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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

pretty name. And-and you say that
she Is interested in some one here
trying desperately to speak with inn
personal calmness. Miss Harris nod
ded.
"Yes," she responded quietly, Il be
lieve he-he asked her TO marry him
once. But she refused him, not know
ing how much she cared. And-and
then he went away. She did not know
where to write. you see. He had quar-
relied with his father, and so"-
She stopped, for Leighton. uttering a
low cry. had caught her fingers in his.
"You knew" he managed brokenly.
"You knew-all the time
For answer Miss Harris thrust a
hand into her pocket and produced a
letter. This she opened at a certain
page and without a word passed it 10
the young a Leighton's breath
frightened to h gasp.
Marie, oh, Marie, If you meet him
send him back to me-" he read. The
words, blurred by the mist that dim
med his gaze, danced wildly before
him. Ruth, little Ruth! Outside the
window a splendid American flag trail
ed lazily In the faint breeze, and with
a sudden great heart throb Leighton's
spirit leaped to answer the call of
home. Yes. he would go home. he
would take The place In the bank. He
would work. slave. force success And
he would tell dad-dear old dad-that
to be a plain. everyday American citi-
Zen was good enough for him. And
then perhaps some day His face
fairly glorified by its new radiance; he
turned to the girl beside him.
How good you have beenr' he ex-
claimed ardently. How can / ever
thank you? shall start at once.
There is a steamer leaving Cherbourg
tomorrow. And-and If you see Ruth
faltering.
Il shall tell her that she will see you
In New York." promised the girl.
"Goodby, then" as their hands met in
a farewell clasp. "Goodby. And-I am
glad"
But as she watched the tall figure
cross the wide room, the bored look
now quite gone from face and bearing.
the girls smile faded, a sudden wist
fulness Swallowed her sweet eyes,
while her lips quivered.
"And-and l thought that be really
cared-for me-" she grieved. All"
with a sudden expectancy, lis he going
to turn? No? VIII he not even wave
a g%oodby?'
But leighton was already headed
for the steamship Office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

A good story is told by the writer of
some "Recollections of Hans Makart,"
the distinguished viennese painter,
whose remarkable picture Charles V.
Entering Antwerp In Triumph" OBJ
tanned the first prize at the Paris In
ternational exhibition Of 1878.
Makart was even more taciturn than
Won Moltke and had a passion for
chess. An Englishman who desired to
get on friendly terms with the artist
was told that the best way to do so
would be to play chess with him at
the cafe to which he resorted nightly.
Watching his opportunity, the English
man, when Makart's opponent rose
slipped into his chair.
The painter signed to him to play.
and the game began and went on. with
no other sound than the moving Of the
pieces. At last the Engiishman made
the winning move and exclaimed:
Mater
Up rose Makart in disgust and stalked
out, saying angrily to a friend who
asked why he left 80 early:
ooh, I can't stand playing with a
chatterboxr
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
SPORTS OF THE BLIND.
Plenty of amusement For Those
Who Are Bereft of sight.

Plenty of Amusement For Those
Who Are Bereft of sight.
With closed eyes two young men In
the blind asylum were playing chess.
The board they played ON had the
black squares raised and the white
ones sunken, while the black pieces
We're rough and the white ones smooth.
"Give us this handicap on account of
our blindness" said one of the young
men, 'and we will play as quick and
accurate a game of chess as anybody.
Give US checkers and a checkerboard
constructed on the same plan, and
there, too, our playing will equal yours.
IL would rather be blind than deaf"
he went on. blindness doesn't rob you
Of much. The blind are excellent a
glers. They play a good game of eu-
chre or poker or bridge. They use
cards that have embossed pips.
"The blind are good runners. good
gymnasts. In our last sports the hun
dred yards were done In under twelve
seconds, and on the horizontal and par
allel bars the giant swing, the cork
screw, the straight arm balance and
the finger balance We're executed In a
way that ELECTED salvos OF APPLAUSE
New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

Visiting Stratford-on-Avon recently,
writes a correspondent, | met with the
following legend, which may or may
not be based on fact. 1t was told to
me by a man whose father had lived
ninety years, having had the story
handed down from his great-grandfa-
Their. who had lived 104 years. The
story was as follows: At the grammar
school at Stratford-on-Avon, which
Shakespeare attended, a dog named
Fiddler was a great favorite with the
boys. But in the course of time the
dog grew SO old and decreplt that the
head master. who was a clergyman, or
dered his clerk to hang the dog.
Upon this becoming known In the
school one OF the boys chalked on one
Of the outer office doors the following
lines:
Now that poor Fidler has grown so old
He can no longer bark
He is condemned by the parson
To be hung by the clerk.
The head master, seeing these lines,
demanded that the boy who had writ
ten them should hold up his hand, and
William Shakespeare did SO. The 9th
er boys were dismissed and eft
Shakespeare, as they thought, L have
a good '~'whacking." But instead of
this the head master gave him 5 shil-
lings and promised him that Fidler
should die a natural death.-London
Chronicle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
SILO BUILDING.
Essentials of u Good Cemen sfIo
Stave silo.

Essentials of q Good Cement sfIo
Stave silo.
BY WILDER ]. FRASER. Illinois expert
ment station.
Silos built Of concrete have been
thirty feet deep. with the wall not
more than six inches thick at the base
and tapering to four inches at the top.
Where gravel or crushed stone can
be obtained at a reasonable price 1t
may be advisable to make the walls
slightly thicker, and In cold climates
they should be built with a dead air
space In the wall to prevent the silage
from freezing. In any event there
should be enough heavy wire or iron
rods imbedded In the wall 10 with
stand the strain Of the silage. Unless
this Is done cracks are likely to APP
pear. The amount of wire necessary
In each case will depend upon the size
and depth Of the silo. The wall should
be plastered on the inside with one
part Of portland cement to two OF
good sharp sand troweled to a smooth
surface. This will resist the action Of
the acid In the sil6ge.
The first cut shows an all concrete
silo 20 feet In diameter and II feet
deep. The wall Is % inches thick for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
STEPS TO HEAVEN.
The Legend of How Mount Omi's
Stairway Was Cut.

The Legend OF How Mount Omi's
Stairway Was Cut.
Mount Omi, on the border between
western China and Tibet, has the long
est staircase In the world. On top of
the mountain there stands a Buddhist
temple, around which gather some Of
the holiest traditions of that religion
and which Is made a Mecca to the Chi
nese.
To facilitate the ascent of Its slippery
sides some 10000 steps have been cut
In the mountain, forming a single
flight, up which the pilgrim tolls.
Because Of Its inaccessibillty few Eu-
ropeans have ever visited the spot, but
q number Of travellers have assembled
the stairway and are positive that 1t is
no legendary myth.
There Is a legend that In earlier times
the pilgrim was forced to ascend the
mountain without artificial aids until
the monks conceived the plan Of requir-
ing every pilgrim who would gain es-
pecial benefit of his journey to cut a
single step.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE.
He Was Not It's Owner, and For n
Very Good Reason.

The house IN Which Victor Hugo died
In Paris vas In the ayeaue wh.cl
bears his name and close - his statue.
Arsene EouSsaye ia Les Anna.es
says that he never addressed "A lsatcr
to him in any other fashion than
To Victor hugo.
At His Avenue.
Yet the house itself had a modest =
pearance. Its chief charms were a
beautiful garden, with great trees anu
a delightful fountain. and the extraor-
binary richness Of its furniture,
The house did no belong to Victor
Hugo. 1t had been built by the Prin-
cess de Lurignan, and Hugo finally
tried to buy it from the princess. To
his amazement she asked 100000.
The lady smiled. That Is nothing.
considering" she remarked pleasantly.
Considering what?' demanded the
still bewildered poet.
Think, master. This little house has
had the Incompatible honor OF having
been lived In by Victor Hugo"
The master smiled In his turn as he
replied, this time without a trace Of be-
wilderment:
"Ah, madam, you see l am not rich
enough to have a house which has been
lived in by Victor Hugo."-T. P.'s Lon
don Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

Mary, queen Of Scots, was tall and
slender, but very graceful in all her ac-
tons. Her face does not seem to have
been especially beautiful, for she had
rather irregular features, but her fas-
~cination Of N was Irresistible.
She had a way Of cooking her head a
little to n side and Of looking side
ways at the person with whom she was
talking that gave a strong impression
OF coquetry. She had very small hands
and feet and was fond of showing both,
often having her gowns shortened In
order that her feet might be seen. She
always had her W hair cut close and
wore a wig to save the time and trou-
BILE OF hairdressing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
FEEDING n COLTS.
BEST Quality Hay should Re Thefr
Wfnter Forage.


With a great hay crop already safe
In stack AMI NOW, and the oat crop
all but saved In excellent shape. 1t
would seem that the farm horses of
the country should fare well during
the ensuing twelyemonih, says Breed
er's Gazette The young things should
be looked after first In the way Of
selecting their winter forage.
The finest and best hay should al
ways be kept for them and kept, too
where IL may be got at when needed
Sometimes the intention Is good enough
and the farmer sets aside some fine,
bright. short hay for his colts, but
later covers IL up deep with coarse
fodder which must be fed out or re-
moved before the good colt hay can be
got at. This Is the poorest sort of
economy. Put the colt hay where II
may be obtained whenever wanted
and let II be wanted o. early In the
fall as the young things desire to eat 1t.
We believe II Is a good plan anyway
to give colts a little hay every day
In the year II they will eat II, and they
generally will, but In the fall when
grass Is getting short and dry a feed
Of coarser fodder than grain is as es-
sential as grass fself. Let the colts
have some nice bright hay where they
may eat 1t comfortably, and they win
soon obtain a fill and probably go on
inside the shed or at least into the
shade. there the better to fight the pes
tilential flies. IL they are well filed
up. they can do this with good heart
II they must try to pick a scanty Nv
ing and do kicking enough at the fiies
to drive a steam engine, they will lose
flesh. Losing the flesh of colts In the
summer time means losing money. II
cannot be put back before winter. This
may seem to be only a small matter,
but the farmer who has his hay In
good shape for this use has scored IN
two p~oints-nrst, that he has the colts
to feed and, second, In having the best
sort of feed In the best place for them.
1t all money when the colo
weather comes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
sign. OF sickne.. In sheep.

A sheep is peculiar in respect to eat.
ing and retaining the brightness of the
eye, while 1t il gradually wasting by
sickness until 1t dies at the feed
trough, says Farm Progress. When a
sheep loses flesh and becomes very thin
without exhibiting any other marked
symptoms OF disease 1t is probable that
it is suffering from tuberculosis Of the
intestines. If the skin is pale and the
eye is unusually bright this is still
more probable. If the eyes are yell
lowish and the skin OF a yellowish cast
the disease is In the liver. IL the dung
Is soft and Of fetid odor the digestive
organs are involved. If the urine IL
thick or OF an unusual appearance or
odor disease Of the kidneys or of the
liver may be suspected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
wb.t \, an Editor,

Some boys in an English school were
asked the other day to define editor"
Here are some Of their definitions: AN
editor is a man who handles words"
AN editor makes his living out of the
English language" IAN editor is some
body who does not do anything him
SELF. and when somebody else does
goes and tells other people all about
It," IAN editor Is a mar who has the
industry Of a beaver, the instincts Of a
bee and the patience Of an ass"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

''This volume" said the ~bibliophile,
sis a cento. 1t is composed of detach-
ed sentences taken from the works Of
Thackeray. 1t makes a novel, sensible,
but short, and it was composed in sew
en- years by a bedridden baroness. The
best known cento is probably the EN-
press Eudoxia's Life of Christ made
entirely Of lines from Homer. There is
a similar life, composed by Ross, that
consists wholly Of detached lines from
Virgil. Centos are often very valuable.
One compiled by Alexander Hamilton
from Millions Paradise Lost sold not
long since for $500. The book was a
history of America"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
A pu..ler For tn. c.n.r.s.tion.

Perhaps one of the best stories told
concerning the unconscious humor of
parish clerks is the following, which Is
taken from Dean Pigou's reminis-
cences entitled, phases Of My Life"
A certain clergyman served two
churches. and the following notices
were given out one Sunday By the
parish clerk In broad Yorkshire:
II bag to give notice that there will
Be no sarvice In this ere church on
Secondary next, as o vicar win be
preaching to all eternity alternately
In t'oother church. The second notice
I have to give is that there win be no
sarvics In t'other church Soonday next,
~ o vicar Will be a-nshing loficiat-
hg) In this ERE church. And the third
and last notice l have to give u that
thsrs will bs Z meeting Of the parish-
toner's tomorrow evening to take into
serious consideration what color we
shall whitewash the national schools"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
CONCRETE srrn.

the first IA feet, 10 inches thick the
next IA feet and 10 inches thick the
upper II feet. This silo cost approx
imately $1,000, and as it holds 1874 tons
the cost per ton was $3.50. While the
first cost of this silo was high, it may
prove economical in the end, as It
should stand for more than a hundred
years. 1t is essential that a concrete,
stone or brick silo have a good founda-
uon, otherwise 1t is likely to settle I'M
evenly, and cracks will appear in the
wall, giving the air a chance to enter.
IL the silo is put at least three feet
into the ground this assures a firm
footing and also adds to the depth OF
the structure.
There are great possibilities In re
enforced concrete, and a circular struc-
ture is the best to be easily re-en-
forced. Silos have been built of con
crete, but usually with solid walls and
much thicker than necessary. The
method of construction heretofore has
In most cases been cumbersome, re
curing a large amount of lumber to
construct the forms. With unskilled
labor the question of concrete silos In
still a problem. Good grades of cement
are now manufactured and are becom-
ing much cheaper. Machines have al
ready been made with which re-en-
forced hollow walls are built with COM
parative ease, and when we learn how
to handle cement to the best possible
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
a Plague of Caterplnnr..

OF the plague Of caterpillars that
overran the Scottish lowlands In 1854
Richard Bell in his book my Strange
Pets" says, THE caterpillars marched
In armies straight ahead, and the con-
sequence was that when they o
tered sheep drains which are open
drains about eighteen inches deep and
eighteen inches wide at the top, they
tumbled into them In such numbers
that their dead bodies damned up the
water and they might have been taken
out ia barrow loads"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
WHAT is ELECTRICITY
some of the Theories ON
the Mysterious Current.

the Mysterious Current.
Well, what is 1t? 1t is scarcely pos
sible to say. There are theories-many
Of them. 1t is evidently something of
which we cannot take a part. We can
not cut a piece of 1t off and subject it
to analysis, nor can we pour a little of
it into a bottle for future study and
contemplation. 1t is like the wind-its
effects can be measured; it's force,
strength and quantity al nov be cal
culated TO a very nice degree. Still, to
liken ii to the wind, it is a stupendous
power, a mighty typhoon, blowing, as
it were, without moving, two ways at
nee along all parts of its path, giving
OFF a halo of magnetism at right angles
to that path everywhere.
One of the incest theories perhaps Is
the one that considers electricity a
condition of atoms brought about by
chemical action, as in a battery cell, or
by what might be called a severe irri-
tation of the magnetic halo, as in a dy-
namo, and by other means, such as heat
and friction.
What this condition Is is beyond us.
II may be a violent rotation or it may
be an equally violent vibration of at
oms. but as no nan has seen an atom
at any time, not v e with the most
powerful microscope, 1t is impossible to
say. Friction in some form or other Is
present, as heat is produced before
burning or destruction takes place
Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

advantage this will undoubtedly be the
siio Of the future. especially In Sec
tons where sand and gravel or crushed
stone are abundant.
There are ase where a cheap tenn
porary silo may be economical and Of
great advantage. For example, a farm
Or may expect to build a new barn In q
different place and var a silo nea the
old barn for a few years only, or q
renter may wish a temporary silo. ana
then II he moves In a short time he can
take the lumber from q stave sllo with
him. The cut shows a stave silo with
out roof. sixteen feet In diameter and
thirty-four deep, capacity 15o tons. g.
ommended only where a temporary stlo
b desired.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
Prevaricator.

The word p%revaricator is from the
Latin and originally meant a straddler
with distorted or misshapen legs. In
the Roman courts Of law the express
sion was applied to one who In a suit
was discovered to be In collision with
his opponent to compass some dishon-
ssty. AS falsehood was the necessary
part Of such a performance, the word
By and by came to have the signif-
canoe at present attached to II.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

Do not put or the renovation Of the
strawberry bed any longer. Reduce
the widths OF rows BY the ~cultivator
and pull weeds from among the plants.
Then apply a dressing Of rich manure,
and the vines win make a good growth
this fall and enter winter with q large
amount Of stored up energy for use IN
the next springs crop Of berries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

There is no question but that the
very best draft horses can be bred and
grown on the farm. In fact the farm
Is the only place where a horse Of any
kind can be bred and grown to fun
maturity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

According to the Bible, Methuselah
begat Lamech and lived 1872 years
thereafter. Lamech lived 1872 years
and begat Noah. Noah was 600 years
old when the flood occurred.
Was MethuseIah drowned? - New
York Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
POINTS ON FEEDING

The Wisconsin experiment station In
soy beans has made a study Of their
feeding value FOR lambs, the test re-
ported to the department Of agricul
ture covering twelve weeks, being
made with two lots OF ten lambs each
In addition to grain, all the lambs were
fed like rations Of cut corr slower and
clover hay. the latter being after q
short time replaced by June grass hay
The average gain per lamb during the
test ON soy beans a c0rnmeal was
1913 pounds. The average gain per
lamb on corn and oats In equal pro
portions was 1871 pounds. The ex.
periments Of the station showed that
soy beans have proved to be an excel
lent grain for balancing the grain ra-
tons of growing lambs.
winter Feed of Horses.
Discussing farm horses and their
care, Professor Snow said that horses
on the farm are apt to be kept too
well or too poorly-an extreme n
way or the other. 1t Is, however.
possible to winter horses with but lit
tie grain and not feed excessive
amounts OF hay. On his fathers farm
the work horses were given for a win
ter feed some Of the best CORE fodder
and oat straw, with a very little hay
A little linseed meal was used daily.
also a very few carrots and a few
handfuls of oats. Very limited amounts
Of the meal and oats were fed during
the early part Of the winter. the grain
ration increasing slightly toward
spring.
Corn silage For swine.
Corn silage cennot, IN my opinion, be
regarded as a satisfactory feed for
swine, writes w. p. Brooks In Breeders
Gazette. They win eat q considerable
proportion Of II II not literally fed, bot
the hog does not digest fber. which n
abundant in the stalks and leaves, rear.
" as well as do cattle or sheep. Con-
~seQuently even II forced to consume q
large share Of It the nutrients Of corr
siiage are not fully utilized by hogs.
Feeding sheep.
Sheep seem to come 70 near living
On nothing that many persons deliber-
ately neglect them and let them shift
for themselves. 1t h a big mistake.
they stand starvation perhaps better
than other stock, but they respond to
good treatment as much ~ any other.
COED pasture and winter feed make
fAt lambs and mutton and moro and
better lambs at lambing time. It also
makes more and better wool Nothing
shows more quickly and with more
~ % TIE owner TIE eRect o. ipeufn-
e1ont Of irregular feeding nan wool
yarm Progress.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

0oblets with stem and stand like
those we use today were employed In
Troy 900 B. O. Among the valuable
objects found by DIR. Schliemann was
q golden goblet. Vessels of this metal
were commonly employed In the serv-
ice Of the temples.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

She-I wouldn't be surprised II the
servant girl were listening at the key
hole. He-Nor 1. That's a woman's
trick. She-Oh, indeed? He-Of
course. That's why it's called Ewes
dropping.-Philadelphla Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

In the temperate zones the maximum
Of heat is attained about Z month aftsr
the longest days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16

Men are funny creatures to cater for.
A roma win buy he things she
wants. but a man VIII only bug the
things be nesds.-TailoR ana Gutter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-16
An Inferenee.

Jones-I knew that man when he
hadn't a dollar In his pocket Smith
Why, did he ask you to lend him one?
Jones-No. asked him to lend me
one.