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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Age of Consent Raised,

Dcs MOinCs, March |. - The senate
code revision committee to-day de-
cided unanimously to recommend n bill
raising the age of consent TO fifteen
years Internationally. A bill had been
discussed six days ut different times
on the floor and had been recommitted
four times. 1t was passed two days
ago but was so defective that it had
to be reconsidered. The Instructions
to the committee We're TO report nal
imously. The bill simply changes the
age from thirteen 10 fifteen, providing
for Imprisonment for life if any male
carnally know any female person I'M
der fifteen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
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LAMBS AND LANDING.
The Time When the Greatest Care
should be Exercised.

To the fiockmaster there can be no
more important time of the year than
the approach of the lambing season.
THE tender shepherds care is called
into more effective service than eve"
before. for protection and warmth or
the ewes in landing and of the lamb
kins when ushered into IA cold world,
is Il matter of vital moment. The
thick fleece of the eve protects her, To
a certain extent. but exposure To ram
~ snow, Of IN cold, biting Wind, may
20 untold damage. .fhuS far the mild
ness of the winter does not call Tor SO
much caution as ordinary on tue Shep-
herds part; but there may come Il
cold stormy period which will over
take the ewes in parturition, ana un-
less they are given the best OF care
and shelter il is liable to work serious
ly against them. On the eve OF that
critical time in the ewes life she
should have a specially-ttted fold
where. away from the wind and frosty
atmosphere, she may deliver her on
spring without fear of the weakllng
either succumbing 10 the rigors OF the
climate or contracting a bad cold.
Such folds are simple of construction
and invaluable in results. In the shep-
herds hands is the life Of h lamb,
and he must prepare for the emerSeh-
cy of sudden and sharp falls OF temp
crature. TO usher these lambs Into q
bleak world is not going to harden
them. It is more likely TO cut their
career in life sadly short. Cleanliness
of the folds in which pregnant ewes
are kept is imperative. They may be
in the fresh and open air all day, u
confinement at night in n fold the air
of which has become rank from neg
lected cleaning may spoil all chance
of successful landing. and has often
led 10 abortion. In mild weather late
lambs may be dropped in the open,
but ~fockmasters who are expecting
'earlies'' must make every provision
and comfort that is necessary to the
warmth and safety of the animals
Indiana Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Very sound Advice.

Mr.. +. w. Proctor concludes an arti-
Gle in the Poultry Monthly with the
follow ing words Of wisdom:
when the long evenings are ushered
In and the fancier is perforce driven
by the wintry blasts TO seek the chin
ney corner, then Is his time to bring
ont his file Of back numbers. Proba-
bly, nine-teDths Of their contents has
been forgotten, IL ever more than
hastily scanned when received. The
present competition peeessitates not
only a degree of CEREAL Intelligence,
but also special application to it's intel
lectuai phase. The most successful
ranciers | know are opponents of this
rule. One must read, re-read and think
deeply in order to become properly CON
yersant with the subject. My advice
to the beginner who had the alterna-
tive OF good stock TO start his career
with, or ample and reliable sources or
information, would be to accept the
latter il restricted to one. The best OF
stock will inevitably d~epreciate in UNI
skillful hands. In selecting sources of
information 40 not overlook the class
of papers for which u fair price is de
manded, as the natural offset Of the
pains and expense required TO make
them OF real value. No amount OF
cheap trash can find any comparison
with the better class of papers. 1t Is
i'm looking over the back files OF such
paners. while the shiftless sort remain
stacked away in thu 'ttic orners that
| am inspired with Sc sugges ions
Making the Pigs Comfortable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
OPENING DELAYED
RED LAKE LAND MAY NOT BE
OPENED THIS SEASON.
Gov. C1Ough sends n Request To the
Interior Department for swamp
Land in the Reservation - This
May Indefinitely Delay the Open
ing of the Reservation and the
Sale Of Pine Lands.

Washington, March /. - There has
been received at the Office of rhe secre-
airy Of the interior a request from GOV.
Clough that the swamp lands shown
By the surveys on White Earth ana
Red Lake reservations, so far rs they
awe progressed. be listed to the State
of Minnesota under the swamp land
grant of 1860. ThA request is fortified
by an elaborate argument covering
both the law and the facts in the case.
Secretary Smith is at present at At
lanta and will o return for some
days, but the matter will be submitted
to him upon his arrival in Washing
ton, and it is expected that the case
will he taken up at nee and an early
decision follow. This adds another
complication TO the matter Of opening
up the agricultural lands on Red Lake
reservation, as the rights of the state
to the swamp lands will have to be
passed upon and definitely settled be-
fore settlers can he allowed on the
lands. 1t will also affect the sale of the
pine as proposed under the Towne
bill, which has just been signed by
the president. Work has already been
begun in the general land Office toward
puttiHS inv piue ou 'ht IidIhei, Dul
the pine lands are affected by the
question raised by the state, as are the
agricultural lands. The state will have
the right to appeal from an adverse
ruling by the secretary to the courts,
and the outcome may he that the open
ing of the agricultural lands and the
sale Of the pine lands may he delayed
until another season. 1t will hardly be
possible to do anything further this
year with either class of lands if the
question now raised is pressed to a de-
ciSion 10y the court Of last resort.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
ri PLOT.
Martha Overmnn Makes n Sensa~
tionni Confession in the Brown

tionni Confession In the Brown
Case.
san Francisco. March i. - The Rev.
DIR. Brown, AFTER two months silence,
has given HIS defense to the public.
The story IL tne most startling which
has yet been told i'm the scandal. Ii
was related as Il confession To the &C.
clesiastical court last night by Miss
Martha Ovcrman, who is the first In
" sensational case TO confess herself
a matchmaker. Miss Oyer1nan's man.
ncr was striking. She spoke so quiet
~ that even the members OF the coun-
ell We're forced to draw forward until
their chairs formed Il small semi-cincle
On the platform. Tie woman SPOKE
deliberately, weaving a remarkable
story, logically and clearly. She cop-
fcSsed that she was q blackmailer.
aud tried to be 4 thief, aud she gave
the information with a smile. She
confessed that she plotted the de%truc-
ton of the man whose hospitality she
now enjoys. She declared that to
save herself from work and the pos
siblc hardships of poverty she CON
sDired with Mrs. Mary a. Davidson
to ruin The character of Br. Brown,
and to blacken her own. She asserted
that she approached the representa-
tives of Il morning paper with a hope
of tempting them to blackmail the ne
cused pastor. She drew her recital to
a dramatic climax by asserting. with
the smile which never left her face,
that she wrote the letters which picture
her own moral and physical ruin and
placed the or her deep distress at
the door of Rev. DIR. Brown. Assert
ing all this. she denied that there had
ever been the slightest improperly in
her relations with the man against
whom she plotted so shrewdly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Judgment I'm Feeding.

A large percentage of the ills that
dairy ows are liable to. come from
indigestion caused by improper feed
ing. There are certain foods that act
in the nature Of laXatiyes, cathartics
and ~tonlcs: it is much better to use
these foods than to dose the cow with
drugs. Bran, beets, carrots, pumpkins.
linseed meal and oats each possess
some value as stimulating digestion.
and some II o more Of them should
have a place in every dairy ration, es-
pecially during winter. When CONS
are at pasture the grass renders other
laxative foods unnecessary.-Kansls
Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
stock Notes.

If you have a good brood mare do
not let the colt become extinct on the
farm.
If the heifer calf IL To make a good
cow she must be fed for it during all
the time she Is growing
An important item in securing prop
or cleanliness in the 10Y stable is to
use plenty of bedding and absorbent
material.
See that the yards are kept dry and
well Uttered with straw or roughage
if you wish clean, healthful stock and
a good crop of manure.
To supply a fine line of products to
select customers there must be good
cows, good feed. good stables and care
full management.
The cow that is giving n good flow OF
milk in winter requires more n bet
ter food than any other animal on ac-
count of the drain upon her of milk
giving.
When the mud is knee deep, or hail
that, the cews are better In the stable
than roaming over the fields picking
up a few mouthfuls of frozen fodder
that may have escaped their scare
last fall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Guard Against Hog Cholera.

On farms where cholera appeared
last summer and fall new hog lots
ought to be provided this spring and
the animals should not be allowed to
run in pastures which were frequent
ed by diseased stock. LII necessary.
SOW a patch OF clover, which will take
the place of a regular pasture field.
Lots car usually be moved at COM
paratively small expense. Unless pre-
cautions Of this kind are taken an
other outbreak may occur at any time.
Proper sanitation, food and good care
may ward 1t of.-Orange Judd Farm
or
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Ehitnr Mcnrihc snes.

Mitchell. s. u. March 3.-R. III. Me
Bride. editor of the eN-Mall, mas com
mrr,ed n civil action against forty
eight citizens Of this town for the de"
struction of his printing office. The ac-
tiop will be brought in Aurora county,
and The was served on Ed
| eohan. a travelling a who was IN
plan lrton Yesterday. IL is said that
MCBRIDE will bring suit for S2oooo
damoree, There is not now much eX-
cIfemcnt over the affair. An extra
edition Of the planklnton Standard
cortcigIrg n long TRADE OF defense,
vrIy,en nv Mcbride, was circulated on
the streets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
A Cold weather shipping Coop.

More fowls are shipped away by ex-
press in cloth coops in winter than ut
any other season of the year, and
many, unfortunately, have their combs
frozen. A ~cloth-covered coop is scant
protection against the cold. Take the
same coop, put cover pieces on outside
the cloth cover, as suggested In thls
sketch. and over these stretch another
covering of cloth, and we have an air
space between that will protect the
fowls from cold. Have Il tight cover,
except the slit for the hand of the ex-
pressman, which will also afford vent
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Exunguished by Artesian Water.

Glendale. n. d., March /. -. Last
night the rear part OF the building &C.
cupied by II. NJ. Bergendahl. who car
ries a large stock Of general merchan-
disc, "a discovered to be on fire. The
fire is supposed to be of incendiary
origin. and was set in the storeroom
near a large oil tank. Again the ef-
ficiency Of our artesian well as a fire
extinguisher was demonstrated, as no
building since the well has been In
operation has ever burned. The stock
was ruined by smoke.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Decision i'm Favor of Railroads In
wisconsin.

Appleton, Wis, March "a suit in
yolying vast railway and real estate
interests in Northern Wisconsin was
decided to-day by Judge Goodland.
The action was brought by the Chicago
& Northwestern against the town or
Crandon and county of Forest to re-
cover railway property seized for non
payment Of taxes on lands, assessment
of which was in excess or the hmi'
fixed by law. The points AT issue were
the LEGALITY Of the tax levy ana the
Iawfulness of the seizure of the rail-
way property. The law was declared
unconstitutional, the tax unlawfui u
that railway property could not De
seized for taxes. The suit is backed
by the Wisconsin, Taxpayers associil-
ton. An appeal will be taken.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
AGREE TO AR~BITR
France and Brazil Desire - Have
Their boundary Dispute Settled.

Paris, March l. The Rappel says
that Brazil recently asked permission
to float a loan in France, but the re-
quest was refused until the frontier
dispute between the two countries was
settled. NJ. Berthelt, the minister for
foreign affairs. yesterday informed the
Brazilian minister that he stipulated
the appointment of a committee com
posed of Frenchmen and BraZilians to
administer the contested region pend
ing the decision of an arbiter. The
two countries have agreed to accept an
arbiter appointed by either Spain,
Switzerland or Sweden.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Washington

Washington, Feb. ga stirring
Tss = oy Mr.. Vest In behalf of Cuba
N nme event Of the dag i'm the senate.
dom Unexpectedly. as Mr.. Vest sell
prpn~o iuouhce his speeches or makes
th,t, ara'iohS The senate had agreed
oln,, .nr hral vote on the Cuban res
moraal would be taken at 4 p. IN. to-
inc Nv anu the debate was proceed
Grsn" VI. hite Of California, and Mr..
leg,I ~ heinware, contending as n
Sts,,a PROPOSITION that the United
cuho,. 'olld not ut this time recognize
Mr. independence. This aroused
remo,st nfst for questions, then for
burs,s ',alce, and then To one of the
timos " eloquence with which he mt
Of neiectriiies the senate. lie spoke
WIN rhann as the toothless old wolf
and nau lest one by one all her litter
rem.i @as stlll elinging TO this single
tha ina.g cub. He pictured Spain as
pllrrinp,so' giant Of Despair in the
Ii ImnaS progress, gazing on defeat.
aBotbpasS'oned words, be made an
ara ISIS TO liberty OF rare beauty
phasi,, tSor' adding with ringing EN-
Never upat the Cuban patriots would
never never again become the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
lRK OF CONGRESS
u,. In tIse senate and House
'e ~ Representatives.

,,,c,on. Feb. 27.-In the senate
lnrrill. chairman of the finance
ittee presented a resolution to
The tariff bill. The roll call
VA with many Interruptions In
n allow senator's to pair. The
oucnt that Mr.. Morrill's mo-
nlnd been defeated-33 to 22-was
nau nected in view of the vote
laws ago. The vote is as fol-
Aldrich, Allison, Baker.
f. Burrows. Cameron, Clark,
III paws. Gear, Hale, Hans
(.hhL uawlay, Mitchell (Or), Nor
Se,son. Perkins, Proctor, Quay.
Nm Shoup. Lodge
'l cannon, Carer, Dubois, Man
,d TELLER (Reps,), Bacon, Bate,
~ cafTcrv, Call, Chiffon, Cockrell,
1,nrdon, Gray. Harris, Hin,
Martin, Morgan, Palmer,
po1rh. Turpic, Vest. Waithall,
IT, Dems.); Allen, Butler, Jones
e. Kyle, PETER, Stewart lfopsl-
a -
49, tho vote had been announced
~ defeat of Mr.. Morrilrs motion,
rns,tIonal coloquy occurred be-
IT, Mr.. Morrill,, Mr.. Teller and Mr..
.man Mr.. Morrill, said the tariff
was dead, and he added that it
NOW shown that there was not Il
Prhlican majority IN the senate.
P%TeIler responded with Intense feel
lie declared that he and his sill
| panrblican associates could not
.oad ont of the Republican party.
H. bouse passed the Indian appro-
brion bill. the sixth of the thirteen
'eral appropriation bills, and sent
= tbe senate. The house also
,sad without debate the Dingley
authorizing the secretary Of the
ssnry TO take and Kill the Alaskan
4 herd if a modus yivendi could not
concluded before the opening Of
nrpsent season for permanent pro-
,iop of the herds with the countries
,reSted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
The Dunrnyen War

London, March 1.-Sir George Bad
en-Powell, NJ. L. for the Kirkdale di-
vision Of Liverpool, who was joint
commissioner on the Boring sea in
vestigation, is authority for the state
ment that Lord Dunravcn cabled his
resignation to the New York Yacht
club in addition to mailing it to the
secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Concession tn MIS-, In rtop

Co~nstantinople. March |. An i'm
parial trade has been issued permit
ting Miss Clara Barton, president OF
the American Red Cross society. and
her representatives, to enter Anatolia
and distribute relief to sufferers there.
United States Minister Terrell accom-
panied Miss Barton and her party to
Selamk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

Washington, Web. IS. - The tariff
H. in the senate brought another
4 of intensely dramatic action, of
S@rctnous debate and of stormy per-
spal coIloquy. The speech of Senator
liter of Montana, one of the five Re
4 ljcan senator's who voted against
needing with the tariff bill, was the
/ in formal event of the day. There
hS added interest in the speech 0w-
10 Mr.. Carriers position rs chair
I'M of the Republican national COM
$ttee. The senator used very plain
BIRDS in demouncing what he termed
movement to drive him and his
$ yer associates out of the Republican
rty. In concluding his speech Mr..
&rter said: =
< is time Republicans who claim
\ I've within the party should take
Heir cues from tho party platform
Their than from the White House.
Il shall occur that this ScnSelcSs cru
Sde against the Republicans who be-
kyed in good faith in the Minneapolis
|atform when it declared for bimetal-
km as well as protection, shall be
&rried to such an extent rs may re-
Biz in the adoption of President
Feyeland's scheme by the st. Louis
tnYention. | submit that the Repub-
AN success will be rendered utterly
tnpOssible. If the platform of 1896
nnOunces 10 the country that the
fank Of bimetallism adopted at Min
apolis was a delusion, a fraud and
snare, it would be just as well for
be Republican party not to make Il
kpminatlon at ST. Louis at ALL"
This was but the prelude to more
Firing events. Mr.. Hoar questioned
pr. Carter as to whether he intended
defeat any protective tariff bill I'M
fss senator's surrendered their con-
I%ictions to him. and whether his con.
F%ruction of the Minneapolis platform
greed with the construction given TO
by President Harrison. Mr.. Carter
fesponded with great vigor that Mr..
}iarrlson's course had not been all that
pas desired, but it was at least n
|eaeon of hope for the future. But 1t
Eas not the construction applicable TO
pc situation in the senate to-day. Mr..
bear iowa sharply questioned Mr..
far'er upon the circumstances of fran
= the financial plank of the Minncap-
IL PLATFORM, bringing out that SEN
OTIS jones tNev.D and Teller (Colo)
faa taken part in shaping the docu-
ath'' MIR Carter asserted that while
" was true, the men who framed
aa' plank never dreamed that the
ElghSh language would permit such
isechstruciion of it's terms. There
kpVn Mr. Gear, referring to Mr.. Car
y > conduc of the national campaign
! 49, asked If this plank was not
ny one by which he Carter and the
from Colorado CTellcr) sought
AIRY the State of Colorado for the
RMpunlican party. Mr.. Carter replied
Inal me plank was so accepted be
Iause the Republican party had always
rrp' 'S promises, and it was now in
unpent on that party to again re-
feem Its promises.
ihe reference to Mr.. Teller's part in
@lls the platform brought him to
'se' With an explanation OF what
n oeen Intended and n fiery de-
man sia'ion of bimetallism Of Mr.. .Sher-
tha Inc latter in turn arraigned
slv ~u'shonesty Of the policy OF free
man winch would pay the laboring
man a. IN a 50-ccnt dollar.
r,ru mouse discussed the Van Horn
WAS .ey election contest, but no action
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Five Men Killed.

Frankfort, w. Va. March 1. - A
boi-er at the establishment of w. H..
Overholt exploded to-day destroying
the house and machinery and killing
five men. Samuel Lfvesay, Kell Ii
vesay, Woodson B-ansberger, Clowney
Kershner and Mr.. Dunbar and injur-
ing five of six others.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
~PIurderOns HlOw

Baraboo. Wis, March 1. - Frank
Redborn. en- Indian with a medical
troupe ut Reedsburg, struck n OF
the squ aws Will the company on the
head with me instrument and left
town, leavin- the woman for dead.
She was unconscious for some time,
but will undoubtedly recover.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
opposcd by L.aboring Men.

New York. March /. Members OF
the central labor union, sympathizers
of organized labor and others filled the
large hall of Cooper Union to protest
against the proposed expenditure Of
S11O.OO0.000 for coast defense, as well
as more millions for al increased
navy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Gnnw Storm

Chicago. March /. - Snow has set
I'm throughout the Northwest. IA depth
of two to four inches being reported
In North Dakota and parts of Mon
tana, with a decided drop in tempera-
ture. The temperature is below zero
north Of North Dakota and Montana.
AT Chicago the temperature was so
a fall Of "A degrees in twenty-four
hours
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

At China SPRINGS. Tex, Julian Ev-
ans and Henry Wilson. farmers. who
had long nursed a feud, fought with
Winchesters yesterday. both receiving
wou2ds resulting ia Death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

Astoria. Or. March 1.-The steamer
Poin Iona, bound from Gray's Har-
Dor for San Francisco, Is reported
ashore ct Long Beach, On. Tie steam
or is a total wreck, but no lives were
lost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

New York, March IL. y. s. eddie,
secretary of the New York Yacht club.
to-day said: There is NJ truth in
that statement. Up 10 this moment
neither a c%ablcgram nor Il letter OF
resignation has been received ut this
club house from Lord Dunravcn."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
Gallery

Fan River. Mass March I. - A gal
lery in the Casino collapsed during Il
polo game last night. Thirty persons
were more or less injured. one died
o after the assidcnt. Others are
thought to be fatally hurt
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05
TIN for Politicians

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. March LIN
an Australian ballct decision az
Marion to-day. Judge Wolf held that
the nominating caucus must represent
a territory co-extensive with that i'm
which the candidate is to be voted for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

4. Upon this place a board cover, Fig.
., having a piece along one edge to
prevent the chicks from getting their
heads under il. Drive three or four
nails through the cover to keep 1t in
place, and it is complete, as in Figure
9. 1t is easily cleaned and handled,
and the chicks cannot get into IL.
Another drinking pan is shown in
Figure 4. 1t consists of a little fence
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05

surrounding the water pan, and may
be made Of tin, zinc or thin strips OF
wood. The spaces should be large
enough to admit the head, but no
more.