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eean euiton rags at
this office. cents per pound. Il
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-03-01

Send In your orders to Coors Lum.
ber Co. for good. dry split wood and
chunks. IS
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-03-01

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms; $3.50 per month. Address G,
care Optic. 2-151
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-03-01

Call on o'5yrns for the best domss
tic coal In the city. 1888
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-03-01

Acrobats, Musical Acts, Marches,
Drills, Song Hits. Latest Musical
Numbers, Qusrtetts, octets, ,Chorusss
by Lady Members. Electrical Effects.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

artillery used the type which had been
employed to describe a Confederate VIC
tory by loading it into their cannon
and firing it at the ~retreating army.
Type was scarce In those days and it
was not until several months later,
when d Confederate detachment raided
a Union town on the border that Wat
terson's stock was replenished.
At the end of the war Watterson
went to Louisville and was associated
with George D. Prentice on the Cour-
ier-Journal, after he had forced that
brilliant product of journalism into
capitulation by establishing a rival pa
per. In those days papers like the
Courier-Journal, the Chicago Times,
the New York Sun and the New York
Tribune were synonymous with their
editors. Prentice, Watterson, Story,
Dana, Greeley and others of their type
were always alluded to when the pa
pers were quoted. Prentice died and
Watterson became a greater force. For
thirty years he ran the composing room
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

"Red wins - 1t was the croupier's
hoarse cry, again and again reiter-
ated, only diversified by that Of 'Red
~loses!" which broke the stiffness in
the superbly appointed room at Ham
burg, with the gaming table In the CEN
ter, round which were gathered its
eager votaries, behind whom were the
scarcely less interested group of look
ers-on,
Come away, my dear" said a very
lovely woman among the spectators,
In q low whisper to her husband. Il
I'M sorry we came. This Is no place
for PEARL" indicating with a nod Of
the head as she spoke, an exquisitefy
beautiful girl, scarcely more than a
mers, who beside them.
Come, Pearl" the father said.
But the girl stood ~entranced, her
eyes fixed upon a youths face seated
at the farthest end Of the table. 1t
was a strikingly handsome face. yer
preston Of calm, born OF desperation.
No tlnge of color was In either cheek
or lips.
His eyes shone with n stronge and
hard glitter, and were fixed upon the
balls as they swung round, as though
on the color uppermost hung his hope
of life or death.
And so 1t was! He had snat down
possessed of a fortune; he rose a beg
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
AN oLD-FAsH1ONED GIRL.
~~~~


The school life Of their mothers
would be a matter Of antiquity to the
schoolgirls of to-day. With that
thought Alice J. Jones has written her
recollection Of her w girlhood, I'm
Dover on the Charles" She deals In
particular with the matter OF dress
perhaps the leading interest OF the
child.
When 1 first went to school I wrote
a dress almost to my ankles and white
pantalets of the same length, or longer
Two older girls were considered the
leaders, Of fashion In u school. Their
pantalets were made Of the same ma
terfal as the dresses with which they
wera worn. Mother refused to let me-
follow the fashion, which h said had
been discarded long ago by my older
sisters.
Those were not the days OF E;any
stvles. nor the days when the prevail
mo STYLE was modified to suit individ-
,,a1s. I have distinct recollections OF
a milliner's well-ftted showroom at
North Natick. 1t held just two kinds
oe ,args bonnets and two shapes In
cb,ldren's hats. The broad-brimmed,
I~cw-crowned "leghorn-fats' must be
trimmed with wide white ribbon and
long feathers. The hideous white straw
..yizor caps' must be trimmed with
narrow, colored ribbon, a band round
the crown ending in a rosette among
the artificial flowers clustered above
the yizor.
NV sister once brought from New
port pretty, expensive hats Of the latest
New York style; small leghorn hats
with a fringe of straw bangles" round
the edge Of the brim.
Such misery as my little sister and
+ suffered that summeri All the girls
ridiculed our queer hats, and no idea
OF latest fashion could be impressed
upon them. This was before the days
Of paper patterns, pattern sheets ana
fashion books.
For many years our new dresses
we're one year ahead Of Dover fash
ions, and because Of that we had q bit
ter experience in being conspicuously
out of fashion. :,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

daughters that, 'Thy desire shall be to thy husband
and he shall rule over thee and ever since In the vast
majority Of cases, excepting during the period Of court
shin. and often then, it has been the woman who has
strlyen hardest to please the man, who has sought to
mold herself according to his ideal, to conform to his
standard in all things. Rudyard Kiping says: Men
saeaE the truth as they understand it, women as they
think men would like to understand 1t; then they all
act lies which would deceive Solomon, and the result Is
a heartreuding middle which half a dozen plain, open
worga would put straight" Gas the husband IL the wife
is" OF course, there are exceptions, but In the main
there never was truer word spoken.
Among the pungent aphorlsms in a clever brochure re-
Gently published About Men, Women and Fools" Is thisi
."Never marry a man to reform him.
Reform him first, and then don't marry him"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
have never been . fortunate as to Sc

have never been SO fortunate as to &C.
cur a sitting"
well, you shall have one now, and
you must thank ne for It." she re-
Joined, while Margaret turned away to
profuse confusion.
"Here are sketches taken while I
was studying abroad, Miss Rayburn,"
said Harold. "Will you amuse your
self by looking at them?"
II will return In a few moments"
interrupted Mrs. Somers. wait for
me, my dear"
A word Of e~xpostulation rose to
Margaret's lips, but too late. The door
had closed behind the speaker.
Silence fell between the two thus
left behind, when a low cry arrested
Harold's attention. He sprang to Miss
Rayburn's side.
Her eyes were fixed on a little
sketch she held In her hand. 1t rep
resented a gaming table, at one end of
which sat a youth, %haggard, desperate,
despairing, and by him a child, hold
ing out to him a single gold piece, with
a smile in her eyes, and seemingly a
prayer on her lips. +.
You would know the history Of that
picture? Let me tell YOU: Years ago
was in Hamburg. The gaming tables
attracted me, and every night found
me beside them, losing or winning, ac-
cording to the fortunes Of the hour.
One evening the demon ill-luck pursued
me. l lost and lost, till l found my
all was slipping away from me. In
the vain hope Of retrieving it / went
ION, until l knew l was beggared. Mad
dened, desperate, l determined to put
an end to my miserable life, when
some n touched my shoulder; a
child angel stood before me and slip
ped into my hand a piece Of gold.
For my sake she whispered. The
%croupier's hoarse cry warned me no
time was to be lost. 1 staked the gold
and won, but turning to give her back
her own, she had fled. When l arose
from the table I had recovered all
Inc more, but I vowed q vow to my
unknown deliverer that I would never
again hazard a dollar Of the fortune l
considered hers. I have never found
her, Margaret. The child will never
know her work, but I am not afraid
to meet her, for I have kept my
pledge"
"Haroldp'-it was almost a whis-
per, but something in the tone made
his heart give a wild, joyous leap
shave l known you all this time, and
have you just found M out? 1t was
this, Harold, which separated us. l
dared not give my life to a man whom
I had first known as a gambler. I
supposed you still played, and /
thought to see again the expression
on your face l had seen that night
would kill me. Tell me, is it true?
Have you never touched a card since?'
"Never!" he answered solemly.
"And 1t Is to you I owe tit and
life, Pearl-little Pearl, can you not
trust the man who has been SO long
faithful to the child to be still faithful
to the woman2 My own you will not
loom the life you have savedY"
But at this juncture, Mrs. Som
ers, opening the door, beat a precipi-
tate retreat. Harold's statue has
warmed INTO life, and pressing the
lovely lips to his, he thanks God that
1t is his breath which has awakened
it.-Waverley Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
WHEN FARMERS COME TO rowN.

1t Isn't as 1t Used to he When the
Whole Family Piled Into Wagon.
The other morning a farmers wife
drove a spring wagon to town full of
poultry, butter and eggs; she came to
do shopping, says the Enporia Ga
zette. She drove her rig into the livery
stable, took her produce to the COM
mission house, sold it, got the money,
went over to a restaurant, bought a
hot dinner Of soup, roast beef. mashed
potatoes, peas, a little lettuce and
some apple pie, bought her ~prpvender,I
loaded up the wagon and was home In
time to help with the supper.
Thirty years ago when there was
any marketing to do the whole Family
came to town. 1t was a big day.
Father hitched up the wagon, he and
the hired man sat in front, mother and
the big girls sat in the chairs and the
boys and girls were slowed away in
the hay and blankets behind When
they got to town father and mother
and the big girls and the hired man
went around to the stores and the chill
dren played around the wagon, in dead
ly terror of the bad town boys. Father
did the selling father took the money
father bought the groceries and bossed
mother and the girls when they bought,
dry goods. Mother sat around the gro
Gerry and dry goods store until Don
and then the whole family assembled
around the wagon and opened the
lunch basket. The soda biscuits con-
tanning a slab of cold bacon and the
mince pie and the chunks of corned
beef were passed around. Finally after
the dog and the town dogs had got to,
.clodding" one another and father and
the hired man had finished talking pol
itics over at the sample ropm,' the
horses were hitched up and about 4
o'clock the outfit pulled out for the
farm.
Times have changed. To-day the
farmer is less dependent upon himself.
He buys more and sells more. 1t takes.
more money and less truck totdo him.
He is more dependent upon his neigh
bors. But he has an easier time. Civ
ilization has done a lot for him-but
it should, for he makes civilization. /,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

The Church.-We need never fear for
tho church. God will take care OF her.
We never need fear what she teaches.
She will always teach the truth.-Rev.
Il. Jackson, Roman Catholic, Atlanta.
The Present Age.-Tite age In which
we live demands superior equipment.
Poverty of preparation In the physical,
intellectual and spiritual realms is in
tolerable, Observation-Disclosures. A. II.
Lambert, Methodist, Chicago.
The She Bear.-Tha society belle
that retlres at 3 to 4 Il. M, IS apt to act
like a she bear the mex day. 1t Is
evident to all in her W house that
she has danced too much.-Rey. j. l..
Scudder, Congregationalist, Jersey
City.
The Refuge.-God has provided a
place of refuge in Jesus Christ for ev-
cry sinner to-day. Whenever man fails
to, avail himself Of this Refuge, is 1t
not a repetition of the story Of an an
cient fooI?--Rev. w. Bruner, Baptist,
Washington.
BoIdness.-What we need to-day Is
holiness. Not Il braggadoclo Split, but
such n confidence in the Master. such a
devotion that they are not willing that
any should question whether they De-
long to Him or not.-Rev. G.. Myers,
Baptist, Brooklyn.
Beauty.-Beauty Is a distinct mis-
sion. God loves beauty, and has made
the little Alpine flower to grow where
none but He and the angels can see 1t.
There Is something better in life than
dollars and cents and straight lines and
angles and neutral colors.-Rev. ID. II.
Radcliffe, Presbyterian, Washington.
Illgotten Gains.-IIow many a man
goes to the market place and to the
exchange with perfect indifference to
the prosperity and happiness of his fell
low man and wrestles with them in
business to return to the home to law
ish gladly upon his family all his III
gotten gains.-Rev. Z. g. Andrews,
Methodist. New York City.
True Observation-Disclosures Is not a
certain amount of raw knowledge
which you have been enabled to stow
away. There are many men full OF
facts who In a moments conversation
show they are without an education.
Trna education Is the awakening of the
mind to gee ana enjoy-it is giving it
wings by witch TO mount higher, see
more clearly and enjoy more fully; and
culture is the graceful way In which
you place all these at the service Of
others.-Isev. ]. II. Mackey, Presbyte
rian, Glenns Falls, n. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

attempting to wear bonnet or gown in imitation OF her
original. But in the field of moneymaking imitation con
times to be the 'sincerest f~attery," accepted with ,
smile by the one whose methods are to be copied. In
general, however, the man initiated in his m~oneymakino
methods can afford to smile. Already he has proved his
judgment and has reaped the ready returns upon it. Hc
may have exhausted the possibilities of that particular
line. Or, III else favorable to the imitator, this success
full one has a wide margin Of chance that in his hurry =
fall into line of imitation the imitator has missed thu
true principles at bottom of the speculation.
Take any farming community where the simplest lines
are laid for the local business world. In a certain sec
ton perhaps no wheat has been sown for years; no pota-
toes planted, perhaps; any one of a dozen crops has been
neglected in the planting until the neighborhood has for
gotten the staple. But suddenly some one sets aside .
field for one of these neglected crops and plants 1t. Only
an idle interest is attracted, though the planter may have
expended his best judgment upon crop reports, markets.
and the chances of a favorable season. Not till all Of
these have been realized in a great harvest at top prices,
however, does the spirit of imitation spring up over tho
neighborhood. 1t will be too late for that seasons ven
ture, but in the following year the adventuring farmer
may count upon scores of followers in this line, whereas
he himself has dropped the idea for another.
In the same degree, with far greater complications, the
imitator of financial methods in the cities is led astray.
venture in a certain line is attention attracted. Yet in
all probability before he has made his first move as an
imitator the man whose example he Is trying to follow
has switched to an altogether different field Of opera.
tons,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

as we'll as the editorial department of
his paper, and the politics Of Kentucky
at the same time. He was the arch
partisan, the fiery free-trader who
manufactured doctrine for the other
free-trade editors to reproduce In their
columns. He also made many public
speeches on the labor platform at he
dinner table and elsewhere, and nj
ways was the spectacular, grandilo-
quent performer. He served a term in
Congress. was influential In bringing
about reconstruction, fought the Ku
Klux Khan. supported Greeley and was
the first prominent Democrat to go to
Louisiana when hints of fraud against
Tilden We're set a1oat. He counseled
peace and moderation during that per-
ilous situation and was influential In
of Cleveland, quarreled with him and
called him some of the most memorable
M ever attached to this much
dubbed President. He assailed BRYAN
in 1896, organized the Gold-Democrat
movement, and then turned around and
supported Bryan and Parker in 1900
and 1904.
In his general attitude toward life
Colonel Watterson is an Epicurian. He
lives freely, and cares little for money.
which lie spends when be has it and
when he hasn't. His income has al
ways been large. but his savings small.
He can make thousands every season
on the platform. where he is in con
slant demand, and indeed is one Of the
most attractive of speakers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28

gar! Fate had pursued him and his
hooking hopelessness. until he had
played his last stake, only to see 1t
swept mercilessly from him.
He half rose from the table. What
somewhere In the still night :tir, and
send a bullet through his heart and
brain?
It was ut this moment the girl, with
flushed cheeks and parted lips. darted
to his side.
"Take this she pleaded. for my
sake" and pressed Il, gold piece. into
his cold hand.
He turned. To.hls excited inn gina
ton she seemed scarcely mortal, In
her pure chilta.lilae loveliness. His
first impulse was %toSreturn her offe. ling
he was not yet an aim aker; but
again rang out the croupier's cry OF
command to take the stakes.
The child stood breatllless III her
expectancy, her eyes burning with
feverish interest.
A sudden impuisetoycruia tered him.
Without speaking Il word lie placed
the gold on the table.
The next moment II sinai pile of
gold was at his elbow. lie stakea it
all again. Again he VOL 4 bright
spot Of scarlet replaced the ,Elllor on
his cheek, which spread and a~ecpened
as Dame Fortune, who had so per-
~sistently frowncd upon him. now re-
served only for him her smiles.
Morning was breaking ,gllen he
arose from the table, no Ion. e. n des-
perate man, but with his fort me three
fold returned to him.
After the first winning lie Ind turn
ed to return the child lie. Offering. but
she had vanished. Shoule a,e ever tind
her, ever repay the debt. lie knew
not; but standing Out undo the clear
blue sky, with ii great w ight lifted
| from heart and brain, Han ID Clayton
vowed that 1t should lie his lie search,
but that the lesson taught i'm should
never be forgotten, and tho inning ta-
bles should know him no a..orc.
Six years passed, and Harold Clay
ton was winning name nh sfsn.e III his
own land in his profession as an ar
list.
Standing n night IN a crowded
assembly, some one in UASsi~g ouched
him lightly on the shoulder With her
fan, and giacing around, he me the
smiling face of his hostess.
Come" she said, Il wan. you to
- my belle. II you can prevail upon
her to give you a sitting. IN | trans.
fer her coloring to canvas, you will
render yourself immortal.'
is she then 80 beautiful" he ques-
toned.
Judge for yourself. she lightly re
Joined, leading him TO a little group
doing homage to the fair gin in It's
center.
miss Rayburn-Mr. Clayton were
lie formal words of Introduction, as
Harold bowed In acknowledgment be
1pre the womAn whom bis artist eve
oenfessFd tie most bcanssful be had
ever seen.
ESlAreat1 evening" hai 6aended le
might have added, the zsvo hs had
oyee loved. since she had awakened
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
Gentle Jane.

Gentle Jane whizzed through the town.
Running many people down;
Still she gave her car but praise,
Said : st has such killing ways"
Carolyn Wells.
Last week, Tuesday, gentle Jane
Met a passing railroad train
Good Afternoon" she sweetly said,
But the blamed train cut her dead.
yale Record. J
Scorching down the golden streets,
Jane strikes every soul she meets;
When she .honks" the spirits jump,
Thinking it is Gabriel's trump.
Cleveland Leader.
Man. yosir wits are all at sea,
Heaven is not for such as she;
Jane went down below and got
Hers for scorehing, good and hot.
Boston Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
CHANGES IN THE CALENDAR.
reform. Made by Caesar and Pop

Reforms Made by Caesar and Pope
the Most Notable.
When Julius Caesar came into pow
er he found the Roman calendar ID
confusion. The AleXandrian astrono-
mer Sosigenes suggested the Julian
calendar, which, with slight modifica-
lions, Is the one used to-day. The be-
ginning OF the year was moved back
from March to Jan. !. Previous to
that time September was the seventh
month (from septen, seven). October
the eighth month (octo, eighth), etc.
In honor Of himself Caesar changed
the name Of the fifth month from
Quintlllis to July.
Augustus Caesar, successor TO JUL
u 1, not to be outdone, changed the
name OF the sixth month from Sextiilis
to August, and stole a day from Feb
ruary to make August as great a
month as July.
At the time of Pope Gregory the
Julian calendar had thrown the reck-
oning out ten days because the year is
not quite 365H days, as had been sup
posed. The calendar was ten days
slow, so Gregory, following the advice
Of the astronomer Clavius, ordered
that ten days should be dropped 50
that the day following Oct. 4, 1852,
should be the fifteenth instead of the
nth, and that leap years should be
dropped Iii eeiss;a dry years not divlsihle
BY 400.
The change was adopted In all Cath
Ollie countries at once, but the Greek
church and most Protestant nations
refused to change. England, however,
adopted the change in 1851, providing
that the year 1862 should begin on Jan.
j, instead of March %, and that the
day following, Sept. 2, 1852, should
be the fourteenth instead OF the third.
thus dropping eleven days. Riots fol
lowed In many places, since the people
thought they had been robbed of elev-
en- days, although the act Of parlia-
ment was framed 81 that nc injustice
resulted In the payment of rent. Inter
est. etc.
Since 1900 and 1900 were Julian
leap years but not Gregorian, coun-
tries using the old Julian calendar are
now thirteen days behind the Gregg.
rlan calendar. Thus In Russia Oct. 80
Is called the 18th. II a writer in Nus
sia wishes to be accurate he writes
the date Oct. 17-so, thus showing the
date By both calendars.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
Little sentiment among Animals.

Little sentiment among An1Hn010s
Animals experience no grief what
ever over the death Of one of their
number, according to Jehn Burroughs,
possibly the most astute student OF
animal life in this country. He de-
clares that when a bird seems to
mourn Its lost mate It's act is prob
ably the cutlery Of the breeding instinct
which has been thwarted. He says
that all creatures understand the Ian
guage of distress and he has observed
that birds have often warned four
footed animals Of danger, but, he says,
this, too, is instinct and not because
of sentiment. Sympathy as we
know it," he says, ssthe keen appre-
citation OF the suffering and misfor.
tune Of another, which implies power
in a measure to put ourselves In thar
others place, hardly exists, even In
It's rudimentaIy form, among the lower
orders" OF all animals, Mr.. Bur.
roughs has the best opinion OF the
dog. There are few Of our ordinary
emotions. he thinks, that n dog does
not share.-Kansas City Star.
Every man sees an earthly angel IN
the woman he loves
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

She isn't versed In Latin and she isn't yersed In Greek - 81
She cannot sing a little bit nor make the organ speak;
She cannot trim a bonnet, write a sonnet, paint o glass
But you ought TO see her peel the peach and make itdhto" sass.
She cannot play lawn tennis and she cannot win Il sToKe;
Her talk is not suggestive Of the latest shady joke
She isn't up verses, o rehearses them, alas!
But you ought to se her pluck the plum and make it into'sass!
p
She is reticent knowledge of the newest fashion fad;
Her spelling it is faulty and her grammar somewhat bad; y
She's u 0 devotee of Kniepping, barefoot creeping In the grass ri
But you ought to see her grapple the crabappe into "zass"
louisville CourefJournaI.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-28
wonderfnl Power Of Light.

The extraordinary resuscatating
power OF light recently received a Gu
rious Illustration In the silver mines
at Laurium. mine had been abon1
doned 2.GO0 years, when some poppy
seed was found beneath the slag. The
Stag being removed. In a short time
the entire space was covered with the
most gorgeous show Of poppies. After
twenty centuries rest they had bloom
ed a v~fgoronsly as II they had been
horne by flowers q yesterday.