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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

The Fraternal Brotherhood, No.
102, Meets every Friday night at thier
hall in the Schmidt building. west
of Fountain square. at s o'clock. Wis
iting members are always welcome.
CHARLES +. O'MALLEY,
President.
G. w. GATCHELL, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

FraternaI Union of America, Meets
first and third Tuesday evenings of
each month IN the Fraternal Brother
hood hall, west of Fountain Square. at
s O'Clock. I. Nj. E,wood, F. M: w.
G.. Koogler. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

Many a man Is long on dollars
and short on sense,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kid
ney Cure in time. For sale by Center
Block-Depot Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03
TAiLoRs.


DuvalI's Restaurant-Short Order
and Regular Meals. Center street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03
HARNESS.

J. c. Jones, The harness maker,
Bridge street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

EoR SALE OR TRADE-N Pedro Jersey
i Cows all fresh or nearly 30. Will sell in
lots TO suit purchaser, also complete dairy out
fit. II PLACITA RANCH co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-03

E1OR SALE Four sections (2,560 acres) Of
1 land out Of the Las Vegas grant. Pur
chaser to select same ten or more miles east of
Las Vegas. Title perfect. Make me an offer.
On account Of ill health, must sell. l.. C.
Fort. Piss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
POISONED ARROWS.
Their Use In Warfare Dates Back to
Prehistoric Ages.

The use of poisoned arrows In primi-
tive warfare Is undoubtedly of very
ancient origin. The custom Is men
all of whom agree that 1t was well
known In both prehistoric Europe and
Asia. In later times the Celts and
Gauls envenomed their arrow and
spear shafts with the juices of the
hellebore, and the American and Aus
tralian avage with serpent venom
and virus from decaying flesh.
The very earliest mention of the
Scythians refers to them as "a people
who prepare arrow poison by mixing
serpent venom with the virus of putrid
blood serum" At the time Of the dis
well skilled in the science of preparing
arrow poison as the Scythians or any
other early tribe of European or Ash
attic people. The favorite mode as
practiced by the American aborigines
was to kill some wild animal, a deer
or buffalo preferred, remove Its liver
and cause a heavily envenomed rep
tile to strike Its fangs into 1t until the
meat turned green with poison. Ii II
serpent did not supply enough, others
were obtained, and the work Of enrag-
ing the creatures and causing them to
strike the liver was kept up until the
desired results were obtained. One
large liver thus prepared would furnish
poison enough to Goa the shafts Of TO-
600 arrows. The Smithsonian institute
has hundreds Of these poisoned arrows,
the microscope showing that most Of
them have been poisoned with rattle
snake venom.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
The Lavish jenkins.

In October, 1885, a religiously mind
ed Buckinghamshire farmer named
Jenkins brought his frstborn to the
parish church to be christened, and
this was to be the name: Abel Benja-
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gabriel
Haggai Isaac Jacob Kish Levi Ma.
noah Nehemiah Obdiah Peter Quartus
Rechab Samuel Tobiah Uzziel Yaniah
Word Xystus Zechariah. 1t will be
observed that the names are all ar
ranged In alphabetical order and are
as far as possible selected from Scrip
ture. 1t was only with the very great
est difficulty that the clergyman dis
suaded Mr.. Jenkins from doing the
lasting wrong to his child that he had
unwittingly devised, but eventually 1t
was decided to christen the boy simply
Abel.-Chambers' Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
LYNN p.

Threshing machines around here are
pulling in now.
The wedding bells will soon ring
again, they say.
Food and Dairy Commissioner Small
was here Saturday.
H. o. Wickre passed through here
Monday enroute for Webster.
X. @. Mork, who had blood poison in
one of his fingers is now out of danger.
Andrew Hansen and wife are the
happy parents of a boy which arrived
Saturday.
Rev. ]. N. Peterson we are informed
has resigned his pastorate with The
Skudness church.
Buttermaker Jens Aarness is home
again, the LILY creamery having shut
down for the winter.
There will be an auction sale on tue
T. H. Syhres place, Wednesday Nov.
Is. Andrew Paulson is the admin
strator for the estate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
or SILENCE

Men whose Greatness Was Not Meas
ured by Their Speeches.
Washington never made a speech
In the zenith Of his fame he nee at
tempted II, failed and gave 1t up. con-
fused and abashed. In framing the
constitution OF the United States the
labor was almost wholly performed in
committee of the whole, OF which
George Washington was day after day
chairman, and he made but two speech
10 during the convention. Of a very
few words each. The convention, how
ever, acknowledged the master spirit,
and historians affirm that had 1t not
been for his personal popularity and
the thirty words Of his speech, pro-
nouncing II the best that could be unit
ed upon, the constitution would have
been rejected by the people.
Thomas Jefferson never made q
speech. He couldn't do 1t.
Napoleon, whose executive ability In
almost without a parallel, said that
his difficulty was In finding men OF
deeds rather than words. When asked
how he maintained his influence over
his superiors In age and experience
when commander In chief Of an army
In Italy he said, by reserve" The
greatness Of a man is not measured by
the length Of his speeches and their
number.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

was born Oct. Is, 1928, in the small town
Of Pom erania, Germany. His father
lived in different places in the vicinity
of the city Of ~tolp a. a small farmer. In
1863 Daniel Frederick was married to
Charlotte Ruhnke. Five years later he
sold his little property ard moved to
America. One year be lived neal Wa
tertown, Wis, and about 16 years in
Fillmore Co, Mimi Daring the past Is
years he has beer n resident IF Day Co.
A year ago he moved TO California but
returned to his old associations in Day
Co. this spring. He died Oct. 81 at the
age Of II years and 12Gays, of which 81
years were spent in this country. He
leaves a widow add six children, namely
two daughters, married and residing in
Day Co.; two sons living near Butler and
two sons in California.
Daniel Witt expressed it frequently
that his life has been full of trouble of
all kinds. He stated repeatedly that he
never had any real JOY in this world and
that he never had any material posses.
sions. He was one of those few who
very distinctly felt the unreality OF the
physical, the pressure of matter and the
longing of the spirit to be free. He real
lied with the great philosophers and
prophets, that mind, intelligence and
spirit are real aud abiding while so called
matter is the unreal and temporal. He
thought that life was the great battle
field to conquer the material and re-es-
tablish the spiritual.
He was naturally interested in the
religious movement, believing, however,
everybody should worship the supreme
being according to his power of percep-
| ton and that all methods of worship
we're equally acceptable to Him, but
that the real worship was in spirit and
ia truth by those who are themselves
spiritual. He was at the same time
both conservative and progressive. AL
though according to his conception the
true church was invisible and the visi
BILE church split up and imperfect, be
worked hard TO bring about a union of
his German countrymen and OF all the
people, and these idea $ will continue to
operate in Day Co. after his departure.
He believed in the infinite possibilities
of the race, even if it nust pass through
the shadows before it can reach the
light. lie believed in the natural i'm
mortality of the soul and a restitution of
all things, in which no discord would be
left, hell itself being cast into the bot
tomless pit. When before his death he
was asked whether he vas satisfied with
everything and with all, ne said that he
was.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

lived until twenty years ago when he
came to Dakota and has made his home
here ever since. The diseased was
register of deeds from 1890 to 1892 and
was postmaster of the City of Webster
during the first Cleveland administra-
ton, he was a kind and affectionate
husband, a loving father and q fast
friend, he leaves a widow, six daughters
and one son to morn his demise. The
children Mrs. + w. Crane, Marango,
N. D., Mrs. b. ID Fish, of this city,
Mrs. p. s. Gallagher. Benson, Mimi,
Mrs. w. w. Hartsough, Kathyrn, n ID.
j. Pendergrast Miss Louise Pendergrast
of this city, Mrs. w. NJ. Cutting,
Sleepy Eye. MINI.
Funeral was held at the home of Mrs.
B. ID. Fish Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. p. l. Curtis officiating,
the remains were laid to rest
in the Webster cemetary. All mem
beers of the family were present at the
obsequies except Mrs. William Cutting.
Two nephews of the deceased Frank
and James of st. Paul were present
The bereaved family have the sympa-
thy of the entire community.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
An Editors Toast.

At an editorial convention one Of the
country editors offered the following
toast:
Ito save an editor from starvation
take his newspaper and pay him for 1t
promptly. To save him from bank
ruptcy advertise In his paper literally.
To save him from despair send him
every item OF news of which you "a
get hold. To save him from profanity
write your correspondence plainly on
one side of the sheet and send 1t In as
early as possible. To save him from
the only ones that never make mis-
takes. Newspaper readers would do
well to remember that there r no per-
feet people, editors or readers"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Pennington Fashions.

Our teachers were present Saturday
at Langford's meeting.
Mrs. Bert Rawson commenced school
in the Centre district Monday.
Mrs. Kate Kibler returned Thursday
from a business mission to L~angford.
Supt. Hetley glanced rel this way
Friday and attended the teach er's meet
ing in Langford Saturday.
Another little s'lion' in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lyons the 25th ult.
Two boys and no help for the Queen"
A little selfish, Fred.
Chas. Tobin and his brother-in-
law, B. B. Wells of Minneapolis
arrived Friday for a business visit
gathering up several carloads of pota-
toes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shaw gave an
enjoyable party Wednesday evening for
Mrs. Shaw's sister, Miss Jessie Danskin
who is here from Colo, Iowa, for a short
~sojourn.
f. b. Kibler~ returned the Gath ult.
from Battle Greek, Michigan, to the
home of his brother, e. H at Pierpont.
Fred is as jolly as ever and seems
assured of complete recovery from his
afiiction, even though it be slow.
Pierpont is rejoicing over the notice
from government headquarters that
two rural free delivery routes from that
burg have been established, which will
begin Jan. 2. The greater part of the
territories lies east of Pierpont and
reaches into the hills. November"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Mr.. Nolan's description of an aero
batic performance was clear enough to
any listener, although his excitement
owe II led his tongue, as usual, into
unfrequented mazes Of speech.
"He was a wonderful man, that man
was" said Mr.. Nolan to his audience.
you'd see him 90 up a ladder wild the
ind of It up In the air and the bottom
Of 1t risting on a kind Of a sofa piller.
IN you'd say, There's a man going to
his death
"But was hef Not a bit Of II! Amy
mar that can get such a foothold on
the air wild his hands and be as handy
wild his feet al a monkey there's no
fear for himr'-Youth's Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
The Dishton .writins Rock.

At Dighton, Mass, lying well out in
the tidewater of Taunton river, Is a
rock Of great antiquarian interest. 1t
is a granite bowlder about eleven feet
long and five feet in greatest height
and is known throughout New England
as the "Dighton writing rock" One
side Of the bowlder Is almost perfectly
smooth, as though worn by glacial ac-
ton. On this fiat surface in clear cut
outlines are dozens Of characters, hero
glyphics and pictures, chiseled by some
prehistoric engraver. The archaeolo-
gists have never been able to decipher
these characters. but they are Of I'M
doubted antiquity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Farewell Tour of "Newman the
Great.v

The well known hypnotist. "Newman
the Great" is now making his last tour
of this state and is to appear in Web
ster opera house Nov. 18th and 10th,
with an entirely new performance of
psychic phenomena. This is the best
opportunity our readers will have to
shake off the blues, and thoroughly
enjoy a hearty laugh.
Everyone comes away from Prof.
Newman's entertainment completely
satisfied as there is nothing low in it
making the spectators laugh genuine.
As an exponent of orential occultism
Newman is pre-eminent, but he does
not appeal to o support superstition
in any way, as his lectures makes the
various demonstrations very easily
understood. Though everything is
scientific and instructive, the situations
are so funny that the spectators simply
roar with laughter and delight for two
solid hours. AS this is Newman's last
trip through the west, we advise every
one to embrace this opportunity Of wit
Messing the best and most refined per-
Torrance of its kind In the west. Pop
ular prices, 1926 and 35 cents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
DIED WITH HIS CHUM.
4 Deed of Heroism That stirred IN
Entire Army.

a Deed Of Heroism That stirred an
Entire Army.
In the "reminiscences Of General Sir
Evelyn Wood. himself a brave English
soldier, a touching instance Of courage
and self sacrifice Is given. One June
day In 1885 a detachment Of English
marines was crossing the Woronzow
road under fire from the Russian bat
teries. All of the men reached shelter
IN the trenches except d seaman, John
Blewitt. As he was running a terrific
roar was heard. His mates knew the
voice of a huge cannon, the terror OF
the army. and yelled:
Look out! 1t Is Whistling Dickw
But at the moment Blewttt was
struck by the enormous mass OF iron
on the knees and thrown to the ground.
He called to his special chum:
"Oh. WEIGH, saw mer'
The fuse was kissing. bet Stephen
WEIGH ran out Of the trenches and,
selling the great shell, tried to roll 1t
or his comrade.
1t exploded with such terrific force
that not IN atom Of the bodies Of
Blewitt and WEIGH vas found. Even In
that time when each hour had Its ex-
element this deed Of heroism stirred
the whole English army. One Of the
officers searched out Welch's old moth
er In her poor home and undertook her
support while she lived, and the story
of his death helped his comrades to
nobler conceptions OF a soldiers duty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
The Way In sickness and Old Age
Was Pitiable Indeed.

Was Pitisble Indeed.
Concerning the life of poor people
during the middle ages a writer says:
"In those bygone days Of feuIal rule
the dwellers In the country were al
most Invariably serfs, bound TO the es-
tate IN which they were born and un-
der the absolute rule Of the wner
They were possibly better fed than at
the present day for butter, cheese and
riggs were plentiful. and the fertile soil
of Italy supplied them with abundance
OF fruit and vegetables. The poor man
held his plot Of ground by the tenure
Of SO many days In the year Of service
to his lord. But In sickness or old age
bis case was very pitiable. and we have
q curious proof Of this In a letter writ
ten In 1455 by the mother Of Filippo
6truzzi, at Florence. She 10 speaking
of some old people on her estate In the
country: 'Piero and Norma ella are
both alive and infrm. have over
flowed the field for next yel< and, as !
must put II In order, those two old peo-
pie, II they do net die, must 60 and beg.
Heaven will provide This Is no pass
Ing thought Of the good lady. who was
pious and highly esteemed, a friend Of
the Medici, but II Is a firm resolution
In her own mind. A few months later
she writes to her son: 'Piero Is still
alive, so be must put up with II and
go away and beg. 1t would be best, OF
course, IL heaven viii take hun APP
parently a merciful Providence had al
ready provided for Norma Ciliar"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
OF A r
The Dying wish OF Bruce and the
Fate of Douglas.

Fate Of Douglas.
Beuuests OF hearts have been by no
means Richard Occur de
Lion ~bequeathed his heart to the can
ons Of Rouen cathedral, and In July,
1893, this remarkable relic was once
again brought to light after the lapse
OF six centuries. The heart, which Is
said to have been surprisingly large.
was inclosed In boxes OF lead and sill
yer and withered, as 1t was described.
to the semblance of a faded leaf.
Bruce's heart was by his dying wish
intrusted to Douglas to fulfill a VOW
which he had beer unable to execute
in person of visiting the sepulcher OF
Christ. Douglas, tender and true"
promised to fulfill his sovereign's last
request and after Bruce's death, hav-
ing received the heart incased In a cas-
ket Of gold, set forth upon his mission.
Proceeding to Spain, however, he fell
In the thick of a fight with the Moors,
having previous to his final charge cast
the heart of Bruce from his breast.
when he carried 1t into the ranks OF
the infdels, crying, Onward as thou
vert wont; Douglas will follow theev'
Bruces heart was afterward recovered
by Sir Simon Lockhart, by whom Il
vas brought to Scotland and buried
along with the bones Of Douglas In the
abbey Of Melrose. When the remains
Of Bruce were disinterred at Dunferm-
line In 1919 the b%reastbone was found
sawed through so al to permit Of the
removal of the heart.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Ii our forehead Is rigid with wrin-
kles before forty, what will 1t be at
seventy There Is one ~consoling
thought about these marks Of time and
trouble-the death angel almost al
ways grasses them. Even the extreme
ly aged in death often wear q smooth
and peaceful brow. thus leaving our
last memory of them calm and tran
quill. But our business is with life.
Scowling Is a silent kind of scolding.
u shows that our souls need sweeten-
Ing. For PHYS sake let us take a sad
iron or a glad iron or a smoothing tool
Of some sort and straighten the creases
out Of our faces before they become In
delibly engraved upon our faces.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
MARKS OF LONGEVITY.
Physical Indications That You May
study For Yourself.

Physical Indications That You May
Study For Yourself.
Every person carries about with him
the physical indications of his longevi-
ty. A long lived person may be dis
t1nguished from a short lived person
at sight. II many instances a physi-
clan may look at the hand Of a patient
and tell whether be will live or die.
The primary conditions of longevity
are that the heart, lungs and digestive
organs as well as the brain should be
large. II these organs are large the
trunk will be long and the limbs COM
paratively short. The person will APP
pear tall In sitting and short in stand
ing. The hand will have a long and
somewhat heavy palm and short fin
gers. The brain will be deeply seated,
as shown by the orifice of the ear be-
ing low. The blue hazel or brown ha-
eel eye, as showing an intermission of
temperament, Is a favorable indica-
ton. The nostrils being large. open
and free indicates large lungs. A
pinched and half closed nostril indi-
Gates small or weak lungs.
These are general points Of distinc-
tion from those Of short lived tenden-
cies, but Of course subject to the usual
Individual exceptions. Still. II is well
acknowledged that the characteristics
noted are expressions of inherent po-
%tentiality, which have been proved on
the basis Of abundant statistical evil
dence.-Medical Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Giants and Dw.rf..

In life giants are usually weakmind-
ed, as well as frail of body, and as a
rule they do not live long. Dwarfs, on
the other hand, are often nimble witted
and stand a good chance of longevity.
An Austrian empress In the even
teeth century took the within to round
up all the giants and dwarfs in her
empire and turn them in together. APP
prehension was expressed that the big
ones would terrify the small ones, but
1t was the other way. The giants were
compelled to ask for protection from
the impish tricks Of the dwarfs, and
they had to be separated before peace
reigned among Acknowledgements
Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
High School Notes.

The school children from the Lightizer
district were enrolled Monday.
Henry Halvan, of North Webster,
entered the high school Monday.
Monday began the third school month
only six months more after this me-.
The American literature class are
reading the Autobiography Of Frank
lin"
Henry johnson, of Independence
township was a new student in the
high school Monday.
Superintend nj Thompson was away
at a school superintendents convention
Thursday and Friday. Prof. Brown
and Miss Horn took charge of his
classes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Kindly Fruits.

The expression in the prayer book,
Kindly fruits of the EARTH" has for
most persons no definite meaning on
account Of the difference In signif-
canoe now attached to the word kindly
from that used when the expression
was FIRST written. The word kindly In
that connection meant al nearly as
possible 'of Its kind" and the express
sion Kindly fruits Of the earth" meant
Itbe fruits of the earth each after Its
kind"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

He who would have beautiful roses
In his garden must have beautiful
roses In his heart 1t is the inner gar
den. He must love them well and al
ways. To win he must WOO. as Jacob
wooed Laban's daughter, though
drought and frost consume. He must
have not only the glowing magma
ton, the enthusiasm and the passion.
but the tenderness. the thOughtfulness,
the reverence of love.-Dean Hole.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Died, Saturday November 4th of
stomach trouble, J. B. Pendergrast at
the home of HE daughter, Mrs. d. B.
Fish, south Of Webster.
J. B. Pendergrast was born in Yahal.
Ireland. Y years ago last August, came
to this country with parents at the age
Of thirteen years, for a time made his
home in Connecticut. In early man.
hood removed to st. Paul where he
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

It n Z dangerous point in any mans
career when he feels sure Of bis bosi-
don or his fame Overccnndence v
the frst sign Of q decline. the nrst
Gymptoms Of deterioration We do .
best work when we r struggling
foe our position. when We are trying
with all our might to gain our amba-
tiou, to attain that which the heart
longs for.-Success Magazine.