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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
RAILROAD EXHIBIT,
Preparations For an Object Lesson Mt Il
Paris Exposition.

far1S Exposition.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22-Thirtv railroads
were represented at a meeting held at
the Grand Pacific hotel to consider a
plan proposed by Charles B. Vaughan.
for a joint exhibit at the Paris exposi-
ton in 1900. The plan suggested is to
construct a large scenic map that shall
show the route of every railroad in the
country by electrical devices. and on
which the elevation and natural feature
of the surrounding country will be
shown in proper proportion and colored.
Secretary McGibbon of Commissioner
General Peck's office was present and
said that if the railways took up the
matter the French commission would
undoubtedly give the space required.
The representatives Of the various rail.
road systems discussed the project thor.
oughly. 1t was decided to raise 800. UOC
for the exhibit. \ committee was ap-
pointed to act with Mr.. Vaughan for
the purpose of interesting other rail
roads in the project and securing the
money needed to carry out the idea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
AFTER RARE FOSSILS.
Professor John hell Hatcher Of Princeton
Has Gone to Patagonia Again.

Professor John He'll Hatcher Of Princeton
Has Gone to Patagonia Again.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2~2.-Professor John
Bell Hatcher Of Princeton has gone
back to Patagonia. to continue his
search for rare fossils and explore the
interior Of the country. He expects to
be absent three years. Two years ago
he entered the country. but ill-health
forced his return to Princeton this fall.
Professor Hatcher's trips are made
with only q couple of Indians as guides.
Every trip up the country means a vol
untary exile from the world for six
months. He lives and works with his
old guides. never seeing a white man
from the time he leaves the coast until
his return. He was the first man to in.
troduce an American wagon into Pat
agonia, carrying the parts south and
building the wagon himself. On his
last trip he got together a valuable col.
lection Of the fauna and fora Of the
country as we'll as a collection of fossils.
He also discovered a lake which he
named Princeton. after the university.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
A BELATED RESOLUTION.
Federation Of Labor Goes ON Record az
Tavoring Bimetallism.

Federation Of Labor Goes on Record AZ
Favoring Bimetallism.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-Most of the
delegates t. the 18th annual convention
Of the Amevican Federation of Labor
have left for their homes and the re.
mainder are going out during the day.
One of the last acts of the convention
was the adoption by a practically unani-
nous vote of the following resolution,
introduced by Max Morris of Denver:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the action Of this body
in substituting (for the resolution Of
John Kirby concerning the gold
standard) a resolution reafirming all
the formerdeclarations of the American
Federation of Labor relating to the prin-
ciple Of b~imetallism. does not in any
degree mean the abandonment of that
principle by the American Federation of
Labor. but means that it is SO strongly
entrenched in the labor movement that
t is not necessary at this time to debate
the question.
Mr.. Morris explained that the reason
he presented the resolution was that
some local papers had grossly misrepre.
scented the position Of the Federation on
this question. and he wished to an.
nounce to the public how the labor
movement stood on that matter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
THE LITTLE
One Free Bird That Attracts Attention
Among Hundreds of Captives.

In a big bird store where there are
hundreds Of birds of many kinds inces.
sanity squawking. chirping ana single
there is one that is free-a tiny TIT
mouse. The window is full of cages
containing birds of various sorts, and
one side of the store is lined with bird.
cage stacked up high all along. But
there is none that attracts SO much at.
tention as the little titmouse fitting
about the store at will. At night il
perches on u gas fixture in the window.
and to that it back from its vari.
Gus excursions by day.
Customers that come in 10 buy birds
and birdcages and bird seed and II
thing and another never fail TO motto.
the titmouse. They may not notice an
other bird there individually, but thei,
attention is sure to be attracted by this
one as it darts about, free among sc
many captives, and they are likely tc
smile at it. they are so pleased with it.
And sometimes children, looking in at
the windows of the bird store, come in
to tell the clerk that one of the birds
has got loose.
When it has nothing else to do. the
titmouse sits on its gas pipe perch and
perks its head this way and that and
looks about. Sometimes it whets its
beak Oh the gas pipe. Every now and
then it dashes off somewhere. If il
wants a drink, it perches on the rim Of
q goldfish globe-for home aquariums
ov1 SfncE for tho,, ~ ro0I bo~> ~, ,.ol0
as birds-no doubt to the great surprise
Of the goldtishes and certainly TO that
Of the human beholderS, who woude,
that i, doesn't fall in, it has to bend
over so far to reach the water. But il
gets ii, and when 1t has taken its fill il
flashes back TO its perch on the pipe in
the window.
The titmouse catches spiders and 9th.
er insects, and it feeds in the larger
cages when it will. 1t goes in and out
OF them between the bars with perfect
ease. 1t Is a very little bird, even with
Its plumage III its natural form. With
its feathers pressed against its sides il
can get through a very narrow space
between the bars of a parrots cage, for
example-wlth ease. There are in the
window a number Of parrots cages in a
row. The tltTuouSe almost flies through
these cages. stopping in each perhaps TO
eat Of the parrots food, but they never
modest it. Parrots that would bite at
the finger Of a man who should put his
hand near enough 70 the outside of their
Cage stand back in fright or sheer
amazement when the little titmouse
dashes in and perches on their feed cup.
New York sun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
A Talking Crow.

The latest curiosity in Bethel. Me-.
10 a talking crow which entertains the
boys and girls. The bmd was found in
the woods over a year ago. when young.
having fallen from its nest and broken
a wing. 1t was taken home and cared
for, but showed no inclination to talk
until a few months ago. 1t talks as
we'll as parrots, but favors words con.
tanning 10" and Hello, hello. Moses,
Ora! Whoa there!" cause the passers-
BY to turn quickly at times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
Prince George at Canea.

CASEA, Crete. Dec. 22.-Prnce George
Of Greece. the high commissioner Of the
powers. has arrived at Sudan bay. es-
corted by the British, French, Russian
and Italian fiagships. He was saluted
by the forts and was welcomed by i'm
mense crowds of people on landing. As
soon as the prince was ashore a process
sion was formed and he came here. The
route was lined by the international
troops. Upon arrival at the government
building the Cretan flag was hoisted
and saluted by the warships.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22

Java is said to be the region Of the
globe where it thunders o~ftenest. hav-
ing thunderstorms 81 days in the year.
After it are Sumatra. with SO days;
Hindustan, with 81; Borneo, with 81;
the Gold Coast, with 50, and Rio de
Janeiro, with 81. In Europe. Italy oc-
cupies the first place, with So days of
thunder, while France and southern
Russia have is days. Great Britain and
Switzerland have each I days, and
Norway has 4. Thunder is rare at Cairo.
being heard only ) days in the year.
and extremely rare in northern Tur.
kestan and the polar regions. London
Standard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22

From the day that a young man starts
out to seek his first position to the end az
his business life, his health has q world la
do with his success. When a Young man
applies to a business man for a position. his
personal appearance has a deal to do with
the outcome. Personal appearance" doee
not mean dress alone. It does not mean
exterior cleanliness alone. A Young mar
may be clean, SO far as soap and water will
make him, but be disfgured by unsiDhtiv
pimples, eruptions and alterations on M
skin. These are due to impurities in the
blood. The blood becomes impure because
it Is improperly nourished. Instead Of
receiving he life-giving elements of the
food, it receives the foul carnations of
indigestion, b%ilousness and costiveness.
The reason that DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the best remedy for
disorders of this description is that it goes
right to first causes. 1t gives a man an
appetite : like a horse" It facilitates the
flow Of digestive juices. It corrects ali
disorders of the digestion, and makes the
assimilation Of the life giving elements
OF the food perfect. 1t invigorates the
liver. 1t purifies and enriches the blood.
1t makes the muscles strong and active.
1t tones and steadies the nerves. It makes
body, alert Of brain and clean and whole.
some Of skin. Medicine dealers sell q
and have nothing "just as good"
~ had eczema in its worst FORM" writes
Austin Ramsey. Esq, Of Saltillo. Huntingdon
lief ! thought il would set me wild, It itched
and burned so badly. The neighbors thought I
would never be cured. I took your sOni6e.
Medical Discovery and am now veil"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
ONCE HANGED, NOW FREE.
Governor of Mississippi Pardons Purvis
the Eaannoua XNhiAonaD

Governor of Mississippi Pardons Purvis,
the Famous Whitecap.
JACKSON. Miss, Dec. Ex-Governor
McLaurin has ~pardoned Will Purvis,
the famous Marion county whitecapper,
who was once unsuccessfully hanged in
this state for the murder Of a fellow
~whitecapper. Purvis' neck was not
broken in his fall from the scaffold, and
owing to the threatening attitude of the
crowd around the Jail, the sheriff did
make a second attempt to execute
his prisoner. Purvis was later rescued
by the mob and hidden away for some
time, but finally gave himself up to the
authorities and his sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
German Education.

The Germans are the most thoroughly
educated people in the world. VIVA.
they know they know well.
\ fellow traveller had taken his de-
gree Of 3. \. in the University Of Penn
sylvania and gone TO that Of Berlin.
where he spent three years. Suisse
quently travelling in Switzerland, he
met a young German whose range and
accuracy Of knowledge weee simply be-
You'd that Of any man Of the same age
be had ever met. In many walks and
talks the German had absolutely pumped
the American dry. while his own store
of knowledge had only been touched.
"Ach,' said the German student one
day, II shall never get my degree, it is
SO difficult, 1t Is % much, so hard, SC
long | must have patience. | used to
see you at the University Of Berlin.
and. forgive me the question, how did
you get into the universlty:'
Why. | wa, admitted on nv Z. a.
from the University Of Pennsylvania, :"
replied the American.
"Meln Gott,' gasred the German
scholar. Il knew 1t must he some way
like that"
No better comment n the relative
standards 0t kng" dge and the thor.
oughne-, Of tie method By which it is
pursued could be asked. -Philadelphla
Times.
A Naval row. I.O..
AT Il this evening Captain Norris
coming on board this ship (the flagship,
my Lord Hamilton, Captain Ley. Cap.
tain Wishart and Captain Trevor were
standing on the quarter deck, and as
Captain Norris came up Lord Hamilton
asked him if he had taken any more
wine or brandy. The other answered
no., upon which Captain Trevor asked
the price Of his %claret, whether be
might have any at 4 ii. a hogshead.
Norris said be would have 6 Ii. or salt
water, and then Captain Ley said he
would rather the prizes were ashore
than he would give 6 Ii. the hogshead:
upon which Captain Norris said he was
a rascal that wished his prizes ashore.
The other replied he was a rascal, if he
called him SO, and then Captain Norris
struck Captain Ley and threw him over
the gun, which Mr.. Hopson hearing,
as he and l were in my cabin, ran out
and upon inquiry found he (Norris) had
hurt Captain Ley, and by the admiral's
directions ordered him to be confined,
upon which Captain Norris drew his
sword and offered to stab Captain Ley,
but Admiral Hopson, holding his hand,
ordered him TO be disarmed and con-
fined in Mr.. Rayney's cabin. Jour.
nal CT Sir John Rookie"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
DeDOsitOrs Get Cash.

Sioux CITY, Ia, Dec. GA dividend
Of 10 per cent has been paid to the de-
positors OF the Iowa Savings bank. This
will mean a distribution Of about $12.-
600 among the depositors of this bank
and a total Of nearly $4,000 paid out
since the failure of the bank in the fall
If 1S1f
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
big Haul Of Birds and VenixOn.

DETROIT, Mimi, Dec. 22.-Game
Warden o. P. Stephens has arrested ALI
Cooney with AS saddles Of venison in his
possession and 127 cartridges. Cooney
is said to be in the employ Of an Indian
trader at Pine Point, and it is believed
that this is part of the same lot of con-
traband game that Stephens was trying
to seize at Park Rapids two weeks ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
Station Agent Robbed Of $500.

BEMIDJI, Mimi, Dec. 22.-J. G. Hub
bard, agent of the Great Northern rail
sway at this place, vas held up by two
men at II 80 p. m. and robbed Of 5000.
Officers are looking for the robbers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22
vBRNS OF
TO ADVERTISERS.

THs DAILY LBADBR makee Q special feature OF
furnishing Information concerning the advantages
aud resources Of the city Of Madison and Of the
state at large emitting IL TO the patronage ofAd
rerti.e.s of every class.
j. F. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22

ST. LOUIS. Dec. GA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says:
A telephone message just received from
Fort Worth tells Of the collapse of one
Of the fire department stations there.
Several men and horses were l-illed and
iniurod
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-22

- NAlural ucnc

1.-The doctors had a consultation yes
terday."
"What was the RESULT"
II understand that the family law.
yers are now in secret session. Brook.
Ign Life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
FAMOUS MEN.

M. Carolus Duran has poor opinion
of the influence of French literature on
the young artists of Paris, and says
that there are no painters Of great
promise among the younger men. For
this he gives two reasons. The first
is that they are so eager to achieve no
toriety that they do not take time
enough to learn their art, and the sec
ond is that they turn away from ma
ture to treat eccentric subjects Of lit
erary character, which are wholly out
Of the painters province.
1t is announced that Paderewski, the
famous pianist, who recently bought a
large estate in Poland, has conceived
the idea of stocking part Of his ex-
tensive parks with a choice and repre-
sentative selection Of Scottish breeds
Of cattle and sheep. 1t was suggested
to the distinguished musician that he
might include a number of Aberdeen
Angus cattle among his purchases, and,
being greatly amused at the idea Of
cattle without horns, he at once gave
the order for their acquisition. Ac-
cordingly a herd has been purchased
I'D dispatched, along with West High
land cattle and black-faced mountain
sheep, previously bought, to the great
pianist's home in Poland.
John w. Alexander is the latest Am
erican artist to be honored by the
French government with a place in the
Luxembourg gallery, Paris. The de-
sign of the government in placing an
artists work in the gallery is simply
to homer the man, so that small at
tention is paid to the merits of the
particular picture selected to represent
him. The result is that, while the
gallery is roll Of honor. its collection
is not especially esteemed by connoiS-
seurs. Mr.. Alexander's picture, how
ever, is an exception. Its title is 1.-THE
Green Bowl" and it has received the
highest praise from able Partisan crit
les. The painting is study in mono
chrome. Alexander Is one OF thirty
American artists represented In the
Luxembourg gallery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
PATENTS.


Higdon, Fisher and Thorpe, (Regis-
tration No. 2O3O, Patent Lawyers, Dia-
mond Building, Junction Main and Del
aware Sts., Kansas City, Mo-, report
the following list Of patents for the
week ending Aug. 16, 1893, to inventors
living in Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska. Tel. 1919.
MISSOURI.
c. Block, st. Louis; horse collar.
w. II. Clarke, st. Louis; paper roll
holder.
j. L. Farley, De Soto; animal trap.
II. GalinowslSy, st. Louis; method OF
and apparatus for making electrical
insulation conduits.
E. w. Grove, St. Louis; preparing
medicinal compounds.
r. A. Haegelin, st. Joseph; combined
pencil holder, spectacle case, etc.
j. A. Rausch, St. Louis; nut lock.
A. f. Stilwell, Kansas City; oyster
or fish car.
j. H. Zook, Gum City; device for
raising or lowering collins.
R. Ray, Kansas City, trademark
compound celery extract"
j. N. Dozier, Lexington; wire
stretching machine.
KANSAS.
F. Gabler, Topeka; center-wheel car
brake.
A. Leigh, Gognac; staple.
II. A. Saathoff, Menlo; metallic rail-
way tie.
NEBRASKA.
W. Fl. Atwood, Lincoln; plumb level.
]. w. Sargaent, Elmwood; pillow.
N. P. Jonsson, Omaha; shield for
sash-pulleys.
Total issue IF Aug. 16, 1898.
Designs. II
Trade Marks. Il
frlnLS. ..ss''''' -
Reissues .................. L
rot,, AVA
A copy of any patent inthe above list
will be furnished ON application for rs
cents.
Send for book of instructions free.
Please mention this paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-ftting
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cure for sweating, callous and hot.
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day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. by mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

The finder box and flint are by no
means to be accounted things of the
past. Their manufacture is still
carried on in the village of Brandon,
on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk,
a large demand for this primitive form
of lighting being created by hot, damp
climates, where matches cannot posi-
bly, be kept.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
How the War Blocks Legislation.

The recent session of Congress had
a number of important measures before
it which got sidetracked by the great
er importance of war legislation. At
the beginning Of the session it seemed
reasonably certain that the carefully
prepared schemes for the reform Of our
banking and currency systems would
in some form become laws, but they
never reached consideration in the
House.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
The Biggest Bicycle in the World.

A German has just completed a bi.
cycle that has one wheel nine feet in
diameter. Two people ride it-one on
each side. 1t runs easily because OF its
scientific construction. The scientific
formula of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is the reason of its great virtues in MAX
ing the weak strong. If your health
is poor, try bottle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Making a Monkey Of It.

A fashionably dressed lady, attired
in white, with large hat, and carry
ing vari-colored en-tout-cas, was to
be seen walking down Parliament
street with thin chain around her
waist, to the end of the chain being
attached small live monkey, which
was holding on to her hip as best 1t
could. -London Mail.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Wheat 40 Cents q Bushel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at q, 5o
cents and Samples of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue
for cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. w.n.u.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Douhtlesa and Imposter.

Ethel-So you think that young man
whom you met last night is divinity
student, as he claimed to be?
Dolly-No. When told him l
should like to have him meet my
father he said, "All right; where are
the gloves?''-Judge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

At one time it was the custom on
Ash Wednesday to. appoint an official
of the English palace to crow the
hours of the day like a cock. The
cock-crower was a salaried officer at
the court as late as 1898.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

All we'll trained Spanish women are
taught to handle the sword from their
earliest years, and as result they are
noted for their admirable figures and
easy walk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

The average number of horses killed
in Spanish bull fghtes every year ex-
ceeds 5000, while from 1000 to 1900
bulls are sacrificed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

Spurious coins are leyally made in
China. They are used to put III the
collins of the dead, and the supersti-
ton prevails that they make the dead
happy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
A Supply of Her Own.

Salesman-An interesting book? Yes
madam. How will 1.-THE Sorrows Of
Satan" do?
Madam-No, thanks. Ihave troubles
of my own. Truth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
sauelching tho barber.

Barber-"Shall l take little of the
ends of your hair off, sir?"
Customer-"Yes; l think you had
better take it off at the ends, unless
you can get it out of the middle. -
It'd Bits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Tho oueerest Kind of Post.

The "bottle post" is an old institu-
ton of the South coast of Iceland.
Letters are put into corked bottles,
which are waited by the winds to the
opposite coast. They also contain a
cigar or other trifle to induce the find
er to deliver the letter as addressed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

A little lemon juice or vinegar helps
white while being boiled.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il q constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

New wall paperings should never be
put on over an old coat. Microbes
will be sure to live and flourish if the
plan is pursued.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds. = Mrs. q.
Beltz, 439 9Th ave-, Denver, COL, Nov. 8, '95.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

Collie, Hives and Thrush in infants relieved
and prevented by DIR. MOfYetts TEETHINA
(Teetning Powders). All druggists keep II.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

The first vessel to carry the Ameri-
can flag around the world was the ship
Columbia, which sailed from the port
of Boston, September 30, 1887.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

For Nausea. Vomiting and the weak, trri-
table StomachS Of Children. nothing equals
DR.. Moffett's TEETHINA (Teething Powders).
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

1t is reported that rats climb the
orange trees of Southern Italy and
suck the blood oranges.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-26

FITS Permanently Cured. Motifs nervousness aftes
krst days use of DR.. Klines Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatise.
DR- R. II. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa.