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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Gooseberries ON Treas.

Travellers in Burma see many strange
things, and perhaps one of the strangest
is the way in which some kinds of fruit
grow.
For instance, gooseberries that at
home grow on small bushes in this part
OF the world grow ON trees over 20 feet
high. They are not a soft, pulpy fruit:
but are as hard as marbles.
The real Burman grapes also grow
on high trees and not on vines. They
hang from the branches and trunk of
the tree in clusters ON a long stalk and
are covered with a thick outer skin.
which cannot DO eaten.
The cachou, or monkey nut, is also
peculiar and consists of a large, Juicy
frnit of soft pulp, with its nut or kernel
attached to the outside of the fruit at
the IA farthest from the stalk from
which 1t angs.-London Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Trips up Mrs. Bones.
Sioux City Journal.

oIOuA &ibg oOdEhdi
Mrs. Marietta Bones, who is en-
d~eavoring to prevail upon the South
Dakota Legislature to disgrace the
state by loosing its divorce laws, de-
clared that Bishop Hare, who is
opposing the movement, was not
competent to speak on the subject
of Marriage and divorce, because he
was = celebate. The right reverend
gentleman informs Mrs. Bones that
he is a father and a grandfather, and
that he guessss he ought to know =
something about the matter
under discussion. Mrs. Bones should
be a little more careful in her state.
ment Of facts and a little more logic.
in her arguments.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
A nInority Rule.
Rrddeld Press.

We see in an editorial ia the Ar
gus Leader a statement that "all
laws enacted ~ pursuance Of III IN.
i~iiative are to 20 INTO force aud effect
. once on r-criving the necessary
vote of the legislatures. We think
there must b- snin- mistake about
this. We do not know just what
the provisions Of the bill introduced
b, Wilmarth are, but il he has made
any such provisions it must be a
carrlrssly drawn bill. The provision
OF the initiative amendment is that all
measures presented by the initiative
''Sii u be passed" by the legislature.
III invoke the milton requires but
five per cent Of the votes. There
fore five per cert OF the electors can
initiate a bill, the legislature must
pass il, and ID becomes a law at once.
Tuere must be splne mistake in
that I'LL or else i is the mistake Of
the Argus Leader. If the bill makes
any such provision it should be at
once amended or killed. Tie bills
ofs'he initiative should be sub ect to
the Legislature or to the referendum
the same as are other measures.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
The Mysterious Referendum.

Minneapolis Tribune. (McLeod.l
The inability Of the Averages citizen
TO grasp the mysteries of the initial
i've and referendum should not excite
wonder when it is considered that
several Of she reputsd fathers Of the
proposition differ in regard 10 it.
II. l.. Loucks, for instance, who
claims il a. progsncy, absolutely and
completely, was quite sure one day
the dispsnsary law could NOT be
made subject to its provisions, and
just as sure the next day that it
could bs. He was also heard to
claim that the Legislature could enact
= law limiting the operations of the
referendum to bills that received q
certain percentages Of the vote OF the
members. As n matter of fact, no
laws whatever are exempt from the
referendum, or can be made so bv
the Legislature, except those specially
mentioned in the referendum section
itself, which are laws for the immedi:
ate preservation of the public peace
health or safety. and the support of
the state government and its existing
institutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
PANBESA'S LETTER.
An Account Of an Egyptian City Thirty
Centuries Ago.

An Account Of an Egyptian City Thirty
Centuries Ago.
Probably the oldest letter in the
world is the letter Of Panbesa. written
15 centuries before Christ to his friend
Amenemapt, a scribe.
The manuscript is of perishable papy.
rus, and 1t is amazing that it should
have survived for more than 80 GEN.
turtles and still be legible.
1t is preserved in the collection of the
British museum. 1t has been several
times translated during the present GEN.
fury. 1t presents an interesting picture
of life in Egypt in the time of Rameses
III. 1t is more in the nature of a literary
production, a poem composed in cele-
bration OF the visit of Pharaoh to the
city OF Pa-Rameses, than an ordinary
letter Of today. :.
Panbesa "greets his lord, the scribe
A~menemapt, to whom be life, health
and strength, /" and then goes on to de.
scribe the verdant fields, the thrashing
floors, the vineyards, the groves Of
olives, the orchards of figs. the great
daily markets, with their fish and wa
terfowl and swarms of purchasers.
The citizens mad their ''sweet wine
OF Khemi, pomegranate wine and wine
from the vineyards, and t o these they
added ''beer of Kati."
There was music in plenty furnished
by the singers of the school of Memphis.
On the whole, Pa-Rameses seems IT,
have been a pleasant place to live in.
"The lesser folk are there equal with
the great folk" and Panbesa writes
that its maidens were ''in holiday at.
tire every day" with locks "redolent
OF perfumed oil. ''-Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
A Logical Conclusion.

In a recent Walla Walla divorce suit.
IN which the defendant failed to an.
pear, the referee made the following re-
port,
The plaintiff appearing in person
n by her attorney, and the defendant
not appearing and no one appearing for
u, therefore he did not appear. -
Nalla Walla Statesman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Will Soon be on Top.

Dell Rapids Times.
The question of the future of South
Dakota is practically settled. It's
reputation As q number n state 10
now generally conceded by those in
the eastern states who have hereto.
fore considered it . land Of cyclones
and billiards.. They have learned
that the soil here is equally ~ pro.
ductivs ~ lands in the sast and .
BIZ purchased ut half the price Of
eastern farms. They have learned
that men coming TO South Dakota
with nothing but their hands and
de- rrninstion as capital ha 9 made
money farming and many such have
become comparatively rich. They
havr learned that the benefits of
scinn'is and churches are in charsc.
trris',c evidence in u community
aud that thr stranger coming here is
SUR to iud good land, good climate
aud a good moral citizenship. From
ali Signs ,~ands--kers are going to
taxi advantage of these benefits and
immigration into the state during
thus Year will ECLIPSE. all other years
III the number and amoun of land
sairs. The tide has already set in.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Kidney or Bladder Troubles.

II you suffer from kidney, bladder or urin-
ary troubles or from too frequent or scantv
urine Dr. Fcnner's Kidney and nackacb.
Cure Is what you want. Bed-wettinr hv
enlidren Is speedily cured by one BOTTLE ~
ms powerful remedy. Testimonials are
a'sresardec, many people doubling The hon
csly OF sincerity Of them, We therefore avoid
giving any here, but furnish them in circular.
Get one of your dealer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
Ideal Officers.
Miller Pioneer Press,

If new county officers all over the
state succeed as we'll as the county
papers wish and predict, South Da-
kota will be- an ideal commonwealth
officially.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02

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Friday evening.
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Stamp Photos
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
MoneytoI !,
8 security.

Il For Rent-Thp
lon 2nd.Ave. App
10.
Miss Bertha ID,
lew weeks visit
EiciGity.
\ 30o below
Monday, by far
|the season.
Canned Vienn|
kraut al 1pg,n|
| only 10 cents.
Miss A. Maude
Wnubuy Friday
days at home.
| Chas. Duell fr
ster visitor Mond
a pleasant call.
II. J. Freeman
Der Cos. office,
improved farms
Rev. A. S. Oct
man Luthern CT
the city Tuesds
Nater-deliy
city kom Mex
orders at Baxt
A fifty cent q
cents at the CoI
day, evening F
l. viii pny
Goodmanson
Webster leb.
Before orde,
B%enianin & i
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State i~nstitut
hanle Of Il. A.
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kinds of nsar
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Judge keud.
was stealmg
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16

largely In our favor. the exceptions
being of that class which could nOh
bear the thought that a woman born -
slave should become the ownerroff one,
of the finest plantations in the state
But C0rslie's romantic story had won
the ardent people of that section. to-
her support, and frequent proffers. OE
material help in the struggle vvere'
made to us The generous Friendships
of Mr.. Dorion enabled us TO thankfully
decline them.
In the last days of 1850 we were en-
tirely successful. Courts and juriest
were with us Possession was given
TO my wife the day before Christmas of
that year; and such a holiday carnivalj
as was given to our overjoyed and AT,
fectionate people" upon the occasiou.l
I think the whole state could not
elsewhere show. The Dorion family
came down TO enjoy the -festivities,l
Miss Celeste bringing Mr.. Simon Bar
net along, whom she had given (as shot
expressed it) the legal right. TO abussf
her.
Conrad BostOck disappeared; where,
it can only be eonjectured- RumOrs Oft
men shot IN gambling ARRAYS at Matt
amoras reached us in such a way thaft
we. supposed him to be among them;l
| but his fate, or whether he is yet alive.I
are matters Of the greatest uncer-@
tainty-
| The happiness of Coralie and i wasG
! rudely broken by the storm Of civil:
war. To few was the situation moro
T painful than to me. OF northern
birth, attached to the union by habit
and early education, all my interests
my ties and associations were at thet
south + did as. others did I ''wentl
with, my state" Heavily, indeed. wast
/ the ruthless hand of war laid upon usss
! Hostile parties met upon our lands.
/ buildings. were destroyed. cropsk
i trampled down. stock driven OFF,
Those years were years of desolatioEt
and terror
Andlaill this, thank God. has passed.
away. Peace smiles again; sectiOnall
j haste and passion are disappearing; thei
! union is supreme, and the old dag Isl
venernted at tho south. Slavery hasa
j persisted, with, all in it that was good.
and ialI'tha was bad. AS look upoz,
the. new order Of things. much that II
' isave written, seems like n dream
Here is our happy home. under shei
Aorid sun. upon the teeming soil OF
southern Louisiana Yet love TO tell.
u myychildren of the glory of our whole
vast land! love 20 take them mp to
rocky New. Hampshire, TO show them
y where their father lived and dreamed
in his youth. and 70 make them ae-
Quainted with the rugged character
and simple virtues Of the people among
whom he was reared. ! teach them at
least the. spirit 0s the New England
rll Poet's-n noble. verse;
,- ~Thopine must whisper 70 the palm
The north wind break the troptc calm.
And wi IN the dreamy languo- OF the tine
I1so11oF ths,zeen virTas blend and strengeha q
Ia nDAufp l0inl''
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16
CHAPTER XIV.

entered that room with Coralic
and took q seat within the railing.
The crowd, eager for my condemna-
ton. and cruel as any mob, pointed
at us and whispered. ! sat down,
hopeless and sullen. In fifteen min
utes events had so shaped themselves
that hope was somewhat revived-at
least, I knew that the expected blow
was avertcd for the presen,
The Judge came in and heard the
accusation He was portly, fne-look-
ing man, and thought looked with
some compassion at me.
This is a very serious charge, young
man. Where are you from?"
New Hampshire. sir"
Ills it possible that so young a per
son as you has come down here in thi.
nefarious business of decoying away
our property"
mo. sir; have not"
THE complainant charges that you
were trying to abduct his slave. VIVA
do you say?"
| MY recollection of what Coralie'
father and lie Fevre had said, told u'
that / was guilty of just that offense
| 40 uAaCteT WhdI my n1OViNSS NSAt
Still, did not wish to confess IT. NJ
heart swelled with Indignation agains
the assertion; could only keep silenc'
Where is the slave?" the judg
asked
Coralie was pointed out to him II
looked at her with surprise
That psrson?" he said. Can it
possible2"
"She was the Sorn slave of the la
Pierce Dostock. Of La FOurche Int
riOr." put in TIE lawyer Whom conEs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16
TURNED BACK FROM EDEN.

TURNED BACK FROM EDEN-
While the steamboats, were flying up
the river, aud all aboard seemed to
share in the madness of the time. the /
cool head of lie Fevre kept it's balance
he took Coralie and me by the arms
and hurried us as far astern as possible. |
1--WE are rushing on to destruction"
he said al know something of this |
boat; her boilers can never carry the |
steam that tEsy are crowding them
with Remain here; this is the safest
place on board VIII go forward and
warn them"
Brave. great-souled beingi We
never saw him more Even at this dis
lance of time tears fill my eyes as
write, at the thought OF his courage
and devotion One Of the survivors
afterward told me that he saw him
shouting Dad gesticulating toward the
pilot-house. but that. in the roar OF
voices. his was not heeded- Then
oame the catastrophe. and the curtain
! falls forever on that unselfsh life
The tears that were denied us In the
frightfuI scenes that followed have
since fallen capiously 20 his memory
He saved US, but he could not save
himself His foresight as TO the di-
rection and effect of the explosion had
placed us in comparative safety at the
stern, and we were among those who
were able to escape TO the shore where
the drifting wreck grounded on the
point, stern foremost One of the boats
of the Prentiss took us aboard OF that
steamer. with about two hundred who
were saved from more serious injury
than a wetting in the Mississippi
Since the days of her who was last
at the cross and earliest at the grave,
woman has been known as a minister
ing angel of mercy and comfort; and
now Coraiie. unused by habit or ex.
perience to scerfcs of suffering, in.
sisted on going below and doing what
} she could for the unfortunates from
the Queen. took her to the large sa
loon; and while She and other womeT
like her moved about shat scene of hor
rors, striving to alleviate pain, strong
; men grew sick with the sights anC
sounds, and fled again to the deck
. The mattresses and sheets had beef
: stripped from the berths and laid Il
long rows upon the floor, and score
: OF the victims were there. having OF
and cotton applied to their injuries
: saw and heard little. and then wen
on deck, faint with the living miser
OF the scene.
A The Prencsss was overcrovdel and
h was difficult to move about BV
= QUICKLY my attention was arrested b
n the fact that we were moving with u
IA current
bow Is this?" ! asked Of n ma
4 whose hair and eyebrows were SINCE
X Were not going down stream"
That's what we are doing"
m My heart sank within me.
whats this for2"
~ '.It,s all right. We're much near
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16

thing rednoJ and groanlng. Dunno
how much more she'll bear"
We've got to lind outi' yelled back
the captain. Keep the water buckets
ready TO drown the furnace when
we've passed her by mile or so, and
crack on the steam. Pile il up. tell
your
Under the terrific impulse Of a head
of steam which no man would have or
dered but lunatie or the captain Of
a Mississippi river steamer in n race.
the Queen literally dashed at her rival
The loss in distance was made up, was
doubled The captain, leaning far ont
In the effort to better observe the gain
OF his boat, heard again the hoarse
murmur of the tube from the engine
room
"What is it?"
1.-THE pine is used up and the cypress
don't burn we'll"
There's hundred hams and
shoulders for'ard that belong to those
Baton Rouge passengers Tell the
niggers to get 'em and chuck 'em in
II the boat won't pay, will"
Steadily the Queen pulled up on the
I Prentiss, her officers almost coming to
blows with some of the passengers in
the effort to keep more Of them amid
ships. The leading boat was quivering
and vibrating and her pipes belched
forth pail of smoke so black that it
needed not the smell that came from it
20 show that it came from burning
turpentipe. The Queen drew on, and
from her bow the officers of the
Prentiss were seen driving some of the
people from her stern Both captains
frantically shouted for more steam
The bow of the pursuing boat was
past the stern of the other. Foot by
foot she gained Her bow reached
the paddle box. A prolonged, exultant
cheer arose from her decks. Wells OF
defiance came from the Prentiss- Fists
were shaken over the rails A Babel o.
human voices arose
But these and all other sounds were
swallowed by n roar that seemed K
shake the heavens. mingled with a ter
rife and prolonged rush OF escaping
steam. The smoke pipes of the Queer
tottered and fell with a crash on tn
deck forward; the steam flooded every
thing 10 the bows; n bright glare shot N
amidships, and the poor rent, ruined
, burning Queen drifted down with tn
; current, her decks ringing with the ag
onizing shrieks of dozens of victims
while the river was black with other
: who leaped overheard
The Prentiss was put about, an
4 every effort was made to save the pa
sengers and crew Of her luchless riva
Her boats picked up many of th
wretches who struggled in the watei
|, many more were drowned Bodie
], were found floating miles below, til
:, next day; some with arms or legs bi
), ten off by alligators- The Ouee
: grounded on point two miles dow
; from the place of the explosion Man
of those who were fortunate enough
=, be aft of the engine escaped TO II
shore; others were burned alive l
:, they lay mangled and scalded. Tv
:. hundred and thirty-nine human beinl
killed or dreadfully hurt was the pri'
. paid for the effort to determine whiS
- of these boats was the faster.
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had bfoughI '. 40 hin MY client In
herited her, with the other slaves and
property. This young fellow has been
caught in an attempt to run her OF TO
the north. That Is. in brief, the whole
case"
well, sir, have you nothing TO say?"
the judge asked, with some sternness.
There was much that could say
without any admission of the charge.
/ said it in brief sentences
"Pierce Bostoclx was my friend-the
schoolmate of my father before me.
was visiting in his family for months
before his death. This lady is his
daughter. II is necessary for me to
state that we were engaged to be mar
ried, with the approval of her father.
We were on our way to the river for
that purpose. That is my side of the
story"
Coralie nodded, and took one of my
hands in both of hers
''Stuff and nonsensei'' growled Con-
rad.
"a very pretty story" sneered the
lawyer. "But your honor knows that
under our law the consent of the slave
cannot at all affect the guilt of her
abductor."
THAT is true" observed the Judge;
land this is time when a clearly.
proved attempt of the nature here
charged must be punished with al
the rigor known to the law. Our
southern institutions must be upheld
and dangerous fanatics from the north
must be taughtto respect them While
this is true, there seems to be some ex
traordinary features about this case
The accused is young and has not the
| appearance Of a common slave stealer
| His statement is a curious one. III
ought to have counsel Is there any
| gentleman of the bar here who viii
| advise with him?''
A rosy, specialized man near TIT
bench said; Your honor, should de
cline to appear for the defense IN an,
common case of this kind. but l hav'
become much interested in these per
sons from what | have seen and hear
here, and agree with the court tina
there must be something extraordinar
about the matter. II may retire wit
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16

the whole roOtn ne ard, : as make H. IN
my Judgment. both proper and nee
eSsary to end tkis case here, 80 far as
relates to the charge OF abduction OF =
slave. The gentleman who has Just
come into court Is the owner and occu-
pant of the plantation In Mississippi
formerly occupied by the deceased.
Pierce Bostocl- In q secret drawer of
an old bureau left in that house when
he returned to Louisiana; Afr. Dorion,
only a few days since, found this pa
per. II purports to be the last win
and testament of Pierce Bostocl, exc
cuted by him December D, 1853. It
frees and manumits the person de-
scribed in IL as my beloved daughter
Coralie, child of the late Louise Bou-
FAINT and then proceeds TO devise and
bequeath 10 her all his estate, real and
personal. wherever situated He names
his unworthy son, Conrad only to
declare that he has by his unflial con-
duct and his long confirmed evil courses
forfeited all right to any part of the.
testator's property more than he has
already received"
THAT instrument has never been
| establishedI' Csnrad's lawyer inter
rupted-
81 am aware.ot that; and it cannot
| be, in this court But there is reason
| 20 think that; il can be legally estab4
lished in the proper tribunal. Mn
Dorion pronounces the signature. of
| Pierce Bostock genuine. There are
| three witnesses, as the law of Missis-
| sippi requires--alliof whom. strangely.
enough, are also dead, as Mr.. DoriOn
Il - Dtrf- 1A ell
these signatures genuine, and he says
that numerous-w witnesses in that vicin-
| ity will swear to them.
''If this instrument is the legal act
of the late Mr.. B0stoclx, not only is
Coralie Bonfaut named ia it a, free
woman, but sheis 40 this moment the
rightful owner fiber fathers immense
estate
| whether it, will stand in law or
not. | have no, authority to decide.
Other courts must settle that question
| And it would be improper and absurd
for me to attempt TO pass upon the
/ charge broughthere against DorrTJevv-
l EFT until this instrument has been
legally examined andIpronouncedupon
az have examinedit and considered
it far enough to see that very strong
Il case Gu uC tAtauO-l lis ACS atty Will
all that would result from it. The
charge that is~here made is premature
TO say the least, .norrdo think that. il
any event. the defendant has beer
guilty OF anything more than n tech
nical violation. Of the statute He il
discharged; alsosthe'lady-"
The Judge smiled ,graCiously upon us
Mr.. Garnett capercds about the bar. ans
MIR. Dorion renewed his greetings
| mingled with congratulations Tn
| popular anger had, now turned uPOl
| Conrad Bostook> and he and his friend
withdrew by.a.reandoor, to escape bs
ing hustled The-hcsSle multitude pro
posed 20 give.me n triumphant ride o'
, their shoulders. and 1t was with som
{ dificeltythat escaped their attentions
| We sadly needed rest. quiet and tn
d company of friends after the tremer
dous excitement of the last few days
{ and these we found at the hotel wit
[ 4 MIR. Dorion and his eldest daughter.