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IN A QUANDARY.
DID Not Know How to Act Under the
Circumstances,

Diu Not Know How to Act Under the
Circumstances.
II required some coaxing to get the War
department clerk to tell his story, but he
yielded at last, notwithstanding the painful
memories 1t brought, and this is what he
told:
twelve years ago married a lovely
girl from dear old Virginia, and life became
benson to me. was five years her Sc
NOR, and We were perfectly adapted to
each other. Our days passed swiftly by
Tor five years. and our only child, beauti-
ful boy, was three years old At that age
child, I think, is at it's loyeliest. and this
boy of ours was the pride of our hearts.
One Sunday shall never forget ii. I am
srre-my wife and the boy and I went off
up the canal above Georgetown to pass a
pleasant afternoon by the wat.rside. IT
was deiightfui day in the summer, and
we had great good time wandering about
the woods and banks until, quite tired out.
we sat down In the shade overlooking some
very picturesque locks. How 1t happened
1 never knew, but my wife and the boy
started across the canal on the lock- and
when first noticed them they were nearly
half way across. the boy holding on to the
mothers skirts. and she, apparently, find
Ing the footway very difficult to keep Why
she had ever undertaken such q haZa rdo,1s
walk could not tell, nor did I stop to find
causes. The two beings who were all the
world to me were in jeopardy of their
lives, and with a bound I was up and out
upon the lock to help them.
Possibly may in my foolish haste have
frightened them; possibly they were al
ready nervous. and thought they should
turn back. OF that I cannot say. All 1
know is, that as I came hurrying to them
the mother turned, and in doing so STUN
bled sonleway against the boy. knocking
him into the water above the lock- while
she dove forward to the water below. 1t
was all over in a second, and stood there
utterly paralyzed. Above me, struggling in
the water was my boy. with his golden
curls spread all around his head and his
little cap floating away, while in the eddies
below I could see my wife's body whirled
and tossed hither and yon by the cruel
waves. 1 could not save both, and stood
irresolute and"
Good heavens"' exclaimed an excited
listener. unable to restrain his feelings,
what did you do?"
II awoke." smiled the clerk blandly, land
found the boy tickling my ear with a blade
of grass. and my wife aiding and abetting
him."
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Wasn't co.tr.sic.s.x Hin.

IL was plain to the casual observer that
something had happened to displease the
man with high cheek bones and chin
whiskers. He was raging UP and down
the waiting room of the rural railway sta
ton and shouting at the top of his voice.
who is the man as scattered the re-
port around theScountry that I DON'T do
n lick OF work in six months an that it's
lucky fur me my wife bosses me? Who
is it?"
The crowd OF loiterers who had been
sitting around the stove had dispersed.
number Of them were looking through
the window at him in curiosity and alarm
Show me to i'm he vociferated. Il
amt goin' to be fnsulted an imposed on
no longer. I'm as gentle as a shote when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29

Have you said
something you q r e
sorry for?"
Il have. indeed"
Cant you retract
it?"
IT don't see how. I
had an opportunity
to back down, but I
failed 10 grasp 1t.
You see, I happened
to need q little mon
ey, ard the cashier
said he would adj
vance it to me if I
would make out an
application and get
the head OF the firm
to o. X. 1t. So I
stated tho situation
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all cases / was reminded OF this during a
Journey which recently n ace. I met at a
hotel friend of mine. VITO e very econom-
ical and very much given to fault-finding.
/ overheard him addressing the landlord
with great vehemence. As / came up he
turned TO me and said: It's an outrage, I
pay for place to stay. ard i expect to
have IL habitable. That landlord has given
me q roum 50 small that have to climb
into bed over the foot board. It's a case Of
pure avarice. He wishes to bully me into
taking a more expensive apartment Then
he heayed a sigh and exclaimed, An. the
love OF money is the root of all evil' Later
L met the landlord. i am sorry that friend
OF yours was dissatisfied he remarked But
ne told me al the outset hcw much he de-
slred TO pay. and we did the very best we
could Tor him. And now cur effort to helm
rim economize has made him a lifelong en-
siny 70 the house And then the landlor,,
n ne sigh and exclaimed. All, the love
or money is the root of ali evil
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Y y
Not n Success.

The young man had very detected ex-
preston.
"It einply goes to show" he was saying
to a friend. how mediocrity often seems
to prosper, while brilliancy fails As long
as 1 go ahead end remain mediocre 1 get
a'ong very well; but, the minute make an
effort to be brilliant, become involved in
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Army Elephant. MT Breakfast.
From Tit-Bits

FROM T1t-Bits.
Elephants in the Indian army are fed
twice lay. When meal time arrives they
are drawn up in line before row of piles
of food. Zach animals breakfast includes
ten pounds of raw rice, done I'D in five
two-pound packages. The rice is wrapped
in leaves. and then tied with grass At the
command, Attention. each elephant
raises his trunk. and a package is thrown
INTO Its capacious mouth. By this method
OF feeding not single grain of rice is
asted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29

Fuddy--'They tell me your uncle died
very suddenly
Duddy-"Yes; he was taken i'll very un-
expectedly. and he died before the doctor
arrived"
Fuddy-"Dr. Prober, I suppose? Well.
there's one lucky thing about it. 1t gives
Prober a chance to prove an alibi."-Bos-
ton Transcript
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From Tft-Rj

FrOm TI-Blt6.
Pullen-'I worked hard trying to get q
government clerkship. but I'm going to
take a good rest now"
Pusch-"You've given up trying, have
your"
Pullen-"Oh, no; 1 secured the place"
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The Initials Misunderstood.

From the Syracuse Standard.
Part of the toyhood of Bishop Barry was
spent at boarding school, where during
his first term he was allowed SO as spend
ing money. His mother on giving 1t to him
requested an exact account of his daily
expenditures. He tried to keep his word,
but sometimes forgetting to post the items
for days together. 1t was difficult to re-
call them, and he invented an abbrevia-
ton corresponding very nearly to sun
dries. which appeared pretty regularly
throughout his account.
When Mrs. Barry first looked over her
boys account book on his return she was
much pleased at the most frequently re-
curing item of expense, and inquired how
he had been led to take so strong an in
terest in the cause of missions. Aston
ished in his turn, he declared he had not
given a penny to missions.
But surely" exclaimed Mrs. Barry "the
Society for the Propagation Of the Gospel
is missionary work, and find that more
than half your money has been given in
small sums to s. P. G."
IS. P. G., MOTHER confessed the future
dignitary of the church. docs not mean
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
Wren / could not remember what 1 had
spent my money for, I put down s. P. c.
Something, probably grub"
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Laura-"When Bob proposed last night
did you know what was coming?"
Lucretia-'No; I didn't know papa was
within hearing; neither did Bob. Poor
Bobr-Yonkers Statesman
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to the head of the firm and handed him the
application. He locked 1t over and reach
ed for his pen. 1 felt so grateful that 1
thought I ought to do something to amuse
him; something to tighten the dull monot-
CRY Of a business mans existence. He had
written the letter o when I broke in with
the observation. I assure you, sir. that this
is one OF the happiest o. K.-sions of my
existence"
What did he doT'
He threw down his pen and said, young
man, wish You would put that remark in
writing" ~
"And you did so?"
Yes. 1 was so delighted over the good
1Ime thought he was going to have when
he saw the joke that my hand trembled-
but as soon as finished he rut the appli
cation away and said he'd take some time
to consider whether anybody with no more
money" WIN
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Plenty of Time

Plenty of Time.
From Life.
Weeks is a gentleman of leisure, isn't
hep
HE must be. He told me one day that
he made it a point never to interrupt his
WIFE,"
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Simple Duty.

Old Wotsizname's Teller that We dom,
hear much about.
He never stands on barrel heads to storn
around an shout.
They say che doesn't cut no ice" H,
won't go mixin' in
With things that don't concern his 'meii
family nor his kin.
So his neighbors in the village. they les
leave him OF the list
When anythin's a-doin. He stays home an
isn't missed.
An yet his house is recognized by all who
come an CO.
He doesn't cut no ice. but then he shovels
of his snow.
An folks'll stop to view the work an won
der whose it is.
An say how fine 'twould be eff all the resi-
was done like his.
But they go ahead a-botherin' an a-stirrin'
up affairs
And oratin' about business. most of which
it isn't theirs.
An when they're goin' home agin, a-wadin'
through the slush,
An strike this patch o. neatness, there
will come a solemn hush.
Then some one pays a complipent-the
best I'd keer to know
HE doesn't cut no ice. but then he shovels
OF his snow"
Worked Both Ways.
Speaking OF proverbs" remarked Mr..
Blykins, thus bringing to mind the fact
that nobody had mentioned proverbs. RE-
minds me of the loose manner in which
they can be construed. When you get right
down to facts. q great many of these
proverbs don't amount to much
They're supposed to be the products Of
the wisest minds in many cases," replied
the young woman who u popular because
she ltstens.
They are. unquesfinnabIy. It took ex-
ceedingiy clever people to make them At
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

Director of the Mint Preston after
forty-lwo years continuous service has
resigned and President Mckinley has
appointed to I'LL the vacancy, Geo. +.
Roberts of Des Moines, Iowa. The
latter Mlll be remembered as a strong
advocate # the gold standard during the
last national campaign having published
Il pamphlet on prices which attempted
TO prove in Il very fallaclous way that
general prices had not fallen in relation
TO gold. For this indifferent service the
president considers him worthy to direct
the operat: ons OF the United States mint.
The reasons for PrestonS resignation
are not yet made public. but he is now
quite an old mar and has reached a suit
uble age for retirement. Some OF his
late official statements from the mint
had such Hu apparently strong personal
bias towards the gold standard theory
that they were the object of considerable
crl.lsm and il is possible the Old gentle
man has got TIED Of his place on that
nrrOul
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26
A Soldiers Escape
from the Democrdt.M Message. NJ Sterling, III.

When Richmond had fallen md The great
commanders had met beneath the historic
apple tree at Appornatiox. the SD Penn.
sylvanla Volunteers, prematurelv AGED. clad
In ta'ters anu rags, broken in BODY but of
dauntless spirit, swung into line for the las,
grand review y and then quietly marched
away to begin liie's fray anew. Rebel shot
and shell, the dread miasma Of the southern
swamp, sleepless nights and wearisome dovs
had depleted their ranks until only n hand.
fnl remained. Among the number Asa Rob.
lnson came back to the old home N NJ,
E%terling, Ills; that he had left at the call to
arms four years previous. lie went away in
the first flush of vigorous manhood h. cane
back a ghost of the self that answered IN
President Lincoln's call for" 800 1000 more.n
WITH his return to the old homestead
there came to him the knowledge that war
with him was only begun; that he must
night the battle with disease TO the end az Lis
days; that the glare Of a southern sun md
the CALLING fire Of n southern soldiery were
as nothing compared to the onslaught Of nm
enemy that fought under cover md d;src.
garded all the rules Of civilized warfare.
ScIatic rheumatism fastened its fanps mon
him, incapacitating him for manual labor and
rendering him, much Of the time. physicnlIv
es helpless a. an infant. The years passed
by, but his snfferings, with increasing. ace
were increased rather than diminished. III
spent a small fortune for Doctors medicine
praying tor even temporary relief but il did
not come. -"
To-day he is an alert, active man of GNv.
hve years. His rheumatic pains have do.
parted, and while there are traces Of his
years Of suffering in his face he walks with
the s%oldierly bearing and springy step Of a
healthy young man.
To the Democrat Msssage reporter he talked
freely about his case. M. Robinson j. 1 80"
Of much more than average Education and
Intelligence. Where he 10 known in Brown
County his word Il - acceptable o. the bond
q the average man. and there 10 NO question
pat that In his case an almost m~iraculcua cure
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26
CONFESSES HE SlNNED.
Rev. Charles o. Brown Makes n Stat,
ment to the hay Conference.

Rev. Charles o. Brown Makes n State.
ment to the BAY Conference.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-After two
he vas innocent of the sensational
charges brought against him while pas
tor of the First Congregational church
in this city, the Rev. Charles .. Brown
has appeared before the Bay conference
and withdrawn his former answer to
its citation, and confessed that he had
not told the truth and that some Of the
charges against him We're true. After
the confession was read, there was a
further hearing. and a long discussion,
at the end Of which DR.. Brown was
unanimously dropped from the Bay
conference, but the members extended
TO the repentant pastor their personal
sympathy. In his confession he says
he has asked that his name be dropped
from the roll Of the Chicago association.
No Details Given.
Browns confession, (which is a type
written statement of about 1000 words,
does not go into details. 1t simply ad-
mlts he has sinned. After withdraw
ing his former reply to the Bay confer.
ence, DR.. Brown says:
"A small part OF the sensation against
me was true. For any wrong that l
have done l have sought forgiveness
both Of God and man. l had turned
utterly and with adherence from it
long before l was publicly accused.
Such We're the conditions prevailing in
San Francisco, such was the storm that
threatened, overcome for the time with
unworthy fear, l denied II wrong,
lest all should be believed
Continuing the confession. he says:
Il confess to Dubuque and Chicago
associations that | did them grievous
wrong in accepting fellowship of the
one and seeking that of the other. l
herewith request that my name be
dropped from the roll of the Chicago
association
Brown then goes On to say that he
hopes his suffering may be a lesson of
righteousness to others. He declares
that he had found in Chicago peace
and happiness, except from the tortures
Of conscience.
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THINK THEY ARE CHEATED.
Miuuesota Indians Not Satisfied With the
Disposal Of Pine.

Minnesota Indians Not Satisfied with thu
Disposal Of Pine.
WALKER, Mimi, Jan. IS. The de.
lay and expense attending the DISPOSE.
ton of the standing timber on the Y
sral reservations has caused widespread
dissatisfaction among the Indians, who
are supposed to be the beneticiaries Of
these sales.
The manner in which the timber on
the Red Lake reservation was sold has
not been satisfactory to anyone except
the purchasers. The method Of lump.
ing off large tracts OF timber to the
highest bidder gives rise to the grave
apprehension that a powerful syndicate
controls the bidding, thereby keeping
the prices below what they should be.
Now hat the Leech lake pine is soon
to come into market the Indians are
awakening to the fact that if the same
methods are pursued as in the sale Of
the Red lake timber they will receive
no benefit from it whatsoever, hence
they are properly bestiring themselves
for the adoption Of more equitable
Il Of disposing of their timber.
The plan most favored by them is to
allow them to cut their own timber, or
contract with white men to do so, and
the timber, when so cut, to be sold at
the bank scale at market values. In
order to bring this about they are now
circulating a petition addressed to
Congressman Eddy, asking him to Sc.
cure the necessary legislation to carry
out their views.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26
lie (.Ie2:t~t Discovery YET

y. VI. kepIne, editor TiskiIaa. Ii
Chiet," says: Ne Won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. Elk
rer.mented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until We used DR..
Kings New Discovery. NJ other remedy
eau take It's place IL our home, as 10
II We have a certain and sure cure for
Coughs Colds. Whooping Cough, etc,
II Is idle to experiment with other rene
dies, even if they are urged on you as
Just d good as DR.. King New Dis
covery. They are not 10 good, because
this remedy has a record Of cures and
besides Is guaranteed. 1t never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottles free at G. Fl
Woods drug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

was wrought by DR.. Williams Pink fn'
Ialc People. ~
~ was n great sufferer from ,claiie !.
mntis'n almost from the time OF ny dIs%n
rom the army. AT times | was tfh' -.
double. and got around with only tie ~
difficulty. Nothing seemed To give IA
manent relief until three years age, VIA
attention was called u some Of tn "' n.I,
cures effected by DR.. Williams PINK "a
iale People, and | made up my MN In "
them. had not taken more than =
box when | noticed M improvcm'i' iii
condition. took three boxes 81 'hrL
and at the end OF that time was IN ne'auLs(
dition than at any time since the cIoNeIr
army service. Since then ! have nnYn ,rd
bothered with rheumatism. I'r. NnarmsM
rink Pills for Pale People is the on's oM
that ever did me any good, and to the"
my restoration to health. ay"I
Subscribed and sworn to before ~"
the eth day Of July. A. D.. 1897, nu,u.
JOHN q. GENLER, Justice Of MI KIN
Medical evidence Is added IN Tue
ing physicians certificate: -. Ia, d
This is to certify that ] have 'nls onicy1
amincd Asa Robinson and find mn .9 H.
a healthy physical condition anu "'
NJ II
HENRY NJ. CowEN, M MA
Subscribed aud sworD to before ="
10th day Of july, 1897. .rrR,
County Judge. Byorm ton''g, e mw
All the elements necessary to CIV .hattd1
and richness to the blood and restore s1arm.
nerves are contained, in . condcnsfn Peep.
Or. Williams Pink Pills for fale uch y
They are an unfailing specific TOT rarsly1
eases ns locomotor ~ataxia, partial Prrheul1
s.. Vitns' dance. sciatica, neuraig'na srt Of
grippe. palpitation Of the heart, pa's rsskp1
low compilations, all forms Of Wv;liia!
either in male or female. DR.. viii
Pink Pills are sold BY al dealers, O. cceat1
sent post paid on receipt Of price. -. ptS
box, or SIX boxee for $50 (they~ine
cold IN bulk o. BY the i00), By eooIi.. Il. "
William Medicine c., 6chessseeo"'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

Tie exports OF raw cotton to Japan
daring the last four months n o an
Increase OF more than 800 per cent. in
comparison with corresponding period
otl>,n. and the same increase is shown
during December. This enormous
increase Is due to contracts hat have
recently been made by the new Japanese
steamship line running TO Puget sound
with I g cotton manufacturers of Tokyo,
Osaka and other Japanese cities. These
contracts run for a term OF years, the
steamship cOmlHn! agreeing TO deliver
a certain number OF bales every Year for
a stated price over and above the market
quotations. la tue London market IN
DecemOer. l>'G. only $500 bales We're
shipped from Puget sound. La Decem-
Der. l>9.. l1.GiO bales were shipped.
DUrIIg tie four mouths since the new
crop the shipments have been 3l.49}
ba.es. as against 400 bales during tie
cooreslordiug PERIOD of lsgG. There has
also been d sllght gain Of 1000 ba!es II
the shipments from San Francisco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

Cross Exa nat of Ado phi L.. J. -.
Isnrnn-

Cross Exa animation of Adj" phi L. J. .t.,r'
Begun.
CHICAGO, Jan. .~6.-State's Attorney
Charles 5. Deneen has begun the CT :.
examination of .Adolph L. Luetctrj.
Mr.. Deneen brushed aside the DnE
recital of the defendants birth, par. II.
age, etc, and went 10 the heart OF the
matter, plying question upon question
regarding the whereabouts and actions
Of Mr.. Luetgert during the IL hours
following $40 o'clock on Saturday
evening, May l, 1897. To every ques.
ton designed to fix the time wh,u a
thing vas done or how long it took TO
do it, the some answer was returned
that he would not attempt to fix the
time. He could not say whether he
was III the saloon II minute or two
hours. and was equally III the dark re-
gardlng the time 1t took to turn the
steam on and to regulate it. Nothing
important developed up to the time Of
adjournment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

BerGs Close in on the Island and ! revent
Navigation.
ST. JOHNS, n. F.. Jan. pa success.
sion Of northeast gales is driving the
Arctic foe in upon the whole northern
coast Of this island and closing naviga-
ton for the winter. Several steamers
and other vessels lying in this harbor
ana loading cargo are likely to be caught
by the barrier and kept here until the
wind changes. Numbers Of people i'll
the northern bays are in a destitute
condition, but it will be difficult to get
relief to them now.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26
LET THE NATTER DROP.
Iowa's Military Monument Will Not Re
Dedicated.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. q .-The Iowa
soldiers and sailors monument erected
by the state at q cost of $500 0 and
just completed, will not be dedicated.
From the time Of the conception of the
plan to erect the monument it has
been a source of strife and contention,
destroying friendships and creating bit.
ter luminosity. The house military com.
mlttee. to whom was referred the
resolution providing for its dedication.
has unanimously agreed to drop the
whole matter and let the dedication 90.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

The agent on the Chicago and Motif
western road AT BrookiUgs has been
notified that his road has granted a rate
of 10 cents per hundred weight on seed
wheat from the twin cities TO Bookings
Ihe elevator companies are making n
big effort to ship back seed wheat to Da-
kota farmers. probably for the good
profit .here j in it NOR than anything
also
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26

\ reheariag has been denied by the
supreme court in the case Of Freeman We.
the city Of Huron, in which the court
held ie the first hearing that a city must
pay rs warrants in the order of regis
tration and cannot pay warrants OF a
later issue untl. those registered ahead
ne /, ar. ma
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-26
Started Tn With New Men.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 26. The
Geneva wooden mill was started during
the morning with III new weavers,
mostly Poles. Their presence caused
considerable excitement among the
strikers, though no trouble ensued.