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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
THE WHEAT.
Binding and Shocking II So as to Get
Best Results.


From the time the wheat stands
waving yellow In the field until 1t Is
In the hands of the miller is an i'm
portant period The cutting of the
wheat may not be a difficult task, but
much depends on how well the grain
Is gathered and bound and shocked.
If the machine does not gather the
grain well. a good deal of 1t will be
lost falling down before the sickle or
stringing out from beneath the aprons.
Care should be taken to avoid this.
The binder should also gather the
straw evenly, so that the bundles may
not look ragged or part be lost in the
shocking The binder should be shift
ed just right, SO that the bundles may
be bound near the middle. Binding
too close to the butts or heads will
make them inconvenient to handle, as
well as cause the dropping out of
part of the bundles.
The shocking Of the wheat is very
important. especially in those sections
where rains and winds are frequent.
The bundles cannot be thrown together
any old way and be expected to stand
the storms of wind and rain
My experience has proved that the
best and strongest shock is made in
the following manner: Place three
pairs of bundles in row, then set one
bundle at each end and three on each
side The caps should be placed on
leagthwise of the shock and spread so
they win cover the top OF the shock
and hang down on the sides. protect
Tug the heads of the wheat and turn
ing the water like the roof Of a house.
For twenty years we built our shocks
in this manner and seldom ever lost
any wheat from winds or rain. 1t was
often necessary 10 go over the field aft
er a severe windstorm and replace
some Of the caps, but seldom did we
have to rebuild a shock
After the wheat is all cut and shock
ed IL IS the best plan to have it thrash
cd as soon as it will do 1t can then
be stored away in a rat proof granary
or hauled direct to market We be-
lievc K is wise to sell Immediately
after thrashing The higher price for
which one nay hold win not more
than offset the shrinkage and loss in
handling, and sometimes the higher
price IS never realized. A person had
better take few cents less than run
the risk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Shawls.

An Indian or a Persian shawl used
to be considered one CT the finest femi.
nine possessions in the world, and they
were handed down from mother to
daughter as priced heirlooms. But now
II you gave a young woman even a
very elegant shawl. costing possibly
hundreds of dollars, as many did, she
would turn up her beautiful nose at it
and II she used 1t at all would make a
portiere out of 1t FOR her cozy corner.
She would never think of wearing 1t,
even If 1t were the only thing she had.
--Argonaut.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
BEES AND HONEY.
The Way They Gather Their Harvest
From the Flowers

The Way They Gather Their Harvest
From the Flowers
Bees gather honey from the nectar
vessels of flowers and plants TIE
Sugar, starch, albumen, etc. are car
ried up by the sap to the seed bear
ing pods. To marked extent nature
is assisted by the natural law of heat
and cold to produce a sweating or con-
densation of moisture. which we call
dew. This takes place In the CO.
rolla of the flower, making it more
easy for the plant tn deposit its over
flow of sugar. starch, albumen, etc.,
In the dew already in the flower
This sweet nectar is carried up by
the sap and discharged in the, dew
through the pores Of the plant When
the sun rises evaporation takes place,
and the result is tiny drop OF nee
tar In the cup Of the flower. The bee
goes to the flower and with its long
silken tongue sips up this drop Of
nectar and deposits it into its honey
sack back of the throat
The bee is provided with stomach
for its physical well being back of
this storage stomach. and all the hon
ey that goes to this stomach is used
for the life or physical demands Of
the bee. When the bee has its stor-
age tank full of nectar 1t straight
way flies to the hive and exudes II
into the cell. The bee Is endowed
with the power OF exuding as natural
ly as in taking, SO there is nothing
wonderful about it except the natural
curiousness OF the matter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
The Whole Business.

A very young housekeeper went to
market to purchase a spring chicken.
After selecting one and inquiring the
price she said:
Isn't shillings rather high? The
poulterer in our road only charged me
Is. Cd. the other day"
with the feet onT asked the sales
man.
mo. believe, now you mention 1t,
the feet were cut off" she replied,
with some hesitation.
II thought So" said the man at the
stall. when we sell a fowl here,
ma'am, we sell 1t feet and albion
don Scraps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
D0DGING THE SPEAKER.
bne of the First Cases of Filibusterinq
In Congress.

WI SCUSFcSSs
One of the first instances of filibus-
tering occurred In 1905 just after the
Impeachment trial of the Hon. Samuel
Chase. one of the associate justices of
the supreme court. A quarrel arose
over the payment Of witnesses. The
house of representatives would pass no
bill which provided for the payment
of those summoned by Chase The
senate would pass no bill which did
not. and a conference followed. Each
refused to yield, and the bill was lost.
John Randolph then attempted In
the closing hours of the session to
have the witnesses for the managers
Of the trial paid out of the contingent
fund Of the house. But the Federalists
were ready. They hurried from the
room, and when the vote was taken
the speaker announced no quorum.
Members were thereupon summoned
from the lobby and committee rooms.
Hardly were they in their seats when
a message from the president was an
nounced, and while the clerk was read
ing 1t the Federalists again left the
room, so that when the resolution was
q second time called up there was
again no quorum. Once more the ser
geant at arms went into the lobby,
and once more the members came in.
Tut an enrolled bill was reported, and
while the speaker was signing 1t the
Federalists a third time slipped out.
The announcement of no quorum which
followed was greeted with shouts OF
laughter. Randolph in great passion
desisted, and late on the evening of
Sunday, March 3, 1905. the Eighth
congress ended.-Baltimor American
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
VICTIMS OF FOREST FIRES
Michigan Man and His Two Sons
Burned to Death.

Calumet, Mich. Sept. 11.-Forest
fires in the vicinity of otter river,
this county, caused the death of Jacob
Hernesniemi and two sons. The for
est fires which have been raging in
the Otter river district several days
reached the Hernesniemi homestead.
With two sons, twelve and fourteen
years of age, he remained to fight the
fire, but IL drove them back and be-
fore they could escape they were
hedged about by wall Of flame and
burned to death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Pepsin, Saliva and Gastric Juice.

Pepsin. the principal agent in the di-
gestion of food, is a powerful solvent
stored up in the walls of the stomach
and only poured forth when its assist
ance Is needed. When pure, this fluid
Is perfectly neutral. neither acid nor
alkaline, and appears to be unable to
exert any action without the presence
of an acid. Such acid is supplied in
the gastric juice. secreted by the gas
trio follicles covering the coating of
the stomach The saliva is merely for
the purpose of moistening the food,
thus preparing it for the action of the
pepsin and gastric fiuids.-New York
American
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
PLURALITY SMALL
Republicans Win In Maine by
About Eight Thousand.
CLOSER THAN ANTICIPATED
Popularity Of Democratic Can
didate for Governor One
Cause of Slump.

Portland. Me-, Sept. 16.-Practical-
~ complete returns for governor give
Bert NJ. Fernald, Republican, plu-
rality of 7799 over Obadiah Gardner,
his Democratic opponent. The Repub.
lican plurality in 1904 was 26,s16 and
Ia 1906 1t was S,064.
The feature OF the election was the
increase in the Democratic vote
throughout the state. Every one Of
the four congressional districts showed
gains, the increase over 1904 being
$4,000 votes and 1000 over 1906. These
gains were made almost entirely in
the rural districts, showing generally
the popularity of Mr.. Gardner among
the farmers OF the state. The Repub-
lican vote also was greater by 5000
than in 1906, but II fell 1000 below
the vote In 1904. The Republicans
also made good gains In the rural dis
tricts and in addition regained six
cities In the state, which left the mu
inequalities evenly divided between
the two parties. All the Republican
candidates for congress were elected.
The incoming Legislature will be
strongly Republican In both branches.
The Republicans were on the defen-
sive throughout the campaign, seeking
to hold the state by the usual plu-
rality by answering the various Dem
ocratic arguments, which were mainly
for resubmission of the prohibitory
law. taxation of the wild lands. and
reform In administrative methods. But
little was said OF national issues. al
though the Republicans through out
side speakers sought at various points
TO bring such subjects to the atten-
ton of the people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
BY THE USUAL MAJORITY.
George w. Donaghey (Dem.) Elected
Governor Of Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. Sept. 15.-Tht
election Of George W. Donaghev, the
Democratic nominee for governor, and
the entire Democratic ticket by a ma
1ority which may exceed that received
by Governor John s. Little two years
ago, more than $4,000, an apparently
even break between the prohibitions
lists and license advocates, the adop-
tion OF one constitutional amendment
and the defeat Of another are the most
important results OF the state cleo
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
THROWS MATCH INTO POWDER
Negro Causes Death Of Himself and
Five Others.

Sedalia, Mo-, Sept. 16.-Six persons
were killed and thirty injured. four OF
whom are not expected TO live, as the
result of an explosion of car of
black powder at Windsor near here.
The explosion was caused by John
Wesley. a negro, who threw a lighted
match into pile OF powder which
had spilled from a broken keg OF the
explosive For his prank Wesley paid
the penalty with his life, his body be-
ing horribly mutilated. A revised list
Of the dead follows:
John Wesley, negro, who caused
explosion; James McCabe. brakeman,
Sedalia, Mo-: Henry Gravestone, resi-
dsnce unknown; Ed Davis, negro; two
Unidentified white men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
That Voice.

Before Marriage-"Oh. my darling,
your voice is as musical to me as
vesper bell whose tones fall softly on
the perfumed air. Speak again and
say those words. my beloved. for
could listen to your voice until the
stars are extinguished into everlasting
night"
After Marriage-"I've had enough
Of your clapper. old woman. and If
sou don't shut up III leave the house"
London Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Faresees Murder il Dream.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 15.-John
Buchtern. a wealthy farmer OF Waller
county, Tex, predicted his own muir
der in a dream The identity OF the
negro who killed Buchtern and his
accomplice was clearly established
and the crime pictured in detail by a
dream the victim had Ave days before
the killing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Flys Killed. Many injured.

Clarksdale. Miss, Sept 15,-Five
persons were killed and twenty-six
injured in wreck on the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad two miles
south of here whsl two coaches of a
passenger train rolled down an en-
bankment Two or three passengers
are unaccounted for and it is possible
their bodies will be found under the
wreckage
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Of the early ripening Of the grain. for
from the time IT Is sown till the time
1t Is reaped It never has spell Of dull
weather that lasts more than few
days.
Japanese men and women cut their
rows OF grain by holding each plants
stalks together in one hand and cut
ting them or with sharp, bent knife
at the end Of straight handle foot
or more In length. The handful is laid
idly on the ridge where II has grown.
and its neighbor is placed beside 1t
TIL the small field Is covered by the
straws. To thrash. the heads are cut
on the stalks and then pounded with
heavy wooden mallet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Duluth. Sept. 15.--Wheat--To arrive
and on track--No / hard, SLOPPY: No.
l Northern. s1.O2; No. 2 Northern.
99hc; Sept, s1.01; Dec, $1.0O%;
May, S1.041a. Flax-To arrive. on
track and Sept, s1.24lk; Oct. 1924;
Nov. s1.24; Dec. $1.22.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
His Glasses.

Once that genial comedian Peter
Daley consulted an oculist about his
eyes. His nose was small. and he
couldn't keep on the glasses with
which the oculist was trying to at
him. "You are not used to glasses.
Mr.. Daley" said the oculist. "Oh.
yes, ann replied Mr.. Daley. but
not 50 high upr'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
ST. Paul Union stock Yards.

St. Paul, Sept 15.--Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s6.o0@6.75; fair to good.
$5.0005.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.50 500.
Hogs--$6.7007.05. Sheep-Wethers,
$3.750AO0; yearlings, $4.000A25;
spring lambs. $4500s.00.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Johnny-Smokin' cigarettes is dead
sure ter hurt yer. Jimmy-G'on! Where
did yer git dat idee? Johnny-From
pop. Jfmmy-Aw. he WIZ jist stringin'
yer. Johnny-No. he wuzn't stringin'
me. He wuz strappin' me. OATS how
] know 1t hurts. Philadelphia Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis. Sept. 15.--wheat--
Sept. $l.o0%; Dec, $1.01A; May.
s1.05lh. On track-No. / hard, ST.
0sls01.o3%; No. Northern, $1.02h
@10aK: No. 2 Northern. 99%c@
s100A; No. Northern. s6% @9sssc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Il a~T1 CO
Sgarden
JAPANESE INTENSIVE FARMING

The Way the Little Brown Folks TIL
Their Small Estates.
With very few exceptions the whole
Of the land under grain OF any kind Is
absolutely fat. If it is not so by ma
ture the japanese farmer levels and
banks it up till it is horizontal. In the
narrow valleys there are elaborate
series of terraces running up the slope
of the hills till the fields become so
small as to accommodate but a double
row of plants. The more typical grain
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17
Killing surac.

For killing cut sumac q correspond
emit recommends flock of sheep. First
NOW the sumac. then turu In the sheep.
sumac may be destroyed by persistent
cutting after lowering season and be-
fore It sets berries. but sheep win do
the work at less trouble and expense
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

don In Arkansas. as indicated by In
e0mplete returns from majority OF
~ seventy-fivs counties In tho state.
The returns on the license question
~ not conclusive. but the indications
~ that neither the prohibltionists
nor tie lloense advocates have made
~ considerable net gain.
The Republicans lost the only rep
ros&ntativo they had IA the senate and
- nIso without representation in the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

There's only one thing the arm
less wonder can't do with his feet
said the Snowman.
What's thatT' asked spectator.
Put on his gloves" answered the
Snowman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Fresh manure has forcing effect
and tends to produce stems and leaves
at the expense Of fruit and grain. II n
therefore better for early garden truck,
grasses and forage plants than for
cereals or fruit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

ladies and gentlemen" said an
Irish manager to an audience Of three.
"as there Is nobody here I'll dismiss
you all. The performance OF this night
VIII not be performed. but will be re-
peated tomorrow evening"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Chicago. Sept. 15.--Cattle Beeves,
ts.60Gp7.6o; Texans, ss.5o05oo: West
srn cattle. }S.256Ss0; stockers and
feeders, &2.6004.40; COWS and heifers.
&1.7505.70; calves, $6.0008.25. Hogs
Light, S6.7007.37h mixed, t6.700
7.t7h; heavy. $6.7o07ko; pigs. $4.60
06.40: good to choice heavy, $69562
7bo. sheep. $2.257A25: yearltngs.
t<.z004.75: lambs. $3.25057o.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Chicago. Sept. 15.--wheat-sept.
osKc; Dec. s9Mc; May. $1.01k@
1918. Corn-sept.. soAc; Dec. CSC:
May. 66N066hc. Oats--Sept.. 4skc;
Dec. 4sx 04skc; May. SIC. Pork
Sept. $3.50; Oct. $500: Jan. S16.-
92M. Butter Creameries, lsh @2sc:
dairies. 1702oc. Eggs-21c. Poultry
Turkeys, 1Sc; chickens. 10hc:
springs. 141kc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Mingle a little gayety with your
grave pursuits Horace.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-17

Without danger danger cannot be
surmounted -Pubiius Syrux.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
HILTON PUPILS
NOW READY FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Three Boys Graduate at Exer'
cises in Hilton M. E.
Church.

The pupils of the Hilton public school
had their commencement exercises in
the Hilton NJ. f. Church last night.
Three boys received diplomas admit
ting them to the South Orange High
School. They are Alfred Wester,
Hiram Stewart and Harold Brown.
The church, beautifully decorated
with wild flowers and branches, was
crowded to the doors with the parents
and friends of the children.
The program was as follows:
Prayer, the Rev. James Fitzgerald;
songs, Sweet Red Rose and Fan
cies,' school; dumb-bell drill, boys of
high grades; German Folk Song" pri-
mary department; minuet, girls of
high grades; Japanese Fan Drill"
girls of fourth md fifth grades; lul-
laby, primary; Sugar Dolly" exercise,
primary department; "Winken, Blinken
and Nod" exercise, school; recitation,
"Our Boys Hiram Stewart; recita-
ton, "Finnegan to Flanagan" Alfred
Wester; recitation, "A FOOLS Prayer
Harold Brown; address and presenta-
ton of diplomas, Edward Fielding
president OF the Board of Education;
address, superintendent Henry w. Eos
ter; song, "America;" benediction.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
CINDERELLA IN
FLOWERLAND ON
MONTCLA|R LAWN
Pretty Fairy Operetta Given on
William T. Evans's Spacious
Grounds.
SOCIETY THRONG
DELIGHTED WITH AFFAIR
For Benefit of Montclair Fresh
Air and COnVaIescent
Home.

cinderella in Flowerland," is a pretty
fairy operetta, was witnessed by fully
1000 people last night on the beautiful
lawn of William T. Evans, the million
aire a%rt-lover, at wentworth Manor,
Walnut Crescent, Montclair. 1t was the
climax of a series of open-air society
events held recently in that town.
The affair was under the direction
of Mrs. A. Douglas Brownie, of Val
ley road, Upper Montclair, who trained
the chorus.
The cast was as follows: Cinderella,
daisy, Miss Marguerite Hannah; proud
sisters, Hollybrook and Tiger Lily, Mrs.
H. C. Blackwell and Miss Lida Fisher;
grandmother, nature, Mrs. William
Kehr; queen of the fairies, Miss Sarah
Ayres; mistress of sweet briar, Miss
Blanche Connolly; Robin Hood, princes
herald, William Shafer; Princs Sum
shine, Oliver Badgley; Bonnie Bee,
little page, Stanley Ayres; butterfly
characters, the Misses Emily Green
ough, Elizabeth Herring, Helen Coates
ana Maud Saxby. The princes retinue,
the guests at the ball and the shower
consisted of children picked up around
the neighborhood. Mark Andrews and
the Mozart String Orchestra were the
accompanies to both soloists n cho-
rus.
1t was for the benefit of the Mont
clair Fresh Air and Convaleseent Home.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 18.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of l
point to an advance of 8 points, August
and October showing slight gains on
covering while other positions were un-
changed to | point lower. Right after
the opening July sold off to a net
loss of 6 points, but later positions held
within a point of two Of last nights
prices, and during the middle of the
morning the general list was steady
and about . to 4 points net higher.
The market late in the forenoon ruled
firm with prices at midday about 6 to
9 points net higher, near months be-
ing relatively firm and up to nearly the
high point of yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
SHAVING
IN FEW STOCKS;
TRADING DULL
Republic Steel Preferred Slides
Down a Point When Mar
ket Opens.

NEW YORK. June 1s.-10:10 a. NJ
Small fractional changes were shown
in the prices of the few stocks that
were dealt In in the early transactions.
Republic Steel preferred declined /. The
trading was dull.
II a. m.-The volume of business
shrank TO nominal proportions and the
movement of prices continued uneer-
tain. Some slight advances followed
the opening, but they were cancelled
when Union Pacific, st. Paul and Read
ing sagged back.
Noon.-Prices a off towards noon,
when Louisville and Nashville fell 3,
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
declined 3. st. Paul preferred Pc, Amer
lean Locomotive preferred ~, Colorado
and Southern second preferred ~ and
Atlantic Coast Line l. The market
was much restricted.
Bonds were steady.
! .. m.-Kansas and Texas preferred
and Consolidated Gas l. Erie general
mortgage As yielded 81.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
SUICIDES MOTHER
IN GRAVE STATE
FOLLOWING BLOW

Mrs. M. A. Elliott, of 226 Walnut
street. Montclair, whose son, Albert c.
Elliott, committed suicide at the Hotel
Irvine, Chicago, Tuesday night, is
Frustrated over the said news and is
under the care of a physician. 1t was
reported today that grave fears we're
entertained regarding her condition.
The blow was a sudden and terrible
one for her.
Mr.. Elliott, the father, left at once
for Chicago, and is expected to arrive
at Montclair tomorrow with the body
of his son.
The suicide was about 10 years of
age and was delicate In health. 1t is
said that he feared tuberculosis, as his
lungs were weak. That is the only
reason that his friends can give for
his act. His father gave him money
to travel. He was of a retiring dis
position, and while his father, during
the short residence of the family in
Montclair. has made many friends, the
Young man was little known.
Undertaken George E. Beach, of
Montclair, has been instructed to re-
ceive the body on arrival in Montclair,
but no arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral.