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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Women's Vote.

""The first ballots ever cast by
women for the election of a national
ruler will be next November says
Miss Willard, in the American Jour-
nal of Politics. This is a mistake.
The first three presidents elected in
the United States received the votes
of women. In the state of New Jer-
sey, from 1915 to 1907, GALL PERSONS
worth ESQ, women as well as men,"
were legal voters. Strange to say, it
was the voting of women in the pres
idential election Of 1900, which
resulted in their ejectment from the
franchise. A majority of the women
who voted in New Jersey upon a pro-
perty qualification were federalists1
They generally voted for John
Adams, the federalist candidate
against Thomas Jefferson, and it is
said that their votes carried the state
for Adams. That set the democrats
against the women, and when they
got control of the legislature, in 1907,
they abolished the property qualif1ca-
tion for white men, and disfranchised
all women, and men of color, under
penalty of fine and Imprisonment.
The law was unconstitutional, but it
remained unc~hallenged until 1874,
when a new constitution was adopted,
limiting suffrage to white male citi-
zens. But the idea of equal rights
for women and negroes alike had so
little root that their exclusion was
never contested.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

The story of how the latest slang
phrase ..where was l ats is given as
follows: Congressman Watson of
Gecggia arraigned the present demo-
cratic house, and the expression
occurred in this portion of his yigor-
Gus speech: "Pledged to reform.
they have not reformed. Pledged to
economy, they have not economical.
Pledged 70 legislate, they have not
legislated. Extravaganza has been
the order OF the day. Absenteeism
was never so pronounced; lack of
purpose was w so clear; lack of
common business prudence was never
so glaring. Drunken members have
reeled about the aisles, a disgrace TO
the republic. Drunken speakers have
debated grave issues aud in the midst
of maudlin ramblings have been heard
TO ask: "Mr. Speaker, where was |
at?" Useless employees crowd every
corridor; useless expenditures per-
wade every department. The speech
of course raised a rumpus but it deyel-
oped a very good piece of slang.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

The foregoing figures, derived from
Mulhall's valuable book Balance
Sheet of the World, show that in the
United States, where wages are rel
a~tiyely high, the consumption Of
wheat is more than twice the Euro
pean average. They show that, along
with their other advantages, the peo-
pie of this country are by far the
best fed people of the world. But a
paltry percentage of our agricultural
products are exported to foreign
tries, the great bulk of them being
consumed at home. 1t is easy to see
that if the wage earning power of our
people were reduced to the average
European standard, either their food
purchasing power or the prices of
food products would be greatly
reduced, and the profits on the sur
plus food products of the farmers be
diminished proportionately.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.

The entire crew employed by the
Sheridan Lumber Company, at Eagle
River, Wis, struck work, demanding
ten hours as a days work, instead of
eleven, with the same wages as
received before.
Leonidas Mcknight, who was found
guilty of burglary in the first degree
a-few days ago at Mt. Airy, n. C..was
sentenced to be hanged Oct. 81, this
being the punishment prescribed by
the North Carolina code.
Aberdeen. o., has been for years the
Gretna Green of clipping young Ken
tuckians. There dwelt Esquire Mas
sic Beasley. This remarkable justice
of the peace, who has married 5000
couples, died only last week.
Burglars entered the Catholic
church at Prairie du CHEN, Wis, Sat
urday night and stole the gold vestry
service valued at $500. They went
to the Council Bluffs depot, stole a
large amount of money and two val
Uses.
President J. J. Hill of the Great
Northern Railway has given notice
that his road will retire from the
Transcontinental association and the
Northern Pacific and Atchison will
follow suit. This no doubt means a
freight rate war.
A company with a capital stock of
100000, has been organized at Tren-
ton, n. j. 1t has the appearance Off
paper trust. 1t will be known as the
United Paper company, and its incor-
porators are all concerned in paper
mills in New Jersey, New York and
Ohio.
A man who is said to have served
as an officer in the French, English
and Egyptian armies, and who is
master of half a dozen languages, was
arrested in a very hundrum way at
the federal building at st. Louis, on
a charge of obtaining money in Bos-
ton by means ola bogus check. This
noted culprit calls himself L. G. q.
Byron Dumas, and is, according to
his own story, a cousin Of the cele-
brated French novelist.
An immense raft of 5000 cords of
four-foot pulp wood viii arrive at De
Pere, Wis, soon. The raft left st.
Mary's river, ear the $780," three
weeks ago, and comes a distance of
over 400 miles. Several tugs are
engaged in towing it, and it overs an
area of fourteen acres. The raft will
be broken into smaller RATS, and
shipped down the river on scows.
The owners of the raft have made
this n,sw kind of shipping an expert
ment.
An accident on the $500" road nesr
Barrett, Mimi, last Saturday caused
the death Of four persons and a score
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
DIED IN HIS COFFIN.
The Queer Freak and Queer Off of an
iowa Man.

ltNd ldn
Hezekiah Shepherd, the esteemed
but eccentric old gentleman who
lived at Drakeville, Iowa, has had
his wishes carried outin being buried
in a coffin in the shape of a chair.
For the past fifteen years Mr.. Shep-
herd has been unable to rest except
sitting in an easy chair, and in that
position he proposed to die. His
friends endeavOred to dissuade him
from his eccentric notion, but he
ordered a cabinet maker to construct
the curious casket, which was fin
ished before his death. 1t was sub
stantially built Of white oak, with
walnut trimmings. He left inStruc-
tiOns to have his body placed in this
casket in a sitting posture, the wrists
strapped to the arms of the casket,
the limbs to its legs and the head and
neck to the back. A glass panel was
placed in front to expose the face of
the dead man. Allthese instructions
were carried out and the coffin placed
in a huge box in an upright position.
The chair coffin was kept on exhibit
tion in the room OF the deceased for
six weeks previous to his death, and
he took special satisfaction in dis
playing it to his friends. He was 80
years of age, was a wealthy farmer,
and was loved and honored by all of
Davis county. He is probably the
only man will be sitting up when
Gabriel blows his trumpet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08


Elliott Shepherd, in the New York
Mail and Express, is agitating with
characteristics zeal cheap fare for
workingmen to the worlds fair. He
wants arate of 81 each way between
Chicago and New York. He saws:
THE mind is positively dazed as one
muses. on the possibilities this cheap
travel idea has in store for millions of
our people" The Chicago Herald.
however, p~ointedly remarks that the
mind. Of the matter-of-fact average
railroad passenger agent is not so
easily dazed. Beyond this, it is
unlawful to give workingmen cheaper
rates than other men. And, finally.
b companies cannot afford to carry
q PasseRger 1000 miles for 81. and
ought mol TO be asked to do n such
ridiculous thing. What is wanted
during the worlds fair is a reason
ably low rate, which will be very low
compared with regular rates and still
make the profits to which they are
entitled.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

~ 1
to each others opinions, and with
entire respect for each other person
ally. Our opinions upon the great
questions which divide parties ought
not to be held in such a spirit of big
otry as will prevent us from extend
ing to a political opponent the con-
cession of honesty in his opinion and
personal respect to which he may be
entitled.
We have men who boast that they
are cosmopolitan, citizens of the
world. 1 prefer to say that l am an
American citizen, and / freely con-
fess that American interests have the
first place in my regard. This is not
at all inconsistent with the recogni-
ton of that comfy between nations
which is necessary to the peace of the
world. 1t is not inconsistent with
that philanthropy which sympathizes
with human distress and oppression
the world around.
But citizenship has its duties as
we'll as its privileges. The first is
that we give our energies and infu-
ence TO the enactment of just, equal
and beneflcent laws. The second is
like into it-that we loyalty rever-
ence and obey the will of the major
ity enacted into law, whether we are
Of a majority or not; the law throws
the egis of its protection over us ALL"
To the law we bow with reverence.
II is the one king that commands our
allegiance. We will change our king,
when his rule is oppressive, by the
methods appointed, and crown his
more liberal successor.
The bottom principle-sOmetimes
it is called Il corner stone, sometimes
the foundation Of our structure of
Governments the principle of con-
troll by the majority. 1t is more than
the corner stone or foundation. This
structure is a monolith, one from
foundation to. apex, and that mono
18th stands for and is tE;s principle Of
Government by majorities, legally
ascertaincd by constitutional meth
DDS.
We are glad to know that the
enlightened sentiment of the South
today unites with us in our congrat-
ulatiOns that slavery has been abOl-
ished. They have come TO realize,
and many of their best and greatest
men to publicly express, the thought
that the abolition of slavery has
opened a gateway of progress and
material development to the South
that was forever closed against her
people while domestic slavery existed.
We send them (the South the
assurance that we desire the streams
of their prosperity shall flow bank
full. We would lay upon their peo-
pie no burdens that we do not will
ingly bear ourselves. They will not
think it amiss if l say that the bur-
den which rests willingly upon our
shoulders is a faithful obedience to
the constitution and the laws. A
manly assertion by each of his indi-
vidual rights, and a manly concession
of equal right to every other man, is
the boast and the law of good citizen
ship.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Bidwen Accepts.


The letter of John Bidweli, OF CAL
ifornia, in accepting the prohibition
nomination for the presidency has
been made public. 1t says that the
liquor traffic is an enormous incubus
upon the nation, amounting in cost
annually to the enormous sum Of
s2.000.e9 o ,000-four times the amount
required to pay the annual expenses
of the national government even
under the recent expensive admins
trations. The letter urges that suf-
frage be extended to women and SAYS:
Jf we delay, England will take the
lead in the emancipation OF woman
The money of the country should
consist OF gold, silver and paper
issued by the government alone and
Of sufficient volume to meet all
demands Labor should be pro-
tected by the earliest possible revis-
ion and restriction of the immigra-
ton and naturalization laws of the
United States.1
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
How 20 Handle Roll Butter.

One of the most important things
for dairymen TO do is TO consult the
tastes and STYLES of the market. This
is especially true of dairy farmers WHO
market their own butter. 1t IS the
the opinion of the consumer, not that
of the maker that governs the price.
In speaking of roll butter the Chicago
Produce Reporter gives the following
excellent advice:
If roll butter could be sen to market
in perfect form it would not unfre-
quently command two TO five cents per
pound more than when packed solid.
Each roll must be wrapped in a piece
OF white muslin or cheese caprlng,
and it should be large enough to cover
the roll entirely. The muslin must
first be washed in warm water to re-
move the starch, then soaked in strong
brine and put on the roll wet. Never
wrap butter in paper, as the paper
will stick to the butter and damage
the appearance.
1t is impossible to send roll butter to
market in good order without wrap
ping it in muslin, and 10 matter what
the muslin may cost, it will more
than pay the cost in the increased
price the rolls thus packed will bring.
For packing use new tubs or hard
wood boxes, but no pine boxes, as
the wood has q tendency to affect ard
flavor the butter. In very cold weather
half-barrels or kegs will do equally
well, but whole barrels are too large
and net easily handled; besides, the
weight brushes the rolls. In packing
in hard wood boxes and kegs the end
intended for the head should be turn
ed down, then take out the bottom
head and cut a piece of white muslin
the size of the head and place it on the
bottom Of the head of the package,
which will be the head when openod.
Commence to pack the smallest rolls
first, taking care to pack each roll on
its smaller end. The rolls should be,
as much as possible, of uniform color
and size. Do not pack the light and
fresh made with those that have been
colored, or with old stock. Be careful
and select rolls that will pack tight, so
there will be no space Tor the rolls to
shake about continue packin~ in this
way until the package Is almost full:
then shake the same well to settle the
rolls, and now fill up as snug as posi-
BILE.
In filing up the last layer pack the
rolls on their ends if possible; but if
there is not room enough it will not
matter if they are packed On their
sides, but they must be packed tight
and entirely fill the package. Before
heading the package sprinkle on a
small quantity of strong brine, and
cover the last layer with a piece of
muslin, and then turn the package
over two or three times so as to let the
brine work in between the rolls.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

The new censu makes the militia
strength of the United States, that is
the able-bodied males between the
ages o feighteen and forty-four, both
inclusive, 1928, l6s, of whom only
2,so6.0s2 are foreign born. 1t would
take Uncle Sam good while to use
up his fighting material, even by the
destructive methods of modern war
fare.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

A new use has been found for bicy-
Giles. A timber thief lately rode up
TO the door of Chicago house upon
one, rang the bell, held a revolver to
the servant girls head and robbed
the mansion of $500 worth of
diamonds. Then he mounted his fly
ing steel wheel and got safe away.
though the Chicago police chased
him a mile in a patrol wagon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
T~ennyson's Wav.

Walt Whitman not long ago refused a
friend a letter of introduction to Ten
nyson, doubtless thinking that old o
and iniirmity entitled a great man TO
some protection from the genera
public. And the same applicant tried
IN London with equally poor ueces
for some time, but Mt last secured the
coveted passport. The visitor, by his
own account, was politely invited to
at the end of a short CONVEX
sation. and, when he asked if he might
eau again, he received this answer:
You would be welcome if you have
anything particular to communicate to
me, but otherwise it would, most like
ly, be Improbable to both of us. Do
son think you can find your wayP
obiige me BY ringing the bell"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08


miles an hour.
Now. this horse, finding an attempt
was being made to pull him back be
hind his fellow, keeps resisting tne
riders hand, and il the rider were .
slacken his reins altogether his horse,
unless of a very fiery nature, would need
but little. If any,, restraint TO keep MIN
of the required pace. We are, of course,
sncaking of ordinary and temperate
horses which are made TO pun solely
by means of hard hands. On inc
other hand, it is utter nonsense, save
in the case of the class OF animals we
have Just instanced, to say "he does
not pull at me because l do not pun
ut him." and the story Of the owner
who caused his coachman to make n
sion post pull by putting a silk hand
kerchief around it and pulling against
II. must be taken as gospel in a quail
fed sense only.
From a remembrance of many dis
cussions on pulling and Its cure IL Is
quite possible to arrive at the con-
%cIusion that many theories are started
on the strength of the experience
gained with one or two horses; n
even 80 experienced a horseman as
Mr.. Hcly-Hutchison almost does the
same when he seeks to support MS
theory about over biting being me
frequent of running away, by
giving a single instance which mas
come under his own notice.
Most practiced cross-country riders
believe in the wisdom Of employing as
easy a bit as possible, and it is true
beyond all question that the dong
away with the horrible engines Of tor
ture one sometimes sees makes a
horse 20 comparatively pleasant,
though, of course, there are some
horses which do require sharper bits
no matter who their riders may be.
Falling is necessarily a question OF de-
gree, saws the London Field, and, as
we have already pointed out the
amount of resistance on the part OF the
horse, which would in the case Of q
good and stong horseman, amount to no
more than catching hold a bit" would
Il n less skillful practitioner to lose
all control.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

A iourishing Egyptian industry is
the manufacture of paint from num-
mics. The mummies are ground TO a
powder, which is mixed with oil. So
we may paint u fences with all that
is mortal of the Pharaohs and Ptole-
,.sar
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

Some notion of the extortions of the
Southern Pacific may be collected
fromthe fact that San Francisco mer-
chants have frequently found ii
cheaper to load their freight upon
ships. send it around Cape Horn and
then pay railroad rates from New
York TO Kansas City.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
BLAND All SIN IN sUNpAY.scHooL.
An Honest Admission from an Assistant
Superintendent.

When Superintendent Charles F.
Krug sounded the gong yesterday the
Sunday-school room was in a CHATTER.
The teachers and their scholars were
talking of the Chinese New year., about
which the fair preceptors evinced con-
siderable curiosity. In an instant all
was quiet. You could have heard a
laundry ticket drop. The Superin-
tendent announced hat Luke Quong
would lead in prayer. He did so in
Chinese, and every head was bowed.
When he had finished a hymn was
sung, the Cinnamon joining in with
great vim.
Then came the lesson. 1t was from
Isaiah ill.,, l-2. Each teacher immedi-
ately took up her Sunday-school
quarterly and began to riddle her
scholar with questions. This is what
the reporter heard in one class:
"Now, fung, you remember what /
told you last Sunday about the cruci-
iixion?"
20, vars"
"And the ~sufrering?"
@Yars. In thees city,"
mo, no; in Jerusalem"
20, vars"
@Now let us go on with the lesson. 1t
says: All we, like sheep have gone
astray.' You know what sheep are?"
No answer; only a broad smile.
Haven't you ever seen sheep; those
animals that go along in herdsP"
ain thees cityP"
mo, no. Anywhere at all. Generally
in the country"
20, Vars"
Now, Yung, do you know what sin
Nor"
"You don't; after all I told you last
Sunday?"
"Nor."
"Well, III tell you. II you should po
home after Sunday-school and 90 to
washing, that would be SIM"
Nor"
Yes, it would"
20, nor" and Yung stuck to it that
there was no sin in washing ON sun
day.
The reporter was approached by
Luke Quong, the Assistant Superin-
tendent. He introduced himself. and
Immediately began to talk il a strain
very different from that OF the Super.
intendent. Said he:
"Chinaman no believe in religion: he
come to learn English language. He
like the girls all sameo like American.
put he come to learn Erglish.'-N. y.
Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

The greatest material blessing that
could descend on our country just
now would probably be the discovery
OF some fabulously rich gold mines.
W. have nc national Mar to work of
surplus restlessness. Gold mines
Would do III.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

PENNSYLVANIA has a nice trio of
feiiowsin Moyamensing prison. One
threw a lighted kerosene lamp at his
wife and burned her to death.
Another kicked his wife almost to
death, while the third jumped upon
his wife with his feet and stamped
the life out Of her. All claim in
excavation OF their devilish deeds
that they we're drunk, but in the
punishment meted out TO them ought
there really any allowance to be made
for the fact that they were drunk?
This kicking and stamping wives to
death will have a tendency to dis
courage young ladies from matri-
mony. No doubt these drunken
brutes were as gallant lovers as n
in the courtship days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Fitting q Horse.

Concerning pulling horses and the
mode of biting them, a vast amount
of rubbish has been talked and written
we are possibly adding t o the very
large stock. OF one thing, however.
there can be very little doubt, name.
y that very many horses pull because
their riders not only pull them, but do
SO at the wrong time. Many people,
especially if they have been riding a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

The United States geological sur
yey is getting up a map which when
completed will cover nearly three
quarters of an acre in area. 1t will
show every stream, mountain, valley,
farm. village and city. Ten years
have been spent upon it and twenty
five more will be necessary to COM
plete it. 1t will be constructed in
sections and the New England section
will be exhibited at the worlds fair.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

Aphilosopher remarks that if the
man who committed suicide on
account of the heat had only waited
until next December he would have
had no need to kill himself.