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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-23
TAINTED VOTES
! NOT NECESSARY
Senate PrObers Say Lorimer
Should Retain Seat
EXONERATIONI COMPLETE
Committee Finds No Testimony Di.
rectly Connecting Illinois Solon
With the Purchase of Votes and
Discredits the Evidence of Members
of the Legislature Who Confessed
to the Acceptance of Bribes.

Of the Legislature Who Confessed
to the Acceptance of Bribes.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The report of
the senate committee on privileges
and elections in the Lorimer case was
presented to the senate by Senator
Burrows. The report completely exon
crates the senator on the charge of
having obtained his seat by bribery
and discredits the testimony of the
members of the Illinois legislature
who confessed to accepting bribes.
The committee adds that even If four
legislators accepted bribes their votes
were not required to elect Lorimer.
The report is divided into chapters,
each carrying a sub-head. Under the
caption, Votes Required to Elect" the
committee points out that the question
is raised by counsel whether the Ian
guage of the statute regulating the
election of United States senators re-
quires that in order to elect senator
the person elected must receive a ma
jority of the votes of all the members
elected to each house of the legisla-
ture, or whether it is sufficient if one
person receives a majority of all the
votes cast in the joint assembly "a
majority of all the members elected
to both houses being present and vot-
ing" The committee report says on
this subject:
This question seems to have been
decided by the senate in the case of
Lapham against Miller (senate cleo
tion cases 697). In that case it was
held that a majority of a quorum of
each house is sufficient to elect, and in
that decision the committee concurs." !"
No Personal Bribery Shown.
Under the head of Bribery" the
committee says:
''In a number of cases that have
been before the senate of the United
States it has been held that to invali.
date the election of a senator on ac-
count of bribery it must be made to
appear, either,
"First-That the person elected par
ticipated in one or more acts of brib-
cry or attempted bribery, or sanctioned
or encouraged the same, or,
"Second-That by bribery or corrupt
practices enough votes were obtained
for him to change the result of the
election"
Testimony was quoted by the report
to show that at the outset of the in
vestigation counsel for the Chicago
Tribune, who conducted the inquiry
against Senator Lorimer. announced
that he did not expect to connect Sen
ator Lorimer with any acts of bribery.
Attention is directed to the denial
made by Senator Lorimer in the open
senate of any act of bribery on his
part in connection with his election
and to his demand for an investiga-
ton. In that connection the report
quotes the resolution, after which the
following is set forth:
at should further be stated that
there was no testimony offered during
the investigation which would tend in
the remotest degree to implcate Sen
atOr Lorimer in any personal act of
bribery or attempted bribery or cor.
rupt practices of any nature"
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Not Feared by the Womsn Who CIR
Seize tho Everyday Larder's
Possibilities.

The housekeeper who is quick %
seize the possibilities of the everyday
larder. with its collections OF odds
and ends and its palmer viands. need
fear no sudden guest, however impes-
ing.
For instance, that half cup OF boiled
rice that was left over can be cen
verted into very dainty accompani-
mont to the meat OF fish by stirring
II In cream sauce until heated
through. and then grating little good
dairy cheese over the top. Serve with
toast fingers.
Or try this plan. Have the rice rath.
er wet. and smooth II out In baking
dish with layers Of cheese sliced very.
very thin at intervals and a busting OF
salt and pepper. Some think a few
drops Of onion Juice dropped on each
layer an improvement. Bake until II
browns. with cheese and little bread
crumbs on top and serve hot.
When other things fail at the crucial
moment the chances are that there
will be fresh eggs in the house. and
these can be transformed into a very
acceptable luncheon dainty as egg
croustades.
To prepare them cut square leaf
OF bread into slices two inches thick.
and scoop out the center OF each
square, after trimming away any thick
crust, of course, so as to form n little
box. Fry a nice brown in deep fat,
put raw egg in the middle OF each.
season and put IN a hot oven till set.
add a little cheese or a spoonful OF
white sauce TO each. This may flg.
ure as the entree.
One housekeeper who recently re-
ceived guest OF eplcurean halIts
rather Unexpectedly found hers alf
with nothing more special than a
broiled bcefsteak as the main course
OF her meal.
AS It proved, however. no elaborate
compound could better have met The
taste OF the distinguished visitor than
the steak as served TO him.
II was. of course, delicately broiled
and just before serving was sprinkled,
after seasoning with salt and pepper,
with tablespoonful each OF chopped
chives and parsley. and was then rub
bed over quickly with a tablespoonful
OF butter creamed with the same
quantity OF lemon Juice. The unusual.
piquant flavor was Immediately detect.
ed and commented upon.
The psychic moment for serving IA
when the butter in the sauce has
melted over tho meat.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Postal Thieves Comparatively Few

Circumstantial evidence does not go
at any time with us. It is an estab-
lished rule that the evidence must be
positive and direct In almost every
case an arrest means conviction.
Prom one point of view It is won
derful that there are so few thieves
among the many thousands of clerks
who handle the mails first and last,
for great temptations surround them,
as they handle millions of valuable
parcels. II Is known that these clerks
soon learn to tell by the very touch
of letter whether it contains money.
II so inclined II would be an easy mat
ter for tho dishonest clerk to slip
letters into his pocket and open them
in the privacy Of his room. That the
cases of dishonesty are comparative
ly few is a high tribute to the moral
qualities Of the Postofiice clerks.
There are but two successful ways
to catch a postofilce thief-constant
watch and decOy letters. With these,
! and large supply Of patience, the
game will be landed, though 1t often
requires months, and sometimes years
| 1t is one of the most annoying and diff
| ficult lines of detective work, and re
| quires the most earnest application
Not single circumstance or detail
must be overlooked"
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Hall of Fame Statuary Not Artistic

Webster, whom everybody knows was
not large man. but the statue makes
him q regular giant There is a
statue of John ]. ingalls,, the only one
as yet sent by Kansas, and excepting
that II is like n line, has neither
breadth nor thickness, which was
good description Of Ingalls, II is the
limit for ugliness. There is a statue
of Frances Willard in a basque and
ill-hanging dress, which bears not the
slightest resemblance to that dainty,
sweet-faced woman. There is n statue
Of Phil Kearny In bronze, which Is
very pretty to look at. but has very
little artistic merit, and there Is one
of Shoup, of Idaho, which looks as
though 1t might have been sandpa.
pered out of q piece OF marble. And
then there is Washington. q dapper.
little darling with sloping brow. as
fashioned by Houdon.
The Washington newspapers some
time ago began crusade to have
the law placing statutes in Statuary
hall by the states repealed. 1t is to
be repealed on the ground that the
hall is already jammed to overflow.
ing. and If any more statuary is pre-.
sented 1t will be necessary to make q
second and inner row.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Split Biscuit.

These are made for supper when
bread has been baked in the morning:
Use one pint of dough. risen over
night, of the bread; take one pint of
milk, two tablespoonfuls OF butter.
four OF sugar, one teaspoonful salt and
two we'll beaten eggs. Mix all in
gradients in bowl, cutting the dough
with q knife. After the mixing. add
a generous quart of sifted flour, knead
the dough well and let It stand In a
warm place for six hours, when 1t
should be n perfect sponge; work It
down we'll at the end Of that time.
Sprinkle the molding board we'll with
-four, turn the dough upon the board
and roll II down to the thickness Of
about onefourth of an inch.
Dip the biscuit cutter in -four, cut
up the dough with It. place half OF
the cake in buttered pan, spread a
little soft butter on It, take fresh cake
from board and put on the top OF
those already in the pan. Cover with
clean towels and set away in rather
cold place, about Go degrees; let bis.
cults rise until they are about double
their original size; 1t will take about
two hours. Bake In rather hot oven
for one-half hour, Two good-sized
pans Of biscuits may be made with
ingredients mentioned.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
BEEF PIE A LITALIENNE
Elaborate and Tempting Recipe for
Making This Palatabe and Widely
Popular Dish.

One pound OF cooked beef, six
ounces OF boiled macaroni, one pound
OF peeled tomatoes, one Tablespoonful
OF chopped parsley. one chopped shall
lot, one tablespoonful of butter. one
cupful Of stock. one tablespoonful OF
flour, one tablespoonful of oWrcester.
shire sauce. salt and pepper. The
macaroni must be boiled till quite ten
der in boiling sailed water, having
been broken In inch lengths before
being put into the water. Melt the
butter in saucepan. put In the chop
per shallot and -four. and brown them
carefully. Add the stock, and stir un-
I'll boiling, then add the Worcester
shire sauce and seasoning. Slice the
meat thinly. Butter a casserole, put
in a layer OF macaroni, then one Of
meat; sprinkle over a little parsley,
and continue these layers till the dish
is full. Let the last layer be of maca.
roni. as this protects the meat from
too great heat. Pour in enough OF
the sauce to about half flll the dish.
Halve and lay the tomatoes all over
the top of the pie, and place a piece
OF butter on the top Of this half. Bake
the pie till II is very hot and the toma.
toes soft, and serve at once.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Much-Read Social Science Bulletins

stated, when the Department of Agri
culture recently issued the book on
the use of choap cuts of meat, that It
was the first government cook book
ever printed.
The social science series has been
running for more than n decade, and
has, incidentally, taken in various do
nestle problems in the food line un.
der the head Of Nutrition Investiga.
tions." The earliest of these was one
on the composition and cooking of
meats. issued nearly II years ago. OF
this there has been something over
half a million copies distributed.
But the most popular of all the bull
letins was the recent one on The
Economical Use OF Meat in the
Home" This has been out only few
months, and there have already been
distributed 100000. Calls are still
coming in rapidly.
The series comprises books on all
sorts Of subjects-the preserving OF
fruits and vegetables, fish as food. the
care Of milk in the home, the value Of
peas, beans and legumes in general as
food, the cooking OF vegetables, and
more than n dozen other subjects.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

THE PostofIce Department daily re-
/ ceives hundreds of complaints
caused by the losses Of packages and
money. Mails are easy to rob, but few
postal thieves ever escape final de-
lection; they are sure to be entrapped
anl punished in the end, While speak
ing Of these numerous complaints, an
old detective, called inspector. of the
PostofHce Department said: mo
-,hief is harder to catch than the one
who robs Uncle Sans mail. The
methods Of such thieves are ingenious,
the plunder is easily hidden or de-
s,royed, and their rascality is well
masked by the honesty and integrity
of associates,
"Postofice thieves are not arrested
every day, although valuable letters
and other articles are stolen almost
daily and an army of shrewd inspec
tors are on the alert. Positive proof
of guilt must be in the possession OF
1.hu inspector before an arrest is made
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

ages, but only an emphasis. Yoshi-
mitsu. the third lord OF the Ashikaga
government, the propagandist of the
tea ceremonies and refined arts, may
De said TO have been the first encour-
ager OF the mo-" and at the time
foshimasa, the eighth lord, II had
been roughly completed as We have It
today. In due time, Ashikaga's power
declined. and the most wonderful war
god arose on the horizon in the per-
son OF Hideyoshi, the Napoleon OF
Japan. who, on the other hand, was
no small patron of art and literature.
The NO" was not left In oblivion In
his time. but many new pieces were
added to the already great number Of
the repertory, and alterations were
made In those already in practise.
When the times came down TO the
Tokugawa feudal era of the seven
teenth century. the period OF peace
and prosperity, II had become the
most important factor OF the nations
life. To recite lines from the mo"
and 70 act on the stage II possible,
was regarded to be one of gentle
mans accomplishments; the NO"
play in contrast to the common thea
ter held the most dignified. noble
place Of entertainment And 30 II IS
Today. II was thought even sacred
and 1t began to assume the most nee
lssary role at wedding ceremony.
With the singing of passage from
"Takasago" your Wedlock will be
sealed.
"Takasago." the happy play celebrat.
Ing constancy, endurance, health and
longevity. is represented by an old
man and an old woman busy in tho
work OF raking up pine needles under
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

:" "ASHINGTON-One Of the mighty
w few instances on record Of the
United States having been "dcne" in
its cash accounts came to light at
the treasury department the other day
in a decision handed down by the con-
troller OF the treasury. In this par.
ticular instance the government Is
short more than $4,000 and has no
way of helping itself. It became q
victim through the carelessness of its
own officers. and the victimization,
too. was not criminal in its nature.
Prior to 1879 the late Samuel ].
little of Georgetown owned four Ger.
tificates Of per cent. stock of the
old corporation Of Georgetown. Upon
his death he left life interest In the
stock to his sister. Mrs. Eliza A.
Ricketts,. and the residue to his minor
children, J. c. Little and Julia A.
Little. In the settlement OF the case
before the probate court the actual
possession of the four certificates OF
stock was passed to Mrs. Ricketts,. so
that she might collect from the treas.
urer, from time to time, the interest
due her.
Shortly after this United States
Treasurer Gilfllan issued a circular
calling upon all holders of George
town corporation stock. which was
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
MMINcl@l' GOSSIP
Uncle Sam Is Loser in Cash Account

one Of the old forms of obligation By
the District Of Columbia, to present
the certificates for redemption. Mr..
Ricketts, took the four certificates to
the treasurer's office, indorsed Il here
by assign the within certificates to
the treasurer Of the United States for
redemption. on account of Eliza A.
Ricketts,"
The treasurer refused redemption
upon this Endorsement. Mrs. Ricketts,
then asked the first auditor Of the
treasury. as he was known in those
days. to approve the Endorsement. but
no refused. She appealed to the Of
flce OF the then first controller OF the
treasury and obtained the desired ap-
proval.
Accordingly the treasurer paid Mrs.
Ricketts, si,012 principal and 1923 In
terest.
In 1894 Julia A. Burnell. formerly
Julia A. Little, the daughter of Sam
uel j. Little, made claim for the 81
021.23, alleging that 1t had been er-
roneously paid to Mrs. Ricketts,. who
had life interest only. The claim
was dlsallowed by the treasury. Mrs.
Burnell and her husband then entered
suit fof the amount before the court
OF claims. A year ago they obtained
Judgment for the amount and in the
deficiency act Of June 25. 1910. ap-
preparation was made to pay this
claim, along with others.
Mrs. Burnell has been fighting for
sixteen years TO secure the money
she thought was hers and is just now
coming into her own. while the gov.
ernment is out over $4,000
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

r THERE is determined effort being
L made in Washington to have old
Representative hall In the capitol
cleaned out. This Is the room now
known as the Hall Of Horrors to those
who have seen the statuary in It, but
which "a aristocratically titled the
Hall Of Fame.
There are lot OF statues that are
freaks from way back. There is only
one piece of really good sculpture in
the whole bunch Of some 80 or 40, and
that IS Father Marquette. which was
presented by Wisconsin. It Is an ex.
Quisite piece of work. The rest OF
the statues are practical caricatures.
There is one of Fulton, who is seated
in a chair with n piece of machinery
in his hand. He lops all over the
chair. his legs are sprawled in all
sorts of ways, and It is about as woe
begone a piece Of marble as can well
be imagined. There is n marble OF
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
PHILIPPINE WTCHCRAFT

That a firm belief in witchcraft per-
sists in some parts OF Pampanga prov
ince is tho purport OF a communica'
tion received In Manila from an inves-
tigator, who has Investigated the
claims OF Filipinos that they were be-
ing afflicted with various bodily Ills
by persons who are called Magcalums,
according to the Manila Times. While
the educated inhabitants scoff at the
belief, II was found to be widespread
throughout the towns as we'll as In the
agricultural sections far from larg
centers OF population. Extracts from
the communication follows: THE be-
lief is an old one. probably coexistent
with the tribes. 1t is not confined to
one or two towns. but exists to a
greater or less degree in all. though
the idea probably Is having a greater
hold upon the people Lubao, Macabs-
be and Pasantol than any OF the other
municipalities.
"The belief is that a person VINO
has this power can create illness In
another. provided the other Is be
liever in rsagcalums. A careful and
extended search has failed to produce
a single Pampangan who impressed
Investigator as being entirely frel
from the idea that people might have
this power. Many laugh at the men
tjon Of such power and in gonerS
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

AT all; then the fairy said:
File on theei The pledge OF mortals
may be doubted. but in heavenly bo-
ings there Is no falsehood."
AS l said, the mo" In the creation
OF the age when by the virtue of ,sutra.
or Buddha's holy name. any strayinY
ghosts or spirits in Hades were be-
lieved to enter Nlrvana. There Is no
wonder that most of the plays have to
deal with those ghosts and Buddhism.
Here we have one play, called Morn
ing Glory" the flower cannot enter
Nirvana on account OF her short life
OF only one morning and OF her jeal-
ousies that burn on seeing the other
flowers who enjoy longer life. How
ever, her ghost will disappear with
satisfaction when the monk gives her
sermon that eternity Is nothing but
moment. and to live In n moment Is
to live In the ages. The Nos" ghost
liness and poetical Imagination reach
the climax In the play OF "Yamauba,"
or the Mountain-woman. whose author
Is said to be Ikkyu. the famous priest.
What does II represent? II Is tho
piuy ol udncer caileu lainauDn, VINO
strayed into a mountain. and actually
saw the mountain.woman's mountain
wandering. Our life is a sort of noun
tain where we wander; the mountain
woman is n symbol OF transmigration
OF soul and endlessness. And the dan
GER, Yamauba, is the incarnation OF
the ghost OF the mountain.womau, who
dances and wandcrs with her own
real soul in the mountain. Such a
symbolic play. I think, could be very
we'll adapted to the western stage.
Who wrote those mo" plays. you askr
The names OF the authors are forgot
ten ages ago. because they were writ
ten in the time when we never asked
who wrote them II tho plays them
selves were good.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

tho pine trees. The passage says:
True II is that these pine trees
shed not ell their leaves, their yerduro
remains fresh for ages long; even
among evergreen trees-the emblems
OF unchangeableness-exalted Is their
fame TO the end OF time-the fame OF
the two pine trees that have grown
old together" What are these two
pine trees? Who are the old man and
woman! The ghosts OF the trees are
nothing but tho old man and woman
singing the age Of golden and happy
life. Oh, pine trees of the color Of
eternity and life. you are the symbol
OF peace and Joy. Among some 300
repertories now In existence there is
no other like THE Robe OF Feathers"
that will gracefully carry tho delicate
statuesque beauty of composition and
sentiment. It is the play OF n fairy
whose feather robe was stolen by a
fisherman on Mos pine-clad shore,
while she was bathing. and upon her
promise to dance was given back
finally. Not to go TO extreme even in
sadness is taught in Japan TO be the
height OF cultured manners; hero we
have every Oriental beauty and lamen-
tation in this fairy who could not fly
back to the sky. and sang:
Vainly my glance doth seek the heavenly
plain.
Where rising vapours all the air enshroud.
And ven tho well-known paths from cloud
to cloud
And she promised that she would
dance the dance that makes the
Palace Of the moon turn round.
and would leave her dance behind
us token to mortal men, II her
robe should be restored her. However.
the fisherman doubted that sho might
hurry homo to heaven without dancing
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
WIIETHER the high price of food

W HETHER the high price of food
w is causing the public to take an
uncOmmonly keen interest in domes-
tic problems now, or whether the
cause is something else, the officials
of the Department Of Agriculture do
not undertake to say. The fact re-
mains that there has been a greater
run up TO date on the so-called Social
science" series Of bulletins than on
any other pamphlets the department
has ever produced.
Up to the present there has been a
total of 16,C72,000 bulletins distribut.
cd. Some now out Of print have been
applied for so often that it is prob
able the estimates for next year will
include provision for reprlnting.
This government is the only one in
the world that has gone into the bus!.
ness of printing cook books. 1t was
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

way say that they do not consider Il
possible, yet references to specific
cases Will usually elicit tho fact that
they can ascribe no other cause to
certain effects.
1T would seem that the tender
spot OF these near divinities is the
neck OF the Intended victim. the Mag.
calums causing an enlargement of that
part OF the body. Sometimes the in.
Fiction is related to specific event.
SOr instance, In Arayat a woman once
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

told prospective purchaser that she
had no eggs, which the customer
found out to be false. Later It was
said that a chicken grew inside the
stomach of the woman. Another ao-
count Is OF n Magcalum who was
bound and an attempt made to burn
holes In her face. The Instruments
made no impression upon her, but the
marks OF burns appeared upon the
face OF the woman who had instigated
the maltreatment"
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Dainty Napkin Rlnus.

A white linen napkin ring is a
dainty affair, and makes an unusual
gift. To make 1t, cut n narrow piece
of linen the required length, and seal
lop and buttonhole the edge, finishing
the end in point. Any design may
be embroidered on It with the owners
monogram or initials. Fasten by
means of a thy button and button
holed loop at the end opposite the
button.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
An Puffed Up.

HE seems to feel his Importance
immensely"
Yes; he has been PACED here In the
hotel three times this forenoon"
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
Not Guilty.

The Barber-Your hair Is getting
thin. sir. Have you ever tried my spe-
cial hair tonic?
The Wctim-No. indeed. That wasn't
what caused 1t.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20
The Trust Evil.

Blox-Sniplcs claims to be a trust
victim.
Knox-Guess that's right. A trust
closed the factory in which his wife
had a job.
The Jackson herald., 1910-10-20

With a Fine Bloom On.
Abe-Went to one of them there,
roof gardens when was in Moo York
Hiram-What do they raise on 'em.
Abe?
Abe-Peaches. by gosh.