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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
Autographs,

The small boy with the auto
album is a prominent and busy
about the Capitol. The rage ioa
tographs, it seems, never win d
Great people, from the President {
through the various grades q 4
life are constantly pestered for
autographs. Every day the vis|
to the White House may see a d
letters, upon the desk of one q
private secretaries with the abb
ton "auto," written upon each
yelope. 1t means that they COD
requests for autographs. The nus
of these letters received at the n
House in a year may bs counted
thousands. Those that come
contain not only a request for
presidents autograph, but soH|
them ask for that of his bride. 4
latter requests are seldom cona
with, for while the president
thought it proper to yield to I'll
mand for the accurate portrail
Mrs. Cleveland, and has consent
their sale under certain restricted
has not been thought advisabls Z
courage the public in a miseeI;an
demand for autographs. The I
dent continues, however, to q
few minutes occasionally to graf
the requests of the many applx
for this class offavors. The pres
is a good deal of a philoso,
and after entering the White h
decided that he could do tos
personal pleasure to a large NUM-
people in a brief space OF time
ceiving those who called to pay
respects and writing his autograp
those desiring them than in any
manner, and while he does not p
ularly enjoy this sort OF thing, b
mits gracefully. So the hands
ers and autograph fiends are gene
successful in their raids upon
president. Not that anybody
march up to him at any time an
cessfully demand his autograph,
that the reasonable requests rec
by mail aregenerally responded t
ually these letters are laid away
a pretty goo / lot ofthem accunlu
and until the president has time
tend to them. Charley Letter, the
ident's usher, is the autograph
er's friend. The letters are turned
to him, and when hecan catch the
dent with a moment of time TO
he lays a bundle of cards befor'
and he writes "Grover Cevel'
"Grover Cleveland" 'Groyer
land" until his arm gets tired {
other and more important dutiei
his attention. Then Charley
the precious autographs and di
utes them by mail to the applis
Often there are personal applica
by the owners of autograph all
and they are generally dlrecte
leave them with Charley, who pre-
them at the same time he doe
cards for the Presidents sign
ual.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

The London Times denonnces the
English wa- Office as corrupt and in.
competent. 'The department" says
the Times, ''is composed OF military
men without mechanical, chemical or
faetaliurgical knowledge; OF men who
ARE babes in the hands OF their subor.
dinates, some OF whom are share hold
ers in private gunnery company"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

Some readable statistics in regard
to railroad building have lust been
made public. 1t appears that the
cost of railroads is greatest in Great
Britain, being there sos, $40 per mile
OF roads; for the Belgian state rail-
roads it is S123, 9s5; for the French
railroads, S124, 642; for German state
railroads, sos, 204; for the German
private roads, 81, SIT; for the Aus
tro-Hungarian roads, S104,42 The
cheapest system of Europeis the state
railroads of Finland, $3o,102; the
other Russian railroads stand at
$50, PA against se3,25o per mile for
railroads in the United States.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
Condensed General News.
DurIed unasr SNOW IL JaIy.


Boston. Special A Dispatch nom the
Glen house White Mcuntain, n. H., ehron.
ieles tragic affair which happened in
Tuekerman's ravine in the White noun.
tains. party Of eleven Eastern Massa-
rhnsetts people stopping at Shelburne visit
81 the ravine, reaching Il at 2 p. M. They
had disposed themselves abont the snow
arch, when Suddenly il toppled over aad
lcli on those OF the party who were nearest.
Sewell Faunee OF Boston; fifteen Years old
wns buried completely oft 81 sight beneath
lully six feet OF sro& and ice, and when his
body wns recovered he was dead. having
been instantly killed. Miss Maggie Psarcs
OF New Bedford was buried to the waist
but was speedily rescued from her uncen,
Portable position without renewing serious
injury. The entire party would have been
within the arch IN anothef FIVE minutes,
having only slapped at the request OF one
al the ladies. who wished to rest a mo.
nlent. Thus they were saved.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
A Delicate Hartsers
From the York Times.

From tine York Times.
Sixteen years ago. in !
English town, not fan ira.
little Johnny HiIlard, AGED !.
a fancy to little Mary Ann 8
six. Whenever there was ! {,
party in the neighborhood Z
was Obliged to pay larpe &
kisses to Johnny, who, in =.
her a large share OF his caks.
dies. Mary Ann played WI
erboy when Johahy was ara
old women said that Jas]
Mary Ann would make a A..
they lived togrow UP. John1.'
so, too, and mentioned tia &
Mary Ann, and she said IT,
so, too. Then Johnny's ns,.
grated TO America, ana toni M
them. For a number az A.
Ann cried for her little {,
Johnny. But she did not ~
member him even ats,
stopped crying for him.
Johnny's parents settled
ford, CT. Here hegrew upinto
hearty, fine-looking young 1
went into business and IA :
finally found himself in a m,
support a wife. Every now :
John Hillard had been thinls
pretty child sweetheart wbos
left years ago III England.
year ago, although John i,
nothing of Mary Ann for
Is years, he decia
write ID her. She answe,
They kept up a regular e.
dence and finally exchanged
Soon afterward John inyit,
Ann to come over to Anne,
marry him. She answered
didn't care il she did, and
way packing up her goods.
grated to America.
Early yesterday morning {
Deusen OF Castle Garden saw
pretty, browneyed girl am
passengers who had landed
steamship Wisconsin. She
name as Mary Ann Boyle.
Deusen remembered that he
cieved a dispatch from john
of Hartford asking him to
person OF, Mary Ann Boyle
arrival.
Just then another dispatc
ceived. This one directed tn,
Ann Boyle should be inn
shipped to Hartford. Mr.. Va
asked the girl whom she exp
60 to.
"John Hillard, OF Hartib
replied.
"Is he a relative of yours?'
"Not yet" replied the girl,
and casting down her eyes,
will be soon"
Then the clerk asked her t.
about it and she anfolded
story and Clerk Van Deus,
that John Hillard of Hartft
lucky man. Yesterday after
Van Deusen telegraphed
that his bride-elect had tai
o'clock train for Hartford.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
northwestern Internal Revenues.

During the fiscal year .ndlhs June 80 the
collection OF Internal revenue in the vari-
Gus districts named as follows: Second
Iowa, John w. Green, S27.347.2s; Second
Iowa, William G. Thomp son, So, 244,II3-
81; Third Iowa. James 4. Siminon, S.
0l6.45; Third iowa Byron Webster.
Sls6, 9sS.GSs Fourth Iowa, John W. Bur
dette, s3,G29.36; Fourth Iowa, A. II.
kuhemeier, $50, 2i5.s6; District OF Min
nesota, William Bickel. Sos, 1888; District
OF minnesota, Adolph Biermann, SAGE. n 81.
43; District OF Montana, Thomas p Fuller,
$13, 703.10; District OF Montana; ID. i:
Welch, ST, 1851. First Wisconsin,, Ed
ward c. Wall, 81, sos, 6oi.so; Third Wis.
consin, Henry Harden, 2,462; Second
Wisconsin, Alfred c. Parkinson, S154, 2S4;
Third Wiseonin. Howard NJ. Kutchins,
sS5, 1924; Third Wisconsin. Owe A. Wells,
s2il,9 5S; Sixth Wisconsin; Leonard Lot
fridge. $25, 960 81; Sixth Wisconsin, 10.
seph w. Monroe SlSe, YEA.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

The Minnesota supreme court has
decided that the commissions received
by money loaners in addition to the
rate of interest allowed by law is but
device for the extortion OF usurious
interest and contrary to law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
Crop Matter. In Northern Dakota.

Maj. K. Z. Fleming, one of the railroad
commissioners of Dakota. takes very
gloomy view OF the crop situation in Da-
kota. He says the recent storms in North
Dakota destroyed about million and a
hall bushels Of wheat. He places the total
Weld OF the territory at not more than
12,00o,o 900 bushels. He says the dam.
age Rom the drouth in June is much
greater than has been reported.
Major Fleming says that thousands OF
cattle and sheep will be brought from Mon
taoa into Dakota this winter, as the grass
on the ranges has been entirely burnt out
Arrangements have already been made to
winter 100, 600 head Of cattle. and stock
men are coming in every day in search OF
iced for their stock. A man who drove
through from Turtle Mountain to Fargo
by team, says that he had great difficulty
one or two days while in the DEVILS Lake
region in obtaining enough forage for his
team. Fleming says the agent OF reaper
company at Bismarck told him he had
sold over fifty machines, but would not de-
liver three, as the crops in that sec ton
were not worth cutting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

srhe famous Tichborne claimant has
arrived at New York and proposes to
ieeture in thiscountry. Hestill claims
that he is Sir Roger Tichborne, and
not Arthur Orion, who, he says, is in
a lunatic asylum in Australia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

Jessie Phillips, a Chippewa Falls man
solourning at Rice Lake, was brought te
barron under sentence OF six month
and twenty days to the county iail. 10,
threatening or attempting to shoot his wife
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

In duel at Liege, Belgium, between Ar
illery Lieutenant Sanvoge and DR.. Prelle,
IN army surgeon, four shots were exchang.
q, and with the fourth fire the lieutenant
Tiled the doctor instantly, shooting him
brough the heart.
The French government has assured Eng
and that as soon as the present emergency
passed the French troops will be with.
lrawn from the New Hebrides
The Jubilee OF Heidelberg university. on
he occasion Of the five hundredth anniver-
AIRY OF its foundation, was celebrated with
reat eclat. Numerous distinguished for
ign visitors were present.
At Mons, Belgium, the rioters who have
'een on trial for destroying the Roux glass
FORKS last March were sentenced. Two
re9e condemned to penal servitude for life,
wo fifteen years and three to twelve years
,eual seryitude. One OF the Others was
sntenced to ten years Imprisonment, two
five years, and seven to three months
nprisonment. The other four were ae-
uitted.
The socialists, it is thought. instigated
tie recent riot, IN Amsterdam. The total
lumber OF deaths resulting is %.
The car has written to the sultan ex-
ressing amicable sentiments aud trusting
hat their relations will always remain
.iendly.
Dublin is placarded with appeals to
rishmen to assemble in their thousands
o make the greatest demonstration DOS
ible on the occasion OF the departure of
lord Lieut.. Aberdeen and his wife from
Ireland. The call is signed, "By order OF
he citizens and trades council committee.
md among other things says: Irishmen, by
he nature OF your arewell to the earl of
aberdeen and his noble wife prove that
lou appreciate the efforts OF England
reatest statesman to secure the conces-
Jon OF lrelands inalienable right to home
ule.
A man named Swinder has been ap-
'ointed postmaster at Climax, Mo.
George a. jerks of Pennsylvania was
dominated to be solicitor general. The
appointment was n great surprise, but is
Universally approved.
The nomination OF Matthews, the Alba.
~ colored man who has been appointed
egist Ter OF deeds in place OF Fred Douglas
Fill be rejected at the next executive ses.
ion by very large majority.
The nomination OF Mr.. Bach to the SUI
IRENE judgeship in Montana is made to sill
he Office created by the law passed a few
Tceks since authorizing an additional
Judge Tor wat territory. The supreme
curt as reorganized will meet the first
Teek in August, and arrange the new dis
riots, make assignments Of work, etc. Mr..
Bach is thirty-five years of age.
Cleveland Ohio, has raised SIZE, 900 for
Grant monument, while the great city OF
lew York has collected but $122, 600 Tor
he same purpose.
There was free selling by foreign houses
q Me- l. Il n Il. n
Kansas & Texas and Louisville 4 Nash
lille.
Lieut.. Israel, the African Traveller, has
'eeu arrested at Hamburg for fraud
At Winnipeg while packing dynamite
ase James Magernin was blown to atoms
y the explosion OF twenty-five boxes.
The following telegram was sent from
Aicago, to Senator's Cullom, Wilson and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
Timber Cutting on Government Lands,

Secretary Lamar has been considering
and will promulgate a code of rules to gov
srn the cutting of timber on government
lands that it is hoped will settle definitely
al cry OF fraud on the part OF the govern
nent and complaints OF oppression and
persecution on the part OF the mill men.
The regulations will provide
First-Fhat any settler or private citizen
may go upon the mineral lands without
hindrance and cut as much timber as he
nay want for his own use for legitimate
purposes.
Seeond-The commissioner OF the gener-
Al land Office may issue TO firms OF whose
integrity and business reliability he has no
aoubt permit for o length of time not ex-
seeding two years to enter upon the miner
d lands and cut and sRw timber for the
pen market; but such firms shall always
oep open to the inspection OF the special
gent of the land offices books showing
omplete record of the lumber sold and the
,srties purchasing. In addition to this.
rhen selling lumber, shall require OF the
purchaser statement in writing that the
lumber sold is for use in the territory, and
lot to be taken out OF it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

Consul Wood sends from Dundee, Scot
land, a statement OF lands owned and
eased by certain English and Scottish com.
panies in the United States. The. state
nent is apt to intensity the opposition to
alien ownership OF land in this country.
The companies specified by Mr.. Wood own
Dr. lease over seventeen millions of acres
or stock and mining purposes.
Last March William p. Pierson, cashier
md chief bookkeeper OF the American Bap.
list Publication society at Philadelphia
was thrown from carriage and had his
eg fractured Since then he has been con-
fined to his home. During his enforced abb
,ence it was discovered that he is a default.
.r to the extent Of 100000.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa: Buck.
ner, Louis Mohlis. Wisconsin: Norman:
Anthony q. Schauer; Perry. Ida p. An
lrews.
Mrs. Senator Dolph is said to be the most
inely formed woman in Washington.
General Sheridan says he is delighted
Nth his new experience as suburban
larmcr.
The senate has passed bill granting q
pension to Theodore Dunmire, late OF
company +, First Virginia engineers. The
wife of Dunmire is the divorced wife Of the
assassin Gniteau, and she has been here
all winter trying to get this bill passed.
The deficiency appropriation bill as
passed by the senate shows an increase OF
81 .S92, 1876 over the aggregate appropria-
ion made by the house bill, making the to.
al appropriation for deficiencies 81. S07,-
los.
Nine. Catalani. the most famous singer
81 her time. gave concerts in Madrid, in
sos and 1906 at which four ounces of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
DAKOTA TERRITORIALNEWS
! ror,b Dakota Edi.oriai Association.

A North Dakota Editorial Association.
North Dakota editors met at Detroit,
MIMI, and organized North Dakota
Press association, with the following off,
sers:
President, A. G. Jordan, Fargo Repubii-
san; vice presidents, Waldo NJ. Potter, La
monre Progress; j. c. Gregg, Wahpeton
Mercury. secretary, L. e. Dawson, barnes
County Record; treasurer, NJ. IL. Jewell.
Bismarck Tribune; executive committee,
e. s. Smith, Mayyille Tribune; Frank Cor
nell, Tower City Herald; g. Il. Bower, Hills
boro Banner.
The committee on constitution and by
laws made a report and il was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
next legislature to have the territorial laws
printed in all the papers having a circulation
Of $50, and having been regularly issued Tor
six months. Also favoring a law competing
the printing OF chattel foreclosures Tor
amounts exceeding S25; requiring the afii-
aayits OF legal notices to state the amount
Of legal fees and that no part OF the same
has been divided or shared with any per
ION or persons. At 2.30 a banquet was
had at hotel Minnesota. At the conclusion
The association was called to order and
toasts were called and responded to.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05
VIVA, Maine Kn,ghts pemaud.

The following resolution was passed un.
,nimously by the Knights OF Labor in
Maine:
Resolved, That we require OF each can
lidate that he subscribe to our de-
.laration OF principles, and that II a
candidate to the legislature he pledge
himself to work and vote for the
lohcwinr To secure the passage Of ten
hour law; a law to secure weekly payment
or labor performed. and that no employer
shall hold back but one weeks pay; to re-
peal the trustee process; that law shall
be enacted prohibiting the employment
81 children under fifteen years OF age
in shops and factories; that children
ander fifteen years OF age be obliged to
attend school the full length Of the school
Term; that the mode of assessing taxes be
changed, compelling all persons to make
worn statement of taxable property, also
of Indebtedness, II any, and tn ut law be
passed by which the mortgagor and mort
.agee shall be assessed in equal proper
tons.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
Migratory Instincts Of Trout.

The following facts exemplfy the
strong migratory instincts of trout: AT
the fish-culture establishment at Della,
ford, where the utmost care is taken to
isolate the various species of salmoni-
de, a few of the fish occasionally are
found in ponds long distances from
those in which they were originally
located Considering that each p nd is
SO constructed as to prevent such
contingency, the occurrence is very re-
markable, and can only be accounted
for in two ways, viz, that the fish
either bsarrow through holes that prob
ably are made by rats and moles, or
they jump out of the water and SO pro-
coed to the next pond. 1t is not likely
that they are borne thence by birds, as
the appearance of the fish on the occa-
sions referred to does not justify such an
assumption. Mature.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
etadame Ceres Queer Freak.
TCuthbert (Ga,) Appeal.]

We were shown Tuesday quite curios.
ity from the farm of Mr.. John D. Miller,
near town. 1t was cluster of forty or
more small ears of corn, each about as
long and large around as the middle fin
ger on mans hand, and coming out of
the stock where the tassel should have
been. No shucis protected the corn, but,
instead, heavy silk about two feet long
fell off in graceful manner, the whole
supported by an ordinary sized stalk, par
TALLY matured. This unusual freak OF
Nine. Ceres attracted considerable atten-
tion. and will, doubtless, be preserved by
Mr.. Miller as curiosity worthy to be
handed round at the different State fairs
until eclipsed by some more ambitious
aericulturist.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
IN CONNEMARA,
An Irish Homo Near the Coast and Its
Pair of Girl Inhabitants.

Pair of Girl Inhabitants
The rain was still falling when Bally-
nahinch was left behind; but on the
moor to the left two witchlike figures
were seen, their heads half wrapped in
plaid shawls, their limbs showing
through wet, short skirts. and their
small red feet and legs flying from tuft
to tuft of the moss. They were native
girls, driving the small coal black cat
tie of these wild up-lands, and the sight
of the driver, an ancient friend. mt
them in the widest spirits. They
sWooPed down on the car and were soon
seated, laughing and singing, brushing
the wet from their tangled hair and their
hair from their red cheeks, but not for
getting to smooth the skirts of the
rough homespun modestly about their
bare extremities. They were redolent
ofpeat smoke, like the poteen they brew
here in spite of all the constables: Of
good health, good humor, and that indie
scrlbable fragrance which comes from
living almost completely out of doors.
Presently we drew up before their
own home. They seized various par
GELS coming to them from Galway, and
IN twinkling they plunged into COM
fortable-looklng cabin of large size like
brace of colts, with a flourish of their
red heels. The men and bows of the
family wore shoes; doubtless SUNDAYS
these same headlong lasses turn out as
well shod as any IN Connemara A
few years hence these girls will be in
the United States puzzling an, American
mistress by their ignorance on some
points and unnatural acuteness on
others. If she could see the interior Of
some of these cabins she would only
wonder how they ever learn to use the
resources of modern improvements"
Much is being done in Ireland to give
all children a good schooling in the
elements of book wisdom. but there is
no provision for the training of servants,
wherefore there is much wailing in
American households, great misunder-
standings and many chances of profita-
BILE places lost to this class of emigrants.
For this reason it is to be feared that
our young friends, when better clothed,
fed and housed than they are now, will
be no longer so jolly and devil-may.
care. Cor. N. Z. Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
Nothing TO Do With the Case.

a widow in a town in the interior OF
this State made her appearance at the
Office of the gas company the other day
and asked if it were true that electric
lights were to supersede gas in all the
public lamps. When answered in the
affirmative she continued:
II own gas stock, and Iwant to know
If this move won reduce dividendspo
! Most assuredly not madam, said
the secretary. j,
..But it viii be SO much less gas con-
sumedp''
Exactly; but what has the quantityo,
gas consumed to do with a gas bili?''-
Vol Street NesDs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
PREPARING POULTRY.
The Condition In Which Dressed Fowls
Should be Sent to Market.

The Condition In Which Dressed Fowls
Should be Sent to Market.
Poultry should never be scalded.
1t leaves the skin of dead, collapsed
appearance. Picked dry, the skin re-
tains its fresh appearance for a long
time if properly picked. A large and
successful firm of poultry buyers and
shippers in Iowa prepare fowls for
market as follows:
1.-THE fowl is suspended by the feet
at convenient height for the operator
It is then pierced in the mouth pene-
trating the brain. A small blade of a
pocket knife will do. The feathers viii
now come easily, and before it is dead
it should be picked clean, with the ex-
ception of pin-feathers. These are re-
moved afterwards. As soon as the fowl
is dead the feathers are set and can not
be removed without the aid of hot
water
'.After pin-feathering the crop only
is drawn. They are then placed in the
cooling-room on shelves, backs down,
heads hanging off the shelf, feet folded
on the breast. If weather admits they
are then frozen, carefully packed in
boxes, shipped in refrigerator cars to
eastern markets, there held in cold
storage, and sold during the warm
months of summer, when the price of
poultry is high. n--Faam, Field and
Stocknsan.