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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
When Gen. Butler Was Admitted.

There are few lawyers in practice
in Boston to-day who recall the begin
ming of Gen. Buffers legal career.
One of these few is [. S. Morse, who
indeed began the life Of lawyer on
the very same day as Gen. Butler.
Butler and myself" said Mr..
Morse, chad each studied law for
three years, lacking three months.
We had studied in different offices in
Lowell. Ii we had completed the
three years course of study it would
not have been necessary to take an
examination. I do not recall what
judge it was to whom we applied to
be examined, but I remember he
asked why we wished to be examined
at all when three months more study
would secure our admission to the
bar. Ben said, I'VE want to know
whether we know anything or not
"The next morning we went to the
Judge at the Merrimac House to be
examined. 1t was my turn first. The
judge had lot Of questions prepared,
which I answered to the best of my
ability. Then it was Bep's turn.
When he came out l asked him how
he got along, and he said, Hang it,!
He made me answer lot of ques-
tions, but he would not tell me
whether 1 had passed or not The
next day the Judge announced in
court that we had passed the exam
ination, and were entitled to admis-
sion to the bar. This was in 1840."-
Boston Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
belt Of land, which is three hundred
miles wide au,oana frox,o fhia l,o,,ndn M,

belt Of land, which is three hundred
miles wide, sweeps from this boundary
given, along the course of the Saskatche-
wan River, northwestward to the Rocky
Mountains, and includes an area of over
200, O0o, 900 acres The discovery of the
wheat fields Of California, though lack
ing much of the romance and glamour
which naturally grew about the discov-
cry OF gold. has done quite as much to
build up the State. The brown, barren
fields Of the southern part were mislead
ing. but by irrigation they have been
made wonderfully productive, while
around the Bay of San Fran
cisco the winter rains and summer
fogs afford sufficient moisture. When
harvest time approaches the rivers are
dotted with sails, and from every part Of
the world ships are sent for cargoes of
the California wheat, which is peculiar
for its hardness and whiteness. 1t is so
hard that 1t must be thoroughly wet be-
fore grinding, and the weevil, that trou-
blesome pest, so common to wheat, will
not touch 1t. It often remains in sacks,
lying uncovered on the open field for
months at q time without injury. In
1885, it is estimated that 64,O97 bushels
were raised In California. The cultiva-
ton of wheat was introduced into the
State by the early missionaries, and
despite the rude machinery, wheat grow
ing could have become quite extensive,
had not the gold fever crowded out all
efforts in agricultural lines. The first
methods of grain-growing were crude
enough! The pillow was crooked
branch with a toe of iron; the
beam was q straight branch dashed
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

bear witness that kite-fying is q pop.
ular pastime, even if disastrous to the
kites. In this sport you may fairly
claim superiority. Comparatively
few Of these boys know how to fly q
kite; they never seem to be able to
manage the tail. Kites here can only
be successfully flown from house tops
and we will not leave our street for q
visit to so dangerous resort.
Marbles we shall see, Of every kind,
''miggles" and 'alleys," claws" and
''agates." Generally the games are
played in ring, drawn with chalk,
on the sidewalk, for holes are not
made or found here so easily as they
are in your playground Frank NJ.
Chapman, in St. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

rms was used in Gaul in the eighteenth
century, and was very much like those
IN use 10 Austria ia at the present time.
improved headers are now used in the
uryer portions of California, Iowa, Kan
sas, Nebraska, and Dakota. The San
Juan Valley. cast Of the Coast Range,
may properly be called the home of tho
Rfeat combined harvester. This enor1
nous machine, the drawing Of which
requires from fifteen to thirty horse
power, cuts q swath from sixteen I'd
twenty four feet wide. Those run BY
steam cut swath from twenty four to
forty feet wide, and have been known
70 harvest 23s acres of wheat
IN three days. The old-fashion,
ed binder did well to simply
cut and bind fifteen acres In q dey,
whl!e the combined harvester cuts,
tnreshes, cleans, and sacks Is 1t goes.
On the slope Of tho upper Coast Range
counties Of California and in Illinois.
iowa, Nebraska, and some parts of Kan
sas and Dakota, twine-binders are used
to considerable extent, having entirely
replaced the old self-raking reaper. The
PaloIse and Big Bend regions of Wash
lngton are coming to tho front as among
the most productive wheat fields of the
world. At a recent exposition at Spokane
lOl bushels of fine wheat from one acre
IN the Palouse district were shown. The
wonderful fertility of many sections of
this country and the almost unlimited
tracts to be developed has led to an in
difference on the part of farmers
to the use Of fertilizers. The English
farmer must be professional in a knowl-
eege OF the use of land stimulants 1t
pays to make land. Farmers are too
apt to think of their fields in the light
OF producers, forgetting that they are
consumers as we'll, and in many places
where poor lands abound the free use of
lime, guano, gypsum and phosphates, at
cost OF perhaps $40 per acre, would
add profitable increase
The current belief that the great in
dustry of wheat raising is declining, and
that the overproduction in India may Sc
riously affect Western markets, finds
no support in facts as given in the most
reliable statistics The largest wheat
production of the world was in 1887.
when the combined aggregate of 1887
and 1883 exceeded that of the two pre-
ceding years by about 34s, 900, 600 bush
els The average aggregate for the past
six years, not including Poland, Finland,
Turkey in Europe, Bulgaria, or Rou-
melia, Is about 2, ESQ, 600, 900 bushels In
1890 the United States produced &c.,
262, 600 bushels, over 10000. 900 bushels
more than was produced in France the
same year. The amount of wheat en-
ported from India fell from 1883. 765
bushels in 1886 and 1887 to about half
that quantity in 1889 and 1890.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
Highway and Bx.x.x.

said Bouncing Bet to Black-eyed sue:
son' leave your stupid meadow, do,
ana just TOR once try my way;
gun up your roots, dear, every one,
ana plant yourself as have DONE.
Along the busy highway.
.You see life herel and more than that.
you're seen yourself. 1t must be nat
beyond all contemplation,
70 grow unnoticed hour by hour
One might as we'll be a flower
AS win no admiration!n
But Black -eyed Susan answered back
inat she'd never felt the lack
And all her tastes were suited
WIN birds and butterflies and bees,
AND such other simplicities,
shed stay where she was rooted.
Now, listen. children, while tell
Inc tate that bouncing Bet befell,
by highways dry and dusty;
While meadow blossoms still were briRht
Hef pinky bloom had faded white,
aer leaves were brown and rusty.
And people passed her where she grew,
Ana vent to look for Black eyed Sue,
AS might have been expected;
Her yellow blossoms in vase
Won everybody's smiling praise
AND poor Bet dropped neglected.
mary Bradley in St. Nicholas
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

Every craft has its comic initiation
ceremonies. The printers apprentice
is introduced to that rare specimen,
the type-louse, and sent out to borrow
a nonpareil shooting-stick. The new
Western Union messenger used to be
dispatched to buy pint of pigeons
milk. The BARRIERS boy receives q
commission to procure some strap-oil,
saws the Buffalo Express.
"A kid came in here to-day" said q
Buffalo barber. "He bore note re-
auesting me to give the bearer some
strap-oil. We took him into the
bathroom. One of the men held his
hands, another his heels, while l ap-
piled a strap where it would do the
most good. He went away cursing
and throwing stones. We don't know
who sent him to us, and probably
never will know, but he evidently
worked in barber shop, SO we did our
plain duty by him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
around corner and take off the hat
)f an unsuspecting promenader.


1t may shoot into carriage win
low. 1t may soar away over the
houses. Worst of all-certainly most
mortifying-it may come straight
back upon the thrower, perhaps fol-
low him with a persistence which
seems almost to indicate a deliberate
intention, chase him about. no mat
ter hoy nimbly he may try to escape,
and finally may double him up with
a thump in the stomach.
But in the open suburban fields or
in the broad country you may cast the
crooked stick as often as you please.
For trials within doors the most
convenient substance is common
cardboard. Old visiting or playing
cards will serve as we'll as anything.
1t may be as thin as you like, if your
boomerang is small; but for larger
sizes more solidity is required. Cut
out pieces shaped like any of the
models given, and you have your fan
tastic Australian weapon for use.
You need not be very exact as to the
form, nor is it requisite to trim the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
Man. Work and rornado...

One class of superficial theorists
would no doubt be very confident in
expressing the opinion that the grow.
ing use Of iron for constructive pur.
poses is conducive to the greater
safety and longer endurance of the
fabrications of man for which it is
used. But that, it would seem, is not
an unchallenged fact, however plaus-
ible the theory may at first blush
seem to be. The New York CONNER.
cial Bulletin, a paper which devotes
great attention to fire insurance top.
les, says:
"Some scientists ascribe the fire..
quency of cyclones to the network OF
rails for railroads. barbed wire fences,
telegraph and telephone wires; the
theory being that cyclones took place,
no doubt, years ago as frequently as
they do now; but at present, because
OF the metal network on the surface
of the earth. the disturbances are
brought down by attraction, and
wreck houses instead of spending
their strength in the air and doing
no harm to human beings or insur-
ance companies, which latter are un.
dergoing the hard experience of car
rying tornado business at low rates. u
When the Bulletin says cyclones u
it no doubt has reference to lorna
does. But that is a small matter. A
large matter is the question of the
truth or falsity of the interesting by.
pothesis which the Bulletin adduces.
If the multifarious employment OF
iron upon the surface of the earth is
really the cause of destructive lorna
does, it is a bad thing. But let us
stop and think. Where was the iron
before man mined it, and smelted it,
and made use Of it? Why, in the
bowels of the earth. Exactly; and
did it not then possess conductive
and attractive power? If when the
iron was below the surface, destruc'
tive electric storms, tornadoes, etc.
spent their force high in the atmos.
phere, ought not the raising of the
iron to correspondingly raise the
sphere of meteorological disturbances
Influenced by it's attractive power:
Ought not the tornadoes to expend
themselves still higher in the air thar
before?
Another thing: Isitnot the irresist
ible impulse of overcharged electric
clouds to seek the eaIth? Is MOI
moist earth, indeed, so good a con
ductor of electricity that the current
leaves iron conductors and lightning
rods to enter it?
There is evidence in the coal meas.
ures to show that tornadoes moved
down the trees of the primeval for
ests in the days before man had made
his appearance upon earth. Man.
self-consciousness and conceit neeG
not lead him to take upon his shonl
ders the responsibility for their oc
currence or their frequency. With
due respect to the scientists who leai
to the opinion which the Bulletin re
produces, it must be declared thai
their assumption reminds one of the
story of the son of Abraham, who hal
transgressed the Mosaic law which
forbids the use of the flesh of the pig
as food, and who, when a deafenine
peal Of thunder occurred at the mo
ment Of his coming out of the syna
gogue, exclaimed, "Vot a blk fuss
aboud such little piece of pork"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

at one end to the pillow and at the other
to the yoke, which was straight stick
dashed behind the ears of the oxen by
rawhide thongs. 1t simply scratched
the surface of the ground; then the
seed was sown broadcast and brushed in
with the branch of tree drawn twice
over the ground.
In Ireland, harrow made from tree
branch and dashed to the tails Of horses
was in use, until Parliament passed
law prohibiting this practice as cruel
and Injurious to horses. From tnis
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

,.,m,t;va method of farming in Cali
tor mis- erain often increased sixty
amd one hundred fold. The harvest
eau in July and was cut BY hand ana t
esm to a threshing floor, which
Calm car made by moistening the ground,
vas Sss.;n ,u T. until hard and smooth. after
oeseint :. ..as inclosed with high fence
W. ~n% wal L. The grain was piled into TINS $
or wall GA tho seed trodden out by band
pen. , snu Sny The use of headers in
o. sa,a mnseshsS began with simple hor,
,nntal comb. sha ped machine; when ho wa
z n"shad forward in front o: the horse
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
American Wheat Fields.

40 sight is more satisfying to the far.
~ Nv who has toiled early and late at
D ,swing. pulverizing and seeding, than
pV Geld Of ripened wheat ready for the
',,rle His accustomed eye can foretell
s ,nnst to the bushel the prospective
a 'aid and he knows that with wheat, as
ym ;,h men. the high, straight, stiff-neck-
WIN W heads, with all their show Of bravado.
:. .a,d not for him oae-tenth the treasure
, uv,t the swaying, bent heads hold.
u There is no record of che Introduction
=, wleat into the western hemisphere
" sstarc the sixteenth century Humboldt
. Sri,e. that negro slave belonging to
rorte7 first brought 1t accidentally in
W, ,'.e into Mexico. from Spain. Humboldt
.'.o saw at Quito an earthcn vessel in
.bi,n monk was said to have
trought from Client the first wheat
own , in South America. The first
harvest in the United States was
from seed sown on the Eliza
beth Islands, Mass. by Gosneld In 1902,
d S his coast explorations. If he
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
" deferred the development of wheat
,shg Tor more than q century.


PsShg Tor more than q century.
IL the early part of the nineteenth
Ea'ory there arrived in Holland from
Eco ony on Manhattan Island fine sam
,soi wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat,
((safy seed. beans and fax. Wheat was
1 ,oe into the Mississippi Valley
.ns, but with the sudden changes of
asperature and the hasty and improper
S'atlon it only yielded seven or eight
in TAG, 600 barrels of flour were
s'ed IN New Orleans from the Wa
I anu illinois raised three times the
W. Sa'y consumed by the State. Prior
Se revolution but little was raised
seS York except near the Hudson.
ts,, Jersey afterward became quite .
,a' ntate, as did also New Hamp-
H. Whenever Siberian seed was used.
1888 wheat in New Netherlands
Eaa NM. w cents per bushel. The total
.s sA' OF Hour exported from the United
ss IN 1871 was G19,61s barrels, be-
w. ols,339 bushels of wheat.
,,1 H .'ttle is known concerning the
e nm VI wheat and it, evolution from q
s vaT1 stock of small red-seeded,
n.,; ke plants. De Candolle locates
ids sss' ,Sy in Mesopotamia, and con-
Mn mat it spread thence east into
d, ana west into the Canary Isl
10, A. was probably native to Asia
hi, aho was found in wild state In
snho,s sno Tartary. Eherburg and
Ae sa found it growing on the banks
ras a,aara as they journeyed toward
RhhIa'a 1t is often alluded to in
b, ,",' and was embalmed with an
eno~u multitude Of varieties of this most
W. ,h sereal is gathered by botanists
eiac.,u we :, one name 1ritic,.sn uaLlgare.
done mat this grain was made from
aycjaon,1aa,a is now accepted by the
y EMU n.ihc students of this subject.
''''inents to improve Egilops
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

onaa the grain grows taller, tho soed.
thase the chatf scales also m oSufs
t tneir character to that of whe,t ny
a ~ u as i,ollage of this wild grass emits
an ooof like wheat and is subject ~ o" .Ss
same parasites, which arc small m;crn .o
and mildcw. 'A'e1s ~ rust
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
The Homesick Boomeranr.

OF all toys, says E. H. House, writ
ing in Harper's Young People, the
boomerang is, perhaps, the easiest to
contrlve. City boys, however, can
hardly find convenient space for
throwing the full-sized article. No
one Who discharges boomerang for
the first time has the taintest notion
as to where it will land. If let loose
in thoroughfare it may navigate
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
The Inreuuou,nes, Of youth.


entered the shadowy lane, s.Maud,
are you sure you-you never had any
mans arm about your waist, a.
mine is?''
mo, George, I never did," she
mnrmured; ~ never, never did!
Why?"
ooh, nothing" he replied, s'only
wondered whether it was instinct or
experience that made you take the
reins from my hand just as soon az
we reached this secluded spot!"-
Boston News.
The Even Tenor OF Her Way.
Organist-Miss Jones, allow me to
introduce our new tenor, Mr..
Highsee.
Miss Jones-Delighted to meet you.
Miss LIS father Qater)-What kept
you so long at church tonight?
Miss il was so interested in a
new him, which our organist was
trying, that ] never noticed the time
passing. Eagle.
A Test of Love.
Madge-I'd give good deal to
know whether Will Wishlets is in
love with me Or not.
Millicent-Ill tell you how you can
find out.
"HOw?"
''The next evening you expect him
to call wear your new shirt and ask
him to tie your four-in.hand for you;
if he makes a perfect knot at the first
attempt you can make up your mind
he has nothing more than brotherly
interest in you. Brooklyn Eagle.
They Could See 1t.
Enraged Customer crushing wildly
into the drug store)-Say, this scalp
lotion has taken all the hair out Of
my head. I've great mind to sue
you for damages.
Druggist (coolly)-You couldn't
collect damages, my dear sir, for ]
have witnesses to prove that 1 simply
told You the lotion would preserve
your scalp, and any jury could see
plainly that your scalp is all there
Pharmaceutical Era.
When Love Grew Cold.
Singleton-I'm sorry to hear that
you have trouble with your wife.
What's the matter?
Benedict-It's her cutting way OF
talking. She says the most cutting,
ironical things to me on every oc-
casion. Never misses 3 chance to
spring something horribly sarcastic.
It's dreadful, tell you.
"Well, you knew her long enough
before you we're married to learn Of
the trait"
20, did, but I took it for wit
then. Boston News.
Excitement Out West.
Editor Dugout City (Kan.) Boom
er-Hello! What's the matter?
Assistant wildly Our railroad re-
porter at Chicago telegraphs that an
Eastern man boarded the westbound
train there with a ticket for Dugout
City, and he heard the man say some
thing about buying lot.
Editor (excitedly)-Stop the press
and get out an extra! Well have the
town wild. Another big beat on the
sickly sheet over the way.-Street d
Smiths Good News.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
1R LEADING CEREAL.
CULTIVATION A GREAT IN
u DUSTRY.

wheat Was First Introduced Ip,o
gov Ss,s Country-Kapid Development of lts
,.n,t,vation n Improved Machinery for
.u,ps tho Crop-Extent OF Production
.,e united states.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

Gould have seen the great development
h Western wheat production, and the
immense wheat fields of Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota. Washington
i md California. the first harvest in this
Dew country would have seemed scant
md puny indeed. Though small guam
biy was sown in Virginia as early as
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

AN optimist is man who thinks
himself Is good as he can possibly be:
and q pessimist is a man who thinks
lis neighbors are rs bad as they can
possible be,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
FOR OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

What Children Have Done, what rn~
Are Doing. and What They Should De
- Pass Their Childhood Days.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

Before the beginning OF the reclama-
1 ne OF the lands On both sides the Red
hiVer IN 1873 and on both sides the
International boundary between Canada
ana the United States, Illinois. lows.
hansas and Nebraska had the honor Of
being banner wheat States. This fertiIa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

A THOROUGHLY selfish man is seldom
very wicked, and a thoroughly generous
man is seldom very good.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

As A rule, when man gets his des.
sert, in the language Of Emerson, "hs
has NO pudiin'."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
lN0s HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Joke'ets that Are Supposed to
Have Boon Recently Born- Sayings and
Doings that Arc Odd, Curious ana
Laughablo.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
Chicago Is = "Rival,, of New York.


The London Daily News refers tc
this city as the rival" of Chicago! 1t
might as we'll refer to any second
class English city as the rival of Lon
don, OF any second-class French city as
the rival of Paris. New York stands
peerless among the cities Of the United
States.-New York Sun.
Better make the last sentence read
"has stood" instead of stands" Lon.
don numbers 1920, 900 Inhabitants.
The next largest city in Great Britain
is Glasgow, with 800, OOO-London be.
ing more than five times as large az
it. Glasgow is therefore second-class
and no rival of the capital. At the
census of fourteen months ago New
York and Chicago were returned as
follows:
New YORK. j, 527 ,OW
chicago. ,lD0, JW
Since then Chicago has added about
$50, 900 and New York less than SO, 900,
making their present population, Aug.
/, 1891: ...
G Gs% aork S5o oS
Majority now, only. s27,o0
In 1880 the comparative figures
were: .
Chicago. 5o9,1&
Majority eleven years ago. .......... 70s.1
Eleven years ago the peerless" New
York had nearly % inhabitants to /
of Chicago. To-day it has not to
Chicago's 3. Win not Mr.. Dana ad.
nit on reflection that Chicago is
becoming "rival" pretty fast? She
will have 100000 Of population be,
fore the Fair opens, and 1000, 600
before the century closes. New York
must annex Brooklyn before 1900 OF
yield the first place to her Western
peer. And don't you forget it, DR..
Dana.-Chicago Tribune.
Our House OF Lords. ...
Prlmus-What's the political news?
Anything important been passed in
the Senate RECENTLY?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
Hasln't Heard Him,

Miss Emersonian Russell (from Bos-
toni have read that Venus de Milo
will be at the Chicago Columbian Elk.
position. Won't that be charming?
Miss Calumetia Porcine from Chi.
cagotVery lovely! But 1 have never
heard the young woman sing.-The
jewelers. Circular.