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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
WOMEN IN NEW EMPLOYMENT.
Hired TO Run Elevators In Buildings
DeyotcI to Fcmn1e Interests.

Hired to Run In Bui1dtngo
Devote to Female Interests.
Women always seem to be able to
establish some kind of new work. Now
Boston has in several buildings de-
voted to women's interests, or patron
lied by women, girls employed to run
the elevators. The idea was introduced
by the Women's Educational and In
dustrial Union, and the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association soon fol.
lowed.
Except for one janitor," said the
superintendent of the latter institu-
tion, I'VE are all women around here,
and to have two or three boys about
to run the elevator was an nnmitigated
nuisance. So we discharged the boys
and hired the girls. Since then we
have been much more comfortable
The New England Hospital for Wom-
en- in Roxbury bas also introduced ele-
vator girls, and some of the millinery
and women's furnishing goods stores
In Boston are taking up the idea.
The girls are all doing the work "a
the complete satisfaction of their en-
ployers and have at the same time
suggested a solution for the perplexin2
question of what to do with a girl
who has to earn money at al early
age. h can run an elevator until
she Is old enough or has acquired the
necessary trimming for somets'~Ag bet
ter. Formerly she might have been q
cash girl, but o various mechanical
devices arc taking the place OF the
cash girl and leaving her without em-
nloyment. Several OF the girls em-
ployed as elevator girls In the build
ings Just mentioned are studying for
better positions, and one is glad to
earn So a week while her eyes are
recovering from the strain OF her high
school course
To run an elevator Is not difficult
work, but requires careful attention
to business. For this reason, accord
Ing to the testimony OF their employ
eys, girls can do 1t better than boys.
They are more conscientious and trust
worthy. The girls seem to enjoy the
work, and though the hours are long
the work is not firing. At the Young
Women's Christian Association the
elevator girl goes on duty at Z O'Clock
md works TIL II. Then she has two
hours rest. In the afternoon she
works from 2 o'clock until 8, when she
has an intermission OF half an hour.
rcsnming work at $50 o'clock and con.
tinuing till &.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Origin OF .Hamfst.er..

A correspondent OF the New York
Sun gives the following account Of the
origin Of the word shamfatter'-a
term OF -derision applied to actors:
Years ago, before cold cream became
4 feature OF the makeup box, actors
used q preparation Of ham fat FOR re-
moving the crude grease paint of their
times@Sshe less ~prosrarnas cnes Cor
the sake of economy, contented thera-
selves with the fat side OF d ham skin,
which they carried about and used
Just as a wood cutter does In greasing
his saw. This practice Ind d disas.
trons effect IN the complexion, and
caused Thcspians to be recognized III
once ~ the cracked and discolored an-
pearance Of their faces. Hence tie
term hamfatter.ss
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
An Exchanue of Blood.

~ENHE emigration OF American farmers into Can,
3nda Is assuming proportions that are phenom
NenaL A writer in Golfers Weekly gives figures
--- showing that 1t has reached the rate OF 10000
AH4NSEdN2Na year. And he gives reasons which 1t would
UE2kS4Nb well 10 think about in this country. The
- truth Is, he says, that this hegira Of good cii.
Gems Is due to the frauds that have been practiced in regard
to our own public lands and that 1.-THE westward tide has
bumped Into the unyleldlng front OF ranch, timber land and
mining tract grabs, and SO turns north into Canada-ere
long in numbers of 100000 a year-birthright plundered
expatrtatesl'
When we measure up these 10000 good American farm
oEA lost to us every year and the undesirable part of that
other host Of foreign immigrants dumped upon us IN their
stead, ts prospect Is not cheering. The citizenship OF
this country must deteriorate woefully If these currents
continue to increase in volume as they have increased in
the last decade. Meanwhile an amusing phase Of the situa-
over the American conquest Of Canada. The English
Economic Review recently had an article laying stress
upon the idea that Americans so into Canada thoroughly
1rnbued with the Monroe doctrine and determined to be-
Come tue controlling political quantity.
This, of course, is merely n nightmare. Few American
farmers OF the class that are going into Canada know or
care anything about the Monroe doctrine. They are going
there to build homes, to develop tho lands and to make
money. They have more concern for their crops than for
Al the politics In the world. 1t is not a political conquest
Of Canada by American farmers that England needs to
Tear. It Is an Industrial and commercial conquest. 1t Is
the United States which has real cause to feel alarm over
the condition. The wholesale exchange OF good stock for
bad cannot fail to have evil effect upon us politically and
industrialiy. And yet II the farmers who are going over
tne line TO the north will assinilate Canada as thoroughly
~ we have thus FAR assimiiated the foreign immigrants, we
may pc happy under one hag-ChIcago Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Equal 10 tho OccasIon.

The Worcestershire defendant, fined
10 shillipgs for driving without a
light, who has insisted upon paying
his fine in coppers because he consid-
cred it a ''rotten affair."" has. his prece-
dent in the tradition of an Oxford an
~dergraduate whom the proctor fined
5 shillings for some breach ef uEiver-
sity law. He also brought ont the
money in coppers with a view to
scoring off, the proctor, but the la4-
ter was equal to the occasion. by all
means, Mr.. ,' he said, eonIy I
must trouble you to bring me a penny
at a time ut . O'clock every morning
until the sum is paid."-London
Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Liberty Bells.

'.This is Liberty hall. and you may
smoke in the garden" is a maxim
which has become typical Of one sort
Of hospitality. Another version has
just been perpetrated by a member Of
the early rising fraternity.
Il WISH" said the host, "eyery one
to do as he likes In my house.
1t sounded very friendly, but on go
Ing to his bedroom the guest found a
little card stating the times of meals,
breakfast at $780, and in an N. B.
was added, ut will be cleared away at
S.3O.t,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Contincment Kills Them.

OF the fifteen long-term Indian pris-
oners now incarcerated in the United
States penitentiarg 1T McNeii's island.
on Puget sound, twelve who hay.
been there for less than three YEARS
are in the last stages of consumption
and none can live more than another
year. All are under sentence for from
ten to twenty years. Warden @. P.
Hailigan. in discussing the situation.
says: sFrcm my experience with the
Alaska Indians and Eskimos doing
terms in this institution, / am of the
opinion that the majority of both races
have hereditary tuberculosis and that
the confinement develops IT,"
The prudent man opens his eyes
md ahu.e his pno,,<b
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Tennis in the sixteenth Century.

Tennis in the Sixteenth Century.
Tennis was played in London in the
sixteenth century in covered courts
erected for the purpose. Both Henry
VII. and Henry VIII. were fond Of the
game and the latter added to the pal
nee OF Whitehall tennis courts"
Charles II. was an accomplished ten
mis- player and had particular dresses
for playing in.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
kN0THER P0iHT Of VIEW.

In one Of the northern tier of courl-
~ of Iowa dwells a politician whose
war record ID one Of his proudest pos
sessions. Al 4 matter OF history he
volunteered" by means OF the draft
~ the close Of ths war, was as
algned TO the cavalry. and saw no
more wearing service than policing
the ~lnatructlon camp; but for purposes
Sof appealing 70 the soldier vote he has
become able to remember all that
might have happened to him II he had
ss1nlisted" earlier.
Being 1 candidate for once last fan.
~ turned q campfire into a political
rally and called upon his old comrades
kor support,
those long watches Of tho
Might" he said, when we lay shorl-
DER to shonlder beside those earlier
emp nres along the Rappahannock.
~ those wearisome days when We
pur1ued the fleeing enemy across the
SRU&omac after Gettysburg-
sHold On there BILL" called d neigh
boeWho knew him OF old and mad 4
ud11.1 It'll to what you know
o1o1t You never saw either Of them
Orator paused ana looked down
u SIdiIlSLet me see,' he asked. cool
eS1tical. aYou were perhaps nt
9k Hull RUM
] want, and you
ssThen perhaps You were with
l11adea or Hancock =,
@<5HAIx&&Gta&E - ~. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
lie Business Womon,s prob.em,.

generally than the man who works, has been
a matter for much discussion iii clubs and
newspapers, and without any satisfactory yer.
ydict having been reached, but there are those
who do not find 1t hard to understand the
phsnomenon.
The man who works usually does one sort OF work. To
~ q physician, a lawyer, or a clerk, aud when he has closed
his ONCE door for the day, IL he IL a sensible man, he puts
II the remainder Of the time enjoying himself IN whatever
WAy best suits him.
And the woman who w~orks-well, she is usually Jack
sof q dozen trades and master OF none.
When she comes home from her Office it occurs to her
That there are . half a dozen pairs Of stockings to be
adaEned-and she sets to work forthwith on this nerve
Gearing work. When the stockings are finished, she Is just
~ likely ~ not to sew on the lace that the laun,lress has
feped OF q skirt, and SHE goes to bed with her ieud
HophtnH md absolutely unrefreshed.
In the morning she remembers that there are d dozen
4ttls lace collars to be Numbered, for they were much too
6tlgls to 80 In the general laundry, and that afternoon she
o1ves over 10 the .uoingup4of these troublesome little
sxhinss, adding 1 couple OF white belts, three pairs OF white
gioves and 4 veIlsto the pile.
~ When the has finished With these, her back Ia aching.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Wise ana wealthy Treasure.

"Well you married a wealthy wom-
an. Is she the treasure you hoped
for?'
Cant ia she is. She won't give
me any of her money"
Then, by George! she is a treas
IRE. She not only has money but
common too!"-C Cleveland
Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

come here sayln' this beast ain't a
three-horned unicornian. like we say
1t is?'
Wal says the OF Teller from st.
Charles, 7 amt never seer no three
horned %unicornian before, but ! seen
Sile Thompson's three horned steer
many a time, an I'm Epeakln' from
that point of view"
Tho politician did not stay to have
the application of the fable pointed
ont.-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

When things 90 wrong a man goes
downtown and gets full and a woman
goes upstairs mi turns onthe briny
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Old Sen il the sonntn

There are forty-four members Of
the United States Senate go years Of
age and over, some Of them have pass
ed 10 and two are octogenarians.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Rocked.

Raco.-i tell you. American watch.
Is / holding their own.
Egbcrt-That may be. but all The
owners Of American watches are not
holding their own.-Yonkers states.
nam.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

IFHIuNNI uONL TOTI t"C tIE1C OI III 4UH
have the ability to comprehend simple statements of facts,
but like most legal fcions, this one has been inconvenient-
ly dlsproved. Only the other day, In the Superior Court, a
jury, after listening to the suit of a man who wanted the
rent for a hotel which he had leased to two women who
sold their interest to u third, awarded him precisely one
dollar in lieu of the S2,40O everybody admitted was COM
ing to him. The decision of this sapient company Of cal
culators was that the ones who sold possession did not
owe any rent, the one that owed the rent should not have
any possession, and that the owner should look to God and
not to his bond. A careful consideration of this Judgment
proves at least one fact that has been bitterly disputed:
jurors have Instincts. They know when it is dinner time
and when 1t is quitting time. Excellently welltermed
Petty Jury!-San Francisco Argonaut.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

some houses always look as though
the UcciisaatsSwcre In the midst g :
house cicxnings
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
Why tho Postal Deficit.

Em~rE7 He deficit of $4,000, 900 in the postal depart
nient for the fiscal year calls renewed attention
1to the outrageous manner in which the govern
ment is held up by the railroads in the matter
IE1sNNsNNAo of charges for the. transportation of the mails.
- It is well known that the general public has to
pay unfair prices, but the general shipping
public escapes comparatively easy by the side OF the gov
eminent. The government pays about eight times as much
pouAd for pound, as the express companies pay on the
same trains, and the government pays rent for the postal
cars, while the express companies pay nothing for the ex-
press cars. But every effort to secure fair transportation
rates for the mails Is efectually blocked by the railroads.
When 1t Is remembered that the government pays the rail-
roads upward to $~35,OOO,000 a year for transporting the
mails the pubic may nave u better idea OF why the railroad
managers take so much interest in electing congressman
and senator's. and securing pliable officials in the various
departments OF the 'P. o. D.'-The Commoner.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03
The Mind of the Petty Juror,

ONE day science will have progressed far
ca Henough in tho investigation Of the more COM
Eplex mechanism of the animal body for an au-
A-wIzrGe thorltatve answer to be given to the question,
gRIHSSTRs Has n petty Juror any reasoning powers? At
3G4ss.daJEthe present time all Jurors, by a legal fiction
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

E1Sare aiWays6ftssl az 4 man who
NsS aperty !
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-03

The prudent man opens his eyes
aud shuts his mouth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
DEMAND EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Do Austrians, and Emperor Declares
1t Shall BE Granted.


Vienna, Nov. 29.-Tuesday marked
new epoch in Austrian history, for
the Austrian people throughout the
entire land, made known to the crown
their imperial demand for equal suff-
rage, and even as this demand was
being voiced, the crown, through Pre-
mier Baron Gautch Won Frankenthurn
in parliament, was assuring the peo.
pie that it's will would be done. The
premier promised to bring In by the
end of February bill providing for
a full and free universal, equal and
direct suffrage.
The people made known their de.
mand by a series of monster demon
STATIONS in all the principal cities
and towns of the country. From only
one town, Austerlitz, are serious dis
orders reported. There the troops
fired on disorderly demonstrators, kill
ing two and wounding thirty. Other
wise the demonstrations were char
acterized by the maintenance of order
and dignity
Hundreds of thousands of men par
AIDED yesterday, thus emphasizing their
demand for political freedom. Such a
demonstration was never before wit.
messed in Austria.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
There is Money in Growing
Ginseng.

Prof. w. l.. Howard of the
Missouri State Agricultural Col
lege says: 81 advise American
farmers to cultivate Ginseng.
Big profits may be realized. 1t is
hardy plant and is easily grown. :"
A recent bulletin issued by the
Pennsylvania State Agricultural
College in part says: ''The sup
ply of native Ginseng root is con-
tinually diminishing and the price
per pound is correspondingly in
creasing, while the constant de-
mand for the drug in China stands
as guarantee of steady market
for Ginseng in the future. The
sale of Ginseng root grown in
America is very large here and
the demand is so great that much
more could be disposed of advant-
ageously. The root is as indis-
pensible to the 400, 100000 Chinese
as is their rice"
Ginseng is staple on the
market the same as corn, wheat
and cotton. The present market
price varies from $500 to $500
per pound, according to quality,
while the cost of production does
not exceed $3.50. There is room
in an ordinary garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth
each year. The plant is hardy
and thrives in all parts of the
United States and Canada, except
in the arid regions. We are sue
cessful growers and can show you
how to make money growing
Ginseng. You can get a good
start in the business for a small
outlay, and soon have a comforta-
BILE income. We have several
thousand choice roots for sale for
fall delivery. The planting sea-
son begins in August and contin-
ues till the ground is frozen.
Write us> today for further par
ticulars. e
BUCK|NGHAM'S GINSENG GARDEN,
Growers and Exporters.
GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
HERE AT HOME.
owosso Citizens Gladly Testify.

1t is testimony like the following that
has placed the old Quaker Remedy so
far above competitors. When people
right here at home raise their voice in
praise there is no room left for doubt.
Read the public statement of an Owosso
citizen:
Mrs. Fred Morton, of 731 West Main
street, say: II suffered from constant,
heavy aching pain through my back, SO
that l could hardly straighten. AT
different times 1 used medicines, but
they did me no good. When l saw
Doan's Kidney Pills so highly recon-
mended went to Johnsons drug store,
bought box and began taking them.
! used but few doses when 1 felt
better and continued to improve steadi-
ly until was thoroughly cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price Scots
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a and
take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
ALL RECORDS SURPASSED.
Wealth Production of Farms This
Year Was Tremendous.

Washington, Nov. 27.-"Wealth pro-
duction on the farms of the United
States in 1906 reached the highest
amount evere attained in this or any
other country-S6,4 15, 100000"
n the first annual report OF his
third term, Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson presents an array Of figures
and statements representing the pro-
ducts and profits of the farmers Of the
country, which he admits dreams Of
wealth production could hardly equal"
Four crops make new high records as
to value-corn, hay, wheat and rice,
although in amount Of production, the
corn crop is the only one that exceeds
previous yields. In every crop the
general level of production was high.
and that Of prices still higher.
Besides the enormous yield Of
wealth, the secretary estimates that
the farms of the country have in
creased in value during the past five
years to present aggregate Of S..
133,000,000. Every sunset during the
past five years." he says, "has regis
tered an increase of $3,40O,OOO in the
value of the farms Of this country"
This increased value, the secretary
suggests, is invested better than in
bank deposits or even in the gilt-edged
bonds of private corporations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
IN P|T|FUL CONDITION
Spirit of Revolt Pervades Entire Rue.
sian Army.
sAILoRs' MUTINY CONTINUED
Sebastopol May De Scene Of Fisrcs
Struggle to Make Them SIrrsader
-Anther Strike May Soon Occur
Big One Planned for January.

ST. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-The mill
tary officers at st. Petersburg admit
that no reliance can be placed on the
line regiments, not even on those now
stationed in the capital. According
to the officers, the spirit OF revolt per-
vades the whole army from Vladivo-
stok to the European frontier. The
Manchurian forces, they add, are al
most openly revolving. The officers
further point out that the state Of
affairs at Sebastopol, Odessa, Simfer-
opol and Tiflis shows that the revolu-
tionary spirit has spread to southern
Russian and trans-Caucasia.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 20; 1854 a. m.--
The last day of grace accorded the
mutineers at Sebastopol expired at
midnight with no signs Of surrender
on the part of the men. The hills
towering above the harbor of the Rus
sian stronghold in the Black Sea, may
resound this morning, as they did in
the days of the Crimean war, with the
roar of musketry and cannon, should
the government attempt to carry out
its announced intention of crushing
the revolt with the mailed fist.
The rebellious sailors are playing a
waiting game, and apparently have full
confidence that the guns of the fleet
will not be turned against them. 1t
they have not actually disregarded the
summons to haul down the red flag
they seem determined to make the
authorities show their hand.
Fear the Mutineers.
Whether General NepluoS, the com.
mandant of the fortress, who was re-
leaced by the mutineers Tuesday, and
who relieved General Baron Meller Ga
komolski, will dare to accept the chal-
lenge of the mutineers, and stake
the discipline and loyalty, not only
Of the troops at his disposal, but of
the whole army on the coast, is, how
ever, doubtful.
Dispatches from score or garrisons
in Russia show that the land forces of
the empire are in a state of discon-
tent, and any order to the troops to
fire upon their comrades in the sister
branch of the service, might possibly
precipitate general and widespread
mutiny. On the other hand it would
be difficult to starve out the sailors
by regular siege, as provisions and
water can be obtained by them, and
as they are under the guns or not uu-
friendly warships.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
THRIFTY MIcHIGANDERS.
Citizens of State Save Nearly Million
and Half a Month.

Lansing, Mich, Nov 29-Michigan
is piling up savings at the rate of al
most a million and a half month.
The total savings of the state have
increased 9,75S,70S 65 in the last Ii
months This information is furnish.
ed in consolidated statement OF
state banks and trust companies pre-.
pared by the state banking department
based on the close of business Nov.
9 just made public.
1t shows that the commercial Ger.
tificates of deposit, subject to checls
amount to $45,041, 231 50; commercial
certificates of deposit, $1S,364,826 or;
saving deposits, $S9,902,9S3 40; saving
certificates, 21,991,745 46.
Since Sept 6, 1904, loans, discounts,
bonds, mortgages, etc., have increased
$17,153,115 Is, and other Increases as
follows: Commercial deposits, $S,S07
513 75s. saving deposits, $11 ,451, 1876 80.
All deposits show an increase of So
597,634 62 since August 25, 1905.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-01
BUSINESS CRIPPLED.
Car shortage EaoIy Atrects Irous,
In Saginaw Valley.

Bay City, Nov. 27.-The unpreced-
ented car shortage on all of the rail,
road lines IS Gripping Saginaw valley
industries immensely. Planning mills
coal mines, sugar plants and factories
of all kinds are suffering and it. is
stated that it would require at leas
1900 cars to take care of the immed-
late wants of mines and factories.
The w. d. Young Chemical Co., man.
ufacturers of wood alcohol and ch.r-
coal, have hut down their plant in
definately solely because of the lack OF
cars and some idea of the effect of
the car far~ine here can be imagined
from the fact that this one concern is
at least 100 cars short now. Sugar
factory warehouses are damned full
and outside storage is being sought
because of the inability of the rail-
roads to ship out the product.