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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-08-31

Flavoring Extracts of our own make,
guaranteed pure--n a liberation, at The Bel
Air Drug Store. Thos. &. Forwood q Co.,
Proprietors. 16dec
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-08-31

Yours truly,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

Mr.. Robert +. Walsh, in The Popu-
lar Science Monthly, thus recalls the
origin Of the present lnenhaden indus
try: "It was In 1850 when ON old lady.
Mrs. John Bartlett OF Blushill Ne.
boiling some ish for her chickens, OBJ
served q thin scum of oil upon the sur.
face of the water. Some OF this she bot
tied, and when On visit 10 Boston soon
after carried samples to q leading OIL
merchant, who encouraged her TO bring
more The following year the Bartlets
family industriously applied their gill
nets and sent TO market 10 barrels Of
oil, for which they were paid Ut the
rate Of e1l per barrel In this following
year this family made 100 barrels.
Then, the value CT menhaden oil hav-
Ing become recognized, many oil presses
-of o more or less imperfect construc-
tion-were established along tho coast,
and the industry developed 20 rapidly
that within 30 years the yield of men.
hadan oil exceeded that o3 tho whale
from the American flsheries
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
IL Love COULD RULE THE WORLD

II love could rule tho u~niverse,
How changed would all things bel
He would remove In Language aerse
AL bars In his decree.
No rank could ever intervene
TO stay affections course. .
Twould bow its head with lDwly mien
Before his gentle force.
The earth would be 30 bright
The radiant sun
Would shed It's warmth and light
Tor every One.
A king might then q peasant wed.
An empress love her paRe,
A seamstress with q princess bred
Might throw her wineom6 garn.
Sweet sentiment would rule the earth
With banner high unfurled,
And happiness Nd dsArth. Il
Could love bat rule the world.
How happy All would be.
An Eden vale
Again the earth would nee.
Could love prevail.
Rose Gautier In Home and Country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

A cowboy mp from the Texas panhan-
die was o guest at the house, and as
the clerk who attended TO him IL still In
Denver we win allow him 10 tell the
story In his own way: "He had ON
store clothes and o red necktie, and
what he didn't know wasn't worth
knowing. When he started mp TO his
room at night ] told him there was q
folding bed I'm 10, and, AZ he wished, the
beliboy would show him how IL worked.
But not much. he didn't want 70 be
shown anything. He knew o thing on
two about the city, he did. ven II he
did live down ON the range.
$50 I lot him go, and next morning
he paid his bill without q word and
went away. About moor ] happened 10
be on that floor, and q chambermaid
called me TO take o look I'm his room.
And what o sight met my eyesi The
bottom drawer Of the bureau was pulled
ont as far as il would come, and In il
were all the rugs in the room, with a
towel spread oven one end for q pillow.
Evidently he had tried 10 sleep there,
for pinned upon the glass was q sarcas-
tic legend reading: Col dern yore fold
ing beds. Why don't you make 'em
longer and put more kivvers onto 'emi
Mebbe you expect . man TO stand up
and sleep i'm your burned old cubberd
The burned old cubberd' was one Of our
best folding beds "-Denver Field and
Farm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
TIE DREAMER.
when ! Am .lssplag q my -

when ] Yam slespinR III my hA
The nttle people IA my head
All sport and frolic, dance and play
As they y 90 by day.
They play &c being king and ousen
Or catching fairy folk unseen.
They act out giant, troll or gn0xne,
Or In far Afrfcss forests roAua.
They 10 with sindbad on his trips
Or take command OF pirate shipa
And capture galleons OF Spain.
Pearl freighted. on the Spanish main.
Yet each one stiil pretsnds he's ma.
While I am sound aslcep you ~.
They play, + run and shout and leap
And yet I'm lying fast aaAeep.
They have such jolly lots Of fun
And see such aightsl Yet never one
WIN wake ms mp that ! may 80
10 share the toys that please them no.
And H. wake and try to hear.
Or ct their frolics try TO peer,
Then all the sly thingB In 3 trice
Are quiet and demure as mice.
-Ario Bates In 81. Nicholas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
DR.. Miles Heart Cure


'sShow me an umbrella, !" says q manu-
facturer, that has holes worn in the silk
about the ring at the top, while the body
of the material is still intact throughout,
and I win show You the owner of an um-
brella who doesn't deserve to own one,
IL 1t Is q good one. And show me an uzn-
brella that has holes In along the ribs be-
fore natural use of it should make them
come there, and / win show you On own
or who carries his umbrella more for the
sake Of appearance than for utility
A wet umbrella placed handle down
drips the moisture from 1t ut the edges
OF the frame. and the material with which
1t ID covered dries evenly and leaves no
spot still soaked with water. III the
handle Is upward, the water runs down
TO one spot at the top, where the strong
cloth lining about the ring holds d good
deal OF IL and I'm q comparatively short
time rots the material, snd IL breaks
easily.
The man who carries his umbrella
swathed In its case when 10 In not called
into use by rain viii soon find it wearing
out from top to bottom.
This is because Of constant friction BE-
tween the case and the silk, and no INST
ter of how good quality il may be- the
holes win appear In 1t long before they
should, and the provider Of the umbrella
win Of course DO blamed for selling In
ferior or damaged goods. There are
many people 10 ignorant Of the proper
treatment OF an umbrella that they viii
actually roll IL mp when wet and leave
1t to rot and mold until the next time
they want IL fer use.-New York World.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
TIE


Do you know who the preacher is,
and do You know where he lives2 He
lives In a green, shady place, and the
birds and the flowers make his congre-
Cation.
The children passing by often gather
punches of these preachers, for there
are o great many, and take them home
to put In q vase TO ornament their man
tells. This preacher ID called Jack in the
pulpit.
Jack. finding life very dismal. 0
dies.
When the cold winds Of winter come,
Jack Is asleep under loving mother
earth's warm blanket
But when Jack hears the ripping
brooks and the singing birds he knows
that il II spring again, and be must do
his part TO make mother earth beauti-
ful-BostoD ADVERTISE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
IE35z[Lz=s#z

IT'S EASY TO GET IN.
where there's o sluggish liver, for amy Of the
germs of disease that surround you. n your
them out 81 your blood. You,l have M
watch your liver for self-protection.
Just 40 soon az you see the first symptoms
that it's wrong teruptions on the skin, or d
dull and worn-out feeling you ought 10
take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
That win start your LIVER into o healthy,
win brace up your whole system, and give
yOu strength and color, and put on needed
hesh-not Fat, but wholesome, necessary fesh.
Milford Centre. %.
DF. R. ", PXmRcms Dear Ntr-T heartily
suffering from general debHtsN % the best
thing they can take for it. After taking
t q, Die p9ttscc.y Y :, he en- gh hspPy a g r say ! nevsr
~ N .(
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
1-xplaaning . xsaaair.

The above space ID reserved for two
very funny Jokes that we thought Of the
other day, but unfortunately cannot re-
call ut the present writing -Jewish
Messenger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
Tlae Engagsmens vyas Rsesnt.

Hell wonder If there Is another girl
In the whole wide world 90 sweet NJ
my little sweetheart
6he-What's that9 How dare you
think Of another girl7 I shan't speak 20
you for q weak.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

COltNkcs DGttC1 5cCuAC UACAh WAAA
they can be had {. the
FAVORABLE TERMS
now offered, and you will then have
them when you need them
and have a better selection
also than you will have later on, as
we'll as the advantage of the present
Low PRICES.
If you have been renting .
house in the city, stop a moment
and think how much you have
paid out in rent. and il you have
been renting long you will soon
figure out that You have paid out
enough for rent to build as good
or q better house than you are rent
ing, and still you have no home of
your own. Why not put this
money intoa
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
in which You will feel a natural
pride, and have a permanent and
pleasant home for yourself and
family in your declining years. A
little energy on your part will do
it. Start at once by
BUYING A LOT.
If you are renting q farm figure
a moment what you are paying out
annually for rent and how soon
this rental would buy a farm here.
What you pay out in rent in two
or three years in Iowa or Illinois
would buy equally as good a farm
in South Dakota. Stop renting
and come out and buy a farm of
your own and feel the independ-
ence of
N A HOME.
Don't delay this until next year, as
very much advanced prices for
South Dakota real estate, which Is
sure to come, will soon prevent you
from buying, and your opportuni-
ty of q lifetime win be gone.
But many will say, Il have not
sufficient money on hand with
which to buy even a lot" Sup
pose you have not - and there are
many of this Glasgow can pay q
small amount down, and VIC will
give you all the time you need on
the balance. You can pay . fixed
amount each month, or make pay
ments any other way to suit your
convenience, saving a little for the
purpose from your other expendi-
lures, and before you know it your
lot lie
PAID FOR
and you have not missed the mon
ey the amount of each payment
being SO small. Had you not saved
and expended these small amounts
in this way, the chances n that
this same money would have been
in some trivial way and
you would have nothing to show
for it. Surely there is no
SAVINGS BANK
equal to a piece of real estate, and
especially If that real estate is
sometime to be your Home.
1t will surprise you when you
look over our list, to see how
LITTLE READY MONEY
it viii take to secure a fine resi-
dence or business lot in this city,
or a beautiful farm in this county.
We own and control nearly all the
real estate which we handle, hence
can give exceptionally low prices
and easy terms Of payment. If
you only have a few dollars to
spare now, come in or write us, and
w will fit you out with a good lot,
or more than one if you want, and
arrange payments satisfactorily to
You. If you have only q few hum
dred dollars to spare, and want q
farm, come and see us, or write,
and we feel positive we can arrange
q deal TO your satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, excel
lent public schools, churches, Chau-
tauqua assembly, and other liter
airy and social advantages, has o
wide reputation for being o
CITY OF M
and Lake county with her excel
n E n n AE ~ ZtEEMHS 28L #EE 49,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
why I'd Ii

Maud 10 taIkafive maidenEDo men
require more sleep than wornenf
Harry lwho has four sistersl-Of
course, since women talk the most men
require the most resk-Philadelphia
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

Don't fool with q wasp because you
think he locks weak and tired You
viii find ont he's MI right in the end
Lowell Courier. sM
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18
BLIND cHlLDRER,s IDEAS.

The Oueer Notions They Have and How
They Express Them.
DR.. Anagnos told me some amuaing
stories about the quaint old way that
blind children usually have Of express
ing themselves. This IL due to the fact
that blind children are thrown almost
altogether for oompanionship with
grown people and % unconsciously they
imbibe the same manner Of speech.
A short time ago . little child was
entered at the institution by it, aunt,
who was . schoolteacher. When abe left
the child. she said, Now, I shall ex-
pect you TO get the matron 10 write o
letter for you to me before very long.
A short time passed, and the matron
said to the little girl. '.Isn't it about
time that we wrote that letter 10 your
auntie2" The little mite said, Now,
that Is what / should style q coincidence,
for I was just about TO remark upon the
necessity of forming my ideas at once. =
At this same Institution ] was much
interested In watching the little ones
write. They placed the paper upon q
board of raised lines, and guided by
them wrote an even, well formed hand.
] picked mp . composition Just finished.
and IL was 80 dainty and fanciful that
I give it to you:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23
niannred 4, lletncen mon.

1t used to be the custom in England
for pheasants to feed from boxes
which opened when the bird stood on
a rail in front. the box shutting to
again as soon as the bird left the rail,
BY this device the food was protected
from an manner Of thieves
Ii SO happened. according TO Bishop
Stanley Of Norwich that eoot or
water-hen had studied the movements
Of the pheasants, and being anxious
to get its meals as easily as they got
theirs, it tried the boN one day As il
was no; heavy enough 10 raise the lid
ii KEEP, jumping on the rail 70 give
extra force to its weights still the re-
suit was not satisfactory
Accordingly it went away, but re-
turned soon with another coot The
weight Of the two birds was NOW suiii-
eient 70 cause the box to open
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

pendence which, reaching out Of the
piece of floating wreck. 1t eludes the
grasp, but even if possessed would
offer no support. Thus the things Of
earth, mere fragments tossed on a sea
of change, can never uphold a strug-
CLING, sinking soul, which must cling
for suceor to the Rock of Ages"
The picture was produced first as a
small sketch In the album Of a young
girl living ia Westerly. r. l., by
Rev. Johannes A. OerteL This aroused
the attention Of All who saw it and in
duced Mr. Oertel to make painting
OF the subject in oil This second rep
resentation. measuring perhaps four
teen inches in height, Mr. Oertel ex-
hibited in the National Academy of
Design, in New York, and. realizing
its commercial value Mr. William
shans Broadway art dealer suggest
ed that still larger painting should be
made Of the design His sngges-
ton was acted upon the artist fash
Joining small clay model and suspend
ing lamp over 1t, that il might re-
ceive the rays Of light from above. In
this manner color study (Which is
now in Mr. Oertels possession was
made. and from il in turn the finished
painting, measuring four feet in
height
Before this picture was exhibited,
however number Of photographs Of
( ii were struck of and put upon the
market. and one OF these falling into
the hands Of Mr.. James a picture
dealer in Providence, r. T. he made an
offer to Mr.. oertel to become the sole
publisher Of all subsequent copies,
which offer was accepted under a
written contract
The painting was placed az the gal
lery Of William Shans, but was only
on exhibition a few days when 1t was
bought By a brooklyn merchant,
/ Augustus storrs, for the sum ~ 81. 900.
/ The photographs gotten ont by Mr..
James. measuring ten inches IN height.
| brought without frames the quite pbe'
nomenal price 81 81 apiece, and sc
/ great was the demand for them that
the operator found himself unable q
meet il. Indeed, the run upor 'hess
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

his arrival in New York second telc-
gram was handed him containing an
application for the whole edition
Indeed. unprecedented as was the sale
of this remarkable creation in America,
it was even greater abroad, an English
nobleman hazarding the statement
that not palace or hoyel could be
found throughout all England which
did not contain copy Of il in one or
other OF its varied forms, and trav-
eler who had made the tour of the
world exclaimed:
THE picture haunts me II follows
me wherever ! 90, have seen it in
Chile. ] have seen it also in the
Pyrenees
"A few years after the appearance Of
the first photograph, MIR. James had
realized as his share Of the proceeds.
SIS. 900.
In 1860, however. an unauthorized
copy Of the Rock Of Ages was gotten
out BY New York photographer, and
Mr. Oertels publisher sought redress
and protection from the law. The
case was carried into the lower and
Supreme courts Of the state Of New
York, its prosecution costing Mr. Ger
tel s.. 600, and scarcely had il been
decided ia his favor ere a Chicago pub
Usher made similar picture, evading
the law by minor alterations. such as
the introduction of ship and the re
version Of the female figure in the
original design.
This threw the copyright open, the
monopoly was wrested from its right
full owner. and the markets flooded
with pictures IN ali forms and sizes.
Thus. as financial failure. termi-
mated the brilliant promise Of the
Rock 81 Ages: but judged by a high
er truer standard OF success, who
shall estimate its achievements, OF
sum MP its ever-accumulating tri-
umDhs2
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

OF the inhabitants u all parts Of the
civilized globe, and has adorned alike
the walls Of palaces and Of novels II
has nerved the hearts Of Christians TO
heroic resistance, and not less heroic
submission: and the departing pilgrim,
with last look fastened upon IL. has
gathered strength and courage for q
triumphant passage through the shad-
owy valley
The causes which operate 20 produce
popularity ARE little understood An
author makes happy hit ineXplica.
bly to himself song catches the
public ear, one can not tell how or
why. and is sung in every thorough
fare and whistled upon every corner;
but the popularity 81 The Rock q
Ages" i an open secret which he who
runs may read II is founded upon a
deep and universal need In the human
heart need which has manifested
itself 10 every age Of the world since
Its creation: need for something
stronger and higher than itself to
which il may cling amid the storms Of
life. need for something staple ia .
world where an things yield to the in
cAorAhle Law OF change
The painting is symbolic repreeen.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

STAR ovEg KrSNEpNs CRAVE wWCu
mas RErN REPEATEDLY sTRrck rs
iIUHrNtNu.
"ney does say Mars George. dat dc
CART am haunted" broke in NANNY
from her seat on the threshold. am
dat dem dar blood STAINS what Mars
ever TWEEN fo'th dny ov June. Don
rct no niggers roun dis we're place up
IN dat CART" said nanny, as she
shook one ~ her ebony progeny and
asked him what he 'Nyus trimbling 50
fer
soon after breakfast / repaired to
the haunted" garnet II was unoc.
cupicd save by some rubbish The
morning sunlight poured in az the
attic window ana shed its brightest
beams upon some dark brown spots
upon the floor ! examined them
closely The sunbenms could not,
thought, warm that life fluid back to
4 scinblancc Of itself when II poured
from the body Of the dying man any
moro than Il could cause the dead heart
to pulsate again
The nest morning ! tool, another
look OF the blood stains, and to my
surprise found they had changed 20 an
unmstalSable rcd examined them
several times during the day Each
time ! looked the red color became
moro pronounced On the next mud
the succeeding day they gradually
returned to the original shade Of dark
brown
Tom Kennedy lies in the burying-
ground just opposite little wooden
country church near the farm lie
rests under peach tree and over his
grave Is d stone slab. The slab is rent
gsunder, having been struck by light
ming three different times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

pictures was unprecedented in the his
tory Of photography, and complaints
were constantly made by the dealers
that they were losing sales in conse-
quence Of an insufficient supply of
copies
II then occurred TO Mr. James that a
chrome. Autograph might be gotten
out with advantage 1.-THE work 70 be
done in Paris, and an application for
this purpose was made TO the owner
for the loan Of the original Mr.
Storrs, however. was unwilling that his
picture should be carried to such a dis
lance. and MIR oertel, who had never
parted with the copyright set about
making new painting This work
was done at lrvington.on- the. Hudson.
the home Of the celebrated landscape
painter, Albert Bierstadt, who. during
Il temporary absence in England, had
riysn Mr. ocrtel the use Of his studio.
Ii was completed in three weeks and
the painting carried hy Mr., James to
PAS, where chromos were made
Passing through London on his way
home, that gentleman, SIMPLY as q
venture, called upon the queen book
seller. MIR Graves, in Pail Mall, and
with difficulty prevailed upon him to
invest in three OF these earomos at
three guiucas apiece
Scarcely had he reached Liverpool
however, the point Mt which he was Ia
take ship for Amcrio;l, ere a telegram
was received from Mr. Graves order
ing thirty additional copies, and JUROR
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

Far from it, Unless unconscious in
his last illness, Alien Cranberry Thur
man VIII continue to be as he has al
ways been-a student His daily de-
light now is with his books, not with
the duh, turgid tones Of his judicial
and senatorial life. but rather in vol
umes Of verse and in French fiction
which he reads in the original Years
ago. as a boy in school in Chillieothe
he learned the rudimenis Of French.
and later became proficient in il, hay-
ing excellent opportunity to do 80
when in Europe as member Of the
international monetary conference
He never fails to carefully scan the
pages Of that remarkable daily news
paper, the Congressional Record Pos
sibly lie lives over again the twelve
wears 81 his life in the senate--twelve
years ia which he was the leader Of
the minority Thus he is mp to date
in his views on the current questions
in congress
Nov, don't put me in the news
papers he said to q reporter in
Columbus, Ohio the other day.
What are my views worth now. I
am a WORKOUT old man VINO has out
lived his usefulness | like to talk
with you but who cares for the old
mans opinions now that he has no
part in public life2" Yet he is often
consulted by politicians and has given
sage advice 10 many an aspirant for
political honors in Ohio.
Cleveland and Thurman had never
met up to the election Of isS4s al
though Thurman was delegate in
the convention which made Cleveland
the nominee They met after the in
auguration, ANA at once developed a
remarkable friendship The wonder
was that Thurman did not 60 into the
cabinet Regarding this, he said;
After the election the press and my
friends seemed to agree that ] should
become secretary of state, and the mat
ter was brought before MIR Cleveland.
For my part, although J said moth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

ment TO perform
her allotted part in
the worlds work.
Ii must he a matter
Of prin ciple. not a
matter Of self-in-
diligence. She must
be able to say not
merely. / want to
do this Or that but
I believe ! ought 10
10 ii Its as fatal
toa woman to live
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-23

strength abated as might be expected
ia a man who is 50
That he is not in public life is not
50 much because Of infirmity as from
the inclination to let the sands of life
sift ont slowly in the loved retirement
Of his library. No one viii ever speak
Of Allen G. Thurman as great man
who died in his dotage
He is sensitive about being cOnsid-
cred feeble, lest the impression may
carry with it the idea that physical
weakness has gone hand in hand with
mental decay.