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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

Two or three weeks ago even the Chicago
papers were filled with complaints OF the
guards, but In q majority of these cases
the facts were that some one had attempt
ed TO violate the rules and had lost his
temper when restrained or placed under
arrest by the representative of the law.
/ have watched the Columbian guard
with a good deal of interest. They were
1850 young men gathered from all walks
OF life, particularly those in which the in
fuences are not refining or ~eleyating. As
hired they were a motley mob, unaccus.
toned to discipline and some of them
strangers TO civility. Well, Il Is interest
ing to note how quickly they have been
transformed into good soldiers. Already
they have the bearing, the repose, the dig
nifty mingled with the GDngiderateness
which should ever characterize men who
are thrust into positions of responsibility
and delegated authority. This army of
guards has been to me an exposition of
itself-a display of the manhood of the
common people, and of the adaptability of
u young men to military service. 1t
presents an object lesson in the soldierly
qualities of Americans, and shows this
generation in a. small way that which the
last saw on a grand and more terrible
scale-the ease with which our country
men may leave the plow and the bench,
the railway brake and the desk, the coun-
ter and the school, and become part of an
effective, intelligent and thoroughly dis
ciplined martial force.
1t would be foolish to say these guards
are altogether perfect. They are not ideal.
t-jut the other extreme, that reached by
the spirit Of f~ault-finding which is alto
gethcr too prevalent in this country, is
equally absurd. The guards are a credit
to the country ard the exposition, and
they are improving every day. Some peo-
ole ask why SO many guards are necessary,
Two thousand i've hundred is a pretty
large number of policemen for one city, it
Is true. But 1t must be remembered they
have both day and night duty to perform.
Their vigil over the almost priceless ex-
hibits here displayed never ceases. 1t is
estimated there are in the exposition goods
valued at $500, OOO, 200. All these are open
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

ltral court, amid a scene of unparalleled
indor, and ill his soul with music's
sne strains. An admission fee is
4-ged to some of the special concerts in
ssral hall-concerts at which famous
lists appear-but every such concert Ia
~sancial loss to the management, and la
4 expected to be anything but a loss.
large appropriation made for music il
Gthcr example Of the generosity OF the
Al who have made this fair.
aerhaps you have read q good deal In
about the Columbian guardg
.r insolencs, rashness, brutality, ignor-
Wy There ere 1900 of these expedition
semen, aid many Of them were Of
zzitv raw recruits. They needed train
s&-zrd experience. Many of them wers
: 4- saana man who sought this am
Simelt FOR the opnnrtani.y it would
n them to see the exposition and the
svhich 81 in and about the exposition.
Mould indeed be surprising if among so
men thera were not \ few whose
Is were turned by the exercise of "a
- h authority q few who vera
Xrnt and rude But in al the timeI
n BEEN here I nave yet TO meet the first
u CT tais sort. Invariably ! have been
81 with courtesy by these much
u gned sentries. ] have yet TO witness
sstancs Of their brutality or insolence.
wv
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

two minutes ! walk to the fair gates. Dur
ing five or six hours in the exposition my
expenses may be something like this:
Ride on an electric launch from n end of
grounds to the other, Is cents. Two cata-
Iogues, 80 cents. One glass of mineral
cents TO 10 cents. One pretty souvenir, %
cents. Admission to two sideshows on the
Midway plaisance, 50 cents. One glass of
soda water, 10 cents. Ride to top of big
building, 25 cents. One ride IN elevated
electric road, 10 cents. Fare back 10 Chi
cago, 10 cents, Total, S2.75. And see how
much l have had for my money.
WALTER WELLMAN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

1t is a most remarkable fact that
that since 1880 sugar consumption
has increased on this continent from
43 pounds to 80 pounds per capita.
1t is said that the amount of sugar
consumed by a people in direct ratio
with their civilization. In view of
this theory, it is interesting to OBJ
serve that Italy, Turkey and Nor
way use s pounds per capita yearly;
Russia, Greece and Spain use 10
pounds; Austria uses Is pounds:
Germany and Sweden % pounds;
Holland ~ pounds; France 20
pounds; Switzerland % pounds;
England 70 pounds The Sugar
Bowl, New Orleans, La.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

AS an outcome of the anti-coal
combine investigation in the Min
nesota legislature last winter, there
IS now in session, IN Chicago. an
anti trust convention: Gov. Nelson,
of Minnesota, is chairman and L..
Donnel!y AM Frank Davis are dele
gates. Several states are represent
ted but not South Dakota. < set
"a resolutions will be adopted and
remedies suggested to oyerwhelm
these m~onstrosities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08
EDITOR REPORTER AND farmer:

/ would like a little space and
your consent for this short inquiry
of our officials and just who to
address | am at a loss, but Will
direct my query to the Hon. Presl-
dent OF our village council.
| wish to inquire why our tax
payers and legal voters should be
debarred from participating in and
exercising the privilege of choosing
by their ballots, who should repre-
sent them in school matters as well
as any other official capacity. We
haven't indulged in this privilege
for two years and | rise to inquire
how much longer this is to con-
%tinue? Awaiting IN early answer,
| remain yours very respectfully,
OBSERVER
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08
The CompI ANTS of the Farmers.

Secretary Morton mas ON ue-
clded views about the agricultural
situation, and they do not agree in
any respect with those which the
popuIists are continually proclaim
ing for political purposes. IL is
true, he says, that general profits of
agriculture in this country have
materially declined puring the last
ten years-not by reason, however,
of unfriendly legislation, but main
ly because of friendly legislation,
strange as it may SEEM. The open
ing of new tracts of territory to set
Element and cultivation have so in
creased the supply o ffarm products
he explains, that it has run far
ahead of the demand, and the natu-
raj result has been q lowering of
prices. When the fact is consider
ed that the plowed ares has been
trebled since the homestead law was
passed, and that in the same time
farming implements have been SO
improved that one man can now do
as much work as was formerly done
by six men, it is easy to understand
why agricultural values have de-
creased. The market has not in
creased in a corresponding degree
with the production, and the sur
plus has accordingly reduced the
profits. In short, the present con
dition demonstrates in a very plain
and conclusive way the truth of the
maxim that the relation of supply
to demand is the sole regulator OF
Of value; and this includes that
other important fact that the law
which adjusts prices cannot be re-
versed or evaded by artificial appli-
ances of any sort.
The situation is unsatisfactory
in this respect, but it is by no means
so bad, Mr.. Morton insists, as the
calamitarians represent. He re-
minds these professional croakers
that only about 3 per cent OF ali
merchants escape failure, whereas,
hardly 3 per cent of the farmers
fail. The statistics really show
that agriculture is safer than bank
ing, manufacturing, or railroading,
taking all things into account.
There is no farmer of good health
anywhere in the west, Mr.. Morton
declares, who can not make a living
for himself and family, and that is
as we'll as the majority of men are
dong in any other pursuit. The
man who owns a farm and sticks to
it is certain to profit by it in the
future. There Is practically no
more land to be added to the area
OF cultivation. The supply of agri
cultural products has reached it's
limit in the United States, and
must now remain stationary, while
the demand will go on increasing
every year. This implies a gradual
improvement III prices, and a steady
appreciation of the value of farm
lands. The outlook is not really so
dlscouraging, it will be seen, as the
pesslm SITS try to make it appear.
There Is a better time coming, I'M
questionably. 1t can not be hasten
ed by political devices or other con-
t~rivances for thearbitrary regulation
OF natural forces; but there are
logical and sufficient reason for
it, nevertheless, and the
great lesson to be learned by the
farmers is that of patience and per-
severance. The worst has been
experie ced, ana that is a comfort
ing thing 10 know. Men can afford
TO wait when they are sure to sue
ceed in the end.-Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

Yesterday was a gala day in St.
Paul. The celebration was in
honor of j. j. Hill aud the com
pletion OF the Gre Northern
Railway through 10 the Pacific
coast.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

The government Indebtedness
per head OF population of Great
Britain is $50; France, SIG; Spain
s13; Italy. $40; 9ussia, $50; Uni
ted States, Sill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

The NJ &St p Ry will sell tickets 10
orsonvilie o. Big Stone City every Fri
day, Saturday sna Sunday al one fare
for the round trip. Tickets good until
the following Tuesday.
q. A. KoERNER.
Agent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
NO BLANKS IN THIS COMPETITION.

This is a competition of rather an unusua
nature. 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural plan,
all the con petitors risking the loss of their
labor and the successful one merely selling
his for the amount of the prize. But the
Press Claims Company's offer is something
entirely different, Each person is asked
merely to help himself, and the one who
helps himself to the best advantage is to be
rewarded for doing it. The prize is only a
stimulus to do something that would be
well worth doing without it. The architect
whose competitive plan for a club house on q
certain corner is not accepted has not spent
his labor on something of very little use to
him. But the person who patent simple and
useful device in the Press Claims COmpany's
competition, need not worry If he fail to Sc
cure the prize. He has substantial result to
show for his work-one that will command its
value in the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article In his
daily work ought to know better how to I'M
prove 1t than the mechanical expert who
studies 1t only from the theoretical point OF
view Get rid of the idea that an improve
ment can be too simple to be worth patenting.
The simpler the better. The person W no best
succeeds in combining simplicity and popu-
larity, will get the Press Claims Company g
twenty-five hundred dollars.
The responsibility of this company may be
dyed from the fact that its stock is held by
bout three hundred of the leading news
apers of the United States.
Address The Press Claims Company, John
Wedderburn, managing attorney, lS6 street
N. W., Washington, ID C.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24

miles away, so that they could be
easily read by means OF a glass.
The protector was turned upward
towards the sky, and the beam,
like a supernatural divine finger,
wrote words upon the clouds
messages of light to the starry
populations. 1t was a majestic
manifestation of mans invasion of
the realm of Ph9bus.
1t was observed that the space
within the beam was violently
agita6ed, and closer observation re-
vealeG the fact that millions OF
moths and minute insects were
lowering in it, attracted by the
brilliancy of the light. Next
morning bushels of dead moths,
beetles, other insects, and some
small birds, were swept up from
the roof on whice the protector
stood. They had been killed by
the intensity of the light.
How far the powerful beam OF
light of this instrument can be
seen is difficult to state. The
search light set up by the General
Electric company on Mt. Washing
ton in the White Mountains, has a
diameter of only thirty inches, and
a reflected light from the mirror of
about 100000 candle power, yet the
newspaper can be read in its beam
ten miles away, and the light can
be seen from points 100 miles
away. How much father then
could this 375,0OO,O00 candle power
light be seen in a clear atmosphere
free from moisture, 1.-THE protector
could be mounted upon an emf
nence sufficiently high to clear all
surrounding obstacles?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
NOT so HARD AS IT SEEMS.

A patent strikes most people as an appall
ingly formidable thing. The idea is that an
inventor must be natural genius, like Edi
son or Bell; that he must devote years to
delving in complicated mechanical problems
and that he must spent fortune on delicate
experiments before he can get a new device to
a patentable degree of perfection. This delu-
sion the company desires to dispel. 1t desires
to get into the head of the public a clear COM
prehension of the fact that it is not the great,
complex, and expensive inventions that bring
the best returns to their authors, but the lit
tie, simple, and cheap ones-the things that
seem so absurdly trivial that the average citi-
zen would feel somewhat ashamed of bringing
them to the attention of the Patent Office.
Edison says that the profits he has received
rom the patents..on all his marvellous inven-
lions have not been sufficient to pay the cost
of his experiments. But the man who con-
ceived the idea of fastning bit of rubber
cord to child ball. so that it would come
back TO the hand when thrown, made fortune
out of his scheme. The modern sewing-ma-
chine is miracle of ngenuity-the product of
the toll of hundreds Of busy brains through a
hundred and fiftyryears, but the whole bril-
liant result rests upon the simple device of
putting the eye of the needle at the point in
stead of at the other end.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
A SPECIAL NOTICE

To Furniture and Carpet Buyers.
Do not throw your money away
on bankrupt stocks of odds and
ends, and second hand goods.
Come to a first class establishment,
where everything is new and fresh,
and where business is done on le-
gitimate principles, and you will
not only have the largest and best
stock to select from, but you will
save money, and find our prices
lower than the lowest.
s Is ct l.. Z. PECK d 20.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
Tho Little Things The Most Valuable.

Comparatively few tpeople regard them
sell as inventors, butt almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or another,
wi tn ideas that seemed calculated to reduce
some of theOlitte frictions of life. Usually
such ideas are dismissed without further
thought.
"Why don't the railroad company make it's
car windows so that they.csn be slid up and
down without breaking the passengers
backs?" exclaims the traveller. "If 1 were
running the road would make them in such
way"
"What was the man that made this sauce
pan thinking Off" grumbles the cook. "He
never had to work over stove or he would
have known how it ought to have been fixed"
Hang such collar button!" growls the
man who is late for breakfast. eff were in
the business I'd make buttons that would Mt
slip out or break off, or gouge out the back
of my neck"
And then the various sufferers forgot about
their grievar es and beginto think of some
thing else. If they would sit down at the
next convenient opportunity, put their ideas
about car windows, saucepans, and collar
buttons into practical shape, and then apply
for patents. they might find themselves as IN
dependently wealthy as the man who invent
ed the iron umbrella ring, or the one who
patented the fifteen puzzle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
LA GRIPPE.

During the prevalence of the Grippe the
past seasons it was a noticeable fact that
those who depended upon DIR. Kings New
Discovery. not ony had a speedy recovery
but escaped all OF the troublesome after
effects OF the malady. This remedy seems
to have a peculiar power in effecting
rapid cures not only in cases of La Grippe
but in all Diseases of Throat, Chest and
Lungs, and has cured cases of Asthma
and Hay Fever of long standing. Try it
Free trial bottles at f. Kalteyer & Sons
and A. Dreiss' drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get Twenty five Hum
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has a Clear Gift Of a Small
Fortune, and ths!LOsers.Rave Patents
that may Bring them In Still More.

Would you like to make twenty-five hun
dred dolars2 If you would, read carefully
what follows and you may see way TO do it.
The Press IClaims Company devotes much
attention to patents. 1t has handled thous.
ands of applications for inventions, but it
would like to handle a thousand more. There
plenty of inventive talent at large in this
country, needing nothing but encouragement
to produce practical results. That encourage
ment the Press Claims Company proposes to
give
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

TO OURiEASTEHN ApVERTISERSs
All advertising for the Daily and Week
LIGHT, must come to US through our
'pecial agents, Messrs. Palmer & Rey
e32 TO 235 Temple Cou TT, New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I. e. q. N RAILROAD

L. 81 G. N. RAILROAD.
Leave for Austin and the North, $50 a. m.
g g " " SIS D. m.
Arrive from Austin and North. g sc. % q. N.
Leave for Laredo and Mexico. 9.4O a. m.
Arrive from Laredo and Mexico, 730 p. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
EAST BOUND.
Leave for Galveston, Houston
and New leanS......,...... 1.50 D. m.
Leave for Houston, Galveston,
New Orleans, Waco and Kan
sas City. ................... 900 p. m.
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston, Houston and Kansas
City. ...:................... 900 a. m.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston. ......... Ais o. m
WEST BOUND. e
Leave for Eagle Pass and Mex
leo 80: ...:.........,..:.. $50 a. N.
Leave for Ell Paso and San
Francisco NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 q. M
ARRIVE FROM THE WEST.
Arrive from Mexico and Eagle
Pass ..:....::...::. ...:........ 1.25 p. m
Arrive from San Francisco and
Ell Paso ............ .......... LBS p. m,
D. ~. N n. Z. IL. Nm lSSlON MUTE
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Cuero, Houston, Gal
weston and Waco. 9.05 a. m.
Leave for Beeville, Rockport
and Corpus Christi. 21O p. IA.
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Cuero, Houston,
Galveston and Waco. 100 p. m
Arrive from Corpus Christi,
Rockport and Beeville. ...-.. Las p. m.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Kerrville. ............ 715 p. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Kerrville. ........ $50 a. NJ
LEAVE DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
Leave for Kerrville. ..-......... TAO a. m.
ARRIVE DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
Arrive from Kerrville. Gas p. N.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
STRENGTH AND HEALTH.

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If La
Grippe has left you weak and weary
use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts
directly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys
gently aiding these organs to perform
their functions. If you are afflicted with
Sick Headache, you will find speedy ana
permanent relief by taking Electric Bit
tiers. One trial will convince you that
this is the remedy you need. barge bot
ties on SOC at F. Kalteyer & Sons and A.
DrpiSS' druU store
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-24
A TEMPTING OFFER.

To induce people to keep track of their
bright ideas and sec what there is in them
the Press Claims Company has resolved to
offer price.
To the person who submits to it the SIM
pliest and most promising invention, from
a commercial point OF view, the company will
give twenty-five hundred dollars in cash, in
addition to refunding the fees for securing
the patent.
1t will also advertise the invention free
charge.
This offer is subject to the following con
ditions:
Every competitor must obtain a patent fer
his invention through the comoanY He
must first apply for preliminary search,
the cost of which will be five dollars
Should this search show his invention beot
unpatentable, he can withdraw without fur
Their expense. Otherwise he will be expected
to complete his application and take out q
patent in the regular way The total expense
including Government and Bureau fees, will
be seventy dollars. For this, whether he
secures the prize or not, the inventor will
have a patent that ought to be valuable
property to him. This prize will be awarded
by jury consisting of three reputable paten
attorneys of Washington. Intending com
petitors should fill out the following blank
and forward IL with their applications:
lSQ3
"I submit the within described invention