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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
Being His O,c.. Pilot.

A bright boy, who loved the sea, en-
tered on a sailors life when very young.
He rose to quick promotion, and while
quite young man was made the mas
ter of ship. One day passenger
spoke to him upon the voyage, and
asked if he should anchor off u certain
headland, supposing he would anchor
there, and telegraph for pilot to take
the vessel into port. "Anchor! no, not
I. Imean to be in dock with the morn
ing tide. am my own pilot" was the
curt reply.
Intent upon reaching port by morn
ing, he took narrow channel to save
distance. Old, bronzed, gray-headed
seamen turned their swarthy faces to
the sky, which BODIED squally weather,
and shook their heads. Cautious pas
sengers went to the young catpain, and
besought him to take the wider course /;
but he only laughed at their fears, and
repeated his promise to be in dock at
day-break. He was ashore before day
break.
We need not pause to dramatize a
storm at sea; the alarm of breakers
shouted hoarsely through the wind and
the wild orders to get the life-boats
manned. Enough to say that the cap
tain was ashore earlier than he prom
ised - tossed sportively upon some
weedy beach, dead thing that the
waves We're weary ola toy that the
tempest was tired of playing with, and
his queenly ship and costly freight were
scattered over the surfy acres of an
angry sea. How was this? The glory
of that young man was his strength
but he was his own pilot. His owl
pilot! There was his blunder-fatal
suicidal blunder.
Oh! young men, beware of being YOU
own pilots. Take the true and able
Pilot on board, who can stride upor
those waves, who can speak, peace, b.
STILL" to that rough Boreas, so that
with Christ in the vessel, you may smile
at the storm" To be emptied Of self
that is your need. Send a mes senge1
to Heaven for help. Telegraph for +:
pilot. You won't ask in vain.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
THE PRESIDENTS TYPEWRITER.

Miss Sawyer, the typewriter to the
President-elect, is very quiet-looking
miss, asa typewriter should be, says the
Washington Critic. She wears little
white apron and dresses in sober-colored
clothes that make her look as demure
as quakeress. Really, if she would
put on cap you might take her for a
nurse. Her hair is brown and she wears
it piled loose on top of her head. Her
eyes are blue or gray, of the sort you
can't tell which, and large. Her face is
the face of a country girl in the plump
roundness of It's red cheeks and the
clear carmine of its lips. Altogether
she is as pretty and demure a little
typewriter lady as you will see in days
journey, and to see her rafting her
white fingers over the keys of her ma
chine you would never think from her
looks, that, perhaps, she was pounding
Cabinet appointments out of her noisy
instrument. She looks twenty years
old, and probably looks older than she
is. These girls who work in Offices and
run typewriters usually do. But she
does not look like the sort of girl whom
it would pay you to try to elicit state
secrets from for their is firmness
about the mold Of her rounded chin and
quiet, self-eontained look in her blue
gray eyes that convinces you as soon as
you see her that she "knows her bust.
ness" There is a big gold ring, too on
the index finger of her left hand, but
save this she wears scarcely bit of Jew
elry. She would impress you as, if one
wanted girl typewriter, good one to
have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

aratelv, five distinct qualities of wheat;
open the spout at the bottom ana the
onerv is. which layer of wheat comes
ont first? The uninitiated say at once
With few exceptions, The first layer at
the bottom, of counsel" w. A. Van
stvke was determined to get at the facts
and watched the bin with his eagle eye
very closely the other day, after having
caused layer of barley to'be placed on
top of several layers of different KINDS
Of wheat. The sprout was opened and
the barley came rushing out hrss'-o1'
Paul Pioneer Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

all about, you ungrateful boy?" cried
old Mrs. Lobb. 49,.
''why didn't you tell me you knew"
asked young Mrs. Lobb.
"Why didn't you tell me you had
emp" quoth Mr.. Lobb. :
Il shall be obliged to explain to
save Rosa's character" said the mother
in-law. "You must see that"
eff Adolphus don't hate me for it, I
don't care" said Rosa Maria
1 am afraid old Mrs. Lobb enjoyed
making the explanation to her friends;
but after all, that was only human ma
f11ra
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
EVERY INCH A MN.

She sat on the porch in the sunshine
As went down the street-
A woman whose hair was silver,
But whose face was blossom sweet.
Making me think Of a garden,
When in spite of the frost and snow
OF bleak November weather,
Late, fragrant lilies blow.
heard a footstep behind mo.
Ind the sound of merry laugh,
And knew the heart 1t came from
Would be like comforting staff
In the time and tho hour of trouble,
Hopeful and bravo and strong
One of the hearts to lean on,
When we think all things 60 wrong.
turned at the click of the gate latch,
And met his manly look
A fnce like this gives mo pleasure,
Like the page of a pleasant book.
IL told of steadfast purpose.
OF r. brave and daring will;
A face with promise init
That, God grant, tho years fulfill.
lie went up the pathway singing,
saw the woman's Dyes
Grow bright with worldless welcome,
Al sunshine warns tho skies.
Back again, sweetheart mother"
He cried, and bent to kiss
The loving face that was lifted
Tor what some mothers miss.
That boy will do to dopend on;
hold that this is true
From lads in love with their mothers
Our bravest heroes grew.
Earth's grandest hcarts have been lovir
hearts,
Since time and earth began;
4and the boy who kissos his mother
Is every inch q man.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
POISON FAxGs.

If drop of the oil from foul pipe
be placed in the mouth Of q snake the
action is almost instantaneous. The
muscles become set in knotted Jumps
and the creature becomes rigid. If
much is given the snake dies, but if
small amount only is placed in the
mouth the snake may be restored.
This, as Mr.. Oakley has suggested, may
explain the stories of Indian snake
charmers being able to turn a snake
into a stick. This feat is performed by
splitting into the snakes mouth and then
placing the hand on its head until the
reptile becomes stiffened The effect
may be produced by opium or some
other narcotic introduced with saliva.
They then rub the snake between their
hands, restoring it again to its usual
animation. The sting of snakes is
neither in the tail nor the tongue. The
death-dealing organs are the great
poison-fangs. The fatal wound is
bite and not a sting. And among all
the special notifications of snake struct-
ure none is more remarkable than the
development of the poison fang. In the
harmless snakes there is a longish bone
on each side of the upper jaw, which
may be armed with q dozen teeth or
more.
But in the vipers this bone is short
ened to wedge, which bears only one
great fang, though behind it there may
be two or three reserve fangs, one Of
which will rapidly become attached to
the bone should the poison tooth in use
be broken. In all snakes the jawbones
are but loosely attached to the brain
case. But in the vipers this fang-bear-
ing bone is so hinged to its neighbors
that, when the creature is not reused,
the poison tooth can be laid back in the
mouth and protected by fold of skin.
| Should the creature, however, be en-
ragged, and the mouth be opened widely,
its poison fangs may be separately or
simultaneously directed so as to stand
out at right angles to the jaw. In the
less-developed venomdhs snakes the
curved fang is grooved along its an
terror margin; but in the cobras the
groove has sunk SO deep into the fang
that it only opens by a narrow slit,
while in the vipers and the ring halls
even this slit has closed, and there is a
complete canal running from the base
of the tooth to slit-like orifce near,
but not quite at the point. Into this
canal at its lower end opens the duct OF
the poison gland, a deadly modification
of harmless salivary gland. In fair.
sized puff adder l dissected this was
about as large as bean. About half a
dram of clear gummy poison may be col
lected from fresh and vigorous cobra.
| M2L7vOuS Mu0nzi3le.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
QUEER THINGS IN THE MAIL-BAGs.

QUEER THINGS IN THE MdIL-BAGs.
The museum of the Dead Letter
Office is one of the most interesting re-
sorts for visitors in the city. Many of
the more curious articles that have been
sent through the mails and failed to
reach their destination have found an
abiding place in the three large glass
cases that are devoted to their exhibit
ton, while local auctioneer yearly dis
poses of thousands of the more COM
monplace articles that come to that
Office. The museum contains some in
teresting relics, but ones interest is
mainly claimed by seeing how some
people have endeavored to use the mails
for the transportation of articles that no
express company would receive, know
ing what they were. A stick of cord
wood and loaded revolver occupy
positions of honor in close proximity to
an alligator and some snakes, which
were alive when the attempt was made
to send them. Bread must have been
scarce at one time, Or the sender had a
hungry friend, for somebody mailed a
loaf Of bread, which is now one of the
relics of the museum.
Some rural swain, who evidently
lived in section of the country where
paper was a luxury, indited loving
epistle to his best girl on shingle.
Whether the girl still looks for the let
ter that never came is a question.
At all events, the post-office officials
never found her to make the delivery.
An Indian scalp, bottled centipede,
and a hitching post form a trinity of
curios, while skull that never found
all owner makes the background for the
most miscellaneous collection of old
combs that was ever gotten together.
An old mailbag stained with blood tells
the story of the faithful devotion to duty
which he sealed with his life-of an
Arizona mail carrier who was killed bv
Apache Indians in 1885. classification
| Post
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
Il NEW IsELITIOySHTp

Mr.. Gutehardt Ito little Ethel, 8 years
old)-Who was the gentleman who
patted you on the head?
Ethel-That was my father-in-law.
Mr.. Gutehardt-What? A little p;r1
like you have father-in-law You
must be mistaken.
Ethel-Well, he used to be my regu.
lar father, but mamma got divorce
from him.-Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
Providing FOR TROOP SHIPMENT
PERHAPS.
It is stated that the demand for "a

It IS stated That tie demand for rail-
road equipment will be unusually large
in Germany this year, and that the
Central Board Of the Prussian Govern
ment Railroads, will shortly contract
for 1000 freight vehicles, 400 locomo-
tives, and large number of baggage
cars. 1t is thought that the expendi-
lures necessary to meet the present de-
mands of railroad traffic will amount to
fully 100000 marks $4,000, OOO).
The traffic on the roads between 1880
and 1887 increased about 100 per cent,
while the rolling equipment increased
Sc per cent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
CIT used to be the LIGHT of ba

cit used to be the light of her ewes I
admired, unused Jones, "but it is the
light of arise that strikes me moro
favorably now," and his eyes almost
filled with tears as he watched the
partner of his bosom making a warn,
fire to take the early morning chill from
the air of the dressing-room,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
A GR4TN-BIN PLOBLEM.

st. Paul grain men have been vexing
their souls over grain problem touch
ing grain bin and contents. It is
this: Given bin, dump into it, sep
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
HE 5pOLOGIZED.

The untimely death OF Capt. r. W.
Dawson. editor of the Charleston, IS.
c. Ne,cs and Courier at the hands of
DIR. Il. B. Mellow, of that city, removes
from the field of Southern Journalism
one of its shining lights-a man who
was popular, not merely IN q social
sense, but, with his large, progressive
ideas and marvellous energy, one who IN
his work and person was type OF the
New South.
Capt. Dawson was, like many gener-
GUS men, hot headed and impetuous-
sometimes imperious. Men of strong
executive ability rarely brook OPPOSE
ton, and he was one of them. An in
cident illustrates this trait in his char
acter, and it has a bearing upon what
has been written. In the early days of
reconstruction paper was established
in Charleston known as The RepubH-
can. Its editor, Myron Fox, had grad
uated from the New York Tribune, and
was as brave as he was brainy. He re-
allied that he was stranger in a
strange land" yet with a conscience
alive to the issues Of the hour, he fought
on against desperate odds. Among his
bitterest antagonists was Capt. Dawson,
then just beginning to edit the Charles
ton Ne,vs. Between the two men it
was every day give and take" At
last something was said in The Repatb-
lico1a that provoked Dawson to more
than usual wrath, and with cane in
hand he went to the offending editor to
demand that he should either apologize
or take whipping. The, Republican
man, on the occasion Of the call, was
sitting at his desk writing an editorial.
When he saw the threatening stick he
coolly told Dawson to put it down or he
would throw him out of the window.
In second more the two men were
clinched. The stout young Northerner,
lifting his visitor from the floor with as
much ease as an athlete handles a
dumb-bell, carried the Captain where
he said he would-to the window-and
remarked: Il don't want you to apol-
ogize, and don't want to drop you; but
will you stop quarreliug?" There was
so much determination in the words
and method of the man that Dawson
quietly said "Yes," apologized like the
gentleman he was, and thereafter the
two editors became very respectful.
friends.-Sataa11y South.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

80 AA>NS~I ooSONA 40 VIZ SAOOA
"Ah, there he is" cried old Mrs.
Lobb. my son, do your duty. Re-
member, too, that your respectable
mother cannot stay in the house with
that person any longer!"
Adolphus only grinned. He leaned
his back against the door, and lifted
his eyebrows.
Il thought I'd let you carry your plan
out, Rosa" he said, "but if you had
known 1 helped to make 'em, you'd have
been saved considerable bother. Why
don't you tell ma? She has full set.
Yours were only uppers.
"There's no need of tragic, ma Rosa
Maria broke her plate of false teeth,
biting an apple. I've expected them to
go for some time I never said any,
thing about it, but the first I ever saw
OF her, so to speak, was the wax i'm
preston of the roof of her mouth. Be-
fore went into the drug business
dabbled little in dentistry! and when
Jack Bean made your set, Rosa, I was
in the laboratory. He told what pretty
girl you were, and I peeped through
the little window where the curtain was,
and saw you. made up my mind to
get an introduction then. It was very
artistic plate. No one could have
guessed you wore it, but you see you
took good deal of trouble about moth.
ing"
'Why didn't you tell me what it was
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

When was baby and sucking f'1'
And held no views on anything :.
Except of course of the lacteai spitD'
Which kept me occupied
It seemed to be the girls delight -,..
To kiss me morning, noon, and hsA'
My nose they made perfect 1ilsu"
And how I howled and crieo'
Now I have grown to mans estate
Behold the irony Of fate!
No maiden tries to dislocatel
That Roman nose again
And strangely shy is every MISS
Though I'd appreciate the DlisS
And value every hearty kiss
They wasted on me them
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1889-10-31

gH1WleH IDTe NuBeH 3uruq. G5 ma
feline Garte iibrig.
| Stun? fragte er, als er lte lfumm an
Slide ifeben fab.
Mit einem baftisen @riffe raffte Fl
bag gauge Spiel auiammen.
SAB. iagte iie, i'd tpil' nod eiumal-
| Diesmal fogen bic Garten obne lln
| terbre9ung, in itiirmif9er Saft auf oei
Slid. Wait aufgeltiibten glenboael
neigte fie fd5 bariiber, 10 baB ibre 2odel
bic 2arten beriibrten, banH fubr fe su
rid.
! 8abrbaftig, iprod fe tonlos Dor fid
bin, gang unb gar tDie nas erite MaI :
es TT alfo ri9tig.
Was 1T benn? fragte er. IS nurbe
ibm faf anbeimli9 3u Mutbe, als er IT,
rem Bid f6mer unb frageno, aIs pollt,
! Ier fein Snuetftes burdforT9en, auf ia
geri6tet fablte. Sbr @ef6t mar olaf
getDorben; iie Diegte bas 6au5i.
9aber alio tdme esq babsr9
I'm ben Slid berum trat iie lauafan
auf ibn su, feBte fi9 neben i'm ouf ba!
Sopba, unb inoem iie ibn nit Sen Nr
men umi9lang, Derbarg fie bas 0aup
Oil feiner 8ruft,
M.iBt, uas i'd in ben &arten geleiet
babe2 fragte iie; cine Grau Iiegt Dil
nab, gau5 mob; au' ibr Sinnen uni
Seufen 1T nur Bel Sir? st bssfudt,
bic Sa9e ing Suffice gu sisben.
Die Grau, bent i6, tenne i'd - uni
er f9lang ben Qrm um fie, fBelt 81
nt6t nab 8 mug bel mir?
Sic bob bag @ef6t un6 f6aute ibn
nit tiefem grlte an.
Spotte ni6t, iagte fte. i'd bin es
ni9t i'd bin elm armes Mdo6en unb
Die ba, bic Nnbere, 1T uumenidlid
reid; ibr fomnit ia ou' bas biele
@elb.
Sin S6cuer rieielte linn bur6 Marl
unb gein.
Sas fOmmt babon. ia9te ct ualuirld,
tDean man fi6 ben &opf nit tb6ri6tem
3euge fiiat! 2aB bod bic einfdItigeu
Garten, tDitf fie fortl
Jtur I'm 10 leioenI6aft!i6er abe,
brdngte fie fi@ OH ibn.
Sdmdbe iie ni6t, rief lie miIb erreat
tie liigeu unb trhgen niat. Du tueib
es ia ON befen feIbit, bob iie bic @abr
belt ipre6en, oenn Du = baft ia f1or
oaran gecudt = baB Su fie beiratber
ipinh?
Wlit einem 8ud iprans er bon feinen
Sibe auf; etlpas gisfaItes Iegte iid au'
ieine Bruf. Wer bate bic @ebeimilI,
ielnes Snnern bor biefes Mdb9ens 8li
den aufgetban2 Wobnte in ben elenoer
gldttern bort auf Dem Slide nirtlid
etn gebeimniBboller 3auberipuf2 Obel
tpar es nur Der Suifinct bes tpeibIi6er
0er3ens, ber bur6 Giferiu6t big su,
Seuieberel geaeigerie Snitinct, Der ibi
propbetif6 bic ausen 6ffnete2 &onnts
er nor lie bintreten uno nit einem elm,
| fa9en sHein" ibre biiiteren Oratel iibe,
ben 9aufen tuerfens @r tonnte es nitbt
unb .Denn feline 2ippen be; Dem rgtein'
ni6t geifrau6elt mdren, 10 bdtte ieir
@emiien li6 erbobeu unb ibm auaeru
fen: Su liigF. SEPT CAB es tein Sid
felbfbeliigen mebr, ieBt uuBte er, ma
rum ibm beuie Der Weg gu ibr 10 ldiii(
geiuoroen mar. tuarum er Nlles bergeI
fen bate, mag ibr Greuoe ma6te, bi!
auf oas 4hfIen, an bas iie ibn beut gun
eriten WaIe bate erinnern mGfien.
(6ortIstung foIet)
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ltnbermerft iiberrumpelt.

uneerberBeiebene uria6en fur Nalaria fnheH ft
npstaA. Gine sum Ihetl nit gBa5ier sefhlte Speens
lhtul9 I'll eer Rdhe eurer Bobnnns, cine auf frlber
apet@nemmtem peer iumpreem un6 hann aufsefnlltem
V5h9s sfti9tste Bebauuns piele aneere, auf een
eIen Sd net reit ferner Itesenee Ilriafen brtnsen
alhpppatllae uttasmeH berprr, aus eenen nd ee Neiz
eor alem eie searttete Malaria er5euseu. gBi.b Sc
Menp MANI aneerhent reH malaria ariiseu 9uitdneen Bes
ahen - cute CT BET per erlen edraui hinneutenhen
eeaprneqhlun9 Inrerret iu eem hder pirteneen, ME
oerla9eneen belebenhen 6ltgr, genannt Sefeer gFa
9enetets Sreen, oaS feit LANCER ais einem Driitez
aprhnnperf uno dut cen periiencuIen lheen unIeres
Sutt unb Baiier einsei6ludten OhaSmen ueuralfirt
pat. Oas Bitiers regt een Maqen, bic GSendrmc uno
cte eeber CUR 1bdateit an, treibt ansebenhen Rheu
eer Bteren nnr ber Yale GS t2Sroert seunten GtlaI
nno appettt nne hit Snm lci&tereH Grtrasen her &c
bredleH ees teten Alters.
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sin aeiunhcr alter s,,nn,,.

Wsr. Sos. @iIion bon aaens sSprings,
Sls.. Der Die 60ser Sabre iiberidritten
bat, iagt: SD babe biele Mebi3inen
probirt, baoou mebrere iebr CUTE; absr
mic babe id cine gefunben, Die 10 febr
Jules eriiillt. mas fir iie beaniprudt
tpirb, pie GbamberIains Gplic., 6boa
Iera uno 9iarrhoe Mieoi3iu. IS 1T
tpirtli6 cine uunberbare Webi5in. Gum
0erfauf bel q. Gobn & Co., Galteper &
Sobn unb allen anberen Apoibeten.
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gNnt. 0Baina s. eph,,.

llniere 9auptnabrnng 1T unb. bIeibt
bas Sleii6, unb um fol9es frii1 uno
gut 5u erlangen, fann man rnn6aliA
einen suberldifigeren Marft finben, als
ben bon Wm. 96ffing & 5obn, SO.
511 ane. 6. Oie 9erren baben benz
Gef@mad ibrer 2unben Ge9nung ges
tragen unb in ibrem @tabliHement cine
talte 2uftmaf9ine erri9tet, tpeI@e allen
QnfOroerungen fur @rbaltung unb gnt-
fernung i6dbliber Sngrebienaen bes
Gleii9es entipri9t. sic baben beifdn.
big in ibren 8iebbDfen einen grOBen
8orratb bOn Waftbieb, aus tpeI@em
nur bas Bette fiir ibre 2unben eetpdbIt
piro. Wsr reef bebient iein min, Der
beiu9e ben Mfartt, go. 511
Nbenue .. 1,10t1
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aar Wenn Semanb feiu unb gu an.
nebmbarem preiie fpeiien min, 10 ge6e
ct gum MiffiDns. @arten. Bie
9erren Nbeiner & Waml, Befber bies
tes @tabsihements, balten barauf, ibre
8dfte ifets bolltomrnen aufrieben 3u feIs
len. sae taiionmdBisen 8elifateifen.
Qulfern, WiIb, Slide, @eaiigel &c. finb
bort III Der oeIifateften 3ubereituug alle
3elt 5u babell Wfabl3eiten tperben auf
Wunid) In bic Wobuunaen Der Rnnben
gefanot. Nud bietet Der nit Der
Speiietpirtbi9aft berbunbene 8ar.
room bic beiien @etrdnfe. itets fril9es
Bier uno feline 9iqu0re unb Wsine.