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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
An Unofficial
Saint
BY Grons OeDsn
Copyright. 1905. by p. c. Eastment
By Grans Oevsn

The little parlor with it's hairclo;h
furniture, its gaudy rag carpet Hs
stuffed birds and its impossible chro-
/ mos was a dismal place at best, hut
now with the double row Of chairs still
ranged stiffiy about the sides of II and
the feeble light Of an unshaded kero-
sene lamp emphasizing all its barren
ugliness IL seemed a veritable desert
of a room.
Sarah Biddle sat primly erect on the
sofa. her black bordered handkerchief
crushed between her hands. She was
vaguely resentful of this unwonted
solitary dignity she was forced to
maintain. She wanted to be out in the
kitchen washing dishes. This sitting
still with folded hands like visitor in
ones own house was in nowise pleas
ing to her. but she realized that to-
night at least II was expected Of her.
and Sarah was not one of those in
trepid souls who can throw conven-
tionality to the winds.
II was all over. The last mourning
Observation-Disclosures ny the dLuplt post
funeral supper-had condoled with her,
wept with her and departed trainward.
The only sound to break the stiffness
was the clatter Of dishwashing at the
kitchen sink, where two sympathetic
neighbors piled their dish towels and
discussed the late sad function very
infinitely.
Sarah moved uneasily on the sofa.
No one could wash dishes to suit her;
she would have 20 do them all over
tomorrow before she put them away.
She ached to get at them now. not
only to have them done properly, but
to relieve the strain of this unwonted
activity. This, however, was clearly
impossible according to the precedent
Of the community. To have mind for
household duties before the morrow
would SAVIOR Of callousness.
She heard the gate latch click and
then the sound of heavy footsteps COM
ing up the gravel walk. She leaned
forward. listening intently. Any diver
sion would be welcome to her tense
nerves. Presently the front door
opened softly and was softly closed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
The Beauty of the Snowflake.

The thin snow now driving from the
north and lodging on my coat consists
Of those beautiful star crystals, thin
and partly transparent They are about
one-tenth of an inch in diameter, per-
feet little wheels with six spokes, with
out tire, or, rather, with six perfect
little leaflets, fernlike, with distinct.
straight, slender midrib raging from
the center. On each side Of each mid
rib there is transparent, thin blade
with a crenate edge. How full Of the
creative genius is the air in which these
are generated! l should hardly admire
more II real stars fell and lodged ON
my coat. Nature Is full Of genius. full
Of the divinity. so that not a snowflake
escapes Its fashioning hand. Nothing
Is cheap and coarse, neither dewdrops
nor snowflakes.- Henry ID. Thoreau.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
An Oddly In Building.

"If you want TO see an oddity.' an
undertaken said, go TO a cemetery and
note how IN the erection of old fash
Toned tombs they lower into place the
marble slabs These marble slabs are
not lowered by means Of derrick.
They are lowered by hand. The work
Is so delicate. you see. and II Is so
necessary not to chip the edges Of the
stones. that only hand work answers.
You wonder. suppose, how the men
avoid pinching or crushing their fingers
as they lower a great slab Of marble
on 10 its marble base. Well, they ac-
complish this by lowering the stone
upon Jumps of sugar arranged In or
DERBY lines. and then they gradually
dissolve the sugar by squirting water
over it. All the huge. fiat stones Of old
fashioned tombs or vaults are lowered
by hand on to Jumps Of sugar"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

1t takes the labors of 1000 to keep
the city of Paris clean today, but In
times past that capital did not care so
much about the matter and was not
always pleasing to look upon In 134S
King John of France made the request
that Parisians should not allow their
pigs to roam the streets. Charles VI.
(136S1422 complained that the prac-
tice OF throwing rubbish into the Seine
made 1t great horror and an abom-
nation to look upon" Until the sew
teenth century everybody who could
went about Paris on horseback In order
to avoid contact with the filth of the
streets. Various ordinances were made
to compel the people to sweep the road
before their own doors. but It was not
until l791 that the dust cart became an
institution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
n. r. DENTON, Editor.
Thursday, August z, 1906.
Republican State Ticket.

hepuOiICdu Stdtc AiChSt'
For Uuited States Senator
Robert R.Gomble,of Yankton
For Representatives in Congress
Philc Hall, of Brookings.
w. II. Parker, of Lawrence.
For Governor
Coe /. Crawford, of Beadle.
For Lieutenant governor
H. G. Shober, of Hyde.
For Secretary of state
d. d. Wipf, of Hutchinson.
For Auditor
John Herring, of Campbell
For Treasurer
G. H. Cassill, of Lincoln.
For Attorney General
S. W. Clark, of Sphinx.
For Superintendent Public Instruc.
H. G. Ustrud, of Minnehaha.
For Commissioner School and Pub
lie lands
&C. Lakken, OF Deul.
For Railroad commissioner
George Rice, of Moody.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
A Leopard Collar.

"A leopard collar" he said. taking up
q dog collar studded with sharp spikes
three inches long Fitting the collar on
his dog. he resumed: This piece of
armor-for that Is what II is-illus-
trates an oddly Of the Himalayas-
namely, the fondness Of the Hima-
layan leopard for dog flesh. In the
Himalayas last year l found that all
dogs wore these murderous looking
spiked collar] The explanation was
that the Himalayan leopards conducted
an unceasing dog hunt. and that in at
lacking dog they always fell upon his
neck. This collar with Its sharp spikes
Is great protection. 1t has saved
many dog from a hungry leopard
Often In the Himalayas a dog comes
trotting home safe and sound, though
with smears of blood and yellow hairs
upon his collar spikes"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

Several large cod are kept In one OF
the tanks Of the Amsterdam aquarium
necessarily near the surface and there
fore exposed to strong light from
above. Now, the cod, though not q
deep sea fish, is not surface swim
mer and lives at depths where the sun
light must be very much modified by
passage through the water. II lives In
what TO us would be semidarkress. Ev-
cry one of these cod exposed to the
strong light is suffering from an ex-
traordinary hypertrophy OF the eye.
The whole organ has become over
grown, as IL In the effort TO adjust IL
self to the use of more light rays II bad
become overequipped and then useless.
The cod, in fact, are blind. The most
interesting feature In this change Is the
extraordinary rapldity with which in
creased supply of light rays has over
developed the organ for Its use II hlS
taken place not by slow degrees from
Individual to individual. but In coarse
Of time 10 be measured by months ard
In every individual in the = If
this example is a measure Of -. ,3.-
ity with which such changes talk place
among fishes, the adaptation OF to e.
creatures which have migrated RON
the shallow waters of the deep seas.
shown by the total loss or enormous
development of their eyes and the
growth of Illuminating organs TO light
the abyss, may have been as rapid as
Il Is marvellous. -London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

purely campaign of pee wee poll
tics and we know that the voters OF
Day county will stand by the dele
gates they elected by such an over
whelming majority last spring. II
many things now being used in
secrecy by these INSCRIPTIONS
leaders are good things for the poll.
tics o. this county, the Reporter and
Farmer will take them up aud air
them publicly together with the con-
nection of these same insurgents
Herewith.
Let's have good clean politics,
come out from under cover, stop
your disgraceful tactics, send home
your imported satisfaction and
trouble makers, and be men if you
can.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
The Tyranf.

The well intentioned man overheard
two women talking together in tram
car, and he Immediately let down the
portals Of his ears, for the well inten-
toned man always goes about with
lifelong hunger In his heart to busy
himself with tie affairs of other peo-
pie.
IL tell you he is a perfect tyrant,"
said woman No. /.
1T have no doubt Of it," said the
other.
81 will listen to this poor woman's
tale" thought the well intentioned
man, "and perhaps l may be able to
assist the poor SOUL"
"Yes. he is regular tyrant and
despot. He has no mercy on me what
ever. He rules the whole house like a
car"
"Of course he does" said woman
No. 2.
II shall have to offer my services to
this poor, downtrodden woman"
thought the well intentioned man.
Yes, he rides over the whole Of us
roughshod. And sometimes, when he
gets on the rampage, he breaks every
thing he can lay his hands on"
Madam" said the well intentioned
man. who could stand 1t no longer,
madam, my services are at your dis
posal. Let me go to your home and in
tercede with your tyrannical husband"
He amt my husband at all, you
simpleton," snapped woman No. 1.
Hes my nine-months-old baby-bless
bis precious little souly'-Tit-Bi
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

A drastic and highly successful sur
gical Illusion recently carried out by
French doctor has caused no end of
talk In Paris. A woman suffering from
nervous troubles was convinced that
the symptoms were produced by a liz
ard which she felt crawling about
IN her stomach. She insisted that
she recalled perfectly having swaL
lowed the animal when young in
shaking her thirst at brook.
After drugs and dieting had failed to
work any relief DIR. Richelot had an
nsa. He remembered how the surgeon
velpeau treated q peasant who thought
he had swallowed an adder. So he pro-
posed to his patient to deliver her Of
her unwelcome guest by q serious op-
eration and had her enter the Hopital
Cochin. Then the doctor secured a fine,
large. living lizard. Having put the
woman under the influence Of ether. he
opened her stomach and Immediately
sewed It up again When she regained
consciousness he showed her the lizard.
The sight effected cure and the pa
dent made q pet Of the animal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

Improvements, as st. Paul said of
science, is often falsely so called" II
the real estate men would but forget
the checkerboard idea In laying out
new town and would take good land
scape gardener into their confidence
and the contour of the land into their
consideration and plant trees accord
ingly suburbanites would rise up and
call them blessed. Country Life, In
America.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
A HOtbed of VIOLENCE.

The island of Sardinia is a hotbed Of
violence The "Granary Of Rome" re-
sists the softening influences of civili-
zation and remains with many Of the
peculiarities which distinguished II in
the middle OF the last century I'm the
country" writes a traveller of that
time, 1.-THE men are clothed in goatsk ms.
one before and another behind. with
out breaches, shoes or stockings, and
wooden or skin cap on the head. The
women have no other habiliments than
long wooden gown and a wooden cap.
The peasants always go armed to de-
fend themselves from one another, for
they are all robbers and assassins. so
that travelling in the interior is extreme
" unsafe without an escort, and II is
even dangerous for ships to send their
people on shore for water unless they
are well armed. In short, the Sardes
are the Malays of the Mediterranean"
London Chronicle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

She was aware that some one had tip
toed clumsily into the room. She look
ed up to find a pair of good natured
eyes regarding her whimsically.
Good evenin, Seth" she said with
out rising Wont you set DOWN.
Seth Carlton selected a straight
backed chair in the front row, jerked
1t forward and sat down awkwardly.
II run over to see how you was get
tin on" he explained.
''Oh, nicelyv she replied. Every
body's been so good. An, Seth.
want to thank you now"
"What for?" he demanded brusquely
''For all you DONE" said she, ''fixin
up the hedge an lookin' after the
horses today an bein' one Of the bear
ers." She paused a moment. Don't
you think everything passed or
wellY" she asked.
He nodded abstractedly He appear
ed to be thinking deeply.
Sarah" he said at length, looking at
her with that penetration Of gaze she
always found rather disconcerting.
do you know l was sort of provoked
todayT
"Provokedr There were surprise
and wonder and disbelief in her voice.
Yes. provoked" he repeated fatty.
Her eyes questioned him, but she
waited silently for him to 20 on.
II was listenin' to what lots of them
folks had to say to you today" he re-
sumed slowly. II heard 'em talkin'
about his sufferin' an his patience. l
heard one Of 'em say he was a regular
saint on earth"
Wasn't her Her tone was very
calm. but there was a hint OF chal-
lenge In It.
I'D be the last one to deny IT," said
ne, but what made me provoked was
that them folks only looked at one side
Of It. There warn't none Of 'em that
spoke Of your sufferin' or your pa
tience.s
She was silent. Her hands were nerv-
ously twisting and untwisting the
black bordered handkerchief. A spot
- color came into either cheek.
mind, I know sour father was one
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

The Minneapolis Jonial says: h. +
Pettigrew is going to ask South Dakota
10 SEM him TO the senate as a socialist
South Dakota has tried the experiment
of sen:!ing Pettigrew to the senate as
several things, but il did not make any
difference. He turned up the same old
Pettigrew.
In the recently published, authoritav,.
work, American Men and Science, :"
DR.. james K. Todd, of Vermillion,
South Dakota ssdistinguished geologist,
is classed among the one hundred men
first in American science. This is a
merited compliment to one of the ablest
and most scholarly men America has
produced, and South Dakota may well
be proud that he 10 Of choice one of us
Ii is, however. as the Pierre Dakotan
suggests, in noting the distinction con-
ferred upon. Prof. Todd, a serious refiec-
ton upon our depreciation of genuine
character and scholarship that he has
not received more substantial recog.
milton at highlands of our state officials.
A feature of what is known as the
state peddler's license law which has
never been tested in the courts is 70 be
legally tested as the result of the arrest
in Meade county of G. Q. Adams a
canvasser for buggy manufacturing
concern. Adams was one of several
men in the employ of the same concern
who were canvassing through Meaie
and Butte counties. Under the state
law it is necessary for canvassers of this
character TO pay county license of $50.
The buggy concern did not attempt to
evade the payment Of the license, bat
took out:one license. Under this license
several men were placed In a field, and
the question at issue, and which has
never been decided by the courts, ia as
to whether more than one individual
representing the same concern has the
right under the state law to operate
under one license.
The first evening of the married life |
of DR.. Port McWhorter, of Miller, and |
his bride, formerly Miss Helen Waters,
was one of Intense noise. At dark after
the wedding ceremony large company
OF boys gathered about the house with |
every imaginable continuance from
which sound could be extracted, besides
sticks with which they beat the sides of |
the house, and began serenade which |
was continued with brief iecesses until
nearly o'clock Some of the serenad-
ers were good musicians and played |
9 Baby Mine, " 1.-The Girl I Left Behind |
Me etc, with enthusiasm The |
besiegers then dispersed, but evidently
the rest of the Light in paint
an immense streamer on muslin which |
they strung on wire and stretched
across the business street of the town.
bearing these words: "The Doctor and |
Helen Have We'd" The streame- still |
floats to the breeze. The doctor and
his bride are held in high esteem here
they naturally fail to understand this
Kind Of joke.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

A Danish paper compares II love
you" In many languages. Here are
some Of them-the Danish paper Is our
only authority for their correctness:
The Chlnaman says, "Uo ngai ni;' the
Armenian, zee siren ez hez;' the
Arabian, very shortly, 'Nehabeeck;"
the Egyptian, similarly. 'N'achkeb"
the Turk. 'Sisi sevejorum,' and the
Hindoo, Main tym ko pijar karyn."
But overwhelming Is the declaration
OF love Of an Eskimo, who tries to win
the chosen one by the pleasing sound
Of the dainty little word: "Univifigs-
saerntdlulnaler6majungnarsigujak."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

The Germans were the inventors of
the first gun. About 1873 Schwartz.
German machinist, manufactured nu-
merous crude guns which were brought
into use by the venetians In 1892. II
is a strange fact that cannon were
made before small firearms. AT Am
berg there Is still a piece of ordnance
marked with the date 1903. Cannon
were first used In war at the battle of
Crecy. In 1346. 1t was not until 1914.
however. that they were made in Eng
land
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

The author Of "Reminiscences Of
Country Politician" once asked la
borer In an English village how old be
was.
II be just the same age as the
queen" he said 1T be either q fort
night older or fortnight younger.
don't rightly know which. and don't
suppose her knows either"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

e the best men," he said sturdily,
.'but II made me mad that they didn't
tell the other side Of it-that you are
one Of the best women. Didn't you
give I'D everything for himf Where
have YOU been for the past ten years!
Nowheres. What have you doLe all
that time except take care OF him?
Nothin'. Amt you suffered an been
patient? Didn't you give up the man
you loved so you could spend all your
time takin care Of your fatherf Sarah.
II was goin' to name regular saint
on earth I'd name your
1t was long speech for Seth Carl
ton to make. He sat back In the chair,
rather surprised at his own statement
of his feelings. Sarah smiled feebiy.
1T warn't so much as you make out"
abe protested.
He grunted. Didn't II mean nothin'
to you that night, ten years back when
you told me you could never marry me
so long as he livedr"
The color spots frightened in her
cheeks.
didn't it?' he persisted.
"Yes." she admitted slowly.
"An' hasn't it meant somethin' all
them ten years?'
She nodded her reply, for her eyes
brimmed with tears and there was
lump in her throat.
Talk about patience an sufferin' an
saints ON earthv he exclaimed. Them
folks amt got eyes to see beyond their
noses. That's what made me pro-
voked"
He rose and stalked up and down the
room. At last he paused before her.
you've been a saintin' of II about
long enough" he said; you've done
your duty-more'n done tan I've
waited for you for ten most insanity
years. Now, next Saturday l want
you
mot SO soon at that, Seth" she
begged.
Next Saturday" he said inexorably.
~An' well go on to Washington an stay
a month, an to New York an to Phila-
delphy. Your saintin' days are over.
It's time you had chance to be just
q woman for awhile"
IL can't-not so soon," she protested.
did ! say a word durin' them ten
years?' he asked.
She shook her head.
Hadn't that ought to count for some
thin'T'
Eyes, l suppose 1t had; but, Seth
He smiled almost grimly as he played
his trump card.
1--WE bought the tickets" he said
gently.
Suddenly she began to weep without
restraint. He watched her In silence
Intuitively he knew that these were
not tears Of sorrow. After a time he
sat beside her on the sofa and awk-
wardly stroked her hair.
You amt goin' to know what care
or sorrow is II ! can help It," he de-
clared. Unconsciously he had raised
his voice.
"Hush-oh, hushw she whispered
They'll hear you out In the kitchen.
Mis- Jones an Mis- Parsons are out
there washin' dishes"
Think care If they DOR he said
defiantly. II amt mite ashamed Of
II. Are you?"
She lifted her eyes to his and smiled.
1t was a wonderful smile Somehow
the room seemed to lose much Of it's
desolation, even as her face lost its
many traces of years and patient suf-
fering
'Tll be ready Saturday" she said.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

Aasistrate-You are accused OF at
tempting to hold pedestrian up at .
o'clock this morning. What have you
= say In your own behalf?
Prisoner-I am not guilty. your hon.
o.. lean prove lullaby.
Magistrate-You mean an alibi.
Prisoner-well. call II what You like.
put my wife win swear that / was
walking the door with the baby at the
hoor mentioned In the charge.-Chica-
- News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02

When the Sloux Fails republican
convention was called Day county
was found to be present and rep.
resented by thirty-nine delegates
who voted for every candidate nomi.
mated by the organization or stall
wart republicans of South Dakota.
1t is true they were with the minor
ity and went down in defeat before
the will of the voters as expressed in
the republican caucuses. But these
men represent the republicans OF
Day county. They were the men
who had been republicans since Day
county was organized. They were
the men who bore the brunt of the
battle for the party in this county
when it was almost considered a
disgrace to be republican. They
fought a hopeless fight during
several elections against a large
populist majority, spent their time
and money and at last by the hard
est fighting succeeded in overthrow
ing populism and placing Day
county firmly among the strongest
Of republican counties in this state.
Nor was their zeal for the republi
can ticket nor their belief in the
principles of the great republican
party shaken by the defeat of their
favorites for nomination in the state
convention. The Day county dele
CATION came home and at once
announced its support Of the ticket
and platform nominated at Sioux
Falls without any reservations or
exceptions. Now comes on organ
ization OF men who previous to the
past year have been members of
every known political faith, and
announce that the present organiza-
tion in Day county must be turned
down. In other words these politi-
cal scape goats would attempt to
read the backbone and sinew of
the republican party out OF that
party. They have gone SO far as TO
predict defeat for the candidates
nominated for senator by the dele
gates already elected by an over.
whelming mojority of the voters OF
Day county. They have attacked
the character of every officer who is
not il sympathy with their scheme.
They have imported a gentleman
from Sioux Falls to traverse the
county and try to stir up race
prejudice among the Scandinavian
VOTERS. They have tried to inject
personalities into the campaign
under the cover of sneaking methods
that they would not dare face in the
open street. They make charges Of
political corruption with Don't say
I told you that they know are
absolute falsehoods. Their cam
paien i solely for the Offices with
out regard 70 the welfare Of the
ropublican party which is clearly
shown ~ re net that their political
orean--the World Of this city-has
M w placed the ticket At the head
81 ~ columns and announces il will
only support men whom il plesses
Il plain words men who will give il
I'D their support il elected. II is