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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Gather and burn the rubbish.

Gather and burn the rubbish.
One forward look is worth 40 back
ward glances.
Of great Importance to a good
wheat crop is good seed, properly
sown.
How some folks do enjoy rolling
up their sleeves, and ther-bossing
the job that somebody else does.
Bring in the corn horse after you
are through with it. Even q wooden
horse will show the effects II stabbed
out In the fields a few months.
II potatoes are inclined to rot, don't
be in a hurry to dig yours. Leave
them in the ground as long as you can
before digging. There will be far
less waste.
Corn smut spreads rapidly IL the
smut balls are thrown on the anu
pile and the manur spread on corn
fields. Never throw smut balls On the
manure pile.
The difference in ~careiessnes and
careless ways Of handling machinery
means . difference in the life Of most
farm machines ar'orrss-~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

OF shouting and spellbinding. The body.
electorate at once split up into four
distinct parties, the real M-onegasques.
the true Monegasques, the Monaco pa
triots and the Progressive Nationals
lists Of Monaco. The last-named party
came out at the top Of the polls and
holds the majority in the communal
council.
The prince has granted the council
supplies amounting to 100000 a year.
The question before the council, Inn
probable as 1t may seem. Is what to
do with the money. Every public ex-
penditure is covered already several
times over by the profits of the
Monte Carlo gambling tables. The
councils budget, therefore. will work
out something like this: Annual rev
enue, 5000, 900; expenditure. nil.
The day of the political boss has
not yet dawned In Monaco, but 1t will
probably come, and then there may
be some modification in the unique
balance sheet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

own wishes and will. l, having no
means Of legally divesting myself of
these obvious powers Gas / most assur-
eddy would do II the engagement to
that effect could be made legally bind
ing on me, feel it my duty to put on
record a formal protest against the ex-
listing law of marriage, in SO far as
comforting such powers, and a solemn
proraise never In any 8 or under
any circumstances to use them.
And in the event OF marriage be-
tween Mrs. TAYLOR and me, I declare
It to be my will and intention to abso-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
HOLDS NECKY0KE ON TONGUE
Little Device Shown in illustration,
When Applied, VIII Prevent
Serious Academia.

The little device illustrated here
with, when applied to the end of a We
hicle tongue, prevents the neckyoke
from slipping off and may thus avert
a disastrous runaway, writes Thos. l..
Parker in Popular Mechanics. It is
made by bending a piece of h-inch
rod, about 4 inches long, at right an
giles and drilling a hole through It in
the bend. This is attached to the
under side of the tongue by an iron
strap, fastened around the wood SO
that the e angle hangs down and
the forward angle lies parallel with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
To Aid chicaao,s Blind.

Chicago.-There is a little whistle
in use In Chicago which Is as effective
in making a way through the crush at
the street corners as that employed
by the members of the traffic squad.
The privilege Of using it is a recent
one extended to the blind persons OF
the city as the result Of the efforts
Of an organization which is devoted to
their interests.
The police department, ID granting
1t, stipulated that the signal whistles
should have a tone which would dis
tinguish them readily from those used
by the men OF the traffic squad. At
the sound of the fiute-like signal the
officer at a busy corner leaves his
post and goes to the curb to assist
the blind person, or perhaps two ~
three, to cross the street.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

tor husband to Manila.
They we're ordered at
once to a native village
up the valley. where a
company Of infantry had
been stationed to guard
the water supply for Ma
Mia. The natives, you
see, had a habit of throw
ing the bodies Of victims
of cholera into the rtv-
ers and wells. thereby
making life most un-
pleasant for those whites
who had to drink. Such
things are not mentioned
in the society reports OF
the press.
OF course the wife
could have remained be.
hind, but she did not.
She was possessed with
the archaic belief com.
mon to the army that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Improved Oats,

A single visit to the eastern Penn:
sylvania farmers who have harvested
their crop Of improved oats should
convert the Indifferent cultivator, as
the increased yield, straw, ETC., are
convincing. Let us appreciate the
fact hat oats have been improved,
and that the old plan is no longer the
best. nor advisable in this new era Of
farming.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

I]:4D[ DEN
tSs~AGSgsE OF
CHINESE TRICKS OF TRADE"
Some Unique Gardening Methods
Which Have Brought Large Finan.
ciai Returns-Worth Copying.

(By Nj. +. RlTTENIlOUSE.)
A Chinese market.gardener OF our
town who has grown rich at his bust
ness has some very unique methods.
but which are worth copying. for his
gardens, both artistically and fnan-
cially, are a great success.
He SAVES his squash and pumpkin
seeds for the G years planting
by the simple process of keeping the
squash or pumpkin that especially
strikes his fancy in a cool, dry place
until the next planting season. Then
he plants them with pieces Of the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

also for washing.
There was 50 mucn
cholera" she explained.
The meals were served
with wire nettings over
the dishes and above and
about them and around
them was the one thought
cholera. There were
other delights. The Moros
were out. A sentry had
been boloed. The roads
were knee deep In mud
and the rain poured down
in torrents.
There came a night
when the very soul OF her
was tried to its uttermost.
The rain had fallen cease
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
POSTCARD THREE FEET LONG
Largest Ever Sent Through the United
States Mail-carried ~
Outside Mail.

Austin, Tex.-A postcard which
weights four pounds q received
through the mail by an Austin Arm
of attorneys a. few days ago. The
card is said to be the largest ever
tent through the United States mails.
It is SO inches wide and 26 ihches
long. It was mailed at Enid, Okla.
and the sender was Isaiah Almond.
He had the card made to order. It
required s1.28 postage to carry 1t.
The sun was all made up of o%ne-cent
stamps which were pasted on the up-
per right-hand corner Of the card
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Mills Opinion Of Marriage

an I have ever known with whom I
would have entered into that state, and
the whole character Of the married re-
iation as constituted by law being
such as both she and l entirely and
conscientiously ~disapproye. Q this.
among other reasons, that 1t confers
upon one of the parties to the contract
;eea; power and control over the per
son, property and freedom of action
~ the other party, independent Of her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
How II Wa, Done.

The Picture of Misery-Yus, lids,
there was q time wen / 'ad money
to burn, an where l made the mistake
was wen ! did burn it.
The Old Party-And pray what did
you burn 1t with?
The Picture OF Miserv-wiv an oil
flame Of mine.-Punch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

Ano.u In. letters written ~ s.o .ae
late IS s. philosopher and ec ono
nir.. r stuart Mil. recenti pu.-
49, tho following document
1.,sd n s. 1881, upon the occasion
Of his 8 Irisge to Mrs. laylu, TO- The
he Nd 5pved since long oelo'e -
.ve>{t al nr ~tddlkhood:
.Bein9 Bout, II l am SO happy 40 ~
.,..,n r consent, to enter into tine
narriaeS5slation with the Only WIZ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Depth to Cultivate Corn.

In experiments to ascertain the
depth to cultivate corn ground, the
Wisconsin experiment station has
found that coitaitlu nv es1ti1u dlu 10
found that cultivation three inches
deep left the ground more moist be.
low the cultivated layer than cult
vAtlon one and a half inches deer.
and these results have in the main
been confirmed by similar expert
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
EXCELLENT FRAME FOR HAY
Implement Is About Absolute Neoes.
sity on Farm-How One Can
Be Put Together.
q (Ry ], WESLEY

(Ry J. WESLEY GRIFFIN.)
A frame for carrying hay from the
fields to the barn Is an indispensable
implement on any well furnished
farm. One can be constructed by fol-
lowing the plan given below:
The side pieces are made of ks
inch elm or other strong plank IS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Culture

BY intensive cultivation we have
known crops grown even upon high.
priced land to pay for the land in a
single season. says Baltimore Ameri-
can. A system that can effect such q
result Is worth studying.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

the place of the wife is by her
husband. So with him she plunged
through the jungle to the camp. She
was the first white woman In the
place and the only other one OF her
kind was 20 miles away. The s1tua'
ton was decidedly pleasant. The
house was like an inverted waste
paper basket, a three-roomed bam-
boo shack set up on bamboo poles.
One room was dubbed the ceAtips'
dorium because-well, because ev'
cry time the bride vent In 1t she
found centipedes and other things.
There were other advantages. There
was no stove and the cooking had
to be done over hot Goals. Also the
water bad to be boiled and par.
boiled; not alone the water for
I,,,Lipo purpOaea. but
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Neckyoke Lock.

the tongue. When the ring of the
neckyoke is passing over the end Of
the tongue the lock is tilted forward
and then drops back In position AZ
shown, after the ring is in place..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Suicides, Cemetery.

"Fr:edhoT Eoionie Grunewald" b
the official name which has just been
given to the cemetery in Schidhorn.
near Berlin. which is devoted to
special purpose. Here are buried. day
by day, the ever-increasing number ct
Berliners who commit suicide, and
who, from tits cause, are not allowed
to be buried in an ordinary cemetsgyk
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
Care Of Tools,

The c%ultivating asO is over and
all tools should be cleaned up and
housed. One winters exposure to the
weather will do tools moro harm than
several years use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
concernino suenee.

.De value of keepin. Silent" ~
Uncle Eben, depends on WhoGhaes
youss dom It to take notice: u. -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

lutely disclaim and repudiate all pre-.
tense to have acquired any rights
whatever by virtue of such marriage
~, 8. MILL"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

Postcard Weighing Four Pounds.
Owing to its enormous size this n
usual piece of mail matter could not
be placed in a mail sack, SO 1t had to
be carried to Aust, as outside mail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

and somebody else does things
and behold. there spring up from
somewhere sundry happily profane
soldiery who carry civilization in
ytneir cartridges and progress at the
point OF the bayonet. For. in mo.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02

viewpoint OF the
army is charming
" crude. Follows
then a %hysterical
,splurge. Also,
sometimes, a con.
~,gressional investi.
cation, or mayhap
sarlands and hon
,ors and whatnots.
It depends p o
the circumstances
that is. the polit-
teal q circumstances
=, To the men of
the army the gar
and Iriils
are accepted with
childish delight
Somewhere in the
bottom Of his we'll
drilled and clearly
heart there is the
c%oonsciousn ess of
having done a big
we'll, and be.
most intensely
human, he gives
ear to the praise
Iof his fellow citi-
zen. And then
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-02
~ WW[2[{NGE &.
\ El7ENE

c N l.
something happens,
and it usually hap.
pens In some Cor
saken portion Of
our United States
or territories there.
Of, where civiliza-
ion is not and
murder and sud
den death are most
plentiful. Accord
ingly when that
something happens
somebody in Wash
ington says things
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
Direct Legislation.

I'VE recognize the existence Of a sufH-
cient demand for direct legislation In
this State 70 warrant submitting the
question 10 vote Of the people. We there
fore favor the submission OF a direct
legislation amendment 10 our constitu-
ton by the next legislature. Plank OF
the Nebraska Republican platform
Referring TO the recent Republican
State convention at Lincoln. the Omaha
Bee said:
1T was a county-option convention.
good and strong
1t was likewise a MISREPRESENTATION
convention. even more strongly"
Indorsing President Taft. pointing to
his achievements In securing good legis-
lation as unedualed by any former Presi-
dent in the same length OF time in the
last quarter Of a century. unfolding the
principle OF protection. and approving the
new tariff. the convention showed its
progressiveness in the adoption OF the
direct-legislation plank. 1t carried over
whelmingly-5O7 TO 90l-and evoked the
greatest interest and enthusiasm in the
gathering
Here Is a significant sign or the times
"a proof Of the growing demand for
popular government, representative OF
and responsive TO the peoples will. And
we venture TO predict, even at this dis
lance. considering the political unrest
prevalent in Nebraska, as elsewhere. that
this particular plank will win more votes
from the masses out there than any
ether plank in the platform
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
An Unnecessary WORD.

Prom tho New York Tribune
Without being 80 vain as TO pretend
that our own columns are invariably
impeccable IA this respect, we cannot
avoid wondering how much longer that
exceedingly useful and versatile little
word out is 10 be overworked and
when it will be discarded for some new
victim OF the phrase-smith. II IS a long.
long time now since anybody ever tried
anything. or won or lost One always
tries out. or wins out, or loses out. OF
course. somebody is likely 10 pop I'D
with a reminder that that use OF the
word was familiar in Shakespeare time.
but what Of that? II we are such econ
omists OF ink that We must drop letters
from our words until they look like
phonetic 'pi," why on earth must we
stick in a whole and wholly superfuous
word? Why not just try winning with
out winning out, and see IL it doesn't
come to exactly the same thing? And
why not try that without trying 1t out
as thought il were lard or whale oil!
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
The Diplomacy of the Dollar.

Gable adyiees from Guatemala. The
most important and the most enliebt-
ened Of the Central American republics
bring the news that President Manuel
Estrada Cabrera is about 10 conclude =
loan for sSOOOo.cOO (gold, with which
sum he hopes to reorganize the coun-
try's financial system and to place il on
a sound and businesslike basis.
The sole difficulty in securing This
enormous loan has been. apparently. IN
the selection Of the syndicate with which
the loan should be placed. 1t is reported
that President Cabrera has been dealing
direct with certain groups of American
hnanciers without the aid or advice Of
the American Minister to Guatemala
There are. it is believed. three groups Of
hnanciers. each eager for the privilege Of
lending the money TO Guatemala. Two
Of these are headed by New York bank
ing houses Of international reputation
Whichever is successful in placing the
loan will have a unique opportunity
70 open up a golden industrial and finan-
cial ZELDA field which Wall street has
hitherto viewed with indifference. but
which has, nevertheless. long deserved
closer attention and respect.
President Cabrera deserves the especial
anDrobatiOn Of the Department of State
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
THE ETERNAL FIRES. "


Not satisfied with chronicling the es-
capades Of the denizens Of earth. in her
latest story Victoria Cross involves one
OF the gods OF ancient Greece in a prec-
ious bit OF decidedly human scandal. With
the most portentous gravity she recounts
the bridal OF Apollo and an English
maiden named Irene. the ecstacy Of the
latter upon the discovery that she is TO
become the mother OF his child. and her
experiences in the game Of hide and seek
that she plays with one man after an
other as she pUrsues a course OF loyalty
TO her immortal lover. possessing no such
impressiveness as the author intends.
The story IS fiuently told skilfullv
imagined. and logically constructed. but
It's central idea is so preposterous that Il
is unintentionally comic when the nov
elist is struggling vainly TO be serious. Il
appears. moreover. 10 be written as much
for SIS erotic significance as for It's mar
rative purpose. (New York: Mitchell
Kennedy
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
Senator Swanson.

Claude A. Swanson is a worthy sue
cessor Of John Warwick Daniel "a
United States Senator virginia's pres
tige in that august body viii be hon
orably maintained.
The choice OF one 10 succeed the bril-
liant statesman whose name will ever be
proudly and affectionately revered could
not have fallen upon a son Of the Old
Dominion more adequately equipped than
is Mr. Swanson. He Will measure nm
fully 20 the duties and responsibilities OF
the high office
As Representative in the National
House for a number OF years. where he
served on ranking committees. he made
a splendid record as a progressive and
constructive legislator. and in the coun-
ellis Of his party his influence was ex-
erted for HIS partys good. As governor
OF his state-a position still second 10
none other. and rightly so, in the esti-
nation Of Virginlans-his administration
was signally clean. able, and successful.
The Senatorship comes 10 him. there
fore, logically and naturally, and the an
pointment will unquestionabIy be re-
oeived with genuine and uniform popular
approval
The good old State and the new Sena-
tor are entitled TO congratulations
equally, with a word Of commendation Of
Gov. Mann for making so admirable and
excellent a selection.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
4 DAILY
Book REVIEW
THE INTRUDING ANGEL. /"

In recent years English novelists seem
10 have accepted a standard plot-na.nely.
married woman's lnhdenty &c her hus-
band Unfortunately. since his story IS
well developed and artistica1lv set forth
Charles Marriott has chosen this plot for
The lntruding Angel" The husband is
the usual cool-headed Englishman. and
the lover, with Anglo-Saxon insuIaritv. is
given mixed nationality, his lack OF APP
probation for ethical values being due TO
his foreign blood. He Is also a decadent
writer, surcharged with all the false
aestheticism Of his kind Not being
EngIish, ne is coward. The distinctive
feature OF the book is found IN the orig
inality Of the husbands method Of
treating his recalcitrant wife. He simply
follows a rule OF the English in their hos
tilities. There is no scene when he dis
covers the guilt Of his wife. Instead.
the husband scientifically exposes the
real nature of the lover TO his wife by
a clever object lesson The wife Is not
openly discarded, being more cruelty
punished by methodical Kindness. An
incongruity that may well be called
- PNNii19 @A40tS hheu some years dfIer
his wife's escapade. and while he is still
Furnishing her. the husband takes unto
himself his alter ego In the shape OF
cool-blooded woman and awaits the con-
sequent divorce with the equanimlty OF
saint, assisted In his martyrdom by the
lady. There is an exquisite humor in
this situation, but Mr.. Marriott did not
mean 70 effect IL He undpsiqnedl,, er,
phasizes II when he tries to prove that
the husbands liaison is not immoral be-
cause II Is intellectual rather than the
result OF passion. The book. aside from
It's ridiculous parallels OF naisons. is
acceptable as a novel It is nicely and
accurately phrased. and its characters
are cleverly presented, through not at all
lovable. Only TO the shadowy Episcopa-
Han priest who is fiercely celibate in
spite OF his following OF adoring femininity
does the reader find his sympathies going
out. New York: John Lane & Coz
The Washington herald., 1910-08-02
Flirting.

Is there no limit to the wonderful
cleverness Of these college presldents7
On every conceivable subject they seem
fitted to instruct waiting world. and
surely we should be grateful when so
eminent ar authority as President G.
Stanley Hall. Of Clark University wor-
cester, devotes his mental powers to a
study Of flirting. 1t is especially crafty
ing TO learn from such a source that airt-
ing is natural; that we cannot help #
and that it is 'woman's emotional safety
valve"
So, ladies, you have perfect right
to fiirt. for President Hall says: "a girl
needs to firt, If she is young and full Of
spirit, and generally it does her no
injury"
Our worthy educator says nothing
about flirting leading TO true love, but
II it should. then girls should be pre-
pared to diagnose their cases, for they
may be suffering from either one Of these
different kinds:
Emotive delusIon.
Fixed idea.
Rudimentary paranoia.
Psychic neurasthenia.
Episode symptoms Of hereditary de.
generacy.
Psychic emotive obsesslon.
None of these is necessarily fatal
Look out for that third one. though
''rudimentary paranoia"-for Il leads TO
the divorce court; for the sufferer, so
says our authority. "often RECEIVERS TO
realize the uncouth semblance Of the
object loved"
There is one point on which many law
men will agree with President Han. and
that is where he declares that "the
American girl is a distinctly pleasing
topic for thought" though there is some
thing cryptic In the educators sentence
which follows this, in which he saws Of
the American woman. Il find her a bet
ter developed specimen Of her sex than
her husband"
But with President Halls general state
ments we can all agree-that flirting Is
nice, that It is necessary, and that It does
not do half as much harm as Mrs
Grundy would have US believe. It is very
comforting to have such truths from the
authorities. 1t is just as IL a professor
Of literature were to tell us that an
adventure novel were the most stimulat-
ing and educative we could read, or II
our physician were to assure us that
nothing is more healthful than cool
ing beverage with mint in It. II is really
very nice to be assured that the things
we like and which we are bound to do.
anyway. are necessary and helpful-and
perhaps President Hall is teaching better
than he knows.