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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-18
WANT THE APPLES
TO SHIP EAST.

VIII Sell the Exhibits NJ the Apple
Show ON Saturday.
SPOKANE. Wash, Nov 1S.-The
apple show opened today with a con-
tinuanee Of immense crowds. TIE
exhibits this year are largely Of the
same varieties but very hns In speei-
men. The judges are having a din
cult time in awarding prizes owing
TO the fneness Of all fruit that il on
display The apples will be sold on
Saturday 70 those who want the fne
specimens, and many have expressed
themselves IS willing TO pay biz
prices in order 10 get u for the east
ern market.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-18
TWO INSPECTORS GO DOWN
IN NINE FOR BODIES.


= 80 As-AAAfAA AeA&NN9 HAANA @AAAAN
Threats Against Ills Life.
CHERRY. H., Nov. is.---It Is
hoped TO descend In the mine this az
ternoon a special cage which will go
down with two inspectors who desire
to recover some bodies from the
ruins. as no bodies has yet been re-
covered but Il Is feared that Il will
be some days yet before any will be
taken from the mine.
President EarlIng of the 81. Paul
road departed today and Il Is said
that there are threats against his life.
and he Is being closely watched BY
many enemies Il Is stated that be
IL largely responsible for the great
loss of human life which was caused
by the recent disaster
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-18
CALIFORNIA MATERNITY
HOME DESTROYED ny FIRE.

Former Porter Charged With settIng
Fire and Il Under Arrest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. Is.
Thomas Saunders. porter at the
California Maternity home In this
city, which burned today. has been
arrested charged with being respon-
sible for the ire. Saunders was dis
charged several days ago from the
position and left the place with =
grievance. and proof has esntered
around him 30 strongly as 70 cause
his arrest.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-18

There is very little common ay
silher side today and all are willing
to abide by the returns, believing it
10 be the wishes of the people that
the county should go dry.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-18
CALL ISSUED FOR Ma
TIONAL BANK STATEMENTS.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. Ia
The comptroller OF the currency to-
day issued a call for a statement Of
the condition OF al national banks at
the close of business November 16.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
MATRIMONIAL DIARY.

Within recent months We have
noted that more and more frequently
diaries have been Introduced into
divorce trials kept by one or both
parties to the suit. Sometimes these
diaries were begun long previous to
any open disagreement between man
and wife. when n or the other may
have ben unconscious of any infelicity
between them. In such a ase the I'M
suspecting one, all ~unguarded in his
or her innocence, has been daily re-
cording In the accusing book, eyeryact
that would be p%rejudiced in the eyes
of court or jury set down in black
and white and in cold blood. There Is
no distinction In law between divorce
Sought in a hot temper and divorce
with malice aforethought.
We sincerely trust that the holy
bonds of n~latrimony'' will not become
generally vftiated by the practice of
keeping a diary dating from the we'd
ding day, and hat bride and groom
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
Surface Cultivation,

The first cultivation Of any crop
may be moderately deep, while the
roots Of the plants are small and oc-
cupy very little soil space. Some
farmers, however, cultivate deep at all
when the roots of the plants are long
and fiji nearly all Of the soil between
rows. They have a notion that the
object of cultivation is to tear the soil
up as far as the plow went, and they
take small thought of the danger they
are doing to the roots Of the growing
crop.
After the soil has been plowed and
properly narrowed and otherwise
worked down the lower part is in a
good condition for the growth and
spread Of growing roots. There is no
need of tearing It up again during the
season, in act loosentng it up to more
than two or three inches will do more
harm han good. The past summer
the writer grew corn on ground that
had been firmly packed and beaten
down with heavy spring rains and
corn on either side of the strip, where
the soil was restirred after it had be-
come packed by the early rains. Ali
of the field was given very light sur
face cultivation, and the strip that
was packed the hardest grew the best
corn.
The best cultivator Is the one that
has the most small shovels. We
never cultivate deeply at any time,
never more than two inches, or just
deep enough to kill the weeds and
secure better results than from deep
cultivation. Keeping the soil loose on
top and packed beneath, and tho grow
ing roots untouched. will give best
results.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
TONGS OF

Eleven Secret Organizations Com
posed of Criminal OF1entals.
The tongs of San ~Francisco's Chi
natown are made up of "highbinders,"
or bad men, says the Bohemian, and
their names are as follows: Ping Kong,
Suey Sing, Hop Sing, 30 On, 30
Leung, Suey On, Quong Tuck, Hip
Wing, Hip Sing Suey Ying and Jok
Lin.
If these eleven tongs have any qua
tiers in the new Chinatown it is not
known where they are. They are Sc
cret bodies and move in darkness. Inc
Six Companies five months ago ap-
pealed to the Chinese consul general
to stop a war between several Of the
tongs. The best he could do was to
get them to declare a truce, which
lasted until the Chinese New Year.
But as these lines are being written
the New Year festivals have ended
and the tong war has again begun.
1t must not be inferred. however,
that the tongs typify the mass Of the
Chinese, who r generally peaceable.
The tongs seem to be bands Of crimi-
aals working something like the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

There are fully 10000 square mile,
Of Alaska suited for grazing or agri-
culture-an area equal to three-uuar-
tiers of the State OF Ohio, a writer in
the American Review of Reviews saws.
Make this accessible and develop local
markets and the farmer will come-if
not from the States, then from north
ern Europe, a region which has al
ready furnished many good citizens TO
Alaska. Finland supports 5000, 900
people and exports agricultural prod
ucts. Yet the Finnish colonist will
find in Alaska a better climate and
soil than in his native land. Be it re-.
membered. however, that Alaska is far
from an ideal farming region. The
growing season is short and the win.
tiers long and severe. 1t will probably
never furnish agricultural products ex-
cept for local consumption, but that
such a market will prove a lucrative
n Is shown by the success of the
many small farms and gardens al.
ready under cultivation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
Motor Truck on Farm.

Motor Truck ON Farm.
A three-ton gasoline motor truck as
a farm vehicle in place of the ordi-
nary horse wagon is unusual, to, say
least. 1t is a fact, however, and shows
that the rapid substitution of the
commercial motor vehicle for horse
drawn conveyance is not any means
limited to our large cities. One good
example of the practical use of the
motor truck in farming is afforded at
Conyers Manor, at Greenwich, Con.
necticut.
Conyers Manor Is one Of the most
notable estates in the East, which Is
not merely ornamental. but a great
farm, operated on a commercial basis.
1t represents 1900 acres of reclaimed
land, and is the home of e. G.. Con.
verse. Aside from being a beautiful
estate, it is typical Of the great ad.
Vancement which has been made in
modern farming. and especially in the
way of applying scientific and com-
mercial methods to agriculture. Mo
tor cars are commo at Conyers Man
or. Not only IS there a large and
w~ell-equipped private garage for the
several pleasure cars. but there Is a
separate garage for the commercial
vehicles, which 1t is proposed to use
extensively. The basis Of work in the
commercial vehicle line, now on the
farm, Is a Packard three-ton truck.
Conyers Manor Is about nine miles
outside OF Greenwich. The principal
work of the Packard truck Is in run
ming back and forth between the farm
and town. Its regular platform body
has a special grain body inserted in
side the regular stakes. By removing
this inside body when 1T Is not de-
sired to haul grain to Greenwich, the
truck with its regular body is ready
for use in other work of carrying fer
"tilizer, coal, machinery and general
supplies. Mr.. Converse Is an enthu-
siastic advocate OF motor vehicles for
hauling, and makes no distinction be-
tween hauling in the city and In the
country. He argues that, with suita-
BILE roads, such vehicles as the Pack
ard three-ton truck are particularly
we'll adapted to farm hauling. Their
greatest efficiency Is in the carrying
of approximately full loads for long
distances, with infrequent stops. Ag-
ricultural hauling meets these re-
quirementa exactly. The special mo-
tor truck garage which has been erect.
ed at Conyers Manor has room for the
accommodation Of four three-ton
trucks, 1t being intended that eventu-
ally at least three or four trucks Will
be in regular service.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

will not feel that reasonable precau-
tions should be taken against emer-
gencies. A diary in the possession Of
either Il Of the happy welded pair"
may be regarded with suspicion and
may introduce the first serpent into
their Eden. 1t is carrying concealed
weapons into the connubial state, and
diary toting Of this sort is as repre-
hensible as gun toting.
The distrust OF humanity that is
often so marked in the ordinary rela-
tons between man and woman az
pears to have extended itself to the
relations between man and
It is not only when poverty cones in
at the door that love flies Jul at the
window; when doubt comes in at the
window, love slips out Of the door.
Modern marriages with their mental
reservations" and their diaries may
give the grieving contenders against
the divorce evil" another phase of
the question to ponder over.-St.L Louis
ilobe-Democrat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
1T WORKS.

The Laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.
Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food thai
would wreck a MN who is more close
ly confined.
This is illustrated in the following
story:
II was for IL years clerk in a store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after I entered the telegraph service.
There ! got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee, my nerves grew
unsteady and my stomach got weak
and I was soon a very sick man. l
quit meat and tobacco and in fact I
stopped eating everything which I
thought might affect me except cot
Tee. but still my condition grew worse
and I was all but a wreck.
II finally quit coffee and commenced
70 use Postum a few years and I
am speaking the truth when l say, my
condition commenced to improve i'm
mediately and to-day l am well and
can eat anything I want without any
bad effects, all due from shifting from
coffee to Postum.
II told my wife to-day I believed l
could digest a brick if l had a cup o!
Postum to go with it.
I'VE make it according to direc-
lions, boiling it full 20 minutes and
use good rich cream and it is GER
tainly delicious"
Look in pkgs. for a copy of the ia
nous little book, 1.-The Road to Well
Vile"
There's a Reason"
Ever read the shove letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They = genuine, true, and full Of
humah interest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

The old-fashioned farmer used 20
leave a large part of his business to
chance. His selection of crops was
mostly Suesswork, for he knew moth
Ing of the chemical properties Of his
land. He invited bankruptcy by de-
pending upon one or two things, and
he allowed other parties to market his
produce, taking what they were will
ing to give him.
Through the agricultural schools the
farmer has been taught how to utilize
his to the fullest extent and
how to curtail waste, turning by prod
ucts to account.
He learns what his soil will grow
best, and In getting seed he takes adj
vantage of the improvements on ma
ture. He hastens his harvesting with
labor-saving machinery. It has just
been shown hat the farmers of a COM
munity may combine to purchase a
still for denatured alcohol and make
a good profit from their corn husks
and garbage.
The Department of Agriculture has
been experimenting to this end, and
It is announced that a still Of suNseient
capacity to serve a rural neighborhood
may be installed for a little over 3d.
900. The farmers of France have made
this enterprise pay well.-Spokesman-
Review. .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
NOTHING GOES TO WASTE
~by-Prcducts of Petroleum Are
SourceS ~ PRATT

by-Prcducts of Petroleum Are
Sources Of Profit.
Paraftin wax, SO long an u~nconsio
cred by-product of the Eastern petro
leum, grows in Importance each year
The big oil company manufacture.
more than 300, 0OO, 900 candles of 7O(
sizes and kinds yearly. Tallow ant
way (beeswaX) candles have disap
peared and l 1000, 600 pounds of para
fin wax is sold yearly to candlemak
ers. 1t is used for making waterproof!
paper for wrapping, for preservins
stone surfaces from w%eathering ant
crumbling, for making colored cray
ons, for blanching linens and cotto,
cloth, for chewing gum, for sealing
canned fruits and as a substitute fo,
beeswax, for sealing wax and as insu
lation for wires.
New uses are discovered every day
The last available figures for the Unit
ed States production OF parafin wa3
are those of the United States ceusu:
for 1905. In that year the total out
put was 25S, 100 pounds.
Petroleum., a product not general
~ known under that title, is disposed
OF to the extent of 10000, 900 pounds
a year. 1t serves as the basis for vas.
cline, ointments, shoe polish and
so on.
Asphaltum, the basis Of heavier
oils, is another most important thing
in roadmaking. Coke, the final resid.
lum of the distillatioD Of petroleum,
has proved valuable. 1t sells for 81
ton, and is used for fuel as well
as for making the carbon points oil
arc lamps.-Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
Paint DuFnhiJIr~

The first thought in painting should,
OF course. be duraDllity-and durabil-
ity means simply pure paint properly
applied. Pure paint is pure white lead
and linseed oil (with or without tint
ing materially.
Some years ago the paint-buyer vas
likely to get adulterated or counter.
felt white lead if he was not familiar
with brands. To-day he may buy with
perfect safety If he only makes sure
that the Dutch Boy trademark is on
h packages OF white lead that he
buys. This trademark was adopted
about three years g by National
Lead Company to distinguish the pure
white lead made by them from the
worthless adUlteTated ana fake goods.
1t is a guarantee as valuable to the
HORSEPOWER as the education of q
paint expert could be.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

N"A
Efforts are being made to introduce
in the Southern States certain useful
vegetables hitherto unknown to this
country, which are known in tropical
regions as he yautia, the dasheen and
the taro. The last named is already
familiar as IN ornamental plant,
under the name Of caladium, or "ele-
plants ear" All three are nearly re-
lated, III their starchy, edible roots
are highly priced in warm ATTITUDES.
These roots, indeed, resemble the
flavor. That Of the yautia, for exam
pie, when properly cooked, is not cas-
lily distinguished from the Irish"
tuber. It is sometimes white, some
times red and sometimes yellow, ac-
cording to variety. So rich Is It in
starch that 1t yields nearly one-thfrd
of its weight in -four, inc its leaves
are prepared for the table after the
manne of spinach.
One reason why 1t is deemed desir-
able to introduce these plants Is that
they flourish in and that Is too wet
for ordinary crops. It has been as
certained that they will grow we'll in
this country as far north as the Caro-
linas. Not only are they useful by
reason Of their edible qualities, but
their high yield Of starch affords a
prospect Of great usefulness for them
as stock food or in the production of
alcohol.
The yautia seems to have been origi-
naliy native Of the West Indies. It
was cultivated by the aborigines in
those parts centuries before Columbus
discovered America. Even to the
present day its roots, which look
somewhat like sweet potatoes, are
raised on the Islands OF that aschi.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
Farm Automobiles.

improvements in road machines
| have brought them to a degree or use.
| fulness hat is interesting to farmers.
Formerly automobiles were so heavy
and the power so uncertain that farm
ers preferred horses. During the past
year great improvements have been
brought about in safety, In easy rid
ing. il the application of power to the
best advantage, and with all the inn
provements the price has been lowered
until it Is considered a good PROPOSE
ton to invest in an automobile and to
a the horses.
A business farmer has a great deal
OF running about to do, in spite OF tele-
phones and other modern improve
ments, and 1t seems to be a question
between keeping driving horses n
an automobile. There are men who
prefer horses because of their associa-
ton with Live things. There are
others who have less sympathy with
animals, and those men often get
along better with a machine. They
can drive 1t as hard as they want to,
so long az they do no damage, and
u 10 uODpuy > DuStleSS.
There are SO many styles and varie-
ties Of automobiles on the market this
year, and so many good ones among
them, that It Is very difficult to point
out n particular machine, but on
general principles an automobile, to be
serviceable, must have abundance OF
power, and It must be comparatively
low down.
It is said that the cost Of keeping a
good automobile is less than the cost
OF keeping one horse. and that the
care, when figured in time, Is not
much different. The horse must be
fed the same, whether he works or
not; at least, there is very little differ
ence in the cost Of feed or time in
feeding. But the expense Of a ma
chine stops as soon Is 1t ome to rest
that is, all the expense except in
terest and depreciation. Business
farmers, of course, take all these
things into account. Economy does
not consist In saving all the dollars
possible, but investing them IN such
way as to get the best possible re-
turns.
Improved roads have done a great
deal to introduce automobiles into the
country. OF course, we have a great
many improvements yet to make, but
in most places the principal roads are
in good condition during the summer
and early fall. Some people don't
care to ride in an automobile in cold
weather, anyway, but it is a great
satisfaction to know that the machine
may be put inside and left for the
day or month, and that there are no
extra grain or hay grinding teeth and
Jaws working night and day in our
stable.-Agrfcultural Epitomist-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
Ructerin In eggs.

1t is necessary to test eggs u OF
the incubator hatchings and for near
ly the same reason it is necessary to
get the infertile or rotting eggs from
under the setting hens. There would
be fewer SICK chicks and losses in the
hen-hatchcd chicks did we look close
ly to this last. First, for the incubator,
and least, to lay the Thermometer on
a dead egg in the incubator runs
down its record. But this might not
do a great amount of harm. 1t is the
dead egg itself that does harm. Every
egg, no difference how good, contains
bacteria. The amount of harm it does
depends on its growth. AT 81 degrees
Fahrenheit his bacteria will not null
tiply. Eggs kept at a low tempera-
ture, as low as this given. will not
decompose. Kept at a temperature
as high Is ISL. they multiply rapidly
and in \ rotting egg pass quickly
through the shells OF other eggs bed
ded with them. You see what a rot
ting egg teeming with hurtful bacteria
can do to the living chick in the shell
next it? Test out the bad eggs
Twentieth Century Farmer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
A just Rebuke.

Il am he said, "deformed. Pads
hide it. Still, defOrmed l am. and ]
want to NOW why writers always
make eformed persons villains? Take
Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's 'Notre
Dame Why, Quasimodo vas little
better than a wild gorilla, swinging
from the great bell and hurting the
priest down from the nigh tower. Take
The koLsemaid's clubfoot father in
Ibsen's Ghosts There was a nasty
old man for you-u nasty. perverse.
evil-minded old rooster, eh? Take Dick
Crookback in the immortal Williams
play. Take Nosey the Dwarf In
Hauf's classic fairy tale. Take the
dllains in all fairy tales. for that
natter. They are a one-eyed. lame,
~r1nchbacked, clubfooted lot.
ut makes us deformed folks red-hot,
This literary i%mputation Of villainy. It
causes people to think we really are
villains. Where's the child, after q
course of fairy tales, that can be per-
suaded a h~unchback's soul doesn't
match his body?"-Cin' matt En-.
1uirer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and I feel that 1 can
never praise it enough" LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The hangeof Life is themostcritical
period of q woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywheres houldremember
that there is no other remedy knownto
medicine that will so successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms OF female
ills -inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, ibroid tumors, IRREGULAR
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write q c0nfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice r. free.
and always helpful.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03
bad WEEPING ECZEMA.

CAC6 ana NECK were h"-le FTlDkS
Itching, inflammation md Sore
ness-AH Treatnl ents Failed
C~utfcura II Great Success.
Eczema began over the top Of my
ar. 1t cracked and then began to
spread. 1 had three different doctors
and tried several things, but they did
me no good. At last one side of my face
and my neck were raw. The water ran
out of it so that I had to wear medi-
catnd cotton. and it was so inflamed
and sore that l had to put a piece OF
cloth over my pillow to keep the water
from it. and it would stain the cloth q
sort of yellow. The eczema itched so
that it seemed as though l could tear
my face all to pieces. Then 1 began
to use the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment, and it was not more than three
months before it was all healed up.
Miss Ann Pearso1s, Mortified, Vt,
Dec. -. 1907"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

The worlds gold production from
the discovery Of America to the pres
emit time1aggregates $13, 900, 600, 900.
speaking in round terms, and the
amount of gold now in existence IL
estimated by experts at $11, 000. 000, 900.
while the value Of the gold coin in all
the countries OF the world for which
statistics are available now aggregate
81, 900, 0OO. 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-03

Dlack hand among the Italian popu
latlon of New York. To show how
they work, the Hop Sing Tong has of
fered a reward of 81, 900 for the death
OF any officer Of the Suey Sing Tong
Ihese rewards are not printed in the
american or Chinese wspape but
are placed on the walls of Chinatown
mere is no special animosity against
the particular Individual.