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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Athletic. in Public schools.

The public schools are supported by
the public. They exist for the pur-
pose of giving free education to all
boys and girls, and to fit them for the
duties Of citizenship. In pursuance
of this end the stimulation of physical
development is valuable as an Access
sorry, but this must never be flowed
to be regarded as the prime object Of
public school education. In private
schools each Institution may fairly
decide h question of the Importance
of athletics as 1t chooses. Parents
who do not approve of athletics have
the privilege of sending their children
to schools where athletics are not ex-
acted and there are some such, The
question of athletics in the public
schools, however. is quite a different
matter. 1t appears to be the desire
Of the public, who support the schools
and for whom they are conducted.
that athletics shall have a place. Bnt
that place must be secondary to the
main purpose of popular education.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Horse Vacations.

Uncle Sam, generous In giving yaca-
lions to his two-legged servants, is
hereafter to allow thirty days leave
10 the Post Office Department horses
in Washington, according to the Post
OF that city. The animals are to be
sent, a few at a time, to a fine, rich
pasture in Maryland.
Every employee of the government
says the chief clerk in the PostofIice
Department, receives thirty days an
nual vacation and thirty days sick
leave, IL necessary. l see no reason
why the horses we use in the business
Of the department ought not to receive
a rest, or a vacation, and hereafter
/ am going to send each of the
horses away for a thirty days period
of rest. We can spare many of them
r. the summer, which is the time they
will appreciate a rest from the hot
asphalt and welcome the green grass
OF the country and the shade of the
Trees
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Her FavOrite Doll.

1t is always dangerously easy to-
take a too pathetic view Of matters.
The English author of From Their
Point of View," Miss NJ. Loane, tells
Of a lady who accompanied her on her.
rounds as district nurse In one Of the.
poorer sections of London, and who
was struck by a forlorn little figure
tenderly nursing one of her fathers
boots, wrapped in a soiled pinafore
which had been intended to hide tho
holes in her frock.
I knew the little girl. She was the
child and grandchild of skilled arti-
sans, and / had seen her Sc often.
standing erect in her Saturday tub,
that 1 knew her dirt was superficial,
and that no sign of want or Ill treat
ment was observable. But the pathoss
Of the scene was too deep to be COM
bated by mere common sense, and my
friend went home and dressed a doll
for her.
The child received 1t doubtfully,
with a slight preponderance of pleas
ure. That day she broke it. the next
Cay she destroyed 1t, and was soundly
slapped by her mother. Half an hour
later | saw her, the tear-stains scarce
" dry, smiling grimly but sweetiy as.
che hushed her fathers boot to sleep
once more. !
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

well, then, yOu-yOu have
you mean,you dog he inquired.
"It's-it's the same thing, isn't it,"
faltered the Typist.
"Practically,' he admitted. after Or
instant's reflection. 1.-The proposition
therefore stands thus: l love you-you
love me- Ergo, we love each other. The
proposition, by a logical sequence Of
ideas, becomes converted into a propos-
al. Which you accept"
81 didn't say So" answered the Typ
list.
"Say so now, then,' directed tho
Trifier.
"What do you want me to doT' she
asked temporizing.
81 want you to marry me. l hope
you don't mind marrying me-? 1t is, l
believe, the usual thing under the cir
cumstances."
Marry you" she CAV a low little
laugh. But you now I'M only a
poor typist, and you-you are-what
are you, l wonder?' She paused to re-
fleet.
My friends" he replied, have most
unwarrantably got into t1ftRabit of
calling M a TriHer. 4 mans friends
are rarely distinguished for an exag-
| him. My enemies''-he considered an
instant-"well, l cannot at the moment
rccCllect that I have any enemies. In
actual fact, l am an individual of ex-
IRENE earnestness and with an absorb
ing passion for acquiring knowledge
and other things; you among them.
Since yol: left home. q week or two ago.
and decided to exist independently in q
small though luxurious suite of apart
r:euts of your own, you see | could not
very well, being a young and giddy
bachelor. call upon you. being a young
and Overwhelmingly lovely spinster, at
your own private residence, without
running some risk Of offending the pro-
prieties. And so l was obliged, you un-
dcrstaDd, to come here to this office In
order towel, to find out what 1 want
Cd"
"You said you-you came to see Mr..
Calthrop!" retorted the Typist a little
resentfully.
81 shall see him-later." replied the
Trif1er, with an airy gesture. The fact;
is, 1 have already seen him. Calthrop,
is a pretty intimate friend Of mine, and
lie arranged to give me a clear hour
alone with you in the office this morn
lug he won't be back for'E~IAe Trifer
carefully consulted his watcH-"for an
other ten minutes at least
"Oh!' exclaimed the Typist, "you-
you wicked fraud! Then you actually
had the audacity to arrange 1t all with
Mr.. Calthrop beforehand?"
The Tri1er smiled with Infinite COM
%placency. as he folded the Nist closer
into his frockcoat.
Actually Pie replied.-Sketch. 4
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
NEVER USED A TELEPHONE.

"A london Judges Somewhat Sing
uIar Claim to Fame.
The cable tells that a certain London
judge boasts that he never has used a
telephone. We fOrbear to give his
name. because it is incomprehensible
that such a stupid blockheaI occupies
even a subordinate place upon the Lon
don bench, the Brooklyn Eagle says.
1t Is farthings to sovereigns that this
Southwark judge eats with his knife
and never has used a napkin at his
meals. Indeed, in some of the high
priced London restaurants Englishnen
are not served with napkins unless they
especially order them. Then they are
notified that they will be charged
"tuppence extra" for the luxury Most
Americans are supplied with serv1ettes
without inquiry, but the napkin Is al
ways charged in the bill.
Why should one marvel at the dull
stupidity Of a Southwark judge when
there is not a telephone used in the
Bank of England? Indeed, the number
OF telephones used in New York Is al
most double that installed in dear OIL
Lunnon, don't cher know" The few
a~nglomaniacs still permitted to live
among us ought to affect the same sort
of primitive customs. They ought only
to shoot on st. Stephens day and to in.
stall the Hocktide games of Hunger.
ford. And, in view Of the constant dis.
cords that are occupying so much spac CO
In the newspapers to the detrimept of
real news from all parts of the world,
some one among them ought to revive
the Dunmow Fitch, a pretty though.
under which a fitch Of bacon was be-
slowed upon each married couple that
had contrived to live together for a
year and a day after the wedding with.
out a quarrel. Some broad-minded NH.
lanthropist who is shocked by the
growing frequency Of divorce sbould
transplant this pretty custom to our
land.
We already have the "euys" on
Thanksgiving day. The "mummers." a
diversion for aged mendicants, will
doubtless appear upon our thorough
fares before many years. It Is so de-
lightful to initiate the customs of "t,st
dear old England" They are "a droll
people," those English! That's what
the French say, and they understand
their neighoors across the channel
much better than we do.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
EXF'H. ORTTRG
HUGE BUILDING IN CASA
GRANDE, AE7lZONA9
BUT RACE OF PEOPLE
WHO BUILT TIT IS 9THzL
g a

-eC CHEMISTS Of The Smithsonian Institution are excaNaung re-
~ storing and placing O exhibition down on the desert plains
ia \ of Arizona the homes Of a prehistoric people who lived there,
~ u are grouping thos homes into villages and cities, ad going
SEpaZIsENM still further and showing the lives of an empire of people who
E84aS&EYB lived in these valleys centuries irrigated them a
~@N@~ they will again be irrigated when the government of today
has completed heir reclamation. An American PomIei Is destined to re-
suit from these restorations.
The reservations were begun at the old Casa rande ruins, which have
been a show place since white men first went o the Southwest or the
best preserved. In the story OF n vanishing acc they had probably been
dreds of years after their fellows had persisted.
Great walls stood gaunt uon the barren plains when ientists first VS.
tied this section. They still stand, but little worn by the passing of two
il. The principal buildings in my given village occur in groups. In each
of these groups there Is one great central building which evidently must
have been the seat of government and the residence of the ruler Near it
ceremonies to their deiHes. There were Immediately adjacent other houses
the rulers family u Of other prominent personages o state There was an
adjacent opn space evidently ued n a playground and possibly as a parade
ground for the drilling Of soldiers. Certain it is that the open spaces also
mad something to do with the ceremonies of the people, For they were al
ways toward the rising sun from the houses of worship and these people
paid homage to the SUI
Then, finally, around this group ran n great wall that shut it In. gave 1t
protection from intruding rivals in time Of war and privacy from the Inbb1e
In times of peace. Within this wall vas all that prtained to the affairs
OF the ruling families Outside of it were built the homes of the common
people, some of them sufficiently large to leave q mark on the plain.
The Casa Grande ruin attracted first attention when restoration wa
considered, because it ~ the best preserved of all the ruins. 1t stood on
a mound, IS do all the important ruins. The presence of these mounds as
the site of ruins is partly due to the fact that high places are chosen IN
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
THE WOMEN OF JAPAN.
EssentfnlIy Hone-Loyers. with Little
Time for Society.

EssentialIy HoIne-Lovers. with Little
Time for Society.
In observing the woman in Japanese
society it must be borne in mind that
what appears on the surface is mostly
the reverse OF actual conditions, writes
J. Russell Kennedy. A correct esti-
mate of the social relationship of man
and woman in Japan cannot be formed
without a careful Study Of home life,
which to an alien il very hard to I'M
derstand. or even to see.
Reports sent abroad by foreign OBJ
servers have mostly been founded on
what could be seen att judged accord
Ing to our standards. For instance,
when a husband and wife are seen
walking on the streets the latter is nj
most always the parcel bearer and the
husband goes free handed. generally q
few steps ahead of his wife, as If she
were his servant Again. In going into
q house or room, 1t is the husband who
enters first and the wife follows him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

the Trifer. 81 couldn't really dream Of
going yet. Besides -"
Il don't see that there Is any be
sides to keep you here" said tne Typ
list.
"They say love is bird" murmured
the Trit1er, with an air Of ph:lospchic
abstraction.
81 don't understand you!" said the
Typist, drawing befsxlf up.
Il am not In tE. least surprised at
that" said the Tctfer amiably. VERY
few people do. 1t has long been my fate
to be misunderstood. Yet, 1 hoped-he
paused apa looked at the Typist a little
uneasilv: Il hoped" be repeated-'by-
the E.>c, there IS no BARN in hoping, is
tb2re?" he broke off to inquire.
! "None that 1 am aware Of" she re-
piled, with her chin in the air.
"We}l, then, I hoped you did," he ex-
planned, in italics.
"Hoped-I-did?' She affected an ad-
mirable bewilderment. Hoped I did
what?'
The Tri1er spread out his hands with
a gentle deprecating gesture.
"You compel me to be explicit" he
ex]postulated. "It's so much less en-
b~arrassing to approach these-er-pre-
llminaries in the elliptical manner. Ex-
cept,' he added as an afterthought,
when you have a typewriter handy"
"I have no wish to compel you to be
anything." retorted the Typist. "And
it is quite time I returned to my work !;
so If you will kindly allow me, Mr..
Clayeing -' She made him a little
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
The Trifler


IL want to know said the Ir1her
Il just want 20 know how long ne i
going to be-that's all"
He seated himself comfortably as ne
spoke-that is to say, as comfortably al
the limitations of Office furniture per
mitted-in the only armchair in tns
room, and, crossing his legs, directed q
gracious smile at the Typist, who sal
with the fingers of one dainty hand
poised impatiently over the keys OF the
typewriter at the other side Of the table
which divided them.
II am sorry I cannot tell you 70
piled the Typist, gazing pointediy at
heap Of unanswered letters before her
II do not know how long Mr.. Calthror
will be exactly"
"Ah," observed the Trlher in a medi'
tative tone, there are so very few
| things-are there not?-so very few
| things in the would that anybody does
| seem to know exactly Perhaps it has
never struck you how difficult 1t Is tt
| acquire exact knowledge Of almost any
thingT'
mo-" said the Typist, ut never has,
81 thought it probably hadn't" ad
| mitted the Trifler affably. "Yet, take
| quite a common illustration. If you ask
a passerby the time, he will either tel
| you off-hand, or he will glance at his
watch-if he is a polite person-and tel,
you that is it about half-past 8, say
or twenty minutes to Gas the case
! nav be-whereas, in point Of fact, II
| never is within five mute Of the tim
| he asserts. His watch is wrong, or he
| hasn't taken the trouble to count the
| divisions OH the dial between each five
| minutes. What a wonderful thing that
| typewriter Of yours is!
"This typewriter?" She looked up at
him with mild surprise. "Why, it is
! quite an ordinary one"
81 suppose so,'' agreed the Trifer, a
little regretfully. "And you really can
write with it"
"Well, l should not be here if l could
not retorted the Typist; should ~
81 don't know said the Trifer. I'm
here, and I can't"
On, tnal quite Inherent. Besides
she ganced at him defiantly-"what
are you here for?'
For the matter of that" replied the
Triher, meeting her glance with unruf'
fed cemposure, what are you here
forT'
The Typist colored violently, and her
eyes dropped in front of her.
81 think that is rather an imperti-
nent question:" she said, in a low tone.
The Trifler gave an audible sigh.
1T seemed to me rather q pertinent
one" he remarked. in a disappointed
voice. .'Of course, you know what I'm
here fory'
ITO see Mr.. Calthrop-you told me
But he's not in-I told you"
at doesn't matter ut all" rejoined the
Trifier airily. .Ill wait. I have moth
Ing to do for the next hour or so, and
this is-er'-he gazed round the room
with expansive appreciation-"an ex-
traordinarily comfortable Office"
Hadn't you-better go?" asked the
Iypist in a low tone.
Go! Before seeing Calthrop? Why,
he would never forgive me-. protested
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

ironical bow, and was in the act of
sweeping past, when the Tri1er, with
Incredible deXterity, caught her by the
wrists and drew her back sideways so
that she faced him ~involuntarily.
How dare you?" cried the Typist,
struggling to free herself.
Il am a man of simply extraordinary
courage" he explained. "Now, look
here-look at me-look me straight in
the eyes! You know it-and you have
known it, you obstinate, wiilfui girl, for
months past! I love you Oh, yes, l
love you-there isn't the least mistake
about that whatever. But what 1 want
to know is whether o love me? And
1 have come here to-day for the pur-
pose Of finding out. And-and I believe
he gave a low chuckle-"I believe l
have found out! Tell me-have II
"Oh, let me go! I don't know what
you have found out, or what you
haven't" pleaded the Typist, her cloak
Of dignity falling suddenly from her
and leaving her defenceless and exposed
to the of tho one great enemy
whom never girl v%arquished yet. "Let
me go-please"
81 thought So" mumured the Trifer.
You do"
II don't" she protested.
.Then l can't let you till you do"
he remarked t%udicially. I'm very
sorry"
"Oh-well, then, II you must-if you
insist -'
II insist said the Tri1er. firmly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
SISTER, JoHNsoN's DEFENRER
The EARLY Home Lifc of the Nov
Worlds Champion.

The EARLY Home Lifc of the New
Worlds Champion.
The mother Of Champion Jack John
son has been a resident of Galveston
for forty years md is the mother Of
nine children, three of whom are boys
Her husband, who was IN honest and
respected negro. died a year ago. Mrs
Johnson heard the news Of her sons
victory the other night about midnight
and she said it was not a surprise, for
Jack had cabled her the day before
that within another day he would be
the worlds champion and she knew
that he was certain of victory, accord
ing to a New York dispatch from Gai-
weston.
The old lady is a .ery intelligent
darby and is highly respected. She
says she is responsible for Jack being
a fighter, although she had intended
that he use his power only to defend
his rights. She said Jack was a tall,
slim boy until he was about 16 years
old, when he began to take on flesh and
develop his muscles. Up to the time
he was IA years Of age he was a
coward and wouldn't fight.
sHe was eternaily getting into trou-
Bile with his ~playmates." his mother
said, eand he always got the worst
OF it. His sister was his chum and she
had to defend him and do 81! his fight
ing. I had no time to be bothering
settling the children's fights and I told
Jack II he got licked again I would
give him another whipping, because he
was getting old enough to defend him
sci. Sure enough he got whipped by a
smaller boy and I gave him a licking
when he came home.
aBut l never had reason to whip him
again. He developed confidence and
muscle and he was soon the champion
Of the east end and there We're some
tough boys In that neighborhood. He
always said he would reach the tor
of b boxers prize list.
II am not 80 proud OF his being q
/ p~rizeiighter, but ! am proud that hi
stands Al the head Of his profession
He was no better nor worse than The
iayoEaes hoy. but he = Z good son and
~ ILr| h-|I Y 49, N-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

marriage. No woman can be happy with the man who
has lied to win her. No man can honor and cherish
the woman who caught him as the spider catches tho
unsuspecting fly.
There are several fallacies about love that ought to
be corrected. One is that the first love is the only true
love. The first love may be a true love, but it need not
be the only true love. Another fallacy is that love is
hind Love can see beauties where the world sees de-
formities. 1t is also a mistake to suppose that one can
love truly but once. It Is likewise false that true love
never runs smooth" What kind does run smooth, them
And an error equally as great as the others is the one
which saws true love can never die" Love will die II
1t is not fed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

he provides we'll for me and for his
sisters and brothers.
Johnson bought property in Calves,
ton and California since entering upon
his career and sends money home reg.
ularly.
Eleven years ago a local sporting
club brought him out and the first pro
fessional he defeated was Tom Scan.
Ion, who came from Hot Springs to
fight him in 1893. Though johnson
was a Galvestonian the spectators were
with the white man.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
WHERE Is GODP

"Oh, where Is the sea?" the fishes cried,
AS they swan the crystal clearness
through;
We've heard from of old Of the oceans
tide,
And we long to look on the waters
blue.
The wise ones speak of the infinite sea.
Oh, who can tell US if such there be!
The lark flew up in the morning bright,
And sang and balanced on sunny
wings:
And this was its song II see the light,
Hook Ger a world of beautiful things ;
But, flying and singing everywhere,
In vain I nave searched to find the air"
Rev. Minot Judson Savage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

The seat Of honor Is always occupied
BY the gentleman. The Westerner is
apt I 0 infer, therefore, that women in
Japan are not duly respected, and are
under the iron hand of man. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
There are exceptions, of course, but
the Japanese woman is SO educated
that the less she can show Of her infin-
ence over her husband the better for
thatinfiuence and for her own standing.
The model type Of woman is she who
oxerts her influence by s.the mute elo-
Quence of duties well performed.
Women there are who would be just as
Outspoken and d~emonstrative Of their
influence oyer men as their kinsfolk of
the West, but such in Japan belong
only to the lower classes. The higher
the statIon OF life the more humble and
modest Will be the demeanor Of the
woman. The mannish woman receives
Just rs much contempt as the effemin-
ate The subducd appearance the
Japanese wife generally presents to an
outsider is no rejection of the treat
ment she Is receiving Il the hand ae
her husband. On the contrary, the more
womanly q wife appears, the greater
the AMOUNT OF influence she exerts over
her husband and also Of respect she
commands from him.
In most cases the woman Is the soul
Ct the household. She is held respon.
nible for the health and education ol
he children, not only before they art
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
Getting Into pracace.

1t is often pleasanter TO theorize
than to perform. a young law student,
says a writer in the Philadelphia In
dairer, vas making Il study of certain
processes OF his future profession. He
showed an inclination to sit In the
house and speculate idly, instead Of do
ing some Of the domestic tasks which
stood waiting.
deduction is an interesting process
declared the youth to his father. "For
example, there is a heap Of ashes in
the yard. That is evidence that the
family has recently had fires
"Weil, john" interposed his father,
suppose you pursue your studies a lit.
tie farther by going out and sitting
that evidence
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
A Prospective shelter.

A well-knewn Senator was asked
why some politicians were always max.
Ing such a howl about the preservation
Of u forests. sOh,r he replied, they
probably never know just when they
may have to take to the woods
From Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

OF personal pleasure to the exclusion Of
duty. The wife SO inclined Is sure to
become a subject of remark by her
n%eighbors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

And some people seem 10 derive q
lot Of satisfaction frem being r,isun-
derstood.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

vices, but there Will be enough
to make the loafer popular,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAP.
BY Prof. kiyOkiChi San0.

Americans are very complimentary to the
Japanese and give them credit for Il deep, IN.
derlying subtlety which they really do not
possess. An American merchant who had been
living many years in Japan, representing a
big New York irm, said: I'm buslnessr.if you
find the Japanese tricky, 1t is your oWInCult.
When you deas with them rightly and 1uutl7
the little .Jans Are Your best friends. and they