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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

round to see him and try to find cut MI
about the nugget. Pierre was suiky at
first, and sat with his old black hat drawn
down so far over his eyes that only ms
bushy black beard was visible, but AIR
Villiers' s~uavity, together with the pres,
ent Of half q crown, had a marked efect
on him. As he was dumb, Mr.. Nilllers
somewhat perplexed how to carry on a
conversation with him, but he ultimately
drew forth a piece Of paper, and sketched
a rough presentation of a nugget there-
on, which he showed to Pierre. Ihe
Frenchman, however, did not comprehend
until Villiers produced a sovereign from
his pocket, and pointed first to the gold,
and then to the drawing, upon when
Pierre nodded his head several times IN
order to show that he understood. WI
Tiers then drew a picture of the Pactoius
claim, and asked Pierre in French II the
nugget was still there, as he showed MN
the sketch. Pierre shook his head, and
taking the pencil in his hand, drew a
rough representation of a horse and cart,
and put a square box in the latter to
show the nugget was on a journey.
"Hullo - said Villiers to himself, its
not at her own house, and she's driving
somewhere with it; / wonder where to:
She's got the nugget with her in the trap,
and she's taken it to show Marchurst.
Well, she's sure to stop there to tea, and
won't start for home till about nine
O'Clock it will be pretty dark by then
She'll be by herself and if / here he
stopped and looked around cautiously, and
then, without another word, set off down
the street at a run.
The fact was, Mr.. Villiers had come tc
the conclusion that as his wife would not
give him money willingly. the best thing
to be done would be to take it by force,
and accordingly he had made up his MIND
to rob her of the nugget that night If pos
sible.
The afternoon wore drowsily along, anc
the great heat made everybody inclined
to sleep. Pierre had demanded by signs
to be shown his bedroom, and having been
conducted thereto by a crushed-lookine
waiter, who drifted aimlessly before him,
threw himself on the bed and went fast
asleep.
Even Martha, the wida-awake, was
yielding to the somniferous heat Of the
day, when a young man entered the bar
and made her sit up with great alacrity'
This was none other than NJ. Vande.
loup, Who had come down to see Pierre,
Dressed in ~iannels, with a blue scarf tied
carelessly round his waist, a blue necktle
knotted loosely round his throat under
the collar of his shirt, and wearing a
straw hat on his fair head, he looked
wonderfully cool and handsome, and az
he leaned over the counter Miss Twexb!
thought that the hero of her novel must
have stepped bodily out of the book. Gas
ton stared complacently at her while he
pulled at his fair moustache. But he
was not looking at her somewhat mature
charms, but at a bunch of pale blue flow
ers, among which were some white bios
SONS she wore in the front of her dress
(To be continued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
"Oriented. Orientals.

knowledge of direction seems to be
instructive with the Burmans, says the
author Of "A People at School" They
always reckon by the needle, not by
relative position. They do not say
Turn to the right but Turn to the
west"
If a table In a room has two tum-
blers on it, one Of them will be the east
tumbler, the other the west; and the
table itself will be not the table near
the window but the table in the east
of the room" So they speak Of the
north or south side Of a street or Of a
tree, not the SHADY or sunny side. Even
in rain or mist they know the direction
at once.
AR English traveller, waking in the
Burman forest in a foggy morning to
find all trace of the road wiped out by
rain and every apparent mean of as
certaining direction gone, was at a loss
what to do; but his Burman servants
knew at once.
THAT is north" they said. pointing,
"and that Is east. Our course lies be-
tween" and straight to the northeast
they marched unerringly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

long is used for the bottom. Fol
stanchions in front use one board =
inches by 10 inches, 5 feet 6 inches
long; one board 9 inches by 10 inches,
5 feet 2 inches long. For back gate
use two pieces . inches by II inches, 4
feet 4 inches long, cut sloping to fit the
frame. 1t is put on with hinges. The
stanchions in front are bolted at the
bottom between a 2 inches by 4 inch
piece, and the sill, leaving a space up
and down in front ) inches wide. Two
and Il half feet from the bottom of the
stanchion slope, cut a place for the
animals neck. The = inches by , inch
oak piece is bolted to the side of the
cap with blocks to allow the top of
the stanchions to open and close and
work with a lever. The lever, which
car be made of wagon tire, is 5 feet g
inches long. A $s-inch hole is punched
in the top of the lever, a second hole
1917 inches from top hole, and the
third hole II inches from second hole.
The upper hole is for attachment of two
i1on straps, n on each side, which
are fastened to the left hand s%tanchion.
From the lower hole two pieces of iron
II inches long go to the right hand
s%tanchion. When the stanchions are
closed bore one or two half-inch holes
in post back of lever, in which to use
al iron pin to hold the stanchions in
place.-Montreal Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Food for the Team.

A good teamster will seldom have q
team out of condition if he has a rea'
souabie amount of food supplied to him
A horse weighing 1,O0O to 100 POUNDS
should do good. hard work on twelve
quarts Of good, sound, heavy oats daily,
with from 10 to y pounds or gooa'
bright timothy hay. For teamlnS OF
farm work a mixture of equal parts by
weight of wheat bran and corr neal
can AXE the place of from one-th!rd 10
one-half the oats, and will ordinarily De
somewhat cheaper. Larger horses Will
require proportionately more. during
the winter the ration may be decreased,
SO that the horse will maintain hlmselr
without gain or loss of weight. lie
should do this on one-half to two-thirds
the amount given above. The grain
may be reduced proportionately more
than the hay. A horse with good d.
gestive powers will often maintain MINI
SELF on hay alone; or straw, with sOnie
grain, may be used in place of the hay,
if that is cheaper-Country Gentle
man. .N-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

We have but little more denhlte
knowledge of the soil and the principles
involved in its treatment than we had
sixty years ago, says the sciehtlLG
American. Fertility il not nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium alone
Though the potential value of any held'
or State, or country, from the agrlcul'
tural standpoint, is measured by theSe
constituent elements in its soil yer II
has been demonstrated that SOILS WHICH
contain IN abundance of these clements
and which are potentially capable OF
producing crops for centuries perhaps,
are not capable of producing profitable
crops without the addition of turther
amounts of these constituents. Inc
chemical Investigator is, therefore, COM
peeled to take into consideration other
facts than this. He must, If he o
cover the whole field, know something
of geology, of botany, of physics, OF
biology, of bacteriology, and or the
other natural sciences, because chem
istry alone is not capable of fully COM
passing the problem; thus, the oppor-
tunity for specializing in any brahch
Las been very great, and it is because
of the broadness of the subject, anu
the opportunity, as already pointed out
and the necessity, also, for giving imme-
date help from the knowledge that we
have that has prevented in a degree d
broad study of the fundamentals essen
tial for enabling genuine progress 10 DC
made.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
water and Salt for Cows.

Eight gallons of water a day is the
average quantity required for a COW,
and the milk given is about 81 per cent
water. In some pastures there IS no
water, the COWS being supplied night
and morning, which forces such COW to
drink four gallons at a time in order
to be supplied. AS the COW does not
know that she must drink four gallons,
she may use less, and she will reduce
her milk supply accordingly.
Extensive tests and Investigations
have been made by the experiment sta
lions to determine the ACCESSIBILITY of
adding salt to the ration Of dairy
cows. AS a result of these trials. it is
recommended that dairy cows be given
at least one Inc Of salt per day. Ex-
~ceptionally heavy mixers will require
more than this. The uniform results
obtained with all COWS employed in
these trials indicate that salt in addi-
ton to that obtained in their food is
absolutely essential to the continued
health of a dairy COW while producing
milk. 1t is evident, oreover tha
the amount Of salt which must be sup
piled directly will greatly vary in diff
ferent localities, it being more at high
elevations and at places remote from
the sea.-Agricultural Epitomist.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
FANTASTIC PLAY.
Cape Hntterns Buildings EnGuIGe6
by Wind-Driyen Sand.

Cape Hntteras Buildings EnGulfee
by W~ind-Driven Sand.
The prevailing winds from a littls
west Of south have played in a fantas
tic way with the sands of Cape Halter
as, off the main beach of North Caro-
lima, heaping up great waves that en-
gulf whole buildings in their smother,
ing folds. These wind rippples, started
in sands exposed by the removal OF q
strip of forest next the shore, AVE
grown in size to great sand waves,
which are advancing on forests, fields
and homes. AS the sand wave has ad.
vanced it has taken up several feet OF
the lose soil over which it has passed,
undermining houses, laying bare the
roots of trees and exposing the bones
Of the dead in the cemeteries.
Diurnal winds from the sea have
piled the sands into small wandering
dunes and hillocks, and even sometimes
into sand wavee, which are marching
steadily inward and shoaling the waters
Of the sounds. AT Nag's Head a large
hotel. constituting a solid obstruction.
soon had a sand wave built up a short
distance in its rear until the level of
IT'S roof was reached, when the wave
moved forward and engulfed the hotel.
In the immediate neighborhood two cot
tages suffered a similar fate. Here the
land gained on the sound $50 feet in
ten years.
On the northern end of Hatteras ISL
and a fishing village had been similarly
buried, while the sand had entirely
crossed the island at several places
north of the cape. This movement of
the sand started just after the Civil
War by the cutting of trees neN the
shore for ship timbers, and the section
is still known as the Great Woods,
though not a stick Of timber stands
upon it today. Pamlico sound for two
miles from the Hatteras shore is grow
ing steadily shallower from the deposit
of blown sand.
On Smiths Island a pilots village
has been buried beneath the sand wave
for a number of years, but this has been
quite recently resurrected and its
houses are again occupied. On Curri-
tuck, below Caffeys Inlet life saving sta
ton, the Sand has advanced entirely
across the land, and one man, moving
before 1t, has at last built his house or
piles in the sound.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
FEARFUL HuRNlfIe SORES.

DOy In Misery IL Yenrs-Ecxemn In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
manufactured by C~nticurn.
n wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put n stop TO
twelve years Of misery l passed With
Emy son. AS an Infant | noticed on
his body a red spot and treated sana
with different remedies for about i've
years, but when the spot began to get
larger / put him under the care OF
doctors. Under their treatment thu
disease spread to four different parta
OF his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur.
ing the day 1t would get rough and
form like scales. At night 1t would
be cracked, intiamed, and badly swoi.
len, with terrible burning and itching
When | think OF his suffering, It nearly
breaks my heart. His scream could
be heard downstairs. The suffering
OF my son made me full Of misery.
had no ambition to work. to eat. 10,
conldI sleep. One doctor told me thai
my sons eczema was lncurable, and
gave It up for a bad Job. One evening
saw On article In the paper about
the wonderful .Cutlcnra and decided t.
give IL = trial. I tell yon that Cutlcura
Ointment 10 worth Its weight In gold,
when 1 had used the first box Of
Ointment there was a great improve.
ment, and BY the time | had used ths
second set Of Cutlcura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment. and Cuticura ResoIvent. my
child was cured. He ls now II year,
old, and his skin Is as fine and smooth
- silk. Michael Steinman, Z Summer
Ave, Brooklyn, n. r, Apr. 16. 'O5."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Tenderfoot's Big Silver Strike.

William Step, a tenderfcot of LeaVen-
worth, Kan, has just made a big silver
strike near Florence, Col. At a depth
Of 11h feet he opened an 1S-inch veil'
carrying fabulous values in silver. The
silver is found in big Jumps in the
rock.
Step made the discovery through a
prairie dog hole. He was looking over
the district and found a piece of silver
ore near the mouth Of the hole. He
sunk three feet and disclosed a vein.
An offer of 10000 for the discovery
was refused by Step, even if he was a
tenderfoot from Kansas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
CHAPTER NJ.

The Waffle Tree Hotel, to which Mr..
Mcintosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet
little public louise in a quiet street. 1t
was far away from the main thorough
fares Of the city n a stranger had to
go up any number Of quiet streets to get
to it and turn and twist round corners
and down narrow lanes until it became
a perfect miracle how he ever found the
hotel at all.
Any one going into the bar could see
old Simon stolid, fat man with a
sleepy looking face always in his shirt
sleeves and wearing q white apron sitting
in a chair at the end while his daughter, a
sharp, red-nosed damsei, vino was S5
years of age, and confessed to %. served
out the meals. Mrs. Twexby had long
ago departed this life, leaving behind her
the sharp, red-nosed damsel to be her
fathers comfort. As a matter of fact, she
was just the opposite. and Simon often
wished that his daughter had departed
to a better world in company with her
mother. Thin, tight-laced, with a shrill
voice and an calculated temper, Miss
Twexby was still a spinster, and not even
the fact of her being an heiress could
tempt any of the Ballarat youth to lead
her to the altar. Consequently Miss Twex-
by's temper was not a golden one, and
she ruled the hotel and its inmates with
a rod of iron.
Mr.. Villiers was a frequent customer at
the Waffle Tree, and was in the back
parlor talking to old Twexby on the day
that Pierre arrived. The dumb man came
into the bar out of the dusty road, and,
leaning over the counter, pushed a letter
under Miss Twexby's nose, n although
it was directed to her father, Miss Twex-
by, who managed everything, opened it
and found it vas from Mcintosh, saying
that the bearer, Pierre Lebaire, was to
lave a bed for the night. meals n what
ever else he required, and hat he-McIn-
tosh-would be responsible for the money.
He Furthermore added that the bearer
dumb.
"Oh, 50 you are dumb, are you?" said
Miss Twexby, folding up the letter and
looking complacently at Pierre. Il wish
there were a few more men the same
way: then. perhaps. we'd nave less chat"
Meanwhile, villiers having heard the
name Of Pierre Lemaire, and knowing be
was engaged in the Pactolus claim, came
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Splitting of Citrus Fruit.

Splitting of citrus fruit frequently
just about the ripening season, espe-
cially during the latter portion Of Octo-
Der, says T. H. Rolls, of the Florida
experiment station. When splitting is
due to purely physical conditions the
fruit splits open from the bloom end,
usually, and leaves a very sharp and
well defined edge on sides of the wound.
As the conditions which cause this
splitting are beyond our control the
remedy for it likewise seem to be be-
yond our ability.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
NERVOUS HEADACHES
Or. Williams Pink Pills viii Cure
Most Cases and Should Interest
Every Sufferer.

Every SUFFERER.
Nobody who has not endured the
suffering caused by nervous head
ache can realize the awful agony Of
lts victims. Worst of all, tae ordin-
arg treatment cannot be relied upon
to cure o even to give relief. Some
doctors VIII say that II a person is
subject to these headaches there is
nothing that can be done t o prevent
their recurrence.
Nervous headaches, as well as neu-,
ralgia, are caused by lack OF nutrition
the nerves are starved. The only
way to feed the nerves Is through the
blood and it is in this way that DR..
Williams Pink Pills have accom-
plished SO many remarkable cures.
Mrs. Addie Merrill, of 80 Union
Street, Auburn, Me-, says: For
years I suffered from nervous head
aches, which would come on me every
five or six weeks and continue for
several days. The pain was SO severe
that l would be obliged to go to bed
for three or four days each time. 1t
was particularly intense over my right
eye. l tried medicines but got no re-
lief. ! had no appetite and when
the headache passed away felt as If
1 had been sick for a month. My
blood was thin and l was pale, weak
and reduced in weight.
II read about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in a paper and decided to try
them. / first noticed that they be.
gan to give me an appetite and
commenced to gain in weight and
color. My headaches stopped and
have not returned and I have never
felt so well as 1 do now"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists or sent, postpaid, on
receipt Of price, SO cents e box, six
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Medi.
cine Company. Schenectady. N. z.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
DONE Know the LORD. Prayer.

A fashionable gathering of members
Of the Church of England attending
the opening Of a bazaar at Bath
shocked the archdeacon of Bath cathe-
dral, who opened the function devo-
tiorally, by their apparent lack Of ac-
quaintance with the Lords prayer.
The archdeacon pointedly rebuked
the gathering, saying it was a very sol
emn thing to him to find how much
the company needed Christian instruc-
ton. He added:
II really did think that those here
would know the Lords prayer, but If
they know it they do not know how to-
say it."
Thereupon be invited those not ac-
quainted with the prayer to come toI
him after the bazaar and he would
teach it to them. 1t is not known how
many accepted, but the lecture acted
like an iced douche on the throng Of
gentlefoIk.-New York Sun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Far OF the mighty.

This Is the time Of year." triumph
antly declared the fat dweller, when
the iceman gets just about what's com
Ing to him. He no longer rings an irate
bell, calculates Ice" in %conquerins
tones, stands on the threshold witt,
the splendid air Of n reignins mon
arch. and deals out o 2 cent piece OF
ice for 10 cents.
ron the contrary, softly rings an
apologctic bell. and outside stands Q
mealssfaced man imploring patronage
mot only implorlng PATRONAGE. hut gen
crnusIy handing out 5 cels pieces OF
4iras FIR 10 eents."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

limitations have been placed upon the
market so closely resembling Allcock's
Plasters in general appearance as to be
we'll calculated to deceive. 1t is, how
ever, in general appearance only that they
compare with Allcock's, for they are not
only lacking in the best elements which
have made Allcock's so efficient, but are
often harmful in their effects. Remember
that Allcock's are the original and only
genuine porous plasters-the best exter-
nal remedy known-and when purchasing
p~lasters the only safe way is to always
insist upon having Allcock's.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

churns, Which nevertheless contains
most of the principles of the older
churns. The only change is in the
application of the power mechanism.
In this machine the power is so placed
that little effort is required to operate
it. A foot pedal is added, and the
hand power is entirely different from
the old method. Instead of forcing the
paddle up from the churn after every
placed beneath the hand grips which
do the forcing automatically. 1t would
be possible to operate this churn and
at the same time read a book or news
paper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

The bookkeeper, thinking the boss had
gone home for the day, had invited a
few friends to assist him In disposing Of
Z feast that had been brought in from a
~neighboring restaurant,
While the work of demolition was in
progress the 4hess sIrexp ectealy returned.
He stood In the doorway and surveyed the
ssssts-s scene.
.Er-come in. Mr.. Spilker," stammer-
ed the bookkeeper, 'and-and help a hun
cry bunch crunch lunch"
mo, thanks" said Mr.. SpiIker. II
prefer to stand here and watch an idle
clerk shirk work."--Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Explaining Ii.

what do you think of Mr.. Bragg,
anyway?' exclaimed Nell.
Whats the matter?' asked Belle.
.He told me he could marry any girl
he pleased"
That's about correct, for ! don't be-
lieve there's a girl living that he could
please philadelphia Ledger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
az the safe sfGc.

schroeder Ito his neighbor, a widow
er)-Why did yon send your housekeep-
cr away. since she was such q good
.copk5
The widower-She made such SPLEEN
did ~puddings was afraid ! should
marry hers-Fliagende Biaetter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Preventing Rlaeklc=

If the stock raiser will get and keep
before his stock all the time. sulphur
mi pound and saltpeter n pound and
mix with ten pounds salt, he will never
have blackleg in his herd, says Il writer
in Dakota Farmer. l bad 1t in my
herd several years ago, and was told
cf this remedy and never lost an animal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

and legs. Order the legs the right
length to hold the kettle just high
enough. 1t is easily moved then from
house to barn, or to a neighbor's.-
Farm and Home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

O%vertaken by other
up TO date churns
and which require
less labor to oper-
ate. The old-fash-
toned churn was a
clumsy affair, and
not a little "elbow
grease" was re-
quired to manipu-
late it. In the IL
is shown
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

A simple hoop
with three or four
legs welded on,
saves III time and
trouble. Any black
smith will make it
for a few cents ii
you furnish an old
800 A.. 49,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

after the use of 1t. The fhiphNr
cleanses the blood and regulate the
bowels and the saltpeter lets on the
kidneys, so carrying out of the system
the poison of blackleg. At least that Is
the way | reason it out.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
The Decline of the pench.

The Introduction of new varieties,
budding, and the attacks of insects, as
have curtailed the usefulness of the
peach tree and confined it to certain
localities. Budding or grating the
trees, whether apple, peach or pear, is
now but a reproduction of the original
variety, and may Introduce all the i'm
PROJECTIONS as well as the advantages
o. the variety, to every portion of the
country.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
mevona n. Canacitv.

Her-Do you speak any language
other than the mother tongue?
4im-No. And ! never expect to b
able to talk like motl1r can.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

Glass houses of a very substantial kind
can now be built. Silesian glass makers
are turning out glass bricks for all sorts
of building purposes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

aHeress I story about a new utomo-
hIis hank that has Just been started in
Nv Fork 80
- wonder how much OF a run a de
for his money7v-Cleve-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

The old-fashioned hand butter churn,
so long associated with fresh air ana
country life, seems destined to be