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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14

A dispatch was received by j. J.. Fitz-
gerald from the transportation com.
mittee sent to Aberdeen that the Lake
county volunteers would rea,h Lake
Preston at 4:3O p. m. 1t was arranged
by Mr.. Fitzgerald with Supt. Irwin here
last evening that he would place his "
train at the disposal OF the boys ut Lake
Preston and they would be brought to
Madison direct, reaching here at $50,
The list OF returning volunteers on this
is: Bandmaster +. NJ. Halssead, II. f..
k'llion, Gus. Kruger, Paul Miller, j.
Fred johnson, Albert Gatzke, b. s.
Nichols Adam Olinger, Dion Pearoe.
John Richardson, Herman Wolff, p. II.
Carroll, William Barth, Robert Maley. ].
w. LsBrso, Ivan Woldt, Barney Barron.
7-Itunbar, Frank Fuller.
The boys will receive a most ROYAL
welcome on their arrival here. the
Juvenile band. u. A. r., city officers and
citizens galore will be on hand to greet
and do them honor. Iooluded in this
welcome are oil the veterans already Re.
turned from the Cuban and Philippine
campaigns: Sergt. A. A. Northrop, H.
A. Braese, Herman Kruger, Fred Will.
ard, Will A. Boyd, Emil Kolashefsky.
The young veterans will be marched
to the opera house where they will de
post baggage, and get ready for tho
banquet which will be served at Z D. m.
"a the city hall, where the ladies have
prepared q most elegant spread. After
this the social program in the opera
house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14

Gov. Lee has appointed A. r. jamie
son Of Hudson, county Judge Of Lincoln
county to fill vacancy caused ty decision
OF the suprems court declaring Virgins
who was elected to the Office ineligible
on account of not being a lawyer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14

"When our boy was almost dead from
whooplng cough, our doctor rave Ono
Minute Cough Cure. They recovered
rapidly" writes P. B. Bellies, Argyle, Pa.
1t cures coughs, colds, grippe and all
throat and lung troubles.
Cook & ODEE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14

One dollar saved is two earned. This
applies to our cloak and fur sale, Ooto.
Der 81. N. d. MCGlLLlvRAY,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14

For Rent-Nicely furnished rooms in
the 8. .. Lee new building, up stairs.
MRS. Birch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14
A Great DAY.
Visit of the President of
the United States.
Return of the First South
Dakota VOlunteerS-.SO-
cial Reception.

To-day South Dakota is 10 a ferment
OF excitement it has never experienced
before. 1t is caused by the presence
within her borders OF a real live presi-
dent, from Washington, the nations
capital, the nations president. He came
in ut the northern boundary and goes out
at the souther most point, spending a
whole day among the gallant, the mag
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-14
The Banner Pile Cure

Is Banner Salve. It gives immediate
'elief and will soon effect q cure. Csc.
CHRIS. Schulz.
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H DAILY LEADER.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IA. 1899.
Official Paper Of CITY aND COUNTY.
:vRRMs OFcsUBeCRIPrION
Union Reform Ticket.

Union Reform Ticket.
For Supreme Judges
EDMUND SMITH,
OF Pennington equity
JULIAN BENNETT,
OF Codin gton County.
c. Il. KENNEDY,
or Lincoln County.
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PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
niticent yeomanry Of South Dakota. 1t
ia the first time a president ever visited
the state. He found the people OF every
political complexion, OF every nationality,
OF every class, as loyal. as he has found
them in any state in she Union. They
We'd with q another in doing him
honor. They love their state, their
country and It's institutions and they
honor and pay due respect to it's chief
executive. As such, William Mckinley
to-day has had the homage Of the people
OF South Dakota. 1t has been a nagni.
ticent tribute to the high esteem in
which our people hold the chief Office Of
our nation. Madison and Lake county
citizens did their share in manifesting
their respect for and loyalty to the ex.
allied office, by the grand ovation they
President Mckinley this afternoon.
The day at Madison was raw and cold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Great Britain pays $4,000 900 annu-
ally 10 America and the English col
onies for butter. The people who buy
high-price butter want it sweet and
fresh, and this is possible only when
the COWS are eating spring grass. AS
it is not always spring in England it
stands to reason that butter has to be
brought from those places where
spring is. First the Londoner gets his
butter from west England, Normandy
and Brittany. Then the butter of
northern Denmark follows and Austria
liam butter comes next-English winter
is Australian spring.
In recent lecture by DR.. Charles B.
Dudley, chief chemist Of a certain rail
road, it is shown how the costs of the
distinctively little things mount up in
the offices of large railway system
For instance, he shows that it costs
the railroad each year about $1,000 for
pins, $4,000 for rubber bands, $4,000
for ink, $1,000 for lead pencils, etc. The
fact that it costs nearly as much for
stationery with which to carry on the
business as it does for iron, as Dr. Dud-
ley asserts, is indeed startling. Some
roads have realized the extent of waste
in such directions and have, among
other measures, ordered that a large
part of the communications between
On pads of manila paper instead of on
regular letter heads.
There is no one from John OBrOatS
to Lands End, England who bestows
more of his means to philanthropic
causes than Lord Overtoun, to whom
his father, James White, left fortune,
closely approaching 100000 900. Sew
enty-Odd years ago the father Of Lord
OVertOun and his brother John took
possession of an old soap and soda
works near Ruthergien and converted
it into q factory for the production of
bichloride of potash. 1t is related of
the founder of the business that he was
wont to stand inside the gate of his
works at night and il he found any
particles of chrOme-a chemical for
which he received 20 cents a pound in
those days-adhering to boots or
clothes he would stop the man with
the remark: Hey, man! gang back
and daud your shin. Div we no see
yere cairryin' ava sller when We cair-
ry crum on yer bitts?" John Camp
bell White, the present owner of the
chemical works at Rutherglen, was
created first Baron Overtoun in 1898,
taking the title from his estate in
Dumbartonshire. He was born IN
l843 and was educated at Glasgow uni
versity. He is certainly one of the
busiest men in the country. and besides
being deputy lieutenant and convener
for charlottesville, is president of in
Vulnerable religious and philanthropic
societies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
TAXATION IN ITALY
foor Pay Twice as Much Proportionately
as the Rich,

Not only is everything taxed in It.
ally, but the taxes are so arranged that
IN the words CT Sig. Giolitti, the Door
pay in proportion twice as much as the
rich, says the Genteman's Magazine.
For IN Italy it is the necessaries of
llte-at least we should consider them
as such-the bread, the meat and the
sugar, which pay, while the luxuries,
though greatly taxed, too, bring in
comparatively small amount. One lux
ury, indeed, is an exception-the Ital-
ian state lottery, in which all classes
or the community, down to the very
poorest who can scrape 20 centesimi
together, take tickets every week. A
brilliant Italian novelist, Matilde Sc
rao, has shown in her admirable PA
csc di Cuccagna,' and in some of her
shorter stories, the far-reaching harm
this system of state-encouraged gamb-
ling causes, the superstitions which it
engenders, and the deprivations which
1t sometimes necessitates But it brings
In 6O,O0O.OOO lire year to the govern
iHSiI, anu ali DuL the SMALLEST places
in Italy have their banco lotto, where
tickets for Saturdays draw at the
eight wheels" can be taken, and
where, on Sunday, lists of winning
numbers, with perhaps a yellow and
a red rose against those held by local
gamblers. may be seen. But after all
the lotto is optional, while the taxes
are not. So bread and sugar cost about
thrice what they do in England, the
sopratassa on railway tickets makes
travelling in Italy de2rer than any
where else, while salt is heavily
mulcted for revenue purposes. Hence
genuine discomfort arises, though here
it is necessary to distinguish. In spite
Of the assertions of the Secolo and the
other advanced papers, the right view
appears to be-so Milane.-e eyewitness
es of last years riots inform me-that
whereas in most other places and es-
pecially in the south, the disturbances
were really due to want of food and
abiect poverty, there, on the contrary,
where trade is much more fourishing
and work much more plentiful than
elsewhere, the agitation was indus
triously fomented for political ends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03

ness and sorrow-in the eyes whic
met mine for an instant. Then tt
two ladies crossed the hall and noun
ed the wide shallow stairs.
Miss Elmslie came down pre-ontly.
Poor child" she said, "she is abs3
lutely worn out! She has cried the
whole day. | hope she will sleep now
that is the best restorer She has hac
no sleep yeti"
My first glance On gaining my bed
room was toward the Gladstone bas
which stood beside my portmanteau
Mona had probably taken the opportu
nifty of making the exchange quietly
in my absence-she had shown her
self person OF resources, and l haC
little doubt that this would be hei
line of action. It would involve no
explanation of awkwardness. l lifted
the bag almost with a smile-the ad-
venture interested me. There at the
bottom was still the half-effaced label
-"Ifotel -gia, Venezia." Miss Brans-
combc then had in some way failed to
be equal to the occasion; possibly she
had been, as Miss Elmslie expressed it,
too WORKOUT" to attempt the transfer
that night.
opened my portmanteau, and there
amongst my own possessions lay the
large light gray dust cloak and the
yellow paper-covered volume left be-
hind by my travelling companion; there
were the penciled words, Mona
scombe"-tangible evidence that
the days adventure had been no il
fusion or case of mistaken identity, as
l was half tempted at times to believe.
l fell asleep, after much troubled toss
ing, and dreamt OF Mona Branscombe,
at the Colonel's funeral wrapped in
her gray dust cloak. and carrying in
her hand my Gladstone bag, with
"Venezia" in large letters on it.
(To be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
CHAPTER VIII.

Yes, ii was Mona Branscombe in the
flesh, and not a spirit, as in my first
utter bewilderment | had half imag-
ined. She was wrapped in light
fleecy shawl; her face was pale as
death, ard her whole attitude full OF
listless WEAKNESS. She looked like
one who had wept until she could weep
no more and had given up the strug-
gle with grief out of sheer exhaustion.
| fancicd that faint wave of color
stole over the pale cheeks as she held
out her hand to me, but she did not
speak, and sank back again amongst
her cushions.
Miss Elmslie pressed food and drink
upon me with kindly hospitality, and
talked in her purling CHEEKY way,
whilst | listened and ate as in a
dream.
1T has been a long day." Miss Elm
lie said, land there has been so much
to do. | made Mona keep her room I'M
til dinner time, and then came
the shock of the rector's summons.
Dear, dear-to think that Mrs. Heath
cote should follow the dear Colonel
so soon" She glanced at Mona, and
changed the subject. Had you a
pleasant journey, Mr.. Fort?"
Yes" | answered, rousing myself
with an effort, 1T was very pleasing up
to certain point. Then little ad-
venture befell me-" l had my eyes
fixed upon Miss Branscombo as | spoke
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
Bret Harte and Little Breech es.'

From the San Francisco Argonau.:
Bret Harte is go frequently compli-
mented as the author Of Little
Brooches" that he is almost as sorry
it was ever written as is Col. John
Hay. who would prefer his fame 70
rest on more ambitious work. A gush-
ing lady, who prided herself upon her
literary tastes. said to him once: My
dear Mr.. Harte, | am so delighted to
meet you. have read everything you
ever wrote, but OF all your dialect verse
there is none that compares to your
Little Breeches.'" Il quite agree with
you madam" said Mr.. Harte. but you
have put the little breaches on the
wrong man"
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there was no change in her attitude, no

there was no change in her attitude, no
interest in her still, weary face.
AN adventure?" exclaimed Miss
Elmslie. What was it?"
] determined to make a bold stroke
Il lost my bag" l replied. watch
ing the motionless figure in the arm
chair.
Lost your bag echoed Miss Elms-
lie. Dear mel hope you found it
again"
No, l have not found it up to this
time, | answered. Il believe it was
exchanged by a fellow passenger
lady''-still no sign from Nona-"who
left her own in its place"
But the railway officials-the-the
telegraph" said Miss Elmslie, who was
always confused and helpless in emer-
gencles-"they can get it back for you.
Have you made inquiries
Yes" | answered, steadily, Il have
made inquiries. and'-with emphasis
Il think l have traced the lady"
Miss BranscombC lifted her hand at
this moment and leaned her cheek
upon it, shading her face from my
view My shot had told at last
You have traced herr" said Miss
Elmslie. All. then it will be all right"
Yes, l hope it will be all right" |
echoed.
How very awkward" said Miss
Elmslie, for the lady as well as for
you, Dear me, Mr.. Fort, l hope you
will soon get back your own property.
Can we send to the station in the
morning? Or is there now anything you
want for tonight. Austin can attend to
1t if you will ask him
THANK you" replied. the bag con-
tanned nothing but papers"
'Papers!" exclaimed Miss Elmslie.
Then you must be very anxious, Mr..
Fort. Do let us senior had you not
better go YOURSELF"
Thank you" l responded; 4 have
no doubt I shall recover everything
in the morning"
How cool you are!" said Miss Elms-
lie. Il should be in a fever"
Il think | will go to bed now" said
Miss Branscombe, rising languidly
! from her chair.
Il will come up stairs with you, "
said Miss Elmslie, starting up and TAX
| ing NoEa's arm in her own. Il shall
not say goodnight, Mr.. Fort; you have
not finished your supper. Please don't
hurry am coming back"
Miss Branscombe bowed and held
out limp, nerveless hand as l opened
the door for her exit. She shivered just
little. too, and drew her shawl more
closely about her, but there was nei-
Their guilt nor confusion-only weari-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
A Strange Bulgarian Custom.

An old and curious wedding cere-
mony with the Bulgarians is the public
and solemn shaving Of the bridegroom
early on the wedding day. Whilst the
barber performs this work the BRIDE
groom is surrounded by a dancing
crowd of girls and lads. His hair hav-
ing been cut, it is carefully gathered
by some girls, to be preserved in a
chest of the bride. When the barber
has done he gets as a present a linen
cloth and from every one small piece
of money. Then the bridegroom kisses
the hand of each girl, washes his face.
and puts on the wedding dress. The
latter-not the person, but his festive
garment-must be accurately weighed
three times by lad ere the bridegroom
is allowed to put it on. This strange
custom is said to date back to remote
times of early Slavonic heathendom,
but still continues, being strictly OBJ
served, especially by the villagers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03

They plunge into labyrinth from
which no bankrupt law or two
thirds enactment" will ever extricate
them. They take into their partner
ship the world, the flesh and the devil.
and the enemy Of all righteousness
will boast through all ages that the
man who in all his business life could
spiritual defalcation, and was swindled
out of heaven.
Perhaps some of you saw the fire in
New York in 1885. Aged men tell us
that it beggared all description. Some
stood on the housetops of Brooklyn.
and looked at the red ruin that swept
down the streets and threatened to OBJ
1terate the metropolis. But the com
mercial world will yet be startled by
greater conf1agration, even the last
one. Bills of exchange, policies of in
surance, mortgages and bonds and
government securities, will be con-
sumed In one lick of the flame. The
Bourse and the United States mint will
turn to ashes. Gold will run molten
INTO the dust of the street. Exchanges
and granite blocks of merchandise will
fall with a crash that will make the
earth tremble. The Hastings of the
great light will show the righteous
the way to their thrones. Their best
treasures In heaven, they will go up
and take possession of them. The
tolls nf b,tc
their brains and rasped their nerves
Tor so many years, will have forever
ceased. There the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are at
rest"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
PECULIAR DRESS.
What the Natives in Micronesia Wear
to Church.

what the Natives In Micronesia Wear
to Church.
Miss Elizabeth Baldwin. on her ar
rival at Ruk, wrote as follows of the
native church at that station, which
serves also as school house for the
boys, says the Missionary Herald:
The church holds about $50 and is al
ways well filled at service. Quite a
number attend the services who have
not forsaken yet their heathenism and
their scanty, dirty clothing, immense
ear ornaments, extending almost to the
waist, and other barbaric adornments
make the contrast very striking be-
tween them and the Christian natives
The Christian men wear trousers and a
shirt, often having the shirt hanging
loose over the trousers, and the wom-
en- wear Mother Hubbards' We have
secl women attired in a shirt. ard we
have heard of a couple living on some
one Of these islands who, when the
communion season came around, said
that they did not think they could
come TO the Lords table, for they had
been quarreling. When asked what
they were quarreling about they said
they had a new red shirt and had dis
puted as to which should wear it to
church"
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CHAPTER vII.-(Continued)

CHAPTER VII.-(COntinuedO
My hitherto matter-Of-fact life had
suddenly received its baptism OF
mystery and romance; and with 1t an
other initiation-that supreme reveal
ton which comes but once in a man
life, and having come, leaves its marx
upon it foreYer-the revelation OF
love.
Your message, sir" said the teie-
graph clerk at my elbow. | tore open
the yellow envelope, and read
Motion Junction-No Gladstone
bag left here, or inquired for to-day.
Then Miss Branscombe had not dis
covered her mistake. Moreover, her
destination was some point beyond
Motion, or she would certainly nave
had time to detect the change OF bag
gage.
l sent a message to Miss Elmslie at
Forest Lea, announcing my return
that night and requesting that II con-
venient a carriage might meet me at
the station, and then | prepared to
get through as best l might the hours
of supense which lay before me.
My heart beat faster as the evening
express neared Motion Junction. | was
on the platform almost as soon as the
train stopped. The station was I'M
usually quiet, and the platform clear
from one end to the other; there was
no sign of the slight, graceful figure
for which | sought eagerly. | did not
give up hope until the last moment.
After a hurried inquiry at the cloak
room | fingered by the carriage door
until the train was absolutely in mo-
ton, and then resumed my seat with a
blank chill of disappointment. Miss
BranscOmbe was evidently not return
Ing to Forest Lea that night.
The loss of the wiIl-serious as such
a loss would be to me both personally
and ionally-OCCupied no place
in my mind as | travelled on toward
Forest Lea. | believe | had entirely
forgotten the lesser misfortune in what
seemed to me the greater-the disap-
pearance of Miss BranscOmbe from her
home. That she was the victim of
some deeply laid plot on the part of
her cousin | never doubted; the rec
tors precautions had been taken too
late. Possibly had | spoken of last
evenings discovery, Miss BransCOmbe'S
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so good of you, Mr.. Fort, to come
back so soonw she exclaimed. And
how tired you must be after your two
Journeys! l am glad you were able to
return to us at once. We need your
help more than ever, for we have had
another shock tonight. The poor dear
rector has been called away to- fear
his mothers death bed All, the
world is full Of sorrowful things! But
come in, Mr.. Fort"-as l stood rooted
to the Threshold Come in to the
fire. What-what is the matter?
What, indeed? No wonder that l
stared with dropped jaw and wonder
stricken eyes, for in an arm chair by
the fire, which the chilly evening rem
dered comfortable, l beheld Mona
Branscombe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03

New Officers Have Taken Charge OF tho
Road.

Baltimore, July 1.-The receivership
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
terminated at II o'clock last night and
the property was turned over to the
stockholders without celebration or
formal ceremony. John X. Cowen
and Oscar G.. Murray were appointed
receivers Of the company on February
goth, 1896, by the United States court
for the District OF Maryland. Being
familiar with the reeds of the property
the receivers decided that the only
wise course to pursue was to practi-
cally rebuild and re-equip the railroad.
The physical condition was bad, it's
equipment antiquated and inadequate
to handle business and it's insufficiency
was such as to seriously injure the
revenues. The receivers plans were
discussed by the security holders and
as large majority agreed to the pro-
vision of enough funds to place the
road in a condition to handle its traf-
fic, they obtained permission of the
court to issue certificates for the pur-
chase, by means of equipment trusts
and receivers certificates, Of new cars
and locomotives and to improve the
physical condition of the property.
The plan also provided for the payment
in full of all receivers indebtedness,
the entire floating debt Of the COM
pany, represented by promissory notes
and negotiable obligations and of all
car trust obligations, enabling the COM
pany to begin the fiscal year of 1899
1900 with all its obligations paid. For
the reason that reorganization was
possible without foreclosure, the orig
inal charter of the company remains in
force, and the next annual meeting of
the stockholders will be the 73d. The
new stock of the company is held by in
terests which cannot fail to be of great
help to the property and much new
capital has been invested in the Sc
curities, and there is a sufficiency Of
money for still further improvements,
which are in progress, with view to
still further reducing the cost of trans
portation.
There are no churches dying from
the exhaustion of liberality.