Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-17
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Is q Nam. On sunny day the
Oh = lister. in Ireland, and of
ds IN IN scotland, are visible from
v sbore: and from the summit
EN- u, monntain, England is seen
t ;n the golden haze across the
II as this island is, it has a
'''s 49, Of its own, and a thrilling
', history. Hawthorne found it
he was consul at Liverpool,
IL ar y, it in his English Note
Scott gathered material for
!, e the Peak" from its roman
NV and legends, and Words
aommemorated visit to it in
Greatest length the island me as
[on+ thirty-three miles, and in its
hreadth about thirteen. In
s,rsnce it is seventy-five miles,
nr the sinuosities of the bays;
contains a superficial area of
,no hundred and thirty thousand
or two hundred and three square
Enjoying the benefits of the
r.am, the climate is singularly
nj genial. and there are few
(,1occs in the world where the
(nce between summer and winter
hisht. As to the healthfulness of
mate, you would find proof in the
airls-rosy-cheeked, plump, ac-
Ind gleeful, and the men are as
|rt. masculine, and handsome a
[ breathe sea air.
( Of the coast is rocky and wilda
with the foam of the turbulent
hat surrounds it, and indented
,apacious harbors and innumerable
!. but in the north the land sinks
low pasturage, and meets the
on the glistening pebbles of a
h beach. The interior includes
every kind of natural scenery
pr.clad, balsamic hills, plains
cultivated, wide reaches of prickly
as drear as Yorkshire moors, and
ettiest of cascades. The enchant-
Of northern land dwells in its sub
light and on it's mist-crowned
,pv villages are perched on the
where once the beacon fires of the
ers allured many a goodly ship
doom. In the bays where the
, hid themselves of old, fly the
sails of pleasure-boats. The pres
yadcrs are not Romans, Picts,
Scandinavians,. but aggressive
Is bearing knapsacks instead of
!. and walking-sticlSs instead of
Is. These confront you in nearly
part of the island; and the print
character Of the natives is fast
ing under the influence of the
manners which the visitors bring
hem. Many of the superstitions
,een laughed away, but there are
lew honest folks who yet have a
asst faith in mermaids and fairies.
KING CORN BY MdCHINERE.
tin has something new under the
One Of it's bright inventors, after
S of experiment, has perfected q
sful corn husker. We all know
/ revolution in our method of
lure the self-binder and steam
er and the improved mower and
tent hay rake have made. But
rmer has been compelled after
ting by machinery all his other
to go into his cornfields and often
IN the bleak winds of the late fall
tly and laboriously pick and husk
n by hand. All this toll is now
OF the past, thanks to the ingen-
Austin genius. Here is a steel
usker, drawn by team, that goes
e cornfelds bending with the
harvest and, unaided, picks and
the corn at the rate of eight to
acres a day, according to the
y of the team. The machine is
like a harvester. The team and
lie move astride the row, one
IN each side, and everything in
'pe Of corn, large or small ears.
IL up, high or low, is picked up
wed. It gathers everything to
inches of the ground. It will work
lively upon the mammoth crops of
and Nebraska as upon the dwarf
Northern Michigan. The news
invention will be hailed with
de in all contrasting sections.
lusking will soon be done just as
ing now is, lasting but a few days.
side the corn husker is arranged
vator, and the farmers wagon
ng the machine receives the
ears as fast as husked all ready
The machine gathers all
p and does clean job Of husk-
st. Paul Piooeer-Press.
EGE STORY, of San Francisco, is
rs Old, and attracts attention on
t OF his remarkable growth of
In lS49 he left Nantucket for