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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11
Hebrews and the sabbath.

There Is not, and there never was In
tended to be, any such feeling Of Puri-
tanism or of Calvinism with regard to
our day Of rest as there is connected
with the Lords day of III neighbors,
The Jewish Sabbath was to be a de-
light, and we read that In the medieval
ghetto dancing. among other recrea.
tons. was common on that day. There
Is nothing contrary to the spirit OF
Judaism In the playing Of games or in
diligence In any form Of light recrea.
tion on Saturday so long as 1t Is com
bined with a due regard for the sacred
claims of divine worship. = Jewish
World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

The phrase his mothers white hnd-
ed boy" is as old as the hills in Ire
land II appears In many Of the Irish
fairy stories Of the last century. Irish
mothers who knew good fairies always
kept the secret for the white headed
boy" Of the family. Gerald Grimm In
one Of his best short stories years ago
used the phrase ~ one he had Dor
rowed from IN old Celtic book.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

1t is a common report that the
insurgents, although not a unit on
the proposition, are e~ndeavoring to
put another ticket in the field in
Day county. To the regular republi-
cans, there is nothing alarming or
surprising in such a move, for it
was their contention all along that
the insurgents were not sincere in
their declarations Of fidelity to the
principles of republicanism. Off
cered as their league was by men
who have never affiliated with the
republican party, whose hopes laid
in the succe Of the opposition to
that party heretofore and whose
ambitions lately conferred in the
belief that they could control the
party, nothing more was to b.
expected than that their oppositiot
would continue when defeated a,
the esucuses and in the oohsention
Surprising they do succeed in max
ing Up 1 ticket. upon what ground
yin thsy 60 beiore the votep 9th.
county and ask their suffrage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu
tion of the State of South Dakota.

~
That there be added to said Article XXI OF
the constitution of the State of South
dakota, Section vi, to-wit:
Section vi. The drainage of ~agricult-
ural lands IL hereby declared to be a pub
lie purpose and the Legislature may pro-
vide therefore and may provide for the
organization of drainage districts for the
drainage of lands for any public use, and
may vest the corporate authorities thereof
and the corporate authorities of counties,
townships and municipalities with power
to construct levees, drains and bitches
and to keepin repair all drains. bitches
and levees heretofore constructed under
h laws of his state, by special assess-
ment upon property benefited thereby,
| according to benefits received.
lEIhe above proposed amendment will be
| voted upon by the people at the general
| election to be held In this state on Tues
day the 9th day of November, A. D., 1905.
| The proposed amendment will be printed
| upon the ballot followed by the words:
n"ShaIl the above amendment to the con-
stitution in relation to the drainage be
Immediately to the left of which shall
be printed the words ayes" and "No,neach
proceeded by q square in which the cleo
| tor can place q cross to indicate his vote.
Electors desiring to vote"Yes" will place
Q cross before the word Yes and those
desiring TO vote mo- will place 2 cross
before the word No"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

Hungry Higgins-Wot! You dunno
wot . miser NJ A miser IL q man that
denies hisself the necessaries Of life
when he has the money to buy 'em.
Weary watkins-Oh, I have met some
Of them feuers.f But I fought they
called themselves prohibstionists.-In-
~dianapolis Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

Fol- Senators:
d. G. Kidder, of Kidder.
VIM. Carpenter, of Andover.
For Representatives:
John G. Ewald, OF Pierpont.
James Hamilton, of Racine.
f. c. Palmer, Of Waubay.
County Ticket.
For Superintendent of Schools,
j. H. Hetley, of Andover.
For Clerk of Court,
Albert Smith, of Webster.
For States Attorney,
Frank Sears of Webster.
For County Judge,
John II. Lund, of Webster.
For County Auditor,
c. E. Blegen, OF Lynn.
For Sheriff,
Phillip Gross, of Webster.
For County Treasurer,
l.. L. Butler, of Butler.
For Register Of Deeds,
Eli Stearns, of Pierpont,
For County Coroner.
Nj. C. Schenecker, OF Bristol.
For Justices OF the Peace,
L. w. Scripture, of Rusk.
N. Z. Bjerke, OF Butler.
j. O. Gullander, of Bristol.
j T. Larson, Of Waubay.
For County C~onstables,
E. w. Reick, of Waubay.
d. A. Passage, of Andover.
J. r. Chapman, of Webster.
j. p. Essington, of Butler.
For Commissioner LIST District,
j. S. Wyganowski, of Kosciusko
For Commissioner End District,
c. E. Wheeler, Of Webster T
For Commissioner 4th District,
w. H. Goodrich, of Andover.
For Commissioner 9th District,
M. B. Long, Of Highland.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

onlle-Taylor bet An the money hs
had In the bank that he would walk q
slack wire for twenty feet. Quay-Did
hs win or losei Gulle-Hs lost his bal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

TO Try to be happy 1t the expense Of
ether people ID to be bad.-Deland.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-11

Proposed:A mendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of South Dakota.
Lt loot ll-Awl
That Section KxIH of Article v of the
follows:
Section XIII. The Legislature shat,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
The Heart Of a Chi1d.

That which disparages us and quick
ems revolt is no less a factor In a
child's emotional life. But there is this
dlfrerence-we have the better oppor-
tunity to defend ourselves and to OBJ
tain reparatlon, So there is a certain
pathetic pleasure in standing with hui
mainly where Its joys, Its longlngs, Its
embarrassments and its disappoint.
ments are simplest and newest, and,
perforce, where impotency is absolute.
Give me this most monumental, this
dlvinest OF enterprises for my own!
Give me child to be at home with, to
be In absolute confidence with! If l
cannot refashloa my warped. wrin-
killed. and discolored old soul into the
unbiased Cruces and the ethereal purl.
~ OF the spirit OF the child, let me now
and again open that little door and
shut myself In that little heart, just for
the sheer delight of it.-Patterson Du
Bois In Success Magazine.
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HOW TO KEEP YOUNG.

No Hopeful, Avoid Worry and see
the Amusing side Of Life.
Women more than men are possess
ed with dread Of growing old, not
reallzing that maturity has It's charms
and cOmpensations. We wish young
people oftener had 1t impressed upon
them that they may provide for q hap
py old age by laying up q reserve Of
sound health and a store Of happy
memories as well as by cultivatlng
tastes and resources which will out
last youth. As for those who are al
ready approaching middle age, there
10 no gurer way to grow old premature
iy than to dread the future It is es-
sential. II we wish to keep young, to
cultivate that hopeful habit Of mind so
characteristic Of youth-the hope which
makes one able to say with Browning,
THE best is yet to come" and with
Lucy Larcum. Every year life Is lar
ger and deeper and more beautiful in
its possibilities" Allied with this at
titude of expectancy must be the abll-
ity to see the amusing side of life.
Worry and vexation over what would
better be laughed at result in disfgur-
Ing wrinkles. Above all, If the years
bring us, as they should, better un-
derstandlng of ourselves, a broadening
of active human sympathles, a tirmer
faith IN Providence, we shall find life
abundantiy worth the living, no mat
ter what may be the number Of our
birthdays.-Western Review.
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Christmna Win the AoI.In.

The whole affair has the character Of
what we should call mystery play,
the dramatic action representing the
fight Of the sun god to return north
ward from his home in the mountains.
Malevolent genll are trying to drag
him back. while friendly dlvinities aid
him in the struggle. He wins, of
course, and comes back to Moki Land
to warm the earth with his rays and
to cause II to smile with fresh har-
vests. When those harvests are rlpen-
Ing In the following summer the snake
god. which controls the water supply
so urgently needed In that arid coun-
try, must be appeased by another cere-
mony specially devised for his glori-
tlcatlon, the principal feature of which
Is the famous snake dance, concerning
which so much has been written
American Family Magazine
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
BASKET FISH.
Whon Dried tHae queer AFms c8aauas
HasembIs Plaster Of Paris.

Whon DPfeA, the queer ARma c8nsuaw
Reasonable Plaster Of Paris.
At its marine residence, away down
IN deep water, the name on the door
llafa would be "AstrOphyton," and IL
e.c9gs to species called ophiurans.
Jas q well marked control disk, not
ga liz, but has no shell. From
'.t9Ii boCy radlate arms, i've In
nh :. lie those Of the familiar star
j." - these arms are divided into
ranches, like the twigs on q
g.. tGtiI they number In some cases a
nd separately defined hairlike
y rile. While the body is not large,
ha branches when extended measure
about eighteen inches in diameter. The
creature has the power of incurIlng
these branches until it closely resem-
bles shallow dish. This II does when
caught and about to die. remaining In
that shape when dried.
1t has been given the name Of basket
fish. 1t frequently when caught by a
dredge, for that is the only way II can
be takeD throws off these arms or
parts of them, SO that a perfect speci.
men Is hard to be procured in lts natu-
raj condition.
These arms and their subdivisions
are almost white when dried and close.
ly resemble plaster OF paris They are
very brittle, easily broken and caAnot
be repaired. The fish live among the
roots Of seaweeds and are supposed TO
feed upon these, moving about by
wriggling and elamberlng with TIER
arms or fastening upon the roots and
pulling themselves along.
Most Of the knowledge regarding
their habits Is conjecture, for none
have been taken alive and kept for suf-
ficient time to give them proper ex-
animation and study.--st. Nicholas
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

The favorite Christmas post cards
have very little room for writing. The
entire back OF the card Is covered with
a Madonna and Child" by Murillo.
Raphael or, to come to more modern
times, Gabriel Max or Bouguereau
The eoloring Is most artistic, and these
cards are quite worth framing as little
works of art. Some Of these Madon-
nas--for instance. the Raphael Ma
donna Of the Chalr"-are framed In a
wreath of glowing holly. which con.
trasts wildly with the colors In the
Roman scarf flung over the back Of
the chair. Other subjects are to be
had In these truly artistic post cards,
notably portraits Of fair women by
Romney and Lely, Reynolds aud
Galnsborough. Greu1e and lie Brun.--
New York Globe.
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"You may a. well give up. Yours
caughtT
And then the library was also flooded
with light. which was reflected from q
thousand gslded ornaments on the tree,
and by the illumination Fred and
Archie saw a miserable little figure in
yellow patamas, huddled up like a cold
duckilng, with one bare foot and with
Its head down, In the corner Of the door
frame as though trying to hide.
From her baby days Polly had had q
queer habit Of hopping from one foot
10 the other without moving from her
place when frightened or angry. Now
one sllppered little foot and one pink
bare one kept up the familiar hopping
movement. Fred looked at the culprit
q moment and then sprang forward
and, selling one shoulder and the long
braid OF hair, turned her around to the
light, while the miserable girl covered
her face with her hands. Fred laugh
ed loud and long, saying:
"Well, I'll be Iiggered IL 1T isn't
Pollyw
Archie said nothing and was trying
to pretend that he did not know any
thing at all until he saw the tears
streaming through the fingers, and then
he said hotly:
Fired, l am ashamed OF you. You
are not treating your sister right at all.
Here, Poll mean Miss Adams" con.
tinued he, at the same time jerking the
big maroon cover from the old fash
Toned square piano, to the instant de.
struction OF two plaster ornaments.
Here, Miss Pol--Adams.'
Saying this with Iordly air. he
wrapped the shrinking little figure in
Its bene1cent folds, while her heartIess
brother lay on the carpet In convuI,
sions Of laughter. She sobbed out:
"Ir-I-forgot- something-an that IL
Why
"Ah, bosh! You just wanted to see
II Archie had put present on the tree
for you"
"oh, Fred; don'tw she cried, while
tears trickled down her hands.
Mr.. Adams, consider your treat
ment OF your sister very harsh-very
cruel"
well, suppose she can't help be-
Ing q little fool" continued Fred,
laughing stlll.
"Sir, another such remark concern
Ing this ang--ah. your sister-under
the circumstances viii sever our
friendship. PoI-Mlss Polly, have
your present here. was going to
give II to you tomorrow. but under the
present circumstances shall ask X
you will accept II now and here, as
with 1t you will have a protector"
With a malevolent look at Fred,
Archie fumbled in all his pockets until
he found a small box. Then he reach
cd for one OF Polly's wet little hands.
Archie looked very imposing to Polly,
and little by little her sobs ceased, and
by the time he had opened the box she
could see through her dimmed eyes
that he had a superb solitaire ring for
heroine to make the heart Of any girl
proud. and one in keeping with his
wealth. So she even smiled a little as
Archie, with one last look Of defiance
at Fred, placed the sparkling ring on
the proper finger and then folded her
In his arms proudly and with look
Of ineffable happiness, though Polly
did look something like noble squaw.
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- -
things, but he is so shy and tlmld
Minnie Blake Is engaged. and so would
be II only Archie had the courage OF
Ara chipmunk," she hastily added as
she thought OF her bare feet and pos
aible mice. Now, II could hang this
miatletoe to the chandelier tonight In
the excitement of seeing our gifts
& could MANAGE know could--to get
him under II beside me. and the boys
would do the rest and then--well. the
Ice would be broken. | will II you
say 50. Why don't you speakT'
Saying this, the dainty little beauty
stamped her foot now In Its slipper.
which Jared the room ever so slightly.
and the doll did nod Its head. Polly
laughed. half startled, but with new
courage. She took the night light In
one hand aud the bunch OF mlstletoe In
the other. with It's graphing wires, and
stole downstairs to the library door
and ON into the pOrlor. not noticing that
the library door had shut to with the
spring lock
Polly did not wish to awaken any
member Of the family, so she did not
switch ON the lights Her own tiny
Hight but made the darkness visible. 1t
was fearsome down here all alone In
the dark. 40 she hurried and pushed
the side table over into the middle of
the room under the chandelier. with the
mistietoe ON It, and then brought a
delicate, long legged. gold painted chair.
on which she climbed tlmidly, listening
all the while for sound.
The chandelier was high aud Polly
not tall. so do her best, standing on her
tiptoes, she could not reach the fixture,
II must get up ON the table," she said
20 herself. land hope I'll not fall and
break my neck and rouse the house"
Just as this very courageous little
maiden stepped 20 the table with one
foot. while the other was stlll resting
on the insecure chair. there was the
sound OF n iatchkey In the front door
and then a blast OF wintry wind and
two voices IN the hall. They were
those OF her oldest and most unbear.
able brother Fred. and the other voice
belonged to Archie Steadman. 1t was
too much for Polly, II would be awful
n Fred discovered her.
She tried to step down from her In.
NEN0IN ttStNAis huA INC AEStSuNANha uthN-
mental chair tilted. and Polly came down
suddenly. striking her head against
the table. She was too frightened to
feel the hurt. for the noise was great
enough to startle Fred into saying:
whats thatH Burglars, I'll bet.
Come ON. Arch"
Saying that. Fred bounded forward
and switched on the light and. selEinG
q heavy cane. FROM the hatrack. sprang
INTO the parlor, But Polly had manag.
ed 10 ret ON her feet and scampsr to
the library door. dropping one Of her
slippers as she went and leaving the
aamp behind her; but. try a. she might.
mhe could not open the library door,
and stood there pulling with a strength
born Of desperation. while Fred said:
Burglars! Here's the light. They're
after the gifts on the tree. Come onr'
With his cane swinging like an In.
dian club. Fred sprang into the library,
while Archie. with his umbrella. fol-
flowed. and both advanced upon the
Fburgiars. They could hear the rafting
sef the dOorknob. and Fred shouted:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
Polly and the
MletIetoe
BY OLIVE HARPER.

YXT ELL, Mrs. Ii Hung Chang.
believe WILL" said Polly
MA Adams to a ridiculous
china doll that sat on the
chimney staring fixedly before her.
II was nearly midnight, and the house
was still. The Christmas tree stood all
decorated and with the gifts hung
upon 1t In the library. back of the par
Tor, and Polly had been sitting beside
the ERE In her pretty yellow eiderdown
paJamas Pajamas were fad that
season among all her girl friends, and
Polly always, as she said. kept right
along with the procession"
Polly was tired, for she had been
busy all that day. They ware not rich,
and 50 much OF the running devolved
upon Polly, and the three boys were
home from school, and they had two
visitors to remain till New Years
One of them was ArchIe--lt IL enough
to call him just Archie" SO, while
Polly braided the heavy mass Of rich
brown hair into one long loose plat,
she glanced at the mIstletoe and then
at the sphinxlike face Of the Chinese
doll as she said:
Nov, Mrs, ii Hung Chang, what
shall ! do7 Archie loves me. know
Il from dozen-yes, thousand
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40 you enjoy hearing the gladsome
Christmas bells p we ask Of our friend
who has retired from business pun.
suits.
81 did last rear. and that's the
truth"
''They had . joyous sound thenr
II should say they had. They wers
the Ore bells. and my stock Of unsold
but heavily insured Christmas stun
was buPned"-Judge.
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An odd Incident OF the last Christ
mas celebration In St. Louis was the
breaking OF a month long fast by
James harrington. who had been In
custody two and one-half years on a
charge of murder. Harrington expect.
Cd turkey for dinner Thanksgiving day.
and when the Jail ratlons were served
mlnus the national bird he refused to
eat aud promptly went on strike. He
declined his provisions consistently I'm.
IN Christmas, when he got the pinned
for turkey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
ONLY TWO WRECK VICTIMS
ARE YET TO Be RECOVERED
Continued from Page ~

the few who did escape from the last
car were able To do so. Many OF
them owe their lives to him as it was
Both Mr.. Dccmer and his wife are in
the Atlantic City Hospital.
The husband Is suffering from
bruises and cuts from broken glass re.
ceived in making his own escape and
In breaking ways for others. Mrs.
Deemer has fractured skull and a
severely injured spine. 1t is not like.
ly she will recover fully.
Wrapped in bandages, Deemcr to.
night told the story of how he and his
wife were saved
Every Window Closed.
we were riding in the last car, AMI
every window was closed" he said.
"'Nr felt the jar when the train Jump.
ell the track. ! looked from tho win
dow and saw the first car us it slash,
ed into the water The second ear fol.
lowed and then the front end of our
car plunged from the bridge and came
to an abrupt stop. Most of the pas
senGerS were thrown into Il heap I'm
the lower end Of The car. which was
submerged II Immediately filled with
water
81 bobhcd To the surface and at
once thought of the windows. | struck
mt one nj the names OF glass with my
fist. hut the first blow gave ii fail.
ed To break it. and then | used my
elbow and jabbed Il hole in the pane
The hole wasn't very big, but man
aged 10 squeeze through
Pulled Wife Out of Window.
when | had gotten II good breath
of air turned to look for my wife. |
then crawled along the car breaking
in the window with my fist. which was
bleeding pr0fusely by this time. While
doing this heard my wifc's voice
rrving out to me, Save me, Harry.
Save me. dear!'
Il hurried along until found her
Then ] reached through one of the
broken windows and grabbed her arm
She cried out with pain. Don't Harry
It's broke But held on to it and
with the aid of another man who HAD
come to my rescue we managed ia
pull her through the car window tc
freedom"
The Dcemers were taken to the Ho
tel Mervine, when brought here first
but the physician called to attend
them found that Mrs. Deemor was
seriously hurt. so they were trans
! ferred TO the hospital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-30
WRECK NEAR SAME SPOT.
Many Killed When Express Crashed
Into Excursion Train in 1896.

Many Killed When Express Crashed
Into Excursion Train in 1896.
ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 29.-On July
30. 1896, more than sixty persons
were killed and eighty injured in a
wreck that occurred on the Meadows,
two miles from Atlantic City. near the
scene of yesterdays accident.
An excursion train, crowded with
Redmen and their friends, left Allan.
tic City late in the afternoon over the
West Jersey Railroad, and was struck
by Reading Railroad express train
from Philadelphia Mt grade crossing
of the two railroads.
The engine of the express train
struck the first car of the excursion
train in the centre, throwing it into
Il ditch. The second car rolled down
an embankment into the ditch and
the next two telescoped The engine
and first car of the express train were
completely demolished.
A few minutes after the collision
the boiler of the Reading engine ex-
ploded. scalding many OF the injured.
The shattered timbers were set on
fire by the slightly injured, pinned
many OF the slightly injured, pinned
under the debris, were burned to
death.
The work of removing the dead and
rescung the injured was carried on
under the glare of huge bonifires
The verdict of the coroner's jury
blamed Edward Farr. the engineer of
the express train. who was killed. for
not being cautions i'm approaching Il
grade crossing. 1t censured George
Hauser. the towerman. for not giving
the right of way to al express train,
and John Greiner. the engineer on the
excursion trim for careleSsneSS