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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12
A LADY tourist in Florida secured the

A LADY tourist in Florida secured the
services of noted guide, who supplied
buggy, guns, and dogs, and after en-
joying good days sport though his as
sistancs, dismissed him at the hotel
with present of her card and the re-
mark: "Now I won't charge you any
thing for writing you up, giving you a
good advertisement in the papers North
that I correspond for, and in return you
must not charge me for the sport I have
had. like your dogs, and the shooting
was good" The poor guide was dunn
founded.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

A YOUNG man who lives in Garden
City, Kan, has claim in an adjoining
county and pays weekly visits to it.
On one of these visits he was awakened
by commotion around the house. The
building began to move slowly, and,
suspecting what was up, he lay still
until the peep O. day, when the movers
had proceeded several miles with him
and his house. Unlocking the door, he
stepped out and babe the marauders
good morning. OF course the situation
was an embarrassing one to the house,
stealers. They offered 800 in cash
and to replace the house on its founda-
ton if the owner would make no ar
rests. This offer was accepted, and the
claim-holder went back to town with his
800 cash, thinking it was apretty prof
table night after all.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

You've Walter, who owns one-six-
tenth of the London Times, has only
received ZIG in dividends for the year.
The usual profit annually divided among
the Times owners is upwards of $780,
mn
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

Ii HEN POI, the Jay Gould of China,
is not worth quite 30 much as first re-
ported. His wealth was estimated,
when he first arrived in New York the
other day, at $5O,OOO,OOO. This mistake
may have arisen from the difference in
the monetary unit of the two countries.
It takes 1900 Chinese coins to make
one American dollar, hence Chinaman
becomes millionaire when he acquires
1888, and he may be fifty times a
millionaire, as Lii Hen Poi is reported
to be, and only be worth $41, $50.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

SOUTHERN papers are discussing the
Utility of establishing negro reser-
ps .;on on the principle of the Indian
m .r;torv
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

r.vs.s man hauled 800 carloads of
,;rt IN one month, and the local editor
l.on;c,ed II $500 transfers Of real es-
.oto in one month.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

IT is o curious fact that science is get
ting such control of education that a
deep enthusiasm in research is being
wakened up among the youth of Amer
lea. During the last summer several
scientific research parties were made up
of boys to hunt fossils in our Western
Territories. These were headed by
competent teachers and guides. Others
are projected for the coming summer.
Geographical research, as we'll as
archaeological and geological, forms q
good field of work for our young folk.
A spirit of this sort awakened in the
rising generation is the best preventive
of vice and shiftlessness. All young
people of either sex should be furnished
with an outfit for some sort Of research
"a microscope, telescope, a botanic
case, or even Photographic apparatus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

Mrs. VAN DUzER, of Elberton, Ca,
has q great curiosity in the shape OF a
silver spoon that is 212 years old. This
spoon was made in France, by order OF
q gentleman of that country who had
six daughters, and to each he presented
spoon, with the request that they be
kept as relics and handed down from
generation to generation to the, eldest
laughter. Mrs. Van Duzer is its right
fn1 ;nheritor in her branch of the fam
;lv and is anxious to know If the de-
scendants from the other daughters
have as sacredly preserved their Keep
sakes. This spoon was made before
ANYTHING but pure silver was used' and
ia now half.worn away. 1t has never
haen in fire, and fortunately escaped
tho fingers of Butler during the war.
It's owner keeps it securely under lock
and kew, and in obedience to the re-
ouest of her ancient ancestor WILL on
her death, leave it to her eldest daugh'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

aR,rsT be the tie that binds, is not
,,o,;o1e1 to be an apostrophic to tight
lacing.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

~. wine trade of Oporto has been
=, - monopoly by the Portuguese
government.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

! hold her as tenderly in thy arms as she
neld and pressed against her generous,
throbbing heart the abandoned babe.
We seek no more"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

u. 1ovs of the United States forbid
=, ;mnortation of liquor into Alaska,
u. u. Juneau has twenty-five saloons in
ALL blast,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12
N00LL1 HORSE.
By PROF. DAVID SWING.

|HEN Mr.. Barnum was
standing by that "woolly
horse" Of artificial cover
ing he made the state
ment that "the people
love to be humbugged. "
He might have added
that, so fond are men of
delusion, they will play
great practical jokes upon
themselves rather than
not have ANYTHING of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12
OF THE TIMES.
o,,o,ce Selection Of Inter
. esting Items.

u,sH1NoToN correspondent states
"A Wv. one Senator smokes cigarettes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
CRATE FOR SHIPPING POULTRY.

high. For shipping by freight or long
distance make as follows: Five feet
six inches long, three feet wide and one
foot high for chickens. fowls and ducks;
for geese, fourteen inches high, and for
turkeys sixteen. The coop is divided
by partition across the middle. Use
posts two inches square for the corners
and middle. The Stats on each side
next to the bottom should be three feet
five inches long, the others at each end
three feet long. The five inches ex-
tension beyond the end of the coop is
to hold feed trough. The long Stats
and bottom boards are five feet six
inches long-all three-eighths of an
inch thick. The Stats are from two
and a-haf to three inches wide, free
from knots and straight-grained. A
V-shaped notch is cut in the projecting
ends of the lower Stats to hold the feed
trough outside of the coop. Put the
stats on the sides and ends, about two
inches apart; but closer on top, to pre-
vent the fowls from getting their heads
through. Make feed trough of two
pieces of board, four or five inches wide,
and the length of the coop with end
blocks in, and nail we'll in the notches
of the bottom end pieces and to the side
Stat. The best feed to use is cracked
corn thoroughly soaked, as it holds the
moisture and will not sour. The illus
tration shows the heavy style of coop
in perspective.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
ABOUT FOOTBALL.

Brains VIII Beat Brute Strength livery
Time If Given a Fair Chance.
What makes a good football player?'
is question asked over and over again.
Many are the answers given, but no
answer is correct that does not contain
the word pluck The same elements
that 20 to make up excellence in any of
the other field sports are requisite in
football: but while in certain of the
others that peculiar type of courage
called pluck is only required in a mod
crate degree, in football it is absolutely
Indispensable. Many man has said:
'.Oh. l am too small to play football;
couldn't get on the team" Such man
makes a mistake. Look at the records
of our players and see how full they are
of the names of small men. Whiting
ton, Cushing, Harding, Hodge, BeecheI
and twenty others have played weigh
ing under hundred and forty, Nor has
it been that their deeds have been re
mem bered because performed by such
small men. These men made points as
well as regulations. There is a place
on the football field for man, no mat.
ter what he weighs.
This brings us to another quality: the
brains of team. The team is the best
which has the most brains. Football
is. even now, an undeveloped sport.
There is room for an almost infinite
number of as yet unthought of plays.
Every season brings forward many new
ones. If player wishes to devote
little of his spare time to fascinating
amusement, let him take pencil and
I'D ,o1a L.. 81
evening, and try them the next day.
He will soon find that he is bringing
out not only new but successful plays.
Some think that the captain of the
varsity team is the only one who has an
opportunity to try this; but if two or
three on the scrub side will make the
attempt they will find that a varsity
team is no more proof against a new
scheme than the veriest scrub team in
existence. In fact, oftentimes the
varsity players are SO sublime in their
own consciousness of superiority that
they are the simplest men on the field to
lead into traps, and defeat by little
exercise of ingenuity. If a boy at
school isn't on the first team, he can get
together few men of the second team
and have the satisfaction of actually
showing his betters how to play.
play not for gain but SPORT" is
thoroughly sound; but it means play
honestly and hard, not listlessly, and
make it your sport to win. Then if you
lose, put good face on it, but go home
and think out a way to win next time.
Brains will beat brute strength every
time if you give them fair play.
Endurance is another element of sue
cess. Plenty of dash when it is neces-
sary, but behind it there must be the
steady, even, staying qualities. For
these, good training is chiefly respon-
sible; because, although natural endur-
ance does exist in some men, it is not
common, while the endurance of we'll
trained men is thing that can be relied
upon with confidence.-Walter Camp, in
St. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
REPORTED FROM MAINE.
Wonderful Growth of Cane-A Huma
Pin-Cushton-Maroon

Wonderful Growth of q Cane-A HumaL
Observation-Disclosures
On the farm of Captain Isaac Green,
in the town of Surrey, there stands big
tree which had a peculiar origin. In
1912 Captain Green's grandfather attend
ed court at Castine, and, on departing
for home, he cut switch from willow
tree to use as cane, the journey being
made on foot. On arriving at his home
Grandfather Green stuck his little will
low switch into the ground, where the
soil was soft and spongy, and thought
nothing more of it. The twig took root,
however, and was soon growing vigor
ously. To-day the walking stick of
1912 is tree measuring 20 feet around
the trunk, having limbs that girt T. 8,
9and 10 feet and extending it's branches
in circle IS feet in diameter. 1t is
still a vigorous tree, and will doubtless
stand for many decades to come.
Israel Kinney, Of Fort Fairfield,
Aroostook County, is the father of TWEEN
one children, seventeen of whom are Hv-
ing. Mr.. Kinney is strong and hearty
at the age of seventy-five, can do a good
days work, and thinks nothing of TAX
ing twenty-mile tramp to visit some of
his children in another town.
The town of Corinth, Penobscot Coun-
ty, is proud in the possession of a young
man who may truly be called a human
pincushion. The remarkable Corinth-
ian sticks pins and needles all through
his flesh and jabS horseshoe nails into his
breast without apparent pain. He also
sticks needles through his chest and
pulls them out of his mouth. He does
this sort of thing ''for the fun of it,
and never saw a dime museum in his
life.
1t is rather novelty for a man to be
marooned in this part of the world, but
such misfortune befell a Gardiner man
the other day in the heart of Kennebec
County. The man in question was en-
ployed in the mills at Winthrop. and,
wishing to cross Lake Cobbossecontee,
he hired a couple of Frenchmen to carry
him over. The boatmen were both
drunk, and set their passenger ashore
on an island instead of on the main
land. The unfortunate mans shouts
for help when he discovered his situa-
ton were of no avail, and he was
obliged to pass three days and four
nights on the island, which is uninhabit-
ed and covered with a thick forest. He
broke into summer cottage and found
a few crackers, onions and potatoes
enough to last him one day. The other
two days he went hungry. On the fourth
day he raised his coat on a tall tree as a
signal. which, luckily, was seen from
the mainland, and he was rescued very
hungry and mad enough to eat drunken
Frenchmen on toast.-Bangor (Me.) Let
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
ORCHARD HINTS.
How to Take Care of the Young Trees
Nursery Treatment.

How to Take Care of the Young Trees
Nursery Treatment.
The growth of highly-cultivated
nursery tree Is rapid because the fiber
is quickly built up and is of succulent
character. Such trees are tender, and
while in the nursery need protection.
In high ATTITUDES this can be accom-
plished by planting rows of trees four
to five feet apart, using heavy pillow to
bank them up two feet high on the ap-
proach of winter. Where higher bank
ing is needed it can easily be done with
a hoe or rake and all but the top
branches of one and two-year apple
trees can be perfectly protected if they
are headed low. Where the tips of the
branches are injured they can be cut
back without injuring the shape of the
young tree. OF course the banks of
earth must be leveled in the spring.
When three years old the trees can be
heeled in ready for spring sales.
Transplanting into the orchard checks
the growth, ripens and hardens the
wood, placing the tree in position to
withstand lower temperature than
while in the nursery. The buds of
peach trees can be covered with the
pillow the first season, and uncovered in
the spring. These will be ready to set
the following fall or to winter in the
cellar. Cherries can be managed the
same as peaches until one year old, and
if it be desirable to retain them until
two years old they can be banked with
the pillow the same as with two-year-old
apples. This same treatment is appli-
cable to tender shrubs, roses and out
door plants. Where trees are wintered
in a cellar it is not desirable to keep
them too warm. Zero weather will do
no harm to such trees. More are harmed
by not enough cold than by too much
where protected by cellar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
Making an Orchard.

Do not select too many varieties. For
;he West none of us need to be told that
the varieties that do even fairly we'll
are not great. If there is variety that
for several years has done well in your
immediate vicinity take it. Perhaps it
may be somewhat inferior. But take
it. The Ben Davis is not the best of
apples. but many an apple grower sticks
to it because it often does better than a
better variety Winter apples are pref
cradle to fall or summer. That Is
to say, it il better to have more
of them than fall or summer varieties.
Early apples. however, are profitable to
grow. Any thing that is early on the
farm usually brings good price. But
the main dependence in apple growing
arc the winter varieties. Western
Rsaral - 4syf
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Copper wire and copper tacks al
ways kept on hand, will be found very
convenient for various repairs. Copper
is more substantial and durable than
Irvine. and more pliable than stiff iron
wire.
A handsome. bold pattern worked
across the upper part is the latest style
of decoration for curtains and portieres,
which should be only broad enough to
stretch easily and somewhat slack
across the window, without any pro-
nc-nced folds. In hanging portieres
catch back one side with a chain and let
the other hang in straight folds.
-Sprains are among the most severe
accidents to which we are liable. When
a joint is sprained swelling comes on
gradually. In dislocation the swelling
and loss of motion of the joint happens
Immediately after the accident. A
sprained limb should be kept perfectly
quiet. To prevent Inflammation, use
poultices of wormwood, hops or tansy.
Swiss Pudding: Fill a buttered dish
with alternate layers of finely-grated
bread crumbs, and pared and sliced ap-
pies. Sweeten and season to taste, and
through the pudding. with few on
top. The undermost and the top layers
should be of bread crumbs. Bake in
moderate oven, and serve with either
wine or hard sauce.
Turkey and Poached Eggs: Chop
cold roast turkey meat fine with very
small onion, put what gravy there is in
to stew pan with small piece of but
ter, add the meat, and heat very hot
over the fire; poach enough eggs to al
low one for each person to be served;
turn the meat into the center of hot
platter; place the eggs around the edge
and serve together. The onion can be
omitted and celery used if preferable.
Bottles can be cleaned more effect
ually and quicker with bird gravel than
in any other way. Fill the bottle one
quarter full of water and add about a
tablespoonful of gravel. A brisk shak-
ing will leave it perfectly transparent.
The contents can be easily transferred
to another bottle by placing the mouth
of the two together, inverting the full
one and shaking up and down for mo-
ment.
Indian Griddle Cakes: One-half
pint of corn-meal, one-half pint of flour,
one pint of boiling water, three-fourths
pint of cold milk, one teaspoonful of
baking powder, the same of salt, and
two eggs. Pour the boiling water on the
meal, salt and sugar, then beat thor
oughly and add the milk. Let this MKT
ure become cold, then add the -four,
with baking powder sifted in it, and
last, the eggs we'll beaten. Fry in
small cakes, and be sure to cook thor.
ouphlv-NaW ENGLAND Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
Automatic voting booths.

A Rochester On. Y man has invent
ed voting machine. The chief points
about it is that it provides a private
booth in which but one man is admitted
at time. and which can not be entered
by another until the one who has gone
in to vote leaves the booth, his exit un-
locking the entrance door so as to admit
the next voter. The booth is five feet
square and seven and half feet high.
This is divided by an upright quarter
inch steel partition, thus making mar
row private compartment one foot by
five feet for the concealment and secur-
ity of tee mechanism and counting reg
listers, thus. leaving separate private
room or iyoters, compartment feet
by five hicsxo Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

William the Fidget is what the
German Emperor has been dubbed in
London.
Scottish newspapers recently adver-
tised to be sold the house which Sir
Walter Scott made his home for ten
years in Ashestill, on the bank of the
Tweed
There have just been published Of
fetal figures showing that during the
past four years there have been l, 240. 007
marriages in Japan, and 46S, 5S7 couples
divorced.
Empress Frederick and her sister,
Princess Alice, German papers assert,
regularly reported to their mother,
Queen Victoria, the secrets of Germany's
diplomatic and military operations dur
ing 1870.
The Shah of Persia has scattered
decorations broadcast over Europe. A
premiere danseuse recently appeared on
Vienna stage wearing the ribbon of
the Lion and the Sun, the gift of the
King of Kings"
king Leopold of Belgium is not on
the sworn enemy of tobacco, but he is
etarian, dislikes music, and is the
Qent of other eccentricities.
Nse IS an aversion to wearing
the open air, as he believes
N of the wind on the head is
7 beneficial
The Psychical Society in England
is discussing the curious question
whether, when you have taken
haunted" house and no ghosts appear,
you can sue the landlord for breach of
oil ho no odd hnnSoSS
that have been taken by the society.
not one has yet produced the shadow of
ghost.
Chill has now large gallery for art
exhibitions, museum and the Begin
ming of a second. The Gillian Govern
ment has begun to give annual supplies
to maintain these establishments, has
continued a direction des beauX arts"
like that of France, and helped to start
periodical devoted to fine arts.
1t was noticed at the Paris EXPOSE
ton how rapidly two-wheeled vehicles
in France are supplanting four-wheel-
ers. There were 100000 four-whceled
and 500, 900 two-wheeled vehicles in the
country in 1874. The number of the
latter is now 1,1OO 900, while that Of
the more aristocratic conveyances re-
mains just what it was fifteen years ago.
Foot ball arouses tremendous popu-
lar interest in England. When the
London and Midlands fifteen went down
to play the West of England the other
day, they were met by a local band, a
torchlight procession and the entire
population of Weston-super-mare where
the game was playd, London winning.
1t is curious fact that the fine old
Seventy-ninth Regiment of Cameron
Highlanders, which is stationed at Bal
moral during Queen Victoria's residence
in Scotland, does not contain a single
man in the corps whose name is Cam
eron. On the other hand, there are no
less than $50 Macdonalds in the ranks.
In order to appreciate the ludicrous side
of this state of affairs it should be add
ed that the Highland clans of Cameron
and Macdonald have been on terms of
bitter enmity for several centuries.