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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Mess the weather IS very damp. H.
the morning each counterpHnc, Ioukct.
sheet, pillow and bolster should be re-
moved and sprend whore they may get
the ar and sun. and allowed to remlID
tFus for nt least an hour. If possible
turn the mattress before milking We
bed 2gain. Put on the lower sheet, tuck
II IN at the head. smooth il cv rywhe'H
With the hands to get out the Wrin
kles; tuck 1t in at the foot, then ONE
Side, then the other. being careful -
put IT well under the mattress and not
the spring. Next spread the CppcH
sheet. II do he sure it is tucked snug.
ly under the foot Of tho mattress
tllolhing is more unrOmfOrtHhIr than to
have thN covers loosen from the bot
ten or 4 cold night. The nlnnkets axe
followed by the c0untcrpAne. Have
these perfectly straight. tuck in at the
foot, turn over evenly at the top and
tuck In the sides; or, If YOU spread Is
a fancy one, let it hang loose. Some
Xix" the rundown made before the
spread is brought up. Place the boil
stcr in position and the pillows neatly
upon it to suit Individual taste.
When performing this Important part
Of a days work do not forget to have
the mattress level at the start, or YOUR
bed will not look straight when lin
lshed. In spite of you best efforts.
lave you ever gotten into n bed made
up by 1t careless maid. perhaps in Il
hurry, when you were not feeling we'll?
so? Follow this advice. and your fam
lily, as well as friends, will agree there
is an art in b~edmaking. There is moth
Ing worse for the nerves than to lie on
/ wrinkled sheet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

In the German possessions III Africa
Il permit to shoot costs $-oo' Specla'
permission is required to XII more
than two CRATES. four rhinoceroses
and six Zebras. In the case of ele-
nhart shooting the authorities must
hc given one tusk from each animal
killed. The hunter receives a small
n,vment if he shoots n lion. panther,
Wild boar or hyena. A permit to kill
sazelles. antelopes and monkeys costs
only $40.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Of surface. Let it remain on for ten
or fifteen minutes, then with a stout
brush go over the whole, dipping the
brush into boiling water. When the
sink is thoroughly scrubbed, polish IT
with kerosene. rubbing the oil into the
iron and leaving the residue Of grease
behind. The kerosene prevents 1t from
rusting after the strong soap powder
and boiling water are used. Care
must be taken that the painted wood
worI, around the sink does not come
into contact with the powder, as 1t
may eat off the paint. The kitchen
sink should be cleaned as thoroughly
as this twice a week. and every day
carefully rinSed ont with hot soap
vI16S
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
), Wit OF the Youngsters



ON. mamma salh niue l"Ia' We
got Il aWlul pam Won't you p''i'Se
give me some OF 'hat lhedlclhe with
sugar IN IT: quick mammal oei"re 'l'
pain goes away
Teacher-Now, children. remember
that whatever YOU sew, that shall you
reap. If YOU SOW turnip seed you'll
get turnips, and if You SON. Small
Janet (intorrupting) -lIeaso, toHrlI'r,
If I SOW bird seed will | get c1nhrl"S:
Bobby" said the teacher to a small
nunil "vhat is the hardest stone ever
d~jscoverei:" Il don't KNOW" replied
Hohh ",on't Won think ouericd the
to,chor ayes u1,nm," answered the
little fellow, '.hut | can think hard
cnonch"
.rrr1 .,i1 III. ,no,hor ,s ,hcy sat
tho ,,,,rr,.t ,,hlo "1i1 v,,i
,.,., ,o,r to,o his morninc." "WclI
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
SOME EXPENSES IN 1851.
disclosures Made ny an
old Memorandum Book.

interesting Enclosures Made by an
o,d Memorandum Book.
An old. memorandum book has just
come tosight in which some Interesting
prices are recorded. They make us
proen A we read them we begin to
hel,eve what the old people told us
that former times we're indeed oetter
than these.
The n,on,an who kept this account
book paid, to be sure, S3.2o to 60 from
westf0 Mass. to New York, and So
moro r. 90 from New York to Philadei-
nh;o h,,t she paid only % cents a doz
en- for her MISUNDERSTANDING ironed
and brought to her door-and $40 Il
month for her board, and says 1t was
good. too.
She had her daguerreotype taken a
single ntcturc, and paid $1.5O for IT..
eve car improve on that price, sue
bought q pair Of shoes for Sl.2o' ana
had y dress cut for 37h cents. Inc
bristle with half and quartz
cents rnings cost sometimes a Zip
sometimes a "Ievy.' the former was
GH cents the latter 1919 cents.
She bought a pair of rubbers for
s71h conts and wrote them down as
gums, For her pew rent at ch'lrch
sha noid GG % cents a quarter. Her
.powns, we're made Of "debage,' de
Ia sne, and "mull," and she paid SLID
for the citing and making of one. She
wore congress CATERS, and paid the OK
orbitapt price Of 1925 for a pair She
bought a copy of Agnes; the Key TO
Her coefn" a book which many OF us
rememher to have seen lying on parlor
tables in the seventies. 1t was consid-
cred q wonderful book in its time. ana
most comforting to those in afflction'
For teaching school eleven weeks this
svoman received So.
She had 80 cents to go FROM west
field to Springfield, and 81 from Spring
field to Hartford. with carriage hire.
She Usually went from Hartford to
New ~ by boat, but she makes one
entry, Hartford to New York. across
the land aud then neglects to record
the price. She has a tooth drawn ana
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
THE 4


~ -'fh '-''S
Matrons Of the West may be inter
ested to hear the details of the Nige-
rian native baby's morning toilet. Any
thing over three months old is no long
er a baby" TO the native mater-faml-
las and is bathcd with the other chill
dren, generally Il numerous brood. in
the chill morning air before sunrise.
The little mite yClIs Justify while the
gold wafer is SplaShed over its brown
body and generally continues the
chorus when put asnlc to dry, Towels
do not form part of the household
equipment. The bathing process fin
lShed, the infants are subjected to IL
sort Of water cure Treatment. The
mother Seizes Il child. scoop UP 4 hand
full OF water and. using her thumb as
a kind of spout, ~squirts it with eX-
traordinarE deNtcrity into the young
ster's mouth AID down it's throat. Pro-
tests in the shape of loud gurgles. hor-
fibie cbpkimgs and desperate struggling
are quite UNDECIDED The steady stream
Of water continues to POUR down the
child's throat until the mothers prac-
ticed touch on the PATIENTS distended
stomach tells her that the limit of
capacity has been reached. All babies
are submitted to Slis treatment, which
Is believed TO have a most strength
wing effect.-London Standard
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Always Handy.

The woman whose time is valuable,
but who desires everything to be neat
and trim. will always keep on the pin
cushion I'm her sewing rOom a needle
threaded with white thread and one
threaded with black, so she cal sew on
buttons and hooks and yes in a hurry.
Often when dressing a button or hook
becomes lOOsened, II it can be re-
placed in Il minutes time If one has
the threaded needle IN hand and does
not have to look first for he thread
and then for the needle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
a DEPARTMENT FIR WOVEN

may he al absolute fit and 50 easy TO
iron that any child could do it. Yet
some ,auniresses-withOUt that ""r-
tain appreciation OF the cut Of gar
ments and the weave of goods Will
invariably iron them hit or miss, run
ming the iron on the crosswny or tho
bias OF the moist material, h II iron
Ing the twist in permanently If the
bias method has been employed, or
shortening the garment prrceptlbly II
1t has been done on the cross weave,
1t is positively easier for q laundress
to iron with the goods" If the little
trick were made plain to her,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Undoubtedly the high ruches are go
ing out rs fast as they came In and
satin folds and crushed ribbons are
being used instead.
The shawl collar of satin IL again
brought into a season Of usefulness
and even silk collars are worn. They
are found upon the coat and are dressy
In every respect.
Paris predicts tina the huge sweep
ing hrinl on hats will have TO be cur
tailed. and in its place will come the
narrow II with the high Crown Of
the Henry III. period.
Tailored girls are wearing black
satin stocks, which are passed twice
around the neck, tapping in front with
Il handsome buckle ornament. The
ends. OF course, hay fringe on them.
Although hlnrk evening gowns are
popular, says II report from London,
soft white satin promises to be the
ruyurit" fabric for dance and diuurr
dresses for girls ana youthful m%atrons.
Fancy hraids are shown in bcwilder-
ing assortmcntS that will find place
| upon the late winter dresses and suits.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

A true housewife should take the
greatest pride III her Kitchen sink and
keep 1t spotlesS!y clean. The easiest
and best way to clean a galvanized
iron sink which has been more or less
neglected is to II strong soap powder
into every corner and over every inch
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
nantfruH Cure.

Get n quart bottle German rhine
wine; take Il ~teaSpoOnful and Il It
we'll into the scalp once every week.
This Will cure the worst form of dan
druff. Dry the hair With a coarse
towel, don't use artificial heat; don't
Use water with the wine. Repeat the
above until the scalp is white, clean
and healthy and dandruff Onc sham
boo your hair once every week and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
The He Gossip.

A child who, glowing with sudden in
tcrcSt, cried out: "MOthcr, why did
YOU marry father" and was answered
with. Because | was born on the 9TH
of March, my dear" grew up into a
happy, natural inGuiring man. His
young mind, says the Ne" York Even
ing Sun. was not stunted, he was en-
couraged In his questions, shown what
a surprising thing al answer might be.
and now he is a delightful gossip and
attributes his talents entirely to his
early training.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

It is no time to say that man can
not. in civilized society, be guilty OF
c%annabilism. ] tell you there are
more cannibals in New York than IN
the isles of the Pacific; and If to-day
YOU were suddenly to take away tho
support that comes from eating men,
there would be thousands INT thou
sands Of emnty maws tomorrow In
hat city.-Hanry Ward Beecher.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
For N0ur Oily Skin.

Battle in water hot as you can bear
without burning, in which you dissolve
one tablespoonful of boraX or bicar-
Donate of soda. Use this at least five
minutes; rinse in tepid water, then
with a cloth wet with alcohol rub your
skin thoroughly and let 1t dry. This
treatment will thoroughly cleanse the
pores Of the skin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Hnnny Man.

1t is surprising how little money a
man can get along Oh when his family
needs it all. Perkins looks very hap
by these days" He has reason to-"
Brown replied. after his wife and
children had been fitted out with their
winter wardrobe he found there was
enough left TO have a new collar put
on his ovcrcoat."-Life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Wrong Way to Iron.

It would be such a satisfactory ar
rangement If all of the right people
read about the wrong way to
but all the wrong people are sure
to read what they already know, and
the only hope is, therefore, to have
them pass it along to The right people.
A skirt may be perfectly made as to
cut and finish, and a plain shirtwaist
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

small hrutalities Of speech. If a woman
rUfrHiu> from eXacting devotion, and
Is ~unSWervingly kind ami unseiil>h. Il
husband who has any affection for his
wife at all can be left to look out for
doing his share. He Will look out for
ii anyway 40 II else can make him..
Neither tears nor entreatiNs Will wiring
from him those small kindnesSes and
attentions SO dear to women.-A Wife
in Harper'S Bazaar.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Neglect of the eyes may result not
ONLY in poor sight, but in a poor skin.
NEGLECT Of the eyes, weakening of the
y causes wrinkles. screws up the
face in a most unbeautiful fashion and
adds scores of tiny crowsfeet about the
face and forehead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Black Is immensely popular both FOR
street and evening wear, and an un-
usually large percentage of the sea-
sons handsomest frocks are iii this
somber hue. with a touch of white at
throat and hands. This odd and at
tractive creation Is done in black chif-
fon broadcloth. the scallops on right
side where the closing is effected)
bound with narrow satin bands IN
sa me tone and braided with black SOU
tache in design. The band and braid
trimming Is carried out on stock and
sleeves also, where in each case fine
white lace adds a ray of brightness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Husband md WIG.

No man yet was ever made more
tender by having tenderness demanded
of him no nan yet was ever cried into
loving his wife more. l am willing to
admit that men are as faulty creatures
as : women themselves, unsympathetic
in small things, often blind, and that
they may easily be exasperated into
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
T,,u,uuc Auninsf Typhoid.

The War Department has consider
ed the ACCESSIBILITY OF minimizing sol
diers against typhoid fever by vacc1na-
ton. 1t has decided that incubation
as q preventive against typhoid has
been so thoroughly demonstrated In
foreign countries and its efficacy SO
we'll established that the vaccination
method is to be adopted In the United
States Army.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

use the wine the following day ac-
use salt in water with soap when
shampOOing hair, it prevents a thor
ough cleansing, causing the dirt to
cling to the little boards Of the hair
and make it sticky.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Improvcd Pumpfng System.

In California, where many wells
yield both natural gas and water, 1t is
stated that a system has been tried
whereby the gas is separated and util-
lied in an engine to pump the water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
RUSSIA DOESN'T GET HIM.

Man Accused of Murder Declared to
lie ;,.,I!t!cIl nef-;rc",
In Il decision u%pholdirg the right Of
ASYLUM in the United States and cstnb-
fishing Il precedent for refusing the re
turn of political offenders to Russia,
Secretary of state Flihn Root denied
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Cleaning r

Carpets should be beaten on the
wrong side first and then. more gently,
on the right. Never put Il carpet dowR
on a damp floor, for this often results
In the carpet becoming widowed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Increasing the suGerins.

Sometimes the first pangs of reinorse
come to criminals when they see how
idiotic they are made to look by the
artist who draws from life.'-Wash
ington Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Higher Power.

Hardly any power is so exalted that
II does not bend the knees to a hlgher
one. Where there's a car there's usu-
o,1v . czarina,-Richmond Times-Dis-
patch
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

You often hear people say. in a pitt
full sort Of way: Hes getting along Y
years."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

There's some good in everything and
look for 1t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Only Technical.

They must be mnrderous people in Z
newspaper office
"Why?"
II was in one the other day and
heard a man tell another to cut off MI.
Smiths mans head and kill Mrs
Jones' baby.'-Baltimore American.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-24
HEATH And Pubic SCHOOLS:
views Of VETERAN EDUCATOR.

enough? Have school people done all
their duty when they have admitted
the school physician and the school
nurse to the sacred precincts OF the
schoolroom. when they have sent out
the warning notices to the parents?
"Supposing that all defects have
been discovered and remedied, so that
school life goes on without its aches
and pains. Must we go all over 1t
next year and the next and forever?
The Massachusetts, law says that every
child shall be examined annually for
defects and disabilities. There IS no
statute OF limitations Is there any
hope of limitation? Is there any mode
OF limitation? Or Is the social mill to
go on grinding out diseased and en-
feebled children by the thousands In
definitely"
Dealing In the advance in personal
and domestic hygiene, Mr.. Martin re-
cords signs of hopeful progress. He
finds that the ignorance OF the laws
of health and conditions of health is
less dense than 1t once was Is I'M
forces that have brought about this
change are many-the medical pro-
fession. the press. discussion in
women's clubs and the influence OF the
public schools. The teaching of physi-
ology and hygiene In many schools he
thinks is good.
To-day the physicians, general and
special, are more alive to the needs
Of the times than are the school peo-
pie. No permanent results OF the pres
ent agitation for better sanitary con-
ditions. domestic and public, can be
hoped for unless the schools cooperate
with all the other agencies. The uni-
versal need is for the higher order
of intelligence respecting the things
that make for health, and the founda--
ton of such intelligence must be laid
in the schools"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-24

DFonck CavalrymSn Settle Dfnor-
snees ON Field of Honor.
Two French cavalry ofncers have
been fighting a dues because one Of
them ate q sausage in cafe on Good
Friday. They were both station
ed temporarily with their dragon
regiment at Mazamet, southern town,
where there had been trouble in con-
nection with strike, and on the 9th
ultimo, as lie Petit Meridional relates,
Lieut. Gand, whose republican and
free-thinking opinions are well known
to his acquaintance, was In the cafe
when he was invited by some men
whom he was In the habit of meeting
daily to take champagne with them.
On the table was big sausage, OF
which he partook, like the rest. and
this proceeding shocked some of his
brother officers, one OF whom, Lieut.
de Bourmont, called that same even
ing at the cafe and found fault with
the proprietors for having allowed 1t.
This came to the ears of Lieut. Gand,
who asked for an explanation. High
WOIQS lOlOWcu anu 1lSul odht oPA GIL ,
on NJ. de Bourmont and assaulted him.
For this quarrel both the lieutenants
were punished and back they went to
their headquarters at Carcassonne, in
the neighborhood of which they fought
the inevitable duel yesterday. DR.
| Sempf, the deputy major, and M. Ca
bines, the Petit Meridionals CORE
spondent at Carcassonne, were Mr.
Gand's seconds, while NM. de Ia
Baume and Mignot. both lieutenanti
in the dragon regiment, acted In 9
like capacity for NJ de Bourmont. In
the first encounter Lieut.. Gand wal
wounded in the right arm and, al
though the injury is not serious, +
was enough to put an end to the duel
The two officers left the ground with
out making up their quarrel.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-24


~Roger will miss you the most, dear
IL hope not by that time, Aunt Di
PerhapT l ought not to speak Of IT.; ht
has never given me the right to do SO, but
I Think hope-Anna--may be able to
comfort him for my absence"
what makes you think SO, dear?" she
asked, very quietly; and yet the same
thought had occurred to her.
''It is Rogers manner; it has changed
80 much of late. Once he used to be as
friendly with Anna, but now he never
mentions her name II he can help 1t, but
when any one talks Of her l can see the
way he listens, and the look that comes
into his eyes be is always 80 pleased
when l tell him she is coming to The
Holms, and he Is SO nice with her, speak
ing so gently to her, and anticipating all
her wishes you could not doubt what
1t meant If you saw them together, And
she is just as sweet to him as one could
wish-yery shy, but so simple and child
like"
"She is dear little thing, and / dare
say she has improved"
Eyes, indeed, even Missile owns she Is
almost pretty sometimes not that that
matters, when she always looks SO SWEEP
and good. Oh, Aunt Di, have grown to
love her So"
Roger is a wise man." observed Miss
Darlington, thoughtfully; "if he chooses
Anna for his wife he will find her GER
tainly above rubies.' There is the law
of kindness in her lips; never knew
any one so perfectly gentle"
"Missie is actually growing fond Of
her; they will be nice companions FOL
each other when / leave home. Oh, Aun'
Di, how beautifully everything has turned
out. Papa is better, and Missile is grow
ing more amiable every day; Rudel is no
SO rough, and Poppie is the dearest iitti'
soul, and Miss Leigh is so much mor'
cheerful"
Heaven has accepted our sacrince
Allie" returned Aunt Diana, solemnly
"a blessing has come down on your ell
forts in way we never expected
"'Give and it shall be given to yo'
again. is the law of love-"
Darling, l never loved you so nue.
as when l sent you from me to do you
duty"
I'M.