Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-07

friend" Siam into giving up a very large pol
ton Of her northeastern territory ana mas peen
watching for more than a half century !"
ripe opportunity to turn the entire klhsuom ~,
a French dependency; and England, on the sou'h'
is guarding her Malayan peninsula with "oie
and more skill and care, hoping Tor hr chan'e W
squeeze her %neighbor Into a mole anu 'nen ~
eytricate her at the price of some of the adjacent
land beIonging to the lord OF the white elephant.
America alone of the three most lnhuental ma
tons in southern Asia has never sought LOT COLI
quest of land or for official emolument for favors
past, present or future. Her Stars ana otrlpes
Tor the last three-quarters OF a century nave
foated from the masthead of the American con
sulate undisturbed amid all the veXatlous rival
ries for political and territorial gain "hlcn naSe
obstinately come to the surface with great reeu-
larity-some Of which have been referred 10
Uncle Sans resident deputy for settlement.
So it would seem that If the king OF Siam
were to marry an American he would be but roll
lowing his political and social productions anu
would be endeavoring to bind still closer the
bonds Of friendship and real brotherly anection
that have held through the reigns or MS TWO I'M
mediate ars-Mo and Chulalongkorn'
But there is a better reason than this for his
preference. Vajiravudh is not only a very inde-
pendent but prominently a practical person ana
has often openly admired the independent and
practical young American women whom he mas
met both in Europe and here. A man or tremen-
dous energy and vitality himself, he mas natural-
ly looked for the same characteristics IN the
women whom he has admired enough 10 make
his companions, and has found them In the
women Of America in a more pronounced degree
than in the women Of any other country In the
world. Among his own Siamese ladies are ex-
amples of some Of the most beautiful OF crea-
lures. They are slender and small boned; they
carry themselves with exquisite grace; their eyes
are large and luminous and are half covered with
heavy lids and long, silken lashes: their voices
are low and their hands and feet truly Andalu-
sian. They are companionable and steadfast and
make ideal wives and mothers. and, taken col
lectively. fifty or a hundred OF them VIII combine
to please almost any h~usband-preferably a syba-
rite. But the present ruler Of their kingdom ls
looking for a wife and not a harem, and unless
he changes from the manner OF man ne mas
shown himself to be IN other matters pertaining
to himself and to his rule ne will select and OBJ
tain the girl Of his choice and will make her the
most envied bride and the happiest queen Of the
century.
She will be the bride OF a good looking young
man of thirty-three, who Is a graduate OF Oxford
and Heidelberg, a charming onversationalts and
a speaker Of and a writer in many European as
well as many Asiatic languages-a writer OF prose
and poetry, OF fiction and philosophy-a good
horseman, a fencer to be feared, a lover OF sport
and a tireless worker, with exquisite taste as to
externals as well as in matters pertaining to the
mind. Generous and loving BY oat"r" and with
an unlimited pocketbook to satisfy the desires
of himself and his beloved, King Fajiravudh
seems to have the making Of the ideal husband
and lover, as well as an energetic and wise ruler
OF his kingdom.
Geographically Bangkok is usually considered
as far removed from Broadway as Is Mars from
the Metropolitan, but there are concentrations
for even the lack Of opera IN this charming east