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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27
HORIZONTAL VIEW sWINGING TOWER

the tallest of earthly structures, and. as a
reference to tho illustration OF our arts t
will show. makes the great cathedrals of
Europe and the pyramids of Egypt appear
insignificant. while the famous Column of
July and the Opera House OF Paris become
veritable pigmies in comparison to its tow
ering height.
Great as is the elevation attained by this
wonderful structure. the cranSs OF Chicago
and the West propose to Guido the French
and fairly pierce the clouds.
Thew design to rival. ii not surpass. .heir
ancestors who furnished the plans and
specifications from which tho Tower OF
Babel was constructed. the only difference
being that in the modern instance tho "con-
fusion of tongues" seems 10 have ante
dated the beginning Of their work.
There is no scheme SO wild or extravaganza
that it does not find advocates. One man
gravely proposes to construct an arch thai
shall reach to al elevation of 1000 feet, ana
span the city for the distance of u mile or two
The proposition is to build it of wrought
iron. on the cantilever- bridge principle
Once in place. it could put the BROOKLYN
bridge into its vest pocket. and cause the
mythical Colossus OF Rhodes to turn green
with envy. The only trouble is the utter
impossihility of its construction.
Absurd as the scheme is, it finds numer-
GUS supporters. and war Of words is be.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

towers. Chicago has very tall bul
now. and. if the fair is located there
erect some veritable "sky-scrapers.
OF which a sketch is given. will be OF
ty-eight stories.
1t will be built of iron. and cont;
wood except what is used in the doc
windows. being in consequence abs!
fire. proof. It will be furnished witt
teen elevators. one for every two
above the second. which will stop
ceive passengers at no others than tn
they serve.
It will be $50 feet in height, cont
nearly 1000 rooms. and DO perfee
complete in all its appointments.
plans for this structure have been pre-
and whether or not the architect IS
classed with cranks romans to be So
10 Western eyes the greatest Gran
have thus far thrown down the gaunit|
entered the arena. are found III tiV
York Worlds fair committee, who y
locate the wonderous prize in their
politan city by looking wise and
secret meetings.
However. it is difficult to tell who]
Governor until after the election: Ne]
may come out victorious, and all ing
ish castles of the other cranks De-
according to the plans and speclhc]
If SO. as Cowper said OF his o"1
Gilpin, may be there to see.
DWIGHT Ball
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

point considerably higher than can be
renched in the Eit1el Tower.
In word: This will not only raise the
visitor to greater attitude. than the fam
Gus french tower. but give him a ride tina,
WI! make all previously constructed swings
parison. A' ~ 'oiA
The SWINGING tower will also serve ms q
means OF transporting people from one
portlon OF the grounds to another. Tho
modest inventor proposes to construct two
Q. tNem. one turning east and west, and the
other north and south. ~" VI
In the line of transporting people from
l'iilco TO place, the suggestion of an enor-
nous merry-go- round, something like a
mlle IN diameter. has been made. III is
proposed to have it on a level with the
ground and to be kept constantly in
motion. at SO low Il rate OF speed as to- en-
aDle people to step on and OF without dan
ger of injury. VAL
:, New York wants not only the World. g
Falr but the world itself. and a New Yorker
mas embodied the idea in "a design for a
gigantic emblematc statue. -
ne proposes to construct vast hollow
spni,ere. having y diameter Of 500 feet. This
hi!l DC suspended between two enormous
lowers 900 feet in height. with spacjous
te es and an approp late building on each
9A0o ''i restaurants drawing rooms, build.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27
jnnsos and elub-houses. or ot,.,

poses. Ut other lid
| The towers will be conno..
nous arches passing oye over 81 bj
E mo ana snrmounted by AN .' 9, susl
This will be $40 ieet high ia On obserl
45O feet long. 1t will ha r 40 leet vii
tors In the legs of the tow vaened BY
used Us a grand promana sowers, and
The globe will be- ran'n.
vators from a central snn eu oy eigl
center, and also by two ii IN port be|
tower. making sixteemo ~ IA each led
are built in the form Of III Az u Tho
itial of America. ~ she letter A
a n nm9 inferior RI OF the globo will, H.
IN; = nu tha r. OF cycloramic vie Ts' De , U
n lns INC landing OF Columbus re rep
oSher events in his career. .s an and !
world. w various countries
One of the most elaborate
an the schemes propossd an ana co
from New York, and is callsd 1t4lh III
Spiral Tower. e"''eo the Dr.
This is to DO 1000 feet in bo;,
m diameter dla at the base, tapnr rlgnt, 4
10 s25 feet at the top. 1t i IL ~ gr'
lattice work OF iron, as omen ~ pe bu
allow for the free passage Of IF .h Us pos
reducing to minimum tho 'ns Win
blowing down. uahger
inside the tower will be comet.
aouole spiral roadway e1tendin, ,' t
E - TO the observatory, or NJ. y. y,
the top. The grade of these nirpa latt'
ways VIII be but s feet in LOCO VIA whi.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

The improvement in arms now going
forward will deter nations from war,
not because their weapons are so dead
ly, but because it will cost too much
to use them. Krupp's new gun fires
two shots minute, each costing be-
tween 81 $50 and $1,000. A dozen or
two of these guns would bankrupt any
country in eight or ten battles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

ton, but human nature continuing to be.
from age to age, essentially the same, the
one above noted smacks strongly OF the
probable. and may safely be regarded as
founded in truth.
Beyond q doubt Father Noah was pes
tered" not only with scorners and ridicul-
ers, but by horde of men with ideas" on
the subject ofhewing timbers. boiling pitch.
picking oakum, setting sails. and Various
other important matters.
Had the Hebrew tongue possessed the
richness and adaptability Of our modern
English. he would no doubt have denomin-
ated them "cranks," and sent them of to
attend to their own affairs.
Like the poor. cranks are ever present
Some are erratic, and distorted mentally to
a fancied resemblance to the handle Of u
fanning-m mill. to which circumstance. and
the habit of blowing" the peculiar appll-
cation OF the word seems to have origin
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

CONNECTICUT has established sort
of dam commission" whose object is
to detect all unsafe dams and prevent
all others from being built unless the
plans show them to be perfectly SAFE
Connecticut has more dams in proper
tion to its size than any other State
Probably many of them are unsafe
and all are to be looked after.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

THIRTEEN years ago Benjamin Goble,
a fireman on the Erie Railroad. living
at Port Jervis, n Y, took !. drink
from the Mississippi River, and last
week he expelled from his stomach a
live Mississippi dogtish which meas
ured eighteen inches in lengthand had
head as large as an egg and fins four
inches long. He believes he swallowed
an infant doghsh at the time men
toned and that it has been alive in his
stomach ever since. Certain it is that
for many years he has had distress
in his stomach which at times was so
acute as to render the services of a
physician necessary. He was under
the care Of a physician when tie fish
was expelled.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

UNAcouA1NTED with the game birds
of this country, a newly arrived Ger
man living near. Scranton shot u barn
yard turkey under the impression that
it was Wild fowl. He took it home
and had it cooked, and was about to sit
down at the dinner table to eat it when
he was arrested foa killing his neigh
boris poultry.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

Swoop1NG down on weasel chick
enhawk at Manatawny carried the ami
NAL up, but before many minutes the
weasel planted its teeth in the birds
neck and killed it. The weasel was
not hurt by its fall to the ground.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

TRUMAN BARNES, of Three Oaks,
Mich, was in the attic of his house the
other day, "unbeknownst" to &llis wife.
He slipped and fell through the plas-
tering so that his legs-like those OF
the good fat duck" in the nursery
rhyme-"hung dangling down. Mrs.
Barnes thought the legs belonged to a
burglar and she grabbed than and
held on, meantime lifting up h4r voice
in agonizing yells for help. Tho neigh
bors came in, inspected the u p-stairs
end of the supposed burglar, an d all is
serene in that household once n bore.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

four votes. According to his own con-
fession the new legislator has been at
various times a hostler, peddler, q
tramp, a groceryman, q stableman, a
chairmaker. a combmaker, carpenter,
a blacksmith, q manufacturer, gam
bier, thief, large real estate dealer,
lawyer, and Il detective.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

ated. only in one particular. and are in
other regards we'll balanced men. With
some. fool ideas" prevail in tho main, while
your simon pure crank makes no pretense
of acting like the sane members of his
species.
The expectation of unusual events always
develops and brings to the front u large
crop of cranks.
The Worlds Fair, in commemoration of
the landing of Columbus, Will not be OPEN
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

The Picking Gazette, or Gazette Of
the Capital, as its name literally means,
appears in two editions, one written
and one printed, daily, with exception
of festival days. The written edition
appears on the day of the date the pa
per bears. The printed edition, which
has to be cut in wood, an operation
which takes considerable time, ap-
pears some weeks later. Only the
most important news is given in the
written edition, the other publishes it
quite fully.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

enable teams to be driven up and d.
a trot. This would make a drive of
four miles. or almost eight for the
trip.
The other spiral will be fer cars.
will be run on what is called the It
less screw" system, whatever that m
The cars are to be run once MINI
to attain quite high rate OF speed
observatory will be GOO feet higher til
loftiest point OF the Eiffel Tower, an
nearly three times the height of the
ington Monument.
The estimated cost OF this vast an,
structure is $4,000. OOO-a trifle when ;
Yorker is figuring. 1t is unnecess;
say that it Is proposed to make it y
nent institution.
But the tall structures sug sested "a
Worlds Fair are not all in tne mai
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

ed at Chicago for more than two years. but
notwithstanding this the tirstinstallment of
men bursting with great ideas has arrived.
and is proceeding to make the welkin fairly
ring with plans and schemes.
The inspiration OF the first batch seems
to have been drawn principally from the
Eifrel Tower. which, more than any other
feature of the Paris Exposition. has rivetcd
the attention not only of visitors to that
famous capital. but readers in all parts OF
the world as we'll.
This tower of iron fairly dwarfs our
monument to Washington, until recently
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

The smallest town in the world to
support newspaper is orlando, in Big
Bend County, Oregon. There are
three houses in town and eight inhabi-
tants-four men, three women and a
little girl. Yet the Neaus is published
everv week.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

SOME one suggests that New Mexico
be called New Grenada AS the alb
breviation OF this name would be IN.
G., it is not likely that the New Mexi-
cans will fall in with the suggestion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

Nor golden egg from a goose, but
gold quartz from ducks crop, is a
jamestown mans fortune. The duck
had been digging in gravel bank on
the mans farm. Now the farmer is
digging.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

GEN. BouLANGER, in London, re-
ceived an offer from an American of a
lucrative invitation to make a tour
through American cities, and ventilute
his ideas on the French republic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A YOUNG woman of Crescent City,
Cal, picked up a pebble on the beach
and sent it to a lapidary in San Fran
cisco. He pronounced it true en-
erald, worth $4,000.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

Two WAITER girls in a Rapid City.
IS. d. hotel took up claims near that
city some time ago and have built
houses, fenced their claims, raised
stock and crops, and at the same time
waited on the hungry boarders at the
hotel
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A STRANGE animal, supposed to be a
spotted leopard that has escaped from
show, is committing many depreda-
lions in the vicinity OF Scottdale, Ind,
and making night hideous with its
screams.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

PRINCE Louis NAPOLEON, son of
"Plon-Plon," and younger brother of
Prince Victor, has received his COM
mission as Major in the Russian army,
and will go on duty in the Caucasus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

AT Cincinnati a horse backed over
the bank and fell down declivity
of 100 feet, dragging his cart and
driver with him. The driver did not
get into the water, but the horse
plunged into the river and swan across
to Covington, detaching the vehicle
from him in midstream.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

CURTIS NICHOLAS, convicted of muir
in the second degree at Trenton, Mo-,
was sentenced to ninety-three years in
the penitentiary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A GROCER in Jersey City has been
complained Of to the County Board of
Health for selling burned potatoes.
The complainant alleged that such po-
tatoes are poisonous.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A QUEER decision by New Jersey
Justice of the Peace is reported. John
Wolf put stuffed wolf at the door to
represent his name. A dog destroyed
the sign, aud the Justice holds that, as
the stuffed wolf represented John
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

In Iceland there are no prisons, and
no officers answering to our policemen.
In 1874 it celebrated the one-thou-
sand anniversary of it's colonization,
and at the same time became independ-
ent of Denmark, though subject to the
King of Denmark as the head of the
Icelandic Government. Iceland's new
Government is thoroughly republican
in spirit, all citizens having equal
rights and perfect religious liberty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY is one
of the three surviving officers of the
garrison of Fort Sumter at the time of
its first bombardment.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

The use of nitro-glycerlne
of emergency instead OF aicoh
commended by an English I
A drop on the tongue rouses
man, and it may restore lie
of apparent death. as from 9
It has quickly relieved heada9
pains and asthma and sire
weak pulse in fevers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

inc fought over it. on the streets and in
such OF the newspapers as have columns
for the use Of cranks.
Absurd and grotesque as the colossal
arch idea is, an enterprisinC crank has seen
and gone it two better-that is. in arches
with a tower attachment calculated to OUT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

ROBERT BONNER makes a spirited
answer to his critics, who accuse him
of appropriating all the finest horse
flesh in the country and doing nothing
for the development of their speed.
He shows that about all the fast horses
that have come into his possession have
improved their records since he owned
them, and that he is doing about as
much for the turf in this country as
any man. Mr.. Bonner's critics have
evidently tackled the wrong man.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27
WORLDS FAIR CRANKS.
THE CRANK ANTEDATES THE FLOOD
AND ANNOYED NOAH.
Great Events Call Out Vast Numbers of
Them-The Forthcoming Columbian Ex-
position Has Already Had That Effect
Numerous Tall Towers Proposed.

Tradition tells us
that the father OF
Shem. Ham and
Japhet, while en-
gagged in construct
ing the ark which
was destined to
save alive not only
his own family but
representatives OF
all manner OF birds
and beasts as well,
was greatly an
noyed and hindered
in his mighty I'M
dertaking by the
suggestions an d
advice of friends,
who had given tho
m u I t er III u c h
t h O u e h t." and
knew lust exactly
what was wanted"
Traditions are not
very h ! g Il ! y es-
!tcemed in this pro-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

SOUTH AFRICAN farmers are greatly
annoyed by balloons. The animals kill
their sheep, rob their bee-hives, and
tear down fruit trees.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

MANY OF the brick houses erected in
England two hundred years ago are so
cemented together that the walls have
to be blown down with gunpowder
when the site is wanted for something
modern.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

REDHEADvILLE is the name of q
fourishing settlement of Otsego,
Mich. A family of Redheads gave the
place its auburn appellation.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A COMPANY interested in the propa-
cation of the buffalo has secured q
large tract of land in Utah, where q
herd of bison will soon be domiciled.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

A MAN in Sinner County, California,
who killed neighbours steer to save
his own family from starving, de-
clined counsel, pleaded guilty. and
was sentenced to one year in the State
Prison,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

LONDON was first lighted in 1414
with private lanterns. In 1876 the
lanterns we're increased to 1000, 900 in
number. In 1744 the first lighting
act was passed. In 1920 gas was gen
orally substituted for OIL
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

AMELIA b. EDWARDS, the English
authoress now lecturing in this coun-
try, carries scarabaus ring as a mas
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

FLORIDA produces crocodiles as well
as alligators, but they are harder to
capture, being more wary and "chuck
full" Of fight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

WILLIAM SpRAeuE, war Governor of
Rhode Island, and afterward United
States Senator, is now living in pow
erty. He was once worth $4,000, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

HENRY A. Cook, of Leominster,
Mass. who nominated himself to the
Legislature and informed his consti-
tucnts OF all the mean actions he had
ever done, has been elected by thirty
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

In an address to workingmen's or
ganization Mr.. Gladstone said recent
ly: ut is not extrayagant to say that
although there were but two million
people in the thirteen American
colonies at the time of the American
revolt, yet from among those two mil
lions of people there proceeded at that
epoch group of statesmen that might
defy the whole history Of the world to
beat them in any one state and at any
one period Of time. Such were the
consequences of a well-regulated and q
masculine freedom"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

MORE than twenty-five tons of paper
were used in printing the ballots for
the recent election in Massachusetts.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

Wolf, the dog is guilty of biting the
man, and his owner must pay s25
damages.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27
Too Much of a Good Thing

Scene-Otfce Of TIE DAILY q
lion.
Caller ito business manager.
terday 1 put an advertisement
paper for q servant.
Business Manager (blandly91,
sir. And what was the result!
Il had so many answers u !,
front steps were worn out ana I
pull broken. Will you pleas
them repaired:"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27
BY BLANK a. BLANK.

Ex.-Gov. HoADLEY's income from
his legal practice is said to be $780,
300 year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

WITHIN the past ten years the aspect
of Rome has considerably changed.
The old narrow winding streets are q
thing of the past, and are replaced by
large, wide thoroughfares. Blocks of
the old houses have been knocked down
and large modern palazzi have sprung
up in their stead. The narrow Corso
Of old times will soon be no more, as it
is gradually being widened by half
again its original width.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

GENERAL BouLANGER lives curious
life on the Island of Jersey. He spends
his time in reading history and talking
politics to his followers. He smokes q
vast number of cigarettes, and seems
inclined to disobey the commands of
his physicians regarding wine. He is
very pnnctilious as regards his dress,
and always dons an evening suit for
dinner.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

FRENCH musicians have decided
"Rail Columbia to be the real nation
al hymn of America. They conside
it the most dignitied of our national
tunes, and that is true enough, for
america" is borrowed from England
yankee Doodlee" is English and a
trivial affair to boot, while "The Star
Spangled Banner" was drinking song
originally-also English.