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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07

WHETHER the high price Of food
w is causing the public to take an
uncommonly keen interest in domes-
tic problems now, or whether the
cause is something else, the officials
Of the Department of Agriculture do
not undertake to ia The fact re-
mains that there has been a greater
run up to date on the so-called Social
science series Of bulletins than on
any other pamphlets the department
has ever produced.
Up to the present there has been q
total Of 16,672,000 bulletins distribut-
ed. Some now out Of print have been
applied for SO often that it Is prob
able the estimates for next year will
include provision for reprinttng.
This government is the only one In
the world that has gone into the bust
ness Of printing cook books. It was
stated, when the Department of Asri-
culture recently issued the book on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07

that o n y should meet here AZ
that I should have hurt you last sum
msr-mAybe-As my mother hurt yo0l
father. And that was before l knew
their story"
x love you, Zee" he said. simply
and sincerely. As a nan speaks VIVA
does not use words lightly. He put his
arms about her and Drew her close 70
him. The tears sprani ines AiS eyessa1
he saw how wholly ne yielkeo Io.
girls's heart to him AM how httlo the.e
remained to win. Hefelt/her orea.n.
broken with happy liue sobs' asaAn''
his face. Z
I'VE have our own le to i've Hee'
there is no fate that ) stronger '"A-
love-" he said.
Midnight had struck The ain naa
ceased and the autumn. stars l o'N
down beniEnly upon tn, world. ~ ~aS
very still in the. Dameru house. Aeioa
sat dreaming before hr taple, hef
mothers little book LYNN closed peioie
her. A new heaven an a ne" earti
had dawned for her or the DAY JUST
ended, and IN her heal there was
peace. She rose and lihted a cahu!e
and went down throughthe silent oio
house, carrying the bool in her manu-,
In the parlor a few coas still nurheu
fltfully in the fireplace md she kneie
before it, holding the book against her
cheek. Then she poised it above tne
flames, hesitated a momnt ana ie' ~
fall where the embers we're br1shtes'.
She watched the leathe and paper
curl and writhe until the. ceased 10 Us
dIstinguishable. and still ler eyes resi-
ed for a moment upon The place "heie
they had been.
She rose and held the andle close to
a photograph Of her notler hat STOOD
upon the mantel and studied 1t WIS.,
fully. y
Mother, dear little ~Iother!" she
whispered. "Morris!"
Then with a smile or hippy content
showing in the soft lighv Of the candle'
she went out into the dark hall and ra
the long stair to her room
(The end-J
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
Postal Thieves Comparatively Few

when he is being Swallowed. Even
when not under suspicion of theft 10
may be watched outside of business
hours to see If he is spending
money than his salary will permit. 1t
sometimes happens that an Inspector
may not be able to prove a man a
thief, and the fellow is turned loose
with a verdict OF mot guilty as his
certificate of honesty. but he is not
wanted by the department any more.
From one point Of view it Is won
t.erful that there are SO few thieves
among the many thousands OF clerks
who handle the mails first and last,
Tor great temptations surround them.
as they handle millions of valuable
r~arcels. II is known that these clerks
:,oon learn to tell by the very touch
OF a letter whether 1t contains money.
II SO Inclined 1t would be an easy mat.
scr Tor the dishonest clerk to slip
letters into his pocket and open them
in the privacy Of his room. That the
cases OF dishonesty are comparative
" few Is a high tribute to the moral
Qualities of the ~postofice clerks.
There are bn. two successful ways
to catch a postofice thief-constant
watch and decoy letters. With these.
and a large supply Of patience. the
game will be landed, thorgh it often
requires months. an / sometimes years
It is one Of the most annoyirg and dit
GU: lines OF detective !. fr.s. and re
uuires the most earrrs an LEGATION
Not q sing'e circur $ SAGE G.NGe.ai!-
Ml
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07

MM<WAR]
CAPTURE OF FORT Johnson
Sergeant Oronpeck Tells How Expe-
ditIon Surrendered on Parapets
at James Island.

I think congress would pass the e1
prisoners bill in a hurry If the legis.
lators had a fair conception Of the
rebel prisons during the war. I en-
listed September 10, 1861, and was
discharged May 2, 1865, with but one
enlistment. They were around in the
winter of 1S63-64 re-enlisting men and
paying $500 bounty. but I thought
If I stayed in the army three years
and did my duty I would get my
share, so l did not re-enlist. and on
July 3, 1864, l was taken prisoner on
the parapets of Fort Johnson at James
island, writes Sergt. Leander Oronpeck.
Company F, Fifty-second Pennsyl-
vania, in National Tribune
An expedition started from Battery
Chatfield. on the lower part of Morris
island, composed of CT eight-oared
boats. called surfboats, for the capture
Of the fort. We had to row against the
tide, II were not able to land until
daybreak. AS soon as the rebels dis
covered what we were doing they
opened up on us, Il they made an
awful racket. The expedition was COM
posed of all of the men fit for duty Of
the Fifty-second Pennsylvania, the
One Hundred and Tw~enty-sixth New
Jersey and a few from the Third
Rhode Island heavy artillery. Seven
boats went back and left us. We
first took Brooks battery, which was
near to the shore on James island.
and then went for Fort Johnson,
which was an earth fort. We had to
60 through a marsh betwee the forts
of about an eighth mile. p
The commander Of the expedition
was Col. Henry M. Hoyt of our regi-
ment We fought quite awhile, with
tho rebels on n side of the parapet
and we on the other. We finally got
on top Of the parapet, but the colonel
saw there was not enough of us to TAX
the fort, and he raised his handker-
chief upon his sword and we surren-
dered. I did not know until then that
the rest Of the expedition had gone
back and left us, for l did not look
back after we landed until then.
We were taken into Charleston, and
found few rebel soldiers there. We
were sure that If we had all landed
we could have taken Charleston OF
July 4, 1854, as easy as not. We were
taken to Andersonville in a few days,
md were there three or foul months.
Ours was the ninety-ninth detach-
ment.
1 will not say anything about the
rations we got while in Andersonvllle,
for they were better and were nearly
all cooked and more OF them than re-
ceived while n n other prison.
We were in Charleston about a
month, and then we were taken to
Florence. Our rations there were lear
ly all raw, and we had no wood to
cook with. Cornmeal was our principal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
Uncle Sam Is Loser in Cash Account

one of the old forms of obligation by
the District of Columbia, to present
the certificates for redemption. Mr..
Ricketts, took the our certificates to
the treasurer's Office, Endorsed Il here
by assign the within certificates to
the treasurer of the United States for
redemption, on account Of eliza A.
Ricketts,
The treasurer refused redemption
upon this Endorsement. Mrs. Ricketts,
her asked the first auditor OF the
days, to approve the Endorsement, but
he refused. She appealed to the or
flee of the then first controller Of the
treasury and obtained the desired ap-
proval.
Accordingly the treasurer paid Mrs.
Ricketts, $4,O12 principal and 1928 in.
terest.
In 1894 Julia A. Burnell, formerly
Julia A. Little, the daughter OF Sam
uel ]. Little, made claim for the .$4,'
0zi.23, alleging that 1t had been er'
roneously paid to Mrs. Ricketts,. who
had a life interest only. The claim
was disallowed by the treasury. Mrs
Burnell and her husband then entered
suit for the amount before the court
of claims. A year age they obtained
Judgment for the amount, and in the
deficiency act of June rs, 1910, ap'
propriation was made to pay this
claim, along with others.
Mrs. Burnell has been fighting for
sixteen years to secure the money
she thought was hers and is just now
coming into her own, while the gov
eminent Is out over $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
Hall of Fame Statuary Not Artistic

quisite piece of work. The rest of
the statues are practical caricatures.
There is one of Fulton, who is seated
in a chair with a piece Of machinery
in his hand. He lops all owe the
chair, his legs are sprawled in all
sorts OF ways, and 1t is about as woe
begone a piece of marble as can we'll
be imagined. There is a marble of
Webster, whom everybody knows was
not a large man, but the statue makes
him a regular giant. There Is a
statue of John j. Ingalls,, the only one
as yet emit by Kansas, and excepting
that it is like a line, has neither
breadth nor thickness, which was a
good description of Ingalls,. It Is the
limit for ugliness. There is a statue
of Frances Willard in a basque and
ill-hang1ng dress, which bears not the
slightest resemblance to that dainty,
sweet-faced woman There is a statue
Of Phil Kearny in bronze, which Is
very pretty to look at, but has very
little artistic merit, and there is one
of Shoup, of Idaho, which looks as
though 1t might have been sandpa-
pered out of a piece of marble. And
then there is Washington, a dapper-
little darling with sloping brow. as
fashioned by Houdon. .-'"
The Washington newspapers some
time ago began a crusade to have
the law placing statutes in Statuary
hall by the states repealed. 1t is to
be repealed on the ground that the
hall is already damned to overflow
ing, and If any more statuary Is pre-
scented it will be necessary to make a
second and inner row.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07

ration. It was pretty nat stun to have
just warmed up and not q bit Of salt
in 1t. I don't think I had a teaspoonful
Of salt in the 236 days / vas in prison.
Sometimes we got rice or cowpeas.
We that did finally live to get out had
hardly enough rations to keep tho
breath Of life in us. The rebels did
not provide any kind of shelters for
US, and we suffered greatly with the
cold.
I had a good suit in my knapsack,
and l had. sent nearly all of the money
home that I had received at last pay
day. So my clothing were all rags,
and it was winter and / had to lie on
the ground. 1 suffered awfully, but
probably NOT, AZ much as some Of the
prisoners with nothing but q shirt on:
the rebels had taken all but the shirt.
Some of the prisoners too the cloth
Ing from the dead.s# From Florence
we we're taken to. Libbey prison.
February "a, 1865. The rebels claimed
they wanted to exchange, but they
said our government would not. Our
government seemed to look at 1t just
as Sherman did when Hood wanted to
exchange prisoners. He said: II have
to give full-fed and rugged prisoners
that are able to meet me the next day
in battle. and receive In exchange
skeletons that will have to be recruit
ed before they will be 1T for duty.
When I WAS paroled at Libbey pris-
o. l could not walk alone, and had to
be helped from the prison to the boats
OF the James river. l had been at
Camp Parole but i've days, when l got
q furlough and went home. My folks
had not heard from me for a long
time. and thought I was dead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
MEMORIAL TO CALVIN.
Appeal to Americans 20 ASSIST III
Erecting Monument 1T Geneva.

n 10 americans ~
Erecting nun 1T Geneva.
In support Of the plan to erect 4
monument to John Calvin at Geneva
the following appeal has been issuea
by the general committee for the uh'
ted States, of which Theodore Roos%
welt is honorary chairman, the New
York Evening Post says:
"In July of last year there was Z
notable gathering at Geneva to pay
| special honor to John Calvin, the four
hundredth anniversary of whose birth
| came on the 10th of that month. Dele
! gates from all parts of Professionalism
united in praising the founder of their
| church organizations and the molder
| of their religious and political thought.
AT that time it was announced that
a monument to the Calvinistic refor-
nation would be seen in Geneva and
| be as significant as that to the Luth'
eran reformation at Worms. Commit
tees to finance this scheme have been
| formed in Geneva, while already o
| than $40, 900 has been pledged in other
parts Of Switzerland, in Germany. Hol-
| land, Great Britain and Ireland, and
in the British possessions over the
sea, and in this country. Two com
mittees, and those in two of b small
est and weakest Calviistic churches in
Bohemia and Hungary, have completed
their collections, and their delegates
had the proud satisfaction of handing
in remarkably generous sums, for Bo-
hemia had raised $1,000 and Hungary
$lO,O 900. We in America have as yet
made only a beginning, not much more
than $1,000 having been raised.
Further contributions are therefore
earnestly solicited.
"Now as to the monument to which
you are asked to contribute. 1t is
noble in idea and will be artistic in
execution. Its cost, il the plans are
fully carried out, will be in the neigh.
borhood Of 100000. What is pro-
posed is to cut down a part Of the
grounds opposite the University Of
Geneva 20 as to form a broad walk at
a lower level. This walk will have
a tessellated pavement and be reached
by a very wide flight of stone steps.
at the head Of which on either side
Will u huge DOW 4NCiSp OAO lASSIADCu
with the name of Luther and the 9TH
er with that Of Zw!ns!;. Between this
walk and the ancient wall, which here
sustains the cathedral wherein Calvin
regularly preached, will be a trench.
The monument proper will consist Of
figures carved out of the granite slabs
inserted in the wall. The central slab
will have the forms of the four men.
Farel, Calvin, Beza and Knox, who
were the leaders OF the movement
which resulted In the reformed, Pres
byterian and Congregational churches.
On either side Of this group will come
those who as statesmen and rulers
promoted and protected the reformed
faith. Besides these figures, the mon
ument will have tablets with appro-
pirate inscriptions. Thus. by sculpture
and quotation, q worthy oppression
will be given to the reverence in which
the members and adherents of the
great family Of reformed churches hold
those who in the past established their
organizations and defended their
cfeeds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
n.ss.r ana G.ss. P-rcA..

There are important distinctions be.
tween India rubber and gutta percha.
and In the majority Of purposes o
which they are employed one cannot
replace the other. While the trees
Yielding india rubber are veil distribe
uted ovef the tropical parts OF the
world and may be cultivated with suore
o. less facility, the tree which furnish-
g guttA percha Il 70 be found only i.
Bofnso. sumatra and the Malay archb
pela0o generally.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07

psrquisites Allowed Naval oHieers,
The perquisites allowed officers in
the navy will aggregate nearly three.
quarters q . million dollars In 1911.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-07
a Good

II yon. want an answer to any queas.
ton under the sum-" said Robert Edi-
soc. .ask q small boy. Did you ever
hear about the mother OF a bad boy
who asked James Russell Lowell to
write IN her autograph albumy The
poet. complying. wrote the line:
What is so rare as . day in
June?'
Calling q this woman's house =
few days later. Lowell Idly turned the
pages Of the album till he came to his
own autograph: and saw this answer:
"a Chinaman, with whiskers.s"-
Younx's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Sound Advice.

Says James j. Hill: l have
never seen the place where a
lie would take the place of the
truth. In nearly fifty years of
active business experien ,e l
have never found a transaction
worth while when it came un-
der the shadow of a trick or a
deception. Ihave tried to keep
my hands clean. am now too
old, | think, to learn tricks
Mr.. Hill is the president of
the Great Northern railroad
and as such, more or less sub
jects to having his motives JIM
plunged in the name of High
Ideals, but it is safe to say that
in the uncounted pages of bac-
calaureate advice which have
materialized this season, moth.
ing more worthy of remember
ance has been offered DAILY
Capitol.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Mrs. Mary Kendall left for
her home in Norfolk this morn
ing after a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Prime Gossard.
Lilwall-Fairbairn

A very pretty wedding was
celebrated on Saturday, June
Is, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fairbairn, Mt. Forest,
Canada, when Miss Jemima
Fairbairn was given in mar
riage to Mr.. John William Lii
wall, of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
The wedding was attended
with much simple beauty and
homelike charm. Greenery of
all sorts, palms, fern and vines
gave a cool charming effect.
Promptly at 4::30 p. m, the
bridal party entered the parlo1
to the strains of the wedding
march played by Miss Ethel
Ely, of Guelph, Ont. Master
Harry Caultleld, cousin of the
groom was ring bearer and lit
tie May Billion, niece of the
bride, strewed the path Of
bride and groom with flowers
Rev. John Little, pastor Of
Presbyterian church of Mt
Forest, read the marriage ser.
vice.
The bride who was beauti
fully gowned in a pearl colorec
chiffon taffeta. was given away
by her father. The guests
comprised the relatives of the
contracting parties and a limit
ed number of intimate friends
After congratulations, very
elaborate refreshments wer,
served in the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lilwall will b.
| at home to their friends after
July Is, at the pretty new hom'
which awaits the coming of thu
bride on the farm of Mr.. Lii
;lwzll in Pottawattamie county
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Isn't: it about time that
you were thinking of a
new harvesting machine?

When you consider how many
seasons your old binder has done its
duty and how we'll it has served you
when you reflect that it has paid for
itself many times over IN the rapidity
with which it got your crop off the
field and the accuracy with which it
gathered every head Of grain, you can
actually buy a new one out of the
profits made by your old machine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07

From a letter from Col. f. l..
Davis at Holyoke, Mass, he re-
ports that he and his wife are
having a nice time visiting
with old friends. He also re-
ports that Mrs. Lake is gu lite
we'll and living with her neice,
in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The Col. thinks he will be back
in time to vote this fall. We
are glad to hear that they are
having a pleasant time, and
hope they may be able to re-
turn in safety and good health
in due season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07

You've sowll good
sced you've worried
for months over the
weather you've titled
your field and now that
the season Of riipening
is approac hing turn
every dollar of your
energy into a dollar of
income.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
els Life Worth Saving"

Mrs Mollie Mckinney. Prentiss, Miss.
writes that she had severe case of
kidney and bladder trouble, and that
four bottles Of Foleys Kidney Remedy
cured her sound and we'll. She closes
her letter by saying: II heartily
recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy to
any sufferer of kidney disease. 1t
saved my life"
jl-3l Robert w. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07

Jacob Book, one Of our old
friends and subscribers, was a
caller today. He lives near
Modale, and is growing a little
old. but is hale and hearty, and
bids fair to live years yet. He
is always a welcome caller at
the Times office.
George Arp and family went
to Omaha this morning, where
they will visit relatives until
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Free, of
Omaha, will spend Sunday at
the A. Coulthard home near
California Junct.
Constipation causes black
heads, nausea, dizziness, langor
heart palpaitation. Drastic
physics grippe, sicken, weaken
the bowels and don't cure
Doan's Regulets act gently and
cure constipation. Is cents.
Ask you druggist. jy28
Mrs. A. q. Thurber will spend
the 4th in Omaha with friends.
DR., Cooper, of Modale, was in
the Valley today on professional
business.
Mrs. Purviance left for her
home in Linwood, Neb., this af-
ternoon aftera weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Purviance.
Mrs. Chas. Shinkle and dau.
ghter of st. Louis, left for Neb
raska today to visit TRENDS.
Miss Maude O'Neal will spend
the 18th in Council Bluffs with
friends.
Miss Ruby Hedly left this
morning for Rock Rapids to
spend the summer.
Mrs. Harry Newton and
children are in Omaha today
Miss HELEN Lindquist of Co.
Bluffs will spend the Fourth in
the Valley the guest of friends
Lou Walker is in Omaha to
day.
Nome Tubbs was an Omaha
passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Hay Fever and Asthma

Bring discomfort and misery to
many people but Foley's Honey and
Tar gives ease and comfort to the suf-
fering ones. 1t relieves the congestion
in the herd and throat and is soothing
and healing. None genuine but Foley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package.
il Robert w. Harvey
Miss Harriet Nelson, of Hot
Springs, Ark, will arrive in
the Valley, Sunday evening for
a months visit with L. M.
Walker and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Everett
and family expect to leave
next week for Spokane, Wash,
for a few weeks vacation.
Misses Francis Cannon and
Marie Geiger are visiting Miss
Marjorie Lyons in Denison.
Mrs. C. A. Lisle, who has
been in the city several days,
the guest of her sister Mrs. C.
C. Lahman. and other friends,
left for her home in Clarinda
this morning.
Died
ALT bly, died at his home in
Crook, Colo. last Thursday
:vening. the body arriving here
his morning. The funeral
will be held here from Hem
nessey's Undertaking parlors
Sunday afternoon at 4::30, burial
in Rose Hill cemetery.
! Mrs. Geo. Beagle went to Lo-
gan yesterday, called there by
|rhe illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Jewel Roberts, who is suf-
ering from a severe case of ton
.silitis.
| Never can tell when you'll
mash a finger or suffer a cut,
bruise, burn or scald B. pre-
pared. DR.. Thomas Electric
iOil instantly relieves the pain
quickly cures the wound. jy2s
Mrs. Mary Kendall left for
her home in Norfolk this morn.
ing after a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Prime Gossard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07

Despite the fact that
wood, mctal, paint, labor
and everything else
have steadily advanced
in price, I.H.C. harvest
ing machines cost no
more than before and
are better than ever.
A dealer everywhere.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07

A New York paper has had a
lot of fun with the following
simple problem in arithmetic.
Why is it that a man sells 60
apples at the rate of five for
10 cents, he gets $1.2O, while if
he divides the apples into two
lots 3 for 5 cents and the other
two for 5 cents he will get$1.2
Of course there is a reason,
and it is a very good and a very
simple one, but a lot of folks
were puzzled to find it. Is it
easy for YOU?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
A Few Short Weeks

Mr. j. S. Bartell. Edwardsville. III /,
writes: "A few months ago my kid
neys became congested. had severe
backache and pain across the Hi 1neys
and hips. Foley Kidney Pills prompt-
ly cured my backachc and corrected
the action of my kidneys. This was
was brought about after my using them
for onls few short weeks and can
cheerfully recommend the N .
Jl-.'l Robert W. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-07-07
Miss Vera Coultharu. uf Nc
dale, is in this city for Il few
days visit with Miss Mildred
Hall.
The Valley Mills shipped two
cars of flour ou, TODAY.

o. P. shof returned from
Memphis, Nebr., yesterday
where he has b. en- on business.
MIR. Shoff sold his grocery store
at that place and intends to en-
large his store here to accoma-
date his increasing trade.