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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
PROTECT THE YOUNG CHICKS
Loss Through ~Depredations by Crows,
Hawks, Cats and Other Enemies
May b Avoided.

A covered coop or yard Is advisable
on most farms for raising young
chicks. The loss through depreda-
ions by crows, hawks, cats and other
enemies Is very large, and o OF
this can be avoided by raising the
chicks In well protected coops or
yards, says Farm and Home.
A yard hat will give sufficient pro-
lection should be inclosed on sides
ana top. The first three feet of net
ting should be of one-inch mesh, the
balance of two-inch. Either this net
ting or a board should be buried sew
eral inches in the ground, so that
skunks cannot dig under. In a yard
2Ox40 200 chicks may be raised until
large enough to take care Of them
selves.
Where breeders and Individual
houses are used a small covered yard
should be attached to each house and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
NICHOLSON

and he took a step toward Ardmore,
who Immediately threw up the revol
yer so hat it pointed at the mans
head.
stop right there! We've got old
man Appleweight, so you've lost your
leader, and l tell you the jig's up,
Wen have you all in jail before an
other "a hours has passed"
II judge from the tone Of your re-
marks that you are Ardmore, the own,
er of Ardsley. Am I right?"
you are quite right. And you are
a member of a disreputable gang OF
outlaws that has been bringing shame
upon the state of North Carolina. Now.
I want you to march straight ahead
of me. Step lively now!" And Ard
more fiourished the pistol menacingly.
march,"
The man hesitated, flung up his
head defiantly, hen moved slowly for.
ward.
I'VE will cross the creek right
here" he ordered; "it's a pretty jump
there from that bouIder-there, that
was bully! Now right along there
over the log-see the trail! Good!"
1t was warm and the captive was
perspiring freely. He moved along
docilely, and finding that he mani
tested no inclination to bolt, Ardmore
dropped the revolver to his side. but
with his finger on the trigger.
They soon reached a field where
some laborers were at work, and Ard
more called them to him for instruc-
tons.
Boys, this is one of the timber
thieves; put him in that corn-crib un-
til l come back for him. The nights
are warm; the sky is perfectly clear;
and you will kindly see hat he does
not lack for food"
Two of the men jumped forward and
seized Ardmore's prisoner, who now
broke forth in a torrent of wrath,
vigorously.
That's right, boys; that's right;
easy there! Now in he goes"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

turb a setr-posscssion so complete
afternoon.
Mr.. Ardmore, I dislike to do 1t, but
your amazing conduct makes 1t nee
eJsary for me to disclose my Identity
and the mans showed real
embarrassment.
Il knew It; I knew IT." nodded Ard
more, folding his arms across his
chest. You're either the king of Slam
or the prince Of Petosky. AS either.
salute you!"
mol" roared the captive, beating
impotently against the door Of the
cage with his hands. mo! I'm the
governor of South Cardinal"
This statement failed, however, to
produce the slightest effect on MI
Ardmore, who only smiled slightly, a
smile less i%ncredulous than disdainful.
ooh, pshaw; that's nothing he re-
piled I'm the governor Of North Caro-
lina!" and mounting his horse he
gravely lifted his hat to the prisoner
and galloped away.
While Mr.. Ardmore was securing
LIS III lSOllSl III lll' " iiSh ~ 'hoS
interesting to return for a moment to
the haunted log cabin on Raccoon
creek, the interior of which was
roughly but comfortably furnished.
Above were two small sleeping-rooms,
and beside the bed in each stood a
suitcase and a hand-satchel. In each
room hung, on convenient hooks, a
long, black frock-coat, a pair OF trou-
sers of light cloth, and a broad-brim
black felt hat. Coat, trousers and hat
were exactly alike.
In the room below sat a man In his
shirt-sleeves, his feet on a cheap deal
table, blowing rings from a cigar. He
presented a picture Of the greatest
ease and contentment. as he occasion
ally stroked his short brown beard,
or threw up his arms and clasped his
hands about his head or caught lazily
at the smoke rings. On the table lay
an array of playing cards and poker
chips.
Its too good to last forever. the
lone occupant reflected aloud, sitting
a yawn, and he reached out, with
careless Indifference, toward a bun
die of newspapers tied together with
a piece Of Irvine and drew one out
and spread it across his knees. He
yawned again as though the thought
of a world whose affairs were
stamped in printers ink bored him i'm
mensely; and then the bold headlines
thai shouted at him across half a
quarter Of the sheet caused him to
- III. e.~H ,t,,oy tho hnyn
1oor of the cabin resoundingly. He
now bent over the paper with the
greatest eagerness, muttering as he
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Cauaes Of Failures.

Failure to eliminate the non-pro-
ducers in your laying flock, filthy n
dition OF the roosting quarters, i'm
proper feeding, unjudicious selection
of your breeding males resulting In
loss of vitality and fertility Of eggs,
failure to investigate the origin OF
feeding stock purchased, slack meth
DDS of marketing your fowls and eggs,
ignoring the fact that bad as well as
good traits can be transmitted to the
progeny of your breeders and numer
GUS other things go to strew the path
of poultry success with wrecks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Friendships Strongest Test.

In the terrible engagement at Fort
Donelson, an orderly sergeant. seeing a
conferedate point a rifle at the captain
of his company, threw himself before his
beloved officer. received the bullet in
his breast, and fell dead in the arms
Of him he had saved. The brave fell
low had been reared and generously
treated by the captains father, and
had declared, when enlisting, that he
would be happy to die to save the
life of his benefactors son The at
festion shown by Damon and Pythias
soldier on the battlefield Of his loved
country.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Experiment in Minnesota.

At the Minnesota experiment sta
ton farm at Crookston, so Leghorn
pullets fed on a dry mash from De-
cember IL to February IL, laid an av-
erage of 1872 eggs per day at an aver
age cost of 7.3 cents per dozen. Dur
ing the same period a similar lot on
a wet mash ration laid an average OF
1876 eggs per day, at a cost Of 81
cents per dozen. With lots of 100 hens
each, Leghorns gave a total profit for
four months of $39.10 and Plymouth
Rocks of $54.94. On a ration of corn,
oats, shorts and skim milk, II Ply
mouth Rock cockerels in three weeks
time made an average gain e bird
of two pounds. at a cost of 4.35 cents
per pound. On q similar ration a lot
of IL Leghorn cockerels made an av-
erage gain Of 1.1S pounds e bird. at
q cost Of 4.9 cents per pound
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Brouuht the Tears.

An unusual incident marked a re-
cent fire in New York. The fire
started in the cellar Of a Rve-story ten
ement and before it was extinguished
the 1S families in the building and all
the firamen were weeping c%opiously
from in1amed eyes. In the cellar
many bags of onions had been stored
The chief fireman allowed the tenants
to remain in the building, assuring
them that the fire was confined to
the cellar. They did not stay. how
afire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
POLLUTION CAUSE OF DISEASE
Too Many Fowls Kept on One Enclo-
SURF for Year Without Change Of
Ground-ShouId Be Divided.

Nearly every poultry raiser keeps
too many fowls in a limited area OF
ground. 1t is a common circumstance
success with poultry for a few years,
when all at once things begin to go
wrong and the person loses faith in
the industry. Chickens die by the
dozens. and those that remain alive
fail to yield a profit. The cause Of
all the trouble seems to be hidden. yet
1t is not far to find, right in the
ground of the poultry yard.
Fifty or a hundred or more chicks
or any other domestic animals. kept
in one enclosure for a year without
change, will pollute their surround
ings. This Is true ever with healthy
fowls, and where disease breaks Out
1t is much more true. The pollution
extends, as a rule. not only to the
grounds. but to the poultry house as
well. 1t is often impossible or DIFF
ficult to purify the house. The result
is hat poison or disease become deep
seated in the surroundings and strin-
gent methods must be resorted to in
order to eradicate them.
1t Is easy, or at least possible, to
clean and purify almost any poultry
house and make it At for continued
h%abitation of fowls without hav-
ing to change them to other
quarters. 1t is not SO easy with
yards and grounds. The poison is so
deeply absorbed by them that it re-
quires months to remove it.
The immediate grounds around a
poultry house receive the most pollu-
ton. The grounds further away re-
ceive less. For this reason. the
grounds Immediately adjacent to the
poultry house should be divided by
fence into at least two parts and each
part cultivated in some crop every
alternate year, with all poultry kept
from 1t during the season of cultiva,
ton. This will allow much of dis
ease and other pests to die out for
want of anything to feed on, and much
of pollution and poison will be con
sumed through physical and chemical
action in the soil. If the ground is
plowed deeply some OF them will be
buried so deeply that they will never
and the growth of plants in the soil
all have a general tendency to soil
publication from the point Of view Of
animal sanitation.
Poultry grounds On the average
farm where there is an abundance Of
free range can be kept comparatively
fresh by always feeding the fowls
away from the poultry house. They
will feed and range in other places 1
no inducements are placed at or neal
the house. Then they will use the
house only for roosting and laying
and the natural daily pollu
ton will be carried far away.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
FUNNY TALE FREES SOLDIER
Civil War Veteran Relates Unique E1-
perience During War-Captors
Laugh and He Runs.

Amateur public speakers or persons
who have difficulty In remembering
'Impromptu" remarks would do well
to consult Capt. A. R. Palmer OF Chi
cago. commander of Meade post. G. A.
R., for an infallible cure for such for
getfulness. This would be his
recipe:
Get yourself captured In war and
entertain your captors with funny
stories until you have them off their
guard. so you can escape. Everything
you say will be stamped 1ndelibly on
your mind" The rule has held good
for fifty years for Captain Palmer.
Every word of a senseless tumble he
repeated to amuse a couple Of Con-
federates in 1861 while he racked his
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

A series of corn-cribs fringed the
field, and into one of these, from
which half the corn had been removed,
the prisoner was thrust sprawlng
upon the yellow ears, and when he
rose and flung himself round, the
door Of the corn-crib slammed in his
face. He beloved with rage now, see
ing that his Imprisonment was a seri-
Gus matter, and that 1t seemed likely
to be prolonged indefinitely.
'They always told me you were a
fool" he howled, but I didn't know
that anything as crazya as you are was
loose in the world"
Thank you. The head OF your gane
is much more polite. He's sitting on
his case Of Chateau Bizet in my wine
cellar, playing solitaire"
"Appleweight in your wine cellar!'
bawled the captive in establishment.
Certainly. I was afraid to lock
him In a room with bath for fear II
might give him hydrophobia; but he's
perfectly content in the wine cellar
What are you going to do witt
him?"
81 haven't decided yet just what te
do with him, but the scoundrel un
doubtedly belongs in South Carolina
and I have every intention Of making
his own state punish him"
The prisoner leaned heavily againsi
his prison door and glared out upor
| his jailer with a new. fierce interest
81 tell you I've nothing to do will
the Appleweights! I don't want to re
veal my identity to you, you younl
begsar; but / demand my lega
rights"
my dear sir" retorted Ardmore
you have no legal rights, for the wri
Of habeas corpus doesn't go here
You seem rather intelligent for q bari
burner and timber thief. Come now
what Is your manner"
The prisoner gazed down upon tn
l.imperturbable figure OF his capto
through the Stats Of the corn-crib. Ard
more returned his gaze with his mos
bland and child-like air. Many peopl
had been driven to the point Of mad
ness by Ardmore's apparent dizziness
Tho prisoner realized that he mus
launch : thunAerbolk 4 b would u
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Ladies and Gentlemen"

brains for a plan of escape from them
is with him still. Palmer, who was a
born comedian, was also 1eet Of foot.
One day OF scout duty he was cap
tured by two Confederate soldiers.
When his captors started, one on
each side Of him, he recited every
Joke and comic verse he knew.
The previous spring. when "secesh"
talk was on every tongue. he had
spoken at the usual school "exhibi-
tion." giving a prepared lecture on
the paramount topic In the character
istic humor Of that period. 1t was
nothing but idiotic dribble that came
to him as he trudged merrily toward
the Confederate camp at Centerville,
Va. bound for Libby or ~Andersonville.
is the speech ne delivered:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I have riz
to give you warnin' and make some
what of a speech. I say that a crisis
has ariz and the wheels Of govern
ment has stopped. The machinery
needs greasin' and the biler is busted,
and we are like bob-tailed %ganders
floating down the stream Of time. We
have had our harmony disturbed and
have been driven on the quicksands Of
the Potomac. We have threatened to
dash everything into sp1inters. but we
will eventually pick ourselves up be-
fore we are gone goslins. The at
trapian knocks the adjacent joyous
regions OF violent voice and whispers
in our ear for peace. but you give us
no peace. The peace has gone flick
ering through the gloom Of the other
climate to aid the miser in his dun
geon and the great Alexander. who
fitted the battle Of Hunker Bill, and
who. with agony. despair and frantic
shrieks. cried, oh, gravy!' Peace is
for the southern confederacy and I
don't care a darn, for she's a whole
horse and a time, sure"
Palmer's ~harangue, accompanied by
sweeping gestures and heroic poses.
threw his hearers into spasms of
laughter. They didn't know just what
he meant, but 1t was funny. The ora
tor resumed:
Already I see you travelling in
solid phalanx, with shouts that make
the earth ring while you come down
upon your opponents like a thousand
of brick on a rotten pumpkin. Blood
has got to be poured out of your op-
ponents like soap suds out of a wash
tub, and every n of them that has
a soul as big as the white of a mig.
gers eye has got to fight, bleed and
die for you. The north may don their
rusty regtmentafs, grease the locks
OF their guns, put in new fints, grind
their old scythes into swords, mount
their little airy horses, twelve abreast,
blast the little rocks and blow up all
Gods creation. but still Jefferson
Davis will remain"
This is as far as young Palmer got
in the muddle Of nonsense. His aud.
Itcrs were frequently doubled up with
laughter,
Tney came to a fence on the edge
of a wood, and the two southerners
climbed over confidently expecting
their prisoner to follow. He. however
hung back and instead of mounting
the fence broke off his speech, jumped
back suddenly and darted into the
woods like a deer. A few Intellectual
bullets followed, but before night he
was back in his own camp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

width desired for the hopper. to
these are nailed boards to make an
open tray at the bottom, with the bal
ance of hopper Enclosed. The feed
placed in the top will automatically
replace hat in the tray, as fast as
the tray is emptied. The tray should
not be too wide, about a two and one
half inch space is ample; then the
hens cannot spoil the grain by stand
ing in the tray.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

the same device should be adopted
for individual coops. Make the frame
work Of Turing strips 1x2 inches and
6 to 8 feet long.
Cover the sides with inch mesh net
ting IS inches high. Put a ridge pole
In the center, so that you can set
board shutters against them. These
may be made Of half-inch boards and
will give needed shade, as well as
protection from storms.
This yard should be permanently
attached to the coops. After the
chicks are old enough to care for
themselves, let them out during the
day by raising up one end, and after
they go in at night they are easily
shut up. 1t is only ten seconds work
to move the coop daily two feet onto
fresh grass.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
FEED HOPPER FOR POULTRY
Device Shown in Illustration WIN
Hold Several Days Supply-WIll
Be Found Handy.

Where 1t is desired to keep the
feed before the poultry, or Il grits
or shell, the hopper shown in illus
tration will be of value, as this may
be built to hold several days supply,
says Homestead. BY constructing
partitions inside same, several kinds
of feed may be fed from the same
hopper.
The sides are constructed In the
manner shown; cutting same from a
board. that is the same width as the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Cause and Effect.

II see from the papers," said Daw-
son, that there is a great scarcity of
chorus girls this year."
Il was afraid there would be-" said
Wiggles. TITS only another case Of
cause and effect. The French cham
payne crop has practically failed, and
Holsters are scarcer than hens teeth
this season."-Harper's Weekly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
GREEN FOODS FOR CHICKENS
Whom Scarce or Difficult to Obtain 1t
Is Wise to Allow Mono Of Feed
to Go to Waste.

When green food Is scarce or diff
cult to obtain it pays to plan some
way to prevent its being wasted. Cut
two pieces for the ends of a box, each
twenty-four inches long, getting prop
er curve by using a compass. Make
the back of the holder Of thin boards
tour feet long and t~wenty-four inches
wide, and nail one end In place, hing
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Geese More Profitable.

Geese will undoubtedly prove more
profitable han chickens or turkeys.
considering the amount of the cost OF
feed and labor, for they do not require
near so much care and attention as
fowls and the feed is a small consid-
Grafton, for their principal food Is
grass. weeds, clover, alfalfa and such.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

You can solve the moisture prob
lem. in an incubator, if you VIII keep
a moistened blotter in the bottom OF
the machine, or ever above the eggs,
If you can handily fasten 1t, so 1T Will
be an inch or SO above the eggs.
| When the blotter dries out, moisten 1t
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

A woman can straighten up a man's
desk in five minutes SO ~effectually that
he won't be able to find anything he
wants in five hours.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

WHEN RUBBERS BECOME ARV
And your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot-Ease. the Anti
septic powder to be shaken into the shoes, is justine
thing to use. Try it for Breaking in Now Shoes.
Sold every where, &c. Sample FREE. Address As
Olmsted, LIE Roy, W. Don't accept AMI substtt ute-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DIR Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
tie family laxative,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
SYNOPSIS.
.ZLUC/TH/IV7cW XII nv
n /20S 6y mr. 1905 -MERQHk CON9Hr/

Thomas Ardnore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon intrigue when the
are reported to have quarreled. Botn
states are In a turmoil oyer one Apple
weigh an outlaw with political innuence.
0riswold allies himself with Barbara Os-
borne, daughter of the governor OF Soutn
Carolina, while Ardmore espouses me
the governor OF North Carolina. These
two ladies are trying to fill the shoes OF
their fathers, while the latter are MSS
ting. Unaware Of each others position,
both Griswold and Ardmore set out 70
make the other prosecute. Ardmore or
ganizes a big hunt. Griswold's men cap
eure Appleweight. Jerry Dangerieid dis-
covers the captive and leads him to Ards
ley, her own prisoner. Griswold and bar
hara explore the scene Of the disappear
ance and meet Ardmore and Jerry. Girls
void refuses to recognize his friend.
Terry reveals the presence OF
~ A rlslav
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Garfield Tea corrects constipation.
eleanse,s the system and p9rIties the blood
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

The Practical Agricuiturist.
Adam shifted at the book farmer.
Il don't believe in spraying apple
trees" he snorted.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
His Place.

1.-THE trouble about my son is that
he never knows where he is at"
Then why not get him a job with
the weaker b%ureau?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

out profane establishment.
TWO COWARDLY GOVERNORS
MISSING.
Scandal Affecting Two State Execu-
sponsible?-Rumors of Fatal Duel
on State Line.
He read b%reathlessly the startling
story that followed the headlines,
then rose and glanced ~anxiously at his
watch.
Am l drunk or mad? l must find
Osborne and get out of this"
He leaped to the open door. and
gazed into the forest from a little
platform that commanded all sides OF
the cabin. And there, to his utter
amazement, he saw men In Khaki
emerging cautiously from the woods.
They were Enthusiastically soldiers OF
/ some sort, for an officer was giving
sharp commands, and the line opened
out like a fan along the creek. The
| observer of this maneuver mopped his
| head with his handkerchief as he
watched the alert movements OF the
| figures in khaki.
He was SO absorbed that he failed
| to hear stealthy steps at the rear OF
| the platform, but he was now rudely
| aroused by two uniformed youngsters
with S. C. N. G. on their caps, WHIT
sprang upon him and bore him with
a crash to the puncheon floor.
You're our prisoner" shouted one
of them, rising when he found thai
the prisoner yielded without resist
ance.
what for?' blurted the captive
sitting up and rubbing his elbow.
For being Bill Appleweight. alias
Poteet. Get up, now, and come with
us to headquarters, or my instructions
are to break your head"
who in the devil are you?" painted
the prisoner.
well II it's anything to you. we're
\ the South Carolina militia. so you's
better get up and climb
gro BE c0NTINUED1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

You will sneeze; perhaps feel chilly.
You think you are catching cold. Don't
wait until you know it. Take a dose OF
Hamlins Wizard Oil and you just can't
catch cold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

How a married man doesn't enjoy
listening to one side of a spoony tele-
phone conversation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

The chap who gets a free ride in a
patrol wagon isn't carried away with
enthusiasm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

In the Spring cleanse the system and
purify the blood by the use of Garfield Tea
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17
Domestic

Father think the baby looks like
you.
Mother-Yes, it shuts it's eyes to- an
awful lot.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Loud apparel naturally proclaims
the man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

W.. N. w., SIOUX CITY, NO. 11-1s11.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Individual Coop and Covered Yard.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-17

Scandal Affecting Two State Execu-
tives-Is the Appleweight Case Re-
sponsible?-Rumors of Fatal Duel
on State Line.