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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
THE Colossus OF RHODES.

twas LOO Iect Ei:sh and Cost ESQ. 900.
The COLOSSUS OF Rhodes was so called
TO distinguish 1t from other colossal TO-
ures, said bFsome writer's to have NM
bered over 100, which during the DAYS
Of Its prosperity were set up in the
CITY OF the Sun. as the capital of the
Island OF laodes was POLITICALLY called.
Inc colossus came third in the
llse OF the seven wonders of the world, and
was consecrsted to the sun, the deity of
nnooes. 1t vas made of brass, cast in sec
IONS, ana Is said to have been the work of
gnaries OF Indus. q pupil of the great
Lys1ppus. It was 20 cubits Supposed to
have been $50 feet high), and cost the
city about $50 talents, or $3.50, 900 as
we reckon money nowadays. Over
Twelve years work was spent on this
carry monster, which with all its grandeur,
was destined to a very short career.
Fltty,slx years after its completion, in the
year "a BIC. according to Pliny, this
glgatlc emblematic figure was thrown down
by an earthquake. The Colossus stood at
the entrance of the harbor, with each of its
mighty feet on solid stone foundations,
ships In full sail passing and repassipg
between the gigantic legs. Deieperre,
the historian, says that it was not
erected at the entrance to the har-
Dor, as stated by Pliny, but that it stood
on an open space near the pacha's SER
agllo. Still another writer says it was re-
constructed during the reign of the En-
peror Nespasian, and that after the island
ct Rhodes had been conquered by the
Cailph Gilman, in the seventh century of
our era, it was taken down and the metal
sold to a Jew. who transported it to Syria,
a caravan OF $50 camels being necessary to
carry his purchase.-St. Louis Republic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
Rats in Texas.

Texas farmers nave been almost ruined
by the d%epradations of rats. 70 get rid of
them a novel expedient has come INTO use.
The farmer finds q burrow in which from
fifty to q hundred rats reside. Every exit
save one is carefully stopped. At this one
Is placed a common iron tea kettle. Oppo-
site the spout is bored o hole in which is in
serted a piece of gas pipe about one foot
long. Over the spout is placed another piece
of pipe, which is run into the opening
leading to the burrow. A fire is then built
in the kettle and a handful Of sulphur
thrown on the Goals. The top being closed
the fumes are driven into the burrow by a
hand bellows. the nozzle of which is IN
serted in the top pipe. Some ofthese bur-
rows are fifty yards in length the fumes
go through all its passages, and in five
minutes every young and old rodent is
1ead.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
Cheap Excursions to Alfalfa, Alabama.

The Monon route will. on April 26. 81. IS
and %, sell tickets at reduced rates to At
ITALIA, Ala. and return for thegreat land sale
April %, 80 and 30. Tickets good until May
10, with privilege OF stopping at Cfatta-
nooga, Lockout Mountain returning. Don't
miss the opportunity to visit the New
South.
Express trains daily to Cincinnati. con-
meeting with the Queen u Crescent route.
Alfalfa is the natural eastern gateway of
the great future iron manufacturing dis
trict of North Alabama, in the center of the
rich soft red and brown ore belt, with coal
and lime stone in easy reach: has four az
railroads. fine water power, three C) furn-
aces. car works. cotton compress, oil we'll
and planning mills.
But three years ago a village of 400, now
a thriving city of 1000. TIL sale is under
the auspices of Alfalfa Iron and steel com
pany am consists Of choice manufacturing,
business and residence lots within the cor
poration limits Of the city and adjoins the
vast coal and iron fields.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
AIligators in Fl0rida.

'Arkansaw," the alligator slayer of East
Orange, Fla. recently killed one of the
"varmints' that had three of its legs bitten
of, a portion of the jaw had been eaten by
a stronger kinsman, and holes were found
in him where he had paid the penalty of a
pound of flesh simply because his oppo-
nent was the stronger. Arkansaw states
that alligators feed upon each other to the
extent that regulates the supply to the de-
mard, and that if they We're to cease from
their cannibalistic habits they would soon
abound in sufficient numbers to pile ALI
gators four feet deep all over the St.
Johns river country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
What Women Like in Men.

Women, I think, like manly, not
lady-like men.
They like honesty of purpose and
consideration.
They like men who believein women
They like their opinions to be thought
of some value.
They like a man who can be strong as
alion when trouble comes, and yet, if
one is nervous and tired, can button up
a shoe and do it with an amount of on
sideration that is q mental and a ply
steal bracer-up.
They like a man who can take hold
OF the baby. convince it of his power
and getit to sleep after they have been
worrying with it, and walking with it,
until their eyes are tired and they feel
as if they had no brains.
They like a man who is interested in
their new dresses, who can give an
opinion on the fit, and wEo is properly
indignant at any article written against
women.
They like a man who knows their in
nocent weaknesses and cater to them;
who will bring them a box Of candy,
the last new magazine, or the latest
puzzle sold on the street, that will do
more than its duty in entertaining
everybody for the whole evening.
They like a man who is the master of
the situation-that is, who has brains
enough to help a woman to decide what
is the best thing to do under the circum-
stances, and who has wit enough to
realize, when one OF the fairer sex is
slightly stubborn, that persuasion is
more powerful than all the arguments
in the world.
They like a man who likes them-who
doen't scorn their opinions, who be-
lieves in their good taste, who has con.
fdence in their truth, and who, best OF
all, knows that the love promised, IS
given him.
That's the sort Of a man a woman
likes, and her very sigh of satisfaction,
as his virtues are mentioned, is a little
prayer that SAYS: God bless him.
Ladies' Home Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
Wrom tho St. Louis Bulletin

ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 26, 1887.
DR.. A.. Owen is tho most successful in
ventor n manufacturer in the country OF
electrical appliances for the cure of acute.
chronic. and nervous diseases. They have
received the unqualified Endorsement of
physicians Of high standing. as we'll as
thousands of sufferers who have been cured
by them. The following Endorsement, for
instance. is absolutely convincing, and the
writer is professor Of the theory and prac-
tice Of medicine in the American College Of
st. Louis:
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 10, 1886,
1take pleasure in stating that I have ex-
amined and tested DIR. Owens Electro
,Galyanic Belt and Appliance. and do not
hesitate to say that it is the most practical
and efficient of all the galvanic belts / have
used in my practice. 1t is a very useful
device. and whenever electric belts or
shields can be of any benefit. this will more
than take the place of anything of the Kind
L have ever seen.
GEORGE c. P1rzER, NJ. D.,
Professor of the Theory. and Practice Of
Medicine in the American College, st.
Louis; Clinical Lecturer at the City Hos
pital. st. Louis; Editor of the american
Medical Journal; Author of Electricity
in Medicine and Surgery" and Author OF
Direct Medication" See their advt, in
this PAPER.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
rrihu.c TO Gen. Crook.

Mcvicser: If Gen. Crook looked
hor au his funeral cortege Sunday he
own on onn 1I express pleasure, and it
(aw on nv touched him as much as any,
lroosebl s saw. My wife and babies, Affie
ping i1 sr tiI the latter 2! years old, were
md hoaa q my mother last Wednesday, and
el!1ne t un { Gen. Crook and Mrs. Crook
khlle a1led, My baby was in a gracious
ESQ ea nnd entertained the party with reci-
booa au notably "Humpty Dumpty' and
HlsslIe made a great impression on the
tenef"i and Thursday I began teaching
Paos' new piece, overcoming her
Ter oot;op by telling her Gen. Crook wanted
Ro} Sssr It. Sunday I went down to the
F. ne't 70 look over the mail, taking her
(t nc mo as usual. and on our return home
IN oined the crowds on the street to look
. ,pe generals funeral procession. In
,ns 10 the baby's question I told her 1t
(ns"1G Cen. Crooks funeral procession.
E a. ! pointed out the hearEe and told
n1 ha was in there she held out her hands,
sa;ted the two rhymes to him, and then,
E t;,h great eat elee, she recited the new one.
TL;cn1O Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
THE TRUANTS.

Ha1ry-"That's ma calling me she's go
ing to lick me, cause I didn't hurry from
the druggists with this medicine. Jimmy,
g got to oa sou uake li ky / g Was be- being sh hal Padh ie or
pail lick me ma can't hurt any, cause
She's sick most of the time"
Jimmy" Let's see that medicine. That's
the same DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
that cured my nom. Why. she couldn't
spank the baby, and now-the other day
she shook pop so he doesn't drink any more.
In about two weeks you'll get helted SO
Please remember, that DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is the only positive
cure for the numerous diseases that de-
stroy a woman's influence in her family.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
Every Meal Is a Trial

To the dyspepsic. F%latulence, heartburn, op.
press1ve fullness OF the stomach are the inevi-
liable sequences of his use of the knife and fork.
To say OF him that he ~gratities the cravings of
appetite would be genuine satire. He only ap-
peases them. Is relief attainable? Certainly,
and by the use Of a pleasant US we'll as thorough
remedy, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Win it
cure Immediately? Certainly motif does not
effect miracles. But it does give prompt and
unspeakable relief, and will, if persisted in,
produce an ultimate cure. Not only does it i'm.
version by the stomach into rich, health and
strength sustaining blood. Supersensitiveness
OF the nerves. mental depression, and unquiet
slunber, produced by Interruption Of the diges-
the finest preventive and curative Of malarial
disorders, and relieves constipation, rheuma-
tisIn, kidney and bladder ailments, and liver
complaint.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

It's guaranteed to give satisfaction, in
cvery ease, or money paid for il promptly
refunded.
"Favorite Prescription 81 is a positive cure
for the most complicated and Obstinate cases
Of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful
reconstruction, unnatural suppressions, pro-
l H|s,Ga7e or n ,a,1sng 81 t ante Mo,,sI, me retr oaeT,
sion, be~aring-down sensations, chronic con-
gcstioil, inflammation and liberation Of the
womb.
A Book of 100 pages, treating of Woman
and her peculiar diseases, and their Self
cure, illustrated with wood-cuts and colored
plates, mailed in plain, scaled envelope, on
receipt of ten cents in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsrENSARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, No. GG3 Main Street, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

AN exceedingly cheeky thief made his
appearance in Boston n day last week.
He was dressed in overalls. He went into
the Office of a life insurance company, and
while whistling one Of the latest tunes be-
gan to unscrew from the walls of o toilet
room on the fourth floor mirror valued Mt
about $50. Fully twenty occupants of the
building saw the man at work, and every
body thought he had been hired either to
repair the glass or clean it. They did not
suspect anything was wrong until he left.
Then it was learned he was n thief.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
Deafness Can't Be Cured.

By local application, as they can not reach the
way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is cnused by an In.
famed condition of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets infamed
you have q rumbling sound or imperfect
herring, and when it is entirely closed Deafness
is the result, and unless the inflammation can
be tuken out and this tube restored to its nor.
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed, for.
cntarrh, which is nothing but an tnfamedc con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (cau>d by catarrh) that VIC
can not cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
The Popular Nine.

Mr.. Shortpurse-I noticed in the
paper this morning an announcement OF
a revolution in the milliner trade-great
bargains, etc.
Mr.. Ribbon (briskly)-Yes, sir, we've
done it-greatest bargains you eyer saw
biggest stock of ladies' hats and Paris
bonnets in the city, too. Make your
ewes stick right out Of your head when
you see our prices. just look at this
Paris beauty. You can't buy that bon
net anywhere under thirty dollars SIR
Mr.. shortpurse-Indeed! And what
Mr.. Ribbon-Only $29.9 s, sill.
Nev York Weehly. -
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

ACCORDING to the Lancet, DIR. Luder-
itz has recently made q number of obser-
vations on the destructive power of coffee
upon various microbes. He found that
the organisms all died In a longer or
shorter period. In II series of expert
ments anthrax bacilli were DESTROYED in
three hours, anthrax spores iu four weeks,
cholera bacilli in four hours, and the
streptococcus of erysipelas in one day.
Good and bad coffee produced precisely
similar effects.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

AT a recent duel between two young
men at Warsaw, both fired and hit, but the
bullet of one was Aattened against the CT
gar case of the other, and the bullet of the
other was turned aside by the pocket knife
Of his opponent. The seconds decided
that the young men were not born to kill
each other and declared the affair off.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
MYSTERY OF TIE GATE.

At cnrly morning Farmer Brown
lai hratrneG from 'ha door;
His fnce.wss dGr med with u frown
h it had shown before.
II s hsrl,' said lie. TO keep things straight
Contorrd that miserable old gate!
What makes it sag SO low
And bonny Kate. a duintv sight,
stood still, delnure and shy;
The hoose dog. who had barked al night,
Half closed O knowing ey,;
The swallow, chuckling. told his mate
Vi chata meath star uenm's glow;
And Farmer Brown said "Drat that gate!
hat makes 1t sag SO low"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
mERE CoYNEss.

"G'way dab!
Jonofan Whites Smifl
No' heah mo.
Don 20 come nnenh me,
Mess yo' want er bi1f
On do lnouf
knock yo' eouf
Bout er mile!
Don yo' smile
When 1 say
tG'wny!
Jonofan Whites Sniff,
Coz 1 feels
Jes mad from head tor heelss
NO such pusson sips
De honey from desc lipsi
Stop yo' tensin'
An yo' squeezin';
G'way,
say!
Abr Yap-Yup,
Gallup!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
F. j.. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o
~ + Sold by druggists, 75c.

IT is SAID in Paris that the recently dis
covered alleged Rembrandt has been ident-
flied as the picture of that master known
as "~Benedictie," which belonged to NJ.
Soyer, a wealthy engineer, who died in
1902. The picture was the gem of his gall
lery and figured in the list of his effects
after his death, but was then lost sight
of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
The Only Guaranteed Cure

for all blood tuints and humors, pimples.
b%iotches, eruptioEs and skin diseases of
every name and nature is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. A certificate of
money refunded,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

Sir Novels Free. will be sent by Cragin g.
Co.. Philada., Pa, to any one in the o.. S. or
Canada, postage paid. upon receipt Of Is
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
Of novels on circulars around each bar.
Soap for sale by all grocers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
A Workl,0use Li0uOr Bill.

The liquor bill at the Lewisham union,
a workhouse near London, last year, was:
Ale and porter, 1890 pints; wine, 81 bot
ties; gin, 1855 bottles; brandy, 94S bottles;
mineral waters, 6,192 bottles. Some carp
ing critics intimate that there must have
been fraud about it; others insist that the
drink capacity of the average workhouse
official fully accounts for the cousump-
ton.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

A PROFESSOR in the University of
klausenburg claims to nave compounded q
solution which completely neutralizes the
poison introduced into the system by the
bite of a mad dog. This solution consists
of chlorine water, salt brine, sulphurous
acid, p~ermanganate of potassium, and
eucalyptus oil.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

A REMARKABLE feature of the large Goa
mine at St. Andre du Poirise, France,
which is over 5000 feet in depth, is the
comparatively low temperature experienced
which is seldom more than Is degrees
Eehranheit.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

On exhibition at the Third National bank
in Scranton is a check bearing the sigma
ture of George Washington. 1t was drawn
Just three months and one day before his
death
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

For THROAT DISEASES. CoUGHs, COLDS,
etc., efrectual relief is founl in the use of
"Broun's Bronchial TrocAes." Price % cts.
Sold only IN boxes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

When Baby was sick. we gave her castoria.
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoris,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

CHRONIC Nasal Catarrh positively cured
by DR.. Sage's Remedy. 50 cents, by drug
riCtc
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

ARAT which attacked a brood of chick
ems at Pottstown, Pa, was killed by the
hen. and after the battle the barnyard
rooster, who hal viewed the battle from a
safe perch on the fence, celebrated the
event bv growing Justify.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

BRONCHITIS IS cured by frequent Small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sellit Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

ASK VOur dealer 1Of IinSIII S IunCH.
A FAN made of human hair is displayed
at a London store. Even what appears to
be beautiful lace fripging the sticks is real
hair
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

Orr fondest re~collections should be
about wasted opportunities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

1SSs
in the hod
d that ID
Ornament
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25

Ask your dealer for "Tansill's Punch
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-14

standing armies 70 support We are a
nation Of workers and such workers the
wofif has never seen before We do not
plow with a Gov and a stick Of wood
We no longer quote Franklin's maxim
He that by the pleE would thrive.
himself must either hold OF drive We
do both. We drive three horses abreast,
and do more actual work 10 3 day than
was formerly done In week And IN
fact many farmers, not content with
this, put on two teams Of three horses
each TO gang Of plows. harrovs- etc.
Hitherto the consumers have bad all the
benefit Of the producers enterprise and
Industry. But the time has come when
they VIII share il with Us. The cities are
rich and they are spending freely They
are not boarding. The vast Accommodations
Of money 10 our savings banks belong,
not To the rich but TO the industrious
classes. Many young man and young
woman pu, their money there till they
can join hands and join purses and buy
a small farm for themselves or start in
business. Foreign labor has sought our
shores for many years, and now foreign
capital il coming by the million. All
Of which means better times for farm-
ess, and when farmers are doing well
we may be sure the country Is prosper
Gus. Let us now take courage, 60
ahead with all kinds Of farm improve
aenrs and with industry and economy
meet our condition with hope. Better
times are surely coming and the farmers
will share la their benefits as much or
more than other classes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-14
improvements CT Old Pastures.

Ground for pasture may he renewed
without ploughing IL the grass which
covers it is thin in growth and does not
form close and compact turf Use a
harrow with sharp teeth, aud load 1t
sufficiently to tear and pulverize the
surface. II necessary the narrowing
may be repeated several times, until the
surface presents fine, mellow bed of
soil, TO insure the growth of the grass
seed, which is next to be sown upon it
If the soil happens to be rather dry,
pass roller over it, which will aid in
covering the grass seed by pressure, and
ut the same time will firm the soil and
render more certain the growth of the
grass. For permanent pasture. it is best
to SOW several kinds of grass, both for
increasing product and atlording sue
cession of feed by ripening through the
season. The different kinds will also
protect one another in winter and in
seasons of drouth.
A permanent pasture cannot continue
to afford full crops without top dressing
II good coat of barn manure can be
applied before the narrowing mentioned
is begun, 1t will become pulverized and
mixed with the surface soil by the oper-
alton, causing the grass seed more Ger
tainly to cermiuate and promote better
growth. In absence of manure, any
common fertilizer may be used which
has been found efficient on your partie.
ular soil, and 10 making this experiment
it would be well TO measure the increase
thus produced, and to see If its value is
equal TO the cost of the fertilizer. 4
permanent pasture will not continue
without decrease unless some addition
BE- made to it BY some kind of enriching
substance. to supply waste caused by
constant removal OF the feed; bat this
decrease varying with difference in
soils. can be determined in amount only
by making the experimental oaatrs
fiersslemdR.