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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
aiseellaaeous News.

The governor of Wisconsin appointed
James U'Niel Jr.. district attorney for CLARK
county vice j Il Campbell, resigned Camp
bell is the man who skipped to ST. Paul with
a woman and afterward, squandering sever
oil hundred dollars in riotous living, made u
vain attempt at suicide
Col Warner, the agent for the Omaha
and Winnebago Indians at the reservation
Just below Sioux City. Iowa, on the Nebraska
side of the river, states that about 100 In
dians have died with measels during the past
four months. The disease broke out early in
the spring and spread with frightful effects,
There are only about l 900 Indians on the
reservation.
Mrs. Naomi Fairebild, the suddenly self-as-
serted widow of the rich lumberman, Bah
cock, who was mysteriously murdered at
Gardner. ILL.,. supposedly by it's queer 40
year-old sweetheart, Miss Sarah Dodge, made
oath that Babcock owed her former husband
$4,000 borrowed money, The inference con
yeyed was that Babeoek, whom everybody
thought bachelor, married the aged Mrs.
Fairchild to stave off payment
The steamer Volta has arrived at Liver
pool with Congo dispatches to May ~ which
give further details concerning the camp
on the Aruwhimi the camp was
suffering from lack of food and from mala-
dies arising from surrounding swaRps, Re
eonnoitering parties which had advanced
along Stanley's route passed quantities of
human bones which were apparently the re-
mains of victims who had fallen in fights be-
tween Stanley's followers and the natives.
No relief had been received by the camp from
Tippoo Tib. Maj. Barttlelot, believing that
Stanley was not more than 500 miles beyond
the camp. in the direction Of khartoum, was
preparing to strike his tents and push on and
join him.
Fnr sometime mast settiers in tbp vicinity
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
The Record of casualties.

Mary Paine, an English woman was burned
TO death while asleep in a cheap boarding
house ut Sault Ste. Marie. Mich The build
ing. a cheap affair, took fire from "A smudge
near the house and was quickly consumed.
The womans husband escaped both were
somewhat under the the influence of liquor.
A tornado passed over Emmetsburg, Iowa,
doing immense damage to glass and shrub
berry and blowing down buildings The
Catholic church and the Burlington depot are
both unroofed. Great damage was done to
growing crops by hail and wind. No loss Of
life is vet reported. but many persons were
injured by flying fragments.
The Cedar Rapids sleeper on the Rock ~
land road jumped the track at West Liberty,
Iowa, caused by throwing the switch before
the hind trucks had passed over. The bell
rops was unmanageabie, aud the sleeper was
dragged on its side for 80 rods before the
train was stopped The 16 occupants were
stiaresi
f'ilfss rsstss hs* agsss shg aussssls ssss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
How congressman Live.

Hon John d. Long writes to a
Massachusetts editor to correct his
evident impression that Washington
is a Babylon of lavish luxury to all
congressman. Mr.. Long tells him
that most ofthe members live plainly
and modestly and thus goes into some
detail: Among the leaders, Reed
lives in the fifthstory of small hotel;
Randall in house that would per-
haps yield a rent of $500 or 800;
Mckinley in two or three chambers;
Mills in n quiet boarding house, and
so on through the list. The house is
full of poor men who make no show,
who arei just plain, well-behaved, tenn
perate, church-going people as you
and | meet at home, who go afoot
and drive no fine teams, who ape no
fashions, and some of whom go to the
few public receptions that occur in the
winter, but few of whom are able or
care Co hold receptions or give enter
tainments themselves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Six Shillings an Acre.

London Figaro.
The ruinous price of land in Ireland
was illustrated last week at the auc-
ton mart ina most striking manner.
The estate in the island of Aehill,
owned by the late Lord Cavan, which
was referred to the other day, was
sold by order of his trustees, con-
sisting of 2, 06s acres of freehold land
in fact, the whole island-with
house and entrance lodges, both
furnished. The auctioneer described
the property of one of the finest
sporting estates in Ireland, though
he admitted that the tenants were
three years in arrear with their rent.
The property was sold practically
without reserve,and after very slight
competition was purchased by a lady
at the modest figure Of 5000, or
about six shillings an acre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Methodist Nuns.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Methodist nuns are to be noFsfs|
in feminine experiences They ss'
created by the Methodist 6ei'es
Conference. after CAREFUL eonsiaffs
ton of the subject by the COMMITS
on Missions. Thecommittee repof
fayorably, and the ConfereneeIilssiss
in the Discipline of the Church . e
ton regulatingthem- Theyais e
called deaconesses, and they WI 2
very similar to the nuns of the bonn
Catholic Church, except that fhes =
not to take VOWS of life seryiee y
celibacy. Every annual cohlfla
in which these deaconesses are Ga
lished will have a boardofnns me-
bers to control this kind Of Ne.s
Nothing more definite than thai s.
by the Conference, but tbeimpisTss':.
is that the Methodist nuns WIN "
II distinctive costume, and Hr
houses by themselves. Iles
ministerto the poor and tile siek, :,
Tor orphans, and do other NoA
charity. They will be requires
servea probation OF continual -
for two years before being maze e
conesses and they will have to i*
east % years of aye IL has 9
been n desire of the Rev. 1T. ~
Trinity to hayesuch duties periei
by regular orders of women, aH.
succeeded several years agoln lo1a.
an organization of EpiscopalIal'' e;
but they have not been endoiss
the denomination, and 81, the hss-
6iists are the first Protestant cg
in America to attempt the reefu
and uniforming of religious ri
The first of these deaconesses W
likely to be seen in Chicaga. y
thereis already an informal ofsas
ton of IL somewhat similar eiialss
but it is believed that in all ti'e E s.
cities, within year, there "
established probationary elass
two years service will be req'liFsN
fore any woman mag become
coness, there must eusue thai aas
ofdelay, but the work and the ~
ing ofthe devotees may beeih ~ ~.
And what costumes wilistfie at..
esses wear" was asked ofneafi s.
member of the COMMITTEES resFa
for their creation. No deflnN
swer could beobtained. ltide
reverend gentleman did not H'
have considered that matter
sllarly, although the question p
quick to come to the front WIZ
order becomes really existent
urally, a sober garb viii be
but how nearly it viii appfsosss.s
Disagreement deemed Essen 3
the Catholic Church, as q desIla: .s
agency fer feminine pride rsl''a
ss seen,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Ninety-fire Miles an Hour.

From, the Philadelphia Ledger.
An application has been filed oy a
New York civil engineer for patent
for a locomotive and tender designed
Tor making faster time than has eyer
been made in this or any country
The boiler is rectangular in shane
having large ard permanent area
OF eyaporating surface, supported nv
n great extent of Heating surface. the
pressure to be carried being 30
pounds per inch, which is but ono.
tiiird OF the bursting pressure at its
weakest points. The cylinders are in
the rear of instead of between tho
truck wheels, and the fire box is sim
ported between the center of gravity
OF driving wheels. All the combina-
tlon oil parts are in exact harmony
and IT Is intended to easily make tbe
time of sixty miles an hour with TON
coaches, and can, without violent
STRAIN, be brought to nipety.t;ya
miles per hour with the same load
ms gain in performance over tbe
present machine is obtained nv :
mathematical construction with ref
erence to the distance between rail
centers upon which it is summarized
and Is the first application made
winch has embraced and specified
every portion of a locomotive and
tender constructed mathematieally
Win reference to the limits within
when they must be confined ana
supported. As a result of exact pro.
portion with reference to such base
.ns epst % maintenance will be great.
z ps.aw the general average Of pres.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
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The Man Under The BED.
From the Detroit Free Press.

FROM Inc DFtEcit + rec fFFtS.
The man under the bed seems 81
exercise an irresistible faseinationa14 81
on the feminine mind. This iascipa.|
ton undoubtedly may he accounted
for largely upon traditional aud
hereditary grounds. Scientists I'll
us that persistent personal hats!
tend to produce themselves from &C.
Grafton to generation.
Then, again, women will eontinH|
to look under the bed so long as fhg]
world lasts, | suppose from sler|
ingrained curiosity Who was Il
that said, Life would not be wessihh||
living for a woman were it sot1
for the constant possibility al
finding out some secret At aH]
events, this is plainly The RAJ
son why women hide the pockets ID
their dresses; why they orgaaie]
sewing circles; wey they scarn to hs1
come postmistresses. Curiosity eomss|
as natural to woman as singing
does to cat. This locking unsis3
the bed every night is one OF thex]
innocent little excitemenfs vhsa3]
brighten the dull hue of eyerylsaz
life and fringe it with romaaee al
poetry. What if The antidpass
boots should some tire aTteaf
There is excitement enough IL thst
thought to keep even a hard-worsils
society woman in a pleasant fulia.
all day. Aye, blessings on tAox
supposititious boots, What a daE3
prosaic life most women would Lad
if it was not for theml
TO look under the bed is a worsanz
ancient and prescriptive right. g
casionally a witieism is perpetfaiel
which hinges upon some selnsaa
having forgotten to perform %
time honeFed ceremony. utwhoeNz
sets forth or banks upon such vi
cism shows his gross ignoranee q
woman nature A woman neF1
forgets to look under the bel IL
is II duty and a principle which Z
psychologicalIy impossible for Ter
omit. When rooster forgets e
crow early in tie morning q
plumber forgets to make out p
in the glad spring time. we will asisl
to the amateur humorist who Hs
agines that a woman ever forgSfs Z
look under the bed us a pFelude q
peaceful sIumber.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Panthers in California.

From Forest and Stream.
Panthers are very abundant on the
McCloud river, and very destructive
to stock, especially to pigs; and from
the eHperiencewe have had with them
here, | would say that in this region
at least they very seldom climb trees
They are perfectly well able to. but
they can jump into Il tree so much
quicker and easier than they can climb
into it, that they very seldom il ever
resort to climbing. / think thev
would consider it slow work. The
hunters here assert very positively,
and stick TO it, that panthers car
Jump To the limb cf a tree 20 or 30
iect from the ground, and as all tn.
trees about here have limbs nearer
the ground than that, it is obviou.
that our pantheFs would have yer,
little occasion to resort TO tho SLOW
process of climbing. Bat in othe,
parts of the country where the trees
grow to - greater height withou,
branches there is hardly IL tlolht
think, that panthers climb up the
trunks of the trees when necessity 70,
u occurs. Rutevea then If;,ncy tina,
they Jump the first 20 feet nr norerp
the tree. They must certainly b.
able 10 Climb trees whenever they
want to, for thcir claws and limbs
are much stronger compared withthe
wsiEht nf thoir bodies tiian Il the csss
nlth or eninihan hnpsr uft, which
sllHps i'eHH sbslls r'tepgh.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
News From Washington.


The heads of the different departments
complain that so far as the presidents new
civil service can be discovered BY them to
mean anything as regards their own depart
ments, il means in many instances hopeless
lconlusion. The order II in direct conflict
with some OF the rules OF the civil service
commission which the president has already
enforced as well, Il rs believed some of the
provisions of the statute itself II will have
the effect to compel an entire Encouragement
OF the system OF promotion, and Democratic
leaders say that it il very much broader
proposition than the administration intended
TO enunciate.
The president has been giving some con
eideration the past week TO the selection of a
commission TO negotiate with the Sioux In
dams for their consent to throwing open to
settlement portion of the great Sioux res.
ervation. The commission has not, however,
as has been stated throughout the West,
been appointed. The work to- be accomplished
is delicate in its nature, for there is an ele-
ment permeating every band of Sioux on the
reservation which is opposed in every way to
a division of the reservation or the allotment
of lands in seyeralty. 1t is necessary to
pacifS this element in order to secure the re-
quircd consent The president is selecting
his commission with great care in order that
II shall contain no person objectionable to
the Indians 1t Is believed that the COM
mission viii consist of the agent of each of
the agencies civilian and an army officer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
WINGS.

Beautiful birds have plumes
Beautiful thoughts have We
Stars shine high aboye thesight
0fearths vague whispering
Under the earth is broad bosom
Never beauty hes
But shah burn its way to thu rim of day,
And flash to our wondering eyes.
Beautiful gems lie hidden
Under the fold Of earth;
Even the slime hides n thought sublime
Till the time Of the Iilys birth.
Even the birds went creeping
Wingless and featherless.
Til plume by plume, like the roses bloom
They borrowed the singers dress.
Beautiful birds have pIumage,
Beautiful thoughts fy high;
The poets song cannot slumber long,
Its track is the boundless sky.
Under the infinite heaven
Never wing unfurled
But shah find its way to the verge Of dai,
And fash on some wondering world
Laura Bell in American Magazine
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
He Drew the Zine at the sFasi,s.

A stranger walked ifitothe ealIls.
Abner W. Cassin, the Arab. sass "a
San Francisco Post, and detnana,
hospitality
..Beard of the prophet, said ats;|
the Arab, it is thy right, praised.
Allah; what wouldst tbeu?"
II fain would eat, and It wo,lIa
that thy wife, the fair Priscilla
thy daughter, the beauteous Donss
prepare my food and wait upon u,s5
s.Be it so,7 said Abner the A,aI
.sthe will of the guest is iaw@sn Is
house Of hefollower of the propl,sl
The stranger ate and drank TIM Fl
was satisfied, and, gazing rr,f,n s5|
form of the fair Priscilla. as
handed him sherbet cooled withsns.
remarked that she was a dooei.I 81
preserved woman, whereuDpn r.
blushed, and the stranger, stta;a;a;
her rapturously to his heart 80
=
her.
Abner the Arab liked not this &.
he ground his teeth and suppsessss
his rage, simply remarked fo S.
guest: do with her as thou wilt. h
will of the guest is law in the tent (
the true believer. !
Then the beauteous Doreas ente,x
with tobacco, and, striking Il mai,
on the wall of the tent, handed ~
stranger IA light for his chibonk &c
stranger remarked loudly that 81
was daisy. and seating her apes h;
knee, encircled her waist with hisa,ss
and pressed his lips to hers.
Abner the Arab felt war in his s<..i
and glanced at the stranger az thor,,s
he would like to tear him to pissss|
but simply bowed his head and 81
.'Do with her AZ thou wilt, strapes,z
the will of the guest is Law in the fssl
of the true believer.
Then putting down the fair rrlsi....,
from off his knee the stranger cruss.
his legs, spat at the tent pole. ri
said: ''By Allah, Abner, if the So
Cleveland reduces the tariff the tr;;I,
is doomed.
Then Abner the Arab arose Sd
going to the wall of the tent To-
therefrom his spear, and. standlss|
before the stranger said: s0h. p,,sSf
thou hast eaten my meat and slsg,nss
en- my budweiser. In return tb,ss5
fore thou hast insulted my vile aaa
violated the virgin lips OF my siauehsl
er. All this | stood, for the pronbe
sayest that the viii Of O.
guest shall be law in the tent Of 81
followers. but now thou darest Il
talk tariff to me, and thou diest.
So saving he thrust at him "a
spear, and they carried bis bod;3
down to the 9th street dump for "a
rats to feast upon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Lost and POUND and Lost Again.

A strange story was the talk of the Nor
ton house in New York. II told of n father
who for thirteen years has been looking for
his first born son, who now, just on the eve
of recovering his child, has been frustrated
by the desire of his second wife TO surprise
him. Fifteen years ago DR.. e. & Scott, the
most prominent dentist of Pittsburg was
married in Minneapolis where he then lived.
A son was born TO him, but the wetllock was
not a happy one and the husband obtained a
divorce giving him charge of the child who
was then seventeen months old The iii
yoreed wife however, fed with the boy before
DR.. Scott could get possession OF him. Since
then Pinkerton detectives have been
searching for the missing boy without
success. In the meantime Dr. Scott moved
to Pittsburg, made fortune and became
proprietor of the Biiou Theater Lately
he went to New York to arrange for a spec
tacular play He has not received report
from the Pnkertons for nearly a year when
on Friday he was surprised by the following
telegram from his second wife, who is sister
in-iaw to Col. Richard Neyins and james c.
Flaine Jr
Pittsburg, Pa, June 2a.-.Go at once to
Palmer house, Chicago, for your llon Charley.
If you delay you will lose him. sent Rich
ard Nevins for him, intending tosurprise you,
but be refused toeome with him. Go With
out delay and be there tomorrow Answer
this so that win know what to do
MoLLiE d. ScorT.
The delay caused by Mrs Seott's intention
to surprise her husband was unfortunately
the cause of the divorced wife and the long
lost son again being spirited away NJ NJ
Ogden, DIR, SCOTS business partner, received
a telegram announcing that the doctor would
be compelled TO goto Iowa afterthe fucitives,
and that he would not return until he had
found the boy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
81 am deaf and dumb; can yol

81 am deaf and dumb; can you give
me work at anything? | have to
support myself and have no money, !"
was found in type writing in one
pocket of a mute beggar arrested at
Philadelphia and in the other pocket
was found $569.65. Paper and pen
Gil were given the mute, and he wrote
his name as William Darlington, of
Toronto, Canada. 1t was also
learned from him that he saved his
money for twelve months at a
time and then visited Dublin, Ireland,
and deposited it. He was locked up
at the Central Police Station.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

4 Biddeford, Me-, man while wash
ing the outside of his own windows
with the hose thought he would do a
neighboriy Kindness for the lady who
lived in the tenement overhead. He
meant well, but as the deceptive
scenic screens failed to show him that
the windows were wide open, the eff
feet was not just what he expected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
4 LAWYER living in a town near Wa

A lawyer living in a town near Wa
terbury, Connecticut, says the Amer
lean, states fact which well Illus
trates the thrift and frugality which
Echaracterizes many of the old fami-
lies which have not been touched by
modern extravaganza and love OF
display In that town three estates
have been settled within a few months
aggregating property to the amount
OF 500, 900, and yet he says, if all
the household furniture of those
three families had been sold at the
best possible prices, the amount re-
ceived forit would not haveamounted
at the outside to $500. 1t is too of
ten the habit now to have thousand
dollar furnishings for hundred-dollar
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

The famous old Gen. Wayne inn,
in Baltimore, the last of the old
Maryland hostelries of the days of
periwigs and three cornered hats, is
soon to be sold. In its day it was
one of the fashionable inns of Balti-
more, and during later years it has
been the favorite resort ofhorse deal
ers and cattle drovers who came to
Baltimore to sell, trade or swap.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

1t is not an uncommon thing for
immigrants to land at Castle Garden
with families of nine or ten children,
and recently husband and wife with
thirty-two children disembarked
there. 1t is only fair however, to
mention the fact that the woman was
the mans third wife.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
AnInfant.s Mander,nxs.

Ten days ago babe was found ON the
steps Of the Jackson residence in Gross Park
in Chicago Mrs. Jackson upon examining
the wardrobe of the babe, was surprised TO
ind some handmade lace which she had
wrought some years before. closer exami-
tion revealed the astonishing fact that the
lace was worked by no one but her unmar-
ried daughter. Mrs jackson wrote to her
daughter at Aberdeen, Oak, regarding the
matter. The answer brought the informa-
ton that some time ago Mrs. Maynard.
living in Aberdeen, Oak, made the acquaint.
ance of Mrs. Jackson's daughter there Miss
jackson spoke of her home in Gross Park.
Four weeks ago Mrs. Maynard died in child.
birth, and Miss jackson had cared for the
infant. The father left the little one in the
care of Mrs Perry, the aunt OF the child, who
was halfsister OF his dead wife. Mrs. Per.
rvs home is at saltwater, Mimi. and ,9n
placing the infant in her charge Mr.. Maynard
went Immediately to St. Louis 1t is sup
posed that Mrs. Perry, firing of her charge
and knowing of the Jackson family, brought
the babe to Gross Park and lrft IL on the
door steps. Ar. Maynard has been notified
az st, teuls thet his rIsisd Il az Che prphan
asslpm, ard hs riii have Is card fss slss.
wssIE
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

Cotton mills at Nashville, Tennes-
see, now employ more than 1.5o0
persons. and consume yearly about
Is, 1000 bales ofcotton, whose finished
product is double the value of the
raw material, though cotton goods
are lower thanever before.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

A few days ago L. L. Ramsey, OF
Walker county, Georgia, found q bee
tree onthe east side of Taylor sridge.
When cut it proved rich. there being
about eight feet of comb. Seventy
pounds of honey were taken out and
the bees safely housed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

Only forty per cent. of thequantity
ofpine apples sold in any year be-
tween 1860 and 1865 isnow disposed
OF. The banana and early Southern
fruits have gone far towards driving
this once lavorite fruit out of the
market.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12

Parts of that big Nova Scotia raft
have been found 1000 miles from
the spot where it was broken up last
fall, showing the danger TO shipping
by such foolhardy enterprises.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Consideration in the senate Senator Palmer
made an effort to get into the bill his amend
ment authorizing the purchase by the secre-
tary of war of the Portage Lake canal across
Keeneenaw Point, Mich. for 100000.
This amendment was before the senate COM
mittee ON commerce but was defeated