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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

Mrs. Laura Beall. Plattsburg, Miss
writes: Last April / got in bad
health; my left side hurt all the time.
l had symptoms of Bright's disease. 1
took Foley Kidney Pills and feel sll
right now" They quickly relieve back
ache, rheumatism, aches and pains.
Bladder troubles. too, are corrected by
this remedy. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
Boys Head Sticks in Mud.

Sheboygan, Wis. Aug. Elmer
Bunk, sixteen years old. was %suffocat-
ed when, while swimming in Pigeon
river north of Sheboygan, his head
stuck in the mud after diving in eight
feet of water. Attempts by two other
boys to rescue him proved futile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
VIII Release Securities.

London, Aug. A. Without waving
the right it claims to seize interna.
tional securities as contraband the
government has decided to release a
number of such consignments and per-
NIT them to be forwarded to their neu-
trail destinations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
italian Submarines Lost.

Rome, Aug, 5.-The loss of two
Italian submarines is officially an
nounced. The statement says that
the undersea craft left with others
on a mission to the enemy coast a
long time ago. AS they have failed
to return to their base they are con-
sidered lost"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
SIGNED By LANSlhG AND BRUN
Treaty for Purchase of Danish West
Indies.

Washington, Aug. Acting Secre-
tary Polk announced that the treaty
by which the United States Is to pur-
chase the Danish West Indies from
Denmark for SIS. 000, 900 was signed
in New York by Secretary Lansing
and Minister Constantin Brun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

tains no opiates or harmful ingredients.
Mrs. VIM. Leonard. Pottsyflle, Pa
writes: M baby had a very bad
cough. The first dose gave her relief"
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

Children just cannot keep covered at
night and that is one way they take
cold. Foley's Honey and Tar is a reli-
able family cough medicine that con-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

FTfVFN Uy NETTTTF"ITI ETV"" 1N"sVNINNF0H'
Daniel G. Roper of Alabama. first
assistant postmaster general, has re-
signed to take am active part in the
management Of the campaign for the
reelection of President Wilson. Mr..
Roper will he associated with Vance
c. Mccormick. chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, at the COM
mittee's New York headquarters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
W SCORE PERISH IN STORM
Enormous Property Damage Caused
by C~Ioudburst.

Tazewell, Tenn, Aug. 4.-Between
fifteen and forty persons were drown
ed and enormous property damage was
creek, near here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
RAILROAD
WAGES
Shall they be determined by
Industrial Warfare or
Federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:

/ o the american uDl1C:
Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
The train employees on all the railroads
havevoted whether they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for a 100
million dollar wage increase.
The railroads are in the public service
your service. This army of employees is in
the public service-your service.
You pay for rail transportation 3 billion
dollars a year, and "A cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employees.
On all the Western railroads n 1915, seventy-fve per cent Of the
tram employees earned these wages Lowest, highest and average
OF alb as shown by the pay rolls
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
PEACE AN ASSET
OF DEMOCRATS
Wilson Has Kept Us Out Of
War, They viii Say.
GOOD CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.

German Vote, Which Will Go to
Hughes, May Be Offset by English,
French and Italian Descendants, Who
Favor Wilson Because He Has
Avoided War.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05
Too Early to Guess.

It Is far to early to guess on the
presidential race. Those fellows who
started a two to one campaign were
altogether ahead OF the procession.
There will not be much real betting
until the fellows with money to risk
think they have a pretty good line on
the situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

The average yearly wage payments 10 all Western train en-
ployes (~including those who worked only part OF the yen)
shown by the 1915 payrols were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-05

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
?. n. ALBRIGHT. Cs.T Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
l. ". BALDWIN. Cent Manager.
Central 81 Georgia Railway.
C. l. BAkDo. G~sJ Manager,
New York. New Haven 4 Hartford n
Z II. COAPMAN. ytos-PrssLdsna
Southern Railway.
b. Z. COT1EIt, Csai Ae~aGss.
Wabash Railway
r. 4. GROW LEY. AssL ytcs-PresiSssA
New York Central Railroad.
C.. II. EMEiisCN, Cent MasaSss.
Great Northern Railway.
e. IL. EWING. G@~i Manager.
Philadelphia = reading Railway.
: ". Gkilf. Asss. 10 Prssia<nl
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
DEVIL SHIPS IN wAFARE
One More Of the Ancient Methods Of
Fighting That Is Being Brought
into Use Today.

II was reported that "devil ships"
were used in modern warfare. These
sdeyil ships are another Of those an
Client ways Of fighting Of which SO
many. like mortars and hand grenades,
have been revived In the fighting on
the continent.
A devil ship" is ship that has
been filled with explosives which dis
charge either by means Of fuse, or
clockwork. or when the ship hits an
other ship or obstacle. They were en-
pioyed as long ago as 1886 by the
Dutch, when the prince of Parma be-
sieged Antwerp. In those days they
were sent down the river to explode
against wooden bridge built BY che
defenders Of Beleium's most Important
eaty a'Ae eslevH ahips need Nv TIE
Germans were exploded By means Of
clockwork.
They mustn't be mixed up with IRE
ships, also used by the German sol
dlers. These ships are usually filed
with dry wood smothered in pitch, oil,
and other infiammable material, and
when fred are sent drifting against
any defense work or ships OF the
enemy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
lust TRY THESE TwsTERs
Reader VIII Find That to Prevent
Tripping He Has Got to
Go Slowly. fAfa

II n MIN rises before sunrise 10 see
That his son rises In good time. II Is
lulte possible that he may see the son
sise before the sun rises.
II the son rises before sunrise TO
take rise ont Of the old man, II can
Dc said truthfnlly that the rising sun
WIN shine upon the son setting out to
10 what arose In the sons mind be-
fore the sun rose.
Would you aay--'the fowl run" or
"the fowl rnnT' When the fowl ran
far, from the fowl run. the farmer ran
further TO get on the far side Of the
fowl. and the farmers father ran
farther still.
Don't run 50 fast, father" shouted
the farmer. "or you'll frighten the
fowl. and that win only make It run
farther and get farther from the fowl
run" G8
-Four men in fur coats went far from
Forfar to find their fortunes. For
men In fur coats, they walked well
and got forward amazingly. 4s
"But why did we bring these fursf'
said one. Better far have left our
four furs In Forfar, and we should
have got far forwarded on tho road
70 fortune. II only, instead Of four
furs, we had brought four fiddies. we
might have had our four tunes (for-
tunes) here and nowf''--London An
swers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
PUSH SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE
Government Of Country Believes New
Avenues Of Commerce May BE
Opened After the War.

The agricultural societies of South
Africa, along with government off,
cials in a semioficlal capacity, are
at present studying the London mar
ket as 1t win be- eventually affected
by the results OF the war, believing
that new avenue Of commerce will
be opened for South Africa farm pro-
duce. Committees have been appointed
to inquire whether Cape Colony will,
for example, be able TO compete with
the ranchIng enterprises Of LiebIg ia
the Argentine and In Australia. Some
experiments are being tried In the
way OF shipping eggs to London. The
demand has gone up seriously within
the last few weeks, owing to the GER
tain shortage In Russia, Denmark and
Switzerland. BY standArdizing guam
titles and qualities the farmers hope
TO get ut least slice Of the interna-
tionai trade The government viii en-
courage every effort In this direction
ia sidelight upon the war that APP
peals to the Beers In the Wynberg and
other districts Of Cape Colony.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

The sun was setting upon one Of the
rich grassy glades OF the forest. !.
Hundreds OF broad-headed, short
stemmei. wide-branched oaks, which
had witnessed perhaps the stately
march OF the Roman soldiery, flung
their gnarled arms over a thick carpet
OF the most delicious greensward: IN
some places they were intermlngled
with beeches. holIies and copsewood Of
various descriptions. so closely as to-
tally to intercept the level beams of
the sinking sun In others they reeeded
from each other, forming those long
sweeping vistas, in the lntrieacy Of
which the eye delights to lose Itself,
while imagination considers them as
the paths TO yet wilder scenes Of syl.
van solitude. Here the red rays OF the
sun shot a broken and discolored light,
that partially hung upon the shattered
boughs and messy trunks Of the trees,
and there they Illuminated Ia brilliant
patches the portions Of turf to which
they made their way. Sir Walter
Scott,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
Color In LIchtIno.

The Importance OF color In lighting.
which seems 10 have been little con-
sidered. was dwelt upon by N. Luck
flesh. In a late paper TO the American
aAlnnalnaaing Eangincsrs' society. The
eye ID synthetic, giving color sensa-
lions from mixtures Of light Of differ
ent wave lengths. CoIored lights may
differ in hue. depending on wave
length, In saturation and purity, due
to the presence or admixture Of white
light, and in luminosity, varying with
intensity. Color mixtures may be meas
ured from the contained primary col
ors-sueh as red. green and blue. The
eolors near the red end Of the spec
trum, especially suitable for rooms OF
northern exposure, give an effect Of
warmth; eolors uenF the violet end are
cold, adapted for rooms facing south.
Artificial daylight can be had from
suitable absorbing glass.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
EnoIlsh seouts colI.et RottIsa.

One resort Of English Boy Scouts
for lettering their resources Is TO
make a collection OF bottles. which are
purchased by pharmacists and wine
merchants. The troop OF st. Edmond
OF Northampton. recently made
search one afternoon with great sue
GEES. About sixty houses were visited
Saturday afternoon between half past
two and half past Ave. and the bottles
which were gathered were taken to
the courtyard OF the school which was
occupied by military authorities Of the
section. At six o'clock wagons were
secured to take the hotties to the phar-
macists and wine merchants, who were
very glad to buy them. The scoutmas-
ter the two assistants and only IL
scouts earned In this way, for the
troop. $3.50.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
lIeartx Rreakfa.t h lsrIaor,.

"A breakfast at the Leayenworth
penitentiary, where many convict prls.
oners are confned, requires 1000 hot
biscuits, so pounds of butter, Is gal
Ions.of strip. 240'pounds Of dried beef,
90 gallons of gravy and 80 pounds Of
coffee. according to an inmate writing
in a recent Issue Of New Era. the
prison paper.
This prisoner asks that with bis
cults At 10 cents a dozen, butter at 90
cents q pound. strip at rs cents gall
Ion. dried beef at 3b cents a pound ana
coffee at 20 cents a pound, how much
would the zeal cost at a restaurant Oh
the outside7
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

ppeni hours an the books. and he
sremed % regard the presidents act
e. q reflection On him.
Denton vas wondering what TO DO.
IT'S idea he'd been shnt. when discov.
ey beca,ue Inevitable. he would 70 To
tlprlda aud itaye Mrs. Denton 10 seek
divorce OF course. she would d.
yorce him. She was that type Of
wamap. iie Ind long since been dis
liiusioned about their happiness, or
the possibility 81 II.
When he gHg horne letter from
England was iylng Oh his table. He
opened Il, wondering little who hls
correspondent might be. Denton had
left Engiaud n youth. had been kicked
out, he was wont 20 say. as a neer-do-
WE'LL and he hud long since severed
Oh connections with his family.
tIe read the letter and looked az the
lnelosare Tint fluttered to the table.
lie roeled back against the wall, gasp
ing. Fate had denIt him sorry
stroke. For Il was a draft for S70,-
600. which his uncle hnd left him.
Aud $4,000 would more than cover
his defalcatloas.
with thirty thousand he could real
re his aim Of retiring from work and
starting that Florida plantation Of
which he had dreamed.
iie had just tlme 70 hide the letter
when his wife came in.
Harold she began, and hesltnted
@Tlnrold, want to have talk with
ron. Things can't "a on as they have
been going"
No" answered Harold mechanical
", placing different significance
upon her words ID his own mind.
Ilarold, you and used TO care for
each other IN the old days--before this
money came between us. / wish we
could be as we used to be-"
But this Is your life,s he said,
sweeping his hand round the luxnri-
ously furnished room.
No Harold. / admit / used 10
wish we we're rs rich as others OF our
friends. But when saw that you be-
lleyed only cared for wealth, r.
well, pretended. Harold, / would
rather have you and that plantation
we spoke Of than anything on EARTH"
lie stirred nj her ineredulousIy you
mean that7' he stammered.
Put he saw she did, for she was
weeping IN his arms And wonder.
ful reconciliation descended between
them, as II from heayen.
You shall have IT, he said sol
emmy, inisiug his hand. 4 am going
90 get out of tile rut. have thought
- over for long Time, my DEAR
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish to make happy. II may
be Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
ther. IL may be a Wife or il may
be Sweetheart-and often Them
selves.
Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-
Brac is complete. Each piece has
been carefully selected and we feel
satisfied that visit from you will
bear rs out that we have as fms
selection as can be found anywhere.
Any article that you may select
will be .sisdI-aside and delivered when
! Wanted
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

Let 1t be soon" she answered pIte-
ously..
On the next day he took the train
with his scheme fully matured. He
would make clean breast Of the
matter to Steel, offering to make good
II the bank would abstain from prose
cutting him And he would take his
thirty thousand and get out Of It all,
with his wife, to Florida.
But would Steel and the president
consent3 They were hard men, and
he would have to. play HIS cards wari-
". He pondered over the perplexing
situation In the train, and he had
not quite decided when he reached
the bank.
He noticed an atmosphere Of sub
dued excitement as be went to put on
his cdice coat. Men were whispering
and looking furtively toward him.
But Harold had shut himself on from
the friendship Of men, a. oyety man
inlsat when ~ degoie9 hlmsasf ID tbs
violation p moral laws. and n0O8Gs
came forward TO speak to him.
He was just entering the cage when
the managers boy came up. "The
president wants to see you In his pri-
waite room. Mr.. Denton" he said.
Harold Denton mechanically changed
his coat again. The crisis was upon
him, and he had not yet made up his
mind. And he was conscious only Of
Wild impulse to fly.
He went ont OF the cage and into
the corridor. The Waterman was
looking at him. On his right lay the
presidents room, ahead OF him only
the Waterman and the glass door, and
then the street, with the cars rumbIIng
down In a blaze Of sunshine. IL he
chose 20 make bolt he could prob
ably get away. Then he suddenly re-
membered. The draft was in his
pocket and uneashed. II he ran away
he would run away penniless.
For Just an instant he healtated,
and then, sQuaring his shoulders, he
entered. the presidents room.
7 know why you have sent for me,
Mr. Sawyer he began.
The president. who was at his desk
alone, looked w at him. He bore
traces Of severe struggle. "A terri
BILE thing" he said. "A terrible thing,
Mr. DentOni"
"A commonplace OF our business"
sneercd Harold.
The president thnmped his fist upon
the table. "No. sir" he said. "A
very infrequent thing. And to think
i should have been Steeii trusted
him Implicitly"
"Steelf' Rasped Harold.
You haven't heard7 Steel commit
ted suicide this morning. after writing
"a letter confcsslng that he had de-
fnulted and robbed the hank Of an I'm.
known amount. A terrible thing, Mr..
Denton. I want you 70 60 over the
books with the auditor and help him. I"
Somehow Denton found himself In
the bank agrln. He was saved and
81 tint remained nos was 10 manage,
~ ne could manage. 10 replace the
amount be Ind stolen.
As he changed his coat for the third
time the irony Of the thing began to
cat into HIS soul. And then he found
his tears falling upon the paper And
above all, he had vision OF his wife
restored to him. and their fortunate
future.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
SHEER LUCK ]
49,

By FRANK FILsoN

A~NRStt@"st eS+ss ~ - ~ ~hepihAAh}
IN the train on his way back 10 the
I suburb In which be lived Harold Den.
ton reelected bitterly that an his
troubles had arisen from a sentence
spoken BY his wife.
"A don't see why you can't make
innnfx "A easily Al other men,
s,liaF faa neea N8 saks hef0rh
when Denton was / bank clerk on
sulnry Of SIS. Today he was still a
bank clerk. on q salary Of $3.50. But
he WAS accounted one OF the lel.alng
citizens Of the town.
Mrs Denton had given out. as. in
deed. her husband had told her. that
Harold held very responsible posi-.
ton in the city bank. He lived on
scale u about Si25 weekly. And he
actually spent s125 weekly. for he
had been defraudIng the bank eyste-
natieally for IS months.
His wife knew nothing. OF course.
SHE thought the maragcr had recog-
nized her husbands solid worth. She
thought their automobile came out OF
his salary and her clothes, aud the
three maids, aud the bountiful table.
the club subscription. and al the rest
~ The tour ensemble which had con
trih8ted 20 her happiness. And Har-
Oh Denton reelected bitterly that he
he'd % more than before be began HIS
criminal Cnreer.
Things Ind been approaching q eli
max u iate, Suspicion had been
aroused. and an expert auditor was
q BEGIN going through the books on
tho morrow Steel. the manager. was
iike thunderstorm an day. The
president had called IN the accountant
against HIS judgment: he himself had
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
Line Routes Through Panama Canal.

The passage through the Panama
canal recently Of the passenger steam
ship Remuera, OF the New Zealand
Shipping company. on the way from
Wellington to London, marks the es-
adjustment Of this important line
through the canal. It's route has for
Inerly been around the Cape Of Good
Hope on the outward voyage from
Great Britain and around Cape Horn
on the homeward lap, the vessel going
completely around the world on each
voyage. The old route totaled 1920
miles; the new route win approximate
lLl90 miles via Tahiti and Colon. or
Il,450 niles Il the steamer sails d.
rect to Balboa from Wellington and
goes BY Norfolk on the way from
Colon TO Plymouth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

Some stars are 30 FAR away that
the light from them hasn't reached us
yet. But It win arrive eFentnally.
Reminds me Of my hired man coming
from the post office. commented
Farmer Heck.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21
paIIY Thounht.

There arc some men and women in
whose company we are always al our
best. All the best stops ia cur nature
are drawn out By their intercourse.
and we find nsusse Il our souls never
there before. II. Irummond.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

A liberal deduction madef for yeai !.
ADVERTISEMENTS. Correspondence
solicited
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-21

A statesman knows what ought 10
be done and politician does some
thing else and gets away with Il.
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One square, one inssrtion--.. 81 06
Each subsequent insertion.. 80
eishtlipesor iessg'nstitutea squar'
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-04

army service where their sympathies could do no harm Prom Germany, Mackensen obtained an uninterript- ed flow of supplies.
 Armaments tools, munitions and light artillery came from the western front to which heavy guns were sent.
 In a few weeks the passes in the Carpathians were covered with ser ies of parallel trenches. wire entan- elements and other defenses lt looked as though Mackensens eff. forts had made the Carpathians in. passable for the enemy, but the first lines were taken by the impetuous crush of Gen. Brusilorf's daring young generals, Letchitzky. Sakhar- off and others.
 The Russian army Is full of confi- dence and 1t is believed here that all the efforts of the Germans this time will merely retard and not stop the advance
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-04
RUSSIANS TO AWAKEN AFTER
 PRESENT WAR
Millions of Men VIII Re- turn to Their Homes with New Ideas
 of the World.
REVOLUTION EXPECTED


 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept, D. Travellers coming here from Russia no matter of what nationality. talk of but one thmg-thc wonderful awak- ening of Russia Americans. in par ticular. seem greatly impressed by the growth of national spirit in the half-medlaeval empire. and most san eulne as to its future They conn pare the commercial and industrial prospects Of Russia 10 those of the American West forty or fifty years ago.
 Great as Is the awakening already. the prophets agree that lt is nothing to what will take place Immediately after the war. when millions Of sol diers. who went from home .gnor- ant. semibarba-ous peasants. return with a new outlook upon the world new ideas and new Knowledge of civ ilized ways of living. What this change means to Russia, men say is being exemplified every day when a loutish. unkept dirty and ignorant peasant is brought into camp and begins his training as soldier. The change in the individual, even in fourteen days, is said to be marye lous.
 Russia, it is said. fully expects a revolution after the war but the be lief and hope are that it will be purely political, and unattended by bloodshed and destruction.