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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-28

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court of
IN Private Land Claims, established by the
act of Congress approved March 3, 1891, en-
titled AN act to establish Court of Private
Land Claims, and to provide for the settle
and Territories" was duly organized at the
City of Denver, in the state of Colorado, on
the first day Of July, 1891, by the appoint
vided for in said act. And by order of the
Chief Justice and Associate Judges of said
court, the first session thereof will be held
at Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, the 18th
day of November, 1891.
The substance of said act Of Congress is rs
follows:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

Isaacs, awaklng with that
alarm still ringing in his ears,
and seeing the blaze so near
his window, sprang out of bed and went
head over heels, landing with terrible
racket on the bare floor The straw
did not last minute, and everything
was dark as pitch. Lowering had hur.
ried in and let down the bed at once.
Isaacs, in the meantime, sat in the mid.
die Of the floor, fairly raising the clap
boards with his yells.
Lowering now appeared at the door,
and wanted to know what the duce was
the matter.
"Oh, mine Colt in himmei!" ex,
claimed Isaacs, dose house vas peen OH
fire, and jump me dot ped oudt, und
fail ME more ash hundred feet"
ooh stuff and nonsense!" said Lover
ing, you're Crazy or have been dream.
ing again. Why, look at that bed, it's
hardly three feet from the floor, and
wouldn't hurt you if you did fall out,
and if you make another racket to.
night I'll make you leave the house."
With this he left him and immedi-
ately hoisted the bed again, and then
slipped back to the door to listen.
Isaacs was hunting the bed. He could
hear him crawling around on his hands
and knees, rubbing his hands along the
wall as he went. Five times he made
the circuit, and then he stopped, gave
sigh, and said to himself: "Maype ]
peen treaming some more; 'spect I'm iu
dose ped fasht asleep"
Then he must have stuck pin in
himself to see, for he gave startled,
ugh, Ply kolly I pc awake" and ther
he rolled on the floor from wall to wall,
in all directions, and everything became
quiet.
Hard-heartcd as Lowering was. he
could stand it no longer, 80 letting down
the bed again. he walked up to the door
and knocked.
"Coom!" was the only reply.
Opening the door, he found Isaacs
sitting on the box with the legs Of his
pants astraddle of his neck.
81 thought I heard you up" said
lowering; "why don't you go to bed?"
ooh, Meester Landlort," said he, Il
tink me ODER l vos q pigger fool like as
Thompson's COLT"
Maybe you are SICK" said Lowering.
"Yoh, Ich dink so, yoost feel mine
bulse, Meester Landlort, so hellup me
gracious, Ich don't could lhook on dose
leedle ped in dees leedle room nit oud
dose candle. Ich dink I peen sick,
ober crazy"
Lowering then got him into bed, wher
he lett him in peace till morning, and
it is on;y lair to add that he charged
him nothing for his entertainment, ex.
planning - [saacs that it was because
he did not seem to rest we'll.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Having Solid Comfort.

Why is it, ;" said an observer to De-
troit Free Press man, "why is it that a
man always has tendency, when he
is after solid comfort, of getting his feet
higher than his head ?"
Give it up"
cts a fact, nevertheless" went on
the speaker, "as all men can testify.
No man thinks he is having real solid
comfort if he has to sit in q room where
everything is in apple-pie order. It
may be because men are naturally care
less, or it may be that they never know
what to DO with their feet and hands.
Men, as rule, hate ceremony from the
bottom of their hearts. At q wedding
it is the bride who is sweet and smiling
the groom who is frightened and an
comfortable. At ball the fair bud
makes the circle Of the room easv and
graceful. smiling and bowling to her
friends, while tho gentleman at her side.
no matter what may be his outward de.
meanor. is lnwardly, let him bat con-
fess it, i'll at ease and always forsbodine
lest his collar is slipping under his ears,
his shoes are dusty, his gloves are
cracking up the back, or heaven knows
what else. No, sir, man Is seldom al
ease in the midst of ordeY and nice or
rangement, whether in the bosom of his
family or elsewhere. He wants to Get
his feet higher THAI his head, smoke
aud read the paper. He wants e wade
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Stopping a Liar,

There were half dozen of us waiting
in Buffalo for midnight train to 60,
and by and by one of the crowd started
off with:
ut was just such night as this, and
just at about this hour, when I went
through the bridge at Fort Dayton,
Iowa. and was the only one in the car
to escape alive. All the others were
drowned"
"The car went into the water, ell 2"
asked man wearing soiled linen
duster.
"Yes, SIR"
Gear went into the water! 1t was at
Fort Dayton, Iowa? What river,
please?"
The Mo-Moline," chok.d the drum
mer, and it was plain to see that he had
only made stab at it.
"Moline River, oh! When was this 2"
"In 1883"
"What month? 2"
august"
What date?"
"The 17th."
"Thank you. Let us zee. Here il
ny uoGo OOoh. lIeb lue GuCO 10 the date.
All! have it. Aug. II, 1853. Well.
sir, 1 find that on that date the Moline
River was just 100 miles distant from
Fort Dayton, and that Fort Dayton had
neither bridge nor a railroad. You
must have made mistake, sir. Wasn't
tia cider mill or cheese factory on the
Wabash River in Indiana you ESCAPED
from?"
The liar pulled off his coat and offered
to fight any man in the crowd, hut it
was to no use. The man in the buster
had already knocked the stutiins out OF
him. -Ne,0 York San.
reels Better.
Are you happier since your second
marriage?" he asked of his friend as
they rode down town on q broadway
car.
"Oh, much happier"
Then it was case of love?"
Exactly, the same as with the first,
but there is this difference feel more
settled.
I'm your mind?"
"Yes, and all other ways. It wa:
never quite clear in my first venture
who ran the house, but in this CASE
everything is plain sailing. aud no oc
casion for dispute"
"She knuckled. chs"
"Oh. no. She's hoss."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

good quality. Do not keep big dog
and lot of pets who consume as much
food as half the family. Do not send
money to strangers for novelties"
meritorious goods generally find their
way into legitimate channels of trade,
where they can be examined before pur-
chasing. Do not place high estimate
on being called good fellow" The
most respected men of every community
are the "close" men, those who live we'll
within their incomes, who pay as they
60 and whose words are usually as good
as their bonds.
To become man of means not only
requires the saving of part of the pres
eat income, but, if possible, the increase
of the present income. If health does
not require it, do not take so many
holidays. Accept the agency for some
good book or newspaper and call upon
the neighbors during evening hours for
subscriptions. Work up an insurance
and real estate business. Secure the
management of local property owned
by non-residents. Take care of a
church. Try literary work. Cultivate
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Too Much Shade.

Houses in places otherwise unexcep.
tionable are often so closely overhunn
with trees as to be in state of humid.
ity by preventing q free circulation o.
air and by obstructing free admission O,
the suns rays. Trees growing against
the walls Of houses and shrubs in con
fined places near dwellings are iniuri.
GUS also as favoring humidity; at 8
proper distance, on the other hand,
trees are favorable to health. On this
principle, says a noted English ply.
sician, it may be understood how the
inhabitants Of one house suffer from
rheumatism, headache, nervous affec
tions and other consequences of living ir
a confined humid atmosphere, while
their nearest neghbors, whose houses,
are otherwise situated, enjoy good
health, aud even how one side Of o
large building full y exposed to the sun
and to free circulation OF air may be
healthy, while the other side, overlook.
ing damp shaded courts and gardens, il.
unhealthy. Humid confined situations
subject to great alterations of temper.
allure between day and night are most
dangerous to human life. Dryness with
free circulation of air and full ex
posure to tie sun are the material
things to be attended to IN choosing o
residence.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
"lseauty Sleep"

It is all nonsense about "beautl
sleep" coming in the hours before mid
NIGHT. and that the rosy cheeks on th'
country lass is the reward OF retiring 8,
the time when the proverbial pale-face
city girls evening commences. TIN
late hours of fashionable life would mol
necessarily scatter the roses from th(
cheeks if the late hour for retiring
could be the same every night Withhold
variation. It is irregular hours and
meals that cause pale and haggard
faces. The handsomest couple I evei
saw retired regularly at 11.3O, and all
ways indulged in a light lunch just be|
fore retiring. They we're both picture
OF health. The lady did not look owe
25, though she never hesitated to sal
that she was 30 years old, and the hus
band looked at least ten years younget
than he really was. They were bot <
devotees to the laws of health. Fol
years they had allowed nothing to in
terfere with the regularity of sleepin@
and eating hours. Almost the mid
night hour was chosen for retiring, bel
cause it allowed them evenings at th(
theater and an hour or SO at even tn
most fashionable receptions. Whe1
alone in their home they never indulgef
in an earlier hour, because then it I'M
fitted them for entertainment of whc
they were very fond--CAicag0 HERALD
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
She Made a Cruel Mistake.

A maiden lady much given to enter
tanning poets. tenors, and the celebrities
of the day, is no longer young, but still
full IF sentiment, and not above falling
violently in love with man who can
strike high G. or write Swinburnian
verses. Last season she had ON Italian
vocalist here. He was jealously gnafded
by an old wife. One Sunday evening
he and she gorged themselves with the
dainty viands. After the dinner was
over, and as the guests were about pass
ing into the drawing-room, Miss +. said
to her colored butler:
"That was the signor's plate, wasn't
it?"
The dusky factotu1n nodded his head.
well. gather up those cherry pits
and save them for me-"
Again the da:k-skinned Ethiope
smiled and bowed.
The next day Miss F. took the cherry
pits to her jewe!er and gave directions
to have them made into bracelet. A
few days ago the singer returned to
New York. Miss F. made haste to call
upon his wife taking good care to choose
an hour when the husband would most
likely beat home. She had the good
fortune to find him in the bosom Of his
family, and, in spite of the cigarette
smoke and odor Of garlic, Miss T.
poured out her soul to the gifted artist,
while his wife was engaged in conversa-
ton with other guests.
Look. signor," she whispered. as she
displayed her unique bracelet do you
remember the little dinner at my house ?
Well, that bracelet is made of the stones
OF the cherries eaten by you that even
ing"
Cherries? Eaten by me?" exclaimed
the Italian. "a thousand pardons,
madame. abominate the fruit. Oh.
l detest cherries. but my wife adores
them, and she always leaves big. pile
of these little bullets. 1t i, wonderful
how many she can eat, especially when
they are Observation-Disclosures"
Miss F. hasn't worn that. unique
bracelet since she received this piece of
information.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

you were tired, and just went to sleep
on that box while undressing. There
stands your bed, with the cover all
turned down, ready fer you to get in"
Isaacs look foolish, and admitted that
he must have been asleep; but" he
continued, Il tink me sure l feel me
dose room over more ash duzend
dimes allretty."
WELL" said Lowering, get into bed
now while I hold the light, for don't
want any more foolishness, waking up
my other guests and keeping me mp all
night"
He bade Isaacs good night again and
went down stairs to wait until he was
asleep. In the meantime he got some
straw and, putting it into an empty bar
rel, placed it directly under lsaacs VIM
dow. After waiting while he slipped
up to Isaacs' door and found him snor-
ing. He carefully drew up the bed,
now holding the sleeping Isaacs, until
he could easily have touched the cell
ing with his hands. Then he went
down and put fire TO the straw and
yelled, "Firel Fire.w
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
HOW TO GET A HOME.
SUGGESTIONS TOWARD os.
TANNING TIE MEANS.

Every Man Receiving Fair Wages Car
Own IL Home-Dont Expect IL Stroke of
Good Luck to Build Tits the Dollars
Saved that COunt-Plans for u Small
Cottage by Il. w. ShoppcM.
Copyright
Those who have means are directly
benefited by the publication of plans,
but those who have no means may be
almost equally benefited if it 'awakens
in them an ambition to save and acquire
money with which to build.
The man OF no means must take q
broad and sensible view OF the matter.
He must not expect that some stroke of
good luck will enable him to build q
cottage within q few weeks or few
He must carefully figure out
the probable time i'll which he can save
the sum required. Ii it be two years,
or three years, or five years, very we'll.
that the most successful
men are those who work in the present
to accomplish we'll defined purposes in
the future.
Nearly every man receiving fair wages
can save something if he fully deter
miaes to do so. Do not use tobacco nor
drink beer. Do not initiate the rich,
neither in dress nor table. Do not say
yes to thriftless fellows who ask for
oans when the reply ought to be
no. Pay cash for everything and see
chat the dealer gives full weight and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
,.lLJ!GAN CARNAGE.
s,;,,,;y,.,..r of $500. OGo Lives in Wars OF
.i,r Las. thirty Years.

s';s,r:r'.t,.r of 100 VUu S4lSes III was "
Xix. Las. thirty Years.
according 4" tie estimates of French
sd i;ermnn Sta,isticians there nave
Ne ,i;ed in the wars OF the last thirty
vs.ar, 200, 900 men, While there mas
byoa cxpended to carry them on no less
s,:tu the lnconceivable sum of Sl3,0oO,-
A9AOE OF this amount France has
ALL yearly $500. 900, 900 as the cost OF
l,te war with Prussia, while her loss IN
mc, is placed ut 1J55, 900. OF these 3d.
40 wore killed on the field of battle,
G5.;. $50 died OF sickness, accidents or
suicide. and 10000 il German prisons,
While there died from other causes
enough to bring the nnmber up to the
gleeu aggregate. Iae sick and wounded
amounted to 41IT1,,.4l, the lives of many
thousands Of WHOM were doubtless short
ened 10y their line s. OF Injuries.
-sc;ording to DR.. Roth u German au-
therity. the Germans lost during the
war 81, 800 men Killed or rendered inva-
ids aud 500, Ui0, ODn in money, this be-
ing he excess of expenditure or of ma
telia lose; over the $l,25o, 000,O
paid bv t!uncc NY way OF Indemnity.
Dr. EnseI, another distinguished Ger
man ,ta.i>tician. gives the following as
the approximate cost of the principal
wars of the last thirty years: Crimean
wai, S2,nN0, 100000; Italian war Of
1879. s;30o,O3O, 900; Prusso-Danish war
of 1864, 500, 600, 600; war of the rebellion
(Nnrthl, -, 100000 600 (South), 81
3oa, 100000; Prusso-Austrian war of
1865, $3.50, OU0. 900; Russo Turkish war,
1925, C00,0U0 South African wars, S.
10000: African war, $13,25O, 900;
Servo-Bnlsarian war, 100000.
All these wars We're murderous in the
extreme. The C.imean war, in which
few battles were fought, cost 100000
lives. only $4,000 less than We're killed
or died of their wounds, North and
South, during the War of the Rebel
lion. The figures, it must be remem-
bered, are German, and might not agree
precisely with American estimates. The
Mexican and Chinese expeditions cost
$500, 100000 and $4,000 lives. There
were 100000 killed and mortally
wounded during the Russia Turkish
war, and $4,000 each in the Italian war
of 1859 and the war between Prussia
and Austria. In the other wars the loss
of life was relatively less, which did not
make either the men or money easier
to part with in the more limited acres
where they occurred.
And this is but part of the account
ing, since it does not include the mil
lions expended during the last twenty
years in maintaining the vast armaments
OF the European Powers, the losses
caused by the stoppage of commerce
and manufactures, and the continual
arrangement of industries by the alb
straction from useful employment OF so
many millions of persons held for Pc
Rod of military service extending from
three to five years.-Sam Francisco
Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

depth. including front porch, 26 #.
Heights of stories-First story, s IT.
6 ill.,. second story, 8 #.
EXTERIOR MATERIALS. - Foundation.
posts or piers; first story and gables,
shingles; roofs, shingles and tin.
INTERIOR FINISH Hard white plas-
ter. Soft wood flooring, trim and stairs.
Interior woodwork finished with hard
oil.
CoLoRs.-Side gable and roof
shingles left natural color. Trim, ivory
white. Sashes, ivory white. Blinds,
colonial yellow. Porch ceiling and
floor, oiled.
AccoMMoDATIoNs.-The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets, etc. are
shown by the floor plans. Glazed front
door.
CosT.-$675. The estimate is based
on New York prices for materials and
labor.
FEASIBLE MoDlElcArloSs.- Heights
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

lie lGIC his nome III WeSe 4iSl4As "hu
wandered West, finally reaching Lead
vile, then small mining town, took to
mining, was lucky, and in few years
had saved up enough to keep him COM
fortably the rest Of his life.
About half way down the stage route
from Leadville to Aspen he opened up q
tavern and did quite a good business.
Here, being considerably at leis-
ure, that old spirit Of mischief
took possession Of him again, and
the idea struck him to rig up peculiar
room, which his imagination invented,
for the benefit OF some of the tender
feet who often passed that way.
This room was on the second floor,
was about twelve feet square, had but
one window, half sash with four 8x10
panes, which faced to the south. The
door, heavy batten one, on the north
side of the room, opened out into the
hall, and when closed was fastened on
the outside with a strong button. The
bed stood in the northwest corner; it
was an old-fashioned, four-posted one.
and by an ingenious arrangement could
be hoisted, from the outside, until the
posts were against the ceiling, very
high one, or lowered again at will, maxi
ing but little if any noise, so nicely adj
iusted and so we'll oiled was the ap-
;paratus.
Late one dark, stormy night in March,
after nearly every one about the inn had
retired and Lowering sat doing before
big log fire in the Office, he was
aroused by some one calling out:
Hello, NIT der lantlort! Hello, nit
der lantlort!"
Hurrying out, he inquired: "Well,
'whet is it, my friend?"
"Py kolly, peen halluf freezed, und
wants ter sthop a leedle, dat vas him, -
replied the stranger.
I'm awful sorry" said Lowering,
"but I can't keep you; the house is al
ready full"
Upon hearing this, the stranger
begged pitifully. declaring he would put
up with nything-sleep in the barn if
necessary-rather than go on in the
storm.
This was just the state Lowering
wanted to get him into, SO he said: Il
have one small, poorly furnished room
which is not in use, but !
never think of putting guest
in it; it's the stable boys room, but
he is away tonight. Ii you will be
satisfied with that, you can stay"
The stranger too gladly agreed to it.
After putting up his horse they went to
the house, and, after giving Isaacs (this
was the strangers name) cold supper,
he showed him up to his room. On the
way up stairs Lowering explained to his
guest that the short candle which he
was carrying was all that was in the
house, and, as he was obliged to have
that down stairs, he Qsaacs) would have
no light in his room.
"Dot peen alrighd,' replied Isaacs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Ike Fought for Sl,np

See here, You stepped on nv fo....
Beg ardop." replied the Stray ,vs',
addressed, II don't think | did !" a'sse'
Yes you did, or else you jabbe5 =.
with your elbow" ~
Il don't believe you lnow who.
are talking about. Idon't think A. so1
tonclred you at all" '''a'
Yes yon did, and we've got to sa.u
it right here" s'as
Settle it? How?"
Fight. You've insul,ed M o,j
you've got to fight" aug
But J. don't want to fight. Tya ID
nothing to fight about" ~
well, [ have. Come, Git i, ss..
and before the surprised stranger ra l,,
get out OF the way he caught it sb;s3
under the eye. The fighting Nv Nv
danced around him and yellea, ap a1
up! put up!" The stranger made
weak attempt to defend himself hi
the fighter planted whack on his al
that brought him to the dirt.
"Git up now, neighbor; my honor i
satisfied" he exclaimed as he assistsa
the fallen man to his feet. III never j
low au insult to pass unsatisfied."
The stranger walked off rubbing hi
head, and the fighter explained to N
stander: Il come to town this morpHl
with my gal, and I asked her If \
should get hitched, seems we was
town and had chance. She said N
didn't know about that, as all her fold
was fighters from way back, and she
never heerd O mo lickin' anybody; J
she sed II could lick some Teller Shed
have me, and have licked him RICH
under her very eyes, for there she stand
across the street and seen it ALL"
The bystander looked and saw
frowzy-headed mountain girl across til
street leaning against an ash barrel.
AN say, Mister" continued til
fighter, mebby you let me have fe,
whacks at you; the other Teller je,
now warn't very big, and possibly sh
don't think I've done enough. WEI
jest scufiie around an Ill yell and past
you two or three, jist light, but Sd
won't be able to tell but what wei
fighting fer fair. Well jest fight /,
show. I"
The other man agreed .and the
squared of. The fighter let out two
three times, when his opponent let driv
and caught him terrific undercut
the chin. "Look lere," painted Il
fighter as he spat out a tooth, I'll
amt fair"
"Ain't fair, hey? Rows that
fair, then?" and the man pumped hi
in the eye so hard that it raised lun
on the back of his head. Biff! whac
"You kin fight sick man for glory, b
l can lick ye worse than you licked I
brother. And he slammed him I'm
the would-be fighter yelled murder. T
girl came across the street and pull
him away, and as she led him away, {
ministering sundry shakes. she
marked: "Sim, I'll marry ye. not
cause you're anything Of q fighter,
because you're the biggest gol-durn
fool in the hull State. TEXAS 81
mas,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Jewelry In America.

1t is q false notion that everything
precious in the line Of jewe'ry is only
found in the Old, World. Rock crystal
Which admits of such high polish an1]
which is much used in jewelry now, 4
found in large quantities in North Caro-
lima: Virginia, Georgia, and Arkansas
In Maine there is. mountain, calle1
Mount Mica, out of which tou.maline1
to the value OF $lOO,OOO a year az,
taken. Moonstone is found in WI
gnia, and the soil Of New Mexico \
enriched with sapphires, rubies. any
garnets. Thefutnre may SEQ, the cltl]
OF this continent SURPRISING IN beaeE1
the Jerusalem of Solomon.