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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
HOME NEWS.

HUME NEWS
All About Webster, Her People
And Her Visitors.
Rain Tuesday.
Build a fire break.
Prepare for winter.
Take off your screens.
Put on your storm windows.
The hunting season is still open.
Cold wave struck us Wednesday.
Geese have commenced to immigrate.
The rain stopped threshing Wednes-
day.
Hart has a fine line of wedding pres
ents.
DIR. Lull was up from Waubay Wed.
nesday.
Call and get a present at Carlson &
Hunter.
p. wenger was over from Waubay
Friday.
For abstracts of title call OF Carl
Malmberg.
@. Z. Anderson was a Webster visitor
Tuesday.
1 please everybody in watch repairing
Malmberg.
And still the building boom continues
in Webster.
If you wish a loan. Cali on the First
National bank.
Hunters were numerous at Enemy
Swim Sunday.
Johnson beats them all maxi
ing pictures.
III. +. Denton was an Aberdeen visi-
tor Wednesday.
Go to Fiksdal's new studio for high.
class photographs.
The county commissioner are in
session this week.
The Webster bakery and restaurant
il now open for business.
III. Stage was a Webster visitor from
Waubay Tuesday.
9. Kohlhase, of Wheatland, has some
fine work horses for sale.
Barney Elias was over from Bristol
Friday on business.
When you are hungry eatat the Web
ster bakery and restaurant.
A. M. valsig came over from Lily
Tuesday on business.
Get an estimate from Potter & Ga-
rick on your winters fuel.
PAM Gruby made a trip to Frank with
his oil tank Tuesday.
Ii you are dry go to Chas. Johnson's,
that's the best place in
a. J. Engdahl, of Aberdeen. spent
Wednesday in this city.
That Minneapolis beer sold by Chas.
johnson is the best "a draught.
g. G. LOOMS. Of Huron, was in the
city Friday ON business.
CAas. johnson handles only the best
WHISTLES, beers, wines aud cigars.
II. yanTassel was a Webster visitor
from Waubay Saturday.
Everything in the harness line at
Kading's just east OF the Fair store.
Captain Watson spent Sunday at his
cottage at Tsmahe Park.
d.. Cook is back at work. Give him
b call before having your work done.
Frank Dean made a business trip
west Wednesday evening.
Take son, watch repairing to Malm-
berg and get il done good and prompt.
y. s. Kinney, Of verdon, was visiting
friends in this city Friday
T9nreshing is pretty we'll advanced IN
this section OF the country.
81 +. Herrington was a Webster Wis
ifov from Wanbay Tuesday.
on. Happen, Of Sioux Falls, wal .
Webster Visitor Wednesday.
a. VI. Alderman was . business VS.
(tor from Wanbay Tuesday.
r. Wknsetsin II % fsr uncovered a.
b ~ = III pIsoe u bnstness.
Es,bcdy departed Tor Chicago
~ 3 ccneInne ~ stndies.
x>rnon. ~ Pisrpon<. made this
y 3 r~1>>enpt ~ Tburnday.
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Tricks for the Tonque.

Try to read the following sentences
aloud and quickly. repeating the short
er ones telf dozen times in success
sion:
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried flying fish.
The sea ceaseth, but 1t sufficeth us.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig
whip.
Two toads. totally tired. tried to
trot to Tedbury.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared six sickly. silky snakes.
She stood at the door of Mrs.
Smiths fish sauce shop welcoming
him in.
Swan swan over the sea; swim.
swan, swim; swan swan back again;
well swum swan.
A haddock, haddock. black spot
ted haddock, black spot on the black
back OF black spotted haddock.
Susan shineth shoes and socks.
socks and shoes shineth Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
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CHAPTER ONE.
The Prophet,s Prayer.

"Kneel. John. Take of your hat.
lad. Let us prayl"
F., An old man and hoy clung like
;wreckage to rock which marked
..the outer edge OF Black Reef. The
anickering light of lantern accentu-
lated the gloom OF the night: a night
famous in the annals OF New England
for the storm which tore the coast
from Quoddy Head to Siasconset.
The lanterns light revealed two fig
,nres worthy the pencil OF a Hogarth.
Barred to the gale. the old mans scant
white locks streamed back from a
forehead massive and unfurrowed.
Wonderful eyes OF steel gray glowed
with fires of fanaticism beneath dark.
lshadowing eyebrows scarcely touched
with the rime of years. The thin lips
parted in line which suggested i'm
placable tenacity Of purpose, not halt
ing at cruelty nor stopping mt cum
ming. Above the mouth. the head was
that of Greek god; below It showed
the civilized savage-selflsh. relent-
iless-the incarnation of courage.
strength and determination. The
mans frame was so broad that the
legs seemed stumpy. yet Peter Burt
stood six feet four at three score
years and ten.
His companion on this night mis-
sion to hurricane-swept Black Reef
was boy of eight. No fear of the
storm or of the strange old man
showed in the dark gray oyes OF the
youth. He was garbed in n tightly
buttoned Jacket and pair of home
spun trousers. securely tucked into
copper-toed boots. The ends OF a
blue yarn comforter" nuttered In the
gale.
! AS the old man spoke, wave
dashed its icy spray across the rock.
ITS awful wet. granddad. Can't
I stand up and pray?"
"Kneel. my boy. kneel." replied the
old man in a deep but not unkind
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voice. THE Lord will not harm His
servants whether they approach Him
in storm or in calm"
Falling on his knees, the old man
faced the sea. raised his arms to
heaven. and prayed to the God who
rides on the wings of the storm. The
spray stung his face, but he needed
1T not. A giant surge swept the Ian
tern away, and its faint light went
out as 1t clattered along the rocks.
The old man prayed fervently that
his sins might be forgiven. There
was one sin which weighed heavily
upon him, though he named it not in
his petition.
The year was 1860, and on that No
lvember day the news had come to
Rocky Woods of Abraham Lincoln's
election to the presidency.
| In the tempest which lowered when
the election was in doubt. and broke
lin fury when the triumph of Lin.
an augury of the storm which was
soon to sweep the country. An ar
dent Abolitionist, and a rabid advo-
cate Of Unionism. he lifted his voice
that November night in a frenzy of
eloquence which thrilled the child at
his side and left an impress years
did not efface. Amid the crash of
waters, his gray hair streaming in
the wind, his dripping arms stretched
over the foam, Peter Burt prophesied
the four years of desolating war then
hx,napdfrg Ha fpyolad tho ct,rca Of
God on the enemies of his country,
returned thanks for the coming eman-
cipation of the slaves, and exulted in
the victory TO be achieved by the
Union arms. He ended with a tender
plea for the grandson kneeling beside
him-"who is the heir" the old man
declared. mot OF my worldly posses
sions. which are nothing in Thine
eyes, but of those gifts and that
power OF divination with which Thou
hast graciously vouchsafed me. John
Burt shall be the chosen one of the
house of Burt. Withhold not. o Lord.
Thy blessing from himl Amen"
/ The old man arose and shook the
water from his hair. The prophet
had gone. the New England farmer
stood in his place. The resonant
voice which challenged wind and
wave sounded harsh as he exclaimed:
where's the lantern. John? See
IL you can find 1t. Well break our
necks trying to get back without it."
John found the lantern. and after
many attempts and muttered com
plants the old man lighted 1t. Hold
ing 1t high over his head. the old
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and How They Are Made.

wrong has to be rubbed out, and E.
you use the rubber too much you
make a soiled and spoiled picture,
but II you make part of your smoke
drawing wrong you merely have to
smoke the part again and do 1t over
and you can make as many changes
as you wish. When the picture is as
good as you can make it, lay on 1t
dampened piece Of paper. press the
paper lightly and take it of. You
will find the smoke picture trans.
ferred to the paper and you can keep
1t from rubbing on by spraying 1t with
thin gum water as artists do with pen-l
ell drawings.
If you cannot draw at all you can
still make smoke pictures by cut
ting out animals and human figures
from illustrated papers. wetting them.
sticking them on the plate. smoking
the latter'and then remove the paper.
In this way you get white figures on a
black ground. You can make black
figures on white ground by using
the picture out Of which you cut the
figures instead of the figures them
selves.
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Showing Smoke Pictures

II you can draw even a little bit
you can make pretty pictures of q new
and interesting sort in very easy
way. The picture is made on any
fiat surface that you can hold in a
gas. lamp or candle flame without
burning or cracking. A piece of tin
or sheet zinc will do. or a china plate,
earthen pie dish or pane of glass. II
you use tin or zinc, take care that you
do not burn your fingers. as q piece of
metal gets hot all over, though only
a part of it is in contact with the
fame. On the other hand. II you use
porcelain or glass. especially the lat
ter. you must pass 1t quickly through
or Just above the flame to avoid crack
ing it by heating one spot too strong
ly, and repeat the operation until as
large a spot as you need is blackened
evenly.
Draw your picture with a pin or
pointed stick. which will scrape away
the SCOT from the white china or
bright metal SO that you cannot draw
very well is simply this-you can
alter the picture until you get 1t right.
Every pencil line that is drawn
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plest and one of the most interesting
is the ink aquarium trick.
Present a glass full of ink to the
view OF the spectators, then prove
that it is ink by dipping a visiting
card in it and showing the card. Now
announce that there are live fish in
the tumbler that Just thrive on ink,
and you will prove they are there by
changing the ink to water SO that the
onlookers may see them.
Throw a handkerchief over the
glass so as to entirely envelop it. re-
peat an incarnation and then suddenly
whisk the handkerchief away.
The audience will be very much as
tonished to find the glass filed with
water, clear as crystal, with several
fish swimming about in 1t.
The trick is performed in this way.
Get piece of thin black rubber cloth
and line the inside of the glass with
it, then tie black thread to the up
per edge of the cloth. Attach a little
button or bit of cork to the end of the
thread overhanging the tumbler, as
shown In the drawing.
FIJI the glass with clear water. and
you can possibly procure them, but
If not, toy fish will serve. though the
trick will hardly be so effective.
The ink test with the visiting card
is accomplished by means of con-
federate who is in the audience and
who hands you card which is mark
ed with ink on one side. AS you dip
the card into the tumbler you con-
trive to turn it around. and the audi
ence then sees the black side, think
ing naturally that 1t has Just been inn
mersed in the ink. The startling
change from ink to water is effected
by pulling out the rubber cloth by
means of the attached thread and
button when the handkerchief is
whisked away. Some practice is need
ed first in order to do this without
spilling the water in the glass. but
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How roada undress.

For a marvel of economy you will
never beat the toad. He eats his own
clothes. says a devout lover of that
harmless and Shiny creature. At GER
tain seasons he begins to undress. He
begins by rubbing his elbows hard
against his sides. and pressing down
ward. In a second the old suit bursts
open along his back, and he keeps on
rubbing until he has worked 1t all in
folds on his sides and hips; then he
seizes one of his hind legs and begins
to haul on one leg OF his trousers. and
next the other leg is served in the
same way. OF course a brand new
suit is discovered by this disrobing
process. Before he takes OF the rest
of his old clothes he folds his trous-
ers up quite neatly and swallows
them. Then. by raising and lowering
his head. and swallowing little by
little, he hauls on his coat until he
comes to the sleeves. Grasping one
of these with the opposite hand. he
drags 1t of. wrong side out, and swal-
lows 1t also, rubbing his neck at the
same time, so that his collar. cravat
and. in fact. every vestige OF his old
suit. disappear altogether. e.
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CHAPTER TWO.
Jessie Garden.

Jessie Garden.
II don't care to pick flowers! 1
want to stay right where I am. Let
me stay and watch for one OF those
thingumbobs in the water. Please,
Goviel"
Jessie Garden clung firmly to an
iron rod of the old bridge, and spoke
with the pleading defiance of a
spoiled child of twelve. The COVER
ness smiled sadly down upon the
pouting lips and rebellious eyes.
"Certainly. my dear" replied Miss
Maiden. Don't lean out over the
bridge. sweetheart. and keep away
from the creek. shall not be gone
long. You will be very careful. won't
you, Jessie?"
"Just awful careful. COVE. There's
one of those spidery things nowl"
Jessie was spending her first sum
mer in the country. For three weeks
she had been living in the Bishop
farmhouse. So many things had
happened that the memory OF the
Garden mansion in Boston had be-
come a dream. The Bishops were
distant relatives of General Marshall
Garden, the banker; and to them had
been consigned the welfare of his
daughter. in special charge OF a
trusted governess.
Jessie peered over the rail and
watched the waters in vain for an
other of the "thingumbobs." She ran
back and forth and threw sticks and
stones into the creek In a vain at
tempt to lure its denizens to the sur
face. Then she spied hoop-pole
which had fallen from passi-s
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wagon. This slender rod easily
reached the water, and Jessie
thrashed the surface with all possible
vigor. A projecting branch from the
pole caught her cap. and it fell into
the creek, where the tide swept 1t
under the bridge.
With cry of dismay. Jessie turned
and dashed across. almost falling be-
meath the feet of a horse.
whoa. Jim!"
Checked In slow trot by a pair OF
taut lines, an old farm horse stopped
so suddenly as to rattle the contents
of the wagon. The driver, a boy of
seventeen, dropped the lines and
leaped lightly to the bridge.
Did he hit you. little grip
Jessie Garden stumbled and fell just
beyond the horses hoofs. Before the
boy could reach her. she was on her
feet and peering over the bridge.
There 1t Isl There 1t isi" she
exclaimed, dancing in excitement and
dismay "oh. what will Govie say?
Boy. get me my cap,"
The youth. startled at the imperi-
Gus summons, followed her gaze and
caught glimpse of the cap as it was
carried along by the tide. Looking
up the road, he placed his fingers be-
tween his teeth and whistled shrilly
A large Newfoundland dog came
towards him. leaping in huge bounds
Hey, Prince. go get IT." He pointed
to the cap, now whirling In an eddy.
Prince soon reached the cap, and
holding 1t well. above the water,
turned for the bank. The sides were
steep and slippery, but the boy took
firm hold of the dogs collar. and after
a struggle hauled him to solid ground.
Prince dropped the cap. filling the air
with spray as he shook himself,
wagged his tail. and lolled his tongue
in canine self-satisfaction.
Here is your cap" said the boy, as
he held a much bedraggled piece of
millinery gingerly at arms length.
Thank you. boyl" said Jessie,
smiling through tears which were
yelling in her eyes. With a little
sigh of relief sne noted that the gov
erness was not in sight. Jessie patted
the dog on the head. and with ro-
guish glance addressed her unknown
companion.
What is your name?" she asked.
with the direct frankness of twelve
years.
MY name is Burt--John Burt"
MY name is Jessie Garden" said
the young lady as she crawled through
the fence unassisted by her new ac-
quaintance. The courtesy expected
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DESERVED TO WIN BRIDE.
How Hindoo Lover Secured the Nader
Of His Choice.


III many parts of India Hindoo girls
are welded not with ring. but with
necklet or thali. At the wedding of
daughter of leading native Moul-
mein there were present among the
numerous guests Hindoo maiden and
her lover, whose suit had not so far
progressed to his satisfaction. While
the wedding ceremony was in progress
the young man suddenly went up to.
her and, before any one suspected
what his object was. pulled out thali
from his pocket and quietly tied it.
round her neck. OF course there was.
hubbub and parental lamentations
over this dramatic episode. but SO
great is the veneration for the thali
among Hindoos that no one dared to
remove it from the neck of the as
tonished maiden. All concerned
therefore repaired to the Marianne
temple, where the act was ratified.
and the maid who went to the we'd
ding OF her friend fancy free left the
scene as the legal wife of bold and
successful husband.
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"rhe Power of Praxer.n

A pretty story is told OF two child
ren, who were. as they thought, chased
by a COW in a field. "Oh. Johnny"
said the little girl, "say prayer"
don't member any!" Say any
thing" persisted the little girl"
All know is what papa said at
breakfast" We'll. say that" So
Johnny said For what we are about
to receive. may the Lord make us
truly thankful" The COW ceased to
chase them. and they returned home
and told their mother that they had
been saved by the power Of prayer"
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TARGET SHOOTING.

Figure 1 shows the target cut out
of cigar box wood. A circular piece is
first cut. about one inch in diameter.
and eight small round pieces of card
board with the numbers 1 to on
them are mounted on toothpicks and
grouped around it at even distances;
the other ends of the toothpicks are
then inserted in the sides of the circu-
lar piece Of wood. The target itself
is fastened to a stick OF wood about
eight inches long. fastened to a stand,
as shown in the picture. The gun con-
sists OF a paper tube. which is made
by winding cardboard. well covered
with glue. around the stem of lead
pencil. When 1t is dry a piece about
five inches long is cut of. At IN
inches from one end we make an In
cision about two inches long. cutting
down to about half the thickness Of
the tubes. (See Fig. %
Figure 2 shows how a piece of
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whalebone about six inches long is in
serted. acting as the propelling power
of the gun. You shoot with wooden
peg about IL inches long. fitting
loosely into the barrel OF the gun. To
give 1t more weight and strength we
insert carpet tack as shown in Fig
ure 3.
To shoot, hold the gun with the
right hand, pulling the whalebone
back with the index finger and insert
ing the peg. AS soon as the index
finger releases the whalebone it
springs forward and forces the peg
out. To aim well hold the tube in
such way that the whalebone spring
points downward.
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Fox After Chickens.

Fox After Chickens.
Fox after Chickens" is a rather
good game. An older person is the
fox, and her position is to run about
pretending to pick up sticks. The
"hen," who is the mother of the chick
ems. should also be an elder" and
should have long train of chicks
behind her. all standing one behind
the other. holding on to each others
frocks; the one next the hen should
take hold Of her. When the hen sees
the fox she asks him what he is pick
ing up sticks for.
TO boil pan," is the answer.
What is going to be in the PAM"
"A chicken"
Where will you get one?"
From you"
Then the fox tries to capture one O
the chickens. while the hen tries to
dodge the fox and guard her chicks.
If the fox catches a chick he takes 1t.
to his den. This is continued until all
the chickens are captured.
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Where Gun Barrels Are Made.

The Damascus gun barrel is manu-
factured only at Nessovaux, near
Liege, Belgium, while the steel barrel
is made in Liege. Every barrel must,
under the law, successfully withstand
the government test before 1t is ad-
mitted for sale. The gun barrels are
made by the workmen in their own
homes. and are delivered to the mer-
cants. who combine the parts for the
markets. 1t is the universal under
standing that the United States is the
best market for the cheap grade of
guns. The two towns sold s27s.OO0
worth to the United States last year.
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by a miss of twelve is the same as
that extended by lad Of seventeen.
so neither suffered in the others es.
| timation.
what were you trying to do with
that pole?" asked John as they
reached the bridge.
Il was trying to stir up those spi'
derry things down there in the water.
replied Jessie. again grasping the
pole, which had remained erect, fast
n the sticky bottom of the creek
"oh, how | wish could catch onel"
That's easy" said John Burt, as
he climbed into the wagon. wait
until I hitch this horse and I'll show
you how. Want some anyhow; you
can watch me-"
.rohn Burt speedily returned with
some scraps of meat and a mysteri-
Gus implement which consisted of a
pole with a stout dip net At the end
Of IT. Jessie regarded the prepara-
tions with keen interest The boy
took a piece OF string from his pocket
and securely fastened piece Of tough
raw beef to 1t; then he lowered the
meat into the water. In his left hand
he held the pole. with the meshes OF
the dip net but few inches above the
surface Jessie watched with bated
breath and wide opened eyes.
Slowly and carefully John raised
the string. AT last the meat showed
red in the murky water Of the creek.
As 1t came to the surface John thrust
the net below. Out of the swirl of
water 1t emerged. laden with the meat
and struggling. writhing crab.
Got him!" said John. as he lifted
the dripping collection over the side
of the bridge.
isn't he uglyl Look at his legs!
One. two. three, four. FIVE. six. seven,
eight, nine. ten. eleven-no, ten-I
counted one of them twice. Does he
bite?" Jessie lowered over the net
and stretched her fingers towards the
fioundering crab. The little beady
eyes glittered. the claws clashed help
lessly.
You bet he can bitei You get
near enough and he'll nip you good
snarled the crab from the twine and
meat. Run over to the wagon and
get the basket. forgot it."
Delighted to be of assistance in so
famous an undertaking, Jessie ran
swiftly to the wagon and returned
with large wicker basket. John had
already dropped the bait In the water
and tha ,rah x,,ac ,rauItpu oInry tho
bridge. Reaching down. he deftly
grabbed the crab and dropped him
into the basket.
For an instant Jessie was speech.
less with wonder and admiration at
such bravery.
Boy. let me catch and you poke"
she ventured in a plaintive note. Il
never caught a crab. Won't you
Burt?"
why, certainly" said John. I'm
show you how"
Jessie left the squirming mass OF
crabs and sprang to Johns side.
Reach down as far as you can,"
John directed. That's right. When
you feel something pull or jerk. pull
though. or you'll scare
him. Do you feel anything"
"The line kind of twitches." whis-
pered Jessie.
Raise 1t up slow. Be careful.
There's one on. sure! Now jam the
net under himr'
Jessie made swing with the net.
but dipped too low. A huge crab
dropped from the meat. struck the
edge. of the net and fioundered back
into the water.
II lost him! What shame!
Wasn't he big?"
60 on; try again." said John good
Jessie lowered the meat and waited
patiently for a minute. Then she
slowly raised the line. With much
care she dropped the net below the
meat and raised 1t from the water.
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balancing CUP on knIfe Point.

II the subject of too much coffee
drinking making one nervous and un-
steady ever comes up at your break,
fast table. here is little trick by
which you can prove. with your own
coffee cup, that you are not nervous
and have got steady hand.
Get a cork; squeeze it within the
handle Of your cup as shown in the
drawing. Then take a fork and stick
It into the cork SO that two OF its
prongs are on either side of the ham
die, being sure to fix the fork in such
a position as to insure its handle CON-
ing under the cups bottom.
You have now fulfilled one of the
laws OF gravity which will permit you
to balance your cup on the point Of
a knife If you are careful about one
thing-find the exact place on the
cups bottom on which it will balance.