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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
For Ringing Hogs.

A ringing trap for hogs is Il necessity
on many farms, and the accompanying
sketch shows n good form. The frame
of tran is two inch by four inch pieces,
d. d.. and D., Tapped and bolted at
corners as shown, and a tight, smooth
floor. Also side and top boards are
solldly nailed to inner edge OF the
frame, as shown, making n strong crate
from which boards cannot be roWdcd
off. Rear end is fitted with slide door
to raise up as indicated by dotted line
v. Front end has a door, IA, made
of two thick, strong boards on inside
cross cleats at top and bottom. y, A.
is Joined at bottom by two strong
hinges to frame y, and hold IN when
in use by the iron clamp L, being ploc-
ed down over top of door and frame,
D. Door has a central opening Is, be-
low which are several bolt holes, Tor
fastening an iron lever, c. The top OF
door also has wide cleat, f., Doltcu al
one end with blocks behind to hold
it out from door, so the other end VIII
form a guide for lever G., which, WheL
pulled forward, partially closes open
ing B, and firmly holds hog, with heAL
through the opening. Lever G is fas'
tened while in use by a spike nail in
serted as shown, in one Of several holes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

The scientists make out a good case
against the house cat. who, with all her
charming and lovable qualities, IS
shown to be an agent OF disease, and
a wholesale destroyer Of bird life. DR..
Caroline A. Osborne, who has been o n
Quoting experiments at Clark UniVer-
sity, has found that cats have dlph-
liberia, w~hooping cough, tuberculosis
eczema and ring-worm. Even when
cats do not actually contract these
maladles they may carry the contagion
about with them. AS nimrods they
are responsible for the death of about
fifty birds a year, according to Il. Ii.
Forbush, State Ornithologist for Mas
sachusetts, not including the suffering
they infict by their mangling of birds
squirrels and rabbits.-Philadelphia
Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

The pig sly is nearly always filed
with materials for absorbing manure,
but they are not cleaned as frequently
as should be the case. In winter, if
the yard contains absorbents, they be-
come soaked during rains, and are dis
agreeable locations for pigs. The pig
prefers a dry location, as it suffers Sc
verely on damp, cold days. The ma
terials in the pig sites will be of more
service if added to- the manure heap
and a plentiful supply of cut straw
thrown into the yard in its place. The
covered shed, or sleeping quarters,
should be Uttered a foot deep with cut
straw, which may be thrown into the
yard after being used, but the yard
should always be cleaned out after q
rain and dry material then added.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

bored through side cleat and door at
T.. Opening 3 is twelve inches long and
nine and one-half inches wide at widest
place e lower end, and lower end OF
opening is ten inches above floor.
Crate is four feet two inches long, two
feet four inches high, and n foot six
trap squarely with rear end close up
to hog house door, with lever c thrown
back; raise slide door, drive in a hog
and drop slide door behing him, and
he will thrust his head through the hole
b. Pull lever c tight against his neck
and insert spike to hold it there, and
YOU can ring with ease Il hog weighing
nearly 400 pounds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

From Il Cynic's Dictionary.
MISUNDERSTANDING your neighbours
lawn.
Benedick-A penitent bachelor.
Conscience-The internal whisper
that says, Don't do it; you might get
caught"
Courage-Marrying a second time.
Divorce-The correction Of an error.
Furious - A word expressing the
pleasure a girl experiences when she is
kissed.
Jealousy-A tribute to mans vanity
that every wise woman pays.
Love-The banked fires Of passion.
Optimist-A MAJ who sees a silver
lining to every cloud; a pessimist is
one who bites it to see if it is real sill
yer.
Rouge-Face suicide.
Suspicion-Testing the engagement
ring on window glass.
Water Wagon-A vehicle from which
q man frequently dismounts to boast
Of the fine ride he's having.
Widowhood-The only compensation
some women get out Of marriage
Henry THOMPSON.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

1t was the small brother of pretty
Margaret who opened the front door
in response to Mr.. Goodyear's ring, and
his face took on a singularly alert ex-
preston as he surveyed the caller.
"No, she isn't in" said Margarets
brother. "Are-are you Mr.. Hamlin"
NO" said the young man, Il am Mr..
Goodyear. Does that make n differ
ence about her being at homer and he
looked searchingly at the boy.
Course mott" said Bobby, indignant
~. 81 don't tell stories, O Margaret
doesn't. But If you'd been Mr.. Hamlin,
I was to tell something about her COM
Ing home, and get ten cents If l did 1t
right and didn't tell the wrong one. l
need that money, and so, you see,
didn't want to make any mistake. Good
by!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Cheese-MakinE Gardening.

Cheese-making has been shown by
recent bacterial research to be a sort
Of gardening-an inverted gardening,
in which the plants are grown for the
sake of modifying the soil. The pc
culiar qualities and favors of the diff
ferent cheeses have been proved to be
due to the growth of various species
of bacteria and molds in them. And it
has been found possible to produce the
flavor Of the required cheese from the
milk of any locality by introducing the
appropriate plants. In a recent paper,
for example, c. Gorini shows that the
familiar red and green patches which
characterize Gorgonzola cheese are the
combined work of a special mold, and a
species Of bacillus. These organisms
are introduced as the result of artificial
punctures, made in the process of man
ufacture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

About $500 acres of pop corn are
annually planted at North Loup, Neb.,
the growers using four pounds Of seed
to the acre. The crop is sold by the
pound, and the average acre yields
1000 pounds, though double that
amount has been recorded in a few in
stances. The average price for the last
ten years has been a little more than
81 Il 100 pounds, giving a gross return
of upward of $40 an acre. During the
same period the average price of field
corr has beer % cents, and the aver.
age yield thirty bushels, giving a gross
return Of $3.50 per acre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Told by Their Buttons.

The minister's wife was busily en-
gagged one afternoon mending the fam
lily clothes when a neighbor called for
q friendly chat. After a few moments
of news and gossip the caller remarked
as she began to inspect 4 basket OF
miscellaneous buttons:
"You seem to be unusually we'll sup
piled with buttons of all kinds. Why
there is one like my husband had on his
last winters suit"
Indeed" said the minister's wife
with a slight smile. "All these but
tons were found in the contribution
box, and I thought 1 might as we'll have
some use out of them. Well, must yor
go? Well, good-by. Come again soon
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

There is no time which is put in to
better advantage or which fetches a
larger return than that devoted to Sc
lecting the seed corn during the latter
part of September and the first half Of
October. The advantage which Secur-
ing the seed ears ut this time has over
the ordinary method of selecting at
husking time lies in the fact hat a
cnoice of the earliest maturing ears
can be made. a distinction that is i'm
possible when all Of the crop is ripe
and ready to husk. For all the north
half of the corn belt that type Of corn
is best which bears it's ears low on the
stalk. This means as a rule that such
corn will mature early, and while the
ears produced may not be quite so
large as those which oye has to reach
above his head after they are much
more likely to produce hard corn, which
will keep after it is put in the crib. The
shape and depth of kernel and form
and type of ears are of very trivial i'm
portance as compared with the main
question as to whether the corn itself
is of a variety which will mature q
crop in the latitude in which it Is
PLANTED.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of a wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1913 she married Isaac Pinkham,
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, nature own
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and eX-
p%erience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature SO
beautifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all Kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex'
presslv designed to cure the various
Ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out
and simple and effective medi
cines for her family and friends
Chief of these was a rare combina
ton of the choicest medicinal root:
and herbs found best adapted for thu
cure Of the ills and weaknesses pecu
liar to the female sex, and Lydia p. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cure'
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this SO far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as
labor of love.
But in 1878 the financial crisis strucl
Lynn. Its length and severity were to
much for the large real estate interest
of the Pinkham family, as this elias
of business suffered most fro1
fearful depression, SO when the Center
NAL year dawned it found their PROF
erty swept away. Some other sourc
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia e. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound was made know
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter
with their mother, o hined forces
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Men Not Equal.

Some years ago the Chief Justice OF
the United States found that the tire
of one of his wheels was loose ana
kept slipping off. Coming to n little
stream, hi drove into it and got one
little section Of the wheel wet; then
drove out and backed his horse, and
the same part Of the wheel went into
the water again. Thus he kept going
backward and forward, oil the time
wetting the same part Of the wheel.
A negro saw the situation, and told
the Justice to back into the water again
He did so, and the negro took hold OF
the spokes of the wheel, and, turning II
slowly, soon had it wet all around.
why, l never thought of that!
cried the chief justice.
"Well," replied the darby, "some mer
Just nat'ly have more seuse than 9th
erS."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Cnps for KnycOcks.

For the benefit of those who are I'M
willing to purchase caps for covering
the cocks we wish to say that alfalfa,
properly cooked, will shed water just
as we'll as clover-in fact, many farm
ers claim hat it will shed water even
better and that it is no more difficult to
cure than clover in any season. While
this may be true, we urge the use of
caps for tine reason that alfalfa is sc
much more valuable than clover, and a
little extra expense in this line Is
money well invested.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
To Have wornIcss Apples.

A small tree with a fair scattering OF
Maiden Blush apples was sprayed once
after blossoms had fallen with Bor-
deaux mixture with paris green added,
and again with the same mixture when
the apples were as large as half-grown
crab apples. The barrel was left I'M
der the tree when through spraying the
orchard the first time, and upon show
ing visitors how the sprayer worked
the tree was "doused' several times.
Not one wormy apple can be found on
the tree, thus showing the necessity of
very thorough spraying.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

Macaulay had written the first two
words of his history of England.
There" he said, looking at them, -
purpose will distinguish this work from
any history Murat Halstead may happen
TO turn out. He'd write it L propose. y
Inwardly chuckling at the cleverness
with which he had shown the marked su.
periority of his style over that of his
rival, even at the beginning of his great
work, he wrote several more words with
out stopping.-Caicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Az n Safety Valve.

The occupant of the top third room on
the top floor was expressing his sentl-
ments fuently and explosively through the
telephone.
"Here" cut in the girl at the switch.
hoard 81 don't want to hear such talk as
that !"
.Then don't!" yelled the other. I'm
talking to the janitor"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Pack Fruit to Look Wen.

Says PrOfessOr HUI OF MaryIanu;
The appearance of fruit often sells
it. A package where the fruits are
all of a size looks better than one
where they are of different sizes and
on that account sells better. A prop,
erly graded package should contain
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
ImDrnCiiCnhlc.

Some of your imps seem to be over
worked" remarked the newcomer.
II suppose So" said Pluto but 70,
can see for yourself that the double pla
toon system wouldn't work satisfactorily
here. We're not trying to put out fires.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
ing from a good old Quaker family:
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Price md Value.

The price of the COW does not indl-
cate her value as a producer. Gilt
edged butter is something that depends
on how it is made. The COW gives the
milk, but upon the management Of the
milk. cream ind butter depends the
quality.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Antfxtrenuous.

Rickett-I say, Easyun, how did you
happen to marry a widow?
Easyun-Oh, 1 did my counting as l
do everything else-alons the line Of
least resistance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

Mr.. Grooby is confessedly stout-but
he is ~kindhearted, and a great lover Of
children.
"Come here, Mabel" he said to his
little niece one day. Come sit on I'm
Gle Charles lap"
ct can't" said Mabel, eylng him
critically, "Your stomach's sitting ON
your lap"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

troubles for a ear and a half. l had
pain in the pack and head, an almost
continuous pain in the loins, and felt
weary all the time. A few doses of
Doan's Kidney Pills brought great re-
lief, and 1 kept on taking them until
in a short time l was cured. | think
Doan's Kidney Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
car, nef,re the Horse.

It was a great mistake Tor the people
Of Russia to attempt to secure a perIect
government before 1O-cent magazines We're
established in that countsT.-SuSts Cas
tInter-Mountain.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

li'N' 80
languor and distress
Ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys we'll
and all these suffer
ings will be saved you.
Mrs. s. A. Moore,
proprietor Of Il restau-
rant at Waterville,
Mo, says: Before
using Doan's Kidney
Pills | suffered every
thing from kidney
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

the same size of fruit from the top to
the bottom, the face being an index to
the whole package. There are many
good machine graders that will sort
accurately to size and will not brulse
the fruit. This greatly reduces the
labor and cost of grading. Defective
specimens are removed from the grad
ed fruit rs it is put into the packages.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
Horses from Royal stables.

One of the most interesting studies
in the Interstate live stock and horse
show held at st. Joseph, Mo, was
found in the exhibit of shire horses
from the royal stables of King Edward
and Lord RothSchild of S~andringham,
England. st. Joseph was fortunate IN
securing this stable rs it had no been
the intention to exhibit the horses this
side If the Atlantic except in the kings
dominion, Canada. Louis L. Swift, or
Swift & Co., was influential in pre-
vailing upon Manager Beck, repre-
scnting King Edward, to exhibit the
horses, in two United States shows
viz. at the Interstate in st. 10
Seph and the American Royal at
Kansas City. Our object in bring
ing the horses to this side of the
Atlantic was primarily to stimulate in
terest in the big shires with the Cana
dians," said Mr.. Beck. Until within
a few years the shire has been too
scarce and high priced for he general
run of breeders. They are still hlgh
priced. but are coming within the range
of general breeding and are Il profit
able animal to breed for the big draft
trade These horses are fine Specl-
mems of the thoroughbred shire and are
attracting much attention and favor
wherever they are being shown. They
are all great, heavy boned, thick mus
| cled animals whose very carriage and
bearing and spring motion when in ac'
ton nnoun them as something
above the ordinary in horse flesh.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

ton. 1t can be made to work by man
or horse power. If man power only,
use one pulley. This can be made dur
ing the winter months and be ready
for spring fencing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to do
In keeping the blood pure. When they
get out Of order 1t causes backache,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

1t is reported that large sales of pianos
are now made to Indians.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

The test of civilization is the estimate
Of woman.-Curtis.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

Homemade Post river
The construction of this post driver
can be easily taken from the illustra'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
q Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
8 quickly absorbed.

Gives Relief at Once.
It c~leanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. It cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away a Gold in the
Head quickly. Re
stnres the Senses O]
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

to si.as.- Women's, Shoes; q 90 TO s1l!5SS0.
Trv W. l.. Douglas women's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, ft and wear
they excel other makes. ,,ree
factories at Brockton, Mass, and show
Won how carefully WI. Douglas shoe
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
| than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. Il
DouSias Shoes. His name and price IS stamped
on he bottom, which protects you against h'gn
prices and inferior shos s. THkf mo ss shoes
Es,t Color lvcIets used; they wiH not weGy GRASSY.
Write for illustrated cnte.eg Ct Ia. stSiss.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-11
.MANCHUR|AN ARMY
SUPPORTS THE CAR
Pledges Itself to Aid in Securing
the Reforms Outlined in
His Manifesto.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10.

A colonel of artillery, who has Just ar
rived from Manchurla, has given details
Of a meeting held at Hardin, on Decen-
Der IA last by 400 line and staff officers Of
tho Manchurian army, at which the
Cars manifesto was unanimously in
dorsed.
At the meeting, which was held by per-
mission of General Lineyitch, resolu-
ton was adopted declaring that the
Manchurian army was determined to sup
port with all it's energy, the realization
of tho reforms outlined by the Emperor.
The officers represented every regiment
and corps in Manchurla, and their action
was afterward ratified by the various
commands.
General Nadaroff, commander-in-chief
OF Hardin, was requested to send a copy
Of the resolution to the Gear.
The officers of the army decided to es-
tablish permanent union for the purpose
OF assisting In carrying out the proposed
reforms. Inasmuch as the majority of
the so-called Flaw and order party in
Russia have become openly reactionary,
tho officers identify themselves with the
progressive" minority.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-11

the member for the Harwich Division of
ESSEX.
The Oldest member OF the new House
VIA be Sir c. Mark Palmer. who has
been reelected for the Jarrow division of
Durham. He is In his S4th year. but has
only sat in Parliament since 1874. Sir
Frederick Thorpe Mappin. Bart, was the
Oldest member of tho late Parliament.
being in his 18Th year. but he has not
sought reelection.
Balfour Will Be Absent.
AS Mr.. Balfour, the late Premier, was
defeated In East Manchester. he will not
be present at the reorganization or open
ing OF Parliament, and until he is elected
for another constituency the Conservative
leader in the House OF Commons will be
Mr.. Akers-Douglas.
Tho Hon Aiban Gibbs, in generously
giving up his seat in the city of London
to Mr.. Balfour. was probably animated
by considerations other than the fact
that the constituency would provide a
safe refuge for the defeated eX-Prime
Minister. Mr.. Gibbs is relative by
marriage of Mr.. Bafour, for his wife is
a Cecil, her mother. the late Lady Mil
dred Beresford Hope, being daughter OF
the late, Lord Salisbury. Mr.. Gibbs
father represented the city of London in
Parliament in 1891 and 1892, when he be-
came Lord Aldenham.
Mr.. Balfour, even II elected without OPP
position-the magnanimfty of the con-
querors to the vanquished will probably
produce that result-cannot take his seat
for the city until week or two after the
House meets. Many formalities have to
be complied with-the appointment OF
Mr.. Gibbs to the nominal office of a
royal steward or bailiff. the moving of