Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-16
1AcTs m TABLOID FORM.


Indigo furnishes nearly fifty shades
of blue.
Half of the worlds zinc comes frem
Prussia.
The cats OF Berlin are al registered
and wear q tag.
German soil feeds nine-tenths OK
Germany's people.
Irish agricultural associations are
moving for the Introduction OF al
vanced farming appliances.
This year Argentina has s,35o,ooo
toni OF grain and Aour available for
export. The crop = 6.oO0,O0O tons, q
largest e
Health Commissioner Darlington et
Inmates that Greater New York haa
. population Of 4,432.sSS on January !.
1909, WHICH is an increase Of 137,2bo
during 1908; and there were 4!;1Ao
more births and 6,193 fewer deashs
in 1908 than in 1907.
Albert Langen, the founder n
publisher of Simplicissfmus and OF
the semi-monthly MARI, who died In
Munich a few days ago was only forty
years old. The cause OF his death was
an automobile accident. Speaking OF
him, a fellow publisher said: Ills
was a unique character, comprising
artistic tendencies and business ability
and a geniality which made him .
general favorite."
Speaking OF the close of the oyster
season, the Baltimore Sun says that
the period since last September has
been a prosperous one for the dredg'
ers. The Sun adds: THE crop OK
bivalves this yea was large and the
quality better than for several sea-
sons. In spite Of the warm weather
that has prevailed most of the win
ter the oysters fattened, the frequent
rains having washed enough nutri'
ment into the water to allow the deni'
zens Of the bay bottom to wax cor.
pulent."
DIR. johnson compiled this list OF
good resolutions on his fifty-f1rst birth
day, in 1850: Resolved, Dec tuvante,
to combat notions Of obligation; to
apply TO study; to reclaim magma
tions; to consult the resolves on Tet'
ty's coffin; to rise early; to study re-
ligion: to go to church; to drink less
strong liquors; to keep a journal; to
oppose laziness by doing what is to
be done tomorrow; rise as early as
! can; send for books OF history OF
war; put books In order; scheme OF
life"
Through installing another COM
pound for borax, while working at his
trade as a jeweler, David Lamon. OF
Denver, has suddenly found himself
h possession Of the ~much-sought after
method Of hardening copper. This
powder, instead Of softening the metal,
bs borax does, instantly changed the
heated copper Into such . degree Of
hrmness that manipulation was I'M
possible. The tensile strength IL In
creased and the life OF the metal
Angthened more than treble.-Tschni.
cal World Magazine.
For a yea or more the Nottingham
school authorities have provided meals
tor pupils whose parents were too
bsor to feed them sufficiently. About
Zoo children, representing some 200
families, are o being fed. Arrange.
ments are made with several restar.
rants 70 sannIf .ho-tna MON
vouchers. Each month approximately
$4,000 meals about equally divided be-
tween breakfasts and dinners are sup
piled. costing roundly $65o-about 4
cents Q meal.
st. AuEustine's sermons lasted about
eaGhteen minutes, but In that ancient
day It was no uncommon thing to
have several It the same service.
when two or more bishops were pres
ent It was usual for them and tho
prssbyters to preach n after the
other. rsserving the last place for the
highest dignitary. Some consolation.
however, was to be found in the fact
that applause was permitted and many
Of st. C~hryscstom's sermons we're hail
ID with the tossing Of garments and
waving OF handkerchiefs."
A new method OF transmitting photo
graphs to . distance has recently been
devised. "A gelatine negative II used
IN which the picture Is formed In re-
lief A stylus travels over the TN
wen surface of the negative and oper
! rheostat In the main line. At
the receiving station . luminous ray
plays over a sensftized plate, and the
Intensity Of its light 10 varied by the
rhsostat. The reliefs and hollows OF
The original are thus reproduced in
la~ht and ahadnw m the sonaitizAdI