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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Especially Strong on Games S

From Sc to $1OO we show all the new
and popular games, Complete Checker
Boards at sc. A very fine Combination
Checker Board, worth $500, at 95c.
fiddle Winks, Old Maid, Peter Coddle, at
&c each.
Soldier Games at 4Sc.
Chess Sets. 25c.
Rough Rider Game, 25c.
War in Cuba, Csc.
The Limited Mail 4Sc.
Basket Ball Game. 4Sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Olympia and
Regina Music Boxes

II you are thinking of purchasing Music
Box for a holiday present call and examine
our stock before buying and Wen guar
antee to save you just one-half what other
dealers are asking you for the same box
From now until the 1st of January our
entire stock of Music Boxes at one-half the
regular price.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Holiday CarpetSpeeiaIs

Royal Wilton Rugs, 9x12, only $500.
9xl2 Smyrna Rugs. only $1,000
White and Gray Fur Rugs. only $1.9S.
Carpet Sweepers, only $1,5O and $1,S5.
Toy Sweepers, only l5c
A Sewing Machine makes a useful pres
ent.
good Machine, only $1,000
The Seamstress, the best on the market
$1,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Toilet Sets, Atomizers, Mani
cure Seis, Albums.

Immense variety in this line of goods and
a great range of prices, that average 25 per
cent below those marked elsewhere. Dainty
and appropriate Christmas presents for men,
women and children.
Toilet Sets, three pieces, in handsome
leatherette case, worth $1s75, at 95c.
Other Toilet Sets, in exquisite effects, at
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Mems White and
Faney Shirts

Mems White Laundered Shirts in open
front or back at Soc
Mems $1OO colored Laundered Shirts, at
75c,
Mems fancy Night Shirts, at 75c, CSC and
$3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Christmas Curtain Sale

Cut prices for early buyers.
6O-inch Lace Curtains, per pair only ZOO
Brussels Curtains, per pair only $2.S5.
Real Saxony Brussels, per pair only $500.
Tapestry Portieres, handsome designs and
all colorings at $3.50, $4.OO and $500.
Cut prices on big line of Denims, Tapes
try and Velour.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Ladies' and Gents
Umbrellas & Paras0Is
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Ladies' Colored Taffeta SILK Umbrellas,
in fancy borders, plain and checked, at $3.50.
$3.50, S49S, worth up to $500.
Gents fine SILK Umbrellas, $3.50 up to
$500.
Gents fine Gloria silk Umbrellas, at sSc
up to $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

$3.50, s1,75, $500, s2,25, $2,75 and $3.50.
An elegant line of Necktie Boxes for soc
75c, 95c and up to $3.50.
Ladies' Work Boxes at soc to $3.50
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, from 95C
to $3.50.
Jewel Foxes at SOC up.
A handsome showing of Albums at 35c
soc, Csc 95c, $1.25, $3.50, $l.75, $780, $3.50
$2.75, $2,95 and $3.50.
Fancy Cigar Cases, S5c.
Fine Photo Holders. G5c.
a, b. C Wooden Blocks, Sc 1Oc, 1Sc.
Building Blocks at only &c. 1Oc, 15c, 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Grand Handkerchief Sale

The finest line of handkerchefs in the city. Fancy
brodered Handkerchefs in all colors 0c Elegant silk In
al Handkerchefs 15c. Fine Pure Linen Handkerchiefs,
25c Elegant Lace Handkerches 25c Ladies Fancy Neck
wear 25c up Fancy Head Rests, 4Sc Beautiful Piano
CARTS So. %.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
You Can Find What You
Want in Our
Furniture Department.
$11,5O, S12. so, $13. S5,
$500 and $500.

Fine Oak and Mahogany Rockers, uphol-
stored in silk tapestry $3.50 value, at $2.9
Morris Chairs for children, reversible
cushion, just like the large size; at s2.95.
Mahogany Music Cabinets at $SS5.
New India Setts-Wood seats, $1.25; up
holstered seats, $15O.
Ladies Desks, in genuine mahogany,
veneer, golden oak and bird eye maple, at
$3.95. Other Desks, $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50.
Ladies' Dressing Tables, in mahogany,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Holiday Piano SdIeS....

If you thinking of splendid gift for daughter wife
sweetheart what could be acceptable Piano?
What more asting What more appreciated?
We selling Pianos such terms that you can buy
and scarcely feel yourself nconvenenced Despite the
in prices made by manufacturers making
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Astonishing Collection Of HAYDEE
Christmas Presents For All.

the Grand Santa Claus Illuminated Toy Palace will find everything
everything below prevailing will enable
make Last week the knowing declared display and
This week will hold record breaking sales all departments.
te in
how do prices cutt O he
Absolutely without competitor The big store stands proudly the 'front.'
Christmas mail orders should Agents for the Buur Patterns and
Agso
wonderful illuminated Santa Claus Toy Palace Buy early
Open every evening until Christmas.
See pom page
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Foot Ball Game, soc.
Battle of Manila, csc.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20
Street Improvement Soon.

The commissions of Improvement
District No. 3, met yesterday even
ing, retail merchants rooms and
proceeded to organic. The board
consist Of Messrs. G. A, Hays, B.
N. Foreman, and John p Kline.
Mr.. Foreman was elected chairman
and John p, Kline, secretary, there
being no other position of honor
to bestow, Mr.. Hays had put up on
the empty honor Of his commission
ship alone but this will suffice. The
board will now go at business, and
when the next council meets, they
will have their reports made out
and the council will lend them the
necessary aid called for in such or
ganized districts,
Knowing Mr., Foreman as we do,
we can say that he will push the work
and before we can hardly realize it,
the contracts will be let and work
pushed on all the streets,
We confidently believe by uexI
summer we will have the East side
graded and the streets graveled.
We ask that the work be hurried
to a finish,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20
Great Excursion.

The Pee Gee road sent out train
yesterday, to Galveston, the round
trip only So 80 The coaches from
the north came in well filed and
many of our town people purchased
past board tickets, and joined the
crowd for the Gulf city. Among
the number we noticed as going,
we're: Alderman Purifoy, B. B.
Moore, Sam Easley, Jake Bcklty J
and wife, Jodie Kirby and wife, Mr.
Morrison of the 4C, mill, Misses
Maud and Alice McLain, Della and
SalIie Baird, Mr. James Wilson
Hamp Graves, G. ], Hollis, wife anc
Miss Daisy Waite, and many others
Mr.. Frick the agent tell us he sole
250 tickets,
The train was four or five hours
late in leaving on the time adver-
tised,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

The adjutant of A. P Hill Camp
of Ex-Confederate Veterans at this
place, received a letter from an ole
ex-confederate soldier in Louisiana,
who wrote that the Mr.. Low, who
died here, made a gallant soldier
and was good fghter. Mr.. Low
was buried in potters field here, but
the old soldiers speak of buying a
plot Of ground from the Cemetery
Association and holding it to bury
lust such veterans that die without
home or kindred to look after their
last resting place.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Philadelphia Committee Sc
cures Control OF
K. g., P. & 6. RAILROAD.
New Company Will Manage
the Port Arthur Canal.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.- A local fnan-
cial news bureau says:
1t is now stated with a good deal
of positiveness that the Philadel-
phia committee has secured control
of the reorganization of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf road, and
is ready to promulgate and proceed
to the execution of its plans.
The plan as outlined today in a
formal announcement from the re-
organization committee provides
for the formation of new compa-
ny which is to acquire all the prop
erty of the existing company to-
gether with at least a controlling in
terest in the Kansas City Suburban
Belt and the Port Arthur Canal
and Dock companies, this bringing
the whole system under one owner
ship and management. The new
company will issue $SO,000,0O0 of
fifty-year 4 per cent, gold bonds Sc
cured by mortgage on all the
property of the above companies,
$40, 100000 of 4 per cent. non-cumu'
lative preferred stock and $50, ,OOO,-
900 of common stock, making to-
tai capitalization of $50, 900, 900.
Present holders of Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf bonds will re-
ceive Is per cent of the face value
of their holdings in new bonds and
40 per cent. in preferred stock
The shareholders are to be assessed
$40 share, against which there is
to be issued and distributed pro
rata 50, 400, 900 preferred and $24,
coo, 900 common stock of the new
bonds SO, 600, 900 of which has been
underwritten at 85, will be sold for
cash requirements of the new com.
pany and 81, 1877, 600 of the new com
mon stock will be paid out for the
acquisition of the capital stock of
the Kansas City Suburban Belt
Company at 25 per cent. of its face
value. There has been reserved for
the future requirements of the
company 100000 of the bonds,
$4, 437 900 preferred stock and $4,-
8I5, 800 common stock A voting
trust, to continue five years, is pro-
vided for The committee has ar
ranged for the control of the Port
Arthur Channel and Dock Company
and it is intended to retire the
bonds of this corporation by the
issue of a 81 per cent. terminal
bond secured upon the terminals
and guaranteed if found desirable
by the the new company These
new bonds will be based upon and
restricted to the earnings of the
terminal properties. Deposits of
securities under this plan may be
made at any time prior to Septem-
Der 20.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20
Sad News

Mr.. H. 9. Kneisley, Que Of the pro.
prietors Of the Randolf Hotel, re.
ceived a telegram from his home at
Neosho, Mo-, yesterday, telling him
that his father, r, II Kneisley, had
received a fall and broke his leg aud
sustained internal injuries from
which It was doubtful II he ever re.
covered, Mr. KneIsley was joined
here by sister, Mrs. Hooker, Of
ClarksvilIe, and both left over the
Pee Gee to be at their fathers bed
side.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

We happened down at the union
depot yesterday just as ticket
agent G. f. Swindell was opening
up pack of supplies and we came
in for lead pencil and scratch
book. We tried to talk the ticket
agent in the notion of giving us a
ticket to Colorado, but be was not
in a mood to be liberal, and we will
postpone our trip there until next
summer or the summer after
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

circumstances Alter Cases" In
cases of dyspepsia, nervousness, ca
tarrh, rheumatism, eruptlous, etc,
the circumstance may be altered
by purifying and enrching the boodt
with Hoods Sarsaparilla Try 1t,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

Should provide themselves with the
best foods before leaving home, as 9
camping out ground isn't a place tC
secure such high grade groceries
canned goods and delicacies as yOr
win find in our high grade stock Of
foods. For camping, piCnics, fishing
excursions Sacure your palatable
nourishings. and choice foods at
Meriwether & TaylOr's,
2I0 East Broad st. Phone 100
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

Hoods Pills cure biliousness, sick
headache, 4
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-08-20

~ AAA@NNA- = -
a UNREDEEMED
4 Watches, Diamonds,
4 Jewelry, Bicycles,
NSewing Machines, Pistols, etc. /.
At LOUIS HEILBRON'S,
il The Reliable Money Lender. 4
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26
A HES Il LESSON

A leading grocer In al Eastern city
gives the following eIpt r.elce, and draws
Q lesson from ii fer the benefit OF New
York oheesemsktrs. II would seem that
this lesson ia equally pertinent TO every
cheesemaker 10 the country. The grocer
advertised: Old cheese, year old today
II is rich and mellow sni OF delicious
favor. but not strong" he had the
goods. plenty OF them, and they were just
as advertised, AL day and late 10 the
evening the people gathered around that
cheese counter. waiting to be served, like
the crowd at the Friday bargain table 10 3
department store Tue cheese melted
away about o. fast 81 he attendant could
cut and put il up. Vey few asked the
price. The quality was there. and thy
we're willing TO pay for 1t 1t was high
enough TO ctv yer what was paid the produc
or . yesr $50. storage, interest on the
investment and fair rot,ilers profit,
There WAS probably more cheese sold at
that counter on Saturday than there will
be Of the average run Of grocery cheese in
q mouth.
There 10 40 object lesson 10 this incident
that the cheese producers in Central New
York would do we'll to stndy They are
making cheese for export, competing With
countries that can prod noe good cheese at
lower cost THAI here and selling TO 5 com
binstion Of operators in the poorest cheese
market on earth. There is q trade right
here ct home thst will take all the good
cheese offered 1t twice what the maker
gets for the article produced. 1t Isl fact
that here 10 the cheese centre oil the
Uoited States it is diflisu for the critical
to Hud . satisfactory piece OF
cheese. The grocer referred to filled a
ong felt wsr', and he was rewarded With
i big trade.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26

FORK, 4 cents per pound
! Pound Clipped Beef l5c
80 Empty Pork bills, (each.) SOC
l Pound Good Baking Powder &c
l Pound Good Coffee l0c
4 Cans Sugar Corn 25c
8 Cans Best Tomatoes csc
Onions, (bushei,) 75c
l Gallon Good Cooking MolAsses
and jug 35c
Good Brooms l5c, two for 25c
Patent Flour "a rs and "a As
$50 Bushels Potatoes.
Meat Jars all sizes-c cheap.
Drugs and Patent Medicines Of All Kinds
Give me your trade and will save
You money. Call and see.
A. n. PETTIBONE,
MANCHESTER DEPOT, VERMONT.
November s0lh. 1893.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26
Agriculture.
rise rrrrlrur


Some one esiinslss that II has ecst TIE
the isfmsr OF thn coapiry shoui sac,
900. 900 10 bay the ls,tiliEsu they hsvs
osed on their Isnds and crops the pasl
season. inelualbg both sprins snd fall
cfors. Tb. ia tsry heavy tar whsn
sammed up bat % DO poi ihink !. "a,
money bsdly invested Of wasted. as some
would put II. Probably most Of il sss
applied 10 suah msuper that those who
used u thought IL decreased their crops 70
~ eitsr, OF efcstr value THAI the cos,,
else farmers and esfdelers. most OF whom
like 10 sei fail value Tor their mouc!,
would not eon,l ue 10 bny and use such
fertilizer. OF recon q end them 10 others
snd thus decrease their nse yesr after
yesr. While fsrmsrs are thus ps,lbs oct
$40. 900 900 trr isriiEfs. says Farmers
Guide. n oecars to az tbsi they are allow
lag more than this smoun, OF bsrnyard
manure 90 TO sssie 10 the United States
every year by careless and improper hstd
ling. Much OF This wA.te is the resol. Of
clreiessness aud some ignorance. There
ere very few 4 r. ne 10 be found where the
manure 10 ell used up aud carefully sp
piled when II will do the most good. but
on almost every farm there Is mole or LEES
waste by neslsct 10 use sbsorbspts enough
TO hold The iertilisne ei.mert 10 the
LIQUIDS. snd next 10 silowirg soluble
parts TO be washed away by the rains
You scarcely pick up farm paper or
attend farmer institute that yon dor.
see or bear something on this subject of
saving msou,e, tnt all are not converted
from the error Of their way yet, aud IL
does seem like II Is AL up bill business TO
try TO work . reformation 10 this MISTER
by sgitstins it longer. Men will assent
and scknow ledge The irutt Of the argu
mebt end even promsse 10 do better, bat
old hsbits will cling to them ttlll, even
after they have seen the folly OF them
They will not use straw literally for the
reason that IL is little iDoonvenient 10 get
il. nor gather leaves nor haul ssadust to
absorb the liquids. because it takes time.
He can't haul the the manure to the
fields 10 winter because the fields are too
soft TO tramp over, he is hndered from
building q sbed, cellar or water isbt
manure pi, 10 which TO store his manure
by resson OF the smouDt 1t would cost,
aud there was, nothing left to be done bat
to throw il ont OF the barr, under the
caves perhaps. Here the rains wash 1t
away, or the most svsilable and beet part
Of II, or the sun dries il mp, and once or
twice year the lot is clas0ed up and
v hat is left Is token 10 the fiild,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26

RUTLAND, VERMONT.
We Offer Subject to Prior Sale FIVE
Or More Shares OF
First Nation Bank Fair Haven, VI.
Rutland County National i Sank. Rutland, VI,
Kllliugton National Bank Rutland. Vt.
Merchant National Bank, kutlapd, Vt.
First National Bans, Brandon, VI
Bral don National h MI Brandon, VT
Bennington Co Nat Bank, Bennington, VI.
Black hger National Bank, lroctJrsvil o, w.
Hsidsick Savings Bank and Trust Co., Hard.
wick, VI.
Frat National Bank, S. Johnsbury W.
Merchant National Bank It Johnsbury, VI.
Caledonia Nslio al Bank. DanYille, Vt.
First National Bank Montpelier, Vt.
Mortified National Bank. Mortified, VI.
Mosley a sloddald MIG Co, Rutland, VI.
Steam some Cutter Co, Rutland, VT
National Car Co st. Abans VI
Peoples Gas Light Co, Rutland, VI.
Rutland Street RAILWAY, Co., Rutland. VI.
ALSO
per ct. Bonds Burlington Traction Co., Bur-
lington, Vt.
per cl Bonds. Burlington, VI.
per Ct Bonds Bennington, W.
per ct. Bonds Lyndonyill-, Vt.
pc ct, Bonds Stowe, Vt.
II You wish to buy or se anything in our line
we shall be pleased to receive your patronage
Correspondence solicited.
RH and Vt. feb. 10Th. 1898. 4liA3m
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26
How TO HANDLE TIE MANURE

Many who have shelter for manure d.
not appear TO understand how to handl
1t. They throw IL out Of the stable 10 o
high heap. which 10 few days b'gins q
beat and steam mp. thereby losing tb'
most valuable part. the nitrogen. and
vhsn ready TO draw ont to the field th'
middle Of the pile is burr ed mass, worth
comparatively nothing. II manure is te
be thrown out nndtr . sea, the pile
should be kept very broad and il there are
snimals 10 trample on il 40 much the be
ter for the manure. ~ 1t is still less listl-
TO hest.
Bot W can handle manure with very
little loss OF value by drawing It direct
from the stable. lead u . time, s fast
Is made. and spreading it 81 once vherr
wanted. This lime Of year /, is usually
pnt on sod ground intended Tor ccro neri
season.
All msuures which have been sIicsed
to accumulate shonli be gotten out 90 the
land ~ soon % possible, That which
has lsin sround through the summer csn
usually be made u1e enough TO sTrtsd
thinIy 90 tbs Young clover asa iopdress
ing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26
Takes Weak Women Strong.
And Sick Women Well.

u 4 made fgom formula of Dr r. "
Pierre the celebrated specialist ~ diseases
81 women AZ Buffalo n Y, II Is strictly
Temperance medicine, containing neither
alcohol opium o. other uafeoiic poison
It's pfotraeted USE docs not create craving
for Intoxicating ssinulanis OF deadly mar,
coiics Il cures Irregularities displace.
mtnts, drains. ulcctstinus, inflammation,
headache, backaehe and nervousness, IL
prepares the way iof almost painless ma
,eguits, aud insnres Robustness 10 the new.
born II cures women AZ home, and does
away with obnoxious questioning and local
examinations
Some medicine dealers offer substitutes
when YOU ask fof DR. rieree's Favorite
Prescription. They initiate this medicine
IN appearance as nearly a. the law will
allow. but they cannot initiate lis record
OF thirty wears 81 cures
Mrs Matte Vcnghaus, Of Tioxa, Hancock Co,
III writes = / had been sick for seven yeats,
not In bed, bit just dragging myself around,
At last ! took three bottles 81 nr Fierce's pa.
vofite Prescription aud five 81 Golden Medical
Discovery aud 1t is fubnlsiht 10 dstsite ~
au,lf5 the good these medicines did me"
Neither the " Discovery nor the Pa.
vorite Prescription contains any alcohol,
opium on other narcotic
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26

We nust ieara 10 grade pot a,oes sccorc
ing 10 quality. There /. Iast as mHet
difference beta een . neslg aid . sogsJ
potato a. ihsfe IL between tendui.in and
rump stesk. TIE difiisplty i 10 soft DOT
the good ores Hrrs is The poisio tes
Wssh them aud tbeD pat them 10 a inb Of
vsier. They vii sll sirk. Add sal, snd
the poorer. lighter ones wall rice. Adj
more salt ard others will rise Ibcse
sbich fnslly remsin at the bottom you
can ssrrsos every time 10 be prime baker,
not ovr 10 10 20 per ceti Of po''i'es viii
stand the ts.t For these yoor customers
will gladly pay sr,rs prices
snppiy Of ssll. available shstsver .
Gov wants II. 10 necessary 10 nsirtsin q
high milk Yield.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06

VA. IN OF the Uuiiuings totally oe.
stroyed and while the guests were al
rescued in safety some of them ioss
valuable effects in the fire which rageo
6ercsly for over six hours. During the
nrc ress of the fire in the Blumenthal
liquor plant Assistant Chief Ryan had
his leg broken by a falling stone ana
was carried away. Ex-Chief James +.
Clearv had his spine d~islocated a little
later and will probably die as a result
Of the injury. An unknown negro was
cauch. under the falling walls and
rardoned Oy Governor og.nns".
Co,rIBUs, O.. July civilian Eli
OF. has teeu pardoned from the ONO
n>n;,ep,iary BY Gove-n"- Bushnell.
Elliot, was serving a life sentence Tor
murder in the second degree. having
been Jointly indicted with his brother
Patrick for the murder Of Albert I.
Osborne aud William Hughes on teo.
-. 1891.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06
ARBITRATION Is OPTIONAL.
c-st::os CT NAkirg II Compulsory OPP
r~exe5 by Germany.

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-s- E--E-- L v=v :: -5:s o.
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III " S---s ~ 81 replaced ~ 3
2- ~ "a. arbitration
$50 = -a sIc=.. L case q
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06
hsA Kidneyia,isease ~ Ye.-

Mr.. G.. A. Stillman. . merch.rt :,
Crsmplco' III, writes: "Foley's kidney
Eufe rs meeting With wonderful suooess
mas cured some cases here that
pl!e'o'anc pronounced incurable. I my.
sell am able to testify to its inertia. NJ
.sce To-Day is . living picture Of health.
snd toiey's Kidney cure hss made =
Q ! had suffered q years with tho
o'sease' and to-day I feel ten var
younger than did one year AGO. can
medical qualities. " 40
FRANK SxrrH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06

II is estimated that the sheep indus
try in the Black Hills has nearly doubled
the past year with imported sheep and
the home increase. Two weeks ship.
mens OF wool this season amounted to
l5,oO pounds and it is estimated that
1U,oU pounds more is still to be maj.
keted. The prevailing price paid this
season has been l3 and a Giants ner
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06
Showing.
Financial Condition of the
Chautauqua.
Election of Officers-=GOOd
Feeling and Good
Words.

The annual meeting OF the Chautau-
qua association was held yesterday at
.erroon. President H. P. Smith in the
chair. The minutes OF previous meet
inSs we're read ard approved. The Sec
rotary also made a statement OF the
financial condition Of the ASSOCIATION at
the present ds,e-July 8 which Was
very encouraging. The receipts from
various sources were as follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06

Judge Walter S. Cox, supreme justice
OF the District OF Columbia, has tender.
cd his resignation to the president, being
over !: years Of age. He presided over
the tr'a. Of Giteau the murderer OF Pres,.
dent Garfield, aud has been on tie
supreme bench twenty years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-06
TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
Preparations Made For the Dispatch OF
Forty to Fifty Thousand Men.

LONDON. July 6.-The Pail Mall Ga.
zstte says the secretary Of state for war.
the Marquis Of Lansdowne. in conjunc-
ton with the military chiefs. has com.
p4ered arrangements to dispatch lO,OOI
70 1900 troops Of all arms TO South
Africa, IL the event Of matters. taking a
tur. Tor the wC:se. 1t is added that al,
the necessary arrangements have been
Dade there for the distribution of the
t-.Cgs u their arrival.