO
dry in the sun upon the roof; and when the
mass was quite dry it was pounded up, and
then 1t was ready to smoke. Were there
pipes to be hadi Not for these boys But
there were big, stout acorns, which had been
dried and followed out for the purpose For
pipe stems there were slender grape vines
with the pirh dug out Of their middle Then
the pipes were filed with this preparation.
Every bit of strength had been steeped out of
the tobacco, and not boy of them all could
get Ill upon ii. But probably not one Of
them, grown up and given TO Reina Victorias
and Partagas. ever enjoys a smoke as much
as he did those dried tobacco grounds smoked
from an acorn pipe.-Boston Transcript
LISTENER
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
Headway yolapuk Is ,Iakip-

Volapuk, the new universal language, is
making steady headway. The Volapukists
held their grand international congress a few
days ago at Munich, and most of the coun-
tries Of Europe sent representatives. The
good repute Of America for enlightened curl
oSity was saved by one gentlemen from Gin
cInnati. Pasteur Schleyer, the inventor Of
the language, took the chair in the name Of
the associations of France. He explained
that Nolapuk was not meant to suppress
other tongues, but only 20 supply q new one
fer the common purposes of all mankind, and
in particular for the promotion OF universal
brotherhood.
The inventor hopes 70 induce the German
government TO admit Vclapuk to the list of
languages transInisSable by telegraph within
the empire. In Denmark IL has been
officially recommended 70 telegraph clerks
as subject Of study. The best
augury for its spread in France lies
in the fact that Berlin takes no interest in
it, inasmuch as that city was not represented
at the congress Englishmen ought TO look
upon Voiapuk with a kindly eye, as most Of
its borrowings from the Germanic languages
sse taken from their own tongue. The char
acteristically English phrase, How much
money have your must, we regret 70 say, be
rendered in Volapnk by "Moni huaodik
labelS. London News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
The Polite Way of Putting It.

AT q cricket match played on the ground Of
certain we'll known Yorkshire baronet,
where as there wss a scarcity OF available
talent, it was necessary to secure the services
of one OF the footmen in the hall as umpire
In due course the baronet went in, and the
best village bowler was st once put on Tie
second time he bowled the baronet stopped
the ball with his leg, and a cry of ~How's
thatf' was raised. The umpire appealed TO,
distracted between his conscientious opinion
and the respect due 10 bis master, said apollo
getically, ~I'm afraid you're not at home,
sir" "Not at homer retorted his master
"Whar the dickens do you mean, you idiotr
We'll, Sir George, If you must have il, I
mean you're hout!'-Leeds Mercury
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
ssSS.>NiIS~
Daily - eagle
"OLO ABE" THE EAGLE.
some Interesting reformation About the
Famous War Relic

Famous War Relic.
"Old Abe" the whilom war eagle Of the
Eighth regiment, Wisconsin volunteers, is
Dne of the attractions in the collection of war
relics now on exhibition at the Exposition
building. He is only stuffed and doesn't look
as big as when he accompanied the eagle regi-
ment on southern battle fields. A wooden
tablet attached to his perch bears this in
scription: "Hatched February, 1861; died
March 26, 1851"
E. H. Webster, of Greenbuscb, Sheboygan
county, lieutenant Of Company B, of the
Llghth regiment, gave a reporter some in
formation about the old bird. when our
company came into camp at Madison we were
told by the men of Company c, who brought
the eagle with them from Eau Claire, that he
was taken from his nest by an Indian and
presented to them by him. l have read a
more romantic tale of his capture since then,
but this story is undoubtedly correct, as
nobody then thought of inventing the pleas
ant fc:ions about the famous eagle which
have since become so numerous. Our regi-
snent broke camp at Camp Randall, in COM
pliance with an order TO go 10 Missouri, and
while marching through st. Louis the eagle
broke its string and few away. We all thought
that that was the last we would see Of him.
and Col Murphy offered to give s25 TO any
one who would bring him back You know
Murphy, don't you! He left our regiment
and was put IN charge Of a brigade, and sur
rendered TO the rebels at the battle of Holly
Springs. But / am depressing.
Nv hile in Camp Curtis at St. Louis one Of
the boys pointed up into the air at large
bird which was approaching Us, and said that
he'd bet that il was Old Abe We fixed a
perch on camp chest and very soon the
eagle sailed down and took his place on the
perch. He had been fishing and was as wet
as rat. We put him on a string again and
sometimes let him 90, as he was ALWAYS sure
of returning. Occasionally we let him loose
during an engagement, and then he would fly
about overhead or sit quietly on his perch.
L believe the Confederates brought down
some of his feathers once, and after that he
always screamed and acted mad when fight
was going on. Gen. Price, of the Confed-
crates, once said he would rather capture the
eagle than the whole regiment
"'Old Abe was a nuisance in some respects.
He was thieving bird, and when the rations
were distributed had to be watched or he
would steal the best morsels away. He liked
beef and all kinds of meat, when there was
scarcely any for the boys He was up to all
sorts Of mischief, and wounded some of the
boys who were spared by rebel bullets. They
would plague him and he would peg at them,
frequently drawing the blood"
After the regiment returned from the war
~Old Abe" was well cared for at Madison un-
I'll his death, which ensued from natural
causes-Milwaukee Sentinel
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25
His Latin wA ErSty.

The Rappel tells The following anec1ote:
At grand dinner party 8 guest as clumsy
with his hand as be IS witty drops piscs Of
picked tongue upon the lap Of his fair neigh
Dor. Pardon ME, madam, cried be, ''it is
not the first lapssrs Engur | have made to-
day The laugh evoked hE the clever hit set
a S-yz1t fellow who was no. deeplv learned IN
Latin 70 thinking. Il can do that as val,
he thought to himself, and deliberately d-ors
G r.,ut.oa chop upon the lap Of h-s uzlnck~
neizhbor, exciaining ar tue Ss11e S~-2s:
ssNeshir,z t.xrt q tarEzIs hnru.a7
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-25

The overland roads to California have
adopted system Of Photographic tickets.
We presume the purpose is to beat the scalper
and prevent uansferals. 1t is very in
genious plan Along the margin of the
ticket the following is printed in small type:
Nale-Female.
m-Medium-Stout.
Young-Middle aged-Elderly.
Eye-Light-Dark
Hair-Light-Dark
Beard-Nustache-Ch Chin-Siie-Non
Now. suppoSing a young woman Of slight
build, dark eyes and light hair boards the
overland train. She hands her ticket 70 the
hurrying conductor, who, before returning
the psstsboard TO her, sizes up his passenger
and with his little punch cuts holes in the
words male" medium stout" middle
aged, elderly light" DARK "Inustache.s
~chino and ider-Boston Post