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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-01
CMriOSitu Htt!ltelS.

1t may be truly said that women are
more given to the collection of curios
than are men, and the reason may be
that they are content to hunt for less
valuable things than are the members
OF the Steiner sex. writes Boston cor
respondent. Every little while some
women will start craze for collecting
some one thing, and every woman who
can afford to indulge in it will follow
suit. For instance one girls whole soul
is devoted to collecting fashion plates
old and new. She haunts the second
hand book shops, buying upold fashion
magazines and newspapers, beside sub
scribing for several new ones. Another
girl collects pitchers Of all metals, sizes
| and descriptions. The candlestick fad
is not a new one, but it has obtail ed a
strong hold upon the affections of many
women, who began their collection with
a pair Of silver candelabra that belonged
to some ancestor. Starting with this,
they have made large collection of
silver, brass, bronze, china and glass
candlesticks, some in pairs and some
singly. Cassed with the candlesticls
mania is the mania for fairy lamps, one
girl possessing thirty-eight lamps of this
kind, each one different from the other.
Scent bottles of all sizes and shapes
represent another collector, and make
an interesting collection. Some of
these are quaint and curious indeed.
The cup and saucer mania has passed
away, but it left behind it a mania for
collecting spoons. This fad is q strong
one, and is within the reach of ALL The
spoony girl is found everywhere, and
talks necessarily Of her spoons. They
are not collected by the dozen, but by
the piece, as it were-that is, they are
bought one at a time, and, of course, as
in other collections, no two are alike.
They are large and small, antique and
modern, plain, engraved repousse and
OF gold, silver, aluminium, ivory, glass,
| and wood. There is the tiny salt spoon
that belonged to some ancestor, and the
slender teaspoon of q century ago; the
Russian spoon of to-day, gilt and
enameled; an Apostle spoon is much
sought, as are the French spoons of the
18th century. Ladies and gravy spoons
along with mustard and salad spoons,
are eagerly bought-the plan of the
spoony girl being to buy spoon i'll
every city OF town she visits. Then
there are the fan and shawl gathering
crazes which have as many devotees as
any Of the rest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-01

-aNsWElING 4 PULPIT QUESTION.
A minister was preaching to large
congregation in one Of the Southern
States on the certainty of a future judg-
ment. In the gallsry sata colored girl,
with q white child in her arms. which
she was dancing up and down with COM
mendable effort. to make baby observe
the prophecies of the place. The
preacher was too much interested in his
subject to notice the occasional noise of
the infant; and at the right point in his
discourse threw himself into an inter-
estins attitude, as though he had sud
denly heard the first note of the trump
of doom, and looking toward that part
OF the church where the girl with the
baby in her arms was sitting, he asked
in a low, deep voice:
"What is that I hear?"
Before he recovered from the orator.
cal pause so as to answer his own ques-
ton, the colored girl responded in a
mortified tone Of voice, but loud enough
to catch the ears OF the entire congre-
CATION:
Il domino, sa, I spec it is dis here
chile; but indeed, sa, 1 has been dom
all l could to keep him from 'stlrbin'
you.
1t is easy to imagine that this unex-
pected reioinder took the tragic out of
the preacher i'll the shortest time imag-
Unable, and that the solemnlty of that
judgment-day sermon was not little
diminished by the event
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-01

LIARS should remember that Anapias
did not have such an easy i,a,+b 1872
understanding he was rocked tc. sleep.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-01
WIDE INTERESTS.

Those people are the happiest who
have a vide range Of personal interest
/ Enjoyment, indeed, depends more on
this one faculty of finding varied
range OF sympathies than it does upon
the possession of fortune. With the
power of being interested in many
things the peasant is rich. and without
it the king is poor. Each person who
can impart to lis new interest in life is
q benefactor; each circumstance that
does this is a blessing, however it may
be disguised. There is spiritual povertY
in the incapacity to feel an interest in
other lives than our own; it is therefore
to be deplored when fastidious tastes. or
so-called culture, fix a gulf between
sympathy and its object. There is a
point at which the individual is too
highly polished to be in sympathetic
touch with ordinary life; but there is a
far higher point OF accomplishment and
mental achievement when the svmpa-
thies become so liberal as to be almost
univelsalin their inclusiveness. That
degree of culture whose results are
sterility and aridity of personal life, is
certainly not to be greatly esteemed.
For instance, in home where the aver
age singing and playing has been a
household enjoyment, greater degree
OF musical culture would transform
the pleasure into torture. while vet
finer and more perfect culture would
create enjoyment again, and find some
thing to admire. There is little doubt
that joyous appreciation Of rather
mediocre type of art is yet more
healthful and more hopeful state than
the carping, critical attitude that knows
enough, indeed, to condemn, but not
enough to create better things than
those it distlainfully discards. And so
81 to cultivate a sympathy with all kinds
OF excellence" is the one path to- the
highest personal happiness in life
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

was defeated. Just before the
last election Senator Voorhees,
was called out to help the battle in In
diana. Senator German was absent
too, for time Mr.. Reagan divided his
attention between the seats of the two
great Democrats, for their seats adjoin
Everybody knows what happened in In
diana and Maryland. About aweel ago
Senator Harris started down for Tennes-
see, where he has big fight on hand for
reelection. Just before he left he laid
down the law to Reagan. FNow look
here, Reagan, he said, ''I've
got big fight on hand, but
l stand a very good chance for
reelection. For Gods sake, don t
hoodoo me. Keep out of my chair. -
Senator Matt Ransom, the handsome
member from Tar Heel, is wrestling with
the North Carolina legislature just now j..
A day or two ago he wrote to one of his
friends: Everything looks bright, but,
for heaven IS sake, keep Reagan away
from my chair Senator Reagan felt q
little hurt few days later when he came
to the senate and found that Mr.. Ran
som s chair had been taken out of the
senate chamber.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
DALLAS.
Franchise for Cable Line wanted-:verdict for
the Defendant in the Grigsby-
May Case.
AFTER A FRANCHISE.


| Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 7.-Mr. Owen j.
Cooke, president of the Queen City cleo
trio light company, Is endeavorlng TO
obtain the consent of property owners on
Elm street for putting down cable line
of street railway. 1t is understood that
the council will be besieged Saturday
night in powerful way for franchise
Heretofore several efforts have been made
by the consolidated company to get
franchise, but the property owners
would always put in protest that killed
the project. 1t will be interesting to see
how they will take to the electric scheme.
COURT NOTES.
The jury in the Grigsby-May case re-
turned verdict this morning for the de-
PENDANT The defense of three years
statute limitation was sustained, and if
the Judgment is confirmed by the higher
courts, all the other claims of the Grigsby
hue viii be barred.
The motion docket was called to-day,
and the court refused to grant new
trial in the Monk and Jump eases, con-
victed for the murder of Speers.
Hannah Cox filed suit for divorce from
Frank Cox They were married in Hill
county in 1865, and separted on January
l 1889. Cruel treatment Is alleged.
The wills of William Cumbv and w.
L. Greggs were probated in the county
court to-day.
JOHN GREEN FOUND.
John Green, the missing bricklayer,
was found last night in the Trinity
swamps by a party of hunters. He was
wandering aimlessly about the bottoms.
He has been without flood and shelter
since Monday and was nearly exhausted
from hunger and exposure Green is the
man who was injured in Fort Worth sew
eral months ago by falling brick, which
struck his head and dethroned reason.
Personal AND MINOR MATTERS.
Mr.. Oscar Lynch and Col. John d.
Templeton of Fort Worth were in the
city to-day.
Mrs. w. D. Cleveland, A. S. Cleve-
land and w. d. Cleveland, jr. of Hous-
ton, are in the city.
The work of paving Ervay street is
nearing completion.
G. L. Nolan was arrested for carrying
a pistol.
Peoples and Joyce have received their
advance money from Houston, and will
leave for that place in a day or two.
Real estate transactions to-day aggTe-
gate $500.
G. Dwyer, for violating the saloon or
dinance, was fined 500 in the recorder
court this morning. The case was ap-
pealed.
Mr.. P. Sanger and Col. H. Exall have
gone TO Austin.
Gen H. T. Hawthorn is reported to be
quite i'll.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
WACO.
The Conclusion of Sensational Trial-An Ele-
giant German Given-PersOnal Notes.

The Conclusion of Sensational Trial-An Ele-
CANT German Given-PersOnal Notes.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Feb. "A sensational
trial in the county court was concluded
this morning, and with very peculiar re-
suits. The last grand jury which met,
in its final written report was very severe
on the city authorities for permitting, as
the report alleged, a house of ill fame to
be carried on under the very
caves of the courthouse, and
returned eleven indictments against
Vic Standifer, young colOred woman i,
the reported proDrietress, for conducting
q house of ill-fame The evidence in the
case was exceedingly sensational and at
tracted number of men, who listened
with keen amusement to the tales the
witnesses disclosed of the amours and as
signations that were held at the house
with the names of the parties. The de-
PENDANT proved to the satisfaction of the
jury that she was not the proprietress of
the house, ana the verdict was an ac-
quittal.
A very elegant german was given this
evening at the Philo club rooms, compli-
mentary to Mr.. and Mrs c.. K. Row
land, who leave in few days for Calves
ton, and also two bridal couples, Mr.. j j..
A. Early and wife nee Miss Cora Morris
of Houston, and Mr.. Harry Fisher and
wife nee Miss Agnes Peel of Montgom-
cry, Tex.
Miss Libbie Shearn of Houston, is visit
ing the Misses Graham, on Washington
street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Texas weather.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Feb. THE area
of high barometer has shifted southeast
ward and now overlies the Gulf and South
Atlantic states. An area of Glow is
noticed developing III the northwest, but
as yet il exhibits only slight energy
There is some cloudy weather in South
west Texas, and rain is reported at San
Antonio, but IN general the weather is
fair in all districts During the last
twenty-fOur hours a light pre-
cipitation in the form OF snow
occurred in the lower lake regions and
New England and in the Southwest in the
form of rain, but the amounts
reported are comparatively small. In
the South Atlantic and Middle states the
temperature is somewhat lower than 1t
was at the corresponding hour Wednes-
day morning, due to the shifting of the
high area over these districts. In the
districts west of the Mississippi it is con-
siderably higher The conditions favor
higher temperature in Texas with local
rains, especially in the south and south
west counties
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
wichita Falls.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX. Feb. An
election was held here yesterday to decide
on the question of corporation or no cor
pOration for Wichita Falls, and the no
corporation side carried the day by a
vote of III to 6S. Only about half of a
a full vote was polled and very little cleo
tioneering was done
On Tuesday Sheriff Davis arrested
''Scabbard Franklin on the complaint
of MIR. Baird of Cooke county for theft
OF a horse. The examining trial was
held yesterday and Franklin was held for
the grand jury in default of $500 bail.
Yesterday John PankeneE- was arrested
on a charge of assisting in e escape of
Dink Heron from tt Jail guard
about two months ago. The examining
trial was held to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Vernon.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 20 the Gazette.
VERNON, TEX, Feb. fudge L. c.
Heare to-day performed his first mar
rage ceremony, the contracting parties
being Harry James of Amarillo and Mrs.
Mollie Loziar, charming young widow
of Vernon. They left at once for ANA
riIlo the home of the groom
The absorbing question now is to in
corporate or not TO incorporate. The
question will soon be decided by a vote of
the people.
Measures are being taken to organize q
fire company and the people are very
seRsibly going to work before any disas-
trous fires occur to waken them up.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Genuine FL Paso grape vines at Baker
Bro IS. Write for prices.
Bids for Coal Opened.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 7.-Seere-
tary of the Navy Whitney has opened
negotiations with ship owners here to
carry coal over 10 900 miles from Phila-
delphia TO the Samoan islands Three
thousand tons are wanted for use at the
United States coaling station in the
Samoan islands, and it is more than likely
the Philadelphia and Reading coal and
iron company will be awarded the con-
tract.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Terrell.

Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX. Feb. Farmers are
as busy as bees putting in oats, but the
appearance of the clouds in the afternoon
of to-day causes them to again doubt
their ability to get in good crop.
Cattlemen have had enough grass un-
til the recent freeze as general thing
Since then they have commenced feeding
and otherwise paying attention to their
fattening stock.
Major WaldrOn, the tie and wood con-
tractor on the Central, is making extern
sive arrangements in his line. He will
ship thousands of ties every month.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
WhitesborO.

Special to the Gazette.
WHITEsBORo, TEX, Feb. IA Mr..
Griffin, who lives one mile west of town,
cut his foot so badly with an ak yester-
day that it was necessary to amputate a
portion of his foot.
Professor J. B Choices little two
year old daughter died to-day from
spasmodic Group.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

business would be only stepping stone
to the shipment of dressed beef from
Texas in refrigerators to English mar
kets. it being merely p cheap experiment
in that direction.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

DR.. J. P. McLendon of Calvert was
deaf fourteen years and spent hundreds
of dollars, but found no relief until he
used "Cacterine, - the catarrh cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Angostura Bitters, the celebrated appetizer, OF
exquisite flavor, is used all over the world. DR..
j. G. b. Siegert & Sons, sole M'f'rs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Look out for counterfeits, Buy the genuine
Salvation Oil, the great pain cure, p cents
Miss Emma R cured an attack OF incipient
consumption with DR.. Bull 5 Cough Syrup
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Waco has fewer catarrh sufferers than
any city in Texas. Reason, because they
use ''Cactarine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Take Lone Star Blood Syrup for con-
stipation. indigestion and ali other dis
eases of the blood
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Many of the best physicians in Texas
are using "Cacterine with marked
ucc eSs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Marine Intelligence.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Feb. 7.-Arriyed:
Steamship Rio Grande, from New York
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. 16, 1851
find after two months use of DIR. Thur
mond s blood syrup that it regulates the
bowels and gives tone to the digestive ap-
paratus, and gave me a relief and start
to improve [ found in no other medicine
1t is no humbug. Respectfully,
Rev. W. A. HYDE.
n. L. Grammer, Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
A CRYSTAL Wedding.
DENroN, TEX, Feb. G. 1859

DENTON, Tex, Feb. 6. lsS9.
To the Gazette.
One of the most pleasant social events
of the season was the celebration of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bacon IS crystal wedding
Monday evening. An elegant supper was
served, and music aud conversation were
INDUCED IN until late hour Those
present were: DR.. and Mrs Henry
Owsley, Col. and Mrs Robt. Ham,
Major and Mrs. J A. Ham, Col. and
Mrs. Abney, Mr.. and Mrs. Rippey, Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry, Elder Fulgium,
Mrs. Capt. Peery, Mr.. and Mrs. Egan
Mrs. Fannie Million, Mrs. Caruth, Miss
Hattie Pace and Miss Nellie Hoskins.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

John B Slaughter bought 1000 year
ling steers while south of Colorado City
last week, to be delivered in Blanco
Canyon III July.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The San Simon cattle company of
Southern Arizona, is making prepara-
tions to move, in the early spring, nearly
5000 head of steers to the Cherokee strip
the Mecca for the surplus stock of the
Southwestern range country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The Sacramento cattle company of
Southern New Mexico, has dissolved, f.
Moore withdrawing from the company.
The gentlemen operating the business
now are c.. f. Hilton and w. A. and o.
c.. Irwin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Smoke Seal of North Carolina Plug
Cut Tobacco.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Everything for the orchard at Baker
Bros.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The demand in Colorado and New
Mexico these days of legislative activity
is for liberal bounty on the wild animals
which create havoc in the cattle herds.
All the stocknen demand bounty law.
Il Field and Farm.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The Jinglebob land and live stock
company has been Incorporated, the ar
ticles of Incorporation beng filed by
VIM. Robert, James Chisum, Walter p.
Chisum w. j. Chisum and Sallie l..
Robert. The purposes of said company
are declared to be to deal in live stock.
establish colonies, construct irrigating
canals, storage reservoirs, etc, in Lin
coin county, New Mexico. The capital
is So, goo 900, and the principal place Of
business at Roswell
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Mr.. W. C. Bishop, manager of the
Liberty ranch in Dawson county, has
advices from his foreman that the snow
fell to a depth of about twelve inches
last week, but melted rapidly, and that
although cattle were drawn little there
had been no losses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The Home land and cattle company of
Montana, through the manager, Mr.. 7.
T. d. Andrews, has purchased of the
Sacramento cattle company. consisting
of Messrs. w. A. & ID. G.. Irwin Of FL
Paso, C.. f. Hilton and f. Moore, 1000
two and three-year-old steers at S12 per
head for tWos and SIC per head for
threes. The cattle are to be delivered on
the cars at Engle, n. NJ, on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe road
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

John W. Clampitt of Ballinger sold his
interest in the ''pot- hooks brand of
cattle, now in Preside county, for SIS,
600 to Colleson s. Coggan of Brentwood.
The herd numbers about 1000, and Mr..
Clampitt owned a half interest. The
buyers take Grange delivery. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Weather reports from the Indian Ter
ritory, where a good many thousand
cattle were put last season by New
Mexico and Texas stOckmen are all of the
most encouraging character. Cattle
there are doing well and no losses have
occurred among them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-25
ADVICE ru zuTuEgs

Are you disturbed nj night and broken
OF your res, by sick child suffering and
crying with pain OF cutting teeth? If so,
send At once and get bottle OF Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. It's value is incalculsble
Ii will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm,
mediately. Depend upon it mothers
there In no mistake about il. II cures
dysentery, disrFhoea, regulates the stom
ach aud bowels, cures wind coiic, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy 10 the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teethine is pleasant TO The
taste, and is the prescription n o: one OF
The oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians III the L nited States. and II fol
sale 10y all druggists throughout u!
world Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-25
ELECTRIC BITTERs.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men.
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples, boils.
salt Theum and other affections caused by
impure blood. Will drive Malaria from
the system and prevent as we'll as cure
all Malsrial fevers.-For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar.
anteed, or money refunded Price 81
cents and $100 per bottle at Hsrtz &
Bshnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-25

The several rules for digging and plans
for banking, hilling and housing sweet
potatoes are based upon few simple
principles which seem to be generally
adopted, viz; That the potatoes should
be dug about the time killing frost is
expected, or Immediately thereafter; that
they should be handled so as TO prevent
bruising and cutting; that they should
be put up in such manner as to keep of
uniform and rather low temperature
(above freezing); that they should be
kept dry. The plan of pouring dry sand
among the potatoes i'm the hill or house,
so as to fill all the interstices, is excel.
lent We have kept potatoes sound,
sweet and dry until potatoes "come
again" by packing in barrels and filling
with dry sand. The sand tends to pre-
vent sudden changes of temperature, it
absorbs and equalizes moisture and prob
ably prevents mechanically the spread
of the fungus spores throughout the bulk.
The simplest way to hill the potatoes
largely practiced at the SOUTH is to dig
when the ground is dry, if possible,
about the time of first frost Drive a
post in the ground and saw off about
four feet high; cover the ground thickly
with dry pine straw; place the potatoes
carefully, piling them as steep as they
will lie, and about twenty-five bushels to
the hill; cover the potatoes with pine
straw or dry corn stalks, regularly laid.
not less than six inches deep; cover over
all with dirt dug from around the outer
edge OF the hill, at the first rather shall
low, but adding more dirt as cold wealth
er approaches, until the earth is foot
thick at every point.-Southern Guilt
vatOr