davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
WANTS 4 COMFORTABLE COFFIN.
The Father Of Congressman Brookshire i
Having One Tads 20 Order.

The Father OF Congressman BrOokshire In
Having One Made TO Order.
"A Charlottesville Ind.) correspondent
says: There is a man living nine miles
south Of this city who, though in the
best OF health, has given his orders for
bis coffin. His name is Drake Brook
shire. He is the father Of Hon. e. v.
Brookshire, the Democratic congress
man from this, the Eighth, district. MIR.
Brookshire weighs $50 pounds, has al
ways lived upon q farm, enjoyed the
begt Of health, having been sick a
day In his life, and Ii now so years OF
age. The other day be came to town
and went to an undertaking establish
ment and informed the proprietor that
be wanted to purchase d coffin. The
proprietor, after asking WIG was dead,
was greatly astonished on being told
that il was for the live man standing
before him.
Mr.. Brookshire, however, quoted
him by saying that he did not intend ia
die until he had to, but that he wanted
TO die with the knowledge that there
was q coffin already made for him In
which he would have pIentynof room.
The undertaken did not seem to know
just what to do, and Mr.. BrookRhire,
seeing his embarrassment, laid down
upon the floor and ordered his measure.
ment taken. The coffin will be made oi
two inch oak. firmly bolted together,
and will be Q feet . inches long, . feel
wide and AZ feet deep. After the coffin
d made Mr. Brookshire will try It and
zee II II its him. He also says that hs
desires TO be taken to the graveyard II
biz farm wagon, drawn by his team d
fayorite mules"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.

Famous Mechanical Devices which Were
Stumbled ON by Inventors.
It is curious the way that some of
our most useful appliances were i'm
vented or discovered. We are told
that some Venetian mariners built a
fire on a beach where there was sand
mixed with soda, and that they were
surprised to find that the sand melt
ed and formed a transformed compo-
sition. Some rejecting man was i'm
the party, and by this accidental
melting Of the sand discovered how
to make glass.
Years after this the children be-
longing to a Dutch spectacle maker
were playing with the glasses which
their father used, and they made the
discovery that by putting one glass
in frontof the other they could make
the steeple of a neighboring church
appear nearer. Their father had
sharpness enough to use this acct
dental discovery in making the first
telescope.
Most engineers are familiar with
the story of how the steam engine
was first made automatic. In the
early rude forms of the Newcomer
engine a boy was employed to open
and shut the cocks which admitted
steam and the condensing water. A
boy named Humphrey Potter, who
was engaged on this work, was anx-
ious to play, and the movement of
the engine gave him very little OPP
p~ortunity. To increase his leisure he
devised an arrangement of strings
connected with the walking beam
which opened and shut the cocks.
This was the first move toward max.
ing the engines mechanism perform
the operation of admitting and re.
leasing steam.
The moving of a distant signal by
means of a wire seems a very simple
operation, and one which called for
little ingenuity to invent. Still, the
earlier railroad engineers could not
devise satisfactory means of operat-
ing o distant signal until a working
signal man showed them the way.
It il told that in 1916 an English sig
nal man had TO attend to two signals
placed some distance apart at a sta
ton. To save himself the trouble of
walking to and fro between them he
procured some wire and pulleys and
made q crude arrangement by which
he was able. while in his box, TO OPP
crate both signals. An official who
had been trying to devise some means
Of protecting trains standing at sta
tons happened to see this primitive
arrangement and applied it to the
working of distant signals.-Loco.
motive Engineering.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
HIS SILENT BRIDE.

ghe viewed Never 10 Speak 90 Him Again,
but Married Him Just the Same.
About Is months ago Mrs. Cartel wac
Miss Fannie Bramhley, a beautiful
young lady of 10 years, and Jerry Car
tell was her favored sutton. Bot, MS il
generally the case with young lovers,
a quarrel arose between them, and in
the heat of passion Miss Fannie angrily
babe her lover leave her presence and
vowed by high heaven she would never
speak to him again. The disconsolate
lover took his departure, but as he fair
ly ~worshiped the girl he ardently set
about TO effect a reconciliation. AT
last In answer to a pitiful, pleading let
ter Miss Fannie relented and penned tc
him a loving, forgiving message.
Overjoyed at the happy termination
OF affairs, he hurried to the home of Miss
Fannie and was received warmly and
afectionately, but without a word of
welcome. Taking a tablet and pencil
from a desk, she began a written cover
sation n though she could not speak a
word. She is very devout, a memle r of
the Methodist church, and was firmly
impressed with the idea that if she
should break her rash vow God would
punish her by striking her dumb. when
she could speak to no n
The courtship proceeded with pencil
and paper for several months, and then
they were Joined together In the holy
bonds Of matrimony. During their
married life of nearly a year Mrs. Car
tell never spoke to her husband until
some days ago.
Last Christmas Mr.. Cartel made HE
wife q present of a handsome and costly
pair of vases. The other morning the
husband was bringing in an armful OF
wood and struck one of the vases and
knocked it to the floor, where it broke
into a hundred pieces.
"Oh, Jerry. look what You have
donei'' cried Mrs. Cartel.
She was horribly shocked at speaking
20 her husband and believed that she
had been stricken dumb. To ascertain
the correctness of her belief she spoke
TO him again and was o~verjoyed to dis
cover that her organs of speech had not
been In the least impaired.
In the happiness of again hearing his
wife speak to him Jerry folded her in
his arms, wept tears of JOY and thanked
God for the breaking OF the vase. Mr..
and Mrs. Cartel feel as il a cloud had
been lifted from their home, and there
Is not a happier couple today in Dyer
county.-Trimble Tenn.) Correspond
emit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Argus Leader, 8: The table upon
which was written the state constitution
has been donated to Gov. Sheldon, who
promises to properly label it and place it
in the state house or present il to the
state historical society. The table was the
property of G. Ell. Winsor until recently
when 1T was given to NJ. f. Holt, lanitor
of the Edmison-Jameson block, who in
turn gave it to the governor.
Tf one who was o member OF both con-
stitutional conventions observed and
remembers correctly, the state docu-
ment wa written on a good many tables
and why this one should have more dis
tinction than all the others is more than
we can understand, unless q little bor-
rowed glory is the object.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Mitchell Republican, 8: Paul Buch-
holtz, who Is now confined in the county
Jail for stealing r. r. Sanl's horse and
buggy, seems to be sort Of . gay Lothario
as we'll. He lives in Bon Homme county
and Is a close neighbor OF his brother.
1t now ~transpires that Buchholtz ran
away with his brothers wife and got as
far as Mitchell when he returned to his
home for some purpose and stole Mr..
buggy to make the trip. The
woman lie still in town but her identity
has not yet been discovered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
Fourth WARD Caueur.

A city caucus of the electors of the
Fourth word is hereby called to be held
at Scott i Sheridan's office in the city
of Madison, S. d., April IL, 1894, at 8
o'clock p. m, to place in nomination one
alderman and one member of the board
of education to be voted upon at the en-
suing election. Also to elect 3 dele
gates to represent said ward in the city
convention to be held April II, 1894, and
to transact such other business as may
properly come before the caucus.
ID. Il. SToDDARD, Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

and s4Oo,O 600 The loss. OF course, i
mainly on the interior. The walls win
stand when all else II gone. There IL
M way 10 estimate tho loss, bat it may
be above half of the original investment.
II viii be It least a year, OF course, be-
fore we tan reopen. 4 have no doubt
The theatre will be rebuilt"
At 1915 Fireman Crowley was re-
leased from the ruins and taken to the
Emergency hospital. He is badly hurt
and may die. He had been imprisoned
for seven hours.
The origin OF the FIRE is unknown.
The flames were discovered in the meat
room, adjoining the kitchen Of the
hotel, over the auditorium.
List OF Dead.
The dead by the Davidson theater
FIRE are;
ARCHIE CAMPBELL captain of the fire
Doat Foley. taken out dead. Fell from the
upper part OF the theater.
LIEUTENANT OLLIE RIES of No. 8 fell
from ladder in rear of the theater; died on the
way to the hospital; body taken to morgue.
FRED KOSCdAlDER chemical No. z.
taken from ruins dead; agsd about rs years.
AUGUST JANSEN, assistant chief of the
nre department and rrot err OF Chief Jansen
OF the police department: ma ried.
THOMAS MORGAN, No j, single man.
EORGE JANSEN, truck No 2.
FRANK McGUEK. acting taptai Of engine
company No. IA.
JAMES FREEMAN. No.4
The Injured Ares
Charles s hunk, captain Chemical No. 2;
compound fracture of leg and hand, severely
bruised about the head, 3. years Of age.
John Yeo, pipeman NO. 4; badly burned on
the head and arms; "a years OF age.
John Farrell, No. 4; found alive in ruins and
asen to his home.
Frank Schroeder, No, 8; badly sprained back
and head cut.
Fred Manner. No. 5; foot crushed and back
sprained; 40 years of age.
Patri.k Linehan, captain No. 4; cellar bone
fractured n internally injured.
Lieutenant Curran, No. 2; internally injured
probably fatally.
John Crowley. No. n; single: badly burned
and crushed.
The bodies of Assistant Chief August
Jansen and Frank Winnie of No. 8, are
SELL in the ruins.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

The Corn Belt Exposition OF Mitchell
has decided to, make ar even better
proposition to exhibitors in the matter Of
county awards than for any previous ex
position. The new scedule OF prizes to
be offered is az follows: First prize,
$3.50; second, $175; third S125; fourth, SO
and TO each county making creditable
exhibit, $40. The exposition 10 arranging
with Thomas orchestra, Gilmore's band
Sousa's band, and il either Of these
famous musical organizations 10 secured
South Dakotans can be guaranteed a
rare treat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

According TO the Sioux Falls Press,
Capt. w. I'll. Stoddard, one OF the most
prominent, cleanest and popular demo
Gratis of all Dakota, has renounced al
legience to his life long idol, the demo-
cratic party. It's hostility to protection
of American industries and luminosity
towards the old soldiers of the Union as
displayed in its pension policy, are the
frauds upon patriotism which the
Captain cannot longer tolerate. How
ever, he is only an instance OF thousands
of others equally loyal and honest who
have recently renounced that party,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

The WATERFOWL Public Opinion gives
warnusapproyal Of Gov. Sheldon's APP
paintment on the board OF regents TO all
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Alex. Mcintyre. DIR. III. M. Finnernd
is about 50 years old. Was born In Nor
way. Educated there. Came to Amer
lea In 1881. Finished bis general educa-
ton 1t Beloit (WisJ college. Studied
medicine before leaving his native land,
ard finished his course III Hahnemann
ID Chicago. Practiced at Ashley, s. ID,
and came 70 Waterfowl In 1880. Con-
tinnes d homeopathic practice with OK
celle1t success and reputation. Married
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

A city caucus OF the electors OF the
Second ward is hereby called to be held
at the city hall in the city of Madison,
S. D., April II, 1894, at 8 o'clock p. NJ,
to place in nomination one alderman,
n alderman to fill vacancy, and one
member Of the board of education to
be voted upon at the ensuing election.
Also to elect 5 delegates to represent
said ward In the city convention to be
held April II, 1894, and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the caucus.
V r. WADDEy. Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Aberdeen News, 9: J. A. Ward, char.
man Of the democratic state central
committee, wires from Washington that
there will be a meeting Of the committee
in Sioux Falls April % u appoint the
time and place for holding the state con-
yention. 1t is probable that the con-
vention will be held IN Sioux Falls. lt
is also probable that there viii be SOME
interesting talk on the matter OF fusion
when the committee gets together.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
ELMER SHERIDAN, Cha


4 city caucus OF the electors of the
First ward is hereby called to be held at
the court house in the city OF Madison
S. d., April IL, 1894, al 8 o'clock p. M,
to place in nomination q alderman
and one member Of the board of educa-
ton, to be voted upon at the ensuing
election. Also to elect 5 delegates to
represent said ward IN the city conven-
ton to be held April IL, 1894, and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before the caucus.
J. L. JONES, Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

A city caucus of the electors of the
Third ward is hereby called to be held
al the Horner building in the city of
Madison, s. d., April IL, 1894, at s
o'clock p. m, to place in nomination one
alderman and one member Of the board
of education to be voted upon at the en-
suing election. Also to elect 6 delegates
to represent said ward in the city con-
vention to be held April IL, 1894, and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before the caucus.
A. e. CLoUGH. Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Huronite. 6: r. Buchanan of Sioux
Falls, "fused" with the Kent house last
evening long enough to get supper and
proceed on his way west. The Hon.
Robert has probably gone to Pierre to
take Dimensions of the governors chair
and see how 1t would fit him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Vofga Tribune, 6: 1t is now settled
that DIR. McLouth must leave the Agrl-
cultural college In a short time. He has
been notified that his resignation will be
accepted some time early in the fall.
This is the same as telling him that his
services are no longer required for the
good of the institution. Who his sue
cessor is likely to be is not known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

Minnehaha eaunty commissioners have
begun suit against Clerk OF Courts Al
bion Thorne for the recovery of S1,225
OF county fees and also 5000 OF land fees
about which there is some dispute:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

In his story Of the last moments OF
Lincoln Horatio King relates that Stan
ton, when the attending physician, with
his finger on the great martyrs pulse.
announced that the end had come, said
with deep feeling. He now belongs ~
the ages.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

"A Boston pgper states that d Chicago
grocer sells soap every tenth cake of
which contains in its center q gold dol
lar. and that the citizens of Chicago arr
I'm consequence getting to look tolerably
rlAan
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

EvENG. APR, 10, 1894
4 On -sUBscRIpTTOy.
no ADvERTrsERs.

THE DAIRY LEADER makes . special feature OF
furnishing information concerning the advantages
and resources az the city of Madison and OF the
state atlarge emitting y 20 the patronage OF I'D
J.F. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

a lovely daughter of the well known
Hon. VIM. Mcintyre, and has already
one child to educate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10
Money 10 l4oam !.

Money TO LOan.
On farms at lowest rates, by North
western Loan and Banking Co. No
waiting. We make papers and pay over
money at once.
CHAs. b. KENNEDY, Pres.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

A city delegate convention is hereby
called to be held at the city hall in Mad
ison, s. d., Thursday April II, 1894, at 8
o'clock p. M, for the purpose OF placing
in nomination one mayor, n city JUS
tice OF the peace, q city treasurer, n
treasurer OF the board OF education, to
be voted upon at the ensuing election,
and to transact such other business as
may properly come before the onven
ton. The several wards OF the city will
be entitled to the following representa-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

It is a vel known fact to the public that
we have nc old stock, having practical
ly cleaned our Dry Goods all out during
our Gut Sale in January. Therefore
: everything we offer IN the Dry Goods
Department is absolutely new.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02
FOOLED WITH DYNAMITE.
A Boy at North Beach Severely
Injured in the Hand.

Tim Bowler, a lad II years of age, who
lives with his parents at the north end CT
Buchanan street, is minus two f1ugers on
his left hand as a result of experimenting
with dynamite cartridges.
The boy was On his way to school in the
afternoon, and on passing Warren & Nal
ley's camp on the Fair eXcavatiDg tract at
North Beach discovered an open can on a
wagon containing number OF fuImn-
atlng caps, used in exploding dynamite.
His inquisitlve spirit tempted him to inves-
tigate the contents of his new find. and
filing both pockets with the destructive
explosives, he marched on without the
least idea that he had enough in his pos
session to blow up whole mountain.
90 returning home with companion he
placed one Of the caps on the ground and
applied lighted match at arms length to
the Orlfce at one end of the tube, when
suddenly an explosion occurred, the force
OF which landed him several feet away.
When picked up in an almost uncon-
sci0us condition the unfortunate lad was
removed to a neighboripg drugstore, where
it was found that he was severely burned
about the legs and head, while both hands
were frightfully disfgured, it being found
necessary to amputate the thumb and first
finger of the left hand.
The contractors are severely ceDsured
for their negligence In having explosives
Of such nature promiscuousy about un-
covered. Fortunately he accident was not
fatal, although the result will disfgure the
victim for lille.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02
IE WAS CAMPBELL'S FRIEND
WITNESSES REFUSE TO SPEAK.

The stormy,career of Thomas O. Bashford,
recently employed as bailiff in Department
of the Police Court. ceased suddenly yes
terday afternoon. He was shot and killed
by his successor. Jack Mcnamara, in
Philip DOlan's saloon, northeast corner of
Merchant street and Dunbar alley.
Bashford and Judge Cambell were very
Intimate. The ex-bailiff had been drunk
ard and opium fend, but the Judge took
pity on him and his children and gave him
a helping hand. Bashford worked like
slave when the Judge was running for his
present Office, and WAS rewarded by his
appointment as bailiff of the court De
was an irascble fellow and treated prison.
ers and auditors in the courtroom with
seant courtesy. On several occasions his
conduct gained for him well-merited
rebuke from the court, but he was never
punished in any other way. Some six or
seven months ago he came into court ln-
toxicated, and the Judge then took him
aside and told him that he would be dis
missed and that his position would be
given to an applicant for 1t, named
Fogarty.
IF you appoint Fogarty I'll kill him or
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02
SETTLERS COMING.
Trade Organizations Are
Seeking Homes.
Delegates Representing Thousands
of Eastern Workingmen En- Route
to California to View the Land.

A party of gentlemen will leave Chicago
tomorrow for California on a mission
which may ultimately prove of great ben
eft TO the State. Included in its members
are NJ. Il. Madden, president of
typographical union. and also of the
Miners State Federation of Labor; Will
liam E. Pomeroy, general organizer of the
American Federation of Labor. who is one
of the greatest leaders among the working
people in the country and who is claimed
to be one of the finest if not the finest
orator on this continent; John Nee,
national president of the Hotel and Res
taurant EN- pleyes' Alliance, and E. P.
Jeffray, secretary of the Belvedere Qll.)
Federal Union.
1t is the purpose of these gentlemen to
look into the advantages of California as a
home for thousands of laboring men of
the East who are dissatisfied with their
present condition and environment and
who look to the Pacific Coast as Offering
means of possible relief.
The journey across the continent will be
utilized by the party as means of enlight-
ening the laboring classes and others in
teEssteC as &c what IL is hoped to accom-
plish by their visit. With this purpose in
view speeches will be made from the train
long enough to permit of such arrange
ment.
Upon their arrival here these gentlemen
will take a look at several large bodies of
land which are available for the purposes
desired and will spend some time in ac-
quainting themselves with all the condi-
tions upon which the members of the or
ganiZation to which they belong will be
likely to desire in formation.
The advices at hand as to the movement
are quite meagar and only general in their
character. 1t is not known whether it is
the purpose of all the organizations which
are interested in the move TO settle in one
locality and form one vast colony, or
whether it is their purpose to scatter over
the State in the various localities which
may best meet their several views.
Mr.. Jeffray, the secretary OF the .Belve-
dere Federal Union, is at the head of an
organization of employees in the Special
Sewing-mschine works. They number
between 800 and 400. it is said, and desire
to emigrate to California In BODY
Word comes from Missouri that similar
movement is on foot in that State and that
1t is expected at least two large colonies
will leave that State for California within
a month.
It is understood that it is the intention
of the mechanics who may come to settle
upon land and cultivate the same and not
to follow their trades in this State.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-02

do away with the servant class entirely by
every one being his or her own servant.
Neat. orderly arrangement of the home.
the speaker declared, would render do
mestic work any thing but toll and a
burden. The home should be simple and
not garnished with superfluous ornamen-
tation. Another means suggested for sim
plifying work was to put as much of it
out az possible, after the manner of Euro
pean countries.
One of the speakers in the discussion
that followed advocated each member OF
the family unde; taking an allotted por-
ton of the housek old duties and this prop
osition WAS met with applause. Other
speakers, however. were in favor of still
leaving the coarse and more laberiUus
portions of manual labor to the hired
help.
Mrs. W. A. Finley of Santa Rosa drew a
rosy picture of the blissful state Of perfect
manhood and perfect womanhood that
may be expected when people have
thoroughly learned 1.-The relation CT fc cd
20 ply seal development" How far, how
ever, the present lace of men is from this
desirable consummation was shown very
pointedly. the speaker poin ting out that