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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-10-05
| If the Confiscati0n Of q
|nment From Johannes
burg Mines
he'd From Two Sources,
the Figures Are Some
what Smaller.
k.sl Government Said to
p Taken Over All the
Mines.

by, Oct. 5.-The most sensa.
lv. from South Afri CO 10 . re-
| Of tho report Of the acqusition
rrausvsal authorities Of $780,.
pld which was on tho way to
lxn from johannesburg. The
Auou Of the story comes from
rces.
spe Argus asserts that the Boers
y seizure at veirenigen, the
being two weeks shipment Of
the way from the rand to Cape
nd forwarded the treasure to
The report is also confirmed
blegram received BY . mining
in London from their repre-
which is to the effect that the
on which he was travelling from
sburg TO Cape Town was held
looted by Beers, who secured
in gold. the amount being con.
i less than the original esti.
Mutation Strained ~ Ever.
is nothing very tangible in the
news, but tho situation re-
strained as ever. unless hope
derived from tho apparent fact
forces on the frontier are re-
BY both sides ~ wholly defen.
the present and from the state
ha. Mr.. J. H. Ho6meir. the
der leader In Cape Colony. is
pared to endeavor TO secure the
Of the Transvsal government
irreducible minimum" proposed
loemfontein conference to Pres
Fuger by Sir Alfred Miner. the
commissioner. il tho imperial
ben, will stand by the high
lioner's original proposal.
|tock Exchange was influenced
(he opening hours by vague ru.
bat Queen Victoria had csbled
pr Kruger and President Steyn,
out the olive branch, and that
Is had been defeated in . small
bent
rose, but there was q speedy
when both stories were discred
court Attacks Chaubsrlsis.
llliam Vernon Harcourt, tn,
lshed Liberal statesman, mem
ArIlam-nt for West Monmouth
~ another slashing attack IL
paper upon the policy OF th'
Of state for the colonies, Mr.
chamberlain.
''erates his original statemen
Chamberlain's assertion tha
asvaal refused to redress tn
'es OF the outlanders 10 the re-
the case, and he insists tina
t'ta'n Is responsible for ISLAM
door in the face Of Presiden
Just when arrangements wer
llng a Sett1ovrout
IS from Cape Town announc
neral Sir George Stewart White
10 will command the Britis'
The Natal. will proceed I
:. once. On his arrival ct Cap
found the situation on the M
:. 80 grave that he wired fc
~ y transportation for himsel
= 10 Durham, and tho Britis
s'ass cruiser Forte was place
isposal.
s'a news agency publishes Il
dispatch from volksrus
dated Oct. 8:
confirmed y report 10 in circula
That the time allowed th
'',Vops to withdraw from q
t.9 Border will expire at Up. m
IN luI4Ilure : to comply with the d
~; ~ w considered tantsmount
''lon Of war;"
- sostain the Oovernuoae.
"us OF Liberal memb mbers OF Il
m. commons. including sever
o.'ners =. Of Liberal cabinet
=, ~ the private residence Of Il
We Liberal opposition in Il
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
HEALTHY BODIES.
How Girls May Develop Their
Muscles and Brains Mt the
Same Time.

a prominent physician, in a recent
lecture on physical education in girls
schools, said that the evolution of the
upon woman, as well as a new physical
strain, and that the body should be edu-
cared to meet this. lie said that one of
the best exercises for girls was to make
six deep breathings and eXpirations
each morning before dressing, and
that there should also DE half an hours
athletic exercise daily. This would ex-
pand the chest and increase the area
CT breathing space, as well as improve
the figure.
Well-poised shoulders and an erect
carriage go far toward making a girl
look pretty. Many a comparatively
plain girl creates much more pleasing
impression by these means than do
some others who are better endowed
as TO face. Very often a bad carriage
comes Of pure iaziness. It is too much
trouble" to sit up straight, and it is
''such rest" TO stand on one leg, with
the other bent and curved into all sorts
of unnatural positions. Girls who in
dulge in these positions, all of which
are bad for the health, as well as an
tagonistic to beauty, should learn swim
ming, fencing and dancing. All are
valuable, fencing more than the other
two. Housework is also TO be recon-
mended as eflicacious, and the least eX-
pensive of all remedies. Vigorous eX-
ercise with q buster and a broom is
excellent in its way, and little digging
in the garden is better still.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
Rose from the Ranks.

Prince Chilkow, the minister for rail-
ways in Russia commenced his career
by making a toui of the world in order
to take note of all the latest inventions,
and especially to study the inner work
ings and control of foreign railways.
He first took position as an ordinary
mechanic in the locomotive works at
Liverpool, and, after serving some years
as a laborer, was raised to the post of
railway guard, and afterwards station
master at small suburban station.
When he returned to Russia he again
worked his way from mechanic TO sta
ton master, and after working for sew
eral years in the latter capacity an the
Trans-Caspian and Varsovie systems,
he was made Inspector general and
finally minister of railways lineage
Times-Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
GOOD SEASONINGS.
Items of Useful Information Con.
corning the Preparation of
Table Dainties.

When boiling ham, put in cup of
black molasses, one onicn, few
cloves and pepper corns, adding a
bunch of hay; it seasons finely. Let
the ham cool in the water in which it
was boiled, skin, rub with brown sugar,
and brown in a slow oven for an hour,
basting every Is minutes with some of
the stock in which it was cooked. Epi-
cures like the last bastirg of sherry.
When boiling chickens for salad or
pressed loaf, put in quarter of pound
of good salt pork-it is an excellent
seasoning. Shred the chicken from the
bones, press into mold and pour the
water (Which has largely boiled away
over it, and it will form a delicious jelly
all through the bits of meat.
Put sugar in the water used for bast-
ing meats of all kinds; it gives good
favor to veal more especially.
To give fine flavor to corned beef
hash, use good stock for moistening,
with a pinch of salt, sugar and cay
enne.
Three tablespoonfuls of freshly made
Tea, Win IL wv VI SlNto
an Indispensable favor to an apple pie.
Boston baked beans can be greatly
improved by adding a cupful of sweet
cream the last hour of baking.
When making tomato soup add raw
cucumber sliced fine, boil soft and
strain with tomato. 1t gives very
pleasant seasoning.
Add cupful of good cider vinegar
to the water in which you boil fish, es-
pecially salt water fish.
Make snow cake with arrow root
flour, the flavor is delicious.
Small pickles, olives and capers
minced very fine are an excellent sea-
soning for a salad dressing.
A fine seasoning for chicken salad is
to slice an onion on the top of the pre-
pared chicken and let it marinate two
hours or more, adding, at the same time,
a few drops of prepared chervil Be
sure that every particle of the onion is
taken from the chicken before adding
the dressing.-St. Louis Republic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
HUMOROUS.

"Why was Mr.. Sweet offended when
they asked hin to impersonate the sand
man in that tableau?" He seemed to
take it as a personal slur. You see, he's
a sugar merchant. "-Philadelphia Bull
letln.
Tommy Scroggins-''I'd hate to be
dat two-headed boy at the museum"
Jimmie Wiggins-"He has lots of fun"
Tommy Scroggins-"I know dat, but
jes' t'ink O. havin' two faces to warsh."
Ohio State Journal.
Il want to ask just one question, I'M
cle," said Sammy Snaggs to his uncle,
hero of the Spanish war. GO on,
Sammy" (Which would you rather
eat, hard tack or muster ?-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Live News.-Foreman-" last ar
ticle doesn't quite fill. Shall | put in
some miscellany?" Miscellany
be hanged. Wen print nothing but live
news on the first page! Put in denial
of the last ."-Detroit Journal.
Irate Father-"I saw you kiss my
daughter under cover OF the bushes this
afternoon. What do you mean by ?"
Golightly-"Well, now, you hardly
think that l would stoop low enough
to discuss personal matters with a
beastly pepper, do you?''- Philadelphia
North American.
A quiet-lookirg young man was walk
ing along the Strand the other day
when he suddenly slipped over a piece
of orange peel and fell into the gutter.
While he was in the act of rising, a swell
who was passing by, thinking to amuse
the bystanders, said: 'Where did you
lie last?" Where you were Bred" was
the unexpected reply. - Spare Mo-
ments.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
TREATING IN HAYTI.
When Upon COnviVialfty Bent the
Natives Are Not to he OutdoDe
in Courtesy.

OF course there is in Hayti a small
circle of native-born creoles who are
naturally born ladies and gentlemen,
exquisite in their courtly manners and
most desirable as friends. Then the
white men who are living there are
characters. If they take liking to you
all they have or can capture is yours.
The following will illustrate this char
acteristic:
Mine host and a friend were walk
ing through the leading thoroughfare
of one of the towns, when the friend
suddenly came to standstill, and,
placing his long, nervous index finger
on mine hosts breast, remarked:
MY dear boy, in here they make the
best cocktails in Hayti. l have spent
three fortunes in assuring myself OF
the truth OF this. Let's go in and try
one"
There was n prompt adjournment
from the pathwalk to the interior of
tue building, u few minutes of delight
frl, expectant silence as the ingredients
were shaken together, mutual bow,
followed by disappearance of the
liquids.
Friend-How do you like that?
Mine Host-Delicious.
Let us have another"
Certainly, only this second one is on
me-"
make no mistake, my boy; they are
both on you. I've no money"
1t is the unexpected that happens
especially in Hayti. the unknown
Henry Sandman, in Harper's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
CHRONIC WEATHER KICKERS.
The Lunchroom Philosopher CiveS
His Views on Mankind in
General.

DIE ever notice. said the lunchroom
philosopher, what a never-contented lot o.
pinheads we are! Now, it seems no time
at all since was a-rarin' around and kickinT
like blaZes because the leaves and crocuses
didn't appear on schedule time. | believe
blamed my wife for it. | was SO dead sick
and tired of chilly blasts and my olive green
top-coat that | sort O. held her personally
responsible for the backwardne:s of the
lilacs and daisies and pansies. | told her
that l wanted red-hot, sizzling weather, and
lots of it-that for all | cared ding the sun
could go on sizzling forever. Now find
that I'm sick of the summer. find myself
longing to hear the leaves swir.ing in the
bitches and to have the fire lighted in the
latrobe. l find that | want to take brisk
walks in the sharp, chilly air. find that
I'm hungry for buckwheat cakes and sau-
sage. I'm tired O. beer I'm weary of car
riding out in the country. Durn it all-I
want snow three feet high, billiards of it,
and lwant the theaters and the hot Scotchesi
And along toward the end of next February
III be chewing the Tag, in the same old way,
about moving to some tropical country,
where L can get warmed up and be famed
by balmy zephyrs, and all that kind O. bleat
We don't know what we want. We even
get sick of seasons that we long for, much
as kids get sick of their painted Noah's
arks or tin soldiers. "-Washington Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
BABETTE'S DREAM.
1t Procured for Her a Husband Under
NisapprehensiOn--S
Awakening.

A few weeks ago pretty little bonnie
a tout faire, in the service of an elderly
and wealthy retired Partisan halter,
dreamed one night that she had drawn
the number 1929, and with it won the
top prize in the municipal lottery
Next morning she described her vision
to her master, who instantly gave her
the whercwithal to purchase 'full'
ticket, and began to keep his eye upon
the official liste du tirage, at the head
of which, to his unbounded surprise,
the dreamed-of number came out when
the next drawing took place. Hurry
ing home from the cafe at which the
joyful announcement had met his eye,
he found Babette, as usual, singing
merrily over her work. and manifestly
unaware that huge slice of good luck
had fallen to her lot.
"She is really an excellent girl" he
handsome, too, and por-
toned by the blind goddess with a
dowry of 100000 francs. In every re-
spect an eminently eligible young per-
SON." Straightway he called her to
him.
"Babette, dear child" he murmured,
with fond smile, Il am resolved to re-
ward your indefatigable devotion to a
lonely but grateful old man. I hope
that you have found me kind master;
/ am sure that ! shall make good hus-
band. Be mine, Babettel"
Three weeks later, as they were leav-
ing church at the conclusion of the
marriage ceremony, he whispered to
his blnshing bride: ''By the way,
sweet spouse, what has become of that
mystic number which you dreamed
about? Perhaps you had better hand
over the ticket for the purchase of
which l gave You the money not so very
long ago. | will collect the prize on
your account"
THE lottery ticket, do you mean 2"
replied Babette. why, / changed my
mind about that, and spent the six
francs on a new cap, which you adj
mired very much. Then you asked me
to marry you, and l forgot all about
the silly old number" Tableaui-
Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
Cody Called for n Cut.

Col. Cody, the eminent scout helped to
build church at North Platte, and was per-
suaded by his wife and daughter to accom-
pany them to the opening. The minister
gave out. the hymn, which commenced with
the words: ooh, for ten thousand tongues
to sing etc. The organist, who played by
had to try again. A second attempt ended
like the first in failure. ooh, for ten thou.
sand tongues to sing my great" came the
opening words for the third time, followed
by a squeak from the organ and a relapse
into painful silence. Cody could contain
himself no longer, and blurted out: Start
it at five thousand, and mebbe some of the
rest of us can get in" = San Francisco
Wave
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So, sitting on the cathedral steps and

So, sitting on the cathedral steps and
waiting to accompany Pere Laurent to
hear the music of Mendelssohn and
Bach which Father Charles played SO
well on his violin, Toni Tedona, look
ing up at the evening sky and the SEN
tinel stars, which smiled back at him,
felt great yearning come over him, to
deserve the name given, with SO noble
generosity, and to be indeed a worthy
son to that saint on earth, a son upon
whom no reproach would ever gather
in years to come, no evil deed ever
cling.
The wind blew clustering and light
clouds began to obscure the deep blue
of the sky and the radiance of the
stars.
Are you there, Tonic" said Pere Lau-
rents gentle voice. Il was detained by
visit to a sick child. Allons, mon fills.
Come. We will cross the river and go to
hear Father Charles music for little
while"
Springing up with glad joy in his
eyes as Pere Laurent placed frail,
withered hand on his shoulder, Toni
and his friend the priest passed down
the steps, across the street, and into
the square, where the rising wind was
tossing the scents Of the flowers about
them, out to the crowded levee, to take
the ferry boat, putting its way across
the broad, winding river.
Pere Laurent's talk was Of the dedi-
Al. l.. L E 3 Ii, L.
ent genius by the old German masters,
Sebastian Bach, Handel and others,
and, wrapt in his subject, he threaded
his way abstractedly among the heavy
belated floats, market carts and back
ing and twisting trains, which cross
and recross on the levee front.
Toni went slowly by his side, and,
glancing up, thought that the stars
smiled approvingly.
How was it?
None could say.
The darkening light of the evening
must have obscured the distance, and
fitful gusts OF wind blew clouds of fine
white dust in their faces.
Pere Laurent, brought to sudden
consciousness of where they We're,
paused, as a heavy engine backed rap
idly down upon them.
With an exclamation he stretched to
seize TOMS hand and attempted to
cross, not needing the boys imploring
effort to detain him.
There were shouts of warning and
the thunder of an engine. Then, with
one wild cry: "Padre!" Toni sprang
forward, caught and tore him back;
flung him to one side, while wild cries
arose from the engineer and trainmen
around, saving Padre Laurent, but go
ing himself to an awful fate.
"Mon fills! mon fist" walled the gray
haired priest in anguish, wringing his
hands.
Toni Tedona lay at the foot of the
altar. His face serene and smiling, was
unmarried and over his shattered body
dark cloth had been drawn. Ia
pers burned around the compassionate
face of the Christ crucified, and silence
reigned in the cathedral.
Pere Laurent knelt, and, gazing at
the young and beautiful face, so grand
ly chiseled by death, slow tears fell
over his withered cheeks. Passing his
hand over the dark curling hair with
a tender gesture of love, he whispered
softly: Mon fills! oh, mon fish. o.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
ECONOMY IN GUM.
Some Chewers Save and Hide Their
Guilds as If They Were
Valuable.
nlents.

Economy in small things is a very
iaudable thing. There is even a pro-
verb to the effect that with strict econ
omy one may become rich However,
that is matter not altogether certain,
because if one will go over the list of
his economical friends he will not find
a rich one among them. They are
economical because they are not rich,
and because it is necessary. If they
were rich they would not be cocoon
zeal. 1t is the opinion of the best
judges that it takes few qualities 9TH
er than economy to make man aally
rich, as, for instance, capital, brains,
opportunity, marriage with girl
worth q million, recently deceased
wealthy relative, etc.
However, economy is q good thing
when it is necessary. 1t does not take
any great amount of acumen to live
well when one has plenty of money.
The clever thing is to live well without
it.
There are some things in which one
is unconsciously economical-in which
sion for it-and one of the most gener-
ally is the saving of gum by those who
have acquired the habit. Almost every
one who lives within the influence of
the gum chewer knows of the strange
habits of economy pursued by them.
Your habitual gum chewer is a saver
and hider of his or her quid, and de-
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found a quid of cold, hard gum on the
under side of the arm of a chair or the
under edge OF a table? a window pane,
the head of the bed, corner of the
wall, the edge of picture frame are
all good places in which to hide gum.
In large family of girls addicted to
the gum habit it soon becomes difficult
to find places in which to hide gum,
and be sure of getting the right quid
when it is needed again. Mamie, for in
stance, would find a piece of gum on
the arm of papa's favorite chair, and
could not be sure whether it was hers
or Jessie's. She knew she had put
quid there once upon time. So at
last the girls parceled off the hiding
places in this fashion. Mamie was to
hide her gum on the under side of the
mantel piece; Jessie had the chair
arms, Bessie the picture frames, Gus
sic the door jamb and Tessie the under
edge of the library table. Gussie was
the greatest collector, and soon had
fine row of cold bullets of gum stuck
along the door jamb, saved up for
rainy day.
One can overlook that sort of thing
in a girl, but when a man begins to
save his gum it is time to administer
rebuke. One day last week man was
coming up Eleventh street from Main,
and pretty little woman was going in
the opposite direction. Just as they
were a few feet apart the man lifted
his hat and lowered it in front of him.
The woman glanced at him, ano, not
recognizing him as an acquaintance,
took him for a masher. She SHE'D away
from him. and there came over her face
a look of alarm mingled with hauteur.
This changed to one of relief, however,
when the man took quid of gum from
his mouth and carefully stuck it in the
crown of his hat That man, according
to the proverb should have been rich,
but as a matter of fact he was out of
work, and shabby to degree.
Economy in gum is not always sure
road to wealth,-kansas City Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
The STONE IN THE ROAD.

Long time ago there lived a king
KNOWN to be good and wise;
He taught his people laziness
In all forms to despise.
.'F0r the best things of life" said he,
God gives to those who work.
Fad luck comes but by carelessness,
To those who love to shirk"-
Right in the middle of the road,
Close by his palace fair,
lie placed a stone, and watched to see
The people passing there.
Quito early in the morning came
\ farmer, with his corn
Drawn by yoke of oxen-'Ha!
AS sure as you are born"
He cried, in great disgust, the king
Has lazy subjects here.
Now | must drive my cart one side
And upset, too, fearv'
He never thought TO roll the stone
Himself. A soldier gay,
With a long feather in his hat,
Now marched across the way;
A merry song he sung. but as
He held his head so high,
lie stumbled Ger the stone and In
The dust was forced to lie.
-Ah! silly drones, We country folks,
He stormed-'your sense is small,
To leave such stones where travellers
Are almost sure to fall!'
An hour later, merchants, six,
Bound for village fair,
Came down the road and loudly blamed
The folks who left it there.
Ard so for three long weeks or more,
In everybody's way,
That stone, untouched by anyone,
AS an obstruction lay.
Then the great king a message sent
To people far and near,
Kidding them by his palace on
certain day, appear.
MY friends, twas / who placed this stone
That in your way has stood,
20 see," the king said, (which of you
Loved most his neighbours good"
He stopped and quickly rolled aside
The stone-a box was there
'-For him who lifts this stone," they read,
In letters large and fair.
Out fell a ring and twenty coins
OF Eold-"This maxim true
Now take to heart" quoth our good king
Strive with your might to do
The work that right before you lies;
Don't go around the stone,
Or scold your neighbor, when tie fault
Rests but with you alone"
Lizzie dc Almond, in Ohio Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
Cruel Sarcasm.

Il know the pumpkin pie was rather
thin as to filing" said the landlady, al
most crying, but ] don't think he had
any right to say what he did"
What did he say?" asked the second
table noarder.
.'iIe asked me if / didn't think that
the pie crust would be improved if ii
had another coating of yellow paint"
What to- Eat.
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One quart of sweet milk; pinch of
salt; butter, size of egg (melted); one
half cup sugar; three eggs, beaten sep
arately; two teaspoonfuls Royal bak-
ing powder: flour to make stiff as cake
batter; add whites of egg, beaten stiff:
last. have waffle irons hot and we'll
creased with good lard. Serve with
maple or sugar syrup. - Detroit Free
Press
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Doctor and Patient.

Dr. Brown-Aren't you rather inconsist-
ent? You told me the other day that you
are ten per cent. better than you were when
you first consulted me, and now you have
come here and want me to take 20 per cent.
off my bill.
Convalescent-But I am not here this
time for my health.-Boston Transcript
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Ladies' Can Kenr Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-24
WHOnrtH.

Every man." shouted the orator, "has
his price!"
You're a darn liar" said the member
from Walypang, in an 0undertone. MY
price. is only $500, and / amt got it yit."-
Chicago Times Herald.