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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

help come. only q few hours could live
betwixt US and the enc And them
old Jim might go first, and I should
DO left. Nay. ] was already practi-
caIly alone; the fear that WAS slowly
Whitening my hair had turned old
Jiln'o drain.
He suddenly sent up a peal of delir,
ious laughter.
"'Water, Who says water? Why.
mates, I'm swimming in It! Here's
a co.
"Presently he began creeping round
to find me. I could hear him coming,
by his lahored respiration, n the
swishing Of the ooze a he moved.
Round and round the space we went
stealthily, until at last he made a Gun.
ming rush and caught me by the ankle,
Got him. He yelled it with a glee
that was unnistakallr.
Mere words could never convey the
sensation Of hat moment. Half SUI
located. past all ordinary fear, I closed
with my poor old mate, and we went
staggering to and fro across our pris-
on. until at LAST ! managed to throw
him so that his head struck heavily
against the wall. After that he lay
quito still. | believed at the time that
I had killed him but we knew after
ward that 1t was that blow which pre-
served his oason
"Thc rest can be told in a few
words. After tina | lay there like one
in a dream. while the p~estilential air
slowly did It's work. Sometimes fan
rted | could feel cool breezes blowing
down on me. and at others heard some
one telling me to wake up, for the
whistle had sounded at the pits. How
long | lay so. I can only conjecture.
really knew nothing more until | was
reused by the sound of that coal bar
rier crashing down before the picks
and spades of 4 dozen resruers, and
the hubbub from a dozen throats as
they broke into our tomb.
"Only just in time. Old Jim's face
was only Just out of the water, and
they sal that no human being could
have lived in that atmosphere for
another two hours. And young jim?
well, there was just enough life left
in him to last three days.
It'll the end of that third day, !
kept to my bed; and then they sent
to say that he was going, hut that he
wished to see me first. | reached the
hous" Just in time to catch his last
whisper.
"You- you'll take her, mate, Marry
her-no on" else Only-only, you'll
let my ring stay there. Promise-me
that
what could I do but promise? I
had no thought then Of marrying his
sweetheart-bu 1t was his dying wish,
and for years Jim and 7 had been like
brothers.
"Just a year later I asked her if
there was room in her heart for me,
and-anl-well, that's enough. Now
you know why my wife wears two
wedding rings Pennsylvania Grit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
Babylon Is Fallen.

Sequel to "Kingdom Coming"
Don't you see de black cloud risin' ODE,
yonder,
Where de massa's old plantation ann?
No, you is mistaken, dem Is only darkies
Come to join and fight for Uncle Sam!
Chorus
Look out dar now We's agwine to shoot !
Look out dar, don't you understand!
Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen,
An Yves ngwinc to occupy de land!
Don't you see de lightnln' tlashin' In de
cancbrake
Like as if We gwlne to hab a storm!
no., YOU is mistaken, denis de darkies'
bny'nets
An de buttons on derc uniform!
Mnssa was n Colonel in dc rebel army,
Ebcr since he went an runned away!
But de hubby darkies dey has been a
watchin'
An dey took him ~pris'ner udder day!
We will be de massa, he will be de ser
bhnt,
Try him how he like dat for a spell!
SO we crack de b%ut'nut, so we take do
Colonel,
SO dc cannon carry back de shell.
Henry c.. Work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

When the Blatchford weir crew
went off to their harbor trap recently
they found an 1S-foOt grampus in the
netting.
Having but limited room, the crea,
ture could not exert It's strength to
the best advantage. but 1t made things
lively for its assailants for the ensu.
ing half hour. The fishermen'S weaD.
ons were an V and a big hook, and
with these they engaged In combat.
The hook was thrust into tho head
Of the grampus. At once the cetacean
put up 4 vigorous protest. If it could
havo turned its head downward it
would have quickly torn loose from
the fishermen and probably have
forced its way out through the weir,
but the rope fastened at one end to
the hook and at the other to the boat
prevented this.
TIC fear ard f;rv Of tho c}a;.trrn
-tra r"'"H'H 10 rrih" thr1shin%, of
its f!u@cs end ~rlungings Of its body.
Once the eramDus reared alOft threat
eninc to tumble bodily into the boat.
but it fell to one side. simply delug.
ing tho craft and its occupants. Hold
ing hard to the hook rope. BlatchfOrd,
Baker Raymond and Freeman used
the axe with vigor, directing their
efforts to the crushing of the thick
skull. Again and again the axe swung
with all the strength Of the wielder,
descended. and at last the great sea
animal turned upon its side dead.
David G.. Smith bought the grampus
and had it towed to his shore 'front.'
PrOyinCetown Cor. Boston Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
morning above ground before at last
ha smoke

"1low long can be hold out, Mr.
Carson? I'm afraid to go on. ".
b ~ = eo!l%-3 :l"H ~ my TIM
"i'h4t ltus"G nr. | ,~.AuinCd oar
position carefully. The passage was
about eight yards wide at this point.
and measured about twenty PAGES from
the end to where that solid wall of
coal blocked our path to the outer
world. AS the bore ran level with the
foot Of the north shaft. we were about
forty feet below the clear surface. We
had no food. aud our lamps would
burn, say another five or six hours;
while the breathing air. hot and gas
e"u already. would probably become
u~nonGurable before the evening came.
That was Our situation. and let any
man conceive a worse, If he can. One
slender chance of escape at the best
left; perhaps the entire passage was
not blocked, and we might force our
way to the main gallery. l was not
afraid Of death IN the way that II
m to most people, but I vas afraid
to meet and struggle with It there.
We sprang to the task. Wild at the
thought hat those few hours of stu
por might have made all the differ
ence.
You can guess what happened. and
why, after a long spell of fighting to
break through that horrible wall. old
Jim threw himself down with a groan
and refused to go on. AS fast as we
loosened n mass. another crashed
down in its place: at the end of our
desperate attempt we were half
choked and blinded with dust, our
hands were raw and We had made
scarcely any Roadway. Barely, too,
had We given up the work as hopeless
when my lamp tlickered out; half II
hour later, old Jim's followed suit.
Total oblivion. AS I sat and ron
~temp!ated our fate. a faintness OF
mingled hunger and despair crept owe
me. Young Jim. quite still, was
propped up against the wall close by.
Witlin a few feet Of me sat his faith
er; at times he would start up and
shrek out in nameless terror-at
| others he would catch up his pick and
hack at the walls with the fury Of 4
maniac. And worse to come.
Il thinS | must have faluted. | DO
not seem to reccllcct any more until
the moment when l became conscious
of my mates hard breathing ovef me.
and CT theiact that his hand was feel
ing-or, so II s~eemed-for my throat.
I dashed it away, PAINTING under the
shock Of his new horror.
"Jim.' I Easped. for Heavens sake,
keep sane. If we're TO go, let US die
like mem
NO answer; l heard him crawling
away, and that was all. The dead ST.
lence was only broken by a faint trick
ling sound. T-ickling! Yes; I put my
hand to the level, and found half an
inch of water-and hotter and sitting
grew the atmosphere. Praying hard to
myself, / realized now that. should no
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
THE PASSING OF II. H. ROGERS
former Groccry Boy of E'nirhnven,
NJn.S. Skhn pcc,r,a, TIoney King.

Former Groccry Boy of I"'nirhnNen,
Mass, Who Became II Money King.
The death Of Henry Huttlcston Rog-
ers, multiniilliOnaire and Standard
Oil magnate, cHmn as Il shock to the
men of the financial world. Mr.. Rog-
erS died Of apOplcNy. an ending which
he had reason to anticipate, for nearly
two years ago he had suffered from Il
stroke which compelled q temporary
retirement from business activities.
Henry II. Rogers WAS a native Of
Mattapoisctt, Mass. and was GO years
of age when death Brought to a close
his marvellous cancer. As Il boy he
attended school in Fairhavcn. Mass,
where his father was a grOcer-a town
which years a~ftcrWard was the recip'
lent of his financial favor in many
ways. lie began his business career
selling newspapers and driving a de-
livery wagon for his father. Then he
worked as a clerk in New Bedford for
So q week. After five years he became
q railroad brakeman and b~aRgageman
at : r. ,,r d.. ti,I.. \ @f'rr Il = Il
in4 his r'Hip! IT, lie W.ul win his
country, taking with him his savings
of 5000. Their" he came into contact
with thai group Of Oil City boys many
of whom later were to be numbered
amOng the financial kings of America.
In 1896, after five years in the oil
fields. he went TO brooklyn as partner
in the firm conducting the Charles
Pratt Oil Works
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

A peculiar feature about the Co.
manche language is the method Of
counting. A Comanche will count up
to ten In the /, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8. 7. 8. 8. 10
method, but there he stops. He doesn't
use eleven, but instead he counts 1t as
ten and one more and so on, until
he reaches nineteen, when he pro
nOunces nineteen. He then ~pronounce5
twenty, but starts with twenty and
one more until he reaches twenty
nine, then starts with thirty, like no
did twenty. and count to thirty-nine,
and SO on all the way up. Counting
Is the most difficult thing to learn in
the Comanche language. In fact, by
the time a person has learned to count
in thai language he has pretty well
mastered 1t. AS there is no alphabet
in the language. the only way to learn
it is by word of mouth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

Few are aware that Corea preceded
Europe in ~inventing three things
which have had a vast influence upon
the world, says the Japan Chronicle.
Printing with movable types originated
in Corea in 1924, 1875 years before the
invention of the art in Europe.
The two other inventions in which
the Corcans seem to have anticipated
Europe were the mortar and the iron
clad. both used with considerable effect
during the Japanese-Corean war OF
1929.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

VIII Irwin, the writer, tells this
one on himself:
Riding recently In a parlor car, !
fell asleep, and dreamed that I was
being attacked by q band of train rob
GERS. Springing to my feet, l leaped
upon the nearest robber, grasped him
around the neck and proceeded to POM
mel him. Suddenly awaking, I was
covered with confusion, realizing that
I was assaulting an inoffensive passen-
ger OF Hebrew extraction. I was at
tempting to stammer out my apollo
gies, when he interrupted me with a
cunning grin.
"'That's all right he responded, 1T
didn't hurt me. But he added, in a
confidential whisper, If you had hurt
me, do you think I could nave got
damages from the railroad company"
Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

been spent for coaltng this fleet alone. What benefit
has the nat ion received from that expenditure? Over IS
Dr cent of this Countrys expenses are due to the army
and navy. In 1907 the sum spent in this way tOtaled
$3.50, 600, OOO-the largest sum spent by any nation.
There never has been a nation that built a great army
or navy but that got into war. Peace born OF force
is only TEMPORARY. Not until all nations settle their
differences by arbitration will the world enjoy peace
LeSlie'S Weekly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
EOuksS-

Wealth does not bring happiness,'
said the r~eady-made philosopher.
Maybe net" answered the man who
~frequents the race track, but when
compare the facial expression Of a per
son who has won with that Of a per
son who has lost | have my doubts
Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
FLFET'S TRIP MONEY WASTED.
By Justice Brewer.

The assertion that the best way to preserve
peace is to build up a great navy and army
shows an ignorance OF history. The trip OF
the feet around the world, as a hoasttul show
OF our naval strength, has been nothing but
a waste Of money.
After all its folly, its influence on the
Orient has not brought peace one day nearer.
Over five millions Of the peoples money has
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
IN

vince the long waves roll and the palms bend low,
AND the silver lights of the heavens glow,
dwell a minute part of our cOuntrls host
In this alien land-on this far-of cast.
lis only an islc-a Mohammedan isle
Where the loved of some dwell in drear exile:
Where the loved Of some in the worlds great mart
Have conquered the mind, but never the heart.
On the coral shores of an alien land
The pleasantest chord from the brave old band
Is the simplest strain under Gods hieh dome.
The wanderers hymn-"IIome, Sweet Home"
George +. Cable. In Uncle Sans Magazine
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

If people felt as tough every day IN
the week as they feel on Monday,
there would be little progress in the
world.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

The explanations you make for your
actions are usually laughed at by pso-
pie when your back is turned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

At what age does the devil develop
in a boy? We saw a ~4-year-old boy
splitting on another boys shoes his
morning, because they had just been
EhiDed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

Others outside Of his family appre-
ciated. On the other hand, there have
been for years in Fairhaven natives
who would never speak to him except
as 'IIcn.' They were his intimate
friends also, each in his own way, and
they saw a side of the man that Wall
street would find it difficult to under
c.op1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

return. Bur we have tNe mArKNt. Our 3,IOO.0OO OF PEG
pa who pro Iuc, Sl5. 900, OuO 900 Of manufactured prod
ucts annually, and receive in wages $50 VO, 900, make
TIE market. These figures apply only to finished prod
uct. We get the products to the consumer by 100000
miles of railroad. which is three times the railroad milo
aae Of Great Britain, France and Germany combined.
When side tracks are taken into account, we have more
railroad mirage than all the rest of the world. On
these railroads We have 10000 engines, carrying mil
lions Of cars and hauling 1000, 600 600 tons. of freight.
This pructi. ally equals all the tonnage carried by all
the railroads and all the ships Of all the rest Of the
world. This monstrous task is performed by $500, 600
Of employees, who are yearly paid $4,000, 600. 900, and
this vast business is conducted by $500 y ,O00. 700 of
bank cicararceS.
DO we prosper? Only two decades ago we were sec,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
LEARNING FROM THE CHILDREN
By Woods Hutchinson.

Treat the child more as an eQual-not as
a hopeless inferior. There ism SO much need
OF coming down to his levct as of giving him
ap opportunity to come up to yOurs-%hlch
will not require such a frishtful effort on his
part a9 YOU sometimes imagine. If you can
get a Child to recognize and treat YOU as his
equal YOU will have gained the highest posi-
iiou Of Influence over him aud earned the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

best and siucerest compliment ever paid you. We dwell
greatly upon what parents teach their children, but We
forget to record in equal detail on the opposite side or
the LEDGER what our children teach us.
1t would be difficult to say on which side the balance
,yould be found TO fall. The child Is not merely the
ideal pupil. but also the greatest teacher in the world.
The lessons tina we learn from him, il we approach
him with proper humility, are the most valuable part
of our education Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

One way to get thin is to do all your
own cooking in a chafng dish.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

Bad habits are always stronger thar
good resolutions. '
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
WHY GOOD AIN PREVENTS RUST.
BY William, II. Walker


- Inas much as 9th moisture and oxygen are
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MI nee sSnr! in orl'r that corrosiOn may pro
III coed. II can easily i've seen that the duty of
III a protective paint is to exclude both Of these
NJ elements. 1t is we'll known that a lnIeCd
oil film is an expansive porous structure act
~ i& somewhat as a sponge toward moisture
IN Htl freely allowing the passage Of oxygen.
CA4J Me function Of the pigments employed IN
paint is tn, r"fOrC at least thrCCEOld. First, the more OBJ
viOus one OF inparting a color thereto; sec Ond. the most
important one Of filling up the pores or intCrStice5 in
the Oil film thus rendering it as little imperviOuS to
moisture ami air as possible, and, third, to aid the com
posite film IN drying OF OXidZing to a compact inpen-
etrable COY, ring. Very little work has as yet been
done upon IaintS from This point Of view, but with a
clear Concei ion Of the factors involved i'll the corros!on
of iron, an intelligent study is made possible and val
liable results can be predicted with certainty.
The poruoity of paint films containing no linsecd oil,
but composed of various bituminouS materials which
may be adapted for the pUrIoar, is also a field which
can be studied with profit, with 4 View to increasing
their moisture and on! @ru excluding properties.-Eugi
neering Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

De d. rkirs feel so lonesome hbbing
In de log house on the lawn,
hey move dar tings to maSsa's parior,
For to keep 1t while he's gone.
Oars wine and cider in de kitchen,
An de darkies dcyll hnb some:
l suppose dey'N all be corufscated,
When the I.iukum sojers come.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

What and where is Cowes?'
"Cowes is a well-known watering
place. ...-
There, I knew It'll"
"What?'
why I asked our milkman where
In the world he got that milk, n he
said from Cowes."-Cleveland Leader.
Agents make you do lots of things
-e. anntf 1,-ant To do -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

In a certain city, which shall be
nameless. a literary man had asked his
wife, as she was starting downtown,
to bay a pair OF shirts for him. She
asked him what kind, and he answer.
ell. size fifteen"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25
Chorus

De oberseer he make US trouble,
An he dribc US round n spell;
We lock him up In de smokAhsuse cellar,
Wild lie key trown in De well.
De whip is lost, de hancuff broken,
But de maSSa'll hab his pay;
Hes ole enough. big enough, ought to
know better
Dan to went an run away.
Chorus
Henry {. Work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-25

"Hu | want to know
oh, the color? Well, I've plenty of
white shirts. Get NE something that
won't show SCOT. Now don't bother
me- n more, please. I'm at work"
She did not bother him any more.
She went away, and in the afternoon
returned with her purchases.
Here are your shirts, John" she
said, laying them down before him.
Why. they're c~oal-black, Lucinda!"
he exclaimed.
Yes, that's the only kind that won't
show SCOT. They are Just what you
told me to buy. Now don't bother me
by talking about them. l have got to
go and look after the children"
being game" John took his medi-
cine without protest.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29
CONCERTS AT sALTAIR.

Band concerts at Saitair seem to be
the public demand, and the management
of the resort has succeeded admirably this
season in supplying this sort of amuse-
ment to their patrons. Held's enlarged
band has been secured for two concerts
| today, one at to 6:15. and another at
Z 80 to $3.50. Two splendid programs have
heen arranged, including some generally
popular favOrites such as the seXtette
from Lucia, overture to "William Tell, y
LemaiTe's Andantino, ITO My Wife" and
the prison scene from III TrOvatOre." 1t
viii surprise many of the friends of Har-
~ Joseph to know that he is the composer
of one of the selections to be played by
the band this afternoon, but such is the
case. Mr. Held prOnOunces his work, MY
Queen of the CherOkees," creditable and
worthy of presentation. Both programs
today will be personally conducted by Mr..
Held. They will be as follows:
March-G. A. r. Official March. .........
49,; -. 49,, montgomery
Overture, Hungarian Lutspiel," -.
.......-............-... ............ Kela Bella
Caprices-
a "Amina" Egyptian serenade. .LuIcle
b. "Glow Worm" ............".... ..Luicke
Ballad for eornet-
Somewhere" ..........................H Harris
Mr.. Held
Popular number-EchOes of the Metro
politan Opera House. Arr. by Tobani
Special, by request My Queen Of the
CherOkees." ..................H Harry Joseph
Carr by Montgomery
overture TO w imam 1eti -tfOSSlnl
with storm effects as played by Gill
mOre.)
Till Serenade Duet for cOrnet and clar-
lnCit -ss.-ss.sr-s.-sss I'LL
Messrs. Zimmerman and sons
Grand selection, Mile. Modiste" Herbert
Evening Concert, 1880 to e;So.
March. shannon Qrish airs) 49,. Brown
Overture, Festival ............ Leutner
Caprices-
a. Dawn or Love .BendfX
b. Pure as Snow LANCE
Sextette from Lucia ........... DOnnizetti
Messrs. Held. Zimmerman, Stevens,
Bece, Osika and Williams.
Grand selection, THE Serenade'' Herbert
Andantlno, ITO My Wife .Lemaire
Arr. for Messrs. Held and Zimmerman.
Grand international fantasia. Robinson
airs of all nations)
Prison scene from III Trovatores Verdi
Baritone solo by Mr.. Stevens
Overture. "Semiramide" .Rossini
John Held, conductor.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29

Morris every encouragement to con-
tinue with her line of work.
A division of Held's band will give
regular concert at Liberty park this
afternoon, conducted by William Les
lie, while John Held will lead the
band at Saltair.
The Ohio Male chorus. which was
in competition at the National
EisteddfOd at Seattle yesterday. will
come direct to Salt Lake, where a
concert will be given at the First
Methodist Episcopal church September
z The chorus is one of fifty voices,
with several solosists.
K I; X
Willard Eastman, who took charge
Of the symphony orch estra at Saltafr
when Prof J. J. Mcclellan left for
Seattle with the Tabernacle choir.
viii continue as leader of the orches-
ira at the lake for the rest of the
season. Mr.. Flashman is well known
In musical circles in Utah, both as a
flute player and 'cellist, and the or
chestra of ten pieces under his di-
rection at Saltair has won favorable
comment in the local musical field.
X
The regular organ recitals will be
given this week at the tabernacle The
programs for the week will be as follows
For the week ending September 4,
Monday, August 80, Tracy Y. Can
non, Organist
Offertoire in A minor. .Guilmant
Communion in E minor ~ Ratiste
Impromptu in A flat. Parker
Evening Song ......-....-. Schumann
Old melody .........Arr by performer
OffertOire in F...............W View
Tuesday. August 81, Tracy Y. Can Can.
non organist:
Priere-offertoire ....,....... Devred
{ communion 70.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29

Thursday, September 2, Edward P.
kimball, Organist:
EahIasle IN F---.... .Calk1n
The Rosary Nevin
Enchanted Bells ........... Haberier
Aubade carr. by perfOrmer) ...... Grey
Old melody ..........A Arr. by performer
Offertoire in A flat Read
Friday September 3, J. ]. Mcclellan,
orgauist:
Prelude to "Parsifal" ........ Wagner
9elecLed ..-..............
Communion in @ (requested) Batiste
Old melody. --.-.... Arr. by performer
Chromatic Fantasie ............ ThieIe
Saturday, September 4, J. j. McCleI-
Ian, Organist:
Special request program
Requests must be mailed to organist
at the TemDletOn building before
Thursday evening.
Doors open at - noon.