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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

Suggestions Regarding Changes Re-
ceiyed by Banking Committee.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.--The commit
tee on banking and currency is in re-
ceipt of communications from various
parts of the country, con tanning sug-
gestions with regard to proposed
changes in the financial system of the
government, which are pending before
the committee. One of them is from
ex-senator c. B. Farwell of Illinois,
whose propositions are rather startling.
In the first place. he thinks the govern
ment should take up all its greenbacks
and circulating notes of every kind. He
says the government has issued circu-
lating notes but twice during its his
tory-during the revolutionary war
and during the late rebellion-not to
furnish circulating medium, but be-
cause the COVE rnment was unable to
borrow money. 1t has always been the
function Of banks
To Furnish Paper Money.
The national bank act was passed,
Mr.. Farwell states. not to pass fnan-
cial system, but to enable the treasury
to gee $500, 600. 600 out of the banks
The government at the time of the
passage of the act discredited its own
bonds by saying they ''are worth only
80 cents on the dollar" and it has main
tanned that opinion up to this hour.
Now" says MIR. Farwell, ''if you
want to make money cheap to the peo-
pie, foster, extend and cherish the na-
tional banking system; first by allow
ing the banks to take the par of bonds
in circulating notes; second BY repeal
ing the tax on national bank circula-
tion except just enough to pay to print
the bills; then refund the present
bonded debt into 100-year per cent
bonds. 1t would probably then ap-
pear that the volume of government
bonds would not be adequate to furnish
all the circulation which would be re-
quired for
The Business of the Country.
If this should prove to be SO, some
future congress could provide that
municipal and state bonds under proper
regulations, could be taken to supply
the deficiency" Mr.. Farwell also sug-
gests the repeal of the snbtreasury act.
The government, he says, discredits
the national banks which it has created
and supervises. Subtreasurers give
bonds in $500, 900 or $6O0, 900 when they
hold from $ls, 900. 600 to $500. .0oO. 600 OF
money. II the government revenues
could be deposited In the banks the
same as people II would be kept in sub
stantial circulation. II Ia now locked
mp and as for any business purpose it
might az well be in the bottom Of the
soa
The hair cannot flourish unless the
scalp is kept in good condition. Ayers
Hair Vigor gives universal satisfaction
as dressing.
Ayers Sarsaparilla does what no other
L - as~s.. - "a. IL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04
Roberts Wins Che First

A span OF five year old geldings foi
sale cheap, on time. JERRY HURLEY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Prescriptions carefully compounded al
r. j. Woods & Co., druggists, Unior
block.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Twill deliver my books, "Prcsby teri
ans" Tuesday or Wednesday, October 8
or 4. Subscribers please be prepared.
w. Howell, BUCHANAN.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Wanted-A good boy about IA years
old to learn cigar making trade
f. KURTH,
Madison, So. Oak
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Two good rooms to rent, furnished or
unfurnlshed. Suitable for man and wife
or single person. A. j. BRoCHER.
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Two cars Of wood just received by
A. p. HARLING.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

The hair cannot flourish unless the
scalp is kept in good condition. Ayers
Hair Vigor gives universal satisfaction
as dressing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

/ Removal--R. j. Woods & Co. have re-
movsA their drug stock into Union block,
first door north OF j. j. Fitzgerald q
where they will be pleased to meet their
old customers and solicit the patronage
of new ones.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Ayers Sarsaparilla does what no other
blood medicine in existence can do. It
seafches out all the impurities ia the
system and expels them harmlessly
through the proper channels. This 10
why Ayers Sarsaparilla is prominently
effective as q remedy for rheumatism.
Lack OF vitality and color matter in
the bulbs causes the hair to fall out and
turn gray. We recommend Halls Hair
renewer for badness and graynsss.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Choice line OF pertumeries and toilet
soaps, fresh and pure, at Il. j. Woods d
Co., druggists, Union block.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-04

Smoke Pure Cuban" best Sc. cigar in
the city, at j. j. PFIsTER's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

modations for host of attendants
Grand even in its ruins, when the
giant structure was in perfect repair
and the long stairways leading to the
summit were crowded with ascending
and descending worshipers the scene
must have been impressive beyond
description.
But the pyramids are not the only
ruins Of former powerful nations
Palaces of extensive dimensions are
to be found covering acres of ground,
and the enormous blocks in their cy-
clopean walls, rivaling in size the
great stones of Baalbec, cause aston
i;hment as to the means by which
such masses were cut and transport
ed from distant quarries. Great
walls, extending sometimes for hun
dreds of yards and containing mill
ions of cubic feet Of stone; obelisks,
monolithic statues-all, both in their
construction and workmanship, give
evidence of great advancement in
architecture and mechanics. The
principles of the arch were not known
to these builders, the nearest ap-
proach to perfect arch being a
structure closely resembling the fa-
nous gateway Of lions at Mycene.
Neither did they often make use of
the circular forms in the construc-
tlon of their buildings, though occa-
sional illustrations may be found;
massiveness, perfect solidity, were
the distinguishing features.
The statues found in Copan and
we'll known to the reading public
from the researches of Stevens and
the elaborate illustrations of Gather
wood, are heroic in size, the smallest
Of the fourteen there found being
eleven, the largest sixteen feet high;
but al! are alike in one respect, that
each is carved with an elaborateness
of design and particularly of detail
that excite the utmost astonishment
as to the tools with which the work
was done, for as yet no traces of iron
have been found in these ruins, and
the copper implements were too soft
to have had much effect on the stone.
Not only in their architecture
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
Trees in French Cities.

One of the chief belutics of the larger
French cities, and second oalY to their
edifces and monuments, are the trees.
The almost inter ninable vistas of chest
nuts and acacias stretching along the
broad aud well paved avenues as fa, az
the eye can reach, their bending
branches almost touching one another in
an endless arcl Of verdure, form not
only delightful perspective for the eye,
but serve to add beauty to cities already
beautiful, and grac, aud symmetry to
whatever might be harsh and forbid
ding. This, however, is not the result
OF natures handiworS alone, for scienc,
and art have lcat their aid. The plant.
ing, as we'll as tine maintenance of the
trees in French cities, is an item of no
little importance in the annual budget
prepared by the municipal council,
which does not look upon their preserva.
tion as of less consequence than the re.
pairing Of the roadwuys or the lighting
of the streets. London Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01


wall 25 feet thick at the base, conn
posed of enormous stones brought by
unknown means from quarry two
miles distant. Close by the palace
is the temple, built upon a walled
terrace 624 feet north and south by
800 from east to west, and rising over
100 feet above the river which flows
by one of it's sides. Over 10000, 900
cubic feet of stone were employed in
the construction of this great monu
ment, while idols and altars, col
umns and sculptured stones innum.
erable are to be found on every hand.
The time is coming when ouI
knowledge of the mysterious builders
will probably be greatly increased,
and one of the most puzzling ques.
tions in American archaeology will
then be solved.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

verted wide tracts of sterile sand
into blooming gardens; of cities which
once contained their thousands. of in
habitants. The Spaniards took for
granted that the temples which they
saw, the idols which instantly cx-
cited their religious prejudces, the
pyramids on which some of their COM
rades taken prisoners in war were sac
rificed, were all the work or the Az
tees. Later investigators have found
excellent reason for believing that
these structures were the creations of
q previous race, who, perhaps, had
been driven from their homes by the
Aztec invaders. This view is strength
enei by the fact that some of the
cities were in ruins; some of the go:-
geous temple shrines were already de-
serted at the coming of the Spaniard,
and so long had they been desolate
that the AZtecs or Mexicans knew
nothing about them or their builders.
The character of the pyramids,
most of which were evidently con-
structed for religious purposes, is very
diverse. Some, like the pyramids of
the sun and moon in Mexico, are
simply mounds of earth, closely re-
sembling the huge pile which formerly
rose in the north central part OF this
city. Others are mounds, similar in
character, but having at the top
temple more or less ornate and eX-
tensive, the elevated plateau which
formed the summit evidently fur
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
A Uninnn InIAlrY.

One of the unique industries of Key
West, Fla, is the catching and curing
of sponges, and there is not anything
about this queer animal that one of tho
gray haired old colored sponge fishers
cannot tell. The sponges grow in beds
on the coral reefs from nucleus very
much as coral does, and the complete
growth occupies but seven or eight
months. The sponge fishing fleet of
score or more of small sloops go out over
the beds aud drag for the sponges with
an iron claw at the end of line. Then
from the brown mass OF oozy, sandy
sponges the different kinds are sorted
out and laid on racks in the sun to dry.
Then the sand and coral and shell are
worked out and the trimmer" with a
pair of shears trims the edges and irreg-
ularities off, after which the sponges are
ready for shipment, unless they are to
be bleached for bath sponges, for which
purpose only h comparatively small num-
Der are used, for it is to the various arts
and trades that most of them go. The
coarsest grade is the rough brown "grass
SPONGE" then comes close fibred,
tough variety called Il "glove SPONGE"
but the fine soft variety that make man
in a bath tub smile is the "lamb's WOOL"
aud it is this kind that is bleached to
snowy whiteness and sent to the drug
gist trade. e.-Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

Minor. But the researches of the
last few years have demonstrated be-
yond doubt that on this continent
there are ruins which rival in extent
and grandeur those of the once proud
cities of the East, and perhaps equal
them in antiquity.
The Indians found here at the
coming of the Europeans were not
the first inhabitants, says the
Globe Democrat, for from the great
lakes of North America to the
Patagonian deserts, everywhere may
be found abundant and impressive
evidences ora former civilization. In
the valleys of the Ohio and its tribu-
taries, along the banks Of the Mis-
souri, and the Mississippi, are mounds
and earthworks, some constructed
for purposes of Notifications, others
as places of sepulture, and others
again for religious purposes or as
places of worship.
In Colorado and Arizona, the great
canyons cut by the rivers through the
mountains and deserts, were once the
homes of prosperous tribes whose
numbers may be ju1ged from the ex-
tent of the ruins which once COM
posed Their habitations. Further
south are the Pueblos, great COM
munes in which, under a common
roof and sheltered bya common wall,
many families lived together under a
primitive form of government. The
mound builders and cliff dwellers
disappeared, leaving only the traces
Of their existence to arouse interest
and awaken speculation in the minds
of historian and antiquarian; but the
Pueblos, in decadence, we still have
with us.
Further south, in Mexico, Central
America, and Peru, the destructive
hand of the Spaniard was not able
to obliterate the striking evidences of
a former civilization. Everywhere in
these countries are to be found the
remains of mounds built for purposes
of religion, of temples, of palaces, of
roads, constructed with the incest re-
gard~to the peculiarities of the eli
mate; of irrigating canals which con-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

This statement may SAVIOR of exaggera-
ton, but there are men In San Francisco
10 day who remember all the facts, says
the San Francisco Examiner. Warsaw
was his name-Captain Warsaw, of the
Pacific Mail Company. May be you re.
call the man now. He was command,
of the Japan when she was burned in
the eastern seas about twenty years
ago. Well, Captain Warsaw had Won
derful whiske ers, and they were deNrei
to him than the apple of his eye-than
life itself, one might as well say while
one is about it; for he shuffled off his
mortal coil sooner than have them
shaved while yet he was in the flower OF
his career.
The Captain met girl one day-as
captains willard the Captain fell in
love with her. Later on he told her
about mis- passion, and, like the girl in
the "Bab Ballads, she reciprocated it,
will you marry me, them" said the
Captain. Life is blank without you
"Pd like to" said the girl, but,
whereas | love you, l cannot attach my.
self permanently to pair OF whlskers.
Shave them and am yours.
But l could not think OF such
thing" protested the Captain.
Well, said the maiden, with q shrug
of her pretty shoulders, you pays your
money and you takes your choice.
Which is it TO beT Me or the whiskersY'
"Whiskers, murmured the mariner,
with sigh, and having withdrawn to n
respectful d stance, he blew his brains
out.
Ahl Those were tho halcyon Aays
when whiskers were whisksrsi
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
Turtle Power.

A paper published in Saigon, in
French Cochin China, gives an account
of singular experiment recently made
in that colony with new means of mo.
tive power. A French resident at the
town of Hatien, a port on the Gulf Of
Siam, conceived the idea that it would
be perfectly practicable to make the i'm
mense turtles, which are not uncommon
in those parts, aud which swim with no
little rapidity, do service in drawing the
small fishing boats. He purchased two
large turtles at cost of S25, aud fitted
them out with harness and reins. Then
he obtained a light, oFea boat, about
| fifteen feet long, and attached his turtles
to it by means of traces. Holding his
reins fast, he set out on little trial voy-
age with the turtle team. The creatures
padded along very prettily, at rate
somewhat exceeding the ordinary walk
ing of man. As they directed their
course toward the open sea, and as the
weather was calm and beautiful, and the
voyage exceedingly pleasant, it did not
occur to the Frenchman to make any
very thorough test of his ability to guide
the animals. Much delighted, indeed,
with the success of his experiment, he
kept on and on, until he presently noted
that the sun was setting. The interested
navigator then attempted to turn his
team about, but the turtles resisted any
such move nent. They had evidently
made up their minds to go to sea, and
they would not be dissuaded from their
purpose. The driver pulled his reins un-
til he upset his turtles in the water; bat
a, often as they reyainei the use of their
tlippers, they set out again for the
middle of the sea. Night settled down
rapidly. Luckily the inventor of the
new means of marine traction had
brought with him pair of oars, and as
last resort he took knife, cut his tugs
and let his sell steeds, harness, reius anG
all, go their way. Then he rowed back
laboriously to his village, lamenting his
expenditure oa the turtles, and resolving
not to try any further experiments in
navigation. .-Neg York Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

sociations. To see the Edinburgh di-
rectors at their own houses before break
fast, catch the train back to Liverpool
and board the tug which carried passen-
gers to the "Servia" just in time to Sc
cure her passage in her, was all that
Stella could do; but she did it.
The homeward voyage proved au ex.
ceptionally stormy one, eVea tor Decem-
Der, but the "Servia" reached New York
on the Is. AS Stella stepped ashore the
was met by Mr.. Cruikshank, into whose
hands she gladly delivered the so-much
desired proxies.
The hour was little late for arriving
at the office; but, feeling that the delay
was excusable under the circumstances,
Stella presented herself at her desk, as
fresh and serene as If she had left it only
the day before. Another young woman
was occupying her chair. Stella turned
and met the smiling gaze of Mr.. Cruik.
shank's second in command.
"It's all right" he said, reassuringly.
"The best typewriter and stenographeI
we ever had has proved herself to be
WOiIly VI uiS adFauOO' bco' huH
he showed cable dispatch from the
chief of the London office, recommend.
that "Miss Hardenburg be promoted to
the place of second assistant IN the New
York office, with salary of $500
year"
For the first time Stella felt frightened.
Her good fortune seemed too good to be
true.
"But," she stammered, care you sure
this is right2 Have earned it2 Shall
you not be sorry2'
"Yes, you have indeed earned it. No,
we shall not be sorry" answered the Of
ticlal reassuringly. "a woman who does
as well as mau is worth as much as
man. You have always done, in the
most thorough manner, everything you
had to do; and so, when your oppor-
tunity came, you could profit by it. Go
home, now, and take weeks rest.
You are more tired than you know"
81 an not tired" she answered, "but
I will go home and tell Kitty" As
Stella turned to go down the stairs, she
said to herself, "It shall go hard if l am
not able, before long, to put an oppor.
tunity in poor Kitty's way. She is just
as ready for them in her line as am in
mine. .'-Demorest's Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
A Trick of the Eye.

BY cutting three strips of white paper
of the same length exactly, with one OF
them half as wide as the others, one of
neatest tricks of optical illusion can be
produced. If those of the same width
are laid crosswise, the narrow strip
placed in the centre, 1t will invariably
seem as if the broad strips were con.
siderably shorter than the narrow one.
The illusion is enhanced by laying the
pieces OF paper on black surface. By
placing the three strips in the form of an
inverted "N," and using the narrow
strip for the diagonal line, the latter in
turn will appear much shorter than the
other two. To an Impractical eye the
illusion will seem very remarkable in
deed when it is demonstrate that al
the strips are of the same length. s..
Louis Post Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The length of the alimentary canal is
lbout thirty-two feet.
ATaluable discovery of leucite-bear
ng rock has been made at Harden, New
South Wales.
The least distance determined for the
liked stars from the earth runs into bill
ions of miles.
The molten metal in Bessemer con-
verter is 5000 times fainter than the
light Of the sun.
Sound, travelling in air, from sun to
earth, would require about fourteen
gears to accomplish the journey.
Platinum can now be drawn into wire
strands so fine that twenty-seven twisted
together can be inserted into the hollow
of hair.
A new arc lamp has pair of carbons
which meet at point like the strokes
of the letter V. 1t is at this point that
the light is produced.
A mixture of two parts of pounded
ice and one of common salt will reduce
the temperature of body surrounded
by it from fifty degrees to 0 degrees.
Professor L. II. Bailey, in his report
to the Cornell University, formally es-
tablishes the commercial value of electro
culture for certain winter crops, and es-
pecially for lettuce.
An interesting invention is that of an
incandescant lamp in which the plug
carrying the leading-in wire is made up
of composition which unites with the
glass to make an air-tight joint.
Light, proceeding with 10000 times
the velocity of the earth in its orbit,
gives us some idea of distance, when We
learn that its flight from the sun to our
globe occupies rather more than eight
minutes.
An excellent method for waterproofng
the surface of wall is to cover it with
solution of soap. After twenty-four
hours coat OF lime solution is applied.
This process is repeated several times,
and is claimed to make the wall perfectly
water-tight.
Sea serpents, flying dragons, birds
with teeth, connecting links between
birds, fishes and reptiles, animals SO
large and clumsy that n second brain,
located near their tail, was necessary to
properly direct their movements, all
these have existed in past times, and
have left the traces of their bodies in the
rocks for our instruction in these latter
days.
The water spider, which spends most
Of its time under water, carries bubble
OF air for breathing on the under side of
its body; and when this air is exhausted,
it comes to the surface for more. 1t is
enabled to carry the air bubble becaus,
the under side of its body is covered
with tiny hairs set so close together that
the surface film of the water does not
pass them.
1t is not land vegetation merely that
is large in the Northwest, but the plant
life of the sea. Among the shoal of the
British Columbia coast the alg@ and
kelp, which on the Atlantic side of the
continent seldom grow to be more than
six feet long, are found thirty feet in
length, ard at the cbb and flow of the
tide their long, leathery leaves are often
seen in parallels along the surface, like
exaggerated lily pads.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01

and sculpture, but also in their
painting, these mound and temple
builders excelled, for, although the
colors are faded, the work shows no
little artistic taste and skill of eXecu-
tion. The subject is generally bat
tie or procession, sometimes evil
IDENTIFY triumphal in character, show
ing that conquests in america before
the advent of the whites were COM
memorated in the same way as con-
quests in the days of Trajan or the
military monarchs of Nineveh. Above
all, as evidence of high grade Of
civilization, are the innumerable
hieroglyphics everywhere to be found
on these ancient monuments. None
of them have as yet been deciphered,
but they indicate written language,
POSSIBLY literature, perhaps as COM
Ilete as the annals which cover the
obelisks Of Egypt or the slabs of
Nimroud. They have nothing in
common with the Aztec picture paint
ing, which they antedate possibly
hundreds of years. When their mean
ing is deciphered, as in time perhaps
America will be unrolled for our in
spection and the veXed questions,
who were the mound builders,
whence they came, and what
were. their adventures during their
long migrations, who were their
leaders and what dynasties Of
kings ruled when these great pyra-
mids were erected, may all be an
swered The prehistoric civilization
of which these ruins arc the visible
trace reached its highest point in
Central America where are found its
most remarkable remains. In the
last fifty years the ruins of over TOO
cities have been identified as such,
and as each, Judging from the indl-
cations, possessed population of
from 5000 to 10000, the IDENTITY with