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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
CornIah Ffahermen.

In the estimation OF the average
Cornish fisherman rabbit is an omi-
nous word. and should II happen to be
used by any n In their hearing when
they are on their way to sea 1t is suffi-
cient to send them home again for that
occasion for fear OF accident. In Corn
ish fishing circles many tales are told
Of disasters that have followed def
ance Of this superstition and persist
enc in putting or In their boats after
the unlucky word had been spoken.
Formerly the word church was equal
ly obnoxious TO the fishermen and
was sedulously eschewed In conversa-
ton, on the water particularly. If a
case arose, as sometimes It would, in
which a sacred edifice had necessarily
to be referred to, "cleeta" was used
instead of church, and whatever was
ominous or evil In the sound OF the
latter was imagined to be thereby
avoided.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
Those COLLEGE, Bows,

There's nothing so happy, so gay and so
free
AS boys who are trying to max a degree.
They shout till their threats are as rough
as a file
And ogle and stare at the ladies mean
while.
On work they are short as a mother made
pie:
For football and gym work they con-
stantly sigh;
They don't give a rap for the way the
world goes;
They think that 1t lies at the tips of their
toes.
A chemical test OF our varsity boys
Most likely would show big percentage OF
noise,
rogethey with nerve TO put up a good
front,
And come out all right when they're do
ing their stunt.
They a and boast with ar infinite
gall
And think that the world will respond to
their call:
They spend all the dollars their daddies
can send
And learn how it is for themselves at the
end.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

There are no between rounds" no
breathing spells, with the yellowtail.
He Is fighting for his life desperately.
no quarter given nor asked. with an
amazing staying power akin to that
marvellous faculty Of the Ieaping tuna.
The angler is far more likely to be
the first one exhausted: the inches Of
line gradually granted to the pump
ing rod are earned by the sweat Of his
brow and the semips analysis OF the bl-
ceps
Have l got a fish or a devili" ex-
claimed a weary Englishman after a
half hours work, with Sir Yello~t
still gamboling at the end Of 200 feet
Of line. And many have shared his
establishment while catching these
animated gaivanic batteries.
That man has lived and lived In
tensely to whose bending rod . half
dazen lusty yellowtail have capitulated
* q bright afternoon. May his re-
naming history be eve 20 humdrum
or prosaic, that crisp encounter wiz
Illuminate the dulleat moments.-F. l.
Harding in Field and Stream.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

The CLAIMS eggs are carried by the
mother on her gllls. When there are
nsh In the water with them the mother
clans discharge the & g which soon
hatch, but II there are no nsh they
carry the eggs until they decay. The
reason Of this strange behavior Ia this:
When the eggs are set free In the
water they soon hatch and the little
ones swim about until they ind some
dsh to which to attach themselves.
They live fer a time on the mucus Of
the fish and then drop on. sink to the
bottom and form burrows for them
selves. This curious semiparasitic life
10 no doubt a reversion to the habit of
some ancient ancestor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
The Inference.
Business on Hand.

Many people are going about with
q cheerful smile and a light head as
though wholly unaware Of the fact that
the serious business Of electing a con-
gresham Is before them this fall.
They go to watering places, also to
buttermilklng places and several other
places that might be mentioned, Civ
ing no thought to the serious business
Of self government to which they must
soon attend.
Apparently. as far as they are con-
cerned, any old dub will do for a CON
gresham, but the roar they put up
when congress meets and does not pass
a bill to pension their mothers-in-law is
calculated to make people a block
away think that some one Is trying
the horn Of his new auto on the
natives. Eternal vigilance may be the
price of liberty, but a careful search
Of their clothes would not disclose the
price.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

know not why Italy rather than
England should be called the land Of
nowers. The truth IL that the English
people are an art loving one and that In
England more than In any region OF
Italy or country Of Europe flowers are
IN evidence everywhere and, with the
grasses and plants and universal vege.
tation. are more intimately and peren-
nially intertwtned with human exist.
enee itself.-Naples II Mattino.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Expose the o and pass the finger
tips of your right hand over 1t slowly
and ~caresslngly, at the same time send
Ing a vibration from the brain to the
corn. III II Is a soft corn Alb vibrations
per second will suffice: II a hard corn.
put on a forced draft. Repeat slowly,
II am now sending a current of
thought force into my corn and so sep
arating, deducing, disintegrating, rem
dering, splitting. sundering, splinter
Ing. shipping, dwellicating, whiting.
dispensing. ~dislocating, Gliding, divorc-
ing, pulverizing. slashlne, sliclng and
dissecting 1t that presently 1t will pass
away. Repeat 1t three times; then.
with rising infection. "Avaunt. avaunt.
a%vaunt!" Finish by repeating the pass
word: THE universe Is mine. | am It."
The corn will at first look extremely
surprised. then wilt and fade beauti-
fully from sight.-New Thought.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Green-Who was It that said. LET
me make the songs Of a nation and l
care not who makes its lawsy'
Brown don't know the mans name.
but he was a wise guy. all right.
Green-Because whyi Brownie
eause It IL possible to evads the laws.
Init n can't get away from the songs
especially when they become popular.
Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Mamna-Tm afraid that young Wild
sr will not make you 4 good husband.
Clara. Clara = Why not, mamma?
Aamma-Because It seems to me that
he rather neEsects his personal ap-
pearanee- Clara - Yea. that's true,
mamma, and I'm glad you msntieasd
Il I'll zee that h makes his personal
appearance here every evening after
this instead Of only twice . week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
Turkey. Way Of Raising nev-n,,

Turkeys Way of Raising Revenue.
The land I'm all Turkey and her de
tendencies belongs to the reigning sui
tan and Is only occupied at his viii. II
Is divided among those who wish TO
cultivate II at a nominal rental of one
fifth of the produce. which goes direct
ly to the crown. Three-ifths more are
taken from the lessee on other pre-
texts. all for the maintenance of the
government. the pasha in each district
having the authority to lease the
ground and collect the taxes. which
may be In kind or money. IL crops are
short. they take four-fifths OF all the
man has In animals and even In house
hold utensils. sometimes all his posses.
sions, to make up the deficiency which
Providence has withheld. Everything
that a produce. be II a tree, beast.
fowl, worm or the labor of a man and
his family. Is subject to the four-ffths
tax. Those who toll at any labor or
trade other than agriculture are taxed
also pro rata according to their wages
and must pay or go to prison.-Pear.
sons Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
Chance OF a Lifetime.

"Her daughter is going to marry the
landlord"
II suppose she Is greatly pleased"
"Oh. tickled to DEATH
HE must be a great catchr'
"Oh. II isn't that. She has rented
from him for eight years and she is
just dying to serve a term as his moth
sr-in-law."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

what became Of that life guard
who had forty-one medals for saving
peeple's livesf"
the poor fellow fell out OF 4 launch
with them all on and the combined
weight sank him."-Minneapolis Jour
nal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

sisnora P.--I had : dozen proposals.
before yours. Al from smartsr men
than yeu too. Signor P.-They must
have been. How aid they manage to
crawl out Of itf-LA Caricaturista.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

The world is growing better, but not
at such a rapid rate that it is likely to
yearn to support you and your family
tust out of the goodness of its heart.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

nsw-Dld ~ hart hfnsslf when h
tn 1owngtairsy Toeg-I think NJ,
r. died witAout making 4 ssund.-
UaEpeFs Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

1t always looks so foolish TO see an
other fellow suffering with the tooth
ache.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Most women insist on having their
own way and then get mad at some
man because he did not restrain them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

If the man in the moon isn't a high
liver, he looks it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

NAV, what = . rsprobater"
Ask your fsthas. Johnny"
Now. why sheuid Z man become In
ceassd ovsr = harmless littie episode
nke thisf-Louisviile Courier-Journal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

A new hair ribbon is as dear to a lit
tie girls heart as his big automobile Is
to her dad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Learning to smoke seems to make a
small boy able to swear harder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

We don't notice other peoples faults
so much when they are paying close
attention 10 our virtues.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

Do nat allow Idlensss 10 deceive you,
eor willis you oivs him toaay ~ steals
nmerzew from you.-CFowauf.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22

The man who wins is his own excuse
for occupying the earth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-22
Humor ane Philosophy
Nv DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A barefaced lie isn't nearly so dan
serous as a two faced lie.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
IN PORTO RICO.

SAN JUAN, F. r., Sept 27.-The City
of San Juan and the island of Porto
Rico experienced a series of heavy
earthquake shocks today, beginning at
10:47 o'clock this morning. The people
were thrown into condition of in
describable alarm, but the damage was
comparatively slight and there has
been no loss of life
The first perceptible tremors brought
many people in alarm to the streets
The tremors increased in intensity for
twenty seconds and then died for FIVE
seconds. Following this came the
most severe shocks, the earth shaking
violently for five seconds more. Then
all was quiet. The first vfbratory
were followed by heavy motions; such
as are experienced on board ship in
heavy seas.
In San Juan CONSERVATION prevailed
throughout the city. People thought
of the catastrophes of San Francisco
and Valparaiso. They fed from their
houses to the streets and crowded the
open squares. Panic reigned and hys-
terical women tainted. Many began
praying in the streets, while large
numbers rushed to the churches.
The Government buildings on the
principal square in San Juan were
quickly emptied, every one rushing z
frantically to the open.
Many clocks throughout the city
stopped at forty-seven minutes past 10.
Wares were shaken down from the
shelves in stores. The beds in the
sleeping apartments of the infantry
barracks were thrown about in all
directions. The walls of the city hall.
the infantry barracks, the postoffice
and the women's and children's hos
pita1 were cracked in many places, but
not badly damaged. The old artil-
lery building near the sea. now occu-
pied by the quartermaster's Office, was
badly damaged.
Reports received here from other
points on the island show that the
shock was general and that 1t lasted
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
JOHNSON RETAINED
BY THE CARMEN.


Albert N. Johnson, an attorney and
prominent member of the Municipal
Ownership League. will be the legal
adviser of the Garments Union in the
arbitration proceedings. Johnson is a
brother of Hiram w. Johnson, who was
first mentioned for the position.
Albert Johnson was closeted with
Bowling of the union yesterday,
pairing the statement of the EN-
ployes case. Father Yorke and
Francis ]. Heney. the arbitrators ap-
pointed by the contending parties in
the dispute, have not had a session
since Tuesday and will not meet, ac-
cording to Heney, until the statements
of the union and the United Railroads
are ready for presentation Heney
wishes TO have the matter expedited,
and since Justice Beatty will lay aside
his judicial work during the arbitra-
tion hearing it is presumed that the
earliest date possible will be set for
the opening of the proceedings. 1t is
generally believed that the sessions Of
the arbitration committee will be open.
Cornelius and the other carmen desire
a public hearing and Heney has been
-OA OpCn cCoclOHc 4lOlil liiS Dc
United Railroads will not be disposed
to close the doors. Father Yorke was
the only one of the three arbitrators
not outspoken in favor of open ses-
sions and his stand was that the dis
putants should have the deciding voice
in the matter.
The arbitrators intend to devote all
available time to the hearing of the
case Morning and afternoon and pos
Gil MI II
uled In the opinion of Heney the
matter may take two weeks for pre-
sentation.
Heney considers the crux of the ar
bitration Will be the matter of extra
labor imposed on the men. He says
that the consideration of the increased
cost of living viii be secondary. It
must be remembered, however, that
Hency has not the preparation of the
unions case. Johnson is attorney for
the union and it's case rests in his
hands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
SAYS HE WAS RUN
FROM GOLDFIELD.

TONOPAH, Sept 27.-J. W. Brewster.
formerly Of Cripple Greek. walked into
town this morning from Goldheld.
claiming TO have been driven out of
that camp the night before by the Min
ers' Union. He stated that he went to
Goldheld two days ago with friend
and intended TO go to Bullfrog this
morning. He was IN the Elite saloon at
Golddeld last night when, according to
his story. man wearing the button of
the Miners Union tapped him on the
shoulder and asked him if his name
was Brewster. When. he answered af-
firmativeIy he was told that the union
knew him TO be one OF the men in
Cripple Creek in 1904 who opposed the
miners. Brewster denied this, stating
that he had had nothing TO do with the
trouble then The miner insisted and
asked him to 90 TO the hall of the union
and explain
When Brewster emerged from the
saloon. he says. sixteen men escorted
him two miles down the track and told
him TO keep moving and not to stop
Brewster walked all night, leaving
everything he possessed behind A
large part of the way he travelled over
the desert without water. as the miners
did not allow him 10 get canteen be-
fore starting
It was learned here from men who
claim 10 have known Brewster in Grip
pie Creek that he ran q cigar store
there and had nothing TO DO with the
trouble. Brewster says that several of
the miners wanted TO beat ham up be-
fore letting him go. but the others
would not permit it. He was told
never TO return to GoIdheld or any of
the southern camps on peril OF his life.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
GIRL To RECEIVE
100000.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SEATTLE, Sept. 27.-Heiress TO an
estate of which her share will be
$2.000.000. Miss Belle Wakefield. a pop
ular Seattle girl, left today for Los
Angeles, where she will join her
parents, who preceded her a few weeks
ago.
In the California city inal arrange
ments are in progress for the formal
claiming of the estate of Lord Percy
of England, an estate valued at f12,-
100000. 1t consisted of four castles.
four baronial halls, vast land estates
and considerable cash. Eventually this
property was largely converted into
London realty and II is worth more
than $4,000, 900.
The estate. has been enjoyed for more
than a century by descendants of the
testator's younger sisters Lord Percy
died in 1871, leaving the estate to his
sister, Jane Hart, who became the
grandmother of ]. Proctor Knott. the
Kentucky statesman, through whom
Miss Wakefield is an heir.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
SEMINARY EXPELs
SCORE OF GIRLS.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

WASHINGTON. Pa. Sept. 27.-Twen-
ty-hve young women students at
Washington Seminary, a fashionable
school for girls. have been asked to
pack their trunks and go home because
they played hockey yesterday to see
a class rush at Washington and Jeffer-
son College.
"Horrorsi" exclaimed Miss Christina
Thompson, the principal, when she
heard OF the young women's conduct
Then with a salts bottle to her nose she
summoned the culprits before her and
said:
'I am gazing to send every one OF
you home am surprised that so
barbaric a spectacle should AFFORD en-
joyment TO any girl of my school
Hereafter I must insist that these
rough college boys be avoided
The young women who have been
suspended were conspicuous in cheer
ing their admirers among the sopho-
mores and the freshmen In the annual
color fete.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
ESCAPES ~F00TPAD
BY RUNNING.

Charles Hoffman,, a reporter, residing
at 1886 Kansas street, reported to the
police early yesterday morning that
while he was on his way home he was
hemmed in by a brace of footpads and
only escaped being robbed by 1eeting.
He says he was walking on the south
side of the street when a man at the
junction of Twenty-fourth street and
Potrero avenue jumped from a shadow,
brandishing a revolver and crying
''halt,', Hoffman, started to run in the
direction from which he had come.
After running half a block, Hoffman,
says, he came upon another footpad
who had victim backed up against a
telegraph pole. The second victim had
his hands high in the air and the rob-
Der was going through his pockets.
Not wishing to cultivate the ac-
quaintance of the second highwayman,
Hoffmann deyiated from his course and
skirted the danger zone. He then pro-
ceeded to the Mission Police Station
and Policeman B. Kelleher was detailed
on the case. A search of the neighbor-
hood in the vicinity of the hold-up
failed to reveal any traces of the thugs
or the man who was being robbed
against the telegraph pole.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
rR.INNEN GET RAISE.

SANTA ROSA. Sept. 27.-The train
men OF the California Northwestern
Railway. who recently petitioned the
ofhcials for an increase OF 20 per cent
in wages. have been informed that a
new schedule is being prepared to go
into effect October !. which viii pro-
vide for standard wages on the road,
as well as on the North Shore road.
This means that the wage schedule
will be on the same basis as the South
ern Pacific Railroad. in California and
will prove very acceptable TO the train
men. This is the first time in the his
tory OF the road that the trainmen have
united in q request for a wage schedule.
The men will now. no doubt enroll in
the various brotherhoods and have all
these details handled by the officials
OF the brotherhoods.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
pREFERs TO STAND rRrAL.

OAKLAND, Sept. 27.-Martin A. Will
liams, the wealthy Tonopah miner, who
was arrested on complaint of Miss Belle
Tomlinson of San Jose. who charges
Williams with battery. was arraigned
in Department / of the Police Court
this morning and pleaded not guilty,
his trial being set for October 1. Miss
Williams and her mother this morning
expressed a desire to dismiss the COM
plant, on condition that Williams
would return the watch which he had
given to Miss Tomlinson and then
taken from her. but Williams refused
to consider the proposal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28
A
a Q
Smile Plays on Lips Of Adolph Weber, Auburn
Murderer as He Goes to the GalloWs
Hopes for Reprieve, but Meets End
Firmly When It Fails.

FOLSOM PRISON. Sept. 27.-Adolph
Weber paid with his life today for the
cruel murder of his mother in their
Auburn home nearly two years ago.
With unfiinching nerve he met his mis-
erable fate, even a smile, ever some
grim humor he had just attempted, lin
gering about his mouth as he stepped
on to the death trap. His resolute
self-control was the marvel of the
hangmen.
Despite his philosophic discoursing
on death, life was yet sweet to Weber.
He made one frantic appeal this morn
ing. When told that hope of reprieve
was utterly gone, however. he steeled
himself once more and announced that
he was ready TO die. He sat on the
edge of his cot for an hour and a half
awaiting his doom, refusing to con-
verse with any one and keeping his
emotions under absolute control. At
1928 he was led from his cell; at 1925
the trap was sprung and fourteen min
utes later life was extinct.
Not a farewell word, not message
of any kind did the youth of 21 speak
or write Asked as to what disposition
he wished made of his body, he de-
clared: Il don't care what becomes
of it: don't talk to me about the mat
ter any more"
1t was expected that Weber would
make a new will disposing of the s12,-
600 that remained of his estate. but
that gave him no concern.
MAKES NO CONFESSION.
Expectations were keen for a confess
sion of the murder of father, mother.
sister and brother. Many of the prison
officials were confident that when hope
was gone, finally, Weber would break
down completely and tell of his crime
felf NoJ
that the murderer would make a clean
breast of his bloody deed, but the reso-
luteness that marked the career of the
boy was maintained to the end
After a pleasant evening of chess
playing with DR.. Gladding. the prison
physician, last night, Weber retired
shortly after midnight and enjoyed
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-28

when he briskly took his position on
the trap door.
The condemned man cast one furtive
glance at the assemblage. connosed
mostly of acquaintances from Auburn.
and then his lips trembled DeftIv III =
hood and moose were adjusted and -
instant later Adolph Weber was dis
patched in expiation of his horrible
crime.
AUNT SENDS FOR BODY.
Weber's neck was broken ~, ~.
drop. and that he was not in the veal.
ened condition in which he left the
Auburn jail was attested by the con-
tinuance of his heart beats for four
teen minutes.
Not until after the execution a,a
Acting Warden Cochrane learn that
the relatives had arranged for disposi-
tion of the remains A grave a. 49,,
dug here and redwood box nrenarsd
but an Auburn citizen appeared with
letters from Weber's aunts. asking for
possession of the body They will
have II cremated.
The crime for which Weber was
convicted and executed was the mur-
der of his mother on November 10
1904. He had taken the life of his
Iatner, ana wnen she rushed to
the telephone to summon help he took
her life, Just as she had lifted the re-
ceiver The circumstantial evidence
indicates that his sister, Bertha, who
had been playing plano upstairs
came down to the aid of her mother
and that Adolph then killed her.
Chester, the little boy, had been nut
to bed, and it is believed that he was
dubbed to death with the pistol The
bank in Auburn had been robbed by
bold thief in broad daylight short
time before, and 1t was the theory of
the prosecution that Adolph was sus-
pected of this crime by his father.
whose chiding over the matter angered
the youth and led him to the destruc-
ton of the family.