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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13

more battleships. The great navy ad-
vocates say that the country must
build two ships to Germany's one,
land that it can not find the money
and still carry out the governments
pension program. The cost Of an old
age pension scheme is estimated at
from s54, 600, 600 to $40, ,OOO, 900 a year,
according to it's liberality. The most
liberal plan, which goes far beyond
anything now proposed by the Govern
ment, would cost little over one
sixth OF the nations drink bill. "A
seventh part Of the remainder would
build ten new battleships, which is
more than the most enthusiastic ID
vocates OF naval expansion have
thought to be necessary. BY contin-
ing themselves to three hundred mil
lion dollars worth OF beer and two
hundred million dollars worth Of
spirits, without cllrtailing their con-
sumption Of wine or other liquors At
all, the British people could have
their old-age pensions and their bat
UiCoiiApS UOO.
TO check any tendency to moralize
at the expense OF others, 1T may be
worth while to mention that IN the
same year in which Great Britain
was consuming 1926, ITO, ,729 gallons Of
liquor, we were consuming 1,S74, ,225,-
400 gallons. We might say that even
these figures showed us to be drinking
less than the British In proportion to
population, but 1t happens that the
British excess was all in beer. We
drank over three times as much dis
TITLED spirits, when In proportion to
population we should have had only
twice as much. Yet the British race
is not particularly noted for abstemi-
BUSINESS in the matter OF strong wa
ters.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13

Now's the time to take Rocky
Mountain Tea. It drives out the,
germs OF winter, builds up the stom-
ach, kidneys and liver. The most
wonderful spring tonic to make people
well. You'll be surprised with re-
suits. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. /.
M. Helmey g. Co.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13

vocated by President Roosevelt, even
going him several points better by
standing for 2-cent per mile passen-
ger fare in this state and for free
trade on lumber. They also told the
people how they had stood by Roose-
velt, and Senator Kittredge said:
| Roosevelt policies must and shall
continue: in these policies have
been and am a most cordial believer
and. my record has been made as
United States senator
"The senator also stated he had
never had anything to do with any
corporation trusts except where he
had been hired in special cases. and
the stalwarts from all over the state
cheered and cheered those statements
which the leading politicians knew
were untrue.
"There is no going behind the rec
ords in the case of Mr.. Kittredge and
that record does not sustain his state
ments which were SO strongly approx
ed by the local stalwart politicians of
this state.
CALLED ROOSEVELT DANGEROUS.
''ft is known in Washington that
Senator Kittredge secured his position
on the Senate Panama canal commit
tee through the influence of high up
railway officials. 1t is known in
Mitchell that he said while in this
city early in the summer of 1904, af-
ter Roosevelt had then served nearly
three years as president that he was
"a dangerous,man for PRESIDENT al
though it is now claimed by his
friends here that he has since changed
his mind. 1t is known in Washington
that he opposed Roosevelt and a ma
jority of the government engineers in
their plan for a lock system on the
Panama canal and was for a sea level
system. 1t is known in Washington
and all over South Dakota, and the
record in the senate and at home sus-
tain it, that he was opposed to the
Esch-Townsend railway rate law in
1904 and 1905, which Roosevelt was
urging and again was opposed to the
Hepburn bill of 1905 and 1906, and all
the amendments which LaFollette Of
fered to strengthen it in May, 1906,
and so voted to kill those amend
ments, which Roosevelt in his mes
sage Of January 3l,e19OS, insists must
be added to the law to make it sue
cess.
''If there is any doubt in minds of
those who read and remember where
Senator Kittredge and his political
friends in this state stood in 1905 and
1906, while Roosevelt was fighting to
secure some sort of railroad law that
would give power to regulate rail
roads, they should remove the doubt.
What we will do now is to quote his
own paper, the Argus Leader, and the
other leading stalwart organ, the Alb
erdeen News, and what they said
about railroad rate regulation, and al.
SO quote soma resolutions and requests
that were sent to Washington to pre-.
vent the passage Of the law from this
county and others in the state. r
OPPOSED RATE BILL.
"In July, 1905, Senator Kittredge's
paper, the Argus Leader, had this to
say about the presidents ideas OF reg
ulating>railroads and fixing rates:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
OPPOSED RATE BILL.

'sIn July, 1905, Senator Kittredge's
paper, the Argus-Leader, had this to
say about the presidents ideas of reg
ulating>railroads and fixing rates:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
KITTREDGE'S DECEIT.

1T was on January 20 of this year
that the people from many counties
of this state heard speech in Mitch
ell and day or two later read it in
the newspapers what Senator Kitt-
redge and his local politicians stood
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

Refractions of light. circles around sun or
moon forbode stormy weather
Rainbow in morning shepherds take warning;
Rainbow at night. shepherds delight
Animals birds and insects prognosticate storms
with more or less accuracy the following prov
cribs:
..If oxen I've on their right sides look toward
the south and lick their hoofs; If cows look up IN
the air and snuff IT. II bray violently and II
cocks crow at unusual hours, but especially when
hen and chickens crowd into the house, these are
sure signs OF rain."-The Shepherd OF Banbury'
1874
Good weather when the cat washes herself but
bad when she licks her coat against the grain or
washes her face over her ears or sits with her
tail TO the fire and when dogs make holes in the
ground eat grass in the morning and refuse meat
Before a storm sheep become frisky. leap and
butt each other Hogs cry and up and down
witt > or litter in their mouths Cattle assemble
at one end of the field with their tails 10 wind
ward. Birds cease TO sing and begin to Oil their
feathers"
When chimney swallows circle and CALL they
speak Of rain.''-zuni Indians.
Guinea fowls squau parrots whistle, sulls utter
shriu cries"
When the peacock loudly bawls.
Soon we'll have both rain and squalls
''Clamorous as a parrot against rain Shakes
peare.
Fish are lively bite more readily and swim near
the surface before rain
"A bee was never caught in a shower
Ants are very busy. gnats bite. crickets are
lively, spiders come out of their nests and flies
gather in houses just before rain %
Spiders strengthening their webs indicates rain"
Among plants 1t is a warning Of rain when the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

of any European aviator. and in burst
of enthusiasm is beginning to recognize and
perhaps to exaggerate the wonderful effects
which will follow his splendid discovery The
'Matin" has just asked in its columns that the
Cross of the Legion of Honor be conferred on
Wilbur Wright by the French government, and
NJ. Ader. who declares that the French govern
ment owes him a million for his own previous
discoveries in aviation. writes open letter to
the Minister of War urging that this million
should be used the nucleus Of a fund for
supplying the French army with a vast number
OF aeroplanes the Wright model for combat
ing aerial army which is certain, he de-
clares, to invade France at no distant date,
with results too awful to contemplate.
He foresees his beloved Paris completely
initiated burned to the grouhd and swept out
of sight by army of aerOplane flyers, each
carrying several hundred pounds of dynamite
NJ. Ader whose name is familiar in scientific
circles the inventor Of the telephone system
adopted in Paris must, doubt be looked upon
as alarmist, but it is generally recognized
here that the aeroolane viii in many respects
revoutionze the face OF civilization Mr..
Wright has now taken up with him for long
short flights about thirty persons. and their
counts of their respective experiences are inter
esting.
the LIE Mans trials, Major Bouttieaux. declared
on reaching terra frma that the machine would
undoubtedly cause radical change in modern
methods of warfare. His personal impressions
of flying coincded with those of Professor
Painleve, who said that the start was some
what disagreeable, making feel if fall
ing from height. but almost Immediately af-
terward all sense of danger or discomfort dis
appeared, giving way TO exquisite sensation.
an "ivresse,' or ntoXcation. in the impalpabe,
fleeing and elastic fluid which enveloped him.
The sense of stability and of gentle gliding
greater than on board a ship. and there was no
d!sagreeable sensation when turning for one
formed part of the machine. A newspaper cor
respondent who accompanied Mr.. Wright said
that the aviator's method OF steering his ma
chine reminded him Of a man playing billiards
With respect to the H.tnate consequences upon
international life of the Wrights' invention, one
critic is Of opinion that it will bring about the
United States of Europe while others are con-
WINGED that II VIII at least make necessary an
eAufe!H ne" system Of customs. &. l. y.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

Long range forecasts are amusing, although they
entirely without justification. The Indian
EUnter figured that if he could hang his powder
horn the upturned points Of the moon. 1t
was useless TO go hunting because the woods would
be too dry stalk game but II the crescent was
turned down it a sign of weather and
good hunting. A Welsh proverb states that II is
sure 10 be a dry month if the moon lies on its
back, 50 you can hang your hat its horns" An
other saying is directly contrary to this
Among agriculturalists IL has long been held that
beans should be planted in the light Of the moon
and potatoes when the moon is dark Hogs should
not be slaughtered I'm the dark Of the moon The
only element OF validity conceded by science to
these injunctons is the fact that moon ravs have
p injurious chemical effect on fish and some
kinds Of meat The Southern proverb that Chick
should be picked in the dark of the NOON
probably has reference less to the chemical than
the legal aspect Of midnight visits TO the henyard
In this case a bright moon might prove decidedIvI
injurious to the welfare of the illicit connoisseur of
chickens.
The hedgehog is credited with closing tho en-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

trance to its burrow which faces coming STORM
as a matter of fact, it closes the windWare en-
trance after the storm has begun II bears anu
beavers were able to foresee a hard winter YET
they would be unable to provide themselves WIN
thicker fur than past anu present conditions en-
titled them to. Likewise the actions OF birds In
flying reflect present rather than future con
ditons Birds often make premature fights ana
err in their estimate of coming weather
Some long range proverbs are:
A bad year comes in swimming g.-French.
A COW year. sad year, bull year. a glad year.
Dutch.
Leap year was ne'er a good sheep year-Scotch
On -Candlernas Day February p the woodchuck
comes out TO see his shadow at noon: If he doesn't
see 1t he STAYS out but II he does he goes back to
his hole for six weeks, which Is the time cold
weather continues.
q Warm October. cold February.
March in January January in March. fear.
Generally moist and cool summer porrends a
hard winter.-Bacon.
If March comes IN like lamb he goes out like
q lion.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
A MODERN PEARL FARM.

In the Gulf OF Lower California there Is ~ sssrs
tIOn the largest pearl farm in the woria, a.
the cultivation or pearls has been taAeh ~ 100 q
practical industry. To harvest the HhI;u@A, 49, =
pearls raised on this farm requires the -, ,,ssf
a thousand persons. including the n1uS.fEr rsge-
divers whose methods have been coihp-s. .,,rlavel
lutionized bv the up-tC-date appliances eul,Iss,d
in this new Industry Pearl farming as ~ 'Ioasf
BY the Mexican company which owns IN .-r.srv - q
California farm is the rcsult OF the dscnve' 5r6r-
a very simple fact concerning pearl bear I'd az
luSkS. After twenty-five years Or Sb.I}H, f,Sss -
pertinent IL was discovered that the Snsl WSssrsd
gem after II is two wears old and ualcsS vithn
at the proper time there viii De no pfsNss-ssv ths
Following this discovery the system wheI,s5 mn
shells are cultivated Until the propcr 1gs rllntns
opened was devised. From the time ot -, - ysars
the eggs TO the harvesting OF the crop w. ss,irei
must elapse. that length 81 tinlrr. -, NsWS
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

convovulus folds UP its petals the pink eyed pim-
pernel closes, the pitcher plant opens its mouth,
clover leaves turn up. the leaves of the sugar
maple turn upside down and the miIkweed closes
at enight.
a variety Of signs based on the appearance of
the sun. moon and stars under different atrnos
pheric conditions Primitive observers doubtless
imagined that these bodies changed rather than the
medium through which they were SEEN but this
error did not affect the correctness of their OBJ
servations.
The sun sets weeping in the lowly west.
Witnessing storms to come, and unrest.
'-Shakespeare.
'When the sun sets unhappily then will the
morning he angry with wind storm and sand"
ZunI Indians.
When the draws water. rain follows soon
"A blur or haziness about the sun indicates a
storm"
The circle of the moon never filed pond; the
circle of the vets shepherd.
The with circle brings water in her
beak.'
II the fun moon rise pale. expect rain
Therefore the moon the governor Of the floods.
That rheumatic diseases DO abound
Shakespeare.
When the stars flicker in dark background.
rain follows soon"
When the sky seems very full Of stars. expect
rain snow"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

II meets an obstacle. In the same way ths ocss-
blooded snail scourses itself amorous s.ats u4,.
a little rod OF lime. called the love arrow tn.
mechanism Of various hytraps Is based on a ~
drauc principle. water pressure being trausnir.ss
from cell to cell TO operate the valves
gravity organ Is possessed By all ths Io,,.
water animals TO enable them 20 tell zhsn ,h.
are standing on their feet are upside do,v-
The snail carries internally a ball OF lime vbt-L
rolls in a spherical water pouch. and by rubsf,.
against bristIes informs the owner OF his posiso,
The crab puts grains OF sand in his ear zhs..s
he knows where he Is at. Deprived OF .hs ,,..
grains the crab staggers Ike drunken ma, =
cannot keep upright Similar gravity organ. b.-
been discovered in plants by Professor FI,ha-t,..
There are starch grains stored IN large cells ,..s
enable the plant to grow upright Withor, So,
starch kernels the plant acts as 70 dzzv ,-1 =
comes bent.
Plants have peculiar tastes Even N. 49,,
are connoisseurs They reject siycerirs ,v1,-s =
ing dishes The spermatozoa Of NOSES a.. -
10 consume maIic acid. while the lie K.rr,. =
ferns will partake only OF cane sugar
The behavior Of mirnOsa a raiiway t-.t- 4.
cited show plant intelligence. When tak.n -
a Pullman car the leaves sink and rfsa onl, =
long intervals when unusual Jar Is snco,,,
tered. A transfer 70 the joltiug day coach caus..
the plant continuous agitation; but when n \,
taken back 10 the Pullman II becomes sntfrssv
quiet. despite occasional bumps. thus Indicating
that 1t has become used to slight Jarr4nx No
machine gets used 70 anything.
Professor Nagen. a botanist OF high rspusa A.
cribes sort OF consciousness to plants
The life Of plants IS one with that OF ani-ais
and with that OF ourselves" says p Il Franco
Their life is a primitive form. the bexn-
ming Of the human mind"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
BEWARE, OH, YE
VEGETABLE EATERS!
LOWLY ONION NAY BE
SENTIENT CREATURE.
Scientists of Repute Norc Tell Us
Plants Haze Memory, Feelings,
Sight and Hearing.

thew see hear and feel? Is It an unjust reflection
upon the vegetable kingdom to call man cap-
bage head? Is there ethical and Humanitarian
basis for the park legends warning the public 10
keep off the grass? How soon Will Vegetarlahs
who denounce the caLnibalism of meat eaters De
convicted of cruelty in devouring their sentlent
fellow beings, such potatoes. turnips ana
onions? VIII the human race become too tender
hearted to cut the throats Of pallid lilies ana 10
strange sobbng little pansies in their osos' "hie
cen the rude farmer administers chloroform TO
the burdock ere he destroys it with his scythe!
These questions rot suggested by the De-
lated rawlings of an Elizabethan poet or the mystic
fancies of a Brahmin thinker getting up an e1-
elusive lecture course at the St Regis Sclenusts
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
TURKISH FEZES.
Consul General Ernest L. Harris. writing n'@
Smyrna, says:

Consul General Ernest L. Harris. writing no@
Smyrna. says
The trade in fezes naturally occupies an - .-s
place in every Fart OF the Iurhlsl C--s.--s
but the greatest distributing and consumes r5s
is COnstautinOpIe. a Vienna syndicate consLo4s =
output and prices TIE average retalI pFlcS u
feZ is 30 cents. , - -,-ks1
In order estimate the total feZ trals - ,-ssP
one may reckon about one and . haI eHel3 = n
every male Ottoman subject IL IS lroS .tttsrts-
towns most OF the men beIonSinS 20 - ss~a
classes buy as many as three or your - - nsnS
year. but this is offset. on the other hano =! ,Ss1
IN the country districts who do NOT ouJ Hi0-0
this number during a whole lifetime -..-,a
Ninety per OF the total feZes worn n ;-cr,
manufactured in Vienna and lIporve-- v-1-ts9 -
that city. The remaining 10 per cent Is ..Sanv .IlS
from other towns in Austria and rom 80 IN.
the latter country supplying, as nave w.
formed rather cheap quality .-A,t.. sss
There is movement now on foot 20 eSeao4s. .-,5s
factories i'm Turkey. in order 20 render us
less dependent upon Austria SeveFaI sa.o-ts
have already been established and from Al .es-Ese
doing well. The fsZeS placed on re L-aasiirv
by these home factories are OF an lnIeTloI - ~
10 the Austrian make. but they are cheagS. ags-,,cs
also avoid the necessity Cr paying an - go
duty Of II per cent The mOu,dS for preSs-As -
into shape are imported from Germany. - -
In the large coast towns OF the ttIA-s -
pire all foreigners and even many pIto..ea -, hI.
jects Of non MoSen religion. do not wear Le.s
In the interior Of Asia Minor nearly .iss4s
without distinction of nationality, wears -
Consular Report
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
THE SCIENCE IN INFANCY.

But how can the animals tel the weather 50 far
aheadg' asked the incredulous city man
How do they tell 1t so near?" retoTted the rural
3rterp-eter Of portents. BY black cat was lick
inr herself the wrong way this morning ana my
wife was saying The cheese salt was camp anu
-be a,,;nea hens was squaling loud, and my
fatfe--in-Iaw felt the rheumatic in his leftN leg
what docs all that mean: Rain And it's begun
10 rain jest this minute II the anIInals Can 'e
weather near, they can tell 1t far
.Pshaw, :t's al superstition murInureo INC CITY
man to himself
II. yrae s4rrrrised 10 learn afterward that SCI
ence has a considerable respect for many popular
weather signs and proverbs that were cur
hundreds and thousands Of years ago 1heI0 40
fact as well as superstition in many ancient say
,nps. often the most grotesque and apparently
7f7,,-a,te5 series Of signs are based on reteoro-
1,e5rs1 r-afitv However. a line s drawn ralheF
s.-.--l,- between Immediate forecasts ana long
range forecasts Many Of the popular SIGNS "a
y,eatk ? within twelve hours or SO are -s OOt-oo(
u.,fa III the long range predictions are declared
% be without foundation. Not even a go'e1 ii0-|
- ,- tell what the weather will be next "eeh
CT r7ext month. to say nothing OF an eh''ie $50
Fo-ec.s-e- Emery, Of the loca! "ea'IeI ON'
.7,,,its that meteorological science Is Eouhe' ~
thar there are wide possibilities IoT Inc !u'U'0
a. Az-.-z- TO study the worlds atmosphere as
- md -e get reports from many points on the
.a,,l.s surface in order to advance IN Kho~ieuso
% l-ui-ea states weather There is tne olIhcu4ty
in establishing stations in unciVlAzed countries iu
= d. ,-ss- 4,-y,anses Of the ocean. AT present lhe
limits Of foreign reports are Mexico CaiAao- anu
-fe British West indies The regular forecasts y.
,ba -,z-a-rr,.7r weather bureau do not eAeeho
moro than foryeight hours into the future nut the
xrerfrenr was made last summer OF general Pie
5fr-frns fo- period Of five or six days II was
77re5fc,es. for example that storm in the Rockies
1yo,.l5 head eastward causing rain first IN the
local region. then in the prairie states ana 'neh
IL The valley states.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
USES OF IRISH PEAT.

Consul Henry :. Culver. OF Cor,S. writes -1I,;abls
peat beds OF ireland may Yet become L,,f = other
asset In the Country's industrial deV ept ne au-
than for fuel if - now claimed ut' - sbres O.
thOrity OF an Austrian eNperlunentHf S.lNs5sh pea
the remains OF the reeds and grts SeS 1 - naper-
is compCs a can be utilized not onS ',ss aness
making and carpets hUt for weaving Nt,b,t ths
fabrics as well Tn, claim is put tCFlh a noa-
fbre Is elastic AMI durable. and. oelast S,on 3
conductor OF heat. tn cloth m0nuI1clei ~
Is as tough as linen and warm as W0o419~
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
FEARS AERIAL FOE

Paris, October 13
After hesitating for a long time. even when it
was no longer possible to accuse the Wright
brothers OF "bIufing, the French public, which
was loath to abandon its belief that the conquest
of the air was to be French. conquest. has
now frankly admitted Me overwhelming supe-
riority of Wilbur Wright's advances over those
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
HARD WINTER, SAYS
HONK OF GEESE
POPULAR WE4THER SIGNS
and PROVERBS.
Fact and Superstition Blended in
4ncient ,Sayings-Long Range
Predictions Least accurate.

Friends you can gamble IT," said the long
whiskered in the grocery store last week.
leaning against the sugar barrel its going TO be
g hard winter
How 90 you figure that out?" asked city
salesman who was waiting for an order.
"Au the signs is fest pointing TO IT." replied the
rural meteorologist, aiming accurately at a saw
dust box
I'd Ike TO hear some Of them. uncle"
Wal. the is flying south, an last night 1
heard flock Of wild geese honkin along in the
same direction. They're two powerful signs never
knowed 10 fail Up the creek Jake Martin brought
down a goose with his old nuzzle-loader, an he
says its bones was real thick, again shown a bad
winter I don't know Il he studied the red spots
on the treastbone- But know myself that the
ruuskrats are building extra strong houses and the
squirrels are laying Up nuts like they hougnt
they'd need 'ern before the winter was over The
SQUIRRELS can't come TO the store here. like men.
when their grub runs and so they jest bank
1p enough for g long, hard season"
You think the animals save up extra 1000 "hen
the winter IS going TO be badE'
''No guessing about It. friend. What would Be
the use Of animals knowing If they didn't use what
they knevved? Every animal fixes up different for
the winter according 10 his need The beaver cuts
I'd his winter stock Of wood extra early, ana the
mole ne makes clay cellar an fills 1t with nice
fat worms The worms is the as fresh beer
for the mole and he lives high, though ne stays
underground. II the worms is few. the winter is
mild Another sign YOU got TO watch out for Is
The melt The skunk and the bear ana al OF en-
so,e = thick coat of fur when tough season is
coming. They don't buy it: they grow it Maybe
3 vot1ng animal is foolish and don't put on the fur
ba o,,r,r 10 but he learns better when he gets
older 7 never see a middle aged animal that
didn't know how dress proper