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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-20
no DELAY LIKELY.
Sentiment In Favor of Ratifying the Peace
Treaty Is on the Increase.


WASHINGTON. Dec. aO.-It is now
probable that the treaty of peace will be
taken up for discussion by the senate
early in January. Already there is talk
of the possibility of disposing of the
treaty during the present session and
the impression favorable to the result is
growing. 4 few senators manifested
disposition to debate the subject at
length and some expressed undivided
opposition. but the feeling is strong
against an extra session and in favor OF
the postponement of the settlement OF
the disposition of the Philippines after
they come into our possession that 1t
now seems that even the minority will
consent to the 1reaty's ratification with
ont material delay.
Will Reply to senator Vest.
The debate in the senate will he
opencd with a speech by Senator Platt
of Connecticut, on the question OF ex-
mansion. Mr.. Platt VIII reply to the
speech of Senator Vest made last Mon
day and, as he has given much attention
tothe extension OF our territorial area, no
lit,l. interest i, manifest among sena-
tors in his presentation o. the matter.
It is not improbable. unless the Nica-
raguan canal bill prevents. that the
| speech will preeipltate a more or less
| general debate upon tins question.
| Whether il does or not. number ol
| speeches on the same subject will bt
made after the Christmas holidays
preparatory to the consideration OF the
peace treaty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-20

CambOn Coming Hack.
NEW York, Dec. 2O.--American AN,
assador Jules NJ. Cambon will s'ai'
ION Havre for New York on Jan. !"
''suinc his duties at Washington.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-20

Soothing, healing, cleansing, De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve is the implacable ene-
my OF sores, burns and wounds. It never
fails to cure piles yon may rely upon 1t.
Cook s. ODEE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01
NOTHING BUT NERVES.
Eject Upon Them and Causes
Dyspepsia.

"Heart trouble?' said the doctor.
No. your heart is as sound as dol
lar. What made you think of such
thing? There is only one kind of heart
trouble to which young girls like you
are subject to, and I can't prescribe
for that"
"But have such a funny feeling
when am riding in the cable car, doc
tor" said the girl. Something seems
to stop just about where my heart is,
and feel so funny and stuffy, and
there is a sort of lump in my throat.
Then feel it for long time after
ward, and it is so uncomfortable"
'Humphl" grunted the doctor. "Aft.
er riding in the cable cars, isit? When
do you ride in them oftenest? Just
after luncheon, isn't it?"
"Why, yes; l guess perhaps do ride
just after luncheon quite as often as
any other time. You see, am apt to
be out to luncheon, and then have
to take car to get anywhere am
going"
"What seat do you ride on?"
"Oh, on one of the front seats, l
guess"
"And there you sit and watch the
wagons in front of the car, and the
men who jump in front of it, and the
women and the children"
"Why, doctor, how did you guess all
that? Yes, do; and sometimes / am
SO sure they are going to get run over
I just shut my eyes tight and think to
myself that 1 won't see it, anyway.
Oh! it is so exciting!"
Eyes, and that's what's the matter
with you. There is no heart trouble.
1t is nothing that sounds as well. 1t is
simply dyspepsia, nervous dyspepsia.
brought on by the effect on your
nerves of the excitement of seeing peo-
pie run over. 1t is about as bad for
you to think they may be as if they
were.
"Some of my patients have to sit Oh
the front seat, with their backs to the
motormen, and, if anyone is going to
be killed, they don't have their stom-
achs put out of order by knowing all
about it beforehand. Now, if you will
do that, or keep your eyes carefully
away from the track in front of you,
t don't think you will have any trouble
after little."-N. Y. Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Her Mistake.-Anna-"She refused
him, as she thought he would propose
again." Jane-"And did he 2" Anna
AOh, yes. But it was to another girl"
Life.
Midnight MISREPRESENTATION
I'm sure there's a burglar down
stairs!" He-"Well, we can tell by ex-
aiming the silverware tn the morn
ing!"-Puck.
Abnormal Energy.-"Kirby tells me
he walks in his Sleep" How remark
able! He doesn't do anything but sit
around while he is awake. Chicago
Record.
MARY, the piano has not been dust
ed in six weeks; it is an inch deep"
"Blame your former chambermaid for
that; 1 have been here only three
weeks."-Fliegcnde Batter.
A Bird's-Eye View.-"What is de-
cadent?" "a decadent? Well, he is
man who borrows money to pay his
board while he writes morbid poetry
that he can't sell."-Detroit Free
Press.
Mother" said Miss Dolly Newrich
"can't father afford seat in parlia-
ment?" "a seat?" echoed the good
lady, scornfully. my dear, your IA
Their is rich enough to have whole
sofa if he desires it."-Tit-Bits.
Guest-"What! Two dollars for a
room here at Clamhurst-on-the-Bogs
for a single night? No, I'll go back to
New York first" Hotel Proprietor
''But it is raining hard. You'll get
wet" Guest-"Well, which is worse =?
Go to New York and get wet, or stay
here and get soaked ?"-Town Topics.
"The fact is, DOCTOR" said the miser-
ly man, shat do not recover as rap
idly as should, because am constant
ly worrying about your bill" ''Oh,
that's all right" returned the doctor,
who readily saw through his plea for a
small charge. "You can get around
that very easily by paying me in adj
vance."-Chicago Evening Post.
Looking Ahead to Good Times.-"l
don't know what I'd have DONE" said
the Santiago Spaniard, ''if it hadn't
been for that optimistic friend of
mine" HE encouraged you to hold
out to the bitter end?" mo. When
we were tired and hungry he was al
ways saying cheer up, wen be con-
quered in few days "-Washingtor
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01
sfurderou. Millinery.

A woman in Paris or London may
discover that the tail of bird "sets
her off," She walks forth, and loi
tails are the rage, and millions of
birds have been slaughtered for the
mere qualification of tender-hearted
woman. 1t is not an exaggeration to
say that in whatever part of the world
beautiful birds are found there will
be found also the agents of the draper
and the milliner. The part they play
is that of supplying the demand. Wom-
an wants. The striking expression
''murderous millinery" is current in
speeches and writing on the subject.
"Feather-headed women" as indeed
they are in more ways than one, is
term which might be used more fire.
quently than it is with much advan-
tage. Surely they invite some such
public stigma by exhibiting themselves
as they do in the relics of murdered
innocence. = London Saturday Re.
view.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01

The largest proportion of single per,
IONS is found in Ireland and Scotland,
and the smallest in the United States.
In Ireland 81 per cent, in Scotland IS
per cent, but in the United States only
50 per cent. are in that condition.
Cincinnati Enquirer. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01

Women suffering from any form of
weakness invited promptly communicate with Mrs.
Lynn Mass All letters received opened read and
by only freely talk of her private
thus has the eternal confidence
Mrs. Pnam of America which has never
been the volume of experience which she has
possible that she has gained the
knowledge will help your She asks nothing return
goodwill her advice has relieved thousands Surely
any poor very foolish she does not take advan
tage generous offer of asanceLyda Pinkham Medi
cine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01
Two Sinners Of
Pleasant Valley.
BY FRANCIS N. HARDY.

- A RE you Yankee?" he asked.
~ His voice was gentle, his man.
ner apologetic; ! thawed instantly,
and replied:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-01

but suicide wouldn't send me to where
she is now"
Dropping into the chair, Snowdon
covered his white face with his big
hands; strength and story had reached
their end.
1t was midnight, crowd of men
from the music-hall at the corner
trooped into the smoking-room. The
sound of many voices and of laughter
fell on my spirit with the chill of an
east wind. touched my companion
on the shoulder, and said:
''Old boy, you must come home with
me. I've lots of Colorado pictures. A
few days rest will pull you together
Come on"
Snowdon got up, drew on his over
coat, and followed me, taking my arm
as we passed into Little Queen street
and dividing the scant shelter of my
umbrella. The narrowing footpath,
however, soon forced Snowdon to drop
my arm and fallin behind me. When Hol-
burn was reached, believing he was at
ACCio, HUI AfCQ uCLOSS Tue uuQQy
street; but, turning moment later to
ask question, discovered that he was
not behind me. A backward glance,
however, solved the mystery. A young
beggar-woman, carrying babe, had
stopped him on the opposite corner
and he was giving her handful of sill.
yer.
s'Come along, Snowdon," cried.
Coming" he answered.
Then turning slowly, his eyes still
following the retreating beggar, he
took long step into the muddy street,
slipped, fell; cab swooped out of the
darkness, and-Snowdon, of Pleasant
Valley, was over the edge of the world
and into the Valley of the Shadow of
Death. Black and White.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08

both feet together, and the necessary
retreat to keep on the mat, usually
made at the close of the particular
dance in which the advance occurred.
Each dance lasted from three to five
minutes, and was supposed to exempli-
fy some particular phase of life or to
accompany some particular prayer or
to have something to do with some
particular kind of worship of some
thing or other. For the Contortions,
language is weak in adequate descrip-
tiOn. The most eminent contortionist
who ever performed in all the circuses
Of the world fails miserably in COM
parison. The abdominal display began
by being simply protuberant, and the
repression of the missionaries had con-
trived only to heighten the effect by
the skillful concealment effected by the
flimsy waists the dancers wore. From
simply protuberant the display pro-
gressed rapidly through all the move
ments of the soldiers manual Ad-
vance and retreat, right and left obli-
que and wheel were easy 1t was when
the manua. was exhausted and the
complications came in that the exhibit
ton became lively. Practical illustra-
tions of the cissoid of Diocles, the con-
choid of Nicomedes and all the spirals,
coils. curves and twists that mathe-
MATES know followed the simpler
movements. And it all wound up with
a grand climax Of wrigglng, hips and
shoulders motionless meanwhile, and
then the arms were extended again
and the old chant was repeated Mil
lean man getta da gooda banan."
Throughout this performance the arms
kept up continual delineation of i'm
aginary geometrical figures in the air.
The gourd gentlemen pounded. shook,
and chanted. and the man in the moon
beheld it without a grin.
Seated about the square mat were
the spectators. the white ducks and
blue uniforms of the men contrasting
with the soft cOlors of the dresses of
the women. A flaring torch here and
there gave a flickering, uncertain light
and the background was the deep green
of the turf and the trees. Generals
colonels, navy captains, army captains
lieutenant colonels, majors and lieu.
tenants sat together with the two driv.
ers, and II was a great time. Part OF
the time four girls danced at once or
the mat and when it rained, as it die
for few minutes, the mat was moved
inside the tent 1t was all over by II
o'clock, and the First brigade of the
Philippine army had seen the hula.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08
AN ANCIENT sCoUMGE.
Come Countries Where the Dreaded
Leprosy Still Prevails.
From the LONDON NIail.

From the London Mail.
Few things offer more satisfactory
food for reflection than the banishment
of leprosy from the British islands. It's
ravages are now for the most part con-
fined to the great oriental population,
but in medieval England the disease
assumed gigantic proportions.
Leprosy is believed TO have existed
in Egypt as early as 1900 r., c. Hero
cotus knew OF IL in Persia, and the
early Chinese writer's refer 10 the dis
ease.
1t is improbable that leprosy afflicted
carly Greece and Rome, as the ancient
writer's Of these countries invariably
speak of 1t as foreign disease. 1t.
however, appeared In both countries
in the first century before Christ, and
accompanied the Roman colonists into
Spain, Gaul and Italy
In England a leper or laZar house
was established in Canterbury in a. D.,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08

REFLECTlONS.-The central figure OF
our lesson is a king, both wise and good
too pious to trust solely in armies and
forts, too sensible to trust in God and
neglect prudential measures. We see
how the character and policy of a ruler
involve the interests of a nation, how i'm
portant are righteous men in Office. That
government is strongest and that people
happiest whose chief magistrate looks to
heaven for guidance, who uses his author
ity in fostering those institutions tina;
promte the general welfare. This good
king, moreover, brings the teacher to tho
front and places the word of God on the
pedestal. He revived and enlarged, per-
fected and applied the ancient method of
building holy state, the Divine method
in which the truth was made the chief
force. That truth was not uttered by
kngly prerogative-it was taken out of
the sacred standard, the revelation ina lie
to Moses. 1t did not rest upon Legislative
enactment but it made its appeal to the
mind the heart, the conscience of the
people. moulded thought, regulated con
| duct and purified all the streams OF tho
| popular life Usa liv, 49,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08

QUIETUDE. - Jehoshaphat reigned
twenty-five years Hence nineteen years
were devoted to this business of public
instruction in the law OF God. For the
proper conduct of such a vast undertake
ing, with the purpose of making intelli-
gent servants of the most high, it was
most favorable circumstance that the ma
ton was at peace. THE fear of the Lord
fell upon all the Kingdoms Verse 10).
The rulers dared not go to war with
people who were under the guidance AMI
protection of the Almighty. IT was the
same reverential awe that came upon out
side peoples centuries before Gen. XAxv,
81, safeguard better than armies and
forts. Even the hilistines paid tribute to
Jehoshaphat, and the Arabians brought
him flocks of rs ms and goats which David
had described in the seventy-second
Psalm. In that long period of peace The
teachers of Scripture had ample oppor-
tunity to go through the land from end
to end on successive circuits and deposit
the precious germs of truth in every mind.
If the rabbis may be believed (See Jond-
than) many passages were committed to
memory, to be the theme of conversation
until the teachers returned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08

TEACHING What did these men
teach? The traditions OF the elders? The
wisdom of the ancients? The spocuations
of philosophers? The vagaries of dreamy
ers? BY no means. They had the book
of the law of the Lord" (verse ~. Tht
must have been the book OF Moses, which
was preserved in the side of the ark (Dieut.
XXI. 26, to which Joshua made some ad-
ditions Josh. xiv, 26). from which after
the captivity the people were instructed
(Neh. xiii, u. Johoshaphats teachers
went back to the original source of truth,
the fundamental writings of the nation oy
which it had been distinguished Rom. III,
1-2O. How did these princes, Levites and
priests execute their Office? They went
together, an imposing company, into the
cities. They were itinerant, passing from
place to place, tarrying long enough In
each place to assemble the people and
read and explain. They might assist and
certainly endorse each other. A school
was thus formed, carried about, the mas
ters of which held Divine text book and
a kings commission. Chosen, consecrat-
ed, learned men they were. What an i'm.
preston must have been left upon the
nation!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-21

Madrid stating that he had been nanaea
his passports ami had been notified .na'
.src,.I relations between the United
states and Spain were ended. His caDle-
cram said that ne had been given tne
n.ssports before he had had an oppor-
tun,ty to present the ultinatrm Trans
,,,ttsd 20 him for submission to the
spanish government the delivery Oh one
uit,m atrm tn Minister Polo having peen
accepted by the Spanish government as .
formal announcement on our part.
Judge DAY at onoe hurried to the "hite
House. where be found President NC
kinney about to enter q carriage 10 take
Mrs. Mckinley to the railroad station.
The news that diplomatic relations
between the United States and Spain
were form ally ended was so important
that the president bade hasty good bye
TO his wife on the White House portico
and repaired Immediately to the upper
mart of the house, where he and Judge
Dav held conference, the result OF
which was the dispatch OF Secretary Por'
ter 20 the capitol to communicate the
news 20 the Senate committee on foreign
relations and also to leading members OF
the House. 1t is presumed that this was
done I'm order to facilitate any action
deemed necessary by Congress-.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-21
ULTIMATUM THAT SPAIN
REFUSED TO RECEIVE

Washington, April 21.-The following
statement of the text Uf the ultifnatum
to Spain was issued today:
On yesterday, April 20. 1893. about
IL o'clock a. M, the department. Of state
served notice of the purpose of this gov
ernment by delivering to Minister Polo .
copy OF an instruction to Minister Wood
ford ana also q copy of the resolutions
passed by the Congress OF the United
states on the 10th inst.
After the receipt OF this notice the
Spanish minister forwarded TO the state
department request for his passpurts.
which were furnished him on yesterday
afternoon. Copy of the instruction to
Woodford Is herewith appended. The
United States minister at Madrid was at
the same time instructed to make q like
communication to the governments Of
Spain.
This morning the department received
from Gen. Woodford, telegram, COPY OF
which Is hereunto attached, showing that
the Spanish governments had broken on
diplomatic relations with this govern
ment. This course renders Unnecessary
any further diplomatic action on the
part of the United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-21
BROWN STUDENTS ARE
READY FOR THE FRAY.

Brown University 10 ready for the war
With spain. 1t was we'll represented In
the Revolutionary War and in the Civil
War and this morning q movement was
started to enlist the men ready for the
present crisis.
President Andrews who lost an eye
during the civil war, addressed the stu
dent: ssshs close Of chapel today. de
"war with Spain now seems certain.
We have here az tne unirersity rifles and
two cannon which bslong to the govern
mont. We have young men who have
been traired for years as soldiers. We DO
not know what will come. 1t Is possible
that the war may be finished In a very
short time. but it also may last one year
or Two years. three or four OF course We
do not know, but 1t behooves rs TO be
ready. 1t would not be fitting To train
men to be soldiers II no use were to be
made of 1t.
1--WE propose to enlist a couple of com.
panies of men to bs ready to march at an
hours notice They may be called upon
by the United States government or by
the state, or may act alone. We wish also
to make up roll OF those who would be
willing II there il dagger 10 enlist In the
regular service. i can to enlist In the
service for years il necessary.
1.-The two companies will drill little
each day and bs ready to repei an attack
In this state II necessary as In toe revo-
iutionary war. Ihe enlistmeut will be
made todny and tomorrow. The students
" III not be enlisted in the regular service
OF the United States but rather in the
services OF tha university.
"Ths roll Of the men ready to go in cas-,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-21

of necessity ought to be made with de-
f1terztfon. No one should sian simply
because there has been q great deal Of
cheering this morning ~
Capt. Murray was then introduced and
said
Livery able-bodisd. healthy, courage
Gus ana brave STUDENT, should feel him-
self In position to be ready for the
national call. A careful study or history
shows that the mon that make the best
soldiers are those that have courage and
orains." As.s.
The enlistm ent tegan Immediately ut
Tie close of the charel In the of11oe OF
Capt. Murray, who Is detailed. by the
United States government to take charge
Of the military drill at the University.
Borden Durfee Whiting, president Of the
seniors. was the first student to sign the
list as ready to GO. He was followed By
Gsorge Edward Walker, manager of the
Liber and Carpenter prize speaker. All
morning long the Office has been filed
with students anxious to sign. Those
who have already done so are Nathan A.
Tufts, r. j. McQuaid, q. Everett Stsvens
j. &. Chas, u. III. Davis. j. :. Beal,
Walter Smith. Dwight X. Bartlett, $. p.
Cathro, Charles +. BRYANT Albert L.
scott, Dwight w. Baker. William J.
Tingue. Jr., Charles =. Remington, Padl
III. Barns Gardner Cornett Charles
Bradley. Jr.. j. D. Hunt, Ralph y. Heath.
Arnold, Jr. David Robinson. q. j.
Patton, Erik Ii. Green.
Major Maurice Howard Cooke who
graduated last year, and jor Frank
I'd art Hopkins who has charge of
the battalion this year have both teen
recommended TO the United STATES war
department for excellence In service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-21

Today was quite an important ons at
tho stats house, and very few members
OF the General Ass. mbly were absent
from sheir seats In either the House or
Senate. II wac generally understood
that the war appropriation act would be
introduced. and sucn was the facts nnd
the approximation Of $3.50, 0v0 WAS granted
in both branches In very few minutes.
Other nets IN relation TO the rower OF the
comma ander-in chief over tte militia
wers rassed in the House, after which q
cslendar VI extraordinary length was dis
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate Was called tc order BY Gov
ernor Dyer at II o'clock. with a quorum
present.
were rec-ived and pror erly referred, af-
ter which Governor Dysr presented his
special MESSAGE, whicn Is given in the
House prooeedibgs.
Senator freeman. from the judiciary
committee. reported back an act for the
creation ana disbui aement ai a public
school teachers fund in Newport; read
ana passed.
From the House taiue the aot making
an appropriation cf $50 100 TO prov ide for
certain military and naval expenses.
senator Freeman moved that the oct re
,ut up n it's Tass age, under suspension OF
tie ful s, nekipg an eloquent ADDRESS
uron tho urgeut necessity or this action.
He was very ably seconded by senator
Goddard and Senator Littlefield, and tte
act was passed unanimously on roll
calI.
After t.e transaction Of some routiue
busil ess OF minor impertsuce, the senate
OH motion tf senator FREEMAN, adjourned
to Friday nornpr mt IL o'clock.
INTHE HOUSE.
The House was called to order promptly
Ut III o'clock by Speaker Studiey, and
there was quite large number of mem
bers pres mt.
The following message was received
erom Go, ernor DEER:
The Congr. ssof the United States. be-