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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
Food for Wort HorsoA.

AS q rule, in the corn belt Of the coun-
try, too much Of that grain is fed to
farm animals OF all. kinds.
An excellent system Of feeding for
horses at the beginning Of blowing time
and through the working season would
be as follows: Feed oats in the morning,
cut feed at moor time, and oats again at
night. This with hay and q bran mash
twice u week will keep the horses strong
for work. Those who have tried it earn
estly recommend roots to be mixed With
cut feed for horses. Carrots and meal,
or rutabagas and meal, make an excel
lent occasional horse feed. In this coun.
try generally we dc not feed animals on
tho root crops IS much as we should do.
They afford variety, and animals want
variety in food Is we'll as man. One
reason why root crops for stock feed arc
not cultivated here more ia tho high price
Of labor. Neither the farmer nor the
farmers hired man likes to break his
back over carrots. rutabagas or mangel
wurzels, no matter how excellent they
may be for horses and cows.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
WANDERING JEWS.
Men of tho Race Said to DO In Ever
Land on Earth.

Men of tho Race Said to 10 In Ever,
Land on Earth.
1t is remarkable that Emin Pash;
should be a jew by birth, and one of hi.
rescuors, Vita Ilassel, a Jew by pro
f%ession, says tho London Jewish Chron
icle. But the presence of these jews il
equatorial Africa does not stand alone
From tho time Of Abraham downward
tho migratory instinct has been dom
inant in the race. Mesopotami, Canaan
Egypt, Canaan once more, Assyria
Babylonia, Persia, Canaan a third time
and then the world at l%arge-such are
the suggestive stages of Isracl's ma
tional migration. Tho Jews, indeed
have ever boon tho "'tribe of tho wan.
dering foot" In an age when move
ment from n country to another was 6
rarc and hazardous procceding-in the
twelfth century, to wit-Benjamin, O.
Tudela, and Pctachia, of Ratisbon
Travelled through a great partof Europe
Asia and Africa, and were thereby able
to make considerable additions to the
worlds knowledge.
The second benjamin and Halevy
who explored tho Lclashas, may also BIZ
mentioned. Tho existence of Jews il
out-of-the-way corners of tho globe, the
Fclashas and Ecni-Isracla and the Cochir
Jews has only boon mado possible by
tho migratory tendency of tho race. The
four young men who kept last Yom
Kippur in so queer yet so touching S
fashion in tho wilds of South Africa
arc among tho latest illustrations of the
tendency. No doubt tho wandering in.
stinct has been strengthened by perse,
%cution, but now that peace and quiet
ness are his in greater measure the Jew
still retains his prediction for travel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
TEXAS PONY

Its Performance by chool- Children I
the Lonc Star State.
Dishonest college students are niue
addicted to the use Of ''ponies." Blu
these 'ponies" are TRANSACTIONS Of tn
classics, which tho boys stealthily cor
suit, instead VI getting out their lesson
by hard work. Pony practice by tn
school-children Of the Southwestis NOR
literal-a good deal more honorable. I
correspondent Of the New York Worl
says: AT Manor, Tex, in that sparse
ly scttlod country along the limo of tn
Houston and Texas Central railway,
came to a largo wood-colored buildin,
surrounded by a caravan Of horses.
counted upward of fifty, all saddled n.
each hitchcd to q tree. Every thinl
about the house was as still as death.
sit must be a funeral" l said.
Suddenly the scene changed. TIL
doors of tho building burst open and GU
broke moro than fifty school-children
Schools out" they shouted, and a car
ivan Of children scrambled for tn.
horses.
In a moment the youngsters hat
ulOuilGCO uINu WCFo GlulIS ucltcE ShSlGc
ovcr the prairie. The Texas mustang,
seemed TO scent tho frolic and kicked
up their heels as they galloped hom'
with tho school-childrcn. With thei.
dinner-pails jingling on tho pommels O
the saddles and thoir dresses ans
Jackets waving in tho wind they looket
like a mad caravan of Bodouins.' \
"How far did you Gomez" I asked ,
little tot who sat behind his sister on /,
speckled mustang.
81 Jul dood way-I tum-"
"Why, hos como six miles," inter
ruptcd his sister. "Jimmy is only fiv,
years old. He doesn't know how far b.
does come"
81 live eight miles," said a littlo Lore
Fauntleroy OH 4 dancing broncho, 'bu.
I can ride it in an hour, and havc'done
it in thirty minutes" Then he spurrcc
his horse till ho leaped away over the
nrairic
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
The Agent Met Her Match.

h Agent Met Her Match.
81 was settling down to work" said q
business man to a Boston Globe re.
porter, ''when a pretty woman entered
my Office. No one would suspect that
she vas a book-agent. She placed q
volume in front of me and began to talk.
I told her l would not buy the book i'll
really wanted it. Mover mind said
she, gaily. 1T won't cost you any thing
to look at It, =.
"As she desired, / did look at it. VI
read tho introduction and then chapter
1. It was about ton o'clock when I
opened the book. At eleven o'clock the
pretty book-agent had become uneasy.
I never raised my eyes. Another hour
and she was pacing up and down the
door. At one o'clock, when she had
nearly worn herss:: out, I laid tho book
Town, and. putting on my hat and coat,
,aid to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
woman: That's clover book; I regret
shat I a not read more Of It, but /
must go away to dinner
ttShe was mad, but she didn't say .
word. Grabbing the book, she showed
= into her sachel and make Tor the
trcet.""
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
A Fence Fraud

Look out for the barbed wire fence
fraud. He is O dangerous man to tritie
with. He calls on q farmer and proposes
to put up an eight wire fence at eight
cents per foot. This is apparently so
cheap that the farmer usually signs the
contract. Then when the bill comes in,
which it does promptly. the deluded
farmer secs that he has agreed to pay
eight cents per foot for each particular
wire instead Of that amount for the en-
tire eight. When the scheme works
right and the premises are all fenced in
the farmer has to surrender his farm In
part payment and give his note for the
balance. Farmers will do well to be on
their guard against these fellows aud
show them the gate as soon as possible.
-Yankton journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
sardou.. cleopatra

Sardou's Cleopatra will shortly be PFC,
duced at the Porte Saint Martin theatre
Paris. It was written In collaboration
with Emile Moreau. Both writer's co.,
ceived the idea at about the same time, and
both submitted 1t to Beruhardt. She told
each ono that the other had proposed Q
similar plan to her, and thus came bor1
tho combination Of genius. At first Nor
eau wanted TO model the play after Shaka,
speare's "Antony and Cleopatra" bu1
Sardou decided that in no way should En-.
glish influence be felt. Another play ~
6ardou will be producedat about the sans
time, which has for its hero Labussiera
He was On actor, and At Q time during III
the Theatre Francais were In great dan0D
he saved them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
How Sheep Eat Hay.

The sheep is u more dainty feeder than
any other farm animal. and If fed whole
hay will inevitably get some Of 1t soiled
and leave it uneaten. In some expert
ments by Professor E. w. Stewart he
found that by feeding twenty-five medi-
nm Merino sheep fifty pounds Of early cut
timothy hay tl,oy left twelve pounds un'
eaten. When the allowance wa in.
creased to seventy-dve pounds they left
fifteen pounds uneaten. When the hay
was cut to three-eighths Of ON inch ir
length there was scarcely any waste, and
this ,as found equal to se~venty-ive
pounds Of long hay. There was an equal
gain In cutting fodder corn, though at
best this food Is not 80 we'll adapted TO
sheep as is hay, as a considerable por-
don Of the coarser part will remain UNI
eaten.-Field and Farm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
GOSSIP OF THE ATHLETIC cLuaa

The Orange club, q strong social orgnnt
station in that pretty New Jersey town. has
arranged an athletic adjunct known as TIKI
Orange Athletic club. They are laying
out a field with a track, basebell diamond
and numerous tennis courts. The mcm.
bership of tho adjunct is already largs
enough to make it q success.
The annual spring games Of the Wares
Athletic club, of Wilmington, Del, wiz
cake place on Saturday afternoon, June q.
on the baseball grounds. The open events
are 100 yard, go yard, $50 yard and . mile
runs running high jump, running broad
jump, / and 8 mile bicycle races and put
ting 18 pound shot. All these arc handi-
cap. There are other events open only to
members of the Warren club. There Will
also be q 100 yard run and q Q mile bicycls
race, both scratch, for the championship
Of Delaware. Entrance fec, 50 cents pea
h,an for. each event. A large number Of
New York city athletes will take part tn
these games.
A representative Of the Denver Athletic
club Of Colorado Is travelling through the
east looking at tho various gymnnsiums q
largo athletic clubs and Young Men1
Christian associations. The Denver club
Is in a thriving condition and intends pro
iting by the experience Of its eastsaa
brethren.
The Maple Athletic club Of Chicago ~
Gently elected the following officers: Pre&.
dent, Louis Mallory; vice president, Ed
ward Deegan; secretary, Bernard Mccain;
treasurer, Nicholas SheridanS There arp
now 120 members in good standing, and
among these are quito a number OF good
athletes.
The Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic as
ISOLATION, whose headquarters ase at SAP
Francisco, has lately adopted Jules con
corning championship events, disqualifcx
ton of athletes, records, and athletes SELL
ing prizes similar to the American Athlete
union. Efforts so far to amalgamate the
two bodies have been unsuccessful, but they
are working more in harmony now thar
over before.
Although the city Of Pullman, Ills, b
owned by the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany, and persons wishing to reside there
can only rent houses, the town boasts Of q
beautiful athletic plant on the shore 81
Lake Calumet, and in proportion to the In
habitants, ncarly all Of whom are employed
in the railroad shops, theirs are numerous
good athletes. The athletic grounds and
boat house ore within o stones throw Of
tho hugo aggregation Of structures in The
Pullman works, and being go accessible
stimulates athletic practice
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
LATE LIVE STOCK LORE.
ATTLEMEN's BUREAU OF lNFoR-
NATION AND STATISTICS.

A Beef Raisers' Bureau-Such Q Bureau
Will Keep Them Constantly Informed
Of the Supply Of and Demand for Cat
Ito, and Prevent Disastrous Losses.
The last interstate convention Of cat
t1cmen recommended unanimously the
establishment Of a bureau Of statistics
and information for cattlemen. By this
means they could control the supply and
prevent the market from being over
stocked with certain grades or becoming
scarce of others. Both state and nation
al bureaus ure recommended. Among
other things the committee appointed to
report on the subject say:
We believe the establishing Of state
bureaus for information and statistics
would be of incalculable benefit to the
producers Of live stock In the United
States, but are doubtful If united action
ON the part Of each state can be had, and
unless all unite on a uniform system
there would be no practical good result.
We therefore recommend that this
convention memorabilia congress to ap-
propriate sufficient money to introduce
this improvement in conducting the
live stock business Of our country, under
the auspices Of the department. Of agri-
culture.
We think such an appropriation on the
part Of our government is due to the live
stock industry, which has been devel-
oped in tho past twenty years over such
q vast extent Of territory rs to make it
almost impossible to get united action
on tho part Of individuals interested, and
It would seem to us quite as consistent
on the part of congress to did in har-
monizing and advancing tho interests Of
this great industry, in which nearly one
half Of the population Of tho United
States depend for support, as 1t is to
maintain o weather bureau or other sim
liar agencies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
Mclean County.

The Paradise of North Dakota A ElfM Million Acres of Fertile Agricultural Land
still open to stlemen ad all underlaidw with immense vens Of Coal.
MCLEAN COUNTY is situated n the Missouri river II adjdns Buhegh county
on the north. It covers a n areao 92S square miles, and contGns6 14120 acres of the
finest quality of farming land. The soil is a rich black loan, from eighteen inches to
three feeti depth, with clay subsolL and is capable OF producing enormous crops of
grassesi in abundance
wAsHBURN, the county seat is admirably located, being n a beautiful plateau at
for several miles in leach direction. Several mail AM transportation lines di@ge
from here and it is the most important point IN the Bismarck, Wahburn d Coal
|Harbor steam-P Packet Line. Its also the terminal point of the projected Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northern railroad, now merged into the great $500" lne which hass sur
veyed the inc and secured the right Of way to Washburn.
All kinds of building material excellent blue sandstone good timber, and fine clay
for bnck-makng can be found in the immediate vicinity of Washburn. an have been
usede extensively by the chizenso o. the county. An excellent quality of brick, as we'll
as tn besto of lime, are manufactured OF the outskirts Of het town.
Washburn has, 10 fne courthouse and JUL, two large hotel, a substantially built
50barrel -four mill, three general shres,a blacksmith ant wagon shop and a number
of substantial residences
OUR COAL FIELDS. I
Mclean county is nded for its exensivec coal fields, which underies nearly s m
tire ara. In fact theei is coal enough in Mclean county alone to supply the state
of North Dakota with fuel for halls century It's found i all parts in srMas vary
ing in thickness from three to fifteen feeta and is amatm of but short time when
this coal will yield al immenser revenue to the enterpnsing owners of the land.
The extensive stock ranges the superior agricultural lands and the cheap fuel in
wood and COAL of Mclean county offer the greatest Inducements to settlers
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
MILK for Hens.

A,neighbor of ours, whose hens. to our
transportation. kept laying on when eggs
were forty-ive cents per dozen, while
ours persistently laid OFF during the same
season, on being questioned, revealed the
fact that her hens had a pailful Of
SKINNED (perhaps clabberedy milk each
day, and no other drink. On comparing
notes we each found that our fowls were
almost exactly alike, with this difference
"a difference that had put many a dol
lar to the credit side Of his ledger, while
our own was left blank during the same
period. This thing had been going on
for years, with the same results always
In favor Of milk diet. Texas Stock Jour
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
Care OF Form uorses.

Isaw ON article in The journal ask
ing for advice in regard to taking care Of
horses. I viii give my experience In
taking caro- Of farm teams. Ifeed in the
morning when they arc at hard work
three quartsof corn or six quarts Of oats;
whichever I have, at 8 o'clock and q
good feed Of hay. Clean out the stable.
bed down lightly and curry. Hitch up
after 2 and work until 12. hut do not
crowd them very hard. Work them
to o twelve inch pfow and pillow two
acres o day. When they come in, II
they arc warm, let them drink very
sparingly Of watse. put In and Let them
eat hay for half On hour. take out and
give all tho water they will drink an2
feed them their grain, threet to four quarts
Of corn or eight quartz Of oats
Igive On hour incoming and always let
. team eat hay first and eat their grain
Just before going to work. If they are
ted grain first and then allowed to eat
hay it crowds the grain through them
and they DO not have 1t towork ON In the
afternoon. Some may think I am an old
fcgy, but I will give an illustration. One
year ago Inst hummer ] fed the teams a.
quick as they were put In the barn; they
commenced to run down and did not
stand up to their usual amount Of work
IA the afternoon. / changed and let them
eat hay first and they gained and stood
up to work better. Iquit at 8 o'clockin
the evening, give all the water they viii
drink, II not too warm, let them eat hay
for half and hour and then feed three
quarts Of corn or SIX quarts. Of oats
Cor. journal Of Agriculture.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
She Won the Tobossan Side Handicap

Twelve thousand people saw Tides c,uas
the line first in the toboggan slide han8'
cap recently, thereby winning for her own
or, Mr.. Belmont, q neat sum-, 0nd placing
to hcr credit a record Of 1.1OA TOO
thrce-quarters OF a mile. This is TIRES
quarter seconds faster than the time mods
BY FL Rio Rey and TipstaR in the fall q
1850. Fides' victory wa q popular onAI
although no n was prepared to see tha
rucc run In such phenomenal time by thu
sturdy Oily, carrying, as ale did. ~
pounds on her back
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
billet for Cattle.

Corn Is generally considered the bess
feed for cattle for the market, but q large
farmer in the south part Of the state e
authority for the statement that millet
fed cattle weigh heavier than those fat
tened by feeding corn. Tho gentleman
referred to is q stock buyer q well a.
successful farmer, and he says that when
buying cattle he makes it q rule1to buy
without weighing. II possible, when GER
tain that the stock has been fed with
millet, as they alwaya weigh heavier
than when fed corn. He Is also Of the
opinion that cattle have reached the low
EFT possible figure, and hat,now is the
time to 60 into the business Of raising
cattje,-Clark Pilot Review.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
U NJ CENTER FIELDER

flames McTamany, q Bamous and ski1ifn
Ohio Ball Player.
James McTamany Is tho popular ant
steady center fielder Of the Columbus club
BE was born July4 1868, In Philadelphia
His first professional engagement was h
1884, with the Lonsides, Of Lancaster, Pa
O membero Of the Eastern league. he stajd
with this club until 1t disbanded. late II
the season Of 1885, and was then signs1
by the Brooklyn club, Of the Americas
U~saocia&ion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
Different Kinds Of Woo.

Having been asked agreat many times
by the wool grower "What constitutes
9 delaine and combing wool?' in answer
ing I would say o delaine, % rather q
fine delaine wool, Is Q merino wool, free
from excessive yolk, black top and g
frouzy point; OF, to reverse 1t, o merino
wool, white oil, white wool. firm, elastic
and clean end, from two and one-half to
three and one-half inches long. A comb
Tag wool Is q wool grown on the Cots
wolds, Shropshire, Hampshire, Leicester
and other long wooded sheep. The coaar
est combing is used for and called braid
and carpet woods; then o~ne-fourth blood,
threeeighths blood, one-half blood. The
last three grades usually bring the beet
price per pound and generally the best
price per head Of sheep, and also mals
good mutton. They usually sell for az
porssheep and the lamb-a good spring
1amb-for the early market. The wool
must, however, be strong, Of bright
color, elastic, free from burrs and breaks
and have o nice, clean, healthy. top tt
hiring the best price.
Again I have been asked "How woul4
you proceed to grow this wool?' II ! had
. flock Of gpod merino ewes, 81 even =
merino half or three-quarter blood flock,
I would breed them to Gather o first class
pure or thoroughbred Ootswold or Shrep.
ehire buck. The lambs Of course would
be- one-quarter fine and three-quarters
coarse blood. The ewes from this l
would breed to o thoroughbred smooth
bodied merino buck (no wrinkles), con
sequently my clip would be from one
quarter combing to one-half and three
quarters blood combing and delaine, q
style Of wool always in demand, and
come part Of it always bringing tho high
est market price. The wethers would
generally run from ~120tpounds and up
ward, thus CHASING as export sheep, and
the lambs, II dropped early, bringing the
highest market price. OF course fine
merino bucks and Shropshire o. Cots
void bucks would be necessary IN this
Hne-always thoroughbred Breedewe
Ghree-quarter merinos to the coarse
Wooled buck, and the ewes t~hrse-quar-
ters coarse to the merino buck, and the
shove will be the result; that Is, 9 clipo Of
ane delaine Of co1nbing down to one
quarter combdng. 8 large sheep for NUT
ton and large lambs for the spring maj
hs&-W. =. Gondy, = Kansas Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
ToADs in UNDREss.
The Novel Way the Frogs Rival Gets Rid
Nf Nool1Oss C,,uur3pp

+. h Novel Way the Frogs Rival Gets Rid
.. of Needless Covering.
1t is safe to say but fow people have
eve been fortunate enough to catch Q
toad in the act of changing his skin. A
man who processes to have been an in
terested eyewitness to such a transac'
tion describes the novel operation.
The toad pressed his elbows against
his sides downward. After a few smart
rubs his skin began to burst open along
his back, but he appeared to be uncon.
cerncd, and kept on rubbing until he
had worked his skin into folds on his
sides and hips.
Then, grasping one hind leg with his
forelcgs, no pulled tho skin from the
leg as slick as a man would remove .
pair of pants, then stripped the otheI
hind leg in the same way. He next took
the cast-off portion of his cuticle and
pulled it forward between his forelegs
until no could catch it in his mouth.
%whereupon he forthwith began to swal.
low it; then by raising and lowering his
head, swallowing as the head bent for
ward each time, he stripped off the skin
underneath until it came to his forelegs.
At this stage of the curious proceed.
ings he grasped one of the forelegs witt
the opposite paw, and by much pulling
stripped off tho skin; changing hands.
no stripped tho other, and by o slight
motion of tho head, all the time swal.
lowing, no drew it from the neck and
swallowed the whole. The entire op
grafton occupied but a few minutes.
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JAMES
.Mac remained with the Brooklyn tasvs
Eurtn3 the seasons Of 1886 and 1857 END
did excellent work He was one Of tbs
men purchased from Brooklyn bythe Kun.
sas City club when 1t Joined the American
association In. 1888.
When the Columbus club was formed g
take the place Of Cleveland in the Americas
association McTamapy was one Of Tho
plnycrs selected to mako up tho new team
lie has done brilliant work for Columbus.
and his future success seems assured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19

They estern Rural saysthatH . mum
ber q EngliGh spa1Tpws are shot from
time to time andlaft lying around where.
- others can seesthem these otherswM
tire the hint and leave At any rate i.
j worth t51ing. s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
FARM LIVE STOCK
THINGS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT
COWS, HORSES AND HENS.

Kept on Laying When Eggs Were Forty
Hve Cents a Dozon-Ths Beautiful Glove
lnnd Bay Carriage Hsrse.
So many people NJ 70 rich enough
10 keep carriages In this country that the
breeding Of coach hcapes is p profitable
business. Six hundls4 dollars to $4,000
Is about the way prices run for q well
broken pair Of Cleveland bay carriage
horseA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-19
BAY.

Tho cut represents one of these beauti-
full, spirited animals, clean limbed and
shiny coated.