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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

have given the foreigners here an ex-
celient idea of the patriotism and 10y
atty Of the American people In such
q way as TO make the descendants OF
kings and princes just a little enylous
over the fact that republics car retain
the respect of the people and their
answering fealty to such an eminent
degree. OF course, the great spectac-
ular feature of the day was the great
fireworks display in the evening,
which cost the management of the
exposition some $4,000, and which
brought enormous crowds upon the
grounds. Lit was the finest display
which has eve been seen in Chicago.
The works were shot off upon the lake
shore south of the great battleship ILL
nois. and opened with the sending up
of a balloon carrying streamers of fire
representatives of the American flag.
The appearance of this beautiful
representation of the national flag was
received with a perfect storm of toots
and whistles from boats on the lake.
No sooner did the colors of the starry
banner burn away than Il number of
bombs were let off from the shore.
These made a tremendous racket, and
on bursting high In the air kicked up
another horrible din, but did not ding
a shower of coiored stars into the sky.
After twenty-one of these noisy bombs
had sounded the national salute n num-
Der of rockets were shot into the heav-
ems. The display of fireworks that fol-
lowed surpassed the splendid exhibit
ton given On dedication night. After
the heavens had been bombarded for
several minutes with a fierce fire OF
shells and rockets that burst into
thousands Of cmcralds. turquoise, ru-
bies and showers Of gold and silver,
the portrait OF George Washington was
fired, Beneath the picture blazed the
words In letters of colored fire: First
In war; first In piece first In the hearts
OF Ms ~countrymen.r
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

looked at him a moment. Pardon me
SIR she said, ''but | think thee must
be mistaken. / am certain that nc
such name could honestly be given &c
so dreadful IA weapon of destruction
thee must be mistaken
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennett
was showing a party through the shiI
the other day when IN elderly gentle
man FROM the West, after studying
closely the thickness OF h armor, the
location of tile turrets and n number OF
other features of impregnability, glanc'
ed at the air ports on the main deck
Well he said, Il don't see how this
thing is shot proof with all them holes
il it. What do you put In there TO keeI
the shot out?"
A day or two Gunner Walsh was
showing another party around on the
berth deck. One Of the party happened
TO be an old navy man, but Mr.. Walsh
did not know that at the time. Mr..
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
Tooth.ome Girnne Ment.

Judging by the details of the edible
value of the giraffe, given by a writer
In the London Standard. ii would pay
some enterprising and, if such n phe
creature exists, rich farmer tc
start a farm of CRATES in England.
Giraffe meat is said to be excellent
second, indeed, to only two or three
game animals in Africa. 1t is not un.
IKE veal, with Il game flavor. but there
Is a slight aromatic taste. The meat OF
a fat young COW giraffe Is delicious,
aud comparable to almost any game
flesh in the world. The tongue-from
eighteen to twenty-one inches In length
rs a real delicacy, and as to the mar
row bones of n giraffe, there is no other
luxury in Africa comparable to tnern.
The milk of the giraffe, il is alsS
said, is rich and well favored.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

would have a better idea of the battle
ship ii they could see her under way.
There is another class who have IA very
hazy idea of the difference between a
chip of war and a passenger steamer,
and plenty of representatives Of this
class come aboard late in the afternoon,
tired and with empty lunch baskets,
and take seats wherever they can find
them. They are expecting the ship TO
sail. Pretty o o one Of the rigid mar
ines on board approaches and says they
must not obstruct the passageway.
but we have III return tickets and
we want to go back to the city" Then
the rigid marine nearly falls over. He
stuffs his white cotton glove in his
mouth, presents arms to a naval dig
nitary who Is just then coming on
board, and concludes for n moment 10
enjoy the fun, Presently he observes
signs OF impatience OF the part OF the
gentlemen from Kokomo. and, as was
the case the other day, the latter be-
gan TO abuse the steamship company
for Its ~dilatorincss. These worlds
fair people don't keep their promises
nohow. Here, they said these boats
were going to run every ten minutes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

Walsh pointed 10 n huge oval grommet
made of hemp rope and asked If any OF
the party knew what Il "jackass' was
on board a ship. The cx-naval man
said yes he had heard of such things,
and wanted to know of Mr.. Walsh
which particular II he meant, the
marine officer or the greenest midship-
man. Mr.. Walsh scowled ut this reply,
but proceeded TO show the crowd what
a genuine jackaSs is. For the benefit
of those who may think that this Is a
sly dig at Gunner Walsh himself, which
Ii is not by any means, it should be
said that a ships "jackaSS" is a struct-
ure of hempen rope which takes the
place of the chain in the hawse holes
when the ship is at sea. But for the
jackaSs, who rears his stately rump 10
the creSting waves, the water would
come in the hawSe holes in q heavy
sea and might sink the ship. This very
thing occurred at the dreadful hurri-
cane at Samoa n few years ago when
the flagship Trenton went down.
But it is not alone in modern naval
appliances that the exhibits on the bat
tie ship are interesting. Nearly all of
the treasures of naval history taken
- museums CT fdtIOlLS LID Ill NdItS
are on exhibit. There are pictures and
models Of historical ships; portraits of
eminent heroes from Paul Jones down,
and hundreds of interesting things
which visitors love to ponder over. In
fact Capt. Haussig has under his com
mand II Of the most instructive feat
ureS or the great exposition. He has.
too, what very few naval commanders
III command of a battle ship can boast
OF, and that is absolute immunity from
any danger of collision. Since the
British disaster this fact has been
brought home TO him in a comforting
way. While it is true Capt. Taussig
eannot maneuver his ship because she
Is cemented securely to the beach, il
Is equally true that no other vessel can
run into her. And so when Capt. Taus-
SIG comes out of his magnificent cabin,
and with ~spyglass in hand observes the
approach of the whaleback he is not mt
all concerned. He doesn't care whether
The captain Of the whaleback is obeyinr
orders or whether he isn't, he has no
apprehension as to whether the steer
ing gear of either of either vessel works
or whether 1t does not. He is as Sc
renely placid as the statue of Lord
Nelson on a pedestal. He knows that
II the whalebaCk should lose her rldder
even, or in any other wax become nm.
comfortable his w ship would be safe
Long before the w~haleback could reach
her happy PROV would be in the air.
her bottom on the sand aid her passen.
gers tumbhng into the water. There
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
Let Music Make the Whole Vol,
Kin.

h subdivisions of labor which oro
continually increasing tend to make
the workinginan's life more monotoll.
Gus The shortening of hours is likely
10 CIV him more leisure. How shan
y portlon of that leisure be occupied?
Why should not music, with its elevat.
ing influences, assert its rights To ~
Why should not the musical society ho
a humanitarian battle-ground IN
wien NE great goal of effort is broth
erhood, sympathy and mutual balrr,i
ness! And what better time can tba,a
be IN which to consider these new rela.
tons OF music than in the musical con.
crosses OF the worlds fair? Is II nor
line 70 make the musical society SOHO.
uhhg more tina a mere entertainers
-Harper's Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

the catastrophe that even newspaper
artists vino sought to sketch the model
were regarded as sacrilegious :ntcrtop-
ers and carried off to jail
This feeling as to the model of the
Victoria has somewhat subsidized, but
there are thousands of other people
who are more and more anxious in the
light of the horrible details of the
catastrophe, to know what a real bat
tie ship looks like, and so for the past
week or more the battle ship Illinois
has been one of the most sought after
Of the exhibits of the fair. So much
has been written about the Illinois that
her construction and existence at the
fair is rather an old story, but the
crowd who throngs her decks and gang
ways hourly attest the deep interest
which is felt upon naval matters. The
ship is now under command of Lieut..
Commander T.. ID. Taussig. Under him
are Lieut.. Poundstone. Ensign Blow,
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennett,
Lieut.. Russell, of the United States
marine corps, and Gunner j. J. Walsh,
United States navy. Considering he
exacting and somewhat novel nature of
their duties these officers are 10 be
commended for the patience, polite
ness and discrimination with which
they perform them. During all the
open hours of the exposition they are
beset by people who have never seen
a ship nor the model of one, who do
not know an anchor from an eye-bolt,
or a main truck from a keelplate;
nor do they know q copper kettle from
a harness cask. All day long these
officers are beset with foolish questions,
and not once is there any record of
their losing their patience or polite
ness.
In view of the publicity and the sup
posed general knowledge of the fact
that the battle ship Illinois is built upon
a brick foundation and is about as Sc
curely fastened TO the bottom as the
I'LL fated Victoria, it is surprising that
any considerable number Of intelligent
visitors to the worlds fair should con-
stantly beset Capt. Taussig with the
inquiry as to when his ship is going to
sail The captain says scarcely an hour
in the day passes that some gentleman
from Kokomo or Oshkosh or st. Louis
does not ask when the ship is going to
move from her moorings and show her
sea-going capacity. Many affirm they
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
THE LOVELY MOUNTAINS,
Complained of Not Receiving Com
teous Treatment,

When | was down in North CarHd
last" remarked the drummer, saws \
Detroit Free ress, Il met a NOM
aineer beauty in Asheville for d d
sightseeing. She was tall and angus
md her calico dress and limp sun Id
net of the same material chung to N
rs if they had no other support in ID
wide world. Her face was freckleda d
her teeth showed that she ehhj
dipped or hit the pipe. ! met her
the railroad station, waiting for
train, and she spotted me on sight
Amt you u drummer she
Guired.
TIN a travelling salesman, L
piled. What will you haveg
II want to know about my trai
an thee amt nobody round that Sea
% know anything. Drummers knd
t an she laughed.
II told her what she wanted
know, and then she branched of:
" L wuZ over thar in the mems i
Of the depot a while ago. she sd
lOOkin' round, an when / went
thar every nan was smokin', and I
way they created me wus real
sultin'.'
You didn't expect them to ST
smoking when you came in, did ~
| asked. That's their waiting roo
yCu know, and they have the right
way
She tapped the floor with the
Of her big calfskin shoe a moment
But they might have been poll
she continued weakly.
What you want them to do.
We'll. some NV EN- and here
1outed, might a aXed me to smoke
Then / offered her my cigar q
and she took all / had and smiled
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
DECK THRONGED.
HER
BATTLE SHIP ILLINOIS is An Oh
jet OF INTEREST.
Fair Visitors Evidently Interested
I'm Naval Mntters-Amusing cues
tions by Oshkosh and ST. Louis
Men.

The dreadful naval catastrophe in the
Mediterranean has given a new interest
to much that is on exhibit at the
worlds fair. When the news was
first received the model Of the battle
ship Victoria, the victim of the awful
disaster, was surrounded by a curious
and somewhat excited throng of people.
Every Englishman in the city sought
out the model as a shrine upon which
TO expcnd his sympathy and horror.
So strong was the feeling evoked by
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
COURAGE OF THE Fox.-
The Animals Endurc.
Kind. p VI n

n.s n,maI- Endurance g..
Kind. nip u b
The foxhoufils courage il 4.
when In Isolation. No hound a..
attack a fox with the Determines
a terrier, yet the passive cons"
rne 1oxnound is declared by ths , !
don Spectator to be immense ~
asslns hounds come up through . \
OF horsemen, to watch tba ul|
wnlcn they charge the thickest f..'
and the endurance they sbow
a long run win convince most J, \
We heard once a curious ;ns.s
combination supplying courage.
of English foxhounds WOE AEs
France fer wolf hunting n, saAeh !
wolf was reused each houna M
caught the scent, dropped his =
tween lls legs and refused - aa
When, however, some Fron.h .oioV
H.
used to the wolf had been MA uoua
pack, the foxhomds hunted =
But now they ran with their hr,.,,s a
TO XII, not to eat. The fox tban
gard rs a dinner; not so the wois
large, straight fore legs, doom
and level back of the foxhopna y
what he really is-the highest Az p
ment Of united speed, strength ana
durance. Ten miles to the moo,
hours hunting at an ayaroen - !
miles an hour, during which two ..
are run down, and ten mIlas Mo-
fore supper, is but an ordjna,y ~
work. We do not think we aro -
gerating when we say that mona
hound could cover 100 miles IN
without being greatly distressed
for this he would need companionss,
Alone he would probably tire Nom
than a slim pointer or lonc-lesgaa !
ter, whose steady gallop over o.,
Or heather is another marvel Or N
mai endurance. But the courage ~ \
operation is less interesting. evao
none the less creditable, than tho i.
Of the greyhound.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
A MISTAKE
He MistoOk n Promising Client 10
Map peddlcr.

SIN a poor book agent" began
all stranger as he entered q Y
Known lawyers office in the 10y
building and placed a parcel ou|
friendly chair. But / have
Don't want any books" growlea
counsellor with scarcely a glance
The man.
But, sir, I have given up mae ]
md am now selling maps. sun
is"
Never use 'em, don't want ]
wouldn't have 'em ut any price.
"Sir, map selling is not
Now, see here" exclaimed
awyer wrarhfully, whirling arouu1
md rising from his revolving enah !,
facing the persistent fellow. u
rou TO distinctly understand INA, !
lot buy books. maps, porous p@,
liver pads, stationery, eye siaueS
ache curriers', corkscrews,
.hreaders, patent buttons, inyiSios
,orn eradicators, popular songs, III
graphs nor paper weights
whatever, see? Now, get ou'. !,
Very well, sir. | will leave Wv
fore taking my departure let ms
his: Map selling was not my p ulv
with you. / mentioned tnat YIN n
way of introducing myself. ~!
ion was to retain you as ouns
contest of the will of my atls
lied recently, leaving an estate =,
lam county valued Mt some NM
but that is past" and he sa.neI
his parcels, turned on his neu
walked away.
Hold on there cried the iaNs
soon as he recovered from INC
II beg you'd par" hr
But his speech was cut sioi .ne
clash of the elevator gate IN
The tall stranger was sone
York Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

airy gale of the Atlantic and which.
even to-day. would gladden. the heart
of a New England whaler If he could be
allowed TO rig them to suit himself aft
er the modern style. The wonderful
nerve of the great navigator was dis
played not so much of ~venturing into
the ships which were safe, but i'm
boldly pointing their prows toward an
unknown coast and over seas fraught
with all the tenors of superstition.
Ralph Mckenzie.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
PATRIOTISM At THE FAIR
EXPRESSING CEREMONIES AT THE
RAISING OF PAUL JONES FLAG.

The Fourth Was n Gala Day mt the
Exposition and was Celebrated i'm
Loyal StyIe-The Reception of the
Spanish C~araveIs.
Jackson ark, July o.-This has been
In many respects the most important
week OF the great Columbian jubilee.
1t was the week of the Fourth of July
and of the reception of the Columbian
caravels. the one commemorative of
the most important event in American
history, and the other commemorative
of the most important discovery in the
worlds history, Both events were
celebrated with becoming and fitting
ceremony and eclat. The Fourth of
July celebration during the day was
q comparatively quiet one on the fair
grounds because the use of ~firecrackers
and other instruments of torture to the
human ear were forbidden to be used
on the grounds, and people crowded
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
A Sarcastic Girl.

accept my hand" Augusta. !.
the maiden looked Mt the hanF !.
was something smaller thah ~ aou
age-sized salt fish. hesitated
and then said, sweetly: .,hsn
Isn't there something on W.
take so large an ORDER
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

into the grounds ut an early hour TO
escape the final racket and fusilade
of the small boys firecrackers in the
streets of Chicago. No such crowd
on people ever gathered upon the
grounds before since the gates were
opened to the public on May /. The
ceremonies were very appropriate 10
tho occasion. The most impressive
scene and at the same time the one
which most stirred the blood of a pa
triot was that furnished by the raising
Of Paul Jones old flag by the wife OF
Sac grand son of Lieut.. Stafford, who
rescued the flag from the sea after it
had been shot from the staff in the
fight between the Scraps and the Bon
Homme. 1t vas the first American
flag 10 be raised aloft as the emblem Of
the United country, and Paul Jones.
II old Scotch private, who carried the
war right on in English waters. was
pre-eminently the right man to have
first raised this flag The old flag has
only twelve stars for all that time.
only twelve of the states had joined
the Union, and Georgia was yet not
one OF them. The tremendous cheer
ing. the salvos of artillery, the general
unfurling of flags and the grand chorus
of two thousand voices which greeted
this great relic of the past and em-
blem of daring presented an incident
to the eye and ear. perhaps the most
impressive that has ever occurred of
the kind in the worlds history. The
grounds presented an appearance which
probably no scene ever before pre-
scented In its variety of many colored
costumes, embracing the many styles
of all naticns. In thousands of flags
of all nations and in the other gay
bunting and decorations displayed ev-
erywhere. The whole celebration must
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27
snnctum VIZ.

I'VE must have something on the old
Liberty hell in the next number" said
the artist TO the editor.
ON. ven try to ring it in,'' said the
editor.
THAT joke was cracked years ago.
said the artist.
so wa the btIl," said tbs editor
Puck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

Mr.. Rashboy-How much YOU
bic yGlr sister. Miss Elderly
take you for her DAD
Miss Elderly-W-well, MI. wv
this Is sudden, but you may
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

IS probably no ship in the world so ob.
soiutely safe from collision and so per-
Iectly secure from the dangers of tho
deep as Capt. Taussig's lattle ship mi.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-02

"The Black Detective" company
disbanded at Little Rock, Ark. Sew
eral of the company are still in that
city.
The success of "The New South" at
the n. Y. Broadway Is a substantial
one, and the impression made by the
stars, Joseph r. Grismer and Phoebe
Davies, will be lasting. Quite q num-
Der of managers have seen the play,
and in consequence, the applications
for time have been greatly in excess
of opportunity, and a prosperous
career on the road Is assured the
clever couple. To give the actors in
town an opportunity to see the play,
a special performance was given on
Thursday afternoon.
Modest Thomas w. Keene was
caught last week by Baltimore
scribe and the great tragedlan said:
N have applied myself strictly to
Shakespearlan tragedy for eleven
years, and have no intention of for
ssking It. The public must have a
tragic idol to take the place of Mr..
Booth. who has retired from public
life. 1t now rests with the public
W soy WIN Iudb luOl bholl pOs
The critics cannot make him. Neither
can the newspapers. The public must
decide. When this is done the man
chosen to represent Shskespearian
tragedy will reap his reward. For
there is q reward and a rich one, too,
awaiting the successful candidate. L
see that Mr.. Warde and Mr.. James
are turning their attention more to-
ward melodrama than toward Shakes
peare. But I shall not do So" That
may be all right for the future, but at
present the pu bile has already chosen
Mr.. Keene to fill the place left vacant
by Mr.. Booth and right royalty he
does it. No more modest aud unas-
Stunning man lives than Mr.. keene, or
else he might have told of the great
trump Of his present season and of
the enthusiastic reception he has re-
ceived everywhere.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-02
Postage Stamp Amxer.

A cleverly constructed little ma
chine has been designed for the pur-
pose of affixing stamps to letters and
circulars, and by It's means the pro-
cess can be carried out with extraor-
binary rapidity. The motions OF de-
tschiug, dampening and fixing are
all performed by one revolution of q
small wheel attached to the machine
From 1000 to 5O00.letters an hour can
be stamped, and one Of the most I'M
portant advantages of the machine
is that it will register the number of
letters thus treated.