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

of 40, while the American ship lost but five killed
and five wounded from a crew of the same size.
I could mention a number Of similar instances
which demonstrate my statement that at that time
we were able to shoot we'll, and we have been
shooting better ever since. Not only the men OF
the north, but the men of the south, shot we'll dur
ing the Civil war; they shot well during the Span
ish war; and we can shoot half a dozen times as
well today as we'cou1d during the Spanish war. %.
Never has the American navy made such a rec
ord as it is making today, and never has there been
a navy having a record excelling the one which
our navy is now making for capacity to hit the
target. That is really the whole war problem
to hit what you are shooting at.
-.. We have not In the past built homogeneous
fleets. We build a surplus Of battleships and then
provide the men 10 man them, and frequently pro-
vide more than we have ships for. We build auxil-
iaries and torpedo boats, If we do it at all, without
any regard to the relation which such craft should
bear to the battleship fleet, and while we have
built or have in construction 20 battleships, we have
practically no means of furnishing tenders for them
under service conditions.
When the battleship fleet was sent to the Pa
ciic recently it was necessary to charter 40 foreign
ships to carry coal for it. If It had been found
necessary to send the fleet around the horn in time
of war 1t could not have been attempted because
We could not have furnished American vessels in
which to carry the coal.
Very few people realize the deplorable condition
we are in. as far as our merchant marine Is con-
cerned. II we had a large merchant marine we
could draw from It without having special auxil-
iaries for the navy, but we are so lacking In. both
that 1t makes our present situation almost hope
less. -.,,-
When the Spanish war broke out 1t was neces-
sary to purchase Golfers and transports. One hun
dred and two vessels were bought at a cost of some
thing over $4,000, 900, but they cost a very large
percentage more than their market value, and more
than twice as much as they could have been sold
for If they had been put on the market at the ter
mination of the war. In other words, we paid out
millions of dollars because we had not provided
ourselves with suitable auxiliaries for our battle
ship feet. We should have a navy adequate for
our needs not only adequate in battleships. but
adequate In every other respect. -ls=r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

estimates of
W Postmaster General Hitchcock
for next ear show that the %postofhce
department promises fair to pay its
W way. The mail service comes
nearer to the people than any other
branch of the government, for 1t
reaches every home as we'll as shops
and Offices. 1t costs a lot of money.
Mr.. Hitchcock asks for $3.50, 3 3,943,
and the appropriation for the depart
ment always is set forth in the ex-
p%enditures for each year, but the earn
ings from the malls bring back the
outlay to the treasury. This business
Is not reported In the current daily
statement of the treasury which set
forth only the deficit paid. This
amounted last year to SIT, 900, 900, and
will be 100000 less for the current
twelve months, while it is predicted
that 1t will disappear in the next
fiscal year.. The department gets no
pay for the asst ton Of matter which
1t carries for other branches of the
government. If it did the Offset
against the deficit would be very
large. The rent Of. offices. 81 Wgash.--
ington and in public buildings else
does not this traffic.
The work done by the postofice is
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

THE great movement for the con-
1 servation of the natural resources
of the country, at the present time
exerting salutary influences upon
every important national activity. has
embraced a new field. A safe, sane
and successful method of conserving
and finding a method of caring for our
ex-presidents Is the latest idea in the
conserving line. A provision in the
constitution of the national c~onserva-
ton congress is responsible for the
proposal. and serious consideration is
being given it, not by the political
dreamer or theorist, but by the great
public figures Of the country.
Bernard N. Baker. retiring presi-
dent OF the congress. by virtue OF a
clause in the constitution, becomes a
member for life of the executive COM
mittee, and will, so long as the con-
crosses are held, continue to give the
benefit of his counsel and experience
to the president.
The suggestion has been made, and
has already crystallized into an or!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Opium Invades Army at the Preside

been made to the civil authorities.
? Just how general the s of the
poppy juice has become is not est.
mated, but it Is admitted to be more
alarming than ever, before in the his
tory of the army. Acting Commander
Col. c. Deems said that in all his
career he had never encountered such
a general addiction to the drug. and
that at worst his observation had
never disclosed a higher percentage
of opium using han two to three per
cent. 1t was at first estimated that
forty per cent. of the men at he
Preside were using the drug, but this
was declared excessive, a more prob
able figure after company and hos.
pital statistics had been compiled. be-
ing ten per cent.
Alarmed at this high percentage.
appeals were directed by Colonel
Lundeen, commandant at the post, to
the district attorneys Office and to
the Office of the chief of police, with
the result that raids on opium dens
by the civil authorities are being
made.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Has Plan to Care for Ex-Presidents

ganized sentiment, to adopt the same
method with the president of the
United States, make him, for life, an
advisory member of the presidents
cabinet and give him a competence
sufficient to make him independent.
Speaking OF this proposal. Mr.. Baker
said that it was really surprising how
many men there were in the west who
thought that this method furnished
the solution of the perpetual perplex-
ing question as to what disposition to
make of our ex-presidents. aare -
"On it's face the proposition is GER
tainly a plausible one. 1t stands to
reason that after a man has been
president for four o r eight years he
knows the problems and difficulties
which confront the man at the helm
of the ship Of state better than does
his If the ex-presidents
could be made advisory members of
the cabinet of the president, the lat
ter would get the benefit OF the ad.
vice OF the former. No matter Il
there should be a change in the ad'
ministration, this would make no dit.
ference to broad-minded men.
= "Of course, there would have to be
legislation providing that when a mar
is elected to the presidency his sue
cession to the cabinet position neces'
sarily follows. All this is not mere
theory. It is Endorsed by ONE of ths
political thinkers Of the country" I
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
@ @z3l|!a||||'}&|A@z9z
Postoffice Department May Pay Out

a marvel of cheapness. In volume
and in extent of territory covered
there is nothing to be compared with
it. The reduction in rates since the
days when 26 cents vas charged for
a letter from New York to Columbus.
O., does not cease to be q wonder.
livers a message In writing weighing
an ounce from Maine to San Fran
cisco not only but to the Philippines.
or from the southern point Of Florida
10 the northern extremity Of Alaska,
Is a model of efficiency at the mini
mum of cost. When we consider also
the burden OF mails oversee to GER
tain countries where the foreign rates
are the same with Jul domestic
charge, the challenge is bold that the
world presents no parallel to the
and to the achievement.
Europe is compact in population
with distances measured by hundreds
of miles only. This is especially true
Of Great Britain. There penny post
age is proclaimed as q triumph and
an example. Americans forget that
the British penny is the equal in cur
rent value OF two cents OF our money.
The cent is often called a penny, but
it is only half a penny, and thus the
term is a misnomer. Our postal rates
on letters are now just those of Great
Britain. Penny postage has long pre-
vailed here as we'll as there. That
with free rural delivery and with
transmission over the continent and
to the islands, the earnings are to
cover the expenses, may we'll crafty
officials and citizens. III - r. E1aTHft
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

they would be as near as possible to the. vantage
points to be found only on the exposed bridge
and from those substitute Observation-Disclosures OF
them located directly behind or otherwise ada
cent to the bridge-would direct the action of the
battling ar1norclad.
In order to enable the officers on the bridge to
be at all times closely in touch with all parts
ef the ship this elevated promenade is made the
nerve center of elaborate telephone, telegraph
and signaling systems that afford instantaneous
communication with the engine and fire rooms,
the ammunition magazines, all the different gun
stations throughout the ship, and, in fact, every
scene of activity that has part in the complex
mission of one of these great fighting machines.
The telephone system on a battleship is much
like the private telephone system in a great store
Or mandatory, but with the difference that on
shipboard most of the receivers are of the pattern
which fit close to, the head. covering both ears
and strongly resembling those. used by the hello
girls in telephone exchanges. This special equip
ment is designed to shut out disturbing noises
and is very essential when officers and men may
be called upon to listen to telephone conversation
when the guns are roaring, Of, against the oppos1-,
ton Of the various .distracting noises always to
be encountered, on lshhiptbofaTrd ard - 81 -. . gu
Near the bridge OF a battleship is the wireless
telegraph station which is one OF the newer yet
easily one of the most important adjuncts OF the
ap-to-date battlesh7p.s However, the wireless tele-s
graph is not used for interior communication
aboard the battleship but solely for the exchange
Of messages with other ships and with! shore sta
lions. What are sometimes referred to. as ;"tele-
graphs" on shipboArd are not telegraphs at all,
as the lay reader understands them but are
rather signaling systems. The most common, of
these communicative systems is that whereby the
pressure of a button or lever at one station on a
kattleship-say ON the bridge-will cause a print
ed command to suddenly appear in illuminated
form in a distant part of the ship. For instance,
the movement Of a certain lever on the bridge
Of the battleship will cause an illuminated sign
to suddenly appear before the eyes Of the engi-
neers. way down below the water line. reading.
Full Speed, Ahead" or Full Speed Astern," or.
any other command which it is desired to give.
BY means Of this method of signaling a command
can. if need be, be communicated simultaneously
tn a number of different stations scattered
throughout the ship. Indeed it is by this expedi-
emit that the captain Of the battleship insures uni
formity Of action during target practise or In
battle. In a twinkling he can send the command
.Beein firing" or "Cease firing" or any other in
structions to each and every gun crew scattered
tt-,--,,~-. .ho ,e,~s, 80 f-e eh'r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

THE war department is advised that
l opium, the insidious enemy of the
armies of the world, has invaded the
ranks Of the United States troops sta
toned at the Preside, near San Fran
cisco, to such an extent that a strong
campaign, in which are involved more
than $500 men. a been launched in
an effort to crush it out.
The officers admit the seriousness
3e the, situation. and declare it to be
The gravest problem they have been
upon to settle. Drastic meas
ures are now being taken to rescue
those of the troops who have fallen
victims to h subtle opiate. With
all the energies OF the department of
war bent to the battle, an appeal has
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

oDAY

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It checks discharges Of the nos anA5eyuA,
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If you need Medical Advice, write 70
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Laboratory. SD and Jeffersoa streets. Phil
sa1elphia, Pa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

stage business, and in all u differ
ences we each preserved respect and
admiration for the others work. I
"wnote in" bits OF dialogue at rehearsal
for delightful persons who had not
nearly enough to say for tho salaries
they received. 1 took home certain
pathetic scenes yery dear. to me. and
brought them back next day wreathed
In smiles; as eyeryhody concerned,
from the Olympian head himself to the
fourth stage assistant, detested tears
and approved Of laughter, both on
moral and financial grounds. Why they
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

ard white lights, ana IneTe ~ ue SloH~AfN SoASA
for unofficial messages.
The American navy has been the most sue
cessful military organization, from it's very incep-
ton, which the world has ever seen. That Is a
pretty broad statement, but 1t Is absolutely true
There are good reasons for this.
In the early days we were a commercial people.
We were natural sailormen. Our people lived
along the shores. They made their money In
commercial pursuits. The men who COMMANDED
merchant ships were not only good sailors; they
were good merchants, and the foundations ror
many Of the great fortunes of this country nave
come from that source. In order to protect them
selves they were obliged to go armed. Their
ships were armed as were privateers IN tl1ne OF
war. The result Is that they not only knew nav,
CATION, but they knew gunnery, and combined
with these qualities the intelligence which makes
great merchants. 80 .i
e Naturally, when those men came into positions
where they commanded men-of-war, they were
equal to the occasion, although, they had mad no
naval training. AS time went on they acquired
naval training, so that in the later wars, IN the
early part Of the nineteenth century, they met
every requirement, and in, the recent wars the
graduates of the Naval academy have been equal
to every. duty which has been imposed upon
them. - They have made a record OF which every
American citizen should be proud. ~ -
The American %sailorman has always been ehi-
cient. They were good men in the time OF the
Revolution; competent men in the time or inc
war of 1912. They are better men today than tney
were In those days, because To-Day 30 per CeHI. y
them are American citizens, and not a man IS
shipped in the American navy who has not de-
clared his intention to become a citizen. Twenty
FIVE years ago not more than 30 per cent. OF our
men-of-war's men were American citizens.
The American navy has been successful be-
cause our ships have always been as good ships
as any that were built in the world. Our merchant
men, in the Revolutionary times, and down to
the Civil war. were the best merchant ships sail
ing the seas. They were, no doubt, the best
manned, and they made the fastest time. During
the period of wooden ships, when we built men
of-war they were of the same general character.
Our men-of-war. gun for gun, were equal to, and
probably superior, to those of any other nation.
y We have always been able to shoot better than
most people. Go back to the early times, to the
revolutionary war. We lost "a men-of-war. carry
ing less than 500 guns, in the Revolutionary wal,
while the British lost 102 men-of-war, carrying
more than $500 guns. We captured 300 OF their
merchant ships, and 1t is not too much to say
that. If it had not been for the damage caused by
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
mrs. Wiggln as Playwright

opaque to all dramatic situations:" he
would exclaim; and I would retort:
And stage managers cen to be blind
and deaf to anything that is simple
and human and natural" aas
That Will never so over the foot
lights" he would assert.
, Then let It 90 through them for q
change!"fI would reply.
He was wonderful with the children
as veil az most ingenious In inventing
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

weaker until the doctors gave up hope.
It was then l began with Doan's Kid
ney Pills and soon improved. Con
tinued use cured me-"
Remember the name-DoRnss.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. r.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

er free froz1 dsl!
pain in my back.
My hands pu6ed and
my feet c SO
swollen I could not
wear my shoes. Tho
kidney s~ecretions
were painful and
frequent in
r gradually grow
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Good q

A genial looking gentle.aaa wanted,
an empty bottle in which 70 Atx, q
solution. and went to q shsmists 70
purchase one. Selecting tAxl M
swered his purpose. he asked the,
shopman how much 1t would oos&
WELL" was the reply, ~ you want
the empty bottle 1t win be q penny,
but II you want anything m 4 you can
have 1t for nothing" Well. that's
fair" said the customer: 1Wt = .
cork" " W.T..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
A SURE sion.

D'1 understand, Mr.. RanAaa..@ said;
the visitor, that your soA b devoteA
to the turf" ~ 5s.ft n, 4& xs.4
"Ya-as. l reckon he u.s. said 10 old
man. "Jabez kin lay dowa On -
grass for, hull hours ,thout Dakia' no
complaint. "-Harper's Weekly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
No Demand.

Why don't people write poems like
Paradise Lost or 'Dante's Infernor
asked the sincerely literary person
"Whas'a the use," rejoined the Coz
ddent scribe. All the people I know
ri who bought the WORKS you mOnt10o
had to b persuaded to buy then ~
The sake q the pictures.e
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

deplored my gentle April showers OF
pathos when the rivers OF tears that
fow in such plays as MADAME X"
wash thousands Of dollars into the box
ONCE. I shall never understand, but
so 1T fwas.-Kate Douglas Wiggfn, in
Harper's Bazaar.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

creduJoso.
Hojax-1ou say Dixmyth has . sub
lime faith In humanity? -
Tomdix-He certainly has. Why,
he rel believes that his wife believes
everything he tells her"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Mnemonics.

. Memory Improves and strengthens
With use The systematic endeavor to
improve the efficiency of the memory
is known as mnemonics, and is said
to have originated with Simonides. .
Greek poet. Most systems Of mnenou-
les include artificial associations - IN
aid to recollection.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

On the bridge,
likewise, we find all
{ 9 paraphernalia
for steering the
ship, including the
great wheel, the
electrical control,
the compasses, the
chart board, with its
stores of charts and
all the other me-
chanical a%djuncts
for keeping the
huge vessel on the
proper course. Here,
too, are the seeming
ly simple. devices
W h i c h n O c o n
troll the nlanipuia-
ton of the huge
~searchlights perched
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
popular Author Tells OF Her Amusing
verbat Conflicts With The Stage
Director. +

L could write pages concerning my
terbai conflicts with the stage director,
md most amusing they would be; only
am certain he would publish his
Swn "Reminiscences Of the same pc.
a:scd
Authors seem to be absolutely
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
Pride.

Chicago has a lot Of local pride.
hasn't it,"
Well" replied Mr.. Laheaksh; "le
s9p43as>~ whether you dxo tssSanaFT
about baseball o the grain b~usi.ess."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11
WELL At Last.
Terrible Kidney Trouble Cured Aftsp
Doctors Gave Up sHope.

Mrs. F. M. Hill, 1873 W. 10th st.,
Waterloo. Iowa, says IT makes me
shudder to think Of my awful suffer
ing. I was languid and weak and new
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

the American navy we would not have
won the Revolutionary war at all:
that is, it might nave been necessary
later to have fought that war over
again.
The same relative skill prevailed IN
the War Of 1912. Our ships of the
same class were superior to the ships
Of our opponents. This statement Is
confirmed When we study the exact
figures. For instance, in the Hornet
Peacock contest the British ship lost
five men killed and 81 wounded, out OF
a crew of 100, while the American
ship had but three wounded-this in
eleven minutes. In the Wasp-Frolic
fight the British ship lost Is men
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

There are lots of people who are
afraid to sit down at a table with IL
but a hungry boy isn't one e them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets r~egvlats
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugarcoated. tiny granules, easy to take
Is candy. 49,. ~4
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

Sore throat leads to Tonsiiitis, Ouinsy
and Diphtheria. Iamiins Wizard oil
used as a gargle upon the f1st symptoms
of q sore throat will invariably prevent
all three of these dread diseases. a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

Can You Blame Him?
40 PA, what does 'skeptical' mean?"
'"That describes a mans feelings
when q woman tells her age" te;
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-11

N~W A%A ILL., DuJ SSSi AoOS
SOJ ~ space is used to some
@O1~ in connection
~ with the storage or OPP
H Grafton Of the myriad ad-
w juncts necessary for the
work, the safety and the
comfort Of the hundreds of men who
crowd one of these floating f~ortresses.
II one were to choose, however. the
one section of a battleship which
above all others is a veritable nest OF
wonders and surprises choice would
unhesitatingiy fall upon the ~"br1dge-
that elevated structure which is sc
appropriately named and which ex-
tends the full width of the deck on the
forward part of the ship-in front of
the huge smokestacks, as a land Tub
bel" might designate its location.
For one thing, we n on the
bridge an even greater array than any
where else on the ship of those re-
markable mechanical and electrical
devices which do so much of the
work on shjpboard that would seem
30 require human intelligence. But
the bridge has in addition a spe-
cial significance which multiplies
many times IT'S importance and the
interest of its equipment. 1t is the
nerve certe='' of the ship, the seat of
authority and command which directs
all the operations within the bounds
Of the big armorclad, and also Ii in
telligence office through which this
-. ~erskin commnnity communicates
other vessels of the feet and. indeed,
with the entire outside world.
Under ordinary conditions when
The battleship is cruising at sea. par
ticipating IN battle drill or target prac-
titse or engaged in any of the other
important functions of a sea warrior
the captain commanding. the navigat-
ing officer and other responsible Off
Gals of the ship ave their positions
On the bridge. In time of actual battle
those directing heads of the fighting
machine. would not expose themselves
d. the bridge, but they would not be
tar away. Sheltered by coming tow-
ers or some other protective screens,