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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
How Gold is shipped.
Fro,n the Boost on Bulletin.

From the Bost on Bulletin,
Each keg contains $50, 600 in clear
gold. 1t is from the Bank OF America
that most of the gold is shipped. The
shipments of gold are not generally on
the banks account. At first glance
persons might well suppose that when
the demand arises for gold to send
abroad the shipper would only have
to send in his order for his hundreds
OF thousands to the sub-Treasury,
where millions of specie are on de-
post. But there are sufficient reasons
why this plan will not work. Thesub-
Treasury can pay out its coin only to
creditors OF the Government. With
the Bank OF America the associated
banks keep on deposit constantly an
amounting TO $4,000, 900. To the
members OF the Bank Association the
Bank OF America issues its own GER
ti6cates against these deposits, re-
deemable on demand. So, when there
is occasion for making a good ship
ment, the coin is prepared for the pur-
pose in the rear office of the bank
There it is bagged and keyed and
made ready for shipment
Kegs in which gold is packed
specie kegs" as they are call
ed-are made of extra hard
wood. They must have an ex-
ira iron hoop. Specie is not thrown
loosely into key, nor, upon the other
hand, is it carefully wrapped in tissue
paper and piled up one coin upon
another. The key serves only as a
protection for canvas bags, into which
the gold is placed in the ordinary hit
and-miss fashion OF pennies in man S
pocket. Into each bag 90 So, 900, and
ten bags fill q key.
lnthe interests o. security each key
Is treated to what is technical.
ly know among the shippers as
the .tred-taping" process. At each
end OF the keg, in the projecting rim of
the slaves above the head, are bored
four holes at equi-distant inter-
walls. A piece OF red tape Is run
through these holes, crossing on the
head OF the key, and the ends finally
meet in the center, At the point of
meeting the tape is sealed 10 the kegs
head by wax bearing the stamp OF the
shipper 80
The average rate OF insurance is
about 50, 900 on shipment of ST.
100000. There are shippers who do
not insure. Having 70 ship 81, 0o0,-
600 they viii give it in equal parts TO
hall dozen different vessels. 1t is a
strict rule with some firms never to
trust more than S250,o00 at a time
on any one ship, A certain party fur
nishes all the kegs for gold and packs
them. The man who does this is a
nIonopolist in his way. Shippers OF
large amounts always lose a few dol
lars by abrasion, but not exceeding
sixteen ounces on q million-dollar
shipment. The only protection to be
found against abrasion lies in the
shipment OF gold in bars instead Of
coin. Gold bars are not readily OBJ
tanned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

manly action Ia applying air brakes 60 his train
Immediately prior TO the collision in the face Of
impending danger.
The jurors are: John Erickson, John O
Harp, William Lloyd, John Watson, A. j..
Wright and Leslie Welter
BRArNERD, Dec 5.--E b. Idnnen died here
last night He was the railroad postal clerk
injured in the accident at Maskoda His
wife and sister were on tho way to attend
him. IInnen's home was at Lake City.
1T odell assistant general manager Of the
Northern Pacific returned to St Paul from Da-
kota late last night. Mr. odel was on the
through train that was IN collision with the local
mail train near Muskods. He has this to say
so far az the destruction OF property ~ con-
cerned tine accident amounted 70 nothing The
killing OF Tennis and the burning OF the remains
was horrible. The loss OF the raail matter is In
convenient aud annoying. The destruction OF
ufonerty. aside from the burning OF the mail car,
will not exceed 50 600 There WAS no damage
TO the machinery OF the engines. The smoke
stack was not even knocked on Of one, and none
Of tile cylinders were touched. The damage to
the trains, exclusive OF the baggage car,
was Que broken platform. The tenders
Of both engines were showed through the
the baggage car OF one train aud the mail CIR OF
the other. there nothing on the track, and 10
took less than two hours TO pull the engines
apart after the wrecking outfit got TO work.
Both engines can be ready for service In ten
days Tho accident was caused by tho negli-
Rence OF a train dispatcher, who, by the way,
was one of our oldest and most trusted men:
and although myself served as a train dis
hatcher for number OF wears, ! am ut n loss TO
account for the NEGLIGENCE Of this man. Our
dispatehers only work eight hours q day, and
consequently were not oveyworked
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
Strange Occurrences and Appari.
lions.

Hamlet's truism about the things
undreamed OF in our philosophy finds
frequent illustration The Brooklyn
Eagle contains long and interesting
essay on Modern Miracles. in which
the author refers t,o the growing belief
that all so.ealied supernatural occur.
rences may be accounted for by the
operation OF natural laws Yet he
furnishes a number OF instances OF
wellsauthentieated apparitions which
il would puzzle the most advanced
psychologist TO explain. Here is one
OF them:
The works OF authors who have bu.
sled themselves with the wonders of
the night side otnitture are full OF such
instances, but very rarely does it hap
pen that we have any authentic ac-
count OF al apparition visible stimuli
taneously to TWO persons. Such a
one is the following; Among the Off
GERS serving with The thirty third Brit
ish regiment at Sydney, in the island
of Cape Breton, of Nova Scotia, dur
inc the month of October, HISS. we=e
Capt, Sir John Sherbroo&e and Lieut..
George Wynyar6, On the 9th ofthat
month. about 9:3o IN the morning,
they were slipping coffee together in
Wynyard's parlor, when Sherbrooke.
happening TO look up. saw the figure
OF q pale youth standing at door
leading TO the passage. He at once
called the attention OF his companion
to the stranger, who slowly passed
through the apartment and entered
an adjoining bed chamber. Wynyard,
on seeing the figure, turned as pale as
death. and as soon as it disappeared
exclaimed, Great God, my brother"
Sherhroose, thinking there was some
trick, had seau.h immediately made,
but could find NO one in the bedroom
or about the prsmises. A brother Of
ticer, lieut.. Gore. coming in at the
time, assisted in the search, and at
his suggestion Sherbrooke made a
memorandum OF the date, and all
waited with sn,yiety fer letters from
England. where Nynyard's brother
was. The expected letter came TO
Capt. Sherbeooke. asking him to
break to his friend the news of his
brother Johns death, which had oc.
Cured on the day aud at thehour his
apparition had been seen by the two
officers. Severed years after Lieut..
Col. Gore gave the foregoing account
in writing co Sir %ohn Harvey. adju.
tant general OF the English forces in
Canada. He added that when Sir
John Sherbroose. who had never seen
John Wynyard alive, returned 70
England. he resognized a brother OF
the deceased tg his likeness to the
figure he had seen at sydney.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
An Incident OF sharpshurr

JEFF r. Rufin, of yirginia, writes:
AS the Crenshsw battery of the con-
federate army was going into the bat
tie of Sharpsburg. Md, in 1862. some
of the men met the members of Mack
intoSh's South Carolina battery run
ming out of the fight with the sponge
stats and other implements used by
artillerymen in their hands. The guns
and horses were captured. but the can
noneers escaped. At this iuncture
some Of A. P. HIS infantry came I'M.
drove the enemy back. and. reestablisll-
ing the line enabled the flying cannon.
GERS to return TO their guns This hap
pened so quickly that the federals did
net have time to carry of the guns or
horses. Had the frst-named battery
been few minutes earlier in its ar.
rival il. too. would have been captured.
This happened ON the extreme right Of
Gen Lees line OF battle. and bat for
the timely arrival of Hilrs troops his
flank would have been turned and his
army utterly defeated. or. perhaps.
snnihilated This has never before an
pesrsd Ia print"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

The Supreme Court of Msssachu'
sets has just rendered decision de
claring the old Sunday law TO be in
force. and thse all work on that day
except for charity or necessity is un'
lawful. The effect of the decision
wonld besto close on SundaySn Massa.
ehusetts all barber and bake shops
drug stores. stables, restaurants, rail
road Offices and every place where
business is done for money and recon-
psase. but for the TACT that some o.
these things are regarded by late de
cisious as coming under the head o.
charity or necessity" aud therefore
not unlawful even under the old act
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
The Church Steps.

Two centuries OF steps, and then
4 field Of gravesl
With many sculptured tale OF men
Lost in the waves
You climb and climb, with here and there
A seat OF breath,
To find amid the loftier air
A realm Of death.
And thus 1t iswlth human life
s. Men toll to rise,
And 10 above the strain and strife
A GRAVEYARD lies.
Two centuries of steps, and then
Amid the graves
A holy house that tells TO men
OF Him that saves.
o weary men, and women worn,
That there have found,
And find, bright hints of heavenly morn,
On earthly groundl
And so atop the steps OF time,
II climbed sright
Heavens glad and everlasting chime,
And home of light
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
The Business outlool.

NEw YORK, Dec 3.-Bradstreet's Journa
will say tomorrow:
Special kilograms 20 Brsdstreot's point 70
moderate gains In the movement Of general
merchandise from Boston, New York. Balt-
more, Milwaukee, ST. Paul, Minneapolis, New
due TO stimulated retail demand for dry goods,
groceries and notions. There IL no material
change at Philadelphia, P1tssburs, Cleveland,
Louisville CHICAGO, g Louis and Kansas CITY.
ported in the future OF general trade The total
bank cleartugs this week at thirtytwo cities show
the unprecedented increase OF $50, ooo, 900 over
last week, the total being 81, 26S, 746, 79S,
against 81 ,0<96, eo6, sos week ago aud 81 co.
24S,60o for she week ended one year ago The
gain OF so per cent at San Francisco Is explained
by the outbreak OF q mining stock speculation
fever Mercantile coilections AZ the West and
Southwest are slow, owing TO a continued dis
position on the part OF the farmer 20 bold back
his produce for higher prices The New York
stock market this week has been the sosne Of
wild speculation IN Reading, which made
q considerable advance heated speculs-
. .ssne. the also wceE
Ssss. lS6 HhaWs, against 25aS,l 20 shares in
the preceding week, e0e, so2 shares In the cor
responding week Of 1855. and !, 722, 500 in
lssS Bonds are firm and advancing IN Rn,ici-
patton Of q large demand for Investment after
Jan ]. At the West and South the plg iron
options :, csisaso and New Ycfs have cad advanced
from to IA cents and for spot cents per
bushel on increasing exports and speculation
aud small stocks abruad. The renewed strength
Is quite pronounced and the opinion gains
ground hat q permanent gain in wheat prices has
unally begun Indian corn went j A9c higher.
with small stocks and heavier demand, snd
wheat -four, with q better inquiry for EXPORT and
reduced production. has been marked mp lac
per barrel. Dry goods AZ first hands remain
duG and steady, except cingnams. which tUnd
upwards woolens are only firm: white prints
are iac lower. Wool Is affected unfsvorShly BY
the Loedon sales. which are of 500 per cent
from previous suction prices There is mors
activity in hog products The speculative mar
kets are In sympathy with The upward turn "a
grain prices, and owing to an increasing out
side demand. pork has advanced 50 per barrel
and Western steam lard lac per pound on the
week. A distinct increase OF speculative &C
tivtty AZ all points Is noticeable.
NKw YORK, Dec 3--Ths Mail and Express
says
In regard 10 the cable dispsteh from Berlin In.
diosting that the Standard Oh company was ne
gotiatinE for the purchase % the Cspion OF
fields BY loAning q large sum Of nieney TO ths
Russian Nsphtha Company 90 Nobel Bros.
whose business is TO be transferred 20 the hands
OF the American petroleum producers. proml,
nent official OF the company said there was not
the slightest foundation for the story.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

in the death OF Ersstus Brooks. o
New York, is closed the long and bril-
liant career of man who was identi
fed with the birth and growth o.
American journalism. Ne was the
last survivor OF the veterans of the
New York press. being the contempt
rary of the elder Brunt. Greeley,
James Watson Webb, and Fernando
Wood, whoselivcs reflect the history o.
their time. He was born at Portland,
Me-, in 1915. and was web known for
many years as a newspaper GORE
spondent and editor of the New Yesk
Express. He held many official posi-
tions. and was an able spesker.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

James Stephens, once notorious as
Fcnian chieitain, and who for some
years has found an asylum in CONT
mental Europe where he lives by his
pen, writes from Brussels that nihil.
ism, 4 not dead, in speeches., and
may kick the bucket at any mo.
naent.' The avenging nemesis has be-
come the placid apostle of social re-
form, and the most blood-thirsty nj
hilists now gently murmur the delu-
sive theories of German socialists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

Madame Durand's "reminiscences,
irsst published, surprise the world
with something new about the First
Napoleon. She gives in detail his at
tempted suicide alter the abdication
At Fontainebleau, and declares that
be carried tho poison for that purpose
in a sachet around his neck from the
time he retreated from Moscow
When Il failed to kill him he said,
'sGod does not win il to be-"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

monotonous straight lines Of the battlementS
Tho entrance proper is an arehway sixteen
feet wide and fifteen feet high This arch
way Is an exceedingly thick wall tuine feet,
bot that projects only slightly beyond the
face Of the circular wall The arch is COM
posed OF several courses of ice alternately
projecting and receding The wall at either
side of the arch tspers of into graceful
buttresses, and is surmounted BY a pedestal
upon which is a colossal statue OF King Boz
reals seated, and supported on either hand
by polar bear rampant holding a colored
electric light There are also two bears
couchant on pedestals at each side OF the
entrance on tho ground All of these nv
ures are carved In solid ice. King Borealis,
II standing, would be about twenty feet tall
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09


According to Commissioner Sparks.
of the general land Office, the land
eonditionally granted to corporations
and not earned amounts TO lilo. oOo,,
600 acres. A considerable portion OF
this congress has already declared
forfeited
When Dakota shall come into the
Union, says the Cincinnati Times, IT
is hoped IN behalf of Recommendation
OF the states that there viii be no pre-
fix OF the northern" or southern"
permitted. There are already too
many of these cumbersome ante
syllabie specilsrs. They are altogeth.
er without without excuse in a country
rich in significant and euphonious
Indian names.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
Origin OF a Slang Saving.

frGt. the Birmingham(A Ala Age
i've got the dead wood on you" is
as.2->p preston signifying that the evil
dences OF unfair dea ling are producible
Tor the justification az the defendant.
Il originated in this way: Aman wife
died and first-ciass coffin was order.
ed The coffin, supposed to be Of rose
wood, was lowered clumsily into the
grave. and one corner of it knocked
on. The gentleman took the piece Of
wood home and found il was pine.
Ihe Dill was presented and a rosewood
coffin was one of the items. The un-
dertaker was foreed to sue for the
amount, and when brought to court
the defendant produced his chip in evi.
dence- So goes the story.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

NJ. II. De Young proprietor OF the
San Francisco Chronicle. drops these
figures on his way east; "our wine
crop last year was 10000, 900 gal.
Ions; this year it will be over 25.ooo..
600, aud ]. 200. ooogalk ms OF brandy
We shipped 400, 900 30 ses Of raisins
last year; this year the product win
be 100. 900 boxes, We produce this
year 100000 bushels of barley,
ard already eastern buyers are there.
We ship this year 1900 car loads OF
fresh green traits and ., 500 car loads
citrous fruits. Our hop crop this
year will reach 60, 600 bales.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

The fact that receipts OF wheat al
Chicago this season have declined, and
that what it has lost in this direction
has been gained largely by Minneap-
oils and Duluth, has stirred up news
papers as well as members OF the grain
trade in the northwest. IL is noted.
too. that the CHIEF grain inspectors at
Chicago and committee from the
Chicago Board of Trade have been ex-
aiming the methods OF handling grain
at the northwestern cities named, pre-
sumably with the intention OF i'm
proving their own when they get home
again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
The WRECKED schooner arIadne.

oswEGo, N Y, Dec 3--A long but una
workable delay occurred yesterday in the
nine-mile Journey of the life saving crew to
the wrecked schooner Anadne, which went
ashore near here The vessel in the mean
time was fast going TO pieces, and portion
OF her stern, which drifted ashore. gave her
name as the Ariadne, from Newcastle, Ont /,
bound for oswego, with barley. IL was i'm
possible to launch the life boat ON account
OF tho surf, and a mortar was sent for. 10
was after 3 o'clock when IL arrived and the
only portion of the schooner then out of
water was her bow, upon which could be
seen clinging three men, The body OF the
captain, Hugh Mckay, aged twenty nine, OF
Toronto, Ont, dropped from the forward
rigging into the lake and disappeared. When
the life line was shot over the schooner from
the shore the men were too much exhausted
TO make it fast for some time AZ last one
poor fellow who was seen clinging TO the
main mast, let go his hold and grabbed the
life line, took turn at the spar, and life
savers were quickly aboard the vessel
The poor fellow that had reused himself
sufficiently TO make the line fast was washed
overheard by a huge wave but grasped a
piece OF the wreckage and was tossed In
sensible upon the shore. His two COM
panIons were found dashed in the fore rigging
Unconscious and badly frozen, and were sent
ashore in the life buoy. Two sailors were
found dashed to the capstan, frozen dead,
and one body was seen in the forecastle. The
life saving crew found ID impossible TO res
cue the bodies. and with tho two uncon-
scious sailors left the wreck. The rescued
men, il Is feared, viii not recover One of
the dead sailors frozen 10 the capstan lie
thought 20 have been Sutherland Mckay,
father OF The young captain. He was about
sixty years ord, and had wife in Toronto.
The Great N assacbus.tts Mystery Revealed.
A III spateh says: Unable to bear the
strain any longer. doc Wilson, broken
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

The trial of ex-Aiderman McQuade,
Of New York, for receiving brides, has,
among other things, brought out the
definition Of the word "boodle." The
public know very well what it means,
but still it is interesting TO have the
word defined in open court as ''inoney
dishonesty acquired" Doodle" is a
very expressive word. and though il
has slangy sound, it has its place in
the English language, and that place
Is likely to be permanent one.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

ST. Paul and Montrca. are
Srivals tins year in the way
Of icc PALACES. Last year Montreal
did not have its usual winter iestlvi.
ties, including the palace" owing to
the prevalence of the smallpox, but
proposes this year to do It's best. st.
Paul win not consent TO be eclipsed in
any particular by Montreal and is
putting forth its best efforts for su.
premacy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

The census Just taken ia Germany
reveals the fact that population in
that country. as in France. is nearly
At standstill. When the last census
was taken. in 1880. the population o,
the empire was reported at 45.1e4..
900 souls. We are now told that the
census Just taken shows an increase
Of 4l1.la5. less than per cent.
The population OF France has been
stationary Tor some time; Germany
nov seems to follow the example. No
increase is reported from Spain or
Italy; thus. Of al she nations with
which We hare intimate relations,
Great britain d, the only one which
seens 20 be eeining population, and
how much the gam Is IN this case Ne
shnll ne. kaov tin the next census i
sAkon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

A gentleman who has arrived il
Montreal tsays the witness) from
Winnipeg, states that there has beer
large influx OF settlers into Mantle,
ba during the present year who have
abandoned their lands in the North
west Territories on account OF the
Summer hosts which at times prevail
and destroy their crops. Farmers
are BEGINNING to find that in certain
parts Of the Territories grain cannot
be raised with any certainty OF the
crop being harvested in good condi-
tion on this account.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

Advices from San Franeiso are that
the standard silver dollars finding
their way into circulation in caliior-
mia are boarded by the Chinese unit,
their return TO China.