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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

a bright cigar. The other fou were
absentiy clutched In my darlins,s
hand and the crimson shine cleaned
bravely through her finger bars.
"Carbuncles-ancient carbuncles," the
professor had called them. that tho
Chinese believed their dragons a r
ried in their mouths, In their black
caves in days of old, to furnish 1gnt
whereby they could see to devour
their victims" And that | believed,
for / could see some practical sense
about it!
what / should like to know" said
the dear, precious cub, hugg1ng MS
knee by the mantel. lis where I come
I'M"
"You don't come in" said Billings,
lifting him playfully by the ear; you
come out!" And out they went.
And my dear girl and l were like
what's-his-name's picture-alons at
last, you know. She stirred softly
and her sigh came like the wind
through the trees at night.
II suppose We will have to burn
them" she said dolefully: "the pro-
lessor says 1t 10 the only thing to q.
Jolly shame, I sayl" I murmured
Indignantly.
at seems . crime" she said softly,
and there was q little choke In her
voice. She slipped to the soft.fibered
rug before the flre. gently brought
my chair closer to her.
For q moment she pressed her
cheek against the crimson mass. then
kneeling forward. laid It gently on the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

this poet chap say about It? What's
it like, you known"
She laughed. I'm afraid It's wicked.
Dfcky. a good deal like the haunted
pajamas." She leaned forward, chin
upon her hand again, rocking into the
fading Goals. IN tell you what he
says"
Then her voice went on:
..ship me somewhere east Of Suez." where
the best is like the worst.
Where there arn't no Ten Commandments
an q man can raise q thirst
.By Jove!" 1 said, interested.
For the temple bells are calm, and it's
there that I would be-
BY the old Moulmein pagoda, lookin' lazy
at the sea-"
I brought my hand down on my
knee.
"Oh, 1 say, you know-er-FranceA
I exclaimed with enthusiasm, well
10 there for our honeymoon, By Jove!
Shall we-eh?"
And then the jolly rubies rolled un-
needed to the door. And nothing
stirred but the ashes Of tho haunted
pajamas!
And them oh, but Frances says
that's ALL
THE END.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

+ Richard Lightnut, an American WIN an
ent from a friend In China, The presen.
proves to be a pair Of pajamas, 4 lettvf
hints Of surprises TO the wearer, Lighe gats
up for a smoke. His servant, Jenklhs,
comes in and. failing to recognize Lignt,
clothes intending to summon help. Week neeR
he reappears Jenkins falls on nus belief
t Tnaf he 'G IS crazy aonnfJe Jenkins tells Lightnut Of
the encounter he had with a Mucous .
Gaina@sn from saei nis friend ie Da jazz p!lii IIls::
Lightnut is asked to put, up the k cnno
for the night on his way nome lbheeautiful
gil in black pajamas in his room, Light
nut e shocked by the si Els t erinkf NM
f her name ans IS fEnnsa yam and puzzles hin
with a story of her love for her siste, .
roommate, named FRANCES. Ne bur
eosted BY. a husky college boy; who ca ahs
tight isii wit With Lisahtnut.. They. discover
priceless rubies hidden in the e., buttons na,ams as
and %retires. Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment a beefy person IN mas-
1onle,hop Whts tbs n ane w who declare the
h naruder e to be a Criminal. called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne IS
ter in vain. He is hustled off to jail.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonished 70
find Billings gone. and more frn9 d5e latter,
demanding his clothes. Lightnut; bound
for Tarryfown. Billings homes, discovers
the train train. Lighthhut speaks to her and al.
ludes to the night before. She uecia Is.
Indignantly that Lightnnt never T Er " n
halls Lghtnut as 'Dicky." The latter is e.
1sIssn the h;m boy Roy of WhS eRe Frances neesa' Light.
nut takes the next train home. BiilnGs
and Lightnut discover MYSTERIOUS Sn-
sor D~oozenberry is called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics; He raves over n me u
the pajamas will take on the semplance
of the previous wearer. me p p1,h9ssStr
Rulings dressed in pajamas is found IN
the professors. room and is taken home
in !. an = aS sStnst eal Wit hth pIa fpamp ana Light mt
GUS talk about Francis "Billings" is
taken to his oom. a s Sas INST tens heen re-
ceived stating that billings was under ar,
rest in New York for STEALING a suls el
ii9htnut with a tale of Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut asks permission TO spe PEAK
to Frames aratSes l,v, me p aaaen would tackle
the Job. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances; Is grsat hs
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
TO Billings' room. Lightnut has an inter
estinC hour with Frances. He tells of the
things the Judge has been saying about
FRANCES much to Frances amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses to inter,
be his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack TO wear the pa1amas that night.
saw him GiGhtnut) nghting with a youth
In the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells Lightnut the Judge Is gong
nut IL attacked by a man he takes for
the chaureur, who objects to his atten-
tons to Frances. Later Lightnut meets
Colonel Kirkland, who 10 the image of
Foxy Grandpa" Professor Doozenberry
clears up the various entanglements by
10InAk
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sight of us Above her
sounded a mans voice, and even as
she screamed again, he overlook her,
clasping her arm. Q
"Frances-dear, dear Frances!' ne
cried. Are o afraid OF me?
And he threw his arms around her'
Come on back, dearest!' he pleaded.
you have been dreaming"
And under the light of a great req
cluster of grapes, pendent from the
mouth Of a %grinning Bacchus, | recos
nized with horror he yellow mat OF
hair and freckled face Of Billings CUB
brother. On the instant, with a bull
like roar, Billings sprang forward. but
/ was quicker still. But 1eeter than
either of us to each the scene were
the two elderly men, together with
Miss Warfield, the h~ousekeeper, n a
couple of maids. Frances darted ike
a bird to Foxy Grandpa. and then
the figures Of the women shut her
from view.
Billings and l had paused, halfway
to the landing. 1t looked as though
the elder Billings was amply capable
of handling the occasion now. He had
backed the youth against the wall be-
hind, and his language was Of a kina
| hated to have my darling hear
Every time the other offered to ex
postulate, his father broke out again.
You are a disgrace to an honored
name!" he reared. And the only ex-
PLANTATION left for me to offer our
guests is hat you are drunk and don't
know where you are!"
"Oh, father!" faltered the boy. And
then he turned his black shrouded
figure to the pale marble against
which he leaned and seemed to me
his very heart would sob away.
Whats the matter. dad?" came a
voice from the head of the stairway.
What in thunder is all the row
about?"
by George!" gasped Billings. Ev-
erybody looked upward-one OF the
women screamed. For there, slowly
advancing down the angle leading to
the landing. his yellow mop OF hair
shining above the dark collar OF a
d~ressing-robe, was the duplicate OF
the youth covering under the elder
Billings wrath.
And out of a dead, tense silence,
came his voice again:
Cant any of you speak?' he
touched the figure on the shoulder.
who are your" he asked in an odd,
strained voice.
The black figure turned toward him
a face agonized in grief.
"I-I don't know" came a voice pitt
fully-his voice. 1t seemed.
The cub just stood like a statue for
a moment-stood as we all stood. Then
slowly his hand went out and touched
the hand of his double. Slowly his
fingers swept the face. the hair; grad
ually his eyes closed. as though he
were sensing by touch alone.
Suddenly a loud cry leaped from his
throat.
SISTER," he shouted. And he swept
the black figure to him.
Then, tossing back his head. the
youth faced us with blazing, angry
eyes, looking as David must have
when he faced old what's-his-name.
"If theresa man among you. I'd
like to know what this means?' he
cried.
There was a blank silence for an
instant, and then
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
A WITTY Lady.

President Lincoln was once busily
engaged in his ONCE when a young
attendant unceremoniously entered
and gave him a card. Without rising.
the president glanced al the care !.
"Pshaw! She here again? l told
her last week that / could not inter
fere in her case. I cannot see her"
he said impatiently. "Get rid of her;
tell her I'm asleep; anything you
like"
Returning to the lady. the boy said:
.arhe president says to tell you that
he Is asleep"
The lady's eyes sparkled as she re.
sponded: well, will you be kind
enough to return and ask MIN Wnen
he intends tc wake up?'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

49, = ~ boxes OF Dodd0
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ID and he felt himself again. He says
be has been benefited and blessed by
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
Lied. Correspond with Rev. 2. Hes
Top about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
eipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
ADV.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Retnrt pIacourteou..

Stranger docking at the taximeter)
Nine dollars and fifty cents! | told
you | wanted to come In the most dr.
rect way, and i think you've been
driving me round about.
Cabby-Round about, eh? You ought
to have hired an aeroplane.-Judga-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
4, Women Play the Game.

Two Kansas City sisters were max.
lng q round of calls q few days ago
There wera many to be made. and
whenever there was nobody at home
and cards could be left with the maid
there was that much gained. One
Of the sisters smiled contentedly
when the callers as had happened
several times that day. we're informed
that the prospective hostess was
not 1t home. The other sister re
pressed the smile severely.
"you mustn't Look 20 pleased when
~ don't find them al home," she
oaid. q they went down the walk,
~~they may be watching u out Of the
V1ndoW.~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Got Careless.

AT the battle Of Bull Run General
Arthur met a soldier with q bad wound
in his face, running towards Wash
nigton.
THAT'S a bad wound you have, my.
man." said the general, where IL
you get IT."
Got it in the Bull Run fight"
But how could you get hit in the.
face at Bull Rum?
We'll, sir" said the man, half apol-
o~getically. Il got careless and look
ed back"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Found Il rue.

Perryville was the nxst battle Of an
Indiana regiment, ana when the guns
into q hole. The sergeant came along
and called out:
Come out Of that hole, now"
Stubborn resistance replaced the
look OF fright on the boys face, and
he said:
You may be my superior ofiicer,
but l found this hole frst, an I'm go1
,g to keep It."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
ton across the
1oins that It was
diff cult to move.
using s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
,ExpIalnln6 What : snob Really L.

~Uncle Roy, what II = snob?"
"a snob. Eddie. lisa person who In
her1ts ! great deal Of money. goes
abroad and buys himself . nee Of
culture. returns home and poses - .
Oonnoisseur OF something, and goes
around calling his poor relations par
venues. Why do you ask such .
question, Eddief"
because 1 heard Donald's big
brother talking about you this after
noon and he said you were . snob."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Getting Even.

Your first name il June. II It. Ut
tle girl?"
yes, sir; only | don't spell It the
way most folks do"
.How do you spell itf'
*J-u-ern."
why Ii that, little girl!'
sDo you s'pose I'm goin' TO let the
lG6es got ahead OF me when Il comes
g epellin' names ~diferentr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Able Work.

Nlkfns-Thought you intended to
sell your suburban home?
Wilikins-I did, until I read the al
Turing story my advertising man
wrote; then ! decided to keep 1t my
Oelf.-Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

CHAPTER overwhelmingly.
midnight" calculated some one at
length. Just as b professor finished
. Jolly rum but interesting yarn of
adventure In Tibet. We all rose ana
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

Constipation causes and seriously aggra-
Yates many diseases. 1t Is thoroughly cured
BY DR.. Picrce's Pellets Tiny s~ugar-costed
granules. Adv.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
A cLEReYMAh's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop OF Wig.
Ton. Pa, suffered from Dropsy for q
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
Ian and pulled. He had heart futter-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

Making Recovery q Object.
The Eskimo gives his doctor . Tee
~ soon ~ he comes. II he DeaaeoS
RECEIVERS. Il y kept; Il not It = -
turned
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
CHAPTER xxxH.

In the Glow Of the Rublsa.
Evening had come again.
In fact, It was almost bedtime.
Frances and l sat before the hearth
In the library, looking silently into
the red heart Of the dying embers OF
fragrant pine cones. For in the
heights Of the Pocantico Hills It often
II chilly on summer nights.
Ny darling cat on . low fauteuil.
her chin resting upon her hand. her
beastafal eyss nxed drsamiiy. IN
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

The one time man doesn't mind put
ting his foot In it Is when he steps
into q fortune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Imnortant to Mother,

AS a general thing the kind Of man
who wears a watch on his wrist
doesn't need all his pockets to carry
his money in.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

Perhaps I can explain" said .
voice.&
And up the stairway advanced Pro
lessor Doozenberry.
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AT the Hotels
Residence Phene. l1as-L

#E.EE #Srg ##
NJ. c. Duea of sharon is in the city.
Q. M. Durham Of Bismarck is in the
city.
]. Moen Of Hunter was in the city
today.
j, E. Robinson is in the city from
Lisbon.
H. A. Buttke is in the city from
Sheldon.
Henry A. wilbey Of Nome is in
the city.
NJ. g. Myhre Of Walcott was in the
city today.
A. Hendrix of Bismarck was in the
city today.
M. A. Moser is in the city from
Long Prairie.
A, M. Peterson of Hunter spent the
day in the city.
George w. Thorp Of jamestown spent
the day in the city.
S. E. Ellsworth of Jamestown spent
the day in the city.
w. o. Lowden of McHenry is a guest
at the Waldorf hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Grasse of Austin
are in the city today.
w. H. Dyste of Forman is register
ed at the Elliott hotel.
9. J. Long of Finley was in the
city today on business.
G. S. Collins of Hunter was in the
city today on business.
D. Bartlett of cooperstown was a
Fargo business caller today.
]. A. Carlson of Minot spent the
day in the business district.
James Alger of Valley City was a
Fargo business caller today.
B. c. Boyd of HilIsboro spent the
day in the business district.
j. H. STANDBY of Hope was a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
E. S. Cole of Valley City was a
Fargo business caller today.
G, F. Madgrady of Valley City was
in the city today on business.
F. O. Smith of Steele mingled in
Fargo business circles today.
M. L. Vale of Courtenay mingled
in Fargo business circles today.
o. H. Aldahl Of Valley City was a
business visitor in the city today.
NJ. r. Nelson of Valley City was a
business visitor in the city today.
George D.. Parish Of Wild Rice min
gled in Fargo business circles today.
F. G. McDonough of Wheatland
spent the day in the business district,
MI. and Mrs. H. j. Frericks of Ber-
lin " stopping at the Prescott hotel
Frank A. Wilson of Bathgate edi-
tor of The Pink Paper, is a guest al
the M~etropole hotel.
F. W. Ames, one of the prominent
attorneys of Mayville, who has beer
mentioned in political circles for dis.
trtct judge, is a guest at the Gard
ner hotel.
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Interest to the Women
cnnss easy EGsr@ mya nsro~w ursma snrn Reaaasr has lssL

leaving The guests extended heart
lest Fluctuations of the day.
The art section Of the Fine Arts club
will meet Friday afternoon at $3.50
with Mrs. +. J. Thompson Of First
avenue south.
Mrs. Peck of Grand Forks arrived
last evening from the east, where she
has been visiting for the past few
weeks and is the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. II. Wilder Of Fourth ave-
nue. south for a few days.
Mrs. Arthur Costain entertained on
Yesterday afternoon at a birthday
luncheon In honor Of the birthday am
niversary of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
John Costain. Luncheon was served
at 2 o'clock from four small tables
and afterward a happy hour or two
was spent in sewing and chat, Miss
Edith Torson added to the pleasure
of the event with a reading and the
Misses Ruth and Margaret Huntoon
rendered a couple Of vocal duets,
which were highly appreciated.
The meeting held yesterday at the
high school under the auspices of
the L. T. L. was a very well attended
n very encouraging one. Miss Geor-
gle Chambers, state secretary of the
IL. T. L., spoke and the members of
the league sang their songs and gave
their rally cries, Gertrude Boise, Will
lard Young and Stella Olson gave
r~ecitations which were greatly en-
joyed. Miss Chambers talked on the
work among the children of Maine re-
Gently, how they were organized into
bands Of crusaders and gave ONE of
their rally cries. Illustrations of what
the organization of the children means
were told in simple, but effective LAM
guage. Some questions which all
children should know were asked and
Wy satisfactorily answered by the
young people and the effects of King
Alcohol and Prince Nicotine were ex-
planned. Eight new members were SCI
most encouraging. Miss Chambers
complimented the Fargo organization
on their excellent standing, stating
that the local organization is the best
in the state. Miss Chambers spoke
this afternoon at Oak Grove seminary,
and also at the meeting of the Scandi-
navian w. G. T. u. and will leave
on the evening train for Grand Forks
where she will attend the meeting Of
the enforcement league and the mid
year meeting of the heads of the vari-
departments of the state w. c..
II. u.
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HOW MUCH IS A RusHEL7

Youths Companion: The principal
work of the bureau OF standards in
Washington Is to establish scientific
ally accurate standards for weights
and measures used in the United
States. Recently the bureau has been
engaged in gathering statistics to show
the legal weight Of a bushel of diff
ferent commodities, as fiXed either by
national legislation for the purposes
of the customs or by state legislatures
for the purposes OF trade within the
states.
In the case Of a few commodities
only such as wheat, oats and peas are
the legal weights uniform throughout
he country, and in many cases they
differ widely. Neither do the legal
weights which the bureau has listed
represent a volume equal to the bushel
Of 2,150.42 cubic inches-the United
states bushel, so-called.
On ccoun OF the variations in the
densities of commodities in different
localities and in different seasons it
Is impossible to fix with any degree
Of certainty the weight of a grain
volume of n commodity such as
potatoes, apples, coal OF corn. Since
therefore the actual weight can be
fixed only approximately il is import
ant that in transactions in which the
bushel measure is used II be distinctly
understood which bushel is meant;
that is whether a volume Of 2,150.42
or a certain number of pounds. Since
these two definitions OF the bushels
va #nnnfra .1irfarxrE fhn katrnaSs Ynon~.
mends that all sales be made by
weight, as is o. the practice In all
transactions in wheat.
There are eighty-four commodities
for which legal weights in pounds to
the bushel have beer generally adopted
by the state. The list begins with al
falfa seed and ends with wheat, both
of which run so pounds to the bush
ell. Apples range between As and So
pounds to the bushel; dried ap les.
"a to %; barley. Az and 4S and son on.
The list includes vegetables, fresh
and dried, seeds of many kinds, char
coal, coal, berries. meats. nuts. lime.
fruits, salt and popcorn.
In some cases the United States
standard has been adopted; in other
cases where there is no United States
standard the states have had to fix
their own. In some Instances there
is a considerable difference in the stan
dards. For example, malt ranges from
80 to 38 pounds to a bushel and pop
corn from AZ in the ear In Ohio to 10
shelled in Iowa. When such great diff
~ferences occur. however. there is usual
" a reason, such as the presence or
absence OF the cobs. knowing this.
traders make pro9cr allowances. It is
interesting to notice that peas. clover
seed and wheat are all rated at so
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3. Y. P. U.
Miss AmsdelI to Give Several Excel,
lent Readings.

Miss AmsdeII to Give Several Excel
lent Readings.
The B. Y. P. u. of the Swedish Ban
fist church have prepared an excellent
twentieth annual entertainment which
will take place Thursday evening, Feb.
20. Miss Amsdell of the Western
School of Expression, who is well
known to Fargo audiences os a reader
and interpreter of the best literature
will render several numbers. Miss
Amsdell has a strong and pleasing per-
sonality and never fails to hold her
audience. Following the programme
refreshments will be served. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Piano Duett-Miss Mamie Forsberg
and Miss Orphie Hanson.
Invocation-Rev. b. Nelson.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. j. B. Forsberg.
Reading (selected)-Miss Hettie T.
Amsdell.
Piano Solo-Miss Gertie Lobben.
Address,. r. Carlson.
Song (selected)-Male quartette.
Reading (selected)-Miss Hettie T.
Amsdell.
Vocal Solo-Miss Maybelle Larson.
Song (selected)-Mixed quartette.
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This Kidney Remedy Civ 5
Immediate Relief

In 1907 and 1908, / was taken very
sick with kidney trouble and being
afraid Of Bright's Disease, went 10
a prominent physician at Libertyvllie
Iowa. After doctoring for some time
without cure or benefit, / began the.
use OF Swamp-Root and found immc-
date relief, which urged me TO cone
tinue the use Of the medicine.
After taking several bottles which
/ bought at Jericho's Drug Store, IN
Fairfield, i became a well man and
can honestly say that l have never
had any signs of Bright's Disease or
a return of any kidney trouble.
! am so grateful toward DIR. XIII
mer's Swamp-Root that / v hest
tate to recommend 1t to any one
know who is suffering with kidney
trouble.
Yours very truly,
MACE CLINKINBEARD.
Fairfield, lows.
Jefferson County 50.
Subscribed and sworn to before IRE.
by the said Mace Clinkinbeard, and the
signature acknowledged by him TO be-
genuine, this 18th day of July, 1909.
Charles S. Grail,
Notary Public.