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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

The Office Seeker. Epitaph.
Secretary Cortelyou was celebrating
MS recent epigram Politics as a duty
With a smile he said:
Il don't mean by politics spoil-hunt-
.ng and efRceseeking- Politics is a
good and honorable word. It is a shame
20 have degraded it. We should try
md uplift it again to its right place"
He paused, then went on:
I'VE don't want the word politics
% evoke the picture of such a man as
hilary HARNESS. ~
hillary Hardness was a politician
" the lowest type, and unsuccessful at
hat. His whole life was devoted to
,fice-seeking he spent 81 years vainly
,eeking a $500 ~office-hours 10 till =
while his wife and daughter sup
ported him by keeping a candyshop.
Well, Hilary died at last. A modest
Ihaft was put above his remains, and
he executor asked the editor to suS-
yest an epitaph to go upon the shaft.
The editor thought a moment. Then
,e smiled, and slipping a sheet Of pa
DER in his typewriter, he clicked off:
HERE LIES
HILARY
IN TIE ONLY PLACE
FOB WHICH HE NEVER APPLIED"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
xxE1aHr VAST DANGER

0Roa Terrible Ecssna-Daby's Head
. MASS 81 Itchlng RasA and Sores
-Dfssass Cured ~ Cutieura.
"Ourg little girl was two months old
when che got q rash on ner face and
within nve days her face and head
were III one o : We used different
remedies but It got worse Instead OF
bstter and We thought she would turn
Mind and that her ears would fall on.
The suffered terribly, and would scratch
until the blood came. This vent on
0til she was ave months old, then I
had her under our family doctors care.
but che continued to grow worse. He
eaid Il was eczema. When she was
eeven months old I started to use the
Cuticura Remedies and In two months
eur baby was a different girl. You
could not see 4 sign OF q sore and she
49, ~ fair 40 a.new-born baby She
has not had 4 sign Of the eczema since.
Mn. b. +. Budke. LeSueur, MINI, Apr.
Is and May 2, OF"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

General Sherman, but they are either
recorded In the pages Of his autobtog-
raphy, or are too long and discursive
to set down here. One little flash OF
humor Is, perhaps, worth preserving
from all the war talk which we CHI
joyed.
General Thomas said he, Junior
to me in rank, but senior In service,
was a stern disciplinarian. He had re-
ceived many complaints about the pill
fering and plundering committed by
one Of his brigades, and, being resolved
to put this offense down, he issued some
very strict orders, mcnaclng with death
any who should transgress. The
brigade in question wore for its badge
an acorn, in silver or gold, and the
men were Unfortunately fond of this dis
tinctive sign. Several cases OF dlsoDe-
dience had been reported to he gem
eral, but the evidence was never strong
enough for decisive action, until one
| day, riding with an orderly down a by
lane outside the post, Thomas came
full upon an Irishman who, having laid
aside his rife, with which he had killed
a hog, was busily engaged in skinning
the animal with his sword-bayonet, so
as to make easy work with the bristles,
etc, before cooking some pork chops.
"'Ah,' cried the general, you rascal
at last l have caught one Of you in the
act. There is no mistake about it this
time, and l will make an example OF
you, sir
"'Bedad! General, honey! said the
man, strengthening himself up and
coming to the salute, it's not shootin'
me that you ought to be at, but re-
wardin' me-
"'What do you meal sir? exclaimed
General Thomas.
"'Why, your honor! the soldier re-
piled, this bad haste here had just
been dlsicratin' the rigimental badge,
and so l was forced to dispatch him,
It's attn the acorns l found him at ::
Even General Thomas was obliged tc
laugh at this, and the soldier saved his
life by his Wit."-Sir Edwin Arnold's
letter to London Telegraph.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

A most unusual trade was adopted
by the Arduchess Frederick of Aus.
tria, we'll known as the mother az
numerous pretty daughters. She Is .,
~candlenaker. and her candles are most
beautifully decorated and smell SO
sweet hat her imperial hishness
make a great deal Of one by sell
ing her product for use in the boudoirs
Of her royal and imperial sisters. The
archduchess also supplies the pope
with bedroom candles year in and
year out, and on festive occasions She
furnishes altar candles for the Sistipe
chapel, or st. Peters, when the pope
celebrates mass there,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
".E PALE GIRL"

Did Not Know Coffee Was The Cause.
In cold weather some people think Il
cup OF hot coffee good to help keep
warm. So It is-for a short time but
the drug-cA9eine-acts on the heart
to weaken the circulation and the re-
action is to cause more chilliness.
There IL 4 hot, wholesome drink
which a Oak. girl found after a time,
makes the blood warm and the heart
strong.
She says:
Having lived for five years in N.
Oak, I have used considerable coffee
owing to the cold climate. AS a result
I had a dub headache regularly, suf-
fered from Indigestion, and had no
life in ne.
II was known as the pale girl and
people thought I vas just weakly.
After a time I had heart trouble and
became very nervous, never knew what
it was to be cal we'll. Took medicine
but it never seemed to do any good.
Since being married my husband
and I both have thought coffee was
harming US and we would quit, only TO
begin again, although we felt it was
the same as poison to us.
Then we got some Postum. Well,
the effect was really wonderful. Ny
complexion ia clear now, headache
gone, and I have a great deal of energy
1 had eve known while drinking cof-
fee.
{ II haven't been troubled with indi-
gestion since using Postum, am not
nervous, and need no medicine. We
have q little girl and boy who both
love Postum and thrive on it and
Grape-Nuts."
There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs
Ever read the above letter. Anew
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine. true, and full Of human
intareSt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

In the autumn Of 1861, while Com.
pany C,'Twenty-eighth P. V. Infantry,
were doing picket duty along the Po-
tomac lear Nolan's Ferry, Md, a Ger
mar of that company, named Kauf-
man, was put on a post on a towpath,
with instructions to keep his yes upon
the river in order to detect any boat
in crossing the river from the oppo-
site side. Kaufman espied a log with
a dead branch standing up from it, the
log floating leisurely down with the
current. On top Of the branch was
seated a small white owl. 1t looked
weird enough in the bright moonlight
to Kaufman. and he Immediately chai-
ienged, who goes dere!" Back came
the answer from the owl, "Whoo,
WHO'D! !" Eyes, dot is vat I say, Who'll"
No reply from the owl. Kaufman i'm
mediately fired his rife at it, and the
owl flew straight at him with It's pc
culiar cry, WHO'D, to-whoO. The Dutch
nan dropped his rife and, with a
screech. ran to the reserve post, with
the owl following close owe his head.
'Took him away, too him away" The
reserve ran out to see what the noise
was, asking Kaufman what the trouble
was. ''Vell, poys, 1 shoot at ghost und
he run right at me, and he nearly catch
me-" About this time one Of the re-
serves had caught the owl that flew
into the bough house the boys had built
for shelter. He brought it out and
asked the Dutchman if that was his
ghost. Says Kaufman, You dinK I
was some tam fools? You. dink I toant
know a ghost ven I sees him from some
bird?" Afterwards when any Of the
boys would. hear an owl boot, they
would call to Kaufman and say, run,
Dutch, there is another n Of your
ghosts Sometimes when Kaufman
was boasting of his bravery, some one
Of the company would take all the
wind out Of his sails by asking him IL
he had seen n ghost lately.-L. Blundin,
in the Volunteer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
Under ..Nar.nall" Law,

Senator Paynter, of Kentucky, says
that when James Watson Webb, OF
New York, made Tom Marshall, OF
Kentucky, a target for his editorial
lance, he struck a tartar. Marshall
challenged and insisted upon a duel
which was fought neal Wilmington,
Del. The principals were stationed ten
feet apart, and exchanged shots with
out effect. Marshall insisted upon an
other shot and both men fired slnulta-
neonsly. Col. Webb staggered, his Sec
onds laid him on the ground and the
surgeon announced that he was
wounded below the knee.
THAT was the lowest act Of my life,'
shouted Marshall. STAND him up
again for another shot"
But Webb was unable to stand. He
was taken to a hotel, where he was
laid up for several weeks, saying to
his visiting friends: II am confined to
my bed, under Marshall law"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
l7or.c WIN a sueaking rube.

Perhaps the only horse in the world
provided with Il ''speaking" tube di-
rect from its stall to its owners liv-
ing apartments is Birthday, a hunter,
owned by Mrs. Walter Waiharn-fetre.
OF London. Hearing it neigh at nighr,
she concluded to have an arrangement
constructed 50 that she could speak 10
it from her rooms. "Now,' said she to
a visitor recently. lifting up a trapdoor
six inches square, which was hidden be-
meath a Turkish rug, when I say,
Hello, boy, you will hear Birthday re-
spond with a cheerful whitney," Ac-
cording to n writer in a London paper,
no sooner had Mrs. Wadham-Petre
spoken than the horse set up a series
Of whiHnics.
The Chinese issued bank notes
more than 1900 years before Christ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
-. s.s. way to ny r.....

Property owners will save a deal OF
eIouble and expense in keeping their
buildings properly painted, II they
know how to protect themselves agains'
Aisrepresenta ton and dulteration J
paint materials. There's n sure ana
safe guide to a pure and thoroughly de-
pendable White Lead - that's the
sputch Boy Painter trade mark which
the National Lead Company, the larg.
est makers OF genuine White Lead,
place on every package Of their prod
uct. This company sends a simple and
sure little outfit for testing white lead,
and a valuable paint book, free, to all
who write for 1t. Their address Is
Woodbridge Bldg. New York CITY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
Good Tor .

What kind Of glue do you USE" he
asked, ITO make your hair stick out in
all directions?"
.If yon say another word to me" she
snapped, 'I'll break you in two across my
knee
, Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" yelled the
barker out in front. "Somethin' doin' all
the time! Come a running, ladies and
gents! Come ! running! The Circassian
beauty an the liyin' skeleton are havin'
the so~lwhoppincst mixup you ever saw in
the whole course O. yer life Chicago
Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
Thc Enect Spoiled.

"Refused you! Surprising! Did you
walk with her in he moonlight"
Yes"
'And vow you would gladly die for
her"
II did. but just then some one
yelled, Hands up and l ran three
blocks before her mischievous young
brother caught me and told me it was
only ii joke."-Knrsas City Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs 4 Hides. Write for cataleg 1Oa
N. W. Hide 4 Fxr Co., Minneapolis. MINI.


1t was Dicky's first day at Sunday
school, and he was telling his mother
about it.
They sung the funniest banquet song I
ever heard" he said.
"What was it?' she asked
"'Hold the Port; Fried Ham Com
ingi'"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
MILK AS FOOD.

It's Nutritive Value ~ Conpard with
Eggs and Beef.
at Is often said of food chemists
that they are pessimistic persons, al
ways telling us what we shouldn't eat
said DR.. Henry O. Sherman Of Colum'
bia University in his talk on "Nutritive
Requirements and Milk as Food" at
Teachers' College yesterday afternoon.
people say they would be more COM
Portable to have around il they would
tell Us what we ought to eat. Well, II
I MAJ speak for food chemists, I'm sure
they would tell US to use milk. The
more literally milk is used in the diet
the better"
Then Dr.. Sherman showed a table
diving the comparative nutritive values
Of milk and other foods, says the New
York Tribune. One quart Of milk, &C
cording to this table, equals in food
value one and one-fourth pounds Of
lean bed, one pound Of eggs (eight fair.
si.ed eQs), thres pounds Of oysters OF
three pounds Of bluehsh or Of dressed
cod.
Most of DR.. Sherman's lecture was
devoted to milk as food for babies"
the only really normal food for in
fants il human milk" he said, and an
effort should be made to feed the baby
with mothers milk, and, within reason
able limits, for as long a period a.
possible. Even with the progress We
have made in modification it is impos-
sible to duplicate the human mothers
milk for the human child"
Then DR.. Sherman told how best to
modify milk for the child who must be
artindally fed.
"Marer milk most nearly approaches
human milk" he said, but as that Is
not likely to be ON the market it ID
safsst to begin with cows milk so mod
lied a to contain, like human milk, q
very small amount Of protein. But II
one dilutes milk to the point where the
protsdn IL reduced to 4 sufficiently small
proportion there win not be enough 81
the fat. The fat there is the
noc~ it IL like human milk and the
lighter and more digestible will be the
CuxO lOILuCO IN kuC ~
ARTIFICIAL food for the infant is the top
OF the bottle Of milk, diluted with soane
cereal cruel or lime water, and with
some Of the sugar Of milk added. Blu:
the addition Of the cereal should be
looked on simply rs a means Of modi-
tying the milk, not es a means OF norr-
ishinE the child. The milk contains
every element the child needs. for the
first year, at least.
DR.. Sherman advised parents to iced
their children on milk as largely as
POSSIBLE, the older children as well rs
the babies. '"rhe notion that meat
Juices and other foods are necessary tc
supply the child with proteids Is a mis-.
taken one,' he observed. Cows milk
Is 50 much richer than human milk In
protein that the baby fed on cows mils
will not suffer for that. Iron is the
thing the child needs to be suppAed
with. Every baby is born with a large
store Of iron in its little body, but In
time that 10 used up. As the baby grows
older the necessary iron may be sup
piled By giving 1t fruit-the Juice ano
pulp-and the yolk of an esE. witt
bread >s.~nnI4os. As the child crows old
er II sasaald have paenty Of vegetables
alnp for the iron In them"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

pain I was despairing Of ever being
cured when Doan's Kidney Pills came
to my notice and their use brought
quick relief and q permanent cure.
am very grateful"
Sold b. all dealers. so cents a box.
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

TO morrow | leave your house. she
says. She takes a step towards him.
and Sir Lucien, MS if cowed by the grand
eur Of her air, steps back a little. There
is. indeed. something splendid in the
scorn Of her young face. And before
going ! beg you to understand hat l
have no desire whatever to marry Cap
tain Adare. He is indeed the last man
in the world I should care to marry J"
She turns, and, Ainging up her head
with n superb gesture, without another
without undue haste, to the staircase
that leads out Of the gallery. Adsre, his
very soul on fire, turns to go after her.
Sir Lucien catches his arm.
Stay. | command you !" cries he.
lie that impairment girl 20. If you
disobcy me now, / shall disinherit you,
and a title-without money. Give her
up. boy, give her up, l say
Never, sir !" cries Hilary, dinging
aside the hand that again has been laid
upon his arm. do you think your money
DO you think all the money the world
contains could be as good in my eyes as
she ISL"
He almost pushes Sir Lucien aside
and dashes down the staircase-the stair
case that has swallowed up Amber. But
he is too late to overtake her. He il
only in time, indeed, to hear the click 81
the key in her bedroom door. He turns
away. Well! There is still to- morrow
He will see her tomorrow!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
one Important Ite.

sBut, George, dear, how can we p0ssi-
by live? Your income won't more than
half support us"
net. I won't have to bring you any more
dollhouse towers, you know."-Chicago
Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

"Whatever you do, DEAR" wrote the
ardent lever, don't show my letters to
you to any enc"
slave no fear, dearest" came the
reply, "I'm just as much ashamed Of
them as you are"
And, with that, the engagement be-
came a matter of history.-Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
Their SPECIALLY.

II hate the man who brags and the
nan who witness" asserted the dog
natic person. .sThe man / like most is
the man who takes things quietly
.Well,', replied the listener. aren't
there enough pickpockets and sneak
thieves to suit yOuss-Kansas City
Cimea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

ten years I was In mis-
cry with backache. The
81 m p lie homework
completely exhausted
me. I had no strength
or ambition. was nerv-
Gus and suffered head
ache and dizzy spells.
After these yenrs OF
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
TEN YEARS OF BAcKAcHE.

Thousands Of Women saner In the
Same Way.
Mrs. Thos. Dunn, 1853 Vine ST.,
Columbus. Ohio, says "FOr more than
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
Rc.ented the Insult.

Many we're the thrilling episodes and
adventures Of the great war which fell
In fascinating recital from the lips Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

Mrs. wtnslowss Soothing Syrup for child
Sen tOcthlnS. aOfteuk the gums, reduces In
51Anmntt0n. alfayS pain. cures wind cole.
1SeEss bcttse- EEss3s&M5s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

FIT0 T. vtsi D.nos ana Nervous pi.sasss per-
= Hoas9fR2 sared by DR.. KlinsS Greet Nerve
Restore. ss;SS ~, 10y: sS,: "a ss;.''; :
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18

0srnany's colonies are ave dmss =
blx . heEself.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-18
HILARY HARKNI
No Danger.

IN TIE ONLY PLACE
FOB WHICH HE NEVER APPLIED"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-20
The observ'd of all observers.
 Hamlet
Standard Oil 0uStod

The supreme court of Tennessee has driven the Standard Oil out of Ten nessee. The oil company had applied it's peculiar methods in crushing com petition in Gallatin. Tenn, and on a case based on the Gallatin business the supreme court has decided that the oil octopus must get out of the state. The two sections of the Tennessee act upon which the decision rests are as fol- lows:
 Section L Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Tennessee that from and after the passage of this act all ara ngements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations between persons or corporations, made with view to lessen. or which tend to lessen full and free competition in importation or sale of articles imported into this state, or in the manufacture or sale of articles of domestic growth, or of domestic raw ma terial, and all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations be- tween persons or corporations designed, which lead to advance, reduce or control the price or the cost to the producer or the consumer of any such product or article. are hereby declared to be against public policy, unlaw and void.
 Section ?. Be it further enacted: That any corporation charged under the laws of the state. which shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall thereby forfeit it's charter and it's franchise and it's corporate existence shall thereupon cease and determine.
 The case. has been appealed to the supreme court of the United States, and pending the decision of the appeal the Standard Oil will continue to dc business in Tennessee, but after the decision of the highest court is ren dered it is pretty safe to say the Stand ard Oil will have no right to do busl. ness in that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-20
Financing the Cotton Crop

The Wall Street Journal thinks the cotton crop deserves to be better financed. "There is no good reason, 5 it says, under existing conditions of the supply of funds, why the American cotton trade and industry should play perpetually into the hands of the for eign buyers. The foreigner purchases over so per cent of American cotton and pays on the average $400,000, 900 for it. Our system of marketing favors him more than it does ourselves, and the only reason for continuing this practice is the want of sufficient credits to substitute slower method of mar keting cotton whereby it may be dis posed of in 12 months instead of four or five.''
 This just about states the whole case, and this is why so many are en- deavoring to see way to secure need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-20
PRICES REAFFIRMED.
Pig Iron Makers Hold Meeting In New
 York.

From the New York Herald.
 Makers of pig iron from all over the United States came to New York yester- day to discuss the demoraized condition of the market and adopt plans to meet the situation. They admitted that the trade was poor. but the consensus of opinion was that nothing would be gained by reducing prices. W. E. Corey, the president of the Steel corporation, after the meeting issued the following:
 At meeting of the producers of foun- dry iron held today there were represen- tatives from the eastern, central west, southern and Virginia districts about 30 in number. After full discussion it was the unanimous opinion of all present that the present prices should not be changed
 Pig iron manufacturers were pretty blue when they began their discussion of trade conditions yesterday. All were aware that price cutting has been going on, but the demand for the output is so limited that the manufacturers said they could not sell iron even if they offered prices down s5 or s6 a ton. Pig iron in the north is now selling at cost or close to the manufacturing cost. It is assert ed that makers of pig iron are losing money on sales at Sl6 ton.
 The trouble with the eastern. central west and northern furnaces at present is that they are stocked up with ore at the highest prices at which ore has ever sold. They are reluctant to cut prices because of the heavy loses that would ensue. The contracts made for ore last season in volved large amounts which were not . converted into pig iron. One firm repre- sented at the meeting yesterday has $25O, GOO worth of iron ore in it's yards paid for at the high prices then prevailing It would sustain a heavy loss if pig iron were sold below s16 a ton.
 It was said yesterday that representa- tives of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company were not at the meeting. There has been trouble in the southern markets and charges of price cutting have been made, accompanied by counter charges.
 It was regarded as a victory for the Steel trust that the pig iron trade of the country adopted the maintenance of price" policy. In the trade and at the uptown hotels last night where the va rious trade interests gathered it was re- garded as problematical if the fixed prices in the different territories would be ob- SarNad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-20
The Festival Chorus.

The chorus which Philip Memoli is training for the music festival to be given at the Jefferson theatre May 13, II and 10, in connection with Innes' famous band, will sing many numbers known as faVorites among music lovers and sing CTS alike. Full rehearsals take place every Monday and Thursday at 8 D. m. at Cable hall and the director hopes to have large turnout tonight
 We are making good progress with our chorus work said MT. Memoli. "andAnow that Easter practice is thing of the past l hope to have many additions from the church choirs. Birmingham has a large number of first rate sight read CTS, and have assurances that from now on until the festival the rehearsals will be well attended"
 The festival will be one of the great events of the year, and as the net pro- ceeds are 10 be applied to the Confeder- ate reunion fund the receipts will be large.