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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
Negro Bemoans the Changes.

This new view OF the race problem
As applied to modern dntribution,
comes from Athens. An old negro of
that town said recently: IBIS heah
kentry is no mo- my home. Its at
tracshums hab all faded an I jes can,
stay roun' heah when de 'possums all
am gone. You see, his heah shuttle
block fac'ry am eatin' up all de sim.
mon trees an de 'possums am all emf
gratin' to udder lan's. II de white
ok want de niger ter stay wild 'em
an wuk fer 'em. dey mus proteck dc
possum crap, an de great slaughter
OBJ 'simmon trees mus stop. Niger
an 'possum am n an insep'rable
now an forever"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
Men switch Their wive..

The Poles in the vicinity of Shame.
kin, Pa, observed, switching days.
this year, following a custom observes
In their native home in honor of thu
ending Of the Lenten period. On Mon.
day the men had their turn in switch
Ing and Shaping their better halves
who had TO grin and bear 1t. On Tues.
day the women had their innings, when
they chased the men around. pouring
water on them and applying the
switches used on them with compound
interest. When single girls submitted
to switching at the hands of single
men. and the former did not com.
pain. n indicated that they would ac-
cept attentions e. the men with a view
to matrimony.- Indianapolis News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
M Enith I'm Prayer.

1.-THE cashier Informed me-
president, that he was strons'
ed to skip with the funds, OI
locked himself up with tnen
over them all night, and nnA''
came the temptation"
II know it," said the cnie,
at had a detective at the ~. !.
each window, and one on /.
while he was praying. -Aus''
stitutiOn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
L worn oDn,,.
How Annuities we,.
Wedding. Centn,, !

How Annuities w.
the Eighteenth Resi-
Wedding. oentanJ
Some curious re,io. /
century cent, have just been = a. sss I
secluded corner Of alsOop]
Lombard street. 'aartia,
"A wooden box, wb,o,,
time out of mind. was mas aa'
way for other things nova
round several bundles % J,
eaten wooden sticks, u n q
there since 1853. They " uas |
annuity sticks Were 1
,n zach stick is a little owe, ]
and has a string tied s,e.
string; even the sticks t l,oaai
partially succumbed 70 ' y
time and the figures wr,,, ny q
nm III the dawn Of tbs n
century were as leglble a. s.s |, |
were written YESTERDAY =. u
range from l7O5 to IN, Y
good ink in the reign OF On
One Of the taliy.sticssssS , I
name Moreau, and stood .. !
OF el4. There We're notebs. y !
large and small, to denote !, Y
of money. van
When you lent money ),
eminent In those days" said !.
officials in Martins Bank ny
Ing the sticks, "the par,icul,,.
down on two parts Of A Stios
chequer kept one part and y,
other" They were all pins,. .
annuities.
THE last time our r.,,,.
them was evidently abou, n,
box, as you see, is lined With |,
the WhiteChapel Evening po,.
ruary in that year.
The total amount repre,.p,.
whole boxful is GS4O. I wa,
we might be able to claim sOr'
oJAai
from the Exchequer with them
money part of the matter va,
many years ago."-Londop nj
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
AND MElsr,
Two Proposed systems-Tb. i
and the DuOdecimal Suh,n,
Metric system,

In view Of the recen. ,av,,,
port of the house commIttAp N
OF the bill to officially subsl,
metric system Of weights sps|
ures. 1t may be interestirg IA
mind the very serious
which have been urged IA
general adoption Of the forua
are based on the fact that \
much more perfect system n
most an easy reach-a SISTED
has stood the test Of time. N
has largely persisted In Fra1
Germany for the practical lid
ness needs Of the people, ds3
legislation requiring the use II
called decimal system. Thssa
decimal system, which maks|
instead Of ten its basis. The 4
vantage claimed for twelve 3
Utility by two, three, -four
whereas ten can only be Ovid
~ by two. This repeated dEl
subdivision into alieuoi pa
been shown by Mr.. Spence
sisted In, and. in fact, essenti
conduct OF the small retail
world over: that Is, In We
measures and in money matter
Although we have practcall
ed the decimal notation In n
tary system, halves and guar
very largely used, and STOCK !
quotation are given in halves z
eighths. etc. The scheme o. :
decimalists Is to add two new
in place of ten and eleven, sol
would represent our presen'
and then TO use twelve IN daa
system exactly as ten IS ussa
present metric system. one
would be equivalent TO our p's'
1000. 900 to 2.9S5, S9i.--New fa
mercial Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06
Confession.

"I presume" said the salo.
tocrat. that you consider y y,
example of honest worth :
ated?" q,
mo. mister" admitted ~
Dawson, 81 consider my, y-,s ,
R's
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Accepted.

I'm a self-made man, Z, /
pompous individual, win ~ :
banded. ,,r rtss
Your excuse Is
he.-Brooklyn Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-06-06

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

tell precisely in what part of the kidney
to make the incision in order to find ana
remove them. II has happened &c myself
and many other surgeons 10 CIT down Upon
a kidney, believing that there vas n stane
In the kidney, only to find that We had
been misled by the apparently clear synp
toms OF such a foreign body. In future M
such mistake should be made o. any sur
geon within reach ef n skillful skiagraFher.
Unfortunately. gall stones and numerous
other foreign bodies. vegetable substances,
such as beans, corn. wood, etc. beinS as
transparent to the N-rays as ale the soft
parts. are not revealed by means Ct this
NEW method OF investigation; but cavities
the lung. Assesses in bone and similar
diseases which produce thinning Of the
lung. bone and other such organs, and so
tighten instead OF deepen the shadows, can
now be recognized by means OF light spots
in the pictures as well as others by means
of a shadow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

tion Of the sides Of which are made or
finely woven II has abundant
room for four persons besides the driver.
although two or three more can convent
emily ride in 1t. There is a large compars-
ment in the box designed for storing re-
freshments upon a long journey. an idea OF
General Grant which is not easily accounted
for.
When General Grant left the Presidents
chair and Washington he stored the vehicle
and never rode In 1t afterwards. There it
remained until after his death and his af-
fairs were settled. Then 1t was sold at
public auction to g. J. Meers's Sons. who
are the present owners.
A Western wagon works company has
offered them a large sum for the vehicle to
preserve as a relic and place upon exhibit
ton. together with the carriage which
General Lafayette owned when he was In
this country. and the conveyance which
General Andrew Jackson rode In While he
was President. both of which they own.
Messrs. Meers have. however. refused to
consider the sum offered
The carriage Is still strong and would
wear for many years yet. The wheels. the
axles. the springs. and. in fact. the box arc
all In good condition. and II retrimmed and
painted 1t could yet be made very service
able. Upon the streets. however. 1t would
attract marked attention. because of 1t,
peculiar design. In the inaugural parade it
would create a sensation. 1t Is much
heavier than III average carriage. weigh
ing about 1000 pounds. The carriage has
not been in use for many years. and has
never been regularly driven since General
Grants second term as President expired.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

OF the advantages of the study of the path
illogical anatomy or the diseased condition
of individual organs. Perhaps no better IL
lustration of the value OF this can be given
than In the study OF appendicitis. This OPP
Grafton has been one of the contributions
to the surgery of the world in which Amer
lea has been foremost. While there were
one or two earlier papers. Willard Parker
OF New York in 1887 first made the profess
sion listen to him when he urged that alb
scesses appearing above the right groin
should be operated on and the patients life
saved. But 1t was not until Fitz Of Boston
in 1858 published his paper. In which he
pointed out. as a result of a study of a se-
ries of postmortem examinations of persons
dying from such an abscess above the right
groin. that the appendix was the seat of
the trouble that this so frequent disease
was rightly understood and rightly treated.
As a result OF the facts gathered In this
paper. the treatment was perfectly clear,
not only that We ought to operate in cases
of abscess. but that in case Of patients suf-
fering from two or more attacks and often
from even one attack of appendicitis that
the appendix should be removed to prevent
such abscess-
The mortality In cases In which such an
abscess has formed Is. perhaps. quite 20
per cent. or Is per cent. whereas. IL patients
are operated on "in the interval'-that Is
to say. when the abdominal cavity Is free
from pus. the mortality Is scarcely more
than 2 per cent or 3 per cent. and may be
even less than that.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
PRESIDENT GRANTS OLD CARRIAGE
MAY HAV A PLACE
in THE INAUGURAL PROCESSION.


WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The quaint, handsomely built vehicle
known as the Grant carriage" which
President Grant designed. and in which he
frequently rode with his wife and members
OF his Cabinet. may form a part of the
inaugural procession on March 4 next.
1t is a remarkable combination OF car
riage. tally-ho and park wagon, tina Is
called "the Grant carriage" and Il forms
an interesting contrast to the shining auto
mobile. with its pneumatic tires. which
President Mckinley is able to order when
he wishes to ride about the streets of the
national capital.
General Grant was q great lover of
equines and admired fine equipages. He
was fond Of driving fast horses attached to
his ~light-running buggy.
When General Grant became President, he
found the White House carriage a rather
worn and old-fashioned affair. and he de-
signed a family conveyance which was most
unique. Carriage dealers declare that they
have never seen another ehicle which re-
sembles It. 1t was built Of the best material
obtainable. and by the most skilful wheel
wrights in New York City In 1870. General
Grant paid 81 go for It.
1t was a handsome piece OF workmanship
and was greatly admired. The carriage was
originally painted black. with fine red
stripes. and vanished until it shone K
a mirror. The cushions were made Of fine
curled hair and navy blue broadcloth. which
also lined the inside Of the box. and the pol
ished leather top over the rear seat. 1t
had silver trimmings and a silver side lamp
upon either side of the box.
The vehicle is what Is known a. q plat
form gear, and has q very high box. q por-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Paris TO secure fxation. and have the pa
tient recover with little or no fever and no
suppuration. Above the elbow a large nerve
runs in a furrow In the arm bone. and IN
case OF fracture this is liable to be torn and
a portion of it destroyed. The result OF it
is paralysis of all the muscles on the back
OF the forearm from the elbow down and
consequent inability to extend either wrist
or fingers. making the hand almost useless.
In a number OF cases the nerve has been
sought for and found. but the ends have
been too far apart for successful union and
sewing them together. In such cases We
do not hesitate now in order to bring the
two ends of the nerve together. to remove
one or two inches OF the arm bone. wire to-
gether the two ends of the shortened bone.
sew the now Appropriated ends of the
nerve togetner. put the arm In plaster, and
as soon as the wound Is healed. with APP
propriate later treatment to the muscles We
can obtain in n reasonable number of cases
q perfect. or almost perfect. union of the
nerves with a establishment OF the USE
fulness OF the hand.
In very many cases the bones are de-
formed as a result of ricketts, and in some
cases in consequence of hip joint disease. In
such cases the leg Is crooked or fiexed and
can not be used for walking. Such cases OF
stiff joints and crooked legs are now operat-
ed on. one might say. wholesale. At the
lnternationai Meulcai Congress nsid IN Co
penhagen in 1884 Professor Macewen OF Glas-
gov reported 1900 operations on 1857 limbs
in 7of patients In which he had sawed or
chiseled through the bones so to fracture
them, placed them in a straight position and
after a few weeks the bone has become
consolidated and the leg or arm made
straight. The whole number Of operations
were successful excepting five cases. and
even these deaths were not due to the oper-
alton, but to some other disorder, such as an
attack OF pneumonia, diphtheria
nv n arfof fax-ar
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

frequently as high as two out Of three. to
a relatively Insignificant danger.
Q) Tumors-ln no department perhaps
has the introduction OF antisepsis and tine
use OF catgut and silk ligatures after the
antiseptfc method brought about a greater
Improvement than in operations for turnors.
The startling reluctance OF Sir Ashley
Cooper TO operate on King George " for
so simple and small a tumor as a Wen lest
ervsipelas might follow and even destroy
his life is In marked contrast with the sue
cess and. therefore. the boldness of mod
ern surgeons. Tumors In all parts of the
body whether they be external or internal.
whether they Involve the wall of the chest
or are inside the abdomen. are now dealt
with with almost perfect safety. Anaes-
thesia has made Il possible TO di.sect out
tumors In so dangerous a region as the
neck. where the surgeon is confronted with
adhesions TO the jugular vein. the carotid
artery and the nerves OF the neck and OF
tho arm. with the greatest impunity. Such
an operation not uncommoniy lasts from
three-duarters of an hour to an hour and a
half and involves often the removal OF two
or three inches of the jugular vein and
many of the large nerves. the removal or
which a few years ago would have been
deemed an impossibility.
(cl Goiter-One of the most. striking In
stances Of progress is operations on golfer.
writing in 1876. the late Professor Samuel
d. Gross noted 1t as something remarkable
that Doctor Green Of Portland. Me-. had
renewed seven golfers with two deaths, and
the late Doctor Maury of Philadelphia had
e~xtirpated two golfers with one death. In
marked contrast to this Professor Kocher
Of Berne IN 1895 reported LOCO cases. of
which SO were noncancerous. and he lost
of these last but eleven cases. or a little
over l per cent. In 1895 he reported 500 adj
ditional cases. with only one death in the
SIS noncancerous cases. or a mortality OF
only L per cent. 1t will be seen. therefore.
that an operation which a few years ago
was excessively fatal has become. one
might say. almost perfectly safe.
Id Surgery OF the Bones-Operations on
bones apart from amputations show also a
similar Improvement. In cases Of deformity
following fracture we now do not hesitate
to cut down upon the bone and refracture IT
or remove the deformed portion, Join the
ends together, dress the part In plaster Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
Prolonsins Life if It
Cannot be Saved.

Even in cancer Of the bowel. we can
prolong life II We can not save 1t. Cancer Of
the bowel sooner or later produces "obstruc-
tion'' and SO destroys life. but in such
cases we can either make a permanent
opening in the bowel above the cancer and
50 relieve the constant pain and distress.
which is caused by the obstruction. or In n
great many cases We make al opening in
the bowel above the cancer and another be-
low 1t and by uniting the two openings, IL
1 may 50 express it. '.sidetrack' the contents
of the bowel. II the cancer has no adhe-
siols and the patients condition allows
of 1t we can cut out the entire portion OF
the bowel containing the cancer, unite the
two ends and thus re-establish the contin-
uity of the intestinal canal. As much as
eight feet. nearly one-third OF the entire
length of the bowel. have been removed by
Shepherd OF Montreal and yet the patient
recovered and lived a healthy life.
Similarly. In gunshot wounds, stab
wounds. ETC.. involving the intestine, the
modern surgeon does not simply stand by
with folded hands and give opium and
morphine to make the patients las, few
hours or days relatively comfortable; but
he opens the abdomen. finds the various
perforations. closes them. and recovery has
followed even in cases In which as many
as seventeen wounds Of the intestine have
been produced by a gunshot wound.
The kidney. under thirty years ago. was
deemed almost beyond our reach. but now
entire volumes have been written on the
surgery of the kidney. and 1t is. one miei.
say. q frequent occurrence to see the Kid
ney exposed. sewed fast IL II Is loose.
opened to remove a stone in its interior.
drained IL there be an abscess, or II it be
hopelessly diseased. IL is removed in its en-
tirety- The other kidney. IL not diseased.
becomes equal to the work of both.
OF the pelvic organs. 1t would not be be-
coming to speak in detail. but enc opera
ton / can scarcely omit. namely. ovariot-
omy. One of my old teachers was Wakh-
ington L. Atlee. who, with his brother.
was among the first. ovariotomists in this
country who placed the operation on a firm
foundation / heard a very distinguished
physician In 1856. In a lecture to his medical
class. denounce such men as ''murderers":
but to-day how differently does the entire
profession look upon the operation, m
stead Of condemnfng the surgeon because
he did remove such a tumor, the profess
sion would condemn him because he did
not remove 1t. The operation had its rise
IN America Ephraim Mcdowell OF Ken
lucky in 1850 first did the operation which
now rejects 30 much credit upon modern
surgery
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

the work Is practically completed. visitors
who were friends Of the great President de-
clare that IT Is just as they remember 1t
when Lincoln broke up housekeeping to
move to Washington The house was built
in 1870. and was purchased by Mr.. Lin
coin In 1874. two years after his marriage
He added an extra story to 1t and furnished
it simply. Here he lived for almost seven
teen years. and when he turned his back
upon It he went out to tax charge Of the
a~a..s OF the nation at Its most crucial
time. 1t was on February II. 1861. that he
crossed its threshold for the last time. In
restoring the old house the furniture that
did service when Mr.. Lincoln was a young
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The anniversary OF the birth of President
Lincoln. February Il. calls to mind the fact
that the State of Illinois has purchased and
Is now repairing his old home at Eighth and
Jackson streets. Springfield. Ill. Twenty-six
thousand dollars was appropriated by the
Illinois Legislature to strengthen the foun-
dalton and restore these parts OF the build
ing that had begun to give way under the
wear and tear OF rain and bad weather.
Care was taken not to make the slightest
alteration in the historic structure. as II Is
the intention of the State to preserve 1t In
SIS original condition as long as 1t stands.
\The restoration of this house has been
Ntched with anxious interest, and now that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
REPAIRING LINCOLN'S OLD - -
, ~ HOME AT SPRINGFIELD.

attorney has been reupholstered and ar
ranged as 1t was when Mrs. Lincoln kept
house in the modest frame dwelling.
The Lincoln home is visited every year
by 10000 persons. who pass with reverent
step from one room to another, examining
the plain furniture, the books and personal
belongings that have gained value because
they were the property of the statesman
whose simple manhood, as well as his dis
tinguished services. endeared him to the
people o. the United States.
Albert s. Edwards. a nephew of President
Lincoln. Is the present custodian OF the
house. His grandfather. Ninian Edwards,
was the only territorial Governor of ILL.,
nois, one of its two first Senator's and aft
erwards its Governor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
GERMANY'S WAGE-EARNERS
MUST INSURE THEMSELVES.

Ambassador White at Berlin has, written h State Department Al interesting
dispatch concerning a new law just enacted in Germany for compulsory invalid
insurance for working people, including servants teachers tutors clerks account
ants. private secretaries companions. governesses ladhsfn in awaiting ant al other
wage-eanTs- Such persons are required from IN afer January !. 1901. to IN
vaseerners ARE divided into i've classes. according to the amount of their earn
a year or more. Each is compelled to pay III premium weekly b. FASTING upon a
card Insurance stamps, which can be bought at all post Offices n ats shops
where postage stamps are sold For each class different stamps are provided.
the premiums running in a sliding al from IA to Sc ptennigs a week. Such
cards must b kept regularly N accurately by all ascearners. and are subject
to constant inspection b he police. A policeman ray call at N shop or house
n demand te cards of the employees II they are not properly stamped accord
Ing to law the holder Is subject to a fne. Hahtual neglect Is punished ~ I'M
prsonment Persons out Of employment are not required to IA M whenever
wages are increased or reduced. the rate OF premium may be changed by pre-
exiting the card to the chief of Police in he circuit which the holder resides