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The advocate., 1897-10-27
How to Spoil a Good Knife.

There's knife bought In your store
a while ago, and the blades have given
out" said a countryman in a large hard
ware store. what Is the matter with
it?" asked the clerk, and the customer
proceeded to relate how the temper"
had left the blades He said he used his
knife chiefly to cut plug tobacco and
apples, and the confession led to dis
CussiOn Of knives in general, during
which the cOuntryman was given the
information that the acid in apples and
plug tobacco would draw the temper"
out Of the best knife ever made. VERY
few people understand that fact" said
the salesman, "but 1t is fact just the
same" A knife that is used to cut
apples and tobacco will give out a great
deal sooner than 1t would had 1t been
used on the hardest wood.
The advocate., 1897-10-27
A Dog Worth Having.

The Minneapolis Times tells the fol-
lowing:
"A resident of the Hotel Berkeley is
the owner Of fine st. Bernard dog
which deserves a gold medal. The dog
has developed strange penchant for
stopping runaway horses, and the last
time the stop was accomplished just In
The advocate., 1897-10-27

departure from previous methods Co
lOssal dams are now so numerous in all
parts of the world that a mere catalogue
Of them would I'LL a page of the Post.
A few Of the more noteworthy are given
in the following table,
The advocate., 1897-10-27

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the Advocate, both one year
for $3.50. The Breeders Gazette and
Advocate for $500.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
The Most Tricky Peopled Spot In the
World Is In New York City.

The Most Thickly Peopled Spot In the
World Is In New York City.
In The Century is a paper by Mrs.
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, on "Places In
New York, " in the course of which the
author says: Cross the Bowery now, and
you will enter the famous Tenth ward,
q true tenement house district, forming
part of the most crowded city quarter
in all the world. AS a whole, the city
of New York below the Harlem river
(the Island Of Manhattan) is more dense
ly peopled than any other city in the
world, counting 1872 persons to the
acre, while Paris counts 1852. Then
one-sixth of the entire population of all
New York, reckoning now with the
parts above the Harlem, too, is concen.
trated upon I'll acres of ground. Here,
on the lower east side of our town, III
the summer of 1894, there dwelt some
S24, 900 souls, averaging 476.6 TO the
acre, and a certain section of this great
area, the Tenth ward, showed a local
acre average of 626. &c. The most thickly
peopled spot III Europe is the jew quar-
ltL III Il LhS iS, buJ ~ 40 tli1N OllC-lllii Ill
large as our Tenth ward, while it shows
a density scarcely greater than that Of
the whole of the I'll acres in which the
Tenth ward is contained-4S5.4 pei
acre.
Nor is this the worst that our I'll
acres can reveal. Sanitary district A OF
the Eleventh ward, bounded by Avenue
B and Second street, Columbia, Riving-
ton and Clinton streets, contains 30
acres, and in the summer of 1894 each
of them bore $50. A human beings. This
is the very thickest, blacklist coagula.
ton of humanity in all the known
world. No European place of anything
like the same size even approaches it,
and it's nearest rival is q part of Bombay
where the average population over an
area of 46. 06 acres is 75S. sc.
Yet it should be remembered that,
while our acres are thus more heavily
burdened than any others, places can be
found in European as i'll Asatic towns
where people are more uncomfoytably
crowded within doors. There the houses
are low, but New York tenements are
very lofty, and thus our floor space to
the acre is much more extensive. More
over, although we are now more crowd
ed than ever before, our sanitary state
steadily improves. During the decade
which closed with 1874 our death rate
was 80. 81 per 1000. During the one
which closed with 1894 it was 24.O7.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Fishing For Tuna, Santa Clara.

Tho fish ranged from 4 to 6 feet in
length and from 70 to 800 pounds in
weight, Judging from their size. Like
wolves they had rushed in from the deep
sea and were moving down the coast,
stampeding a school of smelts and flying
fish and driving them out of the water,
swapping at them and following them
up into the air. Moving ON we found
the school Of u~nfortunates, a brownish
patch of solid fish in the water, into
which the tunas were charging.
l have fished in the haunts of the tar
pom and taken almost every game fish
to be found in American waters, but
from this exhibition of the velocity and
wonderful power Of the tuna | did not
believe il could be captured with a "a
ounce rod or a taTpon OUTFIT. We baited
with large smelt and began trolling
through the school. l soon had a strike,
and, while not unused 10 surprises, !
lost 500 feet Of line and the tip of my
rod so quickly that | hardly realized
what had happened. My companion had
his fine rcd jerked from his hands, and
I believe the fish was of the largest size.
which nothing could stop. -Sportsman's
Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

From New York to Cardiff involves a
voyage of 2,949 knots.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Sim Berry Had n Desperate Struggle With
n Savage Bobcat.

The ugliest appearing animal that
ever walked a log killed "a rabbit or
fought a trap is the lynx, which is just
as ugly as it looks ten months in the
year and somewh hat uglier during the
other two. Net only will the lynx fight
anything that walks the woods, but il
will also tackle a visitor from the clear
ings, be he man or dog or half grown
calf, if the occasion offers.
jim Berry WIS hunting up in Maine,
about 40 miles north of Greenville,
when be ard bis friend suddenly came
upon the carcass Of a caribou which a
bear was eating. The bear made itself
scarce, much TO Jim's regret, as he
wanted to kill the bear. Without say
ing anything to his friend he left camp
the next day and started for the carcass,
intending to watch it, in the hope that
the bear would return. He waited and
watched until about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when he began to think Of
returning TO camp. a soft football back
in the woods--the crafty step of some
wild animal--just then sounded in his
tNA1S. Il lCNAS GA1b TX bACi " "a bliS ibh
bne caribou meat, and Jim could see it
plainly. He leveled his buckshot gun
aud pulled the trigger, when the wab-
bling muzZle was pointed in what he
thought was the right direction. The
beast went down, and Jim started for it.
Then be stopped, with his mouth open.
The beast had leaped to his feet and
jumped sideways, with its back up.
Jim knew the yell, and he also recog-
niZed the bumped back. 1t was a wound
ed lynx spelling for a fight. Not having
time to level his gun to shoot, the man
dubbed it, and the blow stunned the
cat a little, but the beast got in a rake
on the mans leg and tore his trousers,
and hide too. Another frantic sweep of
the gun barrel laid the beast fat, and
then a revolver bullet killed the animal.
The buckshot had torn the top Of the
iynZ's head-enorgh to make it angry.
Shooting and Fishing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
GRANT At WEST POINT.
n Good Record as IA Student and a High
Record as a Man.

n Good Record as IA student and a High
Record as "a Man.
He was brevetted second lieutenant of
the Fourth infantry ID ordered to re-
port TO his command at jefferson bar.
racks, st. Louis, after a short vacation.
The entire army of the United States
at that time numbered less than s., 900
men, and the supply of officers was en-
barrassingly large. 1t was the custom,
therefore, to brevet graduates second
lieutenant.
he graduated twenty first in a roll of
80, with a fair record in all things-a
good record in mathematics and engin-
eering and a remarkable record as horse
man.
More than 100 had entered with him,
but one by n they had dropped out till
only 80 remained.
Apparently Grant remained markedly
unmilitary throughout the four years
course. He served as a private through
out the first two years. During the third
year he was made sergeant, but was
dropped promotions at that time were
NoD SoitiCiiy quhlltltS dlu udu III
exact relation to excellence in studies),
and during the fourth year he served
again as private.
The first year he took up French and
mathematics, and though the course
was severe, including algebra, geometry,
trigonometry, application of algebra to
geometry, etc, he stood fifteenth in a
class of go in mathematics and forty
ninth III French and twenty-seventh in
order of general merit. The second year
he climbed three points in general merit
Il stood twenty-fourth in q class Of
81. He stood tenth in mathematics,
twenty-third i'll drawing, but was be-
low the middle in ethics and French.
In his third year he rose in his drawing
to 10, and was twenty-second in chem
istry and fifteenth i'll philosophy, which
was a very good standing indeed. He
rose to 20 in general merit, 10 i'll en-
cheering, II in m~ineralogy and geology,
but was a little below the average in
ethics, artillery and infantry practice.
In general, it may be said that he left
the academy with a good average record
as a student and a very high record as a
man.-Hamlin Garland in McClure's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
THE

All. on Thanksgiving day, when from east and
from west,
From north and from south come the pilgrim
and guest,
When the gray haired New Highlander sees
round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care wearied man seeks his mother
once more
And the worn matron smiles where the girl
smiled before,
What moistens the lip and what brightens the
eye,
What calls back the past like the rich pump.
kin pie?
Oh, fruit loved of boyhood, the old days re-
calling,
When wood grapes were purpling and brown
mats were falling,
When wild, ugly faces we carved in its skin,
Glaring out through the dark with a candle
within,
When we laughed round the corn heap, with
hearts all in tune,
Our chair a broad pumpkin, our lantern the
moon,
Telling tales Of the fairy who travelled like
steam,
In q pumpkin shell coach. with two rats fol
her teami
John G.. Whittier.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Didn't Locate It.

Dr.. II. F. Fisk, principal Of the acad-
envy of the Northwestern university, is an
exact man, says the Chicago Inter Ocean
He has made it a rule that for all ab-
sences from rotations his students
shall write out reasons in full why they
were away and what recitations were
missed. One day DR.. Fisk received a
note rs follows:
Son account of the earache, headache,
stomach ache and cramps | was unable
to attend algebra at s a. m, grammar
at 10 a. M. and English at 8 p. m.'
DR.. Fisk excused the student, bnt at
the same tire took occasion to rebuke
him for not stating in his letter where
he had cramps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

M. Puvis de Chavannes, the French
painter, lives in Montmartre. His pail
ace consists of a studio, q bedroom and
a dressing room; his furniture, a big
table, a few armchairs and a sofa. His
ordinary garb is a long, brown, monkish
looking dressing gown. His working
studio is at Neuilly, outside of Paris, a
bare room vast enough for his great
Here he works alone on a lad
der every day from 8 i'll the morning
until evening, stopping only for a light
repast at oon
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

6w n.Ass}
Ecwn, south Ds Is:
o' Jan. ~ ~.
,hat the ~folioss
kice 81 his iaies
in suppM.
,roof will he
Ebsencc THE cIsss
ar. south Dako'a
X. No. 1883
section 10 tos' ,''ss
he following 49,
residence uIsm a,,.,]
viz Larry n n.a'st]
aud Jacob fs
|,ounty = D,,.t
Regiss1
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
TESTING A WATCH.
How English Timepieces Are Tried a. to
Their Regularity.

How English Timepieces Are Tried a. to
Their Regularity.
There has been matchmaking at Gov
entry as long as there has been a watch
trade in England, which is for the last
300 years or ~thereabout. There used to
be three centers of the English trade,
these being Liverpool, Coventry and
London. Now there are practically but
two-Coventry and Birmingham. The
test of a good watch is that it should
obtain a Kew certificate, and of the
watches that 90 to Kew IS per cent are
from Coventry.
At Kew no watch has yet succeeded
in getting the 100 marks which signify
perfection, but Coventry has come near
est, with 80, and is always well to the
front. The Kew test is no light one.
The watch is tested in every position
and its rate registered, not only per day,
but per hour. 1t is hung by its pendant,
hung upside down, hung on each side,
placed dial down and back down and at
any number Of angles, and to finish up
with is baked in an oven and frozen IN
an ice pail. No wonder that a watch
with a Kew certificate is Il comfort to
its owner.
When il is considered that it makes
Is, 600 vibrations an hour and must not
vary a second a week, While a quarter
turn of its two time screws, meaning
the millionth Of an inch, viii make a
difference OF 90 seconds a day, the deli
cacy of its adjustment will be appreci-
ated, as will also the risk Of intrasting
its repair to any but skillful hands
jewelers. Review.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
IT'S KYLE!
gonyis Over!
Republicans end the Struggle by
Electing j. II. Kyle US. Senator.

PIERRE, S. D., FEB. Is, 1897.
Special to the REPORTER AND FARMER:
Kyle elected by solid Republican vote and
a few pop votes. SAT.
Where oh! Where is PettigreW!! a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Lord Leighton's house il to be pre-.
sented to the nation, which III turn is
TO maintain it In its present condition
as an artistic monument of its late OWL
err. 1t is ungracious to discuss Such mat.
ters too closely, and every one will zee.
ognize the good intentions OF the ladies
who make the generous gift, but some
day it will be necessary seriously to dis.
cuss this business, now so much in fash.
ion, Of keeping Up the housaD that are
associated with the memory OF our great
men. One day it is Carlyle, another it
is Turner, and so on.
There is a little BOOM" q few Of
the faithful pour in on the opening day
and examine the hat stand, and tho
walking stick, and the dining room ia
BILE, and then they 60 away and straight
way forget all about it. For a year or SO
stray Americans and provincials keep up
q show of interest, and then the thing
becomes q mere white elephant, Of in.
terest or of use to nobody. Lord Leigh.
toms house is out ba5o0d Holland Park,
and, as it il not 10 b either q school, Z
museum q , home. who is Likely after
the first few weeks to take the troubls
to go three or four miles to visit it2--
st. James Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18


in the paymsa''s0
4 taxes on gsad
ven by Rai,er. ..sssx
% l.. II r ,ssT rsss
Der 20th, ~ 49, ~
the Office g n.eass.
In = rsnss sis,.'s.s
70 saa1la',,rei 10 "
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
Hare Hunting.

This branch of sport has a host OF
earnest supporters throughout the north
ern states and Canada, and many fine
dogs are kept for the sole purpose OF
driving the white fellows. Some hunt
ers use native foxhounds and crossbreds,
such as are used to drive deer. Needless
to say, the maa who regularly hunts
deer and hares will keep certain hounds
for each kind of work. Hounds schooled
to drive hares are a nuisance ON a deer
hunt, owing to their tendency to follow
the lesser game when the greater is
wanted. Smart barriers are excellent
for hares, but perhaps the best dogs for
the purpose are good sized beagles.
These enterprising fellows are unex-
celled as ~trailers and have fine voices,
while they are just large enough to have
the necessary speed. The very small
beagles will trail enthusiastically and
make fine music, but they are compare
lively slow. Moreover, their short I'M
derpinning is not the best pattern for
work in deep snow, in which the cream
of the hunting is usually to be had. The
very small beagle is a dear little dog,
true, game and interesting, but he shows
to best advantage ON the trail Of the cot
tontail. -Outing
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Galbara, an Arabian giant who was
brought TO Rome by the Emperor Clau-
dius TO serve in the imperial b%odyguard,
was 0 feet 8 inches high. Pliny says
that he was the tallest man ever seen i'll
Rome.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

the conditism /
secuted and ds !
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ly recorded n
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day of Decsu.
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real estate, SIT
county Of Dss
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18

Don't express a positive opinion un-
less you perfectly understand what you
are talking about.
The sun., 1897-12-31

IL rapid clip 1t is predicted by those
who havr seen both men train, that Tay-
lore viii! give Michael the hardest race
he has ever had Taylore is very fast at
lnparrd work, and this is q great adj
vantage in his favor. Each man has
gone through Il course Of training, and
there should be no excuses on that score
in case OF defeat. There will be two
other events on Saturday night, hall
mile handicap for amateurs, and Il one
mile professional, in which all the cracks
of the district will compete.
The new track at Berkeley Oval will
be the first in this country, fitted to any
sort Of racing, whether for sprints or for
use OF the big pacing machines. The
track will be built on the wLaleback
principle. 4 ledge for the big pacing
machines will be constructed on the out
side edge of the track. There will be
also platforms on the inner, or pole side
OF the track, SO that the pacing machines
can run there if the riders so desire.
Welsh h-Americans of New York are
greatly pleased with the riding powers
Of little Jimmy Michael, and it is their
intention to give a banquet in his honor
in the near future. Those interested in
the affair comprise the members of the
Cambrian Wheelmen, st. Dayid's
Society and the Wclshmen OF the Ninth
Regiment and the Royal Arcanum.
Chase, Michael's latest conquest, has
retained new manager in +. T. Creigh-
ton. Walton will remain with him as
his trainer.
The sun., 1897-12-31
CYCLING.

The average woman rider always dis
mounts by the left pedal, and is very
much at a loss when prevented by stress
OF circumstances flon dismountng on
the left hand side. In fact, she often
tumbIes off rather than gets off on the
right, which, in her case, is very much
the wrong side. Every rider should be
able to dSmount on either side without
difficulty. 1t requires Il little practice,
for it is difficult for the average man or
woman to reverse even the simple move
mcnt involving the use of Tie right leg
in place OF the left for the first time, but
when you reflect that .hc ability to dis
mount on either side will at time prevent
accidents, YOU will see that it is worth
practisinga little to obtain that ability
Wheel.
Iesna return to Europe from Ameri-
ca, after winning but one race, but,
nevertheless, carrying back with hi Il
small fortune, has been the cause OF the
great foreign invasion of riders at the
present time The glowing accounts
given to the riders across the pond by
LNsna seemed as Il klOndikr, and the
riders were not slow to take advantage Of
the opportunities that pre- Scn'rd Them
selves 10 come to this country.
What will probably prove to be one OF
the most stirring and exciting bicycle
events seen here for some time should
take place next Saturday night. when
Michael, the Welsh wonder, and
| EdouarI TaYiorc, the French crack, meet
in their twenty-five mile race, at Madi-
son Square G,ardcn. Michael and Tay-
lore hNvc been doing their training ut the
Garden, and both are rccling off miles at
The sun., 1897-12-31
AQUATICs.

Yale and Cornell have not yet come to
an agreement relative to Il boat race next
year Yale has mace an offer to Cornell
and is now awaiting the lthacans' reply.
The lattcr's hcsitancy in accepting
Yale's challenge is based on the aversion
to the New London course, but the New
lIavenites are trying to overcome this by
giving the New Workers equal receipts
and the choice of course. "Should Cor
nell neglect to take advantage Of the
offer" said Bob Cook yesterday, 'she
and her claims must be judged by that
fact in view Of Ialc's offer. According
to the coach Yale has no further PROPOSE
ton to make, the present one being such
as cannot fail to appeal to any fair-mind-
eel oarsnlan
The sun., 1897-12-31

as follows: "Julian and FitzHmmnns
have named joe WaIcott at the middle,
weight limit to meet Mccoy. and Peter
Maher to meet Corb"tt. II Mccoy and
Corbctt win from Warott and Nal er
Fitzsimmons will meet both of ttcm
afterwarL. These are the oniy cunGi-
tions fitzsinlnons will make with Nc
Coy and Corbrtt.'
Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, has is
sued an order prohibiting public boxing
exhibitions in the city. He says his
permission to hold six round contests
has been abused and that fights are tai =
ing place in the city every night.
Boston sporting men hope to see box
ing lcgalizel in the Bay State early in
1898.
Casper Leon and Jack Ward are to box
at Trenton on January TO-
Billy Brady has wired to Corbett: "Iet
me fix the details. am on to some
thing.' Perhaps Brady has discovered
Il short track route for the Naval Cadet.
Australian Critic has succeeded in
getting another match in San Francisco
lie is to meet Frank Mcconnell, a pupil
Of Alexander Greggains.
"BIIy" Mcfarland sen, Il dispatch to
New Orleans. on Tuesday, challenging
the winner Of the Daly-Everhardl bout,
but there was no winner. If Mcfarland
would take "Matty" Matthews ON, this
couple would draw house which would
necesSitatc the early use of the sign
standing room only.'
'Tonl" O'Rourke posts a 81 600 forfeit
for d match for WaIcott with any mid
die weight, "kid'' Mccoy preferred.
Walcott and Lavignc will meet in san
Francisco, on February y, at l37
pounds.