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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

we'll, and left behind them along the
paths they trod numerous landmarks for
our encouragement in the pursuit of
happiness or knowledge TO those men
NC owe a debt OF gratitude, only meas
arabic by the priceless benefits which we
Are constantly deriving from their works
md examples.
In this bright constellation of names
10 one shines brighter or clearer than
chat of George Washington. onr first
President. He is one of those fixed
stars on whose radiance there is no
stain, and whose luster oven time cannot
lim.
Every school boy and girl is familiar
With the history of his early years, and
here are few, if any. who are not &C.
luainted with his history as Il man and
D statesman.
The luxurious surroundings of his youth
speak eioquently of the purity, the self
denial. and the lofty patriotism of the
nan who was so true to the demands of
principle and honor as to refuse crown
from the country for which nc had risked
his life. In this dignity of character
aud noble patriotism lay his greatest
harm.
As a soldier aud a Statesman Wash
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

YHE Home Reading Union has more
than six thousand members scattered
about the world, some of them in Tur-
key They take certificates, not OF
knowledge acquired, but OF books read,
and the courses of ,eading which tho
union arrangcs seem to be very pleasure
able exercises as well as productive of
an acquaintance with the best things in
English literature.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

THosE who contend that the Indians
cannot kill game without their rifles are
answered by the Indian himself when
he says there is no longer ANY game to
kill. His only need Of pony orriAe is to
make the settlers trouble aud until both
are taken from him it is no use to hope
he will remain long quiet, no matter
how well treated.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

MAN who has been annoyed for years
by the fact that one side of his mnstache
grows about twice as fast as the other
side claims to have found an explana ton
Ill the circumstance that he sits all day
at his desk with one side of his face
turned to the window, the light from
which stimulates She growth OF the
hair ON that side.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

MISS LAURA BUNS. of Martinsville.
Ind, is probably tho only woman in the
United States whose natural hair has
attained length of seven feet. 1t is
very heavy, and il of light brown
color. The laayfs we'll known. and the
truth OF the state nent is attested to by
many of her friends Miss Burns is 5
feet and 3 inches high. and when stand
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

GoLD while in circulation is handled
less than any other medium. 1t is usu-
ally kept i'll the vaults of banks FOR de-
nand rarel Y made, and for this reason
the loss by abrasion is but about one
bali OF one per cent. in twenty years.
In 2o-dollar gold piece, the standard
weight of which is SIG grains, the Gov
ernment allowance fcr loss by abrasion
is 25S grains.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

A CHICAGO man, who for five years
had slept with q revolver under his pill
low as a protection against burglars,
found that it was not loaded in all that
time. But it is the pistol that isn't
loaded that is often the surest to kill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
A SIMPLE EXPERIMENT.

with Little Caro- You Can m.
Very Successful.
Choose six keys Of graduated .
which we will number from one to o'1 20.
SO as to facilitate explanations W. S'S
Place on the table the bits of tbs =.
larger keys, nunber one and NV Two
two, and put into ring of KEY nnm n,beT
one the ring Of key number two 'ee
shown in the illustration. Tbaso ~
keys, one and two, will form a Two .wo'
wide angle, and in pressing your hairy
on the rings you must be sure t thal
they stand SO firmly that they viii nat
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

The strength of spider silk is in
credible. Size for size it is considerably
tougher than bar of steel. An ordin-
airy spiders thread is capable of bear
ing u weight of three grains, while q
steel thread of the same thickness
would support less than two.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

LET grace and goodness be the l'rin-
cipal lodestone Of thy affections. For
love which hath ends will have an end
whereas. that which is founded on true
virtue will always continue.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

RIpER HA6GARn's wife is n plump and
rosy little Englishwoman. the personi
iieation Of energy. aud in that ropeci.
as well as in stature, the very opposite
OF her talented husband.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

.Ta:: merriful man who is mercrul to
luis beast must be Dick Walker of
csur, Ga. A pig belonging to him
had the misfortune to meet with an nc
cident which caused the loss of leg.
The humane and ingenious Dick con-
structed cork leg TO take the place of
the missing member, and the pig limps
contentedly around on IL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

In Natal, Africa, unchristened ma
tives are forbidden the use of liquor,
but Christian native can get as drunk
rs he pleases. If Sam Jones but knew
it Natal can give him cards and spades
and beat him at his own game.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

In Austria women are employed to
carry the mortar and brick to the build
ers. They work from, z in the morning
till 6 at night with one hour at noon,
and receive 20 cents u day Most of
these female hodcarriers ure unmarried
and homeless.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

THn story OF great purchases Of land
i'll Mexico by the Mormons is repeated.
The statement is that 100000 acres
have been acquired in Northern Mex
leo, and that it is designed to remove
the Mormon population of the United
States thither.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

THE number of school children in
Ohio between the ages Of six and TWEEN
ty-one years is l, l2d, 74S: of these 576.-
526 are boys and 5As 2 2e girls, being an
increase over last year of 4,2ll
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

BLANKETS are loaned to the poor.
during the winter months, free of cost,
by kind-hearted citizen inBrunswick.
Germany. They are stamped to pre-
vent them from being sold or pawned.
and they are seturned at the close of
the cold weather.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

FRAUDULENT divorce mills are still
busily at work i'll Now York City, The
authorities are doing their best to break
them up, but the victims are usually
uneducated people who decline to pros
ecute
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

A REGULARITY about 1881" is that
adding the first figure to the second
makes third, aud subtracting the fourth
figure from the third gives the second.
Adding the four figures together gives
Us the number of the century.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

In India little girls wear gold rings
in their noses. One OF the advantages
of this fashion consists i'll the fact that
the ring wearer does not have to take
off her gloves to parade her jewclry.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

The French troops in Africa lately
took l.400 prisoners in battle, and
among them we're 1853 wives OF big
chief. who had come along to see him
do up the johnnies. Tho old man got
away with seventeen other wives. but
hell be the loneliest man in Africa until
the prisoners are paroled.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
A CALIFORNIA GIANT.

a Section of 1. Tree Trunk that VIII Hold
Over 100 Persons.
A section Of the big redwood tree for
exhibition at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago is from the largest and most per-
feet big Tree" in California, cut for
the purpose from the mammoth forest
in Tulare County, California. It meas
'lres 80 feet in circumference at the
base. The height Of this monster speci-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

"UNcLE TOMS CAn1N" is playing in
the English provinces with q ballet OF
negro girls. They dress entirely in black
and send the audience home feeling as
though they had attended funeral.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

MRs. LANGrRy's favorite relics of
America are the hunting and Indian
trophies that she picked up in Denver
and other Western cities Her most
valuable article of this nature is an
Indian medicine sash.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

W. S. FULTON, one OF Clayton Coun-
TVS {Georginl Oldest and best citizens,
died the other day. Just as he drew
his last breath the old clock, which for
forty years had faithfully kept time,
stopped and has not run since.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

A MAN was recently sent to prison in
New York City because he could not
furnish $500 bonds to keep The peace.
AS there was no one to furnish it for
him this was practically Imprisonment
for life, so after couple ofmonths the
iuau was called up and discharged
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

i was q rainy day,
and all the chill
) dren had to stay
in the house. Ned
had planned to go
Fishing, and john
ny wanted to set
up q windmill he
had made. Susie
wanted to gather
her flower seeds,
and Pet was anX-
ious to hunt for
her pet kitten in
the barns. So all
W ere disappoint-
ed. and before the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

premacy was in
his grand patriot
, ism, the purity of
his principles, his
lack of egotisln or
thirst for fame,
his invincible will
and in t repid
bravery, and his
love for God and
his fellow man.
Such men as he
pass away. Blu t
they do not die.
They live in our
hearts and in our
memories, and in
huence the most
Important actions
of orr lives
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

The British canteen systcm has been
adopted in the barracks of Germany.
with a view to keeping the soldiers
away from the liquor shops,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

WASHINGTON County,. Georgia, pro-
duces annually $4,000 bales OF cotton.
worth about 81, 100000 This is one of
the largest cotton producing counties
in the State
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

DE-. ScHArNnANEK. of Palatka, Fla,
has recently sent to Europe q handsome
bouquet. composed Of wild flowers the
handle being an alligator's tooth
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

If the Turk should sell off everything
LII order to escape taxation he would
yet be taxed on what he expected to
hold in the future. Nothing but death
or leaving the country can stop taxes
in Turkey
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
JArAN has n ranid transit STYLE OF di

JAPAN has rapid transit style OF di-
vorce which must excite the envy of
Chicago. A citizen of Bizen has been
divorced from his thirtytiith wife, and
there are indications in The neigh
borhpod whcrc he lives that he is get
ting ready to marry his thirty sixth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

ONE CENT will mail this paper to
yocr friend i'll any part OF the United
States. Canada or Mexico. after You
have read it and written yollr name on
the corner.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

Doubtless, since Washington's time,
other Presidents under trying circum-
stances have done we'll as he. However.
it was his firm hand and indomitable
courage that cleared the path and paved
the way for their more experienced feet.
1t was he that created the American
trmy, and while it was yet in its infan-
~, and devotion to the new cause was
reason to the old. chcered and guided it
through it's long and desperate struggle
or freedom. When overshadowed by
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

THE crawfsh are so numerous at
Ramos. ST, Mary Parish, La, that
they stopped a train recently by crawl
ing on the track
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

The people of Mexico have taken to
drinking beer. Breweries are spring
ing up in every city of Importance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
THE CHILDREN'S CROSS-BOx
AND ITS CONTENTS.

Flow They Contrivcd to Abstain from the
Use OF Naughty Words-Other Little
Children Might Profit by Having
ss-ROx.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

EVERY year n layer of tho entire sea
fourteen feet in thickness is taken up
into the clouds. The winds bear this
burden out over the land, where the
water falls as rain, and flows back to be
taken IN.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
A Ghost Actors Would ike,

Actors who have experienced diff
Guilty IN inducing the ''ghost to walk
can appreciate the feeling of the In
dams who see the ghost dance.-Chi-
cag0 Mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
Grosa-kO

night had become cross and snappish.
Mamma called all to her, and talked
very gravely They were quiet for q
while after it. In half an hour, Ned
brought u small box and showed his
mother He had cut little hole in
the top, just large enough TO let a cent
through and under it were the words
"cross-boN."
Look, mamma" he said: "suppos-
ing, whenever any of us speaks cross,
We make ourselves pay cent for u
fine? Susie and Johnny and Pet are
so cross, it would be a good thing.
Well try who can keep out of the box
longest"
Mamma laughed and said it might
be very good plan, if they all agreed
to it; but if they did agree they must
do as they promised.
It'll agree, said Susie; @I'm not 60
ing to be cross any more.
and L. said Johnny.
"And T." said Pct.
What shall we do with the money 9"
asked Susie.
We'll buy magic lantern, replied
Ned.
"No. we'll buy whole lot of candy, :"
said Johnny.
NO." added Susie, awe1l send it for
bed in the Children's Hospital"
"fll tell you, said Ned, angrily. IF
you don't do as 1 want to, Til pitch
the box out of the window"
where's your penny, Ned?' asked
mamma.
Ned looked very foolish, but brought
the first penny, and dropped it into
the box,
Mamma thought the box really did
some good. The children learned to
watch against getting angry. and
little lips would be shut tight to keep
the ugly words from coming through.
When school began they were so busy
that the box was forgotten. Weeks
later mamma was putting closet in
order one Saturday.
Here's the cross-boN," she said.
"I'm going to see how much money
there is" cried Ned. Seventeen
cents. That's enough to buy lemons
and nuts. and play peanut stand.
Let's do it."
"Oh!" said Susie, "there goes poor
little lame Jimmy. l think it would
be nice to give it to him"
Il say" wbimpered Pet.
II won't!" whined Johnny.
sI--" No one knows what Ned
was going to say, in very grabbed
voice, for just then he clapped one
hand on his mouth, and with the other
held up warning finger.
Look out, (" he half whispered, "or
therell be more cents in the cross box
for Jimmy. Our little Folks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

ing erect her hair reaches to the floor
and forms trail almost two feet in
length.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

BECAUSE . man has silvery laugh
1t does not follow that he has . rich
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

which they were fighting even though
their lives must be the sacrifice.
Great cause have we, as a people, to
be proud Of our Union, not only as a
nation. but as u monument to it's first
friend and defender.
MARY T. SCHGyI.EH
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
About Railroads.

The Rasrol Nc,p- Yorker has pre-
pared the following table from the last
report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission:
Total number OF railroads in the United
rorsI ,n;i..ce 1,478
Number OF men employed. ..............704 "a '
illinois has the greatest mileage, viz.
9,829 miles; Kansas is second with
S,77O, and Texas third with S,347.
Railroad capital lstocks, real prop
cry etc PSI 100. 719
Rotn al 9Gnef mortgages. 1857 527859
SUM-, IL, ~ . 9646l6129
Ms;1 Q5l, C39.665
M.rro.. '.''''''.'......... FL 92S,O3l
Fraioh '''''''''''................ 1876, All
ra1agr. nc :'''''''''.'... ............ 644777,6Ol
tf;saa r ~ :......- ........... 126e9,S06
T,nes1 I.l.. 6,767,S47
T,otai ,aa IT, sno o1ner incomes. 1853 685 1871
nfv;d, I 1 lug eApenses: ......... 64470 6,7Ol
o''1"e -u'' '"Aes' A"'erests' etc.. 3E. 1894
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
Pumping for Life.

There isn't much use IN this world
for lazy boy, but a lazy man is a
great deal worse, and harder to cure.
The following description of the way
that queer people, the Hollanders, treat
lazy man may make some men glad
they don't live in Holland, but it's o
punishment that the man who once
receives it will be apt to remember as
long as he lives. The writer says:
During morning walk merchant
who was detained by business in Am
sterdam came to group of men who
were standing round we'll, into which
a strongly built man had just been let
down. A pipe, whose mouth was at
the top of the we'll, had been opened,
and stream of water from it was
flowing down into the we'll and begin
ming gradually to fill it. The fellow
had quite enough to do, if he did not
want to be drowned, to keep the water
out by means of pump which was at
the bottom of the we'll. The mer-
chant, pitying the man. asked for
an explanation of what seemed a
heartless, cruel joke. "Sir," replied
an old man standing near, shat man
is healthy and strong; I have myself
offered him work twenty times, never
theless he always allows laziness to
get the better of him. and will make
any excuse to beg his bread from door
to door; he might easily earn it him
self by work if he liked. We are now
trying to make him feel that he can
work: If he uses the strength which
is in his arms he will be saved, if he
let them hang idle he will be drowned.
But look, continued the old Dutch
man, as he went to the edge of the
we'll, "the fellow finds out that he has
good muscles; in an hour we shall let
him out with better resolutions for the
future" Such was the case and the
cure was effectual.
Wouldn't a pump like that in every
town soon clean out the tramps?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
Rx BLANK l. BLANK

GOODWILL, like good name. is sc
by many actions, and lost by one.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

ANY names are in
scribed on the roll of
fame--namcso of men
who have promi-
nently figured in the
different capacities
of lifc--who have
done thcir work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-07
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
Estate Of Ellen Bresnahan. Deceased.

Estate Of Ellen bresnahan, Deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
istrator, with the will annexed of the estate of
Ellen bresnahan, late of the county of Rock ISL
aud, state of Illinois deceased hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the Office of the clerk of
said court, in the city of Rock Island, at the
August term, on the first Monday in August next
atwhich time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to attend,
for the purpose Of having the same adjusted. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested TO
make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 10Th day OF June, A. D., 1891.
j. X. JOHNSTON, Administrator, &C. T. A.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-07
PrIv.te IN LIE for Your Future Dsrendenr
(lnal

The undersigned will be n Rock Island
IN 10 18th inst for the purpose of or
gaming d camp, Modern Noudmen OF
America, ira'ernal benefit association
aIoId'ug the cheapest and best life in
slraDCe known.
The cost for membership wil. be from
- % = including the adoption. local and
leid physicians medical examination
lees sud tue advanced assessment. paying
.lt insurance until September /, 1891, as
well as the fee for charter and cost of
c4mP supplies.
"a, at The Office Of David HAYES, ESQ
nu'yils 0oJk, day or evening during
the tine named. CIV. HAYES
'peci4. Deputy Head Consul. N. W. A.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-07

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any lToaG,, New Discovery for consump-
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give rem from Ia grippe found it just the
s sun and under its use had a speedy ana
Ting ,' sT Iseovery. Try sample bottle at
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our rood thing it is. Thai oottles
nov no" a. Harz & Bahnsens drug store
1 is size soc and 81.
specimen Cases.
u Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
o ,, ID with neuralgia and rheumatism.
tiou l.Nrscb wss disordered, his liver was
DE- $50 s,o 10 an alarming degree, appetite
eIT,, rav and he was terribly reduced IN
i rem and strength. Three bottles OF
rTsr Bft,rs cured him, -,
h'T Tdusrd ;. epnerd, Harrisburg, Ill, had
!nn,ing sore on his leg OF eight years
..nlinc Used three bottles OF Electrlc
49, and seven boxes of Buckien s
Pc Pic S4lve, and his leg is sound and
az, .T I,pn Speaker, Cstswbs, o.. had
wei, ;r,e fever sores on bis les, doctors
I'5 ~ vas ;rcurable. One bottle Elec'
Wv -. Br..-s ard one box Bucklen's Arnica
E Wy rrel him entirely. Sold ~ Hariz
E B.lCsen.