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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
FLESH EATING r
A skeptic Was Convinced When He Saw
One Munching Mutton.

One Munching Mutton.
Hare is a dish never seen on a Spanish
table, because in Spain there is a super
stition that hares in the night go into
~churchyards and dig up the graves and
eat the dead bodies. A writer who spent
some time shooting in Castillo, where
game is very plentiful. relates how he
was convinced of the fact that the hares
do eat flesh. He had been told so by
the country people, but had treated their
assertion as a ridiculous fiction. The
next lime he found himself in a party of
sportsman he repeated what he had
heard as a joke, but to his surprise every
one listened quite gravely and assured
him that it was perfectly true. They
themselves had frequently seen hares
eating flesh. AS he still expressed doubts
on the subject, however, one of the COM
pany offered to bet him so liters of wine
that he (the Germany should see a hare
eating meat. The bet was accepted.
The next morning, very early, the Span
lard, the German and two ~greyhounds
went ont to a great heath to look for
flesh eating hares. AS they were sitting
waiting for the hares to appear, the
Spaniard, to the Germans amazement,
took a little live crab out of his pocket.
What do you want that fory' said the
German. To catch the hare with" re-
piled the %Spaniard. 1t struck the Ger
man that perhaps the Spaniard had
brought him out merely to make a fool
of him. But then he reflected that that
was not the Spanish way with strangers.
So he held his tongue and went on wait
ing. By and by a fine hare appeared.
In a moment the two dogs were after
him (they were well muzzled, 50 that
they could not do him any harm), and
in a few moments more the hare had dis
appeared again in his hole, and the dogs
were barking at is mouth. The men got
up and hurried after them.
Now" said the Spaniard, this is
where my crab m in." He pulled
out the crab and put it down at the
mouth of the hole. and it, glad to hide in
the dark shade, crept in with all the ex-
petition it could manage. The Span
lard instantly spread a large coarse sack
over the entrance, and in a few moments
out rushed the hare, terrified by its un-
expected visitor, right into the sack.
Home they went with their prisoner,
which they placed in a cage. When the
hare had recovered from his fright, he
ate before the Germans astonished ewes
several pieces of the mutton which were
thrown in.-Muenchener Zeitnng.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
A LIVING MUMMY.
A Traveller Tells of One He Found I'm an
Egyptian DOmicile,

Egyptian DOnAictIe.
1--WE went into the hut after some
hesitation-the dragoman whispered
there were ladies there-and found a
vigorous old man. telling his Mussul-
man beads crosslegged on a mud bench,
and on the floor bent over the fire the
Oldest looking human being l ever saw
olive.
"Mummies | have seen, and wondered
not that they were dead, but in what
part of her withered desiccated frame
that old woman found space to keep the
stern vital energies that lined her grim.
carved face can scarcely guess. She
looked no more living than seaweed
does, dried and stretched III paper. Her
arms, her legs-thrust almost into the
fre-were 8 shrunk that the long
leathern flesh and fiaccid muscles hung
round them like dangling shreds on
sticks.
Round her neck were beads of
wood, and round her wrists leathern
bracelets-though, to be sure, l cannot
feel certain they were not folds of skin
and on her face lurked not only lines,
but gullies and passages, they seemed
SO deep and fallen. But for the occa-
sional upturIed glance of her cold, un-
questioning eye l could not have sup
posed her anything else than one of the
earliest and best preserved of the re-
hottest queens of Egypt.
The old man gave us a lusty well
come and sent for milk and dates and
TILED our pockets. He showed US his
long spear that hung against the wall
and told me with a proud gesture that
he had often killed his man, but more
often with a sword, and taking me by
the shoulder showed me fiercely how
he used to do it. He was 80 years old
and had never been farther from home
than Assouan, and then only once.
"All his sons sat and stood round us,
and in the background against the mud
granary white teeth glimmered and the
broad, black faces of the women shone.
| asked him what present he would
like, and he asked for a little rice and
a little coffee. All the time he clutched
and fingered his MUSLIN rosary, which,
when l admired, he wanted me to &C
cept. The son came back with us to
the dahbeah and carried off the coffee
and RE in envelopes, to which | add
ed a handful of cigarettes and "a couple
Of oranges, with particular injunctions
that one was to be give to tie old gen
tleman. '-Cornhill Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
AN AUTOMATIC LIGHTHOUSE.
There Is No Keeper, but the Bright Light
Blazes Pe~rpetually.

: Blazes Perpetually.
a remarkable lighthouse Is the one
which shells its warning rays from an es-
tuary Of Tie Gironde, in France. where it
stands upon an isolated rock in the midst
of a treachrrous reef. The popularity of
this lighthouse is that it is u~noccupied.
and yet its lamp is burning p~erpetually,
The famous Eddystone light on the coast
Of England, rising rom IA rock that is
only large enough to afford a foundation
for the structure, is remarkable because,
the men having it in charge are able to
leave their confined quarters only once
IN three months, when IA vessel comes to
them with supplies, letters, papers and a
new detachment of watchers. ..
1t was to do away with this exacting
and lonesome life that the French engi-
neers set themselves about the task of
devising "A method by which the useful
ness of the lighthouse could be main
tanned without so much personal atten-
ton. 1t thus happened that a lamp was
invented that would burn continuously
for two months without being trimmed
or replenished.
The burning fluid used in this lamp is
an ordinary mineral oil. The tube in the
interior Of the lamp is furnished with a
wick having a thickness three times as
great as those employed generally in
lighthouses. Around the burning sur
face of the wick is d cake made of a pat
ented preparation consisting largely of
~carboniz"d tar. This protection assures
the duration and the uniformity of the
flame. A chimney made of mica is
placed around the flame, and this in
sures an increase in the power of the
light. The supply Of oil is assured by
means of a reservoir containing 100
quarts, the lamp consuming so grams
each hour. To provide always for the
reservoir being furnished with sufficient
fuel a gauge is fixed at its side that gov
erns the supply flowing in from another
reservoir at a distance, and this gauge
permits just so grams per hour to perco-
late through the little supply pipe into
the supply reservoir.
The diameter Of the lantern is Sc inches
and it cost 81 400. The intensity of the
light keeps equable until the expiration
Of two months, when it is necessary to
visit the lighthouse and replenish the
wick. The light can be seen more than
IL miles at sea. The wick is cleansed
and drawn up gradually by the action
of the tar cake at its mouth. The French
government is arranging toput upothers
of these houses. and it is also perfecting
an invention by which a perpetual cleo
trio light can be controlled by wires run
ming through a submarine cable to the
the land.-Exchange.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

A man who was somewhat the worse
for frequent libations boarded IA Market
street car the other day, and while he
rode he kept the other passengers con-
vulsed. After he had comfortably seat
ed himself two young ladies got on.
There was no room for them to sit down.,
50 the lnebriated man remarked to two
young men next him. Why don't YOU
felloshs gesh up and givcsh ladies sheath
Seeing that they did moi move. the
man addressed himself to the two young
ladies i'll about this style. "Girlsh. f |
could shtand, you could have my sheat."
Here the conductor thought it time to
interfere and admonished the we'll mean
ing fellow to be quiet under pain of be-
ing put off. This seemed to have the de-
sired effect. for he kept still after he had
said: Conductor. I'm married man.
Have to talk now, for after | get home
my wife won't give me achance." Phil
adelpbia Call.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

Lady Elgin is very unsteady inclined
and has a special prediction for the
characteristic compositions Of her native
land and has taught all her children to
sing the fine old Scottish melodies. 1t is
her custom every evening to have them
join her at the piano, from the Oldest
Gown to Lady Rachel, a tiny fairy of
~hrea summers, whose piece de resistance
Mt present is the familiar "Boatis Rows
london Gentlrwoman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

Poet--lf l V e catch the c0mpositor
who ruined my last poem, III be tempt
ed to murder him. You see | wrote a
beautiful little gem about my prospec-
tive wife. and in it | referred to her as "a
composite of angels"
Friend-Well?
Poet-And the thick headed printer
got it "a composite of gles."-Boston
Courier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

1t seems that some $50, 900 persons
commit suicide yearly. When one
realizes how large is the number of per
sons who are tired of life." it seems
doubly strange that so few of ones own
enemies should be among them.-Mil-
waukce Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

If You + renting IA farm tiyur"
a moment what you ar" paying out
annually fer 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
III South Dakota. Stop renting
and come out and buy Il farm of
your own and feel tn" ind"prnd-
encp of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08
LOW PRICES.

II you have been renting d
house in the city, stop IL moment
and think how much YOU have
paid out i'll rent, and if You have
been renting long You will soon
figure out that You HAY" paid out
enough for rent to build as good
or a better house than YOU are rent
ing, and still YOU have no HON" of
your own. Why not put this
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-08

now offered. and You will then have
them when YOU need them
and have a better selection
also than YOU will have later on, as
we'll as the advantage of the present
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
They Call Her the Storm Spirit.

"There ia q storm spirit In Ken.
lucky" said r. G. Babbington OF
that State. ut is not q spirit In
reality, but o woman who has be.
come known throughout that section
by the name OF storm spirit She
stands when storm Is pOrtcnding
upon Q prominence overlooking the
Kentucky River In Morgan County,
and her appearance Is regarded as an
infallible sign that rough weather
may be expected. saw her once,
and will never forget how she looked
as she stood upon o rocky ledge, her
face turned towards the sky as II be.
seechlnR some unseen power, her long
hair floating In the breeze, her face
pale and emaciated, but her expression
frm and resolute. My guide, who
was conducting mo through the
mountains, said sententi0usly: i
reckon we'll hev q storm Thar air
the sreret' From several sources I
learned her hist0ry--once the belle
OF the mountain side, she pllghted
her troth to the young man OF her
choice. He left for Frankfort on q
raft and was never heard from after.
ward. For many weary months she
awaited his return, and then they
told her the truth, that he had been
drowned In the treacherOus river.
Then reason deserted her, and ever
since when storm Is portending she
goes upon the rocks aud appears to
plead with the elements to stay their
fury that her lover may return. st
Louis GlObe Democrat.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Anta at Play.

~ approached one day 20 the
fOrmicafy OF some wood ants, exposed
TO the sun sni sheltered from the
north. The ants were heaped upon
one another In great numbers, ap.
pesring to enjoy the temperature Of
the surface OF the nest None OF
them were st work, and the i'm.
mense multitude OF insects presented
the appearance Of Y LIQUID In q state
OF ebullition, upon which the eye
could scarcely be fixed without great
difficulty, but when ! examined the
conduct Of each ant I saw that they
were approaching each other, each
moving bis antenn@ with astOnish.
Ing rapidity, each patting the cheek
OF one OF his fellows.
"After these preliminar.es, which
very much resembled caressing, they
were observed to raise themselves up.
right on their hind legs by pairs,
struggle together, seize each other
by mandible, foot, or antennp, and
then Immediately relax their hold,
only to renew the attack again in Q
moment They would fasten to each
others shoulders, embrace and wres
tie, overthrow each other, and then
raise themselves by turns, each tax.
ing revenge without producing any
serious mischief
'Thcy did not spurt out their
venom Us they do In their real com.
bats, nor retain their holds upon op.
ponen:s with such obstinacy. I have
seen some 80 eager In these exercises
that they would pursue and vanQuish
several In succession, only struggling
with each o few seconds
In one place two ants appeared to be
Ramboling about q stalk OF straw,
turning alternately to avoid or seize
each other, which forcibly brought
to my recollection the sport and pas.
time Of young dogs, when they are
observed to rise on their hind legs,
attempting to bite, overthrow, or
seize each other. without once clos.
ing their teeth. "-Pierre Huber, the
Naturalist
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
HORRORS or A rEsruOusE,
ssathinx Recital Of Chicsso's shame BY
City PhysiCisn.

ssathinx Recital Of Chicsso's shame by .
City Physician.
81 WAS shocked and disguised beyond
oessurs BY what I saw at the pesthouse,
or smallpo hospital" said Dr. Leonard 81,
Sohn. ~ CHICAGO. whom asked for his opiu.
- as to the public danger from the losth.
eene disease. II an pretty we'll sccus.
sosmed to re,oltius sights and smells In
cconection with dissase. but the condition
q ehinss at the pssihouae was too much
Tor me- That was soms time sso, and I
a. iaformsd that matters ere worse there
100. l weLt there profs sionslly to see .
eosple OF pstisnta I did not investigate
the olscs particularly. What noticed
was forced on my observation.
can zee no sudicisnt excuse for the
awful state OF a6airA When more room
was needed II should have been secured at
cacc. The powers Of the Health Commits.
sioner are very extensive Whom visited
che pesshouse there we're some 200 patients
there. aud to care for them we're ten SIS.
te-s This means that II those Sisters
worked twenty flour hours q day therc was
oae nurse 70 every twenty pstienta
aad if they worked only twelve hours
. day. one nurse TO forty patien,a
THIS 10 shamefully inadequata hut
the sisters had to do oil the work of the
place. all OF the cleaning. scrubbins. cook.
Ing. aud waiting on tho patisnta A. that
time there was no male nurse there. and
when che patients became dslirious there
Mas no one tut ths women 70 hole them.
When . patient died the Sisters had TO
carey the losthsome corpse down narrow
viadias stairway. and out 70 the dead.
house. TO narrow was the stairway that 10
vss almost impossible to bring the dead
BODY down. am told that swo male
assses have bcsn added to the stan since
ehss. but the aumbeP Of patients has in.
<RsAsed snosmously.~
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05

Monday and won. The obnoxious tracks
laid BY the company al siSty.third and
State streets we're torn from their beds
and captured by the city. And before the
victors had time to receive congratul ations
on the conquest the white flag Of truce was
Auttered by the railroad offcials IN the
shape OF an answer to the Mayors letter
concerning track elevation. Monday was
an evcntful day In the annals Of the Lake
shore and Michigan southern Railroad. IL
bee& with adefeat In the courts. followed
BY ~ unwilling sacrifice Of certain tracks
The city was triumphant In every direc.
tion. as the action Of the court practically
forced the company to commit itself In the
matter Of track elevation
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
NATURAL GAS Production.
Consumption. Outside Of Indiana. Bein
Confined to Domesttc Cses,

Consumption. Outside Of Indiana. Beins
Confined to Domestic Uses.
The growing confinement Of the con.
sumption Of natural gas to domestic uses
is noted In the annual report Of Special
Agent Joseph u. Weeks Of the United States
geological survey. The only state In which
its use for manufacturing purposes In
creased in 1893 Il Indiana The total value
Of natural gas consumed In the country In
the year was ei4, ,3l6. ?so. against eiA. soo,.
7iA In 1894 Higher prices charged for the
gas In 1898 was the cause Of thu decrease
The greatest value Of the gas con.
sumed in any one year was &2?. $50. SIS.
In 1883. since that time there has been
q gradual decline. with an aggregate Of
about es.aoo.o0o less for last year than
1883 All gas states show q falling OF In
the value Of coal or wood displaced By the
use Of saA The most important gas field
In any state Il In Indiana, where che esti .
mated ares Of productive gas territory IL
about 2, 500 square mileA While the sup.
ply Il falling far below the demand In
othef large gas fields II IL declared TO DO
we'll sustained In Indiana The value OF
the product consumed In tho state In 1893
Was q. 7iAooo. against N.7i6.ooo In iso2
The report shows that sas II also found In
commercial quantities 10 New York. I'LL.
nois, Kansas. Missouri. West Virginia.
Texas. Arkansas. New Mexico. Utah. Ten 4.
nsssee and Wisconsin.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
sTOCkBRiDGE DEAD,
Michiean's senator and Distine uishs
Citizen Passes Away nt ChIca1o.

Michiean's senator and Distlng ulshed
Citizen Passes Away Ut Chicago.
United states Senator Francis b Stock.
bridge. OF Michigan, died At o'clock Mon.
day evening AZ the home OF his nephe y,
James 4 Houshtelins. 2; Banks street,
In Chicago he end came unexpectedly
while the senator was in his room with
. nurse Although he had been
Ill for several weeks his condition was not
thought critical and his death came % an
unusually severe blow to his wife and
frisnda Al Kalamazoo. bic homo. his
death caused Manifestations Of sincere
grief from his many ffiends. by
whom the Senator was so sensr.
ally beloved for his sturdy char.
actor and open .hsnded generosity. His
liberal gifts TO Kalamazoo College and the
Young Mems Christian Association will re.
main as monuments TO his great. hearted.
mesa His business partner. q A.
Browne. and Banker Dayton. another
intimate friend. we're moved to tears as
they learned Of his death.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Blalne Thesnsel YES.

The Arat move toward settling tho great
coal strike and sending $4,000 Idle miners
20 work again. WAS made In Chicago Sat.
urdHy morning Tho stop was taken BY
operators In tho Illinois and Indiana fields
although the men who attended the con.
ference were In constant telegraphic COM
munication with operators In Ohio. Penn.
syivania and West Virginia All OF tho
gentlemen present wore In favor OF giving
such an advance In the scale OF wages A.
would induce the miners to go to
work again. They argue that II
is bsttor 10 compromise NJ once on basis
that will be fair TO both miners aud opera
driven TO desperation BY hunger and want
sinsularly enough. tho operators admit
that the blanc OF the present strike rosts
on themselves They say oil the trouble
Was brought ON by the difficulty In adjust.
ing what 10 known amons the mine owners
a. the sPelative scaie.n This scale varies
In different parts Of the country, according
to the thickness Of tho coal vein. Whore the
vein 10 thick and miner can bring down
large quantity OF coal. tho scale 10 natur.
ally lower than In sections whore tho coal
vein 10 thin. and more work II necessary
10 got out . ton Thus. in the Hooking
Valley. whero coal veins twelve feet thick
are frequently found. the miners got 70
cents ton last February. while across the
way IN Pennsylvania, whore coal deposits
are lighter. the miners got 70 cents ton.
The miners strike WAS brought on by .
persistent effort In the Pennsylvania heids
70 cut wages down TO the Hooking Valley
bPlca