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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10
AVAILABILITY.
On~ weed Be Neither Weak Nor stupid
TO Have This Quality.

On& weed BE Neither Weak Nor stupid
to Have This Quality.
By process of false reasoning ami
ability has been connected both colo
Quially and in writing with weakness
and stupidity. Strength and ability in
sure 1t to no one; consequently, says
that hasty judge, the public, 1t usually
exists without them. Nothing was ever
more untrue. Stupid people and weak
people may be-they very seldom are
amiable by nature, but they are the
only people for whom It is nearly I'm
possible to cultivate amiability. 1t Is
very difcylt Tor q really weak man
ID be sweet tempered.
The first thing which the person who
desires to be amiable must determine
TO do IL never to produce fear among
his own surrounding-to be willing, In
a social sense, to let every one or, 50
that no one regrets too bitterly having
said a foolish or Ill judged thing be-
fore him, but comforts himself with the
thought that II Is forgotten; never,
that is, to lower any one In his own es-
TEEN. The second is not to differ about
matters Of no Importance, not to debase
sincerity into contradictorfness, and not
to set for other people a standard
which 1t Is unreasonable to suppose,
from previous experience of their char
acters, that they will ever reach. The
third is never to let hts good principle
Interfere with some one else's harmless
privilege, to remember that praise Is
positive necessity to the spiritual and
mental Development Of the young, and
that injudicious blame acts as blight.
London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

When Schiller was boy at school he
was tormented by Swiss tutor named
Kupllg, who came from the Grisons can
ton. Years later, when the poet wrote
1.-THE Robbers" he revenged himself
ON Kuplig and the Grisons by intro
ducing this little speech ITO be a
scamp you must have genius. More
over, special climate is needed for
the growth Of scamps, and to prove
this recommend you to visit the Gri-
sons canton. 1t Is the veritable Athens
Of modern rascallty." In the later edi-
lions Of The Robbers this quaint bit
Of spleen does not appear. 1t Is sug-
gested that Schiller was not moved to
expunge 1t by any remorsefui feeling,
but By very forcible protest from the
residents Of the abused canton against
this calumny.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10
JOHN BARRY.

But all Rosellan said to herself w
He does not love me or he could
loave me-" -
That ono wakeful night that
- seemed to change Rosellan Anow
Ne forbade her parents to eexV
Johns name and seemed SUI pennos
nav gxown from gfr1 to w MY 2
accepted Invitations every Dan bn'
|was welcomed az an aeon svosre ant
'eaal functions. but bene stion at -
|seming brilliance lay - the bios
hardness. She hated - unoouDes'
Crane she ignored & al. onner
sheer self respect oh dbsoauteiy tina
draw his wooing. r I'D ham 10 wifn
there was no hop IN bsr father say
plan. But this we eHor his chwishe'
|&1hree or four Suot the worst
pareure Rosella spRths after Johns d.
tatien with 81 AfAegan marked MI
dissipated ms - Golden, wealthy
nentiy lnfatr Agof forty. He was cv
Asd with the girl and sh
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

Musical comedy was introduced into
England May %, 1856. Dignined by
the name Of opera" an entertainment
called The Cruelty OF Spaniards In
Peru was produced at the Cockpit
theater on that day. According to no
does Of the time 1t was expressed by
vocal and instrumental music and by
the art Of perspective in scenery" The
production also marks the first use Of
scenery on the stage, and its develop
ment a few years later caused Pepys
to remark disparagingly after VISIT
to the serious drama, Strange to see
this house. that used to be 20 thronged,
now empty since the opera began"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

In the Teiyei era (along about the
middle Of the thirteenth century q
Japanese statesman brought the laws
IN touch with the people by estabhsh-
ing a council Of state, with twelve
Judges, the same a. our jury. Before
these twelve all litigation was brought
fer Investigation and decision. The
plaintiff and defendant had their
,spokesmen, who argued and defended
he case, and afterward the twelve re
tired into q closed chamber, where the
following oath was administered:
During the deliberation Of case.
and the decision afterward between
rixht and wrong. neither family con-
nsction nor sympathy with, nor antip-
sthy against, the party shall influence.
Fear not a powerful family or favor
not q friend, but speak in aecerdance
with the dictates Of truth. Should there
BE- case decided wrong and redress
refused to man we shall be punished
By all the gods and soddesses Of the
realm. Thus we swear. and afdx Our
signatures. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10
Mixed Htstorx.

Around the great striking figures Of
history the small boy weaves curious
answers. Moses mother patched his
little cradle within and without with
pitch and LEFT him thsre fn ths pool OF
Sloan, bat when the daughter Of Solo
mon got the green leaf from he dove
shs hastened and brought teod con-
venient for him, ana tho babe crowed
thrice and grsw up IN her court
Agnes Dean Cameron In Century.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10
HOW 70 SUCCEED.


when. Yos Go to work 1Aka ~
whole Man 90 the r~sh.
Only fresh. sDontansous work really
counts. Ifyou have to dfave yourself
to your task, II You Aevs TO drag your
self to your work every morning be-
cause Of, Exhausted vitality. II you feel
faggedRr worn out II there II no elias
ticitY1n, ycuf ster or movements. your
work win psftake OF your weakness.
Make II rule to 60 to your work ev"
cry nor9tns fresh and vigorous. You
cAhnot afford to take hold Of the task
nDon which your nfe's success rests
with the tips Of your fingers. You can
not afford to bring only fraction OF
yourself to your work. You want to go
to 1t whole man. fresh, strong and
vigorous, 90 that 1t will be spontane-
Gus, not forced; buoyant not heavy.
You want to 60 to your work with Gre
alive energy and acknowledgement
OF a strong, powerfs' irS.1sttNuality. II
you go to it with jade q faculties and
sense Of lassitude after q nighss dissi-
patton or loss Of sleep, Il will inevsts.
bly, suffer. Everything you do VIII
bear the impress Of weakness, and
there Is no success or satisfaction In
weakness.
This ls just where . great many PEG
pie faii--in not br<nging all Of them
selves 10 their Sask. The man who
eoss 10 his ast with debilStatad energy
and low vitality. with ali Of hts stand
ards down and, his Ideals tagging. WIN
q waveesng mind and uncertain step
will sever produce anything WORT
whkscs- Success.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

Ebenezer Smell, the grandfather OF
the poet William Cullen Bryant, Ia de.
scribed as good type Of the New
England farmer, In whose naxdre, Puri,
tanism, with Its stern rigorASof conduct
and conscience, was .ovegiaid with
many of the amenitiesfot Yankee hu.
NOR. Bryant preserveS several anec.
dotes of his grandfather, one Of which.
quoted by Mr.. W. A. Bradley In his
biography OF the>poet, may serve to in
dictate the way In which he exercised
his humor, aD,d also to show the patri-
archal conception of justice that was
held In Ipemote New England com.
munitytatFthe end OF the eighteenth
century.
My grandfather, said Bryant, once
FOUND that certain pieces of lumber IN.
tended hy'him sfor the runners Of a sled
ana called In that part Of the country
sled crooks had been taken withou,
ieave Dy Z farmer who lived at nc
great dist ance. These timbers were
vaiuao Die, being made from tree the
grain or which was curved SO as ia
correspt nd with the curve REQUIRED In
the run ,nars
Inc delinquent received notice tina
ois sense was known and thatfif h
wisn Cd to escape prosecution he mus
car bushel of rye to each of thre'
20 n widows living In the neighbor
10 - and tell them why he brought 1t.
He was only too glad to comply witt
- condition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

let him follow her about till her father
demonstrated.
Father. you put your hand on my
Affairs once. / warn you not to do II
again" And somehow he dared not.
Rosellan kept even her mother at a
distance and was In a continual whirl
Of parties and dances, the gayest Of the
gay. and Golden, confident and dash
Ing. was always In her wake He had
bought and was refurnishing one of the
handsomest houses In town, which fur
ther alarmed her parents.
One January afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard returned from an afternoon
function TO find their daughter stand
Ing In the hall in her travelling suit
What is it?' they both asked in the
same breath. She handed them tele-
gram
Los Angeles Cal.
Miss Roselan Howard. Des Moines. Ia:
Doctors have given me up. If you want
10 see me, GONE, JOHN BARRY
you need not say anything" she an
nounced. though neither of them had
spoken, ''and II you want to help me,
mother, Will you see that few of my
things are packed? / shall start this
evening"
The train seemed to crawl; minutes
seemed hours and houxs days. Plain
or mountain, stream or lake, the land
scape seemed dull and dreary The girl
fxyad W f,a fx-i,N nd oh Il
and reread Johns farewell letter.
which she had kept, her resentment
and dlstrust died away, her girlish
faith in him returned, and she saw only
the real love and the self ADVOCATING
honor OF the man.
AS the train pulled into Los Angeles
she remembered suddenly that she did
not know his aunt's street address.
How would she find himi Would she
be too late? Dazed and weary, she
emerged from the car into the bril-
liant California sunshine and stepped
down, half blinded, into a crowd Of
strangers-and John Barry's arms. He
was brown, vigorous and smiling.
Quite unaksshed, he kissed her, and
they seemeS suddenly to be all alone.
what does it mean" she gasped.
He laughed
The doctors have given me up-dis-
charged me-cured, of what l never
had, and I wanted you-T'-
"You might have written and not
not frightened me So" She choked
back the tears. You knew l cared or
/ wouldn't have come"
II know, sweetheart We will have
a wedding this afternoon. had to tel
egraph for fear you would have one
without me-" She turned and looked
at him in establishment
III didn't want Golden to get you,"
he explained ~
did you think he ever wouldT she
asked Indignantly. II simply wanted
to bring father to his senses"
WELL John answered slowly, you
succeeded. Just look at this" He
handed her crumpled telegram:
Des Moines. Ia
John Barry. Los Angeles, Cal:
II you want to marry Roeellan for
heavens sake do It before Steve Golden
does
They both laughed. ~E@NF
you see." he said, III 1 had started
to 60 to you, you might have taken
him before l reached you, so l called
you across the continent and Aunt Eu-
nice has divided up with me- She says
she would like to be worth at least
half as much to me alive as she would
be dead, 80 we can live here"
Rosellan considered.
"John," she said softly, Il haven't a
white dress to my name"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

Like the tulip, the lilac In believed to
have come westward from Persia via
Turkey In the sixteenth century. Its
name In Persian. In the English Ian
guage the color Ia called after the tree,
but the tree originally received Its
name from it's color since 1t is clearly
traceable to certain Persian and San
skirt adjectives meaning blue" or ''in-
digo colored." The "lilaj" of Persia
was the indigo plant Probably the
FIRST mention Of the lilac In English is
In Bacon's essay on gardens. He IA
vored the spelling 'lelacks."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

II n told of Oliver Wendell Holmes
that after many futile attemp<s to pro-
pose to he lady Of h1s choacs bis cour-
age failsd. They were walking one
pleasant afternoon on Boston Common
and. coming 10 where the path seps-
rated, be asked, Which path SHAH we
taker' This cns." she replied, turn
ing toward It. "For iffer' he asked.
And she said YES"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10
SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR.
Alluring and Changeful Scenery of
This Beautiful Spot.

Alluring and ChangefuI Scenery of
This Beautiful Spot.
II you should look at detailed coast
survey chart Of San Francisco harbOr
you would observe that the broad pen
insula extending southwark like shell
tering arm between the ocean and the
inner bay Is creased and dimpled In a
great confusion Of mountains; that 1t
has many indentations Of coast, many
streams and here and there a wee lake.
But no scrutiny Of the chart would
lead you to guess II Is veritable Adj
fondacks alone by itself on the west
ern edge Of the world.
From the time of my earliest recol-
lection / used to stand upon the hills of
my native town and look longingly
across the five miles Of whitecapped
water In the harbor to the alluring
heights Of this. to me, inaccessible re
gion. 1t was always new to look at,
never the same for two consecutive
days In the spring. when the clouds
rolled from Its heights, Its steep, lean
hills were green with fresh grass, and
I could see those smears and streaks
Qt yellow wild flowers which some
folks say suggested the name of the
Golden Gate In summer came mile
long streaks of white fog, half obscur
ing II at times. The rain ceased, and
almost In a day the hills changed to
deep rich brown. In the autumn came
the clear, dry north winds, making II
seem SO near and sharp against the
sky, and the gaunt cliffs stood forth In
all their reddish brown and yellows,
sheer to the white surf line. In winter
came the rains again, and as suddenly
as before 1t changed from brown to
green and gold.
Later on ! used to sail the waters
which bounded II. There were smooth
reaches extending far inland and tor
tuous tributaries struggling through
marsh lands almost to the very but.
tresses of It's Vesuvius ard angry
sheets of water so broad that one
might sail away till the hills dropped
below the horizon. And skirting alons
under the red brown cliffs-3OO fee,
high they rose one could sail out
through the Golden Gate. past the iron
bound headland on the north, with II:
wailing siren, and sail for days up the
coast Or he dafed get so far from hom,
on the Pacific with line of growing
breakers and towering cliffs ON the one
hand and the limitless ocean on the
other.--Benjamin Brooks In Scribner's
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-10

Osmond- Well. thank heaven. you've
never seen me run aftsr people who
have money. Dsamon6 NO but rvs
ssen people rum axtsr ysu bscauss ~
didn't have uonay.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-23
Students Night At
Central Union

Sunday evening was Students
night at Central Union church. Stu.
dents of Oahu College. the Kamehame-
ha Schools, Mills Institute and Hawai-
ahao Seminary filled the auditorium
Organ music and congregation sing.
Ing mingled inspiringly. President
ferley l.. Horne Of the Kamehameha
Schools delivered an address. In the
course Of his remarks, he said:
There are three ways In which each
life may most fully realize its posi-.
bilities: First, by making the most of
itself; second, by touching other lives
with an uplifting influence, and third.
by recognizing its own dependence on
God. We must keep the upper win
dows Of our lives open toward heaven.
that the light Of God may shine In and
we must likewise keep the earthly win.
dows open for the influence Of other
lives and that our light may shine
upon our fellow men. Young men and
women, you soon will be the directors
OF affairs, upon you will be the re-
sponsibilities Of city and nation.
Strive to make the most OF your lives
that they may leave an impress Of good
On your fellow men. IL evil creeps in
to your lives ask the question: II
Christ We're here would I do this
thing" and then ask yourself whether
II is not true that Christ is here to-
day and all the time. Strive day by
day, month by month, for the best
that Is In you, that there may be great
returns for yourself and for others, for
so you can best serve God whom we call
cur Father"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-23
No 0NL-HAA'S ACT
NO INDIVIDUAL IS
COUNTY LAW AUTHOR
COMMISSIONER STEWART TALKS
ON PLANS FOR LOCAL SELF
ovERNMENT-No CON.
TEST FOR GLORY.

THE proposed County Acts will be
in circulation tomorrow. I hope that
the discussion will be impersonal,"
said Commissioner Stewart today. Il
fear that there may be tendency to
favor one or the other of the Acts, as
names Of supposed authors are con-
nected with them. It may be conve-
nient to call one the Cooper-Watsoh
Act and the other the Stewart Act:
but, strictly speaking, no individual
can claim any authorship.
THE whole Commission went over
the old County Act, and decided upon
certain lines which have been gener
ally followed. For example, we work.
ed over the boundaries, eliminated
provisions for taxes, licenses, etc, and
went over certain OF the powers. This
was done by the Commission together.
As We came to certain doubtful mat
tiers We passed them for the time be-
ing. but the whole ground was gone
over,
After my departure for the main
land, all of my colleagues except Com
missioner Beckley-Messrs. Cooper
and Watson taking the laboring oar
got down to the work of putting things
in shape; and they have done their
work well. But no Act now before the
Commission is original. The powers
of county officers as prepared by Com.
missioner Watson, follow the old
County Act very closely; and my Act
Is indebted all along its lines to the
same County Act. So II is not con.
test for the honor Of having drawn the
County Act which is to be reported to
the Legislature. It Is an honest diff.
ference of opinion as to whether we
can afford Just now the expense Of q
full.aedged County government.
II think not. Judge Cooper gives the
Supervisors power of taxation within
a one-half per cent. limit. But this is
not practicable. Our estimated an.
nual revenue is about one million and
two hundred thousand dollars. The
Cooper Act does not touch the school
or health systems. II the Territory Ia
left with only one.half of the revenue,
say about six hundred thousand dol.
lars, how will 1t get along, when the
school and health boards alone use I'M
about that sum? That is one of thu
points troubling U.S."
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-23
GERMAN COAL STRIKE

Cologne, Germany, Jan. 10.-Both
the coal miners and mine owners
throughout the Rhenish and West
phalian districts are preparing for a
general strike. SO far only 10000 out
of a total of 100000 men concerned
have gone out. The mine proprietors
began rejecting requests yesterday. As
soon as their replies are received the
miners, according to ;heir previous de-
cision, do not go to work when II is
time for their next shift The en-
ployers, under the law fixing the iela-
lions of employer and employe, are
notifying the miners to return to work
or be discharged with the loss Of six
days wages.
The miners at seven Dortmund
works went out today. The proprietors
affirm that they are unable to agree
to the demands to include the time OF
going into and returning from the
shafts in the wage period, nor can
they make expensive alterations In
draining the mines because the own
ers claim Germany would thereby lose
her position in the International com
petitive field both in coal itself and In
manufactures, by the use of coal
Some proprietors aver that the econo
mic equilibrium is so delicate that the
whole industrial fabric of Germany
can be disarranged, and contend thai
Germany could not. in the case Of {
change in price, compete with the Bel
| gian and French producers. Only |
weeks supply Of coal. It is further as
/ serted, Is in store. The matter Il
causing tremendous discussion in tn,
press, most of the influential newspa
pers of Cologne, Frankfort. Dusseldorf
and Essen setting forth the mine own
ers' position, while the Socialist period
icals proclaim that Social war is be
ginning. Herr Hue, a Socialist mem
Der Of the Reichstag. in q speech a
Essen, described the miners as working
naked in water for the equivalent o
SO cents day. cursed by the oveI
seers as lazy and fatally affected by
worm disease because their life is al
ways in darkness.
What difference that make" ask
cd Herr Hue, whether we starve o
not under such conditions? Let u
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-23
OFFICIALS INFLICTED.

The famous damage suit of David
Baker and wife against Superintendent
OF Schools Atkinson, ex-High Sheriff
Brown, ex-Sheriff Andrews and Ha-
waiian Deputy Sheriff, has been con.
cluded before Judge Matthewman with
o verdict in favor Of plaintiff. Dam.
ages were assessed in the sum Of $4,000
against Atkinson, $500 against Brown
and 81 each against the two others.
Baker and his wife were. by the or.
ders OF Atkinson and Brown, evicted
by force from a school house In Kona
OF which they had taken possession.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-23

cooked and eaten by the working class
Of the japanese. The Coolies do not
know how to cook rice at all, and
the hard, uncooked condition in which
they gulp it down explains why the
doctors have named a very common
complaint among the japanese, Rice
Stomach" Besides, the laboring
classes stuff rice down their threats
without any regard to mastication, and
they eat very indilgestible sort Of
pickle called "Daikon" which even Mr..
Hancock could not recommend to eau.
casians.
No doubt the better classes in Japan
eat with more restraint and perhaps
do cook their rice more scientifically
than we do: they ought to.
Most excellent chapters are 1.-THE
Value Of Even Temper" Water Ma,
lures Greatest Remedy" Fresh Air
as a Vitalizer" and Extreme Lean.
, ness and Obesity"
The last few chapters are more tech.
nical and treat of feats, tricks Of
combat" self taught" things, and
how to be agile. The illustrations are
clear, full page half-tones showing the
different movements and exercises.
Living Masters Of Music" an illus.
trated series of Monographs dealing
with contemporary musical life. and In.
Guiding representatives of all branches
of the art. Edited by Rosa Newmarch.
l2mo. $l.00 net per volume. Vol. ii,
"Sir Edward Elgar," by Robert J.
buckley. John Lane in his second
volume Of the series Living Masters
OF Music just published, presents q
biography of Sir Edward Elgar, writ.
ten by Robert J. Buckley. The author
gives complete account of the life of
the composer of "The Dream of Geron.
thus" Elgar had none of the advan.
tages at his early start of having been
educated at once of the big musical
institutions. No powerful musician ad.
vanced his career as favorite pupil.
Somewhat counter-balancing these dis,
advantages Elgar has every opportuni-
ty to develop his own individuality.
His musical faith did not come to him
ready made. He won his way to Ii
through study of all kinds OF master,
pieces. His musical experience in the
meanwhile was OF a practical type.
He was organist, leader of an orches.
ira, and conductor of choral society.
This has resulted perhaps In his diver
sity of style as shown in the contrast