Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10
CANTON SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY OCTOBER 10. 1904

BouTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY. o
!. that when bis time expires % admiral
he will make us a longer visit ii
j. 1904, during the st. Louis exposition
But they are little jealous because II
something's We are ahead Of them. Al
old captain on the Rhine said, after VI
told him about America, ''yes, Amer
lea is good land, but there 10 only ons
Germany"
, While I was talking to tailor the 9th
> er day, told him I had not seen On
apple, pear or plum nor grape that wa
worth eating. he said We will soon have
fine fruit. asked him whore dose II
come from and he had to own up to II
that i. came from America, for this ID
no fruit country. They raise nice fruit
in France, Italy and southern Ger
many, but have none to send away.
i We have had rain nearly every day
and grain has been rotting in the field,
laying fat and growing again.
This 10 city Of statues. Bismarck
has the largest and finest Of any and
stands ct the most conspicuous place in
all the city. 1t seems that people al.
most worship that man. Before his
statue are flowers and wreaths laid
there by his admirers. They quote his
words that he uttered in speech we
Germans fear God but nothing In this
world" I have besn thinking that II
he had to settle with Spain. sfter We
had conquered them. that instead Of We
paying them twenty million for the
Philippine Islands that they would
have had to pay us that and loose the
Islands besides judging the way he made
France pay.
Between showers We are taking in
the museums and art galleries. They
have place here that is called Penop-
ticum. where men and women stand In
wax figures life size and features - ma
tural . possible. I have looked them
sil over and find only two Americans.
Geo. Washington stands amongst the
great men while the other stands with
the murderers OF whom there are over
ono hundred. We visited the Palace Of |
William II Of Potsdam, with many 9TH
ers, and were taken through the build
ing. except their private rooms, the
family was absent on their northern |
Journey. Il was built partly BY Fred
rick the Great and partly by the pre-
sent emperor. 1t is not 90 very large
but very fine inside, and the finest park |
that I have ever seen, surrounds it,
which Is open to everyone that keeps
his hands of of things. There are sew
eral tine parks in Berlin. The ono We
generally visit and 10 nearest to our
place 10 two miles long and three.quar-
ters Of mile wide and it was originally
timber land but is now converted into
. fine park.
There are many large and fine
churches, but have never seen any
filled with worshippers. The service
seem to me very cold and formal more
than spirit. I have been to .
different church every Sunday and two
Friday evenings and one Saturday
morning to tho Jewish Synagogue.
which they call the temple. very fins
building costing several million marks.
The dome Of it shines like pure gold
when.ths sun shines, I.expect, In imi.
tation Of the old temple ct Jerusalem.
heard Rabbi Wise preach. hs said We
Jews know that there IL only one God
and not . divided God.
Since was here last, seven years
lgo. things have changed in some lines
greatly. At that time the transporta.
tion Of people. was done by those big
busses drawn by horses and now 1t 10
lone nearly altogether bv electric cars,
made as am told, in America. Ten
pfennig 10 the fare. which IL two and
half cents in our money.
You have probably read about the
Crown Princes love affair. He went to
England and met an American young
ady there. Gladys Deacon. fell In love
It first sight. The girl acted cool at
irst. but they met again and he popped
he question, she accepted and he put
he engagement ring on her finger. and
III went we'll until he told his father,
hat he would give up right and title to
he crown If he would only let him
marry that girl. It 10 said the emperor
ust laughed and said. Oh. not % fast,
ny son. I had q love affair on my
lands when was your age but had to
get over it. and 10 will you have to.
The ring was called back but . very
inc bracelet sent in place and % endeth
he first love affair Of Crown Prince
Fredrick William Of Germany. It
made great deal Of merriment in this
I
The Boer generals are going to be
here next week and I expect % large .
crowd will turn out to see them - did
King Emanuel. The people have
strongly sympathized with tho Doors
md no good word for England. It seems
that England 10 jealous Of Germany's
for America and are trying
10 raise enmity between these two M.
lions.
When President Roosevelt upheld
The Monroe doctrine in his speeches.
The English papers came ont aud clam.