Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


Inc Nile contains q greater variety
of fish than any other body Of water.
There are upward of seventy species
of edible srawerds growing on the
coasts Of Hawaii, and about forty Of
these are in common use by the ma
tiveS.
There are in Europe 10000 womcn
and girls who arm a living as artists
models. 1t is strange to say that there
are mol ter among them who possess
a perfect face and figure.
Slepplessucss is often caused by the
head being exposed to the cold, while
the rest Of the body is warm. In nine
cases out of ten. if the head is covered
with a silk handkerchief it will induce
sleep.
Take water in which walnut hulis
have soaked overnight and pour it on
u spot of ground. In a very few hours
the tiShingWorns will come to the sur
face and can easily be secured for your
expedition.
The vessel movement on the Great
Lakes last season aggregated %, IG9
vessel OF 90, lGG,i O0 nrt tons register,
cleared from the various lake ports,
compared with 76097 vessels of 94,o94,-
316 net tons register cleared during
the preceding season.
The Express mentions a case of a
private who for failing to recognize
and salute his officer was condemned
70 march PAST and salute a barrack
pump for two hours each day for Il
week. The choice of The substitute
anyhow showed nr1csty on the paEt of
III" Otiirrr.-London Punch.
Nessrs. Palermo and Cinngolani, the
Inventors Of "tachyOl' Chloride Of
,~ilver), an antisrptic employed in sur
very, have found that q solution of one
part in 56O.NUD OF water will destroy
all germs, Including Il. subtllis, its
yermicidal effect being much greater
chan that of chlorine, Drolnine or ozone
Great activity is being displayed by
the Turkish government in building
bridges along the important strategic
OuteS in Macedonia and eastern ROu-
mclia. In the vilayct OF Salonica a
~ - l II l. DtiiNilllS inv 49,
bridges, and a Rnyarian firm IS build
Ing a bridge entirely Of military con-
itruction.
In the battle which has been wagcd
against the water hyacinth whicn
:hokHs up many of the rivers in the
southern part Of the United States, the
matter has been complicated to a seri-
o,-. JIr,. H. .I, F,,Li,,-- ,,.l,irl, xl
lie exhibit for This plant. 1t is almost
without food value, but there is some
thing about it which attracts the ami
mails ANA they Navr bccH known to be
Iurud t. death in the efforts to secure
he hyIcintl.
The typical American is popularity
supposed to be Il slIrrwd. hard. level
headed man Of business, and that csti-
nation is right. as far rs it goes, But
beneath these salient characteristics
lies 4 fund OF sheer s2~ntimentaNty and
enlotiona!iSm Whi,h can rot be beaten
in any other country. You will find
it in American fiction. and you will get
it in the archaic melodramas that still
draw tears and cheers, signs and
SlnlltS from AI!GIiCIu uuulellctS.-
Ladies' Field. ,
Minnesota is just fifty years old, and
it's development during this period has
been marvellous. During the half cen.
fury the population of the state has
grown from 10000 to 100000. The =.
wealth OF its people was Approximately J
S30-fS0.NN fifty years ago, and the
assessed valuation of their property |
now is 100000. 900, or $500 per
capita instead Of $500. There are now
more cultivated farms supporting
prosperous families than there were
men, women and children in tho state
fifty years ago.
Owing to many swindles perpetrated
recently through forged n stolen let.
ters of Introduction, a card Of photo
graphic Identification invented by a
Fittsburg man has become popular in
that city. Now when the P~ittsburger's
friend asks him for a letter Of intro
duction, he takes the friend to tina
nearest photographer and is photo
graQhed with him in an attitude of
presentation. Then he writes his note
on the picture. And when it is pre-.
sented the recipient has no doubts as
to the identity of his caller.
The great practical utility of the
magnetic survey made In the Pacific
ocean by the yacht Galilee since 1901
is shown by q new magnetic chart
from which it appears that the charts
previously used by %navigators in the
Pacific ocean We're alona
some much-traversed routes to the ex-
tent of from three to five degrees. and
the errors at times were systematic.
Errors Of this magnitude are of inn.
portance in practical navigation. where
the indications of the compass should
be as accurate as possible.-Youth's
Companion. ....
The announcement that Senior Pedro
Alvarado, the Mexican millionaire
landowner, has given $4,000 for the
purpose of aiding poor Meyicans re.
calls the facts that he started life as q
day laborer on 4 ranch. Born of hum.
BILE parents, Senior Alvarado In his
younger days worked as a peon, or
common day laborer, on a ranch. but
his honesty and industry earned steadv
advancement, and he soon became his
own master II Il of the wealthiest
men in the country. But he never for
got his class, n always set himself