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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-06

ever attained, the proprietors and makers
of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now
feel fully warranted in offering to pay $500
in legal money of the United States for
any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness,
Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they
cannot cure. All they ask is a fair and
reasonable trial of their means of cure.
No other medicine than DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription could possibly "win
out" as the saying goes, on such PROPOSE
ton; but they know whereof they speak.
They have the most remarkable record OF
cures made by this world famed remedy
ever placed to the credit of any prepara-
tion especially designed for the cure Of
woman's peculiar ailments. This wonder
ful remedy therefore, stands absolutely
alone as the only one possessed of such
unrivaled properties as to fully warrant its
makers in publishing the remarkable offer
above made i'll the utmost good faith.
"A short time ago was almost dead with
nervous prostration, general debility and female
weakness" writes Mrs Loretto Webster of 3I7
Virginia Ave, Lexington, Ky, Worthy Treasur-
er, Independent Order OF Good Templars, DIR
Perce's Favorite Prescription was recommend
ed to me as sure cure, and found this to be
true, for l obtained splendid results securing
fine health Women ought to be grateful to
think there Is one safe aud sure cure offered to
them for their troubles. l advise every sick
and suffering woman to stop spending money
and wasting time with doctors prescriptions
when a few bottles of your remedy is sure to
cure. am the happy mother of two children
boy aged sixteen, and girl, eight years"
Do not permit the dealer to insult your
intelligence by suggesting some other coiu
pound which he recommends as "just az
good" because he makes it himself DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has stood
the test of time and experience. Thou
sands speak we'll of it-because thousands
have been cured by it,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-06

Chamberlain Cough Remedy the Best
Made.
"In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best made for colds, y
says Mrs. Cora Walker of Poterville,
California. There is no doubt about it
being the best. No other will cure a
cold so quickly. No other is SO sure a
preventive of pneumonia. No other is
so pleasant and safe to take. These are
good reasons why it should be pre-
ferred to any other. The fact is that
few people are satisfied with any other
after having once used this remedy.
For sale by Stoddard & Halstaad.
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HANGING ON DESPERATELY.
Russians Mystified as to Intentions OF
Japanese.

Mukden, March 6.-The Russians
are holding on desperately to their
positions.
in progress six days the officers here
are mystifed as to whether the ac-
tions at the wings are not big demon
strations to facilitate the chief object
of the Japanese, that of breaking
through the Russian center, or, If it is
Field Marshal Oyama's real intention
to turn Mukden, on which side is the
real movement and on which the feint.
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NOT FAR FROM VLADIvOSTOK
TWO THOUSAND JAPANESE SOL
DlERS LAND NORTHWARD
OF KOREA.

Vladiyostok, March 6.--Two thou
sand Japanese troops have landed st
Shengudshin. northward of Korea, to
which place they were conveyed by
steamers from warships. A fiotilla OF
torpedo boats covered the landing.
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Backed up by over
q third of a century
Of remarkable and uni
form cures, a record
such as no other 4
remedy for the -
eases and A
weaknesses pc -
ruliar IN women
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Bomb Explosion Kills Servant.

Warsaw, March GA telegram
from Lodz says bomb was exploded
In the mansion of M. Poznanskl, a
millionaire cotton manufacturer, and
one servant was killed. M. Poznanski's
employees went out ON strike Friday.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneanolis Wheat

Minneapolis, March 4.-Wheat-
May, s11S7s; July $1.11B; Sept,
92Bc. On track-No. | hard s1.16h;
No. Northern, S1.14A; No, North
ern, $1097
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ON MURDER CHARGE.

Johann Hoch Indicted by Chicago
Grand Jury.
Chicago, March 6.-Johann Hoch,
muiti-bigamjst, has been indicted by
the grand jury for murder.
The specific charge on which the
indictment was found is that Hoch
murdered his last wife but one. Mrs.
Marie Walcker- -Hoch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-03-01

Continued on Page Twelve.)
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~

the character of the soil, the amount
of water it holds, and the method of
treatment.
Although no data is at hand, it is
believed that in the arid regions the
wheat plant sends it's roots in search
of water to more than four or five
feet down. This makes it important
that the preparation of the soil be
done properly, preferably in the fall.
The general consensus of opinion
among arid farmers of experience is
that deep plowing is much more eff
fective than shallow plOwing. The
general practice on the dry farms is
to use two teams of horses on a four
teen-inch sulky plow and turn the soil
to a depth of eight to ten inches. On
many large farms the practice of sub
soiling to depth of about twenty
inches is carried out at least once in
three years Most farmers, however,
think it very doubtful whether this
method of plowing has proved helpful
enough to warrant the extra expense.
Deep plowing is beneficial because it
increases the moisture holding capa-
city of the soil and, as is believed by
some, retains not only all the water
ure from the deeper layers gained
through capillary action.
The practice of leaving the land
fallOw or unoccupied every other sea-
son, or on some instances every third
season, is followed on most arid farms
1t has been discovered that this meth
cd results in better yields than where
the land is continuously cropped. But
on many well conducted farms the re-
suits desired by following have been
secured through intelligent rotation.
An intimate knowledge of the feeding
habits and needs of various crops en-
ables the wise farmer to grow these
crops in such succession that plant
food will be available to the crop at
the time most needed Another object
aimed at in following is the eradica-
tion of troublesome weeds. This can
be accomplished by rotation. On the
arid farms, however, the great object
aimed at in following is the storage
or conservation of moisture for the
methods of tillage, the precipitation
of two years may be stored in the
soil and can be drawn upon by the
crop when needed. In the arid regions
the precipitation of any one year is
not always sufficient for a crop; and
experience has shown that where the
moisture of two seasons is used in
the production of one crop or even the
moisture of three seasons used for
two crops, better results are obtained.
In regard to the selection of the
seed and seeding, the practice among
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sity of plowing in arid farming
it is important to know the rela-
ton of the plant to the soil and the
method by which the plant obtains
its moisture. While water is held in
the soil in three different forms, viz:
free, capillary and Microscopic water,
it is only the capillary water which
is a direct source of supply for the
plants Capillary water is held as
distinct film around the soil grains.
Filming and pulverizing the soil rem
ders it possible for more capillary wa
ter to be held. Flowing the land has
very appreciable influence on the
amount of water that can be held by
the soil, as has been shown by many
different experiments. At the Utah
experiment station at the time of seed
ing grain last fall the foremen on the
farms noticed the great amount of
moisture present in the land plowed
year ago, but which land had not
been cropped, as compared with adj
jacent land that had not been plowed.
Some years ago members of the ex-
pertinent farms took samples of soil
to a depth of five feet on two ada
cent pieces of ground, one of which
udu n0NSI UCSu plOWCu, WAIIO CuO
other had been cultivated for a great
many years and from which crop had
Just been removed. Notwithstanding
the fact that the crop had used con-
siderable quantities of moisture, there
was still more than So tons per acre
more water in the ground which had
been plowed and cropped, showing
conclusively that the more cultivation
n5N1 Il. IN@ HhN
amount of water that it will hold.
Fall blowing is the best in all cases,
as it has a very great influence on
the per cent of water held in the soil.
Some years ago the Utah station took
samples from adjacent pieces of
ground in the same field, one of which
had been plowed in the fall and the
other in the following spring. The
samples were secured in the middle
of July, and it was found that the fall
nlowed land contained a difference of
TAT per cent of moisture over the
spring plowed land. this difference
amounting to one-third of the average
rainfall of the year, or more than 506
tons of water to the acre in the first
i've feet of soil. The greater the
depth in the soil the greater was the
amount of water held. The moisture
viii be more effective in plant growth
II found at this point. simply for the
Tact that it is less likelv to be evaDor-
ated than if found in the first one or
Two feet of soil. At the deeper point
The nlant can obtain the moisture at
me time when it is most needed. The
"enth tn which the roots will pene
trate will depend very largely upon
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
Does Sugar Make Strength ?

Various reasons have been assigned
for the increase In stature and strength
OF the modern maiden, WHO has most
certainly grown uncommonly tall and
proportionately muscular during the
past few years, says an English writer.
1t cannot be that outdoor sports, gym
nastic exercise and so on, have
stretched her out and made her as
strong as she Is, because her brothers
have had precisely the same advant-
ages, and they have not developed AT
the same rate. 1t seems to me, there
fore, that the secret lies in the fact,
that of recent years girls have become
far greater consumers of sweetmeats
than ever were their mothers and
g~randmethers.
Time was when we should never
have dreamt Of having sweets on Il
luncheon, dinner and tea tables. Now
1t would be quite extraordinary were
one not to offer these dainties. And,
what is more, women are not merely
content to eat sweetmeats at our meals,
but they consume them at all times and
in all places between meals. 1t was re
Gently said that boxes of bonbons play
a conspicuous part in modern lovemak-
ing, Sweets to the sweet" being ap-
parently the text by which every young
man of the day guides himself through
the devious paths of courtship.
The great Russian wrestler who is
shortly to enter again into contest with
the Turk, Madrali, tells us that the
more sweet stuff one eats the stronger
one grows. Sugar is the secret Of
strength, he declares.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
IMPLEMENT MAKERS MEET.
SHOW GREAT EXPANSION or
FOREIGN 4GRICUL TURAL Ma
CHINERY TRADE.
Pass Resolutions For Land Law Re-
form-Against Giving Interstate
Commerce Commission Power to
Fix Railroad Rates.

A recent meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION of Agricultural Implement
and Vehicle Manufacturers at Niagara
Falls brought forth a number of inter-
esting and important facts relative to
the great progress which has been made
in recent years In the making Of all
classes Of farm and working nipple
ments and also the great expanse Of
this class of trade abroad.
Since 1899, when our exports in this
line for the first time shot ahead Of
those Of Great Britain, the United
States has been easily the heaviest ex-
porter Of agricultural implements and
machinery in the world. Manufacturers
claim, and their efforts to secure for
eign markets seem to substantiate it,
that exports play a most important
part in the successful conduct of agri-
cultural implement manufacturing.
The last census puts the annual value
of this class Of production at $101 ,O00,-
000, and it Is estimated that the pres
ent years production is greater. This
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
Value of advertising.

Once, beset with pain and trouble,
When the day was dreary and dark
And | felt most weary sinking
OF my liver. lungs and heart.
In the papers I was scanning,
Advertisements by the score,
Trusting there to find some doctor
In whose ears my woes I'd pour.
Then there flashed across my vision
AS if writ in living light;
Tell, oh, tell, old Doctor Cartin!
Tell, before you sleep, this night.
All your woes and all your troubles,
All your aches and every pain
He al sooth you, he can cure you;
Put new life in every vein.
And when all your troubles vanish,
And your liver works all right,
And your lungs esum their functions
And your heart with joy is bright.
Then you'll sing loud Hawllelujahs,
And you'll pay your bill in gold,
Thankful that to DR.. Gartin
All your troubles have been told.
And you'll know that lucky Fortune
Made you know, at any rate,
That it pays for all to keep their
Advertisements up to date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
ATTRACTIVE FLOWER BED.
OLD-FASHI0NED GARDEN 4 FAY
ORITE SPOT OF MRS.
RO0SE YETI.
This Corner of the White House
Grounds, With Its Blaze of Color,
Attracts the Sight-Seer.

Mrs. Roosevelt's Old Fashioned Gar
den, as the generous collection of
pOsies west Of the south veranda of
the White House is called, has been a
continuous mass of bloom and color
during the summer and fall. quite
different from any Of the other Govern
ment flower displays. There are many
Of these, surrounding the different de-
partmental buildings, those Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture being particu-
larly elaborate and ornate, but it is the
opinion Of summer visitors to Washing
ton that the old-time corner Of the
mistress of the White House is the
most pleasing Of all. At least 1t seems
TO strike the majority of f~ancies, for it
recalls the scenes and times Of earlier
days. This part Of the White House
grounds has always been devoted to
flowers, but until Mrs. Roosevelt's adj
vent II has been rather given up to the
latest fads Of horticulture than to n
display of the familiar blooms Of the
old-time flower garden.
The changes in the White House n
-n"nle of years ago were officially
known as IL "restoration," but have,
perhaps, been more genclal,.v termed
the humiliation" 1t seemed necessary
that something should be done; there
was talk of reconstructing the White
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
POKER IN THE PHILIPPINES.


Reports came from time to time from
Portsmouth showing that the Oriental
onvoys and attaches had found n great
liking for American WAYS and manners,
and more %esnecioIlv for the true Amer
icon bevcrages. cocktails and high
halls and far that little hit Of diversion
known rs noker, On Ton of these re-
norris como y message from n member
of the Taft party in the Philippines
that Dotto Gronde. one Of he leading
citizens of Bambanr. had fallen down
before the Sultan of Ganassi in the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
AFAvoRIrE SPOT OF THE PRESIDENTS WIFE.

House, but the %niggardly a%ppropria-
lions made by Congress prevented any
extensive change or improvement.
There has, however, been nothing but
approval for the changes in Mrs.
Roosevelt's garden. The location is an
ideal one, somewhat sheltered and Sc
cluded, and when the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave the garden party
last spring to the International Rail
way delegates there were many words
of praise for the charming effect of the
hundreds Of climbing roses, displayed
in full bloom and fragrance, their vivid
coloring contrasting well against the
walls Of the east and west terraces.
Special Floral Pets.
Particular pete of tho p~resident'o
wife are hardy shrubs and ANNALS,
too, but all of the kind with which men
and women who loved flowers a half
century & loved to surround them
selves and with each of which for the
older generation there fingers some po-
etic or sentimental fancy. ~llollyhocks,
jessamine, phloX, dahlias, China a%sters,
lavender, rosemary, columbine, elena
It's, p%eonies and smaller shrubs and
flowers have contributed generously to
the riot of color and bloom which has
pervaded this nook during the season.
The mistress Of this garden delights
to pick up new plants which are yet
old. and following her various visits
to Arlington, Mount Vernon and other
places have come many packages of
new favofites to find an unused corner
in this old-fashioned garden.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
SINGULART INDIANS OF NORTH
VEST.
The Marriage Contract a CompIi-
Gated Document.

Many peculiar customs exist among
the Kwakiute Indians who live along
the coast of British Columbia These
Indians are divided into numerous
tribes or clans, entry into one Of which
IL obtained only through most exact
ing laws. Marriage among them is
considered a purchase which Is con-
Quoted on sound business principles.
But the object sought Is not only the
woman, but also the right of member
ship in her clan for the future children
Of the couple. The privileges of the
clan are not given as Il present to the
son-in-law, but he becomes entitled to
them by paying a certain amount of
property for his wife. The wife Is
given to him as a first i%nstallment of
the return payment The crest Of the
clan, its privileges, and a considerable
amount Of other property besides, are
given la+er on, when the couple have
children, and the rate of interest paid
by the wife's tribe increases with the
number Of children. For one child,
200 per cent. of interest is paid; for
two or more children. 800 per cent.
After the entire payment is made the
marriage is annulled, because the
wife's father has redeemed his
daughter. If she continues to stay
with her husband, she does so Of her
own free will. Oftentimes, however,
to avoid complications, the husband
makes a new payment to his father
in-law in order TO have q claim to his
wife.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
GREAT CANALS OF MARS.
RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS EST4B-
LLSH APPARENT ARTIFICIAL
CONSTRUCTION.
The Cameras Eye, More Sensitive
than the Human Optic, Establishes
New Data Interesting Scientific
Discoveries.

Astronomers and scientists in gen
eral are deeply interested in the
modest announcement made by Pro.
lessor Percival Lowell and his
associates at the Lowell Observatory
in Arizona recently that after several
partial successes and some complete
failures the greater canals of the
planet Mars had at last been photo
graphed.
Hitherto the general public has been
compelled to accept or to reject the
existence of the Marian canals on the
word Of the stargazlng fraternity. But
with the accomplishment of the Har-
yard observers in Arizona everyone
will now have an opportunity to see
the actual photographs in proof of
whH has long been considered as more
or less of a theory.
While several photographs were
taken of the canals some weeks ago,
it was not until n few days ago that
the solar photographers were ready to
announce the complete success of the
undertaking. Professor Lowell, in the
following account of the achievement,
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tho fomiliar wotnnw1 o. thn samo
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Ia 20 ia nronont .;noo humon
trop1odoo 80 NJ, ho, hnan iaraoIv
thoorotinaI- Tho nrinoina, facts rocord.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
American System of Public Education
Far Less Practical Than That
of Germany.

VI oSi ildIys
The general public school education
Of the country is complacently believed
by the majority Of people to be the
best in the world. There are some,
however, who insist that much of our
education is impractical and does not
fit the youth of the country for the ac-
tual hard knocks of life, and that our
school system should include Il much
greater preparation of industrial work.
An examination of German educa-
tional methods places the United States
mt an APPARENT disadvantage in this re-
gard. An instance of this Is seen in a
series of newspaper articles published
in Frankfort, Germany, by Mr.. Helm
rich Back. the director of the Frank
fort Industrial School, who has been
twice sent by the German Government
to study the industrial schools of this
country. Mr.. Back expresses surprise
that we have not provided i'll our
school system for training our citizens
in special directions, instead of leaving
the establishment of trade. industrial
and technical schools to the enterprise
of individuals or the generosity of
philanthropy. The result is that a com
paratively small number Of these
schools are found in certain favored
parts of the United States, while in the
portion of the country little OPP
portunity is offered boys to obtain prac-
teal and thorough instruction and to
increase their value TO the nation by
converting themselves into trained
workmen.
The German Government, on the
other hand, maintains in every part of
-he empire good trade, industrial and
technical schools. drilling the youth of
he country and sending them out, each
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-28
The Postmaster Generals Pants
Fitted.

Hoke Smith, Postmaster General
during Cleveland's last administration,
tells a story Of a darby employed at
his home who was usually the recipient
of all of Mr.. Smiths cast-off clothing.
Many of the coats, vests and trousers,
when cast aside, were of Il fine quality
and rs a result this negro shone in the
society Of his fcllowmen, On n oc-
casion the eX-PostmaSter General pur-
chased an elegant pair of trousers from
Paris. Somehow, these trousers would
not wear out. Mr.. Smith would wear
them day in and day out, rain or shine,
and If apparently solled a little clean
ing up would make them as good as
new. Try what he would, the servant
could not get the master to cast them
away.
One rainy day, Mr.. Smith came home
from a ride into the country on horse
back with his trousers very much the
worse for mud and water. "Sambo,"
he said to his helper, take this pair
of pants out and give them a good
cleaning, as | want to wear them to-
morrow" Sambo came back in an
hour or two, his face sad and gloomy.
Deed Marsa Hoke," he said, somehow
| can't get that thar mud off'n your
pants, dey certainly am a sight"
"Try som soap and water, SAM"
said Mr.. Smith.
Done tried soap and water, sar."
"Try some gasoline" Mr.. Smith re-
piled.
Done tried gasoline"
TRY tu%rpentine," desperately cried
the ex-Postmaster General.
Done tried turpentine."
Did you try ammonia"
"Taint no use to try EN- on, Marsa
Hoke l knows deyll 1T"