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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-15

other machines. The air is stored in
three reservoirs of ESQ cubic feet capac-
ity each, and these reservoirs are placed
in those parts of the works where the
greatest volume Of air is required, and,
owing to the intermittent use Of the air,
the compressors are equal to furnishing
q sufficient amount, and at a cost Of
something like 80 per day Of ten hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-15
STCItY OF a WEDDING.
And Q Present That Turned to He .
White Elephant.

know q man named Jack Barnes.
who was 'uarrlcd one Thanksgiving
day, writes IIowrrd Fielding in the
Boston Herald. His life had quite q
number of rich relations. One Of them
was in the furniture Business. His pres
ent was undoubtedly ;ho handsOmest u
all. 1t was a mahogany bedstead Zig
enough for n Mormon elder and carved
IN the highest style OF the art. The
happy couE lr We're enraptured when
they saw it. The exhibition occurred in
the store Of the furniture man, for Of
course such Il thing couldn't be sent to
the brides fathers house like a sugar
spoon in a box. An expressman who
subsequently moved the Jedstead told
me that it weighed nine tons, but ]
think he exaggerated. Moreover, it was
certainly as massive q piece of furniture
as ever | saw. On this account perhaps
the generous donor had been unable to
sell it and had had it numbering up his
salesrooln until he had grown sick Of
the sight of il.
The bridegroom gave directions fo1
Its removal to the Harlem fiat. He then
thanked his wife's uncle for this mag.
nifcent gift with tears in his eyes.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes returned
from their wedding journey, they found
the mahogany bed already established
in their fat. They knew it was there,
because they We're unable to open the
there was an alley a foot wide all the
way around it between it and the wall.
This may seem improbable to a person
who does not know much about New
York flats of the $40 a month grade.
but the sophisticated will only wonder
that the bed got in there at all. I am
told that the men who set it up had to
climb out Of a window afterward, but
! think this is al exaggeration, because
the tall, carved bedboard entirely COW
cred the two windows and thus cast a
gloom over the otherwise happy home.
They found the furniture which had
previously been in the parlor divided
between two bedrooms and completely
filling them.
Housekeeping under these circum,
stances was not what this young woman
had been led to expect. In "a hours she
had demanded a larger fiat. Mr.. Barnes
went fiat hunting. The adventures Of
the Wandering Jew are a mere stroll
compared to those of the fiat hunter in
New York. Jack was looking for a bed
room big enough to hold the mahogany
bedstead. He tells mo that this piece Of
furniture was so big that he could hard.
~ carry a memorandum Of its dimen.
lions in his largest overcoat pocket.
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The Magazine will be we'll and
thoroughly illustrated from cover
to cover Competent artists and
improved methods Of making and
printing the plates will be employ
ed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-15
The Covers.

The covers are different every
month. They are designed by
popular artists, and the covers for a
year will be valuable as an art col
lection in themselves.
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Regardless of uation.

The boy who sells the cheap song.
books in front Of the variety theater is
q wonder in his way. He talks at light.
ming speed and mixes the titles beauti.
fully. Here is what you hear him say
as the crowd is pouring out: Take 'em
along the songbooks here the latest and
most popular songs the day all the songs
sung in the show her golden hair was
hanging down her back therfatal we'd
ding MOllie Newell and Maggie Mooney
l don't want to play in your yard il you
won't be good to me o Mrs. O'Flaherty
you sat~ down upon me hat still the
dance goes en- she's my sweetheart we
kept it up till Sunday morning they're
all the songs sung in the show words
10 cents still his whiskers grew hit i'm
again they're 10 cents. "-.Chicago Rec.
ord.
Compressed Air.
According to IA statement made at the
Montreal meeting Of the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers by Su-
p~erintendent Heggem Of the engine
works at Massillon, o., the advantages
Of compressed air have been very pro
nounced in the foundry operations Of
that establishment. The air is supplied
BY mean of three compressors. A bel
driven compressor, Is by 10 inches IL
size. runs constantly and supplies mos
of the air that is used, and the working
pressure is from 60 to 20 pounds; a ~
inch by Z inch steam driven duple:
compressor is operated by a pressur
valve, so that whei: the pressure Of al
falls below 60 pounds this ,compresso
Is put in motion to supply the defcien
>cy-the air supply being thus main
tanned automatically. A smaller stea1
driven compressor is also kept as a rt
serve in case of accident to either of th
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

showed enthusiasm for her ohossa
work. Her instnictress aayd sne was
the brightest member Of her class.
Tho young woman's parents were not
happily mated. and In recent years
have dwelt separately. Yet both
showed great fondness for the daugh-
ter. Thus Miss Mogstad came to visit
good deal at her cousins In way
the foungren's home became her own
Mr. Mogstad betrayed his daughters
board cheerfully and himself select
cd two or three boarding places for
her During her course OF study tho
young woman dwelt part Of the time
with Mrs Seehuus. Only recently gho
took up her abode at the Peterson
homo. where che induced her cousiz
Bessie 10 come and become her room
mate. After fitting herself to be soi.'
supporting Miss Morstad had met VIII
but a single Encouragement employ
ment did not come TO her as much 90
she expected.
"I,ay" Mogs;ad was born IN Calm
met. Mich. She attended the school,
there. Several years ago her fathu
took hcr on a visit TO Tronhicm. Nor
way. whore lives her ulcic. Elias Mos
stad. who Is rc9utcd 10 be wealthy. Sh9
spent a year and half there and rc.
turned TO Chicago moro than yeai
FRO. Sac had visited her cousin Dessil
Ia childhood and their childish attach.
mont was removed with warmth al,
once upon thcg reunion In Chicago
She was a frequent attendant at Luth,
eran church.
Bessie YounSron was born In Chris
tlanla. Norway. seventeen years ago.
Her childhood was surrounded will
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26
TOLD BRIEFLY.

A play formed around the Roentgen
rays Is to be performed at a Berlin
theater.
Twelve electricians are required 10
look after the plant In the capitol
buildings.
During a recent week the patent
Office broke the record" by receiving
lilo applications for patents.
4 deposit OF manganese ore Of good
quality is reported to have been dis.
covered near GAINESVILLE. Ga.
The Japanese government Is asking
for half a million dollars TO improve
and Increase the telegraph service.
A system OF supplying electricity TO
vessels from submerged cable has
been patented by Il. r. Lo sueur. of
Ottawa. Canada.
The Roach shlpyard Il AZ present
very fun at work. three large steam
ships. .wo ferry boats and large zach,
being new In course OF construction.
The Argentine government "A about
10 spohd over $1,000. goo ON the connie
ton OF the harbor works at nuanos
Asros. and tl.soo.ooo on The cons.suc.
lion Of dry aochs.
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II Is credlbly related by a German
journal that during the reign Of the
Emperor William l.. when the present
emperor was a boy. Prince Bismarck,
walking one day through a corridor Of
the royal palace at Berlin. came upon
a strange scene Hearing within the
room which he passed a great racket.
he opened the door and saw the young
grandson Of the emperor dancing about.
while their father. the crown prince.
ground at the handle Of a hand-organ.
All were In high spirits and seeing
the chancellor the young princes
laughingly invited him to Join In the
dance. Prince bismarck declined. but
he offered TO turn the organ II the
crown prince would join his sons. The
crown prince assented and the chan
ccllor turned the handle with great an
imaiion. The laughter and sport grew
louder with the increased speed OF the
playing. Just then the old emperor
came In. lie took In the situation at a
glance.
I see. my lord chancellor" he said
with a smile. that you are bcginn'ng
early to make the princes dance 10
your music'"
II the incident was accepted "a
prophetic Il was soon proved Elusive.
The eldest. at least. OF the old EN-
peror's grandsons-the present emperor
has mover since then danced to any.
ones music but his own.-Youth's Com.
panlon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

moro helpful associations than her
cousin had known. The home OF her
parents waa a happy one. comprising
a family Of six children. Fourteen
years ago the Y0ungrens left Norway
for Minnesota. Two years later they
came TO Chicago. Desiie's childhood.
therefore, was spent IN Chicago IN tho
northwestern part OF the city. among
people In the main OF her own nation.
ality.
when Miss Moes,ad finished her
studies under Mrs. Sechuus and left the
lattCr's roof she persuaded her cousin
10 become her roommate. There was a
strong opposition to Bessie leaving
homc. The parents had begun TO oh.
ject to the marked attachment OF the
girls. They wanted Bessie 10 remain
under home influences aud the wiilful
cousin WAS uphraidcd for getting her
away. hut the SPELL had taken such
hold on Tho younger girls mind she
would not heed her parents Whether
I she realized Il or not, Bcsslc's attach.
mont fer Rachel had madc her come "a
regard the lattor's Wishes % doarcr ia
her than life.
The Older girls course was directed
10y her dominant traits pride and r..
serve. She aid rot welcome the con.
ndouoc Of any one except her cousin
perhaps cut OF fear that condolences
would not be held iny.olai and lest by
unfolding her heart she might cxposc
herself to tho shafts OF rdlculc. She
had always known Bessie and trusted
her. aud when In young womanhood
her nature cried olt for sympathy Mls.
Mogsiod clIng to the oaly anchor sh,
/ over knew lrohlbly this lonely WON.
an found her mind intensified Ia d.
sympathy for women as result Of
] her studies.
Thus II camo about that wncn IN,
lover appeared one eirl chose death IN
preference to Loneliness aud IN,
thwartIng OF her plans Women some.
times court death In this alternative
Il was not Illogical In her to compe
the object OF her affection to ioln her
In death. And the situation would
have suggested dragging along young
Johnson. innocent author OF tho deed
into the abyss.
The weaker girl accepted death be.
cause a stronger mind offered Il. Per.
haps the stronger mind OF Miss Mog
s.ad pictured death In color and mel
ody. Her spell was hypnotic. Bessie.
attachment vas mental I'D moral sery.
itude. Rachel Mogslad willcl- BessI,
Youngrcn oloyCl The child-miut
which accepted Tie pail OF death tool
the mantle and Put IL On apparently
without responsibility
At the bier OF the dead girls the min
lister touched upol responsibility. Ca
pacity to undcrHand. 20 be responsible
no said. was On the case OF tEc.c mlf
guided girls hCdgod within narrow
limits. lie pictured their minds as
rroping IN twilight Religion alloweS
cnari,y where there was no. light
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

I wanted TO pu, Il where no naughty
man could steal IT, so l sent It to the
bell"
Just then a big bronzed fellow raised
his cane to strike tho bell. and the it,
tie maid spread out both hands. cry
ing: "Oh. don't strike my papa's
pcnnyr Il want to hear the bell ring"
said the man. The child continued her
protestatlons until the westerner pick
ed her up and kissed her for the pa
triotigm. Tho next In line did the same
thing. until over a hundred people had
her In her arms before she was return
ed to her distressed mother. As she
olasped close the child said: "Oh. NAM
ma. | have kissed all the people and
been all around the bell"
In the bell are $4,000 contributions
from battleholds. keys from Jefferson
Davis house. pike heads belonging to
John Brown. silver spoons owned by J.
c. Calhoun, Thomas Jcierson's copper
kettle. widows mite dug from the pool
OF Betheeda. hinge from Lincolns
home In Springfield. whitiier'a pen
and George Washngton's surveying
chain. There are four quarts OF Thin
hlcs and two quarts Of wedding rings
IN the Liberty bell At the fair forty
seven old ladies reverontly kissed tho
great bell. aud when Mr.. Knapp inquir-
ed the reason for the demonstration
they invariably responded. Because |
have something exceedingly precious In
there" And then. with their dim
eyes full Of tears. they would tell be-
tween their broken sohs how all alone
in the world. with no one TO treasure
the wedding ring they wore for half a
century or more, and unwilling that u
should ever grace a strangers hand,
they sent the slender loop Of gold TO
the Liberty bell. and then iourneyod to
the fair hoping 20 press their lips 10
the biz Of gold that the lover Of long
ago slipped over their fingers on the
wedding day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

A certain store Ia Chicago has a
wax figure OF remarkable beauty and
true TO life. Il is used tOr high-pricel
millinery and street dress displays,
For over a week people who fire.
auently pacs the store. which is on
the east side OF the street. have noticed
wcl.drCssed miidlc-agcd man who
has apparently become infatuated with
the wax figure lie haunts the vicinity
OF the window at frequent Intervals
every day. and spends his time gazing
at the graceful form anu red checks Of
the model within.
The employees OF the store az arsl
thought he was a pickpocket or pros.
pectiyc burglar and several times or.
dorcd him away. but he invariably re-.
turned TO gaze at the wax figure, and
they have concluded TO lot him gaze
at his charmor In peace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26
HAMPTON COURT GATE.

round-eyod wonder. For the most part
these stories were incohercnt and dis.
connected learned. however TIA,
there was not one ghost, but three. and
out OF the confusion these three Zig
ures stood forth with tolerable distinct
ness.
In the ilrst place. there Is a lady
Anne OF Gloves. she Is supposed 20 be
who. ignoring the conventions OF tho
spirit world. walks abroad at night
clothed In garments OF black. instead OF
the snowy apparel which We have been
taught to look for. Then there Is an
other visitani. whose sex Is unknown.
Us It's presence Is made manifest only
through the sense OF hearing and last
~. there Is the soldier But, having
inwardly dlgesiod both the buns and
the stories. | proceeded TO the palace
to make inquiries on my own account
Il was after o'clock. The picture gal
lories we're closed and visitors had de-
parted. The night guard had come on
duty, and 90 one OF these wardona,
grim and gray. l addressed myself.
lmpaFtlng what degree OF lcvity |
could summon into my speech, said:
"My friend. have you ever seen any Of
theac spooka the silly aervlng-wonchcR
taxi 70 much ahont7" But ! had made
q mistake. TO couple she cherished
tndluons OF the place with the IRE
uponaiblp babbic Of servant giFis vas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

unphfionable. Tho medals shook on
the veterans chest with the force Of
his suppressed Indignation. and he gor-
gonizod me from head 20 foot with a
stony British stare. II took a little
time-and some money-to do away
with the bad impression had created.
and then my friend became communi-
catln The soldier ghost proved TO be-
the IN applicable OF the three. Tho
watchman had the most perfect faith
In this apparition. and he had n real
but withal somewhat contomptuous be-
lief In the existence OF the women
ghosts ! was. unfortunately. not able
to Interview the man who had actually
seen this spook lnasmuch as. being on
duty, he was In bed and asleep. Let
Il suffice that u has been seen, and
that quite recently. And as for col
lateral evidence. have these eyes Of
mine not seen upon the wall the mark
OF the bullet which emanclpated from
It's "rib-grated dungeon" the soldiers
soul? Has this finger OF mine not
touched IN
The scene OF the appearance "a at the
end OF n cloister upon which open the
apartments Of the late Cardinal VOL
sey. Here about these windy passages
wandered often that remarkable man,
TO think upon the part OF business he
bore 4 the state" plot treason against
his fat and royal master. and generally
cherish his swelled head. Here II ID
that the bullet-mark may be seen. The
man who WAS slain was sergeant. aud
hir murderer was a soldier OF the regl.
mcnt who had a grudgo against him
The soldier was on sentry duty at the
time, stationed somewhere away down
the long perspective OF the clolster
The date Of the tragedy Is lost In an.
tiquity, but the appearance OF the ghosl
OF the murdered sergeant Is as recent
as last Saturday week.
On this night a Waterman named
Miles mot an Inappropriate name. by
the way, for one privileged to see d
military spooD was going his rounde
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

"a man can get $1,000 In gold any
where IN Chicago said an enthusiast
tic silver man 10 a group In the Pal
mer House rotunda. Il have a friend
who tried II yesterday. and the banks
would not give Il TO him. 4 tall gen
tleman tapped the speaker on the
shoulder and said My friend. YOU are
mistaken; you don't know what YOU
are talking about"
The man maintained that he aid.
III your friend will bring me S25.-
100000 In currency tomorrow morning
! will guarantee that he can get that
amount OF gold on short notice" said
the tall man. Il am In a position TO
know what say II you want the mat
ter demonstrated" Tho tall man was
Whit" Glover, chief clerk at the sub.
treasury. Pi,tsburg Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

the poison when Bessie embraced him
and he bolieves-ho is sure-that the
girls meant that earess TO be his death
warrant
Rejecting the proherci carccsos.
johnson paced the floor. Miss Mog-
siad said she felt ailing and threw
herself upon the bed. Bessie Youn-
gren also complained and reclincd on
the bed. They died ON the way 10 the
morgue.
Investigation into the lives Of both
girls deopons the mystery. The Grim
inal quality is absent II Is a record
II respectabillty.
Rachel Mogstad. called by her famil-
lars Ray" who was Jealous OF her
cousins growing affection for Christie
pher Johnson. was Bessies elder by a
year. being Is years OF age, She was
more than a year older In leadership
through her education. greater
strength Of will. and impulslvCness. II
vas apparently her jealousy which
prompted the self-destuctlon. She
willed TO die In the same way and at
the same hour with Bessie Youngrcn.
and her viii was accomplished. The
younger girl was Of a weaker nature,
Jet she dared follow her companion
even into death.
Ray" Aogsiad was a student. She
had applied herself earnestly In six
months course IN midwifery under
tutelage Of Mrs. Margaret seehuua. No.
30 Center avenue She passed exam
inelions ~ilh credit. u q clslmcd un-
der The supervision Of She State. en-
stllng her to d diploma Tor practical
ppIk. she worked iudarlrlonllY and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

capped from Hampton Court In iGi7. and
a little later oliver Cromwell made the
place his residence. After the rcstord-
ton Charles H. gave the palace to the
Duke OF Albemarle but rcponiiug after
ward. he redeemed Il. and lived there
himself.
Later on william and Mary occupied
Hampton Court. and II was they who
we're responsible for the modora inn
proyoments.
The gardens and the maze at rIamp-
ton Court are. OF course, features which
add to the pleasure OF holiday wish
tors. but a deeper and very different in
terest attaches TO the ghosts. OF course
Il Is an old story about the Hampton
Court wraiths. but no denui,e infor-
nation as TO the identity OF the dis
embodied spirits was forthcoming un-
an the Mall and Express correspondent
made personal inquirioa.
a paragraph which has recently been
going the rounds OF the papers an
nounced that the ghost had broken
loose again, and this Il was which
aroused my curiosity. I went TO Hamp-
ton Court few days ago. in the after
noon. II had been q day Of heavy
rains. duh and exceedingly oppressive.
with thunder In the air. when I
reached the village the rain was over
and past. but heavy. lcadcn clouds
hung over the palace. almost resting
upon its turrcts and baitlemenis There
was nothing glad or bright In the uni
vorsal Eeenncss. The moss-covCrei
I powders by the bridge spoke only oi
decay. Rivers OF rain ran over the rcd
sandy pathways looking like pale blood
| In the uncertain light as / passed
through the lions gate into the palace
grounds,
II was a time for spooks. but. al
though have a liking for those things
which are only family known TO our
philosophy, | felt unwontedly dcprcss-
cd To fortify myself dropped into a
bakery In the village but the pretty
/ girl who served me with tea and buns
RECALLED me also with stories OF blood
curdling appearance stories she
had heard from the palace servants
and which she now rciold with awe and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26

a mans conduct is an unspoken ser.
mon
The smaller the soul the bigger a dol.
lar looks.
Some very good sawlogs have big
knots on them.
An enemy is a person who applauds
you when you fail
II you will not hear reason she will
surely rap your knuckles.
Il isn't what a man owes but what
he pays that keeps him poor.
Like a great many thieves. 'Tlmo
steals on, and cannot be arrested
When the Office seeks the can II Ia
seldom his fault II II does no, find him
The man who Is willing to only have
a little religion might as well no, have
any.
Nothing pleasos a man so well as IA.
be asked II his eldest daughter ian't -
wife, "
BE careful whore you step. and the
man who follows you will no, stumble
so much.
There Is not so much failure 10 be
charged to poor luck" as TO bad man
agement.
The Islander Of some people IA A
great recommendation rs the praise
OF others.
You can always please a good man
by telling him he has dcvlllsh twin
kle IN his eye.
A married woman's description OF an
Ideal man Is a picture Of the Kind she
didn't get.
man who puts on HIS enjoyment
too long win find Il mlslaid b. ~ tlne
he gets 10 Il.
Heaven help ne man whe 'h'AA. 10
can dcdso enemies ~ ''YlnA " s's~~'
osery body. The soulne's-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-26
Lllns chlla.. Complainant.

Some time ago. when staying AZ
hotel where she was studying an OPP
cratic part which contained many
trllls and trcmolos. Madame Melba
was singing this part eXquisitely. az
though inspired 4 little child. play
ing near her rooms. heard her, and.
after listening TO the marvellous trlll-
ms, not knowing that the voice was
human, or whence Il came, ran to hia
mother, saying softly; Mother. listen
To the dear blrdle~ Madame Molba.
on hearing Of this afterward. told tho
mother that she had never had such
praise before and valued it more thar
all the critics praises.