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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
The Three Beers.

oscar Hammerstein." said an &C
tress on the Cunard pier in New
York, entertained me at tea last
week in his new operahouse Office in
London.
THE o~perahouse is in Kingsway.
It's a wonderful place, all but the
statues on the top. They're hideous,
but, being heavily draped, they will be
sure to please the L~ondoners.
"Mr. Hammerstein at tea talked
about his successes and his failures
his eighty as an inventor Of
cigar-making machinery, and his 500
%ces in opera.
Then he mentioned his tremen,
dous failure with his first operahouse
fifteen ear ago-how he devoted it
to opera and ballet and 1t wouldn't
go; how he then turned it into a the
t with Mrs. Bernard Beere as his
star, and it still wouldn't go; and
how at last he turned 1t into a music
hall and made a fortune.
Yes said Mr.. Hammerste1n, with
a chuckle, that was the record OF
that place-first, Meyerbeer; then
Bernard Beere, then lager beer
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
PUTTING ON THE TRIMMINGS
Girl of Slender Purse Need Not Go
Without a Touch That Would
"Make" New Frock.

The girl of slender purse who Is
attracted by the graceful imported
garnitures of beaded fringe shown on
some of the most attractive gowns of
the present season need not feel 1t
obligatory on her either to be extrav-
agant or to go without the touch that
would make" her new frock.
Beads in themselves are not rela-
lively expense, and with a we'll chos-
en- assortment of these and a few long
needIefuls of silk either to match or
contrast with that of the ground work
a plain silken fringe may be trans
formed into one that need be no NIL
tation of any shown on the latest I'M
portations, but may, rather, have the
far more desirable quality OF original
beauty in it's devising.
The best method Of attaching these
somewhat fragile and elusive dan
giles" is to knot the threading silk
firmly, first in the heading of the
fringe, then, at the proper distance,
around the bead, and again in the
heading with another knot, SO that
each bead Cor set Of beads, If more
than one is desired IN each loop is
entirely secure, both in itself and as
regards it's neighbors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
INCREASED USE OF Cement
More Used In the Year 1909 Than In
Any Other In HIstory-AIso
Price Was Lower.

More cement was used in the United
States in 1909 than in any other one
year in its history, and the price by
the barrel was lower. In 1908 the pro-
duction was 5%2,91O.925 barrels, valued
at $44,547,679; IN 1909 the production
was "a, 96, 1856 barrels, worth s51,232,-
979 at the mills. In 1908 the average
price Of a barrel of Portland cement
was IS cents; in 1908 the price aver
aged 81 cents produced at lob plants
In the country. Twenty-one plants
were in Pennsylvania, twelve in Michi-
gan, ten in Kansas, eight in Ohio,
seven in New York, six in Indiana, five
in Illinois and five in California
In 1880 a barrel Of Portland cement
brought three dollars, due to the scar
city of the material whose production
devolved upon slow, crude processes.
Today 1t is manufactured to sell at 80
cents a barrel and show a profit. Most
of the cement produced is CONSUMED
in the United States, the export prod
uct ranging from n to three per cent.
annually. With the immense natural
for It's manufacture, how
ever, it is anticipated by government
authorities that in the neal future the
foreign trade in cements will show
large In the sum Of the nations export
trade.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
"R~etrIbutlon" That Overcame Alex
der Mackenzie for Hanging Three
MutInous Apprentices, Ono Of
the Secretary Of Wars Son.

Some ten or twelve years ago l was
the guest at the country home near
Tarrytown, N. Y, of the late O.. y.
Clarke, then vice-president of the new
York Central railway system and Tor
many years the right hand OF Commo-
lore Vanderbilt and his son, william
H.. in the financial administration OF
that system. Mr.. Clarke was anxious
to show me some of the historic spots
in Tarrytown and in its vicinity and
especially Sleepy Hollow, still redolent
with the traditions of Washington Irv-
Ing, and also to point out to me the
spot where the three pickets of h Rev
dictionary army had captured Major
Andre. AS we were riding along the
highway not far from the point upon
the side of it where the monument
erected and commemorated to the
capture of Andre stands. MI. Clarke
suddenly told the driver to rein IN
the horses t. a walk
TT was about there" he said, point
ing, that Alexander Slideu was killed.
I presume, however. that you do not
know him by that name. yet he was q
brother of John slidell, who was q
member Of the United States senate.
representing Louisiana, and who was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
First Time She Really Sang

voices and instruments, 10 matter
how many
80 l sought out Parepa-Rosa and
told her what my plans were-that
they called for a great dramatic SO
prano whose voice would soar above
a chorus Of ten thousand and an or
chestra of one thousand. She replied
tina she had never yet had an oppor-
tunity to let her voice out to its full
capacity, that she believed a chorus
of ever ten thousand voices could not
drown her own.
But salt l, I am to have twenty
cannon placed and discharged by cleo
tricity as an accompaniment to the
orchestra
oh she said, delighted, that
would be like singing on a battlefield
And she added: Mr.. Gilmore, l will
sing for you as you sol6st If you
will promise me one thing-your mu-
sicians must discharge the cannon on
the beat Of time. If they do that l
will make my voice heard above the
cannon. But If they come In out of
time then all is ruined
81 was bold enough to a the
promise, and at the first days per
Torrance / escorted Parepa to the
center of the stage. There were thirty
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Improved Putty Knife.

and the need 1t fills could scarcely be
called a crying one, but it has distinct
advantages over the old-style knife.
The knife has a slot running
across it near the end and in h slot
a scraper blade Is pivoted on a hinge.
When not in use the scraper lies fat
along the knife blade, but 1t can be
opened to abut the blade at right an
giles. The putty Is placed on the end
of the knife and, with the thumb
pressed against 1t, is laid along the
edge of a window frame. or wherever
1t Is to CO., as in the old method. In
.scraping of the s~upertuous putty,
however, 1t is not necessary to remove
that from the knife blade and use the
edge of this blade, as was formerly
the case. The scraper attachment on
the new type does this work eve more
and the end of the knife is
kept clean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Net BIouSeS.

After a lapse of a season or two net
blouses have been revived once more,
this time it is Paris who calls them
back into favor once more and some Of
the recently arrived French blouses
have been of sheer nets.
In keeping with the present vogue,
these new blouses frequently show
wide, frilly, fluffy side %ruffles, which
may be of the same net as the blouse
proper, or of colored net or chiffon.
Usually they are rather simply in
style, however, with a daring touch of
color, a band of black satin, a vivid
tie or some little touch to distinguish
them. And though many of them are
made from sheer nets, chiefly Brussels,
others are of fancy nets or beautiful
laces.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Tow Located In the Wilderness Of
Arabia Is Visited by One-seventh
Of Human Race.

Although n OF the most 1naccessi-
BILE cities on earth, Mecca each year
has visitors in such number that 1t
must be ranked in this particular with
London and New York. Even the
worlds metropolis on the Thames can
boast of no such cosmopolitan charac-
ter as is impaired to this mysterious
city in the wilderness OF Arabia by
the myriads of pilgrims who, at the
cost of incredible pains, annually
crowd into its confines. This city is
the oldest place of resort in existence,
yet Of all the millions who have Wis
tied it not a score OF Christians are
known to nave come out alive. No
flag of citizenship would save a mans
life were he known to be a Christian
within the sacred precincts of b city
where the prophet himself decreed
that no unbeliever should set foot.
Of the 225, O00, 900 Moslems In the
world, only 15.500.o 900 live under the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Echo of Old Naval Sensation

of the two commissioners of tho
Confederate government who were
taken from the British mail steamer
Trent by Captain Wilkes at the begin
ming Of the Civil war, ar action which
almost brought about war between
England and the United States.
Alexander Slidell, better known a.
Alexander Mackenzie, was the cause
OF one Of the most sensational Incl.
dents In the history of the United
States" Mr.. Clarke continued. THE
name Of Mackenzie he legally as
sumed. 1t was his mothers maiden
name. and 1t is my recollection that he
assumed 1t at the request Of one Of
her near relatives, N uncle. 1t may
be that a promise of inheritance
caused him to make this change in
surnames. At any rate, he was an Of
fcer in the United States navy, and In
1912 was in command of the brig-of-
war Somers.
Upon that brig were a large mum
bef of apprentices; they practically
constituted the crew. One OF them
was a son of John G. Spencer, who
was at that time secretary of wal in
the cabinet Of President Tyler.
When the Somers was in midocean.
returning from the African coast, Com
mander Mackenzie heard hat q mu-
tiny was brewing. He instantly In
v~estfgated and had three Of the ap-
prentces arrested as ring leaders Of
the alleged conspiracy and court-mar.
tailed on the deck. They were found
guilty and were hanged from the yard
arm. One of them was the son Of the
secretary Of war.
II remember well what a tremendous
sensation the news Of the execution
created; I was then 20 years OF age.
ed, but 1t was found that he had act
ed strictly in accordance with the
rules, and he therefore could not be
convicted. But If he was acquitted
ty court-martial, he must have suffer-
ed agonies, in view Of the fact that
the American people almost to a man
turned their faces against him. He
was told publicly and privately that
there would be awful r%etribution for
him.
About four years later, during the
Mexican warm which Mackenzie
took part On land, by the way-came
the report that the brig Somers had
sunk In midocean with the loss of q
large part of its crew. and in public
and private 1t was said that retri-
button for the hanging Of a mere boy
was begun. Two years elapsed and
then n day-about six years after
the hanging OF young Spencer-Mac-
kenzie, who had retired to T%arrytown,
was out riding horseback along this
road; that vas his only recreation.
Suddenly the horse shied-no one
could tell at what-and threw Mac
kenzie over his head. They lifted
him from the ground a lev moments
later; his neck was broken. And once
again 1t was said by the superstitious:
'Retribution for the hanging of young
Speneer-the final retribution.'"
Copyright, 1911. by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
INDUSTRIAL
MECHANICAL
Ga NOTES as

The cotton industry of England
employs many more women than
men.
Artificial wool for matches, made
from straw, has been invented by a
Frenchman.
The Amsterdam diamond trade is
EN- thousand workhmen.
A species Of stiff grass which grows
abundantly in that country is used
for match sticks in India.
The value of the Rand gold indus
try to South Africa is estimated at
half a million dollars a day.
A room will look both larger and
higher by the use of wall paper con-
tanning designs in vertical lines.
Rubber boots are now made with a
leather inner heel which greatly in
In Austria, where the production
of kerosene is a great Industry, q large
government refinery is under contem-
p~lation.
The manufacture of wood pulp pa
ner involves % separate operations
from cutting down the trees to sewing
the product
Nova Scotia claims to have the
largest gypsum deposits in the world.
They vary from a few feet to hundreds
of feet in thickness.
virginia's coal production is stead
ily increasing, the states output of g.
507. e97 short tons last year being far
ahead o. any previous record.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
When e. p. Roe Produced "Barriers
Burned Away" the Admirers OF
A. s.. Roe ReJolced That He
Had Resumed Writing.

The name of E. P. Roe and many OF
the novels that bear it are still re-
membered by the world at large; but
how many readers of today are there
who would have their memories
stirred by the mention Of the name OF
A. s. Roe? Yet, in his day, A. s. Roe
was rs popular a writer of fiction as
e. P. Roe was in his, and thereby
hangs a tale of confusion of anne
and reputation and condolences.
A. S. Roe and E. P. Roe each be-
came a writer Of fiction by chance, as
1t were. Until E. P. Roe wrote for a
friend. the editor of a religious paper.
the serial called barriers Burned
Away" he had not the slightest idea
that he had any gift for fiction writ
ing. A. S. Roe started out In lie a
marchant; he lost his fortune. gained
in trade, through his too great gen.
crosby in endorsing the notes Of his
friends. Having nothing else to do ne
thought he would write a story. His
first novel, published in the early fl
ties, bore the title, Eve Been Think
ing" and it had an enormous circula-
ton, at least for that time. 1t was,
properly speaking, In modern book
terms, a "best seller"
Year after year., following this first
pronounced success, A. 8. Roe pub
lished novels, and each was widely
read; it was a best seller" He
stopped writing about the year 1869,
and great was the regret among his
following. But some three years later
many of the novelist's admirers could
be heard saying delightedly that he
had taken up writing novels again.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Parepa-Rosa in GIlmore's Peace Jubi-
lee Was Heard Above the Cannon,
Organ, and Great Orchestra
Chorus of Ten. Thousand.

Recently / told in the words Of the
late Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore. the
greatest bandmaster his country has
ever produced, the story Of he ro-
mantle courtship of a great prima
donna of the sixties and b early sew
entities, Parepa-Rosa, and Carl Rosa,
who, at the height of Parepa's fame as
a grand opera singer, was looked
upon as one of Europe's great violin
lists. Today l tell in Mr.. Gilmore's
own words the story Of the manner In
which he secured Parepa-Rosa as the
soloist for his National Peace jubilee
Of 1869, which was held in Boston, and
which was II Of the great muslcal
festivals that o for Gilmore inter
national fame as a bandmaster.
81 began to lay plans for the peace
jubilee a year or two after the close
of the Civil war" said Mr.. Gilmore,
whose band, during the a was he
most famous Of all the musical or
CARNATIONS on the Union side. AT
first 1 had Just a vague idea of a cele-
bration in song and music Of the res
~toration of peace in the United States.
But the more l though Of h idea, the
more 1t expanded. and at last-having
in the meantime received every en-
couragement from my Boston friends
and obtained financial guarantees
against loss from some Of the mer-
chants of that city, decided to get
together an orchestra of n thousand
pieces and a chorus of ten thousand
voices. 1 soon found that all OF the
musical societies of the United States,
at least of the larger cities, were only
too glad to cooperate with me. Then,
to give the jubilee a decided novelty,
l worked out a plan for using art1l-
lery as a part of the orchestral &C
compartment, the cannon to be placed
outside of the Coliseum and to be dis
charged by electricity exactly as the
organist would touch a particular note
pom the organs keyboard when he
wanted a special effect
well, do you know that all the
while l was planning for these large
effects 1t lever occurred to me that l
had forgotten that 1 ought to have a
soloist who had a voice powerful
enough to be heard above the salvos
of the cannon, the organ, the great or
chestra and the great chorus. When
l did think of 1t my plans were far
advanced and I was in grave anxiety
least I should be unable to secure a
soloist. But one evening. as I sat
listening to Parepa-Rosa singing an
aria from Meyerbeer's opera OF Rob
ert the Devil the thought suddenly
came to me: There's your soloist.
That woman has a voice that would
soar above any combination Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Babv Linen,

Fill the boiler half full of cold wa
ter, put in a tablespoonful of borax.
Put the little garments into the wa
ter and let the water gradually come
to a boil.
After allowing it to boil Is or 20
minutes, drain off the water, then, one
at a time, put each piece through a
warm soapsuds, pusing well and rub
bling gently.
If there are spots on the garments
or If the necks and wrists are badly
soiled, rub with an extra supply OF
soap, and give these pieces special at
tention.
Never use a dashboard for fine cam
brics or muslins.
After taking the garments from the
suds, rinse in two waters, lukewarm,
and then in blueing water.
After wringing carefully from the
blueing, hang in the sun, where the
wind will not blow hard upon them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
FOR WOMAN WHO EMBROIDERS
Book for Holding Various Colored
Silks Is Always a Most Wei.
come Gift.

An inexpensive gift for the woma
who sews or embroiders is a book
made of stiff cardboard backs, four
by ten inches, and covered with heavy
silk or an art linen in dull colors.
Embroider cross the upper face
the word Silk" Run this in a dag.
onal direction and put a little spray OF
flowers around it.
On the back cover work the recip-
tents monogram or her three initials
in a corded outline.
Inside the covers are a dozen
manila envelopes, arranged with the
flap to the outer edge of the book,
that are destined to hold as many
colors Of silk. The mark and number
of the silk is to be marked on the out
side of the envelopes. Three holes
are cut through the overs and also
in the envelopes; ribbon is run
through these holes and tied at the
back in small bows.
The book Is fastened together with
a cord or ribbon to match.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Confusion of Names and Fame

and then they would tell how much
they enjoyed reading his latest book,
Barriers Burned Away" They were,
indeed. so glad that A. 8. Roe resumed
writing fiction, and they hoped he
would keep on; and 1t was freely told
about by A. 8. Roe enthusiasts how
their favorite author had been inspired
to return to the field of fiction with
his new novel by something he had
seen while on a visit to Chicago short
ly after the great fire of 1871. Indeed,
even after E. P. Roe-who. following
his unexpected success, produced sue
cessful novels regularly year after
year, as A. s. Roe had done before him
had written several immensely pop
ular books, the confusion Of names
and regulations still persisted.
But there were other condolences in
the careers of these two men besides
those of name and rapidity Of produc-
ton. A. s.. Roe cultivated a little
farm in Connecticut not far from Hart
ford, the state capital, and ne turned
to it for recreation between novels. K.
P. Roe, after his first novel had re-
vealed his real genius, took up fruit
culture on a small farm at Cornell,
N. Y, near West Point, he having
been the pastor of a Presbyterian
church not far from the Point when he
took up experimental novel writing.
Moreover, the novels of A. s. Roe
we're almost as popular in England as
they were In this country. So, too,
when E.. P. Roe began to write, his
novels speedily gained a great hold on
the British reading public. And for
many years the prevailing impression
in many an E~nglishman's mind was
that the novels of A. s. Roe and those
by e. P. Roe were the work Of one and
the same man.
Copyright. 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
C~Iaret-Colored Revers.

Another charming costume in the
show rooms is of gray diagonal tweed,
with a faint red line running through
it and collar and cuffs Of he genuine
old world claret velvet, while there
are tall pyramid buttons in carved red
and black pebble In different sizes. A
beige costume, worked in a thick wool
embroidery, is fashioned with a Louis
XVI. coat, and his lapis lazuli collar
and revers and a fiottant panel edged
with wool fringe, while a rich ottoman
costume, with a dainty chiffon corsase
to match. is carried out in a lovely
cold shade Of blush purple, and is
heavily trimmed with silver fox.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
NEW NEWS of
==B BY E. J. EDWARD "5

thousand people there. She stood be-
fore them smiling, awaiting the in
PRODUCTION by the orchestra and then
the chorus. At the exact moment n
began. Her voice was like a melody
from the heavens. Her song rose
pure, clear and exquisite above all
that vast combination of sounds. NO
other thing did the vast audience pay
heed tot was the song OF that
woman. triumphant over that vast
combination Of instruments and voices
and cannon, that taught them what
the human voice Is capable OF. Ana
when 1t was all over and Parepa had
retired to tumultuous applause she
told me that for the first time In her
entire life had she ever really sung"
copyright. 1911. by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Cement Industry Abroad.

In Bohemia, portland cement whole
sales at $S.93 per metric ton Of 2,2O4
pounds, while in France 1T sells at
s4.44 to 1919, according to recent con-
sular advices. The cement industry is
enormous in Germany and generally
speaking the cost of manufacture is
placed at about 28k cents per barrel.
exclusive of coal and packing. Con-
tractors pay $685. and 1919 per me-
trio ton. Owing to increasing con
sumption the price IN England has ad-
vanced in recent years. now being
about SO per tor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

confides to you the story of her past
firtations and the secret hope her
heart is set upon the second day of
your acquaintance WILL soon bore you,
if she does not actually disgust you.
There is no subject in the world
that cannot be discussed with pro-
priety with the right persons and I'M
der the right conditions. But few
girls seem to possess the Y of dis
elimination for these two facts. On
the contrary, they frequently seem
rather to pride themselves on discus
sing the wrong subject with the
wrong person.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Mecca Most Popular City

Turkish flag, yet most Of them 10.
knowledge the sultan OF Turkey as
their caliph, the successor OF the
prophet. AS Mohammed shrewdly fore.
saw, the Mecca pilgrimage binds to-
gether his disciples into a unity which
could be effected in nc other way.
Mecca" says DR.. Samuel M. Zwemer
of Arabia, has become the religious
capital and the center OF universal
pilgrimage for o~ne-seventh of the hu.
mar race."-Harper's.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Sanitary Paper Comb.

The paper comb is a novelty which
has made it's appearance. 1t is made
of smooth finished, hard cardboard.
The teeth are coarse and far apart,
but it is quite useful for combing the
hair. The paper comb is n to be
used once and then thrown away. 1t
Is designed for travellers and for use
in public baths, and in various other
places where now might be found
combs kept for common use; in such
places these combs might be furnished
bv the establishment free. 1t is not
costly. the paper comb, put up in a
waxed paper holder, being sold at re-
tail at one cent.