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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

years, at which time they seemed to
be in just as good a state of preserva-
ton as on the day they were put in.
To make wooden drains it usually re-
quireS two men. Il to hold the boards
in place and the other to nail them to-
sether. This method Of making board
drains can be improved upon by the
use Of a standard. This consists of an
upright board three feet high, having
notches cut into it six inches apart, one
inch wide and several inches deep to
hold h boards firmly. The boards are
laid in the notches. when the top board
can be quickly and evenly nailed III.
Another method consists of two posts
driven into the ground about three feet
from the fence. with notcled boards
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
IT True

By Henry F. Cope.
The kingdom of God is within YOU"
Luke xvii, 81.
TIE religion that has relations only
to heaven and angels, or only to a SUI
prenle being remote and detached from
daily life and from our families and
friends. III business and affairs, issues
in personal selfshness and is one of the
causes Of social Reorganization and
need.
1t pos.pones to that dim future the
problems that ought to be solved in
tie present. 1t promises those who
were broken with injustice and greed
of their fellows a place where right
would prevail and rest woIi,i be their
portion III the future. 1t shifts to an
imaginary and ideal world all the per-
plexit!es and wrongs of the real pres
cnt world.
That kind of teaching ingrained in
generations accounts for the dull pa
tie:lce. the stolid, brutelike content OF
the peasant in Europe; he is born a
be. 'ar of burdens, Il filler of the soil, to
walk bent and never look up: it is all
endafabIe because it is all 50 snort; he
some day ~ill be better off than kings
an;l enferors are now.
Eat as the generations are born the
inspiring vision OF that future loses its
force: the ideals are gone and the
children come into the world with their
S,fta., .nntapt with their nrncouf oop-
dition. but devoid of aspiration and
also devoid of their fathers faith in
the compensation of the future.
Then cafnes the reaction. Some dar-
ing spirits assert that IL there is any
good, II there is equity and rights men
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Managing Hons.

A selected lot of one dozen hens will
lay as many eggs as the average farmer
lens are mated to a pure-bred cock he
will be the sire of all the chicks hatch
ed on the farm. thus securing uniform
ity in color and general characteristics,
instead Of having chicks of all sizes,
shapes and colors and not Of character
istic merit. The hens not in company
with males will lay just as many eggs
as if with them. and the eggs possess
better keeping qualities than those that
lre fertile.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Grnss Eggs.

When q hen is made sick eating too
freely Of grass she lays what are known
as grass eggs" Grass eggs are poor
stuff they have an unpleasant favor
and the yolk wabbles around in a weak
and watery white. and is green and dull
in color. The term is one applied by
Gamblers. who discover while testing
that there is a pale, greenish hue to the
eggs, and that they are not at all of
the bright. fresh color that we find in
healthy eggs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Russian

In 1883, the Indiana State Expert.
mcnt Station set out from forty to
fifty varieties of the Russian apples and
one which has lone especially well Is
the red queen. 1t is medium in size.
somewhat conical, greenish yellow. with
Il bright red cheek in the sun. 1t is a
handsome apple, but like most of the
Russians, too acid for eating out OF
hand, but excellent for cooking pur-
poses. The tree is a prolific bearer and
in Indiana the season is up to Christ.
mas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Testing Fertilizers.

The fertilizer tests at the New YofK
Experiment Station showed no gain in
using phosphates or chemicals where
plenty of was mixed with the
soil. On sandy loans the manure
lightened it up too much, and the COM
mercial fertilizer proved most efficient,
but on the clay loans the opposite re-
suits were obtained. The experiments
seemed to indicate that lettuce cares
less for the form or source of plant
food than about the texture of the soil
in which it grows.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

Empty heads wag easiest.

Empty heads wag easiest.
Many a bitter root bears sweet fruit
Lack of f~orethought does not prove
faith.
Fortune is an empty thing without
friends.
4 slothful sermon makes a sleepy
church.
The only way to save time is to spend
it well.
The worst thing about hell Is to be
satisfied with 1t.
The man Of good judgment will be
slow to Judge others
The mind always Is tn SicheT for
the SANDER Is 1osgetA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Alfalfa Meal for Cows.

The Vermont Experiment Station has
tested his Product when fed to dairy
cows and finds that it produces within
3 per cent as much milk and 6 per cent
as much butter as wheat bran.
Where alfalfa can be grown there Is
but little use for 'storc feed In the
Eastern market, however, alfalfa meal
is sold for s27 per ton, q higher price
than h,paid for bran.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
How to Pack Apples.

Two layers of fruit should be placed
in the bottom of a barrel with stems
down and as close together as possible.
These will form the facing, for this
end will be the top when opened. Fill
in with the same grade, shake often
and when near the top put in two more
layers with stems up. letting the last
layer stand a full inch above the chime
of the barrel. Now put on the lid and
slowly press into plade, shaking the
barrel in the meantime.-Farm Jour
nal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Weights Of Gcese.

The American Standard classlfes the
weights of geese as follows: Toulouse
and Embden. adult gander, % pounds /;
voting gander, 20 pounds adult goose,
% pounds; young goose. IS pounds At
rican adult gander, 20 pounds: young
gander, Is pounds; adult goose, IS
pounds: young goose, a pounds China
and Canada, adult gander, 16 pounds !;
young gander, - pounds; adult goose,
il pounds; young goose, 10 pounds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
when They Fan to Match.

II suppose" said the visitor who
had paused at the door Of the joke
smiths cage, that your work Is easy"
ct Is at times,' replied the funny
man, but when ] have in stock a good
Joke without a point and a good point
without a joke and can't get them to
double up the mental strain is some
thing fierce"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

ought to enter into and eujoy them
here and now And some who catch
the vision of a God of real love are
unwilling to believe that he Keeps from
his children the present joys of his
home they invite to a present heaven.
Then how easy it is to fail into the
error of seeking only a material present
day paradise, to live as # the only
things worth living for were food and
CLOTHES and pleasant circumstances.
Better a worthy, beautiful ideal afar
off than al unworthy and debasing one
already realized. The heaven that
So many are seeking will but bring all
men to the level of the brute.
The danger is that we shall miss the
real benefit Of this great truth that
whatever good is desiged for man may
be realized in large measure while he
lives II shall make his good to con
sist only in goods. Better conditions
of living easily become the foe of the
best. Heaven is not meat aud drink |;
it is the better heart.
Making houses and lands the ST..
pA>AiS ShN VI INlhS AZ ltlkiS
than looking forward to harps and
crowns. 1t is easy, being freed from
slavery to a superstition to relapse into
slavery to our lower selves. We are
in danger Of living for IA living in.
stead of for our lives. We are ZOE
the make" instead Of being engaged in
making manhood. We are digging the
lead of commercial advantage with the
gold shOvels of character. ga
We may be measured by our own
measurements. In sermons and ora
lions We assure ourselves that we are
a great people because we have here
so many acres, so many millions of
bushels Of corn and Of wheat, SO high
wages, SO vast financial resources. We
are living in the glut of things and set
ting these things as the end of living.
All this does not mean that prosper.
ity is wrong; it does not mean that
misery or poverty is a virtue. The
danger is not in our man. acres, our
high wages, our millions Of money the
danger is that these are the ends in
stead of the means; that we are exist
ing for our living; that we make the
man the tool Of his money instead of
the money being the making Of the
man.
Every man has in his breast the keys
to his own heaven. If he viii! he may
find the riches of character; he may
enter into the paradise of a mind at
peace; he may taste Of the divine joys
of serving his fellows; he may, in
thought, N with all the good
and great; he may hear the morning
stars sing together.
The eternal crown Of glory is the
crown of character. The streets paved
with gold are the fair, clear ways OF
virtue. The harps Of whose music we
never weary are the strings of SYM
pathy and love and pain; these make
the heavenly harmony. The angels are
in the faces we learn to love. These
make heaven when we see them in the
light of the presence of eternal love.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Pruning Fruit Trces,

In trimming trees it should be remem-
oered that the wound made by cutting
off a limb close to the trunk of a tree
will soon heal over, while the wound
made by cutting of the limb two or
three inches from the trunk leads to de
cay and sometimes causes the ultimate
loss Of the tree itself.-Fancy Fruit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

About $50 per year is charged for an
unlimited telephone service in Paris, but
in addition to this the subscriber. must
purchase his own instrument. which may
be any one of a number of different kinds,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
\ SDECiIi.

Il don't know about waiting on that
customer out there said the lunch coun-
ter girl. His order is something fierce"
what does lie wapt?" asked the cook.
"Smotl,t.> ii orions. beaten biscuit, dey-
lied eggs. and whipped cream"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

temporarily nailed i'll place. The barrel
to be headed forms the fuIcrum. Be
careful, says Farm Journal, not to press
the APPLES too hard.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Wrong idea.

Customer Cat department STOREY
Where is your complaint department?
New Salesgirl-Complaint? Guess
you've come to the wrong plaen mister.
This amt no hospital.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

tt IIIIV
not pay to buy a
press. One can be
rugged very quick
ly by using a plank
or scantling with
one end under a
stud reaching to
tbn sbnI nl.fn o~l
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

ON localities. Large consolidated
farms seem TO be doing we'll in many
Instances ana to have less trouble With
the Labor problem than 90 the smaller
farMS.-American CUltivator.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

Hides, Pelts and Wool.-To get full
value, ship to the old reliable N. w.
Hide and Fur Co, Minneapolis. Minn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Con.olidated Enrma.

To make n large farm out Of sever
al small ones may prove a good dispo-
sitioa Tor cheap farm properties In
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
A Barrel Header.

A barrel header, such as the stores
SELL. is a handy implement to own. But
if there are only a few apples to be
s-H.N# ##E-. as ag#.E IA, ,.p,lnJ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

!Irs. Winslow's Sooth Syrup for Children
tee hing. softens the gums. reduces inflam-
nation, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c n
bottle .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

81 vitus' Dance and all Nervoas diseases
Permanently Cured by Dr.. kl,ns's Great
N.rys Rsssorcr. Send for Free BE trial bottle and treatise
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

nailed across from each post to the
fence. With such 4 rig as this troug.ls
can be quickly and easily made by one
MAJ alone.-EXchange.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29

Mrs. Maddergrass-Why so, pa?
IVY, l see here where another one of
our greatest actors has made arrange
ments t stay right thar fer a hull season.
-PutS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
NEW DISTRICTS
Now Gpen for Settlement

Some Of the choicest lands in the grain growing
bolts Of Saskatchewan and Alberta have recently been
epsnsd for settlement under tho Revised Home stead
100 acres each are now available. The new resula-
noas rnsks 1t possible for entry to be made by proxy.
tho opportunity that many in the United States have
besn waiting for. Any member Of afamily may mako
Snsfy tor any other member of the family who may
O. entitled to mako entry for himself or Herself.
Entry may now be nlado before the Agent or Sub
Agent Ct the District by proxy Con certain conditions).
~ the fathcr. mother, son, daughter, brother or sls-
ser OF an intending home steader.
Any even numbered section Of Dominion
Lands In Manitoba or the orth-w Vest Provinces.
excepting 8 and Is. not reserved, may be home
steaded BY any pereon the sole head Of a family,
Or male over Is years Of age. to the extent Of
one-ouarter section. Of 1eo acres, more or less. -
The fes In each case viii BE- $1,000. Churches.
eehoois and markets convenient. Healthy climate,
splendid crops and good laws. Grain growing and
cattle raising principal industries.
For further particulars as to Rates, Routes, Bose
Tine to Go and Whsre 10 Locate. apply 10
~. D. Scott, Superintendent Of immigration,
Ottawa, Canada, or E. T. Holmes, arr Jackson
st.. ST. Paul. Miau, and ]. NJ. MxctschIsn, Boz
lIb. WATERFOWL, So. Dakota. Authorized Goyeen,
0ent Agents.
Risaa sy whars you ssr this sdrs<tls~o
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-11-29
Dehucfion.

Farmer Meddergrass ~(reading paper)-
Tibet Vaudeville must be a great show
town. ~ ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-13

step in and begin to develop 1t. The soil is rich and deep and a large part of 1t will raise the same crops as California. These foot hills of the Atlas mountains might be the chief fruit garden of Europe and there are great plains in the south, which will raise the best of wheat barely and corn. Even the mountainous parts, and they are many, are covered with pastures and the people now rear thousands of sheep, cattle and goats.
 Spain gets most of her meat from Mo- rocco, and as I look out of my window I can see them unloading boatloads of beeves which will be carried across to Gibraltar The cattle are taken out of the boats in curious way The water is so shallow that lighters cannot come to the shore and the beasts have to wade. There are no landing arrangements and each animal is pried out by long beam which is thrust under its belly. while it is held fast by two sailors head and tail and stretched taut. At just the right moment four others Moors standing out side the boat in the water press down on the opposite end of the beam, raising the steer into the air and letting 1t slide down into the sea. It goes in with a splash,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-13

i, Night is the time to watch: Der oceans dark expanse,
 To hail the Pleiades, or catch
 The full moons earliest glance That brings into the homesick nina All we have loved and left behind.
 Night is the time for care:
 Brooding on hours misspent,
 To see the sceptre of Despair
 Come to our lonely tent; Like Brutus midst his slumberlng most, E Startled by Caesars stalwart ghost.
 Night Is the time to muse:
 When. from the eye, the soul
 Takes flight; and, with expanding views,
 Beyond the starry pole
 Descries artwart the abyss of night The dawn of uncreated light. t. Night Is the time to pray: Our Saviour oft withdrew To desert mountains far away; So will His followers do,- Steal from the throng to haunts unlrou' And hold communion there with Goo' Night is the time for death: When all around is peace, Calmly to yield the weary breath, From sin and suffering cease, Think of Heavens bliss, and give the slsi, To parting friends such death pc iiiihe'
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each which keeps off the others. On my way here I called at Alseciras, Spain, where the conference of the powers was held, and I find in Tangier the represen- tatives of all the nations which formed a part of it. Our own American minister is now at Fez to have an audience with the Sultan and to officially welcome Nor occo into our family of nations. He went there with large caravan guarded by soldiers sent by the sultan, the Moorish government paying all bills.
 But what kind of a creature is this our new international sister?
 In the first place, she is coy. She would rather be let alone, and her bosom is raging over her international adoption. Nevertheless, the powers want her and her trade; for she is rich and her country is one of the best parts of this continent It extends from this point down the Atlantic coast for a distance as great as from New York to Pittsburg, and eastward for several hundred miles along the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Algeria. It is bigger than any coun- try in Europe, excepting Russia, and pig ger than all New England, added to the
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combined areas of New York, Pennsy1- vania, Ohio and West Virginia
 Morocco Is a part of what was once called Little Africa" the great section of the northwestern end of that contin- ent which embraces Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, reaching from west to east as far as from New York to Omaha, and everywhere wider than from Philadelphia to Boston. This land was named by the Arabs of the past the Western Island. It is bounded on two sides by the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and on the others by that sea of sand the Desert of Sahara. Of this Algeria and Tunisla belong to the French and are rapidly changing under the new civi- lization. The people are prosperous and the exports increasing. Morocco is an in- dependent empire, and Is still in the throes of the dark ages.
 How backward Morocco is we shal rever realize until the foreign powers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-13

So cried the stars to the fishermen three.
 Wynken,
 Blyken,
 And Nod. All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe, Bringing the fishermen home; Twas all so pretty a sail it seemed As if it could not be, And some folks thought twas a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea But l shall name you the fishermen three:
 Wynken,
 Blynken,
 And Nod. Wynken and Blyken are two little eyes, And Nod Is a little head, And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies, Is a wee ones trundle bed. So shut your eyes while mother sings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-13

Miss Quinlan has become so identlneo with the grotesque comedy floIa tnas tl..a.. 9l,s bas aslxed MT. Savage for a play written especially for her, with the same part as the star role. and it is not unlikely that George Ade will soon have commlssioh to write the play.
 Painting the Town a new muslcas comedy nroduced under the auspices of the Charles H. Yale Amusement com pany. was received with enthusiasm.
 "The scenery, mechanical features ana electrical effects were most elaborate
 ''The supporting company was strong one and altogether worthy or the ap- nIause given them. .''-Baltimore American.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

1fcONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAdE)
  taining comedy conditions. MT. Murphy presents "A Corner in Coffee With every attribute requisite for presentation or this kind and will be supported by a com pany at the head of which IS Dorothy Sherrod
 "The Vanderbilt Cup at the Jefferson theatre January 9 and 26 not only has a sensational automobile race, with real cars but is also said to be typical play of the big metropolis, an example of com icality, bright son~s and dances, and stage full of girls.
 q Of all the striking roles in George Ade's f'College Widow none has been made to stand out quite so strong as that of Flora tNNiggins, the pert daughter Of the col hege boarding house keeper. Gertrude Quinlan created the role and gave 1t so much character that she is closely fol- lowed in makeup, facial expression and tone of voice by all who take the part.
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THE MASTERS TOUGH.

By Horatius Bonar. In the still air the music lies unheard In the rough marble beauty lies un-
 seen; To wake the music and the beauty needs The masters touch, the sculptor's chisel
 keen Great Master. touch us with Thy skilful
 hand, Let not the music that Is in us die; Great Sculptor, hew and polish us; nor
 let Hidden and lost Thy form within us Spare not the stroke; do with us as Thou
 wilt; Let there be naught unfinished, broken
 marrd; Complete Thy purpose that we may be-
 come Thy perfect image. 0, our God and
 Lord.
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TAND with me at this. the chief (ON gate of Morocco, and take a
 ( bird s-eye view of the country. We are on the Atlantic coast, at the northwestern corner of the African con- tinent and only fifteen miles from Eur ope. The Strait of Gibraltar begins just east of here, and the Pillars of Hercules Rre almost in view. can sec the hills of Spain over the way, and know that the seat of the worlds civilization is not far beyond
 Land the Powers Covet.
 This country is on the very edge of Europe. It is fat with natural resources, and the great powers would like to gobble 1t up. France, Germany and England covet it, and it is only the jealousy of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-13
THE WATCH ON THE RHINE.

From the German of Max schneckenbur- A voice resounds like thunder peal, .Nfid dashing waves and clang of steel; .,The Rhine, the Rhine, the German
 Rhine!
 Who guards today my stream divine?" .-
 r8 Chorus. Dear fatherland, no danger thine; Firm stand thy sons to watch the Rhine, They stand, hundred thousand strong. Quick to avenge their eountry's wrong; With flial love their bosoms swell, They'll guard the sacred landmark we'll The dead of an heroic race From Heaven look down and meet their
 gaze;
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hundred thousand. They live in all cities, and here and there in the villages. They are the real business men of the country, doing most of the banking and having
 the chief wholesale and retail shops. Many of the chiefs of the large tribes have Jews to finance them and they also lend money to the Moorish officials The most of these Jews came originally from Spain, and some belong to families which
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NIGHT.

By James Montgomery. Night is the time for rest;
 How sweet, when labors close To gather round an aching breast
 The curtain of repose, Stretch the tired limbs, and lay the head Upon our own delightful bed! Night Is the time for dreams: The gay romance of life, When truth that is, and truth that seems,
 Blend in fantistc strife; Ahi visions less beguiling far Than waking dreams by daylight are! Night is the time for toll:
 To plough the classic field, Intent to find the, buried spoil
 It's wealthy furrows yield; Till all Is ours that sages taught. That poets sang or heroes wrought. Night is the time to weep
 To wet with unseen tears Those graves of Memory where sleep
 The joys of other years; Hopes that were angels at their birth. But perished young. like things of earth.
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one lives on his farm and in looking over the landscape one sees no horses. barns, nor fences. There are only hare fields or the crops.
 In the pasture lands the sheep. goats, pigs and other animals are herded, watched by shepherd who is often em- ployed by several farmers at so much for each animal, the floe<s thus feeding together At night he drives them all 10 the village. and each animal makes bee line for it's own individual home No