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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Army of Clerks Support Washington

height of the season is on they lend
an atmosphere of hustling prosperity
to the town, but when the warm
month come around they leave town
with filled purses and spend their
bulky sum at the seashore II noun
tain resorts. The busy clerks stick TO
their posts in all kinds of weather
and all through the year n Wheh me
gloom settles down after the big guns
are gone the government clerk IS the
only hope of the merchant II the
amusement managers. 1t may seem
strange, but when closely figured u
the humble government clerk is the
mainstay of our capital city.
During the long months when the
congressmen and senators are ENJOY
ing the %luxuries of vacation the CLERK
must sweat for his daily bread. lhose
humid summer months of Washington
are hard on a mans nerves and dis
position and hence the physician n
LAWYER are kept from the door OF pow
erty, Food, dress and amusement
must be had and this necessity pro-
vides for the we'll being or sun an
other class. In this way the 4O,Ooo
clerks keep things moving during the
dead season. If the clerks were 10
follow the example of he legislators
and go to summer resorts to rest up
for two or three months the capital
city would take on the appearance OF
a deserted village, the merchants
would be compelled to close up shop
and grass would begin to appear be-
tween the cracks of the sidewalk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Labor Bureau Investigates Insurance

operative insurance against accidents
to workmen engaged in mining.
The forms of old age insurance now
in operation in the European countries
are classified by the commissions OF
labor as voluntary insurance not SUD
sidized by the government,
insurance receiving government supsl-
dies. compulsory insurance, and non
C~ontributOry insurance. The 1nVesu-
CATION revealed that in a number OF
European countries funds are found
which provide old age pensions for en-
ployees on the basis Of contributions
from both employers n Worknen'
Usually the employer requires the
workman to join the fund, so that as
far as the employe is concerned the
system may be regarded as compul-
sorry.
The three European countries having
a national system of compulsory old
age insurance are Austria, France and
In each case the law emu
merates the classes of persons subject
TO the law. In Austria, the law IN
cludes salaried persons only, though
the government is now engaged IN
formulating a plan for a national sys-
tenn of insurance for workmen. In
France and Germany the law covers
nearly all the population gainfully en-
Moved who are receiving ages or sal
aries, though many independent per
sons of small NEAR are included. The
expense of the pension in each OF the
three countries is met by payments
from the insured persons and from the
! employers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

City county, Va. A slab marks his
grave in the old cemetery which ad'
Joined the church, the foundation
stones of which still show where it
stood.
The Byrds became possessed of the
plantation in 1858 and in this church
beautiful Evelyn Byrd is said to have
plighted her troth with Lord Peter,
borough. She lies buried here sud
rounded by many of her kin.
Some time afterward the church
was moved to its present location.
then the center of WestOver planta-
ton, and rebuilt by Mrs. Mary Will
ing Byrd and by her will in 1914 she
reserved from sale the church lands.
The neighborhood around the
church was called ElvelyntOn in mem
DRY of the fairest daughter Of the
house. The quaint silver communion
service still in use was presented to
the church by a sister of Col. William
Byrd, Sarah, wife of JONI BTayne Of
London.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

FIRST of all the women of fashion
4 to take to aeronautiCs as a sport,
Washington society leaders are plan
ming to lead the world as high fiers,"
in the literal sense. The thrill attend
ant on sailing through the air has fas-
cinated Washington mondaines, and
in order to indulge in it to their
hearts content they are going to es-
tablish a school and obtain instruc-
ton in the science of operating ma
chimes. The school may become an
actually some time this spring and
after a course of lessons milady con-
fdently looks forward to becoming a
skilled sky pilot and taking a three
or four mile "fy" every morning be-
fore breakfast
The leaders of the movement are
Viscountess Benoist day, wife of the
naval attache of the French embassy,
witty, breezy and enthusiastic as a
schoolgirl; Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
who retains the girlish vivacity and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
ORIGIN OF FIRE AT COLUMBIA
Corporal William G. Baush, Sr., Tells
Of Confiasration, But Sheds No
New Light.

When | read in The National Trib-
une the question, Who Did Start the
Fire Cat Columbia), l feel that it is
Byers's (Fffth Iowa) Diary of a Sol
der Under Grant and Sherman" pub
lished by the National Tribune some
time ago, before me. At this day
man events that have escaped our
memory tends to revive that spirit Of
patriotism that entered into our lives
when we were called TO defend our
country's unity, and the feeling Is just
as strong now in our later years as 1t
was then. How much good the tncr
dents written by our comrades at this
late day do our old souls annot be
told. They revive us to a younger
life, and make us better G. A. (.
comrades and better citizens, writes
Corporal William G. Baugh, Sr.. Com
pany l, Seventeen Ohio, in The Ma
tional Tribune.
Comrade Byers says hat General
Sherman left with his army the day
after the fire. That Is not altogether
correct. | know that our company
q, Seventy-sixth Ohio) did not leave
for several days. l speak for only my
company. / do not know at this day
how many others remained In the city.
We of the First Brigade, First Divt-
sion, Fifteenth Corps, entered the city
early in the afternoon. ! do not claim
we were the first; we got there. all
the same, and helped to put out he
fire. l remember waiting upon the
other side of the river while our bat
teries were Smelling the city, and
could see the state house plainly be-
fore we crossed. We entered the city
before night. We had the honor OF
being placed at different buildings,
doing guard duty, as so many of our
soldiers were going into the stores be-
fore the fire reached them, taking
whatever they wanted, as the citizens
seemed to have deserted everything.
| was guard at a bank, and during the
night was right In the midst Of the
fire. We succeeded In getting an old
hand engine on a street, but We were
unable to use the hose and we aban-
doned It. | still have a scar on my
hand from a cut by glass in the door,
which fell out when | closed 1t. After
the building had burned we hunted
among the ruins In the cellar for what
we could find. l got several chunks
of melted s~ilverware as large as two
fists. | carried 1t for some time, but
it became heavy, and I threw 1t away
to make DON for bareback. |
got some other pieces Of silverware
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Happv to Meet General Gordon.

General Gordon was a strict disc1-
plinarian, who would never have any
words with a private; and hence a
joke. One day, one of the One Hun
dred and Seventh New York volun-
teers got ahead of the brigade, when
the general halted him and ordered
him back. The soldier stopped, turned
around, stared at General Gordon, and
replied: Who are your" 81 am
General Gordon" "Ah, general, l am
very happy to make your acquaint-
ANGEL" was the complacent answer. A
roar Of laughter burst from the gen
erals stan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

cars while the train was under way.
rather than have tons of the stun
dumped into distributing pOstottiCes
there to be delayed in rehandllng, a
route agent who a charge OF getting
the mail into the upper peninsula OF
Michigan discovered a nest OF mice
and their mother in a mail sack. h
agent boxed up the little creatures and
sent them to Mr.. Armstrong;, who at
once hit on the plan of using the incl
dent to bring his railway mail service
scheme to a head. He wrote a letter
to the postmaster general reciting the
incident of the mice in the mails and
asked pertinently whether, if the mails
were so slow that a mouse that got IN
a sack at Green Bay had time to bring
forth a family before she reached Han
cock, it was now time to do something
toward expediting the said mails. NO
one is able to say just exactly what IN
luence this ode letter had, but sure II
was that the story got to the con-
sressmep and senators who were dis
cussing the feasibility of lloWlns
Armstrong to make a trial. 1t is a
matter of history that shortly after
that, on August %, 1864, the hrst
trial of the distribution of mail In a
car was made on a train running from
Chicago to Clinton, Iowa
The accompanying picture shows one
of the Oldest clerks on the burlington
line between Chicago and Omaha.
His name is Charles Guthrie and he IS
holding in his arms his pet cat BILL
kins." Billikins is now installed in
the home of the clerk at Austin. both
having retired from the line, Guthrle
having charge of a division at mead
quarters in Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

TOR the first time in the history of
the government the expiring gasp
of a short session of congress was pro
longed beyond the Legislative day or
March g" and into the legislative a
of March 4. The precedent was set in
the senate. and it happened this way:
inadvertently a motion was adopted
FRIDAY to the effect that the Senate
ses,,on oil Saturday was to begin at 8
q n, The custom had been to take
a recess until the time agreed upon
for the meeting on the calendar day OF
March 4, but early Saturday morning
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
PETS OF TIE POSTAL CARS
Mice In a Mail Bag Played an impor-
tant Part in Development Of
Railway Service.

Chicago.-"Mice in the mails have
cut a momentous figure" said a veter-
an railway mail clerk the other day
when he was asked to tell something
about pets in the big railway post
offices.
1T was an old mother mouse hat
furnished the originate of the scheme
of putting postotfices on wheels a po-
ten and powerful argument in favor
of that move" continued the postal
clerk. when George b. Armstrong.
then an assistant postmaster at Chi
cagO, was trying every means TO in.
duCe Postmaster General Montgomery
Blair, a member OF LinColn's first cab
met, to work heavy mails in baggage
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

South Norwalk, Combating been
chased all day by a pack. old Luci.
fer" as a particular fox had been
known for the past five years, ran out
upon the ice of the Norwalk reservoir.
Taking to the cakes at the outlet, he
Jumped from one to the other, leav.
ing the one he left rocking and NOV.
ing for a dog to leap upon. One OF
the dogs was right upon him when he
slipped and fell into the water. He
was clinging to the edge of the cake
when the old fox turned back and,
hitting at the hounds paws and push
ing with his nose, showed the dog into
the stream. He was drowned
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Senate Shocked in Closing Session

the Senate adjourned the Legislative
day OF March 8. When the senate re
covered therefrom it was for both
the legislative and calendar day OF
March 4.
AS soon as it became noised about
that a custom had been violated, sena.
tors began a hasty examination OF
precedents. Senator Gallinger was IN
the chair. He referred the question
to Henry H. Gilfry, the senate parlia,
m%entarian. After a long search it was
discovered that while the senate never
had a legislative day of March 4 fol
the purpose of winding up a session OF
congress, there was no reason, except
custom, for that fact.
For the first time, therefore, leaders
of the senate learned that the calendar
day is superior to the legislative day
in determining parliamentary situa-
tons.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Barmaids in South Australia.

South Australia is suffering from a
barmaid famine. Two years ago bar
maids were abolished In that state by
act of parliament. No more could be
legally engaged, but those already en-
ployed could remain on condition that
they registered themselves.
There are now only 400 Of them left,
and the competition for their serv-
ices is such hat their wages have
Jumped from 25 %shillings to 33 a
week. The hotels that have had to
employ barmen report a considerable
change for the worse in their receipts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING
Then why did you lick me?"

1T is Just a year ago that my sis.
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only a few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn and
sting as II she had sand in them.
Then we used all Of the home rene
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with, and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose.
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
in the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work m more. The doctor
said it vas a very severe disease, and
If she did not follow his orders close
ly she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the W. and a half or
three months that she went to the
doctor, we could see very little i'm
provement-
Then we had read 80 much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought W. would try 1t, and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used 1t. My sister used the Cuticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment. In n week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after a month there was no
longer any mucous or watering OF the
eyes,. She could already see better,
and in six weeks she vas cured"
(signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah st., st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. rs, 1910.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
OLD-TlME VIRGINIA CHURCH
Foundation Stones of Meeting Rouse
at Westover Show Where Rebuiit
Building Once Stood.

Georgetown, Va.-Westover church
deriving its name from Westover
Hundred. was built there by Theo-
derrick Bland, who. emigrating from
England in 1850. established himself
at Westover, and gave 10 acres OF
land. a court house and jail to Charles
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Spring Humors are due to the i'm
pure, impoverished, devitalized condi-
ton of the blood brought about by
the u%nhealthful modes Of living dur
ing the winter, too clos confinement,
too little outdoor air and exercise, too
heavy diet. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
them and builds up the whole system.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Cause and Effect.

Where is Bill today?'
bill is sick in bed
whats the matter with him.?
well, you know that girl OF his
thinks he doesn't use tobacco. Yes
terday he was hurrying around the
corner and he ran right into the girl.
He had a chew in his mouth"
Yes, yes; 60 on"
There were two things to do-hurry
by or swallow"
"Well?"
bill talked to her for five minutes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Rai1roadInu and Dancing.

Stuart G. Leake, who has a lot to do
with managing a big railroad in Rich
mond, Va, Is noted as one of he best
dancers in the south.
One night something went wrong
with the branch of the road over
which Leake has supervision.
Where in thunder was Leake!
asked the president of the road next
morning.
Leading a german" said the gen
eral manager.
which" commented the president,
was a dirty Irish trick.'-Popular
Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

81 tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but it gradually got worse. A
doctor advised me to have my tonsils
cut out, but l did not like the idea.
Another doctor examined me, and told
me the same thing. 1 finally got a bot
tie Of Peruna, and after 1 had taken
one bottle my throat was better. l
bought and used a dozen bottles, and
saw 1 was going to get we'll, and I did"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Important to Mothe rs
All Snakes Are Killers.

But all snakes, great and small, are
killers. All of them eat creatures
which they Stay. None eat vegetable
food of any kind. Nor will they eat
animals which they find dead. That
is one reason, no doubt, why they have
always been stunned and dreaded by
human beings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Hoods ~SarsaparilIa has no equal
for cleansing the blood and expelling
the humors that accumulate during
the winter. 1t effects Its wonderful
cures because it combines the utmost
remedial values of more than twenty
different ingredients. Insist on having
Hoods. 1t has no substitute.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
The Modern Child.

"My little dear, are you crying De-
cause your doll is stuffed with saw
dust?"
mo. sir. I'm crying because they
Found the lace my mamma was trying
m smuggle in on her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
greatest Little Invention

The greatest little invention that
has beer given to the world is he
lucifer match. 1t was invented In
1927. 1t is small, but like Portals
candle. 1t has shed a great light into
the world. 1t gave man mastery OF
fire. Before this fire had been a con-
trary hired man, but now 1t ecams
an obedient servant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Rotten Cigarette Paper.
Much cigarette paper is made from
waste untarred hemp rope.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
The Reason.

Your wife tells me that you a
ways give way to her in an argu
ment."
Yes"
rs she always right?"
NO. but she's always present"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
BAD CASE
OF GRIP
Caused Sore Throat and Ton,
siIitis. Restored by
Perund.

Mr.. W. II.
II o u 8 ! e y,
Stony Point,
T nnes G.
writes:
give years
ago 1 took a
very severe
cold which
resulted In
Ia grippe. I
never w q g
Co Ia off i
was In bed
q e " e r q !
weeks, and
when I did
get up I had
to 8 ilitis
and s o r o
tbroat-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
o,i,ions in Formative State.

"1Nbat are your exact views on tar.
if revision?"
.J can't say as yet replied Seha'
tor Sorghum. eff you want
Information on that subject, you VIII
nave to go out and interview my more
influential constituents.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Distinctions,

Did you say that actress had a ba6
temper"
NO" replied the manager. Eve
used to call it a bad temper, but now
her salary has become SO large thai
we have to refer to 1t as tempera
ment."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Professional Foresight.

THAT fellow has a fearful nerve"
said the dealer in firearms.
"Who is he?"
IAN alienist. He says he will give
me a commission on his business If l
will hand his card to every wild-eyed
person who m in and buys a re-
%yolyer."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Executive ability consists in finding
a mar who can do the work-and In
him do it. Lots Of men who
can do the first, can't do the second.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Thousands of Consumptives die every
year. Consumption results from a neg.
lected cold on the lungs. Hamlins Wizard
Oh will cure these colds. Just rub it into
the chest and draw out the inflammation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
The Reason.

The Reason.
II know a woman who never Cos
sips about her neighbors."
"Get u You don't"
Eyes, I do. She's dumb"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and i~nvigor-
ate, stomach. liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Hoods ~Sarsapariua
All Spring Blood Diseases
and Ailments

Possesses medicinal merit Peculiar to Itself and has an
unequaled record of cures. Take it this spring, in usual
LIQUID form or tablets known as Sarsatabs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for ChildrsA
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces mi
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, $50 . bottle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY
LAXATIVE o Quinine Tables
Drusgi sts refund money II IT fails to cure. NV.
rs signature 10 on each box. 26c.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Short Trip

"Twobble started to read Doctor
Eliot's Harvard Classics"
How far did he get before stop
ping7"
GAS far az the bookcase"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

The breath Of scandal is responsible
for much breezy conversation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
h He Was SLOW

When He Was Slow.
Swift is the swiftest proposition I
eve saw"
'Is he? Did he ever owe you any
money!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

The Beginning.
Children learn to creep ere they can
learn to go.-Heywood.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

You can often tell what a woman
really means by what she doesn't say.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Taking Garfield Tea keeps the system
h h,saah t good o'? Buy p from "! your druggist.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24

Dost thou love life? Then do not
s%quander time, for time Is the stuff
life Is made of.-Franklin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-24
Work While
You Sleep

Millions Of people have CAS-.
CARETS do Health work for
them. IF you have never tried
this 6redt health maker-Get a loo
box-and you will never use any
other bowel medicine. NJ
CASCARETS Ioc q box for Q weeks
treatment, all d~ruxgists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1911-11-24
8ernta,,a, aBlo., greitas, ben "a alonen,ber 1911
CluensOinc

Snfolge ser plosli6en, inten.
iipeip 9Glte ser. porigeir @o6e ipa.
rem Die GplinSer oes groben giito.
fnobils, iuel6es ben 8erfebr 3ipi.
iden bier irS Serntann permitteIt,
eitpsefporen; Die regelm1Bi9en 6abr.
teD four,tep Saber iidt itattfitoen.
Gonntp. .slRpalt s. g. Barter
fehrte om lesten Sonntag BON 9ap
Gitp, Seras Snriid. pobin er ieine
tSamiiie 9ebra1t bate. slniualt
Barter bot ourdans ilidt i'm Simi
ipad SeraS 81 5iebem; er bat elm
fad ieiiR 5amilie bortbin gebrad)t
ans &iidiidt aui bem @eiunobeitssi.
itano leiner @attin. @r tpobnt nod
ipie Dor in Sncnsoille nno mirb
odber meiitens bier ober in Ser.
mann iib anfbalten.
- SO. %. Mcgunop, ser itent
9etriebsIeiter Ses 5eIepbon.Spitals
Fat ooS sSerrea. .@ebGube fduflid er
auorben linb benbiihtigt bie Central
OFFICE in itGdfter 3eit in Den ODE
rem Stod bes @ebdubes 81 perIe
gen. 8ie inns Serr GtGurbp nit
fbeilte lpiro er binnen aur5em Sit
|frieoenitellenben Gniflilh aiif srobl
iGntferHltngen erbalten, iolpie and
ben 9ienit 5pijhen bier nno Ser
mann 6eSeuteno perbeiiern. Madden
er nit Ser @inrihtiln9 oes Spitemi
bier in Oiuellspiae iertig lit. sas
oann miro oieies Selepbon Sbiten
ebenip gut iein als mie irgenS Ell
anoeres mn 8anSen Staat.