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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

In ONE of our churches at Jefferson
City, No., the minister's son COM
'manded the young woman who acts as
organist to observe certain rule in re-
lation to the music, and when she re-
fused he struck her. The pastor paid
the fine and costs, and spirit OF Chris
tian harmony once more reigns IN the
choir.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

HE sale Of beer in Berlin is regulated
by law, and each glass has mark upon
the side showing the height below which
there must be no froth, and your aver
age German is very particular to sea
tiat the top OF the beer an.l the bottom
CT the foam meet at that line,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

WHEN the average man says frankly,
Il can't afford it," you will usually fad
on investigation that it is something
his wife wants ana not something that
he wants himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

WHILE fair young daughter OF York,
Pa, was serenely seated in her aerial
bedchamber the other night, weary with
the tolls Of the day, about to doff her
wrap and lay herself down upon her
couch to enjoy the kindly embrace of
Morpheus, she suddenly heard strange
noise, which affrighted and almost be-
wildered her. 1t was that of an old
family clock which had been stored
away in the room. Its. truthful tones
had not been heard for half century,
when all at once its wheels began to
vibrate and the old familiar gong
sounded out the time of night-ll
o'clock. 1t did not strike or "tick"
again, but stopped, not to go again.
The alarm is mystery and the timid
lassie awaits in breathlcss silence the
sequel Of the occasion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10
TOPICS OF THE TIMES,
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTlNG ITEMS.

Comm ents and Criticisms Based upon
the Happenings of the Day-historicai
and News Notes.
THE man who talks in his sleep is not
as much of nuisance as the man who
sleeps in his talk.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

A CITIZEN of STAN ord, Conn, has
been driven insane by his young lady
.neighbor practicing on the piano, and
Iii, mania took very queer form.
Wien it seized him he went to all the
piano dealers in town and ordered them
to send costly instruments to the young
lady's house at intervals OF half an hour.
As he was rich his odd orders We're
complied with, and the young woman,
DESPITE her objections, had ten instru'
sments blocking the street in front OF hel
house, besides two in the narlor and
one in the hall. Finally the madman
was captured and the pianos returned
but the young lady has ceased to prac
fica
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

THE late Major Barttelot was educated
at Rugby. where he is still Remembered
as the hero of funny school-boy
blunder. "What is. the meaning Of the
word 'adage'?" was the question which
was being asked by the master. Various
shots were made of the usual wild de-
.scr1ption, when it came to young Bart
telot, who, without hesitataticn, replied,
"A place to put cats into" Every one
laughed; and the master, who was as
much mystified as the rest, called him
up at the end of the lesson and asked
him what had put such an idea into his
head. ~Well, SIR" said Barttelot, look.
ing very much injured, doesn't it say
in Shakespeare Like the poor cat in
the adage'?"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

(twenty- five feet in diameter) will be
351 feet above the street. The bell is
to weigh between 100000 and $4,000
pound3 and will be second in weight to
the 5seat Montreal Cathedral bell.
which weighs $4,000 pounds. and it is.
calculated that its peal will be heard
even to the most distant part of the
city. Chimes similar to those of West
minister will be used, RINGING at the
quarter, half, three-quarters and hour.
The minute hand is to be twelve and
the hour hand nine feet in length while
the Roman figures on the dial will
measure two feet eightinches in length.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

Next Lesson-"Christ's First M'"'
John 2: ILL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

A DEVICE that will enable railroad
employe to determine when a car is
loaded consistent with safety or with
economical wear has been a long "felt
want" in railroad circles. An apparatus
has been invented to supply this de-
mand, and owing to its simplicity it is
likely to come into general favor. The
device consists of two distinct parts, the
upper part being attached to the truck,
above the spring on the side of the car.
while the other part is fixed below the
spring. An adjustable pin is carried
by the top part, and the bottom end OF
this touches an index finger that works
over the dial of the bottom piece.
When the apparatus is once adjusted
the index, Us the car is loaded, will in
dictate on the dial "full load" or "over-
loaded" as the case may be.
The Oxford University income
amounted to e65, 1000 last year, of which
100000 came from fees and other in
ternal services, the degree fees alone
coming to just 100000. The university
draws about el6,O0O from various ex-
ternal sources. els, 600 from trust funds,
10000 from the colleges. and the profit
from the Clarendon Press was $4,000.
1t speaks we'll for the administration of
the university property that "agency
and management" cost only g22O. Pro.
fessors take about 100000, university
officers $4,000, examiners $4,000, and
readers 60, 500 The Bodleian cost
CT, 500, the museum $4,000, the Tayor
Institution $4,000, and the botanical
gardens 81, 100, while $4,000 went in
various internal expenses, and the in
terest and sinking funds in loans &C.
counted for 95, 500. The university in
come does not now vary from year to
year, except in quite small amounts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
NO. Al.
The aloner in Patents.

"If You want to lose or make
fortune in day, just go into the
business of the inventor. 1t is bet
Ter than a alottery, for yon stand
chance of winning once in a while.
The man who invented the hooks
now in use on top the tops of shoes
was Missouri shoemaker. He got
$3.50 for his patent, but the man who
bought it made $4,000 out of it.
The inventor and patentee of that
toy for children, the rebounding ball,
now almost forgotten bysth tickle
youngsters, cleared sl25 900 out of
his patent, while the chestnut bell
protitcd the firm that patented the
idea s15O,0OO. Pigs in clover
would have brought the inventor, a
central New York farmer, as much
more, but number of firms manu-
featuring children's toys ran the risk
for infringement of patents during
that craze, and the inventor only
received $4,000 and a lot of law
suits / haven't said anything
about the men who have lost for
tunes IN the business, but their name
is legion"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Mr.. Chauncy +. Black. Wash


Mr.. Chauncy F. Black, WASH
ington correspondents of tho New
York IHorld has made u canvass
OF the Democratic members of the
two houses of Congress to learn
what they think of tic siIverenest-
ion and it's bearing upon the Pres
ilential question next year. Mr.
Black finds that the conviction is
growing among the statesmen at
Washington that the stringency of
the financial difficulties from which
we are suffering ut present result
primarily from the heavy burdens of
tariff taxation and that the proper
method of relieving the financial
distress is the tightening of the tax
bnrdens of the people. We are of
the opinion that this question of
free silver coinage has received n
vast deal more consideration at
Washington than it has received
elsewhere in the country. Even
in the west, where il is supposed
that the great sentiment for free
coinage resides, the masses of the
people are Iukewarm and have per-
ilttlt6Aa AuC. E4AfGI lIlititEc anu clltCu-
lators to fight the battle for free
coinage almost alone. Looking
forward to the Presidential cam
paign of % from this distance it is
plain to see that the central issue of
the canvass will be tile tariff. No
quarter of the country is more
deeply interested in this. subject
than the West, and no part OF the
American people are moro jealous
for the tariff reform than those in
the Western States. Granting that
there is strong sentiment in the
West in favor of free coinage, it is
lille to suppose that the people of
those States would endanger the
success of the tariff reform ticket
by injecting into tho campaign
theoretical question of national fl
nance. The people Of the West be
lieve with Grover Cleveland that
sit is n condition, not a theory,
that confronts US us nation, and
some practical work in dealing with
this "condition' will be of tho first
consideration in making the
national Democratic platform of
next year. Kaaawha Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Beware OF Fatigue.

Fatigue should not be treated rs
n light matter. Women often say:
al am perfectly well; only i get
tired easily" Then you are not
perfectly well. You need rest, care
and possibly medical treatment.
Try the rest first and set your mind
free from worries and restraints.
With the rest take nourishing food,
not tonics of necessity, but instead
of waiting until luncheon take a
cup of beef tea during the forenoon;
between luncheon and dinner an
egg lemonade or a glass of milk and
cracker. Do not exact from your
self work which you 40 not feel
equal to; make it rule to lie down
two hours each afternoon, and go
to bed early. Keep this treatment
up for threo months, with all the
out-ofdoor life that you feel equal
to, and you will realize what rest can
do. The tired feeling means that
you need rest; it is as sure an in
dication as that a clock needs wind
ing when it runs down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.

Has been of the features of the for 16
years. During this time, the Proprietor has gone steadily
on, adding little byittle, till he has
y complete stocks of. s=laA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Couidn,t ca.cl, Him.

His eyes lighted on the man
wearing the woolfskin overcoat as
soon as he entered the door, and
the presumed far MISSIONER had
scarcely got seated when he was ac-
costed with:
"From Colorado or Nevada, pre-
sume?"
"No, sir; from Idaho"
"Anywere near Bois City2"
"Right from that place. sir.
"Ahl glad to have met you
Wanted to talk with you about the
weather out there. Been very cold
this winter2"
"Not SO very. 1t was-only 10 de-
grees below when l left"
ais that the coldest?"
"WeII, we had it % degrees below
for few days in December"
"Did, ell? have been keeping
track of the weather, as reported by
the signal service. Hero is Bois
City pasted in this column"
81 see. You must have an OBJ
ject2"
Certainly. travel a good deal,
and always like to stop liar in
the first round. This report does
not show that you have even touch
cd zero this winter. How is that9"
"My friend, is that the weather
bureau report?" asked wolfover-
coat.
at is"
"ohiciaI?"
"Yes sir. Can you get over it"
81 don't have to, sir. / should
have told you on the start that our
town is divided. Half of it is built
on an old glacier and the other half
in crater of a volcano. The sig
nal Office is located in the latter
half, and even in January they have
to pour water on the floor to coll IL
off. Up in my half we often have
1t 20 degrees below while they arc
picking roses down in the crater.
Signal service is only for half the
town, sir, and before you call a
Boise City man liar you should
find out which half he lives in. Go
away from me siri You look like a
bad, bad mani"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18


She Il modest o.. a.i bashfui.
Irec and easy. but MT boisl:
Like an a;,plr. ri e aud incIio
Not too youag- aud NOT too old:
la 4 inviting half rei,ui-Ire.
Nos advancing. and how Sly
here Is mischief in lIrr linI.e.
There is dangerin icrey~.
Slie las studied human nnturc.
Size 9 schooled in ali the arts:
Size has taken her dipInmn
As the mistress OF all hearts.
Size can tell the very moment
" hen 30 Sigh and when TO smile:
ID, maid Is somotime- chzrnlnI
ut n wiiiow-all the while.
Are you sad7 How very Serious
v III her handsome face become.
re yau angry. She l. wreiched.
Lonely. fffendiess fearful. dunnbf
IRE rou mirthfuIg How her laughter,
Silver sounding. will ring out.
She can lure and rai csi and liIa you,
IS tie angler does the trouf.
" cid bachelors OF for.y.
\. ho have grown 50 bald n d .xise.
Young Americans of twenty,
With the iove-1ooks In your eyes:
lou may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall;
lu know n little widow
Who could win and fool you all.
IN ide Awake
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Turned the orhcr Cheek.

Ihcfe are times, SAID Coloncl
Metcalfe the other day, "when men
will stand any treatment, however
outrageous, a man who has seen
what it means to stand up before a
revolver acquires Il respect for that
weapon wllenit is in another mans
hand and he has the drop on you.
There was nothing in the old days
in the seventies which demanded
reparation so quickly and so def
uatcly as an insult. For man to
take ninsuIt without demanding or
taking redress was to bring upon
himself tho scorn of the whole com
munity. And yet l accepted the
worse kind of an insult once, and
even to this day l blush when /
think of the circumstances.
81 was in Hugo at the Sine, and
was playing billiards. when a man
came in and began to make a dis
turbance. lie was well known
desperate, and no one was anxious
to get into trouble with him. He
became so obnoxious without being
checked that finally he picked up
one of the billiard balls and sent it
flying through tho window. He
was just reaching for another when
! reversed my cue and placing the
butt end of it in tue pit of his stom-
ach, pushed him back against the
wall. The next moment / was
looking into the barrel OF a Colts
revolver. The sensation in such a
case is simply ovcrpowcring. 1 was
perfectly helpless, for / had no re-
volvcr myself, aud if l had becn
wearing one, he would have killed
me before my hand cou d have
reached it. / thought he was going
to shoot me then and there. but lac
chose not to do this from some
whim.
"'I am going to slap your face,
Metcalfc, he said, $50 you can tell
people about it. Turn your cheek
around here
Il looked way down the barrel
of that six-shooter so far that it
seemed to mo that L could see bull
let in its chamber. / set my teeth
agains the insult. / knew that /
was deadly pale
"'Turn it, he said. 'Onc, two
- and l turned my check. did
not feel the blow, but the flame
which scorched it aftcrward was
ike tho furnace FIRE.
"'Now,' he said with a laugh,
give me the other one Again he
counted-'one, two and present
cd my other cheek for slap.
"If ever / wanted to kill a man it
was that fellow, but 1 had no show
at all. / remember the sickening
feeling which ran over me at the
thought he might insist upon break
ing my nose. Revolver or no re-
voiver, I do not believe l could have
stood that But l took the insults,
not from him, but from six-shoot-
.er. A man can't argue agains. a
revolver. But for months and
months | Ionged to meet that man
on even turns. / never saw him
again
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
WIN Ikeep His word.

"What did he say when you lent
him the money!"
"Said he never could repay me" I"
"You'll find he'll keep his word. I"
.'-sAnd the money!" -
"Oh, he'll keep that too"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

woodby swelI-"say, Fwed, I
was calling on my best girl last
night, and at halt after ten her pa
came into the parIor and turned of
the gas. What do you suppose the
old beggar meant?'
Fred oldun-"why, light out, of
course"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

"If only you were in New York"
said Miss Flyppe to ChoIly, "you
would be central figure in the four
hundred" 1t was three days-
three bIissful days-before it dawn
ed on chclly's mind that the central
figure in 400 is a cipher.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Hope can make the point of a
needle look as big as dinner plate;
but when we run against it we ex-
periencethesb sbarphessof disappoint-
'mentg1 na-essfn1
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

This world is desert, its treasurers
but trash,
And it's hardly worth while going
through it,
Thinks the youth who is trying
to raise mustache
And finds that he never can do it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Wooden shoes should give the
wearer a numbering gait, and a cork
sole ought to. bring lightness to our
footsteps. But a man can't erase
his tracks with the aid of rubbers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-20

EDITORS JoURNAL-Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to say to
those who are interested in educating the
children of Cobb and other counties, that
while the "School>book question, which
is one OF vast importance to US, is so prom
inent and so largely discussed among US,
we are overlooking or at least leaving un>
done another duty intimately corrected
with the education OF the youths OF our
country, and which should be attended to
before or during tie time in which, the
book question" is settled. The matter to
which ! refer is that of erecting suitable
school buildings in those parts ofthe coun-
ty in which there is DO school houses.
This matter demands active and prompt
attention, and until proper houses for
school purposes are obtained, the standard
of education to which Cobb, the old banner
county of the state, should and must attain
to, will never be reached. Doubtless every
one is ready to admit that, in the common
order of things, the erection Of school
houses precedes the equipment of schools
therefore and for other reasons we are
driven to the conclusion that we should as
early attend to providing houses as books.
Within the certain knowledge of the writer
there are communities seemingly prosper.
Gus, in which there is no sort of school
building, but in which there are many
children whose parents pay their pro rata
share of the Public School Fund" and
who need and demand, at the hands of the
state, education and yet do not receive it
simply because the community has not
built house for the purpose. Is it just
that their pro rata of the Public Fund"
be taken from them and given to children
OF more favored localities, just because
their disinterested parents have not moved
properly in the matter? Why not our
worthy members of the legislature provide
some means by which this wrong can be
corrected Why not appropriate to such
communities pro rata Of the Public Fund"
to the building of school house that these
may possess their rights in the matter
Until something on this line is done our
school system will be imperfect, n lack of
schools and proper training will be had
and a seemingly injustice done to a part
OF our children. Let US move properly in
this matter and see to il that the neglected
children, of untavored communities, who
have a just demand upon us for education
be not further neglected in this important
matter; and in the meantime let us do all
we can to induce such communities to do
all in their power to build of themselves
and for themselves needed school buildings
CITIZEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-20
TOBACCO CULTURE.

EDIroRs JOURNAL AS there seems to
be much interest manifested just at this
time in the culture of tobacco in Georgia,
/ write TO say that l have half an acre
planted in Maj. highlands best Virginia
grades, and am glad to say that it is real
good, just as pretty as any you see in Vir
GINA or North Carolina. Some of the
plants will measure tour feet in height and
the leaves are from twelve to twenty inches
wide and will be ready for the knife by the
last of this week. | am now building a
barn in which am constructing hues,
hoping to make a grand success, and there
by solve the question whether OF not Geor-
gia is adapted to the culture of tobacco. |
was born and reared in Virginia, there's
fore, think ! know what / am doing.
Should realize my expectations, will let
you hear from me again.
A. ]. HARRISON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-20
MARIETTA CAMP GROUND,

Rev q. NJ. Stroller was called off before
the close of the camp~meeting to his sick
child in Green County, Ga. He arrived
there in time to see his dear little one pass
to the realms of the blessed. Our sympa.
thies are with the bereaved family.
Miss Bowen, of Austell, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. N. E. Wyatt.
Our old friends r. w. McCown and Mr.
BULGE, of Atlanta, were up during camp
meeting shaking hands with relatives and
friends.
Master Carl and Ed Wyatt after visit
OF week to their grandtather's, Capt A.
Wyatt, have gone on visit to their grand
father, Mr., Harris, of Cherokee county.
Capt A. Wyatt and Miss Lilly are on a
visit to Mr.. Heard of Banks county.
VIM. Nichols, of Jacksonville, Fla, who
has been on a visit of two weeks to his
mother-in>law S, Mrs. Fridell, to recruit his
health, returned home last Friday
There was another runaway marriage in
this community last Thursday. Mr.. John
Scroggns and Miss Holcolm were the
contracting parties.
MIR. Leopard Frey's two Oldest sons have
returned 10 their home IN Kentucky.
Mrs Kimberley and son, of Powder
Springs are visiting Mr. Sim Freys fami>
~.
Miss Victoria Griggs went home on a
visit to her parents at Upshaw last Satur>
day.
Mr.. A, A Griggs and daughter Miss
Mamie visited Mr.. B. A. Osborns family
Sunday
Mrs. Hunton has been very sick at her
son>in-law s, B. A. Osborn. We are clad
to know she is improving
Mr.. Leopard Frey says the wheat cuer
is very good in Kentucky. He made 1880
bushels.
The Frey family spent very delightful
day on Kenuesaw Mountain last Friday.
Mr.. H. p. Sauls and family have re,
turned from their visit to Milton county.
LENo.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-20

Some young ladies were accosted
during walk by gypsy woman.
who, for a small reward, very polite
ly offered to show them their ''future
husbands faces in pool of water
that stood near. The ladies agreed,
and hung over the pool searching for
the promised faces, but could fno
nothing but the reflection of their
own.
Surely you are mistaken, wo-
man." exclaimed one OF them, "for
We see nothing but our own faces in
the pool"
every true, men," replied the sa-
gacious fortune teller, shut these
will be your husbands faces when
you are married"