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

Miss OLIVE R1sLEY SEWARD, the
adopted daughter of Lincoln's Seere-
tary OF State, lives on Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, in house pur-
chased for her from the proceeds of
the sale of Stewards "Travels Around
the World" which she edited. Mr..
Seward presented her with the COPY
right of the book, besides leaving her a
share of his property. Miss Seward is
a writer of children's stories, which re-
late chiefly to her travels.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

JERUSALEM is growing fast in popula-
ton, owing to the large number of Jews
focking thither. They now number
10000 more than the combined Moslem
and Christian population.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

tale wire can be fastened to the knob
of the safe or door SO that he cannot,
avoid touching it, thus disclosing his
identity,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

A BERLIN musician, DR.. Else4 ~
has applied electro magn''s
piano SO as to sustain. lhri'" al
diminish sound. The tlnl''l' ! \
tone may be changed also' u
violoncello to riccol9.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
ST. PETER SURPRISED.

St. Peter Goodness CRU
How and when did you get up
Mr.. Wheatpork, from Chlca$,g ;.
fire-escapes from our new b7'l'''-
run up here now"
St. Peter-"Well, the escape i
temporary. You had better 81
again. "-Chicago Ledger,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

A YOUNG Hollander, who has been
working in disguise" as an ordinary
laborer in several of the large furni-
ture factories of the West, turns out to
be the son of wealthy cotton goods
manufacturer at Henejtoff. He came
to this country to learn the wood man.
ufacturing business, and will return to
his native country, where he will es-
tablish sash, door and blind factory,
equipped with the latest American ma
chinery. This is an improvement on
the general run of foreigners who come
to this country gin disguise" as fortune
hunters and disturbers of peace-loving
minds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

WILLIAM CRANE, of Erie "a,
ishly attempted to cross ''i'':"' i,
on his bicycle. Now Willie f.. + ;, r,
hospital and his "bike" is III 'he - l.
shop. There is no appeal from -
cision of the banana SKIN.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

W. ONLY aa,, oy slow and painful degrees can
we hight our way upward and hre eaL
1 loose from the clinging hold do Of 't se1f.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

The Princess Imperial Of Brazil has
organized corps Of negro troops
whose Office it is to act as an imperial
guard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

AN illustration of how much our
country is enriched by European immi-
grafton is seen from the fact that one
steamer recently took twenty eight
Italians back to Italy, each carrying
from $4,000 to $3.50 earned in this
country, but taken back to be enjoyed
in the old country. Probably each
one of the twenty-eight had voted, or
been voted, dozen times in this coun-
try, and so helped to decide our great
questions Of political economy. On the
whole, the Chinese are no worse on the
point Of carrying off their earnings
than are Europeans.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

A WOMAN called at one of the New
Bedford shoe stores the other day and
stated that twenty eight years ago
she stole pair of shoes from
the firm which she had never
paid for. Some time since she
read in the Bible that no unclean
thing could enter the kingdom of
heaven, and she ikened her deed unto
thing Of this kind, and it made such
an impression upon her mind that she
decided to have clear conscience, and
offered to pay 81 or SIS for the shoes she
took twenty-eight years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15

thick and stout. Beipg planted late and
the latter part of the season being SO IN.
favorable for ripening corn, only about
half crop went to the factory, and the
remainder was left without picking.
Eighteen COWS were put Into the barn and
fed on this cora green from the field.
The entire crop was esten up clean Ia
thirty days. Nograiu was fed Il was
surprise that the Geld of corn did not
serve TO feed the stock longer. Though
no record was kept of the quantity of
corn eaten Fer DAY by sn animal, yet
roHgh comparison may be made.
Land so rich as that would easily nave
grown three tons of mixed clover hay, III
two crops or 101a tons on the fed This
would have furnished each COW forty
pounds OF hay per DAY for the time they
were consuming the corn crop.
Twenty pounds of lay per day is foil
ration for COW, with grain feed added.
SO the ield IN clover with grain added,
would nave carried the cows twice as
long as did the corn; or at the end of
thirty days feeding, the value of the hay
left would fully meet the cost of the
grain feed given. Every feeder knows
that mixed clover and grain feed III pro-
duction results would be more equal to
co 4. thus II Is easily seen that the
field IN grass would have been at least of
as much value for the keeping stock as
was the corn fodder in this case, while
the labor attending its production would
BE- less. l. is not claimed that this e1-
perience Is definite proof of anything in
the matter. Its, however, pointer viii ,h
may well set farmers studying the prob
lem, and it may we'll raise the inquiry
whether We nave not been placing to,
high an estimate on fodder corn as a
comp arative crop and also as fodder
when fed with meal, whether in the form
of green fodder or ensllape.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
John Redmond Arrives.

After Mrs. Harper had satisfied herself
of Aunie'I identity and after she had
hugged and kissed the long lost child,
she notified the matron of her discovery.
The authorities of the home immediate
ly teiephoued TO the Cottage Grove police
station. Lieut.. Stark sent for Mrs. Red
moud aud told her the good news. Ac-
compsnied by Detective Thomas, she
FASTENED and almost ran to the home.
As It was necessary TO obtain certain legal
papers TO procure the child, aud As it was
too late that night, Mrs. Redmond re-
msiuei for some hours with the child
and tnen returned home. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Redmond msde an affidavit
that the child was hers and she was then
q lowed 10 take her home. Upon this af
tdavit warrants were issued for the
Gurleys' arrests. Mrs. Redmond then tel
e. rsphed her husband at hsnkskee. He
could hardly believe the news and refused
to accom- pany the attendant home. The
authorities finally prevailed upon him to
return home, saying that Mrs. Redmond
would not have advised him if she had
not known for certain that the child was
recovered. He arrived at the house at
$50 last night, and walking into the par
Tor he picked up the child and ssid:
Annie, do you know me!" "Of course l
know you. You're my psps." The
brawny blacksmith then held the child in
his arms for q few moments aud only
laid her down when Mrs. Redmond came
into the room. He appeared cool and
rational and it was hard to believe that
he had been sdiudged insane and been at
the asylum for a L lumber of weeks.
Mr.. Redmond has hardly recovered
FROM the nervous prostrstion brought on
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15

American travellers have a good repu-
tation in Italy, SO at least, DR.. Osgood, of
New York, reports. The shopkeepers are
willing to tr1st even strangers, never
doubling that the money in the end will
come TO hand. DR.. Osgood gave some
illustrations from mis- own experience.
At Rome and Geneva one ia most
tempted TO make purchases, and at both
places you can do well at the best stores.
[ was amazed at their readiness TO &C
comodate Americans. At Geneva large
dealer in watches and jewels said, in re
ply to my remark that l mad little money
to spend:
The money, sir, is of no consequence.
You can have anything you want and pay
for it IN New York" On my expressing
sarpr;se at such confidence in a stranger,
he said:
"You must allow us to believe that we
understand our business"
Once after asking the lady proprietor
of a mosaic establishment s to reserve for
me a choice piece of Byzantine mosaic
until had filled my purse, she said:
Take it with you and on my express
ing surprise at her confidence in stran-
ger, she said:
I'VE never lose anything by the
Americans and English.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
Two Battle Field Scenes

A sketch of a sceue on the battlefield
may bring out the horrors of war more
vlvldly than tables of figures. Here, for
instance Is bit of realism for such AS
have never seen battle which is furnish
ed by the historian OF the pa Msssachus-
setts Regiment:
In little shed door sat 8 man, his leg
shot off and hanging by the skin. He
had partially staid the bleeding, and had
been propped against the wall, too weak
to sit up. Life and hope were strong
within him. He heard the ambulance at
distance. They come nearer, then re-
cede and the alternate hope and despair
we're terrible. He offered fabulous
prices II we would carry him on our back.
anything to save his life. In the gray of
the morning his voice had ceased. We
thought he slept; but his body, stiff and
llteless, was still in the same position.
That long sold night of waiting and hop
ing and final despair had worn his life
away. A look of almost savage hopeless
ness about the eyes and half closed mouth
In which his teeth were tightly set told of
his indomitable courage for the final
strHggie with the unknown.
Alter a sleepless night our regiment
was aroused. The roll was called in
whispers, cartridges we're distributed and
We we're prepared 20 move up TO our line
of the previous afternoon. "Why don't
you get up and get your cartridges?"
sad Sergt. Kno gles, as he touched with
his foot the blanketed form of man
lying with Us. The man made no move
ment. Cold and shlyerlng and little
out of patience, the sergeant sto oped,
lighted q match, removed the blanket and
one of the u Rhode Island dead was
exposed 10 view. The sergeant had been
trying to issue cartridges to dead man,
and compel him to answer to roll call.
The soldier had answered hours before:
his duty to his country was done. And
who knows how that stranger in our
company died, or whaf were his thoughts
that colo, bitter night on the battlefield
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
The Bronco.

Frederick Remingt ton, the artist, writes
and illustrates an article in tbs January
Century on the "Horses of the Pains"
We quote few paragraphs As follows:
Some years agoI drove no 10 q stag
station in the San Fedro Valley ia Arr
IONA and the Mexican stock tender had
mad hard time in rounding up his stage
stock. His herd pony had been run nntIl,
as he stood there under the shade of a
brush corral, covered with foam and dust,
with his belly drawn up almost TO his
spine and gaspiDg occasionally rs
though IL was his last, | felt sure l
should see hum die before left the sta
tiun. | was afterwards tod by the stage
boss 10 q bluF, matter-of-cOurse way, III
answer to nay inquiry, that he had pulled
through all right; you cat Kill them
critters and now am pert city OsltlVe
that you cannot.
"As saddle animal sim ply, the brouco
has no superior. The 1ope' ls Il term
which should never be applied to that
motion in any other breed of horses. |
have watched herd of oow-ponies being
driven over the prairie where the UnjQia-
tIons of the backs in the moving thr ing
were as regular and easy 81 the rise and
fail of the watery waves. The fox-tTot,
which is the h8bitual gait of all plains
men, cowboys and Indians, Is easily cult
waited in hun, and his light, supple frame
accommodates itself naturally to thu mo
ton.
This particular American horse lays
claim to another quality, which in my eo-
innate is not least, and that is his Won
derful pioturesqueness. He graces the
Western landscape, not oec 4use he re
minds Us of the equine ideal, but bee lu7e
he comes OF the soil, and has borne
the heat and burden and the
vicissitudes of all that pale OF romance
which will cling about the western from
tier. As We see him hitched to the pillow
or the wagon he seems a living protest
against utilitar anism; but, unlike his red
master he will not go. He has borne the
Moor, the Spanish conquerer, the red
Indian, the mountain-man, anG the va
quero through ali the glories of their
careers; but they will soon be gone, with
all their heritage of gallant deeds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15

A wRIrEB in the Century Magazine in
sists that there can be no im provemeut
in our municipal government, 10 relief
from the sxtrsvagant and oftimes cor
rupt expenditures which make life in our
cities so enormously expensive, until We
bring the mass of the voters to the COM
prehensi On of two points: First, that il
Is playing into the hands OF the men who
make their living out of politics to allow
national and state political considera
tious TO enter into the choice of munIci
pal officers; secondly, that the burden of
taxation Is not borne by tAe rich alone,
but largely by the poor. The voters must
think when they are decioing how they
will vote. not as to xhss the effect of their
ballot will be on candidate for governor
or president, but upon Il unicipai taxa
ton, schools, police, paving, ngnting.
street cleaning, sewerage, docks They
must be taught to reRliz-, what the mass
of them do not now, that every dollar
which is wasted in all these and the other
OUTLAWS by the city government comes at
last ont of their pockets Nothing Is
more pernicIous in great clsy IN which
there Is vast horde of igI GRANT suG i'm
poverished voters than the mistaken idea
that 1t Is the rich men who pay the taxes.
II tax collector should be sent yearly
10 every man to collect his share of the
municipal expenditure, hosever small,
We would soon see an end put to the
plundering of politicians Is. The payment
by every man, however humble his abode,
of the poor rates as a condition of voting
IS the salvation of munich pal government
in England. 1t gives every iaborer al
Intelligent interest in affairs, though the
amount is the merest trlie com pared with
the sum which every poor man in an
American city pays indirectly IN the form
of The rent for his wretched lodgings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
Value of Corn For Fodder.

1t Is well for farmers when pushing
their practice into new nelds, to sound
their bear pgs from time 70 time. There
has been q great deal said aud written
about the value of sweet corn fodder as
food for COWS, and especially for its
superior value as compared with the
fodder from the common yellow belt
corn. We have been a strong advocate
all the while of the common grasses and
especially clover, as an economic fodder
material, and have believed We have
found the evidence of its value in its use
through summer and fall, a. from time
20 time fodder material is rallied for to
supplement pasturage; as well as into
wIut season. From evidence gained
Te have for many years used the hay
rather than 20 grow fodder corn TO 4
the place instead. At the time in Our
intercourse with the farmer at large, We
failed TO find so high an appreciation of
grass as cheap fodder crop as our
own experience has led us TO claim 1t will
bear, so they Use fodder corn and
sweet corn instead. Some practical eK-
perience has recently cou 10 our know
ledge which affords an opportunity for
measure of com parisou and 1t leads rs
TO raise the question whether the teach
ing of the time has not lead to an over
estimate of corn as 3 fodder crop, par
ticularly as com pared with hay or good
grass soil
Mr.. ]. L. Howe, of Greene, raised the
past season three and a half acres OF
sweet corn. on high land where II sas
not injured by frost. The land was
MANFRED heavily, and the CORE was even,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
OYSTERS A LA CREME.
70 Secure Bacon and Hams.

The best bacon is made from pigs that
weigh about 100 pounds when dressed
and have a good coat of lean meat along
5he back. Only the 81 ies are used and
these should be cut lengtnwise in strips
ABOUT SIX inches wide, or niue, so as 20
get even cuts from the side. For 100
pounds of meat use six pounds of salt,
four ounces of saitpetre, and five pounds
of brown sugar, well mixed and rubbed
into the meat, which should be piled flesh
side up. Every three days 1T should be
rubbed till the mixture IL all absorbed by
the meat, then it is ready to be smoked
If it is to be kept through the summer,
one pound more of salt may be added
chips, or corn coobs till the meat is q
delicate brown, or dark straw oolor. In
stead of rubbing if preferred, it might be
packed in a pickle of the same prepar
alton as above, and kept under weight for
six weeks. [ will give my way of curing
hams. Have the meat out up warm; lay
hams and shoulders on q board sprlnkled
with salt, cover the skin side thick;y with
salt, and, as it melts, as it will from the
animal heat, put more on so there are DO
bare places. At the ED of ten days or
two weeks, if the meat is large, wash off
and bang up to dry, and that's all there is
to it-unless you wish to smoke 1t. If
not, dry it. The meat will be thoroughly
cured, as the salt penetrates to the bone
when the meat is warm. 1t is sweet and
superior to other curing, because MOI
killed with salt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
Ok0 JUMBO.
How an African King Hoctored Himself When
He Couldn't Sleep.
Harpei s Wes xiv.

How an African King Doctored Himself When
He Couldn't Sleep.
Harpet s We, ky.
King Oko JUMBO, of Bonny, in whose
august company Mrs. Kerr ard myself
had the honor of being shipwrecked up
on the west coast of Africa in the summer
of 1885, was said &c be bit of humor-
ist III his way, but We saw very little trace
of humor about him in the course of that
disastrous voy age, during the whole of
which he was probably the most wreched
man on board. Indeed, what with his
chronic internal malady, the ceaseless
rain chat prevented him from coming on
deck, and the prolonged seasickness
which. like Death in Snirley's famous
poem, "lays its icy hands on kings" the
poor king might well be weary of life at
sea.
Nor we're these his only troubles. Hav-
ing never been out Of his owD country
till the trip to England from which he
was returning, he had naturally very hezy
ideas of geography, and doubtless I'M
agined his little kingdom of the benny
river (Which he was pining to see) go be
somewhere at the other end of the world,
many long months away from him.
But one night (the very night before
the shipwreck, by an ominous oolnci-
dence) we at length got him out upon the
main deck; and it was q fine sight 70 SOC
our stalwart captain supporting the old
mans tottering steps and helping him on
to the caue lounge set for him upon the
after hatch. The sick man frightened
up wonderfully beneath che influence of
good Captain Porter's CHEEKY talk about
old times in West Africa, and did his best
to eat the food that We brought him; but
no persuasion could induce him either TO
take medicine or 20 see the ships doctor,
who unfortunately happened to be very
young mau.
Medicine no good" said the old war
rior, disdainfully; doctor no good-ro
sabbee Dothlt g. One time sick at home;
no can sleep two night. l make send for
white mans doctor from English factory.
White doctor come-young boy, smooth
face, no sabbee nothing. l say, No
can sleep naw-you make me sleep.
Doctor say: 'S'pose you take this bottle
of sleeping stuff; you drink ten-tweive
drop one time, ten-twelve drop other
time, you sleep good take sleep stuff;
I drink him all up one time, sleep i've
whole day, five whole night! Eth, captain?
me sabbee better than doctor that time!
Ha, ha, haH'
& And the king exploded into such bots
ferrous laughter that all the features of his
queer old face seemed to change plGces
and to datcc kind of iniane quadrille In
and out of each other, IS if hairs
breadth escape from death by an over
dose OF laudanum were the finest joke In
the world. But | could not hel p thinking
that there are not few kings in far more
civilized regions than Bonny who are Just
as useful and intelligent when broad
awake as poor Oko jumbo was during his
five days nap.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
Scrnh StOck.

All over the country are found farmers
who will patiently and sacriicingly raise
a scrub steer until it is two OF three years
old and sell it for $50 to $40. The
Christian patience and resignation of
these mel in thus Furnishing their po"k-
cts, themselves and their families with
never a word of complaint, beats the
world. And there is another class that
will rasie a scrub heifeT where not one in
hundred will ever yield over $50 pounds
of butter year, and then milk her for
years. just think of it. The first class
get rid of the steer sometime. The latter
stay right by their misfortune for years
and you can hardly drive them from it.
We have heard that horse can hardly be
driven out of burning barn; but he is
only horse you know. But that an in
telligent, thinking farmer should of
choice buy scrub or grade male, and
thus keep at the work of diluting instead
of engtheuipg the blood of his herd,
beats the frightened horse all hollow.
1t would be just as reasonable to buy
barrel of vinegar and half water, and
then claim that the addition of more
water was as good as cider.
The course of most of the farmers take
with their dom estic animals is in effect
to destroy the value and strength of
good blood. They will save S25 on g
sire, and loose $500 on their calves in
two years.