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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
WHEN MY BOY coMEs WRESTLING HOME.

When the night is dark, and the cold winds blow
And the starlcss sky hangs dull and gray,
Then a light CLEANS out with Il ruddy glow,
The shadows pass, and the gloom gives way,
When my boy comes whistling home.
High the sound, and clear as a blackbird's note,
Mellow and round as 4 robins trill,
AS sweet as the tune from a skylurk's throat,
Cleaving its way through the silence chill
AS my boy comes whistling home.
Or "rag-time" or sonnet, ballad or psalm,
It matters not what the theme may be.
Reeking with mischief, or solemn and calm,
1t carries its message straight to me,
When my boy comes whistlIng home.
IT'S a sign unfallinc. With conscience free
And an unstained soul he fares along.
For guilt would smother the r~ollicking glee,
Deception wither the happy song.
But my boy comes w~histling home.
Oh, never was music that could compare
(No sound of chant in cathedral old,
Nor thunder of organ, nor choir rare)
With this. as my boy, with his heart of gold,
To his mother comes whistlins home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

qualities which attach to the Russian
of good breeding. Withal, he was fear
less and stood between the Gear and
those who would have reduced the pow
err of the imperial ruler. He was the
protector and savior of autocracy. He
even prevented the Car carrying out
his reform ideas. He was the bar
rier between the tenpestuous sea Of
mobs and popular passions that ragged
around the throne on one hand and the
equally cruel %autocraey on the other
hand he plotted for NJ. Whites re-
moval and upset every plan for change
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
RIVER HIM.
What Diver Thought When TuEboa
Sank Beside Him.

what Diver Thought When TuEboat
Sank Beside Him.
Henry Tract, a diver, was at work
on the bottom Of the Harlem River this
morning when a subsurtace wave ear
" knocked him down. This was a new
experience for Tract, in spite of the
fact that he has beer providing about
river and bay bottoms in a diving bell
for years. He has met queer fish and
he has Unexpectedly come across grew
some bodies often, but the river never
Post.
The cause of this sensation was right
at hand and very obvious, even through
six feet of murky river water, way
down below the level Of passing keels.
One keel had come down fast and hard
below that level and Tract saw through
the glass window of his steel mask the
hull Of a big boat settling in the mud
right beside him and not more than his
own length away.
Tract didn't wait to hail the tug. He
wasn't on that uncanny job, and the
boat, arriving so suddenly without
whistling, made him ervous. Besides,
he could see a red flag, not flying, Of
course, but winding in a moist, ghostiy
sort Of way about the staff as the boat
swayed gently when her keel first
touched bottom.
A red flag always means danger, and
Tract didn't investigate then to learn
just what sort of danger Il red flag I'M
der water indicates.
He jerked the emergency call on his
signal cord and was hoisted to the sur
face.
There he learned that the boat which
had sunk so uncomfortably close to
hici was the Harlem River. The tug
was on her way to Flood Rock at Hell
Gate for a load of dynamite, to be used
in the government dredging operations
at Central bridge, near 155th street
Hence the red flag.
The trip to He'll Gate wasn't finished
because the boat was rammed and sunk
off East 1881 street. That's where
Tract was at work repairing the city's
submarine water pipes to Randalps
island.
Before the boat went down, her cap
tain and crew all managed to scramble
aboard the Margaret d.
After Tract had shaken some Of the
lead from his feet and had the top Of
mis- helmet unscrewed for a spell Of
natural breathing he remarked that a
tugboat under normal conditions may
be a very noisy, bustling sort of craft.
But" he added, "the stillest thing I
ever saw under the water or above It
was that ghost boat coming down on
me without a toot. 1t just pushed the
river and the river nudged me SO !
looked up and there she was."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
A TYRANT is DEAD.

Gen. arrepon Was the Most Hated
Man in Russia.
Escaping time after time the knives
and bullets Of those who would have
assassinated him, the man most hated
BY the Russian people. recently died a
natural death at the palace of the Car
at Psterhof, near st. Petersburg. he
was Gen. Dimitri F%eodorovich Trepoff.
the most detested and the most cruel
tyrent who stood between the people
and their hopes for reform. He was
one Of the most remarkable men in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
Origin of the First Saw.

Talus, the Greek, is said to have in
vented the saw from having once
found the jawbone of q snake, which
lie employed to cut through a small
piece of wood. In early periods the
trunks of trees We're split into boards
with wedges, and although these deals
were not always straight, they were
regarded as much better suited to con-
struction than sawn boards, because
they followed the grain and lasted
longer and were stronger. Water mills,
for the purpose of saving. came into
use in the fourth century.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
Cnuse for Grntitude.

The adnirer of Miss Flutterby's nu-
steal talent had listened attentive,y,
beaming with delight, while she exc
cuted a Chopin ~polonaise with consid-
cradle spirit, but with a decided lack
of accurate aim.
There" he said, turning to the
young lady's brother for sympathetic
enjoyment. when the last echo had died
asa that's what 1 call a finished
perfol nance!"
YES, indeed" said the brother, with
fervor. Sometimes there are three or
four movements to her pieces"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
a. DITORIALSM


make similar examinations and prepare similar reports.
Even If the reports may not be printed in the newspapers,
they can usually be had on application, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture works in the same field.
The restraining and reformatory effect of these reports
will be Of great Importance. Even a manufacturer who
would like to cheat, If he could do so in safety, Will hest
tate to deceive when he knows that the reports OF the
State Board tell the truth about his products, and that
the reports are accessible to ALL Eenceforth the house
holder can buy in greater confidence than ever before
Youths Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS.

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@ T will not do to exaggerate the weight ana
-, Importance of the socaled Ethiopian move
w ment, the keynote of which is expressed by
49, the cry of africa for the Africans and
hRH1h yet underlying it is one Of the grayest prob
HHGA lens awaiting the solution of the civilized
world. That problem has to do with the
future relations OF the white and black races In Africa.
Shall the latter be permanently relcgated to a position
Of servitude and subsection. as the inevitable fate OF an
inferior race associated with one more highly developed,
or shall the attempt be made to treat both on terms Of
equality before the law? Shall the majority OF the inhab-
itants of the country, bearing a proportion Of not less
than twelve to one Of the whites In Natal, for instance,
be deprived of political rights by the white men who
have come into the land to till its fields and develop its
mineral resources? In a word, shall this great continent,
with its teeming millions Of black natives, be turned into
a white mans country regardless of the interests and
wishes of the blacks?
That the question Is vastly more than an academic
one is shown by the unrest among the Zulu and Kafir
ings Of the Mohammedan negroes of the Niger region. So
long as the country Is governed from above, as in Nigeria
and In the undeveloped portions of South Africa, the
problem has not risen to vex the white rulers but where
the attempt to introduce democratic self government is
made-as in the Cape Colonies-it is acute. The men
upon whom rests the real burden OF the problem, the
colonists, have small use for the humanitarians and the
theorists. They frankly declare that the cherished doc
trine of equal rights for all men is not for them, and
that the occupation of the country was for motives with
which ethics have nothing to do.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

In the form of government. AS COM
mandant Of the imperial palace he con-
stantly had the ear of the Car and his
influence was boundless. His removal
by death is a great blow to the autoc-
racy and clears from their path the
strongest man in the way CT the liber-
ais.
Hundreds Of those whom he had
caused to be publicly fiogsed or sent
into exile will rejoice that the tyrant
is dead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

Young Thaw never had the satisfaction nor the expert
ence of earning an honest dollar. He never knew the
keen joy of work. The exultation Of the youth who
turns from a wood box filled or a lawn mowed-a job
well completed-never came to him. He was denied the
opportunity Of labor with his hands or the working out
of an ideal with his head. The curse Of idleness was
upon him. For ldleness is a curse. The dictum that man
must earn his bread by the sweat Of his brow is a bless
ing. Work is the universal law of nature. 1t is the
normal, sane business of man.
What could be expected Of a young man who had
more money than he knew how to spend and who made
diversion his only purpose? There's a limit to having a
good time. When you get so far natural pleasures pail
and If the human has no occupation the craving for new
emotions begins to pull on the appetite. Self restraint
is o~verborne. Life is warped. Tastes are vitiated. Ex-
istence is artificial and false.
There Is one cure for a thousand ils-useful labor.
No man can live a sane existence without some healthy
occupation. We are built that way-St. Louis Star
Chronicle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
Pr III.

The great event of the mining season
was the collapse of the Wyndham Min
ing Company. The mine had not proved
as rich as the assay had shown. In
fact, as old Bill had said, sit warn't
worth much more'n good buildin'
stone" The bankruptcy Of Wyndham
provided good copy" for the New
York and Chicago "yellows." which ir-
regularly reached the camp. Dick
read to Bill with great inward satisfac-
ton the news that the engagement of
Miss Carstairs and Mr.. Wyndham had
been broken off by Mrs. Carstairs, on
account of Wyndham's disastrous fail
ure.
There came a day when Bill no long
er went to the mine, but tossed about
in the delirium of fever. The young
doctor told Dick that sit vas just
drink. Constitution wrecked by liquor.
He won't last very long"
Dick nursed him as carefully as he
could. One hot night Dick was sitting
by the bedside of old Bill. who was ly-
ing in 4 stupor. He was reading a let
ter from Frances, which had been sur
reptitfously written and dispatched.
Suddenly Bill woke up and turning
painfully, gazed at Dick.
Dick, old pardner, I'm off on the
last trail. It's time for me to pull
stakes, y see. I'VE been a good pal.
Dick, all right and I'm sorry to leave
yer. But fore I go, I'll tell yer to
watch the north end of the mine. And
in the old box. yer'li find a packet
dressed to the old mother in Wiscon-
sim" he paused for breath as Dick
supported his head and wet his lips
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

strikes of draymen are at an end. There are forty five
miles of tunnel equipped with rails and overhead trolley
in the district bounded by Chicago avenue, the lake, Hal
sted and Sixteenth streets, constructed in the last five
years at a cost of S3O,O0O,OOO. The railroads are to re-
ceive freight from the tunnel company at a minimum of
expense. The system of underground freight tunnels is
not a municipal enterprise, but was begun, it is alleged.
by a subterfuge and carried on against the wish of the
city f~athers.-Baltimore American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

other one thing to secure the passage and enforcement
of State game laws and already the pure food and the
meat inspection acts passed at the recent session Of Con
gress have borne fruit In several States.
In Massachusetts and in New Hampshire particularly
the State Boards Of Health have made public the results
ct chemical analysis of many articles of food in daily use.
These articles were bought in the open market, of local
grOcers, just as any householder buys them for his own
use. When they are found to be adulterated OF other than
as represented on the labels, the State Boards Of Health
have published the fact. naming the packer, giving Il de-
scription Of the label, and telling just what and how much
adulteration was found.
The State Boards have long been carrying on this work,
but what Is new is the fact that the newspapers have
taken much more interest in it, and now print the re-
ports in full. The Boards of Health in many other States
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
CHICAGo'S FREIGHT TUNNEL.

Q other American city is in the happy po-
sition Of Chicago in having a large system
of freight tunnels. by which business houses
can load goods from their cellars right into
cars. The tunnel company connects it's trunk
tunnels with the larger houses in the down
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

awhy do you refuse to have any
business relations with Riggles?'
II always steer clear of a man sharp
.er than myself"
in what way Is he sharper"
HE once had a chance to marry my
wife and didn't".Milwaukee Senu-
mel.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
TO CURE THE HARRY THAWS.

THAW'S mother ruined her son when
she changed the will Of the boys father.
The latter left the spendthrift $500 a year.
49, Mrs. Thaw changed it to $4,000 a year. 1t
E5HNEHN was a case of too much mothering. She put
- a handicap on the sons life, cheated him
ont of his chance
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

Such implicit confidence in Dick wa.
tiattering, but it was doubtful if sucl
faith in his abilities reposed in his owl
mind. Equipped with prospactor's
pack and guide, he arrived ut the little
hotel near the Carstairs mine. He de
clded to explore the country five miles
to the north of Old Johns mine, anG
so Informed Il miner who had struck
up an easy western acquaintance with
him.
Prospect them there hills to the
north. Why, by the six-shooter OF Mo.
seS, yer crazy, pardner."
"Why:" demanded the crestfallen
Dick.
There amt no gold rocks there,
naw, not eve good buildin' stone. A
mans plumb leery-eyed foolish to pro
spect them hills. Better strike a job
workin' in the mines for Old John Car
stairs. Yer a chunky looking speci-
men,, pard, and So a days good paw.
Come in," with a perk of his dirty
thumb over his shoulder. Come in.
pardner, the drink'U be on me-"
1t was not long before Dick discov-
cred h a he couldn't tell gold ore from
a macadam roadway, and decided to
take the advice Of his hospitable friend
with the thirst. Working in the mines.
he would learn. enough about ores to
continue his prospecting trip. There
fore, it came about that Dick Leigh,
some time sutton for the hand of Fran
ces, was welding the pick in her ia
theirs mine.
Dick spent all his idle time wander
ing about the property adjacent to the
Carstairs mine. and discovered one day
that it had been staked out as a claim.
Bill. the friendly miner with the thirst,
fastened to reasSure him.
Don't you worry, pardner, you amt
lost nothin'. L knows all about that
there claim, for I've broken more'n one
hammer tinkerin' round them rocks,
and by the broncho of 'Bimelich, there
no gold on the top of hat claim. Nav,
nor for 4 long trail down into the
ground neither. But, pardner, yer a
good friend of mine, I like yer ways,
dye see, and I'll tell yer what'll be be-
tween yerself and me. old Johns
mine," lowering his voice cautiously,
ais likely to have a vein run down un
derneath that there new claim"
well, then" said Dick, 1--WE are too
late"
NAV, nary a bit. "Tain't likely any
thing will happen for three or four
months yet, and they'll get enough of
that claim fore then"
This conversation occurred in late
April, when men were boring in the
new claim. There was excitement in
the camp, however, when it was ru-
mored that some paying ore had been
struck. 1t was later announced that
Wyndham, the mine owner, was talk
ing Of buying the property as soon as
an official assay of the ore had been
made.
These were bitter days for poor Dick.
Old Bill would reassure him in his
hours of dependency. "That there ore
won't assay worth a f1~oor-scrubber's
cuss yer'll see."
Even Bill was nonplused by the later
news, that the ore had assayed remark
ably rich and that there was a rush to
buy. II don't see how it happened.
That there sSaye must be one luny.
1 saw some of that ore myself and it
amt worth a quid of chewed baccy."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

Every railroad man says every other
railroad man hos q mighty easy time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26
a up1AcK 11sro OF FOODS.

of the most interesting things to the
student of political history and progress is
the way in which federal statutes often
stimulate State legislation and encourage
the enforcement of State laws. The Lacey
act for the protection of game by the ma
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

1t Is wonderful the number or things
Z woman puts on when she dresses.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26

1t Is said middle-aged women u,
more greedy for pie than boys.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
N. Y. CENTRAL ISSUE
GAINING L.. FAVOR

NEW YORK. March ZS.-WaH Street
yesterday was disposed to take a more
optimistic view OF the proposed issue OF
iiew stock by the New York Central
and whereas 1t was used as A bearish
argument on Wednesday. exactly the
reverse was the case yesterday. Ii was
pointed out that the Junior Wander
bits such as the Big Four and the
Nickel Plate. would be benefited thereby
to the extent of dividend increases in
order TO provide the necessary funds
with which 70 meet the dividend REQUIRE
mems on the new issue of stock bv me
parent company 1t being argued than
the earnings alone Of the New York
central did not warrant payments on
any grea amount of new stock. Partlr
estimated gross earnings OF the system
for the year ended December 81 1els
were SS5, 5,S49. 600. an increase OF & 97e 2q6
Net earnings increased S2I42077. Sur
plus available for DIVIDENDS ircrea se,i
VIZ, 80 Total surplus for tlte wear
was =, 200, or just about sufficient to
pay the per cent dividend on $40 51O Oo0
OF new stock II IS not thought how
ever, that the company contelnplates
the immediate issuance of this nnrch
stock The first issue will in ali l1keii-
mood, not be made until six months
hence. and will amount II between
Sl0.00,OD and $30.0o0.00o. with the re-
mainder extending over a series OF
years, in which case dividends could he
cared for out OF its own earnings.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23

has become proverbial for the red tape
involved OF course, much OF the out
side criticism upon red tape is due 10
forgetfulness of the fact that you and
are responsible to Congress for every
dOiIdf We spend, and FOR every dollar
worth Of work that we do, while The
outsider Is responsible OEir To himself
or those interested with him 50 that
We not only have 10 do what il right
and efficient. but h"Yc 10 he able 10
show that what we EtINe done Is right
ana efficient; and this inevitably means
that there must be certain forms OBJ
served which the Cnthinking outsider
IS apt TO StigmatiZe rs red tape. Never
tneleSS, IL Is true tnat there - always
a tendency IN Government work TO run
10 needless red tape.
Il asked the Keep Commission. for
instance. 10 take uD wiki particular
care. through the Assistant Secretaries
OF War and Navy, the burden OF paper
work resting on the officers OF the
army and navy l remember very well
the pride with which 4 certain hig1
officer In one OF the bureaus IN The
ago. told ne. pointing to z big case
OF papers, that in that he could find
out through the reports OF the officers
or each battleship how many bottles
of violet ink each captain OF battle
ship was responsible for. I remarked
that / cd not care a snap of my finger
about the number Of bottles Of violet
ink on the ship tnat what ] wanted
10 know was WI ether the men ~ the
guns could shoos; / did not accept the
knowledge OF the whereabouts OF the
violet ink as a substitute for shooting.
The paper work must be subOrdinatec
in the departments and bureaus TO the
efficiency of the work itself. keeping
only enough OF il TO make d record of
what Is done
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
STRONG BEAR RAID
ON RAILWAY COMMON
Resumption of Activity After Several
Days Dullness at Considera-
bic Loss to Values.

For some little time the common stock
OF the Washington railway company
mas been severely neglected. and the
business reduced To small proportions.
Today IL jumped into prominence. but
the reappearance was not entirely salts
factory 10 the bullish element who have
oeea so long expecting a movement thai
would again carry prices 10 the level
obtained some months ago. not 10 men
uoh the promised figures 20 freely pre-
dlcted that il would reach
The bearish contingent was in force To-
day and sales OF the stock were made
TO any and all bidders until the demand
was more than supplied. Commencing
at 4Zs. which Is a fraction less than the
sales Of yesterday the price was rapidly
forced down on the selling Of e,lotation
lets TO ~. while blocks of loo sharas
were Knocked down several fractions
lower and offers TO sell any part of $500
shares as low as Ak repeatedly made.
The preferred barely held at yesterdays $
low figures.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
SEVER CONNECTIONS
WITH COAL COMPANIES

NEW YORK. March 23-As a result of
the proposed Federal inquiry into the
Pennsylvania railroads ownership of
coal companies whose products il is en-
gagged in Transporting. IL is understood
that movement is already under way on
the part Of the coal roads 20 sever their
official connection with coal properties
which they control or in which they are
interested
In line with this movement is the ac-
tion taken on "Wednesday at the annual
meeting Of the Consolidation Coal Conn
pany at Baltimore. at which directors
and officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company resigned from the
directorates of the company and its sub
sidiaries
The Consolidated Coal Company is one
OF the principal coal properties of the
Baltimore and Ohio. The companv's
n't-7es lii 1895 produced 2.O9s. .213 tons of
coal. out of a total output for the Cum
berlard coal fields of Ar. AZ tons.
1t is expected that similar action will
be taken at meetings of the other coal
companies in which the Baltimore and
OEio holds controlling interest.
An announcement issued YESTERDAY nv
the Philadelphia and Reading ST also re-
Sarded as having bearing on this Sit
uation. g. +. Henderson, second vice
president Of the Reading makes koourn
ms reSlSna ton as first vice president Of
Lhe Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company