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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08
Life on the planet Venus.

It will be remembered that about
two years ago the famous Italian
astronomer, Scbiaparelli, announced
that he had discovered that Venus,
which is a world very slightly smaller
than ours, makes only one turn on its
axis in going once around the sun.
It would follow from this that on
Venus there issno succession of days
and nights rs upon the earth. but that
perpetual day reigns on one side of
the planet and perpetual night on
the other. In other words, if Schia-
parelli is right. Venus always .presents
the same face to the sun, just as the
moon forever turns the same hemis-
phere toward the earth. The inhabi-
tants of the other side never see the
sun at all, unless they visit the OPP
posite hemisphere of their globe. OF
course, no one knows whether there
are inhabitants upon Venus or not,
but we do know VEINS has an at
mosphere, and that in its atmosphere
watery vaper exists and clouds float,
and that upon the surface of the
planet the force of gravitation is not
very different from that which it
manifests on the surface of the earth.
Accordingly, there are some reasons
to be urged in behalf of the opinion
that Venus may be an inhabited
world. But if one-half lies glazing
beneath never setting sun it is
evident that the inhabitants of that
planet must have experiences that
would be most strange and trying to
us. So the question whether Venus
really does rotate on its axis once in
225 days, the period of it's revolution
around the sun, derives an added in
terest from the consideration that the
planet possibly has inhabitants. The
older observations indicated that
Venus rotated in between twenty
three and twenty-four hours, giving
it days and nights about equal to
those of the earth. 1t is known that
in the spectrum of celestial body
which is rapidly approaching the
earth the spectorscopic lines are shift
ed toward the blue, while in the
spectrum of a fast retreating body
the lines are shifted toward the red
The principle has been used in
measuring the rate of the sun's rota-
ton. The lines are shifted toward
the blue on the eastern and toward
the red on the western edge of the
sun and by measuring the amount of
shifting the rate of rotation is found.
1t is easy to see that the same method
may be applied to find out how fast
Venus revolves on its axis. Every
one who watches the glorious even
ing star growing brighter and bright
er in the sunset sky during the COM
ing months will certainly be eager to
hear the latest news from the astrono-
mers who are trying to find out
whether Venus has successive days
and nights like the earth or has only
a day side and a night side.-YOuth's
COmponion.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08
SAitiMg Lake vessels.

Laying up ship" is an interesting
process that 10 nov going on with
great promRtness and energy at every
lake port. The process differs in
some important respects from any
known on salt water, because the
lake vessel must be tied up at the
wharf nom November until May, and
preparation has to be made accord
ingly. It is no small task to get q
big lake vessel ready for winter, and
occupies half q dozen men from 1--WE
days to two weeks. All sails are
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

taken down, ii the vessel carries any,
and stored IN a good loft, where the
rats are less plentiful than on ship
board. Heavy chains replace the
lines that do service during the sum-
mer for mooring the vessel to the
dock, that no malicious person may
cut the boat adrift. Then the ma
chinery calls for special attention
and care, and on the big steel steam
ers this alone requires the labor of a
number of men for week or more.
All the brass journals are taken out
and laid away in cotton in some safe
storehouse, where ships thieves are
not likely to enter. The freehold is
made clean as a housewives kitchen.
The water Is all drawn from the boil
ers and steam pipes, and the former
are carefully dried. The last bit Of
ash is cleared from the furnaces and
examination made for repairs. Last
of all, special dressing is laid on the
polished parts to prevent rusting. In
addition to this, there is the interest
ing and very important work of salt
ing the ship" upon which depends
the life of wooden vessel to no
small degree. Every vessel has a
special arrangement along the keel
by which the water that accumulates
between the frames is drained into
the ships well. Each fall when the
vessel is laid up for winter strong
brine is prepared in great quantities
from rock salt and poured down be-
tween the frames through holes
bored in the covering timber that ex-
tends longitudinslly over them. Dur
ing the season of navigation these
holes are plugged, but when the boat
goes into winter quarters the plugs
are drawn and the whole interstices
between the ships frames filed with
brine. The frames, the ribs of the
vessel. thus become thoroughly
and the planking as we'll,
the holes being filed with fine salt
after brine has been poured in. This
acts as a preservative of the timber.
1t cures the wood little as salt cures
meat and prevents decay. To it is
due the long life of many wooden
vessels, some of which are in active
service for forty years or more The
process of sailing is not unlike that IN
vogue in ocean vessels where it is
done once a year by prudent masters.
The difference is that on the lakes it
is always a part of the annual task of
laying up ship for the winter.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

l HAVE been great sufferer from
dry catarrh for many years, and tried
many remedies, but none did me so
much benefit rs Ely's Cream Balm. 1t
completely cured MEN,. J. Lally, 80
Woodward avenue, Boston, Mass.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

The Weekly GRAr4c is the leading
paper OF Edwards county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
POLITICAL.

A democratic politician Just from
Washington says Ex-Governor Click,
OF Kansas will be appointed com
missioner of the general land office.
Ext Governor Ordway, of North Da-
kota, is a candidate for sergeant-at-
arms of the next United States SEN
ate. He is alleged to have a strong
pull for the place.
The Michigan republican state con-
vention nominated the following
candidates: For associate justice SUI
preme court, Judge Frank A. Hooker:
for regents OF the state university,
Frank w. Fletcher, eff Alpena, and
DR.. Herman Kiefer, of Detroit.
Gen. Wade Hampton, according to
Washington dispatches is slated for
United States railroad commissioner
under Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
The salary is S4 1850 a year, and under
Mr.. Cleveland's former administra-
ton the Office vas filled by Gen. Jo-
seph E. Johnston.
A.. G. Beckwith, a wealthy stock
man of western Wyoming, has been
appointed by Governor Osborne as
senator from that state for the next
two years. Two prominent candi-
dates for the position were John
Charles Thompson, whose election
was defeated by the detection of one
democratic vote, and A. l.. New, who
lacked six votes of election. Mr..
is sixty years of age. He
is commissioner from Wyoming to
the worlds fair and was a delegate
to the last democratic national
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
NEWS SUMMARY
Washington, Political, Foreign
and General Domestic
Happenings of Note.
Telegraphic News of the World
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

ON Jules Ferry has been elected
president of the French senate by
majority Of las votes.
The floods in Queensland have sub
sided and Geographic communication
throughout the country has been re-
sumed.
Lille Langtry is quarantined al
Malta on her yacht on the ground
that Marseilles, whence she sailed is
an infected port.
Robert William Duff, liberal mem
Der OF parliament for Bauffshire,
Scotland, has been appointed COVER
nor Of New South Wales, as successor
to the earl of Jersey, resigned. .
The Federation of English Master
Cotton Spinners has decided tC
maintain the demand for a five pei
cent. reduction in wages, which lee
to the strike which has now lasted
throughout the winter.
The st. Petersburg Official Gazette
prints cholera statistics showing that
in the last month 973 cases and 36E
deaths Of cholera have been reported
in Russia. Most OF the cases were in
the provinces of Pedelia and Kieff.
The commission of a%rbitation on
the Behring sea controversy between
the United States and Great Britain
met in the foreign Office at Paris t.
open formally the proceedings.
After a half hours session they
adjourned to March %.
Hilton Barker, one OF the principal
members of the firm OF Barker and
company, which failed in London in
june last, committed suicide last
week in a railway carriage near Put
ney. The failure created great eX,
element, being for So, 5 $4,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
WASHINGTON MENTION.
The free gold in the treasury is now
reduced TO SO, 900, 900.

The free gold in the treasury is now
reduced TO SO, 900, 900.
None of the bills admitting the
territories as states will pass at this
session Of congress.
The senate rejected the nomi-
.4ation of John v. f. Findlay, OF
Maryland, as arbitrator for the
United States in the matter OF the
CHILEAN claims.
The total receipts from internal
revenue for the first seven months Of
the present fiscal year we're 500, 4l4,-
7s6, being s7,7l5,577 more than for
the same period last year.
The joint session OF the Wyoming
state legislature has adjourned and
the senatorial position will be I'll ed
by appointment of the governor. A
l.. New is regarded as the coming
man.
AT least ivy northwestern men
have refused C in President
elect Cleveland's cabinet. Gov. Boies,
OF Iowa, and Chairman Edward c.
Wall, of Wisconsin, both declined
the honor.
The bill introduced by Senator
Hansbrough some time g proyid-
ing an appropriation of 500, 600 for
the establishment OF a military post
at Grand Forks, n. d., will not
become a law at this session of
congress.
1t is not thought possible now that
the senate will ratify the Hawaiian
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.

Winter cholera is prevalent in
many counties of Illinois.
Victor Tbourard Of Brooklyn com
mitted suicide by falling on a sword.
Governor McKinley's Indebtedness,
owing to the Walker failure. amounts
to 500, GOO.
w. ii. Cornell of Olney, H., has
been declared heir TO an $500, 900 es-
tate in England.
Rufus Hatch, the well known New
York broker, is dead. He was born
in 1882 in Wells, Maine.
A three-cornered fight at West
Liberty, KY, resulted in all three of
the combatants being killed.
The coal dealers of Boston and
vicinity have reduced the price Of
anthracite coal fifty cents a ton.
The Manhattan Athletic club house
has been closed by a receiver, the
debts aggregating nearly $1,000, 900.
The supreme court Of Kansas, II IN
declared by the populist senate, has
no jurisdiction in the house muddle.
Two Mormon proselyters, who hayc
been working among Tennessee peo-
pie, were assassinated by masked
men.
Rev. David Keene, for nearly half
century rector OF st. Johns
Episcopal church, Milwaukee, is
dead.
The populist house OF the Kansas
legislature passed a resolution in
favor OF removing the state capital TO
John Hughes, a theological student
on Moberly, Me-, insultel q white girl
on the street and was shot full OF
by her brothers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

1t is certain that the Columbian
wal review at New York in May
i'll be the most magnificent ever
itnessed in this country. At east
twenty-five war ships will take part.
the Prince OF Wales comes over,
e entire channel squadron OF the
ritish navy will attend him. Letus
ppe he will come. He has not been
re since he was a mere stripping.
srhaps he would like to take a look
ound and see what advantages a
public would offer Is a place OF
sidence when the bottom drops out
the divine right OF kings in Europe.
France survives the Panama seam
], u sorely tried sister republic
II send to our review nine OF the
)st improved models of iron-clads
d fast cruisers. There will be be-
les five OF Italy's crack fighting
ips, seven from Russia, six from
rmany and four each from Spain
d Austria.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02


David Dudley Field lays before the
bic his plan OF settling the labor
estion. 1t is, in brief, that the
tic shall pass law making bust
IS corporations divide their
Dital, consisting Of the value of
Fir buildings, money, machinery,
3, into small shares-Mr. Field
nself suggests S. as the amount of
: share, so that their workmen can
,ome purchasers of some of the
ok. He believes this would recon
$ the interests of capital and labor
such a way that there would be no
re trouble. Mr.. Field. being a
fyer, ought to know, however, that
rs amount TO little without a
olic opinion to back them. III he
1 the other apostles OF reform
uld GO on a mission Of educating
II EMPLOYERS and employed up to
pcint were each is willing to give
other "a fair chance, then his law
apclling corporations to cut up
ir stock into small parcels might
ID some chance Of enforcement.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02


Not many men in the late war rose
from volunteer private to major
general, as Rusherford b. Hayes did.
In politics, in the early part OF his
career, he was one OF the most
victorious OF men. Three times i'm
the contest for governor Of Ohio he
defeated the ablest democrats in the
party-first, Allen G.. Thurman in
1867, next George ii. Penleton in 1869
and again William Allen i'm 1875. But
he was never the same man after his
presidential term. The incessant
and bitter attacks on him. which
continued from 1876 till his death,
made so painful an impression on
him that he retired from politics
absolutely at the close of his term in
1881 and never afterward made a
political speech. The death of his
brilliant and accomplished wife some
years ago was another blow from
which he never recovered. Mrs.
Hayes was his companion much or
the time during his army campaigns.
His death from neuralgia OF the
hcart Is such as might have come 10
a man who had suffered much from
trouble Of the mind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

The absurd custom of deyoting a
lay in congress to eulogizing a dead
member months after his demise still
continues. After most OF the conn-
ry has forgotten that Congressman
rifkin ever lived his colleagues take
i day to recount his many virtues. If
t must be done at all, why not at
nee? The ouiy explanation is that
)ossibly it takes five or six months
or his fellow members to end cat he
lad any titties.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

treaty before March 4. A majority
Of tie democratic side will oppose ac-
ton because they do not want Presi"
dent Harrison to get the credit for
annexation.
The amendment to the timber
culture law has passed the senate.
This allows settlers on tree claims TO
prove up ana secure title within
eight years no matter whether they
have the required number Of trees
growing or not.
The Harrity circular has caused
considerable comment. There is now
no doubt of Cieveland's attempt al
coercion. The Cleveland machine
intends to go into the districts OF the
democrats who stand out against
his dictation and prevent their
denomination.
The question of the Worlds Fair
Sunday opening is practically settled,
The house Worlds Fair committee
declined to f~avorably report Mr..
Houck's compromise bill, providing
for the opening OF the Fair Sunday
afternoons. Chairman Durburrow
says the failure of the committee TO
report ends the fight SO far as he can
see.
Judge Gresham's successor on the
circuit bench has practically been
settled upon. He will be Judge j.. e.
Jenkins, of Milwaukee, who was APP
pointed during Cleveland's last term
as Judge of the eastern DISTRICT Of
Wisconsin. Senators Villas and
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, have recon-
mended Judge Jenkins for Gresham's
place.
The president has nominated Ben
ton H~anchett, OF Michigan, TO be
United States circuit judge for the
Sixth judicial circuit Ito succeed
Judge Jackson: j. f. Cochran, of Ne
braska, to be consul Of the United
States at San Salvador: r. r. Lie
wellyn, of Utah, TO be judge of pro-
bate in the county Of San Pete, in the
territory Of Utah.
The First NJ. z. church of Seattle,
Wash, calls.the attention Of congress
in a largely signed petition, to a new
iniquity p~racticed On the Pacific
coast. 1t appears that there exists
a regular traffic in the importation of
japanese girls into the country for
immoral purposes. The petitioners
ask congress to take such measures
as will abolish the traffic.
Secretary of State Foster, in COM
pany with Mrs. Foster, Senator Nor
gan, one of the arbitrator for the
United States, several attaches Of the
state department detailed for duty in
connection with the arbitration, and
several personal friends, has sailed
on the New York for Europe, to take
charge of the United States case be-
fore the Behring sea arbitrator.
The New York Sun says: The
election Of William \. Roach,
democrat, from North Dakota, defln-
itely fixes the control Of the next SEN
ate in democratic hands and completes
the November victory of the demo-
crazy. The new senate, which will
assemble simultaneously with the in
auguration Of the president, will con
tain fourty-four democrats, thirty
seven republicans and four populists.
Wyoming, Montana and Washington
senators are yet to be chosen. As the
next senate will be composed of eigh-
ty-eight members, the election of
Mr.. Roach gives the democrats a clear
half Of the whole number and that,
with the yice-president's vote in case
of a tie, puts the democratic party in
the saddle in the senate for two years
at least"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

II Denmark feels hard toward Ger
many on account of Chancellor
gapriyi's remarks about her. the
lain thing to do will be for Den
mark to cultivate an intimate friend
nip with Russia and France. Bis
narcK was famous for riding rough
hod over people and nations when
hey could not help themselves, but
Ie was scrupuleusly careful to keep
IN the friendliest terms with Russia
nd with nations that could fly TO
russia for aid and comfort against
Germany. Bismarck would nave
nown better than TO offend Den
lark, because the father-in-iaw Of
sussia is not to be offended with
npunity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

The French Canadians are, many OF
hem, eager TO be annexed to this
ountry and be under a republican
overnment. Yet so strong is senti-
tent that on tile day Of the Tooth an
iversary OF the execution of Louis
vi nearly all the members OF the
ocieties OF FrenchC Canadians inMont-
cal attended a commemorative mass
a the Cathedral Of Notre Dame.
anada has been a British colony 100
ears, having been coded to England
Y France in l763, yet today the
escendants of the old Canadian
rench cherish fondly the memory OF
ne days when their ancestors were
objects of France and were ruled by
king.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

Cincinnati is not going TO be left in
the hog business. A great stock
company with a capital Of 81 ,250,00o
will build near the city a gigantic
abattoir as fine as that OF Paris.
The slaughtering and packing
industry there carried on will give
employment to 1000 men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02
WEBSTER, +; SOUTH DAKOTA

A newspaper for the blind, the
Weekly Summary, printed in Brailie
type and published in London, has
Just passed its thirty-fourth number.
1t has a considerable circulation, its
nccess being evidenced by a recent
enlargement of the paper.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

Extract from a private letter
written at Christmas time in Mel
bourne: SIT is now midsummer
here. 1t is odd in this Christmas
season to see in the shop windows
pictures OF Santa Claus dressed in
a linen buster and carrying a fan"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

The ominous fact is to be
considered that, in spite OF the
severity ef the winter in Europe,
ilmest unprecedented, the cholera
still turks in Germany. Since it first
obtained foothold in August, 1892, it
aas never let UP entirely for a single
low
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

The steam ferryboat Robert Gar
rett, which phys between Brooklyn
and New York City, carries as many
as 5000 passengers at a single trip.
1t is said to be the large steam pas
senger ferrybOat In existence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

How times change and people
change with them. Dec. 8, 1859, Mr..
Lamar said in congress. II raise the
banner OF secession, and / will fight
under 1t as long as the blood GIBBS and
flows in my veins" Yet Judge La
mar lived to be an honored member
or the United States supreme court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-02

1teIy on yourself, take IL TOT granted
that you can accomplish your plans.
Never say Il c~an't"-.they are ignoble
words. He who does not feel within
himself the power to conquer fate is
not a man in the true sense OF the
word. OF cOurse it is a misfortune
for him, since he can never be OF any
benefit to himself or anybody else.
Heaven help the woman who marries
him! Somebody says, "Oh, l don't
like those self-conceited folks" My
friend, self-conceit and self-coniidence
are two qualities as. different as light
and darkness; and though the self
conceited man may not be the most
agreeble Of companions, we infinitely
prefer him to the creeping, cringing,
crayen-spirited fellow who is never
ready for an emergency, and who,
like Uriah Heep, spends his life in
trying to be tumble" The man who
says 81 will do it!"-who says it from
his heart, and means it, too-who
bends his whole energy to the work,
almost always accomplishes it; and
then people call him lucky and sue
Cessful, and all that sort of thing.
when in fact, his luck has been
brought about by his own ~persevering
efforts. and by his confidence in him
self. Fortune detests cowardice: and
the man who will not be conquered
by tritles is his prime fayorite.