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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
TIE smARsls MANI


A Patient Suffering From Q Peculiar Dis.
ease I'm . 50. Louis Hospital
There In q marble man" ut the City
hospital. He is whittier than the alabas-
ter statue Dixey makes in "Adonis," and
the '*driven snow" would soil his cheeks.
Not only is his skin absolutely colorless.
but his tongue, gums and finger nails
are devoid of all hint of blood dyeing.
He is believed to be the first patient suf-
fering from the peculiar ailment he is
afflicted with that ever stepped inside
st. Louis. As is proper with such a
very distinguished disease, it has a very
aristocratic name-anchylostomum do
denale.
A very, very rare little worm Ia en-
gagged in merrily smoking the red cor
puscles, or life giving element, from this
poor fellows blood, and if the unwel-
come tenant is not gotten rid Of pretty
soon the patient will fade away to a
shadow and die from sheer lack OF nour-
ishment, though his stomach be full of
food. Albert Abbink, q young man who
came from Germany. is the patient, and
he isn't at all proud of 1t either. He
looks like q marble statue, and q very
skeletonish one at that, and has great
difficulty in moving around owing to his
weakness.
Though this peculiar disease, or affec-
ton, is very rare in this part of the
country, it is common enough i'm Italy
and Germany. The worms are supposed
to be in certain kinds of muddy water,
and it has been noticed that brickmakers
and pottery operatives in the old country
are peculiarly apt to get them. When
the great st. Gothard tunnel was be-
ing dug 1t was discovered that nearly
every workman engaged upon the job
suffered from this plague. 1t was first
noted in Egypt, and from this fact tho
weakness was named Egyptian chlorosis.
Scientists are pretty certain that the
Pharaohs had it, and some are inclined
to believe that the plague Of toads men,
toned in holy writ was none other than
the plague Of anchylostomum dode-
male.
DIR. Marks believes he can assist Alb.
blink in getting rid Of his high toned
parasites, several of which now occupy
o glass slide under his microscope. They
aFe about m eighth Of an inch i'm length,
and underths magnifying glass look like
white ailigat0rs. They have tremendous
jaws and wear their eggs scattered along
their hackbones. -St. Louis Globe-Dem-
| Ocrat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
Mrs. Grant. Hunt For . Home.

Mrs. Grant has determined to make
her future home in Washington. and
during her recent sojourn here spent
most of her time in house hunting. AL
most every available residence in the
West End now vacant was offered for
her consideration through the various
real estate agents, and it is safe to
assert that she made an exhaustive ex-
animation Of no less than 30 before
leaving for New York with her daugh-
ter, without coming to any definite con-
clusion in regard to . selection. Those
that suited her fancy did not suit her
purse, and when houses desirable in both
these respects were offered for her ap-
prevail, the locality, al a rule, proved
unsatisfactory. Mrs. Grant has not Civ
en- up hope OF ultimate success, and can
didly AYERS her preference for Washing
ton as q place Of Observation-Disclosures
Post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
hER LAST VISITOR.
j sky a. summer dark and slow

Across aer sky of summer dark and slow
II strte. Kind heaven never let Ter know
When the cloud tell, but the last light she hal
heft her that day, young, beautifal-and mad,
A stranded life alone on q strange shore.
Tili the great House of Pity shut her in,
And there. as If she was npi nor Lad been,
Hope came no more.
Only love came. with tcuGcr voice aud hand,
And smile and kiss she scarce could under
stand.
and once dear eyes. that now unanswered
heamed
When friends looked on her. and as IL she
dreamed
Their faces shone and faded. Months and
years
They met their lost one in the san retreat
And found her not. and passed with burdened
feet
And bitter tears.
Hhe saw them but as phantoms which all hours
Thrust on her brain, and yet they brought her
flowers
And gentle words. and lavished-wa vas 1t vain?
Their u~nthanked pity on her unfelt pain
Month after month, year after year-and then
Some fell away; the world had swept them by,
And s~orrowing friendship with its lingering
sigh
Came not again.
Her mates found other favorites. some were
wives F
And mothers; into her own sisters lives
Crept care; her brothers turned aside to wed
New loves grown dearer than the living dead:
And few and fewer of her kindred came
Till but two yearning mourners looked and
smiled
Upon the imprisoned shadow of their child.
And breathed her name.
Long time the suffering father kept his tryst.
But failed at length and staid away, unmissed
BY her he missed so sorely. Oh, the balm
OF a crazed souls forgetfulness, the calm
That feels not when forgotten OF its own!
The mother bore his load: and. with no mate
To share her journeys to tn asylum gate,
She went alone.
She went alone. week In, week out, alone
Sammer and winter, till her blighted one
Became her babe again, and she grew gray
IN motherly pilgrimages, nor delay
Nor doubt nor danger where her errand led
Esaid her loves visit, longing to bring home
Her child. At last one day she did not come,
But she was dead.
Theron Brown in Youths Companion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
Notice OF Hearing Of Petition.

State of south Dakota. county of Lake In
county court. Whereas, John Huecker having
applied for a druggists permit to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors under the provisions and restrictions
70 the laws of this state governing the sale Of In
taxicating liquors, al his place of business on
Egan avenue, In the city of Madison, county OF
Lake and state OF South Dakota; therefore no.
tice is hereby given, that the 18th day of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1888, at the offce of the county judge
In the said city of Madison, In Lake county, 4.
d., at 2 o'clock p. M, has been set for hearing
said petition. when and where any person quail.
fed may appear and show caase Why said petit.
tion should not be granted.
Dated at Madison, 8. D., November II, 1893.
j. "a. WILLIAMSON,
County Judve
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12

Yes" said the irrepressible inter-
viewer to a little lot of admirers, II
have hobnobbed with most of the celeb
rites Of the day. have shaken hands
with Mr.. Gladstone, dined with the
Marquis OF Salisbury, taken wine with
the Duke OF, Devonshire and chatted
with Mr.. Chamberlain about his or
chids. ! have met several royal dukes
at garden parties. / have exchanged
opinions about the weather with dozens
OF M. P.'s. l have interviewed most
Of the celebrated divines, statesmen.
scholars and athletes"-
But You have omitted to mention, =
said a quiet voice somewhere behind
the crowd, that you have had the ex.
IRENE honor Of being kicked out Of his
house by a certain noble boxing mani
And then the audience-but see head
ing.-Judy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12

Sir James Crichton Browne, the Eng
lish expert ON brain diseases, assertsd IN
D popular lecture last week that insom-
mia IL mot attended with such diastrous
consequences - ID commonly snppOsed.
It is not as dangerous as the solicitndeof
the sufferer. He suggested that the
brains Of literary men who are the most
frequent victims, acquire the trick II
the heart, which takes . doxesa traction
of q second after each beat and % nian-
ages to get six hours rest in n. Some
brains In cases Of insomnia sleep ID SC
tions, different brain csnters' going q
duty in turn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
Ran ON the water.

A noted public man was accused
some time ago OF a want of patriotic
spirit in trying to get ont of the leader
ship OF his party. His said In
a public meeting: What did he do,
Mr.. Chairman, when he found the ship
was sinking? Did be nail his colors
to the mast and stand by Che old faga
No. sir, he got out and ran away"
London Tit -Bita.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
Notice TO Creditors.

In the county court Of the county OF
Lake, state OF South Dakota. In the
matter OF the estate OF G. Al, Bullock, de-
ceased. Notice is hereby giveh by the
undersigned q ministrator of the estate ofC. A.
Bullock, deceased, TO the creditors Of and all per
sons having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, with
in four months after the fret publication OF this
notice. TO the said administrator at his place OF
business in the city Of Madison, in the county OF
Lake, y. ID.
Dated 81 Madison, South Dakota, December
10, 1898.
Nc. BULLOCK,
Administrator of the estate OF c A. Bullock,
daeeased
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
Naiice.

Land Office at Mitchell, y. D., Dec 4, I693.-
Notice n hereby given that the following-named
settlerl1as nled notice on his intention to make
nnal proaf 10 support OF his claim, aud that Asaid
proaf win be made before the clerk of the circuit
court, In snd for Lake comfy, 4. d., ~ MadisOn,
>. on January -. 1894, viz; william Car.
rott, for the southeast quarter section !, town
ship l0s forth, range "a west, 9th r. M ia. IL.
20,4l5.l he namee the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon and Guilt
vation OF, said land, viz: Charles Brown oil
Oldr am r.. o. and Geo. Winsfow, Orio Clifford
and j. L.. Hathaway or Ramona z. o.. y. ID.
II. NJ. KRAFT Re0ister.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
The First NJ aasnre of Time.

1t was the moon and not the sun which
first suggested to mankind the circle of the
year as a measure OF time The sun exhib-
its no changes Of appearance and his light
o5literates all the landmarks of the sky. A
luminary which is the same yesterday, to-
day and tomorrow might give rise to con-
ceptions of perfection and eternity, but be-
yond the alterations of day and night it
could suggest to mems minds no abstract
measure of time. But with our humble
satellite it is far 9th erwise. The regularly
recurring phenomena of new moon and full
moon are too marked to escape the atten-
ton of the most obt1se and unreflecting of
savages.
The motion of the sun may be compared
to that of the minute hand of clock,
sweeping on hour after hour without leav
ing much record of it's comparatively vast
journey; the progress of the moon, on the
contrary, may be likened to that OF the
hour hand, which registers the movements
of its companion, and resolves them into
twelve well defined periods :
Magazine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
Tic Ahuse of OATMEAL

DR.. p. c. Remondino says that no article
OF diet has been so much misunderstood
and misused as oatmeal, no one food causes
so much dyspepsia, fatulcrcc and general
disturbance. Very few who do use it un-
derstand the nature or physiological re
quirements of the food. Ii is not an I'm.
common occurrence to see invalids gulpinn
down bowliuls of milk and cream hold!n.
in suspension oatmeal, under the insane de.
fusion that they are swallowing conccn.
trated bone, muscles and other animal It's
sues which is to convert them into modern
Samsons
Poor decrepit invalids, with but little all
capacity, fill up on such diet and then
wander about disconsolately under the de
fusion that they are chronic dyspeptics, be
cause they are bloated up like young bal
looms and as resonant as bass drums II
seems never to occur to these misguided in
valids that granivorous animals grind their
own grists and well and thoroughly in
salivate the mass, while they, on the con
trary, saturate the already ground mass
with sugar, cream, butter and milk and
run it down into their stomachs as if their
mouths, jaws teeth, salivary glands. mas
ticatory muscles, etc, were only the open
end of some fiume, with the stomach for q
Notwithstanding Era.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
Why Carlyle Was Not a Bore.


Carlyle took a friend, and a much younger
man, out walking with him, and in his
usual way INDUCED in a monologue, in
which. nevertheless, his companion was
much interested. Once or twice, however,
the friend venture1 to put in word or
two of objection in regard to something
said by Carlyle. This annoyed Carlyle in
tensely, and when they reached home be
turned upon his companion and addressed
to him the following warning: Young
man, I'd have ye 20 know that ye've the
capacity for being the greatest bore in Eu-
rope" The poor man had hardly spoken a
dozen words, but since these had been crit
ical they had made him seem to Carlyle
potential bore of colossal proportions.
Many men in this way get unjustly called
bores- They venture to doubt some state
ment made in conversation and are at once
branded with the most terrifying of names.
These unfortunate persons are in truth not
bores at all, but merely the innocent de
tectors of the latent capacity Of boring in
others. Carlyle showed by his speech what
was indeed the fact, that he, not his friend,
possessed the potenJiality of boring. 1t is
true that his great imagination generally
saved him, but he often went perilously
near the line. Had he not been the man of
genius he was he would assuredly have
been the greatest bore in Europe.-London
Spectator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1898.

RUsHvLLE Times: The trouble that
several state legislatures are having in
electing United States senators furnishes
q strong argument in favor of senator
Pslmer's plan of electing senators by q
direct vote Of the people. In two Of the
states that chose senators last menth the
method employed is a strong argument
for change in the mode of choosing
state representatives in the national
senate. In neither case can
complaint be made with the new
senators personally. 1t is the method of
electing that is at fault, and the Illinois
idea of choosing them by direct vote of
the people, if not cure all, is at least a
step in the direction of relief from the
dangers of the present system.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
Carried Out His Oath.

John A. Norris the big lottery man,
who also owns Norris park, New York, is
vlndlctive," said w. T. Harris, of New Or
leans, at the Lindell. Several wears AGO
he came to New Orleans penniless. In a
little while he made enough money to buy
him some good clothes. His next effort
was to enter society. He failed Then he
tried to join the Jockey club, but his appl-
cation was blackballed by the members.
He waXed warm and swore that he would
convert the grounds and the race track into
a graveyard, but no one paid any attention
to his talk. Time wore on and finally Nor
ms became the principal owner of the Lou
isiana lottery. Instead of being a tout at
the race tracks, a vocation that he at one
time followed, he was millionaire. He
walked about the streets of the Crescent
City as unpretentioUs as Il man could. He
avoided all notoriety and seemed to seek
solitude.
"One morning about fifteen years ago
the daily press of New Orleans impaired the
information that Morris had bought the
Jockey club grounds. The next day he
made his purposes public In an interview
with reporter he said: When was black
balled by the Jockey club several years ago
L made solemn oath that would convert
their grounds into a graveyard That is
what bought it for The city owns it now.
for have just finished making a deed to
the municipality rendering them the use of
the grounds for graveyard, and for no
other purpose
Consequently the beautiful race track
that existed almost in the heart of the city
decade ago is now Metairre cemetery, the
prettiest one in the south. st. Louis Re-
public
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
BY the Light of His Own Pistol.

The question whether the person who
fires gun or pistol at another during a
dark night can be identified by means of
the light produced in the discharge has
long interested medico-legal minds. The
question was first referred to the class of
physical science in France, and they an
swered it in the negative. A case tending
to show that their decision was erroneous
was subsequently reported by Fodere. A
woman positively syore that she saw the
face of a person who fired at another dur
ing the night surrounded by kind of
glory, and that she was thereby enabled to
identify the prisoner This statement was
confirmed by the deposition of the wounded
man.-Toronto Mail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
Newsboys and shakespeare.

The fashionably dressed man put on,
foot on the shoe box, looking down with
the commiseration of serene prosperity
upon the boy, who was getting his black
ing brushes ready, and murmured to him
self, half aloud:
Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp,
And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
The bootblack looked up in his face with
sly twinkle of the eye and filed out the
quotation, adding:
THAT thrift may follow fawning"
The gentleman stared in establishment at
the ragged youth and said:
is " r<sss,f'e tlsIt you arc student OF
Shakespeare"
No, sir, i" modestly replied the bootblack
But it is evident that you are familiar
with Hamlet"
''Yes, SIR"
''This is certainly remarkable. Have YOU
read much classical poetry"
81 can't read, sir"
'Indeedr'
No, sir; have seen Hamlet played sew
eral times"
'Oh. that is it'll You are fond of the
Shakespearean drama. Are any of your
fellow bootblacks similarly inclined?"
YES, sir; all of us like to go and see his
plays better than most anything else"
After bestowing double price for the shine
In consideration for the information rem
dered the fashionably dressed man re-
marked to friend who had overheard the
conversations:
1t is very curious fact that street boys,
not only in this country, but abroad, are
extremely fond of Shakespeare and have
high appreciation of his plays. They are
the keenest of critics also as to the render
ing of them. If you will take notice you
Will observe that the cheap galleries are al
ways crowded with newsboys and boot
blacks when there is Shakespearean COM
edy or tragedy on the stage. Many of them
are actually able to quote the text very ac-
curately and at considerable length. 1t
seems odd, but such is the fact. Wash.
ington Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
AS If Clothes Did II,

The mans the man for a t..;.g and "A
that, and so is the woman, but it isn't
everybody knows, especially women. Tine
other day two fashionable ladies were 90
ing along Woodward avenue, when they
met a very poorly dressed little woman,
whom one of them seemed to know in an
eleemosynary way. She stopped the little
woman and engaged her in conversation
for three or four minutes, the other mean
time listening to her and noting her man
ners. Then they passed on.
Who is she;" asked the one who had
been observing.
''Oh, she's little woman ! have on my
charity list. What 10 you think of herr"
think of her? Why, if she had on good
clothes she'd be lady"
The mans u man Tor a that and a that,
and SOS the woman. Detroit Free Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
The Work of Reform.
Springfield Register:

Springfield Register:
lieutenant and Acting Governor Gill
has again demonstrated that with him
public Office is public trust" With u
decision and frmness that cannot be too
highly commended, he has taken another
important step in the democratic work of
reform in state affairs. The hearts OF
the great mass of the democrats of Illi>
nois and the hearts OF tens of thousands
of republicans also. will thrill with salts
faction this morning as they read the
news from the state capital that the dem
ocratic chief executive has instructed the
encouragement to begin suits against
all the ex-auditors and ex-state treas
urers since 1870, on their bonds,
for the appropriation to their own use Of
emoluments from the public funds above
the salaries provided by Law. For near
ly score of years the knowledge OF the
practice OF state auditors and state treas
urers to appropriate to themselves large
sums of money annually above their Of
fetal salaries. has been in the air, and
this official incorporation OF funds has
been stencil in the nostrils OF the pub
lie. Republican administration after re
gone and no reform has ever been at
tempted. The de nocrats have inveighed
against this malversstion of public funds
Tor many years, and promised the peo-
pie that If they ever secured power, that
they would reform the abuses that pre-
vailed In state Affairs. Governor Altgeld
and MS associates on the state ticket
pledged themselves to this work and
they were elected by an overwhelming
majority. The strength of Gov. Alt
geld, overtaxed by his Herculean work
during the campaign for reform, failed
him at the very beginning Of the demo-
cratic administration, and he was com
PEELED to 90 south for his health; but he
left, with God-speed in the work of re.
formation, his cossdjutor. Lieutenant
Governor Gill, who is proving himself
in every way worthy of the trust and
confidence reposed IN him by the people
and by his absent friend and associate
the governor. The work of reform is
going On with Gov. Gill at the helm
with fitness ard discretion, and it will
be a satisfaction and relief to Gov
Altgeld when his health will permit
him, to take up the laborious work
of his office that no rights were lost
to the people through his sickness.
The instructions of Acting Govern Or
Gill to Attorney General Moloney,
furnish ample evidence that the
governor understands himself ard
mears business. He has laid the
ground work :or the recovery of a
vast amount of money to the public
treasury and for the reformation of the
public service. 1t is work that needed
to be done, and Gov. Gill has begun
it well, as will be seen by reading his in
structions to the attorney general. That
officer will follow it up with equal de-
cision and vigor. and Illinois. like her
sister state, Wisconsin, will be purified
and blessed by the first democratic ad-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13

FULTON County Ledger: The dem
ocracy of Illinois are not Indifferent spec
tstors to the contest, just begun, among
the brethren of the same faith in Chi
csgo for the mayoralty of the Worlds
fair city for the next official term.
The candidacy of Washington Hesing,
as the leader of the party in the munich
pal contest in April next, is one emf
nently proper to be supported, and his
nomination one in every way proper to
beI made. A sduate from Yale, he
possesses the II quisite culture and fitness
for the adornment of the position, with
ample ability to fill all Of the multiform
drafts which may reasonably be sntici-
pated to be drawn upon it during the
tendency of the great fair in the city
But Mr.. Hesing is more than cultured
gentleman, he is more than theorist; he
is sensible, practical, successful business
mantle head of great daily journal
and he will, if elected, bring to the dis
charge of its high duties an equipped
knowledge of those duties, and the best,
most practical wsv for their faithful per
Torrance. He represents, perhaps bet
ter than any one Of the other candidates
named can represent, that trinity of in
spring endowTen so essential to the &C.
cupancy of every public ststion-fsir-
ness, fitness and fsithfulness.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
AN EAST WIND.

A ehrike is mourn ing on the ash;
The clouds above are blue as stones;
The east wind lays its searching lash
On the worlds old bones.
The sand is spinning off the ridge:
The elm tree gives doleful shout;
Each shaft of stu bile sings like nudge:
The leaves are ustled about.
Nothing is In tune today
Nothing has spirit or wings;
The wind is in no mood for play,
And says sarcas tic things.
The sparrows are nursing their hardihoo<,
In the leeward cave of barn,
And one old pirate is warming his blood
By telling the oilers yarn.
And the shrike N axes Off in a chilly flight.
AS the bitter east wind filings
A snowbird flock in a fash of light,
Shaking its silver wings.
ID. G. Scott in Youths Companion.