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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-05
Thursday, January 5. 1905.
HOME NEWS.
All About Webster, Her People
And Her Visitors.

The Last deed done, the last word said
The memory alone remains
OF all it's joys, its griefs. its gains;
And now with purpose full and clear
turn 20 meet another year"
1905.
How's your swear of?
Did you turn over q new leaf?
The streets were sloppy Friday.
Pred Russei visited Bristol to-day.
y, Davis was over from Bristol Fri.
day.
For abstracts Of titse call ON Carl
Msimberg.
y. J. Serum was over from Bristol
Friday.
60 TO the opera home the evening Of
january ~.
J. w. Abbott went to Pierre Monday
morning.
Henry Bremen, of Dexter, was in the
cry Friday.
II Won wish . ioan. Call on the First
Nstional bank.
Thomas McKennett departed for
Pierre Friday.
Combination sale at Breeder Head.
quarters
,. J. Beoht Was in waatay between
trssns Saturday.
johnson beats tser- all max.
fna ~picsnres.
L E<s~riy. Of Anaover. wss . Web
ssss visitor Friday.
Dcns fcrr-s she lecsss~ st the opesx
h<zse January ~
water stood in che ssxerts and did
fsr<s RrsaAy nighe
watches oDe fonrsh OF q Hxrt's the
sT-sp-asae 5sweler.
~ A. Thnl xAs IN tAe csry between
trains Munday pighf.
60 10 Fiksasl's Bew srntio for high
rAs4R p~hpsaxrhPhs
c. G. Bush and A. DagiSser we're up
fsen wsnhAy Friday
weinstein's 10 the place to get
lewelry cheap
6 s Maynard Of waubay. was a
Webster Fisisor Saturday
The websssr bakery and restaurant
~ now nsssn for business
L. c. GpoaeEl and II o. Dalen drove
syrsr from Bnflsr Saturday.
Wstrh for the tag combination sale
NE Eiresdersr Headquarfefs.
rr- r ID Peabody departed for the
Twin Cities M0uday night.
1f q are dry 10 10 Clas- Johnson's
fsss's the best place in town.
Allen Hyde returned TO Brookings
TuesdAy 90 resume bis studies.
One fourth of on all grade watches at
t&xs's the up-to-date jeweler.
l. J. K~onlhommer. OF Lily TRANSACTED
sCsiness in shis city Saturday.
That Minneapolis beer sold by Chas.
sohnson 10 the best on draught.
W. H. Pease departed for Harley
Monday morning on business.
Sacrifice prices on ali goods at
Wcinstein's jeweiry store.
NJ. Rexford. county auditor elect,
came mp from waubay Monday.
Come aud see a new souvenir spoons
~ Harris the up-to-date jeweicr.
Emel Meyer went ; o St. Paul last
week for . week or ten days visit.
Chas. johnson handles only the best
wbiskies. becrs, wines aud cigars.
Brother Black. OF the Waubay Clip
per, was . Webster visitor Tuesday.
Good bargains in diamond rings and
pins At Hart,t b up-to-date jeweler.
Miss Berta Derrick returned to Coude
after spending the holidays at home.
Call and get q watch at one fourth
on ~ Hart's,the up.to-dase ieweier.
Geo. Butler, Of Butler. wss transact
Ing business In this city Wednesday.
R~agrsvingi Engravingi Hart the up
'te-dase jeweler does all OF his free.
Archie Flsnders went to Bradley
Ncnday 70 visit relatives and friends.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-05

commissioners, from the third district.
Mr.. Sletton was an active member and
leaves a record a public servant Of
which he may well feel proud.
Last Friday Allan Hyde entertained
. number Of his yonng friends. Games
furnished the usual amusements Of the
evening. after which light refreshments
were served, and the young people left
for their homes very much pleased
with their evenings enjoyment.
Tuesday the stock holders Of the
Lynn Lake creamery held their annual
business meeting, disposed Of the years
business and elected officers for the
ensuing year. The following officers
were elected President, r. 8. Sigde-
stad; vice-president. @. A. Olson; &C.
rotary, p. N. Peterson: treasurer.
I. e. Eege: trustees. p B. Amundson,
Jacob Fasheim and Ole Sandal.
Thomas Chelmers Curtisi who Is
be? you ask. Why he h tbs con and
heir Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chelmers Curtis.
The lad arrived NJ their home In Petos-
key, Michigan. Tuesday January srd.
10 : seisgTsu informs ne. cs.'t you
- Chalmers swslf mp ~ ie talks about
my boy. Nay Thomas Chalmers live
NE allotted time and prove A honorable
$500 ~-l ~ 49, ~~l -~~ 1919
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
GAME OF PLAYING SCOUT.
Pleasant Pastime for the Young Folks
When Out for Summer
Frolic.

Boys and girls who live in the coun-
try, and those from the city who will
visit in the country this summer, may
have great sport playing scout. The
only thing necessary is patch of
woods, says the Washington Star
Any of the counting OUT plans may
be used to see who will be Indians
and who will be.scout. Those who are
counted out are Indians, and the last
one left is the scout.
When everything is ready the scout
hides his eyes to count 200, while the
Indians scamper OF through the
woods and hide. 1t must be agreed,
of course, that no one shall go beyond
certain limits.
The scout may set out on his
search with shout and rush, or he
may steal along noiselessly, hoping
to surprise the Indians. To be caught"
an Indian has only to be seen. The
scout calls his name, and the Indian
must come in as prisoner However,
a prisoner may do all he can to throw
the scout OF the trail.
When all the Indians have been
spied the one who was caught first must
be scout, and he hides his eyes and
counts while the others run away again
as Indians. Each game starts at the
spot where the last Indian is captured.
A whole day may be delightfully."- spent
in the woods at this game.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
NEGRO IN THE WILD STATE
Tuskegee Traveller Thinks the oAaeAs
Of America May Help to BE
deem Africans.

Horace Greeley Griffin, one OF the
three Young negroes of Tuskegee train
ing whom the German government
borrowed and took to west AFRICA te
show the wild negroes how to grow
cotton. is at his Texas home again.
He has had enough of west Africa. ne
doesn't like the wild negroes much bet
ter than he likes the tropical rains,
Some of them he suspects OF cannlbal-
ism and the men are not SO strong as
they look, and honest toll is hateful
to them.
Zone southern negro who has beer
used to labor" correspondent quotes
young Griffin as saying, "can do mSre
work in one day than wild African
can do in week. The wild African
looks ignorant, brutal and repulsive
and in truth they are brutes. The.
worship. the devil and build mud idols
to the de3il. They believe in the ex
istence of a God, but they think thai
he is too good to be of any use tc
them. They say that God will not
fight for, them, while the devil is S
good fighter and loves fight above
anything else.
II think that the institution Of slav.
cry as we once had it in the United
States was q blessing Gods blessing
The negroes Of America have been re.
deemed by it from hell and degrade
ton, and it may be that God has pre-
pared them to redeem the dark cont
nent."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22

and it won't take me ten minutes to
finish the job. Pm going out, ! say,
AID if you want me to go free and start
life over again, you go on praying and
keep quiet!' 5
A thousand things passed through
the preachers mind, but he was help
less. He fell forward, burying his face
in his hands, and went on praying.
Jim crawled across the floor, and TAX
ing a wire saw from his shoe, began
the task that he had labored so hard
for many nights. First the saw passed
through the soap that hid the tiny
crack in the bar, then with stea1thy
sound, like the gnawing of a mouse, it
ate into the hard metal. The desperate
mans hand few back and forth almost
with the rapidity of lightning, while
the sweat that streamed from his face
glittered on the iron. With click the
saw passed through the bar, and the
sound aroused the white-faced man
who was kneeling in the corner of the
cell.
Abner raised his head and the gaze
of the brothers met. The preacher
started to get on his feet, but the muir
derer was at his side in an instant.
"Ab, I'll kill you like a dog if you
move or maze a noise!", Jim growled
in hoarse whisper. do you want them
to hang me and send my soul to hell,
or do you want me to go out of here
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
ONE FLAW IN HIS COURAGE
Evelyn's Papa Was Man Without
Fear Save That Of His
Better Half.

Evelyn is the little daughter Of Mar
shall county family, relates the Kansas
City Journal. She is very timid. Hel
father, finding that sympathy only in.
creased this unfortunate tendency, de
cided to have serious talk with his lit.
tie daughter on the subject Of her fool.
ish fears.
Papa she said, at the close of his
lecture, when you see COW amt you
'fraid?'
NO; certainly not, Evelyn"
when you see horse, amt you
'fraid?'
mo; of course not"
when you see a dog, amt you
'fraid?"
"No!'-with emphasis.
When you see bumblebee, amt you
'fraid?"
"No!'-with scorn.
"Ain't you 'fraid when it thunders
MOI" with loud laughter. ..Oh Won
silly child"
Papa" said Evelyn, solemnly "ain,t
you 'fraid of nothin' in the world but
mammal"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
NO POLICE GRAFT IN JAPAN
Acceptance Of a Gift by an omcer =
Followed by. Loss OF
Caste.

William II. shelton, the artist, re-
turned recently from visit 10 1apa -.
While there he was impressed nu1n -
the Japanese police, says rue y, ~ ' tra
ington Post. He came away Win .ue
idea that the Japanese police depart
ment was much superior to otner ~.
lice departments, principally owlns -
the apparent elimination OF graft
"While / was at Nagasak'. ne says
"Capt. Barker, the American quar-. a.
master there, lost very fine uncut VIC 20
mond. He hadn't any idea Wnere ne
had lost it. He sent word to the poi.os s
and 4 regular policeman came h1o'
and made Inquiries about the STONE.
with the politeness that is enara.
teristic of the country, the poii.e
announced that it would give tue "
lice great pleasure to find 1t II .ney
could. Several days later he Appeared
with the diamond, which mus. na ~
been very hard to find, owing u ies
being in an uncut state. n,
"He handed it to Capt. Barker wa. :a
a bow and walked away. True 70 hls
American instinct, Capt. Barker eail11
him back, reached down into MS pun
ct and pulled out a. couple OF SA'
which he offered him. IL,
"The policeman seemed to Dc Doen
surprised and offended. 1t waS aeains'
all the rules of the police, no said, :"
accept such gratuities from anyone.
II found later just how serious -
would have been if he had taken H. -
seems that the policemen in japan are
recruited from the middle class anu
punishment for anyone caught graz
ing means much more than dism4ssa =.
from the service or Imprisonment. y
means loss of caste. -
"A man dismissed from the pol'ce
department for such an of1ense' no
matter what his previous rank IN ~.
ciety. becomes marked man ana Is
regarded as a coolie, the lowest class
of society. AS coolie nothing IS iel.
to him but hard labor for the rest %
his days."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
Ignorance of Food Values.


Examples of glaring ignorance OF
food values may well be culled from
the notes Of these experts who have
visited the poor of the different cities.
In the slums Of Chicago, states John
Elfreth Watkins, writing in the Reader
Magazine, it was found that woman
whose husband was out of work and
whose family was living on few
cents day bought lettuce, food so
innutritious that, at least when out of
season and high in price, it is a lux
ury even for the rich. This woman
sacrificed the inexpensive but nutri-
tfous classes Of foods, such as found
In the list given above, for leaves con-
timing over 80 per cent. of water and
is per cent. Of refuse. It has been
truthfully said that man would soon
starve- to death on a diet of lettuce
alone. Pitiable improvidence was found
In, the New York slums. A Waterman
was feeding his family at the rate Of
"A cents per person a day-all that he
could afford; yet his wife bought ex-
pensive cuts Of beef instead of the
equally nutritious cuts OF lower price,
also large quantities of butter whole
value might have been invested in
dried beans and more bread. She also
wasted money on soda crackers and
Jumbles costing two or three times as
much as bread and containing no more
nutrition. 1t was estimated that his
wife might have obtained about eight
times as much nutrition for her money
had she substituted dried peas for
green peas. Another large saving
would have been the substitution of
fresh for condensed milk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
: Doing Without sleep.


One Of the bugaboos OF mundane
1ssence is the "early to bed and eas1l
TO rise" adage, which has troubled the
consclences of SO many millions OF
people. That tantalizing old jingle
about early rising making man heal
my, wealthy and wise is responsible
LOT more misery in the world than all
the other good behavior maxims and
rules for success put together; but its
Is gratifying to observe, says the Roch-
ester IN. " Express, that the
present generation is not SO complais-
ant in obeying the rule as the good
but misguided, men and women OF
yesterday. The early rising fad is not
much in vogue now in the cities, and
1t will not be many years before the
beneficent reform will take root in the
country. The cause of this change, of
course, is in the. change from early
to late hours in thickly settled locali-
ties. The urban population occupies
Its evenings in pleasurable pursuits
and retires at an hour that is not in
harmony with the advice that was in
culcated daily in the minds Of our
grandmothers and grandfathers. An
other great change is the increase of
occupations that require night work,
Tor in every large city there are thous-
ands OF men and women who work at
night and sleep during the day. The
theater is also an important factor in
keeping people awake until midnight
In olden times there were not so many
amusements and distractions in the
daily life, and after our grandparents
finished their days work there was
nothing better to do than go to bed.
In these days of rushing business and
varied pleasures, however, humanity
Just begins to enjoy itself when dark
ness falls from the wing of night"
when the pale blue rays of the cleo
tries drill holes in the ebon atmos-
phere, and the noises Of the downtown
thoroughfares fall on the ear.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22

and live an honest life? You know
have never had any show. I got start
ed wrong. Everybody said l was the
black one. Give me show, Alb; if you
don't there will be murder at your own
door,"
Abner put his hand on his brothers
arm and tried to draw him closer that
he might plead with him, but Jim
pushed him away.
Now the saw was piled vigorously to
the other bar, and in a few minutes
Jim Pitts began the final preparations
for escape. With almost superhuman
strength he bent the bars aside, leaving
an opening that seemed scarcely large
enough for a child to crawl through.
Standing up the murderer drew of his
shirt and rubbed soap on mis- bare
arms and shoulders. His muscular body
glistened in the dim light that filtered
into the cell. AS Abner started up from
the corner where he was kneeling, he
saw his brother standing over him like
some Internal apparition. He stood UP
and faced the desperate prisoner. They
were breathing hard and glaring at
each other. Abner was about to cry
out when Jim caught him in a tight
embrace. The murderer jerked the
handkerchief from his brothers pocket
and drew it tightly across his mouth
the preacher was gagged. In another
minute Abner was stripped Of his coat
and his hands were bound behind him
with a sheet from the cell bunk.
Now, Abner lay upon the floor watch
ing the movements of his brother. Jim
crawled to the bars and listened, pant
ing like a hunted animal. He thrust
Abner's coat, hat and Bible out, then
he slowly worked his body through the
breach in the iron cage. Abner saw
the crouching prisoners shadow dimly
outlined against the dark walls of the
cell, then it vanished.
The preacher writhed upon the floor
and struggled hard, but he could not
free himself or cry out. His soul was
filled with anguish, and the text, But
if any man walk in the night ran
through his mind He closed his eyes
in torrent of tears and prayed in
silence.
At dawn Jim Pitts walked past the |
guard at the prison door with Bible |
in his hand.-Kansas City Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
OTHER PEOPLES THOUGHTS.

Modesty Is the mark Of might
Men need new hearts more than
stronger harness.
Envying another's caks only spoi!s>
our own cookies.
Men who intend to be good to-mor-
row always die to-day. szs
j. The more haste men maks Tor hap
piness the less intimate acquaintance
they get with 1t. Henry N Cope. Il
MY head is resting sweetly upon
three pillows, Infinite love and Infinite
wisdom and infinite lariaee John
Elias. "a IS
II you are poor and vekk and help
less and Of little account these arc
only extraordinary rsasons Why God
should care for uJohn G. Steven
son.
II We could see WHARF disgrace real
" lies. how often man would b
ashamed Of their riches md donors
and would discern thats y bad temper
or an irritable dispositions was tho
greatest family disgrace that they pos
sessed. Arthur HELPS
Calmness Is not, ! thing of mere
surface emotion. but mnst g down 70
the deepest condition d our lives. we
cannot say just: Go "a now, I will
be calm;;" we must ~ With Paul:
'.Now the Lord Of peace give - peacs
by all means. Phillip Brooks.
It is q Nain thought to az from The
work that God appoints Aus, for ne
sake Of finding ! greater blessin to-
our own souls, - Il We Gould choot "a tJ1
ourselves where we shall ind the full
ness Of the divine presence, instead Of
seeking it where alone u Is to DO
found, in loving obedience. George
Eliot s5ssSS:: 3 Y 33lsss. z3 sg
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
THE BLACK
ONE
By WADE nouNTFoRrr
i'm, here's a visitor to see you"

I'm, here's visitor to see you,
cJ said the jailer.
Jim Pitts sprang up and stare6
through the bars.
The visitor grasped the prisoners
hands and exclaimed: ''Oh, James
james,"
Sorrow was written in every. line OF
the visitors face; the countenance OF
the one in the cell was sullen.
Hello, Abb" said the prisoner.
The men eyed each other moment
The jailer felt that he must say some
thing.
anyone would know you were bro
TIERS" said he. "You are enough alike
to be twins"
The prisoner seemed embarrassed,
coughed and replied: Eyes, we do re-
semble; the whole family does, but
He looked at the floor. But / reckon
I'm the black one of the flock" Then,
turning to his brother, he asked: '.How
did you leave everybody at home, ABB"
The Rev. Abner Pitts was so over
come that he could not reply at first.
He pressed a handkerchief to his eyes
and leaned against the bar, sobbing.
The jailer moved away.
They are all heartbroken, but mo-
Their, and she-she doesn't-know,
James," said the preacher, trying to
suppress his emotion.
Tiger-like, Jim Pitts began to pace
his cell. There was no sign of remorse
on his face. Once he glanced at his
brother with an expression of disdain,
then he stopped and said:
What did you come for?'
Il came to look after your souls sal
walton, James, replied the other. Il
came to pray with you and offer you
the consolation of my religion.
why didn't you go to see the COVER
nor and ask him to commute my sem
tence? That's what l wrote you for:
that's what wanted you to do
THAT would have done no good
James, said the brother. "Your crime
has put you beyond the pale of earthly
clemency, James, you can only look to
Heaven now, and think Of your immor-
tai soul"
you might have got a respite for
me; that would have given me some
chance to think about religion. It's
only eight days now. Tomorrow night
they will put on the-the death watch"
The word caused his brother to shud-
der; he lifted the handkerchief to his
eyes again.
The jailer came and let Abner into
the cell. It was night. The brothers,
who had not seen each other before in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
CATARRH OF STOMACH
CURED BY PE-RU-NA,

Miss Genevive May, 1917 s. Meridian
St., Indianapolis, Ind, Member Second
High School Alumni Assn, writes:
s.Peruna IS the finest regulator Of .
disordered stomach have ever found.
1t certainly deserves high praise, for
it's sLiIlf1IIy prepared.
ST was in terrible condition from 3
case of catarrh of the stomach.
nv food had long ceased to be OF any
good and only distressed me after eat
ing l was nauseated, had heartburn
and headaches, and felt run down COM
pletely. But.in two weeks after took
Peruna I was q changed person A few
bottles of the medicine made great
change, and in three months my stom-
ach was cleared of catarrh, and my en-
tire system in a better condition.
Genevive May.
Write DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio,
for free medical advice. All cores
pondence held strictly confidential
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
Chinese Invention

China has apparently started digging
at the top Of the heap OF improvements
made during her centuries OF letharev
The first patent the Chinese govern.
ment has ever granted is for an e,ec.
trio lamp invented by an inhabitant ~
Marking, the old capital of the emnira
VINO describes his invention as the
bright moonlight" and asserts it Is
far superior to tie foreign glow lamns
hitherto sold at Shanghai and other
cities Further indications of the en-.
pres awakening are seen in the cine.
ing OF an American contract for the
building OF the first steel mill in China
IN the vicinity of Shangha, the ma.
chinery including an electrically oper.
ated furnace charging plant.-Chicaeo
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
CALL OF THE WILD.

The bee in the clover s.
The bird in the tree,
Are happy and laughin' Fl
AS loud as can be, 81
An I'm here a-workin',
An, doggone it ali!
The meadows and bayous
Are givin' their call.
The meadows are calm;
"The plover is here!"
The bayous are CALM:
"Our waters are rfear."
And, doggone it all!
I'm here workin'; wish
/ could get just a day
And could hike out and fish
Could hike out ard fish
Where bay Gus are wide,
And where trout are waiting
Down deep in their tide:'
Or I'd love to HE
Beneath a wide tree,
The lazy birds brother.
The chum of the bee!
The lazy birds brother,
The chum of the bee;
The bee sleeps all winter
And that 'ud suit me;
The bird hops a twig
The first thing in the spring,
An don't do a thing
But just perch there an sing.
j. M. Lewis, in Houston Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-22
Elixir Of Youth.

Every age sees its earnest scientists
still seeking how they may discover
the elixir or the force which will give
us the energy, the vitality and the ap-
pearance of youth. A German who has
been struggling with the subject is con-
WINGED that the secret lies in keeping
sound our blood vessels. We are just
as old as our hearts, he declares, and
this is no pretty poetical sentiment,
but cold, scientific fact. AS years
creep on, our arteries and the heart
lose vigor, and we then begin to "age."
Now, we can train this organ. 1t ap-
pears, to work better than it does. Like
an old clock, il treated judiciously, it
will go on as well as new one, but
It does not do to give it any of the lib
critics Of the latter. We must care
fully regulate the exercise we take, the
food we eat, the mental efforts we
make, the muscle work we do. We
should neither walk too much nor too
little; we should get as much air as
possible. yet never oversleep; we
should never coddle, still less should
we be rash about colds, fatigue and
70 on.