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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

ZION IN land and raise the margin Of
cultivation to the level of the best un-
used land; and in order, to leave to the
individual his full earnings. we mmst
abolish all the taxes on the products Of
labor which are paid out Of wages In
increased prices. All this we can do
oy taking rent for public purposes bv
means OF single tax, levied on all land.
improved or unimproved, according to
its value.
The effect would be, moreover, not
merely to raise wages to the full
earnings of labor, but to make these
earnings enormously greater than at
present. With production freed from
every trammel; natural opportunities
open to all; all the members of the COM
munity engaged in productive work
none living on rents as at present. the
product both of society as whole and
OF each individual would be the result
OF the most improved methods employ.
ed under the freest conditions. Rent,
wages and interest would all be in.
creased; and rent being distributed in
public benefits equally among all the
members of society, every man would
receive far more than his individual
earnings.-W. B. Scott
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
And So Green Left,

as the editor in?" asked half
frightened looking individual, as he slid
noiseIessly into newspaper Office at a
late hour one cold night.
Eyes, sir. What can do for you?"
was the response.
"My name is Green-Samuel Y.
Green. 1 am lawyer by profession,
but at present, from necessity, clerk.
Ny native town is in Western State.
At the same place before the war lived
man named Smith-Joshua G. Smith
and his wife. Smith went away to
the war and was killed. married the
Widow Smith. We have lived happily
together ever since. But last night,
long after my wife and had retired.
there came loud knock at the door.
got up, dressed, and went to see who:it
was. And-and, Mr.. Editor, tit was
Smith. Now, if you are going to write
this up for your paper wish you would
say, please, that-that THAT left.
Be sure to say that Green left"
It afterwards transpired that the
weights of the two men were about us
follows: Green, 10 pounds; Smith,
24O pounds. And Green's desire to be
represented as having left was no longer
4 MYSTERY
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Safe Experts.

In Cincinnati there is q man by the
name of John Henry Williams, and this
secluded individual sports the reputa-
ton of being the "best safe expert in
the country" If one should see him as
he gracefully balances billiard cue
preparatory to making hard shot, sur
rounded by the elite Of social lions with
eagle eyes, he would little think that this
white knuckled gentleman is man who
han lied iron and steel for a livelihood.
But it is so, and there is perhaps no
other man in the world who can Judge
of the workmanship OF craftsman bet
ter than he. Almost instantly after
viewing "cracked" safe he can tell by
whom the work has been done. He has
been engaged in this business many
years, and quite successfully.
Eyes the man who knows the inside
and outside of safe," said he to re-
porter, "has about as much as he can do
following up successful and unsuccess-
full attempts to crack them by profess
sional burglars, for no occurrence of
this kind takes place without the police
sending for experts to make an examin-
alton. Indeed, 1.-THE statements which
appear in the newspapers" he contin-
ued, latter an attack on vault or safe
are always given out by our men,. The
police get the credit for such discov-
cries. but we are content with our re-
muneration."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Fostering q Big man.

He looked 80 big and morose and
gruti as he sat in the waiting-room OF
the Pennsylvania depot across the river
That all other passengers kept clear of
him. All but one. He was tall, thin
man, with piping voice and scant eye
brows, and he carried in his hand q
thin cadavcrous valise. He sized the
Ing man up from afar, and then walked
over and stood straight up before him
and asked:
Can you explain why the moon
should influence the tides in the way it
does?"
Who are you talking to?" demanded
the big man in voice so deep that it
seemed to have come out of the base
ment.
ITO you, of course"
We'll, you dust along! I want moth
ing to do with you'll"
You don't? That's singular. / have
always been looked upon as COM
panlonable person by everybody. Have
you ever figured on what quantity of
water is evaporated from the Atlantic
Ocean each year?"
Didn't tell you to go?r growled
the big man. Il don't want anybody to
talk to mel"
"You don't? Wouldn't have believed
1t. Perhaps you have met with a loss
death of some dear friend? II so,
you have my heartfelt sympathy.
speaking of death reminds me of the
heavens and astronomy. Do you know
how long it would take cannon ball,
speeding at the rate of thirty three
yards second, to reach the moon?"
"Look-a-here, old man. I'll break
you in two if you don't move on %
shouted the big man, as he sat up
straight.
Il declare! But You are the most
touchy person I've met in ten years.
You don't seem to want to get &C.
quainted. I amt mad, however, and ]
wanted to inquire if you had any idea Of
the strength of an alligators jaws? Re
cent experiments made by reliable
naturalist have shown"
=, Hang it. but Til knock you through
that WALL" savagely roared the big
man, as he hauled off to deliver blow
oh, we'll, if you don't want to b.
friendly shan't humble myself" re
Piled the thin man, rs he lodged anG
retreated around the bench. II die
hope to find in you kindred spirit
but l am disappointed. Your last oh
servation is conclusive proof that 70,
are not up on even natural philosophy
Fired from certain distance, with a,
extra charge of powder. tallow candl,
may be driven through an oak plank
but when you come to talk of knocking
a human body through brick wall yo1
betray your ignorance and give your
self away. l should"
The big man rushed at him with UP
lifted fist, but the thin man dodge
again and went outside and stood b
the door and made mental computs
, ton CT the number OF snowfakes whic
fell on the soil Of New Jersey in tn
course of the three winter months
, Ne1v YORK; S1t11. =.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
"A .;o,nantic Count.

Count Otto Won Pressentin, late of
Germany, but at present large ranch
owner of the State of Washington, was
married the other day at Wheeling,
w. Va, under romantic circumstances.
Some time ago he made the acquaint-
ance of Miss Laura Kerns, of Wetzel
County, West Virginia, through a
mutual friend, who arranged CORE
spondence between them, neither ever
having seen the other. "The strange
acquaintanceship ripened inio love.
They arranged meeting in Wheeling,
and the Count arrived from his ranch
in Washington. He met Miss Kerns
at a hotel. and as each came up to the
expectations OF the other they were
married at once and left for the Counts
Western home. Miss Kerns is a poor
girl and her husband is RICH"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
August
Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by q
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that would have to
cease eating solid food for time at
least. I was so weak that I could
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re-
suits, I procured .
Stomach. bottle Of August
Flower, and COM
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
ME good at once. gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my ap-
petite became good, and I suffered
no bad effects from what l ate. T
feel now like a new man, ard con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tire1y cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES E. DEDER1cK.
Saugerties, New Ycrk.
w. B. Utsey, St. Georges, S. c.,
writes: have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy. 9
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

sp1R1TUALIsT asks: ssDid you ever
81 into dark room where you could see
nothing and yet feel that there was
something thcre?" Yes, frequently, and
the something unfortunately CHANGED to
be q rocking chair.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, /, ..

Ico
LUCAS COUNTY. "''
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of r. J. CHENEY &; Co.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December A. D. 1886.
49, A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials. free
i. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O.
Ga"Soll by Druggists rs CENTS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

A native New Zealander was induced
to wear a shirt, q paper collar, shoes and
hat, and he almost concluded to eat with
Il knife and embrace Christianity. Then
they asked him to wear suspenders and
he went out and hanged himself. TWAS
pushing civilization too fast.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for g. Prepared on
by C.I. HOOD CO.. Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses Ore Dollar
NECKsT!
The tall giraffe With rapture CLOVIS
AS he swallows his wisp OF hay,
And he blesses his neck us down it goes,
For he tastes it all the way.
sYRuPOF FIGS.

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice OF California figs, combined with the
medicinal virtue OF plants known to be
most beneficial to the human system. acts
gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels. ef-
fectually cleansing the system. dispelling
colds and headaches and curing habitual
constitutions
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Doubts About II,

"You'll let me go to your wedding, will
you not?" said one girl to another COM
panion.
upon my word can't promise. My
folks are in such u rage about my we'd
ding that l am not sure they will let me
go to it myself
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

PERrMAS-sI think something ought
to be done to protect poets; they have d
hard time of it," Van Leer-'What
would you suggest?" Pertman-''They
might be brought under the game laws
only to be shot during the spring poem
and beautiful snow season."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

DoBBlNs' ELECTRIC SOAP is cheaper for
you to use than any other SOAPS would be
If Uirei to you. for by it's use clothes are
succd. Clothes cost more than soap. Ask
for Dobbins. Take no other.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

That bright and lively boy used to be
sicklv and delicate before his mother gave
him DIR. Bulls Worm Destroyers. He calls
them good candies" By mail. rs cents.
John D. Park, Cincinnati Ohio.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

CusroMER-How much are your vio-
let's: Florist-One dollar and a half q
hundred. ssI'll take one" "One hum
dred!'' s'No; one violet. F" ''We never sell
one.'' '.Wel]. l shouldn't think you
would at that price"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

SuE-"I'll never marry man whose
fortune hasn't at least five ciphers in it. -
He (exultingly)-"O, darling, mines all
ciDherS.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

WHEN man gets old enough to know
himself thoroughly he begins to enter
tain cynical opinions of the whole human
race.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

Mrs. Al heard something about you
the other day. Mrs. BIS it bad enough
to repeat?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

KNOWLEDGE is folly unless put to use"
You know SAPOLIO. then use it! Sapolto
is a solid cake of Securing Soap used for
cleaning purposes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

T,mecHAM's PILLS act like magic on Q
VI eak Stomach.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

LOOK over the republic to-day. See
great estates growing and multiplying,
While an increasing proportion OF So
called free and independent American
citizens are destitute of all legal right
to ,,se the soil of their country, can only
work on it, can only live on it, by pay
ing tribute to some other human cfea-
ture, and he often resident OF Europe
for permission to do so. Is it any won
der that faith in democratic republican
ism is weakening, that all the evils that
onr fathers thought of as belonging on
lv To .4he effete monarchies OF the old
world are appearing here?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

The interest you take in anothe
mans business is never profitable.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

No Opium in Plso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

Nerve ReStOror No Fits after first days use. Mar
veous Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to
Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline. 9S1 Arch ST. Phila, Pa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

"EvEN school has it's pleasures. said
Willie. "You have found that out, have
you?" asked his teacher. eyes, amt
been to school yet but what it let out
before the day was over.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

FOR THROAT DISEASES AND COUGHS
use BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. Like
all really good things, they are initiated
The genuine are sold only in bores.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

THE annual report OF the New York
State Assessors for 1890, shows the total
assessed value of realty for the whole
State to be So, POS, 900, 900. and of person
al property. $685.. 900, 900, the personal be-
ing II per cent of the total assessment
In 1867 the assessed value of real estate
was 81, 237, 900, 900. the increase in the
twenty-three years being over $1,000
600. 0OO OF 100 per cent. The assessed
value of personally in 1867 was S436,
600 600, as against $685.. 1000, 900 in 1890,
showing a decrease in twenty-three
gears of s51. 900, 900. In 1867 real estate
naid about "A per cent. of the total
taxes; personal property, 20 per cent.
Tn 1890 real estate paid 80 per cent; per-
sonal property, II per cent
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Hoods SarsapariIla
100 Doses One Dollar
HIRAM c. WHEELER.
Sold by all druggists a. six for IS. Prepared onl!
by g, l. HOOD 4 co Lowell Mass

Odebolt, Sac County. iowa.
LARGEST IMPORTATION of draft stations
to America this season. Quality the very
best. First-class horse, either breed, 81, 600.
Two and three years time, s per cent, en-
abling horse to pay for himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

The state must raise certain fixed
amount for public purposes. This
amount, it will assess upon all the tax
payers, in proportion to the value of
their property, as reported by the asses
sors; not in proportion to it's real value,
which the assessors, of course, are never
able exactly to ascertain. If, therefore,
experience proves that assessors are able
to find twenty times as much land value
in the possession of merchants as they
can among farmers but only ten times
as much personal property among mer-
chants as they find among farmers. it
is plain result, as simple as the rule
of three. that the taxation Of personal
property will end in making farmers
paw a larger proportion of the taxes
than they would pay, if all the taxes
were concentrated on land
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Answering Mayor Sargent.

The New Haven Standard has under
taken to answer Mayor Sargent's re-
cent message, and it declares that
thousands Of mechanics and laboring
men throughout the state own their lit
tie homes, with q small plot of ground
which they can call their own, and
which they have secured through thrift,
industry and strict economy" The peo-
pie, it thinks, will resist Mayor Sar-
gents proposal to release capital and
labor from taxation, because, under the
system of the single tax, ''labor would
pay heaviest on the only thing it ordin-
arily acquires-the land" Land, it
says, sis the only thing that labor ac-
quires in nine cases out of ten," and it
asks sit that is to be the only thing
taxed, where is the benefit to success
full and ambitious labor?" 1t clinches
its supposed argument with the declar-
alton that under such system as that
proposed, mo one will care to own land
at all, and all will desire to be tenants
and not proprietors.'
A correspondent at Bridgeport asks
us to answer this foolish argument for
the benefit of some who have been de-
luded by it. 1t would seem that any
body who had ever read a single tax
tract might answer it for himself. In
the first place, it is not true that land is
the first thing that labor acquires; in
nine cases out of ten it is the last thing
that labor acquires and very few ac-
quire it at all, except enough for a
grave. AS to no one caring to own
land, merely for the sake of owning it,
what could labor ask better? Under
such circumstances any laborer want
ing to build home would be able to
take any lot that suited him, without
the payment of a purchase price, and he
would merely pay to the government,
from year to year, smaller amount
than he now pays as interest on mort
gage, or as ground rent. Under such
circumstances it is probable that the
first thing that an ambitious working
man acquired would be home.
1t is manifest to any one. who will
think, that proposal to tax land values
only would reduce the taxation on me-
chanics and laboring men owning little
homes. To say nothing OF the enor-
nous relief that such men would ex-
perience through the abolition of tariff
taxes on all they consume or wear, local
taxes would be less. Every man own
ing small home, who will look about
him. will find that his property is as
sessed at a higher price than other
property equally well situated, but not
improved AS soon as taxes are levied
on land values, alone, his house and
other improvements would cease to be
assessed, and he would pay no more
taxes on the plot of land he holds than
his rich neighbor would pay on any
similar plot that he is now holding out
of use for speculation. The result OF
this would be the proportionate de-
crease of the poor mans taxes through
the addition to the general fund of the
taxes that speculative holders would
thus pay.-The Standard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
Drawing tho Line,

GBrSold by Druggists, Is cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03

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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-04-15
TRACT NO. 3.

4 tract of about 800 acres. of which about s.
acres are in excellent timber Improvements be-
ing Dwelling House, good stable and grauary,
and the farm is watered by a stream which
runs across the whole tract.
water right of 20 feet over thi, tract is rescry-
ca for benefit of tract No. 4.
These farms are under good fencing and in
q high state OF cultivation and Tie adjacent to
each other. near the Charestown and LeetOwn
road about five miles north of CharlestOwu
and only y miles from Shenandoah Junction
q Union station of the Norfolk N Western
and Baltimore IS Ohio Railroads main steml.
TERMS OF SALE-Onc-third of purchase
money cash On day of SALE residue in two
equal annual payments ct one sud two years
from day OF sale, the deferred payments 90 be
evidenced bv the bonds of the purchasers.
bearing interest from day of sale, and secured
by o. retention OF ,he title until all the pur-
chase money is paid
said real estate viii Oc sold subject 90 the
following conditions the right of John NJ.
COyle 10 cut ana remove balance OF timber UNI
der his agreement with James II Grove de-
ceased which viii expire March -2ud, 1895
the timber right OF Charles \ Jones with said
deccient which Will expire March 18th. 1880,
these rights include no part I'd the timber
above described as belonging tO said tracts .
the landlords share Ol the growing crops is re-
share of the corn and wheat crops seeded I'm
the year 1901 possession will be given on
April lst. lS92 A plat of this property can
be seen at the Office OF j. r. Engle.
FRANK BECKWITH
GEORGE BAYLOR.
Z. W. BROWN.
Il. W. TEMPLENAN.
q. O.. GREEN.
GEO N. BEITZHOONER
j. f. ENGLE.
Special Commissioners.
clerks OUcc Circuit Court Jefferson County.
W. Va
]. T. W. Iaiimer. Clcr6 of said Court, do
hereby certify tina, Frank Beckwith. one of
Che Special Commissioners I'm the above named
cause has given b.nd as required by law and
iu accordance with decree therein
TsW LATlMEB. Clerk.
April 15. ISgl-4t. L. p. fee, S22.77
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-04-15
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
In Charlestown, West Virg'ia.

The undersigned, Trustees. under the follow
ing Deeds of Trust from 7. + Eddy and wife,
viz:-one to T. Green, Trustee. dated May
-. 1856, recorded in the County Clerks Office
of Jefferson County, West Virginia, Deed Book
p, page 50; one TO CleOn Moore, Trustee, da-
ted January 10th, 1858, recorded in same office.
Deed Book Il, page 2i5 and one to Cleon
Moore, Trustee, dated the 9th day of May
1890, recorded in same Office, Deed Book V,
page 4l-(all of which are for the benefit Of
Jefferson County Building As ISOLATION No. ~
will offer at public sale in front Of the Court
House in Charlestown, West Virginia. on
FRLDA y, the 24h dag Of april, 1891,
the following LOTS in the Southern section of
Charlestown:
ONE LOT fronting l5Sl feet on the Bloom
cry Turnpike, and running back from said
Turnpike l51 feet improved by two-story
FRAME DWELLING & 0UT-BUILDINGS /;
And an UNIHPROVED LOT, lj7 feet on
street parallel to Main street, and l2i feet on
George street, extended, next to street between
C. T. Wall and T F. Eddy
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
Board of Directors of Jefferson County Build
ing Association No. 7.--0ne-third Cash the
residue in two payments at nine and eighteen
months, with interest on deferred payments
from day Of sale-same to be secured by Deed
of Trust on the premises. Sale at II o'clock.
T. c. GREEN. Trustee.
CLEON MOORE, Trustee.
April l. 1s9l-lt.