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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
TRIES SUICIDE
HEAT-CRAZED IOWA MAN WOULD
ESCAPE MYTHICAL
PURSUERS.

Aberdeen, Aug. 24.-When the
night nurse on her early evening
rounds at st. Luke's hospital last
night switched on the light in Ross
Miller's room she saw blood pouring
from the mans breast and a pearl
handled pocket knife clutched in his
hand. She took the knife away and
called a physician.
Hallucinations caused by the heat
had lead Miller to attempt to take
his life. His condition is not seri-
Gus. DR.. Freyberg said this morning
that he Is rational today.
Three times he ran the blade into
his breast in a vain effort to reach
the heart.
Miller, whose home is in ~Independ-
ence, Ia, wandered into the police
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

The readers c. This paper Will De
pleased to learn that there 10 at least
been able to cure in all It's stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls CStGrrh Cure IL
the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrn peing
a constitutional disease. requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls CalArrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying tne
foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In 90
ing it's work. The proprietors nave 80
much faith In It's curative powers tnat
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: +. J. Cheney
4 Co, Toledo, o.. Sold by all druggists.
y5c. Take Hail. Family Pills for ~on-
Sttpation.-A0v
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
STATE NEWS.

Kadoka-Preparations have been
completed for the annual Jackson
county fair, which will be held in
this city on August 20, 80 and 81.
A fine program of entertainment fea-
lures has been provided. The ex-
hibit of farm products and stock is
expected to be the finest ever assem-
bled in the county.
Canton-Gov. Norbeck will be the
chief speaker al the annual conven-
ton of the Luther leagues of the
Canton district, which will be held
on Wednesday, August 30, at the in
terror town of Moe, situated about 10
miles south of Canton in Lincoln
county. The Luther league members
will at the same time have their an
nual fall festival and picnic.
Pierre-A geological party from
the State university which has been
working in the Missouri valley near
Forest City reports the location OF
an extensive ledge of magnesia near
tEc mouth of Steamboat creek, which
they say is the most extensive de
post so far known in the state.
Pierre-The district exemption
board for South Dakota is finding
itself rushed with work since the To-
cal board returns are available for
their use. But they say that il the
local boards would place the "order
number" of the applicant upon tbs
papers along with the serial number
it would reduce their work material
ly as the M number alone requires
them to hunt through the lists fol-
the order number" and delays the
work.
Trent-Three fellows driving from
Trosky. the names are unknown, beat
a horse to death because he refused
to go. The animal had already made
a long trip and stopped on the road
Taking the butt end of the whip the
men got out and beat the beast until
he went down and then beat him tc
death. The neighbors tried to get
the Trent police on the phone. but
failed. The tanked strangers were
compelled to bury the dead animal on
the roadside.
Pierre The district exemption
board is receiving sc many different
excuses Tor exemption that III was
pleased with a refreshing change in
the program when 1T received a letter
from Guy III. Fuller, a young MAJ
residing near Condo. Sphinx county
in which he notified the board thal
he had asked for an agricultural ex
emption, but that since asking thal
privilege he had made arrangement:
for the gathering of his crop and hi
wanted the exemption stricken GU
and to be classed as ready.
Hazel-Robert Engberg. electri
clan at the local electric light plant
had the thrilling experience of turn
ing from his workbench late at nigh
and looking straight into the business
end of an automatic revolver in tbs
hand of a holdup Engbere
could not do otherwise than throw
up his hands. as commanded, anC
within a minute the holdup man baC
secured SIS from his clothing. The
hoidup man then backed out of ths
room, keeping his victim covered
with the revolver, and soon disap
peared in the darkness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
NAVY SHORT or OFFICERS
General Board Suggests Ways to Meet
the Demand.

Washington. Jug. 24-There 10 q
shortage OF more than 1000 officers
in the navy.
The navy general board has sug.
gested two methods OF meeting the de-
mand. The first is to graduate
300 midshipmen. who have completed
two and one half years of their four
year course at Annapolis on Jan. 1,
and to graduate the next class in Sep
tember. This would reduce the short
age by 400.
The second suggestion made by the
board Is to comb the naval reserves
for capable men who may be given
junior commissions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Miss Ida l.. Jones gave a number
of her young lady friends al after
noon tea at $50 today.
Mrs. A. K. Clough and daughter
Nina, were passengers for a two
weeks visit to friends in Iowa.
Thos. Mckee, living 10 miles wesI
of this city, was attacked by a bull
last night and had several ribs brok'
en- in the scrimmage.
Conductor Henry Wells is laid vi
sick at the Lake Park today and was
unable to take his train east. Con,
ductor Buckholz, of the west end
took his place.
The brick work on the Smith.
Fitzgerald block was practically com
pleted today and the debris is being
cleared out with a view to the inter
ior finishing.
C. B. Kennedy boarded the east go
ing train this morning, as did also c
M. Klotzbach and Harry Chales. the
latter two destined to watch the race.
in Alta, la.
While clearing out the ear enc
of Zickrick's saloon today, the surg
ical instruments belonging to DR.. w
f.. Daniels, and not restored at the
time of the arrest of the thief, were
found and returned to the owner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
SchoolpirI's Perfect Record.

Hayward, Wis. Miss Dagne Bra
then, a member OF the 1917 graduating
class OF the Hayward High school, has
a perfect mark for regular school at
tendance, as she did not miss a day
nor was tardy from September in 1905,
when she entered the kindergarten of
the local schools, until this year, when
she received a high school diploma.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
MUsCLE sonEMEss RELIEVED.

Unusual work, bending and lifting or
exercise is a strain on the
muscles. they become sore and stiff. you
are crippled and in pain. Sloan's Lini-
ment brings you quick relief. easy to
apply. IL penetrates without rubbing and
drives out the soreness. A clear, LIQUID.
cleaner than mussy plastcrs or oint-
ments, 1T does not stain the skin or clog
the pores. Always have a bottle handy
for the pains aches of rheumatism. govt.
lum b grippe, bruises, stiffness.
~backache and all external pain. At your
druggist. rs cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
Oraus Bio Fish -Four Miles,

Arkansas City, Ark.-Unable to pull
a s~eventy-1ve pound catfish from the
Arkansas river dam, Bloomer Allen, an
Arkansas City fisherman, chained the
fish and dragged 1t through the river to
this city, a distance of four miles. When
he reahed the city several men assisted
him In pulling the fish out Of the water.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

Worms drain the strength and vitality
Of children. making them dull and list.
less. Their power to resist more Sc
rious diseases is reduced M energy and
interest in play is lacking. Kickapoo
Worm Killer Is a mildly laxative rem
edy in candy tablet form that children
like to take. 1t kills and removes the
worms and let's our child grow strong
and healthy like other children. Don't
let your child be dragged down by
worms. Full directions on the box. Al
all druggists. Is cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
WILL NEvE1 BE WITHOUT IT.

No other cough medicine reaches the
spot" heals. soothes and relieves irri-
Eating. hacking coughs like Foley's Hon
ely and Tar. rs. John B~ournoville, Brus-
sells, Wis, writes: I've been using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
years and recommend 1t for children. /
will never be without ii In the house"
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

The change from outdoor activity OF
vacation time to the quiet of regular
employment sometimes makes one feel
heavy and stuffed up" uncomfortable
and bilious. with a mean headache and
coated tongue. Foley.s Cathartic a
let's give prompt relief from these re-
suits of Indigestion. Mild and gentle,
but sure. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
OPPORTUNITIES ron OLDER MEN

Because of the war many positions
formerly filled by young men are open
to older men. A mans kidneys may
make him unfit for hard labor or clear
thinking. may make him old before his
time. for poisons retained In the system
SLOW him up" physically and mentally.
Foley Kidney Pills tone up weak. disor-
dered kidneys. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
Are You

In August the air is full of pollen and
lust that cause trouble for some, yet
others are never bothered. No remedy
does more to relieve hay fever and asth-
ma han Foley's Honey and Tar Com
clears and soothes the afflicted nose,
throat and bronchial tubes. Sold every
where.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
Chicago Exceeds Its Quota.

Chicago, Aug 24.-Chicago claims
to be the first large city in the coun-
try I praise more than its quota for
the new national army. Figures show
25,073 men accepted. This Ia 81 per
cent in excess of its quota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
NORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Normal school will begin Work
in all departments on the date pub
lished in catalog-September 10.
The Model school, including kinder
garten, will open on the same date.
). w. Heston. President.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
E. SHERIDAN & SON
REAL ESTATE

KEAL ESTATE
Landlords: We will insure
your rents for 40 per cent less
than building rate.
Three lots for sale-all bar
gains.
Office In Kennedy Bank Building
Madison s. D.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
ur xILr LIKE NINETY.

Nothing makes a person feel old
quicker than disordered kidneys. They
cause aches and pains all over the body.
A. w. Morgan. Angola, La, writes: "Oh,
43 years old. but I felt like a man 80
years old Since / took Foley Kidney
Pills / feel like / did when / was 81"
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24
LIBERTY LOAN
BROOkINGS LADY CHAIRMAN OF
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMEN'S
COMMITTEE.

Brookings, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Ell
wood G.. Perisho has taken up active
work as chairman of the South Da-
kota Women's Liberty loan commit
tee, to which position she recently
was appointed by Mrs. w. c. McAdoo,
of Washington. Mrs. Perisho states
that the general organization in
wolves: First, the national commit
tee of 10 members appointed by the
secretary of the treasury to direct
the activities of women in the sale of
Liberty bonds; and a state chairman
nominated by the national committee
and the women's committee of the
Council of National Defense. The
state chairman is to appoint a chair
man from each county for thorough
county organization in cooperation
with the state chairman.
1T will be the policy of the South
Dakota Women's Liberty loan COM
mittee," says Mrs. Perisho, ito work
in close cooperation with the chair
man of the federal reserve banking
district, with the state council of de
Tense, as well as with the county
chairmen of the council of defense. !"
Mrs. Perisho calls attention to a
fact not generally known nor appre-
ciated that in the sale of the first
Liberty loan issue, 1000. 600 people
subscribed for the $4,000. coo. 600 of
bonds sold. and that approximately
one-third was taken by A
Liberty loan bond is not only a safe
investment, but it is an opportunity
to aid the nation in its struggle for
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

Quality-Service Is The Daily Lead.
er's watchword In news, printing and
advertising. Try u.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

Insure buildings and live stock in
the Farmers Mutual Tornado Insur-
ance company. of Madison. S. ID. Or
ganized one year, $4,000. 900 of in
surance written first year. Rates
less than half Of old line insurance.
Covers Lake, Moody. Brookings,
Kingsbury. Miner. McCook and Min
nehaha counties. See local repre-
sentatives, C. j. Johnson, +. j. Krug
or j. l.. Sunde.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-24

For anything In printing phone
The Daily Leader. 2143.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

Of what Mr.. Horner has written is that
life insurance in its various forms is Of
the highest economic Importance. both to
the individual and to the country. There
might have been a disposition a generation
ago to dispute this hypothesis, but its
truth is now generally admitted Begin
ming on the sound psychological basis that
a man must believe in his business If he
is to succeed in it, Mr.. Horner gives both
general and detailed information about the
life and work of an insurance agent that
will prove invaluable to the young man
thinking of going into the business. He
sets forth its attractions in most entic-
ing way. The rewards are great when
success comes. and they are cumulative.
The field is unlimited. for in spite of the
large business done by the legal reserve
companies the field has been barely touched.
TRAINING FOR A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT.
BY Warren NJ. Horner. life insurance agent
and manager Illustrated. s125. Philadel-
phia: J. n. Lippincott Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
RIGHTS OF THE WORLD IN
CHINA MENACED BY JAPAN
Frederick Mccormick Insists That War Is Inevt-
able Unless America Backs Down-An
Epoch Marking Book


N1AR comes about because of conflict
w of interests and aims. 1t is like the
wreck which follows when two railroad
trains going in opposite directions at full
speed meet each other on the same track.
1t is the common belief in America that
the United States and Japan are going in
the same direction on parallel tracks and
that there is no danger of n collision; the
rights of the Japanese in the United States
can easily be adjusted by treaty, and when
this cause for dissatisfaction is removed
there will be no further trouble, as we have
no ambitions in the Orient which run
counter to those Of Japan
There are a few persons who are con-
WINGED that the country does not realize
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Mystery That Entices

II Leslie Probyn believes in hypnotisns
mysticism and the other occult ''isms." " hIe'
mystery novel, The Shifting SPELL ~
his strongest argument. II. as the reviewer
Gan avowed nonbeliever) feels convinced.
IL is n satire, then the book defeats the
authors purpose. For 'The Shifting Spell"
casts a decided spell over the reader. de-
spite the fact that the subject matter II
trite and the treatment is on the pop,pouB
style of the pre-Victorian era which no
longer appeals to the Twentieth Century
mind, Mr.. Probyn ensnares a passive. in
nocent English country family In web
of charms. counter-charrns and mesme-
risms which work up to combined climax
that is o~trancing to a high degree. Then,
on top Of ALL comes the announcement that
spiritualism is behind the other complca-
tions which have mystified the reader. "Ths
Shifting Spell" is weird, interesting and
quite easy to read. The rambling narrativs
style Unexpectedly urges one TO read on
rather than give up In disgust. due TO
clever ability to sustain the mystery.
THE SHIFTING SPELL. BY Leslie Probyp.
sl35 net. New York: Dufaeld Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31

The fact that American news associations
and American newspapers have kept Mr.
Mccormick in the East so long indicates
that we have begun to appreciate the great
Importance of securing accurate informa-
ton of what is happening on the other side
of the world. Whether one agrees with
his conclusion that war with Japan is in
cvitable. his discussion of the question de-
serves the attention of every one interested
in the progress of the world, and of every
one who wants to understand the Far
Eastern question. Indeed. every large Amer
lean banker ought to read it, and it ought
to be studied by every American manufac-
'urer who hopes to expand his trade IN
foreign lands. If these persons were better
Informed on such questions as are discussed
in the book. Max Warburg, the famous
Hamburg banker, would no longer find II
possible to say that American bankers and
business men are ignorant of international
affairs and incapable of comprehending the
significance of the great world movements.
This is so because Mr.. Mccormick has
written n brilliant and Illuminating history
Of Asiatic affairs for the last fifteen or
twenty years. with especial reference to the
part which the United States has played
in them
He begins with the Portsmouth confer
ence, from which dates the present policy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Pleasures of a Dilettante

The life of n dabbler in preaching poetry
and painting can he delightful to the man
who lives it, Indeed, there are thousands
of men ana women compelled to keep their
nose to the grindstoue TO earn n living
who would find nothing pleasanter than
gratifying their intellectual and artistic
tastes by travelling. writing verse or prose
suited them and now and then painting
a picture of scene which had touched
their fancy. Christopher Pearse Cranch
found way to do these things and in
doing them achieved a certain amount of
distinction. lie wrote some verse. little
of which Is remembered. He translated the
Aeneid of Nergil into musical English meter
and he did some painting. And in the doing
of these things he came in contact with
some people who achieved much greater
distinction. There were the Brownngs
w. w. Story. Bayard Taylor George will
liam Curtis, William Henry Claiming and
many others. His life and letters, written
by his daughter, Mrs. Leonora Cranch
Scott. will be pleasant reading for those
who like the gossip about the great It's
"reminiscences of famous people are its
source of inte~,.t to the general public
though the smaller circle who like Cranch
for himself will he equally pleased with its
revelations about him.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHRISTOPHER
PEARSE CRANCH. BY Leonora Cranch
Scott. With illustrations. SO. so Boston
Huughton Miffin Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
How to Be Happy

A working formula for happiness with
universal application never has been writ
ten and probably never will, be. Some very
practical recipes for this much sought con-
dition. however. are contained in The Hid
den Happ. ess" by Stephen Berrien Stan
ton. Like Shakespeare Mr.. Stanton regards
happiness as subjective not objective; de-
rived from oneself not from external con-
dtions The philosophy which THE Hidden
Happiness strives to teach is not a new
philosophy and reduced to its simplest
terms it simply is optimism and love Of
life per Sc. With almost nothing new to
offer Mr. Stanton with his felicity and
charm of EXPRESSION, gives u.s. nevertheless
the old doctrines in such new and pleas
ing garb that they win our immediate in
tersst and inspire ovr belief. There Is
modicum of fatalism, too in the book; not
fatalism as regards the individual, but
rather the conviction that all things happen
according to Interchangeable principles. For
the individual. he holds, there is choice
whether he will put himself in accord with
these fundamental principles and win, or go
counter to them and lose. But even above
the necessity for being in accord with the
universe he rates enthusiasm
Misfortune and sorrow, too, are as es-
sential as success and joy, he asserts Tor
our nisfortunes hrmanize us and our sym
pathies are awakened by our own need or
sympathy. Paralleling JOY and SADNESS III
| the natural word, he writes: Night ana
storm are as much part or the naturai
order as is the genial sun me pook ~. 70
| diyided into twenty-five chapters, which
cover in brief virtually the entire gamut OF
human emotions and experience.
HIDDEN x Ns% by sssRh'nh
| rien stanton sl'2o net ''" N'
Scribner's Sons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-31
Is This Comedy or Farce?

1t Is with mingled emotions that one lays
down 'The Rib of the Man" Charles Ram
kennedy's new play. Mr. Kennedy has a
spiritual and moral philosophy which
found brilliant expression in "The Servant
in the House" President Hyde, Of Bowdon
College, has used 1t as a splendid example
or the preaching of the gospel of good will
outside of formally religious works. Those
who read THE Rib" expecting to find in II
anything like 'The Servant" will be dis
appointed. IL seems to be a sort of a
tract favoring the mating of aiiinities with
out benefit of clergy yet that may not
have been Mr.. Kennedy's purpose. He
talks of a world I'm which there shall be less
sex and more love and he makes the action
of the play move around the discovery of
an old altar dedicated to the Mother of
the Gods II Is amusing reading, but it is
difficult to take IL seriously.
THE RIB or THE MAN a play of the New
World in I'VE acts scene individual, setting
forth the story Of an afternoon In the full
ness OF days. Ry Charles Ram Kennedy.
3l3O. New York: Harper & Bros.