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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-08

Report From Dewey Welcome News at
Wa.hin.to

Report From Dewey Welcome News at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, June s.-~The one i'm.
portant bit of ne~- received at the
navy department during the das tAme
from Admiral Dewey end :c,d of i'm.
portant successes ~ the insurgents at
Manila. T.o announcement is as fol.
lows:
Admiral Dewey reports that the in.
surcents have been actively engaged
within the province Of Cavite during
the past week. They have Won several
victories, taken prisoners about l. 500
men and 30 officers Of the Spanish
troops, not native. The arsenal Of
Cayite has been prepared tor the oc-
cupation of United States troops upca
their arrival on transports.
Dewey. Plans Working Well.
The ot5 clals have been more anxious
than taey cared u betray as 10 Ad.
u.,ai Dewey 5 condition. They Were
not seriously apprehenslve OF personal
| danger 10 the fleet, tsr an impression
Wae gaming sIouLu lildl tIe dlilit! IL
had not maintained the same inca sure
| OF success III his operations IN Manila
| bav that rewarded his first effort. Now
the report received goes 10 show that
| his plans are working out admirably,
| that he has succeeded IN placing upon
! the insurgents the burden of conduct.
ing military operations against the
| Spanlards, while he himself Is lying IL
enforced idleuess
Awaiting the Arrival Of Troops.
and that he has succeeded Ill prevent
ing the corruption Of the lnsurSen'
leaders by the Spaniards, which ap'
peared at one time to be threatening
There is some speculation here by
anxious minds as TO how the lnsur
gents will treat the prisoners they have
taken. 1t was reported by cable sool
after he secured the corporation OF the
insurcent chief Asuinalao that AL
miral Dewey would see to 1t that th'
Insurgents observed the rules of civil
lied warfare 1t is sincerely hoped
that Aguinaldo will SEQ to 1t that thu
agreement is observed i'll the case o
the |. 800 prisoners he now holds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-08
Chicago Union stock Yards.

chicago &niOh ''N~~ 900
CHICAGO, june S
HOGS-Market rather slow, o@!uo
lower.
sales ranged at s&75Ii.1o for light;
Il y5M4.l5 for mixed; S3.y0G4.Oe for
heavy: SO. 3.9OG4.20 for rough.
CATTLE-Market steady to strong.
Sales ranged at s.. 4o@i. 100 tor cows ana
heifers: SS7oGA 40 tor Texas steers; $500
0p5 90 for stockers and feeders; $4,000
800 for heeves.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Sales ranged ut S5.7oGA ~ for natives;
A.lO1465 for Westerns; Shoo 9o:' ior
lambs. ,.,,.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle, a.5oO;
sheep HOW. -
Chicago Grain aud Provisions.
CHICAGO, Jun3 5.
CLOSING PRICES
WHEAT-July, s64c; September
75csk: December, 7414c.
CORN - June, 3lAc; July, alAo%
H75c; September, 32hc@32ssc.
OATS-June, a5s%c; July, &c; sep
PoRK~june, 5000; July. $lo.a; Sep
tember. .Slo.37.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
NO TASK FOR A MERE MAN.

Engaging a Servant and Hiring a Man
Two Different Experiences.
Any man who has ever done bust
hess at an intelligence Office will feel
a thrill of sympathy for me, as a re.
cent victim of that institution, says
Boston Traveller. My wife was mildly
lamenting yesterday that fate had
driven away the maid servant and that
she would have to get another. | rash
ly said that l would do it for her.
There is an intelligence Office near
my Office" l said. "Ill run in there at
noon and send a girl out early in the
afternoon" l went into the aforesaid
intelligence office as l returned from
lunch and was at once absorbed by a
roomful of females, every n of whom
gazed at me sus%piciously. / an a
bashful man, bit 1 nerved myself and
began talking with a voting woman
who sat near the door. 1--WE have
four in our family, myself, wife and
two children, hot and cold water"
Pardon me-" she interrupted, 81 am
looking for a servant myself" I apollo
gized and she snickered. l then tackled
an applicant for a job. 1 did not
"shed light" for she asked questions.
I replied as follows: "Yes-four in the
family-set tubs-hot and cold water
in every room-three miles out Of
town-my wife takes care of the chill
dren-who does the chamber work? 1
do. Confound it. Get out" She didn't
get out, but l did. My wife went in
the next day and hired a girl.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

Bees Are Geometricians and Ca~terpillars
Silk Spinners.

Bees Are Geometricians and Caterpillars
Silk Spinners.
Bees are geometricians. The cells
are so constructed as with the least,
quantity of material to have the larg-
est spaces and least possible loss of
interstice, says the Louisville CONNER
cial. The mole is a m~eteorologist.
The torpedo, the ray and the electric
eel are electricians. The nautilus is
a navigator; he raises and lowers his
sails and casts and weighs anchor and
performs other nautical acts. Whole
tribes of birds are musicians. Cater
pillars are silk spinners. The squir-
rel is a ferryman; with a chip or piece
of bark for a boat and his tail for a
sail he crosses the stream. The beaver
is an architect, builder and woodcut-
ter; he cuts down trees and erects hous-
es and dams. The marmot is a civil
engineer; he not only builds houses,
but constructs a%queducts and drains
to keep them dry. The white ants
maintain a regular army of soldiers.
One whale will furnish from 1000 to
5000 pounds of bone. At San Fran
cisco the bone is split, sor,ed as to col
or and tied in bundles. These split
pieces are called slabs and al three to
eight feet long and weigh from three to
seven pounds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

The fact that an institution is educa-
tional to some extent and subject to the
visitation of the superintendent of pub
lie instruction is held, in people, New
York Institution for the Blind VS.. Fitch
IN. ", 38 L. r. A. sol, insufficient to
show that it is not a charitable insti-
tuition subject to the visitation Of the
board of charities.
A banker who failed to repudiate the
act of his son in taking a deposit an
hour or two before the bank finally
closed and who failed to return the
money, but within four days after in
Guided it in a general assignment for
creditors, is held in State VS.. Eifert
Qowa) 3S l.. r. A. 4S5, to be guilty of
accepting and receiving the deposit
knowing of his insolvency.
An agreement between the under
takers of a community to refuse their
services to one who has failed to pay
a bill due to any member of their as
ISOLATION for similar services is held
valid in Brewster VS.. Miller (Ky.), 3S
u. y \ OVc, DCSuuSC OuC pclSOu has u
right to decline to enter into business
relations with another and the same
right extends to any number of per-
sons.
The adoption of the name Improved
Order Knights of Pythias," by a new
order formed by members who with
drew from the Knights1of Pythias chief.
ly because the old order refused to per-
NIT them to have the ritual printed in
the German language, is held, in SUI
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias VS.
Improved Order knights of Pythias
(Mich.), SO L. R. A. 658, to be justifiable
and lawful.
A bequest in trust to purchase a lot
and build a chapel to be used forever
as a place of worship under the aus,
pieces of the Roman Catholic church is
held, in Teela VS.. Bishop of Derr,
Mass.), SO L. r. A. 629, to be for a publ,
charitable use; but where the purpose
failed because the people Of the place
were diminishing in number and were
too poor to support the chapel, it could
not be diverted by the cypres doctrine
| to repair a neighboring parish church
or for a parish house, or for any othe'
parish purpose,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
K SENSE OF III r

longer conceal from you that | have
decided to celibacy! Yes, I,
DR.. Pennors, the humble poet, am
thinking of marrying; and it is from
you-and-and n other-that I ex-
pect my happiness"
General stupefaction! Was the doc
tor mad? He continued:
II know very well that 1 can be but
a father and a protector to one so much
younger than myself, but as l have no
heirs l wish, before taking a seat in
Charon's boat, to join my ancestors in
the Elysian fields-I wish to give my
least one person happy in this world,
n who will mourn for me when am
gone. Here is my will. You may read
1t at your leisure. Just now l ask you
for the hand Of Miss Lucie Mahaie-
whom I love-as a father"
A deep emotion followed the inclina-
ton to laugh which had at first taken
possession of every one present, for
they all appreciated sincerely the gen.
crosby of the old man in taking this
solemn step.
They felt, however, a kind of uneas-
mess. for a recent occurrence prevented
the realization of his wishes in that
direction. The head Of the family did
not hasten to answer, so embarrassed
was he by this singular situation.
1t was Lucie herself who came to the
rescue. Leaving her seat neal Adrien,
she went to the doctor and softly took
his hand. Kind friend" she said,
much moved, believe l am deeply
touched by this testimony of your af-
lection. am the more troubled by it
because 1 fear to pain you by giving
the reason which forces me to decline
your offer. But If, as you say, you real
ly love me as a father, l hope" She
blushed as she thus stammered and
looked helplessly to her adaptive faith
er. The latter, having recovered his
composure, came forward.
!: I'VE would soon have told you, dear
friend. My son Adrien and Lucie have
just become engaged. They love each
other and l heartily approve of an ar
rangement which assures happiness for
my adopted daughter. l had not
thought of your candidacy, to be sure,
| old comrade."
Madeleine thought she had been the
wisest of them all.
The doctor, as he shook the hand of
his friend, looked not cast down, if not
triumpant.
You are a brave man! ! see that
you understand how to solve questions
Of interest in favor Of those who need
protection. 1t is rare in these times of
se%l1shness. I esteem you the more for
1t. I must say l was a little grieved
at first. But since 1t is your son and
Lucie Is happy There, I am happy,
too. Let us say M more about it.
will write some verses for the we'd
ding jay-doggerel verses-the mishap
Of the poet disappointed in his dream.
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49,
come consideration to this severe crit
icisin from an unknown and to lay
down the pen of a sorry rhymer. But
by attacking the doctor in his profess
sion the critic had defeated his own
end,
Thirty years of practice, d numeri
Gus clientele and d snug little fortune
all testified to his capacity as a follow
err OF Eseulapius.
He therefore decided In his own
mind that this venomous epistle had
been written by some fellow-practition-
er who was Jealous of his success, and
Instead of breaking his Tyre he mount
ed Pegasus once more and rode on to
the most sunny parts of the pure ether.
This weakness in the dear old man
was overlooked by most of his friends,
even though it sometimes bored them.
to listen to illusions which they evil
IDENTIFY did not appreciate at the value
given them by the writer.
Lucie Mahaie alone took a lively in
tcrest in his compositions. She was an
orphan living with her uncle and his
two children-a son, who was a sailor
n away from home a great part of
the time, and a daughter, Madeleine,
who dearly loved her cousin Lucie.
Very often when the doctor would
bring a new piece of poetry for the
inspection and appreciation of Lucie,
and the latter would read and kindly
criticise, Madeleine would comment on
her patience and sweetness.
1T is so little to do" Lucie would
answer, "and gives him so much hap
piness."
But Madeleine had her W theory,
which she did not dare submit to her
Innocent cousin, and she foresaw a time
when some of the illusions Of the poet
would suffer a cruel shock.
Meanwhile Lucie pored over those
sheets and tried to make sense Of them.
Don't you think, doctor, we would
better take the physicians instruments
and amputate a foot here and there in
these verses? Useless to say he
would cheerfully agree and cut off or
change at her suggestion till little of
the original remained. although he al
ways lost sight of that point.
NJ one knew just when 1t began, but
every one noticed a queer change over
the doctor.
One day the poet walked in with a
determined air, not even giving more
than a bow to the captain, who had
just arrived; he went straight to Lu-
cie's uncle, set himself up in front of
him and stared at him through his
spectacles.
Now, then, my dear comrade," said
he with a voice trembling with the
force of a sudden resolution, II can no
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

MTS. Shde WuS Stdftted. mother. Thu
rest Of the happening is best told in the
mothers own words. She said:
0 the 2Sth of Sept. 1895, while In the
bloom of health, Beatrice was suddenly and
severely afflicted with spinal meningitis.
Strong and vigorous before, in FIVE weeks
she became feeble and suffered from q
paralytic stroke which twisted her head
back to the side and made ii impossible for
her to move a limb. Her speech, however,
was not.affected. We called ii our family
doctor, one of the most experienced and
successful practitioners in the city. He
considered tho case a very grave one. Be-
fore long little Beatrice was compelled to
wear . plaster paris Jacket. Prominent
physicians were consulted, electric batter
les were applied, but no benefit was noticed
until we tried Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.
"Busy In my kitchen one afterho6hI was
startled by the cry of Mamma from little
beatrice, who wa creeping toward me. l
had placed her on an ~improvised bed in the
parlor comfortably close to the Preside and
given her some books and playthings. She
became tired OF waiting for me to come
back and made up her mind to 20 to me, SO
her story, My Pink Pills made me walk
which she tells to everyone who comes to
our house, was then for the first time veri-
fed. She has walked ever since. She has
now taken about nine boxesof the pills and
her pale and pinched face has been growing
rosy, and her limbs gained strength day by
day. She sleeps all night long now, while
before taking the pills she could rest but a
few hours at n time" DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are sold by all drug
gists.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
rHREE HERorNes.
Splendid Conduct of English Women
Praised by Humane Society.

hOhN " VI 1Sh8hbh TO"6
Praised by Humane Society.
A recent report of the Royal HUI
name society is more than usually in
~teresting. If evidence is wanted of the
strength and courage and hardihood
of English young women, here it is
with a vengeance, old folks would add,
says the Philadelphia Times. The sill
yer medal is granted to Miss Fullerton
Of Diidhope Terrace, Dundee; of such
a heroine every detail is worth note.
Miss Fullerton was stroiling on the
Forfarshire coast, apparently, when
she observed a manufacturer in great
distress out at sea. We are not told
whether she threw off of her
clothes, but since the man was seized
with cramp and was drowning, It Is
To be supposed that she did not. The
distance was 800 yards and the sea
''heavy," but Miss Fullerton swan out
and "exhorting the manufacturer to
reserve his presence OF mind"-also
holding him up''-she conveyed him
safely until a boat picked them UP mid
way. This is somthing like a "rec-
ord" Our fathers would not have be-
lieved it possible for a girl to swim
a quarter of a mile in her clothes
through a heavy sea, but this brave
young athlete actually supported a
Notwithstanding ran to weight as
a rule-in the agony of cramp. Miss
Joan Harris of Belfast also plunged
into the sea without undressing and
rescued a grown girl; further circum-
stances are not given, but swimmers
know that it was a feat, anyhow. Miss
Louisa Bright of Reading, too, did not
waste time in preparations when she
saw a schoolboy drowning in the Ken
net. 1t is not many years since swim
ming was regarded as a dubious sort
Of accomplishment for women.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
RILEY is NOT 4 BlcYcLrst.
How = Short Spin Knocked Him Out
One Morning.

How = Short Spin Knocked Him Out
One Morning.
Il shall never forget" said Charles
Reynolds to a St. Louis Republic man,
apropos of the article concerning
James Whitcomb Riley's homestead,
IAN incident in the life OF the Hocsier
poet. It MAS last Simmer during the
time Mr.. Riley was d guest of hine. 1
live Iii Indianapolis and am d member
of the Country club, which has it's
clubhouse about twenty miles from
town. Among the members it has be-
come quite the thing to ride out there
every Sunday morning for breakfast,
and one afternoon / suggested to the
poet that it would be a pleasant spin
to wheel but to the place next day,
starting before breakfast. He agreed,
and daybreak Of the next day saw us
on our way, speeding along the tow
path Of the canal toward the Country
club house. 81
"The journey was made without in
cident. although I noticed that the poet
showed signs of fatigue during the last
few miles. But he seemed refreshed
after breakfast and a cigar and l
thought nothing of 1t, as l myself was
not a crack rider.
After a time We started back, there
being several beside ourselves in the
party. But after the first milepost had
been passed l noticed that Riley was
wabbling on his wheel in a way that
denoted weakness. He did not say
anything, however, and neither did l.,
so VS. plugged along in silence for an
other mile, when he ventured to re-
mark that it was a beautiful country.
Yes said ].
Don't you think we should stop
awhile and gaze with more reflection
and meditation on the l%andscape5' he
asked.
Then I realized how tired he was
and we stopped. He was so nearly gone
that he almost fell from his wheel
when I consented to dismount and he
sat himself down by the roadside with
a sigh of relief.
Half an hour later l suggested that
we go on, but he said the scenery was
too beautiful to leave, and, although !
agreed to remain but five minutes, |
saw he was too far gone to proceed.
Finally, while we were waiting, a
countryman with a load of hay ca his
big rick came along. Riley hailed him
and wanted to know what he would
take to carry him to town. The farmer
thought a minute and said: Ten dol
lars
II knew he was joking, for IS in tina
part of the country is big enough te
hide the sun, but Riley was only toe
glad to accept the offer. So the farmer
and I loaded him onto the load of hay
and the last saw of the poet was his
smiling face peering at me from be-
hind his glasses and seated on top oil
a bullying rick of hay, holding his
wheel in one hand, while in the Other
ne waved his dusty cap. Since Their
whenever he sees me he refers to the
mornings ride and with him at leas'
I shall always have the reputation O.
a great rider"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

The Destruction of the Stork's Brood.
A French surgeon at Smyrna, wish
ing to procure a stork, and finding
great difficulty in doing SO on ac-
count of the extreme v%eneration in
which these birds are held by the
Turks, stole all the eggs out of a nest
and replaced them with those of a
hen. In course of time the young
chickens made their appearance, much
to the establishment of the old stork
couple. Soon after the male stork
went away, and was not seen for two
or three days, when he returned with
an immense crowd of his companions,
who all assembled in the place and
formed a circle, taking no notice of
the numerous spectators which so I'M
usual an occurrence had collected. Mrs.
Stork was then enticed forward into
the midst of the circle, and, after some
consultation, the whole flock fell upon
her and tore her to pieces; after which
they Immediately dispersed, and the
nest was abandoned.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
WOMAN STATION AGENT.
Southern Girl WRo Has Held Her Posi-!
tiop Pa Teor s.

Southern Girl wHo HAS Held Her posi-
tion FOR Years:
A young woman with a college diplo-
ma and the degree OF A. B. is apt to
look for a higher sphere of useful-
ness than that OF station agent. But
In the South there are not many posi-
lions open to woman Those who are
reduced in circumstances take the first
opportunity which offers Itself, aid
generally make d success Of It. Miss
Susie M. Lasley of Rowland, KY, r, n
OF this type. She belongs to a good
southern family. She is an ofh"ially
authorized station agent and she If only
%. What is more, she has held tfA po-
sition for two years. At IS she 6 ,edu-
ated from South Kentucky collecs at
Hopkinsville, and soon secured !, 10
sition. as assistant to her brother, who
held the agency which the young rom
an herself nov fills. Then, wher. the
brother went off travelling in Central
America and his successor suddenly
died, Miss Lasley, who had meantime
been keeping her eyes open and 54arn-
ing all that was to be known ab>ut a
railroad station, was called to fl the
position. "As to the ability of a 1om-
an to fill such a position" says Miss
Lasley, Il quote the comment of tie Of
ficials who said at the close of the year,
Your service has been altogether sat-
l~sfactory.' The requirements" she
goes on to say. ARE a good general ed
u%cation, with quickness and accuracy
In mathematics. The characte 1stics
demanded are a good memory, quick
Judgment and self-reliance, corf bined
with good temper. My experience has
proven that the place can be Success
FULLY filled by a m / believA that
clerical railroad work, though M yet
an untried field for women, is 81 most
interesting and congenial OCCUPATION,
and girls who are looking about for a
means of livelihood would do veil to
take it into consideration"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25
A>TRAYELLER'S TESTIMONY.
What He Carried on the Cars
TobTake{ when Travelling.

Every traveller knows that continuous
journeying on the railroad is very apt to
derange the system in some way. In spite
of springs and soft seats there is a contin-
nous jar and vibrations, which acts upon
varying somewhat, according to the
strength Of the traveller or his predisposi-
tion to some specific ailment.. The most
common %nsequen Of continuous car
invariably produces headache, and tends
to biliousness. J; J. Converse, St, Louis,
Of constipation, to which he was subject
when travelling, He carried with him
all its sequent sufferings. This is what
he says:
"Trave11ing on the cara tends to consti-
patton with me, but by Using Or. J. c,
Ayers Pills moderately. my bowels are
kepti in healthy action. They also prevent
headache."-J. J. CONVERSE, st. Louis, Mo.
-cDr. Ayers Pills are good for constipation
under all circumstances and conditions.
They have cured long standing cases after
every other medicine had failed. Rev.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-08-25

New Servant-Please. mum, there's
a strange lady down stairs, and she
didn't have no card. She took OF her
things as II she intended to stay. and
she looked around the room with her
nose in the air, ms IL things wasn't good
enough for her, and she rubbed the
window, to see II 1t was clean, an she
peeked in the dark corners, an then
looked at the dust on her fingers an
shifted.
Mistress-I can't imagine who the
creature can be. My husbands moth
er and sister are in Europe.-New York
Weekly.