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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
CRADLE OF MoRmoNIsm.
Tho Original .Zion'' Where the roun,la
ton OF the Saints Was Laid.

The Original "Zion'' Where the Tounda-
ton of the Saints Was Laid.
The old Mormon temple, which has
looked down from it's commanding
height for nearly sixty years upon Kirt-
Saud, one of the uuaintest and most
historical villages in Northern Ohio,
VII not be carted away to form one of
the attractions at the Worlds Fair, as
has been proposed, if the people of the
buckeye town are not altogether pow
erless III the matter. 1t is landmark
they will not willingly part with. al
though but a few of them have any
thing III common with the strange peo-
pie who built it.
The temple is a great point Of at
traction. Ii stands on high hill a
little to the west Of the liver. and is
built of stone. Its about eighty feet
long and sixty broad. The walls are
fifty feet high and are of a yellowish
tinge. On the front of the building
one sees this inscription: blouse Of
the Lord, Built by the Church of
Christ in 1894 The interior of the
temple is unlike that OF any other place
OF worship in the country, and prob
ABLY Its like has no existence outside Of
Mormon cities. Leading from the YES
tlbule are two doors that OPEN into
separate aisles, one for the men and
the other for the women.
Two Latin inscriptions are still
plainly visible, but these attract less
attention than the odd arrangement OF
lews. AT either end of the assembly
room is q pulpit, built up in four tiers,
where the twelve priests sat. On the
front Of the pulpit are letters denoting
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
THE FIRST MORMON TEMPLE.

the titles of the high priests. The sec
ond story is practically repetition of
the first, and above this is the old Nor
man school room. Here are to be seen
the very blackboards upon which
Prophet Smith is said to have traced
letters for the children of new con-
verts. 1t is proper to state, however,
that no writing Of the prophets is now
visible.
The temple tower rises far above the
massive walls, and is visible for miles
around in all directions. From the
shapely dome magnificent view of a
grand country is obtained. Farm
houses to the west, south and east APP
pear in numbers, while to the north
Lake Erie stretches in vast expanse to
the horizon. It is yet early spring in.
this section Of the country, but already
the white sails, some scarcely visible
from the dome of the temple, show that
lake commerce has begun. The Latter
Day Saints are confident that Kirkland
will again become the Zion it was a
half century ago. The ground upon
which the temple stands is to them as
holy as earth ever gets to be, even in
the eyes of people of stranger belief.
It is still in the hands of the Mormon
church, or rather in the hands of de-
scendant of Joseph Smith. It is en-
phatically product of the first Zion,'"
for the very stones in the walls, the
timbers and the shingles, were obtained
in Kirkland. Mormon converts quar-
ried the rock from the ledge along the
river, and Mormon hands hewed the
timber and mixed the mortar that went
into the building.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

a ane rostrum, with richly painted and
ornamental columns made of ash.
Above the organ is an elaborate arch
,a"ae OF stereo-relief work, highly Or
namG,nted, and each side of the ostrum
a'e hree arches with series of cathe-
fral windows.
~ 1ae c]erestory windows are trimmed
WIN neat columns resting on course
Vi NJ flehly-panelled work below.
Il, Inc immense task of finishing this
v eo r. interior has progressed Won
o oe1 during the last few months,
"'u modern invention was the means
" .aklng great burden. from the
,,''vWn ol of DIR. Talmage.
hoa nhen the foundation of the building
"aa been laid, and work had progressed
, bns1o erably, it was found that it was
aabb s, impossible to have the
fall u1rch ready for occupancy before next
~ The Building Committee thereupon
, he' to consult with DR.. 1,almage, with
saG result of abolishing the using Of lath
40 plaster and substituting the @pat-
eht lumber"
Ibis as an entirely new preparation,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
merits of the designs presented. They
have selected Gaitano Russo's design,
The nict1lra shows the statue as II will

have selected Gaitano Russo's design.
. The picture shows the statue as it will
look when completed. The figure. is
IL feet high. the shaft and pedestal 60
feet high and with heavy stone founda-
ton the top of the statue will be at
least 81 feet from the ground.
It will be of marble, including the
pedestal The base will be about
thirty-six feet square. At the foot Of
the circular marble shaft will be four
igures-one representing Spaniard,
another an American, another an Ital-
ian, and the fourth winged genie. It
will be made in Italy, and will proba-
bly, be sent from there the early part
of next year. The sculptor will ac-
company it to superintend the work of
erecting it. The statue will be ready
for unwilling on Oct. -, 1892. Where
mined.
The total cost of The statue and ped
estal will probably be about $50 900.
The sculptor is doing the work free.
The money needed to complete the
statue and put it in place will be con-
tributed by American Italians. A
committee of 1000 italian citizens OF
New York have volunteered to raise
$40 each, and more than nine hundred
have already given the money. This
is in addition to the $1,000 previously
raised. Subscriptions have come in
from all over the United States, and
Mr.. Barsotti says that he has received
a subscription OF $37 from an American
Italian in Venezuela. The monument
will be given to the city.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
- WAGES NEW TABERNACLE

inscription of lsrooklyn's Now Ho~ se
'r'' OF Worship.
Rev. DIR. 7. Dewitt Talmage's new
,Loot1vn Tabernacle has been formal
: T T1 new Tabernacle will seat be-
.aen 5000 and 5000 people. The
Nh building which was destroyed by
W. sre October 10, 1889, had seating
'S The new edifce, which stands on the
.-ner of Greene and Clinton avenues.
!: 'o'I constructed of Connecticut red
y .~aaked granite, with Lake Superior
. .r avn stone trimmings. 1t has a
tnnntare on Clinton and Waverly
. lnan,es of 118 feet and covers 200 feet
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

scion of family no less ancient, the
Fonsecas dating back to the thirteenth
century, as powerful Spanish house,
and three centuries farther as Spanish
mobiles. A Fonseca was bishop and
spiritual adviser of King Ferdinand in
the days of Columbus, and now after
four hundred years his descendant is
the ruler of great republic, whose
discovery was almost thwarted by the
counsels of the Bishop, who saw in
Columbus theories nothing but the
illusions Of a visionary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Sign of Grace.

In 1843 the great mass of Scotchmen
left the Established Church, and. cast
in their lot with the Free Church.
Those who remained were called mod
crates, and were rather despised as
lrkewarm church members by their
more decided brethren. In "Scenes
and Stories from the North of Scot
land" is an anecdote concerning new
minister in the parish of Alness, who
resolved that he would act as if all
church members were his parishioners,
whether they would or not.
One day he visited Free Church
elder, who was no friend of the mod
crates. The minister did his best TO
be affable and conciliatory, but his re-
ception was cold, and, in fact, little
more than civil.
At length, without any special inten-
ton in the act, the minister drew his
snuff box from his pocket, and invited
the elder TO- make trial of it's con-
tents. A decided thaw set in immedi-
ately:
ooh, ye tax snuff, do ye?" said the
Free Kirk man, yielding to gentle
smile.
ooh, yes" said the visitor, somewhat
afraid that the admission might Lead
him into trouble. Il take snuff, bat
what Of that?"
"Well," said the elder, "that's tho
first sign O grace I've seen about 70. ("
"Sign of grace! Why, how do, you
make out that snuff taking is a sign of
graoe?'
Nothing easier,' said tbs. elder, with
a knowing twinkle in his eye. 9Don't
you remember that in the ancient tenn
pie, all the shutters were, of pure gold
That denotes the best Of all qualities. I"
-YoutIsa Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

On Greene avenue. The cost, when
the building is entirely completed,
will have amounted to not less than
sl50,00o. This is considerably more
than the cost of the original building
~ schermerhorn street.
The main entrance, which is through
the massive Norman tower at the
corner of Clinton avenue, has immense
arched doorways through which the
visitor will pass into spacious vesti-
bule before entering the main body
Of the church. The pews are arranged
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
STATUE OF COLUMBUS.

Italian Citizens of This Country to Erect
Memorial In New York.
New York is to have statue of
Christopher. Columbus that will do
credit to the city and to the italian
residents of the country. The move
ment to erect the statue was started in
1889, by Charles Barsotti, editor and
proprietor of u Progress so Halo-Amer-
ica7ao, and he has devoted himself to it
ever since with the result that he now
has $1,000 with which to begin the
work.
Competition for the work was opened
in Italy under the auspices of Sig.
Crispi Chen premier) and the Italian
government. A jury Of eminent artists
and sculptors was chosen to Judge the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Whom a Woman, Is sSee.t,

Charlie MISUNDERSTANDING talk
ers women are!. They never give q
man chance to get in word edge
wise.
Mr.. Bondclipper-o, yes they do.
Knickerbocker-W When, for instance !?
Bondclipper-When they see fellow
is trying to propose. They don't inter-
rupt him then, if he is rich, until he
has committed himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Wandering Jews;

From the time of Abraham to the
present, the migratory instinct has
been strong among Jews. Mesopo-
tamia, Canaan, Egypt, Canaan once
more, Assyris, Babylonia, Persia,
Canaan third time, and then the
whole world, is the route of migration,
the itinerary, rs it were, of the Hebrew
race. The Jews are indeed the "tribe
of the wandering foot" The existence
Of Jews in out-of. the-way corners of
the earth--the Felashas and BENT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
A,nicable Relations.

A fragment overheard on the boule-
wards:
aHave you heard lately from your
old friend Zed?"
aNot word in three years"
aHowever, I suppose you are still
good friends?"
sWhy. YES, certainly. Under the
ciroumstanoes q quarrel has been out
~ the Question. Parts Figaro.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

Israel and the Cochin Jews-is onlv
accounted for by their wandering in
stlncts. No doubt that instinct has
been strengthened by persecution. but
now when peace prevails, the Jew still
retains his fondness for travelling.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

A LITTLE girl was sitting on the floor
when the sun shone in her face. Go
way" she cried, striking out at it.
"You move, dear. and it won't trouble
you" II SAINT. I dot here first" said
the little one.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

? which She Is Pretty Certain to DO.
When a woman wills, she will, and
when she says she won't, she won't
unless she changes her mind. - SOM
q,aerville Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Tales of Two Cities.

Omaha Man proudly Thousands
of Nebraska cows have to be MIXED
twice day to supply Omaha alone"
Chicago Man Qoftily)-"Pooh! Thou
sands of Illinois cows have to he MIXED
four times day to supply Chicago. p
NeV York Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

striking out" has been made the sui
lectt OF much study by expert pitchers,
and a device is here illustrated for
giving to the ball the "curve" which is
especially effective. It consists Of an
elastic strap having a thumb loop at
one end and connected at its opposite
end to a segment of sphere, the lat
Ter being shaped to receive a section
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Force of Habit.

Embarrassed young man Ito father
of his adored)-I have come, Mr..
Greement, to ask you for the hand Of
Miss Amy.
Mr.. Greement proprietor of oo1lec-
ton agency)-I have no objection,
George. I think it will be all right.
(Absent-mindedly You are prepared,
of course, to make the regular cash de-
post of $25? ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

THE Yale Museum has last received
o skeleton of saurian & prehistoric
monster of which but two complete
skeletons are known.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
He Would Have. Waterea h.

aThat amt Jay Gould" said rsw-
boned Kentuckian the other day as he
saw the magnate through the car win
dow ct small station siding.
lis, too," ccntended his wife. d,
""Tain't nuther, I tell you," persist
ed the man, "caze I seen him take q
drink Of straight liquor"
What's that got to do with it ?" ar
gued the woman.
Everything. Eft ed been Jay
Gould, he'd put water in it, shore.
Eve read all about the kind of man
Jay Gould is" And he strutted up and
down the platform like a rooster in q
stable ot.-I3adin92opoIis Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Good Advice, Am the s.me.

It's a mighty cowardly man who
hasn't the courage to advise another
with the toothache to have it yanked
out.-Bosto7a Transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Not Used to 1t.

Waiter Cat restaurant)-"Ihey're al
complaining about your buckwheat
Cook lin a violent rsge)-"I told tho
boss they would! MY orders were to
nsa real buckwhegt flour to-day, ana
I'm going to do it if it drives away
every dog gone customer we've got.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
HUMoR.
Arranging for a Speedy rrtp.

Affanging for a Speedy Trip.
Lecturer Ito hackman)-Now YOU'RE
.are your horses are in good con-
dition?
Hackman--oh, yes, sir! Trust me
Tor that.
TITS only proper for you to know
that when get through my lecture I
like to leave the hall in a hurry" {
What time shall / expect you, sir?"'
Um; ah-wen-that will depend q
good deal on the audience. "-Teras
Siftings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
That's Different.

Irene. (taking walk with her friendly
Laura, look! Who is, that handsome
gentleman on the other side Of the.
street?
Miss Kajones Cooking straight
ahead)-I wouldn't turn my head on
the street to. see the handsomest gem
tleman that ever drew breath. You
ought to have more dignity. "a. min
ute or two later, having met and pass
ed an acquaintance)-Doesn't Mol1ie
Glizzard's cloak fit horribly in the
back?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Double Weight

Bulfinch-I asked for pound of
dried apples.
Grocer know it.
Bulfinch-Well, 4 don't believe there's
q quarter of pound here.
Grocer-You don't seem to under
stand about dried apples. When you
come to put those in the water you will
ind 1 have given you double weight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Yankee InYenuItx

spindle-Why do you put such hor-
IDLY perfumed stuff on your hairP
It's enough to knock any one over.
Brindle-To keep from catching
cold.
"Huh! What good does that stuff
10 ?"
1T has become tire style now for
gentlemen to remove their hats in all
sorts of draughty places when there
happen to be ladies present; but when
take off mine they always beg me to
put it on again, SO as not to take cold.''
Hunt How much is il bottle?
Street d. Smiths Good Ne7cs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
RRAzlL's PRESIDENT,

Manuel Deodoro Ds Fonseca Is tho c1rie,
Executive of the New Republic.
Those who have watched the prog
ress of Brazil will be interested in the
portrait of the new President, which
is here given.
The last of the Bourbons, says the
Chicago Graphic, is succeeded by the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Retribution,

Plumber-You're one of those chaps
that are always writing smart things
.bout the size of plumbers bills, amt
you?
squibbler-Why, +
Plumber Thought so. The bill
Tor this Job, sir. will be 1924. IS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

ALL the postoffices in Italy receive
money on deposit, allowing interest at
the rate of 81 per cent
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
BASEBALL CURVES.

a Device for Giving tho Ball an Effective
Curve.
The delivery" of baseball SO that
the batsman shall be deceived into
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Too Inquisitive.

Wife-"Such a dream as I had last
aight, dear"
Husband May I hear about it?"
"Well-yes. I dreamed that I was
in great establishment where they
sold husbands. There were Beauties
some in glass cases and marked at
fearful prices. and others were sold at
less figures. Girls were paying out,
fortunes and getting the handsomest,
men ever saw. 1t was wonderful"
"Did you see any like. me there
iear?"
Eyes. just as was leaving 1 saw a
whole lot like you, lying on the rem
nant counter. Pitts burg Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
WIN Ise,Decile., Ia,er.

Mr.. Macsuitor Ito the fair ones SIS
ter)-"And how old are you, FIossie ?"
Flossie-"Oh, that hasn't been de-
cided yet"
@Not decided yet?"
aNo;. ma says it'll be time enough
when Kate has landed you" -Wave.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Lancct the Doctor.

Crump--Dootor, I thought you gem
tlemen Of pills and powders had given
up the practice of bleeding patients.
DIR. Senna-So we have.
Crump-I thought there must be
some mistake in your bill. OF course
you will correct it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
A Problena in, Addition.

Miss Ambrosia Passee (gigglingly)-
Do you know reached my birthday
to-day? Well, now,. how old do you
think I cam? -
Mr.. Dillidany (gallant}y)r-seven-
tsen ana bit.
Mr.. sillibilly-About twenty three.
Miss A. Passee-And, Dir. Haysede,
what DO. you think? :.
Mr.. Haysede-Wal, takin> it all
t'gether guess the gentlemen is. right.
Did Not Know 1t Rcvolved.
Mrs. ayseed-Say, Joshua, what's
that light out there?
Farmer Hayseed (at Boston That's
tho Boston light.
Mrs. Hayseed Wall, those sailors
must be purity patient. I've seed it go
out, more,n twenty times, and they light
up ,agin ey'ry time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
She wasn't PartIcula,.

An old lady in Belleville was dying
Of O. lingering illness, and her pastor
called upon her to administer religious.
consolation. After some general con-
versation the minister brought forth
his Bible, and, suggesting that she
might feel consoled by hearing a chap,
ter read, asked her what part, she
would prefer. So. ;.
well. I don't much care" was the,
reply, "but that story about Samson
setting fire tothe, foxes tails is about
as funny as any."-Albaaay -Args1s. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

Mrs. De.style-Havs+ you any fash;
ionable dogs!: -
Honest dealer-I am, sorry to say +
sold the last about an hour ago.
Mrs. De Style-You appear to have;
hundreds of beautiful dogs Of all sorts
and kinds left. Are none of them
fashionable?
Dealsr-Ne, madam. ALI of these
are good. for something. Street d.
Smiths, Good Ne,vs. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Spotted fever is raging near Milan,
Tenn.
The first vessel Of the season arrived at
Montreal, Friday.
The new census shows large increase
in the population Of France.
An epidemic oi measles near Moberly,
Mo-, has resulted in several deaths.
1t is understood that the Sugar Trust
investigation in New York will not be
continued.
Friday nights session OF the Western
States Commercial Congress wound up
with banquet.
A dozen families at Tickle Cove, N.
F., are starving and great destitution pre-.
walls there.
The Pewabic mine ere in the upper
peninsula OF Michigan is reported to be
extinguished.
The San Francisco Stock Exchange is
being prosecuted as fraud by the At.
torney General Of California.
Pleuro-pneumonia has been discov-
cred OF Deptford, near London, in cattle
imported from the United States.
Lieutenant Peavey Is preparing for
another trip in search of the North Pole.
He will take but Eve companions with
him.
The Dominion Trades Congress have
petitioned the Canadian Government to
prohibit the importation OF Chinese
labor.
Sleeping car companies must keep
their upper berths closed when not in
use, II q bill favorahly reported to the
Michigan Senate becomes law.
Two passenger trains on the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad collided Friday night
near Looaootee, Ind. The only person
killed was an unknown tramp, who was
stealing ride.
John q. Mcclellan, who was charged
in the Democratic caucus at Tallahassee,
Fla, with having attempted to bribe
Representative Whitehurst, publishes q
card denying the charge.
The grip is killing of the Indians
near North Yakimi, Wash. When st.
fiicted the Indians go into sweat boxes,
and from there Jump into q cold stream
OF water, which results in pneumonia,
The Minnesota Australian ballot bill,
only waiting TO be enREossed to become
q Law, 10 missing, and Legislators are
greatly excited over the possible theft,
The Legislature adjoufna to-day.
| The British bark Cur.ew, which ar.
rived at Pensacola, Friday, from Rio
JRneiro, had on board IS cases OF yellow
lever. -Four deaths occurred during the
passage. The vessel was ordered back
ito Pea,
Burglars fred small barn at Nor
walk, Conn.,, Friday, and while the po
] lice and otheTa were Watching the blaze
entered Jackson's jewelTy store and 90
cured $l6, 600 worth Of jewelFy and dia
monds.
Three hundred Of the ss5 steeragt
passengers on the steamer Fulda, de
tanned at quarantine at New York OF
J account Of Smallpox, were landed at th
} Barge Office. The others were sent Il
lHoAman's Island,