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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
THE NEGRO A BURDEN.
Economically the Heaviest One the
south Has to Bear.

Economically the Heaviest One the
south Has to Bear.
The south has not only to bear the
political evils which come from the
negro's presence and also the racial
disturbances. but the heaviest burden
of all, and one which is seldom alluded
to-. is the economic burden, the ex-
pense to the south of keeping the ne
gro, says the Nashville American. This
is what the south must reckon with
and wha must stir the southern people
sooner or later to considering the ne
gro problem earnestly and deeply.
What per cent of the southern negroes
are non-producers We are not informed,
but. we think we can safely say that
were there is n non-producing
white person in the north there are
three non-producing negroes In the
south. Whole families are dependent
upon the kitchens and homes OF white
families. Even those who are produ-
GERS are in the main day laborers with
out initiative and without any of those
faculties which uplift and make
wealthy a community or state or ma
ton, and are a charge upon the COM
munity at some time in their life. Given
a southern city Of $4,000 people. 33 1-3
per cent of which is negroes, take the
white population suddenly away, and
in less than two years that city would
be grown up in weeds and given owe
to the bats and owls. In other words,
the negro is not in proportion to his
population an aid to the white man
in building up, developing and civiliz-
ing 4 country. The negro is
ically the heaviest burden the south
has to bear. How is it to be lightened?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

q mingled expression of stern disap-
prevail and amusement on his broad,
weather-beaten face.
Hold, there. my man." said this
person, laying a hand on his shoulder.
whats your name. and what ship do
you belong to-"
MY name? Why. now, my name is
Ben Wilson. and my ship is the Ariel;
but blast me IL 1 know what business
1t is Of yours"
ut is time you went to the boat.
You will get yourself into trouble IL
you don't go in time. Bear a hand"
GAY, ay, all very we'll; but amt
ready yet. do you see?"
Come, you must go!" and the hand
on Wilson's shoulder pressed it heav-
lily.
LET go of mel" cried Ben, angrily;
but the other, half-smiling, gripped
him yet more firmly.
Then Ben made a blow az Aim,
which the man parried. when a strug-
gle ensued. Ben fought his best. but
the man at length succeeded in grasp
ing him around the arms from behind.
in which position Wilson was literally
carried to within a few fathoms of the
boat, when, seeing a number OF the
sailors approaching. the stranger re-
leased his hold, AID, laughing, made
off in the darkness.
"It's lucky you came when you did,"
said the coxswail. we wouldn't have
waited for you many seconds longer"
81 wouldn't have been here il old
Nick or somebody like him hadn't
brought me-" was the reply.
Just then the boatswain's mate,
Wright, who had been an unseen wit
ness of the struggle toward its tcrmi-
nation, but who In the gloom had not
been able to obtain a good view Of the
strangers face. made his appearance,
coming in the Il direction in which
the man had vanished.
.Jt was l." he whispered to the coxs-
vain. who brought Wilson. He at
tackled me near the Dolphin. because /
reouested him TO 30 to the boat. had
60 let him loose when ! got him almost
here. and run. as you saw. for / was
afraid he would STAB NO."
The boats crew was soon aboard.
when Wright lost no time In report
ing that he had been attacked and
struck by Wilson. This the latter de-
denied. Of course, saying It was q citi-
4 and a stranger with whom he had
hsd his combat. but he was not be-
lIeved.
The court-martiai was held the next
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
THE COMMODORE.

II was during the time OF powdered
hair and cooked hats-the year 1881.
oH Philadelphia lay tbs twenty-gun
snip Ariel. just arrived under the COM
Mand OF Commodore Paul Jones.
lhere We're in the city many persons
who had never seen that remarkable
among them Ben Wilson-a trim,
powerful young Jack Tar of 25, who
nae lately married Susan Gray, a hum
DIE but beautiful damsel of IS. There
mad been another sutton. also a sailor.
named Thomas Wright, who hated
wilson because Susan had preferred
MIN, and who, being of a cruel, mali
clous disposition, longed to do him
some injury.
Ben shipped aboard the Ariel, that
ne might serve under the renowned
hero. Learning that Ben had shipped,
Wright, who like the former had never
seen Jones, also became one of the
AriePs crew Neither, however, could
yet get sight Of the commodore, who
was absent-would not be back for a
week.
In a few days Wright was chosen to
act in the place of the boatswain's
mate, who was at the time i'll. His
duties. besides blowing on the call,
etc., now being to punish with the colt
"a coll OF rope from two to three feet
long-and also with the ca~t-o'-nine-
tails, usually termed the "cat," such
OF the sailors as offended against
the rules of the ship. He ardently
hoped that he might yet have a chance
to fog with his cruel lash the man he
hated for winning pretty Susan.
One day some Of the crew were
granted permission to go ashore. They
were ordered to return to the ship at
9 o'clock. The boatswain's mate,
Wright. and Ben Wilson, were among
them.
Unfortunately Ben drank, and In a
state of partial intoxication he visited,
a few minutes before 9 o'clock-when
he should have repaired to the boat
the Dolphin, a tavern not twenty yards
from the landing. Here the landlord
accommodated him with a glass Of
brandy, which the young man lifted
high. saying at the same time in a
loud voice:
"a health to Commodore Paul
Jones!"
Then he left the place, not to go to
tha hnot h,,t fntnpAino 70 cnaL cnfnn
other tavern.
1t was a dark night, but by the
bright light streaming through the
house Ben could see a middling-sized,
broad-shouldered man, enveloped in a
shaggy o%vercoat. watching him with
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
BIGGEST GAME CLUB.

sportsmen to Preserve" 10000 Square
Miles of Territory.
Sportsmen's clubs have become COM
mon enough with rich men who delight
in bagging game, and many of them
have been organized upon a grand
scale, but all become insignificant be-
side the proposed st. John club, which
will preserve 10000 square miles of
Canadian territory. OF course. this
will have to be fenced in, and the cost
of this fence will be 1880, 900, which
gives an idea of the magnitude of the
club, and most Of the members are
Americans, although there will be a
few prominent Canadians anG English
men. The membership will number
man thousands, which is possible be-
cause OF the of the great ter
ritory. The initiation fee has been
placed at $500, although this will likely
be increased.
Already more than SAC. 900 has been
expended in securing the fishing waters
OF Lake st. John and tributaries. All
the rivers flowing in from the north
and west, some OF which are two hun
dred and three hundred miles long, and
all the waters connected with them,
are included. Arrangements are also
being made with the Quebec govern
.ment for securing two immense tracts
for game parks. each having 1000
square miles. They will be fenced in
with wire netting. In addition to
moose. deer. elk and caribou, it ID pro-
posed to stock these parks with the
best species Of foreign game and birds
from localities having similar climatic
conditions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

The government exhibit will surpass
that of last year. The Libby Prison
War Museum. an immense collection
of historical relics, will be augment
ed by trophies from the war in the
Philippines and the campaigns In Cuba
and Porto Rico. The various other
exhibits in Agriculture, Mining. Elec-
tricity, Machinery, Manufactures and
Art are superior to those of last year
and in almost every department will
be new and interesting features.
The grounds and buildings have
been greatly improved, thousands OF
trees, plants, shrubs and flowers from
tropic and sub-tropic lands being used
in the decorations. In the Horticul-
ture exhibit are palms. orange trees
and scores of trees and plants from u
island possessions. many of which are
new to the people of the United States.
The Electrical illumination Will far
surpass anything of the kind here
tofore attempted and all that is new
est and most novel in electric effects
will be shown. The Grand Court will
be q fairy city when the thousands of
lights are displayed and many OF the
effects are startling in their novelty
and wierd beauty.
Several features of the coming Elk
position have received more than us
ual attention and among these might
be mentioned the Fine Art collection
which will be the grandest exhibit in
this line since the Worlds Fair; the
Indian Congress, in which the leading
chiefs and warriors of the many tribes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
GREATER EXPOSITION
Almost World Wide in Scope and Magni-
fcent in It's Display.
GREAT AND POPULAR ENTERPRISE
bringing together a Comprehensive Ex-
hibit OF Our National Resources, Indus
tries, Manufactures and Products Four
Months OF Sightseeing, Commencing
July L, 1899.

Perhaps there are comparatively few
people who appreciate the vast scope
of the First Greater America Colonial
Exposition which opens its gates at
Omaha on July LIST. The United States
has become, within the past year, a
mighty empire whose possessions lie
On either side of the globe, and it Is
a stupendous undertaking TO bring to-
gether in n grand comprehensive
exhibit the national resources, indus
tries, manufactures and products, not
only of the North American continent,
but of several Of the principal islands
of the seas. The peoples of these far
away sea-girt lands are of different
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

day, when Jones arrived on bo<=d,
Wilson being still kept in the brig.
whence he could not see the commo-
dore. There was a singular expression
on the face Of Paul Jones when the
court-martial vas ended, and the SEN
tence of the prisoner-100 lashes on
the bare hack with the cat-was pro-
nounced.
The next morning was appointed for
the execution of the sentence. When
the time came the master-of-arms
broughtsup the prisoner and took on
his irons. On one of the gratings,
placed just forward of the gangway,
he was made to stand, his feet being
fastened with worming and his hands
secured, wide apart. to the bulwarks.
Along came Wright, scarcely able to
conceal his exultation as he drew the
cat from its sheath and lovingly
stroked the strings.
Go one, boatswain's mate" said the
captain.
Wright lifted the lash on high, but
at that moment the voice OF Pau
Jones, who now appeared, doomed like
thunder on his startled ear:
Hold! Avast, you rascal"
And he stepped around, SO that Will
son could see him. The young sailor
looked up at him with a start, then
colored, then turned pale.
Commodore" he stammered, IL
my God, sir--I was a little in liquor
on that night, but | recognize your
face. 1t was you who took hold of me
there by the Dolphin tavern and ca
ried me almost to the boat. God knows
| would not have struck at you had |
known who it was"
Enough answered the latter; II
forgive you"
Then he turned on Wright:
The court-martial was a farce
continued Paul Jones. II wanted 70
see If this Wright would really have
the heart to carry out his falsehood.
Now cut loose that man Wilson and
put Wright in his place. Give him a
round dozen, then let him be broken
and put in the after-guard."
The commodore's orders were
obeyed. Wright, with every man
against him after this, led such an un-
happy life aboard the Ariel that he
attempted one night to desert from the
ship. When in the water he was seen
by a marine on guard and ordered to
come back, but not obeying, he was
shot through the head and killed.
As to Wilson, never after that.
greatly to the Joy OF his pretty wife
Susan. would he touch another drop OF
alcohol.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
WOMEN AND PIGEON SHOOTING
Fitiiess Killing Perpetrated for the
satisfaction of 'Suort- I

GpOFG
We have been so accustomed To he
lieve In tender sensibility to suffering
as a grace of womanhood that we have
found 1t difficult to give credit to man
facts recorded in ancient history. SAYS
Our Animal Friends. 1t seems almost
incredible that the most z specta-
tators of ~gladiatorial contests in the
ancient world were women II Is still
more difficult to believe that when the
wounded gladiator lay bleeding on the
sand OF the arena and his merciful an
tagonist paused before delivering the
final blow. 1t was the women present
who most frequently turned down their
thumbs IN token of the death sentence.
Though. undoubtedly, these things are
true, it is barely possible to believe
them. In late years we have found 1t
easier. AT any time within the past
ten years the influence of women
would have been sufficient to put an
end to the ahominably cruel and ut
terly senseless practice of docking
horses, but the influence of women has
sustained rather than ~reprehended that
particular form OF cruelty. IL is the
senseless vanity of woman and nothing
else, that has caused the ruthless
slaughter Of millions upon millions of
beautiful and harmless birds in order
to provide adornment of a kind essen
TALLY the same as those in which the
Indian squaw delights. OF all the pitt
less ~butcheries perpetrated for the sat
~isfaction Of human vanity, the destruc-
ton of egrets at the very time of pair
ing and with the certainty Of starva-
ton to their hapless offspring, is per-
haps the worst, and this has been
maintained by women of the highest
station and the most cultivated intelli-
gence until those beautiful creatures
have been almost exterminated. Now.
ii appears from newspaper reports that
women are seeking distinction in the
pigeon shoot; they enter the contest
with a Zest equal to that OF the male
competitors. We may confess with
some regret that women may be e %
riding behind teams of horses that
have been mutilated by docking. 1t
may also be confessed that there are
women whose natural gift of beauty is
married and not improved by wearing
the spoils Of our slaughtered birds. Our
sympathies go out entirely to our cor
respondents in their detestation Of pig
con shooting as a form Of sport"
When human beings are thoroughly
civilized men will instinctively obey
the rule never { o mix their pleasure
or their pride with suffering to the
meanest thing that lives" On the very
face of it, live pigeon shooting is an
offense against that good law. The
time, we trust, is coming when the Idle
man will not longer think Of relieving
his ennui by going out ito kill some
! thing; and we trust the time is not
far off when a woman who makes an
amusement of killing will be Kissed
out OF all decent society.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
Was . Capital onense.

Pesging Was d Capital Onense.
Tvs In the days of Henry VIII.
nu' were very severe against
and' under a statute passed
fsign, any one caught begging
|ufst time, being neither aged
u was whipped at the carts
'aught a second time, his ear
OF bored through with a hot
taught a third time, he suf-
n as a felon, unless some
erson having s1O in goods or
1u, or some householder an
the justices, would take the
INTO his service for two years,
mo a bond of a10. So the
England remained for sixty
,rst enacted by Henry VIII, it
unrepealed through the
onward and Mary. Reconsid-
Elizabeth. the same law
formally passed. the two
houses thereby expressing
"'lon that it was better for
- I'VE at all than to live the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
WONDERS OF ELEcTRoID.
New Substance That Makes Plants Grow
yisibiy Discovered.

yisibiy Discovered.
Francis Ryehnowski, a mechanical
engineer of Lemburg, Austria, has dis
covered a strange and very subtle mat
ter. which he has called "electroid,
because Of certain affinity with cleo
tricity. says the London Sketch. Elec-
troid, produced by a special apparatus
built by the inventor, Is obtained by
the dissolution of certain matters I'M
der the influence of the electric cur
rent. 1t makes noise and at the same
time a refreshing scent and cool breeze
are experienced. This discovery IN
duced Mr.. Rychnowski to make a ma
chine capable of refreshing the air 10
such a degree that those present during
the experiment had the feeling tna'
the window was open, although shis
was not the case. Electroid Is a very
subtle matter, but 1t seems to De d
Auid and IL can be gathered and pre-
served. while falling or a plate 1t re-
fleets in a shape Of shining sheaVes
The commission appointed Dy the Aus
trian government to investigate TINS
discovery reported that, under the M
auence of electroid, plants grow rapiu-
" and the buds of flowers unciose
while one is looking at them. Eiec-
troid annihilates microbes and thus
preserves organic matter. These are
physiological influences of electroiu'
Among mechanical phenomena the
commission reported that the influence
Of electroid is not stopped even by a
brick wall and glass; that it attracts
solid bodies and makes them shine Ike
moonlight-it makes them move ana
attract other bodies; finally, that II
acts ON Photographic plates and pro-
duces sharp and distinct lines, such as
were formerly possible only with a
powerful lens.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
Learn How to FAN.

~ OF falling without injury
ing the muscles. Children
sa people fall without hurt
ives because their muscles
!, Is one Of the principles
and, like many other SEEM
.s .nings, is very easily ac-
! after one learns how.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

races; their and customs,
their language, dress and modes OF
life differ widely from those to which
we are most accustomed, and I
time and capital are required TO secure
all the things necessary to make up
an exposition which will do them JUS
tice. That this feat has been accom-
plished is due not only to the push
and energy of the Exposition manage
ment, but also to the material and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

tries thoroughly exploited, even their
daily occupations accurately repro
duced.
In the Colonial Exhibits and other
buildings will be found comprehensive
collections which will indicate the re-
sources of the different islands and
give an opportunity to judge OF TIE
riches and possibilities of our new
possessions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

timely aid extended by the government
and its. representatives in the various
islands. A grand opportunity is OIL
fered to the American people to be-
come better informed as to the real
character, resources, and possibilities
Of the islands of the Philippines, Ha-
wall, Cuba and Porto Rico and the
people who inhabit them.
The village life of the natives Will
be faithfully portrayed, their indus
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
Dangerous.

Harper's Bazaar: Mrs. Stiles shai
never invite Mr.. Funniman TO dinner
again. Mr.. Stiles-Why not? he is .
yery entertaining chap. MRS. Stiies-
That's lust it. He tells such funny sto'
r;os that he makes the butler laugh.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

The illumination OF the coming Ex-
position will far surpass anything OF
the kind ever before attempted. The
Omaha city lighting plant will furnish
the current for the arc lights on the
grounds and for the commercial light
ing of the Midway, and this gives
Superintendent Rustin thousands Of
additional lights for the illumination
Of the Court of Honor and Bluff Tract.
The dark places OF last years EXPOSE
ton have been touched with a wiz
ards wand of light and the effect will
be a fairy scene, far surprising In
beauty the splendid display OF last
year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

Carnegie is reported to rave saia
that TO die rich is to die disgraced'
Luckily that's the time when q man
feels disgrace the least.'-CieVeianu
Plain Dealer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

one of the finest musical organizations
in the world. it's concerts will be a
rare treat for those who attend.
There will be a number OF special
days, notably the opening day July 1st
and Schley day July 3rd. The glorious
Fourth will be celebrated In a fitting
manner and on these days many noted
naval and military men will partici-
pate in the exercises.
The amusement section OF the Ex-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

will participate; the Pain Fire Works
company, which employs over three
hundred people In its realistic repro
auctions OF Dewey's famous victory az
Manila, the Destruction of Cervera's
Squadron at Santiago, the Sinking or
the Merrimac and the Storming OF S2a
Juan Hill. The famous British Gren-
adler Band, with Dan Godfrey as lead
err, will fill a five weeks engagement
beginning on July LIST, and as this Is
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06
Him q Pointer.

ing Him a Pointer.
a.-How's my son getting
|e.,. ms lessons? Private Tutor
madam. although it is
- Tor him to catch an
hnamMr mrs. Neurich-well, I'd
a. ne don't have to catch
49, anord to buy him all the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-07-06

Those who are interested In ethnol-
ogy studies will not fail to visit the
Indian congress. 1t Is not probable
that such an opportunity to study the
peculiarities OF the North American
Indian will ever again be afforded. The
tribes are scattered far and wide and
many of them will 500 be extinct.
Famous chiefs and warriors are pass
ing away and those ancient customs
and o~bservances which have made the
Indian character 80 picturesque are
fast becoming obsolete. The white
mans civilization Is fatal TO the In
dian in many ways and once mighty
tr- pes are succumbing to its influence.