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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19
Weak and Weary

Describes tn. condition Of mrny people debiiitatsa
by the warm weather, by disease overxorE. Hoode
sarsaparina liz just the medicine needed to ovsx.
come that tired feeling, to purify and quicken tho
sluggish blood. and restore the lost appetite IL
you need good medicine be sure to try Roaa'a
6arsaparilla.
My appetite was poor. 1 could not slce,A had head
ache a great deal, pains in my back Hoods Sxxss-
parilla in short time did me go much good that
feel like new man. My pains and aches xrs To-
lieved, my appetite improved" GEORGE Il Jackson,
Roxbury Station, Conn.
Hoods Sarsaparil!a
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for ST. Prepared oaly
by c. I. HOOD CO.. Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses N~e ~-t'.-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

The proper thing to do when you have a
surfeit of dust and heat is to surf it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19
The Wisest Gift.

Il bought my wife velvet sack"
Thus proudly hoasted MI. Brown.
She'll be, with that upon her back,
The best-dressed dame in town."
But velvet sack or diamond ring
Can bring no balm to ufferns wife.
Favorite Prescription is the thing
10 save her precious life.
The great and sovereign remedy, known
the world over. for oil female troubles, in
flammation, cruel backaches. and internal
displacements. is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t is the only guaranteed cure.
Sec guarantee on every bottle wrapper.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild. eQnable climate. certain and sbundant
in the world. Full Information free; Ad ress the
Oregon immigration Board Portland. Oregon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
When abe had Children, che gave them Castoria
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19
r. s..

he asked fair Maud to marry:
BY letter she replied.
He read it-she refused him;
He shot himself and died.
He might have been alive now,
And she his happy bride.
he hau read tho postscript
Upon the other side.
Judge
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19
FROM SAVAGE TO CIVILIZATION.

Swifts Specific cured me of terrible letter, from
which had suffered for twenty long years. have
now been entirely we'll for five and no sign OF
any return of tho disease.
Rogers, ARK, May I, 1859. w. H. WIGHr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

One bottle of 8. s. 8. cured my son of boils and
risings. which resulted from malarial poison and
affected him all the summer. He bad trsatmena
from five doctors, who failed to benefit him.
Cavanal, Indian Ter. J.B. WISE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

1 have taken swift's Specific for secondary blood
poison and derived great benefit. 1t acts much bet
ter than potash any other remedy that have
used. BE-. W1NGRIELD, M. D.. Richmond. Va.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

We, the undersigned, committee appointed from
Kennesaw Lodge, No. 80, A & +. NJ, to draft
resolutions on the death of our brother, John &.
Brumby, beg to report as follows:
1t is with sadness and sorrow that we are forced
to chronicle the death of our beloved brother. He
had long been a member of this Lodge, and we all
knew him only to love him. During the last few
years OF his life he was prevented from attending
the Lodge on account of serious Affections. He
always manifested great interest in the proceed
ings OF our order, and when his health permitted,
was regular attendant on the Lodge. He lived
to ripe old age, was consistent Mason, kind
and affectionate parent, a loving husband, a
Christian gentleman, and loved and respected by
those who knew him. But his labors among us
are inished---his work is ended.
RESOLVED, That in his death this Lodge has
lost valuable member, and society good citizen.
RESOLVED further, That page in our minute
book be dedicated to his memory, and that copy
Of these resolutions be sent to his family and
published in the Marietta JOURNAL.
J. p LEAKE,
A. S. CLAY,
J. E. MOTLEY.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02

MARRIED.-On the oath of April, in
Americas, Ca, Miss Clifford Bass was mar
ried at the residence of her uncle, Mr.. c.
A. Frcker, to Mr. Robert NJ Shelman, of
Marietta Rev. George P. Hebbard, of
the St. James Episcopal Church, Of this
place, officiated. The happy couple ar
rived in the city on the evening train and
are at the Kennesaw House The bride
is the daughter of the late Capt J. W. Bass,
and is a lady of brilliant social qualifca
tons and rare personal charms. The
groom is one of the proprietors of the
Kennesaw House and one of Mariettas
most excellent and propular young men,
Our best wishes for happy and prosper
Gus future
Capt, R. w. Boone has returned from
Philadelphia While there he sold q 900
acres of land in Florida, in which he has
an interest. While enroute home he STOP
ped in North Carolina, where he has con-
troll of 100000 acres, which he in all
probability will sell to prospectors.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
Talk of the Town.

Change" yes, "change," is
marked on everything. Nature
shows it invariably with her going
and coming seasons. Wintry winds
have Changed" into balmy breezes,
and gentle spring is whooping up
the buds, flowers and onions.
And the Alliance pillow boy, all rag
ged and torn,
Is whooping up the old mule, all
forlorn,
Frequently wishing he could hear
the dinner horn,
Or had been changed to "gal'' be-
fore he was born.
So it is " change " change"
change" we hear,
From morn to MORT, from year to
year.
Harrison goes in, Cleveland goes
out,
Giving us a "change" we didn't
But the Change we like is dollars
and dimes,
That roll in Leake's till at all times.
For the excellent quality of his
fancy groceries is town talk, and
nearly every Marietta table is sup
piled with good, substantial, healthy
food from Leake's stock, so varied,
complete and full. All the dainties
and delicacies for the sick or the
healthy, the poor or the wealthy,
can here be found in abundance, at
prices that suit the "cbange" in all
pockets. Experience is knowledge,
and the many years buying and
selling enables Leake to please in
quality as we'll as quantity. All
goods pure and fresh. Besides heavy
and light groceries, country produce,
candies, nuts, canned goods, pre-.
serves, jellies, vegetables, fruit, etc.
the "Gem City Bakery" owned by
A. Y. Leake, is kept in full bias
turning out the best, whitest, light
est and finest bread in this or any
other market, while the cakes, pies
ETC., are tempting and appetlzing;
fit for the gods. The delivery wagon
is kept constantly on the go, show.
ing the popularity of this bakery
and store.
During the hot weather Ice will
be kept in quantities to suit pur-
chasers.
Hay, oats and other feed kept on
hand, and everything sold at rock
bottom prices.
TO get what you want you only
have to leave or send your orders to
A. Y. Leake and they will be filled
and deliverefat your house or ship
ped to you on the first train. Don't
forget that A. Y. Leake is the leader
of fancy groceries and the pioneer
of low prices. Yours unchanglngly,
A. Y. LEAKE.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
OAKLEY MILLS,

Farmers are about done planting and
have their crops in good condition. Corn
and cotton are coming up nicely.
The union singing at Bethlehem last
Saturday and Sunday was grand success.
The candle march Saturday night was
very attractive.
Mr. r. W. Shaw, who has suffered so
long of cancer on his face, died Sunday
evening
CITIZEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
GEM CITY SHOE STORE.

In Kingston Harbor the other
day shark was captured, and, on
examination, his stomach was found
to contain two straw hats, a cows
head, two hoofs and three horns, d
large kerosene can, a basket and
some sardine tins.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
Boots, Shoes, Hats,
And Furnishings.

Five hundred pairs of our Ladies
Dongola kid, button, custom-made
shoes at 50, as good as any $3.50
shoe in America. Call and see
them.
The largest line of mems and
boys hats north of Atlanta, in stifs,
furs and straws, at prices that defy
competition.
Largest line OF mems neckwear
in North Georgia, in all the new
shapes, in silks and lawns, % to so
per cent. lower than Atlanta prices.
In furnishings we carry large
line, correct styles and prices.
AS to our shoe stock we cannot
say too much. We carry from the
cheapest to the finest goods made
Gall solid), and carry more than any
three stocks put together in this
city, and can save you from Is cents
to 81 per pair on every pair you buy
from us. All we ask is a trial. Re-
spectfully,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
Origin of Indian Corn.

The origin of Indian corn has long
been mooted question. 1t is now
stated that a native plant of the maize
family has been discovered in Central
America which is probably the original
type of our corn. But instead of bear
ing the ear on a side shoot. it bears it
on top after the manner of d sucker,
and each grain is wrapped In Ats own
husk, or glume. like the chaff of
wheat. The central spike. answering
to the cob of corn, has but two rows
of grains. Otherwise the plant re-
sembles corn nearly exactly. The de-
partures from this type are probably
the result of cultivation. as our corn,
wrapped In heavy husk, could not
scatter it's seed, so as to propagate
itself in wild state. The local name
of the plant is Teosinte.-Albany
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
SELL THE BULLETS.
Small F1ocks Are More Profitable Than
Large Ones.


Large Ones.
It is not profitable to keep lot of
pullets simply because they are pull
lets. Go over the flock. carefully in
spect each one, and retain only the
most promising for next seasons lay
ing. By keeping all, the large and
small. you will simply crowd your
quarters and have one half of them
laying next winter with the other half
waiting until spring, while you will
condemn the whole as Improbable.
although you may have lot of them
doing splendidly. Now is the time to
ones-selecting the best and discard
ing all the others. By so doing you
will not be compelled to feed one
hundred in order to find out the best
twenty-five. The other seventy-five
will cost more than the value OF the
eggs to be obtained in winter. And,
while you are at work selecting the
best pullets, you will save time, labor
and expense by getting rid of all the
cur no risk of inbreeding. After you
have cleared off all the males, select
your next years pullets and reduce
your stock to conform to the capacity
of your buildings. send off for cockerels
of some pure breed, as in that manner
you will improve your stock. Any
breed you prefer will answer. only you
should endeavor to know which breed
is most suitable for your object
Farm and Fireside.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
STORY OF A SONG.
Something About the Venerable Author O
There Is q Happy Land"

Something About the Venerable Author of
''There Is q Happy Land"
How many of the myriads who in
childhood have sung. There is d
happy land. Far, far away" know any
thing of its writer? His name is An
drew Young. and he is eighty years of
age. still mentally and physically Wig
orous, and retaining in all it's early
freshness his sympathy with children.
The hymn was composed in 1888. The
tune to which it is married is an old
Indian air. which blended with the
music of the woods in the primava1
forests long before Sunday schools
were thought of. The hymn was COM
posed for the melody. Its bright and
strongly marked phrases struck Mr..
Young's musical ear the first time he
heard it casually played in the draw
ing-room. He asked for it again and
again. It haunted him. Being ac-
customed to relieve the clamor OF his
thoughts and feelings in rhyme. words
naturally followed. and SO the hymn
was created. Mr.. Young happened to
have his hymn performed in the pres
ence of his intimate friend. Mr.. Gall.
a member of the publishing firm OF
Gall & Inglis. 1t got into print It
has been translated into nineteen diff
ferent languages. And yet the author
has never received, and, indeed. has
never been offered. a penny remuner-
alton. 1t is only recently that Prof
David Mason. referring to the unique
influence of his lyric, stated a most
touching incident in the life of Thack.
cray. Walking one day in a ''slum"
district in London he suddenly came
upon band of gutter children sitting
on the pavement They were singing
Drawing nearer he heard the words.
There is happy land. far. far awayw
As he looked at the ragged choristers
and their squalid surroundings. and
saw that their pale faces were lit up
with a thought which brought both
forgetfulness and hope. the tender
hearted cynic burst into tears.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
A CHINESE DELICACY.
Shark-FIn Soup and Its Alleged Recuper
alive Powers.

Shark-FIn Soup and Its Alleged Recuper-
alive Powers.
Among the many things utilized by
the Chinese for food are the fins and
tails of sharks-or. more properly,
the fine gelatinous tendons found in
such. The fishermen all along the
California coast are often annoyed
when drawing their nets by finding in
them the common blue sharks, rang.
ing from two to eight feet in length.
These powerful fish either tear holes
through the nets and escape or else
thrash around and tangle themselves
up so that it is difficult to get rid OF
them.
The fisherman takes what revenge
he can by cutting off the fins and chop
ping off the tails of the sharks and then
letting them go to be attacked and
eaten by their comrades. Sometimes,
if the fish is a very large one. the liver
is saved for the oil there is in it, but
it is seldom that this is done. The fins
and tails are laid on the roof of the
fisherman's huts. and when thorough
ly dried are bought by the Cinnamon
for an average price of ten cents a
pound. The fins will average eighteen
inches in length and perhaps an inch
in thickness. Unlike most fishes,
they, as well as the tail. have no
conspicuous spines connected by a
thin membrane, but are hard and
solid, covered with a very tough skin
that resembles slate-colored emery
paper. The skin is used, in fact. for
polishing metels. imparting to steel
fine burnish, the variety from which
it is taken being called. commonly, the
s.sandpaper'' shark. The tails of the
sharks are unevenly lobed, the under
lobe being considerably shorter than
the upper one. the fish being living
representative of the fOssic ''ganoids."
The surface of shark fin will be seen
to be marked with lines radiating
from the base and these indicate TIE
slender tendons underneath. AS the
skin is very closely attached to the
flesh. especially when the fin is dried
it is a puzzle. at first. to know how the
Chinese cook gets at the tendons he
wishes to use. To do this a large iron
pan Is filled with sand, which is
strongly heated. The fin is buried in
this hot ''sand BATH" and in few
minutes the skin rises in blisters and
can be easily pulled Off. When this is
done the tendons are exposed. They
are found to resem BILE in size, texture
and thickness large violin strings. be-
ing of a silvery whiteness and very
strong. These being stripped out are
prepared for soup by being boiled for
long time, when they melt into a
gelatinous mass. or resemble vermi-
celli when cooked. They are highly
nutritious, and are said to possess
wonderful recuperative powers. The
dried tendons command very high
price in the Chinese market and among
mandarins and ''first chop" Celestials
''shark-fin soup" ranks as high as that
made from edible birds mes ts."-
San Francisco Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
FARM AND HousEHolo.

4
No crops. no stock; no stock. no
manure; no manure. NO crops But
don't. when you have raised forage
crop. sell it, but feed it to livestock.
and then have manure and have crops
1t takes toll. and hard toll. to be
sure. but is it a sign of smartness
when farmer has raised a fine field
of fodder corn to let two-thirds of its
feeding value go to waste? Is it good
farming, or practical farming, to lose
half of the results of your toll? Most
men call it foolishness. and most men
are right when they so call it--Rural
New Yorker.
The following is said to make
pleasant summer drink: Take the
rind and core of small pineapple.
put into a stone jar and pour over it
pint of cold water; cover the jar and
set it in a cool place for twenty-four
hours. Then strain and sweeten to
taste. bottle. cork and place away in
cool place for three days, when it viii
be ready for use.-Examiner.
Mere size Is poor criterion for
testing the value OF pumpkins. Some
of the largest specimens are soft.
with thin meat. and full of seeds. The
best have shells as hard as a Hubbard
squash, and solid flesh extending al
most to the center. The best are as
much superior for feeding to stock as
they are for cooking. and therefors
only the best varieties should be
planted.
There are women who do a great
deal of extra work that amounts to
nothing. yet tires and worries them to
a great degree. A woman may be a
good housekeeper without being
fussy one. The fussy housekeepers
are like the story-tellers who waste SO
much time in detail before the pith of
the story is reached. that it falls fiat
on the listeners ears. do not fuss;
do not spend time in talking over what
must be done; it is the doing that tells
The particulars add nothing.-The
Housekeeper.
Beef Pie, with Potato Crust
Cut the beef into small pieces, and if
there is no cold gravy put the beef
into skillet with a cup of water. and
season with catsup and some favorite
put the meat and gravy. of which
there should be only enough 20
moisten the beef. into deep dish. and
cover it with layer about two inches
thick. of freshly mashed potato. which
has been beaten very light with milk
and butter. Bake in quick oven for
half an hour, until the potato is
Drowned on top.-Woman's Magazine.
Open fir cones, such as children
love to pick up and bring home, can be
made into quite pretty floral recepta-
cles by being set up in damp pot.
earth sprinkled around and over them
and then bird seed. Keep them moist.
and after time the seed springs into
life and a crop of delicate greenery
sprouts from the cone segments. 1t is
on the same principle as the Canadian
mode of putting dry grain ears into
water and watching for the green
shoots to spring therefrom. Children
and young girls derive great amuse-
ment from the process--Housewife
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
REGRET.

Thrust in my hand one summer day
= bunch OF crimson peoples lay
Withered and warm. from q little hand
That had gathered their bloom at loves CON
mand.
On other things and thoughts intent,
My absent gaze upon them bent,
Idly turned them DER and DER
Then dropped their bloom upon the floor:
But I've lived TO weep for that summer day
And the withered peoples I threw away
Once on my ear a child's voice fell,
It's loving tones knew full well
And yet how strange, UNDECIDED oft
The words that pied, so sweet and soft,
Unieft the little head that pressed
AROUND my neck. upon my breast.
NO" years have passed and borne away
inc words and looks OF that dear day;
MY empty arms I stretch in vain,
But the child will neer come back again.
On words and tones of bygone years,
How could ye fall on careless ears,
Why 0nresponsive were We met,
Sweet loving deeds? Oh vain regret!
Tears can not bring my flowers again,
Nor words of love UNDECIDED then,
Only look of sad surprise
And disappointed childish eyes.
So Gods best gifts to us-each day
Dropped from His hand on LIES rough way
Often we pass unnoticei by.
They like the flowers UNDECIDED lie,
And looking back in after years
With aching hearts through streaming tears
We stretch our longing arms IN vain;
The treasures lost ne'er come again.
N. Y. Observer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
WHITE ANT PALACE.


The Queer Structure discovered m A0s.
traila BY Naturalist Moore.
The white ant is known as an in
sect very destructive to wood in all
tropical regions, and the temperate
zones are not free from its ravages.
1t is all the more destructive because
face. and the strength of timber is all
wasted without any Indication to the
eye. The ant. if it has occasionally to
work on the surface. first covers it
with a coating of clay. Its manner of
living as well as of working appears
from the description given of the
abode of an ant colony by Mr.. Moore.
of Australia.
Upon the brow of a small rounded
eminence there stood sort of pillar of
clay about five feet high, which had
once been the center of a hollow tree.
the shell of which had been. from time
to time. broken and burned away,
This pillar was the work of white ants.
As it interfered with the working of
the pillow, commenced breaking and
digging it down. not without some
difficulty.
The clay. which was sufficiently
stiff, hard and dry, broke off in large
fragments. At length, near the level
of the surface of the ground. a rou nded
crust was uncovered. looking like the
crown of a dome. On breaking through
this. the whole city of the ants was
laid bare-a wonderful mass of cells,
pillars, chambers and passages. The
spade sunk. perhaps. two feet among
the crisp and cracking ruins. which
seemed formed either of the excavated
remnants of the tree, or thin, she'll
like cement of clay.
The arrangement of the interior was
singular; the central part had the ap-
pearance of innumerable small branch
ing pillars. like the minutest stalac-
title productions. Towards the outer
part the materials assumed the APP
pearance of thin lamina, about half
the thickness of a wafer. but most
ingeniously disposed in the shape of
a series of low elliptic arches, so
placed that the center of the arch be-
low formed the resting-place for the
abutment of the arch above.
ing platforms for ascent to the higher
apartments. In other places thought
l could discern spiral ascents not I'M
like geometrical staircases.
The whole formed such an ingenious
specimen of complicated architecture,
and such an endless labyrinth of in
tricate passages, as could bid defiance
to art and to Ariadne's clew. But
even the affairs of ants are subject to
mutation. This great city was de-
serted-a few loiterers alone remained
to tell to what race it had formerly
belonged. Their great storehouse had
become exhausted-even the very
roots had been laid under contribution.
till at last its myriads of inhabitants
had emigrated to begin anew their OPP
erations in some other soil.-Youth' 3
COMPANION