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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
An Old.Time Georgia Corn.shuckiur

We heard fatherly old gentleman
telling his recollections of the corn
stockings in the days of slavery, and
we fully realize the interest that would
be felt in the story in this day.
He says that the whole corn crop of
a plantation would be placed in one i'm
mense long pile out of doors; that if
you would see such pile Of corn now,
you would think all the corn in the
country had been brought here.
A ten-foot rail would then be placed
as nearly as possible crossways through
the long pile. The two leading negroes
would pick their gangs from the men
and women of the neighboring planta-
ton who had gathered for the husking.
One gang would begin at one end Of
the pile, and the other gang at the
other end, and when the word was
given the shucks would begin to rustic,
and the old constructing songs would
make the welkin ring. The shucks
We're thrown behind, and tie clean
white ears into pens on the SIDE.
From the very Jump it was {; race to
see which side could make the rail fall
Atoih loo Piace, anu wien IL u1l l1all une
shouts OF the victors could be heard for
mile OF more.
During the progress of the 81 ucking
the master would go around and dose
out the liquor generally peach brandy
to the hands, regulating the supply by
the merriness of the negro, I
Sometimes some OF the negroes would
pick up the chair in which the master
was sitting, place it on their shoulders,
and march around the place, mailing a
great hurrah over it.
After all this was over, all tie ne
groes who wanted to danced til day
next morning, and very few of|them
failed to take this part of the frhic.-
Washington (Ga.) Gazette.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

noticed that there is always all unusual
number of ladies' sitting around the
store that day looking at goods, but
they do not make many purchases;
They evidently drop in more to spend
time than to buy. Wednesday is one
of the best days OF the week, as is also
Thursday, which is called Bridget,s
day out Their purchases are usually
small, but there are so many OF them
that they count up, nevertheless. fil-
day is the worst day OF the week, LOT
while there are always great many
ladies out on this day, when the wealth
er is favorable, they are merely out for
walk, and don't do much shopping.
| therefore call it promenaders' day.
There is good deal of promenading
done on Saturday, but as the ,p'7r-
chases for Sunday must be made on
this day. it makes the best of the week. "
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
Sledge Dogs.

Kamschatkan dogs are probably the
most sagacious of all fcral types, and
are employed and trained in the most
careful manner for the multitudinous
services required of them. Soon after
birth they are placed with their dam in
a deep pit, that they may see neither
man nor beast, and after having been
weaned are condemned to solitary con-
fnement for six months, at the end Of
which time they are put to sledge
with other dogs, and being extremely
shy and frightened withal they run as
fast as they can until they become
blown and cowed.
After this trial trip they are remand
ed to their pit, where they remain off
and on until they are thoroughly
trained and sledge broken. This severe
education sours their temper amazing
ly, and makes them anything but COM
panionable. Drivers are frequently
obliged to stun them by blow on the
nose before embarrassing them. on ac-
count Of their savage nature. Besides
drawing sledges they tow boats Zip riv-
ers in summer and keep their masters
warm in winter nights. They are re-
markable weather prophets and dis
count the signal service bureau; for, if
when resting on journey they dig
holes in the snow, there is certain to be
storm. They are of the husky type,
shaggy with erect curling bushy tails,
and not very sharp noses and ears.
They live exclusively on fish, which
they catch for themselves. In winter
their ration comprises forty frozen her.
rings per day.-Forest and Stream.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
Good Takers.

Over and over again we are told that
good takers are scarce i'll American
society, especially among women. 1t
is proverbial that men who enjoy con
versation with ideas in it prefer to talk
to one another. 1t is humiliating to
notice how they drop the themes they
prefer in their own chat for small Cos
Sip when they address themselves
to the ladies Of society. However. a
great change is in progress in this re-
pect. 1t is no longer considered out
of character for ladies to discuss psy-
chology, pomologv, the tides or the
tariff. 1t is said that man best
enjoys the conversation OF woman
who is a good listener, supplementing
his thoughts rather than leading of
with ideas of her own. One writer
beseeches women'to avoid. in cenvers-
ing, the three D's-dress domestics
and diseases. Experts will sometime s
adroitly turn the drift of conversation
into channels where they are most
learned and can appear at their best,
but it requires skill to do this grace
fully Small talk has been APPLY de-
fined as ga conversation created apro
pos the moment with no ulterio,
motive than that of being agreeable,
A pleasantly modulated voice and
we'll chosen words are two great req
uisites for good takers. and these may
be cultivated by any one anxious te
improve and excel. To learn to think
and store the mind with things worth
telling, then learn to tell them in al
entertaining manner, are two founda'
mental rules to be observed. "1ou
cannot draw water ont of an empty
well!" Frankness, sincerity. cheer
fulness and good sense are necessary
qualifications; so, really, study to
become good conversationalist in
wolves improvement of character
Toledo Blade.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
When Ladies Go Shopping.

"1es, 1 have plenty of opportunity
to study human nature, and to find out
just on which days people like to do
their shopping" said a hoor-walker in
Wanamakers grand depot to Phila-
delphia reporter, in answer to ques-
ton as to whether more goods are sold
on any particular day OF days of the
week than on the others.
"Now, Monday is always a pretty
good day, because on Sunday the stores
are closed and people have time to
think just what they need and to lay
their plans for the week. If women
conclude to make any new articles for
wear during the week they almost in
yariably do their shopping the first
thing Monday morning, so that they
can get to work at them as quickly as
possible.
TUESDAY is not SO good, for I have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
HIRAM zAYR1cx ON LIGHTNING RODS
BN LARRY LlNNE1

Wall, ther.teller with the lightnin rods IL never
COME as in.
Fer tolS: i'm, Tidy, then an thar, thought IL
WAS Il sin.
Stickn up pinted rod as Of defyin the powers
thet be,
Which. MOI bein emmy heather, goes asin the
grain with me
Eff the ligntnin is to strek us it'll do it, never
An we needn't be iuvitin it nor tryin fer to
steer
What they cslls the lectid huar when 1t max
in up its mind
Thet it's goin' to rip and tear up things rs
Heaven hes designed.
No, never yit hev b lieyed the stuff them lectid
fellers SAY
An j told the asint jesta as much when he was
here to-day.
Theirs the Peterses ez he'd one, an il scard EN-
nigh 10 death
When The lghtniu KEN within down an
knocked em outer breath.
Ye kin bet they wished they never he'd a-bpusht
the blamed machine
An afo,e :he storm was over Peters downed it
slick an clean.
How he cussed an tore around to think OF them
good dollars spent.
Rut he gradilly got ever it, an now kin rest con-
tent
While tine tarnil rod is restin' over half mile
An he swore he'd never tech it-an he hasn't 10
this DAY.
So think it isn't pleasn to the Father over all,
Who will watch us an purtect us eli on Him we
alters call.
Now We needn't me. Tidy, fer to sit We one
l shan't!
But the biggest reason, mebbe. is bekase think
| cau't.
FL we hadn't bought the carriage we Il hei the
nortgige paid,
An the tarlil thing is on'y used when Lily
goes 10 trade
Wall, It ANT as bad as lightnin rods-say, Tidy,
wonder why
Daddy hsrkins doesn't git a rod ap'intin' to the
sky
ltd lie Just like i'm fer to sit the slickest sorter
kind
Jest'to hey the good of KNOWN tibet the Hay
ricks war behind
He hes order; q one Now Tidy. dear. do tell
IS tibet a fGck?
Then my idees air knocked endways an Ill hev
to take EN- back;
Fer ef Larkins gifts Il lightnin rod. now Tidy,
We will find
Tibet Ii order one to-1norrer-ef the acint doesn't
mind
Bout the talkin to Civ i'm But in he
doesn't care
He kin beat me holler talkin an hev plenty yit
10 spare.
Mehbe he be here to see me, savin as how the
neighbrin farm
Hed bin purcha5in lightnin rod to keep EN-
rum all harm
Ell he happens round when L AMT here just tell
i'm hiram said
Tibet he wantid one to cost i'm more Il Daddy
I.arhins did
Mebbe it'd be q, leetle safe. an as We heerd EN-
tell
Tibet the Lord helps them as help theIns elves,
rnay mean rod as well.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

the committal of crime. 1t causes the
Door to become poorer, the rich richer:
it is not disgrace, but it often brings
disgrace to the unfortunate debtor
Debt causes crime, disaster. SORROW,
and a hundred evils. Many are the
crimes committed by men to free
themselves from the horrible monster.
Society is everywhere divided into
two classes - debtors and creditors.
Both classes are composed of men
with different dispositions and a due
mixture of different qualities. The
good and evil are combined in both,
but not in such vast proportions that
we cannot decide upon the merits Of
each. In both are men of talent and
learning; men Of religious and irrelig
ious turn OF mind, and men of ambi
tious, selfish and honest motives. But
in spite of this similarity between
the two classes, public opinion has
given one a great ascendency over tbs
other.
The successful man is he who neveI
contracts an unnecessary debt. 1t
so the world over. Take the leading
merchants, bankers, and farmers in
any city or town, and you VIII find
them to be men freed from all obliga-
tons to pay "at sight" or at any speci-
fed time.
OF course there always via be rich
and poor class, but if fewer debts
were contracted, there would not be
that disparity between the two CLASSES
which is now so prevalent. BY the
contracting of debts and also by other
means, a single individual has amassed.
in lifetime, the enormous sum of two
hundred millions of dollars. The con-
centration of so much wealth in sin
gle individual is not wholly due to
| debt, but debt favors it to a great ex-
tent.
Although the creditor is in some
cases cruel and parsimonious, yet he is
more universally respected than Lis
contemporary, the debtor. He is al
man who has the respect and conf
dence of his fellow-men-of men who |
know him to be honest and trustwor
thy, and that his note is as good az
gold. The debtor, on the other hanl
is regarded as man just on the eve ID
bankruptcy. Everybody is suspicious
of him; he is constantly watched lest 1
he escape his creditors; everybody in f
quires after him; his Office hours are
disturbed by clamoring creditors; "hs|
is man Of note-of promissory note
"Pay as you go" is good maxim, and
if strictly adhered to will ultimately
lead to success. Upon it is based the
success of our leading business men
Instead of contracting new debts, pay
off the old ones, live within you'll
means, pay your debts when contracted
By so doing any man i'll any position il
sure of success.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
Plants Under Electri. Influence.

Three plats Of lands-each about
four yards square-have been subjected
by Prof r. Wollny Of Munich to differ.
ent electrical conditions during the
growth in them of grain, potatoes, car.
rots, etc. One enclosure was ken,
under the influence OF weak direct
current: the second, of comparatively
strong direct current: and the third. Of
an alternating current. Comparjso,
OF the plants with those raised under
ordinary conditions gave NJ evidence
that electricity produces am effect
upon the development Of plants. dr..
ha71salU Traveller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

ungloved, the ladies complained thd
their gloves and waists of their part
dresses were ruined by the perspiratlo1
from their partners hands. Then sB
the gentlemen wore gloves. An inel
dent will show how peremptory th|
fashion became. A well-known socie1
lady was dancing, and in the all-hand1
round figure declined the hand OF
certain gentleman at each round durin|
the evening. Naturally the gentlemd
was much chagrined until he learnd
that it was his ungloved hand she =,
fused.
Il remember dancing at a schoj
party many years ago." said an elder
lady, "and my father, who was an Ep1
copal clergyman, was present. 1t VI
in the good old days when a coup
would waltz all the evening on Il
cent piece, round and round. I b
danced six or eight times with .
gentleman, when my father touch
me on the shoulder and reminded
that 1 had danced enough. I felt q
much yexed, but I now wonder hos
would feel to see my little daughter
the same age, whirling about in
arms OF a stranger. The slow and g
tie motion OF the waltz as it is u
taught, and the decorous manner
which it is now danced, is great
proven mt upon the mad whirl OF
young DAYS. 1t would not be tolerat
III good society now"
\ young lady who has returned fn
visit to the Pacific Coast says
the popular dance known as the '
sovienne has Just reached Califor
and that it is hummed by all the
cietv girls with an accompaniment
words:
10 You see, do you see. my new shoe
Apropos Of dancing, small boy
is taking his pas premier at dane
school said to his mother recently,
Il danced with Mamie W tod
mamma, and L could have kissed
Just as easy as anything, but I didn
with sigh over his lost opportun
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
Dancing.

IL L. custom
wearing gloves
dancing parties
not as arbitrary 8
it once. was, an
g en- Il e M en- ca
study their owl
convenience in thi
matter, says a wit
er in the DetM1
Free Press. Whsl
it was fashionabl'
for ladies to wes
white kids AM
gentlemen to &
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04
DEBT AND IT'S EFFECTS.
BY G. J. POPE.


EBT is of the very
h i g h e st antiquity.
The first debt in the
history of man is the
debt of nature, and
the first instinct Of
man is to pat off its
payment until the last
moment. Debt is not
a crime, but it is a
mean instrument for
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

No MAN, were he to unite the strenot]
OF Hercules to the genius of Newton
can either create OF annihilate a grain
of matter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

"A COOKING school in Pittsburg NJ
a speciality of educating men cook;
the women in Pittsburg do not
how to cook, their husbands will
vent marriage from being a failur
taking up the skillet and the roa;
pan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

IHAclNGs Of the curious hierogl,
les found upon certain slate rocs
Nova Scotia have been obtained By
Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ton. The characters are cut to q d'
OF a sixteenth Of an inch, aud see'
be very old.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

kerosene was first used for lighting
purposes in 1926.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

"We therefore commit her body to the
grave, in the hope of glorious resurrec-
ton but all through the burial service
rang those words, "Inasmuch as ye did it
mott was a-hungered and ye gave me no
meat. And the answer of the town.
Sealed proposals for the keeping of the
town poor, )" the contract to be awarded to
the lowest bidder"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-04

."The Lord is merciful, and think,
sister, l think he's made heaven big
enough SO that Amasa and won't see each
other"
We'll. sister, if it hadn't been for him
| dying as he did, getting run over by that
ere train, we couldn't have got along so
we'll as we have"
\ NO, Prissy, we shouldn't. Amasas
death was mercy any wayyo look at it.
AS for silas." she went on after a
minute, [ never had no conceit of him
nohow, but Ill try to get along with him
till you come"
He'll be there sister"
"Oh, yes, he'll be on hand. He always
was on hand when nobody wanted him"
Only few days after Needles died 1t
was one lovely August morning in the
early dawn that Pins heard her call and
came hastily from the little inner room
where she had been trying to rest little.
She came out and bent over to kiss the
withered lips of the dying woman
Sister, do you know me? It's I, Prissy -
she said Sister! good morning, sster!"
The dying eyes opened for one last loving
look and then closed forever.
Pins buried her, "a good decent burial
that the town didn't have no hand in, she
said to herself grimly
"Mebbe I'll have to be buried by the
town myself, but sister wasn't" she said
and she took up her work again. But.
alas! the stiff hard old fingers worked
even less swiftly and steadily now. There
was something gone from the life, and the
eyes wandered wistfully over the meadows
while the work dropped idly from her
hands. So, before long, it happened that
the dozen shirts took two weeks instead of
one to finish. Then coarser work was
taken that tried the old eyes less and that
only paid three shillings dozen instead
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
Cause Of His Separation.

ado you see that young lady who Is max
ing herself so conHpicious In the lower box
at the lsftf said the gentleman who sat
next to me at the FIflh avenue theatre,
New York, one night Last week.
Eyes; but could see her better II she
would sit still moment. Who IL 1t, any,
wayg'
Why, that is young James G. Blaius's
wife.n
l am sorry to hear it. The current re-
port of her conduct under very trying do
nestle troubles had excited my sympathy
and wanted to think well Of her. But she
disappointed me All eyes were challenged
by her frequent efforts TO lead the applause
and what seemed 70 be desire 10 share the
attention OF the audience with Mrs.
Langtry.
.'Rather loud. isn't She" said my friend.
shut she is not had kind of girl for all
that. 1 think she has been badly treated
by Mr.. Blaine's hopeful son y
Between the acts he related the following
history of this unfortunate marriage, which
is, / believe, substantially true:
''While on my way TO Augusta last week
showed a recent photograph of young
Mrs. Blaine TO the Pullman car conductor.
II is not the face of the bright young girl
that came over with me last summer from
Bar Harbor. Then she was accompanied
By her husband, and the young couple were
very much annoyed at not getting seats In
the parlor car. / finally arranged TO give
them the smoking compartment, and, at
Mrs. Blaiue's earnest solicitation, allowed
her to bring her favorite dog aboard the
car, on the promise that they would keep
1t carefully concealed nom The view OF the
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
Brain Revelation

A writer in the New York Tribune
tells the story % the appearance Of
mans brain under strong microscopes
that Is both interesting and suggestive.
In the brain matter. no says, were no
hced curious markings, some geomet-
rical. some sinuous and many others
that proved 70 be- characters in the
Ethiopic, Syriac and PhoCnician Ian
guages, which the possessor Of tho
brain, when alive, had made special
study. Now for the suggestive part
Perhaps some day when man dies We
can take out his brain. spread IL on n
microscope slide, and In peep behold
him as he really was, not az he pre-
tended 20 be. Every thing his mind
took cognizance Of and formed an opin-
ion about will be open before us like tho
page OF book. No doubt the tracsrios
will take peculiar shapes sometimes.
Perhaps the brains OF some young mon.
who died young because they were
good. will show markings closely re-
sembling champagne bottles, night
Keys and fast horses. Tho tracings in
the brain OF more than one good bald
headed fellow may assume tho grnco-
'ul forms Of ballet girls. the sight OF
which made such an impression ON him
when alive and In the front row Of the
theater. Shapes that closely resemble
beautiful entrain and decollete dresses
may be expected in the craniums Of
society bellies called home In the midst
Of their triumphs. In the brains OF re-
porters will be noticed many CHASTITY
family and public secrets, which, out
OF Feportorial goodness OF heart. were
never given out to the world. And 40
we might continue nd infinitum. but wa
refrain. This scientific investigation
must not be pushed further. A kew
that opens a mans secrets after he e.
dead might not be such hilarious dis
covery after all.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
Last Of His Race.

A good story is told OF purse-proud old
noble man who was travelling through inc
rural districts of Sweden. over In that
country the people do not have quite a.
much respect for the titled ariStocracy As
In some other localities on the continent.
One day this nobleman came rolling up 70
a country tavern, and as be stopped bis
carriage he called out In an imperious tone;
"Horses, landlord; horses here al oneeF'
II am very much panied 70 infO-m you
that you will have 10 walt over an hour be-
fore fresh horses can DO brought In" re-
piled the landlord.
"Howr' violently exclaimed the noble
man, "thls to me! My man, | demand
horses at oncep'
Then observing the fresh and Sleek-look-
ing horses which were being led up 70 an
other carriage, he said:
"For whom are those horsesg'
"They were ordered for this gentleman"
answered the. landlord, pointing to q tall,
slim individual a few PAGES distant.
81 say, my man" called Out the nobleman
to the slim gent, "wil you let ne have
those horses II pay you liberal bonus
Therefore
.sNot mueh," answered the lllm gent, II
intend to use them myself"
"This TO mep' exclaimed the nobleman.
"ThAt's what said" replied the slim
man.
"Perhaps you are not aware who amp
roared the now thoroughly agitated sud
irate nobleman. II am sir, Field Marshal
Baron George Spare, the last OF my race"
al am very glad to hear that" said the
slim man, stepping into his carriage. .'lt
would be a terrible thing 10 think that
there might be more Of you coming ! am
inclined to think that your race VIII be =
foot race
The slim man was brother to the King
ofSweden.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20

BIZ the will Of the late Henry Mott OF
Arlington, the following public requests
are made: To the superintendent Of
the Arlington Orthodox Sunday school,
$500 in trust, to be used for the best
interests of the school; to the town Of
Arlington $1,000 for the use Of the pub
lie library; $1,000 in trust 10 be paid
over one year after death to the
treasurer Of the Home Missionary So
ciety OF New York; TO the American
Missionary Association, $1,000; to the
Boston Seamen's Friend Society, $500;
to the Massachusetts, Home Missionary
Society all the residue of the estate af-
ter paying the other requests made
Mfr. Edwin b. Lane of Arlington is
named as the executor Of the will.