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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-14

Pierre. :. D., Jan. S.-The house or
ganiZed to-day. The Democrats and
the Populists HAVING come to terms the
following officers were elected: Speak
er, John Colvin Of Dawson; chief clerk.
j. II. Lien OF Minnehaha; assistant
clerk, II. u. Connofs of Meade; second
assistant, Charles Crane of Dawson;
sergeant-at-arms, Jacob Tschetter or
McCook: assistant, /. Il. Griffith of
Hand; bill clerk, r. A. Johnson Of
Lake: enrolling clerk, j.. q. Jones Of
Charles Mix; postmaster. J.. w. Stockle
of Hanson: messenger, ID. G.. McLaugh-
lin of Brown; Waterman, J. NJ. Harvey
of Kingsbury: chaplain, Rev. Clarke
LoudGn Of Pierre.
1t is understood that the Democratic
portion of pie consisted Of ~sergeant-at-
arms, second assistant clerk, post
master. Waterman and chaplain. In
addition TO this they received the fol-
lowing chairmanships: Ways and
means, appropriations, insurance and
second place Oh the railroad commit
tee. This WAS the only business OF
Importance transacted. In the senate
they drew seats au6 "djourncd.
Speaker COlvin belongs TO the on
sentative section of the party, and his
influence will be cxerted in behalf of
careful. but not too much legislation.
He said the other day that he was IN
favor of al reasonable railroad bill, n
registration law and some solution of
the liquor law and as little else as pos
sible.
The senatorial situation developed
nothing new to-day. Kyle undoubted-
~ has forty OF the se~venty-three votes
of the fusion forces on joint ballot.
His leutenantS arc now attempting To
force a caucus without engendering
such a feeling among the supporters of
other candidates as 10 create q split,
but no material progress toward fix
ing a date for the caucus has been
made. The first train since Sunday
morning viii arrive tomorrow morn.
ing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-14

Like his predecessor, the present AT.
menian patriarch refuses to join IN
whitcwassS.:ng the sultan. He viii lose
his position, bat he will gain in honor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-14

New York ana foreign bankers hayo
formed u syndicate to save the Union
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
south Dakota soions and Their
Work.

Pierre. s. D., Jan. G.-On account OF
the house not being ready to organize
the inaugural ceremonies OF the state
officers consisted in swearing m the
new officers by Justice Corson. The
house members present G swor IN
by Justice Haney, OF the supreme
court, and on account of a large num-
her of absentceS who were STORM
bound, those present adjourned until
tomorrow morning for organization.
The senate members were sworn in by
Justice Fuller, Of the supreme court,
and the senate at nee proceeded TO
organize. populist Senator Palmer
presented q new set Of rules which
takes the organization out of the hands
Of the lieutenant governor, Republic
an, and places it in the hands OF the
Populist majority. There was no dis
play or any effort in that line at the
Inauguration ceremonies. The ID
augural bali was a brilliant affair.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
PECULIAR, NOT VICIOUS.

"hen That Boy Grows I'm He VIII Ra
SAFE In Any Insane Criminal Court.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
fes, johnnie is considered a vicious how
but he isn't responsible for that
why not?"
Because he is peculiar"
In what way?"
In a great many ways One day bia
father told him to go to the store and come
right back. He didn't come. and when his
father looked for him he was playing ball
with some boys In the back lot"
'Indeedr'
Yes. and that isn't the worst of it,
"No?"
How strange"
AT another time his sister said he should
not eat so many pancakes; that eleven were
enough for any boy
"Wei?"
well. he ate thirteenr'
MOI
Yes Not long after this his Sunday
schooI teacher cautioned him agsins. the
sin OF lying. The next day he broke down
the clothes line and said it was Jimmie
Harrigan that did it,"
II want to KNOW
Yes, it's a great comfort for me to re-
member that II Johnnie ever gets I'm ans,
trouble it will be easy to prove that he
was peculiar
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A Cheering Companion.


What small thing will keep a man
from insanity when In solitary confine-
ment." said a prison warden recently. Il
read the case Of prisoner who somehow
in solitary confinement had managed to
keep his silver watch secreted on his per-
son. For time he kept up very we'll. and.
as his crime was terrible one. we did not
feel like releasing him. but one day he be-
came violent and crazy. and we finally de-
cided to remove him to the hospital. In
his cell we found the watch, with the main
spring broken.
1t seems that as long as the watch con.
tinued to tick In his ear at night he felt as
IL he had companion and his dark cell
did not seem so solitary. He caressed the
watch fondly, talked to 1t and 1t talked 10
him. Hour after hour 1t spoke and he was
enabled to endure the terrible loneliness.
with this cheering and gossipy companion.
He told me afterward that he put words to
that ticking and that the watch seemed
almost like thing of life.
But one night something snapped and its
voice ceased. He wound 1t up anxfously
and still 1t was silent. It was like the
death OF something beloved, the passing
away Of the dearest thing on earth Before
1t had been animated and full OF life with
a tongue that wagged and wagged. Now II
was bit Of dead. lifeless metal The long
hours Of the night weighed upon him. Ho
seemed to see strange visions. His loneli-
ness was frightful And then-the next
morning they found him raving crazy"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Birds and Fashions.

From the Westminster Gazette.
The annual report of the Society for the
Protection of Birds contains one or two in
teresting statements to which attention
may be directed. With regard to the use of
birds and feathers in personal ;,dornment,
1t is stated that the grosser and more re-
pusive forms of this mode" are undoubted-
ly less often seen now than in recent years.
'It must now be generally known that
the wearing Of stuffed birds on hats is re-
garded with feelings of extreme disgust 3y
a large and constantly increasing portion
of the public. And that knowledge has not
been without effect. the .ra1e in stuffed
birds has declined enormously. ':hOse who
continue TO offend by exhibiting such bar
barous ornaments as gulls. terms, parrots
or paroquets, and vaiious other stuffed
birds. in their hats. can but excite surprise
rather than admiration
In the "lamentable paSSion' for wearing
"ospreys,' or liSrettcs o. white herons'
feathers, there is, howeve-, little change.
The fact that few of ;he finest samples
of these plumes have been sold in the Lon
don feather market at The enormous price
of flo per ounce affords strong evidence
that the white egret is still being pursued
TO determination.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
The Chnttering Nuisance In Theaters
From the London Truth.

From the London Truth
What should be don. with the peoDle who
persist in talking in theatcrs and concert
rooms? The subject Is brought up once
again by complain. from a gentleman in
the country who came up to hear one of the
last performances of The Mikado" at the
Savoy. After taking three stalls in the best
possible position, and his party found
themselves quite unable to attend to the
performance through the cea seless chatter
of man and two women m neig;: boring
seats. After bearing it patiently for some
time, he ventured on q mild remonstrance
which led to a temporary cessation of the
annoyance, but only temporary. 1t is not a
pleasant thing to have to demonstrate with
your neighbors on their behavior at a pub
lie entertainment, and for one who will!
venture Oh this course a dozen suffer in si-
lence, especially if they happen to be ladies'
The nuisance is generally worst in the
htgher-priced seats, and worst of all in the
stalls. because people who go 10 the theater
merely to pass away the time, and without
the slightest idea of enjoying the perform
ance, are only to be found in that part of
the house. 1 would suggest that every
ticket for the stalls should bear a notice
that 1t Is only sold subject to the condition
that the holder will keep quiet during the
performance, and that any complaint
as to his behavior he will be at once re-
moved. Any one annoyed by conversat ton
would then have the remedy in his own
hands.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

can be very much improved and that our
consuls should be to large extent the ad-
They should devote their time to studying
the foreign market where they are located
and to finding every loop hole possible for
American manufactures to come in.
Blue blood and Brains,
Just one word aboft Gen. Porter's family
You can tell q good deal about ma2 from
his ancestors. Horace Porter has no rea-
son to be ashamed Of his. His genealogical
tree is big one. Mpe Of its roots is found
in John Porter. who won his spurs as
soldier at the battle Of Warwick under
William the Conqueror. The first Porter of
this branch who came to this country was
an Irishmau. His name was Rooer:, and
he had enough money to be able to buy
some land in Pennsylvania shortly after he
landed. This man was the great-grand-
father of our new ambassador. His son
was Andrew Porter, one of the most dis
tiEgufshed characters of the revolution.
Andrew Porter was teacher of matle-
matics in Philadelphia in I776 Congress
made him the captain Of the marines on
one Of the frigates, but he soon left the
navy for the army. Before the revolution
ary war was over he had risen to he a
colonel. AT it's close he retired to his farm
refusing professorship in the University
of Pennsylvania. because, as he said, 1t did
not look well for one who had Deea COM
manding men to come down to fiogging
boys This man, you know. was Horace
Porter's grandfather. He afterward be-
came a brigadier general ana he refused
the place of Secretary of War In President
Monroes cabinet He was a thrifty man.
and thrift seems to be one of the attributes
of the Porters. This was the case with
Gen. Porters father, whose name was
David Rittenhouse Porter, and who was
the first man to put UP anthracite furnaces
at Harrisburg, and the first to engage in
the manufacture Of steel in this country.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

From the Chicago Times Herald
When a man gets married away from
home he naturally feels 1t necessary tc
acquaint his folks with the joyful news as
soon as possible. John Liddeli. the hand
some Engfishman. who led Miss Marion
Hellyer TO the altar in Riverside last Sat-
urday. before a large party of fashionables.
was thoroughly impressed with his duty
in this respect, and so he hunted up the
nearest telegraph Office and set about to
compose the message telling OF his good
fortune.
Some men would have gone into details to
the extent of naming the bride and the lime
and the place, and soliciting the parental
blessing. But telegraph companies 90 not
handle messages for nothing. no matter
how felicitous they may be I'm their char
acfer and. as everybody knows, every ad-
ditional mile travelled by the message makes
IL that much more profitable to The Grasp
ing corporation.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Liddells home is In
Shanghai. China. he prrdently refrained
from committing the fault of verbosity. OF
course, his people were expecting something
in confirmation Of what had been discussed
in letters from time to time, and he found
ii much easier on that account 10 practice
brevity and economy without sacrificing
the meaning of his message. This is what
he sent flashing over the wires and under
the ocean on its long journey to Shanghai
"Hurrah.
At any other time the receipt OF such n
telegram or cablegram by Mr.. Iiddel's
people might have caused them some con-
cern. but the happy groom was thoroughly
confident OF being understood. lie has
money to burn and could have ciibled
a full account of the wedding without Gre
ating any financial distress to himself. As
it was, there was nothing cheap in the
message.
1t cost $50.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Breathe to our hearts the high command
go onward and possess the laDd,

Breathe to our hearts the high command
go onward and possess the land!
Thou who art light shine each souli
Thou who art truth each mind control.
Open eyes and make
The path which leads to heaven ard Thee.
(Signed) JOHN HAY.
How John Hay Wrote the Life of
Lincoln.
John Hays literary reputation. however
will rest more upon Lincolns biography
than anything else. He wrote this you
know. in connection with John G. Nicolay
the two spending almost a quarter of a
century in the preparation for the work.
Col Hay told me once that he and Mr..
Nicolay had read more than twelve hun
dred volumes before they began The real
work OF writing. and that they had been
making notes upon Lincoln. off and on.
1or many years. When Col. Hay was
writing at this life 1 had chat with him
about his literary methods. He has you
know. a magnificent home here the IL
brary Of which Is one OF the finest in
washington This library is a luxurious
place. 1t Is walled and ceiled with oak. 1t
has many shelves filed with books
Costly rugs cover the floor and beau
rfut paintings look down upon you
here, however. that Col. Hay wrote.
IL was away up In the attic, seated OH a
straight-back chair before a nve-dolIar
desk. that ne penned the most of his man
uSSAApe- ne toiO me lHat ne could not die
tate and that he considered a thousand
words good days work. He said that he
and Nfcolay planned the biography when
they were in the White House. and that
they began to make notes for 1t during the
frst administration Of President LINCOLN
Ihey took down conversations and kept
the incidents of White House life from day
to day Col. Hay has diary of that time
Wnlch flls three large manuscript volumes
The most interesting parts of this book
nave never been published. He has a vast
amount of other material, comprising
nuch unwrftten history. He has been a
man whom public men could trust, but he
Is SO conscientious that his private cor
respondence will probably never be given
TO the public. When 1 called upon him nor
long ago he told me he had no literary
WORK on hand. and his life in London will
De devoted, judge. to other matters than
literature. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A GAME YOUNG M1cH1cANDER.

He Surprises the Sheriff by His Femi.
nine Way of Capturing q Terror.
Prom the Detroit Free Press.
ne was an old-timer who came from Ok
lahoma with bunch of prisoners for Tho
Deeroit house of correction, and told this
one while they were spinning yarns in tbs
Office: '-e
Ihere was young feller kim out to rs
rum this state that was the durndest rust
ier ever saw. He was slender like. had
"avin brown hair big eyes an COM
piexion that used ter make tn Girls iealous
fou think. lookin' at him, that he didn't
nave no muscle or sand, but them white
mans O. hisn could shut I'D like a stee, tran
al, ne nad more clean grit than a grizzly
Bout that time thar was 4 gang tper-
atm in tn territory that we war irwin tor
DUST up. Tn leader was one of these here
perHte cusses that alters 'pc,ogizes fur
snootln man or runnin' off with a wo-
man. They're tn wost in tn. business T
had two or three depatfes killed irwin ,er
make IN capture. an was gcttin' mad,ler
an madder cause 1 couldn't land my man
an MIN a-sendin' in some aggervatin' mes
sages purity near ev'ry day
"Finerly 1 offered a big reward fur any,
BODY ter bring tn feller IN dsai or alive
four days later l see tn funniest sight you
ever looked at Up through the long street
ter tn Jail kim tn desperate an a nre,tv
woman on tn same hoss Leastwise II
looked that way. She was astraddle an
you could see purity much all of a long
pair O boots. Her hat was ter one side an
her lace was all lit up an smiiin His gun
and knives was all missin' an she lad m
muzzle of a A right ahini his ear You
never heerd sich laughil' an cheerin'.
When we had tn robber kivered tn wo-
man jumped off an kicked du,ls in ey'ry
direction. 1t was that thar famale-lookin'
tenderfoot from Michigan. He'd dressed UP
that way an gone out a-purpose fur ter
be captured He had percended ter cry an
beg, but tn chief made her mount, an
then tn little cuss jist brought him in Tn
gang heerd a story that he was took by a
woman. an burned eff they didn't lynch
him. Then they scattered. That thar was
tn gamest kid that ever learned to fan a
trigger
Evening star., 1897-03-20

Senate first. Then ministers followed The
ambassadors cat side by side with Presi-
dents Cleveland and Mckinley when Vice
President Hobart was sworn in. 1t will be
the same way at London and Paris. Am
bassadors Hay and Porter will take prece-
dence of the ministers from other countries
and they will, in fact, command as much
respect as though President Mckinley him.
self was in their places. They go abroad as
the representatives of the President him.
self. and they can confer directly with
Queen Victoria President Faure. The
English and French secretaries Of state will
make the first calls upon them, and
their influence will be such that they
can do much for our country. understand
that they both go abroad with the intention
Of accomplishing more than our ministers
have In the past. They realize that this is
a business administration. and they intend
10 do everything they can to push American
business to the front Both Hay and Por-
ter are practical business men. They are
both Of singularly diplomatic turn. and
both have had lives which fit them for the
places which they are now about to fill.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
MOnlSeyinG With the Dentist.

From the San ffanclSco EAbiiluef.
Mike is the name Of a big monkey at the
Chutes He has a long tail. and until a
few days ago had long eye teeth. He still
has the tail, but the teeth are gone. After
having bitten a number of people with
those tusks Mike learned their utility and
threatened to do more biting. so Edward
Raabe the electrician. decided that the
teeth must go. He had already completely
won Mikes heart, and had taught the
monkey to ride on Rover's back. to shake
hands and do other things. So the trusting
Mike suspected nothing when Raabe took
him on his knee in the power house, and
taking a pair Of nippers used In cutting
wire, told him to open his mouth. In q mo-
ment there was a crunch. a snap and a
YELL and one of Mikes tusks was a blunt
stump Just even with his little incisors.
The others quickly followed. alternating
with yells and despairfng appeals from
Mikes eyes. and the prince was disarmed
and disgraced.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
1t FOR 2.24o POUNDS. DELIVERED.

that laugh. The world has troubles OF Its
own, and can't stop to coddle yours The
good-humored man or woman is always
welcome, but the dyspeptic or hypochon-
oriac is not wanted anywhere, and is con-
sidered a public nuisance
nice Lenten dish is called stuffed
eggs. Put six eggs I'm a dish of hot water
ana DOH them fifteen minutes. Drop in
cold water to cool and loosen the shells
Cut them in half lenEt thwise after shelling.
take cut the yolks, and set the whites aside
Mash the yolks to paste, add a table
spcoiful OF butter. melted. a teaspoonful Of
made mustard, tablespoonful of chopped
parsley. salt and a little pepper. Make in
to little balls and put back in the cavities
turning the other half over Il. Press the
Two together. dip in beaten egg then in
breadcrunsbs. and fry in smoking hot fat
till nice brown.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
The school Boys Lent,

Me and Jim, we're keepin' Lent;
Mother told us all about 1t.
You behave, and yoa repent:
What you like, you do without it.
So I'm doin' without my sums:
Jim, he doesn't learn his grammar,
Every single day that comes
Teacher pounds us like 4 hammer!
Kind Of hard. when you repent
And give up the things you're slick in.
Wish the teacher would keep Lent
And deny himself the lickin'.
Chicago Evening Pos
Evening star., 1897-03-20

L LAS NS%NAJA4(1I ~
BILE proportion Of in
valids among the
visitors to the RI
viera makes the
study of tea gowns
more or less profita-
bic. The terraces on
certain of the great
hotels and the gar
dens and balconies of
the villas become at
favorable hours Of
the day the scenes
of International
Evening star., 1897-03-20

WANT TO TELL
you something about
our two leading am
basadors. Col. John
Hay Is to be ambas-
sador to Great Bri-
tain, and Gen. Hor-
ace Porter is to be
our am bassador to
France. The ambas-
sadors rank far above
the ministers. At
McKinley's inaugura-
ton the four ambas-
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A Return SHOT.

From the PhIlsdelphia Prem.
PA, boy called mo q son-of-a-gm to-
day"
so you arc. yeu little pestrs
Then, pa, you must be Q pop-eun.s
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Invocation.

Lord! from far-severed chimes we come.
10 meet ut last IN Thee, our home.
Thou who hast been our guide and guard
Be still our hope, our rich reward.
Defend US. Lord, from every Ill.
strengthen our hearts to do Thy VIII,
In all we plan and all we do
Still keep u to Thy service true.
O let. us hear the inspiring word
Which they Of old at Horeb heard.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
TWO AMBASSADORS
Something About General Porter and
Colonel Hay.
BOTH MEN ARE TRAINED DIPLOMATS
Will Push American Business to the
F ront.
FRESH GOSSIP AND STORY

Copyrighted. 1897. by Frank c. Carpcnter.)
Written for The Evening Star
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Going One Better.

From the Boston Courier.
First Chicago Child-"we've got a new
baby at our house."
Second c. C. (contemptuously)-"Tha
nothing. We've got = new papa at ours"
Evening star., 1897-03-20

From the Philadelphia Press.
''Has Hawkins had a legacy? He dresses
and lives much better this year than last"
mo, he hasn't had any legacy, but
neither has he had to buy an opera box
for his wife"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Lasting.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II like to cook enough to last" remarked
the young bride.
You do. you do" groaned the devoted
hubby, no matter how little you cook"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Fortune's FavOrite.

FOFtU6eO F6VOfHt6e
From the Indianapolis Journal.
'Oh. how can you drink SO much?" asked
the Earnest Worker.
"It s'prfses me sometimes" !" said the Hope
less Case. IT'S list luck, I guess"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Women at Nice Who Wear Fascinat-
ing Negligee.
and LOUNGE ABOUT THE TERRACES
Some Timely and SeasonabIe Sug-
gestions for Tea Gowns.


Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
4 Russian Idea.

of Europe that have titles on their hotel
registers.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

NICE. March Z, 1897.
C,nN,cY1An.1o
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-27
st Paul's Items.

The health Of the community is good.
We have delightful weather now.
We would like to have little rain to
bring the crop to stand in all places.
The farmers arc nearly through
planting. Glad to see plenty Of corn
planted. Plenty of corn means pros
pcrity.
We sadly chronicle the death of Mrs.
Riley, mother of Mrs. j. d. Living
ston. She died on Tuesday while liv-
ing with her daughters family at the
Aull place. She was buried 'on We'd
nesday in ST. Pauls grave yard. She
was in her 80th year. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rcv. J. A.
Sigh. She was member of the Meth
OdiSt church.
Mr.. }. G. Cannon has completed q
new bridge across Cannon's Creek near
Bethlehem church, and o good job IT
is. Calvin is good mechanic.
The fruit crop has not all been dc.
stroycd by cold a. was once thought
We have some early peaches left
MIR. Editor, come down when they get
ripe. CLOD HOPPER.
April 26, 1897.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-27
bright, beautiful Weather.

After four mouths of more or less
rain and cloudy weather, we have been
vOuchsafed two weeks of beautiful
weather-Eastcr week and last week.
The clement weather was much Ell.
joyed by the ladies and children who
were so long confined within doors
Yet the long continued rain rendered
the earth impact and the griding
wheels OF vehicles turn d the surface
into impalpable dust, which the high
winds of the past few days made very
'disagrceable. The pedestrian who
was caught with his mouth open rs
we'll rs his eyes, not only had his visual
organs busted, but got " sand bar in
his throat. Timely showers have set
tied the dust, and now walking is worry
pleasant.