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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-30
Electric Car Turns over.

Los Angeles, CAL, Aug 30.---A rum
away electric car on the Los Angeles
Pacific railway left the rails at the
foot Of steep grade early In the day.
turning completely over and crashing
into the stone curbing. One passen-
ger was killed and eleven injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-30
PRAISE ron ROOSEVELT.

British Ambassador Comments on the
Peace Agreement.
Lenox, Mass. Aug. 30.-Sir Nor
timer Durahd, the British ambassador,
on being told Of the conclusion OF
peace at Portsmouth. said:
II am exceedingly glad to hear the
news. Both the belligerents and the
world In general owe q vast debt Of
gratitude to the president for his con.
sistent efforts to put an end to the
var. ! heartily rejoice to hear that
~ - 1oea successssL'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-30
STOCK MARKET ACTIVE.

Wall Street Affected by News From
Portsmouth.
New York. Aug. 30.-The stock mar
ket became very active and much
stronger socn after noon as result
Of the news from Portsmouth. The
stocks that made the greatest gains at
this time were Union Pacific, st. Paul.
the Steel issues and the more active
stocks as whole.
The street was much pleased and
there was buying by brokers for for
eign account.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-30

The famaus Little Liver Pills Early
Risers cure Constipation, sick Head
ache, Billiousness, etc. They never
grippe or slcken, but impart early Ris
ing energy Good for children or
adults. For sale by Cook Il Odee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-30
a Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party may be
given to your stomach andliver By taxi
ing medicine which will relieve their
pain and diacomfort, viz: DIR. King .
New Life Pills. They ere most won-
derful remedy. affording sure relief and
cure, for headache, dizziness and con
stipation. 25c. at Stoddard u Halstead's
drug store.
The originals always the best--imita.
tions are cheap. Bees Laxative Honey
and Tar is the original Laxative Cough
Syrup. tits different from all others
it is better than all others-it is better
than all others, because it cures all
coughs and colds and leaves the system
stronger than before. The letter b in
red on every packrge. Sold by Stcd-
dard Il Halstead.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

There is a Renaissance Of Otis
SINNERS association with Edwin
Booth that will bear repetition, having
not been repeated for several seasons.
It concerns an accident that came
near resulting in the serious injury
Of Mr.. Booth, and Mr.. Skinner de-
clares it to be the most dramatic
moment in all his footlight career.
1T was in the fall Of 1889, and
was playing the leads with Edwin
Booth and Nine. Helena Modjeska,"
relates the actor. 1--WE were playing
Macbeth Mr. Booth impersonating
the King and I Macduff You remem-
Der the scene in the last act, where
Macduff rushes on, crying to the king,
Turn, hell hound, turn!' and forces
him to the combat. The great TRACE
dian had been growing weaker and
weaker that season, and, although an
accomplished swordsman,S l1ad little
strength in his guard. In the nervous
ness of the first performance rushed
on, crying the lines, and brought my
blade down with a crashing blow
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

a"Our cleverest work" said the old
lawyer reminiscently, "is not always,
done in court" ~
!, "No?" said the young man inquir-
ingly, according to the New York
Press. Possibly you could give an
illustration
Undoubtedly could" replied the
old lawyer. "In fact, was thinking
of the case of an irascible old fellow
who once kicked servitor out of the
house. believe there was differ
ence Of opinion as to the amount of
wages the man was entitled to. At
any rate, the testy old gentleman put
himself in the wrong when he elected
the man with the violence of both
language and action and the man was
smart enough to know it.
HE hunted up lawyer Immediate
ly and put the case in his hands and
then I was called in. The wrathy old
fellow was mad clear through and he
was going to fight the case all the
way up to the highest court and back
again if necessary. He was q person
al friend of mine, and I didn't want
to see him waste his money foolishly,
so I advised him to compromise it"
"'Not if he offers to compromise
for ten cents he asserted vociferOus-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

{Saved Money for Clients

ly. I'll fight this case clear to the
limit no matter what it COSTS
II argued with him, but it was no
use. He'd pay me anything wanted
to fight the case, but he wouldn't pay
the plaintiff a cent. would have
been satisfied under the circum-
stances in going ahead and letting
him run into a lot of expensive and
useless litigation: but didn't like to
do it. So I went to see the lawyer
on the other side; He knew he had
a good case, but he also knew my
client had lots Of money and could
make a prolonged and costly fight.
Consequently he was inclined to be
reasonable, He hunted up his client
and talked it over with him and the
client said he would compromise for
$685. His lawyer made reasonable
charge and I closed with them on the
spot and paid them.
Then I went back to my client,
told him I had put up such bluff
that he never would hear of the case
again, turned in a bill that covered
the cost of the settlement l had ef-
fected and he paid it without a muir
muir. He sometimes speaks to me
now of the clever work I did in that
case, but he doesn't know how clever
it really was and what lot of cash
it saved him."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
= .More oueer Things About jap

In more Queer Things About Jap
an Douglas Sladen says: Perhaps
one Of the severest of etiquettes in
Japan is that Of smiles. When you
have lived in that land of smiles you
will learn in time that when you can
understand a>Japanese smile you may
hope to understand the people. A
daughter-in-law must always present a
smiling face to her mother-in-law; the
servant must smile when his mistress
dismisses him. But the news Of death
must be told with laughter. Laughter
is reserved for very special occasions
and has no relation to joy; smiles are
used on every occasion to conceal real
feelings; they are not always sig
nificant Of pleasure.
mo wants has the Japanese, the
same writer continues. He can live
81 his clothes without = tent: b car
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
F1attery Won The All

ship named after them, sailing here
and there over the deep sea. Thomas
Carlyle said:
"I am pleased that you should like
my work enough to name your ship
after me, and I hope she will come to
anchor in a happier haven than l shall
ever reach"
"The poet Tennyson wrote my uncle
a four-page letter. He said that In
every storm thereafter he would think
of the Alfred Tennyson, and put up
prayer for her safety.
"Thackeray was so pleased that he
sent my uncle a comic drawing to
hang in his cabin. .,-~.--4..-- -
Robert Browning thanked my I'm.
Gle for the compliment of naming the
new ship after him, and hoped the
r. B. would be stancher than her
namesake.
"Uncle's collection numbers nearly
a thousand autographs, and each let
ter is about this imaginary new ship"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
4K7zbaZS Zt9z4Z HZzVZ

they meet a flock, knowing that the
dog will defend bravely the creatures
intrusted to him, that he is vigllant,
and that his fine sense of smell will
bring him upon them long before the
herdsman is aware Of them, they at
tend first to him. The wolves ap-
proach, warily keeping out of sight;
then one Of them abruptly shows him.
self and attracts the attention of the
dog, who rushes upon the wolf and
pursues it with such eagerness he
does not perceive that during this
time the. second thief has seized a
sheep and dragged it, into the wood.
The dog finally gives up his attempt
to vie in swiftness with the fugitive
and returns to his flock. Then the
two confederates again meet and
share their prey. In other cases a
wolf will hunt with his mate.
When they wish to take roebuck,
one Of the pair-the male, for example
follows it and directs the chase so
as to make the prey pass near place
where the female is hidden. She then
springs forward and continues the
chase while the male wolf rests. 1t is
veritable organized relay race. OF
necessity the strength of the roe is
exhausted, and he cannot equal the
ardor which his pursuer, quite fresh,
displays in the chase. He is taken and
put to death. The male has meanwhile
approached the place of the feast in
a more leisurely manner and comes
to claim his share of the booty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

A man with a wild look of hope in
his eye entered a West Baltimore
street photograph establishment, says
the Baltimore American.
Stepping up to a salesman, he said:
eve got one I'll trade to anybody on
sight or unseen. So trot out any OF
'em and I'll swap mighty quick and
glad of the chance"
Zone what?" asked the mystified
salesman. $780,
The visitor put his hand to his ear
and looked puzzled, proving that his
hearing was slightly defective. Being
not quite sure that the salesman had
spoken, the visitor went on:
"Yep, mine isn't a very good one,
I'll admit, but it might suit some man
with tougher conscience than mine.
Some fellow who has longer life
ahead of him in which to live it down
might get along very we'll with mine,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Booth Had Narrow Escape

square at his head. He held up his
sword, but as the two weapons struck
mine broke through his guard and
struck him with stunning force on the
head. Had he not worn very heavy
wig and about his head a circlet Of
iron, the blow would certainly have
killed him on the spot before my ter
rified gaze. AS it was, he was stun
ned for moment, and after the act,
when he took off his wig and heavy
crown, there was tremendous bump
on his forehead where my sword had
struck.
1T makes my blood run chill even
now at the very thought of my emo
tons at that intensely dramatic mo-
ment, when the play ceased to be a
mimic thing for me and real death
stared me in the face. The weapons,
by the way, both of them are now in
my possession. They are heavy COM
bat swords and I have never dared
to use them since in any of my stage
duels, but still treasure them as SOU
venirs of one of the most thrilling
events in my stage life"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Candles by the Carload

CT wired the house for samples and
patted myself on the back, thinking
1 would get an order for 10000 or
possibly 12,00O-the biggest order
ever expected to get in the mountain
country.
":My samples same and they were
tip top. I took them up to Grier and
he gave 'em close inspection.
""Pretty good lot, he finally sniff
ed. "Send me four car loads"
ST looked at him to see if he was
joking, but he wasn't. He never batted
an eye. I was so staggered l walked
all the way back to Deadwood trying
to get my breath. I sent the order in
and the house filed it, filed the great
est single order it ever had; but I
changed my mind then and there as
to how the west buys. 1t gets there
with all feet "-Chicago Post.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
STUDENT SCORED At END.

Professors Discontinue at Hands OF
Smart Undergraduate.
John Morley was talking in New
York about Prof. Jowett.
'"The famous and learned Master of
Balioi," he said, "had a caustic wit,
and innumerable are the stories OF UNI
dergraduates' discontinue that his
acid sentences occasioned. Stories of
Jowett's discontinue at an undergrad
yates hands are rare. Nevertheless I
heard one recently.
"A youth from Devonshire entered
Oxford, called on Prof. Jowett duly,
and on a certain afternoon took a
walk with the great man along the
river bank:
e. He was talkative youth. He gave
over the whole afternoon to discus
sion Of Jowett's work on Plato. He
pointed out two phrases in Jowett's
Symposium and Republic that he con-
ceived to be errors of translation, and
he found some little fault with the
notes. Prof Jowett, he held, did not
give in these notes a quite adequate
exposition of the Platonic philosophy.
For nearly two hours Prof. Jowett
listened to this boys criticism of his
life work. Save for the chirping HIM,
do you think SOP that was habit of
speech with him, he didn't attempt to
defend himself in any way. HIM, do
you think SOP he would say, and
again, HIM, do you think SOP to the
youths severest structures.
AT the end of the walk, as they
were taking leave of one another, Jow-
EFT suddenly gave expression to his
rage:"
"'Good-by, Mr.. DASH he said, slowly
and quickly. You are, think, the
most conceited puppy that ever came
to Oxford
"The young man, with an excellent
imitation of Jowett's manner, an.
swered:
r "'H'm, do you think so?'"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Shows ingenuity Of Japs

month there was a drawing, with
prizes varying from IS to $50. Rat
catching became a popular amuse-
ment and the boards of health all
over the country were kept busy ex-
aiming the daily bag. Each animal
was duly registered, and the place in
which it was caught noted. It was
then examined, and IL any suspicious
germs were discovered the building
from which the rat came was imme-
diately raided, all the animals were
hunted down, and the place was dis
infected. :.
In this manner the plague was kept
out Of Japan. The small boys amused
themselves and made money, but no
one ever stopped to think what had
become Of the skins Of these millions
Of rats that had been worrying the
boards Of health. They had not been
thrown away. The military authori-
ties had used them to make ear.pro.
tectors. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

thread of silver white, veritable ca
Bile, bent in zigzag. What could pos
sibly be the use sM this? One could
watch the web fo5sa long time without.
seeing the creature make use Of it;
when a victim is taken, the spider is
content to wind him about with small
! threads. Yet the cable is undOubted-
1y of use to the spider, for if it is re-
moved he hastens to make another.
M. Vinson at last, after long observa-
| ton, succeeded in solving the ques-
ton. One day when he was examin-
| ing for the hundredth time the tricks
and the manners of the, spider, he saw
a great grasshopper jump into the
midst of the web. At the same instant
the spider, darting upon the cable, be-
gan with the greatest swiftness to
| wrap it about the insect. The victim
| was too large to be held by the sim
| pie threads; the cable was there to
| bind him securely.
The ant eater depends less on the
power of skill, and, like child, lines
his game. He puts out his long sticky
all the insects that pass stick to it,
vying with each other, and when the
heap is sufficiently thick, the ant eater
draws his long tongue in and swallows
them all. At other times he plunges
! his lingual appendix into ant hills and
draws it back laden with ants.
Coursing is frequent among NAM
mails, notably among wild dogs,
wolves, and foxes. According to F.
Houssay, wild dogs follow their prey
in immense packs. They excite one
another by their bayings at the same
time that they frighten the game and
half paralyze it's power. No animal is
agile nor strong enough to be sure of
! escaping them. They surround him
, and cut off his retreat in a most skill
full manner; gazelles, antelopes, de-
spite an extreme lightness and swift
ness, are overtaken at last; wild boars
are quickly run down; their rough de-
tense costs some of the assailants
their life, but these also become the
prey of the pack that falls upon the
quarry. In Asia these wild dogs are
not afraid to attack even the tiger.
Many, without doubt, have their backs
broken by a blow from his paw, or are
strangled by being seized by his jaws,
but the death of comrades does not
diminish either the courage or the
hunger Of the surviving assailants.
Their number is such, moreover, that
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
An impossible Servant.

Anna Katherine Green, the we'll
known novelist, discussed the servant
question at recent dinner party in
New York.
Servants, as class" she said,
ssare excellent. l have no sympathy
with those women who say it is i'm
possible to get good servants. I ad'
NIT, though, that now and then an i'm
possible servant turns up.
IAN impossible servant, a cook,
turned up at the house of a friend
of mine last week. This cook was
from New Hampshire state, noted, I
believe, for the naughty pride of it's
inhabitants, be they rich or poor. She
came to my friend with high recon-
mendation from an employment
agency, but as soon as she entered
the house she began to ask the most
impertinent questions.
my friend answered her questions
with civility, but in the end they
reached point where civility would
no longer serve. - ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Gevsers of Great Beauty

be the sight of lifetime.' The awful
force manifested by the election Of
the vast body of water and stones,
the terrific roar or steam and hurting
rocks add to the weird grandeur Of
the phenomenon. Waimangu is really
located in the center Of the marvel
GUS hot lakes and thermal springs
region, Rotorua district, the tourist or
sightseer being conveyed thither In a
few hours by train from Auckland.
Pools and springs Of every degree
of heat are to be found in the neigh
borhood. Some are boiling caldrons,
others are spluttering pits of mud and
sulphur, sending up clouds of steam
and sulphurous fumes, while others
again are Of the clearest green or
deepest, pure blue, beautiful beyond
comparison. -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Ntnpsssota RhsorIcs oofet

Here foam fringed waves are crawling
Like creeping things to die,
While rude and rough and braWling
The storm rules in the sky.
The waves must first deliver
Their full tribute, as the river,
Which with delight will culver.
And with despair will die.
Big brooding clouds are drifting
TO choke blonde haggard moon,
AS her ivory arms uplifting; -
Prays for life's gracious boon.
Shy baby stars are peeping,
Like rosy toddlers creeping,
Rubbing dewy eyes from sleeping
In .balmy air of June.
The lightning rips asunder
The inky cloak of night,
While growls the jovial thunder
. Exulting in his might.
And sulks in caves disdaining,
AS from the strife refraining,
AS sick of stress and straining,
Afar in erce>>delight.
I share the lordly rapture
That surgeS through the gale;
That fierce delight. capture
Which makes the weakling quail.
Outside the rich mans palace,
I quaff nights trimming chalice,
sip the winds wild malice,
. hear his dying wall!
Inland the town is quiet,
AS swathed in soothing sleep,
No fierce tumult or riot
AS we our vigils keep.
Bound by the spells of slumber
We bow our heads and number
The hours sweet dreams will cunber
Ere dawn broods DER the deep.
JAMES E. KINSELLA.
Reeistrv Division Chicago PostofHce.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04
Traits Of the japanese

live on rice or offal OF the sea; and he
is so accustomed to carrying heavy
weights and running long distances
that he can be his own commissariat
and even his own horse. As England
turned it's foot soldiers into mounted
infantry, so the Japanese can turn
their riksha boys, Of whom there are
$4,000 in Tokyo alone, into unmountsd
cavalry. Their courage is wonderful.
The Japanese does not fear death in
any form" ..ss&
II the Japanese are somewhat lax
as regards their religion, they are at
any rate believers in cleanliness. The
writer says: Personal cleanliness is
a virtue which all Japanese servants
possess. It is no unusual thing for a
japanese servant to apologize to 81
mistress for not having had time to-
battle mere than three ties thar
-" I
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

Talk about how the wild and un-
conquerable west does business" says
w. M. Thompson of Kelly, Maus &
Co., II was selling Gorliss engines, ma
chinery and other things in the Black
Hills some time ago and came into the
beautiful Lead and Deadwood region.
while there l met travelling sales
man from Omaha or some other point
and he said to me:
"'Do you understand the west?
II replied that I thought did.
well, I DON'T he said. I've just
lost nv breath. went up to Lead and
I had some candles to sell. l called on
Grier of the Homestake mine and told
him had candles-plenty of 'em.
"'"Got samples?" he asked shortly.
I said I had not, but that'1 could get
them quick.
"'"Bring 'em along," he snorted.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

When the time came to forward the
winter outfits for the armies IN Man.
churia, and the commissariat produc-
ed hundreds of thousands Of fur ear
protectors, Japanese and foreigners
alike wondered where these things
could have come. from. No one had
ever heard of their being made.
1t seems that two years ago the
plague was raging along the China
coast. The Japanese quarantine bu-
reau decided that strenuous efforts
must be made to keep the dread dis
ease out Of the country. They de-
termined to start crusade. In all
the seaports and larger cities boun-
ties were offered for each rat brought
in. The small boys found this great
source of revenue, and the cop9eti-
ton at once became very keen. For
each rodent the huntsman was given
a small sum, and lottery ticket. The
money he might squander, but the
ticket he saved, and at tie end Of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

One of the wonders of the earth is
the gigantic geyser at Rotorua, New
Zealand, known as "Waimangu." 1t
made it's appearance about two years
ago and is situated near the one-time
famous pink and white terraces OF
Rotomahana, whose beauties were
swept completely out of existence In
the terrific eruption of 1886. The
crater out of which the geyser issues
is fully half an acre in extent and OF
enormous depth. When in eruption
the whole of the gigantic funnel is
filled with a huge column of black,
boiling mud and stones that shoots
in the air to a hight of nearly 1000
feet. while the cloud of steam whlcn
accompanies it rises in calm weather
several thousand feet.
To see it in eruption is said to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

An autograph collector, smiling,
said:
Il have inherited from my maternal
uncle his magnificent collection of
autographs. These autographs did not
cost the old gentleman cent; yet
they are worth hundreds and hun
dreds of dollars.
When the autograph fever seized
my uncle, he set to work in shrewd
way. Being parsimonious, he did not
want to buy his autographs. Being
clever, he perceived that simple sig
natures. such as you get if you write
and TASK an autograph of person OF
distinction, would have no real value.
$50, do you know what he did,. To
every distinguished person he applied
to he said he was a sea captain, and
Ire asked permission to name a new
ship he was building after the great
man.
It was subtle f1attery, that, eh? All
my uncle's great folk were, without
exception delighted to think of stately