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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
She ljve.,Jn etnoviue.

A south Missouri paper is carrying
this ad.: attractive woman, not a day
over thirty, would be pleased to CORE
spond with eligible man. Not abso-
lutely necessary that he should be
young. Would prefer one with prop
erty, but one with a good paying posi-
ton would be satisfactory. The young
lady is of medium height. has brown
hair and gray eyes, not fat, although,
most decidedly, she is not skinny.
Her friends say she is a fine looking
oma Object matrimony. Reason
for this advertisement, the young
woman lives in a little dinky town,
where the best catches are the boys
behind the counters in the dry goods
and clothing stores, and every one of
them is spoken for by the time he
is out of his short pants. Address
Hazel Eyes, Box %. Bingville, Mo-
Kansas City Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

On either upper or under side they
chew cut narrow grooves or channels,
at first close to and parallel with some
of The principal veins; later. when the
Leaf has beer pretty well eaten into,
the channels may run any way. This
attack, made as soon as the plants
are set out. and while they are suf-
ieTinE from the shock of transplant
ing causes the leaf to lose vitality.
turn brown, and die. If the weather
happens to be dry and hot the en-
tire plant dies. or if it does not. takes
hold so slowly that the hill never
catches up and is a poor one at
caI vest, If the plant is vigorous and
weather conditions are right, it takes
hold before the leaves have died, and
alter 1t has once made a start, soon
gets beyond reach of the insects. Ear
ly in June the beetles begin to in
crGase in number, and, as the bind.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Destructive Flea Beetle.

habits, however, and the bronze color
of the sweet potato species contrasts
strongly with the dead black of the
other.
These beetles live through the win
ter in rubbish, under logs, stones or
among masses of leaves and other We
getation. and specimens may be found
at almost any time during that eason
by sitting such rubbish along the edge
of woods, under fence rails, along
roadsides and in similar places.
When the weather becomes really
warm, these beetles leave their win
ter quarters and seek food.
AS soon as the plants are set in the
field the beetles attack them and be-
gin feeding. Their eating is peculiar
in character and easily recognized.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

weeds are by this time growing Wig.
orously. the tendency on their part is
to torsake the cultivated for the wild
plants.
By the middle of June the beetles
have practically disappeared and
nothing more is seer of them until
August. and then they are again
found a~bundantly, not, as a rule upon
sweet potatoes. but upon the hedge
and other bindweeds and wild morn
ing glories. where their characteristic
feeding can be seen until October, al
though the beetles themselves disap.
pear into winter quarters by mid
September. Practically, the insects
disappear from the sweet potato fields
about June 10.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

part of the bargain to say what the
bauble is actually worth. He steps
back to a e "a window where there is
a good light, and in less than five min
utes he returns with something writ
ten on a small piece of paper. The
markings read about like this:
Diamond; pure white stone. IL
:arats, SITS.
Setting, SIS.
Total, $780,
Customer-What's this?
Jeweler-The ring is worth exactly
$3.50, just what it would cost you if
you wished to buy a duplicate.
Customer-You are away off, my
man. Why. that ring was pawned for
$3.50.
Jeweler-Yes, 1 know. and you gave
S25 for the ticket.
Customer-How do you know that?
Jeweler-I am sorry to inform you,
my dear sir, but o have been swim
died. Let me ask you, did you not
read an advertisement in a newspaper
Offering the ticket for sale?
Customer-Yes, I did. But I'm not
fool enough to believe that a pawn
broker would lend $3.50 on a ring that
is worth only $3.50. Why, everybody
knows that pawnbrokers, as a rule,
lend only o%ne-third the value on any
article, no matter what it is. D
overwhelmingly wrong, my friend.
A ~pawnbroker might not lend you
quite the actual value Of your jewelry,
but he will lend himself a great deal
more han the article is worth, and
vertise for sale. Do you catch the
drift Of what I mean?
The pawn-ticket bargain hunter be-
gins to see a great light, but he is not
satisfied until he has paid at least
three jewellers one dollar each to tell
him that he has been robbed.
The crooked p~awnbroker simply
takes a ring out of stock, puts it up in
a package and pins on it a ticket with
a fake name. indicating that on a
certain day the ring has been pledged
for $3.50.
The Duplicate ticket is turned over
to the confederate, who then inserts
an advertisement in an evening news
paper which reads as follows:
Owing to financial embarrassment
am compelled to dispose Of a pawn
ticket for beautiful diamond ring
pledged for $3.50; worth $3.50; only
one months interest due. Will sell
cheap. Address Needy. 176. this of,
flee"
The sucker may have had some ex'
perience with pawnbrokers, and he
knows we'll enough they are too shrewd
to lend $50 on a ring unless it is
worth considerably more than thai
amount. He makes an appointment
with Needy and takes a look at the
ticket. The holder wants $25 for the
ticket, but finally comes down to $40
In fact, he will take almost anything
he can get.
Very well. You pay $40 for the ticket
and 70 at once to redeem the pledge
The interest on $3.50 at two per cent
for n month is three dollars. makins
the ring cost you in all s106. Any
jewe,er will tell you it is worth onl,
500.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

WIS IIOStly UIOOU anu
had to be drawn with a catheter. My
limbs were swollen to twice their nor
NAL size. The doctor finally said he
could do no more and my family gave
up hope. 1t was at this time | began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and gradu-
ally improved until well. l gained
twenty-eight pounds and have had no
trouble since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
NJ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Good Exercise.

There is no harm in pigs roofing If
they are in a field where roofing
Will do no harm. Pigs can secure
sauch feed by roofing and the exer-
.1se will do them good. Where trou-
5lesonse roots infest the soil they will
often eradicate them II allowed to do
10. The fAttening hog should not be
allowed to root, AZ the exercise con-
sumes too n. 81 feed and energy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Old Advice.

Manager-You never get this scene
right. Your business with the sweet
peas is all wrong and you forget when
you are to speak-you get your lines
all mixed UP.
Actress-AIl right, sir, I'll be more
attentive and fix the sweet peas and
try to get my lines in the right place
Manager-Your course is very sim.
pie. Just mind your peas and cues
Baltimore American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Sunshine in Homes.

Few homes are able to scatter more
sunshine in other homes than that
of the farmer. The occasional basket
of apples hat are literally going to
waste" the overflow from the garden,
ever a bouquet of wild flowers, may
do a world of good in homes which
know them not.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

In summe there may be seen on
low, marshy ground plants, showing
first upright stalks, as shown at the
left, and a few weeks later the bushy
stems with fine needle-like leaves
shown at the right. Horses often ac-
quire a taste for this plant and eat
it with injury to themselves. The
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
lncorruptih!e.

The lady of the house hesitated.
Are my all right?" she
asked. ~
Yes, madam" replied the census
nan
Didn't bother you a bit, did II"
No. madam"
Feel under some obligations to me,
don't your
Yes, madam"
Then, perhaps you won't mind tell
ing me how old the IN next door
claims to be?"
Good day, madam" said the census
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Didn't Care for Exnenses,

They were seated at the breakfast
table.
John, DEAR" said the young wife,
this is my birthday"
I'm glad you mentioned it, darling
rejoined her husband. "Ill buy you a
present the first thing when 1 get
downtown"
Well" she said, II hope you won't
get any cheap 9S-cent affair"
"Of course 1 won't" be replied.
why, l would be ashamed to present
o with anything that cost less than
q dollar"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
confused Impre.sIon..

"Of course, you know the story of
William TELL" said the serious citi-
zen.
tt tell you the TRUTH replied Mr..
Cumrox, I'm not clear about him. l
can't exactly remember whether he
was a great marksman or a famous
opera singer"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Back to the Tall Timber

Back to the Tall Timber.
Alfred-Are you going to pass your
vacation at the seashore?
J, Gilbert-No, thank you. It's the
woods for mine this year.
Alfred-Don't like the shore, Ell?
Gilbert-Oh, l like it we'll enough,
but it's too risky. l passed my vaca-
ton there last year and had several
narrow escapes.
Alfred-From drowning?
Gilbert-No; summer girls. Seven
of them proposed to me.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
p.nnx.in.the-slot Lioht,

In the little Silesian town of Ia
kau the authorities have adopted d
ingenious automatic device for the
benent Of those who are afraid to &c
home in the dark. The introduction
Of q coin in a slot at the foot OF an
electric light standard affer extin.
gushing hours. will light che road.
way for twelve minutes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
To secure plumo rom.tos..

II you want big. plump tomatoes.
pinch OF the vines just below the
third set Of blossoms, and then keep
p%inching on the side shoots which
will start where the leaves start fro0
the vines. This gives the fruit To
benedt Of the whole energy Of IL
roots and makes large fruit
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
.Ducks Free From Disease.

Ducks never have cholera, roup or
gapes. They lay more eggs which
hatch better than hens eggs. And
they can be made to attain a weight
of five pounds in ten weeks. But
to secur tne most profitable results
one of the better breeds should b
kept.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
F, effects are a gradual loss OF control Of
the mind legs.

Profit in the orchard largely de-
ponds upon the perfection of the fruits
raised and the quantity. And the trees
cannot produce their full capacity un-
less well cared for.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
DR.. mARTEu's FEMALE PILLS.

Years the standard.
Prescribed and recommended for
Women's Ailments. A scientifically
prepared remedy Of proven worth.
The result from their use is quick and
permanent. For sale at all Drug
Stores.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

suddenly With agon-
izing pains through
my kidneys, followed
by a %stoppage of the
urine, | was soon in
such agony | could
not lie in bed and
for weeks sat in q
chair propped up by
pillows. The urine
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Women in Love.

Women in love are generally trou-
blesome and prosecuting" Such is
the reported opinion of M. Emile Fa-
guet. And If a French critic does not
understand the subject, of whom shall
we seek understandings"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

Don't try to get to heaven-that is
selfish. Try to make a heaven of this
earth for others, and you'll get there
with both faith and work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
AwfuIly Busy.

Jim-A stitch in time W nine.
Tom-Who said that?
Jim-Gee! Amt o read your
Bible?
Tom-Nope; ] amt even had time
to read the sporting page this morn
ing yet.-Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
r.. cr...h,pper,s .Ears.r

Gr.sshoppers have their organs Of
hearing at the base Of the abdomen,
that II. at the same place where the
corresponding organ 6 the Noetut4as
has boon discovered
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

Many OF us have cause to be thank
full for what we don't get.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
Small lob

HIM was confused for a bit, I
confess, but it took me only a moment
to collect my wits
Her-Yes, it couldn't take any
longer than that, Go on.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
SOFT, WHITE HANDS
May Be Obtained In One Night.

For preserving the hands as well
as for preventing redness., roughness,
and chapping. and imparting that vel
vety softness and wilderness much de-
sired by women Cuticura Soap. assist
ed by Cuticura Ointment, is believed
to be superior to all other skin soaps
For those who work in corrosive
liquids, or at occupations which tend
to injure the hands, 1t is invaluable.
Treatment-Bathe and soak the
hands on retiring In a strong, hot,
creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry
and anoint freely with Cuticura ONT
ment, and in we're cases spread the
Cuticura Ointment on thin pieces of
old linen or cotton. Wear during the
night old. loose gloves, or a light ban
dage of old cotton or linen to protect
the clothing from stain. For red,
rough, and chapped hands, dry, fs-
sured. itching, feverish palms, and
shapeless nails with painful finger
ends, this treatment is most effective.
C%uticura Remedies are sold through.
out the world. Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass.
The Stomach Hold.
Col. H. N. Renouf, at the '"Old
Guard'' banquet at Delmonico's, EN-.
phasized the Importance to an army
of a good commissariat.
You have perhaps heard" he said
"of the company Of privates that 9
patriotic lady entertained II Ne
mortal day to dinner.
1T was q good dinner, and at Its
end a pretty maid servant entered
with a superb dessert.
Dessert. sergeant she said tc
the stalwart young soldier at the
heaC of the table.
'Desert?' the sergeant answered
Wien / can get eats like this fol-
Eothfn'? Mike! Not mel"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

DR.. Pierce's pleasant Pellets cure. constipation.
CONSTIPATION Is the cause OF many diseases. Cure
the cause and you cure the disease. EASY 70 Take.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
A TERRIBLE CASE OF DRoPsY.

Lebanon, Ind, Man Gives vivid
Description Of His Suffering.
John T. Anderson, 613 w. Main ST.,
Lebanon, Ind, says: Il was taken
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22
arrive.

And many a coming man neglects to
arrive.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-22

Mamma-Then you'll want one. too.
Eddie-No. Just give it to Jessie.
We are going to play Adam and Eve.
and she is going to tempt me.
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PARIS. February 10. 1910.
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the companionship of the talented and
the thoughts Of aeniuses, chose music
And work. ! suggested.
Yes. hard work. she answered but
| love IL. | returned TO Paris and began
studying in earnest. | had two years
and half OF voice culture with Traba-
delo and some six months with Jean De
Reszke. Now / am back again with
Trabadelo.'
What is your repcrtoire:" | asked
Iohengrin and 'Tarnhaeuser':
tBoitop. .Pelleas and Messalinde.. .Sa-
l"me'-and Carmen. which. above all.
want to dor
is Carmen modern enough for youe"
/ asked
II Is modern in its acting, and lis
music has the roots Or everything.
She looked a natural Carmen in TIE
wine-colored tea gown. -clinsing 10 her
1.-THE body. She caressed the MAGNIFICENT
Russian wolf hound standing by hcf.
slender. aris;ocratic. powerful with great
white fangs. and great soft ewes
~ present | am engaged % Tristan"
she said Il have refused 1oOo francs
for that dog. There is another Bella
but she is French Tristan WAS Nit
me in Washington. Nhen ! take them
out in the Champs ;iysees crowds 10
people stand and watch them
But hear that those Bozois are
neither intelligent nor affectionate."
objected
Observe Tristan. Does he seem 10
lack affection for me-
1T would surely he lacking intelli-
gence.' I admitted
''Oh. yes. they are intelligent They
are practical confucian dogs appreciat-
ing fixity in surroundings or stability
In the golden mean as you prefer
They know the hours of their meals
when ii is time to go ont which corner
of the sofa is forbidden and Which rug
is Bella's and which Tristan's They
are practical and logical. good citizens
but awfully sad. They are the saddles;
dogs
How do you know that Tristan is
sad"'
Look at those eyes. lie is always
ike that. They do not play. like Other
dogs. They mediate much. I am not
sure that they approve my present course
only two things are capa BILE to make
them drop their stole front-when thev
see snow or gTeenswara extending f:l.
far. far away. Then they run How
they run. The. 60 wild, | tell Tristan
its his give-away. He. too. DROPS all 10
chase the ideal.'
STERLING HELLO.
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|OOOCOCOCOOd

there ought, perhaps, TO he an interme-
diate State-Say. an engagement to be en-
gagged. 1t would he Il kind of tirst-for-
and there might be a
ring.
AN ngagement-to-be-enga rinS?'
! asked.
Yes. well differentiated from the en-
gagement ring.
Might a girl wear several at a time"
"Sitreiv. pot. An engagement is an en-
gagement, though ii be only to lie en-
-..lcd. IL would mean that should all
turn out as hoped. the parties will engage
themselves to marry. American gir'S are
really very close a bout their serious heart
affairs. | did not know that Alice Roose-
Welt was engaged to Nick. There waS
some talk about them just before / left
Washngton; but | did not believe it.
had been three months in Paris when |
heard the engagement announced. | have
not seen them since When Alice and he
were crossing Europe, was in ST. Peters
burg.
You and Alice Roosevelt were great
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countess had been reported as going INTO
opera, but il had been denied. She had
been reported as engaged to an American
who saved her life, and it had not been
denied
Then came the brilliant debut of Jan
nary Il at the Theatre Femina, in the
champs Elysees. with the society girl
transformed to an operate novelty dis
Iuted by impresarios and weighing Amer
ia and Europe. The Councillor Got
mann. perhaps the most famous of purely
European voice spectators, is all for
Vienna: but the girl yearns for America.
1t was visible i'm the composition Of the
audience. She ought To have taken care
uf two elements-the musical press and
the diplomatic world Instead lot of
smart Americans had the hest places. L
think that the young countess sent COM
plimentary tickets to all whose names
she could procure. including hard-up stu
cents of the rive gauche.
1t was a brilliant scene, with the diplo-
matte set i'm full force, crowding for
places BY the time the Whitehead Mar
:suerite had finished her tour de force of
'.e3ch selection in its language the stage
was literally packed with floral trophies.
From PerGclese to Ponchielh. Schubert
To Wagner, and Faure To Debussy. she
astonishcd them with the purity of her
voice and the VirtuoSity of her manner,
10 quote the Figaro.
So / went to see her at her home.
1t was in one az those brand-new pala-
tial Paris apartment houses. The feet
sank in black and white bearSkins over
Persian carpets.
If You seek the hundred best books YOU
Will find them in Marguerite de Cassinis
library: only you will need eight Ian
gtages to read them-Cervantes' Don
Quixote. lie Sage's .'Gil Bias. Metz
sche's Twilight of Idols Stendhals
'Ihartreuse de Parme. Petrarch, Toll
stoy. Emerson. 1.-The Anatomy of Melan-
choly" and THE Bible in Spain
An erudite young lady.
She was the. only girl in Washington
society who could read old classical Chi
pcse. Here the ."Fchoung- young" (''Fix-
ity i'll Surroundings looked down from
a place of honor. Yes. Confucius was the
author.
| glanced again at the library while
she kept me waiting. Predonainatine. rose
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can 1t was grand and stately: but sad
hess weighed on Russian society on &C
count of tie war. / had three months at
St. Petersburg. 1t was a period in which
j did a lot of thinking. My father was
retiring from the diplomatic service. |
would be free.
Then you We're really not engaged to
be married when you left America?
Really not / was free. In The back
of my heart | had always known that
| might want to go into opera. bur
had done nothing to prepare myself fot
it, In those three months at St. Peters
burg / weighed things. In the one scale
was society happiness perhaps. tranquil
lily certainly. but with seryitudes Of
places and persons, perhaps to grow old
regrettinG. In the other scale was art
] love art And with art was ambition
triumph. if not romance. 1T least it's in
depreciation. continual Glamour. amid
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A Night Thought.

nF John. Sloan. the brilliant etcher. a
- story was told the other night at t..
Franklin Inn in Philadelphia
II used TO take long walks With Sloan
said an essayist, when lie lived here
He has an original and interesting mind
Nature * often beautiful. he "a 1.
one evening, as We walked ia the PARK
But tonight how hideous IL is
Here Sloan SiNIddcred
But. my dear Sloan. ! objected Too.1
at the stars. Surely they're very fine -
night
sloan looked ~. then frowncd ami
shock lis head
: oh. yes h said, not bad. not baL .
but there's far TOO many OF them"
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great tones of operate partitions. Magic
Flute Orpheus, Oberon, FreyschutZ, Fly
ing Dutchman, Cavalleria. Werther, Clio
conde and fifty others. Their expensive
individual bindings showed their use and
travels.
Perhaps she had begun with music as
Il lonely girl in China
She came in Dubarry red teaSown,
fiimsy, chiffony. making her look smaller.
lither and intenSer than the StatueSque
white Marguerite of the stage. Daughter
of an alf-powerful ambassador To Picking
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at that moment. / don't know how il
Is now
Hawking" ! said.
Yes. as in fifteenth century Europe.
when it was a sport of the great. the
Tartar princes now bet fortunes on the
exploits of their hawks. | have seen
one bring down a wild goose a mile high
in four minutes. OF course, Chinese men
are no good: but there We're two or three
interesting ones who came, first to talk
business with papa. and were afterWard
asked often to dine Li-Hung-Chang was
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friendso" l asked.
Yes; We visited together. once in Phil
a6slphia. once in Baltimore. house visit
ing. you know. Those were the good
days, The 'ast thing did in America
was To organize the Red Cross bazaar. III
which | raised l.a..UU francs for wound
ell Russian soldiers. l sent the money
over by bankers and followed in person.
They received me- very kindly. ] was pre-
scented 1T court feted and Praised for
my patriotism and all that-at the very
moment they We're calling me the Ameri-
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america.
THAT is just it. do not remember
ever being engaged the girl said
thoughtfully. The DAY | am engaged. it
will he TO marry.
Are YOU strict as that?" l asked.
Not for others. only for myself. Sure
Iy, ii is better To break off an unfortu-
nate engagement than To keep II. | think