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Cures chapped lips and cold-sores in two
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MINING Operations to Be Res

DEADwooD, S. D., Feb. 24.-The
Great Thunder Mining company of
London, which owns a large group of
mines neal Deadwood, but which have
been closed down for the past year, has
wired its local representatives to re.
sumo operations.
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We must have help. We pay men and
women $40 to $18 per week for easy
home work. No books or peddllng.
Steady employment guaranteed. Send
stamp for work and particulars at once.
Hermann & Seymour. 213 South. Sixth
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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MADISON, SOUTH DAl

Local Time. able.
Chicago, Milwaukee d St. Paul Pathway, which
took effect, sunday, August %, 1895:
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Passenger, No. 4, departs 1920 q. m.
Freight, No. 90, departs 6 100 u. N.
Freight, No. "a, departs Z 80 p. III.
TRAINS GOING WEST,
Way freight, No. 81, departs 1850 p. m.
TRAINS FRom THE EAST.
Passenger, No. 1, arrives Abs p. m,
Freight, No. 70, arrives 4:15 u. IN.
Freight, No. 50, arrives l 10 p. m.
TRAINS PROM THE WEST.
Freight, No. ye, arrives 10 :05 a. m.
ALI the above trains carry PASSENGERS; bnt
treights only when passengers are provided with
tickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
at Egan for ell points south, And passenger train
going west, at Woonsocket for all points north.
MADISON d BRISTOL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs l:4o a. m.
Passenger from north arrives, 500 p. m.
JNO. LARKIN Local Agent.
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"Give me a liver regulator and I Can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him q bottle of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. FRANK SMITH.
The herald., 1896-03-01

Juan Fernandez. in latitude 30 degrees
and some minutes south of the Equator;
while Tobago is only ten degrees north,
right at our doors. as one might say"
"Well. Captain. don't want to con-
tradict you; but you are making the
same mistake every body else has made,
for nearly two hundred years. You have
confounded Robinson Crusoe with AL
eXander Selkirk, when they are two en-
tirely different individuals. no more
alike than you and are alike"
do you mean to say that Defoe didn't
steal his story from Selkirk? 1 was al
ways told that he did. If he didn't where
did he get it?''
where did he get It? Perhaps from
the old navigators who had lived before
him and had published accounts of
their voyages. such as Drake, the Sea
King. Sir Walter Raleigh, and many
others, who sailed to the West indies
and coasted the Spanish main."
'That sounds all right; but it'll take
pretty strong evidence to make me be-
lieve that Tobago is the island, even if
Juan Fernandez isn't. I'll tell you what
Ill do; I'm going down to Trinidad next
month. after cargo of asphalt, and il
you'll prove to me that Tobago was the
island Crusoe lived on I'll take you
there.
was overjoyed at this. for had made
my position secure. aud knew that
could convince the captain of the truth
of it. And did it from the Crusoe book
itself, as follows: You will remember
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that CruSoe. when a young man, rau
away to sea. was shipwrecked, cap
tured by the savage Moors, with whom
he lived as captive two years or so
on the coast of Africa and then escaped
and finally arrived at the Brazils. Here
he lived about four years. as a planter
at the end of which time he set out for
Africa again. in quest of slaves. 1t is
with this latter voyage that his real
adventures begin, for it ended in ship
wreck and led to his long period of Sc
clusion on the island in question. They
had not been out long, the storm abat-
ing a little-to quote directly from
Crusoe's own journal-"The Master
made an observation las well as he
could. and found that he was in about
IL degrees of north Latitude, so that we
were gotten beyond the coast of Guiana
and beyond the river Amazones, to-
wards the River Oroonoque (Orinoco)
commonly called the Great River"
"Bless my stars" said the Captain
when read this to him. that does look
| like Tobago. But 90 on; I'm anxious tc
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81 didn't come for mail" Aleck re-
Piled. Then he continued hastily: "Mr.
Brand, you offered me twenty dollars
for Brown Bess two months ago, and l
refused to sell her,"
'Yes, that's So"
"Well, I've come to take your offer"
"Why, what's the matter now, Aleck,
that YOU are so anxious to sell?"
II need the money" answered Aleck,
choking back sob.
Mr.. Brand came out and looked at the
horse. After some further talk the bar
gain was concluded, and Aleck started
out of the postotfice with four five-dol-
lar bills. Before he reached the door,
however, he turned and said: Mr..
Brand. is your son George still postal
clerk on the railway"
Yes. Aleck. His run. as they call 1t,
is from Chicago to Pittsburg."
AS Alecl left the postoffice he passed
by his pony, still hitched to the rack
and Brown Bess neighed in an inquirine
manner as he went down the street, as
if to say, "Where are you going without
The herald., 1896-03-01

Is focks Of goats, and above all, where
he first met Man Friday and who
Man Friday was.
1t came to pass that, after l had at
tanned to mans estate. I found myself
possessed of somewhat more than Il
hundred dollars; and then | concluded
to make my voyage. and see where all
those interesting things took place, even
though the events narrated occurred
more than two hundred years ago. That
doesn't matter; the world has always
had boys in it, and, l fancy. they have
always been pretty much the same.
That is, they liked good, hearty adven-
ture. liked to be out of doors, and wanted
to see bit of the world. Well, to cut
short a story that otherwise might be
made very long, l tinall found myself
aboard a small schooner. bound for the
islands of Barbados and Trinidad. The
master of the vessel was an old friend
of mine. Captain Larcom, who, in his
youth. used to sail from Salem to the
East Indies, when our commercial ma
rine was more fiourishing than it is al
The herald., 1896-03-01

the prospects of your claim getting
through?" she asked.
"Why, you know what he wrote,
Mandy He said there were three or
four thousand cases ahead of mine, and
that the Pension Bureau is very strict
about considering cases in their regular
order. He said it might be over a year
before they reached mine. When it is
taken up, though, he thinks I'll get the
pension and the back pay-that's about
$4,000, you know-for the proof is all
right. and have q clear case under the
law"
ut seems kind of hard that, if the
Government is going to give you the
back pay some time, you can't get it in
time to save the rancho from being sold
over our heads" sighed Mrs. Jenifer.
"Yes. and the hardest part of it is
that they do sometimes take up cases
out of ORDER" replied her husband. but
the lawyer said it requires influence to
have that done, or someone must show
the Commissioner of Pensions that there
is a special reason for it. have no in
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fluence away out here on Nebraska
ranch. can't even get down to Wash
ington to plead my own case. There
really seems to be no help for u.s."
During the course of this conversa-
tion there had been an interested but
silent listener on the opposite side of the
table, who now arose and passed
through the kitchen door. This was Al
eek French, Mr.. Jenifer's nephew. He
sat down on the bench outside and
looked across the dusky prairie, lying
grim and still in the moonlight. In one
direction group of scattered lights
showed the location Of the railway and
the station.
''If they only knew all about it at
Washington" he thought, II am sure
they would take up our case first. OH
if could only go to Washington and tell
them!' A long time he sat there
thinking, with his chin in his hands
looking out over the prairie. AS he
he gazed he saw light some distance
away moving rapidly along. He knew il
was the headlight of locomotive fol
he had often watched them, miles away
creeping over the level plain. Soon hi
The herald., 1896-03-01
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

If any member of the imperial family
lives out of Russia for more than one
fourth of the year. then his or her in
come in considerably reduced.
A New York banker who tumbled into
the water from an unprotected bridge
is suing his native village, Monroe, for
100000 damages-just One-third of its
entire assessed valuation.
Jacob Mounts, a Morgantown (W. Way
man, was indicted for stealing dog;
but, as dogs are not property in that
state, the charge was changed to steal
ing dog chain. He was accordingly
convicted, and received sentence Of
100 seconds in Jail.
Under a recent judicial decision the
entire estate of James G. Fair, estimated
to be worth $50, 100000 will be divided
soon between Mrs. Herman Oelrichs Of
New York. Miss Virginia Fair and
Charles Fair, children of the bonanza
king.
The late DR.. Van Dyck, the Syrian
missionary, spent his last days translat-
ing "Ben Hur" into Arabic. This story
has also been translated into French,
German, Italian, Spanish Dutch, Bo-
hemian. and Armenian, and published
in raised letters for the blind.
Professor Jansen and his corps of as
sistants are now winter-bound in their
observatory on the summit of Mont
Blanc. They will remain there, cut of
from mankind, until late in the spring.
They keep in touch with the world by
means Of the telegraph.
| In 1887 London firm published pic
ture representing the "Jubilee Celebra-
ton in Westminster Abbey" 1t had
considerable popularity, and the melan-
choly fact is now reported that of the
princes figured in it nine have since
died. All the princesses represented are
still living.
PRINCE Luigi of Savoy, a nephew Of
King Humbert, is visiting San Francis.
co, where he proposes to remain
month. He is nominally lieutenant on
board the Italian warship Christopher
Columbo. which is makiong a voyage
around the forld. principally for the pur-
pose of enabling the prince to see the
sights.
George Leonard of Rutland, VT, died
a few days ago at the age of 81 years
and 10 months. His w1re died three
years gao at the age of 80 years. Inc
couple had four sons and three girls:
all Of whom are now. living, the elaest
being nearly 70 years old. At the time
Mr.. Leonard died he had thirty gran9-
children and twenty-seven great-grano'
children living.
The herald., 1896-03-01

me, Aleck?"
But he hurried on without looking
back. Reaching home, however, he
slipped in the back way. and climbing
into the loft of the barn lay face down
in the hay, and cried as if his heart
would break as he thought Of the empty
stall below him.
Great was the astonishment of Mr.
Jcnifer that evening when his wife re-
ealed to him Alexis plan; and when the
lad laid the four tive-dollar bills on the
table before him his surprise was COM
plete. Far into the night they talked 1t
over, for it was mOmentolls step In
young boys life. Finally Mr.. Jenifer
settled it. "I'll let you go, Aleck; it's
to save the ranch, and may God bless
you, boy"
On the evening of the third day after
the sale of Brown Bess, Aleck French
was at Chicago inthe Office of the division
superintendent of the railway mail SER
vice. George Brand, the postmasters
son, was with him, and they were anx-
iously awaiting a reply from the gray
haired, stern looking official who sat at
the desk before them.
The herald., 1896-03-01
. cov(a Lsral. see Il

see where he fetched up"
$50 we changed our course, and
steer'd away n. W. by w., in order to
reach some of the English Islands; but
second storm came upon us and drove
lis so out of the wayof all humane COM
merce, that. had all our lives been
saved, as to the sea, we were rather in
danger of being devoured by the Sal
wages, than of ever returning to our own
country. In this distrss, on Of our Men,
early in the Morning, cry'd 'Landv and
we had no sooner ran out of the Cabin
to look, in the hopes of seeing where
abouts in the World we were, but the
Ship struck upon Rock. and in a Mo-
ment, her Motion being stopp'd, the Sea
broke over her in such a Manner that
we expected we should all have perish.
ed Immediately"
"That is clever enough" assented the
Captain, "and the latitude they were in
leaves Juan Fernandez out of the ques
ton, for it lies more than forty degrees
The herald., 1896-03-01

could hear the rumble Of the cars. and
by the absence Of lighted windows
knew that it was not passenger train.
When it stopped at the station. the low
ing of the cows and some discordant
sQuaks and grunts told him it was a
stock train bound for Chicago. Every
day these long stock trains passed. and
sometimes they stopped while the cat
tlemen fed and watered the live cargo.
The cattlemen always accompanied the
train, and Aleck had often envied the
lot of the young men who We're going to
see the great city.
Then an idea came to Aleck.-the pos
sibility of doing something to save the
ranch. He soon stole away to his bed
where he fell asleep thinking about it,
and took it up again early next morn
ing when he went to feed the stock.
After breakfast he went into the
kitchen where his aunt was washing the
dishes. There he told her his plan. grow
ing enthusiastic in the recital. He
wanted to go to Washington and tell the
Commissioner of Pensions the story of
their troubles, and ask him to act upon
his uncle Hirams claim at once AS he
talked she too became interested, and
her wan face was lighted up for mo-
ment by hope; but she soon became
grave again.
But, Aleck. we could not spare even
five dollars to buy your food on the way,
for perhaps your plan might fail No. it
won't do" said his aunt, shaking her
bead.
Aleck went out of the kitchen with a
heavy heart, and walked towards the
barn. When he reached the gate his
own little pony. Brown Bess. came run
ming to the bars and affectionately
thrust her nose at him to be stroked AS
he patted the mares head another idea
calme to him. In moment he was in
the harness room, tugging at his saddle
on the hook; and five minutes later he
was galloping, over the prairie towards
the station. Up the principal street he
rode without drawing rein until he
stopped before the postofiice Mr..
Brand. the postmaster was standing at
the delivery window as Aleck came in,
and seemed surprised TO see him.
why, Aleck, there amt any mail this
The herald., 1896-03-01

The present. He had amassed little
fortune through his long years at sea.
and was virtually on the retired list; but
he now and then took a sea trip. Just
to keep his hand in, as he expressed it.
He and used to play checkers together,
during the long winter evenings at home,
and in the intervals of the game we
would discuss his voyages and adyen-
tures. at last ventured to tell him OF
my strong desire to visit Crusoe's island,
and he was much interested. But you
know" he said, cit will be long and
expensive voyage, away round the Horn
10 the coast of Chilli, to the island of
Juan Fernandez; it will cost lot of
fine and money" eyes," l replied ra-
ther obviously; "but don't want to &C
TO Junn Fernandez, but to Tobago, in
the Caribbean Sea-"
"You do? What do you want to &c
there for?"
because that is Crusoe's Island"
ssNonsense, boy; Crusoes island i
The herald., 1896-03-01
hOW RANCH
A Journey in Postal Gar Which Ended
in Smash-Up
A SCRAMBLE FOR A. MAIL POUCH.
100000 of Uncle Sans Money in
Danger-An Interview With the
PostmaSter.Genera An
Expedited Pension.

There is no use in figuring, Mandy
unless l get the pension and the back
pay We'll lose the place. said Mr.. Jeni-
fer. gloomily, as he pushed away the
pencil and paper. Mrs. Jenifer looked
at her husband, blankly. rs it is bad as
that, Hiram?" she asked.
There is no help for it," replied Mr..
Jenifer "The Mortgage Company at
Omaha will foreclose the mortgage on
the ranch unless the note is paid. The
wheat and the corn are harvested, and
at outside prices won't meet the note
by 5000"
There was silence for few minutes.
broken only by the click of Mrs. Jeni-
fer's knitting needles.
What did that pension lawyer at
The herald., 1896-03-01
STRANDED ON CRUSOE'S ISLE
Story Of Voyage to Find the True Scene
Of Those Wonderful Adventures.
THE MISTAKE EVERYBODY MAKES,
Proved from the Book Itsclf-Crusoe
Was Not Selkirk-The Boys
Great Hero Reinstated in
His Own Domain.
Copyright 1895. BY B.ehsll.r. johnson B.oheller.

Copyright 1925. BY Bacheler. johnson + Bachellerl
There is one period of my life which
/ call my "Crusoe Year." because it was
owing to suggestions from Robinson
Crusoe that enjoyed its rich and varied
experiences. 1t all came about through
my desire to know more OF the island in
which Crusoe had his wonderful adven-
lures. That was something which
the author of the book seemed to have
left out; just where it was situated; yet
It was the very thing that interested me
most. And when l was boy resolved
that if l ever grew up to be a man.
and had as much as fifty or a hundred
dollars, would make a voyage and de-
termine for myself where he was To-
Gated after the shipwreck where he
made his bower, and his cave, and kept
The herald., 1896-03-01
AUTHORS OF WEALTH.

Victor Hugo, who, like Lord Tennyson'
attained the age of So years, had per-
sonaI estate in England to the amount Of
roo 1o6 DIR. Charles Mackay's proper
ty was valued at f2,63O, ana tnat OF
Eliza Cook at f5,O57. Matthew Arnold's
estate amounted to t!,o4l. robert
Browning{ of whose will A. Tennyson
and F. 7. Palgrave were the attesting
witnesses, left personality in England
Of the value Of f16,177.
The herald., 1896-03-01
NEW USE FOR ARTEsIAN WELLS

Artesian wells are in use in some
parts of the West to run electric light
and power plants. At Chamberlain, s.
D., last week new, big, artesian wen
sunk to supply power for the electric
lighting of the town, was put into ser.
vice, and the results are highly salts
factory.
The herald., 1896-03-01

A TALE OF ADVENTURE.
"Hello, Billy, where's your wife?"
"She's gone on whaling expedition
up in the nursery."-Ginger Jar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-26
Death of an Old Printer.

FRANKLIN, IND, March 20.-E. B
Head, who was probably the oldest
printer ia pint OF service in Indiana
died yesterday, after lingerin 6 i'll
ness, from II complication OF diseas es
He was SO years old, and had boen
printer for more than 70 years. Ht
was son of Jesss Head, a pionee
preacher, VIII married Abraham
Lincoln to Nancy H4nks. AMI hi'
recolections of Linc1ln wer very &C
curate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-26
THE MURDERER'S PRAYERS
Fell on Stony Hearts and Were Of
No Avail.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 22-
Three weeks ago William Murphy shot
aud billed William Bowlin at Pioneer.
KY as he was walking past his house
Tor no apparent cause, but probably
some old grudge, as the men had not
met recently. Bowlin was a very pop.
uIsr, steady man, supposed to have no
enemies Murphy at first defied arrest,
but was captured, and after hearing
committed to Jail to await his trial at
circuit court Huntsville being the
county seat of Scott county the pris-
oner was locked up there in charge of
Jailer Elli'. Shortly before midnight
Ellis was awakened by loud knock.
ing at the door and was informed that
it was Deputy Sheriff Raynor with a
prisoner.
NOT sUSPECTING ANYTHING
serious he opened the door, and as he
did so, found himself confronted by q
man with rifle aimed at him, who
demanded the keys" He refused to
give them up, but before he could
move a number Of other men had
Joined The fret intruder, all armed,
quiet and determined. They again
demanded the keys, and Ellis wife
aud daughter, who where nearly
frightened to death, threw the keys
out to him. The men then went to
Murphy's cell and led him out. He
knew what was coming and although
pronounced disciple OF Ingersoll
CALLED LOUDLY TO HEAVEN
for aid, and prayed vehemently. 1t
appeared that he must have reoogniz.
ed some one in the party, for he Kept
saying, ooh, John, don't kill me
pray, don't kill me-" and when he
found that his pleadings were in vain
be begged TO be shot or stsbb d OF
killed any other way but by hanging
The mob, however, paid no attention
whatever to him, and without any
noise took Murphy to tree about 81
yards from the Jail door, and placint
a rope around his neck pulled him
up. They then tackled notice on the
tree warning all persons not to Gu
down the body till eight o'clock in th'
morning The body was removed q
daylight, however, Jailer Ellis taking
charge of the remains. There wer,
about % men in the party, and the,
came so quietly that tue townspeople
| did not know OF the occurrence ii
) this morning.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-26
CONDENSED NEWS.

j. P. Prescott, the historian of West
Tennessee, died recently at Memphis.
The troops required by Gov Bradley
to suppress the four deputy sergeants-
alarms OF the senate cost $1,000
G. M. Whitten, ex-police Judge of
Catletsburg, has been missing since
March Il, and foul play is suspected.
Secretary Carlisle has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address to the
laboring people of Chicago on April 15
A demand has been made in the
Prussian diet that the importation Of
American cattle be absolutely pro-
hibted.
1t is said that the coming order Of
the president extending the civil serv-
ice will include deputy collectors Of
internal revenue.
Secretary Of the Interior Smith and
Congressman Crisp have agreed to a
series of joint debates in Georgia on
The fuancial question.
Secretary Carlisle expressed the
opinion that a senator in congress can
not be elected at other than a regular
session of the legislature
At Washington City Benjamin HI
Miliken, OF Tennessee, was acquitted
OF the charge of house breaking with
intent to assault Miss Gertrude
daughter OF ex.Soli itor General Phil
lips
The Venezuelan boundary commits
sion has large mass Of evidence b.
lore it, and the members are consider
ing the question OF holding daily
sessions.
Mrs Mary Ellen Lcas~ is beini
doomed as the populitt ca didaie fo
state attorney in Ksps She recent
ly entered the minisr ~. does no
appear contented out liics.
The announcemcn 1ade that th'
! A. P. A will take ln' the uationa
s camp ign this yea ihe first moy
. will be made at WI, ing of the ST
j, IRENE advisory = u Washington
, Tuesday, March g
S Over six huu hills were Intro
t duced in hous senate during tn
: late session o. Kentucky egsls
ture, but only bout fifty of ther
J passed both h o-es Less than doze
of these we're ny Importance.
The French government " said to /
disposed to recede from its note Of di
approval OF the British advance up til
: Nle since il has ascertained that Gre,
= Britain has tie majority of the Power
< on her side The forces at the di
:, pos 4 of the Mahdi are said to nnmbt
= 100000 men.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-26

Dom think because you are sick and nothing
seems to give you relief that you can't be cured
There must be cure for you somewhere.
If your doctor can't cure you perhaps he has
mistaken the cause. Anybody is liable to make
a mistake sometimes
One In three of us suffer from indigestion and
one out of three dyspeptics doesn't know it,
That is he may know he is sick, but he blames
it to something else,
Indigestion is the cause Of half of our dan
gerous diseases
Shaker Digestive Cordial made from tonic
medicinal roots and herbs, is the most natural
cure for indigestion, 1t relieves the symptoms
and cures the disease gently, naturally. efi-
GENTLY, giving fresh life, strength and health
to sick dyspeptics
At druggists A trial bottle for 10 cents.