Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-15

his mind proper conception of his
duties in the world. If you had an
interest in a public library, say to the
amount of one, two or three dollars,
you could thereby have
the use of books and periodicals
amounting to five hundred dollars.
If one hundred persons club togcth-
er, each contributing five dollars,
the sum is five hundred, and that
would make quite start towards
library. 1t would secure much in
formation for trifiing outlay, and
then your boy would spend moro of
his time at home, and not be so like
ly to bring down your gray head with
sorrow to an untimely grave.
On the eighth the committee Of
the United States Senate made the
following report on the condition of
the General Land Office.
Mr.. Cockrell presented a report
to the senate in behalf of the COM
mlttee appointed to examine into
the conduct and methods of the va.
-ious departments. Among the find
lngs of the committee it finds the
condition of business IN the general
land Office now, and for many years
past, chaotic, which results from
want or lack of plain, correct bust
ness methods and requirements
promptly and uniformly enforced ON
the local land office. 1t finds that
the tract books of the Office have
been neglected since the year 1882.
and that information which should |
be readily accessible is by reason of |
this gross earelessncss and negli- |
gence to be sought here and there
throug the records at great expense
of time and labor. 1t finds that reg
Isters and receivers Instead of exercis-
ing the quasi judicial functions con-
fered upon them by congress, are
treated merely as clerks of the de-
partments, heaping upon the Wash
mgt0n office vast accumulation of
unfinished matter which takes its
chance for ever getting a hearing.
1t finds practice of long existance
in the general land office for en-
ployes upon the discovery of some
actual or supposed noncompliance
with law or regulation, to suspend
or pigeonhole such cases and wait
for the entryman or his attorney to
call it up for action.
The poorest girls in the world
are those who have never learned to
work Rich parents have petted
them; they have been taught to
despise labor, and depend upon
others for living, and are perfect
ly helpless. If misfortune come
upon their friends, as it often does,
their case is helpless. The most
forlorn aud miserable woman uponI
the earth belong to this class. 1t
belongs to parents to protect their !
children from this deplorable con-
dition. They do them a great
wrong il they neglect it. Every
daughter should be taught to earn
q living. The rich as well as the
poor require this training. The
wheel of fortune rolls swiftly
around; the rich are likely to be-
come poor and the poor rich. Still,
to labor is no Disadvantages to thel
rich, aud Indispensable 10 the 1Oua..s
Well-to-do parents must educate
their children to work. No reform
is more imperative than this.
The Dakota Methodist Uniyer-
sity at Mitchell was burned on the
9Th. The fire broke out about 3
o'clock in the morning, and is said
to be the result of spontaneous COM
bustion taking place in an oil range
in an art room. There were ten
persons injured more or loss severe
ly, two Of whom have since died.
Rev. Sproul, pastor of the VI. E.
Church of this city, is one of the
and started yesterday to
Mitchell to be present at meeting
of the directory in that city to-day.
1t is believed the college will be
rebuilt. 1t is a terrible blow. The
loss is about $4,000, insurance
IS. 900.