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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
A ST. LOUIS ARREST.

ings such irrelevant remarks as "an-
other hot whiskee for the coort," and
other holdings and findings of the
court which have been used in Chicago
and other cities as presidents in cases
OF like character, to the great elevation
OF the bench and bar.
He was Justice who introduced into
his administration style of fine which
has been frequently adopted by young
and struggling Justices Of the Peace
elsewhere For instance, two Offend
ers are up before him for assault and
battery, or something OF that kind, and
the court is trying to discover which is
the offending party. After hearing the
testimony and overriding most Of it,
l, felrlng from time to time to his tin
source OF information, he looks up at
the ventilator and says: "lle court
finds you guilty and assesses YOU tin
dollars and trinmins, together with
the remark that You will stand com
lnltted until the whole thing is fully
paid"
Then one of the men saws timidlv I.
But, your Honor, L have no monei. :"
"Sit down! sit down, YOU relieved
study in rum" said the court, "and
shut up your chaotic face. I'm talking
to the other man."
On Eoard steamboat the other even
ing a strange thing occurred. It has
nothing to do with anything else, and
do not put it in here in order to teach
a valuable lesson. It is just simple
unchronicled fact.
A shy young man decided to abandon
venerable pair of trousers to it's fate,
having just secured new pair as he
went on the boat. So he said to him
self, I will just drop them out of my
cabin window into the remorseless tide,
and all will be buried in the great,
calm bosom of the old parent of wat
ers. He rolled them up carefully and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
Nothing but a Rich American.

Mrs. Robinson Brown-Jones (when
the last wedding guest had departed)-
Well, it's all over, and it is such a re
lief to have Jeanne so fortunately mar
ried.
Mr.. Robinson Brown-Jones-I'm
glad the fuss is through at last, and
I'm agreeably disappointed that Jane,
with all the nonsense you have put in
her head, has married SO fine fellow
even if he is an Englishman.
Mrs. Robinson Brown Jones An
Englishman, forsooth! You seem to
forget your daughter has married the
youngest son of duke.
Mr.. Robinson Brown-Jones-I ought
not to, indeed, for have had that fact
served with every meal for the last
three months.
A fortnight later: Jeanne (the bride,
bursting into her parents home)-Oh,
ma, and pa, too, take me home again
I'm ruined I'm ruined!
Mr. and Mss Robinson Brown-Jone
| Tin great alarm)-What!
JeanneAThat man has betrayed me
under false pretenses (Weeps wildly.
Mr.. Robinson Brown Jones (purple
with excitement)-The scoundrel! He
shall answer for this with his life.
Speak, Jane-has he confessed to have
been married before?
Mrs. Robinson Brown-Jones (recov.
ering herself)-Oh, calm yourself, Oba.
Fdiah, it may be morganatic marriage
you know kings make them and
probably dukes-they don't count al
all.
Jeanne (stihing her sobs)-Oh, if i,
were merely bigamy, it would be moth
ing. I could go on the stage, you know
but it is so much worse than that
Gals to weeping again.
Mrs. Robinson Brown-Jones- Oh
what is it, Jeanne?
Mr.. Robinson Brown-J ones-Tell us
the truth, girl, how has he deceived
you?
Jeanne (gasping)-He is not (sob)
Sob dukes son (sob); he is not ever
(sob), (sob) an Englishmap (sob), (sob)
sob. He is nothing (sob) but ricl
American (sob), bound to win me
(Sobs ad intinitum.)
Mrs. Robinson Brown-Jones (open
ing her arms)-My stricken dove, com,
to me. You are indeed ruined and S,
are we. Duet of stormy grief
Mr.. Robinson Brown-Jones (after
moments contemplative pause)-Ant
this is my wife and my daughter!-
| EnOcL
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

fainting passengers looked the other
way, he pulled out the now collapsed
trousers and found on the inside of the
Swaistband the name of the owner, also
the leg and waist measurement, to-
gether with the name of St. Louis
tailor. Then they began to hunt over
the boat and in the dregs of the river
for the man who had occupied the
trousers aforetime, and that shy young
mans name was in every mouth and
he didn't dare to come down for his
breakfast, and his jet black mustache,
which could be distinctly seen when he
left st. Louis, from fright turned
around and went back again.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

EXPERIMENTS are, it is stated, being
made on the Prussian railways with
axle-boxes in which the bearing sur
face consists of sheets of vegetable
parchment set on edge, and strongly
compressed together. The fabrication
of these bearings is said to be very
perfect, as, owing to the capillary at
traction between the different sheets,
the whole becomes thoroughly sat
urated with OIL
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
The Atlantic Record.

The steamships have not ye'
with the Atlantic record. Ba
proof of the pudding is not NJ
the eating than that of the shl,
actual sailing or steaming. y
built, SO far as appe ared, exactly
have shown wide diff. renee IN
The newer craft will illustr's
question of the double screw
principle has been successful II
plication to smaller boats on rive
in harbors. II it works we'll IL.
water it will largely revolution
rine construction" So, as iar
romance of the wet sheet az ~
FLOWING sea" and the "wind IN
lows fast" sinks below the oceaI,
zon, science renews the charm aA1
tery.-Bvoohly,1 Eagle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

A WOMAN near Ventura, Cal, recent
ly made 100000 in land speculation.
This fred her with ambition to get up
a special "boom" and make million,
if possible. So she chartered train
from San Francisco, 600 miles away,
gave free ride, free lunch, and free
music to all who would come, and held
big SALE But, though the train was
crowded from San Francisco, no one
would buy, and instead of making a
fortune she lost $4,000.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

THE Prince of Wales will go to Ber-
lin in the spring to pay a formal visit
to the German Emperor in his mill
tary capacity as Colonel of the Butcher
Hussars. The meeting between Col.
Guelph and his superior officer will
doubtless be an atfectionate one,
though the usual OSCILLATION will prob
ably be omitted.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

Mrs. GEN. S1BLEY, at her home in
Fredericksburg, Va, fell dead when
she heard that Congress had post
poned her claim for money due as roy
atty on the Sibley tent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

A PERFECTLY intact tomb was dis
covered at we'll in Rome lately, and
Signor Lanciani, the well-known Ro-
man archaologist, at once proceeded
to inspect it. It contains nineteen
vases. They are of rather common
pattern, with the exception of three,
which have red and white decorations
on black background.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
altogether the political field in Ohio is
q good deal narrowed up.

FAIRLY we'll settled in life, Valerie,
Archduchess of Austria, and Franz
Salvador, Archduke and half-brother
of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, will
be when they get married. The brides
fortune is round $1,000, 900, Parlia-
ment adds $25O,OoO, and papa Francis
Joseph gives $4,000 year as long
as they live.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

Mrs. JOHN CROSBY BROWN, of New
York, has presented her collection of
musical instruments to the New York
Metropolitan Museum. The collection
contains 266 specimens, and is esti-
mated as worth $4,000. 1t contains
all sorts of instruments known both in
ancient and modern times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

A FLORIDA correspondent says that
Mrs. Jeanette Halford. daughter OF
the Presidents Private Secretary, is q
thoroughly live American girl. She is
at present sojourning with her mother
at Orlando, Fla, and can frequently
be seen seated upon load of hay and
handling the reins over a team OF
frisky mules.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
Gas for Balloons,

In the new method for obtaining gas
for balloons the hydrogen is gotten by
heating slaked lime and powdered
zinc, to be incloaad in the cartridges
for safe transportation; by heating
this cartridge in an apparatus pro-
vided for the purpose, hydrogen gas is
obtained in sufficient Quantities to in
fate an ordinary military balloon in
three hours.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

Mr.. CAsHAN cRED1r-I can't eoo ~.
t1mes nave improved any since the
eiectlon. Mrs. C.-Well, I can: times
have improved great deal with rnn
you used to come home at !; in ths
morning: now you get in about 9 or 10
every night, straight gain Of s;v Nv
hours. You can't expect to make hst.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
Ri til Of New Plant Spe

The plants recently collecte,.
Christmas Island by the Ens ~
miralty prove to be closely ~ !;
those OF Java. Yet their isola',
had the effect of making then;
unlike their Java congeners'
not sufficiently different to De D. !
cally distinguished. In TINS I
alteration Mr.. w. T. Thlsel'. y,
sees "a manifest case OF nas'''
cies."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

A REPUTABLE author says that the
skull of John Theach, known as
Blackboard" the Virginia pirate of
171S, is in the possession of Virginia
family, in the form of a silver-rimmed
drinking cup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
Oriental Geography.

An ignorant man, especially
has placed him in u position of
is always conceited. Taken as !,
Oriental rulers are the most igl
men in the world, and the Suit
Morocco is no better or no wors
his brethren.
Talking one day with a Frene
who dwelt on the frontier be
Morocco and Algeria. the s
wished to he exactly informed
the position Of the frontier line.
To explain it the Frenchmal
before him a map, with the nan
the places and water-courses N
in Arabic.
The Sultan was amazed at the
of this map, such as he had neve
before. However, not wishing ID
Inundated, he said to the Frencl
ooh! 1 have a map, too. }
it is better than yours, for that ND
And he signed to his chambs
who left the room and returned
long, narrow box. Out OF this NJ
a stick covered with linen, strs
over ribs, which, when opened
formed terrestrial globe, the
being the axis. On this globe M
was about as large as your little
nail.
II was obliged to make the \
it." said the Sultan, pointing sal
the tiny space his dominions ocd
on the face OF the earth. II az
learned man to make me a glo'|
this, with one side of it hlIi
Morocco and the rest Of the ~o1
the other, but he could not do II
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

COLONEL ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD, of
New York, has just paid 5000 for
some Broadway and Fulton street prop
erty, wherein he will erect a great
building for the Mail and Express.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

EDITOR RICHARD SMITH in his Toledo
Commercial virtually serves notice
upon Gov Foraker that Ohio has had
enough of him. Editor Bickham of
the Dayton Journal responds By nomi-
mating the Governor for a third term.
Other journals are taking sides, and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

THERE are about 10000 lacemakers
in Normandy, and in all France there
are nearly 100000 women engaged in
this industry.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

The Irish sculptress, Miss Mary
Redmond, who has been studying for
three years in Italy, has returned to
Dublin. Although little over twenty.
her work is much admired, and she is
overwhelmed with orders, among them
one for bust of Gladstone.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

CAPT. BEN RICHARDSON, of Harlem,
N. Y, owner of coach once belonging
to George Washington, is dead. He
was '49er. Every Fourth Of July
and on Washingtons Birthday Capt.
Richardson would drive about the
streets of Harlem in that ancient We
hicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

Mrs. JAMES DAVIS, of Youngstown,
Ohio, has had her tongue entirely ex-
Etirpated, the operation being rendered
necessary by cancer. It is thought
she will recover.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

Mrs. WINDOW was an extremely pop
ular woman in Washington society, and
has many friends in that city. Mrs.
Window is a woman with grown chill
dren, who is still young, whose face is
full of gentleness, and whose manner
is so kind and cordial as to have saved
her from all criticism.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
BILL NYE IN ST. LOUIS.
It L. Doing a Man Service There to Lock
Him Up-An Exciting Episode Involving
the Fate of q Pair of Trousers.

CT. LOUIS is
,>the only city ]
ohave ever visit
ed where it seemed
like paying a man
q delicate tribute
to arr st him.
When you are ar
rested in st. Louis
you do not go re-
1uctantly to the
nearest station by
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

JOHN JACOB AsToR is called the rich
est man in New York to-day, his for
tune, which is mainly in real estate,
being estimated at S1OO,OOO,OOO. He
is about 20 years of age and widower.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

IT is asserted that nearly all the
idols now worshiped in India are of
English manufacture. John Bulls
principle would seem to be, "Let
me but make the idols of a coun-
try and I care not who makes its re-
lirion."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR of Wales,
better known as collars and Cuffs" is
the sprig Of royalty likely to be sent to
Canada in the hope of weaving our
northern neighbors from their growing
affection for the United States.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

FASHIONABLE ladies' with IL
able daughters on hand o''s ,p
good architects. They are so =. ~
~ practiced i'll Designing -"
Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

VINCENT Copy has recently sent SIS
to the Parnell fund through the New
York Tribune. He is life prisoner
at Sing Sing, where he has been incar-
cerated for twenty two years for killing
John R. Livingston in 1867. The
money sent by Cody to the Parnell
fund was from few dollars which he
put in the bank after his sentence to
pay his funeral expenses when he dies,
and from the accumulated interest he
has contributed to worthy objects from
time to time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

The oldest sovereign is Pope Leo
Kill, 70 years; the youngest, the
King of Spain, not yet 8.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS.
THE LONG EVENINGS.

A RGE fami-
lies require
large hous SEES
and also large
roonls-thatis is.
providing t he
m e a n 8 al e
availab BILE for
const ructing
them. If the
paren is of q
large family
can afford a
room, comfort
able in all its
appointment t 9,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

A COMMITTEE of artists, chosen by
the National Academy Of Design and
the Association of American Artists, is
engaged in New York in selecting the
pictures to be sent to the Paris Exhi-
bition. Those already accepted num-
Der 100. The committee is a good one,
and there is reason to believe that the
representation OF American art will be
more worthy than any heretofore sent
to an international exhibition. The
names Of only few Of the pictures
selected have been published. East
man johnson will be represented by
that fine portrait group which he calls
"The Funding Bills" w. 7. Richards
by after the Storm" the magnificent
marine exhibited year or two ago;
Hovenden by his head of John Brown,
and other leading painters by cor
respondingly important work.
PRESIDENT HARRISON travelled all
the way to Washington in palace
car, sumptuously adorned and provid-
ed with all the appliances and COM
forts Of bed and board to be found in
the most luxuriant home. At every
stage of his journey he had the advan-
tage of telephone and telegraph, and
the trip occupied only a few hours.
His grandfather had to make one stage
of his journey by river boats and the
remainder in numbering stage coach.
The telegraph and telephone were I'M
known. 1t took several days in one
section of the country to learn what
was going on in the other. Not mile
Of railroad had been laid at that time.
unless it were some little local affair in
New England. Fourteen long days he
was upon the journey which his grand
son made in almost as many hours.
Even the news of his illness did not
reach the wife, who was left behind to
arrange some matters at the old home.
stead, until he was dead.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05

JOHN SMITH murdered man near
Louisville July IA, 1867, and was SEN
fenced to be hanged June 3, 1870. He
escaped from Jail and went to Austria
liza, where he went into the sheep bust
ness and became wealthy. Recently
his desire to revisit his native land
overcame his fear Of punishment and
he stealthily returned. He has been
located in Arkansas and will probably
yet be called upon to pay the long de-
ferred penalty of his crime.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
nv al ,ANK 4 BLANK.
The veterans of che late war are dying
at the rate Of 600 agar.

N1NE-TENTHs of tie telegraphic err
rors are attributed to poor hand
writing,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
BORROWERS.
BIZ JEFF1E FoRBusH HAx.,

By 'EFr1E rokBusH nAsAsosD
q :: ! :; Il 6; & j. :;
#! H. "a: 4: i: i;
EEa..I{Gk for you will iIG'
nlIIu nEN& knowled DO
s31s:r@eE when Won a. a.
hurry it is no tritiing task to s srs
to the store for such small art ;nI
sugar, tea and eggs, when Won MY
your next-door neighbor, Mrs, - "
ways has a goodly supply, and Wv ="
easily borrow what you are in n no'
To be sure, you sent over anI 1
rowed some starch of her onln
morning. and you are conscious !
fact that Mrs. w. has never borr'
so much as pin of you; but no'
ter, run right over and get .,
sugar. Take the largest cup vow
in the house, and when you re s
sugar = if you ever do-seleo,
smallest cup you can find. and
fill it very full, for fear you will
some.
Then, while you are getting ri
gar, don't forget to ask for her|
irons. for you know you will wal
iron tomorrow and will need \
OF course. you have tiatirons Of
own, but you like Mrs. WIS the
for they are much larger and 4
quentlv will hold the heat longer
while there, if you think of any,
else you want, don't have ann
scientious scruples about asking
Mrs. w. is such a pleasant yd
and SO obliging. No doubt she1
siders it great privilege to lend
her things, and when they are
out she can easily replace them
viding, of course, she has h
enough to do so, and if she hasn't ]
ought to have.
You forget that you have
known her three weeks, and YOU
glad she moved next door, for: 4
such an accommodating soul.
You will be utterly dumfod
when you look out OF the windol
Of these fine mornings and find
w. is moving out. What can B
matter? You rush right over ad
her why she is going away, AMI
her how dreadfully you will mis-
etc. Perhaps she will tell you til
sewer-gas in the house.
This sounds rather improbabl
you take into consideration thj
that the houses in your block I'D
been built within the past veal
you don't.
Six months later you are cont
that there must be sewer-gas i
house, or something equally as
trous; for, although many familiel
moved into it, none have ren|
more than few weeks, and the
is always to rent; likewise the
the other side of yo.1. So, being
impressed with the idea that
"sewer-gas," you Immediately
yourself.
Let me tell you, my friend, sew
had nothing to do with these
being empty; it was because
what is the use? You would d
Geve me; so, rather than gel
trouble, I refuse to explain furtl
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-28
HERE ANp THERE

This is the season for Matching
the bantam chicks If you wish them
to be as small as possible.
As soon as the peach and pear
crops are of cultivate among the trees
to kill out the grass and weeds. in
order to save labor next season.
Next month lawn grass seed may
be sown for the spring crop Of lawn
grass. Spade the ground we'll and
rake the seed in, but cover very
lightly.
Ass soon as the sweet corn becomes
too hard for family use the stalks
should be cut down, as the fodder is
then in the best possible condition for
stock. Ff
horticulture is nothing more than
intensive egriculture CuItivating the
soil and raising fruits was probably
the first occupation our ancestors had
any thing to do with.
1T is wild claim to make for any
breed that they lay the largest. rich-
est. the most and best eggs. Each
breed has good merits, but none can
really make and hold this claim.
II a SOW is we'll matursd beforo
being bred she win not only prove Z
better breeder. but viii bring q MUCK
bettOr quality Of pigs, for early breed.
ingof the soWa pauses weakness i ihs
pigs