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cooked here. the cuisine. both in pri-
waite houses and inns being very en-
1oyable. In the market are wonderful
prawns, turtles and more new fishes
than 1 can describe. The meat and
poultry are good and cheap. The cere-
ais come from home and the fruits and
vegetables are remarkably varied. The
native sweet potato is richer than ours
and the jam is excellent. The pepper
family is very popular, chillies, bell
peppers sweet peppers, long peppers.
ball peppers and several kinds whose
names 1 do not know are everywhere.
There are akras, gourds and marvellous
onions. One omelette | had in camp,
made under the supervision of a Porto
Rican. contained finely chopped ham,
tomato chile. onion, ginger, bay leaf
and spices, and surpassed the Spanish
omelettc made at the Waldorf. 1t was
a fine course dinner in itself, l am GER
tain Porto Rico Is COINS to be a great
resort for club men and diners out.
our troops are winning golden opin-
ions everywhere and one and all pro-
nounce this a lovely climate. The peo-
pie are affectionate, hospitable and
generous. But. oh! what a sweet tooth
they all have: ever the men chew can
dy. Their CONNECTIONS are out OF the
ordinary i'm many respects, the best Of
them being made from fine almonds,
flberts and fruits. In sWeetmeats they
are unsuitable. The soldiers are follow
ing their examples in many minor
things. and jellies and jams are more
common at mess than butter.
The house wives here make the most
of everything TO eat They boil and
sugar a fruit and make a Jelly; they
boil Il further and make a jam. still
further and get a ~marmalade; further
again until IL Is nearly solid. and. 10!
you have a pasta. ] have sampled
these made from guara, lOquot, ounce,
peach, apricot. crab apple, orange,
pine apple and mango. l Ia a typi-
cal Porto Rican breakfast this morn
ing. 1t consisted Of a mango. eggs.
fish and meat cooked with fresh fruit.
A lieutenant from one 81 the North
ern regiments. who has given the mat
ter much thought. says the cooking
here is a happy combination Of Span
ish, French, Carib and darkey. one
receives dozens Of culinary surprises in
as many hours. One. which the SOL
diers like very much. Is a rich soup.
The liquid part is made Of black beans
Grjoles) and stOsk and in each plate
were three small force meat balls and
a hard boiled pigeon egg. Another Gu
rious dish they call rajo-vicjo, or old
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04

opera here is The Crown of Dia-
monds.'
The young people have "A series of
simple and melodic rhythms which they
call 'dansas.' hut which are not dances
at all. As the windows of all the
houses are eVer open, you hear some
tune or tunes half the time.
Truly, this is the land Of the lotus
eaters. 1t is simply ideal.
l have been spending some time In
studying women's dress goods. They
are many and varied. but i'm the main
different from h We have at home.
Within doors wrappers and gowns Of
calico prints. hin n Eastern cot
ton are the common style. For house
frocks linens and lace garments. half
lined. as a rule. are the ~favorites. In
the evening. In spite of the climate.
plush is worn. china silks, crepes.
chifions, Manila pinas cloth and grass
cloth are not uncommon.
our boys I'm bun" are "a little dis
gusted with the way women are treat
ed here. and II would do hearts al home
good TO hear them chat among them
selves. OF course. as in all Latin
lands, our sex does not have the lihtr-
~ and Independence enjoyed at home.
Women rarely go marketing or shop
ping. Instead Of that the tradesman
or a clerk comes To the house for or
ders and often brings samples Of his
goods. Single girls usually have a
duenna or an escort. Married women
are always attended. and in receiving
her hance a coming Porto Rican
bride must have one or two relatives
with her at any moment.
Many Of the houses are enclosed
with walled gardens and iron gates.
Many have bars and gratings over
doors and windows.
Coamo. Puerto Rico, Aug. l4-Co-
amo mas surrendered and IL was like a
military garden party. Many of the
big camps are here and all seem COM
Portable. There is very little sickness.
Our boys are the admiration OF the
natives, They are used 10 the slovenly,
half-clad. unpaid and undisciplined
Spanish suldiery, and are amazed at
b difference. Doctors Hertzog and
Wicklow Of the medical department
came over from Ponce TO call. They
Were much pleased with the work done
by the women's auxiliaries. DIR. Hert-
zOg has won praise down here through
his methods q disinfec;ion in the
camps and hospitals. General Wilson
has show me every courtesy. and his
stan are unremittinE to all OF the cor
respondents. nurses and inspectors in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04
REJOICING OVER CAPTULAT|ON
Ponce Put on Her Gala Dress the Day the American
Flag Was ~Hoisted-Nsttves Receive the Con-
querors With Shouts of Joy.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Ponce. Porto Rico. Aug. 81 ar
rived in this delightful old Spanish
American city just in time to witness
the general rejoicing owe the capitu-
lation OF San Juan and several other
smaller cities and towns. Ponce re-
sembled a tropical belle at a bridal GER
emory. She sang. she danced. she
wreathed herself in flowers and was
almost delirious in the joy OF her new
state. The American ships in the har-
Dor were dressed in all their best fin
cry: the Columbia was regal in her
war paint. the Terror and the sister
monitors rose above everything in their
picturesque grandeur. and all around
We're the transports with flags flying.
landing troops.
We had a flag raising almost an hour
after our arrival. Senior Serahn San
chez. Robert Graham of Boston. Mr..
Tracy of Venezuela, Mr.. Pearce Of New
York, Judge Dickey of Brooklyn and
Major West participating, old Glory
was flung across the principal street
from the Hotel Inglaterra. Thousands
Of natives gathered around US and went
half wild with joy when we sang the
nallOnal hymn. RS a sun VI HiiH'i
accompaniment they shouted in their
rich Southern voices. viva Ameri-
Canal Wv Americanai"
The camps l rave visited so far have
a few cases of small box. but no yell
low fever. The Red Cross is well es-
7abfished here. and the women attract
no little attention as they go about
dressed in their dainty uniforms.
The Porto Ricans are an altogether
different class Of people from the Gu
bans. They resemble more the Mexi-
cans.
An officer told me this morning that
nearly all the boys in burr We're
copying off recipes of wonderful dishes
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04
PoLYNgsIAN TREASURE CHESTS.
They Are Considered as Necessary as
safes and Vaults in wall street.

They Are Considered as Necessary as
safes and Vaults in Wall street.
Savage life in the South Sea islands
has little worth the keeping. Still
there are Accommodations of beads and
bits of ribbon and various trinkets to
which the half-clad owner clings with
as much persistency as others have
been known to give 20 gems ana Donds-
Having a treasure necessitates a treas
ure chest, even though 1t Is no more
thai a wooden box. From end to end
Of the archipelagoes of the PACING Is
spread Inc ambition to own a box with
a lock and key. In the trade known
as blackbirding each wretched slave
makes his servile contract Tor FOOD,
wages and a box. Food is eaten, wages
are Sauandered. but to thousands OF
poor black boys i'm the wild islands the
"bokus'' remains as the one thing tang
ible out OF years Of hard b on dis
tant plantations.
With the steady demand for this sort
of Joiner work. created by the univer-
sal demand for a box, the hinama
has seen his way to such a modest
competency as contents the early
stages of Monaghan industry. In ev-
cry group. boxmaking Is almost en-
tirely in the hands of Chinese work.
men, who have mysteriously scented
ont the business opening and have
established themselves among the ear
Hest intruders on savage communities.
But long before the came
to make boxes the islanders had box
like r~eceptacles, of which a few speci-
mems are yet to be found. The aborig-
inal ~Polynesian box was a section of a
trunk of some tree Of hard wood,
smoothed on the outside. scooped out
within by the use of fire and shell
gouges. and covered with a lid of the
same wood arranged to slide along
strips of plated %cocoanut fibre. In the
early days sandalwoOd was a favorite
material for these barrel-snaped boxes,
and abundance Of ornament was APP
piled. designs in turtle shell and moth
er-Of-pearl and teeth Of various ami
mails, including man.
With the coming of whalers and trad
eTs has passed the old simplicity Of
where the direct methods of
club laws acted as a sufficient check
on theft. Nowadays the islander must
have a box that will lock and become
a safe depository of his odds and ends
of wealth. Nor is This the only protec-
tion. this lock with the key tied secure
ly about the neck of the owner. There
is an added security in a lock which
rings a bell as soon as a key is put
into the keyhole. As soon as that style
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04
Lobsters Decp in the snnd.

From the Portland. Me-. Argus.
There is one fisherman here who has n
profound belief in what might be called
the homing instinct in Holsters. He will
never sell spawn Holsters. although he
could get 50 apiece from the fish commits
sion for their purposes, but puts every
one back as nearly as possible I'm the
place where he found il. He believes that
Holsters Matched from spawn that is left
uudisturbed will always return to their
native spot. The lobster is not so migra-
tory as some people think. he says. In
digging deeply in clam beds he has found
Holsters that have burrowed for the WIN
ter, and il is his opinion that instead OF
goinE off into the sea upon the approach
OF cold weather Holsters prefer to 20 into
deep holes i'm the hay. and there await
the return of the warm season.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04
Appropriately Named.

II was on the Southern Pacific train a
few days ago. \ group Of ira elng iaen
were talking shop-where they were GO
ing. what they were selling and all the
tricks of the trade.
II am bound for Trinity, TeNas,' said
one of them.
II never heard Of that place" remarked
another. And, by the way. that is a very
peculiar name. Why is IL called Trinity
Because there are only three people in
II" was the response.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-04

Of lock was introduced ii drove out all
the others and caused a great revival
in the box industry. With this con-
~trivance the opening of a box is a pub
lie ceremony: the alarm bell rings loud
as notice that some one is at a box,
and the curiosity Of the neiGhbors is
counted on to make sure hat the open
ing is not felonious. The box bells have
recently become one Of the most char
acteristic sounds of island village life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

The examination was open only to col.
le2e graduates or TO teachers with four
years OF successful experience. There
were over 400 applicants. and only 1913
obtained the required average OF - per
cent. The subjects on which they were
examined were arithmetic, algebra to
quadratics, plane geometry, geography.
including physical geography, United
States history. modern European his
tory, elementary botany, zoology the
English language, American literature,
drawing. vocal music. and the principles
and methods OF teaching.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
Real k:state Transfers

In Lake county for the three weeks
ending August /, 1898:
Lillian b Wheeler to Noyes AFox.
lot Il, blk 20. Madison. ...... 3 500
Cornelia Moeher Il husband TO l.
+ Means, mel. sec 3~5-l01-5.... $500
Jeremiah West to Irving ID
Smith. mel. and nwL OF eec
y-lO5-:3. 1900
Geo Gould and wife to Fred {
Hanson, nwL sec 6~-lO6-54..... 1000
The Northwestern loan 4 Bank.
ing Co CO.. .Adk,ns, Ms OF nwi
sec lS-lOS-54..
Alex u Forbes aud wife to John d
Adkins, nell, SEQ lS~-lOS-5A.....
Edward May 4 wife to Edward II
Sanford, nell SEQ 5~-lOo-5l..... l,0V
] o Farmer and wife to John
Molumby, neL4 sec 8-l0S-5l.... 9N
Martin johnson to Martha s
Johuson his wife, MS blk 3,
North Madison. l,5W
Mary @ White to Nick Bjornstad,
MI Of & u ands SIS Of neA, blk
Il,Kennedy's Ext OF Msdison....
Mrs Charlotte H Hubbard to Geo
Gould, nwA SEQ CLOG -5A....... l!0O
Henry II Unzlemann and wife to
Geo Baldwin, neI sec 2-lO6-5l. l,SOt
rs Galbraith to MuretN Leland,
s,s OF swll44, sec 30 and seA sec
80 and Ill Of sec 80 and nK Of
ak OF sec. "a, all in los 1906
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
MANY PEOPLE

think that they can do better work at
home than is done at q first class laun-
dry. Perhaps they can when YOU con.
slider the work some laundries put out.
II YOU will send your laundry 10 US you
will save money. time and strength q
hot days and get better results. Re-
member We put collar bindings on your
shirts free. Families can have their
laundry rough dried and delivered to
your house. Try us next. Louis will
call any where.
QuEES:C,TY STEAM LAUNDRY,
Madison House:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
Dissolution OF Partnership.

The copartnership heretofore existing
between w. f. Hewlett and Geo. Veo-
der. under the firm name Of Hewlett X
Vedder. grain dealers. has this day bee q
dissolved -, mutual consent, ". r.
Hewlett retiring. The business will be
conducted in future by Geo. Vedder who
will pay all claims against the late firm,
and collect all accounts due the same.
W. r. HowLErT
GEO. VEpDER.
Madison. July 80. 1893.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
THE CITY.
LOCAL. BREVlTlES,

!, Soper was a passenger for Sioux
'0aa iioIs'on WAS a passenger TOR tho
puaaa exposition.
"Ue@oeF Louie's laundry basket
vs. out 10 tie morning
~ Cotey came down from Ramona
p we train from the north.
nh trlnan'ald. the optician, drove
from Salem yesterday.
~, A''. A. Gill Of wes,deld, Iowa. is the
" Ar' aud Mrs. q. G. Albee.
a.s" c'rl arrived at the home OF Mr..
= "'s' I'D, Wi,,c OF Ramona yester-
!! morning
44uc'or ). j. Wright has bought
.'s'aence property OF Wm. Hewlett
'ae vest part OF town.
H.. S' Stoddard and Ketcham are
h. 1s " stone underpiuniug undo,
~ elevator at this place.
,o voc Yelling took his two daughter,
%, W WIS evening on q trip to Brook.
T. ''S'o' and other places.
h. .. :. NcCready who w.s kicked il
s = SIDE BY a colt abou. /. week .so whil,
y h.S ~ break it, is now able to get on,
c,,.'. ANA Plnckney, sister Of Arbo1
A,be, WAS "ss a departure to-day for An.
ID AVN, to take q course Of trainin,
p,tic,., H. Frudenield, tn. technics
eoa.pl,sa Is now in HE Office and may b
Fitted .sa free OF charge. All ele.s.
II. guaranteed for live years.
,sp ,h county versu. the city Official. b.
.%A.,aoon second ball game .. $40 thi
copa,y' a with the following team.
Ssr,hsr, Mo" Lowe, Daugherty, Goult
"'''"th, smythe, Davis an,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
On an Old Charge.

DULUTH. Aug. flames Clayham,
alias James Curran. was arrested in
Duluth by the United States authori.
ties on suspicion Of completely in the
Northern Pacific train robbery that
took place at Glyndon, Mimi. Sept.
%, 1897. Tie TIP was given to the
authorities by a nan named Stevens,
who had been III the Duluth lookup for
several days. druua.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
HAS BEEN A GOOD MONTH.
Bssiness for Jnly Has Bssn the Bes'
Ever KuOWu,

Bssinsss for Jniy Has Bssn the Best
Ever known.
New YORK, Aug. l.-R. G.. Dun q
Co. g weekly review says: Big bust.
ness in January is expected. but big
business in July mean more. 1t is
the month Of all others when trade is
naturally light. But more business is
being done th1s year than any previous
July Of which there are records. The
payments through clearing houses
have been 5.S per cen larger than in
1892, the year of greatest prosperity
heretofore and for the month thus far,
6.5 per cent larger than last year and
81 per cent larger than in 1898. Blu.
these records and others have to be
judged in the light Of heavy decline in
prices since 1892, SO hat the volume
OF business transacted is about 20 per
cent larger than the volume Of pay.
ments indicated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS

This Department is especially complete. A fine
line of WILSON BROS. SHIRTS for Men and
Boys. Stylish ties in all shapes; summer Under
wear, socks, shoes, gloves, hats the latest shapes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railway company will sell tickets to the
National encsmpmept. &. A. f. at Gin
c%innati, Ohio, September 3 to 10. at one
regular first class fare plus 81, for the
round trip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
LEADER
BE .orra DAKOTA.
-o/DAY, AUGUST l. 1888.

Local Tine Tssls.
$1,000 -. raui U~,lvay, Which
b,k esee'' ,nA,Ss CONE sAss.
10 !, depaSss il:W .. N.
pn'snSHS, 80. T, departs 2.
rsss. 40. =, departs o:s
F,slia'' ruI~iss soiss vnsr.
81, ,,st .s,, 30. 8. depart: ~: =" n.
So /. arr,ves 100 p. n.
5.'sesa,., 80, -, arrtvess
E'eisl">o =, arrives S:3, .. m.
s:hA4 ,s.tSs pRon rns vbsS
-, 80 y. %a-r,,cs in:soa. n.
ffs!ta'' ,,aius carry pascal ess: oot
A. sas AYb,n psssen gess are provided via
kteis, ,. so,nr saeI nakse comedies
sssa'" y,nr.ox 4 sRissoL Ltus.
an trpar,- north, al $40 y m;
w.. ,rt..e- from IN. north, 1850 a. m
AAs' a. ~. HOLMES. Loe II Assas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01
REPORTED BY SAMPSON.
1nfautA Maria Teresa VII Soou p,
Raised and Taken to guantanamo

WAsHINGToS, Aug. 1.-The navy de-
cable2ram from Admiral Sampson:
playa, July 2a. The ~Infanta Maria
Teresa. upon which the wreckers are
now engaged, Will be tioated and
brough; to Guantanamo as soon as O
small leak is located, which is IN
where in the bow Of the ship. Whether
left open or a hole which may have
been made IN the bowisnot yet known.
Her own pumps are being used to re.
move the water. there being steam on
on one Of her boilers.
'.SAMpEONp
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

Sick headache, b.ilousuess. constlpa-
ton and all liver aud stomach troubles
can he quickly cured using those famous
little pills known as DeWitts Little
Early kisers. They are pleasant to take
and never grippe.
Cook X OpEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

The Chief Burgess of Nilesburg. Pa.
says DeW,tt's Little Early Rlsers are
the best pills he ever used in his family
during forty years OF house keeping.
They cure constipation. sick headache and
stomach and liver troubles. Small in
size but great in results.
Cook X ODFE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

Good work horses for sale on time aud
reasonable prices.
CHA.. X. KENNEDY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

f c. Blanks. OF Lewisviile. Texas,
writes that one box OF DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth 5000 10 him
II cured his piles OF ten years standing
He advises others 10 try it 1t also cures
eczema. skin diseases and obstinate
sores.
Cock x ODEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-01

One Minute Cough Cure. cures.
that is hat IL was made for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

All Ministers and diplomatic representatives
from South America are made welcome at the
club. and all the South American consular rep
resentatives in New-York are members OF the
club.
Every two weeks during the fall AMI winter
there are social gatherings At the club 10 which
the wives and daughters OF the members are
invited. The drawing room on the main floor,
connects with a large hall. which Is used fos
dancing on these occasions In addition TO these
entertainments the club gives a ball every SIX
weeks during the season. These are the recog-
nized society entertainments OF the Spanish
speaking people OF New-York. and at these
balls there are always representatives from the
diplomatic circle at Washington.
THE next BAH takes place on April L." said
one of the members and those who will attend
will see Cubans and Spaniards IN the same set
not only royalist Cubans but men who are IN
hearty sympathy with the Insurgents They viii
see Spanards take Cuban women in to supper
and Spanish women escorted by cuban repub
licans. They will see a handsomely lighted han
and nicely decorated rooms: they viii hear good
music and see n thoroughly ooneenal gatfsr.
ing but ii is safe 10 say that obey will hear 70
war talk. What will surprise the American vs-
itor as much as the absence II the war spirit
will be tho fact that. although the men and
women who compose the ball party all speak
Spanish fiuently and most u them knew only
that language in their childhood more English
Is spoken in the club than spanish"
The clubrooms are furnished with much taste
On the main floor are the recepton-room and
drawing room. and on the upper floors are card
rooms, cafe. smoking-rooms and billari-roo'n-
The caterer of the club Albert \. Waters fur'
nshes American well spanish dishes. ana
the cafe is in all respects like that oi any other
American club
Among the South American members az
Jacobo Baz. Climaco Caderon. Gerardo Canton
Juan NJ Ceballos Charles 4. Coombs Alberto
Falcon Rafail Gown. DR.. J. Julio llenna' W.
II. T. Hughes, Carlos Rohl and \. u. Straus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

enough to drop James for Santiago; secretary
Benjamin Bonla, a Mexican. The Executive
Committee Is composed OF Pedro X. de Florez
a Spanard; s. MalletPrevost an American;
Cerardo Polo, a Cuban; Eduardo l.. Manrara
from Puerto Principe Alberto Leon, Mexican;
Federico Bergman. a Peruvian. and Manuel
Aparicio, a Guateinalan.
Any one who has lived among them" said
one Of the members knows that ever cour-
try which is represented in the Spanish club
has some laws styles, usagts or characteristics
which are Objectionable to the others and that
discussions of political religious character
would lead 10 unpleasant situa atoms
The president of the club seems 10 be of the
same opinion, and he has the rule against poiti-
cal and religious discussions strictly enforced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

Argentina. Two years later the club moved to
another house. in Lexington-ave.. and last year
it took possession Of the house at Fifty eighth
St and Lexington ave. where 1t now has its
home. The club is known the Spanish Club;
but Of its one hundred and fifty members only
twenty were born in Spain, and the rest arc
natives Of the various South American coun-
tries. Cuba Mexico. etc A list of the recently
elected officers of the club shows that no place
was favored to the exclusion Of the others, and
that a Cuban who is In full sympathy with the
insurgents is the president ana leading spirit Of
the organization.
These are the officers: President, Aristidcs
Martinez. a Cuban; vice president, Angel ).
Arias. a native Of Venezuela; treasurer. Santiago
Smthers an Englishman who Is Spanish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
A DRUNKARD'S DEATH FRON THIRST


At Levallois- Parrot. near Paris there nVe1
until quite recently man who Nls 4 CONTINUES
dipsomaniac. SO much So that Dr. had se'e'I
times been put under restraint by bus relatives
The last time ne came ont be- s.t.u, ID n".
been greatly impressed by r"Ir,s r'a.ions MA ,..
were made TO him as to thu evils ~ dr.nhns
From that moment. by a p'rN'r>" ~ufi p INV, ~,
probation Of the good advice BE- hAl received :.
determined ~ drink nothing az al not s'."
water At the end Of ten days during "hNn :.
had not a drop Of drink ~ any s'rt ne 80 80
found dead in his room. Th, uan. "ho 80
consumed SO much liquid I'm his time. diei "'@'
ally OF thirst.