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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30
ABBEY'S Giles or MILK.
An Amusing =. - Or tie Damon
ArfiSt'g 4:t.Na|f Hrx

An Amusing =. Or tie Faraou,
Artists 4 ytsq.i Days.
In the days w,.ea Twin i. Ab5ey.
the distinguished ...g. .,;tcr and paint
er, was Il salal! bey Il, lad ;h, habit
Of critically scru;.n:@.ag every dish that
was set before him at the table. much
to the embarrassment OF his family
His frequent dismissals fram tae table
were but ineffective reproofs, and
something had TO be done to work a
cure.
Eddie" said lis mother one day, Il
heard thee speak about going to Cousin
Martha's for dinner next Sunday, ard
am afraid we will have TO make thee
stay at home until thee learns polite
ness at the table. Thy picking at food
would mortify me-"
This threatened deprivation reduced
the boy to tears. and after he had sol.
EMMY promised not to look at every.
thing according TO his habit he was
told that he might 20.
The day came. and a large and mer.
~ family gathered 10 do justice to a
meal. Each or the little folks
had a glass of delicious rich country
milk at his place.
Noticing that Edwin was surreDt1
dorsly glancins ut his glass. Airs. Al.
hey observed. with a well uaderstooi
meaning. Edwin. why art thou not
drinking thy MILK
With a determined air the boy hasti.
" picked UP the glass ard. shutting hls
eyes as tight as possible. Stilped It's
contents down.
This sudden procedure attracted the
attention of all the ressts. ana. fearing
at least a G ssoldiH-. the box ex
claimed. Il did it. mother: II swal
lowed it,
Swallowed whaty" hurriedly asked
Mrs. Abbey. DOW more alarmed than
amused.
Those two flies hat got in my milk
But ! swallowed them. mother: / swat
lowed Unsatisfactory Hedges In La.
dies Home Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

their school days were finished.
There may have been some excuse
in days past for young people who
were ambitious to advance to seek
outside institutions of learning, but
this c no longer exists. With
a good state university, M of the
best agricultural colleges in the
world, four state normal schools and
any number of UNCONVENTIONAL schools
and business colleges, South Dakota
is splendidly equipped in an educa-
tional way, and the ambitious stu
dent may obtain as goodan education
right here in the state and start act
i've business OF professional life as
well fitted for the battle as by going
to outside schools. The people oil
South Dakota have always been
devoted to interests of the state, and
the increase attendance at all the
educational institutions and the
largely increased numbers in every
graduating class each year proves
that the worry over the state colleges
and schools being neglected by the
rising generation is uncalled for.
Aberdeen News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

bigger usefulness, closer friendship.
Above all. / need to be needed as only
q married woman can be needed. And
so I come to tell you that / will be
your wife. You are too generous to
misunderstood my motives or to think
that l would consent to marry you If
/ could not give you complete honor,
| confidence, trust. / feel for you, too.
q liking more cordial than | have ver
| felt Tor any one else-man or
Oh, we are good companions-are we
not? DO you remember that first walk
we took In the park and what fun we
had-what sheer. un~adulterated fun?
A man and woman ought never to
marry. / think, unless they enjoy each
other. unless they have good times to-
gether. But you and ! always do.
And, do you know. | am only just be-
ginning to realize what earnestness
lies underneath all your merry boyish-
ness?
"Oh, you will give me richly, richly
all that I need. and shall make you
happy. I will make you happy. Ii l
did not feel that, l would not marry
you. You know that. So you will not
be hurt about Prince Charming and we
will bury him deep-deep-you and /.
| Who knows what spirit OF peace and
happiness may rise ont Of his gravef
GLARE"
When this letter had slipped cut of
the girls fingers into the box and she
had heard the lid snap upon it she had
felt ~ though an era Of her life had
closed. The old order had changri.
yielding place to the new. But though
she was sacrificing the ideals for which
| she had 50 stputly fought, she knew
that her motives were pure and her
heart clean. 1t was her wisdom alone
that she doubted. Even as she waited
now to hear her lovers step upon the
fags outside she was conscious OF a
vague fear. a vague yearning for the
-might have BEEN
A quick footstep in the hall startled
her out of her reverie. She glanced
ut the clock on the mantel. 1t was
not vet s. and Sprague Staunton
rarely called before half after s.
Thon n flashed ACROSS her MIND that
this would be different from other
calls-thnt he would be eager to reach
her as soon as possible, that he would
not sit there In the straight backed
| chair on the opposite side Of the fire.
| place and talk with her with formal
politencss. as he had always done
before. He was coming with a lovers
rights. He would take her in his
| arms-she felt herself trembling as the
step In the hall came nearer. The
maid entered with a note. Clare tore
1t open with fingers that shook:
shy Dear Clare-i cannot let You
marry me. When ! tell YOU this you
will realize. perhaps, as You have
never done. what my love for you
means to me. I love you passionate
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

NO CAUSE FOR WORRY.

Considerable newspaper talk is NOW
in circulation regarding the advis
ability and the duty Of South Dakota
young people 10 patfonize the educa-
tional instutons Of the state, rather
than go to older states to obtain
their college education. II is not
probable THAI very many South Dako-
ta young people have Deen Sisloyal
to- thsir home institutions. Those
who have gone elsewhere in the past
10 secure their education have, most
OF them, proven that il vas through
ncsreai disloyalty to their home state
by returning to South Dakota 70
grow up with the country wlsn
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30
PRINCE
CHARMING
BY MARY sINToN LEWIS
Copyright, 1909, Du 4. Q. Mcclure


Glare Worthington sat before the fire
in tile great oak paneied library. She
had tried to read, but her book had
| slipped, UNDECIDED, to the floor, while
her thoughts wandered to that evening
a week G when the man whom she
was now awaiting had asked her to
be his wife. She had begged for a few
days in which to consider her answer,
and, after a week of severe mental
struggle. she that morning had mailed
to him the following letter:
my Dear Mr.. Staunton-It seems
best to write what l have to say, as |
have an explanation to make without
which / should not feel justified in CIV
ing you an answer. was always a
| complete failure as an actress. and so
my only safety lies In entire frankness.
1 trust it will prove best in the end for
both Of us.
II am mo- in love with you. and it
has always been q part of my creed
that marriage without love is q terri
BILE mistake. / have seen the girls with
whom ! have grown up make. one by
one, what the world calls excellent
matches /, meanwhile, have chung
desperately to my ideals and waited
for the Prince Charming who should
carry me off to his magic castle In
Wonderland. But Prince Charming
has never come. And now IS 1t best
to wait for him any longer? 1t is very
doubtful whether he will " M
and even II he did would Wonderland
be a Wonderland after all to a woman
! Of thirty-two years-or more? think
not.
"But I believe in marriage, and ! be-
lieve In 1t for myself. | lead q busy,
happy life, but long for wider scope.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

The state department of the G. A.
Il. of New York has taken the first
step, practically, of trying to make
Memorial Day n Of quiet and
solemnity. A resolution was adopted
recently favoring the change OF
Memorirl Day to the first Sunday in
June, and the reason for it has been
the Dissertation of the day in the
way Of sports and making it a gen
eral holiday. People who are not at
all interested in the memory of the
soldier and his valiant deeds do nos
look upon Memorial Day as one in
which they have any interest except
that it gives them a holiday and one
on which they can amuse themselves
as their fancy dictates. II is no more
than right to the memory Of the
soldier that the day should be held
sacred, and by designating Sunday
as such q day the propriety Of the
occasion will be more generally
observed, 1t is true in the larger
cities Of the east Sunday is more of
a holiday than any day in the week,
and the working people take advan-
tage Of that day for a breathing spell
but it is in the smaller communities
where if the day was observed on
Sunday there would be a greater
reverence paid TO the soldier dead
Mitchell Capitol.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30
THE LINTON

A large delegation Of Websterites
took in the Linton excursion Sunday
July rs. The principal attraction
was the ball game between Webster
and Ipswich teams. 1t was a fast
game with a score of three to four.
Sans colts taking the game.
NOTES.
The colts can play the game when
in their class,
Say that game Monday was a
kind of a joke.
The wild Irish Rose performed
nicely at second.
Joe says its all right, the hat went
out of the window.
The It'd Bit" at third was "There
with the goods as usual
Frank Byrne umpired both of the
Webster-Ipswich games.
Both teams INDUCED in the usual
amount of kicking on the umpire.
Ipswich has been playing good
ball all season and deserve better
luck.
These teams play again at orion.
vile, Aug. 9th. Go and see a great
game.
Flanders stop of a hot line drive
at first base in the ninth was the
feature.
The fielding of Baltic in center
and Munson in left was fright up to
the handle"
Sam says just watch the colts al
Ortonville August 8. You will see
a ball game.
The Ipswich boys e to have
been up against a hoo-doo. Wonder
if they lost it Monday.
Miller and Barney went up to
Linton to do the battery work for
that team against Pollock Linton
Friday, of course won the game.
When Webster meets Ipswich on
the diamond its anybody's game
until the third man is out in the
ninth.
Sans cats met Ipswich on the
Ipswich diamond Monday and got
properly skinned to the tune of two
to ten, Jewel Egeland pitched the
game but the colts played loose ball
and gave him practically nosupport
The kid pitched a fine game striking
out eight men and fielding his posi-
tion like a professional, and doing
excellent work with the stick. He
He did not sian" in either of the
last games.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

A Wisconsin farmer writes us
inquiring if corn can be raised here in
Day county. Bless, yes. Three Cal
loads of corn fed hogs were recently
shipped from this station to the eastern
market. 1t is necessary TO cultivate the
commodity-not the hogs but the corn
las it is in other states. Some farmers
seem to think all that is necessary is tc
stick the grain in the ground and nature
will do the rest. Men have to work in
South Dakota just the same as in other
states The writer has seen just as
good corn raised here as he eyer saw in
the Badger State, but of course it was
cultivated. Why, you can raise most
every thing here. A man lately left in
our office q radish he raised one foot
long and the circumference would make
a beet blush with envy. We hear Of a
farmer south of town who raised a
steel range man about three feet-he
was right In range with the toe of his
boot. Then again, a faithful wife
raised the roof Of the house when her
husband brought home liver instead OF
lard. 1t viii not be many moons before
the political question-will be aired
then people will raise--thunder And
over Gazette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

Rev. Ancient, pastor of st. Luke's
cathedral Halifax, N. S., objects to
golf as a pastime because he says
that so-called ladies 9'swear like
troopers" while on the links.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

II has been reported from Webster
that the crop Of Day county has been
damaged ten per cent by hail. From
the best information we ian gather
three per cent will more than
cover the damage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

Bristol had a three page illussfa-
ted writeup in the Argus-Leader of
Friday. The town makes a very
creditable showing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

There is a strong probability of
the South Dakota State Guards
going into camp with regulars at
either Fort Meade or Fort Smelling
in September. Bookings Register.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

South Dakota will be toward the
top of the list in grain, stock and
dairy product producing states in the
northwest this year when returns are
all in.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

The Sells and Downs circus which
exhibited in this city last Thursday,
has full supply of up-to-date gam
bling devices and found a goodly sup
ply of suckers to operate on here.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

The Brookings Register estimates
the loss Of Brookings county by the
recent hail storm at 100000 and
says, the crop before the storm gave
promise Of the best yield ever har-
vested in the history of the county.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

Why wouldn't it be a good scheme
to organize a South Dakota base ball
league for next season.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

The Wall street spectators are
having trouble but the prosperous
country knows but little about it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

Bro. Mack must be from Missouri
judging by the last weeks issue of
the World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-30

South Dakota will be very close to
the top as a butter producing state.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
Too Fat For the Navy.

It Is a novel disability that bars
DR.. A. H. Simonton from appointment
as an acting assistant surgeon in the
navy DR.. Simonton has remark
able fine record as an army surgeon
and the navy would be very glad to
avail itself of his services.
But DIR. Simonton is of such a mas.
sive frame that he cannot get through
the matches of torpedo boat He
could not render first aid to the In.
jured or any other kind of aid unless
the injured should be brought on deck
where he would have room to turn
around. Actual measurements of DR.
Simonton's girth and of the hatchways
would have to be reconstructed If he
is detailed for the torpedo boat ser
vice
But that isn't all II is objected to
DIR. Simonton that he is so broad OF
beam that he cannot navigate the mar
row channel of a battleship's corridors
and would be in constant danger OF
getting wedged in between the bulk
heads. Further than that. the state
room of battleship is limited in size
and it is said that Dr. Simonton would
have to sleep on the cabin table. be
cause he couldn't get into the state
room berth.-Philadelph Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
VARIETY OF CROPS

It is not as a rule wise for the aver.
age farmer TO depend upon only enc
or two main crops for income. the
greater success comes from variety
OF products. Unfavorable weather
may ruin the prospects for the farmer
who depends on corn or wheat alone,
but it is very seldom that some kind
of crop does not succeed even in the
most unfavorable year. Hence by
having several sources of income from
the farm you will be quite certain OF
some good results. Live stock. poui'
try, ETC.. should also be kept to some
extent upon the farm. their droppings
if properly taken care of and applied
to the land will go long way to keep
up the fertility of the farm. AS to
what kind or variety of stock. ETC.. to
keep upon the farm, that will depend
upon the locality and other pecu-
liarities of the farm. as we'll as the
likes and dislikes of the owner. A
person always succeeds best along the
chosen line of specialties that has the
most attraction to him.-Lewis Olsen.
in The Eptimost.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
CORN ENSILAGE.

Glover is much better than timothy
hay. but corn. when just out of the
roasting ear. and commencing to glaize
and dent, while the blaze and stalks
are green. If run through an ensilage
cutter and put in an alright silo. will
keep its natural succulence and is the
best winter feed: the nearest approach
to green grass in the summer. | use
common field corn. big or little. as
have it. l have four silos. one holds
three hundred tons, the other three
one hundred tons each. raise cow
peas to mix with corn in the silo. alter
mating load of corn with a load of
COW peas. and in that way think get
better feed than corn alone would
make. and am well pleased with this
way of preserving feed for stock. not
only cows but young stock and horses.
| have found no better way of getting
valuable feed: it makes a very busy
time when we are putting it up. but
when that is done, We have good feed
whenever needed.
II took fifteen men and twelve
horse power engine nearly six days to
ELL my three-hundred ton silo with cow
peas and corn. Six of these men were
detained until nine o'clock in the
morning and quit work at four o'clock
In the afternoon to do the milking.
but the other nine commenced work at
seven in the morning. had an hour at
noon and quit work at six in the even
ing. They used six wagons and
teams. | paid the extra hands 81 a
day without board; paid for the en-
CINE and engineer IS day. so it cost
ME about $50 to fl thrce-huadred-
ton silo. | winter each COW on four
tons. | found it took from seven TO
ten minutes to run load through that
We estimated weighed more than ton
John Patterson. in The Caltivator.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
THE AGE OF CATTLE.

An interested subscriber. NJ. ]. s..
wants to know if the age OF a COW or
a calf can be determined by the ap-
pearance CT the teeth. Owing TO the
character CT the teeth &C the OK the
exact age cannot be carried to the
same degree of perfection as with the
horse. The teeth of the OK are 80 in
number. "a molars and eight incisors.
The OK has no inciscrs in the upper
jaw.
Period OF Gent!tiCn in the OK: The
central incisor and first laterals before
or some days after birth: second LATER
ais. II days after birth: corners. two to
three weeks. The first. second and
third molars appear before or some
days after birth. Fourth molars at
six to nine months of age: fifth at two
and a half years; sixth. four or five
years.
The central incisors are replaced at
about one and half years; first later
ais. two and half years: second later
ais. three and half years: corners.
four and a half years the second set
of first molars appear at one and a half
years; second molars, two and a half
yers; third. three and a half years:
the fourth, fifth and sixth molars are
not replaced From the above the
age Of the cow or calf can be determin.
ed. but as the COW grows older it Is i'm
possible to determine the exact age
Orange Judd Farmer
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07

We have raised = race OF men who
have gone Gown to the sea in ships on
the most hazardous o: enterprises. No
men have Ec-r.- for lifetime taken
such disastrous chances as our whale
men. and their voyages have been fire.
quently crowded with moving acct
dents. hair-1:eadth escapes and dis
tressful strokes. And we go to these
men. like Desdcmona. with Il greedy
ear to devCur up their discourse" The
records OF the thrilling voyages Of our
whalemen arc kept in log books. and in
the hundreds Of volumes stored in old
sail lofts. How many OF us have porcd
over them to have our nerves played
upon after the manner OF the fiction
lists. but ii is rot there. And We seek
out the man whose ship is struck and
sunk Ivy whale in mid-ocean. and
who takes TO The boats AID reaches
land after weeks o. buffe;ing. ard tie
men whose ships are crushed in the ice.
and their story is as nrosaic as the
story OF the man wi'o zoe; 10 the days
work in m electro c"r. We are thrilled
by The beat Journey q. Dr. Kane. OF 4
tramp ii lhc .A:ci.c !cc by NaGsen.
Last Week = Isal arrived here who
had made boa; journey in Hudson
Bay rs remarkable rs the journey
of DR. kaEe and he had ro:hing 70 say
excepting that il was four weeks and
five days from the time he LETT his ship
in Il wlalc0oat with two comrades I'M
til he reached fur station. In an
swcr 10 persistent qIes Ions The rcporte;
dragged from him that it was hard
wocl:." and a shipmate spoke up for the
adventurer and explained 10 4 reporter
that there WAS rot 4 minute OF those
five weeks. night o: day. when the little
boat was not meaaccd b. The floating
Ice which piled ~ about tiem, on oc-
casions. rs high as the church stceples.
!, And against Nansen's performance we
can produce Il whalcman who put hall
dozen pieces OF hard bread In his
pocket. and. in midwinter. left his ship
In the Arctic, in latitud" seventy.ive or
Whereabouts. and walked. 1900 miles
back to civilization. And. TO save him.
lie couldn't understand why the report
ers wanted TO talk with him.
Hence il is our habit to say. often in
the spirit of criticism or mt least re-
greet. that our whaleman is not ''imag-
NATIVE. New Bedford Mercury.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
PIG RAISING

When | started in the pig business
l thought | knew all about it. My
father used to keep good many hogs.
and l thought that when | had fifty
pigs about of an age | would show my
father a thing or two about raising
hogs He said 10 me enc day when
he looked as my pigs: Young man,
what are you going to do with those
pigs" l replied, Il am going to have
them at six months weigh more than
yours" Very WE'LL" he said. six
months will tell" | commenced to
feed those sows all the corn they would
eat and whey from the cheese fac.
tory.
The pigs began to respond very we'll
and grew rapidly. | kept the pigs
shut up in a place three or four times
az large as this room. In six weeks
from that time, of the fifty pigs. had
nine left, and it was all on account OF
the manner in which | had fed those
sows. l had spoiled my pigs with
kindness. If had fed middlings and
milk or middlings and whey with a
little corn, and given them pasture.
| might have shown my father how to
raise pigs. but as it was, he showed
NEIL. p. West, in American Guilt
vator.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
THE POIrLTRY HOUSE.

II poultry men would keep the poul.
try house clean and never for single
day neglect the work, We venture TO
say that much of the sickness and
many of the failures would never occu:.
IL requires only a few minutes time
each morning 10 rake off the dropping
boards, and an equally short time to
sprinkle lime over them once a week
and still less time TO pour kerosene on
the roosts once a month. When this
much is done we are on the highway
of success. with the possibility of fail
ure made remote. With a clean house
for roosting and laying. mites can new
err become u pest. and while an occa
sional case of sickness will be found.
the flock as whole will keep healthy.
and healthy hens will lay if they are
fed right.
Keep the floor of the poultry house
high and dry If coal ashes can be
had. put them in the house and let
the hens scratch over them. Do not
use wood ashes as the I've will injure
the fowls.
During the cold weather see that the
hens get fresh water Warm il slight.
~ and do not let the hens eat snow, OF
force them TO go TO creek for water
Home and Farm.