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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
STATE NEWS.

Lennox-Heart failure is supposed
10 have caused the death of John
Peters. a pioneer resident of Lennox.
who was found dead in bed at his
home.
Fedora. W. Robertson, a prom
inent citizen, was found dead in bed
at his home, death evidently having
resulted from an attack Of heart fail
ure. He had retired for the night
apparently in his customary good
health.
Pierre Fourteen hundred dollars
for one wagon load of farm products
is said to be a statewide record this
fall. This was brought into Kenne-
beck by Frank Holmes. The load
consisted of 1910 pounds of white
clover seed. This seed was threshed
on the Garter farm on the Missouri
river in Lyman county.
Pierre-Up 10 the end OF the week.
the expected record of 10000 motor
car licenses had not been reached.
The total number was 2S,0S7. Rec
ords compiled by the state automo-
bile department show that there are
2.190.597 automobiles registered in
the United States. In this list South
Dakota stands twenty-fifth.
Rapid City-Erwin Shank was
killed instantly by the upsetting OF a
wagon load of wood about ten miles
from this city. When nearing the
bottom of a steep hill the lock chain
On Shank's wagon broke, causing him
TO lose control of the wagon. He was
buried under the wood as the load
toppled over an embankment. Mr..
Shank was % years old and unmar-
ried.
Pierre Samples of the formations
of the buttes in the vicinity of In
terror have been collected and sen to
Chicago for analysis as to their value
for fertilizer. 1t is believed that
these buttes contain ingredients that
will make them valuable for hat pur-
pose when combined with other soils.
1t the experiment proves a success, il
will open a wide field for develop
ment in hat part of the state, and
give the railways which reach the
Bad Lands" opportunity for inereas-
ing their business.
Waubay-Reports concerning the
extent of the alleged smallpox cpl
demic at Waubay have been greatly
exaggerated. 1t is true a very mild
form OF smallpox has prevailed al
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
CATTLE RUSTLERS
CLEVER METHOD OF REBRAND-
ING STOLEN CATTLE.

Pierre, Dec. 2S.-Cattle rustling
and horse stealing seem more pre-
valent west of the river and in the
Black Hills this year than for a long
time previous-and one late ease has
been a new kind. in that the branding
was changed in "A new way. The
process is called ''scald branding"
and is accomplished by covering the
old brand with a damp cloth and then
working over the original brand with
a hot iron.
The steam from the cloth burns a
blister and that in turn raises UP the
hair and makes the new mark appear
exactly like an old brand and the
beauty of this scheme of fraud is
that very soon the blister heals, leav-
ing only the original brand.
While the changed" appearance
exists in the brand, the horse or cat
tie thief sells the animals as his own,
under his fixed up" brand, and then
several weeks afterwards, when they
have passed out OF his hands, his part
OF the brand has disappeared and the
cattle then bear only the old brand.
and cannot therefore be traced in any
way of sale to the thief and his
brand. There are, of course, many
brands which can be made in this
way out of old. original and register
ed brands, to look like those of the
thief.
Bryant Guffey. of Vale. is the first
man convicted under this system of
horse rustling. being convicted there
the past week. A good many more
arrests are expected shortly, as soon
as the sheriff and the Montana brand
inspectors across the border get down
into the northwestern part of South
Dakota and clip the hair on the ami
mails 10 show up whether or not the
brand is made"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
RAVAGES OF WAR
FEWER BABIES AND MORE
DEATHS AMONG GREAT BRIT
AIMS STAY AT HOME
PEOPLE.

London. Dec. 2S.-Ravages of war
on Great Britain's peaceful civilian
population sums up 1900 fewer
babies and more than $4,000 addi-
tional deaths as compared with the
peaceful year ofsl913, according to
statistics available today. Seventeen
thousand fewer babies than in 1913
have been born in the county of Lon
don alone. In Greater London, which
includes contiguous suburbs, there is
a birth decrease of $4,000 within the
year while 5000 more civilians than
normally have died. London's outer
rim, which includes cities not proper
ly termed suburbs, has had 5000
fewer infants and 5000 more deaths
than in 1913. Birmingham, Liver
pool. Manchester, Sheffield. Dublin,
Edinburgh and Glasgow also are af-
fected. In addition to the babes un-
born. the United Kingdoms frightful
infant mortality. indirectly due TO the
war. is mounting. Public efforts
have been instituted TO combat the
latter condition, but the fall in the
birth rate is regarded as an evil di-
rectly attributable to the general de
~yastating influence Of the war. The
excess Of civilian mortality is ascrib-
ed by medical authorities to the ex-
element OF the war and resultant
consumption. cerebral hemorrhage
and heart disease. principally the lat
ter. su~perinduced by worry and
shock. The majority Of civilian wal
victims are persons more than 50
years of age. Four hundred such
deaths occurred in London during the
single week ending November 20
Figures on the birth and mortality
rates in Berlin. the next greatest
European war city. show that tbs
German capital is losing civilians al
the rate of 400 a week. The birth
rate is more than 400 less a week
than normally. Hamburg. Cologne
Breslau and other German cities also
are suffering natural death far in eX
cess of the birth rate. Vienna re
ports indicate hat the Austrian cap
ital is losing 400 citizens a week
either through death or ~non-eXistan
maternity Births in Paris are abou.
800 "a week as against 500 normally
The weekly civilian death rate has
not been officially computed. Wha.
all b%elligerent nations and cities hay,
suffered in civilian citizenship losses
proportionately. out OF the estimated
5000. geo military casualties of the
world war TO date. can be a|eeuratel!
estimated only after peace IS de
clared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
INJURY CURED
AUTOMOBILE SNASHUP ACCOM-
PLISHES WHAT NOTED SUR
GEONS COULD NOT DO.

Rapid City. Dec. 2S.-One accident
r~emedying the injury suffered a year
ago in another and making him prac-
tically a well man again. was the ex-
p%erience of o. f. Prall, travelling
salesman for Tollerton. Warfield g.
Co, of Sioux City. who is in a local
hospital with three broken ribs as
the result OF an automobile accident
in which the paralysis Of his lower
limbs was wholly alleviated.
A year ago Mr.. Prall was injured
in a freight wreck on the Milwaukee
railroad at Murdo. Several verte-
brae of his spine were d~islocated
and although he was sent to Chicago
to consult the most noted specialist
on spinal trouble. no help could he
given him. He hobbled around over
his territory for several months on
crutehes, and finally on canes.
\ week ago last Sunday while rid
ing with r. r. Hill in the l%atter's car.
the car struck a stone and went into
the ditch. Mr.. Prall was the only
one injured, he sustaining three bro
ken ribs, but the jar had accomplish
ed what noted surgeons could not do
had Strengthened out his spine, and
as soon as he RECEIVERS from his bro
ken ribs, he will be able to totally
discard his and go on his terri
tory once more a perfectly healthy
man.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
CARING FOR BABIES
UNCLE SAM TAKES INTEREST ~
DEATH RATE OF BABIES OF
ONERWORKED MOTHERS.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-No one
knows how many fathers or how
many mothers there are i'm the United
States. No one knows how many
mothers are at work for gain outside
their homes" The children's bureau
of the United States department of
labor brings out this fact in its third
annual report made public. and says
that il Il impossible TO determine the
relative Importance of the high death
rate among babies of working moth
ers until we know how many mothers
there are at work in industry.
The children's bureau is conduct
ing a detailed inquiry into the social
and economic causes of babies
deaths. The present report shows
that the two items of the inquiry
completed during the past year reveal
an average infant death rate of 1874
out of every 1000 babies in a steel
making and coal mining own as
against a rate of S4 out of every
1000 in residential districts. An
even greater contrast is found be-
tween the most congested section and
the choicest residential section in
each of these two communities.
Commenting upon these findings
the report says. The more favor
able the civic and family surround
ings and the better the general con
ditions of life the more clearly are
they reflected in a lessened infant
mortality"
The report shows, however. that
no deductions can be made about the
relation between the general infant
mortality rate and industrial employ
ment OF women until the facts about
the number and proportion of moth
ers at work contained in the unpub-
lished census returns are made avail
able by t%abulation.
This tabulation is especially inn
portant TO the studies of the chill
dren's bureau. Among the subjects
of study which law directs the bureau
TO undertake are infant mortality.
the birth rate, orphanage and deser-
ton. all requiring information as to
family structure. For 1890. 1900
and 1910 this information was secur
ed, but the material has not been tab
uldlpu tduSt lutTt udS DetH mus
far no public demand for If such as
cures, for example, the compre-
hensive information regarding manu-
features furnished by the bureau of
the census every five years. The cen
sus officials fully realize its value.
but neither the census bureau 0 the
children's bureau has funds TO make
the tabulation that would render this
body Of human facts available for
use"
Meanwhile the ch!ldren's bureau is
pursuing its inquiry into the relation
Of babies deaths TO wages and social
conditions believing that the inquiry
will prove increasingly valuable as a
stimulus to more active protection of
the youngest and tenderest lives
throughout the nation"
Such practical results have already
followed the inquiry in two commun-
tiles as the securing of infant-welfare
nurses, improving the milk supply,
and rousing community interest in
kindred activities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE
Many Madison People Have Kidney
Trouble and Do Not Know IL.
DO you have backache?

DO you have backache?
Are you tired and worn out?
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed
Are the kidney secretions irregu'
lar?
Highly colored; contain sediment.
Likely your kidneys are at fault.
Weak kidneys give warning OF dis.
tress.
Heed the warning. don't delay
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Read this Madison testimony.
Mrs. S. Olsbo, Madison, says: i
highly recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills, as | consider them a good med.
icine for backache and other kidney
ailments. They have proven valuable
in such trouble. Others of my fam
ily have also tried Doan's Kidney
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as strongly as | do
Price so cents. at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Olsbo had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28

S%training the eyes not only INJURIES
those valuable organs, but disfigures
the race and expression as we'll. III
your occupation imposes much work
upon the eye you will find properly
Litted ana specially ground glasses as
lllted by me a great convenience, if
not an absolute necessity.
My charges are always reasonable
out never sacrifice quality for
price Your eyes will be fitted right
or not at all If you come to me.
DIR. Il. +. SEARS
Drhgiess Physician and Optometrist
1'ehsch BLOCK Madison, s. d.
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State of Ohio. city or Toledo. Lucas

State of Ohio. city or Toledo. Lucas
County So.
Frank T.. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner OF the firm OF +. j.
Cheney 4 Co, doing business in the City
of Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
One Hundred Dollars for each and ev-
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by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
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Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17
FOR SALE.

MISSION LIVING ROOM SET.-lIcavy
iron beds. rug. refrigerator, non-eNplo-
~ive gasoline stove. etc. sold separately
II desired. 6l3 Eighth 81. Phone 25S -
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ADVAL0REM TAX
RATE TO GO UP
STATE TAXES rG7 Ioi5-I9l6 WILL Be
HIGHER THAN FOR MANY
YEARS.

Austin. Tex. July l7.-PracticaIly all
data ncce ~ary for the Use OF the State
Automatic Tax Board IN setting \ tax for
the State fcr the fiscal year 1915 and 1916
has been gathered and II ready for CON
sidcra,ian when that board meets ON July
20. Returns OF tax estimates from The VAR
ions counties have W.T. been received with
hut i few exceptions and last years fix
nrcs will hc taken in these instances. The
action of the Federal Corr mt Houston w
considering the request Tor Y permanent
injunction against the State intangible Tax
Board restraining them from certifying
figures oil intangible assets will be- in~tru-
mental II The action VI the board ~ fix
my the IA valorem tax rate.
From present indications the ad valorcm
lax will be- between ~ and 20 cents. This
IA the highest ad yaIurou TAX rate III man
years and will b. made necessary ~ The
appropriations 81 the Thirty -third Legs
.lature IN special session and the Thirty
fourth Legislature IN regular and special
sessions.
Although educational institutions were
treated more literally than ever before and
the session noted special attention given
n" rural schools and the lower grade
schools. with an appropriation II S5oo. 600
annually for two years Tor the rural
schools. the school lax will bc fixed M 20
cents on the 500 valuation. This y The
con titut, onal limit and II the amount
found necessary last year to provide a
constitutional per capita ap-portionment
for the school maintenance.
The Constitution provides ! tax 81 5|
cents per 500 valuation for expenses uf
Confederate pensions. This lax and the
school tax assures ~ cents tax ~ W lev
icd without consideration 81 the ad Na-
loren tax. which VIII hc based on approx
imateiy the same figures ut taxable values
ms last year.
The State Automatic Tax Board IL com
If Governor Ferguson, Comptroller
and State Treasurer Edwards.
They will meet here mex: Tuesday. July 1O.
nv tX the M yIlurem tax rate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17
Fosters Weather Bulletin

W dshingtun. ~. a., July Ia.-l.aSi bal
lei gave forecasts al disturbance IL cross
continent July Is 10 II and Il 10 y.
waves - u IL and r. t. -. cunl
waves t. Cd ~ and ~ 10 -. This VIII
include 4 very warm period. reaching
meridion 80 near july L. moving east
ward and 4 very cool period viii 80 u,lr
the frost line i'm northern crop sections
and that warm period Will br excessive
ly hut. Some heavy rains and severe
storms near july II. our danger SO
mails are hung out for July H. IL %
The fail i'll temperatures viii TX very
great from near July T. ~ uear July -.
The contest between drouth and heavy
rains near The Gulf OF Mexico coast is
nearing lis end. That condition was
successfully predicted hut the rains tN
tended farther northwest than predicted
i i balance 81 the crop season rainfall
viii he more evenly distributed.
Next disturbance viii reach Pacific
coast about July 80. cross Pacific Slcp-
by closc az ~. great central valleys u
Z" ~. eastern sections II. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about July -.
great ccreral valleys - eastern sec
lions ~. COOL wave viii cross Pacific
y ~ about July -. great central y%allCv~
- eastern sections -.
The week nf this disturbance viii a,
cragc very corl. Spring wheat viii prob
ably be in GOOD condition but where wy,
cont r"iu~ hry" occurred th" cool Wrl
th"r wilt hr favorable IVY rust.
The storms will not ~ severe hut viii
increase I'D fore about Illv ~ hcram-
III" severe storms ~ ~" ,fIaric coast
ana ~: or the Ntlaufi. ~ IT, -
Til. IN The time I" think about sow
I'M" wi"t'r Ohrat. These Bulletins cover
all If the winter wheat country AMI vr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17
TAKE STEPS TO
BUILD LEVEES
THE PENiTEMTIARf INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE WILL PROTECT THE
STATE FARMS.

Austin. Tex. july l7.-To prevent the
destruction " crops " cotton, cane and
other products from orcrliow-. cntaling
the loss ~ many Tcyan~ of thousands of
dollar %alEuali the senate peuiteutiarv
investigating committee. uoE conducting
an investigation INTO the penal system. has
decided. 1t b. stated here. to recommend
m ~ report to TIE governor this IAN TIE
establishment III = -y tenn I'll lcver- around
state farms which will hereafter prevent
flooding. This probably will cost S20O,C o
or more. " i- stated, but the committee
II vii Xxi money well spent. Most
the state farm, are situated m Bra1o-
river bottom lands, which are almost every
year overlooked and crops ruined. 4 sur
vcy has already been made 81 proposed
lcvec~ and u In understood the chief exc
'utlrc IF the state tuv0r- the proposition
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17

desire closer relations with those inter
cstc1 in that cereal. Later wc will take
up the spring wheat interest. Our ralru-
~iatiuns indicate that The soil
If the winter wheat sections will have
sufficient moisture for the purpose, ~
Fall sowing but FL southern sections
many SOW wheat during The Winter in
stead uf the Fan.
Our correspondents say that best wheat
cr0pwcnthcr is Sufficient moisture
about and soon after sowing to give n
fair growth. not much freezing AMI
thawing during the winter. good rains
i'm April and Nav. less rain in June and
July viii bring best r~uSultS and the r.
verse of this The 20 rest results.
We believe those conditions have hern
correctly stated IN thr farmers and wr
believe We can give valuable advice ON
that subject. Our forecasts ~ rainfall
nrc net nerfcct hrt ii will nav "a be
Governed hv them We have already ud
viScd farmers IN some localities. WHORE
We understand M" local conditions nul
rcGHrpWeutS. not sow winter wheat fpr
1P1i. W. viii ~ thankful w Suh~cr;
l"rS of ihe nanerS fnr which Ne writ II
they give Us lcrnl conditions and if.u
weather requirements for winter IN il in
sections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17

Every DAY Foley 4 Co.. receive letters
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POSITION WANTED.


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HELP AMTED

.WANTED-To communicate with Agents
selling Rio Grande Valley land We have
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Mercedes Development Co.. Bor 1876. Mer-
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Most aUything " important ~ ! va-
man. R1t. taking them ~ they come
and 20. nothing il important 10 n man
unless il affects MIN financially.
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EDUCATIONAL.

SPANISH LESSONS-Mi-S Francisco Bo-
ladn. 81 Elizabeth street. Sessions >
To- 4 and Z to \ n. m. l3
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DAY CLERK-And night clerk wanted at
once. Apply Miller Hotel rs
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The latest British admiralty list in
cludcd ii13G lighthouses 300 light YES
~rl> and 1856 log signal, throughout The
world tor w Guidance uf s.aguing craft.
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WANTED TO RENT.

FOIE Notwithstanding or nnfnrni-h-
81: close ~, modern convenicuccs. ii. H..
Hawks. passenger station. -
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-18
TIE JEFFERSONIAN

entitled to both because of his service to his
party and his ability to fill the office.
Yes, there are people who remember that
this Senator who was SO conscientious that he
could not bubble at little question of par
hamentary procedure upset all Senatorial ira
ditions to stick the knife in the back of Sena-
tor Bacon in the dark.
AS to little Billie, it hasn't been but very
few months since he could hardly find col
lar with the Wilson brand showing on it
plain enough to suit him-he was galivantin9
all over the State wearing the collar inside
out just so the Wilson brand would show up
palmer to the people.
Some people haven't even forgotten that
the President was prevailed upon to send a
telegram to one of the candidates for the Sen
ate in Georgia during the last campaign, and
at time when many men would have spared
the Presidents mind things political.
It's great to hear these two Senators sitting
back talking about upholding points of par
lamentary law, and voting their convictions.
Yes, it sounds great-to people who do not
know their records.
Not being content with the increase in
freight rates allowed them by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, with the sanction of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-18

the President the railroads are now putting
on the market new bond issues on which the
people will have to be taxed in the future.
The increase in freight rates means an adj
ditional income to the railroads of $50,OOO,-
900, and every dollar of it will come out OF
the peoples pockets in higher freight.
Only few days ago the New York Cen
trail railroad decided to float $100,000,0O0
issue of bonds, and other railroads will follow
in the Central's footsteps as soon as the di-
rectors can get together and have the bonds
printed.
These new bond issues mean of course that
somebody will have to pay interest on that
much more money, and the people will be
called upon to foot the bill.
And Industrials are doing what the rail
roads are doing issuing bonds that you will
pay interest on whenever you buy a piece of
their manufactured article, just as you pay
interest on the railroads stocks and bonds
every time you buy anything from your
merchant.
This Administration certainly deserves
reelection if serving the Big Interests against
the people ever entitled an Administration to
one, for it has done lot more for them than
even Mr.. Taft could get done by his Admin
istration.