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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
NUMBER 81

Roman Catholicism was given a
harder blow. Was Christianity
that which this licentious king
abandoned, or that which he es-
tabllshed I?
/ understand the Salvation Army
in New York, a few years ago, was
greatly agitated over the question
as to whether one of its lady mem
bers should wear q hustle or not.
The young lady refused to sacrifice
that which she thought added to
her attractions, and being eloquent
she had followers and barracks of
her own and the result was a Chris
rianlty with a hustle. A Quaker
on a merchant vessel that was
boarded by pirates, looking owe
the side observed one climbing up
by the aid of a rope. Friend"
said he, "my religion forbids me
to fight, butt drawing a knife,
'if thee wants that rope, thee can
have it," and he got it. Was that
Christianity ? 1t is hard to tell
just what u man is when he says he
Is a Christian, hut generally he
means he is a member of some
orthodox church, not that he is
honest, kind, pure, sincere, chaste,
charitable. 10 me it seems the
essence of true, practical Christian
ity is lost sight of in the effort to
promote Churchianity. As we are
generally taught, conduct is oil sec
ondary consideration for Christian
ity is a belief and not a life. To
me it is just AS impossible to be-
lieye that my mother is in hell be-
cause of a mistaken opinion. as to
believe that ! could sweeten my
coffee with a pickle. But there is
"a better time fast approaching and
IN that "undlscovered country"
where "the action lies in his true
nature" | may yet grasp hands with
the World as a brother. believe
my happiness in that stage of ex-
i~stence will be determined by merit
of conduct and character, as in
this life, and not ty quality of
faith. Yours for truths sake,
X. II. Thompson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
OBITUARY.

Died, Monday, March Ia, of pneumonia,
William T. Croioot.
The deceased was born May &c, 1862
at Spring Valley, Fillmore county, Min
nesota, Moved TO Day county, South
Dakota, in 1854. aud settled on a farm
in Karitan township. where he resided
until his death. He was married to
Aggie T.. Ravens November Ii, 1886
He leaves n vile, four small daughters,
mother. sister and brother I o mourn his
loss. He was u member OF the M. L
church. q devoted Christian, a kind and
loving husband and father, u faithfu
friend and upright citizen.
Loving hearts and wilIiag hands did
all they could, hoping against hope uu'
til the last, but had 10 resign him to thu
arms OF his Loving Father who in his
last hours had BEEN his strength and
support.
Funeral services were held Tuesday al
the Methodist church. Intermcnt at thu
City Cemetery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Butler Bubbles.

Yesterday afternoon occurred the FIRST
thunderstorm OF the season. During its
progress, the wind blew of the roof
from McDowell's engine house and the
chimney from our schoolhouse.
This morning we enjoyed the first
blizzard OF the season. 1t was short but
while it lasted did pretty well for a new
country.
Mrs. George Butler rs Gil the sick list
this week.
Mr.. zebring and family, who went
from here to Iowa about two years ae O,
have returned I; also Chas. Binder and
family, who went to Nebraska about
the same time. They say South Dakota
il good enough for them.
Miss Jennie BARLEY has just finished a
four months term of school in the Ste
ven's district.
Messrs. Barry & Butler have filled a
good-sized house with splendid ice.
A meeting OF our citizens was held last
Saturday, and enough funds subscribed
to purchase a creamery complete, and
parties were telephoned that they wer,
ready to close the bargain.
Miss Carrie Potter rns added an ele
CANT line OF millinery aud ladies furnish.
ing goods to her dressmaking establish
ment. Rooms at the residence Of d. E
Potter.
-"DEP."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Treat Your
GRAIN
For Smut.

Much Injury to the Crop Often
Results from Smut Filaments
That Never Reach the Head
OF Grain, but Sap the Vitality
Of the Stalk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17

atory alongside os OF Schering't
formalin. 1t has proved to be just
as efficient in every way.
1t will require about enc and one
half pounds of either formalin OF
formalose for fifty bushels of wheat
and about two and one half pounds
for fifty bushels Of oats.
The formalin may be obtained
from any wholesale druggist for
about sixty cents a pound in five
pound lots ; the formalose may be
obtained of the Wholesale druggist
or directly from the manufacturers,
by addressing them as above, for
about forty cents a pound.
ID. A. Saunders,
Botanist.
e. G. Chilcott,
Agriculturist.
q. S, Experiment Station of South
Dakota, Departments of Botany
and Agriculture, Broolkings, S. ID.
March 10, 1898.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Theological Dilemma
Continued.
Waubay Thompson Contributes
Another Article.

| lAh VT iuoufpoOh = uTllcie WHICH ap-
pearsd in the March 10 issue. an error
crept in. The last line in the eighth
paragraph should read 18th chapter OF
First Corinthians. -ED.l
] have no convenient s.subscrib.
er" to tell me when | nave said
enough, so | venture again before
the public. Perhaps 1t would b.
well for the gentleman at Webster
With whom | have had something
OF a passage at arms il another
subscriber" would give him
equally as good advice in politics.
ST. Paul said : eff any man
preach unto you any other gospel
than that which we have preached,
let him be blanked !" aud | sup.
pose that if the end justified the
language IN this case, u man should
not be called a hypocrite who said /:
1T is none of your blanked bust.
ness what | believe"
According to the World. the
question ut issue is "Would the
destruction of the Christian re-
liglon make mankind better and
happier ?" 1t is true that u large
portion of mankind today would
answer this question with an I'M
phatic No, and it is equally true
that all intelligent Christians
should be able to give a rational
answer to the question.
What is the Christian religion /?
The Bible does not say what Chris
tianity Is, for tho word is not found
in the book. The word Christian
occurs three times in the Bible but
1t does not define it's meaning.
There is not hint given IN the
entire Bible as to what the Chris.
tlan religion is. Paul said /: "Af
ter the most straightest sect OF our
religion | lived a Pharisee." The
apostle James said "Pure relig-
ion aud indebted before our God
aud Father IL this 10 visit the
~fatberless and widows IN their af-
Fiction, aud to keep himself IN.
spotted from the world Here il
the only definition Of religion
found in the whole Bible. Nov,
would ask, is this religion accord
ing to James Christianity
Was the assembling Of Pete,
Christianity, or Psul's ideas which
caused him to say : Il withstood
Thin to the face" The Romai
Catholic church asserts that ne
Ione who is not Il member Of thell
church has any right 10 be regard
| ed as q Christian. On December
10, 1920. Martin Luther burned
the bull which Pope Leo X had
issued against him for denouncinl
the sale of iudulgences. The fire
which burned that papal bull was
the fire of religious freedom. Blu,
Leo called it the "auarrel oil
monks" and tried to puff it ou'
yet it burns today. We're Luther's
theories "infernsl doctrines? liz
was tearing down Christianity &C
cording to the Pope. Which was
christianity in the time of Luther
the religion he taught, or the
religion he rejected 7 Henry viii
! ut this time esponsed the cause oil
the Pope which carmel HIM tile
title defender of the Faith" but
fourteen years afterwards because
|, the Pope refused to grant him a
divorce from his wife, Catherine oil
Aragor, that he might marry his
mistress, Anne Boleyn. he estab'
!. iIished the Church Of England aud
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Lease Of School Lands.
Office OF Commissioner OF


Notice ia hereby given that on the
18th day Of March, 1898, all OF the un-
leased school and endowment lands in
Day county will be offered for lease, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the front door OF the court house in said
county. The leasing will be held be-
Tween the hours OF 10 o'clock a. m. and
Z o'clock p. IN. each day until all tracts
of school and endowment lands have
been offered Tor lease.
Pierre, s. D.. January ., 1898.
~. J.. Lockhart,
Commissioner OF school
aud public Iards.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Formalin.

Prof. L. H.. Bolley has found
that formalin is fully as efficient as
corrosive sublimate. 1t haA the
advantage of not being a deadly
poison. In the N. w. Agriculture.
ist of March l, he gives the follow.
ing directions for it's use !:
Make up u solution, using at the
rate of II pound formalin to fifty
gallons OF water, pile the grain
upon the barn floor and sprinkle
the pile thoroughly with the solu-
ton, shovel the grain over thor.
oughly and sprinkle again, and
shovel over again and sprinkle
again, so that in the process you
may see that every grain is thor
oughly wet. II wheat is being
treated, 1T will DO sufficient to see
t at the grains are thoroughly wet
on the outside. II oats are being
treated, enough Of the soluties
should be put upon the pile to la
sure that each grain is thorough,
saturated, so that the solution mag
get inside the shucks. 1t will bt
better if the oats are s~prinkled and
shovelled quite thoroughly once,
then after two or three hours they
are given another thorough treat
ment. In the meantime, they will
have swelled sosne, and the second
application will be more effective
The preparation used by Prof.
Bolley is manufactured by Scherlng
u Glatx of New York City, and il
patented under the name of forma.
line. Ii Ia a forty per cent solu-
ton of formic aldeayde. Richard,
4 Co. OF Chicago manufacture Ar
apparently identical substance,
which Is guaranteed to be a forty
per cent solution of formic aide,
|hyde, under the name OF formelese.
| For ever a year this formalose has
! been used in the botanical labor
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
No Seed not Known to be
Absolutely free from
Smut Should Be SOwn
Without Treating.
Treatment.

The grain smuts are carried over
the winter by very minute PARTICLES
or spoies, which cling to the wheat
kernels. In the following spring
when the wheat terminates, the
smut spores also germinate and
infect the young wheat plant. Con
sequently in order to prevent smut
ting the wheat, grain must be
treated SO that the smut spores
will be killed and still not weaken
or prevent the termination of the
wheat embryo. The two best meth
DDS of doing this are given below ;
they are inexpensive, are easily ap-
piled, and will surely more than
repay the farmers if the seed is
carefully prepared.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-17
Corrosive Sublimate.

Dissolve corrosive sublimate in
water at the rate of n pound of
subiimate t fifty gallons of water.
Pour the wheat upon the floor or
upon canva and thoroughly sprin-
kle or spray on the solution, while
the grain is being constantly shov.
eled over SO that every grain be-
comes wet over its entire surface.
Do not use any more of this solu.
ton than necessary 20 do tins. An
excess is injurious to the seed.
Enough c0rroslve sublimate t.
make s~eventy-five gallons of the
above solution will cost about 81 sc
Caution-This compound is dead
ly poison, and should be handled
with greatest of care.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25

Everybody is impatiently waiting fol-
some definite report concerning the
cause of the Maine disaster. Every
day the impression is growing stronger
that there was Spanish treachery be-
hind and mine at the bottom Of the ex-
plosion. The bearing of the Spaniards
in Havana impresses observers with
the suspicion that their professed sym
pathy for the loss of life and property,
is hypocritical sham. Yet the dig
nifty of this government demands that
nothing must be assumed regarding
the supposed treachery and that no
hasty action must be taken. Even if
the destruction of the battleship were
deliberately planned and carried out
by Spanish authority, it is quite prob
able that this will never be proven. If
it be proven that the destruction was
caused by a mine or a torpedo, the
Spanish authorities will still be able to
saddle the blame upon individuals out
side of their control. What then? Be-
fore the disaster occurred there had
been ample justification for the United
States to have interfered and stop the
horrible butchery that has beeu going
on for SO long on the unhappy island.
Why, in the light of the recent disaster,
not do so at once? Patriotism de-
mands it. The people demand it.
Were it not, as Senator Teller express
ed it, that it might cut off some of
old money bags dividends, there would |
be no opposition to immediate action.
Will the money powers carry the day
against almost universal American SEN
Liment?
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25
Bald a Cyaniie Plat.

Now that it has been demonstrated
that the ore in DeLamar mountain can
be cheaply worked by the leeching pro.
C ess and with better results than by
amalgamation, why not build custom
mill here? There are lumber of mine
owners here who, ho,individually have not
sufficient capital to build small plant
but collectively they have the means
and the credit to build plant which
would work from fifty to one hundred
tons per day and can supply ore en-
ough to keep it going at big profit
Already two or three parties are formu-
lating plans to put up little plants to
work small quantities of ore from their
own mines. Such small affairs would
necessarily work at such disadvantage
as to make the cost per ton for reduc-
ton comparatively high. Suppose the
owners Of a dozen properties here
and there are fully that many here
which could supply ore nowhere to
join together and put up plant Of
moderate capacity, located convenient
ly for all the mines and equipped to
handle ore economically, there would
be no question about the ore supply.
Such plant could be planned with
view Of increasing its capacity as fast
as the conditions warranted doing so
and there is no reason why it should
not ultimately become an immense
AFFAIR."
Just figure little upon the number
of mines upon the mountain which
could begin supplying ore to such
plant at once! You will find there are
fully twenty properties which have
veins opened running from ten to
thirty dollars per ton. There are mine
owners who could guarantee daily
output and who would be willing to do
so. They should not wait for outside
capital but should get together and ar
range plans for such plant as their
combined means will justify, at once.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25
Senator Illusions Prophecy.
NJ. PSTRIE,
Chairman.
Secretary

Senator Thurston is good republi-
can. He believes that the party that
has honored him deserves courageous
and true service. Here is what he is
reported as saying, at the Union
League Club, Baltimore
"No man is worthy to be trusted with
place or power who disregards the dan
gers of any hour or of any situation.
No man is true to the responsibilities
of place or power who conceais them
from the people. l believe the repub
lican party is in danger of losing the
next congress, and SO believing, it were
cowardly on my part not to say So"
Partly, this is because the unholy and
dangerous trusts have allied themselves
to the republican party. Not because
the managers and manipulators of
these devilish combines are republi
cans, nor because they believe in the
republican party; but because the re-
publican party is the party in power.
And these 'unhealthy and dangerous
devil fishes of the financial world" as
the Senator calls them, have deserted
the democratic party and have fixed
themselves upon the party in control.
The republican party, if it would live,
must repudiate these man-eating
sharks, these bloodless wretches, whose
schemes threaten liberty.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25

the seas we still rank Fahead of Spain
while our five new battle ships, wher
completed, will make us a competitor
with Germany for fifth place among
the naval powers of the world, the or
der of strength being England, France
Russia, Italy, Germany, Uuited States.
The battleships Kearsage and Ken
lucky, two splendid types of ocean
warriors, will soon be ready to launch,
while three other monsters-the Hi
nois, Alabama and Wisconsin-are in
process of construction and will be
ready for service the latter part ofnext
year.
In his last annual report the secre-
tary of the navy recommended that the
authorization of new ships by the con-
gress now in session be limited to one
battleship for the Pacific coast, where
after the five now under construction
are completed, there will be only two,
while on the Atlantic there will be sew
en-, with few torpedo boats and tor
pedo boat destroyers. In view of the
disaster at Havana, how
ever, it is not probable that congress
will conline its naval appropriations to
the conservative limitations recon-
by Secretary Long,
With the loss of the Maine, which was
a battle ship of the second class, the
present effective fighting force of our
navy consists of four battle ships of |
the first class, one battle ship of the
second class, two armored cruisers,
sixteen cruisers, fifteen gunboats, six
double turreted monitors, one ram, one
dynamite gun boat, one dispatch boat,
1ne transport steamer, and five torpedo
boats. Besides the five battleships of
,he first class, sixteen torpedo boats
ire under construction. In addition
% these there are sixty four other nav
Il vessels, used for training, naval re-
eryes, and other purposes, also the
auxiliary fleet, which consists of more
han twenty subsidised steamers and
-reater number of large merchant ma
inc steamers, which are available at
my time OF need.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25
Is it the Grip OF tIie 3ondh lde-s.

President Mckinley was lected on a
platform which contained this plank:
From the hour of achieving their
own independence the people of the
United States have regarded with SYM
pathy the struggles of other American
peoples to free themselves from Euro
pean domination. We watch with deep
and abiding interest the heroic battle
OF the Cuban patriots against cruelty
and oppression, and our best hopes go
out to the full success OF their deter
mined contest for liberty.
The Government OF Spain having lost
control Of Cuba, and being unable to
protect the property or lives of resident
American citizens, or to comply with
its treaty obligations, we believe that
the government of the United States
should actively use its influence and
good offices to restore peace and give
independence to the island,
1t is now twenty months since that
plank was solemnly promulgated, as
the wish and will of the Republican
party. 1t was ratified at the poles by
100000 votes. The President elected
on that platform has been in office one
year, less ten days. During the cam
paign preceding his election, the Ad-
ministration then in power was scored
on every rostrum for its conduct to
ward Cuba; since President Mckinley
was elected, three hundred thousand
men, women end little children have
starved to death on that wretched is
land. In the mean time, too, the Gu
bans have cooped the Spaniards up in
few fortified towns, where they can
have the protection Of ship ana shore
batteries. Every attempt for months
to break through the lines of the be-
siegers has failed, and still our Govern
ment, so far, has refused to extend
belligerant rights to those men who
are struggling to obtain for their coun-
try respite from merciless crnelties in
flicted upon them and their fathers for |
a full century, though when, thirty
seven years ago, a civil war burst upon |
our country, within four months from
the firing of the first gun, Spain de-
clared that the men who were trying to |
overthrow the Republic were entitled |
to belligerant rights. What holds our
back now? Is it the grip
of the bondholders?-S L. Tribune.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25

The destruction of the Maine will
naturally attract public attention to
the present sea power of the United
States.
While the nation sustains a heavy
loss in the sinking of this superb en-
gine of war, the government has a nav
al defense ample to meet any emergen-
cy that is apt to present itself in the
near future. In fighting strength on
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25
silver Republican Conf ence.

PocATELLo, IDAHO, Feb. 30, 1898.
At meeting of the Executive com
mittee of the Silver Republican State
Committee held in this city to-day, the
following resolution was adopted
Resolved: That after a full consid-
Grafton of Chairman Patrie's call for a
conference of Silver Republicans at
Boise City on Feb. 2Sth, 1898, and for a
meeting of the Silver Republican State
Committee at the same place on March
lst, 1898, the Executive Committee is of
the opinion that the best interests of
the party dena4l that slil conference
and committee meeting be held at the
tine AMI place namel in said call.
Resolved, further, that all Silver Re
publicans who can, be urged to attend
said conference and aid by their advice
and council
C. j. B ssET, NJ P,TRIE,
Secretary. Chairman.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25

Mark Twain says that bad habits are
one of the greatest blessings to the hu-
man race. He tells story in which
they were once the means of saving his
life. He became very ill and the doc
tor was called. The physician ordered
him at once to give up smoking, which
he did, and soon came out of the clutch
es of the disease. After this he went
on smoking in perfect health. An old
lady friend of Twain's took sick about
the same time. She was an exception
ally old lady, and when the doctor was
called he orderel her also to give up
her bad habits, but as she had none
she was unable to comply. She corse-
quently died. Mark says that il she
had possessed bad habits like himself.
she would have stopped them and got
wel. He always has large stock OF
bad habits on hand, so that in case of
Il seeious illness he will have something
to fall back on and recover
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1898-02-25

The completed portion of the Della
mar Cyanide plant has been running
smoothly and, to all appearances, salts
factorily to all interested, since start
ing up ten days ago. There are now
ten 25-tons leeching watts employed,
two of which are emptied and re-
charged daily. The new hydraulic
press and pump has arrived.