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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Her EYES NOT GOOD.
But She Could Tell Honest feop'e
Across the Street

One of the smartest. shrewdest dust
ness women In New York able to push
her trade at q minimum OF effort, Is the
old newspaper woman at the corner of
Forty-second street and Seventh aven-
ne. and the thriving stand Is situated
at the Seventh avenue corner
1t is a bleak unprotected corner, n
the old woman finding it too exposed.
has taken her stool under the shelter or
an opposite Broadway store. Ihls Is
far enough off not to know where to
look for her. If needs be, and affords an
apparently e Cd opportunity for dishon-
persons to cheat, yet the old woman
never loses a cent. She has learned
from her distant niche to size people up
prety well, and is on hand pretty
promptly If she suspects unfair play.
A lady last Sunday wanted to buy
a D and had nothing less than 25c.
Looking I'D and down and around
about. and seeing nobody in charge OF
the stand, she decided after some mo-
ments' waiting that she would nave 10
let the paper go. AS she turned away
WITHOUT IL Sic utSiiu a ANuh N"A
the cubby hole niche at the opposite
corner, and saw the old woman bid
ding her in pantomine to take the paper
along. In pantomime also h replied
indicating that she couldn't as she hadt
got the money. Then the old woman
hobbled forward in haste and began to
give the conscientious lady a good
sound rating.
Amt you foolish" she said, "and
bothersOme to bring me over here when
you might have just as well take that
paper along"
But had no change" said the lady.
We'll, what Of thatY' Couldn't you
leave it the next time yau were pass
ing?'
But, I'm n stranger. Why should
you trust me TO do any such thingT'
That's all right. l know why. Don't
you think l can tell honest folks from
over there? / know the other kind, too,
right quick. Next time pick up your
paper and pay whenever you come past
again. Don't drag me over here for
nothing. It's enough, with my rheuma-
tism, to scramble over here after the
cheats New York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Personal Mention.

Personal Neut1On.
Elk President Carlos Holguin OF Co
lumbia Is dead.
James Anthony Froude, the English
historian. is dead.
George SciateR Booth. first Baron Ba-
sing, a former member OF h British
cabinet, Is dead, aged 6S years
Mary Lindsay Paxton, wife OF the
Rev. John Il. Paxton, Is dead at New
York city.
Mrs. o. M. Spoffo !. wife Of the
late Judge Spofford, { Louisiana, died
suddenly at Washingts d. @.
David Buchanan, % So, for many
years a leading busines an ut Muncie,
Ind, died at the poor farm at that
place.
August FL. Everest, formerly general
attorney of the Missouri Pacific, died
at Atchison. Kan, after a years ILL
ness.
w. 9. Somers Of Charleston, W. Va,
q government inspector, dropped dead
ut the works of the Variety Iron Works
In Cleveland, Ohio, of heart disease.
James Il. Kelly, the young sculptor,
Ia q member of the Seneca tribe OF In
dams, his Indian name being Cant
squaw, nearing Pale Face Without a
Wife"
Rev. A. L. Gaines Of Norfolk, has
been appointed by the board Of diree-
tors of the Atlanta (Ga.) exposition as
n of the colored commissioners from
Virginia
Ex-Empress Eugene win leave Farm
borough castle, England, shortly for
Mentone, France, and will remain
abroad until May, as her medical adj
visers consider the climate Of England
Injurious to her.
Robert T. Smith, one Of the old-time
temperance lecturers, is still living in
Baltimore, and celebrated the eightieth
anniversary of his birth on Monday.
He began his crusade against the cup
that inebriates more than it cheers in
1887 as secretary Of the Franklin soei-
ETY. Of Baltimore county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Unfortunate Events.


]. NJ. Terry was killed by the cars at
Wawaka, Ind.
Rolla Weaver, o years old, SON of
Jake Weaver, South Moline, Ill. was
thrown from a horse and killed.
Dick Lawson. a negro foreman, was
shot and killed by a stevedore, Thomas
Grace, in a quarrel at Detroit, Mich
A powder mill exploded ut Athens
to-day. Six workmen were blown TO
pieces.
Fuller Wallace, 80. a farmer, was
run over by an engine at Ia Grange,
Ill, and died yesterday morning.
Louis Wyonchoff, a Polish glass
worker at Alexander, Ind. fell out Of a
secoLd story window and broke his
neck.
The asbestos works Of the Philip
Carey Manufacturing company, Cincin-
natl, We're destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000; insurance. $4,000.
Mrs. William Newton was burned to
death at West Bay City, Mich, by the
explosion Of a lamp at the tent services
of the Latter Day Saints.
Two Nickel Plate freight trains col.
lided at Claypool, Ind. Five cars of
dressed meat and a locomotive were
demolished. No one was hurt
William Fleming Of Lodi, Ohio, while
bicycling near Battle Creek, Mich, ran
into a buggy, n of the thills of which
pierced his abdomen.
A Commercial-G Gazette special from
Wabash says the Big Four railway
shops caught fire and were completely
destroyed. The loss is over 500, 900.
The International railway blacksmith
shops and round house at River Du
Loup, Can, were destroyed by fire.
The loss will reach 100000.
Vesselmen of Philadelphia fear that
the schooner John ID. Williams, eight
men, and the steamer Falcon, seven
men, are lost.
Slxty-two persons lost their lives
through the explosion In the ANNA col
liery. Twenty-three OF those who were
rescued alive have since died In the
hospital.
Miss Anna Nicholson. 10 years old, of
Niles, Ohio. died after suffering intense
ly from burns sustained when the
fumes from a gasoline can were lgnited
by a match which she lighted Ia the
cellar at her home.
Six men were severely injured by the
collapse Of an old building at st. Paul.
Their names are: Eugene Brodhag,
aged Al: Andrew Milzack, aged At:
Frank Mullen. aged "a: stephen Schiep,
aged 80; Jacob Schmidt, aged AZ; wiz
Liam Whalen, aged 81.
The manufacturing plant of the Map
lie City Umbrella company ut Norwalk,
Ohio. was totally destroyed by fire.
About sixty persons were thrown ont
Of employment. There was an insur-
ance Of $12,375 on the property. and
the loss Is $4,000.
At Toledo, Ohio, John p. Weed. A
well known wholesale merchant, and
his wife We're driving. The horse ran
away, throwing both out. Mr.. Weed
Struck his spine upon an iron catch
basin and his injury Is possibly fatal.
Mrs. Weed was badly bruised. but win
o
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
OUR Widest INDIANS.
The Papugoes of ArixOnn Who Are
Not B~Ioodthirsty, but Are Sre"'

Wanderers.
Tie chief of the bureau OF ''thnoiosy
In Washington has sent w scouts ihtp
Arizona to look over the homes OF the
Par ago Indians and to investigate their
race characteristics. They are the most
yagrant of American Indians. lh"y
live in Southern Arizona. Often they
make foraging expeditions into Mckee,
and In the sense Of settled habl.au'h
they cannot be said TO live any where.
They are the most nomadic OF all the
Indian tribes at present. n Papa-
goes were once a tribe of from 4,oOo 10
1000. The exact number Is not KNOWN
They are scattered over so wlde a
range OF territory that 1t is dolb.'ui II
even one of their W number couiu
form a clear idea Of how many there
Eow are in the tribe.
The Papagoes are wild In the sense
that they are uncivilized. but not in the
sense that they are bloOdthirsty. They
are a very peaceful people and many OF
them assist their Indian neighbors IN
harvesting their grain. They take their
pay I'm supplies, which they lay up for
the winter season. But in the summer
they live chiefly Oil the fruit OF the
cactus plant and wild berries. 1t Is a
wonder how they live at all. Some OF
those who lead a rowing life own a few
horses and cattle. But the entire num-
Der of cattle owned by those who are
not on reservations Is only 1000 and
the number of domestic fowls Is 1,lJo.
The Papago Indians receive no "a
items from the government They are
actually self-supporting, asking nothing
Of the government and receiving very
little. There are from 800 to 500 In
dams gathered on two reservations, one
near Tucson and one near ella Bend
on the Southern Pacific railroad.
These communities are not models Of
their kind. In fact they are described
as having each about thirty miserable
squalid adobe houses, with not a drop
Of water within many miles, except
what Is caught In pools during the I'M
certain Arizona rainy season, n in n
short time this water becomes thick
and vile, because the pools are the
common resort of the Indians, the cat
tie and the swine. What the Papagoes
need most is irrigation to make their
barren land fertile, for that land now
will not furnish subsistence for a coy
ote or a gopher.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The observers that the rec
emit changes In the appearance of the
planet Mars seems to come from the
melting Of the tremendous polar Ice
cap and the sweeping OF vast foods
over the southern part Of the planet,
which Is now experiencing six months
OF summer. The indications are that
the Inhabitants Of Mars have more
wafer than they know what to do with
ana they viii NOT be able to get rid Of
by pursuing their fayorlte occupation
Of digging canals.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
when his wife presented him with two

when his wife presented him with two
more.
James Chopper, father Of the motor
ious Chopper outlaws, died In the jail
at Anderson, Ind. He lost his mind
when his sons were convicted.
Helen Grier, an old woman convicted
Of poisoning her sixth husband at Spo-
kane, WASH has been sentenced TO
ten years in the p~enitentiary.
James Williams, a white man, shot
and MORALLY wounded Martha Sherley,
eolOred, and Frank Booker, a white
man, whom he caught together in the
woods ut Eminence, Ky.
A crank named Riley, who says he
has patroled the n near the Van
derbilt mansion in an endeavor to kill
some Of the family, is under arrest at
Newark, N. j.
DR.. j. NJ. Coykendall, for many years
a prominent physician and surgeon of
Camargo, ILL.,, has fled the country to
evade arrest on the charge Of forgery.
The amount involved Is about $4,000.
Frank Trevitt Of Towanda, H., tied
a rope around his neck, and, fastening
the other end to a bed post, jumped
out of an upstair window. He was
40 years Of age and was a farm hand.
Mrs. Thomas Curtis, accompanied by
the village marshal Of St Louis, Mich,
tracked her husband 10 a disorderly
house. Curtis knocked down his wife
n was shot and fatally wounded by
Marshal Davidson.
John Dihick, a saloonkeeper ut Niles,
IL, was robbed of 81. 800 in cash, to-
gsther with bonds and other valuable
papers, which amounted to $4,000. A
reward Of 5000 has been offered for the
capture Of the robbers.
The outlaws In Harlan county, Ky,
have become so lawless and defiant that
the authorities have decided to suppress
them at once. All the revenue officers
in Kentucky and Tennessee have been
ordered to make n combined raid.
DR.. Dudley Sharp Reynolds, the son
Of a prominent physician of Louisville,
KY, shot himself through the left tenn
pie at C~ollinsville, H., dying instantly.
Deceased was a single man, % years
old. He left a note saying he was fully
conscious of what he was doing.
Frank Murray and James Bartlett,
escaped prisoners, charged with wreck
ing a Sata Fe train near Denver on
the night OF Oct. Ii, and looting sew
eral stores Pal Littleton, have been
captured at Salt Lake City. 1t is said
they have told where the third fugitive,
Ted Newell, can be found.
w. w. Piatt of Columbus, Ohio, be-
came suddenly insane at Muncie, Ind,
and was placed in the county Jail. He
attempted to butt out his brains against
the cell wall and fatally injured him
self. Piatt has a wife and two chill
dren. He imagined some one was try
ing to shoot him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
General.

A sharp shock Of earthquake drove
people from high buildings in San Diego
Cal No damage. Los Angeles was
similarly affected.
George Sanderson recently struck q
vein of cement near Williamsport, Pa,
which New York assayers say is the
best In The world.
Mrs. G. @. Brunswick of Hammond,
Ind, has compromised her suit against
the Hammon-Ba Chicago Electric line
for the killing Of her husband, the COM
pany paying $4,000.
An eagle tried to carry away a col
ored child near Huntington. Ia. It
was frightened off by Mrs. Richardson,
the mother. hut 1t returned later and
few away with the dog In its talons.
A grievance committee representing
the Lake Shore railway ireman IL ia
Cleveland. and 1t is said Its members
are drawing up grievances TO be pre-
sented TO General Superintendent Can
niff.
The case of Rev. L. NJ. Campbell
against the, banker. Frank O. johnson.
for $4,000 for alternating his wife's af-
fcctions. IL ~ trial at Omaha, Neb.
Campbell alleges that Johnson broke
up his home, and the defendant charges
that the suit 10 a species of blackmail.
Otto Peterson was murdered In n 81
loon row In keokuk. Iowa.. July 1 last.
Now his widow l. suing the i.rlsy
Brewing company. William WEIGH AMI
Carl i'fane for Si0Mio. Alleging thar
her h~uslmni's i~ntemperanc- was caused
by the defendants selling him liquor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
The Woman OF n.

He glared at his wife with hatret
aversion In his eyes.
"Our marriage" he bitterly
claimed, was a bargain"
The coldness in her face seen,
soften as she heard his words.
What a man you are" She M
ito look on the bright side Of thin.
Yes, it was a bargain, and, 10
way of thinking, that was enc cor
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
TRIPLES THAT MAKE ~.

Chri.toPher Columbus,
Have Hung ON a Gam. ~
1t Is a Spanish tradition ,h.. !
of Columbus once hung On :. . u
chess' says the New York Ie,a''
years the schemer had ~
Spanish court, trying to iuts..' !
one in his cause, but at last Ss
he determined to leave 49,
France. The night before ri. :.
departure he sought an anal
the queen to communicate his !.
and to take his leave. The Queen !
him to wait while she maas y
enort to interest the king
the room for that purpose, 81 saa
Ferdinand engaged in a gaus !,
and, disturbing him by he,
and thus causing him to lssa
he let fly a volley of oaths 4, ~
generally and at Columns !,
and then informed isabella sr0l
result of her petition would ua
the result of the game. II oras peai
and things looked blue for tSs
erer OF America, but Isabella az
ing the board, whispered to ~
a suggestion as to Il move tbas
made; the king adopted tba Srs Du
and America was saved.
1t Is a queer story. but n.
than the one told in Rome Al ~
the divorce of Henry VIII. Wa.
discussion that the negotlasons !
broken off by the earl OF WIi,
dog. This unmannerly eur ~
lowed his master into the Csur,
when the pontiff, at the chs
audience, put out his foot TO Ia u
by the earl, the dog bit IL ana !
gered the pope and Mortified tho !
that the negotiations were SnsnaOa
The story may be true or falaS
In either case is an excellent demon
ton of the value Of the tribe WIN
tritie occurs in the life Of an syl
parsonage, and gives point IN MI
mark made by Paschal along the
line, that IL the nose Of Clesuat,|
been an inch longer or sh.-.s-!
course Of the worlds histsry 4
have been materially changed. 4
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The Chinese bride, like the English
one, is richly dressed upon her wedding
day. "Lily-Shoot," as she is called,
braids her hair with a red silken cord,
and wears a little sprig of evergreen
on her head. When the. ceremony Is
over the welded pair &c solemnly
forth to pray before tile tablets erected
to the memory of the b~ridcgroom's an
cestors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Held by the Enemy.

II you are held captive by the enemy,
rheumatism, bound hand and foot in the
shackles Of rheumatic govt, yOu have your
self to blame. because you did not check
their approach in the outset, with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. Tackle them al
snce with this pain soothing, nerve quiet.
ing, blood depurating specific. and you will
experience speedy relief. Riliousness, ma
larial, dyspeptic, liver and neuralgia com
plants yield TO IL.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The Witwaterstrandt mines In South
Africa have recently been examined by
an official expert from Germany, and
ne estimates that they contain about
90,0O0.000 ounces of gold. There are
other deposits Of great value In that
and other parts Of the world, and the
supply Of gold is not likely to run short
for a long time to come.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The census places the egg production
Of 1889 at nearly 10000, 100000, valued
ut $163,4 All 900, while the chickens
themselves are worth S142. 544,350. A
chicken fancier Is entitled to quite ms
much consideration as a breeder Of
horses.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
A

Mrs. Slimdiet-Jane. Mr.. Stardoarder
was explaining the new tariff to me last
evening, and ! fnd some Of the changes
are very important.
Cook-Are they, mum?
Mrs. Slimdiet--Vitally. Hereafter
you must put less sugar in the pudding,
but you can't make up for it by putting
more salt in the soup. Salt is free now.
New York Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

A Maryland nan has a hunting ter
rapin, the only one of which there is
any record. 1t has been taught to lure
its fellows out of the soft mud Of the
creeks, and last year the catch Of
terrapins through the aid Of the hunt
er" yielded a sum exceeding $4,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
m,rs.. Gardeners and Farmers

Tremendous money is made by getting
your vegetables into market 20 days ahead
Of your n~eighbors, Salzer's Northern
grownS Seeds have this reputation. Send TO
the John A. Salzer seed Co, La Crosse,
Wis, for their wholesale catalogue, incIes-
ing q 2-cent stamp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Not Very Graceful.

Little Ethel-At the circus / say a
monkey riding a dog. but he didn't sit
up like a man on a horse.
Mother-How did he ride?
Little Ethel-Oh, he screwed Up
his legs and stopped way over so his
head most touched the dogs ears. He
l. oked most as funny asa boy on a
bicbcle.-Street & Smiths Good News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

Three-tenths Of the earnings Of a
Belgian convict r given to him on
the expiration Of his term Of imprissn-
ment Some of them thus rave more
money in Jail than they ever saved be-
fore.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Parental SOHcitude,

Daughter-But, ma, / don't like him.
Mother-He is an only son, and his
father is very rich.
"Well, as TO that, his father is a wild
ower, and may marry again"
True. / did not think of that. Per
haps you'd better marry the father
New York Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

Ornithologists do no tell US that the
chicken Is the most wonderful Of birds.
yet the fact remains that in proportion
to weight, 1t is far more important 10
the human race than any other animal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
Crimina, Doinss.

Harvey Young Of Undertook, ILL.,.
shot himself at New Berlin, Ohio.
Fred Hawlcy. who was assaulted
with Il Ratchet by his brother. ID. Il.
Hawlcy. at Dundced. ILL.,. is dead.
In Lebanon. Ind. James I.tytnys.on
was acquitted OF the murder OF Chris
iian =. Mister.
Harrison Smith, OF Atlanta, Ga, IA
ther Of eleven children, killed hlmseH
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

No wonder the emperor Of Germany
likes to be away from home as much
as possible. His wife gets up at six
every morning and makes his coffee
with her own hands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

In proportion to the population
France has more money In circulation
than any other country. In France 1t
averages $40.56 per capita; in the Unit
ed States, $24.34; in England and Ger
many, $1S.42: in Japan, $500; in China,
$1.75; In Central America, 81 cents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

Che fish-hooks used to-day are Of pre-
cisely the same shape as those IN
ployed twenty centuries ago. The only
difference is in the material. Then they
were of bronze; now they are OF steel
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

Froude was not the greatest historian
who ever lived, nevertheless England
has none left except Lecky Of equal
fame. On that side of the Atlantic, as
well rs on this side, a sort of literary
i~nterregnum prevails.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

1t recalls old times to read Of the
arrival Of a whaler from the Arctic sea
with a cargo that will net her owners
half a million, and give each of her
crew an extra $1,000. But the whaling
of to-day is much more of a lottery than
1t used to be, and a fortunate voyage
Is a rare exception.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

A st. Joseph young man proposed b
a st. Joseph girl and said he neither
drank, smoked nor played cards, and
she wanted to know if he expected her
to marry a freak.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

A curious barometer Is used In Ger
many and Switzerland. 1t is a jar
OF water, with a frog and a step-iaddsr
In 1t. When the frog comes out of the
water and sits on the steps a rain.
storm win soon occur.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The swell visiting card In CHINA Is
an oblong piece Of red paper about 4
inches wide and s inches long, with
the name In black characters.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

The first oil wen In America vas on
a small farm In the mountains OF
Wayne county, Kentucky. 1t was dis.
covered in 1899.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
PTTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS or vsE PAsTWEEE IN
A CONDENSED FORM.
m Latest and Most Important News
Of the world, CuIIed From the
Telegraph Reports Of the Pres
Aas0cfa lions.
From the Nations Capital.

From the Nations CnpffaI.
OTidals of the state department. have
received information that seventy an
archists are on their way to America
Gov. Renfrow Of Oklahoma Territory
has submitted his annual report TO the
secretary of the Interior. The general
condition Of the territory Is considered
satisfactory.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

Philadelphia's city han tower win be
547 feet 4 inches high uhn Ge statue
Of William Penn shall have been put
m place.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01
In time Of war France putt $40 ont
Of every 1000 Of her population In the
field: Germany. 80; Russia, %.

A New York city photographer de-
lights some Of his patrons by marking
their handkerchiefs with tlssir photo
graphs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-01

A man who had his attention draws said
II was not half as painful as drawing a
tooth.