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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

They use clothes wringer for let
ter press in one of the largest of the
Wall street telegraph offices in New
York. The messages to be copied are
treated as usual until the time for the
putting of them into the press; then
instead of the ordinary screw press,
which it takes time and muscle to use,
the message and damp tissue copy
paper are simply run through clothes
ringer. The rubber rollers answer
every purpose of a press, and the oper-
alton is almost instantaneous and much
easier than the usual way. The ma
chine is placed at basement window
and there is always little throng on
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

A FARMER, not less than sixty -five,
entered the office of one of our cotton,
mills the other day and asked the
general agent for job at bookkeeping,
says the Lewiston Journal. He said
he'd farmed it from boy up and that
he had decided to try something easier
the rest of his days. He said, too, that
he had not been educated in keeping
books, but he was confident he could
do it. The agent who tells of the Incl
dent says he heard the old gentle
mans story and kindly told him that
he saw no vacancy then, but that he
would remember him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Montana Chivalry.

Now and then you will find man
who will bully and fight at the same
time. Such chap was "Lop-
shouldered Bill" as we called him in
Montana: He was ugly, quarrelsome,
and braggart, but he would have
fought ten men as soon as one. For
two years he had revolver where he
could drop his hand on it in q second.
and the half dozen chaps who were
looking to get the drop on him had to
keep on waiting. One day, however,
Bills shooter got out of repair and he
gave it to miner to be fixed. Instead
of waiting for it he wandered down to a
saloon where the hard 'uns congregated,
and it wasn't quarter of an hour be-
fore he set out to pick fuss with anew
arrival. He just ached to kill some
body, and when he nettled the stranger
into talking back" ne reached for his
gun to pop him. His gun wasn't there.
When Bill realized it he turned as
white as snow, thinking his time had
come. The stranger had drawn on him.
you see, and he carried a wicked look
in his eyes.
"Well?" he asked, as Bill raised his
hands.
II haven't any gum
u see.> Leave it somewhere?"
"Yes."
Very careless in you. I've got the
CALL" '-'o
You heT.'
You are bad man, and I ought to
shoot you through the head, but I don't
like this coldblooded business. Hold
up your right hand and spread out the
fingers
Stranger, don't do it,"
Either that or Til put six bullets
into your heart! Spread?"
Bill held up his right hand, and three
reports followed each other like the
ticking of clock. Each finger was
shot off at the first joint.
Ihat'll do" said the man, as he
Lowered bis weapon. "You can't pull
trigger with nothing on that hand. and
before you can learn to shoot left
handed some one will bury YOU"
He went out and away, and Bill sent
Tor doctor and sat there and cried like
boy. Next day he left without a
word to any of us, and we always ha.
lieved he jumped off Horse Cliff into
the creek, which was then on flood ~
Ne1O York Sun,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

Rev. R. b. NASSAU, formerly of Phil
adelphia, has been living in the Ca
boon and Corisco mission on the west
coast of Africa, and for several years
has been on the hunt for gorilla brains
for DR.. Morton, of Philadelphia, who
wants them for scientific purposes. He
writes home of the fruitlessness of his
long search. It seems to be the super
abundance of gorilla brains which
makes it difficult to procure them, as
the gorilla is too wise for the average
hunter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

An interesting decision has been rem
dered by the Supreme Court of West
Virginia. Four men were fined by the
Circuit Court for betting on IN election
after it was over. Anappeal was taken on
the ground that the meaningof the law
against betting on electiuos was ment
to preserve the purity of the ballot and,
as bet made after election could
not affect a vote, it was, therefore, not
an offense. Both courts held that the
law rested on the same ground as that
upon other betting or gaming. The
parties were fined $50 each and each
forfeited the amount wagered by him
beside paying the costs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

A CASE of special interest to photog
raphers has been decided at St. Paul,
Mimi, by the Supreme Court. A pho
tographer named Rugg sold picture
of Mrs. Ida Moore. of Minneapolis,
which was put on exhibition in improp-
er places, much to her discredit, and
she brought suit for damages. The Su-
preme Court holds that it is case in
which there is ground for the recovery
of damages; that the photographer has
no right to dispose of pictures which
are the sole property of the sitter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

BETSY ARNOLD, sister of Benedict
Arnold, lived for years and years after
her brothers disgrace in Norwich on
public charity. When she was ninety
years old, she was taken to the aims
house by old Sheriff E. G.. Thomas.
Betsy made great how-to-do about it.
and was SO grieved that she lived only
few months. She was strong old
woman, and had much of her brothers
temper,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
1t Expressed tho Popular Idea

Esthetic gentleman presume you
strive to make each article suggestive
of its use in both form and decoration :?
Silversmith-That is our constant
aim.
aesthetic gentleman Then WHY
don't you decorate your cream pitch
ers with pastoral scenes, instead of
the allegory of the old oaken bucket !?
Silversmith-Ths latter is more
thoroughly in accord with the prevail
ing idea.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
She Had q Clean Sweep.

Ethel (who is thinking of joining ti u
church)-We had q beautiful time ~
Sunday school to-day. The lesson WI
in Proverbs. Do you know, ma, tnS' =
just dote on Proverbs? r
Mann right glad, daughter xosl
know a few proverbs myself a WV.
there's one about q new broom SWEEP r.
ing clean. 'Spose yer just tackle s,,' a
one for Mondays lesson and nav 1.;eo !.
beautiful time in the parlor, sl..l a,'s
room and front chambers. -Kea'7'e9'
Enterprise.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The Emperor Of China sleeps on a
bed of carved wood magniticently in
laid with gold and ivory. 1t is said con-
corning the Chinese court that the
strictest observance of etiquette ex-
tends even to the parents of the mon
arch, who, on visiting their son, dare
not omit to bend the knee, while the
younger brother of his celestial majes-
ty is subject to observances no less
rigid, 49,"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

PROF. SAMUEL CusHMAN, apiarist of
the Rhode Island Agricultural Expert
ment Station, maintains, as the result
Of personal observation, that bees do
no damage to growing or fair fruit.
"The juice of fruit is, in fact, injuri
Gus to them, and they do not attack
sound fruit, but only bruised fruit, or
that which has been previously injured
by other insects"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

PEOPLE in the country who are an
noyed by flies should remember that
clusters of the fragrant clover which
grows abundantly by nearly every
roaside, if hung in the room and left
to dry and shed its faint fragrant per-
fume through the dir, will drive away
more flies than sticky saucers of mo-
lasses and other fly traps and fy-papers
can ever collect.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

On his way back to France, Eyraud,
the French stranger, asked for knife
to cut his finger nails. The officers
in charge feared that he contemplated
suicide and refused to give him one,
whereupon he said: eff I wished to
commit suicide could readily force my
hands between my ribs and make away
with myself" He was soon afterwards
manacled to prevent him from doing
this.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

ACCORDING to recent figures the
people of this country are longer lived
than those of Europe. In this country
Is persons out of every 1000 die each
year: in England the average is 20 and
in Germany 26.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The Bank of England's doors are
now SO finely balanced that the clerk,
by pressing knob under his desk, can
close the outer doors instantly, and
they cannot be opened again except by
special process. This is done to pre-
vent the daring and ingenious unem-
ployed of the great metropolis from
robbing this famous institution. The
bullion departments of this and other
great English banking establishments
are nightly submerged in several feet
ofwater by the action Of the machinery,
In some of the London banks the bull
lion departments are connected with
the managers sleeping-rooms and an
entrance cannot be effected without
setting off an alarm near that persons
head. If dishonest official, during
either day or night, should take even
as much as one from pile of thou
sand sovareigns the whole pile would
sink and pool of water take it's place,
besides letting every person in the es-
adjustment know of the theft.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
He Took 1t.

Idiomatic expressions are trouble.
some not only to foreigners, but now
and then to natives. The dictionary
definition of "get" as meaning Ito ac-
qulre, to gain, would not be of much
help to Frenchman who should hear
farmer bidding his horse to "get up,
or his dog to get out" And here is q
story ola boy who was mystified by so
common a phrase as "Take chair"
A young teacher in an intermediate
school, says the Providence Journal,
wishing to communicate with teacher
in one of the grammar schools about a
mile distant, wrote note which she
dispatched by one of her brightest pu-
pills.
When the messenger reached his
destination the grammar-school teacher
happened to be busy at the blackboard,
and sent word to the boy to take chair.
She finished the work in hand and then
summoned the boy, who was supposed
to be seated in the corridor. But he
had disappeared.
The young lady was nonplussed, but
the mystery was solved an hour or so
afterward when he returned bringing
with him chair. He had accepted her
message literally and carried the chair
to his own teacher, who, after recover
ing from her surprise, had, of course,
sent him back with it,
By the time he reached the grammar
school the second time he was tired and
heated, and his only explanation was a
sob, and "Yol told me to take it,"
Exeussols Cn,ieS The circumstances.
No doubt the many pretty, modest,
light-hearted maidens who preside at
typewriters in lawyers offices are fully
able to do justice, orthographically, to
the average manuscript that is given to
them to be done in type; but when
they are obliged to tackle the inventory
Of a saloon the chances are always that
they will make mess of the spelling
Of the names of some Of the beverages.
For instance, according to type-writ-
was filed with the County Clerk yester.
day, the man who made that inventory
found in stock such beverages as
"Chartrenn." "Vermonth." "Pornny
Sec" "Fodia Pale Ale," "Catauba,"
"Absynthe" and "Benediction. But
how could innocent, unsophisticated
young maidenhood, that knows nothing
about the mysteries that are found be.
hind the bar, be expected to get any
nearer than the above to Chartreuse,
Yarmouth, Pommery Sec, India Pale
Ale and Benedictine, especially if her
employers copy was as bad as lawyers
manuscripts usually are.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

"Do YOU consider marriage failure. >,
asked the summer boarder OF ia ,lar
who had taken him in. young 1eile aon
he replied, impressively, i've p 10 .
married four times an every time ~. W =
woman who owned farm j'inin mlu''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

A NEW substitute for sulphate of
quinine has been found by NJ. Valude in
the bark of the panbotana, legumin-
GUS tree of Mexico. Either the the al
coholic tincture or a preparation Oh
tanned by maceration has remarkable
effect in fever cases.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

A PRIZE Of seven hundred marks has
been offered by the Hufeland Society,
of Berlin, for an essay on the influenza
epidemic of 1889 and 1890, and another
prize of like amount for an essay on
the penal responsibility of physicians
and surgeons in the use of inhaled
anaesthetics. Papers may be written
in German, English or French, and
must be submitted by April l, 1891.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The latest contributor to the United
States conscience fund, who sends in
his check for 81 900, is the same man
who sent in o check to the same
fund for $1,000 several months ago.
This looks as if his conscience was tax
ing possession of him only gradually.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

An amusing scene happened in the
Sullivan County, New York Court House
the other day. The wife of one of the
parties to suit was on the witness
stand and intrusted her baby to the
care of another woman, who was tend
ing it below. The child became rest
less after awhile and announced its de-
sire to see its mother in notes of I'M
mistakable pathos, which might be
traced to hunger. After trying in vain
to quiet the child the woman came up
the stairs and into the court, the baby
all the time yelling at the top of its
lungs. Judge Thornton jumped up
and cried: "Take that child out of
court" The woman addressed needed
not the command, but continued to ad-
vance, and holding the voungster out
to its mother over the head OF promi-
nent lawyer, exclaimed, with fire flash
ing from her eye: Court or no court,
this child has got to be attended to-"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The invention of smok eless powder
has been followed by counter-inven-
ton in the shape of smoke rocket, !"
to be used to screen the advance of q
body of troops. 1t has been tried with
snccess
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

P. T. BARNuM's fortune is estimated
at $11, 100000 every cent of which he
has accumulated since he reached his
fortieth birthday.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

1t takes about three seconds for J..
message to 60 from one end of the At
lantic cable to the other. o Az
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

AN army officer who failed in his
many many =, attempts 1T to borrow money, was
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

ha'r. We wouldn't be so liberal in de
size of de fut an de length of de heel.
We could pass smoked ham hangin'
in front of grocery in de night widout
stoppin' to look if de grocer war in,
Awful sensation.
"AIy frens, wild desc few homogeneous
disqualifcations 1 bid you good night,
as de hour has grown late, an I believe
I has satisfied you of de soundness of
my theory. Think of these things fur
yourselves. Animadvert on de dia-
phragm doorin' your hours of leisure.
Doan accept things as you find them,
but inquar of yourselves why de thus
ness of de thisness emulates de consan-
guinity of de concordance.
After the terrific applause had sub
sided and the dust settled down Brother
Gardner arose and said:
IL can't 'zactly make it all out.
but I guess he hit the mark purity close.
Let US 60 hum. detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

SOME enterprising Southern men
propose to give an exposition of South
ern products in some Northern city.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

WELL" unused Jakey, when he had
read the sign, dot sign is wrong.
Vadder says dere is no such word as
can't, so mark out dot vord," and,
like diligent son, he straightway went
and did it,
The next moment the crowd began to
flock into the store. Old Dinkleman
rushed down stairs, his eyes sparkling
satisfaction. "Ah, dots business" he
whispered to Jakey as he passed him.
Then the trouble began. No one
was willing to pay for the suits. why,
you're an old fraud" said one man.
you advertise to give clothes away for
nothing and then send them home, and
you don't do any such thing"
Oats Won lie," yelled the old man.
II don't advertise like dot"
Eyes you dol" skrieked the mob.
GO over and look at the sign your
SELF"
Out he went. It was the truth. He
made himself right with the crowd by
treating them to Ludlow street cigars.
Then he turned to Jakey:
"Vell, vot dot is? Who monkey by
dot sign?" he asked.
"Vadder, I cannot tell lie," an
swered Jakey, whose name should have
been George, II done it with my little
brush. You said dere is no word like
can't, SO I mark it out. "-New York
MercaL7'u
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The old saying about the horrors of
having tooth pulling is likely to lose
its point now that woman dentists are
coming in. Their sweet smile may dis
sipate the pain.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

The judicial error of which man
named Borras, now liberated, was the
victim in France, has brought to the
front an old custom of the courts Of
Venice. There, when prisoner is about
to be condemned to death, tall, ghost
~ looking individual, dressed in long
black gown, walks majestically to the
center of the courtroom, bows solemnly
to the judges. and in cavernous voice,
pronounces the following not overstart-
ling words: Remember the baker p
Then he bows again and stalks away.
just 300 years ago baker was exe7
cuted in Venice for a crime of which he
was not guilty. When his innocence
was fully established the judges who
condemned him gave sum of money
to the city, the interest of which was to
be devoted to the setting up and per-
petual burning of lamp, known as
the clamp of expiation," in the Palace
of the Doges. It is still burning there.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

the sidewalk watching the boys wiring
out messages.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Tho Dinklemans.

When Mr.. Dinkleman returned from
business trip the other morning he
found Jakey with tears streaming down
his cheeks.
"Vot is de matter, my son?" he
asked.
Call morning some examples I have
been trying, und can't got dem right.
I gift up de shob," and he arose sadly.
Oh" said his father impatiently,
TRY dem again. Get dem right
"Can't!" almost shrieked Dinkleman.
"My poy, dere is no such word as
can't. We can do everydines. Try
dem again, und remember above all dot
dere is no such word like can't"
The old gentleman came into the
store next morning smiling like man
with sure tip, and when he opened
his mouth he said, "Shakey, dis is do
time for our regular monthly bankrupt
sale. The signs are out by de door
now und de men are putting dem up.
Get ready for a big rush of customers.
1 60 upstairs now to change my
clothes"
When he had gone Jakey went out to
take q look at the big sign which was
to take up almost the entire width of
the building. It read:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

............. ........ ...............
Great Bankrupt Sale!
$4,000 worth Of goods to be disposed of
We can't give you n suit of clothes for
nothing and send them home for you!
Step in and see what we can do for youl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
Xmas Gathering With the Scotch.

\ most enjoyable entertainment has
been arranged by st. Andrews society
for next Monday evening, Dec. %, at
Westmoreland hall. corner Tenth and
st. Peter streets. On this occasion the
society has been exceedingly fortunate
in the selection of splendid pro-
gramme, and the fifty new members
who are TO be specially entertained will
no doubt appreciate this effort on be-
half of the committee. The first hour
CT SO will be devoted. as usual. to liter
airy and musical selections of Il high
order. in which the following ladies' and
gentlemen have kindly consented to
take part: Mrs. Ash. Miss Dean, Miss
Begg and Miss Hess; MeSSrS. Hunter,
Shea, Prof. Titcomb, Prof. Hleist, and
W. f. and J. c. MyrOn. The ladies of
the society will give special attention
10 the refreshments. and dancing will
follow after a short intermission. Prot.
kleiSt'S orchestra will be in attendance.
1t is expected that this will be one of
the best social entertainments of the
Season
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
Big Bargains in Albums and
Toilet Sets.

We have purchased lot of the Christ
mas goods of the Powers Dry Goods
company, which have been slightly
damaged with water, and offer Albums,
Toilet Sets and other fancy articles at
about one-third of original price.
Albums from 25c to $3.50, worth three
time that amount.
Our line of these goods is complete.
Our prices are lower than any one else
can sell. Habighorst Il Co., 233- 22337
East Seventh street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
Ise Snre :.n AttenA

The sale of all kinds of Furniture.
Open evenings. Come Before the stock
is all gone. Get furniture at your own
price, no matter what they cost or what
they are worth. E. Holloway, Auc-
tinDpar
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
.By january Next

We retire from the retail business, and
will sell all Plush, Leather. Metal etc..
Goods at OF below cost, to make room
for our rapidly increasing wholesale
trade in Pictures. Frames. Mouldings,
Art Novelties and Paper Flower Ma
terlal. o. & S. SHERMAN, % East Sey-
enth street.