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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29

States attorneys office has instituted an
action in the federal court in This CITY
against Charles II Merritt, Ciar-nc- L
Bradford and James +. HEM. well
known residents OF western South
Dakota. The suit grows out OF con-
tract entered into between Ne ritt aud
the postofice department for the carry
ing OF the mail by Merritt between the
towns Of Vale and Bixby, 3 ID For
the service Merritt was 70 receive the
sum Of $ ,475 per annum, and executed
bond in the sum of 81 600 The other
defendants in the action are Merntt's
bondsmen. 1t is alleged in the IN
plant that for various alleged Violations
OF the rules Merritt was fined by the
postoffice department the aggregate sum
OF $52 OF, and that both himself aud his
bondsmen refused to pay the amount
Therefore the suit was instituted, aud
the government asks that il be awarded
a Judgment against Merritt and his
bondswen for the aggregate sum OF
$50 o., together with interest from
March 10, 1907
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
rHs YOUNG REPUBLICAN.

In business sense the young voters
who have come forward since 1904 have
more at stake than any other class In
rendering a right decision. Their &C
tive lives are ahead. They have more
years to live, and are now laying the
foundations Of their business careers
National policies and conditions are Of
the highest consequences to them. Per-
haps they are farmers. II SO, let Their,
ask the older generation how farmers
Jared under the last Democratic admin
istration. Let them take the market
reports Of to-day and compare them
with the prices that prevailed when Mr..
Bryan made his crusade for free silver
ana hurled defiance at President Cleve
land because he stood By the golh
standard. At the same time Bryan de-
neunced the Republican party for its
protec<ionist a. well a sound money
position. Perhaps the nrst voter y to
engage In manufacturing q mininx. III
wase-earner or etherwiss. Does he
want his American rate u wages and
the industry he chooses reasonably PRO
tocted against foreign eompetitionf II
be does Mr.. Bryan's leadership Will
tske him IN mo opposite direction
&. Louis Globe Democrat
+ =
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29

The United States has come into pos
session of the Philippines and all the
political and strategical responsibilities
sntailed by this movement The particl-
patton In, and suppression OF, the Boxer
rebellion, the expanding recognition OF
the supreme Importance to the future
,f American trade, OF the open door, the
realization that, with the exception of
Japan, no country is so well situated
rs the United States, industrially and
/ geographically, to make the most and
/ The best OF the development Of China.
I These and other events have trans
formed American indifference to the
fortunes OF the Far East into real,
live, tingling and vigilant concern.
Logical Commercial Events.
II did not need the Chinese boycott
OF American goods, or the outbreak Of
the trouble with japan over the immi-
grafton question, to convince an impair
tial onlooker that Americas relations
with the powers of the Far East would.
before long. be more immediate. Of
greater moment and possibly Of greater
hazard than our relations with the
powers Of Europe. The American feet
has foreshadowed the systematic asser-
ton OF American power in the Pacific.
American interests In that ocean, COM
mercial, political and territorial, have
been neglected far too long.
Father OF the Philippines.
Mr.. Taft is in a sense the father of
the Philippines. II has been his kindly,
constructive statesman's hand that
evolved order out OF their original
chaos. In his report submitted to Con-
gress, as a result OF his visit to the
Philippines to be present at the opening
Of their FIRST Assembly, he made four
recommendations. First-action by Con-
gress admitting TO the United States
Philippine products under such condi-
lions that they would not interfere
with American tobacco and sugar In
dustries; second, the removal of re-
strictions as to acquiring mining claims
and lands: third, further legislation
authorizing the government to carry
on an agricultural bank, which is now
authorized only as a private enterprise
fourth, the repeal OF the law applying
TO the Islands the coastwise laws Of
the United States.
PHILOSOPHY Of Development.
Our nation has grown by obeying the
instinct OF development. We are to-day
entitled to be called Greater America,
but that greatness will be lost II we
forget the political philosophy which
has made as great-expansion Of Amer
lean thought. territory. mechanical skill,
civilization and philosophy. This is an
suspicious time for the creation and de-
vslopmsnt Of our export trade. The UNI
explored and undeveloped markets Of
Asia furnish the opportunity. All other
fields have been occupied, and to at
tempt to wrest them from other nations
would be OF doubtful expediency. In
the Orient the commercial possibilities
exceed the dreams Of the optimist.
Are the American people ready to
abandon such situation and leave 1t
to the mercy Of the Democratic party
with its failure Of fifty years looking
NJ M from the pas.l
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29

II II y true that Roosevelt h soins
= take 70 the stump Bryan win have
% take e ~ veeeA -Philal slpAia
Prena
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29

NJ. Bryan ns longer refers 70 Mr..
Roosevelt - ~ initator. counterpart
and undsrstudy.--st Louis 0lsas Dsn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29

bum 5ipdn3igiten gldI binnen noe.
nipen @o6en 1T Der Berfu6 aerod,t
poroen, cine dnaebIidR GpieIb6ue Ii
oer A. nnt &oIitebitro5e IN Die Quff
81 ipreuaen. De 8unbe eyp(obierfc
n tinem Sinterbofs NIT fir&fboxr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

wrote to him. spending hours which she
clearly found the happiest In doing it.
For Il time all was well, and then some
thing went amiSS. | vaguely understood
that there was some misunderstanding.
Indeed. they had a lovers quarrel. This
was what made the matter so much worse
when IN. letter came saying that he was
hurt.
oh" she moaned. Jack may never
know now that | think that | was wrong
that II was all my vain Stiffness; that 4
want TO tell him how sorry | am; that /
want 10 beg his forgiveness on my knees
She spoke to me, believing that / did
not understand, very much as she would
have talked To herseif-only finding COM
fort in Coniiding in some one, even child.
We were alone at the farm. AT least. only
Srandpapa was there, who was too feeble
TO move much beyond the door All the
others had been carried away by the
.'war"-why or whittier l did not quite
comprehend. At once l discovered that
Aunt Est her had reached some sudden de-
termination
There is only one thing she said.
resolutely. talking to me as often talked
to my doll not expecting understanding
exactly. but finding ccmpanionship. Il
must have pass. How can i get one?'
She thought moment. In an instant
she sprans up lightly.
He has been good 10 others. lie will
be coed TO me perhaps, if he will listen:
She stood looking out toward the hills,
as she had done day after day.
IF lie will listen, she whispered.
This will seem little TO him with all
the great war TO think about. VIII he help
me? VIII he listen? ] must GO
There was place to send me in
hurry. could not be left. In her haste
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and cook until the sugar candies
them. Take out, put on a sieve laid on a
platter to save all the sirup that may
drip and dry in coolish oven. When
quite dry put in wide-mouthed bottles
or glass cans and fasten securely.
Orange Straws.
After removing all the white membrane
from orange skins cut into narrow strips.
Soak in cold water for two hours, then
wipe dry. Boil two cups sugar with
one of water until the strip threads. dip
the straws i'm this and lay on All oiled
paper in the warming oven until quite
dry.
Rummage Pickles.
If you are still little short of relIshes
gather up all the Ieftovers from garden
or storeroom and make this very excellent
pickle: Allow to two quarts green toma-
tos one quart ripe tomatoes, one bunch
celery, three large onions, one small cab
bage. three green peppers, three red pep
pers and one large ripe cucumber. Put
all through the meat chopper, add one
cupfuI salt and let stand over night In
the morning drain, then add two quarts
of vinegar. two pounds brown sugar, one
tablespoonful pepper and cook an hour
on the back of the stove.
Nellie's Spanish Hash.
Here is central New York recipe that
once tried will be added to the family
cook book: To one pound Hamburg steak
chopped fine add two minced onions fried
in butter one pint tomatoes and one cup
full cold boiled rice Season with salt
pepper and butter put into spider and
cook until smooth. Sprinkle buttered
bread crumbs on top and bake until
golden brown.
To Butter Crumbs the Right Way.
AS many recipes call for finish or
buttered crumbs, every cook should know
the right way of preparing them. Melt
the butter in small saucepan, then mix
with the fine crumbs. When crumbs are
buttered in this way each crumb gets Its
share. In the old way of sprinklinS with
crumbs. then dottne with bits of butter.
it was distributed most unevenly. But
tered crumbs may be seasoned with onion
juice, strained tomato or lemon juice.
with vinegar or any catsup preferred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
Too Kind.
= GORGE V. Kelley, veteran jc
vi iS,f caf GIo,.ol..nnd q

= GORGE V. Kelley, a veteran jour
~ nalist of Cleveland. remembers Arte-
mus Ward well.
Ward called on me- he said the other
day, THE night before one of his piano.
rama lectures There We're some three or
four large reaches scurrying about my
room, and they attracted his attention.
81 am very fond of reaches, he said.
Once. in my own home, found roach
struggling in bowl of water. / took a
half walnut shell and put him in it; II
made a good boat; ! gave him couple
of toothpicks for oars. Next morning
saw that he had fastened a hair to one
of the toothpicks and had evidently been
fishing. Then. overcome with exhaustion.
he had fallen asleep The sight moved
me- 1 took him out. washed him, gave
him spoonful of boiled egg. and let him
go. That roach never forgot my kino.
ness. and now my home is fun q
reaches
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uui,kIy ..,S -.uNt ais. any one heard
her, To he sure-he app AIRED also to IND
the greatest difficulty. when people were
by. in calling her:
Esther"
He hesitated and stammered until every
one laughed. and ] laughed. too. out OF
sympathy though I did not discover any
thing amusing about it. knew when he
went away. though I did not remember
his going very well. ] could recall stand
ing and watching him pass down the long
road while we all gathered about the
gate: and Esther waved handkerchief
which would not wave. she had been cry
ing so. In way. too. | knew where he
was going and why-to something hap
knew about guns and cannon. and
found myself listening for them. for they
always made such a prodigious noise that
felt | must hear any battle. | never
did Every one else seemed to be- listen
ing too AT least they always appeared
to be expecting something and waiting
for something.
saw pictures at which stared apprehen-
sively. Great ships sailed the waves. with
heavy clouds of smoke about them Lines
of men. with flags waving above Them
broke through woods or swept up barren
hills where ro,Ind-mouthed cannon faced
them. | thought of Lieut. Jack always
i'm such scenes. and l think that Esther
did. too. At any rate. she always glanced
at the papers with a startled look and
avoided them. often. when she could hid
ing them away so that she could not
see them again. lie wrote to her and she
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True PERHAPS!

ION the way home said Detroit
~ banker. II talked one day with the
captain of the Majestc-Capt. Hayes
Capt. Hayes talked about the theater
He was amazed at the Salome dance
craze. He visited London. and the town
was full of SaIome dancers. He shot over
to New York. and Salome dancers writhed
on nearly every stage. This amazed. not
to say shocked. him. 1t reminded him.
too. of a witty woman.
This woman sat at his table on
recent voyage to NeY York. She joked
her husband one night at dinner about
her clothes He didn't give her a suffi-
cient dress allowance. she said. She
was all in rags. Then she laughed and
ended:
VERY we'll John. if you don't give
me some money for clothes as soon we
reach New York | shall go on the stage
Go on the stagei But you have no
talent and no training, said her hus-
band
'''Oh. you don't need either said the
lady. when you have no Clothes
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head or arms. and all moved weakly
and painfully. or hobbled on slowly with
stick or the aid of another. Each step was
clearly agony. and to go farther for
number appeared almost impossible. AS
they passed me. one. with bloody cloth
covering his forehead. dropped out, tot
tered forward and sank on the curb
wanted to scream. but the feeling which
had held me all the morning kept me quiet
running. almost. to keep up with Aunt
Esther's quick. impatient course
II think. after a fashion, | had under
stood ever since the moment when Esther,
after reading the letter, had gasped the
single word:
Wounded.
Yes, l understood then that something
had happened to Lieut.. Jack" as he was
called by the family-as Aunt Esther
called him until she began to call him
simply:
Jack"
With such a rosy face, too. and eyes so
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i. :: e.: :: !: Is:
conditions to be met. new foes
to conquer. new problems to solve The
host of insects that have conspired to
make the summer nights and days in
tolerable at times have either all been
fought to a finish or else gone into WIN
ter quarters However that may be,
Vale Come not back an it please you!
The hot. "muggy" days that kept US
wrestling with the ice box or toiling up
and down the cellar stairs, trying to
keep all food supplies sweet and whole
some have run their cycle. The orchard
and garden have given up all their sup
plies and they have been put up. ready
for "putting down." The plasterers and
paperhangers and painters and plumbers
have finished repairs and taken their ut
ter out of the way. and now 1t is time
to be getting ready for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Mincemeat.
If the winters supply of mincemeat has
not already been concocted by the fore
handed and systematic housekeeper, that
comes first The other day said dis
coura ged young housewife: "AlI my deli
cious currant and raspberry jellies have
fermeuted a little. and though l have re-
heated them, they still taste little.
could sit down and cry. What can do
with Them?
NV dear, your mincemeat jar needs
that very Jelly to give II the necessary
tang. .
Anv left-overs from the fairs tpreserv-
ing in the shape of sweet pickle strip.
fruit Juices, jellies that wouldn't Jell or
those that have begun to WORK. can go
into the mincemeat jar. ennancing the
value of its contents. If you nave a
good cellar with ample storage room IT IS
best to put up enough mincemeat TO last
the winter: but In the contracted quar-
tiers of the modern apartment mouse a
small quantity made at a tlme must SUI
flee. Here are rules Tor poth lho iais
and smaller quantities
Mincemeat, Large Rule.
Allow to three pounds tender. chopped
lean boiled or roasted beef six POUNDS
coarsely chopped apples (spitzenbergs or
greetings preferably. two-th1rds OF
pound Of butter. one and one-tihro POUNDS
suet chopped as finely as possible ana
freed from strings; four pounds sugar.
four pounds seeded raisins, three pounds
currants washed and dried. three pints
sweet cider and three pints boiled cider.
one quart Of the stock In which the beer
has boiled, six heaping teaspoonfuls Gin
namon, four teaspoonfuls cloves. TWO
tablespoonfuls salt. one pint molasses. 9
teaspoonful pepper half q pound shredded
oitron the same quantity candied ORANGE
and lemon peel mixed and three pints
Jelly or Juice Of preserves BOIL haif an
hour or long enough to scald through.
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TALK of laircloth skirts and scourG-
ings. and sleeping on ashes as means
of saintship. there is no need OF
them in our country.
Let a woman once look at her do
nestle trials as her haircloth, accept
them. rejoice in them. smile and be
quiet. silent. patient and loving under
them and the convent can teach her no
more She is a victorious saint.-Harriet
Beecher Stowe.
But there Is only one way to get ready
for immortality. and that is to love this
life and live it as bravely and cheerfully
and faithfully as we can.-Henry Van
Dyke.
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will make him see, and he'll forgive the
child
In a trembling hand she lifted the
handkerchief which she carried to her
eyes with low sob
Il heard a case Somethin' similar
mumbled a crooked old man next to her.
where he helped. There was a farmer
down our way whose boy got In trouble.
Got crazy about the war. Ran away.
Found it weren't all paradise an cheerin
Got sick of it and quit The father come
up here SEEM what he could do. the boy
bein sentenced TO be eNecooted.
] saw the little woman tremble,
"The young Teller was plumb sure TO
blame" the old man mumbled on, but
when his father got in there and the
speaker made quick gesture toward the
closed door 'weli-didn't he let the boy
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Then she kissed me too Indeed | 10
not remember that | was ever 50 much
kissed in my life as I was that day
But the joyous touch OF her tear-stained
face was very different from anything |
had ever experienced and my little heart
beat lightly and ecstatically.
We going home now | asked
Indeed We are she answered
Lieut.. Jack is coming, too?'
Yes said Aunt Esther with decision.
And we shall see that he does not go
away again at once
And he will marry you?" | asked. clap
ping my hands.
Aunt Esther grew very red.
Perhaps she said slowly, ''if | ask
him.
You will insisted.
Don't you think that it would he bet
ter If he asked me?''
ASK her-ask her, Lieut. Jack" I in
sisted
"WilI you?" he said.
Yes she answered softly. holding out
her hand.
They moved as if to go-again uncon-
scious of me. | began to follow them.
Then something made me turn. The
crowd just at that instant had separated
The glimpse was only for a moment, but
I saw where they were all gazing. BY
himself. tall man stood looking toward
them. Through the window at his back I
could catch sight of low-lyng. sun-lit
hills and nearer a broad. shining river.
Nearer still stood a great white column.
For a distance the shaft rose and then
suddenly stopped. l could see that ii was
unfnished-cut off suddenly. The light
was so strong that l could not distinguish
at all the face of the one who lowered
above all the rest. But tall and powerful
as he appeared. in the quick glance | no
ticed stoop i'm the Notwithstanding
in the gesture that betokened infinite
WEAKNESS and sorrow.
remained unable to move-staring-
and as | did | heard music. At first the
sound came from a distance. but speedily
it grew louder. great brass band was
playing something joyful With the gay
strains came bursts of cheering that Al
moments almost drowned the jublaton Of
the instruments. On the music came, un-
til I knew that the band was before the
house-the band and the shouting multi
tude. And then. suddenly | heard tho
word which had seemed to be trembling
in the air all day. but which 7 had never
been able to seize-the single word:
"Gettysburg!
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-.
To my dismay. / found myself sepa-
rated from Aunt Esther and standing
alone. The bent man edged closer toward
me. mumbling excitedly. ! do not know
what l should have done, in my. terror.
but at that moment an interruption came
which saved me. burly. bushy-looking
person came hurriedly forward. and. see
ing the little lady in black. seized her al
most roughly by the arm.
'Now-now!" he said excitedly. You
are the next. He will see you now. Ihere
Is not moment to lose"
Through the disturbance made by the
hasty approach of the gentleman and his
departure with the lady l was separated
still see him through the crowd. mutter-
ing to himself. and I slipped quickly
away as far as I could. Then / wandered
through the people seeking Aunt Esther
as l might. All were too busy to notlce
me. 1 strayed on. completely unheeded
And then suddenly something happened
which took me completely by surprise
The door. which had only been br1ehy
opened for a moment from time to time,
was thrown wide back. With rush the
crowd surged forward. In the sudden
movement I was carried onward, up 10
the threshold. People fought. almost. TO
get in, and l was pushed aside. For
lornly apart, / stood hesitating Ihe
room was so full that l could see nothing
of what was going on. Where was Aunt
Esther? What had become of her? What
was to become of me?
In a moment had forgotten the plight
in which I found myself, interested In
what was taking place before me. The
little lady came out on the arm of the
gentleman who had led her away. what
change I saw in her white face. Her
eyes were still wet but size came for
ward with a smile on her lips. Her step
had new quickness and lightness. AS
she came nearer she saw me. She darted
forward, and instantly / was In her arms.
She was kissing me warmly. l could UNI
Garstand that in her sudden joy she could
not help the outburst of her feeling.
..Oh, you dear little girl.' she cried,
hugging me. My child is saved!' sne
said to the few about her. showing pa
per. See what he has written: what
possible harm can the poor boy do to the
Union? Let him go.
With one more squeeze of my little per-
son she was gone I felt some comfort
i'm her comfort. Still I was lost, and
everything was SO big and every one. was
so busy. I wanted to cry, though sell