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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

sickened and died, leaving the child to
strangers. Two years ago I recognized
in a diving tramp my rascally brother
in-law. From him I learned all this,
which knew not of before, for my let
tiers to my sister always came back,
and I believed her in foreign countries
acting. The wretch had often been
near his wife and child, and heard OF
his wife's death among strangers, but
he never claimed little Zepha. Death
removed Clark Olney before he could
finish his story, so I did not learn after
all where my sister died and where
should look for Zepha.
After the play Mr.. Crofton made
himself known to Mr.. Aimard, the man
ager. Through him, he obtained an
interview with his leading lady, whom
he found to be his niece, indeed, Zepha
Olney.
The girl was happy to find an uncle
OF whose existence she knew so little,
but one whom she knew she could love
and respect nevertheless. OF course
Zepha retired from the stage, for Mr..
Crofton was wealthy and unmarried,
and she was too dear to him to bear
the separation theatrical life would
enforce. Mr.. Aimard parted from his
star reluctantly, but Mr.. Crofton prom
ised after q years waiting Zepha might
become the star of his heart, if he
would consent to live with him in his
sunny home on the Pacific coast.
Zepha visited the Grims, and ere she
left them they had much cause to
thank her generous heart. "Pm jist
done beat!" exclaimed Susan Grim;
"the idee of Zeph Olney gittin' to be q
great lady an fndin' rich uncle. It's
gin my understandin'. Sol was not
SIGH fool AFTER all !"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
TARGETS FOR SATIRE.

Aunts are more gently dealt with by
dramatists and writer's of fiction, mas
much as they are rarely represented as
absolute criminals, but they come in
very handy as butts for ridicule or tar
gets for satire. We know, indeed,
quite as we'll what the spinster aunt in
the play or the novel will be rs we do
how the Irishman, or the pumpkin, or
the sailor, or any other conventional
character will comport himself. She is
certain to be precise and methodical,
to be of q skittish department toward
men, and of a monitorial aspect in the
presence Of women; to possess a cat
and q bird in cage, and, as if she had
been christened with forecast Of her
future career, she is only allowed the
use Of such names as Barbara, or
Ursula, or Priscilla. II she is not an
absolute misanthrope, she is generally
at the bottom of all mischief that is
going about; and when the hero and
heroine on the eve of their happiness
have the cup dashed from their lips.
we are generally safe in laying the cruel
blow at the door Of the spinster aunt.
Fiction, however, is in this conven-
tional portraiture strongly supported
by fact. There are, of course, ioyial
old spinsters, just as there are crustv
old bachelors; but the spinsters are no
more ioyial because they are spinsters
than the bachelors are crusty because
they are bachelors. At the same time.
when woman arrives at q certain age
and finds herself still unmarried she
would hardly be Representative of her
sex if she did not look upon the world
with somewhat jaundiced eyes. A man
remains bachelor generally because
he chooses SO to remain, the number OF
masculine hearts blighted forever by an
early disappointment in love being in.
Intestinal; but very few spinisters
could conscientiously say that they arc
! so of their own free will.-London
| Queen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
A CONTRAST.
I aint one Of Them cultured foS.s

amt one of them cultured fo;Ss
From Beacon Hill, you know;
But when it comes to solid style
You bet mako show.
Now, Sally Perkins thinks she's some
Since slle GOT DR. Green.
But We burn gas to our house
And she burns Kerosene.
She mint got so much style as I.
You'd see ;at ut u glance,
WIN, nj my things arc male by Worth
And come from Paris. France.
Now, Sn ly dresses awful plain
Some folks would call it mean,-
And We burn has to our house,
While she burns Kerosene
The diamond ear-rings have on
Are twice rs big as her'n,
And flash out like n house cfire
Whic ever WAY turn.
sometimes sea her look at thom
Viii Q envy turns her green
Well-we burn s,ns to our house.
And she burns Kerosene.
Now, folks do say that Doctor Green
lias got deads lends efGRsh;
But Sa y 4 mt at nil like ME,
She'd never cut no dcsh.
Among tho swells ut big hotels
s,ho never would be seen.
Why, We burn gas to our house,
And she burns kerosene.
Sometimes rather pity Sal,
Because she is 50 slow.
And lives so awful Quet like.
And never makes no show.
But Sally ni,i5 bit like me.
That's plainly to be seen,
And we burn gas to our house.
Mlila she burns kerosene.
Jci1Hoi
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
4 BIBT's OUE,1IO..

Little Marry NJ, aged q sunny
years. is learning to talk and picks up
everything she hears.
A few days ago Judge B. called on
Mary's papa, but took no notice of the
little one playing about the room. The
Judge is wordy and pompous, but little
Mary was not bit afraid of him, and
edged herself up to his knee, where
she stood regarding him with critical
eyes. Pretty soon there was pause
in the conversation, when the baby
asked gravely in her high treble voice
Cub, did 90 ever dit left ?"-De
trOit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
THE EDUCA7ED P4LITE.

I had more than once been told of
the mysterious French chief in London
who earns moro than the salary of an
Understanding of State by the exer-
else of his skill as faster, but [ have
hitherto always remained somewhat
sceptical as to lis existence, says q
writer in the London Figaro. But now
Max O'Rell, gives us such authoritative
details about this eminent Gordon bleu
that his presence in our midst can no
more he doubted. Moreover, curious
readers by going to the Cafe Royal
some day soon after noon may see this
mysterious professor of gastronomy in
the flesh, for he is accustomed to take
his dejuner there about that time.
He is tall, thin, and gentlemanly-
looking individual, and not infrequently
may be seen, his meal concluded, leav-
ing the Cafe Royal in the same we'll
appointed brougham in which later in
the day he makes his professional
rounds. For he is not the cook Of any
club or aristocrat in particular; he is
rather what may be called consulting
chef, and it is his daily task to visit the
kitchens of the houses he has on his
engagement list.
These houses are those in which q
dinner party Of Importance is to be
given that night, and it is the duty of
the chef when he arrives at the first on
his list to alight proceed to make his
way to the Kitchen and to go through
the process Of tasting all the made
dishes included in the menu, especially
those into the composition of which
sauces and other complicated concoc.
tions enter. It is then his business to
suggest a pinch more salt in this one, a
dash of sugar or garlic, as the case may
be, in that one, drop of Paragon or a
sprinkling of spice in the other one.
For two guineas, which is his normal
fee, he in short, puts the finishing and
often the most important touches to a
West End dinner, and us during the
seas on he has often four or five such
engagements DO oked for one night, it
can readily be seen that he earns an in
come of upward $4,000 per annum with
out difficulty. And he has also the
rare satisfaction of following profess
sion that cannot fail to be in the most
literal sense of the word "to his taste, "
EDITORIAL .A.KENI1IE, IN ARIZONA 4.
Says the accomplished editor of the
Arizona Holrle5:: "This thing of New
York editors calling each other ana
Mas and Judas makes us tired. Why
rip UP the record of these old parties
when we've got much better ammunition
right at our elbows? We don't do
business that way. We have never vet
called the rum-soaked galoot who helps
his office boy to edit the Ripsnorte,'
either an Ananias or Judas We can
hurt the ornery old Jimplecute great
deal more by calmly telling him as we
| do now that he is Fool from Foolville.
Fool County, and that we arc going to
lick him the first time he shows him
self in Al Blodget5's saloon. Whoopee!
You hear us, old cuss; now come on. +"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

CoMMuN1sM possesses a language
which every people can understand. Its
elements are hunger, envy, death. -
Heinrich Hejne.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10
IN INGENIOUS EIREMAx.

A writer in the Fjrenaa1e's Herah
tells how an ingenious Virginia fireman
made nice-looking hall lamp out Of
tin can, such as are found in an!
grocery store, used to put up all kinds
of spices. They are made very nice
and just the right size, 12x7. Whert
the cover comes off he made band o
tin about two inches wide and cut ou
hicks.
A tinsmith made door in one side
for 80 cents, and then cut out each sid
and put in glass plates such as az
used for butter or sauce plates H'
then painted it in imitation of staineq
glass, and the effect was very beautiful
With round awl he punched littl'
holes all around in fancy design, 'n1
hung glass pendants on the bottop
and then bronzed the can, and no on
would think that he paid less than Il
for the lamp. All the lamp cost va
$3.50 and few hours work evening"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

Custom doth make dotards of us
au-Carlyle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

No THRALLs like them that inward
bondage have.-Sir ?. Sidney.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-10

THE qualification of curiosity raths
frees rs from uneasiness than confer
pleasure; we are more panied by ign"
ance than delighted by instructor
Curiosity is the thirst of the SOUL
Johnson.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
DlscIpIlne of EnslI.h schools.

In any large and highly organized conf
munity there must always be a consider
able number Of people whose duties or
circumstances are such us Ia destroy the
character of home as a suitable place for
educational training. In Great Britain,
for instance. military and naval officers.
with Indian, diplomatic and colonial
officials. cannot look forward TO having
their children educated under their own
eyes. Men in political life, distracted by
the excitements of their work, and usu-
ally migrating from country to town with
the legislative seasons, are scarcely better
off. The preference Of the landed pro.
prietors of England for living on their
own estates involves educational isola-
ton, and makes IL necessary hat boys
should be sent away for training
Here we have already a very large
body of people for whom the public
school. with its provision for home care,
AS well a mental training, is practically
a necessity A larger question of ex.
pediency still remains. The sons of the
wealthy very seldom get a fair chance
for training IN their wi homes. Lux
ury, social distractions, the excessive en-.
yironment Of dependents, all initiate
against mental industry and moral tone.
1t is this consideration which leads the
average Englishman Of wealth TO send his
10y away from home 10 the simpler life
and steadier discipline Of the public
school.-George Il Parkin in The Cen
turV
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
A Quaint Old Custom.

Taking the cushion" Is a quaint old
Spanish court custom still practiced in
Madrid. The ceremony creates noble
ladies' 'grandees Of SPAIN" with the
right TO sit in the royal presence by per-
mission Of the king or queen, and recent
" Queen Christina solemnly followed the
prescribed form, in order to admit several
young ladies about the court TO the higher
rank. All the lady %grandees Of the
court assembled in one Of the state apart
ments, each holding a large cushion. In
the center Of the room were a large arm
chair and n low stool.
Queen Christina entered with her suite,
took the arm chair and requested the la
dies { o sit down on their cushions. Then
the candidates for grandeeship were in
troduced one by one. Each was accom-
banied by a sponsor, and made low re-
renee 10 the queen and b. every gran.
dee in turn. The queen next invited the
candidate 10 sit on the stool at her feet
arranged ns more convenient than n cush.
ion-sppko u few words and allowed
the lady to kiss her hand, before rising
10 give her place 10 the next new conner.
The new Rrand"o than retired and sat
down upon a Gu hion within the charmed
circle of ibe ladIls. Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
Smuggling Precious stones.

One Of the ~favorite places wherein 10
hide precious one are in the small tele-
scopes used in connection with the mas
ter's sextant. The glasses are unscrewed,
stones packed securely in the cylinders
and everything replaced. But few GUS
toms officials would venture to trouble a
valuable scientific instrument.
Another method is 10 have a malacca
stick bored out. through the wonderfully
skilled hands Of n Chinese mechanic. The
space is then filed in with precious stones
packed in cotton, the joint replaced and
detection is almost impossible. / will
show you a boot heel made Of iron, 10
which is attached an iron clamp. The
leather heel is removed, then the iron
one, filed with diamonds, is secured 10
the clamp. II is an old trick. but might
have passed muster, except that the
smuggler's courage failed and his ner-
ousne betrayed him. The government
wa richer by %, 900 duties in gold coin.
New York Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
The wondrous Weather Plant.

That remarkable specimen of the vege-
table world, the weather plant" con-
tiuues 10 excite considerable interest,
Men Of science, who ON It's first discovery
were unwilling 10 express an opinion on
its prognosticating virtues, now agree,
after extensive experiments, that the
shrub is in truth prophetic. Thirty-two
thousand trials made during the last
three years tend 10 prove its infallibility.
The plant itself is a legume, commonly
called the "Paternoster pea" but known
in botany "a the Abrus Pereginus. Il Is
a native OF Corsica and Tunis. Its leaf
and twig strongly resemble those Of
the acacia. The more delicate leaves Of
its upper branches foretell the state Of
the weather ~forty-eight hours in ad-
vance, while It's lower and harder leaves
indicate all atmospheric changes three
days beforehand. The indications con.
sist In a change in the position Of the
leaves and ia the rise and fall Of the
twigs and branchlets. Pail Mall Ga
zQtta
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
sewing q Cut Finger.

Many persons are familiar with the
common remedy for a cut, Of sewing 1t
mp. I have seen persons suffer great in
convenience from a comparatively small
wound at the end Of a finger and thumb,
because they did not know how TO apply
the remedy. Wait till the bleeding has
ceased, and then with a fine cambria
needle with a silk thread not more than
an inch or two long, or three inches at
most, take up a small stitch In tho skin
and not into the flesh, draw only toward
the cut, right and left, which tends TO
draw the parts together, and never draw
from the cut, which only opens II. Tho
relief thus afforded Is understood only
by those Who have tried in. A hired
man Ind cut the end Of his thumb,
while engaged In mechanical work, and
II annoyed him excessively. I drew tho
parts together with n fine thread and
needle; he was astonished at the relief,
and had no further trouble with it,
Herald Of Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
HUNTING IN THE ALPS.
n Dnngcr, Of Channels St~alkinG-shoot.
Ing the .iuCrlalIn.

ITE the li1alllttIllls
To- r~,,If,y Ammo snpFt i, considerable
,,,,. a. a., r~,..;rr tourist usu,IIy
iii, III -
."
W" WIZ l''''i II ~
most "Nt.t9S "l HI l''l'iN''' T. iur lhe
most Part, al I.a'I IN Au'l'Ii' ieIt en-
lirClF ~ tho poacIturs. In" physical tx
orli - il rHl1irt-, Nh" dangers 1t Involves
aulI0n Gg.ly. or rather the entire want
Of. silEnJ lui well t@dnci hounds, ac-
cuIlt lrr Iti.. Both tie clramols and
the rny a00 driven, hut in a way suited
e. ll' character of Ihr country and i'm.
pu.-00.r ,I ,r English estate,
L~ ur.." dawn the rae-ts who are
inv. D. 0H lHsr Part ~ % clil'no,s hunt
#-- .''' "a ap appointed place. Thea
tIo. pe,'uh into The VALLEY which Is
1. O., ihr -r.no Of operations lNgins.
VIA" g#r proper positions arr reached,
. ial a' lfrs'rr assigns To each Of The
-u'..a N,1c" near Il q! the passes the
r.a4u IS are Likely Ia take. All these
n'luli-lrN are hidden from the heights
a0oyr by rocks or bushes, and they are
always from three 10 four hundred, usl'
ally more Than a thousand, foet apart.
When once Il sportsman has been placed
lc Is expected u remain where he is as
silently as he can. lie must not leave
ms post ON any account, as this might
not only disturb the drive, but endanger
his " life. At about the same time
MS the hunting party leave their
rendezvous "A party of drivers accom-
panied by dogs start from the other side
of the mountain range. The noise they
make frightens the chamols G the
crest and, II the parties nave been properly
organized, INTO the valley, where q
warm welcome has been prepared for
them. Except in very rare cases, those
who are posted above are expected to let
the herd pass before shooting, in order
not to spoil the sport OF their friends
below. The huntsmen must, OF course,
always be placed so that the wind blows
toward and not from them. Roe are Tor
the most part shot IN q similar way,
though roe stalking is by no means un-
usual.
Auerhahn stalking is a far moro eNclt-
ing and peculiarly Alpine form OF sport,
and il is the favorite recreation OF the
emperor of Austria. 1t Is only in the
mating season. roughly speaking in April
aud May, that it is permitted. The cock
is generally the most timid and cautious
Of birds; but at this season he becomes a
victim of passion, and loses his hcad-at
least at intervals. At dawn he flies TO a
spot which he knows to he f~requented by
the Lens. ~pcrcheSuron an exposed bough,
50 that all the charms OF his plumaSe
may be seen, and begins his nup:ial song.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-30
Language Of the world.

An English correspondent gives as o
reason for possibility that the English
language win become the "world speech"
the mental slowness Of the Anglo-Saxon
rae In learning two languages. They
traverse the globe unaffected or undis-
mayed by is eccentricitics Of speech.
The English speaking countries have an
area OF more than one-Gfth OF the whole
habitable globe. English Is the language
Of the high seas, and IL spoken in every
maritime port. What demand can there
DO for volapuki-Boston Budget,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-26

liked TO acknowledge he was in any way i'll. He
would laugh when asked him his symptoms,
and would say that was irving TO make him
confess that he was sick. His debilltated con-
dition undoubtedly led to his taking cold. His
attack of erysipelas, some two years ago. I'M
doubtedly owed its severity to overwork; but
the public cannot be more surprised than at
bis death. nor any more surprised than his
nurse whoSwas at his side when he died. pity
poor Mrs. Waite; am afraid the shock Will
prostrate her.
"'What do you think of DR.. Ruth's unprofes-
sional conduct in interfering with your treat
mentP asked the reporter
'Dr Winslaw threw up her hands in despair
oh, it is all over, and nothing can be done. He
Is a friend of the family, and I would rather
nothing should be said In fort years of prac-
tice this the first of pneumonia have lost
But for forty eight hours my treatment was
nullifed and negatived / could not express my
feeling when I found out what had been done,
and when found that nv orders to wash that
turpentine off had not been carried out thor
oughly, did it myself I haven't been able to
get the case off my mind. 1t has worried me
and kept me awake. If Mrs Waite had been
here it couldn't have happened.
DR. Ruth was seen last night, and he denied
enphatically that he had Interfered in any way
with Dr. Wiuslow's treatment of the Chief
Justices case"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-26
Debate on the Tariff.

BosToN, March 24.-Hon. Ben Butterworth. who
left Washington yesterday afternoon arrived in Bos-
ton this morning accompanied by Colonel Mussey. of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. They met
at the station by the reception committee of the
Home-market Club The guests taken to the
Hotel Vendome where breakfast served. AT
$50 II. q reception held st the hotel which
many prominent citizens paid their respects to the
distinguished Congressman. At NJ. Mr.. Butter
worth was entertained at dinner at the Vendcne,
Governor Ames of the vice-presidents of the
club presiding. About 125 gentlemen sat down to
the banquet. At the close of the dinner
the entire party proceeded to fremont Tenn
pie where occurred the joint debate be.
tween the Homemarket Club and the Tariff
Reform League the queton, lis the Wageearner
Benefited by Protective Policy as Embodied in the
Present Tariffs Governor Ames presided. Great
interest taken in the debate, and the Temple
packed, many being unable to gain admission. Mem
bers of the club and league occupied the body of the
house, while the galleries thrown open to the
public. Everett P. Wheeler, president of New York
Freetrade Club. represented the Tariff Reform
League and led of in the negative. speaking for forty
five minutes. Hewas followed BIZ Congressman But
terworth who represented the Home Market Club
and who spoke forty-fye minutes also. Mr. Wheeler
then devoted fifteen minutes to Tebuttal, and Mr..
Butterworeh closed with final argument of fifteen
minutes. Thomas B. Clay, grandson of Henry
Clay, occupied seat on the platform. Both dis
putants received with great enthusiasm and
their telling points were applauded to the echo.