Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
FACT AND FANCY.
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DRAGON. for good servant-girls
/, 'an ,ske the places now occupied by
Chinamen'
han IN the Susquehanna this season.
"a saad.bakes are the fashionable
amusement.
n, time Is lost at elections in Brit
Is columbia. The recent elections
~ 'a,a held two days after the nomina-
,Iars we're made.
Tbe important discovery has been
Ia 10 IN Paris that the crocodile can
vino vino lis jaws together with force OF
Aver three hundred pounds,
Tho abstract of the Newfoundland
census for 1884, just published, shows
,hst inc total population OF Newfound-
ana and Labrador is at present 1885,
all
A. observer of small distinctions in
.oaeeb saws that when you hear man
IN 10 another, II certainly am glad
= zee you; | certainly am, you may
Ia sure he is from Virginia.
..salt should be eaten with nuts to
"A DIGESTION" Water can be drunk
= take away the effects of the salt,
"a then mere nuts can be eaten to
axe away the taste of the water.
Vermont husband is reported to
hare frustrated the intended elope-
,nent Of his wife by taking possession
q her silk dress. He knew she
wouldn't run away in calico gown.
An the stockholders of Pittsburgh
.hhreyate the names of their goods,
and so many cartoons are labeled
sTnr Kid that the citizens of the
nsn,oky City" fully believe. it is said,
hat they are wearing dog skin shoes.
The problem OF whether an elevator
la vehicle or an apartment remains
nnsoIyed. and the average man, inn
nrisoned in the thing with a lady,
besitstes about taking off his hat in
the draft.
The breyet seaside hotel now puts
IN a new pane of glass and adds a
nicket to the front fence, and adver.
Uses that costly improvements have
been made in preparation for the COM
Ing season.
4 farmer near Sequel. Cal, has put
nm scare-crow in his orchard that is
ala 10 be so lifelike IN Its appearance
that his neighbors often address 1t and
depart in a rage at not receiving re-
ply. They must have curious-looking
people in that section.
In the year 1777 considerable inter-
est was manifested in an announce
mcnt that six stoves had been COM
pIe:ed in Philadelphia. The annual
product of the stove foundries in that
ety is now valued at 100000, and
the industry supports about twelve
thousand people.
Mr.. S. S. Stratton has just compiled
''bill of mortality" of the musical
profession during 1884. The death
roll contains 2l0 names. The average
age is 81 years and months, against
So years and months In 1888, The
three years combined give an average
Of SO years and few days.
Buried treasure-seekers are at work
In Georgia. Near Covington, accord
ing to The Star of that place, a col
ored man and several assistants have
been making excavations for several
months in hope of finding 100000,
which the principal in the scheme
AYERS was buried there three years
ago.
In some giddy regions even sealing
wax Is made 70 convey tender senti-
ments. The ordinary red wax signi-
iies business, and black is ased only
for mourning aud coincidence. But
blue means love, and the different
tints portray each stage of the tender
passion. Pink means congratulaton
aud white is used for wedding invita-
tons. Variegated colors show con-
hicting emotions.
clergyman desiring contributions
for special object, fitted up an OK
horn al the church door. Upon this
he inscribed his aspirations to this
elect This 'orn was once on the
cad Of a hox, and now hit his mis-
sionary box" 1t might have been tho
odd jingle, amidst might have been tho
old Englishman's zeal, or eombina-
ton OF the two, but certain it is that
lhisspeeial missionary box attracted
contributions in an extraordinary
manner.
Some people are never stisiied. The
water works Of the city of Troy are
full OF eels, and by simply tapping tho
ppes fish two feet and half long can
be secured for breakfast. and SO de-
lightfully freshi Such an abundance Of
cheap food would be considered
boon IN any community, yet the Tro-
lansare running to and fro and com
planning TO the water board that their
supply Of water is choked Off by the
eeis, The idea Of complaining of
supply OF fresh fish with their water!
Aletter describing tho market of
New Orleans says that everything is
sold by the eye, and there Is no stand
ard Of measure Nine. tenths of the
hundreds who sell in tho noted French
market OF the city do not know what
bushel or peck is. They buy their
vegetables by the lot and place them
"a mile piles on tables. These piles
are OF different sizes and prices. The
buyer looks at the piles and buys that
which he thinks is biggest and best.
sometimes buckets and boxes are
used TO measure, but they are Of all
kinds and shapes.
tour.car trains running SO near to-
selher that there IL always one at ey-
ery station and one between each two
stations, are not sufficient to accom-
uate The travel on the New York Els-
yated railway. Donger trains, which
would require heavier engines, would
snake the structure to pieces. Elec-
,rclty is believed TO offer the only so.
luton TO the difficulty, and variety
y o.. experiments are about to be made.
Lalson' plan is to apply tho propul-
aon through little dynamos carried on
sne forward truck OF each car, all OPP
Grated by tie single engineer at the
mont q the train. His idea is to do
away altogether with the locomotive.
A Massachusetts minister condemns
people Tor rigging up Their children
sof the Sunday school. (which goes
70 show, says The Boston TrdnscrtDt
saat even a Marlborough minister
apgsh know everything. The better
atalloren are dressed the better will
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