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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Cross Purposes.

Marshall Wilder tells of an elderly
ady in Cohoes, who, besides her deaf
ness, experienced much trouble with
false teeth. Consequently she was
disposed to regard this world as a
vale of tears. A neighbor, passing her
house one day, beheld the lady sitting
ut the window, wearing AZ expression
Of more than usual gloom.3'Thinking to
cheer the unfortunate one, the good
hearted neighbor screamed at the TOP
Of her voice:
"Good morning, Mrs. Blank. Fine
weather we're having"
Yes" replied the elderly lady, "bui
I can't eat with 'em yit."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Influence.

No human being can come into the
world without increasing or diminish
Ing the sun total of human happiness,
not only of the present, but Of every
subsequent age Of humanity. No one
can detach himself from his me
ton. There is no sequestered spot in
the universe, no dark niche along the
disk of non-existence to which he can
retreat from his relations to others,
where he a withdraw the influence
Of his existence upon the moral des-
tiny Of the world. Everywhere he will
have companions who will be better or
worse for his influence.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
c THE FACTS.

By Rev. Henry F.. Cope.
Eye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free."-John, viii,
80.
This is the age of the dominance of
science. When a man asks, What shall
I believe? only n answer can be re
turned: Believe the things that are.
An age now past found it easy to be-
lieye that it believed what it was told,
yer the things that it knew We're not
so. But to-day at least has the merit
of finding no merit in that form Of self
deception.
The passion for absolute truth and
rightness is one of the noblest that can
spring up in any breast; it is a ripe
fruit Of religion. The scientist, by his
devotion to exact facts, to pure truth,
Is the religious man Of u day, and
the schools become religious educators
In their power to instill a primary love
for truth and to lift up ideals of exact
ness and equity
When we translate religion into
teEus of life, into actually as con
trasted with Imagination, we begin to
discover the necessity Tor foundations
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Precautionary Ventilation.

The man who entered the smoking car
Of the elevated train at Forty-third street
strobe to the rear end and opened the
doors.
Then he went half way back, sat down
and lighted a cigar.
An icy gale blew through the car, and
two or three men started for the rear
doors for the purpose of closing them.
wait a few moments, gentlemen" said
the passenger sitting next to the new
conner. This man knew what kind of a
cigar he was going to smoke a great deal
better than we did.'-Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Thumps in Zig.

Don't kill those little chubby fat pigs
a writer in Farm aud Fireside. Quit
giving SO much corn give them milk,
kitchen refuse, bran inc anything but
so much orn Give them coal to eat
whenever they want 1t. One man
killed three of his pigs because he did
not know what was wrong with them.
He said they had fits when they went
were going mad, so he knocked them
in the head. With a little care they
could have been saved.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
KEvITT SEEDING.

no coxcombing being noted; color
bright red, with a fine gloss !;
quality good, above the average
to my taste. Its seasons is long
and nearly every berry is strong and
abundant, the plants standing from ten
to fifteen inches high by actual meas
urement.
To produce Strawberries of NAM
moth size, so that a dozen berries will
fill a quart basket, plants should be set
out in the early part of August In good,
rich soil and kept well cultivated dur
ing the growing season. All nne
should be kept of the plant.-Rural
New Yorker.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Possib1e Explanntion.

81 see where they had a shower Of
fish out in Kansas" remarked the old
storekeeper as he opened his weekly "a
per. II wonder what kind of clouds
they be that rain fishY'
Wouldn't be surprised if they want
mackerel Clouds" chuckled the chronic
loafer on the herring keg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Horscs and Grass.

A famous veterinary surgeon declares
that grass beats all the drugs in crea-
ton as a sure cure for sick horses and
mules. Horses should have a few
pounds of grass daily from spring until
fall. he says. The prevalent notion
that it is harmful Is iGiotic and cruel.
Grass to horses is the same as fresh
vegetables and fruit to Us. Their
craving for 1t proves their need of it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

Of the house, except the alley, may be
used for a scratching room. The alley
is separated from the pen by wire net
ting except under the nests where ver-
tlcal Stats should be used placed two
inches apart. Between these Stats the
chickens feed out OF a trough that sits
in the alley where they cannot get into
It with their feet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

charge that no berries were to be SOLD
from those plants for less than 81 per
quart, thinking that would be prohibit
tive. On his return the boy handed
him 81. a customer having taken four
quarts, all that were ready at the
time. Next day the same man re-
turned and got three quarts more. This
was running into money SO fast that
Millionaire seemed an appropriate
name for the berry. The fruit Illus
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Fastening Fence Wire.

A better way to fasten wire to a
fence post where staples do not hold is
to use short pieces of wire. Twist one
end around the wire on one side of the
post, bring it around or tpe other side
and twist around the wire again. BY
treating several posts this way the
wire will be drawn quite tight with
out the aid of a stretcner.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Value of Potato Tops.

Potato tops cost the farmer more
than tubers in fertility. The solid
matter of tubers is mostly starch,
while the tops contain a large proper
ton of potash, for which reason potash
is an essential ingredient in he cult
walton of potatoes, as healthy tops and
vigorous growth conduce to a large
proportion of tubers. The tops of all
root crops should be saved and added
to the heap.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Farmers and Poultry F]anciers.

The farmer has a real grievance
against the poultry f~ancier, in that he
has done all of his crossing and in
breeding of fathers, daughters, uncles
and cunts without any regard to prac-
teal utility, says Farming, whether
the lens from which he has been breed
ing we're producing GO eggs a year or
200 made nc difference. His whole aim
has been to breed out a fowl flight
feather or two, or to create a better
comb, or eyes Of a better tint at Il
sacrifice of everything else. The re-
suit is that when a farmer goes into
the market to buy thoroughbreds with
his money In his pocket ready and will
ing to pay for the best stock, he not
only often pays for qualities he does
not need, but actually pays a premium
for something that has been obtained
at a sacrifice Of the very qualities
which he does need. There are a few
men, however, raising thoroughbred
stock that is bred to lay" or to meet
certain market demands, and those are
the men hat should be p~atronized.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

In order to make a success of hog
raising every animal must be atten-t
lively watched and every small detail
Of the business carefully attended &c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27


trated was two
two inches in di-
ameter and about
as large as m
e Many run
from one and a
quarter to one and
a half inches. The
shane Is uniform.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

which Is b e re
shown. When the
Increase of the
first plant had
made n row eight
feet long Mr.. Zero
lamar on going
away one day told
the boy left In
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

Yet ignorant, unfeeling drivers yank
them away from 1t as If it were poison
Instead Of the life-giving medicine it is,
designed by their Maker for them.
When they gnaw the bark of trees or
eat leaves it Is because they crave
grass and can't get it.-Buffalo Horse
World.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
HIS Renson.

"Why do you drop the III out of your
name?' asked one of his acquaintance.
Not because I'm a cockney," answered
Ben Jonson with spirit, but for purposes
of Identification. If you look in the direc-
tory you will find there is altogether too
much johnson in this town"
Subsequently, by way of further dis
tinction, they carved Rare Ben Jonson"
on his tombstone.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
sounded Tint way.

ssThat poet gentleman tibet come ter
board with us this week. said the
farmers wife, .'hez wrote somethin' he
calls "a Summer Idyl.'"
.Do tellr' exclaimed the farmer.
.IH bet it's about our hired man
Philadelphia Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
!: IT,, :.' s,::, VI, II: Thompson's Eye Water
s. @. N. u. No. 30-10O5-

He began to unwrap his Christmas
package with fear and trembling. Many
a time Incredibly, doubt and finally
despair would cross his face. He woul1
cease to undo the bundle, and slump
brokenly into his chair. Then hope
would flicker In his eye, and he WOULD
start up and fly to his task again.
ut can't be-" he would tell himssA
1T might be-" he cried, with more
confidence. ut ISL he shrieked ecstAe
ically.
It was sox.-Stanford Chaparral
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Stacking Wheat.

Years ago it was a common custom
to stack the wheat as soon rs 1t was
well cured in the shock, but gradually
this custom was abandoned until In
many parts OF the country 1t was Il
rare sight to see a stack.
or recent years a reaction seems to
be slowly taking place and stacking is
again coming into fashion. according to
a writer in American Agriculturist.
The reason for this is not in doubt.
1t is the bitter and costly experiences
that have come home to farmers
through leaving their grain in the
shock until the machine came around.
or our when everybody stacked and
the thrashing season occupied six
weeks or more, a majority of the crops
were necessarily left standing in the
shock for weeks, exposed to storms
and winds.
Now, Of course, while it Is a fact that
rainy seasons in July are uncommon,
they are Of sufficiently regular occur
renee to make the damage they inflict
far outweigh the cost Of annually
stacking or storing the grain.
Stacking can be carried on every
moment of the day that the wheat Is
dry enough 20 handle. II the stack Is
uncompleted at night or when a shower
up it can be covered with a tar
paulin. With his grain C safely in
the stack the farmer Is Independent Of
the weather and the machine boss and
can go about his other work serenely
conscious that he has done his duty In
safeguarding his principal cash crop.
Some Fancy SIraxyberries.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

Green chrysanthemums were exhibited
the other day at a flower show in Essex,
England.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

Rn>L@ Discovery whereby can grow
NWdO0 full head hair on any bale
head. Stop FALLING hair for good. Eradicate
any dandruff or scalp trouble. Reprodue4
the color In the follicle Of grey or fado4
hair. Will send you 2 months treatmsne
of this 80 II you send me q u none2
order. 1 simply do this to advertise =
show you. Want partner with $1,000 cash .
open office In Minneapolis. The only man
The Prince OF Hair Growers.
G.. w. SCHOENHUT, Sioux City, Iowa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

The first Amedican tea plantation is
rs S~1;1nncreille- s. c.. and the first
crop, 12,ooo pounds, went to market IN
1908.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
TuM0RS CONQUERED
Overwhelming Proof that Lydia e. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound Succeeds.

Dear Mrs. Pinkham g.
II was told by my physician that r
had a fibroid tumor and that / would
have to be operated upon, / wrote TO-
you tor advice, which l followed care
fully and took Lydia e. Pinkham'A
Vegetable Compound. / am not only
cured of the tumor but other female
troubles and car do all my own work
after eigh years of suffering"
Mrs. s. ]. Barber. of Scott, N. 7.
| writes :
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Sometime ago / wrote you for
advice abouta tumor which the doctors
thought would have to be removed.
Instead I took Lydia 3. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound and to-day am ;.
well woman"
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Funk. vandergriift, Pa
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham: -
II had a tumor and Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound removed
it for me after two doctors had given
me up. l was sick four years before I
began to take the Compound. / now
recommend Lydia Pinkham's Veget~
able Compound far and near"
Such testimony as above is con-.
vincing evidence that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound stands
without a peer as a remedy for Tumor
Growths as we'll as other distressing
ills OF women, and such symptoms -,
Bearing-down Sensations, Displace-
ments, Irregularities and Backachs,
etc. Women should remember that IL
is Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound that is curing SO many women
Don't forget to insist upon it when
some druggist asks you to accept
something else which he calls Just
as good"
Mrs. Plnkham's Invitation to Wonea.
Women suffering from any form
Of female weakness are invited -
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
for advice. She is the Mrs. Pinkham
who has been advising sick wome1
free Of charge for more than twenty
years, and before that she assisted
her mother-in-law, Lydia q. Pink.
ham in advising. Thus she is especially
well qualified to guide sick women
] back to health.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

Hotelkeepers in London complain that
their guests stay a shorter time than thsy
once did, and spend less for food anAs
drink.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27

ny {4iGG ,sd $500 qM Eags nShSs: s...od b. ::mnmnsssI "a q boasMSymc . ~
No SuhstHute. Ask your dealer for L. Douglas shoes. IL h cannot: supply yon, soma
diec to iaMory Shoe sente yeryxhere by malC aAalog free WL-Dous.A BrshNoa. NJ.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
some Fnncy strawberries.

Five years ago Henry Jerolaman,
the New Jersey strawberry a pro-
duced a Seeding, specimen fruit,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-27
Mrs. Plnkham's Invitation to Wonea.
w. DOUGLAS

$500 u 9osoO on0ES THE WORLD
6GzesHOEs FOR EVERY MEMBER OF @zSyh
~ THE FAMILY. AT ALL PRICES. 40
$25,OO0 }Szce.sccsk.s -: ~ so: -
Reward az" ssS o1hss ssss:ssessrsr.
THE REASON w. L.. Douglas shoes are worn by more people
In all walks of life than any other make, IL because of their
excellent style: easyatting. and superior wearing qualities:
Of the shoe. and every detail Of the making is looked after BY
skilled shoemakers. who receive the highest wages paid IN the
and show you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes are made, you
would then understand why they hold their shape, fit better,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05

Congress and the state legisla'
ture will now get down to business.
-Chas. Edwards and family OF
Linden were guests OF w P. Rowden
New Years.
Russell Taylor and wife were
Boscobel visitors portion of the
past week, and their son Frank
came here with them for brief
visit.
-Thos. bore, Jr., of Little Grant,
sold a fine load of cattle to Paul
Humphrey Thursday. The carload
consisted of two-yr-olds and aver
aged 1900 each.
The annual Hayseed ball was
up to the usual standard as the
bigg EST terpsichorean event of the
year, 245 numbers beng sold.
Frank HCskins of Bloomington Off
ciated as prompter and the music
furnished by the Lancaster orchestra
was excellent. Over 800 people
were in attendance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
~
THE POOR.

The cold weather Of the week
that IS past has set us all to think
ing of the poor. We wonder to how
many of us the weary dreary phrase
of hopeless poverty is anything
more than a romance Sitting in
our warm and comfortable homes,
by pleasant fires with luxurious
beds waiting to receive our well fed
bodies, we can have no more COM
prehension of what grinding poverty
means than an angel in the full
glory of paradise can know of the
deepest depths of hades Think of
it? No fuel. Absolutely none:
No bed, but piled up rags; little
children wailing with cold and
helpless with hunger; closets bare
as old Nj Their Hubbard's; smells
that reach high heaven in their
foulness. And in their depth of
poverty, to which even our imagina-
tlons can scarcely decend lies
lurking curse like the wild beast in
its lair. The sordldness of poverty
eats out the soul of man as
tiger drinks blood. Brutality, apa-
thy, the cruelty Of fiends, are begot
when pride and ambition die utter
~ Would that our charities could
strike deeper, seek to humanize as
well as feed, encourage and reani-
mate as well as clothe. We are all
of US apt to gather our skirts about
us, hold our noses and avert our
eyes while we hand out our gar
ments and our bread. Blessed be
the soul that is inspired enough to
go down into the shadows and lend
a helping hand. To be very poor,
and yet carry clear life and keep
alive ambition and hope is like seek
ing to set a white rose growing in
the bosom of a coal pit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
G. w. Roberts Writes Home.

q. w. Roberts of Larned, Kansas,
was recent visitor to Lancaster,
guest of his sister, Mrs. Anton
Knapp, and wrote the following
letter while here to his home paper
in Kansas:
Lancaster, Wisconsin, Dec. 5, 1906.
EDITOR CHRoNosCoPE:
We left Larned on November 27th
on No. 6, and arrived in Chicago at
4 o'clock on the 28th. After enjoy
ing a ride through the crowded
streets Of that great city we TOOK a
train to Madison, arriving at 1880
o'clock p. M, and there we put up
at one of the northern hotels, which
was up-to- date and a very enjoy
able place for us after so long ride
on the train We ate breakfast at
s o'clock a. m. and took the train for
Lancaster at $50, arriving st Lam
caster at 1915, just in time for the
Thanksgiving dinner that was
awaiting us there in as fine resi-
dence as we ever had the pleasure
of entering; and in the home of my
sister and family and large num-
Der of relatives and friends, we en-.
ioyed an Old-time Thanksgiving
dinner, which before / was done
eating, convinced me that Kansas
is not the only place on earth that
the people enjoy the itch bless
ings Of life.
We saw some fine country in
Illinois. The lay of the country is
something like Kansas, but instead
of the wheat fields, as it is in Kansas,
the whole country was corn, corn,
corn. Wisconsin is a very rich
country, but much rougher than
Illinois. Some of it is extremely
rough. and they farm lapd here that
they would not think of farming In
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
Council Proceedings

The common council succeeded
in getting a quorum after several
unsuccessful attempts Wednesday
evening.
Mayor Miller presided and all the
aldermen were present but BROKER
and Bailie.
Clerk Stone read the minutes OF
the several adjourned meetings
which were approved.
City Treas Basford submitted his
report for period since he has oc-
cupied the position, which was &C.
cepted.
Several bills were read and al
lowed as audited.
Mayor Miller appointed a com
mittee consisting Of Whitmore and
Battle to examine the several city
scales.
A new black list was prepared
and signed by the aldermen present,
which contains a names.
There being no further business,
council adjourned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
ORIGINALITY.

The thing in greatest demand in
the world today is originality. 1t is
natural to drift along in the deep
worn grooves of thought; but the
daring thing is to break out into
new and untried courses. In every
town as large as Lancaster there
will be about a dozen business firms
engaged in almost identical lines of
trade; all striving with utmost en-
deavor to meet the competition and
make both ends meet. A little
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05

The passengers were saved.
They thronged around him, for b
was
The hero OF the day,
And as they shook him by the hand
These words they heard him say
Chorus
They took him back to Lancaster
To his old mother gray,
And now he sits within the shade
And sees her work all day.
But of ten times his memory.
Will take him far away
Back to that Montana section,
And the time that ne did say:
Chorus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given to tax
PAYERS Of Elenboro the tax roll is
now in my hands for collection. l
will be at my Office until February
LET to receive same. Will be at
Trowblidge's store the first three
Saturdays in February to receive
taxes; 5 per cent collection fees will
be charged on taxes not paid by
February 25, 1907. W. D. Burr,
2w3 Town Treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
II
HAPPINESS.

It you would increase your happi-
ness and prolong your life, forget
your neighbours faults. Forget the
temptations. Forget the fault find
ing and give little thought to the
cause that provoked it. Forget the
peculiarities of your friends; and
only remember the good points that
make you fond of them. Forget all
personal quarrels, or histories that
you may have heard by accident,
and which if repeated, would seem
a thousand times worse than they
are. Blot out as far as possible, all.
the disagreeables of life; they will
come but they will grow larger as
you remember them, and constant
thought of the acts of meanness,
or, worse still, malice, will only
tend to make you more familiar
with them. Deliberate everything
disagreeable from yesterday; start
out with a clean sheet for today.
and write upon it fOrsweet memory's
sake only those things that are love
lY and lovable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05

Kansas, yet there is some very fine
land in Wisconsin and the soil is
very fertile; some corn here Is max
ing eighty bushels per acre. They
raise no wheat; the crop is corn,
cettle and hogs. They have very
fine improvements on the farms;
fine houses and large barns, good
fencing and good stock, and seem
to be living in the land Of milk and
honey.
Land values are too high. Here
land is worth from $50 to 1926 per
acre. My nephew sold some land
lately for 1925 per acre with no i'm
proyements on it. Such land IN
Kansas would be worth $50 per
acre, and would produce as much
as the 1925 here. / was born in
Wisconsin and il was quite pleas
ure to me TO visit my old birth place,
and to visit the old school ground
where went to school when a small
boy, forty years ago:
The old school house has passed away
And a new one in its stead.
My schoolmates, some are living now,
And many more are dead.
'Bnt few are left to greet us now.
And few are left to know,
Who rode with us down that big hill,
Just forty years ago"
G, w. ROBERTS,.