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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
A CHINESE STORY.
The Noted Liar Who Had q Fairly
Competent Spouse.


Competent Spouse.
| A noted liar once told friend that
he had at home three precious things
a bullock which could run 500 miles a
day, a fowl which crowed at the begin
ming Of each watch, day and night, and
dog that could read books. The friend
intimated that he would lose no time in
seeing these marvels with his own
eyes. The man did not expect this, as
his house was somewhat distant, so he
went home and told his wife that he
had got caught at last and that tomor-
row the man would arrive and he
would be disgraced.
"Never mind" said the spouse.
leave that to me. 1t will be all right,
only you must keep out Of sight"
Next morning the visitor arrived and,
being met by the mistress, asked where
her husband was.
"He has gone to Pekin," she replied.
"When will he be backT
"In eight or nine days"
"Why, how can he be so quickT
"He has gone off on our fast bullock
and so can do 1t easily"
II hear you have also wonderful
fowl" said the visitor. And, behold, as
he was speaking small cock crew.
"That's it." said the wife. HE crows
at the beginning Of each watch and
also when visitor arrives"
II would also like to see the learned
dog" he said.
"Ah." said she, II am Sorry; but, you
see, we are very poor, and so he keeps
school in the city."-Scrap Book.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Spanish Nieknsnss.

One Of the peculiar ways In which
Spanish differs from English Is In the
names the language gives to all peo-
pie with certain infirmity or peculiar
ity. A blind man is referred to as Ell
ciego. a man with but one eye Is a
tuerto. pug nosed man Is chato. one
who Is cross eyed is bisojo, COLO is
. lame man, and nance has but one
arm. II he Is humpbacked. he Is a
1orobado; II baldheaded, calvo. and
II bis hair Is very short he is pelon.
The feminine titles for the same classes
are the same, with the exception that
they end In "a" where the masculine
terminate with 20" These short names
are used most commonly. In fact. they
are applied as nicknames In many
cases, and especially among the lower
classes persons are addressed or re-
ferred to only by these names.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
The Relationship.

"You say, madam" said the bespec-
tacled lawyer to the woman In the
witness box. "that the defendant is a
sort of relation of yours. Will you
please explain what you mean by that
just how you are related to the de-
fendant?"
The witness beamed upon the court
and replied:
"Well. it's just like this. His first
wife's cousin and my second husbands
first wife's aunt married brothers
named Jones. and they were cousins
to my mothers aunt. Then. again. his
grandfather on his mothers side and
my grandfather on my mothers side
were second cousins, and his step
mother married my husbands step
father after his father and my mother
died. and his brother Joe and my hus-
bands brother Harry married twin
sisters. I amt never figgered out just
how close related we are, but I've al.
ways looked on I'm as sort of
cousin"
"Quite So" answered the lawyer
.Your explanations are perfectly salts
factory"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
THE TWO R0ME0S.
Mrs. Siddons' Opinion Of David Garrick
and Spranger Barry.

anu opTdu8cT Dairy.
David Garrick and Spranger Barry
were both playing Romeo at the same
time In London. Barry played 1t at
Drury Lane on the Monday. and Gar
rick played 1t the next night at Covent
Garden. and the town was divided as
to which was the greater Romeo-in
fact, there was quite a great excite.
ment about 1t, and they acted It upon
such different lines and with such mar
velously different conceptions that the
people argued the case as to which
Shakespeare intended. The fact is that
Shakespeare intended 1t to be acted
well, and II one mans temperament
suited 1t best to act In that way 1t
would do for another temperament the
other way.
SO they asked Mrs. Siddons, who was
the Juliet alternately with the same
Romeo. which she considered better Of
the two, and she said:
"It is difficult to say. They are both
wonderfully great, but ! will tell you
how they impress me In the balcony
scene. In the balcony scene Garrick
seems so eager, so intense and so full
Of fire and spirit that I'm afraid he'll
jump up In the balcony to me. and Bar
ry is so lovable and fascinating that
I'm afraid shall have to jump down
from the balcony to him."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
PAYING FOR A MEAL.
II Was Worth About Shilling to Pick
Those Bones.


Colonel Ebenezer Sproat Of Revolu-
tionary fame was born and bred In
Middleboro, Mass. He was always
fond of a joke and was quick to seize
an opportunity to indulge his propen-
sity, as the following incident illus
trates. His father, also Colonel
sproat, kept a tavern. One day while
Ebenezer was at home on furlougb
three private soldiers, on their return
from the seat of war, called for cold
luncheon.
Mrs. Sproat set on the table some
bread and cheese with the remnants Of
the family dinner, which her son
thought rather scanty fare for hungry
men. He felt little vexed that the
defenders of the country were not
more bountifully supplied. The sol
diers, after satisfying their appetites,
asked him how much they should pay.
EbeneZer said he would ask his moth
er. He found her In the kitchen.
Mother" he said, "how much Is 1t
worth to pick those bones?"
about a shilling, | guess she an
swered.
The young officer returned to the sol
diers and, taking from the barroom till
3 shillings and smiling genially upon
them, gave each man one and with
good wishes sent them on their way.
Mrs Sproat soon after came In and
asked Ebenezer what he had done with
the money for the soldiers dinner.
In apparent amazement he exclaim-
ed: Money! Did | not ask you what
1t was worth to pick those bones, and
you said a shilling? thought 1t little
enough, for the bones were pretty
bare, and handed the men the money
from the till. and they are gone"
Mrs. Sproat could not find heart to
reprove her favorite son for this mis-
Interpretation Of her words, and then
she, too, loved joke, and so, after an
instant's glum look, she laughed and
said 1t was all right.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

An eminent painter was once asked
II he thought art students did well to
go to Europe to study. He said that
undoubtedly the atmosphere was more
artistic In Europe than anywhere else.
but that Paris as city to study and
work In was overrated.
To illustrate his meaning he said that
certain rich mans son after three
years in Paris wrote home to his IA
Their:
Dear Father-I have made up my
mind to set to work. Please let me
know at your earliest convenience
whether It was painting. architecture
or music came to Paris to study"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
DEATH VALLEY.
The Burning, Blasting Winds 'na'
Sweep This Arid Waste.

Sweep This Arid Waste.
The prevailing winds In Death val
lev are from the west. Though origi
mating in the Pacific ocean and sat
urated with humidity in travelling the
intermediate distance, they are inter
cepted by the lofty peaks OF four
ranges of mountains, which absorb all
OF their moisture, so that by the time
they reach the valley all humidity has
disappeared. The blasts are as IL
heated In fiery furnace, and no Nv
inc thing can survive the intense heat
Even birds indigenous to the region
die.
II is in the months Of greatest heat
that the sandstorms of Death valley
are most deadly. They rage with In
tense fury, obliterating the landscape
and dimming the light OF the sun,
whitening the scanty vegetation and
covering the trails deep in powdered
dust. At all times the aspect or the
valley is superlatively desolate. No
SPOT on earth surpasses 1t in aridity or
Tophet-like heat.
During the heated term an hour
without water means death. Meat be-
comes putrid in an hour. Eggs are
cooked in the blistering sand. Water
is only palatable by means OF large
porous, earthenware jars, common to
all hot countries, suspended in drafts
and reduced in temperature by means
Of the rapid evaporation of the mois-
ture from the outside.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Left Him In Doubt.

A certain young artist in New York
who is on terms of comparative init
macy with the janitor of the apart
ment house wherein he maintains his
studio is In some doubt whether the
said janitor is cynic or something OF
an art critic, or both.
Zone day while doing bit Of repair
work in the studio" says the painter
mike scru.inized a bit Of my work
with ominous solemnity. When l indi
Gated portrait Of myself the blow
fell. Said L:
1.-The paint on this is badly cracked
which spells the likeness
with no more expression in his
countenance than is to be seen in the
face Of representative Of Buddhs
Mike replied:
"'Not at all, SIR"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Had Seen Them All Before.

Once while James Whitcomb Riley
was visiting town where he was
booked to give a reading a committee
called to take him In carriage over
the city. In acknowledging the COM
pliment he said:
"Ill go with you, gentlemen, provid-
ed you promise that you will not show
me the new courthouse, the new town
hall, the new bridge, the new school
building and the new Jail. for I've seen
them all a hundred times In as many
towns, and they invariably wear me
out before the time arrives for the
curtain to rise on the evening enter
tainment"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

A widower In Scotland proposed to
and was accepted by q widow whose
husband had died but month or two
previously.
TO celebrate the occasion he asked
the widows daughter what she would
like for . present. She wanted moth
Ing. she said, but being pressed to
name something she replied:
"Well. II you want to spend siller
you might put up heidstone to my
fAther."-London Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
influence of Mountains.

The influence of the mountain Is pure
and holy. giving strength and simple
ity, encouraging the older virtues, dis
couraging the newer vices. In the hill
men of Wales we see this clearly
enough. Go where you will among the
wilder and more mountainous parts OF
Wales and you will find that rare in.
dependence and self reliance which are
not marred by curiously defiant dis
courtesy. You find there those that
are truly natures gentlemen."-Lon,
don Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Notice of Hearing Petition for Distri-
button of Estate-Exempt.
Jan. Fl WI


State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
In county court.
In the matter of the estate OF Manika,
deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greet
ing to Peter Onerood, Mary Bear, Miniyo-
Merlin Louis Cekpa, Lee SeabOy or HORN,
William Seaboy or Horn, Emma Noble
and Joshua Iron, heirs at law and next OF
kin of Manika, deceased, and TO all 10
whom these presents may come
Notice is hereby given that Peter
Onerood has filed with the judge OF this
court a verified petition in writing setting
forth that said deceased let estate
consisting of real property he alleges
to be wholly exempt from execution,
at'achment or other mesne process, and
praying that said estate be distributed
among the heirs at law and next OF kin OF
said deceased, without the regular admin
istration thereof as provided by the Prob
ate Code and that Wednesday,the1 10th day
of February, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m, of said
day, being day of a regular term of this
court, to-wit: of the January term, 1909, at
the court room of said court, at Webster,
in the County of Day, have been APP
pointed as the time and place for hearing
said petition, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and show
cause why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness the Hon. Sherman NJ. Duggan,
Judge of the county court, and the seal OF
said court. this 18th day of January, A. ID.
1909, at his office in the CITY of Webster,
County of Day, State of South Dakota.
Sherman NJ. Duggan,
Judge of the county court.
Attest:
Bert E. Johnson,
Sears & Potter, attorneys for petitioner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Briuht Prospects.

my DEAR" said the banker to his
only daughter, 81 have noticed young
man attired In dress suit in the
drawing room two or three evenings
each week of late. What Is his occu-
pation?"
"He is at present unemployed, ia
ther," replied the fair girl, a dreamy,
faraway look in her big blue eyes, but
he Is thinking seriously Of accepting a
position Of life companion to a young
lady OF means"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

Itis curious fact Of human nature
that humility draws forth from the
world almost as much admiration as
courage. As In the case Of courage, It
Is almost impossible wholly to con-
denim character In which we see Il,
and without 1t the greatest virtues
leave rs cold. II every good word
which the Pharisee said Of himself
were proved true We should still dis
Ike him. We even dislike his mod
ern and far less offensive descendant,
the prig. -London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

Customer Quick shave. please. Bar
Close, sir7 Customer-See here,
what business b 1t Of yours whether
I'm closs or nots III tell you one thing.
young mani don't tip II that's what
you want to know.--Puck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

Prospective Best Man-Got the mar
xiago license yeti Prospective Bride
groom No: I'm not going to set that
untiI the last thing. She may 60 back
On me. Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

my heart Is In my mouth. I am
afraid to hear you answer"
You may well be. Mr.. Dollboy." re-
torted Ethel. Il never could marry q
man whose heart was not in the right
placer
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

II q man IL worth knowing at ali be
z worth knowing well = Alexander
Smith.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

what maintains one vice would
hrlne % two children. 10 Benjamin
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28

Quarterly Statement Of the Superintendent Dakota
Hospital for the insane
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spnntn
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-28
Notice of Mortgage Sale.

(Seal.)
Sears & Potter, attorneys for petitioner
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

color and brightness and bring out the dimmed features. In cases of pie tures of this kind a new frame would not be appropriate. but the Big Curio store Is able to regild the old ones or otherwise restore them
 The ingredients used by the Big Curio store in the restoration of paint ings is secret which is possessed only by artists and not by all of them. Mir Bake is one of the comparatively few pOsSeSSOrS of it
 Further, in connection with the sub ject of picture restoration and pie ture framing. there is the matter of picture hanging All the accessories may be found al the Big Curio store. such as picture wire. picture hooks screw eyes and screw hooks. suitable for any picture or for any wall
 Now that Thanksgiving is near at hand. attention is called again 10 those handsome embossed Thanksgiving postcards. Such handsome creations were never before sold for a penny. but that is what these are going for, for the management realizes that there will be no demand for them after Thanksgiving iSsoVer
 N. B-This is a paid for advertise
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

No. B. -126-Ladies' Brown Wei Kid Butcher Oxford. with brown ooze top, welt sole, cap toe. military heel; regular price $4oo. Sale price ...... $2 .S5 No. B-10e Brown Kid, pearl button OK ford, with champagne top, turn sole, nli- tary heel, plain toe; regular price $400. Sale price ............ ...........".. S2 .S5 No. Bis Bronze Calf Ankle Strap Shoe, with flexible turn sole and military heel. Regular price $500. Sale price. S3. .45 No. B-1os Dark Grey Calf Butcher Low Shoe; white eyeIet and stitching, military heel and welt sole. Regular price $500
 Sale price. ........ ................S S3 .45 No. B31 Patent Kid Pump; Colonial buckle, light turn sole, fancy tip, wood Cuban heel, regular price S4.50. Sale price 3.45
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

No. B-170 Patent Colt Butcher Oxford, blue ooze top, welt sot and military heel; reg ular price s4.50. Sale price S3, ,45 No. B-133 Brown vici Kid Butcher Oxford, plain toe, heavy turn sole, military heel, very soft and flexible; regular price S3.5o
 odie pflCe-. sSA,OsD No. B-20 Patent Colt Butcher Oxford, dull back, cap toe, welt sole, military heel, all sizes and widths, regular price S4.0o. Sale price ....... .....................S S2, ,S5 B-179 Patent Leather Butcher Oxford, with fancy black and white Vesting top, turn sole, Cuban heel, plain toe. Regular price s3.50 Sale price ce............-..l... S2 .65 No. B116 Ladies' Tan Russia Calf Butcher Oxford, 4-ring eyelet; cap toe, welt sole, military heel; regular price s4.oo. Sale price ... ........................ $2,S5
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20
Removable Bridge. Dr. J. Harvey

Removable Bridge, Dr. J. Harvey Blain.
 The following officers were elected President John A. LentZ. vice presi- dent. J. Harvey Blain: secretary and treasurer. H H. Braxton.
 Board of directors: John A LentZ. H. N. BraxtOn. H. H. Wilson. Ralph ". Roper.
 Board of Censors: Gym ,i. Lentz. w. A. Baker, J. A. Messenger
 The Arizona Board of Dental eX- aminers also met at Phoenix Novem- Der. 15. lG. and r. for the purpose of examining applicants for license to practice dentistry in the territory.
 The members of the board are Dr. John A. Lentz. Phoenix. president; Dr. w. A. Baker. Tucson, secretary and treasurer; Dr. J. Harvey Blain. Pres colt: Dr. J. Delaney Holcomb. Globe.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

the O n m d no in he D
 ryi i acton assured
 W. a i % a
 O best shoes and bgge alues evers a the pi
 f the biggest seduCthm ermadeon shoes of equalm
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20
THE RESTORATION
 Of OLD PICTURES
The Delicate Work Balke's Big curio Store is Prepared to Execute

From time to time lately. consider able space has been devoted by Balke's Big Curio store to the subject of pie Jure framing. for which that store possesses unequalled facilities In this connection il may be stated that the ton of frames and pictures are also unequalled in this part of the world. Many person have pictures. portraits OF oil paintings which time has dim med. These are in many cases heir looms or at any rate. age which has dimmed them has given them addi tionai value
 The Big Curio store is prepared to retouch them, give them their original
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

our Annex-Suit and Dress Depart ment-during the past week. And hun dreds saw what is probably the fines collection of Individual Dresses in tn, Territory
 The cloths are distinctive in them selves. This year there are wool Pop lins, Prunella Cloth and Serge. Eacl Dress is cut with some characteristic of its own-not dozen alike. nor fifty nor hundred, but each Dress has { style of it's own that is not duplicated
 We're safe in saving that nowhere can so much fine tailoring so mucl richness of cloth and beauty of line be had for any such prices, as il the Dresses we are selling fol
 .......... .S22.5O to S35O(
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

The old. old story. told times with out number, and repeated over and over again for the last 36 years. but it is always welcome story to those in search of health-There is nothing in the world that cures coughs and colds as quickly as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Sold by all dealers.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

Your only opportunity to get Heinz goods free in Phoenix Come to our store Saturday. Bowers Bros. Coffee Company, P O. building.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

Christmas Suggestions. One of our genuine leather suit cases. Durable workmanship and material. The real thing 2i-inch. s5.50. Ss00. ss.75; es- inch telescope, sI3.75. When giving give a good one Hinckleys P. O. Store. l35 N. Center
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20
NAVAJO INDIAN
 BLANKETS

Nice large assortment just arrived. Experienced Indian trader in charge of display SPECIAL SALE FOR A FEW DAYS
 ONLY We sold them last winter cheaper than any store in Phoenix. We will do it again this time. Come quick if you want them.
 MILLER STERLING co.
 9-Il F.. Washington.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

All kinds of stenographic work done at The Ford Hotel. by public stenog- rapher.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20
NOTHING suCcEE
In Chronic Diseases,

izens O, .1Efsona- The Doctor is a grad uate of Harvard Medical College Was formerly a member of the Rhode Island and Colorado State Medical Societies, end United States Pepsion Examiner. Health Is wealth-Economy to be well! Are you suffering from some chronic affec- ton? Are you weak, sick and unable to perform the ordinary duties of life? If so. beware Of patent medicines. in- experienced and unskilled physicians. Dr.. Hubbard employs none but rational and scientific methOdS-he uses no in furious drugs in removing the poisonous effects Of BLOOD AND PRIVATE DIS EASES from the system SEXUAL WEAKNESS. with all it's baneful ef- fleets positively cured by the latest and best remedies. Chronic. nervous. blood, kidney. urinary. bladder and special dis eases treated in d strictly up to date manner. All who have been Unsucccss- fully treated elsewhere are especially invited to caIl-ConsultatiOn free. Hours 10 to F. 1 to 3. Office and residence Monroe and Third Avenue. SOuthe st corner. two blocks from center Of city.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

ment of Balke's Big Curio store and it is not copyrighted. Pikers are there fore permitted tO copy il.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

New Bakery opened today at noon. Mckee's Cash store.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

Your baby may be the sweetest ever If so there is nothing more appropriate than our new auto Go-Carts. Doris Heyman Furniture Company.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20
For Years this Store Has Led in Dress Silks To

mYa hbrHSIa M Sill rhugt hmymgsn h of , W hay prepared } m N PM H h g m mma prymd~r , largest @ eyer shown
Arizona republican., 1909-11-20

New Bakery opened today at noon McKee's Cash store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-01

II Strikers Remain Out, Open Shops VIII
Result.

South Norwalk, Conn, Feb Lat the
meeting Of the Associated Hat Manufac-
turers in New York, the 90 members
represented rs factories, employing TO-
900 20 10000 people.
These representatives unanimously
agreed TO open or attempt Co open their
plants on Tuesday, Feb. 0. BY this ae-
tion the manufacturers do not deviate in
any degree from their original stand.
The manufacturers win get ready for
manufacturing on the date in question
and II the strikers do not go back Ia
their benches, any matters the manufac-
turers can secure win be put on, every
thing 10 be run open shop.
The action of the manufacturers was
received here with surprise, because II
was considered more probable that action
would bc deferred Members Of the
union express just as strongly as ever
the belief that II would be suicidal 10
,lnionism in hating for them TO recede
from the position they have taken.
Thus far the strike has been one OF
the most peaceful in the history OF labor
troubles, and has been absolutely with.
out disorder. The outcome OF the@ at.
tempt Of the manufacturers 10 reopen
before the difficulty is adjusted Is there.
fore looked forward TO with interest,
The matters have been receiving many
tenders Of financial assistance from other
lines OF trade.