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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

touching passage in the lie history Of a poor MILWAUKEE,
woman.
Mrs Mary Wiedig, widow, lost her only child, a little
girl. She had no money to give the child a decent sep
ulchre. She went to the poor commissioner. And this
is the sequel: Mrs. Wiedig staggered up the path iii
the cemetery which led to the plot Of ground where her
husband WIS buried. bcaring the little coffin which held
the body of her little one. She took Il spade she h"l
mt there the day before and began to dig. Poor WON
an; she was digging the grave of her only child-the
last sweet tic that had held her to earth. And as she
worked she sobbed and cried. She called on the dead
man under the ground to help her bear her sorrow till
she could come to him.
A man who passed through the cemetery heard the
CRYING and went to the spot where the frail woman
bent to her awful task. She explained why she was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
COLD SNAP IN MEXICO CITY,
Diaz' Capital Experiences II Li'tAe
Bit of Real Winter.

dag Capital Experiences II L'''o
Bit of Real Winter.
The weather man was cold-near'eu
yesterday and turned Oh the shl'el9
early In the morning, lays the Mexican
Herald Of Jan. "a. He blew a rev
breezes, arranged for n little Ice anu
gave Mexico City the coolest weather
she has had this winter. According
to his calculations the THERMOMETERS
registered a minimum Of 25.S degrees
In the open air and pol degrees III
doors. But the thermometer seems
to have warmed up as the houls
passed, 37.4 degrees being registereu d.
8 o'clock in the morning, 49.o degrees
ut midday and ga degrees at 0 ociocN
in the afternoon. Then 1t got coiuei
again.
Ice Is said to have been discovered
by the more enterprisfng s~earchers eai,
ly yesterday morning and the stree'
gamins are said to have secured enough
of this curious stuff to play wlth-a
trick that is seldom turned IN this
city, It was SO cold in the early part
of the day that there was q rumof "
| the effect that the late sleepers "eie
dreaming that they had 'ne
north pole and were the proud posses
sors OF icicles instead of toes. but me- ~,
leo City seldom has such weather ILL.,
this is not hot air"
That ancient Inhabitants Will re-
member that this city was presented
the weather man with n snoWstorlh u.
well as a few side dishes OF ice 'e Gu
hail only last year-and in June 81
the worst may be yet to come. .
The Ice was half an incn thlcA ~
Angel on Monday night, wheie
wafer was stagnant, but the runnins
n.atn,. did not freeze. The contrast
hatyrean the ice and green grass, loi-
iape and flowers is n that is seldom
seen. except in the highland tropics OH
n cold morning.
It is the coolest "dry' weather Mex
,co CITY has had for some years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

Is adulterated with cabbage? Do you
know that there Is common, everyday
oil in Kerosene, and gas in the coal we
buy? or course, you don't, madame!
OF course. you don't. You don't know
anything! That's why 1 brought these
dogs home! It is my intention to show
you the effects of the deleterious in
gradients In the foodstuffs OH
us that so, Mr.. Jones?" interposed
Ma, sarcastically. "Well, l."
Don't butt in, darling! Don't butt
in" said Pa, severely, as he lined up
the dogs. Don't spoil a good thing
when I am trying to save your life!
You are just like all the other women!
You think that everything is all right
You take too much for granted because
you get trading stamps with it! Now
then, 1 want you to closely watch the
experiments that I make and be con-
your mistress ordered for dinner! That
meat, madame, has more poison in it
| than a suicide who has swallowed a
quart Of carbolic acid! 1t Is not fit
for q dog to eat, but l must give it to
Bonnie that human beings may live
at the awful cost Of martyred pups !!
Come Bonnie! Come good doggie! Eat
this beef and-Ah, see how he gobbles
it down! See how the poison makes his
poor Eyes sparkle! See how thin he is
getting already! See how he smacks
his chops as you or I would have done,
utterly oblivious Of the deadly dose
that he is taking. Next, I will give a
loaf Of this death-dealing bread to
Prince, and this diabolical cake to Gyp!
They weigh as much as any other dog
now, but in a few"
Hen Jones ~ cried Ma, with a look
Of great concern. Il"
3 easy, madame! Be easy !" en-
Joined Pa, throwing more grub and still
more grub to the a~ppreciative dogs.
Put a kedge anchor on your gable
trap, and feel glad that you are saved !
If 1 hadn't dropped in to see that Pure
Food Show you would have been re-
duced to a living skeleton, and eventual.
~ a dead one! If 1 hadn't gone in
there and got wise your dear mother
would have been compelled to tie a
clothes line around her to keep her
bones from rattling! Norah, bring out
some scrapple for Doggy Belle! You
may also bring some sausage for
Maude, while l give Gyp a swig of this
patent ketchup and Prince some pre-
served peaches! Scrapple, Mrs. Jones,
Is adulterated with pork and Indian
meal, and-Ah, madame! Just notice
the piteous look of Bonnie! He is beg.
ging me to desist! He don't want to
die, even on the sacrifcal altar OF
science. He"
You simple zap! You crazy luna.
tic" shouted the indignant Ma, who a,
last managed to make herself heard
Haven't you got any sense? Don't you
know when you are twisted? Don't yor
know that you are giving those ugly
beasts a real June picnic? Don't yor
know that you are not poisoning them 8
little bit? I don't wonder that they
look at you and smack their chops!
don't wonder they grin at each other
and think that you are the softest thins
this side of sweet sixteen! Don't 70
know that that food isn't aduIterated'
Don't you know"
WHATS that, madame? Whats that
precious pet?" was tile ranrfnI inter
lection of the panied ia. what ar,
you talking about. What are you try
Ing TO cackle7 Don't you suppose tina
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

ture and fashionahsy raaGs, and her
face carried an Impression es culture
and refinement That she Was IN n
highly nervous and distressed crsEadl-
ton was quite evident
Presently she looked mp with a lit
tie start
.Have-haye we reached Garland
parks' she asked
The young man looked through the
window.
1--WE are close to the entrance" he
said. do you wish to leave the car
theres"
Eyes, thank you,'' she murmured.
He reached forward and touched the
electric button. Then as the car
stopped he preceded the girl to the
platform, and, alighting, gave her his
hand.
.'Thank you" she said and abruptly
turned across the highway to the park
entrance. The young man, walking
slowly. followed at a discreet distance.
This looked like an adventure. He
would see 1t out. There were no Sc
rious claims upon his time. He was
afraid the girl meant to do something
desperate. She vas In distress and
she hadn't a penny left In her purse.
He would follow her unobserved. He
might be able to assist her. She looked
like a girl who was unused TO battling
with the world. She looked Ike a girl
who needed help and would be grateful
for II. But that was neither here nor
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
How 1t II Done.

The young East Side wife, says h
writer in the New York Sun, was
proudly telling the settlement worker OF
her husbands fine new job, and how
much he was making.
And what is he doirg?' was the
friendly inquiry.
Hes boring worm-holes in antique
furniture over here in Fourth avenue,
and he's got all he can do" was the
delighted response.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
GALL MINE"

The fields, and the woods In the fields, are mine;
The rivers that follow their beds OF stones;
The willows that shelter the resting kline,
The stateliest cedars of all the zones.
@
The yellowest gold OF the mountain steep,
The ingots OF caves which the seas immerse,
The worlds upon worlds, which unfettered sweep
Through tho measureless maze OF the universe.
For surer and surer I daily know
That God hath set nothing beyond my reach;
That all things are mine II make them so.
BY reading n truth they were meant TO teach.
Boston Transcript -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
Easy Going.

'srhe railway men will take possess
sion OF the government IL they get a
chance said the nlarmist.
awell." answered the easy-going cIti-
zen, III they do I hope they will run
Il as successfully al they do some Of
the trunk iines."-Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

The only time 1t is not impolIte for
n man to yawn Is when he is all alone
in his rom, and then, particularly as
he grows older, and more tired OF peo-
pie, Is the only time when be doesn't
feel Ike 1t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

r. the killing Of patients afflicted with nr .Ura IN
a,s.,ses hod been considered the only he'llS "a :, 1o-,
tho mast who would have been moved o Ncto' "'
~ v.ors md lifetime to the study or curing
MANY diseases which long seemed ih'uF"Dc NV
,,ocessfnllv treated. For countless centuries VI pcs
the SMALLPOX, rabies. tuberculosis ana S"n', 'u'HI ~.
+bor,a carried with them the sentence Oh ue"'"' w.
MOI sought patiently and persistently for eHect'e way
70 FIGHT these dreadful foes Of humanity even S"N'
their lives in unselhsh zeal and as a resut We Id, 'l
c,not,on incubation aud antitOxin, ana milhons 'i"e
deemed incurablc are saved.
Within the memory of old physicians the preparations
ror n surgical operation were alarmlnGly slmlle'
carholic ocid to nearly stihe the operators was throw"
phout the operating room, and that was all. ohly y ="
~ a cont of the cases recovered. But now, from Il
hosnitol Of high standing, where the operating room Is
s,,reicolly clean, comes the report of over lVo coasecu-
tive abdominal operations which were entirely SUCCESS
full.
Suffering and struggle against death have sEnrreu men
on to accomplish these things. Must they suddenly De
called on to halt, to strive no more. TO accept ueleal!
Must they reverse their course, and give deatn hs'ea Vi
lifcP Killing IS no incentive to curing. Shipping OH Dur
dens never strengthened shoulders. Giving UP lroolehnS
never developed minds. Kansas City World.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
HAD one.

.You lose your temper too easily.
Cont YOU be master Of vonrself."
NO; I'm married--cieyeland
Lesdef,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
WHEN YOU ARE BLUE.

GREAT many persons have the blueS. heE
imagine that they are having a nara tlme
in life and that their sorrows reach the
limit. They are wrong. If you have such
feelings you should compare your condition
with that OF someone else who Is pulling
hard against the stream of life. Read Il
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
HiNl

"No, it's my treat" insisted Nuriten'
.1 Lin offord It better'n you fellers kin.
I guess you don't know how mucn im
worth, do you?"
"Well, no." replied the quiet s,fan-
.ar II don't know your exact weight
nar do I know the current market
mice Of pork."-Philadelphia Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

n decrease IN the amount VI WHISKY WITH
drawn from bond as compared with the previous year Of
7n4 O4O gallons. No one will say that there has been
a decrease in population during that period. The same
fpures show a corresponding gain in the consumption OF
beer the increase being 1,251,4O7 barrels. The reveal
ton these figures furnish is that people are drinking less
snirits. containing so per cent of alcohol or so and more
beer. containing 5 per cent or less of alcohol.
One does not have to seek very far to find at least one
cause for this change. The existing industrial conditions
enforce sobriety. When the population Of the country
W sparse and mostly composed OF farmers, the drunk
enness of one did not endanger the lives Of many. But
with the concentration of the great manufacturing in
dustries of the country in mammoth structures, employ
ing thousands Of worknen and filled with costly ma
chinerv, too much is at stake to permit machinery or
motive power to be handled by those whose
wits have been befuddled with drink. The same
is true of the more than a million men employed on steam
and electric railway lines. Thus it has come to pass
that sobriety has been enforced by an memorable de-
mand.
While it is not to be expected that drunkenness will
be entirely abolished, the tendency Is clearly toward Its
decline, as well as towards the substitution of the lighter
and less Intoxicating beverages for those of a stronger
and more dangerous type-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

There are some people who wiz oe
mysterious even II their mysteries run
them
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

Let me CO. h sobbed.
He shook his head.
Not quite yet" he said, moi unit
you are better. There, lean on me
Has the faintness gomez"
why don't you let me go?' she mur
INJURED.
He did not answer, but drew her to
bench that was c them.
sit there" he said, until you hav,
recovered"
He released his hold on her arm a
she dropped back on the seat Watch
ing her warily, be quickly stopped ant
picked up her hat and handed ii 10 her
Put 1t on" he said, you can't sta.
here"
Il have nowhere to so" she Eaoanei
and suddenly burst into tears and
bowed her face IN her hands
She SIN held fASI so her sne7g2a.
bag The Young zsaa ssaS il, ana eg,e1
ing ST. drew 90. s. n~An&SssvA3at Goi
gave IL TO Asr- As De did ~ his eyes
I czaeAt sight OF & cara within Eoa h.
gGscSSr a1ak possession 81 Il. There
vas q z4azZs ez R1 4u8 IL aaaSsss 1lla,
the E&zs1s guaa z~s.csegnazna rs EescrEiG,
10 Nsssr serf City EH sEzEs.a sllle cl-,l
Ez HIS yt,caEL-
BETTER ngHP"
II zn1z6 sar~
Then B41 u zoavs alGGla,"
She Esssesa i lrzE
A you say"
She Fastened her fExt wFraa G-vrEnErs
fingers TEea S ==zz=e - SHE ~
/ side tile moved toward the sk,s-e.
Once sine looked up ut hEus - e saas==.
! to speak, but when she E2s- LIS friend
~ glance her speech failed and she
could only sob.
Don't do that" he cried And be
spoke as If addressing a child
"IlI try not to-" she said. But
there was still a little catch In her
throat. Ibid you follow mel" she
asked.
Eyes"
"Whyf"
Because you looked like a girl who
shouldn't be !e.s alone
fUu KNOW what / came here fort"
~ saru1ise.i--
One UEEW u ivlS UItdtA-
at was the only way that I could
see" she said.
And a very bad way, too"
I'll was desperate"
mo doubt"
They reached the shore end of the
pier ard turned to cross the driveway.
"Old terra irma reels good, doesn't
it?''
"Ye-es," she murmured.
The young man looked up and saw
the park policeman intently regarding
them.
ats all right. officer" he said.
"That little matter will be satisfac-
toriiy adjusted.
Good said the policeman. And
best OF luck to you" There was a
smile on bis honest face as he waved
his hand and walked away.
Then the young man turned back to
the girl.
and now where Is your homer
II haven't any home"
.well, where have you been stay
ing?'
4 can't go there again Iney Put
me cut ! nave no Dome
les b1t goo nnsl NAYS rsaaIns
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nEte = IN eau tsll you VIVA
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wsttietit Q Wofa ans ssars we've
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|1liissfs 5'ussiiss y Iitsie soO Strong,
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
..TuE

! ..n.. ~ which prominent physicians an"
o,t, Tari.,oturc for the painless dea'h
: of incurables. eo,n1
' 50 ,ord, but 1t carries further. ,.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
TEMPERANCE

spite Of the asseverations Of the total ab-
staiuers to the contrary, statistics prove that
the whisky drinking habit In this country Is
on the decline. The preliminary report Of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for
the fiscal year, which closed June 30, shows
- ---asa In tho araal1nt of Wilhelm with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

sEhars . isssea," = cried. wen.
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rusted part the soldier applied a linen
cloth. on which the continued rubbing
left a rough pattern. This struck the
quick witted prince as being capable
OF adaptation to the purposes OF art,
and calling TO his aid Valiant the
printer he carried the idea 10 q suc-
cessful elimination.
British gum was discovered through
a fire. When, In 1891, the starch fac
tory of Chapelizod was burnt TO the
ground. some calico printers, who In
assisting to extinguish the flames had
been plen.ifully believed with the
starch which the water had washed In
to the highway, found on attempting
to remove their clothes that they adj
hered TO thIer bodies as II they had
been saturated with glue, On return
ing 10 the scene of the disaster the men
found the ground covered with pud-
dies of glutinous matter, some OF which
they removed, and found that It served
as we'll as gum-arabic hitherto EN-
ployed In their trade This secret,
which they ultimately sold for n small
sum, resulted In the issue OF our pres
ent adhesive postage-stamps.
The discovery of the telescope was
brought about by the children Of n
Dutch spectacle-maker, named Upper
skey, playing with their fathers
glasses before the door. While shift
ing and changing the spectacles the
children were surprised TO see the spire
Of distant church brought. az II werc,
close to their eyes. They called their
father to witness the, strange sight,
and he with his knowledge Of optics.
at once recognized the opportunity that
chance had given him. He forthwith
constructed the telescope, which after
certain improvements by Calico. to
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- HE invention of the laryngo-
scope was due TO chance. II
longed," said the late Manuel
Garcia TO see a healthy CLOTHS
exposed in the very act OF singing. one
day In the autumn OF 1854 was stroll
ing In the Palais Royal, when sud
denly l saw the two mirrors OF the
laryngoscope In their respective posi-
lions as II actually before my eyes
went straight to Charriere. the surgi-
cal instrument maker. and was sup
piled With dentists mirror. Return.
ing home, ! placed against the uvula
the little mirror, then flashing on it's
surface with a hand-mlrror a ray OF
sunlight | saw at once the CLOTHS wide
open before me, SO fully exposed that
could see portion OF the trachea"
The potter's art owes much to acct
dent. When on a journey, in 1870. ST.
mon Astbury CHANGED. on hating at
Banbury, TO notice that one OF his
horses eyes was much infiamed He
consulted the hostler, who threw a
redhot flint into pail OF water. there
by reducing the former to a powder,
which he applied to the injured eye.
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whom It had been shown, was for q
while the wonder OF the age.
The arts OF war, no less than those Of
peace, stand indebted to chance. A reg
iment OF Basque soldiers. hard pressed
by the enemy, near Bayonne. drew the
long knives that formed part OF their
equipment and fastened them into tho
barrels OF their muskets. The charge
that followed was so successful that
the military authorities adopted and
improved upon this sudden inspiration,
with the result that, In 1872. the bay
onet was adopted by the British army.
Watts the Bristol plumber. made
10000 through dream. One night he
dreamed that while soldering up some
defect on the roof OF church he let
the ladle OF molten metal slip from his
hand into the street below. On hasten-
ing down to recover the utensil he
found TO his surprise that the lead
which II contained. instead OF lying nj
an intact mass. was scattered around
In a myriad OF minute globules. On
awakening his curiosity prompted him
TO repeat the experiment when to his
surprise the falling metal behaved as II
had done In his dream. This discovery
which he at once adapted to the max
ing OF lead shot. brought him in the
above substantial fortune.--Tit-Bits.
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W0MAN'S AUXILIARY.
Or brotherhood OF Railway Trainmcn
Elects Officers and Adjourns.

Denver, Oct. 6.--The womans auxll-
larry OF the Brotherhood OF Railway
rrainmen concluded the business OF its
biennial convention today aud adj
lourned. Officers We're elected as fol-
lows:
Grand mistress, Mrs. Ray watterson,
panVille, HI first vice grand mistress.
Mrs, Augusta Statzer, Erie, Pa. second
Flee grand mistress, Mrs. Mary Com
sell. Denver. third vice grand mistress,
Mrs. Mary Cusick, Toronto, Canada:
BOARD OF trustees, Mrs. Cassie Clarke.
Fort Wayne, Ind; Mrs. w. J. Leon
ard. Boston: Mrs. Ella Anderson, 81.
louis. the executive board, Miss s. NJ,
r. O'Hara, Wilkesbarre, Pa, Mrs. Mat
lie House. Livingstone. Mont; Mrs.
Mabel Wilson Wellington, KAN; Mrs.
Nina Rice. Nebraska city. Neb.; grand
council man, A. y. King, past grand
mistress, Mrs. Laura Lidgley OF Gallon,
ohio.
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=, tn' ror party, The ,udsn.r, -
~ ,sUinneetion with one Of nj. was sy,,
are everyday occurrane er Cases wh,ahs
try. Speaking thronanse Ia this cnss
q man called The caas the teiep SSoun'
establishment .1a IAN iI mnaaot a bsthips,
ana was promptly hapIudent person
enpeieldigung," and cor' up FOR hFS,
me: He appealed aSseoinlpelled to nav !
s nr,rns that the remark ', M, tne decision
private tTl, but the court .A ~ was made Il
phone operator or so salse the tels
might " POSSIBLY have oVsrh Other persor
80 much interest w wss'neard It.
this decision that tho p 40 aroused Owe,
merce,. Or. Ferscht, Munster OF con,
once 70 see to what es snlet telephor,
elnpioyes We're likely 10 Gu, o,'a telephon,
versations going on overhear con.
scribers. The minister he wen the sub,
a stringent general order ,'s so,h now ISSUED
empioyes to listen to vargo,edlng Il.
the wires, and remindlns e,tssauons Owe,
cases where II Is Imnoss,t.nem that n
oyeIhearing such talk Il r,, Tor then
sarded as Service secrets I" be t,.
oneiais and operators s,o which al,
pledged TO observe.-Vienrs e solemny
dence London Mail. "a correspor,
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Discovered by Accident.
Many Valuable Inventions Have Been Brought Out Very
Unexpectedly.

Astbury, who had watched the process.
perceived therein the solution of a
problem chat had long perplexed him.
He procured a carload OF fiints, hal
them fired and pulverized. and having
mixed the powder with pipeclay and
water applied II to his ware, which
thus, after the final baking, acquired
the white shine he had so long sought
Equally extraordinary was the dis
covery, In 1903, OF the essential ingre-
dent OF white porcelain by John Fred
erlck Bottgher. He noticed one morn
ing that his wig was unusually heavy,
and, on inquiring the reason OF his cer-
want, was told that II was owing to the
powder, a peculiar kind OF white earth
then much In vogue for dressing wigs,
with which It was covered Was this
The very substance for which he had
so long and vainly sought? He submit
ted II to experiment and discovered
therein that koalln the want of which
had UP till then prevented him from OBJ
tanning complete success.
To Prince Rupert we owe the mez-
zotint process. CHANGING one morning.
TO be strolling through Brussels he
came upon a soldier cleaning his gun
which, having been left out In the rain
all night. was somewhat rusty. To the