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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
PROMISE FINANCIAL SUPPORT,
Chicago Labor Unions Endorse Pack
inqhouse Strike.

Chicago, Aug The strike OF the
,utcher workmen in the packing
houses has been endorsed by the labor
1nions of the city and the moral and
financial support OF their 100000 mem
hers is pledged to the strikers.
Each member OF the central body
gill be assessed a small sum and sew
sral thousand dollars will be turned
sver TO the striking union every week
10 help support the strikers and their
families during the struggle.
All the packing plants began opera
lions here Monday with slightly in
creased forces of workmen. nearly 200
additional employees having been Sc
aured over Sunday. Nearly all the
3ew men who left the yards Saturday
aight to spend Sunday at their homes
seturned to work Monday. Among
those who reported for duty Monday
we're a considerable humber OF the
strikers, who, according to the pack
Gs, had become tired Of being idle.
and applied for their old places.
The livestock receipts, consisting OF
$4,000 cattle. $4,000 hogs and 10000
sheep, were nearly all bought up by
ahe packers Monday. This fact the
packers claim is positive evidence that
ahey now have the situation well in
band and are in such a position that
q is a matter of little concern to them
aow long the strikers hold out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
A Curious Freak of Lightning.

The old adage that lightning v
strikes twice in the Same place. has
often been disproved. Here is an in
stance in point: In the summer Of
1884 the farmhouse of Henry Axtell. in
Chemung county, n. Y, was struck by
lightning three times in one day. First
II split the chimney from top to bottom,
ruined stove and pipe and bored sever
al large holes In the door. An hour
and tore a milk bench, upon which sew
eral cans of milk were setting, all to
pieces. The same evening a third fash
entered the roof and tore the legs from
q bedstead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
Quaint Cures of old.

For epilepsy wear a ring made from
a coffin ring and take seven drops OF
blood from the tail OF a cal. These
remedies are equally eficacious either
separately or in conjunction. For
toothache carry In the pocket the tooth
Of a soldier killed in battle or eat
mouse nibbled bread or trim your nails
on a Friday. To cure warts, rub a po-
tato and give the potato TO a pig, or
rub them with a piece of chalk, then
put it in a little bag and throw it across
ross roads. Holding the affected fin
ger in the ear of a cat for half an hour
was reckoned an excellent remedy for
a felon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
SOIL PARTICLES.
tMaSnihed lG2 times,l

culiar shapes Of particles AS they APP
pear under the microscope are shown
In the cut. Particles Ot sand are not
ticles of clay.
AS the soil particles cannot lie to-
gether so as to form a solid mass.
there is a large amount of intervening
space, which in an average soil equals
nearly half its volume. The smaller
the particles, the greater the proportion
of space. Thus clay contains 10 per
cent of space, while a sandy truck soil
contains 81 per cent, ordinary soils
varying all the way between these ex-
tremes.
AS the result of the surface tension
ter over its entire surface and thus
provides a supply of this material for
the roots of plants. When the quaint
ty of water In the soil is so much great
er than is required to supply that
which is held by surface tension that
Is said to be saturated. If we provide
an outlet FOR the water, the surplus
will pass off by force of gravity, leav-
ing only the films which are held by
surface tension and which furnish the
desired moisture to plants. Thus from
10 to 20 per cen Of all the water which
a soil will hold will not pass off as
drainage, but will remain as capillary
water to contribute to the growth Of
plants and to further aid in the prepa-
ration of additional plant food, This
necessary moisture moves through the
soil independently of gravity by the
force of capillary attraction or surface
tension, which tends to distribute and
equalize moisture in the soil.
About so per cent of the volume Of
ordinary soils Is space which is al
ways filled with water or air. The in
dividual spaces are larger or smaller.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

must be confined in the house every
night and kept there in the morning
until they have dropped their eggs.
These ducks are becoming quite pop
tlar on the farm, as they do not care
70 much for the water as do some 9TH
er kinds and lay a large number Of
eggs for waterfowl. Where male
is provided for every five females the
eggs are usually fertile and the duck
lings very easy to grow. II well cared
for. they will dress at from three and
a half to four and a half pounds dur
Ing the winter. and the young make
splendid broilers Country Gentleman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

plumage and black hackle, saddle and
Dutch "a shadow ON a sheet" DR.. A.
III. Phelps describes this new breed as
follows:
AS their name suggests, these birds
are of Dutch origin. In Holland and
Belgium. where, this breed has been u
favorite for more than half a century,
Ii was formerly known as the Jerusa-
lem or the Everlasting Layer. 1t pass,
eel unnoticed by English inc Aneri-
can fanciers until about four years
ago, when 1t was taken up by several
English breeders and Immediately
caused a sensation, which has contin-
ued to spread and now has a firm foot.
hold upon both sides of the Atlantic.
Wherever the Lakenvelder appears a
sensation is sure to follow.
Imagine for one moment a White
Leghorn cock with a tail of mammoth
proportions, having the most ample
hackle feathering upon both meek and
rump. Now imagine that these haze
kles and tail are of the most intense
Jet black, and you have a mental pic
ture of the Lakenvelder. It Is a living
picture In black and white. startling,
yet beautiful. The Lakenvelders equal
the Hamburg and Leghorn as layers"
Our illustration of this variety is TAX
en- from the Feathered World of Eng
land.
uvh;ln 49, Y-Jtoy Dxn.o, To cow
variety of duck so far as the exhibition
room In this country Is considered, it Is
not In fact a new breed to the world.
In writing of these ducks Mr.. j. Don
aid says they originally came from
India to England something over fifty
years ago. Soon after this they made
their appearance In the show rooms OF
England and attracted considerable
public attention. Some little time aft
er this they were brought to the atten
ton of the American fanciers. who
have done much to improve them in
this country.
The brakes of this va iety weigh
from four and a half to five pounds,
the ducks about a pound less. They
begin to lay when quite young. 1t is
reported that some have been known
to produce eggs when less than five
months old. and, In addition to this,
they are credited with having produced
as many as 100 eggs in a year. The
eggs of the true variety have q white
shell and are not quite so large as those
Of other varieties.
One of their advantages is the fact
that they are great foragers and will
go all over the farm in search of ami
NAL food, such as bugs and worms OF
all kinds. of which they are very fond
Frequently they will start out as soor
as 1t is daylight In the morning am
only return home In the evening to b,
fed. This is a disadvantage. as they
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
MEMBERS OF NOTORIOUS GANG.
Three Long Term Convicts Escape
From Michiuan Prison.

Jackson, Mich, Aug. John ALI
son, Harry Slater and William Shell.
man, long term convicts under SEN
tence for bank robbery, escaped from
the state prison here early in the day.
Slater was a trusty employed in the
engineroom. He vas responsible for
the escape. The three men were
members of the notorious Lake Shore
gang" of bank robbers that blew the
safe of the Richland (Mich.) bank in
1899. There has been nc trace Of
them found.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
light WADE OUT TO DEAvH
Party Of Rathers at Alton, III, Perish
Band-in-Hand.

Alton. H.. Aug. while bathing In
ne Mississippi river Michael Riley.
Ms daughter and six OF the latter's
little girl friends were drowned. One
ahild who vas In the party was res
1ued.
Riley lived near the river in the
southern part OF the city and was ar.
austomed to battle ON the beach In
'front.' OF his home after his return
1rom work. His little daughter begged
- 60 with himsand Riley took her and
seven OF her little girl friends to the
Beach with him.
When they entered the water Riley
babe the children join hands and they
ell waded into the river and walked
along 9 sandbar which stretches out
nfo the stream at that point.
They had gone some distance from
horo when suddenly the whole party
Disappeared beneath the water, having
tho darkness stepped from 4 the
onn1bar into the deep channel.
- chiIdron struggled and screamed,
xnt1gg d~eaperatety 70 reach thes sand
wbere. tho water WAS only = foot
- ~ d6Dfh~ Riley, who 10 said q
1<sn hood swimmer. IL thought
<nrn boo1 made helpless BY tn
Ir1c elfn1<nx1 "a him and hamperinl
Toe<6 ~ nayo khem.
ely ono n Tie party TO regain
colnor 10 Mary T1miny. eish'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
RESIGNS FROM BENCH
JUDGE PARKER NO LONGER HEAD
OF THE NEW YORK COURT
OF APPEALS.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. Judge Par
ker's resignation as chief Judge of the
court OF appeals a filed with the
secretary of state during the after
noon. This Will enable the issuance
of the necessary orders to bring about
the election of a to Chief
Justice Parker this fall for the full
term of fourteen years. instead OF an
appointment by the governor for one
year II the resignation had been de-
layed until after Aug. 10.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
JUDGE GRAY MAY ARsITRATE.
Coal Operators Propose to Submit
Controversy to Him.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. AT the
meeting of the anthracite board OF
Cancellation held at the request OF
the miners the operators present
ed a plan for the settlement OF the
check weighmen and check docking
boss questions, which have caused so
much trouble in the upper coal fields.
The operators ask hat the entire con.
troversy be submitted to Judge George
Gray, chairman of the anthracite coal
strike commission, his decision to be
final and binding. The miners asked
until Aug. II to consider the proposal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
soIL

Fig /, soil grains and spaces; Fig. 2, soil
particles in masses; Fig. 8. joint clay
structure.l
according as the soil grains are more
or less minute. The fine grains pres
ent more surface in a given volume of
soil and hence will retain the greater
quantity of moisture. The coarser soils
will permit a much freer percolation
of water. and hence quicker drainage,
than the finer ones.
Another mechanical condition of soils
has more to do with their drainage
properties than the differences already
noted. 1t is the massing Of particles Of
different character to form compound
soil grains which lie contiguous and
have spaces between them. Those who
have examined the physical structure
Of soils infinitely will have observed
the granular structure of soils con
tanning a mixture of humus and clay.
Some subsoils are commonly known as
Joint clays" from the fact that they
show natural cleavage or fractures
which mark them as soils easily drain
ed. Others Of a marty, sandy or grav-
ely nature mass their particles into IT.
regular forms which cannot lie close
together and are known as light sub
soils. Still other clays appear to be
wanting In the characteristics named.
their individual particles lying COM
pact;y together and forming a dense
mass capable Of retaining a larger per-
centage Of water than any other varie-
ty. and are commonly known as reten-
tive or impervious soils. Some of these
mechanical characteristics are Illus.
trated In rgs !. 2 and 8
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
M. Estimate,

"How far do you travel In crossing
the ocean from Liverpool to New
York; asked the instructor at the
night school.
-Four thousand miles"
ooh, n %. Think again"
sThat's right" persisted the shaggy
haired pupil. IL know the book says
1900 miles. an that's what 1t is In a
straight line, but I'm countin' In the
ups an downs. I've been acrost"-
Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
NO MOTIVE KNOWN.
Unknown Men Wreck Woman's Home
at Butte, Mont.

Butte, Mont, Aug. The resi-
dence of Mrs. Bella Powers was blown
to pieces during the day. Three I'M
known men placed a large charge of
giant powder in a closet, lighted the
fuse and fed. The trio were seen leav-
ing the house by Guy Sweet, a roomer.
Sweet and his wife and Torn Hover
and Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were more
or less severely injured by the explo-
sion. There is no clue TO the pcrpcr
traitors and no motive for the deed
Is assigned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
SENATOR VEST is DEAD.
Noted Missourian Passes Away After
a Long Illness.

Sweet Springs. Mo, Aug. 19.-After
lingering for weeks between life and
death former Senator G. G. Vest
passed peacefully away during the
day. He had been so near death for
the past three days thar the end came
without a struggle.
He was conscious until about 2 a. m.
Sunday morning, when he sank into a
state of coma, from which he never
aroused.
AT the bedside when the end came
was his wife. DR.. Jarvis. the family
physician, Senator Vests son, Alex.
ander; his daughter. Mrs. George p.
b. Jackson. and her husband, and Mrs.
Thompson. a niece of Mrs. Vest.
The remains will be taken to st.
Louis for interment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
Flowing BY the Gopher..

1t was Darwin who credited the earth
worm with making the earth ft to
grow crops. Mr.. Thompson Seton now
notes in the Century the absence Of
these ~angleworms in some Of the
western states and tells that the little
gopher which burrows at a depth Of
from three Inches to two feet performs
the same service. Farmers claim that,
Objectionable as the work of the gopher
sometimes il, the land IL twice az fer
die after being plowed down BY the
gopher.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
FORTY THOUSAND AFFECTED.
Building Trades Lockout in Force In
New York City.

New York. Aug. The building
Eades lockout declared Friday is in
affect When all the orders have been
carried out ii Is estimated that nearly
10000 union men will have been forced
sut OF employment.
The Felt and Waterproofing Work
srs' union has been added TO the long
Est Of unions affected by the lockout.
The Association Of Journeymen Stone
eaters of New York and vicinity have
xpRciHi g~rinvafre with the lockout or
Tors as they empbatically state they
lived up 10 all agreements with the
Building Trades Employers associa-
Ton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Passerby-I thought you were blindf
Mendicant-Well, boss, times is 80 hard
q competition is 90 great that even
. blind man has to keep his eyes open
nowadays II be wants to do any bust.
Q at al.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Tho art Of letter writing h sadly
nssIectedsnowadays." said the man Of
literary taste.
THAT remark" said his more prac-
deal friend. shows that you haven't
Z son at college who 10 applying him
self to showing you why his allowance
ought to b iacreased"-washington
Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
THE MAKEUP OF SOILS.
The influence of Its Mocha nfcall
Condition on Drainage.

BY C. G. ELLIOTT. Office Of Experiment.
Stations
Soil is made up Of exceedingly dne,
particles of irregular shapes, varying
composition and different. properties.
II is formed by the breaking down Of
rocks of different composition whico
are d~isintegrated by the weather,
ground up and distributed by glacial
action and floods and mixed with the
table growth. These particles as tAey
appear under the microscope are rough
and irregular, some OF them being ex
ceedingly small. They range srom
coarse sand .O04 Of an inch 10 clay
.OO02 OF an inch and less The pc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

"And you say you have a trader"
asked the kind lady at the door.
"Yes'm," said the tramp, I'm a.work
er In precious metals and stones"
Indeed! And can't you get anything
to dor
Nom. de perlice and de jewelers. are
all on to me-"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
AGED MAN STAYS SON.
Family Dispute at Waupaca, Wis, Re
suits in Murder.

Wsupaca. Wis, Aug. Edward
Kemp of Blain, aged seventy-ive,
killed his son, aged. thirty-fiye, with a
small knife by stabbing him in the
neck. The young man died within ten
minutes. The trouble was a family
dispute. Kemp was taken to Stevens
Point and placed In Jail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
WANT DEVILS LAKE LAND.
over Two Thousand Persons Register
on the First Day.

Devils Lake, N. d., Aug. Eleven
hundred and eighty persons register
I'D Is the result of the first days APP
slications fled with the registration
aaicers for a piece of Devils Lake In
dian reservation land. This number.
while not SO large as ~exi-.cted, is
about two-thirds as many as register
I'D at Yankton on the first day, and it
b expected that a larger number will
ae here today.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
FoEEsr FIRES IN MONTANA.
Raging Among Finest Lumber Section
of the State.

Kalispell. Mont. Aug. Forest
Ares are still raging with undated
Bury In the timber lands of this coun-
q and from all reports received thus
ar the damage viii run into thou
sands of dollars. The fires are raging
among the finest lumber sections in
Northern Montana.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Tommy was visiting a neighbours.
At dinner the hostess apologized to him
because the table linen was soiled at
bis plate.
"Oh. that's nothing" be assured her
promptly. "Ours IL worse'n that at
home."-Brooklyn Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
NEW FOWLS
Remarkable Dutch Bfsds Ducks
That Are Becoming HepaIay.

Our knowledge In life comes either
from study or experience, and those
who have neither see n~oFrneard Of the
L~akenvelderS could not POSSIBLY know
them to be a new fowl quite like the
Leghorn In form. with, white body
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Grand Forks. N. D.. Aug. One
thousand and ninety-hye persons reg
Btared here for land on the Devils
lake Indian reservation Monday.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13
TALIAFERRO'S TRIUMPH
Junior Senator RG101I11IG1 By Handsome N00TIIy Over
Stockton, Coil 0nd JENNINGS
DAVIS AND BRONARD WILL RUN OVER IN SECOND PRIMARY
for Congress Bested Earrs, VIII Take
Second Primary to Nominate.

Up to noon today (Friday) in
complete returns have been r"-
cpived from thi:ty-ei3ht of the
fortv-five counties in the state.
These show Senator Taliaferro so
far in the lead that it is thought
MS nomination was secured i'll
Tuesdays primary.
The returns from IIiIsboro
county are..not i'll. Tampa counts
slow.
The vote so far received for
Governor shows Rob't w. Davis
to have lead of :, 800 over Napo-
leon B. Broward, the next highest
candidate, with Brown following
way behind and Mays bringing up
the rear.
Frank Clark leads Barrs in the
A'NN''N
Congressional race, and these
men will fight it out in the second
primary.
S. NJ. Sparkman is re-nominated
for Congress in the First District
over Rob't. McNamee.
1t also looks as if VIM. N.
Sheats would succeed himself
as state Superintendent of Public
instruction.
The race for the Attorney Gen
eralship between W. II. Ellis and
Alfred st. Clair Abrams is close
with the chances in favor of st.
Clair Abrams.
H. Clay Crawford will probably
have a majority over both his
competitors for Secretary of State
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13
PUTNAM'S CAMPAIGN END
All County Candidates Were
Nominated in last Tuesdays
Primary.

Last Tuesdays primary settled
democratic nominations for Putnam
county. There will be no second
primary needed in any case. The
following are the nominees:
Legislature-G. f. Sprague and
John =. Wall.
Clerll-Joseph Price.
Treasurer-S. J. Kennerly.
Sheriff.. 9. Howell.
County Judge-M. I. Coke.
Tax Assessor-G. +. Bullard.
Tax Collector-A. S. Willard.
Supt. of Instruction-L. X, Tucker.
Supt of Registration--He Pc
terman.
County Commissionars-First dis,
trict, w. d. Allen; Second district.
l.. G. Canova; third district, Edward
w. North; fourth district, Jonn G..
Strickland; fifth district, ID. Will
liams.
School Board-John H. Green, S,
]. Hilburn, Laban Price.
Justice Peace-8th district, G. |,
Rowton; justice peace, 10Th district
]. l. Wimberlcy.
Member State EX. Com. from Put.
nam county-F. J. Fearnside.
The only change made in the list
of county officials are those on the
board of county commissioners. Ed
ward w. North, takes the place OF
John Hancock in the third district
and d. Williams will represent the
nfth district in place of T. ]. Rogers
The tablewhich appears in this is
sue of the News, is official, anc
therefore correct, and those who
want to get at maiorities can easily
figure them out for themselves.
1t will Be seen that Sheriff Howell
land Treasurer Kennerly made phe-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13

Dannette H. Mays made his cam
paign for governor on u platform of
birds, flowers, poetry and goo-goo
compliments to the ladies' He APP
peared at II series of evensongs
throughout the state as the "apostle
of the beautiful" But when the la
dies found that this Monticello es-
theticist was in reality only a plain
livery stable keeper, and that swine
and kline and William Goats had the
freedom of his barnyard and first
place in his affections, there was a
reaction Their husbands, brothers
and sWeethearts did the rest.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13

Torncdocs for the destruction of YES
sells were first used in the spring Of
1861 by the Conroderates in the James
river In 1868 the secretary of the
navy reported that more ships had
bcen lost by torpedOing than from all
other causes. General Rains, chief OF
the Confederate torpedo service, put
tbe number at fifty-eight, a greater
number than has been destroyed in all
the wars since.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13

The full returns from Duval
county, including the city of Jack
sonville, were not given out until
Thursday night. These returns con-
tained some surprises. The vote for
Taliaferro and Davis was magniti-
cent, and Putnam county will not
soon forget Duval's great tribute to
Putnam's favorite son. Following
is the Duval vote:
For United States Senator--WilkinSon CAL,
2I; W S Jennings 0; John n. &, stockton,
/, m: James =. Talaferro, 2,3T.
For Governer--Napoleon B, Broward 900;
{. NJ. Brown, 1872; Robert W. Davis, 2,OoS; d. H.
Mays, 26l
For Representative in Congress, from Second
Congressonsl Dstrct-J l.. Alexander. q;
j NJ Bars, 1876: Frank CLARK, l,lJ9; Charle'
Dougherty, 1885, W. p. Watson l12.
MIR. DAVIS CARRIED NAPO'
LEON BROWARD'S WARD IN
JACKSONVILLE BY A MAJORI-
| TY OF 81.
MR.. DAVIS ALSO BEAT BROW
ARD IN HIS HOME COUNTY
AND CITY BY ONE THOUSAND
VOTES!