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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

lyn. The little depot roora ON stilts
nsed to be dingy and untidy, with pals
and brooms standing about and cuspi-
dors la evidence. Now the women have
made all the stations neat and have put
pots Of flowers In the windows and
punches of artificial blossoms en- the
ticket counters. The women IN ether,
wise interesting. One thing about them
il that they must talk and gossip. no
matter what trouble they put themselves
TO In order 10 crafty that yearning. The
stations face one another as in this city,
and whenever business slackens mp the
women leave their wire cages and go
out and stand on the platforms and yell
across the tracks to each other about
t'sarah's tailor made suit" and about
how '.he-the one ] told you about
will be along about this time, and you
must see him. How nice looking ant
dressy he isi'' The women even rur
across the tracks at luncheon time &
share a brewing of tea and q sandwich
amid unrestrained conversation
New York Sum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
psTRoLEum FoR MOSQUITOES.
AsTinaely Suggestion as TO How 20 Destroy
che Unhatched Plague.

-
AsTimely Suggestion as 20 How 20 Destroy
N Unhatched Plague.
A Mr.. I. O. Howard, who lives nea
the city Of Washington, last year and
the year before made experiments with
D view to Kidding his premises Of the
mosquito pest that proved highly salts.
factory. The details of his experiments
have impressed the people of New Or
leans so favorably that there ID talk
among the city fathers there Of apply
ing the Howard system Of insect killing
ON q grand scale in and about that city.
MIR. Howard located his mosquito breed
ing ground In o millpond and the adj
joining marshy land near his residence.
He had previously established the fact
by tests i'm d rainwater barrel that
kerosene oil Is certain death to the mos
quito Larvae.
When he had located the wholesale
hatchery Of mosquitoes, he proceeded TO
spray the whole area with crude petro-
leum. The area was about A, 900 square
feet, and is gallons OF oil at q cost of
81. 10 suficed for the work. This he did
ia March, when tho innocent mosquito
papooses were still Numbering unhatch-
ed In the mud and ooze. Three weeks
after the sprinkling there remained {
scum OF oil over the area, and most ol
the Larvae had been killed During the
summer following Mr.. Howard's first
experiment very few mosquitoes survtv
cd TO annoy him. The next spring d
repeated the sprinkling, and during ths
summer Of that year he had no mss ca
mosquito neta-Savannah News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
Ar elue Guns veNoMouss
a Texas Doctor experimenting with en-
Virus Fr0m n Negroes Mouth.

a Texas Doet0r experimenting with ems
virus Fram q Negroes Mouth.
1t has long been i belief among the
negroes that the bite Of one Of their
race who has blue gums il nbou* u
deadly as the ire Of q mad dog % rat.
tlesnake. Few white people think this
il anything mere than mere supersti-
ton. and while instances are recorded
Ia the newspapers every once N awhilo
of deaths resulting from bites inflicted
by blue gum negroes the general opir-
ion Is that the death was not caused hy
the bite, or else that the blood OF the
person bitten was in such conditiol that
q wound Of almost any character equal
i II severe would have produced death.
1t 10 not questioned, however, that Y
bite Of q human being-whether d
blue gum variety or not-may In some
instances prove q severe injury.
Al case is reported from the Lott Store
neighborhood A negro womars-ElleD
Toney-about 90 years Of age. was BIZ,
| ten about d week ago by her daughter.
in-law. The wound was ON the little
finger and was not at all dangerous IN
appearance, but in o day q two the
hand began to SWELL and the swelling
was accompanied by great pain. N som
spread to the entire arm, which pufied
/ up to twice its normal size. A physi-
clan was called in, and he prescribed
such remedies as the case seemed to dk
mand, but lockiaw set in and lasted
about 90 hours. Finally the swelling
began TO abate, and the old woman i
now considered ON q fair road to recof.
cry.
The doctor learned that the daughtel'
in-law was of the blue gum variety and
examined her mouth to see II It differed
from that OF anybody else. He say
the gums are of q purplish blue notified
appearance, unlike those of the ordina'
~ negro. He liz skeptical ON the subject
Of the bite Of such q person being mort
, poisonous than that OF any n else, but
says ne Ii experimenting with the viru'
j or saliva from this woman's mouth Il
see IL there is any truth In the belief O
the negroes. The subject OF his expert
ment IL q small dog, which he innocu
! lated with the virus, and he says he ]
waiting for developments with some de
gree Of interest. -Benham Cor. Calves
ton News
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It il now an open fact that feet are
growing larger al consequence of
that outdoor life led by 20 many girls Of
the period The tiny slipper moe 30
rayed about in poetry and prose % q
positive inspiration when worn by pretty
women will come 10 be regarded a. q
sort OF a~ntediluvian relic, dating from q
time when feet were practically unused,
their owners being a. adverse 70 active
exercises % D lap dog. The heavy tread
OF the beetle crushing foot VIII be beard
An the land, and even ultra fashionables
viii have to confess 20 lives, sixes or
seyeaas Ill their size. With little hysteric,
Al gtggles they win, profess wondar-
ment 1t the way their feet have grown
since they. took to lawn tenniA physical
culture and walking tours, and they can
coneo1e themselves with the r~eflectiop
thar many other young women have the
asarne tale 10 tell. How long, think yop,
VIII che high French heel continue y
fayok. now hat women - 20 much al
their fastf IL In Q form Of torture ~
rid and Done IL anything like : sDoi
walk fs attempted, that clump under tha
middle o the sole jpst right for slant
ina che foot 1t misery producing angle
and crushing the toes Into y CORNER.
don't know how many women ! hav'
heard this last winter expatiating en- TIL
good results they have felt from th'
| physical culture class and from regnla
daily walka-Proyidence Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
NOR Re than ] man % do whas che

er more free than D man 70 dowhat she
Mkes with her own
The learned professions are open TO
women, and the universities have &C
least furnished them with .~.annexess'
and admitted them TO competition for
degrees. They can give their minds 70
the study Of Greek or the making OF
puddings; they can become Journalists
or take to ~fenceing with the small
sword: they can sit ON school boards on
bet on horse races, and nobody has either
protest or comment to offer ON the man
cipation of the sex.
But it seems that all this il not
enough, or, rather, that it has merely
created an appetite for more. Female
familiarity with occupations hitherto
pursued by men appears to have devel.
Oped q certain contempt for the male
intelligence. Man, IL seems, ID o SAD
bnngler whom women have allowed
to arrange the whole social system and
manage or mismanage it all these ages
without ever seriously examining hi.
work with q view TO considering wheth'
er his abilities and his methods were
sufficiently good 20 qualify him for thu
task. But now that she has begun thu
long deferred process of examination
and Judgment man Is found wanting
and must take a back seat.-Bostol
Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
rho shoe I.atcaaet.

A clever woman laces her low shoes
with narrow, fiat, black elastic, sewing
the ends securely. This method enables
the wearer to slip the shoe o and off
with ease, and q bow of black satin rib
bon tied at the top covers the place of
joining. The difficulty Of keeping the
ordinary shoestring tied is generally adj
mitted. and Of late the fsherman's
Salmon knot has been adopted with
much comfort This is easily tied and
consists in putting the second loopof the
bow twice through the knot instead OF
once, as in the usual way, It may be
united without trouble, but will not
clip or come undone, no matter what
the strain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
The Drassachusetts senate.

The bill to allow wonen to act as
notaries public has been defeated in the
Massachusetts, senate-12 TO 10. Wom-
en- are serving a~cceptably as notaries
public i'm many parts of the country, but
our senate apparently thinks there is
some radical difference between the
women of Massachusetts, and those Of
other states. The senate ID making It,
self a bad reputation as the graveyard
in which progressive measures are bur-
ied.-Boston Woman's Journal
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Wnrnen Gnrheners.

The capability of Miss Wilkinson,
who is the successful landscape garden,
er Of the Metropolitan Public Garden IS
ISOLATION of London, has suggested x
American women q new vocation thai
may in time be opened TO them, Q vocar
tion both heaithful and delightful. Al
astep toward il. IL is proposed by o mum
her Of people in Philadelphia that sis
young women having a taste for out q
door life study forestry under q special
ist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

The secretary Of the interior has mp
proved the plan OF increasing the force
of field matrons Of the Indian service.
recently recommended by Commissioner
Browning. There are only ave matrons
nov ON the rolls, and the appointment
OF 30 more will probably be asked for.
Washington Capital
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nrrs. I.e.lie,s Comment.

At a New York suffrage meeting,
held at Mrs. Frank Leslie's, that lady
said: IF / am an Indifferent agitator,
it il because of my absolute and serene
conviction that universal women's suf-
frage il near at hand The good steed
Progress is rapidly bearing women to
the front and drawing aside the old nag
Precedent tomake room beside him that
we may ride ON together.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
raas RasIsfs oT wornsa.

II Ii not qnite easy 10 explain the Vi
salisy at the present hour q certain old
questions AFFECTING what are called the
lights OF women Men have been pa-
tienfly, and, on the whole. conscien.
tiously trying 10 give due recognition a
thess rights for the last quarter IL !
century. Women, married or single. can
do lii these days with their property
very much what they please. The hus:
band hrs ceased 20 have any legal 6on'
troll over HI wife's earnings and ii tea-
tanaentary disposition D woman ii rathD
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
A Woman Printer.

Boston has o woman who owns and
conducts . printing establishment which
sends work all over the country. This ia
Miss Anna Florence Grant. q young
woman about 90 years old. who came
from Portland. Me-, and who. by her
enterprise. has built mp q large job print
ing establishment. She Ia now at work
compiling a Boston woman's directory.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
Nearly Forty Thousand Of Them.

There are nearly 40. 900 women cy-
clers In the United States. New Eng
land and New York claim half Of this
number, but with good roads the sport
Ii fast spreading In the west, and 1t ID
only q question Of time before the east
will hold second place in numbers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
A Hint 90 Hcaresses.

The French courts have recently de-
cided that Q woman's dot, or marriage
portion, ID the property Of her husband.
American heiresses about to marry a
French title win do well 70 make o
mote Of thia 1t ID said that q strong agi-
tation ID 20 be begun In France In favor
OF d married woman's property act.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29
me- Msyer rAallng Inalasnes.

The influence of women on commer-
cialf life Ii always the same and always
n ornamental as il ID useful. just ns
they beautify the Offices where they work
20 they decorate their last conquezts, the
stations Of the elevated reads In Brook
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

The latest threatened evil in the fash
ionable world is the rumor that car
rings win soon be worn again. No one
knows whence the fat comes, but the
decree Is being discussed In the drawing
rooms Of London and Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

ID often . sufferer
headache. The
seat cf DICK faeAdachs 3
nos In the brain, Tor e
ron regulate the stoEl-
ach and bowels you'll
cure a. Too much
and brain
tire brings ca q rush
'Oz blood 90 tho kaad
with headaches Rx
me- o. Eoee hl1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

they can be had G he
FAVORABLE TERMS
now offered, and you will then have
them when you need them
and have q 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 q
house in the city, stop a moment
and think how much you have
paid out in rent. and if you have
been renting long you will soon
figure out that you have paid out
enough for rent to build as good
or a better house than you are rent
ing, and still you have nc 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 dc
it. Start at once by
BUYING A LOT.
If you are renting a farm figure
a moment what you r 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
OWNING A o
Don't delay this until next year, al
very much advanced prices fol
South Dakota real estate, which II
sure to come, viii soon prevent yor
from buying, and your opportuni
ty of a lifetime will be gone.
But many will say, Il have no
sufficient money on hand will
which to buy even a lot" Sup
pose you have not and there ar
many of this Glasgow can pay
small amount down, and we vii
give you all the time you need OF
the balance. You can pay a fixe'
amount each month, or make pay
ments any other way to suit you
convenience, saving a little for til
purpose from your other expendi
lures, and before you know it you
lot 10
PAID FOR
and you have not missed the mon
ey the amount of each paymen
being so small. Had you not save
{ and expended these small amount
in this way, the chances are ths
this same money would have bee
. expended in some trivial way an
you would have nothing to sho'
for it. Surely there is no
SAVINGS BANK
: equal to q piece of real estate, an
|, especially if that real estate
sometime to be your Home.
e It will surprise you when 20
look over our list, to see how
Il LITTLE READY MONEY
1 it will take to- secure q fine res
dence or business lot in this cit.
9 or a beautiful farm in this count.
We own and control nearly all Il
real estate which we handle, hen,
can give exceptionally low pric'
and easy terms of payment.
you only have a few dollars %
spare now, come in or write US, an
h we will fit you out with a good 10
} or more than one if you want, an
d arrange payments satisfactorily
v you. If you have only a few hui
!. dred dollars to spare, and want
farm, come and see us, or writ
q, and we feel positive we can arrani
9, a deal TO your satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, exec
lent public schools, churches, Cha
ty tauqua assembly, and other lite
N AIRY and social advantages, has
: wide reputation for being q
CITY OF M
and Lake county with her exc,
lent lands, q county In which I
"a I&.# 49, ZH3 H&34
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-29

E H
Radcliffe college, formerly Harvard
annex, has among its undergraduates
this year the first Japanese girl who has
come to this country for an education.
She il Miss Shids-Mori and she Is .
charming combination OF Japanese fea-
lures, English dress, American couture
and Japanese-Anglo language. She has
been at Radcliffe since the beginning of
the midwinter term, but she has been
keeping shyly ont Of sight until the 9th
er night, when there was IN entertain
ment given by DE-. Sargent's school
Then the shy little Japanese maid came
forth . d gave q juggling exhibition
| with az much ease AZ liz she were On .
variety stage instead of pursuing D
classical education in Cambridge Since
that time she has been very much the
| fashion.
Her father 10 q wealthy banker of
Yanagawa Kiushu, Japan, and all the
family are devoted Christians. Miss
| Mort has come 20 this country to fit her
self by study for missionary work in her
native country. II came over,' she
says, with MIR. and Mrs Davis, who
were missionaries to Japan, sent out by
the Methodist church. My father was
converted and baptized into the Presby-
terrain church, and / vas educated In
Japan in a mission school directed by
Congregatiopalists. ! do not think the
denomination makes any difference AL
I care for is the Christian church ct
large, 30 / do not pay any attention al
all TO the differences In the creeds. DIR.
Davis was settled about 30 m~iles-shat
10, about so Of your miles, from my
home-and / went TO their home and
lived for o little while before ] came &c
this country. My father thought
might better do 90 to get used TO Amer
lean food and learn 10 eat with D knife
and fork and 10 wear the American
dresa etc No do not think IL ID %
pretty as the Japanese dresa, and .ths
waists or your dresses I DO not nke. WI
do mot wear any corset. yon know. viii
uur Japanese dress, and We ax6 90 mncl
more 6onforta6ie all the time, especial
~ III the sulaEher. But che trwer pr
of your dress seems better ID me
me unlerweax and the sk1rts + lie
They ere easier 10 get abont In Oh
really, vesy much ! Ike Amarica. Wis
of IL / have seen. And The Americal
Girls, they sesm 20 bright 70 me and b
nice. i like them very much Me
York Tribune.
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nEiss PhiIbrooke's Application Denied.

Miss Mary Philbrooke or Hoboken,
the first woman to apply TO the New
Jersey supreme court for examination
for admission TO practice as an attorney
&c law, failed TO receive the privilege
the other dag. Justice Reed made the
announcement and later filed q short
opinion giving the reasons Of the court
for it's denial. The opinion says that
until the Legislature grants TO women
the privilege of becoming attorneys at
law the weight Of east and authority
is against the existence OF the right.
The Massachusetts, case. in which nd
mission was refused 10 Leila J. Robin
son in June, 1881, is referred 10 and
the conclusions concurred i'm. In that
case IL was held that the word .'citi-
zen, " when NEED in its more common
and comprehensive sense, doubtless in
cludes women, but o woman Ii mot by
virtue OF her citizenship vested by the
federal or Massachusetts, constitutions
with absolute right 10 take part in the
government either . D voter on. as an
oficer TO be admitted 10 practice q an
attorney. Miss Philbrooke studied law
In the once Of Gaede q Minturn, at
Hoboken, and made application ct the
opening Of the February term, but her
case was laid over I'd give the justices
opportunity for consultation. She ID q
notary public, having received q conn
mission as such under the Voorhees,
law passed by the last Legislature. II
is probable that the next Legislature
will be asked to pass q law making
women eligible to practice law.
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The Divided sklr. ON Horseback.

That portion of the woman 9 auxiliary
of the Chicago hussars who ride ON
horseback have been having a heated
discussion al to whether or not the di-
yided skirt as q riding habit is desirable.
When Mrs. Charles q. Cobb rode In a
divided skirt in the arena ut latter
sails, at the invitation of the hussars,
she made q sensation. When two Of the
members lately adopted it, strong oppo-
sirion became manifest Mrs. William
Mida, 1880 Grand Boulevard, and Mrs.
e. e. Egerton, 2i21 Michigan avenue,
are the members who ride after the
manner Of men. They say that several
women are having divided skirts made,
and soon O woman In q side saddle will
be o sight as rare as it Is now common.
Mrs. Mida, ON being asked about it.
said: Yes; / wear the divided skirt
would not ride any other way, and my
husband would not be willing TO have
me either. It is the only way to ride,
and i do not care what remarks are
made about it. One enjoys greater ease
in the saddle and can sit with absolute
frmness. I think it is more graceful,
more modest and less conspicuous thar
the other way. / win tell You about
Mrs. Egerton's experience the other day
ON the boulevard" continued Mrs
Mida .sShe was riding in her divided
skirt and met o gentleman whom sht
knew. He rode by her side. She wait
ed for him to speak about her style o
riding, but as he did not she said, 'Yo.
haven't said anything about the way
am riding. He replied, Why, / hat
not noticed il. 'n-Woman's Journal.