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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

PHILADELPHIA can boast of modern
Hercules in the person of George Sept
man, giant i'll muscle and stature
He stands six feet four and half
inches in his stocking measures fifty
inches around the chest, and weighs
273 pounds, scarcely an ounce OF which
is superfiuous flesh. His proportions,
says Philadelphia exchange, are adj
mirable, and he has amazed many an
athletic expert by his displays of
strength. Soptman recently paid a
short visit to a gymnasium on Arch
street. and gave an exhibition of what
he could do. The pupils eyed him
curiously when he picked ap the one
hundred-pound dumb-bell and twirled
it between his fingers as dude might
do with bamboo cane. When he
stretched out his arms and asked all
who possibly could do SO to jump on
his back, arms, shoulders, and head TO
eAhC 1ANc. NuO StIOllS
men complied with the request, and,
holding on to his ears, hair, and collar
button, they bore their weight upon
him. He carried them without much
difficulty, aud the gymnasts who saw
the performance were almost inclined
to think contemptuously of their own
comparatively puny physiques. Not
satisfied with this, the young giant
went to. the strengthening scales and
pulled UP the 2,000-polnd weight
with ease. He then wrapped two
straps around his shoulder and back.
and fastening the ends to $1,000 pounds
OF iron, he calmly raised the weight
and took a promenade around the hall
with his load. AS last act, instead
OF wrestling with a Nemean lion, as
Hercules of NEUROLOGICAL fame did, he
caught hold Of bear, which friend
had expressly brought, and Rugged the
animal so hard that it grunted for
mercy. Spotman has yet to perform
seven more difficult tasks, and then he
will pose himself as n modern Hercules
and the hero of twelve unparalleled
feats of strength.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

The daily life OF Robert Garrett has
not varied for many weeks. He occu-
pies suite of three looms, at Paterson,
n. j., the windows OF which are barred
with iron. Three nurses are with him
day and night, and these, with the
doctors, are the only persons allowed
to see him. When the weather is mild
he is taken out for drive, and upon
these occasions he is allowed few
minutes conversation with his wife.
When shut up for days he asks to see
her, but he is told that she has gone
away. He then has paper and enyel-
opes brought to him, and for hours he
writes letters and kilograms to her
and friends in Baltimore and New
York. Those to his wife are handed
her, and she reads them in her room
and she replies by mail; the others are
destroyed. Mr.. Garrett dresses with
faultless care and spends hours over
his toilet. He talks continually, prin-
cipally on business matters, at times
nationally and then again in ram
bling, senseless manner. When out
driving he halls every one along the
road Whenever these people stop
they are motioned away by the attend
ants. and this has led Mr.. Garrett to
believe that all the people in Ring
wood are deaf and dumb. The estab
lishment requires twenty-one servants,
and costs on an average So, 900 a month.
All supplies are sent daily from New
York by express. There are very few
visitors now, it being the wish of the
family to be alone.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

MME. JOSEPHINE SUFFEzNsKI IA
RooKA, the grandniece of Count CAST
mir Pulaski, the Polish patriot who
lost his life fighting for the cause of
American independence, is now living
in Brooklyn with absolutely no means
Of support. For wears she had claim
before Congress for the recovery of
money advanced by Count Pulaski
during the revolutionary war and never
repaid, but finally abandoned the effort
in despair. Now she makes an appeal
for money sufficient to enable her to
return to her native land.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

, OLD HURLEY VILLAGE, Webster
County, New York, is very healthful
locality. Thomas Donnelly lives there,
one hundred and four years old. His
wife is ninety-two. Granny" Eagan
died there recently at the age of one
hundred and seven. Mr.. and Mrs.
Madden, both residents of the same
village. are one hundred years old.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

1rish,tully burned that lie soon died a A..
the mother is so badly injured that her h1e
is despaired OF. One OF the firemen wa
overcome by the heat and tainted as no
reached the outside Of the building with
the bow in his arms.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

The Fifieth Congress will expire
March ct midnight by limitation.
The first regular session of the Fifty
first Congress will not convene till De-
cember of 1889.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

GEORGE W. CH1LDs of Philadelphia
possesses the original manuscript of
Dickens "Our Mutual Friend" It is
the only manuscript Of Dickens, with
the exception of few short stories,
outside of the South kensington Mu-
scum. Mr.. Childs has refused 5000
for II
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18
Enough to Puzzle Anybody.

Master Bobbv's papa is the laIl
owner OF a matching machine !,
other day, as the former WA watcp
a chicken energetically breaking
way through its shell, he inquired:
:; Il see how lie gets out; bn: no"
hc 50 to work to get in?"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

The Mary J. Drexel Home and
Mother House of Deaconesses, me-
mortal to the daughter Of the late
Francis NJ. Drexel, sister of the late
Francis A. Drexel, and wife Of J. d.
Lankerau, has been dedicated at Phil
adelphia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

A COMPANY has been formed in
Georgia to scrape the entire bed of the
Chestattee River with dredges. 1t has
always been known that the bed of
this river is wonderfully rich in loose
gold, and the company proposes to get
the gold. Just after the war another
company attempted to accomplish the
same purpose by fuming the river,
but it cost SO much that the enter
prise was abandoned. The present
company will build an expensive dredg-
ing boat, capable of removing 500 tons
q day.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

WILLIAM BLAKE says "unhurried
muscular exercise" will put the body in
such condition that disease can not get
q start.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18
ALASKAN dUTRAGEs.
OFFICIALS pnosoU1 cB THE RECENT
REPORTS Untrue.

Another R;rey HosrOr ReSorted on tie Eo,cGr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oMf Sullivan StOs Ar
ticles Of agreement to Right BeMjamin f.
Hopkims Dies filter Ted Days Of liberty
In General.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

BISHOP Observation-Disclosures isd
daughter Of anpa sment, and !
known a man to come home in high y
its from . funeral, merely because he
the exclusive and uninterrupted man
ment Of it..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

FRAHo1s MURPHY says that of the
1900, 900 people who have signed the
pledge for him, IS per cent. have
kent it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

The European investments in South
America have been to a great extent
for tho purpose Of cnlarging harbors
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

JAMES EvE1YTH, the veteran clerk
of the War Deparment, has been in
the service since 1929.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

CLANS are said tt have arisen in Scot
land in the reign of King Malcolm II.
about zoos.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18
The winter has no terror for the reg

HE winter has no terror for the reg
ular army even in the far Northwest.
Uncle Sam is so openhanded with
nothing to his soldiers as with stoves.
They are always to be had for the ask
ing, and sometimes without. Some
years ago, when the Fifteenth Infantry
was ordered to take possession OF II
deserted fort in New Mexico in the
heat of summer, not key of nails
could be procured from the depart
inent headquarters to help repair the
barracks, but 100 stoves, at all times
useless an that climate, came promptly
to hand. The one difficulty the Gov
ernment is meeting in providing winter
supplies for its troops in Dakota and
Montana is to find some substitute for
the buffalo robe. which has now disap-
peared from the market. Tests are
now heing made of various furs in
combination with stout canvas with q
view Of replacing it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

The Duke of Sutherland owns only
/ 1853, 545 acres of land in England and
425, 900 in this country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

he who Gays what he likes may hear
what he does not like,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

MARIA PA, Queen of Portugal.
shown her interest in Pas.eurs NJ
cds by visiting bis laboratory in ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

WAToH FOR the first appearance O.
among your flock, attend to it prol
md you need never be troubled
nup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

WITHIN eight years the population OF
Dakota has increased from 1890 to
over 100000, and this population is
made up OF people three-fourths Of
whom are natives OF the United States,
and of the foreign population a ma
jority are the rugged Scandinavians,
who make good citizens. During the
last fiscal year there have been entered
1,S3s, 142 acres of public land, and
title was acquired otherwise to &c.,
$50 acres more. The assessment roll
aggregates $161, 42O, 974 for 1883, not
including railroad property with a
valuation of $40, 900, 900, as it is taxed
upon gross earnings. The actual
wealth of the Territory is placed at
1890, DOC, 900 as moderate estimate.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

Jams RUSSELL LOWELL has arrived
home from England, and will pass the
winter in Boston.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

IoNA41us poNNELIY announces that
he is out Of politics.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18

LAVE 8rooE-- Hogs. as, ~
Seass'e''".'.."... l.a5 @'3.SJ
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
PIGGOTT THE PERJURER.
He Tells the Whole Of the
Dirty Story.
ACCOMPLISHED FORGER..
He Testified to Great Deal That
He Did Not See And Could
Not Have Heard.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
New YoRK, March 2.-BesideB Pig
gott's check book, the letter addressed
to Labouchere and the Iicense to carry
arms in Ireland, were found on the
body OF the suicide. The letter addressed
to Labouchere was closed and ready for
mailing.
In it Piggott says that the first batch of
letters cold by him to the Times were
genuine, but that in the second batch
there were several forged letters, includ-
ing two ascribed to Parnell, and one.
other to Davitt, O'Kelly and Egan.
Piggott further says: 81 am deeply
sorry for all those have injured, and
am ready to place at their disposal all
means in my power to remedy all that 1
may have said that was false. Every
thing written by me under oath was
true"
The license to carry revolver was
dated at Dublin. A check book of the
Ulster bank was also found on the body.
Piggott tried to negotiate the check at q
Madrid bank, but. in the absence Of
proof of his identity, the bank refused to
cash it.
A note book full OF interesting tales
| was also found.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
Undermining BISMARCK.

BERLIN, March 2.-The Emperor dined
tonight with Gen. Won Schellendorf
Minister of War. The Imperial presence
is taken as a contradiction of the reports
of the retirement of Won Schellendorf,
owing to his continued conflicts with
Count Waldersee. The report that
Waldersee was about to retire arose from
the overtures of Bismarck to ward off his
acceptance of high diplomatic post
(stated to be Vienna), in succession to
Prince Henry of Reuss, upon whose dis
cretion the Chancellor cannot RELY.
Count Won Waldersee declined placing
himself within the grip of Prince Bis
marck and losing whatever hold his
daily contact with the Emperor gives
hin.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
Sol Smith Russell.

The eminent comedian, will have it al
his own way with the theaters mex
week. He begins an all too brief en-
gagement at the Grand Thursday even
ing, and after a week, just closed, of the
stages most distinguished tragedienne
our play-goers vii. gladly welcome
Americas representative comedian
Those who have seen, and known, anC
enjoyed Mr.. Russell's rare comedy are
delighted at the prospect of pure, hearty
wholesome fun, untainted by tht
"horse-play SO prevalent in the
farces of the day, while those who have
never seen him are keenly alive to the
surprise and pleasure that awaits. Mr.
Russell is the one inimitable comedian
of the stage be is like no one, and NJ
one is like him. He began his career
twenty years ago with the celebrated
Berger Family, who were great favorites
through the South and on the coast, and
he has climbed steadily up the comedy
side OF the ladder until it is said that what
Booth is to tragedy Russell is to comedy
His tour this year has been triumpha
one from Omaha to Boston-from Phiia
delphia to New Orleans. The press fl
unanimous in praise of the comedian
and the splendid company with which
Manager Berger has surrounded him
Mr.. Russell will present his new comedy
drama, 4 Poor Relation, on THURSDAY
and Friday evenings and at the Satur
day matinee, and on Saturday evening
he will appear in rollicking comedy en-
titled BeWitched, which is styled "a fl
of laughter" A Poor Relation has beer
the comedy success of the season in the
East, and as it has charming story and
well-de6ned plot, it cannot fai
to be interesting in Mr.. Russell'l
hands. The "poor relation" is a seedy
genius with an unpatented invention anC
childlike faith in the honesty of every
body. The plans of his intricate ,nven
ton are stolen from him by the rascally
partner of the man whom he is trying tc
interest in the venture. and who is dis
family related to him. The poor relation
is desperately poor, but he is, neverthe
less, caring for two little children, Grip
and "Patch," whose father deserted
them five years before, and whose
mother is sick in the hospital. In the
end, the mother discovers the guilt of the
rascally partner, who turns out to be hel
truant husband. She compels him to re
store the patent to the inventor, ant
foils his plan to marry the pretty daugh
ter OF his wealthy partner. The poor re
lation marries her instead-his invention
having turned out well and brought hin
a lot of money. Seats for Mr.. Russell'
engagement at the Grand will be rea dy
tomorrow morning,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
THE speech of Mr.. Gladstone on Friday

THE speech of Mr.. Gladstone on Friday
was a mastery arraignment Of the Gov
ernment on the Irish question. The
"Old Man Eloquent" never spoke with
more force and incisiveness than on that
occasion. Our admiration OF the
mental strength Of the Great Com
moner is magnifed by the announce
ment that at the time he was
roasting, in burning rhetoric, the cruel
policy of the Government, his beloved
son was lying at the point of death.
Neither age nor domestic affliction can
subdue the spirit nor cloud the intellect
of this foremost man of his time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
They Hope for Much frSW Hars
rlSON.

BERLIN, March 2.-The recall from
Samoa Of Herr Knappe, the German
Consul, was promptly followed by a
despatch of Herr Stuebel, formerly Con-
sui General at Copenhagen, to replace
him. Herr Stuebel, after an interview
with Bismarck, left for Hamburg under
instructions to reach Samoa by the
quickest route. Stuebel's mission
is a special one. His position
in consular service entities him to bet
ter post than Samoa, bat if his presence
there is followed by h&rmonized relations
with America, he will obtain higher
rank. 1t is expected, in official circles.
that complete concord will be established
as soon as President Harrison's Cabinet
gets in thorough touch with the incidents
causing the dispute.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
The Modieska Season


There are several reasons outside ot
her merits as an actress why Modjeska
should be special favorite in Los An
geles. She is really an Angelefio, and
takes pleasure in proclaiming that
fact. Her long period of residence in
our midst has enabled our people to
become acquainted With her noble char.
acter and many amiable traits. In ac.
claiming her we really re-echo the judg.
ment of the best critics in the country
and establish our own claims to a dis
corning judgment. These reasons would
account for her large houses, and for the
gratifying retnrns of the box Office.
1t would be almost sacrilege to de.
tract from the artistic merits of Modieska
in this community, but happily there is
no need to do this. Taking the whole
range OF her repertoire, she fguressto an
advantage which can be claimed by few
living actresses. Handicapped as she is
by having to speak in language not her
own, she succeeds in achieving a
nicely of emphasis and meditation very
rarely attained by actors OF foreign birth.
Her foreign accent is very much less
marked than Fechtor's was. OF the two
great foreign actresses of renown who
have played in this country in roles
similar to those adopted by Modjeska,
Marie Seebach and Janauschek, both had
a very much more pronounced foreign
accent than the subject of this article
Mary Stuart was favorite character with
both of those great artistes, and the
Mary Stuart of Modjeska is far the better
impersonation of the three.
Mo1jeska, in her stage makeup, defies
the progress of age, and her beautiful
and expressive features lend an inex-
pressible charm to her acting. We can
recall no woman ON the stage who has a
more patrician grace than she, or one
whose carriage conveys more dignity and
ease. There is an intense and febrile
energy in actresses like Clara Morris
which sways the emotions almost to the
point of positive torture in such
characters as "Adrienne Lecouvreur, :"
Camille, miss Mutton, - the marble
Heart, %" Alike, "and other melodramatic
roles. In the climaxes of such parts one
forgets that Clara Morris is by long odds
the ugliest woman who figures on the
stage. Mo6jeska has not this quality,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03

COLONEL LAMONT vindicated his in
tegrity of character when he point-blank k
refused to be the beneficiary OF the bill
before Congress to increase his back
salary $6 900. He said he knew what
his salary would be when he accepted
the position of President Cleveland IS
private secretary, and was satisfied with
it. The back-salary grab OF Congress.
men and Senators few years ago failed
to materialize many Lannon'S in those
bodies. They not only voted themselves
the increase, but pocketed the swag with
out wincing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
The Pharisee,s wav.


A friend of John Wanamaker. whose
success in securing big pot of money to
help elect Harrison is to be rewarded
with Cabinet office, has given to an
interviewer Mr.. Wauamaker's own ex-
PLANTATION of the business in these
words:
"Quay urged the matter and told me
why he felt sure OF carrying the election
If he had money. Even then hesitated
and asked three weeks for consideration /.
He agreed, and talked with our lead
ing manufacturers, men whose names
are the best in the land-such
men as Washburne and Amos Lawrence's g
grandson and a dozen others [ could
name; men who would never have given
dollar for dishonest uses, even if had
been willing to ask it-and at the end of
the three weeks l told Quay l would un-
dertake to raise the money if he would
allow us to establish a manufacturers
bureau and have voice in the disposi-
ton OF the money. don't mean that
we insisted on knowing what was done
with every dollar of it. 1 didn't want to
know. When 1 sell suit of clothes |
don't insist upon being told Just where
these clothes are going. My RESPONSE
bllity ceases when furnish a good arti-
Gle at a fair price. What did insist
upon was that l should be able to satisfy
the men who trusted me with their
money that it was used for the purposes
Tor which they subscribed it, and that
guarantee Mr.. Quay gave me.''
This is not at all different from the
general understanding of Mr.. Wana.
makers action. He and the rich men
who contributed the money didn't want
to know" what was done with it. They
simply. wanted to be assured that it
would be used ''for the purpose for which
it was subscribed"-namely, in Quay's
words, for carrying the election" They
did not want it to stick to the fingers or
lodge in the pockets of any of the inter.
mediaries, as Colonel Shepard con-
planned was the case with the greater
share OF the $150,000 contributed by the
Pharlsees in this city to buy ''tne four
movements" Mr.. Wanamaker argues
that his responsibility ceased when QUAY
mad received the money and given a
guarantee that it would be put where It
would do most good.
What does Elder Harrison think of
this sort OF pious huggermuggery.-T IN.
Y. World.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03

eerie and masterful, call it genius or in
spiration, or what you will. She has
not the panther-like fiereeDess and tre-
mendous force of the Bernhardt. But
she has a high, clear and melting
pathos, the power to ennoble passages
that would be commonplace in inartistic
hands, and she superadds to these an
intelligence, energy and womanly sweet
ness that are the height of the histrionic
art, and that assure symmetrical and
rounded Interpretation of the most exi-
gent roles.
Wehave reviewed in detail her several
representations, reserving Cgmbeliae to
the last. 1t is very doubtful whether
this play WAS written for the stage. 1t is
really not adapted to it without very
careful reconstruction. The first three
acts are sprightly enough, but the last
two drag along wearisomely. In the
representation Friday night probably a
third of the text was elided, but
even so there were interminable
speeches, which tried the patience
of the audience. Belarius is made
to sermonize to an extent more suited to
a conventiele than to the stage, and the
preachments all through the piece are OF
character to try the good humor OF the
most indulgent audience. The play is
redeemed by an Imogene SO exquisite
and felicitous that one would not for the
world miss eeeing it once. Delightful
indeed was this great artists reproduc-
ton Of the chaste Britain; and whatever
poetical mind and exquisite talents
could do to recommend the piece was
done by the actress, but the general
judgment was that it might very we'll be
omitted from the Mojeska repertoire. We
now understand perfectly why the play
has been allowed to lie perju. The
celebrated DIR. johnson pronounced ID q
mass of improbabilities and anomalies
and he was right.
The season wound up last night with 6
| royal house and the Grand was throngeC
at the matinee. The engagement ha
been one Of the most profitable eve
played in Los Angeles. The people o
this section wish the beautiful and gifteC
actress most hearty God speed.