Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-07

\ policy. If We are to have the Italians
here i is for us to give them such a
teaching as will make them useful and
:. loyal to the United States, not to Italy.
FIFTEEN years ago Henry Hill, OF
. Council Bluffs, swore that he would
) to not shave until Susan B. Anthony was
in elected President. The other day his
whiskers, which were three feet long.
&c., became entangled in some machinery
~ and were mostly pulled out by the
roots, and he is probably pretty we'll
cured of his f%oolishness.
0Ay Iris becoming the custom for busy
"no and wealthy women to have young
ladies for private secretaries. The
,r1d feminine private secretary keeps the
,-a run of the visiting list, answers notes,
and makes engagements and excuses.
Her duties lie luire an excellent educa-
, to ton, high bred Manners, and the great
ome est tact and delicacy.
The hangman in New South Wales
ing is looked upon with such horror that
the he recently found himself completely
les boycotted on reaching Wagga-Wagga
is, to perform an execution. The cabmen
refused unanimously to drive him from
the railway station. the p%orters also
declined to carry his luggage, and the
" ,,-1,,o1-~ o-oo1+o,,o. ,,or o1>1,roI T.,
trudge off on foot, struggling with his
various traps.
Ma HERE is something new in journal
ent ism. A New York paper offers a prize
the Of $3.50 for every person found dead
has with a copy of the latest issue c. the
paper on his person, thus guarantee
ing to amuse and instruct q man while
he lives and provide for his family when
any he is taken away. For novelty and
lily, originality in schemes to build ND a
any circulation this one seems to deserve
early recognition.
SEES FRED HAuN, a Collinwood (Ohio)
IAN man, was taken prisoner at Kingston,
The GA, in '64, and was stripped of ac-
the couterments, among which was a cap
box with his name stenciled upon it.
He escaped and thought no more of
the cap box until it was found by a.
Miss kerns i'll a coal shed near Collin
S a vol 1,a-...- IT..
its owner during twenty-five years
wandering is a mystery.
SAN PEDRO MARTIN, in Lower Cali
80 fornia, it has been ascertained, is not
aa as has been generally supposed a chain
Of mountains, but a single one. 1t is
10 about 100 miles in length and from ten
to thirty in width, containing about
90, 1,0O0,0 900 acres Of land, one-half of
Gil which is covered with fine timber.
Many of the trees are giants. The
ade scenery in the mountain is grand. It's
,ac- average hight is 1880 feet.
rro GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS pleasantly
~ related this one on himself the other
~ day in an address: 81 was making a
1isz public speech some little time ago, and
one Of my hearers remarked to his
n%eighbor, who happened to be a per-
ma sonal friend Of mine, What a pity
What a PITY Why. what is the pity?'
ere said my friend. Well, it is a great
ere pity that a man with such white whis-
and kers should wear such a very brown
red wig"
lsts BoswoRTH SMITH, III a report on the
Ing kolar gold field in Southern India.
records some finds of old mining i'm
plements, old timbering, fragments of
lido bones, an old oil lamp, and broken
90 pieces OF earthen ware, including a
~ crucible, the remains of ancient min
mo ing operations. He expressed aston
ishment at the fact that the old miners
tho were able to reach depths of 200 OF 300
,eir feet through hard rock with the simple
appliances at their command.
ned PARTISAN ladies have very odd and
ion dainty fancies concerning underwear,
end upon which they spend fabulous sums
OF money. One lady who wears moth
of ing but silk underwear Of the finest
,or quality, trimmed with frills Of delicate
;st- lace and always in the most out-of-the-
ID way %colors, like willow green, gobelin
wn blue, vieux rose, and other equally
aesthetic shades. Another lady re-
Gently ordered n set Of nirht 1rascoe