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The Press., 1897-09-09
WAR ON WILD CARROTS

The blossom of the wild carrot is one of the daintiest and most beautiful of all the wild flowers of this region. While its coloring is nothing, only day or two of clear white for each blossom, its texture and its general structure Is delicate and Is worth more than passing glance. The broad field ofthe blossom, its aggregation of many petalled stems small individually but large collectively, resembles nothing so much as bit of embroidery. Indeed, the common name for the wild carrot bloom among flower lovers Is Queens Lace" or Queens Handkerchief"
 But, like many other things of beauty, the wild carrot Is not joy forever, but a persistent, ever-present nuisance, with death dealing qualities which il uses to advantage against vegetation of utilitarian value. It has persistent vitality and a crowding propensity that forces other vegetation out of the way, destroys it In fact, by leaving 1t no room to grow.
 This has made 1t necessary to legislate against the wild carrot, and the unrepeal- ed law of Connecticut against the weed instructs every owner or possessor of lands to cut down all wild carrots grow ing thereon, or in the highway adjoining, so often as to prevent their going to seed. In case of failure, complaint can be made to grand juror, the negligent owner noti- fled, the grand juror paid ten cents mile for travel to notify the said owner, and then If the owner refuses to swing the scythe at the offending weed he shall be prosecuted and fined not more than $5 nor less than $1. But this legislation is the deadest kind of a dead letter. It Is doubt recorded in the state for the past fifteen years. Commissioner Macdonald of the state highway commission has put him. self in the position of complainant and has notified selectmen of the various towns that the wild carrotts growing by the roadside are there in defiance of the law and that they should be decapitated. This notification, with the help of the press of the state, Is having good effect and the war of wild carrot extermination Is going bravely on. In all parts of the state the carrots are being moved dow | by order of the selectmen and by private individuals, and the New York, New Haven $ Hartford Railroad Company has ordered the banks of its lines to be clear ed of the weeds. The slaughter of wilC carrots has not been so general for years as it Is this season. AS the weeds do no spread from the roots, but are self-sowr annual, twice cutting in successive years will practically wipe the weed from thu face of Connecticut soil.-Hartford Cour ant.
The Press., 1897-09-09

Don't think that your liver needs treat ing If you are bilious. It don't. It's your sto onach. That is, your stomach is really what causes the biliousness. It has put your liver out of order.
 See what's the matter with your stom- ach.
 Sick stomach poisons liver and then there's trouble. Shaker Digestive Cor dial cures stomach and then all's we'll. That's the case in nutshell. Shaker Digestive Cordial Is no secret. Formulas on every bottle. But it's the simple, honest way its made, the honest Shaker herbs and other ingredients of which its composed, that make it so eff caciOus.
 Any real case of indigestion and bill iousness can be cured with a few bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial Try it.
 Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to S % per bottle.
The Press., 1897-09-09
PREMATURE WRINKLES.
Thsa Are the Record of Thoughts Force<
 on the Face.

Thsa Are the Record of Thoughts Forced
 the Face.
 Wrinkles are as natural to old age as is full, smooth face to childhood They are due mainly to a certain shrinkage of the muscles-a shrinkage which charao- terizes more or less the entire system in the later period of life. It is in conse- Quence of this general shrinkage that in advanced life the height is somewhat lowered; that the substance of the jaws contracts, thus often giving rise, by pressure on the nerves that pass through the bony canals, to severe and difficult neuralgia, and that the brain substance becomes reduced in bulk. water filling the vacant space Were 1t not for the fixed habits and accumulated resources of lifetime an old mans brain would not be equal to the work which he still performs easily. There is, of course, much difference between old people in this respect, which is due largely to temperament, habits of thought and of feeling and modes of life
 The papers lately told of a man over 100 years old whose face was wholly without wrinkles. This was very ex- oeptional case, for the great body of us, if we attain length of days, must take them with the addition of physical de- cay. Even the proud belle must make up her mind for wrinkles, but if, as she grows older, she grows in good sense, intelligence and kindly sympathies, her beauty of character will Have an attrao- tion far beyond beauty of face While wrinkles result from the natural work ing of the system. they may also be caused by @ perverted condition of the system, as are pimples, blotches and | boils
 Now, the human face, unlike that of brutes, was meant to be the "mirror of the mind" the visible expression of ev- cry passion, emotion and inmost feeling. Herein is its chief beauty; hence its numerous muscles and nerves, whereby it is so wonderfully adjusted to this end. But muscles ill constant or frequent ex- ercise increase in volume, strength and readiness of action; hence habits of thought and feeling become stamped on the face, and we read so easily the character of the proud, the vain, the de- ceitful and the sensual man or of the kind, the calm, the energetic, the frank, the candid and the honest man. But there is nothing like care and worri- ment to blow furrows in the forehead, and these are badly marring the faces ot some men and women We pass in the streets persons of 36 whose foreheads are more wrinkled than the brow should be at 70. Some of these may have more care than others, but they unnecessarily yield to the tendency to express them iI the face. Leeds Mercury
The Press., 1897-09-09

Is to attend to the comforts of your family. Should one catch cold or cough, call on E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; W. P. Fuller, Somers; Odell & Jones, Staf- fo-'dville, sole agents, and get trial bot edy, Free. We give it away to prove that we have sure Cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption, and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes soc and 25c.
The Press., 1897-09-09
How's Thisi

HOw'6 Th1sI
 We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY CO.,, Props. Toledo o. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all his business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEST & TRAUx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
 gtstS, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucuS surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Press., 1897-09-09
People living in cities are prone to be- ieve that the increasing number of teIe-

lleVe Cnat the increasing numDer or Celo- phone, telegraph and trolley wires increase the danger from electric storms," writes Edward w. Box in the September Ladies' Home Journal. "On the contrary, the maze of wires is a protection, and lessens the danger, since 1t Is shown that where the wires attract the electricity they hold it, and discharge 1t only at the end of the wires in the central station. The fact is that of the two hundred lightning acci- dents every year only an average of forty occur in the cities. The trees in the country are far greater danger they account for the proportion of four cases in the country to one in the city"
The Press., 1897-09-09

To OFFER A REWARD OF 100 DOLLARS for case of catarrh that cannot be cured may lead to the sale of the article. But do you know of any such reward being paid? Ely Bros. do not promise rewards in order to sell their well-known "Cream Balm" They offer the most effective medicants, prepared in convenient form to use, which Is absolutely free from mer- curials or other harmful drugs.
The Press., 1897-09-09
What do the Children Drink ?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called Grain-O7 It is delic- fee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Gra1n-O is made Of pure grains, and tastes like cLo'ce coffee, out costs about A as much. All 2. IcerS sell it. 1bc. and 2sc.
The Press., 1897-09-09
E1EoTRIo B1rTERs.-Electric Bitters is

ELECTRIC BITTERs. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but per haps more generally needed when the languid exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver Is torpid and sluggish and the need of tonic and alternative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious levers No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the maIarial poison. Headache, h. digestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. soc. and $1.OO per bottle, at E. K. Taft's Drug Store.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Luck In Old Shoes.

The Chinese value a pair of old boots which have been worn by an upright magistrate, and the custom of wishing a friend 'happy foot' is still observed all through Europe. The casual putting on the left shoe on the right foot, put ting it on uneven or crosswise, bursting the latch or tie, lacing it wrong and losing a button arc all bad signs 4 Yorkshire man will spit in his right shoe before putting 1t on. when going out on important business, to bring luck, and many an English girl has been known to hang her boots outside of the window on St. Valentines night for love luck.
 Professor Black tells us of 0 singular superstition existing in England, which insists that if the youngest daughter of family marries first her sisters must dance at the wedding without shoes, so as to insure husbands for themselves
 Old shoe throwing is done for many purposes In Ireland the election of 8 person to almost any office is concluded by throwing an old shoe over his head The gypsies say:
 Hurle after an old shoe.
 I'll be merry what here do
 In the isle of Man an old shoe is al- ways thrown after the bride, as well as the groom, when leaving their homes, and in the south the oldest person on the plantation, white or black, always throws shoe after any one starting on long journey, It is said that Mime. Patti and other women of high standing on the stage preserve most carefully the boots they wore at their debut, which they consider lucky to wear on the first nights of engagements forever after.- Newark Standard
The Press., 1897-09-09

It Is not too much to say that in Britain million of money might be saved an- nually on funeral and marriage ceremo- nies with DO disrespect to the dead and an increase of comfort to the living.
The Press., 1897-09-09
The Humorous Bicycle Repairer,

Reuben Rakestraw-Well, look there! There's a sign that says Bicycle Asy lum." What can that be forp
 Roxana Rakestraw-Ohl Why. that must be for folks that have this here bicycle craze that we've been readin abOut. Brooklyn Life
The Press., 1897-09-09

L>OR SALE-Atlas Powder for stumps II and boulder blasting, special fumeless powder for tunnel work caps fuse, etc. Elec- trio blasting apparatus to rent or for sale. Send for catalogue and prices to c. E MANN JR
 14'am Stafford Springs, Conn.
The Press., 1897-09-09

Fly catches, Stars, g; Resolutes 6. Home runs, Stars, l. Umpire, W. Royce. Scorers, Grif- l fin, Henry and c. Orcutt.
 The second game between the Valley
 club of Stafford and Resolutes of Wales
 came of at the grounds of the folmer club
 in this village last Saturday, the Valley
The Press., 1897-09-09
One Way tO he HaDDy

Bread retails for IA cents per loaf 1T London.
The Press., 1897-09-09
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Sept.13, 1897

items of local interest taken from the columns Of The Press, thirty years agol
The Press., 1897-09-09
Cash 1 Ap- Tax Amt Rate Acres value lAppli- prais- Asses of Of of Fore al cant'S CTS sor's Bond IntstI Land. Sale. Value. Value Value. 300 l pc. 400 $1250 S19T5 S1975 $500 450 | pc. 2S5 1900 2500 | 2OO0 $500 800 | pei 620 15O0 1850 I.-165O S12OO 800 p.C.l 240 | 2200 400 42OO S2OOO
O. M. BROWN

The above represents a partial list Of Farm Mortgage Securities, situated in the state of Georgia, paying per cent. annual interest
 They are panic proof. and select investments. They will easily prove their superiority if in vestor Will but Investigate. They show cash of the property at forced sale, from 40 to 50 per cent. Of tax assessment value, and less than g per cent. Of the owners and appraisers value
 These securities represent the homes Of borrow CTS, upon which they have lived from 15 to 20 years. They will secure a rental, if let to ten ants, sufficient to take care Of the interest and taxes and leave surplus in favor Of principal. These securities welcome investigation, solicit pers, with references from Connecticut invest ors, with J. F. CHAMBERLIN,
The Press., 1897-09-09

Because you can furnish your family with the Choicest Groceries at the fol- lowing prices:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
M'LEAN NOT A CANDIDATE.
Ohio Democratic Leader Says He Does Not
Want the SenatorshiD.

Ohio Democratic Leader Says He Does Not
Want the Senatorship.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. John r.
Mclean, his nearest friends declare, is
not a candidate for the United States
senate. Nj. Mclean has just had q Sc
cret conference with the state commit.
tee and his friends say he spoke as fol.
lows:
Il am not a candidate for the United
States senate. I am merely a good
Democrat and wish to see the Demo.
cratic state and Legislative tickets sue
cessful. In the event that the legisla.
ture is Democratic I hope to see some
good Democrat elected to represent this
state in the United States senate. !
believe General A. j. Warner is a good
man for this place. For that matter
there are half a dozen other men in the
state who are as well known and as
able as General Warner. l would be
glad to see any of them elected"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01

Az . Tribune representative was s~trolllng
about town the other day, looking up items
Of news. he dropped into Fezer's drug store.
Of and their curative qualities analysed.
% far as lay in their power. The cura.
tive powers of DR.. Williams Pink Pills were
talked of, when Mr.. Falkner. u clerk in the
store, mentioned that Mis-. Joseph Moore vas
. firm believer in their efficacy Pursuing
his quest, the Tribune man paid Mrs Moore
. visit the next day.
Among tho many good people residing in
Greeley, Colorado. Squire Moore and his
amiab!e wife are the best known and the
most respected. The Squire Is carrying his
seventy-six years rs sturdily as many men
who have not yet rounded their slxtlcth mile
post. and his wife, Ann, Is q fitting compGn-
Ion, one OF those pleasant faced. agreeable
ladies, who make you feel perfectly at home
were born in the same nelghtorhood. o, the
West Riding. OF York, England. in 1920: the
husband o few weeks his wite's senior and
for over fifty years they have travelled the
pathway of life together. In lS4S they emil
grated to this country and settled in Derby.
Conn.,, where they resided for a number OF
years. While there Mr.. Moore, who was
highly respected by his %neighbors, was elect
cd a member Of the State Legislature in 1867.
During his residence in the United States
he has been q constant reader of the New
York Tribune, and YVES IN ardent admirer
Of its founder and great editor, Horace
Greeley. and q firm believer in that notable
writer's opinions. Through those mediums
he was influenced to come to Greeley in the
early spring of 1871, and here he has resided
ever since. During his residence in this
beautiful section of northern Colorado, he
has held many responsible public positions,
notably that of Justice of the Peace, an Office
which he occupied uninterruptedly for eight
years; and four years ago was reelected to
another term, his name being placed in
nomination at the convention without his
knowledge.
The newsgatherer was received cordially
and in response to his inquiries, Mrs. Moore
stated that her health commenced failing
several years ago but like a great many wom-
en-, she scarcely knew the meaning of the
name sickness in relation u herself. She
any kind, barring that which she drew upon
from the family pIarmacopnia or di=pensary.
Using Mrs. Moore's language: "For four
years ! was miserable, hardly a week passed
during that time but what l suffered from
extreme lassitude. The least e~xertion ia
tigued me. At times when I would he sew.
ing or reading, l would he troubled with
tingling sensations, like the prickinr OF Plus
in hands, feet. arms and legs. Occasionally
I would suffer from profnse p"rspir1;"". t,c
water fairly running from my face a' ,n,ts.
Then for days it would seem im"o> -"
me to enjoy a minute Of warmth. ,nr,,
sit in a rocking chair alongside - rn"ri I, fire
in the stove wra!rcd np in hlr-l, -.
while my face would I've scorched, tue i ~
ny body would be chilled.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE

Lung Troubles and COnsum ptiOn Can
he Cured. An Eminent New York
Chemist and scientist Makesa Free
Offer to Dur Readers.
The distinguished New York chemist,
T. A. Slocum, demonst "atipg his dis
covery of a reliable and absolute cure for
consumption pulmonary T~uberculosis)
and all bronchial, throat, lung and chest
diseases, stubborn coughs, catarrhal
affections, general decline and weakness.
loss OF flesh, and all the conditions Of
wasting away, will send THREE FREE
BOTTLES (all differently of his New
Discoveries to any afflicted reader of the
Lake County Leader writing for them.
His "New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by it's
timely use, and he considers it a simple
professional duty to suffering humanity
to donate a trial of his infalIible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders.
and this great chemist, patiently expert
menting for years, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity az can be
claimed by any modern genius. His as
sertion that lung troubles and consump-
ton are durable IN any climate is proven
by Heartfelt letters OF gratitude" fled
in his American and European labrador
les in thousands from those cured in all
parts Of the world.
Medical experts concede that bronchi-
al, chest and lung troubles lead to Con-
sumption, which, uninterrupted, means
speedy ano certain death.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, M. c.,
SO Pine street, New York, giving post
Office and express address, AID the free
medicine will be promptly sent. Suffer-
ers should take instant advantage Of his
generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you say
bis offer in the Lake County Leader.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST.. PAUL, Sept. 80.
HOGS-Market steadp to a shade low.
er. Qualify not 50 cool as yesterday.
Range OF prices 3.701o ;.S5.
CATTLk-Market tor good cattle dull F:
common stuff very dull.
Sales ranyel at -. lo@5.6) for stockers;
IS. 80 for steers; 81. OO 2.35 for cows; ST.. %
CABS for calves.
SHEEP-MarAet steady.
Muttons. So. ~: lambs. $3.50.
Receipts: Hogs, 400; cattle, 400;
calves, 20; sheep. 5000.
Chicago Onion stock Yards.
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.
H~OGS-Market active and SO. higher
than yesterday.
Sales ranged at s. 90 a4.35 for light;
g. 9O@4.35 for mixed: $3.50 "a. 80 for
heavy; 3d. Is 93. 20 for rough.
CATTLE-Markct steady
Sales ranged at $3.9 1856 for beeves;
g. 81 @2.S5 for COWS and heifers; 81. q IS
3. for Texas steers; So. 10 "a 50 for vest
ems; S3.UO@4.35 for stockers and feeders,
SHEEP-M Market 81 wv and weak.
Sales ranged at s.. 40@3. 81 for native
sheep: $2.9OW3.90 for Westerns; S3.25@
$40 for lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, 25, 600; cattle, 10, 600;
sheep, $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
SAILED THE COW TO A FAIR.

And This Cape Colder Captain Got First
Prize In q Special Glass.
When I vas iown on Cape Cod, I
heard an amusing story about an old
YEA captain and his COW. Captain Pat
:erson. after sailing the sea for more
than 40 years, finally retired to a little
farm rear Barnstaple, where he settled
aown, with a horse, cow and two or
three dozen hens. His COW, though a
lank and rather stubborn creature, was
said to come from very good stock, and
when the Barnstaple people took it into
their heads to have a fair Captain Pat
terson determined to exhibit his COW.
But when the day came for driving
her to the grounds the COW showed that
she had a mind of her own and would
not bulge a step beyond the farmyard
gate. In vain the old captain tugged at
the rope, pummeled her sides and push
ed her TANKS. The cow wanted to go
to pasture and was bound she wouldn't
go to the fair.
Captain Patterson's patience was
very nearly gone, when suddenly an
idea occurred to him. Though he vas
not strong enough himself to force the
COW to 60 to the fair his training sug-
gested something that was. Tying the
COW to the gatepost, he went up into
the loft of his barn and threw down an
old sail stepped to a dory mast. Then
he put a horses blanket belt through an
iron ring, strapped the belt around the
cow, inserted the end of the mast in the
ring and bound the mast to the side of
the COW with some 50 feet of rope.
The wind blew ''quartering," and
when the captain united the COW and
raised the sail the canvas swelled out
over the cows back, and away she went
"sidling" down the road, mooing and
plunging and trying to stop herself in
vain. Captain Patterson seized her tail,
and using it as a rudder guided her
skillfully in the right direction. With
every fresh puff of wind the obstinate
COW would be hurried along faster,
while the dust blew up in clouds and
the sail tapped and tugged as Captain
Patterson held to the mainsheet with
n hand and the cows tail with the
other.
It was a hard voyage for both Of
them, but not a long one, and when
they came in sight of the fair ground
everybody ran out to see the remarkable
sight of a Gov being sailed through the
streets like a ship. Cheers and laughter
filled the air, and when the captain
finally whirled his cow around at the
gate of the fair ground and brought her
neatly up into tho wind" the shout
that arose might have been heard two
miles away.
Unfortunately Captain Patterson's
cow did not take one of the prizes for
blooded stock, but the captain himself
was given a special prize by the fair
commissioners for ''the best advice for
getting balky cattle to market"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
Hawaii Not Ready to Settle.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-At the state
department Assistant Secretary Day
gave an absolute denial to the state
ment that i'll United States Minister
Harold Sewall's report to the depart.
ment he had mentioned 500, 900
as probably representing the figure
which Hawaii would pay to settle the
japanese claim for indemnity. Judge
Day said that Mr.. Sewall had not even
referred to the matter in any way.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-01
Notice of Application to Sell Intoxicating
IinnOY.

this day filed in my office an application for a
permit to sell Intoxicating liquor at refill at lot
five (5), block six 10y in the town of Wentworth.
county Of Lake, state Of south Dakota. and that
said tow on the 25th of September, 1897, at 8
o'clock p. m, at the council room. In Went
worth, South Dakota. at which time any person
or persons may appear before said corporate au
thOrities and give any reason why such license
should not be received or permit granted to sell
Intoxicating liquors at retail.
Dated al Wentworth, South Iakota, September
ID, 1897.
I'D. MACAULY.
Clerk Of the Town Of Wentworth, south Dakota.