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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

ert. You feel as II body and soul hal
always been crowded for room and
had suddenly been set free in this i'm,
mensity. When night falls and yos
lie down to sleep under the sky thick,
ly studded with stars, the clear wind.
swept air aresses your cheek with z
touch as soft as velvet and you fall
asleep thanking God for this country
Of vast spaces and rugged mountains,
the playground of mighty winds, and
sleep under the stars is sweet and
refreshing.-Mary Alberta Beal, In
The Outlook.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
PRoPPING UP H0T-BED SASH
Much Time n Temper May Be
Saved by Providing Number Of
Notched Holders illustrated.

The usual method of propping up
the sash of a hot bed with a board,
with the trouble Of hunting up an
other longer or shorter board when it
Is desired to raise or lower the sash,
may be avoided by providing a num-
Der of the notched holders shown in
the illustration, says Farm Press.
These are cut the length to equal
the greatest height you will ever
raise the sash and on one edge a
number of notches are cut, each three
inches apart and at least two inches
deep.
With these you a easily raise or
lower the sash in an instant, without
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

shown that the mole effects detri.
mentally the interests of the farmer
and gardener. Indeed, it can be prov.
an that quite the reverse is true.
When, however, the mole is charged
with disffguring lawns and parks, de.
stroytng flower beds, tearing up the
roots of grasses and making himself
a general nuisance in small garden
plots, he will have to plead guilty.
The diet of moles consists almost
exclusively of the various insects,
grubs and worms to be found in the
soil. The amount of vegetable sub.
stance found In stomach examinations
is usually no more than might have
been taken in incidental to the inges.
ton of other food.
In the course of two years investi
cations concerning the ways of the
mole, about 200 specimens we're used.
From this number 100 We're selected
SO as to include ONE from each
month in the year. in an examination
Of the contents of their stonlachs.
Following is a summary of table of
contents resulting from this examina.
ton: =
White grubs, Ga stornachs; earth.
worms, 40; beetles, CT; beetle larvae,
IA; other larvae, %; c~entipedes, 25;
ants, 49,; wasps, 7; flies, 2; plant
hbers and rootlets, 43; seed pods or
husks, 8; crickets, 10; insect frag-
nents, 81; puparia. 81; cocoons, 10;
spiders, %; grasshopDers, 2; bugs. 8;
skin or grain of roots, 6; hair-worm, /.
1t will be e e that a large item in
The stomach contents Of moles is made
up Of white grubs, those scourges of
grass and other valuable plant roots,
the table showing that nearly two
thirds of the moles had eaten white
grubs. One had performed the as
%tonishing feat of eating ITS, another
70, and another 55. For his good
work in destroying grubs alone, there
fore, the mole deserves much credit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
GERMS At The us. ~l1
RSO9ZHyG SLH2Ew
order to help the officials
at Washington compile a

order to help the officials
at Washington compile a
thoroughly accurate sys-
TENS of reports which, it
is recognized, is to the in
terest of all concerned.
To be sure most of these
correspondents who con-
tribute their mite to Uncle
Sans mine of infOrma-
ton on the growing cot
ton crop do not have to
devote much of their time
to the task. They merely
send a few lines to Wash.
ington once each month,
each person giving his
frank opinion as to the
condition and prospects
of the crop on his parti-
cular plantation or in his
immediate neighborhood.
Most of these reports are
sent by mail but under
certain circumstances the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
MACHINE FOR WELL BORING
One Shown in Illustration Has Ma,
merous Advantages = Provides
Platform on Boring Rod.

Mr.. p. A.. Bouchet of MERGED, CAL,
has invented a w%ell-boring machine
that has many advantages, says
Scientific American. Among tho prin-
cipal objects which the invention has
in view are to provide a platform sus-
pended upon a boring rod to assist
in sinking the same; to provide ear
for regulating the amount OF weight
applied to the boring rod; to provide
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

left his home in Springfield, ILL.,. and
started on his eastern tour en- route
for Washington.
Pinkerton sent for more OF his men.
and redoubled his efforts to learn
something tangible OF this or any
other plot. Time passed rapidly. Such
a conspiracy, well organized, did ex-
ist-he learned enough In Baltimore
to convince him of that; also-through
Stearns-that a branch of the organ.
ization was at Perrymansville In the
guise Of a cavalry company. Webster,
who had been withdrawn from there,
was hurried back, and within "a hours
had been enrolled as a member of the
company. Then, handicapped by the
shortness of time, he made q supreme
effort to gain the confidence of the In.
ner circle Of conspirators, who alone
were In the principal plot. Few men
could have succeeded as Webster did,
few have such a personality as his.
Naturally he was of a quiet. reserved
disposition, seldom speaking unless
spoken to, and never betraying emo
ton or excitement.
"Webster's talent for sustaining a.
role of this kind amounted to positive.
genius; in a lifetime of detective ex-
p%erience / have never met one who
could more readily adapt himself to
circumstances Allan Pinkerton has
written.
1t was with such a weapon that
Webster was making his great fight.
The tour of the p~resident-eiect was
rapidly drawing to it's end. Webster.
consl1mmate actor, was making. haste
slowly; grave, fiery. serious, bolster
ous-each at the golden time, he
played with a masterful hand upon
the excited, high-strung conspirators.
From the first his efforts had been
covertly direct against the cavalry
company's Officers; they werein the
secret or no one was. At last. one
morning after drill, the captain with
much secrecy asked him to cali that
night at his house. "and say nothing
about It." How the time must have
dragged till the appointed hour. But
with he first step he made into a
room whose windows were hung with
heavy quilts and blankets he Fnew
that success had come at last. Web
ster vas introduced to three strangers
in the group. members of the league
from Baltimore: then tool his place
at the table with the rest and listened
Joining In now and then with a word
or two-as they discussed the plans
for the assassination Of Abraham Lin
coin at the Calvert street depot in
Baltimore, on February %. The plans
were fully matured except for the Sc
lection of the person to fire the shot.
The story of how Allan Pfnkerton
placed his proofs of the conspiracy be-
fore Lincoln in the Continental hotel
in Philadelphia or the night of Febr,I-
airy 81; of the spirfting of Mr.. Lincoln
out Of Harrisburg next evening hack
to Philadelphia in a private train
while Harrisburg, with telegraph
wires secretly grounded, lay cut off
from all communication with the ont
side world; Of the passage through
Baltimore in the dead of night. and
the safe arrival Of the president-elect.
accompanied by Allan Pinkerton and
Colonel Lamon, in Washington at six
o'clock In the morning of the day he
was expected in Baltimore, has been
told again and again, but Timothy
Webster's part Is known to but Few.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Phosphorus on Old Soil,

The director Of the Ohio expert.
ment station a y there is practically
not n acre Of soil that has been
under cultivation for half a century
that would not pay for the addition
of a small quantity Of phosphorus,
and it may be added that this state
ment holds good for almost any soil
that has been successfully farmed
for fifty years, unless its owner hap
pens to be an advocate and user OF
phosphate. -,-1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

ceeding crop report until it reaches a climax in
the case of the November and December reports.
The department of agriculture uses every posi-
BILE precaution to prevent any hint of the con-
tents of a report becoming public until noon on
the appointed day when the bulletin is given
simultaneously to every person who is waiting
for it at the headquarters of the crop reporting
bureau in Washington. Then ensues a mad race
to telephones and telegraph wires and a feverish
fight to be first to communicate the news to New
York and other cotton trading centers and to the
great cities Of Europe. The regular newspaper
correspondents vie with one another in their ef-
forts to be first to get the cotton forecast ION
the wire" but even more strenuous than their ef-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
ENDING OF 4 DESERT DAY
Calico Mountains TO the MOTT" r'r
Announce the Days Do
cline.

A hitting close to a day of song oiros
ana nowers il a desert sunset Inc
calico mountains to the north nr.t
snnounce the days decline. Late IN
the aftarnoon it's rents and gasnes %
come masses Of purple shadow. suik-
inslv outlined by the exposed sunni
sesssches which are gradually ao-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
A Bio Undertaking..

An immense oak tree, fifty feet
high, nearly Ave feet in circumfer-
ence and weighing over ten tons, was
t~ransplanted in Newton, Mass, this
week. The tree was taken from a
6eld and transported with the aid Of
a pair of horses and a steam roller
a distance of two miles. The work
required three days and cost $50.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
RalInQ Straw.

In the northern states, and in other
parts Of the country as well, a great
deal Of straw is being baled. Con-
ing purposes. II baled when bright
it can be kept in good condition and
the chaH also will be saved. The
char has the best feeding value of
the straw.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Pascal Celery.

Giant Pascal celery gains in reputa-
ton for quality, but Il does not pos
sess the bookkeeping qualities Of
some other varieties, as French Sue
cess and Winter Green.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

a rotary head for the boring rod, suit
ably mounted in the structure Of the
platform, to be operated from the
platform; and to provide a guiding
for controlling the path Of
the head of the boring roc
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

forts are those of the representatives of the cot
ton brokers and others trading on the stock mar
kets. Almost every successive cotton report is-
sued by the government makes the price of cot
ton go up or down according as it presages a
good or a poor crop Cor Il crop that is different
in any way from popular anticipation and the
broker who can get a tip as to the contents of
the report even a few minutes ahead of his fell
lows may be enabled to make thousands of dol
lars.
An immense army OF people scattered through
ali the cotton-growing states cooperate with the
government in compiling it's cotton reports and
almost all of them give their services free in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Prop for Hot-Bed Sash.

wasting time hunting for other
boards; also with the assurance that
the sash will not fall by the inse-
curity Of the usual prop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06

The marriage of Miss Ester
Victoria, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Nolander of the
town of Washburn to Edwin
Bradley of this city, took place
last evening al the home of the
bride, Rev. Christianson per-
forming the ceremony, Misses
Minda Bradley and Hilda Wick
were maids OF honor and Ole o.
son and Adolf Norlander were
groomsmen. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of re-
latives and a few invited guests.
After the ceremony was per-
formed a wedding supper was
served at, the home The couple
will go to housekeeping in the
Bradley residence on east 9th.
street. They are we'll known in
this city and they have a host of
friends who extend congratula-
tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
Capt. Bogardus Agaia Hits the
Bulls eye

This world famous rife shot VIII
holds the championship record of 100
pigeons in 100 consecutive shots is
living at Lincoln, I'll. Recently in
terviewed, he says:-'I suffered a
long time with kidney and bladder
trouble and used several well known
kidney medicines, all of which gave
me no relief until I started taking
Foley Kidney Pills. Before used
Foley Kidney Pills I had severe
backache and pains in my kidneys
with suppression and cloudy void
ing. On arising in the morning I
would get dull headaches. Now l
have taken three bottles of Foley
Kidney Pills and feel 100 per cent
better. I am never bothered with my
kidneys or bladder and again feel
like my own SELF" Sold by all drug
gists.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
Sept. p to Oct. IS

State of Wisconsin, County Court,
bayfield, County.-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a spec
iaI term of the County Court to be held in
and for said County at the Court House in
the city of Washburn in said county, on
the 3rd Tuesday (being the 18th day. of
October A. D. 1910, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
the following matters will be heard and
considered:
The application of Nels NJ. Oscar, Ad-
ministrator of the Estate of Erred Bourquin
late of the Town of Mason in said county,
deceased, for the examination and allow
ance of his final account, of his admins
tration. and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said Fred Bourouin,
deceased to such other persons as are by
law entitled to the same.
By order of the Court,
Dated September 10th 1910
VIM. H. Irish County Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
Suggestive "HeaIthqrams'' 70
Schools.

SCnOOlS.
Dry busting moves the dust; it
doesn't remove it.
Closed windows are open avenues
to consumption.
If your milk is not safe your life
is not safe.
Breath fully and freely; the more
you expand your chest the less you
will contract colds.
The digestive tract is about 80 #.
long. The combined lenght of the
blood vessels of the body is many
miles. II you want your food to 20
long way chew it thoroughly.
Your lungs can't be washed but
they can be aired.
You wouldn't offend your stomach
with dirty water; then why offend
your lungs with dirty air.
Too mpch fresh air is just enough.
Cleanliness is next TO goodness,
but it takes many godly people a
time to get next.
Swat that fly.
Saturday Bulletin of Dept. of
Health, Chicago,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
NIGHTS OF UNREST
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
Sufferer From Kidney Troubles

No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from moro till
uight.
Get up with q lame back.
Twinges of backache bother you
all day,
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night, IS.
Urinary disorders add TO your
misery.
Get at the cause cure the kidneys,
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure. -
They re for the Kidneys only
Haye made great cures in-Wash-
burn; r.
Mrs. N Fortier, Main ST. Wash
burn, Wis. says, II was subject to
dizzy spells and felt very nervous.
My head ached intensely and often
there were pains in my Back. I
slept so poorly that when ! got up
in the morning, l felt all tired out
and hardly able to attend my wolk.
| failed to find relief until used
Doan's Kidney Pills on neighbours
advice. This remedy made me we'll
nd was thus convinsed of it's cura-
tive powers. T"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan s.
and take no other.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06

Harsh physics react. weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulates operate easily,
tone the stomach, cure constipation
SIC. Ask your druggist for them.
The party who left the overcoat at
Peavey's Land Off ,e may have the
same by calling at the Office and pay
ing for this notice.
Suffered day and night the tor
ment OF itching piles. Nothing
helped me until ] used Dean,s Oint-
ment, 1t cured me permanently.
Hon. John r. Carrot, Mayor. Gil
rard, Ala.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06

fully.
That the government is 60
ing to put 1900, 900, 900 fish
into the Great Lakes. That
ought to furnish good mater
ial for next years fish stories.
There is a Reason Why
There's a reason why your
wife objects to your joining
so many clubs the big stick
is becoming too popular.
Amos wears that smile
business is good.
The Times is a popular
newspaper. 1t gets the news.
George Fox is SO successful
in his work as an optician, =
his work is guaranteed-he
knows it's good.
Fruit grows SO well in the
vicinity of Washburn-loo
for it.
Will looks SO pleasant these
days-lands are moving.
Frost is SO smiling-busi-
ness it good,
Our streets are so hard
cement.
The nights are so dark--no
light.
Peavey moves around SO
briskly-not an earthquake,
but a landslide-it keeps him
busy.
Capt Doherty wears that
broad smile-this has been a
pleasant season.
The sun still shines. The
corn is green, beans are
snappy. Look around! Square
people, the Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
A Crimson Cainsoe

n SiiinSAn C2sndQG
Great 6 ard can it hs
In lard call brave anrl free
The civil: plan
To coin in crimson food
Dollars from hahy blood,
For use Of man?
To tale girl or boy,
Whose life should brlm with joy,
And set task
Ia store, or mine. or mill,
And grind them there urtil
They wear deaths mask?
In legend it is said
A Grecian youth or maid
Were given DER,
AS sacrifice in full
To b. asst half man. half bull,
The Minotaur.
But in this land so free,
Boastful of liberty,
We stand agog
To see childhood by the law
Thrown wholesale to the NAV
OF Human Hog.
Winch snatches, north and south,
When nipples from the mouth
Are cast aside,
These babies scarce weaned from milk
To spin wool, cotton, silk.
And be denied
That heritage of youth,
TO which each child forsooth,
Has right-to play;
The right to jump and run,
To bask in shade or sun,
The livelong day.
God hear the children's cry,
AS it ascends on high,
However vague,
And then If men for greed
Still make the children bleed,
Send for plague
To teach US our disgrace,
And that Thy watchful face
The children see;
Of whom thy Son did say,
Suffer them not away
But unto me.
&C. f. Vanderyoort, in Primary
Plans"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
Sept. 22nd to Oct. s.
NOTICE OF HEARING

Sept. 22nd to Oct S.
NOTICE OF HEARING
State Of Wisconsin, County Court
for Bayfield, County
Notice is hereby given that at the spec.
ial term Of the county court to be held
in and for said county at the county court
house in the city of Washburn in said
county on the third Tuesday, being the
18th day of October, A. D. 1910, at &c
o'clock a. m. the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Magnus Olson to adj
NIT to probate the last will and testament
of Augusta Alfoegren late of the town oil
Mason in said county deceased. and for
letters testamentary thereon to be issued
to Magnus Olson of the same place.
Dated Sept. 18th, 1910.
By order of the Court:
Vim. H. Irish, county judge.
Dillon & Risjord.
Attorneys for Petitioner
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The Leading Daily Paper
Of Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Journal is Of
fered for the next few weeks
with The TIMES for 1925 per
year. Think of it! A metropo-
Titan daily paper and your own
local paper for only 1925. Bring
your subscription to The TIMES
office before this offer is with
drawn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
REPUBLICAN TICKET

For United States Senator
ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE
For Governor
FRANCIS E. MCGOVERN
For Lieutenant Governor
THOMAS MORRIS
For Secretary of State
JAMES A. FREAR
For State Treasurer
ANDREW H. DAHL
For Attorney General
CHI. CROWNHART
For Insurance Commissioner
HERMAN L. extern
For Member of Congress
IRVINE L. LENROOT
For Member of Assembly
WILLIAM KNIGHT
For Sheriff
JOHN A. MCDONALD
For County Clerk
NELS M. OSCAR
For County Treasurer
HENRY o. LIEN
For Register of Deeds
NELS MYHRE
For District Attorney
&c. ALVORD
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
F. A. CELL
For Coroner
FRED ]. BURNS
Fol- Surveyor
E. j. BRIGHAM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
Educating for the Farm
you we'll.

HuuO"T Tut WV % ''
OF 206 graduates from the Illinois
College of Agriculture 95 per cent
are engaged in agricultural work.
Of 899 graduates of the Agricultural
College of Cornell University all but
16 are either carrying on farm work
or some related work such as agri-
cultural education and agricultural
journalism
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 30
cent bottle of Green's warranted
Syrup OF Tar if il fails to cure your
cough or cold We also guarantee
25-cent bottle to prove satisfact-
DRY or money refunded. Fox Bros,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06

A healthy man is king in his
own right; an unhealthy man is an
unhappy slave. Burdock Blood
Bitters builds up sound health keeps
YOU well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-06
We are Moved TO Remark

InaG next TO IhoO. ROOSe-
welt, Robert LaFollette is the
man of the hour.
That the cold Guard" GER
tainly felt the "big stick.
That Curtew is becoming
rather a dead letter (bell, at
least the racket on our streets
the other night about mid
night would indicate it.
That Bayfield, county fair
was a blooming" success.
That smiles are contagious.
Look around.
That advertising in the
Times pays. Try it.
That your local business
man needs your sympathy,
your patience and above all,
your business. Patronize
home industry, and don't for
get that even your local
printing houses should come
in for a share of your bust
ness.
That our local high school
is one of the best in the state,
thanks to Supt. Oscar.
That the Times is a county
paper. Did you see our
County Directory? Theclerk
of every school district in the
county can be found in the
Times; that is, the name and
address of each clerk, not the
clerk.
That yot ought to boost for
your own town and county.
That you should quit holler-
ing and go TO singing; what's
the matter with Washburn?
It's all right.
That the great corporations
know what they are doing
when they refuse to hire the
young man who smokes
cigarettes.
That the high school foot
ball team is going to be a
cracker-jack. Keep your
eyes open.
That the fellows who are
shooting rabbits have forgot
ten the season doesn't open
until Get. 10th.
That Washburn needs an
other railroad.
That Washburn has some
mighty fine stores and we
wonder some people haven't
found it out.
That our local land men are
doing a rushing business.
Wake up! Wake up! You
will be having the nightmare,
if you don't wake up and buy
your little piece of land pretty
soon. Get a move on!
That the direct primary
system, in the opinion of most
of the machine politicians and
bosses, is all wrong.
That Indianapolis looks for
half a million population by
1890. Indiana writer's are al
ways optimistic.
That some of our new songs
should be sung to the old COW
and the results watched care