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

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ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, has large
surplus of unmarried young men, and
an influx of New England girls would
be gladly welcomed.
A FARM HAND at Lower Merton, Pa,
killed with stone fox that had been
chased for two hours by forty horsemen
and twenty-six dogs.
BARON H1RscH has already given
about $14, 600, 900 to the Hebrew poor,
in addition to his recent gift Of So, $780,
600, and is still worth $1OO,OO0,00O.
An English company is working a
silver mine in Bolivia which yields
more than $50 ounces to the ton, while
specimens of almost pure silver are
met with.
The City Council Of San Antonio,
Tex, is said to be seriously contem-
plating the creation of the Office of
city aeronaut and the selection of a
competent balloonist for the place.
THr Prince de Rohan, in bet with
Prince Torlonia, has lately driven a
trap and four down the stone steps of
the town of Monaco. The descent
was rather steep, but it was done with
out stumble.
A Mrs. ZooK, of Kansas City, who
died recently, left 100000 to distant
relatives, and cut off her husband
with SIS legacy and request that he
wouldn't make fool of himself by
spending it recklessly.
The Arab ponies which the Sultan
recently presented to the three elder
of the German Emperor's six sons are
said to have pedigree which dates
back to the Sacred mare" on which the
prophet fled from Mecca to Medina.
A PREHISTORIC smelling furnace has
been discovered near Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Near by bar of pure
silver was found. The furnace had
been filled with ore and never fired.
It is not larger than common bakers
oven.
A SPECIAL kind of paper has been
invented. which, it is alleged, is abso-
lutely impervious to water, and will
even stand boiling. The waterproof
ing can be carried out either after the
paper is made OF during the operation
of makingit.
A BOX alleged to contain books, aud
addressed to q minister of the gospel
in Montana, was inspected by customs
inspectors, and found to contain
ninety-six pounds of opium, valued at
over 81, 400. The reverend smuggler
has not claimed his goods.
ABOUT one million and half men
work in the coal mines of the world.
OF these England has 535, 600; United
States, 100000; Germany, 100000
Belgium, 100000: France, 10000; Aus
tria. 100000; Russia, 44,OOO The
worlds miners of metal number 600,
600.
A BILL has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Senate which imposes 8
fine of 1000 on any person in that
State who manufactures or has on sale
cigarette, and a further penalty o
800 fine on any person found smoking
one. If that doesn't stop the traffic
hanging won't.
ELECTRICITY has found use in the
stable in new idea for grooming
horses. The power furnished by ar
electric motor is taken by flexible
tube to a brush that revolves rapidly
With this brush man can groom 6
horse better in five minutes than in 8
much longer time by hand.
HOWELL COUNTY, Missouri, had until
recently, when death took him, an &C.
centric genius named Henry Crone
He Owned two fine farms, never
divulged his secrets to living soul,
allowed no one to make his clothes, dc
his washing or make up his bed. fhe
had any relatives he never spoke 'ot
them.
THERE is a trade which consists in
the destruction of echoes. These in
churches. meeting-halls, and even large
rooms are so powerful at times as to
prevent all enjoyment. They are de,
stroyed by spinning wires not far from
the ceiling at points and lines where
the waves Of soand are most easily
shattered.
The first passenger cars for this
country were merely stage coaches on
the rail, and in other countries they
still keep something of this form. In
America, large, airy cars for passen-
gers were early introduced, and the
parlor car. the sleeping car, the hotel
car, and the dining car are all of Amer
lean origin, and are little used else
where. The street tramway, or horse