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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Poker.

Poker playing for money has been
considered II Of these forms Of amuse-
ment with which the law may Justly
interfere, but Chief Justice Beatty Of
the supreme court Of California says IN
a recent decision: Potter playing FOR
money, however Objectionable IN fact,
is il. the eyes Of the law az innocent as
chess or any game played fOr recreation,
and its votaries and the places where it
is played are not criminal On with
the jackpot; let Joy be mnconined -
Boston Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
r E CITIES.
Density Of Population Compared In New
York, London and Paris.

Density Of Population Compared In New
York, London and Paris.
In all the countries Of Europe, in the
United States and il the Dominion OF
Canada there are, s far as recent q
authentic figures show, 10000, OOc
houses. There are 342. 900 houses, some
OF them unsubstantial affairs, iii the
city of Tokyo, one for every five people,
20 that the Japanese metropolis does not
suffer from overcrowding.
New York has 49, 900 houses, aver
aging IS residents TO each. London, the
greatest accumulation of inhabitants IN
the world, has 600, 600 houses. or seven
residents in each ON the average. Lon
don has increased in this respect very
rapidly, for at the beginning of the
present century the number Of houses
was only 100, 900, little more than New
York has at this time. The population
Of London at that time (l800) was
900, 900. 1t is now 4 1000, 900. So it has
increased nearly fivefold, but the mum
Der Of houses has not increased IN as
large a ratio.
Paris has 90, 600 houses. At the close
of the Franco Prussian war it had
70,O At the close of the Napoleonic
wars it had 2S, 600. The area Of the
city has extended meanwhile. The aver
2 number of residents in a house in
Paris is %, which is about 80 per cent
greater than in New York. The major
ity of public buildings in Paris are util-
lied for purposes Of residence, especial
" upon the top floors, whereas in New
York scores Of the buildings in every
street down town are given over exclu-
fively TO business purposes. In a square
mile or more of the territory between
Wall and Spruce streets and between
Broadway and the East river there were
at the recent election only 430 voters,
representing a total population Of 100.
New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Pear Tree Fruited with Apples.

A pear tree hanging full of apples is
a freak of nature located on the old
DuDklinson farm, two miles north Of
Saylor Spring, Ills. The farm is occu-
pied by Captain George Elliott, who
discovered the tree loaded with green
apples a few days ago. This tree has
borne pears of a fine quality for eight
years in succession. People are coming
from the surrounding country and towns
to view this phenomena. Captain George
Elliott and Police Judge Frank Van
Houten vouch for the tree being pear
and its now being fruited with apples.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Vegetables Raised In a Graveyard.

A vegetable garden in a graveyard
one of the curiosities in Augusta. |
graveyard is a small one and has
tombs, but numerous slabs tell the ?
sersby that the ancient dead rep
there. Cucumbers, tomatoes and
pepper are found in abundance thd
and several im~pecunious persons are
sponsible for thus making this unia
corner in the vegetable market
lanta Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Chicago Wants Keir Hardie.

The Chicago labor congress has in
vited Keir Hardie, the most radical of
the socialist members of the British
parliament, to visit Chicago next month
and deliver an address there. John
Burns, M. p, who proclaims himself a
socialist, was not hot enough for Chi
cago when he was there last year.
Hardie is the member of parliament
who sits there iii his working clothes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Waterfowl; sog hs1 & III i

land od;ce pt WATERFOWL. South pa "a
octobcI, o y
Notice is hereby given that tha ;o%tenti|
named settler has filed notice OF hAs sunport
To make homestead finel proof N I'm be ms]
his claim, and that said proof VII clark
before the Judge or In MS aosehce Dako1
On Nov. -, 1896, viz
Frank Miotko. % tow
for the southeast quarter OF scctlhon follosi1
ship i23, n IS. He names tne ,rcsideD
witnesses "a prove his continuous Jol
uI,on and cultivation OF SAID ianu, -, wsE, q
Joseph Helwig, ali OF Thorson 3
county 3D. M. W, sHEAFE, Res'''a'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
A Divorce In FIFTY Minutes.

They obtain divorces i'll so minutes
in Muncie, Ind. This beats Dakota,
Chicago, or, as Farmer John Z. Grams of
St%ephensville, Sullivan county, would
say, "it beats potato bugs. New
York Telegram.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Strategic Mr.. Chame.

Mrs. Chafie-I don't know how !
car get Johnnie to take his medicine.
If I tell him what it is, he won't take
it, and il / don't tell him he won't
take ii.
Mr. Chafie.-I'l tell you what TO Go.
just put it on the table and forbid him
TO touch it, and then he will take it
sure. -London Tit-Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Medical Ethics.

No up to date physician win allow one
Of his good paying patients to die FROM
the effects OF an old fashioned disease
-Washington Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
A CLEVER HORSE.
1t Weeds the Garden as Wei as Any Gar.
dener Could.

1t Weeds the Garden a. Well as Any Gar.
dener Could.
Henry Moore, a planter living near
Englewood, Ala, has a valuable riding
horse. Kit, which he has trained to do
light garden work III a unique way when
not ON duty under the saddle.
When Kit was a young colt, he had
the misfortune to sprain his knee in re.
ing and romping about the pasture, and
to give him careful attention and keep
him well out of harms way his master
put him in the garden to take things
easy till his recovery. Moore's garden,
like the average one in this section.
sometimes gets overrea with cocoa grass.
and having occasion to chop it out pretty
frequently, he hit upon a plan by which
he might be relieved of this almost end
less work during Kits confinement.
The colt had always seemed remark
ably quick and intelligent, and with q
very little training Moore taught him to
pull grass as cleveriy and neatly as it
could be done by hand. In a short while
Kit was engaged as regular gardener, as
1t Were, keeping the beds as clean as the
floor and piling the grass in the walks,
to be removed by barrows-Philadel.
phia Times
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05

"The new woman in bloomers, I" says
Rev. p. $. Henson, sis a sight to scan
dalize the gods" Let's see-what do
the gods wear!-Chicago Dispatch.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
That Bicycle Face.

The weary look ON the faces of bicy-
,lers has been accounted for at last.
They are pneumatically tired. Boston
Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05

Inc Oriental war is almost as hard to
nnish as the American prize fight IL Ia
aegin.-Washiugton Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05
Protecting Home Industries.

The m of Tacoma, Wash, are
engaged In a very active crusade in IA
vor OF home industries" They have
formed a league Whose members pledge
themselves to give preference always to
articles manufactured in Tacoma or
produced III the state and to labor to
bring others to their principles. The
women are working in the matter with
an astonishing vigor and have succeed
ed IN booming local trade to a notable
extent One feature Of the crusade is a
badge by members of the Home
industry league. and another is the
printing OF a list of home manufactured
articles, which is supplied to every
household in the town.-New York Sun
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
Does Duck Make You Selfish.


"Talking of game," said diner at All
uptown cafe, ibid you ever notice that
a duck has weird effect on a mans
selfish instincts? A tender canvasback,
cooked to turn, will arouse peculiar
gluttony in the average good fellows
nature. I've watched this curious de-
velopment for years among my friends
and acquaintance. Just drop into a
club or swell restaurant about the
time the shooting season opens. If you
see fellow hiding over in a corner,
his eyeballs> cleaning like cannibals
over a young missionary on the fire
why, he's got duck. Fellows of warm,
social qualities, addicted to table fel-
lowship and liberality, become pos.
sessed of solitaire gastronomic mania,
totally out Of their line when they.
strike duck. They steal off like o dog
with fresh bone, and you can almost
hear a growl from the greedy beast il
you 90 too close to that bird. Tnke
that fellow 800 days in, the year and
you'll find him angling for some other
good fellow to share dinner with him
says he hates to eat alone. Now,
want to know why the succulent duck
should arouse this uncanny instinct in
q social specimen of the man. Think
It out if you CAM. Y. Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
Grant % o Talker.

j, my husband" said Mrs. q. S. Grant
to an interviewer the other day, "could
talk very we'll if he wished to, though
it was often hard to get him to talk.
He seldom spoke about the war, and
there were some subjects which he
would never take up of his own accord.
He would never allow me, however, I'd
make ,misstatement if he could hell
it, and often got him to talking about
certain things BY Intentionally stating
them in q way which l knew was not.
correct, whereupon the general would
look at me in a despairing way and
say: Now, Julia think you are mis-
taken about that; you have it. all
wrong; it was this way he would
then go on to tell the true story OF
the matter in all its details. He grew
interested as he talked. His face
lighted up at such times, and he ex1
pressed himself in good language. 10
was very well-read man, and during
most Of his life was hard student"
n. o. Times-Democra4. f
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28

think ofahi,h all Che morning tomixe
up for it, Isn't' it too BID that donkeys
can't GO to Heaven" So, .s,..,
MAYBE there's q donkey land some
where" answered Philip, hopefully.
"And anyway, Jack doesn't have to
work any more. He was worn out"
When the children reached the wal
nut tree in the field, they set to work
on the lumpy mass of earth that
marked Jacks resting place. It TOOK
long time to smooth and shape 1T;
but after the flowers were arranged
according to their taste, Sara and Phil
in rested, we'll satisfied with their la
Dor.
"Ill put the flag in the middle" said
Philip, proceeding to carry out his
words. II think more flags and less
lilacs would have been better, don't
your"
mo, DON'T" answered Sara, looking
at it critically. 'The lilacs are espc-
cially for Jack; and the flag is only to
show our respect for the country. This
isn't a soldiers grave"
"But 1 believe that Jack would have
made a splendid soldier if he hadn't
been a Donkey" said Philip, thought
fully. "You know good soldier is one
who stands by his post and don't move,
whatever happens; and Jack had just
that kind of spirit"
'And we used to whip him when he
wouldn't bulge" sighed Sara, remorsc-
fully. "But I think we better have
the exercises now, and then eat our
lunch;" and Philip readily agreed to
this proposal.
The Exercises" consisted of patriotic
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
Pure, Iron Valuolees,

Strange as it may seem, remarks q
writer en- meta1lolds, chemically pure
iron is of no use to the manufacturer.
It being the impurities in iron which
make it the most valuable and impor-
tant Of metals. These impurities are
stnetalloids, and of particular interest to
the foundryman are such metalloids
as carbon, silicon, manganese, sulphur,
phosphorus, and a good foundry pig
iron should contain from 1928 to 3.5 per
cent. OF. carbon, from 3 to 3.25 per cent.
Of silicon and from to IS per cent. Of
manganese, though the phosphorus
may run as high as per cent, but sui
phur not to exceed .o5 per cent. Tho
blast furnace that supplies the pig iron
to the foundryman is supposed to an
;alyze its iron, and the foundryman, if
lie carries on his operations accord
ing to modern practices, orders iron
with reference to carbon, silicon and
manganese suited to the nature of the
metal it is desired to put into the cast
ing.-San Francisco Scientific Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
PlrH An ) POINT.

~ believe. you're going to fall on
me-" said the shed to the shot tower.
SWELL" said the shot tower, Its true I
have leaning that way."-N. Y. Press.
The Chef-D'Oeuvre.-Mr. Impress
sionist-"Thats my last, there on the
easel. Now that is q picture, Squibs. {"
Squibs-"Yes, so it is. I can tell that by
the frame" -Harlem Life.
-"Why did Mrs. Dash send for you"
"Why, her careless servant mixed up
her real cut-glass with the tearstore
kind, and she wanted me to help her
separate them."- philadelphia Record.
Pride and Prejudice.-Td be
ashamed to go around begging" said
the prosperous citizen. :, 'Pride's fun
ny thing, amt it?": answered Mr.. Ev-
erett Wrest. Here you arc, tooproua
to beg, and here. I am, too proud to
work. Takes all sorts to make world,
I guess."-Indianapolis Journal.
III wish to exchange this thermom-
eter for good one," she said to the
salesman. Certainly. What is wrong
with it," 1.-THE woman who lives next
door to me bought thermometer and
paid less for it than this e.cost. But
it registered seven degrees more than
mine did yesterday afternoon. "-Wash-
ington Star.
Literally True.-"We have ascer-
tanned, your honor" said the lawyer
for the prosecution to the learned judge,
that the defense got our most i'm
portant witness drunk, and while in
that condition took him off into the
next state, and beyond the jurisdiction
of this court" Spirited away, was
he?" asked the Judge. That was really
the way of it.-Detroit Free Press.
"A gentleman of this city relates
that some time ago, in the New York
club, he met Fred Wright, Jr., the COM
edian. Some one was telling about
woman who had just married her third
husband. by the way" the gentleman
asked. "where is her first husband
buried?" "He was cremated," was the
answer. "And the second?" "Also Gre
mated" "By Jove," observed little Mr..
Wright, "that woman has husbands to
burn,"-St. Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
"WE'RE. VERY SORRY"

they decided what to do; and when Mr..
and Mrs. Hadley, on the edge Of tho
crowd, saw Philip and Sara making
their way on the platform after the eel:
ebration, they were much astonished. i
"Please, sir, my sister thought she
told you that Jack wasn't a soldier, =
said Philip, when the pair, holding each
others hands, stood before the gentle
man. II think Jack would have made
a good soldier" he added, quickly;
wishing his nearer to know that the
flowers had not been bestowed, even
mistakenly, on an unworthy character.
"We're sorry, and we'll bring the gen.
erals wreath back right away" ;.
"Ah, not soldier ?" said their friend,
recognizing the children after a puz-
zled stare. MAY I ask who Jack was ?''
HE was our donkey" answered Phil
ip and Sara together; and the hearty
fit of laughter that followed this dis
closure drove away the children's fear.
It was not long before the gentleman
was listening. with hattering interest.
to the story of Jacks life, death and
burial, and declared that the wreath
should be left where it was. 1T was
brave in you to come and tell me about
it," he said, as he took Philips hand
in parting. "It's as hard sometimes to
tell the truth as it is to face shot and
shell; and I believe you have real SOL
der stuff in you. The laurel wreath
really belongs to you" \
TITS pity Jack can't know about it,
for he'll never be so grand again." was
all the answer Philip made to this
praise, and when the gentleman
stopped to kiss Sara's pretty mouth
she said seriously: sack was very
fond of lilacs, and we mean to cover his
grave with them as long as we live, but
I'm sure this will always be Jacks best
Decoration day."-Ella Doyle, in N. Y.
Independent. [
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28

deere It W. not until a*gentlea1an
rose u speak ii, whom Sara and Philip
1ecogn1zed Their friend of the mora
ing that they gave close attention, .4,-
Wild applause greeted this gentle
man, which broke out afresh at his stir
ring words, particularly when he dwelt
on the great pride that Hilton might
well feel in its distinguished son, who,
after doing noble service for his coun-
try, now rested in their midst. But
after sounding the praise Of Hiltons
special hero, the speaker went on to
say that the day was not set apart for
the worship of any one soldier, no mat
ter how great his career. 1t was just
here that the listening children's inter
est suddenly turned to CONSERVATION;
for in q few touching words he de-
scribed the humble grave which he sup
posed to be one of the nations heroes,
decorated by loving children's hands.
II came to you bearing wreath Of
laurel for our brave general, but ! left
it on yonder hillside to deck the grave
of man unknown to fame, my tribute
of respect to brother soldier, caring
not whether he wore the blue or the
gray;" and after a graceful bow. the
orator retired, while the brass band
struck up amid the cheers of the crowd.
Sara and Philip looked at each other
in frightened way. The generals
wreath on the donkey's grave! It was
dreadful mistake. e..
II told him it was only Jack, I'm sure
I did," whispered Sara, her face very
pale. ooh, Philip, what shall we do?'
It took a great deal of whispering,
and courage, and resolution, before
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
Complimentary If Not Logical.


r. Candidate-How is this, Rastus!
Didn't give you four dollars for vot.
ing for me at the recent election?
/. i Rastus-Ter be suttingly yo' did,
ledge.
q "And yet Jim Matthews tells me that
you gave him your vote for dollar"
i, "Dat's perzackly ercordance ter de
Jacks, jedge." l.. ,.,.;..,,s.-' ". 49, :.
"You acknowledge It, do you? And
you.call that a square deal?" 80
I'm co'se; jedge; 20 see, I fixes mer
price ercordance ter de fitness er de
man; I suttinly considers yo'sef gwine
ter be wuff TO- times as much ter de
publick sarbis as dat yer Urinary Jir,
Matyuse, en- ercordance ter mer jedg-
men in de matter couldn' fin it IT.
mer conshinse ter put yo' on de same
finanshual footin', nohow." - Boston
Courier.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28

songs, sung by the children as they
slowly marched around the grave. It
was while their voices were sounding
out the ringing notes Of "America,"
that two gentlemen, coming along the
Hilton road in a carriage, had full sight
and sound of this performance.
"A soldiers grave in this lonely spot!"
one of them exclaimed, as they drew
near enough to see the decorated
mound. 1.-THE Stars and Stripes are
floating over him. I'll ask who it isl
mo, no." said his companion, quickly.
like enough it's the children's father
or brother, and we won't ask any ques-
tions.',
Sara and Philip had stopped singing
to dispute over a certain point, and
were too busy to notice the carriage
and it's occupants. Philip insisted on
singing: Land where our donkey
died." which Sara thought was disre-
spectful, not to say wicked. How the
dispute would have ended, no one can
say; for a call from the carriage start.
led them and brought wrangling to q
close,
"Here, children, let me add my trib-
ute to a friend and brother. That he
served his country is enough for me
to know" and the gentleman who said
this held out an elegant wreath of
white roses and glossy green leaves.
Philip made no move in his astonish-
ment, but Sara quickly ran down tho
little slope dividing the field from the
road.
"We're much obliged; but it's only
Jack who is buried here. It's a great
deal too nice for jack" she said, look
ing admiringly at the flowers.
But the gentleman was quite de-
termined that Jack should have them;
and after few more words Sara was
standing, wreath in hand, looking after
the departing carriage.
''What a generous man he isl" said
Philip, after every bud and leaf had
been admired. 1T seems too nice for
donkey. Did you tell him who it
wasp
eyes. I did," answered Sara, forget
ting that stranger could not possibly
know that "Jack" was donkey. 'It
didn't make q bit of difference"
The grave looked very fine indeed
when it received its. new decoration,
and the children could hardly tear
themselves away after their luncheon
was eaten well bring father. and
mother around tol look att, Philip said.
when they finally left the place to wash
their hands in the brook and make
: themselves presentable for celebration
on the green *. ~..
A great crowd had gathered there.
Philip and Sara squeezed through and
found a seat in front of the brass band
and very near the platform erected fer
the speakers. The children were not
particularly interested IN the speeches;
but there was great deal of cheering.
and they considered it fine fun to be
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28
THE BEST TRIBUTE.

Ny grandpa was soldier. They tell about
the day
He said his very last good-by and bravely
marched away
With flying flags. and bayonets all gieam-
ing in the sun
They never saw him marching back when
all the war was DONE
They brought him here and laid him where
can always bring
The very brightest flowers that blossom In
the spring.
But sweeter far than flowers. as every ono
will tell.
Is the memory of soldiers who loved their
country well.
I wish I could be like him-to try with all
my might
And do my loyal service for honor and for
right,
And victory and glory!-But children now.
you know,
Have never any chance at all to war
against q foe.
And as think upon it-the best that we
can do
To show our love and honor for hero
brave and true
IL to resolve together, here standing by his
grave.
10 live our very noblest in the land he died
to save.
Sydney Dayre. in Youths Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-05-28

Come with roses and beautl1u1 Ao~eIs
Pearled with the dewdrops and tears OF the
showers
.VYt for the graves Of such heroes as ours
Fraerant and fresh are the breezes of May.
Flowers offer incense for Blue and foE
Gray.
All Of these suffered and most Of them
Peace broods fraternally over the dead:
Ours was the cause and the banner Oh
stars,
Won by the stern arbitration of Mars
Flowers for the Gray, too, who 1ousne
meath the bars.
Sing we their praises as years gently pass
Spread we our floral gifts deep on the
grass,
Fresh blossoms blending with sweet
thoughts renewed
fragrant as these treasures over them
strewed;
God grant that ever as years come and co.
summers green velvet, and winters pure
snow
Out Of these graves, noblest lessons may
grow.
Out of wars vortex, its horrors and fears
Sorrows made sacred and jeweled with
tears,
Radiant and glad rise the hopes Of the
years.
Il. Edgar Jones. in Rams Horn.