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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

board he received the answer. The
same yet And the man took him at
his word."-London Daily News.
Several new schools of household
arts were opened in New York at the
beginning of the present school year,
In nj of them girls who have not
taken a college course can get practi-
cal training in cooking, the a r of
the home, house decorating, the keep
ing of accounts, millinery, dressmak-
ing and embroidery. Part time cours-
es are permitted SO that the training
need not interfere with other studies
or work the girl may be carrying on.
The dowager Duchess Dues is, in
spite of her age. one of the most ener-
getic women in France. She is presi-
dent of the Lyceum Club, a women's
club with clubhouses in London, Paris
and Berlin; a sculptor, a social leader
and a devoted huntress. Besides her
numerous other duties she works in
her studio for many hours daily.
Though she is rich she sells her stat
ues in order that her work may have
the hall mark Of being serious.
Miss Ruhama Skidmore, who was
recently reelected foreign secretary Of
the United States Geographical Socie-
ty, has held that ONCE for twenty
years. She represented the society at
the international congress held In Lon
don in 1897, on which occasion she as
sisted the late Baroness Burdett-
Coutts in receiving the members Of
the congress at a garden party. Miss
Skidmore's mother IL prominent in
the American colony at Yokohama,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Ellen Terry. Quaint Home.

AOAAAS
Ellen Terry has made a quaint cen.
turies-old house seem a comfortable
home in which to spend her days of
rest away from the stage. It is quite
wonderful how essentially an abiding
place this little Kentish cottage has
become, without marring a single de-
tail the charm of the original struc-
ture and the graces that have come to
it from age.
The Farm" which is the only name
this unpretentious country place
claims, say the Craftsman, is In the
southwesterly corner of Kent, a land
Of sunlight and blue skies and wide
sea marshes. In the days of the dra-
Snatic Henry the Eighth the little
town Of Tenterden was a thriving port
where the royal barges were built
from lumber out of the nearby forests.
There still exists the little old ferry
that carried the builders from marsh
to hill, and there is an old-time bridge
over q tiny stream and an old-fash-
toned woman ferry keeper who is hap
py over very small change. And just
here, where life had halted some four
centuries. Ellen Terry found and
swiftly purchased for her use the
black Mmbered farmhouse with its
mossshidden shingles, its latticed case
ment windows, wide fireplaces and
carved porch posts, all OF which she
has had the rare beauty sense to pre-
serve unaltered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
WHEN usuRERs WE'RE HANGED.
Our Forefathers Were Less Aenient
with Loan sharks than We Are.

Oar Forefnthers Were Less Aenient
Society Is strangely lenient with
some classes of wrongdoers. Long
terms in the penitentiary reward those
who take our money from us by brute
force or stealth, but there is no pun
ishment for the Insurer who robs the
poor just as surely and far more
safely.
A workfngman in a steady job finds
1t the easiest thing In the world to
borrow money from the usurer. and
If he is not in a position to repay
the loan when it natures all he has
to do Is to renew the note, a substan-
tial bonus being added to the amount
Of the first loan. When he is thor
oughly enmeshed the none lender
takes particular pains to see that he
does not escape. His wages are gar.
nisheed now and then to prevent his
being able to clear off the debt and
another and bigger bonus Is demanded
for renewing the note. In the end the
victim is working for the usurer and
is allowed to retain for the support
of his family only so much as the
usurer is willing to let him have,
This looks more scoundrelly than
highway robbery, yet the criminal law
has overlooked it entirely, says the
Detroit Journal. In a case now be-
fore Justice LemlSie the borrower owed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
ISLAND HERMIT's HoMA
James WILLIS Was 20 Years Alone
Yet He Entertained Thousands.

Yet He entertained
James Willis, the hermit Of Willis
island in the Delaware at Yardley,
Pa, has just celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of his habitat1on
there, during which time he has en-.
tertained at his cabin more than 1000
prominent visitors from all parts OF
the country, the Philadelphia Record
says. One Of the first things neces'
sary for a visitor to do when calling
on Mr.. Willis iato register in n large
book, after which the guest Is OBJ
liged to partake of generous hopital
ity.
OF course, there are scores Of per
sons neal by who are frequent visitors
to the island, coming almost every day,
but they are not counted among the
guests required to register.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Willis was
a business man in Philadelphia, and.
coming here for a few weeks vacation
was favorably impressed with the is
land, which was her a wilderness. To.
day it has a very different appearance
and the cabin in which he lives is fit
ted up with every modern convenience,
all the work of the owner. The place
is secretly wired and everything Is
within the power of electricity.
Electricity opens the doors, closes
The windows, operates far to make
breezes and many are the jokes played
upon his visitors by Mr.. Willis, for not
even a book can be picked up with.
OF. feeling the presence Of an unseen.
force. -
While residing here Mr.. Willis has
met with many discouragements, floods
having several times practically clean
ed the island of everything habitable.
With renewed energy, however, he has
rebuilt and to-day the island is the
envy Of hundreds who love outdoor
life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

clnnabar without ~disinfecting his
hands and mouth was greatly puzzled
by the morbid activity of his s~alivary
glands. He had to spit like a tobacco
fiend and finally traced his trouble to
a substance known as bronze dust
that had settled on his lips and nos
trils and, under the influence Of mois-
ture. had been developing copper poi
sons.
Paris green not rarely gets blown
like dust all over the fields it is SUP
posed to protect from insect plaques;
then, moistened by dew or drizzhng
rains, forms a paste and clings to vege-
table substances, where it's presence
Is never suspected, till their
complain Of collie and water mouth
What To Eat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Well Equipped.

A Methodist bishop was recently a
guest at the home of a friend who had
two charming daughters. One morn
ing the bishop, accompanied by the
two young ladies, went out in the hope
Of catching some trout. An old isher-
man, out for the same purpose, wish
ing to appear friendly, called out:
"Ketchin' many, pard?"
The Bishop, drawing himself to his
full height, replied, Brother, l am a
fisher of men,"
You've got the right kind Of bait
all right was the fisherman's rejoin-
der.-Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
FpGf6Eg

Frozen flowers are now shipped long
distances.
About IS per cent of Russia's inhab-
1taits are illiterate.
Tien-Tsin has a medical college for
women-the only one in China.
The Niagara Falls hydro-electric
plants, during the year 1908, saved the
equivalent Of more than a million tons
Of coal.
Fully one-fourth of the $13, 000, 00O,-
900 worth Of gold produced in the
world since the discovery of America
has come from the mines of the United
States.
Austrian women cast their first bal
lot the other day. Single women and
widows In the province of Vorarlberg
who possessed taxable property in con-
1ormity with the new election law
voted for members Of parliament.
Two thousand years is the oficially
ascertained age OF the Gospel oak tree
1t the Suffolk village Of Polstead, Eng
land. Under 1t the first Christian mis-
sionaries preached to the heather Sax
ons. It has q girth Of thirty-six feet.
Miss Nellie Horton, Of Fort Worth,
Tex, has been elected treasurer and
secretary Of the Farmers Union Of the
state. She has just passed her twenty
NTH birthday. The Farmers Union Is
said to lave upward OF 100000 MEM
bers.
A cat belonging to John Colgan.
who lives north of Atchison. Kan, is
raising a young pig. The cat has "
kittens and mothers the pig with
them. The four sleep together at
night, and the old cat displays al
much affection for the pig as she does
for the kittens.
A student in philosophy. named
Brinkitch, refused to indicate his
place Of abode when summoned as
witness In a case before the Belgrade
courts the other day, writes our CORE
spondent. Not possessing q tub. like
Diogenes," he explained, Il can only
refer you to my waterproof, which 10
ct present my ordinary place Of dwell
tng.r-Pal Mall Gazette.
The inn known n the Same Yet"
q Prestwich. has Z curious history.
which Mr. lakewood relates. THE
house originally bore the sign seven
etarB,' bat many years ago It became
1ocesoaIy 70 have III fadeA sign ~
49,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

| for this world than floods of tears.
Soft times make hard hearts.
Two-faced people can see neither
way.
Growing promotes no ones growth
in grace.
No man can serve with one eye on
his salary.
Only a fool will use Jonah as a hid
ing place when duty calls.
Preaching for popularity is a poor
way of helping the %populace.
Trying to answer another's prayers
we find the meaning of our own.
Asking a blessing over stolen bread
will not save you from choking on it.
No man ever did any great work
who always thought of consequences.
The piety of the world is never pro-
noted by folks who advertise their
own
Truth is found by setting your feet
On facts. but not by looking at the facts
alone.
People who talk most about the di.
vine plans often do least to execute
them.
The longer you keep your duties
waiting, the larger they will grow in
difficulty.
Men choose what they call Success
because they allow its profit to hide
it's price.
Our greatest happiness comes when
life is seen as Just the chance to love
and give our lives away.
Don't believe everything the light.
ming rod agent tells you just because
he dresses like a preacher.
If you have failed to be a light all
the year getting up a revival bonfire
will not make up for your own dark
ness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
NC SMALL CHANGE IN ALASKA.

It's Use, They Say, Means Smaller
WaKes-Why Are taught.
NJ pennies, nickels and dimes go
in Alaska" said John Hoover Of Fair.
banks. When / first went to that
country l saw bartenders look curious
ly at a dime that some tenderfoot had
tossed on the bar and then sweep
1t off on the floor with their hands. l
wondered at this contempt for real
money and asked some questions about
it, discovering that no enc ever took
nfckels or dimes and that nothing
could be bought in the klondike for
less than % cents.
Take the ordinary sack of tobacco
for instance, which we can get here
for d nickel. There they cannot sell
1t for a quarter hardly, so they make
1t two for a quarter, but will not sell
one for Is cents.
ut is common cause among those
people up there. They do not want
nickels and dimes introduced. for in
PRODUCTION of small change would
mean lower wages and lower prices.
Ordinary shovelers get 81 or So a
day now and other labor is paid in
proportion. They do not want to re-
ceive lower wages.
"Of course 1t is true that they
make money on the side. almost every
worker does. There is a tendency in
mining to follow the rule that mug
gets belong to the man who uncovers
them even If they are found on the
claim OF the employer. have seen
men pick up nuggets worth from an
insignificant sum to sos In value.
The game up there is worth playing.
l have had this bag filled with gold
dust several times-and lost 1t; but
l expect to keep right on till l make
q strike"
Mr.. Hoover has with him one of
the leather bags that the dust is car
ried in In Alaska. 1t is about twelve
inches in length and fiat and is about
thong. This looks as II al elephant
had stepped on it," he said. but 1t
has had the dust in it up in the Klon-
dixie all right.
There are mighty few robbers in
Alaska. It doesn't take more than
four years to try a criminal and give
him proper punishment up there; and
besides, he can be caught. There II
only one way out and that is guard
ed. Besides, gold dust is as easily
identified as different kinds OF cloth
or cattle. An assayer OF a banker in
Seattle. for instance, will tell you
whether your gold is from one creek
or another. There Is sometimes 10
per cent difference in the value OF the
gold from streams running parallel
on different sides OF the same noun
tain. A holdup man who acquires
gold dust would have to account for
1t when he went out, and 1t could DO
traced easily."-Des Moines Register
and Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Faith Of Certain People and Sects
in His Return Long Has
Existed.
ADVENT WAS EXPECTED IN 1874
Out Of the Miller Movement Came
the Adventists, Who Number
About 81, 900.

The disappointment Of a small body
of believers in the coming to an end
Of the world which has just made a
West Duxbury church a momentary
object of attention is made the object
Of ridicule by some and of wonder by
others, the New Bedford (Mass.)
Standard says. We have In the faith
OF these few people and In their dis
appointment a recurrence Of a phe-
nOmenon which the Christian church
has witnessed more than once. on a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

For four consecutive nights the no.
tel man had watched his fair, tlmld
guest fill her pitcher at the water cool
er.
Madam" he said on the fifth night,
"if you would ring, this would be done
for YOU"
But where is my bell" asked the
lady.
The bell is beside your bed,' re-
piled the proprietor.
That the bell!' she exclaimed.
Why, the boy told me that was the
fire alarm, and that I wasn't to touch
it on n account."-Success Maya
zine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
wAFFLES OUT OF HAND.
Head of Family Who Tried to Spare
Feelings Of His Guest.

Head of Family Who Tried to Spara
Feelings of His Guest.
Everybody has heard the story OF
the untutored guest who drank the
contents Of his finger bowl, and Of the
host who rose to the occasion by fol-
lowing suit, in order to relieve the en-
barrassment that would have followed
II his guest had become aware of his
error. A story Of the same sort Is
related Of a Louisville man whom ev.
erybody knows to be a gentleman, and
who proved 1t on this occasion as on
many others, says the Courier-Journal
of that city.
He had invited a friend from the
country to stay with him a few days.
and on the morning following the be-
ginning Of the visit wafies were serv-
ed. They were passed first to the
guest, and he took one in his fingers
and began to butter it so. The chill
dren Of the family, who knew what q
strict disciplinarian regarding table
their father was, expected
and awaited a reproof for the infrac.
tor Of the rules. But they were mis-.
taken.
The host, on the contrary, look his
own wame between his fingers, and
after buttering 1t continued to eat 1t
from his hand, as did his rural friend.
The children, seeing that it was their
opportunity, did the same, and ate the
rest Of the meal trying their hardest
to suppress their giggles. since they
knew that they were doing what they
had often been told not to do. and
were getting away with it."
OF course, the countryman never
realized that he had done anything
out Of the ordinary, while the local
man took occasion soon after to tell
his children that the example he him.
self had set them didn't count.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Not 81 Baa Tor MIN.

yes, l used to be in the insuranc.
business. I once got a man to take
out a $4,000 policy only about a. week
before he happened to be killed. He
was q mighty hard chap to land, too. !
had to talk to him for nearly six
months before l got him"
THAT was tough on the company.
/ suppose you regretted after it wAs
all over that your persuasive powers
were so good"
"Um-no. I never felt sorry about It.
! married the widow Chicago REQ.
srd.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
An Indiscreet Memory.

The Hostess-Don't you think Col.
Broadside is quite a wonderful old
man? Look at him. He is as
straight and slender as an arrow, and
he has the most wonderful memory.
The Lady OF Dubious Age-I think
he's an atrocious old bore. He remem-
bers when everybody was born.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

liz Mary Hartman will be the greatest woman farmer in-the United
States - by Z family arrangement she has taken charge IL Arden, at
fa1nsr. n =. The Arden farms include $4,000 acres. while altogether she
VIII have supervisi0n Of $4,000 acres. Three thousand acres are under
Mttv1fton. with much of It In truck farms The Arden Farms Dairy. with
: capitalization Of 100000. viii b her special care. There are $50 regis.
COW with butter sold every day in New York under contracts
Miss Hartman has done much settlement work and is not at II fond
8 society She is . musician and a lfnguist and is said to be able to cor
ve.e evsh IN japanese. She is rs years old. but looks much younger. She
4AHy drives over tn farm In . smart trap and is every a INSPECTING te
roadmakins. the tsrracing Of hills and landscape gardening which she
planned With her father. ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
The Kind Needed.

What kind of a mat ought this
photograph of Miss Oldgirl have to
look pretty?" said the fashionable pho
tographer, pensively.
"Of course, you know your business
BEST" said his pretty office assistant,
but 1 can't imagine any other kind
than a diplomat Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Mistook His Man.

Confidence Man-Why, how do you
do, Mr.. Wilson. / met you last
Westerner-See here. young fellow,
my name amt Wilson. My names
John Jones. alias Pete Rodney, alias
Jim Hall, alias Joe Peters. So you
better move on."-Western Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
but Not before.

Are you humorists ever humorous
in daily life?"
ooh, yes" replied the professional.
after 1 have published an idea in
verse, as an anecdote and as an cpl
gram l introduce it into my ordinary
conversation sometimes" Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
After the

Patience-Your old home week dec
orations begin to look rather shabby.
PARTICLES, the rats have been
nibbling at the Observation-Disclosures
Statesman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

Stored religion
never keeps.
Talking m u S n
does not make q
man meek.
They who walt
on the Lord sell
dom have to sit
still.
Drops Of pers-
~piration do more
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
''They'ra taking it easy, eh?'
Luck,

$50 you've rented that haunted
long?"
yes; rented it to an actor
Did he find out its reputation?'
That's the very thing which decid-
ed him to take the house,
Rather surprising!"
He said it would be such a comfort
for him to get inside Of a house where
the ghost walked every night."-Balti-
more American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
UDhela,

Upheld.
"Some OF these burglars are prob.
ably forced to extreme measures"
That's q poor policy"
What is?"
ITO uphold q hold-up."- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
An Advance Of snvagery.

Mr.. Grump Ca savage bachelor)-I
don't see why a man should get mar
ried when a good parrot can be bought
for $25.
Miss Readywitt-As usual we WON
en- are at a disadvantage. A grizzly
bear can't be bought for many times
that.-Boston Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
The Effect of Heredity.
Statesman

The Duck-Your latest youngster
Deems to be a spoilt child.
The Hen-Yes, poor thing; he was
hatched from a spoiled egg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
rented it to an actor
Saving Trouble.

(Which side are you on in this
Peary-Cook controversy"
well, l haven't taken sides as yet"
Better take sides. If you don't
you'll have to listen to the arguments
of both factions louisville Courier
Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
The Reply Candid.
Say, Jimmy"
''What. Billy2"

Say, Jimmy"
What, Billy?"
"Daisy's beat was over to our house
the other night, and he asked me, he
did: Jimmy, if your aunt's child is
your cousin, what will l be if I mar
ry your sister,"
Were you able to give the correct
answer"
Yep; I told him he would be a
chump."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Classified,

"Whatsa very large and formidable
wife little Simpkins has
of her SEX"
And what's Simpkins?"
He's one of the thoughts. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Very Likely.

what do you suppose the doctors
will think of this new theory hat en-
tirely too many operations are per-
formed?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Easiest WAY

BILL never sleep at Sunday chapel
any more.
Jack-Broken yourself of the habit?
Bill-No; cult goin'.-Princeton Tt.
ger.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

Ethel-No, but he will have n if
he proposes to me.-Boston Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

There be two individuals who cannot
b reasoned with-a girl in love and .
Wnn.YhQ Il datarmiped To run for n
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

"They will probably be more cut up
than their patients."-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
They Came After Rest.

Gosh, | guess those city folks
meant what they said when they told
us that they came up here to get a
good rest"
They're taking it easy, eh?"
Taking it easy? l should say they
are! Would you believe it-not a one
of 'em has got out of bed before 6
O'Clock any morning since they've been
here!"-Detroit Free Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

What are you don& IN my or
chard?"
"If you please, ma'am, I just came
to see if you would lend me a few APP
ples.'-Punch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
A Useful Garment.

Clothier-Were you pleased wit
The overcoat which | sold you?
Customer-Oh, yes; all my boy
haNa W0rn IL
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

V0R1ea Formula.
did he tell the whole TRUTH"
Practically. He told the truth with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

warning Notes Calling the Wicked
to repentance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
We'll. think of that!''

WBII, IHIHN OF IHdI.
Il do. Every time after a rain the
next smaller one has to take it."-An-
swers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10
Bad OutIook o Cholly.

Maud-Has Cholly Sapleigh q Sis
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

board he received the answer. The
same yet And the man took him at
his word."-London Daily News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-16
THIEF IN THE OFFICE.
Los Angeles Postmaster Looking for
Man Who Took $4,000.

Los Angeles. June f5.-Fifteen thousand
dollars in currency of the original $4,000
shipped June by the First National bank
Of this city to the Bank of Bisbee, al
Bisbee. Ariz, by registered mail. and
stolen by unknown persons before it left
the city. is still unrecovered.
One-half of the stolen money. con-
tanned in two packages, one of 5000.
and another of $500. was found yester-
day or the day before at the local main
postoffice, where il had been hidden by
the thief The two remaining packages
containing similar amounts have not been
found.
Much secrecy is maintained by the pos
tai officials regarding the affair. a num-
Der Of persons are under suspicion, but
no immediate arrest is probable.
A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co, % up Main
street, $500 per year and upwards.