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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-18

Is a typical phase of our lives which
cannot be Illustrated otherwise. Seem
ing trivialities were seized upon as
food for thought. Why has the dog
tail at all? The bear, the musk OK.
the caribou and the hare each in its
own way succeeds very we'll with but
q dwarfed stub Why does nature In
the dog exp1nd its best effort in grow
ing the finest fur over seemingly
useless line of tail bones? The thing
Is distinctive, and one could hardly
conceive of the creature without this
a. cessory. hut nature in the arctic does
not often waste energy to display beau
ties and temperament. This tall must
have All important use. otherwise II
would soon fall under the knife OF
frost and time. Yes, Ii was imported
into he arctic by the wolf progenitor
Of the dog from warmer lands where
IT'S swing .erred useful purpose Ia
fly time A nose made To breathe
warm air requires some protection IL
the far moth No animal feels this
sLortcomiag as much as man The
dog supplied the need with his tail. AT
the time when | made this discovery d
cold wind .harged with cutting crTs
tails brushed tue pack Each dog had
his back arched to the wind and his
face yelled With an effective curl OF his
tall. He eas comfortably shielded
from icy torment by an appendaGe
adapted to that very purpose
A Heavy Snowstorn.
On May 6 We were stopped at On. N.
by the coming Of the gloom Of an nn
usual gale The wind had been STEADY
and strong III! night, but we did l4ot
heed it's threatening increase of force
until too late. 1t came from the west
as usual driving COARSE SNOW with
needle points. The ice about was old
and hummocky, offerir.s a difficult line
of march, but some shelter In the
strongest blasts we threw ourselves
over he sid behind hummocks and
gathered new breath to force few
miles more.
Finally, when no longer able TO force
ne dogs through the binding drift, we
sought the lee of an uplifted block Of
Ice Here suitable snow was found
for snow house, and few blocks
We're cut and set, but the wind swept
them away like chips. The tent was
| tried, but 1t could not be made to stand
In the rush Of tie roaring tumult. In
Ickn a tt,t.k h..
, without erecting the pole. Creeping
| into the bags. we then allowed the
| tapping silk to be buried by the drift
| Ing snow. Soon the noise and discom-
| fort OF the storm were lost, and we
enjoyed the comfort of an icy grave,
An efficient breathing hole was kept
open, and the wind was strong enough
| to sweep off the weight Of dangerous
| drift 4 new lesson was thus learned
in fighting the battle Of life which was
afterward useful.
Several days Of icy despair now fol
| lowed each other in rapid succession.
| The wind did not rise to the full force
| Of storm. hut 1t was too strong and
| too cold TO travel The food supply
| was Aeticeably decreasing. The daily
| advance was reduced, With such
| weather starvation seemed inevitable
| Camp was moved nearly every day,
but ambition sank to the lowest ebb.
| To the atmospheric unrest were added
the Instability Of broken Ice and the
depressing mystery Of an unknown POI
sition For many days no observa-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-18

Mr.. Adolph Swoboda and Miss Sci
ma Kobler We're united in matrimony
on Tuesday evening January Goth, at
the residence Of the brides rarehga
Rev. II. Knappe of the Lutheran
church officiating,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-18

An Episcopal church entertainment
was held at the residence of Chas
Pink on the evening OF January 10th
Mr. ]. S. Aisthorpe and G. Nj. Fry
took part in the program.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-18

On Sunday evening, January 18th
Mr.. Harry c. Lent2 and Miss Lillian
F. Ford were married by Rev. B. Y
George. at the residence of the brides
parents,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
NEW YORK.

Trade and crop reports are irregular
and business the country over is Still
quiet as a whole. There are, however
evidences of a growth in optimistic feel
ing, partly due. no doubt, to more
spring-like weather conditions. Cur
rem demand at Wholesale is of a be
tween-seasons character and jobbin2
distribution is confined largely to fill
ing-in orders. but there is reported il
several markets Il disposition to Aie
hold more freely for next fall.
Exports from leading industries are
not materially different from last week
Wage reductions are more numerous
but strikes are not frequent. In iron
and steel there is more business re
ported, but evidently at the expense OF
prices. Pig iron is dull and lower.
A strike and lockout has been avert
ed in the anthracite coal trade, and the
usual spring reduction in prices is an
nounced. BituminOus coal is still dull
and weak. The shoe and leather trades
are quiet. with little business yet book
ed for the fall season in shoes.
Business failures for the week ending
with April l were, in the United States,
2O4, against 226 last week, PAT in the
like week of 1908. 1877 in 1907, 151 in
1906, and 10 in 1905. Canadian mil
ures for the week number %, which
with IS last week and 81 IN
Observation-Disclosures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
.M5&E1S50E6f

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime
$500 to $7.15; hogs, prime heavy, 40
to $7.25; sheep, fair to choice, $3.OO
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.25 to $l.2';
corn, No. 3, &c to 6Gc: oats. standard,
sic to 52c; rye, No. 2. 79c to Soc, ha5,
timothy, $500 to $3.50; prairie. $500
to S11.5O: butter. choice creamery, zoe
to Csc; eggs. fresh, 15c to 2Oc; potatoes,
per bushel, Ole to $1!O3.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to $3.50; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3..o to 1925; sheep, good to choice,
$3.50 to $6.l5: wheat, No. 2, $1.33 to
$1.35; corn, No. 2 white, Csc to &c
oats, No. . white, sic to SIC.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $6.S5; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $3.50:
wheat, No. 2, S1.35 to $1.4O; corn, No. 2,
Csc to 67c; oats, No. 2, SIC to SIC; rye,
No. 2, 79c to soc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to S6.25
hogs, $500 to $7.35; sheep. $500 to
S5.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.36 to $1.37; corn,
No. 2 mixed, Csc to CSC; oats, No. 2
mixed, ac to 55c; rye, No. 2, SIC to SIC
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, $1.31 to $1.33; corn, No. 3
yellow, &c to 69c; oats, No. 3 white,
Sc to 57c; rye, No. 2, S3c to Sc.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S1.19 to $1.20; corn, No. 3, &c to Csc
oats, standard. 55c to SC; rye, No. /,
79c to Soc; barley, No. 1, CSC to Gao
pork, mess, $16.5O.
Bufalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $7.35; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to S7.2O; sheep, common TO good mixed
$500 to $4.75: lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50. a.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $685.
hogs, $3.50 to S7.2O; sheep, $500 tc
$4.75: wheat, No. 2 red, SIPS to $1.31
corn, No. 2, 74c to 75c; oats. natural
white, SIC to Sc; butter, creamery, 25e
to 29c: eggs, western, tic to 21c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, $1.31 tc
$1.33: corn, No. 2 mixed, &c to CSC
oats, No. 2 mixed. SOC to SC; rye, No
2, SAC to Sc: clover seed, $500.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
CHICAGO,

Aside from the few labor troubles,
which are responding to mediatory ef-
forts for settlement, the business con-
ditions generally indicate ~seasonable
advance. April payments through the
banks reflect an enlarged use of money
and the record breaking total of clear
inSs for March t~cstifias to substantial
recovery i'll the leading activities, al
though some branches of production
have not yet completely reduced their
idle capacity. March permits for eXclu-
sively commercial structures and extern
sions were fifty-three in number and
$2,316,5OO in value. and compare with
fifty in lumber and $517.i5O in value
for March, 1908. Other investment Of
capital is seen to be exceptionally large
in real estate transactions, bonds and
stocks. local securities showing increase
in aggregate sales of 100 per cent over
this time last year. Local deposits con-
tinue at the highest level, but country
withdrawals are unusually small, con-
sidering the spreading of farm work
and expenditures for spring planting
and improvements throughout the in
terror.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 81, against 81 last week,
1G in 1903 and 10 in 1907. Those with
liabilities over 5000 number 4, against
8 last week. 8 in 1908 and 8 in 1907
Dun's Review of Trade.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

Big Birds on Small Wings.
In the attempt to discover some uni.
versal law Of bird flight, scientists
have disclosed concerning a number OF
species a most puzziing paradox, per.
haps the most mysterious of the
enigmas that the subject presents. 1t
is that IN a number Of birds and In
'sects the size of the wings decreases
in proportion to the increase in size of
the body Of the flying creature. The
Australian crane, for instance, weighs
over 800 times more than the sparrow,
but in proportion has only one-seventh
the wing area of the smaller bird.
This curious fact is equally striking
II we compare birds with insects. II
the gnat were increased in size until it
was as large as the Australian crane
and If the wings Of the insect were en-
larged to maintain the proportion they
o bear to its body, they would be
about $50 times larger than the cranes.
area per pound to float the bank
swallow, but to sustain the tawny vul-
ture, a monstrous bird in comparison,
requires only .6S of a square foot Of
wing surface per pound Of body. The
albatross, weighing eighteen pounds,
has a spread Of II feet 6 inches, while
the trumpeter swan, weighing twenty
eight pounds, has a spread Of wing Of
only s feet. The stork weighs eight
times more than the pigeon, but in pro-
portion has only half as much wing
surface.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

or died, when I read about Lydia e..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; SO !
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering. "-Mrs-
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40, Marlton, Nj
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm.
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroidtumors,
irregularities, periodicpains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes IT to her
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a trial.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden:
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free
and always helpful.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

a little stronger to suit yourself. Ther
bore Il hole. b. in the center for 4 .
inch gas pipe to act as Il King BOLT.
Then take Il 4X4-inch. > foot q inch
long crosspiece and fusten it to the
gas pipe. c. and brace it with 4N4 II
braces, Il. The height is 3 feet 6 inch
es and width i feet.
When taking off the grain bed place
the Jack Il little better than half way
to the real end. hen remove the rear
end off the wagon first and swing it
on to the jack. Then put your weight
on it and swing it off the wagon,
placing a small jack under the front
end.-C. Il. RuX, in Farm and Home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
! SICK DOCTOR.

Proper Food Put Him Right. - ~.
The food experience Of a physician
In ais own cas- when worn and weak
from sickness and when needing u
ishment the worst way is valuable:
AN attack Of grip, so severe it came
near making an end of me, left my
stomach in such condition I could not
retain any ordinary food. I knew OF
course thai l must have food nourish-
ment or l could never recover.
II began to take four teaspoonfuls OF
G1ape-Euts and cream three times a
day and for two weeks this was almost
my only food; it tasted so delicious
that I enjoyed 1t immensely and my
stomach handled it perfectly from the
FIRST mouthful. 1t was SO nourishinR
I was quickly built back to normal
health and strength.
"Grape-Nuts is Of great value as
food to sustain lie during serious at
tacks in which the stomach is so de-
ranged it cannot digest and assimilate
other foods.
Nuts more widely used by physicians,
1t would save many lives that are
otherwise lost from lack of nourlsh.
ment."
Absolutely the most perfect food IN
the world. Trial Of Grape-Nuts 10
days proves. There's a Reason"
Look in pkg. for the little book, THE
Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the shove letter. A
new one appears from time to time.
They : genuine, true, and full %
human lntsrest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
TOTAL Loss OF A I

Seemed Imminent-Scalp Was Very
Scaly and Hair Game Ont by
Handfuls-Scalp Now Clear and
New Hail Grown by CuticuFa.
about two years ago l was troubled
with my head being scaly. Shortly after
that I had an attack Of typhoid fever
and l was out of the hospital possibly
two months when l first noticed the
loss OF hair, my scalp being still scaly.
I started to use dandruff cures to nc
effect whatever. l had actually lost
hope Of saving any hair at all. l could
brush 1t of my coat by the handful. l
"a afraid to comb it. But after using
two cakes Of Cuticura Soap and nearly
q box Of Cuticura Ointment, the change
was surprising. My scalp is now clear
and healthy as could be and my hair
thicker than ever, whereas l had my
mind made up to be bald. W. F.
Steese, 1912 Broad ST., Pittsburg, Pa.
May 7 and 81, 1908" ..
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of C%uticura Remedies. Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
In the Feed Lot.


Wheat bran is preferable, however,
because it is less bulky.
Cow pea and alfalfa Is an excellent
substitute for wheat bran for the dairy
cows. t|&h'E '11f -
Corn makes fat, while alfalfa is rich
in fiesh-forming and BODYBUILDING ma
terialS. ss- E.. p A.. vs.. , l-.,
In feeding pigs shorts or alfalfa
beats wheat bran When used as one
quarter Of the ration.
Hogs will not as a rule relish alfalfa
hay in the winter unless they have
previously been matured on the young
alfalfa.
1t is a mistake to believe that alfalfa
is purely a %fattening ration, especially
for calves. On the contrary, it is q
growing ration.
In feeding bee pulp the best results
nave been obtained by using two
pounds Of pulp to one pound Of grain
in the ration for hogs.
Very slowly our farmers are coming
to recognize the value of roots in feed
ing all kinds of farm animals. We
ought to grow more of them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Prince pierre's Point,

Wit illumines II of the duelins
stories in Monsieur Observation-Disclosures
recent book, Sur lie Pre-"
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, and a
French gentleman, Monsieur de la Va,
lette, fought with pistols.
Monsieur de la Valette fred first and
missed. The prince fired, hit De la Va
lette just above the belt, but did not
wound him. owing to a 1ve-franc piece
in his waistcoat pocket, against which
the bullet was fattened.
Sir" said Prince Bonaparte to bis
adversary, holding out his hand, "let us
make friends, and allow me to con.
graduate you on the foresight with
which you have invested your money
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

Expressed in terms of value, the
enormous drain for lumber, which uses
up more than half OF the entire re-
naming supply. merely stnggers belief.
But put it on your bill as saShes, doors,
blinds, floors, roofs. Stairway-railings.
ornamental house-tittings, office and
store tixturcs-the thousand and one
items you pay for either through your
landlord or direct to your builder then
add the item for shingles and laths,
which amounts in the aggregate to
some thirty millions a year; is it diff
cult to see why, with an average in
crease of twenty to fifty per cent In
the cost Of the raw materials for these
products, your rent and house-building
cost more, by just SO much, than they
did ten, or even five years ago, eXclu-
sive of labor?-Success Magazine
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
InSulted Hin.

An extremely learned young lady,
while reading her book, had fallen OF
a sharp cliff and lay injured and help.
less IN the sands below. Finally, in
answer to her cries, she saw the form
Of a fisherman advancing cautiously
over the cliff, with a rope in his hand,
to her rescue. She clasped her hands
and exclaimed fervently:
AT last some succor has arrived"
The fisherman turned and eyed her
Indignantly for a moment and then
yelled down to her:
"It's a sucker I am. Is It Well,
you can stay just where you are ~
Judges Library.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

Why agriculture, the first industry
70 be learned ana so obviously the most
fundamental. was the last to be de-
veloped is one Of the most battling mys-
teries of history. One marvels at it
afresh as one stands before a certain
glass case in the Egyptian quarter of
he British Museum. wherein is Il lit
lie group of farm utenSilS-a fractured
wooden pillow; a rusted sickle. two
sticks tied together with 4 leathern
hong and several tasselS that had
lung on the horns of oxen. TO be
sure. these implements We're used 5000
years ago-they were found in the
comb of Seti but one remembers
that when Egypt was using these
bread tools, no better than those of the
barbariars about her, she had a most
elaborate government. an army and
navy and art and literature.
The records and relics of other ma
lions dow through history show the
same strange incongruity. For thou
sands of years the wise men Of the
world absolutely ignored the problems
of the farm. A farmer remained either
a scrf or a tenant. He was q stolid
drudge-"brOther to the on" Even the
masterful old pilgrim fathers had no
plows at all-nothing but hoes and
Of their pioneering. And therefore for
thousands of years there was hunger
Journal of Agriculture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
NC NEED TO TAKE CHANCES.
There Is a Sure Way Of Knowing
Good Paint Material.

There Is q sure way OF NnOWlnB
Good Paint Material.
There is really no need whatever for
any property owner to take chances In
the selection Of his paint materials. 1t
doesn't cost Il cent to learn how to be
on the safe side. Certainly every prop
erty owner has enough at stake to find
his out. .
A complete painting guide, known as
Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 40,
can be had free by writing National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building
New York. This company is the largest
maker Of pure white lead in h world.
Its Dutch Boy Painter trademark Is
famous as a guarantee Of purity and
quality. The outfit includes a book OF
color schemes, for either interior OF
exterior painting, n book Of specifica-
tons, and a simple little instrument,
with directions for testing the purity
Of paint materials.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

For the first time in fifteen years the
Hamburg-American Steamship line has
failed to declare an annual dividend. The
depreciation in the company's earnings
it is stated, is due to the depression in the
ocean-carrying trade felt in all parts OF
the world. but in addition the directors
refer to the deadly competition forced on
the German line by the two giant floating
palaces of the English line, the Lusitania
and Mauritania. They say that the con.
struction of these boats has precipitated
an era of the most overburdensome ex.
penSe. as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Do You Feel Like Thise

Does your head ache or simply feel
heavy and uncomfortable? Does your
back ache? Does your side ache? Do
you feel tagged out? The tonic laxative
herb tea known as Lanes Family Medi-
cine will clear your head, remove the
pain in side or back and restore your
strength. Nothing else is SO good for
the stomach and bowels. At druggists
and dealers, CSC. .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
IIeredity,

The Doctor have heard that the
pa rents of Lucklace didn't get along very
we'll together, and separated soon after
he was born.
The Professor-Yes; that it why he
has his fathers aggressive nose and his
mothers retreating chin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

pletely worn out and discouraged when
| began using Doan's Kidney Pills. but
they went right to the cause Of the
trouble and did their work well. !
have been feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Peat for Fuel.

The United States government,
through the Geological Survey, is en-
tfeavoring to work Up interest IN the
subject of peat as a fuel. and it is
claimed that gas made from peat COM
prises a fuel that is cheaper than the
power Of Niagara Falls. There are
between 1000 and 5000 square miles
Of peat in the western part OF New
York which is bow regarded as worth
less. and it is the object of the gov
eminent officials TO make this and
other similar lands productive. {.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

five months In u nos
pital l was discharged
as incurable. and Civ.
en- only six months tC
live. My heart was
affected, l had smoth.
ering spells and some
times fell unconscious
l got SO l couldn'
use my arms, my eye
sight was impaired
and the kidney secre
tons were badly dis
ordered. | was com
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Restriction Of Fertility.

Prof. Spillman says it seldom pays
to turn under a crop Of cow peas in
the green state. 1t is better practice
to make hay Of them, feed the hay
and put the manure back on the land.
AS is the case with all legEmes, the
roots Of the COW pea crop add a great
deal of nitgrogen to the soil, and have
a marked effect on fertility. If a heavy
green crop Of COW peas is plowed un-
der in the autumn it is best not to
plant the land until the following
spring. A very good plan for bringing
up the fertility of a wornout field is to
SOW rye in the fail. plow this under
in the spring, harrow thoroughly, let
the land lie a month, and then SOW
COW peas. Cut the peas for hay and
SOW rye again. A few seasons Of such
treatment will restore fertility to the
soil. Fortunately. both of these crops
will grow on very voc land.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
A study Of Resulta.

There is cry little real whisky"
said the food expert, solemnly.
Perhaps" answered the police mag
~istrate. but that doesn't convince me
that the eases OF intoXicatiOn brought
to my attention are only mutations
Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16

One Of the most popular breeds Of chickens for general utility is the
White Wyandote. The birds O. this strain ire smaller han tn Plymouth
Rock, but aee equally rapid growing. Good layers and fine market fowls.
Pekn ducks excel all other breeds both or eggs n flesh To raise ducks
successfully and make a profit both from eggs and young duckings, the
stock birds should be young-as far as possible March Matched birds, and
never more than two years old. The Light Brahmas are the oldest and per-
haps the best known of the featherlegged chickens. Size is the quality
desired the Light Brahma has 10 superior.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Too Much Salt Kills.

Hogs like salt, and too much salt
will kill them. Being hogs they do no
always know when they have had
enough. If mixed with ashes, or ashes
and sulphur, and deposited in piles nc
danger need be feared unless they are
for salt from long continued
deprivation. But if you give them
brine from the meat barrel in free
doses you might as we'll give them ar
senic. Meat brine is Il of the hog
poisons. Cottonseed is. another, but
why no man knoweth. The latter is q
slow poison for hogs, yet a good food
COR cattle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-16
Enrlx TOmAtneN.

A truck gardener tells that this is
the way he raised early tomatoes: He
ooh a dry goods box ? by 3 feet n
s inches deep. In each corner of the
box he set q piece of Pinch pipe, so
that he could water the plants from