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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
NAPOLEON and His Pine.

Napoleon was q snuff taker in a mild
way, smelling of the tobacco rather
than snufiing it, but learned to
smoke. Once only according to his
valet, Constant, he tried q pipe. The at
tempt, of which Constant gives a hu.
morous account, was ON this wise:
An eastern ambassador, Persian or
Turkish, had presented the emperor
with a handsome oriental pipe, and one
day the fancy took him to use it Con-
slant, at his masters request, got every
thing in readiness and applied the fire.
It remained, Of course, for the emperor
to set the tobacco alight by drawing in
his breath. So his valet told him.
But" adds Constant, lat the rate
his majesty went to work the thing
would never be done. He contented
himself with opening and shutting HE
lips without breathing the least in the
world"
Finally he put the pipe into the Wallets
hands and commanded him to light it,
which the valet did and returned the
pipe to his majesty. Napoleon took one
good puff and was as awkward this
time as before. The smoke got into his
windpipe, and instead Of being expelled
through the mouth it came out OF the
n~ostrils and eyes So Constant says at
all events
The emperor was nearly strangled,
and as soon as he recovered breath he
cried:
Take it away. The horrible thug
II makes me sick"
It was more than an hour before ht
recovered his equanimity, and that wa
the end of his career as a smoker
Youths Companion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
THAT CO'.ETED KISS.


u AEitstcs India and England and wrinC
Growl From "Labby."
The severity Of the sentence (~resigna-
ton under threat of dismissal) against
Surgeon Major Smith, al officer in the
Indian service stationed ut Madras, who
asked Mrs. Clegg, wife Of another civil
service official, to give him a kiss, is
making q great sensation both in India
and England.
That kiss, or rather the suggested
kiss, has almost caused a revolt in off,
cial circles in India, has been q matter
of serious consideration by the secretary
of state in London and would be the
subject of a parliamentary inquiry if
the house of commons were in session.
Mr.. Labouchere has brought his heav-
lest guns to bear in behalf of DR..
Smith. He Endorses the suggestion which
some one, signing himself American
Citizen, +" makes in u London newspa-
per, appealing to all who have ever felt
tempted to commit the offense which
has brought such tribulation upon DIR.
| Smith to contribute a trif1e to a fund
for his benefit. Mr.. Labouchere com
mends the suggestion to every govern
ment official, every military and naval
officer, every judge and magistrate and
every other person i'll authority who
ever felt tempted to kiss a lady not his
wife or sweetheart. He adds:
II would not go so far as to ask them
to put their names to the subscriptions,
but would suggest that they send their
mites anonymously to the Smith fund
as a sort of conscience money. Not only
would the fund thus attain handsome
proportions, but it would form q unique
and permanent memorial Of the extent
TO which human nature prevails in man.
"The most unwise thing DR.. Smith
did, in my opinion, was to say that he
had beer flirting. Flirting can no more
be carried on by n person than one
person can play at lawn tennis. In its
nature it is a game Of reciprocity, but
| the use of the word was evidently an
| error of expression, and as the doctor
himself explains when using the word
he only alluded to himself. Where f1irt-
ing ends and lovemaking begins is a
question a young lady can answer bet
ter than l can. Does it 60 beyond f1irt-
ing to ask to be allowed to kiss a lady?
II not, is kissing itself involved in firt-
ing? My knowledge on the ethics of
flirting and kissing is imperfect. but l
should have thought that the latter is
seldom preceded by q request to the lady
to allow it. This may, however, be the
| custom in India. "-London Letter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Concerning the authorship OF the ma
tional hymn, america" which vas ceIe-
brated April 3, all over the United
States, the following from the Sioux
City Journal OF the 4th inst will be Of
especial interest:
DR.. Smith is now past ~ years old,
and he is living quietly, us he has been
for more than half a century. in his little
home in a suburb of Boston, pursuing
literary work in a variety OF ways.
Samuel +. Smith will be known for his
writing of the verses SO we'll adapted to
express American patriotism, but he
wrote much more. DR.. Smith is u Har-
Yard graduate, a Baptist preacher, a
grand worker in the missionary cause,
an able an industrious editor, Il hlstor-
ian, a translator, an ~essayist, Il poet.
The hymn America" SO familiar to
all, was written by Dr.. Smith when he
was a student at Andover seminary.
Lowell Mason had placed IN his hands a
number OF singing books which he had
brought from Germany, and asked the
young v~ersitier to translate some Of them
for Use in the schools of America. Run
ming through these books he was at.
tracted to a German song set to the mu
sic We now associate with America
The music is claimed by the English be-
cause they have SO long used it in con-
nection with their God Save the
Queen, and the Danes say it 10 original
with them, while the German sony
writer's know that 1t has been a German
tune for centuries
The music was so simple and SO ex.
pressive that DR.. Smith at once saw it,
a~daptability, and determined to write q
song for the children OF America. In q
few minutes he scratched of on a SCRAP
OF paper the words beginning:
My country, tbs of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee l sing.
He gave the hymn to Mr.. Mason with
others and thought no more about il
until the next Fourth Of July, when hi
happened into the Park street church II
Boston where some children were sing
ing patriotic songs. One OF them wa
his own song, which he heard for the frs
time. He saws that he has since hear,
it all over the world.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Pierre dispatch, 9: Arrangements
have about been perfected by John II.
Baldwin, state engineer Of irrigation, to
give irrigation by the use OF arteslan
wells IA practical test this season. The
Hunter farm at Mellette will be turned
over to the government experimental
station of Brookings college, for that
purpose, and an experienced California
irrigator has been employed to see that
the water is put upon the ground in a
practical manner.
The Salzer Seed company, oil La
Crosse. Wis, and Harry Hunter, Of the
Milwaukee road, are furnishing the
greater portion of the capital. In all
about 800 acres Of corn, wheat, oats and
potatoes will be irrigated.
The irrigator, six days in each month,
will be at liberty to 60 to any point in
the state, under the direction OF the en-
gineer OF irrigation, and give instructions
IN irrigation. 1t Is the %intertlon OF these
gentlemen to settle this question once
for all. whether irrigation with artesian
we'll is practical or not.
Mr.. Baldwin talks very encouragingly
of artesian work in South Dakota. He
reports applications for wells in several
counties of The James river valley and
work In progress, both toward location
and sinking Of wells in different portions
of the state. Brule county has gone to
work more systematically IN this line
than any other county in the state
Wells have been sunk 10 nearly every
township, and where non have yet been
sunk the residents are moving to secure
such water supply. Commissioner
Baldwin Is devoting the greater part OF
his attention this spring towards practic'
ally using the water from wells already
made, and to retain surface water by
means Of dams and reservoirs.
The report sent out from Armour tina,
the register and receiver had refused tc
accept the filings offered by j. l.. Lock
hart, commissioner of school and public
lands, upon lands in the Yankton Indian
reservation, for indemnity and endow.
ment purposes for the state, is erroneous
as the filings have been accepted by the
register aud receiver OF the United
States land office at Mitchell, and Mr.
Lockhart now holds the receivers re
celpts for 1854 for filing fees.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

COLUMBUS, o.. April 5.-The Ohio
miners had q long executive session,
discussing the proposition to endorse
the strike of the Pittsburg miners for
the 69-cent rate. Some of the delegates
objected to the proposition, claiming it
would practically pledge the Ohio min
ers to strike in sympathy with the
Pittsburg men in case the latter failed
to win single handed. A compromise
was reached by instructing President
Adams to wire the Pittsburg miners
urging them to continue their fight and
promising assistance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
ChicOra Wreck Located.

CHICAGO, April "a Daily News
special from La Porte, Ind, says: A
large quantity of the wreckage of the
steamer Chicora was found by Captain
Baldwin and crew of the tug Diamond
of Michigan City. The steamers upper
works are frozen in ice about IA miles
northwest of Michigan City. A search
ing party will be organized to look for
the bodies Of the vessels crew. Cap
tain Baldwin thinks the bodies will be
imhedded in ice foes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
The Strike Settled.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The strike Of
the drivers of the Anacostia Street Rail-
way company has been settled. The
company agreed to pay the old wages
and if the receipts for April. 1895. ex-
coed those for April, 1894, to divide the
excess among it's employees, also to al
low the men to examine the books to
determine the receipts. No r ran on
the road for nearly "a hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

this state. The process Of weighing Ia
continued every day for thirty days un.
der the special observation Of an en-
ploye OF the government and an employe
OF the railroad company. On the result
is based the contract price for carrying
the mails for the next four years, be-
tween the government and the railroad
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Brought I36 English Bows,

PORTLAND, Me-, April 5.-The steam
ship Parisine, which arrived during the
day from Liverpool, brought 1876 Eng
lish orphan boys, ranging in age from
5 to 20 years, who will be given homes
with Canadian farmers. The waits
were collected in Bernardo home. in
England, and were brought here by the
famous English philanthropist. DR..
Bernardo. They left for Toronto in
the afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Demonstrated His Theory.

O'NE,LL, Neb., April 3. - Grover
Loeper, 10 years old. hanged himself.
He was discussing with several com.
panions the lynching of Barrett Scott.
Young Leeper insisted hanging was a
painless death, and to demonstrate the
fact, fastened a hitching strap over a
pole and around his neck, and swung
from a box. Before his companions
realized the situation, he was dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.

William Lake was executed by cleo
tricity in the New York state prison.
Cleveland coal are enjoy
ing the fruits of a rate war.
A bill passed the Tennessee house
limiting the rent of telephones in that
state to not owe 81 per mouth on each
instrument.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Searching for q Body.

CREsroN, Ia, April 5.-There is grea,
excitement here " the finding of the
right arm of q man. 1t was taken
away from some dogs that were fight
ing over it. Rumors of all kinds were
in circulation and the authorities are
busy searching for the rest of the body.
The latest theory is that it is the prop.
srty of a medical student, who probably
buried it and the dogs dug it IN.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Bradstreet and Dun.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., April 5.-As the
result of the repeal by the legislature of
the insane restrictions against COM
mercial agencies, Bradstreet's agency
has established a state agency at Sioux
Falls. Frank r. Hyde has been chosen
as state agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
LATEST MARKET REPORT.

lwauk Grain.
MILWAUKEE, April 4, 1895.
FLOUR-Steady.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 561sc; No.
Northern. 64Hc; May, $3.50.
CORN-No. 8, 4S.
OATS-No. 2 white 32hc; No. 3, white,
not quoted.
BARLEY-No. 9, SIC; sample, 5a052Ac.
RYE-NO. l, SIC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

You ought to know better than to
put small coins into your mouth, said
the old gentleman to the boy who had
just blacked his boots.
Whereupon three richly appareled la
dies who were hurrying past to catch a
street car paused a moment and looked
Indignantly at the speaker. Chicago
Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Mayor Williams Of Sioux Falls whose
life was despaired of q week ago when
he was taken to Chicago for treatment
of rheumatism, is reported to be recover
ing nicely and may be expected home in
a month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Rock RAPIDS. Ia, April 81. D.
Wilson q Co. Were granted a 20-year
telephone franchise for this town and
the work of construction will begin ut
once. Other towns in the county will
be connected during the early summer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Editor Scribner, Of the Leader, Groton,
a populist paper, will move his plant TO
Minnesota this week. Bro. Scrlbner has
done that before and come back again.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

CHICAGO, April 4. 1885.
CLOSING PRICES.

CHICAGO, April 4, 1885.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-April. 54A; May, 55c;
July 56M@56Kc; September, SIX
CORN-Aprii, 4511@45M; May. 1910:
July, 47c; September, AN.
OATS-April. 23c; May, .9Ac; June,
2sH@29Ac; July, 2SsSc
PORK-April, Si2 20; May, $l2. 20;
July, sl2, 35.
LARD-April, s692X; May, s697K;
July, 81. 10, September, "a. 22h.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
RObinsO CrusOe Not Wrecked.

PALM BEACH, Fla, April 5.-The first
authentic report from the sloop Robin
son Crusoe, in which were Messrs.
Zeigler and Wells Of New York and
Brooklyn, was brought here by Captain
Bradley of the schooner Pearl, from:
Bay Biscayne. Captain Bradley reports
that the mail boat plying between Bay
Biscayne and Key West sighted the
Crusoe about six hours north OF Key
West. She was running along under
single reefed sails and reported '.all
we'll OH board, bound for Key West.'
where she is probably now laying at
anchor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
l.0T
INTERSTATE PARK.


Taylors Falls, Mimi, and st. Croix Falls,
Wis, Take Action.
TAYLORs FALLS. Mimi, April 5.-At
a mass meeting of the citizens of Tay-
lors Falls, Mimi, and st. Croix Falls,
Wis, in the interests of the interstate
park of the Dalles Of the St. Croix, res
olutions were unanimously adopted,
calling upon Chisago county. Mimi,
and Polk county, Wis, to cooperate
to lay out boulevards connected with
the proposed Interstate park, and to
provide for the appointing of commit.
tees to have charge of the proposed i'm.
provements. Citizens of Taylors Falls
were also called upon to beautify their
grounds and to donate property, so far
as they are able, to the proposed park.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
THE DAILY FAD
D P 5, 1895.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
To ADVERTISE RS.

The DAILY LEADER makes . special feature OF
aud RESOURCES of the city Of Madison and OIL the
state a, large emitting Il to the patronage OF al
j. r. STAHL. Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

Weighing the mails, which occurs on
all railroad lines every four years, is in
operation on the Northwestern road in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
St. Paul Union stock Ysrds,

So. Paul Union stock Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, April 4. 1895.
HOGS-5c higher. Quality better. Prices
ranged a. 7594.9O.
CATTLE-Good fat cattle and heavy
feeders are in good demand at steady
prices. Receipts liberal, mostly common
butcher stuff and stub stockers, on which
classes the market is dull and weak.
Prime cows, s4.O0@4.5O good steers.
So. 5O@4.O4; prime cows, $!.75@3. Is; good
cows, 2.2j@2. rs; common to fair cows,
s .50@2.25; light veal calves, $3.OO@4.OO,
heavy calves, S2.0JG3. 10; stockers, $i.75@
$40; feeders, S.35@3.OO.
SHEEP-Steady on good sheep. com
mon dull.
Muttons, $3.0)@4.25; lambs, "a. 75Gd4. IS;
common, e.. 25(G2. SO.
Receipts: Hogs, 1909; cattle, z5o; sheep.
10; calves, -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, April 4, 1895.
WHEAT-Cash. April, No. l hard,
6OAc; No. l Northern, 6Oc; July, No. 1
Northern, 6OIc: September, 59H.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPoLIs. April 4, 1895.
WHEAT-Close, April, 5sHc; May.
Sc; July, SIX. On Track-No. l hard,
Coo; No. l Northern, SOC; No. 2 Northern,
Sc.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05
Chicago Union stock Yards.

CHICAGO, april I. 1895.
HQGS-Trade dragging, market SO l0c
lower.
Sales ranged at A.55@46 for light;
81. 5000 for mixed: 81. 1G05.3 81 for heavy
packing and shipping lots; 81. occasion
rough.
CAT1LE-Market firm to l0c higher.
Dressed beef and shipping steers, $4.l51
$50: COWS and bulls, Sl.75 n5.O 90; Texans,
S3. 250 10.
SHEEP-Market steady for best, others
50lOc lower.
Receipts: Hogs, 5000; cattle, IL ,OO);
sheep, 1900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-05

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14

long, to be stapied to the upper board
at the side of frame to allow the cattle
to enter, and gate to fasten when down
with a forked piece of iron as shown in
diagram. Stanchions in front to be
bolted at bottom between 2x4 oak
piece and sill, leaving space up and
down in front inches wide. Two and
one-half feet from bottom of stanchion
slope out place for animals neck.
The 2X2 oak piece to be bolted to side
of cap with blocks, to allow the top of
stanchions to open and close and work
with lever as shown in diagram.
Lever to be made of wagon tire, feet
6 inches long. a as-inch hole to be
punched in top of lever. Second hole
1874 inches from top hole, and third
hole II inches from second hole. This
lever to be rounded at the lower part
for a handle, and bent similar in shape
as diagram, and bolted between oak
piece and cap on corner of frame
through middle hole of lever. Upper
hole to be fastened to left-hand STAN
chion by two iron straps, one on each
side of stanchien; said straps to be 3
feet long, II inch thick and IA inches
wide. The lower hole to be fastened to
right-hand stanchion with two pieces
Of strap iron the same size as above, II
inches long.
When stanchions are closed, bore one
or two 1a-inch holes in post back of
lever, in which use iron pin to open
and close the dishorner. Bore hole
outside of each post, one foot from the
top, to put rope around to hold the
head. Also spike two wedge-shapetl
pieces outside of stanchions, as shown
in diagram, to keep cattle from getting
their knees fast.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14

''Mr. Speaker I do not desire to take
the time of the house at present, and
will ask leave to print my remarks in
the Congressional Record"
In compliance with that request, per-
mission is granted, and on the follow
ing morning the Congressional Record
appears with an alleged speech by Hon.
John Doe, although the speech was
never delivered. The members of con-
gress do not read such printed speeches,
and there is no excuse for their publica-
tion, except to mislead the people. A
speech thus published in the Congress
sional Record may be sent through the
mails, at government expense, and
thousands of people receive copies OF n
speech which they suppose their con-
gresham delivered in Washington;
when, as matter of fact, their con-
grcssman never made a speech at all.
When you receive such speeches, you
may ask your congressman whether he
really made q speech, or whether he
had "leave to print"
OF course only the obscure congress-
men resort to this trick; but there are
many obscure men in congress. The
real leaders never ask "leave to print"
They speak, and are heard with great
respect by their colleagues.
But to return to the organization.
After the speaker and other officers are
elected the house transacts business
under general parliamentary law.
Within few days the speaker appoints
| Az
after the committee on rules report a
set of rules for the guidance of the
house, and when the rules are adopted
all debate and procedure must be in ac-
cordance with those rules.
The next thing is for the speaker to
appoint the committee of the house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14

This is an arduous and difficult task.
and the speaker usually takes three
weeks to complete it. Then, and not
until then, is the house completely or.
ganized and ready for the transaction
of public business in an orderly man.
ner.
The organization of the senate is an
entirely different matter. The vice
president is the permanent presiding
officer of the senate, and is elected by
the people every four years. Adlai E.
Stevenson, of Illinois. is now vice pres
dent and presides over the senate with
discretion and decorum.
The rules of the senate are seldom
changed. The senators are men of dis.
tinction. and great courtesy prevails in
that body. The hurly-burly, noisy
and exciting scenes which are
frequently enacted in the house
are never duplicated in the SEN
ate. The rules of the senate permit
unlimited debate. A senator may talk
every day, and as long as he pleases,
upon any subject. Senator Blair, OF
New Hampshire, talked for ten days on
the Blair educational bill. Senator AL.
len, of Nebraska, talked Is hours con-
tinuously on the silver purchase repeal
bill. In the house of representatives
the rules limit debate, and no man is
permitted to talk more than one hour
without unanimous consent, thing
which rarely occurs.
The speaker appoints the committees
for the house; but the senators them
selves, in caucus, appoint their own conf
mittees. Every twoyears, when changes
occur i'll the senate, the committees are
revised and places made for ncwly-ad-
mitted senators. Great interest at
taches to the reorganization of the sem
ate because the two leading political
parties are SO evenly divided, and they
must reach some harmonious conclu-
sion concerning committee member
ships. This can only be done by mutual
concessions. \ great struggle will be
made over the membership of the
finance committee. 1t is to be finish
fight between the silver men and the
gold men for majority of that impor-
tant committee.
In the present senate of 81 members
A will be a majority. There are AZ
republicans, 80 democrats and pop
ulists, and thus it appears that the pop
ulists hold the balance OF power. 1t is
questionable whether or not the secre-
tary and sergeant-at-arms of the senate
will be changed. If the republicans
and democrats can come to an agree
nent, there will be republican secre-
tary and a democratic csergeant-at-arms.
Ii the republicans should unite with the
populists, both of those great offices
will be changed. am unable to make
any prediction of what will be done.
One thing is certain, and that is that
neither the democratic party nor the
republican party appear to be anxious
to assume control and responsibility for
the legislation of the senate during the
months preceding a great presidential
contest before the people. 1t may seem
strange that there should thus be ex.
hibited u stunning of responsibility by
public men, but they are great men,
wise men, all of them good politicians
and they are playing a great game fol-
national supremacy.
| SMITH ID, Fry.