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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-03-22
Copyright. 1906, by Daily story Pub. Coz

In the province of San Diego. near
the river La Plaza, grew at one time
the prettiest flower nature had ever
fashioned into womanhood. Brown
eyes, from out whose depths flashed
fire, served only to enhance the
beauty of face bewitching. form
supple as the willow, disclosed It,
self beneath dainty gown. rus
tic picture was she, indeed, divine,
Mercedes.
Don Palo, dark, handsome. stood
beneath festooned palmetto and
gazed enraptured at this picture. His
black mustache curled upward and
his eyebrows hung thick over keen,
restless eyes, that at this moment
were transfigured with loves passion.
He wore the gaudy creole dress OF
San Diego dandy and, on his head,
he wore wide sombrero, decorated
with silver spangles and band OF
woven horsehair.
In the distance could be heard the
silvery peal of a convent bell and,
when the wind quieted. the faint echo
of the Misereri foated on the air.
Palo approached and touched the
listening girl upon the arm. She
sprang away like startled doe and
then returned with glad light in her
eyes, extending both her hands.
"Oh, Palo! Is it you?" she cried.
He took her hands in his and print
ed fervent kiss upon her lips. "Yes,
Mercedes" he answered, Il have come
back to see you once again."
But, but" she began.
mo, Chiquita, there is little dan.
ger. No one knows that | am here.
And BESIDES" he continued, furrowing
his brow with an ugly wrinkle, what
should | fear?"
The girl threw her arms around his
neck and kissed him passionately
But, If they should put my Palo in
PRISON." she cried. mo, they can
not. | love him too much. God will
prevent it."
Out of the convent window Sister
Sorice looked listlessly Her hymn
book sank neglected to her side. She
was watching the two in the distance
and her lips moved, mechanically, re.
citing the service.
AS she looked the two parted, and
Mercedes was left standing alone. She
was the daughter of miller, he the
son of the governor of the province
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-03-22
Expert Liars.

Nine. Isabelle Massieu. an explorer
who has just returned to Europe fror
journey in Anam, in Indo Chin,
says she has met the most accor
plished liars in the world. One chi
told her that he had seen an Engli,
vessel so large that his father, WI
was a young man when he started
walk down the deck, had white hi
before he reached the mamma
Thereupon another chief remark
that there were trees in France
tall that bird took ten years to re;
the top. Hf
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-03-22

of San Diego. Sister Sorice shook
her head sadly.
Each day Sister Sorice saw them
meet and each day he wooed her more
ardently, until one day he declared
himself and Mercedes was the hap
piest girl in all San Diego. Sister
Sorice was happy also
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-03-22

When Palo went to his father and
flew into an awful rage. What? He,
Palo, of the best blood of San Diego,
to marry a Greaser'S daughter? Who
was he that he should choose? Was
not the Senorita Isabella chosen for
him-she who was of the best Span
ish blood in Mexico?"
Palo remained silent Suddenly his
father grew calm. A calm that struck
to Palos heart. Son." he said stern
ly, you will never go near the mil
ler's daughter again. | shall give or.
ders. II you are caught there, you
will be put in prison. Remember. l
mean what say"
But Palo came again to see his
Mercedes and Sister Sorice was watch
ing from her high convent window.
Alas, he came to tell his sweetheart
that he is going away on trip to
far off Spain, but he will be back
again in year, perhaps sooner. VIII
she wait for him till then?
Will she? What can words express
more than those eyes?
"In the morning" he said. 81 may
see you again, It's for the last time by
the bridge that goes over the Plaza,
is 1t not so? Mia Carrissima!"
Tears came to the girls eyes as she
nodded her head. He kissed her and
went down the path. In the morning
she was waiting for him at the bridge
when Palo arrived. She was about
to fly into his arms. when, out from
the shrubbery stepped a soldier. 81
arrest you Senor." he said.
Arrest, prison, disgrace, for her low
er, all this fitted through the mind of
Mercedes as she stood there. The
officers back was turned toward her.
An impulse, flash, and it was done.
She had drawn the dagger from her
girdle and plunged 1t into his back. He
fell like a log. Palo shrank back
aghast.
IF am caught now," he cried.
But you will not. Go! Go! she
cried, in frenzy. pushing him toward
the bridge. 60! Go! You must!
you must! Nobody shall know! No
| body shall knoW!
He let himself be gently pushed
along, for he realized what danger
both were In. =, At the bridge she
stopped. Kiss me once" she cried.
He stopped and kissed her passion
ately.
81 will return for you soon. Chi
quita,' he said. "No one will know"
nodding in the direction of the pros
trate soldier, run quickly SO that no
one sees u.s."
They parted and Mercedes began to
run quickly through the woods. Sud
denly she paused. Something caught
her by the heart and stopped its beat
ing. The dagger, it was still in the
wound; they would know.
She ran back as fast as her legs
would carry her, but she was too late.
She saw people standing around the
body. She fancied she heard her
name spoken. Fleet as a deer, she
sped away, but before she had gone
hundred yards, she was discovered.
There was a shout and a dozen start
ed after her.
They were gaining on her, but she
looked neither to the right nor the
left. The silver bell Of the convent
was again ringing and she ran in
stinctively towards the sombre shell
tering walls. She stumbled up the
steps and fell into the arms of Sister
Sorice.
Child" she said, and placed shell
| In In
stant. her manner changed. Snatching
the silver cruifix from her girdle she
held it defiantly into the faces Of the
oncoming mob. They recoiled from
it as from great repellant force.
STOP" she cried. "she has taken
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
Can Talk without ronxue.

"There seems TO be a mistaken i'm
preston abroad" remarked a doctor
the other day In speaking of the case
OF a man who had his tongue cut out In
an effort to cure a EAST Of cancer of
that member, that when a man is
unfortunate enough to lose his tongue
t~henceforth all power of speech Ia
denied him. This Is not SO. While it Is
true that not many men survive this
operation for any great length of time
1t Is equally true that they ian speak
so long as they live and with only a
comparatively slight impeachment in
their u~tterances. If you will hold o
pencil crossways between your. teeth
and speak while it remains In that po
sition you can get Just the effect II
has on human speech when the tongue
Is entirely removed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Puzzling enough to an American is
the English fashion of spelling a name
n way aud pronouncIng it In quite
another. but the cities are even worse
than the individuals, since they deIiber-
ately adopt some alias. The town OF
Hull, for instance, is Kingston on H ll.
II has no official recognition as any
thing else, yet as Hull it Is known to
nine out of ten. who would wonder II
Kingston-on-Hull was near the town Of
Hull should they hear 1t mentioned
Even supposedly respectable cathedral
towns are not above hiding Identity.
and to call New sarum salisbury" is
to give 1t Its alias. The royal town Of
Windsor il really New Windsor, and
the county OF Hampshire. popularity
shortened to Hants, IL In reality the
county Of Southampton. Bradford by
the-Sea Is more correctly Morecambe.
but rightly Poulton le Sande, while
Bridlington. sometimes called Burling-
ton. l. more popularity Wakefield by the
Sea-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

There may be a world Of pathos and
even of rebpke in u very few words,
and so the rather thoughtless wife of
a contributor of ours discovered recent
ly. She has two sweet little children,
both girls, and, almost without know
Ing It, she made a pet and favorite
of the younger and prettier child.
Sweet as she called her, had every
are and attention lavished upon her,
and good natured neglect was more or
less the portion of the elder.
The mother was sitting In her bed
room quietly reading recently when the
soft patter Of tiny feet sounded on the
stairs.
rs that you, Sweetf' she called.
mo, mamma" was the sad reply;
lit isn't Sweet-it's only me-"
That pathetic little "Only mew haunt
ed the wife Of our contributor for long
er than she would have cared to admit,
but a change has since marked her
treatment of her eldest born.-London
Tit-Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

greatly by the demand Of the radi-
Gals for universal suffrage.
The grant of suffrage in the
cars original manifesto IA redicu-
lousy inadequate, ever for a country
without popular education. No
working man had a vote and only a
few of the ninety millions of peas
ants. The cultivated classes of
populous of the larges cities have
only a few hundred out of a few
thousands voters. The capital
with a million and a half popula-
ton has only 1000 qualified voters.
This was a mere mockery of partici-
patton of the people in government.
The new electoral law decreed
last month makes large extension of
suffrage in the cities, though it
makes but little in the peasantry
Working men and government
employees are a special voting class
and suffrage is extended to tax
payers on real estate, persons in
business and taxpaying dodgers,
OF course the tendency Of all this is
to concentrate the electorate in
cities, but there seems no escape
from hat while popular education
is so defective. MinneapolisTribune
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
Total killed
Put on Return Address.

The dead letter office in the postal
service has had a busy time the last
year. The amount OF undelivered
mail Of domestic origin received at
the dead letter Office was less than
in the proceeding twelve months,
but the decrease was offset BY an
increase in the receipts Of undeliver-
ed mail Of foreign origin. OF the
letters Of domestic origin returned
from foreign countries as undeliver-
ed, about Al per cent bore on the
envelopes the names and addresses
Of the senders. As most Of the
letters with return addresses found
unbelievable in postofices Of the
United States are returned to the
senders without passing through the
dead letter office, II is impossible to
ascertain the exact percentage these
letters comprise Of the total number
Of domestic letters failing delivery
in the United States, but il Is
thought 70 b considerable less than
III she case of undelivered letters
returned from abroad.
- |44NX L|M f.#"|#&" H.&I
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
Thursday, January II, 1906.
Central Committee Meets.

Central Committee Meets.
Nearly every county in the state was
represented at a meeting by the Repub-
hcan state central committee for the
suppose of arranging for this years
campaign. The meeting was presided
owe by Frank Crane, chairman of the
state committee.
Before the routine work of the meet
ing was taken up, Chairman Crane
referred to charges made by his
political opponents, and circulated in a
part Of the press of the state during the
past year or more, to the effect that the
campaign books for the campaign two
years ago were not in proper condition,
The chairman asked that the matter be
investigated. After some discussion
the matter was referred to the execu-
tive committee of the state central
committee, with instructions to
examine the books as to receipts and
disbursements during the last cam
paign and make a report at the Repub-
lican state convention next June.
An effort TO have Thomas Thorson of
Lincoln county and Paul butcher of
Brookings added 10 the executive COM
mittee for the purpose of..the investiga-
ton resulted unsuccessfully. The two
men a~re..counted as opponents of.Chair-
man Crane.
Sioux Falls was by q unanimous vote
selected as the place for holding the
next state convention. The date, June
., is fixed by law. The apportionment
of delegates to the convention also is
fixed by law, each county being entitled
to n delegate for every fifty votess or
major fraction.thereof cast for Samuel
II. Elrod, Republican nominee for
governor in 1904. This entities the
various counties. to the following num-
Der of delegates:
Gounfiau Ill.,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
That Washington Hatchet.

A tree was cut down neal Morris
vile. Va, which contained an up-
heardof amount of honey and a his
toric relic of much value. The Incl
dent occurred on the border of the
border Of Stafford county nearWhite
Ridge, an ancient hostelry, famous
in the latter part of the eighteenth
century.
This famous tree grows on land
said to have been surveyed by
George Washington. The tree was
found to contain a hollow 6 inches
in diameter and 4 feet above the
ground filed with honey of superior
grade.
In what been the lower end OF the
hollow was found a Ratchet and cut
in the handle was the following
incriptinn; sc w 1888"
There was also found to letters
and several leaves Of a diary book
in which the word ''rectitude'
appears several times,
To whom these belonged and how
they came to this final resting place
in the Washington line tree is a
subject of much discussion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

II 1t be true, as conjectured by the
latest explorers, that Lake Chad IL rap
Idly drying up, the process will proba
bly, be regarded by the biologists as
simply a continuation OF one which has
been going on for ages In northern AT
RIGA. The whole Of the Sahara was
certainly once either an arm Of the
sea or a vast lake, and Lake Chad is
probably only the inal remnant of that
huge sheet OF water. The Sahara rea
must always have been very shallow,
a fact which made its evaporation
easy, and Lake Chad is reported to be
little more than a morass over the
greater portion Of its area.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
Bin Measurements.

To measure corn find number of Gu
bic feet in crib, then multiply by 8 and
divide by 20. which gives the amount in
bushels. To determine amount Of she'll
ed corn to be obtained from crib of
corn In ear find cubic feet Of corn, di-
vide by 2, and the product will be the
number of bushels of shelled corn, as
two cubic feet Of corn If sound and dry
will produce bushel of shelled corn.
To find the number OF bushels of APP
pies. potatoes. etc, In a bin multiply
the length, breadth and thickness to-
gether and this product by s and point
off ms figure in the product for deci-
mals.-Iowa State Register and Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Many muscles are located at a con-
siderable distance from the point where
their force is to be exerted and are
connected with the point of operation
by slender strings or tendons. This Is,
provision OF nature solely for conven-
ience. II all the muscles whose power
Is concentrated In the hand and foot
were located in the hands or feet these
members would assume an lnordinate
size and weight and become more trou-
blesome than useful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
We CHALLENGE ANYONE

is. used 10 De a worker myself, and
I have never recovered from the effects
Of the trade. Half the time my men
are away sick or dying, they are al
ways Ill tempered and highty, and a
public agitation makes idiots of them. I
don't know the reason, as / said" He
was advised to consult a physician and
find out.
The foreman of a s~tonecutting yard,
when questioned, was better informed
as to the evils OF his trade.
"See those dust clouds all over the
yardT' he said. Consumption there!
And quick. at that."-Technical World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
rhfee R..-Repair,.s Rip. and Rent

If some American mothers heard that
their young Jimmies or Waldos or
Clarences had to perform the services
In their private schools that English
boys have to do In similar institutions
there would be pity and Indignation
pity for the youths and indignation al
the hard hearted master. But the Gus
tom doesn't seem to hurt the young
Britishers. At a school In Brighton
where boys receive the first half decade
Of their learning even future peers
are taught to sew on their buttons and
darn their hose and rents In their un-
derciothlng. Only their outer garments
are sent to the tailor. Any Sinking Of
the tasks brings the same punishment
that Ill prepared lessons would. On
certain days the small boys are taught
the rudiments Of cooking and laying a
table. and at all times they must keep
their rooms in order. 1t Is true some
parents object to this. but they must
submit or take their sons away. The
majority Of fathers believe the plan .
wise one.-New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
Dilemma.

A well known college professor offers
the two horns of a dilemma to advo-
Gates of c~oeducatlon.
IF you lecture to twenty boys and
twenty girls In the same ROOM" he
asks, Twill the boys attend to the lee
ture or TO the girlsf'
OF course the coeducationist, to be
consistent. must say that they will
listen to the lecture.
well, If they do" replies the dean,
they are not worth lecturing to-
Harper's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

The annual meeting of the United
Norwegian Lutheran church of
America will meet in St. Paul tor
n week beginning June 10. The
assembly meets on the invitation of
the Commercial club. The confer
ence has churches in every state in
the union although most of them
are in the Northwest. There will
a thousand delegates. With the
visitors not delegates it is expected
that the number in attendance will
reach nearly two thousand.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Mirabeau had a voice like a trumpet,
and when he raised it in threat OF de-
nunciation the effect was awe inspir-
Ing. The impression he created was
greatly heightened by his manner, his
personal appearance being exceedingly
imposing. He had a way OF lifting his
head and shaking 1t to give emphasis
to his periods that made the beholders
involuntariiy draw back with fear.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Some years ago George #. Haley OF
Biddeford was trying his first criminal
cas- before the supreme judicial court
Of Maine. with Chief Justice John A.
Peters pm the bench. Mr.. Haley was In
the middle Of his plea when a man in
the audience fell over in a CONFUSION.
The young lawyer stopped, discomfort
ed.
60 on. sir: 90 on said the chief jus
tice. you're giving them fitsrs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

large increase, due partly to the
general prosperity of the country
and partly to the energetic suppress
sion by the department of concerns
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

why did you insist on sending that
young man to congressy
Got tired Of his speechmakin'," an
swered Farmer Corntossel. I'VE
thought we'd put him where the speak
Or would keep him quiet for q few
years."-Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

On leaving a Paris theater a German
gentleman felt for his watch. 1t was
gone. Having a strong suspicion, he
laid violent hands on a mar In the
crowd. who quietly gave up the ticker.
When he got home. he found his own
watch lying on the table.~-Paris Jour
nal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

II wish an electrician would get re-
tected by Miss Enubem.'
Why do you wish thatY'
"Becduse he might be able to explain
why her negative is so positive. BAL
tlmorc American.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

S~kinfiint-I have no money, but 1 will
give you a little advice. Beggar-WelI,
II yer hain't got no money yer advice
can't be very valuable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Following is the list Of deaths
and property damage since the first
great strike began:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Insurance Oficial-Of what COM
plant did your father diet Applicant
The jury found him guilty~-London
Tit-Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

The atmosphere IL 70 clear In Zulu
land that objects can be seen BY star
hight at Z distance or seven miles.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

About two-thiris Of tho averags hu'
ma heart u occupied ~ ael1 love.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
STOP SOWING WILD OATS!

They lessen our weld They ur the ad yours grain They mjurh the value of Your farm They are
- tTl LAM 'Tbva are nor good ANYWHERE Then why not get rid tmin seaif sowing
then every wear You can gtr of hem by using The Hero
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
WE GUARANTEE THE HERO

WI eUAhRh &c INF hEhu
To take wild oats from wheat, barley,
fax, rye or anything except tame oats.
To take mustard from fax, wheat,
oats, barley or rye.
To take tame oats from wheat, flax,
barley or rye.
To take cookie from wheat.
TO do any job Of cleaning better than
any other farm mill ON the market.
To be made OF good material.
To have sleeves and screens 70 clean
all kinds of grain raised by Day county
farmers
To have the best feed device ever
used on a tanning mill.
To be the best mill made for separat
ing s~uccotash.
TO run easy and steady II does not
need to be nailed to the floor to keep it
from jumping all over the granary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-12

Dollae bsttis leiAs~
ttn0 - nah - t1
trta3r Q. . 60 ale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-12

committees representing the policy
holders of the Mutual Life and New
York Life Insurance Companies IN this
state, had r. satisfactory interviews
with the committees representing the
various factions in these companies.
Chairman James r. Young Of this
congressional district, makes the fol-
lowing speaking appointments for Con-
gresham E. w. Pou: Falls OF Neuse.
October 10; Apex, 18th; 'Youngsville,
18th; Fuquay Springs, 18th, and in
Nash county, 18th and 10th.
State Superintendent Of Public IN
structlon Joyner, who has returned from
Greensboro, was ASKED whether memo
rial services would be held at various
points in honor Of DR.. Charles D. Nc
liver. He said no.. but that he had de-
cided upon the following plan, that
is, instead of having the usual North
Carolina Day in all the public schools
in town and country. 1t would be made
McIver Memorial Day, and would be
used as an occasion for emphasizing
the lesson of civic service, of which
he said that DR.. McIver was perhaps
the most striking and beautiful exam
pie in u generation"
The cadet corps of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college 9ere, about 400
strong, will parade al the state fair,
and will give an exhib: ION drill, under
the command Of L~ieut"Iant Young, T.
S. A, who has applied himself with
great zeal and skill to the work Of
military instructions The battalion
consists of six companies and band
While the alterations and eXren-
sion of the First Baptist church are in
progress, these requiring some months
time, the Sunday school is being held
in the city hall.