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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

I'm 1866 Henry Irving stood on the
stage of a theater at Liverpool won
dering what he should do in the sum-
mer months, when he would be left
without an engagement or shilling.
A letter was brought to him from Dion
Boucicault, offering him a part in a
new play and asking his terms. six
pounds a week" he wrote, and added
that he hoped the part was good
one. The anwer was characteristic:
Dear Sir: The part is q good one.
The salary is more than l intended
giving, but l never bargain with an
artist Yours, Dion Boueicault"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

When domestic hen goes into the
brush to make her nest it is because
she has grown weary of civilized ways.
She feels like laying of.-N. o. Plea
yuns.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
$i6 Cash Prize!

For particulars see Austin TRANSCRIPT,
April Sd. Please preserve same for fut-
ure reference. Below we give breeding
of the horses mentioned in connection
with this offer.
ROYAL GREY-Imported, NJ. 6240 in
Vol. TO- ClYdesdale Stud Bood of Great
Britain and Ireland, and No. 3S11 Vol. 4,
Clydesdale Stud Book of America. Sire,
His Royal Highness (s165, he by Darn
ley (222), etc. dam, Maggie O'Drip $685.,
she by Topsman 1885,, etc,
SIR HENRY DAVE - Imported;
will appearin Vol. II of the Stud Book
of Great Britain and Ireland, when pub.
lished and is No. 3S1O in Clydesdale
Stud Book of America, VOL 4. Sire,
Admiral (2550), he by Topman 1885, etc.;
dam, Jessie Black 1854, by Napoleon
(2299), he by Crown Prince (206), etc.
The above horses are coming four
years old, with plenty of substance, style
and action. Il They represent three of the
most noted families of the breed, name
ly, Darnley l222), weight 2200, Topsman
1885,, weight 2400, and Crown Prince
(2O6) These horses will stand the sea
SON of 1889 in Rose Creek and vicinity,
at least one horse always at home, where
we inyite inspection,
Terms: Single mare $16, more than one
$15 each, with return privileges: Mares
served at owners risk, and if not re-
turned regularly owners will be charged
season rates, and will be held responsible
for mares disposed of or prove them not
in foal. For further particulars apply to
L. j. PHILLIPS, Owner,
VIM. HAMILTON, Groom,
& Rose Creek, Mimi.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
The following bills were allowed:


N. Beckel engineer at W. W. Mch. $105.
j.. ingalls, chief of police. - 5000
J: Minnette night watchman. g 5000
r. }hileY special police. 5000. 5000
Jas. Stevenson lamp lighter. 5000
j. N. Greenman city attorney
and supt. of water works 25 90
>: void City Recorder. ..... g. 5000
n. h. Noble }. P........... & $50
). z: Sheedy -. .....," 900
F. Riley boarding persons. :. i" 5.18
VIM. Meadowcroft secy of H
CO. 3 moths. ..... ........ 500
M. Beckel tapping water mains. $50
L. q. Baird rent Of H. II. mos. $3.50
L. Geraghty work on streets. 49,. $3.50
Koinberg q Conrad. ...... ..... 1.s5
w. j. Mears witness fees, state
J. Coleman. ......... -. 1.12
Glow d Son, corporation cocks. 1896
The following bills were referred to
finace committee:
H. O. Basford printing. .....$ 500
John Quincy unloading coal. ..... 1.50
HOrr0bln u Rice. ce............ 1903
McBrlde, oil etc. ........... .... 1874
Il, y. Adams coal. l............... 1886
REPORTS.
N. K, Noble reported fines collect
cu lOi HOnJu OF N1arCn. III ~
j. D. Sheedy reported fines collect
ed for month of March: ...... 1000
j. Il. Ingall arrests for March, drunk
6, petty larceny 8, peddllng 1, dodgers
in lookup "a, total "a.
Aid. Padden reported street lamp re-
placed on corner of College and Al,
leghany streets.
| Aid. johnson reported break in the
Main street sewer and the street COM
missioner was directed to repair it at
once.
Aid. johnson reported receiving let
| ter from the company that sold us our
fire engine saying that engines like this
had been sold for 1915 new. They
offered to let us have 1000 feet of hose
and take the engine in part payment
| The committee was directed to take
steps to make trade with some Of our
neighborlng towns.
The committee reported that $35 was
| the proper amount to pay for water to
sprinkle thestreets and 10 cents per bbl.
| for other purposes.
John Minnette appeared and asked to
have his bill made out and allowed for
the balance Of his time. The DILL for
days SIS. 80 was made out and allowed.
Aid Phillips moved that the engineer
keep record of water pumped at water
works. Adopted
| A resolution was introduced authoriz-
! ing the finance committee to borrow
$500 to be paid June, /, 1889 at per cent
to pay floating Indebtedness. 81 .s.@s .ss
Council kdjourned to Friday evening,
April &c.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
The Pansy

for April brightens our table with its
pretty cover. The contents are even
(who is undoubtedly the most popular
writer of to. day of the best class of Sun
day-school literature) edits the maya
zine, and several of the stories this
month are from her pen.
Margaret Sidney's serial is delightful
reading.
Altogether there are thirty two pages
of reading matter and pictures. besides
several pages devoted to the Pansy
Society, letters from the children, etc.
The price Is ten cents a number, $1.00 a
year. D. Lothrop Company, Boston,
will send a sample (back) number at
nalf price.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED

To the Editor: Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease By it's timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. | shall be glad to
send two bottles of my remedy FREE to
any of your readers who have consump-
ton if they will send me their express
and post office address, Respectfully, T.
A. SLoCUM. NJ. c., 1S1 Pearl st., N
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
Buoklen's Arnica salve.

y BuCklen's ArniCa Salve. =
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilbhans
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and pos
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
tits guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents pei
box. For sale by Dorr 8 Void.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10

WILL YOU SUFFER with dyspepsia and
liver complaint ShilOh's Vitalizer is guar
atnteed to cure you. e. A. PoOler. ! Z
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
Right from the Country.

She had an awful look of decision on
her face as she entered Summit street
dry goods store in Toledo the other
day, followed by tanned and blush
ing young man who appeared as her
escort.
A clerk winked to ribbon counter
girl, and stepped up to the girl, whom
he sized up rs being country gny.
"Got any bustles?" she timidly
asked.
"Yes, oh! yes plenty of them" and
he hunted around to find one of the
obsolete articles of ladies' makeup.
"Say," she called to him, is this q
three-kiled, steel spring."
"Ye-yes."
"Trot it out"
"It's the latest style"
"Thar, Sam, she said, her face glow.
ing as she turned to him, &c, ell hav ter
by the oysters. sed they'd lie"
"Do YOU want"
She interrupted the clerk ngain.
"No, 1 don't want it. Why, yon SIM
perrin idjit, bustles amt been i'll style
sence June bug time. 1 reckon we'd
better read fashin' pate, er q nigga
zine. I told Sam I'd bet the eys;ers
ye'd lie about it, an | hev proved it.
Come along, SAM" and they Went out
leaving the whole force in smiles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
She Looked Distinguished.

Newsboys naturally develop quick
ness at reading faces as we'll as free
dom in asking and answering questions.
One Of this class was peddling his
wares in railway train, and in pass
ing back and forth was struck with the
appearance of woman. She looked
distinguished, and as he dumped his
paper-covered novels into the laps of
the other passengers, he passed her
by.
At last his curiosity got the better
of all other considerations. He found
among his books one by Mrs. Stowe,
and on his next trip he proffered it to
the very dignifed lady, but she de-
clined it.
Excuse me-" said the boy, "but ain t
you Mrs. Stowe?"
The stranger shook her head and dis
claimed the compliment. The boy
went down the aisle, but ON his return
he stopped again.
"Then perhaps you're Mrs. Stanton ?''
The woman smiled, and again shook
her head. But the newsboy was not to
be battied.
"Would you mind telling me who you
are, ma'am?"
It is not likely that the fellow was
much the wiser when the woman gave
her name as Maria Mitchell. Probably
he had never heard of our famous as.
tronomer, but he was equal to the
emergency.
"Well, I knew you was somebody
he answered, triumphantly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
and, in fact, a frequent phenomenon.

and, in fact, a frequent phenomenon.
Prof, VIM. p. Tonry, the chemist, SAYS
the flame in such cases invariably arise
from a combustion of oxygen with some
material favorable to producing heat.
Wherever there is turpentine there is
always danger of spontaneous combus.
ticn. If the substance be poured on
rags, especially when they are soaked
with grease, fire is likely to result.
Furniture establishments and all places
where oils and turpentine are kept are
especially liable to visitations from fires
Of inexplicable origin.
Hay, when moist and packed tightly,
ferments by natural process and alb
serbs oxygen so freely as to produce
flame i'll many instance. Snlphuric
acid, if allowed to come in contact with
bagging at fertilizer factories, is also a
source Of great danger. The same
acid, 1T mixed with water, produces in
tense heat.
A common source of unexpected COM
bustion is the gas which escapes from
Jet which has been carelessly left
open. Gas and common air produce
an explosive compound which can be
touched off like gunpowder by tiny
flame.
Prof. Tonry says it is very difficult
to prevent combustion which arises
from natural combinations, although.
thorough ventilation and cleanliness in
private houses and business establish
ments will go long way toward redue-
ing the danger. The phenomenon is
common to all seasons, although a tenn
perature of 70 or SO degrees, which is
high enough for fermentation, is most
favorable to it.
An accumulation of infammable ma.
terials is always to be avoided. It was
once believed that human bodies. espe-
cially those of inebriates, were liable to
take fire and be consumed spontane-
ously, but the theory finds but little
acceptance in these days.--Ba!!:::scys
! EuaS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
BATTLEFIELD JUNK.
Virginia Farmers Finding 1t u Source o
Considerable Revenue.

Virginia Farmers Finding 1t q Source of
Considerable Revenue.
A quarter of q century has elapsed
since the war, yet many Of the farmers
of Virginia are still realizing from
Yankee lead and brass quite revenue,
says an Alexandria paper. 1t is the
children of these farmers living near
est the great battlefelds that bring to
light most of the buried relics of the
cruel past. Their tiny fingers, some
times in play, again with the hope Of
adding to the family Golfer, unearth
pounds of lead
In strolling through this historical
town the writer came across a veritable
old curiosity shop down by the wharf.
It is kept by an old junk-dealer, who,
Welding to my desire for glimpse at
the latest curiosity, brought to light q
hig box which had just arrived from
the country that morning. There, in
reckless confusion, were bullets, mus
ket balls, old pieces Of brass, epaulets,
sword hits, buckles and buttons, all
battered and bruised, and corroded by
the earth in which they had been bur-
ASN AoA ~ many J S"Ao nAfo IVA, VIC
dealer said, would weigh about $50
pounds, and was but one of many that
he was constantly receiving.
From the midst of the debris but
ton was fished out upon which was
inscribed the arms Of Vermont Gree
dom and Unity, showing that it had
belonged to some member of the first
militia that was mustered into service,
as the troops were afterward uniformed
by the United States. These war relics
come from the battlefelds Of Manassas,
Culpeper, fredericksburg, and the
Valley OF Virginia, and are sold simply
for their value in old lead and brass.
Occasionally an invoice Of shells ar
rives, which throws the downtown
inhabitants into state of consterna-
ton. Not so long ago quite a batch
If these wicked looking things We're
hustled out Of town by command Of
the Mayor.
If the farmers were wise they would
preserve the most interesting Of these
mementos, for there will no doubt
come time when even the most insig-
nihcant will have it's value.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
A Farmer Boy.

There has been great deal of poetry
written about him, says the Boston
Times.
He has been made hero, and an ex-
ample of all that is bright and attrac-
tive.
His life has been glorifed and IDEAL
lied as the one perfect life.
Writers who have done this have not
told the truth.
The farmers boy would not recog-
nize himself in the pictures drawn Of
him by poets.
He is honest, he is innocent, he is
verdant, but he is no fool
The nearest he approaches to being
one, in nine cases out of ten, is when he
leaves the country and comes to the
city in order to prosper more RAPIDLY.
1t is far better for him to be honest,
innocent and verdant than to he tlishon-
est, learned in all that is evil and cor
rupt.
But it cannot be wondered at that he
grows FESTIVE. He rises with the sun,
works from one to two hours before
breakfast, and then in the field all day
long, and finishes milking just about
sunset. 1t is a hard days work, and o
man who can see poetry in it would
soon revise his thoughts should he do
such days work himself.
He knows that he is awkward in his
movements, peculiar in his manner of
speech, and not as we'll informed as
the city boy.
But he has feelings and is sensitive
OF all these, and gradually grows to
feel that he is an object of mirth and
derision for people from the city. He
naturally resents this, aud grows 10
feel hard toward such people.
His pleasures are few, and consist
principally of going to the country
store on Saturday evening, where he
meets the other boys, very like himself
in feelings and actions.
He is loud in his jokes and laughter,
and boisterous in talk.
But he is honest.
He is also really bright, and people
who would make him out clown fire.
quently are themselves the ones to be
laughed at.
His chief weakness is his desire to
"show off," He seem to have very
strong feeling that he must show stran-
gers that he is we'll informed in all
things of the world, and that he is not
as green" as they think him.
He goes about this in way full of
figured indifference which is very
amusing.
But is not this same weakness seen
in people of the city, although not in
quite the same form?
His life is hard one and full of dis
couragements.
But it is also practically free from
worry and excitement. 1t il simple
life, but contains but little poetry, az
said before.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
Fall Care Of Shrubs.

It is mistake to let shrubs go with
out attention during the summer, and
growing season. Then it is that they
should be brought into good shape, for,
by watching them as growth is made,
one can see where pruning and train
ing is required, and the necessary work
can be done at just the time when it
will do the most good, for shrubs are
more tractable while forming branches
than they are afterward. If you allow
shrub to grow to suit itself all sum-
mer, and attempt to rectify what you
consider its mistake in fall, you will
find that great deal of summer
growth may have to be removed to
secure anything like symmetrical shape,
and of course these surplus branches
indicate good deal of summer growth
which has been wasted: so much of
the vitality of the plant as was taken
to produce them has been expended USE
lessly; proper attention at the proper
time would have thrown this energy
into the shrub.
But we must take things as we find
them, and fall finds most shrubs in
need of a judicious pruning, if we
would have them take on shapely
form. Therefore when getting ready
to give them the winter protection,
which most of them require to greater
OF lesser extent, give them good
pruning, and make them symmetrical.
It is we'll to do this before the coming
Of cold weather, so that the fresh cuts
on the limbs will have little chance
to heal or at least dry over before they
are laid down and covered.-Ebe1s u.
ReGJord, IN Ladies Home Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
A Minister'S Perquisites.

The perquisites of minister's life
are, as general thing, overestimated.
An old clergyman firmly believed this
who had received call to small
church from his lnucl, larger parish in
Massachusetts. A delegation from the
church was sent to urge him to accept
the call. He asked them what the
salary was They replied that it was
about six hundred dollars per year,
but that the people were very gener-
Gus, and were continually bringing in
things to the minister.
WELL" answered the old minister,
81 don't wish to offend you, but I must
positively decline. And now let me
give you bit of my experience. In
my younger days received call to a
small parish where, as in the case with
your people, they were very liberal. 1t
was their custom to always give the
minister ball of butter whenever they
churned, and a quarter Of veal when
they slaughtered. I accepted the call:
Things went along as they represented
during the first year. After that there
began to be falling off in their dona-
tons, until soon l received next to
nothing. I began to make inquiries.
One of my parishioners told me that [
gave perfect satisfaction, but the peo-
pie had begun to raise their calves.
And it has been my experience, con
tinued the old minister, "that donating
parishioners soon begin to raise their
calves"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
He Saw the Governor.

The train was within twenty miles
of Jefferson City when he turned
around in his seat and asked: "S'pose
the Gunner will be in Jefferson City 2"
Il guess SO"
"S'pose kin git to see him? Think
Mike Fanning'n let me in?"
II presume So"
well, I want to see him powerful
bad"
Anything wrong?"
"Well, calkerlate there is. NY son
Bill is in jail"
"That's bad. What for?"
eur shootin' at skule- teacher
who's bin and got corner on all the
cider in our county, and is holdin' on
fur a rise"
"And what do you want of the Gov
ernor?"
"Iwant Bill pardoned out, in course /:
but I'm kinder illustrated about how to
approach Gunner Francis. If he's
down on corners and likes cider and
carries revolver strapped to him, I'm
all right; but if he's sweet on edeca-
shun, down on pistols, and don't keer
a cent for apple-juice when he kin git
lager, then Bill can prepare to roost
behind them bars for the next three
yeers."
He saw the Governor. Bill will
continue to roost.-St Louis lag0.
ej11e
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22

crowd of excited engineers, firemen,
and brakemen. One of them spoke out
loudly, saying:
"Well, boys, am not rich, but I
have thirty-tiye cents left to help buy
q rope for that operator"
He did not know that Will was
standing within ten feet of him. Will
heard it. It was like knife-thrust.
He reeled and fell into my arms. lear
ried him across the street into a saloon
and soon revived him. The strain was
too much for him and he tainted away
twice before I could get him home.
His mind wandered. finally got him
to bed and gave him heavy dose of
choral. He gave way for few min
utes beneath the influence of the drug,
but he would wake and start from his
bed with a look of terror on his face.
"They can't hang me, can they? It
wasn't my fault There was no oper-
ator at W. I couldn't help that. )"
He kept on in this way until nearly
morning when he at last sank into o
deep sleep of exhaustion. He next APP
peared on the street at the end of three
weeks. He lefftt town the same day.
He was brave, though. To this day he
has never mentioned Maggie's name to
me. Will left D., and I met him
a year after in an eating house in a
large city far from D..
Il have never attempted train dis
patching since" he said to me.
Maggie married few years later
and also left D.. She never men,
toned Willis name in my presence after
that awful wreck the next day after
the skating contest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
Passes for Two.

81 want pass for myself and wife
to Chicago" proclaimed cattle-ship-
per as he entered freight office in
this city last evening.
Glow many cars Of stock?"
"Four." ...-
"Humph! that entities you to passes
for two persons. But they have to
ride in the caboose of the stock-train
and get out and feed and water the
animals"
"Can't take no other train?"
"Not any other. That'y why passes
are given to shippers-so they can
look after stock"
"Well," said the shipper with sigh,
you can make 'em out. Mirandy
won't be much stuck on the caboose,
but it's better than paying fare, and I
guess I'll rustic around the steers
alone. But you bet don't take her
around Chicago when I get there.
She's got to stay in the depot while ]
take in the sights. "-0n,aha World
Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22

A REMARKABLE air-waye of Jarnary
81 has attracted much attention from
meteorologists, who are still unable to
explain the phenomenon. At several
stations in Central Europe the ha1nm-
eter recorded sudden dip of about
four hundredths of an inch, followed by
corresponding rise u few minutes
later. DR. E. Hermann has traced
the disturbance from Pola to keihum,
separated by about five degrees Of Inti-
tude, the rate of translation between
these two places having been ahont
seventy one miles an hour. In an eaSt-
erly and westerly direction the disturb
ance was confined to narrow limits.
There was no earthquake ii Ea1ops. (.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
The Way Papa Opened the Door.

A friend of mine was visiting in the
family of a well-known Maine man
not long ago. A lovely faxen-haired
child of years, the pet of the family,
attempted to open door, which stuck.
She pulled and pulled, but could not
move it.
Oh i'll" they were astonished
to hear her say, as she gave supreme
tug and the door yielded.
"Why, what do you mean, Maud 2"
exclaimed the Mortified mamma.
"That's the way papa opens it, !"
said Maud, innocently. - e::::::ss..ssea
Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
In q new treatise on manures, M

In new treatise on manures, Mr..
A. B. Grifiths states that the process
of converting iron into Bessemer steel
results in the elimination of basic
Stag, containing from IA to 20 per cent.
of phosphoric acid. Reduced to an
impalpable powder, this Stag is valu-
able plant food; and as manure, the
$4,000 tons of the Stag obtained yearly
in England should produce at least
1000, 600 tons Of hay, or sufficient for
feeding 100000 head of cattle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-22
THE BUG AND THE LADY.

TIE DUG HND THE LADY.
A bug, having fallen into the meat
dish, was helped out by the lady of the
house.
"Thank you, kindly" said the bug,
as 1t stood up and wiped the grease off
it's chin.
"You are evidently laboring under a
misapprehension of the exieencies of
the occasion" answered the lady, who
was from Boston. 1T is my immediate
purpose to annihilate, extermi ate,
paralyze, and otherwise send you to
the great Not Yet" And she dropped
the bug into the fire.
MORAL.
Jails and penitentiaries are for the
benefit of the pnblic, not the criminals.
&C hicago Ledoer.