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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
ABOUT MUTTON.

Lately we published an extract from
an article by the American Public
Health Association in which it was said
that sheep killed for mutton with
fleeces on them rendered the mutton
uhpalatable on account of the wool
taste. Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, of Ken
lucky, writes us criticising the article,
and says the association talks nonsense
about the wool so affecting the taste of
the meat; that "the bad taste is caused
by the excretions of the bowels going
into the circulation when the sheep are
killed that gives the wool flavor. The
intestines must be taken out as quickly
as possible, then you may wrap it in
wool and lay it on the ice for days, and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
EARrHoU.IxE 1T SEA.

Upon first thought it may seem
strange that the slight movements of an
earthquake should be felt upon the
water; but experience shows that the
shock is felt on board ship as we'll as
in house.
This results from the inelasticity of
the water. just as a fish, some feet be-
low the surface, may be killed by a
blow from paddle upon the water
directly above him, so ship is affected
by the force of an earthquake communi-
Gated through the water.
Favorable opportunities for observing
the phenomena attending an earthquake
under the sea are not frequent. A
traveller in South America some years
ago learned from ship-master how his
vessel was affected by one while lying
at anchor in the roadstead of Valparaiso
The shock occurred about midnight
1t aroused the captain from sleep, and
it seemed to him, he said, to be such a
shock as might have been caused by the
the ship striking against the rocks.
This appeared to be followed by rude
scrapings and thumpings, as if she were
driving over a bed Of rough ground.
The captain thought, therefore, at
first, that he was aground, or that, after
dragging her anchor, his ship had struck
against some rocks, or some other YES
sci in the port. Upon finding that the
ship was riding steadily in the midst of
the feet, he supposed that an earth
quake had happened.
In the morning visitors from the
shore brought word that there had been
an earthquake in the night, and that the
earth had been twice violently agitated
for one or two minutes. IolttNs Com
11no,iOo1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
Worth Thinking OF.

The same temper of mind that would
leave God behind us in the past, would
persuade us, also, to Danish Him to dis.
tant space. He is not here, but there.
We look for Him above, beneath,
around us. In majesty He broods over
che abyss; benignly He gazes from the
stars. He is under the ocean, in the
desert, on the mountain-top. But how
seldom we recognize that He is here.
Our surroundings are vulgar; and to
associate God with the poor, common
things of life seems little less than pro-
fame. But this was not Paul's view OF
the divine, In the tentmaker's work
room at Corinth, where the canvas and
the tools were lying as he entered upon
his morning task, 10, God was there !!
His bodily eyes saw only the plain, COM
mon-looking men who worked with him,
but keener sight beheld the spiritual
essence of the divine Workman, who
was great enough to fashion the world,
and humble enough to toll, once, at Jo-
seph's bench. The lane in which the
apostle lived may we'll have seemed too
dingy for anything heavenly to enter.
But in his humble lodgings Christ was
an hourly guest. He loved His disci-
pie, and would not leave him comfort
less. While Paul passed down into the
hold of the Mamertine Prison, Christ
passed down there, too. In prosecuting
the follower the world has always per-
secuted the Master; for He cannot de-
sert His own. To all believers in all
time He has fulfilled this promise to the
letter: II will never leave thee, I will
never forsake thee" We have, hence,
to pass, if we are His children, over no
great distance to find Him. We say He
is at the center of the universe. And
so He is; and SO is every one of His
creatures. The center of the universe
to you is just where you stand, and at
that center is Gods. Cifard Nelson,
in the american MAGAZINE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
BE SURE YOU ARE RI4HT.

Sir James Brooke used to delight in
telling ar incident in bear-hunt which
conveys confirmation of the wisdom of
Davey Crockett's advice. One day a
native brought into camp, in Borneo,
the news that huge bear had taken up
his quarters near by, and a party was
made up to go and attack the monster.
Seven Of us started; among others,
one who was SO blind, that without his
glasses, he could not see ten yards.
Our guide brought us to the almost
dried bed of stream filled with boul-
ders. Presently he made sign, and
we all mounted on top of boulder,
and then saw, about fifty yards up the
ravine, bruin lying on the bank.
When we came in sight he rose, and
seeing retreat cut off by the steep hill,
Immediately rushed at us and began to
Chamber up the boulder. He was not
ten yards of, and oil but the blind man
fred their guns at him.
Scared by the volley he turned and
fed, when, the glasses being adjusted,
the purblind let fly at him, and the
bear rolled over, just as he was half
way up the left bank.
Ellis skin must be spoiled" said one.
Il put two balls into him, J" said an
other.
But when they came to examine the
body, they fonnd but single sh,t-hole
all but the purblind had betn too
6urried to aim accurately.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
ORIGIN OF THE GUILLOTLNE.

ORIGIN OF THE GUZLLOTLNE.
It is certain that DR.. J. T. Guillotine
who did not die by the instrument Of
death called, or supposed to be called
after him, nor DR.. J, B. v. Guillotine
who had such credit as was due to the
invention, was the real inventor of the
guillotine, though one or other of them
may have recommended it, and perhaps
perfected it. It was in use in Italy at
least 200 years before their time. It is
proved by a manuscript Neapolitan
diary in my possession, of which the last
entry is dated 1893. The book is full
of colored drawings of professions, en-
bassies, battles, fleets, and various his
torical events. Among the drawings
are two of veritable guillotines, standing
in no need of being further perfected,
at one of which condemned person is
in expectation of the fall of
the death-dealing steel. - Notes and
lolorioe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11

sI do not know, unless my uncle
used it as sort of watchdog to keep
from being molested while upstairs. He
surrounded himself with mystery to
make himself and everything about him
terror to both black and white during
the war;"
We examined the machinery and its
connection and found that each step
above it was connected with some part
of it, so that the sounds kept increasing
as one proceeded up the stairs. An
other examination showed that the
whole arrangement was on stand, and
that the upper connection could be
easily broken. It did not take me long
then to take the tsinfernal machine" as
we afterward calledit, out.
sThe mystery of the winding stairs is
done away with forever now," said An
ME, triumphantly; but, just as was
about to restore the plank to its place.
she stopped me, and, drawing out slip
of yellow paper, read:
Behind the old clock the stairs.
Above us, still and silent, stood the
old clock on the landing. Slowly, and
with feeling of awe, we went to it and
moved it, wondering what new mys-
terry was about to be explained; but APP
parently there was nothing unusual, ex-
amined the clock itself and then
the wall, having some visionary ideas of
secret panels, but all of no avail, and
we were about to give up the search
when the sun came out again, and,
shining through a broken shutter,
showed solitary speck in the old-fash-
toned paper that glittered like a dia-
mond. Eagerly We worked at it until
we could understand the workings of it,
and then-yes, there was our secret
panel, and there was my dead and gone
Uncle's money box. Taking it into an
adjoining room and examining it, we
found papers, and money amounting to
5000 which had been hidden during
the war for safe keeping. AS the money
was all in gold, it would have been a
Godsend to some one, had not my
Uncle, by his eccentricities and mys-
teries kept every one at bay, unfortu-
nately he did not live to enjoy it him
self and it was left for me to inherit and
make the most Of
Annie and decided Immediately to
make our home there, and it is very
happy one, for the winding stairs send
forth none but happy sounds now. The
oldeclock ticks the rapid flight Of time
as though it had never had any thing to
do with the guarding of secret.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
WHAT TIE BABY THINKS.
By EMMA A. eprsB

!,
.zt.s j. fanny place that tho1 ya p at mo In
4 peculiar place. Why, crn't begin
To tell all the curious things SEQ
sThinrs that are certainly new to mo-
4 think if I'd been consulted, I'd
r1.ve arranged things moro from baby's side:
a., AS things are now no wonder We suuall-
xsnies cont have any show ct all.
knew thst I'm little and fat and red
rpith toothless gums and a bare, round head:
rput What 8 tho reason they talk as though
r haln-. The brains Of a lump Of dougha
sI,oes it owe Its mammal Ium, now docs
;co?"
>1ust look at its dear little. pink little toes?.
no they think that like such remarks a.
those?
v,o they think enjoy ths rubber ring
rhev have tied to my bib with an old red
string,
xrben my older sister plays most all day
.tv;ys tioll that want the very worst way2
r.,, trundled about in baby cart:
res enough to break any babys heart,
rvhen o. her people have lots Of fun
M velocipedes. Why can't have oneq
gu prn. her Tom and my cousin Ted
e. out and slide with big blue sled;
= wish TO ask, and want to know,
9. th,re's any reason why can't goP
TN fes. on milk, while the others-well,
.rbe, re really delicious. the things smell;
rt,, rocked to sleep when the sun is high,
a.,rt nobody else isl wonder whyi
e., kissed and I'm bounced, and I'm touseled
up; go Assn.
..v, rattle Of tin and a silver cup;
VI. iussed over daytimes and walked with
Nights
Bus i, counts for nothing; want my rightsl
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11

II there Is any wool taste will eat the
sheep, skin, wool and ALL"
We altogether agree with Mr.. Clay
in this matter. The other view of it is
really nonsense very venerable for age
and ought to be done with. If mutton
is treated as Mr.. Clay suggests, there
need be no concern as to the wool taste.
Furthermore mutton is both the most
nutritious and digestible meat that can
be eaten. The American people ought
to use five carcasses where they now use
but one for food. Indiana Farmer.
&LOW DEVELOPMENT.
Not unfrequently the dull boy becomes
a great man. Young Walter Scott was
low down in his class-his teacher did
not think much Of him as scholar;
but his schoolmates clustered about him
to listen to his strange stories, and he
became the author of "Waverly" and
"Marmion." No one should be called
dull until, having had the opportunity
of coming to the front, he has remained
in the rear. Havelock waited thirty
years for his opportunity then the
march to the relief of Lucknow showed
him to bea great soldier.
Sir Henry Lawrence did not make
rapid progress at school Or college.
He was always asking the reason OF
things, and would halt until he could
see the causes of effects.
The habit of deliberation prevented
him from running through his text
books as rapidly as did his fellows, but
it tended to make him the great states
man and the great soldier whose cour.
age and judgment helped to save India
to the British crown.
One night, in Lord Hardinge's camp,
Henry Lawrence turned to his brother
John and said: Do you think we were
clever as lads? I don't think we were"
Both boys were bad in languages,
and were not good in anything which
required technical memory. But
they were excellent in everything that
demanded thought and judgement.
Such lads could not shine at school
where memory and linguistic ability
brought marks; they had to wait until
their opportunity came.
Even when Sir Henry had advanced
some distance in his Indian life, none
of his contemporaries thought that he
would live to outstrip them all. The
mutiny was the slow-developing mans
opportunity, and Lucknow made him
immortal.
A shell burst into the room where he
directed the beseiged, and shattered his
thigh; great suffering preceded his
death, but the spirit of the great man
remained undisturbed.
"Let every man die at his post; but
never make TERMS" said he to the off.
Ger who would succeed him. "Entrench,
entrench, entrench. Erect traverses
Gut off the enemy's fire."
"Put on my tomb" said he, "onlJ
this; Here lies Henry Lawrence, who
tried to do his duty. May God have
mercy on him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11

CALuMNY is like coal; if it does not
burn it will soil.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11
A TRUE LOVER.

There's pretty little child up town.
a girl, who has boy cousin. They are
about of an age, and they are very fond
of each other. The girl was taken sick
few days ago with the measles. The
boy was wildly excited and he went to
his mother.
please, mamma, Elsie has the
measles. I want the measles too"
"What? No, dear" y
Then the boy began to cry, and would
not be comforted until his mother prom
Used if he was good boy he should have
the measles, and he has been so good,
and he has built so much upon having
the measles that they are afraid he'll
loose all faith in his mother if they
don't let him have them.-Sa11 Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11

THERE are in America over 1000, OOG
farms, large and small. They cover
nearly 200,000,000 acres of improved
land, and their total value is something
like $1O,OOO,OOO. These figures are not,
of course, very comprehensive. They
simply convey the idea of vastness Of
area and equal vastness of Importance.
The estimated value of the yearly pro-
ducts of these farms is between $780,
600, 900 and $500, 100000
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-11

The smoke-cloud which daily hangs
over London is estimated by Prof.
Chandler Roberts to contain about fifty
tons of solid carbon and $50 tons of car.
bon in gaseous combinations. The ex.
pense of this waste of coal is calculated
at $13, 900, 900 year, while the smoky
atmosphere causes damage to property
which Mr.. Edwin Chadwick places at
$40, 600, 900 year.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,

The soil of Vallejo is said to be excellent
for pottery.
Jay Gould has caused A. s. Hopkins,
one of his chief l~ieutenants, to resign.
The San Bernardino Supervisors have re-
solved that they are opposed to the division
Of that county.
Fresno has a mild sort of scandal. w.
F. Grady has been sued for divorce on the
ground of cruelty.
The jury in the case of John F. Farrell,
charged with the murder of a Cinnamon in
Yuba county, failed to agree.
William Crane came near being buried
alive in ~Illiopolis county, H., on Thursday,
having apparently died. He revived al
the last moment.
A tramp, who claimed to be Jack, the
Ripper" so frightened an eleven year old
child in New York, that she died in con-
vulsions. He has escaped.
AT Stevens Point, Wis. George Schissel,
aged 80 years, fatally shot Ida Paltsa, aged
IL years, a waitress in q hotel, and then
blew his own brains out. The girl had re-
fused to marry him.
The Banks County (Ga.) Guard have de-
cided TO offer their services to the Federal
Government in the event of war over Sa-
moa. The Guard was one of the most
notable companies in the late war.
At q recent dinner given in Washington
by Senator and Mrs. Leland Stanford, the
center of the table was covered with q
scarf of rose-pink satin, edged with a mar.
row fringe, and covered with fine Duchess
lace. The guest cards were painted in
water colors. with specimens of the fors
of California.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09

The San Francisco Bulletin, referring to
the bill now before the Legislature for re-
assessment of taxes, says:
I'm that bill every tax. except poll-tax.
levied after the year 1879, which is invalid
by reason OF any error, or irreguiarity in
the assessment, or iB any other respect. and
which has not been fully paid, shall be re-
levied and the property affected reassessed
by the proper officers, or Board of Eoualiza-
ton, etc. If the railroads were alone meant
there would have been no necessity for the
introduction of the words the proper off
GERS 1t is held by some that the general
confirmation of assessments, for which the
bill makes provisions, has a still wider
range and covers a multitude of cases run
ming into street assessments, and even to
private property. But what is advanced
appea,s to be indisputable. 1t is quite evil
dent, therefore, that this bill. if it is only
Intended to reassess railroad property,
! must be rendered more specific. The whole
power of the Constitution is discharged
against every tax, except poll-tax, levied
since 1879, invalid by reason Of any error
or irregulariiy in the assessment, or in any
other respect There does not appear to
be anything in the shaped of properly which
csnnot be scoopei into this drsgnei. and
there is a bonus of Is per cent. in the last
clause of the bill to stimulate enterprising
lawyers everywhere to great activity in the
premises ("
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
YosEMIrE INvEsr1aAT1oN.

The Assembly Committee on Yosemite Valley
and Mariposa Big Trees resumed its inYestiga-
ton OF g. d.. kobinson's charges against the
commissioner last night, Chairman Rundell
being present.
George Barnes. who testified before the Senate
committee, told the story of having TO wait for
several months for portions OF his pay. There
was still cue him S34 06 on overtime allowed
by the Commissioners. He thought there were
70l acres of lane in the floor of the valley
fenced IN.
Fred BrIghtmau, the next witness, had also
testified before the Senate committee. He
formerly run saddle-trains in the valley under
the old Commission. He gave a long and tedi-
GUS history of all his transactions in connection
with the valley from tw, nty years ago up to
1877, three yeaIs before the present Commission
came into office. He reeited how he
had made various deals with private
parties through which he finally lost his saddle
train. He frequently made applications for
leases aud did not get them. The losses he had
met with, he said, were through his dealings
sioners. He referred TO the present holders of
property in the valley as a ling. The present
Commissioners, in his judgment, gave too much
TO Cotiman & Kenney. All of the privileges
were leased to a lew people He thought there
was about two hundred acres of open ground for
the use of campers The pasture was soon used
up and then al OF the campers had to buy hay.
Coffman, kenney, Weshburn and Bernard had
all of the privileges in the valley. ANY one had
Il right 10 take hay or other produce into the
valley to sell il, but they could not find a sale
for ii. He did not agree with the management
OF the valley. He thought TOO many trees had
been cut in the valley.
The Commissioners were not represented at
the meeting, and the witnesses were notified 10
be present on Monday evening next, as Mr..
Goueher had requested that lie &c allowed TO
c-ross-eXaTnine them.
The committee adjourned to meet on Monday
evening.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
An Interesting Decision.

The suit of the United States against
Henry Curiner and others, holding lands
in the Livermore valley, was decided this
week By Judge Sawyer in favor of the COM
p%lainant, Justice Field concurring. This is
a case in which the Government sought to
enforce the right of the Central Pacific
Railroad 10 recover from some thirty and
odd defendants 2,S67 acres, which had orig
inally been 9 part of the lands granted to
that company, but which between the
years 1871 and 1873 had been transferred
by the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to the State of California, from which
it passed to the defendants. The railroad
for a number of years had applied to the
Secretary of the Interior for 9 ruling in its
favor, which it finally got. and in 1884 At
torney-General Brewster began suit IL the
Circuit Court.
The following sre present holders of the
land: Henry Curtner, Samuel Davis,
Samuel B.. Martin. J. West Martin, W. D.
English, John r Dearborn, Anna T. Tay-
Tor, F. S. Wensinger, John O'Hara. Ras-
mus Bjoen, Henry f. Crane, Thos. Newell,
lie Grand M%orehouse, Andrew s. Barron,
James Barron, Bank Of California, Frank
Leberer, Patrick Armstrong, his wife, Gsr-
rison Gerst, Charles G. Johnson, Sr., Ar
thany Thompson. r. S. Christensen, Francis
Sohwier, John Hinkle, T. w. Moore and
Others.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
NOTES.


The Senste met at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. under the new rule, but they consumed a
good deal oftime in discussing q motion to ed
iouin over until Monday. 1t was noticed that
most OF the Republicans voted for the adjourn
ment, presumably because they had not yet
learned that the Assembly had killed the bill to
send John + Swift and Stephen NJ. White to
Washington to defend the Scott Exclusion Act.
The President pro TEN. of the Senate comes
nearer having his own way than any man in
the State. BY resolution of the Senate he was
made a member of all the committees and he
attends as many committee meetings as posi-
BILE. When he appears in a committee. room he
makes his presence felt and in most cases runs
the whole business. Re possesses a force and
vim that is refreshing and almost always wins
his point.
The senate Committee on Constitutional
Amendments yesterday reported back. without
recommendation. the proposed constitutional
amendment abolishing the mortgage tax. The
proposed amendment was introduced by Sem
ator Bowers and is iikelyto produce a lively dis
cussion when it comes up.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
our yei,ea Ladies.

The fashion of wearing wells has become
very prevalent. 1t is a fashion which
should not be encouraged. lis redeeming
features are that the veil protects the hair
and keeps it well arranged; 1t protects the
forehead from the wind and wards offneu-
ralgia. These two services of the veil can
be retained, but the veil should not be
worn over the eyes. To them it is very
injurious. 1t is Injurious to the mechani.
cal seeing apparatus since a constant adj
Msting of muscles a1d lenses is required,
snd a striving to obtain a clear image for
the ~retina. 1t is exiresaely wearing to the
brzis, which has a great deal TO do with
touching up and finishing off the picture
which Sails upon the vision, and in making
the mental image a perfect one, no matter
what tbs external one MAJ be. Wells of
dotted Lace and dazzling white illusion may
give rise liz a few weeks to an irritable
condition Of the eyes that years will not
ren,oYe.-Gg.1s Peckhdm, II. ID.