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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

battle, made his dispositions according
ly and entered the fight with his eyes
open. The admiral only casually states
in the course Of his letter that the
minister Of marine is Investigating the
causes of the catastrophe to determine
whether the commander shall I've court
martialed for the loss of his ships.
The charge that the British admiral
concentrated his ships at Wci-hai-wei,
expecting to receive al order to destroy
the Russians in the event of Admiral
Togo's proving unequal to the task,
has caused n sensation in diplomatic
circles, all the more SO as Admiral
Rojcstvcnsky's letter WAS published
with the permission of the minister of
marine, and no doubt is entertained
that it will be made the subject of dip
lomntic representations to Great Brit
ain.
Referring to the absolute secrecy Of
Admiral Togo in regard to the DISPOSE
ton Of his forces, RojcStvensky de-
clares that this was unknown even
to the admiral Of the British feet al
lied with the Japanese. who conccn-
trated his forces at Wei-hai-wei in eX-
p%ectation Of receiving an order to ami
hilate the Russian fleet if this, the
final object of Great Britain, was be.
yond the power Of the Japanese"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
WONDERFUL OKLAHOMA CROPS.

In One County Alone They VIII Ex-
coed In Value $1O,OOO,OOO.
It is only a few years since the world
was looking on at the rush of settlers
into the newly opened lands of Okla
homa. No one then dreamed that one
county alone of the new territory would
produce in 1865 crops in value to exceed
$1O,OOO.O 900. This is the record of Greer
county, the southwest county of Okla
homa, for this year.
The cotton crop now on board the
cars OF ready to leave the county is
abou. $1,000 bales, worth $50 a bale.
This. with the value of the cotton seed
at SIC a ton, amoun to S4,42O, OOO. The
oat crop is worth fully 100000. The
corn and kafir yield is worth another
$3.OOO,O00.
: These leading crops, therefore, exceed
10 value $1O.OOO,OOO Besides these there
isAhalf a million bushels Of wheat, great
quantities of garden truck, Cattle, hogs.
horses. poultry, dairy products and
broom corn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
@WA4l%


John Jacob Astor's income is estimat.
ed at $4,000 a day. .
Andrew Carnegie plays golf in mod.
GRAFTON, but is extremely fond of trout
and salmon fishing.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee contemplates tax.
ing Up a permanent residence in either
Berkeley or Piedmont, Cal.
l.. White Bus.cy, secretary to Speak.
er Cannon, is said to be one of the best
dressed men at the national capital,
which is the converse Of the man from
Danville. 2
Judge Bond Of Brownsville, Tenn,
candidate for Governor on the Demo.
cratic ticket, is an o~ld-fashioned citizen,
who refuses to wear either necktie or
Grant. Eaai& :
Capt. Frank F.-tz. who will receive
his commission as Governor of ONa-
homa in January, is only 30 years Of
age. r.
Senator Pettus of Alabama wears
shirts made by his wife and socks which
she has knitted. They live in Selma,
Ala, when not in the capital.
Congressman Graham of Pennsylvania
has whiskers Of the intermittent sort.
He passed two of his colleagues the 9th.
er day in the capitol building. and one
Of them remarked: Elm my opinion Ora
hams whiskers are punctuated too lib
orally"
Horace e. Burt, president of the
Union Pacific, has been visiting his boy.
hood home at Racoon, Ind. Forty years
ago, it is said, he was known around
the town as ''boy no account"
Representative Longworth, who will
marry Miss Roosevelt, has a collection
of violins which include a Stradivarius,
a Guillaums formerly belonging to Ysaye
and an Amato, once the property of
Theodore Thomas
Secretary Taft has Travelled 100000
miles since May "A, 1904. when he be-
came governor general Of the Philip
pines. In the Eve and a half years since
his call from the federal bench he has
spent SEQ days on the ocean. -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
MINING OF QUICKSILVER.
How Moving Metal Is Distilled from
Solid Orc.

How Moving Metal Is Distilled from
Solid Orc.
Quicksilver, the familiar, but always
fascinating mercury that rises and
falls in the thermometer tube, has es-
tablished a p%ostofice and built a town
in Oregon. Black Butte Is the name
Of the town and postofice, and the
mountain Black Butte, from which the
name comes, is a mountain Of mer-
curry. 1t is claimed by the that
this mountain has the largest exposed
body Of quicksilver ore in the world.
A vein 400 feet wide has been opened
for more than a mile along the noun
tain and to a depth of 1000 feet below
the crest. More than three miles of
tunnels, raises, ETC., have been made,
and everywhere the rich cinnabar ores
from which quicksilver is taken appear
in great quantities.
In the Oregon mining section at the
Lewis and Clark exposition the visitor
may see in operation a miniature
quicksilver distilling plant, modelled
after the one at Black Butte. The lit
tie engine uns all day n attracts
much attention. Near by is the con-
denser and under the spout an iron
bucket of quicksilver, showing just
how the moving metal runs out of the
condenser after being liberated from
the ore through a scientific process.
The process ordinarily Is called dis
tillation. First b ore Is crushed and
then it is dumped into furnaces, where
it is roasted at the fierce heat of 1900
degrees Fahrenheit. When the ore
reaches a temperature of $50 degrees
the quicksilver begins to pass of in
the form of vapor. The mercury vapor
passed into large chambers built Of
wood or brick called c~ondensers.
These are coated by water jackets and
other devices, and in them the vapor
soon changes into metallic form, the
quicksilver being precipitated in fine
globules on the walls and floors. The
globules collect and run out in troughs,
ready to be marketed. Quicksilver is
put up for shipping in TASKS of
wrought iron, weighing fourteen
pounds each and holding seventy-six
and one-haIf pounds of the metal. The
present market price of quicksilver is
about SO cents a pound wholesale.
Quicksilver is found in veins of
rocks, like gold, silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globules CT
the mercury appear in the interstices
of the rock, but usually it is found in
the form of cinnabar, a chemical COM
pound containing 1873 per cent of sui
phur and S6.2 per cent mercury. When
pure md reduced to a powder 1t is a
bright red color.
The principal ICES of quicksilver are
for removing free gold and silver in
placer and quartz mining, for manu-
;Acturing vermilIion naints and dyes,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

FRANCIS HENDRICKS terms in the lower
house OF the Legislature, three terms
in the State Senate, and from 1891 I'M
til 1895 was Collector of the Port OF
New York. He was born at Kingston,
n. Y, in 1884, had a meager educa-
ton, because of the early death of his
father, and for many years was en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits at Ro-
chester and Syracuse. From the in
ception of the insurance inquiry he has
been under the severest criticism for
alleged laXity. -...
NJ. Rostand is said to have declined
an offer of $4,000 for a single magazine
publication Of his new play, "Chanti-
cleer." He believes he can get a larger
amount from the play in book form.
-
James r. Garfield, the star witness
in the case against the beef packers,
has been commissioner of corporations
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
AN ApTITuDE FoR BUSINESS
One WOman Who Learned Too Much
About 1t to Suit Her Tutor.

One Woman Who Learned Too Mach
About 1t to Suit Her Tutor.
In his secret soul the mar had a
lonkirg. He wished his wife could un-
derstand business. He tried to teach
her. He told her all about steel and
insurance and government bonds. The
woma listened patiently, but she new
er learned anything. At last the man
got desperate, says the New York Her.
aid.
"There is only one way to make her
understand" he said. II must arouse
her jealousy. I will talk business to
some other woman, and h Sallie
will put her mind on it."
About that time Sallie's friend, Eliz-
abeth, paid her a visit. Elizabeth was
a college graduate. She had any nun
Der IF degrees, and could see right
through the toughest problem that was
ever propounded. The man saw his
opportunity. He told Elizabeth all
about steel and insurance and govern
ment bonds. He talked with one eye
on Elizabeth and the other on Sallie,
hoping to detect in his wife's a C the
latent flame of the jealousy he had
expected to kindle. But 1t never APP
peared. Sallie didn't get jealous worth
a cent. She only said:
II am so glad, dear. that Elizabeth
is here. 1t gives you a nance to talk
with somebody who has sense enough
to understand what you say" Me-
But the man was not discouraged.
There was one matter in which he was
particularly Interested just then. He
had been appraised Of a prospective va
cancy in q railroad Office, and, with
the aid of a little pull he hoped to get
the position. With the exception Of his
own aspirations, the man explained the
situation to Elizabeth and she. with
her acute intellect, grasped 1t with
amazing quickness. The vacancy final
ly occurred and was Immediately filed
The man did not win out. He went
home that night blue and out of sorts.
Sallie was smiling and happy.
Just guess what has happened to
Elizabeth she said. "She has a posi-
ton. 1t is a splendid position, too. The
managers say they eve employed a
woman in that capacity before. but
that Elizabeth has such a wonderful
mind and shows such a perfect compre-
hension Of the duties that they are
anxious to give her a trial. She is
very grateful to you. She says She
owes it all to your faithful coach
ing"
The man did not care a rap for Eliz-
abeth just then. but he asked with
perfunctory politeness, what firm is
she with?'
1.-The x. Y. z. railroad" said Sallie-
..She got that position you have been
talking SO much about
Heaven above" groaned the man,
chat is the last time l will ever talk
business to a woman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
TALE OF LOVE AND WAR.
Indian Tradition Regarding Early
Days In Territory. Il

Days In Territory.
Over in the Cherokee nation, where
the postofice Of Black Gum now
stands, are thirteen black gum trees,
that stand in lonely silence like sentt-
ncls at vigil in the sweeping prairie.
There is an interesting legend oncer
ing this group Of trees, says the KAN
sas City Star.
Back in the early days, when there
was little civilization among the tribes,
there was a band of Otoe Indians who
went on from their homes in the terri
tory far up on the plains of Kansas
to hunt buffalo. They remained on the
trail for weeks. 1t finally was discov-
cred by the Kansas tribe of Indians
that the Otoes were intruding on their
hunting grounds. That meant an I'M
mediate declaration of war, though the
two tribes had hitherto been on friend
~ terms. The daughter of the chief
of the Kansas Indians was the sweet
heart of the young chief who led the
band of hunters. ~...,
Weeks of warfare followed the out.
break between he tribes. The Otoea
were o~utnumbered and were not pre-
pared for war, but when they found
they had to fight there was no hesf-
tating. Day after day they fought and
retreated, losing more OF their men.
This continued until the brave little
band was driven into. the Cherokee
nation, near where the black gum trees
now stand. There were just a dozen
hunters left. They took their last
stand in a swale in the prairie, and
over it's brow poured their fire into the
Kansas Indians. But 1t was an I'M
equal fight and the result was certain.
The daughter Of the chief came out
to join her tribesmen. When she look
ed at the foe she saw her sweetheart
fighting alone. His comrades were all
slain. Without a word h sprang for
| amid a shower of arrows. She reached
him and threw her arms about his
neck, but it was too late. An arrow
from her own tribe pierced her body
and entered the heart of the young
chief that she would protect. They
died together.
Graves were dug there on the brow
of the swale ana the thirteen Indian
bodies, including that Of the girl, were
buried. Half a century passed and
thirteen black gum trees grew up on
| the very spot where the Indian graves
| had been made. Two Of these trees
! have their limbs INTERVIEWED in an in
| separable form. 10 this day when an
| Indian of the old school passes by, one
in whose mind traditions still are a
potent element, he pauses and looks
at the thirteen sentinels Of this fatal
ground with an awe that betokens his
belief that there Is some connection
between the massacre OF the thirteen
Indians on that spot, the thirteen
black gums standing there and the
Great Spirit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

r@SSTPS

DIR. II. w. Wiley of the Bureau Of
Chemistry of the Department of Agrt-
culture is making inquiry into the SAIL
itary conditions of colo storage. 1t
stands to reason, he says. that there
must be n limit to the period during
which meat and poultry will keep in
storage in Il state fit to eat. The COLI
storage companies are on the side OF
the Investigators, for obviously it is
to their interest to know under what
conditions food spoils, and to be sure
of the state of pcrishablc goods which
they are sending out to their custom
crs. The department has he use of Il
cold-storage plant in Washington for
purposes of experiment, and will ulti-
mately publish its conclusions in II
ure GOD bulletin. 1t Is interesting to
learn that although at present the
standards of this department have no
legal force, yet by the natural author
ity which popular sentiment accords
the work of the bureaus, they have
gained something of the effect which
adequate legislation would give them.
There AVE been seven marriages
performed at the White House, where
it is, of course, inferred that the Long
worth-Roosevelt nuptials are to be celc-
bratcd. The first was that of Miss
Maria Monroe, the youngest daughter
of President Monroe. who was married
in March. 1920, to Samuel L. Gouver-
ncur. of New York. The ceremony
was held In the famous east room. The
most brilliant wedding ceremonies in
this room were those of Miss Eliza
beth Tyler and William Waller, of Nir-
ginia, and Miss Nellie Grant and Al
gernon Snrtoris. The last wedding to
be held in the east room was that OF
\ niece of President Hayes. President
Cleveland and Miss Frances Folsom
were united in the blue room. The
only other President married during
his term of office was President Tyler,
whose second wife was Miss Julia
Gardner. The ceremony was perform
ed at her home in New York.
-:
Congressman Frederick Lands, who
In his maiden speech in the House.
nayed insurance grafterS II high
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

II. Ii. ID. PElICl. l>'~>
AS Third Secretary, the consular SER
vice has been under his immediate
charge. and in 1904 he made Il trip
around the world inspecting United
States consulates. The results of this
trip, which are found in h recon-
mendation for the improvement Of the
consular service, are regarded as or
great value. Mr.. peircc has held sec
retaryships in the diplomatic service,
including that of first secretary at st.
Petersburg, where he was charge
d'affairs. In the absence of the Sccrc-
tary of State he has frequently been
in charge of the State Department.
DR.. plehn, who was 4 speaker 1t the
recent German colonial conference. ct
tributes the brutal exercise of certain
German and Belgian officials when sent
to govern black men to "tropencioler,"
or tropical frenzy.
49,
Ex-Governor William r. Taylor Of
Wisconsin,, who has become an inmate
of the Old PeOpleS' Home near Madi-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

a. AoAo 'ANA NNH W.. L. a Lohs
at Cottage Grove, Dane County, where
he has lived on a farm ever since.
Though q Democrat, in q strongly Re
publican district, and in a Republican
State, he has been elected to nearly
every office in his village. county and
State, from school director to Gov
ernor. The pathos of the old mans
retirement to the home comes from
the fact that he lost his parents when
only a child and vas reared wholly by
strangers, so he closes his long and
useful life in loneliness and among
strangers, as he began it.
When DR.. Nansen goes to London as
Norwegian minister he will take with
him material for a new book he is to
write on antarctic exploration.
So
Francis Hendricks, who took hi,
turn ON the rack before the Insurance
Investigating Committee in New York
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12
LoUBET WILL NOT RUN.


President of France Says He VIII
Not Serve n Third Term.
There is soon to be a great fight
in France over the presidency Of the
great European republic. Before long
the national assembly will meet at
Versailles for the purpose Of choosing
a successor to President Loubet whose
second term is drawing to a close.
There are several candidates prom
tnently spoken of as likely to get the
great honor thrust upon them. In some
quarters it is said there Is a we'll de-
ned movement on foot to force Presi-
dent Loubet to accept a third term as
President. He, however, strongly de-
clares he will not serve a third term.
In another quarter there is Il strong
feeling against the Loubet government.
1t is held by many and openly pro-
%nOunced, that the Loubet government
is full Of graft" Men have declared
in Congress that the President has
countenanced much political spoliation;
that he has inspired a tremendous
amount of persecution which is not in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

harmony with the republican tenden-
cies Of France; that he has carried his
ideas of the expulsion of troublesome
politicians to an absurd degree and that
he has endangered the peace Of the re-
public in a wanton amer. There
fore, it is thought, n strong element
will rise up against the element ready
to give Loubet a third term in hopes
Of continuing the policy of s%poliation,
persecution and expulsion.
M. Fallieries, president of the Sen
ate, has thus far been considered the
leading candidate
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

represents the Eleventh Indiana Dis
trict, and his older brother, Charles
b. Lands, reprents the Ninth District.
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands, judge of
the United States District Court in
Chicago, Is another brother.
49,
Hitherto the department heads have
had full power Of removal of employ
cs, but were required to give to the
person sought to be removed a copy
of the charges against him, and to al
low him a reasonable time in which to
make reply, Under the new order,
when misconduct is committed in the
presence of the President or the head
of a department, the person offending
may be summarily removed from the
service without a statement Of rea-
sons. In other cases the head Of a de-
partment must file a statement Of the
grounds Of removal, but need not give
notice to the person who is to be re-
moved.
American farmers have been raising
macaroni wheat from seed secured in
the first place by the Department of
Agriculture. Secretary Wilson says
that these farmers will send six mil
lion bushels of their crop to France,
Italy and other parts Of Europe this
year. Half of this amount goes to the
macaroni-makers of France. Six mil
lions bushels is a small amount in
comparison with the total wheat eX-
ports, but six years ago this country
exported no wheat of this kind, and it
was only five years ago that the first
seed was distributed by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Results of this
kind amply justify the existence Of
the department. .
The boundary in the Great Lakes
between the United States and Canada
cannot be marked by a chalk line, nor
by stone monuments. But 1t Is i'm
portant that it should be marked in
some way to avoid the frequent dis
putes as to fishing rights. 1t is now
proposed to anchor buoys in the lakes
along the line, and also along the Ca-
madam coast on the Atlantic, three
miles from shore, so that the fisher
men may know when they are tres
passing In foreign waters. This is
more sensible than the act Of the ira
ditional n%umskull, who cut a notch in
the side of his BOAT to mark the place
where he lost his watch overheard.
@TsE -ES ---
Representative Brownlow of Tennes-
- ial.l.- 4Io .oonrd co Cor FOR. intro-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

Q
Short

During his late campaign IN New
York, w. r. Hearst told the story of
q man in an automobile who, having
run down a pedestrian, elapped on his
brakes, and, looking over his shoulder,
shouted: Hey, there, get out of the
way.' The man who had been knock
ed over, yelled back: Great heavens,
you're not coming back, are you?
A school teacher i%ustructing her
classes in grammar wrote this sch
tence on the board for correction:
The horse and the coy is in the lot
No one seemed to know what was
wrong with it, till at last a polite little
boy raised his hand. what is IL,
johnny" asked the teacher. you
should put the lady first corrected
Johnny.
A man entered n restaurant, took Il
seat. and, after n little deliberation,
asked the waiter for "a plate Of fly
specks.' The waiter reported the UNI
complim entary request to h proprie-
tor, whereupon the latter approached
the customer and informed him that
they did not "serve fly specks."
lLeD, WIS Tue lSIiSs WHY I
YOU take them off the bill of fare?'
A man came up to a lecturer in a
hotel in Kansas City, saying with
enthusiasm: "Well, sir, l enjoyed
youor lecture very much last night"
Il didn't see you there" ooh, I wasn't
there" We'll, what do you mean by
telling me you enjoyed my lecture,
AND WY, p,a,.a NOT n1pSnptS' "0h |
bought tickets for my girls father
and mother, and they both VENT
When Ralph Waldo Emerson was
sitting to d. G. French, he rose sud
denly ono day and walked over to
where the artist was working. He
looked long md earnestly at the work,
and then, with an inimitably droll ex-
preston, said: "The trouble is, the
more it resembles me the worse 1t
looks" After the sculptor had finish
cd the bust, he asked Mr.. Emerson to
inspect it. well" he said at last,
chat is the face l shave"
A young lawyer received a call from
a farmer in need Of legal advice. The
lawyer looked up the statutes, and
told the farmer what he should do.
''How muchT' said the farmer. well,
let's call it three dollars" said the
lawyer. The farmer handed over n
five-dollar bill. The lawyer seemed
embarrassed. After searching his
pockets and the drawers of his desk,
lie rose to the occasion and pocketed
the bill as he reached for a digest. II
guess, neighbour" he remarked, as he
resumed his seat, II shall have to give
you two dollars worth more Of ad
vice." t... =.sa. .E. tr-..a aas,
An honest and stupid freshman,
| who had worked for a coal dealer half
a year, and shown nc capacity to
learn his duties, was finally dis
| charged. "Go to the office and get
your money. I've been patient with
you, but you are too thick-headed te
learn anything" said the proprietor
"AlI roight. sir" answered Barney
"mebbe Dim t'ick-headed, as yez say
but Owe learned wan ting, anna
way" "If you have, IL learned 1t
well, I'll not discharge you,' said the
proprietor, b~anteringly; snow, what
have you learned" solve learned,
sor, that seventeen hundred makes a
ton in his place." replied Barney, and
he went back to work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

political feeling existing between them.
It was not known in advance whether
Mr.. Spooner would escort his colleague
to the desk to take the oath, or whether
Mr.. La Follette would accept the escort.
but all this was arranged in the cloak
room.
Mr.. Spooner before the session intro
duced a Number of Senators to Mr.. La
Toilette. Several members of the House
from Wisconsin Joined the Senators and
shook hands with them.
Mrs. LaFollette, accompanied by sew
eral friends, was in the Senator'S gal
lery and many other Wisconsin people
were in the public galleries.