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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
sor1. SATISFIED.
Zach Deplorcd the Impression Male
by Her Friends Clothes.

by Her Friends Clothes.
When Mrs. Hobbs and Mrs. Goblet
returned to their respective homes at
the close of stockholders day." they
were both obviously satisfied with the
result Of the days shopping in the city.
One little incident had given each OF
them, after her own fashion. q large
Measure Of content.
you know l always say that Ellen
Ann dresses a mite too much for trav.
cling of for the day." said Mrs. Hobbs
to her husband. as he sat patiently Lis.
tening to her account Of small happen.
ings. well, to-day twas borne out BY
what I raw in at Ransom / Klein's.
We were both looking for dress
goods for the c~hildren-she TOR A plaid.
green and blue, for her Sophie, and
for a dark red for Matte.
I'VE both wanted to see what tho
ones we'd half.chosen looked like by
daylight, and it so happened that we
started for the place where you can
stand under the skylight at the same
time. Being two counters apart. W.
hadn't KEEP watch of each other, and
twas just a happen.
We'll, the man that was showing
me the goods looked at me kind Of
searching, and then he handed the
piece O. goods over the counter to me.
| and he said, You can take it right over
to the skylight yourself, madam and
turned to straighten out some other
goods.
When 1 got to the skylight. If there
| didn't come Ellen Ann, meek as you
| please, with a little cash-girl carrying
her piece O. goods; and that child new
er let go her hold Of 1t once, and 1t
come over me that Ellen AIMS f1ashy
hat and her plush bag with gilt trim
| mings had made EN- think she want
to be trusted.
I'm afraid they took her for me
O. those light-flngered folks-shoplift.
ers. I felt real sorry for her, and I
hurried off SOS not to shame her!"
While Mr.. Hobbs was digesting this
piece of news. Mr.. Cobbett was listen
dent.
The clerk looked at me-" she said.
and then he beckoned n Of the cash.
girls, and said to her, real sharp, Take
this to the skylight, and let the lady
look at it,
And I followed after her, empty.
handed, to find poor Mary Jane there.
with a great piece O red stun she'd
lugged in her own arms from the coun-
ter.
ut just proves what I've always told
you. When Mary Jane goes among
strangers those plain, homely clothes
Of hers give them the idea she's a
hard-working women, that's always had
to do for herself, and doesn't expect to
be done for by anybody.
But there! l like Mary Jane. and
always have. and I let her stink of
with that piece O. goods just's II 7
hadn't really sensed who twas
Youths Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
WANTED HIS NAME IN PAPER
Curious Question Raised In . Cana
dian Court of LAW.

Curious Question Raised In . Cana
dian Court of Law.
A case OF interest to newspaper men
came up before Chief Justice Meredith
last month when j.. B. Mackenzie, a
Toronto lawyer, entered an action
against the Toronto World and George
M. Lee. It's Osgood hall reporter, to
obtain an injunction against the de-
PENDANTS. restraining them from omit.
ting his name from reports of cases
in which he may be engaged as coun.
sci or solicitor.
Chief Justice Meredith took the
stand that the World published the
report for the information and interest
of its readers; that this report must
necessarily be brief. but that so long
as 1t was In no particular incorrect and
contained no reflection in the nature
Of libel or improper statement Of fact,
the World had a right to publish what
1t pleased.
In the present case. Printer and
Publisher states, the plaintiff did not
claim that any incorrect statement had
been made or anything in the nature
Of a libel published, but merely that
the report was not full enough to slut
him in that his name and connection
with the cas- had been omitted from 1t.
It really amounted to a complaint that
the World had not given him the ben
eft OF advertising in connection with
the case, and this, his lordship claim
ed. Mr.. Mackenzie could not compel
the World to do. He suggested, hu.
morously. that a contract at so much
line be made to cover the situa-
tion.
Mr.. Mackenzie claimed, however,
that the court had inherent right to
deal with the matter. and that every
body should be placed upon the same
footing or the reports excluded. He
claimed that such an omission was an
Injury to his calling. in that solicitors
from outside points would thus be him
dered from sending him retainers. His
lordship dismissed the application for
Injunction. and Mr.. Mackenzie inti-
mated that the matter is not yet
closed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
GOOD
~~~~~~~~

Said a lady to an Austin
lady, at whose house she was making
8 call: Are you not afraid that some
Of your children will fall into that
cistern in your yard?" "Oh, no." was
the complacent reply; anyhow, a
not the cistern we get u drinking
water from"
Mark Twain, In the course OF .
speech, talked Of his pet aversion.
Christian Science" he said, reminds
me Of the apple cure for drunkenness.
In Hannibal, In my boyhood, the apple
cure was highly esteemed. / remem'
Der once hearing the Hannibal town
drunkard expatiate on the apple cure.
You believe in it, then, do you, Hank?
a listener asked. Believe in it? How
can l help believin' in it?' the drunk.
eight times?'"
The consul In London Of a continen-
tai kingdom was informed by his gov
eminent that one Of his country
women. supposed to be living in Great
Britain, had been left a million Of
money. After advertising without re-
suit he applied to the police, and a
smart young detective was set to work.
When a few weeks had gone by his
chief asked him how he was going on.
1--WE found the lady, sir" Good!
Where is she?' "At my place, l got
married to her yesterday"
One day a sympathetic old German
gentleman was leisurely strolling past
one of the city fire houses. when he
was moved by tears of the captain.
Stopping to offer consolation, he said:
"Say, for what you grief?" "Oh," re-
piled the captain, with a fresh gush Of
tears, my poor father Is dead. If he
had lived just one more day he would
have been chief Of the whole fire de-
partment, just think" do not so bad
feel" said the friendly old German,
patting the felolw on the shoulder,
maybe he is a fire chief now"
During the French revolution a thief
and a marquis jolted in a tumbril side
by side through the wild streets OF
Paris, on the way to the %guillot1ne.
while a venerable priest tried to con-
sole their terrible last ride with moral
reflections. "a bas la noblesse! Down
with the aristocrats!" shouted the red
capped mob. Thereupon the thief rose
in the cart and cried: "My friends,
you deceive yourself. I am not an
aristocrat. I am a thief" The priest
plucked him by the sleeve, saying re-
proachfully: "Sit down. This is no
time for vanity!"
On an occasion when Mr.. Gladstone
was announced to speak in Manchester,
the hall was packed and the air was
sitting. For some reason 1t was i'm
possible to pen the windows, which
were very high, and one had to be
broken. 1t was feared that the noise
would startle the audience, and the
mayor stepped forward to explain what
was proposed. The audience, however,
had not assembled to listen to the
mayor and overwhelmed him with
cries of Gladstone" "Gladstone!" At
last the misconceived and Infatuated
official restored silence by shouting at
the top of his lungs: I'm not going
to make a speech, I've got something
to say!!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
DROPPING FROM THE CLOUDS.

Acronaut Describes How 1t Feels t.
Descend with a Parachute.
How 1t feels to drop from the clouds
in a parachute is thrillingly described
In Popular Mechanics by Captain Pen
fold. famous Australian aeronaut. He
says: CHANGING up at your para
chute to see IL the cords are disentan-
gled, you grasp your trapeze rope by
one hand, your cutaway line with the
other, cross your legs around your
trapeze bar, collect your thoughts, and
pull the knife. At once the wind rush
es past you, the trapeze seems not to
hold your weight, you fall as If pushed,
u~nprepared, from a high stage into
the water at the baths. You look
overhead to see the parachute open,
the parachute cloth Is dropping in q
bundle to reach you as 1t were, but
before 1t does, your weight tells and
pulls the cords straight. the wind
catches under the cloth Of your an
opy, you have q few anxious moments
as It slowly unfolds like . huge UNI
brella and with a slight tug as II a fish
were running away with your fishing
line you are supported like a feather,
and you experience a feeling OF salts
faction and safety. Down you float to
terra firma like a bird on outstretched
wings, and II 1t Is a calm day, your
descent Is almost vertical at the rate
Of eight to ten feet a second. When
nearing the ground the earth seems to
rush up to meet YOU, and what at a
height Of 1000 feet seemed q small
box in an allotment, turns out now to
be q ~good-sixed house. You reach the
ground a. if in a free drop from .
height Of about four feet"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
SOME STRANGE II
Flesh of Lion, Tiger, Elephant, Liz
ard and Adder Often Eaten.

Flesh of Lion, Tiger, Elephant, Liz.
ard and Adder Often Eaten.
Among the most DELICIOUS tid-hits IA
South Africa Is lions flesh, which is
in high favor among %aborigines ard
certain classes Of Boer trekkers. says
the Troy Budget. The tiger is eaten IN
many parts Of India, not only for ita
edible qualities but also because 1t Is
supposed to impart strength and cum
ming. Bears flesh, and especially
smoked bears tongue, are most xpen-
sive delicacies in Germany. Though
many Europeans have declared 1t tastes
like soft leather and mucilage, the
flesh Of the elephant is a favorable dish
in Africa and India. A baked elephants
foot is a choice morsel.
In upper Egypt and in Siam croco-
die flesh is publicly sold as food, while
In Santo Domingo and parts Of Central
America the cayman is eaten, roasted
or boiled.
The green lizard. though Americans
usually associate him with. slime, is ca
Enthusiastically relished by many in the
south of. Italy and Spain. But they are
not in it with the Greeks, who do not
relish their soup unless 1t has in 1t
bits OF adder. They are also very fond
Of the mud tortoise. and drink is
blood. and cook its flesh and eggs. or
course the frog is well known in
France and the continent. but 1t Is by
no means a stranger to the American
palate.
In the dessert line 1t is also possible
to enjoy a strange assortment. Rose
buds boiled In sugar and made into a
preserve are eaten by Arabians, whilo
In China candied rosebuds and jasmine
flowers are equally popular. The com.
mon yellow lily that grows In marshes
and ponds Is utilized by the Turks As
the main ingredient of an agreeable
conserve which tastes something like
brandy. Candied violets are of course
very common in France, while in Rou-
mania and Bulgaria many flowers ara
lsed for favoring.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
THE SUPERSEDED.

A. newer corners crowd the fore
We drop behind.
We who have labored long and sore
Times out of mind
And keen are yet, must not regret
To drop behind.
Yet there are OF us SOM who grieve
To go behind,
Stanch, strenuous souls who scarce DE.
licvo
Their fires declined
And know none cares, remembers
spare
Who go behind.
IT'S not that we have unforetold
The drop behind.
we feel the new must GUST the old
In every kind,
But yet, we think, must we, must we
Too, drop behindr
Thomas Hardy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

When does An unmarried woman
change from . young to an old maidf
That Wa tho question, and n 10 one Of
persnn:al interest, discussed In . Chi
woman's club the other day. No
agreement was reached. but when one
speaker declared that at % q woman
- not yet an old maid, and 10 prob
ably better looking than at any other
49," she was heartily applauded BY
sating thus to discover that the mem
bsrs q the club are all about 20 years
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
LESSONS OF LIFE.

Fudfllty Of Giving the Young the
Most Costly Thing ON Earth.
I wonder IL you realize that 1t Is
rather a solemn moment for any one
OF my age to come face to face with
boys at your age. said Lord Rosebery
In an address at Edinburgh, according
to an exchange. l suppose between
the eldest Of you and myself some Ave
and-forty years intervene. Looking
back on that period between the ter
mination Of ones school life and the
period at which one has arrived, one
reviews 1t with q n of ones own
great shortcomings. of ones waste Of
time. Of ones opportunities missed. No
n n wholly satisfied with his life.
The best Of men that you could think
Of cannot have felt any complete sat
isfaction at reviewing his career. But
there are degrees and degrees Of salts
faction.
Tho most costly thing in the world
II what We are all willing to give to
those who are younger. and what our
juniors never accept, but throw away
into the ditch v soon ~ they receive
Il, ~ though It was destitute Of all
value at all. and that Is experience. We
all buy experience very dearly,
with pain, with anguish. sometimes
with our hearts blood, and yet when
We try to give it to those who are
younger than ourselves they treat It
with neglect, and they 90 into the
world resolved to buy their own expe-
rience Themselves.
Well. I. therefore. wont offer you
my experience. because, as I say, you
would reject It. But there is a great
phase which has come down from the
ancients. which embodies, I think, all
that . boy at school ought to wish to
Be. putting religion aside. ! am COINS
to say It In Latin. and yo0 won't I'M
derstand It, because / pronounce Il IN
the Dton way, which Is all wrong. and
you pronounce 1t In the Scottish way,
which Il. all right: ''Mens sana In cor.
pore sano." / suppose you would say
(here his lordship adopted the Boot
tiah pronunciation): .Mena ANA IN
corporo aano.-a healthy mind In {
healthy body.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
Origin of Color..

Crimson. scarlet, carmine and thu
purple lakes came from a small bug,
known-as the cochineal insect.
Sepia came from the cuttleash. It
was made from a gland in the animal.
in which it secreted an inky fluid. The
fish emits this fluid when pursued by
an enemy, thus making the water
Opaque.
Black was made from burnt ivory.
Prussian blue was made from the
blood Of steers.
Various shades Of yellow and brown
come from Italian clay, principally
found in the vicinity. Of Sienna and
Umbria.
Blue black comes from the charcoal
Of the vine stalk.
India Ink u manufactured by the
Chinese, according to q secret formu.
. from burnt camphor.
Chinese white is made from zinc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
DISHONESTY OF SHOPPERS.
Little Tricks Sometimes Played on
the Helpless

the Helpless Merchant.
Just before the curtain rose in one
Of the New York theaters the other
night a keen-faced man strolled in and
took an orchestra chair near a box ,c-
cupied by a certain fashionable wom-
an and her party, the Tribune of tnat
city says. If any individual had taken
pains to follow the keen-faced mans
movements during the preceding hour
that individual might have perceived
him trailing the fashionable woman
from her home. From his place in the
theater he seemed much interested in
her gown. which was a beautiful ono,
with Paris written all over 1t. Quite
~unobtrustvely he took several good
looks at 1t through his opera glasses.
Presently he strolled up to the box.
The woman in the Paris gown was 60
ing to be naughty at this unlimited
appearance of a man she didn't know,
but he gave her no chance.
Madam" he said. "the firm Of H
is delighted that you are so we'll pleas
ed with the gown tent you on approval
that you have decided to keep It."
Now. as a matter Of fact. he knew.
and she knew that he knew, that she
had had no intention Of keeping that
gown. She was n of those custo. IL
ers, q class more numerous than people
not In business imagine. who are con-
stantly ordering things from the shops
on approval" and returning them in a
day or two with the freshness gone:
no definite tears or rips, but an indie
Unable something showing to the x
1t was a critical situation for the fash
ionable woman, especially as her COM
panions In the box might be moved to
turn around and lend an ear to The
conversation. But she never turned q
hair.
ut Is quite satisfactory-which
many Of the gowns H has sent me
were not" she said, serenely. and the
next day the Arm received her check.
Not many firms. perhaps. would do
what this firm did, and 1t took the step
only after long provocation. The good
will OF wealthy customers, ever the
tricky ones. is important. But thers il
not q house Of any size dealing with
woman'S ra1ment that doesn't writhe
under the depredations OF the women
who must have new gowns every time
they go out, and aren't able or aren't
willing to pay for the privilege.
One Of the puzzling things about q
Duzzling SEX" said a merchant. recent
~. us that while ONE In business
cashiers, buyers for merchants, etc
are almost Invariably honest, women
out Of business are liable to have
yawning CULTS where the sense Of hon
esty resides They wouldn't stcas-eh,
no! But the innumerable ways In
which they evade the simple law Of
straightforwardness would make an
oriental feel like a tyro. Not all resort
to the crude method Of wearing gowns
sent home an approval The subtier
ones have them copied. The dressmak-
q Win b In the house. and the minute
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

with the velocity she would have gath
cred would necessarily have effected a
clean breach in the iron plating.
Half q dozen men were clustered
under the break OF the forecastle, and
one who appeared to hold a little
authority vas haranguing them in
tones which reached my ears even
above the screaming of the gale in
the scant rigging. The men refused
to go to the rescue Of the doomed boat,
and while l was meditating on the
size Of the hole that would be made
in the bulwarks, l saw a very
plucky deed performed. The big OIL
skin-clad figure forward took a coil
of rope across his shoulder, watched
his chance and ran to the boat. He
was caught by a wave and dashed
with stunning force against the hatch
combings, but he rose again and u c
ceeded In reaching his objective, and
then, with quick. sailorly movements,
he passed turn after urn of the stout
rope he carried round the boat and
her chocks.
The work was done. and he crawled
YEARLY to the ladder where I was
standing. His sou'wester had van
ished and I recognized the long, square
tawed face with the remarkable black
eyes and the tawny hair.
Hello, Collins!" / said in wonder
ment.
He looked at me In amazement for
. long second. and then his tongue
passed rel his salt-cracked lips. Then
he said: go to the deuce! My
names Jones-James Jones, boatswain
Of this ship"
Then you're the nearest like Ar
thur Esmond Coluins. second son Of
Lord Collins. OF any man / aver met
I retorted. I'm fact, you are Arthur
Collins"
'You can 60 to the mischief with
your s~uspicions!"
We had finished a meal and was
sitting reading. when a sailor knocked
ct my door, and, OF opening:
beg pardon, sir. but the bo's'n
wants to know II you'd mind going to
his roo for a bit"
Came to my destination In an alley
way where the smell of engines bat
tied with the odors Of greasy cookery.
There I found Collins.
Il beg your pardon" he said, "for
telling you to go to the deuce. What
shall you dol"
I'm what wayf"
well, now you've found me. I sup
pose you'll 80 and tell all the old set
that you've Q e me acting as bo's'n
Of q beastly old tramp and hiding In
the uttermost parts Of the earth"
II shall tell NO one" I retorted with
equal spleen; tits no business Of mine.
after all. But-oh, Collins. Collins.
Why did you do it?s
.'Oh, stow that!" he said impatient
y; but ! saw the apple In his throat
move hurriedly up and down. what
about Standish!'
Hes Dead" I said simply. He
made Z clean breast Of II before he
went out, and your names ~ clear a.
ever It was. BY Jove! Collins, but It
was handsome Of you! Why did you
do It. old chapl"
He laughed grimly.
.I.lsten: I'll tell You the whole yarn.
But, nrst 81 MI, how,s Ethel Stand
tsh::
''sksss looking well enoush-or she
vas when l saw her last. She's mar
ried 70. Wycroft-but you'd know that.
o. ccprse!
.syvell. I suppose rs only natural.
Ysassssn surprised that I diaatt knev
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01
Ancient Sacrifices.

Many Roman and Greek epicurea
were very fond Of dog flesh. Before
Christianity was established amons
the DANES on every ninth year ninety
nine dogs were sacrificed. In Sweden
each ninth day ninety-nine dogs were
destroyed. But later on does wers not
thought good enough. and every ninth
year ninety-nine human beings wevs
inundated, the sons OF the reignins
tyrant among the rest, In order that
the life Of the monarch might b pro
longed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

man IN New York State. while
Aioging for water . few days ago. dis
covered . thick vein Of excellent
anthracite cial. Without wishing to
~ considered pessimistic. NJ are COM
pslled to cling to the opinion that this
money no may b able Il save ON coal
WIN - taken from him by the Ice
companies or BY the people from whom
~ buys his meats and groceries.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

A New York man, seeking Ameri-
can citizenship. declared the United
States nag was green. Can Q man
who II 10 color blind as that be
worked over into q good citizen?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

The weather man at Pittsburg says
tho grounding has been wrong for
three successive years. 1t is not be-
lloved anything could be gained by
submitting the ease to Copenhagen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Bolvidere Brooks. tho new manager
Or the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. began his business career ~ .
meoeengorgs boy In Texas. He must
have succeeded somehow In keeping
his front name q secret until he ceased
being : messenger boy and got out Of
Tnxaa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

! A New Jersey man found $4,000 In
. Bible his grandmother gave him
t~hirty-nve years 6 Some Of those
old-fashioned grandmothers had . fine
sense of humor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Andrew Carnegie says he doesn't
want to go to heaven yet. But he
must not be understood as being op.
posed to the place.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

A motor road from the Atlantic to
the Pacific is proposed. with road
houses, garages and hospitals every
i've miles.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

DR.. Wiley states that If an egg floats
In salt water 1t Is not fresh. Grab
your egg and start for the Gulf OF
Mexico at once!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Zelaya Is going to write q book.
There is no law against 1t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

A California woman lost $3.50
through a hole In her stocking. The
moral Is obvious.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

In st. Louis recently a man won $40
BY eating a dozen eggs within a given
time. It wasn't worth the effort II he
had to buy his WI eggs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

An ear OF corr was sold the Other
day for $3.50. It would make a I'M
meal for that $4,000 hen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Prissians want universal suffrage
but the Kaiser may decide that what
they need Is something equally az
good.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

as a hen q bird?" asks the govern
ment. Respectfully referred to the
man who owns Peggy. the $4,000 hen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Thirty.two reasons are given for tn
high cost OF living. but there are prof.
ably many others.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Prince de sagan IL now q "seren'
highness." He does not even look o
the bills.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-04-01

Hegewisch, Illinois. bows humbly to
Cadillac, Michigan.