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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
HyRfenfc Dress.

On the subject of hygienic attire for
women, there has always been a great
deal Of honest nonsense talked and
much m%isspent trouble taken for the
a that a great number of people
have the type Of mind hat irresistibly
associates the ugly with the healthy
and the nauseous with the wholesome.
JUS as they think medicine cannot
Oe eflcaclous unless it is thick and
black and nasty, sc they think women
cannot breathe and prosper unless
they look like a bale Of hay with the
middle hoop cut; and in pursuance Of
this conviction they refuse many of
the alterations of life, among which
Gu~gar-coaIed pills and well-made cor
sets should take high rank.
When looking at the portraits OF
the Spanish school of which Velasquez
is mast. one = Constantly struck by
the way the women seem to be con-
fined in some barbaric instrument of
torture, so fiat are their chests and so
narrow and tiny the uncomfortable
looking d~rawn-down waist. Surely no
material less rigid than wood could
be trusted to produce this invariable
effect in women of all ages and de-
gree. Now urn from these women OF
medieval days to a modern picture
gallery, and observe the freedom, the
individuality, the graceful ease which.
for the most part, the woman of to-
day permits herself, and is permitted
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

Some have singularly airy
ideas about banking accounts. There
are even mature danes WHO do not
know how to write a check. This
failure to comprehend business Is es-
~sentially old fashioned. The typical
man of old prided himself on not al
lowing his wife any knowledge of az
fairs, SO that, when he died she was
confronted with a sea of complications
which she did not know how to
navigate, or else two unfortunate
trustees were tackled on to the help
less ship in the guise of pilots and
told to steer it into the port Of safe
ty.
Yet the situation, if absurd, was
illogical, for you can not reasonably
insist on your wife and daughter hav-
ing at once the innocence q the dove
and the wisdom of a serpent. Women
should be allowed some knowledge Of
family business. or they should not
be blamed when things go wrong.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

When kinglake was writing his his
tory of the Crimean war he received
letters from all sorts of people con-
cerned in the war One day a letter
With a deep black border came from
two people in the colonies, husband
and wife, describing their grief. Their
only child had been killed in the Cri-
mea. They wanted to have him men
toned in the "History of the Crimean
War" Einglake was touched and re-
piled by post that he would do his
best if they would send him the neces-
sary particulars. Again q letter, also
black bordered, full Of thanks, but
with the following conclusions: 1--WE
have no particulars whatever to give
you. He was killed on the spot, like
many others. but anything you may
Kindly invent will be welcome. We
leave it entirely to YOU imgaination."
Il ondon Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

Il have the man who came for my
trunk to thank for one thing" said a
woman thereafter l think closing my
trunk will have less terror for me.
You see, l always seem to have it SO
crowded that it requires the COM
bined weight of several members OF
the household to close that cover.
Well, the other day, when it was time
to take my trunk to the station, there
we were, three of US, trying to get
that trunk closed and locked. Finally,
in sheer despair, l looked at the man
who was patiently waiting and in a
most appealing way, invited him to
sit down upon that trunk to see If he
could close it. Did he do as 1 sug.
gested? No-something better. He
calmly lifted up the top of the trunk,
took out the top tray and fitted 1t in
the top of the cover; presto, that cover
with the top tray inside, went down
as nicely as could be. 1 am not try
ing to explain why it did, but know
that 1t did. And, like a missionary, I
am passing the idea along"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
T21T ana TdNcIe|
SssS1 ~t|3
am@ew@

Morning robes and tea8Owns are ap-
pearing without sleeves, except as
they are made of contrasting material.
Foulards are made in such attract
i've designs this season that they can
be used effectively in detached pieces.
Girdles will emphasize many gowns.
The underarm seams are high and
give smurtness to the close-itting
sleeve.
Net is not used so much as
sheer batiste, finest tucked organdie
and thin lawn, combined with fine
Cluny or Irish lace.
A few years ago the little girl vas
dressed with numerous rufties and so
full were the skirts that a child dress
ed with all of the numerous rufles
looked for all the world like a fancy
rufled pen wiper. The dresses today
are much straighter and the rufies
are not SO full.
H. A pretty bordered foulard seen re-
Gently had a coarse-r1bbed surface
with a pattern of small groups of tiny
dots on an ivory ground and a straight
border of black on white, with touches
OF heron blue rhododendron purple.
Jade green and brownish purple, the
effect being like hat of g broad band
of embroidery.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
IN AGONY WITH ECZEMA.

Whole Body II Mass of Raw, Bleed
Ing, TorturinE Hunor-Hnir All
Fell - Death Would End
Fearful SuTerinE-In Despntr-
Cured by Cuticurn.
"Words cannot describe the terrible
eczema I suffered with. 1t broke out
on my head and kept spreading until
it covered by whole body. l was al
most a solid mass of sores from head
to foot. l looked more like a piece of
raw beef than a human being. The
pain and agony l endured seemed more
than l could bear. Blood and pus
ooZed from the great sore on my scalp,
from under my finger nails. and near
ly all over my body. My ears were so
crusted and swollen I was afraid they
would break off. Every hair in my
head fell out. I could not sit down,
for my clothes would stick to the raw
and bleeding flesh. making me cry out
from the pain. My family doctor did
all he could. but l got worse and
worse. My condition was awful. l
did not think / could live, and wanted
death to come and II my frightful
sufferings.
I'm this condition my motieT-in-!aw
begged me to try the Cuticura Rem
edies. l said l would. but had no hope
of recovery. But oh, what blessed re-
lief l experienced after applying Cuti-
cura Ointment. 1t cooled the bleeding
and itching flesh and brought me the
first real sleep l had had i'll weeks. 1t
was as grateful as ice to n burning
tongue. I would battle with warm
water and Cuticura Soap. then apply
the Ointment freely. I also took Cuti-
cura EcsOlvcnt for the blood. In n
short time the sores stopped running,
the flesh began to heal, and l knew I
was to get we'll again. Then the hair
on my head began to grow, and in a
short time I was completely cured. 1
wish I could tell everybody. who has
eczema to use Cuticura. Mrs. VIM.
Hunt. 1875 Thomas ST, Newark, N. J.,
Sept. 2S, 1905"
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
Autos Might BE Cheaper.

A suit hat may result in sensation.
al disclosures has been brought against
three members of the Association
of Licensed Automobile Manufactur-
ers. The defendants are the Locomc-
bile Company of America, the George
N. Pierce Company, of Buffalo, and
the II. H. Franklin Manufacturing Com.
pany, of Syracuse. They are accused
by the Flint Automobile Company Of
Flint, Mich, of compelling the latter
to go out of business by threatening
suits against its customers for alleged
infringement Of a patent. This action
is brought under the Sherman anti
trust law, and it is charged hat the
auto companies formed an association
in 1908 including 70 per CEN of the
persons or firms in the automobile
trade TO raise and maintain artificial
ly the price of gasoline automobiles,
and to regulate and restrict artificial
~ the output of such automobiles and
the trade and m therein" The
Flint company declares that it was
not infringing on any patent, and that
the threats against it were made sole.
ly to drive it out of business. The out
come of the Ease is being watched with
great interest. Leslie's Weekly asserts.
and it Is said that if the alleged com
bination is broken up the prices Of au-
tomobileS will be reduced.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
The snob. nebuked.

Mrs. William Ellis Corey was de
scribing, at a luncheon at the Plaza
the Paris school where, with the helr
of Isadora Duncan and Jean de Reszke
she trains little children for the stage
81 think such work." said Mrs. Co
rey, "is better than a life Of mere so
cial %frivoiity. American society, you
know, even the hes: CT it, is SO apt &c
be snobbish. So often, after listening
to the twaddle at a tea or a reception
I feel like getting up to go with old
Omar Fitzgerald's remark.
"Fitzgerald. the translator of the
Rubaiyat, called one night at a house
where a very snobbish conversation
vas going on. He sat an hour in an
uncomfortable silence. He wanted to
talk about poetry and music, plays and
pictures, but instead he had to listen
to snobbish Boosting about what the
duke had said, and the baron had an
swered, and how gracious the princess
had been. Finally he rose to go. He
shook hands with his hostess, and then
he turned to the assembled guests and
said sadly, shaking his head:
"I once knew a lord, too; but he's
dead" 9s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

Deep breathing has much to do
with having a good figure. If the
chest is fiat and contracted, as must
be If the lungs are not filled, a woman
cannot make a good appearance,
The temperature of a heated bed
room on a hot summer night can be
cooled If sheets are wrung out Of wa
ter and hung between two windows.
The evaporation will cause the tenn
perature to fall several degrees.
Headache caused by fatigue or eye
strain can often be quickly cured if
a wet cloth is lightly sprinkled with
spirits of menthol and bound around
the head. Lie down in a dark room
and inhale the fumes. 1t brings re-
lief almost instantly.
To make cucumber cold cream take
Juice of pressed cucumbers, one-haif
pint; deodorized alcohol, one and
one half ounces; sweet almond oil,
three and one-half ounces; shaping
cream, one dram, and blanched al
monds, one and th~ree-quarter drains.
Scented milk for the skin is recon-
mended by those who study beauty
scientifically. The milk must be
boiled and Their a few drops of violet
water added. The fluid must be
rubbed into face, neck and arms thor
the rubbing must be renewed. To
steam the face with hot milk makes
t soft and white as an infants.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

The next time baby screams with
collie instead of dosing it with sooth-
ing syrups or old nurse remedies, such
as catnip tea and other decoctions to
which our grandmothers pinned their
faith, try what hot water slipped
from a spoon or taken through a bot
tie will do to relieve the pain. The
water should be fresh and boiled, but
not boiling. Care must be taken that
it is not hot enough to burn the deli
cate tongue and gums. This will usu-
ally give relief and can be repeated
frequently with nc danger to the
child.
For drainer and holder of nursing
bottles tack a stick of round wood
the size of a lead pensil, about eight
inches long. with foul inches protrud-
ing in a perpendicular position above
the top of the w~ainscoting above the
sink; then when bottle is washed turn
upside down over the stick and leave
to drain until ready for use again. If
no wood above the sink tack a piece
of wood five inches long, two inches
wide and two inches thick on the
wall and the round stick on that.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
Adventure with tn. Kohinoor.

The Lawrence brothers, Henry and
John. who occupied important posts in
the government Of India, and who were
men of resource and integrity, had at
n time the custody Of n of the
most famous diamonds in the world.
In "The Lawrences Of the Punjab,"
F. p. Gibbon gives the story as ev1.
dence CT the simplicity of the brothers
in affairs which. by many. would b
considered matters of the highest i'm.
portance.
Among the state Jewels Of the Sikh
court was the famous Mountain Of
Light" which, after passing from the
Mogul to the Persian court, and thence
to the Afghan. from whom it was
wrested by Ranjit Singh, was now to
be presented to Queen Victoria.
The diamond was placed in charge
of Sir Henry Lawrence, who, deemine
his brother the stronger and more
practical guardian, entrusted It to
John. who pocketed the little box and
straightway forgot it.
+. Some weeks later came an oncia1
letter from Lord Dauhousie, ordsrino
| that the diamond be sent at once to
her Majesty. The president rscslye0
the message during d meeting cx the
beard. and John advised him &c send 10
Off promptly.
"Why. you've got IT," said the senior
member.
Johns clear intellect took IN the fu0
horror of the situation, and LIE feared
he was a ruined man, for the gem ha0
| never beer seen by him since the dAv
Il had been given into his keepilG.
| Crimes without number had been come
mitted for jewels not a quarter III
value, and vino would believe his story
! that he had forgotten Its existence an4
flung it aside, in the pocket Of an OLD
waistcoat? OF what avail to rely upon
his known integrity? His story might
be officially believed, but he knew that
men would shake their heads and 70
gard him askance
Yet without a sign Of perturbation,
he casually replied:
"Oh, yes, of course! l forgot al
about it," and calmly proceeded to die
cuss the business before the mestirS
with all his usual alertness and with
out a sign Of preoccupatfon. But one
can guess how he longed for the end
how he hurried in search Of his ssr
want, who CHANGED to remember taking
a small box from his masters discard
ed clothes. He explained where he had
put the worthless box containing the
bit of glass, and the Kohinoor wa
safe.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

The big erin hats, turned up at the
side and trimmed with feathers, prom
Use to be the ultra-smart millinery
style for the summer, both in the
black and the pure white.
Ideal summer hats are made of
linen or Shantung silk to match the
gowns with which they will be worn.
The favorite shapes are those which
have fairly high crowns and wide,
shady brims, lined underneath with
some contrasting tint and draped with
a soft silk scarf, patterned with
Paisley c%olorings.
More of what are known as made
hats" are being worn this season than
fer several years past. These are not
confined to the dressy type, but round
hats of the street and tailor made
variety are fashioned of straw braid,
sewed on a wire frame. While they
are much heavier than the woven
straws worm at present, they are more
apt to keep their shape.
The round crowned, dropping
brimmed mushroom hat of the babies
grown to more imposing size is n
of the most popular shapes for the
girls from 6 to 10 and varies in
width and angle of brim and in trim
ming. Many Of the play hats in this
shape have only a ribbon band and
f%uttering ends for trimming, but
others are more deliberately trimmed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

to contrast her with the wonan of the
by modern sanctions. Indeed, 1t IS
not necessary to contrast her with the
woman Of the middle ages. She is so
much more comfortable Il sensible
in her dress than was her grand
mother or even her mother.
So much has been don of late years
to improve the corset that it's reproach
as a menace to health has, in fact, been
wiped out. The best corsets no longer
interfere with the breathing apparatus
and man modern corsets leave the
diaphragm free and support and re-
strain as they should. With their
help and provided that skirts are not
too heavy and dragging from the hips,
women are often better off with cor
sets than without them.-Youth's
Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

In Morocco it is customary for Q
man to bury most of his riches in q
place known only TO himself. This
custom is prac;iced by all Moors. for
they cannot trust them directly it was
known where the money was.
At the death of the head Of a fam.
ny in Morocco, digging operations
at oncc, but seldom Is the
money discovered. There must be
many fortunes buried away in odd
corners of the country. An instance
carrie under the writer's notice at one
of the coast towns. During the demo-
lition # a house i considerable sum
of money was found built into the
wall.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

At a luncheon in Boston,. Leonors
OReilly, who is perhaps the most pow
eTful orator among the American suf
1fragists, was complimented on her elo.
quence.
1T is my splendid subject" said
Miss O'Reilly, modc-11,y, that makes
me seem to speak well. My subject at,
fords me many telling things to say,
and l say the.4 simply. That is all"
She smiled.
Il try to avoid she resumed, chs
sort Of oratory that marks the aver
age political campaign. That is fright
full. One night on the East Side l saw
a workingman l knew lounging in the
doorway of a public hall. and from in
side came a continuous and earnest
believing.
"'Do you kno Z who's speaking?' l
asked my friend. Or haven't you
been in?'
"'Oh, yes, I've be-A in said he. ~
semblyman Blagg is speaking
What about?' | inquired.
MY friend sighed and shook hif
bead.
"'He didn't say he answered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
Complexion Soap.

One of the best cleansers for the
skin and excellent for pimples and
blackheads is green soap. This has
been long recognized as a healing
agency and is less we'll known than it
should be. Occasionally women com.
plain that the soap makes them worse.
The reason is that they use it too Wig
orously. Delicate, sensitive skin should
never have green soap put on it full
strength. It should be diluted with
hot water and not used every day.
Experiment until the soap lather does
not make the skin feel drawn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
The Adventurous Feline.

Hello, is this the electiiclight com
pany? Do you take cats down?-yes,
.cats!-she is on a pole, and crying
Just terribly. She must have been up
there a weeR;; for she's just as thin!-
iWhat?-Oh, this is Fifty-ninth avenue.
"A big dog is barking at her, too, and
she-what street? Why, I don't know;
I don't live on this street, do I?-Oh,
YES, Of course!-Bristol street, the
druggist says.-oh, Will you?-You are
$50 good! And a man just said she is
playing with the transformer and
might short-circuit herself, or some
thing. Well, thank you very much. I
am so glad.-Good-by!"-Success Mag
Ezine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

rings should be chosen with dis
cretion," says a woman who has made
q study Of the subject. Few women,
for instance, a wear a large soli-
taire diamond ring, which requires as
a background the whitest of dimpled
hands. The antique, old Venetian and
marquise rings look best on thin
hands with bony fingers. the sunken
places below the enlarged knuckles
requiring to be filled out with rings
IF a snowy type"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

oma who has learned to walk grace
system. A new calmness and sclf-con-
troll show In her manner and face. and
even more in her voice, for those deli
cate muscles which we call the vocal
chords vibrate in harmony with the
movement of the individual. And, free
from self-consciousness, the graceful
woman expresses her best self, for her
every motion suggests dignity. kind
ness, reserve power, sympathy. and
that most charming Of all womanly
attributes, graciousness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
mhWWN,M<1@z
in Sc%hoeneberg, the aristocratic SUBJ
urb Of Berlin

in Schoeneberg. the a~ristocratic sub
urb of Berlin.
Mrs. Frank II. Snow, widow of the
late chancellor of Kansas State Uni,
versity, has been granted a pension of
sS75 annually during her life from the
Carnegie foundation.
Miss Paulina Roach, IS years old, of
Carthage, Mo, who graduated from
the high school there, has a rec
ord of having never been absent or
tardy during a school attendance OF
twelve years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding is presi
dent OF the Woman's League of JUS
tlce IN a Francisco, with 1000 mem,
bers, and she says women are to take
an active part in the political cam
paign in that State.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

&AI ,NQMEh25

Unusual are some Of the French
chevfots which show the Homan stripe
effect.
A tablet has lately been placed in
st. Helen's, Bishopgate, England, in
memory of an old nurse, thirty-nine
years in the service Of the Wigram
household.
A savings-bank account, with an
opening deposit Of l mark, is present.
"a BY the municipality to every baby
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

kidney complaint. | had sharp, agun-
lIing pains and serious urinary trou-
bic. l was tired and depressed and
nothing seemed to help me. Finally
Deans Kidney Pills brought relief and
soon effected a complete cure,
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Eos.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

guor, urinary trou
bles make women
suffer untold misery.
Ailing kidneys are
the cause. Cure them.
Mrs. Irene Tudor, l1S
N. Clagg St, Belle
fontaine, Ohio, says:
Il thought my trou.
be fncIfable, as l
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
1ntellect Ruled by s.per.,4tion

A man more absolutely governed By
pure reason than Lord Macaulay could
not well be found. but in his diary he
refers to an after-dinner talk about thu
feeling which Johnson haA-of think
Ing ones self bound to touch q par
tie.lar rail or post and to tread in
no middle Of = paving stnne. aid he
Adds: II certainly have tbs verS'
strongly.s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
Russian blouse Co,ninxr

1t is rumored that long coats may
have their popularity challenged in the
near future by the Russian blouse, for
signs are not lacking that this old IA
vorite is again to be brought forward.
Examples of it have already been seen
In broderie Anglaise lace and en-
broidered crepe de chine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

Ultra, but good looking, is this
gown of white wolfe, embroidered in
red and blue cottu1- ;~a-~-d@slgn as
shown in model. Wolfe covered but
tons are profusely used, and the
sleeves and blouse are of silk batiste
n lace.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

A government fuel testing plant hsa
been established in Canada, with the
idea OF developing the 8 Of peat -
fuel. There are great quantities -
this material in Canada.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

Caller with bill)-What is the best
time to bone the nan of the house
for q little money?
Domestic-To one i'm, is it? Well,
sor, we might thry comm some time
In the shank OF the eVenin'.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

A who walks well is q more
helpful member Of society because she
has better health, says the Delineator.
She is alert and alive, and finds all
the world interestinG Then, too, the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
Gooa W..hinx Fluid.

For to make a good washing fluid
mix one box Of I've, one and one-halt
gallons water. 1 ounce liquid ammo
MIA, one tablespoonful Of salts Il tar
TAX.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
ONLY Woman Voter.

The Widow Taft" an ancestress of
the President, was the only woman IN
Massachusetts, allowed to vote in col
onial days.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

The library Of Johs BssA II. p.
q tire small raoms- = 1afpy h sac
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
DISCOURAGED WOMEN.

A Word of Hope for DesDnirinE
Ones.
Kidney trouble makes weak, weary,
worn women. BaCkache, hip pains,
dizziness. headaches, nervousness, Ian
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

The Danes seem most addicted to sui.
lcide. Their average is 206 selt-murderers
ia million persons Il year.