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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-23

he now took the dainty trife in his
hand, glanced over 1t curiously and
noted monogram on the clasp.
YES" he said. there's an "A and
an M 1t must have been dropped
from the machine by Mrs. Alison"
"Oh. sure it was" declared Nat
See here, I can't get around very fast
or far. you know. Would you mind
taking it to the owner for mel"
HIM" hesitated John. Then, acting
on a quick impulse. he added: yes,
I'll do that Nat"
So John took the silver purse, placed
1t in his pocket and started down the
street. His color had heightened. He
tried hard to believe that he was sac
rificing his time to do q good deed,
In reality, as he secretly knew, he was
catering to an irresistible impulse to
act upon favorable excuse for seeing
again the lady Of his thoughts.
John reached the rather imposing
home of the Alison's. There was quite
a 1utter Of his nerves as he assembled
the steps. He touched the bell but.
ton at the side of the door, not know.
ing that it was out Of order. He got
tired Of waiting for a response to his
summons and sank into a porch chair.
Then he started and stared through
an open front window. A decidedly
waspish voice had called out sharply:
"Cy!"
1t was Mrs. Alison calling to her
husband. She was plainly visible to
John In the room beyond the window.
I'm coming" answered a voice
from somewhere upstairs in the house.
Make haste. then. stupid" was un-
graciously retorted. the shrewish &C.
cents scarce according with the dulcet
vocalism Mrs. Alison employed when
assuming company manners"
Slowly, then. John Strickland arose
to his feet. He could not help but note
Mrs. Alison standing before a mirror.
He was startled, almost shocked. The
lady was heated and dusty after her
ride. She rubbed her face
with handkerchief and it seemed to
take away its false youthful bloom.
She removed the upper set Of teeth
that had so reminded John of pearls.
Then she removed some of her hair.
The amazed John thought Of scare
crows. He was embarrassed; he was
Cy came into the room.
what dye want?" he inquired
Grossly.
"That money let you have. You
didn't use only small part of it."
I'D like to carry a little once in q
WHILE" growled Cy.
"Oh. yes. to distribute among those !
worthless relatives Of yours!" sneered
the model Myra. "IIl give them their
papers If any of that cheap
rabble show their faces about here.
All you've got is what I've brought
you. My money, do you understand? !
Hand over the change of that ten.
dollar BILL"
Cy Alison groaned and compiled.
Down the steps and homeward bound
oolted John Observation-Disclosures.
What I've escaped" he exclaimed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-23
Compact Face Cloths

Small disks of cotton, comoro,ssi
into pili-box size. expand when tho,
are dropped Into water to L. siza n
ordinary face Cloth. These are sold te
Of them. in a little Morocco case !,
three dollars, and they find favor : M
the woman who IS travelling RI .dly-
so rapidly that the face clotn has m
time to dry before it must again b.
packed into it's receptacle for turtle,
journeying. For these compact litt]s
cloths are thrown away in the assn,
ance that another can be had from IN,
leather case at the next stcppI,,
place.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-23
Elastlcs Under Knee Banda

Il It Is necessary to have classics b
the knee bands of boomers or rompea
that are to be boiled when washed, n
will be found convenient, instead d
sewing the ends together, to sew 10
one end snap hook, and to the Other
end an eye. The elastic can then "
drawn out before washing. To insss
1t again, tie string into the eye ml
thread this into the tape needle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-23

The worst liar doesn't lie all Ii,
time. any more than the really ser.
cious person unfailingly tells IN
truth. We all need a little margin
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-23
FINANCIERS OF TWO TYPES
The Aseetio Who Lives Only for tho
Accumulation Of Wealth Has
He Opposite.

An English clergyman pictures the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
LITTLE GIRL
Starts a Fire and is Injured
Using a Curling Iron.

Parkston, Jan IA desire ON the
part of the 3-yesr-old daughter of Mrs.
Flora McClaiD, living ON a farm neal
here, to curl her hair with curling
irons in imitation of other and older
members of the household, came neal
resulting in the death of the girl and
the destruction of her home by FIRE.
The little girl had watched a maid
curl her hair and expressed a desire to
have her hair curled also. The maid
demurred, stating that she had no
time. Nothing more was thought of
the matter until the members of the
household were alarmed by the
screams of the little girl. The room
was found TO be a Inass of flames. The
little girl had taken refuge under Il
bed. She was rescued, and by hard
work the house was saved from de-
stI uction.
1t is thought the little girl in at
tempting to light the small lamp used
for heating the curling iron set fire to
some clothing hanging on the wall
near by.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
COAL GAS
Victims Found Dead in Their
Home Near Hecla.

Hecla, Jan. Peter Wattula. aged
so and Herman Wattula, his nephew,
aged %. both unmarried, were found
dead on the formers farm five miles
northeast of Hecla, asphyixation from
gas from a coal stove apparently being
the cause.
The tragedy was discovered when
Albert Kujula, a neighbor, called at
the Wattuls home at 9 O'Clock in the
morning, and receiving no reply TO
repeated rappings. forced the door
and found the two men dead in bed
A physician WHO was summoned stat
ed the men had been dead for several
hours.
Both men were natives of Finland
and Peter Wattula had lived in this
section OF Brown county for the past
Is years, and had prospered, being
the owner of goo acres of valuable
farming land, besides having S15, 900
in cash. His nephew came over from
the old country some time ago. A
brother lives neal here and a sister
lives at Bismarck, N. ID. He also has
two surviving brothers in Finland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
TWAS PATHETIC!
Dick Richards Took His Dolls
And Went Straight
Home.

Pierre. Jan. THE withdrawal of
Dick Richards from the field CT &C.
tivity was almost pathetic in nature.
In spite of months of activity, during
which he was supposed tc have IN
questioned backing Of the minority
republican element for the gubernator-
ial nomination., Mr.. Richards finally
came to a realization that he was
due to the discard. Although the
primary law which he had personally
promoted was having its first workout
on state affairs, he did not remain to
watch proceedings. As if crushed in
spirit, he left Pierre before any of
the balloting began and went to his
home at Huron. He slipped out so
quietly that even his close friends did
not know that be had quit the field.
There was a ~perfunctory show of
support for Richards on the gubeIna-
torial ballot in the minority meeting,
some of it was bona fide and some of it
mere filler to ease down a situation that
had been carefully planned. The roll
call gave Anderson approximately 30.
y Votes, as against approximately
25, 900 for Richards. In this designa
tion of votes each county committee
man represents the total party vote in
his county. As predicted yester-
day the minority republicans put the
senatorial nomination across on a
creased track.
The surprising part of the business,
TO former Burke admirers, will be
the knowledge that the action was
taken with the consent of Mr.. Burke.
who a short time ago announced his
retirement from politics ON account
of i'll health. On final and definite
assurances tu MIR. Burke that d..
Richards had been retired from posi-
bilities as a running mate, he gave
telegrarhic authority 10 leave the de
cision to his Pierre friends. Several
of them promptly held a session and
executed a demand for his public
services. The nomination in the con.
v~ention was dnopposed by any other
candidate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07

United Lutheran church of this city
and Lake Madison called to their pas
~torate, has declined to accept. much
to their disappointment. The congre-
cations will again assemble in the
near future for the purpose of max
ing another call for a pastor. The
church, however, will rot be destitute
of a pastor, Rev. Martin Anderson
remaining until March.
Miss Won Valid of the Dakota State
bank is home from a weeks visit with
relatives at Fairbault, Mimi.
At the meeting of the city commits.
sion Monday evening water works bonds
TO the amount of S25, 900 were paid off.
This leaves a total bonded indebted,
ness OF the city of $SS, 600. including
sewer bonds to the amount of $50. 600.
The different funds of the city are well
supplied with money and city warrants
are cash on demand The sewer bonds
are new. the W having been com
pleted last year and with which con
nectiops are being constantly made
by property owners. Few towns in
the state are IN better condition
financially than Madison.
TIE interesting prize contest at Cleo.
Cooks store has been decided by the
judges, Father Flynn, Prof. May and
Miss Lawrence of the high school,
The contest was a compilation of the
! greatest number of words from the
words Omega Watch" name of the
watch that was given as a prize. Miss
Retta Walden was the winner, com
piling SOS acceptable words, Mrs
Wagner being second with SOB accept
able words.
At "A commercial club meeting last
evening various matters of interest t
the city were discussed, not the leasr
important being a proposed towr
meeting to be held at the opera house
at some future date. The purpose Of
the proposed town meeting is the
organization of an auxiliary to ths
commercial club or a civic league IL
be composed of ladies. 1t is the desir,
of the promoters to do systematic work
in beautfying the city and it is conced
ed that ladies are adapted to this work
A tentative committee of the wives o.
| officers and directors of the Commercial
club was appointed tc discuss thu
proposition with their lady fliendl
and if the proposition gains favor th'
organization will become an estah
lished fact.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
JUDGE GARLAND
Assigned to Federal Court
Of The Eighth
District.

Sioux Falls, Jan. with the abol-
ishment on January 1 of the United
States m court. which was
created in 1910, Judge John f. Car
land, who formerly resided in Sioux
Falls has peer assigned to the eighth
judicial circuit which includes South
Dakota. The circuit is presided over
by Judge Sanborn of st. Paul and meets
at st. Paul, st. Louis, Denver and
Cheyenne.
Judge Garland who at present lives at
Washington, d. c., was United States
district Judge for South Dakota until
he was appointed to a vacancy on
the eighth judicial circuit. He was
Immediately assigned to the commerce
court and his last assignment places
MIN back upon the bench he left.
1t is not known where Judge Car
land will make his home but the
logical location would be either st.
Louis or st. Paul.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07

A. Mitchell, hauling fire apparatus 6 90
Electric supplies, meters, etc 3.
Standard Oil Co. gasoline. ..... S.25
Reiss Coal Co. III ton pea q
buckwheat ........ 56S. 25
c. Nj. & st. p, freight on coal 1879, 30
Electric Plant salaries 800. 90
Labor. unloading coal, etc. 16 81
Repairs for plant and water works AZ. 65
Chris Rensch, making taps and
supplies ...... ... 90. As
X. b. Ailey, balance on water
works 1921. 9S
r. B. FITZGERALD, roofing, etc 1913. as
Minneapolis Steel Machinery Co.
balance on contract 800. 725. 90
For supplies 81. 30
On motion commission adjourned.
Geo. III. Waskey, Mayor.
Attest:
VIM. Rae, City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07

several genuine farmers organizations
OF the state at this time and place.
The South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers, Live Stock Breeders. Poul-
trymen and Horticulturalists, have
all arranged to meet in Mitchell. The
sessions of each organization will be,
to some extent, independent of the
other, but the evening meetings,
which are somewhat more general in
character, are arranged as union
meetings.
On Wednesday and Thursday after
moons the corr growers will suspend
their program entirely so that everyone
can attend the live stock sale at the
pavilion.
This is to be a big q. eeting, and a
most fortunate chance for every real
farmer in South Dakota to see every
other real farmer and to see and hear
the big people of agriculture. You
have heard Hopkins and Sam jordan.
Barring sickness or accident, they
Will absolutely be OF the platform.
according to the program.
lhere is not space in this short no
tice to publish the program. Send for
a copy of the corn and grain growers
program and premium list. Get in
line early by sending your mem bership
fee OF one dollar for the corn and grain
growers association. The membership
fee covers all corn and grain entries
for premiums under the rules.
H. L. Dawes, President,
Fulton.
A. N. Hume, Secretary,
D--l
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
THE DEMOCRATS
Harmony Prevailed When Their
Ticket Was Made.

Pierre, Jan. l. Harmony past the
fondest hopes at the meeting of the
majority faction of the state Jeffer-
sonians. Until nearly midnight demo
Gratis packed the supreme court cham
Der and debated the issues of the com
ing campaign. The following ticket
was agreed upon:
Senator, Edward s. johnson.
Congress, first district. Theodore
Bailey of Sioux Falls.
Second district, John II. King of
Highmore.
Third district, Harry Candy of
Rapid City.
Governor, Judge q. M. McCarter
of Bowdle.
Lieutenant governor. ]. T. Herffou
of Lawrence.
Treasurer, Jacob Fergen of Hutchin-
son..
Attorney general. L. W. Bicknell Of
Day.
Secretary of state John f. Bird of
Codington,
Commissioners of lands. w. j. Toner,
of Perkins.
Auditor, Chas. B Fousek of Brule.
superintendent of instruction, Will
p. Chamberlain of Yankton.
Railroad commissioner, j j. Batter
ton of Roberts.
Robert E. Dowdsll of Artesian was
the unanimous choice for congress from
the first district but declined to accept
the honor. Dowdell made ringing
speeches today for his woman suffrage
measure and his liquor proposal. but
lost. He carried sixteen counties fol
the suffrage resolution and twenty
FIVE for his temperance proposal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
FIGHT IS ON
Burke Will Come Home and
Enter the Fray.

Washington, Jan. Representative
Burke, OF receiving news that he had
received the minority nomination for
senator said he would leave for South
Dakota in a few days to begin his
campaign. He said he was not ready
to issue a formal statement but that
he had been nominated without his
solicitation and after he supposed
his name would not be considered.
am going into the fight and 1 ain
going to win," said Mr.. Burke.
There will he no mud singing in
the campaign SO far as / am con
cerned. Mr.. Burke has 4 slight
attack of rheumatism but will leave
as soon as he is recovered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
COUNTY CANDIDATES
Meeting To-day of the Lake
County Proposal
Committees.

Early today the streets were throng,
ed with county politicians brought to
the city on account of the meeting OF
county proposal commistteemen SEIZED
| uled by the Richards law. The com
mitteemen assembled at the court
house at 2 p. m. and transacted their
business in a reasonably harmonious
manner.
In the republican majority commit.
tee meeting, Rev. Mr.. Booth of Ra-
mona was chosen chairman and Henry
Rohrer secretary. The following en-
~dorsements we're made:
State senator Hans Urdahl.
Representatives.. A. Baldwin. j.
III. Groce.
Treasurer-Ed. Hylsnd.
Auditor-M. d. McGillivray.
Register of deeds-P. A. Johnson.
Clerk of courts-F l.. Burnett.
superintendent of schools-T. W.
Stilwell.
Sheriff F. ". Butts.
States attorney--H. H. Holdridge.
County judge-A. W. Sponholz.
Coroner DR.. II. E. Kellogg.
Surveyor-C. A. Trimmer.
County commissioner. 1st district,
DIN. Finnie. I'd district VIM. Curtis.
State committeeman-E. l.. Kings
ley.
State proposal committeeman-M.
g. Drake.
The minority committee organized
by the election of J.. C.Schutz chair
man and A. G. Schmidt secretary.
The following endorsements were
made:
State Senator ID. Ferguson.
Representatives H. j. Hammer, c..
N. Fader.
Auditor M. ID. McGillivray.
Register of deeds Oscar Olson.
Clerk of courts-F. L. Burnett.
County judge-A. W. Sponholz.
States attorney-H. II. Holdridge.
Sheriff.. ". Butts.
Treaurer-Ed. Hyland.
superintendent of schools-P. Tom.
meraasen.
Coroner-Dr, II. f. Kellogg.
County commissioner, LIST district,
A. f. Kettleson; county commissioner
I'd district, VIM. Curtis.
State proposal c0mmitteeman-W
f. Daniels.
A motion prevailed authorizing the
chairman and seer etary to fill vacancies.
The democrats organized by the cleo.
tion of ]. s. keegan chairman and
Jacob Koehler secretary, and made
the following endorsement:
State senator-C. w. DougheIty.
Repesentatives-Nels p. johnson,
II. E. Payne.
Treasurer-C. M. Johnson.
Auditor-R. Reidel.
Sheriff-Robert Wingert.
Clerk of courts ID. LaDue.
Register of deeds-A. Berther.
superintendent of schools-Kate Mo.
lumby.
States attorney-R. j. Lyons.
County commissioner, lst district,
Gus Boyer; I'd district, M. Cosgrove.
State conference.-the. Lowe.
State proposal committeeman-A
j. Runnestrand.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
CORN AND GRAIN
Important Agricultural Meet.
irgs To Be Held at
Mitchell.

The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Corn and Grain Growers asso-
citation and the annual corn and grain
show and school conducted Herewith.
will be held in Mitchell, January 81
81. The meeting this year will be
especially attractive because it is ar.
ranged to hold a union meeting Of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
CITY BUSINESS
Monthly Proceedings of the City
Commission.

CITY commission met in regular SEES
sion at the city hail Monday even
ing, Jan. 9th, 1914. Mayor Waskey
Commissioners Kundert, Johnson and
Auditor being present. Minutes of
previous meeting was read and ap-
proved as read.
Report of city treasurer for month
of December was read and approved
and cashiers check for 1858. 10 being
interest on deposits for month WAS
ordered placed in Contingent Fnnd,
report being as follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-07
THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Thursday moderate
temperature; moderate southwest wind.
Evening star., 1914-08-02

investigated ten thousand cases of blindness Perhaps
the greatest work being done the city is that for
the prevention of blindness We have, in this new
building regularly organized sightsavng service. 1t
occupies large rooms, fitted up clinic and
massage roo the other arranged to hold records
which give the causes of blindness of thousand
cases.
"But above all teach our blind to find light through
work, to help themselves to help others. Our Light
house crew is most efficient, watchful, and sympa-
thetic, always ready to the many blind who
find their way here Blindness levels all ranks you
know said Miss Holt "We are very democratic at
the Lighthouse and the gratitude of these people is al
most painful in its intensity Every bone in my body
is dedicated to this work.
THE idea of helping the blind to Miss Holt
and her sister in the casual way. When travel
ing in Italy they attended concert evening, and
sat near some blind boys who seemed to be taking the
keenest delight in the music. The house almost
empty and the sight of the unoccuped seats, coupled
with the blind boys enthusiasm, made them think of
the many less fortunate blind all over the world to
whom a little amusement would be godsend while
managers Of theaters opera houses would lose moth
ing by giving their unsod deserving blind peo
was the nucleus of the New York Association for the
Blind.
The two young women began their work by asking
their friends to form committee for the purpose of
supplying the blind with tickets This grew until be-
came an important branch of social work. and had its
office in the Of the Musical Arts Society. One
of the first advisers in this infant Carl
Schurz The work Of distributing tickets grew rapidly
The Misses Holt soon moved the bureau to their
house in New York City, where they could become
personally acquainted with each applicant, and it
Evening star., 1914-08-02

darkness The world looks rose colored you enter
the Lighthouse keepers sanctum and greeted by
beautiful gracious woman, somewhat heroic in model
ing This is Miss Winred Holt, whose untiring efforts
behalf of the citys blind producing such wonder
full results. She secretary of the New York Asso
citation for the Blind, well as keeper of this
Lighthouse, which was formally opened by President
Taft February o. 1913.
@They come to me- my poor blind people, in every
stage of despondency,' says Miss Holt. an that
very chair where you sit many despairing soul
has hinted at suicide Close your eyes and think what
it would mean never to open them again. Yes, they
talk of suicide poor souls, sitting there before
have lost interest in everything is the cry, and the
cropping hand, wandering aimessly over my desk,
finds that little bronze elephant. Unconsciousy the
sensitive fingers studying the animal and | push
the group toward my visitor and the next. When
the fingers have carefully studied them all l break
in upon any morbid introspection:
@'Don't say you have lost your interest in things
after dssecting my elephants SO carefully. You are
evidently born zoologist. Then talk about these,
my favorite anials and while my listener shows grow
ing interest take away the elephants and substitute
that bit of pottery, the work of of blind peo
pie. 1t is only fat little vase with daisies in bas
relief scattered upon it; but the seeing hands have
caught the simple design and exclaim:
"'There! You botanst well, and yet you
say life holds interest for you!
Somehow my visitor, feeling that | am smiling,
Evening star., 1914-08-02

HE Lighthouse stands in the sea of
busy New York thoroughfare. Built on
severely simple lines, with columned en-
trance, it seems set apart from the COM
mon herd of buildings. Never was there
more appropriate name, though there
is no visible light in its tower; for it
cbadc q criritra1 1ioht IN those who sit in
Evening star., 1914-08-02

smiles too. Into the darkened life
creeps incentive. Psychology is a
great factor in helping the blind.
find that by touching their funny
bone l can stiffen their backbone.
That's my simplest method in
many cases. Of course, there are
exceptions-pitiful exceptions
where more subtle forces must
work"
You are impressed by the self
lessness of this beautiful woman,
who talks to you with her eye on
the clock.
AWould you like to see our mag
azine?" she asks. ave call it the
Searchlight, and it is the best
means of reaching our blind chill
dren. My corresponding secre-
tary is blind girl. You should
see her typewriting and her Braille
shorthand! You ordinary seeing
people have no conception of what
wonders ten fingers and a quick,
retentive mind can accomplish in
this line. The Braille shorthand is
Transcribed through the medium of
an ordinary typewriter, and the
recently adopted touch system
makes the work as easy for a blind
person as for seeing one. There
is also an instrument for taking
down the shorthand. And SO you
see our blind stenographers are
thoroughly equipped.
1--WE also have switchboard
operators trained right here for
the service, and they are beginning
to find their way into busy tele-
phone stations. The telephone
company was skeptical at first
when l said we could train our
blind for such work, and reluc-
tantly consented to put up an ex-
perimental switchboard in our
building. | have refuted all their
doubts, verifying the theory that
the loss of one sense strengthens
the Others. Our young women
are experts in their line.
Il have my hands full, as you
can see; for in the seven years
work of this association we have