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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-25

Excuse me- observed the man in
spectacles, but [ am a surgeon, and that
is a where the liver is "Never you
mind where his liver is." retorted the
other. "If it was in his big toe or his
left ear DeWitt's Little Early Rlsers
would reach it and shake it for him.
On that you can bet your gigilamps.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-25
Attention

Those wishing repairing, upholstering,
or finishing over Of furniture, cheap and
we'll done. please drop me a card and |
will look after 1t, yours, j. H.. ROBERTS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-25

Medium sized house to rent. Apply
o GEO. VEDDER.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-25

The old lady was right when she said,
the child might die il they waited for
the doctor. She saved the little ones
life with a few doses of One Minute
Cough Cure. She had used it for Group
before. FRANK SMITH.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

Kinley is silent on that point. He
voted for the Sherman bill, and de.
clared himself in 1890 "for the double
standard"
Evidently Mckinley will not get the
votes of hundreds and thousands of
sound-money men who might vote for a
republican of clearer record and great
er bravery on the money question.
This tariff question must inevitably
drive away the support of democrats
and independents, and what is there
in his currency record to attract them :.
1t may not be too late to consider the
withdrawal of Mckinley and the SUBJ
.stitution of Gov. Morton or Senator Al
lison or some other republican properly
representing, as Mckinley does not
and cannot, the antithesis of Mr.. Bry-
ans known and undisguised views oil
the money question.-Albany Argus.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

The mortgage notes will be much
more plentiful than the musical notes
in McKinley's campaign.-St. Louis Re
public.
Mr.. Bryan has not had to leave
the democracy; the democracy has
thrown itself into his arms. That
Mr.. Bryan will be a winner is a fore
gone conclusion.-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
1t is freely admitted that the
campaign funds will be o the side Of
the republicans this year%eBut do thu
american people propose TO let their
presidential election be decided by slush
funds?-Gt. Louis Republic.
w. j. Bryan, the nominee of the
democrats for president, possesses all
the qualities that could be desired in q
candidate. He is the strong and youth.
full Joshua who will lead the hosts O,
democracy out of the barren wastes
created by gold recommendation into
Fhe promised land of prosperity
Chattanooga Times.
The joining of Messrs. Bryan and
Sewall on the same free silver ticket
is d felicitous mating of west and east,
a happy union of agriculture and com.
merce which will certainly hot fail to
conlaend itself heartily to the Ameri-
can PEOPLE. It is a strong ticket, and
will, unless all indications fail, march
through popularity to a splendid vic.
tory at the polls ilp EoVembcr-N. q
Times-Democrat
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12
coMPAAg LIE CANDIDATES.
Bxyan's Record and Ablllty OvsrshadOws
McKnievsa,

McKhaley's.
Republican t~acticians have not yet
settled upon the line of attack which is
to convince the American people that
Bryan lacks presidential qualifications.
During this period of INDIGESTION they
Rre letting their voters become very
much confused on one point-Bryan's
abilities as a public speaker.
One day recently a republican organ
averred in the same article that Bryan
was utterly unable TO make an offhand
speech, and that all his early political
successes were obtained by his "gift of
gab.'' In addition to this conflict of as
sertion it publishes in the same issue
three extemporaneous speeches made
by the democratic candidate in Illinois.
Numberless other republican organs
have been see-sawing between the two
allegations-that he cannot speak ex-
cept by committing every sentence to
memory and he is a mere talking ma
chine without thought or knowledge;
that he cannot prepare a speech except
with laborious reference to books and
that he is a freak of verbosity who has
no. capacity or training as a student.
Democrats are willing to end this try
ing republican p~erplexity. They will be
generous about it. Republicans may
choose weapons, ground and code for a
contest between the two presidential
candidates.
McKinley's speciality is the tariff. If
he does not know that he does not know
anything. Take him, then, at his best.
Compare any speech he ver made on
the tariff question or any part of it with
any tariff speech Bryan evermade. The
test ought to show which is the closer
and ADLER student of a public question,
and Mckinley has all the presumable
advantage.
If that does not suit, bring the two
men face to face before any audience in
any American town, Ohio towns not
barred. Select the particular branch of
the particular issue and give notice be-
forehand, or spring it as a surprise to
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12
ATrlTupE 81 M.kINLsY.
lsark aSnna,s Candidate Is . DOubtfu
Article.

AA8H8
Article.
Mr.. Hanna must now perceive how
unfortunate and unsuitable is his selec
ton of William Mckinley as the repub.
lican candidate for president.
Mckinley was selected because OF
Hanna's belief, no doubt an honest one,
that the American people were anxious
to reverse their verdict, twice rem
dered, of emphatic disapproval OF the
Mckinley bill. In a campaign in which
McKinleyism was to be the paramount
issue no filter choice of leader could
be made than the man who gave his
name to the system. We know that
Mr.. Hanna intended that the tariff
would be the great issue; we recall
how he strove to make the currency
plank non-committal and meaningless,
and how for months before the conven-
ton he padlocked Mr.. McKinley's liPa
on the great question of the currency,
Hanna's plan was to sidetrack the cur
rency question, upon which he knew
his party to be divided, and give prom
'inence to the tariff, upon which he be-
lieved his party to be substantially q
unit. 1t might " might noEhave proved
good ~generalship in the campaign to
follow; at any rate, events have changed
the entire line of battle. Events have
outgcneraled Mr.. Hanna, they have sent
to the rear the only question upon
which Mr.. Mckinley stands for any
thing vital and positive, and brought
to the front an issue upon which Mr..
Mckinley has shutfled and lodged and
kept silence, and upon which his
known record must inevitably excite
profound distrust.
Now p~erceiving this drift Of thinga
and believing his play to be a sudden
discovery that he has all along been IL
sound-money man, does he finally
speak in NO uncertain terms? What
assurance has the country that he
would veto a free coinage rider to c
high tariff bill? The veIiest dolt knows
that in no other form will a high tariff
bill pass the next congress, and yet Nc
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

tenance, now overspread by q sickly pal-
Tor, must usually be capable, / felt, Of
exuding a sense Of immense prosperity
and importance.
Even in the brief conversation / had
with him with regard to the mysterious
pathological condition of Miss Estelle
Devereux, a conversation during which
the worthy mans parental anguish
t%ranspired plainly, he managed, incl
dentailv, to allude to his courier, his
daughters maid, his private equipage
with which he journeyed, his suites of
apartments, which were those usually
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12
!, MEASURE A CORAL REEF.
ne Object of an Expedition That Lately
Left Australia.

lie Object of an Expedition That Lately
Left Australia.
An attempt is now being made, un-
f the auspices of the Royal society,
ascertain the actual thickness of a
raj reef. An expedition has started
Sydney, in her majesty's ship PEN
lin, in order to make e deep boring
Funafuti, one of the Ellice islands.
The idea was started five or six years
o by Prof. Sollas, of Dublin, and after
scussion at meetings CT the British
ISOLATION, vas brought before the
,vernment grant committee of the
oyai society last year, by whom it was
ferred to the council of that society.
his body made application to the I'D.
who permitted her majesty's
lip Penguin, now engaged in survey
in those seas, to convey the meme
rs of the expedition and their mp.
thither from Sydney, and to as.
st them during the progress Of the
ork.
The government of New South Wales,
being approached by Prof. Stuart, of
e University of Sydney, and other men
science in that place, have lent to the
pedition all the "plant" necessary for
ring and their own skilled workmen,
ntributing to the payment of their
ges and in every way cordially co.
Grating. A sum of over e 900 has
en- furnished by the Royal society,
pm the government grant and other
lrces. Prof. Sollas, with the other
mbers of the expedition, is now on
way on board the Penguin to Funa-
III. 1t is intended to make a boxing
10 the atoll to a depth of not less than
100 feet, and to collect all the info17na-
n possible about the growth and
story of a coral reef. On this subject
: examination, if no ill-fortune await
expedition, a hardly fail to throw
lch light, and to help in clearing up
controversy which has now been
.ged for some time as to whether
irwin was right or wrong in attrib.
ng atolls and barrier reefs to the
osidence of an area on which coral
S growing-London Standard.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12
nary glance the rascal turned upon

nary glance the rascal turned upon
me.
Well, of course, cases of hysterical
women having resources to such pieces
of imposture to gain certain ends are
common enough. But what could Miss
Devereux have to gain?' quoth he.
"sAh, that is the interesting qoint,
and one / firmly believe you to know a
very great deal about
esp His eyes danced.
"'Yes, YOU
@sOh, come, doctor!'
Ellis manner confirmed the fantastic
Suspicion which had grated itself upon
me.
look here, young man. l ex-
claimed, thoroughly aroused, what
game are you playing?'
"He broke into a laugh.
"'Great heavens, doctor, don't scream
so! If you'll only keep still a moment
I'll tell you. But you must give me
your word first that you will not re-
peat
"I shall promise nething of the
sort!' / cried. What preposterous piece
Of imposture and t~omfoolery is this?
I wish to know. 1 will be party to no
such scandal
eve had reached my own door, and
Haskins, hastily slipping his arm
through mine. dragged me within
"'Now, I'll tell you,' he exclaimed.
breath3essly, ard half laughing still.
I'll count on your silence in spite Of
your threats. Miss Devereux-'
"''What do you know of Miss neve-
reux?'
Don't interrupt me at every slept
he shouted. I'm in love with her
madly, passionately- and have been
ever since she first came here with
that old idiot of a father of hers three
months ago. 1 love her and she-she
loves me! l am not going to tell you
how we met first. 1t would take too
long. But Es-Miss Devereux knew
very well hat she could never get her
ather's consent to our marriage. [
should not wonder if the old duffcr
links he will be able to buy up some
.rand duke for her. Pshaw! Well.
she long and the short of the matter is
hat Es-Miss DeverenX hit upon this
3lan. Oh, she's a witch, l can tell you!
When the game has been played long
nough I step in and cure her. Dent
You see? Great gratitude on the part of
he old men, paternal benediction, etc.
tic. See?'
"I see that you are a pair of dis
raceful young
H. u GOI- - l-.I--tH ~. z-.LVg
e laughed. You know you'll stand
y us
"'And you and that previously de-
lure little maid were in collision us to
he clairvoyance, the continued fasting
nd all the rest of it?'
Eyes, yesi Come, acknowledge the
eheme was original at least! But it
as been played long enough. It must
top now. Tomorrow l shall come
2rward with a claim Of having found a
lew to Miss Devereux's strange affec-
on. Her amelioration will be miracu-
nsly rapid. I shall have established
reputation for the greatest future
h~inence in my future father-in-law's
ght, and'-he broke into stentorian
@ughter afresh and threw his arm
bout my shoulder-'you, doctor, will
nce at our w~edding!'
What shall 1 tell you further, ladies?
kept their secret after all. Miss
evereux grew steadily better, thanks
young DR.. Haskins' medicines, and
5w-they have, those two, been mar.
ed nearly two years."-Boston Truv.
ser.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

both at the opening of the meeting. Nc
Kinley was in congress when Bryan
was a boy. He was a presidential can
didate when Bryan, not much past boy
hood, entered congress. For almost as
many years as Bryan has spent on earth
he has been in contact with great speak
ers and great issues. He has lived in a
state of great campaigns. He ought to
play with the young Nebraskan in such
a contest. But he need not carry weight
for age. Any weight, any course, any
conditions are at his option.
If the republicans deem it undignifed
to expose their mans reputation ina
joAIt debate, let each prepare a paper
en- any topic associated with national
government-legislative administrative
or judicial; concerning the past, pres
emit or future. Judge the productions
by the test of composition, or of knowl-
edge of eff Imagination or of Logic or of
humor or of spirit or of universal phil
osophy-one or all.
Whatever William J. Bryan is or is not
as an orator or a man of public affairs,
he is the superior of Mckinley. He has
all of McKinley's lauded virtues and
more Of every quality or acquisition
that makes one man greater than an
other. He knows more of every subject
that interests mankind. He could have
a neryou chill and make a more bril-
liant Grafton or a more profound argu-
ment on McKinley's pet theme than
Mckinley eve did or ever will make.
Unless McKinley's friends will agree
to go before the people on a comparison
Of some sort they should d~ecently drop
the subject of ability in the arts of ex-
preston and present their %figurehead
for the trusts as a man who thinks so
much that he never learned to tell his
thoughts.-St. Louis Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

ITO scraPe an acquaintance was
ginated by Emperor Hadrian. Once
en- visiting the public bath he found
old veteran scraping himself with
iece of broken crockery, in lieu'of an
n or copper scraper. Hadrian gave
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

a a sum of money to provide the nee
cary materials for a bath. and on his
1t visit to the institution found it full
veterans scraping themselves with
sherds. "Scrape away, gentlemen,
J you shall not scrape an acquain-
ice with me-" was Hadrian's com
MT as he went out.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

Which of these have you selected as e
means Of traveI9 No matter. Whenever
It is, recolloct that for s~ea-sickness, as
engendered by rough loeomotion and BAD
food or water, and for malarial troubles,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the most
useful specific you can ta4e with you; It's
also for rheumatism, kidney
complaints and nervous rouble.
'THERE is o report that Buzbee has q large
BOATING debit announced the cashier TO the
IeIler. Eyes, sir; an $4,000 steam yacht"
-Detr0it Free Press. y
G'T doctors seem always happy "Oh,
doctors don't talEe life seriously
Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-09-12

We may expect during the com
ing campaign to hear republican stump
speakers shouting calamity, while
tinned-plate is turned out in increas-
ing quantities and there is no diminu-
ton in the number of corporation char
tiers issued or in the value of farm prod
ucts. It is well to remember facts when
republican campaign orators are shout
ing.-Harrisburg Patriot.
The issue between the people of
the United States just now is that of
money. and on this Mr.. Mckinley is vet
to be teard clearly aud unequivocally.
Nashville American
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-24
STOCKS ARE ACTIVE
TOTAL OF NEW YORK TRANSAC-
TIONS LARGER THAN FOR
SOME DAYS.
PRICES WERE IRREGULAR.
THE ANIMATION OF THE DAY WAS
MORE OR LESS SPAS
MODIC.
TRADERS PLAYED ON BOTH SIDES.
The Opening Was Weak, and After q
Reaction the Day Closed With
Losses.

NEW YORK, April pa further increase
In stock exchange business occurred today
me course of prices were Irregular AL
though the total of transactions was larger
than for some time past, the animation was
spasmodic The trading element played on
both sides of the market. Missouri Pacific
appeared to be manipulated by powerful in
side interests. The industrial shares held
nrst place as group, and recorded the most
erIatc fluctuations in prices. At the outset
the market was unfavorably affected by the
failure of London to respond to the improve
ment here yesterday. An early selling move-
ment was directed against the industrials
with Sugar and Tobacco subjected to special
pressure. The heaviness of these shares
caused fractional sympathetic recessions in
the railway list, but after midday the bulls
took hold of the market with renewed yigor
and substantial advances occurred In the
afternoon dealings, the industrials and the
grangers were most prominent. In the final
hour, rumors were current that the Injunction
on the scrip dividend on Tobacco is to be
served next Monday. The report inspired a
determined raid. against that stock which
broke An per cent. The market closed weak
at general net fractional concessions The
total sales of stocks were 2s0 69S shares.
The following the fluctuations In the
day:
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-24
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Heavy Trade In Speculative Grains
Prices Weak.

There was a heavy trade in speculative
wheat at prices somewhat higher than were
quoted Wednesday. July wheat, after lit
tie break at the opening. kept pretty well
above Gle all day. The crowd appeared dis
posed to fight the market a little, but there
was enough buying on investment account
to get it away from them, and 1t is 1nt1mated
that many of them are sold far enough short
to get little uneasy should genuine bull
movement in prices take place.
Receipts were 225 cars, which are somewhat
larger than they have been ruling for some
days past, but still much too small for the
requirements of the mills. The spread be-
tween here and Chicago in May wheat is
reduced to DC, while the difference between
July future here and at Chicago is SAC. A
short time ago Minneapolis May wheat was
at more than &c under Chicago price. Re
ceipts of wheat were 225 cars; shipments OF
wheat were 16 cars; Duluth receipts OF wheat
were 81 cars; -four output, week ending April
IS, 264 1865 bbls. Following are the closing
quotations: No. hard, on track, 623sc; No.
l northern, April, 61asc; May, $3.50; July,
61asc; on track; 61asc; No. 2 northern, on
track, 605sc; September closed at 61Ac. Cash
sales by sample and otherwise included the
following: 38 cars No. l northern, Gle; 1
ern, 61Ac; 8 cars No. northern, 6O1Ac; cars
No. g. Coo; 2 cars No. frosted 5814c; l car
No. frosted, 5Sc; car No. oats. 1712c.
FLOUR-First patents are quoted at $3.2O@
$50; second patents, $3.05@315; first clears,
$2.55 per bbl; second clears. $2@2.10 red dog
-four is in fair demand at $40 per ton. Flour
shipmnts, Sc, ,201 bbls.
HAY-Coarse and off color, 1904 per ton;
medium, s4.5O@6; good to fancy, $6.50@7 so;
timothy, s9@9. so.
CoRN-No. 8, 25@25kc; No. yellow, 26G
261kc. Receipts, 1 car; shipped, g.
OATS-No. 3 white, 1SQ1S12c; No. 8, TAO
17Ac. Receipts, cars; shipped, cars.
BARLEY-Quoted at 21Q24c, according to
quality. Receipts, 2 cars; shipped, carx.
RYE-No. 2, 32c. Receipts, car; shipped,
none.
BUTTER - Creameries - Extra faultless
goods 121k@13c; frsts, lacking in flavor, al
most perfect, 12c; creameries, seconds, 12c;
creameries, thirds, 7Q9c; limitations, frsts,
1G@11c; limitations seconds s@9c. Dairies-
Extra perfect goods, 12@13c; frsts, lacking
in flavor, sweet. 10c; seconds, 6@8c; thirds,
506c; roll and print, 5@Sc. Ladles-Extra,
Sc; frsts, SC; seconds, SC; packing stock, 41Ac;
grease butter, clean, 21a@3c.
EGGS-Strictly fresh. &c; seconds, 6@7c.
Cases returned, 1ac less.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-24
CASE AGAINST JACKSON.
The State Is Developing 1t in the Or
der of Time.


CINCINNATI, O., April 23.-The interest in
the trial of Scott Jackson for the murder of
Pearl Bryan grows more intense daily. This
is attested by the thronged lobbies of the
court room, the punctual daily attendance of
members of the bar from both sides of the
river and the unremitting attention of all
present. Eleven witnesses were examined to-
day, two in the morning and nine in the aft
ernoon The policy of the prosecution is to
present the case in the order of time as nearly
as possible. The defense has, by cross-exam-
ination, indicated that it's line will be to create
doubt as to where Pearl Bryan was killed,
leaving 1t an open question whether or not she
was killed in Ohio and afterwards transferred
to Kentucky and there beheaded.
The testimony given yesterday by Mayor
Caldwell the defense today desired to have
stricken out. 1t was that part in which he
related that when Walling and Jackson were
brought together before him in private Walling
said, in Jacksons hearing, that Jackson had
told him Of his trouble with Pearl Bryan.
Jackson then spoke up "Walling, how can
you talk that way? You know you killed her.
Then each accused the other This, Attorney
Crawford, for the defense, argued was using
Walling a witness against Jackson, with
whom he was jointly indicted, which is in
admissible in Kentucky courts
Judge Helm delivered his decision on this
question at the opening of the afternoon, ad-
dressing the jury, saying: I'm reference to
striking out the portion of Mayor Caldwell's S
testimony about Walling's statement in Jack
sons presence, you will determine by Jack
sons conduct, when Walling confessed, in
Jackson's presence, his own knowledge of the
crime and his completely in it, whittier this
conduct was equivalent to an admission by
Jackson OF his own guilt or completely in the
crime"
The defense has from the beginning taken
numerous exceptions to the rulings of the
court Col. Crawford must have a list of
fully fifty exceptions His motions and OBJ
jections have been overruled quite that num-
Der of times Of the witnesses examined in
the afternoon, the testimony of Mrs. A. s..
Bryan, mother of Pearl, was fullest of pa
thos When asked how she was able to iden-
tify the headless girl sent to Greenccastle as
her own Pearl, she answered, with thrilling eff
feet: ''It is difficult for mother to be de-
ceived about recognizing her own child"