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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
Nsoerd Of Casualties.

Four men were burned Is death Id store al
Newport, Ark where property valued At $50,
VV waa destroyed.
The Cape Ann Advertisers summary Of dis.
astars 10 the Gloucester fishing feet the pssI
year shows is vessels, valued a. $4,000, and
Isl iisher.aen less The fishermen leave 81
widows AID ~ r%hil,iren.
The Catholic male orphan asylum, at St
Marks and Albany avenues, Brooklyn, was
burned Thursday afternoon, and il is feared
that some OF tho children persisted In tho
flames. The sistere Id charge, think all es-
capped, but eannet tell for sure.
AtSa Paul, James Nash, an employee Of the
Manitoba road, vas going TO his work and walk.
ing on the Omaha tracks, passing under the
trst span OF the bridge on tue Seventh street
improvement, he was run over aud instantly
killed ~ the psashs engine.
The heaviest earthquake shock ever exp rie-
snced AZ LacoHia, y. H., occurred here about
3 o'clock Wednesday morning II was felt In
all adjoining towns, but the heaviest far was
II Cenira Harbor. lasting half q minute. The
vibrations seemed 10 come from a ndrtherlS
hrectlon aad pass toward the south. Doors
md dishes were shaken in many residences in
wi
Ere oocurrsd in the grocery store a. Arm
strong ds3uchanan At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, re-
cently, originating ina kerosens oil tank, and
nearly destroyed slh,WD stock Insurance as
fo!.ows; Now York Underwriters, el,e00;
Niagara, &t,UN0. Farmers Insurance COMPANY.
this eity, SOW, Westckestsr, SI,tkM The
building ws4 damaged 10 the extent OF $4,000
insured ger SgSo Ia The Imperial Of London
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
BY George +. Williams

ny george II. WliiafnA
The question has been oftea asked /:
How do soldiers feel when in battle 2"
and it il n difficult to answer. A
long experience among veterans in the
ranks leads the writer to believe that
the emotion experienced in going under
fire is much the same with all men.
To the raw recruit the crash Of small
arms and the roar of cannon were sim
ply APPALLING; he felt that no was going
forward 10 certain death. With pale
cheeks, and clenched teeth he held his
place, determined to do his duty as best
he might. II very much excited he
loaded his musket, and, forgetting to
put on the necessary percussion cap.
went through the motion Of firing, on
ly TO ram a fresh cartridge on the
top OF the first one, when, for the first
time using q cap, he was inconti.
nently knocked down by the tremendous
recoii of his gun, and believed he was
badly wounded. Instances are known
muskets have been found on bat.
tle~tields containing six or seven car.
tridges. Finally the green soldier dis
covers that he is not hurt, and tina
everybody does not get killed in an en-
gagement, so he regains confidence and
passes successfully through his baptism
Of fire.
10 the veteran it is far different.
de knows too well that every battle re-
duces the average chance OF his escape.
yet so habituated does he become TO
rafting fusilades and desperate charges
he scarcely heeds the danger surround.
ing him. The shrek of the shells oyer
ms head, the buzz Of the bullets past
his ear, are now familiar sounds, and.
trusting to the chances of war, the in
fantryman fires rapidly with his mus
ket, or the artilleryman calmly rams
another charge OF grape and can.
.eser as his battery opens at close range
on an advancing body Of the enemy.
All men are naturally afraid Of death.
but the trained and experienced soldier
learns to keep down that fear. and non
chaiantly do whatever is required Of
him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

keep. He eats twenty pounds Of ish
svery day. The next most expensive
animals to feed are the elephants. Eseb
one eats as much hay al would be oon'
yumed by twenty head Of cattle.
1T costs a great deal OF money te
winter a circus said John O'Brien,
II doesn't take long for an animal q
eat bis head off. We sell all our horse,
except those we use IN the ring ana
whatever animals are easily replaced IN
The spring: I have just sold slo,oVo
worth OF animals to a Snowman from tine
CITY OF Mexico, Within tho last W.
wears the expenses Of keeping curiosi'
ties have largely decreased. The dime
museums take care Of them. This year
I have sent my elephants out to the
farm. There are n number OF stacks %
hay in q large lot and | turn them loose
there and let them hustle for them
selves
The workshops OF the two circuses
employ 4 large force OF mechanics. All
the wagons and chariots are oyerhauiea
and furnished with new coats OF paint
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

an6 cotton crop o. Egypt ia One 81 ths lArg.
est ever raised, and viii probably exceed 81
2J0, 900 cant&rs.
The bishop Or Meath has been elected arch
bishop OF Dublin La place u Archbishop
Trench, resigned
1t is reported that Louis Kossnth, The Hun
gsrian patriot, has died at Turin. where he has
lived mo past twenty years.
Sir John Macdonald opposes an imperial ALI.
anco between England, Canada and Australia;
slso annexation 10 the United States.
The pope has written . Letter 70 Cardinal
Parrochi, strongly ~dsnouncing the divorce bill
now in italian chambers.
The Pail Mall Gazette. commencing on tn.
proposed Nicaragua treaty, says Granville OPP.
posed tbs attempt Of Secretary Blaine to annul
the Clayton BulweT treaty, and il ts hardly
likely that Granville viii assent 10 the propose
now. The 81 James Gazette says the powerA
now assembled Ii Al Berlin have obviously a stake
~ The proposed Nicaraguau canal, and they are
likely 70 cooperate with England 70 oppose
the project In that sase they would ind .
strong auxiliary force opposing America,
which would make il difficult for that ;ountry
to carry cat the project
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
KrisesriAnsous Few. Eos.,.

Secretary Hart reports s244,5S3 expended on
Minnesota panpers during the past year.
Tho Indebtedness Of W. Il DIckey d Co.
Of Minneapolis is $1,000; aasete, slS,24Q
At Boston the wellknown firm Of John Null
:iker 4 ca, Oh dealers, has assigned to Samuel
Powers.
Else Banker Of peekskill, n Y, aged eighty.
FIVE, surprised his children by bringing home
q bride, formerly Widow Dunscomb, aged
forty-iye.
Committees frora 81 Paul and Minneapolis
have agreed upon a site for Union Fairs. mid
way between the tive cities, and accessible with
All the railroads
The report OF the state salt inspector shows
the salt product OF Michigan for the year end
ing Nov ~, 1884, WAS 3,252, IT'S barrels-the
largest in the history Of Tho salt manufacture
IA the state.
AtBufalo, N u, Roget Robinson, clothiers,
made a general assignment to George Rosen-
berger OF ResAeater. Liabilities, sleU.0On.
stock and S4gsts foot m Siea.0UO0; preferred
CLAIMS, $4,000.
The s.ahal residence Of GeosseC Buchanar
Il Louisville was recently ihs scene Of an auc-
ton sale Of furniture ia tAs interest Of the
y ~ SOtNb@ANy NhAAt VIC ullDItullhbc family
still occupy rooms IN the 10 ssA
Notwithstanding ths general complaint OF
nard timaa, and the talk concerning depression
IN trade, M less than Ssl new business con.
Germs have come into existence in 81 PAU
during lssA The numDcr for 1855 wss hth
The wcm4l, Margaret Porter. whosS lsals.
bon was supposed 70 have bcen found Ia ! cleft
az rock near Bellaire, ohio, he's .turuea np
Aliya She left home mysteriously twenty
years ego, and has lived as a domestic ever
since.
Richard Bracken, an Irish Nationalist living
AZ Philadelphia who recently inherited nearly
onc million dollars by the death 81 az uncle 10
Brazil, has contributed 100000 so be scientif.
ieaily used for Me cause Of Ireland in the
heart Of England
The Duluth land oiiOo, since the gold excite
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
A Fatal Recognition.

A tso'clock last Thursday evening farme
named Harrington, living two miles from
Geneva, Ohio, was called to the door by .
knock, and opening il, was confronted by
masked man, who sighted along the barrel OF
. revolver ard demanded, Il want your mon
ey." Harrington took q small sum from his
pockets and handed II to TO the robber, who
took il and cried, ~That IL not all. / want the
balance. A. that moment the handkerchief
fell from his eyes, and &ra Harrington, stand
ing near exclaimed, ''Oh, | know him 'sYou
do, do you, shouted the ruffian. Take that
then! n and he fired, the bullet going through
her shoulder. She ran cut Of the house
70 q neighbours for help, returning
with friends. Evidences OF a desperate strug.
gle were found in the house, and Harrington
lay dead on the floor with a bullet hole in his
forehead. Mrs. Harrington recognized the
murderer as a fellow named Teek, who hvod
two miles from the farm. Citizens are scour.
ing the country for him. Lewis Webster has
been arrested on a chargefor numbering Perry
Harrington. He was tho man recognized by Mrs.
Harrington, but whose name was first gwen as
Peck The prisoner is q dissapated young fel.
low, belonging to . respectable family.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The burning OF the Catholic orphan asylum
at Brooklyn Thursday night proves 10 have
been a more terrible affair than at first report
ed Search brought to lighs no less than thir.
teen bodies % children burned 10 death, and it
- thought thst more remain IN the ruins.
Hundreds OF children in the asylum wcrs
tenderiy protected against all harm, except
hat which could have bsen easily guarded
agalnt--hre There was a very lsrge water
hydrant in the yard with foas bnt'B, but there
was no hose in or about the building nor any
other meaas Of extingnisfing FIRE, So what be-
gun IN y trivial accident enied 10 an awful
tragedy The great tronklA .hq firemen had
% encounter was the mansard roof on the en-.
nra main structure, built OF wood aliowinr
free access 10 the flames II acted simply AZ j
ine- Ali efforts OF the iiremep were futile III
their attempts TO combat tho fiames The gates
wore also locked and young men OF the neigh
borh0cd b saw the fire irst had TO burst
oTeD Tho gates With . ramn1ing iron before
they cJula get In
The upper stories OF the asylum were divided
into dofmitortes IN stud aad ssiss partition
wallis Tho fOoring s1sd wainscosing were OF a
yellow pine, and the space between tks ceiling
and slate roof was not filed In, so that the Ore
rapidly made liz way along the upper lioor
There were u dividing walls Of bsick AZ any
point on this door
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

M
In q lecture delivered At Boston, last
week, Lieut.. SchwatRa surprised the
B~ostonians with the statement that Alas-
ka i larger than ell that portion Of the
United States east Of the Mississippi
river. and is, withal, o very valuable
territory, capable Of contributing large
ly e tho national wealth when its re-
sources shall be developed. Its chief
river. the Yukon. down which Schwatka
iournayed "a q raft ~ about 5000
rallies lfng, being but little inferior 10
The Mississippi itself. Tho country is
scarce Of game fact which Schwatka
attributes 70 the myriads Of gnats and
flies, which make il impossible for an
imals to live in the summer. Schwatka
went down the Yukon 10 its mouth in
Behring's sea, ard sailed thence around
the Aleutian islands. He repeats the
statement about the temperate climate
Of these islands. The mercury, he says,
mover falls below zero, and the summers
are % bot as in the central states
Of the Union.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The managers OF Girard college,
Philadelphia. have solved q difficult
problem, which was presented TO them
several years ago. and was more pug
ding to them than any problem in
mathematics TO the student. II was
what 10 DO with The boys after they had
been edEcesed In order to conform to
the terms q the bequest Of "a. 600, 900
for this educational institution. The
charge was thas the boys, after the com
pletion Of their education. we're TO BE-
bound ont as apprentices ia useful
trades and occupations. They pu
their experienced heads together. an
resolved 70 ettAch a manual trainin
department 10 the college, and tea
the boys handicraft and trades undo
the college supervision. This was Or.
ganized some years ago, and ii has
proved q success. The manual train,
ing school turned ont bays, meahanics
and artisans, who cesid earn five or sax
aollare a week at once, aud TINS sup
port themselves, Now a new building
has been asacted and opened, which
will accommodate five hundred boys At
. time and supply them with the latest
improved machinery for iron and wood
work, ctc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Robert Morris, formerly OF Kentucky, was
recently, in Now York, crowned the poet Iau-
reate1 OF Frecmasonry,
Leave Of abeence six months, on q surgeons
certificate OF disability, with permission to
leave the department Of Dakota, is granted
Capt Louis * Sanger, Seventeenth infantry.
Mira Howgate, the wife OF the fugitive
says a Washington telegram to tho Boston
here, aud Miss Ida Howgate, his clever daughter
V m instructor in q military academy al
Cleveland
Rev, 4. d Fuller, bishop o. Niagara, died
Wednesday morning Several days ago no ac-
sidentally ran q thrce-eornerod file into his
band. AZ first the wound did not give much
trouble, but in y day or trs0 after il festered
and gaugrened, Blood poison set in, from the
sfecis OF which he dipd
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

~. ~ fsHM. ~ EWN. $500 M#a.
msns began, has been . scene OF The grrasesi
~inteyost Most Of the time for the last fsw
days II has been fillsd with mep Of all classes
and modes .of life exainiaing mapsg locating
lands ard buying tAana, e taking UP home
gt9ala
Congregational minister's In Chicago are
taking measures to prohibit. the open and
shameless theatrical entertainments" IN that
city. Immsdest and indecent pictures, they
declare, are aisplayedia show windows, on
feness. wallis and bill boards, appealing 10 the
h#sest passions OF all classes
Extreme cold weather and strong winds were
reported Friday night from ell parts In New
England Al Mount Washington the weather
is the most severe since 1879 The mercury
Ia frozen, bat the minimum registered by the
spirit thermometer il AZ below zero and still
falling. A northwest hurricane, with an esti-
mate velocity OF over one hundred miles an
hour, prevailed IL Is impossible to obtain the
exact velocity, ~ the thermometer is blown
away. and cannot be replaced until the wealth
or moderates. In Boston the thermometer
registsrod5 - dag below zoro ct IL Tht
yoIooity OF ths win 10 eleven miles m bour
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Mr.. and Hrs Jsasm * Mclean Of Cncirnai
are IN Washington for the winter.
Secretary Lincoln said 10 a Star reporasr thas
recent Publications made il useless fnf aim "a
c~ontinne vt present 10 search e3r Howgase, and
he believed ihcy pcrs made ii the inlsrsst 81
thai dcfaultisss pfhcial
Ghe secretary of tne treasury having rsceiyed
Information that the swiss ~govefnsBsta par
lcEed d ccayi5t on oondlssNr mai he would 10
. the United States hkA n0tiGsS solicitors Of
ne principal reFts tc prevent his landing and
send hssA tAch 70 The port whence he came.
tishss Justice Waite, who was taken sick
recently, was absent from his seat In the Unit
Cd Ststes supreme court, for the FIRST time
since he assumed the duties Of the Office. His
illness is not regarded rs skrioiis, but he is
confined TO his Fed. ASstice Miller is acting
~ chief 51ssarN
irs veard or managers OF the various ma
sional homes for disabled volunteer soldiers,
appeared before the house committed on approA
,~riatons and asked an increase OF IS per cent
lyer the current appropriation for the hbmeA
FOR the neat Asci year. Members 81 tho
e9Ard expressed ths epinltn that the number
o. inmates Of thA homes would during next
year sstraaso shout is per cent
The secretary Of sha interior, in response V
. house resolution, ineerfaA shs .,ouse OF rep
rosentatives that es,s1a fee contracts Al s25
sAch have heeh nled IN the pension ofice under
The actor July 4. 1881 OF Tins number II il es-
hniated that not less than G5,OQ0 relate W pen
siol claims nssi prior 70 sps :, and for Witch
! $40 fee only can be Legally charged On this
rick, claim srsrta hoped 10 secure a large
amount ~ money they are not entitled 10
Tvs opposition to the Spanish treaty in the
country At large, particularly on the part ~
those interespd IN the cultivation and manu-
facture Of sugar And bbacco, is daily becoming
more manifest Senators and representatives
are receiving letters by the hundreds protest
ing againstits ratification The opinion appears
70 be gaining ground that the senate willrefuse
70 approve Il. and that in any event the house
rlii not concur 10 the necessary lsgieistion.
For some time pas the work Of exhuming
bodies from an old cemetery lscased ia the
northern portion Of the uitg has been in pro.
gress The remains OF PAYNE, who was eSecd
led for participating IN TIE conspiracy which
resulted In the assassinAhon Of President
lincoln, were buried here. when Payne was
buried a written history OF his crime and exc
cntipn was placed ia q bottle securely corked,
and deposited in the coffin, payne's Doe was
found exactly where expected. but the ottie
was empty, however, only some rem - Of
tho ins~cta that bad eaten through TIN cork
stopper and consumed the paper, being Left
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
an. crimanAa cals,s,,.

Columbus Wells, . carpenter committed sui
eide a Minneapolis BY taking strychnine,
AZ minneapolis Won Hesseu and smith, al
legged 10 have robbed Andrew Hc-g Of 600
w,'ra held 10 bail.
A daring attempt was made by ~incendiaries
to burn the city hall OF Atlanta Ga, which
contains records involving s~a,Oo0,000.
l. d Richardson, a c~hicagoan, commission
o. Of the Ohio river pool, was robbed in q hotel
a. Indianapolis, OF money and yaluables TO the
amount Of Sl 200
The second mate and boatswain Of the SHIP
j. J. Chapman, from San Francisco, have been
arrested NJ Liverpool on q char 20 of causing
the death OF a seaman named Jansen.
Edward GitiiRgs. aged twenty i've years, was
sentenced At Baltimore to the penitentiary for
years for arson, ard died the sans night
Z o'clock. Cuttings was carried by two
sfertffs into the court room, and he had 10 be-
supported while Judge Phelps sentenced him
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

helosses ~ are in she United States
IN first eleven mouths Of the carrant
year amount 10 about twice the Interest
ca she public debs, and about equal the
i~nternal revease roocipfs Of the Govern.
nent The losses IN the last seven
years are within q small fraction "a sLs
value Of three cotton crops combined,
though in the last five years there has
been . steady, and iattcrly q rapid, in.
crease frosa year to wear
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25


The Increase in the consumption OF
oystefs the past tyantY.ixa sa.ra hss
Ueen enormous and consequently there
was . probability thar the natural snip
ply would become exhausted. As a
preventive measure oyster. beds were
planted, which have proved 10 produo-
tive that the growing demand Is readi.
iy supplied. Fortunateiy the fecnaaity
of the oyster is prodigious and its
growth rapid. About two millions 81
infant ovsters only occupy a cubic inch,
yet they are ready for market in from
two to i've years; a sheltered locality Ia
favorable 10 quick development. The
'n~asiyess- those bivalyes are termed
which attain maturity in artificial beds
rs considered superior to those
dreaged for in natural breeding.
grounds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

From the Popular Science Monthiy ,
Place q child because the paplia y
children are large. and by pre'sssls
a blonde, at a distance Of ten or ni's'
feet from o lamp which Is inc Y,
source Of light in the room ana s'-
it toiook ut some object IN "a.
ton of the lamp, turning the eye
wish to look at slightly inward og&.
the nose. Now put your own sye
behind the lamp fame, with a cs
tween il and the fianr6. ysa vii
look close by the edge Of the
covered by the card into the eye d
child, you will see. instead Of aPf
ly black pupil, 6 reddish yeilto~
If the eye happens 10 be hypefn3
pic, you will BIO able 70 BEE Che rd
hex when your own ere is at some
lance TO one side of the flame.
tho true explanation Of the luml5
appearance of the eyes Of sonne ami
when they are in comparative obs
ty. II u simply The light rehsS |
from the bottom OF their eyes, who
generally OF a reddish tings on sfeE
Of the red blood in the vascular la
the cboroid back of the EsATtraps
emit retina, and not light that y geax
ated there at all. This reasetid :
most apparent when the animal y
obscurity, but the observer must
the light. and somewhsk IA the fsli!se
position indicated the sbOEssss
cribed experiment I Is. the ~ p
the observer must Da6M the sane 4e
with the light and the observing m.
The eyes Of nearly all animals NJ
hypermetropic, nhasaf them very ZIP
ly so, so that they Ia out the nj 1
light which have eRsertd them 10 asss
diverging manner
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

During the last year, $50 speeches
were printed in the Congressional
Record whsch were not delivered in the
House. How many undelivared Senas
torial speeches were printed is not sta.
ted This is an immense abuse, and it
is q fraud ON the people Of the country.
Half Of these speeches which are pub.
lished. but not delivered, were not even
prepared and written by the Congress-
men to whom shey are credited, but
were written BY literary iobbcrs for
compensation duly made.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
people Who write letters.

The PnilAdeiphie Record Publishes
~ article showing thai r~ennsyiyania is
losing sa2,72o,z aA > rear through the
suspension u cosl mining IN the anthra-
site region. II also asserts that the
losses entailed upon the stste through
she railroad pools, railroad restrictions
in supplies, and The coke syndicate in
the bitumiaous region amount 10 co.
"a, 0l0 . year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

The lawful, welded spouse OF up.
smith, ESD OF Deadwood, Dak.," has
run away, and the deserted husband
thus proclaims the faas, sna hints al
possible peril to whoever shall harbor
TINS Helen OF Ae West: INV wife
sarah has Shot f4y ranche. When /
did mt boo a thirg Too 1Yun( an I want
= distinctly Understood thas any man
That takes hnr "a On beers for hssxt Ot.
nv account VIII get himself pumpAd "a
Full OF lead that Sum tenderfoot Will
locate him for o Mine raj clame. /
word 10 thtSpise 10 sufficient and OTTER
work cG tools,"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

A little cheaper postage seems to b.
one thing a nothing else, taat Congress-
viii graat The people At the present
assssra The reduction h small, and
vii scarcely be seit III the Treasury,
but il Is "a lmaortance To the nasssses Ct
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25
nailrosa ana Rivsr NOW.

Northern Pacific earninga for thu second
week in December we're sies, Isl, an increase
as compared with last years corresponding
week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-25

Aa a illustration st the depression
In land values il isagisaA, IL IL stated
that an estate IN psvonshire Of 42c
acres. for which voc. 900 was refusea y
few years ago. has just been seaa Tor
10000