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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
WHY THE SEA is SALT.
Tie Arab Version of Thst Unexplained
Fact.

tbr AFAb version ot IhNt lneN p aimed
Fact.
There Grc hundreds of queer myths
and traditions given TO account for the
Tact that tho sea Is salt The Arabs say
that when the Iirst pair sinned they were
living In a beautiful garden on a tract OF
land ioined 10 a mainland by narrow
seck or lsthmus. When 1t became known
- the Holy One that His people had
sInned Ito went to the garden for the
purpose of driving them out and aeross
'ho narrow meek OF laud into tho patch
Df thorns and bFambles on the other
side. Anticipating what would bc the
consequence OF their hcinous crime. they
had prepared 10 leave their beautiful
larden, and had actually gone so far as
20 send the children and the goats across
INTO the thicket.
When the Holy Ono appeared on the
scene, tho lirst pair started TO run, but
tho woRau looked back. For this the
man cursed her, and FOR such crime
was almost Immediately turned into a
huge block or salt. The woman, more
forgiyinv han her husband. stopped to
pick Up the sha cless mass Of salt, when
Immediately the narrow neck o land be
gan u crack aud break As she touched
what la ce been her compan on, she,
too, was turned to salt Just rs Tho neck
of land sunk and the waters rushed
through rln that day To this, the
Arab hlt the waters OF the o"cau
have rE,i through that narrow chan
nel at h ,m.c year, constantly wear
ing ava i salt of what was once our
first ta yct the bulk 81 The two
salty ob u not diminish q In tho
east
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
WASHING OUT THE STOMACH
Novel Tres.ment for Dyspepsia aud

Cancer OF thc stomach.
During shc past year several physi-
cians in New York have tried. with
gratifying success, novel treat
ment for dyspepsia and cancer or the
stomach by washing out that organ.
The process is worry Simple aud not
dangerous. A lang gexibe pc Is
passed down the throat until one cni
Is in the stomach. The upplr ead
has "a funnel attached, into wL lch hot
water j. poured until the stomach Is
filled. The weight OF tire water In
the pipe and Tunnel gives a hydraulic
pressure sufficient 10 diatend the
stomach. The pipe has ~ aperture
big enough 10 hold a lead pencil.
After the stomach IA filed the
funnel end OF the pire = tu col down
until ID is lower than tue p.t ON Of
the stomach. and iLo sto ,Ech lie
emptied as a barrel ol iluid H. ctn til
cd through siphon. Ihl pro e -
may DO rcpeatcd several t.tnes l'he
result is that the undieestei f0od aud
mucus are washed out AMI iho hoi
water closes the blood .csseis and re.
duccs Inflammation. The relief Il
immediate. The dyspeptic may have
his stomach washed out before n
meal, SO that he can take fresh
start. After the lapse or suI.r eni
time for ordinary digestion, the stom.
ach may be washed out again.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

us ug--
The serawl ended hero. The last
movement o. the hand was AN effort
TO finish the note. Five minutes more
and Harry 10 Faire was dead.
Many were the stories reported.
One, that hls wife, a hopeless lunatic,
had escaped from the mad house, and
in an effort 10 capture here sne had
given him mis- death wound
But this story was never corrobor-
sted, and the apparition at the opera
remains to this day mystery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

Tho lawyers bill. mostly for tritiing
,ervices. covered several yards Of fools
"a. as the Nems enumela u "a the most
minute detal s. When tie client came
around TO sstlo G refused 10 enter the
Dal,e. bu' stool IA the door, aud, holding
pne aud ol tl,u bill, unfolled the yolumin-
,.ss deeHlaes,- IL the eirerthln I his legal
adgis-r, ~ Il the request that he receipt
{ "gom In," said tito awyer, In his
most cordial tones Not much replied
Is heat, YOU'D charge mo rent II !
Ia. il
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
Pro cs@ o. women.

Mr. Geo 81 IS nilds, the Philadelphin
editor and RI il0nalfop.st, long ago earnee
3be thanks oi wgt ~ by his determination
Ahat Ia his tNhlisbment women shoul6
have the same salaries as mC n when doine
tho same kind Of work In recent inter.
tiew Mir. Childs said
"N omen are advancing rapidly, and
esn glad % see It They should have an
&aual cht me- with men The other day
&nployei q chemi.ta woman-and ray
fsf 81 900 yea, the same price ] shotla
r. lnDu. | make no dilieiencc in the
sssares aid cn my paper employ
iitNny WoInea efe. aud they DO ia as
gsed wora an r ei,e Just as 20 "a ..s. as
tlse men Ay wsitots have inst uct,ons
tsser 10 wtHe alleged hamor about .ht
nayther in law, or aus joke Gt the expense
ofawomen II you will notice the columns
of3fhe Ledger. YOU wiil not fnd the face
tin4ls filings ~ the opposite sex which
eh3ctacteriZe The so-called humoruu para.
81 4phs In many pagers. Il l. not right tc
rObe fun at women they deser ano
sioold have our cen est admiration and
resf@ct. lalways t.a the women vriters
On Rly papsr & stand up fog tacir sex
NM women NV are aiming salrfies
equs % thei o.. etasHn Tie professions
are NFen 10 wom- Il, ana tbo3 are udyanc.
ing .al aong be line They shoald be
encusi 81 as np p1s'D'."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

The Substance known as ceiluloid con
lists ussslly of dissolved paper. although
cotton ot other vegetable Ebers may Ia
used III The manufacture, tissue peper i.
treated with nitric nud suipAuric acids
the product IS washed ana cnmphor added
The MACS Is then ground. Co,or.ng matter
Is now added and tbs mas s. made into a
paste with alcohol; 4 is then pressed and
broken between rolls The finished mass
is very plastic ana nay bo u.osldCd and
pressed into any de.licd shapes drawn
into tuies, etc. An he oelluidld articles
sold ia the United States, anC in fact the
bulk Of all n are sold the world over, i
the prcduct of nn American company ,
factory be output OF the company last
wear ,,a yaiusd a. ~ ro" '-.-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

asu "a microscopic and lighting pro
cess. To his special branch of bacteria
logic investigation, by this alone he
has suceecde in mas ng for himseli
q name IN medicine. Now, lift prove
true that he has discovered safe
and rational remedy against tubercu
losis and ineipient consumption. he
has made himself an immortal name
IA history.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
An Electric Tricycle.

Several attempts have b en made 10
,onetruct an cfloctual electgl tricycle.,
and 4 m chine has now bacn constructed
which ap ears TO possess points which
machine IL Is similar In construction
q tho ordinary tricycle. except that IL Is
much larger, aud Il said 10 attain
,peed OF twenty miles an hour. The mo-
i've power Is the storage battery placed
lnder the seat This battery win run the
,chiele over % miles al one charge, at
cost OF 80 cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

VINO az" "s5' cn" cents woi VA vi uAs e.
and yet Who wore fourteen medals
crosses, and other decorations ala
given him for gallantry on the Geld
OF battle Such honors are pleutx
but the woarers may go ragged a.d
bttt4ct.t
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

Edgar Fawcett, the liternteur, was stop
ped by petite young woman on Broad
way the other day
II know you, sue said
"Do your
sYesfu
"And-oh, there's my husband y And
she skipped.
The next day Mr.. Fawcett received q
package I'm which was a silk handkerchief
and gold locket the petite young womal
had stolen during the conversation, end q
note saying, '..You're moi bit hy." No
signature
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18


ASb clcssburg paper complains
that jrmoA though rich IL
natural resources. Is neglected
by the Government The edi.
tor remarks: Some Crimear
peasant digging In the ground has
discovered coal another has found .
we'll OF naptha, third has stumbled
upon a layer OF sulphatc OF soda. o
fourth mas shoyeied up some gold
dust; bat we hear little OF special
scientific commissions appointed to
explore the mineral wealth OF our
peninsula Year by yeag the irriga-
tion OF tho Crimea il getting worse
the rivers are drying up. aud nothing
Is done TO check the evil. The quick-
sands from the deserts overflow large
tracts OF arabic soil miles OF fecund
lands are covered by them every year,
and nothing is done TO stop their en-
croachment either by irrigation OF
by the planting OF trees on their
present limits. Swarms OF locusts
and other destructive insects destroy
the best crops every year and no effort
Is made TO counteract this evil.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

A Virginia negro threatened 70 ktl .
man who had boen his friend. he boe-
'DIss waited ios sDai an' "S opportunity. o. Hsss~E
II home no foil down "a Wa4 u
charged and blew ths ~ u tSsd =
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

Nis Sittup tangrily)--Wh excuse
ha you for being out so late, sir.
7band-Exeuse (hic(--why, had a
to4 one when left the club, but mus
baye lost il when fol- down
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

The tallcst sehoolgi ri In the wors
tves at Itednaun near STERLING She
IN her eleventh year. and Is abou
* foot high.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
A horrible Susps,lol.

People who go To apothacaries to
have L-o dtaca ies prescribed Tor oe-
scasionally get very strange d iaghoses
In one case man, wearing a long
countenanco. is said TO have entered
an apothecary's shop and remarked
II seem 10 have something queer
In my stomach, and ] want you to
give me something Tor it,"
What ars your symptoms" the
apothecary asked.
every little while something
seems Co riso mp and then 1t settles
back again. aud by and By IL rises. up
again"
The q othecary put his chin in the
palm his hand and me lltated
.Rwhite
- rsr' no said r., siy. you
haysu ot and swallow ~ eleva-
To.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

Lady " hat i, the price OF that basketi
Clerk Two dollars, madam
Lady-i'll give YOU one seventy Ave
Clerk eaat do it. madam IL takes
.wo 20 make bargain, don t you know 2
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18

Paris was ,reatsd TO a queer sight
tlnu uther day--ahs arrest 81 n ----
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
4 Birdrs Tras

An paper paragse s ,f.i1g Of a
curie place chosen i tn fof
It's nkst reminds MI t can
thatsn iea years ago ng as
one OF the yorea IL 4.. show
OF the heading Ho.8. stM ao .ety,
he fonnd IN one OF H. large cone
shaped lrcoPods submitted lor compe
tilion a robin ) nest with four eggs
The plants had been brought BY road
tor several miles and they wcro uot
taken back again until late ia the
evenips. Me- Dean says II wac
glad a. learn Afterwards that the hen
bird returned TO the when the
plant wus placed in lis position in The
greenhouse and hatched out heryoung
in due course. The parent birds were
able to pass in aud ont of tho green
house ~ pleasure
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

The first move toward BUSTING Calvin
5. Brice from his sect in the senate was
made in an Ohio court the md inst. by a
suit being instituted against him for the
payment of alleged delinquent taxes. 1t
is singular that suit was not commenced
against him before as he has refused to
pay taxes in Lima for several years. 1t
will doubtless be shown in court that
Mr.. Brice cannot be classcd among the
delinquent Taxpayers of that state.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05
INGRiTITUDE.

This rs an ungrateful world. 1t was
ungratcful from its creation, if the script
ures are to be believed. Adam and Eve
gave the first exhibition Of ingratltude
in disregarding the wishes of their Max
err. The people of Jerusalem evidenced
ingratitude in crucifying the Savior sent
to redeem them from sin. Nations and
communities of people have since cvi-
denccd ingratitudc toward benefactors.
And at the present day evidences Of in
gratitude are too frequent for the good
name of mankind. Communities will
ask FOR, bcsecch and pray for the cstab
iishlment Of great enterprises IN their
midst and when they get them if they
conceive thcy are making money many
stand ready with word or deed 30 cripple
or pull them down. Singular, isn't it:
Take railroads for instance. How
many towns and cities il the country
have anEinusly hoped for and prayed for
the construction OF a railroad To their
gates. And how few Of them have not
Fought it rs soon Us they commenced
roaping benefits FROM It's building. some
may call this opposition Il business prop
o~sition. but others not tinctured with
cynicism VIII call il ingratiudc. Again
"A man, almost single handed and alone.
may by courage, industry and persistence
succeed in founding and building up q
promising city. And when he is about
to reap the fruition of his labors and
slccpless watchfulncss, envy and jealousy
and the other narrow attributes of man
will rise up in arms against HIM. Others
beside the cynic will call this ingratitude.
1t smacks very much like it. For is it
not uugratcful to injuic or attempt to
injure another who has put bread in
your mouth: business is business. but
business directed by ingratitude is a
part Of the machinery of the devil by
which he makes the lives Of pretty good
men about as miserable as they can he
land.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05
WHERE ne STANDS.

What are Brother Rlaine's views on
the silver question? Does he stand in
with Brother Harrison in his opposition
to free coinage: We have never heard
that he protested against the presidents
views and we have yet to discover a
Maine man who has favored the free
coinage Of silver. OF course the Inter
Mountain will not commit itself to
Brother Blainc's support until it finds
out whether he is with us.
The above excerpt is clipped from our
Helena contemporary, the Independent.
That journal has evidently forgotten
that Mr.. Blaine put himself on record on
the silver question during McKinley's
recent gubernatorial campaign. In a
letter to a citizen Of Ohio Mr.. Blaine m
phatically endorsed the republican tariff
and silver plank in the platform of tina
party and expressed the hope that Nc
kinlcy would win on them. The silver
plank. as everyone knows. rs an endorse
ment of the present gold bug silver law
which is as far from favoring free silver
coinage as it is from being a message
from heaven. Mr.. Blaine stands right
in with John Sherman, Secretary Foster,
Major Mckinley and President Har.
rison upon the coinage question. He is
a gold bug Of the most pronounced
type. 1t is surprising the Independent
did not know this fact.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

The following from the Pioneer Press
doubtless sizes up the Minnesota view of
the prohibition movement in Iowa: "The
Iowa prohibitionists are not at all like
hogs, if it is true that a hog knows when
he has had enough. They have had a
committee meeting and resolved to keep
up the work and agitation for enforce
ment of the prohibitory laws, and will
have water spouts at every skule house
and crossroads just as though they had
not been whipped out of their boots and
kicked into a hole too deep to eve dig
out Of"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

WILL the Leader please name the
two of the "Big -Four" who have ex-
pressed the opinion that the republicans
would carry Montana by 10000 majority
next year in case Blaine or any other re-
publican be nominated: And while it is
about it will that journal please name
the newspaper man to whom Congress
man Dixon expressed doubts that a free
silver coinage bill would be passed at
this session Of congress: The Leader
must not he reckless in its assertions or
it will be called down every time.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

If Gov. buchanan carries out his re-
solve to return the convicts to the ~lessees
of their labor there will he some warm
times in Tennessee. Nearly all of those
turned loose by the miners have been re-
turned and now more stringent and eff
~fcctive measures are to be taken to hold
them. The prospects for bloodshed in
that state are too inviting for the pleas
ure of the families of the outraged min
ers. But the laws of the state must be
upheld however iniquitous they may be,
and it is the duty Of the executive to en-
force them however disagreeable it may
be to him.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05
FARMERS. READ rms.

The following excerpt from the st.
Louis Republic may be read with profit
by every farmer in the country. They
may, if they do not already, see how they
are swindled under Il high tariff which
in shutting out competition in an indus
try breeds gigantic trusts. What is said
about the binding twino trust may be
said of the barbcd wire trust:
"Sincc the binding Irvine trust incor-
poratcd itself as the National Cordage
company it has been steadily at work
fixing on the market the tcntaclcs of its
monopoly. An officer Of the company
said TO Il reporter Of the New York
Times recently that it now owns forty
five plants which were formerly operated
as independent and competing manu-
factories. 1t is said that this includes
all in the country except two. which stay
out and get the benefit Of the advances
in price made by the trust. or the sew
cral advances it has made the most re
cent is OF three-quartcrs Of ii cent Il
pound on manila rope, of one cent a
pound on sisal and New Zealand rope.
and of threo-quarters Of "a cent on New
Zealand and sisal Hath warm the per
cottages Of advance being s, lG. and l3
on these articles respectively. The pas
sage of a bill to remove the tariff entirely
from the products thus monopolizcd
would be approved by ninc-tcnths of the
American people"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

THE Bcals KIDNAPPING case in Kansas
City shows how powcrless the law is to
bring villains TO justice where child
stealing is concerned. A mar or woman
steals a child. Loving parents offer Il
ransom for its return and mo questions
asked" The kidnapcr dis. uiscs himself,
returns the little one, receives his money,
disappears, and IA not be found by the
shrcwdest detectives. The child-stealer
goes elsewhere and repeats his crime
with the same results. Justice is pow
erless in such cases. A parents love for
his child shields the criminal.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

Nix. Cox KOHRs has a very level head
when it comes to sizing up the stock sit
uation in Montana. The abundant range
feed this year rapidly fattened stock and
every herd has been closely culled for
beef and shipments have been unusually
heavy. Anticipations Of "A snowy winter
may also have had much TO do in this
close culling. But bc this as it may,
about every hoof fit for beef has been
shipped out of the state and herds go
into winter with better flesh and more
grass in sight than they usually enter it.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

THERE is no little anxiety to know
how the president will treat the free
silver coinage question in his message to
congress. That he outlined his views in
his Albany speech last October, and that
he will pass the matter with the simple
observation that the country should
have "honest money" a dollar that is
worth a dollar everywhere or some
other meaningless remark which is
classed under the head of 'glitterine
generalitles' goes without saying. Presi
dent Harrison will touch the silver ques-
ton very gingerly.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

The speakership OF the house will be-
decided next Monday. The contest real.
ly lies between Crisp and Mills. Ac-
cording to the table of preferences re.
Gently published by the New York World,
the Georgia mar is decidedly in the lead,
Here are the Worlds figures: Crisp 1O1,
Mills "a, Mcmillan %, Springer IL
Hatch l3, Bynum 10, Wilson 3. Bynnm
has withdrawn in favor of Mills. 1t is
stated that others will withdraw in favor
Of Mills and unless counter combinations
be formed he will carry off the prize.
Members are now tiocking to Washing
ton and candidates selecting headquar-
ters from which to direct the contest.
The whole matter will doubtless he
amicably arranged before Monday and
the leading candidate will be elected up
on the second ballot at the most.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05
LOCATION OF THE CAPITAL.

Very little is being said nowadays
about the permanent location of the
capital Of the state, but there is a great
deal of hard thinking being done. 1t is
a matter in which there is neither poll
tics o sentiment, but will be deter
mined purely upon lines of interest.
Communities, towns and cities will vote
upon the proposition with reference
only to the fitness Of the place and its
convenience to them. Montana is a very
large state. The day may come when
the interest Of the whole would be bet
ter subservcd by cutting it in two
making an east and west Montana. The
proposition has been heretofore preached
but not seriously considered. 1t is not
seriously considered now. We are sim
ply speaking Of what may happen, and
with that in view suggest that the people
81 tho east and Of the west side look at
this capital location matter in the light
.; possibilities. look ahead few years
when this great state with It's W.0OO,OOO
acres Of land shall become as thickly
settled as the middle or eastern states;
when every foo! Of cultiyablc soil will,
by a perfect system of irrigation, be
titled and towns and cities spring up
where waste places only now are seen.
We say one should look ahead to that
time and cast his vote with reference to
the possibility that II present area of
10000 square miles may be cut into two
states each nearly "A third larger than
the great state of New York.
Looking at the matter from this stand
point it will occur to every thinking man
that Great Falls is the proper place for
the location of the permanent capital of
the state. Words are not necessary to
suggest this fact nor are arguments
needed 70 emphasize it. 1t is an object
lesson taught by the map of The state.
But look at the question from the pres
ent situation, and il is seen that Great
Falls possesses more natural and arti-
ticial advantages as a site for the capital
than any other city in Montana. These
consist in its topography, accessibility,
healthfulness, pleasing surroundings,
promised prosperity. certain growth and
importance as a railroad, commercial,
manufacturing, educational, monetary
and stock and agricultural center.
These attributes are possessed by Great
Falls. No other city in the state can
boast of them in their entirety.
In thus presenting the advantages and
claims of Great Falls for the capital the
fact is not overlooked that other cities in
the state also present certain advantages
which partial friends are prone to mag
Nifty, but Great Falls challenges anyone
or all Of the aepirants for the honor to a
comparison of attractions and conven-
fences and general fitness for the capital.
If the election could be postponed five
years this city could entertain no fears
OF the result.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05

The house with it's $50 democratic ma
jority will have no use for ex-Speakcr
Reeds quorum rules which permitted
the counting of members whether present
or not. About the first thing that body
will probably do will be to formulate a
set Of rules in harmony with justice to
the minority and the spirit Of the agc.