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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

eyes fastened upon another form which
was slowly approaching it from a di-
rection parallel to that taken by Mrs.
Stapley in leaving the corral.
The mother at once recognized the
person nearing the brute as PANTHER
joe" and with intent fascination, the
greatest dread, and fearful suspense
did she watch his every movement. He
was STOPPING over to about half his
natural height and had his eyes, which
in the closing twilight were blazing
like Goals of fire. riveted upon those OF
the beast. With his left hand he held
between his lips the mouth organ on
which he was playing some low. strange
and weird music, while in his right
hand he held a switch cut from a mes
quite bush. He placed his feet upon
the earth with the greatest care, MAX
ing not the slightest noise, and with
each step he took he crouched lower
and the monotone notes of the rude IN
strument grew more so t.
The panther dashed its tail gently,
and its eyes never left those of the Va
qui while he SO slowly and silently APP
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
A Plucky BishOl.

Bishop Harrington, who crowned q
career OF good works in Africa bv win.
ming the crown Of martvrdom, once had
q remarkable escape, which puts the
saint and martyr in a very comical
light. One day, when taking his walk
abroad Ill the jungle, he saw a prett.
little creature, which came fawnino nm
to him like a puppy. He picked it up
and began to fondle it, w%hereupon some
natives who were with him howled and
bolted. knowing what was likely to
follow, the panic-stricken darkies we're
hardly to be blamed. The good mis-.
sionary had taken a lions whelp to h;s
bosom, and the Infatuated parents made
their appearance on the scene. The
Bishop showed equal pluck and pres
ence of mind. Dropping the cub he
put up his umbrella and eallant1v
charged the lion and %lioness, danc;na
and yelling as if he had been one of the
unconverted pagans celebrating some
~diabolical rite. Terror at the Ridaoue
sight and sounds got the better Of nus
ternal and maternal affection, and the
great cats turned tail and rushed baol.
to their lair in the forest. ~ JACK
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Another Matter.

Miss Prudence and Miss Patience
were a pair Of elderly maiden sisters who
lived years ago with their father and
mother on one of those tirc old New
England places of which 81 few are still
left in the possession of the original
families.
The affairs of the establi hment We're
largely carried on by IN c. those faith
full "hired men" who were hall servant
and half friend, who have now pretty
nearly disappeared in the march OF
civilization.
William, q genuine Ye.-Aee, felt lis
brusque in speech. He had lived with
the family so long that it hud ceased to
enter his mind that they could get on
without him, and as a natural conse-
quence of his own appreciation Of him
self he was often less respectful than
might have been deemed desi,able for
a mar in his position.
SISTER" said Miss Prudence to Miss
Patience one day, Il really think we
shall have to get rid OF William. He is
so very disrespectful that there is no
living With him.
Il don't think he is dis%respectful. At
least, l haven't heard anything out OF
the wav,' Patience replied.
why, sister, you know that he speaks
of father as the old man. and OF mother
as the old woman!!"
well, father is an old man and
mother is an old woman" urged Pa
tience.
ut isn't for him to be noticing it If
they are" Prudence persisted. indig-
nantlv. 1T dies not sound WE'LL"
"Oh, it is nonsense being SO particu-
lar" Patience reioined. We can't spare
William just for a tritie like that
Yes, but that's not the worst of it,
sister. You don't know the way in
which he speaks of you and me-"
How does he speak of us?" de-
demanded Patience, with a sudden
change Of manner.
He calls u.s." Prudence said
solemnly. bringing the words out with
awful slowness. HE calls us-you and
me, sister-'the old maids!"
He doesn't dare!" cried Miss Pa
%tience, evidently fast losing the virtue
for which she had been christened.
"He does, sister. That is the way in
which he speaks of us, l assure you"
"Then he must certainly go!" Miss
Prudence declared. when he speaks
OF father and mother as old, it is one
thing, but when he dares to call us old,
and old maids, too, that is a very diff
ferent thing, and 1 will speak to Will
lam in the morning, and tell him we
will not want him on the place any
longer. The insolent fellow"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

ly aN OF which was spent over the bars,
to hia evident satisfaction and increase
of popularity with the miners.
Mcxicans who came to the digeings
from Sonora subsequent to the arrival
Of AiiiiIltio told stories regarding him.
Ihey asserted that he had formed a
cloac corporation with the devil. aud
was in the habit Of roaming oyer the
monnta;ns and through the forests
with wild and savage beasts, will,
WHICH Ne was OH the most friendly
te.n., His right ear, they said, had
boon taken off by a stroke from the
ra" Of huge jaguar, which also left
the scata on his neck. The Ya4ui was
playing with the animal i'll the timber
WHOM the accident occurred and he
aftetwafd severely punished his rough
playmate for its disastrous careless.
moss.
Tb's and similar stories produced NJ
further effect upon the American min.
er" than to cause them to apply the
ougn9n,en. Of "bantlter Zoe" to aiiinio
Ca.aikl,H tie latter name being long
a"d somewhat difficult to pionounce.%
Il vas six months after his arrival
THAT the va ,ui earned the title OF
"PanAer Zoe" aud became Il hero as
wei, ~ . mystery to evely man in the
"dieginga"." A faluilv nnmed Stapley
caIne out from California and estab.
a,sI,ed a station near Antelope, bit
sevu.al miles fiom where any people
Woo Mtntng or living
One evening after sundowa. and
wi,c" tile meu-folk wee away. Mrs.
Startcy wrnt to the corral 70" the par,
pose OF milking her cows. taking with
bct a little daughter :; yea-s old and
air" a rife as projection from the con.
stsni. datijjgers Of iliat couut,y in that
period. The woman had proceeded
WITH har duties hHt q few mil,rite> WREN
she WAS startled by n scream Of terror
tom The chill. and upon turning il
tho direction Of the sound was Mortified
to Hec a large panther jump over the
fenco with her child III It's mouth.
Picking up the rifle the thoroughly
Heightened mo5hei rushed to the gate
III az, effort TO rescue her offspring
but when outside the Enclosure a mos
~MnesIected. unus,nI. and startling
situation was met, and while hope wa!
i"alitsd she was rendered powerless tc
act kAerself and was compelled to sui
fes. d e;Iiosts intense suspense. Abou'
fo.ty yards from her stood the panther
with both front feet upon tne child
wLid. was on the ground and crying
luatiy. The beast was not looking a
tho s.ild. but had its head raised ant
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
preached it. yet it kept it's feet upon

preached it. yet it kept its feet upon
the child all the while. and did not
show the slightest inclination to aban-
don its prey. AS Joe drew nearer and
bearer the savage animal became less
at ease, but his actions were more that
of a dog punished into submission by
its master than of a wild and ferocious
beast seeking a meal on human flesh.
Its power to move seemed lost; it
appeared to be under a fascination as
strong as that which serpent ever ex-
ercised over bird. When within about
six feet of the panther Joe stopped
playing or t.ie mouth organ, and while
uttering one words in a low tone,
slowly slaughtered to his natural
heighth.
At a single stride he was at the side
of the brute. and with all exclamation
of reproval he hit it a sharp blow over
the head with the switch. The pam
Their took first one paw and then the
other from the bodv of the child and
walked away doggedly for a few yards,
when it stopped, turned around and
licked its chops, as though it was not
vet disposed to abandon it's meal.
However, a sharp "Hi-yi!" from the In
dian caused it to take a trot and quick
ly disappear Eel the hills.
Picking up the child, Joe returned
it to the delighted mother, who has
tened to receive it, and without wait
ing for her thanks he turned away and
followed the direction taken by the
panther, vouchsafng the compii-
mentary remark: "Usted brave goo
man: listed no shoote; listed nc
holler."
The miners all heard the remarka-
bic account next day when Staplev
came up to the diggings for the pur-
pose of thanking Joe. But the Yaqui
was absent. and it was two days be-
fore he again put i'll an appearance.
When he did so he showed signs Of dis
sipation, but, as it was known that he
would have been unable to reach any
place where whisky was to have been
obtained without the miners learning
of it, this condition was attributed to
his experience with the panther at the
time the child was rescued or after he
had followed it from Stapley's place.
Nothing could induce Joe to converse
Oh the subject until some weeks after
ward, when one of the miners killed a
panther, over which fact the Yauri
grieved greatly and stated that the
animal was his friend and the one from
which he saved sne little child.
The next winter was a dry n and
the placers did not pan out we'll, SC
Ralph Smith, who is yet a resident
and prominent citizen OF Arizona. or
ganized a party Of ten men, Panther
Joe being of the number, to prospect
for gold in the Mongollon Mountains.
One evening, a few days after reach.
ing the desired locality and making
camp, Smith and a companion named
Phil Teal, while returning to supper
from a disappointing examination OF a
gulch which from all appearances gave
much promise Of containing gold, had
their attention suddenly attracted to
the bottom land Of a mountain stream
by a humdrum, monotonous song, fol,
lowed by a particularly hearty laugh
Feeling the necessity Of as%certainine
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
A Member Who Saw II.

In the Wisconsin Legislature of three
or four years ago there was a certain
member who had been elected by the
Changers with the understanding that
he should vote against anything which
partook of the nature of a monopoly.
trust, or combine, and favor about
everything which didn't. Certain par
ties wanted to dam a certain stream,
and certain other parties were bitterly
opposed to it. Each had it's lobbyist,
and the opposition got hold of the
Granger member first. They stuffed
him full of figures as to the acreage of
land which must be overhowed, the
financial loss to farmers, and gave in an
estimate that the slack water would in
crease the death rate along the stream
fifty per cent. When the lobbyist for
the mill-dam got the ear OF the member
ne was very ungraciously received, but
he proceeded to say:
81 don't deny that u dam will raise
the water and food some land-pey.
haps the two hundred acres claimed.
In summer time the slack water NAV
also add a trifle to the sick list; but, sir,
what inspires the opposition?
Public spirit for public good, I be.
lievc."
Does it? Have they made you be.
lieye any such nonsense as that: Can't
you see through the gauze which wells
their efforts?"
us there any-any trickery here?"
lis there?-Dead loads of it, sir. and
l wonder that you haven't discovered it.
These parties own a big cat-tail swamp
half a mile above where the dam is to
be. Our water will cover the swamp,
They have discovered a way to mix cat.
tail fuzz and geese feathers together tc
make feather beds, patented the idea,
and propose to bull the market and run
one-half the geese of America out of the
country"
"No!"
! That's the scheme; and even while
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Way OF in Her Theater Education.

"An' did you hear, Mrs. ORaherty,
that Della Callahan, beyant Cincinnati,
Cornelius Callahan'sdaughter We know,
the wan that did used to shtand in
Pogue's shtore, did run away wild q
thavater company
"Indade an l didn't. Mrs. O'Flaherty.
Phwat a pity for her poor mither"
Sure an her mither oughtn't to care,
for she was but q poor girrul, an now
she may be on the road of bein' a great
actress, for the papers have alriddy give
her whole columns Of advertisements a
tellin' all about how she did git aft and
the litter she did wrote her mither, an
so-fort."
"An' did they print her litter?"
"They did,"
"Och! Seephwat l missed! Iniver
got van av Mary AIMS litters pooh
lished yit. I wonder if it would be too
late now"
"It would. Mary AIMS too shtale
now, Mrs. O'Raherty."
"Too shtale, dye say? Faith, an
Mary Ann is but eighteen years ovid,
tank We; an she's as irish as the morn
u. u"Ao. l ehEA1uS Io4ile, BLK ye, an
she's"
Och! phwat dye be given us, Mrs.
O'Raherty? Sure an don't 1 know
phwin'Mary Ann was born? Wasn't
at the bornin'? Mary Ann isn't war
day under foive and twinty years ovid. "
whist, Mrs. O'Flaherty. Ye don't
same to understand the stage bust
ness an how it kapes the female acto,
Young. Look at Mary Anderson! She
isn't as ovid now as she was phwin she
shtarted in the business fifteen wears
ago. An Maggie Mitchell! She's
slxty-three years ovid by the bible, an:
she's got so young now that she got
married a few days ago. Ye're away
aft in yer thayater %iducation, Mrs.
OTlaherty, 8 l must iun in.'-Keu.
tucEU State journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

keeping it as quiet as they could,
enough has leaked out to boost the price
of goose oil 30 per cont
"Nhy, it's a monopoly .,
"That's what it is-the biggest kind
of a monopoly-a corporation without
a soul. Why, you can't buy a goose
bone now for less than 25 cents, and
quill ~toothpicks will o o be q nickel
Il see-I see. The scoundrels!
Well, you shall have my vote and in
t%luence, and l thank you for setting me
right. 1 might have played right into
their hands-the wretches!'
And he not only voted for the bill,
but worked for it and secured its pas
sage, and the opposition could never
get his ear for any denials or explana-
fiOnS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

was missing, and on that side of his
neck he carried three scars resembling
such aa.might have been left from knife
Wounds. Like all his people he was
pasAionstely fond of intoxicating liquor,
but as he was harmless and inoffensive
wheu under it's influence. and imposed
upoa bis fellow-miners no greaterintiic-
tion tiau was to be created by the
weird music of his native tribe as pro-
duced Oh an antiluated and discordant
harmooica OF mouth-organ-which he
always carried with him the Indian
was regarded as a compadre and per-
mitted TO pursue his natural i%nclina-
tious tie secured a good claim and
took out a large quantity OF dust, near
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

if Indians had a camp in that vicinity,
they cautiously penetrated a willow
thicket in the direction of the sound.
When they reached the creek they
found themselves at the edge Of a
green open space in the shape Of an
amphitheater-a bend in the stream
and high precipitous walls of rock.
~vari-colored with MOSES and delicate
mountain wild flowers, forming III al
most perfect circle. In its wild beauty
and usual solitude the scene would
have been sufficiently striking and ro-
mantle, but a central group served to
make the picture one of the most
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
They Once RODE Like No,

Anna C. Bracket, who has been
ing into the subject, says that prev sea'chA.
the time Of Richard IL. l377- 15ea,, tons 10
English women who ode at all rode TO-, ils
the eldest daughter Of Charles W. ' ~,
peror Of Germany, and it is to her thai tn'
owe the introduction of the side. ss aI ss
1t is stated that she was deforme.ds aals.
therefore, could not ride with ease on and,
usual saddle. ~ The
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

A CONTEMPORARY, which has bo,.
looking into the matter, reports that feva,
daily papers are published in Boston nov no
than in 1916.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

IT is of interest to general readers >.
learn that the familiar expression "Cle,sa'
illness is indeed next to godliness" il f rau.
John Wesley's sermon on Dress"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

The aggregate weight of the fami,v =.
Isaac Gloer, of Bowman, Ca, consist;n,,ao
himself. wife and four children, is l'S@
pounds. "V
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

When Baby was sick. we gave her casto,.,.
When she was q Child. she cried for Castor,.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castori,
Vhen she had Children, she gave them cae.o.,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

BEST. easiest to use and cheapest. p,s,,.
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. tsntssos
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
PANTHER JOE.
An Extraordinary Arizona Indian.
II NAT HAN M. LEVY.

HUN LII aIteE
the discovery of
gold at Antelope
Peak and along
1.-THE Hassayampa
River, in 1863, a
Yaqui Indian az
rived in that part
of Arizona and
engaged in min
ing. He bore the
name of Hiiinio
Carabal.
In general APP
pearance t Ii e
sYaqui did not diff
fer from others of
his race, save
that the ,ioht a
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

IT is said that the postage stamps of b,t
the nations Of the world are engraved and
printed in New York. w..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

Rich, fragrant. fine, "Tansilrs Punch"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

ly aH Of which was spent over the bars,
to hia evident satisfaction and increase
of popularity with the miners.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10
ORIENTAL TRIUMPHs.
A Most Beautiful Fabric Miss BIsIand
 Brought From Japan.

A Most Beautiful Fabric Miss BIsIand
 Brought From Japan.
 Miss Elizabeth Bisland, during her trip round the world last spring, picked up in Japan one of the most exquisite fabrics ever brought to this country The Orientals call it rainbow crepe, and surely never was name more aptly given. The silky. daintily woven stuff is of silver white, having a sheen as of moonlight oyerlying its minute crepy twill. Then running in diagonal fash. ion across the narrow breadths arc faint Elusive colors of pale rose, light gold, the blue of early dawn, a dim green tint and shadowy lilac. These rayish. ing hues. that are rather suggested than defined, seem to glimmer through waPf and wool of the lustrous silk, one min. ute burning in flames of color, to be lost the next in vague. melting lights
 Costly and adorably beautiful as this rainbow material is justly reckoned, it holds no place whatever beside the moon-cloths worn by the Japanese no- bles. Looking over and even handling this enchanting silken web, one can scarcely credit its reality. All of the golden pallor of Diana's nightly lowell.
 SSS NnS Oeoh caught anu imprisoned in its spidery threads. There are sill very beams that the cunning craftsman has shot through his loom. to be sub dued by the warm glow of the harvest CTS honey-colored moon. Here the lights are vastly heightened, and there the shuttle has thrown in a thread that hints of dusk and gloom. So far these wonderful triumphs of Celestial skill are unknown to the Western world.
 A short time since Miss Bisland ap. peared in her rainbow gown at a dinner given by Sir John Millais, in London. The great artist had never before seen any thing of the kind, and grew vastly over the matchless beauty of the stuff. uf.-Illustrated American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10
PowDERLY WELL RECEIVED.
He Addresses an Immense Mass Meeting
 in OsweGO, Ny.

He Addresses an Immense Mass Meeting
 in OsweGO, Ny.
 OswEGo, N. Y, Sept. 1O.-General Master Workman Powderly addressed an immense mass meeting here last night. He was reoeiFed with great blaze of red fire. Hundreds of people were turned away from the hall.
 MT. .Powderly reviewed and expound ed the principles of the Knights. He referred to the Central strike, con demning the corporation for its course, and asked suspension of judgment regarding the men arrested for wreck ing trains until they could be heard and tried.
 He declared that law should be enacted Ehat would prevent a corpora tion from doing nything to precipi- tate strike, or laborers from striking. until both sides conId be heard and passed upon by board of arbitration authorized to act.
 NIT. Powderly declared that the tele- graphic report that 10, GOO glass blowers would leave the order was false, and that there was absolutely no founda- tion for the story. He expressed friendship for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and said the day was coming when the Brotherhood of Engineers, the Brotherhood of Firemea, the K. of L. and all others would clasp hands in their own defense and in behalf of their homes and their families
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10
DuNWOoDY'S TRICK.
MT. Webb Says There Was No Intention
 to Wreck the St. Louis Express,

to Wreck the St. Louis Express.
 NEW YORK, Sept, 10.-"I honestly don't believe that the attempt to wreck the St. Louis express was any more than a mere hoax gotten up by Flagman Tim Dunwoody," said Vice President Webb.
 Ut has always been tho rule of the company,r he continued, ito reward heroic work done by the men with lih- eral sums of morey. This fellow, Tim Dunwoody, have no doubt, thought he would be presented with $400 or $500, besides gaining unlimited news paper notoriety.
 ''The circumstances of the affair dovetailed altogether too nicely to be true. Besides, when any one attempts to wreck a train, unless it is done to rob the passengers, they don't hang around the place where they built the obstruction,
 "What will be done with TtmG We'll, that will remain to be seen. We arc watching him very carefully, and when the investigation is all over then it will be time enough to decide upon that.
 But think if the affair was a hoax, the perpetrators of it should be pun ished severely, as it. not only enaan~- gered the lives of several hundred people, but would have done the Knights of Labor great injury in the eyes of the public"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10
The PostIlIon Rnsnne.

Blouses may come and go. Coat basques may have the same experience, but the trim, well-htting postilion basque is always in good form if it fits we'll basque that fits we'll is one that is not too tight to permit easy movement of the arms, and is one that does not need to be closed with a shoe buttoner. The wise woman who wants to keep her basque in good shape puts on her bonnet before she assumes it. Then, before any fastening begins, the inside belt should be drawn together, and 1t isn't the best thing to have the belt very tight for that does not make the basque fit closer and does make ths drawing of it together more difficult. Fly the by, no matter how you may be tempted to put large buttons on your bodice remember that only small ones are considered good form. There must be great many of these. so that the possibility of the opening standing apart even an inch between them. does not exist-Chicago News
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-10
Closing pebate on the Tariff Bill,

WASHINGTON, Sept. i0-The Tariff bill virtually has passed the Senate. The vote on the third reading and en- grossment cut off further amendment The programme of the Senate for to- day is debate of six hours in which Senators Vance, Vest and Turpie will appear for the Democrats, and Hiscock and Jones of Nevada for the Republi- cans. A final vote on the bill to be taken between and 5:30 o'clock.