The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-29
or two ago, takes place at Colmsu this
evening. Some Of our city sports will
take the $50 evening train to see it.

w" ~ eoo hOSPlt0l, was able to walk
down stairs to-day alone, the first effort
OF the kind she has been able to make
in eighteen weeks. She is highly elsted
over her recovery and says che feels as il
che would never be sick again.
The city board Of education has in.
vested in $50 worth Of fire escape mate.
rial Tor the Central school building
which has arrived and is being put in
place by John Walker. The escape will
consist OF u continuous iron stairway.
without side railing, on the outside OF
the building leading from the third or
top story TO the ground. on the east side
OF tho building. A landing, or platform,
six feet square occurs at the level OF q
window in each story. thus sffordiug
ready egress from all parts Of the build
ing. The improvement is a very neces-
saro u FOR the safety OF the children in
case OF Q fire.
A more cultured and able corps OF
writer's on every diversity Of subject con.
nected with educational and practical
duties Of home life, cannot be found
than those who write for The Ladies
Home Journal. Each writer is a master
OF the subject he writes upon, both
writer and subject being selected with
the greatest OF care BY the management
OF the Journal. The most noted people
IN the country write for it, and the great
diversity OF subjects treated every
month in The journal makes it a wel.
come guest in every home it enters
whether OF high or low estate. The
common house &ife can tind as much
pleasure and profit IN reading ITS
columns AZ the most fashionable belle.
1t should be III every household.
DR.. A. f. Clough has just added to his
mechanical appliances u blood ,analyzer.
q very ingenious piece OF mechanism.
1t consists Of q cross-arm in which the
. tubes, graduated and containing the
blood are laid, set upon 40 upright re.
: volving axis. BY a combination Of
wheels in q small cylinder at the base OF
the axis this is driven at = speed which
can be raised to 5000 revolutions IN q
minute. The centrifugal force thus gen
Grated, throws the heavier PARTICLES and
substances OF which the blood is com
: posed to the outer ends OF the tubes, the
lighter PARTICLES settling toward the IN
G ner ends. When the machine atdpa run
ming the quantities OF the different ID
g gradients OF the blood can DO distlnctl,
sasn aud measured ia th. graduated
a tubes.
An exceptionally pleasant hour va
9 spent by the ohildret and parents OF TIT
Episcopal church at their Christina
!. tree festival last evening. The church
wss beautifully decorated with ever
Rrsen wresths and festoons and the ire
itself when lighted up was q fairy pic
I" ture n beuuty. The audience tilted tb'
church and the arrangement OF exer
c,ses wa MOI only appropriate and com
plste but carried out in the most pleas
ing msnuer. A short devotional exer
. else ct the opening, then the childrene
~reoitations, all suited to the occasion ant
distinctly given, the distribution OF pres
eots made IN the most orderly manner
and not q child IN the school overlooked
all receiving like consideration from tn
:. Gifts OF the tree. The music OF the oc
:. cssion was enjoyable, SIMPLE but sue
FESTIVE, and heartily entered into BY al
the children. Mrs. +. N. Palmer pres'
y ded at the organ aud was assisted o.
!. Prof. Ireland, oornet. A duet, In tn
J. Field. BY Misses Grace French and Ly
Ida LaBrec, with chorus, aud the songf
y Gather Round the Christmas Tree, an
% Farewell to The Christmas Tree. wer
/ sune delightfully."- by the children an
enjoyed by all. Even the weather con
tributed its share to the comfort az
pleasure Of tho occasion.
: s~piritualism exposed At the med'c'n
show Saturday night.
' Free show tonight. Big double sho'
saturday night, at the opera house.
Late to bed and early to rise, pre-
mares q man for bis home IN the skie'
= But early to bed and . Little Earl
! Riser, the pill that makes l!te lonRe
q aud better and wiser. Cook q OpsE
Ladies' IL you want . refined an
brilliant complexion, free from 6lem
10 ishes, use Rocky Mountain Tes' Neve
a. FRANK G. Smith.
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Witch Hazel Salve is the impiacao'e ene
INV Of cores, burns and wounds. II neve
i. fails to cure piles yon may rely upon pom ~
DR.. H, Dean, veterinary surgeon, On
b. ...;stant atate veterinarian OF Wlscot
ain. vho is visiting frieIds in the CIT!
will remain several weeks o aur'n
10 that time will attend professional QUA
Dr. IN any part OF the county.