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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Milk fever or parturient apoplexy is
very rarely cured, and then only when
it is treated in it's first stage, which
appears by the lanquid dizziness ofthe
COW and the restless movements OF the
hind limbs, indicating pain in the alb
domen, Copious bleeding is then
beneficial, and often relieves the ami
NAL, but when the COW Is down and
unable to rise bleeding is more than
useless and hastens the almost GER
tain death. After the bleeding the
COW should be given a strong cooling
purgative-as2 pounds of EPSON salts
with LIZ ounce of carbonate OF am
monia and 1.2 dram of nrlx vomica.
If the fever is high the whole body
should be enveloped in IL blanket
wrung out Of cold water and covered
with several dry ones. Cows in good
condition or highly fed are most sub
ject to this disease, and it is easily
evaded by avoiding high feeding for
three or four weeks previous to calv-
ing, when no grain food at all should
be given and only hay or some roots.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
Slovenly Reading.

Scientific American.
The Journal of Progress warns all
men, old and young, against an evil
thing which has been described as the
prevailing pestilence of slovenly
reading" This pestilence has laid low
many one who began life with ex-
cellent prospects. 1t is ruinous both
in mind and morals. 1t is apt even
to iniure mans business habits and
prevent him from winning success in
practical affairs. In time it will con-
found all his faculties; it will destroy
his capacity for clear perception, for
precise thought and forproper reason
ing. 1t will throw into confusion his
Judgment and his memory. II he does
not get rid of it he can never become
a good writer, or do any literary
work of any kind worth looking at.
How many slovenly readers are to be
found in these times They will, III
their slovenly fashion, read a news
paper article, perhaps a very excellent
one, and when they have got to the
end of it, or, as they say, when they
have looked through it" or glanced
over it," you will find that they are
unable to give any accurate account
of its argument, or that they do not
apprehend its fundamental points or
that they have lost one of its links,
or that they have overlooked an i'm
portant illustration, or that they
have failed to seize word which is
the very hinge of the writer's thought,
or that they have wholly misunder-
stood the drift and purpose OF the
article which they have wasted their
time in glancing over. These slovenly
readers are a affection to careful and
correct writer's. When such a writer
sees how his reasoning and his
language are distorted by them, his
mind is apt to become ruffied, and
every one knows how ruffled mind
units a man for. the work of perspi-
cacious composition. We are OF the
opinion that the prevailing pestilence
of slovenly reading is largely due to
the slovenly way in which children are
taught to read at school, Teachers
must be very careful about this thing;
they must teach their scholars to read
with precision and understanding,
thinking of every word, getting the
sense OF each sentence, and grasping
the full meaning ofany piece that may
be before them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
A NIiller's Danger.

The peril to which workmen in the
great mills of Minneapolis are exposed,
is illustrated by the following incident
graphically related by the Northwest
ern Miller:
Fred Clifford, one of the men in the
Northwestern mill, came unpleasantly
near being chewed upin the machinery
a few days ago. A cEoke.up had oc-
Cured at the end of boiling chest,
and in his efforts to dislodge it the
gears OF reel got hold of his sleeve.
He succeeded in freeing his arm by tear
ing away from the sleeve, but then
found that other parts of his clothing
were caught. There were several
sprouts and posts conviently near the
chest and being a young man OF good
physique he braced himself and prepar-
ed for a fight for his life. ceby piece
his clothing was stripped from him,
until hat and pair of shoes were
the only articles that adorned his
person. Presenting himself thus attir-
ed before Head Miller Williams, the
CONSERVATION of that worthy gentle
man can easily be surmised. Aside
from slight abrasion on the wrist,
Clifford came out of the episode with
scarcely a scratch. His presence of
mind in bracing himself to pull away
from the machinery, together with the
fact that his clothing was old and
rotten, was all that saved him from a
horrible death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
How to Eat breakfast.

Cassell's Magazine.
The first meal OF the day, or break
fast, is in this country-with those in
health, at all events-a fairly subssan.
tial one.
Breakfast ought to be eaten early in
the morning and eaten slowly, so as
to preclude the possibility of eating
too heavily.
A man or woman who is no break
fast eater mist be either a heavy
overheavy-supper eater or in bad
state of health.
Cheerful conversation insures the
easy digestion of good breakfast. 1t
is pity that in this country the Gus
tom of inviting friends to the matuti-
nal MEALS not more prevalent.
Ham and eggs, bacon and eggs, or @
beefsteak or underdone chop, with
boiled eggs to follow, and then a cup
of tea, is a sensible breakfast for a
man who is going away out into the
fresh air to walk or ride or work till
noon, but not for a person who has to
sit all day in the same position at
manual labor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
Comfort &C Home,

Put self last. BE prompt at every
meal. Take little annoyances out OF
the way. When good comes to any
one rejoice. When anyone suffers,
speak a word of sympathy. Tell
neither OF your own faults nor those
of Others. Have place for every
thing and everything in its place.
Hide your own troubles, but watch to
help others out of theirs. Take hold
of the knob and shut, without slam.
ming the door. If the doc; squeaks,
apply the drop OF oil at once. Never
interrupt any conversation, but watch
patiently your turn to speak. Look
for beauty in everything, and take q
cheerful view of every event. Care
fully clean the mud from your feet on
entering the house. Always speak
politely and kindly to servants. When
inclined to give an angr y answer, press
your lips together and say the alpha
bet. When panied by an unkind word
or deed, ask yourself, "Haye | never
done an i'll and need forgiveness?"--
Soldier and Servant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
A Chance for a Lora widow.

Some months ago an official in
Gloucester, Mass, received a letter
from Sing Sing, Ny. A slip taken
from newspaper was pasted at the
top of the letter, which stated that
during that year there was large
number of widows in Gloucester oc-
casioned by the loss of lives among
the fishing fleet. The letter says:
"1'he thought occurred to me that
there might besolne one among these
widows who would Ike a good hus-
band. am widower, no children,
sound and substantial, the owner of
two good farms, also hotel, and
have considerable personal property,
so that | have the means to take care
of wife. As woman she must be
25 or 80 years old, be of good family,
well educated and fond of music. /
do not care to have one who has
children, as prefer one without any.
Now, if you can find me such a woman
as | have described / promise you a
new suit of clothes, gold watch, and
you shall have the first kiss from the
bride"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
Farm and Household.
Agricultural Items.

Kalamazoo, Mich, has a new celery
firm, with branches to be located at
Buffalo, Chicago, and Kansas City"
A Michigands- kindly Obliged an
agent by signing his name to can in
dorsement of the proposed county his
tory" and a few days later received
notice from Detroit bank OF a note
held against him of S532.
Malt is made OF barley in the follow
ing manner: The barley is stepped in
warm water and left in q moderately
warm place until the roots and spire
start and grow about an inchlong. 1t
is then put into an oven and dried and
partly parched. 1t is then quite sweet
and becomes malt.
A letter from Gentry Co., Mo-, in
the st. Louis Journal OF Agriculture
says "Ail the land wanted can be
bought in that county at from SIS to
$25 per acre, timber and water plenty.
Most every one wants to sell out and
go west" and adds: "The worst trou-
BILE here is that people provide no
shelter for either cattle, sheep or hogs"
Such people are as well off in Gentry
county as they will ever be anywhere.
Ringbone cannot be cured without
rest. The swollen parts require bis
tering, and during the treatment abso-
lutte rest from work is indispensable.
The disease is caused by inflammation
OF the covering membrane of the Joint
of the foot and a deposit of tony
matter around it; this, il continued,
causes a stiff joint AMI permanent
lameness. Foment the parts with hot
water and wipe them dry; then rub in
ointment freely twice a day, washing
the skin before applying the fresh ONT
ment.
Oatmeal is one OF the best kinds of
food to give to mich cows. If corn
meal is used bran is always needed.
Oats are u prolific crop on great va
riety of soils, and as an element of
dairy supply the oat crop is probably
the cheapest and best, as a single
grain, for yielding well balanced food.
The Swiss cow-herds, whose milk and
butter have worldwide reputation,
use liberal quantities of oatmeal for
the stock. In fact, all Europeans val
lie it for like purposes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
One of Henry Ward Beecher's
Tales of a Drummer.

From the Philadelphia North American.
Among Rev. Henry ward Beecher's
many accomplishments not the least
is his ability as a story-teller. To
much-amused listeners he recently
told this one about New York drums
mer. A typical knight of the grip
sack" was detained at small town
in Western New York a while ago
where a revival meeting was in pro-
gress. He had met party of conviv-
ial friends during his stay there, and
had what is popularity known as
"a load on" Nevertheless he drifted
into the revival meeting and took q
seat well up in front. 1t was rather
close in the church. and the warm air
was conducive to sleep. The drummer
yielded to the drowsy god, and after
nodding little sank into a profound
slumber and slept through the minis
ter's rather long and dry discourse.
The audience sang a hymn and the
drummer slept on. Then the evangel-
list began his address, and wound up
his fervent appeal with this request:
"Will all OF you who want to go to
heaven please rise" -, .-E
Every one in the church except the
sleepy drummer arose. When the
evangelist asked them to be seated, one
OF the brothers in the same pew as the
sleeping drummer, accidently brushed
against him as he sat down. The
drummer rubbed his eyes, and partial.
ly awake, heard the last portion Of
the evangelists request, which was:
"Now want all of you who want
to 60 to hell to stand up"
The drummer struggled little, lean
edforward unsteadily and rose from his
seat in dazed sort of a way. A sort
of suppressed laugh he heard from
some OF the younger people, and an
expression of horror he noticed on
the faces of some OF the older ones.
Steadying himself against the rail he
looked at the evangelist an instant,
and then said:
"Well, Parson, don't know just ex-
actly what we're voting on, but you
and seem to be in hopeless minor
ity."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

IN pieces bundles of grain in the NOW,
fouling the hay, scattering their drop
pings IN the horse managers and upon
the harness, scratching up seeds in the
garden, picking the berries, currants
and grapes, are not an agreeable or
profitable kind of stock. No; poultry
must be restricted in their movements,
and when restricted must be suitably
fed. For the production OF eggs, the
Leghorns, Hamburghs, the MONSTERS
are most desirable; but for hatchers,
mothers, and the table, some of the
larger breeds, like Plymouth Rocks, or
crosses of the common fowl upon the
Asiatic breeds, are preferable, For a
general purpose fowl We know OF no
breed superior to the Dorking.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
Stock For q Farm.

The American Rural Home.
Economical husbandry indicates
the policy of keeping more stock on
grain-growing farms, or on farms
where mixed husbandry is followed,
than farmers generally keep. Stock
are manufacturers of the crude pro-
ducts of the farm, and manufacturing
generally adds to the value of the raw
material, while the wastes and refuse
of manufacturing are left on the farm
as manure instead of being carried off
the farm.
A certain number of horses are nee.
essary to do the work of the farm,
and if the horses can be employed IN
earning something in other ways than
simply doing the work OF the farm,
the farmer can afford to keep enough
to rush through the work on some oc-
casions and increase production by
seasonable sowing, planting, cultivat-
ing or harvesting. Ajudicious farmer,
by keeping span OF mares, of good
blood, can arrange to have their servI-
ces in times of more urgent labor and
yet have them bring a pair OF colts
every year. By foaling in the latter
part OF autumn they would be able to
assist in ploughing for spring grain,
and also for autumn seeding, without
suffering any injury in consequence. II
q farmer is able to sell 81 span of three
or four year old colts every year, at
good prices, it adds considerable to
his income.
A good dairy of well selected cows,
of high grades, may be made to add
considerably to the income of the
farm, in milk, butter, or cheese, which
ever pays best in the locality. But
don't add the care of the dairy to the
work of the already overburdened
housewife. II there is no creamery or
cheese factory in the neighborhood,
employ skillful dairy maid or dairy
man, and make gilt-edged butter.
There is none too much of that class
of butter in market Make every COW
in the herd produce from S75 to 500
worth of butter year. To do that
they must be good butter cows and
must be constantly supplied with the
best kind of feed. Cold setting OF milk
will always insure best results.
Have one head of high grade Meri-
no sheep for every arabic acre in your
farm, cross with coarse wool ram
and have a good lot of fat lambs to
sell in June, for four dollars apiece,
besides or 8 pounds OF good wool to
sell from every sheep. That will give
you o nice little income while waiting
for your field crops to grow.
Keep q good number of the best
breeds of swine; let them run in your
orchard and pick up the fallen fruit;
give them a small clover pasture, the
skim-milk and butter milk from your
dairy, a patch of peas TO precede corn
ripening in the fall, and mix a good
proportion of mIlk-feed with the corn
you feed in fattening. You will get
back more than half the cost of mill
feed in manure.
A farm would not seem like home
without liberal supply OF eggs and
poultry, the best of the meat kind, to
our taste, and the Cottage rousing
craw" ofchanticleer always transports
us back, over the waste of years, to
life on the farm. But poultry wander
ing about at their own sweet will, tear
ing down grain in the field. scratching
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
carl, the Garden.
Home COMPANION.

Home Companion.
Delicate young ladies, whom often
the slightest exertion tires, will find
that little timeregularly spent in the
garden will have favorable effect up
on them. Devote the first part of the
morning, or an hour before sunset, to
your garden. Commence with what
seems the most pleasant work tying
a climbing vine against the porch, cut
ting off the fading flowers, or raking
flower bed; but do not tire yourself
out in the beginning; better to work
only five minutes at time than be-
come fatigued and discouraged. With
your interest your strength will in
increase, your dropping spirits revive,
and the blush of your roses become re-
Elected upon your cheeks.-Dr. Hex,
amer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Mr.. Henry Oscar Wills, of Detroit,
but native of Troy, N. Y, was sent
to the House OF Refuge at thirteen,
and before he was eighteen was twice
committed to Clinton Prison for
larceny and burglary. In the civil
war he was distinguished as deserter
and bounty jumper, but is now doing
effective Gospel and temperance work
as a missionary in Michigan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
A Bridal Outfit.

From Home Companion.
This will be intended only lor one
with a moderate income. Those with
unlimited means can get every thing
they see without stopping to count
the cost. In these days very limit
ed number of dresses can be sufficient.
OF new ones, black silk is always
nice and nearly indispensable. This
can be got in good wearing quality for
1925. Twenty yards should make o
full dress with a small wrap. This,
with neat black bonnet trimmed in
feathers of black mixed with becom-
ing color, would make a best suit;
gloves of tan color. A cloth suit OF
green, brown, or blue, made to match
throughout, wrap, hat, and gloves,
would do for travelling or ordinary
wear. Another dress of very light tan
or fawn color could be selected of cash
mere for especial housewear, made
tailor style with no trimming but the
goods, and handsome buttons. A
"Mother Hubbard" wrapper of car:
dinal cashmere, with yoke and sleeves
vi Jidlu N6lNcD VI sdllIi, IlliS SliOulu
not be worn out Of your room at d
hotel. Six of every article of under
wear, and of stockings, gloves, and
handkerchiefs in as lavish quantity
as means will permit. Avoid an ex-
cess of jewe,ry in public, as, unless it
is very elegant,it is in bad taste, and if
elegant, should be confined to dress oc-
casions. For travelling the shawl strap
should contain a gossamer cloak,
rubbers, a change ofunderwear, stock
ings and nightdress and q large soft
shawl. If you are expecting to go to
housekeeping, put part ofyour money
in bed linen and table linen, as it will
be great satisfaction to you to know
you brought them with you. Also,
three neatly made calico dresses and
six nice long aprons will be very
necessary part OF your outfit. Unless
you can put away your clothes as
soon as the style changes, see to it
that you select what will not look
badly orconspicuous after six months
wearing. Select good material and
quiet colors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Farm, Stock and Home, farmers paper
at Minneapolis is awakening the farmers
to realization OF the causes which make
agriculture in this section so Improbable,
and advising course OF action, which il
followed, cannot TAIL to result in great
good to the farmers of the northwest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

The general organizing offarmers through.
out the northwest would indicate that the
work OF Farm Stock and Homo, a farmers
paper at Minneapolis. has not been in vain.
This paper is certainly the most earnest
and effective worker the farmers have ever
had.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Three members of my family, says Mr..
James A. Sample, Cash Room, Office OF the
Treasurer, L. s., who were suffering from
aggrayating coughs, have been much bene-
fitted by taking Red Star Cough Cure. None
of the Ill effects so noticeablein other cough
remedies have followed the use Of this.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

There we're 14l failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreets duringath the
week ending the 10th, against 200 the pre-
the corresp onding weeks OF 1885, 1884, 1888
and 1882 respectively. About n per cent.
of these were small traders
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Mr.. J. E. Drake, Houston, Mimi, says he
considers Browns Iron Bitters the very best
tonic, he was very low after typhoid fever,
after using two bottles OF the medicine he
commenced to gain strength and was soon
well. Mr.. u. says further he always keeps a
bottle in the house as he has found it good
for nearly every disease.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

and the artificial effects OF cosmetics, no
matter how deity applied, can reyer make
beautiful or attractive one who is subject
to evacuation, nervous debility, or any
form of female weakness. These must be
reached by inward application, and not
by outward attempts at concealment, and
the ladies may take hope from the fact
that thousands of their sisters have made
themselves more radiant and beautiful by
the use OF DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" than they could ever hope to do by
the aid Of the appliances OF the toilet. =
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Farm, Stock and Home, n farmers paper
published at Minneapolis in the Interest OF
Northwestern farmers, at only 50 cents a
year, is one of the few papers in this coun-
try without support or patronage from rail
roads, the farmers worst enemies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Of those who die from consumption inherit
the disease. In all cases it must either be
contracted through carslessness; or, accord.
ing to the new theory OF tubercular para
sites, received directly from Others as an in
fictitious disease. But in either case, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" is a
positive remedy for the disease in its early
stages. 1t is delay that isdangerous. II
you are troubled with shortness OF breath,
splitting of blood, night-sweats or hnger-
ing cough, do not hesitate to procure this
sovereign femedy at once.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

The entire Republican state ticket in
Rhode Island was elected, with the ex-
ception OF attorney general, which was
carried by the Prohibitionists. The
prohibition aud soldiers and sail
ors' suffrage amendments were adopted
by practically unanimous vote.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Hyou will get your dealer to order from
his Wholesale druggist one dozen bottles
WARMERS WHITE WINE OF Tar SYRUP-the
best remedy in the world for Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Catarrh, and Consumption, will
send two bottles free. Recommend to your
friends. Send name OF druggist who gives
the order. May of Holy Land free with
medicine. Address DIR. c. ID. WARNER, Chi
cago, Ill. All druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

wish could tell all sufferers from rheu.
matism to use Athlophoros, it has done so
much for me by saving my child's life. All
/ used was one bottle which cured her in
three days. Mrs. c. w. Brown, 143 Sixth
street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

GROCERIES AT WHoLEsALE!-To consuin-
ers, such as hotels, lumbermen, farmers,
restaurants and families who wish to buy
in quantity: There is house in st. Paul
where parties who wish to take advantage
OF wholesale prices can send and get their
supplies. They issue monthly price list,
which they send free TO any who think OF
ordering Of them. Addressenclosing stamp.
Griggs & Co., 100 & 1872 Il. Fifthst., St.P
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15

Henry b. Courtney, member ofthe
famous Diamond Match Company,
died at his home in Wilmington, Del,
of a pulmonary trouble, superinduced
by the fumes OF the preparation OF
which the matches are made.