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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
Vivid q least.

Dr.. Hiram q. Cortland, the WDrb
known %theologian Of Des M0fnss. go
In . recent address:
Thomas A. Edison tells n thae -
thinks the soul Is not immortal: bue,
after Ill. what does this great wi2aro
know about souls? His forte II eIoop
tricity and machinery. and vhen0 10
talks of souls he reminds mo irre9ist.
ibly of the soung lady who visited tho
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how a locomotive Is made.
"tYou pour she said, a lot Of sanA
into a lot Of boxes, and you throw ol0
stove lids and things into a fufnAc0.
end they yn.l empty tfalmolten Sfronn
into a hole in the sand, and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour 70
out and let it cool and pound II, and
then you put it in q thing. that borse
holes in it. Then you screW II To-
gether. and paint It, and put steam In
it. and it goes splendidly; and they
take 1t to a drafting room and make
a bluep rint of it. But one thing I for
Eot-they have to make a boiler. Ono
man gets inside and one gets outside.
and they pound frightfully; and then
they tie it TO the other thing; and you
ought to see 1t go!'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
DIFFERENCE IN THE RACES
Mexlcans In the Main Unjust IN
Blaming Americans for Lack
Of PoIitsness.

All the Mexican correspondents
who have written on the subject OF
why Americans r not better liked
by Mexicans agree that It is lsSgely Q
question of . lack OF politeness on
the part Of the foreigner here. and In
some cases an ill-concealed contempt.
The latter Is inexcusable, and certain
ly must emanate only from inconsid-
crate or poorly educated persons, from
which NO nation Is free. Politeness,
however, ID. largely q matter Of form
and training. It Is undenlable that
the Anglo-Saxon salutations, methods
OF expressing thanks and apprecia-
ton. etc. are simpler and shorter
than the Latin forms. To many who
have all their lives been accustomed
Of tho more elaborate Latin politeness
seems, for them, nothing short Of a..
fectation, and they simply cannot do
It. There are exceptions among Amer
leans and Englishmen who readily
adopt the courteous phrases OF the
Mexicans and . them naturally. but
they are the exceptions. And it is
difficult to see how this ri rsAdily
be changed. Our Mexican friends
should understand, on the other hand.
that x Ans!c-ssxcas do not, as a rule.
go through as many social formalities
as the usages Of the land prescribe.
they mean no o1ense thereby. They
are accustomed to taking a good
many things for granted that their
Latin cousins give verbal assurance
Of. Naturally, it is the duty OF the
%outlander to conform as nearly as he
car. to the ways of his adopted coun-
try, but human nature and settled
habits are pretty hard to make over,
particularly unless you catch them
while they're young.-Mexican Her
aid.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
PLANTING weddino oaks.

Princess August Wilhelm. wife of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the ask of reviving M of Germany's
oldest customs, that according to which
newly wedded couples Immediately at
ter the marriage ceremony plant q cou-
pie OF oak saplings side by side In a
park or by the roadside Of their ma
tive town.
The town OF Mulchausen, In Thurin-
gia. is the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal OFFICIAL ap-
pears ut the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him In a car
riage to a new road ear the town and
there plant oak saplings.
The tree planting idea was started
by a former elector Of Brandenburg
with the object Of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 30 years' war. The
elector forbade young persons to mar
~ until they had planted q number Of
fruit trees. -a .t+'# 49,.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
HOLIDAYS In the States.

Washington's birthday Is q holiday
in all states. Decoration day In all
states but Florida, Georgia, Louisiana.
Mississippi. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor
day is observed everywhere. Virtu-
ally every state has legal holidays
having to do with its W special af-
falrs-battle Of NSw Orleans In Louis
lana, Texan independence and battle
of San Jacinto in Texas. Admission
day In California, and SO on. Missis-
sippi Is like the federal government
In lack of statutory holidays. but by
common consent Independence day.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are OBJ
served. A new one Is Columbus day
In a. few of the states.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

hospital and at the risk of death be cut.
Plain common sense shows the better way
is to stop food that evidently has not been
digested.
digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other II
you know 1t to be predigested (partly digested
before taking).
We brought to Court analytical chemists
from New York, Chicago and Mishawaka, Ind.
who swore to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and
that part Of the starchy part OF the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar, the
kind Of sugar produced in the human body by
digesting starch (the large part Of food).
Some of the State chemists brought on by
the weekly said Grapc-Nuts could not be
called a "predigested' food because not all Of
it was digesteda outside the body.
= The otherschemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside the body
was commonly known as "predigested."
Splitting hairs about the meaning Of a word.
1t is sufficient that If only one-half of the
food is "predigested." 1t Is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food in which no
part is predigested.
To show the facts we Introduce DR.. Thos.
Darlington. former chief of the N. Y. Board
of Health. DR.. Ralph w. Webster, chief Of the
Chicago Laboratories, and DR.. B. Sachs, N. Y.
If we were a little severe in our denuncia-
ton of a writer, self-confessed ignorant about
appendicitis and its cause, it is possible the
public will excuse us, in view Of the fact that
our head. Mr.. c. w. Post, has made a lifetime
study of food. food digestion and effects. and
the conclusions are Endorsed by many Of the
best medical authorities of the day.
Is It possible that we are at fault for
suggesting, as a Father and Mother might. to
one Of the family who announced . pain In the
side: Stop using the food. greasy meats.
graviss. mincs PIE. oAsese. too much starchy
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

A disagreement about advertising a1oso
with a weekly" Journal. l,t~..
Following it, an attack on us appeared In
their editorial columns; sneering at the claims
we made particularly regarding Appendicitis.
We replied through the regular papers and
the weekly" thought we hit back rather too
hard and thereupon sued for libel.
The advertisement the weekly" attacked
US about claimed that in many, cases Of appen-
dicitis an operation could be avoided by dis
continuing Indigestible food. washing out the
bowels and taking a predigested food Grape
Nuts. sf- etnt %r@5F tltE elo 5Eaf.a. --a
Observe we said MANY cases not all asa
Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to
those who fear a surgeons, knife as they fear
death? E-. .:Se -sE aaGkEs1 s.
The weekly writer, said that was a lie. AZ
We replied that he was ignoranto of the facts.
He was pitt oIiTthe. stand and compelled to
admit1h he was not a DR.. and had no medical
knowledge of appendicitis and never investi-
gated to find out if the letters to
our Co. were genuine.
"A famous surgeon testified that when an
operation was required Grape-Nuts would not
obyiate it. True. tf+@f ahg tn tt
a We never claimed that when an operation
was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it.
The surgeon testified bacteria lgerms1 help
ed to bring on an attack and bacteria was
grown by undigested food frequently.
We claimed and proved by other famous
experts that undigested food was largely
responsible for appendicitis
We showed by expert testimony that many
cases are healed without a knife, but by stop
ping the use of food which die not digest, and
when food was required again it was helpful
to use q predigested food whi:h did not over
tax the weakened organs Of digestion.
When a pain in the right side appears It ID
not always necessary to BIO rushed OF to .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
Cripple Rides Bicycle.

George Anstey, aged II, a cripple.
OF Leicester, England, is n Of the
most remarkable cyclists in the coun-
try. Both his legs are withered and
useless, but the Leicester Cripples'
Guild has provided him with a two
wheeled pedalless machine. with a
padded tube covering the axle bar.
Across this he lies face foremost, and
with wooden clogs strapped to his
hands he propels himself along the
streets and roads In a m~arveiously
rapid manner. He has complete con-
troll of the machine. his hands acting
as pedals, steering gear. and brake
combined.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
Two Very Old Ladies'.

WI VSUy VIZ 30usOOs
We have heard q great deal lately
about long-lived people, but 1t 10 prob
able that tho Oldest two people In the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika,
Pc The former lives at Posem, in Prus-
sian Poland, and was born on Febru-
airy 81. 1885, She Is therefore ONE
hundred and twenty-five years oldn
The latter, however, is nine months,
her senior. having been born In May,
1884.
She Is still a fairly hale old woman.
and for nearly n hundred years
worked in the fields. Her descendants
number close on 100, and these now
make her q joint allowance. She lives
at the village of Bavelsko. whose
neighborhood she has W. quilted
during the whole of her long life. She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning Of last century much
more clearly than those Of the last
40 years.-Dundee Advertiser.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
ARE VALUED AT $500 EACH
Birds Of Paradise at h New York Zoe
ar Are Worth Their Weight
ni.-h in Gold.

New York.-Birds worth more thar
their weight in gold are ON exhibition
IL the Prcnx geological gardens. They
are the only specimens Of the greater
bird Of paradise eve brought into this
country alive. and were captured by
A. E. Clark, a noted hunter, who
risked his life among the cannibals
of Aru island. of the coast of New
Guinea, to fulfill his commission.
To scientists the bird is known as
the paradise apoda." 1t weighs only
a pound and a quarter and every color
of the rainbow is represented in its
feathers. "r.
On account OF the habits of the bird
it is extremely difficult to capture it
alive. Only at moulting time is this
possible. Mr.. Clark spent two weary
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
French onsc,a, Etloust.

The wives Of the new French mini0e
tiers share in the honors conferred -
their husbands, the degree Of defer
ence due to them being minutoly -
tablished by the "protocole." WAea
the wife Of q minister enters . r00m,
II any deputies' or senator's wives ~.
present. they are supposed - -
and remain standing until iheEis ssq4
ed. Other ministers wives mayfTeee
In their chairs. but should tho prime
minister's wife arise they Aleos msDt
stand to attention. And even Nine
BRAND III there we're, such = peFspn),
would have to show similar dsfersnce
to the wife Of the president g tho
chamber. With her, according tostAo
pYotocole, &c II representafJon NJ
tionale qui entire. 10 suffrage univsas
sci Il Ffance.'-London Chr0Kiefes4
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

lis pronred him, and In many cases is only toe ready to apply 10 the s'a'e
Tor it If he has OF been recognized.
Now a woman risks her life for Ter country, her children row up 10
serve their nation. ant why, when this woman gives o much to the world
should she not. when left in destitute or sraitened circumstances rece'e
~ much as the man VIII goes t o war?
by n means do believe hat every mother in eed shou o. gwen .
or non when the husband is alive and able % WORK. n person
widow and has little children. This woman has probably never " o"te w.
v in her home. She has always been provided for n aosoo tels
nothing of the battle Oft he world. she is thrown onto tn "oria" WIN WIN wv IVY.
or three title children. What shall h 10? Where hal she turn " s'
bread and butter for them? -
Now, If this woman we're supplied with a certain mount OF money I"
h state for he care Of these children until hey attained a WORKING ase
think what a difference 1t would make in home. In M mnu"r IL
every possible way
1T would 70 no mor than fair for tn government to aid a wom
whose husband is dead in bringing u the children who are to become 'e
citizens N helpers of the nation.
first thing thtg goes out of the live offs so many children "hen. e
father dies would 70 continued. That is home life. Now, whe a mo.ner
must go ut tt work to maxi enough money to keep the children IN schoo
and from starving what kind of a home can o expect? n little ones
playing and getting their baby growth. The mother reach nom
until six o'clock. Tired, sometimes sick, h as to % to work n mnd
or the little ones. to clean house, to do a hundred and M things ot "n'cn
she should be relieved II h must work at bread winning.
This pension for the widow would give both the child n the mothera
chance for nfe-a thing which neither can have now.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
PRETTY Good pennltlon.

We hear ONE funny things In Fooe
street sometimes, and the following
definition Of the height of aggravafioA
by a gentleman in rather shaky booeas
whom we encountered In . wellknowN
hostelry the other day. struck ~ .
being particularly choice.
THE Eight Of ha~zErava41on, gen&1ee
men,. said this pothouse humorist -
ting his pewter ID the counter AHG
looking round proudly, with tho air g
one about to let on . good thing, -tAo
eight Of Internationally. trying
to kstch n fea out o yer ~ with .
pair Of boxin' gloves."-London tn
Bit,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
before DAY, 81 Free Preee.

Before oAys Of preo ptooe-
Many Of the restrictions that hAmD
cred the influence Of The psoaa -
manned In force until the Close q 10
eighteenth century In England. Il ~
not till that period that nswsDap0D
obtained the -.sh. - .rsatic!aAe ppe>
icy Of ministers and Of the king M
Waite. the Mrst editor OF tho I0n6m
Times, was prosecuted for ~ceasuIfng
the duke Of York, He wAa sontencs6
to pay . fine Of $3.50. stand y ~
pillory for IN hour. be imprisonsd foe
. year and give security for hi 0o00
behavior for seven years. The os6se
with regard to tho pillcry was CO.
celed, but ne had to serve his term =
fail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
t.,n>.. al

Tho largest whale Of iS Ups a
which there is scientific, record wa
captured recently OF Port Arthur.
Tex. He measured sixty-three feet
in length, and was estimated to be
about three hundred years old. Cap
tain Cob Plummer, mate OF . United
States pilot boat, sighted the monster
In the shoals of the jettes, and the
crew Of his vessel captured the man.
NAL. The huge body was towed ashore,
exhibited and much photographed be-
fore being cut up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
Rat sounty Exeltes MsrrImsnA.

Seattle, fearing the Introduction 9
bubonic plague by rats hAA offered .
bounty OF ten cents a rat. This moves
Tacoma, safe from infection from tho
sea, to raucous laughter, and the Led
ger says that the bounty. though nos
intended for rodents Of Tacoma,
Everett, Bellingham and other p0ptt
lous and busy centers. has been md.
ing it's way into the pockets o6 nom
residents Of Seattle for n~on-resident
rats. But the joke would be on us y
1t were found that our rat popular
ton had found its way into the 6sa4
tie census"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
English Women smok. Pipes.

The latest fancy OF the woman
smoker is q pipe-not the tiny affair
that sufices for the Japanese, but q
good-sized brier or a neat meer-
schaum. The pipe Is boldly carried
along with n gold card case and chain
purse. For some time now the Gig
arctic has given place to a cigar.
small in size and mild in quality.
Women said they were tired of the
cigarette. and wanted n bigger smoke.
London Mail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

months waiting for his opportunity.
Then the males flock to what the ma
tives call the dancing tree" The ma
tives disguised themselves with boughs
and leaves until they resembled sma,!
trees and the daring hunter followed
their example. He had set several
snares and after a long wait finally
succeeded in trapping three of the
birds alive.
The zoo paid Mr.. Clark 500 apiece
for the birds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
1.kea Hlmself aerleuslx

Nicola Tesla. dining BY himSSHk6
hotels great dining Eroom. takes =
table where he can be seen. Through
out his meal he . . deeply stne
dious, a completely absorbed, attitude.
He may bring to the table . portfolio
nlled with papers. These - mag
scar with prolonged solemulty., n
any event, he sits an eloquent taolsao
Of profundity.-New York Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
llohtnlNo Chance,

The Manager-Can you make quick
changes and double in 4 few partsr
The Actor-Can I? Say. you know
the scene in Love and Lobsters."
where the hero and the villain are
fighting, and q friend rushes In and
separates EN-? Well. I played all
three parts one night when the other
two fellows were Ill.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
RURAs DELIVERY BY POP POP
Kansas Mail Carrier More Thar Cuts
the Time for His Trip in
Half.

Topeka. kant seems but a ear
or two since the first rural free de-
livery mail route was established in
Kansas, and yet last week Elmer E.
Stevenson, a carrier who made the
first rural delivery from the Wellsville
p%ostofice. completed his tenth year OF
service for Uncle Sam in this depart
ment. He is the only carriersin Frank
lin county who has carried for that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
That Suit for Libel
to BrinRO Out Facts ........M.=

food. etc. etc. which has not been digested.
then when again ready for food use Grape
Nuts because 1t is easy Of digestiOn?" Sas Z
Or should the child be at once carted on to4
a hospital and cut?
We have known OF many cases wherein the
approaching signs of appendicitis have dis
appeared by the suggestion being followed.
No one better appreciates the value OF .
skilful physician when a person is in the awful
throes of acute appendicitis, but "aD ounce
OF prevention is worth a pound of cure" n
Just plain old common sense is helpful even
nowadays.
This trial demonstrated Grape-Nats food
is pure beyond question.
Il Is partly predigested.
Appendicitis generally has rise from undi-
gested food.
t is not always necessary to operate.
t IS best to Stop all food
When ready to begin feeding use a predi-
gested food.
It is palatable and strong in No~urishment.
It will pay fine returns in health to quit the
heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less
food but select food certainly known to con-
tain the elements nature requires to- sustain
the body. May we be permitted to suggest .
breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream,
two soft boiled eggs, and some hot toast and
cocoa, milk or Postum? ts7
does not contain the elements which nature
requires for the nourishment Of the brain. also
Of its purity. will be treated In later news.
paper articles.
Good food e important and IL eject on the
body II also important IS a'sss
..rhere's nssson..
Postum CoroA Co. Ltd,
oaeo0 Gsosks $685.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
sure 70 ee Rescued.

Young woman missing from home 10
described as one of the best cooks IN
Harlem. There should b no trouble
organizing searching parties 70 60 IN
quest Of . young woman with that rec
ord-N0W York Herald
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
FROM POoRHoUSE TO SENATE

The rise of a man from the lowliest station to
one OF the highest in his state is not among the
events that belong exclusively to the past. nor
is it confined solely to the realm OF fiction. John
J.. Dunnegan OF Shenandoah, Iowa, who has been
elected to the Iowa state senate, passed three
years Of his early childhood as an inmate OF a
North Carolina poorhouse, being left at the age
of three without either father or mother.
When six years of age he was bound out to
a family who treated him with the utmost cru
city. Misesy and hardship gripped him from the
cradle and robbed him of all the joys of child
hood. From the poorhouse, without education,
or aid from others, John Dunnegan has risen
by his own efforts to af1uence and high official
nosition He has worked as a section hand ON a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23
WANTS STATE 70 AID WIDOWS

Every widow who has been left with little
children and In straitened circumstances should
receive. q pension from the state -
Such is the declaration Of Mrs Clarence O..
Burns, president of the Little Mothers Aid Soci'
ETY. OF New York, who is firm in her belief as &c
the advisability Of this plan. The important ques'
ton Is being brought forward in women's clubs
all over the United States, and any discussion OF
II is timely. The" opinion of Mrs. Burns. espe-
cially, is one to carry weight, for she Is well quail
fled to speak forcibly on the subject. She says
In part:
"A man carries a gun for his nation. II ne IS
injured in war he receives a pension IN recognl-
ton of the service he has rendered to his coun-
try. He feels no humiliation when the money
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

ar ST 10 a day. as hired man o n a farm, as u wells and cfterns
wuh > shade mr. performed many other kinds of hard work for small pay
10 w.sI married when wentynine being at hat time thu owner OF a livery
stable Ii milford. Neb. Shortly afterward he lost everything in a fire. cam
- benando dead broke" grasped eagerly the first job offered him
dieeinr q well Later he started in the plumbing business in a small way.
hut bs hnstness did 10 n remain small. It grew rapidly until! extended
int a dozen, different states and included the installation of waterworks and
..usr .na nmine cantracts-ranging in price from $4,000 to 100000 per con
tract. Eta. #@. -.
He PAS IA nominee of the Democratic party for state senator IN . diI-
4-H. wh.ch has a norma Republican majority of 1,2oo: but he overcane this
an ws elected by n majority OF nearly lOO EN
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-23

the legal profession through thu university, Ii unable to afford the costly
raining outside the university, young Mccarthy turned ais attention o jour
naIsm nd became a reporter on the Cork Examiner. He was a youthful
sympthzer with the Nationalist movement, and "a deeply impressed by
the trial of Smith OBrien an tn elder Dillon IN ThomasF Francis Meagher.
ported % Van Dtemens Land. Young Mccarthy wass sen to report the tia
H was q patriotic youth Of nineteen n received his baptism OF fire as he
ned his notebook in the courthouse at Baingarry. During the succeeding
years MI Mccarthy followed journalism in Liverpool and in London IN
published several novels. .#"-N A=#
Mr.. McCarthys parliamentary career extended over IT years and he
was chairman of the Irish parliamentary party from 1890 to 1896 lis
speeches in parliament were sin literary form N were full o. historical
auusions N spoettcal quotations. ----- 1871