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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
They May Give Away Their Money.
but Never Themselves. Says
q. K. C~hesterton.

There are two other odd and rather
them. The first is this: That with
this a~ristocracy We do not have the
chance of a lucky variety In types
which belongs to larger and looser
arisrccracies. The moderately rich
include all kinds OF people-even
good people. Even priests are some
times saints; and ever soldiers are
sometimes heroes. Some doctors have
really 9rown wealthy by curing their
patients and not by flattering them:
some brewers have been known to
sell beer. But among the very rich
you will never find a really generous
man. even by accident. They may
give their money away. but they will
never give themselves away: they are
egotisuc. secretive. dry - old bones.
To be smart enough to get all that
money. you must be dull enough to
want It
Lastly. the most serious point about
them 10 this: That the new miser II
fattered for his meanness and the
old one never was. It was never
called self-denial in the old miser that
he lived on beans. Il 10 called self
denial In the new millionaire II he
lives on beans. A man like Dancer
was never praise, asa Christian
saint for going In rags. A man like
Rockefeller 10 praised q = sort OF
pagan stole for his early rising or his
unassumins dreti. His 'simpis-
meals. his ssimplnx clothea. his
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31

6olIcf Room ana magazine Bic" Up.
with water. and there was no current
10 mark their presence. 1t was high
water when we landed troops on the
shore of the lake.
Our boats were of different drafts.
The large ones could not go near
shore. and the smaller steamers lay
between them and the shore. so that
the soldiers could walk over them
som ewhat as If they were a pontoon
bridge. We had several gunboats
there, two Of them. the Colorado and
the Matagora. ironclad. and there
we're river boats and ferry boats. The
Clifton was we'll armed and SO was
York. with a heavy gun at bow and
at stern and two b:oadsides Of four
smaller guns each.
I'VE were not allowed TO stay in the
lake without a visit from the enemy.
A feet of confederate boats came
down the bayous from the Red river
and disputed our position. The Queen
OF the West val the most formidable
of them. She was a ram. though not
ironclad. The other boats were river
steamers. with bales Of cotton around
their sides and with guns pointing
through apertures in the cotton guard.
They were floating forts.
THE Queen Of the West tcame
steaming down at US and In her path
was one of our %ironclads. They told
US afterward that the pilot had called
out to the captain that they were
headed for an iron boat and that the
captain had sworn to sink the boat
even it 1t was iron. They put on full
steam ahead. The water was like
glass. They cut through It at a great
speed and ran on a lot Of submerged
stumps. The bow was thrown high
into the air and there hung the Queen
Of the West.
THE Calhoun and the Clifton took
position. one on each side. and shelled
her. The Calhoun. a sidewheeler.
was kept swinging about without
moving away from her position and
firing broadsides or stern or bow guns
as they came into range The Queer
OF the West was game to the last and
she returned the fire until her boiler
room and magazine blew up. There
was nothing left OF her except a pile
OF wreckage. AS soon as she blew up
the rest Of the confederate fleet.
which had been doing a little firing.
turned about and made for tn. bayous.
They knew the channel and so escap-
ed, but some of them were captured
after our boats had made their way
north"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31

DIV NA4SSS AAA> ~ S~~A SAANS w
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when a friend Of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it.
Now I look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. l can do my own housework,
hoe my garden, and milk a COW. l can
entertain company and enjoy them. 1
can visit when I choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. l wish l could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, Ill.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case of female trouble
and it made me q we'll woman. My.
health was all broken down, the doctors
said I must have an operation, and was
ready to 60 to the hospital, but dreadedit
30 that I began taking your Compound.
I got along SO well that l gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
tion."-Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, r. R.
No. 8, M%urrayville, III.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
Thackeray's First Poem.

Thackeray's momentous first appear
ance In print vas q satirical poem.
published in the Western Luminary
during I'M OF the happy holiday times
which he spent in Dcvonshjre. when
still q scholar at the Charterhorse. A
certain Mr.. Lalcr Shell was to have
delivered a speech upon Penendon
Heath. but the crowd refused to hear
him. He had taken the precaution.
however, to send copies Of his intend
ed GRAFTON to all the leading journale
before leaving town. and these. OF
course. printed It The jadicrous Incl.
dent inspires Thackeray to write .
little jeu d'esprit. entitled Irish Mel
ody." telling hows"Mister Shell. when
the men OF Kent began = grevious
shouting" found comfort In ~refectina
MY speech 4 safe In the Times ,
Wot
And exc n ~ Nosntn9 CArsNacia.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31

that does not greatly matter. Who acts
for Brennan!"
Captain Moorehouse, rather against
his will, l think"
Very we'll. Cation: I am perfectly
satisfied, and am, indeed, greatly
obliged to you: yet before We go out
desire to speak . word o. two with
the utmost f~rankness." I stood facing
him. my hand resting lightly upon
the writing table. my eyes reading his
expressive face. AS my second l wish
you to comprehend fully my actions.
and the motives that inspire them. II
they are In any way unsatisfactory to
your mind you may feel at perfect lib
erty to withhold your services. L am
now, and always have been. opposed
to dueling; l believe It wrong In prin-
ciple, and . travesty upon justice: but
Il IL O custom OF the South, a require
ment among officers Of our army, and
after what has Just occurred between
Major Brennan and myself cannot
honorably refuse any longer to go out
Major Brennan has deliberately placed
me In q position where ! cannot avoid
meeting him without losing all stand
ing in my corps. ] sought to escape.
but was prevented by accident: now
simply yield to the inevitable. l
feel confident you will not misconstrue
these words; you surely know me suf-
flciently well SO as not to attribute
them to c~owardice. I shall face him ex-
actly in accordance with your ar
rangements, asking nothing upon my
part, yielding him every satisfaction
he can possibly desire-but ! shall
fire in the air"
He stared at me incredulously, his
face a perfect picture OF amazement.
But. Wayne" he stammered. ARE you
aware that Major Brennan is an ex
pert with the pistol? that he holds the
Sixth Corps trophy? Do you realize
that he goes out deliberately intending
t. kill you?"
Il was not posted an to the first fact
you mention. but have never enter
tanned the slightest doubt as to the
other. However. they do o in the
least AFFECT my decision. Yet I do not
desire you to suppose that l am at all
quixotic In this-there is q personal
reason why ] am perfectly willing to
risk my life rather than injure Major
Brennan"
His troubled yes studied me intent
y, and then his face suddenly bright
ened with . new thought. Wayne"
he asked. placing his hand upon my
arm familiarly. els 1t Mrs. Brennan 2"
For IN instant hesitated, but his
manly, honest c~ountenance treasured
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
Very Rich Never Generous

simple" funeral. are all extolled as
II they were c%reditable I him. They
are ~disgraceful to him. exactly as dis.
graceful as the latter. and vermin Of
the old miser we're disgraceful to him.
TO be In rags for charity would be the
condition OF a saint; to be in rags
for money was that Of a filthy old
fool Precisely in the same way. to
be simple" for charity ~ the state
OF = saint;sto be simple" for money
Is that Of a filthy old fool. OF the two
have more respect for the old miser.
gnawing bones In an attic. K
Chesterton in LONDON Daily News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
tTo BE ~coNTINuED.>
When eeeeher "Aonersd.-

Coming home from the morning
service one Sunday DR. Reecher threw
himself or a lounge and said. In q one
OF deep detection: II believe that was
the worst sermon I ever preached"
One Of his daughters protested that
she had seldom heard him when be
was energetic. "Oh. yes" was
the Impatient reply. When ! haven't
anything to say ! always holler."-rhs
Outlook.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
~ 4..em PRAY for Davis.

\. Let S.,em Pray Tor Davis.
When in Savannah a delegation of
church people came to Gen. Sherman.
and asked if they might put JEFF Davis
name in their prayer-books, and pray
for the rebel president in their
churches.
Wan. to pray for JEFF Davis. do
you?' asked Sherman.
Yes; we, can't pray for Lincoln"
Well said Sherman, Just go
ahead and pray for old JEFF. He
needs it."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
couldn,t Find ! Boy,

When leaving New York the Iro-
quois encountered rough weather. and
a sailor was washed overheard. The
captain called to a new Irish recruit to
throw a buoy over to him. Presently
something went V the side, and the
captain asked Pat If it was the
buoy.
'Shure an OF couldn't foind q
boy. so Oh chucked over an OF
nan"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
women SHOULD
Be PROTECTED
Against So Many Surgical Op-
erations. How Mrs. Bethune
and Mrs. Moore Escaped.
Sikeston, Motor sever years l suf-
fered everything. I was in bed for four

or five days at a time
every month, and 50
weak I could hardly
walk. Icramped and
had backache and
headache, and was.
SO v and weak
that I dreaded to see
anyone or have any
one the room.
The doctors gave me.
medicine to ease me
said that / ought to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
CHAPTER xxxlv.-con.Inued.

to let you and Beelzebub go. but 1t will
prove . serious loss to the u OF
the South" / said. my thoughts In
stantly turned by mention o! the mule
to matters of more Importance. II ex-
pect there will be lively times up
U way"
"Ye kin jist bet thar will" en-
Enthusiastically. "Itll be nip and tuck.
\ reckon. but I'm mighty hopeful O.
Marian. Thet dern muel he needs ter
be took down q peg"
Sergeant" I said, did you send out
. party to bring in our horses and the
sabers1"
1T vos all done already; der horses
vos found und der swords"
How many men have we lost?"
der vos I'VE kilt, Captain: dot vos
II. ! vos hit NIT der ear on: Sands
II goin' to die, und maybe Elliott will
not get some better; some odders vos
hurried"
How many men d0es that leave us
At Tor duty?" l asked decisively. push
Ing hack my plate and rising from the
table.
.Dsrs vos twelve, Captain. NIT me"
That will DO. I said. I'm half an
hour from now have the men ready
for the road" and ] turned and left the
room.
We must depart 1t once. More than
q nov l realised the necessity for
Aasts. / hoped TO meet the omcer com
nandlug the Federal detachment who
I'D come TO U aid. pay him the Gus
tomaEy marks Of respect, and ret
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
Como Some.

How las, Gid McCarty run when
he rebels .opened on our ranks?"
oh pdriy last
"As last as he could run 2.
Eas. et,. As last as Two OF him
!. ould rLn. NJ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
Z Brand You Here and Now ~ Sneak
and Liar: Now Will You Fieht7"

and Liar; Now viii You Fisht7"
friend, and with full confidence that L
am upon the right side In the quar-
rel"
For . moment nc one spoke. Bren-
nan biting his mustache to keep back
the words he burst not utter. Then
Cation turned to me.
III you viii retire to the library.
Wayne viii arrange this matter with
whoever may represent Major Brsn-
MAI.
With . slight formal bow to those
present l quilted the room.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-10

from . merchant in the contest you get
votes both from him and the manu-
facturer on the same purchase.
Read all the advertisements in The
Herald to keep in close touch with the
contest opportunities.
Bear in mind that contestants have to
bear no expense; and because all lines
Of goods are represented in the contest
unnecessary purchases are not required.
1t is advisable for contestants to se-
cure copies of the list Of advertising
merchants and manufacturers from The
Advocate and distribute them among
their friends with the request that they
patronize those establishments and prod
ucts.
In asking . person to assist him in the
competition . contestant IL doing that
person a favor. For by patronixing tho
firms in the contest the public II certain
to get reliable qualities at moderate
prices.
Success win not come By chanoA Il
10 not . lucky contest. To win you
The Washington herald., 1912-11-10

must plan. work. and step lively. Per
sistent effort IL the secret Of success.
Above all. be sure you know all the I'd.
vertisers In the contest.
By all means enter at once. The delay
Of q single week or day may result In
defeat at the end Of the competition. All
that IL necessary to do to enter the COM
petition IL to cut out one Of the nomina-
tion blanks printed daily In The Herald.
fill 1t In. and forward to Tho Advocate.
Upon the acceptance Of the nomination
the nominee wfll be credited with 1,00t
votes. A person may nominate himself
or have some one else do II for him. II
II IL inconvenient to send in one Of the
regulation nomination blanks, then for
ward the name. address and telephone
number. II any. Of the nominee. the
number Of the voting district. and the
name Of the nominAtor. Nominations
should be addressed to The Advocate,
Washington Herald Contest Headquar-
ters. IA Thirteenth Street Northwest,
Washington. d. c.
Only one nomination win be accepted
for each nominee. Persons In sendina
IN nominations should be careful that the
number Of the voting district 10 given
correctly. Entering the contest places
the compstttor under no obngationsL n
does not require the expenditure Of
monsys O. the pos0ess1o0 Of unusual
Sifta
II you have not already entered the
contest. cut the blank out at once, an
II In. and send II to The Advocate.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
YOU CAN BE A WINNER
Here's the Way to Get One of the $50 Awards.

The race gets keener and more inter-
esting every day. Contestants are work
ing harder than ever. YOU must keep
!. on the jump to win. Patronize the mer-
chants and manufacturers whose adver-
tisements appear In The Washington
Herald either on this or some other page.
Advertisers in the contest have this line
In their announcements: I'VE give votes
in The Heralds' $4,000 contest" Retail
merchants all over the city are giving
votes. Buy from them.
You get one vote with every 8 cents
you spend with them. These firms sell
everything you need. Watch for new
announcements.
. Scores Of manufacturers are repre-
scented. Save the wrappers, labels. or
cartons Of their goods ana turn them
In at the Contest Building. IA thirteenth
Street Northwest. You get one vote
for each cent you spend for . manu-
fsctured product advertised In the con-
test You get the votes on the product
whoeher the mercAant you buy from u
IN the contest Of not but BY buyins
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-21

Harrington, Neb.-Dr. w. A.
Slack, wealthy oculist, mistook
poison for brandy. Dead.
Cincinnati, O.-2o,000 mem
bers of Holy Name Society of
Catholic Church paraded streets
in anti-profanity crusade.
Hopkinsville, Ky.-4e passen-
gers hurt when Woodmen of the
World excursion train on I. c,
railroad was wrecked near here.
Nashville, Tenn.-0ne negro
killed, 2 others wounded and
white miner shot in knee at Coal
Mount, Tenn, in clash between
whites and blacks after 7 negroes
had been arrested for gambling.
Lethybridge, Alberta.-Police
claim that Harry Kline, arrested
here as pickpocket, is escaped con-
vict from San Quentin, Cal.
Bordeaux.-Amadex Lacour,
aviator, killed while giving fancy
flying exhibition.
Teddy's all right. His wife is
in command, and she's one of the
finest women this country ever
produced.
Urbana, Ill.-Six University of
Illinois students, leaders in riot
Gus attack at Walker Opera
House, will be expelled.
Petalurna, cal.-40 persons, in
GLIDING Mayor hartman, badly
burned when burning auto ex-
ploded.
Beverly, Mass.-President Taft
announced that he would leave
Beverly November /.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-21

tackled her. S captured. Sheriff
had hard time preventing lynch
ing.
Washburn, Wis.-Mrs. M.
Haley, Iron River, filed suit
against Swift Packing Company
for $4,000, charging that their
sausage caused illness of 8 of her
children.
Bridgeport, Conn. - Fannie
Crosby, 81, blind hymn writer, is
seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Spezia, Italy.-Guglielrno Mar
conf, wireless inventor, whose
right eye was removed Thursday,
may lose left eye.
New York.-Mrs. Abraham H.
Haight died after being given OK
alic acid for dose of salts. Flor
ence Harris, nurse, who made
mistake, went hopelessly insane.
Boston, Mass.-It has been fig
ured out that Jake Stahl, manager
of Worlds Champions Red Sox,
received $35,000 for six months
work.
Washington.-Clapp investi-
eating committee will finish its
work today or tomorrow.
Pleasant Hill, Mo.-Runaway
freight engine on Missouri Pa
eifc crashed into passenger en-
CINE near Strasburg. No one
badly hurt
Vera Cruz, Mex.-Reported
that several hundred federal sol
diers from Fort Uloua have re-
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23
From the Exchanges.

Miss Goodwin Tipton audLer grand mother, Mrs. Emma Cummings q ferre>t Glty, are visiting Mrs Joe T HobiH>en and tHe family ot Nr Jesse Miller. =Iau0Ae Democrat.
 Charles Norton II Forrest Jity= =Hae in this cIty \ eGneSday on a Fis4t r lis aee#e H F Ba4esen Ms ga- fiaGe NrA eNaraer and ter =Eae~t Ms, k Iuke attended aaftte In Torres City laSt evening Nfs Ea>. e DeLaHa @t5 Lad been at>ef, from tAe est ' ou q visit 10 relatives m tarrest llty retarned home Non day lanes t4sSe4s Jr and Rife Who Lad been in tle city on yIsl, V theHQme 0f sheriff and Mrs. N + Ford. .ett Monday morning for theiI home n Forrest City Misses Gene Vieye and Eye.yn Pettus of Forrest Clty arrived in MaTianna Weduesaay T. attend Ine dance Misses FYie May Bonner and Lucille Taylor eft yesterday morning for visit Ia friends ln Forrest City.-Miss Daisy Figures, who had been in this city on a visit to Miss Corinne McAlexander. left yesterday morning for Forrest City.-]im exauder Felix Hamp. ton. Julius and J D Benham and Chas. Goyan attended a dance in For rest City last evening Lee County Courier
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23
Auction Bridge.

Eeat and Mrs. L IQrley delight folly entertained a smdl. party o' irien0S al their beautiful home on North Side. last Monday night. the feature being a most exciting and iu. teresting series If Auction Whist which Was thoroughly enjoyed by al present. The players were Lieut. and Mrs l.. I0rleY, MT and Mrs John SchloSSer. Miss Freeman Mrs J. \ Shields, Mrs. l. W. Mallory. Mrs Monte Dlckerson, NJ and Mrs Meutz of Memphis
 Dainty refreshments ot cream and cake were served
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

It is noticeable that there are. for the first time in many, many years, a large number of vacant residences in the city. We shall not attempt to give the reason for this, as We really have no means Of knowing. and can only surmise But that there is a cause. there is no doubt, and it be hooyes our merchants and other pub lie spirited citizens.to find out, and il possible, find the remedy and correct it
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

Citizens of and adjacent 10 Pales- tine are complaining of the bad con- dition of the roads. A great deal of work was done last year in this sec tion, but owing to the unusual rains and bad weather, the work was great ly damaged, and now needs consider able repair work. Drainage for these roads is most important factor, and should be given the closest attention of the authorities
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23
The Times mentioned. a couple Q

The Times mentioned. a couple of weeks ago, that the water coming down the cut of the Rock Island rail- road, just east of town, is becoming a nuisance, and is doing great deal Of damage 10 the property of our citizens besides making the streets impossible during hard rains The city council shoaid take this matter ap with the railroad company. and pursue the matter ID ina satis- factory abatement This water al~c does considerable damage ,o the raii- Toad property ahd il is perhaps as much to tHeir interest 10 take care af this etera N. as it .s to the proper. V owuers af this city and the ca l. tTg He>t town Think ab4tit
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23
Are Ever At Var.

There are two things everiastiugly at war joy and piles. But Buckltn' '> Arnica Salye will banish pies m any form. l. soon SubdueS lhe itching
 irritation. inflammations CT swelling
 IL gives comfort, invites juy Great est healer of burns. boils, ulcers. cuts. bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples. skin eruptions Only 25 cts at al druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

Tie proposition 10 extend the sewers to the Russell addition k q step in the right direction, and they are certainly badly needed That part Of town has built up almost as if by magic in the last five years, and comprises goody portion of the city's population. It is entitled to the utmost consideration at the hands Of the council.
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

The Russell and Relfe X Williams addition to the city of Forrest City, should be taken into the corporate limits. We have little doubt that if the matter of taxes, etc, were ex- plained 10 the outside citizens. they would be unanimously in favor of tire extension of the city limits.
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

Wednesday, and hoped tO have II leHeied up before the end of the week sufficiently tG. allow the paSsage df autoes, wagons and buEgieS And ln this connection we would like 10 sug- gest to the gentlemen who are It. Ierested in logging operations that II they would arrange 10 have al least. one oftheiT wagons put. a split leg drag over the road once or twice day. the roads would be greatly benehtted and great advantage would accrue 10 themselves. as well as the balance of the people who have to use the roads. and the log wagons would thus De q blessing 10 the Good roads movement instead of being its greatest detfi- ment.
 The party got back to the car about o'clock. and after partaElng Of lunch drove down to the Fishing Lake plantation, where the balance of the afternoon was spent. and where the party enjoyed themselves fishing and resting from their arduous trip. We left Fishing Lake at ] o'clock and reached Madison at 5:30. A short stop was made here, and the run home resumed. reaching here few minutes before 6 o'clock
 The Times man and the others were agreeably surprised at the ex- celence ot the crops as seen from the road in the section trayersed. With only enc or two exceptions, every cotton and corn field we passed showed inc growth. good color. and gave promise of an abundant yield.
 We found the people living along the line of the proposed road i'm provement work, al anxious to see the work begun and carried through and expressing willingness to do everything in their power 10 aid in opening up the road. IL is hoped that the Cross county authorities can be made to see the advantage Of tie road and that they will aid tie pro
 ect. d least 10 the extent of appoint ing Lad 9yerseer as asked in 1he petition mentioned above
The Forrest City times., 1912-08-23

We hope the Mayor and Alderman Russell. who have started the ques- tion of sewer extension, will not fal- ter or stop by the wayside, but keep eyerlastingly at it until success has crowned their efforts