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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
Twenty-Nine Horses Perish.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 1.-THE
livery of G. w. Durand, of this city,
was destroyed by fire. Twenty-nine
horses perished, and a lot of harness, a
number of carriages, ETC., were burned.
The fire was probably incendiary. Loss
$1S, 900, partially insured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
The Business Portion of Manning,
Iowa, Destroyed-Loss About
S125,O00.
Forest Fires Doing Great Damage In
the Vicinity of New Duluth,
MINI
Six Blocks of Buildings Burned at
AllistOn, Ont Other
Blazes.

BOONE, Iowa, May IA fire at Man
ming destroyed almost all the business
portion of the city. The loss will be
about $l25, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
The Charle ston sam.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE cruiser
Charleston went to sea shortly after s.
q m. Her destination is UNKNOWN. but
it Is understood that she has gore out
side the heads to test her new eight-inch
rifles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
A Milwaukee Blaze.

MILWAUKEE, May 11.-At 7:30 p. m.
fire started among the rags in the base
ment of A. N. Walsh e. Co.'s tinware
factory ON Thirteenth and North Canal
streets, and in a short time the whole
five-story building was in flames. At
$50 portion of the east wall fell, and
soon after the greater portion of the
walls ON the other sides followed. No
body was injured, however. Kelly, OF
the insurance patrol, had his face and
hands severely burned while trying to
cover up some goods. Total loss about
800, 900; partly insured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
sChicaxo rirem en- Rurned

CHICAGO, May 11.--Several firemen
and members of the FIRE insurance patrol
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11
Enveloped In Flames.

CHICAGO, May 11.-Miss Clara Peng.
aged 16, of Pomeroy, Iowa. was burned
to death during the night. Miss Peng
was taken i'll with cramps and on retir-
ing she applied an alcohol compress for
relief. At II o'clock she arose to renew
the application and in some manner the
combustible vapors ignited and she was
enveloped in flames and so severely
burned that she died a few hours after
wards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-11

GOAL AMP WOOD.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29

Although the free textbook system for the
operation for little over two months, Its
adoption has been considered such success
that the board OF trustees have included In
their estimates for the next fiscal year an ap-
priation of $S5, 900, with which to introduce
the system into all the grades of the public
schools, including the High Schools. Last
year Congress was asked for S51, 900, with
which to supply the pupils of the first six
grades with free text books. Congress APP
propriated only $4,000, however, and with
this it was found impossible to furnish the
first six grades, and only the first four grades
of tie schools were supplied with free books.
For these four grades $4,000 is now asked to
continue the free-book system next year,
but $75, 900 will be required to Introduce the
system in the other grades. After the system
has been once introduced the expense OF con-
tinuing it is comparatively small.
1t was discovered that even the estimate for
last year had fallen below the actual cost and
as result the pupils have to ''double up'' on
some of the books 1t was expected that the
introduction Of the system would result in q
large increase in the number of pupils attend
ing the schools. This expectation was more
than realized 1t is impossible, however, to
estimate the exact number that the free books
influenced, but the unusually large increase
this wear, more particularly in the colored
schools, is credited to the new system.
The manner of estimating the cost of intro
ducing the free text books was by multiplying
the cost of text books per capita for each
grade under the old system by the number OF
pupils in each The following table will
show these figures as estimated for last year:
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29

Mr.. Hamilton Wright MabIe puts forth
new volume called "Short Studies in Litera-
ture," which will be no less keenly appre-
ciated and highly priced by students and
that the studies are not critical but interpre-
tative; they are neither exhaustive nor incu-
sive; they are mainly hints and suggestions.
That they represent deep convictions concern
ing the significance of literature rather than
purely critical attitude, will be apparent to
the most Indifferent reader. The papers are
admirably written and are sure to arrest at
tention. The volume is published by Dodd,
Mead & Co., New York, and is on sale at
William H. Morrison's
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29

grade work is distinctively to get infor-
nation and insight 1t is also transitional
period of study changing from mere observa-
tion to the experimental Even the drawing
lessons and manual training are SO many ex-
perimental processes soflearniug to speak good,
clearly-de6ned English. In the four higher
grades the work is carried on and supple
mented by other and wider views.
In the Central and other High Schools litera-
ture first becomes prescribed course of study
with regularly appointed teachers. The
study of English was first prescribed in the
High School course as obligatory in 1890.
Each pupil pursues English studies for two
years and half. Great pains are taken to
create and foster a discriminating taste for
good literature. Rhetoric and logic are in
cluded in the literary course.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
A DOG IN BOOTS.
The Amusing Fashion Among Owners of
Pets Across the Waters.

Pail Mall Budget.
A very amusing fashion has been intro
duced for the benefit of owners of pet dogs.
England claims the honor of the invention,
but unjustly, for our Paris friends first hit
upon the idea of providing their valuable
dogs with shoes, not when they go out, but
upon their return home. Only residents In
Paris know how ferociously the concierge
guards his clean staircase, and what fuss is
made If the mark of dogs paw is left upon
them. But what are the inhabitants of the
upper floors to do when they are owners Of a
valuable dog, which must have occasional ex-
ercise? The difficulty is got over by making
him four little boots and slipping them on
when he comes home from his walk. They
may be made Of wool or waterproof material
with leather soles and kept on by an elastic
band OF the top.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
To Stuff With Chestnuts.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

PittsburE Dispatch.
The American sweet chestnut presents
many delightful culinary possibilities which
should be better known. AS cold weather
approaches, perhaps the American housewife
may be interested in knowing how to prepare
chestnut stuffing for poultry, milk pigs,
fresh hams, etc. Here is the formula: Roast
pint of chestnuts and peel off the outer and
inner skin; weigh them and simmer half a
pound OF them for twenty minutes in as much
veal gravy as will cover them drain and let
them cool; then pound them In mortar with
four ounces Of butter, three ounces of bread
crumbs, triie of grated lemon peel, and
powdered mace, salt, and pinch of cayenne;
bind the mixture with the yolks of three eggs.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

Schedule in Effect NOVEMBER Is, 1891.
Leave Washington from Station corner of New
Jersey avenue and street:
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Linn
tied Express trains 1.3O A. M, SIS P. M,
daily
For Cincinnati, st. Louis, and indianapolis,
Vestibule Limited, $3.50, Express 11:40 p. M.
daily
For Pittsburg and Cleveland, Express daily,
11.30 A. M. and S.45 p. M.
For Lexington and Staunton t10.40 A. NJ.
For Winchester and Way Stations, rs 3OP.M.
For Luray, 1880 %S.45 2. NJ
For Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and
Memphis, 1880 ?. NJ, daily; Sleeping Car
through.
For Baltimore, week days, x4 O5, 100, 6.35,
x720, 800, 45-minutes,) xS05, $50, x9. 80,
Q0.00 45-minutes,) AM, x1200 1910, 1920,
x2.4o, x3.l5, 1926, x4,2S 4.91, x4.55, (5O5, AS
minutes, 1880, 535, x6,2O, $50, xS.0O, 1000,
$50, xl1,30, and II. .35 P. NJ. Sundays, x4.O5,
$500, 45-minutes,) XS.05, $50, 1880, 1000,
45-minutes,) A. NJ, x12,00, LOO, 1920, x2.4O,
3.25, 4,3l, x4,55, (5.O5, 45-minutes,) x6.2O,
$50, XS00, 1000, X1130, and II .35 P. NJ.
For Annapolis, 7.2O and $50 A. NJ, 1910
and 4.2S ?. M. Sundays, $50 A. M. and 4.31
P. Nj.
For Frederick, tl1.8O A. NJ, 21.15, 1880,
and 1880 z. M.
For Hagerstown, f1O4O A. NJ. and rs. .3OP.M.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and
the East daily 4O5, 500, 1000, Dining CarJ
A. NJ, 1900 noon, 2.4O, (5O5, Dining Carr
Q1;;8O P. M; Sleeping Car, open at 10
o'clockl.
Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains
For Boston, $40 P. NJ, with Pullman Buf-
fet Sleeping Car running through to Boston
without change via Poughkeepsie Bridge land
ing passengers in b. & NJ. Station at Boston.
For Atlantic City, 4.05 1000, and 1900
noon. Sundays, 4.05 A. NJ, and 1900, noon.
For time of suburban trains see time tables
to be had of all ticket agents.
Except Sunday. @Daily. SSunday only.
XEXpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels
and residences by Union Transfer Co. ON Or
ders left at Ticket Offices, 6l9 and 1851 Penn
sylyania avenue, and at Depot.
j. II. 0DELL, CHAS. O. SCULL,
GenI Manager. Gen1 Pass. Ag't.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
FREE BOOKS FOR PUPILS.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT
THE COST OF THE SYSTEM.

Svstem-Does IL Increase the Attend
anoe? - The Teaching of English
Language and Literature in the
Schools.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29

prevalent idea is that the study Of litera-
ture is for advance classes only in the public
school curriculum. On the contrary, the study
of the English language begins In the primary
school room, and from the first, through in
tel1gent effort, the child's thought is made
to grow. The children are taught to observe
and to clearly state what they think 1t re-
qures the very wisest and best of teaching to
begin the education of child Cd such basis
that it will not have to be done over again in
the higher grades. The old way of reading
straight on through a series of readers and
of committing two columns Of definitions to
memory which, when learned, conveyed no
idea to the undeveloped mind, has long since
been abandoned in the public school system.
The instruction in each grade is expected to
add to the chid's ability to express himself in
good English. When the Third grade is
reached the command of English becomes ap-
parent. 1t is applied to describing things,
such as the phenomena of nature as seen in
heat, rain, hail. or snow. The pupil begins to
write supposed biographies of these different
aspects of nature.
In the Fourth grades American history is
taken up, and even that dry-as dust statistical
bugaboo of the old regime, takes on charms
undreamed of by even people of this genera
tion who can still remember their struggles
with historical dates during their school DAYS
History, which is part OF the study of lltera-
ture, as taught is divided up into topics,
and the whole school is interested because the
reading of the lesson-say on a Friday-is
merely the preliminary work for getting at
the topic. Take, for instance, the discovery
of America The class are instructed to find
out all they can about the fitting out of the
expedition; where it sailed from; as much
about Spain as they can; under whose auspices
the expedition sailed and all about Columbus
and his fellow yoyagers. Each class room has
a table well provided with books OF historical
references, historical stories, and a set of
cyclopadias, in which every child can search
out these things and write them down. He
remembers that lesson, having learned lot
of things all bearing on the subject, such as
the manners and customs of the people OF that
period. So Of other lessons. Contemporane-
GUS events are grouped, and period is fixed
in the minds full of interesting incidents, all
being thus much more easily remembered than
a mere date. The attention is fixed and the
memory trained by this method. The Fourth
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29
White Label Exquisite.
Every cork is branded
"Anheuser."
None genuine without it.

$3.50 will buy any Child's Suit or Overcoat
marked 81, $3.50, and SIS this week at Else
man Bros, 7th and E.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-29

Thus the introduction of the system into
the first six grades would mean an average
saving to each scholar of $500 per annum.
There are now in the schools %, 0S6 white
pupils, and 1927 colored pupils; total of
35,375. According to the regulations Of the
Commissioners, a report as to the conditions
of the books must be made to the superinten-
dent of schools at the close of the year. Until
that time a definite knowledge of the venture
cannot be obtained.
The experience of the Boston public schools,
since the passage of the Massachusetts free
text books law in 1884, shows that the system
is economical. The instructors are required
to examine and report on the books every
month. Very few parents object to allowing
their children to accept the use of free books,
and less than l per cent. buy books in prefer
ence to being supplied by the city. The life
of a text book is estimated variously at from
five to seven years. Out of 5000 books
years as worn out, which showed that the
books were well taken care Of. Less than
one-quarter of l per cent of the books used
were reported lost. The average cost of free
text books per pupil, in 1885, was l.23; in
1886, 9S cents; in 1887, 70. During these
three years the average cost per pupil per
year for text books, stationery, and drawing
materials was 81 cents. The average yearly
cost to the city for the three years preceding
the passage of the book bill was 33 cents per
pupil; so that the financial result OF the free
text book act in Boston was to add "a cents
to the yearly cost Of educating each pupil,
and to relieve the parents Of a much larger
expenditure than they would otherwise have
incurred had they been obliged to purchase
books for their children.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10
A GIRLS CONDENSED HISTORY.

Cincinnati Commercial. Gazette.
Met him.
Met him again-in love with him.
Met him again-but no longer in
love with him, but he is in love
with me because I am so beautiful.
Met him again-he is still more
in love with me, not only because /
am beautiful, but because am
also good. Sorry for him.
Met him again-he is colder
than he was. Think he has for.
gotten my beauty and my good.
ness. I, however, am inclined to
think that am in love with him
after all. How lucky he is and
how angry mamma will be!
Mamma proved to be strangely
pleased. Makes mo angry, for I
know she is not a good judge Of a
young girls heart.
Flirted with him on trageously
to make mamma mad-didn't
succeed.
Engaged to him-glad.
Married to him-sorry.
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little too brusque in his manner for
his own good. One day a knot of
members were discussing him on
the floor of the house, and while
they were so engaged Morrison
started up the aisle in that direc-
ton. Gen. Hunton of Virginia, a
great friend and adm irer of the
colonel came up, and said, so that
Morrison might hear him:
"Well, gentlemen, there is one
thing certain. Ii William r. Nor
rison should be elected president
there would be more honesty nd
bad manners in the white house
than ever were there at one time
before"
Morrison pretending not to have
heard the remark, passed on.
The next day, however, he walked
up to his friend in the house and
said:
"'Hunton, / told my wife last
night what you said about me yes
terday."
"'And what did Mrs. Morrison
say" inquired Gen. Hunton.
"'She said: civilian, Gen.
Hunton as a friend of yours ought
not to have said that, but Pm
afraid he was not far wrong in the
statement"
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Continued from page tpo.)

big as q match in all Madison
county that hasn't paid its tribute
to General Alger and the other
lumber millionaires of Michigan.
HOW THE WOOL TARIFF ACTS.
"Then there's wool. When you
complain of being taxed on your
lumber and your tin and your
glass, and on pretty much every
thing else, they tell you they've
put up the tariff on wool, and yet
the woollen manufacturers of the
country, the very committee who
drew the wool section in the tariff
law and urged it on Major McKin-
ley, said at the time that the rea-
son they did it was to bring down
the price of wool. Don't take my
word for it. Go to the records and
read it.
1.-THE increase in the wool tariff
never could raise and never was
intended to raise and never could
raise the price Of wool. Study the
history of the tariff, and you'll find
that whenever the wool tax is high
wool ia low. and when the tax is
low wool is high.
otis simple enough, if you only
stop to think Of it. Free wool
stimulates the woollen industries
and brings in vast quantities of
foreign wool, which needs your
wool, the only kind of wool you can
grow, to be mixed with it before it
is used. A high tariff on wool
stimulates the shoddy industries
and reduces the demand for wool,
for your wool first of all. Under
the Mckinley tariff we don't make
woolens; we make shoddy, and you
who nave to buy it pay woollen
prices, while the heeces from your
own sheep will rot in the storehouses
unless you sell them for less than
it costs you to raise them. Don't
let them pull the wool over your
eyes any longer"
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Assessment Notice

A9000em0nt NOVICE.
Last Chance Ditch Co. Principal place Of
business, Emmett Idaho. Notice is hereby
given. that at meeting Of the directors held
on Saturday, September lo, 1891, an assess
ment of SIG per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of the corporation, payable on
OF before the and day Of November, 1891, to
the secretary of said company at Emmett,
Idaho. Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid On and day Of Novem-
Der, will be delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment is
made before, will he sold on the 18th day OF
November, 1891. to pay the delinquent assess.
ment together with costs Of advertising and
expenses of sale. II. II. FULTON,
EMMETT; Sept, l9, 1891. Secretary.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10
BOUL ANGER NJ MOI z.

Gen. Boulanger, late the idol of
the French republic, committed
suicide at the grave of his former
mistress, at Brussels, Tuesd y.
Boulanger stood by the grave Of
his mistress for some time, when
the attendant, who stood near by,
suddenly heard a sharp report.
Rushing to the spot he found Gen.
Boulanger lying dead upon the
ground with a revolver clenched in
his right hand. His position, finan-
cial and political, has been getting
blacker and blacker recently. He
had no hopes for the future, and
his remaining friends were becom-
ing colder as the once famous gen.
eral dropped more and more out Of
public notice. There is no doubt
that the general was conscious of
these facts and they preyed upon
his mind. Coupled to this was the
morbid love or infatuation for his
dead mistress.
Thus ended one of the strangest
careers in history. A man who
never gave any evidence of great
ness, yet who was once the idol of
the French nation. At the head of
the French army he was a popular
hero. His private life, however,
was shameful. Wife and children
were deserted for his mistress, and
it was not long until he was accus-
ed of plotting against the state, and
was compelled to fly for his life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10
THERE'S MILLIONS IN TIN.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the great Mckinley meeting
at Music hall, on Saturday night,
thousands and thousands of thin,
white metal circular disks, ar.
ranged as badges and bearing the
legend, american Tin-plates,"
were scattered promiscuously
around and handfuls to any who
would take them. Those badges
were furnished by contract by q
stamp cutter on Longworth street,
Of this city, and in the whole bulk
of them there was not an an ounce
of American tin.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10

CastOria.
"Castcr!a is so well adapted to children that
recommend it a. superior toany prescription
known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, n. D.,
III So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, n. Z.
"Our physicians In the children's depart
mcnt have spoken highly Of their sxpsei.
ence In their outside practice with Castosia,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what ID known a. regular
products yet We arc FREQ to confess that The
merits of Castoria has won u 10 look with
favor upon it,"
UNITED HospIrAL AND Dlsr.NaAAY,
Boston, Man
ALLEN G. SAITH, Pres, 49,,
:urray Street, New York CITY.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10
uNklNp BUT TRUE.

A Washington politician tells
correspondent this story: "Col.
Morrison was first spoken of as
presidential possibility some years
ago. At that time he was a men,
Der of congress, and although
highly respected for his character
and ability was thought to be a
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-10
SUICIDE BY AMMONIA.
The Terrible Agony Does Not Prevent
Its Use.

No poison brings death with
more madening agony than am.
monia, but that fact does not seem
to discourage the suicide. The
man Harrowitz, who deliberately
swallowed fatal dose of the drug
in New York recently, is only one
of the many who have gone the
ammonia route to death in spite of
the excruciating pain. DR.. Blyth
has recorded thirty cases of am
monia poisoning in the small Lon
don district of which he is health
officer; Professor Mitchell mentions
twenty-five cases, and four have
occurred during the short time DIR.
Jenkins has been connected with
the coroner's Office in New York.
Cases of slow poisoning from am
monia are of constant occurance
among men who work in its manu-
ufacture, or even in decomposing
substances which give it off in con-
siderable quantities. Ammonia,
slowly and from day to day taken
into the system, causes the com.
plexion to loose its freshness, and
the skin of men who get heavily
impregnated with it has a disa-
greeable blotched and discolored
appearance.
Taken into the stomach from,
day to day in even the small guam
titles used to adulterate food, such
as baking powder, it not only in
jures the complexion but attacks
the lining of the stomach, and il
the source of much general i'll
health.
The recent rapid increase in the
use of ammonia for various pur
poses, and the consequent increase
in it's manufacture, have made il
one of the most easily obtained
poisons and, although everybody ii
familiar with it in some form
there is a surprising amount o
ignorance of its dangerous qualities
Its use as an adulterant in any
food preparation is simply crime
and as q crime should be punished