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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
PARIS GIGANTIC o A
That Million Dollars For a Year In Q Tomb
Story Exploded.

story Exploded.
A gigantic hoax with the longest run
on record is at last exposed in the Paris
papers. In 1890 an advertisement ap-
peared stating that a deceased Russian
princess left a million francs to be given
to the person who would remain one
year and a day in the little chapel over
her tomb in Pere la Chaise and watch
her body. which was in a glass coffin.
The watcher should see nobody during
the time he or she remained in the chapel
and should not even speak to the servant
that would be employed to supply the
refreshments. Candidates were politely
requested to communicate with the su-
perintendent Of the cemetery.
The unfortunate functionary soon
found himself deluged with letters from
fools in all parts Of the world, including
one journalist belonging to u news
agency of Chicago, who declared himself
ready to take the job. as it seemed far
preferable to the "killing work Of a
newsgatherrr." Paragraphs began to
appear in the papers stating tina several
intrepid watchers had already abandoned
the task on account of the uneaslness OF
the dead princess. In other words, she
had a disagreeable habit of getting out
of her glass coffin and walking about il
her shroud. Then the wag Of wags raised
the ante. Five million was the sum next
offered through the press. Letters poured
with Increased volume upon the unfor-
tunate superintendent, some of them
from women. Nearly every town in the
United States and Canada was ably rep
resented among the many men of letters
who contributed to this wondrous pile.
1t is almost too bad to clip the wings
Of ii canvasback canard that flew so long
and 80 far. But it has turned out. just
in time to I'VE the superintendent OF
Pere la Chaise from going crazy, that
the Russian princess. the little glass cot
fin and the generous bequest never ex
listed, and that the tomb which was sup
posed to contain her interesting and rest
less remains really belongs to a French
family named De Beaujour.-Paris Cor
respondent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

Default existing in q mortgage executed by
AIbertine BOIL and Henry BOIL. wi'e and hus
band, mortgagors, dated April Q, 1879, and exc
cuted by Albertlne Boil April II, 1878, and by
needy, MORTGAGE, on the south west quar-
ter (s.w. ~ OF section ~, township l07, north OF
range 81, west Of the 9th p. NJ, in Lake county,
Dakota Territory (now State Of South Dnkota),
said mortgage having been filed for record In the
office Of the register OF deeds IN and for Lake
county. D. 7 April IL, 1888, at - O'Clock IN =,
ord-, OF page ~; there being now due on said
mortgage the sum of SOL, besides an attorney
fee OF 49,. lO stipulated in said mortgage. There
fore, the sheriff OF said Lake county will sell
said lauh at the front door of the court house in
the City Of Madison, IN said Lake county. =. d,
on the 2ith day Of March. 1894, al , O'Clock ?. m.
of sac.
Date at Madison, S. D.. February :, 1894,
CHARLES n. KENNEDY, Mortgagee.
}. II. WILLIAMSON. Att for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
WOULD MOVE HIS FATHERS GRAVE.
The rlan of ~ New York Millionaire to
Raise Ready Money.

The Plan of u New York millionaire t."
Raise Ready Money.
You can't blame us for losing faith in
human nature" said a prosperous under
taker the other evening. I'VE see how
people, the majority of people, behave
when death enters their homes. That is
the crucial test. That is the time to
learn what people really are. II the
public knew how many Of the so called
upper ten act when q relative dies, the
good people in this town would be shock
ed. To mention an example, here is an
experience l have just had with the
meanest man in New York. This man
is wealthy, being worth more than a mil
lion. His father died at the age of 80 a
year ago after leaving this SON, an only
son, the bulk of his fortune.
~ prepared the bodyfor burial. Well,
this son, who shed tears at the funeral Of
his father, came to me the other day and
said he required my services. Now, what
do you suppose he wantedT'
another death in the family sug-
gested a listener.
mot at all. He said he had an
cellent opportunity to sell the family
burial plot--a large IN in a splendid To-
cation at Evergreen, in which his father.
mother and sister were buried. He want
ed me to move the bodies to a little plot
off in a cheap corner Of the cemetery be-
cause the times were SO hard and he
needed the money the big plot cost
New York World.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
DIR. Hale on the Crash of 1898.

In 1854 DR.. Edward Everett Halc's
novel of The Fortunes Of Rachel" was
first published. The novel runs to the
end of the century, and in the year 1900
Tom Poore at Washington reviews the
last 20 years of the nineteenth century.
He saws III this review: The shares rose
again steadily for five years, when | sold
again. The crash OF 1893 came, and ev-
erybody supposed manufacturing was at
an end. At the lowest depression l
bought Stocking shares again. When
the company wound up two years ago
Gin 1889, the shares yielded $1,000, and
here it is" We reprint the passage from
the novel for the benefit of investors in
1.-The crash of 1893 ."-Boston Common
wealth
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
A Modern Samson.

Cherokee county, Ala. has a muscular
prodigy. His name is Joe CLANCY, and
be weighs only 80 pounds. He was ar
rested recently and incarcerated in the
Jail at Centre charged with burglarizing
a store at Leesburg, Ala. AS soon as
they put him in Jail he broke the door
open and came out. They then chained
him supposedly fast to the floor, and a
powerful chain was locked close about
his neck and fastened to the floor, but
before the jailer could arise to survey the
job the prisoner had bursted the chains
asunder and stood erect also. Some of
his feats Of skill and strength are burst
ing dungeon locks, pulling chains apart,
drawing iron spikes from the walls and
breaking bars. 1t is said he can break
the bars of the dungeon windows as
easily as if they were toothpicks and can
pull a heavy chain IN twain with the
ease that an ordinary NAL a a sllken
cord.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

A careful poll Of the senate on the
Wilson bill has been made with the
following result: Opposed to the Wilson
bill in any form: Republicans, SO; Demo
Gratis, :; Populists, ,; total, 40; Repub
licans IA doubt, 2. In favor OF the bill
Democrats, 81; Populists, l; total, 81.
Republicans 10 favor of an income tax il
Il separate measure, I; Democrats, %;
Populists. 8; total, 30. Opposed: Re,
publicans, "a; Democrats, 10; total, "a
Non-comm,ttal or il doubt: Republicans
10; Democrats, II; total, p.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
An ANIMATED NEWSPAPER.
An Old MAm Reads the News and Tells II
to He Customer.

Oa~ n ~~~ s"S
to HE Customers.
Speaking Of queer occupations" said
a Fourth street merchant, There is an
old fellow down town who makes a good
living reading the newspapers. OF course
everybody reads the evening paper, but
in the rush of business the morning pa
pers may get lost in the shuttle. The old
man gets out of bed at an early hour
and gets a copy of each of the morning
papers AS early as they can be bought.
He then reads them exhaustively, and
by the time business men get down town
he has thoroughly mastered all branches
of the news of the day. He is we'll edu-
Gated and bright and has a keen percep-
ton. He then starts out, dropping in on
first one and then another Of his sub
scribers. for he lets his services by the
week, just as a newspaper.
He enters a bank where everybody is
busy. He knows the likes and dislikes
of every one of his customers. and he en-
t~ertains each for a few moments with
the news Of his choice, and then with a
few passing remarks about the general
news Of the day passes on to the next.
You will find him discussing the silver
question one moment and race horses
the next. He can tell the tips for the
day and the prices of silver. He knows
the latest in art and literature and is
thoroughly posted IN politics. He is u
walking encyclopedia. He is not only a
daily newspaper, but a whole file of
with a lightning reference
index. He tells you the news of the day,
and if asked will refresh your memory
on past events. He is strictly business,
and while he nswer every question
asked by a subscriber freely he abso-
lutely will not talk to the nonsubscriber.
eff you want to talk to him about the
happenings of the day. you must pay a
weeks fee in advance. Then he will see
you every day for a week. If you are at
your Office regularly, he will come to
you daily. but if you fail to be on hand
there that is your loss. One beauty OF
his system is that he has no bad debts.
He has a preferred list of 10, whom he
charges 81 a month, and upon whom he
waits at any hour they name. Then his
common customers pay 10 cents a week
and ne agrees to see them all before
noon. When a subscribers time is up
the fact is mentioned. and unless pay
ment is made at once you can't get thu
old fellow to open his mouth. Pay him
and he is at our service.
"He is strictly business and does not re
gard himself as an excrescence on tn
face of business, nor is he SO regarded
by his customers. He is a kindly ole
fellow who has a smile for everybody
and for whom everybody has a pleasan
! word. He does noS bear tales, but con
} fines himself strictly to what is in the pa
pers, and thus avoids the responsibility
for tales he might otherwise be able t
tell. "-Cincinnnati Times-Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

During the bitter cold weather in win
ter much suffering is thoughtlessly in
ficted on horses by putting cold bride
bits into their mouths. If the person
who does this will apply his tongue to a
piece of iron on a frosty morning, he will
understand at once what the suffering to
the poor brutes is. To slightly warm the
bits before putting them into the horses
mouth would require only a small e
penditnre of labor. This can be done by
rubbing them with a blanket or other
cloth a moment or two if other means OF
warming is not at hand. The beneficial
results in the gentleness of the animal
will amply compensate it.-Detroit Free
Press
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
A Big Political Year For Tennessee.

During the present year every Office
within the gift of the people of Tennes-
see will be filled, except the election of a
United States senator, which will be
made by the general assembly chosen IN
November next. Judges of all our
courts, from the supreme to the justice
of the peace, clerks, sheriffs, tax assess
ors constables and members Of the gen
erI assembly. governor and congress
men all are 10 he elected.-Nashville
American.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

In n,o report of the sale of school lands
for lS.Ei. the state COMMISSIONS credits
Lake count, with the sale of2,l6l for
the sun Of &3,,Sl3, or an average of $l4.-
- per acre. The unsold school, land OF
tins and a few other counties Will be
disposed OF by sale n rent this sprIug'
The total number Of acres sold IN the
state last year was 32,l2o at an average
of SAT- which amounts TO nearly one
half million of dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
Photographs Report Better Than Eyes.

At a meeting of the Academic des
Sciences, Paris, NJ. Zenger exhibited
two photographs which he had taken at
midnight from his window, looking on
the lake of Geneva and Mont Blanc.
The lake and the mountain are feebly
imaged on the plates, although they
were both quite invisible to the eye in
the darkness. 1t is we'll known that
many stars, invisible to the eye, are re-
vtaled on the Photographic plate. and
some years ago an advertisement on the
hull of the Great Eastern, at Birken-
head, which had been tarred over SO as
to be invisible, was quite legible in q
photograph which had been taken OF
the vessel.-London Globe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

judge Cary. ne OF anarchist fame. has
again tmmnrtaIiZ~l himself by lnsiltuIng
the reform Of a practice almost as bar
baruu4 rs that OF IA arChy itself. The
ev,i c,mrla,ned Of Is the practice OF
brrrtsh and ~unprlncipird lawyers brow
b-at,ug and abusing witnesses on the
witness stand and by the confusion thus
produced creating a wrong impression
up,u tho minds OF jurors and thus frus
tra,iug the ends Of justice in the verdict
given. Judge Gary regrets THAT the
practice Of the courts allows THIS and
doe, Not give IL Judge the power to stop
it. bn, ne finds IA sufficient cause III tins
to 81, aside It verdict and order a new
triad. "a THIS way he purposes thWart
ny the brutal conduct OF ungentleunan.
" attorneys and gives them fair warn
ing an his recent decision where he has
Just ordered Il new trial IN a S2J,lA
damasa SUIT. Other Judges can w-il pre-.
ii, Dy nis remark on that occasion. He
SAYS: "Wituesses should not be insult
"a xilsn on the stand, o SHOULD AN eX
animation bY IA contest Of skill or nerve
be, aeu the witnesses and he lawyer b.
uar,u,aLed. In tins stat. the courts hay
~ little control Of the proceedings be
fore them that really no other way
left to enforce decorum toward wltntsst
and in the addresses t. the Jurl"s tina
TO grant new trials for the breaches {
it."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

In the county court of the county Of LAX .
state of South Dakota. In the matter of the
estate OF Alfred =. Anderson, deceased. Notice
is hereby given by the undersigned, administra.
tor OF the estate OF Alfred p, Anderson, deceased
to the creditors o: and all persons having Clairs
against the said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication Of this notice, to said ad-
ministrator, at the office vi the county judge, In
the city Of Madison, IN the county of Lake, s.
Dated ct Madison, =. D.. Feb. l, 1904.
SOLOMON ANDERSON.
Administrator Of the estate Of Alfred T. Ander
son, diseased.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
Commissioner Of SchO
Notice to Creditors

In the county court OF the County Of Lake
State OF South Dakota. In the matter of the
estate of William Barton, deceased. Notice il
hereby gwen 10y the Undersigned, administrative
OF the estate Of VIM. Barton, deceased, to the
creditors Of, and ali persOns having elaine
nguinst the eaid deceased. TO xhihit them with
the necessary vouchers, within foIr mouths after
the frat publication Of this notice. t. the said
admini-tratrix, at her place of residebce, III the
city OF Madison, in the county OF Lake.
Dated at Madison, s. d., January -. ls94.
ELLA
administrators of the estate OF William Barton.
deceased.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

Moisten paper with a solution of so
grams of glycerin, 20 grams of distilled
water, 3 grams of potassium nitrate and
O.O5 gram of phenol-phthaleih. By touch
ing the ends of both wires the negative
pole is indicated by becoming Of a red
dish violet color.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
Notice

Ohice of COMMISSIONS School and Public
Lands, Pierre. South Dakota, Jan. -, 1894
Notice is hereby given that on the 18TH day OF
April 1894, ali OF the Unbiased and uneoid echOOl
In Lake county will be offered for lessee, to
the highest bidder, at public auction, at the front
door OF the court hnusc In said county. The leas-
Ing will be held between the hours o. ten O'Clock
q. IN. and five O'Clock D. m. each dav until all
Ct schoOl lands have been offered for lease.
THOS. Il. RUTH,
Commissioners Of School and Public Lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

OF the 81 hottest days Of 1893, accord
ing to Professor Shows record. 10 were
in September and l was in April, and
the last half Of December was 10 degrees
warmer than the first half Topeka
Capital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
Notice.

Office OF Commissioner, Sc hool and Public
Lands, Pierre, South Dakota, Jan. -, lS94.--NO-
tice 10 hereby given that on the 10th day of April,
1894, all the uneold school lands In the county Of
Lake will he offered for sale at public auction, to
the highest bidder, at the front door OF the court
hon &c in eaid county. Said sale will be held be
tween the hours of ten O'Clock a. m. and Ave
o'clock p. m. each day until all the tracts Of
school land have been offered for sale.
THOS. II. RUTH,
COMMISSIONS Of school and Public Lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
TrRxs or
T'o \DVERTISERS.

Tur DAuy LEADER makes a specia! featur' %
.ns rcsour..-- nf the city of Madison and OF che
st.tr at isrge ~entitline It 20 the patronage OF al
verttsrrS uf every Ciase.
!. r. STAHL Proprietor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05
The COtilliOn Club.

The Edgefeld Cotillion Club
will give their annual ball on Sept.
goth. The ball, we are informed,
will be made the grandest yet
given, as no pains or expense will
be spared in this direction. Those
who are so fortunate as to receive
an invitation should certainly ap-
precia,e it and be sure to attend,
as Edgefeld's lovely women and
handsome men, many of them,
will be conspicuously represented.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05
who has been on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Gov. Sheppard, returned
to her home this week.

who has been on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Gov. Sheppard, returned
to her home this week.
A young lady, graduate of female
college, desires a position as teach
er. Will teach music, French, and
English. Apply at this office.
DR.. Gwaltney, Rev. John Lake,
A. S. Tompkins, and DR.. F. R..
Timmons are the delegates from
our village Baptist Church TO the
Edgefeld Association, which meets
at Mountain Greek to-day, Wednes-
day.
Attention, My Friends!
I will buy fat cattle to kill for
beef, weighing from 35 to 65 pounds
4oIthe quarter. Apply to W. T.
HOFFMAN, Edgefeld G. Fl.
The Edgefield Oil Company
Is now better prepared than ever
to do your ginning. Bring your
cotton to US and we will give you
satisfaction. Our PRICES for gin
ming, BAeG1NG and TIES are the
LOWEST and our WORK is as good
as the best. We also want to buy
your COTTON SEED and will pay the
CASH for them as soon as they are
weighed at the mill. Very liberal
arrangements made iE exchanging
Meal for Seed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05
Store Looted.

Store Looted.
On Saturday night of last week
some miscreant or miscreants broke
in the front window of Mr.. w. L.
Dunovant's store on the public
square and stole therefrom $12 in
money and a quantity of other
goods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05
For the ADVERTISER.
The Old Doctor is Not Mad, But
Tired, Awfully Tired, of
This Thing.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please insert in
your paper the following:
To those who have an interest in
the Baptist Cemetery:
Please respect the dead and
honor those, dead or alive, to
whom honor is due.
My wife when living was honor
ed and respected by all who knew
her. She was, which you all know,
a fair sample of a Christian lady,
and a member of your church, and
80 am I.
I visit this place at least once
every two months, and it costs me.
in money, besides great morti6ca-
ton to my feelings, at least two
dollars each time to clean off my
walk to the front gate to get into
my graveyard.
Here is tho fault: You, or some
of you, hire negroes to clean off
your graveyard, and they throw
the trash they care not where, and
this is my last warning. If I
catch them at it for every basket
or shovel full of trash that they
throw on my walk or graveyard I
will give them a full load of shot,
which is much cheaper than dol
lar to me.
This, the above, many Of our
good citizens will endorse.
When Mr.. D. R. Durisoe was
mayor of this city he had this
walk cleaned off, and it cost me
nothing.
w. D. JENNINGS, SR.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05
For the ADVERTISER.
From ChOty to Beech Island by
Way of Georgia.

DEAR ADVERTISER Hard times,
inconveniencies, and the general
depressed condition of the country
have caused an uneasy feeling
among many farmers, and a long
ing desire to find smooth land and
conveniencies To market, hence
many prospecting tours are being
made to Georgia and to other Sec
tions in South Carolina. Your
scribe, in company with J. B. and
w. N. Seigler, joined the merry
tourist, and directed our footsteps
to Beech Island, in Aiken county.
In passing through Augusta we
met Messrs Joe Reynolds, Josh
Harris. Kemp, and - Leg
get on their return from central
Georgia.
They report the lands smooth,
level, and very productive, and
equal to or better than the Trenton
and Ridge land, and for sale very
cheap. The health is good, in fact
Josh Harris said that there was but
one grave in Telfair county, and
the man was killed just to start a
graveyard, and the people have to
move away to die. We took Josh's
word and hunted up Uncle Bill
Howard, who knows everybody,
and everybody knows him, after
receiving directions and a blessing
from Uncle Bill, we sailed forth
to Beech Island.
From augusta to Sand Bar Ferry
is level and swamp, and is used
exclusively for hay and truck
farming. Across the ferry and one
mile of travel on the edge of the
swamp brought US to Mr. Luther
Hankinson's store. Here we met
Mr. Mayson, an uncle of P. B. May
son, Esq, and Mr. %ountree, both
of whom knew the older citizens
of Western Edgefield. and it was
a pleasure to hear them speak of
the old times. Mr. Hankinson
piloted US over portion of the
country, and landed us safely at
his beautiful home to spend the
night, where we were pleasantly
entertained by his two lovely
daughters, Misses Carrie and
Mamie. Both are lively and pretty
and are now keeping house for
their widowed father.
Next morning Mr. T. H. Graves,
formerly of Abbeville county, took
us through the swamp lands where
corn with all the disadvantages of
the wet weather this year will
average forty bushels to the acre.
White people do not live near the
swamp. The high lands are very
fine, but none for sale except for
prices, from 500 to $50 per acre.
The next two days were taken up
in looking around and near Au-
gus:a on both sides of the river.
Here we find q lot of land for sale,
but very high. The crops through
out are about on parity with our
own section. Some of the best lands
had very poor crops, while some
very thin lands had good crops.
Aside from conveniences, the
country is about equally divided.
RADCLIFFE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05

Goldenrod is beginning to
bloom. This is a sure sign of an
early fall-so Senator Irby says.
Irby though was probably referring
to Lucifer and the kind of fall
he got, and you, reader, can study
out the balance to suit yourself.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-05

Personal Mention.
Orlando Sheppard, Jr., we regret
to say is quite unwell.
Mrs. Capt. Geo. B. Lake is, we
are glad to say, much better.
Capt. Gus White is quite i'll at
his residence in West Edgefeld.
Miss Lille Jones and Mr. Milton
Jones are off on trip to Ashe-
vile.
Mr.. Geo. F. Minis is now with
Mr.. !. w. Peak in the Racket en-
porium.
Miss Sue Sloan has returned
from long and pleasant visit to
Athens, Ga.
Miss Alice Johnson, of Franklin,
is visiting Mrs Annie Holston in
North Buncombe.
Our handsome bicycle friend,
Paul Gibson, is here on a briet
visit from Georgia.
DR. Manly Timmons and Miss
Muriel have returned from the
mountains, reaching home Last
Friday night.
Mrs. Col. Folk and the baby
Princess Julia, have gone to Gaines.
Vile, Ga, on visit.
Mrs. Maxwell, of Greenville