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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

lucky time to embark on any enter.
prise, although most marriages in
Scotland are said to take place on that
day. In Walsh's "Curiosities Of Pop
ular Customs" Is told the story of the
brig, Friday, of Wilmington, whose
builder defied superstition by giving
her this whimsical name and launch.
ing her on Friday. He also sent her
upon her first voyage upon the sixth
day Of the week, but on the succeed
Ing Friday a home-bound vessel saw
the hull of the brig pitching heavily
In the trough of the sea, while her
crew ran about the deck, cutting loose
and bumped alongside" This was the
last of the Friday" concerning whose
fate the s~hipbuilder's wife merely said
when she heard Of it: II told thee
80. Isaac. This is all thy sixth-day
doings. Now thee sees the conse-
Quences.'
Another reason for the supposed
u~nluckiness Of Friday lies in the cru
cifxion Of Jesus on that day. It is
from q similar historical source. in
deed. that the thirteen" superstition
Is believed to have sprung; a natural
distaste grew up for the number rep
resenting the circle Of the disciples
with the addition Of Judas. Yet it
seems as If by this time the world
might be willing to forget its ancient
superstitions and regard every day
and every number with equal respect
Providence Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
mountain chains. It is here

transverse mountain chains. It Is here
that climatic conditions approach those
of the northern part Of the United
States and Canada. and here similar
agricultural products are raised. Here.
too, the absence Of regular precipita-
ton is a great drawback, SO that the
wealth of the country cannot be de-
veloped without assistance by irriga-
ton. But the more striking wealth OF
this region lies in its mines-mines
that for centuries were the marvel OF
the world in their apparently mex
haustible supply Of precious ores. Yet,
though for three centuries the Span
ish masters enriched themselves from
the products Of these mines, which
had already from time immemorial
been worked under the Ilcas and their
predecessors, all these workings are
merely superficial.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

Among the curiosities of tree life ia
the sofar. or whistling tree. of Nubia.
When the winds blow over this tree It
gives out flute-like sounds, playing
away to the wilderness for hours at a
time strange, weird melodies. 1t is the
spirit Of the dead singing among the
branches, the natives say, but the
scientific white man says that the
sounds are due to a myriad OF small
holes which an insect bores in the
spines Of the branches.
The weeping tree of the Canary ISL
ands is another arboreal freak. This
tree In the dryest weather will rain
down showers from its leaves, and the
natives gather up the water from the
pool formed at the foot of the trunk,
and md it pure and fresh. The tree
exudes the water from innumerable
pores situated at the base Of tn,
leaves.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
VARIETIES OF CORN FLOWER.
Three Hundred and Fifty Dineren,
Specimens in Existence.

Three and Fifty Dineren,
Specimens in Existence.
Germany adopted the corn flower as
a national institution many years ago.
the adoption coming about merely by
way of q popular choice. 1t is a COM
mon flower all over Europe. but rather
more prolific In Germany than in any
other OF the countries graced b. it.
Botanists tell US that there are no
less than $50 varieties OF the corn
flower to be found. but the plant that
is found in %profusion in the realms
of the kaiser is said to be he most
beautiful of all. The Germans admire
1t for the richness of its wreath.like
circle of outer 1orets and the splen-
doris OF it's deep azure tints as it OPENS
to the sun.
At n time German scientists at.
tributed certain medicinal properties
to the corn flower. and its blue bios.
SONS were used also to some extent
in domestic dyeing, but latterly these
properties are not SO much credited
to it.
Although Germany lays claim to
h finest of the species, America may
boast also Of some beautiful speci-
mems of the cor flower. It is said
to have been brought to this country
first in the ballast Of ships in the
days antedating the modern ocean
flyer. which carries only water bal.
last. In this country 1t is variously
known as the Bachelors Button.
Corn Bottle, Witches Bellies or Thin
bles, Blue nonnst and Blue POPPY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
1ATTHTuL EaGLIsH sERvAHTA
SA0oRies Regarding MOdePn D0nss.
tics Routed by Facts.

o0ooR1es Regarding DOnOo,
tics Routed by Facts.
People who hold that the modern
servant is q creature chock full Of
Q total depravity which makes her
longer than it takes her-or him-to
become really useful. ought to read the
records Of the Domestic Servants Be-
Aevolent Institution, an English 70
clety, says an exchange. On it, books
are names Of several hundred or.
ants, each Of whom has been with the
anne employer for more than nifty
years. William Sly. secretary Of the
society. says that his experience has
convinced him that when servants are
we'll treated they seek few changes.
One Of these faithful servants was
Hannah Jane Cook, who died recently
At the age OF 80 and who had been In
n family since her seventeenth year.
The death notice inserted In the pa
pers by her employers called her .
"most faithful friend" and as such,
rather than as a servant, she was al.
ways regarded. Miss Caroline Chip,
3SO OIL tue DOCKS Oh LN0 society,", ID
supposed TO be the oldest domestic
servant living. She Is 101 years Of
age and eighty Of these years have
been spent in the service OF one fam.
lily. Susan OHagan, who died last
January at the age OF 107 years. had
served three generations OF the Hall
family OF Lisburn, Ireland.
Some touching instances OF love and
devotion come to light In the annals
Of these old English servants. One
there was whose mistress was ruined
by q bank failure. The mistress told
the old domestic with great regret that
abe couldn't afford to keep her any
longer. We'll. ma'am." said the wom-
an. then I'll Just keep thee. I've
saSed up all my wages and I've got
enough" And till her death, some
years later. the former employer lived
with this woman like a sister and was
cared for by her at her expense In
great comfort.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
MISSION

How the Term Originated and be-
came COmmercinlixed.
People often ask about the origin
of mission furniture and how it
came by that name. The general be-
lief is hat the first pieces were dis
covered in the California missions
and that these served as models for all
the mission" furniture which fol
lowed.
This is an interesting story, says
the Craftsman, but the fact is no less
interesting, because of the commercial
c%leverness that saw and took instant
advantage of the power Of a more or
less sentimental association. The real
origin of mission" furniture is this:
A number of years 6 a manufactur-
er made two very clumsy hairs, and
legs OF which were merely three-inch
posts, the back straight, and the whole
construction crude to a degree. They
were shown at a spring exhibition OF
furniture. where they attracted a good
deal of attention as a novelty. 1t was
Just at the time that the California
MISSIONS W6T0 cAXCillL6 uluCu dllcu-
ton. and a clever Chicago dealer, see
ing the advertising value that lay in
the idea. bought both pieces and ad-
vertised them as having been found
in the California missions.
Another dealer who possesses a
genius for inventing or choosing ex-
actly the right name for a thing, saw
these chairs and was inspired with the
idea that It would be a good thing to
make q small line of this furniture
and name 1t mission" furniture. This
Illusion was carried out by the fact
that he put a Maltese o wherever
it would 90, between the rails Of the
back and down at the sides; In fact,
It was woven into the construction SO
that 1t was the prominent feature and
naturally increased the belief In the
ecclesiastical origin Of the chair. The
mingling Of novelty and romance in.
stantly pleased the public, n the
vogue Of mission" furniture was a
sured.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
EXPENSIVE SMOKE CLOUD.

Immense Loss to the Country by the
Improvident Use of Coal.
THE damage which smoke inficts
amounts to more than $500, 600. 900 in
the destruction Of merchandise, the
defacing Of buildings, the furnishing
of metals. the injury to plant life and
the greatly increased labor and cost
Of. housekeeping" says H. NJ. Wilson.
chief engineer of the technologic
branch of the United States Geological
Survey.
And all of it is useless, the San An
tonic Light asserts. All of it is waste.
All the carbon which floats away like
black snow to defle homes and ruin
property from that black-plumed
smokestack which beclouds the air is
coal. 1t costs money. It should be
burned up and not thrown up into the
air.
When soft coal is burning perfectly
1t sends of no more smoke than does
anthracite. It it imperfect combus-
ton that makes smoke. And Of course
imperfect combustion Is a waste to
the man who burns the coal, as well
as to the community which 1t defles.
Once some visitors at a factory saw
that no smoke was to be seer leaving
the stacks.
What sort of smoke-preventinE de-
vice have your" asked one.
"A fireman named Pat Giligan," was
the reply. "As long as we can keep
Pat we won't have much smoke"
Pat was a good fireman, that is all.
Good stocking will stop a large part of
the smoke from all furnaces which
have fireboxes large enough 20 that
steam can be kept up without crowd
ing the fires. When the fires are
crowded nothing can prevent smoke.
The mayor of a middle western city
a few years ago started t get an
ordinance enacted to prevent smoke.
He knew that there were devices for
stocking nre which will almost en-.
tirely stop the nuisance and he felt
that it was rather ~disgraceful for any
community to stay dirty when it might
be clean.
There were some packing houses in
that town, and they silently pulled
wires to kill the ordinance. The may.
or was a good politician, and knew
that he had run against a snag. He
went to the manager of the packing
house which he identified with most
Of the adverse pull and asked him
what the mater was.
x can't get an appropriation for
the rebuilding OF the furnaces" said
the manager. 81 know that 1t would
be money in u pockets to burn up
this coal rather than waste 1t in
smoke. But you have to have fire
box room for smokeless firing. Some.
times we'll get around to it. Until we
can we'll have to fight you. Mr.. May.
or. and 1 believe we can stop you
with this council"
The mayor. "a beaten and retired
from the field gracefully.
The packing house went on poison
ing the community for ten years long
er. Then 1t rebuilt its furnaces, put
In mechanical stokers and now those
same stacks send out only a faint blur
of white smoke. They could all accom-
plish the same reform, and would do
- IL the communities in which they
i've aA6 - owr.r Of the plants were
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
A POPULAR SUPERSTITION.

Origin and BasAs for Belief In III.
Luck Of Friday.
The bad luck supposed to attach to
Friday ID said to be ~traceable to the
worship Of the goddess Freya, the We
hui Of tho north. who felt herself
slishted II anyone began : journey on
this, her festival. InAponishment for
the dishonor thus brought upon her
vfeyA Was wonk to direct m~isfortune
% asMil the offender. % that Il came
- = tAoa0Ak tAAe Fray - = -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
OF PERU.
Any rrui. OF Grain That vii, Grow
Elsewhere will Thrive There.

Any Fruit or Grain That VIII Grow
Elsewhere Will Thrive There.
It is not far from the truth to say
that any fruit or grain that will grow
anywhere in the world will also thrive
in some part Of Peru, or that any met
al with which the mountain valleys en-
rich mankind may also be mined with
In the limits Of this remarkable coun-
try, the World To-day says. Colo, sill
yer, copper. lead. mercury and bis
muth. coal. sugar. cotton, coffee, co.
Goa. cola, rubber. fruits Of all kinds,
u well as cereals-one might as we'll
copy the table Of contents of q work
on mineralogy and botany In an en-
deavor to enumerate the products pos
sible in Peru. And yet nature, 80
bountiful on the one hand. is more
dificult than In less favored regions.
Here ase none Of those limitless plains
Of Argentina from which wealth may
be scooped up like fully risen cream.
Nature, indeed. has bestowed limitless
resources upon Peru: she has provided
the raw materials In abundance, but
nowhere has she created conditions
which make greater demands on the
energy. persistence, resourcefulness
and Industry Of the man who would
turn these raw materials into useful
products.
Peru Is by nature divided into three
distinct sections. The coast strip, ~
ing between the Andean range and the
ocean, has its distinct characteristics.
In this part Of Peru It practically new
er rains During a forenoon in Lima
heavy clouds may line the horizon.
They gradually overcast the entire
sky 20 that the visitor from a foreign
country will expect . downpour With
out fail; and yet Inevitably these
clouds arc carried or toward the
mountains without ~ much as drop
ping ! sprinkle upon the dry lands be-
low. 80 there are millions Of acres Of
agricultural land composed Of the most
fertile soils which, through the ab.
ssacs OF watsr. lie barren and waste
ana cannot - utilised until expensive
systenns ~ ifrioation have besn con.
;strac4ed. Then, lndssd. marvellous -
tafns my - expsctsd.
S. 8G0cdod&rNSIea tint % tn
xnlsSa pistsanA ~ high table landa
w. koeWooa ~ ne1n parallel
an&atoAn1@ - 1rsasa - -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

work OF supplying forecasts Of the
weather has expanded until 1t now
employs 200 men In different parts
OF the United States. who send
twice a day to the national cap
ital the principal facts about tie
weather-velocity of the wind. temper
ature, rainfall, barometric readings
and other details, at a cost of $780,
900 a year.. In an interview with
James B. Morrow. published In the
New York Tribune, Professor Moore,
after d~eprecating popular superstitions
concerning weather forecasts by such
means as the goose bone, the thick
ness Of husks on corr and the singing
of catydids, tells of his work. The in
terview in part follows:
do sailors and ship owners rely
on your forecasts"
absolutely, on the Great Lakes;
also on the rivers and very generally
along the oceans by mariners engaged
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

ais your bureau Of n practical ser
vice to farmers
by means of the system OF rural
free delivery of mail u forecasts go
each day into the homes Of 100000
farmers. AS many more farmers get
our forecasts by telephone. AS a mat
ter Of fact, thousands OF farmers put
telephones into their homes for no
other reason than to be Informed about
the weather-our forecasts, you I'm.
derstand, being for the day on which
they are made and practically for the
day following. We have been Of great
service to the cranberry growers OF
Wisconsin, the Inc growers Of Louis
lana and the orange growers of Flori-
ia in giving warnings against frost.
Cranberry marshes are flooded. cane
is quickly cut and piled in windrows
and smudges are started in orange
groves as effective measures Of pro-
lection. Let me add" Professor Moore
went on to say, that the train dis
patchers of all the railroads in the
country get our morning and evening
forecasts, and thus are enabled to
know about the coming cold waves in
winter and each year to saw millions
of dollars worth Of perishable mer-
chandise such as fruits, vegetables,
certain kinds of chemicals and other
manufactures"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

so you want to marry my daugh.
ter, chr Eyes, sir. We are aure Ne
can ssta along together" 'sYes. bot
are you surs you can get along with
~ 0othoeT-Dotroit yfoo HfooL
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
Playiug Cards IN Moscow.

In Moscow playing cards are sold
and the vast income derived from that
sourcs b applied toward the maints-
nance Of orphan asylums.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

No man can tell his side Of the
story fairly to the man on the other
side Of the controversy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

SEINE men never settle down untll
he sartA h carefully tampsA ~
aAbeve tAsm. ..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
= view ef II.

BE good and you will live long
and
.Well?.
Even II you don't live long It VIII
seem long."-Houston Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
WEATHER BUREAUS Value
DESCRIBED By ITS CHEF


that a West Indian hurricane-which
by the way, is the most dangerous gen
eral storm we ever have-sweeping the
Atlantic Coast without warning would
destroy property to the value of from
SO, O00, 900 to $1,000, 600. send ten
men to different points in the West In
dies each ear just before the hurrl
cane season opens, where they remain
until all danger is over. They report
to us daily by telegraph. At the end
Of the season they nail up their sta
tions and come home.
while we are on the subject Pro
fessor Moore continued, Il would like
to say. in order to clear up the confu-
sion of the public mind which leads TO
an absurd mixing of terms. that a cy-
clone has an area of 1000 miles. a
hurricane an area from 100 to 800
miles and a tornado, which invariably
occurs in the southeast quarter OF a
cyclone and is an incident or the cy-
clone, an area Of from 1000 feet 10
1000 yards. The velocity Of the wind
during a cyclone is from fifteen 10
twenty-five miles an hour, during a
hurricane it varies from fifty to 100
miles an hour, while it is so
great during a tornado hat no IN
strument can measure it. In all three
kinds of storms the wind, OF course,
is rotary, or twisting, as 1t is COM
monty described.
.ppt tha u-nothar hlIraar' prnFpSSnr
Moore went on to say sis not alone CT
value to people in the matter OF wind
storms, but Is Of tremendous service In
foretelling periods of flood. Twice we
forecast the height Of the Mississippi
River at New Demonstrating the
flood five days in one instance and a
week In the other. On both occasions
our mathematics covered a tremendous
of the United States
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
SHORT METER SERMONS.

Faith IN God.-Faith in God is the
hope Of the future.-Rev. F. w. Hin
nit. Presbyterian. Danville, KY.
Life.-Lifc Is more than the think
ing Of something else after death
Rev. c. n. Jones. Baptist, Louisville.
Observation-Disclosures IL the
door to the true spiritual life.-Rsv.
9. p. Harding. Episcopalian, Baltt
more
The Bible.-The Bible does not hold
the place It once did. It holds a bot
eor p1acs.-Rev. DR.. Eakin. Episcopar
Han. Toronto.
Greatest Observation-Disclosures is the
srsatsst dynamic In the world to-day.
Rev. H. vanderwart, Reformed
Hackensack, N. J.
Love Counts.-Wisdom. philosophy
and science may fail and break down,
Int love fails.-Rev. J. w. Chap
man, Evangelist. Hartford.
seeing Tarther.-Religious men 80
nAEther On their knees than philosop
4yAsrs On their tip-toes-Rev. e. L
Powell. Christian. Louisville.
TAe In~dex.-Stars and suns and 80
Nos and laws and AL the facts Of the
pAysacal universe point to God.-RS.
~. Coyls. Presbyterian. Denver.
No greater Joy.-There Is nothing
= III the universe that can bring
greater Joy In the heavens than that
- humble heart should repent-Rsv.
aA-.H.o. Morse. Baptist, Brooklyn.
essdr9owing.-Thinking 10 sssd-
growing. and the fruit Of your
thoughts u either wheat or tares, good
= evil. according to the sowing.-Rsv.
!. ". Francis. Presbyterian. Parkers
burg.
Robbing CODA man cannot rob
0od Of that which rightly belongs to
Him and expect lasting blessings upol
either himself or his children.-Rev.
LIN Zimmerman. Lutheran, Balt.
mDro.
Industrial Problem.-The Industrial
Droblsm will never be solved on the
principle Of class selfishness. but only
= the basis Of the highest welfare Tor
an.-Rex. ]. II. Speer. Presbytsrian,
0envef.
Lberty and License.-The constitup
ton of the government OF God Al
1ighty proclaims life and liberty; but
& you turn this liberty into license
tAoso viii b punishment.-Rev. q.
Marsh, Congregationalist. Pittsburg.
What God Wants.-The thing that
0oa wants a. to do ID to stand - rep
1ooentAtivss Of Him. and realize that
MT He would do. We can do by the
aid of His power In and through our
0voA-Rev. ID. w. Bartlett Baptist
Co Angles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

INCE the year 1895 Willis
l.. Moore has been at the
head of the United States
weather bureau, the
greatest institution Of
its kind in the world.
Under HIS direction the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
Silage For Hogs.

In his address before the Iowa
Swine Breeders Association, Mr.. L.
II. Paul said
"If you will save your cornstalks
properly they will be more valuable
to you for feed than the ears. Corn
stalks are worth more in the silo than
the corn in the crib. When the farm
ers get down to studying their busi-
ness along that line and get econom-
ical they will produce pork and beef
cheaper. Better methods mean bet
ter preparation of the soil, better care
of growing crops and better care of
the crops at harvesting time. A little
deeper study of our own business and
by pursuing better methods is the
only way that we can produce
cheaper.
you know silage is good for dairy
cattle, but maybe you never thought
Of it as making beef. Did it ever &C.
cur to you that II silage would keep
Holstein steer fat it would keep an
Aberdeen-Argus or Hereford steer
fat? Corn in the roasting ear stage
Is not good for a silo. There is just
as much difference between corn sill
age made of green corn and ripe corn
a. there Is between roasting and ma
tured corn. Green corn put in the
| silo turns to vinegar, and you want II
ripe to put in the silo. If you have
the corn matured you will have sweet
silagc, and just as safe to feed a
brood mare as bluegrass. Corn in the
matured stage put in the silo will
stop in the first stage of fermenta-
tion, and 1t is absolutely safe. When
corn has been badly frozen. II you
will let 1t stand for several days and
then put it in the silo, it will make
sweet silage. and YOU will get prac-
| tically two-thiTds value.
"A hog will eat about four pounds
a day. Figuring corn at the average
price, II costs about a mill a Cay, OF
tenth OF cent, to feed silage TO a
hog. There is all the corn in that
amount of silage that a hog will need,
but you might add 20 It by feeding q
little protein feed, II is not rich
enough in the bone and muscle part
OF the feed, and should have some.
thing in that line"