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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14

Congressman Parker of Deadwood,
has heen just selected as a member of
the national republican campaign
COMMITTEES for South Dakota.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14

Kit should drop Smootism and Bris-
tolism and give us a dose on the ca
nails in Mars.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14
Riverside.

Feb. IL, 1908.
Miss Carrie Brynjulson is slowly re-
covering from q tussle with the grip.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14

Notice Of the Color Of Oflcial Primary
Ballots.
Notice is hereby given that the col
or OF the official primary ballots OF
the respective political parties Of Lin
coin county, South Dakota, are a fol-
lows:
Republican party, White.
Democratic party, Yellow.
CHAs. Z. KUNDERT,
County Auditor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14
Figures Taken From the County Records.

ran uouh,gt hesb shows the amounts State Faxes paid ruep t fory @wf following a session of
-. ] -. m,cp farm taken atr andonf me aht township in Lincoln county
anr reading nd nmuaupgt e figures for the several years you viii note that the taxi r1@ 1907 the
cmmd Sthe opt since 1901 for Legislative year. and fte Irvine plant tax and the state
tmv md ru would about equal the machine tax of 1903 and 1905, for state purposes alone
Tm hwI bout taxes sand extravaganza was made on purpose to cover up the corporation com of the
r uoda ndo sn rcu|n5tont taxes The rcdsn the County Audnorso office do not eb the machine
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-14

The primary law is q boss killer.
No wonder Kit and his followers hate
TO recognize the power Of the people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

80 Days Trial sl.O0 is the offer on Pine.
ules. Relieve Back-ache, Weak Back,
Lame Back, Rheumatic pains. Best on
Sale for Kidneys, Bladder and Blood.
Good for young and old. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. For
sale by Kaufmann Drug Co.
Illinois Republicans will endorse
"Uncle" Joe Cannon for President.
Bryan spoke at Richmond, Va, on
Wednesday and was given an ovation.
ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to
use, put up in a collapsible tube with
nozzle attached One application proves
it's merit. Soothes and heals. reduces
Inflammation and relieves soreness and
itching. For all forms Of Piles. Price
SEC. Guaranteed. Sold by Kaufman
Drug Co.
A banker near Lincoln, ILL.,, was
held up by thugs on Wednesday and
robbed of $4,000.
Twenty people were injured by the
collision of freight and passenger
train in Kentucky last week.
Here comes the Spring Winds to chap,
tan and freckle Use Pinesalve Carbol-
lied, (Acts like poultice) for cuts, sores,
burns, chapped lips, hands and face. 1t
sootheS and heals. Sold by Kaufman
Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Patriotism In the Making.

Patriotism In New York Is cosrnopol-
itan. They have a flag drill in the
schools in which the children Of every
race and cline, as the hymn book
says, are taught to salute the stars
and stripes and give their heads.
their hands and their hearts to their
country" And in some of the big
downtown schools you may see chill
dren from homes German, Italian,
Syrian, Scandinavian, Jewish, Hunga-
rian, Chinese, Armenian, Greek and
heaven knows how many other nation
alities all joining in this picturesque
ceremony. 1t gives one realizing
sense of the variety Of material which
it put into this crucible we call city
and which in another generation or
two will be simply American.-Boston
Transcript.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
A Secret,

Only she and the baby knew!
The nurse was out and his mother too.
Great-grandna said: "Why, haven't you
heard
I brought up nine? You're too absurd!
Now. run along and never fear,
I'll take good care Of the precious dear
But-the baby woke. and the baby cried,
And the baby would not be denied.
She rubbed him warm with tender hands;
She turned him over and eased his bands,
But babies are wise. and this one knew
His dear great-grandna through and
through.
And. we'll. she did it-half in fright,
Yet simply a-quiver with delight.
She rocked that baby and tried to sing
The while she cu6dled the little thing.
And when he gurgled and hushed his
cries
And slowly. slowly. shut his eyes,
Making sleepy little coo-oo-oo,
Quite as her babies used to dc.
Great-grandrna. grooming a uursery rhyme,
Had. oh, such a rapturous. wicked time!
So they have g. secret. just these two,
For only she and the baby knew.
--Grace Stone Field in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, April |. 1908.
Goes to Inspect His Coffin.

Atlanta, Ga, March 2S.-Jasper NJ.
Smith, the eccentric capitalist of At
lanta, left last week for Chattanooga,
where he goes to inspect magnif-
cent coffin he recently ordered for
his own use. The casket costs $1,000,
and during the interval between the
present and Mr.. Smiths death it will
be kept in the vault already erected
for the reception Of that gentleman's
remains.
Mr.. Smith is a we'll known real es-
tate owner and pays taxes on several
thousand dollars. He is "A years old,
and has lived his life in single blessed
ness. He declares, however, that it
has been his intention since early
youth to become a benedict at the
age of Is, which will be next year.
Recently he ordered coffin from a
Chattanooga firm Of casket makers.
He said he wanted to be sure and be
buried in one of ''old fashioned"
style. He does not like the kind
generally used now, made in box-like
form with rounded corners. He wants
square corners and bulging sides at
the point where the shoulders lie, so
that his arms may have room for free
play in case he 'scomes to.''
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
ONLY A TRAMP.
Raising the Curtain For Moment on
One of Life's Tragedies.

One Of Life's Tragedies.
A recent incident which holds in its
simple outlines tie possibility of past
tragedy is described in the New York
Times. It is another illustration Of
how careless the world is Of the indi-
vidual and how thick is the cloak
which one may wrap about his per-
sonality. Not long ago a laborer en-
ployed by the Erie railroad in Jersey
CITY was run over by train and had
his leg cut off.
A policeman te!ephoned for an am
bulance. The injured man lay on a
grass patch. apparently bleeding to
death. Just then a typical railroad
tramp in dirty rags sauntered along.
He tapped a policeman's elbow.
MAY I ask what's the matter, off,
cer?' he inquired.
'Man bleeding to DEATH" replied the
policeman.
"Would you mind If I looked at
him?" asked the tramp. II might be
Of service"
"Go ahead" responded the officer.
Bending low over the wounded Ia
borer, the tramp asked for water to
wash his hands and then begged the
crowd for clean handkerchiefs. With
a half dozen deft, rapid twists he
made a tourniquet and stopped the
flow Of blood.
"Are you a doctor? some one asked
as the man slipped away through the
crowd.
II used to be-" he replied as he hur-
ried of.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Ialk;nn 1hrouah the Nose.

So called talking through the nose
is not talking through the nose at all,
but rather failure to do so-that is,
instead Of letting the tone food into
the nasal cavity, to he REINFORCED
there by, striking against the walls Of
the cavity, which act as Sounding
boards for the tone confined within
that cavity, we shut off the cavity and
refuse the tone its natural reinforce
ment. It taxes on as a result thin,
u1resonant quality which we call ma
sal, although it is thin and unpleasing
because it lacks true nasal resonance.
The only remedy lies in ceasing to
shut off the cavity.-Katherine Jewell
Everts in Harper's Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Didn't Aoree With Him,

A Carolina man was recently in
specting a farm owned by him and op-
Grated by IN old friend who had press
ed into service every member Of his
family. including his aged father.
The old man must be getting along
in years." said the owner.
Yes; dads nigh on to ninety" was
the reply.
rs his health good"
"Well. no. The old man amt been
hisself for some time back"
What seems to be the matter"
Il dunno, sir. l guess farming don't
agree with him no more. ."-Success
Magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

Do you want to save money? Then
use the ''Best'' Incandescent Vapor Gas
Lights and burn air instead of money.
They give so per cent. more light than
a Rochester Coal Oil Lamp, consume 80
per cent. less oil and make 80 per cent.
less heat.
All Lamps guaranteed for period of
two years, provided they are banded
according to our instructions.
"Best' Incandescent Gas Lights, 100
candle power each, 800 candle power,
one gallon of gasolene per burner, 60
hours, &C.,, cost $500. The above is for
lighting a room 20x6O, 100 hours a
month for one year. For prices, etc.,
write
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

The Piedmont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company of Spartanburg, an
nounces that it will comply with the
new insurance law, which requires
that deposit of $40, 900 be made with
the State treasurer.
Isaiah McCottrie has been nomi-
mated for the collector of customs at
Georgetown.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

Night riders burned three tobacco
warehouses in Kentucky on Wednes-
day night.
A land slide blocked the Southern's
track near Spartanburg one day last
week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con-
stipation by stimulating the liver and
bowels and restores the natural action
of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is
mild and pleasant to take. Refuse SUBJ
stitutes. Derrick's Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Cheep Fun.

He-You talk about men playing
poker. It is no worse vice than the
shopping habit of the women. She
Perhaps not. morally speaking; but,
then, it takes money to play poker,
whereas a woman can shop all day
without it costing her a cent except
what she pays for car fare.-Boston
Transcript.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
An Insidious Danger.

One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is an insidious disease
aud before the victim realizes his danger
he may have a fatal malady. Take
Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign Of
trouble as it, corrects irregularities and
prevents Bright's disease and diabetes.
Derrick's Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
not 4 LOGICAL Conclusion.

IF you have nothing else to Go. sup
pose We so to that amateur concert"
"No, thank you. Because I want to
kill time myself is no reason why |
should enjoy somebody else numbering
it.'-AGanta Constitution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Micht Have Known,

An aCstere looking lady walked into
4 furrier's and said to the shopman,
Il should like to purchase muff."
What fur:" demanded the man.
"To keep my hands warm, you
idiotw exclaimed the lady.-London
ScraDS,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

Mr.. VIM. H. Anderson, NJ. D., of
Soda Springs. Ida, says tAat Bees Lax
ative Cough Syrup has relieved coughs
and colds where other remedies failed.
It's gentle laxative effects especially rec
ommend it for children. 1t is pleasant
to take. For coughs, colds, hoarseness.
whooping cough. Money refunded II
not satisfied. Sold by Kaufman Drug
Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
a Distinction With Difference,

Editor--Iou see, story has to be
just so to get in our magazine. Author
We'll, what's the matter with this
one Of mine? Editor-It's only $685.
Puck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

vlgor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncon1-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. Is the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Hestino.

81 do wish," said Backlotz, that we
had q decent heater in our house. How
is yours? Does it keep the house
warm?"
"No." replied Sububs, "but it keeps
me overheated every time I attend to
tt,''-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01

A secret is seldom safe in more thaD
one breast-SHift.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Women as Well as Men Are Hade
Miserable BY Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
'discourag ges and lessons ambition; beauty,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
No Canning This Season.

NO Waning Ills Seasoo.
Positively will not run my can
ming plant for any one this season.
The public will please be governed
accordingly.
W. 81. KEISLER,
Lexington, S. c., r. F. D. 5.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-04-01
Rheumatism

Itaye found a tried and tested cure for Rheu.
haatismi Not remedy that will stra1ghten the
distorted limbs Of chronic cripgles. nor turn 6ony
But can now surely hh the pains and pangs OF
I'm In Germany-with Chemist In the City OF
Darmstadt-I found the last ingredient with
which DR.. shoops Rheumatic Remedy was made
a perfected dependable prescription. Without
that last ingredient. successfully treated many.
many cases of Rheumatism; but now at Last 1t uni.
formly cures all durable cases Of this heretofore
wastes found in Rheumatic Blood. seem to dissolve
and bass away under the action of this remedy as
freely as does sugar when added to pure water.
And then. when dissolved, these poisonous vases
Rheumatism is gone forever. There is now no
real need-no actual excuse to suffer longer with:
out help. We sell, and in confidence recommend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

where the light from the window might fall upon him, she took poor Artie from Q comfortable chair where Minnie had set him up In all his dignity and put Teddy Bear in his place. Once more Artie was to be eclipsed by q rival! In the corner where Minnie's mamma had put him Artie sat meditating gloomily. Then he chanced to look up at the great ugly animal that had his place by the window, and to his astonishment and anger Ted dy grinned at him. Artie felt the sawdust in his heart stop short, and he shivered as with cold. How dared that impudent, insolent beast, that went on all fours, to grin triumphantly at him? Artie rose and went straight at the bear. his feel ings so outraged that he forgot to be afraid Before the bear knew what was happening Artie had him by the neck and was flnglng him to the floor
 Teddy fell with a dull thud. It hurt him, too, for he gave vent to a grunt. Then he was up and at his antagonist, his teeth shining and his eyes full of rage. But Artie had got on the chair, real strong hold From his elevation he could thrust out his foot and kick Teddy Bear In the Jaw every time he leaped at him. An. now it was Arties turn to laugh. And he availed himself of the opportunity. Ho spread his face in a broad smile and threw his arms about wildly, clapping his hands. But Teddy Bear was tenacious. He kepr up the attack. growing more and more vicious. Then, seeing by the clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Pine Cop was a strangely shaped noun tain. It reared itself in the midst of a beautiful valley From its southern side flowed sparkling stream, falling over rocks and precipices. From its northern side yawned deep canyons filled with ice and snow the year round. On its eastern and western sides grew verdure. fresh and green, almost reaching to the very top of the mountain. And all about this strange mountain stretched splendid val leys full of fields, broken here and there by forests almost impregnable, forests in which lurked all manner of wild bird and beast.
 The people living in the valleys about Pine Cop looked with awe upon it. feel ing in their hearts fear of the strange spectacle that forever loomed frowningly above them. And during the hundreds of years the man had made his home at the foot of Pine Cop none had ever explored the mysterious mouptain to its top. A few brave hunters had gone into one or two of its deep canyons, but with the growing darkness and narrowness Of the gorges had returned to the open land without having penetrated very far.
 There was q legend which had been handed down for hundreds of years that once upon time a wizard had been seen to pass through the town, which lay at the base of Pine Cop on its southern side, and to ascend the mountain, climbing beside the waterfalls. It was told of him that he had said to some of the will lagers that he had suffered at the hands of one of their townsmen and that he was going to the top of Pine Cop to spend the remainder of his life, where he would plan his revenge on the offend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

protecting edge of some projecting boul- der. True, 1t would not be so snug and warm as his own bed in the little room opening from the big fire-warmed shop. But his apprehension was not for himself; 1t was for his father, who would be so anxious at his little sons prolonged absence.
 The wind had risen as the darkness fell, and Pete decided to look about for some sort of shelter made by Ma ture. He Twas on the edge of a deep gorge. and followed it for a few paces in the hope of finding a sheltering rock. Pretty soon there loomed before him dark mass, something not so large as his fathers shop. but much larger than any boulder he had yet seen on the side of Pine Cop. He made straight for 1t, hoping to find a place snug from wind and threatening snow To his great surprise he found the dark mass to be a rude stone hut, with a small door facing the south. Pete stopped beside the entrance-which was without a shut ter-and knocked against the stone step with the butt of his gun. There was no response from within, so Pete made bold to enter the hut. All was darkness and silence within. Pete felt about him, discovering a sort of stone table and bench in one corner and fireplace near by. As his eyes became accustomed to the darkness he made out the interior of this odd place quite distinctly. In another corner of the room waBsa mass of dark stuff which felt like leaf-mold. It had evidently been a bed of leaves in the long. long ago.
 Pete felt In his pockets to see If he had a few matches about him. He sell dom set off without supplying himself with these necessary articles, and on this occasion found he had quite hand full of them snugly tucked away In his vest. "Oh, I'll soon have a fire to give me light and warmth" he said Then he went out and gathered bits of bark and decaying tree branches that filtered the ground near to a patch of pine trees. Soon the fuel was blazing in the stone chimney, throwing out light and warmth. Then Pete began to explore the hut. No sign of life was visible. No food was on the stone table, and no appear ance that any had ever been there. Not even a handful of ashes was to be seen about the hearth. Evidently the oue-llue uNtlltI m lht pldCt Hdu DeeH absent many, many years, for no traces of his having been there remained.
 After he had become warm Pete went to the corner where the mass of leaf mold lay. It had become so packed to earth that 1t was almost of the very soil. Pete dug into it with stick. But what was that he dragged forth? He stared at it wildly, then leaped up and ran out of the cabin, almost too startled to think. He had uncovered what re- sembled a human skull. It had grin ming teeth and eye sockets. After a while Pete became calm and his fear subsided So he returned to the hut and looked long time at the white, round thing which lay grinning at him. "I1l not be afraid of a thing that's dead" he declared bravely. II only hope it's the old wizard who has been accused of wreckng all the mischief against our town. I'll carry this skull back home with me and show it to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

ing citizen of their town. And soon after that, according to legend, terrible storms began to sweep down the mountain side and great avalanches slid upon the town, sometimes doing great damage to man and property.
 And even to the day of which I write the inhabitants of the region of Pine Cop believed that the old manor wizard, as most of them thought him to be- was still alive and wrecking his ven geance upon the hapless town and there by upon the descendants of the one man who had offended or wronged him. Every time storm. broke over their heads they swore 1t was the effects of the evil wizard upon the top of Pine Cop. If drouth killed their crops they blamed the Pine Cop dweller for their bad luck. Did a milk COW sicken, or a sheep die, they turned their eyes to- wards the top of Pine Cop and swore their threats against the wizard, whose evil influence was being used to their disadvantage.
 Now, in the town lived wheelwrlght, with an only child, a little son of some 12 summers old. The name of this child was Peter-his father and friends called him Pete. All day long Pete worked in his fathers shop, for there was very little money to be made at the trade in their town, and the father could not afford to employ "a assistant.
 In the evenings Pete would sit beside the great blazing fire in the shop Che and his father lived in rooms attached to the shop and listeL to the wonderful legen- dary tales told by his father and chance friends who would drop in to chat and have & smoke beside the cheerful fire place of the whee. right And long after the company had gone and his father had fallen asleep in his high-backed wooden settle beside the fire Pete would sit and dream of the strange stories he had heard, and would plan and plan on making a journey up to the very top of Pine Cop when he should become man.
 But day soon came when Pete decided upon making the strange and perilous journey to Pine Cops top. It happened in this way. Several very brave youths had gone hunting for squirrels in the woods that covered the lower portion of the eastern side of Pine Cop, and on their return to the village they reported that they heard strange sounds as of some human being in distress. And again they had heard laughter and singing. They had hurried home in fear, each boy hay ing stranger and more weird tales to tell than those told by his fellows.
 But as Pete listened the spirit of adven- ture outbalanced his feelings of fear and he made up his mind to go into the woods whence the sounds of walls, songs and laughter had been heard-or reported to have been heard-by the young hunters. The time set for the journey was q day when work in the shop was tagging, and his father consented for him to take his gun and go hunting. Not word of his plan had he spoken, for had he told his father that he intended going in search of the mysterious person or persons-or mayhap witches and wizards-who were responsible for the tales told by the young hunters, objections might have been raised to his plan. and his fathers permission refused him.
 It was a bright. cold January day on