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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
REVIVAL OF THE MINUET.
DirectOires Gowns Bring Back the
+ OId-fashioned Dances.

Directoires Gowns Bring Back the
OId-fashioned Dances.
The old-time minuet, the gavotte and
the graceful cotillon are to be the
dances Of the winter, says the Boston
Post. 1t has been decreed that they
are to supersede the Merry Widow
waltzes, the barn dance and cake walks.
This is the edict Of the dancing mas
tiers, and already the quaint, stately
old dances of our grandmothers are
coming into vogue in the bathrooms OF
the most prominent society m
''The ~old-fashioned minuet is infinite
ly more graceful than the modern So
ciety Dances" says Miss Isabel Flor
ence, teacher of all kinds of fancy dan
cling, who trains the Vincent Club girls
for their festivities. "Its greatest
charm lies in the dignity and stately
grace used in the figures. There is not
one abrupt motion; not n sudden
turn. a.u-
1T Is quite natural that we should
return to the old minuet. There are
two reasons. The tendency has al
ways been to change, change, constant
ly change, and it would be hard to find
a greater change from the slap-bang
dances that are the fashion now to tho
minuet Of long ago.
Then, too, the costumes that are
to be worn this season point back to
the costumes Of the empire period.
They are not adapted to the popular
dances and they are s%ingularly adapted
to the dances Of that same period.
sThe minuet is not an easy dance.
The steps themselves are not difficult,
but there is more to the dance than
the step.
"The mInuet Is a test Of a woman's
grace. An awkward m cannot
dance it.
"One really delightful result Of the
revfving of the old dances is that the
old minuet music will be heard again
1t is quite slow, but full of old-fash-
Ioned trills and quite typical Of the
dance.
1.-The minuet has changed greatly
since it originated in the empire pc,
Rod. At first it was a simple, stately
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
LONDON AS A PosTMAN.
He Wa. Carrying Letter.. when \

He Was Carrying Letters When His
First story Was Accepted.
When all the beIated dispatches her.
aiding the progress Of Jack London,
novelist, about the uncLarted seas in
his yacht Shark have been collected
there will be ample material for an
other autobiography OF a magazine
contract from the pen Of the author Of
1.-The Call of the Wild" Yet there are
a few items concerning London's youth
which the author and his friends have
overlooked in the past.
For instance, 1t has never been told
that when London had his first piece
Of fiction accepted he was a postman.
Just about the time that his check ar
rived from a well-known short-story
magazine of the newsstand type, pub
lished In Boston, London's name was
posted In the postoffice- at Oakland,
Cal, in the list Of those who had sue
cessfully passed the civil service ex-
animation for the position Of carrier.
His rank was higher than that of any
Of the other ten or a dozen successful
applicants. London carried he mail
pouch for a short time only, and then
suddenly began to find himself famous
because Of the vogue Of his first Alas
kan stories and he gave up his job with
the postofice.
When London came back from his
cruise on a sealing schooner to enter
the Oakland high school he was q
shock-haired, unkempt youth about Fl,
who always wore a blue sweater and
who rode to school on a dilapidated
bicycle. Because of his age b 9 APP
peared to the other students there as a
man full grown, who was hardly to be
approached on the footing OF comrade-
ship.
It was not until he began to write
little monologues in tramp dialect for
the school paper that London attracted
attention. Some Of the things he wrote
for that school paper he could sell I'M
der his name to-day, for they were Tar
and away above the caliber Of the
school paper story.
The awe In which the students held
the husky young man increased one
day when after he had been attending
school for about a year he was ar
rested for addressing an outdoor So
c~ialists' meeting In Oakland's City
Hall park without police permission.
That capped the student wonder and he
was generally considered either q
genius or a 'bug."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

The blind population of Great Brit
| ain is about 10000.
Up to the year 1854 the newspapers
of England laboreh under the handicap
of a special government tax.
The Japanese system of individual
licensing is decreasing opium smoking
lin Formosa. The number of users fell
from 1G5, $50 in 1900 to 12O,33O in 1906.
Washington is the only one Of the
Pacific Coast states in which coking
coal has been found. Its coke produc-
ton last year totaled 52,O2S tons, an
| increase over 1906 of 6,3S6 tons.
Condensed milk imports in Japan
are increasing enormously, rising from
a value of 100000 in 1901 to $1,O31,-
900 In 1901. The United States sup
plies So per cent, Great Britain 25 per
cent, and Switzerland IS per cent.
Mrs. A. f. Goddard, Of Abingdon,
Mass, has resigned her place as
church o%rganist after a service of
forty-four years. said to be the longest
term of any in the church his
tory OF New England. She has been
a successful director of choruses and
uuartets and has produced several pop
ular musical compositions.
John .Boyes, the white king Of the
Kakykus, will, 1t is said, pilot Prest-
dent Roosevelt in his great hunting
trim through British East Africa.
Boyes has lived In British East Africa
for ten years, after. having been ship
wrecked. He was made king of a
large tribe, and his authority Is recog-
nized by the British government. He
is a Yorksh.reman by birth.
Miss Janet NJ. tombstone, a teacher
in the girls school in Kanazawa, ia
pan, says that the class of 1908 Is the
largest in the history of the school.
She reports that there has been a Won
| derful increase during the last few
years in the Japanese women's inter-
est in athletics. They are no longer
willing to be a race Of little people.
In their anxiety to become tall they
are willing to take almost n amount
of exercise. Walking especially has
become extremely fashionable.
Medina, the holy city, which has
peer rejoicing over the opening of the
Hedjaz railway, triumphed long ago
over all the rivals in various parts OF
the world which bore the same name.
which mean simply city" Notable
among them We're the old capital Mt
| Malta and Medina SidOnia in Spain.
The Arabian city was originally k own
- ~ -. I.A TIC 1ntnr rn ry1n
El-Medina (the city, or Medinat Ra-
sui Allah (the city Of the apostle Of
God), to the Koran. To a good Mo-
hammedan there is only one city with
4 big c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

The Isthmus of Panama has under
rome tremendous changes during the
%occupation of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, writes DR.. A. DeClairmont eX-
eonsul for Peru from Ohio, who recently
returned from South America by way
Of the Canal Zone.
. The wonderful progress in the cut
ting through of the canal Is now quite
apparent to the traveller. trom now
on, it will be a question Of hard work
hitherto 1t has been more or less Il
question of organization, such as at
tending to the sanitary department, put
ting I'D dwellings and colnmissary
stores for the employees. Hundreds of
e are being discharged every weeH'
such as carpenters. machine men, boi!-
ermakers, ETC., who have prepared the
double bed of the railroad and built
the machine shops so that the work
will 90 on without interruption.
The regular employees and engineers
will devote their time to the actual
work, which is moving so rapidly that
It Is the belief of every one on the
isthmus that steamers will be passing
through the canal within five years, 4
prediction which appears quite reason
able when 1t Is remembered that ell
that has to be done now is the cutting
of the Culebra, a cut of about eighty
feet to canal level, and the building
of the locks.
While the city OF Panama Is han
ding many more millions of dollars
than 1t ever did during the French oc'
cupation, there is much, dissatisfaction
In that the profits are not so great as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
A YOUR owN ICE.
How to Do 1t I'm Your Own Kitchen
whenever You Want II.

A1OV ~ DO IL AONk
Whenever You Want IL.
The problem Of producing ice in small
quantities quickly and cheaply has ap-
parently been solved by a French in
v%entor, who has perfected a machine
which is cheap, simple Of operation,
practically everlasting and thoroughly
practical.
1t may be operated by a belt con-
nected with a steam engine, by a small
electric motor or by hand cranks. The
invention is a rotative compression and
automatic machine, regulating itself to
all speeds, whatever may be the tenn
p~erature Of the ~condensing water used.
The important feature, says the Tech
meal World, Is a cylinder In which the
chemicals are sea1ed-the latter not re-
CURING renewal and lasting as long as
the machine itself-and which, revolv-
ing in water, produces tho ice. 1t can
also produce cold air.
The machine has no joint piece, no
pressure gauge. no suction or regulating
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

us UI16 ltCtIItIy z IoCU "
handy arrangement for lifting down
cam books or other articles from over
head shelves.
1t consists of a long lazy tongs pro-
vided with mean for grasping cans,
hooks or other packages. Naturally the
tongs are held open by a spring between
the handles, but by pressing the latter
together the tongs are forced against
the article to be moved.
The firmer the grip on the handle, the
more tightly Will the article be held by
tho tongs. The tongs extend from both
sections of the holder, one being longer
than the other to accommodate pack
ages Of different sizes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

In the past, because the commissary
stores Of Uncle Sam supply Its en-
oloyes with goods at a reasonable
price.
Admiral Walker, who first reported
In favor Of the Nicaraguan a SO
angered the French Panama company
that they made a reduction Of $4,000
900 on their previous figure, so that Of
the $4O,OOO,OOO paid to the French
company, $~27,474,OOO went to the canal.
The Panama railroad received $685.
600, and there was paid for the plans,
maps and abstracts $2,OO0,OO0. This
Also included 10000 acres of land that
went with the railroad 625,OOO acres
of land under the Wise concession,
R,2e5 buildings in the city Of Panama,
In Colon and along the line of the All
al, and three steamers OF 1000 tons
each.
The Isthmian Commission, May 4,
1904, took possession Of the property,
which included, at that time, 115 store
houses, Is large warehouses and Al
parks or yards scattered along the AZ
miles of canal road.
French Inventory.
According to the last inventory OF
me French, the canal property repre-
rented a book value of $29,OOO,0OO.
Most Of the stuff has been thrown on
the scrap heap, and in 1906 a dealer
In old iron bought two shiploads, pay
ing 100000, while hundreds of tons
have been going to New York as ballast
on the Panama steamers.
! Many hundreds Of engines and ma
chimes have been put in service and are
now at work on the canal. The Ancon
hospital, one of the finest on the 18th.
mus. cost the French upwards Of $751;
100000, and De Lesseps' house, also al
Colon. $4,000 The building now &C.
cupied by the American legation cost
G O The commission Is now quar-.
tering and caring for about 25,0OO men,
and the experiment with laborers froln
Spain has proven very satisfactory.
There were 4,317 Europeans at work
m the canal June 30, 1907, as well us
1906 natives Of West India.
The Panama railroad has a force Of
bfDo laborers and 6,999 Europeans
During the year 1907 nearly 1900 men
were out OF the ranks every month. Al
the present time the labor cost Is small.
er. owing to the progress of work and
the reduction of forces in many of the
departments. 1t seems that the labor
problem is still unsolved.
The wonderful progress of the Ameri
cans on the Isthmus is seen every
where. Cottages are well built and OF
picturesque appearance. There are 537
houses for married employees and 223 fol
single men: all told there are 52S ho
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
TarrfnE of Roads.

Road tarring is becoming a habit In
the automobile districts OF England.
brushes is now being abandoned In IA
vor of the use of an apparatus which
is nothing more o less than a giant
air brush. The tar is in a large tank
and two men pump air into it while a
third goes about the road with a pipe
having four outlets through which tho
air throws the tar in fine spray This
rapidly and thoroughly coats the road;
sand is then sprinkled and the dust 70
laid for good.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

saws shown In the accompanying illus"
tration. 1t is attached to the saw close
to the handle. When the saw has Nh
ished the down stroke the end or the
blower-in the form OLA piston-comes
in contact with the board that is being
sawed. Air is generated and blown on
to the board, dispelling the sawdust ~
ing on the guide line. Blowing the saw
dust away with h mouth Is thus elm
mated, the operation being performed
automatically.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

the upper shelves. Nat
urally he places the most
frequently called for
goods In easy reach on the
lower shelves the balance
must 60 on the upper
shelves.
Much time Is lost In
using the cumbersome lad
der, while the adjustable
ladders operating on tram
ways are too expensive.
What he requires for the
purpose is a device such
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
FORESTRY A WORLD AFFAIR,

~ HE grave consequences Of reckless tree fell
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~ Ing are so widely and dcplorably felt that
the subject is likely to become a matter Of
international consultation and elaboration.
9ETWa%INN0 The terrible devastating fires on the North
VNYSt(SAI American continent this year are recognized
~ rs n matter of deep concern elsewhere. a
congress OF the powers to devise means Of combined ac-
t,on to prevent further denudation and to provide for
the reforestation Of waste lands might lead the way to
most beneficial cooperative effort. To conserve the wood
supply Of the world, to regain to the higher land levels
their natural and suitable water supply, and to restore
arid and waste lands to conditions Of use and fertility,
nre aims to which the craftsmanship OF the nations may
be most wisely rected.-Philadelph Record.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

tsls, 16 mess houses and 10 kitchens.
Thare are IS miscellaneous offices and
club houses, making a total OF 2,2os
buildings.
The American department. called the
Canal Zone, is divided into two Gus
tom districts, known as Ancon, on tho
pacific. and Cristobal. on the Atlantic
aide. The steamship lines entering An-
eoo are the Pacific Steam Navigation
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
TIT for Tnt.

PertlF PasseHger-Why don't you
get up and give one Of those ladies
your seat, Tommy?
Tommy-Why don't you get up and
&t them all sit down.-The Taller.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

many mllllOHS Oh
them a summer,
but In the invention
of a device by
which the recepta-
cles in which the
Ice cream Is placed
may be filed with
rapidly and pre-
cision. The Mime
sofa man who was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

menace to the public welfare, but who will defend the
sad-eyed tomcat With the tragic voice that sings wild
dirges at dreary midnight's cherries hour? And his
name is legion.
One cat Of that description is n greater nuisance than
q dozen dogs. And it may also be said Of the cat tina. it is
q born thief and porch climber and 1t is also a vehicle
for disease germs, and many other things which are I'M
pleasant. If cats were taxed, the useful ones would
survive, and the masterless ones would have to die the
death; and there are few who will argue that such
9 contamination is not deyoutly to be- wished for-Em-
poria (Kan.) Gazette.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
TAX THE CATS.

IS really difficult to understand why the
cats have escaped their share Of public. re.
sponsibility. Few thinkers will dispute the
statement that such animals are entirely
too numerous. Thu well-fed. well groomed
cat, that stays at home and attends to It's
knitting by the family hen nth, Is not a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

A v gets along with the
driver Of a milk wagon longer than
three xonths.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
Best Cure for Headache.

.sThe best cure 1 know of for head
ache is to wash your face" said a
bright-looking man. Eyes, I believe to
suddenly cleanse your face with cold
water will open the pores. and proba-
bly, start the blood In circulation, and I
know 1t viii relieve you of a headache
in a jiffy. 1 have tried it myself a
great many times and have always been
successful. There is something In the
nature of a stimulant in the cold water
treatment that braces me right up. My
head when 1t aches gets hot and throbs,
and the water makes it cool and fresh.
I have a theory, too, that people don't
wash their faces nearly enough anyhow;
in these days of dusty asphalt streets
and soft coal smoke.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

enoiIgh IN the feI1lng or Trees; wntn m i Hude1 II Is
Infinitely worse.
When the untamed Indian roamed at will the forests
were undisturbed. The floods which prove so costly to
life and property In our day were unknown when the red
man held sway. The trees held back the rain and rivers
and creeks were never out of their banks, for the water
passed over the ground gradually on it's way to the sea.
But with civilization came dangers. The locomotive
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
TIL

military and diplomatic policies as they affect the In
terests Of Asiatic peoples. Europe's justice or injustice
at this time toward Turkey, reborn and tingling with ma
tional ambition. will be watched with n scrutiny that
Bismarck and Disraeli did not have to bear in mind
The power that stands for the justest treatment Of Tur-
key will strengthen its moral and political reputation
throughout all Asia. The power that Is shown to be
least concerned with natural Asiatic self-respect and with
legitimate Asiatic national aspirations will suffer CORE
neutrality-suspicious. Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
To Fiji 1ce-cream Cones.

The ice cream cone has come to stay.
This is attested to not only by the fact
that the juvenile public INDUCES IN
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
STOP THE FOREST DESTRUCTION.

HE destruction of the American forests goes
on despite the combined efforts Of the ma.
wealth.
Civilization, instead Of being the hand
maid, Is the foe of the densely-woode1
ira cts. The ak Of the woodsman lis baL
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
Handy Device for Grocer.

The groceryman has always been
troubled with the problem Of how to
conveniently reach articles stored on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
THE POWERS" MUST NOT BE

has to remember. in attempting to
reconcile national ambitions with princi-
Piles Of international morality. that she not
only has the Americans, but Asia, as inter
ested spectators. Events in Japan, China,
India. Persia and Turkey have within five
yenrs put quite another ASPECT on European
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

Did anyone ever know a man to
apologize to his wife2
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

A good pair Of lungs
Is essential In order
that the sawdust fol-
lowing in the wake Of
a saw can be blown
off the board at regu-
lar intervals. A Kan
sas carpenter came to
the conclusion that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

BLOWER FOR SAWS this necessary blow
Ing could be done automatically, saw
Ing considerable time and strength. BE
accordingly devised the attachment for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
DOES QUICK WORK.

DOES QUICK WORK. the first to see the
value of such an invention will proba-
bly reap a rich harvest. The device
consists of a two-part conical recepta-
Gle pivotally supported on a handle
which swings over these parts away
from each other, the lower end becom-
lEe ever wider. This Is dipped INTO a
can of cream and closed, cutting out a
one the exact size and shape of the
cornet to be filled. 1t is then placed
thus depositing the cream. The work
Is lone much more rapidly and with
more cleanliness than in the old way.
Ice cream for soda water can also be
handled with the device.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

astic Office they may attain, the splendid cathedral over
which they may exercise dominion. 1t Is the one calling,
the ministry, which men cannot enter l~egitimately for
material gain.
But this surely is not all. Nothing in this requires that
a man gently bred, married to a woman likewise accus-
toned to the creature comforts of life in our time, shall
rack his soul to provide his family with the very necessi-
tes of existence. Yet what else can be expected even
Of spiritual hclpers-when the average income Is not
higher than $500 a year?-Washington Cd. o. Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
Aid to the Carpenter.

To be proficient in his trade every
carpenter, in addition to his regular
knowledge, must also be a good blower.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

You can praise one man to another.
without offense, providing the man who
is praised is dead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18
MINISTER'S MUST LIVE,

EN- should enter the ministry for the good
they can do. On this point will agree the
whole body Of Americans who wish well
for their church. Those who are equal to
the task of spiritual leadership will think
rather Of the souls they can save than the
money they may hoard, the high ecclesi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26

Our cut flower department.
The Salt Lake City home of the Alice
Roosevelt rose.
American beauties-40-ineh stems.
worth 5000 the dozen. $500. $500
Carnations-50c, 75c and $1.00 the doZ.
Main street door-Open Sundays.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
Remarkable sale of
''DiScOunted goods

Following the policy this not goods another
absolutely
a
af
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
Discounted" toilet articles.

Hair brushes worth $3.50 each, special 81
Perfumes splendid high class half prices
Llas France toilet water, quality observation-disclosures
Vanity worth 65c each, special
Resne worth $1O0 bottle special ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SOC
La Baronee cold worth $780, special
Seven Sutherland Sisters hair SOC size ...........3sc
$1O0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26

The doll booth
Just through the archway in the An
nex-A splendid stock of dressed and
undressed dolls and doll dresses
Choose from the entire stock atone
third off regular prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26

Girls and misses dresses-handsOme Scotch and shAn
herd plaids. Worth Pts to $1675 each. -
.
Boys overcOats REFERS and long styles Metons ker
seys cassimeres and fancy mixtures Values 81 so
to $1400 each. At -
Cildren's and infants sweaters; regular Csc 70
Regular $1.00 to $1.75 values for - %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26

Big assortment of chdrens school hats in white navy
$175 and $500 each-Choce. to close ...............
Splendid line of s hats good styles
neat, dressy street shapes special ...............
Wooden for casting and skating soc and 75c value
Choose this week at, only Observation-Disclosures.