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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
hi Clover.

One of the most useful plants foi
lawns or pastures Is white clover. II
Ices not compete with red clover for
hay, but the white variety serves many
excellent purposes on farms, which
should commend 1t to all stock men.
White clover is indigenous on almost
all moist, clayey soils In this climate;
1t forms part of the sward, and ever
if not perceived at first sight, 1t Is dis.
covered on closer inspection. It soon
shows itself after the soil has been
MANFRED with substances congenial to
its nature, such as lime or ashes. Some
cultivators also SOW white clover with
the intention Of moving it, but 1t re-
quires a very rich soil to cause it to
grow to any considerable height. On
a soil Of this description it will m
times yield a crop nearly equal In
thickness to hat of the common red
clover, and, according to some persons,
preferable to the latter as q fodder
plant, being Of better flavor, yielding
more n~ourishment, and is claimed to be
more conducive to the production of
milk. But it yields only one crop and
does not rise above the surface. 1t is
more frequently used to form pastures,
and is certainly the most generally ap-
proved Of all plants that are cultivated
for that purpose. 1t Is peculiarly fitted
for q pasture plant by the disposition
which it has to send forth shoots. and
the quickness with which its leaves
are reproduced-a quality in which it
surpasses the red clover. Again, white
clover is not SO easily choked by weeds,
but exterminates them by means of it's
roots, which thrust their way through
the soil; hence it does not require a
soil 50 well cleared, and may with
greater facility be sown after repeated
grain crops
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26


ago, dropsy set in,
and my left side was
so swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and | could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid
upy action was diSOr-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

the majority Of these stems are discol-
ored and are very brittle. The disease
apparently Ices not kill many plants
the first year, but in course Of time s
many plants die that the fields become
useless.
Almost nothing is known of the
blight rs yet, and the horticultural sec
tor Of the station solicits correspond
ence regarding its occurrence.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

The dairy water supply for cows is
one of the very important necessary
provisions. Cows should have pure wa
ter within easy reach at all times. 1t
should not be too warm or too cold,
and they should be perfectly free to
help themselves at will.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
A New Alfalfa Disease.

A brief account is given in a Colo
RADIO bulletin Of a disease Of alfalfa
that has caused considerable damage
In a number of localities IN that State.
In June, 1906, the author had the op-
portunity of inspecting infected fields
during the growing season. The cause
Of the injury las apparent, as shown
by the occurrence Of numerous black
ened stems from which a thick juice
was oozing, plainly indicating that the
plants were suffering from a bacterial
blight. Subsequent examination showed
that this was the probable cause of
the disease.
The first evidence OF disease to be
noticed is a short, weak, light-colored
growth Of the first crop, the stems sell
dom averaging more than a foot in
height at the time the irst cutting is
made. A close examination shows that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
Afraid of the Smell.

Bill-Although birds are credited
with a sense of smell, an English ex-
pert finds turkeys Indifferent to all
doors.
4 Jill-Well, l don't know; I've seen
sturkey trying to get a long distance
skway when. a motor car was In the vi
Aclnity.-Yonkers Statesman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

An insect attack upon the petioles Of
the leaves of the sugar maple has been
observed in some localities in Connec-
ticut for the past seven years, says the
Entomology News. The larvae of this
pest develop from an egg laid at the
base Of the leaf and burrow through
the petiole, which finally breaks off,
causing the leaves to be shed IN May
or June. The insect has been identified
as Proiophorus ~acericaulis, a species Of
sawfy.
A few parasites have been reared
from specimens Of the sawtiy. No good
results can be expected in controlling
this pest by application Of insecticides
to the, tree. 1t is suggested, however,
that since the larvae fall from the tree
and enter the ground about Tune 10, a
large proportion Of them might be de-
stroyed by spraying the soil at this
time with kerosene emulsion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Be careful about introducing new
COWS to the dairy herd. They may
come from among infected stock and
not show disease for some time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu'
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is intiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Cntarrh.
which IL nothing but an lnfamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Anything in the nature Of excitement
In injurious to dairy cows. If they are
any good they are nervous. Loud talk
ing, running or even the romping OF
children is Objectionable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
Honesty Explained.

81 returned a dollar that the cashier
gave me by mistake to-day"
mo mistake. He tried to work that
counterfeit off on me, too"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Dogs are very expensive things
among COWS. A dog can do more dam
age in five minutes than it ever was or
ever can be worth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
There is NOTHING TOO

GOOD for the American
people-that's why we started
to make Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. The first box made
its appearance in 1896, and the
enthusiastic endorsement Of
the people has been bestowed
upon CascaretS ever since.
The sale today is at the
--L OWED a nHTT 7 YHAI
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
|SSN~SR

1t requires about twice as much corn
as bran for lambs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

For constipation, b~iliousness, liver dis
%turbances and diseases resulting from i'm
pure blood, take Natures remedy, Gar
field Tea. 1t Is made wholly of health
giving Herbs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
The Queesland government

The Queesland government and cit
liens together have expended not less
than $6,25O,oOO in erecting and main
tanning rabbit proof wire fences to o n
troll the rabbit pest. Although a large
sum, it is considered to have been a
wise outlay.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
A MISSOURI WOMAN

Tells "a Story of Awful Suffering anh
Wonderful Relief.
Mrs. J. D.. Johnson, of 0 West
Hickman St, Columbia, Mo-, says:
.EOIlOwinp an ODprotiOn two yearS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

In England ninety-nine towns W their
own gas works, the average net income
being ST ,947, 125 per annum.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
hOmentary RELAPSE.

4 MIR. Spotcash," said the reformed
sport, 1--WE want to buy a thousand crul.
lers for the waits picnic. Can you give
US something"
Yes" answered the merchant. Heres
u.s."
Thanks, Mr.. Spotcasn. told the
BOYS, by George. it was dollars to dough.
nuts you'd cough up liberal"!'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Look oyer the peas and beans for the
weeyil. Place the seeds in a close box,
having a top-such as a cigar box
and pour half a teaspoonful of bisul-
phide of carbon over them, closing the
box tightly. Allow it to remain closed
for an hour and the seed with be clear
of Weeyil.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Served 1t on Her, Anyway.
Mistress (indisposed)-What is it you
wish to say to me, Bridget? / am too ID
to sit up.
Domestic-Well, num-, ye can take no
tiee widout sittin' up. l lave ye nixi
Saturday, mum.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Mr.. wlnsiov.s eoeyH1Y D1.uz for oailarsS
nethins; so4tsha the tnAs. O4naos ~
~ psin. ourssNinI eoEc. Eosasz sssslA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26
~Purfdcatfon of Milk.

The Matin states that Prof. Behring
Of Marburg, we'll known for his ex-
pcriments for finding curatives and
~prerentives for diphtheria, Group and
tuberculosis, has discovered n method
of making milk absolutely free from
germs without boiling it or affecting
its nutritive qualities in any way. Ac-
cording to the Matin, the operation de-
ponds on the MISUNDERSTANDING quail
tiles of what is known in Germany as
perhydrol. which have already been
tested in France In the publication OF
municipal water supplies. One gramme
of %perhydrol is added to a liter Of
milk-about one-siXth Of an ounce to a
gallon-and then the milk is heated
until it becomes warm-122 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The perhydrol decomposes into wa
ter and oxygen. The oxygen escapes,
and the milk is left diluted with an ex-
ceedingly small quantity OF water abb
s~olutely free from microbes. Milk
treated il this way, It is said, may be
kept for al indefinite time without
change. According to the Matin, the
analyst of the Prussian ministry Of the
interior has certified some Of the milk
to be purer than milk taken straight
from the cow. Prof. Behring is also
said to believe that milk loses some
OF It's best qualities when exposed to
daylight. He is said to advocate green
or red milk bottles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Greenland has about 10000 inhabit-
ants. The largest two villages have only
3S2 and 1913 inhabitants.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Large COWS are not always the most
profitable. 1t costs more to keep large
COWS than small Ones, and they don't
always give enough extra milk to pay
cows have more vitality than small
ones, which helps them to make good
use of food. Whether large or small,
a COW to be profitable must be healthy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

NJ ZIG ID llhSIJ ~ UC SoASAL Ia NAC
act Of doping a race horse" said a
prominent veterinarian the other day,
because the dose given Is so small
that it can be administered unde the
very nose Of the officials with little If
any danger Of detection, and, besides,
it is given so long before the race that
the horses are not then likely to be
under surveillance If a horse Is to
race at 8 o'clock he gets a two-grain
powder on his tongue in a darkened
stall at 1 o'clock. The drug takes eff
feet in about thirty minutes and the
animal breaks out into q sweat. He Is
rubbed down, cooled u and done up
work. Every effort is made to keep
him quiet until post time, but he very
often breaks out again and is again
cooled out. The doped horse never
takes any warming up work, and this
fact affords the best means I know of
for finding him out. He is moved slow
~ to the starting point, great care be-
ing taken to prevent him from becom-
ing excited until the flag is dropped.
Then a kick and a dig do the work, and
in an instant the full force of the dope
is felt, stimulating the animal to run
the race Of his life.
After the race an antidote is usu.
ally given, but it Is sometimes well
along in the night before the excited
horse regains his normal condition.
The strain on the nervous system Is
terrific. For this reason dope horses
have short careers as a rule and are Of
little value for breeding purposes"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-26

Pedigree does not always indicate a
good animal, but it enables the breeder
to know something of the family from
which the animal came, and permits
him to better understand how to de-
velop it and what may be expected. In
all families there are some animals SUI
perior to others, but the pedigree Is a
guide to breeding.
Do not use pots that are too large
for the winter Towering plants. 1t is
better to give larger pots when the
necessity for UGH arises. Be careful
in watering, for the tendency Is to
give too much water. An excellent fer
tilizer for winter plants is to dissolve
a t~easpoonful Of nitrate Of soda, phos-
phate Of lime and phosphate Of potash
In three pints Of water, which may be
applied in the same way as watering
three times a week. The materials are
free from odor and may be procured
at any drug store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07

I was working for the government
then and that afternoon / rowed the
General across the Tongue River.
1.-THE General had some men and a
surveyors chain with him. He had
the men measure exactly two miles
from the river and sent word to the
camp followers that they must camp
below that spot.
The town started that very day.
1 picked up some old drift logs and
threw them together to make a
shack. It was the first house in the
town and there was faro game run
ming in it that very night. In de-
rision the gang named the town
Miles City
When the soldiers moved from the
cantonnent to the present site of
the post the town moved cores
ponding distance up the river to
where it is today. It kept its name
and also kept two miles from the
post #.4
1t retained its toughness through
the buffalo days and the earlier days
Of the stock business. mo Bible
west of Bismarck and no God west
LOT Niles Cit" was a common say
| ing until well into the sos.
The buffalo hunter and the soldier
were always excellent friends, but
the cowboy and the soldier did not
mix well. The result Of this con-
dition was many a battle in Miles
City.
Although the Indian power in east
ern Montana was broken as result
OF the campaign of Miles, Terry,
Crook and others. the eountry was
the scene Of many minor Indian up.
risings during the fifteen years FOL
lowing the ablishment OF Fort
Keogh. Keogh had its ghost dance
experience and had it earlier than
the trouble ii South Dakota that led
to the death Of Sitting Hull and the
lighting between Indians and troops
around the Pine Ridge agency.
One Of the most serious Of these
tuprisings was led by a chief known
las Sword bearer. Sword Bearer had
the ghost dance idea several years
before the Pine Ridge outbreak and
impressed It on his followers SO
strongly that pitched battle be-
tween Indians and troops from Fort
Keogfi was necessary to restore
peace. Several soldiers and about
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07
BEYOND THE GRAVE.
Victor Hugo's Views on the Question
of a Future Life

| of Future Life.
Victor Hugo's opinion on the aues-
ton of life beyond the grave was a
! remarkable one. The great French
man was firmly convinced that he
would meet all his friends in future
world. He was equally sure that he
had always existed from the ante
diluvian times, when the Creator plac-
ed him on earth. He believed that he
would exist forever, inasmuch as he
felt in his soul thousands of hymns,
dramas and poems that had never
found expression.
When the atheists would say to him,
''The proof that you win not exist in
the future is that you did not exist In
the past Hugo would answer:
''Who told you I did not exist In the
past centuries? You win say that is
the legend of the ages. The poet has
written, Life is fairy tale twice writ
ten He might have said thousand
times written. You do not believe in
the doctrine of surviving personalities
for the reason that you do not recolleet
your anterior existence. But how can
the recollection of vanished ages re-
main imprinted on your memory when
you do not remember thousand and
one scenes and events of your pres
ent life? Since 1902 there have been
ten Victor Hugos in me. Do you think
that can recall all their actions and
all their thoughts?
''The tomb is dark, ana when 1 shall
have passed the tomb to emerge into
light once more all these Victor Hugos
will be almost wholly strangers to me-
. but it will always be the same SOUL
Scrap Book.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07
CHANGED His Mind,

A man went to boxing instructor
and asked him how much he would
charge him for twenty-five lessons.
The Instructor told him his terms, and
the lessons commenced. After two les
sons the pupil, who was somewhat the
worse for wear, remarked to the pro,
fessor:: You see, ] wanted to take
enough lessons so that could learn
enough about the manly art to lick q
man. I've changed my mind now. I
guess I will send the fellow down ia
take the rest of the lessons +
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07
WAsHINGT0N's WoOING.
Matters of Importance Forgotten 5e
cause of Martha Gusts.

Matters of Importance Forgotten Re.
cause of Martha Gusts.
In the traditions of any member of
the Washington family the story Of
Martha Curtis is of supreme impor-
lance, writes Cora A. Moore in the
New Broadway Magazine.
1t happened one day that she was
visiting at the plantation of a neigh
Dor, Major Chamberlayne, when there
came riding in haste an officer in the
British uniform. The business that he
had with the major he transacted
quickly, declining an invitation to
stay because, as he declared, he was
on his way to the governor at VIII
iiamsburg ON matters Of Importance.
But the host repeated the invitation
more urgently, slyly remarking that he
had also beneath his roof the hand
soonest widow In Virginia, q young and
charming woman. ~. ~.
All, lady In the case! That was
different. But the plans Of men have
often waited on Cupid. When the Off
Ger bowed low over the hand of the
lady whom he met in the ma or's draw
ing room he forgot Williamsburg and
the governor, and she. pleased with
the courage of that colonel, George
Washington, of whose military fame
she had heard so much, scintillated
and sparkled with even more than her
usual fascination. That evening, long
after the rest of the household had re-
tired. he and the charming widow sat
by the fireplace in the shadowy draw
ing room quite without a chaperon to
regulate the tide of swiftly moving
events.
Soon there was Respondent we'd
ding at the home Of the bride. Direct
" afterward coach and six horses,
guided by iiveried black positions, com
yeyed the newly married pair TO her
town house in Williamsburg, business
interests for some time demanded the
presence OF Colonel Washington at the
capital. Later he took his bride and
her two children, Martha Parke Cusfis
ana John Parke Gusts, to his own es~
tate at Mount Vernon. where they en-
is3oyed that happy domestic life which
- celebrated In history
II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07
/ EARLY DAYS AT THE POST AND MILES CITY.

Charley Gurley though now res
ident of Washington City, never for
gets the Tribune or his carly exper-
fences In this part Of the west, sends
the following interesting story,
which he dug out Of the New York
Sun: Isl
Fort Keogh, soon TO be abandoned
4 by order Of the war department, is
in a region of historic interest. It
was named for Miles Keogh, brevet
Colonel and captain Of the Seventh
Cavalry, who died with Custer
about 80 miles from the site OF the
post in 1876. The town two miles
east of the post Is named for Gen,
Nelson A. Miles, founder of Fort
Keogh. The county is named for Gen.
Custer and near ii. are the towns of
Forsyth. Terry and Camp Crook, all
named for famous Indian fighters.
Fort Keogh was a direct result of
the Custer fight on the Little Big
Horn. Dozens Of Indian campaigns
A have started from it since Miles built
II IN 1877 The post was originally
established in the same year as the
Custer fight and was at first merely
+ q camp known as the Tongue River
cantonment II is about one mile
from the eIIowstone river and a
mile and half from Tongue river
in the lower Yellowstone valley
Miles used the camp as the base
of the expeditions he led in 1876 and
1877, as a result Of which he forced
the surrender Of Sitting Bull near
where Terry now Is and broke the
Indian power In this region. The
site was a natural one for military
post and 1t was determined to estab,
fish q permanent military post there,
Keogh was built years before a
railroad reached the valley. All MA.
& terial used in its construction and
not produced In the country was
4 brought from the east by steam,
boats and by wagons from Bismarck,
n. d. Oxen were the draught AMI
Y mails OF the period and the bull,
whacker was distinct frontier type,
The country produced little ex
eapt meat In those days and the GOV
arnment shipped BY boat and Oh
team practically everything except
the lumber used In constructing the
buildings. A large sawmili war
{ brought and set up III the Bad
Lands, fourteen miles from the site
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07

of the post. The lumber was sawed
there and hauled by team to the
post.
Soldiers did much of the actual
work in addition to guarding the
mill and teams. The route to the
mill lay through an extremely rough
country, and miles of road had to
be built by excavation and dozen
bridges had to he put up. The road
built by the soldiers more than 80
years ago is In use and in good con-
sdition today
The fort was built around a
square Of about forty acres. I'm
provements were made from time
to time, but much Of the fort is as
Miles and his soldiers made it in
1877.
The Fort Keogh military reser-
walton is ten miles square and is
pronounced second only to Fort
Riley as a field for maneuvers.
Every possible condition Of top
Eography is In it,. .s*
IT begins with a broad, level val
ley at the river and extends south
ward through the Bad Lands. It
embraces part of two large rivers,
abundant timber, brush and small
creeks.
IS The wide valley with the hills to
the south makes a splendid artillery
range. The natural advantages OF
the place led to a suggestion few
years ago that the fort be made a
brigade post and that an artillery
range be established there, but the
suggestion was not adopted.
The town of Miles City. not less
noted than the post and known In
early days as one of the toughest
kspots on the map, owes its existence
to the post. Hugh Early, a veteran
frontiersman, and scout for General
| Miles during the Indian days. says
1t was built ais the result Of fight
between a civilian and soldier.
There were always a lot Of gamb,
iers and buffalo hunters hanging
i around the army camps in those
Plays, says Early. s'and the Tongue
River oantonment was no exception,
One OF the toughs and d big soldier
[3got In a fight one day and upset the
Whole camp.
The General fMiies} broke IN
the row and issued an order that nc
civilian would be allowed TO camr
lnearer than two miles from the post
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07

through the valley. None of them
need to be viewed with alarm.
Still, the older citizens, many of
whom took part in the Indian fight
ing of the Yellowstone, Tongue,
Rosebud, Powder and Big Horn
rivers with the army officers who
have left their names in the coun-
try, view the passing of Keogh
with regret. 1t was worth while, if
only for it's memories, as President
Roosevelt said of the civil war