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

JueIc WIS G1u1c LII G1lCAL 4ANOo WHOA
that word just fitted them.
WHAT has become of the old-fash-
toned parent who, whenever his boy
received a whipping at school, gave
him another walloping at home to show
that he did not approve of his badness ?.
Two JAPANESE mining engineers are
travelling among the coal mines in the
West, studying American mining
methods, which they desire to apply to
the development of the coal deposits Of
Japan.
The Japanese murderer of res
taurant keeper in Seattle. Wash,
threw his sword into the bay. A Wig
orous search resulted in finding the
weapon, which had marks showing it
to be 260 years old.
DALLAS HUNTER, the fat boy of
Green County, Indiana, is dead. He
was only IA years old, but he weighed
249 pounds, and he died in his sleep,
practically smothered in his super
abundance of adipose matter.
AN artist has been looking through
the Boston cemeteries and finds to his
surprise that there is no monument in
any of the cemeteries there that is
worth over $4,000. The Chadwick
tomb cost about $25, 1000, but this is
not classed with monuments.
The Paris street extending from
Neuilly to St. Denis is lined with
tumbledown tenements that are said to
shelter more vice and iniquity than
can be found in any other spot in the
world. The houses throng with Grim
inals. The street is known as the
"Route de 10 Revolte."
The French Society of Men of Let
tiers, which held its convention in
Paris on April 6, has pension fund of
100000 for old and INDECENT men,
bers. It's whole property is worth be-
tween 100000 and 100000. Its an
nual expenditures are 100000, or
about $4,000 less than its receipts.
The commander of the st. Peters
burg police has issued an order that if
a house owner is in arrears with his
water taxes he is to be compelled by
police measures to pay them. But the
water supply is not to be cut off, in
order that the tenants shall not suffer
for the delinquency of the landlord.
THERE is not mile of railway in
Brown County, Indiana, nor within
six miles of it. Nashville, the county
seat, has 400 inhabitants and but one
brick structure, the Court House. The
Jail is built of logs. The county has
not sent any one to the penitentiary
for several years, and there is not sa-
loon within it's limits.
AN assessor at Bucktown, Ind.
called at the house of an old woman
whose furniture was valued at SO
cents. Under the law he had to fix
the value at 81, which would make her
tax fraction over / cent. Before
leaving he discovered that the old
dame was the owner of six dogs, on
which she was assessed $11.
GENERAL BUTLER lives on q scale
that most millionaires would regard as
extravagant, keeping up establishments
in Washington, Boston and Lowell.
Despite the belief to the contrary. he
is a remarkably generous man, and
gives away more money than do many
people who have regulations for phi
lanthropy.
The expedition sent out by the
Vienna Academy of Science to explore
the Mediterranean found it's greatest
depth to be something over two and
one-quarter miles, between Molla and
Cerigo. On the African coast, where
the water is clearer, white metal
plates could be seen at depth of LA
feet. Sensitive plates were acted upor
by the light at a depth of over 1,60(
feet.
AMONG the curious trust funds in the
hands of the overseers of the poor o,
Boston is one the income of which is tc
be applied to the purchase of tea, cot
fee, chocolate and sugar for the refresh
ment of those persons who, in the
providence of God, are or shall be
obliged to seek refuge in the almshouse
after having lived respectfully, but al
ways giving preference to the pious
poor. -
The latest fish story comes from
Ocala, Fla, where the cook at res
tsurant is alleged to have found 6
diamond ring in fsh's stomach. The
ring is of handsome design and con
tains seven small stones set in circle
with one larger than the rest in the
center. Inside the band on the lowe,
side are engraved the letters S. E. l.
The ring is a valuable one, probably
worth from 800 to 1925.
MEDICAL specialists are numerous
nowadavs. hut thew were unite com.