Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-28
For Wisdom, Culture, Refinment
and a Better Civilization.

THE readers under this head are cantrf-
buted by the Ladies' of the W. &. II. T., under
the immediate supervision Of Mrs. Frank
Gibson ~ Editos.l
Our state gained over five hundred new
members las; year.
The Chicago board OF education has
decided TO include the teaching of the
Spanish language in the regular school
course, providing a sufficient number of
pupils desire the instruction.
The old search and seizure liquor or
dinance has been passed by the city
council of Topeka, Kansas. 1t gives the
police, power To search for and seize
liquor besides providing a penalty for
violation Of the lax.
Mrs. Lnella Ramsey was reelected
state president Mrs. Kalder of Woon-
socket who has been our corresponding
secretary for somo time has been com-
PEELED to resign an account of i'll health.
She was most faithful and loyal and ill
be sadly missed. Miss Kara smart Of
OF Sioux Falls succeeds her.
Gen. Horatio c. King, president of the
New York state board that has control
OF the Soldiers Home al Bath. n. Y. In
an official letter 10 Governor Roosevelt
says that of the more than one hundred
thousand dollars paid last year in pen
sions 10 the inmates of that institution N.
''it Is not an oyere~timate TO state that at
least ninety per cent was spent for intox
cauts.r Union Signal.
Our president, Mrs. Haines reports that
the executive committee has appointed
the following, superintendents of depart
ments: Mercy-Mrs. Norris, Contests
Mrs. Warner, Narcotics Mr. Goodwin,
Purity Mrs. Hubbard. Literature Mrs.
Siglinger, Loyal Legion Mrs. Gibson,
Scientific Temperance Mrs. Scripture,
Mother MeetingS-Mrs Ross.
The smoking of cigarettes and other
forms of the weed by small boys and
youths is a habit, which, il long continu-
ed brings ruin to the user. Are. u VIC.
L. l. mothers wa,chful OF their boyss
We hear that our eight and ten year old
boys are smoking and that many have
attempted to learn this summer. The
cigarette ordinance is evaded by having
the material purchased by an older boy.
The recent convention at Madison, was
n of the most interesting and profitable
were held by our state organization.
Over eighty delegates were in attendance.
Miss Marie G. Brehm, our national sup
erintndent of the Franchise department
Was present and gave a fine address.
Mrs. Charlton Edhoim also addressed the
convention. She speaks in the interest
OF Florence Crittendei' home and res
u mission. An effort will be made to
establish n "Florence C~rittendon Home
in South Dakota.
A little fellow sat reading a book when
he saw his father coming. He put the
book out of sight and stood up in great
confusion, waiting for his father to pass
by Now | dida't like that: aud | here
with advise that boy, and all other bows,
never 10 read anything they are ashamed
Of. Open every page you read, full and
free in Gods light and presence as you
must; and IL il is not fit to be opened so
do not read it at all. Bad reading is "a
deadly poison. 1t is far worse to kill the
soul than too kill the body. La nv
pinion, parents are not half watchful
enough in this matter. Selected.
Within fifty eight miles of Pittsburg'
Pa, is the little town of Bolivar. The
principal business is brickmaking. This
is controlled by the Reese Hammond
Fire Brick Company. They have had no
saloons for thirty years. There are $50
men In the employ of thu company. They
nearly all own th.ir homes. There is no
poverty, no suffering very little crime,
no strife between labor aud capital. The
golden rule is lived up TO by both sides
poverty is abolished. 1t goes with the
saloon. There would be many towns and
cities like Boliver If the prss aud public
speakers would tell the truth about the
internal business that fills thr land with
sorrow ana despair Bishopt.r. MeCabe.