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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
Look to Your Walk.

Look to your walk. 1t has more to
do with your success or failure than
you perhaps dream of. Don't SLOUGH.
Don't wabble. Don't shuttle. Don't
strut. Walk like n man who is deter
mined to play a mans part in life. with
head erect and feet planted firmly on
the ground.
One may see on the streets of a city
every day many people who are walk
ing failures. There is not the slightest
energy In their movements. Their whole
bearing gives testimony of their weak
ness. How do we know that they are
failures? Nothing is simpler. There is
q subtle connection between the mind
and the body. The mental attitude is
reflected in the spontaneous movements
Of the body, and you can very quickly
tell by a mans walk and general bear
ing whether his mind is alert, his spirit
progressive and earnest and his whole
being full of life and vigor and deter
mination or he is a slipshod, lazy, life
less creature.-Success
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
How Balxac worked.

In twelve years Balzac wrote seven
ty-nine novels besides an abundance of
tales and newspaper articles. When In
full swing he led the life Of a recluse,
refusing to see even his most intimate
friends. He usually went to bed at 8
o'clock, after a light dinner, and got
up at 2 in the morning to resume writ
ing. At 8 he took his tub, lying In the
water one hour, after which he drank a
cup Of coffee. Verdict, his editor, was
then admitted to bring proofs, take
away corrected one and wrest, If pos
sible, fresh manuscript from him. From
8 he wrote till noon, when he break
tasted On two boiled eggs and some
bread. From ! to 6 he continued his
writing. For six weeks or so he would
keep this up; then he would mysterious
" disappear for months.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
Desert water Trails.

Coratless men and women have per-
fsbed In the deserts of the southwest
for lack OF rain. Yet had they known
how to find II the water was there,
often so close that a shallow well
would have brought 1t, says the author
of The Land of Little Rain" There
were numberless living things all about
them, night travelling creatures, whose
well worn trails would have led them
to II. The trails begin far back in the
scattering sands and hills and converge
In a one span broad, white, hard trod-
den way In the gully of the spring, and
why trails If there are no travellers In
that dlrectioni
The land is SCARED by these thin, far
roadways of rabbits and what not of
furry folk thai run in them. Venture
to look fer some seldom touched water
hole, and so long as the trails run with
your general direction you can be sure
you are right. But IL they begin TO
cross your path at never SO slight an
angle to converge toward a point to
the left or right Of your objective, no
matter what the map says or your
memory tells you. trust the trails. Their
makers know.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

The two great causes of a very grad
ual increase in the sadness of the sea
are the solvent powers of water and
the process Of evaporation. BY their
solvent powers rain, rivers and springs
draw salts out Of the land and carry
them to the sea. In evaporation the
sun. as an enormous pump. is ever
drawing up pure water, leaving oil sol
ids behind. On the other hand, many
marine organisms, plants and animals
are continually extracting mineral mat
ter from the sea wherewith to build up
the solid parts Of their bodily frames.
Whenever the point Of saturation is
reached salt is deposited, as In the salt
pans Of the Caspian. the Dead sea, Salt
lake, Utah, and numerous beds of rock
salt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

No landmarks can be seen. There is
nothing by which to direct 3 cglrse. A
man may easily be lost and wander un-
til overcome. Too often this has hap
pened, and hardly a winter has passed
without some such disaster.
A man so lost will often trust to the
instinct of the dogs to find a way
home through the bewildering storm
and gloom. Sometimes, however, even
the animals have been at fault. In a
recent case a fisherman with three
dogs was o%vertaken on the homeward
way by a sudden tempest Of wind and
snow. To see even a few feet must
have been impossible, and even the
dogs must have been overcome with
fright or found that they were unable
to guide themselves in the right di-
rection. Still, though two were loose.
they did not desert the man. When
the searching parties found him on the
following day he was dead, frozen to
death. but the dogs with him were
alive. One dog, which had not been
embarrassed, was mad. however, and
had to be killed at once.-George Hib-
bard in Harper's Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
B.bie. ON club. waiting List.

In what is supposed to be our swell
his masculine offspring to be posted
for membership on about the day of
the offspring's birth Is understood to be
the exception rather than the rule.
There is a legend that a member once
anticipated an interesting event In his
family to the extent Of proposing for
membership a boy he was expecting
and that the baby turned out to be a
girl. We believe. however. that this
legend has never been fully substan-
tiated. 1t lie nevertheless a fact. we
believe. that there's a long procession
of baby boys on the clubs waiting list.
Boston Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
value of Rout,n. worl

Routine 10 a blessed thing when some
thing happens to reduce the moral driy-
Ing power which keeps Us going, the
courage, purpose and good cheer that
give life present Joy a. well as mean
Ing. 1t ID good In moments Of depres.
sion or WEAKNESS that there Ia a path
marked out ahead each day which men
follow because It y there; that there Is
time which custom has set for them to
get MP, to eat, to work, to rest, to read.
80 to bed again. They move along the
grooves Of habit and get all the benefit
q their inheritance and their expert
snce. The general may quit the field
for a time IL he chooses; the army has
III marching plan and knows what is
expected Of it-New York Mail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
ncult II is to build railways in such 4

6cult Il IL to build railways In such
mountainous country as Norway, II
may be said that the country is wei
supplied in railway mileage. Work or
five new lines will be started early
next spring.
There are a large number OF bears
this season in No.rdfjold and vicinity.
They seem TO be very fond of porS
and have killed not less than fifty pigs
in that vicinity. Many Of them are OF
formidable size and when hung y
these bruins are not in the best OF
humOr. Several bear hunts have been
arranged by farmers, who are de-
termined TO protect their stock.
Biornson's "Daglanret" has new
been published and claims the atten-
ton of the Norwegian literary public.
1t will be first rendered at the Peo-
pies theater in Copenhagen. Nine.
Betzg Hansen has been engaged for
the leading role.
The storthing representatives, who
will be guests of the French parlia-
ment, have now been selected. Fifteen
representatives have been selected and
the delegation will be headed by Stats
minister Gram.
The socialists have now started to
invade Finmarken. 1t seems that
they are making steady gains and it
is feared that they will control the
elections in Finmarken next time.
The ''NIorgenposten" tChristiania)
has purchased a cylinder press in Ber-
lin valued at 10000 own Two new
linotype machines also of German pat
tern have been purchased.
The citizens of Aalesund will erect
a monument in honor of Emperor Will
liam. 1t will be remembered that the
emperor was the first one to send aid
to the fire-stricken city.
Editor Krohn of Porsgrund is dead
He was an efficient writer and has
been identified with the newspaper
profession during The past thirty
years.
Won Zurmuhlen has been appointed
Russian consul general in Christiania.
Consul Zurmuhlen will assume the dis
charge OF his duties Jan. 1.
A new paper will be started in
at a cost of 10000 crowns.
The enterprise is in the hands Of a
Christiania syndicate.
Consul Wilhelm Wilhelmsen and wife
donated 10000 crowns to charit-
able institutions in Tonsberg and vicin-
ity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

+, Mitchell is playing tac part of the
child who took his marbles and went
home because he could not have
everything his own way. The peo-
pie Of Sioux Falls and Minnehaha
county g of the opinion that the
capital should remain at Pierre and
SO voted. Wednesday several retail
stores in Mitchell, Who had pre-
viously done business with Sioux
Falls jobbers, paid their bills and
notified their houses that sbusiness
relations had ceased. On Tuesday
night in Mitchell a party Of citizens
seized q large number Of kegs OF
Sioux Falls beer knocked the heads
in, and made a fire and burned the
kegs. Such acts as the above will
only tend 10 entrsnoh the people of
the state in the belief that they did
right in voting for Pierre as Nit
chell 10 too small for the capital.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Not less than STA school children
have applied for so-ca led fri bespisn-
Ing free meals I'm Christlania. This
Is 300 more than last year and seems
to Indicate that there IS a great deal
of poverty in the Norwegian capital
But there are many charity organlza-
tons in Christiania ara they are doing
all in their power to help the poor. 1t
Is safe to assume that in no capital
are people more charitatle than the
people Of Christiania.
The duke Of Orleans Is at present
negotiating with the storthing for the
renting Of "Fram." The duke Is Plan
ming another polar expedition and
promises to return the Fran to the
Norwegian government In the fall OF
1906. The expedition win sail under
Norwegian colors, and the crew viii
consist OF Norwegians.
Norway has now lao miles of rail,
way When 1t Is considered how diff
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

In reading our exchanges since
the election we are glad to note the
that the papers which supported
Mitchell are almost unanimous in
the declaration that the vote of last
week Tuesday settled the capital
question forever and that it will be
the duty of the coming Legislature
to make d appropriation to begin
the construction Of a capitol build
ing which will be in keeping with
the needs Of this great state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

While herring fishing In Dublin bay
ON n occasion the steam trawler Roy
alist landed In Its net q shark ten feet
n length and weighing nearly half a
ton. Paradoxical as it may appear, the
shark had met with his death by
drowning. The ropes had caught in
MS gills, 90 inJuring them as to rem
der them useless. The shark had evil
IDENTITY been pursuing a big shoal of
herring and had driven them into the
net and could not himself escape
London Chronicle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

They were discussing the couple in
the next fiat. The husband is silent
and reserved, while the wife Is a Cos
sip and the most inveterate borrower.
Food Of all kinds. articles of clothing.
money and everything that is capable
Of being borrowed she endeavors to get
from the neighbors on one pretense or
another. Some surprise was express
Cd that her husband should have cho-
sen her as a partner for life when a
little girl who was listening created
considerable amusement by excIaim-
ing:
Perhaps she borrowed him too
New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
LADY were de we're.

Aubrey de We're. the poet, and his
family were for long years intimate
friends with Tennyson. who borrowed
the whole Of his famous Lady Clara's
name from them, for one Of them was
actually a We're do We're. Lady de We're,
II h said, did not quite like the associ-
alton Of her name and of a little some
thing like hers with the character Of
the hard hearted and naughty Clara.
"Why should Lady de We're be ag-
grievedy was T~ennyson's reply. II
have not given her name to an ugly
woman nor to an old woman, only to a
wicked one"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

The Twin City and Sioux City
papers were almost a unit in their
support of Mitchell in the recent
capita. campaign. There was reason
for this. The Twin City papers
hoped by traducing the country
west of the Missouri river to build
up Minnesota by persuading pros
pective homesteaders in that country
to stop in Minnesota. With Sioux
City it was a horse of another color.
The business men of the metropolis
OF western iowa knew that with the
building of a railroad across from
Pierre to the Black Hills that Pierre
will be in the future as she was
before the railroad was built from
Sioux City, the distributing point
for all the vast territory lying west
of the river. In each East it was a
matter of green eyed jealousy but the
people of the state by a most pro-
nounced majority have decided the
question and said to the world that
home interests came first.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

In 1928, when Adams was president
Of the United States, congress author
lied or appointed commission Ito
bring to this country a troy pound ad-
Justed to the British standard" When
the commission returned the president
received the package and broke the
seal in the presence Of the distinguish
ed men Of America. This original
weight standard 10 now In the mint at
Philadelphia and is not regarded as be-
Ing Of ideal accuracy by any means. 1t
II made Of a very poor quality Of brass,
ID rough In texture and hollow. Accord
Ing to a law now In force, each state
10 entitled to a copy or duplicate of this
standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Caller-Mr. Ardup, you said last
month II / would come on the 18th
you'd be ready to meet this note, and
I've brought II. Mr.. Ardup-why, the
fact Ii pm-er-ready to meet it for
old acquaintance sake. but it's simply
impossible for me to be chummy with
II. Can't you come again some time
next eek?-Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

We we're in Pierre last week after
election and came home Thursday
afternoon. On the train we came
out on were a large number Of peo-
pie from Iowa, Minnesota and other
adjoining states. In conversation
with them we learned that they had
awaited themselves Of the free trans
portation furnished by both the
Milwaukee and Northwestern roads
10 come up into South Dakota and
look over the lands across the river
with . view Of coming up later and
bringing others to take homesteads
ON the government lands. They
also stated that they remained until
after election to see what the verdict
of South Dakotans was to be regard
ing The vast government domain
west Of The Missouri. Some Of them
had fled before leaving Pierre,
others we're going to Chamberlain
ID Ale and others were going home
and coming back later to file so that
f1ie six months would give them
time 10 come across the country with
their household goods and families
and make permanent settlement.
We we're told By these gentlemen
lhat he lands they inspected across
me river we're The finest free lands
shey had seen which we're open to
settlements today and that tbe vote
ia sA.e state leaving the capital II IT.
s1i Iocation meant thousands o.
All scutis Dakota These
s<te ia making capital
A. ~ xote had been
A4 ~sv simply stating
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

All the dispatches from Russia
bring the news that the new COVER
nor of Finland is fast endearing
himself to the people of that for
merly greatly oppressed people by
the number of reforms he is in%stitut-
ing against the methods of oppres-
sion used by his predecessor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Tibet Is not a country where cleanli-
ness and godliness go hand In hand.
Neither the men nor the women take
any care Of their persons. They wear
their clothes very long without chang
Ing, brushing or shaking them, keep
them or even at night, use them as
busters and towels and take them or
only when they drop on of themselves.
They v wash their bodies and only
IN quite exceptional cases wash their
faces and hands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

President Roosevelt struck the
popular chord when he said he was
elected by the people regardless of
party and he would be president of
the United States. Were election
tomorrow his majority would be
even greater than it was on Novem-
Der 9Th.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
Thursday, November ~, 1904.

The plurality given the repubs
lican state ticket at the recent cleo
ton was the largest eve given any
ticket in South Dakota. The people
are quite well satisfied with the
republican administration Of the
past four years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

The above items are based on a three
or four days shoot. For a fortnight's
stay the figures would be nearly
trebled.
In m large house a collection box
10 placed in the room of each guest.
Into this box the guest places a gen.
eral offering to indoor servants.
The hostess holds the keys of the
boxes, and these are opened at the end
of the season, when the contents are
divided equally among servants.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

An old and curious key and lock are
attached to the door OF Temple church
In Elect efraet. I.nndnn. The kew
weighs seven pounds, is eighteen inch
es long. and. unlike other keys. 1t was
not made for the lock. On the contra
ry, the lock was made for It. Both key
and lock have been In use since the
crusades. the church itself having been
built by the Knights Templars In 1885
London Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

"Yes," said the sgotistical person, II
am proud OF the fact that l am q self
made man; but, strange to say. l never
have yet encountered a self made wo-
man."
"Oh. that's easily explained" rejoined
the auburn haired lady. "One glance
1t q self made man IL enough t. dis
gust 9 woman with the self made bust
ness"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

"Well. well!" exclaimed the old man.
~Mandy's learnin' to play real good.
Now, there's some ~ense In that there
piece she's playin'."
THAT amt Mandy" replied his wife.
IT'S the man tuning the piano. thii-
adelphia Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

The Howard Spirit, one of the
papers widely quoted by the Mitchell
papers in this county during the
recent campaign has, the following
to say in an issue printed since cleo
ton: "The contest is over and let
it be the last. The Spirit cannot
declare too strongly in favor of
beginning at once the erection of a
creditable capital building, largely
for the express purpose of putting
an end forever to removal agitation.
1t hopes the Legislature will, at the
next session, appropriate as much
money as can be used in two years
for the erection of one wing of a
building adequate to the needs, and
creditable to the standing, of our
state, and will adopt the necessary
measures for borrowing a sufficient
sum on the state lands to complete
the structure. South Dakota needs
a good substantial capitol building
and is abundantly able to build it,"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

South Dakota occupies a very
prominent position in regard to the
Panama canal. Senator Kittredge
and Congressman Burke were both
appointed on the congressional com
mittee which departed for the new
canal Wednesday to make an
inspection which to report at the
coming session. South Dakota occu-
pies no second place at Washington.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

snow, my child" said the cannibaj
mother to her youngest hopeful, Il
want You to be on your good behavior
and not make a pig OF yourself"
What fory' demanded the young
savage.
Because we're going to have that
new minister for dinner."-Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

"You must mark down your g in
this blank space" said the Insurance
agent to the beautiful woman.
And she did She marked II down
from t~wenty-eight to txensy-two.-
Cleveland Leader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

On an ocean greyhound. "Great
Scott. what a lot Of food that man
eatsr'
He mnst be what they call a stow
away.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Miss Querie-I understand you had a
narrow escape crossing the Atlantic?
Mr.. Hard Port-Yes, indeed. The coal
ran out. and the captain had to split up
the ships log to keep the fires going.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

lore suitable name, ne Think
"Some people insist on referring to
Oats as 'apartments.'"
sIt's wrong" answered the discon-
tented man. They are Compartments
-Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Spite Of all de bright sunshine In dis
worl. some mems win 90 round hunt
N fer happiness wild a candle.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17

Il Is the simpleton who doesn't dare
- be simple.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-17
..Tip.. In the Land of Tips.

Hundreds Of men who are fond of
sport are compelled, says the London
Mail, to refuse tempting invitations to
country houses because of the tipping
terror which is In them.
Here is the little "bill' which con-
itor: