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What Is ItS

Malaria, my dear" explained the
physician, els an-an affection peculiar
to the-the human C although
animals are frequently afflicted with
it as we'll. 1t is a disease that-that
is pretty generally understood in the
profession TOTO be durable, if taken
in time, but if treatment is delayed it
occasionally proves serious if not fatal.
Like most diseases to which the hui
man frame is heir, the longer it is
neglected the more dangerous it be-
comes, particularly in its advanced
stage. The origin of malaria" went
on the learned doctor, declining a
seat, lean be traced to the climate, or
to excessive dieting, or excessive
eating. as the ease may be, or to de-
fective water pipes. 1t is generally
found in luarshy districts, where the
atmosphere is moist, and in high
localities where the atmosphere is dry.
Some people suffer more from it than
others, while some people suffer less
than others. Its nature is a peculiar
one. What may be malaria is often
something else, and what is something
else may often be malaria, but in any
case no time should be lost in consult
ing aphysician. This, my dear madam,
is the ~clearest definition of malaria
that l can give without making use of
technical terms which you, of course,
would not comprehend. 1t is only
within the past few years that medical
science has been able to cope with
it intelligently, If your daughter
should express a desire for water let
her have all she wants; if she doesn't
car for water do not under any cir
cumstances give it to her. Good morn
ing"
The mother then went upstairs and
had a nervous tit.-Drake's 1ravelers'
Magazine.
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Things Worth Remembering.

That a bag of hot sand relieves neu-
ralgia.
That warm borax water will remove
dandrutf.
That salt should be eaten with nuts
to aid digestion.
That milk which stands too long
makes bitter butter.
That a hot, strong lemonade taken
at bed time will break up a bad cold.
That it rests you in sewing to change
your position frequently.
That rusty tlat-irons should be rub
bed over with beeswax and lard.
That fried onions should be boiled
first in milk to be mild and odorless.
That a little soda-water will relieve
sick headache causedby indigestion.
That a cup of strong coffee will re-
move the odor of onions from the
breath.
That boiled cabbage is much sweet
er when the water is changed in
boiling.
That tough meat is made tender
by lying a few minutes in vinegar
water.
That well-ventilated bedrooms will
prevent morning headaches and lassi-
tude.
That a cup of hot water drank be-
fore meals will relieve nausea and dys-
pepsia.
That a fever patient is cool and COM
forted by frequent sponging off with
saltwater.
That mustard-water is excellent for
alan +hn Ln-Io oFk~,, l,~l1s--
odorous substances.
That consumptive night sweats may
be arrested by sponging the body
nightly in salt water.
That one in q faint should be laid
fiat on his back; then loosen his clothes
and let him alone.
That cold tea should be saved for
your vinegar barrel. It sours easily
and gives color and flavor.
That TO beat the whites of eggs
quickly add a pinch of salt. Salt
cools, and cold eggs froth rapidly.
That the hair may be kept from fall
ing out after illness by a frequent APP
pllcation to the scalp of sage lea
That you can take out spots from
wash goods by rubbing them with the
yolk Of egg before washing.
That white spots upon vanished
furniture will disappear if you hold a
hot plate from the stove over them.
That bran-water is good for a rough
complexion. Put a handful in a rag,
dip it in tepid water and wash with it.
That teething children may be re-
lieved of commissions by being i'm
mersed in warm baths with cold cloths
on their heads. ~.
That you should breathe through
your nose instead of your mouth, es-
pecially on coming from a warm
room, or hall, into the damp night air.
That pulverized camphor and lard
stirred to a salve is excellent for croup
or colds, applied to the throat, chest
and nose. After which cover with
soft tlanncls.
That a mixture of rain. water, co.
logne and glycerlne should be kept by
those who are troubled with rough.
ness of the skin. Apply to the face
or hands after washing.
That a headache, when the
pain is frontal and the blood vessels
are full and throbbing, may be relieved
by putting old clothes on the heat
and hot water On the feet.
That milk-pans should be immersed
some minutes in boiling water, as il
has been demonstrated that when not
so treated they breed q host of fungus
germs which poison the milk.
That warm mustard-water should
be given one who has accidentally
swallowed poison. This will cause
vomiting. after which a cup of strong
coffee should be given to %counteraci
the remaining effects.
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Marrying in Paris.

A writer in the Paris Figaro has re-
Gently taken upon himself the task of
teaching people how to live IN grand
style. In a recent article he has OK
planned the correct ceremonial of a
French marriage and its preliminaries.
First of all, the match-makers, parents,
and friends. hold all kinds of meetings
and combinations at balls, at the
theater. at the races, in all the fashion,
able meeting places. II all the infor-
nation obtained about the two parties
is satisfactory, an interview is ar
ranged. Middle-class people rrange
this first meeting at the Opera Comique,
the most correct and decorous of all
Partisan theaters. The aristocrats
prefer the churches of St. Clotilde or
Thomas d. Aquin. The young man is
told that the young lady will veal
such and such a hat. and concealed
furtively behind a pillar, he examines
her and decides whether she pleases
him or not. If her parents ara less Sc
we're. the first meeting may take place
in Q friendly house, at a picture Ok
hibition, at q flower show, or what
not, and the parties are allowed not
only to see each other, but to exchange
a few words. The following day a re-
ply has to be given. If it Is a mega
tive on the part of the young woman,
her father writes to the young man,
thanking him for the honor Of his de-
mand, and regretting for some reason
or another not to be able to receive it
favorably. If it is affirmative, the
mother writes and invites the young
man to call upon her in the afternoon.
The young man then sends a white
bouquet to the young woman, who he
may consider to be his ~tiancee, and
until the marriage is celebrated he
must continue to send every morning
a bouquet of roses, camellias, gar
denias, or violets.
Two or three days after his accept
ance the contract is signed, the en-
gaggement ring offered-a sapphire. a
pearl, or a ruby, never a diamond
and the young man is invited to dine
in the family of his future wife every
night. The marriage is celebrated
six weeks or two months after the en-
gagement, that is to cay, just time
enough is left to buy the corbeille and
rousseau. The corbeiIle consists of
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the bill Of sale. He threw forsy-nsne-

the bill Of sale. He threw forty-nine-
tying the gamester.
.tCome, Ninette! It's your turn"
The woman started, and quivered,
and pressed her hand over her heart.
Only the grooming and putting of the
engine broke the stiffness of the
place.
"Will the gentleman who paid for
the chance throw for mep" she said, in
q low, musical tone, earnest and i'm
ploring, and of purest accent.
''Let your boy throw for you," re-
turned Mr.. Clay, who shrank from the
ordeal. His luck should be better
than mine"
Tommy came forward and took the
box. His mothers hands were clasped,
and her lips moved in prayer. The
boy trembled like an aspen. What q
world of veal or woe hung upon the
tickle chance! He held in his hand the
sealed book in which was written the
fate OF his mother and himself, and it
was to be opened upon the hazard of a
die!
He shook tho box, and turned the
dice upon the table. Three aces! A
moment he gazed upon the three sin.
gle spots, and then, dropping the box,
he sank back, pale and frightened.
"Shake again, Tommy" said the
planter.
"It's 10 use, master. I can't get
f%orty-nine."
"But you've got your own chance,
my boy
aye" cried the Judge. "That was
your mothers chance. Now throw
for YOURSELF throw for tho chance l
gave you,-brace upland take heart,
and may heaven help you ~
That was not an assembly Of relig-
iously inclined persons, by any means;
but the fervent petition of the Judge
met with q warm and impulsive re-
| Spouse OF ''AMEN'' from nearly all
present. =
Again the boy came forward and
lifted the box. His lips we're tightly
shut, and the old quivering of the
limbs was hushed. The only sound in
that saloon, above the deep breathing
OF the spectators, was the clicking OF
the ivory cubes. Presently the first
throw was made.
.Ftve-fue-sir, are sixteen!' an
nounced the planter sitting down the
figures.
The dice were gathered up and
thrown again.
"sir-sss-and a fue. Good! That's
seventeen"
The boy was pale as death as he
took the box for the last throw, and
his mother leaned against a stancheon
for support. At length-and the book
was opened!
"1hree sires!-Eighteem!-and that's
FIFTY-oNE! Tommy, my boy, you're
a trump!-Now Mr.. Clerk, fill up the
bill of sale, and I'll sign it before these
witnesses"
The scene that followed can be bet.
ter imagined than described. The last
time / heard from Judge Underwood,
he vas alive and well, though long re.
tired from active life. Ninette was
his housekeeper, and Tommy his most
trustful and trusted Eenchman.
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to investigate cases of accident which

to investigate cases OF accident which
might have been caused by defects OF
sight, but he has been assured by OIL
cials that a solution will hereafter be
found in them for those hitherto in
soluble mysteries where mon, other
wise creditable, have SO tlatly contra
dicted themselves and the clrcum'
stances of the ase BY one promi.
nent officer he was told that, being
upon a train at night. delayed by some
slight accident, he himself took q red
lantern, and, going q proper distance
back, placed himself on the track in
the way of an on-coming train, but,
finding his light not observed he was
compelled to dash it into the cab to at
tract the engineers attention, and ar
rest him in his process to a collision.
Upon the examination of another en-
gineer, his superior officer being pres
ent and convinced of his color-blind-
ness remarked that, but a short time
before, the man had run into the rear
of a train properly protected by a red
light in the hands of a brakeman some
distance in the rear, that the most
careful investigation had resulted only
in the suspension of the brakeman for
not having gone far enough back, but
that he was now satisfied that the
color blindness of the engineer had
been the real cause of the accident.
Some slight or minor accidents recent
ly led to the discovery that another en-
gineer had by some oversight not been
tested in his division, and this lead TO
his examination ard detection there,
and to his conviction by the writer as a
color blind. Still another case now
presents itself. An engineer some
time ago a over and killed a brake
man, holding q danger-signal on the
track in front of his engine, and no
satisfactory explanation could then be
given; but the division examiner pre-
dicted that he would probably be
found color-blind, and on his examina-
ton this proved to be the case.-Popu-
Tar Science MOntkEU for Fe6ruarU.
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Negroes as Sailors.

"Darkies beat tho world as sailors"
said Capt. Tom Mason, of the bark
Brazos, last evening. ..They are good
natured and spry as cats. l never
had any serious trouble with them.
They need to know who IS boss and
then are gentle AS lambs. The MAORI
ty Of crews | have commanded have
been composed of negroes. I have
such a crew on my bark now that I
brought around from New York. The
best sailor / ever had aboard my ship
was anold darby who was called Peter
Bean. He was boatswain with me in
1862 and / think must have been killed
in the negro riots in New York. I
never saw him afterward. No one
knew his age-hed didn't know himself,
and might have been 100 years old.
"The old fellow was very vain. Re
braided his wool. and kept 1t well
creased with a pomade of tar and slush
out of the cooks galley. His head
was hard as a rock. One day alignum-
vitae fid fell off the maintopsaii ward
and struck the old fellow square on
his head He dropped like a sack.
and we picked him up for dead. 81,
Pouleu GRASS OF rum uOWn MS throat
and he was all right in a little while.
1t didn'traise even a lump on his skull,
but it ruined the fid.
AT another tine, on a voyage from
Mobile to Liverpool in the old ship
George Hurlbut. one of the crew-the
blacklist negro / ever laid eyes on
fell from the maintopsail yard, and
came down head first. He struck the
deck with a terrific crash, and I
thought certainly that / had a dead
ma on my hands. He got up on his
feet, rubbed his head. and limped off.
1 examined his skull, and not a hair
was turned. His ankle was sprained,
and my long-boat. that lay across the
match. was damaged. The fellows
head had stove in a plank. "-Phitadel-
Mhia Times.
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a band OF robbers attacked the bullion con-
voy between Los Pinos, Sonora, and Chihuahua,
Mex, on the 10th inst The convoy was con-
sductIog $4,000 in silver bars. When attacked
the soldiers threw themselves around the
coach and fought bravely, finally succeeding
In beating OF the robbers and killing four Of
them. The other robbers then disappeared,
carrying of their wounded.
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The SIX salt companies Of Warsaw, NY,
are estimated to put Z, 800, 900 barrels Of salt On
the market IN q single year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08

New York Special: A reporter VINO 'isi'ao
Gen. Grant found him still suffering & grea'
deal from the accident 10 his leg a year ago
81 have not been at all well OF late he SAID
'My throat has bothered me . great deal iof
months past A couple Of weeks aeo II was 90
bad that was unable 10 speak
When questioned about tho statement con-
eerning his financial affairs, he sad
IA ia In the main triis. While Ten. sherman
ala eeil On hie, neither he NOR | mentioned the
subject. On leaving me the general had a tons
talk with my son. 1t was not TIL some uine
afterysrd shat my son told me that the genera
had spoken 10 him about my atiairs. wouiu
not for the world say a word thss woulo To-
fleet upon VI. Vanderbilt lie sas an alohS
acted IN \ most honorable and straightforward
manner toward me. He has certainly shoTh .
very generous disposition.
Hft seems too bad, general, to think that you
should be deprived of all your properly, ihcIu-
ding All the mementoes that you have been ae-
cumulatmg for years But do you not thlnA
that your friends viii come TO your rellef!
Resting his elbows on the desk before him,
the general partially hid his face IN his hands
and seemed agitated as he replied:
l am perfectly willing to make whatever
sacrifices necessary in order to lquldate my
indebtedness. What Mr. Field has GoH7 IA tis
promises | do not nov | have not seen MN
Ia obout a year. ! would rather not say any
thing on the subject myself i,
Cyrus W. Field, Stephen b. Elkins, and
Ham iltou Fish, who was Gen. Grants secre-
tary OF state, held a meeting at Mr.. Fed OF
fee for the further consideration OF the pan
ON foot TO relieve the ex- president OF hls DEBT
OF $4,000 70 William II. Vanderbilt Al Mr..
Field suggestion MIR Fish had drawn up .
subscription paper on which several gentlemen
have already placed thor names opposite s4,VoO
subscriptions. Mr.. Elkins had a long confer
ence with General Grant recently, at when
the Question OF whether Gen. Grant can be
held as a partner OF Grant & Ward Is said to
have been discussed II is said here that
whatever fund is raised win be placed in the
hands OF trustees II IL were paid to Mr.
Vanderbilt direct AZ was the original intention
and the properts released, IL might be subject
at once 70 sa attachment by the other creditors
of Grant 4 Ward.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08

The failure of Hanlan in his recent
sculling contest with Beach is attribu-
ted by the press Of Sydney, Australia,
10 his luxurious mode of training.
Hanlan is to row another a with
Beach for a, 800 a side and the cham
pionship. This race takes place on the
Parametta River. Australia, early in
May. The famous scu,ler is said "a
have INDUCED daily in the following
choice yiands while training for the
race:
Breakfast, two oranges, two chops
and some stewed kidney, with bread.
Dinner, roast mutton and roast turkey,
with carrots, turnips, caulifower and
plenty Of butter sauce, a large slice Of
plum pudding with champagne sauce
and the wherewithal to wash down these
good things was found in q glass Of stout,
and also a glasa Of stout and Champagne
mixed. The menu was changed daily fol
the sake of v~ariet-. Nor did the Canadi.
an shun the society of his fellows AS ath-
letes of old were supposed to do. A
week before the race we read that Han.
Ian invited the Mayor OF Sydney and .
large party of ladies and gentlemen &c
lis headquarters at Blandville. Ate,
inspecting the boats the company, a,
Hanlan's invitation, adjourned to the
principal c~lub-room, where champagne
was opened, AMI q number Of toast,
were proposed. On the following Wed,
nesday another like party visited tho
Mercantile Rowing sheds at the instance
OF the champion. Refreshments
ware quickly produced; the American
consul took the chair. and SO on. Han,
Ian proposed the toast of the lsaiss
The average mortal could stand o grea,
deal OF training under these circum.
stances. Formerly the termination o,
the period vas looked forward to with
Joy, as a nideoas thraldom was Their
over; but the modern athlete will b,
apt to regret that he cannot train for.
ever. RECALLED by turkey, champagne and
the smiles Of b~swiscaing actresses,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08
Gopher sympathy for rsna.rtsss.

Moorhesd MINI News; There is an occa-
sional down aster that finds his way TO the
beautiful hs growing Red River valley. fthey
dropin in the winter season they are frozen 10
death before they leave the platform Of the
special car. Two Union City, Mich, men
came to town. One of them Is a full -fedged
Dakotian and does not mind a little fresh pure
air, The other is a prominent lawyer, used to
damp swampy air, which Is a producto Of MIchi-
gan The first thing after leaving the ears in
Moorhead, this attorney placed his hands 20
his ears and declared they were frozen. He
did not zee how anybody could live IN this
dod gasted country The facts are that the
NOR NY was only 50 below zero and tie sun
was shining rs bright as a lake George dia-
mond; the air was as pnre rs homo made but
ter with the wig left out; the gentle zephyrs
were singing their key note melodies; each
drug store vas selling an unusual large amount
OF rs Spsr; every female seen on the street
bad a fah a d q parssJt attachment; every live
dude was wearing q linen dusteg and knee
brooches; coal and wood we're a drug on the
market, yet this lawyer was cold How =
Dorthwesterners sympathy reaches out for
poor fellows. What a pity it is that they
ire Obliged 10 live in a cold, damp country like
Michigan Poor fellow; poor fellow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08
rrishtful Earthquakes in Europe.

Madrid Special; 1t Ia reported that 800
persons are buried beneath the ruins of the
buildings Of Abuneales Three churches a,
Antiquera are left in a lettering condition.
Tho inhabitants nave escaped into the fields.
A fatal landslide occurred in q mountain near
Periana, and destroyed many houses which
stood in lis path, and buried forty-aight per-
sons. Eighteen were rescued alive. Tele-
graph lines in Adalusia are useless in eonse-
quehce OF the earthquake. In Malaga the loss
exceeds $4,000 Twenty-seyen houses were
damaged more OF less. After the EARTH
quake there was a religious procession
headed by a bishop who implored ai-
slne mercy. There were renewed shocks
in various places afterward and further damage
at Cordoya h inhabitants are in a panic.
Vienna Cable. A violent earthquake shock
was experienced in Corinthia to-day. Ii is
impossible to get the real damage done, but ii
Is reported great. Several persons are known
TO have been killed, while rumor has II that the
fatility is very large. Buildings were racked
and many damaged. A panic among the pop
ulace Is the result, and many persons refuse to
re enter their dwellings. Thousands of per.
sons are on the street and in open spaces, fear
ing q REPETITION Of the shock The panic was
heightened by he reports of the recent upheav.
ais in Spain wherein nearly a Thousand persons
are said 10 have perished and unestimated
sa-laSe acnc TO property.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08
A Very rragrant comp.aa.,ou.

Dallas, Texas, Specialists Grace Hard
ing Hammond, the daughter of Belle Boyd,
known as the sRcbel Spy" was married in
this city recently to Ray Charters, an English
man, about twenty-one years Of age, who
claims TO be the earl of Iinwood For nearly
q year past Charters has been employed in
this city rs an instructor in elocution. The
bride is a daughter OF Belle Boyd by her first
husband Harding, iier mother having recently
obtained q divorce from her second husband.
John Hammond. In June last the Baroness
Linwood" startled this community by laying q
eriou charge against q young banker OF
Dallas. Her mother, Mrs. Hammond, deman-
ded %pecuaiary damages from the young banker.
failing TO receive which the irate mother shot
and wounded the young man. lord Charter
u" was q reSt;ient of Dallas at the time tho
shooting occurred. Belle Boyd has formed q
comedy company, and announces that she, to-
gesher with her daughter, the baroness, and
her noble son-in-law will appear behind the
footlights in leading roles.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-08
rhs rrayerse.wilmot Row.

Fargo Argus. In an interview with AL Ar
gus reporter, W. W. Bowers, ono of the prison
ers from Wilmot, gave a short synopsis of the
county seat trouble in Roberts county. lie
said that 643 votes we're cast in all, giving
Wilmot a majority of l34 for county seat
When che county commissioners met and can
vassed the election returns, they threw out the
vote of Lake and Garfield districts, amounting
to 2S4, which would give Traverse q majority
OF SO Before the board Of eanvassers got
through their work a mandamus was served
on the commissioners, but as the PAGERS were
defective new ones were made ont, but the
commissioners had gone across the line to
Minnesota. When the residents OF Wilmot
and vicinity heard Of the actions Of the COM
missioners, they left for Traverse tforty-one
men in ALI and took the safe and records 10
Wilmot where they remain at the present
time. Mr.. Bowers, rhe druggist, Is one OF the
prisoners brought here from WIlmot, charged
with interfering with the United States mail,
further says that no violence was used by any
one and that he was not even in the party that
stopped the buggy containing the mail. II. H.
Hougey, judge of probate, another OF the pris-
oners, was in bed at the time the buggy was