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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

EE $500
The Beadle county delegation TO The
Yankton convention recently held .
meeting among the proceedings ofwhich
the following action appears. The va
cancy caused by Gerner's flop to the pop
uiist party came up for settlement. II
seems that two a~lternates we're chosen
from that commissioner district and
neither OF them was especially desig-
mated rs Corners alternate, and now
each claims to be entitled to q place.
The alternates are VIM. Thompson and
9. II. Ray. Owing 70 the absence Of Mr.
Ray and one or two delegates the mat
ter was put of until the next meeting Of
the delegation for settlement, which 9
ours August 18th.
Prof Hood was present and a resolu-
ton binding the delegation to vote tor
Hood first last and all the time and TO
present the name OF no other man from
this county to the convention was
passed. Hence the delegation goes to
Yankton for Hood first, Hood last, and
Hood only. Beadle will doubtless be
heard from.
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The Huronite is exercising itself
greatly TO prove that Hon. Robert j.
Gamble made a remark at Carthage to
the effect that talk of Pickler's nominal
tion at Yankton by acclamatioE was all
bosh." What if ne did and what If he
didn't? He has a perfect right to say
what he pleases about the situation 30
long as he is telling the truth and there
are hundreds of as good men as Gamble,
even Pickler men, who are quite ready
to make the same simple but truthful
statement.
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Mitchell Republican, 10: Secreta

Mitchell Republican, 10: Secretary
Scriyen OF the Republican state central
committee informs the Republican that
arrangements have been made for an
open rate Of one and one.fifth fare for
the round trip for all who desire to at
tend the Yankton convention from all
points east Of the river and n fare
from all points west Of the river. Ex-
cursion tickets can be purchased August
20 to %. good 10 return On the oath, on
this side or the river and from the 18th
TO the Goth for points west Of the river
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on On .yoe Tsniley.

Senator Perry ]. Lewis tells q story on
Congressman Joe Bailey, for (which, how
v he quotes Senator a N. Carter Of
Fort Worth dis authority.
Zone day said Lewis, Garter and
Joe Bailey were standing "a the stree.
when they saw approaching them /
darby mounted on q frisky and spirited
horse, whose fine appearance caught the
fancy of Carter, who Is q lover Of dne
horsefIesh. Carter hailed the darky and
remarked:
@That's q pretty spirited animal you
are riding, old man. Il he . good run
ner7"
We'll, NO sab, he isn't much OF
runnin hoss, replied the rider.
oh, then be il d good t~r0tter, I snip
pose remarked Carter.
.sNo. sab, he ain't no trotter neither,
said ScipioAfricanus.
oh. I see,' calculated Garter; sheis !
No.. PAGER.
NO, sab, dis boss amt no trotter
nor he amt NO PAGER nefder.
a.Well, what il ne At for anyhow
asked Carter.
AUST ter prance. aroun an look tlpe
boss, replied the darhy, q OATS why
has pnten Accomplishment named himsrte
MaTse Jqe Bailey Galveston
News.
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THE HANDS or A CLOCK.
Why They Are Painted OF Signs to Repre-
sent the Hour Of $40.

Why They Are Painted ON Signs to Repre-
sent the Hour Of $40.
] saw in o newspaper q statement
that the hands of dummy or sign clocks
generally indicate 10 minutes past 8
o'clock, because at that minute and
hour Abraham Lincoln died This is
an error, for history tells us that the
martyr president died at 7;22 in the
morning, a fact which can easily be as
certained !
Some time since the editor of The
Literary Digest asked our opinion why
these clocks were thus painted, and our
answer was printed in that journal. II
seems that dummy clocks or watches in
dictate s o'clock and 1871 minutes be
cause that is the position ON the dial
where time can be shown, the hands be-
ing ON opposite sides and making d per.
feet angle, and also being equally dis.
tant by minute marks or degrees from
the figures 10, taking these as q startiny
point. We admit, though, that tht
bands can be reversed, Indicating
o'clock 4l1kminutes.
There iii but one other place ON thu
dial where the time would be currecl
and show the hands equally distant
from the figures liz. That is ut 1872
minutes past 0 o'clock, on, with tht
hour and minute hands reversed, but
| this would not be 30 desirable, a thu
hands would be almost directly at righl
angles across the face of the dial. Thii
can be easily tested by any one with hi
watch.
It must be remembered that while
the minute hand makes the circuit o
the dial of 60 minute degrees the houl
hand moves but Ave minute degrees
Therefore the movement OF the houl
hand one minute degree necessitates thu
movement Of the minute hand IL min
utes, or one-ffth OF the whole.
We have In our possession an ole
dummy sign watch used by the late Mr.
Samuel w. Benedict in the early par
Of the present century, manufacturet
long before the death Of the lamentet
Lincoln, which indicates exactly 8:18L
o'clock Letter in New York Snn.
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Unlearned. but wise.

I'm after Justice rather than law, !"
said John Dudley, who for ~ years,
from ITO to l70I, was o Of the most
popular judges Of New Hampshire. He
vas unlearned In the law. and his edu-
cation was so defective that he could
write Ave consecutive sentences In
CORRECT English. Yet 70 a~cceptably did
he discharge his Judicial duties that
Chief Justice Parsons OF Massachusetts,
one OF the most learned of lawyers, said
of him, I'VE may smile at his law and
ridicuie his language, yet Dudley. take
him all In all, was the greatest and best
Judge I ever knew in New Hampshire. =
|-Youth's Companion.
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87eFNFFfvr-f Il
couRTING RY WIRE.
the MAN Gushed Over che TiciEer, but Wa
Dasenchanted on sight.

9Ag @&&HA 1850
Disenchanted on Slight.
A telegraph operator IN 4 Boston ofice
once met viii. bitter disappointment
early in his career b faIling hi loyewith
d young woman &C the other end of
d. the old Western Union wires. She
used TO say sweet little npthings when D
lpll:i In the busipees. gaye her an pppor-
unity to use the wire. The young man
worked In the Boston. gfice and bad the
reputation OF being . sshy' gseHder and
able 10 receive what he conld send, an All
important factor i'm the sizing mp az an
operator. The woman, rs prQpd 10 have
him say even 'tGm' or ..GSeg good morn
ing or good evening" to her. and the other
girls on the wire, with whom he never
condescended to exchange even these Or
binary .s~alutations, were Jealous. Az time
wore on their conversations over the wire
became longer and more frequent. FL
nally an invitation to comet to Boston and
visit one of, the theaters was given and
accepted. The Lothario of the wire was
to wear d red, red rose IN his buttonhole,
d white straw hat, witha blue band; sire
was to carry q small satchel OF peculiar
shape in d hand and ahuffy lace hand
kerchief in the other.
The train arrived at the eastern sta
| ton on time, and the satcheI of peculiar
design was sighted. 1t was indeed q pc
cuIiar design. 1T was an old fashioned
~carpetbag of grayish green color and
considerably older than the Morse alpha
bet. The girl was o sight that would
have made Neil Burgess IN the County
Fair 90 and hide. She was fully AZ
/! years old. Long corkscrew curls Of d
past era hung down over her shoulders
like twistsO b mOlasses candy, and q smile
doomed up under the caves OF her sum
bonnetgthat would have done credit TO q
assure In the side Of Vesnyius.
She was extremely glad to see. him,
and he, with the instinct OF II true gen
tleman, tried To appear that he was just
as glad to see her. He took her carpet
bag, and they boarded 4 d for the
house where he was staying. There
were sly nudges and covert laughs at
/ the tea table, all the girls and young
men thinking the young operator was
entertaining his amt from the country.
For the evening performance at the the
ater the giddy maiden fshed ont an aw.
full bonnet from the depths Of her car.
petbag and slicked up her curls in the
most approved fashion. The bonnet was
d Hover garden In itself, and the writer
has the young mans own word for II
that she and the bonnet attracted more
attention than the play.
The next day he sent her home, bni
ever after be was careful not To allow
himself II NJ with any one On til
wire except on bnsipess.-Donahoa5
Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14
.Teyya and Ci.ess.

In speaking of the great number OF
successful chess players Of the Jewish
ras,e, and of the contest between the
two Jews, Lasker and Steinitz, for the
championship of the world, The Jewish
Chronicle dWells upon certain traits
which are prominent In the Jewish char
acter. It maintains that the Jews are
The best chess players because Of their
possession Of mental qualities which
have always been useful to the race
snch, for example, as ~qnickness Of mp
prehensiqn, .tenacity Of purpose, readi-
ness in the application Of resources, the
power Of estimating probabilities and
an intuition which enables them to seize
the oppor,une moment for developing
action. These traits of mind have been
marked in all the Jews who have won
fame and fortune in the playing OF
chess
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A Boy Insults Royalty.

A great sensation has been caused in
Austria by the Imprisonment OF a IA
year-old boy Oh the charge OF leze ma
iesty. The little fellow. Eduardo ERGO
lessi, was arrested In Triest a few
weeks ago. charged with making i'm,
proper remarks regarding the Austrian
emperor. He was tried In secret and
condemned TO hard labor in prison foI
two months. The public prosecutor pro
posed 10 Danish the hoy from the coun'
Try, but the courts would ID upholt
him IN this. Ercolessi. who is q school
boy, Is said 20 be the youngest person
ever imprisoned for such o crime
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WEAKNESS OF HUMAN NATURE.
Eagerness Of People TO Take Undue Ad
vantage Of Practical scheme.

E-agerness OF People TO Take Undue AID
vantage Of . Practical Scheme.
"Do you remember me?:' inquired the
man, as he quietly slipped up 70 the city
editors desk.
i can't say that ! do. replied the city
editor, looking him over carefully.
sYou remember / was in here some
time ago giving policies Of insurance on
lunches Of keysY'
"Oh, yes. remember now. ] took
one."
.sOf course. All wise men do. Attic
same time, IL you recall it, | told you
had a great scheme for insuring umbrel-
Las on the same plan7' I
Il believe LIDO recall it. How did 1t
come outs'
The man threw up his hands ads hope.
lessly.
.Well,' he said, before that week
was ont I had my umbrella insurance
company at work, with agents all over
town. The success was Immediate and
phenomenal. Everybody wanted 10 In
sure his umbrella. The premium was5G
cents a year. The amount 10 be paid q
persons returning lost umbrellas was sa
about the average priced an umbrella
q man doesn't like TO lose, You know,
Agents turned In policies by the pocket.
fills the FIRST week. 7 hadn't any idea
there were as many half dollars IN circu.
lation rs ! received at my Office. Second
week they kept coming, apd I began Il
think pf plans for q great building, pn
Il Woodward avenue for the accpmmoda
ton of the business. to be mown 90 lths
i Umbrella insurance building. Third
weekttt Yves Sill going. JFouTth weak
rained. Fifth week umbrellas began
coming in. / didn't know there were X
many umbrellas In the world.
sixth week it was worse, and I be
ran TO investigate. Watched the peopl
who brought them in and gothic $8
Mostly people. above suspicion-to lool
at. Discovered they had been stealing
them; always picked out one with on
tag on it. Didn't know there were n
many people who thought 1t no sin b
steal an umbrella; never thought OF tina
when I got up the company; wasn't a
umbrella in the lot worth %; didn'
know so many people wore cheap nm
brellas; something rotten in Denmarl,
inst come up here from my Office; strini
Of people therereaching half way aronn
the block waiting to get In. There ism
money enough left in the fund to buy
ferry ticket with. I've come here to Sc
If yon won't lend me that amount. In
not going back, bnt / notice in th
paper that Mr.. Dingbat, the we
known president OF the Umbrella Insnl
ance company, having been suddenl
called to China, left this morning b
way Of Windsor and Quebec. Do ] 81
the price Of q ferry ticket Thanks.
And he. went ont, leaving the city editt
in o condition Of partial paralysis.-D'
troit Free Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14
LIGHT on HEAVY. WHEELS.
Cyclists This Summer Have Decided That
What They Want Is Good Roads.

What They Want Is Good Roads.
The light wheel problem, which this
year more than ever is absorbing the
attention of cyclists, is q pretty difficult
one TO solve satisfactorily. Everybody
wants &c ride a light wheel. but every
body does not want to ride one that will
not stand the pounding of a rutty road
or an occasional tumble. Wood rims are
being extensively ridden. but they are
not as strong as metal rims and never
IAN be. Agreat many wheels that weigh
from IS tc> "a pounds are being ridden
over all kinds Of roads this season In
Breoklyc and out on Long Island. and
a large percentage Of them are coming
10 grief, The rider of one has 10 be as
careful 81 Els mount as If ii were a 5el-
icafe race horse. Universal use of feath-
erwelghr wheels viii scarcely come unit!
the roads are far better than they aver.
age today England has had the light
wheel craze and has got pretty well over
L. American wheelmen like the light
machine and don't want 70 give Ii up
Hence they IRE crying for good roads
and accomplishing much in that direc-
ton. II is maintained by many good
riders that over an ordinary road q 30
pound wheel is easier and faster than a
90 FOUNDER because ii il steadier and
does not lose way in bounding over q
hummock or q rut. There are many who
predict either better roads, o. q return
20 heavier wheels LEI year, or else q
more extensive use Of aluminium in the
construction of bicycles -Brooklyn Ea.
nIn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

The republicans of south Dakota will meet 40
delegate convention in the city Of Yankton
south Dakota, in convention ball, on 'Wednes-
day, the aand day OF August, 1884, 81 A:sO o'clock
D, m, for the purpose OF plAcipg In nomination
candidates for the following named ohiees:
Two representatives IN congress.
Governor.
. lieutenant governor. 'a"t
secretary Of state.
State auditor. 4
state treasurer. %'
Attorney general. "a
Superintendent. Of public instruction.
Commissioner school and pnblic lands,
lCommissioner Of labor and statistics.
One railroad commlssioner for ell OF south
Dakota lying west Of the Missouri river.
one railroad commissioner for all OF south
Dakosa lying east or the Missouri river and
south OF the second standard parallel.
One railroad commissioEer for all OF sontn
Dakota lying east Of the Missouri river and north
ofthe second standard parallel.
Ard the transac,ionofsuch other business %
MAY legally come before such convention.
The committee recommends that an alternate
a each delegate be elected and that no proxiei
be allowed, and, that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the convention be empowered
to cast the full vote oftheis county.
The committee further recommends that thu
counties Of Lyman, Sterling Ssland, Jackson
zlebaeh, Pyatt, Pratt, Presho, .Gre4ory and
Harding Zach be allowed q representation o
one delegate on presentation OF proper creden,
tials. 49,. 4.
The basis of representation for each county
viii be one delegate Tor each 6fty votes, or majoI
fraction thereof, cast for Hon. Charles H.. She!
don for governor in 1899.
The counties win be entitled to delegates al
followE:
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indicative OF a change of feeling, and /
think the leayen Il az work in the en-
tire state. It ID interesting to notice
that these populists are coming into the
republican camp"
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To 4 roid coll.s.ons 81 Sc.

Lieutenant r. Boyer of the French
navy. 70 avoid collisions, proposes 10 IN,
trodnce at the top ON all fast sailing
steamers 40 electric Light, which will
cast . beam ahead to indicate the direc-
ton In which the vessel n steexing.
So long id the approaching ship was nol
IN the actual pencil Of light ttWpnld y
unnecessary Tor her 20 alter her ccuEsa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

Boot and Shoe Dept-Here is where we knock them all out. No
store in South Dakota has q nicer or better selected stock Of Shoes
than you will find at McGiivrays. We have TO many bargains in
this department to quote prices Come and examine and get prices.
Grocery Dept-We are very proud Of this department.
To the farmers of Lake county and to all that are interested. will
say that extravaganza also lies in selling your produce to the man that
offers you a little more than market prices, for what he puts On one
end he more than takes off from the other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14
rhe Washington POST h al interview

A&E- FM#. a $500
The Washington Post ID an interview
with Congressman MeCleary, quotes
him a. follows: 81 hare noticed" said
Representative McCleary, pf Minnesota,
to d representative ot the Post yesterday
"a number Of indications that the pop.
ulists are losing their bold 10 my section
Of the state. AZ their convention re.
Gently they omitted from their platform
III reference ID the snb-treasury schems
fiat money dostFIpe. IA ny oTn con
vsntaon there usre two deIsgatss whs
Two years ago Vere pepulist leaders
Another straw = hat you're man VIII
was l dsleaate tothsir state convention
has written re for ~iitergtnre With whicl
koapznhat 60 cheap money heresiea.
eDnid nits Instances which are equal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

The Ministerial One-The race Ques.
ton seems 10 be as much Of = problem
today as ii was st the close Of the war.
The Sporty One-You're dead right,
lpard. I've been folIerih the hoses forS0
ye,rs, IN I haye list as much tr0ublepick
/ dewinner on as Khad q Erst day 8
Dfer went 10 q track.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

The Pierre Journal has passed from
the proprietorship of Boorman & BEN
nett to that OF Win G. Yates who win
conduct it as a stannch republican
paper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

Dated at Chamberlain, South Dakota, the, tn,
18th day of May, A. d. 1894.
By order or the state central committee.
IN. GREENE, Chairman.
J. d. scRIyEN. Secretary
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

Huronite, IL: Hon. ], 9. McManima,
has removed from the state, for which
q host of warm old friends will be very
sorry. He has a salaried position In
Springfield, No.. where he will manage
lands, and where he will do his clients
good service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14

Hughes and Stanley counties have
nominated on the republican ticket for
senator c. g. Bennett, of Pierre, and for
representatives JOS. Donahue, OF Stanley
county and Chas. III. Burke, of Hughes
county, all strong men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-14
i slangy Congregation.

Little FIossie-The people at the Episs
copaI church are yery slangy dom you
think. mammal
Nlanasna-No, dear. What makes you
think sos
Elossie--Well, every time the minister
stopped reading they all said ali there
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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THE DAILY LEADER
AUGUST Il, 1894.
TrRMs a srRscRTpTToN.
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE DAFLY LEApER makee q special feature %
Susnishtn~ ormnk roncexnin9 che advEutagee
and Fesonfcee Of the city at Madison snd @ the
efaee "a iares emitting s 20 the patronage o. cd
]. IF. STALL. Proprietor.
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During the last century IN original
copy of Magma Charts. SEALS signatures
and al. was found III tie hands Of tai
Tor who was shout 70 cutit uplfor pat
terms --
Dr. Prices Crsaln Baking Powder
wsssassFslr lilghsst Asdaland Diplease.
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s.saHAl nnatHAsDPsr
SIs Protection -. -:

@McG illiyray-
SAYS Low PRICES MUST MINI
Extrayagance may lie in paying too much for 4 thing or in paying
too little. # you buy goods for less than we ask you you will not get
much, because We sell the best there i. The same rule applies to All
and Gents Furnishing Goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
10Y In Union COUNTY.
REPUBLICANS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SwEE'
anNTKOI -nETAII.s OF THE VOTE

REPUBLICANS FOR THE FIRST TINE IN SWEET
coNTROI.. DETAILS or THE VOTE
The Mon County Republicans are jubant b'yoni
measure over the great victory OF Tuesday. which
throws in the shade anything Of the KIND ever
known before IN the county. Charles y Fow or
Repl mas 3g2l plurality f.r Congress IN Union ana
oa-. in the whole district lie has ~ plurality In
Elizabeth. William Howard Hepl, for County
clerk. has 1916 plurality IN the county and Is the
frs, T. publican ever elected 70 that important and
lucrative Office.
The Democratic leaders are fairly astOunded over
the agnituIe OF no disaster that has befalen their
party. ami are at r.y unable to account for the
wonderful change in popular sentiment Most -
them are too iazed Yet 70 b. abe - express
themselves iuteii.genty on the subject.
For thu FIRST time IN it, history niou County -
entirely ~ me control OF the Republican party.
when. besides having The Senator and three AS
seinbymcn. also has tn County Clerk Surrogate
sheriff AMI Board of Freehoders
The puralites OF tn Republican Assembly candi-
dates are. o~.ph cross. 263 John y. Burger. 2052
charles y. Codding LIB Henry g. PlersJn the
Republican. has 2@2 plurality for Coroner .
Dunn dprmD. 59-e E'N (SOcial!sU. ii3. Kennedy
OPrOD %. Pope Populso 81 For Assembly II
was. cross G;crD. s9i7. Coddng Rep). S8'. burger
H,er). $3.50. Clnss OenL 6S4 Cook Uem)' $50
Green DEM. 66iN.
For county C.erk the vote was: Howard Rep)
$685. Oliver tp.mD. 6.755. The vote for Coroner Was
Pitrson ,RepD. Se.l Dolan Dem) 6,3l9