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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
Money in the Pecan.

The cultivation Of tho pecan prom
ises to become . very important agri-
cultural industry in This country, says a
Florida planter. The trees are not in
full bearing unit, they are ten years
old, but from that time on yield an
average of more than one hundred
pounds Of nuts yearly. An acre of land
will accommodate forty trees. and the
nuts find ready market at Is cents :
pound wholesale. Such nuts as are de-
sirable for seed bring very much higher
prices. One planter in Florida sells all
the nuts his pecan orchard can raise
for 81 8 pound. There is great differ
ence in the quality Of pecan nuts, Che
finest kind having shellso thin. as to
be readily crushed between the thumb.
and forefnger, and meat Of superior
flavor. One great advantage of this
sort Of farming is that it involves no
labor or expense for picking the crop.
One Alabama planter has an income Of
81. 600 per acre from mis- plantation. i
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
please, but I 'say that the mines that

ooi,. - s'4sss nv ~. 11 n! tnss
~. 3 ~ . = 80 ,..t. -
Me, too you bet" sounded from
every quarter; and Jake went on ~
i am hard up, boys" said he, abut
by lingo, I'll rough it out an; 70 on
half rations afore III help: to steal
gals gals claim, an specially as purity an
. Then the claims herl'n;" said Ike:
"an, we'll protect her in it. /"
You can put US right down thar
pard, replied Jake -. ;:Sf 80 -
"A: day or two later Joe and Miss Ross
were married.. and it would have been
difficult TO tell which of all the miners
exerted himself: the .most.in his efforts
TO maks the wedding. q glittering sue
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

w SoV OAs no WOUAV I1U0 his 080OUe
vers SO as to meet his man on the step
Of the car. They would collide. The
thief's hst-s stiff sill, or Derby-is in
his left hand, and covers his dexterous
right, which is put forward to protect
its owner in the collision. It touches
the newcomer right where the*diamond
sparkles, and is still covered by the hat
in the other hand. With an apology,
the thief steps out of. the way. The
whole affair is the tenth part Of Sec
ond. but as he bows his regrets he has
the diamond in that mysterious hand Of
bis, and, as I4have said,i he could not
detail the moves by which he attained
it, even if he shonld try
Eugenle's Son Was Shot in the Back by
+, %y& Zniu savages.
~ have recently had very interesting
interview with an English gentleman
who was present in Zululand at the
time Of the death of the Prince I'm
perial, and who knew the young gentle
man we'll, besides being personally &C.
quainted with all the details of the
catastrophe. He was not much inn
pressed by the character and. manners
of the ill-fated Prince himself, describ-
ing him to me as q very full-dedged
specimen of the most obnoxious type of
q fast young Partisan society man. Be-
sides which, he was possessed with an
overwhelming idea of his own import
ance, and insisted always on taking the
command of every expedition in which
he.was included. -
7 The fatal fray in which the unfortu-
nate youth lost his life owed it's whole
success for the Zulus to the fact of the
Princes party being taken by surprise.
Everybody ran away on the sudden at
tack of the savages, and it was owing to
broken girth that the Prince failed to
make his escape with the others. There
were only. five Zulus concerned in the
attack, and they all belong to one
family-a father, his three sons and his
son.in-law. They stripped the body of
their victim, leaving nothing behind
but q gold locket suspended around his
neck, and which the Zulus thought con-
tanned a. charm. Is
My informant told me that, for him,
the most try ing part of the whole bust
ness was the interview which the EN-
press Eugene insisted upon having
with him after his return to. England.
She asked the most minute questions
about the Princes death. being espe-
cially anxious to know if the fatal
wounds we're not dealt him in front.
But, unfortunately, they were all in his
back. Then she wanted to be told that
he had died fighting. for England, and
the Englishman was compelled to assure
her that such was not the case. But,
at least. Mr.. x, you can say it was,
was the unhappy mothers suggestion.
1t did not occur to her, poor lady, that
an English gentleman has natural OBJ
lection to telling lies on any subject
whatever.-Pa''is letter to Philadelphia
leleuraDh.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
The Piokpocket's Art.

Vs.. Inc 1lCkkpOCk0GS Art
@Thee is no class OF artists" said a
renow1d thief, who in their calling
are as bxterous as pickpockets. This
is due be double incentive. Not only
does y}r pickpocket find bait for eff
fort aI exertion in success. but: has
the adSd spur Of fear Of failure. Sue
cess MINIS as much to pickpocket as
to any Ian, and failure means great
deal nte. A vocation in which the
slighte slip means loss of liberty, and
perhap of life. will ever be apt to have
q degra Of expertness in its followers
not pr4nt in more reputable and safer
avenuepf trade.
Pic5ockets, like poets, are: born,
not mae. Their nerves must be iron
and yeas sensitive as instinct. Their
hands lust be as complete in makeup
and accomplishment, as Herrmann's,
and strlg as steel while light as down.
Out Ollie vast army of humanity who
are sol@rs of the shadows Only one
fourth one per cent.ca or do become
pickppets. These form the nobility
of thieY, and are reverenced by the
burgltlthe footpad, the sneak and the
con Al as Of a higher class than
.9,he practice of q pickpocket
wilhelm really at work is as constant
as th& l.some famed professor Of the
viol q te harp. He. keeps pace with
the plossion. No sooner does some
-jewe1lrivent-a new fastening for: dia-
:mondkob or studs than these men of
finestst{ch devise the motion which
evadeti purpose.
9 Tho def object Of pickpocket, after
.certaitt1is speed. He cannot daily
with Faictim by the hour. What he
does Il tbe over in a@fash., Speaking
Of pintM studs, there has never been
fastenR so complex but, the expert
thieves }uld defeat it in q, motion.
They, doh their business as fine work
as anyIHdin, and the thief himself
could lqnalyze or explain its detail.
His pdws of execution have gone: far
beyond ! power Of perception or re-,
ga pieocket consults his own nerv-
GUS condor constantly. No fine lady
ever hashch . time with, her nerves !.
as this atocrat Of the outlaws. If he
does notbel right he won't work
When haoes, I've known one on the
impulse take 3 car on some WE'LL
dressed d wealthy street, and, seating
himself SD to the window, survey the
shirt-frono f every would-be passen-
ger as hesme up. The moment one
showed aamond in his linen or crayat
the thief Iuld hurry to the platform
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
Manual Training in schools.

The Manchester Union makes .
strong plea for manual training schools.
In a recent issue it said: Ss
"The apprentices system, which form
erly afforded the means Of trade educa.
L.tion,:.h has been almost wholly aban.
E|sHi1oned, and is now hardly anywhere in
EEji;ss,a<,6icai use in this country. It is a
'tn;ng of the past, and the fact that. it
has been abandoned would seem to be
conclusive evidence that its day of use
fulness has ended. Something, how
ever, must take its place, Skillful
workers in wood and skilled workers in
metal will be needed as long as the
weird sands and men live upon it, and
skill does not come by chance, If en-
.pioyers no langer care to take the trou-
BILE of impartlg instruction to youth, if
carpenters no lurgef find it profitable
to keep boys at work for months with
the fore-plane and the splitting-saw.
and if blacksmiths no longer need ap-
prentices to fashion horseshoe nails, il
is still necessary that a proper proper
ton of the youth Of the country should
have careful training Of tie eye and
hand for the prosecution of these and
other mechanical industries. It is al
ready pretty clearly demonstrated that
this training must come through the
manual school. and that the results will
be superiorsto those .attainesd under the
old system: That has gone anyway.
Machinery now does the work Which
once made the apprentice profitable to
his master, and it may not be wholly an
oxyS1 fhok - 1o4o hnssnn1
in combination with the work of the
school-room is destined to be fully rec
ognized very soon as the most practical
form of education for the great majority
of the youth of the nation, = co..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
Japanese as Metal Workers.

The Japanese are past masters in the
treatment of alloys both in texture and
color, and no better guides exist. They
achieve their grand results by the
simplest means-a judicious blending
of various metals, inlaying and pick
ling. Copper is the basis of their chief
alloys. and BY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !. .>--
tain proportions OF gold and silver they
obtain remarkable results in color
through the pickling process.
But not. only do they get striking eff
fects from. their alloys and picking
their mode of working up the metals is
9 thing to be studied. For instance,
they will take six or seven plates OF
different metals and alloys, weld, them
together, and then, by drilling, punch
ing up and filing. get q uiface; in
which all the metals show in manner
which is truly wonderful. By the
range of tints at their command they
can work out on metal surface scenes
of animal. life, landscapes, etc., with eff
feet never dreamt Of by metal workers
in the Western world. Among some
examples recently shown in England
was knife handle on which was q
representation Of q duck dipping its
head under the water of q stream on
which it was swimming, the. arrange
ment of the different alloys by which
it was composed, and the picking being
=aaidiwell arranged, that the neck of the
duck was seen as under the water when
the. handle was held in a certain light.
Another example was q sword hilt on
which some minnows not more than
one-sixteenth of an inch in length, and
each having pair of gold eyes. were
swimming upon gray stream, the ef-
feet of their being actually below the
surface Of the water being suggested
with marvellous skill limitations OF
wood, grain, and marbles were also
shown. -JeaOeles's ReU5esO. -:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
His size Too Suggestive.

!, Parishes without q settled pastor: are
occasionally driven to the expediency
OF listening Ito tho preaching of candi.
dates in order to make q choice OF those
who have applied for the position. ~,
Woe betide the luckless clergyman il
he betrays the slightest defect in voice,
figure or dress. at such q critical time. !,
!, His sermon may be dull and. prosy,
Or he maysread the hymns without re-
gard to rhyme, or meter; all will. be
more readily forgiven than any physical
disability. .s1s. -
Not long,ago an Episcopal parish out
side OF Boston, being without q rector,
was enjoying the luxury Of hearing
:. There were numerous applicants, and
finally one letter, impressed. the vestrX
SO much by the evident sincerity. Of the
writer that it Wis decided to request
him to preach on certain Sunday.
When the day arrived very small
man put in an appearance and an
nouneed himself as Rev. Mr.. -, to
whom the invitation to ofaciate had
been sent.
The service began and everything was
progressing very well, albeit the min-
lister was possessed of quite q weak and
efeminxte voice. 49, 80,
AT the proper time, during the sing
ing Of the hymn at the end of the ante
communion service, he left the 6hance1
,sgravely mounted the steps Of the
liieh puluif:ss .. a.3a =: ~ 4 !.
The hymn was ended, the people
settled themselves comfortably in their
pews, and. all eyes were, fixed on the
pulpit. = ~ ~. ): I.
a head and shoulders were all that
could be seen above the book-rest, and
them, as if that were not -enough to. ex-
cite the, disabilities" Of, the .congre.
cation, a. little, thin, weak voice: piped
II have taken Tor my =; text the. words
Lead me to the rock that is higher
IMAM i. n. a..t.s:., sss s.
The congregation choked down it's
laughter In the best way possible, but
the poor, fellow lost an election to the
rectOrshin: -. ~ Sc
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
Another Delicate Attention.

First Csnnibal, examining metal
trunk)-What is this new.fangled affair
eur captive had with him?
Second Cannibal (who is fattening
the missionary for slaughter Another
of those delicate attentions for which
our friends in America are famous
That's to cook him in.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
The Limit.

!. Impassioned Eover-Te me, - my.
angel. what to: do TO prove my love.
Oh, that.I might, like some knight Of
old, battle for you, die for you.
Sweet Girl wish you would give
up smoking: " - ~ s. ~;
Impassiohedi: Lover4 Oh, comesn now.
that's asking too much.-Neao York
Neekiy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
Notable Application Of water. Power

Notable Application of Water Power.
Some inte, esting features are noted
in the power equipment of the Tread
we'll mill, Alaska-the largest quartz
mill in the world, consisting of $40
stamps, SO concentrators, u ore crush
ers, ETC., and requiringtabout 500 horse
power. All Of this machinery, covering
several acres OF ground, Ii run BIZ a
single wheel7 feet in diameter, operat-
ing under head Of. 49Q feet, making
235 revolutions, and using x $50 cubic
feet Of water per minnie this being dis
charged througha nozzle 3::d3ll inches iius
diameter; with. 8 4:inohs nozzle 4 this.
wheel will work up to 1856 horsepower.
Regulations is afforded by the use Of q
DETECTING nozzle operated by q ny
draulic governor; the nozzle is about
four feet long with a ball-joint at the
butt end, and to the discharge end is
attached by lever connections an auto.
matte hydraulic regulator, which varies
the amount of water applied to the
wheel as may be needed to adapt it to
varying loads-a device which affords q
peculiarly simple, sensitive, and salts
factory regulation. With such an ar
rangement, and in such u location, the
advantage of water-power is conspicu-.
GUS. Thus thesswheel above mentioned
weighs but 500 pounds, and the entire
equipment, embracing shafts, boxes,
driving pulley, ETC., only about 4, 900
pounds; ION the other hand, steam
machinery plant, to give the maximum
capacity of such wheel. would not
weigh less than 200 tons, and the ex-
pense OF running such plant would be
almost imm easurably greater Miastsag
aud Scientific Press. " -
WELL, well!" as the man said when
he stumbled in the dark, and fell down
one.-S0mervilLe Journal.
An upright man stands we'll in tha
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
The Cheaper way.

There's man up my way sai.s =
resident Of Champlain street to pa,
trolman, 4who is the awfulest, wickedest
i, ,na ~ all Michigan; and who ought. to
Fbe[ arrested" >, -. 800
!, What. has he d!one2' queried the
s4stood in front of my house and
called me; all the bad names you can
think of. .. =. y
Then make complaint in the Record
er's Court. $50 go ~
"Bnt he says he'll lick me if do"
Then have him arrested for assault
and battery go ". z ~,
But I'll have to go into ce,rrt. ? -
- Yes. ~. j915 ~ !.
I: 4 And waste considerable time
Yes, but you want him punished,
don't yon ?" n. - : 9.s5
"Y-e-s, Of course, but I think Pn let
Providence take care of him. The
wicked CANT live out half their days,
you know, and he's about 40 now. May
be this winter will fetch him."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

Mrs. SELDEN IRWIN has been re-en-
gagged by Alexander Salvini.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

AN upright man stands we'll in the
community.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

WELL, Welt" as the man said when
he stumbled in the dark, and fell down
Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21

Look here, fellers!" exclaimed Ben
!, don't. YOU: know nothin'? Thar
!, no Teller in !. thar, an that
1;n no man a talking. It's woman.
fThat?' exclaimed Jack. z.
say it's a womap.;2 repeated ERen-
Il Hiain't;nQ man goin, t g. talk y y. IKE
~, uo e sound like a woman's voice.
k@ admitted Jack; shut what's 3
[s psa dom here? That's what La
w knows
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-11-22
Good Advice in a Nutshell.

There are four organs in the human
body which are vital in their functions
and delicate in their structure. and
which give us an immense amount of
trouble. These are the Heart, Stomach,
Kidneys and Liver. II they give us trou-
BILE it is because we neglect or abuse
them, and of course we must take the
consequences. The disease Of these Or
gans are very numerous and often dan
gerous. Luckily we now have remedy
which has proved just the thing for this
class of diseases. 1t is Pe-ru-na, pure
ly vegetable compound, that strikes right
at the root Of the whole trouble. This
preparation was used by DR.. Hartman
most successfully in his general practice
for years before it was placed before the
general public; and it was its remarka-
ble success in his private practice that
led him to place it before the public for
the benefit of mankind everywhere. As
Tonic it is uneycelled, building up the
system weakened by constant toll, either
mental or physical. As remedy for
Lung Troubles. such as Consumption. it
has accomplished wonders. Its action
Oh tho Kidneys is mild and effective.
Its use will keep the blood pure. Regu-
late the Bowels. if necessary, with Man
a-lin. Price 81 per bottle; bottle for
s.. For sale by T. j. Liable.
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The Buccaneers of Old.

Flaunted the skull and cross bones.
their ensign, defantly at the masthead.
Your modern pirate, not on the hieh
seas, but upon the high reputation Of
standard remedies skulks under yarions
disguises. His hole and corner traaie
has never to any degree affected Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters, although thai
standard invigOrant and corrective. has
long been the shining mark at which
his shafts have been directed. Chesn
local bitters, composed Of fiery unrecti.
fed stimulants, with an inf,ision, or ex.
tract possibly, Of some tonic bark, are
still sometimes recommended as identi-
cal with. or similar to, or possessing yir.
tues Kindred to those Of Americas cho-
sen family, medicine. .fhese, e., perish
speedily, While the great >subdusr and
preyentives Of disease purs,ies i1 sue
cessful career, overcoming mNlstlAt ID.
spepsia, nervousness, kidney GoGbleS.
constipation and rheumatic ailmeDts.
not only on this, but on many continents.
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The Mission,

Rev. Father Saintaurens arrived hsrs hs
Tuesday and opened Mission at the
Catholic church Wednesday morning.
lie preached Wednesday morning and
evening, Thursday evening ana closed
yesterday evening. His sermons were
good and much appreciated by the faith.
ful who fiOc.:ed to the church in laroa
number every day and listened attentive.
ly to the remarks of the talented prissi
The object Of this Mission was 10 esta-
blish in our midst the order Of Psrm-
tual Rosary, and we are pleased TO sev
the success was beyond all expectationX
and large was the list of names vhx
were registered, ond received the necsse.
ary papers.
The condition of the order is that on
the 2ith OF each month every msmber
of the order-who are men and women
will take an hour, and during the q
hours of the day one or more member.
will say three rosaries, day and nihef.
therefore making it perpatuai.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-11-22
Woman in Politics.
Miss Eva Mcdonald, Who Sur
prised the Politicians in Min
nesOta.

A dispatch from st. Paul, Minn., says
During the campaign just closed there
was among the many political speakers
in the state none who attracted moro at
tentioI than did Miss Eva Mcdonald
She is typical Scotch-Irish girl, Of
slight figure and attractive face, and has
just rounded her 90 years. Her Father
is an intelligent mechanic and some
wha: of philosopher. having early i'm.
bued her with sturdy and independent
habit of doing her own thinking. She
received a common school education and
determined to become teacher, tO
which end she entered the training
school at Minneapolis, at the same time
earning living by setting type. Be-
fore completing her training course a
strike occurred in the printing Office, and
was the occasion Of diyerting Miss Nc
DOnald's thoughts to organized labor.
She became an enthusiastic chaprrone
of the cause, and Joined several Organi-
cations of federated labor.
Abandoning the idea Of becoming a
teacher she offered her services to the st.
Paul Globe as special writer, and for
two years wrote a series of articles over
the nom de plume Eva Gay" They de-
scribed the condition of women working
in the twin cities, and were the direct
means Of securing not only more liberal
treatment and consideration of women
and girl workers, but Of obtaining legis-
latioa that has mitigated the hardships
of that class. Her writings ON these and
similar subjects were subsequently imi-
tated by women reporters on the New
York papers.
In 1884 Miss Mcdonald entered poll
ties and was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for school commissioner of Mime
apO!is. The ticket was carried under in
the landslide of that year, but she re-
ceived many hundred votes more than
her confreres on the ticket. Since that
time she has been employed as organizer
and secretary of several labor organiza-
tions, at the same time acting as labor
editor of the st. Paul Globe. When the
Of the Farmers Alliance and
the Knights Of Labor was completed she
was made lecturer, and has proved one
Of the most effective stumpers in the
state. She is an uncompromising advO-
rate of the rights Of labor, and sOcia- |
list Of all advanced type.-Picayune.
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A Christmas Tree.

Entertainment will be given by the
Pupils of the Convent Schools" on Tues
day December 23d in the College Hall at
7p.m.
Tickets % cts.
Every ticket draws prize.
No Prizes distributed on the evening
of the Entertainment.
Prizes distributed on Wednesday Dec
e4th in the College Hall from p. H., tC
;p. m.
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IF yOUR BACK ACHES
o. YOU are all worn out, really good for nothing
il is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
II Will cure you. and give q good appetite. Sold
LIZ all dealers in meu.cine-
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Magnificent Yield.

Mr.. Louis c. Duchamp, an energetic
planter of this parish informs us that
he passed this week 131s acres Of cane
which gave him the handsome result Of
os1a hogsheads Of sugar of 1900 pounds
each. This is certainly very satisfactory
and Mr.. Duchamp has reason to be proud
Of his crop.
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NOTICE.

The public is Eereby notified that
will not be responsible for any d d'bts con-
tracted by lny wife, Levenia Jones. from
and after this date.
FRANK JACOBS.
st. Martinville, Oct. 18th 1890.