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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Why They Died.

Naturally applicants for life tnsur-
lnce may be expected to nut as good
a face as possible ON the reports con
corning relatives and the causes of
their deaths. but they sometimes make
rather amusing statements. Some one
has collected a few of these which
were originally published in the Brit
Ssh Medical Journal:
Mother died in infancy Father
went to bed feeling well and the next
morning woke up dead" "Grandfa-
ther died suddenly at the age Of lO3.
Up to this time he bid fair to reach a
ripe old age" Applicant does not
know cause Of mothers death, but
states that she fully recovered from her
last Illness" Applicant has never
been fatally sick" Applicants broth
er, who was an infant. died when he
was a mere child" Grandfather died
from gunshot wound caused by an ar.
row shot by an Indian" Applicants
fraternal parents died when he was a
child" Mothers last illness was
caused from chronic rheumatism. but
she was cured before death" Father
died suddenly; nothing serious."-Jour-
nal of American Medical Association.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Three ACCUSED
OF DYNAMITiNG
Further Arrests in Los Angeles
Explosion Cases.

Los Angeles, Dec. 31.-Olaf A.
Tveitmos, secretary treasurer of the
State Building Trades council. J. r.
Munsey, leader of the Salt Lake un-
ION Of Structural Iron Workers. and
Anton Johanssen, organizer of the
State Building Trades council, were
indicted by the federal grand jury in
connection with the alleged national
dynamiting conspiracy. Their arrest
followed.
The three labor leaders, who have
been here for some time as witnesses
in the government dynamite investiga-
ton, e arrested a few minutes after
the indictments were filed in Judge
Wellborn's court.
None of them expressed any sur
prise and when told by Deputy United
States Marchal Albert Sittell that
they were under arrest for alleged
completely with the Mcnamara broth
ers and were wanted at once in the
federal court they proceeded there
without a word.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Candle Makina In China.

The manufacture of candles In
China is no new thing. Years before
the advent of the foreigner the ma
tives made them by crude methods
and used them in home and temple.
Even today millions Of candles are
made by the old process of dipping.
ut which the old Chinese are very ex-
pert. A mixture of tallow and castor
oil is first prepared and the operator,
placing a straw to serve as a wick
between each Of his ten fingers. dips
them into the preparation as many
times as necessary to give the candles
the desired thickness. After this they
are set up OF end against a board to
harden and the straw wicks clipped
to a proper length. The finished prod
uct burns well. gives a fair light. Is
consumed slowly. and. best OF all. In
native eyes. is very cheap. These can
dies are usually made by small fac
tories for sale to s~torekeepers, but
many individuals still manufacture
for family and temple use.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Buddhist Priests Of Burma.

Every morning after sunrise the
Buddhist priests of Burma go out In
Indian file. preceded by a boy with a
bell. which he rings at intervals. This
warns the people OF their approach.
and 1t is wonderful TO see with what
reverence the people regard these
priests. Immediately the bell rings a
Burmese woman runs out with her Of
fering of rice, bananas. eggs or the
best that her house can provide No
words of greeting are exchanged. The
offerings are made and received in ST.
lence. The Buddhist priests may not
receive money. This is why they have
to beg for their daily bread
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
DIX ASKS
Or. DOTy TO RESIGN
Accuses Him Of InCompetenCy
and Negligence.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. Ex-Governor
Dix has asked for the immediate resig
nation of DR.. Alvah ii. Doty as health
officer of the port of New York. a po-
sition he has held since 1895. Dr..
Doty's term expired last January; his
removal was recommended recently
by Charles N. Bulger, commissioner
appointed by the governor to investi-
gate.
In his letter to DR.. Doty, just made
public, the governor reviews the re.
port of Commissioner Bulger, who de-.
clared that the history Of the business
administration of the states quaran
tine lis replete with evidence of gross
incompetency and inexcusable negli-
gence." The governor a y the eyi.
dence shows "a condition of squalor
and un~cleanliness in the rooms where
immigrants were kept that shocks
ones sense Of decency and makes one
ashamed of his country"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
No More Deaths in Great North
ern Railway Accident
INJURED NUMBER TWO DOZEN
Broken Rail bitches Passenger Train
at Sharon, N. D., and Four Per.
sons Are Instantly Killed.

Devils Lake, N. d., Jan. mo ad-
ditional deaths among the twenty-four
persons injured in the wreck of the
Great Northern train ~"Oregonian" at
Sharon N. D., are reported. There is
nothing to indicate that more than six
persons lost their lives, though it has
been reported that there were eight
deaths.
The body of the sixth victim has
not been identified.
The wreck of the Cregonian, the
Great Northern's crack w~estbound
coast train, has developed into one of
the worst rail disasters in the history
snuffed out instantly, the bodies of the
victims being moderated as fire de-
voured the debris.
A broken rail caused the wreck.
Fire spread through the derailed cars
and added to the horror of the situa-
ton.
The train was composed of a mail,
express and baggage combined, smok-
er, day coach, two standard sleepers,
e diner and the private car of General
Manager Gruber, who was accompa-
MED by Division Superintendent Ennis.
Laborers Escape Death.
The engine and first two cars did
not go In the ditch. The smoker was
loaded with laborers being shipped to
the coast. This car went into the
ditch, but the men were only slightly
injured. The day coach, standard
sleeper and diner were the marked
cars.
1t was from these that four of the
victims jumped, only to be crushed
under the tons of steel, as the cars
rolled down the embankment, and
burned to death.
The thermometer registered 20 be-
low and intense cold was suffered by
the ~rescuers, many of whom were
thrown from their cars without hat,
gloves or overcoat. Every n Joined
in the battle to ave lives.
narrowing tales Of the wreck and
the terrible scenes incidental to the
accident are being recited in a graphic
manner by the survivors, some OF
whom carry their arms in a sling,
others have their heads swathed in
bandages, others are limping about.
but all express their thankfulness for
coming out alive.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Too MANY Books.

Barnaby Rich in his preface to "A
New Description Of Ireland" published
In 1000. writes: One Of the diseases OF
this age is the multitude of books
that doth so overcharge the world that
il is not able to digest the abundance
of Idle matter that is every day hatch
ed and brought into the world. that
are as divers in their forms as their
authors be in their faces. 1t Is but O
thriftless and thankless occupation.
this writing of books. A mar were
better TO sit singing in a cobbler's
shop. for his pay is certainly a penny
a patch! But a book writer. il he
gets sometimes a few concentrations
Of the ~judicious, he shall be sure to
reap a thousand reproaches OF the ma
~licious.'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
CURIOUS ESKIMO LIVING.
The Pallet Rooms In Homes Entirely
Devoid of Furniture.

The Pallet Rooms In Homes Entirely
Devoid of Furniture.
furniture is quite unknown in a
common Eskimo home" writes the
wife of the Danish governor of Green
land, Anna Bistrup. in an article on
Eskimo Women In Greeland" In the
Century.
"The houses of the Eskimos are all
built of stone and turf. with the win
dows opening toward the sun. the one
entrance always being on the side that
Is least exposed to the wind. Along
the back wall runs a platform. a pallet
of boards, raised eighteen inches above
the floor. 1t is from six to eight feet
deep, and through it's whole length it
is divided into rooms or spaces of
eight or ten feet. Each room Is sepa-
rated from the neighboring by a
partition of board or skin. An open
passage runs the whole length of the
house along the pallet rooms and
serves for the traffic of all the inmates.
but each pallet room claims for its
own the bit Of passageway adjoining.
each pallet room is occupied by one
family. and there they stay night and
day. The best pallet room is the in
nermost and is always occupied by the
owner of the house or the oldest If the
house has more than one owner"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
INSANITY ON THE INCREASE
Census Bureau Shows Affection Is
GROWING Menace,

Washington, Dec. 30.-1nsanity in
the United States is increasing more
than twice as rapidly az the popula-
ton, according to a census bureau
statement dealing with insane persons
confined In institutions in 1910.
The number of institutions a n
vassed was 372; the number of in
sane persons in the institutions Jan.
/, 1910, was 1S7,454; the number adj
mitted during 1910 was 60.603; the
number discharged in that year was
$3.50. At the last special United
States census of the insane population
In insane asylums Jan. /, 1904, num-
bered 150,151, and the number of per-
som committed to insane asylums dur
ing the year was 49,622.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
DEATH LIST Is SIXTY-EIGHT
Mystery Surrounding Berlin Mortality
Has Not Been Solved.

Berlin, Dec. 31.-Eleven more deaths
have occurred from poisoning, bring
ing the total up to sixty-eight since
Dec. 26, when a large number of the
inmates of the municipal night shelter
for the homeless were suddenly af'
fected.
Thirty additional cases of sickness
also are reported and the problem is
becoming more mysterious, as among
the victims one at least was never
in a public shelter and some others
did not partake of the suspected fish.
Official experts continue to insist
that the sickness was brought about
by ptomaine poisoning, but they can,
not ascertain where the poison came
from.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
DEMOCRATS TO
IGNORE BOARD
Wool Schedule to Be Let Alone
for the Present..
TO FOLLOW STEEL AND SUGAR
Chairman Underwood Of Ways and
Means Committee Says Tariff
Program Is Mapped Out.

Washington, Dec. 29.-There seems
to be no further room for doubt as to
the attitude of the Democratic party
in congress toward the tariff board
Representative Underwood of Alaba-
ma, ways and mean chairman and
majority floor leader, let it be known
on his return from Richmond, where
he spent Christmas with relatives.
that the tariff program of the majority
party in the house has been pretty
well mapped out and takes little cogni-
zance Of the board.
According to Mr.. Underwood, the
first tariff bill to go through will be
that providing for revision of the iron
and steel schedule. After this the
chemical schedule will be tackled, and
then sugar. BY that time he hopes
the Democratic clerks of the ways and
means committee will have completed
the comparison they have been direct
ed to make between the tariff boards
figures and the Democratic statistics
upon which the wool bill of the special
session was based. After the wool bill
has been passed the same comparison
will be made between the tariff boards
figures on cotton and the committees
statistics, and the resulting measure
put through.
This comprehensive tariff program
will not be completed, the majority
leader believes, until some time in
March, wen under the most favorable
auspices, and with the greatest pos
sible expedition of business. He ex-
plains the rushing to the front of the
steels chemical and sugar schedules,
which have not been reported upon by
the tariff board, and the relegation to
the rear of wool, which has been, and
cotton, which is about to be, by the
reluctance of the majority to accept
the tariff boards figures as final and
to their. insistence upon thorough in.
spection and comparison of the boards
statistics with those already at hand.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
AN INSPIRING TRIBUTE.
Il Made a Remarksh BE Scene In tho
House Of Representatives.

Il Made a Remarks BE Scene In tho
House of Representatives.
n touching scene occurred in the
years ago when an aged member from
New Jersey arose and for the first
time addressed the speaker. All eyes
were turned ia his direction as he
stood calmly awaiting recognit.oa. Le
was tall, spare ana erect. His vener
able appearance and kindly expression.
coupled with most courteous manners.
at once commanded attention.
AS In husky tones he again said
"Mr. Speaker" there came from the
farthest end Of the great hall In a
whisper. but distinctly heard by all,
the words, Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt"
A moment later and from the floor
and gallery many voices blended in
the familiar refrain, Don't you re-
member sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?"
The ovation which Immediately fol.
lowed was such as is rarely witnessed
in the great hall. Business was sus-
pended for the moment and the hand
Of the new member warmly grasped
by the chosen representatives of all
parties and sections. 1t vas an inspir-
ing tribute, one worthily bestowed.
The member was Thomas Dunn Eng
fish, author of the little poem, sung in
palace and cottage, which found its
way into all languages and touched all
hearts.-Adlai f. Stevenson in some
thing of Men l Have Known"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
GERMANS ARE IN THE LEAD
Irish Third in List of Foreign Born
inhabitants.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Numerically
the Germans lead all foreign born in
habitants of the United States, &C.
cording to a census bureau statement.
In 1910 the foreign born population of
the United States was 13,342,5 500, of
which 2,499, 200, or 1871 per cen were
Germans.
Russia and Finland come second,
with LOG, 900, or 1913 per cent, and
the Irish come third with 1851, 400, or
10.1 per cent. Italians are next with
1,341, 800. Norway, Sweden and Den.
mark furnish 1,25O,500. "a per cent,
and Great Britain is represented by
121, 400 or 90 per cent. Canada and
Newfoundland contribute 1~,19S,O00, or
8 per cent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
He'd Eat the Thistle.

A discussion on appointments to
the Most Noble Order Of the. Thistle
gave rise to a caustic saying on tho
part Of Disraeli. Among the names
suggested was that of a certain peer,
who displayed more zeal than judg-
ment In his support Of the Conserva-
tive party "Oh. no." remarked his
%ungrateful chief. 81 couldn't give Lord
- the Thistle. He'd eat it-"-London
Graphic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
DAYS of the Week.

While the Egyptians named the days
Of their week. the Jews numbered
them only. the first day of the week
being always the day after the weekly
Sabbath. Fifteen different methods Of
existed during the last 1000 years. in
Guiding every day of the week. weeks
of different and varying length. from
six to ten days. and months Of various
and varying length.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
MAYOR RISKS LIFE IN FIRE
Washington Court House, O., Execu-
tives Saves Records of City.

Washington Court House, o., Jan. 1.
-Firemen succeeded in exinguishing
the fire which threatened to destroy
this city. One business block was
wiped out as a result of the .conflagra-
ton and damage estimated at s422, 500
done.
In combating the flames fire appa-
ratus that was rushed here on special
trains from Columbus, Wilmington and
Greenfield was used and with the helI
of the firemen who accompanied the
apparatus the flames were brought I'M
der control.
Mayor r. G. Allen succeeded, at the
risk of his life, in saving the city's
records.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
No Use.

Pocahontas had saved the life OF
Captain John Smith.
what would have been the use OF
killing him. anyhow. paY' she said.
.'There are millions of other John
Smiths. and there wouldn't have been
q line about IL In the papers"
Her news instinct was %unerring
Saving the captains life made a first
pare story of the affair. - Chicago
News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. 30.-Wheat-May
s1.O6%; July, s1.07h. Cash close on
track: No. / hard, $1.07H; No
Northern, s1.06A; to arrive, $1,06A;
no. 2 Northern, $1.04A; to arrive, 81
04A; No. 3 Northern, s1.02Q1.02A
No. 3 yellow corn, $4,000; No. 4 cora.
5505Sc: No. 8 white oats, 4504544c;
to arrive, 44hc; No. 3 oats, 42q45c;
barley, 75e0$1.22; fax, $2.11k; 70
arrive. S2.I012.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-Cattle-Beeves
s4.75QS.60; Texas steers, $4.250555 8;
Western steers, s4.40@6.60; stoeker.
and feeders. $2.25@5.S5; COWS en-
heifers. $2.O006.40; calves, 1925
90. Hogs-Light, $5.70@6.10; M
s5.S0M6,20; heavy, s5.S5Q6.25; r.
s5.S5@600; good to choice heg
$6.0O@6.25: pigs. s5.7505.75. She
Native. s2.T594.50; yearlings, 81
$50; lambs. $4.25@6.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
ROOSEVELT STRIKES BACK
SAYS New York Posts Article Was
WilIfui Untruth.

New York, Dec. 29.-Colonel Roose-
welt branded the Evening Posts story.
attempting to create an issue of va
racity between himself and George r.
Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
national committee, as an "~unpardon-
able piece of moral %obliquity." The
article as printed was a deliberate
and willful untruth," published in or.
der to work deception" the colonel
saws.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04

"You know Jones. who was reputed
so rich? Well. he died the other day,
and the only thing he left was an old
Dutch clock"
well. there's one good thing about
tit won't be much trouble to wind
up his estate SACRED Heart Review.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
TRIUMPH FOR REPUBLICANS
How Chinese Situation Is Viewed at
Washington.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Members of
the peace commission in SHANGHAI
have adopted rules and plans for the
government Of the national assembly
that is to provide for the future gov
eminent Of China, according to a ca
blegram received here from a reliable
source.
This action is considered here to
mean the complete triumph OF the
republican element in China.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
ORLANDO HARTMAN IS DEAD
Only Brother Of Late Famous F~inancier
Succumbs.

New York, Dec. 30.-Orlando Harri-
man. the only brother of the late E. H..
Hartman, died at a private sanitarium
in this city from a complication OF
diseases following a protracted Ill
ness.
Mr.. Hartman was a widely known
real estate operator and was wealthy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Artist Ends Life by Gas.

New York, Jan. William Clay.
ffty years old, an artist, committed
suicide by inhaling gas in his room
at q boarding house here Little is
known of him at the boarding house
except that he came from Kentucky
or Tennessee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
ST. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, Dec. 30.-Cattle-Good TO
choice steers, $6.00@7.00; fair to good,
100000; COWS and heifers, s4.75@
5.25; veals, $5.25@6.25. Hogs-s5.500
600. Sheep-Wethers. s3.000375:
yeariings, $3.25@5.00; spring lambs,
"a OOm590.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 30.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. 1 hard, $1.06A: No.
/ Northern. S1.05%; No. 2 Northern,
s1.02%; May, S1.05H; July, s1.06B.
Flax-Dec, s2.14; Jan, $z.12; May.
$211R.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. S0.-Wheat-May
s9c; July, 94A; July, 91A. Corn
May, 63% @63kc; July, 63%@6Shc
Oats-May. 47h @47%c; July. 1890
Pork-Jan s1545; May, 1855. Butter
-Creameries. 26@36; dairies. 2193lc
Eggs-1S029c. Poultry-Turkeys, lac:
chickens, l2hc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Black Enns.

The black Cayura duck. a South
American bird. frequently lays black
e.,~S The coicring does not penetrate
ne sheli being due to an oily pigment
viii h enn be rubbed off. In success
sive layings TIE coloring fades and dis
npprars
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04

born in Rhode Island on March IL,
1847, and entered the volunteer serv-
ice at the outbreak of the Civil wal
when he was only fourteen years Of
age. In 1869 he entered the perma-
nent establishment and served con-
t~inuously up to March 10 last, when
he was retired. He is survived by a
wife and one son.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
Mother and children Die in Fire.

Suffern, N. Y, Jan. Mrs. James
Baker and her two children Lillian,
nve years old, and Ethel, three years
old, lost their lives here when fire de-
vtroyed their home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
BIG SUIT AGAINST CROKER
Son-ln-' aw Alleges Alienation of
Wife's Affections,

Wife's Affections.
New York, Dec. 30.-Richard Croker
and his sons, Richard Croker, Jr., and
Howard Croker, were made joint de-
PENDANTS in a civil action begun by
John j. Breen to GOV 500, 900.
Breen married Miss Ethel j. Croker,
daughter Of the former Tammany
chieftain. on April %, 1910. and al.
legged that his wife's affections were
alienated by Croker and his sons.
Breen was a teacher of horseraan-
ship when he and Miss Croker we're
married by a justice of the peace in
Hoboken, N. j.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
A. Am;ab,e Dentist

victim-Say. durn We. you've pulled
the wrong tooth. Dentist-From the
way you hoilered I thought ] had hold
OF the right one. hut wen call IL my
mistake. Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
MAJOR GENERALH DEAD
Entered Volunteer Service in Civil War
at Age Of Fourteen.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Major Gener.
al Charles l.. Hodges, u. S A., is dead
at his home here after an illness OF
several months. General Hodges was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
The il-nrl Nav.

She whsf world YOU do II you had
MONEY e1cngh 10 supply your needsf
Held START in 10 make a lot more tn
supply my vans. Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
we,i.h and Wisdom.

A man who is worth more than ST.
000.000 can get any commonplace r0-
mark accepted as an epigram.-Chi.
cage Record Herald
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04

What a strange thing is man and
what a STRANGER r. woman!-Byron
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-04
oe.uoation.

lpfto mt rethaps. your occu
ta'iop j. ~spfrSsing .sCan'f you 6nd u
royr rfn iebi What Is your
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