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New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
ELECTION RETURNS ON LIMITED TRAINS

The Pennsylvania Railroad. for the information Of
its patrons will have the election returns placed
on board the Pennsylvania Special, the Pennsylvs-
mia Limited the Chicago Limited and the st. Louis
Limited trains next Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
Country Property TAINTED.
City Property for Sale.

INFTH AVENUE PROPERTIES -
L JOHN " GOIDING. Pine and sen Ave- esr -
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

The following petitions in bankruptcy were
filed yesterday with the clerk OF the United
States District Court:
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

Hoo
10000
1880
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
The Russian Joke Teller.

Story telling and testing have al
ways been counted the favorite amuse-
ments Of semibarbaric people. To ,
first we owe the Arabian Nights"
and TO the second the clowns, wh1
were formerly the appendage Of all
great houses. In Russia the paid
Joker still fOurishes. and the people
pay so much an hour to listen TO his
jokes and witticismS. He provides
himself with two or three hundred
tickets, and, mounting sort of ros-
trum, he announces that he is going
to regale his audience with choice It'd
bits of mirth provoking lore. He be-
gins selling tickets at a penny each,
and when lie has sold enough TO war
rant his beginning he turns himself
loose, and the audience remains spell
bound by his humorous stories for an
hour or two. A recent traveller who
saw a number Of these jokers in St
Petersburg says, 81 listened to them
several times, and, although / could
not understand one word the joker
said, was sure from the way the au-
dience greeted his stories with roars
Of laughter that the jokes were above
the average"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
The Uses of Adversely.

"Grogan," said the head of the de-
partment store, eying him sharply,
you've quit drinking, haven't you?
yes, sor," answered the red headed
Hibernian who worked In the pack
ing department II haven't taken a
dhrink av anything stronger TIM
iced tay FIR three months"
Il am glad to hear it, Grogan. III
make it an object to you to stay quit.
But how did you break yourself Of the
habit"
BE hittin' me thumb nail wild a
hammer whin l was packin' box o.
goods"
81 don't see how that could cure
YOU"
"Well, Misther Barker, 1t was this
way. If I'd been sober, dye moind, I'd
niyer have done 1t, but wasn't. Whin
/ whacked me thumb instead av the
nail was thryin' to dhrive 1t made a
black spot at the root av me thumb
pail. / says to mesilf: 'Grogan. III
punish We FIR that. Ye shan't have a
drink av ayther beer r whusky until
that black spot has gone
well, sor. IT was two months befure
it had growed out to the end o me
thumb an | cud cut it of, an be that
time I'd lost all me appetite FIR beer
an whusky.
"Thin l says to meself: 'Grogan, I'll
reward We FIR that. Ye're a sober man
now, an ven stay sober That's the
whole story, sor."-Youth's Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
What a Political Speaker Endure..

The political stump speaker has
many amusing and many unpleasant
experiences. A party of us went down
into the heart of the east side of New
York one night with politician some
what handicapped by his wealth and
social position, who nevertheless elect
ed TO go to the doubtful district per-
sonally. At street corner a bunting
draped cart awaited him. and, climbing
to the tailboard of this, he began tell
ing the ragged audience in well round
ed periods how they should vote and
why. A few jeers began to crop from
the tolerance of the crowd. The jeers
gained volume. He was told to Jaw,
shet upr' "Close your headv' Say.
give us drink; your talk makes us
tirsty." Somewhat disconnected, but
still determined to finish his speech.
he was continuing when something
hurtled past his head and splashed
gently on the floor Of the cart. An
other something and another followed,
and every one was lodging decadent
tomatoes until, it becoming impossible
to hear a shout above the jeers and
laughter of the voters, the horses were
started forward out Of the soft, red
bombardment and the district left to
its own political sins.-John r. Win.
chell In Metropolitan Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
ARcHBOlD ON GRILL
OIL Magnate Subjected to Severe
CrOSS-ElaminatiOn.

New York. Dec. 2.-Seeking to un-
ravel the puzzling ownership of the
Standard Oil Company Of Texas and
other oil companies, which the gov.
eminent charges are controlled by
the Standard oil company, Frank Il.
Kellogg, federal counsel In the United
States suit TO dissolve the so-called
oil trust, subj acted John d. Archbod
to a grilling cross-examination. Mr..
kellogg also sought information re-
Rarding certain mysterious loans of
5000, 900 made to James Mcdonald
by the Anglo-American company, a
Standard subsidiary. but Mr. Arch
bold, a director OF the Alglo company.
was unable to throw any light on the
question. For over a year the gov
ernment's counsel has been trying 10
obtain information regarding these
Mcdonald loans. but has failed. The
government alleged that the loans
were made TO enable the Standard TO
secretly purchase the Manhattan Oil
Company of Ohio. Mr.. Archbold said
that he and Henry Rogers resigned as
directors of the Anglo-American COM
pany shortly after their election a
year ago. The vice president of the
Standard denied that the designations
were brought about by the present
government proceedings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Twists That May Be Given to "Ba" In
the Chinese Landuaue

In the Chinese language the same
word may be given several different
meanings by the meditation of the
voice. The same thing may happen to
the English YES" which may be pro-
nounced so as to mean 81 assent to
that" or Il am doubtful" or Indeed ?"
An eminent authority on philology
gives an amusing illustration of these
modulations In the Annamitic Ian
guage, a monosyllabic tongue spoken
by the people of Tonquin and Cochin
China.
In this language the syllable "ba"
pronounced with grave accent means
lady, an ancestor. Pronounced with
the sharp accent, 1t means the favorite
of prince. Pronounced with the semi
grave accent, 1t means what has been
thrown away. Pronounced with the
grave circumfiex, 1t means what has
been left of fruit after the Juice has
been squeezed out Pronounced with
no accent, it means three. Pronounced
with the ascending or Interrogation ac-
cent, it means a box on the ears.
Thus the word "ba," In the order CIV
en- above, is said to mean, II properly
pronounced, Three ladies gave a box
on the ear to the favorite Of the
prince."-Chicago Record Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Two Previous.

A Richmond woman has in her en-
ploy a little darby, Milf Cole. One day
Milf became confidential and told his
mistress he was ''goin to the cimitery
next Sunday"
But. Milf. that's a long walk. You
know 1t is more than five miles,
"Oh, missus, l amt goin' to walk.
rs goin' to ride"
How is that, Miff?'
as goin' In kerridge t my uncle's
funeral"
All day Saturday Milf could talk Of
nothing but the approaching affair.
Sunday his mistress excused him, and
she expected that on Monday she
would be RECALLED with full account
Of the funeral. But Milf turned up
with most melancholy face. In an
swer to her inquiry be said:
II didn't 60, missus. He amt dead
yit."-New York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Marriage Customs In Savage Africa.

The charge which is sometimes
brought against white men of marry
ing for money" cannot be used against
their sex In Africa, for there it is the
other way about, husbands having to
purchase their wives. When a man
has wife bestowed upon him as an
act of charity he feels that she is not
properly his own, and she, If she will,
can treat him with contempt. This
custom of wife purchase, although it
is to be decried as tending to lower
marriage to the level Of commercial
contract is an incentive to young men
to work. Lazy youths cannot COM
pete with energetic ones in the matri-
monial market, as they are despised by
the young women and rejected by their
parents as being unworthy Of their
daughters.-Wide World Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Why He Did the Wa.hinu,

A man came up out Of one Of the
little roof houses across from the wo.
mans window with big basket OF
clothes. He was followed by two
small boys, carrying more clothes and
clothespins. The man put the basket
Of clothes down and began to sort
them out preparatory to hanging them
on the line. The boy j. helped, handing
him the clothespins and some small
pieces. one at time. They were a
long while hanging out the clothes be-
cause of their awkwardness. 1t was
evidently work they were unaccustomed
to, but at last 1t was finished, and the
boys went down into the little roof
house, leaving the man on the roof.
He stood for a moment looking at the
clothes, then, going over to parapet,
sat down between two tail chimneys.
The woman could see him from her
window lean against one Of the chin.
neys and by and by throw his arm
across his eyes.
She found out aftorward that his
wife had died the week before.-New
York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
County Agricultural society.

Lasi futHF m-aau2 Na~ Heii at
RI" g, mr. hunse 10 pronoir 80 agricul-
rural -aeeiy npa il Wns decided to
arm Corporate 81, shown as the
Day County 8 &c u. society and
articles " coposHsi1E were oraeref
draw np within fpLoEIuy Incorpora
tnfs: l. l. Bn'ier "A O wickre. S :.
Yeager, Nj Nj l0alr, sam Calmenson
md a. q Piai-,n
We are glad 10 s,r ,iis moge made as
this 5 an as,uc.auoo that tins county
should have hai for many years II
viii he "a fower tor Rooa We the pro-
motion of successful farming rs vel 5
many ether things which msSr for be- {
interests nf not nrly the p cunIarv but
the social efara .. ~ Dag county
clri2pns
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
NEARING PORT AU PRINCE
Rebels Within Twenty Miles of Hay.
tian Capital.

Port au Prince, Hayti, Nov. 3d.
The victorious rebels under General
Simon are advancing rapidly on the
capital and the people of Port au
Prince are In condition bordering
on panic. II the rebels succeed In
making their way into Port au Prince
it is feared that they will get out OF
hand and loot the city. According to
the latest reports that have Just come
In here by courier the rebels reached
Legoane, which Is twenty miles to the
west of Port au Prince.
All the stores and business houses
are closing and putting up their shut
ters. Men are protecting their resi-
dences by barring the doors and win
dows and every foreigner In the city
has put up over his property the flag
of his nation. The markets are de-
serted. The country people who come
In every morning with produce have
ned precipitltely. leaving their goods
behind them.
President Alexis persists in his de-
termination to continue the struggle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Adam. Eve and Some Apples.

How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat?
Some say Eve s and Adam 2, total
Of o. Others say Eve and Adam s
also; total, 6. But If Eve s and Adam
80, the total will be 90. Now, IL Eve
8 and Adam s / 2 the total would be
sea. Then if Eve 8 1st and Adam 8 2
the total would be ,623 Or, again,
Eve 8 / 4 Adam, Adam 8 1 PAP oblige
Eve, total 50, 056. Though we adj
NIT Eve 8 4 Adam, Adam, if he /
2 2 keep Eve company; total. 8 /, 1 2 !,
05 6. All wrong. Eve, when she 8 8 2
many and probably felt sorry for it,
and Adam. in order to relieve her
grief, 2; therefore Adam If he s 8
142 0-fy Ewes depressed spirit;
hence both ate 81 sos. S64 apples.
Kansas City Independent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Decay Of Building stens..

The causes Of decay In building
stones are various and depend on the
physical structure Of the stone, its
composition and the nature Of the sur
rounding atmosphere. The most de-
structive agent to which the stone is
exposed 10 rain or moist atmosphere
and also in q minor degree wind, frost
and smoke. The air Of large towns is
usually charged with various deleteri-
Gus acids. These acids are dissolved
BY the rain, which penetrates the stone
IN greater or less degree. according
70 Its physical structure, and combines
with the constituents Of the stone,
causing 1t to decay. so that any con-
trivance that will check the admis-
SION OF water will be most likely to
succeed In arresting decay $780,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Sea Roses.

The sea rose is a leathery looking
creature which attaches itself to a
stone at the bottom of the sea in its
infancy and ultimately attains size
about three inches In length and an
inch and half in breadth. When
quiet and feeding under water its top
opens and blossoms into the semblance
Of large pink rose, with petals fully
an inch long, really handsome OBJ
ject. AS soon as 1t is disturbed, how
ever, 1t shuts itself resolutely into its
leather pod.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
FLEET SAILS FROM MANILA
Big BattIeshlps Start on Their Home
ward Journey.

Manila, Dec. with no ceremonies
other than the cheering thousands of
people thronging the waterfront
marking the departure, and accompa-
MED by several coast guard cutters
and few launches from Manila to
exchange final farewells and salutes.
the Atlantic battleship feet under
Rear Admiral Sperry promptly on
schedule time started on it's homeward
journey and sailed for Colombo, Cey-
Ion, the first port that the feet will
stop at on the second half of the
world-encircling voyage.
The fleet will arrive at Colombo in
two weeks, where it will stay for six
days and then proceed to Suez without
stopping.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03

Madam" said the teller Of a bank
IN Baltimore to a woman who had
handed him check to cash-"madam,
you have forgotten to indorse."
A worried smile came to the wo-
mans face. but she took back the pa
per and wrote something on the back
thereof.
When again the teller looked at the
check he found that the woman had In
dorsed as follows:
The - bank has always paid me
whatever 1t owed, and you need have
no worry. Therefore indorse this
check. Very truly yours. Anna NJ.
ank."-Harper's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03

Prospect for Settlement Of Balkan
Dispute Brighter.

Vienna, Dec. Lit Is held here that
tho prospects Of an agreement be-
tween Russia and Austria Hungary In
the matter of an International con-
gress to settle the Balkan difnculty
are more favorable and consequently
tho political atmosphere has cleared.
furthermore. It Is declared in authori-
tative quarters that Count Pallavicini,
the Austro- Hungarian ambassador to
Turkey, win not leave Copstantinople.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
Southern Spoon Corn Bread.

Pour twJ cupfuls boiling water over
a cupful cornmeal; cook five minutes,
stirring continually; add tablespoon
full butter. two eggs well beaten, a cup
ful milk, teaspoonful salt; beat thor
oughly. pour into well greaJed bak-
Ing dish and bake thirty-fve minutes
In hot oven. Serve from the dish In
which II II baked.-What to Eat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
C0AsTING VESSEL WRECKED
seventy-hve or More Filipino Labor.
ers Perish.

Manila, Nov. 2S.-The coasting
steamer San Pablo. carrying a large
number Of laborers from Narvacan to
the rice fields In Pangasian province,
struck . rock and sank during
storm on the town Of San Fernando,
In Union province.
II Ii estimated that ssventy-flve or
more Of the passengers and crew of
the San Pablo were drowned. The
steamer viscaya rescued ffty-nve.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
DIES IN FALL FROM LAUNCH
Chief Of Police eiggy OF San Fran
cisco Drowned.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-William j..
Buggy, for more than year chief of
police of this city. was drowned In
the bay and his body has not been
recovered. Chief Buggy was return
ng to the city from Belvidere in the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03

oVeFburdenod With Memory'
"Your SON tells me that he Is going to
take lessons to cultivate his memory"
II hope not" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. "He can remember every fool
tune that was ever whistled. Wash
ington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03

Marie-I think Chollie Il delightful
dancer. He's 90 light on his feet! LII
Han When you're better acquainted
with Chollie you'll discover that he's
light at both ends!--Town and Country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
PACT WITH JAPAN
Agreement Of Farreachlng I'm
pOrtanGe Is Eada.
COVERS POLICIES IN PACIFIC
Provides for Peaceful CONNER
Cial Development.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Information
from reliable sources has been OBJ
tained of an agreement Of farreaching
Importance between the United States
and Japan covering the policy of the
two countries In the Pacific.
The agreement is based on the idea
of encouraging and defending free
and peaceful commercial development
In the Pacific.
1t contains not only a mutual guar
antee to respect each others terri
torial possessions there, but defines
the attitude of the two countries to-
wards China, binding each other to
defend by every peaceful means
China's independence and integrity
and to give equal commercial Gppor-
tunities in the Chinese empire to all
nations.
But more important still, the agree
ment, in the event of complications
United States and Japan to consult
each other with a view of acting to-
gether.
The agreement has been drawn up
in the form of a declaration and con-
sists of FIVE articles, of which the fol-
lowing is an accurate and faithful de-
scription:
The first article gives expression to
the wish of the two governments to
encourage the free and peaceful de-
velopment of their commerce in the
Pacific
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
DiscIaim Aggressive Designs.

The second is a mutual disclaimer
of an aggressive design and contains
also definition of the policy of each
government. both as directed to the
maintenance of the existing status quo
in the Pacific and the defense of the
principle of equal opportunity for
commerce and industry in China.
The third article contains state
ment of the consequent firm" recipro-
cal resolution of each government to
respect the territorial possessions in
the Pacific of the other.
In the fourth article the United
States and Japan express their deter
mination, "in the common isterest of
all the powers" in China, to support
"by all peaceful means at their dis
posal' the independence and integrity
of China and the principle of equal
commercial and industrial opportunity
for all nations In the empire.
The fifth article mutually pledges
the two governments, in the case of
"the occurrence Of any event threat
ening the status quo as above de-
scribed or the principle of equal OPP
portunity as above defined, to com
municate with each other for the pur-
pose Of arriving at mutual under
standing with regard to the measures
they may consider useful to take.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
VOL. A..
Phil Stephens Is Pound.

Phillip X. Stevens. OF Hotch
kiss. who dropped out OF sight at
the Pythian convention in Delta
has been found in Nevada City.
California. in a demented condi-
ton He is held pending the
arrival OF messengers sent for
him. How he got that far from
home is mystery. II is known
that he rode on tie rear platform
of a passenger coach as far as
Grand Junction. The next known
OF him he was wandering about
Nevada City. HIS mysterious
disappearance caused great grief
to his wife and host of warm
friends in and out of the Pythian
order.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
An Ambiguous Location.

He was sitting by her side al
dinner, proudly congratula,ing
himself upon being where he
could look down upon the beauti.
ful neck and arms.
Il am being tortured" she said
as she moved uneasily. IL have
been vaccinated, and it is just
taking
Why" he said unguardedly,
as he cast another glance at tina,
lovely neck and arms, where
were you vaccinatedl"
"In Boston," she replied. as a
smile drove away the evidences
of pain.-Ex.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Business Revival.

Press dispatches from Chicago
announce that genuine business
revival" will be inaugurated at
once to last through summer, So
that everything will be booming
by November. Queer how pros
perity can be manufactured TO or
der in time for election when that
condition is required by the re-
publican party.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03

will result in Strengthening of
the order on the western slope. 1t
was a harmonious meeting
throughout, the only incident to
mar the pleasure was the mystic
rious disappearance of the secre-
tary, Phillip r. Stevens, who was
later found demented. The fol-
lowing officers we're elected
Ira Mcneil, Montrose, president; /;
X. L. Magill. Grand Junction,
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Greeley Daily.

Greeley has no daily paper. but
since The Tribune has been con-
siderirg a daily election. two
other ambitious outfits teclare
themselves in the field. One
daily might live. three will prob
ably destroy all chance of.success
for any of them.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
A Good Trade.

II you want nice stock of gen.
eral merchandise in a good Wy
oming town in payment for a
truit ranch IN this valley, and are
willing TO trade on the basis of
$4,000 valuation. call at this
office for particulars.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Bishop Potter Sick.

Bishop Potter, who acquired
considerable notoriety by estab-
fishing temperance saloons in the
New York subways. where
reasonable amount of beer and
light wines were to be had, is
dangerously sick at his home in
New York.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03

vice president; f. ID. MCGOWAN.
Telluride. second vice president;
c. c. Hawkins. Paonia, secretary;
Ira Colver, Ridgway, assistant
secretary; ID. w. Thomas, Hotch-
kiss, treasurer. Grand Junction
was unanimously chosen as the
next meeting place.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Notice.

We desire to state to our pat
rons that we will keep open until
o o'clock on the evening of July
Sd. but will be closed all day on
the 4th except from 6 TO 9 in the
evening.
The PAoNIA MEAT MARKET.
The Peoples MEAT MARKET,
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
No Place For Him Here.

Your honor" said a prosccut-
ing attorney in an Alabama back
woods court. the prisoner at the
bar is charged with killing one OF
D the most exemplary citizens of
this county Thomas Jones. your
honor, was in every respect a
model man. He was a member
of the church; he was never
known to bet on horses. play
poker. drink whiskcy or use to-
bacco He"
Hold on a minute" said the
Judge. you say he never bet on
horscf"
That's what | said. your
honor.
"Nevcr was known to play a
gamer"
"Never. your honor"
"And he never drank liquorf"
Never drank a drop. your
honor
And he didn't chew tobaccor"
Never took a chew in his life" !"
"Well. then" said the judge. II
don't see what he wanted to live
for There wasn't anything in
life for hum and | don't see why
he ain'i about as well off dead as
alive. Release the prisoner Mr..
SHERIFF. and call the next case"
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Taken Up.

One Heifer Calf. ycarling. roam
color. branded Z on left side. Call
at Van Deren Bros & Co, ranch.
Old Osboldstone place.
The newspaper., 1908-07-03
Western Slope Pythians.

The first annual session of the
Western Slope Knights of Py-
thias held in Delta last week was
= grand success in every way and