davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
STATE LEGISLATURE
BUSINESS OF INTEREST TO
SOUTH DAKOTA CITIZENS.

Pierre, Feb. 28.-The senate de-
cided that to remove the present sys-
tenn of local assessors would be too
much of a blow to the people in their
desire for local self government and
killed the bill, c~entralizing the work
in a county assessor.
Failure by three votes of a major
ity killed the Anderson bill in the
house prohibiting instruction in for
eign languages, except on theological
subjects in high and common schools
of the state. Reconsideration is
promised and the hackers feel con-
fident.
Tax exemptions outside of those
now provided by law to the extent of
$500 are involved in a house bill
which went through that body and
has now passed the senate. raising
the exemption on household furniture
from SIS to $500, and fixing exemp-
tons of $500 on farm machinery and
$500 on mechanics tools.
The house passed the new senate
motor vehicle law with a license fee
of Sc for automobiles and light
trucks and as high as SIS for heavy
trucks and SIS for dealers licenses.
The senate after long debate wiped
out the proposed cooperative COM
mission for control of cooperative
companies. The older cooperative
membership was strong enough to
wipe the plan out of existence.
That the hydro-electric bill appro-
priating $4,000 for investigation of
the power possibilities OF the Mis-
souri, river Is in a mannera connected
up with the Panama canal by at least
one link was evidenced by the pre-
siding officers of the two Houses this
afternoon signing the hydro-electric
bill with the same pen which Theo-
dore Roosevelt used in signing the
Panama canal treaty and which he
presented to Senator Kittredge, then
at the head of the senate committee
on the canal. This bill authorizes
investigation of the possibility and
report upon the most practical power
sites along the Missouri and opens
the way for future development of
that stream.
Robert f. Dowdell, former state
senator and democratic and non-par-
tisan league candidate FOR congress
in the First district at the last cleo
tion, is here working for some meas
ure whereby returning soldiers not
only may be given opportunity to set
tie on state capitol building lands,
but may procure state aid in build
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
IMPURE FOOD
STIFF FINES ASSESSED FOR VIO-
LATION OF THE LAW.

Vermillion, Feb. 2S.-Attempt to
sell the meat dressed from a young
heifer which was diseased and which
had died otherwise than by slaugh-
ter, resulted d~isastrously for a rich
man in the western part of the state,
when Inspector w. NJ. Cox, of the
state food department, had him haul
ed before a justice. Herbert S. Dan
iels. of Rapid City, not only failed to
receive the income he sought from
the diseased meat, but was compelled
to offer it up in sacrifice, together
erosion. Mr.. Daniels supplied the
wood and oil for the burnt offering,
also the dray to haul it outside the
city. The justice showed little mercy
and assessed a heavy fine as fines
usually go for first offenses under
the food law.
Other recent offenders have been
given milder fines in proportion to
the seriousness of their offenses. At
Roscoe a merchant was prosecuted
by Inspector Runbeck because of sell
ing eggs unfit for food and the same
Inspector swore to complaints in Wa
tertown charging a wholesale gro
Gerry house, which also handles fruit,
with selling bananas which were in
better condition for the dump than
for sale as food. The company was
also charged in a separate complaint
with misbranding a food product be-
cause OF failure to mark the net
weight on this same bunch of ba-
nanas. The company pleaded guilty
and was assessed small fines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Feb. 2S.-A slight fall
ing off in hog receipts was noted to-
day, and with that falling off came
better demand and a rising market.
In general the market today was
quoted loo higher than on Wednes-
day at the opening, but the. advance
was later lost. Top hogs sold at
$17.35 and the bulk of sales was
made at ST. 90 Q17.20.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28

Sufferers from kidney trouble expert
ence backache. rheumatic pains. aches In
joints and muscles. shooting pains and
r. F. d. No. 2. Box 8, Shorters. Ala.
writes: II used Foley Kidney Pills as
I was SO restless over night with pains
in the small of my Jack and side. They
did me good" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
WORTH $50 A

VIM. Barnes, San Antonio, Tex, writes
"Foley's Honey and Tar has been worth
500 q bottle to me. I had the flu fol-
lowed by pneumonia, which left me
weak, wit ha persistent cough. The
cough hung on. Some one advised Fo-
ley's Honey n Tar. / have completely
recovered and do not cough at all. Sold
everywhere. o1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
STATE NEWS.

WOOnsocket-Mayor Dalton a
appointed Mrs. d. H. Brewster as
city auditor. Mrs. Brewster is prob
ably the first oma in the state to
fill such an office.
Bison-The region e a here was
the scene Of the first prairie fire of
the year. The fire was famed by a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
POISONOUS WASTE CAUSES SICK.

When the kidneys are well they filter
waste matter from the blood. When
sluggish or ~overworked. the kidneys fail
to clean the blood. and poisonous sub
stances lodge In joints and muscles to
cause aches. pains and soreness. Foley
Kidney Pills strengthen. act quickly and
relieve kidney and bladder trouble. Sold
everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28

Wanted. To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash price
and full descxiption.-D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
CUT THIS OUTFIT rs WORTH MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, en-
close with S cents to Foley & Co., 1885
Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,. writing your
name and address clearly. You will re-
ceive in return a trial package contain
ing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
fer coughs, colds and Group. Foley Kid
ney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28
HE KNOWS WHEREOF HE SPEAKS.

J. +. Harper, 416 Navarro street, a
Antonio. Tex, writes: II consider Fo-
leys Honey and Tar absolutely the best
cough remedy on h market. I know
whereof I speak, having tried 1t In my
own family. Your remedy acts quickly
and relief Is permanent" Good for
colds, coughs. Group. Contains no OPT
ateg. Sold everywhere. :.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-28

ing homes with an exemption of five
years after the money is given before
they start the 80 year payments.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
ODD BELIEF ABOUT GEESE
Long Ago 1t Was Universally Thought
That They Originated From
!, the BarnacIe.

The popular sixteenth century be-
lief that geese originated from the
barnacle was net confined to the I'M
educated, but was shared even by nat
uralists. John Gerard, In his "Her-
ball Tor General Historic of Plantes"
(printed In London in 1870, In giving
a description Of this marvel, says he
only tells what our eies have scene
and hands have touched" ION the
Pile of Foulders," he goes on to say,
"are founde certaine shells, wherein
is conteined a thing in forme like a
lace finely woven; one end whereof is
fastned unto the incide of the shell
the other end is made fast unto rude
mass, which in time commeth to the
shape of bird In short space after
It commeth to maturitie, and falieth
into the sea. where 1t gathereth feath-
ers and groweth to a fouIe which the
people of Lancashire call by no other
name then a tree goose"
He goes on to testify to their album
dance by saying that the best of them
could be bought for three-pence, and
challenges the incredulous to "repaire
unto me and l shall Statistic them by
the testimonie of good witnesses"
The Pile of Foulders is the small
island now known as Piel Island, near
Barrow-in-F urness.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
Keep Moving Up.

To be worth moving up you must
keep up. There are thousands of things
IN which you must keep up. It's not
enough to think well in terms of bust
ness. The average business man must
watch his habits, dress, speech, and
companionship. They are all sign
boards of his standing. The man
above the average takes care Of every
thing that advertises him and his bust
ness. He can afford to let others ex-
plot the freakish and the startling. He
takes care that whatever he does or
wears tells Of the man of Judgment
and good taste. Call It waste time
If you want to. A few years of OBJ.
.servation will show the wisdom Of
his position. So the thing is to mem
tally and efficiently move up. The
visible transfer win come with the
bigger pay as soon as you are prepared
TO handle the job.-Grit.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
LEAVE RUSSIA To
PEACE CONGRESS
ALLIED POWERS HAVE NO DE-
SIRE TO INTERFERE WITH
RUSS INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
RoIsheyiki Army Consists Of Half
Million Men Forced to Join Be-
cause of Fear of Starvation
and a Few Former Prisoners.

Washington. Officials of the
American government have expressed
the belief that Stephen Pichon, the
French foreign minister, was voieing
his own opinion and not the policy of
the French government when he said
there would be no immediate inter-
vention in Russia by the allied govern
ments.
The Russian situation has been the
subject of earnest discussion by the
Representatives at Paris of the associ-
ated nations, but so far as is known
here none of the governments has put
forward any definite plans. The un-
Outstanding here is that the whole
subject will be left to the peace CON
ference.
II was reiterated Friday that the
allied powers have no desire to inter
fere with the internal affairs of Rus
STA and that if any aggressive action
is determined upon the object will De
solely to cure a menace to the peace
of the world.
Additional reports Of the chaotic
conditions in Bolshevik-contrOlled
European Russia have reached the
state department.
| One account said the loyal militia of
Esthonia and Livonia, poorly equipped
and with little or no training, was in
no condition to withstand the attacks
| Of the. BoIshevilli. Some of the Boil
sheyik forces in this section were said
| to be well supplied with machine
guns, tanks and arlaored cars.
Riga, Reval and Limbach were re-
ported as crowded with refugees from
the surrounding country. and officials
! If the British naval forces in the Bal
tic have suggested that the aged, the
children and the sick be moved to the
| island of Oesel in the Gulf of Riga,
where, it is said, 100000 refugees could
be cared for.
Advices reaching the state depart
ment Friday from Bucharest said the
main force Of the Bolshevik army in
Russia consisted of 100000 Russian
soldiers, forced to join the Bolshevikt
because of fear of starvation; former
Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war,
$4,000 men from the Balkan provinces
and 10000 Chinese workmen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
PEST SPREAD BY MOSQUITO
Scientists Have Traced Cause of Dis
ease That Has Long Been Prev
alent In tho Tropics.

One of the most peculiar Of all dis
eases is filariasis, common In the trop-
ics. In the blood of persons suffer
ing from 1t there are found innumer-
able little worms that can be seen only
by the aid of a microscope. These
are present only at night In the blood
that Is circulating At about five
o'clock in the afternoon they begin to
appear in the blood, having been hid
den away in the body until this time,
and then they remain In the circula-
ton until about midnight, when they
begin to diminish. BY eight or nine
o'clock in the morning they have all
disappeared, and a search of the blood
under the microscope after this fails
to reveal any. They are now collected
in certain large blood vessels deep In
the body, especially in the lungs,
where they remain hidden until they
go out on their next nocturnal excur-
sion
The parasite is conveyed to human
beings by the bite of certain kinds of
mosquitoes. The mosquito bites and
takes from man, or from some ami
NAL, as the case may be, blood which
contains these small worms In the
stomach of the mosquito 1.-THE interme-
date host) the parasite goes through
certain definite changes or metamor-
phoses, which are just as necessary to
its complete life as are the different
phases In the lives of butterflies,
moths and a great many insects. First
1t escapes from skin or shell in
which it has existed. Then 1t bores
its way through the wall of the mos
quitos stomach and travels forward
through the body until it arrives at
the base of the bill or proboscls.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03


owy forms rise from the ground and
move along the wire. Silhouetted
against the skyline these forms looked
like huge giants, and took on horrible
shapes. My heart almost stopped beat
ing. l counted s'xty-two in all, as the
last form faded into the blackness on
my left.
"A whisper came to my ears
"Don't move or make sound, a
strong German raiding party is going
across 1t was French's voice. did
not hear him approach me, nor leave.
Yank, he must have got his training
with the Indians on your great plains
of America
Il could hear a slight scraping noise
on my right and left. Pretty soon the
whole accommodating patrol was ~
ing in a circle. heads in. French had.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03

business. If you blokes want to hear
this story through, don't interrupt"
Happy vouchsafed nc answer.
"About ten minutes after the fellows
left for the stretcher, French got a bull
let through the left arm"
Sailor Bill interrupted here:
"How do you know it was ten min
utes?"
key blushed and answered:
'French told me when he got back
to the trench. You see, he carried the
officer back through that fire, be-
cause the stretcher bearers took too
long in coming out"
/ asked key how Corporal French,
being wounded himself, could carry
Lieutenant Newall in, because : knew
Leftenant Newall to be a six-footer
and no lightweight. You see, he had
at one time been in command of my
platoon at the training depot in Eng
land.
key answered:
"Well, you blokes give me the proper
pip, and you can all bloomin' well go
to h." and he shut up like clam.
Hungry Foxcroft got up and silently
withdrew from our circle. In about
ten minutes he returned, followed by
tall, fair-haired corporal who wore
a little strip of gold braid on the left
sleeve of his tunic, denoting that he
had been once wounded, and also wore
a little blue and red ribbon on the left
breast of his tunic, the field insignia OF
the Distinguished Conduct medal.
Hungry, in triumph, brought him
into our circle and handed him flag
which he lighted in the fame from the
candle on the mess tin, and then Hun
CRY introduced him to us:
"Boys, I want you to meet Corpora
| French"
He shook hands with all the boys
key got red and was trying to eas'
out of the candle light, when Sailol
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
PRESIDENT AT STATE BANQUET
Representative Men Summoned to
Meet Head of American Government

Representative Men Summoned to
Meet Head of American Government
London.-President Wilson was the
honor guest at a state banquet in
Buckingham palace Friday night,
which was notable not only as a spec
tacle such as probably no other court
in Europe can provide the setting for,
now that the thrones Of Russia, Ger
many and Austria have disappeared,
but from the representative character
Of the men summoned to meet the head
of the American government.
Besides the members of the royal
family, the official world was repre-
sented by the foreign ambassadors to
the court of ST. James, the heads of
the government, present and past
chiefs of The army and navy, colonial
officials and members of the royal
household. There also were present
dignitaries of the Church of England,
representatives Of universities and
men high in the worlds of literature,
art and journalism.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03

Bill grabbed him by the tunic and held
him.
Then Hungry Foxcroft carried on:
French, I'm going to ask you a
mighty personal question, and l know
you'll answer it. How in h did you,
hit in the left arm, bring Lieutenant
Newal back from that accommodating
patrols"
French grew a little red, and am
swered:
"Well, you see, boys, it was this way.
Honey and / stuck out there with
him, and, taking the sings from our
rifles, Honey made sort of rope
which he put around my shoulder and
under the arm of the Ieftenant, and
Honey, getting the leftenant by the
legs, we managed to get him into the
trench. You know, got d. G. M. out
Of the affair, because I was the cor
poral in charge. Damned unfair, !
call it, because they only handed Hon
ney the Military medal, but if the true
facts were known he was the bloke
who deserved, not a D. G. NJ, but ".
@. (Victoria Crosse"
We all turned in Honney's direction.
Bill, in his interest, had released his
hold on Honney's tunic and Honey
had disappeared.
Happy asked French if the leftenant
| had died in No Mans land.
French, with tears in his eyes, an
swered:
"No, but the poor lad went west
after we got him to- the first-aid dress
/ ing station, and next day we buried
him in the little cemetery at Fromel-
les. He sure done his bit, all right,
blime me, and here am, bloomin' well
swankin' with a ribbon on my chest"
A dead silence fell on the crowd.
Each one of us was admiring the mod
esty of those two real men, French
and Honey.
But such is the way in the English
army-the man who wins the medal al
ways says that the other fellow de
served it.
And Germany is still wondering why
they cannot smash through the Eng.
lish lines.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
canterbury,s Famous ehost.

OF course, Canterbury cathedral has
its ghosts. If rumor be true the ghost
OF the murdered Thomas a Beckett is
periodically to seen engaged in that
last deadly struggle of his with the
four miscreant knights at the foot of
the altar, and groans and other queer
noises are reputed to be heard on the
anniversary of his death. The crime
was committed on December %, 1170,
and the stains of his blood are believed
to be in evidence; no amount of wash
ing ever having effaced them.-Pear'
sons Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
Princes Pat t. We'd.

London.-The court circular makes
the following statement: THE king
has gladly consented to the betrothal
Of Princess Patricia of Connaught to
Commander Alexander Ramsey, broth
er of the Earl of Dalhousie.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
True Education.

Education is not learning; it Is the
exercise and development of the pow
ers of the mind. There are two great
methods by which this end may be &C
complished; it may be done IN the
halls of learning or in the conflicts OF
life.-Princetoa Review.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
WILSON is sIxTY-Two.
President Celebrates Anniversary in
London.

Washington.-Wo Wilson, first
citizen Of America, was g. years of
age on December 2S.
He was born in a little parsonage
in Staunton, Va, on December %,
1856. He breakfasted amid the SPLEEN
doris of the most gorgeous suite in
Buckingham palace. During the day
he was rendered reception by the
lord mayor of London in the historic
GuildhalI, and later discussed peace
terms for the world with leading Brit
ish statesmen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
Whence the Bed In FLAGS.

The actual defenders Of the red flag
do not know er have forgotten that
red was formerly the color of the
church militant. and also Of royalty I'M
til the epoch when Henry vi, king Of
England, took the title of king of
France. Then red came to be constd-
cred as an inimical color In France
and was replaced by white, which in
its turn was given up by the English.
The red flag was displayed by the
Catholic troops of Charles TX and
Henry III. while the flags of the Prot
sStants were white.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
trouble in Abyssinia.

washington report from Cairo
received at the state department says
trouble has arisen in Abyssinfa, 1t is
reported that the Abyssinian govern
ment is sending troops 20 aid the
Christians against the Moslems.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
rhous,nds Of Men Return Home.

Washington. - Sixty-eight thousand
American soldiers had been returned
from overseas December II, and
slightly more than 100000 in this
country had been mustered out OF SER
vice. it was announced on Friday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03
Mealthu prisoner suieides.

San Francisco.-Louis Helbing, an
aged wealthy property owner, SEN
fenced recently to an indeterminate
term Of from one to fifteen years, for
arson. hanged himself to death in the
council Jail here Friday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03

Copyright, 1917, by The Mcclure Newspaper
6yndicatel
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03


officer has clicked it.
81 crawled over to him. He was
sitting on the ground with the leften-
ants head resting in his lap, and was
getting out his first-aid packet.
told him to get low or he would click
it. He answered:
"Since when does a bloomin' lance
corporal take orders from bloody pri-
vate? You tell the rest of the boys, If
they've not as yet gone west, to leg 1t
back to our trench at the double and
get stretcher, and you go with them.
This lad of ours has got to get medical
attention, and damned quick, too, if we
want to stop this bleeding!
"Just then a German star she'll land
ed about ten feet from us, and in its
white, ghostly light could see French
sitting like bloomin' statue, his hands
covered with blood, trying to make a
tourniquet out of q bandage and his
bayonet.
Il told the rest to get in and get the
stretcher. They needed no second
urging, and soon French was left there
alone, sitting on the ground, holding
his dying officers head in his lap. A
pretty picture, l call it. He sure was
man, was French--with the bullets
cracking overhead and kicking up the
dirt around him."
Just then Happy butted in with:
"Were you one of the men who went
in for the stretcherp
key answered: "None of your d.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-11
LOCAL NEWS

H. M. Cheney is spending a few
days visiting friends in Concord.
DR.. Frank Walsh was called to
Newport Monday for consultation.
Mrs. E. L. Harris was in Lyndon
vile on business Tuesday.
David E. Porter is in Newport on
business, leaving here Monday night.
Miss Velma Darling of Lyndon
vile was here Tuesday on business.
FredPierce of Stanstead was re-
cent visitor here.
Fred Kelley went to Barnet Tues
day in the interest of the company.
Mrs Frank Blossom is able to sit
up about two hours day. +,
Lawrence Leach is in Boston and
New York on business.
The Lotus quartette and reader
will be at Masonic Temple March 10.
Charles McGovery has purchased
DR.. T. W. Magoon went to Berlin
II H., on business Monday.
Mrs George Angel of Danville was
in town Tuesday.
Charles Horton and John Clark
went to Oxford, N. H., on business
Tuesday.
Mrs. George Donahue and children
have returned from a visit to West
Burke. IA ~
Mrs. C. R. King and daughter Ellen
Of Passumpsic were in the place
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. S. Douglass of East Haver-
hill N. H., was here on business trip
Tuesday.
Mrs. W. A. LaFrance and Mrs.
Lena Bishop from Woodsville were
in town Tuesday.
q. H. Hallett was at Danville Tues
day on business connected with the
exchange.
Mrs. Fred Elliott writes from New
York that her son, Walter, is about
to be about with the aid of crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Estabrooks
motored to West Barnet recently to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Richie.