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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31

century made an error of 600. 000 mics IN
figuring out the distance OF the earth from
the sun. not even discovering the mistake
Till years afterward, when he accldentiy
paoed off the distance out of curiosity
saw az error Of :, 800 miles, at a time when
There were so few barns upon which to
make geometricaI calculations, Is not sur
Let Us now pass on rapidly TO speak OF
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella,
viewed in the light Of more careful re-
search by the biographer OF Columbus.
Is il not too bad 70 learn, after years Of
faith and trust in Isabella, that she vas
really one of our coarsest and layest OF
queens?
Oh. what can be sadder than 70 catch
crowned head in mean act What can
be more depressing than 70 know that
your fayorite monarch is a ehump or a
5av? on, il IS terrible! / never had but
one such experience myself.
Our house used 10 be quite rsHdez-
ga,is for people Of title v hen vas a child.
Wealthy mobiles used 10 come 70 our house
and bring their dinners with them. We
were very popular with that set. When
they came slept with my parents. SO
did the other boys. / held these titled
peopie in great esteem, and gave them nay
bic. But one day 3 duke who was at our
place shooting grouse, prairie chickens
and COWS, sat 1t table and comoed his red,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31

players struck mp another tune, the sing
ing. stamping, knocking and ordinations
of aiza aizal recommended, this time for
Maria Raphaela, and with an inconceiv-
ably rapid SWING she carted up on the
table.
That was q dance indeed. 1t would have
needed all the eyes of spider to follow
tina, whirling, winding and ieaping. Like
lightning she darted here and there, now
We caught glimpse of her red garter, then
she was enveloped IN her dress as in
Talmud legend says OF Nepthali, son of
Jacob, that he could run over field of
ripe corn without breaking blade.
She sprang in the air and reached the
table without moving it, she swayed her
hips. swung her arms and turned TO right
and left. leaped and whirled around, and
yet there was no movement in the table.
1t seemed as if the wind were playing
with fallen leaf, or as if the flame of .
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Manager McCauIl's sad Case.
New YORK Letter.


Among the noteworthy events of the
week were the benefit performances given
in aid of Manager John A McCalll. who
for three years has been incapacitaJed, and
whose end, fear, is near. The poor fell
low, now at his home in Baltimore,
is suffering, | am told, from paresis.
4 klndlier. more genial man than Nc
Caull never lived. Before he was stricken
he had the promise of being one of the
most successful operate managers in the
country. He had clear judgment, coupled
with what the sporting men call nerve"
McCaulI is a native Of Virginia. He en-
tered the Confederate army as boy. /
have photograph of him at home taken
IN Confederate gray at Charleston IN ls6l.
After the war he located in Richmond and
helped Billy Malone for awhile TO run the
legislature. When | knew him first he
was practicing law in Baltimore. He loved
fine horses and be had great fondness for
the theater. | seldom went 10 ForG's with
out meeting him. The production Of Pima
FORE by Manager Ford first turned his
attention TO management. Together with
Charley Ford he secured from Gilbert and
Sullivan the right 10 produce their Pirates
of Penzance" in this country. They
brought il out in this city and achieved a
decided success. That launched him in
his career. but before be got into the Casino
he had serious reverseS. He told rue once
that he was $4,000 10 the bad before he
found a genuine winner. He finally made
the McCanll Opera Company fixture in
the amusement world and but for
his break in health he would no
doubt have amassed a fortune. Some four
wears ago he had fall in Chicago and
Seriously sprained his ankle. From
that time his health declined and he
seemed to lose his intellectual grip. Last
season bis company was disbanded. So
generous and responsive is the dramatic
profession when worthy brother Is IN
need that more than S., 90 was paid by
managers and actors for boxes and seats
for the benefit performance before the
tickets were placed on sale at the Broad
way theater.
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MY PHILOSOPHY,
Ter don tend 70 be,

amt ner don pteRd TO be,
Much posted on ph.losofy;
But there is times, when all alone
| work cut ideas of my own.
And of these same there is few
I'd like TO jest refer 70 you
Peryidin' that YOU don't object
To listen clos't and riekollect
] allus argy that man
Who does about the best he can,
Is plenty good enough to suit
This lower mundane institute
No matter eli his daily walk
Is subject fer his neighbours talk,
And critic minds of evry whim
Jest all git up and go fer himl
! knowed Teller o1c't that had
The yAller ianders mighty bad,
And each and ev'ry friend ned meet
Would stop aud give him some reject
Fer cuoriu' OF eB. But he d say
He kind o thought they d 60 away
Without no medicine, and boast
That he'd git well without one dosts.
He KEEP ysllerin' on--snd they
Perdictin' that he'd die some day
Before ne knowed lit Tuck his bed,
The Teller did anu lost mis- head,
And wandered IN his mind spell
Then rallied, and at last got well;
But ev'ry friend inst said he'd die
Went hack on him eternsly.
It's uatChursl enough, / guess,
When some gifts more and some gifts less,
Fer them 'uus on the silmmest side
To claim X sin'i a fair divide;
AuG I've knowed seTae - lay and wait,
And get up soon and set up late.
To ketcb some ieliar they could hate
Fer g0ln At faster gait.
The signs Is bad when folks commence
a SGaIc' fault with Providence,
And halSiU' cause the world DON'T shake
A. ev'ry pranc,n' step they take.
No man j. great till he can see
How .css lAan Lizzie he would be,
Il stripped 20 sell, ana staEk and tGre
he EuBg his sign oct any where.
Ny docTern Is 10 Law aside
Confessions. ana be satisfied.
Just DO your best, and praise er blame
TIA: to.!@rs that. couats jest the same.
I've al.us noticed great success
i r; lxed with troubles, more or less.
And rs the man who does the hest
That gifts more kicEs than al. the rest.
-,IGmes Hkjto3m5 RE
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the Lenten days of rest, the strain on his
brsin, nerve and muscle is constant,
and the vitality OF the strongest man
in the world would be undermined
In at least two seasons, unless a
rigorous system for the preservation of
health. coupled with good deal of self
sbnegation, is followed. The duties of
man Of fashion involve his presence at in
Vulnerable "affairs" each season. The
opera and the assembly, the theater
and the ball, entail a necessary COM
plement of convivialities. These tear down
the society man. OF course, fashionable
nan drinks his rich and rare wines, for
his life would be unbearably stupid if he
eschewed these beverages. But he owes it
to himself to regulate his winning" as far
as possible. The one rule to follow at any
"Iittle affair" Is to drink sparingly of all
that is set before him. A good caterer will
see that the guests at the banquet are
served with only such wines as suit each
particular course, and moderate amounts
of each vintage can only serve to
aid digestion. But h9e is rule with re-
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INT ERLUDES.
A PARasLE.

See where At intervals the hreays spark
Gi4mmers. ana melts into the srsg,ant dark:
tral1s a Leaf : edge one happy Instant, then
Leaves darkness al q mystery again
4 PARABLE.
One went East and one vent West
Across the wild seaf8Am,
And D0th were on the seif-saIne quest
New one there wEs " 90 cared for nAught,
80 STAYED 81 home.
J e Of the three twas only he
" no reached the go2I-oy him unsoughk
--Th9sscs Bailey AIdracA
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OUR BIGGEST CANNON.
The Gigantic Guns of the New
War Vessel Monterey
THEY COST $4,000 APIECE.
ships which VIII HurI Forth Three Tons
of steel Balls at . Single Discharge
Weapons for the Next War.
WAsHrseroS CrrY. Jan. Is.

I WAS one of the
biggest guns ever
IN ade in the Uni
ted States that
crossed the con-
tinent last week,
and its sister is
now lying in the
great gun factory
at the navy yard
waiting for the
special car to re-
turn from s an
Fran cisco and
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THE MAN OF FASHION.
He Should Have a Code of
Health to Govern Him.
THE MORNING COCKTAIL BAD.
Hew, When and what to Drink and Eat
Noted Men About Town and How
They Keep in Condition.

HE man
offashion
S h o u Id
have his
code of
health as
he has his
code of
e t h i cs.
From Oc-
tober /,
when all
society
takes up
its town
life. until
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1t is the custom-in which foreigners
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-09-06
. Money in Tras. for |. Cat.

In Paris there is cat whose future
welfare has become quite q question Of
public interest. The animal belonged
to Nine. Dubrai, and his mistress was
20 fond of him that she left sum Of
money in trust to the mayor of the
third arrondisement, in which she re-
sided, for the use OF the scholastic fund
tCaisse des Ecoles) on condition that q
certain amount shall 60 toward pussy's
maintenance. a trusty person is to be-
nominated by the mayor, who viii under
take to house the lucky cat and give
him three meals . day. consisting Of
such delicacies as ights. liver and
heart It is estimated that after this
charge has been met there win only be-
about 200 francs year left for the fund,
and the question now agitating public
functionaries Is whether that sum is
worth the responsibility to be incurred.
Paris Letter.
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THE 6. A. n ENcAMPMENT.
Coming Reunion VIII Eclipse All Previous
Meetings.

Coming Reunion VIII Eclipse All Previous
Meetings.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.--In two weeks
the twenty-sixth grand encampment Of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
begin in this city. Preparations for the
occasion have been made on q scale so
extensive that it win eclipse in complete
ness and historic interest every previous
reunion Of the organization. One great
feature of the whole affair and one to
which considerable historical interest il
attached viii be the review in which the
veterans taking part viii march over
the same route they covered IN '65, when
peace had been proclaimed after four
years Of war, and SOC, 900 boys in blue
celebrated the occasion by marching ii
their tattered uniforms up Pennsylvania
avenue to the White House. Twenty
seven years ago II consumed the better
part OF three days, but that Of Sept. 90,
this year, has been 90 arranged that by
marching in double columns the sur
vivors win be an hour only in passing
over the entire route. The formal open
ing viii take place Monday, Sept. ID, on
the grounds surrounding the Washington
monument, which have been christened
Grand Army Place President Har-
rison will make the opening speech.
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STOLEN FREIGHT.

l6omebody Doing Rrohtable Husiness
Dcwn south.
ASHLAND, KY, Sept. 8.--For the past
six months dry goods and clothing mer-
chants Of this city have been steadily
losing goods from each shipment that is
made them from the East, and there
now remains but little doubt but that
somewhere on the road there is gang
of thieves who work most successful
and certainly very profitable system Of
robbery. The last few days several
have received large consignments Of fall
goods, and in each case the usual de-
ficiency Is found, ranging from dozen
pairs of silk stockings to as many hats
and suits of clothes. Pantaloons by the
half dozen pairs are gone from almost
every box and dry goods by the bolt are
wanting. The best Of everything is
taken, and fine millinery goods seem TO
be IN great favor. The work is done by
experts, no doubt, IS it is almost, and, in
many cases, really impossible to tell be-
fore opening that the case has been
tampered with. Most of the goods ar
rive via the Chesapeake and Ohio from
Cincinnati, and reach that point over
tho Big Four. A rigid investigation is
certain to follow at once, as the recent
losses have exasperated the merchants
beyond all measure and general kick
is being made. =
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500 TOLLS.
Canadian Steamship Lines waiting "a
the Governms emit to Act.

CanAdian Steamship Lines waiting for
the Government to Act.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.--Rcports re-
ceiyed IS to the collection Of tolls on
the Sault Ste. Marie canal under the
presidents proclamation seem to indi-
cate that Canadian vessels are holding
back, waiting to SEQ what action the
Canadian government win take in the
way Of refunding tolls imposed by the
United States. Thus Tar the Canadian
authorities have not given the slinhtest
indication Of any purpose to fulfil the
expectations entertained Of them in that
respect, and the grain steamers are
leaving Montreal only half loaded. On
the first day Of the announcement OF
the proclamation only one vessel out Of
sixty.two which passed through was i
Canadian bottom. This was the United
Empire, which carried $50 tons Of -four
and II tons of mixed freight for Sarnia.
On this she paid toll amounting to $1l2.
The next day three vessels ont Of fifty
two were Canadians, one Of them being
= Canadian Pacific liner. The number
r now increasing every day.
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JOHN DRISCOLL.
AHeifer I'm : Bathtub.

A number of cattle were landed at
the Weems line wharf yesterday morn
ing. Their driver was James Groucher.
The animals seeming quiet. Groucher
started to drive them without any
ropes. On reaching Conway street 9
heifer, which had been moving along
very placidly, became very much ami
mated, and made things very interest
ing for the balance of the herd. The
street being too wide for her she danced
up an alley between 129 and 13l Con-
way street. A gate blocked her way,
but only momentarily. Through it she
went. and then another obstacle pre-
sented itself, Mrs. Emma A. Poole, who
proved to be no more of stop to the
heifer's onward progress than Fort Car
roll would be to modern man-of-war.
In moment Mrs. Poole was knocked
to the ground, and in the kitchen it
went. There some destruction Of prop
erty was committed, but not enough 10
satisfy the heifer.
The dining room was next entered,
where the well known quadruped- ina
chinarshop scene was re-enacted. The
hallway was then taken in, and q lamp
was knocked down. The heifer wanted
to conquer higher worlds, so she went
upward into bedroom. Here, tenn
porarily, repose was sought on the bed,
but it fell under the animals weight,
other damage being done during this
occurrence. From here, the weather
being warm, her heifership went into
the bathroom and hoped into the bath
tub. Mrs. Poole then commenced call
ing for help, and. with the assistance OF
blue coated soldier, drove the animal
out, and she at once sailed up Hanover
street and there entered another house,
but did no damage. The driver finally
caught the animal Baltimore Amexi-
can.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-09-06
Queer Antics 81 cloud.

Tuesday afternoon. during the rain
and hailstorm, cloud was observed a
few miles south Of this place that acted
very strangely, to say the least. It was
quite near the ground and seemed to be
violently agitated. Suddenly the cloud
seemed to burst asunder. one part going
to the northwest and only forty or fifty
feet from the earth. One OF the sections
passed over Or through the tops of some
tall poplar trees and shaved them of as
Il . gigantic moving machine had
passed that way. A heavy hailstorm
also passed over . narrow strip Of coun-
try near there, and at Sand Slough there
were piles Of them still remaining in
spots late Wednesday morning. Very
little hail fell here. and it was 30 small
- TO bs scarcely noticeable. -Lemoors
tCal.) Leader.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-09-06
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1897
THE FlsElc CARNIVAL.
New Orleans Ovesrun with sports--Th
Betting.

New Orleans Ovesrun with sports--The
Betting.
New ORLEANS, Sept Ito say that
this town is overrun with visitors does
not exaggerate the condition Of things
here. People from all parts Of the
country are here and all are talking
about the fights and nothing else. All
the reserved seats for the McAuliffe-
Myer contest were sold by noon and but
q few general admission tickets were
left. It is believed that the three con-
tests will be attended by $1,000 people.
As many as can be packed into the
house will probably be there ON each
occasion. The capacity Of the house is
not so large as has been estimated be-
fore, but 1000 is not perhaps too high q
figure to place it at.
McAuliffe arrived from Bay st. Louis
at an early hour. He was looking very
well and has no doubt of the result Of
bis meeting with Myer. Dan Murphy,
of Boston, his close friend, on
looking Jack over, went out and bet
$3.50 to 5000.
George Dixon has arrived from Biloxi,
Miss, and took up his quarters at the
residence of Marshal Vance.
John L. Sullivan has changed his
quarters from Rampant street to the st.
Charles hotel. He remains In the best
of health and is confident of success.
There is contingent of no mean pro-
portions in this city who are waiting for
odds ON Corbett. They want big odds
for their money and at present are put
ting out very little, but as soon as they
reach the highest price they can get they
win unload. The contigent is believed
70 have at least $sO, 900 to put out.
DON'T Like the Discrimination.
The discrimination OF the club against
the colored branch Of the sporting fra
ternity has given rise to much COM
plant, especially in view of the fact
thrt Dixon, the featherweight champion
who win 60 through the formality of
knocking out Jack Skelly, is himself
IN colored boy. The club win admit
negroes to the Meyer-McAuliffe and
pixon-Skelly fights, but they will
be admitted at q separate entrance and
Kept in gallery by themselves, where
there will be no danger Of communicating
their brother sports who have the good
fortune to be clothed in white skin.
At the Sullivan-C Corbett fight, however,
the line will be drawn still more strictly,
and no Representatives. Of the colored race
will be allowed to witness the contest Of
the giants.
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SAuLT STE. MARIE. Mich, Sept a.
The tug Andrew J. Smith has arrived
here from Deer Park, having on Aboard
Phillip Minch and G. r. Palmer. with
the bodies Of Mr.. Minch, Mrs. Engieby
and one fireman. Contrary to the report
received here from the City OF Green
Bay no other bodies have been found.
The body Of First Mate Egylesby, which
the Nimick picked up on tho lake, was
found lashed to q ladder with life pre-
server on. He apparently died from
exhaustion and not from drowning.
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Down an Embankment,

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. THE fast
freight train over the Rochester branch
OF the Lehigh Valley road, consisting Of
an engine and several freight cars, met
with an accident during the evening.
The engine and cars jumped the track
and went down an embankment, totally
wrecking the train. The engineer was
instantly killed and the pilot received
several bad scalp wounds, but may 70.
cover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-09-06
The Northwestern Wheat Crop Falls
Much Below Early Expec-
tations.
Yield In Minnesota and the Uakotas
Placed at a Hundred Million
Bushels.
Several Experts Place the Amount as
Low rs Ninety-flyc Mil.
lions.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.--The Pioneer Press
says: A short time ago when the crop
estimates for the Northwest were
summed up there were number who
put their figures for Minnesota and the
Dakotas at from 10000. 900 to 1eo, o,00O,-
600 bushels. Now all Of the guessers
are punched around 100, ZOO, 900, and the
early conservatives are beng indorsed
in large degree. The returns had not
commenced to come in two weeks ago,
and those who had been betting high
would not listen to the arguments III
those who had been marking on the
down side. There were more of the
latter who had been out and viewed the
land, and they insisted that that the
crop would be good deal shorter than
the liberals were willing to admit; but
now nearly all are towering around the
hundred million notch and peace reigns
The early threshings have shown that
appearances could not be fully re-
he'd on. President Greenleaf, OF the
Minneapolis chamber OF commerce.
says $4,000 bushels for the
three states. He believes these figures
will cover the crop in good shape. 4.
w. Campbell, OF Croker, Fisk q CO..
puts his mark at 95.00O, 900. He thinks
the damage is much greater than early
estimates put it. Manager Petit, of "a.
]. Sawyer a Co., was believer in 115.-
600 some weeks ago. He has no hesita-
tion now in saying an even 100000, 900
viii suffice. He says there has been
great damage from shrinkage Of the
berry, which viii effect the weight OF
toe grain materially. Al. d. Mulford
believes that 30, ,0O0, 900 will cover the
yield Of wheat this year. This has no
reference TO the old wheat which was
nnthxeshed and which win come onto
the l11Slkct tIim k4I IN = e31,6rnz stiy
md Including the old wheat, he would
put the crop at l0U, ,0UU, ,O0U bushels. He
does not look for much No. / hard wheat
in the Lot. J. n. Peacock says 1OO, ,OOO.-
900 will tit the new crop. So it il seen
that sentiment has changed. From
these statements it viii be regarded a.
safe to put the crop Of the three states
at 1OO, ,OO0. 900 bushels. That means at
least 81, 900, 900 less than last year.