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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
UNTIL DEATH CALLED
English Priests Passed Through
Storm of Persecution.
Secret Places Where They Were
Forced to Remain In Hiding
Are Still Being Found In
Homes Through Britain.

London, England.-For a hundred
and fifty years OF SO after the refor-
nation Roman Catholic priests We're
relentlessly prosecuted, and If discov-
cred in the performance of the rites
of his religion a priest vas put to,
death. But in spite of that there were
during those times many priests In
England who considered it their duty
to brave death rather than cease to
do what they considered their duty.
After the reformation many priests
were concealed in the country houses
Of the Catholic nobility and gentry.
Their hiding places were unknown to
all except the master and mistress of
the house and possibly to n or two
old servants. AS a rule, the priests
did not stay for long in the priest
hole at any one place, but a certain
Father Blackhall spent many years
thus concealed in the house of the
Vi]scountess Melgum in Scotland.
There are man. old houses which
still boast priest holes. There is one
in an old manor in East Sussex, which
contains a good example Of such a
chamber. ArtfuI1y contrived among
the huge chimney stacks in the roof
Is a small room, perhaps twelve feet
in length and six in breadth. Until
it was broken into a few years ago
no one living knew of it's existence,
for the hidden stairway which led up
to 1t through the ceiling had rotted
away and been covered in again, and
the little room itself vas almost her
metically sealed with the yellow straw
plaster, which was the best material
known to plasterers Of former times.
Chill and wretched must the priest
have found 1t, the daylight visible
only through a few small chinks in
the roof, the wind penetrating through
the tiles and beneath the drafty caves.
At night he had the bats for company.
the hard boards, with maybe an arm
full of straw for a couch, and the fear
of capture ever looming large before
him.
OF houses famous for their priest
holes, perhaps the most renowned is
Hendlip house. some four miles from
Worcester, and said to have been
built in the reign of Elizabeth by John
Abingdon and a devoted partisan of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
VALUE OF BLANKETING COWS
Practice Adopted In Australia Found
to Give Excellent Results Dur
Ing Cold Weather.

Fol some years past a number of
dairymen in Australia have adopted
the practice of blanketing cows dur
Ing wet inc cold weather. The re-
suits in every case are spoken Of as
being highly satisfactory. When lows
are kept warm the food they con
sume, instead of being Utilized to
maintain daily heat, is largely de-
voted to the production of milk, and
In this way the dairyman realizes a
large profit on the very small outlay
required to provide blankets for his
cattle IN cold weather.
Men who have studied the subject
closely say that the effect of covers
on COWS is very remarkable. The
quiet cows become more quiet and
contented, while those that are shy
or nervous have their nerves soothed.
and submit of being handled without
fear. This Is no fad of one or two
men, but has become SO common
that the manufacturers have placed
several kinds Of blankets as cover
ings on the markets, with a view of
supplying the demand that has
arisen.
1t is said, however, that a home
made blanket, made from old wheat
bags, erves the purpose as well as
anything. After they have been worn
for a short time they become thor
oughly waterproof.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01

crowned king Of the Dolomites. OF
these the Grohmannspitze, the Funf'
fngerspitze and the Langkofel are the
most impressive. Well may they be
called "the three Graces," for truly
they grace the head of hat most
beautiful Tyrolese valley, the Fassa.
thai.
Moreover, the Grohmannspitze. as
Faith, upholds the smile well, for the
mar who climbs its shattered face
trusts to faith than to secure
abiding places for hand or foot. Hope
springs eternal" with the climber OF
the Funffingerspitze, to E%nglishmen
the best known and most famous of
the Dolomites, for, however steep and
threatening it's beetling cliffs, the
rocks are firm and trustworthy.
AS to Langkofelspitze, charity is
mainly required; only the guides
know the most engrossing route OF
ascent, and the reward they ask is as
high is the peak itself. And in this
case the greatest of these is not char.
ity, but hope; in other words, the
Funffingerspitze is the best of the
three to climb. There are few to
equal 1t in all the Alps.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
The skim MIX Calf.

Feeding and raising the calf on
skim milk is not always an easy prop
osition, but / have had very good sue
cess. The calf stays with the mother
until the milk Is good to use; then 1t
is gradually changed to skim milk.
The calf will soon learn to Eat alfalfa
hay. BY putting a little corn chop in
the bucket when the calf is through
drinking it will soo learn to eat it.
Corn will supply the fat that is taken
out of the milk, writes ]. G. Fry. in
an exchange. The calf must have ex-
ercise and is allowed the freedom of
yard and farm. We have the best sue
cess with the fall and winter calves.
Hay is better for the calf than grass.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
FINE IRISH HIGHWAY
Is That Constructed Through the
Wicklow Mountains.
Built by Lord CORVALLIS After the
Suppression Of the Rebellion Of
1898, It Passes Through Re-
markabIy Pretty Country.

Dublin.-There Is a wonderful Irish
road which If it existed almost any
where else would be far more familiar
to tourists than it now it. Motorists
are beginning to find it, however, and
before long the Irish Simplon" will
be as famous as it deserves to be, for
the grandeur Of the scenery through
which it passes is hardly surpassed in
the British isles.
Every schoolboy has read Of the
roads constructed by Marshal Wade
to facilitate the pacification of the
highlands Of Scotland after the ia
cobite rising of IT'S, says the English
Queen. Wade employed 500 soldiers
in the work, who received sixpence a
day extra pay and whom he facetious-
ly termed his highwaymen. Few II
any histories, however, record the
fact hat similar works were under
taken in Ireland in connection with
the suppression of the rebellion of
1898. The most remarkable of these
Irish military roads traverses the cen
trail line Of the Wicklow mountains.
Until the close Of the eighteenth
century there were only three passes,
Wicklow gap, Sally gap and Glen
malur. by which the retreats of the
great Wicklow chain could be ap-
preached, and each was almost i'm
passable. After defeat in the open
field the rebels of 90 retreated to
these wild Businesses, where for ev-
eral months they defied the efforts OF
the government to dislodge them.
Sovexatious and formidable did this
mountain warfare become that the
idea Of taking a leaf out of Marshal
Wade's book suggested Itself to the
lord lieutenant, Lord CORVALLIS. He
ordered the construction of what is
known as tthe Great Military road"
in order to lay open the most inacces-
sible tracts. AS 1t was deemed ex-
pedient to station troops at certain
strategic points our extensive bar
racks were erected upon the road.
The main road begins fou miles
south Of Dublin and terminates in the
southwest Of the County Wicklow.
The distance between the two extrem-
tiles as the crow flies is about 80
miles, but owing to the spiral wind
ings round the contours of the noun
tains the total distance traversed Is
much greater. In addition there are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01

Close skimming ear more skim,
milk left on the place.
A bit more feed now that the pas
lures are getting shorter.
Is your bull gentle? Then get a
ring in his lose before night.
Draining butter we'll before sailing
will help its keeping qualities.
Better a nose ring for the young
bull than an accident afterward.
A brush to wash dairy utensils is
more sanitary than the time honored
rag.
A solid concrete base for the sepa-
rator will lengthen the life of the ma
chine.
It pays in more ways than one to
be friendly with the young dairy
stock.
Cooler weather and fewer flies will
make milking a ~pleasanter chore from
now on.
One mess Of milk spoiled for lack
Of proper cooling will pay for a good
aerator.
The big secret In keeping butter is
to have it good to begin with, then
keep it cold.
For a cheap but effective milk
strainer nothing beats several thick
nesse OF cheesecloth-
Let the a can have the coolest
place In the cellar II q tank Of cold
water is not available.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PIMPLES AND BLACkHEADS

Atchison, Kan.-"For a number OF
years I suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. My face vas very red and
irritated, being almost covered with
pimples and blackheads. The pimples
were scattered v my face. They
were a fno rash with the exception OF
q few large pimples on my forehead
and chin. My face burned and looked
red as II exposed to either heat or
cold. It was not only unsightly but
very uncomfortable. I tried several
remedies but couldn't get any relief.
I was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
II applied the Cuticura Ointment in
the evening, leaving 1t for about nve
minutes. then washing It on with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. I wash
ed with the Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter also several times during the day.
After about four months Of this appli-
cation, my face was cleared OF the
pimples. I still use the Cuticura
Soap" (signed) Miss Elsie Nelson.
Dec. 20. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept l. Boston"
Adv.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
ATTRACTION OF THE 1YRoL
Towering Mountain Peaks Continue
to Challenge Man to Attempt
Their Conquest.

London, England.-The Tyrol, that
rugged land Of mountain warfare, has
lost much Of Its lust for battle. But
far above it's vine-clad valleys and
crag-uplifted castles, hoary with grim
memories Of hurting slaughter, there
rises a region of embattled spires
where the Joy Of victory may yet
be tasted. The battle is not with
dukes and their legions, but with
those solemn sentinels of the silences,
the towering peaks of the Dolomites.
These rocky giants, says George d.
Abraham in the Strand Magazine,
with their d%efenses of gloomy preci-
plce, icy slope and storm-swept ridge,
still challenge man to the fray.
Health and strength are some of the
rewards they offer if approached with
due prudence and skillful assault.
Otherwise they may take a relentless
revenge.
OF all these wonderful mountains
undoubtedly by far the most attractive
for attack are the central towers that
cluster around Marmolata, the nov
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Prize Holstein Cow.

IN q year., evidence Is overwhelming
hat the cows should be managed SO
as to caIye during the autumn months.
For ltxe reasons, September Is the
best mokth in most parts Of the coun-
try, for u heifer to drop her first calf
In order to best develop as a cow.
This almost regardless of the animal
At the first calving.
Calves born In the fall are made
easily reared and make better cows
than those born in the spring and
summer. It seems needless to rehearse
the stock argument on the subject,
based on long experience of successful
dairymen, but a brief recapitulation
may be useful.
The COW or heifer calving in the fall
needs the most healthy and nutritious
p%asturage just following the strain
while coming into full flow. Just at
this time, when some falling on Is
likely to occur, the animal is brought
to the stable and receives good care;
the winter feeding and the returns
from it may be depended upon to ex-
ceed the midsummer results for m
like period.
At the stage Of milking and gesta-
ton, when another dropping on Of the
milk yield may be looked for. the fresh
pastures induce a fresh COW, lengthen
the milking season and increase the
years total product.
December and January are good
months in which to control and super
wise the service of a bull. Midsummer
and the dog days are a good time
for the cow to be dry and preparing to
calve again.
With fall-fresh COWS, the greatest
and richest product comes at the sea-
o when milk and butter are always
comparatively high in price.
In actual practice four fall-fresh
COWS have been found equal to five
which calved In the spring in IL
months product and at about four
dfths the cost.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
AFTER SEA ELEPHANT HERD
Animals, Said to Be Ten in Number,
Have a Reported Value Of
$4,000 Each.

San Diego, Cal.-The power schoon-
er Flyer, owned by c. B.. Linton, is on
a cruise which has for it's purpose the
capture of the only herd Of sea ele-
plants known to be In existence.
in the band. They have a value of
about $4,000 each and rendezvous on
an island believed to be about 300
miles south of San Diego.
The expedition was organized, so 1t
was announced, for the purpose of ex-
ploring the uninhabited portion Of the
coast of Lower California, the west
coast of Mexico and the islands along
the coast as far as Cedros island.
Provisions and fuel for a four.
months trip were taken and in addi-
ton the craft carried a full equip
ment of arms, traps and other ma
terial necessary for the capture or
killing of such specimens Of animal
and bird life as may be encountered.
These will be turned yer to the Elk
position Park museum Of Los Ange-
les, but the one great prize which the
party seeks to get is the $4,000 herd
of sea elephants.
The existence OF the sea elephants
was discovered by a party OF govern
ment scientists aboard the Albatross
early last year. At that time two of
the sea elephants were killed and five
captured alive.
The government scientists when
here would not give out any informa-
ton as to the island where the re-
naming ten sea elephants OF the herd
were left, but 1t is said on good au-
thority that Captain Linton and his
party had secured this Information,
and as a result the present expedi-
ton was organized. George H. Child
is in command Of the Flyer. The other
members Of the party are George H.
Willett, an ornithologist; H. N. Lowe.
marine scientist: William McCluskey,
Of the state museum of Los Angeles;
Ralph Johnson, Edward Bellringer,
Paul McCreary and c. B. Linton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Dairy calxes.

When a heifer calf is raised for the
dairy it should be handled and petted
all the way VI, and she will seldom
cause much trouble. Our heifers
raised in this way are very tame.
When we put them away to pasture
we go occasionally and salt them, al
ways %endeavoring to give them a kind
ly pat, and when 1t is time to take
them home they are easily caught,
says a writer in an exchange. 9th.
ers will take young stock to pasture
and never go near them from spring
till fall. Then when they do go will
take a fool" dog-made so by having
a fool master-and chase their young
stock all v the hills to catch them.
l have known one or two cases where
a professional" dog was sem for
ten miles away to catch the heifers.
What a foolish waste of energy, and
how easily it could have been avoid.
ed!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Sikeston, Mo-
fered everything.

al IllOSS CiiAAC5S oAAA q IAiot OA&ht W
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when a friend Of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it.
Now / look the picture Of health and feel
like it, too. I can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk q COW I can
entertain company and enjoy them. ]
can visit when I choose, and walk a. far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. ! wish I could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. "-Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, Ill.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case of female trouble
and it made me q well woman Ny
health was all broken down, the doctors
said I must have an operation, andIwaa
ready to go to the hospital, but dresdedit
50 that l began taking your Compound.
/ got along 30 well that ! gave up the
doctors and was saved, from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, r r.
No. 3, M~urrayville. Ill
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
he WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Small Boys Precautions May Have
Been Excessive, but He Stll
Had the Suit.

The Rev. John N. Underwood, one
Of Pittsburg's nos eloquent and
earnest ministers, said the other day:
'In a temperance address in the spring
I pointed out that drunken husbands
kill, every year, with revolvers and
hatchets and clubs. $500 wives. That
$500 babies are killed by drunken
fathers who crush them in bed. That
80 per cent. of all our divorces are due
to drunkenness"
Mr.. Underwood paused, then added:
II heard recently Of a little boy to
whom a warm and comfortable suit
had been given. The boys father wa
a d%runkard, and it was feared that the
suit would soon find it's way to the
pawnshop. But a week after the lad
had got the suit he was still wearing
1t.
"'Good for you, Johnny said a city
missionary to the little chap. Still
wearing your suit, / see.'
Eyes, sir the urchin explained. i
sleep in it.'"-Chicago Record-Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
FALL FRESH COWS ARE BEST
II Bull Is Confined and Service Con-
troIled, Animals May Be Managed
to Suit Owners WISH.
CBy w. H. UNDERWOOD

1t Is a well known fact that by far
a greater number Of dairy COWS are
allowed to follow the most natural
course, and either by Indifference or
intention. they freshen in the spring.
The producer Of milk for sale, If he
has an even trade, may want to have
an even number of fresh COWS in
every month of the year.
II the bull Is kept confined and serv-
Ice controlled, this can be regulated
as a rule, although unpleasant irregu-
lar1ties In breeding will sometimes oc-
cur and s%tubbornly resist correction.
But. II the prime object is to pro-
duce the greatest quantity of milk of
b best quality and the greatest profit
with any given number Of COWS with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
MULES ON A FRISCO RAMPAGE
Animals Break from Corral, Devas-
tate Flower Gardens and Cause
Panic.

thirty-eight head OF "Missouri's finest"
mules, just detrained upon their ar
rival from st. Louis for 9 at the
Preside, the local United States army
post, broke from their corral, devas-
tated flower gardens, struck panic to
the hearts of civilians and police who
attempted to round them up and 9TH
erwise enjoyed the freedom Of the city
for nearly twenty-four hours.
A detachment of cavalry finally
rounded up 1877 of the mules, but one
is still missing, along with several
hundred dollars worth of flowers, veg
etables and garden fences.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
MAKE THE SKINNER SECURE
Scheme for Fastening Cream Separa-
tor to Cement Floor Tried and
Found Very Satisfactory.

Here is a scheme for fastening a
cream separator down on a cement
door which we have tried and found
very satisfactory. Before putting in
the cement floor, a three-fourths inch
bolt was threaded to the middle, then
put through a hole in a small piece OF
scrap iron, writes Dan Belt Of La
Crosse, Kan, in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. The bolt and iron were firm
ly imbedded in the fresh cement, leav-
ing the threaded end sticking out. The
base of the separator was then firmly
bolted to two pieces Of two by four.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Fastening Cream Separator.

and the machine set directly over the
bolt in the floor. Then an old disk
from q disk harrow was slipped owe
the bolt SO the edge extended out over
the two by four on each side. A nut
was screwed down tightly over the
disk. In case the cement door has al
ready been laid, .chisel out a hole
about six inches square, making it
naring at the bottom. Then set in your
bolt and fill the hole with a mixture
Of equal parts cement and sand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
SAFETY HOLDER FOR BOTTLES
Authorized Person by Use Of Key Can
Open Lock and Remove Jar From
Receptacle.

In describing an invention of G. F.
Barr of Manhattan, N. Y, for holding
milk bottles and other receptacles,
the Scientific American says:
In the present invention Is an i'm.
proved safety holder for milk bot
ties, jars and the like receptacles, in
tended to be attached to a suitable
support and to receive and retain a
bottle against unauthorized removal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01

An authorized person, by use OF a
key, can readily open the lock and
swing the cover open for removal of
the receptacle from the casing, as pic
tured in the perspective view of the
safety holder for a milk bottle locked
In position in the holder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Psxchoiouical Study.

what makes you think hat man
has a melancholy disposition? His
remarks are always highly optimis-
tic"
That's the point" replied Miss Co
yenne. "Only a person of melancholy
tendencies would have to go to much
pains to cheer himself up"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
a. unpreludIeed Opinion.

see that man over there, he is a
bombastic mutt, a wind TANNER mo-
nentity. a false alarm and an encum-
berer of the earth!'
Would you mind writing all that
down for me?"
why, in the world
He's my husband and l should
like to use it on him some time"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
British Earl 10 InsuIted

New York.-Marine reporters who
sought an interview with the earl Of
Leven, a young British nobleman, up
on his arrival here on the Lusitania,
were "bawled out" for not first secur-
ing an introduction.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
A Husband In Jest.

Solicitor (endeavoring to discover
clients legal status)-But, madam!
how long is it since you heard from
your husband?
Client-Well, yer 20 e left mo the
day q was married. and truth is, !
amt card nothin' of i'm since, nor
wanted; least ways, I did ear casual
like that e were dead, but it may be
only is fun.-Punch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
To lake Rat Census.

Washington.-The first rat census
of the United States is to be underta-
ken by the public health and marine
hospital service. The object is to dis
cover the exact amount OF disease.
spread and damage done by rats.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Make-un of Cow.

The first-class cow, besides being
a large producer, should be Of a quiet
disposition. The nervous. bad tenn
pered cow, not only tries the patience
Of the owner, but wastes his time as
well.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Razina Old DWELLING.

Naples.-Naples is demolishing old
dwellings in the lower part OF the city,
where the people live crowded togeth-
er, and is substituting modern build
ings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Babcock Test,

The Babcock ties is the greatest
and most authentic check that can be
put upon the cow. It tells without
any question just what every indiyid-
Nal is doing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
rr,,s Economy.

what is your idea of an econom-
ical wffe?"
"one who can wear q 5000 syn
thetic pearl necklace with . $500, 900
genuine air!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
Profit Of Cow.

The milk production alone is not
what measures the profit Of the COW.
It is the difference between the cost
Of feed and the returns which the
milk brings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
John 1. Loves Farmjno.

Boston.-Declaring that he is we'd
ded to a farmers life John l.. Sulli-
van, the former pugilist, says that he
will never live in a city again.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01
pou.steaIina Syndicate

New York.-A dog-stealing syndi-
cate, whose members make money
by collecting rewards for lost CANNES,
has been unearthed by the police
here.