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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
DEPENDENTS or INDEPENDENTS.
Farmers and Laborers Are Left to Choose Between
These for Future Consolation.

Farmers and Laborers Are Left to Choose Between
These for Future Consolation.
HIGHLAND Twp, Sept. 16.-To The
FARMERS LEADER: In the Canton Ad-
vocate of Aug z see an article trying to
cover our worthy editor with slang and
dirt, of which the editor of that paper
possesses an abundance. Why don't
he change off and fling some at us?
can assure him that we can find plenty of
men down here who can fill any mans
pants and they don't need to depend on
original packages to do SO either.
Do you know, Mr.. Editor, what it re-
minds me of when read their slang and
falsehoods? A little boy holding to his
fathers coat-tail after coming home from
town, and crying dad, give me some-
thing; give me something, dad" While
they are eternally throwing the cry of
| ''office seekers" into our teeth, they are
themselves throwing slang, dirt and every
contemplate sort of stuff at their neigh
bors for no other purpose than to retain
the good will of their party leaders, in the
hope of getting into Office themselves-in-
deed they are the worse kinds of office
seekers
| But while their teaching is cunning
and lavishly distributed, it resembles
somewhat the scriptural quotation the
devil presented to Eve in the Garden of
Eden. But truth crushed to earth, will
rise one day, and we shall ultimately
know these SANDER venders by their deeds
as ye shall know the tree by the fruit it
bears.
The independent party is strong down
here and is gaining new recruits every
day. The people have been hoodwinked
by these mealy-mouthed hypocrits so
long that they are beginning to have their
eyes opened and henceforth they will
look to the issues before them instead of
permitting their attention to be drawn
estray. We see clearly that both the old
parties are controlled by the money power
of this country, through its paid hirelings
who have managed, by corporation
money, to get into the public offices. We
see no other way out of our oppressive
condition than to unite our efforts in the
fold of the independent party. The day
has come when we must be either inde-
pendents or dependents, and our natural
love for our freedom creating an abhor-
ance for the latter, we have no other re-
sort than to be INDEPENDENTS. OLE.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
POLITICAL MEETINGS.

Appointments Of Independent Speakers in Lincoln
County. Il
Springdale township, Friday evening,
Sept. Lat Hogaboom school house
Bradshaw, Owens and Gehon.
Dayton township, Saturday, Sept, 20
at Browns school Bradshaw,
Owens and Gehon.
Brooklyn township, Thursday, Sept.
25-at Brooklyn school house Hotter,
Wahl and Wardwell.
Pleasant township, Friday, Sept. 26-
at Savey school house-Gehon, Hotter
and Wahl
Norway township, Saturday, Sept. 81
at Rices school house-Wardwell
Bradshaw and Jameson
Eden township, Monday, Sept. 20-a1
MilletLs school house-Bradshaw Owens
and Gehon.
Fairview township, Wednesday, Oct. l,
at Falde school house-Owens, Goltry
and Forrest.
Highland township, Thursday, Oct.
at Austin Olson school lhouse-Wlmple,
Owens and Barnum.
Lincoln township, Friday, October 8
at r. r. May school house-Wall, jamie
son and Wardwell.
Delaware township, Saturday, Oct 4
at Pleasant View school house-Brad-
shaw, Westbury and Hotter.
Lynn township, Monday, Oct. 6 at
Virgins school Bradshaw, West
bury and Wahl.
Grant township, Tuesday, Oct. =
at the Brandhagen school house
Gehon, Hotter and Barnum.
Delapre township, Wednesday, Oct. s
at school district No. 60-Bradshaw,
Gehon and Sweden.
Perry township, Thursday, Oct. at
Lennox-Bradshaw, Gehon and Sweden.
At any and all of these meetings an
invitation is extended to members of
other political parties to meet our
speakers and discuss the merits of the in
dependent platform.
By the County Committee,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19

Eckly and Austin Odegard have each
built large additions to their residences
this fall-Nels Larson says he has as
much Office at home as he wants to attend
to, consequently he does not want
any office. Nels would make solid man
in the legislature, though, and our peo-
pie will some day make an effort to send
him there How about the county seat
war, have the Cantonites succeeded in
breaking it up? Your correspondent was
visited by a party of original pack
age republican democrats some time ago,
who were out on a fishing expedition.
They had poor success catching fish, and
taking me for sucker, they began to
bluff me on the independent party issue.
was surprised at the weakness of their
arguments and the ignorance Of the men;
yet they are fellows who are con-
siderably looked to in their respective
parties. l Iexpect these same fellows put
in good deal Of their time trying to con-
vince their neighbors that the Nor
wegians and other foreigners don't know
enough about American institutions to
vote intelligently-W is the matter
with the old party papers at Canton, the
Nuisance and Advocate? According to
their screams and cries they must feel
terribly hurt at the independents, l was
in hope when one Of them took a trip
over the Indain reservation, he would
come home feeling better, but instead of
that he is worse. The indications are
that the independents have the drop on
these fellows and their party and they
will scream worse than they do now be-
fore 1890 is overflow do Canton folks
feel over the defeat Of their ruin Friday
at the Mitchell convention? The people
down here don't feel sorry for they never
thought much of Clifford since they have
seen what poor excuse he has been for
their interests in congress. They look upon
him as total failure for he has failed to
say word in favor Of the farmers in.
terests. Yet the Nuisance and Advocate,
papers who both pretend to favor the in.
terests of the farmer. have always fought
for this typical nonentity. Say how did
he vote on the bill allowing Geo. A.
Mathews 81, 900 pay for doing nothing
Will the Nuisance and Advocate answer
this? ONE OF THE CRANKs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19

Ihave been here nearly eighteen years
and never dreamed that could roll up a
clean 81, ,O8O, in single year and dry
year at that and have put in my best
licks, too. Just imagine, Mr. Editor
what this story would have been if it had
been told in a wet season.
If Mr.. Benjamin really has the secret
and will part with it, let him state his
price and have no doubt he will be able
to get money enough ahead SO he will not
be obliged to buy goods at sale on time,
but instead he could pay the cash and get
the benefit of the S per cent discount and
save the interest and have little left to
speculate with and not be obliged to draw
on his wonderful paper crop.
Now Friend B. you on your paper
farm, you state that you can or have pro-
duced this year 40 bushels per acre, on
fifty acres of corn, and SO bushels per
acre, of oats on fifty acres, Is bushels
per acre, of wheat on 40 acres. Now give
us a sworn statement of what you have
actually raised on your farm this year so
we can really be convinced that you have
the true, secret for tell you, Ben, there
is money in it.
have otsbeen over this county as you
claim to have been but Isee man occas-
sionally, from different parts of the coun-
ty and 1 am not able to find any farmer
who says his corn will yield more than 30
bushels and oats judging from what has
been threshed from rs to 80 bushels and
wheat ten bushels per acre at the best, so
you see your secret is a good one, if it
works. But allow me to ask question.
and will with all due respect consider
your reply.
Corn in Nebraska and Kansas last win
ter was worth $2.40per ton on board cars
and three days from that time that same
corn was worth sl6 per ton in Pennsyl-
vania; also hard coal was worth at the
mines in Pennsylvania on board cars
81. IS per ton, and in Nebraska it sold for
SO per ton.
Now, l ask has the farmer, who put in
nearly a years time getting that corn in
to market, made US much on his invest
ment and time as the railroad company
has? Respectfully yours,
l. G. NoRAMoUs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
A VOICE FROM DELAWARE.

It Asks Some Naughty Questions Concerning tht
Benjamin System Of Farming.
EDITOR OF FARMERS LEADER:
Seeing an article isl the News of Au'
gust 30 from D. T. Benjamin, the pro.
fessional snapper, wherein he picks the
bones of Emma in away that is conclu-
sive in his mind no doubt; but to my
mind there is yet room for doubt as to
he gentleman's utterly crushing argu'
ment being able to crush us all.
In the first place he makes fine show
ing on his paper farm, it reminds me OF
the kind of farming that we hear SO much
abouSthat is done by that class of farm
ers lA,kwn as street corner farmers, that
do ne all that is done for the old ring
papeA3 36eshe present time and furnish
nearly all the crop reports which every
one knows is as far from the truth as the
wonderful stories about the property of
certain individual farmers, who are by
the way, very thinly scattered over this
county.
Judging from Mr.. BIS. own farm we
are obliged to conclude that ii he would
do less of this kind of farming and more
of the kind that the average farmer does,
his farm would look much better
If Mr.. B. sold all his produce and would
neither eat nor drink anything, nor paid
any taxes, nor bought any machinery
nor hired any help nor kept up actual ex-
penses, he might possibly be able to pay
his debts.
Now Bennie, | for one am glad you
have told us what wonderful things can
be done on a quarter section of land here
in Dakota.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
Tho English Glass of Fowls.

For the Dorking fowls great antiquity
is claimed. These fowls have been 50
long known in England that they are
called an English breed, and in the
American standard Of perfection, as
adopted by the American Poultry asso-
citation, the varieties, white, silver gray
and colored Gorkings, constitute the En-
glish class, The general prediction Of
the fair sex for Dorkings is accounted for
not only by the beauty of all the varie-
ties, but even more by their 'unrivaled
qualities as table birds. The meat is not
only abundant, producing in large guam
titles in the choicest parts, but it's quality
is not surpassed by any other English
breed, game excepted. In no breeds are
size, form ard weight so much regarded
in judging the merits of a pen.
Briefly summarized, then, the merit.
of the Dorkings are their beauty, the i
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
CREAM OF THE COUNTY NEWS.
Gathese Through Various Sources. From
y 49, Different Parts of the Surrounding
s xSSN. Country.
ri. ,ornd6y, Talks Free Trade to the Farmers
at Worthing- -Bcnjamin's System
of Farmiug.
HARAlDoN's HARANGUE.

4 WoRTH1Ne, Sept. 15.-Specaat Co'7'e-
spondence: The democrats of this locality
ioined in grand blow out here last
Tuesday evening with the Lennox band
and. w. F. Harndon, of Beadle county,
as the chief blow AS is customary at
all democratic gatherings in this county,
the attendance excepting republicans and
independents, was exceedingly meager
and TIA blow was the biggest part in the
M {darndons speech was chiefly de-
voted to the tariff, the liquor and
woman's suffrage questions.
The speaker said he was a democrat
from the ground up, which was not say
ing very much as he was not high up.
Free trade was his great hobby. he
wanted the tax taken off of clothing, It
seemed, SO he could buy pair OF trousers
for 9 cents, coat for three cents, vest, .
cents, cost of whole suit, IA cents. This
is about what it would cost after deduct
ing the amount of duty he proposed to
deductin his figures on the black board.
II all this could be made to operate as
nicely as the theoratic tongue OF Mr..
Harndon spun out the philosophy pre-
Daired for the occasion, but in the dim
background of the speakers figures the
truth was plainly visible and every think
Ing man could read the fact that tocarry
er,t his propositions and make the sweep
1ductions he proposed. would land our
llborl within the deadly fold Of
kuin. aut Mr.. Harndon evidently did
not think of the laboring men when he
complied his cunningly contrived mass
of figures for he said nothing OF the
laborer, neither did he stop to tell our
people that twenty years ago we paid
$22 for suit of clothes no better than one
we can now buy for $40; that was evident
ly not his side Of the question.
On the prohibition question Mr.. Harm
don aired himself freely and made about
the same kind of unsatisfactory state
ments that he made on the tariff question
He drew his conclusions from a young
democrat who became a drunkard from
the use of liquor he shipped in because ne
could not buy it in an open saloon. This
single example was his authority for the
statement that prohibition was making
drunkards in South Dakota.
The woman's suffrage question was
more than slaughtered by our free trade,
free whisky friend who made rank
attack upon the independent party for
tolerate Is a prohibition and equal suffrage
pllS vs. platform. In this statement
he 4 M!F| ,wever, suddenly choked off by
Frank WITT, who called his attention
to the fact that he was uttering an abso-
lutte falsehood. According to his ideas,
the present standard Of morality in this
country is too low and degrading to per-
nit of a decent woman going to the polls
to vote. He used language unbecoming
a gentleman and had any ladies been
present, they would have been compelled
to leave the audance or be openly insult
ed by the sneaker row
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
MARRIED,

In Highland township, on Sept. IA, al
the residence Of brides father, Archie H
Clark and Miss Inoa V. Pelton; Rev. V.
B. Conklin, officiating. Quite a large
company of friends were present to share
in the congratulation extended to the hap
py pair, and in the luxurious festivities
of the occasion. The bride and groom
are well and favorably know, and con-
gratulations will be general and hearty.
1t was joyous occasion and so may Joy,
peace and prosperity over be with these
on lifes surging sea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
Seeding Will, Grass.

You may sow grass seed al.,ne If the
ground is clear from weeds sxnd the sur
face is fine, rich and meliow, covering
the seed with brush ''4,arrow, smooth
ing harrow, plank dra or roller. If the
soil should be too it will be neces-
sary to wait till RAJ has moistened it..
If rather dry than otherwise it may be
best to use the roller to firm the soil
around che grass seed. The plank drag
may effect the same end if the conditions
s4ce favorable; or you may seed with win,
ter wheat, OF, still better, with winter.
Eye. Successful seeding with grass alone
will give you crop some. months sooner;
than if it is shaded by grain crop. The
treatment will vary with circumstances
soil, weather, amount Of rain, etc
and Judgment must be used. Wheat
and grass seed require unlike treatment,
the grain being buried two or three
inches deep, and the grass seed less than
| an inch The former will probably be-
buried at a moro uniform depth with a
drill. Gentleman,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
NORWAY HEARD FROM,
A Farmers Leader Correspondent Sends A Budget
of Notes,

Norway Sept. 16.-Speciaz Co7re-
spondence: Norway township is well dis
posed toward the independent county as
well as the state ticket and our township
will give heavy majority for the inde-
pendents-A. l.. Rommereim is improving
his premises by putting new roof on his
barn-K. M. Nupen is feeding fine. lot
of cattle and hogs for market-Nels
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19

bed, and to cry out: "Great is Diana of
the Ephesians" Let us have govern
ment ownership of the railroads. Walter
Price in Dakota RurGlsst.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19
Fast Horses.

Raising fast horses is monopolizing
large capital with skill and experience Of
professional breeders. who secure the bess
bred mares and stations and maintain
track and trainers. Farmers who havo
not all these facilities cannot compete
with professional breeders: besides. II
everybody raises fast horses there would
be greater surplus than now. Western
ARriculturist. g.
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aou. The incident occurred ct Mt Yer
non. and Mrs. Lewis Washington, one of
the descendants Of the Washington family
to which George belonged. and the yir-
einia representative OF the Ladies' Mt.
Vernon Association. told it to me. Mrs.
Washington is . staunch Democrat. and
though she ID prejudiced against all Re-
publicans, she Was on the reception COM
mitfee whom Mira President Harrison first
visited ut Vernon after her Inauguration.
She was much pleased with Ara Harri-
son's manner and mothsFiy interest and
q she talked to her ct last exclaimed |:
sWhy, Mrs. Harrison. like you very
much: the press has never done you prop
er iustice.n Grati6ed, yet modest. Mrs.
Harrison said: ''Oh, how could they think
OF me In comparison with 50 young and so
altogether lovely . woman a. Mrs. Cleve-
land. Tho contrast must indeed be
great"
WHITE HOUSE HANDsHAKISe.
Mrs. Harrison's frst act upon assuming
her position A. head Of the White House
was to abolish promiscuous Misunderstanding.
1t Is . question, think. whether she Was
wise in doing 50. 1t il certainly . great
trial for lady to shake the hands OF 500
people In single night. but 10 makes peo-
pie happy. and in Mrs. Cieveland's case. it
made her husband Thousands OF friends
Il WAS daring thing TO maze the change.
and some ianghable things occurred ct the
drst reception in consequences Of II ] 70
member one Of them. Ars. Harrison had
successfully carried ont her dissemination
by the holding Of fan in one hand and .
bouquet in the other. and the guests see
ing that both her hands were full of course
did not attempt to shake them. At last
fhere came among the throng man who
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John 4. Would Mske Short Work Of che
Boxer Of Old Greece.
London G obe.
The prisc-6ghter Of our epoch would
make short work Of the ear-crushing boxer
Of old Greece, whose method Of procedure
was not to strike ont from the shoulder,
but 70 swing down his heavily weighted list
like 3 hammer, and whose deadliest attack
consisted in standing on tiptoe and pound
ing the top Of his adversary s head. II has
been claimed. and with much show of rea-
son, that the records of our heroes Of the
cinderpath would have astonished the best
runners at the Olympian or Pythian festi-
vaisL And, similarly, il Is probable that
the professional strong men Of recent sensas
tioIis have been at least the equals Of those
who were the delight and establishment OF
the Ancients.
Milo, 81 Crotona, the celebrated wrestler,
WAS, Of course, the strong man par excel
lence Of the classical era One 0t the deeds
attributed to him is notable enough. Pau
sanias tells rs that he would bind hisfore-
head with q cord, after the fashion OF z
hiiet or crown, compress his lips, hold
his breath, aud 50 fill the veins OF his
head with blood 90 10 burst the cord by the
strength Of his veins" The Psychological
exulanation Of '.how it was done" does not
3
haps, not uncharftable to suppose that
this particular story is fictitious or an ex-
aggerssion. But for the rest of Milo's
muscular exploits parallels could read
ily be found in modern or compare
lively modern times. Thus tho slav-
ing Of an OK at . SINCE blow has been
by no means an uncommon feat n. Gre
goire, who ct very advanced age startled
the good people of Hereford some twenty
years ago By his displays. and who was
said to be 90 strong that he was afraid to
nurse his own baby, frequently performed
it. and there is at present living in London
at least one man who has done the same.
Against Mics tricks with the trees,
which he il described Is tearing up by the
roots-the size and growth OF the said trees
being, by the way, nowhere recorded-we
may set the achievement OF Topham. the
Strong Man Of Islington. who pulled against
Z horse, with his feet resting against low
vail; or, better still. that Of William Jay,
the English Samson" Kentish man
born in the latter part of the seventeenth
century. who restrained . strong horse,
plunginR forward under the influence Of
the whip. without awaiting himself OF any
support whatever; or again, that oil the ac-
robat some years ago at Berlin, who, hang
drew MP from the stage horse and its
rider, and as slowly let them down again.
Nor was Milo. walking through the
Stadium with q 4-year-old heifer on his
shoulders. q more remarkable sight than
that offered in Hungary by the Pas
pischili brothers, who are described as
having supported sort OF wooden bridge,
while q cart filed with stones and drawn
by two horses was driven over it. or than
that of the experiments in bearing heavy
weights which have been presented to
u,usir-haIl audfancea in contain pOrarv
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violins For Girls.
London Daily News.

The violin has now fairly taken its place
as an instrument for girls. The only ques-
ton, indeed, seems to be whether It Is des-
tined to supersede our old, but not invaria-
bly, welcomed friend, the pianoforte. We
are reminded by an article from the pen Of
Mr.. Joyce Barrett, in the Woman's World,
that this is after all only revival, as We
learn from figures in scuiptured stone in
our ancient cathedrals. ST. Cecilia, more
over. is depicted by the old painters quite
as often with . bowed instrument as
seated at her traditional organ. The list OF
distinguished living lady vioIinists is very
considerable. AS to the common charge
az .suneracefuiness." Mr.. Barrett lover.
rules it at once" Nothing more elegant
than good style of .bowing.n Giving
violin lessons is now notoriously one of
the most profitable branches Of the music
mistresses' profession. As there il really
more work than the good teachers can do.
il is not surprising TO learn that there are
MANY bad teachers who are supplying the
deficiancy--after q fashion.
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porlou raxes exceHent accommodations and
al the features thar constitute . successful and
onolysbie mp 70 the Lass taxe the Nosthern Pc
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dining ornuingroom and saeeping can. 6ew
toartce sieepeu under the direction Of the Pull
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thFoueh rama No better sorvice - % found
a Chilbefe. city tickeg agent lie second street.
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COOP roRTUNE OF A LAND BRoKHR

In FEBRUARY, 1853. / commenced to use lib
berd,a Rhenmas ic Syrup and Plastefs for in
6amm tory rheumatism from which / had
enfFrYed fof three years Ny joints were swollen
4, fhax coulA hardly walk bat three bottles Of
syruus. and the Paasten applied to my limbs.
have cured me. .. NICHOLSON.
Manson. Iowa