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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Going to Sleep in Church.

Rev. DIR. Charles T. Deems, at the
Church of the Strangers, New York,
put his congregation in a good humor
Sunday by saying: "Now, boys and
girls, somebody has taught you that it
is a very improper thing for yon to go
to sleep in church. / have great re-
spect for those teachers, but let me tell
you something. During this hot wealth
err you ix up in the morning come TO to
church, and when you get there every
thing goes as usual, the preachers voice
is Just the same, and byand by when the
sermon is about half done you find your
selves feeling drowsy and ii IL hard
work to keep your eyes open. Now,
when you find yourselves in this eondi-
ton go to sleep. | shan't blame you for
il neither will the Lord. The next best
thing 10 close communion with God
when YOU are awake Is 10 close COM
munion with him when you are fast
asleep. But you mustn't make a noise
while YOU sleep; do it quietly. l know
there is one little boy among you who
makes a good deal of noise, but he
doesn't intend to DO it, | want to ask
the person VINO sits next to that boy
lust to 'hunch' him a little when tho
noise begins-not hard enough to wake
him, but just to stop the noise. There
are sometimes a few old people in
church who hear every sound while
the ermon is going on, and these
noises disturb and worry them. Now,
let that be the rule during the Summer
when You can't keep awake go to
sleep"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
psath or a.nsral roalep.n.

Gen. Francis Edward Todleben, the famous
Russian engineer is dead Gen Todleben was
one Of the greatest engineers of the age He
was born at Mitan, Courand, May 20, 1915, ed
ucated at the school of engineers in St Peters,
burg, and after being employed in thas de-
partmenI served in the Caucasus against
Siiamyl from ls4s 10 1881, against tho
Turks on The Danube in IS53-5A He planned
The Notifications of Sabastap.' in the Crimean
war, displaying great genius in the defense Of
that place He was wounded or June ~, 1853.
subsequently, he was employed On strengthen
ing Nikoiayet and Cronstadt. In 1850 he be-
came chief Of engineering in the Russian war
efice, with the rank Of general His counsel
ana services were OF great benefit 10 the coun-
pol. which was translated into several languages
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Bronson Alcott attributes his long
life to subsistence on dry Concord Phil
osophy and plain vegetables. But there
is Mrs. Baker Of Taylorsville, Va, who
is more than a dozen years Mr., Alcott's
senior, and she has made a practice Of
eating meat and drinking a dozen cups
of strong coffee every day. The coffee
might have killed old Alcott, but certain
it is that Mrs. Baker would have starved
TO death long ago on a diet of Concord
philosophy and baked potatoes.
Some time since Miss Lizzie Newman
stopped in a doorway on Second street,
Louisville, during a shower. A pleas
ant-voiced lady noticed her standing
there and invited her up stairs. Miss
Newman took advantage of the offer.
Up stairs she met William C~rittenden,
a man who had lost both eyes while
herding cattle on the plains Of Texas.
Crittenden thought it would be pleasant
TO court the girl. and make love to her
desperately. What he said iokingly,
she understood in hard earnest. Be
fore they separated Crittenden had
changed his mind, and asked the girl
seriously to marry him. She accepted
the offer, and on the next night at Q
o'clock the two we're united by Justice
John Gosnell.
Following is a list of the prominent
millionaires Of the United States: Will
liam H. Vanderbilt, 900, 900, 900;
Fair, of California, $50, 900, 900; Flood
of California, $50, 900 900; Maekay, of
California, $50, 600, 900; August Bel
mont, $50, 000, 200; Senator Sharon,
$l5, 900 900 Senator Jones, $40, 600 900;
Aston, of New York, $75 600 900; James
q. Bennett, $50, 600, 600 Jay Gould $685.
900, 600; s. ]. Tilden, S25, 900, 900; So
Ion Humphreys. S15, 600 900; Sidney
Dillon, SIS 900, 900; Edward Clark,
s25, 900. ogd; Cakes Ames. Jr., $I5, 000,-
900; Perry Fl. Smith Of Chicago, $15,-
600, 900; Pierre Lorillard, SIS, 900 900.
Touching her recent marriage, Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes to a Chica-
go friend as follows: al have been ex-
ceedingly surprised and panied at the
bad taste which the press at large dis
played in reference TO this occurs ence in
my life. All the severe and often cruel
criticisms relative TO my book ! looked
upon as so many dollars, and accepted
them with good grace. But in this
event which concerned my private life
and most sacred feelings, L have felt
that / deserved greater courtesy from
the newspapers, especially as all that
has been written concerning me must
be seen and read by strangers who are
to be my future associates, and must
naturally influence their impressions Of
me-"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

la Vie Moderne amuses Ia raadars
WIN one Of those visions OF the future
18th nave been in vogue ever since
ence began to astonish the present
NJ Wiln Its marvellous performances
in,s ume it is electricity which fur-
nlsies the substance Of the dream The
"ai mines we're giving out and their use
was almost discontinued excant for
manufacturers; gas had become extra.
puinariiy dear. To take its nlace in
arts an Americana is always the
aidericans now who do wonderful rs
nen as eccentric things in France
nad conceived the project OF erecting 4
so"er D metres high on the open space
"a iront OF Notre Dame, from whose
summit an enormous nickel-plated re-
nector loi metres in circumference
should shed down a flood Of light oyer
a. arlst that would simply abolish night.
on the column a dynamo was re.
qulred merely to keep the gigantic car
pons at duo distance from one an.
other; at the base in great cellars we're
ziooo elements, each couple of which
was TO absorb daily four tons of water
ana LOO Kilograms of acid. In siy
months 1T was done, and Paris awaited
,ne nrst lighting with an interest
frightened by the news that three men.
who' during n Of the experiments,
nap been In the focus, had been melted
and eyaporated, and the American chief
engineer, Mr.. Allison, who was taking
= sp~ectroscopic observation, had been
fortunate enough to note the lines of
the human spectrum, or spectre. Their
expectations were not disappointed. A
nood OF light poured over the city, and
unlike, we must say, any electric light
winch we Americans have succeeded in
producing III u country il turned
round corners, entered the houses
went upstairs, and lighted not merely
The parlors but the passage WAYS. But
now came a difficulty. Paris always
Keeps late hours, but it ends bv going
70 bed; those who amuse themselves
moderately seek home al midnight;
those who try hard to enjoy life leave
on at three or four at the latest. But
why leave off at all in broad daylight.
or perhaps we should say, in broad
nlghtilght? And how could one sleep
without darkness? For a few DAYS
Paris was perplexed. II lost its reck-
onlng OF time entirely, and at last it
was found necessary to fire a morning
ana evening gun in every arrondisse-
ment to let the people know when the
change was made from artificial TO nat
nral, and from natural to artificial.
The light cost for the city less than half
as much as all the private lights which
1t displaced. OF course, gas stock went
down, down, lower than Union Pacific
has been going down here the last two
weeks. Madame Mackey, unwilling to
have anything so cheap in her house,
threw all her shares into tie fire.
Many persons were ruined; but more
gained by being relieved from the cost
OF lighting, "and the Lutetian race,
constantly bathed in living light, ac-
CURED q force, a beauty. an energy
worthy Of the Homeric ages"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Cost of Our Diplomatic Service.

"SNhAAbN'h AShA'ls
A study of the consular and diplo-
matte bill just passed by the House
shows that some of them got what seem
to be very handsome salaries. For in
stance the salaries of the ministers to
Great Britain, Germany and Russia
are Sl7 800. Those to Japan, China,
Spain, Austria, Italy and Mexico
get $4,000 a year each. Those to
the United States of Columbia and
Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Swed-
en- and Norway, Venezuela, Argentine
Republic and Hawaiian Island, 81, 500
each. The ministers to the several
Central American states, Guatemala,
Costo Rica, Honduras, Salvador and
Nicaragua, who has to reside at such
place in any of the states as the
President may direct, gets S10,0G9
per annum. The ministers resident
ard consuls- general in Switzer-
land, Denmark, Portugal, Liberia, Bo-
livia, Hayti, Persia and Paraguay and
Uruguay and Corea get $500 apiece,
Secretaries of legation at London, Paris,
Berlin and st. Petersburg, get -, 625
each per annum The secretary of
legation at China gets $4,000. Inter
prefers in China and Turkey get 80, 600
each and in Japan 90, 500. The secre-
tary of legation in Constantinople also
acts as consul general and gets SO 500
a year. Consul generals at London
Paris, Havana, Rio Janeiro receive &c.
500 a year each. Those at Calcutta and
Shanghai s. 900 each those at Berlin,
Panama, Montreal and Kanagawa s4,-
900 each. From that figure the prices
paid for consuls run down as low as 81
900 q year, those at some ~thirty-iiye
places in Great Britain, Germany, Bel
GUM France and Italy, South America
and elsewhere being allowed a salary of
but 81 900 per annum each.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Swallowed by a Shark.

A cook on the steamship Chala fell
of the vessel as it was rounding out of
the harbor Of Bahia, near Panama.
Every effort was made to rescue the
poor fellow, but suddenly the place be-
came alive with sharks, and it at once
became apparent the unfortunate man
was doomed. Once he threw himself
almost completely out of the water in
an effort to escape the jaws of n of
the monsters, but a few seconds after
ward he was evidently seized and
dragged under, as nothing more
was seen of him. Other sharks, APP
parantIy disappointed in their hopes OF
prev, were then observed rushing
through the water in all directions, and
wen appeared to mediate an attack
on the boat, which, after an Intellectual
search. pulled back TO the ship. The
sharks were apparently rayenous. and
the rapidity with which they swarmej
around the unfortunate nan amazed
All who Witnessed this striking proof OF
the righteousness Of the denizens Of the
deeps
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Failures I'm six Months.

The failures for six months ended July 1,
1884, are reported by II q. Dun Co, to num-
Der $50, compare with 4,s37 for The first six
months of 1883. The liabilities Of the first
half foot up to the enormous sum OF ia, ooo, coo,
compared with s66 ,Oo0, 600 for the same period
or nearly double. The great growth of iabil-
tiles is directly trsceable by the agency 10 the
recent panic, which mainly conferred in New
York city. The agency claim that the legiti-
mate business OF the country suffers no serious
result from these failures that a condition OF
preparedness for a panic has been reached,
and that the balance of tho year may witness q
fairly profitable demand for merchandise, with
results more satisfactory than for the first six
mnnthA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
The Penalty Of smuggling in Manitoba.

Winnipeg, Man, Special; 8 @ Ephenstein
Bros, Wholesale jewellers Of Chicago, were ar
rested at St Vincent recently for smuggling
thirteen gold watches across the line. He
chose Dominion day to cross the line as the
customs department had announced recently
that its officers would not attend trains after
hours and on holidays. When the train reached
St Boniface, opposite Winnipeg, Ephenstein
jumped from the train aud made a dash for
who had him in charge. After a long race
Hayden captured his man, who got stuck be-
tween wo gravel cars. Ephenstein was safe
ly Gagged in the police station, and was this
morning fined 500 and costs. His goods, val
ued at 81 600, were confiscated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
ruh0n The aIohn Butt newspaper was

When the "John But" newspaper was
commenced in London the editor was
yerv free in his remarks concernihg
some Of the mobiles. A gallant coionei
20 the army, a near relation OF an Nus.
irons family, taking amiss some treedom
If The editor, determined to use tne
borsewhip, and went to the pruning
ntice whip in hand, and demanded 70
sea the editor. He a politely shown
INTO q room and was informed the edi.or
mould directly wait on him: The colon,
81 like a chafed lion. walked up quo
down the room, f%ourishing his weapon
~ revenge, when a very powerful MAJ
With 4 heavy club walked 10; oe. y
o,otbed in a thick coat but.aned g .ne
chm and politely inquired wha. vas
wantedP ii wish to see The editor or.
wa tbe editor at your service. IN
dsad.. calculated the colonel, .n sa
thers Il some mistake, you are not ' :.
a .s I 4 expected 10 see. viii can AZ
per / time Thus they separated
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Maria Jeannsret, one Of the most
noted criminals OF the age, died in prison
At Geneva, Switzerland, recently. Sac
was an extensive secret poisoner, hay-
ing caused the death of no less than
nine prominent people, with a probable
ity of scores Of others. She belonged
TO an honorable family. was exemplary
IN her manners, and apparently kind
hearted. so much SC that she frequent
ly volunteered her assistance in cases OF
sickness. She gave her patients the
greatest attention. yet they generally
lied. Belladona was the drug upon
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
"a neuort From Kome.r

Last winter / was afflicted by q ~carbuncle,
followed by several boils an the back OF my
neck. ! tried your remedies, aud by keeping
the infamed parts saturated With Papiion
Skin cure, l Was entirely cured, The relief
obtained from the soreness and inflammation
was immediate and effectnaL ] have Used the
Skin Cure upon styes, and found it tho most
satisfactory remedy for that trouble / ever
tried; it gives immediate relief from infamnta
ton OF the eyelid, and effects = speedy cure.
WALLACE DEWoIF,
Chicago, April 9TH, 1854 1Si Dearborn ST
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Hay-Fever. I can recommend Ely's Cream
Balm TO all Hsy-Feyer suffers, il is, in my
opinion, a sure cure. / was afflicted for -
years, and never before found permanent re
lef-w H. Haskings, Marshfield, Vt
Hay-Fever. have been a Hay Fever suf-
ferer for three years; have often heard Rly's
Cream Balm spoken Of In the highest terms,
] used il and with The most wonderful sue
COST. s. GEER, Syracuse, N. Y.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
piiesf rile.i pilesi

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles Single box has curod worst chronic
case of twenty years standing No one need
suffer FIVE minutes after applying. Williams
allays the itching tpraticulsrly after getting
warm in bedl Prepared only for piles and
itching for tho private parts. Noyes Bros h
Cutler, st Panl Wholesale Agents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
81 do mol Inc thee, pr. zen.

The reason why, / canno tell"
IL has been often wondered at the bad Odor
this oft-quoted doctor was in Twas probably
because he, being one OF the old-schoof doctors,
made up pills as large as bullets, which nothing
but an ostrich could bolt without nausea.
Hence the dislike. DIR. X v. Pierce's pleas
ant Purgatiye Pellets are sugar-coated and no
larger than bird shot, and are quick 10 do their
work Forall arrangements Of tho liver, bowels
and stomach they are specific.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

French Grape Brandy, distilled Extract OF
Water Pepper or Smart Weed, Jamaica Ginger
aud Camphor Water, as combined in DIR, Pierco's
Compound Extract Of Smart. Weed, is the best
possible remedy for colie, cholera Morbus,
break up colds, feyers, and infammatury at
tacks, 80 cts. Keep IL on hand Good for
man or beast
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
ktho most omlnent pIaeaclan

Ask tho most eminent pIEsssciGn
OF any school, whablis flsp best thing IN the
world for quieting and alIsying all irritation of
sho nerves, and curing all forms or nervous cchn
plainss. giving natural, ehildlike refreshing sleep
aIwaysy
And they viii tel you unhssitaingax
''ss;one firm Of hops. ! ~
rHApTEa
Ask any or all or the most eminent physicians:
what is th0 best and only remedy that can be
relied ON 10 cure all Diseases Of the kidneys and
urinary organs; such ae Bnghts disease, dla-
betes, retention, or inability 10 retain urine, and
all he diseases and ailments peculiar to WON
en-
sAud they viii tell you explicitly and emphat-
lcaily tBuchui I"
ASK tle same physicians
'eWhat IL the most reliable aud sHrest cure for
all liver diseases on dyspepsia; constipation, in
digestion, billiousness, malaria, fsyer, agre,
S. = and thoy viii tell yOu:
Mandrake or Dandefoal J l~
Hence when these remedies are combined with
othCrs equally valuable,
wonderful and mysterious curative power ~ de-
taIopod, which Is 80 varied in its operations that
no disease or III health can possibly exist orre-
sist its power, aud yet il IL
Harmless for The most frafl woman, weakest
invalid or smallest child to use
cHAPTEH
Patients
almost dead or nearly dying"
For years end given up by physicians, OF
Brighta aud other kidney diseases, liver COM
plants, severe coughs, called eonsumptidBsh have
been cured
Women gone nearly crazyi /! III
From agony Of neuralgia, nervousness, wake
fnlncss, and various diseases peculiar 70 WON
ON.
peopld drawn outof shape from excruciatlng
.wh.f .l.astn.afisn fnnamnaaf0ry and fhF0n-
ie, or suffering from scrofula
Erysipclasl
eSaltfheum, blood poisd1ing, dyspepsia, in
digestion, and, in fact, almost 81 diseases iran
Nature Is heir 20
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, preof or
which can be found ID every neighborh 2od IN
the known world
None genuine without q bunch Of green Hops
on the white label. shun All he vile poisonous
stun with Hop or Hops IN thor name
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

For Dyspepsia, indigestion. Depression OF
Spirits and General DEBILITY, in their various lorna;
also a. q preventive AGAINST Fever and hgue. aud
other Inteflnittent Fevsrs. the s.Ferro-Phosphor-
a'ed Elixir of Calisaya," made By Uasweli, Hazard
&co. New fork, and sold BY all Druggists, L the
best tonic; and for paticnts recovering from Fever
or other sickness. IL has no eouzl.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

An Invaluable Remedy None except those
who have suffered all the horrors OF Dyspepsia,
can fully appreciate the value and efficacy OF
Perry Davis Pain Killer, a sovereign remedy
for this distressing disease in all its for,us IL
used internally and externally, test its virtues.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

= Rupture, pilo tumors, fstulss and
all diseases OF lower bowel Except cancerl
radically cured Address Worlds DisponsaTy
Medical Association Buffalo, N. Y, aud enclose
two Oct stamps for book
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Mr.. W, IT. Gilbert OF Albany, Ga, under date
or May 8, 1884, says: Mr.. Brooks near hero
has IN eating cancer on his face which had
nearly killed him--every one thought be
would be dead IN q ahort time as nothing
seemed 10 stop the ravages OF the cancer. He
commenced taking Swift's Specific two months
ago, and il has had q wonderful effect On him
He was yesterday so far recovered az TO be ont
al his work, and seems in a fair way TO get en-
tifely well
Tfessise on Blood and Skin diseases mailed
free
THg SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta
Ga, 1853 W. 23dSt, ~ ", and 1905 Chestnut st
phila.
The BEST Is THE Characterization ase
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II WITH /

NAV mean Poisoned with Potash This "a the case
with hundreds who have been unWtse enough 70 take
sarHapariIlas. Potash mixtures, etcs until digestion
u almost fatally impaired. Swifts Specific Is . vegeta
bic remedy. and restores the system 70 health and builds
up tho waste made by these poisons.
~ was ~ssfering with Blood Poison. and treated sey.
eral months with Mercury ard Potash, only 10 make me
worse. The Potash took away my appgtite and gave me
Dyspepsia, and both gave me rheumatism. j Then took
SarsspsTilas. etc. An these sarsaIarlla mixtures have
Potash IN them. This made me stiG worse, as IL drove
the poison farther into my system. A friend Insisted i
should take Swif's specific, aud IL cured me- Of the Blood
Poison. drove tho Mercury and Potash out OF mysyS
ten, and to day I am a. well as L ever was.
GEO.O. WELLMAN, JR, salem, Mass.
John A. smith, the largest merchant IN Gainesville,
Ca, says. Il suffered tor years frgm the combined
effects az Erysipeas and Eczema. continued go
grow worse under medical treatment Rndb taking med
cine containing Potash. 5. 4. :. cuned me thoroughly
and absolutely Myappstite, strength and nesh returned
A. I was cured with it,
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed FREE toap-
plicants. SWIFT SPECIFIC co,
Drawer a, Atlanta. ia.
N. Y. OHioo $50 W. 2ad S., bet. 9Th and 7h AVA.
Philadelphia Oiiioe, 1905 Chestnut 81.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

The German government has given an Eng
lish firnl of shipbuilders an order for the larg-
est torpedo boat ever built
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

As A CURE FOR SORE THRoAr AND CoUaHs,
Browns Bronchial 1'roches' have been thor
oughly tested, and maintain their good ropu-
tation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

which she relied TO do the work.
When convicted, capital punishment
had been abolished, and she was sem
fenced for life.
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Maid OF Athens.

WHAT'S the difference between this noted Lady
and CaTbOline the great Hair Renewer2 Ans
One is Maid OF Athens and The other is Made
Of Petroleum and both come from Grease.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Mrs. Ida. H. Whitniet a member OF Dan
Mason's theatrical company, died suddenly at