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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Pamplin City Church

We acknowledge with many thanks the re-
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City church:
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
Living on His Dead corrade.

Winnipeg Special: W. b. Mcbride
of Chicago, who has arrived here from
a trip to the Rocky mountains, brings
word that a man named William Owens,
a California miner, was found by some
railway ~navvies neal Kicking Horse
river a few days ago in n famished and
partially demented condition. Owens
said he started June ID, with Joseph
Williamson, from Kamloops on q pros
pecting trip, expecting to strike the
Columbia river, but their supply Of
provisions gave out before reaching
there. They travelled for six days and
a half without food, when Williamson
laid down and died. Owens then cut
strips Of flesh from his dead companions
legs, which he ate sparingly, and pro-
ceeded on his tramp. He had been liy-
ing six days on numan flesh when found
and still had a quantity of the dried
flesh in an old handkerchief. He was
very weak and emaciated, and told his
story with difficulty. He repeated the
horrible details on several occasions
and all who heard him are con-
vinced that the story is true. He had
a large roll of bills with him. The police
have taken the matter in hand and will
investigate il.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
The Matter of Thirty Years.

In 1854 John Hallock, a prominent
farmer OF the town OF Mount Hope,
Orange county, New York, went away
from home and never returned. He left o
wife and infant daughter. Mrs. Hallock
long ago made up her mind that her
husband was dead. She never married
again. Afew months ago Mrs, Hallock
who has lived near the village for sew
eral years, was notified that John Hal
lock had died in Spencer, Toga county,
New York, and left IS TO his daughter,
Mrs. Carr. The rest Of of his property
was left TO his widow, who lived on the
farm on which Hallock died. This led
to an investigation by Mrs. Hallock.
She learned that her husband had mar
ried a lady in rioga county over thirty
years ago and that she was ignorant
that he had another wife living. The
Orange county widow at once brought
suit to her dover right in her
deceased husbands property. Hallotk's
executors claimed that be had procured q
divorce from his first wife in 1855 In
Kentucky, hut last week offered &c
settle with Mrs. Hallock No. | by pay.
ING her s., 500. She accepted the offer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
The Oldest of English Families.

Lord Palmerston's country residence
is well known to have been near Rom
sey, Hants. In the course Of his ac-
customed rides in the New Forests he
saw a laboring man burning lime and
entered into familiar conversation with
him, asking to be obliged with his u r
name. The man replied that il was
Purkiss. Now, this was the reply that
was sought, and 2almerston exclaimed.
II thought as much" He accordingly
asked the man il he was descended from
the lime burner OF that name who carted
away the body OF William Rufus after
his unfortunate fall by the arrow of Sir
Walter Tyrrel: The man answered in
the Affirmative. "Tben give me your
hand" said his lordship, @for though
you are a laborer, 1 must not forget
that you are a brother Hampshire man, I"
at the same time handing the man (if
my memory serves mel the Ei.aiizm q
procuring some refreshments at his ear
Hest cessation from toll. "Thus," said
his lordship, in relating the incident
II have had the great honor Of con-
versing with an honest workipgman
who is descended from the Oldest family
and bears the oldest in Eng
land. Notes and Queries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
Big nc.es OF Physic.

The southern negro does not take
kindly to the pellets OF the homeopa-
thist. He believes in the largest doses OF
the old.school practice, and viii toss of
a tumberful Of castor-o oil with a smack
of the bins. ES ss :. ==l.s sed
SIENNA will be swallowed with gusto,
while a bolus is taken without "a mo-
ment's hesitation. An Englhhman, who
hunted in the Soudan Says that nothing
gives an African savage greater pleasure
than a good dose Of medicine. He
found his medicine-chest more useful
in making the negroes friendly than his
revolver and breech- loading rife.
But the medicine must be strong and
rapid in it's effects. For the savage is
too impatient TO wait several hours for
The medicine to operate, and too much
influenced by his sight and taste TO be
satisfied with asmall dose. He il never
so happy as when lac has taken a good
dose OF croton- oil and ~colocynth, or four
or Ave grains Of tartar emetic.
Holloway's pills we're ~ popular in
the Soudan US in London and the sports
man found that the more liberal he was
with these powerful catlartiss, the
more willing were the natives to serve
him. Whenever he opened his medi-
cine-ehest, the natives respected him "a
n great medicine man" The more he
physicked them, the better they liked
Il. But willing as they were TO be doc
tored internally, not one OF them would
submit 70 an operation with the knife,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

Captain Names T an old Portland
shipmater, told the following ghost
story Il a citizen: He said That one
night, on the voyage from which he had
Just returG2d, while lying off the Bat
terry at New York, waiting for the crew
to come on board, he heard some one
on top Of the house calling James i
-" Now. this was not only the cap
tain's name, but also that Of his son.
who was his mate on this voyage. Only
the captain, mate and steward were ON
board, and on hearing the voice they all
went IN deck, but saw no one. The
stewards dog, which slept in front OF
the cabin door, lay quiet ON his rug.
The next day the bark sailed for Rio
Janeiro, and several strange occurrences
took place on the passage. One
morning his son, the mate, said TO him
Captain, the ships haunted. turned
out on my watch ut four o'clock in the
morning, aud as | went out Of the cabin
door / saw some one in white, but be-
fore / could distinguish whether it was
Gaale or female it disappeared around
the nam mast. The steward said he
saw it also and was frightened" Some
days after this the steward called the
captain and told him the mate had not
yet come on deck. The captain went 10
the mates stateroom, and on opening
the door saw the mate apparently laugh.
ing at him, but on taking hold Of him
he found he was dead. From his dis
torted countenance il appeared that he
had been frightened to death. Several
other strange occurrences happened on
board, and ON arriving at Rio the stew.
ard left the vessel ON account of feeling
that she was haunted. Strange noises
continued 10 be heard on board, such as
the working Of the windlass in heaying
the anchor, but on going forward no
was to be seen. Now the
strangest part OF the story. During the
captains absence on this very voyage
another son of his, Samuel T, ar
rived home from a voyage, and re-
marked that he would go down for his
dunnage. He came back with it and
lay down for a nap. Not coming down
TO tea, some Of the family went to call
him and found him dead. This was
about the time that the mate and stew
ard saw the figure in white. Portland
Argus.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
An Old Sea Captains Romance,

lhef ~ now opp III INC nobei
Vendome in this city, writes the Boston
correspondent ofthe bingham (AIass.)
Journal, N of the most remarkable
characters connected with New England
since the wal Of 1872. i re-
fer to Captain Maxwell. Had Marryatt
come across him he would have found a
legitimate subject for a three-volume
novel, which would have made Nudes
fortune. Captain Maxwell is now fully
80 years of age, and is the loving object
Of care by a sister. HIS fortune is i'm
mense, and this word in the proper
~vernacular means much. A native Of
Maine, he wa wed to the life of a sea-
man, and in time he reached the eleva-
ton Of master. L knew him forty years
ago, when he was comparatively an old
man, but he wa a splendid specimen Of
physical perfection, and he must have
been more than that twenty years pre-
yious. There is no omance without a
love story and no love story without a
woman.
The Patterns of Bath were the great
ship-builders of Maine sixty years ago.
Captain Maxwell was in their employ.
The females of the Patten family for
generations had been noted beauties,
but they were as eccentric as beautiful.
Captain Maxwell, in the pride of his
vigorous manhood, made love to one Of
these beauties, and was rejected, BY
the way, the marriage ties formed by
the Patten girls were not always Of the
pleasantest kind. One married Jarvis
Slade, of tho well known firm Of
Lawrence, Stone q Slade, the great dry
goods commission merchants, whiII
went down in the financial crash Of
1S57-58. Another, and an equal beauty,
married Wildes Z. Walker, whose bust
ness and finacial record in Boston and
New York were very well known.
After Captain Maxwell was rejected no
became soured aud turned his attention
to accommodating wealth. For a long
time he lived in Ch~arlestown, in the
most penurious manner, till his mind
gave way, and to-day he is a complete
imbecile, a wreck; and yet when he dies
the bank records and the safety vaults
of State street will have to proclaim
him one OF the richest, ifnot the richest,
man in Boston. j have an idea that
his Investments are different from most
OF the so-called milliGaaires who have
died within twenty years. The shrink
age in most Of the reputed wealth OF
deceased men is attributable 10 in
sestments which they could take care
Of, but, left 10 executors or trustees,
dwindles f~earfully. Captain Maxwelis
wealth might belong to the family Of
hereditary monarchs. 1t is SO invested
that no financial panic can shake II.
and yet, looking ut the Captain Maxwell
Of sixty years ago and che Captain
Maxwell Of to-day, who would accept
the change at the price of all his ducats?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

California, having, like the tropical
countries, only two seasons, Is pecul-
iarly adaptedt to the culture of wheat In
its interior valleys. The valley of the
San joaquin with the Sacramento fur
nishes some Of the largest wheat fields
in the United States. being rivalled
only by those Of the Rcd River Valley.
The soil is what is called adobe, which
when wet becomes very sticky, and on
drying becomes like stone. Roads al
most impossible in the wet season be-
come in ssmme as hard and smooth,
as the finest m~acadamized roads.
Crops other than wheat cannot be
raised except by irrigation. As the
wheat isfully grown by the time the
dry season commences, it is very nice
TO have the grain ripened sufficiently
dry for threshing at the time it is cut.
Combined machines for cutting and
threshing wheat at the same time are
increasing in number very fast.
On reaching a gram field ones atten-
ton is drawn to an object which has an
appearance similar 10 a house of small
size moving by its own power through
the field, which stretches as far rs one
can see in all directions. On it's near
approach it is found that instead Of
moving by its own force il is propelled
by twenty very large mules, which were
hidden behind its huge proportions.
The mules are fastened IN two lines,
ten abreast, to long whifle-trees attach
ed to a heavy timber, at the back end
Of which is the wheels which steers the
machine. As one sits ON top Of the ma
chine and looks behind he sees the ears
and backs of the mules, and it seems
much like putting the cart before the
horse, a habit the people have here.
The pilot sits in front of the wheel
steering, and the sensation to a passen-
ger is as If at sea, except as the crack
of the whip warns some laggard mule to
move faster.
Close TO the knives stands a man who
raises or lowers them according as the
grain is tall OF not as all that is wanted
is to cut just below the heads. Pass
ing by m endless belt the heads are
w tho S9lihuSl vi IlShcbJ Vic
grain is threshed, and through a set Of
sleeves is cleaned and sent along by q
set af scoops 10 the sack -sewer, who
fills the sacks. Then sewing them,
they are ready for market, and sliding
down NJ inclined plane lie ready for the
wagon, on which they are carried TO a
pile of other sacks all ready TO be
hauled TO market. As the price OF pres
ent IL very low, only $1.35 per Genital,
many farmers will leave the grain in
the fields for many weeks, knowing that
there is no danger of rain. This inn
munity from wet makes the farmers Tor
as they are called here, ranchers) care
less, and many show the inprovident
way of the country by leaving a ma
chine which cost $4,000 without cover
through the winter. AS these machines
weigh three or four IONS each, their use
is only possible in u country where tho
soil bakes hard like q pavement. To
give a minute description Of one of these
machines would trespass to much CT
your columns, but this may give agener-
al idea.-Stockton, Cal, Correspond
ence of the Hartford Courant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

A correspondent says that Barnum
did more for S~hakespeare's home than
any living man. This sounds passing
strange, but it is true. If il had not
been for Barnum the birthplace Of the
great bard would not be in a state OF
preservation az it is to-day. When
Barnum was in England in lS47 in
search OF curiosities, he learned that
S~hakespeare's birthplace was for sale,
and ii was proposed TO tear 1t down and
put a store on tho site. Tho great show
mar thought he saw q chance to ecu
q prize, and at once offered what was
equivalent TO $13, 200 for the house. His
idea was to bring the structure bodily
TO America and put it ON exhibition.
The owner Of the house wanted $4,000
for the property, and struck al that
price. Before Barnum had q chance TO
raise his offer, several Englishmen, adj
mirers of the immortal William ,conclud-
ed il would be a shame for the house to go
out Of Stratford, and accordingly pur-
chased it at once,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
The Doctor said I Gould not Live.

In April commenced taking Burdock Blood
Biiters, and in July was curedby this medicine
alone Tn stomach and bowels seemed the
first acted upon, after which / rapidly improy-
cd My appetite returned, tho terrible sick
headache left me, the hacking cough gradual
ly abated, and from the first bottle / could sleep
we'll at night
| do not think there is a case OF sick head
ache Burdock's Blood Bitters will not cure,
they curedmy sister, Mrs. Thos. D. Haley, Of
this city. Those who saw me six months ago
consider my recovery a miracle. 1 was no less
astonishod, and shall be pleased TO reply to all
letters of inquiry concerning my case
Mrs. Adelaide 0,Bricu,
32 Exchange St, Buffalo N. Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

The old couple, tearful. dnmh,onn,
ca; held their peace. na'
he went on again
Hni--lust the thought Of it !, TOO
much TO stand. No, | porter 10 90 anJ
IHo my iiying somewhere elso!S
heopened the door. August If vo;oo.
ioI&li fSa, The Tallans were having q
son icatlon in honor of the returned
hhen Chariot stamped his feet with
81 so, ana turning to his parents, shout-
sa,yaS" a'Si ciownsl-look to your
n;a NOES And he disappeared in the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

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Complete restoration 10 health, vigor and man
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
Given Up 70 Die.
Rnnaln NJ y AZ

Buffalo, n. Y. Oct 9, 1889.
had for 2 years been troubled with terrible
sick headache and a horrible cough. My skin
turned to a yellowish hue. suffered the most
sxcruciahns pain of the bowels; small, dry,
irritating humors broke out over my face; my
stomach would not retain the simplest food
vomited great quantities OF offensive, groenish
mucus.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
Mr.. lockwood, the washington law

Mrs. Lockwood, the Washington law
YER. who makes her way from her house
10 the courts on a tricycle., is no longer
an object of curiosity on that account.
According 10 a writer in the Critic, OF
that city, there are seven other Wash
;noton ladies who have adopted the tn
cycle. beside two young lady artists who
have a double machine, and ride side by
idle 20 and from their studies and ON
sketching tours. A gentleman also rides
one of these machines, with his wife be-
SIDE him and bis daughter behind him.
There Is a young physician who con-
stantly shares his tricycle. with ms SIS
ter, and there is a lawyer who has his
t~ricycle so provided as to allow his two
dogs 10 ride with him, one ON each side.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
A Minister ana the orphan children

Rev l. b Paine, Macon, Ga, writes. "Wo
have beon using Swift's Specific ct the orphans
homo as a general health tonic, and have had
remarkable results from its use on the children
and employees Of the institution. II Is such AT
excellent tonic, and keeps the blood so pure,
that the system is less liable 70 disease. II has
cured some OF our children OF Scrofula"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
The Mig Brewery.

Mr. J. Hirsch, College Point Brewery, l. T.,
N. u, writes that he employs q large number
of horses and hands, and having tried st
Jacobs Oil, the great pain-cure, for rheuma-
tism, aches and pains OF his men, and for gals,
splints, thrush, wind gals aud other affections
OF his hrrses, finds il superior e ell remedies,
and would not be without IL
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28

Notwithstanding the great number VINO yearly
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which IL daily winding It's fatal coils around
thousands who are unconscious 81 its deadly
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