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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26
JOINT DISCUSSIONS IN LINCOLN.
Two Republican Ministers Get an Affectionat
Hugging at Lincoln Center.

Hugging at Lincoln Center.
MAPLE GROVE. Sept. 16.-Speci0l Cor
respondence: Averitable political hug
ging bee took place at the Center school
house near this place Saturday evening
between Henry Bradshaw and Jere Gehon
of the independent side and John Inlay
and D. F. Benjamin representing the re-
publicans. 1t was the evening for the
regular meeting of the local Alliance of
Lincoln township and fair crowd came
out to hear the discussion which lasted till
two o'clock Sunday morning. 1t is use
less to state that the fur flew in all di-
rections and at this writing, four days
after the battle, the smoke has not all
cleared away yet. The merits of both
parties, the question of issuing money di-
rectly to the people, the tariff. the aboli-
tion of the national banks, government
ownership of railroads and variety Of
questions were handled without gloves.
and after the conclusion of the conflict it
was discovered that the republicans came
out severly worsted, if argument counts
for anything. During the debate the
two republican apostels became so be-
wildered that they locked horns with one
another on the question of salary reduc-
tions Mr.. Benjamin stating that he
wanted it distinctly understood that the
republicans did not advocate the cutting
down of the salaries of officers and Mr..
Inlay, with blood in his eye, responded
emphatically, that Mr.. Benjamin was not
the republican party 1t would be we'll,
Mr.. Editor. for you to advise the repub-
licans to not let these animals loose again.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS MEETING.
MAPLE GROVE, Sept. 1S.-Special Cor
respondence: AS had been previously an
nounced, J. F. Cooley, editor of the
FARMERS LEADER, came to make us a
speech at the Lincoln Center school house
last evening. 1t was late before the
speaker arrived and the meeting did not
brake up until after midnight. The
meeting was opened with prayer by Rev.
Conklin. Mr.. Cooley devoted most of his
time-about one hour-to a discussion of
the first plank of the independent plat
form, involving the question of issuing
money directly to the people. He said
that the republican speakers, newspapers
and dry goods box preachers, had raised
the cry of impracticability at this pro-
position. He wanted to expel any such
Continued on pase five
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26
NAUGHTY HoKENsTAD.
After Whimpering All Summer He Withdraw From
The Farmers Leader.

&VAA
The Farmers Leader.
CANTON. Sept. 18-TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
FARMERS LEADER: Gentlemen, hereby
tender my resignation as member of
the board of directors, of TUE SOUTH
DAKOTA FARMERS LEADER and wish at
the same time to sever all connections
with the paper for the following reasons:
When we organized the stock company.
it was with the express understanding
that the paper was to be the organ of the
farmers of this and adjoining counties to
advocate measures and legislation in the
interest of the farmers and not the
measures or supposed principles Of any
party; The paper was supposed to be
started on broad basis and to advocate
such reforms as would put the farmers
on an equal footing with other classes
and for the free exchange Of opinions in
regard to farming and agricultural pur-
suits; the reforms needed and the manner
In which they might be best brought
about II have searched the paper dill
gently but in vain, for any of these
things, or any thing pertaining to farm.
ing. At q meeting of the directors held
Saturday, Sept. 9th it was voted by four
out Of nine to make the paper the
organ for the Independent party. -Four
men, not even majority Of the directors,
acting for al the stock holders, assumed
to change the policy Of the paper with
out consulting the stock holders. Why
was not meeting Of the stock holders
called to take action on so grave matter
The gag rule was applied in that meet.
ing, for when majority voted to adjourn
without action, they even ruled out OF
order by the chairman. No political
body or corporation could have acted
more arbitrarily than did those four men,
presuming to act for al the stock holders.
The charge has been by these same men
that the other papers and the party they
represent, were controlled by ring rule
and the farmers had no chance to be
heard and that politically the offices were
controlled by a ring who made up the
slate and cracked the party lash. Wha,
have they tosay for ring rule and slate
politics in their own convention? The
charge has been made by the Canton
papers that the men who were the most
active in forming the company and start
ing the paper, were working for their
| own political advancement, and would
endeavor to sell the farmers out, body
and soul to the independent party and
they have themselves proven the truth OF
The assersion for they have now pulled
The paper into their support and nomi-
| mated themselves. Farmers, are you
going to stand this sort of thing? We
| are in the majority in the republican
party and can, if we are united, get any
measurs Of reform we may need, through
that party. For myself do not propose
to give up the principle of a lifetime fol
| the personal advancement of few
chronic grumblers and Office seekers.
Yours truly,
OLE HOKENsTAD.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26
HADN'T BEEN ADVERTISED.
rhe Dayton Township Meeting Saturday Falls
Short in Printers Ink,

rhe Dayton Township Meeting Saturday Falls
Short in Printers Ink.
BANNER, Sept 22.-Special Correspon,
dence: The independent revival meeting
held at the Brown school house in this
(Dayton) township last Saturday evening
was very meagerly attended owing to the
fact that it had been insufticiently adver.
tised. 1t is bad time now to hold meet.
ings of any kind for the reason that
farmers are very busy threshing during
the day and they dislike to come out
evenings. The meeting was addressed by
vice President Gehon, of the county Al
lance and Hon. H. H. Bradshaw, candi-
date for state senator on the independent
ticket. Mr.. Gehon spoke for about an
hour explaining the motives and missions
of the Alliance and reviewing the good
work the order had accomplished in bring
ing the farmers together and destroy
ing the party lines which have hereto
fore been drawn between them. Mr..
Bradshaw occupied the attention of the
audience something over an hour and
spoke very forcibly to the wrongs impos-
ed upon the farmers through the old poll
tical parties and outlined the remedy for
existing evils through the independent
party. Mr.. Bradshaw has heretofore
been a stranger among the people of this
township and his speech here left very
favorable impression. Let him come
again and we will give him a better
house.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26

Pair of Cochins, Ed. Logan, lst; F. A..
Williams, 2nd
Pair Of black Bantams, F. A. Williams,
1stand End.
Display poultry, F. A. Williams.
Plymouth Rock chicks J. A. Godding,
1st
Langchans, F. A. Williams, 1st
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26

State senator. j. B. BERTRAND.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26

Continued on page five.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26

The young people belonging to the
Epworth League of the Methodist church
held a pleasant social meeting at the
residence of j. A. Cooling Wednesday
evening.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-26
CREAM OF The WEEKS NEWS.
Democrats Nominate a Full County Ticket
Some Good Men on a Whiskey
Platform.
Independents Alive An Over the Country
Interesting Letters From Leader
Correspondents.

THE. DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
cHILD-wIvEs IN INDIA.
Native Reformer's Able Attaoiss ON tho
Lands Great Evil.

A Native Reformer's Able Attaoiss ON the
Lands Great Evil.
The name Of Behramji Malabari de-
serves to be known and respected in
England as that of native Indian who
Is doing good work in social reforma-
ton. He is one of the ablest and at the
Same time most temperate assailants OF
the greatest social curse of India-in-
liant marriage. In pamphlet which he
has published he invites English women
to realize If they can the meaning OF
such expressions as infant marriage"
baby wife," girl mother" virgin
widow" AS we explained the other
day, if q 'wifo' becomes widow"
even whilo she is still an infant
widow she must remain all her days.
Tho most ill-fated of these child
wives are, of course, those who become
wives not merely in law. but in fact at
ages varying from ten to twelve. Girls
of twelvo and thirteen," writes Mr.
Malabari, have to bear the burdens of
wliehood and motherhood" and he adds
that mot a few of these martyrs sue
cumb to tho shock of tho first child
birth" This horrible, this hideous
practice of child-marriage explains
most, if not all. of the poverty and the
miscry-tho physical and moral deg
radation-to be soon in hundreds of
thousands of native Indian families
One of tho worst forms of girl-marriage
Is known as marrying the girls to the
gods, which practically means slavery
OF body and soul to priests, great num-
bers Of whom live upon the immorali-
ty of their girl-wiycs. This dreadful
custom OF child marriage is ono which
tho Legislature that had tho courage to
abolish suffice has been afraid to med
die with. 1t was universal. TO uproot
it would have seemed like uprooting
native society.
But the custom is doomed, nevertho-
less. And its extinction will come
about in 4 way not the least nattcrinr
to tho rule of the English. The CON
domination Of child marriage is coming
from tho people themselves. It's dis
appearance will not bo the work of a
day, but when it does come it will be a
splendid tribute to the benign civilizing
influence of England in tho East MIR.
Malabaris own country men, tho Parsces
OF Bombay, have for years boon labor
ing i'll tho good cause with a
zeal and intelligence which it would
DO difficult to overpraise. We havo
already described how tho native
BARRIERS OF bombay have pronounced
against the cruel custom. Tho edu-
Gated and intelligent natives OF Madras
are petitioning for fixing tho minimum
age OF girl marriages at fourteen years
Mr.. Malabari's own proposals as to limit
of age, right TO rcmarry, etc, are detailed
in the pamphlet to which we had re-
fcrrcd. Nor should it be forgotten that
some OF tho native chiefs arc not ONLY
thcorc tically in favor of reform, but
have introduced it of their own free
Will and without any recommendation
from the supreme government The
intervention Of the supreme government
has been chiefly confined to collecting
evidence on the question throughout
the length and breadth of India and to
the distribution OF papers to tho local
administrations London Ncws.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
WILDERNESS ROAD.
A Famous Fiontuclkv Highway Familiar
to All students OF History.


s to All students of History.
The road I travelled was that great
highway between Kentucky and the
South which at various times within O
hundred years has boon known rs the
Wilderness Road, or the Cumberland
Road, or the National Turnpike, or the
'Kaintuok Hog Road" as it was called
by the mountainous. 1t is impossible
TO come upon this road without pausing,
or to write OF 1t without tribute. It
led from Baltimore over the mountains
OF Virginia through the great wilderness
by Cumberland Gap. All roads below
Philadelphia converge at this gap, Just
as tho buffalo and Indian trails had
earlier converged, and just as many
railroads are converging now. Tho i'm
proVement of this road became in time
tho pet scheme of tho State govern
ments OF Virginia and kentucky. Be-
fore the war millions OF hoad OF stock =
-horses, hogs, cattle, mules-wero driven
over 1T to the Southern markets.; and
thousands of vehicles. with families and
servants and trunks have somehow
passed over it; coming northward over
IL into Kentucky, or going southwark on
vast commissary stores passed back and
forth, following the movement of ar
mics. But despite all this-despite all
that has been done to civilize it since
Boone traced its course in 1890, this
honorcd historic thoroughfa fare remains
to-day as it was in the beginning, with
all its sloughs and sands, its mud and
holes, and jutting lodges of rock and
loose powders, ard twists and turns.
and general total depravity.
Is it not surprising that whom tho
original Kcntuckians were settled on
the bluegrass plateau they stornly set
about the making OF goods roads, and
to this day remain tho best road builders
In America. Ono such road was enough.
They are said to have been notorious
Tor profanity, those who camo into Ken
lucky from this side Naturally Many
were inldels-thero are roads that make
man loso faith. 1t is known that tho
more pious companies of Thorn, as thov
Travelled along, would now and then
give up in despair, sit down, raise a
hymn, and have prayers before they
could go further Perhaps one OF tho
provocations to homicide among tho
mountain people should DO reckoncd
this road. have seen two of tho mild
est of nen, after riding ovcr it for a
few hours, lose their temper and begin
to Nght-tight any thing-fght their
horses, fight the flies, fight tho cob
webs on their noses James Lane AL
len, in lIarpcrs Magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

a Female Driver Meets a Man WHO Had
Never Gone Through College.
Wagon loaded with building stone
going up Cass avenue on tho right land
side. Two women in phaoton com
ing down Cass avenue on tho left hand
side. Horses meet head to head and
stop,
Lady drivcr-Say!
f Wagon driyer-Well?
'W-what do you mean?"
what do you mcan?"
.'Why don't You turn out?"
why don't you?"
sit isn't my place to-"
And it isn't mine"
eyes, i. is; you arc on tho wrong
side"
beg your pardon. The law says keep
to tho right
But I'm to the right"
mo, ma'am; you are to tho loft"
"Mrs. Smith, which is my right hand?"
she asked OF hor companion.
why. this one."
''Then I'm wrong!"
"Certainly"
well, I don't carel lie ought to
know that I don't know how to drive,
and am almost scarf to death, and that
I've run into three grocery wagons al
ready this morning. You cluck and I'll
pull and we'll turn out, but that man ia
no gentleman. dc.'t believe he even
won't through college. detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
ALUMINIUM SHIPS.
The Employment of the New Metal Would
Increase tho Speed of Steamers.


The Employment of the New Metal Would
Increase tho Speed of Steamers.
In talking with some ocean steamship
officers yesterday about tho length of
voyages between here and Liverpool,
apropos of the racing which has been
going on during the last two years, they
all agreed that timo would not be short
encd until ono or both of two things
shall be accomplishment lessening o f
tho weight Of the ships and the decrcas-
ing OF the amount of fuel consumed.
The second is partially included in the
first of course.
How can they be Accomplishment" 1
asked.
We'll, the use of aluminium will
lessen the dead weight Of tho ships.
Many experts in metal arc experiments
ing, and ii will not be long before alu-
minum Will be manufactured as chcaDly
a steel, of such quality that it can be
used fer the construction of ships.
There is plenty of aluminum but the
problem is its separation from tho
dross. believe that before the lapse
OF Ave years aluminium will be maru-
featured Of such quality that the samo
strength and endurance can be rot as
from steel, with half the weight A
vessel Of the size OF tho City OF Paris,
or Teutonic, or Normannia, will then
not weigh as much by many thousand
tons as any one Of them now does, so
that engines of the Same horse power
will drive thom through the water
fastcr"-N. y. Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
A RenI Trnco,ix

What's the matter?" asked tho stage
manager, who noticed that something
was going wrong during tho grave dig.
ging scene in Hamlet
ITS the drst gravc-digger," whis-
percd Horatio. ''iIe says that unless
tho manager sends him back the price
OF 4 square meal, hos going to cat tho
o. OF bread they're using for Yoricl,' 5
skull. The Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12

The net gain of the Lutheran
church in this country in 1850 in her
communicate membership was os,cio
Shc now has 7.oll churches, 4,Gi2 min
iste.@. and l,osG.C communicate mem
bsrS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12

-"BridgeSsTEas asked my wife, some
days after her advent, do you know
how to stone chorrics?" The cook re-
luctantly confessed herself "metag-
%gostic,' which, according to tho new
cainagc of tho Brooklyn Ethical Asso-
citation, signifies one who has chcount-
cred something beyond her knowledge.
1T is very simple" said my wife.
press the cherry so, and out comes the
stone My wife thoughtlcssly put
tho cherry into her mouth and left tho
kitchen. When Hridgecs work was in
spectcd dish of stones was all that re-
NAMED OF the luscious fruit. our treas
ure having faithfully followed the ex-
ample set her and indusriously eaten
al tho cherries
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
FELINE FILTRATION.
Cats Like to lie Potted Even If They &c
Little Shy.

Cats Like to lie Petted Even If They Act
Little Shy.
We see cat como stealthily rubbing
up against a chair leg. the head in
clincd coquettishly over one shoulder,
regarding us with a furtively, coaxing
smile. With firt like that, whether
maid or matron, there is no occasion for
ceremony. Eou snatch her up on your
knee; She pretcnds TO be offended and to
struggle to escape But she curls her
self up with sensuous purr when you
begin tickling the fur that lies just be-
hind the ear, and thenceforth it is
plain sailing. 1t is very diff
fercnt with corpulcnt and
sturdy Tom, who, though he may
have luxuriatci in comfortable
quarters all his life, has, nevertheless,
had his sad experiences and seen some
thing of tho worst side of human
nature. Mischevous boys have heaved
half bricks at him, ill-bred and I'm
sympathetic servants have resented his
patrician manners, expeling him with
ignominy from the lower regions and
sometimes punching his head. Even
his master, who is the reverse Of n puss-
omaniac, may never have appreciated
him according to his merits. No won
der that Il cat Of that stamp should be
slightly misanthropic and suspicious.
Naturally he mistrnsts strangers ad-
vances, but, nevertheless, there is some
thing in your voice which sends quiy-
or through his ears and makes him
visibly relax the rigidity OF his
tail. You and he might pass for
couple of Free NIasons meeting in
foreign country and exchanging the
first of the mystical signs. The chances
are he may sidlo up toward you whom
you show an unmistallablc desire to con-
verse; but possibly he may stanl OH his
dignity, being a solf-respecting animal,
and force you to dive after him under
tho tables. He has no thought of elud-
ing you, or he would have mado q bolt
of it to somo impracticable vantage
ground long before; and, once in Your
hands, he resigns himself voluptu-
ously to carossing, sheathing the formi-
dable claws that might strike terror
into bulldog. 1t may be said that
there is nothing surprising in potted
and decently-cducatc cat behaving
civilly to any stranger under his own
roof, though civility is one thing and
familiarity mt first aight is anothor.-
Saturday Review.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-12
Large Foundry, Machine Shops
and Stove Works

undc construction Free
immense limestone and
the
railroad junction in the heart of the greatest
iron region in the United States. The only
town on this great Southern connec-
ton Of the Norfolk and Western
system.
the celebrated
coke fields Being
passed by the
forests close to hand that can be hoated
Magnificent hotel, stores and dwellings under
contract. The cheapest and best lots
in the South
lvanhoe land and Improvement CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-09

More csrelessness caused the cremation Of
more insane or idiotic people yesterday-the
last horror occurring at Preston, Chensngo
county, New York, where the ten persons
burned were idiots. In the Tongue Pointe case
the improvidence of the provincial authorities
in farming out the patients, some seventeen
hundred in number, at one hundred dollars a
head, was the prime cause Of the disaster. The
Chenango poor house and asylum was a three
story frame structure. Neither building had
proper safeguards against fire. The buildings
were unfit for the purposes for which they
were used The greatest criminal negligence
has been displayed in the care Of the most help
less Of all human beings Well may it be asked
how much humanity is there in man where
dollars and cents are involved?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-09

The favorable report on the Atkinson rail-
road bill says that ''none of the property-own-
ers whose lands are involved by the provisions
OF this bill are. opposing it" Since the effect
Of the measure, if adopted, will be to perpetu-
ate the surface occupation Of the streets and
Reservations Of the city in the illegal and in
furious fashion Of the present and to fasten
still more tightly upon South Washington its
dangerous and obstructive belt of surface tracks
every landowner in the city and especially
every landowner in South Washington will be
Affected by the provisions Of the bill. Who
among the people Of Washington has favored
this bill as an independent proposition?
The board Of trade, for the city at
large, has condemned it The protective
association OF South Washington, speaking for
that section, has denounced it Even the cit
liens who are served by some of the illegal
side-tracks, and who thus have personal in
terest in one provision Of the bill, are not so
lacking in public spirit that they favor the
Atkinson bill unamended and uncoupled with
provision for the public relief. South Wash
ington will be somewhat astonished to learn
that it is not opposed to the Atkinson bill