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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

Any other time he would have been in
the seventh heaven of bliss at the way
things had turned out, but now he
wished he was in the other direction,
I wouldn't let that Anticipated Ed
Wilder see me in this fix for two farms,
he said. And then he grabbed his
trousers and was preparing to wiggle
into them when wagon drove up and
little dog parked and iboy held pair
of new boots in one hand and pair of
socks in the other just as the widow
came out.
Here's your boots and socks, Mr..
Smollett, what you left on the bridge
when you was in swimming just now,
said the boy.
"You're mistaken, sir. They're not
mine. said the Major.
"Why, amt you the man that had the
race after the horse down at the creek
just now?' ask the boy.
No, sir, I'm not, and you'd better
attend to your own business 1t nearly
broke his heart to lose those new boots,
but it could not be helped. Then he
said to Annie, as she was getting the
buggy:
Pick up those lines, please. This
fidgety colt is forever switching them
out of my hands, She did SO, and he
pulled one corner of the robe carefully
down so she could get in, and she set
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
.ON7ENTMENT.
iY Il. nuE1.1

Dfccenes before bis tab, had but one wish you
know;
What he who stopped tho suns warm rays upon
his way would 90;
THUS everilole betweon and TINT bright orb
of day
DISTINCTIONS stand; and though king, we wish
hi..l on his way.
9le quaint philosopher made known, in that rude
speech Of his
That nothing long will charm US, not cen a
tnonarchs phil"
Il ii Interrupts our highest thought, our souls
most earnest reaching,
And the lesson thnt tho cynic tnught is still
well worth the touching
ghe world has moved along since then and time
is filing spaces,
Eut still one needs a lantern hero if honesty
ne traces;
And If ne stand nside, alone, and oft in secret
lx!uses
Upon the problems lifo Irosonts what untold
thought lie uses!
Eor there is not on nll this earth thing too
small CT mean,
10 cove. nj, the human SOUL which God alone
has seen.
Were not this soul immortal what sorrow for
the sage
Who weeks i'll vain for truth and right on this
roagh pilgrinlasol
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
,,opr Tu.1y THEY MEANT.

Probably nothing in the nature OF a
practical joke was ever eXcusable, be-
cause whoever invents OF perpetrates
such joke has no other purpose than
to make merriment by rendering some
one else ridiculous OF uncomfortable.
Such Jokes belong to coarse minds, and
to rude and impolite state OF society.
There is such thing, however, as
turning to proper and deserved rldicule
an exaggerated orpretentious statement.
A famous French painter, Nestor
Roqueplan, who was we'll known as
wit, was once invited to dinner by a
newly rich family, who were quite will
ing-for once-to have the witty painter
at their sumptuous table, for the pur-
pose of showing off"
When the evening was over, and the
guests We're departing, the host shook
the painter by the hand and said, in
elusive French fashion, IN. Roqueplan,
we arc much delighted. We should be
glud to have you al,vnys come and dine
with us"
"Always?" asked the painter.
Eyes, yes, ahrGys"
Roqueplan smiled little sarcastically,
and went away.
The next evening, promptly at 6, the
painter put in his appearance at the rich
mans house. The family seemed a lit
tie surprised, but he was welcomed, and
the dinner passed very pleasantly. Next
evening he came again, and was rather
coolly received.
what" he exclaimed. weren't you
expecting me?"
"Oh-oh yes, certainly" said the host,
with a forced smile.
This was kept up for week, when
the family gave orders that if Rogue.
plan came again, he was to be told that
they had gone out Of town to dine. The
servant gave him the message when he
rang the bell at 6.
"Ah?" said he. well, [ will just run
up and get my umbrella that l left last
night"
He presented himself at the table Just
as the family were seating themselves
for the meal. This time, however, he
took pity on them, and, after reading
them a lecture on the unwisdom OF say
ing great deal more than they meant.
he took his departure.-IoattNs Com.
1ln3liOn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
SLIGHTLY MISTlKEy.

I know the public believe that there
is absolutely no qualification necessary
for a reporter. Most people believe,
too, that there is no particular qualifca-
ton necessary to run newspaper.
People who do run newspapers are
quite willing that this should be be-
lieved. Ii outsiders thought it was
difficult they might want to try It and
competition would increase; but it is
really so easy, don't you know, that it
is more enterprising to go into some,
thing that is very hard to do. The
sporting editor of a paper here has q
distinctly moral effect on rough amuse.
ments. He went one day to see cock
fight and report it. It was in a loft
over a stable. He is very tall, heavy
man, and as he climbed up the ladder
and his head appeared above the floor
he noticed that there was q sudden
scamper OF the spectators in all direc-
lions Of exit. Several we'll know mil
lionaires went out at the windows and
slid down spouts and things; high
city official hid in what was apparently
a box, but the bottom gave way and
he went down shoot into the stable,
fell among horse, so to speak, and
nearly got kicked to death, and the
cock fight came to an end Even the
birds forgot their fight and escaped.
The following Sunday he went to an
other He got down early and he was
sitting waiting for the fight to begin.
Then two men came in, looked around,
whistled unconcernedly and went out
again. Three or four more repeated
the same thing. The time went on and
there was no sign OF a main. At last
the proprietor Of the place came up in
an unconcerned way and said:
"Say, do you mind telling me who
you are and what your business is
here?"
"I'm the sporting editor of the
and I'm waiting for the cock fight"
Holy smoke! We all thought YOU
were a policeman. Hi, boys! It's all
right" And the fight went on.-.San
Francisco Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
DEcoRa1ING YlsEs.

The glazed ware can only be deco
rated with mineral colors, and unless
the use of the paints is thoroughly I'M
derstood, the piece will prove, after fir
ing, probably, only disappointment.
No such result need be anticipated in
decorating the unglazed ware, for oil
colors are used, and the glazing can
also be done by the artist, as there are
many kinds Of varnish OF glazes that
can be applied without difficulty, and
with excellent effects. OF shapes and
sizes there is an endless variety, and
the design should be in accordance with
the vase it is to decorate.
The vase must first be coated thor
oughly inside and out with solution
of shellac. Several coats will be nee
essary to fill the pores Of the ware, and
each one must be thoroughly dry before
putting on another.
A pair of tall, straight vases will be
easy for the first attempt, and after
they have been decorated fill them
with long stemmed cat tails and tall
grasses. and stand them on the hearth
at either side of the fireplace. They
will prove very handsome ornaments.
The ground color may be the same
for both vases, Naples-yellow. Put the
color as smoothly as possible on the in
terror as we'll as the exterior. Let the
first coat dry, and then apply the sec
ond. After this is dry and hard, trace
the designs upon the vases, on one a
spray of Virginia Creeper, with its rich
autumn coloring of scarlet and crimson.
Trail the vine as if it We're falling over
the top of the vase and elinging round
the sides. The colors necessary will be
vermillion and crimsonlake. On the
other vase blackberry vine with the
berries will be pretty. Paint the leaves
green and the berries black, with lit
tie crimson lake, and here and there
touches of white for the high light.
When the painting is entirely finished
stand the vases away from ali dust tc
dry and harden. They will then be
ready for glazing.
Copal varnish, or one Of the many
glazes which can be purchased al
ready prepared. may be used for THU
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

purpose. Stand the vase in warm
nlace where it will be free from dust, to
div and if there is not sufficiently
hi@h polish apply another coat. DO
not on any account handle them until
thev are perfectly dry and this will re-
ouire several days. Then when fliled
as directed with cat tails and grasses
thew will certainly be pleasant pictures
for the eye to rest upon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
-iLCMINUM,

"When aluminium becomes less ex-
pensiye," remarked the professor, 1T
will revolutionize the world. It exists
in every clay bank, in every plain, in
every mountain side. It is present in
earth everywhere There are to-day as
many chemists devoting their days and
nights with view to discovering pro-
cesses by which aluminium may be
furnished to the public cheaply as there
are scientists delving into the possibii-
ties of electricity. l have known the
time when the metal was more precious
than gold. Then it fell to eight dollars
per pound; now it is two dollars This
fall in cost has been reached by the dis
coyery Of new affinities which cheapens
its production. When is reaches cost
of twenty-five cents per pound it will be
generally used. It is about as light as
oak wood, four times as light as iron,
and has more resistance than the very
best steel. Tt will be used in the con-
struction of houses, supersedirg wood
and stone or brick. It will take the
place of iron and wood in shipbuilding.
Just think of a ship constructed of q
metal that will but just sink in water.
The ocean steamer of to-day built of
iron and wood will DO as canal boat
compared to a vessel constructed of
alumni UNI. Such one will fly as a
bird over the waves"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
ROMANCE LATE IN LIFE.


The village of Port Jewis, "
County, has just been the scene
very romantic marriage. Joseph u
ling, the groom, is in his o4th
while the bride, Mrs. Maria Edward
in her 74th year. The marriage 9
mony was performed by the rev
w. Galloway, of the Methodist CAu1
The groom, tine-looking and &c
senior, with a profusion of irons
hair, has long resided in Bing han]
and is possessed of an ample fort
The bride, who is also well preSs'
and sprightly for her years, n"s
some time resided at Port Jervs'
half a century ago Joseph ConklpS
Maria futile were neighbors snu
ers, living with their parents ns ~,
tavia. The course Of true love Wv
run smooth with thsm-the ola s'0'
the penniless suitcr frowned op'u
turned away by the girls NeA II
and inexorable parents. The u,
pointed lovers went their respe.l
ways and found other consot''
whom in the course of time the,
parted by death. Thus berea'ea
after many years of separation 'n'
time lovers met again by chan.s'
the happy sequel is told III Wv Jan
nounc sment of the nuptials anu Nh nhl
ure on a wedding journey
A1.,,,o
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
Il P.1LP.IHLE Plot.

Mrs. Du llle-John, my dressmaker
arrived to-day, and must have the ma.
terials tomorrow.
Mr.. Du Ille-Eh? Whats Yon ss;a
you had written to her not to come unit,
next month.
Mrs. Du Ille-Yes, I did, but she
never got the letter.
Mr.. Du HE (clasping his hand to his
Observation-Disclosures! This is blot
"a vie plot! Ifyou had really wanted
her to stay away you would have handed
that letter to the postman yourself: Won
wouldn't have given it to ME to mail =
Neev York Weeily.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
REMARKS ON NaTTRE.

Mature is very venturesome," re-
marked the snake editor, "but there are
degrees in her venturesomeness.
yes" replied the horse editor, cal
though I can't say grasp your mean
ing exactly"
We'll, some scenery is bold, but when
there are plenty of rock in the land.
scape it is boulder. World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

JOHN WHEEL, of Dawson u''
great quantities of flies D''
right. He is a ay.wheel.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

NEVER fear to bring the sublimest
motive INTO the smallest duty, and the
most infinite comfort to the smal,os,
trouble.
, 1889-06-22
NOTICE..

01HE undersigned hereby makes
GO known to the inhabitants Of
the Western part Of the Island and
especially those of Frederiksted, that
he is ready to serve, and be to the
call Of any in the capacity Of Tin
smith Workmanship.
Also, that he can furnish Spout
ings Of Tin, Zinc, or Galvanize as
the order may be. Further, that he
will not burden the person calling
with the transport of the above men
toned articles when finished by
him. Promising at the same time,
strength, neatness, and a quick des-
patch.
Send your order to
IGNATIUS KLYVERT.
DrOnningens Gade, No. 40, Christiansted
, 1889-06-22
Spectator, 25tA May.)

The pressure applied by the
German Government 10 the coal
owners of WestphaIia has been very
great. The Emperor told them, in
his interview, to "draw their purse
strings" and Prince Bismarck stated
in the ReichsraIh that he could not
leave. Germany at the mercy OF a
small province for its supply OF coal,
which had become as much Il meces-
sary of life as bread. That pointed
to the appropriation OF the mines by
the Empire, and the owners yielded,
c~0nceding terms AZ to pay and
overtime which amounted to an in
crease of wages by 80 per cent. The
miners immediately returned to
work but a dispute has since arisen
as to the settlement OF a sliding
scale in accordance with prices
through q joint committee. The
owners say they will never concede
this, as it impairs their rights as
employers F.; and the men, considering
this a breach Of faith, have threatened
to turn out again What we should
like to know is, whether the men
would like the State to be their
owner but the correspondents, who
report important speeches very bad
w. give us no hint IN this point.
TIE success OF the Westphallans has
r reused the miners everywhere, but
especially in Silesia, where fifteen
thousand men are on strike, and in
81 ~ 99le1a
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, 1889-06-22

order that there may be a debate
upon the condition of miners and
other workmen, and is about to bring
in a Bill authorizing a Lottery Loan
TO keep The works of the Panama
Canal going until an official report
can he made upon their condition.
If that is favourable, il is intimated,
a great Lottery Loan will be authors
ed, with which the Canal may be
completed, This concession will, it
is believed, conclliate four hundred
thousand shareholders. The prosecu-
ton Of General Boulanger does got,
however advance, the Committee ofthe
Senate being unable to discover
legal evidence Of treason. The
nearest approach to it seems to be
that a supporter of the General sug-
gested that If after the elections the
Government struck a coup d6tat at
the BouIangistS, the General might
strike a coup d'6tat at them, and that
the General, who was present, re-
NAMED silent. Silence gives consent,
according to the proverb; but a
proyerb is not necessarily a legal
axiom. The Investigation is, how
ever, secret, and no decision to pr'-
secute or abstain has as yet been
taken.
The latest news from Cairo con.
rradicts the report that Ell Senou>si
has totally defeated the Mahdi. A
letter has been received from that
parsonage of later date than the report
I'd capture Of Khartoum, In it, the
Mahdi adjures her Majesty 80 en-
brace Mahommedanism and accept
his mission. One is puzzled, IN
discussing Mussulmm prelenders, 10
decide whether they ever do or do
not believe their %prctrnsions. To
the Western mind, the theory Of i'm
posture seems the only reasonable
ONE but il they are merely %impostor>,
whence do they derive their energy
aud frmness? We suspect that, like
many spiriluaIist<, they are only
helping out with craft a belief deeply
rooted in their own minds, and arts
ing from n certain slavery to impress
sions they cannot account for.
, 1889-06-22

I'll EdSterQ Europe Inal f'bHt O0SdIo-
witch is TO marry the eldest daughter
of the Prince of Montenegro The
rumour is internationally denied, and
Prince Nicholas says the honour is
too great for him but it receives
cOuntenance from the remarkable
honours paid to him on his arrival
in ST. Petersburg. He was treated
as a crowned head, and met by the
Gar in person. We should not
mention the rumour, but that, if
correct, it will be Of high political
Importance. The Montenegrin dy-
nasty, though no doubt sovereign in
a petty State for nearly three hun
dred years, is not Of the rank into
which Cars marry and if a Princess
Of the House is selected, we may
depend upon it that Prince Nicholas
is the Russian candidate for either
Bulgaria or Servia. He is a man of
great ambition, much courage, and
some soIdierIy skill, and has the adj
vantage that he is nearly beyond
assassination. His subjects would
die round him like IIighlanders
round a chief. He is, however, get
ting WesterniSed, learns languages,
wants to see the Paris Exhibition,
and is always applying for loans to
improve Nontenegro,-2lI which
means a gradual deterioration in
strength of character. A Prince of
that sort is a hero in AN Albanian
6stjmeJIa, and nobody in trousers
The interest of he week rs regards
the ParnelI ComniS>lol has been
the examination and cross examina
ton of Mr.. O'Brien, of which the
chief feature has been the extraOr-
binary incons Stencl of Nr. O'Brien's
remarkably frank criticism on his
own and other performances. For
example, he regnrd~ "bIack listing
that is, putting up IiS'~ of persons
who were not members of the Land
League or National League,-as
intimidation of an obj"c}ionlble kind,
which he says that he disaDproVes
and condemns but hc 'pgartS his own
exhortatiOns to the l~.enguers to
make land-grabbing "ri<ky' as not
involving Intimidation at all. He
constantly disapproves and regrets
language used by others as tending
10 excitement and violence, while he
maintains that what appears to MOST
people very much stronger and more
exciting language used by himself is
strictly CONSTITUTIONAL" though not
perhaps ''legnF in the narrower
sense, Mr.. O'Brirn's evidence was
indeed frank in the extreme. but
extraordinarily difficult to understand
on any principle except this,-that
whatever Mr.. UBrien had said, how
ever outrageous it sounded, was in
effect perfectly constitutional and
consistent with a hatred of all out
RACES, Just because it was he who bad
said it. On The other hand, he often
disapproved of what his suborGinates
or colleagues had said, even when
il sounded much less provocative of
ont rage than his own words: but
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02

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teA 4gslnst IL pxssssE oSnssryssisal-
Ar Seks41hsrss Las sac let 80 son
u1oa CIR u knS9l1g kts vocation 4nd
ssickisE - IL Truly sisslzx shs
k0~srs Elsh1z h1m bs zb475ons1
tss care II sss5 f0< the oFg2nlzz-
ton ~ voters. and .1th IS mEca
wisdom las s@Ess declined al
Invitations - eater PsxllsZeab
be ra<sly speaks hs asEeF cones -
Ehs front % tes stage. b2S 1s pals Ehe
sirss .htcA E1zks tbs nglres move. All
Is one of tEs p&rsR - % lie c&4ess ana
tas priceless pearl ~ organizers hts
viii be giacs of Fsns~u at the Man
ehsstsg meeting. certainly Hot sscoaa-
sry - th4s Of or James Hils0n. gns
President 2nd Sr Walzer Eos5sE n r..
TIE Chairman u The General Committee
of the fsoerzsion.
SIR James Wilson. Who received his
b4roHsbcy On DR.. Gla1st0ne's retire
msnt from Once "a iss5, - : Leeds
merchant with . persuasive voice. tie
las never sat II the House OF Commons,
hAving been beaten By . small vote
a. the last election for Central Leeds
By yOsnger brother Of NJ. Baifoar.
the Irish Secretary, bUt out Of Psrliz-
meat he possesses more nrueuce than
most men who are IN A popular ply
sician 0i Birmingham and memb Ter %
its Town Coune.l. Sir B4lthazer Va ker
Foster. ~ss once the devoted apostle Of
Mr.. Chan berlziA, OF whose battle-cry,
a =
most vehement use As the penalty
for following Mr.. Gladstone instead OF
Mr.. Chamberlain when the parting Of
the ways came. the Duke OF Westmin-
steF managed 80 secure his reIection
for Chester. where his Grace OF Eaton
Hall exercises great Sway. But Sir
Walkers revenge came soon, for in
few mOnths he greatly Increased the
Liberal majority In Derbyshire dIvi-
sion He 10 only nfty, and there are
those who think that Sir Walker Viii
play 9 very prominent part in the eom-
ing struggles
OF the Home counties division OF the
Federation. the Earl OF Rossoery, who
was chosen as the drst chairman OF The
London Comfy Council. is president
bat It's moving spirit is Mr.. Herbert
Gardner. II. +. Mr.. Gardner Is termed
the chairman Of the committee, and in
that capacity devotes to the propaganda
OF Liberalism all the matured energy
If healthy, vigorous man Of a He
represents ons OF the divisions OF Essex.
and he deserves his position on the
Federation II only because be was, in
1ssS, the only supporter OF Mr.. Glad
stone retained by the Home Counties.
The Home Counties division has thus
much hard fighting TO do, but IL may
be said 70 have hardly justified
Itself By recent Liberal victories in
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02

tsex pected that he viii restore its Llber-
alism. In the meantime Mr.. Lawson's able
speeches IN denOuncing the Leasehold
system have given him a prominent
place in the London wing OF the great
caucus Mr.. Lawson Is young Mr..
lawson, IS he Is usually called and
has the peach-like cheeks OF a dairy
maid, and his genial bonhommie and
graceful manners make him as popular
with the arissocratic constituency SIS
among his sturdy colleagues OF the
Federation OF the Welsh wing of the
caucus few words need be said. It's
most interesting leader is Mr. Thomas
Ellis, the young man who, IN his
nationalist aspirations and strong char
acter, has been termed the Parnell OF
Wales. Cf the future relations OF
Wales with tho official Liberal party IL
is difficult 10 make any forecast, but II
Is certain that since the North Wales
Federation and the South Wales Fed
GRAFTON were formed the cry of
Home Rule for Wales has found much
frear vent in the councils OF the party.
To Mr.. Cham berlain the spectacle
which Manchester viii afford during
the coming week must be one OF the
deepest humiliation. To him the eau
Gus must appear IS Inc rEanAchSteih II
which destroys its creator. Since the
great upheaval of 1885, the National
Liberal Federation has reconstructed
the Liberal party. In its power Mr..
Chamberlain must see the signs
of his own failure and the
portent OF Mr.. Gladstone's triumph.
when Mr.. Chamberlain was disowned,
when the Federation freed itself from
all connection with birmingham the
caucus seemed to take new lease OF
life. Before the Unionist revolt the
Federation comprised 255 associations,
and at the great Reform Conference of
1883. 2,2O0 delegates attended At the
Birmingham meeting last year 716 as
sOciations wee represented by $500
delegates. At Manchester these num-
bers will probably be even larger, and
there can be 10 doubt of the devotion
OF the delegates to the leadership Of
Mr. Gladstone. At Birmingham last
autumn they made themselves hoarse
in cheering for ten minutes the grafton
of nearly two hours which Mr.. Glad
stone delivered TO them; and this
yea- all the proceedings Of the caucus
are dwarfed compared with the speech
which the Grand Old Man" is 10 make
In the famous Free Trade Hap