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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
Kindly Leniency.

1t was a certain bishop, who. before
his elevation to the Episcopate. was
master of one Of the colleges Of Cam
bridge University, of whom Bishop
Wilberforce once said, "You have heard
OF the milk of human kindness, but I'm.
less you know the bishop of c., YOU
do not know the old COW from which
the milk comes" He was indulgent to
every one, even beyond the verge of
laxity, and his gentleness can hardly
have been salutary for youthful morals.
One day he put one of his boys in
a corner, and though this was such q
mild form ofpenalty, he could not stand
any great length of time.
"You may come out of the corner
now, Dicky," he called, after short
interval.
4sha'n't," replied Dicky:
oh, do come out, Dicky!"
"Sha'n't, tell YOU"
til give you a shilling if you'll come
Il sha'n't come out for shilling"
"I'll make it 10 pence" And for
10 pence Dicky consented to appear.
Naturally parental discipline did not
gain by that incident.
The bishop was the pink of courtesy,
and if he went to officiate at the church,
made APPOINT of shaking hands with the
warden, taking off his hat to the pew
opener, and according every official some
kindly recognition. One day, as he was
stepping into his carriage after service,
he stopped and said to the rector:
II have quite forgotten the nice,
pleasant, honest man, your sexton, who
was so attentive. must just go back
and shake hands with him."
Il am sorry to say, my lord, /" returned
the rector, chat he is not ct all deserv-
ing of your kind condescension.
Indeed" said the bishop, nothing
serious, hope"
"Only this, my lord. The man is con-
tinually drunk, and I am obliged now
to be on the lookout for new sexton. -
ooh, l must just run in and shake
hands with him." persisted the bishop,
continuing, as he resumed his seat ir
the carriage, Il am very glad thai
there's nothing serious against the poo
felloww
So kindly was this dear old gentle
man that he was willing to believe all
the failiLgs of humanity "leaned'to vir
tues side" and though he was far from
excusing evil, never regarded the hope
less sinner with pharisaical intolerance.
Thus did he become an example to both
saint and sinner; to the one by his
charity, and to the other by the up
Brightness of his daily life.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
ssBudstikken."

This peculiar word is frequently found
in Scandinavian communities as the
name of newspaper, such as st. Cloud
Budstikken. 1t is Norwegian word,
twelve hundred years old at the least,
and has very peculiar origin.
In those days, when the coasts OF
Norway were ravaged by pirates, the
inhabitants had to resort to all sorts OF
devices to warn those at distance of
the approach of these piratical crafts.
When one was seen on the horizon, q
man went up to the top of mountain
where he lighted beacon fire. This
could be seen for a long distance, and
was known to be o warning. When it
was seen in the distance, another fire
was lighted on another hill, until all
over the country fires blazed from every
hill top, and the people prepared to de-
fend themselves.
They also had system ofmessengers.
The man who first sighted the sail would
take an arrow and send it to his neigh
bors. From town to town this arrow
was sent, until all were warned. These
were rather primitive ways of tele-
but were so effectual that in
the course of twenty-four hours all Nor
way knew of the approach of pirates.
This system of spreading the news
was called "Budstikken," and when
there were no more pirates, the news
papers became spreaders of the news,
and SO were appropriately styled
"Budstikken."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
A Game Country.

A kind friend tells us, says the Wash
ington Post, that a recent paragraph in
this column relating to the Harlan
County teud in Kentucky recalled to
his mind a story which is now so old as
to be new again. A stranger had gone
into one of the Southern States to have
q little fun with his gun, but after hunt
ing nearly all day was well-nigh dis
gusted at having found nothing to shoot
at. He was about to give up, when he
CHANGED to meet native, with whom he
fell into conversation.
Il thought this was great country
for game" said the stranger.
WAL, so it war bit ago. Their war
o right smart O. game roun' hyar afo'
the boys got to gunnin' fur it, but I
reckon its mostly killed off now. 3
II should say it had been. Why,
I've been tramping through these woods
since early this morning, and 1 haven't
seen blessed thing to shoot at.
The native, whose heart was full of
that beautiful hospitality for which the
South was so famous in ante-bellum
times, stopped and stood in deep midita-
ton for some seconds.
"Dogged eff I don't hate to see you go
way disappointed, stranger, but"
An idea struck him-a good idea.
His face lighted up.
what time is it, stranger?" he
asked.
Quarter past T."
"Waal, now," said the native with
spirit, "you 60 over and stand behind
the big tree at the fork of the road just
beyond the knoll. Scholl IL be out in
just fifteen minutes and you'll get
right good shot at the ID Yankee
schoolmaster.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
Porous Walls.

1t is we'll known fact chat there are
currents of air under the ground. The
common earth is easily penetrated by
air, and in the winter, when the surface
of the ground is frozen, the gases from
graveyard putrefaction proceed readily
into the warm cellars of city houses,
located near cemeteries, and it is GER
tain that such currents must be preju-
dical to health. Experiments made
with common building brick show that
air blown through such brick will de-
fleet the upright flame of candle into a
horizontal position. Unless o brick
wall is so treated as to close all the
pores of the bricks, either by painting
thoroughly the exterior and plasteling
the part forming the interior of the
house current of air will pass di-
rectly through brick wall. The edi-
tor of the Brickmake7 once tried the
experiment of cementing tightly piece
of oil canvas over the inside surface of
a 14-inch wall, from which the iplaster-
ing had been removed from Ia space
about two feet square, the exterior of
the wall being exposed to the atmos-
phere. In little while the oiled can
vas covering was inflated with air, and
by cutting hole about one-quarter of
an inch in diameter in the center of the
canvas. and holding lighting candle to
the orifice, the force of the air current
passing through the wall was strong
enough to extinguish the candle flame.
Even granite and other building
stones are very porous, and air can be
blown through them in the manner
just described. Many cases of scarlet
fever, diphtheria and similar conta-
gious diseases, SO disastrous to the
life and health Of young children, can
be traced to cellars, into which the i'm
pure air of the surrounding earth is
drawn, especially in the winter, and
from the cellar this air permeates the
house. and brings death and despair to
many q home. So far as health is con-
cerned, it would be far better to thor
oughly plaster the cellar walls and let
the parlor walls be whitewashed, if
economy has to be practiced in build
ing
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Both,

Grandmother knit for the baby
jacket of blue.
sNo color for boys" so she wrote It,
But this one will do"
And she sent a gold pin with q blank for the
name,
To wait till he came.
Next day came from lovely Aunt Mollie-
Now, what do you think?
All scented, embroidered, and dainty,
jacket of pink!
aTo dress girl baby in blue is shame!"
She wrote. Whats her name?r
Dear grandma, wrote mamma, one morning.
Your jacket in blue
Is Just the right thing for our baby,
His eyes are 80 blue"
Aud her note to Aunt Mollie was strange Won
may think:
sOur dear little girl is SO pretty in pink"
fear that you II soy her two letters
At variance seemed,
VI That I'm telling you something
could but have dreamed;
PUT the TACT Is, her stories were nothing but
true;
For the twins wore both jackets-the pink and
the blue!
Agnes Il. Mitchell. IL. Babyhood.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
Ways of West yirginians.

II like West Virginia" said gentle
man recently. Its physical features
remind me Of New England, aud it's
vegetation is about the same, save the
mountain land and rhododendron. Up
around Aurora you see rough bearded
men. Looping by on stout horses, looking
for all the world like some of .Jeb'
Stuart's cavalry on a forage. In the
valleys are the best farms, and they
generally belong to the Amish, q
strange, quiet sect of Dutch, who wear
clothes fastened with hooks and eyes,
entirely destitute of buttons. They are
all thrifty and well-to-do, close at bar
gain. but scrupulously honest. The
records of the Lutheran Church at Au-
rora were kept IN German until within
generation. That church was estab-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
A Curious Picnic.

A sort of picnic popular in some
Southern towns rejoices in the name OF
soups" 1t is held in the open air.
Every person invited brings dressed
chicken. The host provides the veg
etables. The chickens and vegetables
are put into huge kettles, holding ten
to twenty gallons, and cooked over
open fires for several hours. until the
combination is reduced almost to a
jelly. Pepper and other seasoning are
introduced. The young folks stir the
soup with longhandled spoons, walking
around the kettle as they stir. When
girls spoon clicks against the spoon
of young man he is bound to catch
and kiss her. Consequently there are
many lively scrimmages around the
kettle. When cooked the soup is ladled
out and eaten. It is said to be delicious.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
1t Was Worth 1t.

The owner of wharf below Twelfth
street had seven or eight men engaged
in making repairs the other day, when
q stranger sauntered in and requested
the loan of half q dollar.
mo, sir! No, sir! No money for
vagrants!" was the prompt reply.
LET me argue the case with you'll"
"Bnt haven't time, and no argument
would move me"
"Very we'll. Just say to the Coroner
that you were the last one to talk with
me, and that said my name was David
Lynch, of Buffalo. !"
Here! What do you mean?" de-
manded the wharf owner, US the tramp
began to peel of.
I'm going down to the bottom Of the
river! There will be crowd. items in
the papers, dragging for the body.
Coroner's inquest and all that, and
you" c
"Hold on, sir! You wanted fifty
cents. Here is dollar. Take it and
90 down and strike the next dock!'-
Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

IT is the rule with most banks TO do
no business with absolute strangers.
and to require identification or at least
references. Sometimes when a man
wants to open an account he resents
very bitterly the demand for an intro
duction. If he would only consider the
matter he would see how very important
the rule is. There are many reasons
for it, but the chief is to prevent a
scheme which has frequently proved
successful. A member of the gang will
open an account, and pay in and draw
checks in most regular manner for
several months. Then one day he will
happen to be present when a stranger
presents large check, the two will
recognize each other as old friends, and
the rogue with an account will identify
the rogue with the check, which may
turn out to be forgery. With all pre-
caution as to introduction and identifi-
cation, frauds are possible, but without
them frauds would be simple and easy,
and. as natural result, frequent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

L. T. SMYTHEs, who has made some
important geological discoveries in In
diana, stated to an indianapolis re-
porter: "There is a great lake under q
part of Indiana, as you are already prob
ably convinced. I have explored it. I
was sinking a we'll on my place in
Orange County, when suddenly one
drill knocked piece out of the bottom
and disappeared. Through the open
ing cold, clear water rushed, filling the
we'll to the depth Iof twenty feet. At
this level it stands. l have pumped
water for hours, using steam engine
once, and the water does not lower an
inch. One day l drew up fish in q
bucket of water. had heard neigh
bors tell of subterranean fish, but this
was the first had seen. I have it here
in alcohol. As you see, it is eyeless. :"
The fish was small, of reddish color,
and almost transparent. Holding it be-
fore the light one could count every
bone in the fish. The part of the State
where the underground lake exists is
hilly, full of gulches and caves. 1t is
there that Lost River, considerable
stream, gradually sinks away and finally
disappears altogether. A few miles
west, at Orangeville, great body of
water Commonly believed to be a lost
river) gushes from the earth. It foams
and gushes against the rock and comes
forth in sufficient power and quantity to
furnish power for mill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10


, enough to offer him position it speaks
oao'y for the capabilities of the manao.
ing ing editors of that city" This
n''le Item shows how easy it is for u
man to enter journalism when he has
.ne right kind of ability. It is a pro-
iesslon open to all the world. No intro.
auc1lon is required. Money and in.
nnence will not aid recruit. He NAV
oe a day laborer like Pat Grant, but #
ne mas something to say, and can saw il
IN way that will interest all the world
tne newspapers will print his articles
ana editors thousand. miles distant
viii quote him, and make a place for
MN If he is willing to take il.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
His Addiction.

@We all of us have some affection or
other, said the landlady. Come, tell
us, Mr.. Sliman, what is yours?"
MY affliction," said Mr.. Sliman, as
he gave wistful glance at the meager
contents of the bread plate, my Attic
ton is good appetite"
The conversation was dropped.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

[T is now regarded as settled ques-
b that the nitrogen of the atmosphere
liked in the soil for the use of vegeta-
IN by the action of microbes, and that
soil is destitute of these germs. 1t
suggested that the greater develop
ent of the microbes by farm-yard ma
res may explain the apparent supe-
'ritv of such fertilizers over artificial
snnres theoretically as good.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

. ,,no- o w some time past the Chicago
table VS. VS. nave printed strong and we'll
ia, the Ia l., ~ 'c'es signed "Pat Grant, rail
ole and o., .aoorer.' The Western Journal
10 tran 1ss that Mr.. Grant il still at work
inns me 'ae raiload, and the ,+o+o,,,nnt o.,.o.
outs Of Boston Adaa. Tue s'a.emen' causes a:.
chicago editor has been bright
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

+he recent election in Beverly,
W ono ballot was entirely blank,
~ -, the back of it was written: II
y 70 ;ote the same as Maurice
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

klRs. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE, it is
" asserted on apparently good au-
britv, is not demented, as recently
|blished, but is suffering merely from
! weaknesses incident to age. She is
ply broken down, Childish to use
accepted term to apply to an old
sons declining years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

A SPRING wheel for road engines has
fen devised by Mr.. Isaac w. Boulton,
English mechanic. The rim of the
peel is divided into cells containing
Pse-ftting wooden blocks, which pro-
r slightly beyond the face of the
Peel and are bedded at the inner end
Plnst some elastic sound-deadening
(terial such as felt. Wheels so made
not slip, are comparatively noiseless,
cut the road less than the old
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

vo,,Se man blowing on a ranch
|, Calf. Cal, found over $1,000. His
,ornr kept all but $40 of it, and
the n]owman to plod his weary way
he field.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

The Sunday newspaper - meaning
Sunday edition of the daily paper
fully demonstrated its hold on
betty. 1t is one of the needs of the
be, and our large cities could in no
|e spare the complete news record of
ich the Sunday press is an important
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

"A GRAND sacred dog fight" was an
nounced to be given on a recent sunday
evening in Colorado town.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

,,r first dairy school in America has
/ opened at the Wisconsin State
o.s;tv at Madison.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

CONSIDERING the number of trials he
hes to pass through, it is wonder that
any man wants to be police Judge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
|p7cs OF THE TIMES.
l.. aim Selection Of Inter.
esting Item0.
has 100000 trees. which
s va 96o, 100000 lemons per an

,,,,rr,1SG inventor is at work
.otch which is expected to run
bnth without winding.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

Inv smuggling Of 5000 barrels of
[aa states whisky into Canada
= TO demand an investigation.
- ;s ground for suspicion that it
sDirited over the line,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

BOSTON is now receiving letters from
Francisco in four days and nine
, hours. When Gen. Sherman was
bnnv man in California, orders which
War Department in Washington
| him in September did not reach
till the following May.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

FARMER at Saco, Me-, says that he
foupd an occupation which combines
|,semept with toll. He is blowing
Inns out of the field with dynamite,
the fun of seeing the old roots go
10 forty feet into the air DISCUSSES
!the work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

lAE ancient copper mines on Lake
peflor are stated by Prof. Newberry
lave been abandoned not less than
- hundred years ago, as is proven by
elo"th OF forest trees over the rub
leaps; and the old mica mines Of
90 carolina and the serpentine
a lives OF the Alleghanies show like
'uees OF antiquity. The oil-felds,
seem to have been worked in pre-
"lnolan days. Remains of an ancient
, oen We're found at Titusville, Pa,
wv and traces of similar well
II, observed at Enniskillen, Canada;
w. IMPRESSIONS seemingly marking
p''s have been noticed at various
es' huins of an ancient lead mine
- uear Lexington, KY, and galena
'een found in, the old works in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
A COLD DEAL.

A TRUE man of honor feels humbled
himself when, owing to circumstances
beyond bis control, he cannot help
humbling others.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

lHE Amir of Afghanistan sleeps in a
lin tent, eats but one substantial meal
by, with fruit as his only other re-
shment: and rarely smokes more
Fn two cigarettes in the day. He is
(slonately fond of field sports, and is
Prst-class shot. His rifle rarely
yes his side, and often when he is
Jung his durbars in the open air he
TAKE up his gun and shoot at any
or beast that comes within range.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

lt :. Il. explorers risk their lives,
II tney reach civilization they make
venture pay largely. Stanley has
10 fortune out of his books, Bur-
~ rich man and H. II. Johnston,
explorer OF the Upper Congo, be-
r'e wealthy as the result of his
(,e's' Joseph Thompson, whom the
l,an OF Zanzibar outlawed because he
tlo not lind coal deposit. made a
.'ne ny lecturing on the Dark Cont
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10

p1Cs OF THE TIMES.
choice Selection Of Inter-
esting ItemD.
has 100000 trees. which
a nr .26o, 100000 lemons per an
WHEELING inventor is at work
rotch which is expected to run
with without winding.
-, frst dairy school in America has
-, onened at the Wisconsin State
Eersity at Madison.
: .ho recent election in Beverly,
: one ballot was entirely blank,
%, tho hack of it was written: II
to vote the same as Maurice
ply
,o,,xe man blowing on ranch
Gait, CAL, found over $1,000. His
I1over kept all but $40 of it, and
the plowman to plod his weary way
he field.
,,r smuggling of 5000 barrels of
ID states whisky into Canada
to demand an investigation.
70 is ground for suspicion that it
spirited over the line'
FARMER at Saco, Me-, says that he
found an occupation which combines
,semept with toll. He is blowing
mos out of the field with dynamite,
the fun of seeing the old roots go
ng forty feet into the air DISCUSSES
the work.
osroS is now receiving letters from
Francisco in four days and nine
hours. When Gen. Sherman was
puny man in California, orders which
War Department in Washington
him in September did not reach
till the following May.
lRs. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE, it is
asserted on apparently good au-
brity, is not demented, as recently
blished, but is suffering merely from
weaknesses incident to age. She is
ply broken down, Childish, y to use
accepted term to apply to an old
sons declining years.
The Sunday newspaper - meaning
Sunday edition of the daily paper
fully demonstrated its hold on
kiety. 1t is one Of the needs Of the
pc, and our large cities could in no
spare the complete news record of
ich the Sunday press is an important
In is now regarded as q settled ques-
h that the nitrogen of the atmosphere
liked in the soil for the use of vegeta-
IN by the action of microbes, and that
soil is destitute of these germs. 1t
Suggested that the greater develop
Fnt of the microbes by farm-yard ma
res may explain the apparent supe-
Pritv of such fertilizers over artificial
Rnnyes theoretically as good.
A SPRING wheel for road engines has
en- devised by Mr.. Isaac w. Boulton,
English mechanic. The rim of the
peel is divided into cells containing
pse-titting wooden blocks, which pro-
Ft slightly beyond the face of the
PEEL and are bedded at the inner end
plnst some elastic sound-deadening
(teral such as felt Wheels so made
not slip, are comparatively noiseless,
cut the road less than the old
ees.
IHE Amir of Afghanistan sleeps in
pm tent eats but one substantial meal
~ with fruit as his only other re-
shment. and rarely smokes more
N two cigarettes in the day. He is
Eslonately fond of field sports, and is
prst-class shot. His rifle rarely
es his side, and often when he is
Jung his durbars in the open dir he
TAKE up his gun and shoot at any
OF beast that comes within range.
lf Fl explorers risk their lives,
II 'ney reach civilization they make
venture pay largely. Stanley has
ue a fortune out of his books, Bur-
Is rich man and H. H. Johnston,
explorer of the Upper Congo, be-
pe wealthy as the result of his