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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Skylarks are rather prolific birds,
having two broods in the year, and
often laying as many as five eggs,
though four is the usual number. The
nest is SO difficult TO find that IL is
practically never discovered except by
accident, as when, for instance, the
hayfields are mown, or what is being
hoed. The bird very seldom nests near
the margin of a field, where it might
be put off its nest by passersby. On
the shores of the North sea skylarks
will nest in the "beDts" and MARIAN
close to the edge of the sand hills,
though they have TO fetch food TO their
young from a considerable distance.
There is always something very pleas
ing in the sight of a lark's nest. Ii is
usually sunk in a hollow, and. unlike
the nests of many ground building
birds, is most carefully made. the cup
being deep and perfectly circular, and
lined with very fine grasses. though
the outer part is made of rough. dead
bents, and often OF a most irregular
shape i'm order to fill up the hole in
ii is made London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
The Bloody HIND.

The noted English family of the
Hotties has for its badge n bloody hand.
and this sinister badge commentaries
a wager that ended in a crime. Sir
Thomas Holte, N day in 1912. was
hunting. He invited his comrades
home with him to dinner. and as he
rode along he made a heavy bet on his
cooks punctuality. But the cook fail
ed him for once; when he got home din
ner was not ready. The jeers of his
companions at this failure, together
with his huge loss in the matter Of the
wager, enraged him so that he ran into
the kitchen, seized a cleaver and split
the cooks head open with it. After
ward his family, to keep this crime
alive, adopted for its crest the bloody
hand Of the cook killer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
Night

Many flowers. natives most Of them
of regions where the day is intensely
hot. expand their blossoms at night.
Notable among them Is the Victoria
RcGia, which opens its splendid calyx
near the Amazon at nightiall aud
closes il at dawn.
The queen of the night blooms for
n night only, and has it's home on
the islands Of the Caribbean sea. The
triangular cactus, whose flowers are a
foot in length aud width, follows the
same habit.
From Virginia comes the biennial
oenothera, or might light" which was
brought to England in 1914 because its
twisted red root could be eaten as
salad.
Among British night flowers are the
rocket. or night violet, the evening
primrose and the campion, The white
or yellow color and the fragrance of
these flowers of nocturnal habit attract
rowing moths. which carry the pollen
and so fertilize the plants.-London
Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

There is no doubt that the set
Ting up Of the country west Of the
Missouri river has changed the
climate to a great degree in the last
40 years, The writer who crossed
the plains eleven times before the
Union Pacific railroad was built,
remembers vel how dry and parched
up all the country appeared after
you reached 200 miles west of the
Missouri river to the mountains. A
great deal Of that country is now
dotted over with groves of thrifty
timber, with fruits and flowers and
yellow fields of grain. Custer
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
Thursday, August Is, 1904.
FURNISHING AID TO ENEMY,

The real estate agents of other
states will not take the trouble to
explain that the statements in the
Mitchell newspapers r for cam
paign purposes and should not be
believed. On the contrary they will
make every effort to make persons
unacquainted with facts in the case
believe the Mitchell organs are tell
ing the gospel truth. South Shore
Republican.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
NOT A THIRD FOR REMOVAL.

In discussing the capital question
with the Brookings Register, the
Mitchell Republican says:
"The Register loses sight of the
fact that 107 members took this
matter of capital removal into their
own hands and decided which town
should be pitted against Pierre. 1t
happened to be Mitchell. These
107 members declared by their votes
that another place would be more
desirable than Pierre"
The Republican is mistaken, not
eaesthird OF the LOT members who
voted for Mitchell voted with any
idea of removing the capital from
Pierre.
Many of those who voted for
resubmission favored Mitchell
because they believed il impossible
for Mitchell to defeat Pierre before
the people.
Many others voted for resubmis-
sion because they believed there was
an honest demand from the people
Of the state for a vote upon the
question.
Again, If the influence Of the Mil
waukee road could have been elimin-
eted at Pierre pending the vote on
the resebmission question, Mitchell
would not have polled a score Of
votes in caucus or Legislature.
As il was, two weeks after the
resubmission resolution had passed,
a decided sentiment in favor of
reconsideration prevailed, and had it
not been that a few members of the
legislature refused to lend their sup
port to the reconsideration scheme,
it is generally believed that a motion
would have passed.
These features Of the resubmission
contest are only mentioned to show
how false the claims of the Republi-
can are-Huron Huronite.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
MITCHELL,s BRIBERY OFFER.

VII SiIiSiNL y DbtDLh VIZ Eli
Mitchell is flooding the country
with postal cards containing the
announcement that Mitchell has full
filled her pledge to give to the state
an adequate capitol and grounds.
The cards however, do not state that
the conveyance contains a clause
declaring that the state legislature
must provide by proper enactment
for an adequate building. But that
perhaps, is neither here nor there.
Let us look into this proposition as
a whole for a moment.
Mitchell's proposition involves
only the honor of the people Of the
town, so far as the donation to the
state is concerned, No doubt
Mitchell would make good" in
accordance with its conveyance to
the state-the legislature to pro
vide for the construction of a CAPT
tol. But that is not a patter under
immediate discussion. We hav-
reference to another phase of the
subject.
Why it should be any less an
ofrense for a municipal corporation
to offer to give the state a consider
alton for the votes of its electors.
than a similar offer by a private cor
poration, is beyond our comprehen-
Why it is less an offense for
a municipal corporation to offer to
the people a consideration for their
votes for capital purposes than for
individual to offer a consideration
for his vote, is one of the conun-
drums.
The people of the state have no
more right to accept Mitchell's
generous offer" than an individual
has to accept for his vote a financial
from a candidate for public
We apprehend, however, that
"fullfllment' of its pledge
will not make adherence Of two votes
in the capitol contest. - Waterfowl
Opinion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
"FLIGHTY AND IRRATIONAL.

Did it ever occur to you Mr.,
South Dakotan, that the changing of
the seat of government Of this state
viii sooner or later have a bad effect
upon the reputation of the state. and
give the people outside the state the
idea hat the peopleof South Dakota
have no fixed ideas about matters
which affect their welfare, and that
South Dakotans will gain notriety
as being Eighty and irrational about
business affairs? Sioux Falls Gaia
ract.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
SOME T U EVIDENCE.

AS an offset to some of the false
stories told about Pierre, a fame
burning night and day near the
depot shows that Pierre has the
natural gas it claims to have, in
abundance. A building erected
near the depot is to keep on display
continually samples of vegetables,
grain and grass products, while the
land Office records show for them
selves that the influx Of settlers is as
great as claimed. Blunt Advocate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
Two Missouri Towns.

When the presidential struggle be-
height 1t Is related that a band of emil
grants from Kentucky and the then
other western states commenced to set
tie on the north side of the Missouri
river and called their county Clay and
the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot Of emf
grants from Virginia and other south
ern states pitched their tents on the
south side of the Big Muddy and called
their county Jackson and the capital
Independence. And so II remains to
this day, Clay stood for liberty and
Jackson for independence.-Oak Grove
CMo.) Banner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
The Daisy.

In French the daisy is called la Mar
guerite. 1t was the device of Margue-
rite of Aniou, and also of Marguerite
Of Valois, a much more appropriate
emblem Of the latter princess, who
withdrew from the glitter of courts to
become a recluse. than of the ambitious
Lancastrian queen of England. The
daisy is the national flower of Italy,
chosen in honor of Queen Marguerite.
In the language of flowers it signifies
innocence, peace, hope. In the age Of
chivalry 1t vas the emblem of fidelity
and worn by knights at tournaments in
honor of their ladyloves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
TO BEFUDDLE TAXPAYERS.

Poor old Mitchell is spending her
surplus cash in sending out postal
cards to every voter, trying to
"befuddle" the innocent taxpayer on
the capital relocation question.
Their first argument is S1,334.00
saved, which they say win pay the
fuel bill. This is a short sighted
argument. We know that at Pierre
we have fuel and lighting for the
taking.
Here at Mitchell it is based on
the saving in mileage. But how
many years will Mitchell guarantee
the saving in mileage? Only a few
years at most, and the short span
between the river and the hills will
be ironed, and that will forever do
away with Mitchell's claim Of saving
81, 334O0.
The next argument that Mitchell
makes is that If the capital remains
at Pierre, then the state would have
to build a new capitol at once.
This every man who is advised
knows is not the case. Pierre has
now fire proof vaults, and the capt.
tol Is now state property. What
Mitchell offers is Mitchell property,
and the city cannot make the state a
present Of it, nor even loan il to the
state. This is simply a blind
intended to catch votes. but il won't
do y with the majority Of thinking
men.
Their next argument is like unto
the rest. Il doesn't amount to any
thing. They talk Of the taxpayer
who has business Al the state capital
saving two days and expenses Incl.
dent % : long trip. Who are the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
THE STATE VS.

The voter who will vote money
out of his own pocket to assist
Mitchell real estate boomers is like
the man who will allow his own
family to suffer for the n~ecessaries
of life in order that he nav be
regarded generous in gifts to some
public charity,
If the capital remains at Pierre,
the lands upon which all our state
institions depend for future revenues
viii more surely and more rapidly
enhance in value; and by the time
the state needs a new capitol build
ing the lands the state owns for that
purpose will provide the means,
without a dollar of taxation.
A vote for Mitchell is a vote to
tax the people of the whole state
for the benefit of Mitchell.-Canton
News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

to the full limit of them, to say
nothing about her extensive invest
mcnts on the strength of that agree
ment.
Mitchell says there is no virtue.
no integrity, in a word, a promise,
an agreement; a contract, and asks
to have it squelched, and the record
expunged, without the semblance of
a cause She wishes this done to
oblige her. She places her interests
paramount TO those of the state, and
asks that they be so recognized.
She defends her case with-what +?
With nothing.
Her pretended defense is acces-
sibility. The state capital Of South
Dakota must be located with refer
ence to tae future. This obligation
cannot be escaped. The argument
Of accessibility is a pretended one,
because it does not comprehend the
Being a false argument,
therefore. that the issue Of removal
Is based on, the issue is false. and a
false issue cannot triumph among an
enlightened people. Clark Repub-
lie Courier.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
HUGHES AND DAWSON.

There was a great contest at the
state fair last year over who was
entitled to the premium on agricul-
tural exhibits. Dawson county's
exhibits were on one side of the hall
and Hughes on the other. Dawson
won by a few points; but had the
rules been strictly enforced, and
Dawson county not allowed to send
and get other exhibits to place with
theirs after the time Of entry had
expired. Pierre would have won the
premium.-Huron Huronite.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
The Ffrrt Newspnper.

The Acta Diurna of ancient Rome is
the earliest approach to the newspaper
Of which we have any authentic record.
The Acta appeared daily until the
downfall Of the empire, A. ID. 4T6. 1t
was published under the auspices of
the government and posted in some
public place. the. contents consisting of
a digest of public dockets,c "a summary
of daily occurrences and all news Of a
general character.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18
BOOST INSTEAD OF KNOCK.

John II. King, vice-president of
the state agricultural board, of
Huron, is an enthusiastic booster of
his home county, Beadle, and the
whole state of South Dakota. He
declares:
Mitchell does not miss n
chances to assert that western South
Dakota is a desert. / say this is all
wrong. Let us each boost our own
sections as much as possible, but let
this rapping on western South
Dakota stop. 1t can do no good,
but in the end simply delays the
development Of the whole state.
All the people who want good farms
cannot be accommodated in the
eastern section, so why not get
together and show them what excel
lent land we have west of the Mis-
souri, river. - ankton Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

taxpayers who are obliged to go to
the state capital for business? Not
many. And if there are, common
sense seems to keep the capital in the
center of the state, that will be "a
saving to the largest majority and
for the good of all concerned
Seneca Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Rector-Ah, my dear Mr. Cumming,
glad to see %you-glad to see you! But
why are you so rare a worshiper with
US? Cumming-Well, there's one thing
] can honestly say, doctor-yours is the
only church ] ever go t~o.-Brooklyn
Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Young Mother-Harry. dear. you
mustn't 80 near the baby. Young
Father-Mayn't I just look at him a
minutel Young Mother-No, dear; he's
asleep. I'll let you take him when he
wakes up in the night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

DO you think" said Willie. shat II
actually hurts q man to be hit with
one Of Cupid's arrowsY'
NO." replied Bell AS a rule, he
merely becomes senseless for q time"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

A dog without Z tail must fsr9 a.
though be were In the deaf ard dumb
c1ona-Plano Q1l-) News-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-18

Il don't know whether I killed ChoIly
Or not"
~What do you meant"
He proposed to me a little while ago
and said he couldn't live without me-
and I refused him."-Chicago Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-07

walls. shut in from the devastating impact
OF large projecties, as well as the horrible
hail OF Hotchkiss and Maxim bullets.
The pomp and pageantly Of sea waVfare
in Nelson's day. with its stripped crowds
O. men swarming about the enCcmoercd
90 cks and streaming haEs from every
mast have gone with the towering ranges
of sails and nimble sailors who leap about
n;oft handling them even during the height
of battle The new man-of-war goes into
TIE night grim unadorned and apparently
p-Cc eeding by her own Volition, like some
untninkabe marine monster beSotten OF
the elder slime.
THE MIGHTY ARENA OF CONFLICT
Nor will the elements interfere either to
retard or accelerate the issues as once they
did. Whether it be calm or storm. blue
sky or fog, night or day, the battle will be
Joined.
To a landsman. and even to a merchant
seaman. there is something peculiarly terri
fying in the notion OF sea fight in a fog
IL is a time OF terror even in peaceful navi-
CATION. since the great sea breadths seem
to have contracted. and ones faculties are
kept at their utmost tension I'm case Of
running across another ship. Fog Is the
only element condition that succeeds in
making the great wide sea look "A little
place, where not merely navies have no
room to float, but 1t seems Impossible 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-07

The Journal offers 500 in prizes for the
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The last work of Mr.. Dickens was story
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-07
SIX KINGS BORN ABROAD.
Small Kingdoms of Europe Ruled
by Foreigners.
Pittshurg Disnatch.

fItISDuIS DiSpdtCH.
At the present moment there are six
reigning sovereigns in Europe who labor
under the disadvantage, in the eyes of their
people. of having been born abroad. Among
them is King George of Greece, who first
saw the light of day in Copenhagen, and
was a Danish prince, serving as midship-
man in the British army at the time of his
election to the Hellenic throne. Although
his rule has been most sagacious and of
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has made his home during forty years
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ing upon him as a foreigner, and accord
whatever loyalty and allegiance which they
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crown prince, and to the latters eldest
boy, both of whom have the advantage of
being bona fide natives of Greece
Much the same condition of affairs pre-
walls in Roumania, where the sovereign is
a German, a prince of HohenzoIlern, born
at Sgmaringen, and holding a commission
in the Prussian army until his election to
the throne of ROumania. He, like King
George. has done wonders for the land of
his adoption. and both as a moparch and
as a citizen has been irreproachable Yet
for all that his people are preiudiced
against him as a foreigner, and inasmlich
as his nephew, the heir apparent, labors
under the same disadvantage I'm the ewes
of the ROumanians, ii will not be until his
twelve-year-old boy, Prince Carol. succeeds
TO the crown that the Roumanians will feel
that the scepter is in the hands of a native
born ruler.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been
repeatedly urged Of late by those who have
tho welfare OF Bulgaria at heart 10 abdi-
cate in favor of his boy, Prince Boris who
was born at Sofia, and belongs to the same
creed his future subjects For. whereas
the lad enjoys a considerable amount of
popularity. Ferdinand is execrated by his
people. So nue.. so that both his throne
The young Duke of SaXe-Coburg-Got
who was brought up in England as a
British prince of the blood until summoned
from his college at Elton 10 succeed 10 the
German throne Of his Uncle Alfred will
have considerable difficulty in living down
in Germany the prejudice which exists
against him there OWNS TO his foreign
dukes death led TO a clamor being raised
in the Teuton press in favor of the present
duke elimination from the succession and
the transfer OF the latter 10 the German
born Prince Philip OF Coburg. The Duke of
Mecklcnburg-Schwc was born at Paler-
mo, In Sicily. where his father. who was
an invalid at the time. had been sent b.
then there is the old Grandduke OF Luxen-
burg, who was born in his former duchy
of Nassau, and who cares so little about
LuXenburg that he has turned over the
roins OF its government 10 his son. and
does not visit from one end OF the year to
the other the country OF which he is the
nominal sovereign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-07
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