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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

a Visitor Who Was Terribly Scared Duxina
ACall nc the White House.
Colonel Clark E. Carr Of Galesburg,
who was minister to Denmark under the
Harrison administration, was in Wash
ington ONE day when Lincoln was presi-
dent.
I'm going 20 the White House 20
see Abe, " said Owen Loveioy 10 Carr as
they met In front Of the treasury build
ing Carr went with him. They were
shown into the presidents working
room. and soon after Lincoln came In.
He wore long garment which might
have been cut from o bathroom pattern
or the cover Of przirie schooner. His
hair was more frouxeled than usual,
and the carpet slippers were worn down
and without heels. The condition and
appearance Of the presidential ho-
siery were such as would have made
Jerry Simpson enviouA provided the
stories they told ON Jerry were true,
which they never weEa The president
gave his callers an Illinois greeting
and then showed mp one Of, the sleeves
of his curious garment and pointed out
20 his visitors the inAamed condition Of
his arm
You knew had the smallpox, = said
Lincoln In q cold blooled manner. Love-
joy said yes and proceeded to talk about
other matters. while Carr's few hairs.
had inclinations 60 stand up, and he
moved about In his chair as IL ii con
tanned dynamite The visit over, the
caller passed ont Onca in the air. CLARK
asked Loyeioy:
Did you know the president had the
smallpox when we went there:''
Certainly, !" was the answer.
'sYou d-s~d scnnnireli" ahrieket
Carr. why didn't you say so3''
I've had it, replied Lovejoy, .sand
I supposed you had "
s'Well, never had itl'' roared Carr
'fBut IL / do have it now want you 20
give me a certificate that caught the
disease from Abe Lincoln. That will be
something.
But Lovejoy had no occasion to do so.
as Lincoln had the varioloid only. Chi.
cago Tribune ....
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Amy man who chooses may scrape the
thin coating of earth of from his pro-
posed building site and proceed to lay
mp the walls of his habitation with the
blocks sawed Gkin the process of ex-
oayating his cellar. Thus when the cell
lar is dug the house may be ready for
roofing, and if enough roofing material
has not already been accumulated in the
course OF the excavation it can easily
be had by digging the cellar trifle
deeper, for the roofs I'm Bermuda are In.
variably made out Of thin slabs Of thia
same white coral rock. It has the ad-
vantage Of being so soft that one may
cut it with an ordinary handsaw 10
hours day for six months or a year
without refling the saw. II may be
sawed into slabs 2 or 8 inches thick and
l8 inches or feet square without par.
hcnlar danger of breaking the slabs. II
looks somewhat like very soft, chalky
variety Of marble. Though so workable
when first quarried, 1t hardens upon ex.
posure. Moisture permeates it easily,
however, and ii ID desirable that q build.
ing should be covered with thin coat.
ing OF portland cement or mixture d
common plaster with cement The coat
ing ID then treated with heavy white
wash made of lime burned from th.
same ever ready coral rock The roof
and chimneys as well as the walls or,
kept constantly whitewashed and ar,
absolutely as whitesas the driven snow
| -v-Reyiew of Reviews
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{
fhintness seized upon his every facalty.
The poverty stricken beneficiary with
whom he was talking noted the change,
and, awsstrnck, shrieied for help.
when IL arrived, the Hent' d deadly work
had BEEN accomplished, and the poor
and the needy OF the narrow, noisorne
streets he was wont to visit had lost the
best friend they had ever had.
But the day was not one Of misery
quite unmarked. In fast, it was day or
great hiIaxity 10 many persons Sozne
padded shout In the waters Of tha sea,
of lakes and OF rivers Some swung idly
IN hamnpcks shaded by trees or the
wide roofs OF zephyr swept verandas.
Others, with rods and flies, sought the
shade or forests. beneath which ffpwed
hmpid md fish filed streams. Yet
others sailed the waves and sang and
shouted and laughed defiance to the tor.
rid tyrant Of the skiea But even these
were fain to consult the mercury, and
even these bought evening papers eager
" thak they might scan the neonday
'sindications1 for the coming la hours
The portly Ice dealer the acquisifive ice
creaarf vender, the smiling seller 8f soft
drinks, the barkeepers and those who
sold watermeIons struggled and hustled
the whole day throdgl, vainly trying 70
fufnish their c6oling wares fast enough
10 snaees the demand t7x fsss
" Sing Low and Wun Lung and lAun-
dry men and laundry women laughed
with Joy as they took note generally of
whiting collars and cans and shirt fronts
and figured upon the extra profits chat
would come TO them because of the day 4
perspiration The humorists Of the
comic weeklies melted and wrote jokes
about Christmas and the north pole, and
the decks Of the excursion steamers were
crowded with those who sought relief,
IL only for but few brief hours.
When the night editor got TO his desh
at Q O'Clock in the evening, the city
editor said: s
''I'ye had that new reporter, Snaps,
at work all day getting up comic
special on wilted collars and othel
timely heat topics. He'll have column
and turn. maybe two, and Phabers th'
artist, has some corking pictures for IL
Then rye rot four men ont On TIL
drowning of 40 or 30 bathers down q
the beach. That ought TO be good 10
all we can get And I've ordered /
| ., 900 word special about u river excur
sion boat capsizing with 100 on board
Don't know how many aro lost yet tn
police headquarters man telephones tiia
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ALONE WITH ffEg GRIEF AND HER DEAD.
Yes, . was the weary reply; here ii
Is. Clear; slight, variable winds; ris-
ing temperature.
Heaven defend usr' moaned the
night editor. ''Such weather this year
Of great news is enough 30 drive q man
out OF the business. y
Conversations somewhat similar took
place about the same time ia nearly
every morning newspaper Office between
the oceans. but everywhaEe the men
worked and sweltered steadily away as
IL their lives depsnded ON tle exertions
OF the hour. In time in every once the
daily miracle OF getting the paper To-
press and ont upon the strees was &C.
complished, and tins tired workers went
home I'm the gray Of the morning tosleep
en- 20 tosA as the case might be, the long
h0t day through. !
a little later the SUM rose ont 20 the
ktkantiC's green waves Little xecked
0Ia Sol Of the sufferirg his bxasming
rays were that day tosinfIict upon sas-
voted humanity. Before his fierce Mgiit
certain mists that ha6 gathered user
night il some localities'were dissipased
like . hreath, and ere 60 day was an
hour Cd those who labW in the hehe
were sweltering and gruznbling Is fhe
men ON the lnQEning papeRs had swell
tered ard gEnmbled the naht before.
The SUMS first victim os that awful
day was little babe, 81 child of tia@.
tenemenss All night long its grieG
STRICKEN n0kheE had watched and tend
cd it as % bay, scarcely consei0n& In thas
sitting little rOOm under thu nastal roof
which she called home. y All night
long her soul had gone ont inaeapairing
prayers fhR showers and cooling kwee1o&
Too poor even 60 buy n paper no pea fow
herself what the. 'indicati tiorss were, aes
she Was too poor to take the eaaild 10 the
country or the seashOre, she asked in
fogmatim9 ef neighbor sligazEly better
OF than herself When theswOrds that
had BEEN weaxily read i'm tfa'newspaper
office few hours before wers repeated
30 her, her hears sank At 9O'clock her
foreboaings were justified, for the fraiI
life left the child's body, and the poor
mother was alone under tils metal roof
with her grief and her dead Some wh6
knew Of both said the child was better
out Of Its nisery. but she could not see
IL so
The next victim was .. a.sturdy young
farmer, broad OF shoulder, clean Of linA
erect Of carriage He went out into the
fields to toll i'm the dercs heat with III
unwonted lassitude stealing over him,
for he had not slept well the night be-
fore, and the sultriness Of the morning
had destroyed his desire Tor food. AZ 10
o'clock he fell fainting in the field and
was tenderly borne away by hard hand
ed companions But he recovered his
health and strength. for he was not one
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human ranka Beautiful carriage horsee.
with archlng necks. overdgiyen BY care.
less, heartless drivers fell In Their
tracks, and 50 did patient. toiIing truck
horses. Triumphant Sol that day spared
neither man nor beast who yentured Il
brave his fury without taking the proper
precautions "A messenger boy and the
opuleat president Of q trust to whom
the lad was carrying telegram yielded
at almost the same moment; bare armed
women bending over washboards and
suds and fayorites OF fashion attired La
thin white garments. laborers tagging
hods up ladders, and, stripped to the
waist, undergoing industrial agonies Ii
refneries and iron mills, were among
those who fell. There were more victims
among the poor than the rich, for the
poor, In the nature Of things, were not
20 often provided with the buckler Of
health and strength for defense and were
forced 70 remain at work in spite of the
danger.
One who fell was aslender. handsome
youth who was ON his way TO the death
bed OF his mother. Another was q awell
groomed' man of the world who was 10
be that day married to d sweet girl who
never knew how much she ought 20
thank the sun for his work her whole
life through Still another had fallen
heir % fortune and was about 10 enter
into possession thereof. Yet another
sat In q locomotive cab over whirling,
speeding drivers and held chs fate of
hundreds OF passengers by s'the limit
ed' I'm the hand that grasped the lever
till the sun forced it 10 relax its hold
Perhaps the saddest case Of all ON that
day Of death was the termination OF the
life OF O. gentle, kindly soul whose ener.
gies had long been devoted to aIleviat-
ing the niseries Of others III he had
chosen, he might have fled to the sands
or the heights, for he was not lacking
for money, as were so many of those
whom he visited from day to day.
Butl he thought mot of himself Fronf
dawn till midday he threaded his way
down the narrow, odOrous, heated alleys
OF . great city. climbed the narrow, rick
ETY. stairways thas led 20 the homes of
the poor and the suffering, and each
squalia abode visited was somewhas the
better because he Ind been there. In
one pl@oe he left frnits and delicacies.
In the next money snd In some only
kind words, but everywhere he was wsi-
coined and his return 1onged for. It had
never occurred TO him that he ran per-
sonal riskS I'm doing Whist be conceived
TO be his duty, though 10 often had tos
his friends who tried in vain 70 control
him. It is doubtful If he wUuld have
swerved frun his course If he had
known the certain result. though he
might have taken more precamaions and
50 avoided thsworst; but, ever careful of
the safety and comfort Of others, he was
needless Of his own. 10 was ~ little aft
er noon that strange palIsv spread
over his fine. fsaEnres and q strange
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16
Rspnblioan State Convention.

The republicans OF south Dakota will meet IN
delegate convention in the city Of Yankton
south Dakota, In convention hall, on Wednes-
day, the end day of August. 1894, at $50 O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose of placing in nominations
candidates for the following named ofices:
Two representatives in congress.
Governor
lieutenant governor
secretary OF state.
State auditor.
state Treasurer.
Attorney general.
Superintendent of pubic instruction.
.Commissioner school and public lands,
Commissiancr OF labor and statistics.
One railroad commissioner for ell OF south
Dakota lying west OF the Missouri river.
One railroad commissioner for all of South
Dakota lying east OF the Missouri river and
south OF the second standard parallel.
One railroad commissioner for all OF south
Dakota lying east Of the Missouri river and north
OF the eecond standard parallel.
AID the transactiOnofsuch othsr business 30
may legally come before such convention.
The committee recommends that an alternate
o each delegate be elected and that no proxies
be allowed, and that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the conveation be empowered
TO cast the full vote oftheif county.
The committee further recommends that the
counties OF Lyman, Sterling ysland, Jackson
ziehach, Pyatt, Pratt. sPrssho, Gregory and
Harding each be allowed 9 representation of
one delegate on presentation of proper creden.
tiais.
The basis OF representation for each county
will be one delegate for each ifty votes, Or major
fraction thereof, cast for Hon. Charles III. shell.
don for governor 10 1892.
The counties will be entitled to delegates 90
'olJows:
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THE FURY OF THESUN
uNTEMPERED 5Y COOLING CLOUDS
AND RREEzEs, IT IS TERRlRLE.

A Trail OF Prostration, Insanity ahd Death
Left In the Laminary's Track ON Each
Day on Excessive Heat-sultry weather
Has Also ats Humorous Side.
10 was midnight at Washington. 1
O'clock at Boston, ii o'clook at Chicago
In hundreds Of morning newspaper
Offices thousands of editors, reporters,
COPY readers, proofreaders aud compost.
tors sweltered and toiled and grumbled.
Some Of them swore For it was hot
night from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Mr.. Slashitt. " said q certain night
editor TO the telegraph editor as the lat
ter unrolled q huge bundle Of kilograms
written on thin manifold paper. !"
has indications come In yetg''
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uc stale OF henlucky IL ont of cash.
Payments have been suspended.

=, nO Ss"lo "a hsntucky - OUT or cash.
Payments have been suspended.
The resignation of Captain Kaapp.
steamboat inspector at Dubuque has
been asked for.
Robert A. Anderson was hanged "a
Livingston. Mon, Tor tie murder OF
Emanuel Fleming.
Inere We're lab new cases of choIera
ana "a deaths from that disease re-
ported at 81. Petersburg Thursday.
Miss Hope Booth, an American ac-
ffess, has leased the G4rrick theater.
London, and will open there ON Sept. s.
Railroad managers reDort an mn.
Usually large corn crop everywhere.
wlil requires two years to move ii 10
market y
John Bilni. o farmer OF BOYD. Wis.
died OF starvation. He was 56 wear.
Old, 2 miser and worth thousands n
dollars. :
4he loss OF the blueberry crop mean,
considerable 70 Northern Wisconsir
and now tine raspberry crop promisa,
20 be very light On account Of the az,
weather.
Counterfeits are alleged to be in az
Istenee OF consolidated 4 per cent bond
of Erie. Pa. This Is the first instaD,,
known Of the eounterfeiting Of munici
pal bonds. 's'
Ine American line OF steamships has
eut the stesrsge passenger rates fro,,
London. Liverpool and Queenstown. Y
aily American ports to 50 includin,
ontfiE. s s'1
FRO essor Hermann Helmholtz. th
disrin 2 ~ d German scientist. VIII
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4 f
Of those who. when the sweltering sea
son comes, seek to fortify themselves by
fighting the heat Of the sun with addi-
tfonal heat of alcoholic drinks
OF those who thought In this way 10
weather tho day the victims numbered
hundreds by the time the sun had
reached the meridian and thousands be-
fore his course was run. AS he wheeled
along above the parched and painting
land wave Of prostration and death
and insanity followed him as the tides
Of the ocean follow the moon. All day
long the doctors were busy. Ambulances
with Changing bells clattered over city
pavements, and hospital wards TINT
were nearly empty 1t dawn were crowd
I'd before nightfals. Some victims driv-
an frantic, killed themselves rather flian
endure further torture.
II The stricken were not all drawn from
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

AfteT. Jan. r. 1906. no, nanne, &awB Of
grace will b8 allowed fnk New York
state oma notes. drafts, checks. acpspe-
ances, bills OF exchange. nnnads on other
evidencss+of indebtsdneas made, drawn
or accepted D. any person Cur corpora
tion. and no grace. accor1inE 60 tho
custom df mezchants, win be- Showed
after that day unle@ thers III = stfpu-
iasion tosthas contrary. There iss1l0fhing
lefs for the dehe0x t0 do bub cal1 Is she
captaina once and settle orlet hfs 90
ligation % to rsotest ON the day the OBJ
heaticn n1AtnneR Cincinzaatf Times-
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Miass rsr caaad,a. ,r,,,e,..

/ OTTAWA, Ont, July 15.-The Do.
minion government has paid $5s, 600
for the first installment of 5000 Mar
tint Melford rifles from England for re-
armiag the Canadian militia. These
rifles VIII carry smaller cartridges than
the Martins Henry formerly in use
and will permit OF q soldier carrying
$50 rounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

OELwErN. Ia. July 16.-Forty Cor.
eyites under General Wilson, captured
the way freight on the Chicago Great
Western railway at New Hampton.
They arrived here at 1880 q. m. The
authorities win make an effort to push
them through town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

Dated at Chamberlain, South Dakota, tnls. the
18th day Of May, A. d. 1894.
By order OF the state central committee.
i'm. GREENE, Chairmaa-
J. d. sCRIvEg, Secretary
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

SpRINdFrRLD. Ills.. July 1S.-Fifteen
business houses and two residences were
burned in West Oberlin. Loss about
e6O,O0O. The fire ID supposed to have
been incendiary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

A. >AndlrewBof Toronto has In his pos
session = lock and ley of massive weight,
which he clairms to be the identical i'm
struments used by CROMWELL for secur-
ing the crown Jewels Of Englana
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

The COMMITTEES recommends that'all delegates
to county convention be elected by ballot, and
that alternate dele gates be elected by ballot and
that nn proxies he allowed but that the dele
gates present in t1e county and stats conven
tioas be entitled TO cast the entire vote Of the
dele cation and that all primary polls be held
open not less tEan ohe hour. The committee
further recommends that all primaries be hell
.riday, Jply ~, 1894.
J. ". Corr,
GEO. BECK,
J.W. CHAPfN,
H.. Committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

BepubhEeam C0Wmfy C@mVemtfom%
A Republican delegate convention will be hsid
u: the court house In the city of Madison, Aaks
county. =. ~, Tuesday, July Il, 1894, At oeaeck
p. m, for the purpose OF electng II delegatse 10
represent Lake county In the Republican state
convention to be held at Yankton, 8. D., AmEnst
-, 1894, ct 40 p. m The basis of represeuta
Aion will be one delegate for each Afteen votss
Ahe major fraction thereof cast for c. a. Sheldon
for governor in the ytsr 1892, also one delegate
at large for each township or voting precinct, "a
follows: h-a'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

The migrating instinct Is uncontrolla-
BILE in birds that have il at all Geese
hatched from the eggs Of the wild yari-
ety. though they have had no opportu-
nifty of learning. take wing In the fall
and fly OF to the south. II their wings
be clipped, they will walk OF as fast and
60 as far ais they can.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16

Picking has an estimated population
Of 1, 800, 900 aud $4,000 police The
signals of the police OF Peking are made
By yelling from station to station until
the news reaches headquarters The sta
tions are within earshot Of each other
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-16
rRRMs nr sIrRscRrprrnN
10 ADVERTISERS.

THR nAny LgApRR makes special featuFe Of
furnishlnv information concasning the advantages
aud resources Of the city OF Madison and oG the
state atlargs emitting ie 20 the patronage OF ad-
j. r. STAHL. Proprietor
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Arg You follow

ing the advice, 'Go it when you are
youngP' Ifso you need to be well
shod. Get a pair Of Russets Of M.
J. McGillivray and you viii find
that they viii stand some rapid
travelling without showing wear.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-06

The prettisst ~ the new prayer books are
Of white morocco bound in silver.
Silver vinnigrcttes with cnnmcled panels
are among things new aud pretty.
Toy teapota, ewers and basins ~ silver
are introduced a. presents for children.
Portraits 30 Limoges enamel sct in silver
frames make the heads ~ paper cutters.
Silver standards for fruit knives come in
new shapes. The knife blades ARE in silver
gilt.
with the exception % the new tableware
IN silver gilt, there seem 70 be few changes
IN silver
Paper knives Of mother ~ pearl with
handles Of silver wire uniting in pretty
forms, are new.
The new spongos for the library are lux
uriously incased IN repousse silver and set
In embossed trays.
Silver bordered prayer books have not
been 80 cOnspicuOusly religious ia Orna-
mentation as floral.
The silver buckles with ribbons for col
lar bands, are furnished even 20 the hooks
and eyes for fastening ia the back.
a silver standard for menu cards has a
convolvulus. with It's lip uptumed at the
side. This is for the nosegay and Is an idea
that will appeal 10 the hospitable hostess.
Jewellers Circular.
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ChiIdren's smiles.

There is an unwrittcn legend known
only Of those TO whom IL has been miracu-
lousiy revealed. The highest archangcl
came 10 earth SO long ago that time hath
no record of it. lie sought shelter but in
vain. There was no pillow anywhere for
his head. But some little children. pity
ing him, gave him smiles. And since that
time the faces Of children have been tho
most beautiful Of all earthly things save
flowers, to which they are likened And
he who loves not children is abhorred of
the archangel 70 this day.-Joseph Dana
Miller in Kate Fields Washington.
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queer little beggar just came 90 my door
never saw juft such b. ggar before.
lie had on q garment too large for his size.
And his SLOUGH hat came down almost over his
eyes.
lie was hauling a cart when he came to the
door.
And thought had seen those same features
before.
"Please. ma'am. viii you give me some butter
and breadY
I've not had mouthful since morning." he
said.
"That voice Is familiar; I've heard that be-
fore"
I said as ! scanned the wee beggar all DER
"Please, ma'am, I'm 20 hungry" he family re-
piled,
And glancing up higher my face be espled.
Then. bursting with laughter that rang DER
and DER,
He few 20 my arms, as he'd Oft done before.
! kissed my sweet beggar on mouth, cheek and
eyes
As he gayly remarked, Twas an awful good
sprise"
-Minnea polls Housekeeper.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-06

Gasser-My wife gave away an old cost
Of mine TO a tramp the other day. and there
was go bin ia the pocket
Bildeck-Great heavens, old man, what a
loss
Gasser-Hes. but there's one consolation.
My wife got il before the tramp did. =
Exchange
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his bcnencent smile the friskings Of a
crowd Of little girls who werc jumping
the rope whilo two ~ them turned.
After they had gone through all the vari-
cites Of pepper and salt back door and
front door, guinea pigeon and the rest
the philanthropist dropping IN "A well
done" now and then, became anxious to
go on and requested the children in rotund
tones 10 allow him 20 pass. His faoc was
a study when the young ones turned all
the faster and one called out: Jump.
mister iumpl It'll do you goodr'-Phila-
delphia Pres