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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

from our affairs. Our young men
must be taught that the CRATER is
no better than common thief.
la an article on South Dakota,
The Great Market, a magazine pub
lished in Chicago, declares that in
the last ten years the value of farm
lands in South Dakota have increased
five thousand per cent. We should
say that the writer has put the
increase pretty high, but we mention
the fact to show to what extent
South Dakota has caught on of late.
The magazine puts our population
in 1904 at 42S,000 which is too low
the population now being just about
10000
f. G. Hubbard, commissioner for
Indian Territory to the St. Louis
Worlds Fair, has just received from
the commission of awards certifi-
cate Of award of the grand prize for
corn. The territory had splendid
corn exhibit at the fair and was in
competition with Iowa and Illinois,
two of the greatest corn producing
states in the union. Indian Terri
tory captured fourteen other prizes
on various exhibits, which Mr.. Hub
bard was informed would be for
warded as soon as reached.
Mrs. Samuel Swartwood the
mother of twenty five children, died
at her home at Mountain Top, near
Wilkesbarre, Pa. last week, of heart
disease. She was AZ years old,
was married when she was Il, and
her first child was born soon after
she was Is. Of the twenty live
children there were but two sets of
twins. Mrs. Swartwood took great
pride in the children, declared they
never proved care or trouble to
her, and that she would not exchange
places with the richest woman in
the land.
When James M. Beck won the
Northern Securities case for the
gov eminent he was employed by the
Standard Oil at a big salary, and
gave up his government job. Assis-
tant Attorney General William A.
Day has just resigned after very
satisfactory work against trusts and
combines to take $4,000 job in
Paul Morton's new company. These
are two Of many instances which go
to prove that the trusts can afford to
buy off Uncle Sans best lawyers as
East as the administration can test
their abilities. The best way to
make sure Of promotion in the legal
profession just now seems to be to
take one of Uncle Sans jobs and
make record.
About this time of the year things
get pretty quiet; in fact, as the
expression is, "there is nothing
doing" Nothing is coming, and
nothing in view, nothing in pocket
and nothing to do, nothing to kick
for and nothing to kick, nothing to
love and nothing to lick. nothing to
hear and nothing to see, nothing to
want and nothing to be, nothing to-
think Of and nothing to fret, nothing
to choke on, there is nothing to chew
nothing to cry for and nothing to
sing, nothing to take away and
nothing to bring, nothing to spend
nothing to learn, nothing to eat and
nothing to burn, nothing to borrow
and nothing to give, nothing to die
for and nothing TO live. Ia fact
there is nothing doing"
u s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

~0h,. mamma che cried. rushing In
= Aw mothers room and ninging her
oRns around the parental neck. ne
Iovus mshi He lovss mehr'
~ 6sar child, I'm - gladi Has be
~ you1 Has A. asked Jon TO b bis
W1eor
Z ma. but hs's down IN the library
learning 70 play CHEFS with papa."-
oieass Assoed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

a stout Englishwoman sad The cher
day that in her opinion the American
climate is better fos boys than hat
Of hee native island.
My first two boys were born in
Yorkshire" she said, -and my yo al yer
three We're born in Massachusetts and
Ohio. Wei, these three fellows are
way ahead Of their British brothers.
They nave more brains and they fe
quicker to catch on to things.
Her hus5and agreed with her so FAR
as the intellectual superiority OF his
American boys was concerned. lie
added however thai the Blessing wsGs
nos an Enni.zed enc.
,Tha Amvsic;lA boy has more chepS.n
he said lie TALKS too much ANA shiExs
little OF his fatnev. My English heys.
when they We're boys. used to look up
to their pop. They thought me The
cieverest and bralest man ON earth.
That isn't What my YANKEE lads think
of me. Tiey oJsy me al right cnough,
but there IS something in their eye all
the time Which makes me feel rs il
they set me down for foreign old
fool. They're TOO proud of their coun-
try and everything that isn't Ancri-
can seems small and funny to them =
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

nothing Of the visit, but remarked that
she had been careless to leave 1t near
the open windows. That watch was
her dearest personal belonging from
association. She felt sure he had taken
it from habit and would return II
when she had restored him TO home
and society as she intended, In spite
of her years Mrs. Morton was moi
worldly wise.
Her seat at the table d'hote was
next to Mrs De Grey When they met
at breakfast that lady saluted her with
the startling question:
"Have you heard Of the robbery"
mo. Who has been robbed?'
Everybody except myself. and I'm
sure | don't know how / happened to
escape. l had dined out and all my
jewels lay in plain sight waiting for
the maid to put them away"
Il know-my watch was taken.
know who did it, who committed the
robbery. dear Mrs. De Grey must
see you alone after breakfast l have
something very important to say"
Mrs Morton was so nervously fius-
trated that her friend overlooked the
mystery in her manner or attributed
it TO the loss of her watch As soon as
they had concluded their meal Mrs.
De Grey led the way. 10 her apart
lnents, where she requested Mrs.
Morton 10 be seated.
rs 1t about the robbery?p she asked.
1T Is about the robbery. l saw him
and talked with him.
And did not give the alarm?H
"Wait. He told me who he was;
that he had been bred a college lad,
given every luxury. then turned out
on the world 10 care for himself as
best he could His own mother dis
owned him when he was not success
full And be told me his name-one Of
our oldest and best families your own
name. Mrs De Grey"
well, what have l to do with thats"
HE said-dear Mrs. De Grey. listen.
He said that you was his own mother"
Mrs. De Grey laughed Historically.
THAT is a very plausible story" she
said. quite romantic and affecting.
It only lacks one essential-the truth.
| never had son. Chicago Record
Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

Two hundred years ago England had
the worst roads IN the world, because
the peasantry living on the roads alone
We're required to work them. In speak
ing of them, Macauley says, THAT a
route connecting two great towns
which have large and fourishIng
trade with each other should be main
tained at the cost of the rural popula-
tion scattered between them is mani
festly unjust. 1t was not until many
toll bars have been violently pulled
down, until the troops had In many
ms snces been forced to act against
the people and until much blood had
been shed that a good system had been
introduced" Every class now con
tributes to the maintenance of tie road
system in England.
The French have probably the most
efficient laws and regulations in the
world for the building and repairing
OF highways. The Minister Of Plblic
Works has the general superintend-
ence OF ell roads and ways by land and
by water. There are four classes OF
roads recognized by law-namely (1l
national, (2) department, 90 military
and ~ cross roads. National roads are
built and kept up by the national treas
ury. Departmental roads are a charge
upon the departments through which
they pass, and part of the military
roads are kept up by the government
and a part by the departments through
which the roads pass.
The cross roads are kept up BY the
communes. though sometimes in thin
ly populated regions these eonimunes
receive assista-ce from the govern
ment, especially when these roads be-
come Of Importance
The national roads are paved like 4
street, having an average width OIL
fifty-two and one-half feet. The de.
partmental roads are thirty mine feet
wide, and the military and cross roads
are of variable width. Piles of broken
stone are placed at convnient distances.
and. a man is constaEly employed in
repairing each section.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12
has the Best Methods.

OF all the counties In the State,
Oneida seems to have developed most
interest In good roads and the best
methods Of getting and maintaining
the same. Just how many of Oneida's
inhabitants have attained TO this high
stage of civilization we do not know,
but certainly enough Of them have
done so to form good roads league
which not only takes energetic part
In the practical work of scientific high
way Improvement. but also gives wide
distribution to well prepared ''Iitera-
ture" on the subject, urging other
people to wake up in their own inter-
tests, to abandon the old and bar
barous plan of wasting inexpert labor
on bad roads, and, taking advantage
of the Higbie-Armstrong act. to pay
their taxes In money, secure the aid
offered by the State and to become
rich and happy after the example of
Oneida County. Besides an elaborate
report on its Own operations. the league
is now sending e,.t the recommends
tions Of the stHding committee ap-
pointed at the last convention of the
Highway Supervisors convention. This
is really able document, containing
many excellent suggestions, and well
calculated TO convince all readers. as
it says, that the Improvement Of cur
State highways is not fad in the In
terest Of the users Of light vehicles. hut
a question Of the greatest commercial
importance, affecting the transporta
tior of the farm products Of the State.
and of as much Importance to the in
the cheapening of transportation ON
railroads controlled by corporations or
terests of the State Of New York as
the cheapening of transportation on
the State canals. Especial attention is
deserved by the paragraphs devoted to
the rapdity with which narrow tires
ON heavily loaded vehicles Will destroy
even the best of roads, to the need of
sign posts, and to the best ways OF
raising money for creating a system OF
highways worthy Of the Empire Sta;e.
The activities OF this Oneida County
Good Roads League are all highly com
mendable. Ii is beyond question that
money spent intellisently on roads
brings in a larger return TO greater
nninDcr of people than almost any
other investment of public funds and
is a form of taxation which ought to
be much more popular than 1t is.-New
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12
coMN.cTIcu1s SLING MILLER.
Novel systsm 81 which He weighs Grain
and Feed which He Sells.

and Feed which He Sells.
Hugh Lee. sealcr OF weights and
measures, few days ago, IN bis tour
Of inspection, stumbled on to one OF
the most remarkable business men in
Connecticut. D. +. Dlckerman, who
owns the grist mill on the Westfeld
road. formerly belonging TO W. II
Baldwin. which he conducts in very
successful manner He Is blind. but lie
has been at the mill SO lone that he
knows every plank in the building. and
without assistance is able TO grind the
grist Of the farmers. as well as sell
grain and feed TO others.
Cne of The MOST interesting portions
Of his work is the weighing o. the
grain and feed which h. sells. He has
devised a system whereby he can
weigh out any quantity with accuracy.
He has number OF little sticss, which
are cut Just The length to mark Off on
the arm OF Tie scale the different
weights. BY selecting bis fifty-pound
stick. which be can pick out by feeling
its length, he places it against the end
of the arm os the scale. and then moves
the pendant up until it reaches The
ether end Of the stick
Re has sticks ranging from five 10
fifty pounds ard II he wanted 10 weigh
eigh.y pounds iga would takeths TWEEN
ty-pound stic's and place it a. the op
posite end of lie arm, which Is gradu
ated for 100 pounds. After setting the
scale to weigh what he wants he puts
his goods on fhe Platform and by put
ting his hand lightly over taa arm is
able TO tell when the scales ha'arce.
ard thus he weighs accurately auy
amount he desires.
All the di1erent grains are Kept in
separate bins, and he knows where to
frd every article il his pace He
handily waits en- the farmers who drive
UP to the front door to bry feed for
their stoc,.. Ia operating the iuachn-
cry of the min be is Just as methodieal
as cloekworh. aud any one watching
him would never dream that lie cou,d
not see.-New York sun
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

The outbreak which threatens Rou-
manic has been caused by the Minister
Of Public instruction forbidding girls
IN the higher and secondary schools to
wear corsets, and. In case Of refusal
directing the forciblc removal Of the
offending article The future mothers
Of Roumania. remembering that the
ancient Romans. from whom they claim
Indirect descent, wore a kind OF stays
docs not Martial make fun of fat
women, and does not Ovid tell us that
"a big waist kills loveD, and that the
corset, with a short interval, has beer
worn ever since, are naturally up in
arms against the arbitrary decree II
Is case Of war to the whalebone ana
it is pretty safe to prophesy that the
schoolgirls will win.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

There is something intensely conf
cal in the remark credited to a Moorish
envoy to the British coronation cere-
monies when departing from London
for his home. England" he said, lis
a great country, but am glad to be
going back to civilization" In that
mans mind the barbaric splendor Of
the semi-sayage court of Morocco is
the very acme of twentieth century en-
lightenment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12
wcsDs oF wlsDcm.


To bury truth Is to raise a lle
Every moval Inheritance is entaiicl
Regeneration does more than resorm.
Moral exercise makes moral athletes.
Hard LIVING does not make easy dy-
ing.
All great work consists Of sniall
deeds.
Blessings come u service IS wsil As
after it.
Men ne either mouldess or ere
moulded.
,yThe heart MAKES good engine, but
poor rudder.
Growing and giving are the best evi-
deaces Of Living
Sponges esthe- easily. but they are
quickly vrung dry.
Yesterdays success may ac the Sc
cret Of to-tiay's failure.
It is better to he saved in storm
than drowred in cam
The cdifiee Of character cannot be
built without an architect
The tirsr effect Of knowledge is The
consciousness Of ignorance. = Ranl's
Horn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

Men have long been puzzled by the
extraordinary affection which women
lavish on the pug dog. This spiritless
member OF the canine tribe does not
commend itself TO the male mind, and
it passes the comprehension of many
that the creature should inspire so
much affection in the feminine breast.
But the mystery has been solved at
last. and by Custom House official
at Dover. The attention of this smart
official was drawn to a particularly
fat pug dog in the possession of a lady
who had just come from Paris. says
Woman's Life
What splendid dog that is. l take
a great interest in pugs. VIII you put
him on the counter so that l may see
him closert" he said.
The other passengers were inclined
TO be angry at this apparent waste OF
time, but the anger gave place to as
tonishment when the lady, instead of
doing as she was requested, hurriedly
snatched the dog up in her arms and
endeayored TO bolt through the crowd
leaving her trunk behind. But police
man was too quick for her. and the
dog and the mistress We're forthwith
captured and taken into the inner room
Of the Custom House. When they
emerged, OH what a change was
there! The pug had shrunk to half its
former size, while the official was tri-
umphantIy waving false skin. under
cover of which several thousand
francs worth of lace had been skill
fully wound round the animals real
bodyI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

The Lancet, the well-known English
medical weekly, has been inquiring
into the question Of the transmission Of
genius from father to son, and has
found that the sons of great poets are
generally dull dogs. However, as Har-
pcr's Weekly points out. maay eminent
English poets can never be accused Of
having 'dull dogs Of sons. because
they never had any sons at all. Cow
ley. Butler, 0tway, Prior. Congreve,
Gay, Phillips, Savage, Thomson. Col
Inns, Shenstone, Akenside. Goldsmith,
Grey, johnson and Keats all died with
out leaving offspring, and Pope Swift,
Watts and Cowper were never mar
ried. Dryden's, Addison's and Par
nell's descendants did rot pass into
the second generation. aud the descend.
ants of Shakespeare and Milton be-
came extinct in the second and third
generations. Sir Walter SCOTS baro-
netcy expired with his son.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

Much has been said from time to
time Of the many curious means Of
earning a livelihood practiced in this
city. which in this respect is in every
way the equal Of London and Paris.
One man makes living BY cutting the
toe nails OF canary birds This may
sound absurd, hst It is true neverthe-
less. and shows what Is possible in a city
where the people are very rich. very
well educated and very intelligent. and
who. In consequence. have more wants
than the simple folk Of a small town
in the States.
Canaries, like all birds living In cap
tivity, and unable 10 keep their nails.
or claws. or rather talons, down to the
normal size by scratching about in
sand rock. gravel and wood. have tai
ens that. unless trimmed occasionally,
soon grow 20 an abnormal size. and
in such condition are a positive him
drance and clog on the birds move
ments. Moreover. such lengthy talons
IRE liable to cause accidents that may
result Ia brides death. and SO II hap
pens that it falls to the lot OF some one
10 pare them down to normal length
This Is task not only very difficult
and tedious. but one that few under
stand or can perform correctly and sat
isfactorily. A slight mishap or bung-
ling may cause the death OF the canary.
and SO it happens that certain enter
prising German Of this city, who has
spent a lifetime handling canaries.
finds profit and livelihood ID trim
ming the claws Of feathered pets In
every weIl-to-do household In the city.
Washington Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

The work Of oiling the roads is talk
ing right along with farmers and peo-
pie who come to Augusta from the
country. Nearly tho whole Of last
week was spent b. tho gang assigned
to this work and the apparatus in
treating tue Wrighisboro road to this
new bath. Tie first experiment was
made several weeks ago by Judge Eve
at the stockadc, bur he thoughs the ex-
pertinent had not been givea 4 proper
test when Inder shelter, ane decided
as soon as practicable TO get on the
road in open with the OIL. Tne expert
ment at tae stochado was such a suc-
cess that the Grand Jury recommended
the use Of the oil on the roaGs, and the
Nrightsboro thoroughfare was sch *.
ed as the first TO be given the treat
ment Several farmers coming into
the city \ day over that portion III
ready covered say tho travel has been
greatly Improved They notice at once
the absence OF the dust usual on a dry.
hot day as this and say their horses
seem to really crjoy travelling over IL.
Where the sun strikes The wCrk the oil
percolates with s-lrpsising rapidly and
in couplc Of days the road is In GOOD
condition f~r travelling. After the bath
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

Il don't know" said man. (which
/ had rather dispense with on rail
road journey. eat or a baby, but
saw both on their way to a mountain
resort the other day. The infant was
cross and fractions and gave its mother
no peace. In fact, never met a baby
that was the embodiment Of perpetual
motion until this young one pumped
down before me. 1t was all over the
place, sticking its fingers into the
mothers hat trimmings and pulling
her necktie. and humping the window
pane and sliding Off onto the car door,
crying for nourshment and tearing its
sparse hair or sucking its thumb at rare
intervals of quiet supposed ii was
boy until informed he was d girl.
The fate of the, child is assured. and
SO, too, the husbands who marries her,
| pity him. His life's going to be
wretehedl Eth, what, smallpox and
automobiles? No. don't wish the little
thing to fal victim to any sech
means Of discipline. And the cat?
on, the cat behaved like an angel. He
looked at the scenery Boston Her.
aid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

The cork forests of Spain cover an
area of 100000 square miles, and are
reputed to bear the finest quality of
cork known to the market. The bark
ing process is first performed when the
tree is old enough to stand the rough
handling and at intervals Of not less
than three years afterward. Under
this process a tree will continue to
thrive and bear for upward of 15O
years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12
crowns BY wholssa,e.

They id laany things better in The
OLD word than in the new. Corona
tion processiers was one OF them. II
is told OF ore OF tie ancient Kings Of
Eeyp. that bis coronation prcc, ssion
occupied wnc.e cay ii ,a.:ssng
through the clly 5s -slezan &. and
that s-J0 crowns os god were carried
by The sersanis. Cne crown WAS three
feet in height ard tweE. y-sour stsst in
circum erence. Ghere We're a.su ear
riei in the professions si~ty-ioag suits
OF goidel armor. Two booss o. gold
fous and half feet ia length, iwe.ve
golden basins. ten large Vases Of fses-
fumes for the baths. twelve eweis,
hsty dishes anJ 4 large nuialles OF
tab.es all Of gold. Tvven y-ihive Of
$500 crowns wese valred "a isi. $40
and Il is no: surprising that the pro-
cession was gna.ded by 9J0JJ soldiers.
ST. James's Gazette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12
According to the Philadelphia "

According to the Philadelphia Record
there has been marked decline in the
business of the produce exchanges
throughout the country. due to the for
nation of trade combinations. Large
corporations now deal directly between
the producer and consumer. Railroads
and elevator firms. for example, con-
tract with the grain buyer in country
districts to deliver grain at any point
in this country or abroad. Meat, lard.
oil and -four are now. in many cases,
shipped in cars and boats owned by
the corporations shipping them. Pro
duce exchanges now deal only in grain,
and it is evident that their day Of pro
fits and usefulness in the worlds COM
merce has passed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12


One of the rarest causes Of suicide
has been reported from London. A re-
tired army officer was recently left a
fortune of about S2.500.OOO by his
brother. The responsibility of this
great sum weighed upon him until
he became despondent and imagined
himself poor, and in a short time this
frame Of mind led to self-destruction.
There have been frequent cases of
men who, though desperately poor, i'm
agined themselves rich and killed them
selves when they learned their delu-
sion, but this London suicide is a nov
city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-12

the slrface Is LEFT with a kind oE
spongy covering. vet OF nature into
which the tires Of the vehicles do nor
sink or cut as might Be expected. The
experiment period is practically over
now. and the new materInl win be used
on the road improvement throughout
the county this year. Augusta lGa.l
Herald