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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
What Il m Edition?

What is an edition? Does it consist Of
1000 volumes or Of 500 or 80 or 5?
The word is not a technical term like
''gross" or "dozen'' or any like express
sion bearing a fixed numerical signifi-
canoe, and there is, of course, no reason
why it should not mean anything from
the lowest to the highest Of these mum
bers, according to the taste and fancy,
OF it may be the tactics, of the particu-
lar publisher who employs it. Oily now
that that enterprising person shows him
self SO anxious to keep the public regu-
larly informed as to the sales of the
works issuing from his house it might
be as we'll to come to some understand
ing on this point. We know what is
meant when we read that Miss Ahenea
Daring's new novel is lin its twentieth
thousand" whereas the statement that
it is Gin its forty-ifth edition, conveys
to Us simply no information at all
London Graphic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
IIncandescent Lamp Cleaner.

Many people blame the central sta
ton for the poor light from their incan-
descent lamps, when the fault is really
their own They allow their lamps to be
dirty. 1t has been shown that one days
accumulation of dust ON incandescent
bulbs cuts off 8 per cent Of the light, so
the result Of a few days neglect can
easily be guessed. AS a means Of remov-
ing to a great extent the frequent COM
plants of poorness of light a central
station recommends the use of a lamp
cleaner which greatly facilitates the
process of busting the bulbs. To a 3 foot
handle is attached a strong wire frame
work, which carries a number of felt
mittens. By forcing the frame over each
lamp and giving the handle a few turns
the dust on the glass is removed, leav-
ing the bnlb as clean as when it left the
factory. Each cleaner is provided with
a set of rubber friction pads that will,
when suitably placed on the mittens,
remove and replace burned out lamps.
The handle can be extended so as to
reach lamps at any distance. This de-
vice makes the cleaning of lamps a very
quick and easy task. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

Pioneer Press, IL: or 26l persons
bitten by dogs and treated for rabies
at the PasUeur institute in Paris in 1893,
only two died Of the disease. Twenty of
the dogs were proved rabld, 15l were GER
titled as rabid by veterinary surgeons,
and concerning the remaining 30 there is
40 Information. This shows the death
rate among those treated to have been
less u = per ent The prevalence of
rabies has decreased to a degree in Paris
since the work of prevention was beg u u
Iney have as yet, however, no authority
for prosecuting the owners of dogs who
DO not take proper precautions. In this
respect st. Paul has begun at the right
end OF the matter. The muzzlig ordl
nance is undoubtedly the most e~ffec,ual
preventive Of a spread of the disease,
always providing it is enforced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

Huronite, :: Tact counts. K. B Hal,
OF Redtield, 10 the late college contest.
certainly had a tine Grafton. 1t was very
good IN both thought and construction.
But 1t was something out Of the ordi-
nary rut. 1t attacked an old method.
and struck out for a new one. The at
tack was lhoughtfully and corteously
made, but was an attack on the old and
a suggestion OF something new. The
orator went down into the Oldest, rich
est, dullest part Of the state 10 deliver it.
he stood in the chapel" of a classical
school, where the echoes are liable to
answer IN Greek End Latin. 1t is easy to
soc now % was handicapped. or course,
10 st. There was a Yankton young
man, possessing >oratorical abilities to be
sure, beyond that, a tact, that under.
stood how Robert Burns had been i'm.
pressed, in constant favor, upon the
Vermillion and University mind fol
years. Where the manifest impression
upon the audience" was taken into con
sideration, as is clearly intimated, is il
surprising that this young man won
The Huronite does not advise the exer
else Of this sort Of tact at the expense O
independence, but 1t is profitable to re
member that such a thing exists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Regret That Came Too Late,

The London Musical Herald tells a
queer story about Jack Wilson's tomb
in the Little Cloisters al Westminster
abbey. Wilson was S~hakespeare's tenor.
He was probably the first to sing Sigh
No More, Ladies" and he died at the
age Of IS, in 1878. The inscription on
his tomb ut the abbey was much oblit-
Grated, and under the direction Of an
antiquary a man was employed to recut
the letters. The antiquary stood looking
over him, SO that he should make no
mistake, and to make the time go pleas
antly he expatiated at great length to
the workman upon the grandeur and
merits of the deceased. The man even
tually stopped his work, and looking up
at the antiquary said, Il wish, sir, we
had known hat he was such a swell be-
fore we run that there drain pipe
through him"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
LABORERS AT WAR
Union and Non-Union Men
in Chicago Crack Each
Others Skulls.
OCCURS IN ARMOUR'S PALACE.
Hammers, Wrenches and
Othe- Tools Are Used in
The Combat.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Blood has stained
the beautiful marble entrance to the
81, 900, 600 mansion now being erected
by p. d. Armour, Jr.. at the corner of
Thirty-seventh street and Michigan
avenue. A handful of non-union
painters who have been at work on the
interior of Che building ne attacked
during the afternoon ~ a party of
union men and a desperate conflict
ragged for fully five minutes. Finally,
when peace was restored, four nom
non-union men were led away to q
neighboring drug store to have their
broken heads patched up.
The police were not called to the
scene of the fracas and no arrests were
made. The trouble arose because 10
painters not Endorsed by the building
trades council were working in the
building. For some time the matter
has been debated between the trades
council and William, J%allies, foreman
for the New York firm of Berger Bros,
who have the contract for the painting
on Mr.. Armour's new home and who
employed the Objectionable workmen.
Saturday, Alex L. Mcdonald, president
of the Painters District Council, went
to Mr.. Jallies and told him that if the
n%on-union painters were not of the job
Monday a strike would be declared Oh
the work of
All the Other Trades Employed
on the residence. The non-union
nainter ware not DISCHARGED and when
the strike came fighting>ensued.
The union men outnumbered their
opponents and had all the best of the
encounter. A terrible wal was waged
for fully five minutes before the fore.
man and others could induce the par
Elephants to cease fighting. Hammers,
wrenches and all sorts Of tools were
used in the combat, and one after an
other the men were felled by blows,
only to be up again and renew the on.
slaught. The union men were re-
markably fortunate in escaping injury,
probably because they had laid perfec,
plans for the attack. It was only when
Foreman Jallies came running up and
waved the white flag that the attack of
the union men ceased. He signed the
agreement presented by the trades
council and Immediately afterward
discharged the Objectionable men 10 in
number. They went away-those OF
them who could walk, but declared
they would prosecute both the con.
tractors who discharged them and the
union men who assaulted them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

State Superintendent Frank Crane re-
ceived a nea compliment from the state
q. A. K. while IN session at Pierre. In
response to a circular sent out 10y Super
intendent Crane, prior to May 30, calling
attention to Memorial day he had re-
ceived a number of letters from county
superintendent giving statements of at
tendance of school children upon ser
vices Of last Memorial day. To these
exercises children quite generally had
been present-in Aurora county 1921 at
tended-the largest number in any coun.
ty yet reported. Il is estimated that at
least $1,000 children attended Memorial
day exercises in South Dakota, and in
appreciation Of this fact and as O testi-
monial to superintendent Crane for his
efforts in this direction a resolution OF
commentator was passed by a rising
vote amid loud cheers. ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
The Novel of Religion.

I heard long ago of an enterprising
tradesman who desired to have the Old
Testament at least broken into q series
Of romances. By others, very likely
much less pious men, no version Of these
narratives can be tolerated except the
ancient original versions. Yet many
readers or hearers are so familiar with
these, OF think themselves so familiar
(they would probably break down under
examination), that something more
"spicy'' is required by them. l have
read an American novel about the love
affairs Of Judas %Iscariot and Mary Mag
dalene. 1t did not interest me, I own,
but it did make me laugh. Probably a
o pious student would have been
edited. There is nc accounting for
tastes. Perhaps no Biblical novel has
ever won critical applause or been reck-
oned q piece Of literature. But such
novels hit a large class of readers whose
tastes in other matters is not always
bad.
1t would be interesting to know what
the wits and critics of the restoration
thought and said about 1.-THE Pilgrims
Progress" Probably they never looked
into the cheap little book at all, the
book which has outlived Etherege and
Sedley and Rochester and the rest of
them. OF course it does not by any
means follow that every religious novel
read by the people who do read such
things and neglected by critics is on a
level with Bunyan's masterpiece An
drew Lang in Longman's Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
A Very Honest View.

The young man whose salary wasn't
long enough by several lengths to reach
to all the points he wanted it to had
been harassed that morning by numer-
persons with bills and bills and bills.
About noon, at which time he had lost
count Of them, his landlady's husband
appeared with another for the past
months %provender.
whats this?" he asked, displaying
considerable annoyance.
Your board bill for the month"
"Well, I'll not pay it," he exclaimed.
throwing it on his desk. "Do all You
people think / have no use for money ex-
cept to pay bills with" and he invited
the caller to get out. Detroit Free
Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
A MODERN NAVAL BATTLE.
he spectacle Il n Grand One and the Ell.
periehce Thrilling.

periehce Thrilling.
A lavman has no conception Of the
awful nature of battle in modern naval
vessels. Even the cruisers have steel
sides, and the air Of the inclosed spaces
is very confined. The din made by the
impact of n heavy rrojectile against
these metal sides is awful beyond de-
scription. wor cotton in my ears, but
in spite Of that, am still deaf from that
cause The engineers in the Chen Yuen
stuck to their work even when the tenn
perature of the engine room was above
200 degrees +. The skin Of their hands
and arms was actually roasted cf, and
every man was blinded for life, the sight
being actually scared ont.
Late in the action, after my hair had
been burned off and my eyes so impaired
by injected blood that l could only see
out of II of them, and then only by
lifting the lid with my fingers, I was
DESTROYS Of seeing how the enemy was
delivering his fire. AS I CROPPED my way
around the protected deck a hundred
pound shell pierced the armor about IS
inches i'll front of my hand. In a second
my hand touching the steel was so
burned that part of the skin was left
upon the arlnor. That shows how in
tense is the heat engendered by the i'm
pact of a shot and how rapidly the steel
conducts that heat.
One shell struck an open gun shield
of the Chen-Yuen early in the action,
and glancing thence passed through the
open port. Seven gunners were killed
and l5 wounded by that shot. Early in
the fight the maxim gun in our foretop
was silenced. The holes pierced by a
shell could be seen from the deck. Aft
err the fight we found the officer and men
on duty there all dead and frightfully
mangled. That one shell had wrought
the havoc.
The detonations of the heavy cannon
and the impact Of hostile projectiles
produce conclusions that actually rend
the clothing off. The Chinese soldiers
deserve nil credit for their courage and
obedience in that action. No duty was
too difficult or dangerous. When the
Chen-Yuen's forecastle was ablaze from
Jap shells, I ordered several officers to
cross the she'll swept place to fight the
fire. They shirked that duty, but when
I called upon the men to volunteer to
follow me they did it promptly, and the
ship was saved. 1t was while ON this
duty that a shell passing between my
legs threw me aloft and let me down
upon the deck with such violence that l
became unconscious and was out Of the
fight. AN Of the officers, however, were
not towards. On my ship were several
who had been educated in this country,
and they were as brave and devoted as
men could be. Others, however, were in
the safest place they could find amid
ships. Captain McGifin in Mail and
Express.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
A SINFUL WASTE.
Good Food Allowed to Decay . Feature o.
American Households.

Good Food Allowed to Decay . Feature Of
American Households.
There are few households in the land
but have a periodical recrudescence Of
economy in the matter Of food supply.
A big grocer's or butchers bill imme-
diately suggests that there should be
some economy practiced somewhere"
The present activity in the field of
dietetics should spread valuable knowl-
edge into every kitchen. It is already
showing benefits in the matter of nutri-
tious food versus medicine.
Housewives do not always realize that
they have a prominent part to play in
this grave question of the day, the dis
posal Of garbage" That responsibility
lies within the domestic threshold, and
to consign the collection of waste to the
scavenger is not the limit of her power
nor a self satisfying conclusion. What she
consigns does not concern her, and this
"bete noir" found in every part of the
land, a subject fraught with almost in
surmountable difficulties to those whose
business it is to find a healthful and
quick disposal Of garbage, is far more
the business Of the housekeeper than she
is willing to acknowledge. We must go
back Of the garbage can to find the cause.
American extravaganza is proverbial the
world over. We provide with a lavish
hand. Unskilled and Indifferent help
waste accordingly. Expenditure for food
in a large percentage of the middle and
lower classes is estimated to take very
often fully three-fourths of the income.
Actual consumption and benefit derived
from quantity supplied is notably small
in the Weather families.
Convincing proof is found in the over
flowing garbage can. Lack of robustness
among a certain class and the amount
Of debility affecting q majority of peo-
pie prove to investigators a want Of
proper nutriment to build up the over
wrought body, which must endure some:
how the strain and stress Of American
life and climate.
The unintelligent methods Of poor
servants, unskilled in handling food, is
one cause of the effect. 1t is considered
their ~prerogative to waste what does not
suit their fancy. "Leavings" which may
be the best portions from the mistresses'
table are not ~palatable to their taste, and
SO good material is speedily hidden from
sight, more is called for, and a haphazard
supply to keep Bridget good natured
furnishes her with an abundance to
overflow ash cans, clog pipes, choke
traps, fill scesspools, draw vermin and
offer culture as a medium for the ubiqui-
tous microbe. Noxious odors offend nos
trils and dangerous efluvia j~eopardize
health and obstruct sanitary measures.
1t is just this waste in the world that
has been the cause Of plaques, pesti-
lences and diseases. It is wasted time,
strength, money, happiness and, too Of
ten, life. -Baltimore American.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
The Day County Herald, ~populist, has
passed from the possession Of State Sen
ator Kelley to that Of John w. Arthur.
The sheriff of Day county a few day

The sheriff OF Day county a few days
ago attempted to levy an execution on "a
farmer when the man resisted and with
about twenty Of his neighbors drove the
sheriff off. The latter returned with a
posse and arrested the rebel and his as
sociates and brought them to Webster
where an angry crowd of farmers surged
to and fro and for a time bloodshed was
feared. The sheriff has had to swear
in a number of extra deputies to enable
him to keep the peace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

Editor Kidd of the Aberdeen Star has
been found guilty Of criminal libel against
Gov. Sheldon. The jury recommended
~leniency in the penalty to the court. The
trial of the Case created a good deal of
excitement at Aberdeen. The libelous
article alleged that Sheldon was a swag-
gering rowdy whose official career was a
man and woman, especially woman,
whose vilest glasses were kept for his
use. The publication was made last fall
during the campaign and was wholly
without foundation of fact.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

1t is a little significant that the first
men to the number OF nearly a dozen in
the present West Point graduating class
all come from a few Of the northwestern
states. Dakota ranks fifth with her
Casper II. Conrad. AS there are not
enough army appointments to go around
this year, the strife for first honors was
especially keen, and the northwestern
boys displayed their mettle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Bracelets Once More.

A great hope is being cherished that
women are inclining to bracelets once
more. This seems not improbable. The
decree has gone forth that sleeves are to
be scarcely below the elbow. This being
true there is q considerable expanse left
for ornament, for the gloves annot be
always worn. In any case bracelets are
cheaper than gloves, and women, though
ON pleasure bent, still have frugal minds.
Jewellers Circular.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Prominent Educator Dead.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 12.-Dr. p.
A Willis died after a long illness at
the ~ of IS. He was one Of the old
est and best known educators of the
state and had been connected with the
University of Indiana for the past half
century, the last 10 years Is professor
meritus. He came from Pennsylvania
and for many years was recognized as
o leader in educational matters in the
West.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Result of Mutual Dislike.

Los ANGELES, CAL, June lathe
shooting of Detective A. B. Lawson by
F. B. Kinnett, his former emp1oye and
once connected with the st. Louis po-
lice force, was the result of mutual dis.
like. Kinnett says Lawson owed him
wages, but Lawson's books show nc
debt to Kinnett. For several days
Kinnett had said to acquaintance he
would kill Lawson if part of the re.
ward offered for the train robbers Kid
Thompson and Albert johnson was
not paid him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
RIOTERS LASSOED.
American Cowboys Assist Vienna Police
in 0uelling n Riot.

Amer1chh Cowboys ASSET ViennR Police
in 0uelling n Riot.
LONDON, June IA dispatch to
The Daily News from Vienna says that
during the troubles between the police
and socialists last Sunday, Texas Jack
happened to be near the scene of the
riot with his North American Indians
practicing. One of the local magistrates
ordered Texas Jack, his cowboys and
his Indians to catch the socialists with
their lassoes. Six of the workmen were
thus thrown down and placed under
arrest. There is considerable indigna-
ton among the people generally in con.
sequence of the manner in which the
laborers who gathered in the streets
were treated,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

Mozart was very small, being only q
little over s feet in height. His face
was thin, and the size of his nose was
apparently exaggerated by the attenua-
ton ct his features. He wore his hair
long and done up in a cue, according to
the custom Of his day. His mouth was
small and his face clean shaven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
WOOlenS.

Never put away for the summer q
wooden garment of any kind that is
spotted with grease or soiled with mud.
Grease is astonishingly attractive to
moths, and ali the unbrushed clothes
''age'p' rapidly. Ammonia for all black
goods, and a delicate mixture Of ether,
ammonia and CASTLE soap for colored
ones, may be advised. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, June l2.-At
II p. m. the roundhouse, shops, seven
locomotives, Corliss engine and tools Of
the Santa Fe Railroad company in this
city were entirely destroyed by fire.
Loss estimated at $l25, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Serious Shooting Affair,

BEDFORD, Ind, June IA serious
shooting affair occurred at Olitic in
the quarry district. A feud was re-
newed by three men named Schaefer,
Solomon and Prov. Prov and 500
mon were snot through the neck and
6chaefer received a bullet in the
shoulders. 1t is not known win st4er
any Of the men are fatally injured
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Averded celA MedA AGidwinter Fair. San Fran eo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12

PlrTsBURa, June l2.-The demands
of the boilermakers for a 10 per cens
advance having been refused by tho
manufacturers, the men decided to cali
a strike in all plants. About 1000 men
are out:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Pacific short Line Bridge Said.

Sioux CITY, June l2.-The uncom.
pleted Pacific Short Line bridge was
sold by the receivers for 500, 900 to the
Credit Communication company, the
only bidders.
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The DAILY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IL, 1895.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE DAILY LEADER makes q special feature of
furnishing rmat concerning the advantages
and resources of the city of Madison and of the
state At large emitting 1t to the patronage of ad-
%.ertisers of every class.
j. +. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Receiver. Authorised to borrow.

Receivers Authorized to borrow.
NEW YORK. June lathe receivers
Of the United States Cordage company
have been authorized to borrow nos
more than 500, 600 to carry or the
business
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-12
Railroad Shops burned

WICHITA. Kau., June l2.-The shops
and roundhouSe of the Santa Fe at
Arkansas City, with many engines,
have burned Loss, $3.50, 900 to $780,.
600.