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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-23
Method.

Mrs. Knicker-Will your furnitur>
go in the new fiat?
Mrs. Bocker-It will after it's
smashed.
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| FLEsHY WOMAN FINDS FAULT
Frocks or Millinery of This Season.

It is interesting to note the anima- tion with which women, or rather some women, attack the present styles. It is invariably the woman of flesh who is the most emphatic in dis approval. Not good word is to be said by her for frocks or millinery of this season.
 Hats are imprudently absurd, skirts lmmodestly cut, jackets trivial, and even the efforts of great dressmakers dubbed futile and unconvincing, as she tells it. It is a season, according to the woman whose hips refuse to re move themselves. of grotesque absur- dities. The hysterical note is struck. So why argue?
 Whether we argue or not, certain things must be acknowledged. The have reached such perfection that to condemn them is ridiculous, to ignore them impossible. So let us forget the fact that our too comfortable contours refuse brazenly to conf1ne themselves within the slim limits of the present silhouette and see if we cannot judge of the fashions of the day with an unbiased eye, if not with entirely un- trammeled hips.
 In spite of criticism and caricature they may alone be called epoch ma king. Line and drapery have clothed themselves in such artistic grace; /; color and fabric have attained such perfection of combination and weave that they take their places with fam ous fashions of other days.
 They are in a great measure re- vivals. yet revivals so skillfully adapt ed to our needs and environment that they are accepted with enthusiasm by the intelligent few. The lover of color and line rejoices in their existence, the beauty-loving eye revels in their softly woven and luxurious fabrics. The great dressmakers have gath cred from the Greeks and Romans. from Egyptians and Orientals, from the Alexandrian and first empire De riods fashions, fabrics, and colors which, when combined and crystal lized, place the styles of this season uniquely apart.
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BALL GAME OF CHERoKEES
Important Function Is Preceded by Song and Dance Which Lasts
 All Night.

The ball game as played by the Cherokees is as important to them as football or any other popular game is to other people. The eastern band of Cherokees live on the Qualla reser- vation in western North Carolina
 The neighborhood in which I live, writes an Indian girl in the Red Man, is divided into four main sections, namely: Yellow Hill. Soco, Big Cove and Birdtown. The Indians living in one of these sections will challenge those living in another to a game of ball They choose their players and agree upon the time and place for playing the game. It is generally played in an open field far different from the wellgraded field upon which the game of football is played.
 The evening before the game the In dians, the women included hold a dance in their respective sections of the country. These dances are held in the open air, usually near some small stream. The women do the singing while the men dance. In their songs they make all kinds of remarks about those of the opposing side. These dances continue all night long. From the time of the dances until after the games the players are not allowed to eat any food
 The following day the people from the different sections gather at the ap- pointed place to witness the game. They either sit or stand around the edge of the field The ball players each have two sticks similar to those used in the game of lacrosse, only smaller The ball is tossed up in the center of the field and the game be gins The object is to get it around two poles placed at each end of the field a certain number of times. They cannot pick up the ball in their hands. The players who succeed in getting the ball around the poles at the end of the field the greatest number of times win the game.-Red Man Mag azine.
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Hanged the Clever Forger.

Of curious petitions against the death penalty being enforced, one re- calls the eighteenth century case of William Ryland, who was sentenced for forging a bill for e7,114 on the East India House The forgery was a work of art. No less than thirty sig natures were initiated, and at the trial not one of the victims could swear that the signature was not his own. However, with the help of the paper manufacturers, Ryland's guilt was brought home. Then came the peti- tion of his friends. So clever a man ought never to be hanged, they plead ed; his craftsmanship should save him. It gained respite; he was al lowed to finish fine engraving he had begun, but nothing more Though the engraver was a favorite of George III, that king quite failed to see how a forgery could be excused on the ground that it was a clever forgery.
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Naming the Baby in Japan.

Such lovers of picturesque cere- monies as the Japanese do not let an important event like the naming of the baby pass without proper observ- ance. The infants birth is immediate ly announced to the relatives and friends. who hasten to send congratu- lations and presents. Visitors used to insist upon seeing the mother and child, but the spread of medical knowl- edge is gradually changing this. On the seventh day after birth the child is named. The first born son is ire ouently called '1chiro," which means First" Others, as in Latin, are nam- ed "Second,' Third" and so on. Girls are more lucky, receiving picturesque names like Snow "Chrysanthe- num-, Glory and the like.-Wide World Magazine.
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the bandeau. Heron aigrettes are used here, but, as these are likely to fall into disuse on account of the crusade against them, and a growing public sentiment adverse to their use, it is best to make another selection. The feathers of the goura or crown pigeon are equally effective, and may be worn, with clear conscience, or a compara lively clear conscience at least.
 The wearing of heron, by the way, is prohibited by law in several states, and in July of next year it is said a law will go into universal effect pro hibiting the buying, selling or wearing of these feathers. AS they are very expensive, it is best not to invest in them. There are so many pretty feath- CTS to choose from that cannot dis turb the conscience or call down criti- cism, it would seem no hardship for a woman of taste to make another choice.
 JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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A N EXQUISITE hat for high occa- A sions Is developed in black and
 white. The shape, of rich white felt, Is faced with black velvet, per tectly fitted to the broad brim, with It's graceful curves and flowing lines. Such hats are covered in factories de- voted to making hats of a high class. and the velvet is steamed and stretch ed to the underbrim, turning up around the edge in tiny cordlike finish.
 Most hats of this character are very simply trimmed. A big spray of feath- ers, a curious novelty in gold, or a long curling ostrich plume are most often chosen. Big black hats with gold in a striking ornament and gold roses on the bandeau, resting against the hair, or such ornaments in tarnish- ed brass effects, make superb mil linery.
 In the model shown delicate gauge roses surround the crown and cover
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ReXersihie Cloak.

A useful and attractive garment, that can be made at home by any wo- man used to simple tailoring, is the reversible cloak. made semiftting, with kimono sleeves. and usually of broadcloth lined with soft satin. The broadcloth side is of some dark color or black, with plain light or white revers of satin; and it is used for aft sernoon wear. The satin side is in some light evening shade, with satin revers In a slightly darker color. and makes a charming wrap for the the ater, etc It is not nearly so hard to make as 1t sounds, and is extremely economical, being really two gar ments in one.
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Raises Young to Eat.

The paradise fish, one of the new wonders of natural history, raises it's young to eat. The habits of this pecu- liar fish are also strikingly similar to those of a great many parents who show little more consideration for their offspring. The female drops her eggs carelessly anywhere she may he and the male gathers them up and places them in 8 bubble nest, which he blows, and awaits the matching. When they are sufficiently grown he eats them, keeping them housed up until he needs them Some of the lit tie ones escape, of coarse, and as they are prolific breeders, the specie is perpetuated.
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WOLF HUNTING WITH EAGLES
kirghIz Train Great Birds to Hunt GazeIle, Foxes and Even
 Wolves.

All wanderers are lovers of the chase, but for sheer love of sport and daring exploits the Kirghiz take the palm, declares a writer in the Wide World Magazine. Central Asia is the home of falconry, which was not in
 troduced into Europe until the Crusa- ders brought back falcons with them from their eastern wanderings. But imagine the ambition of the men who fly their birds at wolves and foxes in- stead of at quails and partridgesi Not content with hunting game birds with small falcons, the Kirghiz capture and train the great golden eagles, with which they hunt such game as gazelle, foxes and even wolves. A we'll mount ed Kirghiz falconer, carrying on his wrist one of these magnificent birds, is a fine sight The weight of the eagle is such that the owner requires a support for his wrist, and the hunt CTS are usually to be seen with little wooden bracket that supports the arm against the hip The eagles are hood ed, as all falcons are, but can only be used in winter when they are hungry and keen. In summer they are fed on marmots and live restful life. sit ting in the sun in front of the tent doors. When gazelle or wolves are the objects of the chase, the eagles are aided by long sleek greyhounds, of a small breed, the dogs running in and pulling down the quarry when the eagles have sufficiently bewildered 1t
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Beavers This Year.

More fashionable than the long nap or furry beaver is the one that has shorter fur and is smooth and shiny.
 These are called silk beavers and very beautiful indeed they are. Some times the under part of the brim is of velvet, usually black, and the top part is another color, or may be black, as one prefers. This top part, how ever, is of this lustrous silk beaver and the crown is usually composed of the same material.
 These hats make charming picture hats, and are exquisite when trimmed with sweeping plumes.
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stripes In Millinery.

New modes of using stripes-black and white and blue and white-in smart millinery are being devised as the season advances. The striped ma terial Is generally satin, and it may have as the outer covering of a hat or as facing over border for a white brim A fetching new model is a toque made entirely of black and white striped satin and trimmed with a little rose colored velvet ribbon Nu- merous bows and other forms of deco rations for hats are also shown in which a striped effect is produced by the use of alternate rows of black and white soutache.
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This very attractive waist is of old blue taffeta with sleeves cut in one piece with the body of the waist.
 Sleeves and waist are tucked and trimmed with bands and straps of black taffeta, and with buttons and silk embroidery matching the blue silk.
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for charity, or do you advsr- tise for direct results1
 Did you ever stop to think how your advertising can be made a source of profit to you, and how it's value can be measured in dollars and cents. If you have not, you are throwing money away.
 Advertising is a modern business necessity, but must be conducted on business principles. If you are not satisfied with your advertising you should set aside a certain amount of money to be spent
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annually, and then carefully note the effect it has in in- creasing your volume of busi- ness; whether a 10, 20 or 30 per cent increase. If you watch this gain from year to you will become intensely in. terested in your advertising, and how you can make it en. large your business.
 If you try this method we believe you will not want to let a single issue of this paper go to press without something from your store.
 We will be pleased to have you call on us, and we will take pleasure in explaining our annual con tract for SO many inches, and how it can be used in whatever amount that seems necessary to you.
 If you can sell goods over the counter we can also show you why this paper will best serve your interests when you want to reach the people of this community.
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Enlarging Your Bushes:

If you are in business and you W ant to make more money you will read every word we have to say. Are you spending your money for ad. vertising in hap. hazard ia s hioa as if intended
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A Similarity.

Queer names those South Ameri- can soldiers have a
 "Yes. Calling the roll sounds a great deal like reading of the con- tents of wine card.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

On the previous night the admiral had
issued orders that the army signal Off
GERS were not to be allowed on deck dur
ing the fight. but were TO go into the
cockpit on the lower deck and assist the
surgeons. The reason assigned was that
these officers would not be needed during
the passage of the forts, but would be
wanted afterward to open communication
10 nr.r,,. that fLGrefnrG ii
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delay was every instant more threaten
ing and dangerous.
!: :;
Ii was the decisive moment of the
day. owing To our position. only our 1e"
bow guns could he used, while deadly
rain of shot and shell was falling on us,
and our men were being cut down by
scores. unable to make reply. me
sight on the deck of the Hartford was
sckenins beyond the power of words To
portray. Shot after SHOT came through
the side moving down the men, delug-
ing the decks with blood, and scattering
mangled fragments of humanity so thick
IL that il vas difficult to stand on the
deck. 80 slippery was it. The old eX-
pressions of the 'scuppeTs running
blood the slippery deck, etc. give but
tire fa:ntiest idea of the spectacle on the
Hartford.
The bodies of the dead We're placed in a
lorg row on the port side, while the
wounded were sent below until the sur
geons' quarters would hold no more \
solid shot coming through the bow
struck a gunner on the neck, completely
severing head from body. One poor lei
low lost both legs by a cannon ball; az
he fell he throw up both arms, Just II
time to have them also carried away by
another shot At one gun all the ere"
on one side We're swept down by sho
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Success VS.. Failure.

t1I NET Thomas A. Edison at the
! Carlton in London said New
Yorker on the cunard pier Edison
astonished me with his account OF the
hard work he has done in his time
Why. the man thinks nothing of work
ing tweI:ty hours a day for weeks on
end.
After lunch one day Edison and
walk ed up the Haymarket. Edison, as
usual talked about hard work. l sald
thong htfully:
- suppose success always means
hard work, doesn't ii.
Yes. said Edison. 1T does.
lie nodded toward "A poor old SAND
wich mana poor. thin, bent ola Iei-
low Of seventy or so staggering along
~ tbo cutter under three heavy and
enormous sandwich boards-and he
added: -
But failure means harder.
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would be "A misfortune to have any OF
them disabled.
The two officers on the Hartford dls-
relisled this order exceedingly. and. after
consulting together. decided that IN the
confusion of the occasion their presence
on deck would probably not be noticed,
and that they would evade the command
if possible In this they We're successful
until shortly before passing Sand Island
and coming within range of Sort Morgan.
Then the lynN-eyed executive officer.
Lieut. Commander Kimberly, came 70
them very quietly ard politely. and told
them the admirai's order must he obeyed.
We made our way 80 the stfitng ao'd'
where Surg. I.ansdaie and Assistant surg.
Commons with Their helpers, were quiet
~ sitting. with their implements, ban
dages and other paraphernaEa spread
out ready for use.
Nearly every man had his watch in his
hand and waited for the first shot To u
ignorant of every hing aoinS on above
every minute seemed an hour, and there
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other guns made it equally diihcult
from any other part of the deck Inc
smoke hung low in the air, and |
and accordingly ran up the rigging To
the foretop.
(
But the Hartford had howltzer III
her foretop. which was hard at WORK
under the mana cement Of half a dozen
sailors. throwing grape ana canister
into the water battery in front OF the
fort. and making it as difficult to sig
nal here as it was on deck. So. not
knowing what else to do, kept on
up the rigging to the topSaliaht
crosstrces. where there was Just room
to sit, holding on with the left arm
around the peak of the topmast-
From this point, above all smoke, the
scene was ndescribably grand ana
terrific.
The fight was at it's hottest me
Union fleet had reached the line the
crossing of which meant victory, ana
the result depended on the next Few
minutes Just at this moment, TO the
horror of all. the monitor Tecumseh,
few hundred yards in the advance,
seemed to stagger for moment, theh
suddenly careened and almost instant
" disappeared beneath the water, car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

to overcome the force OF the current. and
there was danger not only of collision.
but Of being drifted shore. Mean
while. the almost stationary fleet made
splendid point-blanS target for the fort
and For the four Confederate vessels. all
of whica We're doing Their utmost. giving
rs terrible raking, making cruel havoc
among the men. and ugly holes in the
sides oil the ships.
Running to the forecastle. / took the
message of Capt. Alden Of the Brooklyn.
which was: The monitors are right
ahead; we cannot 20 on without passing
them Transmitting the message To the
admiral by an aid. 10 rep ed at once:
order the monitors ahead. and go on"
.AS the message WAS sent the star
board bow gun Of the Hartford opened
lire on the ram Tennessee. and the
great volume of smoke following each
discharge hid the Brooklyn from view
and made Il impossible to receive or
transmit messages from that part of
the ship, while the smoke from the
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rying with her her commanaef .,s ap.
Tunis a. NJ Craven. ana l.o o1iieeis
and men. hopelessly imprisoned III
their iron coffin. .,.,,,
The pilot leaped from the pllothouse
anI some half dozen men i'll the turret
managed To jump through the pot,S'
and were drawn gown INTO .ne III
800, ,,.da NV the sinking ship. TheN
we're rescued by cutter from tne
Netacomet This boat, fyinS The
i-nion flag. rowed up under the guns
80. ,,,.n and rcwea back to the lee OIL
ono Of the following ships
During all this time the bronNiSn ma
railcd to move ahead. and now sne ue'
}aved 10 signal lack The iact dlreaos
20 wau known: "Our hest monitor !
enr,. The message was sent 10 the ad'
r,ral 10y an aid and the brief a a. <e,
s,.n,. mysterious reason, perhaps fear OF
IN, torpedoes, perhaps misapnrehenslor
OF orders. the Brooklyn halted, and the
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which came crashing through the bull
warks \ shell burst between the tive
forward guns, killing ard wounding nf-
teen men.
The mast upon which | was perched
was twice struck. once slightly ana
again just below the foretop by 10
pound shell from a Blakely rifle on the
rebel gunboat Selma Fortunately. the
she'll which was about two feet Ions
by eight inches in diameter. came
tumbling erd over end and buried II
self in the mast butt-end first, leaving
the percussion cap protruding. Had 1t
come point first, or had II struck at
any other part of the mast than in the
reinforced portion. where the heel OF
the topmast laps the top of the lower
mast. this contribution to the literature
Of the war would probably have been
lost TO the world. the distance 10
the deck Was some one hundred feet.
Meanwhile the men were WORKING
the guns that could be used as though
the sight and smell OF blood had sharp
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was a feeling of great relief when the
boom OF the first gun was heard l MS
was from the monitor Tecumseh. at forty
seven minutes past u o'clock. Presently
one or two of our forward guns opened
and we could hear the distant sound OF
the guns of the fort in reply. Soon the
cannon balls began to crash through the
deck above us. and then the thunder OF
our whole broadside of twelve DahiSren
guns kept the vessel i'll a CULVER. But as
yet no wounded We're sent down. ana We
knew we were still at comparatively long
range.
In the intense excitement OF the occd-
sion il seemed that hours had passed, but
ii was just twenty minutes from the time
we went below when an officer shouted
down the hatchWay: Send up army
signal officer Immediately: the Brooklyn
is signaling.
In a moment the writer was on deck,
where he found the situation follows:
The Brooklyn. directly in front Of. US,
had stopped. and was backing and sig
mailing The tide was with US, setting
strongly through the channel, and the
stopping of the Brooklyn threatened to
bring the whole fleet into collision and
confusion. The advance vessels of the
lire were trying to back to prevent q
araSfroDhe but apDart nt!N not aDle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
By First Lieut.. John c. Kinney
18th Connecticut Infantry.

y the morning OF
August 5. 1864, a
steamtug left New
Orleans, having on
board d dozen or
more United States
Army signal Of
ficers and ser
geants. with their
detachme ntS or
two or three men
each. They start
ed with sealed
aanoH were
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-21
City in Brief

p. b. Cole has gone to Minneapolis
on short business trip.
S. ]. Skulason of Lakota, states
attorney Of Nelson county, IL in the
city today on legal business.
Atty Seth Richardson, left for Bis
marck this afternoon on legal business,
he expects to return Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mann Of Iron
River. Wis. are visiting at the home
Of the formers mother and sister, Mrs.
Mann and Mrs. Olmstead. at 112 Sixth
avenue north.
John J. Sampson. attorney at Devils
Lake. is In the city today to defend
Fred LemlSe. who is charged with for
gerry. His case will come UP this aft
ernoon In the district court.
Judge P. Mclaughlin Of Grand
Forks il city visitor today and will
spend a few days with his friends in
the gate city. The Judge is one Of
the early pioneers OF the fickertail
state and WAS one of the early settlers
Of Fargo. He came here in the year
of 1874.
Prof. @. w. Randlett and DR.. Van Els,
both of the agricultural college, have
returned from Columbus, O., where
they attended the annual convention
Of the American Association Of Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experimental
Stations. President Worst and Super
intendent Hoverstad will probably be
home later in the week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-21
CAN'T GET MONEY
FOR PANAMA Line

washington, Nov. 21.-Bsrnard w.
Baker. who attempted to organize an
Independent steamship line to operate
through the Panama canal, told the
senate interstate commerce committees
that financial interests had refused to
back the proposed line because they
feared injury to trans-continental rail-
road securities.
Are the railroads doing anything
to prevent this competition3" asked
Senator Cummins.
II have found objections on their
part to putting on fast any steamship
line by way Of the canal" said Mr..
Baker. They desire to control the
route themselves"
He suggested that II the government
would 60 into the steamship business
the interstate commerce commission
would be able to control trans-cona-
mental rate making.