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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

pupils requiring special care and treat
ment.
This arrangement is made with the
purpose In part of encoura ging and
advancing the work of the schools in
securing the correction of physical de-
fects and better physical development
Of pupils; i'm part to aid those who
otherwise would not be able to bear
the expense of a medical examination
or treatment.
Parents may avail themselves of the
above plan. Arrangement must he
made with Mr.. George l.. Leslie, head
of science department and child study
department of the city schools.
Kindly advise us upon enclosed re-
ply blank what your wishes are. The
schools will gladly give any aid aud
special care that Individual pupils may
need.
Respectfully,
....................... Principal
.......'....,,......... Teacher
........... ...................... School
In some cases there may be no actual
physical defect. but there may be the
Of mainutrition. The
checks may he pale, the air languid
and vigor deficient In such cases the
child's diet and habits are inquired
INTO ana II lne parents are WllllnB 10
be thus helped they will be visited and
their child's difficulties talked over.
Strange as it may seem, there are stlll
some parents who suppose that an al
most exclusive diet of candy has It's
and who see no objection
to a lunch that is made up entirely Of
sweet and sticky nastiness. Candy
eating is responsible for three-fourths
of American dyspepsia, and gum chew
ing for a large portion of the remain
ing fourth. A word in season frdm
one who is capable of giving it wisely
may work wonders.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
The Mental Effects

The mental effects are no less seri-
Gus. The child is not really stupid,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

the fire. He KEEP his Eyes on the floor,
an his face in his hands. I had no
stimulous to give him, bein' temper
ance; but, l meant to cheer him up a
bit by askin' Why d. ye want ter dep
He didn't pay no 'tention-on'y
KEEP lookin' at the floor. 'Ye amt
more'n 3d. says l. The worlds aforc
ye, yit.'
He turned his face at me; an I
see i'm good. for the first time. His
eyes was boiler; his cheeks so wasted
an pale 1 was Altered he'd die right
Their 1 was jess goin' ter say m
hin comfortin' when he snarled:
'SEet up. We OF fool. Say, what dye
think of thatf"
Before l could reply We entered the
house.
In the middle OF the ROOM, seated
in front Of the glowing logs, was the
rescued man. The hollow-eyed stran-
ger raised his emaciated face and
spoke.
sI1ook here. my good man." he b.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

give me shelter he added: I'll do es
well es l ken by ye. cause no wimmin
folks up ter my house, cause my wife
Is dead, an 1 never did have no chill
der. But, say, l got a man up there I
pulled outen this here pool less IAN
two hours ago! He's done nothin'
sence but moan an cry. 1 couldn't
STAN him no longer, SO 1 toddled down
here. I'm kinder glad we've come, for
l hate to be alone with tibet chap all
night"
My prospective host led the way
across the bridge and up a hillside
path. AS we climbed he grew more
talkative.
II was a-comin' up from the pos
ofiss tonight" he chartered, was
walkin' slow, fer I'm gettin' long in
years an hev pains in my legs. Jes'
es 1 COM nigh thet bridge 1 see a
Teller path down the cliff an the swirl
in a splash in the water below. I hev
been in these ere mountings, boy and
man, for seventy year an knowed
the path down the cliff, an the swirl
in tibet pool-where ct carries a float
in body. Forgettin' 1 was more'n ten
years old. I got down ther' in no time.
1 watched fer i'm. Wen he come nigh
I pulled i'm to the ledge, where 1 was.
Part by carryin' but more by draggin'
of i'm I got the poor Teller up this ere
road to the house. Their l took the
wet buds often him and sot him afore
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
The COURT Of LAST RESORT.
@HE Montreal express set m

@HE Montreal express set me
down at Whallonsville one
q stormy November night. Al
though unusual for that train to stop,
the conductor had orders from the SUI
~perintendent of the railroad to let me
off.
The station was closed and dark.
The weather was portentous Of ain.
Masses of clouds drlfted across the
sky, the noon lodging ftfully behind
them. BY surroundings were alter
nately black or gray.
1 stood at the station, watching the
vanishing lights Of the train. Ny IT.
resolution was due to doubts Of find
ing shelter. 1 had before me a TWEEN
ty-mile drive to the scene of a muir
der. for which an early morning start
was imperative.
A path led into a tangle of brush;
following it I emerged into the open
upon a narrow foot bridge. Midway
on that structure the moon disclosed
like a silhouette, a mans figure lean
ing against the rail. His gaze was dt-
rected downward into a gorge, noisy
with the roar Of a mountain torrent.
Summer tourists familiar with the
Au Sable region will recall The Black
Pool" into which a stream plunges
over a ledge Of rock. The gorge is dis
mally repellant, by day or night.
Approaching the spectral man, I
asked to be directed to a shelter for
the night. He did not at once reply,
but regarded me with suspicion. In
distinct as were his features, in the
gray haze, I knew him to be aged and,
when he spoke, his voice proved him
native to the locality.
How'd We git here, mister?" he
finally asked.
l explained that the train had been
stopped for me.
what We done on the keers tibet
they put We off'om emp"
Il wasn't put off," I explained. 81
travel for a living-am a newspaper
correspondent"
"Oh! I thought mebby yes like
t'other feller'-a remark 1 did not un-
derstand; but I renewed my request to
be directed to a stopping place for the
night. After he had again looked me
over, the native said:
II mout tex We meself, eff I hedn't
IN q ready"
5 When I again urged the stranger to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
HOUSING IRISH TENANTRY.

Til Interiors Are Cherries and
Bare and Ventilation IL Poor.
The people live generally In one
story stone or mud houses, scattered
over Me long mountain-sides or clus-
tered in the little one-street villages
peculiar to ireland, says Plummer +.
Jones in the American Monthly Review
of Reviews. Around these houses one
generally finds a small garden patch
in which are raised potatoes and other
hardy vegetables. In front of the
doors are small Enclosures o. yards,
walled in with stone, where the fam
lily goat, the pigs, the geese and the
chickens are wont to gather, seeking
frequent entrance into the dwelling.
The interiors Of the houses are too
dom hat more than one room of a
possible two or three has a wooden
floor. The others are paved with
roughly fitting fiat stones and are
generally damp. There are nc stoves
or ranges and cooking is done over
the open fire in large hreplaces. Peat
is uniformly used for fuel. The use
Of coal and wood is generally un-
known. There are no verandas or
porches to the Irish farm houses; the
windows are small square holes cut
through the thick walls and stopped
with from four to eight panes OF
glass. Ventilation is unprovided for.
Frequently a pig sty or a stable for
the COW is inclosed under the same
roof Of thatch, which is a coating of
straw from six inches to a foot in
thickness and fastened down by ropes.
Dwellings such as the above are
common all through the farming Sec
tons of ireland. 1t is rather remark
able how little variation there is from
the type. They are termed third
class" by the government. The last
census shows that there were 251,6 COG
Of such in Ireland. The dwellings
called fourth class" are built entirely
Of mud, inc are of one room with one
door and IL or two very small win
dows. There are to-day in remote
rural sections of Ireland 9,S73 such
huts, inhabited by probably 10000 or
10000 people.
The second class" houses are found
in such cities as Limerick, Cork, Dub
lin and Belfast, as well as in Ulster
section and portions of Glare, Upper
airy, Kilkenny and other good farm
ing districts Of the south. They are
of the general type described in the
third class" when in the country,
though they are larger and better kept;
and when in the cities are the COM
Portable two and three story houses
which one sees along the residential
streets. Most of the second class
houses are covered with slate or tile,
though in the country thatch is still
used. There are 100000 houses of the
second class - Ireland.
The coyetous man loses what he doea
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
WHEN PHYLLIS DANCED.

When Phyllis danced-I gazed sp%ellbound
Upon her sweet, enchanting graces,
In ev'ry dimple, ah /! l found
Alluring faces.
When Phyllis danced-my hearts requite
I murmured not, love was so coyish.
And 50, I hid my souls delight
In manner boyish.
When Phyllis danced-ah, me! ah, me!
My tongue was dumb though love was
plenty
When Phyllis danced me on her knee:
I one, she twenty.
New York Sun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

seemed 10 ktANS 1hAHh SOEhcECus
The teacher was ~discoursing to the
class on the wonders of nature. ''Take
the familiar illustration of the sting
Of the wasp" he said, las compared
with the finest needle. When exam
ined through a microscope the sting Is
still sharp, smooth and polished, while
the needle appears blunt and rough.
ut Is so with everything. The works
Of nature are infinitely superior to
those Of art. Try how we may, we
cannot improve on nature"
1T isn't SO with my eyes, teacher"
said a little girl in the class.
"Why, how is that, Nellie?" he
asked.
"'Cause nature made me cross
eyed" she said, land the doctors fixed
my eyes all right"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

gan. you made a mistake! Why did
you interfere!"
cat yer time Of life, no man ought
ter want to go to the other world" re-
piled the native.
"How do you know?' was the angry
~retort, as the unknown got upon his
feet. .. -"
II didn't mean ter interfere with
Providence" said our host, %apologetic-
ally.
cor justice?" asked the man, in a
low voice.
Certainly notw with emphasis.
"Come here, then!" commanded he
Of the hollow voice. I'll state my
case. You shall be a court of last re-
sort"
The two men drew apart and stood
by a window. In tones so low that
not a word was audible to me, the
wretched one made his plea. The lines
upon the ace Of the mountaineer grew
rigid. as the narrative progressed.
When the stranger had finished, the
native went to the chair upon which
hung the mans clothing, took the
steaming coat therefrom, and helped
him put it on. ext, he handed the
wanderer his hat, opened the door and
said:
"Ye were right. I hedn't ought ter
interfere. May God hev mercy on yer
soul"
Accepting the verdict, the lost man
vanished out that door, into the realm
of eternal night.
And, at daylight, there was a body
in the pool.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23


class distinctions, and gives men who are poor and doubtful
of their social position Chat is, the great majority of mem
a sense of security and satisfaction that no clothes Of their
own choosing could confer, besides saving a whole sex the
trouble Of considering what they should wear on state occa-
sions.
But l submit that what is sauce for the gander is sauce
for the goose. Every argument that applies to the regula-
ton Of the mans dress applies equally to the regulation Of
the woman's. At. 8 o'clock a lady came in and sat down
very conspicously in my line of sight. She remained there
until the beginning Of the last act. l do not complain of
her coming late and going early; on the contrary I wish
she had come later and gone earlier. For this lady, who
had very black hair, had stuck over her right ear the pit
liable corpse of a large white bird, which looked exactly as
If some one had killed it by stamping on its breast, and
then nailed it to a lady's temple, which was presumably of
sufficient solidity to bear the operation. l am not, l hope,
a morbidly squeamish person; but the spectacle sickened
me. 1 presume tina. if l had presented myself at the doors
with a dead snake round my neck, a collection Of black
beetles pinned to my shirt front and a grouse in my hair l
should have been refused to be allowed to commit such a
public outrage. Had the lady been refused admission, as
she should have been, she would have soundly rated the
tradesman who imposed the disgusting headdress on her
under the false pretense that 1.-The best people, wear such
things, and withdrawn her custom from him; and thus the
root of the evil would be struck at; for your fashionable
woman generally allows herself to be dressed according to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

when she learns that she will be paid but half Of his
salary.
A young woman who returned to Chicago fresh from an
Eastern college called upon a certain lawyer and applied for
a position as correspondent. Knowing that several men
were earning 500 q week for doing the same work, the
woman applicant asked for the same amount.
"Why. that is all we pay the men. If we have to pay
the same wages we will hire a man" exclaimed the aston
ished lawyer. The men who take positions here expect
to spend their life in the business, and all Of the time
which we use in teaching them we expect to be entirely
repaid in their after years of service. With a woman it is
different. She will be with us a few months, or at best a
few years, then leaves to get married. 1t does not pay us
wages"
On the other hand, there are many means OF earning n
livelihood that are open to women where they are welcome.
and are paid as much, if not more, than men. Physicians
have learned that only a woman's hand can soothe the
nervous patient, and that only the woman's voice is wei
come in the sick room. For this reason women nurses are
paid high salaries, and the man who ventures to become q
nurse finds that his services are in little demand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
TWITCH|NC NERVES
A Serious Hereditary Trouble Cured
By Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Sufferers from ailments that have nf-
1icted i'll regular succession genera
ton after another of their family are, as
a rule, inclined to submit to them as in
evitable. The case which follows proves
that such hereditary difficulties are not
beyond the reach of curative forces and
should inspire ho~pefulness and a readi-
ness to try remedies that have effected
signal cures, such as that which is here
given.
East Seventh street, Newton, Kansas,
gives the following account of her all
meut and her cure:
For two years l suffered from atrying
nervousness i'll my lower limbs from my
knees down, rs my mother and my
grandmother had suffered before me.
The situation was for many years ac-
cepted as unavoidable because heredi-
tary. But about two years ago, when my
son was realizing benefit from the use Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, l thought there
might possibly be some good III them for
me. My trouble had then become SO
serious as to make it difficult for me to
sleep. l often had to walk the floor in
restlessness the whole night. After tax
ing some six boxes the twitching disap-
peared and I ceased to use the remedy.
I evidently stopped a little too soon for
came back after a month or
SO and l used the pills again for a short
time. Relief came at once and since I
stopped using them the second time I
have been free from any return Of the
t%witchings OF from any interference with
my sleep"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
the worst cases Of bloodlessness, indiges-
ton, influenza, headaches, lumbago, sci
.atica, neuralgia, nervousness, spinal
weaknessandth the special ailments Of girls
and women. For further information,
address the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA.
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, n
Face and Neck Were All Broken
n,,+ r,,r.l Nv Cr<;,,ro

Out-Cured by Cuticura.
II had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upwards
and downwards, SO that my neck and
face were all broken out; also my arms
and the lower limbs as far as the
knees. l at first thought it was prick
ly heat. But soon scales or crusts
formed where the breaking out was.
Instead Of going to a physician, l pur-
chased a complete treatment OF the
Cuticura Remedies, in which l had
great faith, and all was satisfactory.
A year or two later the eruption ap-
peared again. only a little lower; but
before it had time to spread l pro-
cured another supply of the Cutteura
Remedies. and continued their use un-
til the cure was complete. 1t is now
five years since the last attack, AMI
have not seen any signs Of a return.
l have more faith in Cuticura Rene
dies for skin diseases than anything
1 know of. Emma E. Wilson, Liscomb,
Iowa, Oct. l, 1906" ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
The Fault OF tho Clock.

Mrs. .Hooligan looked up at the
clock. and then slapped the iron she
had lifted from the stove back on the
lid with a clatter. .
for no man." she muttered, as she
hurried into the pantry, there's
tonnes they wait an tonnes they
don't! Yesterday at this very min
ute twas but tin o'clock, an today
it's Quarther to twelve!" q
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
A Doctor or a Derrick.

DR.. Monkeys night bell rang VIC
lently. The doctor rose from his bed
aud put his mouth to the speaking
tube. who is it?" he asked.
Its Mr.. Simmons answered a
plaintive voice. doctor, I'm nearly
dead with a pain in my back. Can't
you do something for it?'
go to a drug store" was the reply.
"Get a porous plaster, put it On accord
ing to directions, and it will relieve
you"
Then the doctor went back to bed.
A few nights later there came anoth-
er ring at his bell.
"Well? queried DR.. Monkey, with
his mouth to the speaking tube.
Its Mr.. Simmons" said the same
plaintive voice. Doctor, my back is
ali right now. but I've got to have
some help in gettin' this porous plaster
- -.Fs
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

AXE you irritable; you can't sleep.
~ are unable to quietly and calmly
.rform your daily tasks or care for
Dur children.
The relation of the nerves and gen.
~trative organs in woman is SO close
hat nine-tenths of the nervous pros
tration, nervous debility, the blues,
sleeplessuess and nervous ~irritability
arise from some arrangement OF the
organism which makes her a
Fits of depression or restlessness and
i~rritability ; spirits easily affected, SO
that one minute she laughs, the next
minute weeps; pain in the abdominal
region and between the shoulders;
loss of voice; nervous dyspepsia; a
tendency to cry at the least provoca-
tion-all these point to nervous pros
tration.
Nothing will relieve this distressing
condition and prevent months of pros
tration and suffering SO surely as Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. M. E. Shotwell, of 1O3 Flatbush
Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y, writes:
81 cannot express the wonderful relief I
have experienced by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. I suffered for
q long time with nervous prostration, back
ache, headache, loss of appetite; could
every night.
81 had three doctors and got no better, and
life was a burden. l was advised to try
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and it has worked wonders for me.
81 am a we'll woman, my nervousness is all
gone and my friends say 1 look ten years
younger"
Will not the volumes of letters from
women made strong by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound convince
L. A-~ ~~,,
cannot wish to remain sick, weak
and discouraged, exhausted each day,
when you can be as easily cured a.
other women.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
Tempcrnture of the Bath.

Opinions differ as to the relative merits
of n cold or a hot bath. The individual
constitution must be consulted. Medical
authority maintain that children and ell
derly persons ought never to battle in
water below 70 degrees f. Where clean
illness is the main object the water should
be from ~ degrees to 9S degrees. Where
the bath is to serve as a powerful stimu-
liant, as in cases of illness. it should be
from aS degrees to 115 desrees.-Wash-
ington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

will be done or not the public is as good a judge as I.
In my own part of the country Senators are already
substantially elected by the people. Party primaries are
held and a majority is required; If there is only a plurality
in the first primary, another is held between the two high
est candidates, so that there shall be a majority, and the
man elected by the majority of the people Is the nominee
Of his party, and his election acts as an instruction to the
Senators and the members Of the House of the State Legs-
lature. A man would no sooner think Of violating it than
an elector would think Of violating his pledge for a certain
presidential ticket.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching. Blind. Feeding Protruding Piles.
Druggists are authorized to refund money II
days. soc.
sadness OF IT.

''The woman in the case always
names the wedding day, does she
not?. qEeried the innocent youth.
she docs prior to the wedding an
swered the. gentleman with the scanty
hair. but in after years he man in
the case sometimes calls it all the
names that occur to him"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

An old and reliable way to color black
Is to thoroughly dissolve 4 ozs. of extract
of logwood in three gallons Of warm
water; add Q ozs. blue vitriol and l OF.
copperas. Wet the goods we'll, then put
into the dye and let simmer, stirring
often, until dark enough. Wash two or
three times in a strong suds OF Ivory
Soap. Rinse and press while damp.
ELEANOR r.. PARKER.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
To Protect the Public.

A highway protection league has been
formed in England. 1t will prevent the
highways being used to the danger, in
jury. annoyance or discomfort Of the
public, to investigate cases of danger or
injury caused by the highways being i'm
properly used-where expedient, assist
ing persons to obtain redress-and to
take steps for the due enforcement Of
the law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
ELECT U. S. SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE.
By Hon. John Sharp William,

I favor the election Of Senators by
popular vote in their respective States.
The constitution provides two meth
DDS for it's amendment. One is when
two-thirds of each house Of Congress
submits an amendment to the people.
A constitutional amendment to re-
quire the popular election Of Senators
will never be passed that way, for the
simple reason that the Senate will new
er concur. The only way that it can be
passed is by three-fourths of the States
acting in that way, in a convention
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
A Treat for Her.

"Mr. Huggard caught me In the dark
hall last evening and kissed me-" said
Miss Passay, with affected indignation.
"Oh!" remarked Miss Pepprey. Il
wouldn't blame him IL l were you
"You wouldn't blame hin?
IT say, IF I were you "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
Not II He II Good.

Little Freddy (after listening to the
usual matutinal quarrel between his
father and mother)-Mamma, IL a lit
tie boy is very, very good all the time
when he is little, does he have to get
married when he's grown up?-Fam-
ilie-Jourral.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
Unkfnd Fate.

Kind Lady-Poor man! Here's a
quarter for you. Have you no home?
The Tramp-Not now, ma'am. l
wunst had Il happy home wid tree
square meals er day, but 1 lorst t.
Kind Lady-How did that happen?
The Iramp-My wife got de room
ertism am couldn't take in no more
washin', ma'am.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23

down tnat ! was
laid up u r
m 0 n t h s. l had
night sweats and
fainting spells and
dropped to ninety
pounds. The urine
passed every few
minutes with in
tense pain and look
ed like blood. Drop
sy set in and the
doctors decided /
H""..r "a #H