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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
GATHERING OF CROP DATA
Information Showing How Thorough
Is the Work Of the Department
Of Agriculture.

An outline of the organization de-
veloped In the department of agricul-
ture through more than half a century
of experience In crop estimating, indi-
eating the care and thoroughness with
which government crop reports are
prepared, Is given in the annual re-
port OF the secretary of agriculture.
For collecting original data the bu-
reau of crop estimates has two main
sources of MISUNDERSTANDING re-
porters and salaried field agents. The
voluntary force comprises 33, 743 town
ship reporters, n for each ,agricul-
tural township; 2,752 county reporters,
who report monthly or oftener on
countrywide conditions, basing their
estimates on personal observation, in
quiry and written reports of aids, of
whom there are about $500; 10 special
lists of co-operators, aggregating 49,
600 names, who report on particular
products, such as live stock, cotton,
wool, rice, tobacco, potatoes, apples,
peanuts. beans and the like; and 90
16O field aids, including the best in
formed men in each state, who report
directly to the salaried field agents of
the bureau. The total voluntary staff,
therefore, numbers approximately 200,-
600, an average of about &c for each
county and 4 for each township. The
reporters, as a rule, are farmers. They
serve without compensation, and are
selected and retained on the lists be-
cause of their knowledge of local con-
ditions. their public spirit, and their
interest in the work. All except coun-
ty and field aids report directly to the
bureau, and each class of reports is
tabulated and averaged separately for
each group and state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
aTATE NEWS.

Ab0rdeen-The unexpected death
OF Judge Thomas L. Bouck. presiding
Judge Of the Fifth judicial circuit OF
South Dakota. occurred at the Ward
hotsl here on Saturday evening.
DeadWo0d - Mrs. Wong Hong
Quong. Z leader in the Chinese sec
ton Of Deadwood, has received from
the office Of the secretary Of state al
Warrington passports for herself and
Tires children and will depart short
" for Z visit in China. She will be
accompanied by her father-in-law'
Wing Tee, pioneer Chinese merchant
o. Deadwood. as far as San Francisco,
Canou-rriends here were shock
- ~ receipt Of information to the
e1koct that Rev. Harry Evans had
died at Ipswich. For q year previous
- June ! Of last year he was pastor
~ the Congregational church here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05

up IN the walls of different rooms.
His daughter speaks fairly good Eng
fish. She said she had two years of
it in school. She is 16 years old and
plays the piano. She played several
pieces for us and when she had fin
ished she asked us how we would
like to hear Home, Sweet Home"
Now we very gently informed her we
would be glad to hear anything ia
miliar, so she played it and to say it
sounded good is putting it mildly.
You asked me when l thought /
would be home. Perhaps in two or
three months, but for all l know to-
night it might be a year or more be-
fore | get there, but 1 am coming.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
FROM OVERSEAS
MADISON SOLDIER TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE IN GERMANY.

Clarence Sullivan, with the Army
of Occupation, seth division. writes
from Speicher, Germany, under date
of February @, as follows
Dear Mother: Sunday night and
not a thing to do as usual. Have
been on mounted patrol" for the
past three days and expect the job to
last about another week, have to
get up about $50 in the morning,
feed and saddle the horse. then eat
breakfast and be ready to leave at 5
a. m. We make about Is kilometers
per day, which takes in five towns
and return to Speicher every night.
Pretty soft job. all we have to do is
to see that the natives do not violate
any of the rules laid down by the A.
E. f. There are three from each bat
terry on this job.
/ saw some of the finest furs to-
day that I v e saw in my life at Iden-
helm, where we stopped to eat. The
lady said, They were worth about a
thousand Marks" of course that is
only $125 in American money. The
value of a mark changes so often thai
1t is hard to tell what they are worth.
I think. however; the lady figured
her marks worth about 20 cents
We got paid in marks for December
at the rate of Is cents to the mark.
January pay was in francs, Is cents
per franc.
The dope seems to be that we are
going to leave this part of the coun-
try some time this month and / think
we are going back to France. In
case we do that will be the first STEP
toward home. We got orders about
a week ago to have all our marks
changed to francs before leaving
here. / think that we will hang
around some part of France for a
month before leaving as we probably
will have to be "decootieized," etc.
II surely would be great If we could
land in New York about April /.
/ would like to go hunting some
day before leaving here. They say
there are q great many deer and wild
boar in the woods about five kilo-
meters from here. But you have to
have permission to hunt, so l don't
think ! will hunt.
This, l believe, is the softest winter
I have v e put in. 1t hasn't been
cold at all to speak OF SO far. And I
understand this is the last month of
what they call cold weather. One
good thing is that the wind never
blows much. We have had an inch
or two OF now That isn't much
snow as it usually gets to be three or
four feet deep SO they tell me. When
the snow gets very deep they have to-
haul hay out in the woods for the
deer to feed on. And by the way, /
saw n today, the first n I've ever
seen running wild, also saw a fox.
We stopped at the home of an old
huntsman one day to eat our lunch.
He had the grandest collection of
deer horns. There must have been a
hundred or more mounted and stuck
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, March 5.-Price regu-
~lations for March had not been an
nounced during the sales session to-
day, but the market was unaffected.
The demand sent prices higher, and
the need of a limit under which hogs
could not be sold was unnecessary
under the conditions.
In general the market was quoted
at from 10@15c higher with al
grades sharing in the advance, and
with all grades at a good demand.
Top hogs sold at $3.50, the highes.
for two weeks, and the bulk of sales
was made at 1920 @17.4O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05

He went to Ipswich from Canova
Death resulted from an attack OF in
fluenza. He was very popular her.
and elsewhere In the state, where h,
had held pastorates. He is survived
by a widow.
Huron--The Mennonite church OF
South Dakota may erect a state hos
pital in Huron If present plans now
being discussed are perfected. The
plans for the new institution have not
yet been formulated. but 1t is the in
tention of the Mennonites to operate
a hospital and nurses training school
which will be open to the public. The
institution would be operated under
the auspices of the church.
Rapid City-Ine RESIDENTS Of Rap
id City have celebrated the AID ami
versary of the founding OF the city,
which is one of the oldest and most
historic of the Black Hills. Maj.
John r. Brennan is the only resident
who aided in selecting the site OF the
city 43 years ago. The others either
are dead or reside elsewhere in the
country. Maj. Brennan recently &C
cepted the office Of secretary OF the
Rapid City Commercial club. He is
known as one Of the leading boosters
of the Black Hills.
Sioux Falls-If Jay Conn, who re-
Gently entered q plea of guilty in the
circuit court in Sioux Falls to the
charge of robbery. keeps his promise
to the court to go to church regular
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05

Wm. Barnes. San Antonio. Tex, writes
"Foley's Honey and Tar has been worth
$50 a bottle to me. Il had the flu fol
lowed by pneumonia, which left me
weak, wit ha persistent cough. The
cough hung on. Some one advised Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. ! have completely
recovered and do not cough at ALL Sold
everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05

ly and comply with other conditions
imposed by the court, he will escape
a term In the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary. Judge Medin sentenced him to
a term of two years and then sus-
pended sentence On Conn's promise
that he would go to work and place
In the bank not less than $40 per
month, that he would attend church
regularly and would report personal
ly to Judge Medin once a month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05

J. F. Harper. ZIG Navarro street. San
Antonio. Tex. writes: IL consider Fo-
leys Honey and Tar absolutely the best
cough remedy on the market. I know
whereof I SPEAK, having tried 1t in my
own family. Your remedy acts quickly
and relief Is permanent" Good for
colds. coughs. Group. Contains no OPT
ates. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
PouoMous WASTE CAUSES srcx.

When the kidneys are well they filter
waste matter from the blood. When
sluggish or overworked. the kidneys fail
to clean the blood. n poisonous sub
anc lodge In Joints n muscles to
aches. pains and soreness. Foley
Kidney Pills strengthen. act quickly and
kidney and BLADDER trouble. Sold
everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
:. clneh.

That's a peach he's WITH said q
skater on the Charles, 'but / guess
they're married"
what makes you think so?'
Il just heard him asking her If she
was ever going to learn to put on hex
own skates. Boston Transcript
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07

"At last the mules, bearing the silver
dollars, carefully packed in boxes ar
rived: but .ow luncheon was again
servecl in honor of Mulai Ahmed, and
must be partaken of, after which the
bullion was counted in another room.
"'The silver said Raisuli, address
ing me- has been counted-S2O,OO0, ag
stipulated. i'm Spanish dollars, but
these letters showing me rs he spoke
check book containing certified
checks on the Compton d'EScOmpte,
the French bank at Tangler, of the
value of these, which are supposed to
represent $4,000, 1 know nothing.
However. i will accept them on your
personal guarantee
"When / had examined the checks
certified by Torres and Ell Canaan,
the sultan's delegate minister of Il.
nance, 1 gave the required assurance
verbally, and Raisuli, leading me to
the door, where found my horse wait
ing for me, bade me adieu, saying that
he had learned to look upon me as
friend and that he hoped / cherished
no Ill feeling on account of my deten.
ton. He furthermore assured me that
should any danger menace me In the
future not only he himself but any of
the men of the three tribes under his
orders would hasten to my relief.
''Thus l left him, and pushing on as
rapidly as we could we were soon in
the midst of the large armed escort
which lad come from Tangier to see
Us safely horne"
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Perdicaris Declares He Found
Himself Beginning to Like
the Man.
HAS A SUPERIOR Character
Morocco chleftain, Who Now Dlsturbs
Spain, More Like Patriot States-
man - Panied to Hear
Child Cry.

Washington. d. C-That relentless
bandit. Raisuli, the Villa of Morocco,
whose present raids have caused po-
litical crisis in Spain. has another side.
He could not bear to hear a child
cry, while on several occasions / no.
ticed his care even to avoid allowing
the bees collected on his cup to drown"
Is the surprising statement, not Of a
friend, but of the wealthy American
who was held for ransom by Raisuli In
1904, until President Roosevelt sent a
fleet OF war ships and his famous ulti-
matum, "Perdicaris alive or Raisuli
deadr to Morocco.
Ion Perdicaris' own story of his ad-
ventures as the prisoner of the "MOrOc-
can Robin Hood" is told In n communi-
cation sent by him to the National
Geographic society soon after his re-
lease.
"1n many respects the man inter
ested and attracted me, in spite Of all
my natural motives for dislike" said
Mr.. Perdicaris. "Raisui was ut once
so gracious and dignified. not to us
only, but to his own wild adherents,
IL,
whose position among them seemed
that of the head Of Highland clan In
the olden times.
Has = Superior Character.
HE was quick to see the humorous
aspect OF a situation, while his repartee
was as immediate and to the point as
though he had been born In County
Galway itself In fact, discovered to
my CONSERVATION that I was beginning
to like the man, in spite OF my natural
resentment. l found myself uncon-
sciOusly accepting his contention that
he was not mere brigand or cattle
litter. but a patriot struggling to res
cue his Berber followers from the tyr
amy Of the corrupt shereefian officials.
His charm Of voice. the natural poise
and dignity Of his manner. his self
control under prOvocation.-all be-
trayed a superior character. He is. In
fact. born leader. and with a certain
statesmanlike quality. He deplored the
condition Of his country. the feuds
which separate the tribes, the many
deeds Of violence and the blood so use
lessly shed.
"Wh1e standing near RaisuM one
day on the village green, Of which We
were now allowed the freedom. one Of
his followers came up from Tangier,
almost breathless from his haste. to
report the arrival Of the two American
squAdrons. The man described how
the eight frigates had entered the bay.
one after another He told OF the anx-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
PREDICTS STRIKES IN
ALL THE SHIPYARDS
O'Conncll Says They Arc Certain
Under Wage Order In Yards
On Both Coasts

Washington, Sept ga strike Of
cific Coast is certain unless the Navy
Department and the shipping board
revoke their joint order prohibiting
wage increases after October /, James
O'Connell, president OF the metal
trade department of the American
Federation of Labor. said.
An equal number Of workers on
the Atlantic Coast will join in the
strike unless the demand is changed. .'
O'Connell said. \ meeting of the ex-
ecutiVeS of fifteen international un.
ions affiliated in the shipbuilding in
dustry will he held here Monday to
decide on action action, and Mr. o.
Connell has arranged for a confer
ence Tuesday between representatives
of the shipbuilding employees and AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt and Dir.
cctor Ackcrson. of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
An agreement was reached between
the Pacific Coast Shipbuilders' Asso-
citation and their employees on August
10. agreeing to a wage increase of
siXty-four cents a day, to take effect
October | Mr.. O'Connell said that the
negotiations for this increase in wages
were carried on with the full knowl-
edge of the Navy Department and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. and
that an agreement was entered into
in good faith. There is no disagree
ment between the shipbuilding cor
porations and the employees. MIR o..
Connell said. The Pacific Coast Ship
builders Association, he said. has re-
quested repeal of the order prohibi.
ting the wage increase so that il
might carry out its agreement with
the workers
A conference OF representatives Of
the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ship
builders Association and representa-
tives OF the international unions affi-
lated in the shipbuilding industry
was held in Philadelphia but decided
to take no action pending the out
come Of the request for repeal OF the
administrations decision. Accordin
to O'Connell. the employees on the At
lantic Coast are asking that the wages
and hours on the Atlantic and Paci.
fc Coasts be equalized
O'Connell emphasized that the
shipbulding corporations and the
employees were in perfect accord. but
that their hands were tied by the or.
der OF the Navy Department and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
SUPERINTENDENT WINNER
IN y. &. CONVICT CASE

Columbia S. c., Oct. 2.-That the
superintendent of the state peniten-
tiary, A. K. Sanders can in his dis
cretion refuse the request of super
visors of the various counties to turn
over to them convicts convicted from
these counties and incarcerated in the
state prison, is the opinion held in a
decree handed down by Judge Ernest
Moore, who presided over the last
term OF court of Richland county.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
MANY LIKE THIS IN LANCASTER.
Similar Cases Being Published i'm
Each Issue.

The following case is but one OF
many occurring daily in Lancaster.
1t IS an easy matter to verify it. You
cannot ask for better proof.
w. S. Stewman, proprietor OF gro
Gerry, Main ST., Lancaster, says Il
had a slight attack Of kidney trouble
about year ago, which started with
pains in the smallof my back. Nasty
headaches bothered me, too, and oc-
casionally had to get up at night to
pass the kidney secretions. Finally
got Doans Kidney Pills and they
went to the seat OF the trouble right
away. 1t only took a few boxes OF
Doan's to greatly relieve me of the
trouble and make my kidneys a whole
lot better"
Price soc, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Stewman had. Foster Milburn
Co, Mfgrs.. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
Father of Sixty-Six Children

well here comes Bob" and sorrow
fully remembering the great amount
of trouble of her husbands life. and
noticing his uptilted head. sympathe-
tically continued, land still looking
for more"
And so it goes" said Mr.. Lynch.
"all of us have our troubles. and we
Just have to laugh at 'em and do the
best we can"
Mr.. Lynch is man of indomitable
will, even at ninety, but kindly and
generous. He is devoted to his chill
dren and spends much of his time in
teaching them useful things to do.
And the children are very fond of
their daddy" listening with wonder
to tales Of his war and gold mining
days, and quick to do his slightest
bidding.
OF Lutheran Faith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch are of Luther
an faith. One OF their boys is named
Luther. after the founder of the
church. Mr. Lynch is man of quiet
habits and he loves his home and
family His means are moderate and
he has little patch of garden and
one mule. He uses tobacco, and has
from his youth. He likes good
smoke. but finds his chief enjoyment
in chewing.
Mr.. Lynch attributes his long life
and vigorous constitution to natural
Inheritance and plenty of healthful
outdoor exercise. He has always been
a hard worker, and even now is never
satisfied unless he is busy with some,
thing.
The Lynch family dates back to the
colonial days in America. when Mr..
Lynch's grandfather came to this
country from Ireland. Longevity of
life and large families are family
characteristics.
One member of the family in Utan
reared family Of thirty.six children.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
BIuebird Heralds Sprino.

The hluebird Is among the first, Oft.
en- the first, to arrive i'm spring in the
northern part of the United States
from the southern states where this
aristocrat has been spending the win.
ter. says the American Forestry aSso.
citation. Washington. Sometimes mora
haply blucbirds will pass the winter
aS far north as southern New Eng.
land The bluebird builds It's nest IN
bird boxes, or in crannies about build
ings or in holes I'm trees. particularly
orchard trees. II lines the bottom OF
It's nest with grasScs for the four or
five i.u.-white eggs which II LAYS. The
female Ia paler In color than the male
bird.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
RATS DIE

so do mice, once they eat RAT SNAP
And they leave no odor behind. Don't
take our word for it-try a package
Cats and dogs won't touch it. Rats
pass up all food to get RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes.
25c. size q cakc) enough for Pan.
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
SOC. size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings
500 size (5 cakcs) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage build.
ings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by Lancaster
Drug Co. and w. S. Stewman & Co. I
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
OIL has enabled suffering humanity 10
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These most important organs must be
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you are doomed.
despondency. backache, stomach trou-
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
Deadly intoxicating Liquor.

Zanzibar furnishes one of the most
deadly strong liquors that man can
drink and still survive the ordeal. It's
strength Is so great that the natives
who use II must accustom themselves
to It by first starting with sip. grad
ually increasing the portion as they
become more hardened. Ii Is said
that II stranger to it's great intoIi-
eating power partakes OF II In even
the sal.c measure as absinthe he 10
lucky to escape death. This abnormal
" strong LIQUOR is called "zerambO."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

sules are the remedy. you need. Take
three or four every day. The heaiinS
the kidneys and drives out the poison,
New Sfe and health viii surely foiIn,
When your normal vigor has been r"
stored continue treatment for a wbiIs
to keep yourself In condition and pra.
vent a return of the disease
Don't wait until you are incapable 10
ftghttng Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OIL Capsules today. Your drug.
gist will cheerfully refund your monev
X you ere not satisfied with resuits
But be sure to get the original import-
ed GOLD MEDAL and accept no ann
stitutesL In three sizes. Sealed pacS.
ages. AZ all drug stores.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-07

the red-blooded, Woodworking,
hard-playing men Of the U. S.
Navy.
Pay begins the day you join.
On board ship man is always
learning. Trade schools develop
skill, industry and business ability.
Thirty days care-free holiday each
year with full pay. The food is
good. First uniform outfit is fur
nished free. Promotion is un-
limited for men OF brains. You
can enlist Tor two years and come
out broader. stronger and abler.
Shove of-Join the u. S. Navy.
If you're between II and IS 90 to
the nearest recruiting station for
all the details. If you don't know
where it is ask your postmaster.
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Home Service.

the
work which under the Of
trained social workers Since instituted Home
able Home Service information
could bring