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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-30

Miscellaneous Bargains!

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One lot of Ladies Coats, your choice for a. IN
Garmets worth $1,000 to $500 DE.OO
SOP OFF on Ladies' Fur Lined and Plush Lined Coats.
25% OFF on Ladies' Cloth Coats.
$3.50 OFF on ChiIdrens Coats.
$3.50 OFF on Ladies' Dress Skirts. $50 OFF on all Furs.
Ladies' $500 Silk Waists at only $3.98
V OFF on Wool Fascinators.
q OFF on Ladies and Chldrens Sweaters.
Ladies' Lined and UnIned Mocka Gloves, regular SITS and
$150 quality, selling at this sale at only $1.39
Ladies' Golf Gloves and Mittens regular Soc quality at only 39c
Ladies' Chamois Gloves, regular Soc line, 39c
ChiIdrens Golf Gloves, regular Csc quality unloading at only 19c
33L3B OFF on all Alberta Cosets. Pearl Buttons at &c per doz
B OFF on Trimming Braid. 10 and 12fc Laces at Sc a yard.
12l and 15c E%mbroideries at 1c a yard.
St25 Silver Bleached Table Linen, selling at this sale now at 75c
LADIES' N cHILDREN's UNDERWEAR.
Ladies' $500 SILK and Wool union suits at this sale only $3.50
Ladies' two piece Wool underwear, regular $125 Garment at 9Sc
Ladies' S125 Fall weight or Fleece union suit, your choice for CSC
Ladies' $1O0 Fleece union suit, at S9c, 90c at 79c, 75c at CSC
Ladies' Csc Vests and pants, at 49c, SOC at 39c, Csc at CSC
$50 OFF on all ChiIdrens underwear including Wool and Fleece.
Regular 18c FIannelette at only 14c, IS at 12Hc
Regular 15c Outing Flannel, at lie, 12lc at 1Oc, Sc at Sc
Ladies' and chldren's Csc hose 29c, Csc at &C., 15c at 12c
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
Lack of Horses Alarms Officers

airy and published by the department
of agriculture. doubt is expressed on
the subject The army type is said
to be scarce and hard to obtain
Capt. Conrad recommends legis
lation by the states generally to pre-
vent the breeding of unsound horses.
In 1905 the government established
the system of remount depots for tn,
army. Under this system the govern.
ment buys the horse young. at three
to four years old. and after breaking
them issues them to the troops. This
system has been found preferable &c
purchasing the animals when matured
But what the army officers want. and
also the department Of agriculture. IS
a system of government supervision OF
the breeding of horses for the army
Chief George. NJ Rommel of the ami
NAL husbandry division of the bureau
Of animal industry, has devised q plan
whereby from 1000 to $500 well-bred
animals would be available for the
army every year. This would about
supply the demands in time of peace
1t is proposed to divide the country
into four districts and to rear Nor.
gans, thoroughbreds. standardbreds
and saddlers. In time the best type
would be discovered.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
Illinois Is Ahead in Absenteeism

$500 . year. his $500 allowance for
clerk hire. and $12s for stationery
without coming to Washington, but II
is necessary for him to appear at least
once In order to receive his travelling
allowance of 20 cents . mile.
It is doubtful II an absolutely per
feet record of nonattendance ever will
be made even by one Of the Illinois
champions, unless this irksome re-
quirement OF the mileage provision
should be modified. The generous al
lowance makes 1t a real object for q
CONGRESSMAN to come to Washington
ut least once each session.
Unsophisticated persons may sup
pose representatives who attend . ses-
sion of congress only a few days OF
the entire period refrain. as a matter
OF propriety. from drawing their en-
tire salary, or perhaps return 1t to the
treasury.
For the information OF such be II
stated the cashier in the ONCE Of the
sergeant at arms vas asked II any
member Of the house had not drawn
his salary for the last congress or
had refunded il for any reason.
Members Of the house refund sal
ary." exclaimed the Official. Never
knew it to happen. and I've been here
sixteen years"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
AS Breeding Ground for Alaska

lions at 1000 feet elevation near the
arctic circle. That Is the days are
warm and sunshiny, but the nights
are almost cold even in summer. while
the severe winters are apt to kill ali
but the hardest perennials
A bill was recently introduced into
congress for the establishment of Just
such work in Colorado and also for
experiments that would breed drought,
resistant vegetables for the desert.
The methods employed In this ex
perimental work are exceedingly in
teresting. II for instance. it was de
cided to End a wheat that would ma
ture in a very cold climate like that
in the hill country north of the arctic
circle. this is how 1t would be done:
First, the hardest seed Of all the har
diest varieties would be obtainable
from Russia, Scandinavia. Canada and
Alaska. Then it would be planted In .
place where it would be unlikely te
mature There might be just one stalk
that. from some mysterious strain Of
breeding or force Of circumstance
would stand unframed by the autumn
frosts. Its seed would be treasured
and the next year each grain would
be carefully planted and guarded SO
that the strain should be increased,
and still further and severer tests
made on It until 1t was so hardened
that a full annual crop was assured.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
THE PRICE OF
LAND INCREASING
The RACK TO THE LAND" CRY
10 EFFECTIVE.

Travelling through the state Of Iowa
the other day, and Iowa II no excep
ton to the story about to be related.
the writer vas shown q farm that was
offered three years ago for $3.50 an
acre. That appeared to be high fg-
ure for land upon which the owner
depended upon the crops Of corn. hogs
and cattle that could be raised upon
It. But 1t wasn't. A few weeks since
the farm changed hands at $325 an
acre. Over in Illinois. down In In
diana, up in Wisconsin, across the
line in Minnesota. the same expert
ence was met with. And then atten-
ton is directed to Canada, which has
been the Mecca Of SO many hundred
thousand Americans during the past
few years. Not only in Eastern Can
ada has the price of lands increased.
but in Western Canada, during the
past few weeks. farm lands have In
creased from three to five dollars an
acre. with the prospect Of Q similar
advance during the next three months.
The reason for this Is very apparent.
and in q few words 1t may be pointed
out that the lands are worth a great
deal more than the present prices.
The Northwestern Agriculturist OF
Minneapolis. q paper that was one Of
the first of the American farm papers
to discover the real merits Of the
lands of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, says: THE reciprocity sched-
ule would encourage American farm
ers to move to Canada, where the vir-
gin soil will produce greater crops OF
grain with less labor than can be pro-
duced in our own farms in the North
west. The result will be to enhance
land values In Canada" This paper
IL afraid land values in Canada will be
enhanced at the expense OF land
values In the United States. In face
Of the fact that land values in the
United States are increasing the rea-
soDing scarcely holds. The reason for
the advance in value Of Canadian
lands is partly accounted from the
fact, admitted by this paper. that Can
ada's virgin soil will produce greater
crops of grain with less labor" Eut
that is not the only reason. During
the past twelve months $4,000 peo-
pie have made Canada their home and
these are mostly Of the farming class.
They want farms. and the demand as
well as the wealth of the soil is regu-
lating the price. A study Of the in
crease in the acreage Of land put I'M
der crop last year. which can be had
from any Canadian government repre-
sentative. will prove the point. that
the demand is increasing at q greater
ratio than even the most sanguine
would have predicted.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
| John Henry,
/ Bv GEORGE v. HOBART
PIE

night will never, never be recalled.
will yo" promise me-"
We both did SO. without reserva-
ton. and on came a yard of bandage
over his sky parlor Uncle Peter was
recovering In sections.
If ever anything like this happens
to me again / give you full permission
to rake up this horrible past" he
said with another groan.
But We both knew that last nights
trip to Foolishville would be his last
Let me tell you something. boys"
he went on. Say. what did l do to
my voice last night? 1t feels as
though l had scraped it with a can
opener"
We refrained from telling him that
his poor voice had been UP in a tree
all night. but the temptation was
great.
John" he continued. after Peach
es won that big race some time ago
l became quite interested in horses"
looked at Bunch, but he gave me
the CLASSY stand-back.
Interested for a purpose" Uncle
Peter went on. Not the purpose.
however. that the good souls down
stairs have been led to believe. Oh!
my head. l have been very fortunate
at the track, john"
Again looked at Bunch, but
couldn't flag him.
Very fortunate, indeed" continued
the old fellow. "a man named Sulli-
van whom l met some time ago tried
to bunco me out of a small amount,
but by treating him kindly he after
wards repaid me by giving me some
valuable tips. notably one yesterday.
when / won nine thousand dollars!"
Bunch began to choke and l got up
rapidly to look out the window and
see II anybody had moved the railroad
in the last ten minutes.
John. come here" cried Uncle
Peter. land listen to ME. I've been
doing all this for you
For me-" | gasped in amazement,
while Bunch almost fell off his chair.
Yes" said the ex-jag carpenter.
for you. l admired your pluck in
not betting on your own horse on that
particular occasion, and admired
your will power in staying away fran
the track ever after. So l determined
fer my own amusement to try my
luck. If unlucky l intended to say
nothing about it. if fortunate intend
ed to hand the winnings over to you
as token of my esteem"
Uncle Peter! why, that is. what
-" / was away over in the dis
lance.
Yesterday" he went on calmly. Il
met with an accident. First I met
Mr.. Lawrence and then I met with
the accident. Thanks to you two
young men that accident did not
prove fatal. Therefore. l shall divide
my winnings between you"
What nonsense, Uncle Peter" I
spluttered.
impossible. sir" Bunch put in.
1T is not nonsense and it is not i'm
possible" Uncle Peter answered. I'm
rich and don't need the money. You
are both young and can use it. If you
don't take II l shall probably fritter
it all away at the track. and. no
doubt, meet my friend. Mr.. Lawrence
again." he added sadly.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
President Loves Innocent Jest

Two dollars" replied the young
lady in charge sweetly.
Plunging into his spacious trousers
pocket. the presidential right hand
brought forth two one dollar bills
which he passed to the ticket seller.
and nodding to his trio of companions
he entered the hall.
Lend me two dollars. Jack" whis
pered Captain Butt to Wheeler. left
my money at home"
so did l." mourned Wheeler. (Ths
party were attired in dress suits.)
Never mind. I'll take care Of you
both" hastily offered Jimmie Sloan
with becoming magnanimity. The
others breathed a sigh of relief as he
approached the desk. Three tickets
please" he announced calmly. produc,
ing a crisp five-do,lar bill.
Another dollar. please" gently re
marked the young lady at the booth
Another dollar! H-how m-mucb
did you say those tickets were?" de,
manded James.
Two dollars each"
Jimmie was blushing a rosy red
when Wheeler came to the rescue.
A passing bell-boy was taken by the
collar and a few of the mornings tips
were removed from his inside pocket
Then four silver quarters we're placed
triumphantly upon the table. and the
three passed inside.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

IN that case we'll take it," spoke
up quickly.
Then I'm through forever with
race tracks. and Mr.. lawrence" the
old gentleman said. In all. including
the $4,000 won yesterday. am
ahead about $4,000. You shall both
have a check for $4,000 as soon as
get up, which will be right away"
Then he shook hands with both OF
US and said we were the real goods.
Say. We were a couple of dazed
boys when We backed out of that
room.
rs 1t anything serious" Clara J.
asked as l came down the stairs.
NO. Peaches" l said. Uncle Peter
had an attack Of good-heartedness and
he's all right"
He certainly is all right" Bunch
added.
He always was all right" Clara J.
chirped. and every man present
yelled. Who's all right"
Echo answered Uncle Peters all
right. all right"
Copyright by G. ". Dillingham;. Coz
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

and his face was set to represent the
battle of shiloh.
He had bandages ali over his upper
floor. and two ice-bags held down his
wrists
He was glad TO see us and he said
SO with some Of his Voice. He had
spent the rest Of il singing, Has Any
body Here Seen Kelly"
Boys" whispered the old chap on
the side track, they don't know any
thing, do they" and with this he
pointed down stairs with one OF the
ice-bagS.
know anything" | echoed: well,
i should answer nay. You can bet
they don't know anything and never
will"
Both wrists got well at once and
the ice-bags fell TO the floor.
-'But Dixie Lawrence" he queried.
He WIS with me. and oh. what a ca
pacity that man has" Then he
groaned and began to taste scrap-iron
in his mouth.
.SSOUHteo lite eNeuiS VI tue AloIA
ing and explained that by this time
Dixie was paying party call in some
New York buffet. whereupon Uncle
Peter yanked another foot out OF the
grave and began to Sit up and notice
the pictures on the wall.
"Roys," said the old fellow. Il want
you TO promise me that after this in
terview the terrible scenes of last
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

NJ ASHINGTON.-Il still holds
w the national championship for
long distance craftsmanship In con-
gress. The complete congressional
record for the last session just issued
establishes the states claim TO this
distinction beyond any doubt.
; No other delegation even approach
es the mark set by Illinois in the num-
Der of congressman absent at ali
times. the number of roll calls missed
by each and the total number of days
each was away during the session
While none of the Illinois represen.
tatives achieved the distinction of rep
resenting his district without once ap-
pearing at the capital. there were sew
eral who outdid all former feats and
approached remarkably close to this
goal. Unfortunately they were handi-
capped by the provision of the Law for
the payment Of mileage.
A member may draw his salary OF
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

A odd plan is on foot to make the
"a Colorado mountains a sort Of prov
ing ground for agriculture In Alaska
OF course, there are a good many
kinds of agriculture in Alaska that
do not need proving. They are al
ready an established success. both
scientifically and commercially. Hun
dreds of tons of potatoes. oats and cab
bage are grown and sold in the terri
tory each year and there are dozen
other successful crops.
But Alaskan nights are too cool
to mature string beans and corn, for
instance. and the question is whether
hardy, cold restraint varieties could
not be produced by selective breeding
that would give Alaskans all the fresh
luxuries from their garden that the
states have.
There are farms in the Colorado
mountains near Denver that have an
elevation of nearly 10000 feet and
the conditions at this altitude in Col
orado are almost identical with condi-
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
Baby Teethes on the Table.

I'VE are called upon to repair all
kinds Of damages" q furniture dealer
the other day said. But the most
puzzling DETACHMENT l ever saw was
that which appeared on a beautiful
mahogany table brought in for REIN
ishing. All around its margin were
rows of scratches and small indenta-
tons which were hard to explain. as
the table was otherwise uninjured.
"'What happened to it, l asked
when the owner came In.
well. she replied. the baby in
sisted on cutting his teeth around the
edge of it. OF course. 1t was rather
expensive. but We both think there Is
psthing too good for the baby"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

A RMY officers and department OF
n agriculture experts are uneasy over
the lack of proper horses in the coun.
try for use Of the cavalry and artillery
in case of war.
A comprehensive report on the sub
ject has been published by the bureau
of animal industry OF the wsr depart
ment. 1t appears that there is much
trouble in finding suitable horses for
the army in time Of peace. to say moth
ing of the demands that would be
made in case Of war Of any magni-
tude.
In this country now are about 23.-
600 900 horses. 1t would seem that out
OF this number there would be an
ample number for the equipment OF
the cavalry and for artillery and other
army uses in case of war. but in an
article on breeding horses for the
United States army. prepared by Capt.
Casper H. Conrad Of the Third cav
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
CT IFE is jest, and all things show
l. il.

SSI IFE is jest. and all things show
l. it:
I thought so once. and now l know It.
sang the poet Gay: and although the
president appreciates the necessity Of
upholding the dignity of the chief exec
utive. still. like Oliver Cromwell. he
Loves an innocent lest"
He was to attend a fashionable ba-
zaar held at the New Willard for
sweet charity's sake. and started out
accompanied by Capt. Butt and two
secret service guards, Messrs Sloan
and Wheeler writes Joe Mitchell Chap
pie in the National.
. The party was cordially welcomed
by the reception committee. and were
about TO be permitted to enter the hall
when the president whimsically de-
cided TO pay his way in like the other
patrons of the charity Walking up to
a desk where the tickets were on sale,
he inquired: How much are the
tickets:"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
Triumph OF Courage.

Courage and the power Of the hu-
man eye" saved Walter Sargent. .
prosperous rancher. in the Redwood
district, San Jose. when he was con-
fronted by a hungry mountain lion
the other evening. Sargent was driv-
ing q herd of COWS to his home in the
foothills when he noticed the big cat
stalking him. As 1t crouched for q
spring Sargent turned and fixed the
beast with his eye. Man and lion
remained as immovable as statues for
a few seconds and then the animal
turned and trotted away.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

Bunch and l had vouched a bank
roll of $4,000 in our endeavor to keep
Uncle Peter off the rocks at the race
track. He was bound to bet, and we
had staked key Schwartz to play
bookmaker, and Bunch and l in dis
guise had led Uncle Peter up to him.
given the old boy what We had
thought was bum tip-and the horse
had won, netting Uncle Peter all our
ready cash,
Uncle Peter had celebrated with
Dixie Lawrence, and We had braced
them up and tried to keep it from the
family.
Bunch had further complicated mat
tiers by sending messages to explain
Uncle Peters supposed absence from
home, not knowing that l had him I'M
der my wing, but | had squared mat
tiers.
Next morning bright and early
was on wing, and long before the
others were stirring | had Dixie bro
mided into an imitation OF intelli-
gence, and he was on his way back
10 the boulevards.
Uncle Peter didn't answer roll call
at breakfast. Aunt Martha said he
wasn't feeling well. He had neural
gia. she thought, for the pain was all
in his head, but, she added, he is SO
hoarse ne cannot give his symptoms
in detail"
fn fol Ia a
hard boiled egg for him on the morn
ing after.
It's no easy job for an old-timer to
get off the bench, fill his system with
gasoline and play an automobile all
the evening, and then rush down to
his mullins in the morning.
Shortly after breakfast Bunch put
in an appearance, exceedingly dis
tressed because his Geographic and
telephone enthusiasm had put Uncle
Peter On the bimbambum the night
before.
rs it all off? and are they on?"
he whispered.
NO. Bunch" | said; hes safe, but
by a small majority" Then l told
him how squared 1t, and Bunch haw-
hawed all over the shop.
Il take OFF my happy hat to you.
joint" he chortled: You are surely
the swift lad with the think thing"
1t was a lucky whirl for us last
night that we didn't have a wireless
station in the house" | added. What
you would have done to Uncle Peter
with the Marconi gag would be scan
dalous."
But never a word about the fatal
wedding of the money and the skate
not a word.
We were both trying TO play the
dead game sport, so the voice of the
clam for ours.
We both realized that il was too
late now TO make three-sheet squeal.
anyway.
The only thing to do was to wear
the high collars and maSh-in the
bruises on the neck.
Just then Clara J. came to the door
and called me. John" said she, I'm
Gle Peter would like TO see you and
Mr.. Jefferson in his room"
He wants us to take the oath of
allegiance" | whispered to Bunch. and
a moment later We were alone with
the amateur bun-pilot
Uncle Peter Was propped up in bed
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
Sxmptoms Mere There.

"Your husband might have a little
solid food directly he begins to
mend" said the doctor. But how am
! to tell?" inquired the anxious wife.
The convalescent stages of influ-
enza." replied the doctor, ARE marked
by a slight irritability."
The next day he called and found
the patients wife radiant when ]
refused to order his steak and on
ions." she explained. he came into
the kitchen and smashed fourteen
soup plates and a dinner service: SO.
Of course. sent out for steak at
once."-Stray Stories.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

The extraordinary popularity Of fne
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength a. . stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
The Personal View.

Teacher-Our investigations along
sociological lines have brought US into
contact with the statement that fewer
women marry than in earlier times.
What have you to say regarding this
fact, Miss Jones?
Miss Jones-Why. it's true in my
own case
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
An Insinuation.

Scribbles-I say, Old man. the first
edition OF my book is exhausted.
Dribbles-Weu. trust your friends
aorrecicte your generAi:y.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
No Ckance!

Why don't you pick out some nice
girl in your set and marry herr" You
don't know the girls in our set-they
do the picking out!"-New York Tele.
gram.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
IN Demand.

Rodrick-That foreign nobleman Is
reading the stock market and notice
his eye fingers on a. G. Preferred"
What does "A. c." Stand for.
Van Albert Associated Gas. I
guess.
Roderick-H'm! thought perhaps
Il meant American Girl Preferred"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
a Literal View.

Sweet Young Thing-Do you know.
these incubating arrangements are
humble life tragedies to me in their
mechanical substitution to the little
chickies for a real mother. They
strike me as melancholy.
Practical Farmer-Perhaps they are
They're breeders themselves. you
know.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

Simple remedies are hcst. Garfield Tea
is simple. pure. gentle in action. and al
ways potent. Composed az Herbs not drugs,
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
A BUDDING Star,

The teacher informs me that Mary
Anderson Wombat has considerable
dramatic talent"
That's what. Why that girl can't
recite the multiplication table without
making the most elegant gestures"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

hey are interested in us.-Plublius
Syrus.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26
The Skeptlc.

Does Biiggins know much about
gold mines?"
Not thing IN the world"
What makes you SO sure Of thatr
He keeps investing in them"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

TO do two things at cace is to do
neithef.-Publius Syrus.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-26

Sore Throat is no trifiing ailment. II
may carry disease germs to any part Of
the body through the food you eat. When
you feel sore throat coming on, use Ham
Inns Wizard Oil.