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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15

existing In the United States today.
The exact number of species is
doubtful. There are probably,
however, at least three. The one
which seems to have caused the
greatest loss in the wheat crop of
the northwest is the black stem rust
of wheat. All the species of wheat
rust live alternately upon different
host plants. The black stem rust is
supposed to pass through n stage
upon the wheat, the next upon the
barberry and then back to the wheat
again. Another species a%lternates
between the wheat and members of
the buckthorn family. Still another
species alternates between the wheat
and the members of the borage
family. All of these species or kinds
of rust are better known upon the
wheat plant han they are upon the
other host plants, and many facts
still remain to be discovered as to
the relations between the various
kinds of wheat rusts and their other
hosts. 1t is probable that there are
other plants upon which wheat rusts
occur of which we have no accurate
knowledge.
The black stem rust Of wheat may
be discovered early in the season
upon the stems of the wheat and
exhibits itself as red lines upon the
surface of the wheat plant. These
red lines are formed by the breaking
of the covering of the leaf or stem
and the forcing out of red spores of
reproductive bodies of the rust plant
which is living within the wheat
plant. This stage is commonly
called the red rust. The red rust
spores, or summer spores, may be
scattered by the wind from one
wheat plant to another, or to thou
sands of other wheat plants. They
lodge upon the leaves and stems of
the wheat, and under favorable con
ditions of heat and moisture they
terminate there, forming new
threads which enter the plant
through small pores in the surface
IF the leaf and stem. As soon as
the threads have gained an entrance
to the new plant they grow very
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
HUNTING FOR REASONS"

The Mitchell boomers have appar-
emily run out of reasons. So far in
the campaign every argument for
capital removal by the Mitchell fell
lows has been SO effectually answered
by the supporters of Pierre that
Mitchell is now mailing cards broad
cast to voters over the state asking
the addressee to name some good
reason why the capital should be
taken sway from Pierre. Mitchell's
suspense will be something unbear-
able before those responses are
received. - Madison Sentinel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
PIERRE EAST OF THE RIVER.

A state official remarked this
week, that he is now satisfied Pierre
will go to the Missouri river with a
majority, and it is conceded the west
side Of the river is strong for Pierre.
This same official has refrained
before from expressing his opinion,
and for reasons of his own does not
want to get into public controversy.
State Register.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
1T WILL REQUIRE TIME.

A Mitchell paper states that
the $1,000 acres of government land
around Pierre have been opened ur
to fling for thirteen years and
aren't all taken yet.
Nog | am IA years old, settled in
Minnesota AZ years ago, lived there
II years, was one Of the first settlers
near Albert Lea. Have been in
Turner county rs years, and have
seen more done here in the way OF
settling in six than was done there
IN sixteen years.
There was some places in Mime
sofa that were not settled 20 years
ago, and | thought never would be
settled. | went back there FIVE
years ago and found the same sec
tions settled and well improved.
The editor of that Mitchell paper
ought to know that it takes more
than IL years to settle up a new
state. South Dakota is we'll settled
and improved in the southeastern
part, and in time the northwest and
western parts will also be improved,
but it can't all be done in thirteen
years.
| believe if any part of this state
has to be slandered, that some out
slider should have the job, and not a
who has lived here for twenty
years. ! get enough from the Nit
chell side Of the question to convince
me that Pierre is the place for the
capital, without reading the latter's
Mr.. Devereaux in Parker
Press Leader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
Thursday, September Is, 1904.
SIXTY SEVEN TO THREE

1t got noised about the city Satur
day evening that there would be d
social gathering of neighbors al
John Trotsman's farm north Of the
city, beyond Beaver creek, Sunday,
and that a Mitchell deciple or two
would dispense gosple. just by
way Of keeping a finger on capital
matters generally, two or three
Pierre men drove out yesterday
afternoon. There were about seventy
farmers c~ongregated, and John
Krause, Yankton's Mitchell emissary
was on the ground looking for con
verts to the accessibility" faith.
The farmers were not only willing
to listen to capital talk, but they
would not listen to nothing else.
They were SO anxious to find some
one with whom they could strike up
an argument on the capital subject
that before Mr.. Krause had fairly
opened up his mellifiuous German
batteries he was overcome with a
bable of argument. The farmers
were so hungry to hear some reason
why the capital should be removed
to Mitchell that they fairly crowded
the ex editor off the scene trying to
get next to him.
Sixty-seven of the seventy pres
ent we're favorable to Pierre, and
Krause had the chance Of his life to
do some missionary work for his
employer, but he couldn't make good
and finally beat a retreat, humming
some soft capital remarks that will
never be seen in the Mitchell press
bureau literature.
There was no II more surprised
at the overwhelming sentiment for
Pierre in that vicinity than the boys
who went out from town merely to
see the fun. Not only Yankton city
but the county as we'll has nailed
the Pierre banner to the mast head.
Yankton Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
NoT FOR MITCHELL.

1t is reported that Brule county
whose eastern boundrY is the Mis-.
souri, river directly west of Mitchell
will not by any mean be anything
like unanimous for Mitchell for cap.
ital. 1t is understood that some Of
the most prominent men Of the
county are for Pierre. This is sur
prising. II has been taken for
granted by the uninitiated that
Brule county would be practically
unanimous for Mitchell. -Watertown
Public Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
STRING TO MITCHELL OFFER

If an individual should be caught
at a bunco game on any proposition
those who were dealing with him
would look for the same on any
other proposition which he had to
offer, and give little credence to any
Of his assertions of honesty. Nit
chell is shouting about its donation
of land to the state, but keeps
densely silent as the the provisions
which requires a resolution Of the
Legislature for a permanent building
ON the tract before the state gets
title.-Pierre Capital Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
RANCHERs ARE FOR PIERRE,

David Ferguson, Black Hill repre-
sentative for the Agricultural Insur-
nee company, was in Whitewood
a short time ago. MIR. Ferguson
has been making an extensive trip
ever The range country in the inter
ests Of his company. Being an
ardent Pierre man, Mr.. Ferguson
has left no stone unturned to Ger
tain the sentiment in the country
over which he has travelled. He
reports that Pierre sentiment Is very
strong IN the range country and
that II viii BE- ! clean sweep for that
city 81 FAR a. the Black Hills and
adjacent country ! concerned.
Wh;tewood Plaindealer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15
COULDN'T FOOL GERMANS.

Several Mitchell boomers loaded
down with satchels and pockets full
of Mitchell buttons and literature,
spent a busy day at the Minnehaha
County German Old Settlers Picnic
trying to distribute their wares
among the people. W. noticed that
very few men allowed themselves to
be decorated with the photograph of
the Mitchell city hall, and nearly all
that were disposed of by the boomers
were worn by the juvenile class, but
ever among the youngsters there
were some vigorous kicks made
against wearing Mitchell buttons.
We noticed one case in particular
where a twelve year old boy was
offered fifty cents if he would wear
two rows Of Mitchell buttons on the
front Of his coat; but strengthening
himself 10 his full height, Young
America exclaimed, "No Sir! | am
for PIERRE" and from appearance,
the boy voiced the sentiment Of
seven eighths Of the people on the
grounds, in these three words
Hnmboldt Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-15

IT'S courses are borough and teachers
6rst-class. The school is new and modern
1t has fine buildings aud we'll equipped
laboratories. ITS graduates are i'm de
snand. Manual training, Domestic Econ
Eusic.. "A hpc damitcry and boarding
hall. tuition 50 TO- 10 weeks. Board ESQ q
week. Rooms 70 to Is cents week.
Mite or asalog to Pfe~ident Northern
Normal and Industrial school
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
An Ahaent-NIinded Man.

Mortimer Smith was late in joining
an opera party on Wednesday night,
says the New York Press, and, in ex-
PLANTATION of his delay, told the fol-
lowing story:
You know Sampson, of course" he
said. We'll it was his fault. Fine
fellow, but terribly absent minded.
I've just been to his house. He won't
be out for a week. Got run over and
kicked by horse this afternoon.
Il said he was absent-minded, but
what. do you think of this? About 4
O'Clock this afternoon he drove down
Fifth avenue in a runabout to which
Marshalls chestnut colt was hitched.
He. meant to go to the garage and get
his car. That colt of Marshall's is a
peculiar animal. Lots of style, but
has habit Of acting queerly 1t was
the first time Sampson had been be-
hind a horse since he took to motor
ing. Near Sherry's the colt stopped
and wouldn't go a step further. Sannp-
son got out of the rig and crawled
under the runabout with a monkey
wrench in one hand and an oil can in
the other. l don't know whether he
tried to screw UP the colts hoofs or
put gasoline on his coronet, but when
they picked Sampson up he was a sight.
Foolish fellow, isn't hep
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
THE coLLEGEs cor 1T.

The twenty colleges to which Daniel
3. Fayerweather left. besides certain
requests. This residuary estate. have
won their fight. and viii soon be IN
possession of the money for which
they have been engaged In legal
struggle so long. Mr.. Fayerweather
was a rich leather MERCHANT of New
York city and he left fortune OF
pretty nearly 100000. He gave his
wife his house and an annuity Of
$4,000. and parceled out his resid-
uary estate among colleges and hos
pitfalls. He died fourteen years ago.
and the widow and some nieces and
nephews thought they were better en-
titled to the residuary estate than the
colleges. and so they began a suit for
the old leather merchants millions.
All these years the legal battle has
been going on. much TO the profit. no
doubt. of the lawyers engaged in Il,
There were no children, and the Wild
ow died several years ago. Even the
nieces must be old maids II they
haven't married. The chances that
they would be heiresses were 80 great.
however, that, doubtless. they are
married.
But was II really necessary that the
litigation should have extended over
fourteen years? That seems such
long time 10 wait for a fortunel What
a vast a,,aour,s ~ o,ood tha c.ft....
could have done with the money.
during the last twelve years. for in
stance. Two years ought 10 have
been long enough 10 reach a final de-
cislon as 20 whether the money be.
longed 10 the colleges or the nearest
Of kin. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars that have gone for costs ana
lawyers might have been utilized IN
making other lawyers.
The case L. finally settled. ana, per.
laDs. We shall see nothing more
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
-s-~Dr-e--------------
SCIENTIFIC TURKEY RAISING,
From the Boston Herald

AOtii lHO DOSlOl r1eTdlQ.
Only recently has science turned its
attention to the Thanksgiving bird. but
already it has accomplished some won
derful things in the culture and i'm
provement OF that admirable fowl.
which in the opinion of many has a
better claim than the bald-headed eagle
to figure as the national emblem.
On Fishers Island, opposite New
London, and not far distant, is the
greatest and most successful turkey
farm in the world. The island, one
might say, is an artificial wilderness
of 1000 acres, scientifically managed.
over this area thousands of the birds
roam in a condition so close to that
of nature that though a domesticated
variety they are practically wild No
shelters of any kind are provided for
then4; the hen turkeys build their
nests in the open, and, while plenty
of corn is supplied, 1t Is scattered about
in all sorts of places and even buried
under leaves in order that the fowls
may be obliged to hustle for their
provender.
These turkeys attain gigantic size,
sometimes reaching a weight of nearly
fifty pounds. In the market at
Thanksgiving time they reach 10 cents
a pound more than ordinary turkeys.
owing to their remarkably delicious
flavor.
They are so hardy that nothing short
OF a hatchet will kill them. In win
ter they roost out on fence rails and
tree branches and. though often their
heads are actually frozen under their
wings. their health does not suffer in
the least. The delicacy of constitu-
ton which afiiicts turkeys elsewhere
making them hard to rear, does not
bother the birds of Fishers Island. Not
long ago thirty OF them were bought
by the state authorities OF Rhode Is
land for the purpose OF inoculating
them with the fearfully destructive and
contagious disease known as black
head" by way OF experiment. but none
OF them could be induced 20 take the
malady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
index 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Solomon Lodge No. 1.
y. and A. M; Fraternal Order of Ea-
giles.
Special Notices-Notice in Regard
TO the Assessment of Real Property in
the City of Savannah; Notice to City
Court Jurors; Oysters, Schwarz Cafe;
Notice to Members of the Bar, James
X. P. Carr, Clerk; Check Lost, Hun
ter, Pearce & Battey
Business Notices-For a Christmas
Gift, Walter F. Higgins; Shopping
Days Until Christmas, R. Van Keu-
rem & Co.; Holiday Goods in Leather,
1. H. Friedman & Co.: Guava Jelly,
A. NJ. & c. w. West; Meats, Roos'
Market.
If the Boy is Allowed-Edward Low
ellis Sons.
Making Our Mark-Connor & sulll-
van.
Babies-Masonic Temple Pharmacy.
La Vida Corset Demonstration-Leo
pold Adler.
Do You Know-Dr. NJ. schwab's
Son.
Observation-Disclosures Druggist.
Tetterine - Shuptrine's Two Drug
Stores.
The BLUE Streak" Tribune-At
Lattimores'.
Forget the Price-Le Panic Cigars.
Club Blend Scotch-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Timely Truth Savannah Georgia
Laundry.
Why Not To-day-The Metropolitan
Fruit Cake Materials-The Delmon-
leo Company.
Savannah Theater-To-nigh Monte
Cristo;" Friday Night. Sergeant Kit
ty''
Florida and Cuba-Atlantic Coast
Line.
Medcal-Peruna; Stuart's Charcoal
Lozenges.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01

Lieut.. Col Newham-Davis descants
on the finest dinner he ever ate.
Among them he classes a native din
ner in Hong Kong, says the St. James
Gazette
First on our menu came the little
oysters which cling to the bamboo
stems in the salt water marshes of
upper China. They are, I should fancy,
the smallest and the sweetest oysters
IN the world. Birds nest soup follow
ed, prepared as it should be. I fancy
that chicken broth was the liquid to
which the nest gave it's peculiar and
attractive taste of the sea at our feast,
and the combination was excellent.
Trepang. which we know as beche-de
mer, followed. 1t is the sea slug from
the Loochoo Islands, and served as an
entree it tastes very much like turtle
fat, though richer. To counteract its
richness a great china bowl full of
boiled bamboo shoots was handed
round with it.
Next came a very small roast. 1
thought at first that it was a tiny
sucking pig, but it had no cracking
and the flesh was like that of an ag-
neau de lait, the little lambs whose
meat is snow white. 1t was one of
the Cantonese puppies of a particu-
lar kind, who are doomed from birth
to take their place on the roasting
spit and who are fed on rice and milk
only. I looked down the table and
saw that my friend was eating with
zest, so for the first time in my life
I ate dog and liked it exceedingly.
With this puppy were served all the
vegetables in season, and salad
which had the taste of young natur-
tium leaf as it's strongest flavor. Rice
birds followed. They are smaller than
ortolans, each tiny plump creature be-
ing but a mouthful, but they are the
most delicious eating of all the feath-
cred small fry.
Marking eggs were next brought
round. They had been buried for
fifty years, and a Chinaman detects
some special flavor in them. To me
they tasted just like an ordinary
hard-boiIed egg, and their appearance,
being almost black, was not inviting.
They were, in my opinion, the one
failure of the dinner. The sideboard
had been spread with variety of
cold viands, among them pheasants
and game pies from Shanghai and
Kobe round of spiced beef. Baskets OF
fruit were brought in, and little
orange trees in pots, from which we
were invited to pluck the ripe fruit.
We drank we'll iced champagne,
Cliquot of a vintage year, at dinner,
and with the coffee we tried. as a Gu
riosity, some native liqueurs which
came from Pekin, one being not unlike
MaraSchino."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01

"r saw a chap the other day in
washington who didn't know his own
name, and made me guess it for him"
said Mr.. Godfrey Lambey of Savan-
nah at the Eutaw House, says the Bal
timore News.
'sNol"
Eyes. It happened this way. / was
visiting a number of the government
buildings, and among them the big
mint There was a small party of us
standing around the guide while he ex-
planned the methods of making and
counting money. One girl behind the
Gagged partition was just then counting
a roll of thousand-dollar bills as big
as a small cannon, and the sight some
how inspired me. turned to my first
neighbor and said:
"'That wad would start a civil war
in Georgia.
Then it turned out that he was
from Georgia, and we were glad to
meet each other. We went the rest of
rated, said:
s by the way. my name is Lambey
of Savannah; what's yours?'
''Well, sir, that chap stood there like
a man in a trance for fully a minute
Then he said:
Blessed if know! why, confound
it, knew my name this morningl It's
a town in Texas-what's a town in
Texas?'
81 suggested Galveston, Waco, Hous-
ton-every town I could think of-but
none of them fitted him. Finally
said:
"'Austin?'
You ought to have seen his eyes
brighten up.
That's It, he said; my names
Austin-Henry Austin. I'm thousand
times obliged to your And he shook
hands with me like a man who was
just being congratulated"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
First Passenger Traffic Manager.

Passenger Traffic Manager S. H.
Hardwick is rapidly qualifying to sue
coed Simeon Ford, retired, as an aft
er-dinner speaker. says the New York
Press. In all probability we shall soon
have the pleasure OF hearing him at
one of the winter ,banquets in New
York, and when he talks about the rail
road business there will be ample to
laugh at in the terse way he puts kerr
nels of wisdom together for digestive
tablets. He has nearly ended the fight
between the freight and passenger ends
OF the service in favor Of the former.
His statement that Solomon, the al
wise, was the first passenger traffic
manager, inasmuch as he had to ar
range for the transportation Of 700
wives, 300 concubines and the Lord only
knows how many children. is answered
by freight traffic manager in this
way: King Solomon's entire family
were shipped by freight because thew
were invoiced. He kept the household
I'm check-that IL. he checked them off
Therefore. he was the first freight
agent"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia Is. c. Record Dem
says: IF there were any necessity for
a standing army there would be no
objection to II. We have had wars
which were successfully fought by vol
unteer citizen soldiers. We can depend
upon them in all times of need, and
as said the training that they now
receive under present regulations will
give them all the necessary efficiency
in drill and tactics generally. which,
added TO their Unborn patriotism, will
be sufficient to protect this country
against all enemies"
The Springfield CMass.) Republican
Und.) says: 1T is now thought that
the President in recommending tariff
revision to Congress. either In regular
or special session. will make his rec
concentrations speclfic-calling for par
ticular changes and not many OF these
This would be more effective In secur-
ing action than a call framed IN gen.
eral terms. But would II not partake
OF the character OF that pop-gun' as
sauh on the tariff which 70 aroused
Republican ridicule and virtuous indig.
nation when undertaken by the DEM
ocratic majority OF the House twelve
years ago7"
The New Orleans Plcayune (Dem)
says: That these Southern states Of
ours viii become the seat OF a grand
material development ana a Splendid
civilization which Will give them a po-
lhicai ana material power like unto
which that which the South enjoyed
IN the first fifty years Of the repub-
Ice existence will be- but a mere shave
ow 81 greatness IL sure. But n must
BE- borne in mind that wealth ana
power come not BY fnpine Incidence
ana waiting but ~ selling every op-
porfunliy and uiiiizinf every resource
~ fhe utmost Then only viii the
South realize ne highest fTandeur 0f
ifs. destiny"