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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Too Costly a Iuxnrv.

1t must be admitted that asE people
We are not hospitable. Many II us are
too busy to open our houses tofriends.
Particularly is this true of non and
women of affairs. But our Domestic
service, or want of it, is theprimary
cause. Conjoined with the ldy ambii-
ton to rank in style of living with those
who fare sumptuously every DIV, when
the nominal host can afford to fsre in
tolerable sumptuousness not mke than
once a month, it would probbly out
weigh all other causes combined When
pot luck" went out of vogue th rebel
lion of the lower house began. When
Smith, meeting accidentally Ills old
chum, Jones, could link his arm in his
and insist that he should go hone with
him to a family dinner, proceeding
that Inconvenience Bridget .nly to
the extent of setting upon the tale and
washing one or two extra plates,I lnives,
forks and tumbler, company was a
bagatelle. In fact, she rather en-
joyed the merry din Of voices aid the
scraps of talk she caught as she t,ok off
the meat and brought in the DESSERT.
A&OW 0AJoo 0AAAtA 1uuSU COuSulG us Vile
before he can fix day on which Jones
can dine with him, and such q amilv
dinner means raw oysters, soup, fish. an
e'atree, roast, salad. cheese, crackers.
olives, pastry, ices, fruit and coffee. il
is small wonder and less blame to
Bridget that she frets under the noun.
tain of added labors, requires 81 lelper
in the kitchen on the eventful evening.
and gives warning at the third repeti.
ton Of the offense. The people who
can keep but one maid, OF perlaps no
maid at all, must settlel down
in the conviction that hospitality
is too costly luxury fot poor
folk, unless it means the isimple
sharing of bread and meat withfriends
who care to know them as THY are.
Unhappily, the majority do not Wish to
be thus known, and finding theAselves
in the dilemma from which MARI Lamb
SO gracefully extricated herself would
have been covered with confusio3. The
story is worth telling. Oncd when
some visitors CHANGED to drop id unex-
pectedly upon Mary and her brother
just as they were about to sit d own to
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

their plain dinner of bit of roast NUT
ton, with her usual frank hospitality
she pressed them to stay and partake,
cutting up the joint into five equal por-
tons, and saying, in her simple, easy
way, 'There's q chop apiece for us, and
we can make up with bread and cheese
If we want more" With hostess ofthis
order to serve you, bread and cheese is
more enjoyable than the finest venison.
When such breeding and tact are en-
grated upon the vigorous young stock
OF American society we shall have the
best flower and fruit of hospitality, Of
fered without grudging, and by all
classes and conditions of men.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Courage of Felines.

Tho mastery of herself which cat
shows when, having been caught in q
position from which there is no escape,
she calmly sits down to face out the
threats of dog, is a marvellous thing,
says writer in the Boston Transcript.
Everybody has seen kitten on the
street doorstep attacked by dog ten
times her size, as apparently self-pos-
sessed as if she were in her mistress
lap. If she turns tail and runs down
the street she is lost; the dog will have
sure advantage Of her. Even as it is,
if he could get up courage enough to
seize her on the spot, he would be able
to make short work of her.
You dare not touch me, and you
know it," is what her position tells the
dog. But she is intensely on her guard,
in spite of her air of perfect content.
Her legs, concealed under her fur, are
ready for spring; her claws are un-
sheathed, her eyes never move for an
instant from the dog; as he bounds
wildly from side to side, barking with
comical fury, those glittering eyes of
hers follow him with the keenest scru-
tiny. If he plucks up his courage to
grab her, she is ready; she will sell her
life dearly. She is Watching her
chance, and she does not miss it. The
dog tries Fabian tactics, and withdraws
few feet, settling down upon his fore
paws, growing ferociously as he does
So
just then the sound of dogs bark
in the next street attracts his eyes and
ears for moment, and when he looks
back the kitten is gone! He looks down
the street and starts wildly in that dircc-
tion, and reaches u high board fence
just as cats tail-a monstrous tail for
such little CATS vanishing over the
top of it. He is beaten; the cat showed
not only more courage than he had, but
great deal more generalship.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Always Contemplate.

There is many true word spoken in
anger. as in the following case re-
ported by San Francisco newspaper:
A very irascible old gentleman who
held the Office of justice Of the peace in
one of our cities was walking down the
street when young lawyer accosted
him familiarly, and made some remark
which at once reused his ire.
Young man" said he, Il fine you S.
for contempt of court"
"Why. Judge" said he, you are not
in session!"
"'This court" responded the Judge,
now thoroughly angry, "this court is
always in session, and consequently is
always an object Of contempt"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Natural history Fairy Tales.

Two queer natural history fairy tales
reach US from Scotland. At Hadding-
ton last week q cat gave birth to four
kittens, and with her offspring took up
her abode in the garden summer house.
Three of the kittens were removed, and
the lady of the house was surprised to
find that the fourth kitten had also dis
appeared. Search was made, but to
no avail. Several days passed, and the
inmates were attracted by the somewhat
stealthy movements of the mother cat;
when it was seen to go repeatedly to q
thick arch of honeysuckle in the garden.
Here the missing kitten was found
safely ensconced in blackbird's nest.
A better retreat could not have been
chosen, as the nest is fully seven feet
from the ground and in the thickest
part Of the honeysnckle. Here the
kitten remains, apparently comfortable
in its novel quarters.
Fairy tale No. 2 is that Of dog-or,
rather, two dogs-who were playing to-
gether with toy whip. The Irish ter
rier, momentarily losing his temper,
made snap and snarled at his COM
panion, who Immediately turned tail and
walked offin huff. The terrier stood
a moment, and then, seeming to recog:
nize that he was at fault, picked up the
whip, and. making after the aggrieved
one, laid the whip down before him
with Ievery canine expression of good
will. This maneuver was repeated two
or three times, until the other dog, I'M
derstanding that his playmate was sim
cere in his offer, dashed at the whip,
and the two dogs resumed their play.
the best of friends. The repentance OF
the prodigal son was nothing in compar-
ison with this display of the Irish ter.
rier, which unfortunately was killed at
Montroso Station the day after the oc-
curence of the incident.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Tho Art Of Keeping MONEY.

II hope" said friend to Rothschild,
SHAT your children are not too fond Of
money and business. l am sure you
would not wish that" II am sure I
should wish that" replied Rothschild.
II wish them to give mind, soul, heart
and body to business--that is the way
to be happy. 1t requires great deal
of holiness and great deal of caution
to make great fortune, and when you
have got it,I requires ten times as much
wit to keep it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Patrick's Bargain.

Lady (suddenly returned from Eu-
rope)-Patrick, what does this mean ?
I left you in charge of our residence
while abroad, and find the front ward
filled with clothes-lines, and every line
full of clothes. Our beautiful place
looks like Chinese laundry. You
promised me that your wife would not
take in washing.
Patrick-.We haven't taken in any
washin', mum. We've only been takin'
in hangin' out clothes. "-Neav Yoyn
Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

THERE is growing tendency among
chemists to regard the elements as
varying arrangements produced at
successive stages in the process of cool
ing-of one original form of atom. Evil
dence in favor of the hypothesis is
claimed in the fact that some elements
seem not to have formed in the sun,
while yet more are absent from still
hotter stars.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Clothes Makes the Bridegroom.

ho Was SlCtl1G on DenCn at LQe
Union Depot, with his hands thrust
deep into his trousers pockets, his feet
stretched out in front of him, his head
bent forward on his chest, and his hal
pulled down over his eyes.
| what's the matter with you?" in.
CURED a policeman, touching him Oh
the shoulder.
He looked up moment with dull,
heavy, lack-lustre eyes, and then looked
down again.
I'm SOBER" he said. "You needn't
waste any of your valuable time on me.
don't need looking after"
But you have been sitting here an
hour without saying word or moving
q muscle. You're in trouble. What
is it?"
Il don't think you can help me any. "
Perhaps I can. That's what I'm
here for"
"Humph!"
"Have you had your pocket picked?"
Worse than that"
Been worked by confidence men?"
"Worse."
Been held up and robbed?"
Worse"
You seem to be all here. don't see
any arms, legs, or anything missing"
MOI! snorted the young man. you
don't see anything missing! Every
things missing"
He jumped up, pushed his hat back,
and burst out:
"Do you see this valise?"
Eyes"
We'll, it isn't mine. It's just like
mine, but it belongs to q man that's
half way between here and the end of the
world by this time. He took my valise
by mistake last night when he had to
change cars, and / didn't find it out till
noon to-day"
"Well, that isn't killing matter"
1t isn't, hey? That valise had my
wedding suit in it, sir! I was to have
been married an hour ago. The girl is
waiting for me at q house on Division
street, the preacher is there, the folks
are wondering what's up, and the we'd
ding vituals are getting cold"
"Why don't you go and be married in
that suit you have on? It looks all
right"
This suit? These are the clothes 1
courted her in."
"What of it? Go and explain the
case to her."
Shed think the explanation a little
too thin. IS
brace up, young fellow" said the
policeman. Whats suit Of clothes,
anyhow? Clothes don't make the
man."
The forlorn youth threw himself
down on the bench again, thrust his
hands deep into his trousers pockets,
stuck his feet straight OUT in front of
him, bent his head forward on his
chest, pulled his hat down over his
eyes, and said in muffled voice:
mo; clothes don't make the man,
my friend. But they make the BRIDE
groom, and don't you forget it,"
And when the policeman came
around that way again all hour or two
afterward, the young man was sitting
in exactly the same attitude, except
that his hands were little deeper in
his trousers pockets, and his hat pulled
little further down over his eyes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A SENSATIONAL preacher died some
years ago, says the Rocky Mountain
Neecs Often in the excitement of his
preaching he would work himself up
to such degree that he would occasion
ally shed tears, which had great eff
feet upon his congregation. After his
death his sermons were examined bv
his executors, and it was frequently
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

INParis the simplest form of embalm-
ing costs usually 800 francs, but should
an autopsy have been performed Or
death occurring through other than
natural causes, a much heavier sum
would be incurred. rising in some cases
to as much as 5000 francs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
Grlcyouslv Amtctat,.

nowadays?"
I'm mis'ble. I've got a durn cold
now thet 'fects my hearin' so t can't
hear on'y bout half what's said to me. p
"Take anything for it?"
"Wy yes: Little O. the old stuff.
Mr.. Herrin', when You git time t. pour
it out. No, Sir, I can't on'y hear lest
half what's said to me-. PUCK.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A MICHIGAN man to cure himself of
the opium habit smoked cloves until he
is confirmed clove-smoker. There is
but one downward step left for him to
take and that is to contract the ciga.
rette habit.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

SARA BERNHARDR has dresses enough
to fill forty eight large trunks. II Sara
should get lost in them it would be like
looking for needle in haystack to
find her.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A GIGANTIC pendulum has been sus-
pended from the center of the second
platform of the Eiffel Tower. It con-
sists of q bronze wire $50 feet long,
with steel globe weighing about 1893
pounds at the end. Its object is to ex-
hibit the rotation of the earth by the
Foucault method.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

The official report that the new State
of Washington has in six counties
213,0OO acres of developed coal lands
within radius of forty miles of tide
water will do much towards determin-
ing the character of the State as
manufacturing center. It is by no
means probable that these figures rep
resent moiety of the coal producing
area of the State, and further encour-
aging developments in the near future
may be anticipated.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

The authorities of the Government
of Taurida, Russia, have issued an or
der that women bathing in free waters
shall wear bathing suits. The women
of Yalteen protest against this order
with an energy and unanimity worthy
of a better cause; they are preparing
petition to the general government urg-
ing the repeal of the order and declar-
ing that the curative powers of the
water have no effect upon those that
battle in clothes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A MONUMENT is to be erected by the
State of Minnesota to commemorate
the battles and incidents of the Sioux
Indian war of 1862, and especially as
they relate to the town of New Ulm.
The burning of the town and the mas
sacre of the whites are to be shown in
two elaborate bas reliefs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A FRENcHMAN has taken. advantage
of the big neckties which men are wear
ing and has constructed a camera which
fits perfectly into them. The pin forms
the nozzle of the machine, and tube
runs down under the waistcoat and is
bNttoned inst nne1er the lower pocket.
The camera can be exposed by this APP
plication and by pressing the tube an
instantaneous photograph can be taken.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

COPIES Of the poems" of the Sweet
Singer of Michigan are so scarce that
one of them is worth its weight in
gold. Why doesn't Ella Wheeler Will
cox buy up all her editions, publish
her verses in one book, and sit down like
q real-estate buyer to await the fortune
that would be certain to come?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

The number of immigrants arriving
in the United States during the nine
months ending September 30, 1890, ex-
elusive of those from the British North
American Possessions and Mexico, and
comprising about 80 per cent. of the
total immigration, as compared with the
arrivals of the corresponding period of
1889, was 1850 339,OSO and $500
3S1 ,399-a gain of AZ, 3l9 in 1890. And
still there is room for few more good
immigrants.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19
By BLANK & BLANK.

A srAT1sT1c1AN estimates that the
number of passengers carried each day
on all the railroads in the world aver
ages six and half million.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

A COMPANY has been formed under
the supervision and control of the gov
eminent for the irrigation of the step
pes in South Russia. It proposes to
dig canals and to lead water to lands
belonging to the government, to various
rural constituencies, and to private per-
sons. Several government engineers
have been detailed for the services of
the company, which will begin work in
the Climea.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-19

The national flag will be saved from
ignoble uses hereafter. According to
the new law passed by Congress. any
person who shall use the national flag,
either by printing, painting, or affixing
on it any advertisement for public dis
play or private gain, will be held to be
guilty of misdemeanor, for which the
the United States courts may mulct
him $50 or send him to Jail for period
of thirty days.
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Condensed LOCALS.

Yesterday Messrs Eugene VI. Harmon of
Cincinnati and l.. W. Southgate on motion of
Mr.. Ii. U. Claughtoa were admitted to the bar.
Mr.. John ". Sl.ileS of South Washington,
who has been seriously i'll, is convalescent.
The executive board of the Baptist congress
convened at Mt. Jezreel Church. adopted arti-
Giles of incorporation and elected the following
officers: l.. ). Roberts. president; W. II. Phil
lips secretary; III. Gordon. treasurer.
The Good Templars were out in force last
evening when two largely attended union
meetings we're held by the northern district
with Monumental Lodge and by the lodges of
the ''southern district" with John b. Finch
Lodge.
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VNHE MOUNT VERNON
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On and after June 1. 1880. the iron and steel
Steamer CHARLES MACALEsTER


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tauraut
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