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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

upon woman for her lick of the power
to choose and to plead! Know we not.
my lords of creation, that by far the
most frequently ye are the chosen and
not the choosers? II she wills you TO
come you come. If she wills you TO
speak o speak, and, more than that,
she has the added power to send you
away empty if SO her caprice decides.
This in the common life Of every
day. What, then, might be expected
in the mystic time when love rules all?
AT least, Valentine Sprite holds royal
sway. If she wills your missive flies to
her. III she wills she even binds a
snowy message to the wings of Mer-
curry and bids him speed with it to her
chosen valentine, for who shall say her
nay? The Valentine Sprite mistakes
not-whom she chooses him she holds.
Heretofore, my brothers, l have
warned you, though the warnings were
vain. but against this enchantress l
cannot bid you steel yourself, for the
soft witchery OF her innocent smile has
sealed my lips, and / know not whether
this maiden with the childish grace
and the woman's wiles be most a bless
ing or a snare TO you. ! can only tell
you this-your struggles against her
will amount to naught but your own
complete captivity, for with each
plunge you sink deeper the arrow that
has pierced you. t"
This much OF the mystery, however,
! can reveal TO you; Mortal maid Is
the Valentine Sprite until that fateful
morning when the little winged god
flies from chamber to chamber and
touches sleeping eyes with the feather
end of his arrow, then speeds him on
his way before the white lids unclose
in wonder and the sweet Glances go
forth with the wisdom that Cupid
alone can give and each one is touched
with the power of his arrow point.
Mortal maid she is not from that hour
until the going down Of the sun, and
man is utterly helpless against the
subtle witchery of this mystic, love
created being who beckons him into
Elysium
And you. o youth, who scoff at the
time-honored privilege of sending to
| some lady fair upon this day o. days a
plea from your heart, hidden and
shrined within some dainty, perfumed
nest of beauty. or who turn with a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

o poor Mr.. Postman. you never will
know
What fine things you're carrying
there!
What dear little doves, just as white
as the snow, g..
What roses so biushing and fair, q.
What nice little Cupid's, SO smiling
and fat,
What sweet little verses, all rhyming
SO pat.
o poor MIR. Postman, I'm sorry for
you!
TITS a very hard lot, I must say,
To CARRY such lovely things hidden
from view,
Nor get one peep inside them all
day;
And when merry st. Valentines ended
and done.
To have given them all away, every
one! r.. II. THOMAS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15


put 1t away with tender reverence, fol-
the spirits of those olden rites are not
to be ~fippantly consigned to oblivion,
On every hand the Valentine Sprite
uprises, an avenger fer any slight
however small. which is offered to her
patron saint. =
In the midst of your scofing you
hear a whisper al your heart. You
blush and sigh and frown, but you lis.
ten. and you feel the pressing OF the
arrow point.
Love, love, be wholly mine;
Come and be my ~valentine!"
How did the music of 1t get into your
brain? From that time forth you sigh
and serve. But this Is vengeance that
the Valentine Sprite exacts. In the
end you are left wailing in he soil.
tude OF your notwithstanding superb
ority:
Love, love, be wholly mine; f.
Come and be my valentinei"
But 1t may not be.
While for you, spirit of manly love,
with the reverence Of tradition In your
heart and the loyal longing in your
soul, there is a kinder fate. The Val
entine Sprite, with her dover of mystic
wisdom, shall not beckon you but 10
taunt. In the far distance OF the future
years that bind yeu to her I hear the
echo OF a tender strain: al
Love, love, so wholly mine,
am still thy valentine!"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
London's Drainage scheme.

The county council has definitely
committed itself to a new main drain
age scheme, which involves the con-
structiOn Of two large sewers on both
sides of the Thames at a total cost of
f3,OO0,O0O. This seems a grea+ outlay,
but the work appears to be imperative.
London is growing c~easelessly and
enormously every year, and what was
adequate when the present sewers
were constructed is now so inadequate
that those living in the lower parts OF
the metropolis are subjected to peri
odic floods. 1t Is computed that the
daily flow of sewerage, at the north
err outfall alone, is equal to the daily
volume of the river Severn at the
present time.-Newcastle ENG Chron-
icle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
The Editors Chrixtma..

The esteemed editor OF the Lost
Oreek Tyre runs this delicate hint Al
the top OF his editorial column next
the printed rates Of subscription:
Upon the recent Xmas eve.
Old Sanity Claus came knocking.
And begged II glad assent to leave
A shotgun in our stocking.
Upon the LIST Of Jan. we 60
Upon our tour collecting
with that new gun, so, friends, you
know
Just what to be expecting.
While yet our lamp holds ont TO
flicker.
We must have cash to blow for
Ticker"
Denver Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

They say she Is out OF date In this
end of the nineteenth century, but that
is wrong. She may be more coy. more
reticent, more elusive, but she Is still
with us. On each St. Valentines day
she peeps from her easement window,
either literally or tiguratively, with
just as enticing a glance; her smiles
are no less alluring; ner signs create
fully as much havoc.
Perhaps she no longer pins bay
leaves to her pillow to tempt fate, or
makes a p~retense VI drawing her lot
from a bundle of names written upon
slips of material paper-all that was
but form at best. The Sprite of the
Valentine knew we'll who was her fate
without such expedients. And she
knows 1t now.
The eyes of commo mortals might
be blinded, but her bright eyes looked
clearly into the future and saw there
the chained captive who reveled in his
chains. She read some tender verse
and smiled at its innocence-she who
was all innocence herself, yet gifted
with that president sense OF prophecy,
or foreknowledge, against which the
clumsy reason of mortal swain was as
helpless as the wiles of an infant. She
smiled and no mystic rite could be
more potent. She gave one glance
from beneath the w~itching fringe of
her long lashes, and no other sorcery
was needed. The same is true today.
Good st. Valentine was a martyr,
they tell us, and some can see no pro-
priety in naming this lovers day for
him: but to my mind the fitness is
most striking. How many a tortured
heart has gone to Its martyrdom at the
eventide of this day! Even escaping
that, how many a soul has been placed
upon the rack by the coquetry OF some
maiden sweet at this same crucial
time. For the Valentine Sprite is true
10 her sex, in spite of the traditions
that hem her in and fix her place as
some meek captive awaiting the decree
that shall send her rejoicing into
whatever arms are stretched out to
receive her.
Be not deceived. She has decided
upon the arms long before, and they
are held forth at her viii. She may
have spoken no word save OF the coy
est, but she has willed. All. how de-
luded are they VINO cast a plying eye
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
A NEW KIND.

Twas just the incest valentine
That came to me today:
A pretty box, and on the top
A little letter lay,
Which said:
II know a little maid, (.
She isn't far to seek;
No dainty wild rose petal
Is pinker than her cheek;
There is no shining hazalnut
That's browner than her eye.
Just look within the box, my dear,
This little maid you'll spy"
OF course | was in haste TO see
So fair and sweet a lass.
I raised the lid, within | found
A tiny iooking-glass!
Helen 8. Perkins.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
a FORMER AMERICAN SAYS.
Doubled Their Cultivated Lands ans
More Than Doubled Their stock.

Doubled Their Cultivated Lands ant
Moro Than Doubled Their stock.
The following letter, written by Mr.
John Cummings of Wetaskiwin, Al
berta, Canada, formerly Of Washing
ton, to a friend in the United States
Is only one of a hundred similar cases.
and what was done by Mr.. Cummings
can more easily be done today by any
good, sober and Industrious farmeI
who chooses to make his home in the
dominion.
Dear Sir: You want to know how ]
got along since / CAME into Northern.
Alberta. / am happy to inform you
that / am not ashamed to tell.
We located five miles northeast o.
wetaskiwin; left Pennington, Wash.
ON the 2sth day of May, driving all the
way. We had time to build oul
log house the first fall, and To make
US comfortable for the family ano
stock. We then built four stables, 49,
30 inside, so that we could put every.
thing inside them when the cold go
down to the fifties, and worked hard
getting up the stables, and got through
clubbing on the 1st Of December; but
to our surprise, we had no use for the
stables only for the milk GOV and two
spans Of horses. The balance of the
horses lived on the prairie all winter.
and took are of themselves. The doors
of two stables were left open for then
to &c into in a cold time, but they
would not do 1t, but stayed u ON the
prairie the coolest night we had ano
locked as spry as erickets.
! can 60 ten rods back of my house
and count ten residents. / know al
2 OF their circumstances. Every one O
them have doubled their cultivated
land, and doubled their animals, ane
a great deal more. All of us are com
parativsly out of debt and an unusual
ly big crop to thresh and prospects O.
a fair price, and | expect we are a.
we'll centented q lot of people as Their,
Is to be found from Florida to the
Klondike.
My son bought two pounds of twin,
to the acre, and when VIZ started Il
bind some barley we found that In.
stead OF taking two pounds to the acre
1t was taking nearly five pounds. Their
you ought to have seen him hitch up ;
team and make Cor town for 100 pound.
more. l cannot say how it will thresh
All l can say is that 1t is well-headed
and takes an enormous amCant o
twine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

L%uneberg, in Hanover, has the dis
tinction Of being the first town in the
world to erect a monument in memory
of a pig. In the Hotel de Vile there
is a mausoleum containing a costly
glass structure, enclosing a ham still
in a good state of preservation. Above
there is n marble slab, upon which is
written in golden letters a Latin in
scription, which may be translated as
follows: "Passersby, contemplate here
the mortal remains of the pig which
acquired for itself imperishable glory
by the discovery of the salt springs of
Luneberg."-Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

A North Columbus woman has a
charming little daughter who Is very
indiScreet. The other day in the midst
of a reception the little girl cried on
account of the toothache. Her mother
tried to console her.
There, my darling, don't cry. Your
toothache will pass away"
How will it go away?" replied little
Edith, her voice broken with sobs. Il
can't take my teeth out like you can,
mamma."-Ohio State Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
A HAPPY

II I could be a valentine,
! know what l would do.
I'd get into an envelope
And travel straight to you.
And II the postman didn't know
Your name Is Baby Dear
And where you live, I'd shake his bag
AS o as he vas near.
And then with all my might I'd jump
And u across the street.
(Im sure that he'd jump, too. to find
A valentine had feet.)
I'd ring the bell and ring the bell
A minute and a half,
And when you came and saw twas |,
Oh, my, how we would laugh!
Anna NJ. Pratt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

We oner One Hundred Dollars reward for an,
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by HaiTSs
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo, @.
we, the undersigned, have known F.. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
ana financially able to carry out any obliga-
tons made by their firm.
west Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
O.; Walding. Kinnan g. Marvin, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Testimonials sent free Price
1oc per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
Rend the Advertisement.

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing study, and will
put you in the way of getting some ex-
cellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

He who tells a lie is not sensible OF
how great a task he undertakes, for he
must be forced to invent twenty more
TO maintain one.-Pope.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

laugh from the memory picture OF
your great-great-grandfather buried
deep in the lovers ecstasy and the
poets rapture, as he pens the words
which shall be his heart message TO
his hearts desire. do not too lightly set
aside the good old custom; at least
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness afte,
first days use OF Or. Kline's Great Nerve kestorer
Hsud for FREE 90 trial bottle and treatise
Ia Il. Il. KLINE, J. I'd. sSl Arch st., Philadelphia, Pa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

The misguided youth does every
thing his sweetheart tells him 10.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
THE GRIP CURE that DOES CrRE.

Laxative BrOmo Quinine Tablets removes
she cause that produces La Grippe. T.. w,
Groves signature is on each box. CSC.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

If n man realizes how careless he II
about paving back what he borrews III
seldom lends anything.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. softcns the gums, reduces IN
aammation, allays pain, cures wiud collie 80 bottle
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

The average salary paid to Methodist
preachers throughout the United States
last year was $473.35.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
Leads HI. Predecessor

or the sixteen predecessors Of the
Prince of Wales in bis title only five
attained the age Of 50-namely, Henry
Will, Charles II. and George H.. III.
and V. Five died before the age of 20:
and, again, five died by violence-Ed-
ward l., Richard H., Edward, son Of
Henry VI, Edward V. and Charles l.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Two bottles Of Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me Of a bad lung trouble Mrs.
]. Nichols, Princeton. Ind. Mar. &c. 1895.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

The retrospect Of life swarms with
lost opportunities Taylor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
a safe and cure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Women

are ailing women. When
IN woman haS some female
trouble she is certain fO
DO nervous and wrefckreA
win mary women fine
monthly suffering is SO
great that they arc for
days positively insane,
and the most esiligeHf eff
forts of ordinary treat
mont are Hnsvahffag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15

Lydia e. pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Histrionic Dwellings to Present an Eng
lish Comedy Before Commencement.

ne iilStrlonic DeVeli,,Bs clup iilet lnufs-
Jay afternoon ana ulscusseu win rt3i.
upper INC PROJECT VI s'NInB piay III the
SpilhE' II was Votcd 10 give an old EnB-
n9n comedy, "Il.teh orlsihaly 10 NC pre-
aNl''u Wy Wy s,uutnts VI CNiolu roiicsV.
ne Hdihe vi mo pay rs ha'pn No'Stct
Do'9,ci anu is "Iltten III stsie WI
"'"l''V" loi S,uuch'S' 1t 10 oNpoO,eu 'lc
=, o"u, w" WIN pc slNcn "oout my no Va
way III lne iio"aru opera Iousc. ny . ~
100 Hi10n" ~ puS So 80 ~ -
ny iclIealSH,S anu d y, oloso'V .l Syas
I"'atei WI w ~ ts tr .o',i ~ -
80, 10" .'io mn. ~ ~ iuppei, VIZ
9V,S ~, Wy suoce' ~
" ~ ti r'' -, H., ,,,.i,' i s,1,ad
i.o va. ,rt TO- ~, n,a,,
~ Ia q ,,,, pd,o -, ~ srf H., -,
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-, t, ~, a'i ,.,.,ai1nti, - 40 ciuh ,II ba,,o
sni ~ oh w." sc ,,,anocir,t ~ although Tho
nIa, ,,i;ii = t,t,,n', 49,, tbo a,,snices Of
t ,L' ot,,i,
Too ,,osidopt or tbo r,ac,s A,hI. tic asso-
,,t,t,on - 49, ooiInt,o aLn,I Tn,,r wool, Z
o,,l, ,,,r,ta 80 .e,i, ,'1,,i,,.,,, a. tho Nv
H., ol",,I o,a,,, n,I,inh bnlds nm annual
trac, n'ont %, Iyor"aitor Word hos hc, :,
rocoi,nd ,h.t :, &C. tc,, iato tn bo ndu,itted
this year rho college several Years AGO
1las rarrago.,,od -, .los, ,,,oots hut with
drnv and thorohy rnrrcitod its ri,ht 10
again bo rcnrcsonted according 10 the
oonstitution II &c hovever houed mat
readmittance may bo gained within a
wear
Considerable business was transacted at
n college meeting hold Yesterday morning.
MIR brown. nbVslcal diroctor of the Y NJ.
g yvmnasi,ino uras nresent and desir-
ed TO know If tho SHOT hall foam which
is to plav Dartmouth next Monday would
be allowed to wear VS.. After considerable
disctssion If was voted to lrave the mat
ter to the discretion of the former com
mite on sweaters and letters. Mir. Brown
resigned his place as MANAGER of the
bael,at hau teap, Uouis mod ,vas olert
ed to his placc. The matter of the New
England intercollegiate tennis tournamer t
was next brought IN. It was voted to de-
leyate Kirkpatrick TO represent Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
THE CHERRY PICKERS.

"Tae Cherry Pickers" drew "A large au-
dicnco at the Howard opera house Tuesday
evening. The pay is a military drama
based on the deods of the Eleventh IIus-
sars during the Afghan war and fully de-
served the applause received. The play is
"A strong one and deals with midas social
problems in an interesting way. The
scenery was good that of the gun scene
being the most striking. Miss Alice Irv-
ing in the part of Nourmallc was strong
she possessed all the requisites for such
a part and took advantage of every dra-
matte climax. Garland Gadep as John Ma
zarre was excellent and Wilbur Highly took
the part OF the villainous Col Brough to
perfect ton. The cast was a large one and
1t Is enough to say that all the remaining
parts were enacted with a force that left
nothing wanting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
TOLD A MIXED STORY.

The man who appeared a the Jail and
asked permission to be arrested Wedncs-
day was in court before Justice E. w. J
Hawkins Thursday afternoon and tolk a
mixed story of having been indsposed on
the morning before. He met man named
Patrick Hinnegan. who lives on Battery
street, at the station. Pat had half pint
and gave the prisoner. whose name
is George r., or Tommy" Fas-
sett. drink and then took ono
himself, giving the remainder TO Fassett.
Hinnegan as the story runs, then went to
Boston When arrested Fassett had On
his person a half pint bottle which had
contained whiskey, but which was not tho
one HInnegan gave him and which he
could not remember having received He
also had an ounce bottle which he said
had contained laudanum. and was given
to him which he took along with
the whiskey. The effect of the story was
to send the man back to jail to remain fer
another night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
WILLIAM J0HNSON'S DRUNK
Responsible For Three Cases in Court
With Possibility of Others.

The arrest of William Johnson. c1orcd
FOR intoxication on Thursday night was
responsible for three cases before Justice
Il. w. j. Hawkins Saturday morning and
may result in others before completed.
johnson was arrested late at night and
put in jail whore he had grown pretty
sober by Saturday and a hearing was held.
lie pleaded guilty to intoxication but has
not yet been fined as the process OF dis
closure has not yet been completed.
When asked to disclose where he got his
liquor Johnson told n story in which
pints" and half pints'' with An occas-
ional beer figured largely 1t was APP
parent that Johnson had been doing some
drinking during the week and he had di-
vidcd his patronage in quite an equal man
ner. AS a result of the story he told,
William j. McGreevey of Cherry street
was arrested and charged with furnishing,
TO which he pleaded not guilty but was
found guilty and fined so and costs of
$3.50. An appeal was taken and SIS bail
given.
Hector Lamora was also disclosed up
on and was in court but the case was
continued until Monday under a plea OF
not guilty
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22
STANNARD POST CAMPFIRE.
Hon. Henry Ballard Relates Reminis
cences of National Conventions.

An audience made up of the members
of Stannard Post, G.. A. r., the Woman's
Relief Corps and the friends of the two
organizations sufficient to fill the Post
rooms were very pleasantly entertained
Tuesday night with a talk by Hon. Henry
Ballard in which he took as his subject
National Political Conventions-Facts
and Personal "Reminiscences" The hall
in which the Post meetings are held was
filled to its capacity and the facts and
incidents related by MIR. Ballard proved
very Interesting to those who enjoy fol-
loving political history and incidentally
to all who have any interest in politics.
Many of the audience were ladies'.
The entertainment was opened with mu-
sic, after which Harry Gage gave an i'm
pcrsonatiOn. Mr.. Ballard was then intro
duced by Post Commander Beach, He
has attended two national republican con-
ventions one in 1854 when James G.
Blaine was nominated and the other in
1883, when benjamin Harrison was placed
in nomination. AT the former convention
the speaker was chosen chairman of the
committee on credentials and at the lat
ter he was one OF the reading secretaries.
which position gave him exceptional op-
portunitics for observation. the results of
which he gave to the audience last even
ing in very pleasant and entertaining
manner
After the talk was completed the Wo-
mans Relief corps served refreshments.
1t is intended that gatherings of this
character shall take the place of the usual
weekly post meetings during the remand
er of the winter, although not all of them
will be public