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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
WHEN BETTY MILks THE cows.

When twilight gilds the summer lea
And daisies close their eyes to sleep,
When hiveward drones the laden bee,
And from the hedge the shadows
creep;
The hour when all things sweet combine
To set their seal on Natures brow
With tenderest touch-the hour, divine,
When Betty milks the brindled COW.
The peach's blush upon her cheek,
The pippin's dimple in her chin;
Her eyes, clear, fountain-like, bespeak
A depth of purity within;
Softer Of voice than yonder dove
That to its mate is cooling now
For all things yield themselves to love
When Betty milks the brindled cow
Adown her shoulders, plump and fair
AS ever minstrel rhymed or sung,
A wavy mass of golden hair
In Natures artless beauty flung;
Her arms, apoise, Of graceful mould
No artists masterpiece, l trow,
Can match the vision l behold
When Betty milks the brindled COW.
But whether in her form or face
Or twinkle in those eyes of blue,
There's some bewitchment in her grace
That thrills my being through and
through;
And what l would l cannot say,
For silence seals my lips somehow,
And something in my breast gives way
When Betty milks the brindled cow.
Oh, had l all the miser's store,
Or wide domain of farm and field,
The fame that falls to men of lore,
With all the honors earth can yield,
I'd freely barter them for this
Would such a boon the Fates allow
Just one sweet promise, one sweet kiss,
When Betty milks the brindled COW.
John Troland.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
LACK OF MEN, NOT WORK.
Revelation of the Real Problem of
the Unemployed.

Revelation of the Real Problem OF
the Unemployed.
Leroy Scott contributes to Worlds
Work the result Of a first-hand in.
vestigation Of the unemployed in the
United States. He makes some star
Ting revelations and incidentally scat
has hung about the poor man looking
for a Job" He declares that the real
problem is not to find work for men,
but men for work. Ninety per cent
Of the men out of work don't want
work. Mr.. Scott says:
"'In large cities the men who stand
in bread lines, who patronize free
soup kitchens and missions; who
sleep in municipal lodging houses and
in police stations, are properly re-
garded as unfortunates who have
failed to find work. The Charity Or
%ganization Sosiety and the Association
for Improving the condition of the
Poor, both of New York, recently had
cards printed addressed to unemployed
men. Offering work and financial and
medical aid. During March and April
$4,000 Of these cards were distributed
to men in bread lines. missions and
lodging houses. Three hundred and
five responded-a little more than !
per cent. 1t would seem that self-re-
specting men, eager to work, would
seize at such chance. At the two
lodging houses Of the Philadelphia
Society for Organizing Charity, the Of
ticers clip from the morning papers
and post on a bulletin board the adj
v~ertisements asking for male help, so
that the men can read them when
discharged at 6 a. m. AS a rule no
more than two or three men from a
crowd Of 100 or $50 glance at tho adj
yertisements.
among u~norganiZed workers men
are frequently unemployed through a
desire to choose their job. I sat a
large part Of one day listening to the
talk between clerk and applicants.
Job after job was refused because the
applicants We're not pleased with the
work or the wages. A typical case was
that of a young fellow who was Of
fered a good opening in an Office at
S12 a wook; he refused because he
wanted to start at $15. On the pro-
vious day this agency had found a job
for a man whose family was being sup
ported by a charity society. The man
went to his new work in the morning;
in the afternoon he was back at the
agency They only wanted to pay me
S1.75," he complained. L won't work
for less than So for ANYBODY"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
a GIRL PRODIGY.
Has Committed to Memory 1928
Verses from the Bible.

Has Committed to Memory 1889
verses from the Bible.
Most likely not another brain In the
State, possibly in the world, has verb
ally acquired so much Scripture in 50
short a time as has been done recently
by a young woman in Buncombe Coun-
ty, says the Biblical Record.
About the list Of March, 1865, q
tor J.. A. Brendell, hoping to stimulate
work in the Bib Ivy Baptist
Sunday School at Barnardsville Post
Office, offered two prizes (Bibles), the
first to the pupil over ~ and the other
to the n under IL, who should during
his interval commit to memory and re-
cite the largest number of verses OF
Scripture. A committee was appointed
to hear the contestants for the prizes
and register the number Of verses
memorized.
On the day Of the award it was found
that among the older competitors the
winner was Miss Leste May Williams,
a young woman 1G year" of age With
these ninety days, during which she
had an attack Of measles, she commit
ted to memory and recited to the COM
mittee 1926 verses OF Scripture, COW
ering the entire New Testament lex
cepting two genealogies of Jesus in the
first chapter OF Matthew and the third
chapter of Luke), and including liberal
selections from Genesis, Psalms, &c
clesiastes and other parts of the Old
Testament.
The winner Of the second prize was
the Youngest sister Of the winner Of
the first prize. Little Miss Ella Jay
Williams is only IL years of age, yet
in this competition there were to her
credit 715 verses Of Scripture.
The pastor reports that during the
entire contest there were more than
100000 verses memorized.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

The Story of n-Doo Sun.
Once on n time, in far Japan,
There lived n busy little man,
So merry and so full of fun
That people called him Indoor Sun.
Now Indoor Sun made mirrors fine,
Like those in your house and in mine,
And in these looking glasses bright
His own face saw from morn till night
1t made him feel so very sad
To see his face look cross and bad,
That he began to take great care
To keep a sweet smile always there.
And soon he found that those he knew
All seemed to like him better, too;
For, like the mirrors, every one
Began to smile on Indoor Sun!
Now try this just one day and see
How bright and smiling you can be:
You'll find both happiness and fun
In playing you're an "in-door SUM-"
Little Folks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

she said, coldly, land he has not even
got on a dress coat! Does he wish
to make me look ridiculous before my
guests?
a moment later the husband had
gained the wife's side. He laid his
hand on her arm.
"Eveline!!' his voice was hoarse,
Betty Is very i'll, I have sent for a
doctor, you must come up to her at
once!'
what! and leave my guests?" She
shook his hand away with a cold little
laugh. go back to the nursery your
self, if you like, l shall remain here"
she said.
He looked at her, silently, then
Every WE'LL" he said, quietly. II will
not trouble you again."
The woman turned to Sir Charles.
There was a curious smile on her face.
"You were right" she said, in a low
voice, my husband does not appre-
ciate me. 1t is a duty I owe to my
self tO-to-"
The sentence was left unfinished,
but Sir Charles understood.
What impulse was it that prompted
her on her way up stairs to fetch a
cloak, to pause for a moment outside
the nursery door? Not love-not duty
then. what?
Betty's mother did not know, new
ertheless she did pause, and then, hear
ing no sound from within the room,
pushed the door open, and went in.
It was a foolish, sentimental fancy,
but she would like to have n more
look at Betty-to press one more kiss
upon those baby lips before. she left
her forever.
The room was strangely still. Gent
ly, on tiptoe, she approached the little
white bed-she did not want the child
to wake. No, she did not wake, she
lay very still. Suddenly a fear, like an
icy hand, gripped the mothers heart.
She bent over the pillow, and pushed
a dark curl away from the baby brow.
1t was quite cold. Betty was dead!
Someone sitting behind the curtains
Of the bed, who, in the dim light, she
had not noticed-rose, and caught her,
or she would have fallen-Someone
with strong, kind arms, and a deep,
tender voice, who whispered words of
comfort into her ear.
Dear love, let us bear this great
sorrow together!' She chung to him,
sobbing; all the love which, in her girl
hood, she had felt for this loyal, no
%ble-hearted man swept again through
her heart. And she had been going to
leave him!
Forgive me! Forgive me! | have
! been a bad mother-a bad wife. Oh.
my husband, l must tell you! l was
going to leave you-to-night. But now
cannot! Betty! my baby Betty
The sobs were checked by her hus-
, bands forgiying kiss upon her lips.
"Betty's last words were that she
wished che could make Mummy kinder
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
Red Sea Pearls.

Pearl fisheries, Of which the world
hears little, but which constitute a con-
siderable industry, are carried on ut
the Lohia Islands, in the lower end Of
the Red Sea. Very few Of these pearls
find their way to European or Amert-
can markets, because the local demand
almost absorbs the output. Pearls are
the most popular of all gems among
the inhabitants Of India and Arabia
and it is seldom that a native woman
of any social position is seen without
pearl ornaments Of some kind, either
finger rings, earrings or rings for thu
nose. and even the feet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
BEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD.
In Japan, Briton Says, with n Lucernt
Hosiery IA Close Second. .

Hosiery "a Close Second.
If one excerpts the Schweizer Hof at
Lucerne, which cannot be approached
by any rival in nv country, the aver
age English hotel Is more luXuriously
furnished than the average foreign
hotel. But unfortunately one cannot
lunch off saddle bag lounges or dine
on alabaster pillars. The food supplied
by the palaces which line the coasts Of
the island is abominally bad, accord
ing to the London Saturday Review.
Abroad it is q very different story.
Everybody in and about a foreign
hotel, from the head waiter down to
the under cooks, takes an interest and
q pride in his business. In the English
hotel the servants seem ashamed of
being caught ministering to the crca-
ture comforts Of others, and even the
Germans and Italians catch over here
the surly, listless air Of English cooks
and walters.
French is the country Of culinary
extremes; there the cooking is either
very good or very bad. The idea b a
the hur,blest French inn will produce
an a%ppetizing dish IS a myth. We
have had some of the most nauseous
as well as some Of the most exquisite
meals in France; and outside the
larger towns a French hotel, unless 1t
is in the way of receiving English and
American visitors, will have sanitary
ARRANGEMENTS such as those described
by Arthur Young in the eighteenth
century. ..-
OF he hotels in the United States
it only remains to be said that they
are four times as expensive as British
hotels and in every point except that
Of service four times as good.
Attendance in the shape OF getting
your bell answered, lot water brought
or boots cleaned, is simply non-existent
in an American hotel. But in cities
like New York.. Chicago, Boston, and
even remote towns like Denver, the
cooking of the restaurants and the
quality of the food are as good as you
would get in Paris. The linen and the
sanitary arrangements of American
hotels leave nothing to be desired.
Unquestionably the worst hotels in
the world are those in the east, IN
India, at Singapore, Hongkong and
Shanghai.
Having run over nearly the whole
world, we are of opinion that the best
hotel in which the fastidious traveller
can hang up his hat is the Oriental
Palace at Yokohama.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
HAT REFUSES TO COME OFF.
Woman mt the Play Had a Hard
Time Trying to Accomplish 1t.

Time Trying to Accomplish 1t.
She was pretty, but rather unduly
plump, yet no II would have dared TO
tell her so, or even to study her gen.
erous figure too critically, for she vas
also middle-aged and dignifed and SUI
fciently self-posed to come to the thea
ter alone at night, relates the Philadel-
phia Record. Her seat, in the middle
OF the row, was the only one left Va
can when she came down the aisle,
and people sitting there viewed her
with some anxiety when they observed
her ample size.
She managed, however, to squeeze
through without doing too much walk
ing on other peoples feet, and despite
the impediments of a fan, an umbrella,
an opera glass bag, a program and. a
pair Of gloves. When she sunk into
her seat her sigh Of relief was echoed
by all the people whom she had
passed. and the men in the seat on
each side Of her promptly took their
elbows off the chair arms to give her
all the room possible for the welding
OF her fan.
When the curtain had gone up with
out her having removed her hat a IA
Immediately behind her leaned over
and asked her If she minded taking it
off. Without turning or replying she
put both arms up and begun to tug at
a hat pin. Slowly some of the things
on her lap began to slide off and the
opera glass bag, with its contents,
reached the floor before she made a
grab for them. 1t was clearly impos-
sible for her to stoop over straight in
front of her. The men at each side,
each desiring to get the bag, went
through a little pantomime of the Gas
ton and Alphonse variety with each
other, and then at the same instant
a dive for the glasses. Their heads
came together in a resembling whack
just above the large lady's knees, but
one Of them arose with the glasses in
his hand and gave them ID her.
Then she hanched all her things In
a Ead on her lap%aud1 started 70 pT-ors
on the refractory hatpin again. It
baked at arst, but dually came with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
what Fishermen Believe.

Fishermen are, many Of them, re-
markably superstitious. For instance,
in some fishing boats whistling Is for
hidden and neither milk nor burnt
bread is allowed on board. Even the
name of that unlucky animal the hare
may not be mentioned and a common
method Of Furnishing an enemy is to
throw a dead hare into his boat. Some
fishermen believe in luck attending an
odd-numbered crew, but the good for
tune will be neutralized should one of
the number have red hair.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

wheels, he appeared with them at a
masked ball given by Mrs. Cornelys,
in Carlisle House, Soho. He was duly
invited to display his skill. Having
put on the skates he took a violin and
began whirling about to his own
music. One thing he had not studied,
however, and that was how to guide
himself and to stop quickly, and the
result was that before the performance
had lasted very long he dashed into an
immense mirror valued at $1,000,
smashed his fiddle to bits, and serious
ly injured himself. That appears to
have dampened the spirit Of inventors,
for we hear nothing Of other wheel
skates for nearly half a century.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
a Costly skate

Roller skating is older than most
folk imagine. Joseph Merlin, a Bel
gian, born in 1875, a clever, inventive
fellow, went to London in 1850 and
exhibited his novelties at a museum in
Spring Gardens, and afterward In
Princes street, Hanover Square. Hav-
ing made a pair Of skates to run on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
swans in Deadly Fight.

A fight to death between two full
grown swans was witnessed in the
Wyck, a tributary Of the English
Thames. They could not be separated,
and continued until m died Of ex-
haustion. The other was severely in
iured about the neck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
A True

A French family has recently had
its fortunes restored in a way to sug-
eest story telling. They were wretch
edly poor, selling n possession after
another in order to live. One day the
mother, in moving an old desk of her
great-grandfather, came upon an old
book, between the pages Of which was
9 stamp Of the Island Of Maurice Of
1S47.
A traveller stopping to rest in the
cottage one day saw th&sstamp, which
a boy was sticking to a homemade en-
velope, playing '~'postofice" with a lit
tie friend. This traveller "a man Of
wealth and a collector Of curios) saw
that it was very rare. In truth, there
were but two others in existence, one
belonging to the King of England and
one to the Gear Of Russia. He told the
family Of their treasure, and it was
through his interest and exertions that
the stamp vas subsequently sold for
$500. ri
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
A subtle Distinction.

Mother of Parvenue Financier Ito
visitor)-All these are photographs of
my son. Here you see him as a child,
there as a man and there as Il baron.
Journal Amusant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

II suppose he clasped you In his
arms when the canoe upset?"
NO; quite the opposite"
quite the opposite?"
"Yes; the upset when he
cIasped me in his arms."-Houston
CTexas) Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
His Practical view.

A certain sweet faced grandmother
is sometimes startled by b up-tos
dateness OF her grandchildren. The
other day she was telling the youngest
Of them. a boy 5 years old, the story
of Lot. She showed him the pictures
Of the wicked cities Of the plains en-.
snioned in the fire from heaven. The
little chap gazed at the pictured con.
aagration and then asked:
"Were they insured?'-New York
Press,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

to Daddy, and GOD has granted her
wish" he said.
There WAC a rattle Of wheels in the
street below. 1t was Sir Charles car
riage as it drove away.-Home
Monthly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

Trusts must go. A Cincinnati man
has been forced to beg because they
closed a factory in which his wife had
Q job.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
nsusomecy.

Diplomacy Is q matter Of business,
though Z polite business, hedssd about
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15
The PhiIosoyhcr Of Folly

They tell me that young. Nocount
has gone D the avgsNery saa-huts
my sympathy Is all With the dogs.-
Cleveland Leader
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

AZ : ss.! IS never satisfied
until she acquires a son-in.law for her
mother.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

ly hold their own against their COM
petitors.-Walter Wellman in Success
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

~ ETTY sat on her little high
. backed chair in the nursery hug
-;~r n-oJiro ~, hnr. rrr rho
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-12
CITY MAN TELLS
ABOUT HIS QUIET
NIGHT In COUNTRY
<si WANT to tell you about my night in

ri WANT TO tell you about my night n
the country said q Kansas City
man who seldom leaves town
.-Tnere-d been sicknsss at home for TWO
weeks. the baby was III, 50 that none OF
US got much sleep. and usually l had
gone TO the Office worn out and dull Ny
wife. with her mother to relieve her.
could steal a few hours nap during the
day, but not l.
with these things in your mind you
can imagine my feelings when an order
came for me 10 go 10 a little town down
in the country 10 see one OF our old Gus
toners At last 1 was 10 have rest amid
the beauties Of nature. Actually l felt
young again
4 lst III a busy day with The customer
and II was 10 o-c.ock when L reached the
hotel. Fny mind rioring with thoughts OF
Z long long sleep in the morning undis-
turned ny street cars. huckstsrS. fire en-
glnes and the hundred and one SOUNDS
thai make up the noise OF tse CITY 1
inquired OF the hotei man: How late
can 1 get breakfast
Oh. he drawied. about haf-past ;
II nearly fell out Of ny chair ou Te
got the wrong end OF it, | gasped- -ttoW
sate-Iate-net how eaTiy-caH l get break
fast?s
sWe.. you needn't TO hurry now said
the proprietor You can get il for an
hour after that
Huh. thought l. If 1 hurry may
catch NJ en- sleep Even By 7s54 And 50
me to my hCd-
Some time IN the night I was aHak-
ensd by the plaintive having Of a calf
for IL mother Did you ever hear calf
bawl when ftTs beng weansd7 Presently
heard door siaTI and a moment later
the poor little calf gave grlnr just IKE
man would II you kicked him on the
watch charm and then all was still except
taat the door slammed again and some
one won't back 10 bed A few minutes
later a fool rooster saw the gieam OF the
hostser-s lantern as the boy moved
through the stable and at once began 10
crow. fully believing. | suppose, that the
sun lad risen
THE rooster al length quieted down
ami then. lust as | was doing. pei
I hezsn 40 ring. a loud -nlouthed, iron bell
/ went 10 the window and looked out
There Just below me stood boy pulling
/ d bell rope. the bell OF pest, the post
WITHIN six feet OF my room " nat IN
TIE blankety blank. began
breakfast. yelled the boy, MS face reo
with exertion-
:. Well / exclaimed. you needn' I
awaken al III. State for your oid oEeaA-
f fast,
Ten minutes later knock came on my
door and another voice said: Hay. mis-
+ ter git up, breakfast,
slIav.- I cried. L don't want any nay:
want .-Eeep But | DRESSED and went
down. | looked at the clock IL was s-lS-
Last night the Kansas City man con-
! csudesI. 4 went 70 sleep at O'Clock VII n
street cars changing past the house Inc
{ fre1hen wsnt by our place twice IN the
night. my wife avs. but ! slept tnrougn Z
/ il All. peacefully The country quiet Is
/ delusion kansas City Star
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-12
AMERICAN VERSUS FRENCH GIRL
The Former Is Interesting, Which Cannot Be Said OF
the Latter of Same Age and Position
BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.

THE American woman cannot De
loved. was the conclusion Of Paul
Bourget after study Of our country
women al home and abroad. Why.
Because she has not the qualities
which attract love; she is neither ten
der nor voGuptuous. She - merely
what Sargent has painted her. the
American idol
An individual she is as she seeks 10
be. he comedies, but her individuality
bears always the mark of nationality
she is he declares. using an old politi-
1 cal phrase d deputy OF luxury Her
special mission is 10 bring into the
civilization Of her land certain ele-
ments which the American man IS anN-
!oEs TO possess. bit has no lime TO
create-aswers OF elegance an1 grace.
somewhat of beauty and above all
favor Of aristOSac--
she IS 4 human orchid. so he says a
surprising masterpiece OF civilization
entirely new Osat Of z savage wilder
ness mas she sprung. through the
genius 81 this Yankee husband of
hers-this desperate OF yesterday, this
lately dewntrodden being Of the old
world
OF course. this IS delightfully."- anus
ing There IS 5nEt enough trsitn in IL 10
make Z good caricature- but. because
IL was seriously intended. II IS most
eloquent as a comment upon our French
critic IL Shows his ignorance OF the
real situation. and the difference be-
t~ cen his conception OF love and our
own.
Il you would see any woman under
the most favorable circumstances you
must sec her at home. IN her natural
environ ment. where she = absolutely
mistress of the situation and without
Inconsistencies where her daily con-
duct IS spontaneous expression Of
her daily thought
Yet there is no more attractive hguTs
against the Background OF Paris, ac-
cording 20 my notion. than the Amer
lean girl al her besf-sae who reveals
that type Of sweet womannood which
the American Beauty Rose well repre-
sentS. She - SO fFess4 and bright and
happy and wholesome She carries her
self as 10 the manner born but. what Is
far more significant OF the forces OF
civilization behind her. she is ua-
denia bly, interesting. which Is some
thing that cannot De said truthfully
Of any French girl Of the same age and
social position And ioyabIe she is be-
yond question. despite Paul Bourg 8
dicturn 10 the contrary II could not be