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The true northerner., 1900-04-11
A Wall of Water.

1t is below Austin for a distance of
zoo miles that the greatest havoc has
been wrought by the Colorado river
flood. Reports received here show that
the wall of water came down upon the
homes of hundreds of families without
warning. Almost every wagon road
bridge across the river between here
and Columbus. distance of probably
$50 miles, was destroyed. This accu-
mutation of drift added TO the destruc-
tive force of the flood and few resi-
dences and other buildings that were
in its path are now standing.
Whole Families Drowned.
Many cabins inhabited by negroes,
both above and blow Bastrop, 'were
washed away and whole families ag-
gregating probably 80 persons in num-
Der are reported to have been drowned.
Most of these negro cabins were only
recently erected the old ones having
been swept away by the flood of last
year. They were placed on higher
ground than those which were de-
stroyed in the previous flood, but that
precaution did not save them when this
overflow came.
The true northerner., 1900-04-11
Heavy Rains Bring Floods.

The heavy rains of the last few days
had caused a violent rise of the river,
the flood bringing with it a vast guam
tity of wreckage. This mass bore too
heavily on the dam, breaking il, and let
ting loose reservoir of water 30 miles
long half mile wide, and 60 feet deep.
Eight workmen in the light and power
plant, just below the dam, were the
first to be drowned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
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IN TEXAS.
u 'nwelcome interIoper Is said IN
he S~roysdfng Out the Mockin-
Bird and Others

The hooking bird, SO numerous in
tie suburbs of Dallas five years ago.
IS becoming scarcer with each return.
ing spring. They are not being threat
ehingiy decreased by the trap of the
iancieis or gradually exterminated bv
Dad boys, but are being driven from
city shade trees, bushes and vines INT
the umber and brakes beyond the sr.
DURHAM hedges by the English SPAR
row. ~
The sparrow Is a game bird. but ;s
no match for the Southern son.s.er as
a lighter. The supremacy OF the Eng.
ilsh Importation will not be achieved
by taions and beaks, but as tho So
quence of the coming of the ~yornci,ns
pest Its presence means s~tarvat;on n
the Dluebird, cardinal, jay ana rho
Mexican canary. as well as the mocker
ana these feathered tribes are being
forced by hunger TO seek food furth,.r
ana further beyond the range Of tbe
eVer-increasing and endless carer FROM
the British isles. The damage which
It does In destroying fruit and grain
IN cistiguring buildings In cities and
towns and in driving away other birds
make h sparrow one of the wo,st os
reathered pests.-Dallas News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
xxxH.
The Fall of the Mighty.

The winter sunset was burning over
the snow-clad hills, and touching with
It's lurid glow the turrets and windows
of Give Towers. as DR.. Bond mounted
his sturdy little pony for his promised
visit.
1t a no very pleasant duty to him.
Robert Give and he had never been
congenial spirits. but in the children
whom he had watched poisoning into
a beautiful youth, and ripening into a
promising maturity, the good old doc
tor felt an almost paternal interest.
that was only intensified by his know
ledge of the dark shadow that lowered
over their young lives-the wrong for
which they must innocently suffer-the
injustice for which they must atone.
As he rode along over the snowy
hills his thoughts wandered backw
through the clouds and sunshine of for.
" years, and a strange conviction
came over him that he was deter
mined 10 unravel the web of mystery
that surrounded the story of his early
love.
He was the chosen champion of
Sybil Lee-the Sybil who. perhaps,
from n brighter world. was watching
the fortunes of her children, and smil-
ing as she saw, with a clearer vision
than that of earth. how all things
work, slowly yet surely, to a rightful
end.
Fannie was waiting for him. stand
ing in the lofty doorway, guarded by
the Lions couchant," that was the ar
mortal crest of the old baronial Gives.
She was paler and a trlie sadder
than of yore, but far more beautiful.
The shadow OF sorrow that darkened
her laughing eye, and rested upon lip
n brow, gave a new charm TO her
girlish loneliness.
In her soft, flowing crimson dress.
with a few white strawberries twined
In her waving hair. and a single pearl
clasping the delicate lace at her
throat, she looked 20 fair and win
some that the doctor thought he had
never seen a sweeter picture. more fit
tingly framed by the stately grandeur
OF n noble home.
oh. doctor, l am so glad you have
come she said. eagerly. as she
grasped his hand. Papa won't on
sent 10 e a physician, though I
know'-the dark eyes filled-.I know
he Is very unwell. I have been so
wretched and anxious about him. and
did not know what to do, until last
night. when-when Laurence came,
n he said he would get you TO cornr.
and make a call as a friend. Only as
a TREND; Tor both papa and Mrs. Wyl-
rs say that he is n sick. They will
not hear of a doctor visiting him"
They" echoed the doctor. drily:
lhey! l thought you were the the
mistress OF Give Towers"
Mrs. Willis has all the inference
with papa now" answered FANNIE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
, T.. s.,d the h-ousekeeper, in a warn

sir. said the housekeeper. in a warn
ing whisper.
Careful. woman-carefulg' he cried.
angrily. Ami not careful! Has not
nv whole life been a carful.
liz? Has not every look. and WORD,
and gesture for the last tive-and-twen-
~ wears been careful? Did | ever
ONCE even 10 the wife Of my bosom.
the children of my love, lay aside the
mask that guarded me from their
glances of tender watchfulness? Did
not my gentle Agnes die On my bosom
believing me an honest and honorable
man? Have nor my children grown
into manhood and womanhood honored
and courted as the children or Robert
Give? And you speak to me OF pru-
dence now! Am I going mad, think
you? Do / need n keeper for the Sc
cret that has been corroding my heart,
eating out the core Of every joy how
ever pure. every success. however mer-
tied. every bliss. triumph and mem
DRY for fye-and-twenty years? Am l
likely 10 free the monster now!
II trust not. sir. Tow that all danger
is over, was the softly-purred reply.
..Put the first night after the tidings
of Mr.. Herbert's loss, when
swhen you saw the proud man laid
low. the strong a crushed!' contin
ued Robert Give, whose cheek began
10 flush and eye to brighten under the
subtle influence Of the drug TO which
he had become a slave-when You
came TO me as an evil genius, and
Saved you from yourself. sir. she
added-"saved your children, saved
your name. What would repentance
have awaited you then? What would
il avail you now? Your path was
chosen five-and-twenty years ago. Ii
IL too late TO retrace ii now
TOO late! aye, o later repeated
the wretched a 81 must keep on
now until the end-the end. But the
dead mans curse Is falling upon me
and mine. IT Is falling. slowly. slowly.
I see it in my daughters fading cheek;
| feel 1t in my silent home: | recognize
il in the doom that hangs over my
silent house. ~darkening, darkening. day
by day. Do you remember the night,
wylliS-the night that the old man
died? How the wind shrieked around
the lonely mansion: How the Noyem-
be- rain beat against the window
panes? How the storm rayed and
sobted without. as If Nature were be-
moaning the coming wrong? There
were demons around that n~ight-de-
mems who had broken their chains.
and rOaned the earth to tempt and de-
stroy."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
Peasant Boxed h archduL... Ear,

The archduke, with some boon COM
Austrian emperor. and heir presump,.
i've to the throne, is in disgrace with
Ills imperial uncle because he kissed n
peasants daughter, and had his aristo-
cratic ears soundly boxed by the girls
father. "
The archdnke, with sofe boon com
pahlons, was on a spree, and attended
a picnic ball in the suburbs. A very
pretty peasant girl was among the
wall nowers.' The tipsy noble an.
proacEed her, and. without saving
by yeur leave, miss" threw his arms
about her neck and kissed her ardent.
".
The girls father resented the arch.
dukes familiarity. and boxed his ears
Ihe arehduke wanted TO fight. bur his
companions dragged him away. THE
emperor was indignant when he hoard
OIL the younth's FRANKS, and exiled him
70 stupid Meran. far from the gayeties
OF the capitaL-vienna Letter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
tTO be ~Continued.)
UGLY GIRLS ADVANTAGE.
As an Actress Her Merit Is Acknoyv'
edged-Is Not Flattered by Fools.

As an Actress Her Merit Is Acknoyvl-
edged-Is Not Flattered by Fools.
To a beginner with any serious am
bition beauty gives her a prominence
which her inexperience and incomplete
art cannot justify, and when, with
years Of hard work. her talents reach
their dramatic fulfillment, her recog-
milton as an artist is likely to be much
more grudgingly given because, for
sooth. a beauty, and therefore. pre-
-suniably, a fool, says Maxine Elliot.
THE ugly girl. who begins her career
at the same time, possessing no more
ability than the beauty, has the adj
vantage of working out hHr salvation
ia comparative ~obscurity: that it. she
has no unfavorabie Impressions to
efface from the public mind because 1t
has never eve noticed her struggling
-eP. step by Step. In the same little
parts the beauty played with more or
less adverse comments.
Finally the chance that Is worth
while ONE 20 the ugly girl when she
is properly equipped to take advantage
of IL, and 10. an artist Is recognized.
and the credit due her work is given
to 1t. Fools do 10 whisper in her ear,
L loved you In the part, you looked SO
beautiful Emphatically, looking beau
tiful never made an audience love a
player, and she can lay the catering
JUNCTION to her soul that something bet
ter tina that brought forth tie combli-
menf, even though the giyer did not
recognize the fact. Beauty is a gift
tina will not let an actress 90 far I'M
less supplemented with the tempera.
ment, intelligence and industry re-
quired. Dispense with beauty alto
gether, and the last three qualifications
mean success. "-Leslie's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
Her Hearts
Secret
DY JEAN WARNER.

can. 10 go from you forever. ! swear
To you that il I leave you now. my mad
pursuit win end. my dreams be Ger.
/ bid farewell TO love and hope forever!
Choose between Us. Your word alone
viii decide my fate-your word alone.
"Fareweli.r she whispered. 1T Is
all thar / can say. Father, father.
See. | co n falter, though you BID
me rend my heart in twain. My cvn
beloved. farewell, Farewell toto
hope. and love forever"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-21
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Tickets. Please /,

AS a train was approaching town
on the Great Northern Railway in Ire
land an intelligent-looking young Irish
man observed lady standing up
searching her pocket. She commenced
to weep. Have you been robbed?"
he asked.
"Oh, no, she replied; i've lost my
ticket, and they will accuse me Of
fraud"
Seeing her distressed state of mind
he said:
"Oh, don't mind; here, take my ticket,
and l will give the guard a problem"
while their fellowpassengers awaited
the scene at the station with interest.
When the train stopped the guard
collected all the tickets but one.
where is your ticket?' he asked the
young man.
You have got my ticket" he replied.
mo, / have not got it. I'll call the
stationmaster and see about it,"
Where is your ticket?' asked the
stationmaster, when he appeared.
HE has my ticket; see if he has a
ticket in his hand with small piece
off the corner"
Yes, you have, Dave; there it is"
well, see. viii that fit it?' said Pat,
handing him the small piece, and 1t did.
A look of surprise crept over the
guards face as he left the carriage,
while Pat caused much amusement by
exclaiming. "Begorra, l knew he
couldn't solve it"-Tit-BitS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Every man with eyes that wants to
see it. knows that there is vast army
of idle men in iae United States seek
ing work and pot getting it. These
men are not traBps who will not work,
they want work. A simple thing like
work I'm the big tunnel in New York
draws thousands thither.
Tho commencement of work on the
big RGpid Transit tunnel in New York
has brought about a strange state of
Affairs" said Charles NJ. Groves, of
Manhattan. ut the Normandie. "As
soon as the neVs of the proposed tun-
ned was noiseG about, unemployed In
horers from every large city in the
country began 20 arrive i'll Gotham, and
today / should judge that there are nj
least $4,000 idle laborers waiting for a
chance TO get work on the new enter
prise 1t had been printed everywhere
that On army Of men would be required
to Dig the ho!e, and these men came
WITHOUT funds. expecting to be put to
work at once. AS an actual fact, ii
may be six months before one-tenth of
the number win get a chance to do
anything. The sub-eontractS are let to
contractors who have already men
enough of their own TO do the jobs, and
the army of unemployed will be forced
to tramp back to their homes Nothing
but little work on a sewer at Blocker
and Greene streets has been begun as
yet, and there are plenty of New York
mea waiting TO be put to work"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
STRIKE TIES UP MILLIONS.


Chicago Capital Lying Idle Pending
Settlement of Labor Troubles.
While the contractors and workmen OF
Chicago are engaged in their desperate
struggle millions of dollars that would
under ordinary circumstances find circtl-
lation are tied up. The amount is vari
ously estimated from $16,000,000 to $40, =.
100000. The effect is felt not only In
Chicago, but throughout the entire coun-
try. A few days ago the expense OF thu
building trades contest was estimated nc
$20,0o0,00O up to that time. With each
passing day the loss has increased.
Contractors and workmen alike are be-
ginning to concede that much of this
will never be invested in building opera
tons now The most conservative ele-
ment agrees that it viii be withheld for
at least year. Aside from the buildings
that are under way and that have been,
delayed preventing the capital invested
from becoming productive. there are NUM-
erous big enterprises that will not he un-
dertaken until the labor war is ended. A
number of buildings contemplated for
erection this spring have now been aban-
doned.
Among the biz enterprises tied up the
lOuOWlHS nave bteu Ihuue puDllS+
Chicago postolnce ..,....... So Goa, 900
Blaine school ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Car shop and box factory for An
glo.American Provision Co... 10000
Railroad terminals at Stickncy
tract (estimated). -. 100000 TO 500, O0o
Waller high school, George Dewey,
Calumet Avenue, Charles w.
Earle Prescott, Darwin and
Madison Avenue schools 1910. 5000
The schools are all under roof and as
per cent Of the way toward completion
No further progress can be made, how
ever, until the strike is over.
Bonding companies report Tint there
has not been such n decrease IN their
business in years. Companies that ordi
narily issue ten bonds a day for contrac-
tors undertaking big jobs at this time Of
the year report that their average this
spring will fall below one day. They
regard this as an Indication that persons
contemplating building have for the
greater part abandoned their plans for
the present.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
A Dehorning Cage.

A convenient and easily constructed
dehorning cage is shown in the accom-
panying cut reproduced from the Ma
tionai Stockman and Farmer. The di-
mansions of the cage are as follows:
Six feet long. feet high, 31a feet wide
at top in front and Az feet wide at top
at back end. Bottom or foot board /
foot wide, with seven cleats IL inches
thick, l foot long. nailed across 1t to
keep cattle from slipping. Foot board
two inches thick, and rests on three
2x4 inch cross pieces 4 feet long. To
these are bolted upright pieces feet
long, 2x4 inches, for nailers for sides
Of cage. Across the top of cage are used
two strips 1x4 inches for each set OF
upright, bolted one on each side of up
right. The inside of this frame is
boarded up with inch plank of con-
venient widths. The lower 212 feet
should close enough to prevent animals
putting their feet through the cracks.
On left side, 315 feet from bottom,
should be used board one foot wide,
and one foot longer than the cage. In
this bore two one-inch holes four
inches from sides of board. Through
these put piece Of rope and tie on out
side. This loop is put over the animals
nose and drawn tight by the use of a
hand spike. An upright lever is used
to catch the back of the head and draw
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Broom corn is easy to raise and care
for if a man will exercise good judg-
ment Plant in rows four feet apart;
plant about eight pounds of seed per
acre. If the seed is clean a common
corn planter can be so arranged as to
plant the proper quantity. The corn
should be thinned out until the stalks
stand about two or three inches apart
in the row, or, if very good land would
not hurt to let it stand little thicker.
Cultivate as common corn. When the
brush is at its best, or, rather, when
the seed begins to turn from its light
color, and before the brush begins to
turn red, it should be cut in haste.
Walk between two rows, reaching as
high as possible; break the stalks down,
breaking both rows as you go, and
break both toward you. When you
have gone around this way -four rows,
take your knife and start back the way
you came, cutting the brush off, leaving
a stem of about six inches. When you
have a handful of brush, break few
stalks down just behind you, so the
stalks will be between you and the two
rows you first broke; lay your handful
of brush on this, as it protects it from
the ground; put what is convenient on
this, and make more to suit. On the
two other rows you can use these piles
also. When the days cutting is done,
If there be any likelihood of rain, gath
err up your brush and make good bot
tom with stalks; lay your brush on this
in two piles, with heads together; cover
over good with stalks, and your brush
is safe But if the weather is favor
able, let it lie for one day and night
and then gather up. After a few days
your brush will be cured and have a
fine green color. Haul in when con-
venient, and stack in as large piles as
you like, and, if dry, it will keep safe
and sound.-Lee Mcconnell, in Farm
er's Advocate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
NOT A CHEAP JOURNEY.
Americans Going to South Africa Wi

Americans Going to South Africa Will
Have to Pay Rouudly.
Those Americans who contemplate q
trip to South Africa to witness the
scenes of conflict will have to pay a
good sum for the journey In spite Of
the large American interests in the
Transyaal and other parts of South
Africa no direct line of passenger com
munication between the United States
and that country has ever been estab-
lished. All passenger traffic for the
scene of the present war between the
Boer aud the Briton must be by way Of
Europe. From there one may have the
choice of several lines The steam
ships of the German East African line
touch at Amsterdam twice a month on
their way to Delagoa Bay and Durham.
Steamers of the Union and Castle lines
sail each Saturday from Southampton,
England. for South Africa ports, but
first go to Holland TO pick up passen.
gers and freight The British and Co
lonial steamships sail every fortnight
direct from London to Cape Town,
nti dlG VI tSlJGCA1llly
designed to cross the bar at East Lon
don and Natal, bat carry only first
class passengers. Rates of passage
from London to Cape Town range from
S66 43, third class, up to $199.2S, frs
class.
The distance from London is 5,05l
miles and the average time of the voy'
age by royal mail steamers is seven
teen days and by other lines abou,
twenty -one days. From New York one
must add, of course, to these figures
from six to nine days of time and from
$50 to 500 for fare. In brief, trav-
eler from New York to Cape Town via
England might reasonably hope to
make the voyage in something less
than thirty days and possibly in TWEEN
ty-fiye, at an expense for steamer fare
of from $136.43 to about $500, accord
ing to the accommodations desired.
Most of the English lines sell through
tickets to johannesburg via Cape
Town, the first-class fare being $225.13
and the additional time from Cape
Town by rail about two days.