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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

EAghH9SM1EAdR
NARROW ESCAPE DURING WAR
Four Members Of Ninth Illinois cavaL
ry Move Sleeping Quarters Just
Before Tree Falls.

March 8, 1852, the Ninth Illinois
cavalry (Col. A. @. Brackett) left
Pilot Knob. MO-, en- route for Jackson
port, Ark. I was bugler OF Company
A, and was at that time a beardless
boy OF twenty. On the evening o.
March 9 we camped on Alder creek.
It had been raining steadily all day.
and the creek bottom on which We
camped was quite wet and covered
with pools OF water, writes G. M. Kei-
Ter Of Brookdale, Cal, In the NATIONAL
Tribune. The camp was pitched with
all due regard to military regulations;i
each company's tents were in perfect
alignment regardless Of waterpools.
The tent occupied BY Corporal ~
d. Clsland, George Webster, John
Eberhart and myself happened to -
directly over one Of these pools. and
a. It was impossible to make u beds
Corporal Cleland went to Captain
Bargh for permission to move to
tent a few feet back on higher
ground, but the request met with
prompt refusal. Military rules at that
stage of the game had to be Observed
Night fell early, and after . suppes
OF bacon, bareback and coffee We
wrapped ourselves in our blankets and
sat on our saddles.
BY eight o'clock we all decided wo
had had enough of II, and moved on
the other side Of the creek. deciding
that military regulations might 80
hang" We found . dry spot under .
large oak. tree. It was hollow, and
30 loon had enough dry wood 70
start q roaring fire. before which We
made our bed and were roo asleep.
About IL o'clock Cleland woke ~
up In no gentle way, and to u sur.
prise and CONSERVATION We saw the
trNnk Of the tree was = roaring fur
"a with sparks and IRE apoutfng
out Of a hole 20 feet from the ground.
That chimney certainly had = good
draft.
Some Of us were Of the opinion that
the tree could not possibly burn down
before morning. and were going :
sleep again, but after . heated discus
sion we gathered our traps and went
back to our tent, where, seated on U
saddles, we dozed till morning. About
three o'clock the whole camp was
awakened by a loud crash, and when
daylight came we found the tree "
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

Medical

ut has often been said, with truth,
that only two classes of people receive
truly expert medical attendance-the
very rich and the very poor" writes
Walter Pritchard Eaton in Munsey's
for October. The very rich can at
ford specialists and trained nurses.
The very poor r taken to million
dollar hospitals, Where the best. is Civ
en- to them, and then, perhaps, to con-
v~alescent country homes. The rest of
US are at the mercy of the general
practitioner and amateur nursing"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
FIRST CARE OF BROOD soWs
Should Be Kept In Thrifty Condition
Without Laying on Much Fat
Making ~ Cot

The first care Of the brood SOW
should be to keep her In a thrifty con-
dition without laying on much fat. A
week or ten days before narrowing
time put her in = fattening pen and
let her get accustomed to her new
quarters. Feed . little bran each
meal, which has a laxative effect and
makes narrowing easier. Scratching
and petting q BOW while feeding ia
time well spent. although It may seem
ridiculous to some, writes Edward B.
Chalk in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. BY treatment of this kind !
have In one week tanned an old SOW
that looked like q man-eater SO ]
could handle her pigs. 4
I prefer the hog cot or the individ-
ual hog house. While the large house
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Another Record is Smashed.

Aberdeen.-The banner crop so far
heard from in Brown county seems to
be that of Otto Pasch, who has five
miles northwest of James. One hun
dfed and twenty acres already thresh,
ed has yielded 1880, an average of
37b bushels to the acre. Mr.. Pasch
has 400 acres most that will do as
well, if not a trile better. When
asked the secret of his success, Mr..
Pasch said: II summer fallow the
soil and pillow it good and deep; SOW
the grain early; pick out the best seed
and test it, and cut the grain just a
trife before it has fully matured, Civ
ing it a chance to mature in the
shocks"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
piarrhoea In Little PICS.


The cause Of this trouble is usually
IN abrupt change Of feed, either OF
the mother or Of the pigs. An ex-
elusive diet of alfalfa is responsible
for ONE Of the intestinal irritation,
shown by a watery green diarrhoea ap-
pearing a few days after feeding upon
alfalfa. Most animals recover after
several days purging, but succumb
from weakness. Another source OF
the trouble is dirty, unsanitary sur
roundings with stagnant water for
drinking purposes.
Treatment naturally should consist
OF 8 change Of the conditions so far
as possible. A change Of feed should
be given gradually, and in alfalfa
feeding a little grain is indicated I'M
til the little pigs become accustomed
to the alfalfa ration.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
A "orade" Psrcheron.

lencs and distribution Of grade stall
lions in the state.
Minnesota has q law framed along
the lines of tho Wisconsin measure.
Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt
ed similar laws and other states have
restrictive measures under considerar
ton.
the owner of each non-registered stall
lion declare his horse a grade" Or
handbills hat are posters SO that no
one may be deceived az to his psdi-
gree.
The situation abroad Is very much
better than in this country. In fact,
practically no scrub, grade or non
registered stations are used for pub
lis service.
In the investigations of this matter
carried on by DR.. A. s. Alexander Of
Wisconsin it was found that OF all
the stations in tho state. so per cent.
were grade stations and only 10 per
cent. pure bred.
Some of the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable ex-
hibitions of wretchedly bad. rum
down and diseased animals. The illus
trations are from photographs OF =
Grade Hambletonian" and a Grade
Percheron." which travelled through
out the state for service. One is 1873
hands in height and weighs $50
pounds, and he Is not tho worst In the
lot, by any means.
The effect of breeding from such
stock is apparent in the very low
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

w. S. Clancy, who made a daring
escape from the Yankton Jail last
week, has been captured at Clinton,
la.
At Winfred, Lee Townsend's barley
went "A bushels to the acre. He
threshed So acres of early oats, which
went 70 bushels to the acre. John So
Ion threshed &c acres of velvet chaX
wheat and put in his granary $50
bushels. on an average of 25 bushels.
Corn needs four weeks of good wealth
err.
Rain and hail fell from a cloudburst
four miles south of White Owl Sat
urday afternoon, doing considerable
damage to growing crops. Three inch
es of water fell. Hail came down in
large chunks as large as teacups, and
but for the fact that they were scat
tered, would utterly have destroyed
everything.
The 1-year-old baby of John Ryan
and wife living on a farm near Elk
Point, fell headfirst into a half-filled
pail Of water and narrowly escaued
drowning. When rescued the baby's
head was at the bottom of the pail and
its feet on the floor. 1t required a
half hours work of the hardest kind
to revive the child.
That most of the school teachers
have proved up on their claims near
White Owl and returned to their
homes in the east, has left a scarcity
of teachers in that end of Meade
county. Forty dollars per month is
offered and district No. 80 is advertis-
ing for four for the term of school be-
ginning September 8. :.
On the 18th, the Spanish-American
war veterans gave a bear bake at
Lead, at which over 1000 people were
fed baked beans, chicken mullisan,
onions, radishes, watermelon, cold
ham and black coffee. This is one of
the happy times for the S. w. U. and
is INDUCED in every al Lead has
50 Spanish wal veterans.
Prairie fires in the Pollock country
have been frequent recently, and more
than ordinarily destructive. One fire
burned over several sections Of hay
land, and another started near Dale
and burned in a southeasterly direc-
ION for three miles, denuding a strip
Of excellent hay land three miles long
and from a half mile to a mile wide.
Train service on the Northwestern
out of Deadwood has been completely
restored aftertfo Of the worst storms
in the Black Hills in years, cloud
bursts occurring near Vale, st. Onge,
Sturgis and Hot Springs. Near st.
Onge, $50 feet of track on the North
western was washed out and two
niles west of Sturgis 300 rods were
washed out.
The hay crop raised this season in
the vicinity of Morristown is the
'argest ever raised in the coded por-
lion of the Cheyenne Indian reserva-
ton. This means an abundance OF
Feed for stock next winter. and in adj
'ition there will be thousands OF tons
Of surplus crop to ship to other sec
tons of the country which have not
been so fortunate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
WEED OUT GRADE STATIONS
Effect Of Breeding From Such Stock
Is Apparent In Very Low Grade
of Horses Produced.

The education Of the average far
mer as to the Importance OF good
breeding in the production of horses
makes slow progress. The majority
and this Is not over-stating the fact
are not yet prepared to pay a de-
cent price for stallion service, pre-
ferring to use scrubs because they
r cheap.
Some Of the states have passed
stallion laws containing some excel
lent features. Wisconsin has a IL
cense law which prevents the preva'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Change for the Worst.

Some boys Of a Michigan cavalry regk
ment, revisiting the scene Of . scout
near the line between Virginia and
North Carolina, came to a Crackers
home, which formerly stood within the
state Of North Carolina, but which.
owing to the relocation Of the bound
airy line, vas then In Virginia. One
OF the boys asked the old lady how
she liked living in Virginia She .
piled:
Don't like hit 'Tain't healthy like
North Caylenia. Never used to have
no rheumatics; nov l got 'em all tn
time"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

movement Is its
laudable effort to
prevent b u m a n
misery. 1t has
N a t Q d not
whether such sui
fering was caused
by accident, dis
ease. greed or
poverty, the men
of labor have
baen equal to the
occasion by v
ing practical rem
edies for indus
trial, social and
political evils.
Unkindly critics
when piqued. or
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Pumpkins for Hog. and Cows.

1t is surprising that more pumpkins
are not fed to pigs and cows which
ave access to alfalfa pasture in the
fall. For brood sows and shoats, and
even for fattening hogs a ration of
pumpkins will give good results. 1t
has been found that raw pumpkins
will give as good results as though
they were cooked. If cooked and
some grain sprinkled over them hogs
will eat more Of them, which is the
ouly advantage. In feeding cows the
seeds should be removed If fed in
large quantities, for the seeds, If fed
in considerable quantity, will inter
fere with the digestion and cause q
decrease in the milk flow.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Serious Mistake.

Don't make the mistake of thinking
that any dirty thing is good enough
for the hog just because he has the
reputation of being a dirt-loving ami
NAL. No doubt this common mistake
has caused more disease among hogs
thaa any other one thing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Overlooked.

Very few mosquitoes taste any.
thing but the juice of tender plants"
remarked the naturalist. is that sol"
exclaimed Farmer Corntossel. 1T
kind O looks as if human beings
hadn't been properly advertised as
MOSQUITO food"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

grade OF horses produced. Water can.
not rise above It's level, neither cal q
grade stallion raise the blood level OF
his progeny above that OF his own
veins in quality.
The use Of such sires. therefore,
means a retrogression and a great
damage to the farmers of any state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

?
ing directly over where our bed had
been.
Each of US boys lived to e three
years and over OF active service. and
were honorably discharged at the
close Of the war. The Ninth Illinois
cavalry was brigaded with the Second
Iowa cavalry, and had a well-deserved
reputation as a fighting brigade.
It was a common remark OF tho
Johnnies that the Ninth Illinois caval
ry and the Second Iowa cavalry were
married, for when they would run up
against one regiment they usually had
the other to deal with.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
More Water Permits issued.

Pierre.-Recent permits issued by
the state engineers department for
the use of water for irrigation, are to
John Mcpherson of Fort Pierre, to
take water from Bad river for the irri-
CATION of % acres: II to Frank Jew
EFT of Wasta, to take water from Box
Elder creek for the irrigation Of lis
acres on that stream.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
A concentrated. One.

A "concsntrated' One.
An ignorant Southern woman once
said to a Yankee friend:
do you know Jul people take our
them
mo. I did not"
Well, they do. Now. what do you
think Of that?"
"oh. l think It's q case Of concen-
trated lie"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Cherish Noble Traditions.

If we have, noble traditions, these
are the days when the national need
demands them that we should live az
close to them as possible.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Boys Are Interested.

Pierre.-The boys contest conduct
ed by the county superintendent OF
Perkins county is creating much inter
est this year, many of the school boys
of the county taking part in it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Red When Thev Arc Green.

Reo When They Arc Green.
At Gettysburg. after the battle, some
c~onvalescents were picking blackbers
ries. The fruit was not ripe. OnAl
said:
why do people call them black
berries when they are .red?'"
"'Bladk berries are always red
when they are green" came the ans
swer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Makes Grazing Rate.

From Custer county comes the first
returns from the recently adopted pol
icy of charging so much per head for
grazing on the state forest lands in
stead of leasing the lands. The
charge is so cents per head for sum
mer grazing and about So cents per
head for the year round.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
inspectors at Work.

Pierre.-Two inspectors from the
pure food department of the state of
South Dakota have been in Deadwood
looking into the question Of the quail
ity of the natural ice, which is used
in Deadwood and vicinity.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
GETTING Most arnst.

1he ultimate end of the hog is pork
and the quicker the a.owth to mar
ket maturity, the more profit there is
in it for the feeder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30

Shade for Calves and Hogs.
Make a shade for the calves and
hogs. Neither can do we'll when fight
ing sun and flies together.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Alfalfa Growers Doing Good.

Pierre.-No crop has been given
greater attention in the western part
of this state the past few a than
alfalfa. The acreage in this crop is
being continually spread, and the
northwestern part of Stanley county
is becoming one of the alfalfa districts
of the state, largely due to the work
in that line by Dan Bierwagen, who
has been devoting a great deal of
his time for years IN experiments
along lines which will develop what
are the best crops for that section
of the state. Another of the residents
of that part of the county who early
took up the handling of alfalfa was
Charles Haxby, who was one of the
extensive stock raisers Of that section
in the old cattle days, but has now
settled down to farming, n his crop
of alfalfa seed this year will be fully
a thousand bushels, which will bring
him about So a bushel at the present
market price, and assures him a good
income for his farming operations
from that source alone, if he had no
other, but he doe not depend upon
alfalfa alone, but is extensively en-
gagged in general farming operations
along with handling all the live stock
his farm can care for under present
conditions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Datly Thouuht.

Our grand business is not to see
What lies dimly at a distance, but to
10 what lies clearly at hand.-Car-
lyle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
New Game Warden.

Pierre.-The state game depart
ment has appointed E. S. Donshey of
Redfeld as game warden for Sphinx
county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Weak.chested.

did you hear about poor Tan-
nery?"
"Niver a word. Phwat was ut1
"A cannon ball struck him tn I'll
chist an kilt him i~ntoirely.
We'll, Dim MOI surprised. Flaop
merry always did have = z chiats
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
ACHIEVEMENTS OF
LABOR MOVEMENT
Striking Accomplishments That
Have Resulted in Public
Good.
WORK REVIEWED BY GOMPERS
Head Of the American Federation
= Points to the Things Organized
Effort for the Prevention OF
Human Misery Have Made
Possible.
Nv SAMUEL

Ry SAMUEL GOMPERS.
President American Federation of Labor.
in Kansas City Star.
The grandest achievement and the
greatest glory of the American labor
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
t4omesteaders Prosperous.

Pierre.-Immigration Commissioner
Deets has returned from his trip to
the northern part of the state, where
he took a part in the celebration of
the founding of the town of Timber
Lake. He reports that part OF the
country to be in the most prosperous
condition possible, and that the set
tiers are enthusiastic yer their new
homes. While most of the crop is in
small tracts as is the rule in newly
settled sections, some of the farmers
are handling. all the land they control.
going as high as 500 acres, and thera
men will this year real a rich reward
for their farming operations in that
part of the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
Indications of Poor Pasture.

A horse will indicate that it has
been left in a scanty pasture and
forced to fight flies by it's lean,
stunted appearance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
REPORTS NEED OF
FIRE PROTECTION
BelIeviIle Building Inspector
Fears Catastrophe Unless
COnditiOns.Are Remedied.

Building Inspector Peter D. A. Kier-
nan submitted his first report to the
Belleyllle Town Council last night. He
said the owners of Belleyille Hall should
be made to install fire escapes and more
exits. He felt that II something was not
done soon n catastrophe might result.
Other buildings without proper fire pre-
cautions, he said are Andrew Erwin's
steam laundry. 1871 Main street; Electric
Emery Wheel Company, North Cortlandt
street; Sleeth Manufacturing Company,
Cortlandt street; American Tag Com
pany Cortlandt street; American Per
foratpd Metal Company. c%ortlandt street.
an Roberts Manufacturing Company.
C%ortlandt street. Tbe building owned by
Mrs. Mary Ford at 80 William street Is
In poor condition n should be con
demned. he reported.
The storm sewer drains at Smith and
Quarry streets N John street and
Union avenue were the cause of a hot
discussion between Town Engineer
Frank Shepard Councilman Frank Car
ragler and former Township Commit
teeman James T. Boylan. Mr.. Cara
CHER intimated that the basins were
poorly constructed and hat the town
paid $50 for a $40 job. Both the engineer
and contractor tried to show Mr.. Car
raeher where he was wrong, hut he
stuck to his opinion until Mayor Denison
brought the matter to an end.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
SOUTH ORANGE.

Charles Williams, the West Indian,
who confessed to having robbed sevral
homems In the Oranges. and who was
caught about to rob the home of Mrs.
John Firth in Ridgewood road. by Pa
trolman Patrick J.. Kelly. OF South Or
ange, will be sentenced by Judge Mar
tin next Monday. Policeman Kelly has
been highly commended for the good
catch by the village police committee
and Marshal of Police Thomas L. Ma
guire.
Not long after the fire alarm box had
been installed Mt Third and Church
streets yesterday someone turned in a
false alarm and brought out the depart
ment. An attempt to find the person
who tempered with the box proved of
no avail. Several children We're gathered
cred about the box when the flremen ar
rived.
For the second time In as many DAYS
n steam roller belonging to Ludwig
Bait of Irvlngton avenue, became en-
ditched in a storm water W at 1rv-
ington and South Orange avenues yes
terday afternoon. The heavy engine was
hoisted out of the cavein by the use OF
jacks.
Mrs. John G.. Gould, Of Carlton avenue.
is Ill. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould contemplate
spending the summer at Easthampton,
Long Island.
The village police win resume revol-
yer practise at the Fenner grounds Mon
dav.
sergeant of Police Frank H. Kenny.
who has been i'll Mt his home In irving
ton avenue for several weeks, expects
to return to duty tomorrow.
From the manner In which the High
School seniors rehearsed their various
parts last night for the four-act comedy
'sEsmereldn," to be presented IN the
school auditorium, the play Will be a
success. Miss Mabel Yeomans, teacher
of english has drilled the pupils. The
cast will he composed of Elliot Bergen,
Dorothy Chilling, Leah Thomas, Donald
Salisbury. Girard o~herrender, Norton
William, Elizabeth Maguire ana Iheo-
dora Brown. Dudley Pierson viii be
stare manage and Norman Cort Is tick
Of anage and Alfred Kinsey business
manager.
Miss Mary Devins, of Second street,
will spend the summer months at AT
lantic City.
Police Justice Edward W. McDonough
took his path of Office before Village
clerk NJ A. Fitzsimmons yesterday in
the presence of his father. former VII
iare trustee John r.. McDonough VII
lage Trustee Edward A.. Marks and John
7 lynn, the new judges counsel
seton Hall College and Ursinus College
baseball players Will play Il game on
setonIn field tomorrow afternoon. Jo-
seph Peploski will pitch for the local
~collegians.
DIR, william Lowenthal. Of Sloan street
&c nj Delaware Water Gap for a week
Michael Murphy. OF Third street, whose
right arm and three fingers OF his iett
hand were severed by a locomotive IN
The Lackawanna yards more than a week
ago. is recovering in Memorial Hos
pital. Orange,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were In the county
clerks office today;
S. Middleton, owner. with j. Taylor,
contractor, plumbing and heating work,
$500.
North Ward Realty and Investment
Company, owner, with ID. Niebulr, con-
tractor. mason work; "a Bellevllle avenue.
s. Platt, owner, with X. London. con
tractor. painting work, $2t5; 11S to 12l
Washington street. Same owner with n.
Mackinson 4 Co., contractors, mason
work. SS75: same premises. Same owner
with c. Hansen, contractor, carpenter
work, slt0; same premises. Sam owner
with u. Lutz, contractor, plumbing work,
S57S; same premises.
7. Carsello and A., Cavello, owners,
with II. Vitolo, contractor, plastering
work, SIS. Chester avenue.
Board of Education, owner, with A.
Dorcmus & Co.. general work, $50, 95l
Caldwell.
j. Kilcollum with A. Donahue, con-
tractor, carpenter work, $500: New and
Plane streets. Same owner with Il. Lutz.
contractor, general work, 1927: same prem
Uses. Same owner with II, Reynolds q
Son, contractors, mason work, S355: same
premises. Same owner with j. Mcguire,
contractor, metal work, s127; same prem.
Uses.
v. Antonio A. Cariello, owner with 7.
Rizzolo and A. Ambola, contractor,
plumbing work, $685.; Chester avenue.