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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
White SnaiIs Are Edible.

The large, whitish snail, found on
the downs and chalk lands Of Surrey
and Sussex, is certainly eatable,
though l should hesitate at the ordin-
airy brown or striped h~edgerow snail.
1t has been ~conjectured that these
large white snails are in direct de-
scent from the Roman importation OF
snails, which may very well be true.
But the country folk will not eat them.
A foreign gentleman" was held in
great scorn by certain villagers be
cause he collected these snails, gave
them a weeks special diet and then
ate them. Cooked with the right sauce
the snail can be delicious. But don't
forget the sauce. When you have
hooked him out Of the shell empty the
liquor that remains in the shell into
your mouth. It's delicious.-London
Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
BABY'S TERRIBLE SUFFERING

when my baby was six months old,
his body was completely covered with
large sores that seemed to itch and
burn, and cause terrible suffering.
The eruption began in pimples which
would open and run, making large
sores. His hair came out and finger
nails fell off, and the sores were over
the entire body, causing little or no
sleep for baby or myself. Great scabs
would come off when l removed his
shirt.
I'VE tried a great many remedies,
but nothing would help him, till a
friend induced me to try the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. l used the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment but a short
time before 1 could see that he was
Improving, and in six weeks time he
was entirely cured. He had suffered
about six weeks before we tried the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, although
We had tried several other things, and
doctors, too. 1 think the Cuticura Rem
edies will do all hat Is claimed for
them, and a great deal more"
(Signed) Mrs. Noble Tubman, Dodson,
Mont, Jan. 20, 1911. Although Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment are sold by
druggists and dealers everywhere, a
sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
~"Outicura," Dept. 1S K, Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

his hat, arms and voice all went up in
the air. AS o o as the girl could ex-
tricate herself from the booth and
the ream of tickets in which she be-
came entangled she forgot all about
business until the manager OF the
theater fastened to reprove her for
running his trade by keeping the
crowds watching a show on the out
instead of on the inside.
The viscount scoffed at the man
ager, and, arm in arm, he and the
erstwhile ticket seller hurried around
to the residence of the Rev. W. L.
Devries. The parson tied the knot
and the pair left on a train for New
York. where they will live.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
This Conureoation Was Punished.

The "Bluecoat Boys" of an older
time had worse things to complain of
then hard discipline and poor food.
Since the day when "Christes hospital
erected was, a passing dede Of pittie."
they have had their grievances. And
they were fated to hear probably the
longest sermon ever preached from
any pulpit. 1t was in 1911, and the
preacher was Isaac Barrow. He sub
sequently published the sermon. and
it runs to 230 pages. Its subject was
THE Duty and Reward Of Bounty to
the Poor" and Tillotson has said OF 1t
that ut seems to have exhausted the
whole argument and left no consider
alton belonging to it untouch'd." No
one will be likely to quarrel with that
statement. But there would have been
some excuse for a school boys strike
in those days.-London Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
THE TEA PENALTY.
"A Strong Mans Experience.

Writing from a busy railroad town
the wife of an employe of one of the
great roads says:
my husband is a railroad man who
has been so much benefited by the use
of Postum that he wishes me to ex-
press his thanks to you for the good
1t has done him. His waking hours
are taken up with his work, and he
has no time to write himself.
He has been a great tea drinker
all his life and has always liked It
strong.
Tea has, OF late years, acted on
him like morphine does upon most
people. At first it soothed him, but
only for an hour or SO, then 1t began
to affect his nerves to such an extent
that he could not sleep at night, and
he would go to his work in the morn
ing wretched and miserable from the
loss of rest. This condition grew con-
stantly worse, until his friends per-
suaded him, some four months ago, to
quit tea and use Postum.
"At first he used Postum only for
breakfast, but as he liked the taste OF
1t, and it somehow seemed to do him
good, he added it to his evening meal.
Then, as he grew better, he began to
drink it for his noon meal, and now
he will drink nothing else at table.
His condition is SO wonderfully i'm
proved that he could not be hired to
give up Postum and go back to tea.
His nerves have become steady and
reliable once more, and his sleep 10
easy, natural and refreshing.
He owes all this to Postum, for he
has taken no medicine and made no
other change in his diet.
"His brother, who was very nervous
from coffee-drinking. was persuaded
by US to give up the coffee n use
Postum and he also has recovered his
health and strength" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
wellville," in pkgs. There's q reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and fun Of hunae
interest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
HOW THE SUCKERS BITE
CON MEN WITH LOADED DICE
WE'RE NOT COMPLAINING.
Every Man Approached on PROPOSE
ton That Guaranteed Him Winner
Fell for Balt-Case of the Bitter
Being Bitten.

l am interested in the psychology
Of the sucker" | nave just heard a
story that will show you how they
bite.
Two sure-thing followers of the
green cloth packed their suit case full
of loaded dice and bought tickets for
the exuberant and trustful west. At
the top these dice had rounded cor
ners; at the bottom h edge OF every
high number was carefully beveled.
The little spinner through the center
was movable.
The two gamblers made a canvass
of the saloons in every town they Wis
tied. They pointed out to the saloon
keepers the value of the dice for beat
ing the counter players for drinks.
Every saloon keeper they approached
bought one. By pushing the spindle
so that the sou%nd-cornered side was
in service the patrons invariably
threw low numbers. Taking the dice
to spin for the house the saloon keep
er, or bartender, deity pushed the
spindle in the opposite direction, spun
the dice on it's high" side and won
from the patron.
Fin business-for the house.
But the two travelling sharpers had
another game. They sent the name
of every purchaser to two confeder-
ates in the east, and these partners
prepared to take to the road. With
them they carried a similar spinning
dice loaded to throw only eight. They
went into each place where their adj
vance c~onfederates had sold, played
for drinks with the proprietor and
lost, then suggested playing for money
and lost. '
After these losses had reached a
fair figure these trustful players
reached for their roll" and suggest
ed n play for the bundle. What bar
keeper with a fixed spinner would
miss the opportunity? The bartender
would lead on the throw and the &C
tive gambler of the two confederates
would reach for the dice. Then he
would deity palm 1t, substitute his
own tina was loaded for bear win
the bet, and before the bartender
could let out a roar the pair would
vanish.
But even that was not all. Not con-
tent with selling the barkeeper the
original crooked dice at $40 each and
then sending in two trimmers to take
his roll away from him, a third pair
canvassed each of the towns previous
ly invaded by their fellows and sold
crooked dice right and left to men IN
the street and saloon patrons at five
dollars each so that they could go IN
and trim the house."
In other words, every one who was
approached on a proposition that guar
anteed them as winners fell for the
bait and laid in wait for the prey. Not
only we're the saloon keeper pur-
chasers afraid to spring n Of their
loaded Instruments, but they suspect
ed every one owning dice SO strongly
that the custom Of Throwing for
drinks" was abolished in more thar
a score of western cities.
It's a great game, h a sucker game.
And ever the canny fish bite when
the bait is shiny enough or there Is
an attractive piece Of red flannel on
the hook.-New York Telegraph.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Capturing Flag Of 5eth Virginia.

Bloody Angle. They jumped the
breastworks or that day and took
more prisoners than there we're men
in their own regiment. The old fell
lows laughed over it last night.
They told of the three terrible days
at Gettysburg, too, blu they did not
laugh about them. They lost just half
their number in those three days of
fghting-162 of the 324 men who
then formed the regiment 1t was
there that the battlef1ags of the Sec
ond Zouaves received the hardest
storm of shot and shell and began fad
ing away into the sorry bits of ribbon
they were last night. The regimental
flag. a mere handful OF bits. was still
proudly preserved, however, and after
the war the wife of the Colonel. M. w.
Burns. sewed the bits on the fimsy
square of white yelling that they
might be saved in after years.
But If their own flag was all but
shot away they recalled proudly, they
captured a few cry fine ones from
the enemy. They took one Florida
flag, one from Virginia, n from
North Carolina, and one from Georgia
before the war was over, and though
these were all sent later to Washing
ton, the Second Zouaves still claim
sole ownership Of them. Each OF
them was hard wor
The Zouaves were to have held
their fifteenth anniversary celebra
ton on August 80, but the Grand
Army of the Republic was then hold
ing it's annual encampment at Roches
ter, and the reunion was postponed
1t was intended to have Maj. Gen
Daniel E. Sickles at the gathering
last night to speak to his old soldiers
but he telegraphed that he was out OF
town. Gen. George B.. Loud, command
er of the 6. A. r., department Of New
York, was there, and spoke briefly
about the days when they were in the
thick of a war.
The meeting was presided over by
John McCloskey, president Of the as
ISOLATION. The other survivors pres.
emit were Lieut.. r. Evans. Lieut. ].
Fischer, Capt. G. w. Wilson. Sergt.
]. Ovens, Sergt. M. Mccullough. ].
Flaherty, T. White, j.. H. Campbell,
H. A. Kraus. H. McKeen. A. Sheppard.
w. ]. Barry. E. T. Mcgowan, G. Dean
er and J. Dougherty-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Grave Humor.

The punster is irrepressible; he
even indites his jokes on tombstones.
An epitaph in Waltham abbey informs
us that Sir James Fullerton died
fuller of faith than OF fears, fuller Of
resolutions than of pains, fuller OF
honor thai of days"
There Is another of Daniel Tears:
Though strange, yet true, full seventy
years was his wife happy In her
Tears"
This was written of al organist:
Here lies one, blown OF of breath.
who lived a merry life and died a
Merideth."
Another says: Here lies Thomas
H~uddlestone; reader don't smile, but
reflect as this tombstone you view.
that Death, who killed him, In a very
short while will huddle a stone upon
you"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
ZOUAVES SPIN WAP STORIES
Remnant Of Famous Civil War Resb
ment Celebrates Fiftieth Ami
versary-Sixteen Left.

Half a dozen strips of flag, ripped
by the storm and shell of fifty battles
and sewed together for safe keeping
after the war by the Colonies wife on
a white, wraithlike flag of gauze,
formed the gossamer ghost or the
splendid regimental flag that the New
York and Brooklyn and Williamsburg
fire departments presented to the
Second Regiment of New York Fire
Zouaves when 1t set out. on August
90, 1861. for the seat Of the Civil war.
The other night, reunited beneath he
ghost of its flag, the ghost OF the
regiments men of the 1850 who
set off so CALAMITY on that day-as-
sembled at the Union Square hotel for
the fiftieth anniversary celebration OF
that event.
Side by side next to the remnant OF
the regimental flag, hung a few color
less ribbons that had been the regf-
ment's national and state flags; and a
little further on dropped a bunch of
shot-torn that had been its
right and left guidons. For the Sec
ond New York Zouaves was a fighting
regiment, serving from early in the
war to It's finish; and it's numbers
were thinned out terribly long be-
fore the war became a memory and
the years got in their work. They
told about 1t as they sat around the
two small tables last night.
The regiment was organized on
May 3, 1861, at the Gotham hotel on
the Bowery, and consiste' almost ex-
clusively of members of the New
York, Brooklyn and Williamsburg fire
departments. On August % they
marched. 1850 strong. for the front.
On reaching Washington they were
assigned to the Excelsior (Sickles)
Brigade, Second Division (Hookers).
Third Corps of the Army of the Po-
tomac. They went away jauntily in
their odd uniform of sky-blue Zouaze
breaches. dark blue Zouave jacket,
red shirt, white leggings. and blue
cap. They came back weary and fad
ed and war-worn-539 of them. They
lost I'll men in the war.
They served through no less than
twenty-nine major battles. and 1t was
hard fighting all the time. They told
last night, with an odd after-glow Of
the old wartime ardor, of the tremen-
Spottsylvania. whore Capt. Christie
pher w. Wilson. who was on hand
last night, won a medal of honor for
capturing the flag of the seth Vir-
ginia In the shell-raked narrows Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Toastlnq the Teachers.

There was a meeting of the new
teachers and the old. 1t was a sort of
love feast, reception or whatever you
call it. Anyhow, all the teachers got
together and pretended they didn't
have a care in the world. After the
eats were ct the symposiarch proposed
a toast:
Long Live Our Teachers!"
It was drank enthusiastically. One
of the new teachers vas called on to
respond. He modestly accepted. His
answer was:
What on?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Musician Wanted.

In a parish in Wales where very lit
tie English was spoken a general
meeting was held to consider the de-
STABILITY of putting a chandelier into
the "schoolroom. Every n seemed in
favor of the idea.
DO you think we ought to have one
Mr.. Davis" said the schoolmaster 10
a venerable p%arishoner.
II agree to it," was the reply; "but
there is one thing I wish to know. II
we have IA"
chandelier" said the schoolmas-
ter, helping him out.
eff we have a chandelier" the old
man continued, who is going to play
tt?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

teen weeks prior to taking Doan's
Kidney Pills, l was confined to bed
practically helpless. They made me
feel like q new woman and soon l was
doing my work the same as ever"
when Your Back Is Lame, Re-
member the Name-DOAN'S." SOC a
box at all stores. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
A Change Of Opinion.

"Talk Is cheap" chucxled the poll
tician with the telephone frank in his
pocket.
After talking $40 worth, he pulled
out his frank and found 1t had ex-
pired. by heck" he muttered rue
fully, that guy was right when he
said that Silence is golden. Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
a Rad Siun,

Shelf I were you, dear, 1 would
not send for thai plumber again who
came today. He's too inexperienced.
He-Didn't he do the work right?
She-Yes, he did the work all right,
but he brought all the tools he needed
with him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

ties, follow the ad-
vice of Mrs. H. s.
Woods, 619 18th
ST, Aurora, Nebr.
Says Mrs. Woods:
II was in a criti-
cal condition. My
feet and ankles
were so swollen
with dropsy, I
could not wear
nv shoes Four.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
MISPLACED.

Misplaced.
Fred Queered himself with Mayme
when he tried to pay her q compu-
ment on her hands. Of whose small.
ness she is very proud"
What did he say?"
she led the conversation adroiuy
as usual to the subject Of little hands.
and he told her that hers were simply
great"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Nom de Plume,

Assistant Editor-Here is an arti-
Gle submitted by a convict in the PEN
itentiary who signs it merely with his
prison number.
Editer~-Doubtless that's his pen"
name
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
A SERIOUS ERROR.

Many a case Of kidney disease has
proven fatal because the symptoms
were not recognized. If you suffer
with backache or bladder irregulari-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

He that is taught to live upon little
owes more to his fathers wisdom than
he hat has a great deal left him does
to his fathers care.-Penn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

1t sometimes happens that a mar
who never even saw an airship flies
just as high and falls just as hard.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE

Send &c stamp for five samples OF my very cholc-
est Gold Embossed Christmas and New Year
post Cards; beautiful colors and loveliest designs
AT Post Card Club. 731 Jackson Sc, Iopeka, Aansas
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Silence.

Ball-What is silence?
Hall-The college yell of the school
of observation-disclosures Bazaar.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03

We Away respect the opinions OF q
man who keeps them to himself.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
az>z~ GIRL
ezua1be bill
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense Of a soiled hat Robert
OrIne saves from arrest girl in a black
touring car who has caused traffic jam
on State street He buys new nat and
is given in change a five dollar bill with:
Remember the person you pay this to-,
written on it. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car. and learns that in
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further hint
of her identity. Senior Poritol, South
American, calls, and claims the marked
bill. Orme refuses, and fight ensues In
which Poritol is overcome. He calls in
Senior Aicatrante, minister from his coun-
try. TO vouch for him. Orme still refuses
to give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante He
TeScueS him. Returning to his rooms
Orme is attacked by two Japs who eff
feet a forcible exchange of the marked
bill for another. Orme finds the girl OF
the black car waiting for him. She also
wants the bill. Orme tells his story. She
recognizes one of the Japs as her fathers
butler. Maku. A second inscription on
the bill is the key to the hiding place of
Important papers stolen from her father.
Both Japs and South Americans want the
papers. Orme and the Girl start out In
the ack car in quest of the papers. In
the University. grounds in Evanston the
hiding place is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. -Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds in
Maku's pocket a folded slip of paper. He
takes the girl, whose name is still UNI
know TO MIN, to the home of a friend In
f AT Ion. Returning to the university
srO 4nQS OFme gets In conversation Win
e4ard at the life-saving station. They
near a motor boat in trouble in the dark
ness on the lake. They find the crippled
boat In it are the Jap with the papers
and Girl" She jumps into Orme's boat;
but the Jap eludes pursuit. Orme finds
on the paper he took from Maku the
address, '341 n. Parker street" He goes
there and finds A. ma, teacher of jiu-
jitsu is on the third floor. He calls on
Ala, clairvOyant, the fourth floor,
descends by the fire-escape and conceals
himself under a table in Arimas room
Alcatrante. Po~itol and the Jap minister
enter. Orme finds the papers In drawer
under the table and substitutes mining
prospectuses for them. He learns that
the papers are of international impor-
lance with a time limit for signatures of
that night midnight. The substitution ts
discovered. The girl appears and leaves
again after being told that the American
has the papers. Orme attempts to get
away is discovered and set upon by
Arima and Maku. He eludes them ana
is hidden in a closet by the clairvoyant.
Orme escapes during a seance given by
Ala. On the sidewalk he encounters Al
catrante. Orme goes to find Tom wal
bingham Alcatrante hangs on and tries
to get the papers. During the excitement
caused by one of Alcatrante,s tricks to
delay OrIne the latter sees the girl and
follows her back to Wallingham's office.
He and the girl are locked in giant
specimen refrigerator by Alcatrante.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

But you," she said at last, is your
father living?"
NO" he replied.
And your mother?" she faltered.
she has been dead many years.
And l have no brothers or sisters"
My mother died when l was a lit
tie child" she unused. Death seemed
to me much more awful then than it
does now"
ut is always more awful to those
who are left than to those who co." he
said But don't think of that yet"
I'VE must think of it," she insisted.
He did not answer.
obi" she cried, suddenly. '"To think
that have brought you to this! That
what you thought would be little ia
vor to me has brought you to death. "
She began to sob convulsively.
1t was as though for the first time
she realized her responsibility for his
life; as though her confidence in her
complete understanding of him had
disappeared and he was again stran-
ger to her-a stranger whom she had
COOlLy leu W CAC SuSC VI IlAC Will
her
Don't, Girl-dontW he commanded.
Her self-blame was terrible to him.
But she could not check her grief, and
finally, hardly knowing what he did, he
put his arm around her and drew her
closer to him. Her tear-wet cheek
touched his. She removed her hat. and
her hair brushed his forehead.
Girl, Girl" he whispered, don't you
know?-Don't you understand? If
chance had not kept us together,
would have followed you until 1 won
you. From the moment I saw you, l
have had no thought that was not
bound up with you"
But think what 1 have done to
you." she sobbed. Il never realized
that there was this danger And you
you have your own friends, your in
terests. Oh, /"
my interests are all herewith
you," he answered. 1T is I who am to
blame. / should have known what AL
catrante would do"
You couldn't know. There was no
way"
81 sent you up here to wait for me.
Then, when he and I came in, turned
my back on him, like a blind fool"
mo, no." she protested.
after ALL" he said, cit was, per
haps, something that neither you nor