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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
HE sWEARs OFF.
How His Wife Induced Him to Give U!
the Practice of Smoking.

A young benedict in this city, says
the Kansas City Times, tells a good
Joke on himself which illustrates the
influence a wife has over her husband,
provided she can reach his pocket-book,
The young husband is in charge Of
department. of one of the larger retail
Main street stores, and before many
months hopes to become a member OF
the firm. He is addicted to smoking,
and in a moment of weakness confessed
to his wife that his cigars cost him ST.
day. ''Do you smoke 10-cent CT
gars?" she asked. He replied in the az
iirmative and the young bride, who
had ideas Of her own regarding econo
my. asked if he would not give her in
the evening when he returned home 10
cents for every cigar he had smoked
during the day for pin money. She
explained that her idea was to break
him of smoking, and as he acknowl-
edged he wanted to quit, but did not |
have the courage to do SO, he readily
consented to the proposition.
81 was as good as my word for one
month, he said the othercvening, and
kept faithful account of the number
of cigars l smoked each day. Some
times it would be nine, but more often.
er it was a dozen. When the month
had passed my wife informed me that
! had given her $S2. That made $64
had spent for cigars and my salary was
only $3.50 month. | saw it would not
do. l had numerous consultations
with my friends before getting married
as to whether young man could at
ford to marry on salary of 81, 800 a
year and had been told that he could
if he wasn't too extravagant in his no.
tions. There were only two things to
do, quit smoking or tell story every
night when l got home. would
hardly give me time to put on my
smoking jacket before she would ask:
"Now, how many today?" Her tons
expressed so much confidence that |.
would have to Tess UP, and at last
told her that, with her permission,
would swear off. She readily consent.
ed, and l haven't smoked a cigar
since.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Pronunciation of Dahlia.

We seem to be in fair way to have
definitely settled the true pronouncia-
ton of the word'dahlia. Mr.. Hubbard
admits that it should be pronounced
dah-li-a, but that, on the whole. it ia
better to adhere to the old style Of
dalea, emitting the pronunciation Of
the important h altogether, remember.
ing that the plant is named after Dahl,
the Swedish botanist 1t does seem
obvious that the pronunciation should
be such as to impress upon the mind Of
the listener or learner the idea that the
name of the dahliai is proposed to honor
that of Dahl and not some one of the
name of Dale. To that end | hold that
the proper pronunciation should ba
dahl-ya making it as it were two
syllables only, and such as brings into
prominence its name parent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Mourning in All Lands.

The following are the accepted rea-
sons for the selection of various colors
for mourning in different countries:
Black-Expresses privation Of light.
Worn through Europe.
scarlct-Mourning color occasional
ly worn by French kings.
Yellow-Thc scre and yellow leaf.
Egypt and Burnah. In Brittany wild
ows' caps among the peasants are yell
low.
Purple and Violet-To express royal
ty. Mourning for cardinals and kings
of France. Violet color for mourning
in Turkey.
White Emblem of "white-handed
hope" China.
Deep Blue-Bokhara mourning.
Pale Brown-The withered leaves.
Persia.
Grayish Brown - Earth. Ethiopia
and Abyssinia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
The Modern Girl.

The last quadrille | ever saw well
danced (and would have given half my
wits to have Joined hands in) by Jessie
and Victoria Volles, with Fred and Ro-
sina, was in truth not quadrille, but Il
beautifully flying romp. But Joanie
(Nlr. Ruskin's cousin) could always
dance everything rightly, having not
only the brightest light and warmth of
heart, but faultless foot-faultless
in freedom, in its swiftest steps rising
and falling with the gcntleness which
only Byron has found words for
NAKED foot
That shines like snow-and falls ON earth as
mute"
The modern artificial ideal being,
on the contrary, expressed by the man.
ner of stamp or tap, as in Tennyson's
line
'She tapped her tiny, sillSen-sandaled feet"
From which the way is short, and has
since been traversed quickly. to the
conditions of patten, clog, golosh, and
high-heeled bottines, with the real back
of the foot thrown behind the ankle
like "a ncgress which have distressed
alike and disgraced ali feminine motion
for the last quarter oil a century-the
slight harebcll having little chance
enough for raising its head, once well
under the hoof of our proud maiden
hood, decorate with dead robins. trans
! fixed humming-birds, and hot-house
towers-for its wedding March by
Mendelssohn. Tothink that there is
not enough love or praise in all Europe
! or America to invent one other tune
for the poor things to strut to!-Jo1''
Hus&;i3e, IN his "Pl0tcrita."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
An Eccentric Millionaire.

The most eccentric millionaire in New
York is probably Charles Rouss, says
the New York Star. He served in the
confederate army under Stonewall
jackson and is a Virginian by birth.
Thirteen years ago he was ruined and
$4,000 in debt. To-day he is building
a massive structure 200 feet deep, Is
feet front, and ~ stories high on Broad.
way. This building will cost $1,OoO,-
900 when finished and is paid for step
by step. His business methods are
unique. He has 400 employees and
pays seventy-tive off every day. This
makes every day payday. His an-
nual income is estimated at $3.50, 600.
MI. Rouss' energy is wonderful. He
works from in the morning till 10 at
night. He does not spend more than
ST., 900 per year outside of his house.
hold expenses. His principal source Of
amusement is to stand on the real
platform of a strect-car and throw
dimes and nickles to boys. A short
time ago an English syndicate offered
him $2,O00,000 for his business. Mr..
Rouss who is 50 years old, is IA great
advocate of phonetic spelling and
writes all his personal letters on that
plan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

tilted her head back, and gave her tvs
or three good ones on the mouth: sile
let out the mos. anearthly yell I ever
heard. But by The time we were in
daylight again was sitting as staid
and prim as a Presbyterian elder.
The whole clearinghouse gang was
waiting for us, and they all shouted
in chorus: How did you like the tun-
nel?'
1.-The widow was trif1e ratified and
started to climb down. but [ showed
out another round of tickets and mo-
toned the man at the wheel to let the
car 90, and before she could gel foot
over the edge the car was humming
around again. She was prepared for
me when we reached the tunnel the
second time and just let her alone.
Going back to the house the widow
fried to lecture me for taking advant-
ace of her.
+" But it is the proper thing down
here. I'll leave it to Mrs. B ii l
don't do right. Mrs. B. ] sung
out. But the widow grabbed me by
the arm. oh, p-l-e-a-s-e don't tell, she
begged. I'll forgive you!'
I'VE got along famously the rest OF
the week. Saturday her intended hus-
band came down. I saw his name on
the register before l saw him. At the
first opportunity l slipped up to the
widow.
81 have now Disappeared l said.
i never interfere in real loves mai ches.
Good-by.'
That was in August. Now she cuts
,,,, Jn,J
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

eve, but really With business-like and
engrossing prcoccupation for fish and
all things fishy. Baskets borne on the
shoulders of the facchini of the place
skim through the air with such rapidity
that you might take them to be flying
fish. Out Of the way! Here is an ami
mated salmon leap. Stand on one
side! a shoal of fresh herring will
swallow YOU up else," On all sides
may be heard above the general din the
stentorian tones of the loud-voiced sales
men. who, perched on their stands and
raised somewhat above the heads OF
the hul1ying crowd shout their calls
to attract buyers. From one we hear
the cry: Here. We sole buyers, sole
buyers, sole buyers, who'll have this
fine trunk Of soles?" while a rival calls
out: This way ye paddock buyers,
come on, haddock buyers, give us an
offer for this fine lot OF haddocks. :"
Others call out for "cod buyers, "
'.plaice buyers" ETC., through the
whole list, perhaps, of edible fishes,
until the confusion of sounds is so
great that stranger can scarcely COM
prehcnd how business can be conduct
ed under such circumstances, and it
would be impossible for one who has
not seen it to form any conception OF
such scene as may be witnessed on
any weekday morning at Billinggsggate.
One thing is more remarkable, per-
haps, than anything else, namely, the
method OF bidding, which seems peculiar
to the place, for though we tried hard to
catch the sound of buyers voice or to
detect a sign by which he indicated his
bid we ingloriously failed in every in
stance, which was rather Notifying
when we were made aware that the
sharp-eyed or keen-eared statesmen had
received dozens of offers from persons
in the crowd almost at our elbow. As
fast as the fish are sold they are re-
moved by porters and the vacant
places filled by new material until the
sales end for the day. While fish are
sold at auction in Billingsgate the sys-
TEN of selling by Dutch auctions gen.
orally prevails in the markets of the
smaller ports where there are nc
licensed auctioneers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
OLD WAR CRIES.
What the Medieval Warriors Used to
Shout in Battle.

Between the war cries common
throughout Europe in the middle ages
and the war songs of the late centuries
there is a wide difference, says the
Nineteenth Century, although the OBJ
ject, which was to animate the troops
by some common and endeared subject
of reference at the moment of attack,
remains the same. War cries We're
generally one of three things-the name
Of leader, the place of rendezvous, or
the figure on the standard. For an eX-
ample of the first class. the cry of the
family of Bourbon was simply the name
Bourbon" Sometimes an encomium
was added, as in the case Of the cri de
guerre Of the counts of Hainault-
s'Hainault the Noble" Those of the
kind which consisted of a reference to
the place of rendezvous were abundant
in Scotland, in consequence of the To-
calization of clans in particular dis
tricts and the practice which prevailed
of collecting them at a particular place
in times of danger by means of a mes
senger of the "1iely cross" Theywere
also taken from the names of patron
saints-that of the king of England was
est. George"
| advance our standards, set upon our foes,
Our ancient word of courage, fair St. George,
Inspire, US with the spleen Of fiery dragonsi
Upon them!" Richard ILL.
The king of France cried ''Montjoye
ST Denis'-the former word being in
allusion, it is supposed, to certain little
mounts on which crosses were erected
on the way from Paris to st. Denis for
the direction of travellers. The duke
of Milan had for his clamor militalis-
as an old Italian writer, Sylvester Petra
Sancta quantity terms it MILAN the
Valiant" An old French herald speaks
of some other war cries, somewhat diff
ferent from the above; the crusaders
'Dieu lie veut;" the cries of invocation,
notable instance Of which was that
of the lords of Montmorency, .'Dicu
aide all premier Chretien;n and the
cries of eNhortation, as that of the EN-
peror, GA deNtre at sinistre," IA suf-
ticiently emphatic direction to the SOL
diers of the chivalrous times. When
modes of fighting changed war cries
were laid aside or transferred as mot
toes to the crests of the families by
which they had been used. The latter
is the case with a large proportion of
the Scotch family Slogans" (war
cries.. The favorite battle cry of the
Irish was "Aboo." War cries were
evidently INDUCED in by the soldiers in
Homer's day, for he speaks of the SOL
emn silence in which the Greeks march
ed to battle and the wild chants and
yells characteristic of the Trojans' adj
vance. The Greeks stood in great awe
of their genera,>; the cosmopolitan
nature Of the Trojan army did not
leave room for any special patriotic
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

One OF the most extraordinary and
s1@ni''cant OF the corbel caricatures OF
distinguished statesmen on the south.
east angle of the south transept Of
Chester Cathedral, England, for which
MI. Hanley, the sculptor, says Sir Gil.
bert Scott, the architect, in conjunction
with Dean Howson, was responsible.
represents MI. Gladstone, armed with
long crowbar, with which he is in
dustriously engaged pulling down the
ealflce OF the church, while Lord
beaconsiield is vigorously endeavoring
to prop it up. The artist and SCULPTOR
have given most lifelike representa-
ton Of the two.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
EXtralite,

Extralite, a new explosive, was teste,
in this city last week. 1t is the invep
tlon of Rudolph Ericsson, and it il
said to be compounded of an ammonia.
cal salt, hydro-carbon and chlorate Of
potash. 1t was proven to be safe 10
handling by throwing four broken
packages on an open lire, where i
burned rapidly with Kissing sound
1T was also pounded on rock, and 4
cap and fuse were attached to a cart
ridge, and fired without setting off thu
cartridge. Three holes were thel
drilled in the rock, and one eightee1
inches deep was loaded with eigh
ounces OF the extralite, and in each O
.hc other twelve-inch holes four ounce
OF the powder were placed, and all we!
rammcd. These three charges wer
fired i, together by caps and wire. Th
effect was to shatter large masses 0
the rock rather than to crush smallr
portions, and the test was general!
satlsfactory.-Engineering NelUs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
TEMPERANCE NEWS.

The w. c. T. U. Of Mississippi has re.
ceived gift of $4,000 by subscriptions
taken after sermon in behalf of its
work, delivered at Meridian by Sam
Jones.
The w. c. T. o., 1. o. G. L. and the
prohibition party of Nebraska have
formed triple alliance to work for the
state prohibition amendment.
The Mid-Continental tells of a Ten
nessee Judge of the criminal court who
has created sensation in religious
circles by officially declaring church
rattle illegal and charging a Nashville
Jury to indict all persons buying or SELL
ing tickets.
Gus Kidder, OF Fort Dodge, Ia, has
been fined $1,000 for violating the pro-
hibitory law. w. II. II. Colby, prom
inent business man, was also fined
$1,000 for allowing liquor to be sold i'll
building owned by him after an in
junction was granted.
The Nashville Issue claims that the
money that Tennessee pays annually to
the whisky shops (s15, ooo,ooo) would
meet all the regular expenses of the
state for ten years. Nashville saloon
receipts alone would carry on the gov.
eminent.
The commissioners of the District OF
Columbia have asked congress to pass a
Sunday law for the District of Columbia
quest. Hon. w. c. =. Breckenridge, OF
in{r L.
and the American Sabbath union will
work for its passage.
a wealthy gentleman Of large bust
ness experience who was an interested
visitor at the national convention of the
w. C. T. u. said he could not under
stand how this great organization was
able to do so much for the temperance
cause with so little money, and inciden
tally remarked that the sum of $4,000,
more than the entire amount which
passed through the national w. c. I. U.
treasury last year. would hardly be suf
fcent to buy the beer for political con.
vention.
Senator Blair has introduced in the
senate bill to provide for commits.
sion of inquiry on the alcoholic liquor
traffic, with joint resolution to amend
the constitution by prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic lilo.
uors as a beverage. This bill is espec,
tally supported by a petition from thu
national temperance society praying for
the institution of such a commission Of
! inquiry and asking the adoption of a,
amendment to the national constitute,
prohibiting the manufacture, imports
ton, transportation and sale of alcohole
liquors as a beverage, throughout tho
entire national domain.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
sNuBBED BY THE WIDOW.
The Old Rcprobate Rebuked for Kiss In
the Tunnel.

The Old Reprobate came in the other
day with broad grin on his face, says
the Washington Post. Something seem
ed to please him immensely. After he
had enjoyed it a few minutes he broke
out:
Say, wish you had been with me
just now. Got the deadest cut YOU
ever saw. Met a tine-looking ex-widow
just at the corner, and she nearly
stared me out of my countenance, and
yet she wouldn't recognize me. She
has only been married about Il month.
Last summer l and my boy Jack were
down at Cape May. We stopped at a
big boarding-house. Jack is 20 and
had been there for a fortnight; so
the way was well paved for his poor
old father. Jack doesn't need any
pointers.
"Well, this widow and smashing
fine sister of hers sat at the same table
with us-and q couple Of very knowing
girls. l went down for rest and quiet.
but we got to whooping things up live
ly at thattable. The widow engineered
things. She got up Grabbing parties
at 10 cents head. Each girl had a
line and each man small net to take
off the crabs. We got very thick.
There is nothing like Grabbing party
to get acquainted.
"One evening L,proposcd to ride or
the inclined railroad. There is II tun.
mel at the foot which is us dark as q
charcoal pit at midnight. Going into
the tunnel-the Sutro | believe it is
callcd-from the glare of the electric
lights is about as sharp Il change from
light to darkness as one can imagine
l told the widow that ladies had to pa,
toll in the tunnel; but that didn't scare
her. We got on the car. Jack was OF
/ the front seat with the sister and / hat
the widow on behind.
"No sooner had the car entered tn,
tunnel than I swung my arms arount
| her neck. got one hard under her chin
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
The Dog and the Telephone.

A gentleman employed at colliery
a few miles from Glasgow had a dog
called Jimmy, which he parted with to
:" friend at colliery some miles dis.
SAINT. The two offices are connected by
telephone, and the other morning the
gentleman rang up his friend and
asked how Jimmy was doing. ooh,
he's !inc," was the answer; hes at nv
feet just now; I'll hold him up and sea
il he knows your voice." This was
done, and the former owner shouted
over the wire, Hello, Jimmy!n Jimmy
made no sign of recognition, but on be-
ing set down again he at once made fotI
the door, and when his old master
went home to, dinner, the dog was there
I IT, i leone him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
What Impressed the Red Man.

H. once told me how a party of In
dams. fresh from the wilds, greeted
their first view of locomotive. They
made no comment, and didn't even get
up off the ground to examine it. But
when a lineman walked up telegraph
pole, like a woodpecker up maple,
they fell into a paroxysm of enthusi-
asn. Simply one thing was within the
range of their establishment and the
other wasn't Christian Union.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
British Mining.

Great Britain mined almost $40, Oo0,.
COO more tons of coal, iron, and other
minerals last year than in 1887, and
employed 10000 more men in the
work, but fewer lives were lost in the
process. The total number of fatal nc.
cidents was 895, and Of deaths occ;a-
stoned thereby 900, being AN increase
of four in the accidents, but a decrease
of 81 in the lives lost.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
A Wild Hogs Tusk.

j. N. English exhibited at Ameri-
Gus. Georgia, the other day, tusk
that was taken from the mouth of a
wild hog that was killed in his corn
field, on Camp creek. five miles from
Andersonville. The tusk was very
large one, measuring 1-2 inches long.
1t formed almost u circle, and was very
sharp
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

"Carsic Yonne-"Unless she fes
that he's after her money can't undo
stand why Miss Oldsome treats {,
Jack SO coolly!" Jessie Bell-''H
age explains it. Thirty-two is +
freezing point. Won kne.,."~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
A Big Dog.
me dead

f. w. Abbott, an officer at the Massa-
chusetts reformatory, owns the largest
dog in the country. 1t is of the lion
breed of mastitfs, weighs 1872 pounds,
is 80 inches high and feet II inches in
length.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Armed With Revolvers.

The French army officers are now
armed with revolvcrs; during the "
OF 1870 they had none.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-12-11

SHERIFF-ELECT ScoTT has designated
ex- Marshal W. y. Darby, of Bellaire, to
be his chief deputy. There were about
twenty-five applicants for the position,
and it was matter of much difficulty TO
select from the very good men who pre-
sented themselves. However, but one
person could get the appointment, and
the choice fell upon Mr.. Darby, who was
strongly recommended by the bar and
Others. Mr.. Darby is a gentleman of
good habits, of pleasing manners and ex-
cellent qualifications, and will doubtless
give satisfaction to his chief. to whom
he is responsible primarily. and be popu-
lar officer with the people. Mr.. Darby
has rented the Mitchell propertyin the
west end of the old Union House, and
will remove here shortly.