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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
uosnitnhIe Heathen.

It was high noon and MONDAY
Worse yet, it was the thirteenth DAY
of the month. a knock was heard at
the kitchen door of the Burns man
sion. The Chinese servant opened the
door. A tramp Of long and varied eH-
perience accoSted him:
"I've been travelling and have played
IN mighty hard luck" observed the
tramp. Il lost all of my money, ana
now I'm hungry-very, very hungry
Can't you please give me little bite
of something to eat?"
The Chinaman comprehended the sit
uation at once benevolent. placid
smile spread itself over his entire
countenance.
You likee fish?' he asked Of the
tramp.
Yes, | like fish first rate. That will
do as we'll as anything"
Come FIiday." said the hospitable
heathen.-New York Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
He Got His Price.

Robbie. the beadle of Kilwinning.
once had to dig grave for the wife Of
a well to do but niggardly farmer.
When all was over, the farmer as.
sured Robbie that he was obliged to
him for the trouble he had taken.
"Oh," said Robbie. there's nae sense
in that, We ken. It's just four and sax.
pence"
-Four and saxpence! thought you
beadles did this for nothing"
ooh, faith. nc. tc:t ay get four
and saXpence."
"I'll not give you four and saxpence
I'll give you half a crown"
Faith. I'll no tax it."
"Well, If you'll not take half crown
you'll get nothing"
VERY weel." said Robbie, digging
his spade into the grave. bod. up
she comesr' Robbie got his four and
saXpence
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
A 0TraEedy,"

A Missouri paper gives an account
Of an amusing little tragedy" which
IT claims occurred in its town. A man
and his wife were riding home on a
street car. He was reading his paper.
when another lady got on. The car
was crowded, and without glancing up
he arose and gave her his seat, receiv-
ing a gracious smile In payment. The
mans wife Immediately got up. gave
the bellrope a hard jerk and invited
her husband 70 get of. When be
looked around to learn the cause Of her
anger, he discovered that the woman
to whom he had given his seat was his
first wife, whom he had divorced two
years before. They walked the rest
o. the way home. and he is still ex-
planning.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
The Worm In the Chestnnt.

A physician explains how the worm
gets into the chestnut. When the nut
Is still green. an insect comes along
and, hunting warm place in which
to have its eggs Matched, lights upon
the green chestnut and stings 1t. AT
the same time 1t deposits some Of Its
eggs in the opening thus made. The
Chestnut begins to ripen. and at the
same time the eggs are Matching. The
insect selects chestnuts as a place for
depositinG its eggs as being the best
adapted place by instinct. The foury
matter in the nut turns to sugar. and
sugar contains carbon, which produces
heat
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
The Dinner Table

The woman from New England buys
''tablesprPad," while her sister from
the south buys Il ''tablecloth" The
woman from Nova Scotia orders the
servant to lay the table" while with
most Of US natives of the United States
the command Is to set the table" In
the country the hostess says to her
guests. "Sit ty." when it is time to
eat: in town it Is Please sit down."
In the city among the swells there Is
no further Invitation than the an
houncement Of the servant that Din
aer Is served. "-EXchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
The Word .Picnic.n

Few people know the original mean
ing of the word picnic" 1t is to be
found set out in the London Times Of
q hundred years ago. "a picnic sup
per consists of variety of dishes. The
subscribers to this entertainment have
bill of fare presented TO them, with
a number against each dish. The lot
which he draws obliges him to furnish
the dish marked against it. which he
either takes with him in his carriage
or sends by servant. The proper
variety is preserved by the talents of
the maitre d'hotel. who forms the bill
Of fare. AS the cookery is furnished by
SO many people Of fashion each strives
to excel and thus a picnic supper not
only gives rise tc much pleasant mirth,
but generally can boast Of the refine
ment Of the art"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Born and Died the Same Day

Born and died on the same day"
Is true of the following conspicuous
men: Shakespeare was born April %,
1864. and died April %. 1916 Raphael
Segio d'Urbino, the great artist was
born on Good Friday. 1888, and died
on Good Friday. 1920, aged thirty-sev'
en-. Good Friday is movable feast.
so the day Of the month may not have
been the same. Sir Thomas Browne
author of "Religio Medici." was born
Oct 10, 1905, and died Oct 10. 1852.
Timothy Swan. composer. was born
July %. 1853. and died July %, 1872.
st. John Of God. one Of the most emf
nent of Portuguese saints. was born
March s. 1895. and died March s, 1850.
John Sobieski. king Of Poland, who de-
livered Vienna from the Turks, was
born June IL. 1929, aud died June II.
1896
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
The walking Fern.

The walking fern has a most original
way Of getting over the ground. 1t
bends it's slender frond and starts a
root by extending the tip of the mid
rib. So 1t sets up new plant and is
anchored fast on all sides by its rooted
frond tips, covering the ground with q
rich carpet Of verdure. The variety OF
runners along the ground is as great as
the climber. All motion of the plant
Is form of growth. The plant grows
by day and by night, but more by day.
as light and heat are incentives to
growth.-Youth. ...
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

- ~onUung mnrIonetteS'
"The ingenuity of some OF the s nan
d,ars of m, 'yionettes," sald slo"
man "is inc. edible. know nian .
rrho conducts marionette thea'el
,.horoin an orchestra Of eight pieces
w. rndcr ,larionctte leadership
While IN the be- tos n dozen marlohei'e
snoctotors laugh and applaud ana Oh
az s+oga q marionette drama brisKly
anocts Itself The conductor OF I'LL
This stands exposed to the waist ~ 'ne e
hoc,, of rhe stage, and apparently NE
10 ,notionless though really each nIlse'
- 10Th hands and the majority OF INC
Zoos of both feet are working with uh'
exampled rapidlty, for each niar' .l.
ette IS connected by string VIII wv
mr. finger of the operator, anu 'h''
str,ny sometimes has as many as ten
mr. fiftean branches, Joined to the uuah'
ikin's face, body, arms, legs e'c'' 'o
that II may dance, smile, wave its a,n'
ord do q number Of other Itenke
+h,ncs One of these figures, lndeeu'
is connected by thirty-two strings 10
the operator. 1t is bewllderlhg 10 'LIiiN
of the number of strings there must NC
oItogether, and really it IS impossioie
to conceive of the deXterlty ana tho
tboucht REQUIRED In the artistic manlp-
ulation of band Of marionettes'-I n'i'
adelphia Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Spoke From Experience.

Fond Mother - Now, look here,
George! want you to break off with
that girl. She is very pretty and all
you to risk your life end happiness by
marrying her. Why, she knows no
more about housekeeping than do
about GreeF-not bit.
George-Perhaps not, but she can
learn.
Mother-After marriage is rather late
for that. George.
George-But you said yourself that
you did not know thing about house
keeping until after you were married.
Mother-Very true. George, and your
poor father died of dyspepsia twenty
years ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
COunfeFnanR

The word "counterpane" is a corrup-
ton of "cou1terpoint," which Is itself
corruption of the Latin term "cul
cita," which means wadded wrapper
or quilt. When the stitches were ar.
ranged In patterns. 1t was called "cul-
cita puncta," which in French became
"courte pointe," corrupted into con
ira pointe. counterpart" where point
Is pronounced ''poyu." corrupted into
"Dane."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Eject of Fruit on the stomach

The malic acid of ripe apples. either
raw or cooked. will neutralizp any ex-
cess OF chalky matter engendered by
eating too much meat II it also the
fact that such fresh fruits as the apple,
the pear and the plum. when taken
ripe and without sugar. diminish acid
ity In the stomach rather than provoke
It. Their vegetable sauces and Juices
are converted into alkaline carbonates,
which tend to counterfeit acidity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
where He Rode.

A schoolboy who was going to par.
ty was cautioned by his father not to
walk home If 1t 2ained ard was given
money for cab hire. Ii rained heavi.
ly, and great was the fathers surprise
when his son. in spite of the instruc-
tons he had received, arrived home
drenched to the skin.
"Did you not take cab as or
dered you, Alfredo" the parent asked
sternly.
'0h, .es; but when ride with you
you always make me ride inside. This
time | rode on top with the driver.
Say. dad. 1t was grand Utica OBJ
server
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Where He MIsncd IL

"Ah," he said as they were exploring
among the rocks back of the hotel,
there Is Lovers lane Let's On
through"
THAT deep place there, where II IL
so dark with the steep, rocky sides?"
Yes Come on"
m afraid you would kiss me If we
were down there alone together"
mo. honestr
Wen, then we may as well remain
up here."-Chlcago Record Herald,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
HIS Folded Arms.

''Madge, Harry asked me to be his
wife last night"
"oh, am so dellghted~ replied her
friend. How did 1t happen"
"Well, you see, he just asked me, and
I said Yes, and then he stood up and
folded his arms"
"Well. I never! Was he not more In
se=ested than thatl Whatever did you
do at such trentmentr
What could do? You see, was
In his arms wien b. folded themP'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Russian. Take Very Little Exercise

What exercise Russians take is usu-
ally more of a gentle promenade than
anything else. They will stroll up
and down the principal street In the
town or in some small public square
or garden for hours quite contentedly.
Thus. In spite of the unique opportu.
nifty for skating which their long win
ter gives them, ii is rare to find any
Russian who can skate we'll If you do
find two or three good skaters. you
will probably learn on inquiry that
they are Englishmen or Germans. |
was. however, surprised TO find most
of the EngIishmen who are in the
country on duty (as was. for the pur,
pose of learning the languagel any
thing but pleased or contented with
the life they are obliged to lead
Cornhlll Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
One Boys Worth.

When Horace Mann made q famous
speech for the dedication Of building
mat had cost many thousand dollars
devoted to the reformation of bad bows
he said, "If all this which has been
spent upon this building results in the
reformation Of one boy, it is money
well spent" Somebody said to him
Mr. Mann do you think one boy Is
worth all that money!" He repiIed
Yes If 1t is my boy or your bow -.
Primary Education.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
Safer Too.

Lover-One kiss is worth a hundred
letters.
Damsei-Oh. you're very sentimen-
tai.
Lover-oh, no. The kiss. you know.
can't be introduced in breach of
promise suit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
More Than lie Could st,r,

AFTER you have taken this medi.
cine said the physician. give your.
once" ~ W oeu al
uosh' doc" exclaimed the shaggy
nalred patient, Cant you make II .
mustard plaster or something like
thatE | always kitch cold Whom :
take bath@-Chicago Tribune
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
nnrn nf Chixnlrx Come.

Wife (drearily,-Ah. me! The days
Of chiyalry are past.
What's the matter now?
"Sir Walter Raleigh laid his cloak
on the ground for Queen Elizabeth to
walk over, but you get mad simply
because poor, dear mother sat down
on your Anew York Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

The man who loudly announces be-
fore marriage that he is going to be
master is the same who after marriage
pulls carpet tacks with his teeth
Baltimore News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

"Lest we be forgotten" is an excel
lent motto for men In trade 1t sug
gests the duty of persistence In adver
Using The memory of the public Ia
very short.-Printers' Ink.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

The latest device Of girlhood Is q
fancy for stufting pillows with old love
letters. There is one thing about the
contents of these pillows that can be
depended upon with a marked degree
OF certainty-they are sure to be soft.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
A Stay at Home Traveller.

Stranger-What wonderful tales olo
Biinks relates! He must have hoon :
great traveller In his day. :
Nauve-He was never outside tho
county In bis life; but. You see his
change. IS
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

lost brother" 'our =
How do You suppose can rem,
per all the men I've promised to +
sister foY'--New York Herald
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

Success, like trolley car, is liable to
strike us unexpectedly. When It does
we want no fender and guarantee
there'u be no suit against the compa-
ny.-Ida Young Cliff.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26
senate proceedings Tuesday.

WI =. De- NO. Op. AOluP0lohSO VIZ
amended beyond recognition by the
Judiciary committee and returned
WITHOUT further recommendation.
Upon motion Of Close the chair
appointed Close, Rowley and Cooley
as a committee of three to confer
with like committee from the house
for correction of the title of S. B. ",
making floral emblem.
III. The military code. Passed,
49, Relating to the filing and
docketingof judgments Of the United
States courts with CLERKS of courts.
Passed.
81. Relating to attorneys and
counsellors at law; requirements to
practice. Passed.
1875. Establishing scale of sal
aries for county judges. Passed.
Close moved that S. B. 80, with
amendments, and some amendments
of his own, be printed and put on the
desks of members tomorrow, which
motion prevailed.
16S. Providing places for holding
meetings Of township boards, etc.
a Passed.
Il no. Election Of two justices of
Ethe peace in Incorporated towns.
Passed
N l76. Relating to artesian wells
land providing public tanks. Passed.
115. Requiring assignees of tax
sale certificates to record the same.
Passed.
Fl. B. 63. A bill providing that
the warden of the state penitentiary
furnish stone fcr the state capitol
building. Passed.
II 1917. Increasing the official bond
8of the state treasurer. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
96. Establishing the population
n of counties where salaries are based
upon population. Postponed until
Wednesday.
128. Relating to education, state
first and second grade certificates.
Passed.
I84. To pay deficiency in salary
Iof Judge Julian Bennett. Passed.
156. Appropriation Of $500 for
Doane Robinson as secretary of state
historical society. Passed.
1873. Appropriation for reimburse
ment Of Sol Star for building eide.
walk on state property. Passed.
152. Relating to the state board
sof agriculture. Providing a salary
of So per day and expenses of mem
bers. Passed.
Senate bill introductions:
s. B. 1913, Carlin. A bill for an
act 20 amend section POST, article a,
Iof the revised political code of 1908,
relating to salaries Of county asses
lsors.
1919, Stoddard. A bill for an act
Ito redistrict the state of South Dakota
linto Legislative districts and to appor-
|tion the number of senators and rep
resentatives therein.
200, Burke. A bill for an act to
Iainend sections 240 and 242 of the
revised political code of South Dakota.
1877, Williamson. An act making
an appropriation for an exhibit at
the Louisiana Exhibition.
201, Lawson. Providing place
for holding meetings of corporations
organized in this state.
Moved that committee on appro-
|priations report all bills affecting |
charitable and penal institutions, to
be brought in not later than Wednes-
day.
McDougall and Lawson spoke
against the motion and Moody for it.
Motion was lost. Lawson made the /
best oratorical effort of the present
Session in his opposition to this
motion. He contended that the
penal and charitable institutions
hould 60 hand in hand with the
Vocational institutions, that beth
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

Modern inks only date from 1898, st
which date the researches of DR.. Lewis
IN the chemistry Of ink began.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-26

bers. "a
257, Russell. Requiring gas COM
panies to furnish patrons with full
instructions for reading the metres
furnished by them. :
25s, Committee on live stock.
Providing penalty for driving stock
from their accustomed range.
259, Young. Granting assessors
additional compensation in counties
having over forty-fve congressional
townships.
260, Countryman. Providing for
the creating of city, township, county
and state boards of health.
261, Bromley. Authorizing the
state board of charities and correc-
tions to use the endowment funds for
the purchase of eighty seven acres of
land adjoining the Redfeld hospital
for feeble minded.
The following bills went to their
third reading:
H. B.. 206. Making the insane
patients from the soldiers home state
charges. Passed.
223. To prevent the over-insuring
of property. Indefinitely postponed.
112. To provide for iailer in all
counties having Jail buildings. In
definitely postponed.
203. Requiring the petitioners
for highways to deposit money for
expenses, Indefinitely postponed.
236. Providing for actions in the
circuit court to change names of per-
sons and places. Passed.
232. Providing grounds for chai-
lenge in criminal cases. Passed.
231. Providing punishment for
soliciting place on jury. Passed.
233. Providing cause for chal-
lenge of jurors in civil cases.
S. B. IS. Legalizing the incor-
poration of the town of Bryant.
Passed.
Ill. Licensing billiard rooms and
bowling alleys. Passed.
los. Granting to townships the
right to control artesian wells and to
condemn an acre of ground for sites.
Passed.
liz. Providing for the annexa-
ton of territory by independent
school districts. Passed.
1856. Providing rates for ferries.
Returned to committee.
IA. Providing $1,000 for proper
recognition of the battleship "South
Dakota"
1853. Appropriating 81, 523.50 to
pay criminal prosecutions of unor-
ganized counties attached to Stanley
county. Passed.
Porter, Gross and Burnsted were
appointed as committee to confer
with like committee from the SEN
ate for the correction of the title to
S. B. n.
S. B. 1T, the general oil inspec-
ton, brought up scrap and was
returned to the committee.
The following house bills were
introduced:
III. B. 262, Committee on state
affairs. Providind that when one of
the state buildings burns the insur-
ance therefrom be paid to the said
institution.
263, Carroll. An apportionment
bill. This bill was Immediately
killed.
*. B. No. s, which provides an
appropriation for an exhibition of the
state at the st. Louis Worlds Louis
lana Exposition, was made a special
order for Friday. Feb. 81, at 8 p. m.
22S, Providing for a boundary
commission to meet like commits
sion from Nebraska. Passed.
S. B. 90. Providing for the dis
solution of Incorporated cities with
less than 250 population. Passed.
Size of South Dakota.
Many eastern people object to South
na knfo haoapon of ilo lnoa tioY .Exyax, ny
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-03

The Advertiser claims to have
worked single banded, or nearly 10,
for small, farmers. We cheerfully
grant all the honor and distinction
that our comtem porsry may be able
to discover in the matter. The
question that arises, however, 10 who
is going to take the beratings of the
farmers" when they discover that
they have been fooled and arc broke7
1t is TO he hoped that the morning
paper will be as valiant then as now.
A Circuit Judge in one OF the
country districts thinks of resigning
his Office on account OF the small
pay. Judgeships in the rural parts
OF Hawaii are not what they are
cracked up to be. There is fully as
much expense as in the city, and
practically none OF the numerous
advantages that a life in the city
affords. 1t seems to US that there
are excellent reasons for affording
better pay to country than city
judges
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-03
Marine Exchange.

San Francisco, July 3l-S S Nip
pom Maru sailed this afternoon for
tho Orient via Honolulu.
San Francisco, July 3l.-Bktne.
S N Castle arrived today from Homo.
lulu.
San Francisco, July 3l.-Schr,
Rossmond arrived today from Homo
lulu,
Eureka, July 91,-Bktn. Amelia
arrived today from Honolulu.
San Francisco, July 3l.-The re-
insuarsncs on the American ship
Helen Brewer, now out 147 days
from Sourabaya, Java, for Delaware
Breskwater, has dropped from so
per cont to 35 per cent today.
The Rosamond sailed from Homo
lulu, July 13; the 8 N Castle sailed
July 8, aud the Amelia sailed July 8,
The Nippon Maru will arrive at
Honolulu next Thursday siteruoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-03

Rule affair. That is no fry OF ours.
1t seems to us, however, that it was
a meeting in which independence
rather predominated in place Of the
"close corporation" tactics of the
Advertiser, and we hardly see how
tho people can have much Of kick
coming.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-03
Residing In Honolulu.
MONDAY, AUG. 8, 1903.
AN OPEN TOWN,

Do you know what see twenty
years aheads It's thisl A Monte
Carlo on the bsach which will draw
the fast set from every quarter OF
the globe. A Sunday wider open
than any San Francisco ever cav,
with gilded gin places, road houses
and shady beer gardens to decorate
il; lotteries which are opposed only
by laws that no one will enforce;
Sunday picnies led by bands and
horse races with gambling on the
side aud perhaps . Sunday prize
fight for luck; church or two
where sensational preachers add zsst
TO the program of!the day but don't
ipterfsre with the things that are
Csesar's--I mesn Nero's. L. it an
oyerdrawn picturef We'll, anyhow.
things are tending that way all the
time--and there ia no robust, prac-
teal. fearless and tirelsss Christian-
ity strong enough to head it of.
Sunday Advertiser
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-03
Th1.nPHoNE MAIN a sal.

Entsred at the Pos ONCE at Honolulu