Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-16

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T We are now to know for six days in
advance what we may expect the
weather to be. The United States
Weather Bureau has had one OF its
meteorologists at work for a long time
making forecasts for sevcraldays ahead.
and he has been so successful that he
is to continue the work, and the bureau
will publish his predictions. He has
been enabled to make the predictions
by receiving news Of the atmospheric
conditions prevailing over almost the
whole Of the northern hemisphere. The
bureau has lately made arrangements to
receive daily reports from the Russian
meteorological service. and for some
time it has been receiving similar re-
ports from the west coast Of Europe,
from the West Indies, from Bermuda.
the Azores. Bahama and Honolulu. In
a few months reports will be received
from the interior of Alaska, and within
a year from Iceland. With Information
Of the atmospheric conditions within
and around the arctic circle, 1t Will be
possible TO forecast pretty clearly the
thdCc ol liz hlCCtihS VI LAC al
from the south with those from the
north, with a consequent increase in
accuracy of all weather forecasts. Rain
and SNOW are caused. as the reader
knows, when i cold air current meets
Il war; current saturated with moist
urc. Therefore the more one can learn
about the existence and direction of the
air movements the more accurately can
tie predict storms ~F4'-e .s,=57 a. .
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The regulations for the enforcement
of the new pure food and drug act. as
promulgated by the Department of AG-
riculture, require that ingredients Of
the package shall be stated precisely
that nc deleterious or co!ortng matter
shall be used even in the manufacture
of candy, and that authorizations shall
be prohibited, but not to bar standard
drugs, provided they are branded so as
to show their actual strength or purity.
The label must bcar the name Of the
product, the place of manufacture II
must show WHITTIER tie article is 4 mix
turc or n blend. Mineral substances of
all kinds are forbidden in confection-
cry. and no substance may be, used
viii, any food product which reduces
its quality or strength. The term
blend applies to mixtures of like sub
stances. -.
Experts in the Department Of Agri-
culture nave now reported that hens
eggs may contain dangerous disease
germs, even if they are fresh laid. They
say it is possible for an egg to become
infected with bacteria, either before it
is laid or after, and that the porous
shell offers no more resistance to this
micro-organism than it does to that
which causes an egg to spoil. They 5
that typhoid germs may attach them
selves to the hens fee or feathers and
penetrate the shell before the egg Is
laid. The eggs of worms, as we'll as
grain land seed, are found in eggs, hay
white and the shell were being added
to the yolk in the egg gland Of the fowl.
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Governor Magoon has spent much
time in a~cQuainting himself with the
leaders Of the opposing factions in
! Cuba, and has accepted the resignation
of Assistant Secretary Mora and Prison
Governor Montalvo, who were believed
to be responsible for the electoral ir-
regularities which brought on the re-
e n uprising. The Governor visited
the national insane asylum at Mazoara
and unearthed a shocking condition,
many of the sick being without bed or
bedding or clothes, Notwithstanding the
fact that the managers admitted having
been begun and orders given to imme-
diately improve conditions.
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Cuba will learn when Uncle Sam
presents his bill that she cannot dance
without paying the fiddler. When he
made her a free and independent re-
public it was on condition that she be-
have herself and that life and property
be made safe. She proved herself in
competent to maintain the stability of
the republic and as a ~cnscquenc the
United States had to interfere. Al
ready our military department has ex-
pended over 81 ,OOO, 900 II Cuba will
be expected to pay it. How much more
our bill will be before we again trust
the reins to the Cubans time alone can
tell.
an 1F:-.:-. esn3cs :
Chief Chemist Wiley Of the Depart.
ment OF Agriculture has organized al
other squad of men In his laboratory
at Washington who will eat regular
food products containing saltpeter, for
the purpose OF testing its effect upon
the human system. This experiment
viii last about four weeks, during the
first half Of which the men will eat
pure food and during the last half of
which they will receive a saltpeter diet.
1t is also rumored that DE-. Wiley will
start a series of experiments to deter
mine the effect of alcoholic drinks on
he human stomach.
Secretary Shaw is considering the
advisabt1ity OF cutting down the size
Of paper money-not the size of the
denominations, but the actual size of
the paper itself. The suggestion that
this be done is the result Of the recent
issue of new Philippine paper money
The notes are 6 inches long by 25h in
width. The ordinary 81 bill is Z inches
in length and ) in width. The gssal!er
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