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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

yot a Ionging-a reeref sor them, 100,
hat is not to be disguised. She had
loved them. delighted in them. They had
bee, her dearest possession, and now he
has stepned in and has spoiled her JOY
in them. :,
They are yours as much as mine,
says he. What will you do with them!
'Oh, no, not mine. 1t is not that
onlv-" She covers her face with her
hands. Don't tell irim" 4 last FAINT
sob esca pes her. Don't tell SIT LII
Glen !"
81 feel the greatest brute alive says
he. do YOU know | would rather die
than make YOU so unhappy, and yet
Tell him How could you suggest such
n thing? Keep them until the others are
discovered
"Oh. no. shall never touch them
again I could not. Could not you:
She looks at him anxiously. "
NO. But suppose-suppose we moe
tbcm somewhere here" 1t occurs to him
that h1rying their little secret in the old
mill will be a bond between them Down
in that old cellar We looked into the 9TH
err day. They could lie there very com.
fortably until-if. ever the others ars
found
VERY we'll" She leads the way down
tba broken staircase to the hole in the
upper flooring, where a mouldy Ola lao-
der leads to the cellar beneath.
As Adare puts his foot on the ladder
he notices one of the arrows nat i
attracted his attention before, cut deep
into the upper step. here IS ahotne,
Of those queer Marks says he. ana
all pointing downwards. wonder what
it n
Some direction to the mill men, no
doubt
1T is very dark. Are you afraid to
Gomez"
NO" She descends quickly after him.
reaching presently a vaulted chatnoer'
dank and dark, and filled win Il strons
smell of must and earth. 1t is lighted,
if lighted it can be called, by a thih ray
of sunshine that creeps III through a
small grated opening in a side wall
Looking round for a likely spot ID
which to bury them, Adare's eyes SUDDEN
lv rest on a mark in the wall close TO him.
| An arrow again, and again pointing down.
wards.
.uow curious says he. Shall We
bury them here? This old arrow may
help US to remember them" .
II don't want to remember them'
saws Amber slowly. And to dig so near
a wall"
.oTrue, it would be harder, no doubt,
and we have neither spade nor pick.
| Welr'-moving a little farther from the
wall-''here will do, and the arrow, at
ter all. can be a guide even at this dis
lance"
With a bit Of iron lying on the earth
on floor, Adare digs a little hole in one
Of the corners close to the grated open,
ing. and there, in his handkerchief, burles
the rings. If only he had dug a little
further to the right!
(To be c~ontinued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
unvise Combination.

10 No mind Of Mrs. Abigail Jennings
there was Z sort OF ~disloyalty in adj
snitting to any outsider that a native
lof Willowby could be really eccentric
~ for anything beyond eccentricity,
iNrA Jennings would never have ad-
30itted It, even In the case Of Miss
t0achal Gregg. who was frankly called
lc1Asy b. the summer visitors.
Nov, Mr.. Jennings" said ONT Of the
lboardsrs. do You really mean that
you've never knewn Miss Gregg to do
anything that you'd call crazyY
s.Ns. I haven't" said Mrs. Jennings.
with ii lrm and unyielding expression
tlD0ut her prominent chin.
why, what do you think Of her send
I4ng that ~ Of eggs ove to the Cor
lAsrs 70 Mr.. Cole, right in the box with
Aee 1unlry work. and never telling the
oeags lIavsr. and letting him throw the
1e3 E1u1ht 81" inqzired the summer
looar1De. s0fks. Cole says there's one
oAlrt waise shs'l never 30 able to wear
lAGatA.~
sWlALs aid Mrs. Jennings, camiy.
r. ihoulA ny about that as ! have
about . Aunnber Of little things Rachel
Aoea md hAs done. She may lack in
wisdom and ~foreshcught now and again
but then, who doesn't, I'd like to
auoWfs
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
Po.tmn.tcrina j pr~,fes.,on.

Postmasters come and postmastera
20 in the United States. 1t used to
- a political scandal, this turning out
Of postmasters when the other party
got into power or even when another
faction OF the same party got control
OF the Congressional district, says the
New York Sun.
Things are better now, we are told.
Efficiency counts in some cases. But
There Is still n deal Of shifting around.
In Canada they do things differently.
When a postofice is established Il u
postmaster appointed 1t is a pretty safe
guess hat the office remains in the
same family. There are many changes
sf government, but o~ficeholders are sell
dom disturbed.
The result has been that across the
Aorthern border postmastering, If one
may coin a word, has become n pro-
1~ession, like the law and medicine. II
oy some m~ischance Canadian post
master should lose his job he would
- hard put to 1t to know what to do
Tor q living, for he has been trained
- but one thing.
~ Iuhc al cAaiupic when LIZ ~
Oinion Of Canada assumed Its present
political form-the act of union was
passed In 1867-the town Of Moncton,
n. b., still had Its first postmaster, who
had his patent, or whatever document
confirmed him in his Office, direct from
the Queen Of England. The Dominion
appointed him postmaster and he was
ms fos4 ..nfl hiS dnafh
But long before ne died he trained
his son to the business Of running a
postofice and his son naturally sue
ceeded him. That son is the present
postmaster and he is growing gray in
the service. When he, too, passes out
no doubt some other member Of tho
Tamily Will take up the work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
She said SO Anyway.

The young man who was endeavor.
ing to win the favor of Bobby's pretty
sister met the boy on the street ont
morning and greeted him with much
cordially.
"Er-do you think your sister was
pleased to know ( had called the other
day?' he was at last forced to ask,
bluntly, after several efforts to guide
Bobby's conversation in that direction.
"Sure!r said Bobby, with gratifying
promptness. Il know she a I
heard her say so.
when she came home mother sale.
Mr.. Brown called While you were out,
and she said: lie did? Well, I'm GLAD
If that !.,"-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

A fisherman down at Ocean City hai
created a good deal of amusement by
the ingenious contrivance by which he
makes the fish help him to catch them
says the New York Sun.
He always has at least six or eight
lines out, at a pretty good distance
from one another, tee. Each line Is
tied firmly in the slot at the end of ar
old umbrella rib. The rib, in turn, is
fastened at the other end to the raj
Of the pier. On each rib Is a little bel
such as are put on collars for pet ami
mails.
When a line gets a bite the umbrella
rib is bent or at least twitched, and
the little bell tinkles a summons to the
fisherman. In this way the fish them.
selves give notice to their enemy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
OUR ONLY ARSENIC MINE.

How a Sick Cow Led to the DeveI-
or1acnt of . Big Industry.
There is an irresistible fascination
in the study Of freaks of fortune.
Nearly a quarter of a century ago a
farmer residing near Christiansburg,
Va. in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
mountains, turned his cows into a new
ly cleared field. Next morning when
the chore boy drove them to be MIXED
it was found that n of them was so
sick that she was hardly able to walk.
She was kept in the barnyard a day
or two and quickly recovered hex usu-
al health. Then she was turned out
into the pasture again with the rnst OF
the herd. Next morning she was sound
dead beside a cool and Sparkling
spring that bubbied up from n rocks,
which appeared to be the very syIaDol
Of crystal purity.
Then the farmer concluded that an
investigation was in order. Taking a
sample bottle of water from thes spring
to a chemist, he had an analysis magic;
and was Informed that it contaiEed
arsenic in such quantities that too lib
eral potations might easily cause death
in either man or beast.
Years passed, and the arsenic
springs near Christiansburg attained
considerable renown, and attracted
great curiosity. Then rumor carried
a report OF the poisoned waters to G.
r. Brinton, a practical mineralogist OF
P%ittsburg. He visited the spot and be-
gan a search for the PURGE of the pol
sonous element that contaminated the
water. He found the outcrop OF ar-
senopyrite nearly 1000 feet above the
level Of the spring. On that spot,
March 13, 1908, work was begun open-
ing the first and only important arsen-
ic mine on the western hemisphere.
The plant began operation on Jan. %,
1904. Thus was Launched an ahGo-
lutely unique American enterprise
the mining Of misunderstanding ores and
the manufacture OF arsenic oxide-She
white arsenic Of commerce.
On the spot, which vas an untauaed
wilderness less than four years ago,
now stands the fl~ourishing mining
town Of Brinton and American manu-
facturers have been relieved Of the
necessity Of depending upon foreign
sources of supply for an article OF
trade Indispensable to such diverEent
arts as the manufacture of opal glass,
wall paper, white metal, speculum net.
al, Paris green, London purple, insecti-
cides, bronzes, shot, py~rotechnEs,
paints, and cosmetics. The present
output of the plant is six tons Of pure
white arsenic a day. Only two And
one-half grains are required to kin a
strong and vigorous mar The cat
rs,t for one day, therefore, Is sufficient
to supply a death potion to 36,S64tcOo
persons.
Such have been the results Of the
fortultous combination of a sick cow,
a SPACIOUS farmer and an enterpfss-
Ing mas of affairs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

Poet-Have you read my last poem
Friend trust that | have.-Judge.
Briggs-You say business is looking
uo? Griggs-That's what it is. 1t cart
| look any other way it's fiat ON rs back.
-Ex.
Little New York Boy-Say, father
when will | be old enough 50 that
won't have to get up and give my seat
to a lady?-Lite.
ION my knee l begged her for a
kiss" And what did she sayf' Told
me to get up and be practlcal.'-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
MY wife made an engagement for
me to dine at the Bings'. I forgot and
went lshlns.' Catch anything?' Not
until got home."-Plaln Dealer.
Curate-I haven't see1 your husband
at church recently, Mrs. Bloggs. What
is he doing? Mrs. Bloggs-'E be a doin'
six months, sir!-London Opinion.
"Maudc was afraid the girls wouldn't
notice her engagement ring Did
they?' Did they? Six Of them rec
oSnlZeI IL III oIce. -CieFelauu Ram
Dealer.
Chappie-IIave a cigarette, old man?
~Sapleigh-No; l don't smoke fool-kill-
ers. Chappie-Well, 1 don't blame you
for refusing to take chances.-Chicago
Daily News.
This is a new shaving soap I'm
| using said the barber. How do you
like it?' applied externally" splut-
tered the victim.-The Catholic Stand
| ard and Times.
Nell-Maude has a new dressmaker /;
what do you think of the fit of her new
gown? Belle shouldn't call it a fit {;
l should call it 4 convulsion.-Phila-
delphia Record.
"Of course you play bridge only for
fun!' "Of course" answered Mrs.
Sp%angleton. But it isn't any fun IN
less you are playing for money!
Washington Star.
II heard him behind the door plead
ing for just one. They must be en-
gagged" Nav, they're married. 1t was
a dollar he was pleading for."-Louis-
Vile COurler-JOurlal
do you consider your nerve is suf-
ticiently steady to fit you for al air.
ship navigator?" well, I've been out
in a canoe with a nervous fat GIRL
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tramp-Can you assist me along the
road, mum? Lady of the House-Per-
sonally 1 can not but 1 will unchain
my dog, and l know he will be most
| pleased to do so!-London Tit-Bits.
MAJ" well, dear?" Does tn
Bible honestly say that we gotta love
| our enemies?' Yes" Gee" whats
the mstter?' II visit I'd a picked
some different enemies.'-Clev Gland
| Leader.
Heiress-But, father, that handsome
foreign count says he will do something
desperate and awful if 1 do not marry
him. Father (dryly)-He will. He
will have to go to work.-Baltimore
American.
We'll, young man." Numbered the
head Of the house. "S-sir,' stammered
| the youth, Il want to marry your DID.
daughter" Jaw, take her and wei.
come. I was afraid you were counting
the cook."-Ex.
"Waiter," said a traveller liz a rail-
road restaurant, did you say l had
twenty minutes to wait or that it was
twenty minutes to eight" "Nayther
OF said We had twi1ty minutes to ate
an thet's all We did have. Yer trains
just gone."-Everybody's Magazine.
The art photographer had visited the
farm. 81 want to make an exhaustive
study Of this particular bit Of land
scape," he. said, land would like to have
your, hired man retain his present Pc
sition on the fence there. Can he 81
still?' For days at a time" replied
the farmer.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
|
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
WONDERED WHY.

0ounA the Ansve Was ssConee.,'
1any pale. sic ~ersons wonder for
gears why they Ito suffer SO, and
aaRsins-Mc o6eA uuajn ca,se :
e. tEouble. ~
Was alWays
ana drunk Il every day a
HueA 1ssh and often wondervu ..ny I
5,NasSxew15s = pale, thin anu weak.
~Absut I've yeaFs ago my health com
iDase1ly broke down and ] was confined
~ ~ I'D Ny stomach was in such
edndttien that ! could hardly take sur
Accent nourishment to sustain life.
During this time l was drinking cof-
-, didn't think I could do with
out e
sAftse ! while I came to the conclu-
alon thAt coffee was hurting me. and
iAecldeA - give Il up and try Postum.
X dicnak Ike the taste OF it at first, but
Uhen 4 was made right-boiled until
lark - rich-I soon became very
lond of ~
n - week I began . feel better.
I could at more and sleep better. My
Lex hSadaches were less frequent, and
Nfthin I've months / looked and felt
- snew being. headAche spells ems
11Eeay sones
J health continued to improve and
p-day IN wen and strong, weigh
IN ~ I attribute my present health
1i6e=sIving qualities Of Postum
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
brilliant idea.

81 can't understand" said the strar
ger, since the monument is perfect,
cylindrical in form, why they put /.
square railing around it,"
Perhaps replied the native, "ths
didn't have enough railing to G.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

Alexander the Great was weeping be-
ieauss there were no more worlds to con-
Nusr.
"But what would be the use?" said his
advisers. Some day Mr.. Hartman would
.coms along and take them from you"
Whsrsat he smiled through his tears
'AAd asked the court astronomer If Mars
va It'll trying to signal the earth
Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
CHAPTER Ix.-(Continued.)

..m
OF late, however, n month or two ago,
the knowledge that Brian Deane-OCon-
nell's nephew-had come back from
abroad ION business had come to Sir
Lucien's ears. business? what business
could q man of Deane's stamp have in
Ireland? He was doing tolerably well In
Australia as a sheep farmer. But bust
ness in such a remote little corner of the
world as Carrig. When Sir Lucien's
lawyer in London saw nothing in his
coming, Sir Lucien told him with all his
usual urbanity that he was a fool, and
started straight for Carrig, and as he
hated being alone, without someone on
whom to exercise his caustic wit and vile
temper, he made a virtue of necessity,
and tried to compel some of his relations,
md entreat others, to accompany lin.
Finally he got together neither those who
were compelled or were entreated, but a
few who from various reasons desired to
get out of town for a bit. Amongst them,
as we know, Hilary Adare, his nephew
and heir.
"May, look here" says Captain Adare.
pulling his sister into the library after
luncheon. did you mean what you said
last night?"
about AMBER"
Eyes. That you were going to get
him to ask her hereT"
"Of course / meant it."
"WeI1-ask him now says he.
II could have asked him five minutes
ago only for you. You would keep talk
ing Of parrridges. However, now, as
you call it, is always the best time As
she spoke she leaves the rom.
Adare, thus abandoned 60 his own
thoughts, gives them up to nothing but
wonder at the courage that can lie within
SO frail a body. As for kim! Big and
strong as he is, he would have thought
for many days before plucking up cour-
age to tackle Sir Lucien on such a ques-
ion a this-or any other either! He
II still wondering when May returns.
"Well?" says he, anticipating defeat.
ut Is well I am to invite her to come
here on Friday. This day week. OF
course he has something on his mind. l
think from what he said that he believes
Br1an Deane is in love with her, and that
her coming here-her being acknowledged
will please him so much, that he will
give in and make some sort of a compro-
mise about those stones. l was wrong
when I thought he would ask her here to
spite him. But really, Hilary, l don't
think that dreadful man Deane knows
anything of them, and even If he did,
Ambcr's coming would not induce him to
give them up"
"Oh! he's mad on the point Of those
stones,'' says Hilary im%patiently. Il
don't believe he'll ever see or hear Of them
again. But all that is beside the mark
Do you mean to tell me, in cold blood,
that Sir Lucien has actually given you
permission to ask our cousin here?"
"He he's, indeed. But, Hilary, why
are you SO glad?'
"Weli, because-because I love her, !
think" says Adare, quite simply.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
Cool.

He lookNd at her ~anxiously.
Ell haze heard" he stammered,
that you ara to be married this year.
Is it trueY
She met his questioning eyes.
81 am glad van have asked me that
question" she tosa him.
"Whye'
She did not hesita4s.
Because 1t Is in yoor power to fur-
nish the answer"
whereupon he took the hs.t-G0vs-
land Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
couldn,t Be better.

The Man-And you really think ~
have an ideal husband, don't you?
The Matron-I know I have. wig.
he treats me AZ IL he were a candiAaD
for once and l was a votae.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
Conxidera.c.

Bacon-And does your wife have 81
sally prepared food for her Dog
Egbert-Oh, yes. She wouldn't tilt
Of giving him anyt!iing she ca,lflctl Is
self Ionktss Stftteafn;f1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

It is reported that there is a strong
likelihood of the management of the
japanese railways being taken over in
the neal future by a syndicate of lead
ing European tiniinciers who have also
offered their assistance TO the govern
ment in the reorganization of the M
tional finances .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

Every man thinks he trst.s
help" better t...a:. any tt.ier ea4i
er in the world.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
Read What She SAYS
RTN<fGm Pe.yu-na at one.

MISS DELLA sTROEBE, 71o Rich.
'AvA mond ST.; Appleton, Wis, writes:
sFor several years I WE in q run
Down condition, and J could find no re-
ansf from doctors mi medicines. I
could not enjoy my meals, and could
not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark
circles about the eyes.
my friends were much alarmed. I
Was advised to give Peruna a trial, and
- my joy l began to improve with tho
Arst bottle. After taking six bottles I
1elt completely cured. Icannot say too
much for Peruna as q medicine for
women in q rundown condition"
Pc-ru-na Old Wonders.
Mrs. Judge J. =. Boyer, 1421 Sherman
Ave-, Evanston, Ill, says that she be-
same run down, could neither eat nor
sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit. Pc
Runa did wonders for her, and shethanks
Peruna for new life and strength.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

Tell some men a secret. and !.
Immediately hang ort sisa
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
CHAPTER TX.

m the old mill, hesitated about scins
home, though he is starving with hun
ger. Finally-love is q great satisher-
he rushes his good little mare down the
kill and makes straight for the mill.
Will she be there?
When . man is in love, who backs him
~? Not his own fellows; they all count
him fool! Women don't, however! The
man who loves them is wise, they say.
Hilary, having left his horse in the
caSs OF q woman whose cabin Is notice
abs from the road, goes on foot to the
MIN. Yesterday May had told him Of
Sir Lucien's consent to her asking Am
be- to the Castle. To-day he will tell
Anber-try to persuade her to accept
TIA invitation. But will she be here? A
ts1n In the road shows him the window
IN the old mill where frst he had seen
hss, and again a little slim fgurs-not
new In white indeed, but In dark blue
sseEs, catches his eye.
Adare's step quickens, and very soon
be has passed over the sodden grasses and
woods lying 50 thickly and darkly In the
sn1losure round the old ruin, and having
cepe to tho torn-down doorway, mounts
the steps with a beating heart, If a glad
SSSESS VhiSC cCCS AA4sC IA o
presence.
-Tinding myself here, SO close,
thought you know, seeing . In the
window, I might
.Of course you might" a y she very
prsttily.
They laugh together very happily. In
dead, 20 sweet, so confidential II her mood,
that Adare thinks the moment wise to
brsak to her the coming Of his sisters
visit on Friday next, and the invitation
fren Sir Lucien.
.T'vs got something to tell you," says
ha. "You won't like 1t, I'm afraid, but
Sir Luclen wants you to come and stay
With us for q week or 30"
Amber stares at him.
sSir Lucien-Sir Lucien wants me tc
Chit Il Is absurd"
cit II not, indeed. And I entreat you
30 accept this invitation"
sI-to accept it"
Yes. Why not? Look here, now, you
ers mad with him because you say he
has made all the countryside round be
lieve your father had a hand in the sell
inx or doing away with these jewels
Well, IL you accept this Invitation, al
2U0k nClBuUOIo VIII AC&A VI NV gill y
visitor at your uncle's house. and it will
% away with all that old gossip, won,
ikS
Il don't know q Amber, In a tron.
hled tome. She has been carried away
sonswhat by his eloquence-an eloquenct
thn4 anne from his heart.
ut will vindicate your fathers mem.
org. II will, indeed. You can zee that
go0 ON Hilary.
II / thought that" says she, slow
y.
You may think it. You must"
well, III co. says she. mot thai
/ want to, you know'-puckering up hel
pretty brows into 4 convincing frown-
Aet-"
that's a promise says he, joyfully
sHsGholds OUT his hands, and she, with Z
littfe laugh that disperses the e,arm;ne
aeown 1t once, lays hers in his.
Dear little hands, In the delight Of
~ moment-the triumph of her consent
- stcops, asif TO kiss them. Then
Gson IN the act Of STOPPING, stops short
eyes become riyeted on one Of the
otev hapds he holds-ths right 30. ~
MNAM
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07
eSHu&~0~~~~~

cry particle of color in his face dies
away.
Amber" says he, Strengthening him
self, and speaking slowly, II certainly
with difficulty, where did you get those
rings"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-07

England's birth rate is % to each
1,O00
The Delta independent., 1908-03-27

by auction to the highest bidders. Bro
Tom Blackwell of the North Fork
Times, was the auctioneer of the day,
and it did not take very long for him to
do the job. The lots all sold fairly well
and everyone seemed satisfied with the
way the sale was conducted.
Eliza A. Utley, was born August is,
1874, at Pennington, Michigan. Ir
1858 she was united in marriage with
James D. Smith. She was united with
the M. E. church in 1877 and in 1885,
united with the F. M. church. She wal
a loving wife and mother and king
and oblidging neighbor and was dearly
loved by all who knew her. She de-
parted this life Tuesday morning, March
Il, 1908, at the age of 6S years,
months and two days, leaving to mourn
her loss husband and two children,
Mrs. Myrtle R. Stephens and Seth U.
Smith, of Crawford, also four grand.
children.