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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Who Own River Bottoms.

Judge Young. of the Fourth judicial
Circuit of Florida, has decided that the
State can not demand royalty OF one
dollar per ton on phosphate taken from
the beds of the rivers of Florida. The
Ocala Union commenting on the decis-
ion assumes that it may be warranted
bv precedent. but it declares that the
people ultimately will repeal laws that
deny them their just rights. 1t thus
continues:
1t is the people after all that control.
They endure much. but when they break
through the conservative restraints
kings tremble on their thrones, and
Judges perform their duty. The process
through which it is done are slow, but
the rights of the masses are being eN-
tended and the few restricted. The
same processes that gave all the lands OF
England to SO few of her population are
at work in this country, and If not
checked will produce the same results,
and they are not likely to be checked
by Judge Young's decision.
These phosphates have been forming
in the soil and river bottoms in all the
ages of the past, and in the formation of
which we do not suppose that Mr.. AL
bertus Vogt, Mr.. George w. Scott and
few others were alone in the thoughts
of the Divine mind, but we are orthodox
or unorthodox enough to believe that
the Divine worker intended these form
ations and deposits for the common en-
ioyment of all mankind.
Owing to the legislative action and
judicial determinations, this has not
been the case, and the only thing left
whereby the people, in their collective
capacity, could derive the least benefit
from these gifts of wise and benefi-
cent Creator, was in the riparian rights
left to the State, whereby the State, for
the benefit of all the people thereof,
could levy tax of one dollar ton on
all phosphates taken from the bottom
of navigablc streams, and even this the
decision of Judge Young denies them.
And the Times-Union says that all the
people will hail with delight this timely
decision. The exaction of this small
tariff, the Times-Union says, would
have crippled and perhaps stitied this
industry and would have proven great
detriment to the State. How much dc
these men, who have gobbled up all the
river bottoms of the State, want tc
make anyway? Do they want all the
earth and the fulness thereof?
The cost of gathering the phosphate
from the river bottoms is merely nom
inal, and delivered at any shipping poin
is worth from s12 to SIS per ton, and il
the interest of this class of men, thu
Times-Union whines that the payment
of the pitiable sum of dollar a tor
into the treasury of the State would
ruin them all and kill the industry. Thi.
is sheer nonsense and can not deceive
a blind man. The people make and un
make the laws and they should SCI
that all the people derive some of tn
benefits of these immense deposits
which can only be regarded as divin
gift.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
A Worm Th.. Eat,

A worm that feeds on conn.,,
was first brougktinto general ' un. stse
an article in the Cologne Ga .ass
1883. "0sesleS
For some time preceding tho
cation of the account me1tion e pabG
greatest CONSERVATION existea Iea,
the engineers employed on the r anon
at Hagen by accidents. which ' s1
occurred at the same place. ind; AWAY 1a
that some terrible defect mns ,cataj
either in the material or the cns- eSl
ton of the rails. N''Stfu9
The Government became int,
and sent commission to the snot
the purpose of maintaining = c cpOs .
watch at the spot where the sc sis.ss
one Of them attended BY l oss
1ife-had occurred. It was not '01 y q
ever, until after six months had ~. los
that the surface of the rails ann apss
to be corroded. as if by acid. to l H.
tent of over . hundred yards W y
The rail was taken up and h,o,
whereupon it was found to be l;ts Sas9
honey-combed by thin thread. like sl a a..
worms. This worm is said to b.e y
cn6nesers in length and about tho s y y
of q common knitting needle ~ n -
Of light gray color, and on the S..|
it carries two little sacs or glands 6Ils]
with most powerful corrosive soos
ton, which is elected every ten MINT
when the little demon is living nn1]
tslrbed. The liquid when sauirted ~
on iron renders that metal soft suJ9
spongy, and the color Of rust, when
is easily and greedily devoured by n
little insect. "There is no exares y
tion," says the official report, in ii ii
assertion that the creature is one Of d
most voracious, for it has deyonrs
thirty-six kilogrammes of rails in
fortnight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
is then told that he may remain alone
with the chaplain for a few minutes, if
AZ he desires IL.

Is GQ0u UOlU CU8G ne may T6m8lu 8lOu0
with the chaplain for few minutes, if
so he desires it.
He is next taken to the greffe or
record Office of the warden of the pris-
on. where takes place the levee de
pecrou-in other words he is handed
over to the executioner, who takes him
into an adjoining room, pinions his
arms and legs and cuts away his shirt
collar. The wretch's hair has pre-
viously been cropped short on his en-
tering the prison. He is then hurried
away to the guillotine, which awaits
him at distance of about twenty
PAGES from the prison door, the chap
lain walking by his side and the ex-
march to death.
The aids of the execas1oner hurry
their victim along, almost on trot,
till he comes to the bascule or movable
plank, which stands facing the up
rights. between the grooves of which is
to drop the fatal knife, which is of tri-
angular shape and heavily loaded, 80
as to increase its velocity. He is
strapped to the plank in the twinkling
of an eye, it drops with him, his head
being secured in the lunette, or semi
circular collar of wood, the executioner
presses spring at the foot of the gull
1otine and the knife falls. The whole
is done with great rapidity.
The mock funeral takes place in the
Champ des Navets Gurnip field),
which is situated in corner of the
Cemetery of Issy.
The executioner receives salary OF
about 1900 francs per annum, plus a
fee for each execution. He attends to
all executions throughout France.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

Cure" let every physician continue to
strive to his utmost to relieve suffering,
and. if possible, to exterminate con
+,r;ous disease, but let us ever bear IN
mind that every cure, to be really and
grandly successful, will ultimately have
to be supplemented by the George
cure. Waiter Mendelson.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
The D,a.r.nce in Flag stones.

Funny, isn't it, about these m h
stones? Did you notice? After in; HI
rain-you can see it most any :! 11
dsy-some parts of the stone VIZ n
wet as can be. and other parts . o. II
same level will be quite dry, as tnv n
they had been wiped with Q rsS q 4
moist. Sometimes one flag W." Iii
your shoes all wet and the next w. il
. dry one. It's Just difference e,a ~
grain, that's all. This one Is a 81
and the water lis all absorbed, wv 's.t1
next one close-grained. and tho
stays on top until it evsporaseS'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Chinese Music.

The Chinese seem to have very ar
lb3li!trary way of fitting words to music.
The voice frequently drops out before
the end of musical phrase, und ca
ters quite as unexpectedly, while the
melody flows on in the orchestra with
endless repetitions, relieved occasion
ally by half dozen bars in which all
the melody instruments cease, and tn.
gongs, cymbals, drums, and castauets
play al0ne.-Centuru.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

HE hunting costume for women in
Great Britain is of such a clerical stamp
that when lady was thrown lately in
Ireland countryman rushed up with
the remark: eff your riyerince will
just kape along the bank a bit, there
is handy rail your riyerince might
climb overt"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The English telephone patents have
expired, and the monopoly there has
come to an end. The Bell patents in
this country have still three years to
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The Farmers Alliance has 116 pa
pers in Kansas-one to every county,
with ten to spare.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

HANDBELLs vary more than those
designed for public use, and are often
composed of brass, silver, and even
gold. 1t is common idea that silver
is mixed with other metals in the cast
ing of bells, to mellow the sound, but
this is mistake; any large quantity
of silver would seriously iniure the
tome
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

TaE committee appointed last Sep.
TENDER to inquire into the causes =,
the abnormally high mortality in
Madras has reported that the water
supply and the drainage are defective
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

AN employe of the Cincinnati Street
Car Company has held the position of
switchman for thirty-five years at a
salary of SIS week: He at one time
had q family of ten children.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

KANSAS requires for the instruction
of her 09,6l4 school children 11,6l2
teachers, paying her male teachers $40
and her female teachers 1874 month.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

FOLLY consists in the drawing of false
conclusions from just principles, by
which It's distinguished from madness,
which draws just conclusions from
false principles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

A REMARKABLE petition to the Queen
is on its way from India. 1t is upward
of sixty feet in length, and is signed
by more than two thousand women OF
India, who are anxious that the age at
which marriage may be legally en-
tered upon shall be raised from its
present limit of ten to fourteen years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

A MAN who hit on the idea Of pop
ping corn in an attractive stall in the
busiest part of Fulton street, New
York, in full view of the shopping
crowd, is making lots of money.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Taxing Unseen Coal.

The Supreme Court of Illinois has
just sustained the right of James ID.
Baker: collector of st. Clair County, to
collect from the Consolidated Coal Com
pany, of st. Louis, a tax on an assess
ment made by Assessor Stookey. of st.
Clair township, on coal owned by the
company. under the surface of that
township. The present case involves
the tritiing sum Of fifty dollars, but the
effect OF the decision is of great i'm
portance to Illinois. and. says q dis
patch from st. Louis, ''it will bring in
to the treasury thousands of dollars
each year in taxes from the vast coal
fields that have never been taxed. and
relieve the farmer from paying such
heavy taxes on the surface, where there
are coal fields beneath. and will estab-
lish precedent for assessing coal
lands all over the State of Illinois,"
just SO, and if our Illinois friends i'm
prove their opportunity, the change in
taxation that will follow will teach the
farmers who have ignorantly clamored
against the taxation Of land values
that the farmers not only do not own
all the land, but that the land they do
own is the least valuable and will be
but lightly taxed under system that
makes land values the sole basis of tax.
alton
IF yon would save this Republic, if
you would save society, if you would
preserve free government to the end of
Nr$
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The printing press which Voltaire
set up in Ferney to demolish Chris
tianity is now used to print Bibles in
Geneva.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

A BILL passed the Texas Senate
making it felony to fight a prize-tight
in the State either with gloves or with
out gloves.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

AT Nashville, Tenn, during snow
storm, countless numbers of small
fish fell. They resembled carp.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The city gas works Of Berlin
brought 81, 100000 clear profit into the
treasury during the last financial year.
despite the unusually heavy expendi-
lures for new gas houses and conduc-
tnps
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The late Cardinal Simon, who was
the son of shoemaker, became mill
ionaire and one of the richest prelates
in Europe. There is wide difference
between pegging soles and healing
souls.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

A FARMER in Holt County, Kansas.
has 26 living children, all of whom are
unmarried and live at the homestead.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The widest plank on earth is Oh ex-
hibition at the railroad depot at Hum
boldt, Cal. It was cut at the Elk River
mill, and is sixteen feet in width. It
will be among the Humboldt exhibits
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

AN artesian we'll near Albert Lea,
MINI, which spouts both oil and water,
often changes the programme and
sends out stream of small minnows
which are wholly unlike any known
species of fish found in that vicinity.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The main marble staircase alone in
Mrs. Mackay's new London residence
cost over 100000
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The man who is really anxious to do
something for you is usually too poor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

ACCORDING to reports which have
recently been published, Germany en-
ploys $500, 900 Of her women in indus
trial pursuits; England, 100000;
France, 1856, 900; Italy, $500, 900; and
Austria Hungary about the same num-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

THERE is in Holt County, Missouri,
q farmer who has twenty-six children,
including eleven pairs Of twins, all iv-
ing with him. He can truly and even
as pathetically as Patti sing, "There is
no place like home"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

Chester has found it necessary to come
outin print and deny the report that
he had ridden wheel, and to back it
up with promise that he never will.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

Mrs. SARAH HALL, of Bucks County,
Pa, 81 years old, has 104 descendants.
living-three children. twenty-five
grandchildren. sixty-nine great-grand-
children and ten great-great-grand-
ch;l6ran
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The total population of the earth is
about 1000, 000, 900, Of which 36, 214, 600
die yearly, 9s.s4O daily, 1920 every
hour, and 81 every minute; the num-
Of births is sc, 1922, 900 yearly, 1000, 800
daily, 1900 every hour, an average of
rs every minute.
IT is said that the Maine lumber
camps are unusually frightened by the
presence of women this year. They
are housekeepers for their fathers and
husbands, and seem to have combined
to keep obnoxious characters away
from the camp.
A MARLETrE, Mich, physician re-
Gently gave an old lady patient some
quinine in capsules. The other day
she brought back the ''little bottles"
rs she called the empty capsules, to
have them reflled. as their contents
"had done her lots of good"
The bicycle is becoming wonderfully
popular nowadays but prejudice has
not entirely died out. The Bishop of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The Empress of Germany, since her
confinement, has given fresh proof of
womanly sympathy by ordering 100
complete sets of baby linen to be given
to poor mothers. She has also set
apart 10000 marks to accompany the
Rifts.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The withdrawal of the cattle from
the Cherokee Strip has left little for
the wolves to feed upon and they have
migrated into the grazing countries of
Kansas, where they are very trouble
some. In one case they carried off a
6-year-old bow.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

HERETOFORE the Postmistresses of
France have been practically debarred
from marrying. By an old-established
rule husbands Of Postmistresses could
not engage in a number of trades or
professions on the theory that they
would offer temptations to the hus-
bands to tamper with the mails. Now,
however, the government has abol-
ished these restrictions to the choice of
husband with the exception of police
officials.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

The Bank OF England was estab-
1ished in 1894.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

ORDINARY accumulators OF storage
batteries for electrical work are not
very portable. owing to the liquids
they contain. In consequence Of this
trouble it has been proposed to add q
little sodium silicate to the cell, which
has the effect of turning sulphuric
acid solution into Jelly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

If you would save this Repub);c r.
you would save society, if you would
preserve free government to the end Of
time, unjust taxation must be de.
stroyed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

Ii was found from careful germina-
ton tests at the Wisconsin station that
the hulled grains of timothy seed
neither terminate SO we'll nor retain
their vitality SO long as those not
hulled; also that timothy seed, when
properly stored, is fairly reliable up to
five wears old.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

A PITTsBURG friend of the late Capt.
George Wallace, Of the Seventh Cav
airy, thus describes that officer: "He
was magnificent man in every sense
of the word. He was 6 feet 3 inches
tall, and of athletic build. He will
long be remembered in the Seventh as
most fearless rider and crack shot,
as we'll as charming companion. That
Captain Wallace died hard and fight
ing to the last is shown by the latest
reports from the seat of war. There
were found lying around him where
he fell five dead Indians, for whom five
empty chambers in his revolver &C.
counted. He was onderfully expert
with gun or revolver. I remember
that on one little hunting trip we took
together in Missouri he disdained to
use shotgun on small game, and
brought down more with his rife than
the rest OF Ga corld with our scattering
guns"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20

HE Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald
prints the following inscription from
tombstone, which evidently refers to
member of one of the old before-the.
war darby families: "Henryetta, EN-
meretta, Demiretta, Creamertarter,
Carolina, Balstic, Daughter of Bob and
Sooky Coffin"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-03
~MO1sGANTOWN NOTES.
Agricultural Department OF tho Stu'
I,I.a.II. ALL

Agricultural Department OF the State
Univcrsity-Othcr Matters of Interest.
Special Correspondence Of he Inielligelcer.
MoRGASrowS, w. Va, Oct. "a very
neat announcement OF the agricultural
department OF the West Virginia Uni
rersity has just made its appearance.
BY an act OF Congress passed August
80, 1890, provisions were made for the
establishment OF this department and
also oil a department OF mechanical
sciences. At their meeting in June,
81, the Board OF Regents, in accord
ance with the above act, decided to or
canize the agricultural department OF
the University. The announcement
issued gi"es the object and advantages
OF the department and the course Of
study, which lovers 4 period of three
years. Students who complete this
urse receive the degree OF Bachelor OF
Agriculture (B. Asr.) For the degree
OF Master OF Agriculture en-. Agr.) sat
isiactory examination is required on u
course OF postgraduate studies pre-
scribed by thefacul.y, covering 4 period
OF one year.
The University buildings are in the
hands OF the painters and are begin
ming to assume 4 nor pleasant appear
anc2.
\ large foot bridge is being con-
structed across tile deep gorge OF Falling
run, connecting the University campus
with the opposite bank neal the resi-
dencc OF Prof. Reynolds. 1t will prove
quite q convenience, as the banks Of
the hollow are very steep, steps having
been used for ONE time in order to
make them passable.
Last evening the ladies OF the NJ. L.
church gave a very pleasant social and
yellow tea. In connection with it wis
also an observation party.
Professor Berkeley has resumed his
duties in the University after a long i'll
ness.
Miss Cora Ogden, sister OF Professor
Ogden, is the latest arrival at the Uni
versity. This increases the number Of
ladies to eleven, one more than ever be-
fore.
Miss Lucy Davidson, OF Bridgeport,
who has been visiting friends here
for some time, will return home to-
morrow.
Lieutenant Wilson, formerly COM
mandant OF cadets atGtliil place, is
spending few days among friends here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-03

follow; 1880, preaching by Bishop H..
and ordination OF elders to follow; 7.30
p. m, anniversary OF lfreedman's Aid
Society, addressed by James s. Chad
wick, d. d. y
First Presbyterian church-1O:30 n.
IN, DR.. Norcross; 1880 p. m, G. II.
Payne, d. ID.
Second Presbyterian church-l0:3O Il.
M, DR.. Taylor, OF beaver College; 1880
p. H., W. W. King.
Third Presbyterian church-l0:30 n.
m, K. II. Hughes; 1880 r. M, Joseph
Lee.
United Presbyterian church-lO:SO Il.
m, J. 1. Chcnoworth; 1880 p. m, W.
Il. White, D. d.
Thompson NJ. j. church-l0:30 @. W.
Smith, u. d.; 1880, :. +. Day.
North st. NJ. +. church-lO:30 n. M,
A. Mick; 1880 n. m, L. D. W. King.
Zane st. NJ. L. church--l0:30, NJ. W.
Rider; 1880, j.. II. Hess.
Chnplinc st. NJ. L. church-l0:3O H..
H., Spencer King; 1850 p. M, DR.. Dixon.
Wesley NJ. L. church-l0:3O n. M, b.
W. Hutchinson, president OF West Vir.
GINA conference seminary; 1880, q. W.
kcplcr.
English Lutheran church-7:30 p. M,
b. ". Hutchinson.
Bridgeport NJ. l.. church--l0:30 u. IN.
j. NJ. Warden; 1880 p. M, D. A. Friend.
Presbyterian church bridgeport,
Ohio)-7:3O p. m, r. j. Ward.
Simngnn NJ H. church yilln-