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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-20
Notice for Publication.

LIST pub Oct. I3-6w
Land Office at Watertown. Sd, Oct. 5th. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make his homestead final proof in support
of his claim, aud that said proof will be made
before the judge or in his absence the clerk of
the county court at Webster, s. ID. on Nov.
ember 18th. 1898, viz:
MATTHIAS N. UDAHL,
one of the heirs of Simon
M. Udahl, deceased. for the nwA sec. Is. twp.
III north range 81, west.
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz: Bertinius Aadson, Ole N.
Norby, Carl ]. Hanson and knud A. kvam all
of Webster, p. o. s. ID.
Hobart A. Babcock. Register,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-20
Public Land Sale.
First pub. Sent. 22-6w

First pub. Sept. 22-6w.
Notice is hereby given that. pursuant to in
structions from the Commissions of the
General Land Office. under authority vested
In him by section 24s5, U. !. r. s.. as amended
by the act of Congress approved February pa
1895, we will proceed to offer at public sale,
on the II day OF November, 1898. at 10 O'Clock
a. m. at the Land Office at Watertown. s.
OAK, the following tract CT land. to-wit: Lot
t,Sec. IL, Township 122 north Range SIS west 18th
r. NJ, containing A. 66-100 tbs acres, more or
less, according to the government survey.
Any and all persons claiE ing adversely the
aoove-described lands are advised TO file their
claims in this office on or I efore the day and
hour above designated for the commencement
OF said sale; otherwise their rights will be
forfeited. ~
September II, 1892
George w. Case. III, A.. Babcock
Receiver. Reoistar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
PIScAr0RiAl VACATION.
Holiday Which Every Lad Would Call
Fine.

y master Of a public school asked the
boys To keep diary of their doing :
during the summer holidays. and
offered a small prizf 10 the boy who
would present the dearest and most
concise record OF his daily work o.
pleasures. Although not awarded the
prize. the following record is deserving
Of special mention for it's concise
ness. The hoy who wrote it would
have been a delight to Izaak Walton:
July l. went fishing.
July >. the same.
July 3, the same.
July 4. tried to Kill fish with gun
powder.
July and 6. caught four fish and had
lots of splendid bites.
July Sunday. didn't fish
July 3 to H. caught three roach and
nine perch.
July T. didn't fish: it rained all day
Same on the 18th and H.
July II. not a single bite.
July Is. fell into the water while fish
ing
July Il 10 20. caught only one
July - to August !, cloudy weather
mostly and poor fishing.
Augusta ] to September l. didn't fish.
So this is all.-EXchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

The Hawaiian treaty is to be called
up in executive session OF the Senate
today. Sixty votes will be required 20
ratify il. AT the beginning of the ses-
sion it is said but 46 votes were to b."
absolutely depended upon. Now the
friends of annexation think they have
the required number. They say they
are certain of "a votes. 1t is thought
that the Democrats will not act as E"
party and several Of them are pro-
nounced for annexation. 1t is hoped
that the support of Murphy Of New
York, Smith of New Jersey. Roach of
North Dakota. Mitchell of Wisconsin.
Pettus of Alabama. Wellington Of
Maryland, Heitfeld of Idaho. and But
Ter of North Carolina. may he obtained
for annexation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
BRINGS THEM 70 the POINT.


Speaking Of cotton manufacturing IN
New England. Mr.. Edward Stanwood
| formerly Of Augusta. Maine, now editor
OF the Youths Companion, writes the
Boston Herald as follows:
| supposed and still think that your
first article was intended to be lesson
| against the tariff. which. so you see med
70 assert, had caused the competition
which now makes cotton manufacturing
| Improbable in New England. In reply
| said, and think you admit. that tie tar
| If does not increase the profits Of manu-
facturc of the coarse and medium goods
In which the South now completes sue
cessfully with the North If that be So
| the tariff did not cause the competition
complained of, and that seems to me the
end Of your lesson.
When you take up another point. that
home competition is now more to be
feared by northern manufacturers than
foreign competition. Of course | agree
with you. That Is what northern manu-
facturers have been saying for a year or
two past. But it does not authorize YOU
to bark back to the tariff, unless YOU
can show that the particular cause Of the
inequality between the North and the
South namely, the laws in the mort horn
states limiting the hours Of labor, are due
to the tariff, J simply want TO keep apart
two distinct things.
one thing more, for / do not wish to
weary you. and ] know the disadvHntagc
a
paper: Is IT your intent. when you maxi,
your point against the tariff that il has
caused the introduction of an industry
which is now becoming Improbable by
reason of hom" competitions il your
intent to make the same point against all
Influences that introduce Industries that
are aftcrward subject to severe home
competition? | have supposed that every
profitable industry. however established
Is exposed 10 competition: and that the
fact that, having been profitable, II subsc-
qucntly becomes Improbable. is neither Il
merit nor dement, in the agency which
caused its Introduction into the country
You have intmated-in your former ar
gumcnt-that pTOtcctiOniStS did nui be-
hcVe their own assertions when they ar
gued that the tariff would cause home
competition ana thus bring down The
price. This seems to me Il grdtuitouS AS
sauit upon tn. honesty of protectiouistS
in general. If you will read the argu-
ments used in Congress and in the news
papers To promote the levy Of "A duty on
tin platcS-which WAS 50 dcrisiveiN op-
posed by free tradcrS-yOu Will see that
this eff"cI of bringing down the price,
was the main ground Of the support
which the measure had The protective
duty had precisely the same effect the
protectionists predicted. Have you heard
one If them complain because his predic-
ton came true
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
STEEL ROADS IN THE SOUTH.
Experiments with Steel Rails for Wagon
Traffic TO Save the Roadways.

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The Post Thinks Scheme Will Fail.


! The IeoCcupaton of the abandoned
farms of New England, and the relief
/ of the congested centers of population
! is the object of a corporation chartered
! in Maine and having its active head
/ quarters in New York. Several hun
dred thousand acres of land that were
under cultivation - years ago now lie
! idle in the New England states The
! intent of this corporation is to get the
surplus population of the Sums of tn
great cities onto those lands in the be
lief that they win he able To make Il
! living by filling the soil
The scheme looks Well on the surface
/ but it will not bear inspection. We be-
I lievc it does not contain the germ Of
/ hop" for the poor urban families in
I who's" interest it nstcnSbly originated
/ An attempt To carry it out. instead If
adding to tn" ranks Of the Industrious
thrifty. and prosperous. wilt crowd tn"
poor asylums of New England.
In the first place. those farms We're
not abandoned until their occupants
/ were compelled To leave them or seen
public charity 10 help them ckr out /
subsistence. The soil was originally
I =
/ stony. Many successive generations
] worked them. and. 10y dint of rigid
economy managed to make a living
But the time came when through IN ,
opening up of vast sections Of incom-
parably better lands in the West ana
/ the rheapenin@ of freights food
/ products were sold all over New Eng
! land at prices less than the cost 81
production on thousands of New Eng
/ land farms. Then the exodus began
/ The land had no value because it would
not pay for cultivation. 1t is no bet
ter now than it was when it's impov-
! erished owners turned their backs
upon it.
In the second place. the people whom
it is proposed to locate on those worn
! out. worthless farms could not make 4
living by farming anywhere Given
10 acres and a mule'-iO acres of fer
tile soil per capita and a supply Of
working animals-and the average
Stun family would have to beg or
starve Farming. in these days. is no;
business that can he picked up off
hand by novice ana made profitable
Experience. skill and machinery are
part of the United States. The mar
who undertakes to run little farm by
hand labor, by the methods of the old
time. may raise enough Of cereals ANA
Vegetables for home consumption but
he cannot sell his crops in competition
with the up-to-date farmer.
1t will cost a large sum of money t.
put a family onto one of those aban-
doned farms and give it fair chance.
Buildings will have to be repaired, and
stock. seed. food. clothing. and in
cidentals supplied until they can be
got out of the soil. Not less than $1,000
will be needed to take family Of five
persons out of New York and care for
it in this way. And then. you have Il
| family ignorant of farming and located
on land that was deserted long ago
because under the most economical
management, it could not be made to
pay fer cultivation. The scheme is
bound to fail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

Neal Dow Lodge. No. l9s This was tho
name of the old lodge which went out of
existence several years ago. The new
lodge starts most atispiciously with TWEEN
ty-iour charter members. and at the first
meeting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were re-
ceived. The offcersTare as fol,ows.San,.
uFl VI. Curtis. chief templar: Aiber,
smith. vice tenipiar; Louis Cook. past
rhi"f tcmp1;f-: Miss Florence Curtis. sec
Rotary; Mrs. g. e. Chilcott financial Soc
rotary; Miss Eta Franklin. treasurer;
Lewis Young. marshal; Mrs. Lewis
Young, chaplain; Everett Carter inside,
guard; John Thomas. sentinel; II. W.
Dunn, lodge deputy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
Maine Fraternity Notes.

There ar" SIX I'D degree MdSOnS i'll
Bruins wick.
Measures are being taken 10 organize
relief corps in oxford.
\ Pythian SiStcrhood has been cstab-
lishcd at South Norridgewock.
Five candidates were initiated recently
into Caribou Lodge, L. .. G. T.
Naples Council American Legion Of
Honor. has given up its charter.
The *. T.. Lodge Of Andov"r is flourish
ing timely with acccSsions at each meet
Ing.
\ new commandcry Of the knights of
Malta will be organized in Portland some
time in February.
Keystone lodge. No. Gi. y. q. L. w.
"f Pennington. has practically decided to
purchase an outfit To- cXcmplify the Sc
cr"t work Of the order.
A session of York Distric, Lodge train
ing school will be held with Beacon Light
Lodge at their hail in Springvalc,
Wednesday evening, Jan. L.
Appleton Lodge. T. o. 6. r. initiated
-four candidates at the last meeting. The
lodge recently celebrated its 18th annvcr-
Sary with supper and entertainment.
The Grand orient" degree was con-
ferred Dee. Slst at knights of Pythias
hall. Belfast. on Il candidates. Fourteen
more candidates took the degree Tuesday
evening.
The Loyal Lewiston Lodge of the l. A.
| +. NJ. t.. was organized recently with
fifty charter members. This is said To be
the largest number of charter members
secured for amy lodge in the State.
The Lewiston Red Men worked the
adoption degree on sixteen pale faces. at
4 recent meetin@-commcnci work at
80 and finishing At 30 A. NJ This
breaks all State records. They also elect
ed officers.
At Il recent meeting of the order of The
Eastern Star. Dover six candidates were
installed. This order was established a
little over a year ago and now has over
% members and at the next meeting will
initiate about Il more.
Members Of the A. @, l.. w. in Maine
are receiving photographs of Mr.. Herbert
l.. Watson the 30 N1 member taken into
the order. as Il souvenir of the event
There was recently in Boston an elabor-
ate celebration of the circumstance.
A Lodge of the knights of Pythias will
be instituted in oxford. in the near flu
ture. The lodges working the three ranks
of page, esquire and knight will be Ham
lin of South Paris. ST. Elmo of Mechanic
Falls and Pennesseewassec of Norway.
Cumberland Lodge. !. .. f.. Bridgton
Is in a Hourishing condition financially
and is steadily receiving additions to its
membership. \ new degree team is be-
ing drilled and important paraphernalia
added to the excellent supply already in
use.
Echo Lodge, Knights of Pythias of
South Norridgewock. is considering the
proposition of building a new building to
contain public han on the second floor
a lodge room on the third floor and pos
sibly quarters somewhere in the building
for the grange.
The following Good Templar Lodges
have been organized recently Oak
Lodge, No. l27 at Trenton. Hancock
county. Dec. 18th. by Geo. r. Files: N. NJ.
Dyer. deputy: j. S. Dolliver. C. r.; Edel-
weiss Lodge. No. 173 at Shapeigh. York
county. Dec. 18th. by +. II. Dexter: J. NJ.
JOY deputy: Clarence Joy. c. r.
A Lodge of Good Templars has been or
Sanized in Ellsworth. under the name of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

Erotics in woman is only an excuse glor
her crraticS.
All love is about the same thing ana an
soap tastes alike.
You can always tell when you pass I"
dentist in the street by the inauirins way
he looks at your teeth a+
It's n wise woman that can telt'a man
character by his necktie and "A wiser one
that can tell a woman's at all.
A man spends his time trying TO ss.
everything he wants and "A woman Spehus
her time trying to want everything SA'
can get.
Probably a woman is never auile
COMPLETELY happy as when she has got
her rubber plant in the bathtup anu y
spraying the leaves with an atomizer'-
n. Y. Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
The Sun on Pensions.

The New York Sun either is so much
interested in the subject of pensions
for the veterans of the late war. or
assumes it's readers to be, that 1t pub
from the government more than $40 4
month. These number but 1868, one
third Of one per cent of the entire
number, 576014. In order to complete
the publication of the entire list the
Sun estimates that it would have to
devote to it 1850 columns of its valuable
space. Needless to add the Sun thinks
the government should complete the
work. We expect to learn that out of
this list already published the Sun will
be unable to show single instance of
fraud Indeed it says;
THE fact must be kept in mind that
in the list printed today there is prob
ably the minimum percentage of fraud.
The specially granted pensions are
here. such as the $4,000 year pensions
of Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield: but
the great bulk of the names included
are those of the veteran priVates whose
injuries in actual military service were
SO severe. and whose resulting dis
ability was 50 nearly absolute that
under the general pension laws they
were clearly entitled to their 500 a
month. their So a month. or their $50
a month In the nature of things this
particular inStaliment Of the whole
pension list represents the minimum OF
deception. of imposition. of malinger-
ing. of pension agents jugglery Thai
is why it ought to he put forth first of
all If any part of the list Will with
stand the severcst scrutiny this part
Will"
So far the sun gives no profound
reason for this publication of the list,
but We presume the publication Will
afford a little of interest for its readers
though anyone who seeks therein for
any gross fraud on the government
will turn away disappointed at the con :
clusion.
A. the Augusta agency there are on
the rolls none in the 500 a month class.
80 in the $72 class and IS in the $50
class
The distribution of the pensions ac-
cording to rate is shown by the follow
ing table:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

The Porte has demanded the recall OF wv
American missionaries from the province oi ~"
cppo. on the prc,ext that their mission for die
tribution Of relief Is likely to cause us'u'
Dances. 1.-The sick man of Europe, az ne IL "
risively termed. is as unreasonable az his poi'
Teal health Is feeble. As bright contrast "
his obstinacy aud stupidity, the people OF N
lea are acknowledging far and wide the peneh
cepce of the mission of Hostetter's stomach bi'-
tiers. namely to relieve and prevent malaria
rheumatism and kidney complaint chron'e ~.
pepsia, constipation and liver trouble. Inc
vous the weak and the inhrm derive uhspeaAa.'.
benefit from its use. and 1t greatly Hh's muse.
those iniirmitics specially incident 10 advan'"k
wears SIaen annetitc and a sensation of com
fort throughout the system. ensue upon It's u.e.
which should be regular and persistent.
early resort to this tine preventive is los'es"s
suggested 10 those who seek its aid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

Tammany has never got over its an
ger at the LeXow investigation.-Ex.-
Why should Tammany care so long as
the voters appear to have gotten over
their anger? Tammany has no con-
science or sense of duty or decency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
N-.N'1.J.Il-

An imposing spectacle for those who
are so situated as to see it will be the
total eclipse of the sun on the 21st of
this month. This will not be visible IN
America. Large portions of Africa.
Asia and Europe will view the phe-
nomenon in its partial phase; but the
line of 'totality' will begin almost in
the very center of Africa, and sweep
eastward over Gondokoro and across
the Arabian sea, Hindostan and China.
Various expeditions equipped with the
utmost care are on their way TO
eligible points for observation in India,
where, if the skies prove proptious, "A
little more than two minutes of t0tality
will reward tn" large expenditure of
time and money. Eut it is hoped that
the opportunity for spectroscopic study
and tn" photography of the corona will
amply repay the costly enterprise. Tho
successes of Astronomical invest igation
during the century have been very
great: Yet tn" remaining mysteries are
alluring enough to warrant the aSpira-
tons and conservation of energy of thu
llccncSt students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
That Scheme to Populate Abandoned Farms

In another column we publish the
a scheme which was recently an
nounced. The Post ha. some very SEN
Sible remarks to make upon the subject
and one of the most pertinent and
effective is that this pr ,posed trans
planting Of the poor family from the
city slums to the abandoned farm, iii
stead of adding to the ranks Of the in
dustrious, thrifty and prosperous. will
crowd the poor asylun1s of New Eng
land
One reason, which the Post gives for
this prediction is a strong one. 1t is in
substance that these pcope whom it is
proposed to transplant could not make
a living at farming anywhere. a fact
that the Post does not take into ac-
count is that there are comparatively
few of these so-callcd aba ndoncd
farms. The really abandoned farms
are for the most part such as the Post
utStIlbtS, tHiil anu pun vi sui 0lii
capable under existing conditions Of
properly supporting family. There
are of course, many hundred acres that
once were cut up into separate farms
but which have now passed under one
management. With a demand foy
more intensive cultivation of the soil
these large farms could and probably
would again be divided into smaller
farms. This demand we believe IL
growing. Farming in the East must
pay better and better year by year.
The good farming lands of the West
are practically taken up. The ruinous
competition to which this free land has
subjected the New England farmer is
passing Today beef raising is begin
ming to pay in the East. thus affordin1
profit to farmers who live at dis
lance from market. When profit in
carrying on a small farm does not de-
pend upon nearnesS to local market
then there should be a multiplication of
farms in number. the swallowed vi,
farm Will be disgorged, some few Of the
really abandoned farms may become
inhabtable and the problem viii bn
solved in a natural way.
Already it is noticeahe in this STATE
that not only are the so-called abalt-
doned farms in demand as summer
homes by the Well-to-do. but quite {,
number of foreigners who heretofore
have sought homes in the crowde l
cities are settling Oh them. But the
latter are sufficiently thrifty to get
possession of the land through their
own exertons. which implies a likeli-
hood that they will be able to sustain
life upon it. This is not probable in
the case of the poor people, whom as
We understand the scheme under dis
cussion. it is proposed to move down
into our country from the city. That
may be well meant philanthropy, much
that is proves disastrous and this prob
ably will unless provision is made for
exercising some sort of supervision of
their bucolic efforts unto the third or
fourth generation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

rant and O'Neil Strange as 1t may
seem il is a well known fact that per-
sons who have committed murder pre-
fer when the time comes to die to do so
protesting innocence and making 1t
possible for suspicion to rest on the
innocent than to make a clean breast
of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

The decision of General Blanco to
take the field accords with the suppose
ton that the Liberal ministry in Spain
sees the imperative need Of achieving
something of Importance before going
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

We are told Mr.. Bryan wore home
inch brim. He. William Jennings
Bryan. ear his mouth in a shadow
We don't believe it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

Teller says the money power has the
to the silver syndicate with its almost
unlimited millions and its grip on the
United States Senate"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
Wonderful Underground City.

The City nf the Salt Mines " which is
situated several hundred feet below tn,
surface at Ni"lieska, Galicia, is a Won
dcrful Suhterrauean city. with q populA-
tton of ON"r 1900 men. women ana chill
drcu. scores of whom have never seen the
Light of day or The .arthS surface.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

The tail is trying to Wag the dog IN
the Republican politics of Maryland, as
in Ohio. and appears to succeed. 1t Is
an unnatural location of the Was
motor. however. and the success is
chiefly in the seeming and ut most but
temporary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

The success of Tammany SCENE
up as one of the strongest argument,
for a return to the national spoils sys-
tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

Mr.. Manuers declaration that he
would vote for Hanna looks something
Mike sign manual of the doom of the
Dmbination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

Steamer Pentagoet. lately plying be-
tween PASSPORT and New York. was
sold at T. S. Marshalls sale in New
York last week for SIC, ono
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

If Blanco seeks Gomez to talk
autonomy it will be another instance
OF Mahomet going to the mountain.