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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02
The Boy Was Right.

Schoolteacher, examining the class,
lights on the youngest, and is so struck
with his intelligent aspect that he ques-
tions him forthwith. Now, my little
man, what do five and two maker" The
little one remained silent. well, sup
pose, now, l were to give you five rab-
bits today and two more tomorrow, how
many rabbits would you possess?"'
Eight! = replied the juvenile prompt
".
Eight! Why? How do you make
that out?"
Cause I've got one at home al
ready" 1t was quite true, and the
teacher had to try again. London Tel
egraph.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02

grew in his back yard. The idea was
not new, as my boy who has been in
the country could testify. though pump
kins or squash are the vegetables gener-
ally employed. However, this gourd
was especially effective by reason Of the
beautiful markings, the green showing
in dark lines against the clear yellow.
By means of a small wax candle such
as is sold for Christmas trees, the
gourd lasted several nights without
whitening.
But most city children must be con
tent with box lanterns. By taking two
cigar boxes, the size which holds 80
cigars, opening the lids and forming a
cube, a lantern double the ordinary size
may be made. OF curse it will be nee
essary to cut a board for the top and
base, the former having a circular or
square hole for air. -Four such boxes
will make a handsome cross lantern.
Take the lids off and turn the boxes SO
that they open inside the figure. The
lids will supply boards for the top and
base.
For q gourd lantern the best orpa-
mentation is a face, and by cutting the
rind very thin in some places aud leav'
ing it thick in others excellent effects
may be made with light and shadow.
With box lanterns the idea of a stencil,
should be employed. Mark the figure
you wish to have. The best way is e
draw it on paper and paste the drawing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02
Rrnye Alice Meade.

Alice Meade is the heroine Of New
ton, Mass. She spends much of her time
boating ON the Charles river and is a
cool headed, skillful oarswoman. When
. poor, weak man ventured out on to the
water, overturned his boat and was
surely drowning, Alice went to the res
cue. She could not draw him into her
boat, but she caught him by the hair Of
the head, and sculling with one oar
towed him to the bank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02

The Empress Of Japan is described as
q little woman, who almost disappears
in the long trained dresses Of western
civilization in which she now appears
at court ceremonies. Even in high
heeled boots she appears almost a dwarf
in the eyes of Europeans. She has, how
ever, an expression Of dignity in the
face that is described as very impressive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02
He Wanted to Know,

At Q small school the pupils were not
long since reading the story Of an i'm
portant battle. The text read:
both sides fought with logged per-
tinacity."
When this point was reached, a boy
in one of the back seats raised his hand
and calmly inquired Of the master:
"What kind of weapons are those?'
San Francisco Examiner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02

"There is SO much that is unpleasant
in divorce suits that . woman really
needs another woman around to protect
her." says Mrs. Foltz. the San Francis
60 lawyer, who has just won q divorce
suit for one of her female clients.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02

on the, wood. Then cut the lines in
dashes not entirely out. Circles are
pretty for corner ornaments. These are
easily made by using a coin for draw
ing the ring, burning a hole in the cen
ter and enlarging it with a penknife.
The designs here given are some which
The Eagle artist has drawn expressly.
They are simple and effective. Brook
Ign Eagle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02
Jack Knew.

Governess-Now, Jack, il were to
give IL pears to Maud. 10 to Edith and
three to you, what would that be?
Jack Jagged 6)-It wouldn't be fair
London Tit-Bits,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-02
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
NOVELTIES IN LANTERNS.

Some New Box Designs Which Any Boy
Can Easily Make.
The Chinese feast of lanterns does not
take place until September, at the time
Of the harvest moon, but it is not say
ing much for an American boy that he
San get ahead of a Chinaman. So y
happens that grocers and ~tobacconlsss
are now besieged for cigar boxes, and
the demand for tissue paper has already
produced a scarcity Of desirable colors
in the market.
Last year a boy in the eastern district
excited the admiration of his fellows by
making q lantern of a large gourd which
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10

If there is any truth in what the prize
fighters, Corbett and Fitzsimmons, say of
each other, neither viii be greatly disap-
pointed if no satisfactory place can be
found for their proposed smuggling match.
Corbett says Fitzsimmons doesn't want to
fight, and in support OF his assertion
points to the fact that $500 of Fitzsim-
mons stake money has been attached,
and that the latter has not attempted to
have the money relieved from attachment
or to replace it with other money. The
fight will hardly go on as long as Fitz-
simmons stake money is in the hands Of
the court.
Fitzsimmons declares that Corbett
doesn't want to fight, and as proof of
what he says declares that Corbett didn't
reach Texas until 1t was definitely decided
that the fight could not be held in that
state. 1t really looks as if each of the
bruisers would rejoice if something should
occur to prevent the contest.
And the prospect that the fight will take
place is not promising. The doors of every
state and territory of this country are
barred against IT. anu MEXICO mas an
nounced that it will not be permitted on
her soil. Our dispatches this morning
say that an opportunity to have the fight
in Vancouver, B. c., has been presented.
Vancouver is a long way off, and it would
not be profitable to have the contest where
a very large audience at a big admission
fee could not be collected.
The indications are that prize fighting
will soon be a thing of the past. With
laws against it almost everywhere. it can
be carried on only under conditions which
yield very little profit, and which are
full of danger to the liberty of the princi-
pals and their hackers. There will be no
great amount of regret, except among
roughs and the lawless element, when it is
finally understood that the day of prize
| fighting is over in all civilized countries.
There would be very little prize fighting
now if it were not for the money there
is to be made out of it. The champion
not only wins big sum of money in each
battle in which he engages, but he makes
a reputation that is worth to him many
| thousands of dollars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
Personal.

1t is said that the Empress of Aus
tria is making a collection of cows She
brings one home from every foreign place
she visits, and orders milk from different
ones as her inclination dictates. The en-
press, however. IS not alone in her habit
OF procuring horns" at every stopping
place.
-Berthold Tours, the well known COM
poser Of Anglican church music, is broken
down physically. MIR. Tours, who is near
" sixty years of age, was the son of a
Rotterdam Organist, and studied at Leip-
sic and Brussels. In his early days he was
successful in Italian opera, and then be-
came teacher and composer. on Sir
Joseph Barnby resigning in 1873 the post
of chief musical reader to Novelties, Tours
was selected for the post. He is an able
musician, and was complimented by
Gounod on his pianOfOrte arrangement
of The Redemption"
-Liliuokalani, the deposed Queen of
Hawaii, had a good many curious char
acteristics, one of the most pronounced
of which was perfect passion for the
collection of rope knots made by sailors
of different nationalities who visited her
domain. The result is what Is said to be
the largest and finest collection of the
kind in the world. Every conceivable de-
vice into which a piece of rope could be
twisted and turned by the deXterous fin
gers of sailor men from all over the world
is represented in her cabinet, and if the
opportunity Is ever offered to them there
is little doubt that the big museums of
the world will become active bidders for
the unique collection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
They Did Not Know Him.

A couple of New York cyclists had pc
culiar adventure in the land OF mosqui-
toes otherwise New Jersey, says the New
York Tribune.
The day was fair, the roads good and the
first half was covered in time we'll Inside
the proper figures. Before they had COW
cred many miles they overlook a rider 60
ing their way at a fair jog" Without
stopping, one of them yelled to him as
they sped by set us a pace.
He was evidently a good rider and the
New Workers began to pump harder. This
continued for mile and then in an I'M
lucky moment one of them called out,
Lead Off We're in a hurry"
Then the trouble began, for the PAGER
turned with n smile and inquired, "How
fast do you want it?'
Two minutes, if you can" was the re-
ply.
earnest, for the leader quickly opened up
a gap which they were unable to fill. They
bent further over their handle bars while
the perspiration started in streams, bur
all to no avail.
Not many miles further on they stopped
at a "wheelman's retreat" and one Of
them fell into conversation with the pro
prietor.
''Did you see a blue enamel wheel go by
here short time before we came up?'
Yes, l saw it."
well, who was that streak of creased
lightning on it?'
"Why, that was Zimmerman" replied
the proprietor with a laugh. You didn'
try to race him, did your"
The two answered not word, but
looked at each other solemnly, marched
out to the door. and mounting their wheels
rode slowly away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10

The most stately trees in Forsyth park
are the pines. They give character to the
park, making it distinctively southern,
and especially Georgian. The park without
pines might be representative of almost
any section of the country; with them it
is eminently representative of the South
Atlantic states. Many of the pines in the
park have recently died. A force
of men are now cutting away
the dead trees. The gaps made
by the telling are already noticeable.
There still remain in the park plenty of
trees, and many noble pines. But there
is no young growth of pine coming on to
take the places of the trees that are now
being cut down. and the others that must
necessarily follow from time to time. The
pine is hardy and long-lived. 1t takes root
readily in favorable soil, and requires
practically no attention after transplant
ing. 1t should be the policy of the park
authorities. therefore. to plant in the park
young long-leaf pine in the place of
every one of the old ones that must neces-
sarily be taken out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10

He stood in front of house on Second
street and gazed at the doors and windows
a long time, says the Detroit Free Press.
At length he came to the conclusion to
walk up and ring the bell of the side
door His ring was answered by a wo-
man with a broom in her hand.
Madam" he began as he looked around,
81 have called to make an inquiry"
We'll sir" she snapped.
you look like the women and this looks
like the house, but yet may be mistaken.
Did l call here last February"
You did, sir
"Ah! thought so. called here one ar
ternoon?'
You answered my ring?"
Yes, sir
You had broom in your hand-the
same broom you have now?''
Yes, SIR
And you told me to skip?'
That's what l told you"
"And as ! seemed reluctant to skip YOU
jabbed me in the back with the end of the
broom handle to assist my movements?'-
Yes, l did. What do you want now?''
81 want to know, respected lady, if the
situation has undergone any change for
the better?"
victuals or old clothes for you. want you
to skip. If you don't skip"
You'll jab me again.
YES, sirn' she said, as she made reaffy
"All right, ma am-rn go-I'H 90 win
out being jabed. Folks say this is world
of change but I'll be hanged if there 5
been any round here that I can see
Madam Of 1.-THE broomstick, am gone
fareWellr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
BRIGHT BITS.

He looked at her earnestly. you have
changed since last we met he said.
Yes" she answered. Those red ones
were causing so many runaWayS that !
thought I would adopt a pair of a more
somber Embellishments Journal
"A Job for Him.-The Foreman-Its go
in to hustle us to get the paper out this
week. Slug Is bilin' drunk. and he'll stay
thataway for the next three or four days.
Editor of the Plunkville Bugle-Ain't he
fit to work?
"Oh, he's willing, but he can't tell one
box from another"
Turn him loose on that Scotch dialect
story. Nobody will know the difference. -
Indianapolis Journal
A Wonderful Land
1 will sing a song of a wonderful land.
Where the wheelWoman doesn't exist,
Where the girl that you love is as child
ish and bland
As the girl that your grandfather kissed.
Where the boomers don't bloom, and the
skirts don't divide
And the maiden don't box or make bets;
oh, the girls of the south. we assure yol;
with pride
Don't talk slang and smoke cigarettes.
Toronto Telegram.
Not Altogether Crushed.
Employer: / took you in out of charity,
you worthless hOund l have paid you
good wages, you--have-~ had light work,
short hours, and a half holiday once I,
week. You show your appreciation of I.
good job by reading my private CORE
spondence and stealing my postage
stamps What will you do, I'd like TO
Office Boy (pale, but self-pOssesed): /
shall resign my place here, sir, to accept
a place in some other establishment
Chicago Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
me- Club Man's CIock.

"a wedding present. eh?" asked the
dealer, according to Truth. rs your Irlehd
'.Yes, mes a member of two clubs"
Are you married man. SIT
wei, I'd like to show you clock in
vented by a friend of mine. II is pc
culiarly suitable for a married man who
belongs to a club. But, hrst, you must
give me your word of honor that you will
never reveal the secret to any one except
a married man whom you know mas
reached home not earlier than a. m,
twice a week, for three consecutive weeks.
If any woman discovers the secret Of the
invention its prospects are ruined.
Il am afraid it is doomed. however, L
.'Weil. this is the idea. When a man in
tends to stay out late, he presses TINS III
tie sprng-so innocent looking, you see,
that 1t Will escape the sharpest feminine
observation. The clock at once begins TO
lose time. The hands move with Just
their usual rapidity until CLOCK IN the
morning. Thus, ii the spring Is pressed
at a. m the hands win show II o'clock,
when the correct time is 3 a. m. After 3
O'Clock the hands will move with twice
their usual rapidity until the time lost has
been regained, ana no longer. AT a. m,
therefore, the clock will be right; and
thereafter it will jog along sedately, sixty
minutes TO the hour, just as II II never
had been engaged in conspiracy 10 de-
ceive a trusting wife"
Suppose a man gets home at or 5?'
ut will be of less service to him, of
course. However, we have a. m. ana
5 a. m. clocks constructed on similar prin-
ciples, though l think the a. m. clock as
best suited for average requirements. MY
friend is striving to invent clock which
will stop running slowly and begin TO re-
gain time automatically, the moment a
man begins to look for the key hole, but
at present the project is little more than
an ridescent dream.
1t is perhaps unnecessary TO say that ne
secured my order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10

No reliable estimate of the number Of
boxes of oranges Florida viii produce this
year is obtainabIe. It is certain, however,
that the yield viii be sufficiently large to
surprise those who have had the impress
sion that all the orange groves Of the
state were destroyed by the freeze last
winter. There are a great many groves
on the west coast that were scarcely
touched by the frost. They promise to
yield well. Already a number of the own
ers Of these groves have sold their crops on
the trees for about double the amount
per box they have received in previous
years.
In other parts of the state there will be
a great many oranges-more than it was
expected Immediately after the freeze
that there would be.
The Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower
has been making an effort TO find out
what per cent. of the groves has been
abandoned. and whether many of the fam
lilies that depended upon orange growing
for a living are leaving the state. The
information it has received is not alto
gether satisfactory, because those 70
whom inquiries were addressed seem to
speak for their immediate neighborhoods
respectively, thus leaving in doubt the
condition of affairs in a very large terri
tory. However. the information furnishes
data from which pretty clear idea of the
situation is obtained.
Comparatively few of the groves have
been abandoned. Most of the grove own
ers have gone to work industriously TO
save the groves, and it is believed they are
succeeding better than they expected.
Most of the groves that were killed be-
yond all hope of recovery were young
groves which had not yet come
into bearing. OF the bearing groves from
to per cent. have been abandoned.
Those that are being cared for are making
excellent progress, and will be bearing
fruit within the next two or three years,
if next winter should not be a hard one. We
should not be at all surprised if within the
next five or six years Floridas orange
crop would be fully as large as it was be-
fore the freeze.
There does not appear to be much
foundation for the report that a great
many families are leaving the orange
growing districts. 1t is true that here
and there family has gone, but there is
not, nor has there been, any such emigra-
ton as the public have been led to be-
lieve there was by some of the statements
that have been made in the public prints.
1t will not be long before the places of
those who have gone elsewhere will be
filled. In fact, they are being filled al
ready, because faith in the success of the
orange industry has not been by any
means destroyed. The freeze gave that
industry a great set back. 1t did not de-
stroy confidence in it. The time is not
distant, therefore, when Florida's orange
yield will be far greater than it has ever
yet been.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
To BE starred ont.

Our dispatches this morning state that
the Armenians in ConstantinoDle who
have taken refuge in their churches are
to be starved out. II that policy is adopted
it viii be only day or two when the
wretched Armenians will have to yield
themselves up to the Turkish authorities.
What their fate will be it Is easy TO fore
see Little mercy will be shown them.
II is true the Armenians inaugurated
the riots in Constantinople. It is well un-
derstood that they did so in order to at
tract the attention Of the whole Christian
world. and especially England, 10 their
terrible condition and sufferings. England
has pretended and still pretends to be their
greatest friend. She has protested time
and time again against the cruelties prac-
ticed upon the Armenians by the Turks.
only recently she threatened Turkey with
ACKNOWLEDGMENT if she did not give all her
Christian subjects ample protection. Tur-
key always promises TO make the reforms
which England demands. but does very lit
tie to put the reforms into practice.
Turkey knows very well that she stands
in little danger Of being dismembered.
While it is true that she has no sincere
friend in Europe, she understands the po-
litical situation sufficiently well to know
that England would not alone attack her
except the provocation was much greater
than any that is likely to be offered.
England was quick to send her cruisers
to Corinto to demand reparation for alleg-
ed wrongs to some Of her citizens by the
Nicaraguan authorities and she is now
threatening China for not promptly pun
ishing those responsible for the recent
outrages upon English missionaries, but
she does not attempt to enforce her de-
mands upon the Turkish government for
protection to Christians in Turkey The
reason is that she is afraid she might not
be sustained by France and Russia, both
Of which countries might seize upon the
opportunity which an attack by England
upon Constantinople would present to
carry out schemes OF their own. Russia
would like to increase her territorial pos
sessions at the expense of Turkey and
France regards England's occupation Of
Egypt with jealous eye. Although Rus
STA and France would Ike to see the
Christians in Turkey treated humanely
neither is willing TO make any sacrifices
for them. England is alone in her effort
to secure the protection for them to which
they are entitled by the terms of the
treaty Of Berlin.
Turkey does as she pleases in respect TO
the Christians within her borders because
she knows that. however much England
may threaten her. no effort to coerce her
will be made, because an attack upon her
would be the signal for a war in which
all the great powers of Europe might be-
come involved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
Up in Nautical Terms.

They were riding down town from the
Grand Central station. and the New York
World says, their sunburned cheeks and
animated manner testified to the fact
that they had been frustrating
''Tve learned positively everything about
boats said the one in brown. DO you
know all about them, Eloise?"
NO" said Eloise, regretfully Il know
there are yachts and canalboats and the
Brooklyn ferries, but that's all. Is there
much difference
Much differencer' exclaimed she of
the nautical mind. why, my dear. there
is no end of difference. There are sloops
and schooners and paddlewheels and do
ries, and keelboats and barkentines and
brigantines."
Dear mel What's a barkentine. Lon.
and why do they call it that?''
Lou paused. Then she said boldly:
''Oh, it's one kind of a big ship and it's
called a barkentine because the wood il
is made out of isn't all smoothed down.
but is left covered with bark"
''Oh, I seer said Eloise. Something
like a birchbark canoe.f'
Yes. said Lou, and they began to dis
cuss the new veilings for destroying evil
dences of TAM.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10

The pharmacy was crowded all day
Friday with ladies, and Mr.. OrlOWitz
was delighted with has little scheme.
Saturday noon two young ladies-one a
good-looking brunette-enJered the store
nonchalantly, and, walking up to Mr.
OrlOwitz, one of them said:
i understand you gave ice-cream soda
free TO customers yesterday
Yes, we did, was the reply.
ny?''
''No-sort of birthday opening like"
Suppose we are too late2
We'll yes-ice cream all gone.
Then the young ladies began TO ask
prices of several articles, some OF which
were rather costly.
Haven't you saved any at all for Gus
toners who did not hear Of this TIL to-
day?" queried the brunette, as she picked
up pint and a half bottle Of perfume
and asked the price, while her compan-
-rn's basilisk eye rested on an elesaht
manicure set.
We'll, I'll see. Julius, see if there
isn't some more ice cream in the refrlg-
orator"
There was And two glasses were
handed to the prospective customers.
They slipped the soda, ate the cream with
a spoon very deliberately and glggled
and chatted gayly, while Mr.. Orlowitz
stood by expectantly, seemingly enjoy
ing their enjoyment.
THAT was very good, indeed said
the young ladies in chorus.
Glad you liked it." said Mr.. o. NOW,
what can 1 do for you, ladies?'
"A 2-cent stamp, please said the bru-
The opening closed right there and