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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
END OF WAR III SIGHT
SlDERED CERTAIN IN HIGH
OFFICIAL CIRCLES.
PRELIMINARY STEPS ALREADY TAKEN
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SECURES
INFORMATION AS TO THE
JAPANESE TERMS.

St. Petersburg, March 27.-The in
formation contained in these dis
patches for over a week regarding
the change in Emperor Nicholas at
titude concerning the advisability OF
making pacific proposal to Japan is
fully confirmed and in very high quar-
ters peace within six weeks is re-
garded as certain. The positiveness
with which this is affirmed would in
dicate that the government is already
in possession of information as to the
japanese terms, which indicate a
basis TO which Russia can agree.
The exact situation is shrouded III
mystery. The secret OF what has
been done and what is being done is
2ealously guarded. The Associated
Press hears, however, from source
close to the throne that pourparlers
are actually in progress in Paris, but
probably only of a preliminary char
acter, and that Copenhagen may be
the scene of the first exchanges be-
tween representative of the two pow
ers. In this connection importance
is being attached to the visit OF Nj.
dIswolsky, Russian minister at Co
penhagen, and Baron Rosen, former
Russian minister to Japan, to M.
Bompard, the French ambassador to
Russia, on Tuesday. The parties TO
this conference refuse to admit that
significance is attached to 1t.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
WILL KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.
Rojestvensky Not Likely to Meet Jap
anese Fleet.

st. Petersburg, March 27.-Although
public interest in the war has sud-
denly been transferred from the bat
tlefield in Manchuria to the Indian
ocean by the possibility of a great
naval conflict between Admiral Ro-
jestvensky and Admiral Togo and de-
spite reports that scouting vessels
have already been engaged near the
island OF Mauritius the admiralty de-
clines to display any excitement. In
deed, the tranquility manifested is
quite unnatural except on the theory
that pending the prospects OF peace
negotiations Admiral Rojestyensky
has received orders to keep out of
the way of the Japanese.
Although without direct adyices the
admiralty does not credit the report
of the meeting of scout vessels OFF
Mauritius. The same thing holds
good in regard to the report OF the
sinking of the Russian battleships
Sissoi Veliky and Nvarin, which, 1t
is declared, was probably an arrant
invention 1t can be asserted, how
ever, that the report that Admiral Ro-
jestvensky is awaiting Admiral Ne
bogatoH's division to strengthen his
squadron is incorrect. The vessels of
Nebogatoff's division are not of the
same type and speed as Rojestven-
sky's and are only intended to trail
behind as a convoy to protect the
fleet of Golfers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
TWO MINOR SkIRMlSHES.
Japanese Still in Touch With Re-
treating Russians.

st. Petersburg, March 27.-A dis
patch from General Linevitch says:
"A Russian patrol has been fired
upon by Japanese cavalry and infan-
try occupying the village of Puljuschu.
"On March % a detachment of Rus
sian cavalry drove back a force of
Japanese cavalry approaching the sta
tion of Shuaningausa. The same day
several Japanese squadrons attacked
a small Russian mounted detachment
on the extreme Russian left, about
four miles from the station of Nan
shentai. Russian cavalry reinforce
ments were sent there and forced the
Japanese, who refused to face a
charge, back to Nanshentai, their re-
treat being covered by infantry"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
FRANCE AIDING RUSSIA.
Secured information as to Japan's
Terms of Peace.

Terms of Peace.
Washington, March 27.-When the
dispatch from st. Petersburg regard
ing peace was shown the diplomat on
whose authority the Associated Press
on March 13 announced from Wash
ington that the Russian emperor
knew the general terms on which
Japan would conclude peace he said
"The source of my original informa-
tion on this subject was high one,
but it is gratifying to receive this
confirmation. The European powers,
notably France, have for some time
been endeavoring to find out on what
terms Japan would accept peace.
These have been ascertained in a
general way and have been communi-
Gated to st. Petersburg. When he
called his war council on March ii
the emperor knew these terms and
doubtless communicated them to his
ministers.
THE reason for Japan's apparent
reticence regarding the opening of
peace negotiations is not due. as far
as can learn, to desire to continue
the war, but is because the Toxic
government wishes to be certain that
Russia is proceeding to peace nego-
tiations in good faith and is not play
ing for time as she did in the nego-
tiations prior to the war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
VENEZUELA is PREPARED.
Castro Says His Country Will Defend
Her Interests.

New York, March 27.-In reply to
an inquiry as to his position in the
pending Venezuelan matter, sent to
him by the World, President Castro
cabled as follows:
There is really between Venezuela
and Washington no question of suffi-
cient Importance to occupy public at
tention or worthy of consideration by
serious persons. Your minister holds
himself aloof from the good under
standing which exists, but Venezuela
will defend with ardor the common
interests and honor of both coun-
tries"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
LONG LULL IN FIGHTING
NEXT GENERAL ENGAGEMENT IN
MANCHuRlAN WAR Is
FAR DISTANT.

st. Petersburg, March 27.-General
Iinevitch continues the retirement of
the bulk of his army northward.
The general staff declares it is now
certain that Field Marshal Oyama
has been compelled to relinQuish the
idea of a pursuit in force for the
present. The Japanese forces on the
Russian tanks are too light to consti-
tute a serious danger and lull in
heavy fighting for several weeks, if
not months, is predicted by some of
the correspondents.
A Russian correspondent warns the
st. Petersburg authorities of the dan
gers of japanese activity in Mongolia,
where he says their emissaries are
enlisting the Lamas and arousing
their old werljke spirit.
WILL KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
AIMED AT CERTAIN DRUGGISTS
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Dahl
Liqucr Bill.

Madison, Wis, March 27.-The as
sembly has passed the Dahl liquor
bill, a measure aimed at unscrupulous
druggists. The bill requires an affi-
davit from each liquor purchaser at
druggists. The affidavit must state
the purpose for which the liquor is
wanted and the bill requires drug
gists to keep records of sales and
file them regularly with city or village
clerks and provides for resembling of
licenses for violations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

1t is difficult to cure a cough or free
yourself from the discomforts OF cold
unless you move the bowels. Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar acts on the
bowels and drives all cold out OF the
system. Then comes its soothing effect
and strengthening influence upon the
throat and lungs. For Group, Whoop-
ing Cough and all Lung and Bronchial
affections. no remedy is equal to the
original Bees Laxative Honey an Tar.
Sold by Stoddard Il Halstead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
PEACE RuMORS AT PARIS.
Indications That Russia Desires te
End War.

Paris, March 27.--It is said in quar-
ters having excellent means of infor-
nation that Russia's steps towards
peace have already taken a tentative
within recent days at one of the small
capitals of Europe. The purpose OF
this appears to have been to bring
together personages representing both
sides, neither having credentials to
discuss formal terms of peace, but to
Informally examine what each side
expected and what tentative basis
seemed possible. The nature of this
exchange does not warrant its being
considered definite peace movement,
but il is understood TO have given
each side an opportunity to indga the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
Must Go to Penitentiary.

Milwaukee, March 27.-Former AL
derman Charles S. Ravenor OF the
Fourth ward has been denied a new
trial and sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in the Milwaukee house
of correction for bribery. A stay of
sentence was denied by Judge Will
Jams and sentence will begin at once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
New Russian Internal Loan.

st. Petersburg, March 27.-An i'm
perial decree directs the minister of
finance to issue a per cent internal
loan of $l00,000,000, with the view to
further strengthening the funds in
the state treasury required to meet
the expenses of the war. OF this loan
$50000,000 will be offered for public
subscription.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

view ol the otner and it has already
shown Russia's disposition towards
peace. There is reason to believe
that both st. Petersburg and Toxic
know the results of this conference
and that it is the basis of the re-
newed st. Petersburg reports that
peace is imminent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

Port Said, Egypt, March 27.-The
division of the Russian Second Pa
cific squadron commanded by Admiral
Nebogatoff, which arrived here from
Suda bay, island of Crete, Friday,
entered the canal during the morn
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

secrets ana rne latIeT nnalns rror,
the figures a prastical admission that
the war has cost almost 100000 men
in killed, wounded, prisoners and sick,
as the whole effective force in the
Far East is now believed not to ex-
ceed 100000 men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

Pinesalve acts like a poultice. Best
thing in the world for boils, burns,
cracked hands, tetter, etc. Sold by
Stoddard & Halstead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27
For an Impaired Appetite.

Loss Of appetite always resulte from
faulty digestion. All that is needed is
few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. They will inpigorate
the stomach. strengthen the digestion
and give you an appetite like wolf.
these Tablets also act as a gentle laxa-
tive. For sale by Stoddard Il Halstead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-27

Or dobbs sparagus Pills cure all kldncy las "a =
G fren Afl Sinfing IintreIl y tNn 'thl..aR0 OF n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
A Case of Second Sight.

A Scotch minister and his friend,
who were coming home from we'd
ding, began to consider the state into
which their potations at the wedding
feast had left them. s
Sandy" said the minister, ''just
stop a minute here till l go ahead.
Maybe l don't walk very steady and
the good wife might remark something
not just right"
He walked ahead of the servant for
a short distance and then asked:
"How is it? Am I walking straight"
ooh, ave." answered Sandy thickly,
we're a. recht-but who's that who's
with ou"-Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
By the Sad Sea.

They were sitting by the seaside,
wrapt in silent contemplation of the
inrushing bounding pillows. Suddenly
she rested her soft, dimpled hand upon
his manly knee, and looking up into
his face asked, Tell me, Reginald,
what makes the tide rise and rAll?'
"The moon, dearest"
"But mother says there will be no
moon next week Then there will be
no tide?'
Reginald told her he didn't mean
that, but what he did mean he would
give considerable to find out.-Boston
Transcript
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
Their Ideal.

The superintendent was giving the
Boys" he said, what would you
call a young man who did his duty well
and bravely, without flinching, expect
ing no great credit for it and content
to let others win the applause of the
multitude?"
"A baseball catcher" shouted all the
bOys.-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
He Wasn't "Nexf. -

Wife (eading)-Here's an account Of
man who left home one evening after
supper six months ago to get shaved,
and he hasn't been seen since.
Husband-Huhl | suppose he is still
waiting for his turn.-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
His LOSS.

Scovill-What are you mad about?
Clarke-The railroad company has
found the trunk lost.
Scovill-Do you consider that cause
for anger?
Clarke-Well, / should say yesl
Wouldn't you be mad if you had to
take q four dollar trunk in place Of the
$50 damages you had been expecting?
Cleveland Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

If you wish to destroy the grove
around your homestead and the fruit
trees in your orchard, turn the stock
loose and let them have the run Of
grove and orchard. You may charge
the death of the trees up to borers,
drought or Providence, just as you
please, but the truth is that you killed
the trees the day you turned the stock
in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Tonl--Now, that your engagement is
broken, ere you going to make Clarissa
send back your letters2
GeorgeYou bet ami worked hard
ON those letters. They're worth using
again.-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
If He Had His Way

Money! hear your next door neigh
bors had musicale last night.
Crabbe-Yes.
Noozey-They had eight pieces Of
music, I'm told.
Crabbe-I don't know, but If l could
have used my ak there would have
been about 5000 pieces. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22
The Summer Girl.

: EE wIITZ! ss4 =. e..
Y What wonder
~ The summer girl isl +,
What a bird!
Have you ever heard
Of anything like her?
What wonderful hiker
Straight to mems hearts,
With her cute little arts
And her graces,
Her tufts and her
Ribbons and laces;
Her smiles and her signs,
Her varying eyes.
The touch Of her hand,
The rapture of-oh, my landi
Jee-rusalem! Gosh!
Can't she josh
Any man on earth
To a finish? Say!
Amt she the way
You long have sought
And mourned because
You found it nought?
Well, I guess
She Is the limit of loneliness.
She
Bosses the sea,
And the mountains fall
Down at her call.
No matter where you find her,
No matter where she dwells-
In lovely summer villas
Or any old hotels
She Yields her magic scepter.
She sits upon her throne
And claims without distinction
All mankind as her own.
And what does mankind
Think about it?
Well, don't shout it
Whisper it soft and low:
He's willing to be her subject
For couple of months or so,
But after that
My scat,
Where is the summer girl at?
William J. hampton in Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We hardly know whether it is any
worse to sell your neighbor a COW
which does not pay her way in your
dairy herd or sell her to the local
butcher for all your neighbors to have
a hand in eating her up. The principal
difference is that in the first case you
get the cussing, while in the last the
butcher gets it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Never better time to buy registered
stock than now. A good start can be
made for $500, and that much money
was never put to a better use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Fence posts cut when the bark will
peel and then thoroughly seasoned be-
fore setting Will last much longer than
when cut during the winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

A good garden well cared for is
worth not less than $1OO to any fam
lily where there are six or more persons
to feed during the year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The type of corn which will give the
best crops is in all probability one
which has been raised in your locality
for many years, one which has perfect
ly adapted itself to local conditions.
There are many mistakes made in i'm
porting seed corn, as only too many
farmers have found out to their sor-
row.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t is the season of red roses and red
clover, while everybody is full of
Strawberries, green peas and new pota-
toes-mig hty nice time of the year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

There is developing an unusual in
terest all over the country in nature
study as valuable feature in the pub
lie schools. This is a study which in
variably greatly interests the young
people, for they are eager to learn all
about the common, everyday things of
life. The study of bird, animal and
plant life illustrated, as it may so very
easily be, with object lessons, will en-
thuse the dullest set of scholars to be
found anywhere, and good thing
about it is that where tried it results
in awakening greater interest in 9TH
er less inviting studies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The use of salt on the hay will not
prevent the green clover from burning
up your barn. Some folk think it will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Queer condition of things in this
country-rich soil, but not enough help
to harvest the crops, especially in the
fruit growing sections.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We always value the strawberry the
most just as it takes it's departure. No
other berry quite takes it's place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t beats all how much annoyance
and vexation can be worked up out Of
the everyday work of life if one is al
ways looking for trouble and bound to
find it. And, inverting this statement,
it also beats all how a cheerful and
hopeful way Of looking at life and it's
work will checkmate trouble and make
life worth living. We always feel sorry
for that person who is born with the
corners of his mouth turned down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

White clover and sweet clover bloom
make harvest days for the lees, ard
they improve them to the limit. :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t is a good thing that children do
not eat in the same proportion young
birds do. If they did it would keep the
old man busy with dray bringing
them food
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Through all the country there is an
awakening interest in securing better
roads. The time has come when men
no longer figure to see how little work
they can give in payment of their road
taxes, and in many places large
amount of purely voluntary work is
being done on the roads. This is a
good sign, for in common with the care
given the cemetery and the position
accorded to woman the good road indi-
Gates the progressive civilization Of a
community.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t is pretty well settled that corn
planted on fall blowing will ripen from
week to ten days earlier than when
planted on spring blowing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

Now that the old farm mortgage is
no longer hanging over your head and
there is besides nice little balance at
the bank there is no better thing to be
done than to commence improving the
old place. AS you will look it over it
will be easy to find score of ways in
which it may be done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

1t is never very hard times on that
farm where there is some sort of prod
uce ready to turn off every month in
the year, such as cream, eggs, butter,
pork, fruit, honey, saying nothing of
the grain crops and fat steers, and
where such crops are produced it is
also true that the soil can never get
very badly impoverished. An eighty
acre farm run on these lines will re-
turn the owner more net profit one
year with another than a quarter Sec
ton carried on as so many are.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The pound and a half spring chicken
costs the town man over so cents by
the time it is served on his table. Thus
a common country dish becomes
costly luxury in the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We know of one mau who for years
has stuck to beef making Of this type:
He buys up in the fall bunch Of the
best early calves he can find and then
pushes them for baby beef for the next
able to make money at it, doing so
when his neighbors feeding older cat
tie would fall down. 1t is always true
that the meat put on the young animal,
be it steer, sheep or hog, always costs
less than when put on the older ami
NAL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The centralized creamery working
with cream gathered from a wide area
of territory, shipped to it by express,
is doing a splendid work in many Sec
tons of the country, especially in those
parts where it was impossible to de-
velop the dairy business sufficiently to
justify the building and running of a
home creamery. This new method has
made possible the taking up of the
dairy business in almost any locality
by any man, the equipment needed be-
ing only the cows and a farm separa-
tor, with local cash market for all
the cream he can produce Many
man is now being put on his financial
feet as a result of the opportunities
offered by this new method. On the
other hand, wherever the home cream
cry exists it should receive the loyal
support of every man in the commu-
nifty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

A man who fed lot Of beef cattle
the past winter, buying at $3.50 and
selling at $3.50. figures up after he sold
them that he had made just $3.50 per
head besides what the manure might
be worth This sort of work will never
put him in the cattle baron class. The
trouble was that he had poor lot Of
feeders to start with and then did not
know how to feed them, and there are
many just like him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The man who persists in planting all
small potatoes will get just what he
plants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

We are asked whether the big de-
partment stores are likely to become a
permanent feature of our commercial
life. They are, and there will be more
Of them than there are now. Just what
effect they will have on the country
merchant of the future is uncertain.
He has difficult problem to meet, the
large capital of the big store giving it
every advantage in the matter of buy
ing. What seems to be practical So
luton of the difficulty is being adopted
in some towns, the merchants getting
together and organizing a stock COM
pany for the purpose of carrying on
home department store, adopting all
the economic methods of the city insti-
tuition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The lines of the peach belt were pref
ty we'll defined by the extreme cold OF
last winter. There is all the difference
in the world between zero and 20 be-
low so far as peaches are concerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

No apple has come into such general
favor for all the latitude north of AZ
degrees as the Wealthy. No apple has
a finer flavor, keeps better in cold
storage, is more prolific or handsomer
in appearance. 1t would be well if the
Wealthy could be more generally
planted in place of so many inferior
varieties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

A farm automobile which will haul
the pillow and the harrow and also serve
as farm power is one of the coming
possibilities in the near future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-22

The effort being made to induce the
settlement of the south by the Italians,
who are coming to this country in such
large numbers, has much to commend
it, as the Italian is specially adapted
to southern conditions.