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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Plumb Kept Tab on Kansas

would have placed him as a plain
farmer.
Again, ingalls, was not especially in
terested In political patronage, or in
any or the minor political duties with
which senators are so often burdened.
In patronage and the details that its
distribution brings. Plumb was deeply
interested. and in this connection his
intimate knowledge of his own state
was constantly a source Of wonder to
his colleagues, and a good deal of q
mystery.
i la occasion to call upon Sena-
tor Plumb one evening at his
rooms. When l opened the door
and walked in in response to q loud
and hearty summons to enter, l at
frst saw no one But l had never be-
fore seen such a collection Of news.
papers and unbound documents as the
room contained, not even in the once
OF q newspaper exchange editor. They
were scattered about everywhere: the
floor was literally carpeted with them.
and they were stacked Up in the cor
hers and on shelves placed against the
walls. Fos g few moments | gazed
about me In silent wonder. Then.
hearing q rustling in an alcove of the
room. as OF some n turning over a
newspaper. I walked thither and dis
covered Senator Plumb all but hidden
behind an opened newspaper and dash
Ing through it at breakneck speed.
seemingly taking in an entire column
at q single glance OF the eye.
well! sen:to-.' said !, n my sur.
prise, this IL somewhat unusual"
He smiled. "Thia is where ana how
I keep in touch with my state" he
SAID. have every Newspaper pub.
lished In Kansas, daily or weekly. Sent
to me here. l read every one Of then;
faithfully. ! do not look at the Asso.
ciated Press reports or at the reprint
matter, but I read carefully and fully
the local news, and I am especially
particular to scar the columns con-
trihntec By what are called the coun.
try correspondents, who are never so
happy 9 VIXEN they are telling all
they know about everybody they know.
Through them I have come to know
about their neighbors Just as much N
they do theGse!re:
Il also read the editorials very care
fully. I am especially careful to . q
the editorials Of the Democratic pa
pers. In hi. We. !. an able 20
abreast of the latest twist In Kansas
thought. just as from the local news
columns and the letters Of the
try correspondents I learn Of the lat,
est happenings to and views 6: John
smith and John Jones.
They say In the senate. / believe.
that l know everything worth know
ing about Kansas. Well. I try to learn
all about It that 10 worth moving.
and 1t II only by taking and reading
thoroughly the papers OF the otate
that I have been able t keep In touch
with It. its people and its prevailing
opinions. But It's . Job. It keepa ma
busy evening after evening; 1t turns
my quarters into an old paper scran
heap" And the Junior senator from
the eunfowsr State looked ruefully 4
the mass Of discarded papers hiding
the carpet completely.
1910. by 4. J, Edv.rn.
Rights Rsserved.1 -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Expose Was Made

night I leave for my ranch in New
Mexico. Good-by."
I had tried 10 report the trial i'm.
partially, and l believe that Senator
Dorsey was not quite accurate when
he charged that all the other reports
had been colored against him. Yet
this ! know absolutely for a fact: l
hardly took time to thank the senator
for giving me the exclusive use of his
statement, so anxious was I to put It
on the wire after he had handed it to
me. And next day, when It was pub
lished in full. its accusations against
the senator's former political asso-
ciates and it's vindictive tone caused
It to be the sensation of the hour.
A day later received e wire from
Mr.. Dana i~nst-ucttng me TO call on
Senator Dorsey while he was IN a
vindictive mood and get him, If pos
sible, to describe how the doubtful
and crucial state OF Indiana had re-
ally been Influenced to 60 Republican
three yeaTs before. ! telsgraphed
back that the senator had left for his
ranch in New Mexico an hour or SO
after he had given me this state.
ment. and in a short time word came
from Mr.. Dana to follow Senator
Dorsey thither at once.
A week or so later ! was sitting
with the senator on the porch OF his
ranch house.
Senator said, s." have been sent
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
FOR HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Recipe for s~oftenins and Whitening
the Hands-cure and Prevention
Of Headache.

A recipe used by a Frenchwoman
for %softening and whitening her hands
u made BY boiling two or three fioury
potatoes IN their skin, peeling them,
MASKING them n making them into a
paste with equal parts OF rosewater
and milk. Apply this preparation at
bedtime while the hands are moist
after they have been washed.
Many women suffer from headache
after . day Of busy shopping. To
bAthe the forehead with a sponge
WIRING out Of water as hot as can be
borne will Ia many cases bring relief.
Repeat this as often as the O
eools. When the head feels tired it is
fefrsshing to dash some Geld water on
The forehead. then to wipe Il of and
Ne down Tor 4 time. Closing the eyes
for few moments ct odd times dur
4n1 the day has a wonderfully bene-
4c5al eject auc will ward on many Z
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Hs Had Every Newspaper In the state
Sent to Him at Washington and
Read Local News With
Utmost Care.

United States senator from Kansas
from 1877 until his death In December,
1891, Preston b. Plumb was one of the
most interesting men to be found in
the national capital during that pc
Rod. and that was the time. too, when
John J. Ingalls, was in the heydey OF
his national glory.
Senator Plumb was in striking On.
trast to his distinguished colleague.
ingalls, was a fine scholar. a student
Of the classics, and one OF the best
orators the senate ever had. Plumb
~ anything but a brilliant speaker,
and he delivered his speeches SC rap
idly tha. they were caught with diff
Guilty by the senate stenographers.
ingalls, was fastidious in his dress and
mis- personal habits. Plumb was not
at all particular about the style, cut or
condition OF his coat. Meeting ingalls,
IN the ssseesaaad not knowing who he
was. yousWaGidTatonc have set him
down a. q man Of parts. Meeting
Plumb under like conditions. you
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
A Matter of Dictati0n
By NELLIE c..
Copyright. 1910 BY Associated Literary Press.)

Cromlfn entered his office with q
br1sker step than usual. His face wal
flushed and an unaccustomed sparkle
made his gray eyes look black. There
was determination in every Inca,
ment. and a joyous confidence that
spelled considerably more than mere
hope. He had made up his mind at
last, and he felt with supreme gratif.
cation that his period of self-restraint
was going to net him compound in.
terest on his future happiness.
A pile of briefs was stacked up on
his desk. blu Cromlin pushed them
aside and gave his attention to the
letters that had arrived in the morn
Ing mail. There were only a few, and
he dismissed them after a hurried
perusal of the most important ones.
Two or three times he took out his
watch waiting a%nxiously for the
hands to get around to nine o'clock. At
last, Just as the clock on the next
corner struck the hour. the Off ce door
opened and closed quietly. and Miss
Benson entered.
He looked up and nodded a casual
good morning.
The girl took on her hat and laid
1t on q table. Then she went to her
desk and sat down. There were sew
eral envelopes left over from the day
previous. to be addressed, and with
out a word, she pulled up her ma
chine and began the task.
Cromlin, twirling his watch-fob and
alternately lingering the leaves of a
dog-eared reference book on his desk,
"'heeled suddenly in his revolving
chair and studied the profile bent at
tent1vely over the typewriter.
Now. for the first time, Cromlin
noticed that the girls face had grown
noticeably thinner and paler and that
her eyes were Swallowed by purple
rings.
There are only a few letters this
morning, Miss Benson" he said, "and
| think after that you'd better go
home and rest"
h threw him a startled look. and
the crimson suffused her cheeks. |
Something new and constrained In
his voice. despite its tenderness,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06

Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, in mi OF
his brilliant prediction speeches In
New Haven. said. apropos of the law;
The law, properly understood, is
Just and right. 1t appears just and
right to the average man. II 1t isn't
70, 1t IL soon changed.
Sometimes the law seems unjust
for the sso that 1t isn't compre-
hended. Take the case Of the woman
prisoner before Sir Edward Coke.
This woman appeared in court with
her hat ON. The Judge said sternly:
woman may be covered In
church. but not when arraigned IA .
court Of justice.
ITO this the woman replied:
sit seems singular that l may wear
hath he presence 9: Goi. but
not IN the presence Of man.
And shs wouM appear. In her legal
tenofaacs. to have got the better OF
the aSsunsat until Sir Edward Coks
re4oetea::
e isnft singular at all. Man. With
~ Veak intellect. can not discoYer
sectsts known TO God. and, therseeea
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
esoWm Of oeerola Declared That Ne
misunderstanding RreM Ese.s
speech, Assssver Dry lt Might
Seem 20 Others.


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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06

Everyone wears a scarf. Much gilt.
ter and much soft and exquisite color
mark these lovely accessories. They
are in the highest favor and are likely
to remain so for some time to come.
They are long and are often thrown
over the head in the transit to and
from the play. Where one chooses to
wear a quiet gown. the gay scarf or
the bespangied one does wonders in
the way OF Frightening up the costume.
A pretty gown Of gold-brown velvet
with chiffon combined in the waist, a
cream net collar and small round
guimpe, and with a little gold lace In
troduced, was a simple affair by COM
parisOn with the many gorgeous cos
tunes about it. 1t was cut round
length Gas SO many are) and was a
smart visiting gown. The brilliant yell
low and gold spangied scarf and the
lovely couture, with its wide band OF
gold and mass of smooth puffs, made
the ensemble n of the successes OF
the evening. But nerhnns The raven
hair and smooth, creamy skin of the
wearer. and, more than all, the pair OF
and brilliant eyes she possessed.
lent a splendor to her apparel. Ger
ta1nly no n was more admired and
no one so unconscious Of it apparently,
she of the gold scarf.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Who Always Listened

emptying the senate chamber when he
e.ese= .3si;vsrsG sn sGd-es.
of nearly three hours duration with
Senator Brown as his only listener.
the next day l met Senator Brown.
Senator" said. won paid the sen
ator from Florida q cry great cour
tesy In listening patiently to his
speech.
mot patiently" he said. at last; 81
was greatly interested in the speech of
the senator from Florida and received
much Information from him. l do not
care q: ali fos- the flourish Of rhetoric,
and II I am ever Impatient with .
speaker It Is when It is apparent that
he 70 trying to display oratorical gifts.
oratory II all right upon the stump.
but It 10 not In place In the senate, and
I am glad 20 osservs that the rhetori.
cal bombast and the classical quota
tons which in other years character
ICED much Of the speaking In the sen
ate. \ O lnnxer nreyel Tie pesoh
that counts-the kind of speech that
should always be made in the senate
10 the one that informs. Such speeches
drss times t others, but
.:::antnz %
Just such speeches since I took my
seat I have gained . great fund OF
valuable information. There IL no
senator who cannot teach me some
thing. I hope Il may be said OF me IN
time that I have been able to teach
some q my fellow senators something
-at least 70 give them some Informs
ton. And - long - I Am . member
a. the senate. I shall. unless circum-
stanosf ~ which I have no control
prevent Il, listen to every speech made
and pay earnest heed to II, even
though I may chance to DO the only
auditor b the senate chamber"
(Copyrtsht. 1910. by Z. ,. Hdwards, A 4
CaRhta Reserved
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Too Much for Her.


What Is the matter with Aunt Mi.
nerva?" asks the managing editor OF
the WCman's Helpful Hints Magazine.
observing that Aunt Minerva, the edf-
tor OF the answers-to-the-anxtous de-
partment, has just been carried from
the office In q dead faint and placed in
an ambulance.
''she Was opening her mall" replies
the assistant editor, land came upon
q query asking for suggestions m To
what to do IL company should unex-
pectedly arrive while Z woman was
cleaning house and had the parlor and
bedroom furniture In the back yard.
the range dismautled, the curtains
down and the Fsss 20 spfsined
wrist /: sore thumb md had accident
ally dropped her hair fat In ~ Dpeaot
60 enda,.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06

all the way out here from Washing
state OF Indiana vas influenced to go
Republican in 1880. VIII you tell me
the story? l know you an. If you
will"
'I1l tell yo-," he said, grimly. THE
bond Of secrecy was removed from my
lips when the very men who should
have shielded me from prosecution
In the Star Route matter for what I
had done for the Republican party
actually %conspired to prosecute me.
I'll tell you the whole story. and I'll
For 1t was l, the secretary OF the Re-
publican national committee, who
planned and had carried out the trick
that did the work In Indiana"
The next minute Stephen w. Dor
sey started in with his confession.
For A week thereafter l remained at
his ranch. questioning. picking up a
thread here and ! thread there.
writing the story and playing billiards
with my host. When my task was all
done, he read it and vouched for
every statement made therein. Then
the manuscript was tent east. Printed
a short time later. 1t filled nearly two
pages in the New York Sun, and
caused a veritable countrywide SEN
sation. And to this day what Sena-
tor Dorsey told me and what I wrote
about how Indiana had been made Re-
publican in 1880 by the nucchase Of
colored votes at two dollars apiece
has never been denied.
1910. by the Associated Lit
erary Press.>
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Cretorne Shaded.

Tie newest and prettiest thing iii
nome decorations is the lamp shade Of
shirred cretcnne or lowered silk. For
these hea~y wire frames are pur-
chased, the round shape being the
best. The cTetonne or sill is then
shirred tightly under this frame, and
clamped or glued to it. A narrow
border of furniture gimp conceals the
joining place.
In tapestry this variety Of lamp
shade becomes really gorgeous. The
idea. Of course. can be applied in any
of these materials to candle shades
as we'll.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
4 Toilet Novelty.

A small silver novelty that makes
a useful gift for a traveler-especfally
in SUMMERS a flat. plain silver case
to hold the books of powder paper.
The case is double, clasping like a
card case, and is made with an inner
rim, beneath which the powder book
covers are slipped.
Marked with a monogram on one
sid n date on the other, such a
case makes a useful engagement pres.
ent; unmarked it is suitable for \
prize.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06

spring bodySafter violent exerci.e
may be followed b. local and
s.tnnesss3Thts ssamed -nusan;a
rheumatism, however, Is only An indi.
cation OF distetic excess or sedent.rv
nsoit. since II does not occur when
m~etabolism 10 normal.
Colo mas no demonstrable etiolori.
CA relation with respiratory disease
Clean draughts VI not only Nam.
less, but sanitary. being requisite for
perfect ventilation The phrase catch.
Ing cold II meaningless"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Z. J. Edwards Tells Of Senator Dor
sey's c~onfsssIon Of the Way In
Which He Captured indiana
for Republicans In 1880.

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
To Clean Stained ormoIu.

Dull and stained ormolu is not dif.
heult to clean with powdered whiting.
moistened with gin. This cleaning
paste should be rubbed on with q
small brush, the bristles Of which
are hard, so that it is possible TO work,
1t into the chased design Whea 10
paste a dried On 4 ssecl,S ID -
moved With a hard brush aud 1 poflahi
secured with a clean leather.
The above recipe always eiveo ~
iafactipM
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
Pretty Table Decorations.

Smilax is a pretty and effective
Decoration for the dinner table. It
is not expensive. as it can be used
three or four times, provided It is
completely submerged in cold water
between. and then gently shaken and
dried before use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06
She Met HerMafch

in investigating truth, the court must
. all obstacles put aside. Accord
ingly, It Is fitting that the prisoners
hat be removed. and with 1t the shad-
ow that It casts upon her face"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-06

which is ornamented with two rows
OF embroidered buttons.
The corslet and girdle, the latter
knotted II the back, are of light blue
liberty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-23

I The waltz In the back room being
finished, the three couples. followed
by the fiddler and the pianist and
heading for the bar, caught Daylight's
eye.
Surge along, you.all!" he cried
Surge along and name It. This is my
night. and It ain't night that comes
frequent. Surge up. you Siwashes and
Salmon.eaters. It's my night. tell
you-all-'
"A blamed NANCY night" Charley
Bates interpolated.
You're right. my son." Burning Day.
light went on. gayly. "A NANCY night.
but It's my night. you see.s I'm the
NANCY old he-wolf. Listen to me
howl"
And howl he did, like a lone gray
timber wolf. till the Virgin thrust her
pretty fingers In her ears and shiv.
cred. A minute later she was whirled
away in his arms to the dancing floor.
where. along with three other women
and their partners, rollicking Vir.
ginia reel was soon In progress.
Few men knew Elan Harnish by any
other name than Burning Daylight. the
name which had been given him in the
early days In the land because OF his
habit of routing his comrades out OF
their blankets with the complaint that
daylight was burning. or the pioneers
In that far Arctic wilderness. where
all men were pioneers. he was reck.
oned among the Oldest. Men like AL
Mayo and Jack McQuestion antedated
him; but they had entered the land by
crossing the Rockies from the Hudson
Bay country to the east. He. however.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-23

had been the pioneer over the Chilcoot
and Chilcat passes. In the spring Of
1883, twelve years before. stripping
of eighteen. he had crossed over the
Chilcoot with five comrades. In the
fall he had crossed back with one.
Four had perished by mischance In the
bleak. uncharted vastness. And for
twelve years ELAN Harnish had con.
tinued to grope for gold among the
shadows of the Circle Heroes are
seldom given to hero.worship. but
among those of that land. young az he
was. he was accounted an elder hero.
In point of time he was before them
In point Of deed he was beyond them
He was striking figure OF q man.
of all the men in the Tivoii. Soft.
tanned moccasins OF moose-hide. bead.
ed In Indian designs. covered his feet.
His trousers were ordinary overalls.
his coat was made from a blanket.
Congratulated leather mittens. lined
with wool. hung by his side. They
were connected. in the Yukon fashion
by leather thong passed around the
neck and across the shoulders. On bis
head was fur cap. the ear-naps raised
and the tying-cords dangling. His face.
lean and slightly long. with the sugges.
ton Of hollows under the cheek bones.
seemed almost Indian. The burnt skin
and keen dark eyes contributed to this
effect. though the bronze OF the skin
and the eyes themselves were essen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-23

I tally those of white man. lie looked
| older than thirty, and yet, smooth
shaven and without wrinkles. he was
almost boyish. The impression of age
was based on no tangible evidence. 1t
came from the abstracter facts of the
man. from what he had endured and
survived. which was far beyond that
Of ordinary men. lie had lived naked
and tensely. and something of oil this
smoldered In his eyes. vibrated In his
voice and seemed forever a whisper
on his lips.
II was two In the morning when the
dancers. bent on getting something to
eat, adjourned the dancing for half an
hour. And 1t was at this moment that
Jack Kearns suggested poker. Jack
Kearns was a big. bluff.featured man,
who. along with BEETLES. had made
the disastrous attempt to found post
on the headreaches Of the Koyokuk,
far inside the Arctic circle. After that
kearns had fallen back on his posts at
Forty Mile and Sixty Mile and changed
the direction Of his ventures by send
ing out to the states for a small saw
mill and a river steamer. Jack Kearns
suggested poker. French Louis, Dan
Macdonald and Hal Campbell (who
had made a strike on Moosehide). all
three Of whom were not dancing be.
cause there were not girls enough to
go around. inclined to the suggestion
They were looking for a fifth man
when Burning Daylight emerged from
the rear room, the Virgin on his arm
the train Of dancers In his wake. In
response to the hail of the poker.play.
ers. he came over to their table In the
corner.
want to sit In" sale Campbell.
"How's your luck?"
II sure got 1t tonight" Burning Day.
light answered with enthusiasm.
and at the same time felt the Virgin
press his arm warningly She wanted
him for the dancing. Il sure got my
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-23

luck with me. but I'd sooner dance
l ain't hankerin' to take the money
away from you-all."
Nobody urged. They took his re-
fusai as hnal. and the Virgin was
pressing his arm to turn him away
In pursuit Of the supper.seekers. when
he experienced change OF heart. II
was not that he did not want to dance.
nor that he wanted to hurt her; but
that insistent pressure on his arm put
his free man.nature in revolt. The
thought In his mind was that he did
not want any woman running him.
Himself favorite with women, never.
theless they did not bulk big with him.
They were toys. playthings. part OF the
relaxation from the bigger game OF
lie. He met women along with the
whisky and gambling. and from obser.
walton he had found that II war far
easier to break away from the drink
and the cards than from woman once
the man was properly entangled. He
resisted the pull on his arm by the
mere negative mass OF him. and said:
u sort OF feel q hankering to give
you.all a futter."
Tact and sympathy strove with him.
and he smiled with his eyes into the
Virgins eyes az he said:
"You.aIl 60 and get some grub.
amt hungry. And we'll dance some
more by and by. The nights young
yet. Go It. old girl"