Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-11
For Wisdom, Culture, Refinement
and a Better Civilization.

THE readers" under this head are cOntri
huted by the Ladies Of the ". C.. T. T., under
the immediate supervision Of Mrs. Frank
Gibson as EditOr.I
, The W. G. 7. L. W i'll meet with Mrs.
Goodwin, on the afternoon of Jan. Oath.
An, woman, whatever her limitations,
may be an active and successful worker
in our ranks.
Horace Gre el"y once said. "ShOw me
II drunkard who does,nor use tobacco,
and | will sh Ow you "A white blackbird.
No evils ar so manifrstly visited upon
the tn ird and fourth generations, accord
ing to Sir benjamin Brodie, as the evils
which spring from The use of tobacco.
Tobacco Injuries the voice, and the
best singer abstain from using it before a
public appea rance, and sometimes for
several weeks before come special effort.
Put a tobacco victim into IA hot bath
says Meta Dandor, and let him remain
there until he perspires freely; then drop
"a fly into the water. The fly will die in
stantly.
Health and Heredity, Non Alchoholic
Medications, and Scientific Temperance
Instruction will be discussed at the
next meeting. The Bible study includes
aIpaper on Samuel"
Mrs. Norden Of Clark has commenced
action against r. l.. Berner for $4,000
and KjOs ind KiOrne hen for $4,000 the
same bel L for damages resulting from
their selling intoxicating liquors to her
husband who became insane as a result
Of drink.
The Athenian court, called the Areop-
agus, says an old English writer. 'was
particularly careful TO punish those who
were guilty of cruelty to animals. Even
a child, who in the wantonness of his re-
creation, had deprived an innocent bird
of its sight was condemned by one Of
these Grecian magistrates, and suffered a
very sew. re punishment"
Queen Victoria objects to tobacco
smoke, if al English paper is to b. belirv
ed. IL is said that on one occasion when
the Prince Of Wales was a minor, she
noticed the smell . the weed upon his
person, ana gave orders that h. should
be ont ned to his room fer Il month, the
order being vigorously carried out.
Those who heard DR., Thomas lecture
here last uminer will be pleased to know
that he has taken up his residence in the
state, and is engaged for a year as one of
the field agents of the Anti Saloon
League. His qualifications for the
service he assumes are of the highest
order. For the present he will confine
his labors to the southern portion of the
state.
The pastors Of WatDrtown have con
scnted'to a system of regular monthly
Sabbath evening temperance meetings.
The youngest alcohoiic patient ever
received into the Governeur Hospital,
New York, was recently admitted. She
is ten years old. Two policemen picked
her up on the street, dead drunk and
sent her there Ia Rn ambulance. When
found, she had nearly an empty brandy
flask In her hand.
According { o French journal, the
authorities Of Bonn have investigated the
question: OF .alcoh. llsm among the pupils
of the primary schools. The r.salts are
Jar from satisfactory. Sixteen children
ont ofone hundred absolutely refused to
drink milk, because they said the bever.
age lacked flavor. Out OF two hundred
and forty pupils between thcagrs
Of seven aud eight years, they did not
find one who did not already drink wine,
reer, or spurious liquors.