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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
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The authority of a clerk of q district
in Territory eX rel. Thacker VS.. Wood.
ring (Okla.), IL. r. A. On. s., S4S.
Power to confer the right of emil
nent domain to ecure a right Of way
for a private railway is denied In CO.
Fad VS.. Kanawha Hardwood Co. On.
C.), / L. r. A. IN. 81, 9G9.
The construction of mining roads
and tramways is held, in Highland Boy
Gold Min. Co. VS.. Strickley (Utah), 1
L. r. A. IN. 81, o76, to be a public
use, for which the power Of eminent
domain may be exercised.
Injuries caused by gross negligence
are held, in Chicago, r. l. & P. r. Co.
VS.. Hamler (Ill.), l l.. r. A. On. s.,
674, to be included in a release, by a
sleeping car porter, of the railroad com-
pany from liability for negligent in
jury.
The rule making certainty as to pay
ment a condition of negotiability was
applied in Joseph VS.. Catron On. NJ, l
II. N. "A. Wv. 81, ll-V, Wy dSuS ilS LIZ
negotiability of n note payable upon
the confirmation by congress of a Ger.
tain land grant.
A supplemental bill in the nature of
a bill of review is held, in Hardwick
VS.. American Can company (Tenn.), l
l.. II. A. IN. 81, 1929, to be a proper
proceeding to bring before the court
new matter discovered by defendant
while the decree is in process Of execu.
ton.
An action for the death of q minor
child is held, in Swift & Co. VS.. John
son &c. C. A. Sth CO., 1 L. R. A. On.
S., 1161, to be for the sole benefit of
the father, although he has deserted
his family, to whose support the de-
ceased was, at the time Of his death,
contributing.
One whose Endorsement was secured
upon a note by the trick of inducing
him to sign his name to a paper placed
upon the note In such a way that the
ink penetrated through to the note is
held, in Yakima Valley bank vs.. Nc
Allister (Wash.), 1 L. R. A. On. S.,
1918, not to be liable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
CLEARS MOUTHS OF voLGA.
American Engineer Also Raises the
Grade In City of Galveston.

American Engineer Also Raises the
Grade In City of Galveston.
In all ages political leaders have had
it in their power to elevate or degrade
provinces and nations, but to a man
who made no %pretenses of either polltl-
cal or military leadership belongs the
credit of improving the condition OF
whole provinces in a country whose
language he did not know. The task
was accomplished by an American en-
ginee who, in 1897, was sent for by
the Russian minister Of ways II COM
munications and commissioned 10
study the question Of deepening the
Volga river.
/, Upon completing his work lie oD-
served that on account OF the alluVlal
deposits at the mouth of the rivers
emptying into the Black sea the chan-
mel was so choked that for generations
1t had been necessary for the vessels
carrying grain toward che sea to trans
fer it at the mouth, where lighters took
1T to the ships on the Black sea. AS a
result the profits, of the producer were
eaten lid by the cost Of the double
transfer at the mouths Of the rivers.
The work of Mr.. Bates, the engineer,
in deepening the mouths of the rivers
obviated the necessary for this econom-
ic waste and made the difference be-
tween poverty and prosperity for MIL
lions of Russians.
Another of Mr.. Bates great engl-
neering feats described by French
c,k-z%lo. t., StYNho yXyar115c Works - 10
that Of raising the grade of the city OF
Galveston. The location Of that city
on a low island in the gulf placed it
at the mercy of the fierce storms
which rage along the coast and after
the disaster Of 1900 it was determined
to raise the surface of the city above
the danger level. The average depth
of the fill called for in the contract is
seven and one-half feet, although in
some places the new elevation is sew
enteen and one-half feet greater than
the old. This involves the dredging Of
more than II 100000 yards of sand
and distributing 1t over AN area of
about two square miles.
This amount Of material is Of sufii-
cient volume to build five pyramids
each of the size of Cheops, the largest
IN Egypt, and when it is completed
2,156 dwellings will have been raised
to the new level and set on new found
atoms and all the sewers, gas pipes,
water pipes and electric conduits will
be. elevated accordingly. The method
employed is to pump sand from the
outer side Of the sea wall and dis
charge the mixture Of sand and water
through pipes to the parts Of the city
to be raised. where the water drains
of and leaves the sand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
nfr. CIeveland Scored Five.

The late William c. Whitney wanted
to do something out Of the ordinary
when he gave his first cabinet dinner
as a member of President ~Cleveland's
cabinet. He secured the markets Of
Washington for d~elicacies. For fruit,
he decided he would have peaches.
1t was the middle of February, and
there we're no peaches in Washington.
He found a man In New York who said
he could get some, and Whitney or
dered q basket.
The dinner was a great success. In
discussing 1t next day Judge Lamar
said: Those peaches We're fine, Mr..
whitney. Where did you get them?"
I'm New York." Mr.. Whitney said.
"a man there found them for me-.
Peaches in February are certainly
d great treat continued Lamar. 'If
1t is a fair question. how much did
they cost?'
.They cost forty-eight dollars a
dozen,' said Whitney.
And did President Cleveland eat
any Of them? He is so fond OF fruit"
Did he eat any Of them" exploded
Whitney. II thought he rather crowd
ed the mourners. He ate five ln-Sat.
urday Evening Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

Count Boni de Castellanc has sGuan-
derei 100000 N four years. Hair
of the millions were the Gould millions
and tie other half belonged to trusting
tradcsmen. Notwithstanding the III
timed boasting of Pliny, Seneca and
Juvenal, now principally read by col
lege boys against their will, of the abil-
ity of the royal money spenders in their
time. the Count de Castellane appears
to deserve the palm as the king or
spendthrifts. Starting out TO vie with
Apicius who, upon the statement Of the
ancient writer's mentioned, ~sQuandered
S4,6O0,OO0 on riotous living, he has sur
passed Lucullus, who Eat one meal de-
voured a whole estate"
Although the late Jay Gould is cred
tied with having left an estate Of SIo,-
100000 in rapidly increasing invest
ments, the dowry Anna Gould brought
to the French nobleman was only 3d.
009,000. This was regarded as ample,
considering the fact that it was prac-
tically 100000 more than the Count
was accustomed to enjoy. Under the
French law the husband has full con-
troll over the income of his wife, so
that at a stroke of the pen the poor
Count had millions to spend.
Wisdom does not appear to have
guided any expenditure of which the
Count has been guilty. He put his
wife's whole dowry into a town house
IN Paris, modelled after the Little Tria-
non. Then there is a country house
which cost another half million. A
yacht cost 100000 and a yacht cannot
be kept in commission for nothing, nor
a crew paid with Il. o. us" His at
tempt to become a politician cost an
other 100000.
But the enumeration Of his follies Is
by no means concluded. Boni Is fond
of entertaining. Most Of the entertain
ing was of a character responsible for
leading him into court as a defendant
In n suit for divorce. Yet 1t was not at
all equal to the ~eXtravagant way in
which he provided entertainment for
royal guests. He gave a bear aunt for
the Grand Duke Boris of Russia. This
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
TURTLES TURNED ON REFEREE,
They Resented Mans interfering In
n Personal Quarrel.


Milton ]. Vreeland, a farmer living
near Pine Brook, N. j., was nearly
drowned in the Passalc River the
other day as the result of his acting
as referee In a fight between two snap
ping turtles, says the New York
World. vreeland, who was In a canoe,
watched the bout for a minute or two
and then decided thai 1t was time for
the combatants to break away.
He padded up to them. reached
over the side, caught them by the tails,
one in each hand, and swung them into
the canoe-one in the bow, the other
In the stern of the frail craft. But
the turtles did not accept this deci-
SION. They wanted to fight on, and
being unable to get at each other they
attacked the self-appointed referee.
The farmer had found it an easy
matter to catch hold of the turtles
tails when they were in the water, but
1t was impossible now with the anoe
to keep on an even keel. He caught
up the paddle and with this managed
to beat off his assailants for a while.
but at last the canoe capsized. As 1t
did SO one of the turtles dealt the
farmer a blow in the back just below
the belt. 1t chung to the place on the
trousers where 1t had snapped and
yreeland found he could not swim.
He says himself he would have gone
to the bottom but for Frank Jacobus,
who turned a bend in the river in a
canoe and towed man and turtles
ashore.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
The bbe Criticism.

An American lady residing in Rome
presented to a friend, who is an able,
an intellectual man and familiar with
English, although no traveller, a copy
of one OF Mary wilkins New England
stories.
1.-THE author of this, my dear friend
she said, sis the best portrayer of New
England character we have. No other
writer has caught SO well the charm of
the place and the people. hope you
will like it,
The able took the book and thanked
her. In a few days he came again and
returned it gingerly, saying a word or
two of thanks.
Were you not pleased with the
quaint portrayal of the life?' asked the
lady.
.sYcu say this is a faithful portrayal
OF life In New England?"
syery faithful, Indeed"
The able sighed and said. with deep
sympathy. GLOW sad !'-Reader Maga-
viu.s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
.anan,.x ~ the WORD .snew..

Rameses II. died 4,ooo years ago.
but some of the facts concerning his
life are just becoming known. One Of
these is the story Of his marriage.
which has just been revealed by Prof.
James II. Breasted OF the university
of Chicago in his first preliminary re-
port of his expeditions among the tenn
MES along the Nile. He found the ac-
count OF this event IN the sun temple
of Aha Sirubel. which is enc of the
principal buildings erected by King
Rameses. 70 telt the story II required
an inscription of forty-one lines, each
about s feet long. Prof. Breasted re-
ports that the word for "snow" is
found here IN siiewless Egypt for the
first time Ia human history.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
MAKING FARCE OF WEDDING.
Senscless and Cruel Customs Better
Honorcd in the Breach.

sehsciess ana Cruel customs better
Honorcd in tke eac
y wedding episode in which the bride
rode t the railway station il a street
car rather than make the tr'o in a car.
riage ornamental with fiuls.rins white
NC and p%asteboard hearts furnish
et Interesting reading for the WASH
il.gtos public recently. there is a
more OF less serious side TO such Incl
dtiis which is often overlooked, owing
to the fact that the serio comic villain
Is likely to be a jolly good fellow who
in th' vealy abandon of his frolicsome
animal nature force his sllpstick per-
~sonality into the drama in the best OF
friendly high spirits. AMI surely the
Jolly good fellow is all right where lie
belongs. But when he p-esumes to
mGtN. a burlesque of sacred eeremo-
mails and terrorizes blushing brides
and rallid bridegrooms he becomes, %
use a feminine expression appropriate
to the subject, n mean, horrtd old thing.
In the home circle or among the
close friends of "tlle happy pair a
title innocent waggery may Lot appear
~unbearably out of place. But wag-
gerry as 0 as it approaches horse
play Is Objectionable as A feature OF
wedding festivities. The marriage
rite is as holy and as impressive and
Us beautiful as any associated with
what is known rs our Christian civil
ization and the jolly good fellow who
interferes with its proper observance
is at once changed into a Jolly bad
yahoo.
The cruelty of the thing is also worth
considering. All the feminine love of
ceremonial display and careful atten-
ton to artistic details is awakened in
a bride and of all things in the heay-
ems above or on the earth seneath there
Is nothing she Ayould rz.aer have per-
feet and altogether seemly than her
marriage day, even to the most trihing
circumstance connected with it. Bnt
along comes the jolly good fellow ana
makes it a source of torment.-Wash-
ington Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

mony. When once the Initial expenses Of the wedding
and house furnishing are over, the cost OF living ought
to be, and usually Is, less for a time than it will be there
after. Everything is new, and with ordinary care there
should be no outlay In replacing or repairing for some
time to come.
Whatever q mans income, be 1t large or small, his wife
has Il moral right to a certain portion of 1t, upon which
she can depend, and this should be given to her regu-
larry, without her being compelled to ask for 1t. 1t Is a
humilating position for any one to be left without a dol
lar to pay an expressnan; nay, worse, not to have the
small amount due on a letter delivered at the door! The
average man dislikes exceedingly to be continually asked
for small amounts Of money, but he rarely appreciates
how CALLING 1t is to his wife's pride, her selfrespect, to be
obliged to make such requests. Let every man be honest
enough, and loving enough, to give his wife q fair idea OF
his financial position, and trust her to conduct herself
accordingly, nor leave her in ignorance when serious
trouble is threatening to ingulf her as well as him..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
Great Pre.. 81 BusIne.s,

Tather-Do you know, sir, that l act
ually saw you embrace my daughter?
Suitor--I beg your pardon, sir. Tho
truth Is, l was SO frightfully busy at
tsestin.e that ! failed to notice you. !
Sincerely hope you viii forgive me-
Le Sourire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

the stronger will be Its force when the backward swing
begins.
Unless we find something every day to be happy over,
We never shall be able to enjoy fully any blessing which
nay come to us. ContiaEe! discomfort shapes the mind
for unhappness, and no amount of. good luck can twist
It back into harmonious proportions. The man who never
has learned the lesion of conteistment and happiness in
some degree in his hard days never will find 1t III his easy
ones. When he undertakes to enjoy travel, society or
home, he will find the only demon of unrest IS with him
his relentless boomerang.
There Is the disoyal thought. which many people, both
men and women, suffer from. They blame fate instead
OF their own minds for their bruises. The disloyaI friend
or the faithless lover, sets currents In action which in
ovttably must bring disaster in time. 1 do not mean the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

JULIET Y. STRAUSS. ed a little clique of their own-the
elect | get disguised with these smart people who can
find only a few appreciative friends, who call the people
around them "these people and assume an air of bored
superiority.
l remember of hearing a little girl say once to a com.
rade in the elect business: 1T is just we, us and COM
pany." Both of them Uttered at this and looked Gas only
females can lookl at another little girl who wasn't 'in"
we, US and company.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

finest train of artil-
lery that had ever
been seen in Amer
lea. 1t was conf
IDENTIFY expected by
the British minis
try and the British
army that lie would
experience no diff
Guilty in s~ubjugatlng
Tho G ! e n t al
army.
But General Phil
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

riding. driving or hauling a wagon.
Well, II they III raee nor be used In
any other way what possible value
could they have? Cut off betting and
see what your big-priced racing horse
will bring.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
sure of Her Facts.

A EEnll girl was fascinated by the
tale of the Three Bears" as told her
by a visiting nurse. Every time the
nurse came she was asked to repeat 1t.
In THE Queens Poor the nurse tells
Of the child's opinion
Noticing that during the almost dali
" recital the little girl kept her eyes
on a picture of some boys playing
football, l wondered what connection
there was In her mind between the two,
aud finally l asked her, What are
bearsYp
with the level tones of a person per-
feetly sure Of her facts, sne replied,
SPEARS Is boys"
Yes, the sur shai1iss Tor ail-when It
~ cloudy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

Sir William p. Treloar, whose inaug-
uration as Lord Mayor of London was
marked by a pageant symbolic of the
seven centuries of the clty's growth, is
much interested in charity work. 1t is
expected that his administration will
start some excellent movements to re-
lieve the condition of the poor. King
Edward sent his customary donation to
the little cripples' Christmas fund,
which Sir William founded, and ex-
pressed his pleasure at its flourlshing
condition.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
sNoBBIsHNEss AND "THE ELECT
BY Juliet v. Strauss.

There is no snob so unutterable, so
tellectual snob. If he were really
bright he would know things and
among them he would know what
real ''smartness' is and that people
who have it never go blathering
around about 'the elect" They just
be it and say nothing about it.
The idea Of calling those who have
succeeded in getting rid of their OBJ
legations to their nelghbors, and form
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
woMEN's ExTRAvAGANcE OFTEN MEMS FAULT.

Nothing can be more foolish than for a
young couple to start married life with a
grand splurge, spending the few hundreds or
SO In the bank In unnecessary extrayagances
which will do them no practical service when
the money Is gone. Even where there is a
solid reserve fund available it is ill advised to
draw upon it heavily, or even to abstain from
adding to 1t, il possible, at the outset of matri-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
ssri.sing Arguments.

$50 you object to the whipping post
in penoIogic reform?'
yes, for Ok We not know that 1t Is
the best beaten way which leads to
perdition aud that the system is more
ant to lash Il man into fury than to
strike him NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
ZN8

The Great Wall is certainly a won
derful monument of ancient times but
1t is almost the only one that we read
of in China, except a famous Temple,
or Tower, partly in ruins. which stands
ON an eminence in the neighborhood of
Hang chow-foo. 1t is called the "Tow-
er Of the laundering Winds and is
supposed to have beer built about 1000
yaarS 1pO-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
. Qufc.cent Terror.

The summer resident looked with lie
concealed delight on the packing away.
preparatory to shutting up the subur-
ban cottage for the winter.
.The lawn mower is a good thing"
no mnttered, "as long al you don't
have to push Is along.s-Baltimore
American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
scorinE ON the Preacher.

Tue Minister-fhere IS nothing can
equal the dullness Of that razor you
are using.
The Barber-Well, I guess you would
see your mistake If you should try 10
shave yourself with one Of your SCI.
mons,-Philadelphia Record.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

1t pays to have people speak well
Of you behind your back. And in spite
OF all the mean things said of oeo-
pie, they will do 1t, if you deserve ID
be well spoken of.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
On Their Honcymocr

She-Oh, George, l want all these
people te know that am married to
you.
He-Wen, ms lear. YOU Ind better
carry the dress suit case and the en-
streiias.-Le Rire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

that are dangerous hence farmers would not try TO IN
crease by large their profits by compelling the consumers
Of farn products to pay more, but rather by lessening
the opportunity of an increase by unfair means Of the
wealth Of those already too rich,
Farmers recognize that the value of their lands and
the profits of their business are largely due to the mar
kets created by manufacturer and the transportation pro
vlded by railways. But the farmer distinguishes between
the manufacture, transportation and sale Of articles and
the work OF corporations and individuals that put their
attorneys and willing servants into State Legislatures and
the National Congress, In executive offices and even on
the bench, not for the public good, but to secure advan-
tages that are unfair In themselves and in their results
dangerous to the masses. Speaking largely, the remedy
we would propose for economic injustice would not be
OF the nature Of special laws or efforts in the way of arbi-
trary hindrances to honest trade or arbitrary seizure of
the holdings OF any class and a distribution to any in
5ured class, but rather we would depend on the awaken
ing Of such a national conscience and spirit as Will com
pei Just laws and secure to every class Its full rights In
eYen competition with all.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
Snow shovelinw Next.

Cltiman-How are things with you3
Busy?
Subbubs-No, but I'll bet we're due
to rave a heavy fall Of 10Y pretty
500
Citiman-What do you mean? I
don't understand
Subbubs-Well, I stopped cutting
grass nearly two weeks ago.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

friend who outgrows the other, the lover who finds 1t
impossible to continue loving. Those sad experiences
sometimes occur with the most loyal! But L REFER TO
those who repay trust with trickery, confidence with de-
ccit, yet who cry out against cruel destiny when they
are forced to suffer from the same qualities In others.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

Baseball players seem to lack anter.
prise. Up to date none of them have
started o correspondence school.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

The Cathedral of ST. Isaac att the Russian capital, is not only n of the
most imposing churches in St Petersburg, but it is also a somewhat reduced
replica of St. Peters att Rome. 1t has all the dignity If the Roman model,
and its proportions are rather more successful. The Interior o. the Russian
temple in nowse resembles he great basica Oft the Piazza d San Pietro. 1t
Is fr mor splendid in its enumeration and abounds in color and gold. 1t
was begun in 1919 and was under construction for thrty-a years. II Is
certainly n Of the best examples of neoclassic architecture in Europe
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
c.u1Iors g the Limit.

Jaeks4sownses is an exceedingly
cautious man, dosat yau think7
Johns-Caltious, Why, he wouldn't
pay d complainant Without getting q re
ceipt for jt.-fonkers Statesman
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
I LIITll LESSON IN PATRIOTISM.

When In June, 1777, General Bur
geyne started from Canada with $4,000
iUlen6idly equipped soldiers and the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

The average country boy Is nrs.t.
well satisfied witt 'ffe If he doesnst
have to do the churning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
MEN AND WOMEN BOOMERANG TARGETS.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

How idly we use the phrase. Cast thy bread
upon the waters for thou shalt find it after
many days" But no truer words ever were
inspired by the divine sources OF all truth.
Whether your bread Is sweet or sour, whole
some or poisonous, IL shall return to you
"after many days" Thought is a boomerang.
1t sometimes Is long in proving itself to be of
this r~eactlng nature; but the greater the delay