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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
oleomargarIna Decision.

The United States Supreme Court has
Just decided case that sustitius the Penn
sylvania Law which makes IL unlawful Tor
any person TO manufacture, sell or offer
for sale any butter or cheese. or article
designed to take the place OF these articles,
produced from any compound other than
unadulterated milk or cream. The
plaintiff was convicted OF violation Of
this statute aud took an appeal, basing
it On the ground that the statute WAS in
violation OF the 14th amendment to the
constitution, and that the article sold was
n new Invention not deeterious to the
public health. The court holds that il ia
entirely within the police powers of the
state to protect the public health, and
that the questions whether the manuiae.
ture OF oieomargarine is or may be con.
Quoted in such n way as to involve such
danger to the public health as to require
the suppression OF the business rather
than its regulation are questions OF fact
ard public policy which belong to the lesis-
iative department to determine. II all
that can be said OF this legislation Il that
it is unnise or unnecessarily oppressive,
their appeal must be TO the legislature or
to the ballot box. not To the judiciary
The court also says il cannot assent to
the ARGUMENT that IL this statute is sus-
tanned then nothing stands in the way OF
the destruction by the legislative depart
ment of the constitutional guarantee of
liberty and prosperity. The answer TO
this argument it holds is, that the judici.
AIRY department is bound not to give effect
to statutory enactments that arc plainly
forbidden by the constitution. The OBJ
jection that the statute denies the equal
protection OF the laws. IS also held to be
untcnable. for the same reason that
the same penalties aud burdens are ip,
posed upon all persons IN the sans ha-i-
Eess. Judgment is affirmed. 0riaion hy
Justice Harlan. Justice Field dissenting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
The Record of Casualties.

A freight train on the Southern Pacific
railroad ran into construction train a
mile south OF San Fernando tunnel. En-
gineer Westertield. of the construction
train, and Fireman Brook, OF the freight
train were killed, AMI mum or OF labor.
ers badly injured.
The Jail at Friar's Point, Miss. was
burned aud all the prisoners persisted.
They were William Gray, two men named
Powers, Andy Brown (colc red) and col.
ored boy. There is no doubt that Gray
set the Jail on fire, as he had threatened
to do rather than go to the penitentisry.
Sparks from a railroad engine set fire to
a saloon at Tavares, "a village 100 miles
south OF Jacksonville, Ind, and by noon
every business block hut two was in ashes,
and seven or eight cottages. No fire APP
paratns was in the place, nor any means
to fight the flames. aud the dry buildings
burned like SO much finder. Twenty firms
were burned OUT, and the 10 will be fully
$4,000. On account Of the inflammable
nature OF the buildings insurance compa-
mics refused TO issue risks, and 5 10, 600 will
cover all the insurance there was.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
Criminal Calendar.

n. Aston, farmer, living sixteen miles
north Of Weatheriord, Texas, killed his
daughter Tor marrying a man TO whom he
objected.
A commission appointed by the Gov
Manager Whittlesy, of tho New London
Day Comm }, is insane.
Charles Sommers the Chicago, Boring
ton & Quincy switchman, who shot James
Bowlan and Michael Welsh at Chicago
WIS held to the criminal court on the
charges OF assault and attempt TO commit
murder.
Mark ID. Scott, son OF Dan Scott OF
Sioux Falls, ID. T., was arrested at Helsna,
Mont. while en- route to the Pacific coast
as Taseott. the murderer OF Smell. He es-
tablished his identity the following day
and was released.
Custom officials seized about 81, 900
worth OF opium at warehouse in San
was prepared at Victoria, b. C., was ship
way to Manitoba. Can. was taken from
and then shipped as household goods over
the Central Pacific.
The accounts OF S. NJ. Weir treasurer OF
New Albany. Ind, has bsen found $40, 900
short for four months. w. w. Granger OF
Cincinnati has been at work as an expert
on Weir's accounts. Several weeks ago it
was reported that he said he had found
shortage, but at that time he refused to
talk, but his report shows that $40, 53T. 30
of the city's money is unaccounted for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
Solid Petroleum.

According to the Revue Scientifique,
DR.. Kaufman has succeeded in solid
flying petroleum by heating it for the
space OF half an hour with from one
to three per cent OF common soap, un.
til the latter has quite dissolved in the
petroleum, forming with 1t a homo
geneous mass OF the consistency OF
taliow. Cut up in cubes, this COM
pound can be used as fuel for heating
purposes. IL does not iguite easily,
but when once set on fire it burns
steadily, slowly, and without smoke
leaving a carbonaceous residue OF
about two per cent ofits weight. Solid
petroleum burns three times slower
than coal, but yields a greater heat
than thelatter. American petroleum,
according to DR.. Kaufmann's expert
ments, is more easily solidifiable than
Russian. Previous experiments to
solidify petroleum by boiling it up
with common soap appear to have
had no practical success.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
His keighboYS.

1t issaid that a pretentious rich man
once declared he should be perfectly
satisfied as soon as he owned all the
land which joined his. Perhaps q
higher and more practical ambition
would have been that of doing good
to all the people whose lands ware
adjoining his own.
A distinguished clergyman once
asked a gentleman to contribute
money for foreign missions, and re,
ceived the reply:
81 don't believe in foreign missions,
| won't give anything except to home
missions. want to benefit my neigh.
bors."
WELL" responded the doctor,
"whom do you regard your neigh
bors?"
"Why, those around me-"
"Do you mean those whose land
joins yours7"
"Yes."
"Weil. how much land doyon own"
about five hundred acres"
"How far down do you own it?"
"Why, l never thought OF it before,
but suppose own half way through"
Exactly" was the reply. 81 sup
pose you do, and Iwant this money for
the Chinese, the men whose land joins
yours on the bottom. Pacific.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
y Weather Fable.
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Abou Manhattan-may her tribs
increase and multiply and possess ts
earth-awoke one night from Sweet
dream of peas and spring lamb and
saw within the electric light of tbeclty
hall park an angel writing on type
writer. Exceeding blizzard made
Manhattan cold. And to the presenss
in the park she said: "What writesf
thou?" The vision raised its head and
remarked that it was making a list o.
cities that have experienced more o.
less weather this winter. "And y
mine one?" said Manhattan. NAB
not So" replied the vision, Manhst
tan speaks more loud and conEdent
and said, 81 pray thee, then, Just huns
up my record for March II. Ins
angel hunted it up and vanished. I'M
next night it came again with a grea.
Weakening light, and showed list q
cities that have experienced more o.
less weather this winter, ana 10, Msp,'
hattan's name led all the rest and sa'
the other names had been earsiulil
erased.
Moral-This fable teaches that tns
Mayor OF Bismarck, OAK, was Iuste'
fed IT. telegraphing Mayor Hewitt e
draw upon the town for fifty dollars
worth OF provisions or old clothes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
ceneral haMs lten,a

0rostis Cleveland WAS elected mayor OF
Jersey City for the sixth time, and Il. j..
Kerr was elected mayor of Hokoken for
the third ime. Roth are Democrats.
Judge John T.. Garland, the new Judge OF
the Fourth judicial district OF Dakota was
formally sworn into his office by Judge
Pallner, and at once put to work on the
bench.
The Tax rate in Baltimore city has been
increased from S1.60 to Sl.9 per 500.
This increase is due to the failure of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company to
pay dividends.
The Chicago museum telegraphed Mrs.
Chask IA, nee Fellows, for a ten weeks, en-.
gagement, Offering her $4,000. The lady
felt insulted aud wired back that she would
neser consent to become freak.
Gen. J. +. Tourtelotto oilers to erect an
1000 hospital in Mankato, Mimi, IL
the city will incur the running expenses
ana Keep the building insured for SO. 900.
Theciiy is considering the proposition.
The circuit court at Ravenna. Ohio. re-
fused 20 grant "Blinky" Morran's motion
for new trial and sentenced him 10 hang
Juno / The execution viii take place in
the penitentiary at Columbus, where the
prisoner is now confined.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
uncle Iosh Hanea. of Ionesh,

Uncle Josh Hanes, of Jonesboro,
Ca, has had his faith in mankind
strengthened in a remarkable manner.
The other day a stranger came into
his store and said that twenty-eight
years ago he bought q suit OF clothes
oil Mr.. Hanes and never paid for
them. The merchants books had
been burned when General Sherman
made his Georgia trip twenty-four
years ago, and he had forgotten all
about the sale, but the stranger re-
freshed the old mans memory. aud
insisted upon paying the debt with in
terest in full.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

Two years ago man named Ber-
nard was singing at his carpenters
bench in Paris, when n. Hartmann,
the music publisher, CHANGED to be
passing. M. Hartmann stopped and
learned that the singer did not know
one note OF music from another, but
he had beautiful voice, and NJ. Hart
mann sent him to the best schools.
That poor carpenter is now M. Der.
nard, the iayorite French tenor at the
Paris opera house and is making more
money in week than he could saw
out OF pine boards in a year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
The Cowboy of Russia.

The Cossacks furnished the cavalrI
and the Russians think it is the ines
in the world, although there is de''
cided difference of opinion on this suoa
lect among military authorities Out!
side OF Russia the Cossack is regardeo1
as good scout and an active guefss|
riila, but worthless for regular war;
fare. He is cowboy, the eaueho 3
Russia, was borne in saddle, has =
contempt for agriculture (all the iooe1
products among the Cossaess ~
raised by the womenl, a contempt io.|
schools, would not learn TO read "
write if he had the opportunity, anu
Is Just about half civilized.
But the Cossacks are a race Oh =
men. They have never been seris, anu
have never paid taxes to any author.
ity. They own vast tracts OF lana -
eastern Russia, where they raise hef's|
OF cattle, sheep and horses. All tnsa
land is held in common and the ~
pie live in communes. Their sJsse,.|
OF local government is the same u
that of the Bedouins; thesame as tnss|
OF the children of Isreal in the tliia Il
Moses and Abraham.-W. Z. Curtis
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

There is invariably, during the Pc
Rod preceding the execution of some
especially brutal murderer, a vast
amount of sympathy expended on the
doomed wretches. Graphic and pa
thetic pictures OF their parting with
friends and relatives are painted, and
tales of how they are resigned to
their fate" are wired over the land.
Never word is wasted, however, on
behalf OF the darkened homes and
broken-hearted wives and mothers OF
the murdered ones.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
Personal News.

A. J. Clark, of Argyle, ex-county at.
,orney OF Marshall county, Mimi, and
formerly OF Little Falls, has been placed
under guardianship and committed TO the
inebriate department ofthe insane asylum
at Rochester. whittier he was taken.
James Blaine Walker, nephew of
James g. Blaine, and son OF Maj. X. c..
Walker. L. S. A.. was married at Helena,
Montana, to Miss Mary Seannell. Mr..
Walker is city editor OF the Helena Herald
The couple left for the East on a bridal
tour.
The life OF ex-senator Roscoe Conkling
hangs in the balance, and his eminent and
skilliul physicians are not able to hold out
any positive hopes OF his recovery. At
all the uptown hotels the utmost solici-
tude was expressed, and Mr.. Conkling's ILL.,
ness was he sole topic OF conversation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
Various United States senators have

Various United States senator's have
managed to find fat places for their
sons in the government employ. Sem
ator saulsbury's son is clerk of the
committee on engrossed bills, Sen.
stor Riddleberger's son is clerk of the
committee on manufactures. Senator
Ransom's son draws 81, 100 year
as clerk of committee on private land
claims. President pro tenn. Ingalls,
has made his son his private secre-
tary. at handsome salary, paid by
thegovernment. P.yoorhees. son of
Senator VOORHEES,. is clerk OF the sem
ate library.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

On returning to her home in Ca
naan. n. Y, after a months absence,
during which the honse had been clos
ed, a Mrs. Morgan found the dead
body of a man stretched on the sofa
in the parlor. 1t is supposed that the
unfortunate man was tramp who
entered the house during the March
blizzard and afterwards died from the
effects of the cold.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

A business man OF South Florida
adopts this novel plan to keep drum
mers out OF his place. and he says it
works admirably. Every morning he
places plug hat and satchel on his
counter. Assoon as drummer comes
to the door and looks in he sees the
plug hat and satchel, and he goes of
believing that another one OF the craft
has that ground already covered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
Not in session.

The clerk proceeded TO read tho journal
OF the legislative day 81 Wednesday, April
g. The journal consists OF 80 manuscripts
pages, exclusive OF II roll calls, being the
seven days proceeding under the deadlock.
The reading OF the nearest skeleton oct
line consumed exactly one hour. A lan:e
number OF executive Documents which had
accumulated on the speakers table during
the dead lock- were laid before the house
and appropriately referred.
Mr.. Peel, OF Arkansas, presented the
conference report on the bin to ratiIy nm
agreement with the Gros Ventres, Pissan,
Blood, Blackfeet and River Creek Indians
in Montana, and IL was agreed to.
Also, conference report upon the bill dt
viding the Great Sioux reservation into
smaller separate reservations, agreed to,
The speaker then proceeded tn call the
committees for reports OF private char.
acter, and a large number was submitted
and pla cod upon the private calendar.
Thr House passed fifty.tge pension bills
at the evening session.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

A correspondent describes Prince
Bismarek's wife as perfect specimen
of the German "Hausfrau." She bears
her houors as the most natural thing
10 the world, holds fast by the friends
of humble days. and has but one
great object in life-to make her hus.
band and children happy. The Prince
once said of her: "She it is who has
made me what / am"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins is employed
by the government at Washington as
q reader Of "blind handwriting in the
dead.letter office. She is an expert
at this business and is paid a good
salary. She claims TO read every
known LANGUAGE except Russian and
Chinese One thousand letters day
usually pass through her hands. but
she only deals with the addresses.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

In Sir William Pierce's new yacht,
the boat that is expected to come
over here to contest for our steam
yacht challenge cup. the bath tubs
have been carved cut of solid blocks
OF marble and there are many other
magnificent features. She viii be call
Lady Torfreda."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

The statement that a physician in
Virginia, New, was horsewhipped by n
woman for reporting case oil small
pex to the local authorities is
coupled with the assertion that he
was at the time under arrest for not
reporting cases of that kind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

Near Somerset, Ky, Abe Clay, a negro,
was fatally shot by Miss Jasper, a wealthy
old maid. Clay, with his brother, went to
the residence Of Miss Jasper about ~
O'Clock at night and tried to gain admit.
tanee. Miss Jasper refused to admit them
and they attempted to break down the
door. Miss Jasper shot through the door
at them. A load OF shot struck Abe Clay
in the abdomen, intiicting fatal injuries.
Henry f. GilIig, the manager of the
American exchange oil London, was &C.
cEsed by Collector Magono OF having SNUG
gled to this country some time ago "a
diamond necklace valued at about 81, 200.
The necklace was brought over in January
and Mr.. Gilhg succeeded in eluding the
custom house authorities, but the facts
reached the collectors ears. Mr.. Gillig
confessed and offered to pay the 25 per
cent. duty. The money was offered but
not taken, and even if the collector decided
to take it, Mr.. Gillig will have to stand
trial on charge of smuggling.
The New York brewers declare that un.
less the labor organizations of New York
and Brooklyn declare off the boycotts on
several breweries which belong to the as
ISOLATION the los breweres will declare a
lockout and close their establishments
thereby throwing 5000 nen out of work.
n bTeaJy was Slgneu ab hangers, MoroC-
co, whereby the sultan agrees to leave the
dispute between the United States and
Morocco to the decision of a Moorish
representative and the American consul.
II they fail to agree European referee will
be nominated, whose decision shall be
final.
1t is said that at the first conference oil
Prince Bismarck with the new emperor
the empress was present, at which Prince
Bismarck seemed surprised althoug he said
nothing about the matter. But at his sec.
ond conference with the emperor, at which
the empress was also present, he hesitated
about commencing his report. The en-
peror asked what was The cause OF his hes
itation, whereupon he replied that he was
not accustomed to confer with the mon.
arch in the presence of third person, and
felt that his attention was diverted there
by.
A sensation was caused at Stevens Point
Wis, by street encounter between Jules
lserson and VIM. A. Roe prominent bust.
ness men. Roe rushed across the street
with a drawn revolver and asked Tverson:
ut is true that You threatened to kill
me2" BY way OF reply Iyerson drew a re.
volyer. An Interchange OF shots seemed
imminent, when 1yerson took to his heels
and sought refuge in a restaurant, Roe
was arrested later. The trouble grew out
OF a feud caused by rivalry. both having
paid attentions to the daughter OF q
wealthy Stevens Point !umbermap.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

A party of ladies and gentlemen
started te explore cave near Clyde,
Ark, About 900 yards from the
mouth OF the cavern they encountered
an immense army Of rats. The rats
were vicious and made a savage at
tack on the explorers. Two of the
ladies tainted and had to be carried
out. Hundreds of the animals were
slain by the men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

In a party otyoungpeople who took
a sleighride iron Atlanta to Gaylord,
Mich, recently, one was young lady
who had never before seen railroad.
While she was gazing at the rails and
wondering how they were used a train
came laundering along. frightening
the poor girl SO that she tainted dead
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

An Arkansas lawyer sent q planter
a postal card dunning him for an ac-
count. The planter returned the pos
tai card rolled up in the muzxle OF a
revolver. and the revolver held in his
right hand, and the lawyer gave him
six months grace.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

the result. The motion prevailed by =
vote OF l4S to 1877. When the vote was
announced both sides began an almost
deaiening applause. Members rose and
hurled documents, letters and scraps oil
papers in the air, and screamed with de-
light. The Republicans seemed to enjoy
the occasion quite as much as the yietors
and amid the noise which prevailed, hurled
good-natured taunts across the hall. The
speakers declaration that the house
stood adjourned until II o'clock to.mor-
row, could not be heard 20 feet distant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

Roswell P Flower was one OF nine
children born to a poor country tau.
or. He started in life on salary of
So per month and kept his expenses
within his income.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

The Chicago detectives who found
woman with sixty-three bullet holes
in her body, and decided that there
was evidence of foul play, displayed
unnatural acumen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

QUEEN OF PUDDINGs.-Take ! tes
spoonful OF salt, i cupful OF sues'
cupfuls of flour, one egg, l cupiul
stoned raisins, | cupful OF currants :.
teaspoonfuls OF baking powder; s'ssa
steadily Tor two hours. 1t can sls,
stand back and simmer any length
time you choose to leave it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

An impecunious negro in Savannah,
6a-, stolea watch, and with the ad-
vance given him on it at thepawnshop
cook out marriage certificate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19
MaStodon Remains i'm Florida.

from the SaVannan news.
Ichtucknee River, which empties
into the Suwanee few miles from
Lake City, is becoming famous for the
quantity of mastodon bones buried
beneath its waters. In no other spot
on the glote are they as numerous.
Not fewer than six skeletons have
been found within the short space of
two miles. One specimen. nearly com.
plete, is pronounced by DR.. Koot to be
the LARGEST ever discovered in the
world. The doctor is taking steps to
have it mounted and has purchased
q small area OF land in the vicinity
of the State Agricultural College.
where a building with ceiling of sulfi.
cient altitude to admit the monster in
n standing position will be erected.
The doctor has men engaged in prob.
ing the bottom OF the stream with
sharp iron rods with aview to making
other antediluvian discoveries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

A Philadelphis oculist declares that
the use of opera glasses strains the
optic nerve and injuries the eyesight.