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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-07
ODD WATCH FACE.
1t Shows n Mans Career from n Babe
In Arms to Manhood and the
End of Life.

A wonderful piece of mechanism, con-
sisting of watch dial of unique con-
struction, has been finished and put
on exhibition by one of the deft-fin-
gered artists belonging to one of the
large watch factories at Waltham
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-07
strictly Private Thought.

No man would care to have his wife
know just exactly what ne thinks OF
limself.-philadelp Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-07
An ImpossibiIity.

"Judgc, / ask that you keep this wit
pess still
Does the learned counsel forget that
the witness is woman? n-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

Tie Union Veterans union Of Iowa, at
its recent meeting in Des Moines must
have been feeling more than ordinarily
'ornery' as it denounced in u~nmeasured
terms Gov. Shaw for appointing the ex-
Confederate, j. Rush Lincoln, to a brig
adler generalshlp during the Spanish
war. 1t condemned this action Of the
governor and declared him unworthy of
their votes. They also condemned Sec
Rotary Of Agriculture Wilson for insult
ing their Commander in Chief Dryen-
forth when he sought to make q recon.
mendstion for a political appointment,
and, thirdly, they condemned the pen
sion policy Of the present adm,nlstra-
ton. The old comrades must have
been a 'little off" when they manifest
ed such Independent criticism of the e.
o.p. That, nowadays, ls called "cop-
~perheadism" and treason" by the
administration cuckoos.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
A gang OF Chicago toughs is said t

A gang OF Chicago toughs is said to
be operating in the neighborhood Of
Aberdeen. They lay for harvest hands
and rob them OF their money. Four of
these fellows boarded the blind baggage
OF 90 east going train at Bath and tried
to rob two harvest hands stealing q ride.
Two shots were fired as the train left
Bath aud four or five more before 1t
reached Groton. One of the harvest
hands who had no money vas still on
the train when it reached Groton. the
other who had money had jumped of
when the train was at full speed and
crawled into an old shanty where he was
found two days sfterwsrd with a broken
leg by q searching party. The toughs
belong to what is called the Chicago
Lake Shore gang, the hardest villains of
thai city, many of them ex-conviots.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

The financial committee elected by
The Huron convention has met to formu-
Late a plan to raise money to bring home
the South Dakota regiment from San
francisco. Its first thought OF course
was TO have the governor call q special
session OF the legislature and appropri.
ate the money, and it has appointed q
subcommittee to wait upon the govern.
or and learn bis views OF the matter. It
% highly probable that the governor will
not approve the plan az he has always
been opposed to special sessions OF the
legislative and, besides. the cost of the
Legislature session would be more than
The appropriation sought. II the mem.
bars are to be asked TO 90 to Pierre at
thelr own expense. they would better
contribute the amount at once to a
fund to bring the soldiers home, which
would be more than is Necessary, aud
stay at nome themselves and thus be
their time ahead IN the bargein. The
calling of the legislature together to sp-
propriate this money is not u sensible or
q ouslness-Ilke proposition. The money
ought to b. raised by popular or county
subscription. II the people then want
70. contribute to the home bringing of
!he boys 1t viii be done; il they don't, It
wont.
The cInn'ttee decided to issue 5000
buttons the size OF q silver dollar, bear.
ing the figure of q volunteer, with the
letters First S. d. L. S. V" and .wel.
come." These are to be sold at 81 each
10 create a hospital and relief fund. The
state treasurer was named ss custodian
OF all funds, and Frank Brown of Aber.
deem, o. L. Bracson of Mitchell, and
George A. Matthews of Brooklngs, were
appointed as an auditing committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

b Hearst interest, one-third OF the
great Homestake mine OF the Black
Hills, Is to be sold in London next
month. The details of the deal are all
made. The mine is valued at about &c.
VOO,OOO, and is capitalized, for $13,500,OOO.
1t has paid dividends of S7,723,OO0 and 10
understood to have ground opened to in
sure dividends Of $4,000 monthly for the
next twenty years. The Hearsts get
about S3,50O,c90 for a third interest in
Homestake alone, and it is supposed that
the same interest IN Deadwood.T Terra
and Highland will 60 also.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
~ the writing Of the borderea"'

/ ton of the writing OF the ooroeFo""'
according to his system. AL.
Then he Electrically cleared the oesA
.,t.ched to the witness bar. drew ms
chair nearer. deposited his high NAT o'
the floor and sitting down, began cops.
,no The bordereau. The audience
watched him, bent over the desk, busiiy
drawing letters. the judges gazing at
him. until ut the end Of ~ minutes, tho
people and the judges became restlessiy
impatient, and Colonel Jouaust remark
Cd that it was not necessary to copy the
whole bordereau and that a few lines
would suffice. \ few minutes later.
NJ. Bertillon rose. strobe to the judges
table and laid before them his copy.
The Judges, counsel. government COM
missary. Major Darriere. and the clerk
of the court clustered around III II
rroup. eager TO see the result. The
audience watched this strange spectacle
until Colonel Jouaust shrugged his
shoulders and then the spectators knew
that NJ. Bertillon had failed to satisfy
them. =.
NJ. Bertillon noticed this and SAID
alphabetically:
II was too badly placed"
Maitre Demanxe. of counsel for the
defense, returned to counsels' table.
and, in response to a look Of inquiry
from Dreyfus, whispered a few words
to the prisoner. with a shrug of his
shoulders and a smile on his face. Drey-
fus appeared perfectly satisfied.
Colonel Jouaust then. at ll:45 Am,
adjourned the court and NJ. Bertillon
packed up his belongings and the sol
diers carried them out.
To the newspaper men who crowded
around Maitre Labor. asking him for
his impressions, counsel said there was
a certain resemblance to the bordereau,
adding:
But that is all. NJ. Bertillon only
did what dozens could do. 1t only
proves he is clever forger. That is ALL"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
Peace Talk At NIystic.

MYSTIC, Conn.,, Aug. 26.-Fully 1900
people attended the third session of the
annual meeting Of the Universal Peace
Union and the Connecticut Peace So.
ciety in the Peace Temple here. AT the
morning session President Love deliv.
cred a brief address on the Philippine
situation. Other addresses were by ].
II. Earl of Boston, Mrs. Comegys Of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Hannah White
of Lebanon. At the afternoon session
a principal address was by William
Lloyd Garrison of Philadelphia, who
took for his theme mo Comprom;se
With War"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

sand bagged last night. by two men, and
robbed Of s45 and his watch and left
unconscious; ;Michsel Sullivan, q of
the oldest residents. became respondent
and took q dose Of morphine; John
Loose, shot himself dead this morning,
putting a bullet through his head; Lot
tie Lacid, the 12.year.old adopted
daughter of 8. johnson, residing in the
First ward. has been missing since yes.
terday afternoon. She was sent BY her
father to deposit some money in the
bank,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
FIGHTING THE TRUST.
New York Retail Butchers Decide to Buy
and XIII Their Own stock.

and Kill Their Own Stock.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-The executiv,
committee of the Retail Butchers Pro
tective association met in this city t
consider means to fight the Chicag,
wholesalers. They decided to recon
mend the raising of a fund of s., OOO, 600
OF this sum 3 5000, 900 is to be raised b,
the retailers themselves and 81, 900, 90,
by popular subscription at 81 a share
with a maximum holding by any on,
person Of 20 shares. When the com
mlttee finished its session it had pledged
subscriptions to the amount Of 81, 600.
OOO. President Wagner said he hat
conferred with the stock ~raisers and
their representatives and was assured
that enough stock to meet the demand
for beef by this city would be furnished
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

NEW YORK, Aug. GA dispatch
from Paris to The Evening Journal says
that there was serious rioting between
the anti reyfusites and friends of
Dreyfus. in the Rue Lafayette. st.
Denis, in which IL persons were badly
hurt. The police charged upon the
rioters and made many arrests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
Precautions Axain.< ,,..,.

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Special precau.
lions are being taken at Southampton
and other English ports in regard to the
buoonic plague and yellow fever. All
vessels arriving from Spanish and
For.usuese ports are vigorously ex.
amined by the medical officers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
BIG RAILWAY DISASTER.
Entire Passenger Train in Chile fal
Into . River.

Into . River.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Aug. 26.-A
great railway accident occurred here
during the day. An entire passenger
train fell into the river Mapocha,
which runs through the city, and many
lives were lost.
Although the tremendous storms tina,
have been raging for a fortni0h,
throughout Chile continue, there has
been some abatement. Advices from
various points indicate widespread dis.
tress and misery. Valparaiso and othe,
cities have suffered severely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

August twnty.fourth's social whirl in
Deadwood is summed up az follows: "A
young man named Ralph Gazlsr who or.
rived yesterday from Edgar, ,Neb., was
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
Union County Convention Gall.


In pursuance OF q call issued by the
members Of the state commit,s es of the
peoples party, the democrats and the
silver republicans, which united last year
on q state ticket, We the undersigned
hereby call q non-partisan convention to
be held at the court house in the city Of
Madison on Saturday, September 8,
1859, at two o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose OF selecting 8 delegates to repre-
sent Lake county in the union state
convention to be held at Mitchell Sep
TENDER IA, 1899, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination three candidates for
the office of judge Of the supreme court.
All persons who believe in q non-par.
tisan Judiciary are requested to attend
the caucuses and participate in the con.
vention. 1t is recommended that eau.
cuses be held in the various precincts on
the day next prior to the convention.
The several election precincts will be
entitled to the number Of delegates in
dicated below:
Chester 3, Orland 3, Wentworth .,
Wentworth village 2, Herman 9, RUTLAND
4. Pennington 3, Concord 3, Summit 4,
Nunda 4, Badus ., Wayne 3, Franklin 4,
Clsrno 3, Lakeview 3, Winfred 3, Leroy
5, Madison, fret ward 4, second ward 1,
third ward 4, fourth ward 3.
j. A. McGovERN,
Chm Peoples Party Co. Com.
P. j. RYAN,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
st. Paul Sails For Manila.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2v.-The trans.
port st. Paul is scheduled to sail at
noon for Manila with $50 men Of the
Ihiid cavalry. General Shafter disre-
garded the protest Of the cavalry officers
tnat the transport was not large enough
TO accommodate $50 men, the number
assigned to her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers did me
more good than all blood medicines and
other pills. writes Geo. H. Jacobs, OF
thompson, Conn. Prompt, pleasant,
never gripe,-they cure constipation.
arouse the torpid liver to action and give
you clean blood, steady nerves, q clear
brain and q healthy appetite.
Cook & ODEE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

The enrolment of the state university
1t Vermlllion at the opening OF the new
year, Septemb Der Is, ls estimated at 400,
sne old high water mark Of the lamented
Olson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
Hot In u.ondnn.

LONDON, Aug. 28.-This ia th4 hotta.t
gay tnat has been experienced here this
year, the thermometer registering 90
degrees IN the shade. A dozen cases Of
sunstroke were reported before Noon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Emperor William
mas conferred the order Of the Red
Eagle OF the third class on Herr Rosa
the German consul general at ANA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Both Genera,
brooke and General Wood have dan;oa
70 see wal department reports OF riots
ana disturbances in Santiago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
NAY APPEAL FOR MERCY.

Compounded Members OF French Ges.
eral tan In Distress.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Rennes cor.
respondent of The Daily News says:
The more compromised men bers OF
the general staff are considering the
policy of an appeal to mercy as a last
resort"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

Out OF four games played between the
Webster and Sioux Falls ball teams in
the northern part Of the state this week,
Webster has Won three of them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26
DAILY LEADER.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26. 1869.
OFFICIAL Paper OF City aND COUNTY.
TERMS OFSSUBsCRIPrlON
TOsADvRRTISERS

tbs DAILY LBADBB makes . special feature Of
furnishing Information concerning the advantages
aai resousces of the city Of Madison and Of the
s.Ate atlarge emitting IL TO the patronage ofad.
rttsers Of every class.
j. F. STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

It's like . dip in the fountain Of
youth" Touches the cheek so gently
that youth fingers on the face OF old
age." That what Rocky Mountain does.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

The "life-line" is out, extending the
glad hand" OF lite, hope, and happiness.
Reaches around the globe. 'Tis Rocky
Mountain Tea.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

letter, Eczema and skin diseases
yield quickly to the marvellous healino
qualities OF Banner Sslve made from =
prescription OF . skin specialist Of world
wide fame. Csc. ~
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

Part Of residence near Normal schoo,
Newly papered and painted throuRhout,
Inquire Of MRS, JOHN WALTrR'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

+. Fine residence property for sale on
easy terms. CHAs. B. KENNEDY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-26

The witness finally announced that
~ would give practical demonstra-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
A leyden Jar Girl Who Attracts All Manner Of
.5iog Things, eaal an

standing about three feet. from the
vessel al the time. while the witnesses
followed her everywhere. There were
none but Barbara. the Hoffmans. and
the witnesses in and about the house.
and the outside was watched as well as
the inner rooms. In the afternoon.
when Barbara vas cleaning the hall
with an iron scraper. she came near be-
ing killed by peculiar accident
namely. child's sledge, standing be-
hind the staircase. suddenly raised up
in the air and allshted upon Barbara's
back, hurting her severely. took the
sledge and put Il in another part Of the
hall. where we could closely observe
IL. Il remained for about ten minutes.
then commenced to totter about for
perhaps fifteen second. Then. with a
bound. II jumped up In the air. strik-
Ing the handle OF Barbara's hoe and
knocking II out OF her hand. Barbara
Is simply Leyden jar In human shape.
such as Buiwer-Lytton has described In
his famous book. To make her case
plain to the iayman. IL Is but necessary
10 point ont that In electricity unlike
charges attract each other. while SIM
ilarly charged bodies repel each other.
So IL comes TO pass that a piece OF
bread or rag. which this human
Leyden jar holds In her hand for some
ain.. becomes so charged with elec-
,r!e.ty OF the kind that pervades Bar
aafa's body that II tears Itself loose
and falls down upon the ground. This
pgcrr states thu. Hlrhara ro-y, hlnr.
the elements Of thunderstorm In hsr
body. will explain: When n storm
occurs the clouds overhead arc full O.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
oaeAr.AwpowER OF ANIMALS
Carnivors Exercise rrsmendous foros In
Their Conflicts.


Carnivors Exercise Tremendous foros In
Their Conflicts.
Not everyone has been bitten BY q
dog, a cat or other animal whose weap-
ons OF offense and defense are their
teeth. and consequently has not lived
in dread Of hydrophobia or lockjaw or
blood poisoning. Still fewer among
our citizens have any comprehension
OF the great power required to infiict
even though they have not experienced
them. The teeth, even OF the largest
carnivora. are merely the ''spearheads."
but the force which works" these in
struments is prodigious. II seems as
II for the moment the animal threw all
Its bodily energy into the combination
Of muscular action which We call a
bite" In most cases the mere shock
OF impact, as the animal hurls itself
on Its enemy is entirely demoralizing
or infi!cts physical injury. A muzzled
mastin will hurl man 60 the ground
In the effort TO fasten his teeth In his
throat or shoulder. Then. the driving
and crushing force OF the jaw muscles
is astonishing. The swapping power
OF an alligator's jaw is more or less in
tellisible. They are long and fur
nIshed. with a row OF pointed teeth
from end to end. But the jaws of n
lion. leopard. tiger. otter. ferret or
babboon are short and the long and
pointed teeth are few. Yet each OF
their species has biting power which
In proportion TO Its size Is almost in
credible. Sir Samuel Baker. who had
long and varied acquaintance with
bites of the carnlvora. noticed that the
tiger usually seized an Indian native
by the shoulder and with one Jaw on
one side and the other on the other bit
clean through the chest and back. THE
fatal wound was the bite. which
through back and chest. penetrated the
lungs" Europeans are killed by the
tigers bite as welt as lacera;ed by tho
claws. a Mr. Lawcs. son o. a mission.
AIRY OF tina, name. ~as killed after be-
Ing shaken for a scw moments by a
tlgrrss. which then left him. He died
next day. In nearly all cases the bit.
pcnc'ra;es TO the lungs. This Kind OF
q wound ia characteristic of the at
,aeks o. many o! the teildae. Scarcely
any bird TesoysTs from a cats bite for
the same reason. The canine teeth are
aimoa; instantly dFiSea through the
lung. under IN. sIns. Tho ehectah.
which has very small mouth. always
bites through the bi.,k bucks throat.
The leopard. when seIsIns smaller an
!mais. such as doss. cFushcs the head
whca attacking mea it aims al biting
through tho lungs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
TYPE OF fBULWER LYTT0NpS S YR|L-p0W[R NAN

sroes. and suddenly foand myself in
large room. the harem. brilliantly
lighted by electricity. with a number OF
beautiful women. with penciled eye
brows and red-stained finger nails.
lightly clad and unveiled, sitting on
richly covered divans. Their costumes
were OF costly fabrics. and they were
covered with diamonds and pearls. In
the middle OF the room was bower OF
roses for the bride. and on all sides
were rare Oriental carpets and en-
brolder!es. After waiting an hour in
the harem the bride appeared. walked
to the bower and sat down in II. After
another long walt the bridegroom
came. He went directly to the bower.
raised the veil OF the bride. who was
beautiful and whom he saw for the
first time. placed magnificent dIa-
mond necklace over her head and led
her away. After this ceremony a pro-
cession formed in the garden and
marched around II to the sound of mu-
sic. Then the brIdegroom's best man
came out and made speech on his be-
half. which was replied to by one
chosen for the purpose. After this the
crowd began to disperse. and all was
over."-Paris Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

positive electricity. which attracts the
negative electricity in ;ss earth. Thus
lightning ls generated. on the days
~hen our experiments were conducted
The air in the neiEhboFhood was over
charged with electricity of
another kind than that pcrvadinE Bar
bara's system. Hence the violent con-
cussions when the two dIssimilas
charges collided. The fact that objects
ay toward Barbars Is explained by the
principle tina; one electric body causes
others to be oppositely charged by
Induction. That accomplished. the
positive and negative electric forces
attract each other and go for each
other" But that docs not explain why
these manifestations occur in certain
locality and do not show In another.
l; puzzled me greatly. bat an insesii-
cation Of the scene OF action explained
all. found that the Hoffman home
stead Is built on sandy ground. full of
CLASSY ingredients. and therefore al
mos; complete iasulator. preventing
electric discharges from escaping.
DIR. WOLFRAM.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
pARnARA moFrMAN. Ellie LEypEN Jan alRt.

about the place. the family
consisting OF himself and wife.
Barbara and an old cook. The cook
found TO be an easily frightened. very
religious woman. from whose mind
nothing could be farther than any sort
of deception liable TO upsVt ;hs usual
order Of ihinEs. Old Maria IA, more
over. the young girls devoted friend.
As TO Hoffman and his wife. they are
thoroughly reliable people. whom
have known soF a lifetime. They re-
lated numerous happenings similar to
fha; witnessed. The phenomena. they
saIs, had manifested themselves al
s,uersnt occasions during the past
year or so. Ali this made inc extreme
" anxious to investigate: s;ili felt
that any evidence mish; gather
should be coTrutoTaiei in order 20 meet
the opposition It was sure OF provos-
Ing. Consequently. called on several
reoplc In the neiEhborhood to assist
me. and the school teacher. Herr Opt
liz a baker named Carl Fischer aHd
two other men responded. barbara re-
turned to the Kitchen after she had
good cry, as she said, and I aid not take
my eyes OF her We hadn't been
watching long when securing rag
barbara wsa handling tore itself loose
from her flst with sudden jerk and
fell hard upon the floor. At the same
time The tin pan she was using to wash
dishes began to sway to and fro. and
the dish would have fallen II the teach
or. being nearest to 1t. had no; grabbed
IL. The girl now became frightened
and would not touch the vessel again.
Calling next day. learned that Bar
bara had passed good night, and that
when she entered the kitchen In the
r.orning a porcelain match bowl, rest
,rr on shelf near thc door. came fly-
trg after her. while at the same time
a small tin sieve hanging on shelf
lSed to the opposite wall fell down. at
taehing to the folds of her dress. Ny
Investigation committee ihereupon
went on watch a; once. and this Is
vhs, We Observed during the day: \
tcE ~ beer. holding twenty litres. and
st-nisaE uvnn the flooring in the hall
Lnsau 10 wave about and shake vio-
i.rt when garbars's skirt touched II
ss the rlrl parsed BY quickly: fodder
trough. Weighing at least one hun'
irad pounds. showed similar tenden
r.cs lin pan filed with watei
jinfsd suddenly from the stove upot
iae acor. ieeding IL. :zrbara wa