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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
A Church That Wants no Exemption.

Rev "A. p. McDiarmid. pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, in Brook
lyn, addressed a meeting Of Baptist
ministers the other day on the subject
of church taxes. He argued that the
Baptist church should not countenance
the exemption of state taxes which is
now in vogue. 1.-THE church, in accept
ing an exemption from taxes said he,
receives that which is wrested from the
taxpayers. 1t is gift from the state
and a tendency toward the state main
tenance of the church. A public grant
each year from the state would be less
Objectionable, for then every thing
would be done openly, and the tax-pay-
ers would know Just how much the diff
ferent churches We're receiving. A re-
ligion that can not pay it's just taxes
should be booted out of the world.''
TAXES on the value Of land not only
do not check production as do most
other taxes, but they tend to increase
production, by destroying speculative
rent. How speculative rent checks pro-
duction may be seen not only in the
valuable land withheld from us, but in
the paroxysms of industrial depression
which, originating in the speculative
advance in land values, propagate them
selves over the whole civilized world,
everywhere paralyzing industry, and
causing more waste and probably more
suffering than would a general war
Progress and Poverty.
The San Francisco Star tells of six
lots in that city which were wanted in
order to open street. A commission
appraised them at 81, s45, but the owner
wanted 81, 900. and said he valued them
at Sc, 600 and didn't want to let them go
even at that price. An examination of
the assessors books showed that they
we're assessed at only s45 each The
Star says this case ought to make single
takers OF all thinking persons who ex-
anime into it: and we think so, too.
WERE all taxes placed upon land val
ues, irrespective Of Improvements, the
scheme OF taxation would be so simple
and clear, and public attention would
be so directed to it, that the valuation
of taxation could and would be made
with the same certainty that a real
estate agent can determine the price
seller can get for a lot-Progress and
Poverty
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

with which Mrs. Talmage, or her ,
band, is connected. have their dema
and, in addition to all these, ard
household cares of a large house
a family of growing children. All
appointments of the Talmage hon
Brooklyn reflect the woman who
sides over it. Gaudiness in futni
or decorations is absent, and. inst
one sees a harmony of good tast,
every hand. Mrs. Talmage is an
cellent housekeeper and her
shows it,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

PRoFEssoR VAUGHN, of the Ann Ar
Dor University, has manufactured a
lymph for the cure of typhoid fever
upon. the same principles as Koch's
lymph. He has experimental with the
lymph upon small animals. He will
try it upon human patients as soon as
ne has thoroughly tested the Koch
lymph, 1000 injections OF which have
been received at the University.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15
MISSION WORK IN FIJI.
y.;shop Vital Has Had Nineteen A'""""'
<,r q

r;s,,,n Vidal Has Had Nineteen Ard"o"s
Years of 1t.
Bishop Julien Vidal, of the Ftp ISL
on his way to France, where he goes
~ search of financial aid and more
missionaries to continue the work OF
outstanding the South Sea islanders.
He has spent nineteen years IN the
work sixteen in the Samoan group and
three at his present post, since his ap-
nointment as bishop. Bishop Vidal is
IN the prime of life and of powerful
physique He is of medium height,
and his face, which has been tanned by
the tropical sun, is made yet darker
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

LAFcAD1o HEARN has succumbed to
the fascination of life in Japan, and is
about to transport his lares and penates
there. How great share tho little
Japanese girls, with their graceful fig
ures and dark, lustrous eyes have in
these destinations for Occidental liter
ary men, the public would be much in
terested to know.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A MAN crazed with drink was going
to kill Savannah carpenter named
Taylor, who had only carpenters oil
can to defend himself with. He stabbed
the man seven times with it, however,
and the doctor said that five of the
stabs were worse wounds than could
have been inflicted with knife or
b111
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

To AID in the capture of train rob-
beers it has been suggested that rockets
be supplied to the trains, so that they
could be sent up. to alarm the people
in the vicinity. Thus a posse could be
promptly summoned to the scene OF
the robbery, or vigilant eyes warned
to look out for suspicious characters.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

REV. w. H. H. MURRAY, bette,
known, perhaps, as Adirondack Muir
ray" has purchased the old farm in
Connecticut which he was compelled
to dispose of some years since on &C.
count of financial reverses, and will
spend the remainder of his days in re-
tirement, devoting his time to literary
work
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

KING ALEXANDER of Servia, who is
now about fifteen years Of age, and
who succeeded to the Servian throne
on the abdication of his father, King
Milan, March 6, 1889, is said to be suf-
fering from dangerous chronic NAL
ady, which fact the regents, MN.
Ristich, Belimarkovitch. and Protitch,
keep as secret as possible.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

"THERE are ladies in New York, !"
says cab-driver, "who will beat cab
five times to mans once. Ten times
in the last six months I have driven
ladies about who finally went to cor
ner store and bilked me by running off
on the other street. I'd rather drive a
regular confidence man than lady"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

WISCONSIN is to have law which
provides that when husband disap-
pears and is not heard of for three
years by his wife she is divorced with
out further notice. The Enoch Arden
business in that State will thus receive
a bad black eye, and the man who goes
out to feed the hogs will be quite apt
To return.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

EVERY man is his own assessor in
Switzerland. After mans death the
Government carefully investigates his
estates, and if he has been defrauding
the treasury it collects the back taxes
with interest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

New YoRK's great aqueduct was
opened recently, and a water supply
Of 31S,O00,000 gallons every twenty
four hours is now available. It is one
Of the most stupendous works which
even this generation, so familiar with
stupendousness of all kinds, has pro-
auced Its length is about thirty
miles, being for nearly all that dis
tance far underground, and passing by
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

SINCE Boston tipplers are compelled
by law to take their toddy sitting down,
instead of standing at bars, the con-
sumption of intoxicants has increased
in that city.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

GEN. SHERMAN was about the only
one of the more famous Union COM
manders who lived to complete his
SEVENTEEN year. Grant, Sheridan,
Thomas, Hancock, Meade, Mcclellan,
Warren, Mcdowell, Halleck, Hooker,
and Burnside all went over to the
great majority before reaching three
score-and- ten.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The Pacific railroads are encourag-
ing far Western people torename their
towns and thus get lid of some strange
and wonderful inconsistencies, and
many of the people are willing to do
this Medicine Hat will soon be
known as Rosemary, and Big loot will
give way to New Glasgow.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A New ENGLAND shoe manufacturer
has brought out ventilated shoe in
hopes to get around the embarrassing
position. It won't do. Ventilate the
sock and bore holes in the feet and
some men would still be known with
out an introduction.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

means OF an ingenious siphon system
under instead of over the Harlem
River. Its cost is about 500, 900, 900
already, and the system of dams in
process of construction will add many
more millions to that.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The Emperor of Austria sent the
German Empress diamond set, which
cost $15, 1000, as gift in celebration of
her infants christening.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The dirty faced boy and girl making
mud-pies may rise to the highest sta
lions in the nation, while bright and
intelligent children fall victims to
wrong-doing and fill premature graves.
How comes it?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

In the last five years twenty-seven
American girls have married China
men, and it is reported that in only
five cases have they lived with their
husbands beyond few months.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A NATIVE New-Zealander was in
duced to wear shirt, paper collar,
shoes, and hat, and he almost con-
cluded to eat with knife and embrace
Christianity. Then they asked him to
wear suspenders, and he went out and
hanged himself. 1t was pushing civ
liZation too fast.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

KATE UpsoN CLARKE writes that
there are no snakes in Bermuda. 1t is
presumed, therefore, that native case
of delirium tremens consists largely in
fighting centipeds, which may or may
not be an improvement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

In Germany the law makes servants
give months notice before leaving.
The mistress must give similar notice
before discharge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

THERE are thirty-six places in
France where discharged convict can
find work and home until securing
some other employment, and employ
ers, in that country are willing to
give such men show, but the aver
age of discharged convicts who re-
turn to prison within two years is "a
per cent. of the whole. "Once in
stay in" is the motto.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A DISPATCH from Buenos Ayres says
the financial situation is clearing rap
idly, the premium on gold having been
reduced" to $50. What must the
financial situation have been with the
premium at 600! By hard work and
steady pegging they'll soon have it
down to 300
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

FARMER DR1sKo, of Jonesborough,
Me-, has a pillow, it is said, that has
been in constant service for fifty-three
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

AN engineer on Texas railroad
found big flock of sheep huddled
together in a cut to get out of the
storm, and in driving through them
killed seventy-eight. Pieces Of NUT
ton were found on the platforms of
the last car.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

SOME of the prominent Italians in
this country are denying the existence
Of the Malta Society. Such denials
are simply foolish, as there is abundant
evidence to prove that such societies
exist in several cities in the United
States, with New Orleans as head
nuarters
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The first gun made for the Confed-
eracy is now in the possession of Mrs.
81. 1. Miller, of Chattanooga, whose
father made it at Holly Springs, Miss.
in 1861. It originally had rifed
barrel, and is still in good condition.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The Danish Kings crown is worth
$135, 600; the queens crown 1880,
and the sword Of state $15, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The period Of "a generation" has
been heightened; it used to be thirty
years, and was later increased to
thirty-four. Now, a scientist says, the
average term of human life has in
creased in the last fifty years from
thirty -four to forty-two years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A QUART of beans in the pot IS wv with Ii
a hundred pounds Of corned oeei W
hooi. See?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

KRUPP, the German cannon-maker,
now turns out a gun for every ten
minutes of working day, and there
there are four other big foundries do
ing almost as well. Blue birds may
nest in them now, but they are to deal
out death in the future.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A st. PETERSBURG paper, replying
to some structures of the German
press, says the Jews in Russia are not
used as badly as Frenchmen in Alsace
and Lorraine, and advises the Ger
man philanthropists to mind their own
business.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

The old legend that an Indian never
forgave an injury or forgot favor, is
declared to be all bosh by the men
who know best. He hates no worse
than white man, and like the general
run of white men, doesn't slop over to
any great extent to return favors.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

IT is said that there are 300 news
papers published in Fleet street,
London, eleven of them dailies.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

A MAN is in jail in Washington
County, Pa, under sentence to be
hanged. As he is sick, he can't be
hung, but will be as soon as he is able
to walk to the gallows. The odd thing
about it is that he is afraid he will die
of his illness.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

In France there is C government tax
Of 2 per cent. levied on all bets on
races.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

ACCORDING TO tne returns puDl1Sned
by the Minister of Agriculture, the to-
tai yield of the Italian vineyards last
year was 621, 562. 900 gallons, as against
about 50O,000,000 the year before, of
which rather more than fourth was
made in Sicily, and another fourth in
the provinces constituting the former
kingdom of Naples, Piedmont about
72,oOo,O00 gallons, and Tuscany about
100000 gallons, and the returns
state that the quality was very good
for IL per cent. Of the crop, good for
" per cent, moderate for 10 per cent,
and bad for per cent.
SpEcTAcLEs We're invented just 600
years ago. The use of glass to aid the
sight Of defective eyes is, however,
much older. Nero looked through a
concave glass in watching the gladia-
torial games, and many other historical
men Of his day were dependent on
similar devices for lengthening their
sight. Till the latter part of the thir-
tenth century only the single glass
was in use. In 1890 the double glass
was invented, some say by salvino
degi Armati; others by the monk.
Alexander of Spina. In the fourteenth
century spectacles were used quite fire.
quently by the very wealthy and high
born, although they were still SO scarce
that they were bequeathed in wills
with all the elaborate care that marked
the disposition of feudal estate. The
holy Antonius Of Padua, who preached
to the fishes when men refused to hear
him, gave to the poor, according to the
legend, not only his clothes but also
his spectacles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-26
EIRESIpE FRAGMENTS.

Potatoes la Maitrs d Hotel: Wash
potatoes and boil them in cold water
slightly salted. When done, peel them,
and cut in thin round slices. Put them
into saucepan with three tablespoon
fuls of butter, salt, pepper, and little
nutmeg, the juice of lemon and
tablespoonful of chopped parsley, and
when very hot serve with the fish,
Househeeper.
Chocolate Vanilla Creams: Take
two cups of pulverized sugar and half
cup of cream. Boil for five minutes,
and ddivide off into balls while hot. Take
as much grated chocolate as is neces-
sary and steam over tea-kettle. When
soft, cover the balls and set away to
harden. If you wish to have vanilla
flavor, add the extract before putting
on stove.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Spread Eagle Pudding. Cut off the
crust of three good-sized rolls, and slice
them in dish; set three pints of milk
over the fire, and let it scald but not
boil; then pour over the bread; cover il
close and let it stand an hour; then put
in large spoonful of sugar, very
little grated nutmeg, pound OF suet,
ioii o pouhu VI 1OuT SpOOHlulS
OF cold milk, ten eggs-but the whites
of five only-after all ingredients are
in, mix well and put in buttered dish
and balse.-Boston Herald.
To cure the very worst cold CATCH
able, take one teaspoonful of faxseed,
one ounce of licorice, and one quarter
of a pound of raisins. Put the above
named ingredients into two quarts of
water, and over slow fire boil it down
to one-half its original bulk. Now,
pound till very fine one-quarter of
pound of rock candy, add it to the mix
ture, and finish by adding one table,
spoonful of lemon juice. Drink half a
pint of this upon going to bed, and .
little more whenever the cough is
troublesome. This is sovereign bal
samic cordial for the lungs.-Detroit
Free Press.
-Beefsteak bones need never be
thrown away, as they will make an ex-
cellent soup Crack the bones in pieces
and put them in closely covered sauce
pan with just enough water to cover
them; let them simmer slowly couple
of hours, then add two sliced potatoes,
two carrots chopped fine and one sliced
onion. If you want n tomato soup, add
half dozen tomatoes peeled and sliced,
or tapioca or vermicelli. Add as much
water as you will need for the quantity
of soup desired, boil for two hours, re-
move the bones, season and serve.-N.
Y. Tribune.
Apple Cream Cake excellent y
One-half cupful each of sugar and sweet
milk one egg, one-third cupful (scant)
of melted butter, one teaspoonful each
of lemon and cream tartar, and one
half teaspoonful of soda mixed with
-four to make smooth batter, by sift-
ing twice. This will make three rounds
in layer-cake tins Between the layers
and on the top put filling made by
grating one large sour apple, adding
one cupful of sugar, the beaten white
of an egg, one teaspoonful of vanilla,
and beating together with an egg
er-Good housekeeping.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-26
CONGRESS URGED TO ACT.

Tho Waterways Convention at Detroit
Requests the Government to Construct
Deep Route from Chicago to tho At
1antic.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec 10. When the
deep. waterways convention reassem-
bled Friday the committee on reso-
lutions reported a lengthy memorial to
the senate and house of representa-
tives, setting forth the history of lake
navigation and dilating upon the inn
portance of the 20-foot channel from
Buffalo to Duluth and Chicago. The
memorial abounds in interesting sta
tistics all of which go to show the
advantage to be derived from the pro-
posed action, and earnestly appeals to
congress for such legislation as will pro.
vide for the immediate beginning OF
work at each of the required localities,
so as to insure the completion of a 30
foot channel along the whole line by
the time the works now in progress on
the st. Mary's river are completed.
The resolutions accompanying the
memorials and which were adopted,
urge congress to authorize immediate
commencement and speedy completion
of an uno bstructed channel not less than
20 feet in depth and sufficient width
through the lakes and connecting wa
ters between Chicago, Duluth, Superior
and Buffalo, and that the secretary of
war be authorized to make contracts
for the entire work, and a sufficient
sum of money be appropriated there
for, as every consideration of prosperity
in time of peace and protection in
time of war demands the construction
of waterway of sufficient capacity
to allow the free passage of vessels
drawing 20 feet of water through
our own territory from the great lakes
to the Atlantic ocean. The convention
strongly favors the improvement of
the Hudson river to a navigable depth
of 90 feet from Coxsaclsie to Troy. 1t
respectfully urges upon congress the
necessity for the most liberal ap-
preparations for the establishment
and maintenance of all needed light
houses, fog signals, buoys and beacons
| throughout the entire chain of lakes, to
| the end that added security may be
| given to life and property.
A committee of legislation was ap-
pointed to place the matter before con-
| gress.
There is q general feeling that the
best results have been accomplished
that were feasible at this time and the
Lake Ontario people are satisfied in
the prospect of having the merit of the
Niagara ship canal further looked
into by experts. The convention will
do good. The sentiment represented
here has been broadened and actua
| progress has been made. A perma
nent organization has been effected ant
when the 81 foot channel has been pro
vided for larger work will undoubted
ly be cut out While the matter ha!
not developed as far as the sanguint
could wish, good seed has been planted
which will bear future fruit.