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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
TINS R,oars OF WOMEN.
A Great Gathering of Ladies' In
Washington Where Many Topics
arc Discussed and Considered.


Tbs international council Of women was
held in Washington, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton presiding.
Among the most prominent Of the =
eign visitors was Mrs. Alice Scatcherd, OF
the Edinburgh National Society Tor Won-
an Suffrage and the Darlington, Yorkshire
and Southport Women's Liberal associA-
ton. Mrs Ashton Dixie, radical woni-
an suifragist OF France was represented
by Mime. isabelle Bogelot, director OF the
work for the women OF st. Lazare for the
last six years. fulltneed and florid. and
straight French features, dark gray fully
hair. modestly arranged, a striking figure.
She speaks no English, but her native
tongue Is used with iusncy and eloquence.
Finland sends an interesting delegate in
the person OF Baroness Alexandria
Gripenbarg OF Helsingfors, delegate
OF the Finnish Women's association. She
is an authoress OF considerable note, hay-
ing written several novels, and is also an
editor OF a children's magazine.
Near her sat Madame Groth, the wife OF
Norwegian professor OF philosophy. who
has come to this country to study Ameri-
can institutions. With her black hair,
dark brilliant eyes, tail and straight as an
arrow, and OF commanding beauty, she
looks like a Morse goddess. She wore
black silk dress, with yellow satin
waist. She represents tho Norwegian
Women's Suffrage society. In the audi
ence sat one OF the most interesting OF the
visiting delegates, the dark-featured and
unassuming Pundita Rambai. high caste
Hindoo woman. Her father was an edu'
Gated Hindoo, one OF the few who looked
upon his vile as an equal. She Is a convert
to Christianity.
The committee on permanent organiza.
ton reported the following committee to
arrange for a national and international
council OF women, chosen from the dele
gates of the council alone;
Clara Barton, Francis Willard, Rachel
| Foster, M. Louise Thomas. Ada c. Bowles,
Mrs. Barry of New Orleans, Mary +. East
man, Mrs. C. c. Holman OF Missouri, May
| Wright Sewell.
To these are to be added the names OF
the foreign delegates. The expenses OF the
council were assumed by Miss Anthony,
who used the money willed to her by Mrs.
Eddy OF Providence, r. l., TO be used at
her discretion for the suffrage cause. Miss
Anthony pays the hotel expenses OF all
delegates and speakers to the council, and
also the travelling expenses oil the foreign
| delegates. The receipts from season and
other tickets have been very great, and it
is believed that Miss Anthony will DO REIN
bursed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Rivers and Harbors.

The house committee on rivers and har-
bors has completed it's work, and has pre-
sented to the house bill which proposes to
appropriate $l9, 432, 1888 for river and har-
Dor improvements. This is the largest bill
ever reported in any congress. The aggre-
gate will, ofconrse, attract much attention,
and viii excite apprehension OF a veto. The
last river and harpor bill was vetoed by the
president largely because OF the magnitude
OF the appropriation. yet the total OF that
bill was very much less than the footings
Of the present bill. 1t will be claimed for
the bill that the United States is very
large country, that it's internal commerce
is rapidly increasing and that the de.
mands Tor internal improvements keep
pace with the development of the coup try;
that every item in this long bill has been
considered with the utmost care
and that the percentage OF the amount
appropriated to the amount Of the esti.
mates which have been made by the engi-
neer officers of the government is very
small. The final allowance made By the
committee is, in fact, less than half the to.
tai amounts called Tor by the estimates
The total bill is SIS. 432, 1888; the amount
OF the estimates is $40, OIL. 99S, and the
engineer officers are considered to be
among the most efficient, skilfull and con-
scientious officers in the governments
service. OF the sum agreed upon,
the northwest gets the following sum:
Red river OF the North, $4,000.
Mississippi River Reservoirs ct the
headwaters, $12. 000 snag boat on up
per Mississippi river. S25, 900; river from
st. Paul to Des Moines rapids. $3.50, 900;
at Des Moines rapids, to complete. $35,.
900; dry docks at Des Moines rapids, to
complete. SIG. $50; river from Des Moines
rapids to mouth OF Illinois river, $780,.
600; river from mouth OF Illinois
river to mouth OF Ohio river. $780,
900; river from Cairo to head passes, in
Guiding Red river at and below head of
Atchafalaye, so, 300 900; river above st.
Anthony Falls, 500, 900; survey OF Mis-
sissippi river between head passes and
head waters, ETC., S75, 900; to remove OBJ
structions, ETC., 500, 600.
Missouri River-River from its mouth to
Sioux City, $3.50, 900; irorn Sioux City to
Fit. Benton, $4,000; removing obstruc-
tions, ETC., S44. 900: survey and examina'
ton, $25, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Items About PeonIe.

Gen. Charles A. Ststson, for nearly forty
years proprietor OF the Astor house, New
York. died at Reading. Pa. oil kidney and
heart trouble, aged seventy-seyen years.
Newton j. Wilson, treasurer oil Scott
county, Tex, for many years, died in Louis.
Vile. In 1888 he fed from Texas with
nearly 100000. He was never prosecut-
ed.
Reuben Buffers. one of the early settlers
OF Minnesota and the founder Of Kasota,
died at his home in that place OF pneu.
monia. Mr.. Buffers was for several
years the LIE Sueur county representative,
and has since occupied several important
state offices.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. William Dorsheimer, the
publisher of the New York Star, died at
Savannah. Ga. He lett New York March
Is in perfect health. He caught cold on
his way South and stopped at Savannah,
where his malady developed into pnen-
monia- He died after only four days ILL.,
ness
Jay Gould says he is anxious for legis.
lative inquiry into the affairs in which he
is involved. He says: 1t would seem
that the time is rapidly approaching when
the legislative inquiry OF which l have
spoken should be taken up. 1t would be
well ior the people OF this city to have q
little light thrown upon political affairs
here. The people 6f the state would enjoy
1t. and so would the whole country. It
might be we'll to see how far we are con.
trolled here by single shrewd politician.
Maj. Gen. Alfred ii. Terry, as ALREADY
reported, states that be wishes to be plae.
ed on the retired list. He is now on sick
leave at st. Augustine, Fla, hut his time
expires April LIST, and he viii be obliged
to return to duty unless an extension is
granted. He is sixty-one years old, and
the refore not eligible for retirement until
1891, and not having served thirty years
cannot apply for retirement on that
ground Gen. Cook comes next in order
OF promotion, but the friends OF Gen.
Miles will make an energetic effort for his
appointment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

of your savorites, he answered, with
a stern emphasis upon the lest word;
but she was gentle, sweet girl, puri.
fed by suffering, and has gone, hope
and believe, to happier world than
this hard one has been TO her.
"He left me then, to attend to more
pressing duty than my comfort, and J
went home saddened and crushed,
knowing had lost the re-
spect of the man loved,
and who had loved me. 1t was part
of nv punishment the next time ! Wis.
tied the hospital to hear from the ma.
tron how the dying girl had watched
for me, the grapes seeming like llte-giv-
ing refreshment to her fevered longing.
And even when it was dark and the
gates closed for the night, she made
the matron promise to give orders Tor
my admission, saying:
"'She has been detained, but she
will be sure to como because she prom
ised'
"But my worst punishment lay in
RAYS utter withdrawal oil all conn.
dence. He was always gentle and kind
bet never loving again. He left us be-
fore another spring for the West,
where he died some ten years later.
When he knew that his hold upon life
was loosening fast, he wrote to me
tender loving letter, begging would
forgive him if he judged me too harsh
ly:
"sI left Easton,' he wrote, because
1T was torture to me to be near you,
and not to tell you how ! loved you:
For, did love you, my darling, and
love you still, only dared not ask
you to share my sacred duties after
you had broken promise to s. dying
woman. might have been too harsh,
and ask you to forgive me now, but /!
was afraid to trust the many cares OF
a conscientious minister's wife into
careless or thoughtless keeping.
"And so, Daisy, through bitter re-
morse, through years OF loneliness
and unavaiIing regret, / nave had
stamped upon my heart for life the
proverb: Never put of till to-mor-
row what you can do to-day F"
"And /, said Daisy quickly, "wili
learn from your experience and your
lips, and hold it precious in my mem.
DRY, too"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Phosphorescent Salvation.


The author of Living Lights: al
Popular Account of Phosphorescent'
Animals and Vegetables" appears to-
be suffering under a phosphorescence|
mama. He leads off with the rather
extravagant statement. Among the;
revelations of modsrp science nonei
have more Absorb interest than
those relating to the Illumination OF
the deep sea- He is. moreover, aI
genuine enthusiast, and, like all such.
sees the salvation of his race in his
own hobby, for he gives it as bis
OPINION lp. Al that 'the discovery OF
the secret OF phosphorescence. and it's
practical application to the wants OF
mankind, would result in reyolu-|
tionlzing present systems; heatlssss
inexpensive, inextinguishable light
being the perfection of possibilities IN
this direction"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
A M,trderous Empress.

Philadelphia Times: The perform
ing elephant Empress, who killed Rob-
ert A. White, one of the watchmen at
the winter quarters of the Forepaugh
circus has been exonerated by
both her owner and trainer and she
will not be shot. Harry Cooley, her
trainer, was by her side constantly
as he had been since the ac-
cident. Some one told him in the
morning that the animal was to be
killed, and he declared that if she was
killed he would die with her, and, as if
afraid his pet would be harmed if he
left her side, he did not leave her for
moment. He had been awake all
night, coaxing the Empress into a
good temper. In this he was only
partly successful. She still had a saw
age glare IN her eyes, and with the
blood-stains OF her last victim yet on
her short tusk she looked like one who
was conscious of a past murder and
was willing to commit another
1.-THE Empress has two. other men
marked, and she'll get 'em, too, in
time, remarked one of the attaches
OF the circus, and he had hardly fin
ished the sentence when the brute
made savage lunse at a laborer
called "Dutchy," who went too near
in a thoughtless moment.
Look out for herr" cried an en-
ploye, and the dozen people who were
watching her, including two police of
iicers, made a break for safety. A
word otcommand from Cooley stopped
the mad brute, and lowering her trunk
she stepped back into her place.
"She Is perfectly harmless" said her
trainer, "unless some one whom she
has spite against goes too near her.
She don't like Dutchy, and has twice
tried to get even with him. She would
not have killed White if she had not
been mad at him. He knew she was
after him, and / had often warned
him to keep away from her. Twas
his own fault that he was killed"
John Lundy, an old man, was fixing
the large saddle which belongs to En-.
press. The moment he touched the
saddle the animal showed signs OF
anger, and the old man nervously hur-
RED through his work. One of his
hands is almost useless from an injury
he received from the elephant several
weeks ago. He says he knows the
animal is awaiting an opportunity to
Kill him. A short time ago Cooley,
her trainer, went into Empress stall.
Ii was dark and he thinks the ele-
plant did not recognize him. She
struck him with her trunk, but, luckily
Tor him, he was not close enough to
be badly hurt. He got out of her way
before the attack could be repeated.
The circus people say that the EN-
press is all right when she is herself,
but that she has spells, and when
these are on her she would kill any.
body.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Life at West Point.

ait is impossible Judge ola PERSONS
military ability by his standing at
West Point, said an old cadet recent
ly. "If a young fellow is trifle care
less and forgets to invert his wash
bowl few dozen times year, and
goes to parade with a spot on his
trousers, or with his boots unblacked
he may pile up demerits that will give
him a poor place in his class, though
he may have good standing IL his
studies The boys who avoid any
kind of fun that may lead to black
marks are far from favorites at West
Point.
"One cadet, who spent the last two
was found at graduation to have more
than one hundred dement's for the
preceding six months. He passed his
examination in studies, but his def
ciencies in discipline caused his dis
charge Had 1t not been for them he
would have stood second in a class OF
sixty. He managed toget an appoint
ment in the army from civil life, and
is now lieutenant of infantry.
1.-The opportunities for being report
ed for breaches of discipline at West
Point are very numerous. There are
a dozen chances during the day for
him to get bad mark for being late.
At the inspection of quarters the ca
Diet gets dement's if he is found in his
room coatless, if the floor is dirty, il
his oyercoat hangs on the second nail
in the alcove, or if the shell jacket has
changed places with the night shirt.
The wash bowl must be bottom up, the
soap dish clean, the water pail full,
and towels immaculate.
"My roommate and once smuggled
into the barracks a basket of fruit
which a friend had sent to us. We
placed the basket upon a board wedged
far up the chimney, where it was
to remain until we had a chance to in
vite few friends to the feast. My
chum was at the section-room and ]
working at my mathematics, when a
little flaxen-haired lieutenant of caval.
ry came in and Istood at attention
during his inspection. Hefound moth
ing out of the way and started to
leave, when suddenly he stopped,
shifted little, and said:
There is fruit in this room, is there
not?"
"I decline to answer SIR said /.
My refusal to eliminate myself, a
right that / was at perfect liberty to
exercise, made him angry. he turned
everything IN the room upside down,
until his attention was directed to
the chimney where thefruit was found
He ordered it turned into the guard.
house, and the next day, being called
to the commandments Office on bust.
ness, saw the last of the fruit disap
pearing down the throat of the officer
in charge New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
The birds were among the sufferers

The birds were among the sufferers
of the New York blizzard. A grocery
boys basket, which was placed on the
sidewalk while the boy swung his arms
for warmth, was attacked by a hcck
OF ravenous sparrows. The boy was
amused at first, but he soon became
convinced that the contents of mis-
basket were in danger. and he drove
of the sparrows and hurried away.
being followed by the flock of chatter.
inc birds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
THE rlRsLIoHT.
rhe firn nnon the hearth 3 Low,

The FIRE upon the hearth is low,
And t,are isstilIness everywhere
Like troubled spirits, here and there
The freight shadows fiuttering 60
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from further room
Comes: Now lay me down to sleep.
And, somehow, with that little prayr
And that sweet treble in my ears.
Nv thought goes back to distant years
And fingers with dear one there;
And as hear the ehild's amen,
Ny mothers faith comes back to me
Crouehed at her side seem TO be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh. for an hour in that dear place
Oh. FOR. the peace of that dear time
Oh, for that childish trust sublime
Oh, for the glimpse Of mothers lace!
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic OF that treble tone
Aud "Now lay me down to sleep!
EUGENE FIELD.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
The paper doors now coming irt

The paper doors how coming into
use are claimed to possess the advan-
tage over wood of neither shrinking.
swelling, cracking. nor warpillg-
They are formed of two thick paper
board stamped and moulded into
panels, and glazed together with glue
and potash, and then rolled through
heavy rollers. After being covered
with waterproof coating, and then
one that is irepToof. they are paint.
ed, vanished, and hung in the usual
way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

1t was announced in the Devices
paper in Wiltshire, England, that the
eclipse OF the moon would be visible
from that town. Just before the hour
at which the shadow would strike the
face OF our satellite farmer, accom-
panied by his wife and family, drove
into Devices from his homestead. On
being asked why he came at that
hour. he said he came with "missus"
so as to be in time to see the eclipse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Pensions.

The latest pensions issued to Northwest
ern ex-soljiers are these
Minnesota-0riginal. invalid, James Nc
laughlin, Minneapolis Increase, William
s. Ingalls,, Spring Valley; Charles ID. Miller,
Hopkins; Samuel Smith, Money Creek:
Charles Dills, Albert Lea. Original widows
ETC., Margaret. widow of Sylvester NJ. Sweet,
lie Roy. Mexican survivor, Howard Shad-
niger. Glencoe.
Dakota-0riginal, widows, ETC., minor OF
Daniel B. Ross, Frederick tended Feb. z,
1878, one in Kansas, two in Illinois, one
in Dakota.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT invalid, Sylvester
Pease, Wilcox; James Hefferon, 0mro; John
Miles, Hoaz; Gregory Schneider, alias Frank
Element, Wilton; Valentine Rath, Shey.
boygan; William w. Davis, Platteviiie;
John Melody, Morrison; Anton Huber,
National Military Home; Christopher Al
bertson, Darlington. Restoration and
reissue, Wales Pennington. Jr., Fl. Howard.
Increase. William H. Chase Needah;
Charles Pfotenhour, Green Bay; William
Helmholz. Salona. Reissue and increase,
George B. Mcmillan. Pine River. Reissue,
George B. Hazen. Madison. Original wild.
ows, etc. Nancy NJ, widow Of Phillip
Davenport, Soldiers Grove; Susan NJ,
widow OF John Potter. Jr., Menasha.
Mexican survivors, James Law, Madison;
lanes Phelan, Fond du Lac.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Ozone as a cermiclde.

In some experiments with ozone as
curative agent, an English lady. so
far advanced in consumption that,
her case appeared hopeless. has BEEN
treated with inhalations of this gas,
with results described as marvellous
After a months treatment, the APP
petite was regained, the sleep calm.
and refreshing, and there was very
good prospect of recovery. The ozona|
was prepared by passing a stream %
oxygen through the current of an ins'
duction coil. and was administering
with atmospheric air in the propoiss
'tion OF | in 5. The experimenter has'
reached the conclusion that the ozersI
treatment is specially applicable tal
all germ diseases.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

Phil Armour, the great pork man.
has made it a practice for several
years past to have the heads of de-
partments of his various interests to
dine with him several times week.
He finds that the dinner hour is the
besttime to yet at" his men, and it
is the most convenient way to bring
them together.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

Mr.. Prideins, an old preacher at
High Shoals, Ca, has decided to
preach his own funeral sermon, and
has set the day the second Sunday in
April. He has ordered his son to
make him coffin, which he directs
must be perfectly plain and locked
with a paddock. The coffin will be
placed by his side in the church,
and thers in .he presence OF friends
and family. who are requested to wear
mourning. be win tell of his life and
pay suitable tributes to his own mem.
DRY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

The "advance trick" is new thing
in Paris. A hotelkeeper is notified to
prepare apartments for Mr.-.then to
receive parcels for him. and the third
feature is for boys to bring false par.
GELS and be paid for them on delivery,
presumably to await the arrival OF
the fictitious owner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
Two independent little maiden ladies

= w tt11c Pr11OcHE II 10 IIIt'tNtCII ltSITCo
who live on a farm down in Georgia
determined to build a fence about
their grounds and secured q lot OF
rails for that purpose. Unknown
parties came at night, gathered up the
rails which lay near at hand. built
the fence by the light of the moon,
and left the occupants of the farm in
bllssfui ignorance as to who had per-
formed the kind act.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
A Sabbath school convention at

A Sabbath school convention at
Mankato effected a permanent organ
ization by electing Prof. W. F. Roche
lew, OF the normal school, president,
and r. ID. w. Morgan of Detroit. vice
president, and Mrs. Arthur G. Lewis
OF Mankato, secretary. Plans are to
be perfected to carry on a thorough
system OF Sunday school Institutes in
all that part of the state. The Clay
County association are to hold their
next convention at GAINESVILLE ID
June.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05
sever.I ,.e,,. .ao : v.,no /

Several weeks ago q yoang lady and
her mother went to Findlay, o., from
Michigan to visit friends. There the
young woman met young man who
pleased her. and soon they were engaged
to be married. Her lover begged q,
an immediate marriage, the girl con.
seated and day was set. bat a
friend OF the girl stepped in at the last
hour and proved that the groom wsss
. burglar, liable to arrest at any tine
and imprisonment in the penitentiar,t.
Ehtxe ives an sxciting scene and the
wedding party broke up.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

The Oldest man in Germ any, and
probably in the world, is named
Wapniarek. He lives in the Village of
Hutta, near Gnesen, in the Province
of Posen. He was born in 1894. He
is therefore 124 years old, and still
shows no sign OF being in any hurry
to die.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

John L. Sullivan once drove astreet
car in Boston for the paltry sum of
50 per day. 1t was while engaged in
this occupation that he was discovered
by John B. Mccormick. then sporting
editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, by
whom he was introduced to the pugil-
istic world.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

A funeral without corpse occurred
in Indiana David Hampton, OF Rich
mond, was blown to atoms by a dy-
Mantle explosion. and all that was
found of him was small part ofone OF
his heels on which there was piece OF
a sock, and fir action of rib.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-05

The London times speaks OF the
Prince OF Wales and future king of
England as having can unfortunate
weakness, which has led him to pat
ronize American cattle-drovers and
prize.6ghters.n