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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

.sIIncle San is one OF the finest little
receivers that you would care TO nave
In charge of your business ii a receiver
became necessary" remarked William
r. Estey, of San Juan, Porto Rico. to a
business acquaintance at the Snore-
ham. The United States government
has proved this by its administration
Of the customs Of the republic of Santo
Domingo.
II have heard Englishmen who are
~ business In Jamaica speak In most
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
" T L e Y

mad known her when she was a rosy
checked young m some twenty.
hVe years before. She was then living
Win her husband In a little town in
h~oftheaster Ohio. This was before
n became the wife of the Judge. Her
nrst marriage was said to be 4 runa-
way match. She was a remarkably
beautiful m then, but there was
a CLIQUE hanging over her life. l can
not say what it might have been that
caused gossip1ng women to shake
tnelr heads and whisper as she passed
o9. shortly after she gave birth to a
son she left the village. 1 do not know
just "here n went, but 1t was short
ly afterwards rumored that she had
been granted a divorce.
She was now cutting a large figure
IN society and often spoken Of as the
handsomest woman in the capitol city.
Her husband, the judge, was I'D to
his time quite successful in political
life. Possessed Of considerable brain
force and much amiability of charac-
ter, he might have risen still higher
had not the intrigues set on foot by
his ambitious wife contributed t O pun
him down She planned schemes to
exal him and to acquire wealth. In
making these efforts she aroused the
1ealousies Of others and made the
judge quite unpopular with the leading
politicians. Her misdirected zeal not
only crushed the political prospects of
her husband, but finally resulted in ex-
Delling her from Washinrton societv
was furnished a photograph OF her
pro6igate stepson. He was a fine
looking young man, with wavy hair,
keen blue eyes and rosy cheeks; in
fact, much like his mother in her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

ing over the point thus made. The
lower hook is meant to engage the
husk as the hand is drawn down over
the ear OF corn and strip It OF, The
other two projections. having nothing
to interfere with their progress down
ward, act as guides and ensure the
husk of being stripped of evenly. Or
dinarily, In husking corn, the husk Is
seized at the top and pulled down.
With this device the outer covering
OF the corn is gripped by the mere
downward movement of the hand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Uncle Sam as a Receiver

complimentary terms of the improve
ment in the financial affairs of Santo
Domingo, which has been brought
about by the benevolent interference
OF this government. These men told me
that their private business transac-
tons with merchants in Santo Domin-
20 have been much more satisfactory
since the United States took q hand.
This government, you remember. came
to he rescue Of Santo Domingo In
1908. The creditors Of the republic
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

we're pressing for payment. A treaty
between the United States and Santo
Domingo turned over the customs re-
ceipts to the United States. OF the
total amount collected, - per cent
was to go to the Dominican govern
ment and So per cent. to the creditors.
The government 1T hat time owed
$40, 000, 900.
In the five years that Uncle Sam
has been taking In and paying out the
money this big debt has been cut down
by 1t least 81. 900. 600. And the govern
ment of Santo Domingo II receiving
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
preventing smut In MmIs,.

During the past year a fungous dis
east of millet appeared at various
places In Iowa. The botanical set:.
ton of Iowa experiment station found
upon Investigation that the disease
was millet smut. a trouble very cons
mon in the milletgrowing sections Of
Europe. It was probably imported to
this country in seed brousAta4fYo ron
Germany. Prof. Pammel finds that
the disease can be prevented by soak
ing the seed for two vi In q solu-
tion Of one pound Of formalin to a.
gallons of water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Preoarstion for.winter.

q November is, a good time to clean
up and overhaul hotbeds and cold
frames, and prepare soil for bedding.
Soil or compost to be used for this
purpose should be covered to have it
in good condition when needed in Feb
,ruary and March. Overhauling and
repairing hotbed sash and making
crossbars for hotbeds and cold frames
are good jobs for stormy days. Here's
where that comfortable workshop
comes in handy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
DEVICE FOR HUSKING CORN
Metal Plate Fits in Palm Of Husker's
Hand n Has Projecting Hooks

II some clever young farmer
could wear concealed the corn
husker designed by an Illinois man.
he could win with ease all the husk.
ing bees in his locality, This husker
ia a metal plate fastened to a glove
like device which fits on the lower
part Of the hand. bringing the plate
in the palm. On the lower part of
the fhusker is q downwardly project
ing hook. while above 1T. On either side
are two other hooks. projecting in the
opposite directions. Each of these
spikes is made by cutting two sides
of a triangle in the metal and bend.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Handling Bees.

A e expert gives away this little
.ecret: Ii bees + kept in q she'd.
the crossest Of them can he handled
without fear OF being stnng. A bee
shed ought to be long enough to give
at least two feet to each hive. and
sufficiently wide and high SO that one
can work comfortably back of the
row OF the hives. 1t should open
preferably to the east. SO Al to get
The morning air.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

Writ.ns TO the London Morning
Post, a woman correspondent. advo-
eating the withdrawal of all horse
drawn cabs In London as a measure
of humanity, puts IN a plea for the
horses of Paris. Nearly every cab
horse here" she says, sis half starv-
ed, lame, has sores and is cruelty
beaten and III treated. 1t Is quite dis
tressing to ses them"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

make big hauls." The judges stepson
took to a suggestion Of this kind like
a duck to water and was highly elated
on account Of the proposed trip. He
no doubt imagined a broader field for
the exercise of his w peculiar talent,
On their arrival At New York they
registered under assumed names at
the Merchants hotel on CORTLAND
street.
For several days following they
strolled about the city, taking in the
sights and waiting for something to
turn up. While walking along Broad
way, near the old Aston hotel, they
CHANGED to pass a middle-aged man
who was gazing about in an uncertain
sort of way. His dress and manner
gave him the appearance OF a green
n from the rural districts, pre-
sumably from some place out west
Here" said Reed In an undertone,
Us the very fellow We are looking for.
Let US try q hand on him. l will make
him think I have met him before"
Reed now stepped up and accosted the
green one with an air Of assumed Ia
miliarity. Selling him by the hand
he said: How do you do. Mr.. Click?
l am so glad to see you" The verdant
man responded: "You are mistaken,
sir; my name is Jones, and l live at
Fort Wayne. Indiana" Never mind
the name" said Reed, II got he
names mixed, but + remember now
where I met you. You used to run a
livery stable at Kokomo."
Yes, ( did"
Then Of course you remember me.
l am the man that sold pumps and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Handling Mushrooms.

. Unless you make yourself SO "a
miliar with the differences between
the bad and the good mushrooms that
you have not so much a the shadow
of a doubt, it is wise to let them
alone, however they may appear to
you when you find them growing
l%uxuriantly in some corner Of the pas:
yture or woodland.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
COVER PROTECTED BY PAPER
Important Part 81 Hive To- ehsttss
That Will BE Cool In Summer and
Warm In Winter.

An. important part OF a good hive
IL q W hat will be cool in sum-
mer n warm In winter. OF course.
II M winters indoors It does not
make SO much difference. But most
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Farmers wives.

Isolation, hard work and small com.
pensation is too often the lot OF the
farmers wives. These ara burdens
that need lifting. n rs4a atS I
Pleasant surroundings modern CON
veniences. easily obtainable. will go .
long way in keeping tho boys and
girls on the farm,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
PLACE HANDLES ON BARREL
Old shoveis May BE Utilized In Ma-
king Places for hands-0ood
Method 10 Shown.

Use two old shovel handles cutting
them to the proper length and trim
ON an angle as seen in the picture.
Fasten these on opposite sides. fasten,
ing each very securely with scroWRL
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Barrel handles.

This is a handy way to move q barrel
II a top to the barrel 10 desired
fasten q large thread spool in the
center with a screw. Any barrel coll.
tanning water or other liquid should
be kept covered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

less enough. bat somehow lacked the
nerve to perform.
Step by step Jones became drowsy.
The stepson strove to rally him to his
senses. Jones closed his yes. What
might have been a phantom o. over
heated Imagination now became q
fearful reality. The stepson was now
almost paralyzed with fear as Jones
slipped. from his chair to the floor.
Was he dead, or alive? He uttered
a low and suppressed moan as his lank
and livid body was laid upon the bed
and stripped of lall its valuab!es. The
stepson. thoroughly in earnest. wanted
to take Jones' oyercoat. but Reed said
it would be dangerous. as it might
lead to detection, s
l now leave the horrors Of this occa-
sion TO the Imagination Of the reader.
The two survivors suddenly left the
hotel and crossed over to Jersey City
and took lodging at Taylor's hotel.
where they registered under assumed
names, as they had done previously at
the Merchants. 1t was late in the
evening when they went to bed.
They had left the Merchants hotel
late in the afternoon. Jones. the sup
posed drugged countryman. was not
quite as dead a. the judges stepson
thought him to be. He, too. was a
skilled ~pretender.
Soon after his entertainers had tn
ken their departure he, possum-like.
came to life, got up and took a drink
fro-, xho L~O~A-t h~t%1n that -oo LOTT
upon the table. and made his "a at
once to the government secret service
office, where he told the story Of his
adventure and received further in
structions. This ~so-called Jones was a
detective Of marked ability. He could
assume almost any character and de-
ceive the best educated criminal, yet
withal an honest. faithful servant to
the government.
At an early our on the following
morning at Taylor's hotel Reed pre-
tended to be taken suddenly sick with
a cranp in his stomach. He left his
roommate and went below. A short
time afterwards he rushed back into
the bedroom and Informed the judges
stepson with a trembling voice that
they must get out of the place In \
hurry or they would be arrested. Reed
said that while downstairs he had torn
a slip from a newspaper. He handed
it to the judges stepson. who. on
glancing at it hastily, at once sprang
out of bed leo s- t.. p
It was a sensational article and bore
the appearance of having been clipped
from a newspaper. AS a matter OF
fact, however, it had been printed at
the New York Tribune job Office. 1t
was a nice piece of deception and read
as follows: tf.,-s 5 ...-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
Yield Of ~cranherries.

The reports from the cranberry
crops OF south Jersey show that there
is a big yield this year. and the grow
ers tear that the prices will be very
low.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

Somehow the average mother
doesn't think she is doing lar duty
unless she spoils her childreAG
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

What Murine Eye Remedy Doos 20 th0
Eyes Is TO Itefresh, Cleanse, 6ltensthen ani Ettne:
late Healthful Circulation. PI0uoa1B Moral
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant PeAs2s regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver md bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny ~granules, 0sv TO take
~ candy. fR
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

When a girl exchanges photographic
with q young man she neaeN always
gets the worst of the trade. s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

Many a guilty man escapes becapeo
he is SO small he goes rigA9 through
the net
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25

more money now on half rations than
it did when its own officials collected
the entire Observation-Disclosures Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
The Skeleton in the Closet
AsTRuE STORY OF The SECRET SERVICE |
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D. III NH r"rmer chic u. S. 90 ervIc IONN~
C~~
10

HAD MET the judge fire.
quently and felt quite
well acquainted with
MIN. He was a politi-
clan of note and a MEM
Der of the presidents
cabinet. Because of his
prominence and his one
time important connec-
ton with the govern
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
A Brutal Murder and Robbery.

S .a.' . .aF| " . .l.. .. .
A Brutal Murder and Robbery.
Another Of those outrageous and
dastardly murders which have 81
recently startled the community
occurred in this city yesterday az
ternoon, the particulars Of which
are as follows: 1t appears that
shortly after dark last evening a
well dressed man, apparently
thirty-f1ve years of age, was found
by the police lying near the foot
of CORTLAND street in an insensi-
BILE condition. He was taken to the
police station, where ~restoratives
were administered, and when he
had revived sufficiently he stated
that his name was P. r. Jones and
that he was from Fort Wayne,
Ind. -
Mr.. Jones was removed to the city
hospital last evening, where he be-
came delirious and died about nine
o'clock. The police are on the
track of the murderers, who are
supposed to be from Baltimore or
Washington, as the clerk at the
hotel, states that they came il just
after the arrival of the Washing
ton train. The clerk is positive he
al identify them.
A frightful ghost had risen and wa
standing in its most horrible form be-
fore the now half-crazed stepson. The
rope of the hangman, was looming UP
before his eyes. He did not even
take time to wash his face. SO great
was his anxiety to leave New York be
hind him. Even the very air he
breathed seemed tainted with the foul
odor of his crime. It was thought tc
be dangerous to travel by rail at first
and they started away on foot. and
finally concluded to make their way
to New Orleans.
Reed was, OF course. the ruling
spirit and was carrying out the plan
they had agreed upon. They doubled
back and forth with the object Of put
ting imaginary pursuers on the track
Reed was seeking delay for the pur
pose of gaining time. When the pail
arrived at New Orleans about the frs
thing that met their eyes was a hand
bill posted in the depot describing the
fugitives and offering a reward foi
their arrest and conviction. Staring
at the bill with beads of perspiratior
starting upon his brow the judges
stepson nearly collapsed. He was
d~ownhearted and ready t.
speed away as swift as steam coult
carry him. In the course of time tbs
fugitives arrived at Brownsville. Tex
From this point l received a note from
Reed saying that they intended t.
cross the Rio Grande and work theil
way to the City Of Mexico.
Ito the minds of the detectives whe
played their part in this case the
whole affair appeared a farce.
After a time Reed returned from
Mexico. He had sgiven his companion
the slip and was quite positive in his
opinion that the judges stepson would
never dare show his face in the Uni
ted States. He declared the man wa.
about the greatest coward he had evel
met with. FjtbihT
Reed was correct in his opinion, as
the fugitive, so far as know, ha:
never been heard of. He certainly dit
not appear in Washington to further
annoy the judge add his wife. He may
still be running from a Nemesis thai
will never overtake him. :
copyright, 1910. by w. G. Chapman.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
DOCTORS
FAILED
Suffered Several Ysa1s Nh
Kidney Irsslls, 1fegul9
cursd 1e"

Mr.. John N.
watkins. 111s
cn....a..n
oAe'AM
Ave,
MO-. writes:
among Al
the a0-l
vertlso0 medl-l
cineS ZOE KID
ney ana bhd-
der trou .
there 70 MOTH
Ing " 9 b
equals Peru.
ma ! suffered
Tor Q Q 3
years with this
trouble. spent
OF
dollars on doc.
tors and medi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19

Percheron stallion. Illustrations of some
noted horse are often used on posters
and represented as a picture of the
horse they are advertising. These
practices have been found to be very
misleading to the farmers. These are
are scores of farmers in every ccmmun-
ity who breed TO grade stations, who
are under the impression that they
are breeding TO pure breds. This pro-
vision OF this law is synonymous with
the requirements Of pure food laws
that are accepted with such good grace
by our people, providing that the goods
should be labelled to represent exactly
what they are.
The fees charged by the stallion reg
istration board as provided I'm the law
for issuing is two dollars ($2.OO) and
one dollar ($1.00) for renewal each
and fifty cents for a transfer. The
charge for the veterinary examination
is five dollars ($5.OO). A horse need
not be examined only once every three
years and he is exempt from further
examination when he is ten years of
age.
Laws Have Been Proven Beneficial.
Laws similar to this one have proven
a success in the states i'm which they
have been in force. When these laws
first went into effect they revealed that
there were many unsound horses Of
fered for service and many with fraud
ulent breeding. The large per cent of
grade stations compared with pure
breds that were offered for service in
the states where the law exists, shows
what a need there was for a law of
this nature and it explains why the
horse stock of the country has not been
improved more rapidly. During the
first year Wisconsin law in force 2,62s
stations were licensed; 81 per cent,
grades. In Pennsylvania during the
first season 1890 stations were licensed
and 1872 per cent were pure breds and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
Dakota can spare to the best advan.
ThiHas TO Build up States Soil.

Dakota can spare to the best advan.
tage.
Things TO Build Up States Soil.
On making am inventory of the
| things that we have in our state that
viii help to build up our soil, we have
the straw, the by-products from our
grains, the grasses, the legumes the
coarse grains, and other crops that are
grown for feeding purposes. 1t is too
expensive and wasteful to use these
by-products directly as fertilizers. 1t
| Is Wasteful thing to turn under a
crop of grasses or clovers because we
should first get profit from them. In
! stead of using them directly for fertil-
izers they should be fed on thief arm.
and there is no way that the fertility
can be kept UP on thes oil without the
use of live stock on the farm. BY feed
ing these crops we receive a profit from
them and at the same time retain most
of the fertilizing ingredients on the
farm. When we feed young growing
animals about fifty per cent of the fer
tility is retained on the farm, with
dairy cows about rs per cent, with
horses and beef cattle from IS to 80
per cent, and animals that neither
gain or lose in weight retain close to
100 per cent. A ton Of manure from
horses and cattle is valued at about
$500, from sheep and hogs about 5000,
and from poultry, about $500 per ton.
We have In the Unired States about
twenty million horses and sixty mill
lion cattle. fifty million sheep and fifty
million hogs. Each year from a horse
we get about $500 worth of manure,
and from cattle about $4,000, sheep
about $1,000. and hogs about $500. This
liz based on the chemical composition
ard the commercial value of each Of
these fertilizing ingredients. There Isl
therefore, produced in the United
States two and quarter million dol
lars of fertility. 1t is estimated that
about seven hundred million of DOL
lars OF this manure is wasted every
year BY saving the manure and using
straw for litter we find that the amount
Of manure from a horse will be about
five tons q year, and cattle about If
teen tons. hogs one ton, sheep u ton.
For every ton OF straw that Ia used
in bedding we usually get about ave
tons of manure. There is probably
needed every year from one to one and
half tons of straw for each animal.
Figuring on this basis, If quarter sec
ton of land is properly stocked. the
amount Of manure produced each year
should be worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
How to Apply the Manure.
How should this manure be applied?
The easiest way, and probably the most
practical way, Is to take the manure
directly from the barns and apply it
to the lands Immediately. This method
u becoming more and more popular ev-
cry year. One ton Of decomposed man
ure Is worth very much more than one
ton of fresh manure. but it has taken
several tons of the fresh manure to
make one top of the composted manure.
and it Is difficult to so compost the
manure that little or none OF the fer
tilizing ingredients will be lost. The
loss from teaching and Fermentation in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19

66.S per cent were grades. IL is aston.
ishing to find such a large per cent OF
grade stations offered for. public SER
vice i'm these states, and conditions
viii not differ in North Dakota. IL they
will be found as good. This is the
case even though the value of the pure
bred sire has been advocated secre-
ligiously by the press and from the
platform. II does not speak very vel!
for the intelligence Of the farmers of
this country, and the standard of our
live stock industry to find such con-
ditions existing. 1t however offers, one
explanation why the margin of profit
In farming has been considered low.
1t is encouraging however. to know
that Wisconsin officials report the per
cent grades decreasing due to the i'm
fluence of the stallion law. If these
stallion laws will reduce the number of
grade stations offered for public SER
vice, will assure all pure breds TO be
pure breds, and will prevent unsound
stations from standing for public SER
vice in addition to correcting other
minor evils of the stallion business.
they prove great help TO raise the
standard of the horses of the states
where the law is in force.
The North Dakota stallion law went
into effect on January 1,1910 It's pro-
visions have been fully explained
above The law will be strictly en-
forced as to all it's provisions. Stallion
owners who are going to offer horses
for public service the coming season
should make an application for H.
cense for their horses at once. All
communication should be addressed to
the stallion registration board, .agri-
cultural college, N. ID.