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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
REACHES HIGH WATER MARK.
Receipts From Sales Of Public Lands
About $1,000, 900.

Washington, Aug. 21..-The receipts
of the United States land Office during
the fiscal year 1903 reach total OF
$11 ,O0O. 900. the high water mark. Re-
ceipts in 1902 aggregated s5.SS0,OSs.
The increase OF 1903 as compared with
the preceding yearlis largely in excess
of the total receipts of the service in
1899. prosperity is the cause OF the
remarkable returns of the land office
during the past year." said Commits
sioner Richards. THE statistics show
that in the good times homesteads are
taken up by immigrants arriving In
this country. while in periods OF de-
preston they flock to the cities" An
examination of the detailed reports re.
ceived at the department show that
the cash receipts are not confined to
any particular section of the country.
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POWERS AGREE ON PLAN OF PRO-
CEDURE REGARDING MACE.
DOMAIN TROUBLE.
REFORMS WILL Be PUT IN FORCE
RUSSIA WILL ACT ON THE SEA,
AUSTRIA ON LAND AND IT.
Ally IN ALBANIA.

Brussels, Aug. 21.-The Independent
Beige says 1t hears that the powers
have arrived at an understanding re-
garding a step to be taken to suppress
the revolt and apply reforms In Mace
donia. According to this unconfirmed
report Russia will act on the sea, oc-
cupying the Dardanelles and the Bos-
phorus; Austria will act on land and
Italy will exercise surveillance over
Albania. After peace shall be re-
stored the powers are to withdraw and
restore to Turkey her full sovereignty.
London, Aug 21.-The Associated
Press learns that important negotia-
tions are In progress between the
powers which promise to result in the
early adoption of new plan for the
settlement of the Macedonian trouble.
A foreign office official said
1T is somewhat premature to say
that definite agreement on the sub
ject has already been reached as
stated by the Independent Beige of
Brussels, but notes are being eX-
changed In this direction"
In other quarters it was intimated
that the scheme was partially on the
lines referred to by the Belgian news
paper.
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TO ESCAPE LABOR UNIONS.
Rand, McNally & Co. Propose to Cult
Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Rand. McNally
& Co., one of the largest publishing
houses in the country and employing
more than 1000 people. is preparing
cago In order to escape labor troubles,
For some time the company has had
several sites under contemplation.
Officials of the company say the
company has decided to get away from
Chicago They assert 1t Is impossible
to maintain a plant like the Rand
McNally concern in Chicago and meet
the demands Of the unions and com
pete with the jobbing trade.
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Chicago. Aug. 21.-As result of
the merger OF the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington through
sleeping car service Is to be inaugu.
rated from Chicago to North Pacific
coast points. doing away with the ne.
cessity Of changing cars In st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
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Passenger Steamer Hiram r. Dixon
Burned.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Aug 21-
The passenger steamer Hiram r. Dix.
on, running between the 500 and
Michipocoten, burned to the waters
edge at Michipocoten island. The
crew barely escaped with their lives.
The Dixon had on board miscellane-
Gus cargo and both boat and cargo
are total losses. She was owned by
the a. Booth Fish company
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FIsHERMANs RING FOUND.
Il Reposed on Writing Table Of the
Late Popo.

Berlin, Aug. 21-A dispatch from
Rome to the Catholic newspaper Ger
mania says that the fisherman's ring
belonging to the late pope, which was
supposed to have been lost, has been
found on the writing table OF Leo Kill
Cardinal Oreglia examined the ring
and according to custom broke II up.
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BEAUMONT BANK FAILURE.
Suspension Due to Loans Made to the
President

Washington, Aug. 21.-The Citizens.
National bank of Beaumont, Tex.
which was closed Wednesday by Ma
tional Bank Examiner Logan. shows
estimated losses amounting to 1929 .000
and doubtful items $4,000. Examiner
Logan has been appointed receiver.
The failure of this bank, 1t is stated.
Is due to the large loans to the presi
dent. II. Oliver. and enterprises In
which be was interested.
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Buried in potte s Field

.se OF 26,439 over the correspond
period in 1907.
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MANY ITALIANS COMING.
Neary 10000 Emigrants to America
So Far This Year.

Rome. Aug. 21.-Offlcial statistics
show that l4S.S45 Italians emigrated
to the United States during the first
Of the -ear 1908. This Is an in.
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,mpletely Subsidies.

BY 2 O'clock the wind had subsided
almost completely. leaving the boats
Tapping about In the long ocean roll.
They twisted and turned in a desper-
ate effort to get into a favorable slant
OF wind. during which head sails were
frequantly shifted Inshore and far
ther Up the coast towards Sandy Hook
a fine northwest breeze prevailed. but
1t worked of shore very gradually
J. was rather si..-ular to sec ar old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug 21--Frederick
Hampel, who shot an6 killed Thomas
A. Morgan and who committed suicide
In jail. was buried in the potter's field
in Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Hampel
declined to take any part in the burial
of her husband and the city paid the
expenses There were no services OF
any kind.
The sun., 1903-05-31
LIE CALLED A
/ l PAT HAND
Against All Traditions of the Game,
and Disgusted the Colonel
with Draw Poker.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa, May 20. They
were going to have quiet little game,
and they asked the Colonel to sit in.
NO." said he. Il haven't played game
in ten years. The last time l played had
a little bout with such an Internal idiot of
a player that | got dsgusted and swore
of cards forever
why, say il makes me boil even now
to think of it, Positively. that man didn't
know any better than to call pat hand
on but let me tell you about it.
"A social group Of Us used to have IL
tolerable sung little weekly session in Judge
Baxter's Office up my way, and wa1 in the
habit of playing pretty nervy game, and
scared the boys out many a line when they
had me beaten to a stands,ill if they d only
had the sand to investigate. or perception
enough to discover that ! used a very hard
cheek in my playing. But they hadn't,
session, that they never saw such luck
stick by man like it did by me. Simply
nerve, my boy. And cheek, with a few
dashes Of sand.
Zone night old Bub Ketchum, a good
natured lumberman from up the river,
and client of Judge Baxter's, was in town.
to the Office and, If he didn't care to play
look on at the fun. Old Bub WIS a level
headed man on most things, but | want
to remind you right here that he didn't
know a blame thing about playing draw,
Not blame thing
-He showed up at the rendezvous. but
didn't care to play he said, end 30 he sat
by and watched the game with as much
interest as lunkhead about draw could
be expected to watch game that was
principles.
About 10 O'Clock one of the boys had to
go, and Old Bub said he'd as leave take his
place es not for few hands just to keep up
The interest, and we let him come in. I
had been showing more nerve and cheek
than usual onto the boys that evening,
and really felt sorry the way they had
been laying down.
We played around two or three times
after Old Bub sat in, without anything
We fell into q jackpot. 1t went around
four or Ave times, and was nice and fat
when Judge Baxter opened 1t.
"Old Bub and two OF the boys stayed.
and when it came to me | whooped her
up some. The Judge stood the raise. So
did Old Bub
-'How many do you want?' said the
@bon't want any! said when 1t came
" Moses and Aaron" said the Judge.
He y;osh; itsna' sasd pai'o Old Bub, biting off chew
from his plug. He does, don't he?
II Just laid back in my chair and smiled.
We'll said the Judge, L II contribute
one chip, anyhow, just to show that amt
ashamed of my openers.
Il chip along" said Old Buh, tossing
In his bone.
Raise it five.' said ].
lets me out. said Judge Baxter. throw
ing down his hand
See your FIVE" said Old Bub, and five
What exclaimed the Judge. Don't
YOU know anything, Bub' He's got pat
Gosh! that's so. amt it'' said Old Bub.
We'll. my moneys IN. Let her 60
The sun., 1903-05-31
BUSINESS on STREET CARS.
"WhiIe You wait" snpersetied by "While
YOu Move" In the New Method.

A man was riding uptown on Broadway
car one afternoon last week when two men.
who may or may not have been together,
boarded IL and walked up the aisle. On
either side Of the first man was plenty Of
room for two or more men. But Of the
two newcomers one sat down partly upon
the seated man, who thereupon moved a little
distance, and the other, after moments
pause, sat down on the other side of and
near to him almost elbow tn elbow.
This second newcomer presently turned
to the hedced-n man and said: How are
YOU fixed tor insurance."
cold look and silence was the response
he met, but, nothing abashed, he persisted:
-Have YOU got all you WANT I've got some
thing I'm sure you could use
As silence availed nothing. the man ad.
dressed said frigdly We'll. whether |
have or not | certainly should decline to
discuss the matter with any one who sought
to do business on q street car.
@We'l." said the insurance pest, -aint
you open TO Il business proposition any
time? That's the 1ue"res' idea ever
heard Of.
His tone was one Of deepest disgust,
mingled with pity, His lips opened for
further attack but his victim just then
left the car and walked into an insurance
company's building, leaving him with
his lower jaw still pendent, while the pAS-
sengers looked mildly amused.
The sun., 1903-05-31
TRADE IN THE STUDIO.
Antique RUGS Treated Like Pictures in =
New Home of Commercial Art.

Counter to the general modern current
of brilliant display and wide advertising in
business there runs little but strong eddy
of reclusive and exclusive method notice.
able principally in dealings In works Of art
One of the newest evidences OF 1t in New
York is the establishment Of an Oriental
rug bazaar high up In one Of the finest OF
studio buildings of the city, by a man once
an amateur, who qualified himself as an
authority on these products OF ancient art
workers, and now comes forth as dealer
in them in this exclusive way
Instead of coUrting passing trade: he
ensconces himself in his studio, ana thQse
who covet the rare in antique rugs seek him
there to see the woven pictures which
ancient skill and Inellowing time have
produced in rich coOrs that are the de.
spar of modern dy ers. Not rugs TO be
trod upon by West ern slaves 10 shoes are
these, but beau, eous pictures -someIimes
prayers or stories-by artists who through
This medium contrived to express them
selves as engagingly Ak the potters or
painters of other times and other peoples.
The rugs are not huddled in heaps, but
are brought out reverently, as the collector
of porcelains picks up his treasures and
caresses them while showing them to true
admirers. Sometimes they are shown
upon the walls, like paintings or panels Of
tapestry.
The sun., 1903-05-31
STRAWBERRIES IN LESS FAVOR.
Doctors Looking Askancc At Them
Cooked Fruit Recommended.

In spite of the long drought the local
strawberry crop this year is not en- entire
failure, and in some places the berries have
developed beautifully almost without a
drop of rain. The New York market gets
no better Strawberries than those grown
within twenty-five miles of the City Hall.
though these do not constitute very large
part of the supply. They probably con-
stitute the most wholesome part. because
the freshest. Northern New Jersey, Vest
chester county, Long Island and few
market gardens within the city limits yield
the local crop.
In spite Of the strawberrys centuries Of
popularity, it is by no means wholesome
fruit for everybody. 1t is not easily digested
rev. and doctors usually forbid it TO children
under 0.
Its 2 cid is pecul isrly unwholesome for
persons of rheuma tic tendency, and the
fruit is little less tha n u poison to some con-
situations, The do ctor books do not set
down the strawberry among the vegetable
roisons, but what is popularity known as
strawberry poisoninsis very common at this
season of the ycGr. and probably every
doctor in town he's had Et lea ST one csse.
Some persons re much more subject to it
than others. One strawberry grower up in
the edge of Westchester county hi . to send
begin to ripen, because the child is taken
seriously Ill if he eats even a few, and it is
found almost impossible to keep him out of
the strawberry fields.
Marked cases OF strawberry poisoning
are attended with fever, lassitude and other
disagreeable symptoms. In some cases
the face and body are marked with large
areas of strong red .sugge ting al first sca ret
fever These areas run into odd-looking
patches, and in some instances become al
most purple.
The usual remedy is to quit eating straw
berries. but sometim the patients require
corrective medicines. Many who have had
the disease, If such it should be called, are
able after cure to cat the berries In
moderation. Some however. can never again
eat so many aa half a dozen strawberries
with safety. A lucky few contract strong
distaste for the berries after such an attack.
and have no difficulty in leaving them of
their bill OF fare. q
Some who cannot eat the strawberry
and the doctors recommend the cooking CT
this and other berries for children. In
fact, the doctors are by no means so warm
in their recommendation of fruits in their
natural condition IA they were few VI ars
ago, and some have taken the attitude that
most fruits, especially when not grown
practically under the eye Of the consumer,
are more whole some cooke d than raw.
Even the apple has been attacked and
many persons are advised to eat baked
apples rather than raw apples, no matter
how fresh and mellow. An additional
reason why cooked fruits are recommended
lies in the fact that so large a part of the
fruit in the New York market il sold after
being from few days to many months
in cold storage.
The sun., 1903-05-31

and automobiles carrying people who were
nearly breaking their necks to see the burn
ing boy.
After the last one had passed Zeke sneaked
from his cover and started hack for home.
In the meantime the fireman had given
, up the chase and were coming slowly and
sadly back to town. One of the men spied
Zeke.
Its the burning boy'' shouted the fire
chief "Turn on the hose. Lively, men.
With dash and short scramble the
men were down from their engines. the hose
was quickly attached to a fire plug and two
great streams of water were turned on the
boy, who was by this time choo-chooing his
way home in hurry.
After him dashed the engines. and it was
close race to the public square. around
which the younester turned with the pur-
suers close behind.
Around and around the park they went,
the galloping horses putting and snorting,
the boy ohoo-chooing and toot-tooting
, and the onlookerS yelling.
The race lasted more than an hour, until
the wild-eyed horses were so tired they
couldn't even keep up a respectable trot.
on his steam engine legs that he made up
his mind to stop in some manner, but he
didn't like the idea of running into tree
or brick building. for fear his works might
explode. So he started for the lake, mile
away.
After him came the wild-eyed horses ga in,
He couldn't stop the thing now by closing
his left hand and he knew that If the fire.
men caught him they would give him a
strong dose from the hose:
When he reached the lake he toot footed
and choo-cilooed away out on the pier,
gave a mighty eep and went down in forty
seven feet of wnter.
As the burning boy engine sank below
the surface of the pretty lake great cloud
of steam arose from the spot and was fol-
lowed by n rumbling noise like thunder.
The people on the shore turned their hands
away TO shut out the horrible sight of the
explosion.
When they looked again there was Zeke
Higgins calmly swimming ashore. He
ca me out, shook the water from his hair md
eyes and acted just az il nothing had
ha opened.
He had no more hot feelings in his chest.
and TO this day his nostrils have never choo-
chooed again, while his attempts al whist
ling are very funny because the whistle is
no low.
The lake is still there, and so is the pretty
square round which was run the great race
To be continued.
The sun., 1903-05-31

yet, for OF course the proper thing for Old
Bub to do now. il he hadn't been such an
internal idiot about the game. was to lay
down.
But that old ram didn't seem to have
any sense at all. he didn't, and came back
at me as stiff as ever, and lifted me five
more.
why, Bub, you log-choppin' old fool,
you" exclaimed the Judge. Don't you
know anything' He's standing pat against
you.
GOSH said Old Bub, grinndingg like the the
i hadn't ought to bet that time
This unsophistcated old chap il goi1ns'
If this sort O. thing goes on, He don't
know enough TO lay down. Ill just settle
him right now Then ! chucked bundle
on the table and said, smiling like every
thing: Raise you tifty.',
nodding at me npprovingly. Shut the
durn old muttoon-head off and save his
-'Gosh' exclaimed Old Bub. I've jest
got Il fifty here that I'm wilin' to squanderr
jest to learn this game! Colonel said
Judge Baxter and the rest were natur-
ally struck C,' d ddur4h by old Bulbs reckless
What did you ketch, Colonel?' said
Old Bulb.
Pair o. deuces" said I, chucking 'em
down on the table. disgusted with such
an idiotic player.
Gosh" exclaimed Old Bub. That's, a
durn sight better hand than l thought
you had! got a pair o. treys!'
THAT was too much. My indignation
broke all bounds.
"A pair o. treys! I almost shouted.
Here I've been sitting an hour with man
who don't know any more about the game,
than to call pat hand on pair O. treys!
That disgusts me with draw, and Ill never
play another game!
Il remember looking back "a strobe
out of the room. The Judge and the rest
O. the boys sat there still in open n-mouthed
amazemeEt, and the grin on. Old Bub's
face was exasperating to see as he gathered
in the pot. Ard l remember hearing him
say as banged the door:
Them pat hands is dangerous things,
mostly
have to excuse me. I haven't played
game in ten years. said the Colonel
The sun., 1903-05-31
THE QUEER CASE.
| OF ZEKE HIGGINS.
"A Boy Who Became a Steam En-.
CINE and Was the Victim
of a Fire Alarm.

Zenr Higgins felt worse about the loss OF
bis hypnotic power than he had felt about
the loss of anything else.
For week after his father had per-
brned terrible operation on him out
I the barn he was so sore that he couldn't
breei it. Even in his dreams he saw
hat horrible rawhide whip grinning at him
ever the foot of the bed.
| Ii was on Monday morning. He had
uGcn from bed and dressed himself, all
hc time. somehow, thinking of big Tom
Strinser. rhc town bully. Ieke had gritted
his teeth many times and determined to
whip Tom some day. and when he thought
Of il this morning he doubled up his fist
10 'ee how hard he could make 1t.
Then something occurred which scared
the wits pretty nearly out Of him.
He iei hot rumbling in his chest where
lie knew his lungs lived, and. without a
'econd'S warning. two spouts OF steam
came rushing out from his nose. The
seam filed the room so he could hardly
zee bu, that was not ALL
The frightened boy opened his mouth
| to yell ior help or something of that kind
but he did not yell He opened his mouth
al right and his tongue wabbled around as
always did when he talked. but inste ad
Of shouting it went:
'Toot! loot. Toot!'
1t sounded like a ste am engine, and for
moment the youngster stood still and
Wondered what was going on in his in
sdss.
Then he made second attempt to cry
'of help. but his mouth only went @Toot,
tot, toor." while his nose went "Choo-
coo-oo."
u ever there was scared youngster,
Ase Higgins was that one. He whirled
.'ound tire room like n dying top. bumped
mo the brass bed and fell over the chairs,
but sill the steam came from his nose and
every time he opened his mouth and tried
shout he simply said 4Toot, tootl"
Al last lie learned to keep his mouth
sAut, but lie could find no way by which
e could stop the steam from spouting out
ot his nostrls.
DUST by pure luck he happened to double
ns 'eft fist, Instantly the snorting stopped,
oW Tor few minutes his lungs felt full Of
vel said he, III be ]iggered II thls
aoeSnt beat anything ! ever saw or read
ABOUT. Here | have been trying to be q
good Sunday school lad, and something
ras gone and turned me into some kind OF
I" engine
''rahS" as it may seem. nothing more
,,a1H"ned until just before he reached
We .choo1house. Then he met Tom String
g L'r" "'e nov who always took fiencish
boys
Ion n, onc-' came at the boy like an
angry bull after red flag.
,,,l Gk" forgot all about his engine and
n,cNy c'inciI"d his right fist with the
Mention Of giving his Old enemy swing
~ p,Ihe me Jaw As the fist closed Tom grabbed
sm by the nose, which just at that instant
n, ,tan To pour out two good-sized streams
" hot steam.
a. S.om Stringer explained afterward, while
surgeons were wrapping bAndAges
wound his scslded arm. that he was never
The sun., 1903-05-31

flesh. He became only a shadow OF his
shadow of shadow of his former self.
Then he took to drink l had nothing
but the tasteless shadows of his drinks
with which to drown my SORROWS. He
often became intoxicated, and staggered
in the shadows which ] dranl, to inebriate
me. was in duty bound to stagger. too.
He hegan frequenting saloons that
were flooded with electfio lights: saloons
to which no self-respecting shadow could
60, for the light was such as to leave no
place for one to cast itself. was an out
cast shadow.
His dissipation made him fat and fabby,
which put me in false position, for by