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Mexico Missouri message., 1910-03-10
The Reality of
the
Spiritual Life

H6MlMl.R HE Christian church exists
.AsA for the awakening, the de-
KM velopment and the realiza-
&WMK ton of the spiritual life.
~Sss%s 1t is the function Of the
preacher to lead the peo-
pie into the reality, to show them the
possibilities, and the noble service OF
the spiritual life. The task should
awaken his own sympathy, deepen his
interest, and call forth his enthusiasm.
In view of the fact that people are
immersed in material conditions, It Is
but natural for them to lose sight
of the higher needs of life; hence a
spiritual leader becomes a necessity
in the moral life Of man. And If he
be a wise leader he can render as
noble a service as is given to any
man. To turn to the theme. the
reality or the spiritual life, we OBJ
serve that such a reality is seen ia
character, writes Rev. Henry G. Sper-
beck in Christian Work and the
Evangelist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-03-10
a ParadoxicaI Explanation.

why did Jokem issue that circular
to his customers?"
He sent out the circular to square
himself"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-03-10
Proved by Ethical Laws.

The reality of the spiritual life is
evident from the fact of ethical laws.
These laws may be expressed by such
words as love. mercy, loyalty and
righteousness. These are all con-
structive; while hate, injustice, I'M
faithfulness and unrighteousness are
making havoc of the moral life. In
sin we have the defeated moral life,
and the ruin bears sad witness to
what might have been glorious
product. The measure of life is
Righteousness. A lawless world is a
bad world. Thus the reality of the
spiritual life is evident from the fact
of Christian character; from the real
ity of a Christian fraternity through
which this Christian character is
working; from the ethical laws Of be-
ing. Our chief business is to build
up such a character, to develop such
a fraternity, and to obey the ethical
laws of life. The task is worth all
the energy, all the patience, and all
the time We give to 1t.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-03-10
Disciples and Servants.

In the New Testament we have a
number of words which reveal the
fact that there is such a character.
Thus we have disciple. A disciple is
one who learns lessons from a master.
There are men whose Christian char
acter cannot be accounted for apart
from Christ. Paul is such a one. An
other word is saint. That bespeaks
the possibility of the moral life. 1t
is good to call one by the best name
you can use. Saint in the New Tes-
lament reveals that the best Is
thought of us in the working out Of
the spiritual task. 1t calls us to
more than we have yet realized. An.
other word is servant. Peter a serv-
ant of Jesus Christ" The spiritual
life is real because Christ is real,
hence we are servants. Paul de-
lighted to employ the sacred express
sion, lin Christ" Another fact that
is convincing Of the reality of the
spiritual life is found in a fraternity.
Peter speaks of them that have OBJ
tanned a like precious faith with us
(Peter 2:1-D. The spiritual life Is
social. For this reason it is our duty
to build up an organized life. The
last chapter of Romans makes it
clear that the Christians were social
and moral power in the life of Paul.
In this Christian fraternity we have
the sacredness of life seen in friend
ships, mutual love and service. We
should be united by all that is sacred
in life and no organization in the
world should render a higher service.
This Christian fraternity is having a
wholesome effect upon the world.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
DtAIAOF mrs. EDDY
Dlocov0A9R AND FOUNDER OF
cnassfiAn SCIENCE PASSES
AWAY. aM 5ssf ssus,l
lMDIsPesED ONLY FOUR DAYS
Aanounoansae Of Venerable Leaders
osplastsss Made At sunday Morning
Services ~ the Mother Church In

kBosto0, Mass.-Mrs. Mary Baker
Glover Eddy, the dfsc0verer and foun-
Ger Of Christian Science, is dead. An
nouncemens Of the passing Of the vener-
able leader. which occurred last Sat
ufday nightsat her home at Chestnut
Hill, was Dade at the morning services
Of the mother church in this city Sun
day.
Natural causes explains the death.
Acc0rding % Dr.. George l.. West, a dis
trfst medical examiner, who was sum-
M0ned . few hours after Mrs. Eddy
passed Away. Later DR.. West added
that the more immediate cause prob
ably Was pneumonia.
The news Of Mrs. Eddy's death was
made knOwn simultaneously by Judge
CLIFFORD r. Smith. first reader Of the
mother church. at the close OF the
Morning service, and by Alfred Farlow,
q the Christian Science publication
1panmittes, IN . statement to the press.
Accordins to- Mr.. Farlow. Mrs. Eddy
passed away q q quarter before eleven
O'Clock Saturday night. sE
ssShe haA been indisposed for about
l1us, sAays.. aajd Mr.. Farlow's state
0ent. ''but was up and dressed and tran
aacted sone business with n Of the
officials o. the church. She took her
0olly AftsEDoen drive until two days
oafors heYcgoing. Saturday night she
I'm quietly asleep and those around
Asr could r Afst hardly realize that
re had gpae. Her thoughts were
eoonrWtinto the last, and she left no
nal messages.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
DIAZ Is RE-INAUGURATED
President of Mexico Takes the Oath
Of Office for Eighth Con-
secutive Time.

Mexico City.-Gen. Porfirio Dia2
was for the eighth time inaugurated
president Of the republic of Mexico
Thursday with simple ceremony.
In view OF the disturbances through
which the country has recently passed.
the Inauguration vas not marked by
the season of flestas. which has &C.
companied it in former years, but was
conducted with the same formal dig.
nifty and impressiveness.
A kermess, with which 1t was
planned to celebrate the occasion, was
postponed until the Christmas holi.
days, because of a lack OF time to
make preparations.
The ceremonies occurred in the hall
Of congress in the Palace Of Mines.
where the chamber of deputies has
been holding it's sessions pending the
completion of the beautiful new home
Of that body. Only the diplomatic
corps and a few other distinguished
personages in addition to the high
Mexican government officials were in
attendance. 9se
Following. the induction of Presl
dent Diaz the oath was administered
to Ramon Corral. reelected vice
president. sc5
The president and vice-president
then proceeded to the national palace,
where they received the congratula,
tons of diplomats. government Off.
Gals and private delegations.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Mother and Children in Fire

Aberdeen-Five members Of t.e
family of o. J.. Gordon of Pol
lock had a narrow escape from
death when their house was burned
at night. Gordon was down town and
the rest of the family, consisting Of
Mrs. Gordon and their four sons, had
retired when the mother was awak-
ened by the smell of smoke and found
the kitchen on fire. She rushed %
the we'll for a pail of water to brow
on the flames, and then hurried to
arouse the boys, only to find the
flames had reached that portion of
the house, and the bed in which Clar-
ence. Edward and Walter, aged IA, II
and 6 respectively, were sleeping. was
on fire. She finally got the three out
side, but not until all we're badly burn
ed. Neighbors arrived on the scene
in time to %extinguish the flames aft
err about $500 damages had been done
to the house and furniture. The in
surance on the house had expired q
month before.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Basil, CLAYM0RE'
ONE OF THE VERY EARLIEST OF
DAKOTA PIONEERS DIES At
RANCH ON CHEYENNE
CAME UP MISSOURI INl842
In Employ of American Fur Company
Took an Indian Wife and Es-
tabIished Home Near
Little Bend

Pierre-In the death CT Easil Cay
more, at the home OF his son Basil
near the mouth of Cheyenne river
Wednesday, South Dakota loses an
other OF the pioneers who helped pave
the a for the coming Of the farm
ing settlements, by his work long he
fore the country was considered as
one in which agriculture would thrive.
Claymore, as he was generally known
by his many acquaintance in this
part of the state. or element as he
is called by his b~iographers, was born
in st. Louis early in the last century,
the dates being given at form 1922
to 1912. Claymore himself saying he
came up the river for the fur COM
Jpany in June, 1912, when he was
twenty years old, and has resided in
the Dakotas ever since.
In. that time he. worked as trap
per for the American Fur company at
points along the Missouri as far up as
Fort Benton, but most of the time in
the territory covered by the Dakotas.
Soon after coming up the river he
tcok an Indian wife and located his
home in Little Bend on the east side
of the Missouri, opposite the mouth
Of Cheyenne river.
Here he called home in all his a
behring's up to the time the days of the
fur trader We're no more, n when
that part of the territory was opened
to settlement in 1884 he moved across
the Missouri to a point on the west
side of the Missouri a short distance
up stream from the mouth of Chey-
enne river where he has made his
home with his sons since, his home
for nearly seventy years having been
at the houth Of Cheyenne river. But
during that time he wandered over a
great part of the northwest, either as
a trapper Or fur trader, or as a gov
eminent scout.
He trapped in the Black Hills in
1S4s. and on the Cheyenne and Mo-
reau rivers later. In 1851 he acted
as a guide for General Harvey; and
was again an employe Of the COM
pany until 1863, when he acted as a
guide for General Sully in his cam
paign against the Sioux in the Dakota
territory.
After that he put in a portion of
his time at his home in Little Bend,
and acting as Interpreter and guide
for different government parties oper-
ating in this part of the northwest.
making one trip to Washington in
1870 before settling down to the
life Of a rancher. From that time on
his home was always open to travel
ers on the reservation, and "B. c. as
he was called generally on account of
the cattle brand he adopted, was one
of the best known men in central
South Dakota at the time of the COM
ing Of settlers in the early eighties.
He leaves an extensive family Of
mixed blood children, most of them
located in the vicinity of the old
home, and all of them we'll to do in
the ownership of cattle and horses.
and sending their children to the
schools provided for their education.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
REBELS HOLD UP A TRAIN
Cars Ditehed, Three Women Killed
Passengers Held Prisoners 20
Hours, but Well Treated.

Torreon. Neutrality-suspicious. arriv,
Ing here Tuesday from points in the
state of chihuahua tell of the holding
up a few days ago of a passenger
train on the. ChihuahV n & Pacific rail
road by revolutisnists. Cars were
ditched and three Mexican women
were killed. There were said to be
about 100 r~evolutionists In the party
and the train was wrecked in the be.
lief that it carried soldiers. The at.
fair occurred between Chihuahua and
MADEIRA. The passengers we're held
prisoners by the re~voiutionists for "a
hours, but were well treated. Upon
extorting a promise from the railroad
Off not to send a train Of sol.
diers. the passengers were released
and were taken back to chihuahua in
. special which went out after them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
n SCHOOL CODE
Proposes Radical Departures From
Present System

E IT. -. -- r. = .# e # . .
Pierre-.The proposed new school
code, which will be presented to the
legislature this winter, is a radical do,
parture from the present system. in
that It puts the general educational
system OF the state under the direc-
ton of the state board of regents OF
education, instead of the state super
intendent of instruction, who under
the new plan would be an advisory in
stead of ar executive officer.
1t sets aside the present system OF
certiication of teachers through mark.
ings by the state department., and
while the substitution for such a plan
may be plain enough in the minds OF
the trainers of the new law to an out
slider the plan to be substituted is
rather vague and uncertain. It is as
serted that it attempts to take away
local government f.om schools and
provides for school districts to be
governed by district boards. The
counties are to be the unit, with
smaller districts where counties con-
tain cities. The people of each local
school are to select Z school director
who is to be their representative be-
fore the school board, SO far as talk
ing is concerned, but is not to have
any voting power in the deliberations
of the board.
The new code attempts to cut loose
from direct state appropriations for
the maintenance of state educational
institutions, and to provide for their
support by a direct tax levy to he
kept separate from and handled ont
side of the state general fund. This
has been attempted at several legis-
yative sessions but has never muster
ed enough strength to get much of q
showing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Rebuilding at lie Beau

Le Beau-The fire of Sept. 8 wiped out
the three principal business blocks,
including all the hotels. restaurants,
general stores and hardware. The
buildings which escaped were the liv-
cry barns, the implement warehouse OF
George l. Shaw, the law office OF
George Thwing. and the lumber yards.
On the site of the burned buildings
P. l.. Proud has erected a large new
general store and has resumed busl-
ness in better quarters than he had be-
fore. The First State bank has COM
pleted a new fireproof brick block,
which with the fixtures, will make
one of the finest bank buildings in this
patr OF the state. Other buildings
are being built by Edward Mcbride,
A. M. Avery, Boehmer & Byrnes, w.
H. Jay and Phil Duran. New firms
are A. M. ASery, general store; George
L. Shaw, hardware and M. R. Killen,
hotel.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Fixes State Fair Date

Huron-J. W. Campbell, of this
city, president of the state board
of agriculture, has returned from
Chicago, where he attended a meet
ing of the state fair presidests and
representatives from various state
exposition associations. With the ex-
ception of some of the southern states
all had representatives at the meet
ing and matters of general interest to
fair officers and state expositions were
discussed. A sentiment prevailed fav-
orable to the issuance of no passes
hereafter, and it is probable that the
South Dakota State Fair board will
adopt this measure at its next meet
ing. The date for the South Dakota
state fair has been fixed for the Sec
ond week in September, Immediately
following the Minnesota and Nebraska
state fairs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
MAKESSOC|hLDEbUT
HELEN TAFT IS FORMALLY PRE-.
sENTED TO SOCIETY At
WHITE HOUSE. .a.e..
COLONIAL STYLE IS REVIVED
Custom Of GlSIns Dance In Honor Of
osbutants Is Displaced by Reeep-
tion and Tea In Famous East
Room, K

Washington.-Arrayed in a gown
of her favorite rose shade. Miss Helen
Taft. the presidents only daughter
made her formal debut Thursday at a
reception which attracted all Wash
lngton society.
This latest bud in the historic
bouquet OF White House debutantes
was formally presented at a tea
given in the famous East room where
10 many notable social events have
occurred.
The outward aspect of this event,
which has exercised the anticipation
of the buds and blossoms of society
for the past three months, was a
great crush of automobiles, carriages
and pedestrians beginning at the
Metropolitan club and extending all
the way to the east entrance to the
East room. This room was a marvel
of lighting and color at the hour at
which the doors were opened for the
host of friends of the accomplished
young debutante. The army, the
navy, the corps diplomatique, each
with It's depth of gold and silver uni
AoAAAp oAAt lOuICu I'D bAdlo " Juc
luster and beauty OF q GENE which
comes but rarely in tho life Of the
White House.
Nothing could better attest the
popularity and esteem in which Miss
Taft Is held than those tributes, all
OF which were manifestations of ad-
miration and pleasing hope for her
future career as a White House belle
which bids fair to eclipse that of any
OF the twelve daughters of the nation
who have come out" at the White
House.
Miss Taft Is the thirteenth bud OF
the bouquet but there is luck in odd
numbers. a fact which was demon.
strated by the exquisite features of
music. flowers. lights, gaiety, enthus.
iasm and animation Of her entrance
into the world of society Of today.
OF course the president was there
and It IL needless to say that there
' was an occasion on which the
Taft smile was In evidence or
more amply Justified. It happened,
apropos that at the moment when he
had finished his message to the peo-
pie, society assembled to convey its
message personally to his charming
There was . decided innovation in
this affair which was due to the tact
and discrimination Of Mrs. Taft.
Heretofore It has been the custom to
givS : dance for tho younger ret,
AFTER which the presidential bud was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09

2e2,4eo CONCERNS MAKE RI
TURNS UNDER NEW LAW.
Total Amount Collected First Year
Totals 3%27.ooo,oco, Averaging
60. $1c3.e7 Per Company.

Washington.-The sweeping Import
ance of President Taft's order for the
publicity of corporation tax returns Is
emphasized by the figures contained
in the annual report Of Royal G. Ca
bell, commissioner of internal reve-
nue.. According to this report. the
books of his Office show that these re-
turns have been filed by 6 2,490 cor
porations chartered by the various
states.
. The total capital is $50 ,626, 752.
The interest bearing indebtedness OF
those corporations is $31,333,952,-
896.82; net income for the year which
the tax ran, s3.125.4 Sl, 101. 04.
The tax collected for the first year
was S27,29O,767.43. This is an aver.
age of $103.97 per corporation.
In the state of Illinois there are
1905 corporations; aggregate cap
ital, $31,191 ,05S. 96s. IA; total indebted.
ness, $3,O32, 500, 126.s7: net income,
$274, 1921 ,933.S5. -
The average Indebtedness Of cor
porations in the whole country is 50
per cent. of the whole capitalization.
In the state of Illinois average is "a
per cent. ar.fg .,l, r.n ~
According to- the report Illinois
stands first in internal revenue taxes.
the total it pays being 4 9.165,273.75.
New York is next with $36, 900, 900 in
round numbers: Kentucky, 49,, 000,0 900
and Indiana, $2S, 900, 900. There were
twenty.four million more gallons OF
distilled spirits this year than last
year, and three million more barrels
Of fermented liquor than last year.
The total receipts Of the bureau for
the past year were $3.50 ,957 ,220.16,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
NAVAL BUDGET s127,11e,l5s
Secretary Meyers Estimates Slightly
Below Last Fiscal Year $4,000
600 Was for New Ships.

Washington.-Representative George
e. Foss of Illinois, chairman Of
the house naval committee, re-
ceived from Mr.. Meyer, secretary of
the navy. the estimates for the navy
for the fiscal year 1911-12. The total
Of tho estimates is 1927, 016.15S. The
naval bill passed last spring carried
$12S. i, 1924.
Mr. Foss said the S12S.751.624 in
cluded $14,000.0 900 for construction of
new warships, while the estimates as
submitted to him by Mr.. Meyer did not
take into consid eration the new ships
to be authorized this year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
Titus Price Dead

Yankton-The death of Hon. Titus
E. Price. one of the leading attorneys
of this city, who has represented this
county in the legislature and whose
health gave way under the strain of
hard work, while he was engaged in
the trial of a law suit at Vermillion
a few weeks ago is reported. Fol-
lowing the collapse at Vermillion
Mr.. Price was sent to a sanitarium at
Rensselaer,, Ind, for treatment, but it
developed that his illness was more
serious than was presumed at Its in
cipiency,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
SAYS HE'S READY
BOSTON LAWYER ACCEPTS CHAL
LENGE OF RAILROADS.
Charge, How Lines Can save
100000 a Day.

Washington. - Louis D.. Brandeis,
the Boston lawyer representing the
shippers in the rate hearings, talk
ed of the helpful hints he will give
he railroad presidents who want t
know how to ave 81. 600, 900 a day in
he operation Of the country's trans
p%ortation lines. He said he would tell
them how to inaugurate scientific op-
GRAFTON of railroads, and predicted that
the carriers, If they followed his ad-
vice, would be surprised to find what
economies they would achieve.
c. C. Mccain of New York, chairman
OF the Trunk Line association, was
amined before the interstate com
merce commission regarding the publ
cation by the association of a pamphlet
entitled The Diminished Purchasing
Power Of Railroad Earnings" He said
he had distributed %, 500 copies Of this
book at a cost of $S.003.
The object Of the pamphlet, he said.
was to assert a need for readjustment
and raising Of rates.
Walter L. Fisher of Chicago, attor-
ney for q number Of large shipping
concerns. put J. l.. Tittemore of Omro,
Wis, or the stand. The latter said that
rate classification Investigations he
had made between 1900 and 1910
showed him that during the decade
sustained increases in rates had been
made on more than 600 articles and
sustained decreases on 261 through
changes in classification. He contend
ed that class rates bore more heavily
on the necessaries Of life than did the
commodity rates and that the latter
constituted an open system of reba-
ting,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-09
COOK DROPS CLAIM
EXPLORER SAYS HE DOES NOT
KNOW WHETHER HE REACHED
POLE-WlLL RETURN HOME.
SEEKS TO REGAIN ESTEEM
eIamee Prlvation for Yarn, Declares
Months Of Isolation and Starvation
Racked His Mind-knows He Has
Been Called "Greatest Of LIARS"

New York.-Dr. Frederick A. Cook,
the Brooklyn explorer, confesses in a
magazine article that he does not
know whether he reached the north
pole or not.
Il vas half-crazed from isolation
and hunger" he declares, Eat the time
! convinced myself l had discovered
the pole"
Doctor Cook informed the maya
zine editors that he would return to
the United States with his wife and
children December % for q visit.
Doctor Cook in his story deals with
the psychology Of his adventure and
says:
did I get to the north pole? Per
haps I made q mistake In thinking
that did. Perhaps l did not make q
mistake. After mature thought I con-
TESS that / do not know absolutely
whether l reached the pole or moi.
This may come al an amazing state
ment, but ! am willing to startle the
world II. by 10 doing. I can get an
opportunity to present my case"
by my case / mea not my case
~ . geographical d%iscoverer. but my
case as a man. Much as the attain
ment Of the north pole once meant to
me. the sympathy and confidence OF
my fellow men mean more.
Fully. freely and frankly I shall
tell you everything--tell you every
thing aud leave the decision with you.
II. after reading my story, you say:
Cook is sincere and honest; half
craxed by months of isolation and
hunger. he believed he reached the
pole; he is not . faker.' then I shall
be satisfied"
Doctor Cook tells the story Of his
life and pictures what he calls the
overpowering ambition for explora.
ton that beset him until 1t eliminated
In his effort to reach the pole. He de-
clares that at the time he convinced
himself that he had discovered the
ppls he vas half mad. He devoted two
years to his quest and during that
timesenduxed hunger and privation.
which, he says. would ambulance any
mind.
Il have been called the greatest liar
In the world, the most monumental
imposter In history" says Doctor
Cook. II believe that In every unde-
sirable way ] stand unique. the OBJ
1ect Of such suspicion and vitupera-
ton az have assailed few men,
With this realization he wrote his
story and he says that to him the
honor Of discovering the pole no
longer means anything. The explorer
has been working on his story since
last August and says, according to the
editor Of the magazine, that his sole
desire II 70 make the people Of the
United States realize just what he
went through during his two and q
half years In the arctic fastness, and
to make them e what process Of
thinkinE-or lack Of thinking-it was
that led him to do the thing which
confirmed to the average mind the
worst suapicions against him"