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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Health in Rain water.

The question, show may we get pure
water?" becomes Zach year moro inn
portant, we must look to the clouds.
Rainwater has no taste il rightly man
aged, and may be pure as the outgush
Of the most limpid mountain stream,
and there il scarcely roof which will
not intercept enough to quench the
thirst Of the dwellers beneath it. These
points he illustrates from suggestive
personal experience:
II built two cisterns, side by side.
One, six feet in diamoter,and twelve
feet deep, received tho ordinary flow
from the roof. and furnished Washing
water. The other, eight feet in dame
ter, and sixteen feet deep, was design
ed to hold water ior drinking and cul-
mary use, 1t was rugged with chain
pump. The spout from the roof was
arranged so that the flow could be turn
ed, at will into either cistern.
when the cold November rain came
ard the windows OF Heaven were fairly
opened, after the atmosphere was wash
ed clean, and the roof also, the spout
was turned intothe large cistern, and it
was filed with pure cold rainwater.
Ihls Was supply for two years.
Never was the water more pure, linn
pid and tasteless. II was cold enough
even in summer, and from strangers
who drank Of it often heard tile re-
mark, What nice well You hayep
When told that il wes rain water they
were incredulous until they saw whore
IT came from, and then wanted 20 know
how managed to have such delicious
rainwater.'
The how was in having deep els
tern, in never permitting water TO flow
into it except under the conditions above
named, and in hayinga chain pump,
WHICH, where ii may utilized, is far the
best means of drawing water. The cllain
pump Is a constant and thorough AGRA
tor. Its action keeps the huid through
which it passes lively and sweet.
Where it is impracticable to exca-
vate cistern tank above ground NAV
be substituted l have one of cedar
holding l,500 gallons. It's interior is
vanished with shellac tinsoluble in wa
teri, which prevents contamination of
taste OF tho wood. There Is but one OBJ
lection to this tank, tho water becomes
warm in summer.
Even room within the house may
not be devoted to accommodation of a
more profitable tenant than big tank
to hold the family supply of rainwater.
FROM any roof it may be collected salts
iactorliy by observing the proper pre-
cautions. These demand attention and
trouble. not so much, however, as the
nursing ola case oftyphus, to say moth
ing OF contingent expenses of doctor
aud undertaken.
IL tank or cistern water become i'm,
pure by tho accidental presence Of or
ganic matter, the addition Of a solution
Of parmsngans;s Of potaasa will pre-
elpitate this, leaving tho liquid pure.
Ihis efficient oxyg enator, with direc-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Gem. cran, e Com. nuc.ner.

When Gen $. d. Buckner Of Kentucky
Rns at SIT. Mctiregor he had d hong and in
teresting interview with Gen. Grant After
some conversation ns 80 their old com
membership, Gen Grant wrote gu q slip Of
paper as follows:
| have Witnessed since my sickness just
what wished to see ever since the war,
harmony and good feeling between the sec
tions, have always eeutRDded that II
there had beennobody left but the soldiers
We would have bad peace within year,
Blank aud blank ara the only two that
know oi who don't eecnl 10 be salts.
lied on the Southern side, we have some
ON oars who failed 10 accomplish as much
az they wished, or who did not get warmed
ap 10 the fight until IL WAS al over, who
have not bad quite full satisfaction. The
great majority too 81 those who did not
20 into the war have long sinee grown tired
Of the long controversy. We may now well
look forward 30 a perpetuaip pace at home.
and a national strength that viii screen MS
against auy foreign complications. bc.
ieye myseaf that the MAR was worth all II
cost ns, fearful aa that waa, Since u WAS
over / haye visited every state ia Europe,
and number Ia the East. ! know as /
did not before the value of our own in
heritanee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Return Of middleton. Army to winnipeg.

Gen. Middleton's command arrived at
Winnipeg Wednesday the 18th inst, with
the exception OF the Midland battalion and
Sixty-hlth, 81 Montreal, who went east from
Selkirk, the former in haste to arrive at
Port Hope to attend the funeral OF
their colonel, Williams, whose body
Nas sent from Battleford. Boats and
harges, after forty-eight hours on Lake
Winnipeg, arrived ut Selkirk this morning,
their coming having been announced by
courier from the mouth OF the Red river.
There was an enthusiastic reception.
Lunch, as they cab 1t, was served under the
trees by the banks of the Red river, aud
those who preferred milk ON account Of its
rarity drank it, The rest dind't and were
not allowed TO thirst. After the gorge and
The grandiloquenee The mayor OF the city pre-
sented TO Gen. Middleton and his troops "a
complimentary address well worded.
Crowds filed all the highways, and the
byways TEEN with people eager to greet
the boys whose homecoming has been so
long aud ardently looked for. From the
depot the troops marched up Main
street TO stand erected in front Of
the city hail. and were there addressed
by City Clerk Brown, Premier Norquay and
Lieut.. Gov. Aikeus, Gen. Middleton and
oils bflliant staff were in front Of the stand,
and the general replied 10 Browns official
Welcome. IL is understood that sympa.
lhizers OF Riel in the United States are re-
spending IN generous way to his appeal
Tor assistance % enable him to have a fair
trial. II il difficult now 70 find any one
Who viii say that Rieiwill be hanged. There
is little doubt that sooner or later he will
escape from PRISON and return 70 his home
in Montana, WHARF he VIII be secure
from extradition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
The Criminal Calendar.

y W, stout, p farmer near Greenfield
Ohio, was shot and killed by Elijah Nevin,
81 helgtl'lof, dnfiAA aA alteration
A. u. Porter, a prominent member 81 the
Jackson club, Columbus, Ohio, shot himself
recently. lie had been drinking for several
days.
David q. Topper, editor and part propri-
ctoP Of the MIXERS Journal company, at
New York shot himself recently and died
shortly afterwards.
u. j. Bigelow shot ID. T.. Dempsey, sa.
loon keeper AZ New Branfork, Fla, for
words spoken about Bieelow' wife. Demp.
sey died. aud Bigelow 10 in Jail.
A gang of countericiters is at work
throughout Montana, flooding the territory
Nith 50, $40, SEQ and 500 notes. Some
Of these notes are skilliully made and well
calculated 30 deceive.
Thomas j, Ryan Of Leavenworth shot
fatally his brother.inlaw, Charles b. Davis,
while quaTreiiDg over a debt. Ryan was
fined for carrying concealed weapons and
allowed to go before Davis died.
In fight nj IIoomewood Driving Park.
PittsbuTg James lrilley OF Toledo, Ohio,
The driver pt Riehball, was shot aud killed
nv d polored hostler named John Bunch Of
Louisville. III. The iighi was the result Of
an old grndge.
In the First district court at Ogden, Utah,
Judge Powers sentenced +. A. Brown and
Maroni Brown, prominent Mormons, to six
months Imprisonment ia the territorial
penitsn,ispg and to pay "a fine oi S3oo--the
maximum pepai.s for unlawful cohabita-
ton. These were judge Bowers initial
cases. The Mormons expected judicial
clemeney.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Result of a Bad Example.

Augustus Erwin, a dry goods salesman. OF
New York, shot his wife aud put bullet
into his own abdomen. He Is dying in the
hospital, while his wife il believed to be in u
fair way OF recovery. Erwin Is Hebrew
twice the age az his wife. who is Roman
Catholic and married him without her
fathers knowledge. The marriage was the
direct outcome Of the Victoria Morrisin
elopcment. The girl Adele, whose father,
Patrick o'Thayneis q wealthy iaundryman,
was classmate Of Victoria, and the sensa-
tion caused by "Vic'scscapade" apparently
suggested asinlilarexplojtt to her too roman
tie mind. Her own marriage occurred inn
mediately after, and was unexpected by
everybody, The brides father has sup
ported tiIom since, Erwin spending What
money he made on betting on horse races
Lately Mr. % Taayne has made u persistent
effort to wean his daughter away from him,
and all but succeeded in carrying her off to
Europe. The husband upset his plans in
the eleventh hour by trick, and the steam
er sailed without his wife but with her faith
CT on board immediately after Mrs, Err
win went TO i've with her stepmother. She
called Mt the hotel, at his request, for an
interview, andit was then that he tried TO
Kill her and himself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
The silver Question Coming % i Head.

The siiver Question Coming 70 Head.
United States Treasurer Jordan had a
conference a few days szo with the Presi-
DENTS OF the National Ranks OF New York.
Following are the REVOLUTIONS adopted by
the bank presidents after the conference.
Whereas, alter careful inquiries into the
current operations OF the United States
treasury il is aseeFtained that with the
continued purchase of So 600, 900 in silver
a month, the probable receipts OF gold cur
rency win be insufficient 10 n,ert the de-
niapds upon IL until the meeting of congress
in December saxt, but that the secretary
si.s be compelled tp make his payments IN
silver dollars, which viii become most
disturbing element IN the daily business 81
the country; therefore
Resolved That to avert this threatened
danger. and In tbeeonfident belief that con
ress will take early steps 20 prevent the
deterioration OF the present commercial
standard of values, the banks here by
tender To the government. from their gold
reserve fund the sum oi 81 o, 900. 900. in ex-
change for that amount IN fractional silver
ing house may approve, the same to be APP
portioned among the banks in the clearing
house respectively pro rata OF their deposits
aud gold reserved
Resolved That should this amount
prove insufficient, a further sum not to ex-
reed $4,000, 600 be offered, and that the
banks 81 Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and
other cities be invited bs the clearing house
committee topartieipate ia carrying out the
objects Of these resolutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
yhs Battle Of the Boyno,

AZ Waterford. Ireland, during the ami
sersary 81 the battle 81 the Boypc on the
18th among the large number 81 drunken
men on the streets we're many ofihe soldiers
belonging to the Welsh regiment doing gar.
rison duty here. Citizens got intoa row with
the soldiers, during which the latter bayo-
neted to death Gus NJ the iormer. The citi-
Sens then fell upon Gle so,.liers with such
iorce that the latter were forced
to beat hasty retreat to their
barracks. The mob followed them up,
but being threatened with powder
aud ban II they attempted 10 force an en-
trance 70 the barracks, they couseDted them
selves sith smashing the windows Of the
barracks with atnpes. The rage nfthe pop
Mace Was so great this 5.aFiliag that Il was
deemed best 20 transfer the Weisi, 1egiment
TO some other place. This was done innie.
liately. aud as The soldiers marched from
the barracks ~ the ,ailrQad station sur.
rounded by policemen amobiG:lpwed them,
hooti1g and stoniHg the soldiers.
The name ~ the civilian killed was Peter
Grant. During the hottest part oithecon-
Diet soldier attacked Grant aud plunged q
bnyonei stfajgbt through the mans heart
Grant fell dead on tho spot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Personal News Noto..

Mr. III. G. Bunner. the editor OF Puck. and
u contributor TO the Century and Atlantic,
announces his engagement with Miss Learn
ed, a sister Of Mr.. Walter Learned of New
London.
Prof Charles Kendall Adams, OF Michi.
gan university, was elected president OF
Cornell university to succeed President
White. Prof.. Adams has for fifteen years
been professor Of history in the university
Of Michigan. Of which institution he is -
graduate. lie is a high authority on Eng
lish and European constitutional history,
and has published several works on this
branch Of literature. lie il between forty.
five and fifty years Of age.
Capt. w. NJ Conner OF the ST. James no
tel goes every day or two TO Boomiugdale
asylum 90 see John Mccullough the insane
actor. lie has arrangements made SO that
he hears every day OF the actor condition.
He says Poor Mae has everything that is
necessary for his comfort. He Is as salts
fled there IA he would i,p anywhere. Hs
talks oHre in while just MS be used to
about going here or there or about an en-
gngement that hy must meet. Then they
take him in the garden aud walk him
around and he forgets IL. The physicians
say il is only n question 81 time when his
mind will be entirely gone from paralysis OF
the brain. Then he win probably die in a
short time. lie may live d year or he may
go Ia three months.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
wo,nen,s Head Gear.

The vendors OF bonnets say that this
seasons millinery is more tasteful than
ever, and so they will continue to do to
the end Of time Those dealers who
may be regarded as endowed with
prophetic wisdom insist on the superior
claims of the Milans among the straw
braids, with kindly word for the Eng
lisb split varieties, when the more deli.
cate straw braids are being considered.
They also admit the pos sible popularity
OF the small and medium bonnets in
Tuscan braids, lace and other fancy de-
signs. for summer wear. The materials
showed are scrim, canvas like tenure
OF the softest and most beautiful wool.
tricotines, or stocking.net Jersey tex.
lures in soft wool or tinsel. closely
resembling samples OF ancient mann
facture shown by our grandmothers. OF
trlcotines made wholly of tinsel. EN-
broidered grenadines will be seen IN
French and oriental designs, as we'll as
printed and embroidered crepe de chine
Brussels net Ia black and white. EN-,
broidered with gilt and silver. Indeed
Brussels net is found in all colors. and
many curious interweayings .of silk
and wool with gold, silver and steel
thread are fashionable. Ribbons nre
to be from one to twelve inches in
width, plain ottoman and satin lined
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23

with plain coiors. Striped and PLAN
satin ribbons from three to eight inches
wide will also be the correcs thing
TO wear. Embroidered apd plain
GAMES are from six to ten inches in
width. Embroidered scarfs OF scrim,,
surah and velvets will take the usual
nlace Of ribbons for hat trim
mipos. and embroidered, printed
and bordered kercLiefs Of surah crepe
and other silk textures are used for
making bonnets, the brims beng OF
fancy Tuscan braid, lace or bead work.
This season favors flowers in remark
able degree. Among tho novelties IN
ornamentation are metalized bird wings.
birds and butterflies in various coiors,
piauets of gilded and chenille leaves
mounted alone, with gilded himmlng-
birds. and butterflies, punches OF green
and gilt oats, gilded piuqets with velvet
peoples in new and popular colors,. such
"a frog. absinthe, cork and mandarin.
Ostrich feathers may be in favor Tor the
warm season. The styles shown now
NAV be somewhat modified later on, bnt
the dealers say that they cannot afford
10 delay their opening beyond May l.,
for the longer they put them of the
longer their customers delay buying.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23

The prediction that the national
banks would not renew their expiring
charters has scarcely been verified in
the case Of the banks IN New York
city. 0fthe thirty-one national banks
in that city whosecharters expire dur
ing the present calendar year twenty
nine have applied for and secured an
extensionfortwenty years. Theperiod
of the charters Of the othertwo donot
expire until later in the year. The
same tendency has been manifested
throughout the country. II is so rare
for a bank to surrender its charter
that extensions have been made on
$lTO,00O, 900 of capital stock since
January l.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
,o..e. hx a Dakota Cyclone.

A severe cyclone struck IIighmore, OAK,
Wednesday evening the IL inst, doing q
great amount Of damage The ioEoWhlg y
!, 40 ,tial list Of the losses in the town. NJ.
y church, 1000 A. II. Egerhard, store
buildng 81 900; H. Wight, skating rink,
81 900. Combs general merchandise, - q
600; A. Il. yancamp, store buiidlng Na'
tional hotel wrecked, $500 Barkoh' STORE
building. 500, W w. Yeandle wagonshop'
STOO: w. W. Case building. $500; EhJohn-
son. dwelling. $500 Patterson, dwell
inc S5oO. Mrs. Campbell $3.50; Brace
4 Beheymer. building. $500; J. Wereham,
building. $500 Mrs Brooks, Dwelling,
$500; 0iDoansli a o'Connell, lumber yard,
5000. II. y. Bryce, building, $500; DR., Fos'
ter. dwelling, $500; Y. 7. Hatch, dwelling
$500. J.. c. Stiner, building, $500 y. r..
Barnes. harness shop, $3.50; l.. Z. hadley,
building. $500, A. \. Gearhard, lumber
500. j. Paul, dwelling. $500 A. Snnder'
land dwelling, $3.50; Hudson q IRWIN.
warehouse, SO, 900. At Hubbard the total
loss was about ten thousand.
At Miller the storm WAS not so severe.
A. III Reed, prominent grain dealer
OF this place, while on the way nome Yen
miles northwest Of here, was struck with
lightning. his horse not being hurt.
The horse went direct home, when
Mrs. Reed found her husband dead IN the
buggy. j. A. Cleayer and j, Coadry were
ovsrtaken by the storm and stopped at
William CunDingham's about tWeaty-
eight miles northwest OF here. they
found Mrs. Cunningham alone With
the baby and while preparing supper
for them she went to the cellar fgr eatables,
when the house was struck by lightning,
which ran down the stove pipe and through
the floor. The gentlemen ran down into
the cellar immediately and found Mrs, Cum
ningham entirely stripped OF her clothing
which were on fire The house was not
damaged.
The losses at Holabird are as follows;
James Campbell, house and furniture
totally destroyed: damage, $1,000.
J. X. smith, barn destroyed, house un-
rooted, and thrown from foundations 500.
Mr.. Lake, house partially unrooied, side
smashed by falling timhers; 500,
Mrs. Eastwood, house totally destroyed,
$500.
School house blown from foundation and
totally wrecked $500.
H. Il. Dryer. lumber sheds andyard blown
away, 800.
Harry Schlider, blacksmith shop, damage
500.
Law office of Perkins & Levy, $3.50.
Depot blown from foundation on 10 tho
main track; all the platform and telegraph
poles are blown down. One freight ear was
overturned, All the small out-buildings Ia
town were destroyed. Roadmaster Morse :
house was blown from it, foundation and
badly wrecked; damage, S4Oo. The total
less is about $1,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
NOTES FOR THE Farm AND HOME.
Shorter Things.


DR. Henry Stewart characterizes the
enormous cruelty of the Western sl's'
tenn Of stock holding, without shelter or
food as "a horrible and gigantic re-
proach to humanity"
Take the weak sheep, pig or other
animal, that is sighted by not getting
its full share Of food, away from tie
herd. and give it fair chance by IT.
self.
Mention is made in The Medical and
Surgical Reporter of man who mas
"had no bad colds since he learned 10
sleep with open windows"
The Iowa Homestead hopes the day is
near when farmers will cease shipping
a bnshel Of grain out Of the State.
Mr.. John Eastman, Milford, Mich,
has contracted TO raise seventy acres OF
cucumbers for the Highland Pickle
Factory, at 42i cents per bushei, de-
livered.
II is estimated that forty thousand
sheep have lied In Greene county, Pa,
in the last three months. The scarcity
of feed and the unusual severity OF the
winter and spring weather have com
bined to bring about this result. Far
mers say that the wool industry has re-
ceiyed backset that it viii take years
TO recover, and they are very despon-
dent concerning the future.
It is not advisable to give horses or
cattle food in such way that they will
have it always before them. They will
then foul what they do not eat, and,
eating when they are not hungry, keep
the stomach overloaded, and so suffer
from Indigestion. The food is thus
doubly wasted A good ration for a
working horse is three pounds of cut
hay and -four pounds of ground oats and
corn given three times day, with a
little long hay in the evening. They
will do well on oat or rye straw cut in
stead of the cut hay.
Pigs require little salt, as all other
animals do, bnt not so much as the
wholly vegetable feeding animals.
When pigs run in fields or wood lots
they gather many gIubs and other in
sects and swallow some earth, all OF
which contain saline matter; but when
they are confined in pens they need
some salt given regularly, and it il for
the neglect of this needed salt that they
are induced to swallow filth which
otherwise they would reject, so that a
supply of salt is not only heathful in
itself, but it avoids source Of unhealth-
fulness.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
investigation Of patrieian immortality.

The London Pall Mall Gazette announ-
ces that the archbishop Of Canterbury, the
bishop OF London, Cardinal Manning and
Hon. Samuel Morely have consented to act
as committee 81 inquiry into the charges
OF aristocratie iniquity made by the Ga.
zette in II revelations during the past week.
The committee which is looked upon as
one Of the most extraordinary, in the high
character OF its members, ever organized.
win soon begin its work OF Investigation.
The Gazette win place in confidence be-
fore the committee every detail Of
evidence gathered by the paper reportorial
commission, an which il relies to PROVE the
existence of the wiekedness unveiled by il.
Every reporter engaged ia the Gazette's in
vestigations wilappeqr under oath before
the committee, and each viii produce ali
tbs memoranda, etc. gathered by him dur
ing the several weeks OF inquiry, also the
names OF persons implicated. TiIecommit-
tee viii treat eoptidentially the information
placed before il. u willniakca general re-
port az To the truth Of the Gazette's reye.
ations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23
Casually Record.

All Of the bodies 81 the victims Of the dis
aster on Lake Minnetonka recovered
Harry A. Leavitt's barn at Great Barring
ton, Mass. was destroyed by fire reeently
The leading feature Of the affair il that the
barn cost something over 100000.
The saw mill Of Ralph Casselman, at Cas-
selnan's Station, Ont, ON the Canada &
Atlantic Railway, was burned. Loss, s27,.
900: Insured.
Fire at Richmond, Ohio, destroyed eight
buildings, including the Reporter printing Of
fee and Cortlers hotel Loss. $50 600; in
silrance, $4,000.
The vicinity 81 saybrook, H., was on
Tuesday the l4th inst, visited by the Sc.
verest hail storm for years. The storm
covered the ground with hailstones OF nm.
usual size. on several farms the corn was
torn 10 pieces, and the oats and wheat
beaten down. The crops, where they had
escaped the delnge OF the 9th inst, were ina
fine condition, promising abundant har-
vest but hundreds Of acres were destroyed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23

The London Illustrated News has
an illustrated article on the opening
OF the Holloway sanitorium. Mr..
Holloway, who made ?. fortune by
patent medicines, left more than So,
OO0, 600 for the erection and endow.
ment OF sanitorium and of college
for women. The sanitorium is an asy.
hum for patients OF the middle classes
afflicted with mental disorders. A
moderate chargeis made for those who
can afford to pay. Mr.. Holloway's
idea was that persons with any men,
tai disease should not look upon
blank walls, but should be surround.
ed by beautiful and interesting things.
His asylum is on grand scale. The
rooms are magnificent; rich in color,
gliding, carving, pictures, exquisite
furniture, every thing that can appeal
to ''dimmed intellect"