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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-05
WHAT IS A MUMMY
AChapter . fIHeeresting TnEormation About
Some Egyptian CustOms.

Sone Egyptian Cust0ms.
When q member Of an Egyptian fam
lily died, all the relatives put on mourn
ing and abstained from baths, wine and
delicacies of oil kinds from 40 to 60
days, according TO the rank Of the per
son deceased. Death in one respect put
an end to all distinctions that had pre-
vailed in life. and king and slave were
subject to the same law.
The record OF the life Of the deceased
had to be examined by q tribunal of az
judges before he could be given burial
with his ancestors. IL the deeds of his
life proved that he was worthy OF
burial. his body was carried across the
sacred lake. of which each province had
one, and was there permitted TO rest. IF
the judges found him unworthy, even
though he belonged to the highest rank,
he could not be buried with his ances-
tors. The body was returned to his rela-
tives and was buried ON the side Of the
lake opposite to the burial place Of the
just.
The belief Of the Egyptians in a fu-
ture state of existence gave rise to the
practice of embalming the dead. They
wished to carefully preserve the body,
90 that the soul upon it's return to its
former abode mt the end OF all things
might find it ready for its reception.
Bodies were embalmed In three differ
ent ways. The most expensive and mag
nificent method was used upon the bod
les Of kings and other persons of dis
tinguished rank, the cost amounting to
o talent OF silver, or 500.
A number OF persons were employed
in the process OF embalming, and they
were treated with great respect. They
filled the cavities Of the body with
Innyrrh, cinnamon, spices and many
kinds OF sweet smelling drugs.
After q certain time had elapsed the
body was swathed in lawn filiets, which
were glued together with d kind on thin
gum, and then crnsted over with costly
perfumes. By this mode Of embalming
the shape OF the body, the lineaments
,of the face, the eyebrows and eyelashes
were preserved in their natural perfeo-
tion. Bodies thus embalmed are what
we NOW call Egyptian mumfnies. Phil
adelphia Times.
The postofice department building at
Washington 10 undergoing q general
ouerhauling Of furniture and necessary
repairs TO floors and walls I'M the alb
sence ct Postmaster General BisselI.
General Armstrong, assistant com.
missioner of Indian affairs, who has
been making an inspection Of schools
and agencies 81 Indian reservations
near the Pacific coast, has returned to
Washington.
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New Revenue Stamps.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Two million
Of the new playing card stamps, made
necessary By the new tariff bill, have
been printed by the bureau of printing
and engraving in the last two weeks.
This playing card tax is a revival Of the
old war tax, and is a feature of the new
revenue act which is making much
work for the officials. Every pack Of
playing cards offered for sale, whether
at the manufacturers, the wholesale
dealers on the retailers, must have d
stamp affixed. under a penalty of heavy
SINE for selling unstamped cards.
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Tiae Loon No q Dodger.

There is no denying that all the looms
ever matched up to date have been
'artful dodgers In su~perlatiye degree.
The question is often raised whether
they are quick enough todosige d bullet.
! once had q guide who drew d distino-
tion quite too fine, as I thought He
claimed that q loon could see the flash 81
q percussion cap bit the brcech Dit d mug.
zle loading piece and could dodge, bui
admitted that, with the rifle loaded like
all niodarn ones, at the hroech, no loon
could escape q shot rightly aimed. For
my part, ! 10 not believe the interval OF
time between the fire at the two ends 81
the barred To be measurable BY eyes al
birds Or men OF anything short Of q
chroiiograph.
AS tc tho question, however. it il
possible IL reason with tolerable conf
tdenca. We know the speed Of a rifle
bullet. Call II 400 feet d second. I'm
agine your locn at that distance or
nearer. Thou reflect how slowly aFbird's
head nust move 10 nse DIP nor than i
second in dropping d few inches under
water. GraEity alone would carry ii
farther than that. I'LL ii. oasy to believe
chat II the wary bird happens to be look
ing toward the hunter tho rifle fash
suggests dangef. ii bali second would
give ample time 10 dodge, provided the
action began promptly. iii Is safeeto say
thatit tases Il loon weight I'M lead to
kill him, and we Faay cali III settled
that. II 3 1ooh doesa not dodge 4 buIle
Ut least the LEAD gocs down iii the saaiae
hole n The water slge.es II,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-05
STATE NEWS.

james West, q i6-year old boy OF Sioux
Falls, attempted TO steal q ride on thu
Milwaukee passenger train and was Gu,
in two BY looaing his hold and going
under the wheels.
A young man named w. g. Craigo, Of
IDA Grove, Ia, was run oyer in the
Northwestern yards at Cakes while
jumping from a moving train. One leg
was badly crushed and it was found
necessary to ampntate it below the knee
and the other foot at the ankle.
The residence OF ex Mayor w. A.
Davis of Waterfowl was completely de-
stroyed by fire including all the house
bold goods. The orig n OF the fire is not
known as Dir. Davis and family have
been camping at the lake for the past
few weeks and knew nothing about the
lire until the house was wholly de.
stroyed.
Clay county and the city OF Vermillion
raised $4,000 for the rebuilding of the
main building OF the state university
located at that places The building is
now nearly completed, but there is q
shortage of $4,000. "A meeting OF the
citizens of Vermiilion has been called for
by the mayor and means will be devised
whereby the deficiency will be made
good il possible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-05
POLITICAL C0NFAB.
Some New Oandidates-soper for Senaror
Zimmerman, Too--O'Oonnsll and
CLARK for Treasurer.

Republican candidates for Office, with
tproverbial reluctance, com slowly 10
the front, preferring that the Office seek
the maj instead OF the man the Office.
But since our last review OF the sitna
ton others are ayowedly in the field or
favorably mentioned. Among the new
names spoken OF, We learn that f. Il.
Soper, Esq, ID not averse to d nomina-
tion for the state senatorphip and wants
il understood that he is in the field Tor
that position. Mr.. Soper Is one OF Lake
county's oldest residents and has built
ny for himself here q professional name
and business OF some note and. may be-
justly regarded as entitled to any emolu-
ment or honor his fellow citizens may be
disposed TO give hlm. He has frequents
" served In public capacities and Is now
the atates attorney Of this county. His
legal experience Id pnblic affairs fits him
for the responsibility of a public legisla-
tor and ID view Of the fact that much Of
our legislation shows the lack OF good
legal ability, Mr.. Soper's qualifications
would run in the proper channel. He
will submit himse,f to the verdict OF the
republican county convention which
meets On the 25th inst.
The name OF Hon. Robt. Zimmermann
OF Wentworth, formerly senator from
this county, ID also mentioned il con-
nectiop with this same Office, many Of
his friends thinking he would be just
the man TO make sure OF AN election.
HIS experience in a former senate would
add TO the value OF has services in an
other legislature.
For the county treasurership other
names appear in the contest. Dan
O'Connell, OF Ramona, is in the field and
20 doubt has his strong supporters.
From his leadership IN matters OF public
interest Mr.. O1JonneIl has been FREE
quently intrusted with offices OF O public
character, and frequently mentioned for
Others. His welI.known push, ability
and business integrity will enlist his
friends in an active and vigorous cam
paign which will be heard from in no I'M
certain sound at the county convention.
TO allay public apprehension, your re-
porter interviewed M. T.. Clark In regard
to the conflicting reports OF his candi-
dacy for the county treasurership and
also for the state senatorship. That
gentleman was free to say that he was
not an avowed candidate for either posi-
tion and would not have state senator
ship anyway. Ii the citizens OF this
county wished him for county treasurer
and would elect him he would be glad to
serve them honestly and faithfully, but
il be had to enter into d house to mouse
canyass be guessed he would not 60
the office.
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LOCAL nREyaTfEa.

Martin Berther Of Badus is now EN-
ployed In County Treasurer Muggli's
Office as assistant.
Some OF the country lads are arrang
ing for q Harvest Home dance in the
opera house. Friday evening next, al
which the Lake Campbell string band
viii furnish the music.
MIR. and Mra. Fl. g. Stewart started to,
day forsArkansas, by team, each driving
q conveyance. They are accompanied
by Geo. Walker and family also with
two teams, all taking with them q con.
siderable quantity Of household effects
tor q parnaar ~tstay.
Postmaster Tobin. Editor Farley and
Attorney Beaman left for the democrat.
10 state convention at Sioux Fails today.
Not farmer 10 the delegation. but i
loyal lot of democrats withal. They will
work roe The selectioa Of MIR, Farley ID
member Of the state central conlmittee.
Mr.. Aug. Picklnm, Il pleasant young
gentleman from Kansas. sncceeds Dir.
q. g. Clark who has been transferred to
another field, III the management Ok the
John Paul Lumb er CO.. yard here. He
thinks this country Id much more favor
able circumstances after the drouth
tnsn the states south of us.
We noticed d sncces d III farmer ar Lake
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-05
TRAFFIC
Burned Bridges Being RebuiIt and Trafr
Service Restored.

service Restored.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Train service on
all lines between st. Paul and Duluth
has been restored except on the Eastern
Minnesota, and the restoration OF the
traffic on that line is only o matter. Of q
day or s.
AZ some POINTS transfers are made
across burnt bridges, but the bridges will
be re nit by another day at the latest.
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday were
very busy days for all the roads. Bridge
crews were working all along the lines
i'm the burnt district and trackmen were
replacing the warped rails with new
steel.
The first train TO arrive here from Du.
luth was No. 6S ON the Omaha, which
left the head of the lake Sunday even.
ing. The passengers reported the towns
.of Baronette.. Granite, Bashaw and
Comstock completely destroyed.
AT Shell Lake. about IS houses had
been burned.
Dnlnth is taking care of about 1000
refugees and sending supplies to the
front as fast as the citizens can collect
them.
The Omaha road Is now in operation,
except that part of the line between
Mason and Ashland.
One bridge was burned at Benoit and
two north OF Ashland.
All st. Paul and Duluth trains are
now running on schedule time.
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Steamer Ashnra.

AsHLAND. Wis, Sept. 5.-An un-
known steamer aud consorts has gone
ashore in the dense smoke on Sand
island, which is abovt 80 miles from
here. No Information can be learned
concerning their identity. The tug
Britain has gone TO their rescue.
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Mason fruit jars, one-half gallon, $1.O0
per dozen; one quart 30 cents per dozen.
MoFFrT e. CLINE.
bids TOR Zeal.

Bids for supplying the city schools
with coal for the ensuing season will be
received by the board ct education until
3 o'clock p. IA. Friday, September, 1894.
Bids required on Wilmington, Hooking
Valley and hard coal. Prices to be based
on cash on school warrants In payment.
The right ID reserved 10 reject any and
eli bids. Board or EDUCATION.
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GOING 10 mINNEApoLrs
Many OF M Injured ID no removes

Many of u Injured ID No remove
There.
PINE CRY, Mimi, Sept. &C. III.
Loring q Minneapolis, chairman of the
Minneapolis committee. has telegraphed
for 4 special car over the st. Paul and
Duluth road to be used by the hosnital
surgeons IN charge here in conveying
nine of the mor seriously injured To j
hospital ct Minneapolis. 1t win then BE-
q convenient for the physicians
md the patients viii have better care.
Tents were delivered here by Captain
W III Hart, brigade quartermaster at
~. Paul. and set up a. follows: Fifty
tents set It Pine City III the city park,
10 tents delivered 10, this local commit
tee ms q reserve, rs tents delivered at
Hinck.ey. 10 Of which were set do and
4 held q i surplus, and two delivered
III Mission Creek.
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HEinot Big Blaze.

MINoT, N. D., Sept. 5.-Fire broke
out in the rear Of p. p. Lees general
store this morning and swept the entire
block. The loss Is 40, 900,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-05

night in the city, departing by the early
morning train west. Chairman Basford
10 making q tour OF inspection and lay
ing his plans for q vigorous state cam
paign, and so far he meets with encour-
agement everywhere. The feeling
among republicans in the counties he
has visited 10 harmonious with q general
tendency 20 lay aside factional differ
.ences and this year above all Others
work together for the common good.
MIR. Basford enjoys an extended acquain-
tance throughout the state, add to know
him 10 10 be- his personal friend. He ID
well yersed Ia the politics OF the state,
and TRE Danny LEADER looks Tor him to
discharge his duties % chairman In a
manner judicions and beneficial to the
party and with no small degree Of credit
20 himself.
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L0eas TamR Tmhae.
Chicago. Mliwsukeo b st. paufEaiiway, whirh
took effect, sunday May -, 1891
TaAfM6 G0sM8 RAeTs
Passenger. N0. 4, departs iI.h0 al m.
Hreight. No. 5, departs 8.4b q. n.
Freight. No. "a Departs $50 p. q.
TRAINS G0tNa MMeEs
PaaegnaeR, No. q, dapaTee 3s04 y. n.
Freight, No, ~, daparfe loo n q.
TRAINS FR0m THE nAsT.
PASSENGER, No, q arrives 500 p. p.
FREIGHT No. III arrives 4 :a6M s ~.
Freight, No. SO, arrives 100 vi mi.
TRAINS RR0M Tam wEsTs
Passenger. No !, arrives IA s4b =. ~.
freight, NO. p6s ArKIveaG 10 y ~.
Ali the. above trminw carry paaeengera: but
fEslghss only when passengers ARE provided with
tekakRs
Passenger trains gcsag east maks connsctIon
ct EgMM E0F nAl points eOmsh, and passenger train
going west. Mk W0cnsoekas g0r oil pnints NORTH.
MApSauM n BRfsT0L LINE.
Passenger 9oing n0rths departs ship. m.
PASSENGER from nnfth Strives a 20 d. m.
JNO. LARKIN. Local Agent.
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Advertised Letters

LAST Of letters remaining uncalled for
in the p~ostotiSce III Madison, septemher
3, 1894:
Barressn, John Smith, Margaret
johnson, ~. P. Taylor. Mable
Narrman, Zelma Zealmer, Mnrty
Persons calling for the above, please
say fadvsrtised.. After fietesn days
they will Be vent to the dead letter ofiiee.
VIM. ToBrN, III M.
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Wanted-A good girl To- do general
house work and also accustomed TO take
care OF children. MRs. ,. L. JONES.
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THE CITY.
PERSONAL ITEMS.

Alex. Cameron arrived from Artesiar
= on the noon train.
Ct d. Kennedy was o passenger Tor the
west this afternoon.
Senator Kyle returned home on the
afternoon train from Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Thos. O'Neil, OF Yanktun, arrived
on q visit TO her sister, Mrs. KeegaL OF
the the Leland.
Miss Carrie Newell, one OF the former
Normalites arrived from Highmore, to
resume her studies.
Mrs. Alex. Cameron returned from
Luverne, Mimi, this evening and joins
her husband in their home again.
Hon. s. A. Ramsey or Woonsocket and
many other state democrats were on the
train today on their way to sioux Falls.
Miss Jessie McGilIivray and little
Della Clark, were passengers for Leroy,
Mimi, TO spend several weeks with
friends.
LeForest Sawtelle departed for Beloit,
Wis, to visit friends whence he will 60
to Buckley, Oregon, as principal OF that
city's schools.
Prof. Goff vent 10 DeSmet this after
noon TO deliver an address before the
graduating class from the Kingsbury
county schools.
Geo. Al. Smith, banker, OF Egan, was
in the city over night assisting in the
work OF the local board OF the Normal
school trustees or which be is d member.
Mrs A. 4. Glover received d telegram
this morning announcing the death Of
her sister, Mrs. Mann, or Hurley, Turner
county, aud departed by the morning
freight for that point.
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Ground iced 1t Pete M~arqaart's.

For rent-A seven room house with
stable. g. B. KENNEDY.
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Parties wishing to have h0rses taken
care Of cheaply 1uring the winter, where
they can have plenty or feed, water and
shelter, call M G. b. KENNEDY.
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Fraltl Frnlt!l Rsrultl,l

Now Is your time 20 put up Your fruit.
Place your orders at once. Peaches, per
box $l.0O, pears per box S2O0, grapes
Per basket 25 cents. We will have d
large supply In tomorrow.
MOFFTT AZ CIyNF.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-18

Some and in fact most dealers have
declared that brown was to be the most
fashionable color. Perhaps it is, but for
one brown dress we see full hundred
of other colors, and so far / think green
has the lead, with purple following
closely in its different shades, called
heliotrope, etc.
Still did see one brown dress worthy
of note. 1t was a crude snuff brown
cloth of the finest quality. The skirt
and waist were draped together in rich
folds across the bust and to the hips.
There was a two inch border of gray fur
around the bottom and around the v
shaped opening across the bust. There
was an underskirt of fawn wool, which
showed a trifie under the drapery. The
gigot sleeves and front beneath the
opening of the upper part were made of
fawn WOODEN stuff, with enormous black
polka dots, set far apart. The back of
the brown portion was cut princess
style, with the breadths cut very slant
ing to make it very full.
The incroyable scarfs are now made
of almost everything, but crepe de chine
and silk muslins with lace frills are seen
oftenest. These are worn in and out of
season. The black ones are better suited
to the street The lighter ones are worn
with such evening gowns as are made
high in the neck. The style is various
~ named Louis XIII, XIV and XVI and
is also called the incroyable. One pays
ones money and chooses name to suit.
To sum it all up, one can wear almost
anything, and provided it is clean and
well made it goes The summer
goods have nearly all disappeared from
view, and the windows and counters
show but the new woolens and silks that
are only old things with new names.
The new mantles and jackets even have
little to distinguish them, except finer
finish and a rather more scanty amount
of cloth in all except the f1uted Louis
XIV coats, which stand out wider than
ever
I may say that / notice an effort to
diminish the height of the collars. In
deed three of the handsomest new cloth
gowns saw today had an embroidered
edging around the neck instead of any
kind of collar or band. The high col
lars have been blessing to many whose
necks were not very round, but they
have roughened and made ugly hun
dreds of others. Now that fashion says
collars down. let the lady whose neck
has been scratched and irritated for
years take an ounce of simple tjncture
of benzoin and add it to pint of rose
water and add tablespoonful of this
to the wash basin of water when she
bathes her face and neck and let it dry
on the skin. In month her neck will
be like marble, white and firm and
smooth. HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
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er chocolate, with sprung cuffs, edged
with astrakhan. Down the four front
cores were narrow bands of the same
fur. The dress was a very handsome
one and very striking.
There was one dress there that could
be likened to nothing but purple and
golden butterfly. The skirt was full
and slightly draped across the front in
apron style. The bottom was cut out in
deep points and each space was filled
in by royal purple fan of satin.
should have said that the dress was of
maize taffeta. The waist was blouse
shape, with draped belt. There were
a figaro of purple satin and pointed
basque friIl of the same, and there were
Jockeys to the shoulders and graduated
falls to the elbows, just below the BAL
loon puffs of the maize taffeta. The
forearm portions reached to the wrists
In faring cuffs, piped with purple and
lined with white satin, like the rutfies
at the elbows. The maize color was the
yellowest of all yellow corn, and the
purple the most brilliant, so that tire
dress stood out remarkably from among
hundreds of others.
A walking gown was made of mode
cachemire d'inde and myrtle green
cloth. The skirt was devoid of trim
ming. save for the mode colored panels
on each side of the skirt. The green
cloth was draped slightly across the
front, and the sides over the panel were
folded into godet plaits. lined with the
mode. The waist was blouse fashion,
with incroyable revers of green and
sort of wide belt buttoned over with
four gold buttons. There were two
mode rosettes on the revers. The I'M
mense balloon sleeves with their elbow
cuffs were of the mode. There was an
;ncroyable tie of white lace and muslin,
with short, stiff ends, which were MADE
To stand out straight on each side.