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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
"puRN1NG OF THE BoEGG."
Switserlnnd CcIchrI."s Passing OF
Winter with Quaint rremon

0witserlnnd Celebrates. Passing Oh
Winter with Quaint Ceremony.
Switzerland still preserves some In
terestIng customs, one Of which Is tho
spring fete annually celebrated BY
curious and quaint ceremonies. A cor
respondent &c the philadelphia In
Quirer writes that one would haroIy
think that in such a busting. COM
mercial city as Zurich it's citizens
would find time for keeping UP" the
memory of an affair that must date
back to primitive times.
But a day is set apart every year
for just such a festival, called the
Burning of the Boegg," which tradt
tionally marks the passing of win
ter" 1t is also called, locally "Sech-
selauten," meaning &c o'clock ringing
feast" because its commencement Is
announced by the cathedral chimes at
that early hour.
On Monday last the actual celebra.
lions commenced at s o'clock, when the
national and cantonal flags were hoist
ed on the cathedral. The festival be.
gan with a procession Of boys n
girls toward the great pubic square.
The procession wound through the
streets on either side Of the River
Lammat, and made it's way to the
square. The eftigy was raised on a
high pole and a bonfire built up around
1t.
The procession, ending its march,
the Boegg was placed on an immense
pile of wood. In the afternoon a more
important procession and function
took place. The city guilds, In quaint
attire, formed in line, each member
dressed in the costume Of his craft, as
in the medieval days. These were fol-
lowed by a long line of highly decor
ated floats, among the most noteworthy
being those representing the Golden
Calf, the Ceres and the Goddess OF
Harvest. The citizens played practical
jokes on each other during the day.
When the procession reached the
square the throng was immense. I'm.
derneath the Boegg stood several men,
ready, at the p~rearranged signal, on
the stroke of 6 o'clock, to blow up the
figure after it had been set on fire.
When the sound Of the explosion was
heard the people cheered, for 1t was
an intimation hat winters reign was
over and that Of spring had begun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
SHORT METER SERMONS


Sin is destructive; harmony is con
structive.-Rev. c. w. Blodgett. Meth
odist, Pittsburg.
Love is a tree whose branches
grow in different directions.-Rev. DR..
Young, Methodist, Montreal.
Christ sets before us The ideal OF
a pure life, a mighty zeal in service
and faithful obedience in the Fathers
will.-Rev. II. Hepburn, Presbyterian.
Chicago.
Punishment happens in a man.
Every lransgreSsor, every neglect,
every refusal carries it's own attend
ant penally.-Rev. G. C. Lamson, Bap-
fist, Hyde Park, Mass.
The man who follows his own de-
vices must not be surprised If he loses
his bearings as to the great problems
of life.-Rev. D.. j. Burrell. Presby-
terrain. New York City.
The man that leads at the first may
be last at the close, while the man
that follows behind all Others may in
the end come out victor.-Rev. w. M.
Scott, Presbyterian, Savannah.
The heart and the mind are the TWO
noblest human faculties. They are
also the most intricate, the most sensi-
tive and the most precious and valu
able.-Rev. A. Abelson, Hebrew. Hell
ena.
Richer, grander. vaster than galaxy
strewn universe are the mercy. power,
and wisdom of deity displayed in
these wondrous Scriptures of the great
Godfrey. T. A. Moffat, Congregation
alist, Newark.
Every man should have his ideal
and should fight for it, as the color
bearer is entrusted with the emblem
of the army's success, and refuses to
surrender it.-Rev. C. F. Carter, Bap'
fist, Lexington.
Family purity is the one and great
cure for social ills. Marriage is a
woman's destiny; it is the aim of her
life. Her work should be for her
husband, her children and her home.
Cardinal Gibbons, Roman Catholic.
Baltimore.
No life has succeeded that had no,
some abiding principles of action. Ma.
poleon was ever true to his ambition
and could be cruel to feed his IN
selfshness; Savonarola was constant
to his faith though they burned his
body.-Rev. A. Buxton, Christian, Salt
Lake City.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

In a report on Medical Education
in the United States" just out, from
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching, Abraham
fleNner reflects seriously on the edu-
Cational standards of a large number
of American medical colleges. He sa"s
that the entrance requirements are
generally too low and that there has
been for years a great Over-productiOn
Of unframed doctors, due to the exist
ence of numerous proprietary schools
commercially managed and depende 1t
on fees for support, and that the rela-
ton of the schools to the hospitals is
all wrong, all of which is officially in
dorsed by President Pritchett of she
Foundation. According to this report.
the country is supporting three or four
times as many doctors as it needs,
mostly Of this inferior quality; that the
schools are producing two or three
times as many as can be aSSimilated;
that instead of the 1855 schools now ex-
listing, one-fifth Of that number would
better serve the public if properly con-
Quoted and distributed. Names of the
fit and unfit colleges in various cities
are given publicity in the report.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
ontinued to stare after Rodney Mar

continued to stare after Rodney mar.
ria n, curious to see whether the Visitor
would bring his hand to his hat as ne
neared the flag that Tapped mig over
head. He was not disappointed, ROD
ney Merriam never failed to salute the
colors, even when he was thinking
hard: and he was intent upon an idea
his morning.
The maid who answered h bell was
not sure whether Major Congrieve was
at home; he had been packing, she
said; but the c~ommandant appeared DIT
once and greeted his caller cordially.
Ma ior Conprieve was a trifle stout.
but his gray civilian clothes made the
best of a figure that was not what II
had been. He was bald, and looked
much better in a hat than without IT.
"You'U pardon me for breaking In on
our packing. / merel came TO register
a kick. / don't seem to know an OF
the local news any more until It's STATE
I'VE lust heard that the Arsenal has
been sold and I want to say that It's
an outrage to tear this place to pieces.
1T is too bad; but | don't see what
YOU are going to do about 1t. V al
ready got my walking papers The IN
ridpnt is closed as far as | am con-
ctrned
"To give us an aCtlv" post in eX-
change for the Arsenal is not to do US
Il kindness. We've got used to you
gentlemen of the vrdtrrnrr. Your re-
community"
$50 irony! The town has always
been so good to me and mine that
we've had no chance for rep"se'
"Iiut the Spanish War passed over
and never touched YOU. / don't believe
the bowers at Washington knew you
were here
ooh. yes. they lid. They wired me
every few hours to count the old guns
in the s~torehouse, until | knew every
piece of that old scrap iron by heart.
II we'd used those old guns in that war.
the row with Spain would have been
on a more equal basis"
Il suppose it would" said Merriam,
who was thinking Of something else
But I'm sorry you're going to leave.
We never quite settled that little ques-
ton about Shiloh; and I'm convinced
that you're wrong about the f~ltZ-John
Porter case
Well. posterity will settle those
questions without us. n would you
mind walking over TO the office with
me"
Bless me. | must be going! This
an objectionable hour for a CALL
Not in the least: only rye another
caller over t~here-PollOck. of the quar-
termaster's department. who has been
sent out to take charge of the new post
site. He's a nice chap; you must
know him"
I'll be very glad, some other time"
said Merriam. (which way does no
come FROM"
He's a Southern boy. father WAS
a Johnny Reb. Another sign that the
war is over and the Ratchet buried"
"Pollock. did you say? Tennessee
family? l seem to remember the name"
Il think so. Yes. I'm sure. l look
ed him up in the register"
Ito be continued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Weight of Atmosphere.

Atmosphere is the nan applied to
the gaseous envelope that surrounds
the globe. 1t consists of a mechan-
ical union of nitrogen and oxygen in
the ratio of our to one, together with
a relatively small amount of carbonic
acid gas and a little water vapor. Its
thickness is about so miles, although
it probably extends in an attenuated
form as far as 500 miles. This is in
ferred from the observation of lumi-
nous meteors. 1t exerts a pressure
of Is pounds to the square inch ut
the earth's surface and weighs. over
eleven and a half trillions of pounds.
Each adult inhales one gallon of air
per minute and 80 ounces
of oxygen daily. An ordinary gas jet
consumes as much oxygen as five per-
sons. =
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
WOULD CUT ALIMONY.
Massachusetts Judge Gives Solution
of the Marriage Problem.

William G.. Waite, justice of the
Massachusetts Supreme Court for the
past ten years, has found a solution
for the divorce problem. He has sew
cred many nuptial knots.
II think if tho courts We're less
liberal in granting alimony.' avs the
justice, there would be fewer mer-
cenary women seeking divorce with
an eye to a succeeding income. Again.
| would say that the courts should
compel the person seeking a divorce
to prove hal he or she is without
blame. The newspapers tend to make
women who have grievances against
their husbands bring divorce action
because of the lurid stories about enor-
nous sums of money paid for alimony.
Yes, l believe the number Of divorces
can be materially reduced"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Vegetarian Diet Tests.

A French scientist named Tissier
has concluded a series of experiments
showing that hard work may be done
on a vegetable diet with less conSump-
ton of food han under ordinary cir
cumstances, says the Literary Digest.
referring to a report in the Revue
Scientiique. Tissier, it appears, found
a method of treating intestinal trou-
bles by transforming poisonous NIL
crobes into a normal condition. 1t con-
sists in rendering the intestinal me-
dunn uninhabitable to nOXious mi
crobes and favorable to those thai ar
rest qualification, pure cultures Of the
latter being administered The diet
prescribed is one in which carbo-hy-
drates predominant, all meat. eggs,
milk and cheese being forbidden and
fruits and vegetables being prescrib-
ed, except the legumes, which are
found too rich in nitrogen. This diet
was tried on two men engaged in ac-
tive professional work for a period Of
two years, and they not only flour
ished on it, but ate less in quantity
than would be required of the ordinary
meat diet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
HUNT IMMIGRANT KNOWLEDGE.
Government Agents Investigate
Nearly 20, 900 Families.

Nearly TOO. 900 industrial workers.
comprising 200, 900 families in 25O COM
munities, have been Investigated by
special agents of the immigration
commissions series OF reports on I'M
migrants In industry, which Will be
presented to Congress from tim to
time.
Twenty-Five or more branches of In
dustry in which immigrants are engag-
ed have been investigated or investiga-
tions are under way. They include
cotton goods, iron and steel, meat pack
ing, clothing, glass, wooden goods, oil
refining, copper mining, silk goods,
leather gloves, furniture. sugar rehn-
ing, tobacco, implement manufacture
and anthracite coal mining.
The object Of the Investigations Is
to determine the effect of the more
recent immigration on industries, ma
tional industrial workers and COmmu-
mites as well as the progress OF re-
cent immigrants as residents of the
United States.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Zelda Cameron }
IT, MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1904. By The Bobh-M.rin Co.

Copyright. 1904. By The Bobhs-Msril

Merriam of Olive. Nothing short of a
miracle would account for it.
Il met her down at the school
house. She had lost her way and ask
ed me how to find Jefferson street. l
| called her by name-she seemed to re-
member me, and then she insisted IN
bringing me home. She seemed rather
pitiful; she said she was lonesome and
wanted a friend"
Olive sat down on a stool at her
mothers feet. She WAS afraid to show
too much interest in this n"w-founp
cousin, Her mother was clearly puz-
zled and troubled; the mOment was
| dimcult; but she felt that it was i'm
| portant to determine their future re-
lations with Zelda Damcrnn now.
She is very like her mother. II
| gave me a shock to see her. Margaret
had that same inpulsive way. In any
one else it would have seemed strained
and theatrical, but no one ever thought
Of 1t in Margaret. Every one always
said. when she did anything a little
| i'd, that it was just like Margaret
Cameron. Your father hadn't any Of
that; he wasn't like the rest of the
Merriams. He tried to be IN good
terms with Ezra Cameron, though
Ezra never appreciated it, and the rest
Of them dropped us for c~ountenancing
him. But Zelda-w1at do 0 thint
of herr"
She didn't give me time to think.
She charmed me! never saw any
body like her in the world. She has
such an air of mystery-that doesn't
seem just the word. but l don't know
what to call it. She's adOrable!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Brewer. See Better Time. Ahead

The report of President Hostor, OF
the United States Brewers Associa-
tion, in annual convention at Washing
ton, asserts that while the prohibition
has been at its maximum, the sale OF
beer has increased by some 80, O0O. O6t
gallons, mi that Of spirits II, OOo, 900
gallons for the last fiscal year. The re-
port admits the people are becoming
more temperate, and yet holds that the
consumption OF. liquors steadily in
Congressman Boutelle told
the convention that prohibition did not
prohibit. and that It resulted in q dan.s
gerous increase of the drug habit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Medical Men Hold Con ventiOn.

Several thousand physicians attend
ed the various sections Of the
ton of the American Medical Associa-
ton in st. Louis. The most striking
feature of the various discussions was
a series of papers read by DR.. WEIGH OF
Johns Hopkins and by other big men
explaining the new and practical meth
DDS of curing and preventing disease
without the use of drugs and urging
doctors to depend more on nature UNI
der proper regulation of the conditions:
of the patient.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
A DETERMINED WOMAN
Finally Found n Food That Cured
Her.

Finally Found n Food That Cured
Her.
when I first read Of the emark'
able effects Of Grape-Nuts food, 1 de-
termined to secur some" says a
woman Of Salisbury, Mo. AT hat
time there was lone kept in this town.
but my husband ordered some from
a Chicago traveller.
II had been greatly afflicted with
sudden attacks of cramps, nausea, ana
vomiting. Tried all sorts of remedies
and physicians, but obtained only tenn
porary relief. AS soon as I began to
use the new food the cramps dlsap-
peared and have never returned.
my old attacks OF sick stomach
were a little slower to yield. but by
continuing the food, that trouble has
disappeared entirely. I am today per-
fectly well, can eat anything and ev-
erything 1 wish, without paying the
penalty that l used to. We would not
keep house without Grape-Nuts.
MY husband was SO delighted with
the benefits l received that he has
been recommending Grape-Nuts to his
customers and has built up a very
large trade on the food. He sells
them by the case to many Of the lead
ing physicians Of the county, who rec
ommend Grape-Nuts very generally.
There Is some satisfaction in using q
really scientifically prepared food"
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's . Rea-
SON"
Ever read the above letter. A
aew one appsars from time % time.
ThDy are esWuins, trass asd full 81
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

What is the use of a child's going to
school to learn mere grammar? Such
evidently is the opinion of the mother
of a girl whose teacher instructed her
to purchase a book on that subject.
According to a writer in the Burr Oak
Herald, Lulu came back the next day
with this explanatory letter:
I do not desire for Lulu shall In.
gage in grammar, as | prefer her in
gage in yuseful studies, and can learn
her how to spoke n write properly
myself. l have went through two
grammars, and l cant say as they did
me any good, 1 prefer her ingage in
german and drawing and vocal music
on the piano.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
HAUNT OF THE I'M

Rarely DeScends Below $500 Feet
Arduous Climb to Their Nests.
OF all our mountain birds the ptar-
migan alone remains on the mountain
tops in winter as well as in summer,
and when all other bird life has been
compelled by the severity of The
weather to descend to more SHELTERED
quarters the hardy ptarmigan seems al
most to revel in the arctic conditions
and scorns to leave his StOrm-swept
strongholds, Seton Gordon says in the
Field.
For this reason he is Of special in
terest to the ornithologist, and a day
at his haunts is always worth the la
bors of an arduous climb, for the ptar-
migan rarely descends ven during the
heaviest snowstorms below the level
of $500 feet. AS the writer, accom-
panied by a mountaineering friend,
set out at daybreak for a favOrite
haunt of the ptarmigan, a hard frost
held the whole countryside firmly in
it's grip and the snow, partly thawed
by a mild westerly wind ON the pre-
ceding day, was frozen as hard as iron.
VII IlC 5louAAuS Tx SorCA AA6
was not continuous, but on the shell
tered sides of the hill were deep
wreaths, and to our west the snow lay
deep and unbroken. Passing a small
lochan nesting in a birch wood we
found it thickly covered with a beau
tiful sheet of smoothest ice, suggest
ing to our minds the national game
Of curling, for many ideal Kinks could
have been marked out on the lochan's
surface. Soon we passed a mountain
quarry, where ample evidence pointed
to the fact that a kestrel used the spot
as a roosting site and the hillside also
yielded a good many grouse, some al
ready paired, but the majority in
coveys and packs.
Loeb Davan, far beneath us, was
partially ice bound, but large waves
We're rolling across the exposed sur
face of the water, showing that Q
strong wind was blowing on the low
grounds. We put up many mountain
hares, which seemed to rival the snow
in their snow-white fur, but shortly
after leaving the 2,000-foot level the
grouse flushed were now few and far
between and at length we entered the
domain Of the snow-white ptarmigan.
We first became aware of the close
proximity of these birds by a deep
cultural croaking proceeding from
some rocky ground on III left, and
careful stalking enabled us to get
within a few yards Of the bird and
to obtain a snapshot of him. He was
crouching low on the. ground and har-
monized with his surroundings in .
truly remarkable manner. ~ =
When he took wing the great beauty
Of his plumage was very. obvious, a
few black feathers in the tail setting
off the spotless white of his wings
and breast. We obtained a pretty
photograph of a ptarmigan's foot
marks leading through the wet snow
to a small pool of water. and ample
traces we found that the fresh" of the
previous day had been felt wen at
this altitude of close on 5000 feet, for
there was practically no snow on the
summit plateau and numerous frozen
pools of water showed how the snow
had melted
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Prize ofuTxo-Motor Flyer.

At the New York Press Clubs dins
ner to Glenn Curtiss. the edito Of the
Scientific American announced thai,
Edwin Gould had offered a prize Of
s15,O 900 to the person who shall produce
the first %aeroplane successfully utiliZ.
ing two motors and two propellers. His
idea is that the aircraft should have
reserve motive power. At the same
dinner the Evening World established
a permanent silver cup trophy for the
best amateur flight of each year, under
conditions to be laid down.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Possibility.

but what will you do" asked his
confidential friend, III they imprison
you?"
IT they threaten to do that" answer
ed the financial magnate, with a frown
It'll send orders to my agents to start
the biggest panic his country ever
aaw!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

A monument erected by the United
Daughters of the C~onfederacy at To-
ledo to the memory of the Confederate
soldiers buried there on the site Of q
federal prison during the war was un-
yelled, the address being delivered BY
Gen. Gordon of Memphis, commander
in-chief of the Confederate Veterans
Confederate and Union colors were dis.
MIA we'd side by side.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

eyes. l had 25 s%mothering spells In
one day and thought l would die. l
doctored with the best local physi-
clans, but they were unable to help
me. Then I started taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon began to i'm
prove. They saved my life"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Cordially Invited.

Glasgow invitations are nothing II
not hearty. Two friends met after .
fairly long separation.
Man, Tam" says one "whaur in 4
the airth hae We been hidin' yerserf
I havena seen We for an age"
"Weel, .Jeems, I've been doom Gou-
rock way q guild while. Come doom
An see me sumo. I've got a set Of
good boxing gloves, an II ye come
doom any day I'll knock the face a9
ye."-TN-BitA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Jimmy DOlun's Slater.

A Buffalo younSster tcll the teacher
that his sister had the Lleasles. The
teacher sent him home and told him
to stay there until his sister got we'll.
After he had skipped joyfully away
another boy held up his hand and
said: Teacher, Jimmy Dolan's sister
what's got the measles lives IN
Omaha"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Probably True.

A raw Irishman shipped as one Of
the crew Of a revenue cruiser. His
turn at the wheel came around, and
after a somewhat eccentric session in
the pilot house he found himself III
butt of no little hEmor below.
"Begorrah." he growled at last, land
We needn't talk. l bet I done more
steerin' in tin minutes n We done In
yer howl watch."-Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

Sir George Newnes, h wealthy pub
Usher, who founded Tit-Bits and wnc
owned the Westminster. Gazette and
several other papers,, died in London
at the age of 54.i "pf 's.! s,.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
re c.r...

RAn lEish authority thus defines u
u expert tho effects Of q well deliv
Gred curse: The belief among the an
0ient Irish was that . curse once pro
nouncsd must fall in some direction
s1f It has been deserved by him OF
whom It 10 pronounced It will fall Of
ihAm sooner or later, but II 1t has mo-
then It will return upon the person
Who pronounced 1t. They compare II
70 wedge with which q woodmal
cleaves timber. II 1t has room to q
e will 90 and cleave the wood, but Il
Il has not It will fly out and strike thu
woodman himself who is driving 1t be
tween the eyes."-London Globe.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

II don't mind having to pay high
prices for luxuries. It's the cost OF the
necessities of life that counts"
Yes; IL you get a good seat at
ball game you have to pay almost 3
grand opera price for it."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24

taken with pail IN
my back. so severe
the doctor had tc IN
ject morphine. My
kidneys were in a
terrible state, the
SecretiOnS contain
ing heavy sediment,
scalding and passing
irregularly. My feet
and ankles Swelled
and puffy spots ap-
Dearpd beneath nv
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-06-24
Taught while She waited.

LAdy-No, I don't want no brushes
nor no laces.
Peddler-Here you are, madam.
Grammar for Beginners only SIX
pence.-Tit-Bits.