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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-16
Rules For Homeseekers.

The regulations under which the strip was OpeuCd tc home>crkerS were as fol. lows:
 Any person tman or woman), the head of a family or 2l years old, can enter a home stead of leo acres upon the strip, provided they have not alreAiy enjoyed the benefits ut the homestead act and are either citizens of the United States or have filed their declaratory statements If you have made a homestead entry previous to March ,, lNS''. and failed to perfect title to same up t0 this time. ar have uht aimed land under the straight pLrCmptiOn or timber culture act. you are still eligible to take a home stead in the strip, provided you do not own l6n acres "f land. for any person owning this amount ot land ill any state or terri tory i~ barred out from entering any land i'll Oklahoma
 F.N soldiers or sailors or their widows or minor children can enter l6n acres by filing
 ;rclarIory statement either in person or
 '.'U~h au agent. and have six months in d nl"h tn make entry and commence settle rr.nt
 In por-on -an ,nlr!a-e h,s homestead a'rher hv E0'ns Vrcn tha l,nd frst and fll ing 4tt-CH 2rd z: hT going 10 tbe land office 4.-e!'"a-1 b-.t tLe t-.u-s- way :s the safest a-.1 hcS- = -ee -E-~c 1T point -t time D old: -La -AC!. ----@ ,-LeA .--4 sc -o :he land otics arE &-e urcn : p.ec> - land without hay .nz la upon ' some other person may laTe s-;. -I 2oc !: t~tor> ;Al -our ot youl 1.In- --.~- x Fw~4.4 ~. --s>S;-e.;ly s;vL LAI and.
 only a few can get chance 10 success | fully nlc before all the land is settled upor on the day of the opening, 50 the sures and best way k To go upon the land frs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-16

FURNISHED ROOMS to rent. AecoH
 mediation for trsnsisnts, At No Sl Iei larson street. Mrs Place, proprietor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-16

FIRST CLASS four, five and six nom
 tenements to rent. These tenementz have all the modern improvements, bath rooms, water closets, hot and and cold water, stationary tubs. Inquire of Dr . Ar Ward, I5 West Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-16
Our Pant Department.

is complete with the fnest,down to the lowest grades, prices Tranging from Sl upwards All good filters, made up strong and trimmed in the best manner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-16
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
Men, YOano Men Boys
 and ChlIdTenS Wear.
Double Breasted Sack Suits

for Men and Young. Men 'cannotlbc beat. Come in and try them Ion and you will buy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
FLOWERS OF THE NIGHT;
Peculiarly Adapted 20 Attract h
Winged Insects.

Winged Insects.
As we all know, there are day bloom
Ing and night blooming flowers. The
former lay themselves out for The fer.
tilizing visits Of bees and butterflies:
they are generally decked In red, blue,
yellow or purple, and have often lines,
spots or markings on their petals which
point to the hectares and SO act as
honey guides. The night blooming
flowers, on the other hand, lay them
selves out for the visits of moths or
other crepuscular insects, and there
fore have ecourse TO something like
the tactics of the fireflles and the glow
worms They are usually pure white
and the petals are often OF such q pecu-
liar texture that they seem to glow
with internal light In the dim shades
of evening. At times one might almost
fancy they were stained by nature with
some curious f%orerunner of luminous
paint, SO strongly do they reflect every
invisible ray Of the faint twilight. They
thus succeed In catching the eyes of
moths. which. of course, are specially
modified for receiving the slender slim.
illus Of dusk and the cleaning
But the nocturl Il flowers have no
lines or spots, because these last could
never be perceived In the gray gloom
of evening. They make up for it, how
ever, by being heavily scented; indeed,
almost all the strong white flowers. like
jasmine. tuberose, gardenia stephan
otis, cereus and syringa. which are such
favorites with florists, belong to night
blossomiDg plants, specially adapted to
attract the eyes and noses OF night
flying insects Perhaps that may be
why the gilded youth of the Gaiety so
specially affect these luscious white ex-
otics. / may add, In passing. that not
n few nocturnal animals are also pro-
vided with similar allurements for their
roaming mates In the shape of musk
or other powerful perfumes.-Cornhsl
Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

exc1vating the burrows. Roots and
stems are cut In sections about one
inch in length by means OF the powerful
front teeth, and are packed lengthwi.e
In the pouches. Focd not needed for
immediate use Is carried to chambers
In the burrow and there stored for
future use.
Pocket gophers are best known from
the little mounds Of earth thrown up
along the lines of their subterTanean
tunnels, called gopher hills" These
mounds ordinarily contain five or s."
quarts Of earth, and, since the gophen
work all summer, and TO some extent
In winter also, the total quantity OF
earth brought to the surface is consid.
cradle. From observations made in
Minnesota Ii has been estimated that
about 500 square feet of ground is
covered with subsoil by a gopher In the
course of a season Of seven months,
supposing that he works steadily ell
the time-as of course he does not. Co
piers undoubtedly do great good in
blowing and draining land beneath the
reach of the piow, while on the fire.
swept praires the only vegetation that
remains to decay and fertilize the soil
10 tilat Nhicu LIE SpputI uliIS CoNtI 1Lu
protect from the flames.
However, the pocket gcphers are even
greater enemies to agriculture than the
spermopbiles. This is partly due to the
circumstance that most of their work
is lone underground, and partly to the
fact that practically the whole of their
food Is of such a nature that the tax
Ing Of 1t is an injury tn mankind. In
addition to the cereals which they de-
YOUR. they feed eagerly on potatoes,
carrots, turnips, etc, and also on the
roots Of vines and fruit trees. Per
haps the most serious losses due to
their ravages are In orchards, vine
yards and gardens. Two very distinct
kinds Of pocket gcphers inhabit the
Mississippi valiey-tbe gray and the red.
The former occupies the plains Of Mon
tana and the Dakotas. The latter is
bigger, and inhabits the greater part
Of the valley to the exclusion OF all
other species. The family Is solitary
in its habits. Except during the mat
Ing season I'm spring. IL Is rare TO find
more than n in a burrow, ard as the
holes of different individuals do not
commonly connect, the animal must
live In absolute solitude throughout the
greater part Of the year.
The bulletin referred to will be issued
q few weeks hence and is likely TO be
most serviceable % farmers. 1t has
been prepared by Mr.. Vernon Bailey,
of the division of ornithology and mann.
malogy In the department of agricul-
ture. 1t Is worth mentioning that the
thirty-ive species and subspecies of
spermophiles in the United States, the
majority are restricted to the arid and
subarid regions west of the Rocky
Mountains. In the great deserts of that
part of the country, including Death
Valley, they have their chief home
and are found in enormous numbers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
a woman Planter.

A planters wife was left with a Mis-
sissippi river plantation, under a S2S-
600 mortgage, and a family of Ave chill
dren, just ready for school and college.
The two years illness of her husband
had given her a grasp of the business.
After his death, when the commission
merchant came up to "close her out"
the improved condition Of the place ann
Ia wisdom OF her plans caused him to
say: IN advance all the money you
want this year." At the end of three
years she had paid the mortgage. sen!
her SONS and daughters TO college. ana
her plantation was universally con
fessed to he the best improved n ~
the county. Not very long after sns
married the young nan whom sue fsAa
placed In charge Of a store size openFu
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

functions are kept UP In winter by con-
Stunning albumen that has been stored
In the tissues. Fresh burrows are dug
each year or the old ones are extend
ed into fresh sou, and new nests OF
grass and soft plants are provided I'm
the fall No dirt of any kind Is allowed
to remain in the holes.
Another somewhat rnrer gpecies Is
"Kennicott's spermophile," found In
Nebraska, Eastern Wyoming and South
Dakota 1t makes its burrows In light
and sandy soil, as does also the kan
dent in digging Clany more holes than
1t can occupy or has apparent use for
is taken advantage of by this ground
squirrel TO some extent for dwelling
purposes. The cheek pouches Of n
of these ~spermophiles was found to
contGin 269 grains of oats, while nearly
1910 grains OF wild buckwheat were
tsken from those of another. But
ground squirrels do not restrict them
selves to a diet of seeds. They seem
to be well nigh omniyorous. They are
fond of fruit, roots, insects, lizards,
erasshoppers, beetles, caterpiliars, mice
and any kind of fresh meat. They are
cannibals. deyouring the dead bodies
Of their own species. On occasions
they have been seen to catch and kill
small chickens and young turkeys.
Fortunately, ground squirrels have
many natural enemies, most important
among which are birds Of prey.
Foxes, coyotes and wild cats do not
despise ground squirrels. Doubtless
skunks capture a few OF the smaller
species. The ~long-tailed weasel Ii a
q sadly enemy OF theirs. 1t readily en-
ters the burrows and kills the occu-
pants. On the prairies OF Nebraska,
Wyoming and the Dakotas this animal
may frequently be seen running quickly
from one hole TO another, and proba-
bly, killing far more than 1t a eat,
merely for the pleasure Of slaughter.
InjurinE Crops.
One of the numerous ways In which
they injure the crops Is by digging down
alongside Of the sprouting corn, eating
the swollen grain, and leaving the stalk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
TO BE Continued.)


oe'sN III onttsF. y
The recent gigantic mancuvcrs In Ca
Ecia were conducted on a scaie never
attempted before. They are said 10
have given observers a much higher
idea of the Austro-H Hungarian army
than hitherto obtained, for Il must be
confessed that the history Of this Gen.
fury down to the latest date has httlo
in the way of campaigns to give PEG
pie Il of trust in the armies of the
Hapsburss. Three days Of mimic fight
ing developed n lot of rev facts. II
seems that smokelcss powder alters tip
whoie theory of the handling of troops
In battle. The experiments were Oh
a pretty fat ground, without rivers or
much cover, and although there were
two army corps on each side, with q
six-mile frontage to form In, Il was
found that only n corps could be used
at y time. Even this had 10 he minute
~ divided In action. The aIl-inportnnt
point now In actual warfare will be to
escape observation and sneak upon the
enemy In small bodies, whose only
sound OF command is n low signal wbis
lie, and this is evidently going to T-
store TO minor individual commanders
those chances for personal glory which
nave been steadily diminishing since
Napoieon's time. Another very notable
discovery Is that cavalry has next to
no chance ~ all against the new smnlE
bore repeating rifle In the hands OF
infantry. This l. seriously tmpOrtant,
because OF late there has been a de
cided cavalry cult, and all the big pow
ers have been increasing that brand
:. the art OF war. especially Russia
New York Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
Secured Justice.

1t Is usually possible TO secure recog-
milton for real merit, but 10 accomplish
this some ingenuity is required at times,
A French writer tells a story of a
French soldier. Cheyert, who was MS
modest as he was brave. but who fel.
that he had waited for promotion long
enough
He had every claim to the command
OF q company I'm his regiment, but his
colonel asked that the appointment be
given TO one OF his p~roteges. Cheyert
went 10 Versailles and obtained an
audience With the minister OF war.
This official said that he knew nothing
about him.
very we'll" said Chevcrt. simply
write to my colonel and ask him to
Recommend some brave and skiirm sol.
der for an Important and difficult
task"
Tie minister sent the message, aud
the name given In the coloners reply
was Chcvert. He received his promo
ton ut once.
Chevert found an appreciative friend
In Marshal SAKE. The marshal heard
some titled OIL. ers speaking Of their
feilow-officer Chevtrt.
The fellow rose from the ranks, :"
said one, coltemptuously.
SAKE turned to the speaker and said,
severely, Sir, / always esteemed Che
vert: now that I learn from you that
he rose from the ranks. / find that |
W him res pect ana admiration." :.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16


But the most effective way and cheap
est plan In the Invention OF Prof. A.
w. Hilgard, Of the University Of Cali
fornia. 1t employs bisulphite of carbon
as the destructive agent The crude
~bisulphite Is a violent poison of peculiar
odor. 1t soon causes death when In
hailed. Care must be taken In using
IL, because it is both inflammable and
explosive. It's efficacy depends on the
fact that its vapor is heavier than air,
and when introduced into a burrow
It flows like water into all the reccsses.
A snail quantity, about two tablespoon
fuls, Is poured on a bunch Of rags,
which is placed Immediately In the
mouth of the burrow, and the hole Is
closed over 1t. The occupants quickly
die of ~suifocatiop. To ascertain how
quickly they were Killed experiments
were made by catching ground SPUR
rels aud gophers In traps. tying strings
10 them, allowing them to enter their
holes, and then introducing the bisui-
phide. pulling out the victims at the
end Of n few minutes. Five minutes
were sufficient TO destroy life. A skunk
similarly treated required a slightly
longer time. but brown rats subjected
to the fumes in glass jars succumbed
At cnSe The dead rophers aud sper-
nlophiieS disposed OF in this way are
already buried. end are nc ofense.
There is no risk OF poisoning any do
mestlc animals. One pound of the bt-
allphide per here will clear the most
infested place.
Pocket gophers ore stout, thick-set
animals about the size Of a rat, with
small eyes and powerful fore feet
armed with strong. curved claws for
digging. They are In every way fitted
for underground life, and no other
American rodca. Is SO exclusively sub
~tcrranean. They eve their name to
the posse ssion OF large fur-lined check
pouches, In which they carry the roots
and other parts OF plants collected for
food. These pockets are used exciu'
sivcfy for this purpose, and not. a
some suppose. for transporting sarth In
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

ones leave the mother before winter
comes and shift for themselves. TO
ward aututuu the animals get very fat.
The WHITES Sleep.
long before the comes or the
ground freezes they vanish into their
Burrows. and do not appear again until
the ground tliaws in the spring. They
spenc, the winter i'm a condition of tor
por. IN the autumn they carry into
their holes large stores OF grain and
ssuts and pack them away close by their
snestss During Information they cannot
endure more than three degrees of
frost. 4 few degrees below freezing
'xudlces so eorScrt apparent death into
the reality When warm weather ar
they emerge much emaciated.
From ci,s mscal analyses which have
.lAcpu ruadc OF their hcsh at different
'@eszons Il Is belicvsa that the vital
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
striped ~srermoph;le.

wherever the land is under cultivation
xhey are among the most perniciods OF
mammals feeding on grain, fruit n
garden vegetables to such an extent
that tie annual losses from their depre-
cations must be counted In hundreds
Noz thousands OF dollars. Several states
nave paid large sums in bounties for
t. their destruction without materially
reducing their numbers.
For the purposes OF investigation
greet numbers OF stomachs OF these
animals have been sent In TO the depart
Iment Of agriculture from various parts
|so< the country. They were collected
hy field agents, put in alcohol and for
awarded to washington. Each stomach
on arriving here was cut open and Its
contents spread on a plate. enough
water being added to wash out the fine
sediment Among the materials found
were hairs, feathers, the husks OF grain,
the shells OF seeds, the skins of cater
pillars and the legs, wings, heads and
Jaws OF grasshoppers, beetles and other
insects. The contents of the stomachs
differed from those OF many birds giz-
yards. in that everything had been
Achewed, and not swallowed whole. Few
sof the insects were in a condition to be
identified.
The ground squir1 els are a large fam
'xiy, found over the greater part OF both
ahemispheras, from Eastern Europe
across Northern Asia. and covering the
western two-thirds OF North America.
There are about thirty-ive species and
~'gubspecies in the United States. The
mississippi valley, which comprises the
greatest continuous stretch of agricult-
uraf land on the continent, is occupied
by five very distinct species, four of
witch are wholly confined 10 that re-
Gion- Scientific men call the little
beasts ''spermophiles," meaning seed
lovers. One species, known as Rich
srdson's spermophilc," resembles a
small prairie dog, with short legs, tail
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
Cray Pocket Gopher.


to die. A few of them will pursue this
process in a field so methodically that
three or four paintings are required to
get a share for the farmer. AT the
same time they are not an unmixed
evil. They eat great numbers Of grass
hoppers, wireworms, cutworms, web
worms and other noxious insects A
large part OF their food is made up of
insects of injurious species. A colony
OF them would be a most valuable adj
junct to any corn field IL a way could
be found to prevent them from eating
the grain. Many schemes for destroy
ing them have been devised, and the
bounty plan has been tried in the states
where they are most abundant
Iowa, Minnesota. Montana, the Dako.
tas, and, more recently, Washington.
have all expended large sums OF money
ir this way. In the Dakotas bounties
have been paid for tails; in Iowa for
scalps: and in Minnesota for the whole
bodies. In Washington Inst year L.
0S5, TO- scalps were redeemed at the
rate OF sc apiece In February, &c in
March, &c In April, &c in May and lc in
June. The total amount paid thus far
FOR this purpcs by seven states Ii
SlG3, 523. approximately. But the plan
does not work well. Berton county,
Iowa. in 1867 offered 20c q scalp for
pocket gophers. hut the bounty was
withdrawn after nearly b~ankrupting
the local treasury. In Ramsey county.
Y. D., clever persons cut the tails OF
gophers in two, and got double bounty
for them, while others caught the
breeding animals, cut their tails of aud
let them co, so as to give them a chance
to raise me re boupty-producing gophers.
A plan was widely practiced elsewhere
for cutting counterfeit scalps out of the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

and ears. It Is one OF the most album
dant animals in this country, beiSg
found by millions. over thousands OF
square miles of territory, almost TO the
exclusion OF other forms of mammalian
life.
Throughout the p~rairies of the Mis-
sissippi valley the striped spermo-
phile" Is familiar, as it darts through
the grass to it's hole, or IL seen stand
ing upright ON It's hind feet, straight
and m~otionless as a stick. With its
short ears, smoothly rounded head, and
fore feet dropping at Its sides, 1t can
not DO distinguished at q little distance
from an old picket pin or tent stake.
Its burrovv, two inches in diameter,
runs steeply down for a short distance
and then extends off horizontally. The
tunnels leading TO the nests in which
che animals spend the winter and raise
their young extend Is or 20 feet. but
are not more than i or . feet below the
surface. The entrance To the burrow
Is commonly hidden by Il bunch Of
grass, a dried weed, n piece of paper,
or an old rag drawn over the opening.
Many Of the holes are short, and seem
to be used only to dodge into at the ap-
NIVdCn VI utuNtt N uthtt VI NdleT
poured into one OF these will often forcu
suit the occupant, half-drowned and
/ gaspipg. The males fight when they
meet and m%utilate each others tails
80 that 1t Is rare TO meet "a male with
a perfect tail. This species of ground
1 squirrel has thirteen stripes along its
! body. In a litter there are from seen
60 ten young, which have no hair until
II AZ
open their eyes until the thirtieth day.
But n litter is born each year,
sshich Is true OF the whole CENTS The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
That Made a Dinerrnce.

Mrs. FanSle-Mrs. Snodgrass never
had hay fever when knew her i've
years ago.
Mrs. Cumso-But she has become .
grsSs-widow since trap-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16
ENEMIES OF THE FARMER.
IHE DEPREDATTONS OF GROUND
SQUIRRELS AND GOPHERS.
txcw the pernfcAous Little Mammals
Feed-Their Habits Describcd--
Metncds OF Destroying the Little
Tests.

The ground squirrels and pocket go
Ehers OF the Mississippi valley are the
subject OF a most entertaining bulletin
soon TO be issued by the department Of
agriculture. tn se small subterrancan
workers are dreaded over two-thirds
of the total area of the United States
by farmers, VIII, have appealed to the
government for advice as To how to
destroy them. Throughout their range
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

~ .'NeNS HNt W al
and taking up n little shoe with
bordering admiration Of its tiny pro.
portions.
Here was a new distress for Nelly.
IL she went home without shoes and
stockings. her trespass would infaIlibly
be discovered; but to put them on
was equally impossible. aud, besides.
the poor little spralned foot was uuite
swollen by this time. II ever there
were equally mixed sensations of main
and pleasure, Nelly experienced them
on his eyentful afternoon.
I'll tell you what we can do said
Captain WELLESLEY. feeling for her dis
trcss. and Yet hating the thought of
having to leave her at all: II will carry
You I some place whore you will ne
within can of your people, and then
you can put on one shoe, and the alb
sence Of the other will he explained
10y the pain of your foot. But, before
we part want you 10 promise me
Souieihing-will youg"
IL cnn, !" she answered. with n visit
fu look In his face, sorely loath TO part
with this new found happiness.
"A few days hence, when your foot
Is better, and yea are able to wall.
viii you como here once at this timo?
shall watch every day for You"
Nelly hesitated. A clandcstIne meet
ing with a stranger seemed almost a
crime 10 her innocent mind.
DO" he urged, with strong e~ntrcaty
In his tones. Say yes"
Yes" said Nelly, blushilg deeply.
divided between happiness and remorse.
Then the young man lifted her once
o In his strong arms. and Carried
her to the long beech avenue that ran
at The back OF the ssowcr-ear1en.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.
For the seven days Ending Friday
Nov. 10th. 1898

Total rainfall during week, 600.
A. AsHKNBERGER,
Observer. U. S. Weather Bureau.