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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
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The railroads OF the United States
used 1S,S55,69l barrels Of oil for fuel
in 1907, an increase Of over 100000
barrels over the preceding year.
The United States produced 81, TO
$40 long tons of iron ore, valued at
1871 ,9G6, lat at the mines, last year,
according to the geological survey.
The addition of three drops OF mer-
curry to each ounce u common solder
will make a solder fusing at a low
temperature for united soft metals.
For the benefit of outdoor workers
who must have their hands free, a
German inventor has brought out a
tent-shaped umbrella that straps to the
shoulders.
A German chemist having found a
way to utilize the common potato In
stead Of wood for lead pencils, a fac
tory in that country is turning out 49,
600 pencils daily.
A group of Pennsylvania capitalists
IS planning to operate a trackleSs troll
ley line from Chattanooga. Tenn, to
the top of Welden's ridge. Tenn, a dis
lance of fifteen miles.
Washington is the only one of the
Pacific coast States in which cooking
coal is known to occur. Its coke pro-
ducti0n last year totaled 52,O9S tons.
en- increase over 1906 of G,3SS tons.
For a long time past scientific OBJ
servations in various parts Of the
world have shown a tendency on the
part Of glaciers to recede. This has
been particularly noted in the Alps.
But recent information indicates that
a change may be at hand. At least, 1t
has been found that since 1904 the
Norway glaciers have begun to adj
vance again. In 1907 this progression
became general in Norway, the adj
vance varying from ! to u meters.
A singular device for the protection
of railway trains crossing a viaduct
exposed to heavy winds has recently
been employed at INVERSION, England,
says Prof. r. Dec. Ward in Science.
It consists Of a wind-gage fixed at the
west end of the Levens viaduct. When
the wind-pressure reaches 80 pounds
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

A~ntfseptic gauze is an article that
particular women are using now. While
not precisely cheap, it can not be called
extensive. and as face cloths it can be
used a couple of times before being
thrown away. Every physician now
deprecates strongly the use of handker-
chiefs for bad head colds, and advo-
cate this gsluze. cut into i2-inek squares,
that must be burned when soiled. In
this way any danger of contagion to
those in the same household is avoided.
In travelling. a few yards OF gauze may
be carried and wash cloths cut off as
required. They are thrown away after
taking of the dirt Of one journey.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

on the carpet will be found more suit
able. Dwellers in flats who find 1t diff
cult to dry such large articles will be
glad to know that if the curtains are
hung up wet at an open window over
night they will be dry next morning
and hang more gracefully than If dried
in the usual way. Take them down
next morning, fold ~lengthways and
pass through the mangle. Feathers may
be washed by placing them in linen
bags. Dip and squeeze these in soap
suds, rinse in clear water and dry in
sieves in an empty room, turning the
feathers frequently to prevent them
sticking together.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

remedy for a duIlcd or Whitentd n
| finish Is good hard rubbing. a little
polish may be used If the case is "A des-
peratc one, but none should be left on
the surface. White spots caused by
heat or moisture Will disappear II
rubbed hard Immediately with Il simple
polish. says lIarprr'S EAZar, An Old
fahionrd polish for renewing old ma
hoyany and, strangely enough, recon-
mrndcd for polishing brass, also, is the
following. dating from III: Two
ounces Of butter of ~antin"ny, two
quarts Of cider vinegar, ohc-half pint of
Iinspcd oil. onc-haIf pint Of ale (n"t
bcrr). Mix amtim"uy with oil, then
add ale. put into h~lIl-@all"n d"nhJohn
and shake well with tn" vinegar. Use
soft cloths, and Shnh" WrlI t" mix be,
fore using. This polish has worked
miracles in restoring Old mahogany.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

The feathers are secured with a tight.

The feathers are secured with a tight.
fitting satin band. which ends over the
hooks and eyes with a rosette and two
short strenmers. These are expensive
to buy. therefore the woman who has
small feathers put away can accomplish
such 4 ruff at home during the morning
hours. Steaming the feathers and re-
curling them with Il scissor blade will
put them in good condition. The ruff
should fit the neck and be worn over q
stock with Il coat suit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

presents itself is that Of self support. lhor' wives
who having lost all respect for and confidence IA nelr
br.b,, dc continue to live with them because they pre-
sr 60 e,,ro tho loss of their ideals to their weekly al
L, ,u.n Beth these varieties Of wives would be hlshiy
s,ar.d2Iiycl If they heard themselves classified as uh-
ideal Vet they are.
vb. r,,u,,u y NO ,rcOulrs q mans wife without loving
hin, Sells him Il gold brick. What q man wants III Il
wife. is not some ONE to receive and send out ms IauhurE,
no, even some one To feed him on his iaV"rlte diSheS ana
,iyr him a,rcndiritS. He wants sympathy ana dlSnh-
tnrautnI 2r,,.tion. And the fact that Il woman is willing
TO marry him he takes as an imdi"ntiDn that she Is WILL
ing to give them to him. Half the 'monstrrs OF incon-
stnncv" that vrmrn tell each other $" much about are
n,an hy II lack OF understanding and sympathy at home.
The other lalf ere not material for marriage.
Rightly Interpreted and rightly lived by two people,
nlarria2c is the M0Jlcst occupation in which II woman
can 9n@t:riratc. Eat contracted or continued in merely
fer Il living, it IS about the worst as well as the least
rlu Incratvc thing She can do.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Gasoline Tor wa.htnr.

Too many people tell Of their failure
In gasoline washing. In nine cases out
OF ten, the reason is that too little gaso-
line is used. II you wash with water.
you usually take a good basinful or
pailful, but, when you wash with gaso-
line, you are apt to put a cupful into
. generOus-sized pail. This, of course,
is just enough to stir up the dirt and
to distribute 1t In n gray tone all over
the lace, gloves or what not to be
cleaned. Take a generous bowlful of
gasoline and wash your gloves, laces,
wells, neckwear, ribbons and silken ae-
~cessories then rinse them in plenty Of
clean gasoline. After using, If you will
let the gasoline stand for a few mo-
ments, all the dirt will settle and you
carefully pour off the clean gaso-
line to use at another operation. To
clean gloves, put them on the hands
and scrub with a little brush, after
ward rinsing them like a pocket hand
kerchief. Silk washed in gasoline loses
none Of Its dressing feathers lose none
of their curl; plaitings stay plated.
Never, of course use gasoline in a
% where there is burning stove or
where the gas is lighted.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Sole DYING SPEECHES..
I:cmnr<n Mad" by Great Men who
FclE tho END Approaching.

FclE tho End Approaching.
AddiSon's dying speech to his sOn-ln
law WAS characteristic enough OF the
man, who was accustomed to invelgh
against the follics of mankind, though
not altogether tree from some Of the
f~ruiltirs = denounced. "Behold," said
he t. the dissolutc young noblcman,
with what tranquility Il Christian can
die"
Halter died feeling his pulse, and
when he found 1t almost gone, turning
to his brother physician, said, My
friend, the artery ceases to beat" and
died.
ErtTarch was found dead In his IL
brarr, leaning on a book.
Ai"taSt3SiO, who would never suffer
tho Word death to be uttered in his
presence, at last so far trlumDhed over
his fears that, after receiving the last
rites of religion, in his enthusiasm he
burst forth into 4 stanZa Of religious
poetry.
.hIn"ri. the day Uefor he died. was
pcr,V"Iod to see a priest, and when he
c'ul" he said to him with great afn-
Ui.ity, "IIayc the kindness to look in to-
u.""r"W-I trust death viii wait four
AID twenty hours
Napoleon, when dying and in the act
o. SPEAKING TO the CLERGY man, rrprUVei
hi; ~S,."uticnl physician for smiling, in
ln,sn words: ''NU1 ar" above those
~WrgLurss>S. but what can l do? am
neither a philosopher nor a physician;
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
~. For Crochct COTTON.

Cloths with an edging Of irish
crochet are among the smartest mover
ties for the tea table. Many a person
employ the hours on the piazza this
summer crocheting edgings for Just
such purposes. The crochet cotton
which comes on spools Is by far the best
material to use. Speaking of this cot
ton. some needlewomen do not Know
that this is better for feather stitching
lingerie, Of whatever dainty or sheer
material it may be made. After n or
two launderings the soft twisted cotton
fails to give an idea of the work ex-
pended by the embroiderer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
shor, none, I'm Cor,et.,

1t is interesting to know that while
corsets are longer, the bones in them
are shorter. They go over n part Of
the hip, but do not run down to the end
Of the corset. These long bones were
found disastrous, as they We're constant
" breaking or bending and pushing the
corset into a curve below the waist.
Now the bones stop short enough to
prevent breakage, and the coutille Is
strapped and stitched md fitted to the
figure for the rest of the length.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

A story is told by the Chicago News
of a Chinese mandarin who went to
his doctor for advice. He could not
sleep. had no appetite, suffered greatly
from depression, and nevertheless was
taking on fat at an alarming rate.
Wen soon put you In condition
again." said the physician. What you
need is exercise. good, hard exercise.
Four times a week you may come here
and put in the morning polishing my
floors"
''But why not my own loors?" the
mandarin inquired.
Mine are larger" responded the dec
tor, smilingly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
DON'T he u Drudge.

When a woman is a household
drudge, who has time neither to I'M
prove her mind or her body, it We're
well <or her to ask the reason of II.
Often it will be found to be caused by
lack of system. The necessary duties
Of the house are done just any time
instead Of on regular days. In conse-
quence, sometimes they are crowded out
entirely II. others are done under such
a feeling of pressure as to become a
burden. 1t is as important to live on
schedule in ones domestic arrangements
as II it We're another persons business
which must be managed.
Many ome feel themselves drudgcs
because they attempt u scale of living
beyond their resources. While every
wants as dainty appointments and
service Is possible, when that scan be
had only at the expense of nerves and
brain development, it is well to live
more simply. If you find o cannot
get through your days work comfort
ably without being tied down unduly,
simplify your work in every possible
way. Have less elaborate meals. The
change will save not your time alone,
but your money and your family diges-
tions. Buy all the labor-saving appli-
nnces that can be had. 1t will be found
to be economy in the end, though the
first bills may be rather staggering.
Often the drudgery may be caused
by not getting up early enough in the
morning. A late breakfast keeps every
one in a drag all day. 1t is not n hard
ship to get up early If the habit is once
formed, indeed you will soon get to
enjoy 1t. II you can save enough time
off this end of the day to snatch II half
hours rest after the MONDAY meal,
1t will mean much more real rest.
When you know you are a drudge,
steal the time to get a little reading
done each day, ever if desserts are oc-
casionally missing or the baby does not
have hand-made slips. If it be only
fifteen minutes 1t Will give you a new
grip on life, and make the inevitable
wrestling with three meals and dish
washing more endurable.
The mother of a large family, who,
suddenly awakening to the realization
that she was an unpaid slave, decided
to take her day out like the cook, has
discovered the secret of throwing off
her d~rudgehood. That one afternoon a
week devoted to visiting, an occasional
with a good book, has eased all the rest
Of the weeks work. Don't be n Drudge.
It can be helped, and it should be.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

silk crepe cut en Directoire with long
train skirt, whose every line, however,
is perfect. The bodice is made elab-
crate with a yoke of white filet en-
broidered in silver inc outlining the
yoke is a fold of velvet somewhat dark
err than material, edged with n frill Of
narrow white lace. Sleeves are also
lace trimmed and the shaped bertha Of
crepe is held in place by two large,
fancy blue buttons.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
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Irish and v~alenciennes lace combine
pfettily IN winter collars.
Black viii be much seen, both In
dress and everyday gowns.
Plush win hand the small turben
trimmed with ostrich plumes or small
tips.
The green cloth cutaway coat ana 4
xreen Georgette hat are the belongings
81 ! careful dresser.
aoae4hing smart for IN evening
q old
creoe With trimmings Of lace.
The frinsed mum Il one OF TIE latest
fnn0yafi0ns, the mum being slit mp intn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

ton to her. was the reply.
But think of his position. his salary urged the ma
tron. Then she laughed. You can afford such roman
tic notions. You are independent But nine women out
of ten live with men that they don't love. What else
can YOU expect of them? They are incapable Of making
a living for Themselves
OF course, the estimate of the percentage Of unloving
wives is greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless there is a
basis of truth in the remark. There are still women who
marry without love, because the only alternative that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
when women Admired wh,.ker..

When Women Admired Whiskers.
For ages boards were the delight Of
ancient beauties. The sight of a
shaved chin excited sentiments of hor-
Q and aversion. To obey the injunc-
tlens OF his bishops, Louis VII. Of
France cropped his hair Il Ia pompa-
dour and shaved of his luxuriant whis-
kerS.
Eleanor Aquitane, his consort, found
him with his uncommon appearance
very ridiculous and very contemplate.
She reyenged herself by becoming some
thing more than a coquette. The king
obtained q divorce. She then married
the Count Of Anjou, who shortly after
ascended the English throne, and gave
him AZ her marriage dover the rich
provinces OF Poitou and Guienne.
And this was the origin Of those wars
which for 800 years ravaged France
and which cost the French nation
100000 men; all Of which, probably.
had never taken place IL Louis VII.
had not been 80 rash as to shave on his
whiskers, by which he made himself
% disgusting to the fair Eleanor.-New
York Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

hundred feet is a very moderate height, and some shoot
I'D 10 above 300. The fall of one of the monsters when
the woodsmen have cut through its base Is something ap-
nalling. AS the tree begins to give the sawyers hustle
down from their perch and seek q safe distance. Then
they look upward along the giant column and listen.
shes working all the time says one.
eyes, agrees the other, you can hear her talkin' ~
and he gives a loud cry Of "Tlmber.' to warn any fell
low labOrerS who may be In the neighborhood.
The crenking and swapping increases, and the tree
swings slowly at first, but soon with tremendous rapidity,
and crashes down through the forest to the earth. There
is n flying Of bark and broken branches, and the air
is filed with slcw-settlng dust. The men climb on the
prost rate giant and walk along the broad pathway Of
the trunk to see how it lies. What pigmies they seem
amid the mighty trees around. The ancient and lofty
forest could we'll look down on them anCh despiSp their
short lived significance yet their persistence and in
senuity are irresistible. and the woodland is doomed
The Outing Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Tn. Flour Wa Touxh.

II want to complain of the -four you
sent me the other day." said Mrs. New
lived severely.
what was the matter with 1t,
ma'am?' asked the grocer.
1T was tough. My husband simply
wouldn't eat the biscuits l made with
it."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

It is quite fnShionAhl" now to veal
around the neck Il closc-titting ruff
made Of an ostrich feather of small
tips. This has an extra wid white
r,lching above and sometimes below.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
She WnS Safc.

Little ~four-year-old Mabel was rum
ming downhill, holding her dress tightly.
BE careful" called her mother, 'or
you will fall"
"Oh, no., I won't" replied Mabel
"'cause I'm holding tight to myself"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

No matter how much n woman may
care for one man there never comes a
time when she isn't greatly pleased If
she hears that some other man has
made a nice remark about her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
PolisAinE F.rnit.re.

A mixture Of equal parts Of boiled
linseed oil and %turpentine will renew
vanished woodwork, floors and furnt-
ture, but very little Of it should be
used, and what there IL should pc
rubbed In until absolutely no oil 10 left
on the surface. Otherwise the oil will
catch the dust, and a dull film Will
9 . form over the varnish. The best
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
.wom.n.. Chance c. MARRYING.
Eat Moderately,

In order to be in perfect health one
must be temperate in eating. The
meals s.lso should be regular. Regular.
ity is one Of the golden rules of a we'll
ordered life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Lace Curtains.

Lace curtains must on no account be
ironed. In the country they may be
stretched on the grass, Dinnlng out cv-
cry point: in the town Il sheet spread
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
FOR MONEY.
By Nixoia OreeIey-Smith

Two women met on a street corner the other
day. One was young, unmarried and se!i-sup-
porting; the other in the fortieS and a wife.
Mrs. Blank is getting a DIVORCE said the
older woman. Il didn't think she would be
so foolish
able. She has never loved him. Every mo-
ment Of their life together was a degrade
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
when BABY Chokes.

Do not slap baby on the back when
he chokes, but raise the left hand
above the head, which viii give relief.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

When a man accepts charity, ZONE
~ Il sure to say he IS not deserving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
INQUIRING INTO
 COLLEGE TROUBLE
GENERAL DARLINGTON IS MAX ING INVESTIGATION OF CAP TAIN WELBoRN'S CONDUCT AT THE MILITARY SCHOOL.

Jackson, Miss, February 21.-(Special) J. Inspector General E. A. Darlington of the United States army arrived here today, accompanied by Capt. Ira Welborn, com mandant of the cadets at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college, who was dismissed at Governor Noers "de- mand on President Roosevelt" General Darlington is the officer who investigated the Brownsville affair, his report causing the dismissal of the negro troops. His business here is to investigate the ac- tions of Captain Welborn at Starksville and he called on the governor today for his charges and specifications against Cap tain Welborn.
 The investigation will be continued here tomorrow. President Hardy being here after which General Darlington will return to Starksville to complete his labors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

land shows that he paid more atten- tion to the farms and their products than anything else. He notes he scarcely passed a farm house that did not abound in geese" that 'the cattle seemed of good quality, the hogs large, but rather longlegged." At one of the stopping places he wrote: We lodge at the house of a widow Coolidge, and very indiffenent one it is, Going through Connecticut, he. sets down: Being contrary to law and disagree able to the people of this state to travel on the Sabbath day, and my horses, after passing such intolera- ble roads, wanting rest we stopped all day and meeting house being a few rods from the door, I attended morn ing and evening services and heard a very lame discourse from a MT. Pond"
 On these two trips President Wash ington avoided Rhode Island and North Carolina, because they had not yet rati- fled the constitution and were regarded practically foreign states. Going south he stopped at Georgetown and went over the site of the national capital examining the surveys of Andrew Elliott, who succeeded Major LEnfant in laying out the federal city. There is not a cheerful tone in his diary un- til he reaches Charleston on his south ern trip, when it contains this: Was visited at D. m. by a great number of the most respectable ladies of Charleston-the first honor of the kind I had ever experienced, and it was as flattering as it was singular"
 Again he writes of his visit there: Went to a dancing assembly at which were 258 elegantly dressed and hand some ladies'" Back in New York he writes: Been showing, no person ap- peared at the levee, except the Vice President" and on another date, "the visitors to Mrs. Washington this even ing were respectable, both of ladies and gentlemen."S
 The boy who compiled for himself 160 years ago the book of rules for good conduct and ended that book with these words: Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celes tial fire called conscience" became him self the conscience of his country, and it is this conscience. this celestial fire that we keep alive today in remember ing Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

ander Hamilton and James Madison have been discerned in the text of the address, but the wisdom of Washington enhances It's beauty and gives it vitality today. 1t is as though he stood even now upon the threshold of our national life, when one notes the words of his address in which he said: Towards the preservation or your government and the permanency or your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular opposition to the acknowledged authority. but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its prin- ciples however spacious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the constitution alterations which will impair the energy of the sys- tenn and thus undermine what cannot be directly overthrown."
 To many who lived in his time and since Washington has seemed cold and austere, often almost melancholy But this effect must have come from the ex- cessive weight of care and sense of re- sponsibility which bore upon him at all times with a pressure that allowed but little time for indulgence in the lighter so- cial amenities. His hand was put to the helm of an untried ship of state for a voyage in unknown seas.i Anxiety was ever with him. and did not leave him when he resigned his post to another pilot. His solicitude for the future of his coun- try lent to his last days shadow which only the splendor of his virtues could illumine.
 But withal, Washington was faultily hu- man, and his fellow citizens have always been pleased to learn that fact; 1t brought him more intimately to them. Most Of his writings were diffuse and sometimes shone with ornaments of literary compo- sition. but his jottings down in his diary display strikingly his close and frank estimate of men and things. Some of the lines of his diary while he was President refreshingly divert us to his more human side.
 While serving his first term he made two extended trips, one through New England and the other through the southern Atlantic states. On the date, October IS, 17S9, he notes his start on his northern trip" in company with Chief Justice Jay, Major Jackson, his aid, and MT. Lear his secretary, and "six servants, which composed my re- tinue" His diary through New Eng