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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
Hardships of FARMING.

Little Dick has been thinking for
some time that he would like to be a
farmer when he grows up. The other
evening he toddled to his fathers side
on the veranda and asked:
What do have to do in the even.
ing when bes a farmer?"
why" said his father, "you have
to sit on the porch of your farmhouse,
like this, with your feet up on the
rail-"
Dick watched his father put his feet
up and tried to do the same with his
very short and fat little legs. The
rail was so high that he had to sit
nearly on the back of his head in or.
der to get his feet up, and before
many moments he slipped down and
landed on the veranda floor with a
bump.
He got up and rubbed himself. Then
he said:
Maybe don't want to be farmer
after all. might change my mind
and be something else"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
(To be continued.)
Dres. in tho Senate.

It Is not always safe to judge man
by his clothes, but dress goes long
way in certain localities. If any one
doubts our democracy let him spend a
day in the gallery of the United States
Senate, the least dignified Upper
House" Of legislation in the world.
"Befo' de wah" all members were
clean shaven, wore black frocks and
high stocks, beavers, peg-top trousers,
and solemn air of public Importance
privately expressed. They believed in
their hearts that they were statesmen,
and the world acknowledged them as
such. Dignity was their chief quality.
pride their most cherished possession
The oldtimers, like Morgan, Teller
CoclSrell, Berry. Proctor and Daniel.
still wear their before-the-war clothes,
dignity and pride, but the post-bei-
lum regiment of politicians is uni
formed in the sack suit or the cuta.
way.-New York Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
He Cancelled the Date.

The famous orator starts for his
home, revolving in his mind the
groundwork of the grafton he is to
prepare. The title shall be ''The Land
OF the Free" and his talk shall be one
in which special stress is laid upon
the great blessing of liberty, which
one and all enjoy. AS he hastens down
the street he is stopped by police
man, who makes him go back and
pick up crumpled envelope he has
thrown upon the sidewalk; farther
along another policeman orders him
to move on, when he is merely stand
ing in front of a show window trying
to decide upon a white vest; near his
home he is ordered to go around the
block by a third policeman who is
guarding the fire lines-a barn in an
alley is burhirg; at his gate he is met
by the tax assessor, and when he
enters the houses he is given a no.
tice from the health department to
cease throwing rubbish in the alley.
Instead of writing his address he
writes letter canceling the engage.
ment.-Cleveland Leader.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
Good News for All.

! Bradford. Tenn. Oct. 23d.-(spe.
cial.) Scientific research shows Kid
ney Trouble to be the father of so
many diseases that news Of discov-
cry of a sure cure for it cannot fail
to be welcomed all over the country.
And according to Mr.. J. A. Davis of
this. place just such cure is found in
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr.. Davis says:
"D0dd's Kidney Pills are all that is
claimed for them. They have done mo
more good than anything Fave ever
taken. had Kidney Trouble very
bad and after taking few boxes Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills am completely
cured. cannot praise them too
much"
Kidney complaint develops into
Brights Disease. Dropsy, Diabetes.
Rheumatism and other painful and
fatal diseases. The safeguard is to
cure your Kidneys with Dodd's Kidney
Pills when they show the first symp-
tom of disease.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
A WATCH HIS ONLY WEAPON
What Chance Did He Have Against the
Man With a Frying Pan.

''''>- ~''s'''SS I'u ''S T'dVC against lne
Man With a Frying Pan.
Alton B. Parker was talking at Esop-
us about graft.
And the worst of it is" he said
that the typical CRATER has, on detec.
ton. an injured air--an air of injured
and reproachful innocence. He re-
minds me of the man who was accused
OF stealing watch.
The man pleaded not guilty; he
even brought against the complainant
a counter charge OF assault. The lat.
ter, he declared. had assaulted him
with frying pan.
We'll. the case came into court and
In the heat of cross-examination the
man lost his head little.
"'You dare to say shouted the
cross-examiner. that my client attack.
ed you with u frying PAM
eyes, sir said the man, gulping
nervously.
Game ut you with frying pan, Ell?
And you'd big, strong fellow like you
had you nothing in your hand to de-
fend yourself with?'
"'Only the watch, sir said the wit
ness And what'-his voice was hurt,
proachful-'what's watch against a
frying pan?'"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
HEALTH AND STRENGTH
RESTORED BY
PE-RU-NA.

Mrs Emma Fleissner, 1912 Sixth
Ave, Seattle, Wash. Worthy Treasurer
Sons of Temperance, writes:
81 suffered over two years with ir-
regular and painful periods. My health
was in a very precarious condition and
was anxious to Hni som efhing to re-
store my health and strength.
II was very glad to try Peruna and
delighted to find that it was doing me
good. | continued To use it II little over
three months and found my troubles
removed.
81 consider it a splendid medicine
and Shall never be without it, taking q
dose occasionally when / feel rundown
and tired"
Our files contain thousands of testi-
monials which DIR. Hartman has re-
celved from grateful, happy women
who have been restored to health by
his remedy, Peruna
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
SAW BARGAIN IN NEW LIGHT
George Washington's Judgment Of 1t
Would Have Been Rapid.

WOuio nave seen Rapid.
l had talked with the farmer in the
| seat with me for quarter of an hour
| about crops and the weather when he
switched off the subject by saying:
Il think | made a rather good bar
gain uptown today"
"1n what?"
My wife wanted a pair of shoes
and | remembered seeing lot of sec
cnd-hand ones when I was in town
last. So l went up town and for a
dollar got pair just exactly as good
as if had paid 50 for a pair at home
It's business to save dollar when
ever you can, amt it?"
of course. Had you any other en-
rand uptown?"
Nope; | just went for the shoes. "
whats the fare up and back?"
"a dollar ten"
And you've lost about a day."
about day"
L said nothing further, and after
about ten minutes had passed. during
which time the farmer seemed to be
doing some thinking, he all at once
turned and said:
Say them shoes cost me 10 cents
more than a new pair would right at
home!"
Exactly"
"And You had it figured out ten
minutes ago."
Yes"
WAL, stranger, George Washing
ton was purity big man from all ac-
counts but if he had been in your
place don't believe he'd have been
ten seconds in calm me a blamed
ola TOOL! Plain Dealer.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
A Kick About Kids

When I was at the sore toe stage the kid
lets played about
In cotton shirt and pair OF nants
whose seams We're good and stout:
But now they. sport the Buster Brown
or else "Fauntleroy,"
And no one ever sees a sign Of the oood
old-fashioned boy. eNN
No kid would then have dared to go a
scant yard from his house
Attired IN patent leather belt and a
much beruff1ed blouse;
And as for kids with sandals, wheel what
deep, unmeasured Joy
one look at him would have aroused in
the good old-fashioned boy!
The modern kid with his sawed-ofr socks
=. and his fashion plated ways
dear, departed days;
TO me ne looks deal too much like a
M prim; self-moving. toy:
III take the barefoot kid for mine. thu
good old fashioned boy,
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
ALCOHOL in MOST MEDICINES.
indispensable Requisite in Compound.
ing Of Some Prescriptions.


1t is OF course true that some pro
prletary medicines contain alcohol and
nearly all liquid medicines prescribed
by physicians contain it. No honest
man Will defend the sale of intoXi
cants under the guise of medicine; but
every honest man should protest
against system of wholesale denun-
citation born of malice or ignorance
OF pharmaceutical principles and fos-
tered by selfish interests 1t is as
sumed that alcohol is the cause of in
temperance; but there is a great diff
ference between alcohol and whisky.
III a substitute for alcohol could be
found for use in the manufacture of
medicines its discoverer would render
q great service to the profession Of
pharmacy and the science of medi-
cine. for alcohol is very expensive
ingredient and cheaper substitute
would be gladly accepted Unfortun-
ately the word alcohol in the minds of
many people is associated exclu-
sively with bar-rooms, drunkenness
and all forms of degradation and vice.
This is due to lack of knowledge
by the general public of the fact that
alcohol is an indispensable requisite
in drugs, tlnctures and fluid extracts
All fluid extracts and tinctures on the
druggists shelves contain from 20 to
~ per cent of alcohol; and of all
liquid medicines prescribed by ply
slclans more than rs per cent contain
1t in large proportions
Alcohol is required to preserve or
game substances from deterioration
and from freezing, and it is also re-
CURED to dissolve substances not solu-
bic In water, while it contributes to
their preservation when dissolved
Diluted alcohol is largely employed in
fluid extracts; and whenever a greater
strength of alcohol is required as
solvent for extracting medicinal prin-
clples) the medicine is of such a char
acter as to preclude a large dosage.
and for this reason preparations, even
III containing 80 per cent or more of
alcohol ARE practically less intoxicat-
Ing than beer In such cases the
character of the medicinal constituents
ID such us to absolutely forbid the
taking of the medicine in any way
except i'll very small doses and at
stated intervals only. To assume that
any great number of proprietary med
lclnes are used as beverages is the
veriest MISUNDERSTANDING
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
THE PEOPLES SHOE MAKERS.
The Mayer Boot G. Shoe Co. of Mil.
waukee, Wis.,. Its product held in

high esteem by the public.
The Mayer Boot & Shoe Co. of Mil
waukee is designated as the Peoples
shoe makers because it provides shoes
for each and every member of the
family from the baby up. Whether
working shoe for the farmer, mechan-
ic, miner Or lumberman, or the most
stylish and up-to-date shoe for Sunday
wear and special occasions; whether
it is shoes for boys and girls, misses
or ladies, every day shoes or dress
shoes, this bog factory supplies them
all.
mayer School Shoes" are known
everywhere as the "Shoes that wear
like iron. Martha Washington" is
the name of the company's most popu-
lar comfort shoe. made without but
tons or laces and for which there is
a big demand among ladies who seek
extreme comfort. Mayors western
Lady" represents the most approved
and up-to-date style in ladies' shoes
and "Honorbilt" for men is what best
dressers everywhere are wearing.
Mayer shoes are supplied by leading
shoe dealers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
SMILE THEIR STOCK I'M TRADE.
French and Japanese Women Know
Value of Parted Lirs.

The next of the French beauty Sc
crets relates to the smile. The French
woman smiles a great deal 1t is a
queer little smile, and sometimes, like
her shrug, it looks artificial. But 1t
is her stock in trade. Without her
smile the Frenchwoman would be far
less attractive than she is.
The only other nation in the world
that understands the art of smiling is
the Japanese, continues the Boston
Herald. The Japanese woman knows
all about the smile.
The Frenehwoman understands the
secret of the smile and the value of it.
At your first bon-mot she will smile.
AT your second she will smile and
shrug her shoulders appreciatively.
She will smile at your witticisms and
f1atter you into thinking they are good.
She is wonderful in her smile. is the
frenchwoman. 1t is wide, beautiful
smile, and she shows a fine row of
perfectly kept teeth. Smile often and
show your teeth is one of the French
beauty precepts.
The Frenchwoman will bleach her
cheeks until they are clear and
creamy, but she will keep her lips red,
for she knows that red lips set off
white teeth and make the mouth Win
ming.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
Hidden in a Cloud,

Say, Cogger, why in the world do
you go through the park blowing a
cloud of steam out of the back of your
automobile that looks like a geyser?"
For an object, my boy. There is
such a cloud of steam back there you
can't see the number. columbus Dis
patch.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
TIL. West Point of Mexico.


In Mexico experience has conclusive
ly shown. that officers and even SOL
diers cannot be improvised, and the
very first care of General Diaz has
been to establish a good school for in
structing scientific officers. The Mill
tary school of Chapultepec in its ac-
tual condition is the fruit of his efforts
Many foreign officers of different ma
tionalities have visited that establish
ment and believe that it ranks among
the first in the comprehensiveness and
perfection of military instruction there
impaired and in the severe but just
discipline to which the cadets are sub
jected.-National Geographic Alaga-
zine.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
ToRTURlNe HuMoR.
Peay a Mass OF sores-Treated by
& Three Doctors but Grew Worse
Il -cared by .cutieura for 7sc.

sMy. little daughter was a mass Of
sores all over her body. Her face
was eaten away and her ears looked
& - Il they would drop off. I called in
three doctors. but she grew worse.
Neighbors advised Cuticura. and be.
fore I had used half Of the cake OF
soap and the box of ointment the sores
had all healed, and my little ones
skin was as clear as newborn
babes. would not be without Cuti
scura again II 1t cost five dollars, in.
stead Of seventy-five cents, which is
IN Il cost us to cure our baby. Mrs
q. j. eteese. 7o1 Coburn ST., Akron
Ohio.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

81 didn't know young Snobberly real
~ took any interest in politics.
Nonsense! He doesn't"
"But just heard him talking for the
past ten minutes about party ties.
!" oh. he means white lawn bows."-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
Hard to Find.

Edwin-A great surgeon! He can
do as he pleases with any ones heart
and then replace it in it's normal posi-
ton.
Dick-Wonder if he ever expert.
mented with summer girls HEARTH
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

"Gabbleton is very fond of criticising
his neighbors, isn't he?"
Yes, he engages in an extravagant
use of projectiles for a person residing
In conservatory."-Pu
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

FARMS FOR RENT OR SALE ON CROP
payments. j. MULHALL, Sioux CITY. Ia
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethtng, softcns the gurus reduce. In
nammaton, alays pain, cures wind collie. a5c bottle
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

Opportunity is only the diverse OF
obligation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

Consideration for others is the no.
blest courtesy.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27

Not all are asleep who have their
eyes shut.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
Ole Scourge
ofDanNaS SOUS
Copyrighted 1891 by Robert Bonner's
INTRODUCTION

Copyrighted 1891 by Robert Bonners So,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-10

u have to exercise their full power all the properties
into plant foods that they be readily assimaed bv the
plant The finer have the soil the moisture will hold
In prairie soil of the semad belt which invariably
contains less sand there large of vegetable
matter i'll partially decomposed If powed when con-
of the grains the soil is inclined and the spaces too
large Because OF this ghtne in weight and the iegatv n
the size OF the grains it is necessary to force pack more
closely together well to completely puveze it, Rolling
the top packs the part that be
machine designed expressly built for the work called
the fuow slice and produces ideal mechanical condition of the soil
if properly used.
After securing these ideal conditions there comes the important
part OF the work OF conserving the moisture and keeping surface
condition TO admit of air This done by cultivation
The deeper the soil stirred and fine and firm the
Se you are OF having plenty of moisture at the critical To
ow deeply and to leave the under portion mpy
ectonabe condition which approach period MANY think
ing from theoretical standpoint the soils of the prai
res must be loosened deeply let the water down This es
sena Ill the least If the soil moist foot below the and the
surface kept loose AS the contact with the
moist earth below readily percoaes down through
Soil that is moist three four feet down will dry the sur
face than soil that dry underneath because the rapid
ton The sowes soil to take the rain the dry soil with
r surface Adding werotted the prairie increases
their wahohg capacity because the decompoed adds to
the minute PARTICLES"
IF understand how by having your soil fine and firm
make hold the conserve there
by keeping soil mulch through timely surface cultivation
next thing to take up the movement of The
very condition and hmness of soil which hold more
water will also produce stronger capillary attraction upward
movement OF moisture which makes available for plant food
1t by the of first making the soil
and hm and compact then subsequently by frequent cultivation
the Campbell system holding and storing all the
stratum below that this wonderful of upward by
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-10

capillary attraction take place and the growing crops
and matured i'll spite of any dry period.
10 explain how important of
Mr.. Campbell uses the following illustration: 'E
Air about the of plants their life heall
and growth water experiment work observed som
very marked conditions and results Air shut out by II
forming an almost mpevou either surface or benea
the soil mulch The marked effect of this was brought
the Pomeroy Model farm Hill City Kansas 1901 was dN
ing an extremely long dry period i'll midsummer when
three months almost the country experienced de
neat at the thermometer
any ram Because OF other pressing the orchard farm
was lett without cultivation for weeks During this time
crust had formed under the and half inch mulch This
almost inch thick
1t was caused by the mulch becoming heated through
OF the sun that the moisture i'll the soil beneath vapor
lowing enough capillary attraction which with heat permitted
much OF the moisture to be lost by This
ageSa aa and salts which became solid when the intense
heat had carried of the moisture by evaporation attention was
called to this return the four DAYS
when noticed that the foliage of the losing dark green
color Finding there ample moisture under tried the
experiment of double dskng oneaf the orchard which completely
destroyed the crust In four days was very precepe diff
ference this half of the orchard and trees had
sured their healthy dark color while the half the
orchard had become still lighter The balance orchard was then
treated the Although the extreme weather lasted four
weeks longer all the trees resumed their fine deep green and new growth
was rapid
In the Campbell system soil culture chapters on different
KINDS crops Mr. Campbell puts stress the preparation the
seed bed The real condition of the one
least understood and vital of all questions the farmer TO
ms and large number OF other questions equal importance
fully explained in detail with many illustrations Gampbes Soil
Culture Manual book of pages of thoroughly practical nom
ton all questions of soil culture copy send 90 cents n II
W. Campbell, Lincoln Nebraska.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-10
cAMPBELL's METHOD OF SOIL CULTURE


being further dissertation upon the topic authorized by Mr.
Campbel)
What the Campbell method of soil culture
being asked everywhere the agricultural world today and especially
by the farmers i'll the semiard 1t method of ng the
to the rain water but also method of cultivation which will
beneficial to farmers in the humid districts Campbell method
intensive cultivation carried out there should exhaustion
of the SOIL and though that time far away for the ranch farmers
the prairie lands they have found that better farming right
what needed to increase their yield of All
practical demonstration the Campbell method of culture have not failed
to find many times for the careful expenditure time
and closer observation of conditions.
In his soil culture manual for Mr. H. W. Campbell has added
material and answered the questions that
fast from quarter of the semad his
put before the public He shows the Importance air the soil and has
also added to his chapter blowing material which will help
tiers on the plains begin Immediately their prairie sod
don superior that employed by who break the sod lands for
first crop and greatly increase the certainty of results
Campbels system of soil culture does simply storing the
moisture in the ground but scientifically explains the principle
of moisture that the farmer may the plant
for his crops by following scientific system of cultivation
conditions and practically eliminate the element chance which
confronted him in the past. Mr. Campbell says:
There nothing serious for the farmer in the semard belt
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-10

esd and would like have you ask questions you
think Of"
O. What the best time o fall wheat
A. From the the roth of September The condition
ground has great deal do with this assuming that
got your ground in good shape.
What time would you break sod for putting fall wheat
A. When came from the Dakotas down here thoroughly
convinced that the only time proper for breaking the sod
grass growing the fastest which would probably
part May and the first part June but down
dense after further
ion saving all the water that early the spring
Q. DO you recommend blowing FIVE inches deep?
A. From two and one half to five inches.
Q. Where does the packer come in!
A. After blowing.
Q. How often do you harrow his
A. As often the rain heavy enough
important that harrow often in old ground sod
itself is really the blanket.
Q. Now, in rolling is there special roller
A No. just the ordinary roller You might think would put
much buy roller roll the
opinion it will pay for itself on forty
O. Then after have rolled and narrowed it, you don't
anything to unless you should have heavy rain?
A. No. We pillow again in June or July.
O. After the second blowing July then do you follow
that with packer then the Acme harrow then do you anything
ther with that before seeding time?
A. Not unless get rain.
O. What kind of drill do you
A. i think favor the closed heekshoe drill
O. When is the disk to be used?
A. This disk important right early the spring because
the tool that the quickly
oughly pulverizes the surface.
closing Campbell want express my qualification
for the privilege of being present here who interested
i'll a work have been at so long.
For could look ahead
beautiful farms and people would laugh 1t does good
who have the ideas have and this association formed
What does it West Texas? Here mionso
unoccue Back east there thousands of farmers who would be
glad come here they only knew the possibilities this arid
We prove them another
can do thank YOU"