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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

sPARKERsBURG, w. Va, Feb. A
defalcation of $4,000 was discovered
in the Second National bank of this
city. 1t was found in the accounts Of
Lee Mcfarland, an old and trusted
clerk in charge Of the individual de.
posits. 1t had been observed that he
kept his books locked up, and finally
during his absence the inspectors got
the books and made an examination
with the above results. Mcfarland s
bondsmen and relatives will make the
amount good
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Dissolution Notice.

Dissolution Notice.
The firm heretofore existing under the
firm name Of Goethel Il Schultz is here
by dissolved by mutual consent, John
Schultz retaining the business
All bills owed by tke firm will be paid by
said John Schultze and all accounts
owing the firm will be paid to him
Dated at Madison, s. d., this lst day OF
February 1897. JOHN SCHULTZ,
A, A. GOETHEL.
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SENATORIAL CONTEST.

Special dispatch to The Daily Leader.
PIERRE, Feb. 2.-On joint ballot in
the legislature to-day the vote on United
States senator resulted as follows:
Pickler 4S, Kyle 2s, Loucks 10, Plow.
man 10, Goody koontz IL, Bowler 4.
HART.
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stunned by an U.rulv pups,.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-Miss Charlotte
Brown, teacher in the Stoddard
school, was struck in the face by an
unruly pupil and rendered unconscious
for 10 minutes. The identity Of the
embryo pugilist could not be learned,
as the victim Of the assault positively
refused to tell his name.
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Mrs. Beecher Growing Weaker.

STANFORD, Conn, Feb. 2.-There
has been no material change in the
condition of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher,
who is dangerously i'll at the resid dence
of her son-in-law, Rev. Samuel SEQ.
vile. 1t is apparent she is gradually
growing weaker, though her friends do
not apprehend immediate fatal results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

LONDON, Feb. "A dispatch to The
Daily News from Brussels says that,
despite repeated denials, there is rea.
son to believe that the report that the
kings eldest daughter, the wife OF
Prince Philip Of SAKE Coburg, has
eloped with an Austrian officer, is true.
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THE THREE FRIENDS CASE.

II Will He Heard by the Supreme Court
Feb. 15.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The supreme
court has granted the writ of certiorari
asked by Attorney General Harmon in
the case of the steamer Three Friends"
and set the hearing for the third Mon
day in February, the 10th.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

John Chestnut has been repainting
and papering the interior of his restaur.
ant aud covering enew his billiard
tables, making very inviting and COM
Portable place for his patrons, whom he
will continue to serve with old time
promptness and satisfaction. Give him
a call.
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The Graudesteme DIV

Mr.. r. b. Greeve, merchant. OF Chill
howie, Va, ,certifies that he had consump.
tion, was gwen up to die, sought all med
ical treatment that money could procur',
tried all cough remedies he could hear
Of. but got norelief; spent many nights
setting up in chair; was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and was cur
ed by use OF two bottles. For past three
years has been attending to business,
and says DIR. Kings New Discovery is
the grandest remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and alao for others
in his community. DR.. Kings New
Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs, Cold
and Consumption. 1t don't fail. Trial
bottles free at G. H. Woods Drug Store
Minutes seem like hours when life is
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for a doctor, delay may mean death One
Minute Cough Cure gives instant relief
and insures recovery. The only harm
less remedy that produces immediate
result.
FRANK SMITH,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

Surprised at the Decline.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-The Mark Lane
Express says 1t is surprised at the de-
cline Of prices in the United States and
remarks that the definite crop returns
IT 1896 do not warrant any depression.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

All the different forms Of skin troubles
from chapped hands TO eczema and in
dolent ulcers can be readily cured by
DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the great
pile cure.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

WANTED-SALESN EN.-To sell a
very complete line OF lubricating ollie,
greases and speclalties. Liberal terms
to good men. Jewel Refining Co.,
Cleveland, o.
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FRANK SMITH.


For Ocean Steamship Tickets
Via any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, Mt lowest rates for first cabin
second cabin and steeraGe, both outward
and prepaid, apply to H. r. Wood, agent
Of Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way, at Madison, s. D.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

When bilious or ccstive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, loo. 25c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02

ss may be an equal number from
each SERIES"
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Local Time aAle.
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul Raiiway, which
ook effect, sunday, Sept 8, 1895:
TRAINS aoINs EAST.
Passenger, No. 4, departs II 100 .. m.
Freight, No. 90, departs 6:45 .. m.
Freight, No. -, departs 1880 p. m.
TRAINS aoIHa WEST,
Way freight, No. ", departs 4:1s p: m.
rRAlNe prom rHR RAsf.
Passenger, No. 1, arrives 10 p. m,
Freight, No. %, arrives 2 90 p. m.
FrSfght No. "a, arrives 4:15 q. m.
TRAINS HRoM TEE wRer.
Freight, No. yS, arrives 10 40 o. m.
All the above trains carry passengers; but
ireights only when passen gers are provided with
tickets. +
Passenger trains going east make connection
1t Egan for all points south.
MADISON d BRIsroL LINE.
Passenger going north, departs II 80 q. M
Passenger from north arrives, Q As p. m. \
Fl. X. Wool. Local Agent.
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CAUGHT ON he PIlor.
Thrilling and Lenarkahie Experience
of Denver Wheeinan.

Thrilling and L. Enarkahie Exncricncc
of beaver wheeinian.
Louis Ricthmann, Denver blcycllst,
Is daily receiving letters asking him
what make wheel he rides. The present
unwonted accession TO his daily mail
comes as the result Of thrilling ex-
perience be had while out riding with
his friend Louis Philbeck, visitor
from indianapolis The two took n spin
along beyond Sand Creek in the after
noon. and about . o'clock started on
the return journey On nearing the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf tracks
they heard the rumble Of an approach
Ing train. Philbcck. who was In the
lead. saw that there was not time to
safely cross the railroad aad stepped
Off. at the same time giving a warning
TO his friend. The Inter did not fully
understand. and throwing al his leg
power into action made a dash. The
train was coming thirty miles an hour
and caught Relthmann Just as he was
on the center of the track. The engineer
saw the Inevitable smash coming. but
was unable to slow up until he had
passed the spot several hundred feet
Then he, the train crew, the passengers
and Philbeck began looking under the
cars for the mangled remains Of Rlcth-
mann. None thought to look on the
cowcatcher until a wavering cry from
that poiut attracted their attention.
There they found the supposed victim,
one hand firmly clasp;ng the flagstaff
of the engine and the other hanging ON
to the bicycle. lie was In half-lazed
condition from the shock, but close ex-
animation showed that neither he nor
his wheel was In the least damaged.
Riethmann has no idea how he landed
safely on the cowcatcher, the terrible
peril OF the situation having set his
wits astray for the moment. Next day
he was around as usual, but has mem
toned in confidence that for the future
he viii always find time to walt until
the train passes.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

Money is what it will do. A piece
of money was seen "doing" what ii
was never made for, in front of the
Mail and Express Office this morning.
A smoker had q cigar aud match, but
no convenient place to strike light.
The sole of his shoe was damp, and
he may have had an esthetio reluc-
lance TO join that ignoble army that
marks buildings with saltpetre scars.
He fumbled in his change pocket,
found half dollar, struck his match
upoa it, and walked away serenely
putting the cigar of the Havana.
Not every wearer Of eyeglasses
knows that piece of paper money is
the best thing with which to polish dull
lenses. Sometimes the clean, soft
handkerchief carried for the purpose
fails to remove that blur on the glass
that SO yexes the wearer. A bill o.
any denomination, but not too new.
will, if used in place of the linen,
make the lens like crystal in moment
The action may look like vulgar os.
tentation of wealth, but it costs moth
lug after all. New York Mail and Elk
press.
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STATUE OF cHoAre.
rho Historic Jurist and Statesman to
Be Honored.

BE Honored.
The memory OF Rmrus Choate, the
historic jurIst and Statesman, is to be
honored wlthan appropriate monument
In bronze. David q. French, the noted
New York sculptor, has Just completed
n llfe-size statue of Choate, which Is to
ERECTED in the newly butt court house
IN Boston. The statute In the clay has
been inspected by Joseph Choate. the
distinguished nephew of the great man,
and Il is said that he has pronounced
It a most admirable portrait, both in
feature and figure. The statue depicts
Mr.. Choate in one OF his characteristic
attitudes. He is standing erect, one
hand grasping the lapel of his Prince
Albert coat, the other holding a mum
Der OF pages Of notes. from which he Is
speaking The pedestal on which the
bronze figure VIII rest Is TO be Of mar.
bic. and the total height Of pedestal
and statue will be about fourteen feet.
The monument is a gift to the city of
Boston by some person who does not
desire that his name shall be known.
Rufus Choate was a native Of Massai
chusetts and was born in 1890. He was
descendant Of the old Puritan stock.
lie was educated at Dartmouth. stud
led law, and, like his nephew. devoted
the best work Of his life to its practice.
AS lawyer he was pre-eminent He
wrote some memoirs that are still read,
and he might have been great as a
statesman had he had the ambition to
pursue politics. His career as Congress-
man and Senator was remarkable In
an era Of great men. He died In 1859.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

'Tntemperauce anticipates are" sc
said the late Sir Beniamin Ward Rich,
ardson. The more the social causes q
mental and physical organic diseases
are investigated, the more closely the
origin Of degenerativs organic changes
leading to premature degeneration AMI
decay are questioned, the more closely
does it come out that intemperance,
often not expected by the person him.
self who is implicated in it, so subtle il
its influence, is at the root of the evil.
When old age has really commenced,
its march toward final decay is best de.
layed by attention to those rules Of
conservation by which life is sustained
with the least friction and the least
waste. The prime rules for this pur-
pose are to subsist on light but nutri-
tious diet, with milk as the standard
food, but varied according to season.
To take food in moderate quantities
four times in the day, including
light meal before going to bsd; 70
clothe warmly, but lightly, SO that the
body may in all seasons maintain its
equal temperature; to keep the body
in fair exercise, and the mind active
and cheerful; to maintain an inttr rest
in what is going on in the world, and
to take part in reasonable labors aud
pleasures, as though old age were not
present; to take plenty of sleep during
sleeping hours; to spend nine hours in
bed at the least, and to take care dur
ing the cold weather that tho tenn
perature of the bedroom is maintained
ut sixty degrees Fahrenheit; to avoid
passion. exaitement and luxury.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16
Intolerance and Charity.

Intolerance Is often The Exaggerated
form of a virtue. 1t is unlovely and
mischlevous, but in many instances 1t
is due to a strength Of conviction the
lack OF which In It's proper degree
would be q grave defect in character.
We are so confident that we are right
and in harmony with the divine will
that we allow ourselves to dlstrust the
onscientiousnesso Of those who disagree
with us. One Of the lessons hardest
and latest to be mastered by most
Christians is the learning to allow to
others the same right of private judg-
ment which we claim for ourselves, and
this is especially noticeable in respect
to matters of conduct.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16
,nc nolp,oss Lord Chancellor.

The responsible office of chairman"
or president of u legislative body is
one that generally carries with it both
powers and privileges. There are. how
ever, exceptions to the rule. In tho
British House OF Lords, says the sun
day Magazine. it is not the lord chan
cellor, but the whole House that IS ad
dressed as my lords"
The Speaker is the sole Judge Of all
questions Of order in the House Of
Commons; In the House of Lords such
matters, when there is q conflict Of
opinion, are decided by the whole
House, and not by the lord chancellor
If several members of the House Of
Commons rise simultaneously TO take
part in n debate. the Speaker decides
who shall speak first; but if two or
more peers rise together in the House
Of Lords, the lord chancellor cannot
decide who shall first be heard. 1t is
the voice Of the House that determines.
Happily, etiquette is so strong IN the
gilded chamber that 1t rarely happens
W AEn NllG AiOAAot WINS N-AIiNeFNo AAs
desire to hear one of the contending
peers that the others do not give way
But some years ago there was nota-
Bile scene over the question whether a
peer who had risen from the trent Tory
bench should be heard In preference to
a peer who had risen from the front
Liberal bench.
Neither noble lord would give way,
and to bring the curious situation to an
end, Earl Granville moved that thu
Liberal peer be heard. The House d.
vidod ON the question, and decided by a
big majority that the Tory peer should
be heard first
It is difficult for the average man to
understand why the lord chancellor
should not DC able to exercise authori-
ty which Is vested In the chairman Of
every public meeting; but there is a
subtle constitutional point involved In
this apparently ridiculous procedure
All peers are equal as Legislators In
the House Of Lords. No one Of them
ean be vested with authority over the
others. Therefore. when a point OF
order is involved. 1t is the whole
House, and not the lord chancellor,
that must decide the issue
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n BAG OF DC cAxs.


tH"JAA A'AA co " htAN 0AeeA4 " an
Indian Prince.
In the Century there is an article
entitled after Big Game in Africa
and India" written by II. w. Seton
Karr. Mr.. Karr was a guest Of the
Maharaja Of Kuch Behar in the latter
country, aud he describes an exciting
hunt from elephant back. lie says;
The Maharaia Of kuch Behar ever
Since his youth has always had large
stud OF elephants. aud hunted in this
way; aud since big game is now COM
paratively scarce oven in Assam, we
'hould not have made any bag worth
speakingo Of If we had not had the ben
cit Of his experience. Not more than
three or four beats could be accom-
plished in one day. Considerable dis
tances had often to be trayersed from
one jungle to another, and the inter
walls we're often long aud tedious un-
Ter an Indian sun; but most of us car
ried books and papers to read while
the elephants were getting into posi-
ton. When the beat had once begun,
however, all ones senses were on the
alert BY the mems turbans, or the
white sunshaae Of one Of the aides-de-
camp bobbing up and down, one could
generally distinguish over the tops Of
the reeds the position of the beating
line In the far distance, aud hear an
occasional shoutand the shrill trumpet
Of an elephant.
In the midday stiffness, broken only
by the constant tapping aud tanning
Of the elephants huge ears, one can
distinguish the approach and mark
tho path of most of the wild animals
by the rustling in the grass and reeds.
But the approach of the panther and
the tiger is heralded by no such sign.
By experience ones eve becomes
trained to discriminate between the
swsying Of the reeds caused by the
wind and that due to the cautious I'D
vance Of an unseen beast, whether
deer, boar, bear, or something bigger
still. When tiger or "rhino" are
known to be Athome, such small fry as
these are allowed to pass unframed,
for fear of turning the object Of pur-
suit; bat when the larger game are
advancing az full speed, it needs no
expert to distinguish their appalling
crashes from the whispering of a breeze.
Will he break cover ia front, or will
the next gun get the shot2 Standing
in expectation, with guns loaded and
heart beating. this is the most exciting
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

It is well known. says contempt
rary, that, when the petals Of the
great Laurel Magnolia are touched,
however lightly, the result is a brown
spot, which develops In few hours
The fact Is taken advantage of by the
South American lover, who pulls a
magnolia flower, and on one Of its pure
white petals writes a motto or message
with a sharp pointed pencil. Then
he sends the flower, the young lady
puts 1t in a vase of water and In three
or four hours the message written on
the leaf becomes perfectly visible, and
remains so.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

A very simple remedy for stamn er-
ing has been given by a gentleman who
stammered from childhood almost up to
manhood. Go into room, he says,
where you will be quiet and alone, get
a book that Will interest you, and sit
down and read for two hours aloud,
keeping your teeth together. Do this
every two or three days, or once a week
II very tiresome, always taking care TO
read slowly and distinctly, moving the
lips but not the teeth. Then, when con-
yersing with others, make up your
mind that you will not stammer, and
try to speak as slowly aud distinctly as
possible. He adds that by this means
he succeeded in effectually curing him
self, ard recommends the same plan to
others.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16
A FLOWING PETROLEUM WELL.
Powerful Explosive Is Lowered and
Forces Out n Torrent of OIL,

Among the impressive oil region spec
tacles the shooting of an oil well al
ways takes front rank. The well that
Is to be shot has been drilled to the oil
producing strata Of sand rock, and
there the oily fluid is held In the pores
CT the rocky formation. In some In
stances the gas pressure Is sufficient to
blow the oil into the hole drilled In the
rock, and no other means is required to
get the oil to the top of the ground.
This Is only in exceptional cases. The
general way is to lower a long torpedo
80 as to pass inside of the casing, down
to the bottom of the hole. The torpedo
is a tin can of probably 10 feet in
length. Inside the can the space Is
filled with nitro-glycerine. A percus-
sion cap on the top of the can is so ar
ranged that the dropping of weight or
go-devil causes the device to explode
The rock is rent over the bottom of the
well and a basin is formed which be-
comes a reservoir to pump from when
the well Is ready for that part Of the
business. The cut shows the torrent of
oil that rushes from the subterranean
depths when the torpedo or "shot" is
exploded.
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Not Worth a Rush"

When calling anything mot worth a
straw" one means to imply that it is
worthless. The older saying was, mot
worth rush" and this brings out the
origin Of the phrase. In the days be-
fore carpets It was the custom to strew
the floor with rushes. When guests of
rank were entertained fresh rushes
were spread for them; but folk of lower
degree had TO be content with rushes
that had already been used, while still
humber persons had none, as not even
being worth a rush."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

Physicians as class are supposed to
be Indifferent to poetry. They have
other aud more important things to
think of.
'What do you think of my pocms:'
inquired the young man.
'"rhey bctray an astonishing ignor-
ance of anatomy" replied his medical
friend.
'But they are not supposed to be
scientific, you know"
THAT may he the case. but 1t affords
no excuse for your saying they spring
from an aching heart, when it is so
apparent that they proceed from a de.
ranged liver Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

The Explosion and Detection OF
Acetylene in Air" is the title df pa
per recently read before the Chemical
Society; and rs many persons are inter
ested in this new Illuminating gas,
short account OF the results arrived at
by this experimenter will not be out
Of place. A mixture of acetylene and
air becomes explosive when as little as
three per cent. of the gas is present,
and the tendency to explode persists up
to eighty-one per cent. This range is
extraordinarily wide, and exceeds that
Of any cOmbustible gas known.
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Eyes, sir, repeat that in my opinion
Jonathan Doxey is a ruined man, and
that he is merely keeping up appear
ances in order to try to find some way
of getting out Of his present difficult
ties"
you surprise me! What has led you
to this conclusionT
81 asked him for his daughters hand
In marriage yesterday, and he gave
his consent without a murmur. What
would you do II you were in my place
l-run away. or stay here and try to live
it DOWN.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

WRENS, GA.
Having obtained a box Of TETTERINE Of
Hunter g. Wright. of Louisville, Ga, which used
IN case of itching piles of five years stand
ing | spent $50 for different kinds Of rene
dies and the skill Of doctors, all for no good,
until got the TETrER1SE. am now well. Ac-
cept thanks" Yours W. r. KING.
BY mail for soc. in stamps by j. T. Shuptrine,
Savannah, Ga.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

Aluminium helmets have not prov ed
successful in the German army, the
saving in weight being mere than 6h-
set by the metals storing heat. even TO
clustering the foreheads of the wolI-
srs.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. S2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. Il. II. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle
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Conductor F. d. Loomis Detroit, Mich,
says: The effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful Write him about it. Sold by
Druggists, 75c
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He who goes often to friend sees sour
face.
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He who spits at the wind spits at his own
foee
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He who tells the truth is turned out of
nine cities
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A faithful friend is better than ones own
relation