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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16

ing was his career more conspicuous or
his actions more telling than in his rela-
ton to the emancipation of the slaves.
1t matters not that he came to this
GROWING act Of his administration reluc-
family, and as of n~ecessity-he came to it
and he came to it when it seemed to him
p~rovidential, and in coming to it he be.
lleVed himself the instrument of Proyi.
dence, and therefore he took hold of the
duty with an earnestness which he could
not have felt if he had been experiment.
ing or had been simply following a the
DRY devised by himself. His own theories
receded to the background when he saw
the hand of God, and with the confidence
OF. a man walking in the footsteps of
Abraham OF old he stepped out into the
path OF duty not knowing whittier he
was being led and his greatness was seen
IN the greatnes of his faith and in his
readiness to respond to a call of duty
which led him in Gods way.
In no way can we better honor Lincoln
or better advance the principles which
became SO controlling in his life than bv
carrying on to ultimate contamination the
work Of educating the emancipated race.
50 as to make his great act a benedic.
ton, indeed. Intelligence makes freedom
a blessing, as freedom makes intelligence
possible. Ignorance is slavery. I con.
graduate the Freedmen's Aid Society ~,
Its aims, Its motives, its successes. and m
its prospective achievements in the lino of
the uplifting of the race which shared
so directly in the results Of Mr.. Lincoln,s
LIE and sacrihces.-Bishop s.. M. Merrill
in Christian Advocate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
WHEN GOLD ABE" BROUGHT
THE MOON INTO COURT.

Whom Lincoln was actively engaged in
,na n,,ctjce of law, he had many cases
which, have become historical, but n
NOR, interesting than his defense OF a
ann man charged with murder whom
no cleared in a unique manner. The de-
fondont was Duff Armstrong, a lad who
like most of the boys of his period was
somewhat wild and difficult to restrain. 1t
was during the summer OF 1891 that
vounr Armstrong and a number OF other
Young fellows attended n camp meeting
at Mason City, Ill. They had been drink
ing and became quarrelsome. Dur Arm
strong was soon involved in an alterca-
ton with one of the party named Metb"
Ger, and struck him. Duff claimed thae
he struck Mctzger with his fist just un-
der the eve. The stories in so many books
that he used a club or slingshot, or other
wca he insists are false. The next
morning Metzgcr was out and around,
but it is presumed that he caught cold
il, the injured eye. At any rate, the In
Jury effected his brain in some manner,
and he died.
There vas n great connection as soon
as Mctzger died, and it was declared that
Armstrong and another man had delib-
erately murdered him, with malice afore-
thought. Armstrong was arrested and
placed in Jail, first at Havana and later
at Beardstown. where the trial vas held,
At this time lincoln was practicing law
in Springfield. '~"
The elder Armstrong had just died and
the mother Of the prisoner vas in great
trouble. She, in her poverty and distress,
thought of her old friend and occasional
boarder, Abraham Lincoln, and asked him
to defend her boy. Lincoln willingly
agreed to do so. The evidence seemed all
against him. One witness swore that
he saw Armstrong strike Metzger with a
slingshot and others corroborated the
story. Lincoln asked each one how he
saw the fight. and the invariable reply
was, by the light of the MOON"
Lincoln then produced an almanac of
the current year and proved by it that
at the time they swore they saw the as
sault in the moonlight the moon was invis-
ible. Lincoln then addressed the jury,
making, it is said, one of the strongest
and most eloquent pleas ever made in
that court. At the close he turned to the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
The Feather Rad

The old-fashioned feather lied
as is still encountered in the rur,, \
tricts, especially In the sou,b.]
States, had about gone out Of f,,ht
even before its insanitary .sssstt5s
were pointed out, Now It is s,a
dealers to be coming in agaiu. sn
curiously enough, it CONES with
claim to attention which sppe.,, ia
backed up by the medical mot,ssos
A West Side doctor says that for \.
pie who wake up with little aches AL
pains from sleeping in strained psI
tons a pillow at the back or whereys
it will relieve the strain is a POD
thing, but an old-fashioned feathe
mattress, which can be nodded to ID
form in any way desirable, is still te
ter. Besides" adds this doctor, ID
feather bed produces warmth vii
lighter covering than anything els
and it's the kind of warmth which
not dissipated by drafts Of cool 4
whenever the cover is lifted.-Chics.
Inter. Ocean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
pov,e BREAKFAST
- Natural Food III"
AhSNS --r Way. I'll,

rhere,. n Natural Food
Its own way .o,, Falls,
Tbere's a boy up in Ho0s,'A sturdy
n. Y. who is growing n 1ptI II
manhood on Grape-Nuts ple 'ritb him,
might have been different
as ~ s,s m 11'year.oid boy a is ''I nss been S;
developed and active, for Grape
made so by his onun, 10 was a very
Nuts food. At 5 years ne Ss to fire..
sn Ou,s child and was suD1 !en which
quent attacks of Strength and
used to rob him OF his deal with.
were very troublesome 70 eor Anytime
Nnts' and / have never had aa. ~ break,
from that. He makes his ems , IL always
fast Of Grape-Nuts sars that !
relished by him and he mo- ordinaf1
satisfies him better than
kind of a meal ~ longer rou'
"Better than all he is IN no nervousness
b,ed with indigestion OF 's,dly detet
and has got to be a spi snsan to %
oped fellow since he oe e,yen y
Grape-Nuts food" MANI creek, Niel1
Postum Company, Battle the It'll
There's. q reason. ns ,u,vile" =
book. sThs Road to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
MADE A e CLOCK,
1t Struck 1l3 Times at 2 O'Clock In
Mexican Town,

@ mexican IOwD. s
In my travels in Mexico l visited
a city which has a town clock in a
high tower, and this clock does not
run, says a writer IN the Kansas City
Star. learned its history from tho
inhabitants. 1t appeared that one of
he leading citizens of the town had
visited the United States, and when he
returned to his native city he insisted
that the town ought to have a pub
lie clock. He called a meeting Of citi-
zens, laid the plan before them, and
they subscribed $500 for a town clock,
They engaged a local watch repairer
to build the clock and gave him or
ders that it must strike the hours.
He had never seen q town clock, but
he sent to n coast town and secured a
small marine striking clock, and with
1t as a model he constructed, by math-
ematical expansion, a large clock and
placed 1t in the tower. It was adj
vertised to begin running at 8 o'clock,
and as it was n great event in the
towns history most of the population
gathered i'll the plaza to see the clock
start and to hear 1t strike. When the
hour came h clock struck correctly
and continued to strike correctly un-
til / o'clock, when It struck up to 81.
When 2 o'clock came the clock struck
113 times. The whole town rushed out
see what was the matter. 1t hap
pened that the builder of the clock
lived at one end of the town, and
when he heard it striking up to 113
he leaped out of bed. seized n wrench
and ran down the middle Of the street
to the plaza. climbed the tower and
stopped 1t. Thereafter he was to be
seer every hour running down the
street with n wrench. the whole town
cheering and laughing, while he
climbed the tower to prevent the strik-
ing apparatus from running away. The
peor man put up with this only a few
months, and then he run away and
never returned. Since his disappear
ance the clock has never run. It II
called the devil clock.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16

FINISHED STORY OF HUNT.
How PhiIkins Told n Friend Abou
Trip in the Woods.

How Philkins Told n Friend About
Trip in the Woods.
My friend Philkins had invited me
to take Il ride with linn in his auto
mobile and while waiting for 1t to
come round he began to tell me 4
story about a coon hunt, says Joe Kerr
in the Washington Star. The machine
came before he was ready and he
stopped bis story and said:
Get right in. 1 will tell you the
rest Of 1t as we go along. Now we
are off. You see, we had got the coons
up Il big oak tree-
Here he ran over a dog and was in
terruptei for a moment.
I'VE had got EN- vi, a big oak tree
and the dogs We're barking all around
it and jim"
Here he took the wheel off a buggy
hltched in front of a store and was
switched off again.
And Jim, who had the rifle, was
trying to get a shot. We We're all ex-
cited and, knowing Jim as I do, I
knew that he might bring about an
accident. had just opened my mouth
to-"
Here he ran the machine up on the
sidewalk and chased 4 woman into Il
bakery. but got off without any dam
age and went n
For a minute my heart ceased to
beat. Then l called III to know If
any one had been hit end the relief at
finding all had escaped was like being
dra wn back from the grave. When l
could get the lump out Of my throat
Here We ran down a peanut man
and smashed his machine to pieces
and had to put On speed for the next
to escape a policeman. When
it was safe to slow up Philkins con-
tinued:
THE lump out of my throat, I
grabbed Jim and gave him a shaking
he will remember for years to come.
He has been mad at me ever since,
but"
Here we picked up \ stray dog, sent
a grocer's boy flying over the fence and
climbed a stone wall and rested in a
field, and, while Philkins was con
sulting his State map to see where we
We're and getting ready to end his
story, l slipped down and ran for life
Inc left him alone. 1t wasn't a po-
lite thing to do, but a young lady was
sitting on a veranda not far away
and l knew that his next move would
be to lift his hat and run her into the
house and upon the roof to escape
him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
LAX AB.AM LiNcUM DONE.

Abe Lincum Jones, no doubt 20 Is
powerful sumpchus chile.
VIII enot'tin' clo'es, an spotih WIS
An high. ~falutin' style;
But jes' yo' mark 20 grandpa "''"
Befo' 70 race am run
Yo' ouxhter larn to have yoselr
LAX Adam Lincum done.
He nevah Join no social CLUBS
En- dress up at ter Kill .,u,,
En- sleep all day en- LOAF all h'an"
En- skip he laundry bill:
He nsylh try to be a swell
EN- tote aroun' a gun
Yo' ouahter larn to have yoself
LAX Ab'am Ltncum done.
70 nsvah cotch him swellln' roun
A-seekin' after scraps.
Err hirtin' VIII dat Mandy Smit
Err rollin' poker craps.
He proved he mind and read ne oooh'
En- missed dat low-down fun
Yo' oughter larn to have yoiself
LAX Ab'am Llncum done.
Eff white en- black folks worked lax him.
To make deir strengt' prevail,
Dere d be mo possons payin' rent
En- less OBJ EN- In jail;
go Abe l.. Jones, when you's inclineo
VIII spo'tin' coones to run
Jes' take YOU axe en- split some WOOD,
LAX Adam Lincum donet
Wallace irwin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
"~vnlentine,s Day.v

The Saint Valentine after whom valen-
tine,s day is named was a Roman Bishop.
ilvlng about the third century Of our era.
ne was made a saint, since he died a mar
~ at tne hands Of a mob. The old gate
once called Flaminian was after,yard
made a monument to his memory. beins
Julius I.
we cannot, in brief space give a his
tory OF the observances of this saints
Jay. Lydgate, the English poet, about
.he middle OF the fifteenth century, sent
q poem IN true valentine fashion to Queen
catherine, the French bride Of Henry Y.
CHARLES, Duke of Orleans, however, had
sent a poetical valentine even earlier.
nl.hin two centuries afterward it had be-
come the fashion to send presents instead
o :. verses, but in the eighteenth century
; ine fashion changed again and the send
since.-St. Nicholas e..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
,.x- .ho s,id ns the dressmaker opch'"

Ing" she said. as the opcn''
the door. ,,.rod
"Why :" lilly exclaimed. as she entered
tbo room. '"Thnt girl you were making
| the dress for, is going to have two o'eSs's
inst nike. isn't shc?" lilly looked NJ 'hc
| chairs on which were spread OUT WV,
| Maid dresses of the same pattern anu
make.
Miss Deming laughed.
.So" she said as she began trying one
of the dresses on lilly. $50.
NO, there are two little girls. my niue
sister that l told you about who lives
with me in my little dressmaking shop
in the country, and a nice obliging niue
girl who lives in the city, In a boarding
house-you are acquainted with her your.
self. Tilly-can't you guess who she ISL
Tilly lust stared for a minute, then she
felt the color rushing into her cheeks.
"You-you don't mean me, do you:
she stammered, shyly, a happy light in
her eyes.
Yes, | do mean YOU" said Miss Dem
ing, taking Tilly's still blushing cheeks
in her hands and kissing her; "and my
little sister wants you to come home with
me next week and make her a visit.
II have asked Mrs. Skaggs and she says
you can go, and if you like, stay all the
time with us. My little sister is lone
some and wants you very much
"Qh, am SO glad she wants me- said
happy lilly. n want her, too. I've
always wanted some one
And you've got me, too" said Miss
Deming. Il am your big sister now, and
you must call me Jennie, just as Minnie
does. She told me to tell you to put your
hard in the pocket" continued. the new
sister smilingly.
lilly quickly put her hand down into
u nice little pocket, just the right size,
and drew out an envelope.
Maybe it's a valentine" she exclaim-
ed.
She opened the envelope, and sure
enough-a valentine it was. 1t was just
with pink roses, and wreaths and
but instead of a verse in the mid
die was written in a round childish hand
My Valentine, to a real CHEEKY, oblig-
.ng little girl-bacause my sister says
80 !"-Portland Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
"Settle It.D

or e. Is. #H-#I#r
Squire Masters Of p~etersburr III nm
old friend Of Lincoln, recently told a new
a ane OF the great President, one which
SHOWS how he practiced law:
=. one time before the Civil Wa,
Squlre Masters vas threatened with Z
I ,amsu,t' lie went to Springfield, where
h;non was located, and had q talk viz
.ha. aoout the case. Lincoln told lin
. -. y ne could not settle the case Is
~ ~. undertake the defense, but he urs.
justment. smica0le az
What.l syou charge, Abe. to % int
conrt Tor met" said MI. Master.
-. vel, vas L.ncoln's reply, 1T Vim
Isl you ten dollars: but I won,t rb.rss
~. ,o,,r .nytnins if you can settle Il betvesa
80. az :. o.ner party heard o. the suuirSAs
t5eseeees -SSsssi 10 sstae..s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
AA&M|A CAN Be GII,s
s'oos e; %s st s'ss 5 ST.: M. !
root Of Cis..'sht a.ks

e'ooo and Strike S,.""s Nal, I
An@mia is just It the o a'..
bloodlessness. Dr., W TUSs0r's nas.
actually make new h l.sns' PHI
snnmia just as food cures nresH h,. Thy
cured Mrs. Thos. J. M snShss.
o can do as much for any otb S,s ,sa
ailing' bloodless person ''pef pe
mouse cleaning says Me I'D N.Y.
most terrible headacIegan tohaNI
would beat SO irregular11v, Ny
painful and there came n wo that Il
l could not get up. NV oro.sornings
anmmia aud he was s,;ru uGctor said
continued to live in the co ,seG at!hal
IN. l was confined to nv vh Ia,
two months, the doctn ~ oed for ned
not improve to amount t to ss, o.. | J
"Altogether 1 was SICK f% %,!.alns
years. I was as weak ~ .SF nearly
headaches. irregular heart hs = ny,
appetite, cramps iu the liza s, .laa
unable to get a good nivb ,t'us s1i and
legs and feet were So s,von slesp; |
feared they would burst, S"O''ea tha.|
one day, while I was woOd,..
long l could live, feeling H as ~
e GsSs9 z p;a booklet b:,t telling about b t 4. ! |
fsHd it aid told my Husband { s !ss
some OF the pills. Before ths " ss ssEl
was gone l felt a change for rl tha ah ~
l have taken about twelve boras a icy
though I was as near the gra ayS' 81 1aa
be, now feel as i'll had q new % 1.0 g
life. havo no more headache" H. Isd y
beats regularly, my cheeks ara n rIs y
feel ten years younger. I fes i'm ~
have been cured very cheaplv and i ~
recommended DR.. Williams p;uL y
to lots of my friends" INA q
For further information oda,,.. /,
DR.: Williams Medicine Co, ScS'.l.
tady, N. Y. 'uSa'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
Rich, juicy Radishes Free.

Everybody loves juicy, tender radishs
Salzer knows this, hence he offers to SEN
you absolutely free sufficient radish see
to keep you in tender radishes all sun
mer long and his great
sALZEn's BARGAIN SEED BOOK,
with its wonderful surprises and rs
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16

Lincoln Great Act n BenedIction.
The name of Mr.. Lincoln can be hon-
ored in many ways, as his life touched
a great variety of interests, but in moth
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16

.14s~ss Courage.
Does It take courage to run q pri-
vate yacht?"
Courage OF one sort. man
mustn't be afraid OF expense.r-wash.
ineton Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
@GQ-@

The enormous crops on our seed farm
Che past season compel us to issue tEs
special catalogue. 4
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive the radishes and the wonder
full Bargain Book free.
Remit &c and we add a package Of w
mos. the most fashionable, ~seryNsans
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock DrTs|
c., La Crosse, Wis.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
Defends jews.

~
cit Is ignorance and race prelaos'
that lead immigration restriction'Ss VI
classify Jewish immigrants among -
undesirable" declared a CheasV
banker of the race. There is no sun
thing as a grave Jewish problem s
this country. Statistics show tna! y.
accession OF hundreds of thousanu. !
ignorant and Russian Jews D! ",
migration in recent years has mol WI.
dened the rich Jews. On the ohau.
it has helped to make them anu w
country as we'll richer and more ~"
porous, As to the differences oe's.s.
the liberal AmericaniZed Jews anu y.
newly arrived orthodox Jews 'ne's :,
nothing to be exercised over W..
brethren to quarrel occasionally Is ,u ~,
natural. But no matter no" WV. ~.
the attack of the orthodox Jew ou ..;,,
liberalized Jew, the tenets OF sum n
orthodox Judaism command ,nS' ~,
differences between Jew anu :,
must be forgiven and forso!'eu n,eu,
the Nv, OF Atonement day. NO s't :,
can be more impressive than INV ss,, !.
Jewish homes and In ortnoaoA rhen
eoe71es on the eve Of Kol Mare, srrl
those who have happened 10 qa' n.
80. vaar tearfully extena w
hands to one another, earnest
ing forgiveness. 3
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16
Danger IN ,n,rlties

Danger in Being .,t;p, to
"A reformer has many d'fncu'''
face" con,tor SORGHUM.
GAS soon as the puolic NJ him tht
former it makes SO mucn ,u~er Of bein!
daye1oped until it destroys LIS
Is.su[Kansas City star
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-16

: -. -. beauty .een, i parity II hin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Attendanee At Church.

With the average child, it Is entire
ly possible to present churchgoing as
such a privilege that he will desire to
go. It will be considered In the light
Of an honor and treat. Many, many
little ones do look upon it In this way,
no matter how sleepy they grow dur
ing service. Never mind IL they do.
Let them slumber peacefully on, and
don't stand up during the singing of
hymns. Better pillow little head on
your lap there, than to have a restless
child getting into mischief at home.
or staying there yourself to prevent the
mischief.
1t is sadly surprising how soon the
children grow beyond influencing in
the churchgoing habit these days II
this is TO be established In the interest
Of the future welfare of both church
and child, the custom must be fixed In
infancy. How many boys and girls
over 10 do you happen to know who
began of their own accord to attend
church, not having become Christians
and taken decided turn at this age?
In the formative period Of childhood,
while mothers will IS law not to be
dissented from-or 1t should be such
the gentle exercise of an authority and
the way In which the church attend
snce be made allurlng will serve to es-
tablish a habit that should be life
long.
The idea that a child should be al
lowed to choose or refuse to 20 to
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edifice the great achievements of
church and state. This he will do by
having placed in recesses on one side Of
the exterior life-size statues of Christ
and the twelve apostles and likewise on
the opposite side similar statues of
thirteen eminent Americans to be Sc
lected according to Mr.. Barber's ideas
of American personal greatness. The
ablest sculptors of Europe viii be
brought over to chisel the compreher-
sive and beautiful designs that will or
nament the exterior. Beneath the cor
nice of the church there will be sculp-
tured representations of the races of
the earth and various steps in their de-
velopment. On the tympanum of the
facade, as in the original Madeleine, it
is planned to have a relief reproducing
Christ as the judge of the world.
The most remarkable feature Of the
church will be the crypt in the base
ment, where vaults built of solid con-
crete will be made to accommodate j.
500 bodies. This crypt is to be for
members of Mr.. BARRIERS family and
for members of the parish and will be
one of his special prides. After each
funeral service the casket will be low
cred to the crypt below from in front
of the altar by hydraulic power and in
this parish the funeral procession from
the church will become extinct.
Mr.. Barber does not hope to make
the Akron church as large in dlmen-
sions as the Paris church. The local
structure will be 199 feet long and 80
f. ct wide, with wide porches entirely
surrounding It, The Madeleine, which
is the second largest church in Paris,
is 354 feet long and 141 feet wide. st.
Paul's Church will be built of Bedford
stone, which is reckoned superior to the
stone in the Paris church.
Mr.. Barber has already given Ak
ron a 100000 hospital and has also
been a generous benefactor of Barber
ton. which he founded and which Il the
central manufacturing plant of the
Diamond Match Company.
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Lubricate Your system.

"Lubricate your SYSTEM Is the ad-
vice which one of King Edwards ply
sicians gives to Englishwomen who
ask a recipe for beauty; and the
lubricant he recommends is olive OIL
Perhaps cottonseed oil. which has be-
come to large extent the "olive oIl'
of commerce, will do as well.
The American people have become
salad eaters in recent years. Salads
that are salads cannot be made with
out oil. If eottonseed oil is as good
as olive OIL as many have grown TO
believe, the United States will con-
tinue TO maintain its rank in the
beauty show, without going to extra
ordinary expense-Montgomery Adver-
tiser.
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Pelican Island.

In that long, narrow lagoon on the
east coast of Florida, known as Indian
River, there is a muddy islet three or
four acres in extent. Originally it
doubtless did not differ from hundreds
of similar neighboring islets; but, for
some reason past finding out, this islet,
and this alone forms the nesting re-
sort, the home, of all the pelicans of
the Indian River, if not, indeed, of the
east coast of Florida. The brown pei
lean, unlike its white cousin, nests
normally in low trees and bushes; and
there is evidence that when the orig
inal pelican colonists landed on the
islet which now bears their name, 1t
was we'll grown with black and red
mangroves in which the birds placed
their scaffolding Of sticks. Exception
ally low temperature and high water
perhaps also excessive use by the birds,
which sometimes build as many as sew
en- nests In a single mangroYe-have
killed tree after tree, until at present
only three serviceable trees remain.
Still the birds come back, the impell-
ing motive which prompts them to re-
turn to this particular spot being evil
IDENTIFY stronger than that which In
duced them to rest In trees.-Century.