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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
GENIUS Is INDIFFERENT.


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Thread OF Thought.
1t might be conjectured perhaps that
SCOTS and Byron's genius was favored
by the circumstances of their birth,
that the wild scenes in which Scots
infancy was passed, and the local leg
ends with which his head was filled de-
termined him to ballad writing, and
that the ballad writing led naturally in
its turn TO romance. and that the high
station and undisciplined liberty of
Byron's childhood fostered that passion
ate self will and brooding imagination
which showed themselves in his fierce,
~scornful and moody verse. This, we
say, might perhaps he conjectured with
some probability. and the like might be
said of Words worth's infancy.
But how shall we maintain that the
conditions of Keats cockney birth in a
livery stable or his education in a dis
secting room favored the growth of that
most delicate and rich type or almost
Hellenic %clearness and beauty of imag-
ination? And how shall we maintain
that Dickens mental task in the cork
ing of backing bottles fostered the
growth of that wonderful humor and
that microscopic accuracy of vision
which filled the world with laughter
and with inimitable ~caricature such as
no comedy, not even Moliere's, had an
ticipated?
Again, who would have ventured to
predict that a wild, despotic. Irish evan
gelical spirit like Patrick Bronte, ban
ishedto the bleakest of Yorkshire moors,
would have been the father of children
so eager, original and vivid in their rev.
cries as those who eventually produced
the unique passion of Ellis and Currer
Bells genius? So far as we know any
thing of the origin of genius. that orr
gin Is usually a surprise.
1t is the rare exception, and not the
rule. when we find Chatham succeeding
in producing such a dollhouse flower as
William Pitt, or James Mill succeeding
in celebrating a specimen more perfect
than himself of a thinker of his OWE
type, in the studious, diligent, diffuse,
lucid and rather dreary logician and
economist who left his mark on the
English philosophy of the third quarter
of this century. Nor do we ever find in
a r instances of this sort the higher
kinds OF original genius. Pitt and John
Stuart Mill were considerable triumphs
OF training for a purpose, but that pur-
pose was a very limited enc and had
none of the largeness and freshness of
which attaches to original gen.
us.-London Spectator.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
III SECRETARY r
The Cool Manner IN wi,sr.t 1t Kills a snake.
Its Natural Prey.

The Cool Manner In Mitiri 1t Kills a nnks
Its Natural Prey.
As soon a the secretary bird, or.
snake eater, of South Africa discovers
a Snake, it advances toward IL without
hurry and without hesitation, and when
within striking distance it Immediately
elevates its crest and the feathers of the
neck, and without losing any time de-
livers a blow with it's foot. If the snake
has avoided the blow and attempts TO
strike back, the bird i~nterposes a wing,
thus receiving the deadly fangs harm
lessly upon the long feathers and Inn
mediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over, for
ii the secretary gets in a single blow
the snakes back is broken, and the bird,
lightninglike, plants its foot firmly on
the reptiles neck and head, pressing
them into the ground, while it delivers
the coup de grace with its beak, and
then deliberately swallows the snake
whole, beginning at the tail, and just
before the head disappears, giving it an
enthusiastic parting rap on the ground.
But there is nothing refined about the
secretary birds appetite, for one writer
says he found inside one three serpents
las long as his ARM IL lizards z
inches long, 81 t~ortoises about 2 inches
in diameter, besides n large quantity
OF grasshoppers and other insects" or
in other words. ~ feet Of snake. CO.
OF lizard. So of tortoise and say a yard
of miscellaneous trifies.
The secretary bird is protected by the
cape authorities for the immense public
benefit 1t ccnfers in eating poisonous
snakes. and a penalty is attached by
law to its destruction. And il it were
necessary hundreds of eyewitnesses
could be called to prove its right to the
title of scrpentarius. Curiously enough,
too, this bird may be trained, and is
trained, to protect poultry yards, not
only from snakes. which arc too fond OF
eggs, but from other birds of prey.-St.
James Budget.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
Sioux Falls Press, IA: Palmer l. Rod

Sioux Falls Press, IA: Palmer l. Rod
ge, attorneys for Rev. j. L. G. Wilson,
received a telegram from Pierre yester-
day announcing that the supreme court
had granted their client a new trial. 1t
will be remembered that Wilson was
convicted of raping Eva Moulton, a b.
year old girl who lived near Beresford,
where Wilson was pastor of the Metho-
dist church. He was convicted and sem
fenced to serve fifteen years in the peni-
Tertiary in this city. He was brought
here and served about two months when
the supreme court ordered his release on
3 5000 bonds. pending the appeal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
The Congo Railroad.

The opening Of the first section Of the
Congo railroad passed almost unnoticed
in this country, chiefly because it is due
70 Belgian enterprise. But for all that.
British traders already realize the vast
possibilities involved and are actively
preparing to obtain q share Of the new
trade. The road at present extends from
Matadi to Kenge, and thence will be
pushed AZ rapidly as possible to Stanley
pool. The list Of freight charges has
been published in the chief European
ports. and two British and one German
steamship line have made Matad: a port
OF call. 1t is confidently predicted that
. Congo boom Is about to commence,
and that King Leopold will soon be
within measurable distance of reward
for his courage and patience London
Letter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

In the recent bitter contest for re>elec-
ton of the farmers alliance of Minneso-
Ia, Ignatius Donnelly thus characterized
DIR. Fish who opposed and who now
moves his outfit to Aberdeen TO amalgam-
ate with the Star: | have had much
experience Of human nature, | have seen
it in it's Hottest and lowest manifesto
lions. but | say to you, Mr.. President, in
the presence of this man, that he is the
most awful specimen OF the genus homo,
that has ever come under my cognizance.
Such lmpudence! Such insolence! With
the name Of Christ ups l his lips, and
the money OF the Repr can party in
his pocket: an advocate I humanity in
one breath and a betI > or of honor and
honesty in the next. I doubt if God
ever made such a man. I believe he
must have slipped into tins universe
through the knot-hole OF opportunity
when the Deity was slumbering. He is
fathomless. And, Mr.. President. this
miserable wretch and %adventurer, whom
| found publishing a little 7x9 sheet
down in Glenwood, in Polk county, and
whom | put upon his feet and made him
famous in order to enable him to make
himself infamous, has undertaken a con-
tract to destroy my good name, TO drive
me out OF this organization, and blot me
off the face OF the planet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
After the

How con should calls upon a bride
be NADER" is u question that has been
frequently asked. Calls upon a bride
should be made very soon after her re-
turn from her wedding trip, If no day
for such has been designated, and as
immediate a visit must be paid to her
mother or person at whose house the re-
ception was held. The bride returns
her calls soon and 30 far as possible in
the order in which they are made. Her
neglect to acquit herself of these debts
would be inexcusable, and a person 80
careless would deserve to be socially
forgotten Detroit Free Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
An Old Goose.

II is positively asserted that a promi-
nent farmer living near E1licot. City,
Nd. has in his possession q goose which
has attained the rather astonishing age
OF 36 years. The bird was purchased by
its present owner in 1880. and was then
~ years old. 1t is as sprightly now. it
IL stated. as any of the flock. and there
Is nothing in its appearance to indicate
such an advanced age. In a discussion
By several old fowl fanciers here regard
Ing the ages Of different birds it wigs af-
frfned that geese often lived to such an
age and ever 4 longer period
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16


The use of hollow spars for boats de-
signed to attain great speed has intro
duced a new and novel industry requir-
ing workmanship of the finest charac-
ter. The stick for this purpose is re.
quired to be of exceptionally fine and
straight grain, and after being roughly
shaped is split longitudinally from end
to end; the center of each of the halves
is then followed out, and a greater or
less amount is removed, according to
the intended location of the spar, the
upper spars being much the lighter.
These hollows run nearly the length Of
the spar, great care being est atial to
have them follow the taper Of The out
side of the spar exactly, to insure uni
form thickness at every point-of course
when this has been done and the two
halves of the spar replaced in their
original position, a circular hole Id left
in the center of the spar, running near
ly the whole length, and following its
taper from end to end. After this the
two halves are fastened in place again
by means of wooden bowels, which fas-
ten the split together, being placed al
ternately on either side of the central
hollow, and both bowels and split are
carefully glued. These bowels vary in
size with the size of the spar, but are
usually as long as they can be made
without piercing its outside surface.
They are placed slightly nearer the cen
Ter hollow than the outside, in order to
give them all the length possible. In
spars the glue and the bowels
suffice, but in large ones metal bands on
the outside are added.-New York Sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
A Prophecy For 1894.

DIR. Parker, pastor OF the City Tenn
pie of london, has been indulging in a
wholesale prophecy for 1894: He says:
Next year will be one of the brightest
in the history Of England. Russia also
will have treat prosperity and will
make great advance. Germany, especi-
ally north Germany, will have a hard
time of darkness and suffering.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
spanish Etiouette.

There is q curious story of how the
Duke d'Aoste, when king Of Spain, told
o muleteer to whom he was talking TO
cover himself, the sun being hot, for
getting that by so doing he made him q
grandee. Marshal Prim, to prevent this
catastrophe, knocked the mans hat out
Of his hand, and according to some the
muleteer had something to do with the
assassination that followed q few days
afterward. -London Spectator. -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
On the Free List.

Poor Hankinson, who had come TO
make an evening call, paused at the
doorway of the parlor. Young Ferga-
son was there ahead of him. t
II can hardly hope for any inter-
change of ideas this evening, Miss Ka-
jones" he said, with u CHASTITY attempt
to be facetious, ION the basis Of unfes
stricted reciprocity. You seem to be
fully protected"
Protected" exclaimed Miss Ka.
jones, with a ravishing smile. Mot at
all, Mr.. Hankinson. Raw material il
on the free list here. Walk in. "-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
Sweets s,f solitude.

Sheep and geese become restless when
separated from the flock; the eagle and
lion seek isolation. From quiet and
solitude spring the greatest thoughts,
inventions and formation. Our most
valuable acquisition in the time of our
development through nature, art and
circumstance Is the fruit of hours spent
in quietude, desirable for our growing
youth and absolutely essential for our
future philosopher, poet and artist.
George Ehers In the Forum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
PRINCESS ELlzABETH,s LOVE.
h Preferred the Man of Her Choice to
Crown and Throne.

She Preferred the Man of Her Choice to d
Crown and Throne.
Some time ago it was believed that
the heir presumptive- to the Austrian
throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
would marry his Bavarian cousins
daughter, Princess Elizabeth. l now
hear that the idea existed and was
much favored by the emperor, but the
young princess frustrated these plans.
More than a year & she began to
look a%pprovingly upon a handsome
young lieutenant, Baron S. The officer
began by riding past her windows a
couple of times a day, then he obtained
a room with windows facing Prince
LeOpold's palace. In the winter, at
court balls, the lieutenant danced oftener
than any other with the princess, and
in the spring lawn tennis brought them
more together still.
All at once the young officer was
transferred to u regiment stationed i'm
Alsace, and this seemed the tame end
of a romantic story. But in the sum
mer, when Princess Elizabeth staid
with her emperor grandpapa at lschl,
she is supposed to have used her time
SO weH that the emperor promised to
make the baron a prince, to give him
some landed property and to allow the
happy couple to marry if their love
was proof against time.
The princess is 10, pretty. perfectly
natural and very sweet tempered.
That she should have preferred a union
WITH the man she loves to the certain
ty of an imperial throne will not alien
ate the sympathies of those who know
her and love her for her natural grace.
Vienna Correspondent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
InfantiIe DueIists.

Two boys of 3 years, our Berlin cor.
respondent learns, have fought a duel.
with pistols at Client in the presence of
two other schoolboys. who acted as
seconds. One of the boys is reported TO
have been killed by a shot through the
head. London News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
An once Secret.

Junior Partner-Our traveller ought
to be discharged. He told one of Cur
customers that / am an ignorant fool.
Senior Partner shall speak to him
and insist that no more office secrets be
divulged.-Boston Gazette.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

This is a progressive age. The king
of Corea has purchased an electric light
plant in this country, which will have
1000 ~incandescent lamps and will iIlu-
inmate the kings palace and grounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

One OF the largest retail dry good.
houses in Boston has a standing COZ
tract with a daily newspaper / otake |.
the small change received each day Is
the newspaper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

In front of his early home, in Swe-
den, stands a monument with this in
scription, John Ericsson was born
here" 1t is q large granite monument
and was built by the miners of his ma
tive region wholly at their own charges.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

Conductor James McEntee of the I'm
ion Pacific railroad claims to have las
seed a deer with a bellcord, an expert
ence that is vouched for by the train
hands. The train was going at full
speed neal Echo, U. T., at the time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

In reference to the collection of the
Dakota alliance company's notes which
is causing so much talk throughout the
state, and of which eighty were given by
farmers of tins county, Luthy Il Co. of
Peoria, H., to whom the notes were
given, profess much surprise to learn
that farmers should think there was
anything wrong in their trying to COL
lect the notes. They have issued The
following statement covering the sub
lect: The Dakota Farmers Alliance
Compan,, of Aberdeen, S. D., became
indebted to us. 1t owned a large
amount OF debenture bonds of the
National Union company which, through
the l~atter's failure, became worthless.
The company became unable to pay our
claim and SEM us a lot of it's stock notes
as collateral. Under the laws OF Dakota
the stockholders are held liable for what
remains unpaid on their stock. AS
shown by these notes, our claim is past
due, and as the company has no other
means, We are obliged to call on the
stockholders, and have accordingly sent
the notes forward for collection. The
matter is purely a business transaction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16

The average cost of building aa Ell:
lish ironclad is e4s per ton; Frc,p
e55: Italian, f5s German, 500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
or sVBsCRIPTION
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE DAIRY LEADER makes q special feature of
furnishing information concerning the advantages
aud resources of the city of Madison and of the
state at large emitting IL TO the patronage of ad-
~yertisers of every class.
i. r. TAI Proprietor.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-27
ORDER TO SHERIFFS.
Judge Laughlin Makes a New De-
parture in the Serving Of
Legal Processes.

Judge Laughlln has issued rule, num-
Der ten, directed to the sheriffs of this
judicial district giving them instructions
which are to guide them in the future.
All sheriffs are under this rule required
to return all processes directed to them
to tne clerks Office Immediately after
service of the same, at the same time
stating the number of miles actually
Travelled and giving the distances from
their respective county seats to the place
of service of the process. On the return
of the process the clerk is required to
enter in his docket in each case the costs
allowed by law for service, as shown by
the sheriff's return. Before the account
is allowed the sheriff must present the
same itemized, giving the number Of
each case to the court or the Judge there
of, certified to by the clerk that the
amounts therein charged are correct as
appear from his docket. The sheriff is
not allowed fees for the return of service
in criminal cases unless return of non
est inventus is made, and no allowance
shall be made until process has been
filed with the clerk and the costs charged.
Fees and charges in criminal cases are
not to be paid until the case is finally
disposed Of; and in cases wherein there
is Judgment against the defendant no al
lowance will be made, until an execution
is issued and returned nulla bona.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-27
OFFICIAL GOSSIP.

The board of penitentiary commits
sioners meet on Monday.
Gov. Thornton is still quite ill, having
been confined to his bed for the past
three days. He had severe chill last
evening.
Washington dispatch says "Acting
Secretary Sims, of the interior depart
ment, in approving the action of spe-
cial agent who has settled a timber tres
pass case in New Mexico by the payment
of the value of the timber, informs the
commissioner of the general land office
that this case is in no way to be consid
cred as precedent, and that a second
trespass will be followed by criminal
prosecution"
A new feature of the controversy be-
tween Charles Closson and the board of
trustees of the town of Cerrilos came to
light this morning in the filing of peti
tion for q writ of mandamus by j. II.
Crist as attorney for Mr.. Closson. In his
petition Mr.. Closson says that he was
elected town marshal on April last and
took his oath of office on April 9th. On
August 9th the town trustees, consisting
of Austin Goodall, Charles Day, A. Young,
w. H. Coleman and A. G. Teichman, held
a meeting and suspended him from his
office, pending an investigation of an al
legged shortage in his accounts and that
Frank Bornham was appointed mean
while to officiate in his stead. The pur-
pose of the mandamus was to secure
Closson's 8 reinstatement as marshal. Judge
Laughlin will hear the matter next Mon
day afternoon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-27
REGISTRATION BOARDS.
Where They will Hold Forth in Santa
Fe County-The Law.

The following is the law governing the
pointed some days ago by the county
commissioners: "Such board shall meet at
least thirty days before the day for the
holt ing of the election and shall proceed
to register the qualified voters in their
respective precincts. The board shall
sit at least three days when they first
meet; they shall open their session every
day at 8 a. m. and remain in session until
O'Clock; and thereafter on each and
every Saturday until ten days before the
election the board shall meet and remain
in session until 6 o'clock; and on the
tenth day preceding the election the
board shall meet and remain in session as
hereinbefore mentioned and at 6 p. m. on
the tenth day preceding the election the
board shall close the books and no name
added thereafter"
The following are the places at which
the boards of registration of the different
precincts of the county will meet:
Precinct 1.-At the house of Deluvino
Romero.
Precinct 2.--At the house of Manuel
Romero y Dominguez.
Precinct 3.-At justice peace office.
Precinct AT Justice peace office.
Precinct Sat district school house.
Precinct 6.-At the house of Jose Pa
dilla.
Precinct 7.-At H. G. Kinsells store.
Precinct Sat the house of Jose Leon
Madril.
Precinct 9.--At the house of Reyes
Roibal.
Precinct 1O.-At the house of l.. M. En-
glish.
Precinct 11.-At the house of X. NJ.
Carley.
Precinct 12.--At the house of Matias
San6oval.
Precinct 13.--At the store of Gross,
Blackwell & Co. ....
Precinct 14.--At the house of Santos
Ortiz. ...-
Precinct 15.--At the house of Ursulo
Borrego.
Precinct 16.-At the house of Rafael
Garcia.
Precinct 17.-At justice peace office.
Precinct 1S.-At the house of Santana
Herrera.
Precinct 19.-At the house of Jesus Ma
Montoya.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-27
Highest OF all in Leavenng PowerLates U. S Govt Report
R&ta!:'!!!! q! Bski9g Bsxdsg3!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Mother Katherine Drexei.

The Philadelphia, Cincinnati and st.
Louis papers publish a startling story to
the effect that Mother Katherine Drexel,
founder of the sisterhood of Catholic
nuns known as the order of the Blessed
Sacrament, is about to renounce her
solemn vows and be married
A romantic feature is to the effect that
a few years ago Miss Drexel was in love
with Mr.. George William Smith, of Phila-
delphia. He married her sister ard this
prompted her to go into the sisterhood.
Last fall the sister died and now rumor
has it that the old love has conquered,
and that, having secured special dis
pensation from the pope, Mother Kath-
crime will soon give up all personal di
rection of her educational work among
the negroes and Indians and become Mrs.
Smith.
Mother Katherine is we'll known in
Santa Fe, having recently placed the
mans of her order in charge of St. Cath
crime school. She has visited this city
twice within the past six months and left
here for Philadelphia about two weeks
ago.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-27
ROBBED THE GOVERNME ENT.
Ex-Chief Howgate, Of tho Weather
Bureau, Arrested in New York
A Woman in the Case.

New York, Sept. 27.-Captain Henry
Howgate, formerly chief of the weather
bureau at Washington, was arrested in
this city to day on charges of forgery and
embezzlement of $360,000, committed in
1873 and 1879. His arrest is the result of
search, which has occupied the attention
of the United States secret service for
over thirteen years. aa
Howgate was arrested in 1880 in Wash.
ington, but having obtained permission
to go to his room to dress escaped
through a window and has since batfled
all attempts at capture. With Howgate
there went notorious woman of Wash
ington for whom it was alleged he robbed
the government.