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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26
. eramento's water supply system.

Peculiar specifications for supplying
water to Sacramento are under discus
sion in that city. The water is to be
taken from wells at least half q mile
from the present city limits, and at least
the same distance from any natural sur
face stream or pond. The contractor is
required to guarantee ~''clear, sweet and
wholesome water suitable for drinking
water and domestic purposes"
A minimum of 1000, 600 900 gallons a
year is to be suppliedin such daily guam
titles. not exceeding 1000, 900 gallons, as
may be required. At the end of five
years this minimum may be increased
by the city on giving six months notice.
The water is to be delivered through a
riveted steel or iron pipe, laid and owned
by the contractor, and delivered through
a meter. The contractor must not fur
nish water direct to the customers, and
is to have no control whatever over the
mains. laterals, distributing pipes or
water rates, which are to be entirely in
the hands Of the city authorities. EN-.
cheering Record.
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Admiral Dot Ha. = Daughter.

Admiral Dot, the lilliputian, who is
now o cigarette advertisement in Chi
cago, Is only 4S inches high, but he re-
ceived a telegram last Sunday night that
made him feel as big as Grover Cleve-
land. 1t was dated New York and read:
Its a girl and weighs six pounds.
Mother and baby doing WELL"
Mrs. Dot is now with the parents of
her husband. Mr, and Mrs. Gabriel
Kahn. who I've in New York, and it was
there that tie baby v-as born. Nine.
Matilda Baamacn is the trained nurse
who looks after the youngster and Incl
lentally after the whole family.
The baby is 10 inches in height and is
perfectly formed" she said yesterday.
She has dark blue eyes, dark hair and
very small feet and hands"
In private life Admiral Dot is known
as Leopold Kahn. He was brought out
by Barnum when he was only 6 years
old. and he has been on exhibition ever
since. He is 4S inches in height, wears
u b children's size hat. 81 children's
size glove and No. IL children's size
shoe. On Aug. IA, 1892. he married Miss
Lottie Swartwood, with whom he fell in
love while they were both with the
Locke s. Davis Royal Lilliputian Opera
company. She is 20 inches in height,
wears a 10 chil.ren's size shoe and a 81
children's see glove. Admiral Dots
parents are Of ordinary. size. but it is Q
popularity of the Kahn family that il
produces q midget in each generation
Dot has \ midget uncle who lives il
Baden Baden, and Major Atom 10 hi.
nephew.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26
THE CITY


GH.G EE2
Wheat, 46; flax, 70; oats, Is; barley, 80
to 30.
Fred johnson departed for the worlds
fair today.
A Mr.. North, Of Irwin, is in the city
for medical treatment.
Adolph Harms, of Wentworth, was do
ing business in town.
"A bran new girl arrived at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Fitzgerald this
afternoon,
J. j. Fitzgerald, mother and sister,
Mrs. Frank Glass, took the morning
passenger for Cresco, Iowa, summoned
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26
PRAIRIE FIRES.

Two Persons Cremated I'm Manitoba.
Much Property Destroyed.
WINNIPEG, Man., Oct. %. Prairie
fires have been raging in all parts OF
the province the past week and large
quantities of hay and grain, several
farm buildings and cattle have been
destroyed. At Homefield on Saturday
a SON and daughter Of James Watson, q
farmer, were burned to death. There
have also been other casualties.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

Realizing that the framing, enactment
and enforcement OF the laws OF u com
monwealth, In the future, are in the
hands OF our boys and girls OF the pres
emit, the w. G. T. u. OF this city deter
mined to see to it that they are trained
Alright to enable them to make such
laws, and therefore appointed a superin
tendent to organize a Loyal Legion and
to that end the superintendent would
ask all parents and teachers to assist
her by sending their children and com
ing themselves. Also all members OF
the w. G. T. U. who can, please meet
at the NJ. Z. church Friday at A p. m.
BY oroer of superintendent.
II afflicted with scalp diseases, hair
falling out and primitive badness, dc
not use grease or alcoholic preparations,
but apply Halls Hair Remover.
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St. Paul Ministers Protest.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 26.-At the regular
meeting OF the ministers Of different
denominations . protest was passed
against the Christian Endeavor state
convention for holding its closing ses-
sion at the time Of the regular service
Of the churches, thereby taking the
young people away from their own
congregations, and for doing this with
out any consultation with the paetors
Of the city.
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TO Pay chtppewaa.

AITKIN, Mimi, Oct. 26.-B. d. Will
Jams. Chippewa Indian commissioner;
]. @. Dixon, Indian paymaster; E. FL.
Trunk. clerk. and John BeauIieu, in
terpreter, have arrived here for the
purpose Of paying the Chippewa In
dams about 81, 100.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

NEW York. Oct. GA special cable
TO The Herald from San Jose, Guate.
mala. says: President Barrios has de.
creed that labor shall be- henceforth
free all over the country. BY this de.
cree the old institution OF forced labor
ID abolished. This system was nothing
less than . form Of slavery thinly dis.
guised.
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there by telegram to attend the funeral
of a sisters eldest son.
Remember Miss Carey, the Persian
Missionary. at the Presbyterian church
to night.
Jos. Dingman, Sr., departed for Spen-
Ger. Iowa, and will probably go on to Wiz
consin for the winter.
Judge Palmer, Hon. FL. I'll. Keith and
j. w. Jones, Esq, returned to Sioux
Falls by the morning train.
Mrs. Smith who has been visiting her
niece Mrs. G. A. Willard for sometime,
returned today to her home at Perry,
Iowa.
We present to-day, in another column,
the certificate of nominations OF candi-
dates to be voted for at the approaching
election. This is a document that viii
be read with interest.
DIR. Garlic, OF Irwin, who underwent a
critical surgical operation here a month
or two ago. Ia in the city to-day much inn
proved and a very happy man. He goes
to Owosso, Mich, with his daughter for
a lengthy visit.
Mr.. Malcolm Clark passed a rather
u~nfavorable night last night and is
greatly troubled with q PAIN in his side.
This is probably q confusion Of the side
received at the time OF the accident and
of which he was not aware until the
broken leg was cared for.
Tom Olson, q young man from the
country about 9 miles north, turned in
al the Madison house late last night a
little full, and woke up this morning
cusslng whisky because he found him
self 800 short. Whether he had been
touched" while sleeping or before he
went to bed, he could not tell.
Brakeman Harry Wright, son Of Con-
ductor Wright, while coupling cars at the
depot this afternoon got ~"pinched" be-
tween az engine and a passenger coach,
causing a compound fracture of the right
arm above the elbow. He was taken to
the Lake Park and fixed up In good
shape by Drs. Clough and Johnson.
Justice Holdrldge's court has been oc-
cupied this afternoon with the case OF
the city against j. G. Mitchell. Consid
cradle evidence was presented and both
sides of the case ably argued by G. j.
Porter for the prosecution and w. c.
Beaman for the defense. The judge
found a verdict of guilty and fined the
accused guilty and fined him 800, and
costs, s21.95, fifty days in Jail unless
paid, $500 bonds il appealed. Notice OF
appeal wat given. This is the third
conviction in cases OF the city vs.. Mitch
ell for keeping a disorderly house, all OF
which have been appealed.
Boarders wanted. Furnished rooms
to let. MRS. G. Fl. ROBERTS.
A bottle Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral-
the best specific for colds and coughs
n - l.. -.-.Il
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Bridge Fen.

BRooKLYH, Ind, Oct 26.-The center
span OF . bridge being built by the
Wrought Iron Bridge company OF Can
ton, O., over White river at Henderson
ford, two miles from this place. gave
way and fell with five men. One was
killed and some OF the others fatally
injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

M. Got, the oldest member Of the Com
edie Franchise, which lately visited Lon
don, is getting up a volume of reminis-
! cences Of the trip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26
| noticeable feature OF the Y

A noticeable feature Of the Worlds
fair attendance Is tbs presence Of 80
many Catholic sisters asrong the sight
seefs. They are pafticuIaFiy ii~itsrested
in the monastery Of In Rahtd&s whore
they carefully scrutinixe tho relics of
Columbus and the valuable loan collec-
ton Of the pope. They themselves in
their black gowns give . finishing touch
OF realism to the building.-Chicago
Correspondent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

Wong All Wah went to California an
almond eyed Argonaut in 1649 and died
there the other day. leaving a large for
tune, gathered from supplying labor for
constructing railroads in the early days.
He went to China q few years ago and
almost hypnotized the entire district by
his lavish expenditures.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

When q doctor considers it necessary
to prescribe sarsaparilla, he simply or
ders q bottle OF Ayers, knowing full we'll
that he will obtain thereby q surer and
purer preparation than any other which
the drug store, can furnish. Ayers
Sarsaparilla ID the Superior Medicine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

A bottle Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral-
the best specific for colds and coughs
should be in every household.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

List Of letters remaining uncalled for
in the postotfice in Madison, Oct. 26,
1893:
Abraham, Geo Kemper, William
Anderson, Abraham Krom, August
Brisbois, Peter Smith, E III
Borshum, Elisalit Smith, Katie
Barker, CT Smith, j f
Callouette, Tom johnson Teslo, John
Clark, G H White, Miss Mary
Fielo, Ole Peters, Detlef
Peder Oleson Dragisett.
Persons calling for the above, please
say advertised" After fifteen days
they will be sent to the dead letter office
ALEX CAMERON, p. M.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-26

Boarders wanted. Furnished roomi
to let. MRS. G. FL. ROBERTS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05

of the thing, ordered Wilmshurst to take
two boats, with gang OF trusty rutfians,
on board the Catarina. and If asked what
his errand was, In order TO lull suspicion.
to say he had brought them a cask of rum
to drink success TO the jolly slaving boys
and confusion TO the British cruisers.
Captain Warner ordered to send for his
mate and when be came on board told
him that we had discovered plot on the
part OF SOuza and Diego to seize upon our
two vessels on the plea that Warner and
myself were heretios and not true CathO-
lies. and that, having found out the plot IN
time. we had managed to be upsldes with
them, and intended to turn the tables. He
was ordered to send one bOatlOad of men
to help Wilmsburst. while took the re-
malnder of my crew and twenty men be-
longing to the Lucy Bates ashore to attack
the barracoon.
The orders was no sooner given than they
were carried out but though the Catarlna
loss on our side of only five or six men, q
loss that was made uD by the survivors or
those that had manned her throwing In
their lot with US. found the taking OF the
barracoon sitter job than bad anticipat-
ed. New TO the work. and with no expert
ence of the coast of Africa, i. from my West
Indian experiences. had rated negroes as
something lower and more c0wardiy than
monkeys. and had anticipated little or no
resistance to my attack. We ran our boats
ashore at the head of n creek In the man
grove bushes that lined the shore, and
made our way mp IN rather disordered ar.
ray. several of the men with me being half
drink and singlng shouting and swearing
as they stumbled along in the darkness.
The house of Souza stood on n small hill
about five hundred yards from where we
landed. and was surrounded by stout
paIisade which also inclosed the Quarters
where the slaves were slowed at night.
Tha noise we made soon aroused SOuza's
neople. and We saw lights flashing about.
and heard barking dogs and shouts OF sur
prise and astonishment.
ITO he cOffinhke6.l
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The number of street-cars in use In the
United States is stated to be 400.
A Chinese banknote five hundred years
old is preserved IN Chinese museum.
A newspaper has been started By two
educated colored women In the Congo Free
State.
Fifty.six children are said to have lost
their lives in New York city during 1881
in folding beds.
No converts either for men or women are
70 he fonnd In Sweden or Norway. They
are forbidden by law.
An old lady In Beverly, Mo-. is said TO
have slept In the same cordeu Ded every
night for ninety years.
In Carisruhe. Germany. any one who
PLAYS the piano while the window OF the
room Is open Is liable 10 fine.
N,neveh was fifteen miles by nine, the
walls 100 feet high and thick enough for
three chariots TO drive abreast.
In the United States ana Canada six ont
of every ten young men who have reached
the age OF thirty are unmarried.
Walter BesLnt thinks that the reason
why men have never. even In the most un-
governed times. tainted so readily as wOm-
en- Is that they are slower of imagination.
At a ball in Berlin recently the Empress
wore In her hair the famous jeweled hat
buckle of Napoleon l., which fell into III.
han DIS of the Prussian cavalry at Waterloo.
The Washington monument in Washing
ton. is the highest in the world. being SIS
feet high. and was dedicated In 1885. The
corner stone was laid by President Polk on
July 4. 1sis
The little flag that General Walker bore
at the head of his Quixotic expedition into
NicaraRua IL in the possession OF San
Francisco Official. 1t is Of blue and white
elk and muslin, with red star in the
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05
Take it now when you
need a Spring r1edicine.

cares nothing about what she wears and
goes for months without trying on O single
gown that is made for her. She has such
an imposing figure that modistes delight TO
dress her. Her opinions are very pro-
nounced as to what she will and what she
will not wear, and the inauguration gown.
while designed especially for her, reflects
her own taste. The material is a heavy.
handsome silk, rich in coloring. but DELI
cato in design. She has allowed her fond
ness for colors to overweIgh the general
popularity Of white Tor ball gown for the
fret lady on such an occasion, and has Sc
lected cOmbiDa alton of colors in which by
Qerangea shades are predominant.
The goods were not purchased expressly
for the occasion. but were selected last fall
for evening dress. After election Mrs.
Cleveland decided that they were suitable
for her inauguration ball dress, particular
ly as the goods grati6ed her taste both In
color and daintiness Of design. The skirt
Is very simple. gOred and quite full et the
bottom, with round train. Mrs. Cleve-
land likes nothing at all fussy about her
gowns and many n woman will be struck
with the severe simplicity of this ball
gown. The corsage is onlv medium low.
with white bretelles and the dropping
shoulders that have recently come IN. lt
Is thoroughly American. although the
goods were not manufactured especially
for her.
The curiosity to know if the Presidents
wife would appear in crinOline at the ball
can be set at rest. The skirt of the gown
she wears Will be well stiffened with crIno-
line. but there are no wires and no hoop
SKIRT accomrs4Dlments. Mrs. Cleveland IS
not at all eXtravagantin her expenditures
for dress. and this ball gown is one that
be worn frequently sfterward. An.
other pretty dress that forms part OF the
outfit she has arranged for Washington is q
silver gray pink illuminated Snrah silk.
The design is a geomefrical messlke figure
that covers the silk solidly. This is made
for dinner gown, and has short puffed
sleeves with bertha OF lace on the cOrsage.
Still third dress is of black and pink
brocade. close fitting. the skirt being
trimmed with three rufes of black satin
ribbon.
She has secured only few dresses now
because the season after the inauguration
will not bs long very gay, and there
will De no state lcvees evenings such eie-
gance OF dress is not demanded this season.
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taken, bnt never before had | actually
plotted and planned the death of a fellow
creature. Strange 10 say | did not even
feel a qualm at the cowardly act. so cOm-
plerely had my moral tone been blunted,
and was not even disguised by Captain
Warmers saying, II reckon, devil that
that job was neatly done; you and your
men would be handy In q slaughterhouse."
only thought now how the rest of our
plot was To be carried out. The American
captain was in no fit state to 20 on board
his ship and give orders while, of course
in Souza's $50 was the Portuguese named)
barracoon anu on board the Spanish
schooner we should have to take prompt
action. otherwise the fate of the two mur.
dered men would be soon known TO
their underlings and our crime would
have been committed uselessly. The
frat thing that had to be
gators crew. of whom only Wilmshurst and
the four who had actually taken part IN
the murder had any notion of what my in
tentions were. and appealing TO their
cupIdity show them how much greater
the profits resulting from the voyage would
for them. and how also whatever was on
board the Spanish schooner. the Santa
Catarins. which had been commanded by
Captain Diego. would be prize To them
aud the men OF Warmers vessel. the Lucy
Bates.
First of all. to put them all in good
humor. 1 said | had called them up to have
q part in our enjoyment. and ordered n cask
of rum to he hoisted on deck, and the head
knocked liz SO that everv man could drink
success TO the Alligator and her voyage.
When they we're all somewhat excited
told them what proposed doing. and sure
enough found that they were 9 big n set
of fiends a. were ever found on this mortal
earth. and were only too ready TO join in
any crime. even if there were no prospec-
tive advantages to he gained by it,
I. when found all falling into the humor
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a Strange
Experience.
Almost rliraculouS
One can scarcely credit it.

One can scarcely Creuic it.
Almost rIiracuIous
at began at first having trembling feel
ings of Ihe heart" said Mrs IL. f. Skillin
of East North Yarmouth, Me-, and was
very bad at times. Any little excite
ment would make it worse. became
languid, and felt constantly tired and
worn, lost all my natural energy and am
bition, and was consequently weak and
nervous.
"Indeed was so nervous at times I
could not bear to hear anyone rock a
chair. / had numbness in my right
hand so it would seem apparently dead !;
and when it would come 10 It's feeling
there would be deathly feeling at my
stomach. had q dull, tired feeling in
my head.
isIt was evident that there was terri
bic diseased condition of my nerves and
system which required immediate atten-
ton. 1 at once began taking DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and
have taken four bottles.
i now have good appetite and have
grown strong and recovered my old
time energy and ambition. do not feel
at all nervous. The duh feeling in my
head is all gone, and really feel as well
as have for a number of years.
81 consider these results remarkable
in the comparatively short time / have
been taking the remedy, and i cannot
speak too highly of the good that IL has
done me.
81 hope others affected with nervous
or chronic diseases will use DIR. Greene s
Neryura blood and nerve remedy, for
after what it has done in my case IL Will
surely cure them"
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05

Mrs. Cieveiand's New Gowns.
Philadelphia Press.
Mira Cleveland is at once the despair OF
adressmaker and her delight. She herself
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05
[Norc First Published
VENGEANCE.

COMMANDER V. L. CAMERON, r. N. c.. B,
LOG JACK TAR" "AMoNG
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Not Buainess.


Isaac-I sells You dot coat for nine shil-
lnRs. Customer-I thought you did nos
do business on n Saturday. Isn't this your
Sunday Isaac lin busned voicel-Mine
frent 10 sell this coat for nine shillings vos
not peesiness; dot vos charity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05
IL All Depends.

Atchfson Globe.
When woman does IT at home she calls
IL wash but when she sends 10 down
town she calls ir laundry"
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One of the
Most Popular
@. A. II. Veterans
i'm the Country.
A wonderful thing and
we know il to be true.

This is the experience lof Past Com
mander David Noyes of Manchester,
NJ. His story is interesting.
"For over q years, since the close of
the late war, suffered from dyspepsia,
paid out hundreds OF dollars, but got no
relief.
81 suffered from heart disease for six
years, was carried out of church and
from my work three times, and for the
past two years was unable 10 do any
work whatever
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05

"I was told by my physician that
never could get well.
81 was also paralyzed on the right side
from my hip down, and suffered severely
with lumbago and a trembling Of the
hands
81 took Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, aud feel entirely cured of
an these troubles, and feel like well
man.
81 could not sleep on my right side for
years, now / can sleep well and eat any
thing.
cit has proved to be wonderful rem
edy for me, and am living witness to
testify to the truth of my statement. 1t
is the grandest medicine ever made, and
all my friends are amazed at the cure"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-09
WOULD PROHIBITION PROHIBIT,

The Summary, a weekly published at the
New York State Reformatory at Elmira,
ths work OF the inmates. asks in a recent
issue editorially. "Would Prohibition Pro.
hibit" From its answer we quote the fol.
loving:
"LegIsiate against the sale of liquor. We
know, or take 1t for granted, that law will
not prohibit. No prohibitory law ever did.
IL will not even do much good, at least ap.
parently. to begin with. But we withdraw
from civilization the temptation continually
plactd before them, at every corner OF the
streets OF our American cities, OF liquor
saloons open for young men, not there IN
dulging them IN a taste already acquired,
but developing this taste within him. How
many OF those not addicted TO drink do you
suppose would trouble themselves seeking
Tor some hidden saloon were public saloons
abolished by Law. Very few, indeed. And
yet we hear It said, Prohibition does not
prohibit D: course it does not, il you do
not give it time TO, il you do not make il
sufficiently general to testify its action"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-09

Watting's Island, where Columbus
first landed when he discovered America,
has twelve white aud six hundred colored
residents. The blacks are very poor aud
the whites are not much better off. Tho
crops failed last year and the people
having little or no communication with
the outside world fad it hard matter
TO live. They are in great need OF n
schooner TO enable them to communicate
with neighboring islands.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-09

The case of Corporal orrin L. Wolfe,
United States Army, is rather peculiar.
lie failed to pass his examinations at
West Point, and thcreupon enlisted as a
private in the army. He rose to be cor.
poral, passed the examination for second
lieutenant and was about to be commits.
sionej, when it was discovered that he
would obtain the rank six months be.
fore his classmates, who were still at the
Military Academy. His commission has
been held up.