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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Position for r. q. Clarke.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 16.-Louis w.
Hill, president of the Great North
ern, has announced the appointment
of Francis B. Clarke as assistant
president of the Seattle and Portland
railroad. the subsidiary railroad of
the Great Northern to operate be-
tween here and Portland. Mr.. Clarke
was for many years traffic manager
of the Great Northern and has been
lifelong friend of James j. Hill and
his son, Louis w. Hill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
IN PRISON IN MEXICO.
American Accused of Killing Three
Natives.

Ell Paso,, Tex, Dec. 16.-A telegram
received here from Conchano, Mex,
said that Scott White, paymaster for
the Greene mines. had killed three
men In a fight in an eating house. A
party Of MeXicans entered the place
where the Americans were dining, be-
came abusive and were elected by the
Americans. A few minutes later the
Mexicans returned, armed, and bat
tered down the doors. The first three
men that crossed the threshold were
killed by White, who has been locked
Up In the Mexican prison at Conchano.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Bryan TO Visit the South.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 16.-William j.
Bryan will deliver an address to the
members of the Oklahoma legislature
Dec. q. Mr.. Bryan will leave Lin
coin next week and will stop at Guth-
rie on his way to Texas. In the latter
state he will spend three or four
days with friends. Then he will con.
tinue his trip in the South and will
return to Lincoln Ian. 10,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16

return to San Francisco in time to
take charge of the trial of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United Rail-
ways, against whom fourteen indict-
ments were returned for offering to
bribe supervisors, which is set for
Feb. /. The failure of United States
District Attorney Bristol to prosecute
the Oregon land fraud cases has been
assigned as the reason for the with
drawal of the latter's reappointment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
CREW BROUGHT ASHORE.
Rescued by Lifesavers After Hours OF
Hard Work.

New York, Dec. 16.-The bark Ed
mund Phinney. from Savannah, Ca.
for Perth Amboy with lumber and
railroad ties, was caught in heavy
snow storm and raging gale among
the dangerous shoals outside OF Sandy
Hook bar and was driven on the beach
about mile from the point OF the
hook and near the government prov
ing grounds. After battling for five
hours with the heavy seas the cap
tain and crew, ten men in all. were
brought ashore.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
hENEY GOES TO OREGON.
Will Look Into Present Status of Land
Fraud Cases.

San Francisco, Dec. 16.-Francis ].
Heney, who as assistant district at
torney for the city and county has
charge of the investigating and prose
cution of the municipal graft cases,
has left for Portland, where he will
look into the present status of land
frand cases still pending and then go
to Washington to confer with the de-
partment of justice. He expects to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
lourr Resarves DECISION.

New York, Dec. 14.-Argument on
the constitutionality of the act under
which Governor Hughes removed
John F. Ahearn from office as presi-
dent of the borough Of Manhattan for
alleged misconduct In Office was heard
by Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum.
Decision was reserved
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Woman Sentenced to Death.

Moscow, Dec. 1.-THE woman who,
ten days ago, threw bomb at Lieu
tenant General Guerschelmann, gov
ernor general of Moscow, In an un-
successful attempt to kill him, has
been sentenced to death
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Gas Kills Man and Wife.

Gladstone, Mich, Dec. 16.-Charles
Johnson and wife were asphyxiated
by breathing coal gas which escaped
from a defective stove. Every room
in the house was filed with coal gas
fumes when the parties were found.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
ONLY ONE MAN SAVED
American Schooner Lawson Lost
Off Scilly Islands.
EIGHTEEN OF CREW PERISH

Lifesavng Crews Attempt to Render
Assistance but Fail and After Some
Hours the Vessel Turns Turtle and
Goes to the Bottom.
Hughtown, Scilly Islands. Dec. 10
The American seven-masted schooner
Thomas w. Lawson was wrecked in
Broad sound, Scilly islands, during a
fierce gale and so far as known of
her crew only one man survived. The
schooner turned turtle and is now
floating bottom up.
Three dead bodies have been found
of Annet island, an uninhabited islet
of the Scilly group. The sole sur
ViV~r, who has been landed at St.
Agnes by the st. Agnes lifeboat, is
only partly conscious.
Signals of distress had been heard
at the Bishop Rock lighthouse. Two
lifetoats at once put out and found
the Thomas w. Lawson anchored in
a dangerous position just north OF
Gunner rock. Great seas were run
ming and the lifeboats, although they
stood by for several hours, were un-
able to render assistance.
At the request of the captain of
the Lawson the st. Marys lifeboat,
the masts of which had been broken
off in attempting to rescue the crew
CT the schooner, put back with the
purpose of telegraphing for a tug to
come to the assistance of the Law
son. The st. Agnes lifeboat was left
standing by. A little later, however,
this lifeboat had to leave, as one of
its crew was dying Of exposure while
the others were almost completely
exhausted.
Suddenly Goes to Bottom.
Some hours later the lookouts at
the st. Agnes and Bishops Rock
missed the lights of the Lawson at
the same time and when a lifeboat
returned to the scene oil floating on
the waves indicated the disaster. A
few minutes later the lifeboat crew
found the Lawson bottom up.
Searching in the vicinity the st.
Agnes lifeboat picked up the solitary
survivor, a man named George Allen
of London, and found three dead bod
les off Annet island. The survivor
and the dead were brought back. to
st. Agnes.
Among the drowned is w. G. Hicks,
Scilly pilot, who managed to scram-
BILE on board the Lawson during one
OF the attempts of the st. Agnes life
boats to help the Ill fated ship.
A prolonged search failed to dis
cover any further survivors and 1t
now seems to be established that AL
len is the only member of the crew
who did not lose his life. The num-
Der Of drowned is said to be eighteen.
Allen was seriously injured.
The Thomas w. Lawson encoun-
tered prolonged bad weather and lost
all her boats on the trip out from
Philadelphia.
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! shooting was the result Of a threat
of impeachment proceedings for his
removal from the council. Seidel
leaves an estate of $150,00O.
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Condition Continues Favorable.

tion of Mrs. Longworth, who was OPP
Grated on several days ago for ap-
pendicitis, continues to be entirely
favorable. Dr. Rixey, who visited the
patient, announced after his call that
Mrs. Longworth had spent a good
night. Her temperature was good
and there was no indication whatever
of my unsatisfactory conditions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Wealthy Man a Suicide.

Fort Wayne. Ind, Dec 16.-Otto
Eeidel, a wealthy member of the city
council, who shot himself Thursday
with suicidal intent. is dead. The
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Bishop Coleman of the Episcopal Dio
cese of Delaware.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 16.-Leigh.
ton Coleman, Episcopal bishop of Del
aware, was found dead in bed at his
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-16
Stop That Cold

To check early colds or Grippe with 'Preventics"
means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop cold
with Preventics Is safer than to let Ii and be
obliged to cure II afterwards. To be sure. Pre-
ventics win cure even deeply seated cold, but
taken early--at the sneeze stage--they break. or
head off these early colds. That's surely better
That's why they are called Preventics.
Preventcsare little Candy Cold Cures. No Quin-
inc, no physic. nothing sickening. Nice for the
childrcn-and thoroughly safe too. If you feel
chilly. If you sneeze If you ache all over think OF
preyentics. Promptness may also save half your
usual sickness. And don't forget your child. ii
there is feverishness nightor day Herein prob
ably lies Preventcs greatest efficiency. Sold in
&c boxes for the pocket. also in 25c boxes of 4a
Preventics. Insigt on your druggists giving you
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home in this city. He had been i'll
for week with a hard cold, which
developed into kidney trouble.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
basket was a revelation to her Of her

basket was a revelation to her Of her
own helplessness. Ss
II was tempted to stop the holes with
court-plaster," she confessed afterward,
"and l dare say 1t would have been as
effective as what l managed to do"
Two generations ago in famous
school for girls In an Eastern city sew
Ing was an Important part of the cur
riculuin. The first task of new stu
dent was the making of a shirt for
father or brother. Every stitch In that
shirt was set by n thread. II seam
had to be ripped dozen times, it must
be fit for the closest inspection. This
zeal on the part of the school was some
times excelled in the home.
A tradition fingers In one family Of a
daughter who went to that school when
she was years old. So well did she
sew at that age that she was excused
from making the shirt. and set at once
to a bit Of fine ncedlework--a wide
muslin collar, covered with embroidery
as exquisite as lace.
The promise of the 6-year-old child
was richly fulfilled, and her needle was
for long lifetime high satisfaction
to herself and a joy to her fortunate
family and friends. Sewing was never
slavery to her, but always fascl.
mating creative occupation. The patch
on jacket, the darn of stocking OF
the embroidery of gown or napkin
were alike welcome calls upon her Gu.
pable fingers. When people spoke Of
her ability to turn off sewing, she used
to say:
That's because know how to sew.
know how because was taught.
Skllful hands, even better than many
hands, make light work !"-Youtb'a
Communion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
SENTENCE TO PRISON SHIP.

One Declared to BE Usually Enough
for Worst of Sailors.
"The serving of one sentence aboard
prison ship is usually enough for the
worst OF sailors" said l.. II. Dunlavy,
who has just concluded his term Of
enlistment In the hospital corps of the
United States navy. He served as a
nurse for time on board the United
States naval prison ship Southery at
Portsmouth, N. Fl.
They have no cells on the shin"
Dunlavy said. "The prisoners are lock.
ed at night In the forward and after
berth decks. They are compelled to
work every day except Sunday in the
navy yard. Sunday they have to at
tend religious services. They get rath-
err to liking Sunday too.
1T gives them chance to let out
their voices when the hymns are be-
ing sung. Their working hours are
from $3.50 to IL o'clock In the morning
and from / to o'clock in the after
noon. That isn't all they have to do,
They are required to attend school.
The common branches only are taught.
The Rotations are held at night. From
6 to z o'clock at night is the daily
study hour and they have to study too.
"A marine guard Of eighty men 'po-
lice the ship and do sentry work over
the prisoners while they are at work,
Ordinarily there are about $50 prIson-
ers on the ship. Very few escape. Oc-
casionally one tries to run by the sen.
tries, but it's big risk, for marines
carry rifles loaded with ball and have
orders to shoot any prisoner attempt
ing to get away."-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17

fall into cascade, and thus permit
the fish to climb back in pursuing
their return journey to the lake; the
other comprising chute with sinu-
GUS track for diminishing the velocity
and assisting the passage of the fish to
the level above the dam. Because of
the nature of the locks and dams, their
width and number, 1t is doubted IL this
device would prove successful, even II
the construction did not interfere SO
materially with the mechanical opera.
lions.
The appearance of the new types OF
fish, entirely different from anything
recorded by former naturalists. has
stirred up the scientists, and the here.
tofore desplsed Des PLANES River has
come into prominence as the center OF
piscatorial interest, for 1t is here that
the new types and Increased number OF
fishes have attracted widespread atten.
ton.
The strange and new types Of fishes
never noticed to any great extent until
this year, are undoubtedly the result,
Of the lntercrossing that came about
after the invaders from the lake had
accustomed themselves to the new en-.
vironments. On finding 1t impossible
to make their way back to the lake
they settled down to make the best OF
their life in the narrow confines of the
rivers and accent the condition of mis-.
cegenation with the river fishes as the
best for all concerned.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
TASK FOR MONEY EXPERTS.
Days 'Twould Require to Count For.
tunes of Mig SIillionaires.

Days 'Twould Require to Count For
tunes Of mig AIillionaires.
If the wealth of the rich men of the
United States could be reduced to ma
tional bank notes 1t would not be as
great task for the nineteen expert
money counters of the United States
treasury to tally and set the amount
down in books as the average man
thinks it would. Working In the leis-
urely fashion the government permits,
1t would take the nineteen experts a
little more than flfty-two days to as
certain the exact number Of Rockefel-
ler's dollars. Assuming that Weyer-
hauser, the head of the lumber trust,
has $6o0,OOO.0O0. the count of his
wealth would be completed in just
about the length of time 1t rained dur
Ing Noah's yachting cruise.
Say ]. Plerpont Morgan and Andrew
Carnegie each own $780, 100000, the
count Of their hoard would be complet-
ed in twenty-four days. All the vast
horde of poor millionalres having about
sic, 100000 would get one days attend
ance. Those having less than $14,5OO,-
600 would be dismissed In six hours,
These figures are the result of count
made of the unused" money In one of
the vaults under control of William b,
Ridgely, comptroller of the currency.
The count was finished few days ago.
having been under way twelve working
days. For six years there had been no
count of the money In the vault, and
1t occurred to Mr.. Rldgely that he ought
to satisfy himself that the $176,0OO,-
600 the books showed to be in the vault
was actually there. The count showed
that there We're as many dollars in the
vault US the books said there should
be.
Thirty-eight years ago n negro stole a
package containing 1900 sheets of I'M
signed bank notes. He had a high time
signing the names OF the president and
cashier Of the bank for which the
notes had been engraved. Congress an.
proprlated $4,000 to pay for the spuri-
GUS notes Issued by him to Innocent
persons, but only $125 worth Of the
forged notes ever came to the treasury
for redemption.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
HOW TO GROW HAIR.

Former Naval Surgeon Has Novel
Plan to Rethatch bald Pntes.
Breathe properly. and you'll never be
bald. II you're already partially bald,
breathe properly and your hair will
start coming in" again. This is the
boiled down advice of DR.. Delos L. Par
ker, former United States naval sur
geon.
Parker came to the above conclusion
by series Of experiments He imprls-
oned quantity of expired breath in a
jar containing few drops of water.
and kept 1t In warm room. A week
or ten days later lie injected quantity
OF the liquid left in the bottom of the
jar into pigeon and awaited develop
ments. Presently the pigeons feathers
began to fall out. He continued the In
jections regularly, and within a few
days the birds coat had entirely dis
appeared. When the injections were
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
COINS AND FACES ON THEM.

Features of Rulers Abroad, Here
the Emblem of Liberty.
Coins of most of the nations bear
upon them the faces of their rulers In
the United States each, coin has an
Essesln5.s., lem s li55erry.
The first coins struck after the for
nation of the federal union bore the
face of George Washington. Gen.
Washington disapproved of the custom
and it was dropped. 1t has never been
revived. t' s
Portraits of prominent Americans
appear upon postage stamps, Internal
revenue stamps and paper money, but
never on coins. And 1t has been the
custom to use no portraits of living
men even on the currency and the
stamps.
In England as soon us King Edward
succeeded Queen Victoria the queens
face gave way to that of Edward on
all the coins and stamps In the British
empire. The accession of new ruler
in most monarchies means an instant
ShohSC III Liz 0VSi6A VI lue COlIlS.
But there is an exception to the rule
Of no portraits on American coins. The
emblem of Liberty on the 1-cent coin
is the goddess in an American Indian
headdress, but the face shows no char
acterlstlcs of the North American abo.
| rigine.
1t is the face Of little girl. Sarah
Longacre Keen, upon whose herd was
placed the feathered ornament of q
Sioux Indian. Her father was an en-
graver and he placed his daughters
head on the coin.
Sarah Longacre Keen died in Phil.
adelphla not long after having served
thirty-five years as the secretary of her
city's branch of the Methodist Women's
Foreign Missionary Society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
For Stranger. only.

]. Edward Addicks was condemning
a certain politician. 'gThe man has no
experience" he said, "and he has not
sense enough to conceal his lack of
experience. He reminds me Of an In
cident that took place In barber shop
the other day.
"1n this quiet, busy shop man who
was getting shaved suddenly uttered a
loud oath.
Hang your he exclaimed. You've
cut my chin twice now. II you can't
shave better than this. every reguldr
customer will leave YOU
But the young barber pushed tina
mans head back on the velvet rest
and laughed.
"'oh, no. he said. NO fear Of that
I'm not allowed to shave regular Gus
toners yet. only shave strangers"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17

discontinued the pigeon regained Its
coat The experiments were repeated
with dogs and hens. and the results
We're the same.
DR.. Parker reached the conclusion
that expired mir, remaining In mans
lungs long enough for the decomposi-
ton of the organic matter to take place,
resulted in the formation of poison
which affected the roots Of the hair
and caused 1t to fall out. Deep breath
ing expels the air and with 1t the poi
son.
The doctor secured number of par
TALLY bald men and got them to breathe
by proper methods. In few days the
dandrutf, which is Invariably an nc
compartment to badness, ceased !; the
hair stopped falling out and new
growth started. In six weeks the I'm
proyement was very noticeable.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
Rat. a co.tly PIakue.

An infnlliblc method of exterminat-
ing rats would be worth more to the
people Of the United States In a single
decade than the department of agricul-
ture has cost since Its establishment,
a bulletin of the department, just Is
sued, declares.
1t says the brown rat liz the worst
mammalian pest In existence, and
adds:
"If for each COW, horse, sheep and
hog on the farms Of the United States
the farmers support one rat on grain,
the toll levied OH the cereals by these
rodents would reach the enormous total
Of $100.OOO,000 year.
-rheir prolihcness is the chief OBJ
stacle to their determination. II three
filters of ten each are produced every
year, single pair, breeding without
check and without losses by death, In
three years would be represented by
ten generations and would number 90
1876. 1902 individuals. The eleventh gen
Grafton, due at the beginning of the
fourth year, would number over 1OO,-
100000"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
NEEDIEwoRK FOR SCHOOLGIRLS.


Benefits of Learning How to Sew
skilfully and Correctly.
The ability of a girl to do without
teaching anything she is called on to
do is pretty generally taken for grant
ed She initiates the countryman who,
being asked If he could play the violin,
replied, II guess so; never trled!"
Thousands Of girls marry and set up
housekeeping whose experience In cook
Ing consists in making fudge" and
concocting Welsh rabbit on chatting
pleasant eating in their place, but
inadequate for the daily food of a
Woodworking husband.
So, also, the girl is supposed to know
by instinct how to mend and sew. A
certain young wife became on her mar
rlage the stepmother of three small
children. The first weeks mending.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17
RIIam's Lucky Auction
A~~~N~~~~N@

j
With whoop the Caldwell child
rem rushed out to greet their father,
and Mrs Caldwell hurried after them
to head Off any raids on the green bob
sled.
Get everything, father?" she called,
as she peered out of the storm door.
Got plenty" he called back, with
an attempt to heartiness that caused
her to glance quickly at the sled. She
had heard those half apologize tones
before and knew what they meant.
Back in the sled covered by blan-
ket, was a square package. 1t was not
the right shape for cracker boxes nor
tall enough for barrel.
She drove the children into the house
and shrouding her head in an old wool
fascinator she followed out to the Larn,
where Hiram was already unhitchlng
the tired team.
She made straight for the sled and
threw aside the blanket, disclosing n
small soda fountain. Is.
What did you pay for this?" she
NeniunuSo, iHoiShtuS llc SAuaAS VI
stained marble with Its furnished
spigots.
"Six dollars aud thirty CENTS" he
said, the red surging into his face.
"The man said the metal is worth
more'n that"
Then you didn't have anything left
for the presents?" she asked, reproach-
fully. "Oh. Hiram! And after you
promised" 3
but, look here" he argued. ''There's
bound to be another store set up. May
be they'll want a fountain and can
sell this at big profit"
There was no use in arguing. Eyer
since they had been married she had
tried to persuade Hiram to stop buy