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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
Canada Thistle,

The Canada thistle Is a biennial
plant; that is, two years are required
for it's round of life. The first sea.
son it up from seed and grows
as a low plant with a circle OF leaves
in a r~osette, from near the ground
In this state it remains alone owe
winter and the following spring begins
vigorous growth and sends UP a strong
central stalk, at the top Of which bios
SONS and seeds are born. At the ma
turity of the seeds the plant perma
nently dies. but the seeds it produces
are scattered to the four quarters o.
the earth for the beginning Of more
thistles.
The only effective way of eradicat
ing the Canada thistle Is to keep II
cut down to the ground during the
second years growth, so that it car
not send up a flower stalk to produce
blossoms and seed. Where there are
only a few on the farm this IAN be
done with little effort. but where they
are very numerous in a field it should
be planted to a cultivated crop ant
given the most thorough cultivation
with the hoe extra If necessary, SO thai
not a single plant remains at thu
end Of the growing season, for on,
plant will seed a whole farm.
1t must be remembered, however
that when you have killed every plan
on your farm O may find a thou
sand growing In fields the followin,
years. If your neighbor allows an,
to go to seed the seed will be scat
tered far and wide by the wind. AL
neighbors should combine in fghtin,
them.
The Canada thistle is a greater pes
in some sections than in others, 70.
the reason hat it is better adaptet
to some soils and climates than to 9th
ers. In the latitude of Illinois it |
reasonably easy to control and Is neve
a serious pest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

The plant food in a ton Of manure
varies somewhat with the kind of live
stock. Thus young, growing animals
and animals giving milk will retain
a larger proportion of the nitrogen
and phosphorus than fattening stock,
work horses or other mature animals.
On the other hand, it is we'll to under
stand that the difference in value fire.
Q~rently considered, as, for example,
between sheep manure and cattle man
ure, is due almost entirely to differ
ences in water content. AS a matter
Of fact. nj from work horses or
from fattening steers fed on clover
hay and heavy grain ~rations is fully
as rich and valuable as sheep nanur
if both are reduced to the same per
centage of dry matter. or course,
sheep manure containing only GO per
| cent of water Is twice as rich as cat
tie manure containing so per cent OF
| water.
Average moderately fresh cattle or
horse manure, made from clover and
timothy hay and some grain, with SUI.
ticient straw bedding to absorb and
retain the liquid manure will contain
per ton of manure about 10 pounds OF
nitrogen, 2 pounds of phosphorus and
10 pounds of potassium, on the basis
of % per cent of dry matter. Com
puted ait the present market values
for these elements-15 cents n pound
for nitrogen, IL cents for phosphorus
and 6 cents for potassium-such man
ure is worth $2.34.-Illinois Expert
ment Station.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

There are many homemade RENE
dies that are effectual. The moundinS
of earth about the base Of the trunks
is all that many Of the most advanced
growers provide. Others feel that the
little extra cost of protectors and the
short time required to put them on
is not to be compared with the 1nsur-
ance hat their trees get thereby. Thls,
of course, may b. Influenced by the
number Of the pests in the different
localities, as in some places the dan
ger Is not large and the mounding
would be all that could be asked, while
in other localities where the animals
arc plentiful, or the sources OF food
for them is small, the danger is null
tiplied and the extra precautions are
required. Usually where the protec-
tors are used mounds are also provid-
ed as the shedding Of the water away
| from the crown of the tree Is advan-
tageous. The temptation to use tars,
and oils on the bodies of the trees
| should be discouraged unless the ma
+ terial has been tried out and the per-
| son Is aware of what he IS doing,
for oils and tars are often more detri-
| mental to the trees han the rabbits
! and mice, the substance penetrating to
the growing parts, killing the tissue
and destroying the trees. The writer
| has seer a young orchard in which a
large number of the trees had beer
killed by the application of a coal tar
to the trunks OF the trees. There was
no trouble from rabbits or mice, to be
sure, but the remedy did many times
the damage the animals could have
done.-Eychange.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

A Maine dairyman has 1ouhu the
keeping of hogs and converting 'hehl
into sausage a profitable side line. he
has erected a sanitary slaughter mouse
with all the up-to-date conVenlehceS
and with an ample supply Of both not
and cold water. The pissefy is aiSo
constructed on plans which insure Ihe
highest degree Of sanitation, n the
pigs are kept clean and healthy. Inc
sausages are packed In oiled paper III
1.pound boxes and in bags ana ma i
ready sale to city consumers at very
ATTRACTIVE prices.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
I.ncn

The ravages Of the loco weed con-
cern every person in the United States,
for the reason that the food supply
has been seriously affected by the prev
alence Of locoed stock on western
ranges. The loco weed flourishes
throughout the western range country.
The government experimenters, dur
ing their three years of investigation,
found that horses, cattle and sheep are
differently affected. Horses are most
susceptible to the poison, though cat
tie succumb nearly as quickly. Sheep
will eat both species of the loco, but
for some reason only one kind of the
plant is particularly deadly in their
case. Different breeds of cattle vary
IN their susceptibility. Generally the
better bred animals are more sucep'
tible to the poison than those which
have been accustomed to range. Among
the sheep, the black-face type yield
much moro quickly than the hardy
mer1nos. Among cattle, Durhams and
Absrdssa,Aasus sv more susceptible
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

In packing hives for outdoor winter
ing, any good dry, loose material may
be used, such as wheat chaff, forest
leaves. planer shavings or excelsior.
The best packing material Is that
which is loose enough to allow air to
penetrate it and carry off the moisture
of the bees. Put owe this a good tight
cover to keep the hives perfectly dry.
With single-walled hives the moisture
must be carried off by a slow upward
current of air, otherwise the sides and
bottom board will become saturated.
compelling the colony to endure a con-
dition which is disastrous to its vital
ity. Bees will stand a great degree of
cold, day or night, if they car have
spells of warming up. 1t is not so
much the severity of the cold as Its
long continuance that kills the bees.
| prefer outdoor wintering in chaff-
packed hives. as outdoor bees are bet
ter able to stand the spring weather
and to have an abundance Of young
bees by the first spring bloom.
Modern hives with good brood cham.
bers equal to the laying capacity OF
the queen. are considered best for OBJ.
tanning surplus honey. Such, how.
ever, are not the best for wintering, as
the stores are usually insufficient
When all breeding is over for the sea
son, the central combs are often de
fcient in stores. Here a good, prac
teal feeder comes into requisition
one that can be used during the cold
nights of October, and that will worl
successfully with thick strip. Moth
ing is gained by compelling the bees tx
evaporate a large amount OF water se
late in the season. For late feedins
1 use about n quart Of water t
every fourteen pounds of the best graz
ulated sugar. When early feeding Il
practiced, thin strip nay be used, bu
for late feeding We need the strip yer,
thick-just thin enough 20 the bee
can work 1t nicely.-F. 9. Herman, Il
Mich1can Farmer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
Fortune for nm Invention.

The Eastman Kodak Company OF
Rochester, N. z, Is said to have agreed
to pay 81. SEQ, 900 to NJ A. Yetnick and
DR.. L. NJ. EARLY Of Columbus. Ohio, for
their invention of a new process in the
manufacture Of Photographic print pa
per. The process, which is secret, was
patented. and promised to revolution
Ire the Photographic trade.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
A~ccountin. Cor 1t.

Imogene-Why is it that so many
weddings happen on Wednesday?
Esmeralda-Well, on Sunday every
body wants to sleep, you know; Mon
day is wash day, and Tuesday is IRON
ing day. Wednesday is the first day
In the week when there's really any
time for marrying.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

Steam plows are becoming more pop,
nlar in Egypt each year. In the iasl
six wears over $50 sets of a patent
steam pillow Of British make have Deen
sent to Egypt. Fact set CONSISTS Oh
two engines and n culuvaeof anu
can plow twenty feddans ttwenty-ohe
| acres) per day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.
Sim pie Homs-Mndc Remedy That
Is Free from Opintcs and Harm
full Drugs.

. An effective remedy that will usu-
lily break up a cold in twenty-four
tours, IS easily made by mixing to-
gether in a large bottle " ounces Of
Ilycerine, a ~naN-ounce of Virgin OIL
If Pine compound pure and eight
ounces OF pure Whisky. This mixture
will cure n cough that is durable,
md Is not expensive. as it makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine com
pound pure IS prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
Repartee.

TT I were as ugly as you are" SAID
the clam. Il never would thrust my
self into good society"
And If I were as tough as you are
retorted the oyster. I'D reform"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

Doctor-Your case is a very serious
one. sir, and I think "a conSultatloh
had better be held.
Patient-Very we'll. doctor, nave as
many ~acconplices as you llke'-9t'
louis Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first
put up 40 years ago. They regulate
and invigorate, stomach, liver and
bowels. Sugar-coatcd tiny granules.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

A newly married woman's dinner ia
BILE always looks pretty, but 1T takes
an older housekeeper, with her best
china smashed by time, to get up a
dinner that tastes good.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
Not So Simple.

care you leading the simple life
while your family is away?"
mo, indeed! I'm not so simple! ]
have that kind of a life to lead when
ihey're at hOme.'-Houston Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17
would BE n Afisnt.

Scapegrace Nephew wish I nad
your appetite, Uncle Henry.
Elderly Relative-Be thankful you
haven't, my boy. 1t wouldn't TIT your
ncome
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

THE best piece of fur in the world is
in the cloak of the Empress of Russia.
1t is worth $S0,CG0.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

Some people suffer ~contiInally with
bred, aching and swollen feet. Little do
ehey know how soothing is Uamlins Wiz
arG Oil. Rub it in at nigh: and ha,e
thankful, happy feet in the morning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

When it cones to being charitable,
mos OF us ave wonderful self con-
troll.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

than the Herefords. Even pigs have
been "locoed," after being fed loco
weed in large quantities, and n Colo
RADIO ranch even reports a lot OF 80.
coed hens that had eaten the deadly
poison of h range.
There are traditions In the west OF
human beings contracting the loco
habit. Stories are told in the sheep
camps and COW camps Of men who
have eaten the weed and have found II
pleasant as opium, and who have died
raving from the effects of their de.
bauch. There are no authenticated
instances of human beings being 80
coed" however.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

WE PAY 11-13C FOR COW HIDES.
Furs are also very high. We sell traps
cheap. Ship to and buy of the old reliable
n ". Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis. MINI.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

Il ALIENS LUNG ALSAM
ls the old reliable cough remedy. Found in every
lrug store and in practically every home. For sale
BY all druggists. 25c. Doc and 81. 90 bottles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

RESTORES LOST POWERS. A weak
nan IS like a clock run down. MUNYON'S
yITALIZER will wind him up and make
him go. If you are nervous, II you are
Irritable, If you lack confidence in your
self, If you do not feel your full manly
are rs VfTALIZER tablets in one bottle;
every iablet is full Of vital power. Don't
spurious remedies, or iii your system with
drugs. Begin on MUNYON'S
VITALIZER at once. and you Will begin
after the first dose. Price. 81, post paid.
Nunyon, 53rd and Jefferson, Phila, Ia
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-17

A very practical dress is the model shown
here. 1t is built on such simple lines that
the home d~ressmaker will find it we'll with
In her scope.
A now and attractive touch is the low
hung, softly knotted sash.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
Don't Overload

Out of the very simple proposition
10 substitute a Single board for the
dozen ex-offiCio boards now dealing
with taxation question the Legislature
seems disposed TO evolve oOmplica-
Ted issue that may cause the whole
project to fall of its own weight.
Governor Harmon stated p.aIinly In
his message that the proper plan TO
pursue at this session would be TO
create the single commission and to
transfer to ii all the duties of the
ex-ofiicio boards under existing
STATUTES. The new tax commission
would then have the benefit of a
years experience TO search out ex-
isting defects and the proper reme-
dies could be taken up and disposed
of more intelligently at the regular
session next year.
AS recommended w the house, the
Woods bill creates such a commits
sion, but adds TO Its duties provi-
slons with reference to public utili-
ties tlaat are being opposed by some
of the business interests Of the state
This was the danger Governor Har.
mon foresaw i'm favoring at this
time merely the creation of a tax
commission under existing laws, TO
which there has been no expressed
opposition from any source.
The public utilities provision OF
the Woods bill may be quite az nee
essaTy, but that is not the question.
IL it can be enacted with these ad-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
Chicago Letter

Chicago, Feb. 17.-.An English
tribute TO the influence of American
universities and university presidents
on the political life Of the nation and
to one president in particular was a
feature OF an important speech by
James Bryce, the British Amlbassa-
door, at the annual banquet OF the
Harvard Club of Chicago, in honor of
President Eliot, who is rounding to
a close of his fortieth and last year as
president of the eastern university.
Mr.. Bryce spoke of universities as
regulators and leaders OF democracy.
- President Eliot has shown the
world what the head OF a great uni
Yersity should be- he declared "and
Harvard has shown this country
what great university should be.
Your great university is at once the
outgrowth and the couterpart OF your
democracy. i have heard OF a contro-
versy as to who was the most emf
nent man in the United States. and
concerning this there has been a diff
ference or opinion, but | have never
heard any controversy relating to
the second greatest man in the Unit
ed States. and this is Charles Eliot,
President Of Harvard University. He
has been great because Of his wisdom,
his courage, the highest kind OF cour-
age, that was never afraid OF allegi-
ance to truth despite unpopuarity,
his sense of justice and his friend
ship. Several hundred Harvard
graduates, not only from Chicago,
but from all over the Middle West
listened 10 this tribute and after
wards gave President Eliot an ova-
tion such as few men in public life
receive. He responded by speaking
OF the growth Of the university aud
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18

Those men who delight to refer TO
the olden times as the "gocd old
times when life was not so siren
uous as it is today, when the people
were conteln to live the simple life
without the excitement which attends
the present day, have doubtlcssly
changed their minds since the greater
part of the country has been shut
off from telegraphlc communication,
and railroad operation has been
crippled by the heavy storms of the
early part OF the week. Rejecting
upon the good times our forefathers
enjoyed is all right for a passtime,
but when II comes to realization of
part of the things they expert
epecd, It becomes a "gray house Of
a very different color"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
TAKES TO
WAR PATH
Old Indian Makes Things
Lively Before He is Land
ed by the Police.

Southampton. T.. l., Feb. 49,
John Hudson, nlnety-year-old Shin
necock indian went on a rampage
here yesterday, muruereq woman,
shot an old Indian named NeBon
Bum and held a sherif's posse and,
all the reservation Indians at bay
with a shot gun for two hours before
he was captured.
The murdered woman was Mrs
Henrietta Eleazor, who kept house for
the nonogenarian Shinnecock on
little fam he owned on the resor-
vation. This morning they were
heard quarrellng and little later
Nelso nBunn, a reservation Indian,
heard shot from the direction OF
the Hudson farm. He hurried over
there. but as he approached tho
house, shot was fired from win
dow and a load of buckshot lodged
in Bunn's ann.
Bum Is almost as o,d as Hud-
son. but he managed to run ont OF
range as second shot was fired
from the house. He reused all the
reservation Indians and telephoned to
the village for the sheriff. The sher-
in organized a posse OF twenty men
and started for the little farm. Scores
OF Indians poured out and surround
ed the house, keeping just out OF range
of the buckshot the aged Shinnecock
was pouring out OF the window.
The sheriff and his posse also held
Wloof during an hours bombaTdment.
Then, when 1t was thought that the
old mans ammunition was exhausted,
several Indians and the sheriff rushed
the house and covered the old man
with a dozen guns.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
sEcRET OF BREATHING WELLS,
Due TO Changes in Atmospheric Pres
sure or In Temperature.

The United States Geographical
Survey has on hand the Investigation
OF curious phenomena known as
blowing" or breathing" wells. In
the course OF collecting well records,
the hydrologists OF the survey have
observed many wells that emit cur
rents OF air with more or less force,
sometimes accompanied by whist
ling sound which can be heard for
long distance.
The best known examples OF this
type OF we'll are found throughout
the State of Nebraska. Blowing wells
are also known to occur in Rapides
Parish, in Southern Louisiana. The
force of the air currents in one of
the Southern Louisiana wells is sum
cient to keep a mans hat suspended,
above ii.
The cause OF such phenomena is
mainly due to changes In atmospheric
pressure or to changes In tempera-
ture. During the progress OF a low
barometer storm over these regions,
the air is expelled from the blowing
wells. With a rising barometer the
blowing becomes rapidly less until
the current is finally reversed.
Differences in the temperature OF
the surface air and the air in the soil
also produce similar effects. When
the interstlces between the grains of
sand. gravel, etc, In which the well
is driven are filled with water. the
phenomena OF blowing is much less
nollceable.-St. Louis Republic,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
Receivers Notice

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porary, the management and office
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Those indebted to the company will
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
CHICAGO POLICE
Continued from Page One.

Continued from Page One.
These we're some of the battling ques-
tions which the detectives said must
be solved before the story as first
told could be believed
On the other hand the police adj
init they must first discover how the
girl became tied so tightly hand and
foot
The letters referred to were signed
in Miss Gingles name. One received
yesterday morning by Miss Mary
Joyce, stcnographer in the o.flce
Of OlDonnell, read as follows:
"Mary -Will be killed at the Well
ington hotel. Please come quick
(Signed) ELLA"
This letter was turned over 10
Chief Detective OtBrleu, who made a
hurried trip to the hotel. There, he
was told by the clerk that Miss Gin
gle was not in the house. Later, he
received a second mIssaQb, stating
that Miss Gingle had been killed
there.
The girl seemingly was suffering
from laudanum poisoning and II was
first thought had been assaulted One
leg was tied to the beIstead, the 9TH
or to washstand and her hands
were tied above her head.
The young woman, 1t appeared was
subjected TO extraordinary tortures,
and that she fought with desperation
was shown in the burns, bruises and
cuts about her body and head A
lighted candle is believed to have
been used In the attempt to subdue
her struggles. A bottle In which
quantity Of laudanum remained, was
found.
While being taken 10 the hospital
unconscious, the girl rayed, frequent.
ly mentioning man and a woman.
keep her away she cried.
''Dont let her give me any more TO
drink. Don't let her tic my hands
She is coming back after me. Lock
the door, and don't let her hurt me
She has tied my hands and is going
to kill me. :"
"A clew in the case is said to be
call at the hotel at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday by man about 25 years
old and we'll dressed The caller
asked for Miss Gingles and asked
what room she had been assigned to.
There is no woman Of that name
registered here" the clerk Is said to
have replied.
az know - sight better" the
visitor retorted angrily. The latter
then left the hotel
"The stranger told me that he had
made an appointment with Miss Gln-
giles to meet him at the hotel this
morning the clerk told Captain
o'Brien. ''He said that Miss Gdngles
was to walt for him In The corridor
near the main entrance, and that
they were to engage rooms. I never
saw The man about the hotel before
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18

The senate has decided that 1t will
be best to keep the sea fighting forces
OF Uncle Sam about evenly divided
between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans SO that, in case any foreign
power gets gay, II will not require
80 much time TO get things into
shape to attend to business. The
senate is of the opinion also, that the
marines had best be kept on duty
and whatever vessels for the navy are
constructed should be of the Delaware
type. This decision will dou5tlessly
stand until after the California gem
eral assembly adjourns, anyway.