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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Considerable discussion has been arous-
ed by a signed prophecy Of Thomas A.
Edison, detailing what our large cities
will be like 100 years hence. He says
they will be free from smoke and steam,
and that the chimney will be a thing Of
the past, while the waste of coal and 9TH
er fuel will be stopped through the use
of electricity, generated direct from the
fuel without the aid of engine, boiler or
dynamo. In factories each machine will
have its individual motor. Houses will
be heated electrically, and most Of the
cities noises will cease. Skyscrapers will
be universal in the business section, and
the streets will be bridged over at diff
ferent heights to facilitate transit from
one side to the other. He estimates that
buildings will then average thirty stories
in height, and the greater number will
be constructed of concrete and steel. Such
buildings, he says, will stand a thousand
years or longer. His new battery will
make electricity portable for street We
'icles or airships.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

l6O3-SaH Diego Bay. Cai, discovered
and named by Sebastian Vizcaino
lGo4-Trial of Sir Walter Raleigh for
treason.
l635-Thomos Parr, known rs "Old
Iarr," and said to DC lo2 years old,
Gied near Shrewsbury, England.
LID Battle of Sherifmuir.
i124-Jack Sheppard, famous English
hiSfwayman, executed.
1193-Frcnch defeated Prussiaps at bat.
lie of Sarbruck.
lS02-Eirst melodrama produced al
Covent Garden theater; called 9TH,
Tale of Mystery"
1So6-Discovery of Pixies Peak, Colo.
lS%S-End of rebellion in Canada.
lSi6-Tampico, Mexico, surrendered to
Commodore Conner of tie American
navy. American force under Gen
Worth took possession If Saltillo.
Mexico.
lSGi-U. S. frigate San Jacinto arrived
at Fortress Monroe with Messrs
Mason and Slidcll. the Confederate
commissioners to Europe.
.SGi-Gen. Sherman left Atlanta and
began his march to the sea.
lSG5-Slavcry abolished in the United
States.
1SG9-Formal opening of the Suez canal
iS71-Block and Il half Of buildings in
Chattanooga destroyed ny incendiary
fire.
1S73-'Boss" Tweed convicted of de-
frauding the city reaSu:y of New
York.
1SS0-EXpedition went to relief Of Capt.
Boycott near Ballinrobe, LELAND.
lSS1-London's Bloody Sunday"
lSS9-Opening of Catholic university of
America, at Washington, D.. o..
Brazilian monarchy overthrown and
republic established.
lS9o-Capt. O'Shea divorced from his
wife, who bad deserted him for Par
lS03-Trainmen of Length Valley rail-
road went Oh strike.
1S94-AIany lives lost by earthquake in
southern Italy and Sicily.
~1S97-Grcat fire in CrippIegate quarter
of London $1O,OO0,O0O property loss
President Mckinley signed the
treaty adopted by UBiyersal Postal
Congress.
lS9S-U. s. notified Spain that Cuba
must be evacuated by Jan. H..
Court of Cessation ordered Dreyfus
to prepare his defense
1S90-Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, surren-
dered to Gen. Castro.
19O0-Paris exposition closed 100000
admissions. 49,. United States cruiser
Yosemite wrecked at Guam by ty-
phoon. -. Women granted permits
sion to practice law in France.
l3O1-Liberals captured Colon, Colombia.
l902-Attempted assassination of King
Leopold of Belgium. Ashes of
Christopher Columbus deposited in
mausoleum in Seville cathedral.
l3O3-House of Representatives passed
the Cuban bill. Street railway
strike in Chicago.
1904-Germany and the United States
signed arbitration treaty.
13O5-Czar RENTED $%13,O0O,00O taxes
due from peasants.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Table MuKtarl.

Common, ordinary, everyday table
mustard obtained its name in a remark
iably curious way. 1t is said that Philip,
Duke Of Burgundy. granted to DIXON
lsome armorial bearings on which was
ithe motto, "N0Ult me tardc."
! This was later carved in a stone arch
tway of he city, but as the years went
iby the central word became effaced. A
certain firm in the city was engaged
IN the manufacture of sinapi. WHICH
was the former name for mustard, and.
wishing to label its products with the
city arms, copied the incomplete motto.
Thus, ignorant people seeing tho
"monlt-tdrde" on the jars. fell
tnto the custom of calling the contents
by that title. In time "m0uit-tardc''
was contracted to moutQrdc (mustard).
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Pigs Are Naturally Clean.

The pig, by nature, is Il Of the
clcAncSt Of animals, and in internal
construction resembles the human
being more closely than any other ami
NAL. What wonder, then, is it that we
hear of so much disease when they are
kept under such filthy conditions rs
we so often see? Give them clean,
healthy surroundings and we shall hear
very little Of disease, and they viii be
10 US the Lnoncy-making machines they
have proved themselves.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Why Build u SiIo:

Inc Slio enables us to preserve Il
greater quantity of the food materials
Of the original fodder. for the feeding
of farm animals than is possible by Il
other system of preservation now
known. The necessary loss of nutrients
incurred In the SLIDING process need not
exceed 10 per cent, and by beginning
to feed from the siIo soOn after it has
been filled, the loss will be reduced to
q minimum which may not be far from
. per cent. In hay-making or field
curing Of coarse folders, there is an
unavoidable loss of leaves and other
tender parts. and in curing fodder corn
there will be a Preventative loss oe
nearly 20 per cent under the best Of
conditions or about as much as is lost
in h silo. The loss Of dry matter
farm practice and will even exceed this
figure unless special precautions are
taken in the handling of the fodder.
The proper construction Of the sllo
Is of the greatest Importance. If the
sides of the silo are not alright, too
much air is admitted and the silage
will spoil. If the walls are not perfect
ly rigid the pressure Of the silage will
cause them to spring out, thus allow
ing air to enter between the silage and
the wall, and, again, the result is de-
cayed silage.
Before building Il silo the most care
full attention should be given to loca-
ton size. form and matbod of cop-
structlon. These will differ somewhat
according to locality and individual
understanding.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

- =, Further and serious
shipments, more advances
In wages, satisfactory recorders, Il large
volume Of spring trade, greater actiyi-
" in retail lines i'll c~OnSOnancc with
colder weather, a marked development
of demand for holiday novelties, and
persistent requests for domestic and
foreign iron and steel, are among the
significant features of an exceptionally
busy week. Complaints of poor deliver
les are widespread, and while the rail
Ways are making every effort to REM
edy the situation. little progress is be-
ing made in that direction. Because of
these delays collections are not SO
good as they might be, though most of
the Improvement reported last week is
maintained. Shipments of grain prob
ably suffer most from the congestion,
but deliveries of fuel to manufacturing
plants and shipments from iron and
steel mills are also hampered. Indus
trial plants are being pushed to the ut
most, foreign iron is coming II in vol
ume, labor is scarce, and wages, espe-
cially those Of railway employees, have
undergone further favorable changes
Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
DiEestibiIity OF Stock Food.

In all feeding materials there are Dor
tons which cannot be dlgested, and
even when digested much Is not assimi-
lated. The characteristics Of the ami
mails have some influence In digestion,
and he consequence is that the farmer
can convert but n portion of any kind
of food into salable products; but the
manure heap r%ecorers that which would
otherwise be of no value. A ton Of
clover, valued at $40, when used for
food, is added to the profit by tho
farmer, but as much as 50 may come
back to the farmer In the manure and
Il ton Of cotton-seed meal, costing $50,
may return as much as SIS to the
manure after producing milk, meat and
butter, the value depending, however
on the prices of fertilizer materials.
The reason of this gain to the farmer
is that the larger proportion Of these
feeding stuffs consist of fat and starch,
which create fat on the bodies Of the
animals and provide warmth, but fat
and starch are derived from the atmos-
phere and not from the soil; hence the
real value-the nitrogen and mineral
matter Cor the larger portion) goes
into the manure heap. Both linseed
meal n cottcn-seed meal may be used
on the soil as fertilizers, eyen at $50
per ton, but 1t is better to first feed
them to live stock, so as to derive the
benefit from the oil and starch, which
are Of no value to the soil or as plant
foods. By feeding all food materials
to animals, they are passed through the
body, after being masticated, which not
only reduces the coarsest to q fine
condition, but the process Of digestion
renders the foods more acceptable to
plants. In some cases the results may
not be immediate, but the farmer finds
his soils become more fertile every year
and his crops larger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

I It's A}lcock's, first introduced to the
people sixty years ago, and to-day I'M
ldoubted]y has the largest sale of any cx-
iternal rcmedy-millions being sold annu-
lslIv throughout the whole civilized world.
have been limitations, to be sure.
but meyer has there been on to even COM
bare with Allcock's-the &L.ld's standard
rfTcedy.
For a weak back, cold on the chest or
ANY local pain, the result of taking cold
or over-strain. there's nothing we know of
TO compare with this famous plaster.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
Gorky Airs His Crouch.

Press dispatches from Milan, Italy,
tell of the publication Of Maxim Gorky's
impressions of the United States" The
first part is devoted to the City of the
Yellow Demon" meaning, of course, the
money god, and referring to the city of
New York. Throughout the volume the
Russian author vents his dislike of peo-
pie and things American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
a Town OF riv. Thousnnd nox.,

The trustees of the Winona (Ind.) as
sembly announce hat they have author
lied Judge William Brown of the Salt
Lake juvenile court TO organize q town
to be populated by 5000 boys, policed by
boys and governed by boys and for boys
pleasure and profit, as an attraction for
next years assembly. The boys will live
in tents, and in connection with the
scheme will be a school for officers of
the Y. NJ. G. a., Sunday schools, public
schools, juvenile judges and settlement
workers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
New Rebate Indictment..

Fourteen Indictments have been return
ed by the grand jury at Minneapolis
against different railroads for giving re-
bates and against several grain houses
for receiving them. In lAost instances the
railroads are accused of absorbing ele-
yator charges.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

The American Tobacco Company has
had to pay British retailers $4,000 of
the bonuses which it promised to distrib-
ute When it invaded the English market.
The distribution of this sum will end the
great tobacco wo -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

by the people in Europe and America
for a hundred years.
Peruna has been used by DR.. Hartman
in his private practice for many years
with notable results. Its efficacy has
been proven by decades of use by thou
sands of people and has been substan-
tiated over and over by many thou
sands OF homes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Denmark. which breeds some Of the
best horses in the world, last Apri! i'm
ported lice horses from Sweden. 100
from Russia, besides Il large lumber
from Norway. The explanation is that
50 many horses have been sold to Ger
many that it is necessary to supply the
shortage By importation, but the thrift
ty Danes find this n very profitable
business. The Norwegian fjord horses
find much favor in Denmark. They
are small, but are strong and active
and thrive spiendidly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
A

eaxony, Austria, France, and Den
park show the largest percentages of
Suicide annually. In Saxony thirty
pne In every hundred thousand PEG.
pie living are suicides. In Austria the
bate Is a little over twenty-one. In
denmark it Is almost twenty-six, and
IN France twenty-three. The United
States, Russia, Ireland ana Spain have
The lowest rates of suicides.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
ms m system
| Must Adjust Itself
] to Changing lem
ne; atureS-
pes atuTeS.

warm to cold, when cool nights succeed
hot nights, when clear, cold days follow
Rot, sultry days, the human body must
adjust itself to This changed condition
Or perish.
The perspiration incident to warm
weather has been checked. This detains
within the system poisonous materials
which have heretofore found escape
through the poTsptration.
Most of the poisonous materials re-
tanned in the system by the checked
perSpiration find their way out of the
body, if at all, through the kidneys.
This throws upon the Kidneys extra
labor. They become charged and over
loaded with the poisonous excretory
materials. This has a tendency to in
fame the kidneys, producing functional
diseases of the kidneys and sometimes
Bright's Disease.
Peruna acts upon the skin by stimu-
lQting the emunctory glands and ducts.
thus preventing the detention OF poison
Gus materials which should pass out.
Peruna invigorates the kidneys and en-
courages them to fulfill their function
in spite of the chills and discouragements
- r.IJ ,,a,flnr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

The quick opening and shutting of an
umbrella in the face OF a runaway
horse will often bring him to a stop
when other means fail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
.Eons FoR EVERYBODY AT ALL PRIGE1

tosi.a5.' Woasn's shsss. sA:6oto 1I.s1.
Try w, L, Douglas Wonsn's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, ht and wear
they excel other makes.
factories at Brockton, Mass and AhoHI
you how carefully WI. Douglas s!oeN
ire made. you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit bctteES
wear longer, and are of greater valuO
than any other make.
Wherever you live. you can Qbt.irt w. II
Douglas shoes. His name and price is staHpe4
on the bottom, which protects you against hS1H
prices and inferior shoes. Take no suSsela
tute. Ask your dealer for w. H. Douglas shsso
and insist upon having them. I'd
fast Color cyclists used; they WH not uscy bruaAA
Write for illustrated CstnIcg OF Fall StyiesssI
u. L. DOUGLAS. Dept, -, 6rscktoa, I1Adog
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
november AILMENTS
THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE

November is the. month Of falling
temperatures. Oyer ali the temperate
regions the hot weather has passed and
the first rlgors of winter nave appeared.
AS the great bulk of civilized nations 10
loca Ted in the Iemperate Zones. the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

The average weight of hogs received
on the markets is much less than Il few
years ago. The demands Of the mar
ketS are undergoing Il change.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

A bulletin from the department of
agriculture relates the habits and life
history of the codliug-moth and adj
vis"S spraying with paris green and
Schccle's green, one pound lime. three
pounds: $50 gallons OF water. The
spray Kills the young worms before
they cnter the fruit. They get the
poison while feeding on the caves and
on the stem end and sides OF the fruit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
6AAeAstEERCIAL
T. A.A
-nAhD llaa.
L ,Ms
@FMANCIAL
In an aggregate of bank
ChiCdQO.

~ 80 'SSi S"
UlIGduU, e &c hangc this week,
--which makes u new high
record, and official statements showing
gains over 4 year ago IL deposits, loans
and cash resources there is testimony
to the expansion which is charact2riS-
TIC OF at this time Opera
lions Indicate that trade generally IS
strongly sustained in its uuprecedent-
ed volume, and IN some respects move
ments of commodities made It further
advance. Colder weather stimulated
an exceptional demand for seaSOnuble
needs in the leading retail lines. and
jobbing branches cnlain fairly active
in staples, with the buying of holiday
goods comparing favOrably with the
best previous totals. Most OF the
heavy deliveries in textiles, footwear,
furniture and hardware are over, but
there is much buying Of food products.
Except an advance in cost of steel
plates the wave of rising prices for
raw materials and finished products
has made no further progress in the
iron, Woodworking md leather activi-
ties. The manufacturing returns dis
lose no abatement in production.
Building operations TO- are pressed
forward against the approach of win
ter, but new plans exceed those of a
year 6 and indicate that necessary
materials will be lis much needed as
before.
Railroad IL lake movements suffer
ii but slight interruption from the
storms. and freight offerings now show
more bulk in heavy materials and ce.
reals.
Failures reported in Chicago district
numbered 81, against 10 last week and
p Il year ago.-Dun's Review of Trade.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Upgardson-Don't NOPE, old fellow.
Look on the bright side of things.
Atom-Which is the bright side of q
iull headache!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

effect OF chang
ing seasons is a
question of the
highest IN p o r.
lance. When the
weather begins
l-- f.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

OF COIU WSUlNVT.
Peruna is a COM
bination of well
tried harmless
remedies t h a t
have stood the
test of / m G.
Nopv nf thaSp
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

There is no use talking about MAX
ing Il wet farm contribute its full share
unless it is tile drained.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
~ ~ %T55se Oa..Es M SssS ss Is D.
N:alRllNN%HTl E5575M 40 s.
=; - y :; Ze ZE{zg|EEZI

| full In each hill before the plants are
set out.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

pullets and 2-ycar-old hens are the
most profitable. After Il hen is 3 years
old she becomes unprofitable for an egg
producer. and is rather tough for table
use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30
last a Hint.

Just n Hint.
An Irish provincial paper recently
printed the following notice: Whereof.
Patrick O'Cohnor lately left his lodlt
ings, this is to give notice that II
does not return at once and pay ~
the same he will be advertised"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Little pigs of the same size feed bet
ter together than when large and small
are mixed in pen or yard. Separate
them thus ana good results will then
follow.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Orcharding and hog breeding are
now the joint order Of the day among
progressive fruit growers In the
southwest. The two industries com
bine most tremendously. Cross fences
and feed patches are needed, however,
to insure absolute control.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Red raspberry plants should be taken
from a young, healthy bed. Plants
from an old bed are vigorous and more
labl to be diseased. The proper dis
lance between the rows Is seven feet
for garden culture and eight feet for
field culture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

A number Of small portable poultry
houses are handy on 4 poultry plant,
as they can be used to place breeders
In In the early spring, and later can
be utilized for growing stock, breeding
hens or laying hens, and can be moved
to different points on the farm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

If the farmer has growing a bearing
peach, plum or other fruit tree whose
name is not known it should be iden-
tilted through the committee on nomen-
clature of the State horticultural soci-
ETY. in order that the owner may pur-
chase other trees like the one now Civ
Ing satisfaction.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

DID you ever stop TO think that if all
men We're sharp there would be no sale
for gold bricks? If all men could sue
cesSfully launch some scheme there
would be no biters, no schemers and no
g~et-rich-quick schemes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

There is such a thing as being Il
country gentleman. IN no other place
can more real gentlemen be found. 1t
Is easy to be j gentleman If ones blood
is right.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

a wheat drill with Il fertilizer carries
with 1t Il suggestion that should be
talking to its owner to keep up the
fertility of the soil. Winter wheat fol-
lowed with clover means keeping up the
fertility.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

The man who keeps his horses
scared of him. all the time is wonder
Ing why they do not come up to him
when he is in the far side of the pas
ture trying to catch them. He is heard
to say, IF I eve catch you I'll give
you a ound t~hrashing,' and that prob
ably explains why he can't catch them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Fertilizers pay better on fruits than
On corn or cotton, but they should not
contain too much nitrogen else wood
growth IS too much stinulted. Phos-
phate and potash are the best fruit
fertilizers, but cottonseed meal, nj
trate of soda or stable manure may
be used If it appears that the tree, it.
self is not growing fast enough.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Hog cholera Is not a phantom to be
brushed away with a hope that it will
not reach your herd of swine. 1t is
just a question as to whether the germ
is introduced or not. When one has
done all he can along precautionary
lines, he will probably get caught after
all, but the careful man generally
comes out ahead. "a @% a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

In storing potatoes one should not
bruise them, as they rot worse when
they have become bruised. Many are
under the impression that they can be
handled like 0 OF course some
times n feels pressed for help and
time and they are handled more rough
~ than there is any necessity for do
Ing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Raising tomatoes In large quantities
requires large quantities of fertility in
the soil. If it is possible to secure
barnyard manure in large quantities,
1t might be spread upon the ground
and turned under In the early spring,
and it would supply In large part the
necessary fertilizing ingredients men
toned above. Some tomato growers
use guano, sprinkllng about one hand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

An experiment with young pigs at
the Connecticut experiment station,
showed that they did much better on
milk with 31a per cent fat than on
milk having more than 5 per cent. The
best results were secured with skim
milk. Many good farmers have raised
fine calves on a diet almost exclusively
Of skimmilk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-30

Many of the sons OF toll of the pres
ent generation do not know the first
principles of binding grain by hand.
They came on the stage of action since
the Introduction of the self-binder and
have never acquired the art. 1t is
amusing to see some of the grown-up
sons trying to bind an occasional pun
die that happened to be thrown off un-
bound.