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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
NEW YORK.

Weather conditions and the unset
tied outlook for prices Of many com
moditieS are the causes assigned for
the quieter ton of trade in many
lines. Retail business and, to a Ger
tain extent, recorder demand from job
bers, was affected by the return early
in the week of wintry weather. These
influences were, however, largely TEN.
porary, and they were largely offset
by the decided benefit to the crop out
look generally by the breaking of the
drought. Collections are about fair.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with April
81 We're 1913, as against POI last week,
PAT in the like week of 1909, 25f in
1908. 157 in 1907 and 1T in 1906.
Business failures IN Canada for the
week number Is, which compares with
q last week and sc in the correspond
ing week of Observation-Disclosures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
MAN WITH ONE ACRE
Way to independence Pointed Out
to a Head of Family Who
Has a Job.
DOESN'T NEED ANY EXPERIENCE
Intensive Farming a Side Line That
Will Keep the Wolf from the
City Toiler's Door.

The most independent man in the
world is the ma with just one acre. 1t
isn't too much and it isn't too little. A
man can get out of an acre all h veg
etables that he and his family can pos
sibly eat for the entire year; and he
can also raise a good deal to sell. With
an acre a man can have a comfortable
home and plenty of space for grass and
flowers, and he can grow fruit. | know
all this from personal experience, Har-
ry ~Sprackland says in the Saturday
Evening Post. My family consists Of a
wife and six children. My place is
just an acre; my home has nine rooms.
1 have got good returns and | started
in without any real experience as q
gardener or farmer.
AS to grass and flowers, l thought
from the first that we ought not to
crowd them out, for they make the
home so much more attractive; and
though, in a narrow sense, they may
seem to lake up space that might be
used for money making, there is a ben
eft from the beauty of such things
that's worth more than money
Thret-quarters of my acre is given
up to vegetables. Half an acre, includ-
ing the house space, would be enough
if all I wanted was to grow things for
ourselves; but I want a chance to sell
things as we'll. It's a mighty good
thing to have something on the side as
a help in good times and to fall back
on in bad times. l feel that a man can
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

made excellent bomb-proofs. Finally,
could not do and the Modocs surrend-
cred. Captain Jack, Scar-Faved Char
lie, jim and one or two other Modocs
were hanged for the murder Of the
peace commissioners.
Brigadier General Howe entered tho
United States Military Academy as a
cadet during the Civil War. 1t was
only a few years after he was grad
uated that the light battery to which
he was attached was sent to the plains
country and thence to Oregon.
After the Modoc war was over it be-
came the practice to attach light bat
teries to ex~peditionary forces in the
field against the Indians, and Lieuten-
ant Howe served in the Sioux cam
paign of 1876, a campaign which saw
the wiping out of General Custer and
three squadrons of the Seventh Cav
airy, the temporary triumph of Sitting
Bull and then the final rounding up
Of several thousands of Sioux warriors
who had taken to the warpath because
of the invasion Of their country by
the whites.
In the army General Howe is
known as one of the most proficient
students in the artillery branch of the
service. He was graduated from the
artillery school in 1873 and has served
with both the field and the sea coast
branches of the service.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Thirst SOCIALIST MAY0R on AMlflQ(A

The eyes of the country are rest
ing on Milwaukee, the first great
American municipality to elect a So
cialist mayor and an administration
favorable to his views. or course, the
principles of Socialism-State owner
ship and control-cannot be put into
effect in Milwaukee, a correspondent
asserts, but the m~ayor-elect and his
supporters expect to institute u great
number of reforms along Socialistic
lines, and both in and out Of the city
the experiments will be followed with
keen interest.
One thing which friend and foe
alike must recognize is that the So
cialist victory is no accident, the same
correspondent asserts, but is the out
growth of steady growth and the re-
suit of a constant propaganda. Fol a
dozen or more years the Socialists
have been active in Milwaukee and
have won some minor victories. In
1898 the Socialist vote was 2,4l4, and
four years later was over 5000. In
1904 the Socialists polled $4,000, in
1908, 10000, and the present year 81
622. Thus slowly and by degrees the
Socialists have been growing in
strength. A prominent factor in the
Socialist victory was the fact that the
party had representatives in the State
Legislature, and that the work done
by these Legislators in the interest of
organized labor had won the conf
dence of the unions. Union men who
had no enthusiasm for Socialism had
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
OLD INDIAN FIGHTER
TO THE RETIRED LIST
Brigadier General Howe, a Survivor
Of the ModoC Campaign, Soon
to End Service.
WITH ARTILLERY 46 YEARS
Soldier Took Active Part in the
Fight Against Captain Jack
and His Braves.

Brigadier General Walter Howe,
United States army, who recently was
in command of the department Of the
East in the temporary absence OF Ma
| jor General Leonard Wood, has served
in the artillery forces for forty-slX
years. General Howe is soon to re-
tire from the service under the age
limit law. He is one of the few sur
vivors of the officers of the United
States army who tool part in the cam
paign years ago against Captain Jack
and his fellow braves of the Modoc
tribe in the far Northwest.
It was during the campaign against
the Modocs that artillery was used by
the white soldiers as a weapon of
| offense against Indians who had taken
the warpath. At that time General
Howe was a second lieutenant serving
with a light battery of the Fourth
Artillery. Captain Jack and Scar
Faced Charlie, Modoc chiefs, and their
following resented the attempt which
was made to get them to leave land on
which their tribe had dwelt for years.
Peace commissioners were sent to
treat with the Indians, n Of the
members of the commission being Gen
eral Candy. Captain Jack asked for
a parley with the commission and the
request was granted. AS soon as Gen
eral Candy and his fellow commission
members met the Indians Jack and HIS
following opened fire and killed every
member of the peace party. The
Modocs then took to the lava beds of
- - 49, ..E r.. Irn
impossible to dislodge them by means
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Anton Stromme, aged %; Joseph
kalpasch, aged 81, and Michael
Wietrzick, aged 20, were taken to the
Minneapolis City Hospital suffering
from knife wounds as the result of a
fight between five young men in a
dark kitchen of Mrs. Rose Gieski's
home. The men were rivals, for the
affections of Agnes Gieski, aged 16.
The other two men, Stanislaus Dunn
bravitz, aged 20, and Edward Swo-
linsk, aged 81, are at large. They are
also believed to have been wounded.
Tactic Kolanyak, a sixth man, is also
being sought by the police IS having
been implicated in the fight. The men
met at the Gieski home in the even
ing. A fist fight started in the kitch-
en- regarding the girls affections, and
soon knives took the place of fists to
settle the matter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

observed that the Socialist legislators
worked for their interests, and the re-
suit was a tendency On the > part of
organized labor to support Seidel in
preference to either of the old par
ties.
Until the close of Mayor Seidel's
term he will be one of the most inter
esting figures in public life. He is a
business man Of good standing, is sec
rotary and treasurer OF the Milwaukee
Pattern Manufacturing Company and
since 1908 has been alderman-at-large.
He is a little man, not much over five
feet in height, and is slight of build.
He has a high forehead, a big nose,
and a strong, firm mouth. His eyes,
which are blue, are keen and snappy
They suggest his manner which is
ervou and active. A MOI of light
yellow hair is tossed over his head.
His brows are slightly bent, the reason
for which may be suggested in the fact
that he wears glasses.
He is d native of Pennsylvania and
has been a resident OF Wisconsin since
babyhood. At the age of 10 he learned
the trade Of furniture carving. His
recreation, even at that age, was the
| study of astronomy, and his evenings
were passed at the public library. His
father, a railroad bridge builder, sent
him to Germany for his health in
1886, where he remained abroad for
six years. When he returned in 1892
he Joined the Social-Democratic party,
in which he has ever since been ac-
tive.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
.M@RE51'O&u(

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $S.45: hogs, prime heavy, 500
to 500; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $50; wheat, No. 3, S1.1O to SIP;
corn, No. 3, SIC to 59c; oats, standard,
41c to 42c; rye, No. 2, tic to 7Sc; hay,
timothy, $1,000 to $500; prairie, $500
to $14.O0; butter, choice creamery, PIC
to 29c; eggs, fresh, lie to zoe; pota-
toes, per bushel, 15c to 25c.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500
to $500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, good to choice.
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.O4 to
S1.06; corn, No. 2 white, 5Sc to Coo;
oats, No. 2 white, 42c to 43c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $40;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep $3.50 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, S1.10 to SLIP;
corn, No. 2, CSC to 64c; oats, No. 2
4Oc to ACC; rye, No. 2, TIC to 79c.
Cincinnati - Cattle, $500 to $7.75;
hogs, $500 to 1913; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.10 to Sill;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 5Sc to Soc; oats,
No. 3 mixed, 43c to 44c; rye, No. 2,
SIC to SAC.
DetrOlt-CaIlle, @4.uO 10 SI.OO, nOSSi
$500 to $10S5; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, S1.06 to s1.0S; corn, No
8 yellow, SOC to Gle; oats, standard,
43c to 44c; rye, No. 1, 79c to soc.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S1.O5 to S1.0S; corn, No. 8, SOC to Gle;
oats, standard, Ale to 42c; rye, No. l,
7Sc to soc; barley, standard, Gao to
Csc: pork, mess, $21.50.
Buffalo - Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $500 to SS.40; hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to $3.50; sheep, common
to good mixed, $500 to $3.50; lambs,
fair to choice, $500 to 1885.
New York-Cattle, $500 to 5000;
hogs, $500 to $685.; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.15 to $1.16;
corn, No. 2, Gle to &C; oats, natural,
white, 45c to 4Sc; butter, creamery,
27c to soc; eggs, western, 19c to 22c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, S1.O9
to S1.1O; corn, No. 2 mixed, SIC to
soc; oats, No. 2 mixed, 43c to 44c;
rye No. 2, 7Sc to 79c; clover seed,
$3.50.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

more personal attention and do so with
much less expenditure of time. And
0 can fertilize it richly for much
less cost than you can a large piece.
We had practically all the vegeta-
bles: tomatoes, potatoes, beans, peas,
cabbages, beets, %turnips. And besides
these | gave attention to a few things
with which l could get special results.
That's the way to do. Grow everything
for your family, and, besides, specialize
with a few things for the market.
When one can do this sort of thing
doesn't it seem as if everybody ought
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

lakVn III Ic UNHIVU SldEts, Ie WIIlVT BIVeS UeIdTtU HSuTeS tut sOHe IdrSe
cities. In Chicago, for example, h e says there were Elm the fiscal yea 1908
165 homcides and only ne legal Xecuton In st. Louis for the same year
there were nnetytwo homnides an only ne legal execution occurred.
Discussing what he calls "a nus comphcency to place the responsibility
for present conditions O. hi foreigner" Mr.. Brewer admits hat there is
States than non our nativeborn," cut avs it is scarcely enough, how
ever, to cause congTatuaion fol our W Righteousness #
A number o cases in which justice ws divertedf for trivial reason are
cited by Mr. Brewer, of which the following are examples:
Because the indictment charged THAT the crime been committed on
a public road, m the evidence showed that, though constantly used a.
such, the rod had never been dedicated to the State.
Because he indictment named a specific though a correct date, instead
of saying o o. about a certain date.
Because h indictment fol- murder charged that the deed had been
committed 'unlawuly n with malice instead of malice aforethought'"
Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court (retired) is quoted
as sayng to Mr.. Brewe hat thu choosing of a Jury should never consume
more than me or W hours, and as saying further:
n the i'm tina would be required heef fol dspatching n The cause is
OF far to seek. 1t lies in thu close confnemen O the counsel o the ques-
ton at issue. am the prompt interposihon Of the court to prevent delay
The trials are conducted by men trained FOL that special purpose, whose in
terest is to expedite and lot probng them. No time is wasted in mmateria
matters. Objections to testimony are scouraged rarely argued, almost
lever made the subject OF exception. The testimony is confined to thu exact
point at issue Mere toratory is at a discount. New trials are rarely granted.
A criminal trial is especially a serious business since in the case of a YER
dict of guHy it is Ill III With the defendant, ID nothing can save him from
punishment IL the pardoning power of the Home Secretary. The result is
that defendants rarely escape punishment for their crimes, and homicides
are infreIuent" #
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

get such a big success, and can do it so
easily, that l want to tell about it.
l aimed, first, at growing all the veg
etables that my family could eat. |
think that ought to be a mans first eff
fort, before he thinks of growing things
to sell. Fill your own table and eel
lar first, and then on your surplus Land
you can raise things to sell.
There are several benefits in having
g. small piece of land. The money in
vested is much less; and then, too, the
land itself can be worked to far better
advantage, for you can give it mucn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

to have his acre, or at least his half
acre? And it seems to me that no
greater good could be done by rich
men who want to help mankind than
to buy up land not too far from the
cities, at acre prices, and encourage
men to take it from them in small lots
at acre prices and let them begin n
life of health and independence. l
think there is nothing that can give
a man such pride as owning his own
place, and l am sure that no million
aire is prouder of his big estate than
| am Of my little acre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
WORDS OF H WISE.

An Ill weed grows apace.-Chapman.
Saying and doing are two things
Henry.
He that dies pays old debts
Shakespeare.
Excess of wealth is cause of covet-
ousness.-Marlowe.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtu-
Gus man.-Addison.
AS good be out of the world az. out
OF taahion.-Cibber.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
THE GINGER JAR.

Keep your word and your word will
keep o
The spark of love is usually kindled
before there is a match.
When it is a broad as it's long it
must be the square thing.
1t is better to make a few mistakes
than to do nothing at all.
The farmer who sets q good,
straight fence also sets a good exam
ole.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

iHS bSdII INlNo N'AHFhN0t "' P'JO''"' =. ~ ~
teams of the W big leagues and of ss75Oooo by teams Of the minor
leagues, or a total of 147335S1 for organized baseball in II year. The
games were played in 2G7 cities.
The number Of paid admissions to see the games of the W major
leagues from 100 o 1909. inclusive, was 50134235, or vel over half the
estimated population of the United States. 5 strong is the hold o the
men strive or franchises and give bonuses of thousands of dollars for star
players. 1t is so profitable an enterprise that lei are willing to spend
hundreds Of thousands of dollars for the provision of comfortable and safe
accommodations for the entertainment of the great armies of spectators
who daily, in the season. hrong through the gates of their fields.
S12 600 900 Invested in Ball Parks.
Ihe fields or parkSi il the different cities Were the naJorle league games
ar played haveb been valued at 100000 or each oft the leagues, or $1,000
of the home OF the Yankees, at 16Sth street and Broadway. New York, alone
has recently ben placed at $17O0O0O The valuation of the Polo Grounds,
the home of the Giants, is probably in excess of $525O00. The owners of
this famous ground have received 10 than 100000 in rentals since 1890.
Shibe Park, the home o. the Philadelphia American League ear represents
a n investment of $750O00 to be carried by the profits of baseball, while
Forbes Field, n Fitsburg, the home of the Pirates, is valued at 100000
In addition, the value of the grounds used by the minor leagues has been
placed at $6OOO0OO. This makes a total inVestmen to be carried in the
name of professional baseball ofa approximately $12OOOOO0.
The buildings in new parks are Of freprOof onstrucio and provided
with clubr0ons, with baths for the players and elevators for the case of
the spectators Parlors with maids have been included for the benefit of
the women patrons Of the sport. Systems of drainage ave been laid in
the grounds so that a shower need lot make them "unpayable"
Pirates Million Dollar Field.
Forbes Field, in Fntsburg, is a illustration of the length to which
baseball investmen will go. The incosure, which is so roOmy and free
rOm flaws hat there are n ground rules, las been styled the million
dollar baseball park. The ground is valued at 100000 and the freproof
stands, of concrete and steel construction, cost 100000 in addition, making
a total cost, is mentioned above, of 100000. Even the bleachers ire con-
crete, with metal seat supports The field will accommodate moro than
10000 persons seated, and eventually will have provision for 10000 spec.
tators. There ire private rooms with baths for star players and a fully
equipped laundry for washing the suits between the games.
Philadelphia has two great modern baseball parks, the N erected by
the National League three years ago, INC Shibe Park, opened last year by
the American League team, and second in luxury and beauty of equipment
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
sPLINTERS.
ickers-gallery gods.

High kickers-gallery gods.
The worm turns, but usually too late
to get away.
If you pay as you go you are not
40 likely to exceed the speed limit.
Some people don't even know enough
to stop when they run up against a
safety gate.
The pen would be mightier than the
sword in handling the seat hogs on q
railroad train
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Joy Brand of Hosiery.

81 should like some rather joyful
hosiery said the slangy young
Yes, sir; how about a check?' said
the brisk h~aberdasher, thinking of
what always brought most joy to him
self.-Buffalo Express.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
nj. OoDortunfty,

How did o manage to go through
every house on that block in broad
daylight without being detected?"
asked one burglar.
very easily replied the other. Il
selected a time when a moving var
drove up to vacant dwelling. l worked
while the n%eighbors were hanging out
of the front windows to criticise the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
The willy Dealer.

Indignant Customer want to 70
turn this jewel box. It's not ivory, al
represented.
Dealer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, I wonder
If it can be possible hat elephant had
false teeth.-Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
a Poser.

That's an anniversary clock, given
us for our wedding present. 1t runs
a whole year without winding"
well, I'll be burned. How long
would it run if ye did wind it3'@
Cleveland a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Suspecting that certain bills are
"~railroaded" through the New York
Legislature a little band of "insurg-
ents.' led by Lindon Bates. Jr, who
has invented a mechanical device, are
keeping count On the votes on the var
lous measures as they are taken.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Fire which started from some un-
known cause in a store in North Pow
nal. VT, destroyed three buildings,
causing a loss of about $4,000. The
CONGREGATIONAL Church. in which Presi-
dent James A. Garfield taught school
while a student at Williams College.
was destroyed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Three former Pittsburg councilman
John Casserly, Isaac Libson and
John Hogue-confessed their guilt of
taking brides.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Name, Sir!

A Swede entered a postoffice in the
northwest and inquired:
Ban any letters for me to-day?"
What name, please?"
cay tank de name is on de letter.
| Everybedy's Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

The seasons crop of small fruits
around Boise. Idaho, and in Fayette
Valley is reported to have been heav-
fly damaged by frost.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Same Thing.

WILTSHIRE o going to take your
lawsuit to a higher court?
Gillis-No. We have just agreed to
double the fees in this one instead
p~Nk
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Economy in Furn,tur..

Economy in Furniture.
81 see you only have one chair in
one for YOU"
you needn't mind, madame. have
none but gentleman callers."-Buffa1o
Evuro0a.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

HE great game of baseball, during its six months sea
son, holds full sway as the national sport of America
and eXactS it's tribute from the millions. 1t IS Csti-
mated that 200, 900 people saw the opening games in
the National and American Leagues this year, and
the prospects for a successful season were never
brighter. Every year sees a greater attendance at the
games and greater profits from presentation OF the
efforts OF skillful players. Last year, for instance, the
attendance at the games of the two major leagues
We're 1878, los, while that at the games of the minor
leagues has been put roughly at more than 1000, 900.
trhic onn ocoint Estimated a Il 81 QS2 hS1 by the IL
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

of direct assault. The troops engaged
against the Indians at the first were
cavalry men, and all their operations
had to be conducted dismounted. A
battery Of the Fourth Artillery, to
which Lieutenant Howe was attached,
was sent to the front and the Smelling
of the Indians position was begun. 1t
took a long time to dislodge them, for
the lava beds were full of caves which
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
SOME FOLLIESW THE LAW
in CRIMINAL. PROCEDURE

HAT the criminal procedure of courts in the United States is
sadly defective, that sweeping reforms are needed to prevent
the growth of lynching outbreaks, and that this country may
we'll learn of older nations how to administer justice in GRIM
inal cases, are some of the things pointed out by Charles B.
Brewer in McClure's Magazine. Beginning with the statement
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06

Tact.

Tact.
She asked him to supper. 49,
This maiden 50 cute,
Preparing to land him
BY feeding h brute.
Detroit Free Press. /,