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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

ANOTHER electrical device has been
brought out to afford communication
between trains in motion and to pre-
vent accidents. Batteries and the nee
essary connections are to be placed
on each engine. the central conductor
being laid parallel with the rails.
Should two trains approach within q
certain distance of each other, an alarm
is sounded within each cab with an
electric gong and a steam whistle is set
blowing. The engine drivers can stop
the train and communicate by tele-
phone. The communication can be eff
fected when the trains are running OF
still. An automatic signal is also given
if a switch is misplaced or a bridge
burned or washed away. Additional
batteries are placed at the stations
along the road, and these work the
alarm should those on the engine be.
come broken.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
An Old Legend Des'F'

A correspondence OF 1.c,1
thus destroys the ola les'1
Devils Bridge in Pyrenee''
"The popular legend
bride, which spans a nouns NV,
called the Tech, near the
Ceret,' was that it had 0e n;.
one night by Satan ana ~. .;,,j
and the fact that the paf'sl
its construction had new.
in any of the local arcn, nsrlb]
tional strength to this le q ID
"But the Registrar o. u +
town, called Prats d eos ? rrt}
the Spanish frontier., 5 laI: rlj;
a manuscript dated 1 49,. ,e pn
how the notables OF thas d
uted ten golden CLOWNS J mid ID
toward the building OF nd
upon condition that the .tsy
Prats de Mollo were
paying TOLL" ~,
THAT'S the fellow 10 ! = 81
remarked the hen as NV
out with q pan OF co'n'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Ten Feet Short.

A certain South Carolina Sheriff,
relates a drummer who had just
returned from the Palmetto State,
insisted that I stop with him a day or
two and have q visit. The Jail yard
was q cool, nice place. with a shade tree
i'll it, and under this tree was slung a
hammock for the benefit of the Sheriff
when he felt like taking a nap. I was
lying in it about midafternoon, smoking
and swinging, when I heard a peculiar
noise below me. Turning partly over
SO that 1 could see the earth, [ saw it
give way, and next moment the head OF
a man appeared above the surface. He
crawled quickly out and a second
appeared, and then I caught on. They
We're prisoners in the Jail and had tun-
neled from the corridor, about thirty
feet away, to this spot.
"Well?" I queried, as the one who
was OF his feet looked around in a dis.
gusted way and then down at me.
"Drat my eyes, but we've dun gone
and dun it." he growled.
"What?"
Nov, you see, Joe," he answered,
addressing his companion, who had only
his head above the surface, "you 'un is
a blamed fule! You 'un tigg cred that
we was outside the wall and we've dur
fell short by ten feet"
Il dun reckoned 1 was k'rect," sale
the other.
"Yes, you dun reckoned and fell of
the mewl! Purity, hain't it? Foul
weeks a-diggin' and cum up ten fee
short! We 'uns had better wriggl,
back and sell ourselves fur dog meat!!''
And he entered the hole and crawlet
back to the Jail, and when the Sheriff
came and I told him what had hap
pened he growled:
"Durn their emery skins. but if the,
like work so we'll I'll give it to 'em! II
make each one of them saw half a core
Of wood a day from now on to Nev
Years."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

The days of grandeur have departed
from the river steamboats,. There are
no longer thronging crowds, gambling,
dancing, music and all those things
which made steamboating great a few
years ago. Travellers have forsahen
the easy pleasure of steamboat Jour-
neys for the more rapid if less comfort
able railroad trains.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
The Use of a Seal in a Tank Drama.

lhe use OF Il Seal Ill Il rank DfaIla'
A few Sundays since o father and son
were at the Cliff House for the first
time. The son was not more than nine
years OF age, but he was ~precoclous;
moreover he was IN interrogation point
on legs. He drew his father into the
following conversation and advanced an
original idea later on:
What are those things over there on
those rocks?"
CHOSE are SEALS"
"They must be awful warm lying
there in the sun with such thick skins
on?"
They don't mind that; they are
adapted to the climate"
Are those the animals that raise
sealskins for women?'
"Yes."
"Then mamma must be adapted to
the climate, too, for she wears her seal
skin when the weather is awful hot"
Certainly. All women who can
afford it are adapted to a sealskin
climate"
"Say, papa, wouldn't q theater man
like to have one of those seals,
%though"
"What for?"
"Weli, you see, he could train the
seal, don't you know, to act in a tank
and when the ugly villain would grab
the pretty, innocent girl and say
Marry me Or your doom is sealed she
would say: Never; I'll perish first,
and jump into the tank. Then the sea
would swim to her and she would clint
on its back and ride to a pile of rock il
the middle of the tank just about the
time that the fellow she loves drop:
with q parachute on the same island
Then the curtain would go down, while
the girl would be sitting on q big rocl
patting the seals head as it nestled il
the lace on her lap, and the lover would
stand with one eye raised skyward ant
the other resting on the girls wet hal
and say: Heaven be praised for thi
sleek ~deliverer!n"
"My boy, my boy"
"Where are you going, papa?"
Come home with me, my son. II
write a play and buy a seal. But, m.
boy, the principal part I'd give to you
you can furnish the gas for the imitation
of the balloon which carries up til
parachute. San Francisco Cau.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

The Fortnightly Reriew says that
eff all the married men in England were
to be sent out Of the country their
wives would, on the whole, regret their
removal. This means, i'll brief, that
the married women are more glad than
sorry to be married" Now who'd a.
thought it!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Face and Figure.

"See this check, Jones?"
"Yes; for a thousand, eh?"
Exactly; only I refer to the fine
Autograph work on it,"
"Oh! I admire its face less than its
tigure!"-Chicago Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

SENATOR BECK made his will nearly
thirty-fve years ago, and most of those
mentioned in it are dead. One feature
of it is that the husbands of his daugh-
tiers should have no right to spend any
part of the requests to the daughters.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
Howard Scely.

Howard Seely, the writer and novel.
list, is a familiar figure in metropolitan
life. He was born in New York about
thirty years ago, but during the greater
part OF his life has resided in Brooklyn,
which city he has grown to regard as
his home. Mr.. Seely was graduated at
Yale College in 1878, and subsequently
prepared for the bar at Columbia Law
School, but his tastes were rather
literary than legal, and he has prac-
ticed but little. He went to Texas
early III the eighties, where he saw
much of the hardships as we'll as the
picturesque features of the frontier.
Upon his return North he published q
series of sketches illustrative OF ranch
ing life, entitled "a Lone Star Bo-peep,
and Other Tales" This volume, be-
cause OF its fresh, breezy unconventional
style, was received with favor. and was
later brought out in larger form by
Dodd, Mead & Co., as "a Ranchman's
Stories" In 1888 CA Nymph of the
West was published by the Appletons
"a Texan novel which became widely
known and was deservedly popular.
During the last five years Mr.. Seely
has contributed a score of additional
sketches and stories to such periodicals
as Hmper's Weekly, Lippi1cotfs and
Petersom's Magazines. Ieras Si.ftings,
Pittsburgh Bulletin, and vario GUS news
paper syndicates throughout the coun
try. His poems and dialect verses
also, have been widely copied. Wha
especially fascinates in this author is +:
rare poetic touch, a very definite grasl
of character, and a capacity for strong
and effective writing in the handling o
his chosen theme. The faithfulness o
his Western pictures is generally recog
nized throughout the West, and Ia
attracted attention even in England
His later writings Of Eastern scene
have the same individual literary charm
In person Howard See!y is a tall maj
Of medium build and wears a blond
beard Of the Vandyke fashion; he i
cordially regarded by his many friends
-Yunhee Blade.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
1t Worked.

Flows your family, Slowpoke?"
pretty we'll. Boy has been sick.
Had him vaccinated."
did it work?"
Yes; and it's about the only thing
in the family that has worked since the
strike" -ChicaQo Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

A pAsrEBoARD box, marked GLOW
ers," was received at Gainesville, Ga,
addressed to a lady of that city. Upon
opening the box she was Mortified to
find reclining on a bed of crushed roses
a half-grown snake that lay quietly con-
cealed and sluggish from its confne-
ment. A member of the sterner sex
pacitied the nervous female by again
sealing up the package and returning
it to the ~postoffice, where it remained
until a report of the case could be
heard from. The Attorney General j.,
reply to a query from the inspector said
the offender could not be punished
that while the snake was an unmail.
able article there was no statute pun.
ishing the sender. It is thought that
the woman's husband, from whom she
has been separated, was the sender.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

A MEMBE of the Stanley expedition
was asked what was the first news they
had from Europe after their wander
ings in the wilderness" cit was con
tanned" he replied, Gin a letter from
the English consul at Zanzibar, and
we'll remember his words. The Empe-
TOR William Of Germany he wrote, is
dead; his son, Frederick, who sue
ceeded him, is dead: his grandson
William, is now on the throne. But
thank God, Queen Victori still lives
and is we'll, and reigns over dear ole
Eneland.'"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
had a stone in his stomach as large as
one man could lift.

The curious French submarine yes
sci, the Gymnote, much interested
President Carnot during his recent visit
to Toulon. The little boat looks merely
like a submerged rock causing a slight
ripple in the water, only its lookout APP
paratus rising above the surface. 1t
appeared suddenly by the side of the
Presidents steamer, then struck the
water sharply with its screw and
plunged down to a depth of from tif-
teen metres. reappearing in a few mo-
ments at a considerable distance. The
Gymnote is manned by one officer,
Lieutenant Darriens, and six men.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

A PENNSYLVANIA court has just made
a ruling that will interest many travel
ers. Some time ago a man boarded a
limited train at Erie. having only an
ordinary ticket. The conductor refused
to accept the ticket and elected him.
The man brought suit for damages,
The case has just been decided against
him, the court ruling that it was hi
business to have found out if the trai1
in question was the right tram before
boarding it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

ANOTHER black chapter has been
added to the long record of Siberian
desolation and horror by the destruc-
ton of the important city of Tomsk,
the capital Of the western portion OF the
Cars great penal colony. The place
appears to have been visited simultane-
ously by a cyclone and a conlagration,
which wrecked the Cathedral, the re-
Gently opened university ana> Govern
ment hospital, besides most Of the
other public and private buildings.
Hundreds of lives have been lost, and
the misery Of the panic-stricken popu-
lation was increased when toward
nightfall the temperature suddenly
fell rapidly, and a great snowstorm
spread its heavy white pail over the
ruins of the devastated city.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

A CITIZEN of Charleston, W. Va, has
long been toubled with a smoky chin
ney, and the other day he got a mason
to investigate. In the fue was found a
tin box containing IS, 200 in cash, which
some one had hid away during the war
and v returned to get it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

On going to bed at the Palace Hotel,
in San Francisco, A. d. Westfeld, a
wealthy resident of New York, placed
SIS. 600 in bills under the mattress of
his bed, and when he arose the next
morning shortly before the departure
of the overland train by the southern
route he forgot his money in the haste
of his preparations for leaving. Reach
ing the ferry he thought of it, returned
to the hotel in a fustered state and
pot It.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

LAWYERS are men who work with a
will. Doctors often PUT them in the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

Mrs. PARNELL has been granted a
pension by the Government. This Is as
it should be. Her father was II Of the
bravest of the brave commanders who,
in days gone by, won undying honor for
the American navy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

relief. Stretched at full length upon a
nearby mound was the figure of a girl
in black. Not ten feet distant were
three young women in mourning kneel-
ing beside a new-Made grave. The
train whizzed past; but the story was
never Unsatisfactory Argus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27

WHAT a troop OF other voices follow
in the train Of untruthfulness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
The Joy ofthe Shipper.

BY Degrees: Miss Pinkie-l don't
see how you keep your sailing canoe
from tipping over" Canoeist! modes
tly)-I begun with a bicycle. "-NeW
York Weekly.
what is it, do you supposed, that
keeps the moon in place and prevents
it from falling?" asked Araminta. ~
think it must be the beams" said
Charley, softly.-New York Sun.
This fine farm" said Cumso, as he
showed a friend around the suburbs,
sis a sort of no mans land" "Why,
it looks as though it had an owner, ,,
$50 it has; but the owner is widow"
Judge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14

Is recoverable, not by the use Of mineral
sc1ativCs, bat 10y a It course to efcctual tonic
treatment. Opiatcs and the like should only
be used as auXiliariee, ard then as sparlngly
AS pOSsiLc. Vigorous nerves are quiet ones
and tn" most direct way to render them SO
is to reinforce the vital energies. That ster-
ing irvigOrant, HOstettcrs stomach Bitters,
will be found al I-suffiCic for this purpose,
since il entirely removes impcfjments to
thorough digestion and assimilation of the
food. so that the body is insured its due
amount of nOurishmCnt, and consequently OF
stiIIuinn. Rheumatic tendencies and atfcc-
lions of the kidneys and bladder are also
countcructed by the Bittcrs, which is besides
II pleasant medicinal stimulant. lnhnHeIy
purcr than the raw CXCltantS Of commerce,
which react iniuriOusIy upon the nervous
sNSiIIn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
GOVERNMENT HEIGHTS.

For the surest, safest and best ln'
vestment and quickest returns on
your money buy your lots in Govern
ment Heights addition. They are Oh
the eastside of the city.
They are over one hundred feet
above the city.
They receive the fresh gulf breeze
for nine months of the year before II
passes over the city, laden with bad
odors, dust and smoke.
The growth of the city is in that
direction.
There are no slaughter pens on that
ide of the city.
There are no railroads to cross i'll
going or coming from these lots.
The present street cars are running
to within four blocks.
The beautiful government drill
grounds are but a short distance, ana
are overlooked from any of these lots.
Water mains are within four blocks:
Nice residences are on almost all
sides of this property.
All these lots are within two miles
of the center of the city.
The railroad company contemplate
extensive improvements in the near
future on its reserve, which is south
of and adjoining these lots. The lots
are all large and subdivided for the
convenience of those who contemplate
-uilding upon them.
The corners of each block have been
made upon the ground, and will be
hown to purchasers, Over one hun
hundred lots have been sold, mostly
10 actual settlers, within the past
four months.
No fancy price asked for any Of
these lots Is why they are being sold
so fast. Prices average from fifty to
two hundred dollars lot, consequent
ly are within the reach of all.
Before buying elsewhere examine
these beautiful lots and cOnvinceyour-
self of the fact that they are the best
and cheapest for the money offered in
the city.
For further particulars call on J. v
Dignowity.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
The fire at the Texas standard Oil
mill at Galveston. is Still burning.


The fire at the Texas standard oil
mill at Galveston, is still burning.
The st. Louis & Omaha will take
steps to prevent the present trustees
from continuing the trust after June l.
The steamer Southgate lowed into
Halifax by the Coventry is libelled
Tor $4,000.
An explosion of molten metal in
New Jersey foundry fires the build
ing kills one and Injuries others.
The Butterworth bill prohibiting
deals in futures and options is being
fought bitterly by the stock ex-
changes.
Stanley reaches Rome and receives
a gold medal from the geographical
society of Italy.
Rome opens negotiations with the
Berlin clericals through Cardinal
Galimberta.
Tippoo lib will probably be engag-
ed by Major Wissman to accompany
Emin into the Congo Free State.
Grand duke Sergius, the Cars
brother is made governor of Moscow.
The Valencia riots, Spain, were re-
publican demonstrations against in
creasing clericalism.
EmperorWilliam visits the Empress
of Austria at Langenlict and returns
to Berlin.
The Spanish senate uphOlds the
arrest of Gen. Dalan for COunselllng
resistance to the government.
Disorder reigns in Vienna and
many arrests are made daily.
TheWOman's silk culture association
presents each Pan-American delegate
with flag of American silk.
The sentence of courtmartial i'll
Lieut.. Steele's case is approved
| Georgia and East Alabama are Wis
| tied with destructive winds, rain and
hail.
Vermont democrats will incorpOr-
ate high license plank in their next
platform.
Archer's frauds are coming out
gradually. His shortage now includ'
es $50, 900 registered bonds which
turn up missing.
Lord and lady Salisbury are re-
fused admittance to the Monte Gale
Casino, having no tickets, and art
hopping mad.
Ward, convict at Sing Sing, learn!
of his wife's death and is refused per
mission to attend her funeral unde
guard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
Oh, What a Cough,

NO.4. Will you heed the warning. The sig
nal perhaps Of the sure approach Of that
more terrible disease, Consumption. Ask
yourself il you can afford for the sake OF
saving ~ cents, to run the risk and do nothing
for it. We know from experience that ShI-
lOhS cure will cure your cough. 1t never
bottles were sold the past year, 1t relieves
Group and WhOOpng Cough at once &Othcrs
do not b" without II. For lame back, side or
chest. use ShilOh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
kalteyer \ Son. 2lrIy
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
SELECTED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND STATE SPECIALS.

Waco is also boosting boom.
A big crowd came to the sale OF
Vernon town lots.
A real estate exchange is formed at
Austin.
Austin cries dam! dam! on with the
boom.
Waco scholastic census gives $685.
The railroad agitation is revised at
Center.
The Beach hotel Galveston is
opened under new management.
The sheriff of Brazonria is waking
around the gamblers.
Colorado City is shipping more stock
this spring than ever before.
Eagle Pass wcil-borers are now
down 900 feet,
Joseph Roland is mangled by an
electric street car at Fort Worth.
Dallas is quite elated over Jay
Gould's visit.
Judge F. NJ. Makeig, of Waco, who
was reported as dying, is much better.
A Young colored man is run down
by an engine at Palestin and killed.
Stockcars for shipment are in great
demand just now.
A posse is after a Mexican horse
thief who has escaped from Palestine.
The visiting lumbermen in Hous-
ton were given a grand banquet at the
Hutchins house.
The wife of DR.. Baylor of Navasota
was thrown out of her buggy and had
her leg broken in two places.
John Tongue and Tom Rogue get
two years in TeXarkana for stealing
cotton.
The Hill county medical and surgi-
cal association had their annual ban
quet two days ago.
The right-of-way and depot grounds
are pledged by the people of Ander-
son for the Huntsville road. -.
Mr.. ]. @. A. Daughtry, the faith
doctor is laying his hands on the
people on Beaumont.
The Sabine heavy is on big rise
and much hurt to milling Will be
done.
A strong wind at Dallas blew over
a large frame building and severely
injured three men.
A negro woman of Waco is charged
with disinterring the remains of a
child buried in a Waco cemetery.
The Bryan Electric Light and Wat
erworks company have tested the flow
of their water, which is satisfactory
Bob Lovelace, a I4-year-old boy at
Sherman, had his arm dislOCated by a
kick" from his gun, while hunting
A cautious citizen of Austin regards
the damming of the Colorado doubt
full. He says "the dam thing might
burst.n
The postoffice, a dwelling and the
Masonic hall and three stores are
burned at Corn Hill, y miles from
Georgetown.
Another test has been made of the
pumps at the waterworks station
| Galveston and they again failed tc
come up to the requirements.
That big Colorado dam is filling a
long felt want. Even editors can now
not only think, feel and yearn tC
whisper big D. but they can prin'
it over and over with the most play
ful variations.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
Hcduccd Rates Via NJ. X. q T. R'y

Account Of the General conference OF the
VI. T. Church south. which will be held i'm st.
LOUIS Mo from May 9Th io 3lst, $50, the
round triU tIrkctstO st. Louis. Mo, and re
turn at the one way fare for the round trip,
tickets to be sold from May 3D. to sth, and
good for 30 days Call upon your local NJ. X.
lars, or address Ii. p. Hughes, Asst. Gent.
Pass. Ag't., Fort Worth, Tex, or CASTOR Mes
lier, Cent Pass & Tiki. Agt., Sedalia, Mo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-14
ShIIo,s LonsumptIon cure.

No /. This is beyond question the most sue
Cessful Cough Medicine we have ever sold, a
few doses invariably cure the worst cases of
Cough, Group and Bronchitis, while its won
derful success in the cure OF Consumption is
without parallel in the history of medicine.
Since its first discovery it has been sold on a
guarantee, a test which no other medicine
can stand. If you have Cough we earnestly
ash you to try it. Price 10 cents, 80 cents and
81. If your Lungs are sore, Chest or Back
lame, use ShilO's Porous Plaster.
Sold b. Kalteyer & Son. 2l3 ly