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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
SEEKS INQUIRY INTO
HIGH COST OF LIVING
Ohio Representative Wants to Know
Who Is to Blame for Soar
ing Prices.
CONGRESS MAY TRY TO FIND OUT
Resolution Introduced Which Pro-
vides for a Committee to Inves-
tigate the Matter.

The high cost of living was brought
TO the attention of the House of Repre-
sentatives by a resolution calling for
an investigation. 1t was introduced
by Representative Rowland of Ohio.
Without making any direct charges
himself as to the causes of increased
prices, Mr.. Rowland, in his preamble,
sets forth the chief reasons to which
they are attributed-the combination
of corporations and individuals to con
troll production and to monopoliZe
products, and the suggestion that the
last tariff act has had a contributing
effect.
Whether these charges are true, Mr..
Rowland declares, Congress n the
public should know. They should also
know II the combinations which are
causing widespread distress among
wage arner generally are beyond the
reach Of prosecuting officers and the
courts, in order that it may be deter
mined what additional legislation is
necessary. He calls attention to the
fact that not only have prices ad-
vanced rapidly in the last two years,
but the predictions are made that the
advance will continue.
The resolution provides for the ap-
pointment of a special committee of
six members Of the House to collect
all information concerning the ele-
ments and conditions involved in the
production and the marketing Of the
necessaries of life. 1t is also to ascer-
tain whether prices are affected by
combinations and conspiracies to con-
troll, regulate or restrain interstate
in these n~ecessaries and
how prices are affected by the tariff.
The committee Is authorized to send for
persons and papers to sit in the recess
Of Congress.
Representative Rowland holds that
the cost of living has reached a point
where it cannot be ignored as a pos
sible factor in politics. Mr.. Rowland
calls attention to the fact that the
government has no statistics which
show either the extent OF the increase
in prices within the last two years
or the causes. This he urges as n
Of the reasons why the inquiry should
be undertaken. Such statistics as the
government has compiled regarding
prices generally were collected prior
to 1907. except the figures contained
in the report OF the Secretary OF Agri-
culture for this year. These relate
chiefly to grain and to meat and are
not very conclusive.
The subject is of such vital import
ance to so many people, and SO clearly
one that should be investigated. that
the country may we'll wait with curi-
osity to see what basis of opposition
can be found by men who want to pre-
vent the real causes Of high prices
from becoming known.
Table of Food Prices and I~ncreases.
Table showing the difference in
prices of most foodstuffs:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
A NEW TOWN EVERY WEEK.
And u New School Every School
Day.

And u New School Every School
Day.
The above caption about represents
the growth OF Central Canada. The
statement was made not long since
by a railroad man who claimed to have
made the remarkable discovery hat
such was the case. There is not a
district of a fair amount of settlement
in any Of the three Provinces of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, but
has its school, and the railways have
stations every or eight miles
apart, around which group the towns,
some large and some small, but each
important to its own district. Schools
are largely maintained by public
funds and the expense of tuition is
but a nominal sum.
The final returns of the grain pro
duction for Central Canada for 1903
are now in, and the figures show that
the value Of the crops to the farmers
of that country is about 1896. 00O, 900,
as compared with $120,000,000 last
year. American farmers or those who
have gone from the United States, will
PAL IASApdIS q 6Cly AZ SACoO .opACLOAo
returns, and these comprise those who
have gone from nearly every state in
the Union.
One of the many proofs that might
be put forward showing the immense
wealth that ome to the farmers Of
Central Canada is seen in the sum
that has been spent during the past
= u,o ~ Ir0 ~~~kl- ~, 49,
who nave for the time being ceased
worrying over the reaper and the
thresher, and are taking to enjoying
themselves for two or three months.
1t is said that $4,000 people of these
Western Provinces spent the holiday
season visiting their old homes. Most
OF these passengers paid forty and
some forty-fve dollars for the round
trip. Some rel to Great Britain,
some to the Continent. others to their
old homes in Eastern Canada, and
many thousands went to visit their
friends In the States. The amount
paid alone in transportation would be
upwards of two million dollars. Some
make the trip every year. 1t need not
ny dShcu, Sdl luey duOIu II! WIFI
crops yielding them a profit Of $40 to
s25 per acre, and some having as
much as twelve hundred or more
acres, the question is answered. The
Canadian government agents at differ
ent points in the States, report that
they have interviewed a great many of
those who are now visiting friends in
fho Iifforonf C&otoC end thew oil nv
press themselves as well satisfied, and
promise to take some of their friends
back with them. There is still a lot
of free homestead land in splendid
districts, and other lands can be pu-
chased at a reasonable price from rail
way and land companies.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
The Day of Small Farms.

'AsoA
Great pastures are being subdivided
and sold to men who will till the soil;
vast tracts which once fed longhorns
are becoming homes of men with
plows; and the power pillow is finding
its way to vast tracts of level land
of the West.
1t is better that men should have
homes than that cattle should have
pastures; it is better that conditions
Of modern life should prevail than
that the range should be unbroken.
But there is still too great a land
hunger; there is still inclination to
feel that only on a large farm can
a man earn a living. This is an er-
ror, which time will change; but the
man who will recognize that the
change must come will be better off.
The day of the small farm is here.
says Wallace's Farmer. and we may
well recognize the fact, and adjust
our lives to the condition. Nor is
this to be regretted.
Only in thickly settled communities
a there be advantages of best farm
life. Only when there are many peo-
pie within a community may there be
good schools, well supported churches,
good roads, and easy communication
which makes life livable. Good roads
mean much to any community, and
when distance between neighbors is
great and roads are impossible there
are ,oor n%eighbors, poor schools,
churches poorly supported and such
advantages IS life to stagnate.
We should welcome the day Of the
small farm, and the conditions which
small farms must bring
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Corn without q Cob.

And now it is an Illinois farmer who
presents the country with an almost
cobless corn. Perhaps the time Is
coming when the diner munching corn
will not have to wrestle with the cob,
and rising generations. will bless the
man who eliminated it.. The new corn
is described as having each kernel
growing on the parent stem instead
of adhering to a cob. The Illinois
grower says that he eliminated the
cob by taking the tip Of each ear
and getting only the very top kernels,
and shortly expects to evolve a per-
fectly cobless corn. The agricultural
college Of that state is looking after
the experiment. OF course, like all
improvements, there are some dis
approvers who remark:
where would be the delight of
munching corn if there were no cob
on which to sharpen the teeth -
National Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY

And Cures Any Cough That Is Curn-
Physicinn'a Formula.
This is said to be the most effective
remedy for coughs and colds known to
science. Two ounces Glycerine, half
ounce Concentrated Pine: put these
into half a pint of good whisky and
use in doses of t~easpoonful to a table
spoonful every four hours. Shake bot
tie well each time" Any druggist has
these ingredients in stock or will
quickly get them from his wholesale
house. The Concentrated Pine is q
special pine product and comes only
in half ounce walls each enclosed in
an alright case. But be sure 1t is
labeled Concentrated" This formuls
cured hundreds here last winter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

the bearing down. I recomme0dp44
to some friends and two Of them h4v6
been greatly benefited by it."-AA
MAE MCkNIGHT, Oronogo, No !,
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, MOI was bOthsre4
terribly with a female weakness ~
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. ! began taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Con.
pound regularly and used the 6ana1vo
Wash and now have no moro troubaoo
that way."-Mrs. AL. HERzoo. en-
Prescott Ave-, st. Louis, Nc.
Because your case is a difficult onA
doctors having done You no .goeA.
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such - In
flammation. liberation, displacement4
fbroid tumors. Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-dowD
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and nor
vous prostration. It costs but = tri6o
to try it, and the result is worth MIL
lions to many suffering women
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Feeding and Bedding Hogs.

Contrary to common belief, swine
have some habits which raise them
above other domestic animals from the
standpoint of cleanliness. Unless COM
PEELED to do SO they will not sleep in
their own filth. If part of the floor of
the house is kept we'll bedded with
straw, while the rest is not, the excre-
ment will be left on the embedded por-
ton of the floor, and the bed itself
will always be clean.
In order to obtain the best results
from the feed, it is necessary hat all
the pigs should get equal rations.
When the pigs are hungry and the
feed is such as they like, it is i'm
possible to prevent some from get
ting more than their share If fed In
a plain trough with either a fiat or
V-shaped bottom.
Feed troughs should be with cross
bars dividing them into sections, so
that the largest and greediest pigs are
prevented from getting them and also
from pushing along down the trough,
with their mouths in it, showing the
smaller pigs aside. Make the troughs
in different sizes to suit the size of
hogs fed therefrom.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Awful slaushter of Miners

Few realize the terrible conditions
that prevail in the mining industry"
declares James F. Galbreath, Jr.. sec
rotary of the American Mining Con-
gress, which has just opened head
quarters in Washington to promote
legislation for the establishment If a
bureau Of mines. In thirty years
more than 10000 men have been killed
and 10o, 900 injured in the coal mines
alone. In 1907 3,125 men lost their
men in every mining camp OF 1000
men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Aunyon's Paw Paw Pills coax the
Liver into activity by gentle methods.
They do not scour, grippe or weaken. They
are . tonic to the stomach, liver and
lerves invigorate instead of weaken.
They enrich the blood and enable the
stomach to get all the nourishment from
1ood that is put into it. These pills con.
tain no calomel they are soothing. heal
4n9 - stimulating. For sale by all drug
ot0te In 10c and csc sizes. If you need
Aodical advice. write Munyon's Doctors.
They Will advise to the best of their abil-
NY aboolutely free OF Charge. MUM
VOWS, 63d and Jefferson Sts., PHIL
0AelDAia, Pa.
Munyon's Cold Remedy cures a cold in
u day. Price 25c. Munyon's Rheuma-
tism Remedy relieves in a few hours and
cures IA q few days. Price 25c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
She Was Too Quiels.

There were three at the little table
In n cafe, a lady and two men.
Suddenly the electric lights went
out, and the lady, quickly and noise
lessly, drew back.
An instant later there was the
smack of a compound kiss. AS the
electric lights went up each man was
seen smiling complaisantly.
Il thought l heard a kiss" said
the lady, but nobody kissed me-"
Then the men suddenly glared at
each other and flushed and looked
painfully MISUNDERSTANDING Plain
Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Buryinr Apple. in Winter.

At the approach of cold weather
bury apples in the ground. Dig a
trench about ten inches deep and three
feet wide and put two inches of straw
on the bottom and sides. Pile ap-
high in the middle and cover them
with straw. Put three or four inches
of earth on top, and as soon as the
ground freezes cover with straw ten
inches deep and some more earth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
DistemDcr

In all its forms, among all ages OF
horses and dogs, cured and others IN
the same stable prevented from having
the disease with Spohn's Distempei
Cure. Every bottle guaranteed. Over
500, 900 bottles sold last year. $50 and
$1.00. Good druggists, or send to mar
ufacturers. Agents wanted. Write fol-
fl:e book. Spohn Med. Co., Spec. Con
-Agious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Free to Our Reader..

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago.
for 4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free.
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Appli-
cation of the Murine Eye Remedies in
Your Special Case. Your Druggist will
tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes,
Strengthens Weak Eyes, Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for Soc. Try
1t In Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes FOR
Scaly Eyelids and G~ranulation
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Supreme Test,

There" remarked the dentist, as he
took off the rubber dam, you'll never
chew on a piece Of beefsteak tough
enough to loosen that filing"
But, DOCTOR" queried the sweet
oung thing with the tooth equally
sweet, will it stay in when 1 eat cara
melS and mOlasses candy?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

NATHAN HILL. was skin and bone. I
could not work and finally took to bed.
Doctors said l had gravel and advised
operation. The secretions were
painful and sometimes almost stopped.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought relief
and finally a cure"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
TO CURE
Prescription That Cured undre
Since Published Here.

"One ounce Syrup Of Sa~rsaparilla
Compound; one ounce Toris Com
pound; add these to a half pint Of
good whisky. Take a tablespoonful
before each meal and at bed time;
shake the bottle well each time"
Any druggist has these ingredients
or will quickly get them from his
wholesale house. Good results are felt
from this treatment after the first few
doses, but it should be continued I'M
til cured. This also acts as a system
vitality.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Cement Promotes Thrift.

Cement is a promoter of thrift. 1t
it SO easy to work hat the farmer and
his help can utilize their spare hours
doing a little at a time. For example,
they can start with a small feed floor
in the barnyard, then add a walk to
the barn, then to the well, then con
tinue it to the house, then around it,
otto
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Prepare the nests and place the nest
eggs in them, so the pullets will learn
to occupy them. 1t is important that
he pullets be early taught to lay in
the nests provided for them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Tired OF the Game.

"Billingsley tells me he has moved
his gasoline tank into his garage"
But that's awfully dangerous, isn't
1T? The garage may catch fire at any
moment"
That's what Billingsley hopes
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Restless Roger-It always makes me
sad, old pal, to think that this earth Is
two-thirds water.
Sandy Pikes-O, cheer up! Suppose
the rest Of it was soap instead of land.
ALLY Sloper's.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Another BSSana bO Jingle.
Contributed by a d~epraved outsider.)
A lion then sprang into view,
And roared. There's no use nyin'!
I'm going to make a meal of you'll"
But he caught the lion lynn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
This VIII Inherent Mothers,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, Il nurse il
Children's Home, New York. cure Consti
patton, Feverishness, Teething Disorders
Stomach Troubles and Destroy Worms
80. 600 testimonials of cures. All drug
gists, csc. Sample FREE. Address Ale,
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
just Like n WOman!

THE author of There Is No Death
has married an undertaken" says q
contemporary. How does she expect
her husband to make a living?-
Charleston News and Courier.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Orchards are largely what we make
them. Good cultivation. tender care
and The knowledge of conditions make
Tor success in fruit growing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Cause of weak Eyes.

Dark stables are often the cause Of
weak eyes with horses, especially in
winter, when the sun shines brightly
on the snow. Their drivers are fire.
quently snow blind when they
live in well lighted houses. Provide
plenty of windows for the horse sta
bles and there will be less trouble
with weak eyes. Some horses are at
ficted with . periodic. partial blind
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

pains. lamenesS and
stiffness, dizziness,
headaches, tired feel
ing, urinary troubles.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure the cause.
Nathan R. Hill.
Stryker, Ohio, says:
Kidney troubles pull
ad ma down until 7
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

The Paris motor omnibuses use q
mixture OF equal parts of alcohol and
benZol for fuel. The average consump-
ton is nine centiliters a ton kilome-
tor
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

When pigs are kept eight months.
when fully as good weights could have
been obtained in six months, the profit
is not what it should have been.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
a soul-st.rrine Novel.

Yonug Lady-This novel is heavenly.
I read n with SO many roman
tic u~nfortunates and miserable allure
in it.-F1igende Blaetter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

An effectual remedy for potato blight
has been found in Bordeaux mixture,
which consists of four pounds of cop
per Sulphate and five or six pounds
of fresh lime in sixty gallons of
water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

FOR DEEP SEATED COLDS and coughs,
Alien Lama Bdlsam cures when all other remedies
fail. This old reliable medicine has been sold for
over 10 years. Csc, Soc, 81 90 bottles. Alldealcrs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething. softens the gums. re-
duces Inflammation. allays pain, cures
wind collie. CSC a bottle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

tho moor W1yA0"
my heart huttsrin4
and 1 could not evo4
receive . letter.
Every month ] I'D
such q bearingdoN
sensation, ~ II ~
lower parts yo1
fall out. Lydia u
Pinkham's Vege@
BILE Compound ~
my nerves .
great deal NA
and has
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

The poor children of Exeter, Eng
land, are provided with breakfasts at
school at q cost of a farthing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

The first milk after the COW fresh
II contains much more protein and
ash than afterwards. Nature provides
these to loosen and clean out the di-
gestive system II to give the calf
a good start in life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Remember, my son., there is no short
,ut to learning"
20, yes, there is, dad. All you have
10 do nowadays is to read five feet of
OOkS."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Rotating Garden Crops.

Rotate the crops in the garden. Land
that grew any of the cabbage tribe
last year should be planted to beans
or some other class OF plants this year.
Many troubles like clubfoot will thus
be avoided. AS a rule, follow root
ground.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

You didn't learn your letters very
well when you We're a boy, did you,
grandpa"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
one on the old MN.

Grandpa, how ANY letters In the
alphabet have more than one s~yllable"'
Let me see, Tommy; a, b, C, d, e,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
WHY PEOPLE SUFFER.

Too often the kidneys are the cause
and the sufferer is not aware of it.
Sick kidneys bring backache and side
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILIER
should be taken without delay when sore chest and
tickling throat warn you that an annoying cold
threatens. At all druggists in 25c, CSC and SOC bottles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

The farmer to win the highest sue
cess must be in thorough sympathy
with his work and proud of his call
ing, and he must mix a great amount
of brains with his labor. The keynote
of achieving high success is careful
to details.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
MORE
PNKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List dn0
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, MOI vas simply . naak
vous wreck. I could not walk acToat
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Starting in Sheep Business.

A writer says that in starting the
sheep business, whether our flocks
be pure breeds or grades, we should
not be satisfied with anything short
of the very best ewes that we can buy.
I prefer young ives. Look we'll to
size, form and covering. Price Of wool
these days is such as to make the
quality and condition Of the fleece
essential.
Remember that the best ram Is the
one to get. l use one ram to every
forty or fifty ewes unless we hand
breed, when we use about one ram to
sixty ewes. By hand breeding I mean
to let rams serve each eve but once.
After the breeding eason IS over we
AXE the rams away from the ewes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28

Those who work out of doors, next
to the ground" in pure air, suffer none
of the ills experienced by those who
toll in factories and sweatshops, and
the country boy who follows the pillow
finds health and strength in the fur
row,