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OH, IT'S EASY TO BE A LIBRARIAN!

ITO the average individual the position of Ii
brarian seems ideal combination of
genial surroundings and absence of toll a sine
in which one browses over the worlds literary
fields and receives pay therefor, Just as if he had
earned it. Even the course of study holds out
charmingly vague prospect of primrose path of
dalliance" with loved authors of all ages
tinuous sticking of ones thumb into the pie of pleas
ure, as it were, and, quite like little Jack Horner,
pulling out intellectual pums
Alas for air castles. " "Librarianing" like life is
real and earnest, and mental pleasures are not its
goal though many an innocent who fain would get
under Uncle Andy's' wing imagines quite the con-
trary. The days when librarians, pursuant of
Topsys simple scheme of life, just growed,' is
thing of the good old times
That pioneer, the New York State Library School
at Albany which at first maintained in connec-
ton with Columbia University of New York city,
changed all that Melvil Dewey the former director,
he of phonetic spelling fame, simplified matters for
would be librarians by accepting college diploma.
But at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and at Drexel
tiens, which of yore were fraught with much fun.
In those days the majority of applicants had not the
remoteSt idea of library science, and were drawn
thltherWard because they leaned toward anything
which appeared at easy and genteel quite like
the good souls who fancy fiction and versifyng nice
occupations for INDECENT fair ones little money
may be made quietly at home with the wiser
Alas! too true!
delicious instance of early examining is related
by library expert who shall be nameless the very
expert who disabused ones mind of many erroneous
ideas. A would be dictator of the mental food of
some branch of humanity set to give his idea of
pedagogy. That was easy. and he jubant1y set
down the only answer he was sure of The study
of the feet
Indeed, there many instances to show the wis
dom of one of Andrew Carnege's benefactons to
Atlanta, Georgia, along these lines: that of giving
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Weakness in Their Strength

THE mountains which in the Western United States,
in British Columbia, and in Alaska lie close
to or border the trough of the Pacific Ocean very
recent features in the construction of continent.
Lifted up region of weakness in the supercrust
of the earth they still partake of the instability
which is a characteristic of this weakness Here
and there they further folded plicated: else
where they are breaking apart, and with portions
heights dis jointed islands. The traveller who makes
the famous Scenic Route" to Alaska following by
steamer the Inside" of the chain of islands which
extends almost continuously from Puget Sound in
Washington (or from Vancouver Isand) to Sitka
or Skagway, does not perhaps recognize that these
continuous coast range. In Oregon and California
the mountain surface still almost continuous; but
bad break in it, the Golden Gate, is responsible
largely for the magnificent scenery which one habit
ualy associates with the site of San Francisco.
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In almost the
entire region oc-
cupied by the
coast range of
mountains the
rocks give testi-
mony in their
numerous lines
of faulting ard
jointing of COM
paratively re-
cent earth dis
turbances, and
the region which
they represent is
almost neces-
sarily one where
earth tren1orS
a n d gu a k e 5
would make
themselves felt.
Southwark of
Point Concep-
ton are the
Santa Barbara
and the Santa
Catalina Islands,
and they too
give evidence of
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from this process; perhaps it would be more
nearly the truth to say that the effects of eaFth
Jars or impacts would be felt most largely in such
regions. In localities of comparatively recent noun
tain formations the forces that have tilted UP the
rock masses of the earth in such way as to make
them mountains have still their echoes following
them in the work of counteraCton, namely, in the
destruction of the selfsame mountains which had
only recently been formed
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DorS OF the w est
to fear of them?
The Mexican in
his own domain.
under the ash
cloud of Colima
and the quiet
curling steam
of Popocatepetl,
would answer,
"Qnien sabe?"
The geologist
might well leave
the prODlem
there.
[EDIToR's NoTE.
Professor He'll
prin died sudden
ly in New York
city last month,
not long after COM
pleting this article.
The newspaper
obituaries gave
him high rank as
a naturalist, and
as one of the
worlds greatest
geologists and seis-
mologists.l
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disuembernnent of what at one time was mainland.
r Knowing, then, what do of the physics of the
western region are less surprised than shocked
by the occurrences which have helped to make of
the greatest disasters of modern times The geologst
recognizes in them merely an expression OF common
geological history phase in the many makings
and unnakings of our planet, one that it has not
been possible to predict, but yet which hardly
surprises by its coming. Although we thus state
broadly the conditions of the region in which the
catastrophe brought about, still far from
being in position to state with any degree of posi-
tiveness what actually the melting of the
disaster. How deep within the core Of Our planet
may have been the stress initiating force of the
disturbance, or how far directly removed from it,
may never be known.
The geologist will still for many years, probably,
give various explanations of the phenomenon;
but he will bear uppermost in mind that what
Cured in region that had long been recog-
nized as being one of marked weakness in the earths
superCrust and he will also not be oblvouS to the
fact that far reaching consequences may come
the result of distanty occurring activities
The United Statess Evolution
THE evolutionary history of the United States
shows different parts of it to have been made at
different times and the geoogis refers to these in
ancient, "very ancient" recent" and SO on
periods that may be represented in terms of millions
of years, thousands of years, less. The region
in the East differs from the West in that its
talns are very ancient and seemingly they have
found their final position of adjustment. The
Appalachian Mountains extending from Alabama
III 10 Oh bdSpe, Ca1ldQa,
in the northeast have had their days of blows and
fractures and, although they still occasionally
tremble, they are seemingly peaceful neghbors to
the large population which lives about their slopes
or in the tidal region not far removed from their
foothills. In the interior United States, slopng
down to the great valley of the Mississippi, have
a nearly equally ancient region but one in which no
mountain elevation of any magnitude longer exists,
and where over large areas no large mountains
did exist. At one time the waters of the Great
Lakes discharged through this region into the Gulf
of Mexico. There were slight land movements,
fitting of the surface in opposite direction, and
the drainage of the lakes finally effected into
the St. Lawrence
Can the geoogist assume from the structure of
these regions from the differences which mark them
off from the region of the Pacific coast that they
have nothing to fear from earthquakes? He can
give measure of comfort to the Bostonian the
New Yorker, the Philadelphian the inhabtant of
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he lives on some of the more most ancient rock
of the continent and is less likely to be moved
than his opposite neighbor of the Pacific coast but
he will hardly venture the assertion that his safety
is thoroughly assured. The episode of Charleston
is still too fresh in his memory and he still recalls
that in 1SI1-Ia, precedent to and almost coin,
Caracas, vast earthquake swell visited the CEN
trail valley of the United States and that its impress
part of the Mississippi bottom about New Madrid,
Missouri, and elsewhere.
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Omit the Prophecy

THE earthquake prophecy, while it may have a
certain place in the present, easily and with
wise caution be left as legacy to the future.
AS newcomers see much of the turmoil through
which planet passed in former ages. The Pail
sades of the Hudson River, the Orange Mountains
of New Jersey, the East and West Hills of New
Haven, tell of great outpourings of lava; the
history is read by the ancient beacons of the
Connecticut River, Mounts Tom and Holyoke bv
long rampant like ridges close to Philadel lphia by
great masses of mineral bearing rock the borders
of Lake Superior. t-...
On the Pacific coast, from near the Canadian
boundary to near the borders of Mexico, volcanic
cones, some diminutive, others with all the full
majesty of Shasta, St. Heens, Hood Rainier, and
that comes nearly to Our own day. Have our neigh
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK.
Armenian Priest Murdered In New
York City.


New York, May 2S.-Rev. Father
Kasper. aged sixty. Of the Armenian
Apostolic church of Hoboken, N. j..
was murdered I'm this city some time
last week.
The body has been found In a trunk
which had been left as security for
their rent by two Greeks who three
weeks ago engaged furnished room
OF Mrs. Henry Sherer, who occupies
the third floor of tenement at 1888
West Thirty-seventh street.
The body was found In a kneeline
posture with the head bound against
the knees by heavy strap which
passed over tho back of the neck and
was buckled under the shins.
DR. Leblanc, the coroner's physician
gave 1t as his opinion that the man
was thrust into the trunk while alive
and the covor OF the trunk held down
until death ensued. The condition OF
the organs was found to be similar to
those In cases of asphyxiation.
Father Kasper, carrying a small
leather bag In which his collections
were placed, came to be a familia,
figure In Greek and Armenian circles
here and 1t Is believed that he was
murdered for tho money he carried.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
R. R. ACTIVITY.
Work of the Northwestern West
of the Missouri
River.

Sioux City, May 27.--The visit OF
Marvin Hughitt, president Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany and the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Omaha Railway company,
and other officials of the two roads to
Crofon, Neb., last week has started q
new crop Of rumors with regard to
Northwestern constructioni in that sec
ton Mr. Hughitt was accompanied
by Frank Walters, general manager Of
the Northwestern lines west Of the
Missouri river; A. w. Trenholm, gen.
eral manager for the Omaha; s. q.
Strickland, general superintendent,
and +. Il. Nichols, superintendent OF
the Nebraska lines of the Omaha.
The belief at Crofton is that the
Northwestern will extend the Crofton
line to Niobrara, distance of thirty
eight miles.
The Wyont branch, now under con-
strcution from Newcastle, will be
built westward to Fordyce, where il
will intersect the Crofton branch.
The Bonesteel line is being built to
the Gregory county line as fast as men
can be hired to do the work. 1t Ii
expected to have the line completed to
New Dallas some time in June.
However, the m ost impol tant exten.
sion contemplated, and one which re.
ports say will be built during the next
year, is that of the Bonesteel- New Dal-
las line on to Midland, where june.
ton will be formed with the North
westerns i new line from Pierre to Rap
i'd City.
It is said this line, built on survey
which, has been made, will be the
shortest line between Sioux City and the
Black Hills by eighty four miles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
A PROBLEM.
Rainfall and Artesian Wells Ne.
cessitates Drainage bitches
in South Dakota.

Miller, May 27.--A problem that
once confronted the people just west
and northwest of here. how to get more
rainfall and water, has been completely
reversed, the problem now being how
to get rid of the water, both rainfall
and artssian. A year ago man from
Iowa bought quarter of land north
west OF here, supposing he was getting
something very dry, intending to move
onto it and sink an artesian well.
When he arrived last winter he found
the whole quarter under water, which
had come from neighboring well.
He saw no way of draining it 80 he de-
cided not to move mere. Another man
bought farm west of Rec Heights
t1at had been formerly dry as bone.
When the new land owner came on he
found his land flooded from the arte-
sian well that had been sunk on it.
He shipped in tile and began to drain
it. 1t now seems that tiling will have
to be Iesorted to all over this once dry
belt as the country is fat. Especially
will this be SO if the heavy rains that
are now flooding the country continue
Odd neighborhood troubles rise from
these wells. One man will sue another
for letting the water run on his land.
Another will spend time and money to
prevent any Of the water from getting
on his neigbhors land, though he may
want it.
nlnAN nuNNFSIN.n &C ns p~A
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

1t is telegraphed out OF lincoln,
Neb., that friends of Vim. ]. Bryan
state with great positiveness that he
will not accept the nomination from
the democratic party If Roosevelt Is re-
nominated. Bryan, while 80 far he
has refused to give an absolute indorse-
ment Of Roosevelt, feels, II is said,
that he more nearly represents the
policies for which Bryan stood in 1896
and 1900 than any other man. He
does not recognize the president as a
democrat. but insists he is much bet
tor democrat than any other repnbli-
can. Bryan feels that no harm can be
done the peoples principles by giving
Rooseelt an uncontested election as far
- democrats are concerned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
My Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who liAes on Rn
raj Route I, Fort Edward, N. Y, says
"Dr Kings New Discovery is my best
earthly friend. II cured me Of asthma
six years ago. 1t has also performed a
wonderful cure of incident consumption
for my sons wife. The first bottle end.
ed the terrible cough and this accom-
plished, the other symptoms left one by
one, until she was perfectly well. DR..
Kings New Discovery's power over
coughs and colds is simply marvellous
No other remedy has ever equaled it.
Fully guaranteed by Schultz IL Ketchan
Druggist. SOC & 81 90. Trial bottle free
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
Commerce Commission Upheld.

Washington. May 2S.-A decision
favorable to the interstate commerce
commission was rendered by the su-
the case OF the Southern Railway COM
pany VS.. Georgia lumber Arm. H. H.
Tiff & Co.. involving the right OF the
commission to prohibit the railroads
from advancing freight rates on pine
lumber from the South to Ohio river
pOints
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
London Stock Brokers Fall.

London, May 2S.-An important firm
OF stock jobbers, Hubert Brunton Il
Co., have announced their failure on
tho Stock Exchange. The firm, which
was established in 1874, dealt prin-
cipally in copper shares, including
American and Rio Tinto. Their fail
ure tended TO weaken the American
market
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

London, May ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Berlin states that the
torpedo service of the German navy
Is about to undergo an Improvement
which experts believe will make that
branch the most powerful In the
world. All the new battleships will
be fitted with torpedo tubes Of diam
eter Of l9A instead Of TN, which
are now used In most navies, the vcloc
ity being increased fully five knots.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: s,

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Senator
Kittredge had DR.. F. A. Spafford OF
Falndrau as his guest at the Elk club
Friday evening" DR.. Spafford is nc
light weight and the report was started
by some wag that Senator Kittredge
had Secretary Taft as his guest. There
was general stampede for an intro
duction to the 'snext president and
the senator and DR.. Spafford, both en-
joyed the joke until it leaked out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
Harhor Work at a standstIiI.

Halifax, N. s.. May 2s.-Following
the strike at midnight OF the long
shoremen here there was practically
no work going on during the day on
the steamers along the water front.
The strikers demand an increase In
wages to 25 cents an hour for day
work and 80 cents for night work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
Attempt to Burn Maryland Town.

Elkton, Md, May 28.-The breaking
tho business section Of this place lur-
Ing the early morning hours has Gre
ated the belief that an attempt was
made to burn down the town. In each
case kerosene was used. After the
third blaze the townspeople became
alarmed and remained UP the rest OF
the night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
DcImas In Graft Cases.

San Francisco. May 2S.--Delphin M.
Delmas has been engaged to defend
Louis Glass and T. v. Halsey, two Off
cials Of tho Pacific Statos Telephone
and Telegraph company, indicted for
bribery. He mado his first appear
ance In court during tho morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

In the treatment Of piles it becomes
necessary to have the remedy put up in
such form that it can be applied to the
parts effected. Man Zan Pile remedy is
encased in COLLAPSE BILE tube with nozzle
attached. II cannot help bnt reach the
spot. Relieves blind bleeding, itching
and protucding piles. Soc with nozzle
gu, ran 'eed. Try II. Schultz & Ketcham.
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Don't Paw Alimonv

to be divorced from your appendix
There will be MO occasion for it il you
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New Life Pills. Their action is so gently
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes "Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar is the best prepara-
tion for coughs, colds and lung trouble.
| know that it has cured consumption in
the first stages" You never heard of
any one using Foley's Honey and Tar and
not being satisfied. Holiday & Porter
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

A man who is in perfect health, so he
can do honest days work when necessary
has much for which he should be thank
full Mr.. l.. G. Rodgers, Branchton, Pa
writes that he was not only unble to work
but he couldn't stoop over to tie his own
shoes. Six bottles OF Foley's Kidney
Cure made new man OF him. He says
Success to Foley Kidney Cure" Holli-
day Il Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
A Lesson in Health

Healthy kidneys filter impurities from
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makes sonnd kidneys and will positively
cure all forms of kidney and bladder di-
sease. 1t Strengthens the whole system.
Holiday & Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

w. K. Ward, of Dyersburg Tenn,
writes: "This is to certify that have
used Orina Laxative Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation, and it has proven,
without doubt, to be thorough prac-
tical remdey for this trouble, and it is
with pleasure offer my conscientius ref
erence." Holiday Il Porter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

Judge Frank E. Hutchinson, an In
diana circuit Judge, has handed down a
decision to the effect that saloon license
Ia Unconstitutional. He notes that the
decisions of the higher courts, almost
without number, describe the saloon as
the fruitful cause Of misery, want
pauperism and crime. Indiana law re-
luires the saloonkeepers to give bond
conditioned on "keeping an orderly
house. and 'for the payment OF all
judgments for damages growing out of
unlawful sales,' thus practically as
suming that there will be violations Of
the criminal law and unlawful sales.
Can the state legalize such business
Judge Hutchinson holds that it cannot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
How's This?

HOW i his.
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall Catarrh cure.
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We the undersigned. have known +.
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Take Halls Family Pills for coustipa.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

Local business men, comprising M.
r. Baskerville, H. s. Rowe and Fl. d.
Walrath, have incorporated and will
open a wholesale grocery house at
Watertown.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

Let me send you free, for Catarrh, just
to prove merit, Trial size Box OF DR.
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Containing such healing ingredients as
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Large jars 80 cents Sold by Shutz 4
ketcham
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

Free Samples of "Preventics" and
booklet on Colds will be gladly mailed
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-28

Improper action Of the kidneys caueses
backache, lumtago, rheumatism. Pine.
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-31

next alderman is sure to be a Democrat
about whose Democracy there can be M
question. Ii is recalled that when there
was schism In the ward some years
ago and two Democratic nominees got
within a few votes OF one another the
Republican vote was heavy. but both
Democrats received a larger vote than
did the Republican nominee.
There has been a feeling I'm some quar-
ters that an attempt would be made 20
sacrifice the Democratic city. assembly
or state tickets in exchange for alder
manic votes. but Joseph III. Gamer indig-
nantly denies that he or any OF his friends
and associates would be party to any
such arrangement. II am for the entira
Democratic ticket" he said, from school
committeeman up TO governor OF the
state" The voters, therefore, understand
just where Mr.. Gamer stands on this sub
iect