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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
SONGS THAT REMAIN.

Not jeweled words in golden phrase.
Not fancies fine in airy rhyme,
Sung in a poets idle days
Make verses that outlast his time
"Tis when he feels within his heart
The swell of passions. sob of pain,
And all LIES little things depart
The poet writes songs that remain.
He weaves them not in words that
speak
Heroic measures, tragic lines.
But in such accents low and meek
AS sympathy alone divines.
Unfettered by eccentric rhyme,
He sings of mans eternal quest
In language simple yet sublime,
BY truth and love and JOY impressed
And 10, his liquid measures sweet
To tell the hearts high hope and
trust,
And laughing children long repeat
His lines, when he is in the dust.
rlcs w Stevenson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
WOMEN GUIDE BIG STARS.
Unknown Wives of Great ActOrA
Frequently Their inspirntiOn.

Unknown Wives of Great ActOrA
Frequently Their Inspiration.
When a handsome actor, we'll
groomed, well-bred, fascinating, lives
his mimic life for three hours every
night before the footlights. the pretty
young girls in the orchestra OF the
gallery confound that actor with his
part, says Ada Patterson in the New
Idea Woman's Magazine. If he plays
a gay, lively youth. he remains in
their dreams II memories a lively
youth. If a disappointed lover in the
play, they think Of him every after as
a disappointed lover. If he be roman.
tic on the stage, they know he must
be romantic off the stage.
This is seldom true. What Ia far
more likely to be true Is that the at.
tractive actor to whom the pretty and
impressionable maiden sends foolish
notes and fond gifts losses them away
If he be a bachelor, or If he be mar
ried, carries them home to a wife
whom he adores. The wife may not
in the least resemble the lovely lead
ing woman to whom he makes stage
love on the board every night, and
with whom he often, it may be, have
an endless quarrel.
His wife may be a plain. simple lit
tie person, a housewife. a mother, a
confidante. n who on the stage itself
would shrink into an insignificant fig
ure beside the glittering feminine por-
ton of his company, for the actor, like
oil man paaIc tho Shaaf anchor Of q
home. He requires a trusty pilot in
the stormy waters Of his life, and
who is so trusty a pilot as a loving
wife?
The actor engages such a pilot early
in life. She manages the nome ship.
She directs the domestic voyage. She
establishes the home where burns the
beacon-light that is the surest guide
for all the mariners of life. She is
his friendly critic while he prepares
for a new part, his comforter II the
part of the play fail, and always his
~encourager to new efforts. His wife is
his home keeper, his honor keeper, his
best friend in the world where friend
ship is often but of frail growth, up
rooted before the gale of circum.
stances
Content are many of these wives to
be merely the wife behind the actor.
They care nothing for the worlds ac-
claim for themselves. Their W per.
sonality is willing and happily sub
merged in that Of their husbands.
They rejoice in their ~obscurity. Their
husbands glory sufices. they believe.
for the family.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Curtis himself would have done in the
same circumstances. and the Compari-
sons We're 10 the benefit. the great ben
eft, of her late fance.
One day Curtis was walking by the
side of the river; the towing path
was almost deserted, the sun was shin
ing. and the country looked splendid.
However. the river was not so nice in
appearances: there had been heavy
rains during the last few days, the
lands adjacent to the river had been
flooded, and the stream was dirty and
ran swiftly.
He was still In the mood of despair.
still looking back on the times he had
spent so pleasantly in these very parts.
1t accentuated his desolate feeling as
he noticed this place and that aspect
which she had laughingly commented
upon in those happy days which now
seemed so far away and which did not
seem likely to be renewed. He loved
all these objects for her sake; why,
| the very sun, now sinking below the
western horizon in an effulgence Of
| pink and mauve and crimson lowell
llCSos ""S W Llih hpo III" Iol
enjoyed a similar sunset in the days
| gone by?
And he was to find out that she was
enjoying this one also, for looking up
he saw her lissom form in a punt and
the odious Manners lazily punting.
The river was running quickly, the
weir was a little to the left, and no
tice boards warned the boaters away
| from the particular tributary which
led to it.
Manners punted on; he cared little
for weirs. Mary never felt so mischiev-
Gus as at that moment espying Curtis
| she said something which caused the
punter to laugh boisterously, with the
result that he lost his grip Of the pole
and was thrown into the water, where
he %foundered b]ewildered.
The punt was now left to the cur
rent; gradually the craft was driven
to the stream of the weir. Mary laugh
ed a little at the wet and b~edraggled
Manners, who struggled to the oppo-
site bank. but she o o became alarm
ed, for the boat acquired a rapid mo-
mentum. She must do something's: she
rose ~unsteadily, and the craft swung.
nearly upsetting. Curtis, who had
seen everything, forgot the past-re-
membered only that the girl he loved
was in danger. 1t was a situation
which demanded dealing with at once
If the punt and its occupant were not
to be hurled over the weir.
Try to guide it to the bank he
shouted. meaning the girl to use the
other punt pole.
But Mary was now too frightened to
hear, much less to do anything. The
weir Kissed Ind foamed, and the noise
struck terror to her; she shut her eyes
and waited for the end.
The IA of the water came nearer
and nearer, the splashings fell all
around her, and just when she was
giving herself up and wondering
whether her body would be much multi
ated in the awful leap, the punt's
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Too many "international' marriage.
are made upon a strictly commercial
basis, and in such cases it often hap,
pens, as in the story attributed by
the Washington Star to Mr.. Car
negie, hat the bridal couple are not
the mes most deeply moved by the
sound of the wedding bells.
Was it a happy marriage?" Mr..
Carnegie asked the cynic who told
him of it.
"Oh, quite" said he. The bride
was happy, her mother overjoyed.
Lord Lacland was in ecstacies, and his
creditors, l understand, were in a
state of absolutely delirious and un.
controllable bliss"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
sOMERS VILLAGE. NEW YORK
lin Of Harvey Birch Of COoper's
"Spy'' and other Characters.

.Spy'' and Other Characters.
In the early part OF the last century
Somers village, or Somerstown Plain
ms it was then called, where the two
roads to the Hudson river branched
Off, one to Sing Sing and the other to
Peekskill, was a busy place, with three
hotels, three stores, a newspaper, the
Somers museum, hat shops and other
Industries, says a writer in the West
chester County Magazine.
Hackaliah Bailey built and conduct
ed the Elephant hotel, a substantial
three-story brick structure, which is
in good repair to-day. In front of 1t
stands l. granite shaft, on the top of
which Is a model of the first elephant
brought to this country. "Old Bet
Mr.. Bailey bought the elephant of his
brother, who was the captain of a
sailing vessel. Securing a partner, he
put them on the road, travelling from
place to place at night and showing
in barns in the daytime.
Not hearing from them in some
ime, Mr.. Bailey started on horseback
20 look them up. Finding the elephant
and man nea Boston, and asking for
an accounting, he was told that the
show did not make any money. Then
said Mr.. Bailey, Il will shoot my half
and you can do what you like with
your half"
From this small beginning the me.
nagerie business grew to large proper:
tions under the management of the
Nv, D,iJ~,r, ,yl- ~
Tituses, all residents Of Somers OF
South Salem. The long barn on the
Gerard Crane farm was built to house
the animals in winter.
Enoch Crosby, the Harvey Birch OF
Cooper's Spy" married a widow neal
Somers village. She was buried n
Mount Zion by her first husband; he
at Gilead.
Luther kinnicut, one of the strange
eccentric characters of those early
days, was believed to be in league will
the devil. The turnpike from Sing
Sing to Sodom Four Corners passin:
through the village was the route o
\ the rumbling stage coach and tn,
farmers wagons with their produce
The toll gates were unpopular an,
. frequently destroyed, probably for
, consideration. Finally Luther wa
arraigned In court, and the indictmen
read charging him with cutting dow
the turnpike gate. He answered
| mot guilty. l did not touch the gate
l only sawed off the post the gate wa
hung on" and walked out Of our
At another time a noted criminal law
yer asked hin what made his face s
! black. He said: my face is not a
\ black as your character, for you pu
! our sister in state prison
I In the Presbyterian church, near tn
! center of the village, built before tn
\ memory of any one now living, D
\ Ebenezer White was tried some Z
: years ago for heresy because he r
fused to accept the doctrine of ele
ton. The clerk of the presbytery W;
n of the judges, and after readir
the charges said he believed hi
guilty. Judgment before trial. II
presbytery found him guilty, but tt
courts subsequently reversed the e
I clesiaStical tribunal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The disappearing b

If we are to believe thu
the brunettes will inherit
and the blends will dwii
All over the world, they
brunettes are increasing
their light-haired and blued
ers and sisters. Even il.
the land of the Saxon, II
tonic face Is changing ant
poll is giving place to
head. In England we hes
complaint, and in Fral
Frankish blond is so rart
hair and eyes are at a de
ium. The blond is dwind
that you can actually see i
Now. according to DR..
Woodruff. surgeon and m
United States army. the
is happening in America.
ruff states that the blond
out in the struggle for e
are filling our jails and
He attributes this deplor
an excess of sunlight VIII
sitive blond cannot endu1
The few remaining bl
world who read these line
less regret that they we
in the Dark Ages, when Il
excess of sunlight But
despair, for we believe tn
ingenuity. once embarke
servation policy. will ma
serve this last great reso
the American blond.-St
zine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
MOTHER EARTH.
folds the secret Of Splendid HI
and Longevity.

Writes Tip in the New York P
I called on an old man the
night, who must be somewhere
80. and found him sitting In an
chair enveloped In a Mexican biz
His feet were in a tin tub. "Kee
seat, ancient" said I. He replied
a smoker: Don't worry; I'm &
to. This tub is more than hal
Of mud, and hot mud at tn
wouldn't move for the best man
world. This is my rest cure. j,
in back to nature. Ashes to
dust to dust. I'm 20 years yc
than l was two years ago"
l asked n Of our muffin
aires: What is the secret OF
longevity, your splendid health
vigor, your invlncible stamina?
never appear tired. You do at
work Of a youth Of 90" He r.
'If it were not for the conven
ties I'd live to be a hundred ar
at least. I waded in the bran
ten years on the old farm. a
about a foot wide in summer
raging torrent in winter. / didn'
the name Of Shoe Say. Tip, q
ever wade? Did you ever &C
and make the soft mud SOU
tween your toes? Did you ever
the banks Of a creek and make
mud was soap, and wallow in 1
hog wallows in a mud pond? I
old man? Lord! that's what 6
a constitution. But, of course
they sent me to college l had
shoes and look decent. Darn
Inasmuch as we are all made
let us look to clay for the
the ills of clay. Your name
mis-" Is the equivalent of "Yol
Is mud" Let US cure u l.
mud. Safe and sane! knew
old farmer whose apothecary 8
a mud-bank. If he or any Of
received a fresh wound Of al
such as a bad cut from a scytt
ak, or any sharp instrument,
full of mud from the bank was
on. 1T beats anything for
out the soreness" he used to
A fresh, bleeding wound W.
cured In ten minutes by "fr
ton" with this application of
When boys go barefoot most
miseries are confined to ston
and stumped toes, a cut from
rock In the creek, or a scratci
thorn. All we did in the old
to "sqush around" in the m
F. the shore. No rags! No I
: No bandages! No court plaste
ments! Maybe instinct made
) around. 1t Is certain that our
never encouraged their little
sunshine to visit the creeks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Bill's I'm

I'VE got a letter, parson. from
away out West,
An my OIL heart is heavy as
in my breast.
To think the boy whose tut
once SO proudly planne
Should wander from the pat
an come to SIGH an Ell
I told him when he started O.
the settin' sun
He'd find the row he had
mighty rocky one.
He'd miss his fathers couns
mothers prayers, too,
But he said the farm wa:
an he guessed he'd h;
( know there's big temptat
youngster in the West
But I believed our Billy had
age to resist,
An when he left / told him
WdltlH SHdTeS
That lie like hidden serpeni
pathway evesywheres.
But Bill he promised faith
keerful an allowed
He'd build a reputation tina
us mighty proud.
But it seems as how my CO
O. faded from his mil
And now the boys in trou
very wustest kind.
His letters come so seldoI
somehow sort O. know
That Billy was a-trampin' 4
rocky road,
But never imagined he
my head in shame
An in the dust d waller his
honored name.
He writes from out in Dem
letters mighty short
I Just CANT tell his moth
break her poor OIL he
An so I reckoned, parson,
break the news to he
Bits in the legislator, but
say what fur.
james Benton Adams,
Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
\ Pleased Audience.

What makes you spend so much
money on that lawsuit?'
ITS q matter of taste. Some people
like to attend lectures. | prefer to
pay more and hear a lawyer discourse
on affairs in which l am personally in.
terested Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
One Needed Rest.

Your husband needs rest. madam
said the doctor.
81 know it," she exclaimed triumph
antly. I've told it to him forty times
a day for the last two months if |
have told it to him once. I've just
kept telling it to him all the time.
John, how many times have ! told you
that you need rest?"
"On second thought" interrupted
the doctor, perhaps it would be bet
ter If you rested"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The Poets wife.

The wife of the poet, biographies show
it, has happiness rich and rare;
In rapturous revel he deigns to dishev-
ell her carefully done back lair.
He calls her to listen, with glances
that glisten, to songs Of his SEN
sitive soul,
While she is discerning by odors Of
burning. that cook, with her fan
cies of penny romances, is find
ing a Heaven with x37. and dim
ner is lone to a coal!
Adrian Ross.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
But What Was Mat

Say" said the t~heosophist's small
boy, II guess my pa was a baseball
umpire in a previous existence
What makes you think so?'
Ma always throwing things at
him."-Detroit Free Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Samuel knew.

Mrs. Smith was showing a visitor a
new hat-tree she had recently pur-
chased, when little Samuel came in
and neglected to remove his hat.
Thinking to teach him a lesson, she
said:
Samuel, what did ] buy that hat
tree for?'
For $1.9S," answered Samuel
promptly; but you said I wasn't to
tell neutrality-suspicious..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The Middle of the RoadNer.

"A man in an automobile seems to
want the whole highway"
That may be what he wants." an
swered Mr.. Chuggins. But all he
gets it whatever the leisurely driver
of the big truck ahead may choose to
give him."-Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Uncle hope you've been a good
boy, Tommy.
Tommy-Well, no-I haven't.
Uncle-Dear, dear. | hope you
haven't been very bad.
Tommy-M'no! Just comfortable
london ODiniOn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Modern y.

Visitor-And what do you feed your
pigs-skim milk?
Farmer-Law, no! That all goes ter
town for tn babies.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Professor-Too bad! One Of my pu
pills, to whom | had given two courses
of instruction in the cultivation Of the
memory. has forgotten to pay me; and
the worst Of it is, ! cant remember his
name -Sketrh.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
circumstance,

What do you think Of a girl who
would break her promise?"
Il should have to know what the
promise was."-Boston Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
4 Recollection.

Did you ever read James Aliens
story called 'Aftermath?'"
mo, ! lever did; but I like its
title"
"Why?'
In the good old college days we al
ways went to the mess hall after
INSTRUMENTATION Age-Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
And That Makes IT..

What is the difference between an
aeroplane and a biplane?
The ]aeroplane is the most talked
abOu Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Il wonder if moths have any prefer
ence as to textile fabrics?"
II should think cheesecloth would
make tasty eating" responded the
other.-Kansas City Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Force Of circumstances

Tramp Gin the country J Yes, | once
rode a bike, but ! had to give it up.
Cyclist-Why?
Tramp-Well, yer see, the owner was
coming down the road behind me, and
the policeman had a rope stretched
across in front.-New York Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
viii Stick to DOI.

Come indoors immediately!' called
a nurse to a small boy whose father
was going out. You won't go to heav-
en- if you're so naughty"
Il don't want to go to heaven" was
the aggrieved reply; 81 want to go
with father!"-Brooklyn Citizen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Mrs. Henry-What is meant, John
by calling a bluff"
Mr.. Henry-Summoning the %janitor.
my dear.-Boston Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

she has the meanest disposition OF
any girl I eve knew"
How mean is she?"
so mean hat even her hair snarls.'
st. Louis Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Mistress-1 saw the baker kissing
you this morning, Susan. and In thu
future | shall take in the bread my
self.
Susan-"Twon't be no good, mum:
he's promised not to kiss nobody but
me.-lllustrated Bits.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The

Il guess I'm on the Cook side
Can you give any reason for that
attitude?"
The fact is, I'm not certain about
how to pronounce the other fellows
name."-Washington Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
New RenderinRs.

'Twixt optimist and pessimfst
The difference Is droll;
The pessimist sees the sadder half,
The optimist the whole.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Where the Danger Lies.
Boston Herald.

Eyes, she is quite brave enough to
20 up In a balloon"
But there is no danger in that"
what! No danger in going up in
Q balloon?'
No; all the danger lies in coming
down."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
ENertiyC.

The climax to his wooing was very
romantic. He proposed to her on the
verge of a mountain gorge"
what did she do?"
American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
4 Desperate Case.

Hodgely-That's an awfully pep'ry
cough you've got.
Podgeley-Yes. rather of a hot cold.
Boston Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Precedence,

Fortune Teller see a light man
who will come into your home and
cause YOU much distress and anxiety.
Observation-Disclosures. That's easy.
It's the gas snlan.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
"Omnn'S Way.

I'm going to marry Dick
why, you told me you weren't in
love with him.
I'm not. but I've Just heard that a
girl I hate is."-Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Some motormen contend that they
can make q shorter stop when travel
ing at . high rate of speed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Man of Fable.

WAS there really such a man as
Aesop?"
mo, he was just a fabulous per-
con ."-Kansas City Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
beginners ut Golf.

Enid-Say, CHS, here's this beastly
little ball gone down a rabbit hole! /
wonder what we ought to do now?
Cis-Well, I suppose you ought to
lake a club OF the proper snaps to get
4 out.
Enid-Why, of course! How stu
nd of me! See II there's one The
ohape of a toothpick!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

He couldn't ever propose to a WON.
an-he's too hashful."
Nonsense! He's married.
Yes, but he married a widow
Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
In marrying a wealthy girl

Whose face would a crow
The pessimist sees the dough-facs
And the optimist the dough-"
-KAnAs City TimsA
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
&q9%R: 5@


Indignant Wite-That new chauffeur
has only just brought the children and
me home and now he's taken the cook
out for a spin.
Husband-Great heavens! He doesn't
half know how to manage a car, and
she's the first decent cook we've had
IN a year.-Brooklyn Life.
No Use.
This popular fiction is all rot. In
real life the girls. father seldom OBJ
jects to the man OF her choice"
you're wrong there. lie often OBJ
jects, but hes usually too wise to say
anything."-Kansas City Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
His Credit Still Good,

Knicker-Has Jones anything for 8
rainy day?
Bocker-Yes, he has saved a friend
to borrow an umbrella from.-New
York Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
A Farewell N

Goodby, Mister Summer,
You sigh yo'self away.
Falltime comm on now,
Wen you'll hear de I'D
Atlanta Constitution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Very tnnSidcrntc.

"Whec, Sadie! If yer amt liable
ter vertigo, climb up here an see de
lovely view!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

so he praised my singing?"
Eyes; he said it was heavenly"
Really"
well, something like that. He
said it was unearthly."- Lippincott's
Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Far More Important.

Old Gent-Policeman! Policeman!
Quick, I've been set upon by a couple
of rufians--they've nearly murdered
me-they've taken my watch-they've
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Don't chide me for carrying a re-
volver. This little gun saved my life
once"
How exciting! Tell me about It,"
II was starving and | pawned it.
Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

II q man steals q kiss
widow she will scold Ill
shs really meant Il.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Many a girl who is fond Of tewelSy
has no use for a %rolling-pin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Policeman-Oh, shut up! Don't
bother me about a little affair like
that! Can't you see I'm timing an
automobile?