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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Stopping A Convention Panic.

| Colonel Dick Bright, who has at
tended every Democratic national
convention within the memory of
man, was once caught in theater
panic. Being desperately in love with
his own life, the colonel desired to
prevent anybody else in the theatre
knocking him down and using his
handsome face as one Of the mile
stones on the road TO the exits. In
spired by the emergency, he stood up
in his seat and heaped on that crowd
of terrorized and struggling men and
women the most horrible stream Of
profanity that he could possibly
enunciate which, it may be remark
ed, was profanity of an emphatic and
marvellous variety. But it did the
work, because it made the audience
so mad that they all took a hand in
beating him up.
In 1884 at the Democratic conven-
tion in Chicago the colonel was In
charge of preserving order in the hall.
At that time his face had not re-
covered from the ordeal OF darting
hither and thither under the impact
of what had happened to him in the
theatre, and he had great respect
for profanity as pacitier. Conse-
uuently, he went to the chief Of the
fire department., and requested the
loah of twelve men to preserve order
in tho oop vontion hall
81 don't want any members of the
church., !" he explained, land l want
men who have strong bass voices"
His request having been granted,
he visited the various tire-engine
houses and picked up the twelve
classiest profanity venders he could
find.
CHOW" he told his swell brigade
! eff there is any sign of panic in this
hall, leap on a chair and cut loose
with that line of talk you gave me be-
hind the fire house this morning.
The delegates will forget all about
their fright, and put their time beat
ing you up. You will find me leading
the chorus from the speakers plat
form
There was no sign of panic in that
convention, but che colonel still main
tains that his system is the best ever
invented for keeping people from
rushing to the exits. Popular Maga-
zine
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
No National Conventions.

Naturally, the treatment accorded
the Colonel at Chicago set him to
thinking about national conventions,
national committees and party organ
izations. The lamentable outcome OF
that gathering, not so much in Its
personal disappointment OF his ambi-
tion as in it's portrayal of the ability
to defeat the popular will convinced
him, as it has, others, that some
means must be provided by which the
popular will may be given effect.
So he recently put forth, in tenta-
tive way, his ideas Briefly, he would
nationalize the Wisconsin plan and
have presidential primaries, in which
voters would express their preferences
for candidates and at the same Time
select national committeeman and, to
provide against the contingency of no
majority, delegates to convention
which would make a choice OF candi-
date
The nominees for president, vice
president, senators and representa-
tives in congress would assemble and
adopt party platform covering the
policies advocated by the party. They
being the persons charged by the vot-
ers with responsibility for giving ef-
feet to party promises would act under
a sense of that responsibility, which
would leao to the elimination from
platforms of those catch planks, plati-
tudes and pledges made with no pur-
pose OF redemp ption which character
ize platforms prepared by irresponsi-
BILE resolution committees of nation
al conventions.
All this, it seems to The Tribune,
may be accomplished by means of a
federal law regulating the manner in
which candidates for president are
put in nomination. 1t would require
simply an application of the Wis
consin law to cover the national field.
1t operates we'll In that state. The
platform there became what Senator
Newlands terms a Legislative pro-
gram prepared by those in position
to carry it into effect. 1t has result
ed there in better legislation. 1t
would, applied to the national field,
absolutely prevent those too frequent
exhibitions of disregard OF public in
terests and the accomplishment OF
selfish ends by questionable means
Sioux City Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

regimental colors Mistaking the word
Of command, they faced about and
started for the rear. When the mis-
take was pointed out, Gordon's men
faced about again and charged pell-
nell through the tangled abatis and
over the intrenchments.
Mystified by the tactics Of the south
erners, the Federals again retreated.
and in the eagerness Of pursuit the
Alabamians plunged blindly into mo-
rass two or three feet deep. Gordon's
men were soon caught in snare.
From fresh Federal brigade the Third
and Fifth Michigan were sent into
piece of woods on Gordon's flank.
These two regiments, led by General
Phil Kearny in person, were the van
guard Of Kearny's division. At the
first sound Of battle Kearny had set
out from the Federal reserve camps at
the head of the first troops within call.
These CHANGED to be the Michigan men.
Phil Kearny at the Point of Danger
BY their fierce and steady bush fight
Ing they checked the fury Of the en-
emy and gained time for Kearny's
main column to get up. Kearny gal
loped back and forth, impatient over
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

to Yankee prisons, but that was a tri.
fie compared to the Ill luck it caused
for the flag he served.
From the picket posts it was but
short ride to the headquarters OF Gen
eral Keyes, the Federal commander on
that line, and the aid was soon asked
to explain himself to the enemy. He
had ridden out from Richmond toward
the hostile lines for the purpose OF
overtaking General Longstreets divi-
sion of Confederates and deliver to Its
commander fresh orders from his
chief. Either Longstreet or himself
had missed the proper road. Not that
he gave his case away so easily, but his
war outfit. combined with confusion
over the capture, convinced Keyes that
something new was on the cards
across the lines. Keyes alarmed the
outposts and reserves
A Flood Dividing the Federal Army
A heavy rain Of some days duration
had flooded the Chickahominy river,
beyond which. northward. the main
portion of McClellan's beseging army
lay, and the Confederate leader, count
ing upon an advantage in the fmpassa-
BILE waters. had marched out 10000
men to overrun Keyes' corps and its
reserve, amounting In all to about 3d.
900, while succor for them was out OF
reach. Owing to Lieutenant Washing
toms misadventure Longstreet did not
get his proper orders for the attack,
and other generals who were to
INfc rfy
were left in fog. So the several col
umns in gray marched boldly forward
and stirred up separate fights.
McClellan's left wing had crossed
the Chickahominy to the Richmond
side. Keyes' corps held the advance
with raiiying points at Fair Oaks and
Seven Pines, about a mile apart and
both about five miles from Richmond.
The line did not run parallel to the
| river and was distant from the bridges
over which the Federal troops had
crossed from two to five miles. Scarce
ly had Keyes men formed for battle
between Fair Oaks and Seven Pines
| when the Confederate skirmishers ap-
peared and opened the sensational bat
| tie of Fair Oaks, the first heavy COM
bat at the gates of Richmond. Colonel
John B. Gordon led the Confederate
skirmishers at Fair Oaks, his own regi-
ment Of Aiabamians. the sixth.
Battle Between Skirmishers.
In order to reach the battlefield by
thort cut Gordon had marched his sol.
diers through White Oak swamp. After
getting out OF the mire, which was
waist deep. they next ran into briery
thicket. and the experiences of the
march brought them to fighting tenn
per which only pitched battle could
tone down. Two New York regiments,
the Eighty first and Eighty-f1fth, stood
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

in line in a stump lot where the timber
had been cut to give range for the
guns of Federal battery. The Ala
bamians opened a brisk fire upon the
New Workers.. and when it was briskly
returned they threw themselves down
behind the stumps and took picked
shots. In short time the New York
ers retired to the shelter of a line Of
trenches in front Of the guns.
About the time that the New Yorkers
fell back the Confederate brigade led
by General Rodes charged on the bat
terry near Gordon's line, and Gordon or
dered the Alabamians to rally on the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
The English Cook.

M. Escoffier. the famou London
chef, was talking to a tourist at the
Carlton about London cooks.
'sThe typical London cook" he de
clared, twas certainly the one who
shifted and said to me-"
"Plain cookin'-that's where you
put the whole egg inside the puddin.
And fancy cookin'-that's where you
put the yoke inside and the white out
side. There amt nothin to Ii, nuth
er; ain it only just the same one egg
wherever you put it?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
The War Fifty Years Ago

Battle of Hanover Court House, Near Richmond-Gen-
eral Mcclellan Clears the Way For a Junction of His
Army With the Army of General Mcdowell North of
the Confederate of Corinth Miss,
by the ConfederatesFirst Cavalry Raid of the War.
Desperate Fighting at Fair Oaks, Close to Richmond.
The Conederates Attack McClellan's Left Wing Driv
ing 1t Two Mies---The Ground Is Recovered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

Hugo B. Koch who on former
occasions has played Bates in THE
House of Thousand Candles" John
Armitage in THE Port of Missing
Men" and Manson In "The Servant
of the House, before a Canton
audience will this season Star under
the management of the United Play
Co. in that New York and Chicago
success 1.-The City,.
Manager Campbell Of our local play
house is corresponding with the
United Play Co. in hope of securing
this attraction for one night early in
the season and should he be successful
we can look forward to real dramatic
as well as a society event.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

Notice of Teachers Examination.
The next regular examination for
Life, State and First Grade Certifi-
Gates will be held in the Court Room
at Canton, Aug. $3.50, commencing
at eight o'clock. The usual schedule
will be observed.
D1LLA E. WndPLE, Co. Supt. $40.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

GENERAL PHIL KEARNY q. g. A., con-
sPICUoUs FIGURE AT FAIR OAKS.
the delay caused by the flooded swamp
roads The leader of one belated regi-
ment, riding in advance of his men.
asked the general what point he should
strike first. "Oh, anywhere-anywhere
colonell You'll find lovely fighting
along the whole llne'' There were both
poetry and truth in that reply. The
Fifth Michigan went in at double quick
to within thirty feet OF the enemy's
rifles. This regiment mustered 300
men and lost l54 killed and wounded.
Kearny's promptness in throwing in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

u. s. ".
- LIEUTENANT j. B. WASHING
TON, Q. s. A, was In the sad
IL die and abroad early on the
morning of May 81. 1862. Con.
trary to his intentions, In the course
of the forenoon he rode into the Fed
eral picket posts at Seven Pines. In
front of Richmond The mishap of
the lieutenant, who belonged to the
Mount Vernon Washingtons and serv'
ed as an aidde-camp on the staff OF
General Joseph ID. Johnston. the Con
federate commander. ended In trip
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Short-Class Aphorisms.
BY WAIT MASON

Many men who scow8 are walking on
the ties, with aching feet, sacrificed,
by too much talking, pleasant homes
in Easy Street.
If your wife does daily labor to pro-
vide the kids with crusts, you can not
impress your neighbor with your
views upon the trusts.
Love will grow in strength and ard
or, Cupid wear his sweetest grin,
where there's beefsteak in the larder
and potatoes in the bin.
Mules are great; we praise them
loudly, sing their virtues through the
years, till they get swelled up, and
proudly go to Dragging of their ears.
When the tyrants grind our faces
or upon our bodies walk, it's because
we're keeping cases much too closely
on the clock.
1t is we'll that some are carving fur
rows on the fertile farm, for the coun-
try would be starving If we all viewed
with alarm.
Mary had a woody creature which
achieved such lasting fame that it
soon became a feature of the moving
picture game.
Truth is loaded down with shackles
which she strives to break in vain;
nearly every hen that cackles adds a
fresh link to the chain.
Swat your children with no swat
ters; punishment has little sense;
never whip your sons and daughters
till you must in self-defense.
Probably tiresome bore or some
thing worse you will be called, If you
sell hair restorer while your dome
of thought is bald.
Hon. Robert Ermitt Dowdell, Edit
or of the Artisan Advocate, Presi-
dent of National Press Association
and Democratic nominee for Congress
was in Canton Monday night, taking
the early morning train east. Mr..
Dowdell met with a serious accident
several weeks ago and walks with q
cane in consequence. He went to
Mason City to consult some surgeon
there. Bro. Dowdell will enter upon
a hot campaign soon and wishes to
20 in with both feet in good running
order. Even il he cannot do that he
has more force than dozen ordinary
men and the newspaper boys through
out the state wont be a bit sorry tc
address him as Hon. r. e. Dowdell, M
10.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
Other Events Of the Week.

About the middle Of May, 1862, Cen
eral Irwin Mcdowell, who lay at Fred
ericksburg with 10000 Federal troops.
was ordered to march direct toward
Richmond. Near that city he was to
unite his force with the Army Of the
Potomac, which Mcclellan was leading
against Richmond. An obstacle to this
union was division Of Confederates
at Hanover, about twenty-five miles
from Richmond. On the 9th General
Fitz-John Porter's command attacked
and dispersed the Confederates, thus
clearing the way for McDowells ad-
vance.
On the Both Of May the Confederate
army under General Beauregard 0vac-
pated Corinth, Miss, which for one
month had been besieged by Federals
led by General 81. w. Halleck Beau
regard was hard pressed by Halleck
and abandoned his fortincatjons -
unfairly so as to avoid useless ba1tlA
On the same day the first notable cav
airy raid OF the war took placo q
Boonville, not far from C0r1ntk ~
was led BY Colonial W. Z Hlli0tl @
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09

Pierre, South Dakota, July 80, 1872
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-05-31
The CulbertSOn
Tailoring Company

John Savevold. of Dane Valley. was in
town Tuesday. He has his crops all in
except fax.
G. w. Ortschied says in his ad this week
to Save the pieces See what he has to
say about it.
Poplar won two games from Froid, one
last Saturday and one Sunday. on the
Froid grounds.
w. Mathews left Thursday morning for
Poplar to do some surveying on the claim
of Theodore Rounds of the South Side.
1t is reported that IA inches of moisture
have fallen in this vicinity since last Sep
TENDER and yet some say it never rains
here
True Mathews. brother of w. Math-
ews. is here this week. He likes the coun-
try and may decide to locate here and
bring his family. He lives at present at
Wiprud. N. d.
List your farm for sale with the Valley
Land Co. Off
Rev. X. T. Cookingham received a tele-
gram Tuesday morning that his father, w.
II. Cookingham, was very i'll at his home
in Chicago, and might die. He at once
made hasty preparations for departure and
took Train No. for the east about half an
hour after receiving the telegram. He had
made preparations to make an address at
the Commencement Exercises tonight. but
Of course will not be present.
Tanner & Best received a carload of good
seed potatoes this week. 2t4
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Have Mathews look after your land bus
mess. Off
Mrs. Archibald of Homestead. was in
town last Saturday and made the Search
light call.
/. E. Peterson, of the State Bank of Gull
bertson. was appointed administrator OF
the D. c. Reed estate by Judge Utter on
Tuesday.
FOR SALE-An ice chest. nearly new:
also brass trimmed iron bedstead. as good
as new. Inquire of Mrs. NJ. !. Dunn. Gull
bertson. 6t4
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will meet at
the home of Mrs. !. Z. Bewick Thursday
afternoon. June 9th. All members and
friends are invited.
c. A. Teale left for his home in Chicago
Tuesday after visit of three weeks with
his daughter who has claim near Uucle
Jimmy Boyd. who is also a relative of the
Teales.
A dance was given Ly Mr.. Sorbel at his
place miles north of Culbertson Saturday
night in his new barn which has been re-
Gently erected. A number from Culbertson
went and had very enjoyable time. The
music. furnished by parties from Froid.
was excellent.
Mrs. ]. w. Dale returned Monday from
Ann Arbor. where she has been visiting
friends tor the past six weeks. Prof. Dale
is also home from Mondak for a three
months vacation and he and Mrs. Dale
are again living in their beautiful home in
Culbertson Mrs Dale is now enjoying
perfect health.
Rev. I. w. Chase has consented to de-
liver the address in the Commencement
exercises tonight in place of Rev r. I.
Cookingham who was called to Chicago on
account of the illness Of his father. The
Bell Orchestra of Williston will furnish
the music for the occasion.
Contests prosecuted or defended. by
Walter Mathews. u. S. Land Attorney. Off
The case of the Citizens State Bank VS..
Balfour and Perry came before Judge Ut
ter at Glasgow on Monday r. o. Lunke
was attorney for the Bank and the defense
was represented by F. NJ. Catlin and At
torney McKeller of Glasgow. This is the
case where lot OF machinery was attached
last year by the bank on a suit for some
notes given by Balfour & Perry. Verdict
in favor Of plaintiff in the sum of $500 and
costs. amounting to s47s. The machinery
will be sold by the sheriff in the near flu
ture. C. A. Wittmeier was in Glasgow as
a witness for the bank and Mr.. Balfour as
a witness for the defense.
Call on the Valley Land Co. for farm
loans. Off
1t would surprise you to know of the
great good that is being done by Chamber
lain's Tablets. Darius Downey. of New
berg Junction. N. b.. writes. MY wife has
been using Chamberlain's Tablets and
finds them very effectual and doing her lots
of good" If you have any trouble with
your stomach or bowels give them a trial.
For sale by all dealers.
Stock pastured close to town. For terms
call on Butterheld & Englebright. 4tf
G. w. Tanner. of the Big Store of Cul-
bertson. returned home Wednesday morn
ing from California where he spent the
last three months. He left Mrs. Tanner
in Glendale, Calf, where she is still TAX
ing treatment. Her health is much inn
proved. however. and Mr.. Tanner thinks
she will be home this fall. She sent her
regards and best wishes to her many
friends in culbertson and vicinity.
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HOw'S This =?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o..
We. the undersigned. have known y. J. Cheney
Tor the last IS yeax and believe him perfectly hon
orable IN all business transactions and financially
able 20 carry out any ohagntions made by his nrm
NATIONAL BANK or ConMEKcE.
Tuxedo. Ohio
Halls CAtarrh Cure b takea Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces VI the
system 1essiaunials sens free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all DruxgiseA
JAks Halls Family Pills for coassipatioa.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-11-28

|godniu, jake " tygodniu O.
twarcia sk}adu, wszystkie to.
wary W tym sxladzie spree.
|dawane sa po specvalnie
niskich cenach. Jest to dobrs
sposobnosc do %kupowania
%rozmaitych rzeczy ma swieta
oraz podarunk6w gwiazdko-
wych.
Pamietajcje 0 tenn, ze W
t:ym tygodniu dostaniecie
wszystko 20 specyalnie mi
zonych cenach.
NOWY rociag ko]ei North
Western w~ystawiony by1 ma
okaz ma stacy PREY Madison
ul. pomiedzy Canal i Clinton
ul. W Chicago, potem W nocy
W sobote Is ljstopada, 1912
::yys}any zosta1 pierwszy raz
do St. Paul i Minneapolis.
Jest to pociag podlug nal.
nowszych urzadze6 robio.
ny ! umeblowany a wy.
ko6czony wewnatrz hiszpah.
skiem mahoniowem drzewem.
Nowy pociag opuszczac
bed zie Chicago kazdego dnia
o godz. 6:45 wieczorem, W
st. Paul stanie dnia nastep-
nego o godz. 7:15 zrana a W
Minneapolis Q 7:55 z rama.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-11-28

Szanownych abo-
nent6w Wiarusa pro-
shiny, ably %jaknaipre-
dzej uiScili sic z ma
~lezyto6ci "a Wiarusa,
be gazeta kosztuje
wiele %pieniedzy, kt6'.
re my p}acic N musimy .
regularnie "a Z PAPER,
.druk, dzierzawe ro-
botnikom ltp., ola
tego i Ia gazette mu-
simy sic ~dopominac
zaptaty i pros1my ably
n,si Szanowni abo-
nenci "a takowa p}a-
ci!i naprz6d.
Wydawnictwo Wiarusa
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-11-28
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5. p. KS. kaZimierZ K0by-
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kap]a14kie otrzymaf W LIE
wanium W czerwcu roku
1887. w iesioni tegoz roku
przyby| do Ameryki do dye
cezyi Fort Wayne, 1ndiana.
SprzykrzYwszy sobie ciagie
utarczki z niezaleznym', kt6
rzy W ow.ym czasie najza-
wzieciej agitowali W Chicago
i okolicy, przeni6st sic W
roku 1899 pc smierci s p
ks. Romano ~Gu~owskiego do
St. Paul, MINI. i objai pare
fe sw. Kazimierza Kr. III
tam dobrego ydzia|af, wiedza
dcbrze parafianie sw. Kazi
mierza. lego staranicm prze.
dewszystkiem zawdzieczaja
piekny ko5cj6l nowy i dobrze
urzadzona szko}e.
Ola s}abosci opuScif to pa
rafie i udal sic " ojczystc
strony s2ukac ulgi i pomocy
ola nadw4tlonych sill W sier.
pniu 1910 r.. Me pomog}>
jednakowoz ami woody pole
cane przez lekarzy, AMI lime
lekarstwa, uleg} sercowej
chorobie W dniu wyzej wy
mienionym.
Znalismy S. 2. ks. Koby-
l'hsk>egO take tn W VINO
ME, gdzie. czestym bywa1
gosciem Prev. KS. Probosz-
GA ma Stanis}awowie. Wielu
tez pamieta jego do serca j
ro2umu przemawiajace kaza-
MIA / mowy patryotyczne. Me
zapominaimy przeto O jego
duszy! :.
Wieczny odpoczynek: race
mu dac Panic, a swiat1osc
wiekuista niechaj mu swieci.
A y,oor1
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-11-28

w PARAFII 6w. Kazimie.
RIA Kr. odbywa sic cd pc.
niedzialku bazaar, kt6ry "a.
kohczy sic W piatek 20 b. 10.
Kto dotad tam ME by}, MECH
dis idzie napewno.