Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-07

tine, readers under this head are eontrj
nuted by the Ladies' Of the w. c. Il. IT,. under
the immediate supervision of Mrs. FRANK
Gibson as Editor.l
The system of licensing supposed soft
drink resorts, at which 1t has been gen.
orally admitted harder liquors were sold
has been stopped in Bismarck. All the
places IN the city are CLOSED, and there
will be no further resumption of licensed
dealing in liquors. Mandan is also dry
n it is said Dickinson's time is soon
coming.
The movement to ameliorate the con.
dition of the discharged convict israpid.
ly ginning ground in England. st. Giles
Christian Mission, London, gave 21,224
discharged prisoners last year their first
meal out of prison, finding work for 5,99s
who We're willing to accept it. In the
last twenty-five years this association of
Christian men and women has helped
361 900 prisoners after their liberation
Rams Horn.
A bright young man of wealth and So
cial position, but with bad habits, recent
~ asked a young oma to be his wife.
Many girls would have felt flattrred, ard
have accepted him. Her answer was
sharp aud decided:
"Iuu Say ! have qualities YOU wish in
the woman who is to be your wife. ! do
not know as tuthat. But there are habits
| do not have, and | cannot accept a
husband who has them. do not smoke,
nor swear, nor indulge in wine. | am
not in debt. do not spend my days in
idleness, nor walking the streets with un-
thinking girls Dor my nights With ques-
tionable associates. AS you have most
of these habits, | am no. willing to be-
come your wife. Nothing but misery
could come of such a union."-Rams
Horn.
Special 10 the Journal.
Chicago, June 2.-The milliners of the
United States, il is reporteC, have sur
rendered to the Audubon societies.
Word was received in Chicago from New
York Yesterday by Ruthven Deane,
president of the Illinois Audubon society
that the Merchant MilIiners association,
which controls more than 90 percent of
the millinery trad of the country. was
willing TO surrender TO the aggressive
bird protectors, provided Il few conditions
named we're granted.
If the Illinois society agrees with those
of the other organizations to grant what
the milliners desire, It will be impossible
after a stipulated times has elapsed, for
any American woman 20 buy any Ameri-
can bird or American aigrette to stick in
her hat.
Some time ago Charlrs Farmer, secre
tary of the Millinery Merchants Protect
i've association, wrote 10 Professor Wit
mer Stone Of the Philadelphia Academy
of Science and chairman of the American
Ornithological uuions' bird protective
committee, asking him to u.s." his Influence
with the Audubon society TO get II to stop
agitating for new bird laws, which would
hurt the military trade. Mr.. Farmer
promised that no American song or in
spctivorous bird would he used by the
trade If the Audubon societies would only
hold up.
Professor Stone wrote back that there
were other American birds besides sing
ers and seed eaters that needed prptec-
ton, n>tably the gulls, owls, and som"
other species. The Milliners association
held a meeting, aud now thr Audubon
people say they have come out with the
proposition which reached the Chicago
bird protectors yesterday.
The association controlling almost The
millinery supply output of the
United States pledges TO abstain forever
from huying. selling shooting or contract
ing for shooting or capturing any wild
North American bird of any kind what
soeyer. The association stands ready 10
adopt a by law that any member violat-
ing the pledge shall pay a fine of $500.
II asks in return that the Audubon socie-
ties do not seek to secure legislation
which shall prevent the m%illiners from
using the feathers of domestic fowls, the
feathers of game birds killed in season
and the feathers of foreign birds.-Alinne-
apolis Journal.