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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT
A TRIMMER
When Secretary of War He Never Made
Up His Mind on Any Question
But Sided With the President.

Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, a noted Iowa
politician and secretary of the treas
ury for a time In the cabinet of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and who had reason
to figure out Taft's character as a
brother cabinet officer because of his
question until he found out where
President Roosevelt stood, then he
was for the Roosevelt policy and so
expressed himself.
that Leslie Shaw is a pretty shrewd
politician and an able man withall.
Mr.. Shaw told a prominent Chicago
Judge, after Mr.. Taft had been nomi-
mated, that the republican party
would regret It's action before Mr..
Taft had finished his term. The party
will find that a stupendous blunder
was committed and that no man
would regret the fact more than Ex-
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Shaw was questioned as to the
cause for forming such an opinion and
he responded about as follows:
"When | was in the Roosevelt cab
met Mr.. Taft was Secretary of War,
and of course occupied a prominent
place in the official family Of the
Chief Executive. AS customary at
cabinet meetings each member is
called upon for an expression OF opin-
ion if any important matter is up for
discussion. 1t was not long before l
discovered that Taft had no opinion
on anything until he found out where
the President stood, and then he
doomed the Roosevelt end Of the pro-
gram like a hired man. / presume
other cabinet officers noticed his ut
ter indecision but we refrained from
discussing his lack of back bone or
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

moral courage, the Others believing
as i did, no doubt, that 1t was toady-
ism. | also noticed that his support
of the President finally led that
shrewd gentleman to really believe
that Taft based his opinions on indlV-
idual reasoning instead Of a desire to
please, and that he was a great friend
Of progressive legislation and a lover
Of a square deal, and little by little
made President Roosevelt believe he
was sincere and thus laid the ground
work for what happened. Mr.. Taft
will be a failure because he lacks
decision and will never know what
side he is on until his blunders force
Tim in the opposite direction. l sim
cerely regret the party action because
| am convinced that his lack OF back
bone will lead him into deep water on
both sides of the highway"
This opinion of Leslie M. SHAY
proves how well he knew Taft and
how correctly he had sized him up,
and how accurately he had predicted
what would follow, and it Is generally
believed now that Colonel ROos evelt
was deceived and that President Taft
purposely deceived him and showed
his utter disloyalty to the man who
made him by selecting a cabinet that
was personally and politically opposed
10 Col. Roosevelt and his policies.
Col. Roosevelt has said he will not
support any man in the race for the
nomination next year, which is ample
proof that he has nc love for the man
he made president.
This remarkable interview has
never been in print and 1t comes to
the LEADER direct from the Chicago
JuriSt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
The Boys and Girls Contest
Splendid Samples of Corn, Sewing,
Baking and Illustrated
Scrap Books.

the bad points in an animal, and the
cattle were from Mr.. S~kartvedt'S
short horn herd north OF town and,
were in the Palace Livery barn. Mr..
A. J. Wimple of Brooklyn township,
a prominent farmer, was present at
the cattle judging contest and he
states very frankly that he was sur
prised at the knowledge of both the
boys and girls, and believes there are
a good many farmers in South Dakota
today that are not as well posted as
those youths. It's a matter OF educa-
tion and study, and the rural school
youths of today are being educated
along lines unknown or dreamed of
twenty years Ago..
Profs. Bopp and Burlison expressed
great surprise at the exhibits proVid-
ed by the scholars, and assured
Superintendent Wimple that they
had seen nothing to compare with it
in their work over the northwest.
Little Dwight Noble, son of Nathan
| Noble of Delaware township, said to
the writer. 'Ihat'S my cOrn,' point
ing TO ten ears on the table, Il raised
one-tenth of an acre and ed
seven bushels from the land and that
would make 70 bushels to the acre.
and his eyes Sparkled with pride, and
we don't think their WAS a happier
boy in the court house Saturday.
Superintendent Wimple and hel
deputy, Miss Noble. did a great work
in arranging and carrying out these
contests, and they worked early n
late TO keep the boys and girls busy
and Miss Wimple speaks highly of the
assistance rendered by the teachers,
and the amount Of money received
from the districts amounted to some
thing like 1910. out OF which all
| prizes had to be paid and the
expenses of the professors who deliver
ed the lectures, but the benefits
obtained by our rural school scholars
can not be measured in dollars, and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Hon. Thomas Thorson Home.

National Committeeman Thomas
Thorson returned last Sunday from
Washington where he attended the
meeting OF the National Republican
committee, and other public functions
including a dinner given by President
Taft to members of the committee.
Chicago vas selected Us the place
for the National Con vention and June
18th as the time.
A majority of the committee was
in favor of any program desired or re-
commended by the President and as
the President vas not IN favor OF a
primary selection of delegates to the
National convention, the committee
refused to consider the matter.
On the request of Mr.. Thorson
South Dakota was exempted from the
80 day rule required by the committee
in the election Of delegates to the
National convention, and this exemp-
tion saves our people about $4,000.
The rule referred to requires that all
delegates to the National Convention
must be elected 30 days prior to the
but as South Dakota has a primary
law which provides for the nomina-
ton Of all state and congressional
candidates and the election of dele
gates 10 the National Convention,
and this primary coming on June 4
would not give the 80 days required,
hence the exemption Of South Dakota
from the 30 rule as requested by Mr..
Thorson. The action Of the commit
tee was without friction, although
the selection OF a program committee
was not considered by radical Taft
men as meeting their expectations,
but refused to interfere because the
President favored Harry New of Ind
lana for chairman Of the sub commit
tee, who vas not the choice of the
southern members of the National
Committee.
Mr.. ThorSon says there is a great
deal of Roosevelt sentiment underly-
ing the open political contest, and
that the La Toilette sentiment is
strong, vigorous and insistant, and
that the progreSSiveJ are fearless in
their efforts to save the party from
destruction through the interests and
a reactionary policy that has driven
the administration into hopeless con-
fusion.
Mr.. Thorson had a long visit from
Senator La Toilette who faces the
future with confidence and is firm in
the belief that the progressive policies
demanded by the people must win
over the reactionary policy of the pre-
sent administration. When Senator
La Toilette bid Mr.. Thorson goodby
he said: "Greet my friends in South
Dakota and say to them that | will
be with them until victory comes"
Mr.. ThorSon waS a guest at a ban
quet given by the South Dakota
Association in Washington where he
met many old timers including Major
Mclaughlin Of the Indian Depart
ment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
It's CANDLES Size.

Watertown Public Opinion: Public
Opinion prints the following letter
written by Senator Gamble to n of
the prominent politicians in South
Dakota, who did not answer and,
needless to say, has the envelope still
in his possession.
Dear Sir: / would appreciate it
very much if you would give me on
the inclosed blank, list of your county
candidates, with their %postoffice adj
dresses. Also please give me the
county central committee, indicating
chairman and secretary and the post
office addresses, using inclosed frank
ed envelope for same.
Yours very truly,
"Robert j. Gamble
We have seen and heard of cases,
quite frequently, where mem beers Of
congress have called to be delivered
to the voters their political literature
and letters under the frank" priyil-
eye, but nowhere do we find any re-
cord where a United States senator
has exhibited nerve enough to ask the
informer to return such political in
formation in a self-addressed ranked
envelope. The penalty for using such
an envelope for other than official
government business is $500, and
when a United States senator requests
a constituent to violate the law for
the insignificant price of a 2-cent
postage stamp his scruples for law
enforcement are decidedly lacking.
The frank" privilege, extended to
members of congress, has In the past
been most hagrantly abused, and such
acts as the above more than v
demonstrate the necessity for remed-
ial legislation to either abolish the
practice or stop its abuse.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

PRIZE LIST OF BOYS AND GIRLS CON-
TEST
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

The Court house was a busy place
last Friday and Saturday and the
County superintendent office looked
like Il department store mailing room
before Christmas, as we'll as a bakery
and a seed room All the tables were
loaded and across the hall the Court
room looked like the corn department
Of an agricultural college, and all this
great display came from the boys and
girls Of the rural schools.
The corn represented the work OF
hundreds of boys. the sewing and hak-
ing the work Of hundreds Of girls. and
the Illustrated ScrapbookS the work
OF both the boys and girls of the rural
schools. The ScrapbOokS were illled
with pictures Of horses, cattle. hogs,
chickens, etc, and. the youthful scrap
book artists gave a brief account OF
the pictures. telling Of the variety,
quality and main features of the sub
ject illustrated from the standpoint
Of a farmer and stock raiser. The
ScrapbOokS were really fine and the
amount Of work required to secure the
pictures and classify them proved
that our rural school boys and girls
are well advanced in genera! informa-
ton. and the study and classification
of horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, etc.
proved a valuable practical lesson be-
yond the reach of the school room,
and the Judging OF cattle proved that
the boys. and even the girls, were
learning this branch Of farm educa-
ton so essential to the successful
farmer.
Profs. Bopp and Burlison Of the
Northwest Farmstead conducted the
lecture courses and cattle Judging,
and the latter said the boys who did
the cattle Judging were far in advance
of anything he had so far encountered
and to his amaZement, some six OF
seven girls took part in the cattle
Judging and showed that they had
studied out the good points as well as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Union Ladies Aid Social

The Union Ladies Aid SocietyIwill
give a social and a % cent suppf at
the home of Mrs. }. j.. Jones, four
miles west of Canton, on Thunday
December IS. Everybody cordially
invited. An elegant supper will be
served. Mrs. Jacob Haas, Pres, FRS.
S. A. Todd, Secretary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Masque Ball.

Up in Harrisburg the young 4ople
will commence the New Year jolouS-
ly with a Grand Masque Ball. p'his
promises to be n Of the most ejoy-
able events of the holiday season. A
cordial invitation is extended to very
one.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Service in New Church

There will be service in the Dew
Catholic church on Christmas dan at
IO:45. The service will be concluded
by Rev. Father Fitzgerald OF Lenrbx.
A cordial invitation to the service is
extended tn all,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

all the counties are falling in line
with Lincoln in promoting this
special line of education and the
governors on their special excursion
East advocated education along the
lines So well advanced in this county.
Progressive methods on the farm
means much to the county and it also
means happier homes, better homes
and greater wealth for those who
feed the nation.
PRIZE LIST OF BOYS AND X CON
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

Ten Ear Corn Exhibit.
Boys under II years old.
lst prize, Albert Thinglum, Dist. Il
81. 80
2nd prize, Clifford Millage, Dist. 81
Sl.00
Bird prize, Howard Millage, Dist. 3:
$75
4th prize, Walter Tresler, Dist. 3;
$50.
9Th prize, Dwight Noble, Dist. 40,
s. so.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
NEW FREIGHT BOAT FOR THE
OkLAWAHA RIVER

A new freight boat has just been
completed at Silver Springs for Mr..
]. E. burst. 1t is 1Sx45 feet in size,
and draws only small amount of wa
ter, and thus Will be able at all times
to traverse the Springs run and also
the Oklawaha river. 1t has a 15-horse-
power engine, and will be able to
make the trip from the springs to We
laka in less than twelve hours.
Mr.. burst at present is not making
regular trips. but is devoting his at
tention to the hauling of lumber and
crossties from points on the river to
Welaka, there to connect with the
regular st. Johns river lines. He in
forms us that if sufficient business is
forthcoming he will make regular
trips from the springs to Welaka once
or twice a week. The first trip will
be made tomorrow afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
ORANGE LAKE ITEMS

Special Cor Ocala Banner:
Il Is with pleasure that find my
self once more in the good old state
az Florida. where the winter breezes
are mild and the cav. cav, of the old
black crow gives % feeling of child
hood. when my nights slumber was
aroused by the falling of the rain
from the caves OF the house into the
Elm pans which my dear old mother
had put out 20 catch the heavenly wa
tiers. 10 prevent the toll of carrying
water up the spring hill. and TO save
time for the negroes who toiled in the
field. Yes. it's good to be in Florida.
Orange Lake has some new boats
Tor the ilshermen's use.
Hunters are enjoying the sport Of
shooting az the thousands of ducks
on the waters of the lake.
The fish law being an EEK post
facto" law. Il would be a wise act Of
the citizens to abide by the consti-
A1NAWA w AMANAAN0 anu naNG quits
against the towns or state for dam
ages, or other causes.
The truckers are rushing out their
cabbage and lettuce crops, and as us
ual. an effort will be made to raise
large crops OF each.
Mr.. Ben Chambers. one of those
generous hearted men and prominent
merchants of Fairfield. drove his lit
tie Brush from Fairfield to Orange
Lake on the 23rd in less than 30 min
utes. Pretty good time.
Orange shipping has begun here
Dan Smith. formerly from the blue
grass section OF Kentucky. has just
returned from a four months visit
to Richmond. Va. and Lexington, KY
II IL his desire to spend the winters
In the south. where the big melons
and golden oranges grow.
LITTLE IKE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
BELLEVIEW BRIEFS

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Dr. J. NJ. Merchant of Warren, r. L.,
arrived on Monday and is pleasantly
located at Mrs. Shades boarding
house. The doctor has spent many
winters here and is a welcome guest.
Quite a crowd of the young men
of our town went hunting Thanks
giving day.
Mr. and Mrs. Sands Haviland Of
New York came to their winter home
on Thursday-earlier than usual-to
escape the cold weather and enjoy
the hunting season here.
The rain of the season was upon us
Tuesday, beginning about o'clock in
the morn eg and simply came down
in sheets until 10.
The ground is in fine shape for
gardening, and everybody is busy set
ting out cabbage and lettuce plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams returned to
their Springfield, Ohio, home on
Tuesday. If business permits they
intend returning here about January
LIST.
The Belleview Workers will hold
their annual sale of fancy articles and
serve supper at the town hall on Fri
day evening, December 18TH Don't
let anything keep you away on that
evening. All you can eat for 15c.
Maggie and Eunice Whisenant are
spending the week with Mrs. Smell ct
Gambler.
Mrs. Lillian Lucius was brought
home from Ocala Sunday, and is at
the home of her sister, Mrs. George
Proctor. She is in a very weak con-
dition as yet
Ivy Whisenant and M. A. Dudley
were visitors in the Brick City Mon
day
Adam Hatner purchased the horse
and buggy Mr.. Adams had for sale
last week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
COLDS VANISH
Quick, Sensible Method That Doesn't
Upset the Stomach

Have you heard of the overnight
cold cure that is putting colds in The
head and chest out of business be-
tween sunset and daybreak?
Here it is. Cut it out and save It,
if you don't need it now. If you have
cold, cough or throat soreness or
acute catarrh, be sure and try it to-
night just before going to bed. Pour
a scant teaspoonful of HYOMEI (pro-
nounce it High-o-me) into a bowl of
boiling water. cover head and bowl
with a towel and breathe for several
minutes the vapor that arises, then
go to sleep and awake with a clear
head free from mucous.
HYOMEI is guaranteed for catarrn,
colds, coughs, asthma, sore throat and
bronchitis, or money back. Bottle CT
HYOMEI, so cents, at the Postoffice
Drug Store, and druggists every
where.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
MANY FAILURES
But Partisan Sage oVercame Miss
kruaer's Hair Troubles

But Partisan Sage overcame Miss
kruger's Hair Troubles
Partisan Sage is not guaranteed TO
grow hair on bald heads. but it is
guaranteed by the well known Post.
Office Drug Store to stop falling hair,
eradicate dandruff and stop itching
scalp. or money back. Sold in every
town in America by leading drug
glsts for 80 cents a bottle. Read Miss
Kruger's letter:
"Parisian Sage is the best hair
grower and beautifer and dandruff
cure. lost all my hair through ty.
Yhoid fever: | was almost baldheaded
md my scalp was as sore as could
r,e. tried everything. but in vain
finally / tried Partisan Sage. and aft
n using one bottle my hair started TO
row. and has grown three or four
aches inside Of two months. l adj
lse every woman who wants beauti-
ful hair 20 use Partisan Sage. Miss
lota NJ. Kruger, Browntown, Mimi
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01

Special Cor. ocala Banner:
The people are all thanking Mr..
Rontz for being so kind as TO run a
special train In orcer 10 give the PEG
pie In this part OF the county a chance
to see the fair In one day and not
have 10 stay over night.
Mossrs. w. n. pegram and son NOV
ed into their new store this week.
They have a new stock Of everything.
They also received quite large cabi-
net Of lock boxes for the postoffice.
Mrs. Frank Pedrick of Fort Mccoy
win move Monday into part of Merrs.
w. n. Pegram & Sons new building
We all gladly welcome Mrs. Pedrick
into our little city. She is planning
10 have things lively here this win
ter.
Frank Pedrick, Bud Minderman
Fred Vogt. r. G. Mitchell and Luther
Marsh went out shooting last Tues
day afternoon. and report fine luck.
Mr.. J. b. Hall is repairing his house
and when he gets through 1t will be
practically new.
Messrs. Peterson and Mayworth are
doing quite a business putting dowr
wells In Orange Springs. They put
one down for the New South Farm &
Home ompany on the Eneck ole
place, also one for Mr.. Pegram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey will soor
be out on their farm in section S2-11
"a. They are from Washington, and
say they are here to stay.
Mr.. Eagan. wife and daughter are
here to stay, and will go out on theil
farm. near town. just as soon as they
can get a house built.
Mr.. Myers and his son-in-law, Mr.
Phister. will soon move out on theii
chicken ranch. They already have 9
good start. They brought down witt
them from Iowa something over three
hundred head of fine fowls.
Deacon Parramore moved into towr
this week from Eureka. He is The
druggist. doctor. etc. for Orange
Springs.
Mr.. l.. b. Marsh is planning Il
build a home here and move his fam
ny from Daisy 20 this place 20 live.
Among the visitors registered al
the New South Farm & Home Com
pany's Office this week are: V. r. Do
Ian. Chicago; John c. McDermott
Douglass. Mass; w. Smith. New
York: Chas Schegel, j. a. Cummings
and family. Omaha, Neb.; p. w. Bell
Knoxville. H.: Thos. G. Johnson, I'LL
nols: Mrs. Nettie Crandall and Her
man Aronson. Seattle. Wash.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01

A teacher of English, in order 20
disprove the charge that high school
pupils know little about the really Vi
tai things that are going on about
them, gave q test in which she asked
for definitions of such terms as tar
if" reciprocity" ''the labor prob
lem" In the paper of a fifteen-year-
old girl she found this: The labor
problem is how to keep the working
people happy without paying them
enough to live n."-LaFollettes
Weekly
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
suMMERFIELD COLONY NOTES
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:


The F. U. of A. hall was crowded !,
to the doors last Wednesday evening
when the school children gave their
Thanksgiving entertainment unoer
the direction of their teacher, Miss
Alice Mathews. Summerfeld did her
self proud, and proved thta the call
of the children for a comfortable
school house was not In vain, for the
sale of tickets was large and sufl-
cient to make all repairs necessary TO
the building.
The audience was well repaid Tor
their little mite and the entertain
ment was a success, the children, one
and all, acquitting themselves admlra-
bly,, which proved that their teacher
was capable and painstaking. Miss
Alec Mathews, who was also on the
program, read, "a Bright ThanksglV-
ing" with much feeling and good
taste, and proved her ability as al
reader. She also deserves much cred
it for the task she undertook in train
ing the children without assistance.
A. Denmark, manager of the Pedro
plant of the Mayo Turpentine Com
pany, paid visit to Summerfield last
Saturday.
James Thorn was in from his farm
Monday with a load of sweet potatoes,
which he readily disposed of.
Miss Hazel Seymour is now assist
ing in Mayo's store until after the
holidays.
Miss Daisy Davis, Mr.. N.sJ. Wilder,
Miss Sarah Footitt and Mr.. Lee Black
man took an auto ride last Friday
night to Silver Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Douglass drove
to Ocala last Monday afternoon.
Miss Erla Beatty and Miss Ide Col
lens, accompanied by the Collens
boys, made a trip to Little Lake Weir
last Sunday afternoon. The young
folks secured a boat adm roWed about
the lake for several hours.
C. N. Kirkland, representing Potter
Mallard Co., Jacksonville, was bust
ness visitor here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe w. Davis of Glendale
Farm was a visitor Monday afternoon
of this week. Mr.. Davis also visited
us Tuesday.
We were blessed last Tuesday with
heavy rain, which did world of
good to the land and all growing
crops. A few more rains like this
one would be welcomed by the farm
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto c. Lloyd of Pc
dro we're guests of Mrs. John Miller
last Saturday night and Sunday.
J. W. Spicer, living on his farm
east of town, was in this week on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Timmons were
visitors to our office Tuesday after
noon.
The grounds about the Beatty place
are being put in nice condition. Flow
ers and shrubs are being planted, and
the rear lot will be used as a vegeta-
bic garden.
There were many hunting parties
on Thanksgiving day, and some good
bags were obtained.
J. H. Perry of Oxford was an early
visitor last Monday morning.
J. NJ. Nicely of North Lake Weir
was an early Monday morning visitor.
w. l.. Smith, a new conner from
PENNSYLVANIA, arrived last week tol
harvest his velvet bean crop. Mr..
Smith was here last spring and plant
ed his crop and then returned to his
northern home to attend to business.
He purchased his land from the Flor
ida National Land Company.
N. A. Cheney was in from his farm
last Saturday.
E. H. Goodwin of Pedro was a Wis
itor here last Saturday.