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The bee., 1908-11-05

Young BostonIsn Harnesses Ether
Waves for Duty Under Water.

Boston.--An ingenious young man
OF Charlestown, the district Of Boston
that produced the inventor Of the cleo.
trio telegraph is confident that he has
discovered just how TO harness Hert-
zian waves, so as to employ them in
making submarine torpedocs dirlglble
and dlschargeable at the behest Of an
operator aboard ship or on shore.
Patent rights have been applied for by
this young experimenter, whose name
Is Charles A. Logue, Jr,
Mr.. Logue, who is a student at
Boston college, and 81 years old, has
for years been interested in scientific
The bee., 1908-11-05
Lighthouses on British coasts.

There is lighthouse TO every "A
miles OF coast In England. to every
"a miles In Ireland and 10 every 80
miles In Scotland.
The bee., 1908-11-05
chleaao the ereat center.

There is no important seaport be
tween Portland, Me-, and Portland.
Ore, that has not one or more through
railway passenger trains from Chicago
The bee., 1908-11-05
M,Irderoua Weapon FABRICATED.

The aged inventor Of the Mauser
rife has now perfected a weapon
which fires rs shots at a single load
fu0
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.

In Torrents with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Cuticura.
"My little son., when about a year
and a half old began to have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms, then on other parts
of his body, and then n came on his
: chest, worse than the others. At the
end Of about a year and a half of suf-
fering he grew so bad / had to tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got to be a mere skeleton
and was hardly able to walk. | sent
to the drug store and got a cake of
Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura
Ointment, and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rene
dies my precious child would have died
from these terrible sores. I used only
one cake Of Soap and about three box-
- Of Cuticura Ointment. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, R. F. D. No. l, Woodville,
Conn, April %, 1905"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
CHAPTER VIII

+NEH +aEaN StlhI lEIt VIII. ~
The days rolled on, and the brfllian.
7th of December drew nearer and nearer
that seventh of the month, when the
splendor of Beryl Court was to blazI
forth over the whole wide county. Never
had such magnificent preparations for a
fete taken place within the memory of
one single inhabitant in that part of Eng
land.
Arthur Calthorpe was a young gentle
man with artistic tastes and a love of
lavish expenditure. He was heir to the
earIdom; and his old uncle refused him
nothing. He it was who gave the orders,
and devised the decorations, and busted
himself with invitations to the numerous
guests.
December came in, hard, bright and
| frosty, with icicles on the hrees, and
skaters on the pond, and a clear, pierre
ing, rarifed air. There was excitement
Beryl Court. The doctors daughters and
the ~clergyman's daughters were all inyit-
ed. Young hearts beat, and young eyes
sparkled tongues, young and old, chat
ted volubly.
The day arrived-Wednesday. Decem-
Der the It'll. 1t was early in the after
l IoOII 1 l. ShNtis -
to dinner. Dinner was to be at six the
bali was to begin at eight.
Ella Wycherly stood before a long
cheval-glass, dressed for the dinner and
the ball. Her mother had devised her
costume for her. Her skirt was of rich
white silk, frightened by CLEANS of a deli
cate rose color. Ella wore rubies, Wych-
erly heirlooms, but they had been exquis-
itely set in gold. A band of rubies con-
fined her dark brown hair. The beautiful
face, with its flushed checks end flashing
eyes, looked discontentedly enough at its
own reflections in the cheval-glass.
silks, laces and Jewels" said Ella.
81 hate being loaded with valuables in
this fashion, Sistine. If [ might have
chosen my own dress, / think | would
have chosen white Grape, with a trimming
of ivy leaves; and / would have had ivy
leaves in my hair. My only ornament
should nave been that brooch, with a large
emerald which l saw in mammals jewel
case. I hate wearing these family jewels
and the family lace"
In this mood ella entered the Wycherly
carriage, with it's fur rug and foot-warm-
ers, and all its defenses against winter
cold. The carriage held four-Colonel
and Mrs. Wycherly, Ella and Miss Worth
ington; DR.. Dundas sat on the box.
Eighty guests sat down to Dime that
day at Beryl Court, and from the first
moment that she appeared Colonel Wych-
erly's heiress, with her beauty, her vi
yacity, and her family jewels, was install
ed as queen of the fete and belle of the
ball.
Dancing commenced at eight. The ball
room at Beryl Court was vast. Shrubs
and exotics covered the walls from ground
to ceiling. Here and there, amid the
bloom and greenery, cleaned an enormous
mirror, IN massive golden frame. Chairs
and couches Of light-green satin were
placed against the walls for the accommo-
dation Of those who did not dance, and on
d raised dais, hung with green velvet and
gold, was stationed a full military band
Ito be c%ontinued.),
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
MACHINE GROUND PAINT.

Occasionally one hears the "hond.
mixed" paint Of the painter slightingly
spoken Of as "unscientitic' and "not
thoroughly mixed" The facts are all
- the side Of the painter and his hand.
prepared paint.
It is the most scientific" paint there
n. because 1t Is made on the D o tn
suit the particular purpose for which
Il is to be used. 1t is as scientific as n
good Doctors prescription. If the paint.
or did not mix it thus it would be as
unscientific as a patent medicine. More
over the paint which a good painter
turns out Is made of genuine white lead
and pure linseed oil. If he does NOT
mix it himself he is not sure what is
in 1t and consequently his client cannot
be sure.
AS for not being thoroughly mixed by
machinery. that is simply a mis-state-
nent. White Lead as made by National
Lead Company is thoroughly ~incorpo-
rated with z or s pei. cent Of pure Lin
seed oil in the factory, making a paste.
This paste need only be thinned with
additional linseed oil to make it ready
for the brush.
The thorough Incorporation of pig
ment and oil has already been accom-
plished before the painter gets it.
To know how to tell pure white lead
is a great advantage to both painter
and house-owner. National Lead Com
pany will send a tester free to anyone
interested. Address the company at
Woodbridge Building, New York, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

This Is the time OF year when the
family grocer's platform scales are
made to work overtime by the return
ing va~cationists. Thin women want to
see how much they have gained" and
stout women how much they have sue
ceeded In losing by their summers
holiday. And this Is also the time OF
year when the sealemaker's ears must
tinglc ut the kind aud unkind things
said OF his wares.
The things a stout woman Will say
about d poor, dcfenseless set OF scales
would spoil the temper of the steel In
the balance If 1t wasn't SO indifferent
to- such things. And the n in
which a fat woman will deceive her
self about the difference IN her weight,
with heavy clothes on to protect her
self against the cold of a mountain re-
sort. Il the Iiglter ones she dons
when she strikes the heat OF the city,
Is one OF the constantly recurring evil
dences Of the eternal feminine vanity.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
REDoLENT VIRGINIA HAM.
Properly Cooked and Served, Notf
ing Can Beat 1t as "Good Eatin'.'

Properly Cooked and served, Moth.
ing Can Beat 1t ms aGood Eatin'.''
1t is coming ham and sausage way
the weather. The thermometer on MY
front porch has said 80 degrees three
mornings in the last ten days. The
nip and snap call for vigorous exercise
and good solid food, says Victor Smith
In the New York Press. The odor Of
cooking ham and sausage tickles the
most delicate palate in such a temper
AZURE. The hobo fingers over the
grating in front of the restaurant and
inhales a dinner in the fumes Of the
basement kitchen. He is feeding his
lungs If not his stomach; and it may
be that when a mans stomach is gone
dead HIS beathing apparatus will sus-
tain life. The redolence OF a Virginia
ham, cured in the old way, cooked in
the old way, is a complete dinner.
Here comes a letter from a man with
a ham and some soras "a friend sent
me a box containing a Virginia ham
and some reed birds. We've eaten the
birds and now want to cook the ham.
Tell us how" Is it a Smithfield? Is It
twenty-five years old? Is it utterly de-.
void OF fatty substance? That is, has
the lean absorbed all the fat? Don't
forget the story Of the lean and fat
cattle in the Bible. Before undertake
ing to cook a ham know your ham. a
genuine Smithfeld is worth 35 cents a
pound and cheap at the price. 1t is as
solid as a hunk of dried venison. You
can eat 1t uncooked with much relish.
II this Virginia ham Is a Smithfeld
and very strong it must be soaked in
cold water for three days. The strength
may be determined by inserting a
skewer and smelling or tasting it when
withdrawn. Fill the big iron pot with
cold water and boil till it sputters
Then drop in the ham. This will chill
the water to a simmer. Place on the
back Of the stove over a slow fire and
forget it for ten hours. Make half a
dozen corn dodgers and boil them in
liquor of turnip green's. Some folk call
these dumplings. Garnish the dish con-
,taining the ham with them and serve
red hot.
In cooking a ham that has been prop
erly cured avoid rich sauces, never use
sherry, do not bake with sugar, cloves
and other spices. If a man want to
spoil his ham at the table after it Is
sliced to him, give him catsup or u
tard. In cooking a ham it is assumed
that you want to retain the flavor OF
the ham. Don't ruin it with condi.
meufS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

The first train opening the Florida Easi
Coast railway has reached the temporary
terminus of the road at Knights Key,
which is only 122 miles from Havana. By
another year this marvellous railroad built
on REINFORCED concrete arches out over
long stretches of deep sea, connecting the
string Of coral isles, or keys" will reach
Key West, whence through trains will
be carried on great ocean ferries across
to Cuba.
The negotiations between the officers
and employees of the Southern railway in
respect to a reduction of wages finally re-
suited in the statement from President
Finley that the employees had rejected the
proposed reduction and that the manage
ment, not wishing to act in an arbitrary
way, had requested the chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to med
late between them under the provisions Of
the Erdman law.
The annual report of the Pennsylvania
railroad, published the other day, shows
a falling off of S2,09O,244 in the net in
come at the same time hat the gross
earnings increased $16,572,913. The cause
appears in the large increase in operating
expenses, amounting to $1S,O64,S34. Presi-
dent McCrea says that the first effects Of
the panic were not felt until the last two
months Of the year. The sum used for
the New York terminals to date of report
was $39,541,414.
The Milwaukee Railway Company re-
Gently pleaded guilty to violation of the
2S-hour stock shipment law and was fined
by Judge Lands of Chicago. In several
~,1.~ L,11 - .&loy
food or water for periods ranging from
thirty to ~thirty-four hours. Indictments
against other roads are pending.
The Norfolk and Western railroad has
proposed to the various labor unions
among its employees hat they agree to 3
cut in wages, with the understanding that
when the e reach S2,50O,000 a
month the present scale will be restored.
The interstate commission
announced that the commission and the
bureau of labor will be unable to take
action regarding the dispute between Off
Gals and operatives Of the Chicago Great
Western for at least a week. 1t will be
the first matter taken up after the accu-
INFLATED business in Washington is dis
posed OF.
Attorney General Gilbert of Wisconsin
has ruled that an excess fare cannot be
charged passengers on the railroads OF
Wisconsin when tickets are purchased on
tbs train, unless provision is made to re-
fund the amount oyercharged.
Conferences between a committee of
the striking machinists Of the Erie rail-
road repair shops and General Manager
Stuart have resulted in the agreement OF
the company to try the per diem SYSTEM
for at least six months and to take back
all the men as vacancies occur, with a
10 per cent reduction in wages. The
strike, which began May 1, 1907 was
against the piece work plan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
Radium in tho simplon Tunnel

Prof. Jolly, who made a geological ex-
animation of the stones and the debris
collected during the construction of the
Simplon tunnel, reports that he has
found rich traces of radium, Indicating
larger deposits than have yet been dis
covered elsewhere in Europe. He be-
1ieyes that the existence of SO much
radium caused the abnormal heat de-
veloped in the construction of the tun-
mel. He is continuing his researches.
Although scientists believe that rae
dunn, discovered By Nine. Curie In
1902, is widely distributed iover the
world in minute quantities, the present
principal source is the pitchbIende Of
Joachimsthal, North Bavaria, where q
few grains Of radium appear In a ton
of pitchblende. A pound Of radium, Il
1t could be bought would cost about
100000
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
FLIES ENvELOP SHIP.
Cloud of Singing Insects Drive
Every One from the Decks.

Cloud Of Singing Insects Drive
Every One from the Decks.
Billions Of flies or gnats, in a swarm
30 thick that the sun was obscured for
several hours, enveloped the German
steamship, Ammon, which has Just ar
rived at this port, says the Seattle COR
respondent of the New York Times.
The vessel was running along about
sixty miles off the Galapagos Islands,
near the equator west Of South Amer
lea, when a westerly breeze brought the
dense swarm Of insects that drove ev-
cry person from the decks.
The captain and his officers have
passed the islands several times, and
say they are unable to account for the
strange phenomenon. The vessel was
blowing her way along late in the at
ternoon, when a cloud was seen COM
ing out OF the far west. AS it grew
rapidly in dimensions and density the
passengers and crew hoped for a cool
ing shower to ward off the ~perpendicu-
lar rays Of the tropic sun. Instead of
a cloud of yapor they received a cloud
Of pestiferous insects that bit and
stung until every person was forced to
seek shelter below.
The insects resembled a small fly or
gnat, and remained with the ship until
nightfall, when a northerly breeze
sprang up and drove them off.
In May last the Norwegian bark
Sark was attacked by a swarm OF In
sects ii precisely the same place. The
sailors were kept below for hours by
the insects.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
COST OF LIVING IS DOWN.
Prices of Commodities Decrease but
Are Still Far from Bottom.

Prices of Commodities Decrease but
Are Still Far from Bottom.
It's cheaper to live to-day than it has
been in thirty-three months. That, at
reast, is the comforting assurance just
announced by Bradstreet's
1t was a year ago this month when
the highest general level of prices for
foodstuffs, textiles, coal and other com
modities was reached. Since her they
have dropped 1915 per cent, the decrease
being fairly evenly distributed from
month to month.
There have been some thirty in.
creases, but Bradstreet's records show
that ~sfxty-three products, including
provisions and textiles, cost less than
last March. Of the thirty products
that are higher, some are sugar, tea,
potatoes, apples, wheat, corn, oats and
barley, soft coal and petroleum.
The low price average of this month,
however, is only comparative, and If
the drop is limited to / per cent a
three years must elapse before the low.
est recorded price average is reached.
Prices are still 40 per cent higher
than the low level recorded on July /.
1896.
In averaging fluctuations of prices
Bradstreet's uses an index figure rep.
resenting a compilation of costs of more
than 100 commodities. The record goes
back sixteen years.
Prices for thirteen staples show that
ten out Of the group decreased during
February, one remained unchanged and
| two went higher.
The textile group showed the great
est weakness, with provisions a close
second. Live stock and metals adj
vanced and fruits remained unchanged
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

FROM FAR AND NEAR.

The American Railway Association
finds there were 10000 fewer idle cars in
the United States and Canada in Febru-
airy thar in January.
w. r. Rockhilr Of Glenwood, Wis, has
beer appointed manager of the Wiscon-
sin prison farm at Waupun. There were
fifty applicants for the position, and of
those w took the civil service examina-
ton Nj. Rockhill stood highest.
Gunel Gupelson, a farmer living west
Of Chetek, Wis, committed suicide by
hanging himself from the rafters Of his
barn. The dead body was discovered by
his wife. The cause Of the mans deed
is unknown.
Mrs. G. Sant6uski, an elderly woman
living near Fergus Falls, is dead from
blood poisoning, caused by a pin prick.
The pin pierced her hand several weeks
ago, making a slight injury.
AT Delano, Mimi, DR.. f. x. Boucher
and his bride were killed By a Great
Northern train, as they attempted to
drive across the track. The approaching
train was hidden by freight arr
.lM ~ Nr a AA AAE
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
FAILURES BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Inso1vencies During First Quarter
Of 1908 Number S15.
Chicago Record Herald

.r..- Va ASoo .. H.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s quarterly review of
business failures in the United States for
the first three months of 1908 says:
Commercial failures in the United
States numbered 1900 in the first quarter
of 1908, with liabilities of $75,706,191.
While this is the heaviest mortality for
the corresponding months of any year on
record, there is a slight improvement as
compared with the last three months of
1907, and many quarters other than the
first of earlier years have recorded heav-
Ter losses.
Manufacturing defaults during the
first quarter were 1,139 in number,
against 676 in the same month last year,
while liabilities of $33,256,S57 compare
with $13,779,O57. There were 1854 trad
ing failures, for S31,459,512, against 1856
in 1907, when the amount involved was
S15,526,2O6. Other commercial failures
were 176 in number and $1O,9S9,S22 in
amount, against "a failures, for S2,71O,-
1928, in the previous year.
Banking failures were five times as
numerous and involved ten times as much
money, go institutions closing theft doors,
with liabilities of $780, 1923, against II
similar failures last year. when the
amount involved was $6,9S5,219; but the
same three months also recorded the re-
opening of many banks that closed during
the preceding quarter, particularly the
larger institutions, that were most tar
reaching in the effect on general business.
''The number of failures, the mount
of liabilities, and the average amount OF
liabilities for the first quarter each year
c;pno 1000 aro pivan below #4 E
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
Our own sIinstrels.

Bones-Mistah Walkah, wot am de
diff tween a porous plastah on a
man an a story dat's tole froo a long dis
lance telephone?
Intnrlocutor-I am unable to answer
that one, William. Kindly tell me what
the difference is between a porous plaster
on a man and a story told through a long
distance telephone.
Bones-De one am a close connection
an de uddah am a distant relation.
Observation-Disclosures and gentlemen,
with your kind permission the celebrated
vocalist, Herr Rufin de Larrinks, will
now sing the familiar and touching bal
lad of the sea. Lean Over the Rail, My
Own NouIl Feel Better Presently" y
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
slight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

They had been engaged just seven
teen minutes by the clock, yet for the
last three-seventeenths of that period
there had been a proud, scornful look
upon her fair face that was calculated
to wither the orange blossoms.
IT can't imagine, dear" he said,
sadly, what has come over you so
suddenly. I. simply asked If you were
romantic, when"
ooh, George, forgive me - she ex-
claimed with a CONCLUSIVE sob, as she
threw mel arms about his neck. Il
thought you asked me If I was rheu-
matte"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

1.Insolvencies were very heavy in the
FIVE large central States, liabilities for
that section being more than three times
as large as in the same months last year,
Illinois supplying $3,500,0OO of the in
crease, Ohio about as much, and Indiana
about $2,OOO,OOO. While the total amount
was not as large in Michigan, the rela-
tive increase was as great, liabilities ris-
ing over 200 per cent. Every State IN
this section also recorded a larger mum
Der of failures, the increase in Illinois
being about $50. That State also sup
piled two large banking failures and there
were four in Ohio, although the amount
of none involved was. much smaller.
'.The number of failures by States for
the FIRST quarter this year and 1907 and
liabilities both years are compared below:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

was the matter I
kept going down and
down until | was ii
physical wreck. I
b a d sinotherinS
spells, flashes Of heat
over the kidneys,
and pain In passing
the kidney secre-
lions, which contain,
ed sediment. My hus-
band urged me to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

try Doan's Kidney Pills, and at last I
did SO. They did me much good and I
used In all eight boxes, which restored
me to perfect health"
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents a box.
Foster-Miiburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
F~abrtcators.
$50 You don't care to take poets and
artists a boarders2' said the long
haired chap on the station platform at
Frog Hollow.
No, Stree" replied Farmer Hard
apple. with lnnch ylgor. ..They are NIL
nature takers"
Mature fakersY,
Yes, the worst kind. When they
step on the train, by gosh, they take
deep breaths, roll their eyes and tell
you that they can just live on the blue
skies and the green hills.'
What then? n
what then? why, after they have
been here Z week, instead Of living
ON blue skies and green hills they eat
INST twice a. much good solid food ms
all the other b0arders nit together.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
Nnt auite.

Penitent Youth painfully embarrass.
ed)-Miss Freckley, I was-er-consid-
erably excited with wine When I called
on you the other evening. Did-did I
propose to you?
Miss Freckley-No, Mr.. Katzen you
were not quite-er-e1cited enough for
that.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

brother to be snubbed by a lot Of manu-
facturers, when he is a real lord, an earl,
and English nobleman? Ii he could only
find it out!'
IF he could only find it out!" echoed
Leila,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17
Always at II.

Mrs. Pease-My husband and I nevea
dispute before the children. We always
send them out when a quarrel seems
imminent.
Miss Sharp-Aw, I've often wondered
why they're SO much in the street,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-17

The Great Eastern, which made her
maiden trip just half a century ago, wa.
not a financial success until She became
: cable repair vessel some years after.