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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

simple in form. comprising a pivoted
card which moves in front Of an in
dicator. Printed on the card are the
figures 10, 10, etc, designating the DIFF
ferent quantities up to 100 pounds. The
householder merely sets the Indicator
by moving the card around until the
pointer registers with the quantity she
desires. Besides doing away with the
necessity Of the householder being on
the lookout for the iceman, the latter
also saves considerable time,~as he does
not have to wait for an answer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
SOURCE OF THE GULF STREAM.

Romantic Spot Above the Clouds In
h Andes Near Lake Titlcaca.
When I for the first time went oyer
the pass between the Tlticaca basin and
the chain Of bolsones, near the center
Of which Is Cuzco valley, I was fascin-
ated by the river whose source we came
upon at the summit of the pass, says a
writer In Putnam's. Up there the name
it bears is Vilcanota, but In It's later
course men call 1t vilcamays then sue
cesslvely 1t becomes the Urubamba, the
Yucay, the Ucayali and the Amazon.
Frankly, I have made public profess
sion Of faith in the Maranon as the
oldest-or "parent"-stream Of the
Amazon. The Ucayali, I think, may
not be the stream that first carved a
channel across the continent near the
equator; yet beyond all doubt it is the
chief afluent Of the upper reaches OF
the greatest Of rivers. Ia hat sense
the source Of the Yilcanota river is also
tho source Of the Amazon.
No spot more fancy stirring than
this in all skylandl The vilcanota
flows out Of a tarn that also sends a
StTedm IOWaFu the SOuLu, INTO Lake
Titicaca, whose waters, having no out
let to the ocean, form another river
that begets another lake-without fur
Their issue. On the other hand. the VII
canota gives vigorous promise Of its
long career, becoming quite suddenly a
strong and turbulent river, fed by n
multitude Of brooks that race down into
1t from snow fields above the pass.
And since the snow and ice on the
peaks OF the Andes have their source
III moist trade winds blowing from
tho Atlantic across South America, I,
for one, must think of that part of the
Atlantic lei the west coast Of Africa,
where I have watched winds and cur
rents from the northeast, above the
equator, and winds and currents from
the southeast, below the line, not at
play, but working steadily to form both
..the trades and that river Of the ocean
which we call the Gulf stream; and
where, with or without entire justi-
fication. / have been immensely piieased
with the idea that I had reached the
headwaters of the gulf stream and the
source of sources OF the Amazon at the
same moment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
DROPS FROM THE CLOUDS.
Dangerous Species OF Exhibition
thai Often Results in Death. -

Dangerous Species of Exhibition
that Often Results in Death.
The double parachute descent made
the other day from an estimated height
Of 1900 feet by the Misses Louie May
and Dolly Shepard, probably constitutes
a record in long drops.
One writes probably" because there
is always a doubt in these cases, ow-
ing to the difficulty in verifying the
actual attitudes reached by the para
chutists before letting 60, says a writer
TN Pearson's Weekly.
Prof. Baldwin, who first populariZed
this highly dangerous species of exhibit
ton at the Alexandra palace, London,
in 1888, made several descents from al
titudes exceeding a mile, but was pre-
vented by the authorities from carry
ing out his intention of dropping from
a height of two miles. Later, however.
height of 1000 feet. This was his rec
ord, so far as this country is concerned.
He soon found emulators, though;
several Of whom met with violent
deaths. Thus, an Englishman named
George Higgins, after descending safely
several times from attitudes exceeding
10000 feet, was eventually killed at
Kirkstall. near Leeds. This happened
on Aug. 8, 1891. A few months later
a Miss Van Tassel was similarly dashed
to death at Dacca, and on May 20, 1908,
Miss Edith Brookes, aged %, was killed
near Sheffield.
On the other hand, there have been
chronicled some remarkable escapes of
a nature akin to that experienced by
the Misses May and Shepard. Thus at
Wakefield, some years back, a we'll
known p~arackut1st named Cissie Kent,
was carried high above the clouds
through something going wrong with
the test" cord, yet managed to alight
safely in the middle of the town after
narrowly escaping being impaled en- the
spire Of All Saints church, Owing to a
similar mishap Miss Alma Beaumont
was, at Glasgow, once borne aloft to the
height Of 1900 feet before being able
to let go. Nevertheless, she suffered
no hurt, although twenty minutes were
occupied in the descent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Whale Dance <Me KOrYakS-

The whale dance of the Koryaks,
natives of Northeastern Siberia, is an
other case where the host has all the
pleasure. Like the man who mixes the
cocktail, says Heres to you and
drinks it himself, the Koryaks kill the
white whale, or the beluga, cut its
bead off, eat it's flesh, entertain its
head as a guest and then set that
member adrift with the expectation.
that it will return to it's former com
rades and urge them to visit its hosts
md be entertained in the same royal
manner. Certainly the Koryaks, not
noted for mental development, have a
peculiar sort Of humor or they would
not carry out the ceremonies attend
ing the whale feast without laughing
at themselves. AS the diet Of the Ko-
ryaks is limited to fish, seal and whale
flesh, with Russian brick. tea as an oc-
casional luxury. the taking every year
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

had me look over a big basket of sweet
potatoes to find some nice, long, slen-
der ones because she wanted them to
just fit around the chicken in the pan.
She bought just four.
Cheese is another thing the light
housekeepers always go slow on. They'd
rather buy a few cents worth every
day than have a crunb left over for a
stray mousse to nibble on. Lots of
stores object to selling less than a
pound, but when a pretty girl appeals
to you for Just 5 cents worth and per-
haps to make up for it plunges reckless
ly and gets four eggs and a quarter of
a pound Of coffee at the same time
who'd have the heart to refuse her?
"These hair-splitting calculations
aren't often necessary on account Of
lack Of money, but just because there's
no place to keep ~leftovers."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Mob a Classic Term.

"The mob" an abbreviation Of "the
mobile" which represents the Latin
mobile vulgus" (the tickle erowd)
came into the language about 16So-90.
Malone notes that T. Brown In 1890
wrote both "the mobile and ''the mob"
while in 1892 Dryden ventured the
monosyllable with a sort of apology for
using it. Addison regarded it as a re-
grettable ~abbreviation, to be classed
with "incog." According to Macaulay
in the year 1850 our tongue was en-
riched with two words, mob and
SHAM remarkable memorials Of a sea-
son Of tumu1t and hn%posture."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Aids. a Diver to Ltft.

The difficulty a diver experiences In
lifting weights beneath the water is
partly overcome by a new Italian inven-
tion, which has been formally adopted
by that government. The mechanism
is a diving suit, the artificial arms of
which are worked from the inside by
the wearer. The leverage thus obtain
ed enables the diver to lift objects
heavier than he could otherwise handle.
In addition to this improvement over
the old method a high-power electric
light that will penetrate the water for
some distance is placed in the helmet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

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That there Is a great task to be performed Is clear.
The census will include not only the United States, but
Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Panama Canal zone, Guam and
Samoa. There has been Il large growth, which means
an increase Of labor, and ii Is calculated that more than
G5,OCO enumerators will be employed. How they VIA
be chosen has been a subject Of controversy.
Just what plan will be adopted IS not certain. 1t Is
evident, however, that the best means to the desired end
is not a distribution Of political jobs. The work should
be done by competent persons, chosen without regard TO
politics. 1t should be treated like Il great business en-
terprise, with a full sense of importance 10 the nation
and the closest attention TO accuracy. That Is the only
way TO make It's results as valuable as they Should be
and to command for them the confidence OF the public.
Chicago Record Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

Of good quantities Of beluga, a man.
NAL of u feet long, is essential to
their welfare. The white whales are
now very scare in the bays Of the
Okhotsk seas. They are captured in
open assures in the ice foes, which
they are obliged to frequentfo for breath
Ing purposes. When an animal is
caught the festival is held, the entire
village taking part. The idea under
lying the celebration is that the cap
tured whale has come to visit the set
Element. He must be treated with re-
spect, as he, that is his head, is des-
tined to return to sea where he will
tell Of the good time he had while be-
ing relieved of his s%uperfuous flesh,
how %gloriously he was entertained,
and will induce his comrades, like the
fox In the fable, to go and have their
tails cut off close behind their heads.
-Williamsport (Pa.) Grit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

called upon to defend the individual against the tyranny
of the majority. He must frequently defy and defeat
public opinion by protecting the individual from l's uh'
reasonable demand.
The lawyer must often share with his client pubic
odium. He must often stand between a relentless puolc
opinion and its victim. In defending the rights or the
Individual he must often contra vene the interests or the
many This Is neculiarly true Of our country and of
the present time, fer with popular passion lashed lhto
fury by frenzied agitators and with great constitutional
limitations standing as the only barriers to popular az
gression, the lawyer must frequently thwart the pupllo
will by invoking the sacred guarantees Of the constltu-
ton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

proofed paper. Obviously the superior
advantage OF the paper bottle lie in the
fact that 1t can be destroyed after
being used once, eliminating the neces-
sity Of washing and returning 1t as Is
lone with the glass bottle. Being
cheap to manufacture, the milk dealer
can afford to provide them. III addi-
tlon, there Is no liability Of disease
from dirty and half-cleaned bottles.
which statistics show have been the
cause of innumerable deaths to infants
and growing children who drink milk
In large quantities.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
An Attentive scholar.

BILL see they are teaching boys to
swim now BY having them lie on I chair
and 90 throug the motisns OF swimming
with the arms and legs.
Jill-Yes: I tried to teach a boy that
way once. and what do you suppose was
the resultf
aI'm sure / dnn,t knaw
when I got him down to the water
he looked all around and then asked
mcsYhere h the caairrn-YonksfD
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
MEASURES LUMBER

MEASURES LUMBER system and vastly
more accurate. The machine has a
chute through which the stockboards
or planks are showed. AS they pass
through they touch a receivable shaft,
which MS 1t turns registers the dis
lance 1t cover Each foot Is recorded
upon an appliance attached to the slide,
aEd 1t isSoniy necessary to consult this
register to find how many feet of lum-
Der have passed through the machine.
This device Is not only a timesayer of
great value, but the possibilities OF mis-
takes In measurement are practically
eliminated, and the stock can be meas
ured by n person, whether he has q
knowledge OF 1gures or not.
Ice Card Holder.
The old familiar cry OF the iceman :
ace? No! GIT up!s Will eventually be
done away with II householders uni
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
The Faster mig.

A writer, relating some of the Incl
dents OF General Grants a days, tells
In the Century Magazine this anecdote
Of the ex-PresIdcnt. He a as every
one knows, very fond of horses, and
while spending a summer at Long
Branch was accustomed to take Il daily
drive behind a noted trotter.
BY courtesy. although often against
his wish, lie was always given n free
and open course. One day while jog
cling along he noticed In II casual way
u farmer and his wife, who, with a
single horse and errand wagon. We're
lust ahead, evidently returning from
market.
On attempting to draw alongside
and pass the couple, there was a race
on in n moment
The farmer chirped in a peculiar
way, and his horse sqnatted into a long
gated and easy trot. Altogether it was
a yeritable surprise to the other driver.
with his eprofessional trotter'' and
light road wagon. But the farmer Kept
the lead IN spite of General Grants eff
forts to 9oycrtake him.
Occasionally through the dust HE
could see the farmers wife look back
to note their relative positions. Final.
iy, after a. mile heat, the farmer
SLOWED up' Il little to allow tile gen
eral to come within herring distance.
sDid he know who 1t was?, General
Grant was asked.
ooh. yes. he replied, The man
simply said. General, you've got a good
,ne,' ana then I allowed him to go on"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

some one, drop one hired hand rather than the hired
girl" said the President. The advice is good. but the
trouble is to get the one hired girl in the first place. The
distaste Of domestics for country life, and especially life
on the farm, has greatly intensified rural problems, and
that, as much as anything, has helped to depopulate the
rural sections. The housewife Of to-day Is thus In a
worse plight than she was forty years ago. We believe
this is n transition period and that a remedy will be
found, Though as yet 1t is not plainly In sight. Leisure,
recreation, social intercourse are the right and the need
Of country mothers and daughters. and not until some
way OF securing these In reasonable measure is found
will tho farm problem be Standardization Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

taka the humanities and receive what, in q simpler age,
was called a "liberal education" This requirement will,
Of course, deprive many worthy and promising young
men OF the advantages of the new course, but 1t is well
that the university should cling to Its traditions. No
man can be too well educated. The need Of the new de-
partment will not be questioned. Training In the theory
Of finance and commercial law and n comprehensive
knowledge Of economic resources are sadly needed In
the business world to-day. But the new course is large
" experimental, and IL 1t turns out men with fixed
theories, Incapable of quickly adopting themselves to con
ditions, 1t will fall of Its purpose and soon need reorgan-
lxation=New York Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

cover tust what advance has been made during the
Dresent decade.
This WIN be the first general census under a permanent
bureau, and Director North estimates that it will cost
elA,OOO,0Oe. The estimate is to be submitted to Con
gress ut the next session. A dispatch to the New York
Tribune indorses 1t as q modext. one and shows that 1t
Vas made after q long course Of preliminary work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Campaign Lie Nailed.

do candidates really kiss babies?'
"Only in the comic papers. The only
candidate I ever knew to do any kiss
ing was Hobson, and he did it all before
he went into politics."-Kansas City
Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

wall Observations run back there zee years, and no
two OF the long-range philosophers agree. They have
tabulated the level Of lakes, the movement of glaciers,
tne freezing and liberation Of rivers, the seasonal traits
Of vegetation, and the periodicity OF suRspots, an to no
particular purpose as yet in establishing weather rota-
ton. On the rocks is scratched the testimony Of great
icecaps that advanced and retreatcd, but man Is net par
ticularly interested in a range as long as that. He
would like to be able to see two days ahead, and trust
that in INDUCING the hope he is not chasing a rainbow
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

Will save them much
crawling about on
their h a d and
X n 8. At first
glance 1t o like
a lawn mower, but
inspection
shows that 1t is
built for a different
purpose. The weight
Of the machine Ia
~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

airy crates, has been
designed by an Ohio
man. For shipping
poultry or any mer-
4chandasa that needs
plenty Of ventila-
tion, these crates
win b Found vesy
useful, a q dozen
o. them can be fold
"a and shipped back
An2"Ll|
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

Just patented. This
machine Is designed
to measure lumber,
md not only meas
ures 1t, but records
the measurements In
a way that is much.
quicker h a the old
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
THE NEXT CENSUS

HERE Is still left n year and a half for
those local enumerations Of population that
assist the growth Of American cities and
lead to such a pleasing variety of esti-
mates. The shrinkage will begin in April,
1910, wnen the United States Census Blu
reau will set Its forces to work to dis
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Remarxahic Use Of Reo.

sLiverpool has Library OF 2S0,00O vol
umes. The number Of books taken
home during the last year was 1862.
600, while 1,41o.4s4 were used for refer
enee In the IN otnes-words,
each book was on the average used ten
times -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
man to fill was succeeded by the more

sdHituEy grass luiik pul-
tie, SO will the latter
in the near future be
displaced by the paper
milk bottle. A Buffalo
man has successfully
designed and patented
one that he states can
be utilized for all prac-
teal purposes. 1t con-
sists of a cylindrical
49, -1 ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
EVE

HE student desiring to labor Ia that field
OF usefulness which offers now, and will
offer for many years to come, the greatest
opportunities for advancement to young
Americans, may begin his iife's work with
n most promising equipment. 1t Is char
- .o a o,,iatIo ~ Iarrnrd tint ho nIISt frat
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
For Piaaias Floors.

Carpenters should take or their mats
to the Indiana man who invented the
machine described lii this sketch, for it
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Crate that Coilapses,

Acrate%which RAJ be folded into a
small space and easily cleaned, and
which VIII outlast half q dozen ordin-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
Measures Lumber.

Lumbermen and lumber millowners
will appreciate the thought a man In
Louisiana has put on a machine he has
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
WHY LAWYERS ARE UNPOPULAR.

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~ The chief reason FOR the unpopuIarity Of
~! the lawyer is due to the fact that men get
~ their impressions Of law and of the lawyer
MI through the medium of fiction and not from
NJ any personal observation, and it has always
been the tendency of the poet, the novelist
IL or the dramatfst to select unfayorable and
LAA exaggerated types to give dramatic intensity
EESG- to their productions. An honorable lawyer
Is too prosaic for literary portraiture. The lawyer is the
great conservative force in a nation, and is constantly
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
FRIEND OF THE FARMERS WIFE.

HE farmers wife will now feel that there
Is one man In the country who understands
her position and he the highest in authority.
Farmers wives grow old before their time
ard farrnera' daughters cannot help no
tlcing it and dreading to follow in their
mothers footsteps. 'If Won have to drop
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
UNCLE SANS WEATHER WORK

NCLE SAM is right in spending a good deal
Of money on weather. He watches it ev-
erywhere in his broad domain with every
known delicate instrument, and, wisely dis
missing faulty forecasts, tries to get closer
to the business Of tomorrow. Europe, for
all its experience, has done no better, II as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

A mar always likes 70 meet people
Who have ths same grievancs . -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

and Nevada look upon the public lands In their borders
rs the possession OF their citizens. They are anxious
to have the tracts divided and given to settlers, 50 that
the population may be increased and the resources Of the
States developed. But the public lands are peculiarly
the possession OF the nation, and must be safeguarded
as an important national asset. The time is past when
they may be given to settlers by the thousand acres,
fenced III by cattle kings and appropriated by railroads.
Etricter land laws and strict reinforcement Of them are
evidences OF the governments intention to protect its
lands md hold them In the interest of all the people
Baltimore Sun,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
SEVEN YEAR PRESIDENTIAL ERIN
By u. S.. Justice Brewer.

Our executive and legislative oilclals are
rulers. while certain limitations are placed
upon them to prevent any Injurious results
from the exercise ard unWisc exercise OF
ruling power. The ruler is subject TO re-
moval by impeachment or otherwise But
these are only provisions which the people,
in framing the constitution, deemed neces-
sary to limit the extent of his authority as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30

ever so little more than with other girls, some, at least,
vf their mutual friends are certain to imagine matrl-
monial intent upon his part, and, still WORSE, to express
the suspicion more or less plainly to the persons con-
cerned.
The probability is that the young, man has no serious
purpose; his attentions merely are the casual conse-
uuence of a surface admiration for a pretty and enter
tanning girl. Humanity is gregarious, and social inter-
course with ones fellows is a natural necessity of all
normal men and women.
Undeniably the chances are that one or the other Of
the couple some day will find that friendship has de-
veloped into something stronger and tenderer than any
other love on earth. Where both step hand in hand
into the primrose path" all is well, and the two who
gradually have grown together become one in happy har-
nony.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
PUBLIC LANDS NATIONAL ASSETS.

GREAT portion OF the public domain Is
poor land, worthless for farming purpose
but, Oh the other hand. there are large de-
posts of coal, oil and other minerals of
immense value and vast forests that Will
furnish timber for generations TO come,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-30
just CROWNS.

why, Mrs. White" began the sum-
mer visitor newly returned to Say
mouth, "how those naples Of yours
have grown since last year! It's per-
fectly amazing"
"Oh, I do knows It's anything to
wonder at" said Mrs. White, easily.
ssThey amt got anything else to do"