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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
TO TOW OIL.

Reported New Move Of the Standard Oil
Company.
1t is reported ON good authority that
the Standard Oil company will, ON July
Is, try the experiment Of towing oil
barges from the Atlantic ports to Ed
rope, something that has never before
been tried, and which, if successful,
will have a marked effect ON the foreign
oil trade and towing business.
The British tank steamer Lackawan-
ma, now bound for New York from Liv-
erpool, will load at Philadelphia with
321, 600 barrels Of petroleum, and with
the large four masted barge So of the
Standard Oil company in tow will sail
for Southampton.
The barge will be loaded with 500, 900
gallons of naphtha, gasoline and other
coal oil products. Captain Rudolph Ru-
bell will command.
The tow will be the longest ON record
and will mean the construction of a
large number Of barges for the transat-
lantic trade which will thus be estab-
lished New York Recorder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
VIII Teach Toads to Kill Bugs.

By the steamship Mariposa, which
arrived at Hawaii recently, Commission
er Marsden received 800 horned toads
from San Diego. These toads were pro-
cured and shipped by b. P. Wood, the
Hawaiian consul at San Diego. The
toads were imported with the hope that
they will be Of service in thinning ont
the various Japan bugs.
Though these reptiles are called toads,
they are in point Of fact a species Of liz
ard and have a we'll developed tail 1t
is the intention Of the commissioner to
put the toads through an educational
course before l~iberating them. The pub
lie are invited to help in the good work
by going out after dark and catching a
number Of the bugs, then take them to
the government nursery, ON King street,
and have the pleasure Of seeing them
devoured by the toads. Another consign-
ment is expected ON the next steamer
Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
. ECOPED ON A STEER.
Were Married, Started Home Afoot, bu
Were Separated at Last.

Were Married, Started Home Afoot, but
Were Separated at Last.
A young couple from Tuscola, Va. +,
appeared at Coeburn, a station on the
Clinch Valley division of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, on Saturday
astride Of a steer. They had come from
their homes, 80 miles distant, in that
way. They were Lonella Regal, aged
is, and Burton Preston, aged IS, the
SON Of a wealthy farmer. They said
they had come to get married, but they
had no money to buy a license.
They were SO earnest and pleading
that those who heard their story took
up a collection. Then it developed that
there was no II in the village who
would perform the ceremony, and
enough money was raised to send the
couple by train to Bristol, Tenn. They
were married at Bristol and then start
ed afoot across the country to their
home, then % miles away. On arriv-
ing at Tacoma, in Wise county, today
the couple We're met by three masked
men and the girls father. The girl was
taken away from her boy husband after
a desperate fight. Preston, badly beaten,
fed to the mountain. New York World.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
''GrOver Cleveland" Is q Sprinter.

William Taylor Of South Portsmouth,
O., has a yellow dog that has a reputa-
ton as a Splinter all along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad. The dog knows
the time schedule Of all the trains, and
every day when a train is due trots dowi
to the target at the yard limit and
waits. When a train comes along, he
races it in to the depot. So far he has
an unbroken record Of victories. He an
swers to the name Of Grover Cleveland.
Chicago Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
$1,000, 900 IN FIREWORKS.

Ons Firm hold 7,soo.Ooo Packs Of Firs-
There were upward Of a, 600, 900
spent for fireworks this yeak in New
York alone" said prominent manu-
facturer Of fireworks.
1--WE never before made such elabo-
rate preparations for the Fourth, and I
understand that it IL the same with 9th.
er dealers. Our plant for manufactur-
ing fireworks, which consists Of 20
buildings, has been busy since the first
Of the year.
"Some idea Of the magnitude of the
work can be gained from the fact that
we have sold over 100, 900 boxes Of fire.
crackers this year, or about $500, 900
packs. People spend more money for
fireworks than they used to.
Fireworks, by the way, are cheaper
this year than ever before, due to the
removal Of the tariff by the Wilson bill.
Firecrackers sell for about one-haf what
they did q year ago. A great many
crackers have been manufactured in
America this year, but the imported
ones continue to be the most popular.
There are a great many novelties in
fireworks this year. Among them are
the Trolley Wheels, Magic Fountain
and 'Trilby Wheels The new wheels
are very pretty.
"We sold a great many sets of fire.
works. We have sets for sale at prices
ranging from s. to 81, 200. Hundreds
of people who live out Of town purchased
these.
1--WE have received a great many or
ders this year for special designs, and
many of these are exceedingly elaborate.
Among them is the reproduction of the
picture IF Columbus discovering Amer
lea. This particular piece measures so
by 80 feet. We have also arranged a re-
production Of the capitol at Washington,
which measures 200 by 100 feet. New
York Evening Sun.
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Notice Of Mortgage Sale

S~N
Whereas, default has been made In the pay
ment OF the interest on money secured by .
mortgage dated January 2, 1892, ack nowledged
on the ssth day Of Janua-y, 1885,, given and exc.
s0D, hie wife, OF the county of Lake. state Of
south Dakota, to John Ogden, state of Ohio,
and which mortgage was duly recorded in the
South Dakota, on the 18th day OF January, 1892,
at 5 o'clock p. m, recorded In book ''9' Of mort
cages, on page 96; and, whereas, NO action or
tuted to recover the debt secured by eaid mort.
gage or any part thereof; and, whereas, IL 10
stipulated In said mortgage that should default
or any part thereof when due, then the whole
principal and interest should become due and
payable, and SAID mortgage might be foreclosed
and, whereas, default cons,sts in the failure Of
said mortgagors to pay the interest on said
mortgage, TO wit, the sum Of $500 interest due
on S.,. .sid an. ne. s ! ss % ; m iSa:,, !; 1884, ss,p II: :sT is
said mortgage that in the event Of the ~foreclos-
ure Of the same, 5000 shall be allowed ~ attor
ney's fees; and, whereas, the whole amount
Of this notice 10 the sum Of $4,000 principal and
$A 80 interest and 5000 attorneys fees, making
y total OF S5O4 10 now due. Now, therefore,
notice 10 hereby given that by virtue Of the
power contained In eaid mortgage. and in pursu
ance Of the statutes In such cases made and
provided, the eaid mortgage will be foreclosed
therein desc nbed, at public auction, at the front
door Of the court house, in the city of Madison
Lake county, South Dakota, on the Sd day Of
August, 1895, &C the hour OF one o'clock in the
afternoon Of that Gay. said mortgaged premises
are situated in the county Of Lake, state OF South
Dakota, and are described as follows, to wit:
The south half (sh)' of the southeast quarter
eek )oi section thlrty-one (31) in township one
hundred and eight (l06) north Of range hfty-one
(5i) containing 80 acree, more or less according
TO the rover nment survey thereof.
Dated at MadIsop, Lake county, South Dako-
June 18th, 1895.
JOHN OGDEN, Mortgage.
D. D. HOLDRIDGE d SON,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
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STORIES OF THE DAY.
Comptroller Eckels Remember with Graf
itude . Man VIII was Kind to Him.

Comptroller Eckels Remembers with Graf
itude . Man who Wa Kind to Him.
Cast thy bread upon the waters, and
it shall return to thee after many DAYS. -
1t would appear in what follows that
the bread returned in time for the Sec
ond generation. Many years ago Comp
troller Eckels was a small boy in ILL
nois. At this early age he had a taste
for trade. His father was we'll to do,
but the coming comptroller had q strong
notion Of making money for himself.
The easiest avenue Of III which
opened to his young feet was the apple
trade. He was but s years old at the
time, and it was his wont to occasional
~ wend his way to a farmer of the
neighborhood who had an unusually fine
brand of apples and buy a basketful, and
then sell them at a ripe advance over
original cost.
In this way young Eckels amassed a
boyish fortune. There was one thing
which he always recalls to the credit of
the farmer. 1t would seem that the old
agriculturist had warm place in his
heart for boys, and he always gave
young Eckels about twice as many ap-
Piles for his money as the market nat
urally called for. In fact, he sold apples
to young Eckels for about 80 cents on
the dollar, and this low rate on fruit
very much assisted the youthful mer-
chant in money making.
This, as stated, was long ago. The
old farYnnr hoe hann IaoJ xlx-o $1,000
years, but he has a son older than Comp
troller Eckels, who is now practicing
law In New York city. And a good law
yer he ~is-capable, thorough and hon
est, although not perhaps growing ire
mendously rich at his profession. When
Eckels became comptroller of the cur
rency, he was aware of the whereabouts
and professional fortune of this son of
the old farmer who had so favored him
in the apple business.
:, In memory of the farmers generosity
Comptroller Eckels has seen to it that a
great deal of the New York law bust
ness which had its emanation in his de-
partment has fallen into the hands of
the son. 1t may be safely and conserva-
lively said that as the direct result of
the fathers liberality the son in the last
two years has made several thousand
dollars and has been brought into a law
practice which will swell his profess
sional earnings for years tt come. Bread
on the waters in the guise of former ap-
pies, which might in the aggregate have
cost the old farmer father a dollar, is
today returning to the son to the extent
Of thousands of dollars. Washington
Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27

Landlord Moses Of the Brunswick no.
tel at Eagle Mills has q 14-year-old
house dog which is a more correct baron
eter than many Of the mechanical in
struments. For two hours before the
approach of a shower, and with no Wis
IDLE signs Of the arousing Of the ele-
ments, he is as uneasy as a fish out Of
its natural element. He will roam from
house to house, call on all his old ac-
quaintances, and when the shower is
near at hand he will seek a comfortable
place at home and go to sleep. This Pc
c~uliarity has been noticed on q number
Of occasions lately and has won much
renown for the brute. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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tn music is pulsing within. dear.
IT'S a measure that both Of US love.
But what is the charm Of its din, dear,
Compared with the starlight abovef
Alone, with the night all about, dear.
Alone with the roses perfume,
Let the waltz's mad riot steal out, dear.
To die in the arms Of the gloom.
dear,
But you know that tonight we must part,
And now Ia the time for romance, dear,
For the pleadings and pangs of a heart
OF a heart that has loved you in vain. dear.
Through sunshine and lowering skies,
And has learned to know pleasure and pain,
dear,
In the light Of YOU wonderful eyes.
I have loved you too well, for, alas, dear.
] can love you despairinsly yet,
While You tell me your fancies soon pass,
dear, 49, i
And you hope I'll forgive and forget.
Was the love that you gave me so false, dear,
That 1t faded before it could bloom? =
Must 1t die as the wall of the waltz. dear
Dies here in the arms Of the gloomf
Well, leave me if leave me you must. dear.
To return to the whirl Of the dance.
] can part from you only in trust. dear.
That your love reawaken pe~rchance.'
0oodby. Is 1t easy to say, dear,
That it comes to your lips with a smile2
No. thank you. ! think I will stay, dear
Alone here and smoke for awhile.
Guy Wetmore Carryl in Munsey's.
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They Were Commenly Used In the sev.
enteenth Centuxy.

They Were Comnsaly Used In the sev.
enteeath Century.
OF the various examples that have
been given Of early specimens Of the
clockmaker's art not the least interest
ing are the several types Of lamp clocks.
One Of these wa Of q kind quite COM
mon in the seventeenth century and con-
sisted Of q lamp burner placed at the
base Of a glass oil receptacle mounted
vertically ON q suitable standard. The
oil reservoir had attached to it a scale,
facing the burner and showing the
hours, beginning at 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon, at which time the lamp was to
be lighted in winter, and ending at 2
O'Clock in the morning. The lamp be-
ing lighted, the gradually descending
level Of the oil, as combustion proceed
ed, marked the hours.
The other device, Of later origin, dat
ing back to the beginning Of the present
century, utilized the same principle. It
consisted Of two communicating oil
chambers, superposed by a clock dial.
In n Of the chambers was placed a
night lamp to illuminate this dial, and
in the other was suspended a float from
a cord which passed around a small pull
ley. The latter was mounted ON q hori-
zontal axis ending in the center Of the
dial The float Of course descended as
the oil was consumed and carried the
index hand along with it, thus making
the hours precisely as in the case already
Cited. At their best these timepieces
could have had only an Indifferent de-
gree OF accuracy, yet they probably
served their purpose well and certainly
are interesting at the present time as
illustrating some Of the ~expedients
adopted by mechanicians Of an earlier
period. Coasters Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
The Newspaper Mems Yell.

0 A gentleman who saw the boat race
between Yale and Harvard at New Lon
don tells a story Of the newspaper yell
which was inaugurated by the represent
atives Of the press who were present to
report the event.
There were fully 20 newspaper men
present." said he. "They came from
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and a
great many other places. They were
placed Oh the old press boat, the Man
hanset, which has by long custom be-
come known as the press boat. 1t is al
ways given a good position, so the news
paper men can get a good view Of the
race.
THE whole face of the earth was COW
cred with college men. They swarmed
along the banks Of the river, crowded in
the boat and into every available inch
Of space until the earth was black with
them. They kept up a deafening roar of
college yells, each college sending up it's
yells in mighty tones. The earth shook
with the wild medley of sound, and the
newspaper men were deafened.
boys, we are not in it,, said one of
the newspaper men. Cant we do some
thing to revenge ourselves on these
bowling Indians?'
LETS get a yell Of our own said
one.
"A bright young fellow from New
York instantly set up the yell, which
was instantly taken up and sent rever-
berating down the line:
"'Oysters. clams-raw, raw, raw
WAITER
Every newspaper man on the boat
took up the yell. They shouted it out
with wonderful heartiness and enthusi-
asm, drowning completely the shouts of
the smaller groups Of college men. Ev-
cry time a group Of ~collegians gave vent
to their yell, the newspaper men would
answer.
THE u%niqueness of their yell caught
the crowd, and in a few minutes hun
dreds Of people were repeating it. In a
short time it had spread over the entire
gathering and became the yell of the
day:
"'Oysters, clams-raw, raw, raw
waiter! Atlanta Constitution.
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PIERCE .s s:::; . CURE
on MONEY RETURNED.
Notice of Mortgage Sale.


Default existing in q mortgage executed by
Elizabeth Eukiey. nee HonegRar, and Jacob G.
huxley, wife and husband, mortgagors, January
9Th, 1893. on the northwest quarter OF section
thirteen (13l, township one hundred eigh. (1Os),
north OF range ~ffty.tohr t54) vest Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, In Lake county, South Dako-
Ia, TO Northwestern Loan and Banking COM
pAny. OF Madison, 9. H., MORTGAGE; said mort.
gage having been given as security for The pay
ment Of certain lnetallment note Of even date
Herewith, for $3.50; and said mortgage having
been III, d for record In the Office of the register
Of deeds In Lake County, South Dakota. on the
10th day of January, 1893, at 10 20 o'clock q. m,
and recorded In book 10 Of MORTGAGE, on page
1874. There being now due on said note and
mortgage the sum of $40 20, principal and inter
eat. besides an attorney fee Of $50 stipulated ip
eaid mortgage; and there having been no pro.
ceedings at law or otherwise for the collection OF
the amount due on said note and mortgaee:
Therefore, the sheriff OF said Lake county,
South Dakota, will sell said premises at the front
door OF the court house In the city OF Madisop,
in said Lake county, South Dakota, on the oath
day Of August, A. y. 1895, at two o'clock p. m,
to the highest bidder for cash, to pay said debt,
attorney fee. and costs of sale.
Dated at Madiaou, 8. d., July II, 1895.
NORTHWEsTERN LOAN AND BANKING
COMPANY. Mortgage.
j. II. WILLIAMSON,
attorney for Mortgage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
Peter s. Was Marshal Ney.

-Four judges of the superior court of
North Carolina-Philips, Conner, Bat
tie and Brown-together with ex-Judge
1xlar, now a member Of congress, hav-
ing had the question raised by the au-
thor Of Historic Doubts as to the Exc
cution of Marshal Ney" submitted to
them, their verdict was that he had
proved beyond a reasonable doubt that
Peter S. Ney was Marshal Ney."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
The Strength Of the Republic.

The fiscal report Of United States
COMMISSIONS Of Education William T.
Harris reveals an increase for the past
year of over $50, 900 school children.
This is one of the best signs Of the
times. A republic which a boast such
a recruited enlistment to its grand army
Of Is, $50, 268 public pupils need not
worry because it has q standing army of
only 25, 600. Philadelphia Record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
hat . Baby Can Do.

Friend-I don't understand why you
and your husband should have separated
SO
Mrs. Aftermath-It was all owing to
the baby's temper.
MERCY on usi How could that be?''
1--WE couldn't agree rs to which one
Of us the baby took after. New York
Weekly
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
The Thoughtful Chsuncey.

A good story is told on Chauncey De-
rew. He received q letter from a young
married friend in Albany asking for .
pass for his mother in law, who was
coming to make him a visit, and clos
ing with the delicate hint, Don't for
get to have thereturn coupon attached"
MI. Depew is nothing if not worldly
wise and sympathetic, and in sending
the pass he wrote, "Ihave not neglected
the return coupon and have limited it
to three days. minneapolis Journal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
News For Most wheeimen.

A favorite ride of New York wheel
men is climbing Pixies peak, a small
mountain on the outskirts OF the city.
Riding is possible almost to the summit,
the road being fairly steep and Of a zig
gag nature. In some parts the path is
awful, being barely d%iscernible. Lon
don (,ycle
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Notice to Creditors.

E-tste of Peter OLSON; deceased. Notice lie
hereb, given by the undersigned, executors Of
the will Of Peter Olsson. deceased, to the creditors
Of and all persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with the neces-
cary vouchers, within four months after the hrst
publication OF this notice. to the said executors
at their places Of residence, Or to the county
judge at his office in the city Of Madison, in the
county OF Lake, s. d.
dated ut Madison, ). D., July 8, 1895
p. G.. SWANSON,
ANDREW ANDERSON,
Executors of the last will Of Peter Olssop, de.
ceased.
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Politics Not EVERYTHING.

The Corbett- Fitzsimmons prize fight
takes a bigger building and more oratory
than a national political convention.
And yet some persons declare that this
country is carried away with politics -
Washington Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27
Silver knights Of America.

Senator Stewart Of Nevada is said to
be the president of a secret organization
recently formed for political purposes.
It is called the Order Of the Supreme
Temple, Silver Knights Of America, and
its general offices are in Washington. As
the name indicates, the purpose Of the
society is to advance the cause Of free
coinage Of silver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-27

The young man who posed for Mr..
Du Maurjer a Little Billee is only 20
years old and is just going ON the stage.
Mr.. Du Maurier says he has great abili-
~. He has just made his first engage
ment with Mr.. Tree.
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The safety of the shade tree and the
happiness of the summer girl both de-
mand the downfall Of the caterpillar
Washington Star. sMNi
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THE WAY IS OPEN
delicate woman. The medicine to cure Won
the tonic to build you up, is DR.. Pierce's Fa-
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it. The makers say it will help you, or cost
you nothing. They guarantee it.
As q safe and certain remedy for woman's
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ing nervine, perfectly harmless in any con-
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It's q marvellous remedy for nervous and
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nervous disorders due to functional derange-
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manly functions, cured cases of Insanity.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-14
Curious Oak Tree in Georgia.

A resident of Augusta, Ga, has an
oak tree growing upon his place which
is not unlike other trees of that species
in general appearance. Instead of pro-
ducing the regulation acorn, however,
it is annually loaded with peculiar
formations as unlike the natural pro-
duction of such trees as one could i'm
agine. AS a general rule the cup of an
acorn is as large or larger than a thin
BILE, covering at least half of the acorn
proper, but in this case the tiny recep-
tacle is not larger than pea, and, in
stead of being constructed so as to hold
but a single nut or kernel, contains
from three to five small ones, the num-
Der seeming to vary with the distance
from the ground, the cups on the lower
limbs being uniformly filled with three
of the tiny acorns. Botanists OF ma
tional repute have pondered this sylvan
oddly and old settlers, noted hunters
and woodmen in general have visited
the wonder and left without even at
tempting to name the variety of oak to
which it belongs.