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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
MISS RICKA LEOPOLD, 137 Main
1Nl street. Mrna>ha, WIS, Sec'y Lied

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' street. M'na>ha, WIS, Sec'y Lied
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'TIree years ago my system was III n
terrible rundown condition and | was
broken out all over my body. | began
to be worried about my condition and |
was glad to try anything which would
relieve me-.
"Pcruna was recommended TO m"
as a fine blood remedy and tonic. ana |
soon found that il was worthy or praise
- f." bottles changed my cOndi,
ton materially and in a short time l
was all over my trouble.
II owe to I'cruna my restoration 10
health and strength. | am glad to en-
dOrSe it"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
A Trensure Recovered.

Mrs. winslow.s BooTnnf o1nUS for Chiidrse
tssthing; softsns the gums, reducss tnnAmmation. -
EJs pain, cures wind collie. Is cents . botslA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
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upon the main. floor to a long hallway upon
which opens. to the left, the front parlor,
In which Mrs Lincoln spent the night of
the tragedy; also the back parlor In which
were assembled upon that tragic occasion
the eminent men who awaited the PreSi-
dents death. These two dcorways, how
ever, are passed by upon entrance, the Wis
itor being ushered first into a long and
narrow room at the rear of the hall. This
is the death chamber, now converted into a
gallery of pictures. representing the de tn
and the state funeral in all of its many
stages, including the professions in the
eight different cities and towns at which
the funeral stopped and the final entomb-
ment. There are twelve distinct sketches
of the death-bed scene the most authentic
in the collectors opinion being one pub
lished in Leslte's Weekly just after the
tragedy.
The candle with which the physicians
President, wreaths from the coffin and the
sheet music of ninety different funeral
marches composed in Mr.. Lincoln's men,
DRY are displayed In this room; also funeral
paraphernalia taken from the CatafalQue
One section of the wall is hung with
framed copies of various newspapers and
periodicals publishing tributes to the dead
President, and most interesting of these is
an issue of the Richmond Wing, which APP
pears with mourning borders upon its
columns and which pays an eloquent per
sonal tribute to the man whom, in almost
the preceding edition, it had bitterly as
sailed. Almost as valuable is an issue of
the London Punch. another journal which
had attacked Mr.. Lincoln all through the
war. but which, in the copy in question
published mourning cartoon inscribed,
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BEST FIELD FOR WOMEN
WORKERS IN ENGLAND
BY LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

A letter received today has brought me Il
one which we are constantly asked with
wearlsome reltcratlou. The problem has
been pored over for years. The solution
Is far off as ever.
Three girls, daughters Of professional!
man, with the average education OF young
English gentlewomen. have been suddenly
called on to earn their own living. and the
question IS. in what fields can they lind
their best chance TO accomplish this end.
The subject has been worn threadbare, and
yet. as l read this letter l feel that II Is
one We cannot lightly lay aside. Truly it Is
a predtCament IN which no woman ought
ever to be placed for unless man happens
TO have an income sufficient and secure TO
insure his being able to leave his daughters
protected from the possibility of want II Is
a positive crime TO allow them to attain
10 adult life without lnsuring for them
adequate training for some Temuuer8, We
work or profession, even though they may
never actually lie called UEO1 To become
wage-earners. Indeed TO my mind II Is al
most equally Il crime that any young people
clal training for some useful work, even
though they may not need II as bread
winning weapon. But unfortunately such
wrong-dOing is seldom recognized till it is
too late to repair the evil
But TO return to the advice for which 4
was asked The difficulties which present
themselves are very great. The first thing
such young women would have TO recog-
nize is that the ordinary education OF lady
Is scarcely by itself a marketable COM
modify; though fl will add great deal to
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CORNER III LINCOLN fUoEUrT
DESK m CENTER

Brittania Sympathizes with Columbia"
Only recently Mr.. Oldroyd has completed a
collection of the thirty-three scathing Carl
catures which Punch had published during
the war, and these later to be added to
the similar cartoons in another room.
X X
The bed upon which Mr.. Lincoln died
originally occupied the northeast corner of
this room. The little chamber was rented
at the time by William T. Clark of Com
pany D. 18th Massachusetts Infantry,
whose photograph is framed upon the wall
together with the copy of letter which
the young soldier wrote to his sister imme-
diately after the tragedy. In this Clark
says:
Everybody has a great desire to obtain
some mementoes of my room, so that who
ever comes in has to be closely watched for
fear they will steal something" The can
die described was presented by Clark to
sweetheart, who later donated 1t to the COL
lection.
Back OF the death chamber is a room oc-
cupied by the servants of the lodging house
at the time of the tragedy. In this are
now displayed a thousand biographies of
Lincoln and volumes dealing with slavery
and the war; also $50 sermons discussing
the assassination. 500 magazines dating
from '43 to 20, and containing articles re-
lating to the great President: 5000 news
paper clippings of the same purport; also
numerous political handbooks, poems and
buresques circulated throughout his cam
paigns. One of the most interesting of
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the crepe with which it was then drapes
still clngS to it.
The flag which caught Booths spur and
caused him TO break his leg as he leaped
from Mr.. Lncoln's box, also the spur It
self is shown in the front parlor, along
with the key to the old arsenal prison
which confined the conspirators and pieces
of the ropes which hanged the latter. Orig
inal prints Of the Individual portraits of
all of the conspirators are hung one above
the other, some of the subjects being shown
manacled and with aspects of bitter de-
fiance. About all Of the published sketches
of the assassination, the flight and capture
of Booth, the trial of the conspirators and
their execution hung nearby. But the
grimmest relics in the entire museum are
original prints from the remarkable series
or photographs by Gardner, showing the ex-
ecutton of the conspirators, step by step
until they are finally seen dangling. side
by side. below the trap.
The entire tour Of Booth from Ford's The
alter TO the Garrett farm was lately retraced
by Mr.. Oldroyd, who made photographs as
he progressed. 1t was a tramp of eighty
miles, but resulted in the correction of
many statements which have gone into his
tory. The collector Is the author of a num-
Der of works concerning the martyr whom
he has idolized for well-nigh half century.
1t is his hope that the government will pur-
chase his collection before the time comes
when he can no longer care for it, With
the aid of one of the government architects
he has worked out plan for the condemn
ton or the property on either side of the
present museum building the building of a
freproof wall about the entire structure
the additions of wings at the rear and the
conversion OF the opened spaces in front
into grass plats This scheme would en-
able him to acquire for the government
many valuable Lincoln relics whose owners
will not install them in non-freproor
building 1t will also add TO the lighting
or the rooms and enable the public to make
a circuit Of the house without overcrowding
The bedstead on which Mr.. Lincoln died is
among the relies which are promised when
nreproof repository is afforded
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS
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Intermediary between her clients and the
practical tradespeople, and she is invaIua-
bic in overseeing details and in giving ad-
vice. There are many occasions on when
such services will be most valuable ana
consequently will be well paid. For IN
stance, where a house has to be redecorat-
ed, and wholly or partly refurnished IN
the absence of its owners Many busy men
would gladly trust to a women of educa-
tion taste and experience the arrangements
for the removal from one house or fiat 10
another, when they would hesitate to place
1t entirely in the hands of a tradesnan
Even among the wealthy section of those
who have made fortunes. but who have not
inherited standards of taste, there are now
many who realize that knowledge can 90
more than money. and that a lady VIII
get far better effect with small expense
than an aneducated person with a large
outlay:
The work itself is exceedingly interesting
AS knowledge of art increases, the con-
seriousness Will grow that the furnishings
of a private house or even of single room
should never be undertaken without refer
ence to the person who is to occupy It.
I once saw fiat which had been entirely
redecorated and furnished while it's owner
was abroad. The scheme was strikingly
when its owner, small, frail-looking ell
derby lady. dressed in tones of Quaker gray
with delicate old lace. returned the mis-
take was apparent at once. The poor little
lady did not recognize her own home, and
the next morning message was sent to the
decorator to undo all that had been done
and make 1t eas much as possible, as it
was before" This surely was lust one of
those mistakes that any woman who had
seen the owner or even the fat as she left
It. would have been able TO avoid, and yet
education would have taught her that
straint and simplicity are two beautiful
qualities in art.
But In such a profession something fur
Their is needed First. business ability is re-
quired in dealing with the various trades
men and work-people employed, and, sec
ondly. a practical knowledge of their work.
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which experience alone can give: a good
mead for calculation. and an eve for meas
urements, rough estimates having often to
De MADE on the spot of the prices of cur
talns carpets, and paperlng or dismem-
oerlng walls and ceilings Then IL Is nee
essary 10 keep abreast OF the times I'm
learning what new goods are In the whole
SAFE market, what handicrafts are being
applied to household decoration etc some
knowledge of architecture and decorative
work, of furniture design and many kin
dred subjects, and even or sanitation.
drainage, etc. sanitary inspectors GER
tihcate would be a very valuable asset
The thought to keep constantly before US
IN all work is that the discipline Il entails
is the only road to success; that all life
may be lived on a high and exalted plane
or on a base and material one Material
ism is not needful to tue breadwinner in
deed ii is not necessary condition of any
life, but Ii Is to be found In all, among
millionaires much as among wage-earn-
ers. To keep before US the greatness of
all labor, the unbounded possibilities of
every life, the usefulness of every honest
career to fit ourselves TO our task. and
master its fundamental principles. and then
work them out as our talent or our scope
allows, this is the great secret of joyous
living. Good work should be put into every
thing we undertake, whether the remunera-
ton is adequate or poor, for II has been
truly said, Good work cuts its own chan
nell and eventually controls Its rate of
compensation" If a girl feels when she
first goes out into the labor market that
her salary is small. and her work hard. let
her take heart, and remember that she can
make her training of life-iong value by the
way she receives 1t. strong undaunted
intention to succeed. a faith in the ultimate
reward of honest work, and determina-
ton to keep the best standards as the only
ones toward which to aim. viii In the end
insure success in every career, and bring
the real richness of life to the most drudg-
ing toiler. and although to such pleasure
is often denied, happiness may yet be the
afmOSp lGre OF HE. upon which the circU.n-
stances can have no more effect than on the
air we breathe
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tic economy, or candidates can compete for
kings scholarships.
90 The salaries in London board school
rise from ESQ to G140 for assistant mis-
tress. and from sI40 to e300 for head
mistress. In the country they some
what less, but the girl of average ability
has a. better chance of obtaining head
mistress post.
seems to be recommendation rather
than a drawback once the certificate has
been obtained, while ordinary or high
school governesses often find difficulty
In obtaining posts at forty years of age
Married women or widows are often ap
pointed, so that having once held the
position of elementary school teacher
woman can almost always return to 1t
should circumstances render 1t necessary.
"a The pension assured is now GAO per
annum at sixty-five years of age. or In
some cases earlier. and will probably
soon be higher, as the pension scheme Is
still In its infancy. The fact that in this
profession the demand is at present
greater than the supply is proved by the
invitation to country teachers to apply
for posts in the London board schools,
which have hitherto been the subject of
very keen competition.
The Importance of the work itself can
net be exaggerated, for to the teachers
is Entrusted no less a work than mold
ton, and now that ever-increasing power
is placed in the hands of the people 1t
becomes work of the first national i'm
portance and one that may well be con-
stdered worthy. of the best energies and
highest enthusiasm of any woman.
Another industry which offers increasing
openings for women In indexing, but for
this. too. a thorough technical training is
necessary. This training can, however be
acquired in shorter time than in many
other professions, from six to nine months
with varied work in good office being gen.
orally sufficient. 1t does not require any
extraordinary talent. Indeed, one lady who
is an authority on the subject says, "CIey-.
erpess is not required in an indexer, brsi-
liancy Is dangerous, the desirable quality
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ts clearness." A good sound education
and much concentration are necessary but
the work Is always interesting and enteiIs
a continually increasing knowledge of the
subjects to be indexed so that 1t is saved
from that bane of daily work, monotony.
Good salaries are earned, ranging from
E10o to ESQ per annum by those sufficient
ly qualified to obtain regular posts bus
plece-Work, although well paid, is precar-
icus for those who depend entirely on their
earnings. Many public bodies are, however
taking women indexers their star, ana
many newspapers also. Sir Alfred Harms
worth has put the library of the Daily Mail
into the hands of women, and one of them
is responsible for the daily index of the
paper Publishers work, except in a few
noteworthy instances. is badly paid some
times not more than two guineas being
given for tndexing a book of four or five
hundred pages, though in the case of Sci
entific or technical books five guineas
would be only fair price. 1t is probable
that as the difference between good and
bad indexes becomes better understood.
they will be omitted altogether from books
where they are not required, and bet'er
prices paid for better work when they are
necessary.
X
To very businesslike woman with album
dant health. strength and energy, and a
good deal of artistic taste and knowledge
house decorating and furnishing offers a
very good opening. Several firms in Lon
don have for years been managed by wo-
men, and managed very successfully. lr
the necessary funds are forthcoming the
best way to acquire the requisite knowledge
Is to go as articled pupil to good firm for
ore, two or three years. But If q premium
cannot be paid, a post as assistant could
probably be obtained at small salary, ana
an assistant who used her brains, and cuI-
tivated tact, would probably in two or
three years gain enough insight into the
practical side of the work to be able TO
begin business later on her own account.
work for her in this direction. She is the
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these bears upon the cover cartoon de-
plotting Mr.. Lincoln wearing a crown and
the title is Abraham Afrcanus l."
An original quotation of the negro mar
ket, dated Richmond. September 10. 1857,
is here framed. Humanity is herein CLASH
fed into nineteen commercial grades by
column printed upon the left of tie page,
the prices being filled in in blank spaces
to the right. Thus on that date No. /
at 81 $50 to 1885, Common Men," SLIGO
to 81 $50; Women, extra. sixteen to twen-
ty-two years" 81, 200 to 81, $50; Boys, four
feet high" $500 to $3.50; Boys, feet six
inches" 1920 to $3.50; Girls, five feet"
s., 600 to $1.0T5 and Girls. four -eet,' $500
to $3.50. A footnote by the broker adds
Families and scrubs sell in their usual
proportions to above quotations. We would
be pleased TO you down soon with a
likely lot" Nearby are -ramed posters Of
fering rewards of 500, 500 and $500 for
runaway slaves.
Furniture from the Lincoln homestead at
Springfield occupies large room in the
rear, which has been added since the trag-
edy Among the most interesting relics
shown here is a little desk, with pigeon
holes bought when Lincoln first went to
housekeeping. Laid upon this Is the framed
copy OF 4 letter from the donor, a former
neighbor of the Lincoln family, whose hus-
band was one day visited by the future
President, carrying the desk, in two pieces,
one under each arm. The donor quotes
Mr.. Lincoln having said on that
caSion:
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change of thought in this branch of educa-
ton, l believe, than in any other.
If proper introductionS and recommended
tons can be obtained, some of the best
paid and most comfortable of all posts are
to be found as English governess or com
panion governess in good foreign families
PRUSSIA, before the revolution commenced
offered one of the best feds) or in the
capacity of what Is in England called
nursery governess' lin French, institu-
trice) in the families of professional men,
who often engage English women in order
that their children may learn the language
in the nursery. 1t cannot, however, be too
often said that no young Englishwoman
should accept any post abroad unless the
introduction comes from well-known and
reliable sources but II these precautions
are observed, these situations are often
very we'll remunerated, and life, as a
rule, is enjoyable.
Supposing however, these young women
can still devote some time to training. it is
of course easier to suggest openings. and
there are at least three which are not at
present overstocked. and first among these
we may place elementary school teaching
No nobler work can be found than this
and from the individual point of view IT
has much to recommend it to those desir
Gus of having an assured future
"a The training is cheaper than for most
othef branches or teaching, or for other
professions, but 1t must be entered on fairly
young After a general or high school
education till seventeen or eighteen years
of age tthe latter is certainly preferabIe) n
year should be spent as pupil teacher In an
elementary school For this either special
examination or a Junior Oxford or Cam.
bridge local certificate is qualification.
Ihen two years at training college will
cost 40. not, of course, inclusive of holiday
expenses or dress. followed by the govern
ment certificate examination. The Cam
bridge senior local honors certificate Will
IL supplemented by neediework and donles-
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VIII you take my old desk and give II
room In your house, as it is the first desk
l used when l commenced to do business
for myself? Mrs. Lincoln, In one of her
passions. threw it in the street because ]
upset the ink" In this room are also ex-
hibited Mrs. Lincoln's cook stove a walnut
cr r IN which her children were rocked,
OFTEN by the husbands own hand; his
wooden office armchair, In which he sat
when he wrote his first inaugural address:
two horsehair sofas, a settee, and various
other pieces of furniture escaping the great
chicago fire. which consumed nearly all of
the family belongings. One of the most
interesting pieces Is black walnut armed
rocker, upholstered in haircloth, and said
10 nave been Mr.. Lincoln's favorite chair
at the homestead. It's extraordinarily tall
back offers silent evidence in corrobora ton
OF this tradition. In this room are also DIS
played fifty original and distinct portrait
photographs of Mr.. Lincoln, the last taken
rev days before his death, when he COM
plled with the request of a photograp her
or Waltham Mass. to step out upon the
south portico of the White House and sit
for a bust picture What was regarded nv
Mr.. Lincoln's friends as the best likeness
among all photographs taken during mis-
later years is one by Brady of Washington
who also made the group showing Mr. Lin
coin seated and reading a book while his
little son Tad glanced down at the omen
page. Brady. in meeting his appointment
round the two in this attitude when he en-
tered the room and requested them to hold
the pose until he had taken it; but the book
proclaimed over the land as a Holy Bible
was in reality a photograph album
X
Mr. Oldroyd, who has traced the circum-
stances attending the taking of each of the
fifty photographs in the collection, says
that in every case Mr., Lincoln was I'M
portuned to sit. He was good natured
however. in this respect, as well illustrated
by the conditions under which the celebrat-
ed Gardner photograph was taken. Gard