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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

Thumbs have been appreciated V
since the world began. The ~ancients
used to call the thumb the other hand
Barbarous kings used to swear and make
compacts by their thumbs. In Rome it
was a sign of favor to wiring and kiss the
thumb, and of disfavor or disgrace to
lift them up or turn them outward. A
man who was hurt in his thumbs was
excused from serving in the Roman wars,
Some of the scoundrelly citizens used to
cut off their thumbs, SO as to remain
home and get rich. Teachers used to
punish their pupils by biting their
thumbs.
The thumb is a great and influential
member. / can look at the thumb of a
young woman and describe her figure.
can tell whether she is thin and bony. OF
plump and round: whether her joints
are large and i'll shapen, or small and
perfectly proportional. BY examining
a mans thumb / can tell what ought to
be his vocation.-New York Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
The Girgffnw Habit.

A serious aspect of the giggling habit
ID that it is so nearly incorrigible. Man
nerisms Of all kinds strike their roots
deeply, but ''hei he" and ''hal har be-
come part and parcel of the offenders
against reason and taste. That which
makes the listener to irritabil-
ity, fretting the amiable into a desire to
smother the meaningless cackle in the
throat that gives it birth If he cannot es-
cape beyond hearing of it, is practiced
involuntarily by the habitual laughter.
Like the famous button on the learned
advocates coat with which he fumbled
necessarily while pleading, the giggle
would, if suddenly taken away, deprive
its slave of the power of speech. To
command gravely temperate articula-
ton would be to strike dumb.
The origin of the obnoxious trick is of
course in youth and inexperience, and
almost always in native difidence or
temporary embarrassment. When the
girl has no fitting words at call, she gig
giles. When the lad is oppressed by a
weight of bashfulness and would swag-
ger it off. he outlaws. In the tyro's
opinion a laugh outdoes charity as q
cloak for every defect and extricates
him from the most trying position. AZ
fectation is an active ally in the evil
work, and the ambition to be agreeable
brings up the rear guard.-Marion Har-
land in Harper's Bazaar.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
How n Saber Cut Feels.

"Ihardly know how it feels to be shot,
but / well realize how it feels to be cut"
said Mr.. o. d. Reeves OF Indianapolis at
the Lindell. Il enlisted in a cavalry
regiment when | was 16 and put in four
years for Uncle Sam. Do You see this
scar? That was done at Nashville" and
he held up his left hand. which was al
most encircled by a deep scar. THE
boys were ordered to charge, and | had
emptied my pistols and had just drawn
my saber when ! saw bearing down upoL
me one OF the largest men ave saw.
''Our horses were both going at full
speed. anA lie w2.s headed directly for
me. Ee launched his blow first, and
instinctively threw up my hand and
lowered my head. The saber struck II
hand. which fcll helplessly by my size
The man few past me. and ! turned my
horse TO one side and rode far enongt
away to examine my wound. No blood
escaped, neither did | feel any pain unit
the wound was dressed half hour later
The reaction set in. and the strongesI
opiates were used for days to give me re-
lief from pain."-St. Louis Republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
Mr.. Lausl,,s Question.

A few years before the death Of James
Russell Lowell he wrote a poem which
he was to read upon a certain public oc-
casion. Naturally the newspapers de-
sired to secure the copy. Mr.. a., who
was then and is yet engaged upon a Bos-
ton daily newspaper, was detailed by his
managing editor to call upon MI. Low.
ell and secure. if possible, the much de-
sired poem. After a great deal Of inn
portunity from the newspaper man Mr..
Lowell said:
LET me ask you a question frankly,
man to man, and if then you decide that
I ought to give you the poem / promise
you I will. If you knew I needed $500,
you would not ask me to give it to you.
I know that perfectly well. But that is
just what you are asking me. I have a
market for my poem in The Atlantic
Monthly provided they have the oppor-
tunity Of first publishing it. If it is first
printed in the daily newspapers Of this
country, of course it h no use for a mag
azine. Now, then, | tell you frankly,
| do need the 5000. and / ask you the
question, Shall / give You the poem on
your request. or shall ] keep it for the
magazine
The newspaper man decided promptly,
and the poet was not deprived of his
$20O.-Boston Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

Where the Telegraph Is Least Used.
The four countries in the world which
possess the smallest telegraph facilities
are Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and Per-
STA. In the first named there are only SO
telegraph Offices in the whole country
and but 1900 miles Of wire. In the ter
ritory Of Paraguay there are only $40
miles of wire in operation, and the entire
Geographic service Of that country re-
quires the services Of but 20 persons.
One line of 800 miles. owned and oper-
ated by the government, run from As
uncion to Paso de Patria, the limit OF
Paraguayan territory. and the other $50
miles by the railroad from Asuncion to
Pirapo.
Owing to high water and forest fires
in that country the line is often inter.
rupted for a days at a time. At Paso dc
| Patria the line breaks, there being nc
cable over the Alto Parana river, which
Ia three miles wide. Communication ID
therefore by canoe. which takes mes
sages over in the morning to the Argen.
tine side and returns to the Paraguayan
side at night. An important telegram Ii
often delayed 10 or Is urs.-Hartford
| Courant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
1t Pays to Use

AYERS Sarsaparilla, and AYERS
only. AYERS Sarsaparilla can
always be depended upon. 1t does
not vary. 1t is always the same in
quality, quantity, and effect. 1t is
superior in combination, proportion,
appearance. and in all that goes to
build up the system weakened by
disease and pain. 1t searches out
all impurities in the blood and ex-
pels them by the natural channels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

OF the Acadian owl, Of the rarest
of New England birds, Audubon says:
"This little owl is known in Massachu.
sets by the name of the saw whet.' the
sound of it's love notes bearing a great
resemblance to the noise produced by
fling the teeth of a large saw. These
notes, when coming, as they frequently
do, from the interior of q deep forest,
produce a very peculiar effect on the
traveller, who, not being aware of their
real nature. expects as he advances on
his route to meet with shelter under a
sawmill at no great distance. Until
shot the bird in the act / had myself
been more than once deceived in this
manner"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

To most people the word vampire"
only brings up visions of noxious South
American swamps. whose banks TEEN
with venoinous creatures, legless and
otherwise, nightly visited by myriads of
large, leathery winged bats, which are
reputed to have an Unsuitable taste for
human blood. To the ancients it meant
something far different. There was a
time when all Europe believed the vam-
pire to be a blood sucking ghost of a de-
funct human being. The most celebrat-
ed of these blood chilling vampire stories
is that of Arnold Paul. During life he
had resided near Madnerga, Hungary.
Within 30 days after his burial four per-
sons near the place of interment had
died, each with the marks of a vampire
{small blush incisions in the throat(.
Another person had been awakened in
the night and recognizing Paul's ghost
in the room cried, 'Avaunt, vampire!
in Jesus name!" whereupon the appari-
ton instantly vanished.
When this story was told, the town
projects held a meeting and determined
to open Paul's grave. This was accord
ingly done. There was blood ON the lips
Of the corpse, also upon his hands. The
ambassador of Louis XIV, who was pres
emit at the disinterment, declared the
proof positive. and Arnold Paul's re.
mains were hoisted to the surface, burned
to ashes, and the ashes scattered to the
four winds. It is needless to add that
Paul's vampire ceased to vex the good
people Of Madnerga.-St. Louis Repub.
lie
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

OF all tiresome things a restless man is
the worst. Arestless woman cannot be-
gin to come up TO q restless man. She
gets physically tired out after awhile and
must sit down. But q mamie a go
ON and ON forever.
In cafes, railroad trains, theaters-in
fact, wherever men do congratulated
also is the restless man, driving every
one distracted with his ceaseless tramp
ing. He goes mp, and he goes down. but
he is never weary.-New York Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
she Liked the Old Kind Best.

1t was down in q Chautauqua village
that a gay young soldier had his sweet
heart. Such a beauty she was too!
1t happened once that he sent her down
from Buffalo a pot of cold cream to keep
her cheeks as fresh as the budding rose.
When he came down to visit her again,
he asked how she liked his little gift.
1.-THE taste was very NICE" she said.
with rather a sickly smile, ''but ! think
I like the other kind Of cream best
Quips.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03

Because we are shut out from light.
Each of the others look and smiles
Because the arms and lips delight
Are past and dead a weary while;
Because the dawn that JOY has brought
Brings now but certaintyscf pain,
Nothing for you and me has bought
The right to live our lives In vain.
Take not away the only d r
That leads me on my lonely way
To know you noble, sweet and pure,
Great in least service day by day.
Wives and Daughters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
A Constderate M

Mr.. Ghumly-I hear yoE are going to
marry a rich widow. Is there any truth
In the rumor?
Mr.. Fewscads-Yes; / am doing it out
of consideration for my creditors, !
haven't the heart to see them suffer-
Texas Siftinos.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
Public Debt statement.

WASHINGTON. Aug. a-The debt
statement just issued shows a net in
crease in the public debt, less cash in
the treasury during July. of "a. 264. 0T3.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-03
PEOPLE FIND

with cheap compounds pnfporting
to be blood purifiers, but which
have no real medicinal value. 10
make use of any other than the old
standard AYERS Sarsaparilla-the
Superior Blood-purifier lis simply
to invite loss of time, money, and
health. II you are afflicted with
Scrofula, Catarrh, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores.
Tumors, or any other blood disease.
be assured that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
Started on the Florida Coast.

Jacksonville, Florida, was cut off from the
world for many hours. The hurricane struck
the Florida coast at point south of Jupiter
inlet, and passed through the whole eastern
portion of the peninsula, damaging prop
erty more or less in path forty or fifty miles
wide from the coast line westward. The
velocity of the wind was forty-eight miles
per hour. Great damage was done at Jack
eonville, at Mayport, at Pablo Beach, at st.
Augustine, and to shipping everywhere. The
fate of other localities in Florida is not
known because wires are down and railroads
are disabled.
At Savannah the velocity of the storm was
seventy miles an hour. 1t reached there
more than twelve hours later than in Florida.
A large number of buildings were unroofed.
Many lives were lost. Hutchinson and Ty bee
islands suffered most. Quarantine station,
on Tybee, is a ruin, except the doctors resi-
dence; everything else is gone, together with
nine vessels which were held at the fumigat-
ing plant. Railroad tracks are cleaned out.
Charleston was shaken to its foundations,
but the extent of damage and loss of life is
not yet reported.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09

Combining with the annual festival OF the
st. Louis Sunday schools, and after review
ing the parade of fully 10000 Sunday school
children, the seventh international Sunday
school convention held its concluding ses-
sions in the grand stand of the race course
of the st. Louis Jocky club, whose fall meet
ing was suspended for day to admit of the
turning over of their grounds to the Sunday
school workers of st. Louis and the world
Not less than $500 persons were on the
grounds.
At the afternoon session the report of the
resolutions committee was adopted. The
resolutions indorse training schools for teach
ers: urge the more extended use OF the Bible
as text book in the Sunday schools; plead
for the wider operation of denominations !;
denounce the liquor traffic and plead for its
utter abolition; express condolences In the In
ternational Lesson committee: urge the ap-
pointment and support of co-laborer with
DR.. Phillips in India Sunday school work,
and recommend placing at once of colored
men in the field of the south to press the
Sunday school work among his race.
Boston was unanimously chosen the place
of meeting for the convention in 1886. BY a
voluntary contribution 5000 was raised to-
ward the Indebtedness overhanging the Model
Sunday School building at the Worlds fair
and then, singing the DoxoloGy, the conven--
ton adjourned sine die.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
Further From the Great s.orm.


Fully 100 lives have been lost at Port Royal,
Beaufort and neighboring points by drown
ing during the storm.
At Charleston there was not fifty yards of
space IL the streets that did not contain de-
bris, such as roofs of houses, signs. awnings,
telegraph poles. etc, scattered In al direc-
tons. The roof of the st. Charles hotel was
blown off and the streets flooded with water.
The storm is thought to have originated in
a hurricane from the West Indies. At New
York the waves broke over the battery sea
wall and swept the park. some of them if
teen feet high. All ferries suspended.
Along Coney Island beach nearly every
pleasure resort is wrecked and the damage
there is immense. No lives are lost as far as
reported. Hotels are unroofed and all the
glass in the south and east sides of the build
ings were blown in.
At Long Branch the pavilions are wrecked,
the piers demolished. bath houses blown
down, hotels and houses unroofed and much
other damage was done. The damage to
fruit and crops along the coast is up in the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
At New Haven great damage was done to
shade trees, houses lost roofs, oyster beds,
fruit orchards and crops are ruined.
Immense damage was done at Washington
to trees and wires.
At Baltimore the storm toppled over Chin
neys. smashed windows. uprooted trees and
did considerable other damage.
The lower streets of Annapolis are flooded
and not a whole tree left. All oyster beds
are damaged.
In western Pennsylvania crops and fruit
trees were destroyed.
At all points the railroads and telegraph
lines suffered untold damage. Washouts are
reported everywhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
Passes the Commons

Mr.. Gladstone's long home rule fight in
the house of commons is ended. The bill
was passed at 1 o'clock in the morning by a
vote of 301 for, to 267 against. 1t was hur-
ried to the house of lords, and given the
first reading.
The announcement was received by rounds
of frantic cheering from the galleries and
upon the floor. A moment later Mr.. Glad
stone entered the house from the division
lobby. He was greeted at the moment of
victory by renewed applause. Mr.. Morley,
who followed him, was also cheered. Mr..
Gladstone received a fresh ovation as he
left the house.
The scenes in front of the house, after
midnight, were exciting. Fully 1900 per-
sons were jammed in the space in front of
the house of commons gates. There were
many Irishmen in the throng, and the senti-
ment of the crowd generally was for home
rule and Gladstone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
Fair Chance for Retter Prices.

LONDON, August 30.-The Times in the
course of long leader on the dismal agri-
cultural prospects of Great Britain, says
foreign competition depresses the price of
cattle and corn. The imports of animals
and meats, it says, will swamp the markets
this year. Great Britain will be moe tnan
ever dependent on foreign supplies and will
require at least $4,000 600 quarters of wheat
from abroad. France, it adds, must import
more than twice as much as she usually
does. AS for Germany, that country has al
ready begun to draw on America for sup
plies. When nations thus bid against each
other, the article says, there is fair chance
that prices will advance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
International Sunday School Workers.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, September 1.-St. Louis,
for several days yet, will be in the hands of
Sunday school workers. The International
Field Workers conference was held in the
Exposition music hall. W. j. Semelroth,
Superintendent of the Missouri State Sunday
School association, presided.
The seventh international convention was
opened with welcoming addresses. Saturday
will occur the Autumnal Sunday school fes-
tival, and Monday, September 4, the World $
Sunday school convention will commence it's
work. mass prayer meeting was held at
Centenary church, Sixteenth and Pine streets,
to evoke divine help for the conference.
Over 1900 delegates are to be present
many from other countries. Much interest
attaches to the foreign delegates, and the list
contains many famous names. 1t is headed
by the famous Alderman Belzey, of London,
president of the London union, one of the
organizers and president of the first worlds
convention.
To-day the subject of discussion will be,
''Work Among the Colored People," and it
is expected a number of colored delegates
from the south will speak.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
AS EXPECTED.
All Votes Showed Big Enough
Majorities.
Kansas Members All Voted for the 16 to
RatiO-POpulists Dropped Out Alter
the First Ratio Vote, as They
Had Determined.

The day fixed upon for voting on silver
ratios and the Wilson bill witnessed fan
carrying out of the program in the house OF
representatives, as agreed upon by the con.
testing parties before the two weeks debats
began.
The Wilson bill having been read, Mr..
Bland, fdem. Mo-, offered his first amend
ment, that of free coinage at the present
ratio of 16 to 1, and it was defeated by a vote
of-yeas 124, nays 226, amid applause from
the anti-silver men. who received one more
majority than they expected.
On this vote the Kansas members are all
recorded for the amendment.
The II to amendment was defeated yeas,
100; nays, 240.
The Is to amendment was rejected by
I02 to 239.
The 10 to amendment was rejected yeas,
102; nays, 237.
The 20 to amendment was rejected; yeas,
119 nays, 90.
On the vote at II to 1. beside the loss of
populist votes, the members of that party
Withholding their votes. there were several
negative votes from those who voted in favor
of the ratio of 16 to 1.
The amendment to re-enact the Bland
Allison act was defeated. Yeas, 1876; nays,
213.
The Wilson repeal bill passed-240 yeas to
100 nays.
This is the unconditional repeal bill, Of
the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
A Way to Raise the Balance.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. September 2.-There
is every indication deficit in the treasury
of $5O,OOO,OOO will exist June l, 1894, unless
measures are taken to avert it. A mum Der
of financial propositions for the purpose of
building up the treasury cash are under dis
cussion. The one that seems to meet with
the most favor is to have passed by congress
joint resolution permitting the secretary
of the treasury to anticipate the coinage of
the 100000 ounces of silver now in the
treasury and to issue silver notes against
siegniorage. This, it is said, would im1nedi-
ately place $56, 100000 to the credit of the
treasury,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-09
Clearing the Ruins.

CHARLESTON. S. c., September 2.-The
work of clearing the streets and removing
ruins is in progress.
The streets and thoroughfares we're strewn
with debris from the roofs of stores and
dwellings: roadways were blocked by hun
dreds of giant trees uprooted from the earth /;
the sidewalks were strewn with crumb bling
bricks and mortar; courts and alleys and the
magnificent water front, with costly docks,
were filled with wreckage; many churches
were unroofed and almost every residence
in the city more or less injured.
The estimates place the losses at over
100000. There are no lights in the city,
both the gas and electricity having given
out and there has been no railroad commu-
nication south. The total loss of life is six
people.