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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
skOWSLIDES.


Msx4acent Spectacle.
Snowslides are most frequent on
steep mountains that have a heavy
snowfall. With a biIiowy train Of
snow dust boiling out behind and over
turning or crushing almost everything
before they make an awful and mag
nifcent spectacle. Their speed Is ONE
times so great that trees alongside are
overturned by the ~swaniping force of
the air which the slide has violently
disturbed.
There are many well authenticated
instances where miners have been
caught on the surface OF a slide and by
dexterous use of their skees have kept
on top OF the engulfng surface of the
slide and come out uninjured. John
Muir once rode down from the high
Sierra on a snowslide. He was swish
ed back down in a minute over a dis.
tance that had taken all day to climb.
One day while climbing up q steep
snowy slope a slide started beneath
face Of its upper edge, where the snow
was about two feet deep. Wading a
torrent will give some idea of the sweep
Of the coastlng snow. The snow dust
steamed and boiled up around me, and
each time | struggled to my feet the
rushing snow simply jerked my feet
from beneath me-. At last. almost
smothered, | was dropped off the back
end upon bare ground -Enos a. Mills
In Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors OF Austria
az kings of Hungary Is the identical
M made for Stephen and used at his
coronation. over 500 years ago. The
whole Is Of pure gold. except the set
ttngs. and weighs nine marks six
ounces, almost exactly fourteen
pounds. The settings above alluded to
consist Of SO sapphires. 80 rubies. l EN-
eraid and 1888 pearls. 1t will be noticed
that there are no diamonds among
these precious adornments. This is ac-
counted for by the oft quoted story of
Stephens aversion to such gems be-
cause be considered them 'unlucky."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
AN ASPHALT LAKE.
h Way the stun IN Mined and Pre-
pared For Market.


The Way the stun Is Mined and Pre-
pared For Market.
The largest South American asphalt
lake, In Venezuela, consists Of a dark
brownish deposit of semifuid and semi
solid substance surrounded by banks
from three to six feet high. In the cen
ter OF this lake is a continual election
Of hot fluid asphalt, accompanied by
large bubbles OF gas.
The dark skinned workmen excavate
Il In pieces weighing in the neighbor-
hood Of twenty-five pounds, sections
forty feet In area and about four feet
deep being worked at one time. As
quickly as freed from it's surroundings
Il is placed in large tubs. resting upon
small flat topped tram cars operated
upon a narrow gauge road. The entire
surface Is constantly moving, thus ne
~cessltating a continual relaying of the
tracks.
The freshly excavated asphalt Is con-
veyed to the shore, where the tubs are
lifted by hydraulic power to an aerial
tramway, by which 1t is conveyed to
the large wharf situated on the Qua
nero river, about five miles distant
from the lake. Here 1t is weighed and
dumped into vessels which convey 1t to
the foreign lands.
Upon Its arrival at a factory II is
heated until the water is expelled and
the earthly material cast TO the bottom
Of the large vats. and 1t Is poured
through a sieve into barrels, where II
solidifies. II il then ready for com
merce. New York Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
"AnH o MAN FRIDAY" DEMANDED NAN

"ARE o MAN friday DEMANDED VAN.
drawn the n well up ON the shelv-
ing bank the long rope In the bow
could not possibly be needed.
Now that the damage was done. It
was useless to worry about 1t. The
next thing to do was to seek some
means Of escape. He turned to Nan,
who was still sobbing, though every
moment anger at Dawes apparent neg
lect replaced her fearful thoughts.
Having got her into all this trouble,
the least he could do would be to try
and comfort her.
He threw himself down beside her.
"Nan. dear he cried. don't take, 1t so
to hearth 1t will come out all right If
! have to swim over to the mainland
and steal a boat"
She rose in all her FIVE feet FIVE of
injured dignity. IT do not see. MI.
Tucker" she said coldly, that the sit
uation should permit the levity you as
sumo. 1t may be all right for you, but
q woman's fair name Her sobbing
broke forth afresh at the thought Of
what might be said.
Tucker but added fuel to the flame
when he protested. 1--WE are as good
as engaged, Nan. I don't see what
there Is to worry so much about. We
can attract some boats attention be-
fore 1t gets too dark anyway"
I'VE are as good as engaged" she
protested. I'VE never will be engaged.
] don't care what happens, I'll never
marry you"
whats the use Of taking on so9"
be demanded. "You told me last win
ter that at the end of the season you
thought
~Do you suppose I thought then that
I'd think what I think nowT' abe cried
hysterically. do you suppose that 4
imagined that you would abduct me to
. desert island to force me to marry
youf Neverw
! Wisdom coming to him. Tucker said
never a word, but let the At Of hys-
terics wear awsy. In the meantime
hs improvised a signal with his white
flannel coat and a branch. This look
"a more promising to Miss Carroll, and
che was even smiling 10 she came to
ward him. Its all right, Dave" she
sa1d a. she stood beside the signal.
~And you win marry mer' he asked
sagsrly, his hand rsvertihg to her last
s1yster1cal declaration.
n knew that was what Il was" she
olased forth. @Don't you dare come
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

nsar me" She seated herself Q hun
lrsd yards away, and for another
twenty minutes Dave reelected upon
the uncertainty Of women In general
and Of the woman be loved In particu-
Ar. A&W Agsst3
For want Of better occupation he
searched along the shore for clans.
finding q few, hut deciding after one
taste that 1t would be better to look
for berries. 1t was too late for berries
apparently, and there was another
pause and reflection. He had just de-
ctded that IL was as well that Nan
Carroll should not marry him when
that changeable young woman plump
cd herself down upon the moss beside
him.
why don't you talkf" she asked
cheerfully. ITS awfully lonesome
around here"
did not dare speak. When he found
words 1t was CT casual affairs he
spoke. not Of himself nor of their pre-
dicament, and presently they were
chatting as merrily as though there
had been none of the stormy scenes Of
the afternoon.
They were still talking when OF a
sudden they heard footsteps behind
them. and they sprang to their feet.
Just behind them was a tall, clerical
man in blue overalls and checked cal
leo jumper.
~ hope l don't intrude," he said
Q~uizzically.
Are you Man FridayY demanded
Nan. You see we are Mr.. and Mrs
Robinson Crusoe, and our boat Is
wrecked, or at least ! hope it is" she
amended viciously.
al am sorry, Mrs. Crusoe," he said.
falling in with her humor. 81 am the
Rev. Philip Hardman of Boston, sum
mering on this island with my family"
Nan gasped. why didn't you think
Of looking to see II there was any one
living hereY she demanded Of Dave.
"You told me 1t was deserted" he
said defensively, "and supposed you
knew. l only came last night" he add
ed In explanation to the clergyman,
Crusoe forgot to tell me about
the tide, and the boat foated away"
"Come over and have tea," suggest
ed the clergyman Hospitality, land 1
have a boat that will take you owe 60
the hotel"
He strobe of, leading the way, and
Nan and Dave followed. Once or twice
she hummed softly to herself, and
Dave could have sworn 1t was the
wedding music from "Lohengrin." At
last, as he was helping her over a rock
which barred her path, she held his
hand In hers as she lightly dropped be-
side him.
"Dave," she whispered, didn't he
say he was a clergyman
Dave nodded. THE Rev. Philip
he affirmed.
1--WE could fool that gossiping crowd.
we did 1t on purpose" Z.
More than ever Dave marveled at
the ways Of woman, but they were
married before supper, for Dave ex-
to the clergyman that he was
afraid she might change her mind
again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
HISTORY OF SHEEP.
Associated with Mankind From the
Earliest known Days,

Associated with Mankind From the
Earliest Known Days,
OF all domesticated animals the
sheep has from time immemorial been
most closely associated with mankind.
writes X. Henry Rev In Outing. An
erudlte author sixty years ago, having
laboriously collated an assortment OF
illusions to sheep made by sacred and
profane writer's, concluded that "the
history Of these animals Is so inter
woven with the history Of man that
they never existed In a wild state at
all. Biblical history from the time OF
Abel is full of illusions TO the 1ocks
which formed the chief possessions of
the Jewish people and their neighbors.
The spoils of war and the tribute Of
vassal kings largely consisted Of sheep.
Thus we read that Mesha, king OF
Moab, was a sheep master and render
ed unto the king of Israel a hundred
thousand lambs and a hundred thou
sand rams with the wool. Moses after
his victory over the Midianites obtain
ed as loot no less than CTS, 1000 sheep,
and long before the Christian era sheep
were cultivated in western Europe.
Spain and Italy possessed them from
an unknown period, although long after
Rome was founded the inhabitants had
not learned to sheer the fleece. and un-
til the time Of Pliny the practice Of
p~lucking 1t from the skin was not who'll
Wy abandoned, SO long that the humble
sshepherds Of Syria preceded in their
knowledge Of necessary arts the future
conquerors OF their country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

A man may exercise himself into
~uselessness. So much has been said IN
recent years Of the Importance Of ex-
ercise that every n admits It save
now and then q wag. like Senator
Evarts Of New York. who C said
that he owed his long life and good
health to the fact that he never took
any exercise. Many q youth In taking
the exercise that pleases him discovers
that he has great skill at tennis or
baseball. bicycle racing or foot racing,
hurdle Jumping or handsprings and
the temptation b strong to neglect
other matters for the development Of
the particular physical facility with
which he may be endowed. When be
y1sads he usually d~egenerates into q
professional athlete. Physical develop
meut becomes the end Of his endeavor,
when II should be merely q help In at
tlns him to do his work In the world
YOUTHS Companion. tsasa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

The term ARGUS eyed" can watch
ful- According to the sGrecian fable.
Argus had 100 eyes. and Juno set him
to watch all Of whom she was jealous.
When Argus was slain she transplant
"a his ayes into the TAN OF the pea
cock Hydra headed" Is = term DE-
rived from the fable Of Hercules and
fhe hydra. The hydra had nine heads,
and Hercules was sent to kill Il A
soon a. he struck on one Of its heads
two shot up In it, place.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
r.he RritIsh coa.t.

The most dangerous part OF the
British coast IL that between Flam-
borough head and the North Fore
land. including as II does both the
Humber and the Thames. The next
most dangerous district is that between
Anglesea and the Null Of Cantyre.
which includes the Mersey and the
Clyde. Next m that between
Hartland point and st. David's head.
which Includes the Bristol channel.
The district between the North Fore
land and st. GATHERINGS. including, of
course. the strait Of Dover, comes bat
fourth on the list.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

Canon Liddon wrote this In his diary
concerning an incident Of a holiday tour
he took with his friend. Charles l.
Dodgson, better known as Lewis Car
roll: "Dodgson was overcome by the
beauty Of Cologne cathedral. T,found
him leaning against the rails Of the
choir and sobbing like a child. when
the verger came to show as over the
ehapels he got out Of the way. He
Baid that he could not bear the harsh
voice OF the man In the presence Of 80
much beauty"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

"Say. mister" said the tattered
tramp. cant youse stake me to er
dime? I'm de victim Nv err washout"
Victim Of a washoutr' echoed the
portly citizen In evident surprise.
Oats wot." rejoined the tramp.
Honest, I amt had nuthin' but water
ter drink fer more'n ten. days."-Cbt
cagp News
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
Abolishins Round Shoulders.

A common Disagreement is round
shoulders, with the accompanying hol-
low chest. A woman simply lets the
muscles OF her chest slide down In
front upon her stomach, making no
persistent effort to sit and stand braced
snp as a lady should. The results are
three-round shoulders, a hollow chest
and a large stomach. The tendency
to unsightly and rulnous slumping
must be taken herolcally In hand. To
begin, let the round sbouldered girl
AsxAssp without pillows. II she has &C.
Quired the very bad habit Of sleeping
half In a sitting posture, let her take
the props away, one at a time, gradual
b lowering the head TIL she can lie
upon the bed comfortably with her
whole body stretched fat, or, II she
must have a pillow, let It be a hair one,
thin and fat. Feather pillows are
heating and bad to bury the face and
hair in.
An admirable exercise. for filing out
the chest and ~fiattening the back Is
this: Stand erect, weight poised upon
the front OF the foot. Extend your
arms In front'of you, as In the picture.
palms together. Next, rise upon your
toes. take a deep, slow, full breath. TX
hale this breath slowly, and as yoa
% so bring your arms up over the
head and down behind your back. Tie
~ dotted circles will
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

"And what wsrs tho pfovisions Of
your uncle's willr'
THAT I should have all he left after
the payment Of his Just debts-"
~Ah. very good Of the old man.
wasn't ~ What did be leave1s
~Just debts."-ChicAgo Record-Her.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

DO l believe in putting a stop to
swearing? No. I don't II you prevent
Ne workingman from swearing. and
thus relieving his feelings, what viii
happeni Why. be viii 90 home and
murder his family.-G. Bernard Shaw.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

CAurch-I had to walk the door all
night with the baby. Can Jon think
e anything worss than thatf Gotham
-Yes: Jon might have married out In
Greenland, where the nights are six
mouths long.-Yonkers Statesman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

If Tie market valus o. advice wors
- take Z ne the whole world would
- rolling insyjehea-New Orleans Plea
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

Zone. Let your heels descend TIL they
again bear your weight. Repeat this
. number Of times, always with the
deep breathing and rising upon the
toes. 1t viii lift the body and timber
narvelously the stiff. ungainly muscles
u the shoulders and back OF the neck,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
BELDlKG MARKETS.
Detroit Live stock Market.

Michigan Central Live Stock Yards
Detroit. Jan. 81. The demand for live
cattle IS fairly active this week; re.
ceipts have been moderate of late.
The following prices are being paid
at Detroit Live Stock Market; prime
steers and heifers. S4.25 90 800; handy
butchers cattle 1915 "a 4.20; common
S2.50@3.50; Gamers cows, 81 90 a. 200
stockers and feeders quiet 81 so Co 90
Milch cows dull at S25 6 45; calves
active at $500 a $50.
Sheep and lambs active and steady;
prime lambs. 81 % a z 30; mixed, S475
@ IS; culls, 81 90 "a 300
Hogs in light supply, trade is active
at the following prices: Prime medi-
ums, $40 a $50; Workers, S4 50 @ AIS
pigs S4.65 d 4.70; roughs, 1925 "a 25;
stays X Off; cripples, 81 per cwt' off.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

President Roosevelt has indicated a
desire to go over the tariff situation
more thoroughly before taking any
decided action touching revision of
present duties. 1t is not probable that
the president will move very far in
such matters without taking into con-
sideration the judgment and wishes of
Speaker Joe Cannon and by far the
greater number of the Republican
members of congress. And whatever
action is unitedly agreed upon be-
tween these several forces in national
legislative and executive affairs the
people of Michigan and of the United
States as whole need have no fear to
accept. II will repre-
sent the policy Of the Republican par
ty and the interests of the American
people.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Most of the criticizing comments
touching the bill now under consider
alton before the legislature at Lans-
ing providing for the reorganization
of the state board of health would be
withheld, and many of them changed
to commentator, if those who do the
commenting were better informed up
IN the subject. 1t is unquestionably
true that several thousand dollars can
be saved to the state treasury without
in the least lessenIng the value Of the
service the state is now receiving from
the health department, and it is fur
Their true that the provisions of tie bill
lffecting that department which aim
to harmonic its procedure with that
of the other state departments is prac-
tical and sensible
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

1t will be unfortunate ifinability on
the part of the representatives from
Wayne county shall prevent the pas
sage of some acceptable home rule
measure for cities at this session of
the legislature. 1t was never in &C.
cordance with Republican procedents
or Republican policies that party con-
troll of any city or any section of the
state should be sought through state
legislation. 1t is due to the people of
the city of Detroit and to other cities
Of the state as we'll that they shall be
permitted to solve their own munic-
ipal problems, and mistake was un-
luestionably made when that cardinal
Republican principle was even temper
,rily departed from in Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Speaking of Wayne county interests
and participation in state legislation.
the following statement from the De.
troit Evening News, coming from that
source, is as quite as unexpected as il
$ true: When Wayne fails to secure
my legislation demanded the members
ire prone to lay the blame on other
parts of the state and imagine that
there is a conspiracy to soak Wayne
upon every possible occasion. This il
far from being true, and in nine cases
nut of Wayne has no one to blame but
ltself."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Grand Army men should be well sat.
isfed with the appointment of YES
pasian Warner as Commissioner of per
>ions. Colonel Warner is typical G
A z man himself. and withal popular
and diplomatic. He participated in
Grants campaigns against Forts Henry
and Donelson, in the battle of Shiloh
at Corinth and Vicksburg and the bat.
les about Atlanta, where he was bre
veted for bravery He was seriously
wounded and had five years of service
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
Poisons In Food.

Perhaps you don't realize that many
pain poisons originate in your food,
but some day you may feel twinge Of
dyspepsia that will convince you. DR.
Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed
TO cure all sickness due TO poisons of
undigested food-or money back. 25c
at Connell Bros. drug store. Try
them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
school Commissioner Scott Dead.

M. f. Scott, County School Com
missioner died this forenoon at the
residence of G. L Bemis in Ionia.
He took long drive in the country
Tuesday visiting schools and on re.
turning was taken seriously i'll, be.
coming unconscious and growing rap
idly worse during the night. Mr..
S OTIS home is in Saranac where the
remains will be taken today.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
The sunshine OF spring.

The salve that cures without a scar
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Cuts,
Burns, Boils, Bruises and Piles disap.
pear before the use of this salve as
snow before the sunshine of spring.
Miss IL. Nj Middleton, Thebes, H.,
says; II was seriously afflicted with a
fever sore that was very painful. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve Cured me in
less than week. Get the genuine.
sold byW I. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

The Chicago Daily Review is the
only Chicago daily you can get for a
collar year, 75c for six months, 90
cents for three months. All impor-
tant news, daily magazine feature,
complete MAJ ket reports. Send
dollar TO Daily Review, Coca-Cola
Building, Chicago, Ill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
For sale or Exchange.

Our up-to date stock of general
merchandise, doing good business in
this hustl 'ng little town, with or with
out store building. Can use first C ass
farm property with good buildings,
good soil in good location. Inquire at
once. Thompson & Curtis.
Fenwick Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

1t Is said that the President is deter
mined to send some of the beef trust
nagnates to Jail. If he succeeds, we
hope he will put them on vegetable
diet during their incarceration.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
Advertised Letters.
Jan. 30. 1905.

Jan. 30, 1905.
Miss Heena Anderson, Mr.. Fred
Bruce2, Mrs. Will Bule, Miss Ida
Mr.. Elwood Esterline, Mrs
Geo Hart, Miss Pearl Hubbard, Will
bur Motif, Miss Josie Peterson, MIR
Jim Reed, Miss Edna Wellington
Edith Edna Wilbur.
ID. E. WILSON, =. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
In Pomnadour Stvle.

Wives of Siamese noblemen cut
their hair so that 1t sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length
OF il is about one and a 'alf inches.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Those Ohio bank depositors who
rave been cursing Mrs Chadwick
should at least give her credit for Sc
Letting good name to be used on her
bogus securities
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Physicians are now asserting that
whisky and quinine are not good for
grip. Plenty of persons never had
much faith in the quiulne part of the
combination, anyway
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

There Is no alcohol In Celery King-a
medicine fresh from natures hand. If
you have never taken this great tonic
laxative, ask your friends aboutit. BIC.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
What Are TheY?

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. A new remedy for stomach
troubles, biliousness, and constipation.
and good one. Price 25 cents. For
sale by Connell Bros, Pharmacists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Dsspepsia-bane Of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it prompt
lv, permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

Bryan says that he wants the Demo-
cratic party to forget itself. There is
title probability of Mr.. Bryan allow
ing it to forget his
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

In her latest troubles Russia will b,
Unable to seize new territory as an in
lemnity.