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The silver lance., 1897-08-06
THE CARE OF SILVER.

All silver used entirely for orna-
mental purposes, such as epergnes
(when in use). candelabra. trays of all
kinds, etc., should be SO treated as to
require nothing beyond a regular rub
every SO often with a clean soft
chamois. This is easily done by hav-
Ing them properly lacquered, and is a
great addition to their utility and their
appearance. In cities, especially, sill
yer furnishes with fearful rapidity;
fogs, of course. are fatal, so also is
gas, while sulphur in any form, wheth-
er matches. or eatables, such as eggs,
ETC., is absolutely destructive to the
due gloss and brilliancy OF the metal.
Another cause of dullness Is careless
ness in putting away the silver while
still wet. All plate should be care
fully dried before storing it. More
over, all stains of whatever kind should
be at once attended to. for II left in
for any time they eat into the metal
and require the trained hands of sill
versmith before they are fit for use
again.
To remove stains from silver, espe-
cially such as are caused by medicine
or by neglect, use sulphuric acid, rub
bing it on with little flannel pad,
then rinsing the articles most carefully
at once. For less ingrained stains. the
pulp Of a lemon, whose juice has been
used for lemon squash. may be recon-
mended as both efficient and harmless.
Indian silver and brass are always
cleaned by natives with lemon or lines.
1t may be as well to warn housekeep-
ers In these days, when pretty serving
Is such a consideration. that where you
have to reheat a dish in a silver dish
from which 1t is impossible to shift the
eatable you should half fill a baking
tin with hot water. then lay a double
sheet of paper in this. and then stand
the silver dish on this. after which
it will take no harm from the effects
of the oven-heat.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

Large pieces Of silver should be
wrapped in either green baize. cham
ois leather. or. at the worst, thick
nannelette, and little camphor gum
should be always packed up with it,
as this is said to preserve the SHIN
mering bloom natural to new silver
which too frequent cleaning destroys.
Forks and spoons should be wrapped
up in the same way.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
Road the Advertl,e.ments.

You will enjoy this publication much bet
ter II you Will get Into the habit Of reading
the advertisements; they will afford most
way OF getting some excellent bargains. Our
advertisers are reliable. they send what they
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
A Railway HospitaI Car

Consul Morris writes from Ghent that the
latest novelty in Belgium railroad matters
is the hospital car. In the event of a Sc
rious railroad accident, the car may be run
to the spot, where the wounded may be
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
Al thu Seaalfle.

Maude-Why do the people say the
waves are forever at war? The Boss
Because they are forever shelling the
beach
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

''Ticker, the stock broker. has made lots Of
money on the bear side of the market but
now that times are better he IL losing heay
iiy" Whats he going to do about itI,
his dyspepsia, SO that he may take a rosy
view Of things"
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead. Kent. England Nov. s. 1898.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
A HEALTHY WIFE
II . husbands Inspiration.

A sickly, half-dead-and-alive woman,
especially when she is the mother of a
family, is damper to all joyousness
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
The Longest Bridges.

The longest bridge in the world is over
the Tay, in Scotland. which is 1900 meters,
9,696 feet long; and the next longest Is also
in Great Britain. being the Firth of
Forth, 1894 meters, 1852 feet in length.
The following table gives in meters and in
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

1--WE hear a great deal about the English
nobility these days" "Yes. they attract at
tention when our American girls marry
them"
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

"All men ought 70 stand by the miners"
For what reason!' ''Iook at the coal we
husbands have handled for no wages at all.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teethinR softens the reduces inam
nation alays pain wind collie 26 cents bottle.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

.'They had telephone at the farm house
where l was this summer" ''What did
town every day for fruits, butter and fresh
eggs"
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

'Suburban residents are always trying to
get other people to move out, too" rOf
course; the more neighbors, the better Dor
rowing facilities"
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

feeling of suffocation and alarm, she
must at once regain her strength.
1t matters not where she lives, she
can write q letter. Mrs. Pinlsham,
of Lynn, Mass, will reply promptly
and without charge. The following
shows the power of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, accom-
panied with letter of advice:
dear Mrs. PinlSham:-I have suf-
fered for over two years with falling,
enlargement and liberation of the
womb, and this spring, being in such a
weakened condition, caused me to flow
for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, wrote to you
for advice. After using the dSatmcnt
The silver lance., 1897-08-06
Halls Cafarrh Cure
Is taken internally Price, 75c.

''They say the bicycle has cured women of
criticising one another's gowns" That's
true: we make fun Of one anotber's bloom
ers."
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

No-To- Bac for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure bOc 81. All druggistA
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic i0c or 10.
II G. c. G. fail 10 cure druggists refund money
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

Educate Your Bowels with Cascareta.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation forever
1Oc. II G. G. c. fail, druggists refund money.
The silver lance., 1897-08-06

in the home.
/ sometimes
marvel at
the patience
of some hus-
bands.
Ifawonan
finds that
her energies
are tagging
and that
everything
tires her,
her sleep is
disturbed
by horrible
dreams,
and that
she OFTEN
wakes sud-
denly in the
NIGHT Mitha
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
TO FIGHT KRUGER
Real Reason for Activity in
British Army Circles
Divulged.
Sixty Thousand British Soldiers
to Be Sent to the
TranSvaal.
The Regiments Already Secretly
Warned to Be Ready for
Service.

LONDON, March 29.-In spite of the
attention given to Crete as a likely
point from which to expect the crisis
which will bring about an outbreak of
hostihties on the frontiers of Greece, in
the inner official circles of London it is
seriously anticipated that there will be
fighting in the Transvaal early i'll the
summer There has been certain
marked stiffening of the attitude of
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, towards Presl-
dent Kruger during the last few weeks
and it is equally certain that the prep.
arations of regiments, transports and
material, apparently made i'll view OF a
possible Turko- Greek blaze, are really
designed for South Africa. However,
it is the intention of the colonial Office
not to force an issue until the celebra-
tion of the queens diamond jubilee is
over, when, If the tendency Of events
is not changed, 10000 men will be sent
to South Africa.
The regiments necessary already have
been secretly warned to prepare for
active service. President Kruger appar.
emily is relying upon German and pos
sibly upon French sympathy, and is
forcing the issue. If he is able to make
practical alliances on the continent,
such action would, by the English peo-
| pie, if not by the government, be re-
garded as q casus belli.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
RUSSIAN BEAR ANNOYED.

Nay BE Placed in the Undesirable Posi-
tion of Shedding Christian Blood.
New YORK, March 2S.-A dispatch
to The Herald from St. Petersburg
says: In the most important quarters
here much annoyance is felt at the
signs OF the vacillating policy shown
by the powers at moment when the
greatest firmness is necessary. The
Selling here is that the other powers
are trying to place Russia in the unde-
sirable position of shedding Christian
blood.
The Ogoloski publishes very strong
article on the subject, and thinks Eng.
land is going to establish herself in
Crete, and as Crete is not what the
Dardenelles are to Russia, the latter
would not go to war about it. Crete
can only be pacitied by shedding Chris
tian blood, but orthodox Russians cam
not do so. England has done so before
and can do it now.
In diplomatic circles the position ID
looked upon as very embroiled, and
the only solution would be that if the
Greeks insist on fighting they should
be allowed to go on, and be beaten.
1t is considered that after all interest
: is entirely concentrated on what is
taking place on the Greece Turkish
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
WESTERN SCHEDULES.
Senators Consulting With Members OF
the Finance Com mmittee.

Senators Consulting With Members of
the Finance Committee.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Warren of Wyoming was in conference
with the Repu blican members of the
senate committee on finance on sched.
ules affecting western interests. He
made some suggestions concerning the
wool schedule. especially concerning
third class woods, looking more, how.
ever, to a change in adjustment than
a change of rates. The senator also
urged upon the committee the propriety
of a return to the policy of putting a
duty on hides, which have been on free
list of several years past both in the
present law and in the Mckinley law.
He also suggested changes in the rates
on soda, asbestos and plumbago, all of
which are products of Wyoming.
The committee has promised to take
the suggestion under consideration
along with others to be made by other
senators, it. being understood that all
senators are to have an opportunity to
be heard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
guage of the street boy will be a
pleuty " IDemOcratic lauphter

guage of the street boy will be a
plenty. Democratic laughter.
Mr.. Dingiey in reply said that Mr..
Richardson 5 remarks only illustrated
what could be done "by juggling with
percentages" Except for the increases
in the rates on tobacco, sugar and silks,
the rates in this bill, he said, We're
lower than those of the Mckinley bill
During discussion concerning rates
on hides. Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Ills.)
said there was no demand for such a
duty.
Mr.. Walker rep, Mass.) explained
that there were few hides imported eX-
cept those used for sole leather so that
a duty Oh hides would be of little bene.
fit to the farmers. If the duty on hides
would increase their production III this
country the Republican side would be
unanimously in favor of such duty.
With regard to trusts Mr.. Walker
argued that great combinations neces.
sarily reduced the cost Of production
and consequently the price to the peo-
pie. Trusts were the natural outcome
of higher civilization. He predicted
eventually all the railroads in the
country would be controlled by single
corporation.
The debate branched off to the iron
schedule. Mr.. Wheeler (Dem., Ala, }
and Mr.. Cox (Dem., Tenn asserted
that the Southern iron industry did
not want any protection. 1t was sell.
ing iron in Pittsburg and the other
iron centers and was supplying Eng.
land without the aid protection.
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frontier, Russia would probably un-
dertake the pacitication III connection
with another power.
CROWN PRINCE IN COMMAND.
Royal Decree to That Effect Proclaimed
at Athens.

Royal Decree to That Effect Proclaimed
at Athens.
LONDON, March ga dispatch to
The Times from Athens says that the
royal decree appointing the Crown
Prince Constantine to the command of
the army on the Thessaly frontier was
published Friday.
A dispatch from the Athens corre-
spondent of The Daily Chronicle says
that the Crown Prince will start to as
sumo his command at once, going by
sea to Volo and thence by railway. In
order to avoid popular demonstrations
this proclamation has not been pub
hshed at Athens.
A dispatch to The Times from
Canea says there is no doubt that the
Christians have attacked the Turks be-
cause driven to desperation by the
blockade. A similar protest against
any partiality for the Turks is probable
along the whole insurgent line.
Throughout the island the Mohamme-
dams think they may do what they Like
now because they have European back.
ing. In all directions they are pillag-
ing and burning the property Of Chris
tiaus
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
NEVER SO HIGH
That Claim Reiterated by Demo-
Gratis and Denied by Re-
publicans.
In Regard to Rates of the Tariff
Bill Now Under COnSid-
Grafton.
Western Senators Heard by the
Finance Committee Regard
ing Schedules.

WASHINGTON. March 29-Despite the
admonition of Chairman Dingley just
before the house adjourned to the
Republican members to be on hand
promptly at 10 o'clock III the morning
TO prevent possible delays from the lack
of quorum, there were only 81 mem.
bers present when the house met. Mr..
Richardson Dem, TENN promptly
blocked proceedings, but the members
streamed in rapidly and in 10 minutes a
quorum had appeared. The ways and
means committee continued to offer
amendments from time to tEne and
these were mostly adopted wi.nout op.
position. The rates on acetates OF
white lead was increased from 80 to
cents per pound in colors from 21a to
cents
these increases Mr.. Richardson de-
clared that the rates in II out Of the Ia
schedules of the bill were higher than
those OF the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Dockery (Dem., Mo- asked how
that statement could be reconciled with
Mr.. Dingley's statement that the rates
in this bill averaged between the rates
of the present law and the act of 1890
Mr. Richardson replied that the com
parative statement did not support Mr.
Dingley's assertion. Mr.. Richardson
went through the schedules one by one
"If the wrath of the American peo
pie was visited on the Republicans fol
enacting the Mckinley law" he con
cluded, what they will do to you fo
the enactment of this bill, in the Ian
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
SMASHED THE CONCERT.
Announced That Germany Will Ac

Announced That Germany Will Act
Alone on the Eastern Question.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 29.-It is as.
serted here on what is regarded as re-
liable authority that i'll consequence of
the refusal of Lord Salisbury to join in
has given notice to the powers of her
intention to withdraw from the con-
cert.
1t is understood that Turkey sent her
squadron through the Dardanelles on
the advice of Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
A Massacre Avertei.

Corfu, March pa body Of armed
Turks from Epirus recently threatened
to massacre the people Of village near
Sayada, opposite Corfu. The massacre
was averted by the agent of the Aus.
trlan Lloyd steamship company, who
gave warning to the authorities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
Will Get Four Democratic Votes.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Four Dem
ocratic members of the house, it is un-
derstood, will vote for the Dingley tar.
iff bill Three of the four are in the
Louisiana delegation and the other is
from Texas. The Louisiana men are
induced to vote for protection mainly
on account of the sugar schedule of the
bill, which meets their approval, while
the wool schedule has won the member
from Texas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dlspei colas,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of G.. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29
Fighting in Crete Continues.

CRETE, March 29.-Fighting has
been proceeding since morning in the
direction of .Apokovona where the
Christians are bombarding the block
protecting the fort Of Tzeddin
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-29

CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 20. - Dis.
turbances are reported from the village
Of Arba, north of Tollat, in the Sivas
district.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
story of a Hair.

The French people never tire or re-
!ating anecdotes Of the eccentricity and
enormous wealth of the Americans. An
American went into a hair dresse''s
shop in Paris recently and found a
charming but poorly dressed girl en-
gagged in negotiations with the proprie-
tor. She was Offering to sell him her
magnificent head Of hair for three
napoleons-the man would give her no
more than one. At last the poor girl
gave way with tears, and the barber
was about to employ the fatal scissors
when the American intervened and de.
mantled the cause of the sad affair.
He found that the girls parents, who
formerly had been well off, were in the
last extremity Of poverty, and that she
had determined to make so great sac.
rifice in order to obtain for them lit
tie food. The stranger drew out two
bank notes and offered them to the girl,
saying:
"will you let me buy your hair?"
Without even looking at the notes
the girl at once said "Yes."
The American delicately took sin
gle hair, put it in his pocket-and fed
Not till he had gone did she look at
her bank notes, and found them to be
Of the value Of 500.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
Plaxin, Postum.

"Playin' possum" comes from the
fact that the possum will feign sleep OF
death when pushed into sudden danger
of being captured. But pains and aches
never play that kind of game. They
never try to fool anybody. and go to
work to wake up people. leaving no
chance to feign sleep. On the other
hand. there is q remedy known as st.
jacobs OIL that will lull a pain or an
ache SO that 1t won't wake up again in
the cure that follows its use. Pains
and aches are great or less in intensity
Just in degree as we treat them. Prompt
treatment with the best remedy-St
Jacobs Oil-prevents their increase and
by curing prevents their return. Every
thing is gained by taking pains and
aches in time for prompt and perma-
nent cure, and there is nothing better
than the use of st. Jacobs Oil.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
A New Montana Town.

LEoN!A, Idaho, May PA good cx-
ample of the rapidity with which western
mining. town springs into prominence is
Sylvanite, fifteen miles northeast of here,
River. Stage leaves here Mondays, We'd
ncsdaNs and Fridays, in connection with
Great Northern trains.
Sylvanite has grown in a year from one
lonely log cabin to a pretentious little
town of 300 people, with three gen.
eral merchandise stores, one drug store,
a hotel and saw mill. There are
saloons, of course, which it might be
more charitable not to enumerate and a
ten n-stamp quartz mill and concentrator.
which turns out a $500 gold brick every
week. The rock is of the free gold milling
variety, and there's lots of it in sight. The
largest placer claim covers 1io acres and
belongs TO a Kalispell Company. The in
tention is to work it by hydraulic power.
4 single cradle has cleaned up over $40 a
day to the man. Extensive work is being
carried on in the Goldfiint and Keystone
mines. one mile from town. and, altogether
the Sylvanite promises to he one Of the
most prosperous in the American Kootenai
Leonia is l2l miles east of Spokane.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
To Make Good coFce.

10 Make Good Coffee.
The idea that coffee has to be boiled
to get the strength out of the crushed
berry is entertained by many people.
As matter Of fact, boiling gives the
liquid a peculiar bitter taste that is
foreign to really good coffee. Besides
that, it ruins the flavor. "Drip" coffee
is supposed to be the very best coffee
that is made, but even that is spoiled
sometimes by letting the liquid boil up
over the strainer, thus loosening the oil
that makes the coffee bitter. If you
have not regular coffee strainer
make three or four cheese cloth bags
Of a size large enough to accommodate
the amount of coffee that you use, al
lowing for swelling of the grain and
for drawstring to tie. Wash and boil
the bags after making. so that not a
taste of the cloth remains in them.
Fill the bag with the coffee, and have
in a teakettle, boiling hot, exactly the
amount of water you want to use for
your coffee. Rinse the coffee pot out
with hot water, and put the bag in the
pot and pour over it the boiling water.
Place the pot on the back Of the stove,
where 1t will remain just below the
bubbling period. for at least ten min
utes. The result will give you clear,
strong coffee; you need not use a grain
more than for the old way-and it will
not hurt the weakest digestion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
An African Explorer.

Sir George Taubman Goldie, whose
cable from Africa to London tells Of
the completion of the conquest Of the
Emir OF Nupe, the great slave murder
er. left for the Niger country year
ago with the prediction on his lips that
he would forever settle the slave ques-
tion in that part Of Africa or leave his
corpse in the country. The fact that he
has accomplished what he set out to
do is victory for humanity as well az
for the Royal Niger Company. The
palace OF the Emir is in the possession
Of Sir Georges soldiers, and the Fulah
power is dead. Incidentally, England
has added largely to her territory in
Africa. Sir George for years brooded
In his London Office over the work he
has just accomplished. Just before his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
A Free Translation.

This little story is told by MAJ
O'Rell: "a boy, translating at sight in
class, came across the phrase, 'Calmezz
vous. monsieur.' He naturally trans
lated this by Calm yourself, SIR /
said to him: Now, don't you think this
is a little stiff? Couldn't you give me
something little more colloquial? For
instance, what would you say yourself
in like case? The boy reflected q
few seconds, and said, Keep your hair
ON. old man,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04

The habit that Southern negroes nave
Of talking to themselves is noticed by
everyone in the towns below Mason
and Dlxon's line. One servant in a
Southern family used to carry on con-
versation with herself. sometimes al
teging carelessness and disorder in one
tone of voice, then defending herself
from those charges in another tone.
She would upbraid and apply disagree
able epithets to herself when things
were not to her mind, while at other
times. especially when she was dressed
In her best. she would stand before her
mirror and assure her reflection that
she was just as pretty as white folks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04

departure for Africa he spoke with ear
nestness as to the perilous expedition
he was about to undertake and realized
that his own fortunes and those Of the
Niger Company sailed in the ship that
carried him from England. Before go
Ing to Africa to take charge of the COM
pany's forces there he said: Eve have
done much of which, fortunately, moth
ing has been heard. 1t is possible to
lay the foundations of empire without
being disturbed where the climate is
too deadly for newspaper correspond
ents to live. now go to complete the
work. We shall put it through; but,
make no mistake. we are putting our
fortune to the touch to win or lose it
ALL" Sir George is the governor of the
Royal Niger Company, the chief repre-
sentative of British power in western
Africa. The Niger territories. which 1T
administers under royal charter. COW
er about 100000 square miles aud con-
tain population of from 100000 to
40.00O,O00. The principal products are
rubber, gum, hides, ivory, palm oil and
palm kernels. The slavery question
has been troublesome. The Emir's
wholesale executions Of slaves have
caused much shuddering In England.
Sir George Goldie's conquest will put
an effectual end to the monstrosities.