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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

a rife squad. and several military
companies from the surrounding u
try arrived IN the town. Brown and
his men became virtually prisoners in
the engine house of the armOry Mean
while the alarm went to the national
capital, and President buchanan sen
a detachment Monday night from the
Washington navy yard, under a brevet
colonel. from whom the world was to
hear much. He was Robert E. Lee,
the future cOmmander-in-Chief of the
Confederate armies. On Tuesday
morning Brown was summoned by Lee
to surrender. He refused, and the ma
rines stOrmed the engine house. In
five minutes the fight was eel One
marine was killed. Brown had re
net wounds. one of his IONS was dead
and another was dying, and only two
of his men were unhurt. OF his total
force Of %. ten were killed. FIVE es-
capped and seven were captured, tried
and hanged. Five of the citizens of
Harper's Ferry were killed and eight
were wounded.
Brown was accused Of reason, con
spiracy and murder, before a Virginia
court, was convicted, sentenced and
hanged on December 2, 1859.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
JOHN BROWNS RAID
Recalled by Dedication of Park
at OsaWatomie. Kan.
Historic Incident Of 1859 Which, Per
haps, Did More Than Anything
Else Toward Precipitating the
Civil War;.

OsawatOnie. kan.-Nhen former
President Roosevelt stood before the
gathering of kausanS and guests from
other states at the dedication OF the
John Brown park in OsawatOmie as
the chief speaker. his words were
listened to with more than Ordinary
interest by the whole nation. as we'll
as by those within the sound OF his
voice. FOr there Is yet a division OF
opinion about the attitude that history
should take toward the man whose
raid on Harptr's Ferry arsenal in lS1!
did more thar anything else. perhaps
to preCipitate the Civil war.
Or the field Of OsuwatOni". on Au
gust 30, 1886. was fought one of the
many conflicts betUee prUSlayery
and anti-Slavcry men that preceded
the establishment of Kansas as a free
soil state. insignificant as the battle
seems in comparison with the larger
events that followed il. it was one of
the ~SharpeSI engagements OF he 0
called border war, and has become of
historic Importance through the fact
that John Brown, the a~bOlitiOnlst,
hanged because of his attack on l1ar'
ppr'S Ferry, took part in II.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
FOR THE SKIN AND SCALP

Because of it's delicate, emollient,
sanauvc, antiseptiC properties derived
from CutiCura Ointment, united with
the purest OF cleansing ingredients
and most refreshing OF flower odors,
CutiCura Soap is unrivaled for preserv-
ing. purifying and beautifying the
skin. scalp. hair and hands, and. as
sisted by CutiCura Ointment, for dis
pclltng itching irritation and in
Illumination and preventing clogging
of the pores, the cause of many disfig-
uring facial c~rupuOns. All who de-
light in a clear skin. soft, white hands.
a clean, wholesome scalp and live,
glossy hair, will find that Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize
every expectation. Cuticura Rene
dies are sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, sole pro
prietors, Boston. Mass. Send to them
for the latest Cutcura Book, an au-
thority on the best care OF the skin.
scalp. hair and hands. 1t Is mailed
free on request.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
CIDER SAVES THE PROPERTY
Barrels Burst Just in Time t.
Quench Hot Blaze Which Had
Started In Residence.

Bellows Falls, Vt.-The thirty-tWc
barrels Of hard cider stored in the
loft of the barn Of George S%eabury, in
Langdon, y. H, some distance from
this town, were mainly responsible
for saving his beautiful dwelling
house from destruction by fire.
The flames started in the cellar ri
the barn and IA almost entirely con
ruined that structure when the cider
barrels. owing to the intense heat,
burst, flooding the barn and extin-
gushing the flames.
There was q high wind at the time
and as Langdon boasts of but a
bucket brigade the house would un-
doubleday have been ignited by the
flying sparks and consumed before
aid could have reached them from this
town. The stock was removed from
the barn IN safety.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
Perfectly Harmless.

A little girl of three years. whose
father had bought her some tirecrack-
ers and skyrockets for the Fourth of
July. wanted to know what they were
for. On being told their purpose, she
a~nxiously inquired if they would hurt
anybody. When told they would not,
she seemed relieved, and that night,
when saying her prayers. b added:
AN, bod. don't 90 be 'fiaid of ZEN
poppin' fngs when zey make a noise
tomorrow, 'tause zey won't hurt 90"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
Saucy Soldier Shut Her Up.

Coz. Robert {. Carter at a Nashville
banquet was talking about campaign
comrades.
Then there was Dash Of Company
A." he said. Dash had the reputa-
ton of being the nastiest tongued man
in the regiment.
1T was Private Dash, you know,
who, out fOraging one evening on a
rich estate, came accidentally upon
the owners wife, a grande dame In
evening dress.
Dash asked her for food. She re-
fused him. He asked again. But. still
refusing, she walked away.
NO." she said, I'll give O moth
ing, t~respassing like this; I'll give
you nothing. My mine is made up
Made up, is it," said Dash. Like
the rest of you e.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

DcSmet - Work has lately boon
commenced on an extensive drainage
project by which hundreds of acres Of
valuable farm land in this vi unity
will be reclaimed n made to pro-
duce crops during the coming seasons
The land lays very low and for q
number of years has teen too moist
to produce crops. The soil is Of the
richest character and with the con-
struction CT TIE drainage ditch The
heretofore useless land will add great
ly to the crop production OF this VI
Unity. The expense of constructing
the immense drainage ditch will be
borne by the farmers who will be
benefited.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
The A PRISON
The Annual Report Of Warden Makes
Good Showing for Institution

| tGntlalN, WnlNN Is IC(itti II inns
ct,v which ranort baa,. ,ro,. r,r.
On 1o-o 90. ,.,it 49,, ,,,,., ~
y ! OH" ~ / ~ ! ~
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uonS some interesting "3'A CON en-
ing tn" prison and its lHAabltAntS Is
CLEANED
1t will he Of intcrest to note in
M, tr.t nr.no two. oc,,rdiuc T., .ho
rnnort eva ,r,oa ,,o,,,,t; 49,,
- N.Y.
:" " '"P'"'S as "|0"'
, 49, ~ - ''S ~ '" ',,"''' :.
81 N"H" j. 'h'|'49lhs' AS - 'h4' Oh
0o"'H l"N"'a
IN" '"taI POPULATION or tn" prison
on the 3"'h day OF JIn". l'l" VAS
oh!E II N"|' than II was on IN" SAM"
u1lt' Two >'H'S p''Nlo'NN jIh' ""'
i'Vo' iii" I'i""a'l"h ""~ " AId ON
the SaIlIt date !'i" 1t Was -I+
The difference in the MAN. or o.
prisoners received berN',v July l..
1908 and July l.. 1909. and tlu>r re
CrlNed from july |. l""". IT, july /.
1910 is also INTERESTING
The number received from I1lv
1903. to June 80. l%O9. was lei whi'e
the nunhrr received from June ~
1909 to july l. 1910 was rs. an IN
crease OF only 81. over tn, irov.,nl-
year, While during the saM,' T"'iul
South Naku;H's population in r., as. is
known to lave hvun very mach la &c"
han during amy period mf similar
length in hrr history
TIL, total u,lr her Of prisoners dis
CHARGED from ,h, PRISON. during TIC
TWO wears from .Iuly !, 1905 to june
20 100 WAS U.s.
r,
Nv ~ P'Il I''' ''''' ''' ~ '''
" - W., ', I, - ~ . W.
NE PI' ~" ,'' q" 'n"gI' = !, 49, -"
H;.,i; n'S - rL;. 49, 49,
Si!I'''"l t'l'"" MS ,".''''''''' - q, :,
lIl''''"' III Il '''|' ~
w, 49,, ,n,1 VIII IA +L,+ 10
~ .nr "u' IarrTr ,'si' w
: " n't nI,7|
''!'iS''7 ~ - "
But one N'A'h orCnlF'u N lh' Prl7-
CO. sln'' JNIN /. 1907 an! ,haI was
Oh jAhy >lh' I'E': Wh1h + Ni"E-
trt area as a Result Oh S''"'''"'I'"''
Dis, iplinp. in tn" prison. arr0'dlnG
to tn" report, is first class and mas
beer undisturhrd by any incident for
many months no ""sraH' nor At
tempt at escape was m2"' "'''IN2 'N'
period covered ny inc F"P''"
The prison library now |ron'irs ESQ
volumes and continues to /" a so rec
of decided pltaSN'" and omlo't 10
the prisoners Tn" total ca~A r'r' p'S
to the library fund. " visitors. Il r.
ing the two years from JUIy |. l9"N 10
July /, 1910. "eT" s-'9'..''' IN con-
nectlon with inns ltrEh III 'n' lt'oIO
the statement Is mao" tha' fa'H Il
mate in addition TO- icing a'Ao"eu ~
draw books from the library, IS per
mitted to subsrrlU" TOT sIch news
papers and magazines as are pl'HllI-
ted to enter the prison.
Fifteen standard magazines are
furnished for the prison ny the state
and are read by the inmates,
Chapel services. which are not COM
pulsory. are we'll attended. A gle
club. composed of inmates OF the pris-
on and directed by one of them, VINO
has had experience in the giving OF
musival instruction, is now one OF the
is doing 2 very great deal to shed
much light. in places previously som
her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

The years write their records on
mems hearts as they DO on trees
inner circles of growth which no y
can See-SaXe Holm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
DR.. MARTEL'S FEMALE PILLS
Seventeen Years the Standard.

Prescribed and recommended for
Women's Ailments. A scientifically pre-
pared renee, Of proven worth. The
result from their use is quick and per-
manent- For sale at all Drug Stores.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

Wood in a High Grade Violin.
In a high-grade violin there are
sixty,five pieces of wood of three or
more kinds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

crease in material growth, the tables
still do not reveal the most substan-
tial features Of it. 1t is notable, how
ever. that population does not in any
adequate sense keep paCe with devel-
opmcnt in productions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

Mrs. WinsIOw-S Soothing syrup.
For children tc"thlng. SOf,pns the gums, reduces IN
TIA Il tn-.ilLnA LL4EA E.!n cure. I'D cole. Gc d botla.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

Absence makes the picture post
caruS accumulate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23

S;&1L
1kAun1e1I

If you had positive proof that a certain remedy for
female Ills had made many remarkable cures, would you
not feel like trying it?
If during the last thirty years we have not succeeded in
convincing every fair-minded woman that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has cured thousands and thou
sands Of women of the ills peculiar to their sex, then we
long for an opportunity to do SO by direct correspondence.
Meanwhile read the following letters which we guarantee
to be genuine and truthful.
Hudson, OliO.-"l suffered for a long time from a Weakness
Inflammation dreadful pains each month and suppression. L
had been doctOring and receiving only temporary relief, when q
friend advised "A to take Lydia 4. Piukhams Vegetable Cons
pound. / did so, and wrote to you for advice. [ have faithfully
followed your directions and now, after taking only five bottles
of the Y egetable Compound, l have every reason TO believe L am
a well woman. I give you full permission to use my testimonial"
Mrs. LENA CarmOcinO, Hudson, Ohio. II. 4. u. No. 7.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
DOane Robinson writing to the St.

l visited the state asylum for the
insan" aud vas shown over the
premises hy superintendent Mead.
There are low o5l inmates and
though four large tireproof buildings
have been erected in the past ten
years little progress has been made in
reuu'i ing the demand upon the old
fire trap known as The 'FRONT.' 1t
is the superintendcnt's hope to place
tho aptjrA DloDt froDrOof
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
Nebraska,s UNIQUE Position.

The annual report of the president
Of the Carnegie Foundation. which has
just been given out, calls attention to
the fact that of the forty-six states in
The union Nebraska Is the only one
whose legislature voted down a reso-
lution" to have its state university
professors and instructors made eligi-
BILE to retirement pensions. To quote
the exact language of President
Pritchett:
The terms of Mr. Carnege's letter con-
veyink to the trustees his wish to add
s., OOOO 900 to the endowment Of the founda-
tion In order TO enable the trustees to in
clude unsupported institutions, included
provision that such institutions should
be dealt with only after the requests of
their governing boards for admission to
the foundation had been approved by the
governor and the legislatures Of their
respective states. During the last winter
and spring the state legislatures OF forty
one states were ir session. In thirty-two
OF these resolutions were adopted request
ing admission TO the privileges Of the
foundation. In only one state legislature,
that Of Nebraska, was the resolution favor
ing this action defeated, In the Nebraska
senate the resolution was passed by a large
majority; in the house It was defeated by
two votes through the personal effort OF
William Jennings Bryan. The act Of the
legislature OF Texas was returned by Gov
ernor Campbell without his approval
While the trustees Of the Carnegie
foundation have not yet admitted to
its Dement'S the universities of all the
thirty-two states that have applied, It
goes without saying that those which
comply with the rules laid down for
their guidance and meet the standards
Of education which are prescribed will
in due course OF time be put on the APP
proved list.
1t will be remembered that the OBJ
lection raised TO Nebraska's taking
advantage of this pension fund was be-
cause of its source, instilling the pre-
tended fear that the prospect Of a pen
sion through Mr.. Carpegie's munih-
cence might influence the teaching
given by the instructors, The state
universities already admitted include
those OF Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Missouri, and certainly Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
Our Birthday Book
March /, 1910,


william Dean Howels, the famous novel
list, was born March l. 1867, at Martin
Ferry, o. He started out at a typesetter
and worked into the newspaper business,
and now holds down the editors easy chair
for Harpers Magazine.
Richard Jesse, for many years president
OF the University of Missouri, is 81 years
old. Dr.. Jesse was forced to retire on ac-
count of Ill health and was succeeded by
President A. Ross Hill, who used to be a
professor in the University Of Nebraska,
Peter j. Larmon, at present one of our
retired citizens looking after his own land
investments, was born March /, 1S4S in
Sweden. For fifteen years he owned and
operated private bank at Stanton, Ia
Charles S. stebbins, assistant to the gem
eraI auditor Of the Union Pacific, is 81
years old today. He is a native Of Penn
sylvania and was educated In Unionville
academy. Mr.. Stebbins has resided in
Omaha for forty years most of the time
engaged in various branches of railroad
work
George w. McCallum, deputy United
States marshal, was born in Nebraska City
March /, 1870. He was deputy clerk and
also clerk OF the county court OF Otoe
county before taking up his present work
Lieutenant Otho q. Michaeis aide-de-
camp to General Morton, is 81 years old to-
day He was born at Fort Smelling Mimi,
and has seen active service in Cuba and
the Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
PERSONAL NOTES.


The champion big eater of the east has
just won his title by devournR at a single
sitting a ham, a keg Of kale and two gal
Ions Of beer The account adds, 'IIe sull
lives"
Chicago points with pride to a scientist
years old who became an original in
vestigator at g. Lads Of even tenderer
years have investigated the inside Of
fathers watch.
w. A. Davis, prominent in the affairs -
the famous pony express which carriN
the malls from St Joseph to the Pacific
coast before the days of the railroads, is
dead aged 6S years.
A New York lawyer insisted upon another
trial for a client who had been convicted
Of second degree murder, and was success.
ful. The second trial resulted in a first
degree verdict and a death sentence.
George Borup, who had served one year
as a special apprentice in the Pennsyl-
vania railroad shops in Altoona, Pa, and
obtained leave of absence to Join the Peary
expedition in search Of the North polo,
has resumed his overalls in the shops.
The stork has presented Mr.. and Mrs,
George Norton Of Osceola, Kan, with
trlplets, all boys With the arrival Of the
three youngsters the parents enjoy the
distinction Of having four boys under /
year old. Eleven months ago Mrs. Norton
gave birth to a boy, who is still living.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
az-za---lsa-l-s--a-------
CHE DIDN'T MEAN U.s."
Frequent Attitude of Those Concerned
in HBig Husiness.',

Oscar King Davis in the Century.
One Of the distinguished legal members
Of the administration al Washington was
recently discussing this situation (Which
shall be modified business ways or the
lawO and declared, with great emphasis,
that 1t Is high time for the managers of
big business to wake up to the fact that
they too are just as amenable to the law as
their neghbors Then he told this story to
illustrate their attitude:
'IIe went to church one day with a
lady who was, as he described her, the
best round dancer l ever saw She was
extremely fond OF dancing and was a
specially good waltzer. 1t CHANGED that the
pulpit was occupied that day by a visiting
clergyman, who delivered a sermon OF tre-
mendous vigor, devoted largely to a de-
nunciation Of dances, and particularly
round dances. He said that waltzlng was
the path to perdition, the road to everlast-
ing damnation, with much that was even
more vehement
when the service was over and they
were leaving the church, the lady turned
to the administration official, with whom
she had waltzed many times and said:
Wasn't that n grand sermon?'
THE gentleman smiled. and answered
with a counter question:
"'Are you going to give up danclng?'
utterly astonished that such a personal
application Of the sermon should be made,
the lady replied, with great earnestness:
why he didn't mean usr
Now President Taft has made in his
message, some statements calculated to
disspate the belief so largely prevalent
that the law doesn't mean US He refers
TO the fact that the court decisions show
that the antitrust act has a wide scope
and applies TO many combinations in actual
operation. Also he plainly points out that
he regards IL as his duty to institute pro-
ceedings against all the Industrial COM
papies with respect to which there Is
any reasonable ground for suspicion that
they have been organized for a purpose
and are conducting business on a plan
which Is in violation OF the antitrust
law"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
The American Done Habit.

While Americans hear a continuous
outcry against alcoholism, they are
menaced by a dope" habit that may
be many times more destructive. The
use of opium for illegitimate purposes
in this country has increased to such
an extent that medical authorities re-
port 100000 victims of the dope at
the beginning of this year. 1t is
charged that over $1,OOO,OOO worth of
opium is smuggled in from abroad an
nually in addition to the amount which
comes in regular commerce.
The first record of opium being
smoked in this country was in San
Francisco in the year 1868. Since
then the habit has spread to such an
extent that every great city has its
open or hidden opium dens," and it
is taking root in the smaller towns and
country districts as well. Men, and
especially the women, of the wealthy
classes are among it's victims in almost
as large numbers as are those from
OhC oSuLh VI IlAS 0LlOOLS' 1WO-JulIuS
Of the convicts in state prisons are
victims of the habit, many having be-
come so since Incarceration. Yet the
largest percentage of the victims come
from the ranks of medical men, if the
reports of the dope cure" sanitariums
are to be believed.
Laws are now lin force in the ma
jority of the states against the sale Of
dope, but it's use has not been stopped
from spreading. While state laws are
thus evaded, yet the federal govern
ment has been reasonably successful
in prohibiting the sale and use of
opium in the Philippine islands. Japan
is fighting it with success, and so are
New Zealand and Australia. Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed a commits
sion to investigate the habit here, to
see what there is to It and to suggest
plans for its remedy. 1t is only
matter of time when a war upon dope
must be waged with determination and
persistence.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01

braska would not have to be ashamed
to be put in that class Missouri had
a democratic legislature over which
Mr.. Bryan could have exercised his in
fuenoe to shield that state from the
terrible menace Of the Carnegie foun-
dation had he wished. and It is to be
noted that among the other states ap-
plying for their universities are to be
found Georgia, Louisiana, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Tennessee Of
the solid south, where democratic
ideas are presumed to prevail. Is Ne
braska to be the only state in the
union foolish enough to cut off its nose
to spite its face?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
Conservation in Canada

Proflting by the mistakes of other
countries, especially the United States,
Canada by wisely preventing whole
sale absorption of her lands, is seek
ing to conserve her resources for the
benefit of present and future genera
tions. Fortunately for the Canadian
people, but very small per cent of
the natural wealth of the country has
passed from under the control Of their
government, thus simplifying the
work to be done, making it an early
protection of the lands with their en-
cumbering mineral, metal and timber
wealth.
The work so well started in Canada
had its origin in the United States at
the time Theodore Roosevelt called
the conservation congress. A delega-
tion from Canada was invited by the
president to attend this meeting. The
result has been a widespread, effective
and early action on the part of that
government which is already rebound
luB W lhS DChChJ VI lhC PCOPlC. "A
conservation commission is now a per-
manent feature Of the Canadian gov
ernment, composed of the leading
men of the country in all lines of
activity, although without executive
or administrative power. AS result
the government is markedly conserva-
tive in loosing lands for settlement
while the commission is conducting a
big campaign Of education.
The effort being made by Canada is
timely and wise. 1t should have been
started years ago in this country as
also in Canada, for 1t would have been
a great saving Of natural resources
and would insure to posterity many
of the blessings of earth which have
been squandered,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
YOUTHS Advantage over Age.
Washington Post.

Apart from It's own merits the Nelson
Wolgast match possesses interest from the
fact that the result has a sentimental bear
ing on the coming contest between Jeffries
and Johnson. This is on the score OF age
being the deciding factor when It comes
to the crucial point in the ring. Jeffries
has shown In his preliminary work so
much OF his former atility that the col
ored brother looks outclassed But so did
Wolgast look cheap 70 the best judges of
form. and now that they have been sharply
reminded that age ever serves youth, 4"
they are apt TO revise their opinion TO the
point OF saying that LII Arthurs chances
look sweeter today than theE did yester-
day
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-01
Senator Brown and Governor Hughes,
st. Louis Republic

Senator Brown of Nebraska is unneces-
sarily wrought up against Governor Hughes
Of New York for opposing in its present
form, the proposed income-tax amendment
which Mr.. Brown himself drafted, and con-
gress submitted to the several state legis-
latures. 1t is already apparent to every OBJ
server that the amendment has not the
ghost Of a chance of receiving the approval
Of the legislatures of three-fourths OF the
states. Negative action or inaction on the
part of only twelve states is necessary to
defeat the measure and it is certain that
at least that many will Withhold their
assent.