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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30
general treasurer, John G. Perry Of
South Livingston.
GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.

bury is dead.
The Cincinnati Southern road is in
the hands Of a receiver.
The Litchfield, H., mill explosion
broke SO, GOO worth Of glass.
The New York Tariff Reform club
is at work on a tariff bill.
Ex-United States Senator Arm
strong, Of Missouri, is dead.
The Ann Arbor railroad strike has
been declared off temporarily.
A suit for a million has bobbed up
against the Pennsylvania railroad.
Robert Bell, Of Milan, Tenn, was
put in his coffin in a trance, but
knocked on the lid and was let out.
He died later.
The New York supreme court has
decided that Burton G. Webster
must serve his sentence of nineteen
years imprisonment for killing
Charles f. Goodwin.
The New York Times says Uncle
Sans coast defense battle ship
Monterey is useless. The boilers
were ruined by too much steam pres,
sure in the trial trip.
Because OF unrequited love viii
Fry, aged seventeen, laid his head on
the Louisville Southern track neal
Shelbyville, KY, and suffered
amputation.
Lewis A. Wright, p seventeen-year'
old youth, was arrested for lighting
five successive fires in the business
district of Boston. On being con
fronted with the evidence he broke
down and made a full confession. He
set the recent $500, 900 fire.
Compton Mccoy, a farmer on the
Missouri river banks, was duck hunt
ing on a sand bar near St. JOSEPH.
when he discovered a large dry goods
box floating with the current. He
hauled the box to the shore anC
found five dead bodies in it, probably
murdered.
The largest silver statue evel
known since the world began was
successfully cast last week. SiXteeI
hundred pounds of sterling silver
were melted, the mass was poured
into a huge mold, and Montana:
silver statue of Justice was success
fully east for the Worlds Fair.
Senator Pettigrew has returned tt
Washington from New York, where
he has been for the last ten days or
business connected with the railroad
from Sioux Falls to YanktOn. He
reports that satisfactory arrange
ments have been made whereby the
road will be completed this year
probably by September.
Prof Elisha Gray's telautograph, OF
long-distance writing machine, was
tested in Chicago and New York
simultaneously over short circuits
before a number Of representatives Of
the press. 1t is claimed by the
inventor that telautograph will pro
duce writing of any description al
any distance. The performance OF
the machine was all that could bt
expected and was pronounced success
fuI
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

The piano makers Of Boston and
New York have decided not to
exhibit their wares at the Worlds
Fair. Now, IL some good fate will
keep the cornct players of the
grounds visitors will have a chance
to hear each other talk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

ca. s. D., p. q. GroIon. have
raised millet for the past ten years In
succession, and in 1892 had as good
wheat on land which for the three
years before the wheat crop had
grown millet as on adjacent land
which never had raised millet. In
1891. I had corn stubble and millet
stubble side by side and raised
twenty-eight bushels OF No. ] hard
on 10th pieces, and there had been
two crops Of miliet On the millet piece
before the wheat.
We use millet crushed in a roller
mill for fattening hogs and cattle.
We prefer it for feeding TO poultry
and mich COWS.
This last season-1s92-l broke for
ty acres of new prairie and sowed it
to millet. We harvested 1000 bush
els of seed, which weighed go pounds
TO the measured bushel, which have
sold by the carload in the Groton
market at so cents for As pounds
straight.
This spring we shall stubble in this
40 last mentioned to wheat, looking
with confidence from past experience
for a good crop.
The past season of 1892 we had 80
bushels of oats aud 40 bushels of bar
ley to the acre, on land which before
had raised two crops Of millet seed,
and these oats and barley were sown
in the stubble just as it had been left
by the binder the year before. For
reference inquire Of the banks or
business men in GrOton.
Respectfully, S. NJ. GIBBs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30
Figures given by shoe dealers prove
that the ladies OF Chicago have not
large feet. Thank the lard.

DIR. Mary Walker claims that when
Wyoming was Territory and women
acted as jurors, not a guilty criminal
escaped. 1t is no use in trying to
bride a woman who has a public duty
to perform.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

Out Of 40 senate chairmanships the
South gets 81 and the North nine. 1t
Is probably true that the South so
predominates on the democratic side
that this is a fair distribution. But
il shows how completely the South is
in control Of the government at last.
Ii had the house two years ago and
has il get.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

The programme now planned for
the aew navy is that there shall be IL
line OF battleships altogether, one TO
be constructed during each session Of
congress. One of these, the Indiana,
is finished, and TIVE other. the Oregon
ana Massachusetts,, are constructing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

GRoToN, March Is, lS93.-You ask
for my opinion Of millet as a farm
crop. In reply will say l believe
from my own growing of it for forage,
and others for forage and grain
food it is the Saving clause" in the
possibility of successfully raising
cattle, sheep and hogs, in northern
South Dakota. In the season o. 81
millet ground yielded IS bushels of
wheat per acre, corn ground 16, sum-
mer fallow il, fall blowing 10, and
one quarter Of unplowed wheat stub
BILE ground IA. The different plots
we're cut, stacked and threshed separ-
ately, purpOsely to note the difference.
The different plots, excepting the
plowed were sown within eight days
time of each other all by the same
13-foot press drill, ! bushel per acre
seed. ! drove the drill myself. The
millet and corn ground were In
plowed. The corn ground was clean
from weeds. In the season of '92 the
plots were not kept separate, but oats
and wheat sown across the plowed
millet and corn ground plots of 81
and u%nplowed millet, corn, barley
and potato ground was all alike to
look at and would average as good or
better than where had never had
millet or corn. / never raised millet
until 100, having been p~rejudiced
against it by hear-say testimony that
it was ruinous to the land and hurt
full to stock. Both have been dis
proven in my experience if proper
caution is used in feeding. Shall SOW
about SO acres of it this season-40
each Of broom corn and German.
Have wintered l95 breeding ewes
without grain on about 10 tons Of
millet hay and what wheat straw
they wished. L. j. MATHER.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

millet again-this time on old !,
This land was broken in 1881 ana.
cropped. Yielded a big crop ~ ! not
in 1882 and eleven bushels nor .ueat
1883. sowed German millet and =
it for hay, four tons per acre. eut
lowed this the second year wiz, y,
same kind of millet and cut two Tue
of hay per acre. In 1885 s0ls
cropped it with German mill, sam
cut three tons Of hay per acre aAa
concluded that the different Vial,
depended more upon the wea.s
than the soil. In 1887 / cropped ~.
land to barley and had a large v,a,a
In 1883, it was sown to oats ana
average yield harvested. On - i. aa
time the land had never received
fertilizer whatever. | never r.iA
but n crop of millet seed, and ~
| followed with wheat without rias
ing, and secured a yield of % bnsbal
per acre, being as good as any mar, i.
the farm. l have raised millet H.
every year since 1883, dependS,g !.
tirely on that crop for my hay and
am satisfied there is but one hat,os
manner of preparing land for wba,,
than TO raise a crop of millet M
follow it with a crop of wheat viii
out blowing. The one exception Ma,
| make is summer following With
sheep. Yours very trulv
w. A. BURNHAM
John III. Litts-I do not think
advisable to sow wheat on the sa,ns
ground more than three years in sno
cession. have sowed millet evo,n
year since 1885 and it has paid No
well. l select the fGulest land I bayo
pillow and drag it and then SOW. Thu
yield has always been very satisfac.
tory, though j have not the eyac,
figures. | have been told that rajsin,
millet is death to the land
know better, for | have always raised
a good crop of wheat On millet ground
u. ). Hackett-Sowed millet on the
green prairie sod; second season
plowed and sowed again to milIet
and then followed it the third Yea,
with wheat. Got - bushels Of wheat
TO the acre and it was just as good AZ
that sowed on other than millet land
The Sioux Falls man can put this IN
his pipe and smoke it.
Frank Robinson Of Amherst, Mar.
shall county-Last year | had wheat
on summer fallow and millet ground.
That IN the latter was full as good
If not better than that on the sum
mer fallow. Millet is all right.
David Wisner-Millet is the best
feed for hogs, in my Judgment, that
the farmers OF this locality can cult
vate.
$. j. Grifin--I have not had any
experience, but incline to the opinion
that millet raising is detrimental to
land.
Wesley Sullivan-My experience
cOnyinces me that millet stubble is
way up for wheat.
Isaac RitteT-I think millet stub
bic is second to none unless il be
summer fallow.
Jay Quigle-Mr, Oaks is way of.
| always raise my best wheat on mil
let ground.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30
Sensational Mexican EIopement.

A sensational elopement with re-
markable circumstances attending Ii,
has been brought to light by the Pc
lice Of the City of Mexico. A few
nights ago the residence Of Refuge
MARTINEZ, ii wealthy and prominent
citizen living near hapultepeo castle,
was entered by seven masked men,
MARTINEZ and his wife we're severely
beaten by the supposed brigands.
The house was searched and a few
hundred dollars in money taken.
The robbers then departed, carrying
off the beautiful daughter of MARTINEZ,
who made a great show Of resistance
Detectives traced the bandits 10
tEat city and after a prolonged
search located one Of them at a fash
ionable hotel. They were SURPRISED
on further investigation to learn the
criminal, Louis SalZer, was a proml-
ent young man, and that he was NV
ing with the abducted daughter u
Martinez. Salzer was arrested anu
made a confession. He states that nc
was the lover Of Miss Martinez anu
that her parents opposed the suit anu
forbade her seeing him.
In order to gain possession OF M
sweetheart he arranged the attack
with a party of friends disguised ~
bandits. They raided the house anu
carried off the prize, who says sns
was not taken against her will. lhey
were married On the day follOwins
the abduction. The daring young
lover and his companions must an
swe to the charge of robbery ana az
saulting Mr.. and Mrs. Martinez uhie''
the latter refuse to prosecute theh'
They are in jail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

Jules Ferry was buried with mn
tary honors at St. Die. All the shop,
in the town were closed, the strees
lamps lighted and the lamp-po'S
wound with Grape. Hundreds canns
from neighboring villages TO at'e@ ~
the services and more thah ~
wreaths were laid around the conn
by admirers Of the dead states'ha
Senator Demole, Gen. Tricoche ane
Others delivered orations a~tthegia
Mitchell Mail: The Mllwaun~ -
and Omaha lines expect to run ~
carloads of immigrants and tnen
"plunder" into South Dakota w.
year. The advance guard is on ="
way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

RIVERSIDE, March 16, 1881 saw
your article copied from the Ameri-
can Swineherd giving your experience
in fattening hogs on millet seed, and
while | c can from my own experience
endorse all you say in regard to the
fattening qualities of the seed / think
the crop has other merits well worth
mentioning besides raising for the
seed alone. | have raised from 20 to
40 acres Of millet each year for the
past eight years, mostly for the hay.
which is the best | ever saw for
mich cows as it keeps them in good
condition and makes a superior qual-
ity Of butter, and | have always
fed it to my horses With good
results. i also find it an excellent
crop to alternate with wheat. 1t
cleans the ground thoroughly of
weeds and always get a better crop
of wheat after it. l have a field that
l raised millet On two years in sue
cession and me following year sowed
wheat on the stubble without plow-
ing and it yielded nearly % bushels
per acre, while my wheat stubble
that was plowed and put in in good
shape only yielded about Is. l think
IL is just the crop we need here to
4 - L. -
take the place of corn. 1t is a great
deal less work to raise it than corn
and we can get full as much feed to
the acre and 1T does not seem to ex-
haust the land any more. ! write
you this letter thinking it NAV be of
use to you in your correspondence.
as there is an impression abroad that
IL is hard on the land which / think
ought to be corrected. Very resrect.
July yours. III. Z. TRApHAGEN.
GRoToN, March 20, lS93.-My first
crop of millet was grown on breaking.
and while ! had a good crop Of hay
the results to the land were disas-
trous, 1t being almost worthless for
several years. After a couple OF
years experience in this country 7
iouhd that any crop sown on breaking
ION my farm at least) had similar il
results, varying somewhat in regard
70 The Kind of crop, corn affecting il
me least and turnips the worst.
therefore In 1884 l concluded to try
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

GRoToN, March 18th, ls93.-My
farm is in t. ia, N, r. 81, w, Brown
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-30

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
a RICH JOKE.

From the Marion Record
Judge C. Reed, of the Wichita district
court, is widely known in Kansas as one
of the most scholarly and one of the
sourdest jurists in Kansas. He was for
many years resident of Marion, where
he is well known. The state labor COM
missioner, j. T. Todd, was also a resi-
dent of this county for some time, and
he, too, is quite well known here. And
here, where both of these gentlemen are
well known, the following from the To-
pelia Journal viii be regarded as rich
joke:
Labor Commissioner Todd is hot, dis
appointed. provoked. mad, Disguised and
angry. Judge Reed, of the district cour t
of Wichita, has decided the eight-hour
labor law is unconstitutional. Mr.. Todd
said to Journal reporter this morning
regarding the judge: 81 don't know
what his politics is, and don't even
know his name and don't want to. He
may be heather or civilized, foreign or
American: but do know that he IS an
unsophisticated old cuss, and is lacking
in his upper story. The people are be-
ginning TO understand that there is more
injustice and corruption in the Judiciary
than III any other branch of the govern
ment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
A CoLORED ORGANS REPLY.
From the Indianapolis freeman.

From the Indianapolis freeman
Professor jerks of Cornell university
has announced some doieful conclusions
as to the colored people. He indicts
them for divers and sundry sins of on1is-
sion and commissions; thinks they will
never amount to much as men or citi-
zens aud believes the best they can do is
to migrate 10 Africa He talks quite in
the style that prevailed everywhere in
this country outside of abolition circles
thirty or forty years ago.
In the quarter of century that they
have had very limited chance, the col.
ored people have accumulated millions
OF dollars worth of prorS.ty, built COL
leges, schools, churches, written books.
and established newspapers. In the
same time the serfs OF Russia have made
so little progress that their return to
serldom Is contemplated as a means of
helping them.
Did our Cornell professor ever ask
Others what kind of chance the colored
man has really had in the last twenty
years, where he had his only chance of
Improvement. Has it been fair chance:
a mans chance without prejudice as TO
race. color or previous servitude TO make
his way in the world? Last SATURDAY.
the News reflected some information
that might be of benefit TO Professor
jerks. Il showed that the cclozed man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
They Sacrificed Themselves for Their
Little sIfssress.s

A writer In Our Animal Friends re-
lates a story of two fox-terriers, Tan
and Tally, which belonged 70 a physi-
clan in southern California. and were
the playmates of his little daughter
Mabel They had been her compan-
ions from her baby hood. and she YVES
now five years old. On the day in
question she and they were frolicking
In the garden. when the little girls ct
tention was attracted by peculiar
noise in bush a. her elbow.
She peered into the branches 70 see
what had made the noise. Instantly
the head of q snake reared itself before
her. and the sound of its rattles was
repeated Mabel stood a. IL fascinated.
The gardener. at work not fur OH,
screamed 10 her 10 run, and hurried e-s
fast as he could TO her resene- Hurry
as lie might, however, he would have
been too late but for the dogs
They saw the little girls danger, and
threw themselves between her and IL,
worrying the snake TIL the man could
come up and XIII il. They were quite
aware Of their own danger; again and
again, when camping out with their
master, they had shown the greatest
terror at the sound of snasse's rsttles;
but they could not see the child in
jured-
When the mother came IN answer 20
the shouts OF the gardener. she found
Mabel safe. bat both dogs were already
il the agonies OF death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08

FELICITY.

These be the nights when we feel a
sense Of all overish flatness as we lie
down to rest and recover a modic um of
tissue lost during the torrid, weary
months of summer. Every joint, mus
Gle and fiber seem adjusted to the soft
mattress with the exactitude of paper
on the wall, and the brain half SUBJ
merged in downy pillows revels in
dreams of falling leaves, wintry blasts
and the good old days when we huddled
into the capacious, straw filled body of
the bobsled with our best girl, and hied
away to that delightful symposium of
fun and froiic which will never come
agaln-the country singing school.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Only twelve pieces OF farm land were
sold at the tax sale in kiugfisher this year
II less number than last year.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe boom still
keeps up its lick, and kingfisher pricks up
her ears accordingly. The Chey-Arap
country doesn't lack for gateways.
Enid Eagle: Two brick yards, each with
90. 600 brick, is our boast aud we are only
three weeks old. The molders report that
the brick Will be of a superior quality.
The first jury trial in the strip was held
in Justice Clayton's court in Perry Thurs
day morning. The prisoner, named Cor
don, accused Of assault and battery. was
discharged.
In conversation with Father Beck of
the Catholic church OF kingfisher the Free
Press learns that movement is On foot to
establish charity hospital and parochial
school at that place.
The following named commissioners have
been appointed for the strip counties: For
p counEy-P ID. Nicholas. Emmett Batfy
aud Ed McNuity. For o couuty-Wiliiam
Lay, William III. Williams aud Robert l.
Collins.
Tie Hennessey Democrat has discovered
the meanest man in the strip country. He
is he fellow who paid q soldier a. Eoid SO
for fling bin aud then gaSe tn. soldier
away and CAUSED his arrest and iuprisoa-
ment.
The land Office officials al Enid say that
all those who obtained filings bJ buyin.
Numbers aud getting in ahead of their
regular turn are subject 20 contest, and ali
necessary TO have their papers cancelled IS
pr oof Of The fact.
The First Baptist church Of Guthrie has
extended a cal! TO Rev. c. L ". Dobas OF
Gainesville. Ga, 10 become lis pastor a. a
salary Of s.. SO per year, and be viii take
charge about Nov. !. Rev Do65s was iE-
vitsa 70 Guthris nv the Ranttst congre2a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
AN ARABS COSTUME.
Articles Which Are Found In the Wsrs
robes OF the Poorer Sort.

Articles Which Are Found In the Ward
robes of the Poorer Sort.
They all dress alike-Arabs, Berbers.
Moors and the rest. Item: "One
billed rag"-not the billed rag of the
wild and woolly west but a piece of
cotton cloth actually sewed up bag
fashion, with holes cut in it for head
and arms, now and then affording the
luxury of short sleeves; and which I'M
der no circumstances whatever is
"biied," until ,age has withered and
custom stalled it into actual rags. Item:
If well-to-do, a sleeveless buttoned
vest. Item: Real bags" to adopt our
young hunting swell's terms, for
trousers. Sartorially speaking, these
are made of cotton, and are literally
like bag, whose depth is equal to a
little more than the distance from the
waist to knee, and whose width EQUALS
thrice the distance man can stretch
apart his legs. Cut out the two corners
of the bottom of the bag, step through
the holes, and gather up the mouth
round the waist. and you have the
pants du pays. There is thus
left pendent between the Arabs legs
bag big enough to hide himself in. The
origin or utility of this leg gear il were
vain to inquire. Item: One scarf to
go number of times around the waist
Item: If cold, an additional shirtlike
garment of wooden goods coming down
below the knees. Item: One burnoose
of white or in Tunis blue wooden goods.
with very roomy hood, exceedingly
loose SO as to wrap q about one and throw
over the shoulder. Item: One fez, with
some cotton cloth twisted. rope-fashion,
to wrap round it into the guise of
turban. Item: One pair of shoes. from
woven rushes to Morocco leather. In
this dress, or so much of It as he can
afford, the natives live day and night,
from early manhood TO old age When
he dies he is buried in it, or the dress
goes to his son and heir. A very few
working city Arabs wear readv-msde
clothing from France, England, per-
chance America. More is the pity. 1t
sounds the death-knelI to national cos
tumes.-CoL 7. A. Dodge, in Harper's
Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-08
A GRAND SHOWING.

The showing made by the national
banks Of Wichita at the close of business
Oct. 3rd is a grand one, and when COM
pared with the one made on the 18th of
July show that the banks of this city
increased their reserves during the most
trying times since 1873. These state
ments will be read with pleasure by the
friends OF Wichita and her interests
The reserves of the banks of Wichita are
from Is to 20 per cent larger than they
were in July. This speaks well not only
for the banks but for the people who do
the business of our city. The fact that
Wichita passed through the recent crisis
without bank failure is matter of sur
prise to the outside world, and this
splendid showing of our banks indicates
that Wichita has resources far greater
than she is given credit for.