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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
LIVERPOOL STRIKE
NEAR SETTLEMENT
D0ckmen Expected 10 Resume
Work Shortly.

London, Aug. 24.-Pogress toward a
settlement of the labor troubles at
Liverpool was made when the chair
man Of the tramway committee rein.
stated a number Of strikers on his
own responsibility. The dockmen are
still out pending settlement with the
tramway men. but the railroad men OF
Liverpool are resuming work In in.
creasing numbers.
The trouble at Liverpool resulted
from the refusal Of the municipality
to reinstate $50 strikers. The en-
ployes who had remained loyal
throughout tho strike threatened to
qnit work n the $50 men we're taken
back
On the other hand the transport
workers refused to resume their duties
until Ill the tramway men had been
efven employment. The railway men
supported the attitude OF the street
car strikers and threatened to call q
new strike.
The action of the chairman Of the
tramway committee In taking back
some Of the strikers will lead. It Is be-
lieved, to an early and complete agree
ment by all parties to the dispute.
The weekly trafiic returns OF the
big railroads testified to the enormous
losses resulting to the companies from
last weeks railway strike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
ANNUAL PARADE
OF GRAND ARMY
Veterans Of Civil War Re-
viewed BY President.
UNABLE TO STAND STRAIN

Many Of the Marchers Unequal to the
Task Of Covering the Entire Line OF
March and Scores Drop Out Before
Reaching the Reviewing Stand.
Chief Executive . Speaker at the
Big Campfire.
Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 24.-Gray
haired heroes of the Civil war filed In
q long, wavering line of blue past a
stand in Washington square in which
was the president of the United States
and a company of notable men.
The remnant OF the Unions defend
ers walked rather than marched, many
of them haltingly and with apparent
effort. Not all of the veterans were
equal to the task of covering the en-
tire line of march and scores of them
dropped out before the parade reached
the stand in Washington square,
where President Taft viewed the slow
ly moving pageant.
The parade halted at frequent inter-
walls to give the veterans an opportu-
nifty to rest and mop their perspiring
brows.
After reviewing the parade Presi-
dent Taft was driven to the residence
of former Senator and State Treasurer
Thomas B. Dunn. His entertainment
included an automobile ride about the
city at o'clock He later went to the
residence of Henry A. Strong. where
he was entertained at dinner with
Senator Dunn and few other guests.
In the evening he attended the camp
fire and addressed the veterans. At
the conclusion OF the services at con-
vention hall the president went direct
to his car at the New York Central
station.
A mild sensation was created by
the charge that General McElroy. can
didate for commander-in-chief, was
claiming the support OF President Tart
In his canvas. That brought prompt
denials from Washington that the
president was taking sides In the elec-
ton and had expressed any choice.
The affiliated organizations are hold
ing daily sessions. The Union Vet
erans' union reelected James A. Hard
of Rochester commander-in-chief. The
National Association OF Union ex-
Prisoners reelected last years off,
GERS. Centralized government was
abandoned and home rule adopted by
the Army and Navy union.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
roGo 70 SAIL ON AUG. "a
Two American Warships viii Escort
HE Vessel 10 Sea.

uWO RsW0TsCAU Wus0uupU VIII SoGOrt
HE Vessel 70 Sea.
Bremerton. WASH. Aug 24.-Final
ofIicial recognition by the government
of the visit to America OF Admiral
Togo viii be accorded by the navy. &C.
cording to orders received a. the navy
yard here.
With the sailing TOR Japan Aug. ~
Of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steam
ship Tamba Maru. which Is to bear
the japanese naval hero homeward,
the cruisers West Virginia and Colo.
radO will form an escort. Between
these warships the japanese merchant.
man will steam to sea. Upon their ar.
rival In international waters the cruis
err win fire q farewell salute.
Commanding ofnccrs OF the cruisers
have been directed BY the navy depart
mert 70 make the exercises a. preten.
t5ous - II possible under regulations
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
FAVOR TAFT'S
denomination
Poll Of Republicans Of House
and Senate.
DEMOCRATS FOR HARMON

for First Choice With Champ Clark
Second and Woodrow Wilson Third.
Western Republicans Lukewarm In
Support Of Present Executive.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The Chicago
Tribune's Washington correspondent
has made a poll of the senate and
house ON their preferences for the
presidential nomination.
There are ninety members OF the
senate and 391 members of the house.
This poll shows that President Taft
Is overwhelmingly the frst choice OF
the Republican senators and members
for renomination. Senator La Toilette
has a small. scattered following.
So far as the Democrats are con-
cerned Governor Harmon OF Ohio is
slightly in the lead for Hrst choice.
Speaker Champ Clark is o close sec
ond and Woodrow Wilson IL third.
The Republicans of the senate and
house were polled AZ follows:
For Taft, 156; for La Follette, Is;
for Roosevelt. 3; noncommittal, %.
The Democrats OF the senate and
house line up as follows:
For Harmon, 81; for Clark, 80: for
Wilson. 46: for Folk, 19; for Marshall,
IA: for Underwood. s; for Carter Har
rison, q; for Governor Foss, 2; for
Dix, 1: noncommittal, IT.
Undoubtedly the majority of the Re-
publicans are for the denomination OF
the president This is especially true
or those representing Eastern states.
In the West there Is more or less
lukewarmness and even opposition. and
the men in the former class are for
him largely for reasons OF party ex-
pediency. Some say they are for the
president but that he is unpopular In
their districts. They are hopeful his
tour of the country will create a senti-
ment in his behalf
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
DRAFT REPLY 70 GERMANY
Important Frsnch Cabinet Council
Summoned.

Park, Aug. 24.--A cabinet council
has besn called for Friday. when con-
sidsration will oe given to what IL de-
signed to b. Frances iInal word to
Germany coHesrntzg 4oFotco and the
oompensations to Germany In other
parls o. Africa
TIA mintstry viii haye to estimate
the eject upon French public opinion
= Tits reply when II II published ul-
tiznoealy. quite a. much - it, effect
= Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
LAuD THE ADMINISTRATION
Republicans Of Northern New Jersey
In Convention.

Republicans OF Northern New Jersey
In Convention.
Hackensack, N. j., Aug. 24.-Warm
praise Of President Taft Is the feature
OF the platform adopted by the North
ern New Jersey Republicans in their
convention here The endorsement of
the president is as follows:
1--WE unqualifiedly pledge our sup
port to President Taft. We approve
his great work in furtherance Of uni
versal peace, his courageous advocacy
Of the reciprocity treaty with Canada.
his economical administration Of the
postal service. his brave message
against the recall of judges and his
unselfish effort to take the tariff con-
trovsrsy out of politics"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
NEARING END OF FLIGHT


Albany. N. ". Aug. 24.-With 1876
miles OF his 1926 miles flight from St.
Louis to New York to be covered Har
ry N. Atwood landed ut point Just
snnth Of Castleton. after nying sixty
flve miles from Port Plain, In hour
and ~ minutes He made the trip
with but one stop, necessitated by a
leaky gasoline tank. at Glen. near Am
sterdam. ~
Atwood's days flight was made
within 800 feet OF the ground. The
air was thick with haze and there was
light southwest wind. conditions be
ing about the best for flying since At
wood has been In New York state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24

around battle efficiency never before
approached In the history of this or
any other navy.
The trip to the Chesapeake IL for
the purpose Of experimental firing.
The Michigan has $50 bluejackets on
board. Many of them were given
shore leave before the ship sailed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
FIGHT THE COTTON BEARS

oonoressmsn Counsel Farmers 20 Hold
Out for 13 Cents
Washington. Aug. 34.-"Hold cotton
fer Is cents IL the advice to be form
ally given to farmers organizations by
committee consisting OF Senators
Williams OF Mississippi and Owen OF
Oklahoma, and Representative Burle-
son OF Texas, representing confer
ence OF senators and representatives
from seven cotton growing states.
The committee will urge the state
banking associations to cooperate
against the "bearfsh movements Of
the speculators."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
COOKING BEATS SOCIETY
That u the Opinion Held BY soston
Belle Engaged TO Wed.

Belle Engaged to Wed.
Boston, Aug 24.-Former Governor
and Mrs. Ebcn s. Draper Of Hope
dale and $50 Beacon street have an
nounced the engagement OF their
daughter, Dorothy, to Thomas B. Can
nett, Jr., OF Cambridge, banker and a
graduate OF Harvard. class of 1897.
Miss Draper was prepared TOR house
keeping. having taken a course In .
cooking school, She says:
Every girl ought to know how to
cook, and how to cook well, and how
to build q fire." She prefers cooking
to society. OF an athletic trend Of
mind, she has become expert at ten
mis- and golf and enjoys driving and
riding.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24

II never felt 80 near my grave" writes
w. r. Patterson, Of Wellington, Tex, q
when q frightful cough and lung trouble
pulled me down to 100 pounds in spite
Of doctors treatment for two years. My
father, mother and two sisters, died Of
consumption, and that 1 aln.alive to-day
is due solely to DR., Kings New Discovery
which completely cured me. Now
weigh 1877 pounds and have been well
and strong for years." Quick, safe, surs
it's the best remedy on earth for coughs
colds, lsgrippe. asthma, Group and ~
throat and lung troubles. Soc and 81
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed BY al
Druggists. m
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
MINERS RELEASED ON BOND

Higher Court 70 Hear Case Of Mon
Accused Of Contempt.
Denver. Aug. 24-Thirteen OF the
flfteen members Of the United Mine
Workers sentenced to Jail recently by
District Judge Whitford on the charge
OF being In contempt BY violating
Whitford's injunction in the Northern
COLORADO fields. havs bssn releassd on
bond.
Judge George Musser Of tho state
supreme court ordered the release Of
tho men pending : hearing III the full
supreme court on an applications by
ths miners for writ OF supsrssdsas,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
MICHIGAN ON SHOW AGAIN
Queen Ship Of Navy Goes to the
Chesapeake for More laureis.

Chesapeake for More Laurels.
New York, Aug. 24.-The dread
nought Michigan. Captain Nathaniel
r. Usher, U. s. N, commanding, sailed
for the Chesapeake. flying silken red
pennant In the center of which was .
big black ball. signifying that the bat
tleship is the champion of the Ameri-
can navy in battle efficiency.
Not only Is the Michigan the cham
pion of the United States navy, but
she has made record In target work.
torpedo practice, engineering and all
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

PACKY M'FARLAND AND AID WOLGAST WHO
K TO MEET IN MILWAUKEE.
James j. Jeffries, for instance, declares
that Wolgast has blundered in allow
ing Mcfarland to weigh 1873 pounds at
3 O'clock, and even Tom Jones. VOL
CASTS manager, holds a similar opin-
ion. Wolgast, on the other hand, is as
stubborn as a mule and refuses to adj
NIT that Mcfarland will have even Il
slight advantage in physical strength,
although he admits that Packy will
enter the ring at least six pounds heav-
Ter.
Having induced Wolgast to agree to
his terms, therefore, Mcfarland. in the
opinion Of those who knew his meth
DDS, has put one over on the worlds
title holder.
1t is conceded that Wolgast has
never met a boxer like Mcfarland.
The stockyarGs pugilist is a marvel in
point of. science. He is the quickest
man IN his feet in pugilism, and for
that reason he can put up a wonderful
defense. Moving about the ring with
dazzling swiftness, Mcfarland can
shoot in blows with either hand in
such a ann that a slower opponent
becomes bewildered. Wolgast is not a
scientific man by a long shot. and
Mcfarland is we'll aware of the fact.
The champions best work is done at
close quarters by rushing in. covered
up, and letting fly at his rivals body
It'll eooo I--1 - hale 11s-al,~,
Mcfarland never has allowed an an
tagonist to fight him that way. for he
persists in keeping at long range.
sacrificing ha: ] hitting for speed.
Wolgast intends to fight Mcfarland
just as he did Moran. but Mcfarland
is Moran's master in every way, and
the ring sharps believe that Wolgast
will find it a difficult task to infict
severe punishment. Wolgast is what
is known as a rope fighter" because
he persists in driving his opponents tt
the edges of the ring or the corners sc
that they cannot get away from his
rough assaults. But not one Of the
men Wolgast has conquered could be
gin to compare with Mcfarland il
footwork. AS a matter Of fact. nobody
has possessed sufficient cleverness tt
know how to fight the lightweight
champion, but Mcfarland says he has
studied his man with great care anG
has hit upon a plan to offset his rugged
assaults.
If Wolgast is outpointed by the Chi
cago phenomenon he will have him
self to blame, but he has an anchor tt
windward in McFarland's promise t.
meet him again in a twenty round con
test in California. If they hook up or
the coast the weight will be the same
but Mcfarland will insist that the
lightweight title shall be at stake
Packy always has contended that 81
long as a man can make 1873 pounds
during any part of the day Of the fight
the championship is involved. but or
this point there may be a serious hitch
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Trees and Shrub
berry for 0rnamen-
tai Purposes.
BY President j.. H. Worst.
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= 4 + i + + + x 4. 4" + !. + =. i :. 4.
1t has been fully demonstrated at
this station that the harder sorts of
trees, such as the white ash, hackber-
ry, elm, box elder, willow, etc., need
only cultivation to give them a vigor-
JUS growth, such that the trees attain
an average height Of thirteen feet
when six years old from seed.
To group these trees in artistic COM
bination with vines and shrubbery SO
as to make the home more comfort
able and attractive, is quite another
thing, and to accomplish which in per-
lection requires the greatest degree of
fine art. AT the same time there are
a few simple and we'll recognized rules
to observe that make for harmony and
variety, and to violate which brings
about an expression of disorder or Of
poverty.
First of all do not plant struggling
specimens here and there, or what is
worse still, in rows, but plant in COM
pact groups especially at the sides
and near the house, with open
stretches of lawn between. This is
done for two reasons. In the first
place, most trees, the cottonwood be-
ing the most notable exception, sue,
coed best when planted near each 9th.
er, and in the second place they look
better. Heavy masses of trees at the
rear and boundaries make an effec.
tive setting that single trees even in
large numbers do not give. A house
on a plain without trees or even in a
regularly planted grove looks lone
some, while even a wild thicket encir
cling a place gives an expression Of
snugness and s%eclusion that no place
can be attractive without.
In selecting trees for a group
choose the larger and coarser sorts
like the white ash and elm for the
center, and about these plant the
blackberry, wild plum, sumac, choke
cherry, thornapple, etc., using the SLOW
growing and compact shrubs at the
outside. The outline of the group
should not be a circle, of course, MOI
yet should the group be too thin OF
struggling. A long diameter of fifty
feet with the other dimensions hal
as great would do as well. All of thi!
area must be kept we'll cultivated, o.
mulch may be applied in the summe
to remain on over winter.
AS the trees get large they viii
crowd each other and a part of then
must be removed.
Sheds, stables and other building,
not attractive may be partially hid
den by groups Of trees and the gen
eral effect in six or eight years would
be so changed as to make the owner
doubt the identity of his own prem
Uses. This cannot be brought abou
without care and attention, especial.
while the trees are small, but the re
suits far outweigh all that, if one is in
terested in relieving the monotony ant
dreariness that so often accompan.
farm life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Football to Be Regular Study.

Leland Stanford university will
teach Rugby football as a regular
course, for which one unit Of credit
will be given. This action, just an,
nounced by the California college, will
do much to strengthen the varsity
team and will go far in replacing the
loss occasioned by the abolition of the
freshmen intercollegiate game. The
instruction In the game Is to be given
under direction OF Captain Kenny
Dole Of last years team, and some
good men are expected to be developed
from the gymnasium classes,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

Here we have piles of composted
manure exposed to all the climatic
changes during a period of great
drouth, when many soils, not we'll cul-
tivated, contained so little moisture
that seed failed to terminate, and
when grass fields were parched and
scared. In a period of such drouth
more than three-fourths of the entire
pile was water. The tenacity with
which this humus and partly decayed
matter held their water supply, and
did not yield it to the dry air or sur
rounding soil, is we'll shown in this
instance. This confirms what we have
pointed out in earlier publications re
garding the influence, in the soil, of
humus, for holding moisture when
the physical condition of the soil is
maintained in good condition.
The absence of n~itrifying organisms
In the manure piles is indicated by the
complete absence of either n~itrates or
nitrates. Manures that had remained in
the for more than two years, We're
inferior to those for a shorter period,
The loss of decaying organic matter
and of humus has been very heavy,
for the II drawn out In 1895
plainly indicated great deterioration
and waste.
The point, however. we desire to
emphasize at this place Is that humus,
properly distributed In the soil. has
the power to conserve the moisture In
the soil to be used by a growing crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

Dlarrhoea is always more or less
prevalent during September Be pre-
pared for it. Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
prompt and e%tfectual. 1t can always be
depended upon and is pleasant to take
For sale by H. E. Close & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Midniuht Oil.

Mrs. Simple Newlywed-I want you
to send around a gallon of midnight
oil. Grocer-Midnight oil? l never
heard of it. Mrs. Simple Newlywed-
Why, I'm sure that's the kind my hus-
bands mother said he always burned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Her Sorrow,
7cF
!, closest friends of Princess

One Of the closest friends of Princess
Mathilde was Count Benedict. the
French ambassador whom the king of
Prussia was said to have insulted at
Ems. Her words on hearing Of his
death, after he had been her intimate
counselor for more than forty years.
are worth recalling. "Alas," she said,
"now there is no one left who will dare
to contradict me-"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Shut In Paraguay.

Paraguay is shut IN on the west.
north and east by hundreds of miles
of thick. almost ~uninhabited forest
country. On the south the greater
part of the outlet is barred by swampy
land, practically without population.
From the day of its discovery to the
present time the country has had only
one artery of exit and entrance, the
Parana river.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

AS usually treated, a sprained ankle
will disable a man for three or four
weeks, but by applying Chamberlain's
Linlment freely as soon as the injury is
received, aud observing the directions
with each bottle, a cure can be effected
in from two to four days. For sale by
H. E, Close & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Touchy,

Shells it really true that the blind
can determine color by the sense of
touch? He-Certainly. l once knew
q blind man who was able to tell a
redhot stove by merely putting his
finger on it.-Illustrated Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

School supplies. Scholars of the
Langdon city 'hool and vicinity should
remember when wanting good school
supplies to come to the DEMOCRAT Office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
HumuS Holds Moisture.
BY e. r. Laid, Dean of Chem
istry and Pharmacy, North
Dakota Agricultural College.

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In a previous publication from this
Station we have considered the prop
critics of humus and it's power to re-
tain moisture. Experiments, made
during the past year, upon composted
manure, will aid in throwing addition
al light on this very important ques-
ton. Mixed manures, containing con-
| siderable straw, from the COW and
horse barn, are drawn out daily as
produced and put in large piles. In
building the piles the loaded teams
drive over the entire pile, thus COM
pacting the anure. One long pile is
made each season; the piles average
about five feet high and perhaps
twelve feet wide at the base. Under
these conditions the manures do not
seem to heat or fire fang" but r
gradually converted into good COM
post.
1t should be borne in mind that the
! average rainfall is less than twenty
inches and that as a general rule we
have little or almost no snow during
the winter. These circumstances pre-
vent the loss from washing, which is
sustained in regions of heavy rainfall.
We have examined ant in three
piles, drawn out in 1896, 1897 and 1898
respectively. These piles were sam
pied on June rs, from the centers and
tops, at a depth of two feet. The per
cent of water which they contained
at date of camping was as follows:
Compots for Pc Cent of Water,
1896 65.43
1897. 1888
These manures were not made wei
by rainfall; for the total rainfall, in
Guiding snow, from Jan. 1 to June &c
amounted to only 6.38 inches, and Of
this only LIB inches fell in the month
of June. Moreover, the last rain pre-
ceding the sampling vas on June 1!
and 20, when the total fall was 0.5s
inch, an amount not enough to we
through the undecayed strawy ma
nure covering the piles. An analysis
of the dry matter of these i:
shown by the following table:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

There's nothing so good for "a sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
Cures it in a few hours. Relieves any
pains in any part.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

Thresher's statement books on sale at
the DEMOCRAT Office mail orders filled
same day received.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28

Woman loves a clear, rosy complexion
Burdock Blood Bitters puriies the
blood, clears the skin. restores ruddy,
sound health.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Meerschaum,

The Original Meerschaum.
The first meerschaum pipe was
smoked at Pesth in 1923. 1t is still in
the museum of that town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
Judicial Oath.

Administration of an oath in judicial
proceedings was introduced into Eng
land by the Saxons in 600.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-28
FOR IRRlGATING THE GARDEN
prize S~uggestion.)

Mr.. Editor-There is nothing better
than a sled and barrel for irrigating
the garden. Fill barrel with water
and drive sled astride a furrow. Have