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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Naive Optimjsts.

six months 6 there was another
outburst of optimism as naive as
though the world we're still living in
the sentimental era of glass exhibit
tons. Since then there has opened
another era OF political earthquakes
and conflagrations, and the area Of
disturbance continues t o extend. Be-
fore the Tripoli problem has been
safely liquidated or the peace of the
Balkans Is assured, we have the out
burst in China Of an instruction
which may change the face Of the far
east and give an incalculable increase
of force to all the impulses set NOV
ing by the triumph of Japan. All We
can be certain Of in the region of
world politics is that nothing is GER
tain. Do we need further lessons to
convince us that the peace of civiliza-
ton is founded upon the crust OF a
yolcano?' asks the London Observer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
D0UIIM NOIF[
TO-

Hens cannot lay and grow feathers
at the same time.
~Inbreeding too much will AUS
pigeons to go tight"
There is positively no known treat
ment of any value for tuberculosis of
chickens.
The best time to sell chickens is
from the first of January to the first
of November.
Probably no subject in poultry lore
has been treated in the press SO much
as that of cleanliness.
Turkeys breathe much faster than
the average farm animal and, there
fore, need more fresh air.
To a fattening hog that is receiv-
ing plenty Of buttermilk it is lmpos-
sible to feed top much corn.
The poultry must be brought in from
the fields and trees and made &C
quainted with roosts and houses.
When the turkeys first begin to run
at the nostrfls a treatment with
coal oil will often stop the disease.
Scrub poultry may serve a good
| purpose in the pot, but they should
not be permitted to propagate their
kind.
The bright eye, red comb. smooth,
bright. well-kept plumage, activity,
and a Keen appetite, indicate the
healthy fowl.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
WIFE'S CURSE WAS ON HIM
Husband, Who Deserted Her, Stricken
by Paralysis as Dying Woman
Had Wished.

Cincinnati, O.-The wish Of a dying
woman that her husband might be
paralyzed If he attended her funeral,
came true. William Huesman Of this
city is the victim.
Although nearly seventy, and the
father of several grown children, he
had lived apart from his wife, Minnie
Huesman, his junior by only a few
years. AS the years of their separa-
ton extended, Mrs. Huesman became
each day more and more embittered
against her husband. Time and again
she declared that she hoped that when
she died he might become paralyzed
on the way to the cemetery if he tried
to go to the funeral.
Immediately after her death the
husband was notified and, forgetting
the past, tried to atone by seeing that
his wife received proper burial. He
provided a coffin for the body and
next day he was on his way to the
cemetery when he suddenly collapsed
on the street.
Paralysis" said the hospital physi-
clan. Huesman is not expected to re-
cover.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
W. L. DOUGLAS TRUST PLAN
Manufacturer Thinks Government
Should Obtain Publicity by a
License System.

Large business organizations have
come to stay. We cannot go back to
old conditions. We must meet world
competition. Large concerns can pro-
duce goods at lower cost than small
ones. Germany favors large corpora
tons, The method of the present ma
tional administration Is to dissolve
the great organizations and make
them smaller, which is a backward
step. There should be no limit to a
corporation doing a large and legitl-
mate business, such a. would be pos
sible under the licensing plan which
| favor, writes w. l.. Douglas, former
governor Of Massachusetts. in the
Boston Herald.
Prejudices against corporations
merely because they are big, perhaps,
must be don away with. They give
labor better returns. They cheaper
product and thus benefit the consum'
er. They give opportunities to small
investors who get returns otherwise
unattainable. They employ able
young men who have no capital at
all, but who receive handsome sal
aries for their ability and service.
In place of the Sherman law 1t is
my opinion there should be Il depart
ment at Washington 70 grant licenses
to all manufacturers and corporations
In this country who DO ar interstate
commerce business.
The law should be made SO clear,
plain and definite that 1t could not be
misunderstood. It should require all
capital to be paid in full. Semt-yearly
statements should be given to the
public and certified by a public &C
%countant. There should be a board
of examiners in each state to look aft
er these corporations just as our ma
tional banks are watched by the ma
tional government. They should have
the right to enter the offices and ex
anime the records Of all the dfrec'
torates Of these companies.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Here are a few remedies for chick
en- diseases: Canker is a disgusting
ailment, but generally in the start it
can be checked by several applications
of fine salt rubbed on the sore spots.
Four drops of aconite in a half pint Of
drinking water, given daily for a week
or more, are effective in cases Of
catarrh.
Chickenpox can be successfully
treated my amounting the head and
wattles with carbolated vaseline, after
having been bathed we'll with hot
water. A one-grain quinine pill should
be given each night for a week.
A one-grain %quinine pill given each
night for a week will also work won
ders in cases Of cold. Cases Of Co.'S
~tiveness can be relieved by adding
ten drops of sulphate of mag
nesia to each pint Of drinking water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Raising Pigeons.

Pigeons must have clean water for
bathing once every day. 1t should be
given them early In the morning. The
birds cannot live without it.
The bathing dishes should be
emptied after the birds have used 1t
as it quickly becomes fould and should
not be allowed to stand.
The pigeon that goes about with
dropping wings is a sick bird.
At the first sign of sickness the
birds should be taken out of the
pens and placed by themselves. Un-
less they are very valuable they
should be killed at the enc of three
days if they r not entirely well.
Squads are pretty we'll covered with
feathers when three weeks old.
Before engaging in the pigeon bust
ness go and spend a week or two with
some successful pigeon breeder. One
can learn more in his way than from
three months reading in a book.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

can make out of a cracker o or
any other box of suitable size. 1t
should be IL by IA inches square by
20 or "a inches long. The slat should
be nailed to a cross piece about me
quarter from the top and a couple OF
nails driven through the box and into
the cross piece, to swing on. Half
way back of the inside a narrow
piece Of board is nailed, back OF
which the nest is made. To set the
trap simply raise the Stats inward
from the bottom 8 or 9 inches high
and place a small stick under n or
the stats. AS the hen enters the door
is raised off the stick, which falls to
the floor. am a poor craftsman. but
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
CHILD GETS LOST IN DRAIN
Confused in the Darkness Boy of Six
CrawIs 80 Feet From the
Opening.

London, England.-While playing
with some boys near his home at
Shapperton-on-Thames Johnnie VIII
son, aged six years, crawled into a
drain pipe. He expected to come u
at a joint ten feet away, but missed
the place and becoming confused as
to directions kept on crawling. AS he
did not return children gave an alarm
and a searching party set to work at
once. They dug to the drain pipe, ten
feet from the opening. Johnnie was
not there.
At some distance from the opening
they dug another hole, ten feet in
depth. Johnnie heard the picks and
mistook the meaning Of the noises
and kept crawling still further from
safety. Finally at SO feet they made
another hole in the drain and caught
Johnnie by the feet just as he was
crawling past.
The lad had been in the 12-inch pipe
for five hours, but aside from being
smeared with black mud he suffered
no i'll effects from the experience.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Planning Better Thinqs,

Some stormy evening, when the
whole family is gathered about the
fire, take up and discuss the feasibility
of modern co~nveniences in the home.
The kitchen sink, with hot and cold
water; the bathroom, hot air, steam or
hot water heat, are as much of neces-
sity for convenience and comfort in
the country as in the city, and may
be had as cheaply. Every farmers
family may and should know the facts
regarding these desirable improve
ments.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
NEST IS ADVANTAGEOUS
Enables PouItryman TO Find Out Just
What Hens Are Profitable-Drones
Should Be Weeded Out.

For a number of years | ave beer
in favor of trap nests in order to find
out what hens are the profitable ones
to keep, says a writer in Green's Fruit
Grower. On every farm where one
hundred hens are kept the probabili-
ties are hat fifty of them will not
average more than thirty eggs each
yea Some of the fDty will lay more,
but there are a few that will not lay
at all, SO l have made this general
average on such a basis.
The average cost Of feeding a hen
for one year is 81. This means that
the drone should be weeded out. The
trap nest will do it. Here Is a trap
nest that any farmer or farmers wife
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Diarrhoea in young chicks is a pos
sible symptom of many diseases, but
it is generally the result of eating too
much meat, overlooking, unsanitary
quarters, foul water and sometimes
from being exposed in the hot sun
A good remedy is scalded milk
thickened with flour and seasoned with
a little ginger.
Dry feed is always beneficial. For
very obstinate cases a t~easpoonful Of
olive oil usually works well. All
coarse feed should be avoided and
iced of any kind should never be al
lowed to lie in vessels to become sour.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Too Many Cohens,

New Notwithstanding that the New
York city directory contains $500
Cohens and 1000 Coins and Cohans,
Eugene Cohen has just got permission
Of Justice Mccall in special term of
the supreme court legally to assume
the name of Eugene Corwin. He said
that he was constantly receiving gro
Gerry and other bills intended for 9TH
er Cohens and that his telephone was
repeatedly ringing with calls for 9TH
er Cohens. Cohen, who becomes Cor
win, was born in Missouri
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Eattenjnu TURKEYS for Market.

It is not to be wondered at that
there are so many failures made in
preparing turkeys for market, when it
is taken into consideration the course
so many breeders take in fattening
their birds. 1t is a mistake to pen up
a flock Of turkeys for the purpose Of
%fattening them. Turkeys are Of a wilk
nature, and as soon as they are cooped
begin chasing one another about and
constantly worrying for freedom. They
soon tire of their food, grow thin, and
will, when killing time comes, weigh
less than when first cooped with the
expectation of %fattening them. .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Pink Chickens,

Bright pink chickens and eggs with
red yolks ard pink whites, both per-
fectly sound and wholesome, were a
novelty shown in the poultry exhibit
of the Oregon Agricultural College at
the state fair. These are a result Of
an experiment in feeding coal tar dyes
to the birds. The day after being fed
the eggs show a difference. 1t Is a
vivid illustration Of the immediate ef-
feet that the quality of food has upon
eggs, and even on the flesh and feath-
ers and toenails of the fowls.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
MonareI Fowls.

Mongrel fowls should not be kept
for egg production because the eggs
will be uniform neither in color nor
size. This factor of itself Is of enough
Importance to induce n to select a
pure breed, even though the mongrels
might possibly lay as well as the pure
bred fowls, but this is very doubtful.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Practical ~Suqqestion.

A new association proposes to have
all American railroads lined with
flowers and hedges, but what our
railroad rights of way really need is
to be lined with feather beds. What
good would it do anybody to fall on
a pansy when trains collide ?-Detroit
Free Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
SAVING FEATHERS MADE EASY
Virginia Woman, In Picking Geese,
Uses Barrel With Top Covered
With Soaking Tightly Nailed.

Picking poultry is not a pleasant
job at best, and particularly on a
windy day. Even in a closed room
feathers are apt to fly about and are
difficult to gather up.
We once saw a Virginia woman
picking geese, and she had beside her
3 barrel, the top Of which was covered
with sacking, nailed around the edges,
md a cross slip in the middle,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

there should be about five for a box,
II or IA inches in width.
use this kind Of a trap most of the
time except when l want to separate
the layer from the drones, then l use
one with the double doors. The back
door opens as the front n closes,
allowing the hen to go out that way
after laying. This saves setting and
requires no watching.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
Accurately Informed.

How is it that woman eeems to
know SO much more about Europe than
most Of us?" said the frank and out
spoken lady.
Because" replied Miss Cayenne,
"she stayed at home and read guide
books instead of squandering her time
in travel"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Texas, says: i was
taken sick about a
year ago. My limbs
and feet began to
swell and my doctor
said l had Brights
disease. l then coh-
suited a doctor WHO
said I had dropsy and
could not live. Doan's
Kidney Pills relieved
me promptly and
owe my life to them"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Many a man doesn't realize that he
might have made good as a fiction
writer until he hears some of his owe
letters cad in court.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Constipation causes many serious dis
cases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative,
three for cathartic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FRE1

Send &c stamp for 1--WE samples of my very choic-
est Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post Cards; beautiful colors and loveliest designs.
Art Post Card CluD, T3l Jackson St., Topeka, Kansas
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
1T WEARS o OUT.

Kidney Troubles Lower the Vitality OF
the Whole Body.
Don't wait for serious illness; begin
using Doan's Kidney Pills when you
first feel backache or notice urinary
disorders. John l.. Perry, Columbus,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

Somehow or other the fellow who
knows it all is never the n who
wins the bets.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

His heart was as great as the world,
but there was no room In 1t to hold
the memory of a wrong.-Emerson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

"When Your Back Is Lame, Remem.
berthe Name-DOAN'S." SOC, allstores
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

A woman may not be able to reform
the man she marries, but she is rea
sonably sure to inform him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

There Is no leftover stock on the
political pie counter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08

and endurance of seasoned and long
experienced men at the game. She is
we'll known all through hat region
and is popular among the ranch PEG
pie as we'll as those Of the towns. She
is given the sobriquet Of the Diana sf
the Border.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
This Will Save Feathers.

through which h dropped the feath-
ers. In this way she managed to save
all of the feathers, and the barrel
was kept solely for this purpose.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21
WASHINGTON GUARDS
IN SOCIAL SESSION

The Washington Guards gave a
most enjoyable smoker Thursday
night. The company and a number
OF friends assembled at s O'Clock
and an hour was spent in a social
way.
Capt. T. NJ. Larkin then called
the assemblage to order and stated
that the object OF the meeting was
to celebrate the birth Of Gen. Lee
TO create more interest In the mill
tary here and to bring about a
closer affiliation of the members OF
the company and young men OF the
city who we're not members.
Those present were then invited
TO partake of a splendid spread
which had been prepared. Plates
were laid for fifty and the tables
were filled After doing full jus
tice to the good things most OF the
participants remained until a later
hour. the time being spent in social
intercourse
Capt VI. b. Rowe, who for mum
Der OF years commanded this COM
pany. was present and a toast TO
his health was given by Lieut. c.
Delevan Montague and was drunk
with hearty good will by all.
The occasion was one OF the most
pleasant OF its kind given for a
long while and a great deal OF in
terest was created in the company
and its work. which no doubt will
result in many new members being
added TO the company roll.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21
NAMES FROM WHICH
jURlES Will BE CHOSEN

A special jury was drawn by Judge
j. T. Goolrick Thursday composed OF
the following "a business men of the
city. from which 20 will be summoned
and IL finally chosen to sit in the case
of Warden v. Undertake:
|. Messrs. b. j. Marshall. Jas. X. Raw
lings, s. w. Somerville, W. S. Chesley,
T. N. Brent, J. w. Adams. w. a. Bell,
Maurice Hirsh, w. +. Lang, Ernest
Layton, John +. Scott, A. P. Dempsey,
f. NJ. Young, J. McCalla Boulware, II.
D. Genther, w. l.. Brannan, W. H.
Peden, Geo. Freeman, j. j. Brauer,
Nelson c. Decker, II. B. Lane, VIM.
H. Richards, Jr., Frank p. Stearns, r.
Z. Bozel.
The following is list of the jury for
criminal cases to be tried on Jan. 9th,
Messrs. Z. f. Portch, X. x Burlington.
W. I. Garner, o. +. Fleming, A. II.
Wallace, Hugh A. Herndon. j. w.
Thomas. r. w. Harris, F. =. Leitch,
VIM. H. Rice. W. H. Brule, J. J. Gar
ner, Jas. r. Leitch. Carl Z. Cox, w. 5.
Embrey. S. E. Foster. Warren Sullin-
ger, NJ. H. Willis, d. S. Russell, W. h.
Hurkamp. out Of which l6 will be sum
moned and - will be selected to sit III
the case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY
Officers Elected and Other Business
Transacted.

The annual meeting of Fredericks-
burg Baptist Sunday School Society
was held in the church Wednesday
night. Rev. r. A. Williams presided.
The treasurer, Nj. S. Z. Eastburn,
made his annual report of the finances
of the society.
The superintendent report showed
that the roll of the school now numbers
867 and the average attendance during
the year was 438. 1t was decided 10
hold the annual picnic for the school
during the coming summer as usual,
and a committee to make arrangements
was appointed composed of Col. =. d.
Cole, Messrs. NJ. G. Willis, Jr., W. s.
Chesley.
Officers Of the society were elected as
follows: Rev. r. A. Williams, presi'
dent: Col. E. d. Cole, vice-president
lB. P. Willis, superintendent; w. S.
Chesley, assistant superintendent; 5.
Z. Eastburn. treasurer; S. B. Quinn,
secretary; W. A. Bell, librarian. Ex.
ecutive committee. Rev. R. A. VIII
liams, B. P. Willis, J. r. Rawlings, l..
Ashton Dodd, NJ. G. Willis, DR.. J. Gar.
nett King, G. r. Swift.
Mr.. S. E. Eastburn asked to be re-
lieved as treasurer of the society, bu:
the request was not granted and he
was properly reelected and agreed TO
serve. This is the twenty-fifth time Mr..
Eastburn has been elected to this posi-
ton and during all that period he has
never turned down bill of the Sunday
school, having advanced the money if
he did not have the funds in hand which,
however, was not the condition often.
Other matters concerning the welfare
of the Sunday school were discussed
and the meeting was most salts
factory one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21
METHODIST SERVICES

Rev. Mr.. Richardson preached Wed
nesday night to a congregation that
both by its large number and by its
close attention'to the sermon showed q
real and growing interest in the meet
ing at the Methodist church.
The text was taken from Luke VII,
80. Now when the Pharisee which had
hidden him and saw it. he spake within
himself, saying. this man, If he were a
prophet, would have known who and
what manner of woman this is that
toucheth him; for she is a sinner"
Mr.. Richardson first spoke OF. the cos
mopolitan character of Christ, who
could touch people Of every class and
station even two classes so widely re-
moved from each other as the Pharisee
and the -outcast woman-and always
bring them help and healing. The
Pharisee said the woman was sinner,
and so she was, but Christ might have
said to the Pharisee $50 are you, and
we might add, $50 are we all. for
whatever theorists may say the fact of
sin is evident TO any who will think and
observe.
But the woman of the text, although
a sinner, had several characteristics we
would do well to observe. First, she
was a penitent sinner, and without pen
itence or sorrow strong enough to
make one willing to give up sin, the
sinner will never obtain pardon.
Second, she was humble sinner. HUI
mility does not display itself in outward
form, but is an inward grace most nee
essary for one seeking release from
sin. Next, she was seeking sinner.
She braved the scorn of the Pharisees
and all the embarrassing surroundings
to seek Christ. Had she waited for
him to come to her she might never
have found him. Lost, she was a self
sacrificing sinner, ready to give her
box Of ointment to Christ.
With all these characteristics she
obtained the best Of all things. Christ's
voice speaking the forgiveness of sin.
Christ and the Pharisee both saw the
same thing, but their attitude was en-
tirely different. The Pharisee said get
rid of the woman. but Christ said get
rid Of the sin and save the woman. The
mission of every Christian and of the
church is to save the lost.
The speaker then urged all who had
not heard Christ's voice speaking par
don of sin, to obtain this, which is worth
everything else, even if it must be by
the way of penitence, humility, seeking
and self-sacrifice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21
CLARK NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER

Champ Clark, of Missouri, Demo
cratic leader of the House, receptive
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency, Thursday night
was nominated by acelamatiun for
speaker of the House in the sixty
second Congress. This, with the selec-
ton of a committee on ways and means
to make an early preparation of tariff
legislation for submission to Congress
upon the beginning of the next session
in December, when the House becomes
Democratic, was one of the features of
a caucas of the Democrats the old and
new members-of the next Congress,
held in the hall of the House, at the
Capitol, and presided over by Congress-
man Jas. Hay, of Virginia.
About 2l0 Democrats were present.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-21

erty shall be approved by the city at
torney.
The offer Of said Peden TO sell said
lot to the city as reported by the com
mittee is hereby accepted by the
Council.
Mr.. Warden, Of Public Interest, re-
ported on the Southern boundary lines
Of the city. To this committee was
referred the question Of certain land
which was said by Mr.. Warden TO
have been left out beyond the present
boundary lines and which, if it could be
established would bring in property
amounting to $50, 900 to $50, 600.
On investigation nothing could be es-
tablished which will warrant the city in
taking action, and the matter was left
in the hands Of the committee.