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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Home Made Wooden Mattresses.

From Dakota Farmer.
Many people still have the old i'm
preston that perfection of comfort in
repose is found on a downy feathery
bed. But a writer in the National
Stockman has a different experience
he prefers a wool mattress that can be
produced in any farm home that has a
supply Of wool. He says hat for ten
years he has enjoyed the luxury of a
wooden mattress, and beside it for com
| fort and healthfulness the feather bed
sinks into insignifcance.
This is the way he makes it: The
wool is taken in the fleece as it comes
from the sleeps back-medium or low
medium is the best quality for this pur-
! pose-and thoroughly washed until it
is clean and white. The oil in the
wool being soluble in water will mostly
be removed without the use of soap.
After the wool is thoroughly washed
and pressed through the clothes wiring
er it sho-id be thoroughly scalded.
This process makes the dbers harsh
to ONE extent and de%stroyes the felt
ing properties. Upon this point de-
ponds the ultimate success of the oper-
alton. BE sure to scald the wool after
it is thoroughly clean. Now spread it
upCn sheets to dry in the sun. When
dry it Should be carefully picked apart
by had s % as to remove every particle
of sticks or other foreign substance,
and it is ready. Prepare ticking as for
a mattress of husks with top off. Wife
says the edges are not necessary; but
it may be made like a heavy comfort
and sewed around the edge with a
machine. Place the wool as evenly
over the ticking as may be until you
have on all of fifteen pounds-this
amount will make a nice sized bed.
Now adjust the top and knot the mat
tress carefully at intervals of six or
eight inches. sew up the edges on the
machine, and you will have a mattress
that will take the place of the feather
bed even with those most prejudicGd in
it's favor. 1t will add to your comfort
able rest and Illus add days to your
life. Comforts may be filed in the
manner, and will be found better and
far warmer than with cotton. Pillows
of the same are luxurious and are far
more healthful han the regular feath-
er pillow. OF course they are vastly
cheaper at present low prices of wool.
1t is a good plan to use all the wool
| possible in the house and encourage
this industry, which is so valuable in
keeping up the fertility of the farm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Completely ParaIyzed.
PHYSICIANS ARE ASTOUNDED
BY A PECULIAR CASE.
A Young Man Stricken with Lsndry's
Paralysis and Yet Receivers.

(From the Times, Philadelphia, Pa
Stricken with Landry's Paralysis and
yet cured. That means but little to the
average layman but ii means a miracle
to a physician. Such is the rare expert
ence of O. E. baltimore. OF Madison,
N. J.
Yes, It is true that l had Landry's
Paralysis" said Mr.. baltimore to a re-
porter, or else the most celebrated
physicians of London were mistaken.
1T was on the 18th OF March, this
year" he continued, when l was In
New York City, that l first felt the
symptoms OF my trouble. ! experienced
difficulty in going upstairs, my legs
falling to support me. l consulted 6
physician, who informed me that l had
every symptom OF Locomotor Ataxia,
but as the case developed he pro-
bounced IT a case of Landry's Paralysis
and knowing the nature Of the disease.
advised me 10 start for my home and
friends / gave up my work and on
April LIST started for London. Ont. A
~well-known physician was consulted,
but i grew rapidly worse n on Satur-
day, April Z, several eminent physicians
held a consultation on my case and In
formed me that l was at deaths door,
having but three TO six days to live,
still / fingered on, by this time complete
ly paralyzed, my hands and feet being
dead, / could hardly whisper my wants
and could only swallow liquids, and
death would really have been a welcome
visitor.
Now zones the part that has as
founded the physicians. Rev. Mr..
Gondy, a clergyman who visited me in
my last hours, as he supposed, told me
OF h marvellous cures Of paralysis
that had been performed by DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People. I
started to take the pills about April rs
and a week after that felt an improve
ment in my condition. There was a
warm, tingling sensation In the limbs
that la been entirely dead and l soon
began to move my feet and hands, the
improvement continued until May Is,
when / was taken out Of bed for a drive
and drove the horse myself. BY the
first of July / was able to walk
upstairs alone and paid a visit TO Mia
CARA.
Slowly but surely ! gained my old
health and strength leaving Ontario for
New York on Oct. IL and beginning
my work again on Oct. &c. 1894. Cured
Of Landry's Paralysis in eight months. -
To confirm his story beyond doubt Mr..
baltimore made affidavit.
Sworn N subscribed before me Dec.
:, 1894. AMOS c. RATHBUN.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness TO the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
all druggists, or may be had by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Sch" lectady, N. Y, for so cents per box,
or six boxes for $3.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Profit In Guineas.

A flock of guineas are about the most
profitable poultry that can be kept IL
they are where they can have unlimit-
cd range. The common OIL pearl g~uineas
are just as good as the albino or white
variety, but when cooked their flesh is
not so white. In the morning when
they are let out of the poultry house
they do not stop longer than to pick up
a little of the grain given to the flock,
and then they wander off to the fields
in search of weed seeds and bugs,
which they ike better than anything
that can be given them. They never
grow tame like hens. but the white
ones are much more domestic in their
habits than the colored ones
The white guinea mems lay in the
nests with the hens during the whole
get ready TO sit they will steal off and
hide their nests and hatch their eggs IL
they are not watched. Do not let them
hatch their eggs, as they are careless
mothers, and a guinea hen that will
lTdTot wv AilInS oub VI ~ habShCa a.
be doing pretty well. Hatch them I'M
der hens and let the hens raise them,
and they develop a great affection for
their foster mother, refusing to be
weaned during the whole season, but
following her faithfully whenever she
is out of the poultry house. When first
Matched, guineas are exceedingly wild,
and unless confined in a place where
they cannot get away they will wander
off and perish, leaving the nest very
frequently two or three hours after
they are Matched.
Guinea eggs do not take well in mar
ket because of their small size, but for
house use they are as good as any, and
they are produced in such abundance
and at such little cost that anyone can
afford to keep a flock of these fowls for
the eggs for house use
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

II cannot speak TOO highly OF Hoods
~sarsaparilla, as it has worked wonders in
my case. / am "A years of age and have
been afflicted with salt rheum on my hands
for a great many years. l tried many
things to cure them, but failed. My hands
would crack open and bleed profusely, and
the pain was terrible TO bear. Since taking
Hoods sarsaparilla the flesh has healed and
the skin is as smooth as any farmers, I
recommend Hoods Sarsapsrilla as a reliable
medicine and always speak in its favor
LLOYD B. CHASE, Swansea, Mass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Sounds but a mockery 10 the ayspeptic He
hears At, Of course, hut his stomach aors not
respond 10 the cali He goes through Inc
mOlIons" and suncTs afterwards Ior the small
amount Of SIcIuaIs he partakcs OF. HosLeLLers
Stomach BltIerS alters ms GOHaItion into one
oil aUIlty 10 eat pIenufuiIy, digest heartily,
ana 10 thoroughly. MHIarla, rheuLnAr
usln, constipation ana DlllousneSs ARE Gour
Quered W LhIs worId.lanleu medLcine
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Mrs. De Rue-If you ever did any
good in this wide world, I'd like to
know what it is.
Mr.. De Rue-Well, for one thing,
| saved you from dying an ot maid.
New York Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

VIII be of value to the world by illus
trating the improvements in the me-
chanical arts, and eminent physicians
will tell you that the progress in medic
inal agents has been of equal impor-
lance, and as a strengthening laxative
Syrup of Figs is far In advance of all
Others
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Consumntinn Kills

~SAAAAAA HA.CAA hAAl1
more people than rifle
balls. 1t is more dead
ly han any of the
much dreaded cpl
denies. 1t is a steal
thy, gradual, slow
disease. II pcnetrates
the whole body. 1t
Is in every drop of
blood. II seems to
work only at the
lungs, but the ter
rible drain and waste
go on all over the
body. To cure con-
sumption, work on
the blood, make it
} pure, rich and whole
some, build up the
wasting tissues, put
the body into condi-
ton for a fight with
the dread disease.
DIR. Pierce's Golden
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

GourNand-Well, I'm glad Lent is
over.
Russell-Have you kept it strictly7
Gourmand-Not /; but other people
have. I've scarcely cared to go out to
dinner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Medical Discovery lights in the night way.
II will cure oS per cent. Of all cases if taken
during the early stages of the disease. Its
first action is to put the stomach, bowels,
liver and kidneys into good working order.
That makes digestion good aud assimilation
quick and thorough. II makes sound, healthy
flesh. That is half the battle. That makes
the Discovery" good for those who have not
consumption, but who are lighter and les
robust than they ought to be.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Young Stoutly-Where's my father?
Oh, he's off to the cattle show! new
err See much Of him. His main hobby
in life is fat pigs.
Miss Prettypirt-I wonder he does
not take more interest in you.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Merchant-Wiat! Are you here
again? 1t was only yesterday that /
kicked you down stairs.
Tramp-What a memory you have
got! l have forgotten all about it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
In Chicago, of Course.

She-You say you were never in
love. How near did you ever come
to being in love?
Howell, pretty near. I've been
married three times
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

$50 Mr.. Westside is not Inf"
mo, sab. What name shall / tell
him, when he returns, sahT'
mo name necessary; / am an intI-
mate friend of his"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

when l drink much l can't work,
sol let it alone"
The drinking"
mo, the working"
Husband-Never! / always lose.-
New York Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
That Was the Reason.

Willets-What's Blobson doing now7
Gilletts-He isn't doing anything.
He's got a government position.-Dal.
las, Texas, Times-Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
IRRIGATION.
. SOUTH DAKOTA TILLER TELLS HIS
EXPERIENCE.

Says Ten Inches Is not too Deep to Plow-
Pumped Water From the James River
With Fourteen Horse Power Engine,
More Thorough Work Would Have Re-
suited Much More satisfactorily.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Minded.

The Mother-Yes, u baby weighed
twelve pounds when it was born.
The Retired Butcher deeply inter
.stedC-Without the bones?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

HALLS CATARRH CURE is a liiqud and is
laken internally, and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. Send
lor testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
+. J. CHENEY g. CO, Props Toledo, o.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Not For Him.

He-Won't you give me a lock of
your hair!
She-I cannot; some one else has the
key.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

1t Is a sign that a woman Is getting old
when she stops crying over trouble and
begins 10 think.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Bobby-Pa, is there any Office tina.
has to seek the man?
pa-Yes, Bobby; the police-office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

PisO's Cure for Consumption relieves the
mueller, Lexington, Mo, Feb. "a, "a.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Attention Is called to the advertisement
" 7. NJ. Roberts Supply House. This is a
perfectly reliable firm, and any error made
II shipment Is promptly made satisfactory.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
1t Depends.

She-Do you believe that two car
live cheaper than one?
He-It depends upon which one
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

jennie Masher-May / kiss you with
the ardor Of the rising sun kissing a
beautiful flower?
Miss Flirty-Yes. I will grant your
request If you will stay as far away
from me as the sun is.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
An Effective Substitute.

Mr.. Dinwiddie-I read to-day about
a nan ninety-nine years of age who
never wore eyeglasses in his life.
Mrs. Dinwiddie-How very wonder
full!
Mr.. Dinwiddie-Not so very wonder
full, either. He wears spectacles.-
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

that you hayen no more corns. Hindsrcorns reno
o. them, and very comforting It is 15c. at dTuggis
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
An Unkind Cut.

Hoods Pills 6ess R S55 aSSe MS Sc. ''i'00'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
First Catch Your Hare,

Dinsle-What is the first require.
ment Of a congressman.
Jingle-Electi
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Parker's Ginger Tonic IN popular
orits good work. Suffering. tired. ~sleepless. n nv
Gus women find nothing SO soothing aud rsviying
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
IF the Bsby t. Cutting Teeth
One Thing at "A Time.

Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs
WmsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with GIycerine
rhe original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hand,
and Face, Cold Sores, &c. c. @. Clark Co.. N. Haven, Ct
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

"Hanson's Magic corn Balve."
Warranted 20 cure or money refunded. Ask yous
druggist for It. Price 10 cents,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Hoods S~arsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
II Affected Him.

Prominently in the public eye to-day.
Be sure to get Hoods and only Hoods.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
4 Desirable Air.

Haverly-What a peculiar air that
Miss RoDdstock has.
Austin-Yes; a sort of a E~IlIIion-aire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
A stunning speech.

A distinguished traveller, who had made
the ascent of an Asiatic mountain (Which
may be here called "Upapol," was to re-
turn thanks for the visitors at g, dinner of
the Alpine Club, but though he was 4 bold
mountaineeT, he was timid orator, says
BlackwOods Magazine. Got TO make u
speech ?" said friend whom he consulted
at the club Then there is nothing like
taking a glass of sherry and bitters first"
So said other friends one after the other,
and on each occasion the prescribed dose
was conscientiously swallowed. The eff
feet, on nervous organization, was moth
ing less than confusion worse confounded.
When his achievement had been de-
scribed in glowing terms by the proposer
of the toast, and the celebrated explorer
rose to reply, he contented himself at first
with smiling blandly at his audience for a
minute or two as he swayed backward
and forward. Then he began Gentlemen,
Upapol is seventeen thousand levels above
the feet of the sea" There was roar of
Homeric laughter, but the orator smiled
still and continued; mo, that is all -
nonsense. OF course, l mean twenty thou
sand seas above the level of the feet
Another shout made him think that this
statement, too, had something wrong
about it, and then he gave up his task in
despair, and we never heard particulars
of an ascent which we were quite prepared
to celebrate as the most remarkable feat
of modern climbing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11

At a. small railway station in the hilly
part of Alabama, an old man, carrying a
carpet bag and accompanied by his Wife,
boarded the train, says an exchange. They
took the first seat the old lady next to
the window. 1t was apparent that this
was their first railway journey. The
train started, and they both looked
eagerly from the window, and, as the
speed increased, a look of keenest anx-
iety gathered on the old lady's face. She
grasped her husbands arm and said in
a voice plainly audible above the roar to
those about her: Joel, we be goin aw-
full quick. 1 know faint safe" A few
minutes later the train ran on to a long
trestle. With a little Shrek of terror the
old lady sprang to her feet and seized the
back Of the seat In front Of her There
she stood, trembling from head to foot.
staring from the WINDOW. Meantime the
train sped onward and was soon once
more on solid earth. The Old lady was
quick TO note the change. Her features
relaxed ana she sank into her seat with
the ferVcnt exclamation. Thank good
ness! She's lit again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
The Cotton States Exposition.

The Cotton States and International
Exposition is going to be a much bigger
affair than it was generally expected it
would be when it was first proposed. It
has grown in every way as preparations
for it have progressed. 1t will not, of
course, be what the Columbian EXPOSE
ton at Chicago was and no one expects
it to be, but it will he of such proportions
and excellence as will surprise those who
attend it.
For awhile the buildings were in such
a backward state that fears were ex-
pressed that it would not be ready for the
reception of visitors by Sept. 49, the date
of the opening, but such progress has
been made during the last few weeks that
there is no longer ground for fears of that
kind. There will be no postponement of
the opening day, and when that day ar
rives everything will be ready for the
opening.
The buildings are fine and the grounds
are exceedingly attractive. Not a great
many of the states will have separate
buildings for their exhibits, but about
all the states will have exhibits. And the
exhibits of the states as well as of for
eign countries. will be we'll worth seeing.
The foreign exhibits, while not extensive
as they were at Chicago. will be equally
as fine, and the domestic exhibits will
compare favorably with those that were
at Chicago.
The fair will not be the Chicago fair
over again on a smaller scale, but it viii
be scarcely less interesting. 1t will lie
distinctly southern in character, but it
will be so broad in its scope that it will
present features of the life and industries
of every country in the world. 1t Will not
be a fair that can be seen in a day. Those
who have the idea that it will should get
rid of it at once. 1t will be a fair that will
afford entertainment and instruction for
many days.
And what is Savannah doing to make
a favorable impression at the fair? Are
her manufacturers getting their exhibits in
shape? Is her industrial committee pre-
pairing to make the best possible showing
in her behalf? Only little more than a
month remains to do what is to be done.
There is no time to waste. Savannah can
not afford to be less enterprising than her
sister cities in this matter of the exposi-
ton.
We have no doubt that the fair will be
Of benefit to Georgia and the whole south.
Attention is now very generally directed
to the south, and the fair will do much
to confirm the growing impression that
the southern states offer greater oppor-
tunities to immigrants and industrial en-
terprlses than any other section of the
country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
PrnNer md Micrnhes.

Summer before last. when there was a
likelihood that the Asiatic cholera would
be brought into this country, it was pro-
posed at a meeting of ministers in Phila-
delphia that day be set apart for prayers
to God that the country might be spared
a visitation of the plague one minister
objected, on the ground that he could not
appeal to God to keep away the cholera,
while the people themselves left undone
those things which common sense and
science say should be done to check or
prevent the plague. He said that epidem-
les were providential only in so far as God
overlooks them and brings good out of
them and because they arise and flour
ish in accordance with natural laws in
stituted by divine wisdom.
This Philadelphia incident furnishes the
theme for a paper by DIR. Elias Weigel.
in the Lutheran Quarterly, in which the
objection is upheld and justified In his
opinion it is not only presumptuous, but
almost blasphemous, to pray to God to
avert that which is brought about by our
own negligence or Indifference Medical
science has discovered how very nearly
if not all epidemic diseases originate, and
medical and sanitary sciences have taught
how such diseases should be treated.
1t is against common sense as well as
against religion to suppose that God will
interfere to avert disasters that may be
averted by human agencies. The heather
prays to his deities against the plague
yet lives amidst filth; and the plague
fiourishes. If the Christian prays TO his
God and continues TO live like the heather
surrounded with germ breeding conditions.
he may expect his prayers to be unan-
swered. And it is blasphemy to lay the
blame for the epidemic upon God. IF
we have done everything in our power to
avert the disaster" says the doctor. land
still it comes, we can throw ourselves upon
the infinite resources of a benevolent Prov
idence, in the consciousness that He will
suffer no real harm to come to His own
faithful children. All we can reasonably
expect, when an epidemic has been self
imposed. is Gods directing and overruling
providence. But il We have used every
possible means TO avert such a calamity
We can claim, according to His own prom
Uses. His sustaining. preserving and CO.
operating providence therein"