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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
Wasllin.ton's Greatness

AS a soldier, it is easy nov \
that his greatness consisted lasss|
the way he received dlsaslt.
proved his nobility in rising aO %;
feat, in wrenching success from ia.|
in keeping an immovable from v
reverse, detraction and infamous y
His life was one long struggle
to a superficial view it might ss]
series of mere fortunate sue'l
High character, rather tnan ,
luck" was his immortal equipnei2
But it is as a citizen that Nss|
ton gives what may be though e. \
the most valuable lesson OF nsV
the lesson of absolute honest
Lutte disinterestedness. Let 'nOst
preach, who teach, who vote uts
contrast on all occasions oeso X
tone of Washington and th e',1 % n
public man of to-day who fans i; :
his standard. The STANDARD .hi n
too high for any man. Ma a
was no angel, saint or demi F5srr
have a right to exact from eali ID
who takes public service e!u .hp0pa
virtue, The people do TINS 'a .r
cally, if not practically, arm re- rs,4
we will not have city, State u 10 ID
government what it should q,
make the demand in practice
"a in theory.--INe Century,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
Terms and Titles.

"Varlet" is the same word as
and each is an offslloot Of the
"vassal."
Madame is "nny lady" and
been extracted from the Latin I
through the French.
"Dandelion," dent de lion AL
tooth, and vinegar" was u
aigre (sour wine).
A "villain," before the std
disgrace was attached to lin,
laborer on the villa of a Roman
try gentleman.
Biscuit" keeps alive the "a
coctus (twice cooked. and a ye1
simply a we're dictim Ga true S
An earl was an elder" in the
tive society, While pope is the d
papa" and car and kaiser ar|
"Cpsars."
Queen at first meant "vil
mother" and a survival Of it'd
Specification exists in queen,
now only in bad senses.
"Jimminy" is a reminiscence
classical adjuration, o gemini, u
the Romans when they called
the twins Castor and Pollux Il
them.
Redingote is "riding-coat, bon
by the French from our own Ian!
and returned to us in a new gulst
the dressmaker's stamp OF apprlo
"Slop" shop has nothing to d
Stops, as some amateur et,ymo|
have asserted, but means CD
shops, the word coming from Lee
stopper, a coat. -,
Lord is the Anglo-Saxon b
Qoaf distributor). The Latin tel
"lord" (dominus) has given us
inie," the old term for preacheI!
the same root is found in dame
"Roamers" are people who
Rome to see the Pope, and sal
ers" was the appellation bestoN
the religious enthusiasts VINO
the pilgrimage to the salnte IT. Il
the Holy Land.-RehoboM ~
Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
The Type of Character.

In men,, as IL animals, the nose A
always typical of the character of It's
possessor. The noses of the lower
animals are all represented in mankind.
Look at the street as you pass along.
and you will find the cat nose, the bull.
dog nose, the ape nose, and even the
fish nose and face, as we'll as the eagle
nose OF the nan who is of a eraspinr.
hard disposition, which this formation
always indicates, for a person possess
ing an eagle nose has al eagles clarac-
ter. Women who have masculine noses
have Enthusiastically masculine charac-
tiers. So vice versa, the men who have
feminine noses have Enthusiastically
feminine characteristics. You cannot
possibly mistake it. Yes, the nose is q
feature Of the face, and indicates the
character more than anything else. An
interesting experiment can be tried to
prove this. Let a mask he prepared by
cutting away all its parts except the
forehead and nose An individual NAV
wear such a mask in the presence Of
his most intimate friends, and not be
recognized. The lose taken as a whole
shows more character than the com
bined faces Of some whole families
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
WHAT DOES 1T mArrEKs
By ELLA WHEEL Err WILCOX.

Wealth and glory, place and power,
What are they worth to me or YOU?
For the lease of life runs out in an hour,
And death stands ready to claim his due;
Sounding honors or heaps of gold.
What are they all when all is told?
A pain or n pleasure, n smile or a tear
What docs it matter what we claim?
For we step from the cradle into the bier,
And d careless world goes on tine same,
Hours of gladness or hours of sorrow,
What does it matter to us tomorrow?
Truth of love or vow of friend
Tender cnresses or cruel sEeers-
What do they matter to us in the end?
For the brief day dies and the long night nears
Passionate kisses or tears of gall,
The grave will open and cover them all.
Homeless vagrant, or honored guest,
Poor and humble, or rich and great
All are rncked with the worlds unrest,
All must meet with the common fate,
Life from childhood till We are old,
What is NIL when all is told?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
Making

In travelling with 5 s's's
deposits, or caches, I Of t.
way for the use of thu H. l9'd
turn journey. In d thf dogsd
Garry to st. Paul, sar.slng s
party of surveyors 9 aDd VI
lowed this usage. Ana slr
chance an to study dog e ann Id
AT Pine River Ciin unafaete,
pemmican in the rivsr made,
from our track. to he e =, soas
return; A hole was Is e sske1 :
s and a f ssffs sSoq n;,d fifteen is 5sS
tied around the bag, anS bal
stick, it was let dow down ana q fast
!sss SeiGs nct tas ice Ice, tie '''' 't5
Jumps of ice were thas
bag of dominican, and 'u Wall4
them. The temperatur nasss
ing at the time con ass Of 4
zero, the water froze ths
touched the ice, and boa r1e !, \
together in one block. Fr0 u I!
added; and water poured if os |:
soon So, became filled with Il;
This operation was cont; d st
mound one foot above tba thu =
face of the river was acc .le i9
the cache. 'eulaal
AS [ was returning wifi ~.
place where we had laf. =.
and dogs, we observed .ae
sagacions animals quietly , va,
proceedings from the banl, "sll
Cline, with an exclamat;oos '
and surprise, remarked sy.1
don't take care those confo s91
will try to get at the ,oua
night. / know them ~ f4ln
served me that trick onY ~
Well tie them tonight ~;
scious dogs, with tails y
started at a gallop back to t NJ
when they saw Cline's t Nv
mien. 'a'a
In order to prevent tbe !
open of the cache by the day.
might be the source Of aS ss1
venience, and perhaps Of sus1
the men on their return, va wv
for several miles before va J !.
Cline counted the dogs afte,
but neglected to tie the snias.
found that none had str,,
thought they might be trns;
wrapping himself in his b1s'
soon went to sleep.
We arose long before day]i
cording to our custom, and
dogs were soon as%certained 70
ing. After a rapid search ia III
borhood, Cline instructed tvo
men to make a circle round II
and examine all tracks by 10,
In q very short time one Of III,
back, saying that fresh dog
pointed in the direction of Pin
where we had cached the De
Three or four men INSTANTLY
back, and found the dogs b
gagged in scratching at the ca
was SO thoroughly frozen that
made little impression on III
mound of ice, but no doubt t
perseverance would have email
to reach the supplies beneath.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
Sam Jones Says He Didn't Saw #.

The preacher, to illustrate how some
persons misrepresent him, said when he
and Sam Small were in Minneapolis
they sat down to breakfast one morn
ing with two strangers who were talk
ing about the revival in that city. One
u hem said: II won't go to hear Sam
Jones any more. He is SO s%acrileeious.
Last night he said: There are no A;as
on Jesus Mr.. Small spoke up and
said to the man: "You are q liar. Mr.
zones didn't say anything of the kind"
The men looked astonished. and Mr.
Small added: That gentleman is Mr..
Jones and l am Sam Small" "Then."
SAID MIR. Jones, you ought to have
seen those men scoot out OF the ROOM"
-Richm0710 DisUntch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
A Hard Name Anyway,

Mr.. Blobson-Didn't 1 hear you call
ing one OF your little playmates hard
names just now, johnny?
johnny Dumpsey (who is twice rs
erudite as his father)-Perhaps you did,
pa. l don't see how I could very we'll
help it. His name is Peter Stone
Burlington Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18
NIiseries of Exclus;vo,..

Miss Downton-Where are yon going
this summer? e"e
Miss Upton-To Frogtown New Ter.
sey.
Mercy! That's a horrible n,ooo.
notaing put swamps and mosquitoes"
know 1t; but all the pretty resorts
are illed up nowadays by the common
herd, you know."-New York UeeIIu
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-18

The Bible Gives Many Assurances That
We win Know Our Friends in Eeaven-
They Are Wanting for Us on ,lln Other
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
ORIGIN OF THE WAKE.
Far Sack In History il Wns n Popular
Religious Festival.
Ia i,ra,, ,iclo

Far Eack In History it Wns n Popular
Religious Festival.
Newcastle, England, Chronfcle.l
The wake is the popular English equiva-
lent for the ecclesiastical term, vigil. The
wake" or "revel" of a country parish was,
of old, the day of the week, and, afterward.
the day of the year, on which the church
had been dedicated. On these occasions the
population gave themselves up to wholesale
revelry, and the people disported themselves
in all kinds of games and athletic exercises.
These seamusemenis occasionally drew together
large crowds, and the large crowds attracted
a legion of hawkers and merchants, until
the "wake," or dedication festival, degen-
Grated into common fair, without any re-
ligious elements in it.
To remedy some of the more glaring evils
Edward 1, in 1886, passed statute forbid
ding them to be held in church yards; and
in 1448 Henry vi enacted that no display
of wares and merchandise should be allowed
on the great festivals of the church. A fur
ther attempt was made to regulate them in
1886 by Henry VIII, who appointed that
the "wake" should be held in every parish
on the same day, the first Sunday in Octo-
ber, but this was never generally observed.
In the "Book of Sports" of Charles 1.
"wakes" are expressly mentioned among
the ieasts which should be observed, and
though the custom, since the Restoration, has
gradually declined, it still holds good in
some rural parishes.
A "lyke" or '.liche wake" is watching
of corpse all night by the deceased per-
sons friends. 1t is now disused except in
parts of Ireland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
A DRUMMING FISH.
The Little Animal Has n Very Interesting
Musical Machine in II.

The Little Animal Has n Very Interesting
Musical Machine in II.
Newcastle, Eng, Chronicle
AT recent meeting of the Berlin Physio-
logical Society. Prof. Moebius described a
peculiar fish-Balistes aculeatus-which he
had met with in Mauritius. While on a
visit to that island, last year, he observed a
bright blue-colored fish in tue shallow
waters of the harbor, which, when caught
and held in the hand, emitted from its
interior a most striking noise, like that of a
drum. A careful examination of the animal
failed to reveal any obvious movements,
with the exception of one part of the skin,
lying just beyond the gilt-slit, which was
in continuous vibration.
The portion of the skin which vlbrates
stretches from the clavicle to the bronchial
arch, it is provided with four large bony
plates, and lies over the swim bladder,
which in this fish, for the most part, pro-
jects out of the trunk muscles. Behind the
clavicle is curiously shaped long bone,
which is attached to the clavicle at one
point in such a way as to form lever with
two arms. The long arm of this bonv lever
is embedded in tine ventral trunk muscles,
and is capable of easy movement to and fro.
The short arm slides during this movement
over the rough inner side of the clavicle,
and gives rise to a cracking noise. This
noise is then intensified bv the swim bladder,
which lies in close proximity to the short
arm of the lever, and acts as a resonator.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
LIFE A BURDEN.
The Personal Statement Made by
Mr.. James Moore.
A GREAT WORK COMPLETED

Mr. James Moore, a resident of Redmond's
Mills, Pa, during recent interview with
the writer, mad the following to say about
his successful treatment with Drs Copeland
and Blair:
"When 1 called at the office on Sixth ave-
nue., found DR.. w. H. Copeland person.
ally in charge of his extensive practice, not
an assistant or substitute, as is the case in
many other offices in the city. L was in a
very serious condition at that time, and had
been suffering greatly ior over six weeks.
My trouble had grown on me until 1 was so
weak and miserable that 1 felt as though
life mad become burden. My head would
stop up and my nostrils become clogged. first
on one side and then on the other. There
was constant dropping from my head to
my throat. This was especially bad at
night. 1 wonld often have to sit up in bed
for hours. When L would lie down the
mucus would gather in my throat and cause
a smothering sensation. 1 would get up in
the morning feeling more tired than when /
went to bed the night before. 1 was con-
stantly hawking and splitting during the
dav. .--...
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
THE CHIMERA AND PHOENIX.
A Mythical Mammal and Bird That Figure
Largely in Myiholosy.

n Wytnicai Iu ulnmni anu btru Ahat risuTe
Largely in mythology.
Newcastle (England) Chronicle.
a living chimera caused great jeopardy
of life and limb In a district of Cyprus in
the time of the Crusaders. Ceur-de- Leon
is mentioned vaguely as having encountered
one there. The chimera possessed the head
of lion breathing flames, the body of
goat, and last, but not least, the tail of a
dragon. The most famous chimera was that
slain by Bellerophon, who was mounted on
the winged horse Pegasus, mythical NAM
NAL of some small note. Nothing more Is
known about the monster.
Unlike the chimera, the phoenix is of q
mild and retiring disposition. In appear
ance it resembles an eagle, but its plumage
is much more beautiful. This once famous
and revered bird has now descended to a
mundane and inglorious association with
insurance companies and iron foundries.
The phoenix lives 100 years, and then,
having found that life is not worth living,
constructs funeral pyre, and burns itself
upon it, having always recognized the bene-
fits of cremation. From its ashes new
phoenix arises, and so on ad ininitum.
Herodotus first brought the bird into
notice, and it is also mentioned in the Bible.
In the consulship of Quintus Plancus, the
phoenix arrived in Egypt, was caught and
brought to Rome, as related by Piny. How
ever, the real home of the phoenix is in
Arabia, though some authorities support
Ethiopia and India. Again, its duration
of life is doubted, some affirming that ii
lives Is centuries instead of one. Alto
gether. everything is very vague about the
habits of the phpnix
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04

my ears. My throat became worse, and for
three months was unable to take anything
but liquid nourishment. l was advised to go to
Drs. Copeland Blair. found their charges
even lower than patent medicines, so placed
myself under their care.
Il had not been under their treatment more
than two weeks when l noticed decided
change in my condition, and now feel as well
as ever did.
THE dropping from my head has stopped.
My throat is no longer sore. and can eat with
out difficulty. My head is clear. and the ring
1 am now free from the symptoms name, and
owe my recovery to Drs. Copeland & Blair"
Mr.. Moore lives. as stated. at Redmond's
Mills. Pa, and this interview can be readily
verified.
AS has been stated in previous issnes of this
paper. DR.. w. II. Copeland has made this city
his permanent home, and is personally in
charge of his extensive practice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
THE GROWTH OF AN ISLAND.
What Was shoal In 1867 Is Now a Piec
Land Mile Square.

yyhnt Was n Shoal In 1867 is Now a Piece
ofLand a Mile Square.
Newcastle, Eng, Chronicle
In 1867 H. NJ. S. Falcon reported shoal
in position about 80 miles west of Namuka
Island of the Friendly or Tonga group. Ten
years later smoke was reported by II. NJ. S.
Sappho to be rising from the sea at this spot,
and eight later, in 1885, volcanic island
was reported by passing steamer, the Janet
Nichol, to have risen from the sea. In 18S6the
United States steamer Mohican visited the
new islands-which had emerged from the
ocean during a submarine eruption on Octo-
Der IA of the previous year-when its length
was found to be one and four-tenths of a
mile and its height 165 feet Last year the
island was thoroughly examined, and the
surrounding sea sounded by Her Majesty's
surveying ship Egeria, when it was found
to be one and one-tenth of a mile long and
nine-tenths of mile wide.
A little steam issuing from cracks in the
Southern cliff was the sole sign of activity,
but there were many proofs existing that
the island still retains considerable heat
near the surface. From the condition of the
fat, it Is apparent that it has neither risen
nor subsidized during the past two or three
years. Unless there be hard core, it seems
probable that its existence as an island will
be short. 1t has been named Falcon Island,
and soundings between it and Namuka
show that they are separated by a valley
5000 feet deep,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
BEES AS WEATHER PROPHETS,
An Observer at the Hive May be Able to
Beat the signal Service.

An Observer at the Hive May be Able to
Beat the signal Service.
N ewcastle, Eng. Chronicle
A new use may possibly be found for
bees. Not only are they honey-givers. but
it appears that they may be recognized as
weather-harbi ngers; but how far ahead the
bee may be able to look may be an
open question. A nice observer by
looking at them in the early morn
ing during the working season will very
soon be able to form an opinion as to what
the day will be. and that almost to Ger
tainty, for they will sometime appear slug
gish and inactive, although the morning is
very bright and showing every appearance
for fine day; but the sun soon becomes
clouded, and rain follows.
And again, the morning may be dull and
cloudy, and sometimes rain may be falling;
still the bees will be observed going out in
considerable numbers, and as sure as this
is seen the day becomes bright and fair.
Are bees, then, destined to take the place of
the weather plant. the failure of which is
now an accepted fact?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
HOME TREATMENT.

Mr.. William Barnes, of Hickman, Pa. in
speaking of his catarrhal trouble, said: My
head was stopped up. My throat, chest and
lungs affected, and had lost all sense of taste
and smell, when was advised to try Drs. Cope
land & Blair. The result was a surprise to me.
l am now perfectly well, and owe my recovery
to their treatment.
Some time ago Mr.. Harry Phillips. of Hutton,
Allegheny county, Pa, commenced a course of
home treatment for his catarrhal trouble, un-
der the care of Drs. Copeland & Blair.
At that time his trouble had assumed very
aggravated form. He stated to the writer as
follows: H.
MY nostrils would clog up. My head ached
constantly. l had severe pains in my chest.
There was dropping of mucus from my head
to my throat 1 had night sweats My heart
would palpitate rapidly. and be followed by a
slow, irregular beating and feeling of faintness.
l was daily growing weaker. The slightest ex-
ertion tired me and was unfit for work."
"How do you feel now?'
Like another being. All the symptoms I
have described to you have disappeared, and
feel as well as ever did in my life"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
THE EXPENSIVE CIGARS.

1t il Impossible to Crowd 25 Cents Worth
of Tobacco Into One.
New York Evening York SUM-
The costliest cigar smoked in New York
is said to be a Havana Henry Clay, which
is usually sold wrapped in gold or silver
foil and which costs 81 25 apiece at retail.
As to the cost OF manufacture of such a
cigar a manufacturer says that it is wholly
impossible to make cigar whose actual
cost, with the use of the choicest and most
costly material throughout can exceed 25
cents. The cigar retailed in the market for
81 costs the manufacturer about Is cents
There is small added item of expense in
stamping. and the boxing may be made
more or less costly; but even with these
added it will be seen that the profit on the
higher grade of cigars is immense.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
MOLLlE GARFIELD'S HUSBAND.
]. Stanley Brown Isn't as Well Pleased With
His Title as Formerly.

j. Stanley Brown Isn't as Well Pleased With
His Title Formerly.
New York Evening Sun.i
Mr.. j. Stanley Brown is said to be very
averse to being spoken Of as he usually is
in Washington, as s'Mollie Garfeld's hus-
band," and to have insisted recently that he
hoped to be known for himself. Verify.
times and tastes are changed with him who
marres, as our shrewd philosopher, Mr..
Stevenson, somewhere remarks.
Three years ago, when Mr.. Stanley Brown
was the confessed but unaccepted lover of
pretty Mollie Garfield, the whisper which
usually ran after the mention OF his name
"Mollie Garfeld's fance," was enough to
send look of ecstatic bliss over his face,
and to an apology once offered him for an
inadvertent expression OF that kind he over
heard he replied with warmth Madam,
you have only given me the one honor in
the world I covet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
CHINESE SHAKESPEARE.
An Incident That Shows the Celestial Can
Understand William.

An Incident That Shows the Celestial Can
Understand William.
BROOKLYN Eagle.
A friend of mine has made quite study
of the Chinese who come to this city. He
not only studies their habits as exemplifed
in the laundry, but through the kindness of
a charming young lady Sunday school
teacher has been able TO follow John China
man into the school room. One of these
Celestials, the particular one who attends to
my friends linen, has taken up the study
of Shakespeare along with that OF the
Bible. Anxious to ascertain if the China
man understood sufficient English to read
Shakespeare intelligently he said to him,
"What do the words go to- in this sentence
mean: Go to, i faith, an thou wilt needs
thrust thy neck into a yoke"
"'Go to-" said the Chinaman, ''that is
alice same as Come off,
My friend is convinced th.t many actors
know less of Shakespeare than does the
laundryman.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
INGALLS, HANDWRITING.
One ofthe RaiIr road Presidents Letters Used
as n Pass.

One ofthc Railroad Presidents Letters Used
n Pass.
Cincinnati Times-Star.I
M. E. ingalls,, the unbane, gentlemanly
and genial but hard-to-get-a-pass-from
President of the Big Four Railroad Com
pany, writes hand which under some cir
cumstances is difficult to unravel. Some
body who thought he ought to have pass
applied for one and in time received an an
swer written in hurry by Mr.. Ingalls,.
Nobody could read any part of it but the
signature. except by hard work. 1t was
pleasant, courteous refusal. The applicant
was stumped until the idea struck him 10
use the re usal for pass. He argued that
he couldn't readily decipher it, the proba-
bilitles were the conductors would not be
able to do so. He tried it. 1t passed and
until the deception was accidentally discov-
cred he rode in chair cars by day and sleep
ing cars by night.