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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Bessy's Wedding Day.

1t is Bessys wedding day. Without
the air is murky, and rain clouds are
gathering, but inside of the church the
gas blazed hotly. and costly flowers are
massed about the altar.
When Bessy was a schoolgirl she
used to plan her wedding day in her
innocent dreams. Ali girls have such
dreams. Why should thew not? Their
wedding day will be for them the be-
ginning Of new life. the beginning of
the highest work which God ever gives
to woman.
Bessy fancied from the time that she
was child that she would meet some
day man young, noble, sincere, whom
she could love with all her heart. If
he was poor, tcev would work and save
and joke together over their little
troubles. What a merry, happy home
they would have! How they would trv
each year to gather more friends about
them, to make their lives wider and
higher, to be more helpful and loving
to each other.
Bessy, being a poor girl, began in a
shy way to learn little household econo-
mics which would be useful to her as
the wife CT this dear, struggling hus-
band. She planned that she would be
married in the little village church in
the early morning, when the bright
sunshine and the pure air and the scent
OF the spring flowers and even the kind
faces of the few dear friends around her
should tell her of the love and care of
her heavenly Father for her in giving
her this new, happy and holy life.
Ihe bridegroom is old, not only in
years but in vice. His dwarfish BODY
is diseased by long career of dissi.
patton; his bleared eyes and swollen
features only tell Of a vulgar mind and
brutal passion; but his wealth is so
great that the smiling, richly dressed
crowd about the altar are ready to con-
graduate Bessy on having sold herself
tor so high price.
Who is to blame that she has so sold
herself. The girl, or her parents, or
society?
Old traditions tell US of punishment
Which our cruel forefathers in the
Middle Ages inflicted on their enemies
lhe victim was taken to an open field
and therein full sight of the green
earth on which other men lived free
happy lives, in sight Of heaven where
God was-a wall was built around him.
higher and higher, and then covered
over. There he was left in the dark
ness and foul air Of this narrow cell to
starve and die within reach of the light
and freedom which was not for him.
In Just such cell has Bessy inmured
herself. a womanly, true life. love
and happiness-these things can never
be hers.
But the victim in old times was i'm.
prisoned by his enemies. She has
pull 1.-THE wall about herself with her
own hands.-Iouth's COMPANION.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
Uninteresting Conversatloni,t,.

Mrs. D'Avenoo-Our country cousins
are coming next week. It's such a
trial to entertain rural relations. They
don't do anything but talk about crops
Mrs. De Style-Yes, isn't it dread
full? By the way, did you see Mrs.
De Fashion on the. avenue yesterday
afternoon? She had on dress which
| know is an old one made over, and,
just think 1t was dyed -,
Mrs. D'Avenoo-Yes, but you should
have seen Mrs. Tiptop out riding. Her
bonnet was full month behind the
mode.-Go0d Nelrs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

Decreasing Signs of Refinement Out West
Mr.. Backbay-You found things very
different out West from what they are
here, I suppose. j.,
Miss Beacon Yes, indeed AS L
journeyed westward I noticed con-
stantly the decreasing signs Of refine
ment.
Mr.. Backbay What, for instance:
Miss Beacon-Well, for example,
when We reached Chicago l found tna'
the boys no longer came through the
train selling chewing gum.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

EDWARD ATKINSON has discovered
that the long process and hard work of
kneading bread are unnecessary. He
mixes his material with big spoon,
and says with slow oven, or bread
raiser, time will do all that can be &C.
complished by the kneading method.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

The man who objects to fcrtv-four
stars on the flag, because the blue field
will he overcrowded and wants to go
back to thirteen, is not likely to find
his motion seconded. Thirteen stripes
are all right, but every State is entitled
to It's star aud will have it, even if the
number ultimately rises to ifty-or
know the reason.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

MANY parents are apt to consider
their daughters worth their weight in
gold, but a Scotch gentleman estimated
his two daughters value at even a
higher rate than this, bequeathing to
each her weight in 81 notes. The elder
seems to have been simmer than her
sister, for she got only e5l, 200, while
the younger received e57,344.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
A Horrid Thing.

"Do you like babies, Mr.. White!
asked the young mother, tenderly, o, o.
the grim old bachelor who sat at 'le
foot Of the table.
Don't know, marm," replied tLe
bachelor, promptly, between IVY 1
mouthfuls of potato; never tas'eu
any. "-SomerviNe Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

A REMARKABLE invention has been
made in Austria. Glass tubes project
before the train and if they are broken
by an obstacle an electric movement is
applied to the brakes, bringing the
train Immediately to standstill
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

THERE is large farm in Mississippi
in which there is only one old whip
and that is not used. The owner will
not permit the whip to be used on any
Of the stock, and the farm does we'll
and the animals work with will with
out feeling the lash.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
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How He Knew Him.

At police headquarters in New York
not long ago message was received,
calling for policeman to come instant
~ to the office of o physician who is
prominent for his success in the treat
ment OF diseases Of the throat. When
the officer arrived, the physician point
ed out man in his waiting room, aud
told him to arrest him, adding
Ibis is tt, the forger."
THAT Tt" returned the police
man. Impossible! I know Tt as
we'll as / know myself, and that is not
the man"
He is we'll disguised, the doctor
answered, but / viii vouch for his be-
ing the man"
The policemen was still incredulous.
but the tt in question was a
criminal 5oo notorious for him to be
Wiling to run any risks, and be ac-
cordinglv took the man prisoner. The
captive did indeed prove to be Tt.
but he had taken the pains to disguise
himself, and it was q mystery to the
officers how the physician had con-
trived to recognize him.
We'll, the truth is, the doctor all
swered, that it was simple case of
automatic memory, only that from my
profession | remember Threats as YOU
remember faces. I did not in the
least know the mans face, but the
moment | looked at his throat 1 re-
membered it III an instant. l had him
under my care four wears ago, and
never forget a patients throat, al
though | do not remember one face in
hundred. "-YouM's Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

THIS is the way the great beast Of
Africa goes to his extinction. An ordi-
nary elephant produces 100 pounds of
ivory, worth $780, England consumes
$50 tons. for which it is necessary to
kill 10000 elephants year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

SIX-sEvENTHs of the wine consrr,oa
IN this country is labelled as of foreign
vintage; yet the fact is that less than
one-seventh of the wine druuk hara
comes from abroad. to
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

Predictions of the most vexatious and
we are at times tempted to believe that
these difficulties have no existence in
fact-are for the most part the creations
of fancv
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

LABOR is life successful labor is life
and gladness; and successful labor with
high aims and just objects brings the
fullest, truest and happiest life that can
be lived upon the earth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

WHEN you find barefooted boy wno
can see any sense in washing his less
before he goes to bed at night, you ha1 W
found the material from which duu0
will be made.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

A RECOUNT of the drowned at the
Johnstown disaster fixes the number at
$500. The city is larger now than it
was before the unfortunate flood.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

Ii is said that Turkish tobacco con-
tains p1ussic acid, and that Havana
tobacco has another alllaloid called coll
lidine, of which one twentieth of drop
will kill frog with symptoms OF paral-
ysis. The halfl.quid matter that &C
cumulates in the bowl of a pipe will
kill a small animal in three drop doses.
A few drops of nicotine inserted under
the conjunctiva of an animal will kill at
once. Eight drops will kill horse
with frightful general COMMISSIONS. 1t
has been observed that the living sys-
TENS quickly become tolerant of to-
bacco poison-"an animal that is
thrown into commissions by half drop
one day will require twice as much the
next day, and so in four or five DAYS
four or five times as much"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

diverted onouid lay out our plans
for recreation as we'll as for work.
There neYe. was trucr saving than
that all work and no pay makes Jack
a dull bov."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

INTERv1EwER-You began lite as .
clerk, did you not? Merchant-No' 81 VT
l began life as king. was the nf''
baby.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

The new bridge to be built over the
Hudson River between New York and
Jersey City will eclipse the monster
Brooklyn structure. The great central
span will be $500 feet long, nearly
twice the length Of the span over East
River. There are to be five towers ris-
ing to a height Of 500 feet above the
water 1t is one Of the most daring
feats of engineering undertaken in this
or any other country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

The drummer is numerous in the
land. The census will show that there
are about 100000 of them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

This little story is from a New Or
leans journal: Little Floribel Deitch.
seven years old, died suddenly at Nor
gan City and her pet pigeon flew into
the room where the corpse lay surround
ed by weeping relatives and friends.
The deep grief of the mourners so i'm
pressed the bird that it dropped it's
head and died. 1t was placed in the
coffin and buried the next day with its
little mistress"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

Miss ELIZA Prison, who died at her
home near Atlanta. Ga, the other day,
had a black beard fifteen inches long,
but steadily refused all offers to place
herself on exhibition. Poulticing her
face for toothache when young girl is
believed to have been the cause of the
abnormal growth Of beard. There's a
valuable hint in this for the hairless
American dude.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

DAN c ouGHLlN, who is serving his
life sentence in Joliet Prison, Joliet,
Ill, for his part in the Cronin murder,
is almost physical wreck His cheeks
are pale and sunken and he looks as il
he would be sleeping under the flowers
before long. He receives many visits
from his wife and child, and no doubt
their welfare worries him. His expec-
tation of new trial is what keeps him
up. If this hope is blasted it is thought
he will tell all he knows about the
murder.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

PROF. TARcHANoFF, of ST. Peters
burg, has lately published the results
of his researches into the electric cur
rents of the skin. His method of ex-
pertinent was to connect the skin of
various parts of the body by means Of
non-polarisable-clay electrodes with
Meissner's galyanometer. He then
noted the effect of various stimuli to
the skin, such as light tickling with q
brush, heat, cold, a needle prick. sound,
light, taste and smell In all these
cases strong detection of the galva-
nometer needle was observed. Merely
opening the eyes after they had been
closed for some time produced con-
siderable detection, and mental efforts,
like calculation, also had similar
effect.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

JUST after the war ended the Navy
Department gave Ericsson a fifteen
inch shell found. among the ruins of
Sumter. 1t had been fired from one
Of the monitors, and somehow the fuse
had failed to go Off. Ericsson sent it
to the King OF Sweden, and the good
Oscar placed it in the great museum at
Stockholm, with a simple and touching
inscription in honor of one of the most
honored Of Swedes. It's there now.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

A SCIENTIFIC writer advises that OF
the various patterns of filters in use
very few of them are of any use what
ever. They act not only as strainer
to remove the coarser impurities, but
have no effect upon the microscopic
bacteria, or matters held in solution,
which are the most dangerous. A
flannel bag is exactly as good a filter
as those expensive devices, and pos
sesses the additional advantages of
being easily cleaned or renewed. The
most effective filters are those in which
disk Of porous stone or eathenware
forms the tiltering material, but it is
best to make sure of the original sup
ply of water, rather than to purify it
by any such uncertain methods.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

We labor and labor, but there is Just
as much necessity for recreation as for
labor. We cannot live without it-not
even the laboring man. Exercise is all
well enough, but it must be of the right
kind. The mind as well as the body
wants exercise but it wants something
else, as we'll as the body. It wants a
change; it wants to get into new
channel, to get new life infused into it.
Thus it will rest the limbs to labor; it
will rest and strengthen the mind to be
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29

IF an honest man in dire distress
goes to a stranger, makes frank repre-
sensations of his identity and con-
dition, and asks to borrow dollar, the
chances are 10 to that he will he re-
earded as an impostor and very point
eddy snubbed. On the other hand, a
swindler who goes into the business
with all delberation and GOODNESS may
fatten upon the thousands of credulous
people and escape detection for years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03

life should be given to me. Indabs-
zimbi interpreted my words, but no
ticed that he would not look on me as he
spoke, but covered his face with his
hands and spoke of me as ''the ghost"
or the s'son of the spirit" For some
reason that 1 have never quite under
stood the chief consented to the duel. l
fancy it was because he believed me to
be more than mortal and was anxious to
see the last of Bombyane.
"Let them fight" he said. "Give
them assegais and no shields; the child
shall be to him who conquers."
"Yesl yesl" cried the soldiers. "Let
them fight. Don't be afraid, Bombyane;
if he is a spirit he's very small one."
81 never was frightened of man or
beast, and am not going to run away
from white ghost" answered the re-
doubtable Bombyane, as he examined
the blade of his great bangwanar stab
bling assegai.
Then they made a ring round US, gave
me similar assegsi and set US some
ten PAGES apart. kept my face as calm
as could and tried to show no signs OF
fear, though in my heart / was terribly
afraid. Humanity speaking, my doom
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
PRESS COMMENTS.

W Speaker Reeds greeting to his
Chicago Tribune.
E The Democratic ROSTERS that got
on the fence to crow over Maine got
down on the Other side to scratch for
free-trade grubs-Judge.
EB Let the Federal Senate. and moro
especially the two Senators from this
State, take notice that the Republican
party in New York urges the passage Of
the Lodge bill-N. Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
cg The size of the Democratic ma
jority in Arkansas will not be known
until the Democratic election officers
get orders from headquarters to stop
counting votes that were not cast-St
Louis Globe-Democrat
w Speaking Of the recent election,
the Arkansas State Register says:
Decent Democrats are becoming dis
gusted with their damnable proceed.
ings. The revolution has set in. It Is
only question of time till fraud and
crime will be rebuked."
- Hon. L. Is. Reed, speaker OF the
House of Representatives, Washington,
d. c.: very heartily congratulate sou
and your colleagues in Congress from
Maine upon the generous, popular in.
dorsement you have received Ben.
iamin Harrison.
BMr. Breckinridge says he will be
vindicated by the people of his district;
but the fact that they have just given
an anti-Democratic majority Of about
200 is not calculated to encourage him
in that low view of their intelligence
and Observation-Disclosures CONNER
cial.
Democracy never cooked y load Of
hay for the farmer since it first came
into existence. The farmer will always
be Republican. He may take more
active interest in party councils, bat in
principle he will not vary the direction
of it, though the Democrats urge all the
old cheats of politics upon him when
ever crop fails or . wolf gets into the
sheep pasture.-Syracuse IN. W Stand
ard.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03

her frock in one of his huge black hands.
He stalked up to where we were and
held the child before the chief. lis it
dead, father?" he said.
Now, as could well see, the child was
not dead, but had been hidden away,
and tainted with fear.
The chief glanced at it carelessly and
said:
Find out with your kerrie."
Acting on this hint the black devil
held up the child and was about to kill
it with his knob-stick. This was more
than could bear. Isprang at him and
struck him with all my force in the face,
little caring if 1 was speared or not he
dropped Tota on the ground.
''ohr' he said, putting his hand to his
nose, 1.-THE white spirit has hard fist.
Come, spirit viii fight you for the
child"
The soldiers cheered and laughed.
i'Yesl yes!" they said; '1et Bombyane
fight the white spirit for the child. Let
them fight with assegais"
For q moment / hesitated. What
chance had against the black giantf
But had promised poor Hans to save
the child If I could; and what did IL
matter? As well die now as later. How.
ever, had wit enough left to make @
favor of it, and intimated to the chic,
through Indaba-zimbi that / was quite
willing to condeseend to kin Bonbyars
en- condition that II did so the childs
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
OUR POPULAR SPEAKER.
A Good Example for Politicians In Gen.
eral to Study.

A Good Example for Politicians In Gem
eral to Study.
There are those who shake their
heads when Reeds name is mentioned
and say tina, he is clever fellow, but
too impetous and too audacious. That
is not what the majority of his country
men think about him, however. They
are particularly pleased with those
traits of his character which are most
trouble some to his enemies. His brave
and self.reliant conduct in the Speakers
chair has won their applause in a de-
gree seldom given to any public man.
He had trying emergency to meet
and he met it in the spirit which suited
them. They have not been misled as
to the facts, or deceived as to the real
issue. All the bowling Of the Demo-
cratic orators has not in the least mod
Grated their liking for the man who
has calmly and firmly done a work
that needed to be done, and that will
never have to be done again. They I'M
derstand that they are indebted to him
for the Inauguration of a policy that will
hereafter prevent the defeat OF neces-
sary legislation by filibustering. The
time had come to establish new pre-
cedent in the interest of sound and
practical government, and he estab-
lished it 'Tf you set out to take
Vienna, take Vienna" was the advice
once given by Napoleon. That has been
Reeds theory of action. The idea OF
failure has not entered into his plans
and expectations. There was a certain
point for him to make, and he made it
In the expressive slang of the period,
he got there; and popular favor is al
ways sure to reward the man who thus
courageously accomplishes a worthy
and beneficial purpose. The lesson is
a good one for politicians in general to
study. They can not all hope to equal
Reed in brilliant and popular service,
but they can at least learn from his sue
cess what the people like, and strive to
initiate his example as far as opportun-
ity may be presented. Louis Globe
DamOcrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
FaithfuI to the Great west.

The Republican party stood for the
West when it passed the homestead law.
1t stood for the West when it helped &c
keep slavery ont Of the Territories Of
the ymon, out Of Kansas and Nebraska
1t stood for the West when it was fight
ing to prevent the dismemberment Of
the Union 1t has stood for the West
during the whole history of the country
since the war, for at every moment
during that time Democratic control OF
the Government has simply meant the
res toration of tho hostile bigotry and
tyranny of Southern ''sectionalism- "
And the Republican party stands now
, just where it has stood-'for the West
and the Northwest"-just as the Demo
cratic party stands for thssupremacy ol
the Solid South as againss the West and
Northwest-Sioux City (Ial Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
The Lrnit. an Protection.

Lord Coleridge, the Chief Justice of
England. in his farewell speech after an
extended tour through this country In
1883, said: ,r.l,..
at is not your colossal fortunes that
have interested me; l can see them at
home. What I do admire, what long
to see and never shall see in my own
dear England, is what may be called
your upper and lower middle classes
have seen among them men who would
do credit to any capital in the world.
have seen tens of thousands OF houses
occupied by the owners of them / am
told that in general your farmers own
their farms, your cultivated gentlemen
own their houses, and your artisans OWL
their cottages What state Of salts
faction and content this produces in
time of peace! What an irresistible
force in time Of war"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
ADAys Wages.

Mr.. Pettifer, in his speech at Cheadle
to the English workingmen, said: "A
sovereign 49, will buy more tea, coffee.
lamp oil, -four, meat and butter in
America than in England. 1t will buy
as much cotton sheeting, shirting,
printed or plain calico. and boota
There is wonderful thing about tne
boots have on. They cost me So in
Boston, not in little slop-shop, bat in
an ordinary good shop The average
wages in my trade are So per day in BOs-
tom, aud sL50 in London; SO that II
takes two days wages to buy my boots
in London, and oaly one days wages in
Boston"