Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-18
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TERESTlNG ITEMS.
Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings of tho Day-Historical
and News Notes.
A NEWSPAPER in the gypsy tongue is
soon to be started. It scarcely needs
gypsy to tell the fortune of the venture.
THERE is chance for every man to
go higher. If he cannot climb golden
stair let him go up the fume, or up the
spout.
The expected has happened. NJ.
Eif1el, of Paris, has asked the privilege
of putting in bid to build tower for
the Worlds Fair.
GERMANY gets along so we'll, upon the
whole, despite the Kaiser's mistakes. as
to indicate that perhaps the only mis-
take in the premises is the Kaiser him
self.
A New JERSEY man found silver ..
dollar in clam the other day. 1t is
noticeable fact that the bivalve only re-
tanned the treasure as long as it kept
its mouth shut.
A New YORK dentist died the other I
day from the effects of wound by the
teeth Of the young woman being treated.
Talk about meeting death at the can .
mons mouth? Here's nerve for you.
IT will not change public sentiment
for New York editors to call attention l
to the fact that in the conscience fund c
ct Washington, Boston is ahead of New q
York. The people of the country know c
why. '
II is said 5000 Italians in one week
sailed from Genoa. It does not look as
though the New Orleans affair had dis
couraged the Italians who are trying to
escape the sceptral sweep of King Hum !;
bert.
Nor far from Portland, Me-, barn C
was set on fire by lightning. The same Z
bolt that fired the building shattered q r
pipe that connected with Waterman, G
and the flow of water distinguished the
flames. Ta-ra-rum. b
GONE Ticket Admits to ALL" the =.
motto adopted by the Worlds Fair y
Committee on Ways and Means, is one :.
of the most praisworthy and important :,
moves yet made in connection with the .
exposition. There should be no side
shows
THERE was row in Cleveland Z
church in the course of which clubs and -
paving stones were employed to settle -
vexed questions Of theology. By some -
oversight the meeting broke up without !
passing resolutions demanding the clos =
ing of the Worlds Fair on Sundays. :. -
IT is not often that successful gam c.
blers show the good sense that an "
Lnglishman recently did at Monte n
Carlo. He won 100000 in three days,
but very discreetly Immediately sent it 6
to England so that he wouldn't bv any II
chance lose it. Wales will probably c
look him up when he gets home.
II was very wise and kind foresight Ii
for old Frank Frayne to steal young u
Frank Frayne when he was baby and a
let him have the advantage of an adver- N
tisement which begets green envy in s.
the hearts of those other poor actors a
who have to be content with having II
their diamonds stolen. "
The bicycle has been introduced in !.
every regiment of the Russian army,
and hereafter when the army is in the !,
fed messages will be carried by bicycle :
riders from headquarters to the officers :,
of the various divisions, regiments, and !;
companies. This new method of COM :
muaication might we'll be termed the =
safety" route.
THE thirteenth wife OF Mormon
elder has j9st been identified as the
heiress to an enormous English estate. l
".ls Intelligence will be equally inter !
es;ing to the people who think that :.
tN,'teen is an unlucky number and
thu who think that polygamy has !
heen stamped out in Utah.
The number of editors who have, in {
view OF the Itata case, turned out to be t
constitutional lawyers is astounding. s
Most Of them rest their case upon the I
cost of the pursuit" and the small fine t
imposed. Uncle Sam scarcely expected t
to make money by chasing down the /