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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
TIE New Commander.

James L Eye, the Be~Iy-eIeeted COM
hlauder of the department OF Minnesota.
was born at Pine Grove Furnace, Cumber-
land county. Pa March 90. 1Si4- When
fourteen years obi be removed With his
parents TO Illinois and worked upon n farm
until he was seventeen, wheE. Gin 1862 he
enlisted IN Company 7, Ninsty-third Hin
DIS infantry. and served as corporal until
the close OF the war. His first engagement
was at Jackson. Aiss-; at Champion Hills
he was captured by the enemy and held a
prisoner three months. SheE he Was paroi-
ed and returned to MS regiment
He vas in the battle OF Altoona
Pass and the several minor engagements
between that place and DaltOn
Ga lie Ssnt with his regiment through
ShermAn's march to the sea and was hon
orabIy discharged IN July 1855. -Four
years aftsrsard be came 10 Ninneapoliz
and for the past SIX years be has served as
deputy sheriff of Heanepin county He
has been specially active IN Grand Army
work, and sSis purse and hand have invari-
ably been opened at the call OF his
ess fortunate comrades. This fact &C.
counts for his popularity in the order
He vas elected senior vice com,
nauder Of George " Morgan post, and
vas advanced to commander in 1854.
Officiating IN that capacity during the ma
tionai encampment at Minneapolis that
year. In 1857 be was elected junior rice
commander Of the department OF Mime.
sofa. and from his frat connection vita IL
has been liberal and devoted frierd Of his
order and old comrades in arms. His
family consists OF wife and three chill
dren-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
Winter Care of Poultry,

Inotice that much interest is shown
in the matter OF winter laying hens
As have had good success in tina;
line this year, your readers may b
interested to know what has beer
done
1. Stock. My brood consists o.
eight pure Brahma hens. two years
old; TIN Plymoth Rocks, and ten o.
a cross between q pure Brown Leg
horn cockerel and White Brahma
hens, OF which IL are eight and the
balance SIX months old; one Plymouth
Rock aud one Brown Leghorn cocker.
eI
2. Feed. First thing IN the morn.
ing a medium feed of three parts
wheat and one OF corn In the mid.
die OF the morning the table scraps
from breakfast warmed I'D and a tea
spoonful OF concentrated chicken feed
from the groesr's stirred IN. In the
middle OF the afternoon the dinner
scraps are led as they run. We give
no feed at night Water given in an
open iron baking pan every morning.
g. House. Moderate size, wood
floor. two small windows, floor raised
a foot from the ground, shelter shed
on one side. No artificial heat. Well
ventilated.
4. The run. Since the middle 10
October they have been free to forage
in the lawn and garden.
>. General care. House cleaned
weekly in summer. and ouce q month
white-washei with earbolic acid il,
very thin lime wash, fresh hay in
nests and roostsrubbed with Kerosene.
The run spaded up once or twice in a
year
s. Results. But two chickens or
hens lost from sickness in two years.
Pallets began to Law at SIX months
OF are. the cross-bred laying first
nine TO II eggs day through Decem-
Der and January, thus far.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

soon a. I was seated. II saw yov
sror, the window, and could hardy.
believe my eyes" she said "Dont
rou know that she IS not a real I'd.
Nv but divorces, and the scandal
was in all the papers when she got hex
divorca2 never met her, but from
eli hear she Is no friend for you"
l related my experiences TO gentle
nan friend later in the day. '.DOa't
,,,;,,d what that last-named woman
$50 y he replied. ''She Is the most
..r,,sl-tougued woman in the world
,-ss IN the house once, and vowed
,ro,Iid meyer 90 again, as she spoke so
unkindly OF every one | knew
This is an absolutely truthful exps-
risnes which have related, and )
sad commentary on the prevailing
evil Of the day.
Itbink men are quite as much giEsn
IN Gossip, perhaps, as women. bat
thew are more fearless in their meth
a nan came TO lady once in a
.rowd,-d room and warned her against
meeting any advances f;om = woman
,rpsent. He told her his reasons. ard
Showed her his proofs in black and
White ..She could and would only In
mrs YOU" he SAID, and therefore
avoid her. / am willing to face her
wifh nv own words Il need be
She took pains TO investigate the
mans statements, and proved than
true This was as foreign 20 gossip
as the scarlet fever sign hung over a
door IL different from a midnight az
tack by a hizhwayman- One warns
the O; her assaults
The most wholesale gossip ! ever
heard dealt out 20 a suffering commu-
uity was in the house Of a clergyman.
and his wife was the dispenser.
could not but wonder whether by the
earnest labor Of lie time he could
scatter enough seeds OF charity from
his pulpit TO choke out the crop OF
thistles she was sowing from the
hearthstone. IL seems 20 me Il IS al
vays easier TO speak good than evil.
II YOUR friend faults annoy You.
tell him so, bat for Heavens sake
keep silent about them m the presence
OF other people. You will never reform
him by calling the attention OF the
world TO his errors
ELLA WHEELER WHCox.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
Potato Impro.ement 10 psko,,.

The Late Rose potatoes grown IN
the neighborhood OF Pembins and St.
Vincent in upper Dakota, near the
10th parreIIed of north latitude, are
remarkable both for size, beauty OF
form and color, and more remarkable
still for high quality. When grown in
middle ATTITUDES IN Illinois and Iowa.
the title OF ssross." so far as inside or
outside color IS concerned, Is q mis-
nouler. the skin being q dull rsd and
the flesh inside showing only OCCASION
ally a reddish tint. The Dakota Late
Rose Is smooth, round and large, the
color, If not rose, l. very near 20 il.
while the flesh inside Is marked and
enbeIIished with blush rose as deli
cate as II is beautiful II the Dakota
Late Rose has a iauit it Is in being so
charged with starch that the outside
falls of and goes to pieces before the
inside is done. / snould like 70 know
how the climate and soil OF the valley
OF the Red River OF the North Affect
the Early Rose
The Fairy Rose has degenerated IN
IhlEDAS So o. IL DEl0AAAC AAE A0AAAl oil Al
size OF tube- like the Lady finger os
forty years ago, though 1t stIlI retain
its good quality for the table and
messurabjy its early habit 1t IS gem
orally thought that the Irish potato,
like other plants propagated from
cuttings and not from seed, gradually
deterioratss and dies out IN the course
OF n whole or half lifetime And such
appears to have been the fate OF the
popular varieties OF the last twenty
i've wears, the Peachbiow for late and
the Early and Late Rose for early.
But il seems the soil and climate Of
Dakota have q certain power for re
generation IN the case CT the Irish
potato. and It may be good policy 70
obtain seed there and also 70 send
our cd fsyorifss there 20 be cIiltlvat-
ed and Care1 Tor 50 trey rrzy oprHln
. a new lease OF lifa--S. Y. Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The Swiss buresu Of statistics re-
nifty prepared a reliabla report giving
Y annual liquor consumption Of
aereSst countries Il showed that
ae people OF the United States drink
er capita less than those Of Denmark.
holland, Switzerland. Belgium. Ger
ssay. Sweden. Russia. France. Aus
ria, Hungary or Great Britain aud
zeland.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The Bankers Magazine ventures the
statement that estate Indebtedness is
becoming q thing of TIE past" but
this pleasing fact" has scarcely come
yet The states still owe in round
numbers SI63. 600. 600. One-sixth OF
this IS owed by onsi state. ysrginis.,
and i've states. Virginia. Tennessee.
Louisiana, Missouri and North Caro-
lima. ous one-hs.s the total state in
debtedness OF the country. The New
England and Middle states are, how
ever, almost free from debt. Massa-
chnsetts. with SIS. Asa. 262, and Penn
sylvania. with IS. ssI. ISL. having the
largest debts. Two OF ouriareests states.
New York end Illinois. are now debt
free, if the money in the treasury Of
the forme< be deducted from the debt.
The public local debts of the country.
state. county. etc. ia 1850 ssse
81. O56. ss4. Iz6; but as ttis lzrss e. *
hsse aT reduced their debts siae
then, the aggregate in 1890 siIl Be
less In no Other country in the
world but the United States has the
great burden o. local OF national debt
rosn lighter. and The differences be-
tween the national blanket mortza-s
hers and elsewhere constitutes great
L. = = :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The commissioner ofagrieulture has
Just issued . report upon the number
and values OF farm animals in the va
rioVis states as compared with the
nuraber and values in 1887. In the
country az large. there has been an
increase since January 1887, in
horses of 667.l9e; mules. 74.5s6;
mich COWS, 334. 33I; oxen and other
cattle. ss6,6I3. while IN the number
OF sheep there has been a decrease OF
1.2l4. $50. and in hogs a decrease of
2e6.311. The values OF farm animals
has changed very little IN the past
year. The price OF hegs has advanced
about 10 per cent. but the difference
for horses. mules and sheep has been
very slight.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The displacement of coal by gas in
one county of Pennsylvania per day
is estimated at 10000 tons. which is
equivalent TO 600, OoO. 900 cubic feet
of g@s- One of the Philadelphia COM
panies' capacity IS SIS, 1000. 600 feet
daiiy. The effect on manufactures,
such &c steel mills. iron-pipe mills.
blast furnaces. glass manufacture.
brass wire, FIRE brick and other we'll
known enterprises has been TO in
crease production 100 to 500 per
cent The fact is that so enormous
and startling has been the effect OF
preceding discoveries for the past fifty
years that an Industrial revolution
may now go on almost unnoticed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
wantos Courtesy to cnudren.

WOman's World.
Why are not people more courteous
to eh1drens People appear 20 THINK.
that while good manners should %
strsnuouSly exaeted from children;|
precspt in this connection may stano|
instead OF example. Snd that order
mSy be given them and remarks maos|
upon them as II they were devoid y
MATERIAL feelings and perceptions. =
- matter OF tact, Il. when pecels
want children 10 do something
them. they would ask it IN the NJ
they would address an equal tnsS
Soela thsnk them Tor little service
rendered, slseak TO them gently, y
swer their reasonable questions ~;
avoid UNNECESSARY comments
their appearance they would have
less trouble in teaching them 20 4
have with ike consideration LOT ~
ers. This does nosmean thas
arsn should be continually waited a
on, that their faults should pass
noticed or their eooveu;sncs ssaa
before that % their elders meI
that, as St, Paul SAYS. they snoa
not be provoked TO wrath.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Ten Thousand persons who receive
,ensions for services in the civil war
'esiis u fotsign countries TheiE
vouchers are paid from the Washing
ton pension Office. 1t would be inter
esting te know why those persons
have e1patrlAtsi themselves. after
fighting. as it is presumed they did,
for the United States
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
Important Army Changes to Come.

The Washington Capitol. whose editor Is
authority On army news. says
hear that Maj Gen. Alfred Il. Terry Is
really going to retire from active service
when his present leave Of four months sN-
pires, and that President Cleveland will
therefore have the appointments OF a
major general and brisa9ier general in
the army. Although Gen Miles Is, As
usual, making an active pushtor the major
generally, there Is little doHbt that Brig
Gen George Crook viii be q e man elected
He has always been a favorite With Gen.
Sheridan. and il Is we'll knaSn that Miiss
has failed to establish the best relations
with the secretary Of war and President
Cleveland on account OF the Apache busE-
ness in Iss6- There viii be q lively con
test Tor the brigSlitsr generals place, and
probably more than hall - dozen eandi-
( dates viii put in their claims for It, Sew
erai Of them have besu in Washington al
ready booking over the ground / am told
that either Col Brooke, of the Third, or
Col. Otis. Of the TWsntisth- viii get the
place
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Colorado IS in the possession oEgood
natural resources. and the Denver Re
publican claims that it IS more highly
favored than any other state in ths
Union. IL says Colorado is the equal
OF Pennsylvania and Missouri put to
sether, and in addition it has. wha,
neither Of the Others possesses. mex.
haustibie stores OF silver and gold. II
has climate Enexcelled in the world.
Its scenery is the grandest on the
American continent aad attracts
thousands OF tourists every year. IL
has mineral springs capable OF curing
almost ev-<y blood ailment Of which
humanity IS heir.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
DAKOTA

ne csnter Of the oil craze Is nov To-
- ~ Ocean Copntsi. NJ speella-
: =se swarrling inop the ''Jerssy OF
4 Thereare no ,lEi5eaess = yet
the existence Of oil IN large quanti-
:. bet there Is great business IN the
sanitation OF ''synSilcates" and 9th
traps for the capture Of suckers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The employees OF the Light Locomo-
tive Works at Pittsburg have inst re
ceiyel their second annual share o:
the profits of the concern. The
amouats varied. each man and boy
being allotted sum "a proportion to
the amonrt OF salary ne rsceived dur
ing the yeaz- Some Of the boys go as
low as 50 apiece. some OF the men as
high as $40 each. while the bosses
received anywhere from $50 to $500.
The majority of the employees got
$40.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Emigration from China. says the
New York Herald. to the United States
began in 1854. when IS. Chinese st
rived a this county. This emigra-
ton continued in varying volume for
eighteen yesrs-in 1875 as many as
ls,033 coming in 1871, 6.o3o>-the
arrivals answering the natural laws OF
supply and demand In 1883 We had
the treaty OF rstriction and the emf
grants fell to ISL. II 1884 there were
S4s 1855, 81; in 1856, 8.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The approaching nuptials of Miss Bell
Fellows, rsesatly OF Washington, and
GhAska, a ~crthlsss Sioux Indian, at the
Cheyenne agency are announced.
Minneapolis girl name not given, Vas
lGred by false promises into al Eaa CIairs
house OF III lame Sac escaped. bat wa
afterwards captured and taken back
Postmastsrs Commissioned-Dak
Hunter. j. W Daley. Fourth class post.
masters appointed-Dakota: Wines, C.
W. Schroeder, Coal Harb0r j. Mann; Ray.
mond, l. W. SsosehelS TaIcott, Mrs c. w
Wiley. Wisconsin: Agorda, W. H Viii
son; OriyitE, T. MeFarIin; Fayette. NJ
Henry; South Farmington, J. Dover, Jr.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
The Cost of The War,

Continuing its calculations on the cost
Of the freight war, the Northwestern Rail-
reader says
There has been no Change in the situa-
tioa ia the rate war. 50 far as the North
vest y concerned But the figures OF the
loss Of revenues to the companies eontinue
to pile up in the most dishaartsuius
way. The loss to the railroad companies
on Sc. Paul and Minneapolis business
alone during the past sevea days OF the
rate var has been ssh, 200. The loss, as
We sho~ed rsecntiy, for ths preceding thir.
teen days was SOS O1u. The total loss on
Minneapolis and ST. Paul business alone
in the three weeks a war has been. there
iors, Sl49 COON round numbers $780,
00l.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Thomas Roe. Who lost SIS. 600 on the
Minneapolis bicycle race. brings suit
against the Stockholders to recover the
stakes.
A new Runway company was Organized
at ST. Paul, to be known Is the ST. Pau.
New Tim < Southwestern ras.==s. IL =
the intention to build an independent Kns
IRON Hopkins to Chaska and Carver. ane.
then midsay between the Omaha sSssi
Minneapolis & Sc. Louis to Mes Tim. and
then s00th vesteriy to Omaha
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

a carssal estimate places the number
oil Syrian Arabs already in the United
States atneariy 1900. and evidently
the immigration OF these most OBJ zee
tiopal foreigners has merely begun
They are filthy, mendicant, thievins.
Out Of them it Is utterly impossible
20 make respectable Citizens Upon
their nature and HABITS civilization
can not make any suppression No
sooner do they Land than they resort
to beegiag and other makeshlfts which
helped them 70 exc out g miserable
existence st home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Another great fire. Involving loss OF q
million dollars, has oeearrsd at Buffalo.
y. y The chief Sufferers are James E
Curti=s. gloves and mitteus. No. ~ and -
Exehaazs street; Bickford & Francis,
leather merchants. the ticket Office OF the
Michigan Central railway aud the Offices of
the Eastern freight agent OF the same read,
the Express newspaper Maths%s & North
rap's printing and iithographie works, the
Empire fast freight line. the Buffalo Up
holstsEIx eompanys Office the paper
yarerooms OF Richard H Thompson, and
the Queen City Shirt Manufacturing com
pauy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

Prot KirchofT OF Halle. Germany,
estimates that Chinese IS spoken by
400 millions. hindnstani by over 100.
English by about 100, German by 81.
and Spanish by c-er A. Thus Jour
times as many people speak Chinese
as English. snd the Chinese are devel-
o2iag an activity in trade that is car
rying their language all over the East.
Chinese merchants are rs active along
all the Pacific coast of Asia and in
the principal Pacific islands as they
are on the Pacific coast OF America
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
The Great Burlington Railroad
Strike,

The great strix between the Engineers
and Fireman OF the Chicago, BUrliagton
and Quincy Railroad began on the 2Tsh,
and last accounts vas still on The num-
her who quit tie road is several Thousand.
ard Of course the roa i in bad coalition.
All freight business Is suspended and thn
passenger traffic is very difficult.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
From the rsport Of ths Boston na,

LAoaA ShS tSpoiSot the boston par
commission it appears that the city
has spent upon its new parks between
TOUR and i've million dollars, and
about million more is needed to buy
other lands and complete the work
upon those already acquired. When
the plans OF the commission have
been fully carried out the city viii
have system OF parks ample for all
future need, and of such picturesque
and varied beauty and admir- able
adaptation to the wants of all classes
OF citizens that the people may well be
proud OF 1t, and think it cheaply
bought.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

an American travriing IN Cuba writes
from Havana under date o. Feb. Is that
smallpox Is rasinr in Cuba to an alarming
sxtenk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The senate COMMITTEES on postofices will
not report postal telegraph bill. IL has
agreed to report Mr.. Spooner's bill
shleh proposes very important step in
the government supervision Of the tele-
graph system OF the country 1t places
the telegraph lines so far as they are not
wholly within state under the supsrvis-
ion OF the Interstate commerce. eomu,isior,.
At Chicago. IarceIle Strasbury French
lady OF middle age. recovered q verdict OF
50, 900 sgainst Frank Tenuey, q boot ani
shoe dealer. She testified that h., sttempt
ed TO Outrage her. Tsnney was not present
dnrins ths tran.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08

The latest estimates made By the, commit
tee on WAYS and means Of the reduesicns il a
total of ahrnt S;s.S ESQ coo This total in
slaies about f.. 50 600 On account Of the
free list: S17-250 600 os account OF weoIeu
goods; 81 600. GOO for china ana glass ware;
S7Jo.OU0 N tn- chemical schedules; some
thing less tnan 500. 600 on cotton, : 1. jo0,-
600 On fiax. hemp and jute. and sugar about
S1I uu0 600 Chairman Nils SAID to-day
that internal revenue changes had been pur-
poee exrlEded from The bill The Demo-
crate members were still considering that
supjeet ana IL was not possible 20 say AT
thfs time whether the reducsisus woulf re-
Euit IN The presentation Of zncthssr bill deal
me- speciHctfly with the faternai revenue or
in h iRe.usisn OF some provisions bearing
urspn tisst srsisEn 10 the present III at some
fature stage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-08
THE IRON SCHEDULE

Iron IN pigs, keutledge, 81 per ton. now
three-tensbs cent per pound Iron railway
borS, Sl1 per toe, now seyen-tenths cent
per pound; steel and part steel railway bars
aud slabs and kiliets OF steel 81 I per ton.
now SIT per ton lro1 or stse5 rails S14
per ton; dlt rails. SIS per ton, now nine
Esntbs and eight tentbs cent per pound re-
specavesy RoaRd iron. ! cent per pound
now 1 2-l0 cents per pound On sheet iron
there - uniform reduction OF LILO cent
per poand. excepting taggers iron On
hoop band or scroll iron less than eight
inches in width. there Is n reduction Of 40
cent per pound on grades thinner
than No 10 wire gauge Cast iron pipe Of
every description $40 PER pound. nov
cent uar Pound Cut nails and SPIKES Of iron
or sseei. rsnf per pound. noW III: cut
tacks So PEP cent ssd yaiofem how abcaf 3
ceass PEI Houads raflvav aSb Plates. s-lO
- ne Per usnId uoU 1 IA: WEo1zht non
t-ef srlkss. h,lrse Shoes etc = per you'd
ROW ? eeass AnTils and foFyings for ma
chinery, 1 \ ce3ts per pound. now ?; rivets.
lr0s an<. steei. L y esuts per pound row 2Ia;
hammers. crow bars and track tools, =
cert rrE psVnd. now 2ia; txsn and steel
axies. 4 Il. nov pig. horsesEoe. hob and wire
naf 2sseertS. now 4 rer round. boiler
talt = ~ cents per posnd. Sow 2: chains
ise1 nd sell. not less fk5n tbree -fourths
= 81. u rrn s per poazsd; 'ssss thz1 three-
fnestaz nc Iis csatz rer pssnd:
As< han srrsr-f gaths- cents. nov
Ia gaa 2ia cents respee. ivsiv;