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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

The founders of Chicago did not have in view the
building Of a great city. What they accomplished In THIS
direction was only incidental to tne ordinary pursuit OF
the varied activities OF lie, BIT their efforts have resulted
in the greatest material development the human race
ever has witnessed In a similar length OF time. me com
bined populations Of Boston and st. Louis, two OF the
large cities, are not equal to that of Chicago; add Gin
cinnatl and indianapolis and you haven't got a Chi,
cago; then, after adding Omaha and Denver, you stlll
will have to throw in Des Moines to make a Chicago.
Chicago covers an area Of ninety-sin square miles, has
1900 miles of streets, 1900 mics Of sewers, eight large
parks, forty-fve small ones, and forty-elght miles OF
boulevards- The % 900 manufacturing plants, with 500,
100000 Of Invested capital, paying S24O,COO.OcO In wages
and turning out products to the value OF $l,10o,CoO,OOO an
nually, show that industry has not been neglected. The
stock yards and packing plants occupy GOO acres OF land,
ship annually 1000 OO, GOO ponds OF beef. and other prod
ucts in proportion. Chicago is the largest grain market
in the world, having ninety elevators, with a combined
capacity of 100000 bushels. The receipts Of grain
amount to 400, 100000 bushels annually. Chicago's com
merce by water SURPRISES that Of New York, Boston, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore combined. In the iron and steel
industry Chicago does more than twice the business OF
all other cities west of Pennsylvania she produces more
steel rails than any other city in the world.
In the downtown district a spot a mile square can be
pointed out in which more business is done than In
any similar space in the world. By actual count the
average number of drays, delivery wagons and street cars
that cross the corner at Fifth avenue and Lake street
during business hours is ~thirtyone per minute. More than
forty milk companies distribute milk to the people Of
Chicago, and one Of these companies runs LOO wagons
in supplying Its Chicago customers.
Within an area of half a mile by three-quarters In the
loop district there are ZIG buildings ten or more stories
high. t~wenty-one that contain fifteen or more stories, and
six In which twenty or more may be counted. The fed
eral building does not come In this list, although 1t is the
most ponderous structure in the city except the court
house. 1t cost S5,00O,OOO, and the %courthose a little more.
The largest Office bilding In the world Is the Monadnock,
seventeen stories, which contains 1,264 offices and twenty
eight stores.
Chicago is able to boast Of the largest department
stores, as well as the largest mail order houses, IN the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
Possum.

eht5E @-aFdN. A4iS5aE tHt.4 HsN3
Preferably possum should be cooked
ove a wood fire in a log cabin and sea-
soned with the odorous blue smoke Of
hickory and ash as the lid OF the oven
is lifted now and again to give a
glimpse Of the promised Wand to those
who wait with whetted appetites for
the coming feast. With the possum
and taters there should be served eth
er the ordinary Kentucky o pone-
IL such an adjective may be not Inn
properly applied to anything 90 rare
or the Olympian cracklin' bread Of the
hog killing In justice to the
possum 1t must be said that neither
corn pone nor cracking bread IS neces-
sary, but it serves well not only to mop
up the gravy, but also to prevent the
possum and the yams from melting in
the mouth too rapidly for the flavor
to be enjoyed in the fullest. The finest
possums on earth are found in the
woodlands Of the Pennyrile district OF
Kentucky, and they reach perfection
about the time the perfumed pawpaw
becomes SO ripe that 1t falls from the
parent stem and reposes in all Of its
golden beauty in the orange tinted
leaves that the earth has nrst claimed
as tribute from the trees for her en-
richment-Louisville Courier journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

hear. He was gazing gloomil across
the river, his thoughts evidently else
where.
An hour or SO later, as Bat was cir
cling from one to another, watching
and giving bits Of advice from his own
experience, he came upon Jack Phillips
beyond the rapids. The young man
had drawn somathing from his pocket
and was looking at it hungrily, oblivi-
Gus Of everything around. His rod and
line lay upon the bank unnoticed. AS
Bat turned to steal away he heard
Phillips utter a stifed groan Of renun-
citation and despair and saw the object
east Into the underbrush. Then Phil
lips caught up his rod snd went crush
Ing through the bushes along the river.
When he vas beyond view Bat went to
the place where he was standing and
found the. photograph Of a beautiful
young girl Whose eyes locked up at him
wlstfully and appealingly, Bat thought.
He gazed at the picture for some mo-
ments, his face whitening; her he nod
ded reinsurance to the eyes.
When darkness brought them togeth-
er 1t was found that Jack Phillips, In
spite OF his desultory fishing above the
rapids, had caught more than both the
Others.
well. l suppose It's all luck" Doc
WilIets grumbled despondently. 'Deu-
ced bad luck, thought, 1 think" Then:
Say, Jack, old man, you'll have to
walt q week or two for your money
I'm broke"
.As, too" Col. Case admitted gloom
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
THINGS THAT MAKE aREATEsr CITY N THE WORLD.

world; one OF the former employing 5000 people; the
daily postage bill Of one Of the latter is $4,000. In one
room there are 300 girls who do nothing but open and
assert letters. Chicago does more khan four times az
much business as the great State OF Iowa. This requires
the handling Of vast sums Of money, but nfty-Aeven banks.
fifteen Of which are national, seem to do It efficiently.
One Of these banks Is the second largest In the United
States. Its capital is $10Oo0OOo and deposits $115,
100000.
Chicago trades with every civilized country on the
globe, which nscessitates extensive transportation facill-
ties. This business is divided between thtrty-two rail-
road and twenty-eiGht steamboat lines. Every day II
requires 1860 trains OF six cars each to carry the people
who come to Chicago on the steam roads, $50 OF which
are through trains and $50 suburban. Twenty-four sur.
face and seven elevated car lines run from the outskirts
to the business center. Trains run every three minutes
on the elevated and several of the surface lines, four o.
FIVE cars each to the former and two to the latter. Dur.
ing sixty trips on Madison street no two were made
with the same conductor; nor did the investigator re-
member seeing any particular passenger twice. The total
daily arrivals within the downtown square mile by al
conveyances amount to a half million.
The total municipal expenditures of Chicago are now
$45,OOo,ooo a year, but the rapid growth of population
and the vast Improvements increase these figures every
year. Tbe $500 policemen involve an expenditure Of
nearly 100000. Chicago possesses a larger number OF
the greatest things on earth" than any other city In
the world. she has the largest car factory, is the largest
manufacturer of telephones and other electric supplies,
her commerce by water is greater than that of any other
city; in every respect she is the greatest railroad center;
Is the largest agricultural implement market has the
grandest park and boulevard system in the world.
Chicago speaks more languages than any other city,
and publishes a larger number and the greatest news
papers in the world. Chicago is great not alone in ma
terlal things She is devoted to all the activities that
develop the higher ideals of life. There are 36 public
school buildings, and in considering the great things Of
Chicago her big heart must not be overlooked. No other
city has shown the humane attributes to such a degree
or manifested such a spirit Of generosity. She is ever
ready to help the needy or aid and encourage whatever
is for the public good or the uplift of humanity. She does
everything on a grand scale. Chicago Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

years and offers inducements to the in
weston. To plant and equip a twenty
acre frui. farm will take from $1,000
to $500, exclusive Of rent and labor.
To a man Of modest means dairying
is out of the question. To establish an
up-to-date dairy, carrying 100 sows.
will require from $4,000 to 10000 In
addition to labor, and in d~airying the
labor bill is q big item.
Nothing has been said of the charm
and pleasures such n life has to offer,
as compared to the life In the city, for
here again comes In The question OF To-
cation. In the south the social Gle
ment Is much more in evidence than in
the north. due in no small measure to
climatic conditions. Not far from
Washington, d. c., there Is a delightful
community OF cosmopolitan men and
women whose chief source of income
is made in raising hay and horses.
The rule of eight hours work is rigid
" adhered to, and time Is found for
riding. dancing and all those things
that go to make the life there SO at
tractiye.
This social side of rural life is Inn
portant, especially for town dwellers,
and should be considered first in choos-
ing q location. Perhaps this may seem
like a strong statement, but when one
stops to realize what Il radical change
there is from the hustle and life Of the
city to the stiffness Of the country,
where sometimes for hours at a stretch
not a sound is to be heard or a soul
seen. the Importance Of this point Inn
presses itself very forcibly. WHITTIER
thou goest, / will co. is all very fine
in theory, but a man can hardly expect
his family to be willing to give up the
companionship of people for that of
cows, chickens and pigs without some
conversations.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

lily. II was counting on his o. to
He flushed recollecting and was SILENT
Jack Phillips smiled sa%tirically, but
said nothing. Presently he turned to-
Bat.
Pretty lonesome life here in the VIM
ter, isn't it?' be asked. when snow
shuts you away from everything. Stin
1 suppose you have always been used
to it."
Folks can get used to anything and
like it." Bat replied shortly.
But a little later when Phillips
moved down the river he followed.
mo, I haven't always been used tx
It," he said abruptly. Il lived in a city
until 1 was over 20, then I got mad
and played the fool and came of here
The girl waited a year, and married
another man"
Why do you call yourself a foolrs
/ asked Phillips, looking at him curl
ously.
Because I am one" harshly. Il
didn't think SO for a year, until l heard
she was married, then l knew. And
I have been living in the woods for
thirty years, and knowing 1t more posi-
lively every day. I have never spok-
en- Of it before"
why do you tell me?"
Bat looked him square in the face.
II found a photograph in the bushes
today, up above the rapids" he said,
his voice softening. II saw you throw
it away. There is nothing but good
ness in that face, and the girls soul ID
In her eyes. I am an old man, and
you are young and hasty. One fool In
the world is enough. Here is the pict-
ure. The girls eyes are looking for
somebody, and you and l both know
WHO it Is. Go back to her"
Jack Phillips hestitated, then held,
out his hand.
"Give it to me- So i'd he, his voios
trembling. II have been trying to con-
vince myself for a month that l wasn't
a fool, but it has been a losing fight.
I am sorry-for you"
Bnt Pinaud stood on the bank as
they pulled away, then went back up
the slope to his cabin. And so the
moon rose up from the far bank Of the
river, sending its spiritual light into
the under spaces Of the forests, the
music Of his fiddle rose and swelled
out through the swaying aisles and
across the water of the river, bearing
on it's plaintive tide the past of the
bowed figure whose gray beard was
bent close, close to the responsive In
strument, as though listening to its
own heart throbs there.-New Orleans.
Times-D Democrat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
was again the obliging, matter-of-fac

vas again the obliging, matter-of-fact
trapper and guide.
Il s'pose maybe l fixed up all those
things" he said graciously. Now, you
go In the cabin or sit down under the
trees, whatever you like best. Soon's
1 bring things up from the boat we'll
have supper"
1t was dark before the supper had
been prepared and eaten, and then, at
their request, Ba tool them down to a
deer run to try their LUCK at flash
light.
The next morning they were out with
the day, and after a hasty eating of
breakfast and a careful preparation Of
lines, they followed Bat a mile or so
up the river to where he said the fish
ing was good. AS they paused on the
bank, Doc Willets and Col. Case tried
to catch Bats eye and again audibly
fingered the coins in their pockets. Bat
looked up and down the river criti-
cally.
II s'pose maybe Mr.. Willets better go
to that little cove there and fish from
the point back to the big white rock"
fish there than I could carry. MI. Case
I will take up round the bent. Plenty
fish there. And Mr.. Phillips" looking
at him as though somewhat In doubt,
maybe I'd best show him beyond the
rapids. I catch Dish there sometimes
and sometimes not. Msybe he'll do
better. That suit?"
ooh, yes, that's just the thing" cried
Doc Wi.iets, and Just the thing"
echoed Col. Case. Then they both rub
bed their hands and looked at Bat APP
provingly. Jack Phillips did not even
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

Peculiar to Washington and Prac-
tice Only After 4:3O r. NJ.
Shutdown Doctors are an institution
peculiar to Washington City. They are
an amiable company Of medical practi-
nightfall.
Not that these gentlemen prefer dark
ness to light II they had their d'ruthers,
says the Louisville Courier-Journal, nor
are their deeds Of a questionable COM
plexIon that looks best in the shade.
Shutdown doctors have no ways that
are dark or tricks that are vain. They
are as open as the day that they may
not utilize. If they practice their pro-
fession by candle light rather han by
sunshine that's Uncle Sans fault, not
their own
Shutdown doctors begin to get busy
only after a 80 In the afternoon. From
0 to that hour, poor souls, they are
holding their noses to the grindstones
over the government desks, for one
must live, don't you know. however
soaring one's scientific ambition, and
Uncle Sans wages do come in mighty
regular and handy. So hat in a
~pigeonhole Is the story Of the origin OF
'he struggling fraternity of shutdown
physicians at the federal capital.
There are thousands of instances.
Young physicians with their careers
yet to carve secure c1erkshlps In some
Of the governmental departments Of
Washington in order to keep the pot
%bubbling while they are getting their
medicinal education after Office hours.
Their diplomas thus laboriously achiev-
ed, they hang out their shingles tenta-
lively, holding fast, however, to their
government positions until securely es-
Ntablished professionally. A job In the
hand, you know, is worth a whole city
directory full Of uncaptured patients
Never let go a sure thing till you are
Of a surer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
The Photograph
~~N~N~~~

The door of his cabin stood open and
> shaft Of light stole in over his shcul-
Ter as though to examine the fireplace,
and the pans and kettles hanging pic
~turesquely about the walls and the two
= three extra hunks for possible visit
ors, and the floor and quantity carved
4ools-all as bright and immaculate as
though presided over by q woman; and
another shaft came down through the
foliage and rested upon the bowed,
whitening head, and upon the rough
knetted fingers that were unconsciously
betraying the longings of a repressed
Boul to the familiar, responsive strings
Of his violin.
A boat came noisily up the river and
was fastened to the bank below the
cabin; then two men hurried up the
slope, leaving a third to follow more
leisurely. But still Bat Pinaud played
on unmfndfuliy, unconscious.
"Oh, I say" called one OF the men
impatiently, that's awful fine. but will
you please stop just a minute?"
The bow poised In the air and then
flashed a final staccato cross the
strings.
Are you Bat Pinaudg"
AOul, and monsieurT
"Oh, I'm Doc Willets, and my friend
here is Col. Case. We and Jack Phil
lips down there have been camping on
the big lake for the last two months.
What we want with 0 is this" lower
Ing his voice and glancing Owe his
| shoulder to see that their companion
was still beyond hearing : were up for
81 days fishing in the rive, and Case
and l have each bet 800 with Phillips
that we'll get the biggest creel. Now
we understand that you're intimate
with every fish In the Penobscot, and
what we want is for you to place US on
the river tomorrow SO our bets will be
sure. Seeg'
Yes, Bat saw-perhaps more than
they intended, or would have liked. He
had heard OF Doc Willets and Col.
Case, and Of reckless, good-natured
Jack Phillips, who allowed the sharp
ers TO bleed him On every possible pre-
text. and in a way that raj patent to
everybody but himself. "Oui, sure
ment,' he saw.
Everything oil right?' asked Jack
Phillips, as he Joined the group, sup
per and breakfast accommodations for
the night. and all that sort Of thing7"
Haven't had time to ask yet, you
followed US up 10 close" rejoined Doc
Willets, tipping q wink of secrecy to
Bat and at the same time jingling some
coins in his pocket, but l suppose
there'n be no trouble, eh, guide2"
Bat rose slowly and carried his fiddle
INTO the cabin. When he ca10s OUT Ne
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
THE CONQUERED.

We who so eager started on life's race,
And breathless ran, nor stinted any
whit
For aching muscles or the parching grit
OF dust upon the lips who set the face
Only more desperately towards the place
Where the goals altar smoked, if run
ners knit
With stronger limbs outran us; we
who sit
Beaten at last-for US what gift OF
grace?
Though we have been outstripped, yet
known have we
The joy Of contest; we have felt hot
life
Throb through our veins, a tingling
ecstasy;
Our prize is not the wreath with envy
rife,
But to have been all that our souls
might be;
Cur guerden is the passion Of that
strife.
Century.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
10 ONE BENT UPON FARMING.
What 10 DO when Il Is Planned 4
Go Into Agriculture.

What To Do when IL IL Planned to
Go Into ~Agricultu.e.
Within b last few years the posi-
bllities of making money from the land
has begun to impress itself on those
who have watched the steady upward
trend Of prices Of foodstuffs. and peo-
pie are beginning to inquire for books
and literature pertaining to farming,
trucking and poultry raising, says the
New York Post.
Before starting out to look for a
home In the country decide what branch
of farming is to be followed, whether
dairying, poultry raising, fruit growing,
market gardening, etc, for the particu-
lar branch that Is to be followed will.
In a large measure, determine the To-
cation.
To put all your eggs In one basket is
very risky, especially IL you don't
know anything about the basket. Many
men, whose Judgment In business mat
tiers has always been conservative, have
gone to the country and have sunk all
their capital at once into a business OF
which they knew absolutely nothing.
Visit the homes Of successful farmers
and you will find that 90 per cent OF
them either began In a small way or
were born and raised in the business.
In New jersey there IS a man who
started a few years ago with a small
flock OF fowls. In 1904 he had $4,000
invested in his plant and, after deduct
ing 10 per e n for depreciation and )
-. - ~ 49, Dc 49, r%E
start a poultry plant requires less CAPT
tai than any other line OF farming,
500 being enough to make a good start
for a beginner.
The market garden business requires
d comparatively small amount OF land,
but It must be good land. To start
with a small forcing house, 20 BY 60
feet. will require q capital OF $1,000.
exclusive OF rent. A 10 per cent re-
turn on the Investment Is considered i
good avernse. The fruit industry has
noWn tremendously withiD ehe last few
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
American Temperament and Art.

American Temperament and Art.
The majority of the men and women
who gave American life its form and
direction were not the children Of an
artistic race, though they the
heirs Of a great literature. They de-
scended from a people who have never
pursued art as an end and whose first
instructive expression In meeting great
experiences has never been artistic.
but who have never divorced action
from vision nor failed In the long run
to match power in action with some
kind Of beauty in speech. From it's
English ancestry the country has In
herited an ingrained and i~neffaceable
idealism Of nature, which enormous
tasks and hitherto Incredible prosper
ity have at times smothered and blight
ed, but never destroyed. From other
races have come richer temperament,
quicker sensibilities, craving for JOY
and love of beauty for its own sake,
which have already immensely enrich
ed American art and are subsoillnH
American life.-Hamilton Mabfe In As
lantic. 1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

leaves the check draft open. They
kinds liable to cool of suddenly.
Paw don't like him cause he's such
a butterfly. Only paw don't call him a
butterfly; he calls him a pest.
Smalley uses sachet powder, and he
left a handkerchief here one day, but
when he asked for 1t afterward I
couldn't find 1t for him. Paw had
buried 1t in the geranium bed. but
whether 1t was on account of the smell
OF cigarettes or the sachet powder /
don't know what. Paws peculiar, he
is.-F. w. Schaffer, in Cincinnati Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
, THE MUTE Ff-LY ALBUM
! Notes by Hazel, the Youngest
} Of the Misses Mute.

This is one Of my gentleman friends,
Smalley Pecan. He's a regular about
town-goes to ali the hops and skating
Kinks and nickel shows. It's a wonder
you never run acrost him. Dent go TO
'em much? Gee, what 10 you do to Kill
time?
Don't you think he's handsome? So
does he. Smalley's a swell dresser and
awful particular about his finger nails.
That's the reason he don't do nothing
but light work. All the girls are luny
over him. l call Smalley my steady.
but I'm afraid he amt quite SO settled
as the rock OF Gibralter. He's mighty
liberal with the hot air and seldom
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
a CLEVER RUsE.

= A0 80 IA III AEAS AASN-
chant saved Cable Tolls.
A wealthy merchant in Paris who
does an extensive business with Japan
was Informed that a prominent firm in
Yokohama had failed, but the name OF
the firm he could not learn. He could
have learned the truth by cabling but,
to ave expense, instead he went to a
well known banker who had received
the news and requested him to reveal
the name of the firm.
That's a very delicate thing to do"
replied the banker, .for the news Is
not official, and II l give you the name
l might incur some responsibility"
The merchant argued, but In vain,
and finally he made this proposition /:
II will give you" he said, "a list Of
ten firms In Yokohama, and / will ask
you to look through 1t and then tell
me, without mentioning any name,
whether or not the name Of the firm
which has failed appears in It Surely
you win do that for meT"
YES" said the banker, "for II I do
not mention any name / cannot be held
responsible In any way"
The list was made. The banker look
ed through it and as he handed It back
to the merchant said: "Ths name Of
the merchant who has failed Is there
Then I've lost heavily" replied the
merchant, "for that Is the 1rm with
which I did business" showing him d
name on the list
but how do you know that Is the
nrm which has failedY' asked the
banker in surprise.
Very easily" replied the merchant.
@Of the ten names on the list only one
Is genulne-that Of the Arm with which
I did business. All the others are ic-
titfouSp