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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
A Virginia G~entlewOman.

The Virginia gentlewoman OF the
Martha Washington type is thus pict-
ured by a Richmond correspondent
Of the Boston Home Journal:
1t is a pleasure to sit at dusk in
Capitol square. Now and then some
1.-the young form clad in the latest
fashion trips by. Perhaps immediate
~ after her, with stately, measured
tread, q dignified figure walks slowly
by. She is perhaps clad in the sim
plest garb, not coarse, but inexorably
plain, her bonnet the pattern OF a
dozen seasons ago, but there is "some-
thing that tells you beyond perad-
venture that she is q gentlewoman.
Faded gentility? Not a bit of IT..
Like enough she lives in q solid old
mansion which has been in her family
time out of mind. 1t is furnished with
faded, cumbrous old furniture that
she would not change for the finest
modern upholstery. Every article
has its history. At table, where she
presides with cordial hospitality over
a liberal meal deliciously cooked, you
drink your tea from rare old china
and your can from a silver urn
stamped with a coat of arms hun
dreds of years old. She builds no
pride on diamonds, unless, indeed,
they are heirlooms, nor upon silver OF
gold, though she admires their beauty
and appreciates their sold value, but
begin to talk of "family," and she will
point to the portraits on the wall
the hiohhred refined faces of n century
or more ago, and her face will glow
with pride as she reeounts to youtheir
history.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
All Illinois farmer was prosecuted

All Illinois farmer was prosecuted
for eutting off the horns of his cattle.
Eminent doctors testified that it was
q cruel, barbarous and unnecessary
practice. On the other hand, one
farmer said he had dehorned thou
sands OF cattle, and, except for the
m~omentary pain, which was slight,
they did not suffer from the operation.
Dethroned cattle consumed at least
one-fourth less food than those whose
horns were left on the head, more OF
them could be crowded into a shed
and the strong could not drive the
weak from the food. A score OF local
farmers swore that they had been con.
verted to d~ehornine, and believed it
humane and advisable. The human,
society withdrew the suit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
Personal Mention.

John g. Thompson, the welIknown Ohio
politician, is dead.
Gen. j. c. Rowley, Grants secretary
during the war, died at Chicago.
John j.. Grouse, ex, q Of Syracuse. n.
Y, was found dead in bed. Heart disease.
Gen. William Wallace died at his resi-
denee in Philadelphia. He was colonel OF
the Fourteenth Ohio volunteers, and was
breyeted a general.
Mrs. J.. 5. Barbour. wife Of Representative
Barbour OF Iowa, died recently in Wash
ington, having been unconscious for more
than three days. Her illness was caused
by a fall which she had, causing con cussion
of the brain. which was followed by COM
preston OF the brain. and the ultimate
paralyzation of Gil Der mental faculties.
Gnnston han, que OF the historic man
ions OF Virginia, was filed with friends
who had come nom far and near to at
tend the marriag, OF Miss frankie Adele,
daughter Of Col. i,nd Mrs. Daniels, formerly
Of st. Paul. ID Warren L, Ayers OF Sheldon,
Iowa. Ny. and Mrs. Ayers viii live in
Sheldon, Iowa, where the groom is engaged
in business. Tie wedding presents we're
many ard costly
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
A SCENE.
Some Very Startling Revelations of a
White Window Blind.

Some Very Startling Revelations of a
White Window Blind.
A rather amusing scene was witness
ed the other night. A couple 0 fgentle-
men stood On the sidewalk near the
Wilbur House, when M OF them
whispered to the other
Say, Ned, get on to the blind"
The white window blind was down
in one Of the rooms on the second
floor of the block, and the light from
a brilliant gas get fell upon it, reveal
inc the shadows of a man and a wom-
an engaged in the halcyon delights
of o yum-yum seanc The nan was
evidently as diffident and shy as u
newspaper man when the sheriff IS
after him. She, well, il he was her
first beau, she was taking lessonsfast,
and they did not seem to disagree with
her. Their protiles were as clearly
drawn upon the white blinds as sill
houetts or canoes, and their every
movement was made as plain as
pictures thrown from a magic lantern.
When first seen the observed OF all
observers" were seated side by side.
They were evidently young, impnlsive,
and badly mashed. At first he would
efficiently throw his arms around her
chair and gaze into her soulful eyes
with a wish I-might-die-if-I-don't-love.
you expression on his face. This fat
terry she would reciprocate bypatting
his cheek. Emboldened by her affec-
tionate warmth, he then ventured a lit
tlefurther and placed his arm around
her shapely waist. BY this time a big
crowd had collected on the sidewalk
and the performance became decided
Iy interesting. The two chairs had
been drawn side by side, and the low
ers were closely looking into each 9TH
er's ewes when the climax came, and
the girl reached over totheyoungm man
and kissed him.
This fetched thecrowd upon the side
walk, and shouts of "Encore!" Yum,
yum!' and do it some morel" were
heard in subdued tones.
Act three commenced on time. Maid
emily reserve was being swept away IN
the food-tide oflove, and thegiri arose
from her seat, flung her M around
the neck OF her lover, and kissed him
until his back hair smoked.
Act four began. She swooped down
upon him like a summer frog upon q
milestone and scooped him in. She
sat IN his lap and kissed him witha
k~issness which Lydia Thompson would
have given ten years of her life to imi
tate upon the stage. IL was an earth
quake of love-a simeon of affection
but it was rather more than thecrowd
could stand, even for a fine show on
deadhead passes, and their cheering
alarmed the lovers, and they changed
their position. In a minute or SO the
young man came running down stairs
from the block. He was bathed
in Precipitation and happiness.
whats the trouble?" said he, to 9
little boy on the sidewalk.
Trouble" repeated the boy, there
amt no trouble. It's only a fellow
and his girl kissing each other to death
in the DON upstairs and the boys
are watching their shadow on the
blind"
The young man started as if in sud,
den surprise. Then rushing upstairs
again he disappeared from view. In
another instant the gas in that room
was e1tinguished.
There was no fifth act.-Fall River
Advance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

There is, probably, as much wealth
Ia personally as in real estate in New
York. but it manages, a very large
part of it, to dodge tho assessors and
escape taxation as efiectually as if it
were exempt by law. In the last ten
years the assessed value of real estate
in New York has increased $500, OOo,-
600, but the assessed value OF per.
sonalty has increased only $75,oO0,-
600 in the same time, though is is well
known that stocks, bonds, notes and
other interest bearing securities have
enormously increased. The assessors
declare there is hardly a state in the
Union whore personal estate escapes
taxation to the extent it does in New
York.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
Blood Pudding Literature.

A youth brought up on novels is
pretty sure to have an over stimu.
lated Imagination and no COM
mon sense. To walk up the steps
of marble palaces and come in
contact with heroes and heroines OF
phenomenal virtues and vices is ant
to unfit a boy for splitting wood for
the kitchen stove or doing chores
about the house. After spending the
evening in consuming the dime novel
and breathlessly following fortunes
OF women with sanity faces and men
with overgrown mustaches, everyday
life seems a bit insipid and it becomes
hard to crawl out of bed at 4 O'Clock
in the morning, with the mercury at
zero, and to go to the office to sweep
the floor at $3.50 a week.
What u boys need is less spice and
more corn beef. Good solid reading
which makes them feel that thew are
IN their glory when they are Furnishing
the brass on the shop door, becauseit
is the first step in theupward climb, is
what they ought to have. A single
book which makes drudgery delightful
because it is a good beginning, IS bet
ter than a thousand which infame the
fancy and render real life tasteless.
The dime novel is the right bower OF
the devil when he is playing for a boys
head and heart.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

Washington Special: He is brinFul of
quaint anecdotes. One OF the best stories
he tells is at the expense OF Senator Ransom,
whom he declares is the most accomplished
politician he ever knew. 81 went down to
North Carolina" he says, with a congress
sional funeral party several years ago, and
Ransom was along. Whenever the train
stopped at n station Ransom got ont,
shook hands with every man on the plat
form and told each one that he had left
important business in Washington to at
tend that funeral, with the hope OF seeing
him even for "a moment; and what sur
prised me most was that every mothers
son OF them believed it, Ransom has sucha
winning way about him. When welanded at
the town where the funeral was to be held
we had to drive six miles in open car
riages against q chilly wind without any
dinner, AID then sit in a cold church to
listen to a sermon two hours long. a
som was as hungry as n wolf, and chilled
through, as we all were, and after the
preacher had been going it about three
quarters of an hour he commenced to snap
his watch, but it did not do any good. The
preacher kept right on with his discussion,
and when il was concluded we were all so
faint with hunger and cold that we could
scarcely stand. But Ransom revived to
the occasion, and as soon as the benedic-
ton was pronounced rushed up to the pull
pit, grabbed both Of the preachers hands
and told him that he was never so much
interested and edited by a sermon in his
life, and his only regret was that he didn't
preach longer. And when Ransom saw
that he had swallowed that he actually
asked him to repeat the sermon the next
time he (Ransom) came to town. | I'm a
good deal on the palaver myself, but q
som beats any man | ever saw.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
The Criminal Calendar.

In an alteration between Foreman
i.arned and a convict named McCloud in
the state prison at Jackson, Mich, the lat
ter vas fatally stabbed.
c. A. Nimocks, manager OF the Detroit
Tribune, charges his predecessor, Stickney,
with embezzling 81 900 OF the funds Of the
troit. Stickney is in London.
The First National bank of Chicago Ios {
SO, 500, which it paid out on three forge d
checks The forgery is pronounced u 9
elevcrest piece OF work OF the kind done N
years. The forger has not been caught.
Miss Annie Nicholson, a belle Of MauIy
county, Tenn, has electrified the commI
nifty by bringing suit against w. A. Bailey
for S25,0 600 for betrayal and seduction.
Bailey is the wealthiest man in the county.
At Marionsville, Pa. Edward Walton
and Albert Mealey had a quarrel over a
love affair, the latter having been the fav-
ored sutton for the hand OF a Miss Dodge,
and had married her a few weeks ago.
Walton shot and killed Mea]ey.
A dispatch from Valentine, Neb., states
that Henry Paulson has been arrested Tor
the murder OF a farmer. Henry Stevens, Is
miles east Of hat place. Stevens was call
ed from his house at night by some noise,
and was shot twice on his doorstep.
Fred Goerne, the carriage manufacturer
OF Streator, ILL.,, who made an assignment
recently. has LETT the city, tt is supposed
for Canada. Notes to the amount OF SIS, :
900 fioated by him and signed by his STEP
father, c. Baker, are said by the latter to
he iorgeries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

as a gang of conyicts came down the
path, Convict Ward and Convict
Smith dissappeare Through the heavy
door of the state Prison, moved up
three flights OF stairs aud paused Be.
fore cell No. 927, ninteenth gallery.
known as the stove gallery. Ward
passed in. He started back.
Another man was there. For the
first few days Of his stay at Sing Sing
Prison the former partner of JamesD.
Fish was to be locked up in a cell sew
en- feet deep, six feet high, and four
feet six inches wide with the convict
John Uerick, sentenced TO eight years
at hord lebor on Sept. Is, 1892, for
assault. There were two cots, one
above another. A look of hopeless
despair came over Ferdinand Wards
face. He was locked infor the night.
The cell which Ward occupies looks
out through a window with heavy
stone settings across a gallery, upon
the RAILROAD. Cell No. 926on one side
is occupied by William Wright, Of this
city. convicted of burglary on March
12, 1884,, and sentenced for three
wears. Cell No. 92S, onthe othe. side.
has an occupant in Thomas Melon
aid, sentenced on February %, 1882,
for life for manslaughter in the frs.
degree.
Ward was assigned by Principal
Keeper Connarghton to thesteveeon
tract gang. ''Thess are genuine con-
tracts" said he. "1hestove contract
gang numbers 900, and works in two
different buildings Ward will march
in lock step and work with a gang
of forty-fve men. He has been as
signed to stove-Inounting because I
think he viii be II good hand at it.
The work is not heavy. and consists
in riveting together the parts of a
stove and mounting them. Wards
rising hour, as that OF the Others, will
be $50 D.. m. His breakfast will
consist of coffee, hash and bread at
s:15; his dinner OF roast beef and
gravy, beets, bread, coffee and pota-
toes; his supper of bread and coffee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
Miscellaneous Items.

The Knights OF Labor are ~boycotsing
the Kansas City journal.
Louis Doscher, grocer OF Richmond, Ind,
skipped leaving $4,000 liabilities.
There are $40. 000,o 900 invested in cleo
trio light plants in the United States.
William Leard, wholesale clothing. at
Oshkosh, failed. Liabilities, S12,0 600.
A shining I;gIt OF the Salvation Army
marches OH with a married man OF Williams
port, Pa.
Hard tires are reported among the l.
700 lawyers of Philadelphia, there not be-
ing business enough to go round.
The Massachusetts, legislature has in.
creased the states contribution to the
Bennington battle monument IRON 81 500
TO $40, oo0.
The total values OF exports OF breadstuffs
during the seven months ended an. 81,
were $62, 406, 04T, against $97,572 ,92ofor
the same time last year.
Samuel Davidson of Corydon, Ind, Tor
not keeping his family in fuel, was COM
PEELED by regulators TO haul wood on a
sleigh to his house all night.
GOV. Murray OF Utah again vetoed the
bail bill, amended and repassed, giving all
~ronvicts except for rape aud murder in the
first and second degree the right to bail
pending an appeal OF their case. The veto
was on the ground that the law would OBJ.
struct and perhaps defeat the operation OF
the laws against polygamy.
Samuel II. b. Smith was convicted at
Salt Lake City of unlawful cohabitation
in the Third district court. Joseph McMur.
ring pleaded not guilty of unlawful cohabi-
tatiou, and then tool the stand and adj
n,ittea It. w. III. Lesdeit did the same
thing
As was supposed, the reported uprising
OF Big Lake Chippewas proved to be a
carard. The commissioner of Indian Of.
fairs has a dispatch from Mr. Sheehan. the
White Earth agent. as follows: There is
not a word Of truth in the report that the
Indians al Red Lake or White Earth arr
arm;ns for mischief or ATE in the least dis
satisfied. The Indians in the entire agency
are quiet and conteuted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
uashington Land omeo Rumors,

Dakota men who have been at work 20
secure the revocation OF COMMISSIONS
Sparks order Of April 3 last suspending the
issue OF patents, claim that they nave sue
eeeded in convincing Secretary Lamar of the
righteousness OF spch action, and that
before many days he will publicly
the fact. A memorial from
members OF congress and representative
citizens MAS presented by George s. Engles
of Aberdeen, two weeks ago to Land Com
missioner Sparks, setting forth the effect of
his sweeping order Of April 3, etc. The
matter is now pending before the depart
meat CT the interior, aud a decision is ex-
pectedi in n few days. III is claimed by the me.
moriaiists that the commissioner, in his
endeayer to reach fraudulent parties by
slspending ilal action on all titles the
good with tho bad has thereby deprived
the honest tntry I5an OF his property
rights and thrown his title into uncertainty
Tor a long term ofyei,rs. in order that few
who nave not complied with the law ma
be properly dealt with.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

The Californians have demonstrat
ed that all species of the citrus plant
flourish more or less oyer a vide area
OF the state. The citrus fair recently
hello was intended to encourage the
cultivation of oranges, emons, citrons
and other fruits OF the citrus family.
There were about 500 exhibits, and
oranges were shown that had been
gathered LOO feet above sen level
surrounded by three inches OF snow.
At present there is little, orange, lemon
or other citrus plants grown except.
ing a. adjuncts 60 the Kitchen garden.
but now that it has bes demonstrat.
ed by the exhibit that a radius q.
ove 10000 square miles, includine
Lower California, is fully adapted to
the profitable cultivation OF oranges,
lemons, etc. there is a possibility that
aiifornsa may in time outssrip Ficri.
da As the cisrts stats OF the Union.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

The Winnebago Indians in wiscon.
sin, How numbering over 1900, with
very lew exceptions, pay no attention
to their homesteads. squander the
money paid them by the government,
are making no advance towerds civil.
ization. Such isthe report of the In
dian Commissioners. and shows that
contact with civilization in this case,
as ia nearly all, is extremely detri-
mental to the progress of the "noble
INDIAN
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
Secretary Endieott's Order ON the Death
of Gen. Hancock.

War Department, Washington, Feb. o.
With profound sorrow the secretary Of
war to the army that Maj. Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock died to-day at
Governors island. in the harbor OF New
York. lIo was a soldier without "A fear, n
citizen without reproach. a patriot with
out guile. He will ever be a noble and i'm
p~ressiye feature in our history, and his
countrymen will always recall with
pride his heroic and inspiring con
duct during the last memorable hours
on the field OF Gettysburg. For the
m~eritorious aud conspicuous share in that
great and decisive victory he has received
the gratitude OF the American people and
the hanks Of congress. The flag will be
placed at hnlf-mast at all military p,,st
and stations, and thirteen minute guns will
be fired on the day after the receipt OF this
order and the usual badges OF mourning le
worn for thirty days.
WILLIAM c. ESDrCoTT,
Secretary of Wur.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18
caralnal Glbhon. Or nnl,lmoze.

Archbishop Gibbons OF Baltimore, on
the 10th received q eablegram from Rome
assuring him that he will be made q car
ainal at the March consistory. The mes
sage was direct from the Vatican, and es.
tabiishes the question beyond n doubt.
Congratuiatory telegrams have been rs-
teived a. the areh-episeopaI residence
from nearly every archbishop in Ameri.
en-, as well as from cardinals and
hsgh ~dignitaties in Europe, Archbishop
Gibbons. il is said, has Indicated his inten.
tion ol going TO Rome Tor the hat, and will
probably start ON this trip within a lew
weeks Most Rev. James Gibbons is the
ninth archbishop OF Baltimore in lineal sue
cession. He was born in that city July %,
1884. lie was educated in Ireland and In
st. Charles college, Nd, graduating in
1857. Thence he was transferred to the
seminary OF st. Sulpiee and st. Mary's unit
yersity, and was ordained priest June
30, 1861. On August 16, 1869, he was
consecrated vicar apostolic or North Caro-
lima. lie was translated to the see 81
Richmond July 80, 1872, and appointed
coadjutor 10 Archbishop Bayley OF Balti-
more, May "a. 1877. He became successor
to that prelate Oct. 3 Of the same year. lie
was appointed apostolic delegate to preside
over their plenary council in 1884. He is
author Of the book 1.-THE Faith OF Our
Fathers, and is very popular among Cath
olhes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

Harry Wormain, a bright boy in
Fostoria, Ohio, showed so much in.
terest in electrical experiments that
he became privileged character at
the electr;clight works, no other out.
slider being permitted near the dyna.
mos The other day he wanted to re
ceive a good shock" and SO got a
pail of water and, touching the posi.
tive pole OF a dynamo with a rod in
one hand, put tie other hand in She
water and fell back dead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

The Storey win ease, on trial at Chi
cago has been advanced one stage by
a decision Of Judge Eogers, in favor o.
Mrs. Storey. the defendant. Although
this by no means ends the litigation,
it y considered as a point gained IN
favor of the validity of the win o.
1881 and the final establishment o
Mrs storey's alleged rights to the bulk
Of the estate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-18

government was urged TO ask for the reas-
sembling OF the international conferences OF
1851. The minister OF finance said most
OF the powers interested we're indisposed to
change their present ratio between gold and
silver. The minister Of foreign affairs said
the French government was not inaisposed
TO negotiate 0ith other governments, but
that the present time was not favorable
Tor such negotiation, and desired that the
question be Indefinitely further considered.
Thereupon the chamber postponed indei-
initely further consideration OF the sub
iect.