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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
CANADA
Why the Dominion Fsred Worse Than
tho United States.

why the Dominion Fared Worse Than
tho United States.
The extraordinary trade showing Of
the United States for the past fiscal
year has attracted attention In Canada.
and our neighbors to the northward
are beginning TO ask how 1t Is that
in this year of unexampled prosperity
for farm, factory and mill they failed
to enjoy their due and natural proper
ton. They have begun to institute
comparisons, and they find that &C
cording to their opportunities they fell
far behind the people on this side. OF
the line. They were equally fortunate
in having a bountiful yield of agr.-
cultural products and in being able 10
sell their surplus at abnormally high
prices. Other things being equal. they
should have been able to surpass the
showing Of the United States. for their
percentage OF agricultural exports was
greater than that Of our country.
But it is seen that other things were
not equal, and that therein Is to be
found he secret Of Canada's discon-
tent. She had the best year In her his
tory In the matter Of the quantity and
prices OF her agricultural exports, ana
yet her excess of exports over imports
was only 81 per cent. while the excess
scored by the United States was 100
per cent.
What caused this disparity? Manu-
,actures. Canada had very little TO
sell outside of her foodstuffs. and her
imports of foreign merchandise showed
no decrease as compared with former
years. The United States. on the con-
trary. increased her exports OF manu-
factures alongside Of her tremendous
output OF farm products beyond al
nreyious records, and actually sold to
foreign countries moro OF manutacf
,ured commodities than she bought OF
them by about $50. 900. 900. In the one
case a sensible tariff system operated
70 augment the demand for domestic
nroducts and TO diminish the demand
for imported articles. and left us q
favorable trade balance OF over $6l5,-
ooo ooo. In the case OF Canada only a
relatively small proportion OF the SUR
n,us realized from increased exports
remained at home: the remainder went
.broad. as usual. to pay for imports.
II was a question of tariffs pure
simple.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
Last Outrage.

This is the last outrage Of a cam
paign Of outrage. 1t is the angry act
of a beaten machine the revenge Of o
set of ~discrediied politicians who forced
by an examination to adn,it that their
charges are false, baffed in an effort &c
abuse a privilege even by wrongly
using the name of the state attempt to
ruin the upright and honorable official
who is faithful to his trust.
And as the attempted bribery, per
Jury and forgery in tho Carpenter case
reacted with singing force. so TIL;
n alicious attack on Receiver thinner
mail will drive honest votes from the
sinking Populist ship.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
No Interest Paid.

On Saturday morning Mr.. Taylor
appeared at the bank mi Mr.
zimmerman expressed perfect Will
lingness to show any books or papers
relating TO the state ~treasurers de-
nosits. hut remarked that as the CONF
troller's orders confined him 10 those
accounts he of course oui SNOW
them only. Mr.. Taylor made no oo-
lection. but called for the bank Ledger
and this was Immediately placed before
him. He spent the entire day and up 10
S o'clock Saturday afternoon ! copy.
inr the accounts and footing; he
so,;ns all Of the deposits and withdraw
Sis made by Mr.. Phillips during ms
term. hut was unable to find any entry
which could be distorted into q sem
blance OF support for the favorite Top.
Mist SANDER that Phillips had
interest. At that late hour ne went 70
M Zimmerman and asked to oe al
iowed To take all the books and papers
ns the hank and to go through tnem
as he pleased.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
SUI SUPP bBEMEgg Al to the Reporter and Farmer, November 8 1000
Taylor's Illicit Scheme

In the conversation he admitted tn.
ne a not only examined the treasu
er accounts, but had made transcri
Oh certain other accounts which b. .
nolning Whatever to do with the sta
treasurer, aad which were absolutel
outside OF the compIrollers order
ms OF course was a gross abuse &
we privilege which had been extende
n Mr.. zimmerman expressed "
Prise. TO allow Taylor to rummagc
rough all the papers and books of tn
oahk would not only violate the stric,
orders or the comptroller combining Il,
Examination to the state treasurer's &C.
oouht: but Elight furnish other person
Win information which they could us
IA ueieating suits Of the bank for tn
recovery OF debts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
NoNPLusED JOKERs.
One Verse Of paetry Pasd for Robbis
Burns Dinner.

Burns Dinner.
Hero Is a story told of Robert Burns
in his youth: Burns was living in the
town OF Ayr, and, though still young.
had attained more than a local reputa-
ton as q poet. One day he VAS pass
ing through the main street OF the
town and saw two strangers sitting at
one OF the inn windows. With idle
curiosity he stopped TO look at them,
Seeing him, and thinking that the
rustic might afford them some amuse-
mcnt while waiting, the strangers call
ed him in and asked him to dine with
them. Burns readily accepted the in
vitation Inc proved a merry, entertain
ing guest. When dinner was nearly
finished the strangers suggested that
ach should try his hand at verse max
ing, and that the one who failed to
write a rhyme should pay for the din
ner. They felt secure in their chal-
lenge, believing that their rustic guest
would pay for the meal. The rhymes
were read and Burns read the follow
ing: Il. Johnny Peep, saw two sheep;
two sheep say me. Half a crown apiece
will pay for their fleece, and I, Johnny
Peep, go free" The strangers aston
ishment was great, and they both ex-
claimed: who are you? You must Be
Robbie Burns"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
10 Avoidance Of Du.y

are the facts. About two weeks
Ora Williams called at the
No asked to see the books. Mr..
sman stated that that was
sne rules, but stated that
inc comptroller issue an order
"a Of course cheerfully comply.
anesday evening last the Popu-
examiner. Maris Taylor. ar
sioux Falls and notified Mr..
man that he had an order from
p.foiler OF the currency for the
1uon- Mr.. Zimmerman inform
mat he had received none. but
pu'o ne receive an order he
Fneerfully comply with it. On
Mr.. Zimmerman did not. as
alleges. geek in any manner
iucI, OF Keep Out VI
was busy part Of the day in
eonrt, engaged In cases relat-
rust. Mr.. Taylor could cas-
found him had he sought to.
sning Mr.. Zimmerman went 70
and could easily ha % been
NJ. Taylor, but the latter
. IN no anxiety. On Friday
81. zimmerman went to Jas
gay on business connected
INK. and requiring immedi-
~. returning In the evening.
meet Mr.. Swenson. as the
Is not even acnpintei
%..Ical orinions. It Was an
business trip.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
Hot Shot for
Andy Lee
He ASKS Direct Cues.
tons of a Dead
wood Bank
rhs Answer Comes Pack Straight frem
the Shoulder mo Sir"-A Letter
Containir G Information That Gov.
ernor Leo Was Not After-lt's . Lit.
erary Gem Too Read 1t.

Following the failure OF the exam
nation of the books of the Dakota Ma
tional Bank by Maris Taylor to show
that the Populist charges against Kirk
Phillips are true, comes another ON
phatic denial from another source. The
following letter was written by Gov.
Lee to q. A. Mcpherson, cashier OF the
First National Bank OF Deadwood, in
which the state treasurer has kept a
deposit of state funds:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
nds no Interest Payments, When
He Tries to Get Hold of
Other Accounts
sired BY Senator PettigrcW to
Avoid a Debt. He Is
Fooled

Not content with the character assassination, the mud singing and the
n Of proven lies with which they have punctrated their campaign the
.t ring has played Its last card by STOPPING to q depth Of crookedness
reached even by Chairman Cherry. Not content with the storm
dpauon which greeted their attempted bribery, criminal threats and
" in the Carpenter case, or the ridicule which swept into oblivion their
deposition. they have now sought not only to falsely and mahciously
Kirk Phillips, but to destroy the character OF q public official in no
connected with either party. FIRST In order to cover up the failure OF the
books to show that their falsehoods are true, second to secure revenge
that official in the clear line Of his duty, thwarted a wicked design
Ms trust fund.
hMn to desperation by the knowledge that they are hopelessy beaten In
fM that every argument is against them, that the people have seen
g their hypocrisy, that all the former leaders and a large portion or
Ik and file Democrats and Populists are openly supporting the Republic
that all their previous ISLANDERS have been hurled back on them
and complete REPUTATION, they make a last desperate effort to manu-
r evidence against Kirk Phillips. by running the reputation o a nih
a. honorable Democratic official who has incurred their hostility V
Ing between 4 scheme Of Senator Pettigrew involving his private busi-
md bis trust
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
British Fla. Of pro,.c,,on.

American bids are o rejected in
England because they are American
bids. 1t is q ~foregone conclusion that
the American bids will be the lowest.
But the English naturally enough
want to give the contracts to their
own people. England will yet have a
protective tarir.-MinneaLolis Jour
uai.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
A Lying Telegram

But regardless Of the facts Senator
pettigrew and Mr.. Taylor wired to
washington the wholly false statement
that the receiver was trying to avoid
the examination. and the comptroller,
being thus falsely advised. sent a per-
emptory order to begin the examina-
tion at once. That evening Mr.. Zim-
norman spent with Mr.. Taylor at the
Dakota Club.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

Under the Democratic tariff the i'm
p~ortation OF wool shoddy, waste. etc.
was over 400, 600 900 pounds during the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1898, includ-
Ing the wool in bond. Only l35, OO0, 900
pounds Of wool was imported. The
farmers OF this nation can readily un-
derstand the great benefit OF the pro-
t~ectivc tariff Wauseon (ohio) Repub-
iican.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
An Excuse.

II think" said sne, that / shall go
to the fancy ball as q tax list" II
comprehend" said he, with his GUS
tomary quickness. you wish to rep
resent something that will permit you
to not have on more than half You
ought to."--Indianapolis Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
h to cr,. ,ol...

With imports decreasing and x
ports increasing. there Is none left to
.riticiss the beneficial results Of the
Dingley bill. which Democracy con-
,eded would decrease our imports, but
slaimed would destroy our foreign
narkets.-ogden (Utah) Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

Miss Lovey~-Ah, no, Harry, 1t can
never be. Jack locked that bracelet on
forever and kept the key. MIR. Hazard
If you want to set out Of II a so.
Every fellow in the class gave q girl
one and our keys are all aliks.-Jew,
elers' Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
ard Sigma.

New Yorker-Are times improving
in your part Of the country? Kansas
City Man-Yes. things seem to be
getting q little brisker. We've had
two train robberies lately.-Chicago
Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

About the tim@ q man begins to navs
good common sense old age makes him
childish and he cant ute Il,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
QUAINT CORNISH DIALECT.

QUAINT CORNISH DIALECT.
"a hitched my soot In the sconce and
knacked my nuddick, an A wadn't able
to chunky for a fortnight"
Readers OF recen. popular dialect
tales will probably take 1t for granted
that this sentence is Scotch. 1t Is
however. Cornish, and being inter.
preted means, Il caught my foot In the
pavement. and struck the nape OF my
neck. and / was not able to swallow
for a fortnight"
The dialect of Cornwall In rich anc
varied. but recent authors. with n
exception OF Mr.. Quiller-Couch, have
not pressed 1t into the service OF htera-
tue; and even he has administered II
In gently moderated doses to the un-
prepared public, which might not have
accepted It at full strength.
There are some quaint terms com
mon in Cornwall which have a pleas
ing savor Of their own. The phras
my deear'-prolonged to two sylla-
bles-is not, for instance, any indica-
ton or especial affection; 1t is a COM
o form Of address, to either man or
woman. So also, though with rather
more discrimination in It's use. is MY
deear life"
A young child lis mentioned In terms
OF endearment as my 'ansome," or
tender deear,' or even tender
worm" ''Scn" and sonny" are used
without the least relation to the age
VI sex of the person addressed. A
son may sometimes be heard speaking
% his own father as my son." or q
husband calling his wife sonny"
Young" means simply unmarried
A bachelor of eighty Is "a young man."
OF a bride still in her teens 1t was said
that she was "a pretty lot better-look-
ing than when she was young!" An
old person is not simply old; he is
"old ancient" Several New England
localisms are found in Cornish speech:
as cricket" for a small stool, chores"
for household jobs. and "dowdy" for
pudding--though in America the lat
ter word survives only as part of pan
dowdy," the delicious deep spiced-apple
pie of country housewives.
A Cornish anecdote relates that a
small boy left at home to supervise the
family dinner while the rest Of the
household were at church, having, like
King Alfred, neglected his duty and
allowed the fig pudding to scorch, In
his dismay ran to the church and
from the doorway made signs to the
housewife to come forth. She indig-
nantly signed to him to wait, which
for a time he did, but at length, be-
coming impatient, cried aloud In reply
to her further winks and grimaces-to
the scandal of the startled congrega-
ton:
"Yiew may winky and skrinky as
long as view du phase; but the figgy
dowdy Is burnt gin the crock!"
It takes less effort than 10 read
Chaucer, and no more than 10 read
Burns, TO translate such a sentence
into plain, everyday English; yet per-
haps We may be grateful that there 10
not yet any active literary movement
observable among the authors of Corn
wall.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

the keeass,I
cation thMLs
work work gohr
|olliticaf A.
oxen recon-
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not one pdad|
Mere.
|lch in time ~
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fail to bow
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to align an
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Eocated.
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lmpresa Of N
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$ intrinsic yalu
and credit
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pr ~compedfs
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abortiye. IA
ate monopoly
whole peopl
Tor the who'd
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npress my view
than the Demo
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

The dialect of Cornwall Ii rich n
varied. but recent authors. with ths
exception OF Mr.. Quiller-Couch, have
not pressed it into the service OF litera-
tue; and even he has administered u
in gently moderated doses to the un-
prepared public. which might not have
accepted Il at full strength.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03
"a hitched my soot In the sconce and
knacked my nuddick, an A wadn't able
to chunky for a fortnight"

Readers OF recen. popular dialect
tales will probably take 1t for granted
that this sentence is Scotch. II Is
however. Cornish, and being inter.
preted means, Il caught my foot In the
pavement. and struck the nape OF my
neck. and / was not able to swallow
for a fortnight"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

"Yiew may winky and skrinky as
long as view du phase; but the fggy
dowdy Is burnt gin the crock!"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-03

1t takes less effort than 10 read
Chaucer, and no more than TO read
Burns, TO translate such a sentence
into plain, everyday English; yet per-
haps We may be grateful that there Ia
not yet any active literary movement
observable among the authors of Corn
wall.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-18

strung that l felt uneasy. l really
feared his mind was affected, so
watched him through the curtains for
awhile after he went into the room
where he keeps his papers"
''What did he do there? Try-try to
think of everything" urged the detec-
tive, his eyes glittering as he fixed them
on the young mans face.
"He stood at the window" went on
WILDLY, land read the letter again.
From where was in the hall l could see
the paper quivering in his hands. He
remained there for a long time, as if
in deep thought, and then threw the
envelope into a waste-paper basket,
took down a file, and put the letter care
fully away"
"Ah, l see Good, so fart" exclaimed
Hendricks. "Do you think you would
know that letter again?"
81 don't know; perhaps so. It was in
a large, square, blush envelope, and
the sheet was of the same color, and of
letter-paper size"
y
| tails said Hendricks. "Now let's in
spect that file. May we not go in the
room where Mr.. Strong kept his pa
pers?"
Certainly" said WILDLY. "The coast
is clear. Matthews is staying down
stairs. am answering the doorbell."
"At this young lady's suggestion, -
said the detective, with laugh, as they
we're crossing the hall.
Pray how did you guess that, I'd like
to know" Miss Delmar asked.
"You were afraid your father would
call here, and II Mr. WILDLY answered
the bell you would have time TO hide
/ Is not that true?"
Perfectly" replied the girl, with a
laugh. "T'm glad he isn't n famous de-
tective. He would have found me out
long ago"
! When they entered the little room and
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-18
PURLIsHED WREKLY
AN oLD-FAsHloNED PICTURE.

An old-fashioned picture steals into my
dreaming, picture so soothingly
sweet
A little, low cottage with roses half-hiding
the window that looks on the street
And a woman, within, has a smile for my
coming (oh, Rone were so happy
as we'd
While the baby she holds in her arm at
the windo,g is waving his kisses to me.
All day at the forge and the anvil whistled
the song she had taught me to sing,
And the words she had sweetened and soft
ened in speaking were timed to my
hammers loud ring
And on my way home how my heart leaped
when reaching a bend in the street 1
could see
The baby she held in her arms at the win
dow a-waving his kisses to me.
Not gone, but asleep in the churchyard, to-
gether, where old-fashioned roses en-
Irvine
A wreath for the messy old stone, they are
waiting, those God-given treasures of
mine:
And though far away from their rest I have
wandered, that old-fashioned picture
I see,
And the baby she holds in her arms at the
window is waving his kisses to me.
Nixon Waterman, in L. A. W. Bulletin.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-18
MONITORS AS FIGHTING SHIPS.
Under Certain Conditions They Can
Stand on the Biggest Rs-+-
tleships.

The American monitors form class
of floating fighting machines whose
like is not possessed by any other
nation. They have been constructed
for the especial purpose Of defending
the American coasts, which offer con-
ditions unlike those of almost every
other nation. A monitor in the open
sea or on a deep-water coast would
fight any other class of warship at
some disadvantage, although they are
fair deep-water vessels. 1t is in shall
low, land-locked harbor, such as that
of New York, where the water is smooth
and there is little chance for large
vessel to make quick maneuvers, that
the monitor type can fight to the best
advantage, and experts are confident
chat under such conditions a monitor
would have the advantage of the most
powerful battleship.
The monitor with her low freeboard,
offers no target save her turret, and
this is penetrable at practically only
one point in its whole surface. I'm
less the enemy is able to approach un-
reasonably near and fire a big gun
point-blank with exact aim at the very
center of the cylindrical turret, there
is little chance of penetrating the NOV
ing wall of steel Naval authorities are
unanimous in the opinion that the.
chance of shooting through one of the
turrets is small.
The damage that might be done by
the shock of a shot striking the tur-
let elsewhere is another matter, and
on this point there is a wide divergence
of opinion among experts. Nearly all
turrets are moved by pairs of engines
of various designs, operating internal
gears on opposite sides. They rest on
series of rollers placed in circles uu-
der their outer edges. The rollers are
i'll the shape of truncated cones and
are from two to three feet apart. They
serve the same purpose as ball bear
ings, that is, they support the weight
OF the turrets and their contents and
! also serve as bearings upon which the
| turrets shall revolve with the least pos
| sible friction. The rollers are protect
ed either by a barbette, which is a sta
tionary wall of armor plate rising
straight from the deck, or by an in
clined plate serving the same purpose.
Ii is as difficult to strike the rollers
with a shot as to penetrate the turret.
The question which only actual expert
ehce can answer is whether or not the
shock of a shot striking the turret
will derange the rollers or turning
mechanism sufficiently TO disable the
monitor. There are discussions on this
subject every day, and no agreement
has been reached. The general notion,
however, is to the effect that a monitor
would have the advantage In a single
combat with a ship of any other class,
provided only that the conditions Of
smooth water, lack of room for ma
neuvering, and opportunity for dcvel-
oping speed, and the maintenance Of a
good fighting distance are preseut-N.
!. Sun.