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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

It il just thirty-two years since An
thony Comstock became head Of tia
Society for the Prevention OF Vice.
Mr.. Comstock say that In. that time
he has made ESQ arrests and pro-
cured the destruction Of ninety-one
tons OF impure literature and other un-
lawful matter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Planning Work Ahead.

Suppose just before the work of the
spring opens, each field is planned out,
the manure to be applied figured on,
the quantity of seed required and it's
cost, together with the time the field
should be prepared for planting and
about the time required for the work.
Then take each item of the work to be
done each week and plan 1t out careful
~ the day before. So many hours for
this task, so many for that, and SO
many for the other, and so on through
the season. A half hour or even an
hour spent each day in planning ahead,
and then working in accordance with
the plan. will save much time and Ia
Dor. One Of our troubles, as farmers,
comes from our disinclination to sys-
tematize affairs, and we dart thither
and hither and lose much valuable time
daily.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Eject. of Manure on Lands.

Organic matter in manure seems to.
be chiefly to make the land work bet
ter, and in absorbing and retaining the
moisture. So many are disposed to at
tach a mysterious value to the excre-.
ments of animals, and to think that
some special properties are impaired
to these in the Transformation of food
through the body of the animal, that
they will not readily accept the idea
that the +manlring properties Of dung
are confined to the chemical salts.
which it contains. It must be borne
in mind that experimental fields re
~ceive~no manureSsnor does any animal
enter them, except the horses which
cultivate them and carry off the crop
Unless, therefore, the plants can thrive
on chemical salts, they could not be
there ssg s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Green Food for Small Chicks.

AS soon as the little chick begins to
grow feathers, that is, after the down
age is past, green food is quite neces-
sary to its happiness. II there is no
danger of the bird being chilled or get
ting wet. then let it have the grassy,
run to pick over; even if the weather Is
cool, it viii do no harm to let the chicks
on to the grass in the warm part of the
day, but they must be watched, so that
they do not stay too long and become
chilled. One Of the most successful
p%oultrymen we know makes it afpracs
tice to grow a quantity of lettuce in
hotbeds especially for feeding his young;
chicks for green food. This seems to be
a good plan in his case, because his
birds are Matched very early, before it
is fit to turn them on to he grass.
Don't attempt to raise young chicks
wholly on grain. >
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

q RI nibble and It will thrive. OF
course this stall must be located tor d
time, at least, where the COW can see
her baby at all times then one VIII
have q rood COW and a good calf.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Water for Horses in summer

Water for Horses in Summer.
If one will stop to think how nara
it Is to go through the work OF the
morning in a dry, dusty field on Il hot
day without a drink, one will then nave
an idea of how horses feel under the
same conditions. An excellent plan or
feeding and watering the horse during
the warm weather is to give them wa
ter in the morning, then the hay ana
then the grain; at noon the water, a
little hay and then the grain ana at
night the water. the grain and some
time afterward. usually two hours or
more, all the hay the nimal VIII eat
I'D clean. 1t will be noticed that the
water always precedes the meal or
hay and grain. During the forenoon
and during the afternoon the horses
should have at least one cooling drink.
1t will do them nc harm and they Will
do all the better work in consequence;
then, at night, see hat they are prop
erly groomed and that they AVE a
good, comfortable bed for their tired
bodies. Treated in this manner, one
will get a full days work from every
horse and he wi1l not suffer from 1t,
either. yESfSr. - VA .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

A watch recently made FOR a Frerch
collector was about the size OF a dime,
and had FOR q case two emefalds hol-
lowed ont. The cost was $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11


) Hon. NJ. G. Butler, Ex-U. s. Sen.
I ator from South Carolina for two
! terms, in a letter from Washington,
J D.. c., writes to the Peruna Medicine
I Co. as follows:
! 81 can recommend PerHna for
! dyspepsia and stomach trouble,
! / have been using your nedicine
I for a short period and 1 feel very
I much relieved. 1t is Indeed a
: Wonderful medicine, besides a
! good tonic."
n ATARRH of the stomach is the CO
\ rect name for most cases of dyspa.
STA. In order to cure catarrh OF i
stomach the catarrh must be eradicass
Only an internal catarrh renee
such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna exactly meets the indications
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Paner

The latest device for helping man,
by helping those who help man, Is in
the shape Of a paper horseshoe. This
is said to be as durable, easier to fit,
lighter and less trying on the horse
than the present iron shoes. Car
wheels, notably the wheels OF Pullman
cars, have long been made Of com
pressed paper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

The sea freezes At . degrees FaA-
.renheit; fresh water lakes 1t 30 de-
grees Fahrsnhait-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Doubt as to S~hreddinE Corn.

ASouu "a '" TN'f- . .
1t is not universally admitted that
Shedding corn fodder pays Many
who have tried it seem to feel about
like an Indiana farmer, who says:
II shred my corn fodder, but am not
satisfied tina it is a success. Labor
is too high, and while cattle do very
we'll on it, horses do not seem to do
as we'll. In my opinion, corn, oats and
timothy hay is the best combination CT
feed for horses corn and clover hay
with some bran for beef cattle, and
clover hay, bran, oats and a little corn
for sheep. 1 do not use concentrated
feed. / do not grow n special va
riety of corn. The average yield to the
acre one year with another Is about
forty bushels. 1 cut from five to twenty
acres each year, using the corn har-
vester. I keep five horses, about TWEEN
ty-five hogs, and from ten to fifteen
CATTLE
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
"A Cron That Pays best.

At q meeting OF the tobacco gtcW.
ers at Lancaster, Pa, recently, the dec
laration was made by President Herr
that last years crop was the best ever
raised In this country. and that 1t Sold
at prices that yielded more thansthe'
value OF the land On which 1t was
grown. There will b a largelyIn-
creased acreage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Grass seed.

Much care should be taken IN obtains:
ing the various kinds Of grass and GLOW
er seeds, as these often contain injurf-
GUS seeds OF weeds that thus become
widely scattered over the county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

tomatoes for distant markets are adj
vised to watch the variety closely
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
THE BEAST MEN.

"THE beast live in the saddest place in the
world, in Terra del Fuego, back of Cape Horn,'
said captain. ''They walk like apes with their
hands hanging before their knees, and in the bitter
winds and SHOWS of the cape they nothing but
a strip of hide across their bony shoulders.
They live by fishing and hunting They hunt
with bows and arrows, and their dogs help them
veousy in beating up the game In their fishing, too
the dogs are great help swimming like SEALS herding
the fish into the nets sheep dogs round up sheep
1.-THE beast men and their dogs, you see, on
pretty much the same level That is why perhaps the
beast train dogs better than We I have seen
of these dogs, at word from his master plunge
into the cold and bring up live fish in his mouth
'tThese people, in their angling, bite piece out
of the stomach of every fish that is landed They do
this to kill the fish, and also to satisfy their own hun
ger.
"They like to wander the mud fats at low tide
in search of shellfsh. They crack the shellfsh and
eat them as they find them. And they eat every
thing-sea- spiders, sea anemones starfsh, jelyfsh
They are beasts, not
II saw group of them evening those desc
late beaches. The cold bitter. 1t was showing.
And they naked, silent, crouching waded in the grey
cold water and ate the shellfsh and the
and the sarfsh that they found in the half-frozen
slime and ooze.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
Where Feminine Fancy Lights

Miller of California; the other, Mrs.
William F. Draper, wife Of the former
ambassador to Rome. Mrs. Clover once
had costly electric apparatus Installed
in her home to illuminate devices for
the children. A fiery dragon opened its
mouth and a troupe Of tiny fairies
scampered around at the touching of
button. Mrs. Draper planned equally
costly effects. In consequence, parents
who didn't have millions found them
selves unable to keep up with such a
pace. So they frowned on the ex'
travagant affairs and many invitations
were not accepted. Mrs. Roosevelt let
her three small children attend only
sone fancy ball of Mrs. Clover's. AZ
ter that they were represented by Gre.
grets.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17

girls Of the city. For the past year
she has ably served the Chicago Teach
ers' association, having been elected
president in April, 1905. Mrs. Tread
well is native Of New York state and
a graduate of the Oswego, N. Y. normal
school. Her teaching career has ex-
tended over a long period and has in
Guided all grades. She was married in
1897 to DR.. Charles Treadwell, but did
not give up her professional work. .
Mrs. Treadwell is specialist in chill
dren's reading and has instituted
"Book Review Day. in her school
wben teacher and pupils listen to re-
views and discuss the worth of a book
and its writer. The right direction is
tactfully given to children g reading.
81 never say to boy: you shan t
read this book or 1T s horrible to read
dime novels; but rather, I suggest va
rious good books, until at last he is
spoiled for the improbable, the false,
the vulgar and the vicious,' she says.
Mrs. Treadwell is deeply interested
in all things that tend towards the adj
vancement Of women and is enlisted
among the active workers for suffrage
in the state of Illinois.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
j. K. Jerome on Being Funny
The English Humorist Is Quite Sure that American
Jokesmiths Are Working overtime-strange Pop
ularity Of the slap-Stick Artist with Audience
Betraying Evidence Of Intelligence.

IN THE current Everybody's Jerome K Jerome
| says:
F'There is danger that the stage is coarsen-
ing hu1nor. I went to Of the New York vaude-
Of the performance an actor on-doubtless
capable representative of his craft-who gave very
delicate recital, full of real humor and of witty
points. This performer but mildly amused the audi.
heels a company who proceeded to engage them
selves simply in 'knockabout business One
sat down bandbox and wiped his face with A
feather boa, hat [ forget which, and tipped up
against a sideboard and brought down a lot of
crockery, and
t'This went on for about twenty minutes, and
the whole Of the audience delighted. From all
appearances they intelligent, educated people
It undoubtedly frst-class theater-if I may
assume from the fact that I sitting in dollar
pe-weto-do tradesmen and business men. But they
did not seem to enjoy the humor Of the preceding
actor, which real humor. They preferred the
knock about business They roared ever it. They
doubled themselves up with laughter.
II think the American INDUCES too much in
humor He really absorbs too much humor. It is
like who has come to drink champagne for
every meal.
Given assuming that humor is the salt Of life,
we don't want to eat salt with a spoon But here
in America everything to be sacrificed to
humor. Your politics have to be made humorous.
Your courts Of justice have to Before a
great time has gone by you will be having funny
sermons. We shall hear that Rev. So-and-So IS Sun
day mornings sermon real screamer-that it
was received with of laughter.
''Then the church service will be considered
bit too slow, and will have to be rewritten by
bright young humorst from newspaper office. Your
very murder cases will have to be made bright.
It is foregone conclusion that domestic tragedies
shall be side-splitting really not that in
time America will not get to comcal funeral SER
vice, with low-comedy undertaken
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
Curios and Oddities
EGGS AND EASTER
Tis Pass ing Strangei'.


T HE egg from time immemorial has been associated
with Easter. The egg has typifed life always.
. In the middle ages it forbidden to eat eggs
during Lent Hence for forty days. eggs accumulated
In order to get them eaten they boiled hard,
dyed or blue or yellow, and given to the
children on Easter morning. This is one of dozen
explanations of the, dyed Easter egg.
In France, at Easter in the district of Brisse 100
eggs are placed in level field and covered with sand
Then the lads and lasses by two dance over them
together. Of those who break mo eggs in dancing
and few break any-it is prophesed that they will
marry before the year is out
In Russia, at Easter, the lowest mujhik has the
right to kiss any lady in the land provided that he
presents her with egg beforehand. =
Eggpicking is the striking of two eggs together
first butt to butt then point point the winner con-
fscating the broken egg This custom prevails all
America, but in Manayunk it is especially popu-
lar. The Manayunk boys, weeks before Easter be-
gins, may be heard shouting in stentorian tones
''Got n egg! Gotn egg" .---.-
The word EASTER is derived from the name of
the Saxon goddess, Eostre, whom the Saxons wor-
shipped in April
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
COSTLY oHnDREN's PARTIES

It's bad enough, say women Of mod
crate means, when weather ones set
a standard of extravaganza in enter
tainments for grown folk, but when
they show similar foolish lavishness at
parties for children, why, say the OBJ
jectors. it's little short Of criminal.
One observant woman says an almost
certain result Of "splurges in that
line will be the end Of the children s
fancy ball in many cities. Washing
ton offers cases i'm point. There are
two hostesses there who have spent
from $4,000 to $4,000 annually in
such pastimes. One is Mrs. Richard
son Glover. wife Of Commander Clover
Of the navy and daughter of Justice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
DON'T HAVE TOO MANY CLOTHES

1t is great mistake to have too
many garments at one time. People
who dress we'll at moderate expense
never do this.
They have what they need, bestow
good care upon their belongings, and
mend them when necessary; when their
clothes wear out they buy new ones,
but they never care to have relays of
garments. One sometimes reads of
wealthy brides having enormous trous-
seaux, fashionable hats, bonnets and
dresses by the score. Such people are
not to be envied. They only possess
what they do not know what to do
with.
They cannot wear cut their own fin
cry, and in the long run other persons
their maids or second hand clothes deal
ers-are certain to get the reversion
thereof. Fashionable garments very
soon get out Of date, and the more
stylish they were when new, the
more remarkable they seem when the
mode has altered.
l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17

'FYes-marrying a man to reform him-that is
one of the fondest decisions that the soul of woman
cherishes,' answered the gray-eyed man in cutting
tones She thinks shat with her sweetness of dispo
sition, her heartandsoul devotion, her loving ways
her charming Establishments, she wean~ him from
his folly. She firmly believes she take nincom-
poop with empty head and mold him with her pink
young fingers into great, noble man. who will tower
far above the herd in the strength of his per-
sonaty and massive brain-slush!''
"Well, don't care what you say" answered the
girl with the red ribbon. 1T g to- try to have
sensible discussion with you men, anyway. You are
overbearing and opinionated that you can't toler
ate any beliefs but your AS for myself, I in
tend to marry man who has a little life in him.
would rather he stay out every night than to sit up
in the evenings reading tracts. admire the who
has little warm blood and vigor in him. I don It
want to live with a corpse that
Just then dinner announced and the CONVEX
saton quickly forgotten in the rush for the table,
week after this Carter was called away a
business trip to the west and did not return for
eral months He arrived in the city late afternoon
and fastened to the boarding house for the evening
meal. He received hearty greeting he walked
into the dining from what seemed to be the
old cotere Of boarders. But face missing.
"What has become Of the girl who used to wear
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
A String of Good Storie:
THE WIDOW CoMFoRTED.
II cannot tell how the truth may be;
Isay the tale as twas told to n1e.'

ssTHE late John A. MCCALL - said broker, chad
l at the end Of his tongue host of insurance
stories.
''Once in urging a man to invest in large pol
icy, he told a story of Pike county girl.
s'This girl married young guide, and the day
after the wedding the guide took out a policy for
1900. Then, with his wife, he started for Porter s
Lake with a party Of sportsmen, the wife to cook
and wash Dishes the man to clean fish and 50 on.
''Now unfortunately, the young guide bit
ten by rattlesnake morning, and few days
afterwards he died.
<tThe widow notified her family and friends Of
his death in note that said:
Bill parst away yestidy. Loss fully covered
bv insurance. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17


least for. mean the steady going quiet, dependable
chaps They may even be religious; but if they are
sincere other respect them on account of their
sterling qualities and strong characters They make
valuable employees, for they conscientious in
their work and be relied upon. But notice that
women pay attention to them at ALL and often shun
being thrown into contact with them.'
cit is because they not interesting said the
girl with the red ribbon round her throat "You
can't expect woman who likes laughter and bright
conversation to enjoy a talk with man who has all
the cheerfulness of undertaken -
eyes, know said the man with the gray eyes.
but it does seem to me that when woman gets
tired of chasing round in the lights and glitter Of
social affairs and wants to settle down she would pick
out of these steady fellows whose habits she knows
are above reproach and whom she knows would make
a devoted husband. But instead of that she is fas-
cinated with some slick headed dude who hold up
his end of inane conversation, fluffy haired
artist who can drum on the piano It is common
thing for really nice girl to marry saphead, who
has no thoughts above game Of poker and cock
tail.''
"Well, girl likes who has little spice in
him. returned the girl with the ribbon. IF he has
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
A PRETTY STORY.

ssTHE late s. P Langley great scientist
l and great aeronaut,'' said a congressman.
"An who go in for flying must master Langley 3
achieve anything. Professor Langley was regarde1
as an aeronautical failure only by the uniformed.
f'This poor wrote well and spoke well. I
induced him to speak to party Of children at
an Easter celebration
ellis topic was Love-, and he treated the topic
beautifully. He told for thing, how, spring
morning, he was walking in the country, when ae
very little, pale, frail girl carrying very big
and robust baby.
Gas the little girl staggered by with her huge
burden he coudn It resist saying:
i "'Isn't that baby very heavy9'
sFThe little girl looked up in shocked surprise.
"'Why, no. she said. He's not heavy. He's
my bruvver.' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
What the Market Affords

meat Is tender. Put the bones in
second kettle, cover with cold water,
heat slowly to the boiling point, skim,
and let boil one and one-half hours.
Strain the stock from the bones and
add it to the meat. Fry five minutes
in two tablespoonful of butter, one
fourth of cupful each Of carrot and
turnip cut in half-inch dice, and half Of
an onion thinly sliced. Add these to
the stew, with salt and pepper to taste,
and cook until the vegetables are soft.
Thicker with two tablespoonful each
Of butter and flour cooked together
Just before serving add half a table
spoonful Of finely chopped parsley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17

Few women realize how great part
lines play in the becomingness and style
Of a gown. But there is art in every
thing beautiful and 1t cannot be over
looked in the creation of feminine ap-
parel any more than in the arrangement
of the hair The tendency Of the day
is toward straight and slender effects
and the gown which gives frightening
lines is a great aid to this result. The
gown sketched here is one Of the very
charming new models. It is developed
in the beautiful Vigoureux with chemi-
settle and deep cuffs of embroidered and
tucked Swiss. Small buttons in Per-
sian colorings fasten the points and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17

serve as modish trimming. The skirt
is one Of the new circular models and
not difficult to construct. Cashmere,
taffetas, chiffon broadcloth or one of the
fashionable raw silks might fashion this
gown. For the medium size So yards
of 36-inch material are needed.
Two patterns: 6471-sizes, 80 to AZ
inches bust measure; 6472-sizes, 20
to 80 inches waist measure. -~
The price Of these patterns is zoe, but
either will be sent upon receipt of loo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
GREAT MEMS BROTHERS.

A N EDITOR praising Max Beerbohm, the
~ brother Of the distinguished actor Beerbohm
Tree.
1T went to London to Tree in sNero,' - he
said land at Princes restaurant evening I
introduced to Max Beerbohm.
"He is a critic of the theater-a brilliant critic
and brilliant talker.
sFHe told that he at present engaged on
book entitled THE Brothers of Great Men, As
he was praising this book, said:
Xxx BY the way you are Beerbohm Trees brother
are you not?'
'''Yes,' answered Mr.. Beerbohm calmly. He will
be in the book -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17

just a little dash Of
wickedness in him, it
lends him a kind Of
fascination and makes
him interesting. He
gives the girl a kind Of
sensation of playing
with fire. -
" 'spice,' playing
with fire '-pish!' said
the gray-eyed man dis
gustedly. ~ am no
Puritan and I don It OBJ
ject to a man s having
his good time occasion
ally; but I prefer that
he have a little sense
along with his ability
to absorb. The trouble
is, the average girl al
ways gives the man
with brains the goby
for a dude that can cut
a dash before the
ladies. -
"Now, for all you
know said the berib-
boned girl, ''she may
have the best motive in
marrying such a man.
If he is wild, very often
she sees some good
points in him, and she
thinks after marrying
him she can bring them