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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
A CoURTsH1P FESTIVAL.

Maids Of BclEian village Have Ons
Day Annually to Propose Marriage.
Lovers, long before the day OF Or
lando and Rosalind, were wont. &C
cording to the poets, to hang verses
on boughs and carve names on trees.
There are villages in England where
certain great trees have borne witness
from time immemorial to the village
courtships: their bark bears hundreds
of testlfying scars, and many hundreds
more have vanished slowly with the
passing years.
In a few places the pretty custom
survives for happy married lovers to
repair yearly to their courtship tree
and recut and keep clear the heart
and intertwined initials Of their early
VOWS.
In the town OF Ecaussines In Bel
GUM a lover and a tree founded a
custom observed for several centuries.
A shy youth there. not daring to
speak his love. slipped into the cot.
tage garden OF his sweetheart under
cover Of darkness, and planted beside
her door-stone a beautiful young white
birch. In the morning, without words,
the whispering leaves OF the graceful
messenger conveyed their message.
The girl guessed who had set the tree,
sent for the youth. encouraged and
accepted him.
The story became known, and estab-
lished an anniversary custom observed
on every thirtieth of April. Gradually
the day developed into a oourtship fes
tival. long purely local. but in recent
years of wider scope. Net only did
the lovers of Ecaussines court their
sweethearts with planting and persua,
sion. but bachelors and widowers from
surrounding towns thronged the vii.
lage to choose wives from among the
orphaned wards OF the municipality,
who were then given in marriage In
accordance with their choice and the
mayors discretion. or to seek them
among the more fortunate maidens OF
the place, reputed more inclined to be
woed on that day than any other.
Indeed, so highly are the maids OF
Ecaussines esteemed both for modesty
and beauty, and so satisfactory las
the day Of courtship proved, that a new
development occurred last year. The
arrangements were all very we'll for
bold and dash1ng lovers, who could
WOO with speed and effect; but the
shy men. distrusting their powers and
fearing refusal. protested. The eager
but bashful bachelors of tho n~eighbor-
ing village Of Ronquleres urged that,
although they believed they really
would make good husbands. they
doubted their ability to make love.
So, at their urgent request, to the
mingled features of Arbor day and st.
Valentines, was added a dash OF leap
year. On April 80 last the maids OF
Ecaussines, by special invitation so to
do, visited Ronquieres and there pro-
posed, without fear of jeering comment
or unk1nd rejection, to whatever young
man pleased them.
Report says that the matches 80
made have been successful, and that
other towns Of the vicinity are already
pleading that the anniversary, so long
to n village only, be made
a feast in which each may share. 1t
really looks as II in the future April
80 would be the n day In the year
when the pretty and popular maids OF
Ecaussines are certain to be not 81
home.-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
ODD CARDS IN MANY CAL11Nas.

Helmets, Masks and Wells Worn by
Workers to Prevent Injury.
Quite a number Of callings, says
London Answers, demand the employ
ment OF special garb, or items of It,.
Not only the automobilists' attire at
tunes with his vocation.
Mineral water bottle men and wom-
en-, for instance, are provided with
masks. for fear Of burst bottles.
Formerly these masks ended at the
chin, but a fatal accident occurred. A
filler died from having his throat cut
by a flying fragment OF glass.
Now the masks are extended s1fi-
ciently low to protect the neck. Some
filters also wear stout mitts to guard
against having their hands cut. A Sc
we're hand cut may cause locktaw.
Sand blast men. working in an at
mosphere dense with sand particles,
are provided with a complete helmet,
with eyepieces and an a~ir-straintng
respirator.
Some glass cutters, standing up on
their shrieking steam-driven, water.
wet wheels, have to stop their ears
against the brain-piercing sound made
by the glass against the wheel. For
this purpose they use . long steel clip.
going owe the head.
Gunners on board warsh!ps insert
cotton wool plugs in their ears when
the 12-inch guns begin to roar. lynn.
panums are by this mean preserved.
Women in gunpowder factories adopt
. kind OF bathing headgear covering
their hair. Before starting work they
are drst required to let down their
hair to make sure It contains NJ metal
plnA. O. arriving at work, too. the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
EdisOn's First Street Lamps.

The first trial Of incandescent lamp,
for outdoor illumination was made in
1880 by Thomas E. Edison at Menlo
Park, N. j.. Edison stretched wires
over the grounds about his laboratory
and placed five hundred Of his new
lamps out IN the weather for a severe
test. The lamps were Of sixteen can
die power and were supplied with cur.
rent by nine small dynamos.
This test fully demonstrated the fact
that the new incandescent lamps could
be used successfully out Of doors. But
candle-power, dominated this field OF
outdoor illumination so completely
that it was not until within the past
rear that incandescent lamps have
been used to any great extent for out.
door illumination. The new metal fl,
ament lamps Of far greater benefits,
giving 3 strong white light, have
proven themselves admirably adapted
for this service. 1t is already quite
common for the smaller villages and
towns, and a large number Of the small
cities as well, to light their streets
with the new metal filament incandes.
cent lamps. In streets shaded by nu.
merous trees a large number Of in.
candescent lamps can be strung along.
close together, giving a uniform dis.
tribution Of light and doing away
with dense shadows.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Consequence. of the Comma.

In his court King Charles was stand
ing on his head a golden crown
And his royal brow was wrinkled in Q
most portentous frown
Fifty courtiers entered walking on thei.
hands were jewels bright
Set in rings OF gold and silver what G
rare and splendid sight
Four and twenty noble ladies proud and
fair and ten feet long
Were their trains that flowed behind
them borne by pages stout and
strong
In a bower Of fragrant roses the must
clans now compete
Blowing trumpets with their noses they
inhale the fragrance sweet
See the Queen how sad and fearful a.
the King cuts of her head
One bright tress of hair at parting n
she wishes she was dead.
The Scrapbook.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

I went into a barber shop.

I went into a barber shop.
A little corne place;
The barber must have had q drop,
He badly cut my face.
And when he saw my face was cut,
With all his might and main
He soused me with witchhazel. but
It didn't stop the pain.
Next day. in a forgivins mood,
I took another chance.
The naughty barber by me stood
With supercilious glance,
You shave yourself sometimes.
guess"
The barber did observe,
And I was mute. l must confess,
Before such lofty nerve.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Doctors Fault.

judge am led to understand you
stole the watch Of the doctor who had
just written a prescription for you 1t
the free dispensary. What have you
to say to this charge?
Prisoner-WeH, your honor. I found
myself in q desperate quandary. Hio
prescription said "a spoonful every
hour" and l had no timepiece.-Nio
gende Batter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Encoura.i.w Hin.

Anyhow said the nery young ora.
tor, when I have anything to say
about the Infamous trusts I don't mlncs
my words"
mo, you don'tl" spoke tho old cam
paigner; and whom you have learned
how to talk without mumbling thsm
you'll do nicely for . beginner"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
1t Can't Be shackiea.

In Indiana a convict Is said to b
turning the story Of his life into Q
novel.
There are no bars to the vaultinS
ambition Of the Hcosier literary g.
oius-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
A Trunk nj, maxer

"How did you come to give that new
man such a responsible place in your
millinery department? Has his e1.
perience justified it,
"Yes," answered the merchant. "Ha
used to be a customs Inspector
Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Must Have the Best.

Manager of the amateur theatricals
Now, in the balcony scene
Amateur Juliet-Oh, we can't have
anything as common as that. We
must make ours at least an orchestra
circle scene.-Puck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Mark Twain and Mrs. browning
An impressive discrepancy is re-
yealed by a comparison Of prices paid
for valuable books at the recent sale
Of the library of Louis J.. Haber. One
hundred and fifty dollars was paid for
Mark Twain's original manuscript.
signed, Of The Invalid's Story" while
the original manuscript. also signed.
Of Elizabeth Barrett Brownings' four.
een-stanza poem, 'Only a Curl" was
old for $100.-Harper's.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

A Ito B)-Got a penny?
B produces the coin.
A-Put 1t down here. And here Is
another (producing a second from his
pocket). Now, l am going to ask you
a very simple question. easy for any
one to answer, II you answer It In
the affirmative you take both coins.
II you answer 1t In the negative I take
both coins. But-have you seer the
trick before?
B (unsuspiciously caught Mo.
A-Thanks. / take the pennies
Illustrated Bits.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
His Woe.

you don't seem to be enjoying
yourself so much to-day. Are you
worried at the Officer
"No; 1t isn't that. Fact Is. I've got
a crease in my sock."-Bon Vivant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Won't Do.

"I'm going to write popular songs
"You can't do 1t. You haven't the
proper education"
"Why. man. I'm a college graduate.
and I've made a specially Of poetical
forms and English literature"
Aha! That's just what l said
Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
no,herins the yi.ion,

"The man who is tryin' with all hts
might to look into the future is jest
a-hurtin' his eyesight for the p%resunt."
Boston Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Had to Keep On.

Il didn't know you intended to 90
around the world"
Il didn't when L started. But I
went through Europe without tipping
aud was afraid to turn back."-Louis-
VILE Courier-Journal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The Result.

The Result.
II gave hat new reporter directions
to write a story On the possibilities Of
profanity In a banana peel"
well what did he do with he
banana peel story"
Fell down on it."-Baltimore Amer
ican.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Mother-Willie, stop pulling that
eats tail.
WILLIE ain't pulling his tail, nam
ma; the cats doing all the pulling.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
In the Cellar,

Now comes that feeling OF despair
When you walk down and see
That little spot Of coal dust where
The fuel used to be.
Washington Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Moving Along.

"Is the world really progressing?''
mo doubt about it. Forty years
ago men wore plug hats to play base
ball in."-Washington Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Inmuno.

Farmer Grayneck-S'pose you are
goin' to git the automobile fever,
Ezry. like everybody else?
Farmer Hornbeal-Nope! I've been
v~accinated in the p~ocketbook. and It
took.-Puck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
One Kind.

Hes a soft spoken fellow"
soft is no word for it. He talks
like he had q mouth full Of mush.'
Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

The kind Of luck they have u Duf
acient to keep most hunters fro0 -
oomipg Game Hogs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Suitor-What will your father settle
on the mar who marries you?
The Girl-All the rest Of the fam
lily, I suppose.-St. Louis Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

The Wish TO scatter JOY.
There 70 NO beautifler Of complexion
or form or behavior like the wish to
scatter Joy around us.-Emessoo.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
One Of Many.

Salesman Oately promoted to curio
department)-This necklace. madam.
was originally made for the duke Of
Buckingham. who gave it to Anne Of
Austria. We're selling a lot Of them"
Punch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
VERY Small. Indeed.

De Nerve has Just been rejected by
that Boston girl"
How do you known"
Il Just saw him."
Saw him! You must have had a
magnifying glass with YOU"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Ever been locked up"' demanded
counsel.
81 have BEEN" admitted the wit
ness.
Aha! And what had you been do
ing to get yourself locked up"
II had been doing Jury duty
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Proof

There Is one curious thing l have
often noticed about public men
What Is thatr'
when a man is accused OF wearing
somebody's collar and declares he Is
his own master he seldom appears to
be Observation-Disclosures Ameri-
can.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
What, Already

what did papa say?"
He said you were hardly old
enough t think Of marriage"
"Humph. He's forgotten that I'm
going on six"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The Sons Of Reat.

what did Coxey's army aim to do"
ITO wrest this government from the
bands Of the money changers"
And are they still w~restling?"
They're resting."-Kansas City
Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

Husband-What! Three hundred and
fifty dollars for that gown? My dear,
how extravagant you are!
Wife-No more than you. Didn't
you spend SIS for your last suit
Life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

II . girl tells a young man that che
Il fond OF lobsters, 1t may b his sUe
to propose.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

All things that no one else wants
eomS to those who wait.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Something Wrong.
His WOOinK.

"Ill never marry a poor man"
Marry me, them
"You are poor"
"Ill be the richest man In the
world, when l have you."-Cleveland
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

well. young man. what do you
think of my daughter?
Rather thin"
That will improve; at her age l
WIS like that."-Le Sourire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

WHEY cred hot)-Don't try any
evasion with me, sir. Where-have-you-
been?
Hub (maudlinly wha's
shuse! II I ansh'er your quesh'n. you
will quesh'n my ansh'er.-Boston
Transcript.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Skating Home q.

How do you like that?' he asked
as he finished cutting his own anne
on the Ice.
Put Mrs in front OF 1t and Ia
like 1t very much"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
His Business.

The man you employed to clean
your grounds Is a sharper"
why, l heard he was a very hon
est sort of fellow"
80 he is"
Then, how Oh earth can he be a
sharper"
Easily. BY trade he is a scissors
Observation-Disclosures American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
What He'd Take.

The lady-What would o expect
me to give you II you'd split that
wood for me?
The Hobo-Some new kind OF anes-
thettc, mum-and yer'd halter give It
before l started.-Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Always GOrwing.

Every time | meet that fellow he
tells me a hard-luck tale"
THE same old story?"
mo; he runs 1t as a serial.'-Louis-
VILE Courier-Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Even In the Air.

First Bird--Here comes n Of those
aeroplanes.
Second Bird-Let's fly away. I can't
bear the smell Of the nasty gasoline
they use.
Something Wrong.
Il can't understand 1t. They must
be short Of help at the gas Office
What's the matter?"
"Our bill this month is IL cents less
than 1t was last month and SO far
they haven't sent up a man to test
the meter.'-Detroit Free Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
Low. and . sA,nt.s Mark.

Love and . ShtntnG Mark.
Percy came to ask you for the
hand Of your daughter.
Goldrox-Which one:
Why. Elsie"
"Oh: she's in school yet. She
wouldn't think Of such = thing"
well. Ethel, then"
"Oh, Ethel 10 too young"
Then give me Mary in marriage.
She's old enough
"Oh, yes: Mary Is old enough to
know better."-Yonkers Statesman.
Not Nein at All.
The. German woman went to look
for
"ssSve o any children" asked the
Oanitor.
"Nine," said the German woman.
"Good," said the j%anitor and rented
her the dat, thinking she meant netn,
none.
Then she moved In the next day
With her nine children.-New York
Menkeyshines.
Mother, may l go out to play!
Yes, my darling ION.
Hang by your tail on q cocoanut tree.
But look out for Teddy's gun.
Judge.
No. .Cordelia. all sharp men are not
q The sharper class.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18

No. 5Cordelia. all sharp men are lot
q The sharper class.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
The Answcr.

do you believe in destiny. or IN
effort?"
Effort. I've been a successful man..
Cleveland Leader.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
LADIES MAKE
COOK BOOK

1t takes lot of women to do
things. When the ladies of the Con
gregational church first talked OF
getting up cook book their efforts
were smiled at, and the Tribune man
was among the smilers. But in the
face of all sorts OF encouragement
they went ahead. and the book is
now complete and will be placed on
sale tomorrow at the bazaar which
they are holding at the church
The new book contains the very
last word in up to date cookery, all
squeezed into a hundred pages,
Every recipe is by a Greeley woman,
and has been tried out and found
worth while. Only 1000 Of the books
have been printed, and they are sell
ing them for fifty cents apiece. In
actual value the women who know
say the book is the equal OF any two
dollar book on the market.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
ADMINISTRATION
CONTINUED from PAGE One.

,tions of many informed people.
''At present the state treasurer
practically has enough to take care
Of the appropriations and for several
months he will continue to receive
taxes and other revenue which was
not collected promptly in the coun-
ties.
81 am hopeful that the surplus
will reach 100000. But I am con-
.servatively placing it at 100000"
State Treasurer Galligan and
State Auditor Kenehan declared to-
day that they will make no announce
ment regarding the states finances
until they have balanced their books
for the period. Both are confident
that all the appropriations will be
paid and admit the possibility of a
surplus.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
LAsALLE WOMAN RECEIVERS
PURSE CONTAINING BIG SUM

LaSalle, Dec. 14.-It was not nec-
essary for Mrs. ]. NJ. Koch to search,
like Diogenes, with lantern for an
honest man, as she discovered quite
by accident that there was one
thoroughly honest man here, when
P. w. Hughes found her purse. con-
tanning $3.50. put it away on a shelf
OF his store and returned it to her
at the earliest opportunity.
Mrs. Koch is the wife OF the night
foreman at the round house. After
trading in P. w. Hughes store she
left her purse. containing the bills.
on the counter. The store was filled
with customers when Mr.. Hughes
found the purse. He made no ex-
animation of the contents and re-
turned 1t to the owner, unaware Of
its contents.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
Travelling Exhibit Urged

Colorado should have travelling
exhibit to go through the big cities
OF the states and show the actual
product OF its SOIL" said Alfred Pa.
tex. commissioner OF immigration, at
the weekly luncheon of the Adscript
club yesterday.
"The city of Spokane" Mr.. Pa
TEX said recently held successful
apple show. The same one was
taken to Chicago and it failed there.
The managers were compelled to sell
out. They spent $1,000 in adyertis-
Ing and got only $1,000 return. The
reason was that the people of the
East and Middle West are interested
more in land than in anything else.
That's why we want to demonstrate
what can be produced from Colorado
land. Denver News.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15

was SO slow in establishing savings
banks. but today was the first time
that the Colorado grasshopper en-
tered into his official life and was
responsible for another exchange re-
quest.
F. B. Crane. of Seventeenth street.
a business man, walked into the gov
ernment office with IS bill in his
hand, or rather what was left of
the bill after the grasshoppers had
gotten through with 1t. 1t was
picked up by Archibald Clarkson on
the farm of Potato Clark" seven
miles from Parker and turned over
to Crane for redemption by the treas
ury department. 1t was found in
an alfalfa patch and there is no
doubt that the grasshoppers which
flourished on the farm in October,
owing to the warm weather. eat out
the vitals of that five.
From the manner in which the
bill was "chewed up" by the insects
1t must have been attacked from all
sides at once, but the brigade that
sailed into the head must have had
the sharpest grasshopper teeth as it
were. for there was little left of
the indian head that once adorned
the bill. When lost 1t was new and
evidently just out OF the money
making plants of the government.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
The A. J.Park Dry Goods Co.
SIS NINTH STREET GREELEY. COLO.
EUROPE is NOW AFTER
ROAD BONDS, Is RUMOF

That the bond issue OF the Denver
Greeley and Northwestern Railroad
company is being sought by Euro
pean capitalists is the latest report
In Greeley financial circles. Although
the officers of the company are reti-
cent regarding the story and refuse
to confirm or deny the rumor. it is
believed that negotiations are under
way with a syndicate of foreigners
to take over the entire issue, and
that all that at present prevents the
closing of the deal is the denomina-
tion of the bonds and the terms OF
the sale.
President George Spear admits
that he has had correspondence with
an American representative of the
European banking concerns, but de-
clines to state how far negotiations
have gone or IL there is prospect OF
an early consummation of the sale
The company for several years has
held rights of way for an electric
line between Greeley and Denver
with an outlet to the northward in
the event an extension is to be
built. Various matters have de.
layed actual construction work, al.
though the companyis said to have
reached the period where this may
begin at any time. Terminal ar.
/ rangements at Denver and Greeley
are practically assured.
The proposed line will tap the
coal mine district of Weld county
in addition to the rich agricultural
section lying between Greeley and
Denver. A large amount of freigh,
is assured along the right of way
that has been secured. The line will
lie between the Denver. Laramie &
Northwestern and the Union Pacific
although not approaching too close
to jeopardise the territory of either
1t is believed that an electric road
such as is planned will be a profit
able venture, as the preliminary re-
ports are of the most gratifying ma.
ture. The company has been work.
ing on the project for several years
The negotiations that are now under
way have been conducted SO quietly
that but little is known in Greeley
Of just how far they have progressed
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
Our Spuds Admitted

American potatoes ny
notable victory. For tnlr
they have been barred o.
on the ground that ma
were affected by a uI
might contaminate the
ers. AS a matter OF ia
potatoes are about as Nc
that are grown. Ihe r
lists, having investigates
thoroughly. have conc
there Is no good erou"
sion, and American po''
admitted freely. AS
potato crop is poor th'S
action assures an impor'
to the food supply