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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-08-09
Dunning Crowded to
Overlooking

We note by the Kankakee Gazette of July 81 that
hfty-one patients from Dunnng Cook county's in
asylum have been transferred to the Kankakee
institution In accordance with the action of the state
board OF administration, patients are to be
sent to Dunning until the new dormitory building is
complete
In addition to Kankakee receiving the overflow from
the Cook county institution Egin and WATERFOWL
also called upon to accommodate Dunning pa
tients. The Dunning asylum was badly crowded
when the state took it July l. having received
average of twenty-five patients week from the
Cook county court alone 1t is reported that large
number sleeping cots in the Railways because
there is room for them in the wards proper. 1t
will be recalled that the superintendent of this nstu
ton recently declared that alcohol was responsible for
from IS per cent to per cent of the patients under
his Chicago has 7I52 distributing stations for
alcohol and result Chicago is making insane pa
tients rapidly that Kankakee, Waterown and Elgin
hospitals have to take of the overflow from the
Cook county institution. Chicago is collecting over
$7,ooo,ooo bride money from the fellows who make
and sell alcohol, and the state paying for the
of the victims.
IS not Chicago giving the state little bit the
worst of it? Would not it be matter of good judg-
if the people of Illinois demand that these inst-
tutions that sell the stuff that makes men and women
insane be closed instead of calmly submitting to pay
ums? Prohibition Kansas has shown conclusively the
relation between alcoholism and insanity There are
counties in that dry state without insane patient
while saloon-nfested Illinois is finding difficulty in
housing her insane.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-08-09

The moral of the community lowered by licensing
the liquor traffic There is single channel through which
such depths of misery flow the human family through
this No avages of disease devastations of nature
kinds of vice crime work such this-Prof Julius
H. Seelye, D. D.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-08-09

To license shops that beget murder and then punish the
murderer that the state has begoen ndefensble from
moral point of view.-Wllard Parker, D. D.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-08-09
The ribune's Story Of Mrs.
Horan
Koran


Chicago Tribune Of July 81 makes first page story of
this heroic womans struggle to support her family
1t is a genuine human interest story. Nobody can
read 1t without feeling Of righteous Indignation
against the nearious business that is capable of re-
ducing happy family in comfortable circumstances
to almost abect poverty We commend the Tribune
for giving publicity to this
Many hundreds of such cases are to be found in
Chicago; many hundreds out in the state and the
fact ought be widely circulated that there is redress
under the dramshop law for those suffering under
such conditions. Certainly great metropolitan news
paper giving wide publicity concrete case of sa
loonkeepers avarlce and heartlessness will not be
favorable advertisement for the liquor business The
dissemination of such information as this is giving
THE Trade black eye. We reproduce herewith
Mrs. Horan's story of her fight with poverty as
related in the Tribune
According the court documents Maurice Koran was
capable teamser who owned his horses With these he
earned SO day Intoxicants him to lose one lob
after another One day when he needing money he
drove the Hammond Ind, it for price said
to have been half their market value Mrs Hoan had few
chickens and worth SIS These were sold to buy
food for the children
Referring that period petitions recite that
during the 1908 her husband has contributed only $40
to the of your petitioner family CONSISTING o.
nine min children"
Mother Tells OF Struggles.
Referring to the period Immediately following the filing
OF the suits Mrs Koran her home zoos WASHINGTON
avenue said yesterday
Il wish could have told the how managed to
bring the children but when they had up the witness
stand just felt like baby. could not tell where had
worked in 1907 and that hurt my case
"How Gid do it? l would start out everv morning on
trip to the railroad tracks and enough coal to
keep the stove going during the day had to go every
morning because could get enough keep the fire
going for two days In the cold days had to get I'D
early wanted to get enough keep the fire going all day.
but then the two boys would along with company
and would carry the bucket home
Children Wearing Castof Clothes
Then would out for days washing for some
family They paid $I5o day. and often they would send
me home with caso clothes enough that change
some o. the children when got home
"'n the beginning could get enough work to keep
me working every day, and it awful battle tcck
home the groceries I and cooked them for the
children. After that would have them the dishes while
made of the old clothes for one of the
children Two of the older boys thew could do old
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
AGAIN the Poor Fat Man,

Among the passengers on a down
town car the other evening were a fat
man, a lean man, who proved to be
deaf, and a couple of giggly girls. On
one of the side streets a German band
was engaged in making life miserable
for the residents OF the n~eighborhood.
The fat man shifted uneas1ly in his
seat and remarked sarcastically to the
lean man in a low tone, "Music!"
The lean man put his hand to his
ear and said, "Eh?"
"Music,' repeated the man in loud
er ones.
Beg pardon, l am'not able to hear"
said the lean man.
Music" yelled the fat man, so loud
that the passengers all Uttered and
the little giggly girls all grew red in
the face.
oh" said the lean man as he
turned around and looked about him.
The little German band was out OF
sight by this time, and the passengers
laughed immoderately at he vain at
tempts OF the unfortunate man to ind
the object Of the fat mans comments.
Fat men are proverbiaIly good M
tured, and by that time the oddly Of
tho situation had dawned upon this
particular fat man.
Hum" he said, you folks needn't
laugh. Our friend saw fully as mucb
music as you and I heard"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
PULLED IN DIFFERENT WAYS
Ordinary Man on the Street Some.
what Puzzled by Seeming Busi-
ness Contradictions.
Life is full of Contradictions

life is full of contradictions"
"Yes?"
For instance, about six months
6 a life insurance agent got after
me, and bounded me nearly to death.
| told him at the start hat l had all
the insurance | was able to carry, but
he kept right OF trying to persuade
me that l needed more and. finally. In
sheer desperation, / consented to take
out another policy. Then the COM
pany's doctor began trying in every
way he could think Of to make 1t i'm
possible for me to get the insurance.
He acted as if l vas voluntarily try
Ing to beat the company in some way.
and when l failed to pass the examina-
ton both he and the agent appeared to
think l had wronged them by taking
up their time"
That's nearly as bad as my case.
Several months ago representatives OF
a piano house got after me for the pur-
pose Of ~persuading me to buy a piano
on the installment plan. Just to get
rid Of them l at last agreed to buy.
Now they've got q corps Of men out
trying to dig up proof that lever
could or would pay for the piano Il
they were to let me have it. Business
Is a great thing"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
SANITARY BARNS FOR SHEEP
Need Not Be Built for Warmth, but
Must Be Dry n VOL Ventilated
Drafts Are Fatal.

Sheep barns are not as expensive
as those for cattle, horses, or hogs
for the simple reason that they need
not be built for warmth. Let them
be dry and we'll ventilated and the
flock will thrive in the coolest OF win
ter weather. That dampness is fatal
was amply demonstrated on a farm
near Madison, Wis. The owner tele-
phoned to the university that his
sheep were dying, and that an expert
should be sen out to determine the
cause The instructor no sooner
stepped into the barn and got his
shoes filed with water than he jumped
back and said, 81 know already. Wa
ter"
The barn had been built against a
sidehill and no attention paid to the
drainage. AS a result, the heavy thaw-
ing of spring caused the moisture to
just seep through n OF b founda-
ton walls in streams, covering the
floor four inches deep. Pneumonia
then wiped out the flock in a very
short time.
Sheep barns should not be built on
low or marshy tracts, but on high
elevated areas SO that the water may
drain away. They should be set In
such a manner as to form a wind
break against the prevailing cold
winds from the northwest. "A yard
should always be connected with this
windbreak, as sheep should be driven
out of doors every time the weather
permits.
The ventilation must be perfect.
The King system is probably the most
convenient yet devised, although
many of the homemade devices are
good. There is just this about the
King system; 1t takes some men q
little time before they are able to
grasp It's principles and get 1t to
working successfully. Windows are
needed for proper lighting, as sheep
will not thrive in the dark any more
than any other animal, in fact, will
not thrive under lighting conditions
found toierable by cattle. Again, win
dows are excellent as part Of the ven
tilating system If are Is taken not to
open them In such a manner that q
draft Is formed on windy days. Drafts
are fatal to sheep.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
COMMON DISEASE AMONG PIGS
Thumps 10 Caused by Overlooking n
Lack Of Exercise-Best Plan
10 to Prevent Disorder.
(By W. H.

ID w.. =. oO1'
Thumps is a common disease
among pigs and is caused by over
feeding and lack Of exercise. The dis
ease is easily prevented by careful
feeding and seeing that the pigs get
plenty OF exercise. Unless promptly
dealt with when pigs are first seized,
the disease is pretty certain to harm
them seriously. In quite a number OF
instances they die. The most promi-
nent indication of thumps is a jerky
motion at the TANKS In connection
with their breathing. The nerves Of
the diaphragm T affected, hence the
trouble IL sometimes called spasms OF
the diaphragm. In some instances
there is wheeling. The affected ami
mails soon lose thrift, and even though
they ecover they are more or less
stunted for a good long time, subse-
quently. Medicines cannot do much Of
any good for pigs affected with
thumps. The best plan is to prevent
the disorder, and this can be done by
feeding no more than the pigs will
eat up clean, and see that they get
exercise. In winter pigs are inclined
to remain in bed, and in such cases 1t
Is well to compel them to exercise by
chasing them about with a switch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
2o-Rev. C, Y. r. Richeson arrested

in Boston as slayer OF Avis Linnell.
21-Rev. Frand w. Sanford, leader
of the Holy Ghosters, arrives In Port
land, Me, aboard the Coronet, on
which he starved the fanatical men,
bers of the party. He is arrested.
Chinese national assembly
23-Winston Churchill ia made Eng
lands first lord OF the admiralty, be-
ing succeeded as home secretary by
Reginald McKenna. -
26-P Philadelphia Athletics win
worlds baseball championship from
New York.
29-Joseph Pulitzer, noted publisher.
dies.
Names of Is new cardinals-designate
announced.
NOVEMBER.
president Taft reviews great bat
tles1ip feet at New York.
2-Kyrle Bellew, famous actor, dies.
Chinese rebels capture Shanghai,
controlling mouth of Yangtse-Kiang
river.
5-Cal P. Rodgers arrives at Pasa-
dena, Cal, concluding his epochal
flight from New York to Pacific coast.
Ambassador Guild at st. Petersburg
protests to Russia against alleged In
suits to American Jews.
6-Persia refuses Russia's demand
to remove w. Morgan Shuster, young
American in charge of Persian
finances.
New Mexico's first election as a
state results in Democratic governor.
Italian advance in Tripoli begins.
S-United States circuit court at
New York approves tobacco trust disso-
luton plan.
16-Chinese republic appeals for rec
ignition by the world.
Russia starts troops for Persian from
tier.
19-President Caceres of santo Do
mingo assassinated.
24-Henry Clay Beattie executed.
25-Miss Mildred Sherman marries
Lord Camoys Of England in New
York.
3O-Public consistory creating 10
cardinals at Rome.
DECEMBER.
1-McNamara brothers change pleas
in dynamite case to guilty"
liking George arrives in India for
the DuTbar.
4-First regular session Of Sixty
second congress ~convenes.
81. B. Mcnamara sentenced for
life, John j. to IL years. President
Taft sends congress message devoted
entirely to trust problems.
6-Beef trust suit begun at Chi
cago.
S-Investigation board reports bat
tleship Maine was destroyed by out
side explosion.
9-207 miners entomber at Brice.
vile, Tenn, by explosion.
Constitution of Chinese republic
framed.
George emperor Of India.
Republican national committee
names Chicago, June IS, for 1912 ma
tional convention.
13-Sulzer bill abrogating passport
treaty with Russia passed by house.
17-Alfred G. Vanderbilt weds Mrs.
Margaret McKim in London.
Ambassador Curtiss Guild at instruc-
ton of President Taft, notifies Russia
Of intention to abrogate treaty Of 1882.
19-Senate approves President Taft's
~abrogat1on Of Russian treaty. Presi-
dent sends congress special message
on wool tariff.
John Bigelow, Americas grand old
man," dies.
21-Russian forces open hostilities
with Persia, bombarding the govern
or's palace at Tabriz.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
PORTABLE STOCK FEED RACK
Found Of Great Convenience for Use
During Cold Months Of Fall and
Winter-Saves Waste.

When 1t Is desirble to feed stock
In the lot or yard, % is often the
case during the fall and early winter,
a portable feed rack may be made
similar to this shown In the accom-
panying illustration. and will be found
to save enough feed to pay for the
material and labor of making In a
very short time, says a writer In the
Homestead. For framework pieces
Of 2 by 6 lumber are best. while fence
boards six inches wide are the best
material for boarding. A space OF
about six inches should be left be-
tween each board, up the sides and
at the ends. This rack can be either
placed on runners n II rollers are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
STOCK
DJ NOTES

A coed mans horse will not un-
derstand when he is sworn at.
Growing pigs should receive. where
it is possible. some buttermilk.
Keep the young pigs out Of the
drafts. Give them a clean. dry place
to sleep.
In feeding farm stock variety is
necessary, for this will keep the ap-
petites keen.
Sheep need plenty of fresh air. and
they certainly are more warmly clad
than we are.
All animals need plenty Of exercise
in the winter to keep them in condi-
ton for the spring.
The horses should be hitched UP oc
casionally and put to some work. If
only for an hour or two.
Although hogs are proverbially dirty
animals, they enjoy clean drinking wa
ter as much as the other stock.
Middlings is a very good feed for
swine, but it should not form the en-
tire grain portion of their ration.
Lack of attention to the teeth Of the
horses often cause large holes to ap-
pear in the oat bin without visible ~
turn.
Plenty of bedding for the horse and
the COW is as sure Of a good return a.
any other labor performed on The
farrr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
OLD RULING REVERSED
DECISION OF IMPORTANCE TO
DAKOTA SETTLERS.
Married Mans Family Only Is SUN.
Client Residence in Proving Up On
a Claim-Head OF Household
May Work Elsewhere.

Rapid City.-By reversing itself and
declaring hat a married mans family
only is sufficient residence In proving
up on a homestead, the United StateE
general land office has just made a
new and most important ruling that
will be hailed with delight by home
steaders and claim holders through
out the west. For years 1t has been
understood that the general land Of
flee adhered to the practice OF fore
ing a homesteader to personally reside
on his claim regardless Of whether his
family did or not. Several rulings to
this effect have been made, and al
though some settlers were willing to
take chances, the wise ones followed
regulations. Assistant Commissioner
s. v. Proudht, at Washington, has just
rendered a decision in the case OF
Charles K. ZenOr that completely re-
verses the land Offices former stand.
Zenor was a barber in Boone, Ia, n
came to Pennington county, where he
filed on a homestead. Unable to make
his living on the homestead, he work
ed at his trade in Pierre and kept his
wife and children on the homestead
the full fourteen months before he at
tempted to commute. The local Ian
office ruled against him, but Commits
sioner Proudht in reviewing the case
holds that this is an injustice to the
h~omesteader. He declares that in
reading through past decisions he
finds the words personal residence
used as meaning the claimant himself.
but that his own Interpretation of this
wording is that it may mean simply
that the homesteader in good faith
has established his family on the
nlsim and uisifa them when he can.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Portable Stock Feed Rack.

available they are better. In fact, /
have found the wheels to be the most
convenient, and the wheels from an
old binder truck are very suitable for
the purpose, but any kind OF very old
wheels will be all right. However, II
there are no wheels available, Just
make it on n and 1t can be
drawn from place to place without
much trouble. Do not feed on the
ground. This fall these racks WILL
b especially valuable, for the feed
may be short and the need OF saving
great in many places.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Al Time,

When the lambs are due, and the
system Of hand codpling enables the
shepherd to determine this, the ewes
should be taken to the Landing pens.
In the ase Of twins or triplets the
first born is generally strongest and
wanders away among the other sheep
II not confined. On its return the eve
has forgotten it's smell, and will not
own 1t. Besides, it IL more convenient
to care for them when the other ewes
cannot interfere. If the shepherd has
a rest room with a cot adjoining the
lambing pen, his labor will be greatly
lessened. =
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Her RESIGNATION.

"Papa," she said. Il am very angry
with Geraldine"
Whats Geraldine done?" asked her
father.
why. l told her a secret last sum
mer,' said the little girl, Indignantly,
"and she has just told me she's go
ing to tell it."
That's very wrong of Geraldine.
Has she any excuse"
why, / told her it was wicked to
tell a secret, and what do you think
she said? She said: oh. / know. but
I've resigned from that secret
Papa" she concluded, earnestly,
"you can't resign from a secret. can
your"
The mental processes of children are
past finding out.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Natural

There Is no need for clocks on tho
Aegean sea any day when the sun is
shining. There nature a arranged
her only timepiece, M that does not
vary though the centuries pass. This
natural time marker is the largest SUM-
dial in the world. Projecting into tbs
blue waters Of the sea is a large pro-
montory which lifts its head 5000 feet
above the waves. AS the sun swings
round, the pointed shadow Of tho
mountain Just touches n after tho
other a number Of small islands,
which are at exact distances apart
and act as Jour marks on the great
dial.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
SELF-FEED RACK AND SHED
Can Be Filled With Hay, Straw or
Fodder as It Is Eaten-Can Be
Ref1iIed When Desired.

Three or more stout posts are set
on each side Gas long as you wish to
make the she'd, firmly in the ground.
About six feet from the ground board
up and roof, like any other building,
allowing a large window to each end
Make the f~eeding-rack of poles
through the center like a v, the upper
end of the poles resting on the outside
plates.
This shed can be filled with hay,
straw or fodder as fast as 1t Is eaten
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Feed Bag Hung on a Rein.

the grain, say a writer in the Popular
Mechanics. In either case, much Of
the food Is wasted. The illustration
shows a feed-bag holder on the prin-
ciple of a rein, which quickly adjusts
the level of the grain to the mouth of
the horse by a slight movement Of his
head downward. The sketch fully IL
Illustrates the construction Of the head
gear and the rein connection.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Cost of Ewes Feed.

Few farmers have a conception Of
what it costs to feed breeding ewes
during the winter months. Some will
guess 10 cents per day and some less,
but scarcely any know. AS an actual
fact, the maximum cost per day is
about 2 cents, while 1t should not go
above 2R cents. 1t is possible, of
course, to increase the cost by feeding
expensive concentrates, but that is en-
tirely
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
A Vain Effort.

why don't you take an interest
In anairs?" said the ohhand adviser.
why don't you read the newspapers
10 that you a converse intelligently
with your husband?" IT tried o." ~
Piled young Mrs. Torkns, "out
made a mistake. l read the presa-
dents message instead OF tho football
rows"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05

Demand for Registered Sires.
The demand for registered sires and
breeding ewes for improving mutton
aocks and for starting new flocks is
greater year by year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Too Bad.

Il never see you at church. Mrs
Whipple."
NO. I'm afraid the services would
be trying on Fido's nerves, and when
l leave him at home the poor dear
gets positively frantic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Stick 10 Your Txna.

What kind Of stock shall capitalize
the farm? The answer is, whether in
horse, cattle, hogs o. sheep. choose
your breed and study type, and, once
having made up your mind, stick to
your breed and stick to your type.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
lite family laxative.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
seIf-FeedIns Rack and Shed.

from below. 1t settles down and can
be refilled whenever necessary.
This rack is adaptable to the needs
OF sheep, cattle and other stock. as it
provides good shelter n makes. too,
a covered manure shed, for the vas
pulled out will be trampled under foot
and by the tampering converted into
manure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Expensive Possession.

A small applicant tor Christmas
cheer was being interviewed by the
charity worker.
What is your father?" asked the
latter.
"'E's me father"
Yes, but what Is he?"
ooh! Els me stepfathcr."
YES, yes, but what does he do?
Does he sweep chimne5s OF drive
buses, or what?"
"O-o-w!" exclaims the small appli-
cant, with dawning light OF compre-
hension. mo, e amt done nothin'
since we've 'ad im."-Londnn An
sWers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Not Affnities.

Mistress-And why did you leave
your last place?
Nadine and the missis was not
congenial.-Harper's Bazaar.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Feed for Profit.

Feed for profits, or else sell n let
the other fellow make a protit-pro-
hands would, through insufficient
feeding. prove to be a scrub.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
MAKING a Hit.

Mary, are you sure that young
man you've got in the parlor will
make a good h~usband?"
I'm certain Of it, mother, because
he is SO economical with the gas!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
Unklnd.

'.Bnggins thinks he Is keeping his
light under a bushel." Perhaps he
is wise" replied Miss Cayenne; his
light IL probably 80 small that 1t
would 30 out II he let a draft get 10
II"