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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
She Preferred Her Own Raggles.

San Francisco Argonaut: A WELL
nown American lady artist, resident in
Rome, relates that, while standing one
lay neal the statue of the Apollo Bel
,edere, she suddenly became aware Of
he presence Of a countrywoman. The
newcomer, q well. to-do-looking Amer.
can woman, introduced herself as Mrs.
Raggles of Missouri, and theR asked,
is this the Apollo Belvedere?" Miss
II. testified 10 tine identity
If the work, and the tourist
hen said: Considered q greaI
statue? ?" The Intercepted lady replied
hat it was generally thouglIt 10 be one
IF the masterpieces of the world,
Manly beauty. and all that sort Of
thing?" said the lady from the land Of
:he setting sun. ayes" responded the
low amazed artist, at is said to be one
If the ncblest representations Of the
human frame" WELL" exclaimed
Mrs. Raggles, closing her Baedeker,
md, with arms akimbo, taking a last
md earnest look at the marble, 'Pyt
Ieen the Apollo BelYedere and I've seer
Raggles, and give NE Ragglesl"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Adventurous Career Of a Balti-
more Girl.

Agnes Leclerq was born in Baltimore
in 1910. As she grew into a dashing,
handsome woman she developed great
ability as q rider, married e rope-dan-
Ger and joined a eircus. She visited
New Orleans an other southern cities,
and became one Of the stars of the saw
dust ring. Obtaining a divorce, she
appeared in Washington during the war
and led a gay life. All the Young ann
officers were smong her admirers. In
1862 she married Prince Sulm-Salm,
and succeeded in having HIM made o
B~rigadior- General. Salm. Salm was a
genuine prince, but he had run down at
the heel. His spunky wife made him
60 through the war creditably, but
without M special distinction. When
peace came the princess wanted
her husband retained in the regu-
Lar army as colonel, but General
Grant was against her. and the two
adventures went to Mexico and ten
dered their services to the Emperor
MeximiIian. The emperor was shy at
first, but the princess Won him over.
aud the prince was made his first aid-de-
camp. The two stuck 20 poor Maximil-
ian TO the last, and Salm-Salm came
near being shot with his ROYAL mater,
but his wife begged him of. Return
ing to Germany, Salm-Salm received a
command in the aiiny, and was killed
M Grayelotte. Sons yeNrs after the
widow married Mr.. Charles Heneage,
an attaebe Of the British Legation at
Berlin. The match did not turn ont
well. and a separation followed. Hene-
AGE paid his dismissed wife Ave thou
sand dollars a year until ner death,
some two or three years ago. Rather
an adventurous career for q Baltimore
Qirl.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Lord scully. Q. ireland. owns about
"a, 600 acres Of the choicest lands in
Logan County, niinois, which he
bought some twenty-five yeare g from
the government at Sl.25 per acre, pay
ing fsr his lands with soldier's warrants
at about SO sehts m 9ere, lais lana
is the finest under eultiSsfi-r W Gen"
trail nlinois-all prairie. he te5ts r
at 90 and 81 an acre, the tenants paying
all the taxes and keeping fences in or
der. About $19s 900 is annually sent
to England from Logan County alone.
This kind Of landlordism is the greatest
drawback to the development of Logan
County, as his tenants are bled to death
in paying rent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Vim @ gentleman's, furnishing store IL
New York, near the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, many wealthy and stylish men buy
their linen and ties. The clerks there
wear the latest colors, the latest ties,
and tho latest everything. They look
like brokers, and are very stylish.
"Tbis winter" tine most stylish of them
said to a Sun reporter, "we have more
novelties than ever before, and there is
really no reason why . gentleman Of
refined tastes and with plenty of money
should not be very comfortable. "What
are these2" the reporter asked, point
Ing TO what looked like ragged
fur from the back Of . kitten.
Those are this very latest driving.
gloves; very Ugly, ri admit. But moth.
ing like them in the world for warmth;
They surpass sealskin, buckskm and
everything Of she kind. They consist
Of a background o fknitted silk, covered
inside and out with fine silky hair taken
from the belly of q raccoon, not the
coarse, outer hair, but the fine downy
fur that grove beneath. Eleven dol
lars q pair, we sell them for, and two
hundred pairs are out already. Now
step back this way and Ill show you
the most beautiful thing that YOU ever
saw in under-gsrments." He drew out
Of a fancy hox Q heavy mass Of
knitted silk Of the most beautiful
blue TINT. Now" he SAID as he
stretched the garments but into hui
nan form; "isnt that the most
lovely and aesthetic thing you ever
saw? Would you think that any man
could have the heart TO put such a work
Of art on his legs? But many have,
and they go like w1ldfre. We sell them
At ane hundred dollars = suit, and the
nigh price takes the fancy Of the young
men who have 'othing to do but spend
money. We have cid m~illionaires for
sustomers, and distinguished statesmen
Is we'll among the latter President Ar
thur. We had Gre young gentleman
who Inherited in One year no less than
ihfee fortunes, running from fifty
thousand to two hundred thousand dol
ara, The way be- bought things that
he didn't want would have done your
heart good to see Here's a lot
II plain linen handkerchiefs. They're
very fine, just like cobwebs, ard sell for
sixty dollars a dozer, The young man
{ spoke of bought four dozen of them,
ind dozen Of these camel's hair socks,
with silk heels and toes. They arc on
y six dollars q pair, and very comfort
lble; but why he wanted so many /
ant understand. Wedogood business
when young men are to he married.
They get troGsseaus as well as anybody,
md they bate 80 pay fof il, too.F Five
hundred dollars isa small price for a
good outfit. II YOU ever jump off,
ONE around. San Francisco Argo-
naut,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Attorney General Brewster's Regard for

In his communication to the house of repre-
Ientatives in response TO the resolution OF thai
,ody inquiring whether the eight-hour law is
applicable to letter carriers, the attorney gen..
sraI says, after reeiting ths resolution: ''To
his | must reply that | cannot furnish the legal
opinion required. The authority Of the sttor-
ley general "a give his official opinion Is limited
BY laws which create and define his Office, and
will not permit him to give advice at the call
of either house OF congress or congress itself,
but only 10 the president and heads Of the ex-
scutive departments Early in the govern
ment this was established, aud suggested &c
he house OF representatives by Attorney Gen
sral Wirth When'the department OF justice
was created the law in this respect was not
changed. OF course it will be my wish 20 con,
'orm TO any request the house Of representa-
ives mas make, butsIch wish | cannot comply
With without reversing the law and precedsnts
heretofore established
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Decrease of Dakota Spring Wheat.

Mr.. p. r. Smith, manager Of the Northern
Pacific Elevator company, Of Fargo, while in
Minneapolis was asked as to the probable acre
age of spring wheat in Dakota next year, and
the outlook for q large crop. BE said he had
given the matter a great dealt Of attention, and
from careful inquiry in all parts Of Dakota he
Il convinced that the decrease in acreage will
DO fully 20 per cent In Cass county, the
.argest wheat growing county in the territory,
he decrease will be 33 per cent In the nowly
settled portions there viii be very little de
cline, as tie farmers In those localities are not
in condition te go into stock raising or buy
other grain for seed, and will be compelled to
grow wheat Ground broken for the first time
will be sown 10 wheat, butthe decrease in the
older portions of the territory will much more
than offset that. and the net decrease will be
- above stated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
One iowa Farmer murders Another.

A murder OF the most shocking character 90.
.urred near Eldon, iowa recently. Two mon
FAMED Carter and Drake, who own, adjoining
farms, became involved in q dispute over the
boundary line Of some timber. Drake, belieV.
ing he was cutting wood on his own land, wa
engaged in loading his wagon, when Garter
came up and ordered him TO stop
alleging that Drake was trespassing OF
ground that did not belong to him. Drake
tried TO convince Carter that he was IL
error but with ~discourging sncoess. Carter
then left, and Drake, after loading his wagon,
was proceeding home, when no was met by
the former, who was returning armed with .
mCsket On nearing the wagon, Carter raised
tis gan and discharged its contents into the
stomach OF Drake, who fell dead from the
wagon. The murdered man leaves a wife and
six children The brutal act has created wide
spread indignation in the vicinity of Eldon,
and i Is not improbable that Carter will be
lynched when caught At last accounts he was
ct large, having He'd from home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

" life which is usually unappreciated until ii
= lost perhaps never 20 return, IL health
What a priceless boon IL -, and how we ought
o cherish H. that life may not be a worthless
blank TO us. Many OF the Diseases that flesh is
aeir 10, and which makes life burdensome,
such as consumption tscrofula of the lungs)
and other scrofulous and blood diseases, find
q complete cure IN DIR. h. v. Pie=as's Golden
Medical Discovery" Then all other remedies
have failed DIR. Pisfce's pamphlets on con
sumption mailed for two stamps. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buff
falo. N. y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
twenty svs To- Cent, Stronger than any
Other Buttsr Color.

BURLINGTON, VI Mar 81 1ss2.
/ hereby certify that 1 have eNsIli0rd tbf
Butter Color prepared by Wells Richardson q
Co, and that tho sans is free from alkah OF
any other substance injurious 10 health; that
have compared il with some OF the best OF the
other Butter Colors in the market and find II
10 be more than twenty five per cent stronger
IN eolor that the best OF the others
! am satisfied that il ts not liable 10 become
rancid; or in any way 70 injdre the butter
have examined II after two mouths free expdst
tire 10 the sir in 4 place liable Vi large changes
Of temperature and found no trace 81 ranoidi.
~, while other kinds similarly exposed became
rancid A n. SkBIN. !.
Prof. Chemistry, University Of Vermont
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

MensmRn's Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only
preparation OF beef containing ifs ESrrsE NuTRi
nous PROPERTIES. lt contains blood making
Concentrating life sustaining Properties; In
prostratlon, and All forms Of general debility; IL
SO, In all enteebled conditions, whether the re
suit OF exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work, or acute disease, particularly II resulting
from pulmonary complaints. CAswELL, HAz
ARD 4 Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by
Druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

DR c. D. WARNER;-Dear Sir-I received the
complimentary bottle Of White Wine Of Tar Syr-
up you SO kindly sent me Our little sx year
old daughter had a very sore throat, badly Ill
cersted, and coughed almost necessarily. We
gave the medicine according to directions, aud
she began TO improve immediately and soon got
well Please accept thanks Mrs. Groves and
have recommended it 10 others. Ishall want
10 get sonic Of il at the beginning Of winter, a.
l consider II a very superior medicine.
Yours very respectfully,
Rev. n d. Groves,
Clarksyille, Mo. Pastor NJ II Church.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Faithfulness il necessary in all kinds OF work
Especially is II necessary, IN treating a cold, "a
procure the best remedy, which il Aliens Lung
Balsam, aud take il faithfully according 70 di,
f~ectiJns, and IL will ctirs 4 cold every time and
prevent fatal results. Sold by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Minneapolis Markets.

WHEAT, No. hard, 69kc; No. 3 hard, CSC;
&C Corn 10. 2 $50; rejected, sc@so1fci con.
Cats No. Sa@esc; rejected. 2i@s2c
Barley, No z, 45(Gf3c a., 40
Mixed Feed. No. ], sl2SOdsl3i No. = slioV
G Com Meal, unbolted, slsssl4i bOlted, 81
Nav. timothy. saaa as; wild, choice, sT@
sIS5.No. i wild, largd bales, sdcogLm
st. Paul MARKETS..
wHEAr.-No, 1hard, new, 6sc; No = hard
55e; No. :, Soc.
Corn. No. !, Soc ooS.
3 white, PIC
I'VE, No 2, 40
bari ey. No 2, 5cc; No $3.50
Ground Feed, sl4h az
Baled Hay, ~; timothy hay, si"Ws9si"o
Flax Seed, s1.iS
Timothy seed, sLA
Eggs, eoc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

It costs $500 a night to light the
Grand Opera House in Paris. The fu-
Il is $40, 600 a year, and the expense Of
weeping and busting $1,000 a year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The opponents OF Father Mcdeo, pastor OF
Notre Dame de Lourdes, at Fall River, Mass.
have taken possession of the church building,
locked the doors and refused adIaittanoo 70
Father McGeo and prevented the celebration
Of mass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Dr. Frank Powell white Beaver has decided
Brennan IN ST Psul p~ermanentis-hs will here
after spend every Thursday, Friday and sstrrs
DAY IN bis Office IN Union block, Mondays, Tass-
days, apd Wednesdays in Ia Crosse az hereto
fore. DR.. Ak. Mcdonald, assistant
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

A writer on the habit Of birds says;
One fact sometimes ascribed TO mar is,
n the ease of birds, a literal fact-they
IAN sleep with n eye open"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

aid David OF old He was probably prompted
0 make the above remark after trying some un-
.cliable catarrh remedy. Had he been permitted
o live until the present day, and tried DR. Sagea
aemedy, be might have bad & better opinion OF
mankind We claim that no case of caksTfh car
the mage effects Of the wonderful
medicine. One trial 1f twill convince you Of il
efficacy. By druggists nifty cents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Texas the largest State in the Union
Is 10 have the largest capito in the un.
ION. which will be built at the cost o.
So, COO, 900,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The Lord Mayor of London Is a
Methodist lay preacher, and recently
delivered a sermon at the opening OF a
Msthoiist church.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

TESTED BY Tine For Throat Diseases, Colds,
and COughs, Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHes have
proved their efficacy by a test Of many ycars
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Tn. ca,caso Markets.

Wheat. No. 2 Chicago spring, 0Js@nKc;
Nc. s, Chicago spring, 56@J6ho
Corn, cash, 3se13icls
Oats, cash, 2cH.
Rye, 52c.
Barley, SIC. .
Pork, cash, s1ll213gslLA
Lard, cash, s 70Gs6'a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The LoniOn Times was the first pa
per in the world To ie printed by steam
bgNsY-on November 30, 1914.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Clarksville, Mo. Pastor NJ T. Church.
pia,n an IN, Nose or Your Fad.

For Sour Stomach take Aliens Iron Tonic
Bitters. All genuine bear the signature
Of j. p Allen, Druggist, St Paul, MINI
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Amos Clapp was one OF the founders
Of the Boston Herald. He is now night
Waterman in the Boston Journal Office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

What is the difference between a persons nose
and Carboline tle Great Petroleum Hair Re.
newer. Ans;-one is the center OF the head
and the other is a hend-scenter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

ia. -oiiSatV0 cures itching s and Irritations OF
Stheskin z NNslp, Poisons, bites OF Insects. Piles.
Ulcers, &c. Cures Barns and Scalds without a scar.
Small boxes Be large 1q. Get the genuine. Ssia By
Draegists. ]. M. COlE a %. Black River Fall. wis.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Delicate diseases OF either sex, however In
duced, speedily and permanently erred.
Consultation free. Book three t3etl stamps.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Bnf-
falo, n. Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
"AII Men Are r.lars,''

Phil Armour OF Chicago is said 10 have the
Grgest private library in the country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
NY sig Year OLD panzhtsr

1t is proposed 10 send a part Of the New d
leans exhibit TO the London show IN 1886.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Col IngersoI made s25,Q 600 frcn fifty lee
lures during the last two months
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Oscar Wilde and wife are reported To
lie planning a visit 10 ,his country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

ssrNone genuine without q bunch Of green
Hops on white label Shnn all the vile, POISON
sbs ntaR with Hope ia their name.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

T.. w. Seymour, West Indian dealer, has sus-
pended at New York Liabilities, s250,O00
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The price of quinine has advanced Is cents
an ounce within q week
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Spun gecn says he don't lind
in the Bible prohib-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25


One ysu affer dsts. fr salas received, I rrcmisete ~
10 The Ss5sf az Tie pahliBher dchtrpss Pei ea4 tpuTtfy
ne sun a ..s-..s. deAtAfes vita t1tefetfe = = ~ eent
hat No par q tie principal ~ tbs note ~ffi - dsaeesd-
Is o. bsooias pa3ahla tsEaspf a. NY PleAsursl. "a long e
4 remain . pad.ap sabHfriher 10 TIE ahute naannd paroN
t6iTarf Northumberland j
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

We sFe 50 thankful 20 say that our hursing
baby sss permanently cured OF a dangerous
and protracted constipation and irregulari1y %
the Bowels by uhs use OF Hep Bitters by ~
mother, which at the ssnae time restored her to
perfect health and strength
The Parents, Rochester, n Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Mark Twain is negotiating for the purchase
Of a cottage at Lake Minnetonka
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

So. BLooMINGvrLIE, O., May l, ~
Sms-f h~ye boon suffering ten years, and !
tried your Hop Btters, and il done ma moro
good than all the docfCrs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

l. ~ r ass uni sasIi y sss.'s s.E .I reasS. Ssrrsa. -.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
CONDITIONS

H0NOqTi0Mes I5ane made pro rita not Sa than 9ie1
VVNviitunS' to Be ds5uctsd froca snoant c@ned. Y
YOU viii send the names Of several OF your neighborN 10 whom
we can Eefcr-not a. 70 The amaElnt q property you are worth
but a. to your g,Sd character. Evey subscriber must positively
agree 10 show the paper and present 10 his friends and neigh
bors. When a kan " made, fhe adjoining form u note viii be
sent with the money &c the sHhNasber nearest bank o. exrrcss
tfnoe. and no note need be signed until the money " PAID over.
Ssnd the names Of several references Cnd Immediate inquiry
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
$1,000 Lost

"a tom 10 Europe thst cost md 5000. done
"mc less good than one bottle Of Hop bittersf
"they also cured my wife OF fifteen yesfS ner-
vous weakness, sleeplessness and Dyspepsia
A. NJ, Auburn. N y
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
BRAprOnp, Pa, Nav 8, 1873

Ii hss cured me OF seyefNi decreases, such ~
nervdtis6ass, sickness at the NOnsaeil, monthly
troubles. etc have not seen q eIck day in a
wear since I took hop BitterH AZ my neigh
bors use them MRS FASsIE sskEEA
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-26


Pleas Court. by Henry D. Gilpin, who was
suppose to be bachelor. The marriage
loon s1a lace three years ago, but Mr.. Gilpin's
lau .er refused to recognize the wife and the
marriage was concealed from the rest of the
[ family. About one year ago Gilpin sus-
pected his wife of faithlessness and from
that time ceased to visit her. Her allow
ance was, however, continued.
The bodies of Stephen Luke and his wife
| and John Scovitch and his wife, Hunga-
rians, were found terribly mangled Sunday
morning near Dubers, Pa. The room in
which the bodies were found presented n
horrible scene of dissipation. Oyster cans,
| half full of liquor, were scattered about and
the atmosphere reeked with drink. No ar
rests have been made, though Michael Mite
| lock, who was seen to enter the building,
is suspected of having committed the deed,
robbery being the principal object.