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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
A Good Farmers, Platform

Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher is sound
on agriculture, il some are disposed to
doubt his orthodoxy on religious creeds.
Forty years ago he published she Indi-
ana Farmer at Indianapolis, and had at
the head of his editorial department a
standing platform. 1t was sound then,
and will do pretty well now. AT least
Il has IDEAS and sharp points which
have characterized all of Beecher's po-
htical, social and religious teachings;
"We believe in small farms and thor
ough cultivation.
ave believe that soil loves TO eat, as
well as its owner, and ought, therefore,
10 be MANFRED.
eWe believe in large crops which
leave the land better than they found
it-making both the farmer and the
farm rich at nee.
ave believe in going TO the bottom OF
things and, therefore, in deep piowing,
and enough oft. All the better If with
a subsoil pillow. j.
I'VE believe that every farm should
own a good farmer.
aWe believe that the best fertilizer Of
any soil is q spirit OF industry, enter.
prise and intelligence-without tins,
lime and gypsum. bones and green mar
ure, mari, and guano viii be Of little
use. (.
ave believe in good fences, good
barns, good farm houses, good stock,
good orchards, and children enough e
gstser the fruit.
eve believe in a clean kitchen, aneat
wife in it, a spinning piano, a clean cup
board, q clean dairy, and q clean con.
science.
1--WE firmly disbeheve in farmers that
viii not amprove; in Farms that grow
poorer every year; in starving cattle; IN
farfners boys turring INTO clerks and
merchants la farma-sd anghters unwili.
ing TO work, and 10 all farmers ashamed
OF their vocation. or who drink whisky
till honest people are ashamed OF them :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
wrs.cAea rOwan,sDoea.

A special gives the details OF a horrible crime
near Roland Tuesday Eight Edward Ihomp
son young Norwegian, went home intoxieate,
and tried to shoot his wife. He was preventet
by his wife'z sister, who. succeeded in gettnl
the revolver The wife got out o. doors ant
started for a ~noighbors, when he pursued he
with an axe. overtaking her, be felled her Z
the ground and repeated the blow four times
each blow indenting and fracturrI
the skull Surprising her dead he ran away
Her sister called for help and the wife VA
found in a comatose state. Surgeons worket
for hours extracting pieces Of skull and reliev
ing the preseurefFom the brain. Al il though
sha has a slight chance Of recovery. A searcl
head frs, in Q deep well and thus ended his ex
istence. He was dissipated and had made hi
wife's life unhappy ever since their marriage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
peath % . Prominent padger.

o. NJ Conover, Ii. H., court reporter Of the
Wisconsin supreme cour. died very suddenly
Inc unexpectedly IN London. England, at
O'Clock Wednesday morning, the seth, OF heart
disease, aged fifty-nine yeare. Eighteen
months ago he was married, for tho second,
time 10 Miss Sarah Dean, sister OF Gen LuciuH
FAirchiid. since which tinie be had been taking
an extended bridal our Ia Europe
Mr.. Ccnoyer was born at Dayton, Ohio, and
graduated at Princeton college. both fon the
classical and theological departments. III
went 10 Wisconsin in 1851, preached, practiced
law, and edited > literary magazine, and from
1852 70 1853 was professor of ancient langua.
gee and literature in the state university, al
Madison. resigning that position e
practice law. In 1873 he WAS appointed courl
reporter. He leaves three children who live
ia MadiscD, onc son being aprofessor OF engin-
ing law, whilo a daughter il mairor Of ladies
hall at the univcrGify.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
The short Rows.

A Vermont dairyman says a young
calf should be fed three times a day.
Overlooking at long intervals, and es-
pecially with cold food, kills a good
many valuable calves.
A writer in Hygiene Pratique states
that boots and shoes may be rendered
waterproof by soaking them for some
hours in thick soap water. The COM
pound forms a fatty acid within the
leather, and makes il impesvious to
water.
Don't forget the dust bath for the
poultry. This is made by mailing to
gether four boards in the form OF a
square. No bottom is needed. Place
in a sunny corner and fill with dry loan
or road dust, with an extra barrel full
to use when needed. There is nothing
equal to a good dust bath to keep the
hens free from ice. If they are very
lousy a bushel Of wood ashes may be
added to the bath.
In windy localities, says j. J. Thorn
as, good screens of evergreens on the
exposed sides of the cattle yards
have the threshold advantage Of orna-
ment, comfort TO the cattle, and coon
omy in feed and in saving aesh. This
kind of protection from wintry winds,
with its great saving and little cost, is
80 important that there appears to be
no excuse for its commission by any
farmer.
A correspondent says that young
horses should never have shoes imposed
upon them until il il well proved that
they cannot do without them. He pre-
diets that the day is not far off when
some humane benefactor of his kind
and horse-kind will produce a breed of
horses having such firm, tough feet in
sdditionto all other good qualities.
The negroes of Sumter county, Ala,
have a farmers club in successful oper-
alton, with some very practical features
worthy the consideration Of white folks.
II any member fails 70 attend properly
ohis team, or keep his fences in repair
he is fined from ~ 20 $40, and the
money is collected out Of the first pro-
ceeds Of his crop. Membership in such
aclub would prove expensive to q good
many white farmers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
mem 20 SOW Move

zee an inquiry in your paper as to
the time to SOW clover seed Twas glad
- ssa SOM n raise the discussion ON
o-loyer. I viii give my ex~pcrence Of
iorty years, and whAt ] have es'hersd
srom others / have talked with. My
tae;l;tiss for knowing have been some
nhat halter than those OF most harmers,
y T baya been selling q seed sower for
The last ten years. From what 4 can
~asbs,. about the 18th Of April Is the
,asf zinc. X the season is favorable; II
nj sowt later, when the ground y dry
mi cracked. aad beforea rain. don't
saw 81 1 spow or "a the moon, but on
tbs gsysnd when out ofths way Of tr'ss.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
Growing Celery.

From the Western Rural
We are asked TO give directions for
the cultivation of celery. Sow the seed
in the open ground as soon as the
ground is fit to work. The ground
should be level and the soil mellow and
rich, and it is better wien it is being
thoroughly ~pulyerised, which it ought
to be, to mix it with short stable manure.
Sow in rows eight inches apart, using
one ounce Of seed to every twenty feet
Of row. After sowing roll or pat down
with a spade. As soon as the plants
appear hoe lightly between the rows,
and pull out the weeds as soon as they
are seen. AS the plants advance in
growth cut off the tops-perhaps twice
before planting--as that process in
duces o stocky growth and plants
treated thus suffer less in trans
planting. 1t may be planted
any time from the middle of June to
the middle OF August, but little is gained
in planting before July. Prepare
ground, and plant on a level surface
with rows three feet apart and the
plants sixteen inches apart in the rows,
IL it is a dwarf variety, five feet apart
if of the large varieties. Firm the
soil about the plant, especially if it is
dry. After planting, nothing need be
done for six weeks, except to run be-
tween the rows with acultivator andkeep
the plants free from weeds. About the
middle Of August begin to-earth up to
blanch up what is wanted for use in
September, October and November,
Draw the soil up about the plant with a
hoe and firm it about it, so that the
leaves shall be in an upright position.
Then draw more dirt up about the row.
A pillow may be used for this purpose.
But the blanching processes completed
only when the soil is taken from be-
tween the rows and banked up to the
top Of the plants on each side.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
The Life of a Harvard Student.
From the Boston Globe

FROM the Boston GloDe
College students study with all sorts
of incentives. A few study all the time,
when they are not sleeping and eating.
They are ambitious TO lead their class,
or at least 60 get an average of 80 per
cent. for their four years, or they de-
pend upon winning a scholarship Of
$3.50 to carry them through, and so are
often obliged, by reason other only
| ordinary natural ability, 10 "dig' con
stantly for high marks. Another and
a larger class Of men are content with
an average of So per cent. and do not
| care to grind for a degree with the nigh
est distinction. They are fellows OF
good parts who usually take what
course they like-Haryard students,
remember, can study almost
what they choose after the
Freshman year-snd who work faith
fully every day. Men do not care, or
do not think they are able, to graduate
with great distinction, study hard
enough to get an average of rs per cent.
for their four years, and get degrees
with distinction. They, as do all kinds
Of students, sometimes pick out soft
courses, so called. and seldom hurt
themselves with work, though they are
far from being ioafers. All these men
would consider a course a failure, II
they didn't get Aon the rank list" in it
that is, if they didn't get 10 per cent. Of
it. About 100 men, / should say, IN
every Harvard class Of 200 average be-
low rs per cent. In their studies. About
a quarter Of these are ~contented, or have
| to be contented, with simply pulling
through If they haven't q condition
in any study at the end Of the Senior
year and have an average Of 80 per cent.
in all their studies for the four years,
they get the coveted sheepskin. Some
OF them are very dull. some are very
law. some are both They take the
s~oftest courses and hire private tutors,
and, usually, by vigorous bracing, work
of their conditions and get the required
so per cent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
l2s years old.

Messrs. Francis Newbery 4 Son, London,
England, established for LIS years, write.
Az a testimonial from enc Of the oldest drug
houses in Great Britain, respecting yonl
household remedy, viii DO doubt be Of Interest
70 you, we are pleased 10 make the statement
that we have sold st Jacobs Oil with s~atisfac.
tion to the public, for several years and that
owing to the extraordinary merits OF the article
tie demand is continually increasing, and thai
we have heard of many favorable reports re.
garding its great virtue as a pam curing
rpmedy
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
Murder I'M : rnnsaa Ranf

A courier brings news OF a daring attempt TO
rob the Medicine Valley bank of Medicine
Lodge, thirty-fye miles west Of Harper, Kan
sas, in which the cashier was killed and The
president f6sally wounded On "Wednesday.
the S0th, four mon, AIMED with Winchester
rides and reyolyers rode up to the bank. Two
remained with the horses, while the others en-
tered demanding money. T. W. Payne, presi-
dent, and George g., expert cashier were in
the bank They refused 70 comply with HE
result above stated. The city marshal Just
then appeared and opened fire on the men.
Outside cftizers gathered rapidly, and the rob
booty, Within ten minutes thirty men were
in hot pursuit, and the chances are that the
robbers will be captured and sUmmarily deal
with. No clue tc.their identity
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08


Among the numerous plans for the COM
ing summer made by the great army Of
flower lovers all over the broad land, ]
hope many have included one, two or
more window boxes. 1t can be said in
their favor that they offer n Oh the
easiest methods of gardening, and one
Of the prettiest forms Of outdoor decor
alton; and to the large class, who,
through i'll health or many cares, are
debarred from the ordinary flower gar
den, they are especially suitable. They
give also rare chances for richness OF
tone and harmony Of color, and an
artists work may be a. plainly visible In
a well7fllcd window box as in many
more pretentious things.
| was especially struck with this lat
ter fact, one day, last GUNNER. when
before the windows Of an old farm house
l saw so beautiful a combination OF
form and color that I stopped and
begged permission 10 examine closely.
The brackets that held the window box
es were fastened in place with large
screws and could be easily removed,
and the boxes made of implanted pine
nailed together. Up each side OF the
window was a rustic ladder, made by
fastening q slender cedar stick about
four feet long in each corner OF the box,
then lacking hts of twisted messy
branches irregularly back and forth
the desired height was reached; then
longer pieces formed an arch over the
top. In one box . white Ambition
formed the center piece, with scarlet
geraniums and sweet breathed hello
tropes on either side. while delicate
maurandyas, with their dainty leaves
and blossoms. twined around and over
the rustic supports. Then, mingling
with the stronger growing German
IVY, senecio scsndsns fell in long festoons
from the arch above. Bulbs OF oxalis
deppi, which had been tucked IN here
and there, furnished abundance Of pref
tily marked leaves, and the outside OF
the box was completely hidden by. a
perfect mat Of othonna, tradescantia,
German ivy and dew plant. The other
box had a large, double, purple fuscnia
in the centre, with white ~geraniuns on
either side, surrounded by quantities OF
mignoaette and the same charming con-
fusion OF dropping vines. These <
were sheltered by a veranda, blu had
an unlimited supply Of sunshine hiring
the middle Of the day, and were periect
marvcls Of luxuriant growth.
Booonias are among the most suitable
49, -L - -xs1rnInU and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
How Jay Cooke Recovered His
Losses,

When Jay Cooke was buried under
the Northern Pacific Railroad his
friends thought he would never recover.
To-day he is one Of the wealthiest men
IN Pennsylvania. He was over to New
York during the week and L learned
that he has investments in iron. coal,
gold and silver mines and railroads
reaching far into the millions. He is a
trader by nature, and in trading got his
first recovering step after his disaster.
Agentleman well acquainted with him in
former days in Philadelphia, now a resi-
dent Of Portland, Ore, tells me Cooke
made $40 900 in less than a month in his
business venture after the crash. He
was no ooner discharged from bank
rupt.y than he secured backing from
friends, and bought of the receiver 40
600 shares which he held of Northern
Pacific common stock. The price paid
was $l.50. He sold it within thirty
days at $3.50. Among the assets there
was also a large amount Of stock In the
South Mountain Ore company, opera
ting q mine in the iron mountains in
Adams county, Pa, including a railroad
twelve or fourteen mil es long. This is
the same vein and quality of ore as the
great Cornwall vein in Lebanon county
adjoining. Lebanon county has as
much ore in her mountains as the whole
state of Missouri, and the Adams coun-
ty venture was only second ia
it in quantity. This stock Cook
bought up, held a while, recognizing
the operations atvthe mines, and then
sold out at great profit. Nexth he turned
his attention toa bit of silver mining
property in Utah, known Us the Hook
Horn Silver Mining Company. II was
considered wild cat" and dead duck "
He prospected il carefully, opened up
the mine, got a railroaI run to it, and
before he got through with it was $500,
600 better off with only q year behind
him in time. Nearly all his later BUSH
ness ventures have been me~asureably
successful, but in these three projects,
undertaken just after his failure, he
was wonderfully prospered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

~ TINS plan q man won't miss getting
Z Stand than once in FIVE r seven
years. but II he sows early and the seed
gefminates he is a goner. Indiana
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

An Invaluable Remedy,-None except those
who have suffered al the horrors Of Dyspepsia,
can fully appreciate iha value and efficacy o.
Perry Davis Pain Killer, . sovereign remedy
for this distressing disease ia all its forms Is
used internally and externally, test it's virtues.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

One dozen small bottles OF Swift Specific
fS s 81 cured me sound and well of a bad
Scrofulous affection which had bafied all
ireatInent including Hot springs. J. II Rain,
/ Denver, Col
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
ylRs AND HOUSEHOLD.
Kanae a~9atters.

painted and stained floors are grow
3 in popularity
Japanese screens and panels are much
sed for decorative purposes.
The finest plain white daE-Ask is com
. IN fashion again for the table.
A bnttermilk bath for widowed arti
es. afterwards placing them in the sun,
recon mended.
Old-fashioned rag-carret Is TO be seen
In the floors Of some OF she kitchens in
ome of our fashionable houses.
Brass poles arc used for stair-rods.
kbey look effective over q handsome
farpet, but are difficult to keep clean.
Sweet Omelettes, which gre only the
blain omelette jelly or jam spread over
X before il is rolled, should be busted
hith fine sugar at the monaent OF sery-
lng.
KoME CAKE.-Rub well into a pound
III -four half-pound Of good beef drip
|pips; add one-quarter pound Of sugar
|NMAAA
and one-quarter pound of c~urrants;
tben one tablespoonful Of brewers yeast.
Mix as bread, but do not knead; let L
rise till light, and bake in quick oven.
To make the ebony stain for furni.
Iture or mantels, use tube oil. blue-black
for staining unvarnished wood. The
duh tint gives the surface required, and
4 very different from the shining and
vanished effect Of jet black paint. If
the color SINKS in very much, as il will
Oh soft woods, repeat the process.
The cheap palm-leaf fans are very
much used for screens, being covered with
drawn plush, satin, OF cretonne to form
a bag, finished off with small pompons
round the edge at small intervals, and
4 large satin bow at the base of the
handle. They are sometimes hung up
against the wall by the side Of the FIRE
place, handle upward, and hold a half.
opened Japanese fan ~fre-screen, or any
little odds and ends.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Two Western railroads, affording
work for II, 600 men, have shut down on
employing any pefson who drinks,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Solid men admire the beautiful, and this 40
counts for the thousands Of bottles Of Carbo-
hae, the deodorized petroleum. hair ronewer,
which have been sold yearly since lie invention
by Messrs. Kennedy & Co, OF Pittsburgh, Pa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

am cured Of Cafarrh and DEAFNESS by Ely's
Cream Balm Ny Awlt was deaf IN one ear,
After ueinz the BALM D few ktmd4 hof hearing
WAC restored Ed. MSnsE. fpaurance Broker,
Eliasbesh, MI Not . iquia d snunl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Ne recommend Eye Cream Balm where .
cur for CataTril Is called for, and consider that
we are doing the pubic q service by mixing its
virtues known to those afflicted with this loath-
some disease, for which u Ia most inetapcosa
perfect cure. PtscR BRos., uruggistu, Grand
Rapids, Mich price 30 ctr. See ady)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Martindale Bro = shingle mill, Drill house
and Salt block at East Saginaw, Mich, were
- RnaI n MH HtEEMH nT
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Gen. RauM has invited Charles Eldredge,
WHO YVES the first man dismissed by Commits
sioner Evans, 10 become bis law partner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Coughs. Browns Bronchial sfrochrs ore
used with advantage 70 alleviate Coughs, Sore
Throsb and Bronchial Affections. Sold only
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

swifts specific IS & ~ has cured me Of a
long standing case Of Eczena, which has re-
sisted all sorts of treatment Rev w. j..
Robinson, n. Ga. Conference
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

DR.. Sanford's Liver Inyigorator has q repu-
tation equal to pny medicine in the world,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Rocxrsrrn. fnns ss.s1ES2 'srst
Years ago I was attached wtsh shenlpes
Intense and deAthly pains IN my back anS
~-El8nrve

Intense and desshly pains n my back an5
-Kidneye
"E-=,ensnss 70 shs sud q my spas and d hy
traini
aWhioh made rae selnoust
sFxom agony.
SIC took shres nen p hold nss ea ny bed q
timesi
srhs soalprs tried N win sofolsye me Blu
to no purpose
Morphine and other opiatea
sHad no efsectf
AFTER two months I was given mp 10 del
ewlen my wife
heard q neighbor say what Hop Bitters had dcra
for her. she AZ once got and gayom e soma The
first dose eased my brain and soemed 10 60 hunt
ing through my system for The pain
THE second dose eased mo 30 much that I
slept two hours, something ! had nos Gone for
two months. Before I had uaad Axs bottles. ]
was well and At work, A. hard a. any man could
for over three weeks; but / worked TOO hardfo
my strength, a1dtaking q hard cold, Twas takeu
Ssth the most acute and psinful r~heunatiam sl
thFongh my sysiean that was ever known !
called the doctors again, and after several weeks
they left me q cripple Oh crutches for Life, a.
.ssssy said I mefA friond and told him my cass
and be said HopBitters had cured himHnd woui55
cure ma Ipoohed at him, but be Wa 80 earn
est / was induced 10 use them again In loas
than four weeks / threw away my crutches and
went to work lightly and kept on using habit
ters for hve weeks, until became ae well as cny
man living, and have been so for six years since.
II also cured my wife who had been 90 D yearsi
and has kept her and my children welland hear
~ with from two to three bottles per year
There is no need 10 be sick At all " these Bitters
aroused J. J. BEnK, Ex-superyisor.
THAT poor invalid wifel
ssSister!
"Motherl
'i0r daughteri
"Can be made the picture OF heaithi
sWith a few bottles OF Hop Bitteral
SWIM you let them srfferYs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

A water spors barat.over Eniehlnsf Station,
on the Texas Central railroad Watcr was Ten
feet deep on level gr0und
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Regeneration for en-
,'eehled systeinS suf-
: ering from a general
want Of tone and ~
'dsunl ~cuncnnitan@.
Dyspepsia snd ucr'
YonEnn-s * seldom
derivable fr0Inthep se
II q pWlrirhing diet
and siininii Of apps
tito, unehfod. Ansed'
cine thst wilieifccf d
remoyal ofthc specific
nlEfasls 70 renewed
lealth and vigor. that
IA u genuine clHTta
tive 3 tho real need,
II Is the possession d
thh grand require.
pncut which makes
Hostettnr's Stomach
BittefN 10 effective ~
40 4wa.4aANaAk Nan
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Trough on Rat, Z cIears out Rats, Mice. I5c.
Mother swans Worm Syrup, tlstalssa $50
'Rough on CoughsY Troeb0s, fsei dquid SIC.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

Wells May Apple nfver5 PILE, Zoe
t'RouoH on DENTisTn Tooth Powder, I5c.
The "Rough on Tooth PoHder, elegant l5c