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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

explain about the high-priced meal. 1t
was in jackson, Miss, in the summer
of 1868. The Federal army had just
taken possession of the town. A few
days before that one of the Federal
cavalry commands had captured Con-
federate officer on his way to Texas to
buy cattle for the Confederacy, and
with him they captured big leather
valise stuffed full of Confederate MON
ey-some of it just as it came from the
press, with sheets uncut. It counted
up in all $4,000. General Clarke got
hold of it and went to a man named
johnson, who kept the best hotel in
jackson. He told the landlord that
he would give him $4,000 for a. dinner
for forty, and the landlord went to
work to do his best, and really got up
fine dinner. ALI the principal gem
erals of the army sat down to it.
When the meal was finished, General
Clarke handed over the $40, 900 to Mr..
johnson. It made the old fellow rich,
too, said General Clarke, for he put
every dollar of it in real estate at very
fair figures, considering the character
81 the currency, an;i his heirs are
pretty we'll off now on account of the
rise in the value during the past
twenty-five years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

hcatlon for the unlawful act Of ,uh
ord1nate But the rulings are gem
eraiiy coupled with reservations a.,
ekplanatlons which greatly restrict
.neir operations in practice. Then
again, there are arguments and an,
snorlties directly in support of the
o;pPosi.e views. Whether command
~ lawful often depends upon circum-
stances with which the superior is
aeq 'lainted, but of which the subordi-
thorlty are not determined Inv wr;ttan
law. "s "i'''en
Whatever is necessary for mainten-
ance OF military discipline falls within
the scope of military authority. aThe
soldier forfeits that portion of his civil
rights which would interfere with the
discipline of the army" says Burke
~ Is bound, says Clode, "to obey and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

VAAC SVAtam, uldA1uK
the usual stoppages, now on one side Of
the river and then on the other, fight
ing shy of suspicious-looking spots and
steering from shore when there were
hostile indications. At one outrageous
spot on the Arkansas side we had o
startling salute from lurking foe.
Quite little fusillade it was, and sew
eral of the shots struck our texas
(where the officers of the boat had
quarters, above the upper deck and
astonished some of our non combatants.
Bnt, as the texas was tin-lined, the
shades of evening falling, and the dis
lance considerable, no damage was
done, and the faint-hearted could con-
sole themselves with the language of
Mi. Lincoln, "The panic's fictitious,
and there's nobody hurt"
Cairo, at that time, was very busy
place, but it had the worst hotels on
the continent. After night of I'M
rest at this frst-class hotel and very
Indifferent breakfast in the morning,
the next thing in order was to go to the
express office, but crowd at the Pro-
vost Marshal's Office excited curiosity
In the middle of the large room there
stood well-dressed female, not more,
apparently, than 30 years OF age. She
was above medium height, had good
features, shapely form, raven hair, and
flashing eyes. She was indignantly
protesting against the charge of being
rebel spy and of running quinine and
other contraband wares into the Con
federacy.
1t was a delicate position for chiv-
alric gentlemen to be placed in, but
finally some we'll known Union ladies
We're summoned, and they, with the
defendant, retired to private room,
the doors of which were properly
guarded. When they all returned the
defendant was an exposed culprit. She
had lost her defiant and indignant air,
and looked crestfallen and alarmed,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
ni HENRY C. BURNS.
. ..nain. old trnsty hlade

~, .,,,,., again. old trnsty blade
az Eighteen sixty-three,
.ia.p once more your grim old hand,
.,,,o,, shield of liberty!
,,,' ,,ee, again. though parted long,
,rtes. tive and twenty years.
nav proudly by my side you hung
ln, wr we're volunteers.
On. ,nauy q Southern battlefield.
when life was. young and fair.
T., ,,rry. cut and point you swung.
old -nber, bright and bare.
rorvard march! Trot! Gallon! Charge
IN, crash came hand to hand:
,,,id The gluners and the smoke,
IIoy rloriously grand!
Ala. those were days old sword, old friend.
North bringing back anew:
M. bn,h are gray and warworn now,
pgd conrade. stanch and true.
N,y days like those ne'er come again,
The green fields crimson dyed,
>nr brother against brother stand,
Wj,h sahcrs by their side.
,,,,. world looked on in wonder then,
\h, stood with bated breath.
While YOU and |, old cOmrade true
Ware standing at the death.
fine old flag floats more proudly now.
How beautiful the scene.
,.,r some say aWhat fools are these
\o dreaming what we've been.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

HERE does intel
gent, proper re-
Spouse to rational
command ceas g
and dog-like sub
mission to murder
GUS vanity begin !?
s o m g military
men claim that the
duty of a soldier
is blind obedience
to every order Of
a superior officer. :"
L h 9 editor of
Gil Bias French),
in a late issue.
vouches for the
truth of this story !.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
. High-Pr,ced but Cheap Dinner.

> ONCE paid $40, :
900 for q dinner
fol. forty people,
said General VIM.
T.. Clarke, now of
Denver, formerly
Adjutant General
of the Seventeenth
Army Corps, COM
manded by Cen
eral James B. Nc
Pherson. General
Clarke went On m
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
A JUGGLER's TRICKS.
Those lie Considers the Most. Eitiicuit
Often Fall Flat.

Cinquevalli, the French ji,ggler,
says that it is hard to tell which is his
most difficult trick. Gas usual thing,
the easiest trick is the most SNOWY and
gets the most applause, while some
very dltfienlt feat will not get hand.
as we say. For instance, the trick OF
throwing potato in the air, dividing
it with one stroke of the. knife, and
then catching the two halves, one on
the fork and one on the Knife. is
perhaps the most difficult, and
took me nearly two years TO, learn.
1t is so quickly done, however,
and apparently So easy that
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

ACoUNTRY CLUB.-The handsome new
home of the Union County Country Club
was opened ta visitors ON the last dinY
of the old year. and it is described as
one of the most attractive buildings, of
the kind in that portion. Of New Jersey
lying adjacent to New Ysrk. Its ca saao
is one of the prettiest playhouses i,:utgy-
Unable, and there aEs, in addition,
billiard-roorns bowling alleys tssenis
courts and fine library. all FURNISHED
in the most artistic ausi luxurious, style.
One might suppose from all this that
the farmers OF New Jersey a1,r amaZ-
ingly prosperous, bat those YVES, read
the description to she end found tackled
to it {. modest announcement llaat most
Of the. members of the scluh are New
York business men. When real country
men can enjoy the privileges of country
clubs even approNimatins this in con-
veniencc and elegance, there will be
less complaint of the disposition OF
farmers sons to come to the cities ard
try to be business men.
Place 100 men on an island from
which there is no escape, and whether
you make one Of these men the absolute
owner of the other ninety -nine, or the
absolute owner of the soil of the island,
will make no difference either to him
or to them. 49,
In the one case, as the other. the one
will be the absolute master Of the nine
ty-nine-his power extending even to
life and death, for simply torefuse them
permission to live upon the island would
be to force them into the sea.-Progrss
aud Poverty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

Napoleon |. was entertaining the Gar
Alexander and the Prussian king at
breakfast in Tilsit, when the converse
ton turned on loyalty.
Ny soldiers obey me blindly," said
The Gar
And mine are anxious to die for
ne toasted Napoleon
At the suggestion of the Prussian
king test Of devotion was agreed
upon. The royal party was breakfast
Ing in the fifth story of building that
faced a paved street. Each ruler was
to call in one of his soldiers and com
IuanA him to Jump from the window.
Napoleon made the first test.
"tall the Gardiste Mareux," he COM
manded, and Mareau appeared.
WIN you obey any order I may give
von" asked Napoleon
~ es sire.
"Blindly, Whatever it is? 2"
"Blindly. sire"
Then iump out of that window
But | have wife and two children.
sire !"
i will care Tor them. Forwards"
And the Gardiste Mareau, with a
military salute walked to the window
and leaped ont.
Call private of the bodyguard,
ordered the Gar, whose turn came
newt: The soldier came.
WHAT'S Your name?"
Ivan Ivanovitch.
Well, Ivan, Just throw yourself out
OF that window"
les, father" answered the guards
man, and he walked to the window and
leaped to death.
Command the bravest of my sol
a 1ller to come here" said the Prussian
htns to his servrnt. A foot uhlan,
WIN medals on breast and scar
across his face. entered.
MY friend" exclaimed the King.
70 SHOW their obedience to orders and
'neF loyalty, French and Russian
SnaSosman have jumped, at command,
IRON ~, that window. Have You the
puck to do the same?"
Is 1t for the fatherland?"
hen refuse to do it"
iN"vlduals will applaud or condemn
sl'se dllferent-minded soldiers, exactly
aS the opinions of each individual in
,s5aro to what "soldiely obedience"
'Da ~, be -what it may be.
G. me Article Of War" in the United
J l;' regulations, which enjoins ODE
" ""s by subordinates to all la,yful
, W of superiors is familiar to
s WI soldiers. The difficulty is in the
a up of it; therein it is that the
'S Mi ~ tne service encounters difficulty.
~ "n "a is meant by laWtatl commands ?
:, 81 tne person commanded to Judge
c mr w. cases of the lawfulness Of the
l. = =, not, IN what case. or class of cases,
l,n .ae commander the Judge of the
i a. 'hese two aforementioned cases,
eaefe be such, would the law mill
ha.s protect the subordinate in DISC
''yWr.1 W. an unlawful command?
commands?
]pn whether to him who gives an un-
i sNt ~ command, to him who executes
groa 10 The two jointly, or in what de-
n facb 20 each, responsibility should at
tha a. are questions of deep concern to
mnn pnollc service and to the COM
VIII ines , are some of the questions
deal 'iI winch the military service has to
nr NO." not theoretically alone, but
10 N 1o, The soldier is not enabled
he 'G I've them by being told simply that
to n Inc the private citizen, is bound
,no upey the laws of the land. Re-
tor r r;a1I,y must attach to somebody
s,,on Iere Is formidable array Of gu.
il pnaive IN support of the view that the
in tha command of superior is not,
' eyes OF the common law, . justi-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

.,,,.~ stories of tho Rebe',i"n-Old
I $500. and Sailors Recite Interesting
s''''' .,,;.cenccs of Lifc in Camp and ON
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
A TERRIBLE FATE.

Prisoners Crucifief to Appeaxe tho Wrath
of Il King.
In the kingof Dahomey's country, in
Africa, that worthy has way not al
together pleasant Of dealing with those
mourning his ire. After his defeat at
Kotonou, he relieved his feelings by an
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
REUNION.

,n. troopers Address t" His sword o"
,,uai,.: IT Twenty-Five Years After the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

while the committee who had investi-
gated her found such store of quinine,
sewing silks and other articles contra
band detached from her skirts, under
clothing, and even her hair) as would
have started modest business in q
quiet way. She was held for time in
durance vile, and ultimately sent be-
yond our lines;
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

an audience can not appreciate 1t be
fore it is over. Let me purposely drop
the potato and catch il on tho knife
blade just as. it is Only an inch from
the Aoor and they burst into applause.
It is so unexpected. Two, others of my
most difficult tricks, one, balancing
cigar on top Of another on my forehead
ana tossing, it from there so. that it turns
over once and falls point first into
cigar holder in my mouth; the other,
vhirling O. hoop in nv right hand with
. glass ofivater balanced inside Its rim,
and passing two balls through it with
my left hand, have been watched with
stolid Indifference by an audience that
went Wild over iuggling two plates, one
of the simplest Of tricks"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
Lecky on ireland.

Leclky, the historian, writes in the
same magazine about Ireland in the
light OF History The article is prin-
ciply remarkable for ignoring the land
question as cause of trouble. Mr. Leclly
thinks the disturbed state of that coun-
try is primarily due to the fact that the
conquest of Ireland under Elizabeth
took place just after the reformation.
He says that the result of this was that
the conquerors became Protestants, and
the conquered remained Roman Catho-
lies, but that, nevertheless. all breaches
migh> have been healed by a union of
the countries about 1900 He does not
explain how this could have reconciled
the religious differences.
The land question shows itself, new
ertheless, in such incidental phrases as
the following: ''When population
pressed closely on subsistence the sys-
TEN of middlemen produced fierce
competition, which raised rent in the
lower grades to al enormous height.
1t would be more consistent were the
disturbances attributed to- the owner
ship of the land by Professionals whose.
tenants are Roman Catholics
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
NM BLliE AND THE GRAY

,,,, WHO MET UPON TIE
FIELD OF BATTLE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
sold,er,y Obedience.

BY col. ALEX. DUKE BAlL1E.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

N the fall of 1868,
while 1 was stationed
at Memphis, I had
occasion to go up the
Mississippi to Cairo,
to receive there some
funds that had been
shipped to me. The
boat on which l start
ed W as a stern
wheeler, rather frail,
,but WE plowed up
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

Takes Two to Make a Bargain.
Mrs. Wedgewood-I know I'm crosa
at times, John, but if had my life to
live over again would marry you Just
the same.
Wedgewood-I have my donbta
about it, my dear.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
yerbul,. Sat.

verbuM Sat.
Most women would not object Sc
much to the smoking habit ii most
men would smoke better cigars.
Son,erville Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

,,,, Iie.i.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
BY JOSEPH A. NuNEz.

Unmasking u Female Spy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13

THERE was great deal of logic in
the man who rolled his trousers up be.
cause they were too short. He fooled
the people who noticed him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
What is "Cognac ?,

A Berlin journal, quoted in the cur
rent Board of Trade Journal, in
quires what the French themselves
understand by "cognac." The district
of Charente is the place of origin of
real "cognac," and has during the last
seven years produced an average of
10000 hectolitres, while the annual ex-
port by France of liquor known as
"cognac" has exceeded seven times this
quantity. In trade "cognac' is usually
understood to be brandy obtained by
the distillation of wine, and which was
formerly known as French brandy: but
1t has been shown by analysis, and in
bulky volume issued by the State De-
partment of Hygiene, that there is no
reliable method of distinguishing real
brandy distilled from wine from the
spurious. Soft is interesting to have
decision of French court of law as to
what it understands by the word
"cognac. A merchant of Angouleme,
who bought brandy in Valenciennes
and labeled it "cognac, was prosecuted
for so doiog. but was acquitted on the
ground that the word "cognac" is not to
boosolusi~ely nndorstood az descriptive
OF the place OF production, but often,
as in the present instance, as descrip-
tive of the nature of the product. Ac-
cording to this decision it is to he re-
garded as sufficient when labels an
nounce the nature of the goods to which
they are affixed, and it is not requisite
that the contents of bottle should
have been produced in the place men
toned on the label. This decision is
not consistent with sentences pro-
nounccd by various French law courts
upon manufactures of sparkling wines,
who have been heavily fined for intro
ducing into trade wines which they
described as champagne" and which
had undergone a similar process to
that OF the genuine article, but had not
been made from wine grown in the
district.-St. James Ga
settle
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Rams Horn wrI-kles.

THE religion of Christ does everything
for man that he cannot do for himself.
THEOLOGY is what man thinks about
God. Salvation is what he knows about
Him.
LACK of fear does not always mean
courage 1t may mean lack of knowl-
edge.
The only way by which love can be
measured is by what it is willing to
suffer.
You can never hurt the devil so much
as when yoh strike at him with the word
Of God.
THE devil will never be much discour-
aged as lorg US he can find a moderate
drlnker.
THE devil cheats us out of good many
blessings by teaching us to be close with
our money.
THE greater the house built on a poor
foundation the more foolish the man
who builds ii.
THE devil always agrees with the man
who says he can't see any sense in trying
to be religious.
TnE devil is never entirely sure of a
man as long as there is somebody living
who loves him.
IT takes some people a long time to
find out that snakes headquarters are
not in its tail.
No MAN knows how desperate a woman
can look until he has seen her undertake
to ride a bicycle.
IT wouldn't be hard for anybody TO be
the best kind of Christian II there
-ssasn't any devil ss
You can't walk in the light as He is in
the light, without being seen by some
body In darkness.
Con can put up with blunders in His
children, but He will not own them II
they are merciless.
Con will not listen to the prayer of
man who is too lazy TO go TO work and
try TO help himself
HIT sinner in the church, and you
VIII be sure 70 upset an outsider who Is
leaning against him.
THE fact that the devil 10 against God
ought 10 make every honest man want
70 be on the Lords side.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Girls Were Scarce.

There is young bride, fresh from
the South, who lives up in Mount Yer
non. She was quite ignorant of our
Northern social conditions until recent.
ly. She is better informed now.
1t Glanced that she needed servant.
and, as she had always been used to
colored girls, set out to find one. 1t
also Glanced that she met a middle
aged colored woman in the street. and.
after the custom of the South. said to
her:
"Auntie, want to get bright young
colored girl to work for me. Are there
any in your family out of place, or
do you know of any?"
"Auntie" looked at the bride with
cold and crushing hauteur, and then
replied:
mo, / know of no such q girl.
madam. / am looking for white girl
myself. "-NeIo York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

days when the summer girl emerges from
her chamber clad in cObwebby textures
which envelope her like a delicious haze,
we are 10 have batlstes and India mus
Inns, wolfe delains, and satinettes.
Jabots, collarettes, chemisettes, end
vests will be much affected, and you
must choose between crepe de chine and
SILK crepon Tor proper material TO attain
these SOFT yapcrous, cloud1lke effects.
My fourth Illustration sets forth a very
pretty costume In STRIPED beige bengal
Inc, skirt made up on taffeta or lustrlne,
with ten'incli deep box peated fiounce.
The outer skirt is gathered at the waist,
fitting IL 10 the figure by small darts.
Ten inches from the bottom the skirt is
trimmed with passementerle or black
or brown garnitnre embroidered on the
stuff itself. The front OF Me corsage is
double, the under material being thin
silk covered with a vest OF Heated crepe
de chine, passing under alcorSelet OF
brown faille. The two sides OF the cor
sage are of the bengaline, ornamented
with revers of the brown fallle. The
back OF the corsage has two little
basques The sleeves may be Of bsnga-
line embroidered, or of crepe de chine.
The collar is OF faille and made straight
This dress may also be made up in
strDed wooden OF two shades, the vest.
the sleeves and the collar being Of the
color of the ground of the material. The
sleeves may be made buttoned at tho
cuffs
i am asked:
"Wil the Medicis collar continue to
hold its ground during the summer as in
flexibly as IL has done heretofore?"
may say that 1t wiz not The turn
over collar will replace IL, made Of broad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

lace or of fine embroidery, and cut out so
that old-fashioned jewelry may be worn
around the neck.
The train has disappeared except for
ceremonial attire; hence there is no ex-
cuse for its appearance on the public
promenade any longer.
tune for Tfanetst Te n 5Eh ef uliaSS cot
cons sted of a lemon-yellow japanese
foulard with black and white designs
and had deep flounce of white lace and
a deep ceinture of gold galloon en-
broidered with applique light-b blue ara
besques, held in place by pearls and sill
yer scales.
The French kings seem to be having
II all their own way, and your dress.
maker takes your breath away by ask
ing:
"Will you have Louis Y. or Louis
NVL corsage? How would you like
Henry Ill collar? Don't You think
Henry ~ sleeves would be becoming
for you?"
The summer girl is an ardent admirer
of boating. She will discuss very learn
edly with you upon the merits and de-
merits of the Yale stroke Blue serge
skirt and a dull-red wooden blouse make
up very serviceabIe boating costume.
Sailor hat of course, but avoid those
ridiculous pancake hats which had a
certain success in Paris last spring.
They were never intended for anything
else than mere within of the passing
moment, and il doesn't become the free
born daughter of this great republic to
be so ready to snap up the eccentricities
of the old world. Then, again, the
Mercury hat, with its two white wings.
is as out of place at regatta as Juno's
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

BeIIast, tnence TON
the Scottish Highlands down to Lon
don. Then they go straight through
France, over the Alps and down the
Danube, turning southwark along the
Grecian coast Through Palestine and
the far East they will take their time.
After India they traverse japan and
Australia, thence to San Francisco and
across the continent home. The two
young men have passports and letters
from high official at Washington.
Mr.. Mitchell is son of ex-senator
Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Stevens comes of an old Virginia fam
lily. Both are twenty-five years of age,
in perfect health and members of the
International Cyclists Touring Club,
having membership of $4,000.