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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

Crisp and Casual.
Pekin boasts of $4,000 beggars.
The giraffe will soon be extinct In
Africa.
England has had go strikes. in ten
months.
The United States contain $1,000
oil wells.
The isle of Guernsey exacts a tax
from all aliens.
A Vergennes W.T. doctor has an
aluminium nose.
There are 400 bison at the Yellow
stone Park, in Wyoming.
Minnesota has adopted the 'slady
slipper as the state flower.
Salt Lake City is to have a Pfesbgs
terrain college to cost 100000.
Minnesota paid the enormous sum
of $50, 600 last year for wolf scalps.
The University of Pennsylvania, at
Philadelphia, has a hospital for sick
dogs.
IN SaXOny about 20 per cent. Of the
wOrkingmen earn less than $3.50 per
year.
New York has had five epidemics Of
cholera, in 1852, 1884, 1856, 1866 and
1866.
Sawdust, compressed into blocks, is
used for building purposes in Ger
many.
Insects are destroying whole forests
in Virginia, and among other trees
the famous pope's pine.
The soul moving accordion was
invented by a Vienese musician
named Damian in 1899.
The Durham Bros-two poor boys
Of Milwaukee-haye fallen heirs to
property valued at $1CO, 600.
LOndon's six principal railway lines
carry annually over 200, 600, 0oO people
ana the trainways about l50,0OO,O0.
In England there is a lockout Of
$1,000 tailOrs," and there is no Nc
Kinley law there to father the lock
out.
Chicago has begun a canal to cost
$50, eco, 600, which will carry large
vessels from the lakes to the Missis-
sippi.
German born residents furnished
SIG per cent. of the strength of the
Union army during the war of the
Rebellion.
According to foreign papers there
are now 3,53S Journals and magazines
printed in Germany. In 1891 there
were 3,443.
According to the census the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church had 2,229,2Sl
communicates in 1890 as against
l,707,G0 in 1850.
According to the Medical Record
yawning is by no means a useless act,
for it often cures catarrh and other
affections of the throat.
An old soldier in Kansas recently
received from the government three
cents which had been due him with
out his knowledge 0for more than
thirty years.
An Indiana stone quarry company
is having a life size figure of an ele-
plant chiseled out of a solid block OF
stone. 1t will be eleven feet high
and weigh thirty tons. 1t is designed
for the Worlds Fair.
A herd of fourteen buffalo has been
discovered on n of the buttes OF the
Rocky mountains in the Blackf0ot
reservation, Montana. A corral IS
being built around the foot OF the
butte and the herd win be preserved.
They are said to be very fine spec'-
mems.
This from one of our San Francisco
telephone girls; 81 don't think that
| am any more vain than other girls,
but | am good looking and know IL,
and take a good deal of pride in my
beauty. One day / was called to the
telephone, and being angryoyer some
thing that had happened in the Office
| snapped back at the party at tue
other end of the wire. We'll, ma
is it? in very short manner. lie
replied with a long drawn whistle.
'Whe-e-e-e-w, but you must be gceo-
looking can remember yet how
my face burned"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15
1t Puzzles the Doctors.

"The queerest couple l ever met
live in Clay county, Ill.," said Ernest
Bishoff, at the Lindell. '"rhey are
brother and sister, they are known as
the '.fish people" their bodies being
covered with scales, Their hands,
faces, and even their eyelids, are
encrusted with scales that much
resemble in size shape and color
those found on a four pound white
fish. They have been thus afflicted
from their infancy. They shed their
scales once a year and Immediately
grow a new coat. They have received
frequent offers from museum
managers, but decline to put them
selves on exhibition. Their case is a
great puzzle to the DOCTORS"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

Adistinguished professor o athletics
SAYS that where one large man thor
oughly sound and well proportional
is found there will be a hundred such
men of average size.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15
Four and a Half Acres Of Books.

That is what the new public library
of Boston will contain when it is
filled. There are at present twenty
miles of shelves, and these a be
added to as need comes till there
will be twenty-five J. miles. The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

Almost anything will do as an
excuse for committing suicide when a
person has made up his mind, but
the most faraway reason yet recorded
is that Of Carl Axelson, q New York
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15
the I SCARE.
1t May Postpone the Worlds Fair-opin-
ion of an Official.

1t May Postpone the WORLDS Fair-Opin-
ion of an Official.
An eminent law officer Of the gov
eminent, who has given the subject
much thought, said that in his opin-
ion the president had ehe power to
suspend all immigration if in his
Judgment he deemed it necessary for
the public welfare while the scourge
lasted. This opinion is entertained
BY Others. Senator Cullom does not
see any necessity for calling a special
session of congress to attain this end.
He says:
sIfthe health officers of the country
do their duty-and they seem to be
vigilant-we can keep the cholera
out. Should there be promise Of a
great prevalence we might be COM
PEELED to resort to heroic measures,
but | fail to see any reason why we
should do so at this time. Our Oil
Gals have ample power to quarantine
passengers and to prohibit the land
ing Of suspicious cargoes."
Every day news seems to add to the
gravity of the situation and to sug-
gest new and far-reaching conse-
qusnces. The question of postponing
the worlds fair is now being dis
cussed. 1t is pointed out by treasury
officials that most of the exhibits will
necessarily come from cholera
infected countries, and that the fair
would consequently serve as a great
| propagating garden for the dissemi'
nation of the disease. Then, too, ii
is urged that the practical removal
of all the customary restrictions fol
importations of goods intended fol
the worlds fair would make sucl
importations doubly dangerous a:
disease breeders. A postponement OF
the monetary conference on account
of the cholera is also more than a pos
sibility.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

AT Colmar a lawyer bequeathed the
sum OF 100000 francs to the madhouse
In that locality. 81 earned This
money" said he In his will, "from
those who spent their lifetimein law
suits. This legacy is only a restitu-
tion."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

After sixteen years of experiment
ing, Mr.. Il. S. Carman, editor of The
Rural New Yorker, has succeeded in
producing a new grain which is a
cross between wheat and rye. The
hybrid was made by mixing the pollen
of wheat and rye blossoms. 1t is
believed now that the grain is per-
mancntly established, and some
specimens of the seed have been put
ON the market. Mr.. Carman gives tc
his new bantling the name of frye,
wheat" and he believes it will yield
highly heterogeneous flour. This OF
course is not yet certainly known, but
new flour viii be a welcome addition
for cooks to choose from anyhow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

The northwestern crop situation,
can be summed up about as follows:
The crop of wheat in North and
South Dakota and Minnesota is
about $780, eco, eco bushels. The
quality is only fair, much of the new
wheat being oflow grade. The mar
ket is depressed on account of liberal
receipts and the absence of any
pronounced speculation, which gen.
orally advances prices. Better prices
are universally looked for latter in
the season, after the heavy market
ing is out of the way; but as this last
is opinion only, it will probably be
wiser if every farmer uses his own
judgment as to when TO sell his
wheat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

Work was inaugurated at Chicago
Monday on a canal that it is
destined shall connect the Mississippi
river and the great lakes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

Let us give thanks cholera and
frost don't work well together.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15

As the mercury goes down the price
of coal goes up. Both the price and
the mercury viii be out of sight by
Christmas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-15
WEBSTER, /: SOUTH DAKOTA

Do just what you think is right
and never mind the election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
THE HowE-LAv1N CONCERT.

1t is announced that D. NJ. Babcock, the
celebrated basso, and Wulf Fries, the vet
eran cellist, will assist Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN
at their farewell concert August %. Mr..
Babcock has never sung here, and Brattle-
boro musical people have a treat in store
for them in his appearance. Mr.. Fries
needs no introduction. He has PLAYED
here many times in years past and he will
be warmly welcomed back. To this list
will be added Boston's favorite flutist, Geo.
b. Van Santvoord. In response to a gen.
eral desire to have Nine. Howe and Mr..
LAWN appear together, they will sing the
famous duet from Verdis opera, LA Ira
viata.' OF Mr.. Babcock the Burlington
Free Press says: He is an old favOrite
here. He was in excellent voice and re-
mains one of the greatest of bassos. Mr..
Fries playing is so pleasantly remembered
in Brattleboro that the following from one
of the Rutland papers will be read with in
terest:
"Wuh Fries is known all over the land and as
the veteran of hundreds of concerts appeared he
was greeted with loud applause. His playing was
characterized by all the fire, brilliancy aud aTtis
tic phrasing which made him so famous wears ago
and the spontaneity of the applause which greet
ed his solos must have gratitied the white-haired
artist"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
GEORGE vAssAR,s ACCIDENT.

George Nassar, the New London North
ern fireman, who sustained a severe COM
pound fracture of the thigh bone in the
Vernon collision last January was again
severely injured last Saturday afternoon,
the bones being broken in the same place.
by being thrown from the carriage in
which he was driving. The accident oc-
CURED at a narrow place in the highway
above the railroad station at Yer
non, where for some distance the
railroad runs by the side of the car
riage road. During the summer. while re-
coyery from the original accident has been
slowly in progress, Mr.. Nassar and his
wife have been in the habit of driving al
most daily as a means of recreation. Last
Saturday afternoon they were on their
way down to the Lilly pond, and had taken
care to avoid the 3:l4 train from Palmer
which had just passed.
They We're not aware however. that the
north bound White Mountain train was
then due, and just as they started TO drive
on this train dashed along at full speed,
startling the horse and causing ii To Cramp
the carriage in such a way as to throw
them out. Mrs. Nassar first struck the
ground, and he was thrown over her, receiv-
ing the injury already mentioned. No one
was IN sight or near at hand and II was
some time before Mrs. Vassar found any
one to come 10 her husbands relief lie
had in the meantime dragged himself to
the shade of tree in the field near by.
and as soon as possible DR.. Webster was
summoned from Brattleboro. Mr.. Vassar
was placed upon bed in the baggage-car
of the 6:35 train and on arrival at the Brat
tleboro station was taken to his home in
/ 5. W. Kimballs house on North Main
street, where the leg was set and he was
made as comfortable as possible. He now
appears to be doing WE'LL but at the best
he has long period of confinement before
him, and his misfortune arouses universal
sympathy. Mrs. Vassar received no serious
injury. Aside from the injury ito his leg
her husband was not hurt, save by flesh
wound over the eye. The horse ran with
the empty carriage as far as the Heard place
where the carriage was somewhat wrecked
in entering the yard and barn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
PERSONAL.

At the recent S0th birthday anniversary
of the RiNford Brothers at Winchester,
y. H., an original poem was recited by
Mrs. Cora Steans Robinson Of Brattle-
boro. and one of the other numbers on the
program was a duet by Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
inson.
J. \. Robbins, a Springfield, Mass, bus
mess man, fell from the upper Grindelwald
glacier in Switzerland last Friday and was
instantly killed. He was member of the
Brookings party of tourists, which includ-
ed several people from Springfield, among
them being Rev. 5. II. Lee.
At recent meeting of the Walnut Hill
Savings and Investment company of Oma-
ha, Neb., George w. Holbrook was elected
secretary. Mr.. Holbrook will be remem-
bered as young man who was formerly
bookkeeper for Crosby d Co. He went
from here to r. II. White & Co.'S estab-
lishment at Boston, and later to Omaha.
John w. Drown has resigned as secretary
of the noted Springfield, Mass, bicycle
club after three years of faithful service.
The Union saws: Mr.. Drown is forced to
give up the office by the increase of his
business, which demands more attention.
He once before decided to take the step,
but was finally induced to continue. 1t is
ETedLly W Ut ItSItlltu ludl MI. DIONn
feels it necessary to withdraw just at the
time when active preparations for the Sep
TENDER tournament must be begun, for he
has an intimate knowledge of club affairs
that few, if any, possess
Among some of the recent arrivals at
the Brooks House are Mrs. Wheatley of
Washington and Mrs. Cook and child and
nurse of Norfolk, Va, who are now at J.
j. Wards for the summer: Mrs. John A.
Bower and her son, L. F. Bower of Pitts
burg. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Angel and
child and Mrs. j. NJ Bowerman of New
| York, who are taking carriage drive from
Amsden, this state; Mr.. and Mrs. g. F.
! Alderman of New York: Fred b. Pitcher
of Boston, who is the guest of Ned Ran
ney; Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Gore of Boston;
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Armstrong and Richard
| +. Armstrong of New Haven, Conn; Z.
f. Mcleod of Boston, representative of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail
road, who accompanied the Denver eXcur-
| sionists f. Hutter and son and L. A.
! Brown of Boston; w. G.. Wheat of Spring
field, Mass, who is on a carriage drive: Mr..
and Mrs. Vim. Howard and Miss Alice
| Curtis of Brooklyn: c. Z. Graves and Ar
thur Graves of New Haven; Gen. Whit
ney and friend of South ROyalston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
OUR NEIGHBoR MARS.

The observant few who have watched
with keen interest the unusual nearness
and viyidness of our lively planetary
neighbor, "scarlet Mars" are more than
half inclined to credit the present astro-
nomic. declarations that Mars is really in
habited by race of beings corresponding
to what we of earth call human beings
Today Mars will arrive at point directly
opposite the earth, which it reaches but
once in 10 years, when the distance be-
tween the two planets will be reduced
from 141, 5000 to 35, 900, 900 miles. To
night thousand telescopes will be leveed
at the planet, which will repOse in reful-
gent beauty in the southern skies, and a
thousand eyes will seek to pierce the veil
of distance that cOnceals the knowledge
for which science thirsts. Wonderful re-
suits are expected by reason of the mar
velous Improvements that have been made
III astronomical instruments within Il
years and since the last most favorable OBJ
servation was made With the powerful
lenses and the Photographic appliances of
today it will be as if the PARKWAY visitor,
tempted by curiosity, HAD drawn nearer to
the earth than ever. Although Mars will
be 100000 miles away, the powerful
Lick telescope will magnify her to a size as
if viewed at a distance of but 1880
miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
A LIBEL SUIT FOR $4,000.
Brought Against a Londonderry Boy
VINO j. Now Boston Politician.

Harrison Henry Atwood and Edward b.
Calender. two Republican politicians of
local repute, residing in the oath ward.
dorchester distric) do not speak to each
other as they pass by. says the Boston
Globe. If you don't know these two local
political celebrities YOU ought to. The
former has just sued the latter for the
modest sum Of $4,000 for alleged Islander.
Mr.. Calender says that Mr.. Atwood stated
to certain persons that he (Callender) re-
ceived from certain politician $500 for
campaign purposes to be used i'm the Dor
chester district i'm furthering the latters
election last fall and that Mr.. Calender
used only $50 of the 500, pocketing the
balance.
When this statement, which it is alleged
Mr.. Atwood made, came to the ears of Mr..
Calender it made him mad
Atwood is an architect by profession
and Calender is lawyer, but both devote
more time to politics than to their business,
so it is said. This statement was too much
for Calender, whose sense of honor is
very high, his friends assert, and he imme-
diately entered suit against Mr.. Atwood
for the above amount.
Mr.. Atwood is young progressive Re
publican, and has been fighting theTbattles
of the party for a number of wears He
was delegate to the Minneapolis conven-
ton, and voted for VIM. Mckinley for the
presidential nominee of the national Re
publican party, lust to please his friend,
Police Commissioner Osborne" McKin-
ley's cousin.
-Four years ago Mr.. Atwood was also a
delegate to the national Republican con-
vention, but lust to please Osborne he
gave the latter his credential and remained
at home.
Now he thinks he ought to 90 to Con
greSs and that from a Democratic district
with about 1000 majority staring him in
the face.
This is the tenth, or South Boston and
/ Quincy, district. But not a few prominent
Republicans want Hon. Charles T. Gal
lagher to accept the nomination. Atwood
friends aver that the recent appeal gotter
up in the district asking Mr.. Gallagher tC
allow the use of his name for the nOmina
ton was the work of Messrs. Calender
and Representative Bliss, two OF Mr.. At
woods political opponents in ward "a.
Mr.. AtwOod's rise in the local politica
field has been rapid. He is native o.
Vermont, where he was born Aug. 26
1858, in the town of North Londonderry
His parents moved to Boston when he wa,
child, and here he acquired his education
and studied his profession with a well
known firm of Boston architects. Prior I,
his removal to ward "a, he was a residen
of ward 5, and by a good deal of trading
so it is said, succeeded in being elected Il
the state legislature three years from thi
Democratic stronghold. He served unde
Mayor Hart as city architect. His remova
from office by Mayor Matthews is SO fresl
in the public mind that its rehearsal her
is unnecessary
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05

The many people who attended the ser
vices at the Centre church last Sunday will
be interested in the following, from a
Greenfield letter to the Boston Globe
"Rev. DIR. Robbins. the Philadelphia clergy
man, whose summer home is now what
was known as the Munson place, is always
ready to preach at remarkably short no
tice He doesn't care whether the church
is large or small, and unlike many who are
ready to respond without money and with
out price, his pulpit efforts are remarkably
effective. He takes with him into the
desk a few notes, and otherwise he speaks
eXtemporaneOusly and with great power.
1t is an intellectual treat to hear him.
Like Moody he does not run in ruts, and
any little incident Transporting in the church
while he is speaking he uses in a very eff
fective way. His sermons show him to be
not only man of training and education,
but of great sympathy as well.
DIR. Robbins is a gentleman of wealth,
and few years ago was the pastor of the
Presbyterian church at the corner of Broad
and Arch streets, Philadelphia. His
health became impaired and he resigned
and went TO Europe. Since his return he
has given much time and energy to a Pres
byterian mission church, giving his ser
vices entirely without remuneration. 1t
started as Sunday school; it grew rapid
ly; a church seemed needed: the expert
ment of church was tried; it prospered,
and now the Beacon church is one of the
institutions of the city. DR.. Robbins is
not now the settled pastor, but he does
much effective work, and that he is will
ing to do it not only without remuneration
but contributes from his own store, shows
his sincerity. In social life DR.. Robbins is
one of the most charming of men. Ger
tain it is that his summer neighbors enjoy
listening to his words, for they pack the
church whenever he speaks"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
Announcement.

Tosr Within two weeks while driving, black
satin sofa pillow suitable reward will he given
upon its return to the Brooks House.
LOST pin with hair inside and R. Amory
and dates outside. Reward will be given il left
at Brooks House.
Iosr-From Col Estey's house Tuesday even
ing a lace scarf which is valued as an heirloom
A favor will be conferred by returning it to Mrs
Estey.
Losr-On Friday or Saturday Of last week $50
in bank bills The finder will he rewarded II he
will leave it at The Phoenix office.
Opera, field and spy glasses.
RANGER & THOMPSON.
DR.. j. f. Prescott Optical Specialist. attends
exclusively to diseases of the eye and its optical
defects Room /, opposite the parlor, BLOCKS
House Office hours, $40 to $50, 1900 to 2;OO
$50 to 1870.
New styles picture mouldings and first class
work at Clapp Jones's.
For SALE The balance of my flock Of B. B..
r. Game Bantam fowls.
W. F. Goddard.
Buy Picture Frames of Geddis.
Clam & Jones are now receiving new and beau
tful styles Of picture holdings in gilt, white and
gold tints silver and natural woods.
Steel knives and forks nicely plated one dollar
per dozen Plating works, Elliot street.
See the celebrated Diamond spectacles at Ran
ger & Thompson's.
$3.50 watches, Waltham or Elgin make; &c
steel bowed spectacles; SIC nickel alarm clocks
All warranted A No. l by
CHAs. A. TRIP & Co., jewelers.
Beautiful pictures, new mOuldngs in latest
styles and effects at Clapp Jones's.
Rev c. F. Morse is having wonderful success il
the sale of the new Peoples Cyclopeda. Every
body who buys it is delighted Some days three
or four sets are sold. People with large libraries
buy it, Over 1900 teachers have purchased it OF
Mr. Morse alone. Nothing in TIE language is st
well adapted to the wants of teachers families
professional and business men. Prof. A II
Campbell of johnson Normal school, says: ''
find the new edition of the Peoples Cyclopedi'
exces all other cycopedias. | heartily recon-
mend it," Prof Edward Conant of Randolph
Normal school, says: Il have access to four re
cent cycopedias, but for ordinary reference fin,
the Peoples Cyclopedia superior to any of them
1t is specially helpful to teachers Prof c. II
Douglass of Keene, n H., says. Il know o
nothing superior TO the Peoples Cyclopedia 1t i
concise, accurate and pays better dividends on tn
money invested than any other encyclopedia in tn
market" Mr. Morse who can be addresse
through the mail, will gladly furnish copies 70
examination,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05
Teeth Extracted without Pain.

DR.. j. b. Pressey, who extracted teeth for so
many at the Brooks House last June, has re
turned for few days and will be pleased to see
any of his former patients and their friends. On
Friday there will be no charge. On Saturday the
charge will be p cents and on Monday and fol
lowing days 30 cents for each tooth,
The Brooks House Hack and Coupe
Line
Is now under one management and is prepared
TO carry passengers to and from all trains and to
all parts of the village. Orders may be given by
telephone to the Brooks House, coupe stand on
Main street, or at the Brooks House stables. All
baggage carried free. We shall strive by prompt
and courteous service to merit the public patron
age. H. o. COOLIDGE.