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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05
FRIDAY s.
Peoples Party State Convention.

The Peoples Party of South Dakota Will
meet in delegate convention, In the city OF
Huron, on Tuesday, July II, 1885, at II a. M. for
the purpose Of electing seventeen deiegates 70
represent the Peoples Party OF South dakota,
in the Peoples Party National convention, TO
be held in the city of St. Louis, July ~. 1896,
and for The purpose Of placing IN nomination
candidates for the following named officers:
Four Presidential Electors.
Two Representatives In Congress.
Governor
Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary Of State.
State Auditor.
E State Treasurer
Attorney General.
Superintendent Of Public instruction.
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
Commissioner OF Labor and Statistics.
One Railroad Commissioner for all OF South
Dakota living west Of the Missouri river.
One Railroad Commissioner for all OF South
Dakota lying east of the MISSOURI river ana
south of the second standard parallel.
Our Railroad Commissioner for all OF South
Dakota lying east Of the missouri river ana
north of the second standard parallel
And the transaction Of such other business
as NAV legally come before such convention.
It is recommended that an alternate to each
delegate be elected and that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the convention be empowered
to cast the full vote OF their county.
The basis of representation for each OF tne
organized counties will be one delegate at large
and one additional delegate for each fifty votes,
or major fracti0n thereof. cast for Hon. Isaac
Howe for governor, in 1894. The counties will
he entitled to delegates rs follows:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05
For Ocean Steamship Tickets

Via the Beaver Line from Montreal
Quebec TO Liverpool. or via any steam
ship line crossing the Atlantic, at lowest
rates for tlrsL cabin. second cabin and
steerage. both outward and prepaid, ap-
ply TO H. E. Thayer, Agent. Chicago
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Ry.. at Canton,
s. D., or address G. F. Wenham, Gen'l
Steamship Agent, 4s Adams ST., Chicago
Ill.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05

TOTAL. Oo0
In addition to the above number Of delegates
each unorganized county will be entitled to one
delegate in said convention.
The COMMITTEE recommends that the county
conventions to choose delegates to the state
convention, be held not later than June 90 Al
counties desirous Of securing speakers should
The following is list of speakers who will
respond to cal,s: James H. Kyle. Il. L. Loucks,
Kennedy, j, W. Hardin, T. H. Null. A. P. Allen
8. A. Cochrane T. M. Simmons and M Grigsby
T. Fl. NULL
r. r. DowpELL, Chairman.
Secretary.
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Delaware Twp.

There will be a peoples party caucus
held in Delaware township. at the Pleas
ant View school house on Friday evening,
June 5, at s o'clock, for the purpose OF
electng delegates to the county conven-
ton. G. B. Young,
Chairman.
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Springdale Twp.

There will be a peoples party caucus
in the school house in district No. Al, on
Thursday evening, June 4, at o'clock,
for the purpose Of electing 3 delegates to
the county convention, and to transact
such other business as may properly come
before said caucus.
j. M. BUswELL,
Chairman.
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House Plants for Sale.

25 varietles of new roses. 10 different
kinds of carnations and 10 new kinds oil
chrysanthemums. rooted slips, blooming
plants and cut flowers in great variety.
Flowers furnished for parties and table
decorations. Mrs. VIM. II. MILLER JR.
Canton, s. D.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05

Remember that Bradshaw Bros. Of
Worthing now have a large stock of new
lumber bought for cash on a reduced
freight rate. They have anything you
may want in yellow pine, oak or white
pine and can make you satisfactory
prices. We do not sell strictly for
cash.
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Delapre Twp.

There will be a peoples party caucus
held in the Schmidt hardware store at
Tea on Friday evening, June 5, at 8
o'clock, to elect 5 delegates to the county
convention, w. M. PARKR,
Chairman.
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Canton Twp.

A peoples party caucus will be held IN
the town hall, Canton township. Friday,
June 5, at 5 o'clock p. m. to elect dele.
gates to the county convention. For the
committee. A. L. SYvERUD.
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Lynn Twp.

There will be a peoples party caucus
held in the village of Worthlng, Friday
evening, June 5, at o'clock for the pur-
pose of electine delegates to the county
convention. E. W. NORTON.
Chairman.
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FARM LOANS.

We have an unlimited amount Of
money to invest in Farm Loans at low
rate Of interest. Call at the Sioux Valley
Bank, Hudson, South Dakota.
NJ. @. REMsBURG. Cashier
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Highland Twp.

There will be a peoples party caucus
held in the Steensland school house, Fri
day evening, June 5, at s o'clock for the
purpose Of electing 10 delegates to the
county convention. z. ELLIS.
Chairman.
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Law ALLEY Twp.

There will be peoples party caucus
in the Wood school house, district No. al,
Friday evening, June 5, at 8 o'clock, for
the purpose of electing 5 delegates to the
county convention.
o. M. IvERsoN.
Chairman.
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Lincoln Twp.

There will be peoples party causus
in Lincoln township, in school house
No. 80. on Friday evening, June 5. at 8
O'Clock, to elect Z delegates to the county
convention.
HENRY BARNUM,
Chairman.
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PasturaEe.

I have pasture containing 400 acres
with flowing spring water in abundance
Will take horses and cattle for the season.
G. B. KENNEDY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05

The township committees will please see that
recommended by the central committee that
caucuses be held in the several precincts at the
usual time and place on Friday evening. June 5.
By the central committee.
'yl& ARTHUR LINN,
g. H. YOUNG Secretary Chairman.
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1000 Oak Posts.

1000 white oak posts 1T $40 per humid
red at E. E. Carpenters, lower Canton.
Will take stock or some cheap working
horses. Come quick.
E. e. CARPENTER.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05

have Jersey bull at Warmers livery
STABLE in Canton. Service Sl.OO cash.
J. J. RICHARDSON.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05
People,. Party County Convention

The Peoples Party Of Lincoln county, South
Dakota, will meet in delegate convention in
Canton, Saturday, June s, at p m. to select &c
eighteen delegates to the state convention, Ion
called to meet at Huron. Tuesday. July ID, 1895.
The several precincts OF the county will be
entitled to representation as follows:
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REAL ESTATE LOANS

Atlowest rates. Enquire OF L. H. LAR
SEN, Cashier Canton State Bank. 36tf
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-05
Brooklyn Twp.

City of Canton.
A peoples party caucus will be held in
the court house on Friday evening. June
5, at 8 o'clock, to elect delegates to the
county convention. E. S. O'NEIL,
Chairman.
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she's an angel-but, my good fellow, is
she a ladyw
This was torture to Archie. II beg your
pardon" he said, struggling to be com
posed, "but because you have wormed
yourself into my confidence :"
"Oh, come!'' cried Frank. "Your con-
fdence? 1t was rosy but unconsenting
Your confidence, indeed? Now, look! This
is what I must say, Weir, for 1t concerns
your safety and good character, and there
fore my honor as your friend. You say
wormed myself into your confidence.
Wormed is good. But what have l done?
I have put two and two together just as
the parish will be doing tomorrow, and
the whole of Tweeddale In two weeks, and
the black brothers-well, I won't put a
date on that; 1t will be dark and stormy
morning! Your secret, in other words, is
poor Polls. And | want to ask of you as
a friend whether you like the prospect?
There are two horns to your dilemma,
and l must say for myself should look
mighty ruefully on either. Do you see
yourself explaining to the four black
brothers? or do you see yourself presenting
the milkmaid to papa as the future lady Of
Hermiston? Do you? / tell you plainly
l don't!"
Archie rose "I will hear no more Of
this" he said, in trembling voice.
But Frank again held up his cigar
"Tell me one thing first. Tell me II this
is not friends part that I am playing?"
Il believe you think 1t so." replied Ar
chic. Il can 90 as far as that. / can do
SO much justice to your motives. But 1
will hear no more Of it. l am going to
bed"
That's right Weir" said Frank, hearth
ly. GO to bed and think over it; and l
say. man, don't forget your prayers! I
don't often do the ,noral-dcn't go in fsr
that sort of thing-but when I do there's
one thing sure, that l mean it,
So Archie marched off to bed, and Frank
sat alone by the table fer another hour
or so smiling to himself richly. There
was nothing vindictive in his nature; but,
If revenge came in his way, it might as
well be good, and the thought OF Archie's
pillow reflections that night was indes-
cribably sweet to him. He felt q pleasant
senae of power. He looked down on Ar
chic as on a very little boy whose strings
he pulled-as On horse whom he had
backed and bridled by sheer power of in
telligence, and whom he might ride to
glory cr the grave at pleasure. Which
was it to be? He fingered long, relish
ing the details of schemes that he was too
idle to pursue. Poor cork upon a torrent
he tasted that night the sweets of omnip-
otence, and brocded like a deity over the
strands Of that intrigue which was to
shatter him before the summer waned.
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she had most to say, most to ask, and
when she trembled to recognise her SOW
ereigpity not merely in allegiance but an
nulled. For, with the clairvoyance of a
genuine love. she had pierced the mys-
terry that had so long embarrassed Frank
She was conscious, even before it was car
ried out, even on that Sunday night when
it began, OF an invasion Of her rights; and
a voice told her the invaders name. Since
then, by arts, by accident, by small things
observed, and by the general drift of Ar
chie's humor. she had passed beyond all
possibility of doubt. With sense of JUS
1tice that Lord Hermiston might have en-
We'd, she had that day in church consid-
cred and admitted the attractions of the
younger Kirstie; and with the profound
humanity and sentimentality of her nature
she had recognised the coming of fate. Not
thus would she have chosen. She had
seen, in imagination, Archie welded to
some tall, powerful, and rosy heroine Of
the golden locks, made in her own image
for whom she would have strewed the
bride-bed with delight and now she
could have wept to see the ambition fall
sihed. But the gods had pronounced. and
her doom was otherwise.
seiged with feverish thoughts. There
were dangerous matters pending, battle
was toward, over the fate of which she
hung in jealousy, sympathy, fear, and al
ternate loyalty and disloyalty to either
side. Now she was re-incarnated in her
niece, and now in Archie. Now she saw,
through the girls eyes. the youth on his
knees to her, heard his persuasive in
xx,stk 1aoI
ceived his over-mastering caresses. Anon,
with revulsion. her temper ragged to sec
such utmost favors of fortune and love
squandcred on a brat Of girl, one Of her
own house, using her own name--a deadly
ingredient-and that ''didnae ken her ain
mind an was as blacks your hat" Now
she trembled lest her deity should plead in
vain, loving the idea Of success for him
like a triumph of nature; anon, with re-
turning loyalty to her own family and
--- ~No t~o~'hIed frr Kirstie and the
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Hermiston. And kind of horror fell upon
her at what she had done. She wore a
tragic mask. "Erchie, the Lord peety
you, dear, and peety me! I have buildit
on this oundation"-laying her hand
heavily on his shoulder-"and buildit HE,
and pit my HART in the buildin' of it. II
the hale hypothec were to fa', think, lad
die, would dee! Excuse a daft wife that
loves We, and that kenned your mither.
And for His names sake keep yersel' frae
inordinate desires; haud your heart In
bath your hands. carry it canny and
laigh; dinnae send it up like a bairn's kite
into the collieshangie O. the wunds! Mind.
Master Erchie DEAR that this life's a.
disappointment, and a mouthfu' O. mools
is the appointed end"
cay, but Kirstie, my woman, you're
asking me over much at last" said Ar
chic, profoundly moved, and lapsing into
the broad Scots. "Yere asking what nae
man can grant ye, what only the Lord of
heaven can grant ye if He see fit. Ay!
And can even He? can promise ye what
l shall do, and you can depend on that.
But how l shall feel-my woman, that is
long past thinking of"
They were both standing by now oppo-
site each other. The face of Archie wore
the wretched semblance of smile; hers
was convulsed for a moment.
Promise me ae thing" she cried, in a
sharp voice. Promise me yell never dc
naething without telling me-
"No, Kirstie, I cannae promise ye that,
he replied. IT have promised enough. God
kens!'
MAY the blessing of God lift and rest
upon We, dear!" she said.
"God bless ye, my old FRIEND" said he.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A NOCTURNAL VISIT,

n OA4NAL NlC1l.
Kirstie had many causes of distress
More and more as we grow old-and yet
more and more as we grow old and are
women, frozen by the fear OF age-we
come to rely en- the voice as the single
outlet Of the soul. Only thus, in the cur
tailment of cur means, can We relieve the
straitened cry of the passion within us;
only thus, in the bitter and sensitive shy
ness of advancing years. can we maintain
relations with those vivacious figures of
the young that still show before us and
tend daily to become no more than the
moving wallpaper of life. Talk is the
last link, the last relation. But with the
end of the conversation, when the voice
stops and the bright face of the listener is
turned away. solitude falls again on the
bruised heart. Kirstie had lost her can
ME hour at cen; she could no more
wander with Archie, a ghost If you will
but happy ghost. in fields Elysian. And
to her 1t was as If the whole world had
fallen silent; to him, but an unremarkable
change of amusements. And she ragged to
know 1t. The effervescency of her passion
ate and irritable nature rose within her at
times to bursting point.
This is the price paid by age for un-
reasonable ardors of feeling. 1t must have
been so for Kirstie at any time when the
occasion CHANGED; but 1t so fell out that
she was deprived Of this delight in the
hour when she hnl most need Of It. when
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alike by her beauty and her story. He
came towards her slowly from the window,
took up her hand in his and kissed it.
"Kirstie." he said hoarsely, you have
misjudged - sorely. have always
thought OF ho', wouldnae harm her for the
universe. NJ woman!"
"Eh. lad, and that's easy sayin'," cried
Kirstie, "but it's name sac easy doin'
Man, do We no comprehend that it's God s
wull we should be blendit and glamoured,
and have nae command over our ain mem
bers at time like that? My BARN." she
cried, still holding his hand, think O. the
puir lass have pity upon her, Erchie. and
oh, be wise for twa! Think o. the risk
she rims! I have seen ye, and what's to
prevent ithers? l saw ye once in the
Hays, in my ain howl, and was wac to
see We therein part for the omen, for I
think there's weird on the place-and in
part for pure nakit envy and bitterness O.
hart. It's strange ye should forgather
there tae! God! But yon puir thrawn,
auld Covenanter's seen heap O. human
natur since he lookit his last on the mus
ket barrels, If he never saw name afore, -
she added, with kind of wonder in here
eyes.
II swear by my honor have done her
no wrong" said Archie. II swear by my
honor and the redemption Of my soul that
there shall none be done her. have
heard Of this before. have been foolish,
Kirstie, not unkind and, above all, not
base"
There's my bairn!'' sold Klrstie, rising.
"I'll can trust ye noo. I'll can gang to my
bed wi an easy hairt.' And then she saw
in a flash how barren had been her tri-
umph. Archie had promised to spare the
girl, and he would keep it; but who had
promised to spare Archie? What was to
be the end Of it? Over a maze Of difficult
ties she glanced and saw, at the end of
every passage, the fluty corrtHnance of
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to the despair Of all girls and most women.
was now completely In possession OF Arch
lie. He had passed a night of sermons,
day Of reflection; he had come wound up to
do his duty; and the set mouth, which in
him only betrayed the effort OF his will, to
her seemed the expression of an averted
heart. 1t was the same with his constrain-
ed voice and embarrassed utterance; and il
so-if 1t was all over-the pang of the
thought took away from her the power
Of thinking.
He stood before her some way Off
"Kirstie, there's been too much Of this.
We've seen too much OF each other"
She looked up quickly and her eyes con-
tracted
There's no good ever comes of these
secret meetings. They're not frank, not
honest truly and ought to have seen it.
People have begun to talk; and it's not
right of me. Do you see?"
"I see somebody will have been talking
to ye.' she said, sullenly.
"They have, more than one of them"
replied Archie.
"And whae were they?" she cried. "And
what kind Of love do ye ca that, that's
ready to gang round like whirligig at folk
talking? Do ye think they have nae talk
ed to me?"
Have they, indeed?" said Archie, with
a quick breath. ''That Is what l feared.
Who were they? Who has dared"
Archie was on the point Of losing his
temper
AS matter of fact not anyone had
talked to Christina on the matter; and she
strenuously repeated her own first ques-
tion in panic Of self-defence.
"Ah, we'll! what does it matter?" he
said. "They were good folk that wished
we'll to us, and the great affair is that
there are people talking. My dear girl,
we have to be wise We must not wreck
our lives at the outset. They may be
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CHAPTER TX.
BY THE WEAVER'S STONE.

BY THE WEAVER'S STONE.
1t was late in the afternoon when Arch
lie drew near by the hill path to the pray
ing Weaver's" stone. The Hays we're in
shadow. But still, through the gate OF the
Slap, the sun shot last arrow. which sped
far and straight across the surface OF the
moss, here and there touching and shining
on a tussock, and lighted at length on the
gravestone, and the small figure awaiting
him there. The emptiness and solitude OF
the great moors seemed to concentred there,
and Kirstie pointed out by that figure OF
sunshine for the only inhabitant. His first
sight of her was thus excruciatingly sad,
like glimpse Of a world from which all
light, comfort, and society were on the
point Of vanishing. And the next moment,
when she had turned her face to him, and
the quick smile had enlightened 1t, the
whole face of nature smiled upon him in
her smile Of welcome. Archie's slow pace
was quickened his legs hasted to her,
though his heart was hanging back. The
girl, upon her side, drew herself together
slowly and stood up, expectant; she was
all languor, her face was gone white, arms
ached for him, her soul was on tip-toes
But he deceived her, pausing few steps
away, not less white than herself, and hold
ing up his hand with gesture of denial.
"No, Christina, not to-day" he said.
"To-day have to talk to you seriously. Sit
We down, please, there where you We're.
Please" he repeated.
The revulsion of feeling in Christmas
heart was violent. To have longed and
waited these weary hours for him, rehears-
ing her endearments-to have seen him at
last come-to have been ready there, breath
less. wholly passive. his to do what he
would with-and suddenly to have found
herself confronted with a grey-faced, harsh
schoolmaster-it was too rude shock.
She could have wept, but pride withheld
her. She sat down on the stone, from
which she had arisen, part with the in
stinct of obedience, part as though she had
been thrust there. What was this? Why
was she rejected? Had she ceased to please?
She stood here offering her wares, and he
would none of them! And yet they were
all his! His to take and keep; not his to
refuse, though! In her quick, petulant ma
ture, a moment ago on fire with hope,
thwarted love and wounded vanity wrought.
The scnoc,rcasser thct there Is il all men,
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cy; and little by little, from one point to
another, he at last succeeded in piecing out
the situation. First he remarked that, al
though Archie set out in all the directions
Of the compass, he always come home again
from some point between the south and
west. From the study of map, and in
consideration of the great expanse OF un-
tenanted moorland running in that direc-
tion towards the sources of the Clyde, he
laid his finger on Craftsmanship and two
other neighboring farms, Kngsmuirs and
Polintarf. But 1t was difficult to advance
farther. With his rod for a pretext, he
vainly visited each of them in turn; moth
ing was to be seen suspicious about this
trinity of moorland settlements. He would
have tried to follow Archie, had it been
the least possible, but the nature Of the
land precluded the idea. He did the next
best, ensconced himself in a quiet corner,
and pursued his movements with tele-
scope. 1t was equally in vain, and
he soon wearied of his futile vig-
lance. left the telescope at home,
and had almost given the matter up
in despair, when, on the twenty-ninth day
of his visit, he was suddenly confronted
with the person whom he sought. The first
Sunday Kirs.ie had managed to stay away
from kirk on some pretext OF indisposi.on
which was more truly modesty; the pleas
ure of beholding Archie seeming too sacred,
too vivid for that public place. 1t was not
until the second, accordingly, that Frank
had occasion to set eyes on the enchant-
ress. With the first look. all hesitation w.s
over. She came with the Craftsmanship
party; then she lived at Cauldstane.lap.
Here was Archie's secret here was the wo-
man, and more than that-though l have
need Of every manageable attenuation Of
language-with the first look, he had al
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THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR MIND.

Nineteen citizens of Macon, Ga, some
of them said to be prominent in one way
or another, We're subpoenaed few days
ago to appear at the city h;Sl, provided
with picks and shovels. to go to work
OH the streets of the town for five days
under the direction OF the board of pub
lie works. A new law provides that Il
citizen who fails to pay his street tax
shall work out the amount of the tax
on the streets. and this was the first time
it was put in operation. The citizens
are expected to settle UP before the date
in the subpoena.
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Max Nordau's "The Paradoxes," p
volume of Ala pages, was written on G5
pages Of paper.
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Miss Braddon, the English novelist,
was at one time an actress, playing
small parts in the provinces.
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Conductor-"Hi, there. What are you
doin?"
Charley Jagon-'Tryin' stop car"
Conductor-"But yer ringin' both
ends"
Charley Jago-"Thash all right Wan
q stop both ends. Truth.
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The End.
MEN AND MATTERS.

Count Okuma, the Japanese Minister
of Finance, has held the position twen-
ty-tive years.
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Wiggles-"That was rather shrewd
thing that the people in the Fifth setreee
church did with their pastor?"
Waggles-"What was that?'
Wiggles-"Oh, they gave him twenty VOL
umes of the collected sermons of success
full preachers. '-rcmerville Journal. -