Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-30
FACTs IN TABLOID FORM,


Liz l HlOttIS vi Iue NEW
York Edison system aggregate 2o5, 1873
horsepower.
The electric blower for hot air fur
naces has been successfully used for
the heating Of buildings.
Tax rates are SO graded In Holland
that the heaviest burdens fall upon
those who hav the most property or
Income.
The Dutch will celebrate the eenten-
AIRY Of the re-establishment Of national
Independence by a worlds fair at Ths
Hague in 1913.
One of the biggest car companies in
this country has decided to abandon
the use of steam in its plant and Is
NOW putting in a mammoth electric
plant.
The coal production OF the world in
1907 was 1,2O9, 100000 short tons, Of
which amount the United States fur
nished $780, 100000 tons, Great Britain
300, 100000 tons, and Germany 226,.
100000 tona.
Bishop Shute Darlington, Of Dur
ham, was Ill and Prettyman, of Lin
coin, who was thought to desire that
wealthy see. was diligent in his in
Quiries. Bishop harrington recovered
n directed his man servant to an
swer on the mex occasion Il an bet
ter, but the bishop Of Winchester has
a bad cough"
Deposits of pitchbende have been
discovered in the old Cornish tin
mines, while n new and quicker way
has been found to extract radium from
the pitchblende. The yield Of radium
from 200 tons of pitchblende is only a
grain or so. If the pulveriZed ore car
be made available by science in curing
disease, the saving will be enormous.
Dr. Whipple, long bishop Of Mime
sofa, was about to hold religious ser
vices At an indian village in one OF; the
Western States and before goiAg to
the place of meeting asked the. chief,
who was his host, whether it 'Ras safe
for him to leave his effects ip the
lodge. PLENTY SAFE" grun1ed the red
man. "No white man IN. a hundred
miles from here
An author engaged :. young woman
typewriter to take do Nn his new move
from dictation. At the passage, ."Oh
my adorable angel. accept the comics.
sion from my Hips. that 1 can not exist
without you! Make me happy com
and share my lot and be mine until
death do us. part!" his fair secretary
paused an Il ENORMOUSLY inquired: "ls
that to 60 down with the rest?"
Thffe are ten European museums OF
salty and sanitation, located in Der
la. Munich, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam
Milan, stockholm, Zurich, Moscow and
Buda-Pesth. The Berlin museum oil
safety covers "a, 700 square feet of floor
space, where are exhibited devices for
the protection of the dangerous parts
of machinery or processes in all trades
and occupations.
In the early days Of the British Mu
scum a century or more ago the place
was open for only six hours daily on
five days a week in the summer and
four hours daily during the rest of the
wear. Nobody could remain in the
building for more than two consecu'
tive hours, and the number admissible
at one time was strictly limited to ff'
teen. Each batch of visitors was shep'
herded by an attendant.
As the service was drawing to a
close in the Iron church., Edinburgh,
an old italian msic master passed by
He drew near the door and was star
tied. He salt to the beadle: What
Is that horrible noise I hear? The
beadle. much scandalized,' answered
That's the people praising Goo" INT
sad foreigner rejoined: Then thell
God must nave no ear for music" And
sorrowfully shaking his head, he walk
ed away.
Miss Sorahji is said to be the only
woman lawyer in India. She Is said To
make a comfortable income by practic'
ing he's profession and to encourage
other women to follow her example
Her most intimate friend is Mrs. saro
jini Naidu, the wife of an English med
ical officer, stationed in India. Mrs
Naidu is a native Hind and a poet
One OF her books, 9Th Golden Thresh
old" was well received in England BY
the reviewers and the buying public.
The native State is often called the
Mother State" Figuring the three
States, Virginia, Ohio and New York
it is interesting to note that sever
Presidents were born in Virginia, six III
Ohio and three in New York. Wash
ingttn, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
william Henry Harrison, Tyler ant
Taylor we're born in Virginia; Grant
Hayes. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison
Mckinley and Taft in Ohio, and Val
Burer, Fillmore and Roosevelt were
born IN New York.-Oil City Derrick.
Colonel Scott, superintendent a
West Point. in submitting his report OF
the admission examinations held re
Gently shows that a remarkably small
proper ion Of applicants answered boil
the mental and physical tests and were
found qualified to wear the gray ant
black. The corps Of cadets Is now IL
short II it's authorized strength. 1
should have $50 members. The au
thorities Of the military academy rec
ommerd that the nmber of cadets b'
increased by providing for the appoint
ment Of two at large from each Stat
IN the Union.
Just for a Change.
.VNhnt 7 want said the theatrical