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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
TRIP A PERIL0US ONE
JAPANESE PRIEST CROSSED DIES.
ERT TO TIBET.
In His Journey the Most Inhospitable
Land on the Earth Had to Be
Traversed-Vast Unchart-
ed Regions Explored.

Kioto, Japan.-The Rev. Zuicho
Tachibana, a priest of the great West
Hongwanji temple, has returned after
five a passed in exploration in the
virgin parts of central Asia. His jour
e was undertaken for purposes or
research under the Instructions OF
Count Otani, the lord abbot OF the
Hongwanji temple, an enthusiastic
g~eographer. Mr.. Tachibana is a young
man, 23 years old, and of such deli
cate physique that the natives said he
must be a woman disguised as a man.
Mr.. Tachibana proceeded from Lon
don to Omsk, and thence by stage
coach to Semipalatins; thence to Tur.
fan. In Sinkiang c"the new terri
tory") passable roads were found.
During his explorations Mr.. Tachi-
bana travelled across the Takla-Makan
desert, which he describes as the
worst of all deserts Of central Asia
Neither bird mol ever insects are to
be found there.
The desert is a sea of sand, where
there is only the wind to hear and
the moon to see. The party constant
ly met sand mountains more than H.
900 feet high and the men began to
grumble, fearing that they would be
buried by the constant sandstorms.
On arriving at Coma, on the right
bank Of the River Tarim, he caused
considerable fright among the shep-
herds, as his was the first party from
the south for thirty years. At first
the shepherds fled, but were brought
back. The feat of crossing the desert
caused Mr.. Tachibana to be treated
with the greatest reverence by the
shepherds.
AT this point he left the camel cara
van to follow on slowly, whilst he pro-
ceeded on horseback to Kuchar, which
place he reached after three days.
This is a large town, though not to
be compared with civilized cities.
Nevertheless" said Mr.. Tnchibana,
81 felt on entering it as though l had
suddenly bee put down in ~Piccadilly."
Some time was passed in the neigh
borhood of Kasgar investigating the
buried cities, and afterward the ex-
plorer proceeded through the valley to
the cas-. of Uzunling to Khotan. the
districts previously explored by DR..
Stein (now Sir Marc Aurel Stein).
Thence the party proceeded to Tibet
for the purpose of geological investiga-
ton.
Several districts were visited by Mr..
Tachibana, which had been omitted by
DR.. Sven Hedin. These regions are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change Of Food Instead Of
Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for q
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient. instead
Of resorting to the usual list OF medi-
clnes.
There are some truly scientific ply
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated, re-
CARELESS Of the value to their pockets,
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that ] vas on
the verge Of starvation.
II heard Of a doctor who had a sum-
mer cottage near me-a specialist
from N. Y.-and as a last hope. sent
for him.
"After he examined me carefully
Of Grape-Nuts at first, then as my
stomach became stronger to eat more.
Il kept at 1t and gradually got SO I
could eat and digest three teaspoon
fuls. Then I began to have color in
my face, memory became clear. where
before everything seemed a blank. MY
limbs got stronger and ! could walk.
So I steadily recovered.
"Now after a year on Grape-Nuts I
weigh 153 lbs. My people were sur
prised at the way / grew heshy and
strong on this food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
the little book. THE Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
there's a reason"
Ever read the shove letters 4 new
one appears from time to Time. They
are Ecnuinc true, and full OF busnaD
interest. Adv.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27

absolutely blank on the maps, and
have never been visited before.
Among the relics brought back are
a quantity Of writings of the Wigol
tribes, by whom the Buddhist religion
was first introduced into Sin-Kiang
and ~propagated throughout China.
This tribe was entirely wiped
out by Mahommedan invaders. The
writing Of the Wigols is from right to
left horizontally, and appears to have
been produced by reed pens. The writ
ings are on stones, papyrus and pa
pers.
AS soon as the records of the jour
ney have been collated the Hongwanji
temple will issue a report on Mr..
Tachibana's exploration, which will
without doubt be eagerly anticipated
in scientific circles in Europe and
America, as well as in Asia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
"PIRATE" HALTED BY LAW
Sails Forth With Comrade and Pill
fered Provisions, but Unromantic
Father interferes.

Centreport, l.. 1.-The crime of at
tempted piracy on the high seas led
Owen Dennis, twelve years old. com.
modore of a fleet of three long. rakish
craft"-commonly called rowboats,
to be taken before Justice Laundes
here recently. William Dennis, pros
porous resident of this township, was
complainant against his son. The
elder Dennis evidently regards piracy
as a profession behind the times and
wholly unsuitable to his son.. Hence
the persistency Of the youthful Cap.
tain Kidd in sailing that portion of the
Spanish Main lying in Huntington bay
is highly displeasing to him.
In the unromantic yes of the law
young Dennis is charged with juvenile
delinquency, and with being an incor-
rigible. He confessed his chief aim
in life is to lead a career Of piratical
adventure. With the jolly Roger,
theoretically speaking, flying from the
masthead of his flagship, Commodore
Dennis and Master Jacob Wheeler,
another pirate Of tender years, set out
in the troubled waters Of the bay on
II col oAC vi tASLA SNS = SA>
oars of the swift vessel, the other
rowed the second. A third craft, laden
with provisions pilfered from the
youngsters respective homes, was at
the end of a towline.
No definite plan of campaign had
been formulated, Dennis confessed.
They simple meant to cruise about
until. with cutlass and dirk-or their
jackknives-they could board some
peaceful merchantmen and force her
crew tt walk the well-known and just
ly famous plank. No such ship, how
ever, crossed their path, and on Tues
day night, their provisions gone, they
found themselves back home. On
Thursday. however, Owen again dash
ed forth IL pursuit of the rover will
o'the-wisp, with the result he faced
the law. He will be examined further
mex week, and may be sent to a re.
formatory.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
W. N. u, SIOUX CITY, NO. ss-1s12.
MADE THE WRONG QUOTATION
Nervous Swain Meant Well, but IL
Was Not Likely He Won Love
of Fair Maiden.

He was difident and IMMERSED In 80
ciety's ways, but he was badly smitten
with a reigning belle. and had nerved
himself to WOO and win. So he se-
cured an Introduction, and In due
course Went to pay his first call.
He thought 1t would help him out q
bit II he took her some flowers. SO
he bought a superb bouquet for her. AS
he reached the house, however, he re-
nlembered that she had a splendid con-
s%ervatory, and he tried to think Of .
way ont of the ~dlnic1lty. Suddenly he
recollected the aging anent taking
Goals to Newcastle and determined
to make use Of 1t. But he was dread
fully nervous. He broke into = cold
sweat as he rang the bell, and when
the divinity appeared in the recep-
ton room he didn't know whether he
stood on his head or on his heels.
"I-I-thought." he stammered.
that l would bring you a bouquet
but it's like casting pp-pearls
before swine!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Agricultural

NO branch Of the United States gov
~ eminent comes so near to the life
Of the people cs the department OF
agriculture, which deals with the cot
ton and other fbers of which oul
clothes are. made, the flocks and
herds we raise, the crops we produce.
the food we eat and the timber oi
which our houses are built.
The ~closeness of the relation be
tween the department and the people
is in great measure due to the fact
that the use which is made of agri.
cultural products receives as much
attention as their production, and the
great bulk Of these products is used
In the home.
Commenting on this phase Of the
departments work Secretary Wilson
said:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
WHEN TO SELL FOR PROFIT
Different Feeds Have Much to Do
With Money Returned-Seven
Months Is Best Age.
By w, c.

CBy w. c.
I write only from my own expert
enc of over 20 years In raising hogs
for the market.
Different localities and different
feeds make a great deal more or less
profit in the keep Of the hog. Some
feed too long and consume part of the
profit, while others feed not long
enough or literally enough to make
what they ought to make.
/ run all my hogs on alfalfa from
birth until sold, either for breeders or
for the packer, and as soon as they
weigh 200 pounds each, or about that,
l sell or kill them.
If you are feeding ~pure-blooded
hogs Especially II the blood is red)
they will weigh from It's to 225
pounds each at six or eight months
of age. l think seven months old Ia
the best age, and the most profitable
hog We can sell.
The younger you sell, the less risk
feed It takes. The o n you sell.
the more room and the better care
for the lext litter.
The cheapest gain Is made while
the pig Is small. A pig weighs about
three pounds at birth. With reason
able care it will gain on an average
o%ne-fourth pound a day for the first
10 to 20 days.
So you see 1t doubles its weight In
IL days, and at p65 cents per bushe'
for corn, and $3.50 for 100 pounds
for shorts the first three pounds Of
gain cost about three and one-fourtf
cents per pound, allowing eight pigs
to the litter for each SOW.
Don't try to get the market ready
for your hogs, but get your hogs ready
for the market. Sell them when they
are fat and not before. Keep the kind
that top the market and you will make
money If feed Is high.
Registered hogs gain faster, bring
more money for the feeder, and make
more pounds of meat out Of the grain
fed them thar any other animal on
earth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
OBJECTED TO THE ''PEALING"
Two Hours OF Music Of Bells Too
Much for the Citizens of
Staid Old Boston

Boston.-When every Sunday morn
ing we hear the bells calling from the
church towers of the city an invita-.
ton to worship God according to the
Biblical mandate, "forsake not the as
sembling of yourselves together
very few people know that those bra.
zen tongues are not only reminding
men Of their religious obligations, but
of the survival of an instrument OF
music the origin of which is lost in
antiquity.
Walking down one of Boston fash
ionable streets on a Sunday morning
the wayfa-er, listening to the changing
from various quarters, some sweet and
clear, others harsh and discordant or
decidedly out of tune, will wonder
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
[IIVE STOCK


Keeping the colts feet trimmed pre-
vents large and ill-shaped ankles.
Remove the hot, sweaty harness
from the horses while they rest at
noon.
It is a mistake to keep a monde
script bull simply because he cost a
little money.
Hogs follow the rows and tramp
down less of the rape II 1t is drilled
instead of broadcasted.
For sheep the silage should be cut
very fine. Otherwise they leave the
butt sections of the stalks.
With the silo five steers can be fed
as cheaply as our without. That
gives you the gain Of one steer free.
Aside from the feed problem. sheep
cause the flock master little trouble
in summer, unless we except the
parasites.
AS a general proposition 1t may be
said that the sow that has pigs be-
fore she is a year old will ~disappotnt
her owner.
Clover silage makes excellent hog
feed in winter. They eat every bit OF
1t. Som waste In feeding corn
silage to hogs.
When you turn your team over to
a hostler at the feed barn be sure to
see that they get the water, oats and
hay you pay for.
In hot weather a horse should not
be fed much corn. Oats and bran are
much better. The more work the
more feed of course.
Live stock husbandry will postpone
soil depletion for a longer period OF
time than grain farming, but 1t will
not prevent depletion.
Green forage must be fed with dis
erection and sparingly at first or pro-
fuse sweating will result and some
times collie and weakness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
To Avoid scours in Pics.

A good remedy for scours in pigs
consists in dissolving a chunk of
quicklime as big as your two fists in
a bucket of water. Stir well and al
low it to settle. Give from one to
two quarts of the clear liquid to each
SOW daily at feeding time, twice a day
IL necessary. Begin soon after far
rowing time, and give two or three
times a week as a preventive.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
cr..ped III, Opportunity.

A Baltimore clubman tells Of two
convicts who met for q moment alone
in a corridor and took advantage Of
the fact for q hurried interview. Said
one, How long are you in for!"
For life," responded the other.
"And how long are you In for?"
Twelve years" responded the other.
Then said the %"lifer," cautiously
extracting a letter from it, hiding
place, as he glanced fearfully around.
take this and mail 1t for mo when
you get out"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27

Ing. The harness now hangs above
the horse and is showed back out Of
the way against the wall. To harness
up the horse the names are pulled
ahead and are hanging ready to be
lowered again in position on the
horse. After becoming accustomed
to it a device of this kind saves lift
ing and the harness does not get
tangled up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Want Greek Officials.

Athens.-The Greek population of
the vilayet of Janina, on the north
west border of T~hessaly, are clamoring
for. the substitution of Greeks for
Turkish officials. The governor and
the Mohammedan notables have urged
the Constantinople government not 70
yield to the Greek propaganda.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Sheep "EInIsh" Rapidly.

Sheep may be put through a feed lot
and made in condition for the butcher
in ninety days, but with cattle 1t is a
longer process. No other stock will
make the same showing hat sheep
will With the same care in the same
time
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
The Horne. hoofs.

II the horses hoofs are hard and
inclined to be shelly" do not let
anybody put oil or grease on them.
for this only clogs the hoof material,
which should absorb water instead Of
repelling 1t. Such hoofs are best
treated by soaking them several
hours together in warm water slight
ly sailed, or by turning out the horse
at night in a pasture where he will
get the hoofs wet in the dew.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
p.noer Of coneentratss.

Be careful about giving your pigs
too concentrated foods. II you do the
first trouble is scours. and it is often
the last, for they die quickly. When
they get older and the time comes to
fill up the muscles and tissues with
fat, mix wheat middlings and a very
little cornmeal. Make in a rather
thick slop and feed very carefully.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
SWINGING GATE FOR SWINE
Should Be Hung Downwards With
Hinges So That tho Hogs Can
Push Their Way Through.

A gate which will allow hogs to
pass and at the same time will
restrain cattle and calves, will be
found convenient on any farm, says
the Iowa Homestead. The illustra-
ton shows a small gate easily con-
structed which is hung between two
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
whites Strategy.

Uncle George. I wish you wouldn't
give Willie any more nickels."
why that's all right, Jane. Tho
little fellow ran right up the front
stairs to put the coin in his savings
bank"
And he ran right down the back
stairs to the nearest candy shop"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Swinging Hog Gate.

posts in the lower part Of the fence.
Hang the gate downward with a pair
of small hinges SO that it will swing
both ways and the hogs will soon
learn to 60 through that way.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
offers Penny for a Name.

Chicago.-Mrs. Catherine Waugh
Mccullough, an Evanston s%uffragist, is
advertising for names to a petition,
offering a penny a name.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27

II you would acquire a reputation
quickly set yourself up as a weather
prophet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
When the Egg 10 Lais

Patience-The hen never counts
her chickens before they are Matched.
Patrice-But you must remember
she does a whole lot of cackling.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Value Of Hoos.

No stock upon the farm Is more
quickly turned to money than the
hog.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27

Just That Difference.
Some girls are ambitious to marry
well; others are content to marry
happily.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-27
Anti.

Pessimistic Anti.
"A stenographer." said Sneerwe1l,
sseems to be the only oma to whom
q ma1 eiosatas MISUNDERSTANDING.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
BADEN POWELL
MAKES A SPEECH
is Handy With Repartee and Gets
Along All Right With
Interruptions.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PORTLAND, Ore. March 9.-Gener-
al Baden Powell, originator of the
Boy Scout movement, this afternoon
addressed an audience of several
thousand enthusiastic boys.
In the course Of his address the
general was frequently interrupted
by a. number of men, who. on the
grounds that the boy scout movement
was being furthered in the interests
of militarism, challenged his remarks
The generals cleverness at repartee
was sufficient to carry the meeting
successfully through to its conclusion,
General Baden-Powell explained
that the purpose. of the DO! scout
movement was not to further mill
tarism, but to develop strong char
acters in the youths of the world to
enable them to better care for them
selves and be more useful citizens.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
Heavy SHOWS All Over the Country
Tributary to the Mississippi vii,
Mean a Vast Volume
Of Water
COMING ABOUT APRIL /
Conditions Are Expected to be seri-
GUS Along the Illinois River as
Soon as the Flood
Comes.

Riyermen believe there will be
high stage of water this spring and
some predictions of an unusual flood
are learned. Heavy SHOWS all over the
country tributary to the Mississippi
Will mean a vast volume of water
pouring into the main channel. This
snow in the north will not begin to
melt until after the ice breaks up,
and along about April 1, the big stream
is expected to climb.
Conditions are expected to be SER
ious along the Illinois river. A Peoria
exchange thus refers to the situation
on that stream:
with the unusual falls OF snow and
rain throughout the past four months,
topped off by a record-breaking snow
throughout the Illinois valley on Sat
urday and Sunday, veteran rivermen
are beginning to predict a spring
freshets Of the variety the .old-timers
recall with something like terror.
Practically all of the precipitation
Of the past winter remains in the val
ley. for the perilous cold and contin-
ued severe weather has frozen 1t on
the ground and in the smaller valleys
and waterways, where 1t now lies
waiting the first breakup. The river
during the winter has slowly receded
from 16 and 17-foot stages of early
in December to the IL and 12-foot
stages at present This is proof posi-
tive that the vast amount of precipi-
tation has not yet gone, but that
what is absorbed by mother earth
| is waiting chance to rush things
somewhat during the present month
mot since the Chicago drainage
canal has been opened to it's full ca
pacity has the Illinois valley suffered
from a genuine freshet. Four years
| ago it sneaked up to the 22-foot mark,
but 1t was not considered dangerous
flood. The high water mark Of 22.3
was set UP before the vast flood from
the drainage canal was being poured
1 into the Illinois at it's fullest force.
Despite the fact that legal talent for
has not materially affected the Hi
no1s river, practical river men declare
that it has added between five and six
feet of water the year around. hey
add this amount to the previous high
water mark OF 1872 and then begin to
figure out how much damage a stage
of 25 feet would create.
"That it would cost the Illinois val
Hey a few million dollars is certain,
for only few of the great drainage
districts with the hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars worth of improve
ments could Withstand that stage OF
water. 1t would mean that water
w uld stand on the Rock Island tracks
/ two feet deep: that it would pour into
the Union depot and that Water
street would be impossible for blocks
That, however, is what is now being
feared by river men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
Social Time at Warsaw

Newcomb.
Social Time at Warsaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Furtney of War
saw, entertained a number of their
Keokuk, Hamilton and Warsaw
friends Friday evening at the Opera
House bowling alley in Warsaw. The
guests enjoyed bowling and cards
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. SAMSON, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Will
coXen, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Young. Mr..
and Mrs J. Smitz Mr.. and Mrs. J..
l.. Coffman, Mr.. and Mrs. II. J..
King and the Misses Francis and
Elizabeth Young of Hamilton; Mr..
and Mrs. H. Furtney and Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. Rhoades, Mr.. Arthur Baker
and Mr.. Sidney Aschenbrenner of
Keokuk and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Jacquerd and Mr.. and Mrs James
Brady of Warsaw.
Baker Concert Friday Evening.
The last of series of auxetophone
concerts was given by Mr.. Jesse E.
Baker at the High school Friday
evening. About five hundred were in
attendance. The program follows:
The Spinning Wheel .. Spindler
Pryor's Band
GOou-Dye -. IOStI
Nellie Melba
The Two Grenadiers ... Schuman
Pol Plancon.
Jolly Robbers Overture Won Suppe
Pryor's Band.
Mamma Mia (Neapolitanl Nutile
Enrico Caruso.
Oh! Light Invisible ..... Arditi
Ernestine Schumann-H eink.
Marriage of Figaro Overture Mozart
| Pryor's Band.
Thou Brilliant Bird. from Pearl
of Brazil ~. .....s.... Bizet
Lulsa Tetrazzini.
Rudolph's Narrative, from ia
Boheme" ........ Puccin
John Mccormack
The Dream from "Manon" Massener
Edmond Clement,
Quartette from Ia Boheme" Puccin
Caruso, Farrer. viafora, Scott.
Selections from "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana .... Mascagn
Pryor's Band.
Whist Club With Mrs. BrowneIl.
The Woman's League Whist clul
will meet with Mrs. Ralph Brownel
n,,,acJou
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
GIBSON BROS.
CITY NEWS.

If it is picture we can make It,
Phone the McLellans, 4S7.
-Des Moines county democrats at
their county convention held in Bur-
lington yesterday endorsed Champ
Clark for the presidency, adopting
the following resolution: Resolved,
that the democrats of nes Moines
county in convention assembled here
by express their choice of the Hon.
Champ Clark as standard bearer in
the coming presidential campaign.
With him as our candidate no ex-
plantations will be necessary and no
apologies called for and his qualifi-
cations are unsurpassed
Stop at Sherwood's for harness
Transfer of farm land in Lee
county during the past week has
broken all records for the past year.
Saturday there were filed for record
transfers of the Clarence Muliken
farm near the county home to George
Sherwood and Fred Hilpert, Jr, and
from Andrew J. Linquist to Edward
southeast quarter of section 49, town
ship Sc, north of range 6. Earlier in
the week more than $4,000 worth of
farm land changed hands in single
day In the upper half of the county
the same activity was experienced.
Try the McLellans on copying
and enlargine Work guaranteed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
Arrives Homo From South

Mrs c. M. Rich will arrive at
home tomorrow after a six weeks
sojourn in Florida.