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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Men Hold Trump Card in Social Game

picking n choosing. and each dear
man will be %1dgeting properly as to
whether I'll choose him Or his brother.
Turkey for me! The men here are
spoiled foolish. To be sure, you have
enough of 'em and to spare; the only
trouble is IL they are SO generally will
ing to consult their W convenience
without regard to the anxiety they
cause the women who entertain"
This baroness enjoyed the reputa-
ton of soaring the wits out of the 9th.
er danes who we're contemplating din
ners or dances.
For PHYS sake" they used to wall.
does anybody know If the Baroness
Blank has any notion Of doing any
thing such-and-such a night? If she
has, away will flock the men to
her side-it will never do to pick
the night she hits upon for any of her
doings."
Wherefore, putting two and two to-
gether, the baroness departure was
not accompanied with more grief
than one could weep forever though
she did do things up SO beautifully,
and besides was a very kind and
considerable parsonage when the
debtantes and nea--debutantes were
concerned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
A POOR OLD HITCHING-POST
Stony Outlook for This Silent Guard
ian of a Kansas Towns
Main street.

Ottawa, Kan.-On the edge of the
sidewalk he sits. his forefeet planted
firmly on the c~urbing-the monument
to a generation that has passed. For
more than a o of years he has
been stationed in front of the tomb
stone shop, guarding the traffic that
goes up Inc down Main street in this
town. But where once he proudly
watched the spring wagons and carry
alls that stopped on the main thor
oughfare, while the farmers went up
and down the street laying in h
weeks supplies. now he is unnoticed
and In the way.
Perhaps it is the years of rain and
snow made his stubby nose look
shorter and appear to be turned up in
disgust, but mor likely it is the
fumes Of the gasoline th"t Ne is ohlig-
ed to smell as the moto. Ass him
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

lYNCLE JIM WILSON, of the depart
~ ment Of agriculture, hopes to put
venison, that luxury of the rich, on
the table Of every citizen in our coun-
try. and at a less cost than that of beef.
He aims to accomplish this by n
vincing farmers that they can raise
small herds of deer or elk or antelope
on land that is at present absolutely
valueless and with practically no
attention after the start Is once
made.
In many parts of the country there
are tracts of land which can be more
proftably used for raising venison
than any other purpose.
The propagation of game. is as legiti-
mate a business as the growing of beef
or mutton, and, according to the de-
partment, the producer should be per-
mitted under reasonable regulation, to
dispose Of his product at any time.
either for breeding purposes or for
food. This some of the state laws
now prohibit. "E
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
bushels Of wheat from ono quartO
! section Of land. John Mclean, Who
owns two sections. threshed 119eo
| bushels Of wheat.
Hln Head Wa Hard.

1t is a common belief that the m
gro's head is hard. capable Of With
standing almost any blow. !,
The following story told by a prom5e
nent young dentist of Danville. NJ
would seem to indicate something q
the kind anyhow. Two negro msn
were employed on tearing Town .
three-story brick building. One ne
gro was on top OF the building taking
on the bricks and sliding them down
a narrow wooden chute to the ground.
some thirty feet below, where the
other was picking them up n piling
them.
When this latter negro was stoop-
Ing over to pick up a brick the former
accidentally let one fall, striking him
directly or the head.
Instead of its killing him. he merely
looked up. without rising, and said.
What you doin' thar, niger, you
make me bite my tongue. "-The CHI.
Gle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

THERE is a story abroad in Wash
ington, whether true or not, that
the pampered men Of h capital go
about accepting invitations and then
1t the last moment turn a fipfiap II
they get a card from a hostess where
there is apt to be more fung going on.
Anyway, it Is the men Of Washington
who hold all the trump cards In the
social game, as n may infer from
this declaration Of a dashing young
American baroness who left here not
. great while ago:
Sorry to go to Turkey? Sorry to
set up housekeeping in CONSTANT
nople? Not a bit of it! Why, my
dear, things will be changed complete
". Over there l will not have the deliri-
um idgets wondering whether I'll have
men enough to go around If l give a
dance or a dinner-no, indeed, 1t will
be just the other way about. I'll be
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
III ASHfNGTON.-The fact that con-
w gress continues to nurse various

III ASHTNGTON.-The fact that con-
" gress continues to nurse various
projects for artificial waterways may
probably be taken to indicate that
sooner or later some of these canals
will be constructed. The rivers and
harbors bill, as amended by the senate,
n as 1t will probably stand when
finally passed, directs the national wa
terways commission to make a careful
study of the ACCESSIBILITY and feasibil-
lty Of the proposed canal from Lake
Erie, by way OF Fort Wayne. or by
some other direct and feasible route,
to h southern end of Lake Michigan,
n of a canal from the Ohio river, at
a point near Pittshnfg, to Lake Erie.
The commission Is also directed to
look into theafeasibility and practical
hility cf4 canal to connect the Ana
costa river. here at the national cap
ftal, with Chesapeake bay, or some
tributary of that bay.
In the Ia of the proposed canal
from the Ohio river to Lake Erie, the
bill provides that the expense of in
vestigating as to it's feasibility and
pTacticability shall be borne by the 10
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Study rations for each COW.

Study rations for each COW.
Milk comes by Invitation, not force.
The dairy cow is what man makes
her.
Winter dairying pays the largest
profit.
Feed all the corn fodder that the
COWS will clean up.
In the care of a COW the greatest
expense is in the feed bill.
Silage and alfalfa hay will make a
balanced ration and cheap.
Fewer cows are injured not by high
feeding than by unbalanced feeding.
A clean COW and a clean stable go
with clean milk, good butter and clean
cash.
The man who falls in love with cat
tie will soon find that they pay him
a profit.
Good grain rations this winter and
spring mean more grass next year and
year after.
Ensilage fed to mich cows is one
of the most economical feeds that a
be adopted.
lErge part of the day do not forget
TO curry ner.
"A large farm is all right, but 1t
needs a smart farmer with plenty OF
capital to make it pay.
Don't get SO proud Of that one extra
good COW that you forget to weed out
the extra poor ones in the herd.
If your cows lie on a cement floor
without a board covering or deep bed
ding look out for udder trouble.
Poultry raising can be conyenient-
.ly and proftably combined with dairy
ing. fruit growing or gardening.
AS soon as a milk bottle is empty
rinse it in lukewarm water until It
appears clean, then set 1t bottom up
to drain.
Do not send the dog our in the corn
field after the cows, because he Is usu,
ally too ambitious, n makes thu
COWS hurry too much
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
And II Was All Imagination.

81 wonder how much imagination
governs some persons senses ?" Q
marked a visitor at the st. Regis yes
terday. For a Christmas present q
sent to a young woman OF my sAoeII
quaintance of the most elaborate
sachet cases / could find. 1t was such
a beautiful thing that I didn't put pei.
fume in it, for some women prefer to.
use a certain kind all the time, and !
thought I would leave 1t to the re
cipient to put her own particular sach-
ct powder in the case. You may Inn
agine / was somewhat amazed to read,
this In her enthusiastic letter q
thanks: It's perfume has pervadsdI
the whole room.-NeW York Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

operated a carpet factory. In 1876
Elder Gammons, a m%achinist, who was
afterward known as a manufacturer
of powder mill machinery and tools,
came into possession of the property.
Until the time of his death he used
the old mill for the manufacture of
machinery and tools.
Gammons' death was accidental. He
was working in his shop late one
night, and fell through a scuttle in
the floor. His body was found by
neighbors. who went in search of him
when he was missed from home.
s.. E. Mcclellan, now a resident of
Gorham, was n of those who helped
build the old mill, more than half a
century ago.. He made the bolts which
have held the wheel together all these
years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

rHIS is the land of the free and the
J. home of the brave. 1t is the haven
fsthe down-trodden and the hope OF
fe oppressed. 1t is the asylum of the
oneless and the opportunity OF the
Hing. Millions in overcrowded Eu.
,pe cast longing eyes hitherward and
anually hundreds of thousands sue
&c in reaching our shores. We have
,om for them. There are work and
1portunity here for each Of them-f
ey are of the right sort. Our broad
res and our prosperous cities can
re for another hundred millions as
silly as they support those who are
re All we ask is that they be
NEST in the desire to be good Amer
ans capable of self-support, healthy
mind and body.
But, unfortunately, in u generous
spitality we are imposed upon. This
eAt country of ours In fairness to
fEelves should not be made the
mping ground of the mentally in
npetent, the physically incapable,
#morally perverted, and against
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Probably Got Of.

Apropos of certain unfounded
charges Of drunkenness among the
naval cadets at Annapolis, Admiral
Dewey, at a dinner in Washington,
told a story about a young sailor.
1.-THE sailor. after a long voyage"
he said. went ashore in the tropics,
and, it being u hot day, he drank, IN
certain tropical bars, too much beer.
CAS- the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along a palm-bordered ave
nue., his captain hailed him indig-
nantly.
Look here the captain said, sup
pose you were my commander, and
you met me in such a condition al
you're in now. what would you do to
me?'
why. SIR said the sailor, I would
MT ~condescend to take no notice Of
you at all, sir"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
HANDY BARN FLOOR ScRAPER
implement Can Easily Be Made Out
of Hardwood Board Cut Desired
Length, With Handle.

The accompanying Illustration
shows a very handy floor scraper
which can easily be made by taking a
hardwood board the desired length
and boring holes in 1t at the proper
spacing to fit the tines OF an old fork,
writes Monroe Conklin, Jr, in the
Farm and Home. The board is then
driven on the tines, which are broken
off at the face of the board. The holes
should be a very little smaller in d.
ameter than the tines in order that
the board will bind when driven on
them. They should also be bored at .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Success in Dairyins.

1t matters not how we'll our dairy
cattle are fed or how intelligently
they are fed, if the environment does
not correspond our efforts are in vain.
Cows should have clean. warm stables
and should occupy them at all times
when the weather is unfavorable out
side. They shoulG have good pas.
lures, plenty of pure water and shade.
With good cattle and proper sur
roundings we have a reasonable as
surance of uccess
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

they will produce good beef animal
and at the same time make good dairy
cows, Or, they can be bred and fed
for the dairy to the opposite extreme
and make good beef as well.
OF course such breeding will, IN
time. ruin the constitution OF the
stock, and destroy their qualities both
for the beef and the dairy. The ten
dency Of the S%horthorn to fatten too
easily is one of the objections to this
breed; but properly fed. as they are
in England. they still retain a strong
place in the dairy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

managers.
Seed boxes. EaF rf= f4ts kf5
9, 10. IL, II, 13-Stalls, 6.5Nl2.
and sawed in widths and thickness to
suit different parts. For Orders
used oak and elm, Q by g.; also same
for sleepers for upper and lower
floors. The Orders are four feet apart
and floor joists we feet, which makes
a firm and substantial floor. We cut
logs six feet long and sawed planks
two inches thick for stall floors with a
two-inch drop floor back of cows
l~engthwise of the barn. This makes
it a very easy matter to clean out
stable. We bed only the high six-foot
floor and the COW lies on this, all
droppings going to the lower floor be-
hind. We used 2 by As for r~afters.
placing them two feet apart and used
one-half pitch for roof. The shreath-
ing was picked up about the place, old
boards being worked in and USED to
good advantage; 4 by As IA feet long
were used for bearing under rafters.
These were set at an angle, thus max
ing more hay room. All braces are
made from 2 by As and 2 by IS, odds
and ends being used to advantage.
The feed alley Is floored with inch
boards running lengthwise. as is also
the loft bow and floor to wool room.
The front of manger next to alley is
made of elm boards one inch thick,
while the part next to cows is made
from short pieces set up and down
the manger, being two feet two inches
high. The feed boxes are very solid.
all being made of two-inch elm and
are tight enough to hold fine ground
feed. The outside doors are all dou-
BILE, one above the other, so the upper
may be left p e to admit air and sun
and still keep the animals in, ever il
loose In a stall.
Small windows are on each side
to let in light with larger windows
in sheep fold and hay loft. The
three box stalls are made SO they
may be closed with a door. as shown
IN the cut. These may be used for
cows at calving time Inc when used
for two cows in milking these doors
are hooked back to partition. This,
we have found, a very convenient
arrangement. There is a door In loft
floor to throw down hay, also a
door to pitch hay or straw
from a wagon into the now, with q
large door in the end to admit o
and carrier. We have a good modern
hay fork and track in this barn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
ForIorn stone Hitchins-Post.

by and stop just beyond the spot
he is stationed. Once in a
a wagon drives up and a halter
is securely fastened about his thick
bull neck. Then he bristles up with
again. But the wagons are
not so plentiful as they used to be.
And how to take care OF this new
seems to puzzle him. His day
as guardian of Main street is over.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
GREAEMILL WHEEL IN MAINE
One Of the Largest In the State Hid
den Away In a Picturesque
Little Dell. s s.

Gorham, Me.-What is believed to
De n Of the largest mill wheels In
the state Of Maine Is hidden away In
a picturesque dell. q short distance
from the main street in Gorham. The
wheel, which has not been in use for
a quarter Of a century. is in decay.
The place Of the wheel Is known rs
Fairy Glen.
This wheel, which is 25 feet in diam
eter,, and az feet wide on the water
surface. was erected In 1856. For 10
years the power supplied by the wheel
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
sHORTHORN is GOOD MIXER
Properly Fed, as They Are In Eng
land, They VIII Retain Strong
Place Among Dairy Cows.
By r.. q. wEArHERsroNE.)

10Y N u. IF ffFLINS ON "a
While the Shorthorn Is generally
regarded as a prime beef breed. there
are among the best mixers OF his
country many strains of well bred
Shorthorns. In New England there
are n or two herds tracing back to
Arabella and the Constance and Wa
terloo families.
Many herds of Shorthorns can be
found whose cows produce from 40 to
80 pounds OF milk per day. These
cattle are smooth. well fieshed, n
fatten of into prime beef.
The admirers Of Shorthorns claim
that they can be SO bred and fed thai
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Geornia Girls, Names.

Atlanta, Ga.-There is the long list
If compounds such as Mamie Lou,
.Gussie May" "Kittie Sue" and the
ike. In the more remote rural dis
tricts nursery nicknames follow to
their graves the unfortunates to
whom they are attached. and n fire.
uuently meets a Miss Babe" or Miss
Sweet" or Miss Dawt" (daughter),
who may be anywhere from twenty to
seventy years of age.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
crutches or blers.

Il Richard Croker, at a dinner at New
York, expressed a d~istrust for aero
planes.
There's nothing underneath them,"
he said. "If the least thing o e
wrong, down they drop.
II said to a Londoner the other day:
How ia your son getting on since
he bought a flying machine?
"'On crutches, like the rest OF
them,' the Londoner replied"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Spray Cows Tail.

An eastern dairyman has the tai
Of each Of his COWS sprayed with an
atomizer containing filtered water be-
fore milking time. With this method
there is no likelihood of dust being
witch into the milk pals.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
tuberculosis with the Knife

Curing tuberculosis With the Knife.
Wheeling, w. Wa surgeon here
has performed an operation for con-
sumption which he pronounces a sue
cess and which he believes will be
followed by many others. The patient
was hopelessly i'll with consumption.
The doctor sawed out four ribs, re
moved one diseased lung entirely and
cut away the affected parts OF the
other lung.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
The First MIX.

The milk first drawn from the I'd
der contains but little fat. 1t is prin-
cfpally water, but it is full af bacteria.
you discard the foremilk, never throw
it on the floor. Have a receptacle for
it, and remove from the stable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Price of Grade Cows.

A few weeks & a grade Holstefn
COW was bought by a dealer on the
Pittsburg market for $40 and sold at
an advance the same day. Last week
another sold at 800. Both cows had
a calf aIongside-one of them a bright
red-and-white calf.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
riqinalit

People are always talking about
originality; but what do they mean?
As soon as we are born, the world
begins to work upon US, and this goes
on to the end. And after all, what
can we call u own, except energy,
strength and will. II / could give an
account of all that l W 10 great pre-
decessors and contemporaries there
would be, but spall balance In my
favor.-Goethe.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
SCOTS Rebecca In "lvanhoe.~

The character of Rebecca, In SCOTS
"Ivanhoe" was taken from a beautiful
Jewess, Miss Rebecca Gratz of Phila-
delphia. Her st~eadfastness to Juda-
ism, when related by Washington Ir-i
wing to Scott, won his admiration and
caused the creation of one Of his fin-
est characters.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
lmnnrtanft TO Mothers
Bears the
WINE Knew the ouadrupeds.

Teacher-Willie, are there any
feathered quadrupeds. -.
Willie-Yes, sir. Il,
Teacher-Name one.
Willie-A feather bed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
HatpIn in Eye; Sues for s25,ooo.

Hatpin in Eye; Sues for $4,000.
Covington, Ky.-Robert E. Dugan OF
this city has brought suit against the
street railway of that city for $25. 900
damages alleging that q hatpin worn
by a woman in a street a pierced
one of his eyes and DESTROYED the
sight
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Rich Man.

he richest man in IL acquain-
Sc is one who, although in middle
e has not accumulated a thousand
srs. His character Is so lofty and
e and his heart so genuinely true
his friendship carries with 1t a
erful wealth of helpfulness and
ge and those other qualities
lift men into high places in
and, these are things that money
IT bhy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

1t is unquestionably true that
wealth produces wants, but it is a.
still more important truth that wants
produce wealth.-Malthus.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
BOILER skate an Old Device.

Roller Skate an Old Device.
Roller skates were patented and
used in France as early as 1919.
Skates similar to those now in use
were invented and patented by Plymp.
ton of Boston in 1866
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Didn't Care.

Hewitt guess you dom know who
/ am.
Jewett-No, and l haven't n wom-
ans curiosity about 1T.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

The recording angel may take more
interest in your day book than IN
your hymn book.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
Chilly.

They say the pretty Boston girl Is q
good pick. ! wonder what kind OF .
pick she is?"
ice pick, l suppose"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

TO CURE A COLD IN N DAY
Take BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II IL fails to cure. 70 W.
GROVE signature Is on each box. 25c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

Taking Garfield Tea will prevent the re
currence of sick-headache, Indigestion and
bilious attacks. All druggists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

we pay high prices for Hides and
w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis. MINI.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24
The Breed

Stella-Is her coat Persian lamb?
Bella-No; Podunk mutton.-Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

convenient angle in order that the
scraper may be in a position to scrape
the litter ahead of it instead of slip
ping over 1t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

When you find excess Of speech look
for shortage on sight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-02-24

/, 2. 3-Box stalls, 7X12 feet
feed room, 7x12.
6-Sheep fold for breeding ewes. 2US2S,
with wool room above.
Managers.
S-Feed boxes. a= 4ps
9, 10. II, u, 13-Stalls, 6.5X12.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
"ACTOR" HELD AT ISLAND
Negro Boy, with Scotch Dialect,
Awaits Mamma S Arrival.

James Chisum, young South Carolina
negro. who is exceptionally black and
scarcely three feet tall, came back to MS
native land yesterday after an expert
ence on the English stage. He is eleven
wears old, though he looks but five, and
describes himself as an actor. The
immigration officials believed he was a
citizen, hut were inclined 10 think that
James would have a hard Job proving
himself an actor.
The little fellow went abroad in Sep
tember with Lawrence Crane, Celtic
wizard, who could display "a beautiful
lady" in a lily, make the flower close, and
on opening again reveal coon" The
role of the latter character was handled
by James.
Crane wanted TO take the little fellow
on a tour through South Africa, but the
child's mother objected, on the ground
that she did not want TO have him as
sociate with the common niggers OF the
wild country" Ergo, the lad returned,
his employer giving him a second cabin
ticket OH the Anchor line Columbia,
which arrived yesterday from Glasgow.
James brought over several pairs of
kits, some English and Scotch ideas and
a fine Scotch dialect He will be de-
tanned at Ellis Island until his mother
comes TO take him away.