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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

The AFFINITY Of q woman to get on alone
in the world is sometimes questioned by
her big brothers. But there are plenty
of instances where women have been
left in circumstances which would try
the powers of the stoutest hearted man
to the utmost and have cozle out tri-
umphant. One Of these was mentioned
to a reporter the other day in connection
with a rough side hill farm in a remote
part Of an inland town. There" said
u informant, pointing to the place,
''lived Aunt Abby s. when her hus-
band died. She then had three small
children, and another was born soon
after. The farm was in poor condition
and had about all the mortgage it could
bear. Her husbands old father. feeble
and fussy, was left on her hands.
did she send the old man to the poor
farm, think You? Not a bit of it. She
kept him q year or two, and he was SC
fussy she couldn't live with him. Then
she hired q neighbor to take him, and she
paid his board IL years, when he died.
She raised her children and brought
the farm into good condition. She paid
the mortgage, and when she died sht
left = good property free and clear of al
debts. The boys hadn't the old lady''
spunk, for there's q mortgage up there
now, and nothing in the world but lazi
ness did it. They had everything lief
ready to their hands and amt had n,
drawbacks, 'cept losin their mother, bu
somehow the weeds have got the start o
'em. and ! gness they'll keep - y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

THE SIOUX CITY CoR PALACE.
Maize, and such a palace as his enthusi-
astic courtiers erect for him every year
cannot =, duplicated in any other III
try on the globe.
These palaces are always ornate and
beautiful INTELLECTUALLY, and each year
an effort is made to eclipse all previous
accomplishments in the same field. This
effort is always successful, as may be
judged from the fact that, while in build
ing the first palace the sum of $4,000
was expended, every succeeding year
has added thousands TO the costliness Of
the undertaking, and this years palace
has required the expenditure Of more
than 310O, 900. All who see it must con-
cede that the money was wisely expend-
ed. and Sioux City need have no fear that
it will not return again to her Golfers
after having accomplished the good
work for which it was put in circula-
ton.
The people Of the city are more en-
thusiastic this time than ever before, as
| they hope to attract some of the Worlds
fair visitors to come out and see their
unique celebration. Low rates of fare
have been secured, and those who have
time and money to spare will be amply
repaid for devoting them to a visit to the
domain of King Corn. The palace this
year excels all its predecessors in beauty
and grandeur, and in the matter Of in.
terror decoration the Sioux City ladies
with whom this is always a labor Of
love, have outdone themselves.
The new state Of South Dakota alst
raises a great deal of Indian corn, and
encouraged thereto no doubt by the sue
cess Of the Sioux City festivals is goint
to hold q corn belt exposition at Mitch
ell, where q handsome corn palace hal
been erected. The = belt OF South
Dakota comprises some 20 counties ii
the southern part Of the state, and thes
win all be represented and assist |,
making the exposition . uccess
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

Pierre dispatch, 8: Mrs. G. w. Barnes,
living ten miles from Pierre, was way.
laid by a lone highwayman upon her re-
turning home Saturday afternoon. The
fellow had g her draw a large sum
from the bank and expected to make a
good haul. Upon his approaching the
wagon she picked up a board and
Knocked him senseless to the ground
from his horse, and then proceeded de,
liberately on her way, leaving the
highwayman to be picked up later on.
The fellow was seriously injured, but
will recover,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

MISS ANNIE dOWAkD.
lifetime one of the principal stockholders
of the Louisiana lottery. He was killed
six or seven years ago by being thrown
from q horse which he was breaking for
his daughter to ride at their summer
home at Dobbs Ferry, on the Hudson.
His daughters share of his fortune is
said to have been about 800, 900.
With this she has been very liberal,
giving a great deal of money for chax-
liable purposes i'm New Orleans and join
ing her mother and brothers in the en-
dowment of the Howard Memorial Ii
brary Of that city, to whose credit the
family has jointly placed the sum Of
100000. The number of books in the
library has been increased within the
past five years from 5000 to %. 900, many
Of them Miss Towards personal dona-
ton. 1t is said that her name may be
found upon the subscription list of every
good undertaking in that city without
regard to creed, and she has for years
been identified with every deserving
charity and philanthropic movement
there.
Recognized as a social leader in her
southern home, where her family is lib
eral in the ~dispensation of its hospital
ity, Miss Howard is well and favorably
known elsewhere. She is a great trav-
eler and has been to Europe half a dozen
times, besides travelling much in the
United States, often residing for months
in sections that interested her. She ID
about 90 years of age and was born al
Biloxi, Miss, where her mother is &C,
customed to spend most of her time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

Rapid City Journal, Z: Yesterday ten
trains of ten cars each passed over the
Elkhorn road loaded with cattle for the
Chicago markets. This is the largest
days shipment made this season. To
give a person unfamiliar with the cattle
Industry an idea of the magnitude of
this single days shipment the Journal
will state that the 100 cars are loaded
with twenty-five head of cattle to the
car, and each head will bring the owners
on An average of forty dollars. The total
amount of the single days shipment will
he about SS8,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

Some ingenious Paris dealers are re-
ported to have invented q way Of en-
HANGING the market value of their wares.
1t is said that they color ordinary or
anges a deep red, making them look like
mandarins, which fetch much higher
prices. They also tint pineapples to
make them look more attractive and dye
the common white strawberries a lovely
red. Melons are being treated in a sim.
liar way and tinted a fine orange, their
favor being increased by injecting ar
essence of melon. The latest develop
ment Of this business is in connection
with pears, which are dyed red for
third of their size and blue below, thus
presenting the national colors wher
peeled. These are said to be in demand
for dessert on account of their novelty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

In group No. AZ, Mines and Mining
building at the worlds fair, which in
cludes minerals, ores, diamonds and
gems in the rough, and specimens illus,
traitsng the geology of various states
and countries, South Dakota has taken
ten gold medal awards. In the group
were exhibits from almost every country
in the world and nearly every state 10
the Union and yet of the states and
territories exceeding South Dakota in
the number of awards, only Colorado e.
cseds in silver and Arizona in copper.
The only outside country which excels
is New South Wales which overtops
everything in the building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

Ministerial salaries in the English
church are somewhat more lucrative
than in this country as the following
figures will show: The archbishop of
Canterbury receives a salary of $4,000.
Next to the queen he occupies the
position Of the head of the church. The
archbishop of York and the bishop of
London receive 10000 each, the bishop
OF Winchester nearly as much and
other salaries of the Episcopal body
range from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

Three colored and two white lads
were stealing a ride on the trucks OF a
freight train on the Milwaukee road be-
tween Mitchell and Yankton. two days
ago. They were discovered by a brake
man who tried to scare them off by
shooting a revolver. The three negroes
and one of the white lads got off safely,
but the other white boy fell under the
wheels and was cut 10 two. The dead
boy was Otto Undiner of Yankton. The
other boy, Albert Stringham,a bootblack,
claims that Otto was shot by the brake,
man as at the report of tie second shot
the little fellow screamed and dropped
limp.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
CARRIERS o s BRIDE.
Much Interest Is Felt In the Marriage or
Mayor Harrison.

Much Interest Is Felt In the Marriage or
Mayor Harrison.
Mayor Carter Harrison has been q
widower for a good many years, and
some of the good people of his bailiwick
seem to have supposed that he was bound
to remain a widower, for the recent an
nouncement of his approaching mar.
riage to Miss Annie Howard of New Or
leans, a schoolgirl friend of his daughter
in-law. created quite a ripple of sur
prise. Carter appeared to enjoy the
mystification of the general public on
the subject, and his utterances seemed
to indicate that while he did not wish
the matter unduly advertised he had nc
desire to conceal the facts.
Miss Howard is the youngest child
and only daughter of the late Charles
Howard, the founder and during his
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

ally, is in use in GEORGE C. HAL
nearly all the large cities of this country,
and the best equipped departments also
use his rotary engine, swinging harness,
bitless bride, automatic horse cover,
electric wire cutter, tin roof cutter, eel
lar pipe spray nozzle and door opener.
His team gave daily exhibitions in
London, and the cockneys said it was
better than a circus. Tt was a circus of
it's kind, for two Of his men were old
tumblers, and when occasionally they
rushed up a ladder. turned a couple of
somersaults in midair, lighting On their
feet on the ground and then grabbed a
nozzle, turned handspring and o off
up the ladder again, the Britons thought
it part of their regular drill.
Only one London fire company had
the nerve to tackle Chief Hale's team in
a speed contest to see which company
could get out of bed and be ready for a
fire quicker. 1t took the Londoners a
minute and II seconds, while the Amer
leans were in the street in just 81 Sec
onds. The latter had the advantages oil
brass sliding poles, swinging harness
and trained horses, however, all of which
were unknown things in London, though
they viii probably be adopted there and
in other big cities in England and on the
continent, along with the water tower:
and other inventions of Chief Hale.
The chief is a native of Cotton, N. Y.
and about A years of age. He was
machinist and engineer n was ap
pointed chief of the Kansas City depart
ment in 1879. He is small, snug ant
why, quick and alert, and has just
sprinkle Of gray in his jet black hair.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

His Loyal Subjects Erect q Costly Palace
nc Sioux City This Year.
The annual corn palace festival inau.
gurated by Sioux City in 1887 made a
great hit, and each succeeding year has
added to it's interest and a~ttractfveness
until now it has become q yearly carni.
val of more than mere local Importance,
and the entire country recognizes the
Iowa corn palace as an exposition Of tho
resources, energy, progress and success
OF the great northwest. 1t Is harves,
celebration of the enthronement of King
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

the international
fire congress in
L o n d o n and
brought back all
the honors and a
gold medal for
each of the men,
is recognized by
chiefs of other fire
departments as
the mechanical
genius of their
guild. His water
tower, w h &c h
rises automatic
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

AbduIlah Nedim, the editor Of a native
newspaper, Ustaz, in Cairo, adjudged to
be seditious, has been formally SEN
fenced to exile under circumstances
that should make exile popular. He was
ordered to leave the country, andth gov.
ernmentawarded him c400 compensation
and agreed to pay him e2t monthly
while be remained abroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

From an interview with Col. o. T..
Dewey, one OF the trustees of the South
Dakota Soldiers Home AT Hot Springs,
in the WATERFOWL Public Opinion, we
clip the following items concerning the
Home: "You see,' continued Col. Dew
ely. I'VE have in the neighborhood of one
hundred of the old boys in blue stopping
there. Some of them are temporarily
away on a furlough. And | just want
to say that in Captain and Mrs. Megres
we have gems, to use a v~ernaculaI
phrase. When Capt. Lucas was sent te
congress s we didn't know where TO find q
man TO fill his place. Finally we Eel
upon Capt. Megrew, almost by acciden'
| was going to say, and | for one thinl
we have the right man in the RICH
place. The whole number of old soldier
cared for during the year ending June &c
1893, was l42, average age being 50. Th
average cost ration per day was 90 cents
clothing per capita per annum S1s.2s
total cost per capita per annum, S201 81
The general government reimburses tn
state to the extent of 800 a year pc
inmate, leaving the cost TO the stat
Sl01.31 per capita. A national sau
tarium at Hot Springs. 1T is PRACTICAL
a certainty" said be, "for the Cover,
ment test on the old soldiers sent u
from Kansas shows beyond II
shadow of a doubt that the Hot Sprin.
water and treatment will do more to /
lieve the physical disabilities than an
thing else that has thus far been su
gested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

fads. She takes
special interest
in all kinds of
hospitals and wa
ter cures and is a
frequent visitor
at IN children's
hospital in Wen
ma, to whose lit
tie patients she is
very kind. She
has no faith in
drugs and says
that fresh air,
cold water and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
colored Servants.

do you still have colored servants,
Hicks?' well, in a sense. We don't
have negroes any more, but we've got
three Of the greenest girls you ever saw
In tho house now."-Harper's Bazaar,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
SURPRISED THE ENGLlSHMEN.

Chief Hale of Kansas City Taught Them
q Few Tricks In Fire Fighting.
Chief George G. Hale of the Kansas
City fire department, who took a picked
team of nine of his fire fighters over to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
n. IdeaIs shattered.

She-Why don't you marry herr
He-Becar 10 it 10 30 much more do
lightful to love her.-Truth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
LADY FACETS PRESCRIPTION.

It Comprises Fresh Air. Cold Water and
Sunshine and a Vegetable Diet.
Lady Paget, wife of Sir Augustus
Berkeley Paget, English ambassador to
Austria, is q benevolent woman Of many
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11

The formula of Ayers ~Sarsaparilla is
well known to the medical profession,
and universally approved. The reputa.
ton of the firm guarantees excellence
and uniformity in the medicine, and the
worlds experience for nearly half a cen
tury has fully demonstrated its value.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-11
yeuuhlicau.Tlcket

For Commissioner I'd district, Lake county,
NJ. L. CLARK.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-08
CLEYELAND'S CABINET MEET.

h President Urges Them to Go Slow
in Appointments for a Few Days Yet.
WAsHINGTON, March THE first
meeting of President Cleveland's cabi
net was held this afternoon at the usual
hour of 3 o'clock and it lasted something
more than two hours. All the members
were present. just prior to the assemb
ling of the new officers in the cabinet
room, Secretary Carlisle had a talk with
the president concerning the bond ques
ton, and he was the first member of the
cabinet to arrive at the White House
Postmaster General Bissell came early
with Secretaries Herbert and Gresham
close behind him. Others followed soon
after with the exception of Secretary
Motion, who did not arrive until nearly
4 o'clock. There was no fOrmality or
ceremony observed in opening the meet
ing. President Cleveland, sitting at the
head of the table, started business in a
simple direct name The session wa
devoted to the discussion Of matters Of
current and public importance, includ-
ing Hawaiian annexation and the finan
cial situation which were touched upon.
The greater part of the time was taken
up however, with consideration of the
question of appointments, particularly
those of assistants to the various cabi
net officers The necessity for filling
these positions without delay, was taken
as a self evident fact that Cleveland i'm.
pressed upon his official family the ne
cessity for going slowly in making selec-
tions.
The cabinet adjourned at $40 o'clock.
Secretary Carlisle, who was the first to
arrive, was the first to leave. Messrs.
Lamont, Bissell and Smith remained for
some time after the others had gone dis
cussing matters of a confidential charac
ter.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-08
ALL AFTER EN- NOW
The City Dads Get After the Dray-
men in Shape.
The Street Car Track a Subject OF
Discussion.
IT MUST COME UP Or BE REPAIRED

Much Good Work Done by the City
Council Last Night and May
They Continue in 1t.
Street committee reported very little
work done on the streets for the month
of February, owing to the bad weather.
Report of chief. of-police for month OF
February shows warrants issued during
the month 46, viz: Assault and battery,
10; resisting an officer, 2; drunkenness,
8; breaking into store house, 1 disturb
ing the peace, 3; boisterous cursing, &;
carrying concealed weapons, 4; commit
ting a nuisance, 2; obtaining goods under
false pretences, /; gambling, 3; forcible
trespass, 1; larceny, 2. Fine and costs,
$1G4 40
Report on cemetery for month of Feb
ruary shows total burials at cemetery 3.
Of this number 1 died in town and 2 out
of town.
The fire committee reported that the
work at the fire house of the Durham
Hose Co. is nearly completed.
On motion, it was ordered that J. j.
Thompson be granted license to run a
pool table at his place of business on
corner of Mangum and Peabody streets.
On motion, it was ordered that the
market clerk be granted leave of absence
for one week.
On motion, it was ordered that the
clerk of the board Of town commissioners
notify the Durham Street Railway COM
pany that the condition of the street rail-
way track is such that the board Of town
commissioners hereby declare said rail-
way track a nuisance, and that the au-
thorities of the Durham Street Railway
company be required to emove the track,
or place it in such condition as is called
for in the contract made with the town
Of Durham, by the 1st day of April, 1898.
The following ordinance was intro
duced and, on motion, was adopted:
Be it ordained by the board of commits.
siOners of the town of Durham, that the
unnecessary stopping and congregating
of drays on Main street be declared a
nuisance, and that the police be in
structed to order them to move, and for
any repeated offence a fine of 81 be i'm
posed.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-08
MRS. cLEVELAND'S BUSY DAY.
The Ladies Did Not Forgrt Her-HOmes
of the Cabinet Family.

The Ladies Did Not Forgrt Her-HOmes
of the Cabinet Family.
WASHINGTON, March G.-Mrs. Cleve.
land had about as busy a day as the pres
ident. She only saw her most intimate
friends, but as they are particularly nu-
merous around here now, a good deal
of very happy time was consumed. The
new cabinet ladies nearly all called, some
of them being accompanied by their hus-
bands and others coming alone. The
youngest cabinet lady of all, Miss Her
bert, came with her father, Secretary
Herbert, and their guest, Miss Wilmer,
Of Birmingham, TO pay her respects to
Mrs. Cleveland. The ladies had a very
pleasant visit and they met in the capac-
ity of old friends. Mrs. Lamont and
her guest, Miss Saunders, of New York,
were also received by Mrs. Cleveland
after luncheon.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-08
NO MORE DRAGGING.

Uncle Nahum Leavitt Admits Having Been
Taught a Serious Lesson.
The brightest minds hev been known
to git astray onct in awhile" began
Uncle Nahum Leavitt, land the fact
that | stopped over onct is jest as much
a sign of genius as it's of a fool. Fur's |
know, it seems So" His neighbor, who
sat with him in the great barndoor,
nodded his head very vigorously, as
much as to say that Uncle Nahum's sage
remark was al too weighty for imme-
date discussion.
1.-The time l clipped up the elm trees
front the house was an awful upsetter
to me-"
"How's that?:" said the neighbor, whose
conversational powers lay mostly in the
line of Interrogation.
"Well, | don't mind relatin an expert
ence that was a putty good lesson ter
me, an that did more toward reducin my
self esteem than most anything I ever
tackled"
He rose cautiously and peered round
the corner of the barn to assure himself
they were not overheard; then, satisfied
II1dU IN O1C ~ 14CoA, LIN AAOfCo k1AC
small key which served as a seat nearer
to his listener and began:
"Well, one mornin l says ter Mary:
Them elm trees front the house oughter
be trimmed up. That parlor has got the
chill an damp O. the tomb in it, says l."
"Moldy?" quickly asked his listener.
"Yis, twas. Well, l hunted up a
saw al got up on the fence an elm up
ter the lower limbs. Jest as l got set
tied Mary come ter tn door an says,
Now, father she alters called me
father after the children come-'now
don't be too venturesome, fur you amt
SO young as you was onct, and you can't
do as the boys do
well, it alters riled me ter be called
old, an | aoke up putty sharp an says.
I'm old 'nough ter tend ter my own af-
fairs an not meddle!' l says, 4 neve"
hev threw yer age in yer face yit, though
it be apparent to all!
1T was putty sarcastic, l know, an
she went in an ohet the door. She
didn't slam it, but jest shet it easy, like
she could bide her time.
81 s'pose | was kinder frustrated by it
an upset, an | begun sawin like any
thing an not noticin what | was doin
till | heard a big crack, an fust l knew |
was a-hangin by my vest ter the stub end
of a limb bout 10 foot from the ground.
Ihed sawed off the limb | was a-settin on!
Mary heard the crash an come run
min out lively, but when she see l want
in no close danger she says, Pull yer
self right up ter the next limb, the way
the boys do
Il says, pretty hasty: 4 amt no boy.
Run an git a ladderv
I'm most too inirm ter run says
she, but I'll call for some one.'
Putty soon she come back with a
man an a ladder, an when l was a-step-
pin down she says, mighty perlite:
There, now, don't play any of them boy
ish tricks agin an scare me. Ny nerves
amt so strong as you young people'sv
well, sir. whilst | were a-hangin
there the conceit jest dripped off my
bootlegs. wa glad 'nough ter feel the
ground agin, l car tell We, an sence then
] amt never believed in braggin."-
Youths Companion.