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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
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A new union of retail clerks has
been formed at Fresno, Cal.
The longshoremen's dispute at Mon
treal. Canada, over bonuses has been
settled.
| The building trade has the greatest
industry comes next.
International Association of Marble
Workers will hold it's annual conVen-
ton at Washington, D. c., June Z.
Application has been made to the
A.. F.. of l.. for a charter from the
Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men.
Boston CMass.) Coal Transfers and
Handlers Union has elected a com
mittee to make recommendations fol
rules for the esta blishment of a per-
manent local sick benefit system.
The New York Central Federated
Union recently adopted a motion grant
ing full privileges of voice and vote
to the delegates of the Women'S Trade
Union League in the central body.
At the session of the International
Typographical Union in st. Joseph,
Mo. next August, the delegates from
MINNEAPOLIS will make a strong fight
to have the convention of 1910 held
in that city.
The committee of unemployed of the
San Francisco (Cal) Building Trades
Council reported recently that when
appointed there $1,000 unemployed in
the city. one-third members of crafts
affiliated with the council. The num-
Der is now reduced to $4,000.
The Belgian Chamber Of Deputies
has accepted, with 70 against SO votes,
a bill for the reduction Of the working
hours in the mines to nine hours; the
Chamber also favors further reductions
in cases where excessive heat and
damp act injuriously to the health OF
the miners.
Returns from 1913 of the principal
trade unions in New York State, repre-
senting about one-cuarter of the
States total union membership. show
that the excessive unemployment
which prevailed in 1908 was steadily
declining in amount after March up
to the end of November.
Returns relating to more than .600,-
600 members of British trade unions
show that the average percentage of
members returned as unemployed at
the enc of each month of 1908 was rs,
as compared with 81 in 1907.
Cumberland (England) miners have
agreed to accept a reduction in wages,
following upon similar reductions in
Durham and Northumberland. The
engineers in the Ashton-under-Ly&e
district have also agreed to a reduc-
ton Of Is a week.
New York Typographical Union No.
6 is developing a plan to erect a
building to be known as the Typo
graphical Temple, at a cost of a Ia
ter of a million dollars, to be used as
headquarters for that and other Or
CARNATIONS in the metropolis.
The Nottingham (England) lace
makers strike ended recently. the men
agreeing to resume work. The en-
ployers conceded the terms demanded,
under protest, STIMULATING that a joint
meeting of employers and operatives
be held to consider the matters in dis
pute. w..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

ClOVerS do not always grow rs read
lily or as vigorously as might be "X-
pccted from the richness of the soil. In
by scientists that the growth of plants
OF this class tcloverS, peas and bcans)
Is dependent to some extent on he
presence of snail nOdules or punches
on the roots. These nodules contain
bacteria which IN some mysterious way
assist the roots i'll taking up food from
the sol. If these bacteria are not
present in the soil the clovers will be
likely to make poor growth-indeed.
alfalfa may not make any growth. !f
the proper kind of bacteria are sup
piled and the incubation or soil ana
root is successful the plants will show
extra vitality.
Cultures containing these bacteria
have been sent Il to farmers from
the Ontario Agricultural College for
the past fou years. with directions
for applying to tn" fields that are be-
ing seeded with clover. Last season
800 farmers reported that their alfalfa
crops had been benefited by the appli-
catiGn while no reported that there
was no gain. With aisike clover the
reports were equally favorable over
GO pei cent of the experiments finding
that the culture had improved the
crop. With red clover the results were
not 50 favorable. only - per cent hav-
ing noted a gain. Peas and beans
showed still less benefit from the APP
plicatiOn. AS the work is still in its
infancy it is probable that better re-
suits will be obtained as the methods
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Woman Soldier of 1861 Dies.

Mrs. Sarah E. Thompson, who il
said to have been the only woman
drawing a pension as a soldier of the
Civil War, succumbed to injuries
which she received when she was
knocked unconscious in a street car
accident at Washington, D. c. She
was a native of Tennessee and during
the Civil War marched at the head OF
a troop of cavalry and discovered the
whereabouts of General John T. MOI.
For this service she was highly com
mended by General Grant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
SKIN WAS ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had m Intense Itching
HumOr-Scrntcl~d TIL Blood Ran
Found u Cure in Cuticura.

"Our son. two years old, vas atflict,
ed with II rash. After he suffered With
the trouble several weeks | took him
to the doctor. but it got worse. The
rash ran together and made large bills
ters. The little fellow didn't want to
do anything out scratch and we had to
wrap his hands up to keep him from
tearing the flesh open till the blooC
would run. The itching was intense,
The skin on his back became hard and
rough like the bark of a tree. lie
suffered intensely for about three
months. But found a remedy in
C%uticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
The result was almost magical. That
was more than two years ago. and
there has not been the slightest symp-
tom OF it since he was cured. j. w.
Lauck. Yukon. Okla. Aug. IS and Sept.
II, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Had All the SYMPTOMS.

The learned hobo a dispensing
knowledge for the benefit Of his less en-
Iightened companion.
Haze you eve been bitten by s
dog?' he asked.
"Many's de time" replied the un
enlightened one.
Are you not afraid of hydropho
bia?'
mix on de hydro"
"'Tis a curious disease. When a per
son contracts hydrophobia, the very
thought of water makes him sick"
rs dat ON de level? Youse aim
stringin' me?'
II. is a scientific fact"
"Den I bet I've had it all me life
an never knowed wot was de matte!
wild me"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

Soil Temperature and Seed Gernl1na-
ton.
Scientists have discovered that the
lowest soil temperature at which the
process Of growth begins in most cul-
tivated crops is 40 to 4S degrees Fab
renheit, but the maximum results are
attained only after the soil has reach
ed Il temperature Of GS to 20 degrees.
The termination of wheat, rye, oats
and flax SC forward most rapidly at
- to SIS. and corn and pumpkins ger
inmate best at % to 1O1. Corn will
grow alta temperature of 81. requiring
eleven days to come through, while it
will g~erninate in three days at G5.3
degrees. Oats require seven days to
gerniinate at II. whereas they will ger
inmate in two days at G5 degrees.
These facts emphasize the import
ance of SO c~ultivatins the soil as TO
develop heat at the earliest possible
period. Our seep soils where irriga-
ton has played hob a not warm up
because they must first evaporate the
water. Sandy soils warm more quick
ly than adobe for reasons which every
body understands. This depth of plant
ing also has a great deal to do with
the termination. and we are hoping
that this spring will not linger long in
the lap of winter as was the case with
the last two or three seasons.-Denver
Field and Farm. r--at@>sS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Bellies Of Different Nations.

Bellies Of certain Amazonian tribes
have cone-shaped skulls, which are
obtained by wearing a mold on the
head from %babyhood until maturity,
The Arab woma paints her brows
so as to give them the appearance of
meeting above her nose,
The Tahiti girl. to acquire a fiat,
broad nose, sleeps with Il compress
on it.
The Turkish woman imnNrts q faint
blush tint to nails and teeth.
The ladies Of Mncassar paint their
teeth red and yellow alternately.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

There has been recently made an in
teresting report of Investigations car
ried on comparatively between the De-
partment of Agriculture and farmers
in Switzerland as to the gross and net
returns derived from farms operated
under different systems of manage
ment in 1906, the returns being COM
pared with those secured during the
preceding five years. The average
profits as ascertained from 23O hold
ings we're: On farms up to 1917 acres
in size, $21 per acre; from 1919 to 25
acres. $21.5O: from 25 to 37h acres.
SIT; from 371A to rs acres, SIS, and
from farms of more than IS acres,
s1O.25 per acre. Nearly 80 per cent
of the products raised on Swiss farms
consisted of animal, dairy and poultry
products, an enormous quantity of
such products being annually export
ed. This shows the result of cult
rating a small amount of land well.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Not the Doctors Fault.

DR.. Fell at last explained why the poe,
did not like him.
lie knew we'll enough why he didn't.'
said the doctor. "and he could have told
the reason ii he had felt like it,. 1t was
because | had sued him for a doctor bill
That was the only way | could collect it
Ry ginger, | made him pay it, too, with
the interest :"
1t is with no other purpose than to dc
justice TO the memory Of a mucl malign,
ed man. even at This !at" date, that the
explanation herein set forth is given tc
the public
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

Inquiry as to the general age Of
trees being put to an authority at
Washington, it was found that the
pine trees attained 100 years as a max
mum length Of life; 425 years was the
allotted span of The silver fir the larch
lived 275 years. the red beech 245, the
aspen 21O, the birch 200. the ash 10.
the elder AS, the elm 1870. The heart
Tof the oak begins to rot at about the
age of 300 years. Of.,the holly, it is
said that there is a specimen 40 years
Did near Aschaffenburg. Germany.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

Recent dispatches from Lisbon, Pol
tugal, confirm previous reports of the
discovery Of extensive deposits of the
rare and costly element radium in the
bed of a stream near Guarda on the
Paris-Lisbon Railway. The discovery
was made by a British mining engi'
neer who had heard of the health-giv'
ing qualities attributed to the stream
The substance is found in the form Of
uranite phosphate crystals.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Mi11ct rs Horse Feed.

North Dakota farmers claim that
millet is not a good food for horses,
as it affects the kidneys, causes swell
ings of the joints and lameness. This
might be true if the millet is used ex
clusively. In conjunction with other
feeds, miIlet is all right, provided it
is cut at the proper time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Advance In EHga.

The farm price for eggs has rapidly
advanced in the last few years. In
1899 the average farm price for eggs
for the United States was Ills cents
a dozen; in 1903, 1887 cents a dozen:
in 1904, 17.2 cents; in 1905, 1T cents,
and the price for 1908 will be in ad-
vance of that.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
BETTER Than Spanking,

Spanking does not cure children of bed
wetting. There is a constitutional cause
for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box
4, Notre Dame, Ind, will send free to
any mother her successful home treat
ment, with full instructions. Send no
money, but write her to-day if your chill
dren trouble you in this way. Don't blame
the child, the chances are it can't help it.
This treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties by
day or night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

FFL
~1637-Peduot Indians slaughtered IN
their fort in Connecticut.
~1644-John Endicott was chosen Colo
nial Governor OF Massachusetts.
1G6S-First Assembly of New Jersey
met.
1743-Amcrican Philosophical Society
founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1774-The General Court of Massachu
sets met at Boston to elect Couu
selors.... The Boston port bill
went into operation.
1779-Stony Point evacuated by the
Americans.
17S5-John Adams, the first American
Minister to England, presented tc
the King.
17S7-A national constitutional conven
ton met in Philadelphia.
l79O-The Rhode Island convention &C
cepted the Federal Constitution.
1S13-British defeated the Americans
at the battle of Sackett's Har
Dor. British frigate Shannon
captured the United States frig
ate Chesapeake.
1S44-Telegraph made practical be
tween Washington and Baltimore
1S45-Sir Franklin sailed from Sheer
ness on the last Arctic expedition,
1S4S-Wisconsin admitted to the Union
as the thirtieth State. General
Winfield Scott publicly welcomed
in New York.
1S50-Mormon temple at Nauvoo, ILL.,,
burned.
1S55-The Pottawatomie executions
tool place in Kansas.
1S57-Dred Scott and family emanci
pated in St. Louis.
1SG1-The port of New Orleans block.
AIDED by the sloop-of-war Brook
1S62-Confederates under General
Beauregard evacuated Corinth
Miss. Battle of Hanover Cour
House, Va.
1S63-Ihe FederalS made an unSuC
cessful attack on Port Hudson.
1864-Slavery abolished in Louisiana
1S65-The Confederates in Texas, un
der Genera Kirby Smith, laid
down their arms.
1S66-Fenians crossed the Canadian
frontier and tool possession of the
village of Fort Erie.
lS75-Seventy-five lives lost by burn
ing of cathedral at Holyoke, Mass,
Charlotte Cushman made her
last appearance on any stage at
Easton, Pa.
lSS5-World's Exposition at New Or
leans closed.
1SS6-Haymarket anarchists indicted
in Chicago for murder.
1SS9-More than 1000 lives lost in
flood at Johnstown, Pa.
1S92-The High Water Mark" monu
ment on Gettysburg battlefield
was dedicated.
1S93-Montana's silver statue unveiled
at Worlds Columbian Exposition
1S94-Presbyterian General Assembly
convicted Prof. II. P. Smith OF
Lane Seminary of heresy.
1S95-Monument to Confederate dead
unveiled in 0akwoods cemetery
Chicago.
1S96-Emperor and Empress of Russia
crowned at Moscow.
1S9S-Naval battle off Santiago de
Cuba.
19O1-Senators McLaurin and Tillman
of South Carolina resigned their
seats in the Senate, but their res
ignations were not accepted by the
Governor.
19O3-An earthquake in the vilayet OF
Van, Turkey, caused the loss OF
500 lives. -. Tornado swept over
Gainesville, Ga, with loss OF many
lives.
19O4-Celebration of the bicentenary
of the founding of st. Petersburg.
19O5-Lewis and Clark Exposition
opened at Portland, Ore.
l90S-One thousand dead in Chinese
typhoon .... international Polar
Congress met at Brussels. -. The
body of George Clinton, first Gov.
ernor of New York, was removed
from Washington to Kingston,
N Y
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Guinea Fowls,

The flesh Of g~uineas is generally
dark colored, tender, juicy and in fla
vor equal to the ring-neck Englis..
pheasant. Many think it more palata-
BILE, for the flavor is not so pronounced,
and there is considerably more of it..
The flesh of the white guinea is light
in color, and if they are crossed with
the pearl variety the meat of the latter
will become nearly as light.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
SDrny For Annie Trees.

One of the most successful apple
growers of Ohio uses %arsenate of lead
in the Bordeaux mixture to kill the
different fungi, as we'll as to keep in
check the coddling moth. spraying at
least four times after the bloom falls.
His formula for the Bordeaux is g
pounds of sulphate of copper, 5 pounds
of lime, SO gallons of water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

pound. After taking one and one.
half bottles Of the Compound, !! am all
right again, and I recommend it to
every suffering woman."-MRs. MAY
DEAL, Winchester, Ind.
Hundreds of such letters from girls
and mothers expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by The Lydia
e. PinkhamM Medicine Company, Lynn,
Mass. Il
y Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging-down sensations, faint
ing spells or Indigestion, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia %. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by it's use.
If you would like special advice
about your case write confden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Don't Pasture Too Early

There is always a temptation to turn
the stock on pasture before the grass
has had a chance to get a start. At
this time the animals will get little
good from the pasture, and they are
likely to do much damage in trampling
the wet soil. Let the ground get solid
and the grass a good start before they
go on it..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Feeding Lambs.

Farmers Bulletin No. 40 of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture says that a mixture of two parts
of cornmeal and one part ~cottonseed
meal for ten weeks to lambs, with pas
turage, gave a weekly gain of 2.95
pounds per head. The lambs were
fed about 81 pounds each per week
of the mixture
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
fastening Seed termination,

The termination OF seeds with hard
coverings, such as cannas, eucalyptus,
and even morning glories, can be has
tened by soaking them in warm water
for two to twelve hours. Sow the seeds
at once upon removing them from the
water. If given this treatment, morn
ing glories will bloom in six weeks
from sowing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
CnnHIl.ncs . Game.

Man With the Bullying Brow-What
are you scowling about?
Man With the Bulbous Nose-Id lik'
to punch your head for you. You tolt
me l ought to read Referees of a Bache
lor." l got it at the public library and
put in an hour or two trying to read 1t
and there amt the first blamed word il
the book. from first to last, about priz.
fighting --,..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

No matter how badly the eyes may be
diseased or injured. restores normal con-
ditions. All druggists or Howard Bros,
Buffalo. N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

of application are better understood.
The illustration shows the comparative
growths of %inoculated and uninoculated
alfalfa plants. In a bulletin just Is
sued it is stated that the cultures will
again be distributed for 1909 at a price
Of % cents for each bottle containing
enough for 60 pounds of seed.-Mon-
treal Star,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Early Flowing,

The value of early blowing as n
means of destroying weeds, especially
rag weed. wild oats. u~rtichokos, etc. is
not appreciated fully by farmers. Sim
ilar weeds grow in Il most d~iScOuragin-
manner, especially on low, moist land,
during tn" summer, and in many in
stances take possession of the fields.
They will appear on the scene next
year. in multiplied numbers, if an Of
fort is not made to destroy them this
ummer. which can best be done by
early blowing.
The pillow should be started in these
Wredy patches just as soon as the fields
are cleared. Rag weeds are rank
growing sol robbers which should not
be permitted TO ripcn seed on any
farm. but are now seen in corn fields.
pastures and small grains in many soc
tions. They are Il special pest on some
farms where careless methods of han
ding the soil have been employed. Ii
such fields are plowcd as carly as pos
sible the plants will he prevented from
going to seed. k~inghcads are now in
possession of some very productive
fields. and we believe this is due to
spring blowing or no blowing, as such
fields are often diSked instead OF
plowcd.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Pure Bred Stock.

1t requires a smart man to handle
pure bred stock with profit. The first
cost is greater. and to get back the
money he must be business man
enough to sell the young stock at fair
prices. But good stock is the cheap
est stock for the right man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Queen Bees.

. It is said that bees usually super
sede their queens before they are too
old for service; and when an apiary is
once stocked with a good grade Of
queens the bees can, as a rule, be de-
pended upon to supersede their queens
at the proper time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Skipping Rope May Kill Her.

While trying to pepper" at SKIP
ping rope longer than any of the other
girls, little Bertha Snow, 10 years old,
Of Sioux Falls, burst an intestine. She
lay unconscious for four days and
may die.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
Out nf II.

Mrs. Brown says that she'll never
wear one of those 50O-button gowns
why not?"
"uer husband has only one arm"
Detroit Free Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

which to balance the ration. If one
mixes bran. corn and ~cotton-seed meal
in the proportion of 5 parts bran, 3
parts cornmeal. >, parts c~otton-sced
meal, and feeds 10 pounds Of the mix
ture each day, with 80 pounds of en-
silagc and 10 pounds of clover hay, he
will get very good results. Molasses is
ordinarily fed by sp~rinkling over the
hay or cnSiluge.-COuntry Gentleman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
WHY. Surel

Tommy-Paw, what is concentrated
lye?
Mr.. Tucker-It's the short and and
ugly word, Tommy. Don't bother me-"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11

Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. MI,
rine Doesn't Smart: Soothes Eye Pain.
Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
for illustrated Eye Book Free.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-11
WHERE TO BUILD.
Rocky Site No Longer Advfsed-
Gravel Said TO BE the Ideal Soil.

hi Rocky Site No Longer Afvised-
NJ travel Said to BE the Ideal Soil.
M Strange as 1t may seem, after 1000
years of talk II song about the adj.
vantages Of founding ones house upon
a rock, one of the very things that
modern builders tell us to avoid in Sc
lecting a site is rock. That is princi.
pally because of the great cost OF exca.
waiting a cellar in rocky soil.
Another objection to rocky soil is
that water will not soak through rock
and so runs down 1t. Some of this
water would be almos certain to seep
through he cellar walls, making the
cellar damp; or it might.undermine the
foundations.
Again rock often contains springs. II
a spring were opened during blasting
1T would mean either that the water
would have to flow through the cellar
or be deflectcd-a costly operation. A
house built upon a rock also vibratCs
during thunder storms.
Clay is perhaps more to be avoided
than rock, says the Circle. Clay col
lects water and spreads under pressure.
1t expands in wet or frosty weather
and contracts in summer. Frozen clay
clings to brick or stone and often
causes dislOcation Of cellar walls and
piers.
Also it Is impervious to water. Thus
an underground layer Of clay will pre-
vent the proper drainage of rain water
and leave the soil foul and sOdden.
Finally, it is extremely costly to exca-
vate. Undesirable for building pur.
poses also are mad land, sand and silt.
Made land is not always stable.
Gravel is the ideal soil for building
purposes. 1t is porous and drains per-
fectly. At the same time it is suffi-
GENTLY stable to support foundations.
A gravelly elevation is the ideal build
ing site.
Depressions or levels between rocks
are likely to retain water. even though
lions distant. The ground water thus
retained stands at a level. Small
gravelly elevations form islands. as it
were. in a subterranean lake. and upon
them houses may be built with perfect
safety. The cellar floor will be above
tine ground water level and no rain
water will drain into the cellar.
Those Useless Questions.
BILLY, did you ever pick up 4 live
trolley with your bare hands?"
MANY a time
Didn't it give you a shock?'
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