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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04

medical skeptics, this boy got well be-
cause he is too young and too matter OF
fact to have any great imagination, had
never heard or read of o case Of hydro
phobia and for other reasons could not
have hysteria. The case is considered
important a proving how much mere
terror may have to do with 6e1nnn1ful
~af1iction.
A stiIl more singular case is that Of
John Brassington, q lad OF IL, whose
commissions first came on while his ia
Their, in q state OF ~intoxication, was be-
rating him. Thereafter the sight Of his
father Immediately started him of In q
fit, having all the symptoms Of hydro
phobia, and finally the smell of liquor
ON any mans breath would upset him-a
peculiarly unfortunate condition in New
York city. A length the boy had every
marked symptom of hydrophobia and
had to be strapped to his bed. In his
lucid intervals he declared positively
that he was bitten last spring by o rabid
dog and treated at the Pasteur institute,
which is all a delusion, as nothing of the
sort occurred. At length he was taken
to the state asylum at Poughkeepsie,
where at last accounts he was recovering
rapidly. The neighbors say that his ia
Their whacked him ON the head with q
club and that when he came to" he at
once declared he had hydrophobia, which
gives a faint touch Of grim humor to the
case.
A third Newark case is that of Kate
McCauley, q ~citizeness with a mixed
record, who was bitten by a strange
dog and at once had recourse to hen
~favorite stimulant, believing apparently
| that the antidote was the same n fol
snake bite. She was walking leisurely
and apparently in good health near thu
canal. and happening to look at thu
water at once went into the wildes'
commissions. When Policeman Ions
took hold Of her. she bit his coat and tor,
it to rags before she could be got to TIN
station. Says he: 'tShe hung onto tina
coat so tight that when I got it away i
wasn't fit to wear to q dog fight. Do
think she had hydrophobia? If tina
wasn't hydrophobia in its most violen
form, I'll resign tomorrow. Look q
that coat"
All night she barked and snapped an,
howled till people in the vicinity though
the police had a wild beast Gagged, but b
the morning she drank ice water by th
quart, so the doctors were undecefved
The latest opinion 10 that her case IL on
Of chronic alcoholism and acute hysteri1
the hydrophebia symptoms being the n
suit of her overheated imagination. OH
er and really fatal cases have occurred.
What the doctors don't know abor
hydrophobia would make q big book.
is certain that the dog, wolf, fox, jacka
hyena, dingo. indeed all animals Of tbs
genus, are liable to it, and that raj
cases among cats and pigs; ais
that the bite of the weasel, marten, pol
cat, mink and q few other small anima
!. is occasionally very poisonous, but do
not produce true rabies. But AZ to Il
a cause and the cure very little II yet cor
clusively proved. J. FL. BEADLE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04

sound chicken meat is Just as whole
some as in December land likely to be q
deal more tender), and that the usual ap-
petite for whisky is not to be taken a.
m indication that a man needs it any
more than in winter, but rather that,
Hike Rip Van Wrinkle, he's 'better with
ont it," Nevertheless at this season we
hear monstrous stories, some Of which
win be given further on.
OF course everybody knows by this
time, for astronomy has been popular
he'd more than any other science in the
last 30 years, that by the apparent mo-
ton of the sun and fixed stars the for
mer is at this season In the same part of
thu sky as Sirius, the dog star. which
gives a name to the period. As, how
ever, the sun and Sirius are in the same
quarter for a long time, no exact meas
ure is possible, and American almanacs
usually put it from July Is to Sept. 5
inclusive. In ancient days Sirius and
the sun came together about the time
those dreadful summer plaques and hot
winds came to Mediterranean lands. AS
the sun, however, is but a little matter
OF 90, O09. 900 miles from us, while Sirius
In at least 100, 900. 600, 600, 600, it is plain
that their apparent conjunction cannot
affect the dogs.
Nevertheless there is 90 much in a
name that millions believe these are in
truth mad dog days, and it is true that
dogs can nor easily be tormented into
biting and boys are rather more aggra-
waiting. This also is the season when
people are roaming all over the country
and many will meddle with strange
dogs. OF a truth, however, there is the
least hydrophobia in the hottest weather
and next least In the coolest weather, If
IL is both cold and dry. The maximum
In in the wettest weather. Thus the
records kept at the official medical sta
toms in Europe show three times as
many cases in April and November az
In July and August. It Is therefore a
singular coincidence that in one week Of
July several dreadful and some curious
cases occurred in New York city and
vicinity.
OF these the most distressing was that
IL Miss Lizzie Byram, who suffered the
most intense agony and yet retained her
mental faculties almost to the last, warn
ing her physician and lover to keep out
of her reach even while she was snap
ping OF their hands in the dreadful par.
oxysms. Miss Byram was the oldest
child of Alpheus J. Byram Of Newark,
IN. j., and some time in April was play.
ing with q pet dog, when it suddenly
snapped at her, left a scratch on the
hack of her hand and at once dashed oul
ct the house and yard and never re
turned.
As the skin was not broken so far a,
she could see, she thought nothing of tn,
scratch-it was in truth only a rex
MARYLAND went with the family to pas
the hot weather at Asbury Park. With
cut a warning or previous sickness o
any kind she was suddenly seized with
irritability that prevented he
from sleeping. She was treated for
cold, as her eyes were inlamed and wa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04

OG days are here
again, and it is in
order to repub-
lish the regular
annual statement
that this is not
the season when
dogs 60 mad
that is, not often;
also that good
running water is
just as pure and
bathing in it just
as safe as at any
other season:that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04
THE DOG STAR RACES
BUT THERE rs NO CAUSE FOR A PANIC
ABOUT HYDRoPHoeA.

popular Faliacies About Dog Days-Few
Ours Co Mad In Hot, Dry Weather-fn-
fauence of the Imagination on Hydro
phobia-A Few Notable Gases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04
PEOPLE FIND

That it Is not wise to experiment
with cheap compounds purporting.
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- is simply
to invite loss of time, money, and
health. If you are afflicted with
Scrofula, Catarrh, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores,
Tumors, or any other blood disease,
be assured that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-04
II 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 Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
LATER NEWS WAITS.
CRIMES AND PENALTIES.

Fannie Korn. q New York woman, CAV,
poison to her two children, n boy aged /?
years and girl aged 9 years yesterday
afternoon, then shot them and completed
her horrid work by shooting herself
Antonio Martinez. Antonio Josen Barlos
and Nictorion Aragon, three murderers
were taken from Jail at Las Lunas n. NJ,
by maskeI men, and hanged 70 tree
Half dozen murders have been commit
ted near Las Lunas in the past two months
and the citizens took this method OF warn
ing the vicious element that crime must
cease.
The other night three men charged witt
murder were taken from the county Jail n
Los Lunas, n. NJ, and hanged to cotton.
wood tree, No clew to the lynchers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
A rFcrLr,n rArA1. AcrlnrNr.

TIE Big Four passenger train which lefi
| Chicago al $40 saturday night, In crossing
| the Wabash rIyer bridge at Lafayette, Ind.
at 80 Sunday morning. got away from the
engineer. The air brakes would not work.
The front cars lett the track after reaching
the depot, tearing down the sheds on the
east side OF the track. The engine, baggage
mail and express cars were thrown oil the
track, hurled some distance and broken 10
pieces,
The list of killed is as follows: Michael
Welsh, the engineer. OF Indianapolis, John
Lemon, OF Lafayette, driver of mail wagon:
Thomas Mcmahon of Cincinnati. express
messenger; Charles Meyers, of Lafayette,
hack driver Charles Schaille, Of Portsmouth,
o.; Fred Schcle, fireman, found dead be
meath the wreck, left leg torn of at the
thigh: Otto Gesselson, Montreal Can. Con.
rad Weissel. Of Shelbyvile, Ind: William
Chadwick, OF Shelbyvile, mail clerk, is
missing; Joshua Long, mail clerk, Lebanon
Iii
Following are the names of the badly
hurt: James Carnahan, home unknown:
Charles Myer', Cincinnati, postal clerk;
Thomas NicRety. home believed TO be in
Cincinnati, hurt internally. The above were
all IN the mail car service.
The seriously in jured are. William Place
OF Frankfort Ind; Jefferson Reese, Of
kempton, Ind.
All the train men were killed. but none of
The passengers were injured. As the engine
left the track II struck and instantly killed
three men standing on the PLATFORM They
were otto Gesseson, Of Montreal, Can.
ada, who had purchased ticket and was
waiting 10 board the train; Charles Myers,
bus driver. and John Lennon, who was
IN charge OF the United States mail wagon
at the depot. The dead that lay under the
immense pile OF wreckage were not removed
for three hours after the accident. a wreck.
ing train bein. necessary TO do the work.
Had the engine left the track minute
sooner the entire train would have been
sharp curve in the track on the west side Of
the river the air brakes could no. be ap.
piled until near the bridge. When the en-
gineer tried TO Hpply the air the brakes
would not work and The train dashed into
the station, as stated above.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
DEATH ON RIVER AND RAIL
TWO FEARFUL ACCIDENTS.
Causing Many Deaths and Fatally In
juring Many Persons. Steamboat E1.
piosion and Runaway Train.

One Of the worst caiastrophies which has
occurred ~ years took place on the MlsSis-
sippi river at West Island, - miles below
Cairo, ILL.,, sunday morning. A rear end
Of one Of the boilers of the
steamer ONO, a Cincinnati and Memphis
packet, blew ont hling the deck cabin with
steam and boiling water. Several Of the
deck hands and deck passengers. who were
eating breakfast ut the time. were literally
cooked alive and large number received
serious burns
Following is the list Of the dead: William
Hursman, co'orcd fireman. S. Louis.
Hampton Collins. colorcd Memphis. Thom-
as Woods colored, residence unknown.
Cyrus Meyers, white, mate, of Cincinnati.
jumped into river and was drowned. Two
coored men. unidentified.
Following is a list Of the injured. many
of whom will die: Il. W. Crews, Danvlle.
Va; Fred Neal Coumbu- Miss. Charles
Jackson. fireman, Cincinnati; James
| Howard, Roebooni, Mo; Gilbert Childrcss.
fireman. Nashville: Colder Tate. Memphis:
William Jackson, Washington, Pa.;William
Henry, Mem,Lis Albert Robinsoc ;5c'"T,'p.
nay; Go, II 'ii;,''I'..Il. White cpus- MeIhPhls'
| Newport. Ky. -.
The widest CONSERVATION reigned on
board the boat and the screams of the pas.
sengers and the groans and appeals OF the
| victims madc the scene terrible one. The
boat could proceed no farther aud for
several hours It lay at the bank while the
| unfortunate victims lay on the deck wrth-
ing in agony and calling aloud for aid
AT last the iug Acgeus hove In sight. She
was hailed and the suffer. rs - in number
were transferred TO her deck. and she i'm
mediately sailed TO Cairo. Word had been
teleRraphei and every physician in town
was on the wharf 20 meet her The suffer
ing of the victims was alleviated rs much as
possible, bur before they could be removed
from the boat four of them were dead. The
remainder were transferred tothe Marine
Hospital. Another one died soon after
reaching there, and the surgeon declares
that 10 Of the lG now in the hospital will
de.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
FARM WORK RETARDED.
The Cool and Wet Weather Has Damag
cd Growing Crops. Fruit Killed in
West Virginia.

The Cool and Wet Weather Has Damag.
cd Growing Crops. Fruit Killed in
West Virginia,
The unusually cool and wet weather is
having its effect on the crops of Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia. The rainfall for
the past week has been half inch above
the normal in all paris of Pennsylvania, and
the temperature has been lower than usual
in all sections except in and about Pittsburp.
Sunshine has been deficient all over the
State. Farm work has been greatly retard-
ed. The official crop bulletin says;
In the Northern counties little has been
done on spring work. Snow banks still lie
In some places, and freezing weather occur
red during the week. Winter grain is re.
ported in good condition. Grass looking
fairly well. In the Southern counties farm
work has progressed slowly between rains.
Everything is backward, but as yet no
serious injury bss been done, Grain and
grass look well but make slow growth
Fruit trees budding and propects Of good
crop.
West Virginia'reports that a heavy frost
on the oath was damaging to early fruits, ,ex-
cept apples vegetation Of all kinds checked.
Light frosts occurred on the 2Sth, but no
damage was done. Wheat oats and
s1aS grass are re. rsspoTted as as doing well and
weather. small fruits have been
killed on low Ia nds apples slightly injured
In some localities. pears not all Killed, and
peaches seem 10 have been injured greatly.
Tobacco Is progressing favorably, potatoes
were damaged slightly and garden vege-
tables were injured In some localities, but
wain rains have improved them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
A FIERCE STORM IN OHIO.
A Cyclone Wrecks Many Buildings n,
Wilmington.


A cyclone Of terrific proportions struck
Wilmington, Ohio, Fridag afternoon. Tree,
were but as straws and few are left standing
that encountered the storm. The City Halu
lately remodeled, is badly damaged, the
roof being blown of and the interior soak ed
with water.
Every church in town except the Presby
teran was badly wrecked. Tue heavy bell
on the Christian Church was blown some
distance into the street and the spire was
blown OF and crashed through the roof and
elhng. The Catholic church spire was
II standing, while the remainder OF the
uildlng was demolished
II IL miraculous that no one was killed
outright.
The large bookstore Of Hildebrant n M.
lard was crushed like an egg shell and the
contents drenched with water, The bust
mes hodses Of Campbell, Hamill 4 Co. ii.
o. Cartwright ~ CO, J. w. Sparks, Benia.
min Farquhar +. s. Miller +. +. Marble
aud many others were badly wrecked The
dwelling houses OF W. W. Collins, McNa.
mara, two belonging TO G. w. Austin and
several others were demolished and mum.
bers ui others were unroofed aud Otherwise
damaged. The wind blew so furiously thai
small sticks and straws were found iinbeI
oed III the weather-b boarding OF houses,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11

The fruit crop OF Michigan Is the ,nly
one in that state that has not been hurt by
the hard winter aud unfavorable shring.
The kansas Farmers" crop report last
week from the northern part of Kansas
gives the condition of winter wheat as very
low. The western third OF the state also
presents very gloomy reports. There is
large area of the State in wheat and the
prospects ar not very favorable. The State
produced last year in round numbers IL
600, 900 bushels OF wheat. If this year
100000 bushels are produced the condi-
until harvest.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
$4,000 ACRES OF WATER.
\ Dam Breaks and 1t Goes. No Lives
Lost. But Much Property Destrnxed

Dam Breaks and 1t Goes. No Lives
Lost, But Much Property Destroyed.
The Lewiston, Ohio. reservoir broke
Wednesday night and turned an immense
food Of water upon It's reoidenis along its
course. The break was in the northeast
corner of the reservoir, where a wasteway
$40 feet in length Is located. The break
was 200 feet wide and the water came rush
ing down in great food
The artificial bank of the reservoir is five
miles around, and the bottom Of the reser.
voir itself is at least ten feet above the i'm.
mediate country below The water averag- =
cd ten feet deep over The whole reservoir. so
some idea can be imagined of the great vol.
ume that came rushing down on the conn.
try below. The reservoir is located five
miles northeast of Huntsville, LOGAN coun-
", o., and contains 1900 acres OF water
Iiund reds of families left their homes and
fled out OF reach OF the coming torrent. So
far no loss OF life is reported. but the dam.
age IN Logan county Is estimated al $50 900.
Many farmers Will lose everything bat
their land, and they will be financially ruin
ed.
BELLEEoYTAISE-T The latest reports from the
scene OF the Lewiston reservoir flood are re-
assuring, aud II is believed that such pro-
gress has been made as will prevent furth.
er opening at the present places, bit the
entire lower banks are saturated and in q
very dangerous condition. Should further
rains fall no human power can STAY an
awful catastrophe. The towns and cities
directly in the line of the food are Sidney,
Piqua, Tippecanoe, Dayton and mos, of the
towns OF the Mama valley between Dayton
and Cincinnati. Telegrams have been sent
10 the authorities at all threatened points to
prepare for the worst as well as they can
and TO hope for the best.
The Lewiston reservoir is said to be the
second largest artificial body OF water ip
the world.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
Cholera AdyIces,

SAN FRANCISCO. from Malacca
state that cholera is making terrible ravag-
es, as many rs 200 new cases being reported
daily. A large number of deaths have
occurred.
PAEIs,-The cholera which appeared some
time ago in the workhouse in Quimper, De-
partment Of the Finistere, has now spread
throughout the town. Ten deaths from the
epidemic have been reported in the last
three days.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
A Tennesnoa Cvclnnn

AZ Gainesville, Tex. n cyclone lid con.
siderable damage TO property Many resi-.
dences were unroofed and several business
houses had stocks Of goods ruined NV wa.
ter. Three miles south of Gainesville MT
and Mrs. blackburn was probably fatally
injured by their residence collapsng. Near
Fair Plains on the Santa Fe. a train was
completely lifted from the track. with The
exception OF the engine. The train lad come
TO stop and was hurled into ravine 30
right Conductor r. A. TAYLOR was bsdlv
cut over the eve and will probably die, and
others were seriously injured. Other near.
oy towns were partially WTeckeS,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
D,.nucr.,a Accident. and p.,ni,,,..

Allen Brown, Robinson Caruth, Joe
Scott, Sandy Cooksey and Allen Booth, who
were employed at the government quarry,
two miles south Of Searcy, Ark, were
drowned while attempting to cross the riv-
er to SO TO their dinner. The river was
very high, and their boat caps,zed
A piston head in the blacksmith shop Of
the Cincinnati Southern road, at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, exploded and John QuiGley,
wife and William Peak, colored, were in
stantly killed Three others were badly
injured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11

St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, Ne,
York City, broke the record Sunday morn.
ing by taking up collection that footed W
$4,000, The rector asked for sS1, 600 to re
furnish and retit the church. and the con
gregation, which is wealthy one, raisec
the limit thousand dollars. THIS is tn,
church attended by the Astors and Wander
bil,s and in the last four years it has ex.
pended in charities and regular church
expenses sl,035, 600
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
WORLDS FAIR NEWS.
THE BIG FAIR CLOSED SUNDAY.

THoUsANps or CHGCAGoNNs SPENT THE DAY IN
LOCAL pARKs.
The Sunday closing rules were strictly
enforced sunday at Jackson Park and no
one was admitted TO the grounds except
workmen and the guards. The Chicago
parks were visited by no less than 10000
people, who wandered along the drives and
Rraveled walks, rode in the boats and
stretched themselves on the grass.
IL was a notable fact that not one OF these
goddess sabbath breakers did anything that
'ould shock the average Congress man. The
men and women were well dressed and well
behaved. The park policemen had absolut-
ly nothing TO do. I'm the crowd were thous
Ands OF strangers, and many foreigners Nhc
wondered why Jackson Park should be
closed TO such an intelligent BODY OF people
At Hum boldt Park, Garfield Park Doug
lass Park and Washington Park great
crowds passed the day promenading tle
boulevatdS, filling the benches and rowing
on the ponds. Even the little parks were
full OF men, women and babies. II is
therefore, perfectly safe To estimate the
number Of people who visited the yarks
Yesterday at 100000 IL probably exceeded
that some Three tourths OF them would
have visited Jackson Park had the gates
been open.
EICORp OF ATTENDANCE.
So far the paid admissions, although
lighi. have exceeded those for correspond
the figures are
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- ny ESTIMATED .........t "9u'nottrt D,.I Ia
FATAL iNrLosIoN IL Mo .,t,,. l.. NALL,
terrific eAptosion startled everybody in
the west end Of Machinery Hall on Friday.
a header on the big lG-inch steam main
blew ont and james Glas>ford, switchman,
was blown co feet and fatally sCalded. Two
other latorers were also scalded, hut not ia
tally. No cause can be assigned for the cx
pIosiun,
Music UNDER DIFFICULTIES
The open mir concerts in Administration
plaza were poorly attended Friday morning.
owing 10 the chilly atmosphere The play.
or, did the best they could, muiTled in their
heavy coats but found II difhcurt 10 render
finished music IN an unfinished stand TO tho
accompaniment of carpenters hammers or
the roof.
WORLDS TAIR HOTEL PALS
The Worlds Fair Hotel Association made
an assignment. Assets ell $40 80; habii.
ties, Sll,9 so. The failure Is assigned "a
non-payment Of dues on the part Of the
stockh olders.
-ONE result Of thcWorld'sFsir is that last
month 1896 alien cabin passengers were
landed in the port OF New York. more than
twice the number for April, 1892