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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08
Ole CASH Ole
Paid for County Warrants. Ninety-ohe
cents (91c) on the dollar.
RAMsErr Bros. Washburn, N. D.
CASH

Summons.
State of North Dakota, Town Of Washburn.
Falconer, justice OF the peace In and for said
town and county.
X. S. Ramsett, agent for the Skandia Plow
Company, plaintiff, VS.. Ole Fiarli, r, defendant.
The State OF North Dakota sends greeting to
Ole Fjarli, jr., defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear before me
county, on the sth day of December, 1880, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon OF that day, to answer ~ to
the complaint Of the above named paintiif, X; >.
i. lscover Of you the sum OF twenty dollars and
10 cents You are hereby notified that II you fall
plaintiff will take Judgment against you for the
sum of twenty dollars and 10 cents, and costs:
Given under my hand this 22d day Of Septem-
ber, 1890. S. A. FALCONER,
Justice of the Peace,
1G In and for the County Of Mclean, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08

John Nelson, Lewis johnson and B. f.
Long were elected assessors, and John E.
Allen, r. ]. Mann and John Bettendorf
were elected county commissioners.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08

EDITOR LrApzR:-Touch the boys Light
". They're sore. The Mail of Nov. LIST
said: .After election Prof. F. B. Wells
viii wonder what drarped" It adrapped"
and hit him, looks like the county auditor
shin. Lies worked the other way from
what they were intended. The Mail has
considerable influence. On Nov. LIST it
saip, avoters, take no stock in these lies,
but vote for trusty men, and the voters
took heed accordingly. "Long live the
.King-John.'" Rocks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08
READ THIS.

Through special arrangements we are
prepared to offer the LEADER, the North
western Agriculturist and a Due Bill for
one dollars worth of John A. Salzer' seeds
bulbs or plants, all for the low price of
$1.7O. If taken separately they would cost
So. This is certainly very liberal offer.
The Northwestern Agricultural is one of
the very best periodicals for farmers use
published in the west. Salzer's seeds are
northern grown, and are acknowledged to
be equal to the best on the market. Re-
member, $1.70 cash in advance takes the
three. Don't lose this chance.
Call on or address. LEADER. Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08
Precious.stone Commerce.

Geology has been revelation to man
kink, and has told us wonderful things of
the past history of the ea1th; but geology
has secrets of its own that are as hidden
from comprehension rs the atmosphere of
the moon or the belts Of Saturn. Certain
things nave been done, says the geologist,
through volcanic action or the agency OF
fire and thet is as near as he can come to
it; so that, after all, we see effects, but
knwo little or nothing of causes,
There is rocks, known as amygdaloid,
one of the igneous rocks, which in some of
the gigantic transformations of nature, we
will say.in cooling from melted state,
formed within itself cavities, from the size
of marble or bead to, that of the closed
hand. Now, as nature abbors vacuum,
she sets to work to fill these cavities, and
IN doing so she used other materials, and
these combinations produced some of what
we call the "precious stones of cammerce."
Exactly how this was done we cannot tell,
but we see some hint of the operation in
every subterranean cave where stalactities
and stalagmites are found. Every student
knows that this is the result of dropping
water which contains carbonate of lime.
The water evaporating leaves minute
particle of lime, which takes something to
itself from the earth or atmosphere, and
in the course of ages bodies are formed of
a most remarkable character. In probab-
ly somewhat the same fashion have these
cavities been filled in the igneous rocks,
and then comes time and storm, and other
agencies, earthquakes, perhaps, and the
rocks are rent apart, and out drops bead
or bowider, and curious man picks it
up, and hammer ane braeks it, and then he
puts polish on it by some process more
or less advanced, and 10! he holds in his
hand an agate or an onyx. Many of the
stones used in the arts have no other origin,
and are deposits of silica, alumins, oxide
of iron, and other coloring substances.
II is the color or arrangement of colors
that give the name, and thus we have
agate, onyx, chalcedony, carnelian, sard,
chrystaloprass, sardonyx, and others, all
members of the quartz family, and all hav-
ing a family resemblance.
The agate has veins of different shades
of color in parallel lines. Sometimes these
are very closr together, as many as fifty to-
tho inch, but this is unusual When there
are alternate bands of color and trans.
parent medium we have the onyx, but the
latter may be ATTAINED by cutting the
stone in different way.
Agates are used chiefly for ornamental
purposes, such as cups, seals, rings, hand
les for parasols, table and mantel orna-
ments, but the material is so hard that it
can only be worked by those who have
practlced skill.
| The onyx was valued by the ancients for
its application to canoes and intaglios-
the first an object in relief, the latter q
..cut-in" process; and these objects are
still made.
Nature produces some very strange
forms occasionally, and agates are found
with exact resemblances of moss and other
natural objects and figures, which are very
curious and often very valuable. The
Great Divide. "A ID I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08
Read Before Signing.

Among the pithy sayings of we'll
known German philosopher and reader oc-
ours the following: "sign no paper with
out reading it," In these days of educa-
tion, enlightenment, and progress, such
caution would hardly seem necessary to
any person in the full possession of his
faculties; yet it is astonishing how many
people there are, including good business
men, who attach their signatures to papers
aor documents whose contents may have
serious bearing upon themselves or their
affairs, with scarcely glance at their con-
tents. Carelessness in failing to acquaint
themselves with the contents of q paper
before signing it has worked incalculable
harm to thousands of well intentioned peo-
pie. II is q good thing, therefore, to bear
in mind continuously the above quotation,
particularly with respect to such papers as
express or legal obligation. Trader Re
view.
Tho Mckinley bill did it, and the demo-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08
Number 90.
sCROFULA

| lido not believe that
Ayers Sarsaparilla
has an equal as q cure
for Scrofulous HUI
mors. 1t is pleasant
to take, gives strength
to the body, and pro-
duces q more per1na-
nent result than any
medicine I ever used.
e. Haines, Nortk
Lindale, Ohio.
I have used Ayers
sarsaparilla, in my
family, for scrofu:a,
and know, II it Is
taken faithfully 1t will
thoroughly eradicate
this terrible disease.
w. F. Fowler, M. D.,
Greenville, Tenn.
For forty years I
have suffered with
Erysipelas. I have
tried various remedies
for my complaint, but
found no relief until
I commenced using
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
After taking ten bot
ties of this medicine I
am completely cured.
M. 9. Amesbury,
Rockport, Me.
I have suffered, for
years, from Catarrh,
which was 80 severe
that it destroyed my
appetite and weak
ened my syste m.
After trying other
remedies, without re-
lief, I began to take
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
and, in a few months,
was cured. Susan l..
Cook, N9 Albany St.,
Boston, Mass.
Ayers Sarsaparilla
is superior to any
blood purifier that I
ever tried. 1 have
taken it for Scrofula,
G anker, and Salt.
Rheum, and received
much benefit from it.
1t is good, also, for
O weak stomach.
Mile Jane Peirce, s.
Bradford, Mass. It
arsapari||a,
Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
six bottles. o5.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-08

Official returns from Ward county give
Jsmes johnson 2s7, Reishue 1859; majority
for johnson IS. satterlund 1ss, staley 15s;
msjori9y for sasterlund 10. Total major
ity in the district, for johnson 1877, for
Isatterlund, l1e.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

Senator Call, of Florida, made a
speech and then had the Record
doctored up, charging that Senator
Chandler is responsible "ior the
rape and murder of tender white
women and children" Will he give
names and pIacesf Why has the
world heard nothing OF it except
from the mouth of a southern parti.
san Is he responsible for the muir.
derIng of Z. S. Officers in Florida,
defying the law, interfering with the
mails and postoflices The South
should rather be ashamed of such a
record. When the white men OF the
South we're away in the war, their
homes and families exposed to dan.
ger, who stood guard and protected
all their masters loved most dearly I
The Black man Did he violate any
confidence repOsed in himi History
saith not. Now he is indiscriminate-
ly charged with such crimes because
Of political hatred more than person.
al opposition. The Republican party
is indirectly the object at which this
hatred is aimed. A better spirit
should prevail, and political ques-
lions be settled as becomes chris.
tian and civilized people.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
DEVELOPING GENIUS.

Genius unexeIted is no more genius than bushel OF
acorns is forest of oaks. There may be epics in mems
branS just as there acorns but the tree and book
must come out before can measure them. We very
naturally recall here that class Of Srumbers and wish
ers who spend their time in longing to be higher than
they are, while they should be employed in advancing
themselves How many would fain go to bed
Ounces and wake up SolomOns! You reap what you
have Those who Ounce seed, vice seed
azineSs seed. usually get crop. They that wind
reap whirwind man of mere capacity undeve
oped is only an organized day dream, with skin on
it, 4 flint and genius that will not strike fire are no
better than wet junkwooG-Rdlph Waldo Emerson.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

Now what II we were to sit down and read one page
as RnSkn recommended, getting its true meaning,
going TO the root of things finding out how and why
these words came into beng 1t light be dull at first
but 1t would be JOY at last, and delight which
1uld only be measured by the years vouchsafed to
us.
For Instance, suppose that such disconnected
teuce as this should meet our vision GA maudlin
iconoclaSt and constable slunterng towards the
window OF an auction room when they met Ounce !"
OF course this is the yeriest OF nonsense hnt will do for
an example. Probably most omnivorous readers do
not know that the word mandiin is a corruption of
HdgddteR, so called because the old masters painted
st. Mary Magdaen with eyes suffused with tears THAT
an icon is an Image and constable formerly count Of
la stable; That saunterer pilgrim, the
word beng the result of generations of careessy say
ing Sdinte terre fhoy land y that iendoc simply
wind door: that auction is from dncti0 meaning to
increase the price of the article sold is augmented
and that the word Ounce was by strange paradox
contributed to our language 10y holy Duns Scotus one
OF the most erudite men Of the Middle AgeS.-Notre
Dame Scholastic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

There is paper of great interest in the issue
OF Hdyper's Magazine on Talks With Edison" In it
is this important conversation
. | do not believe he said. "that matter is inert
acted upon By an outside force. To me it seems that
every atom is possessed by a certain amount OF
primitive Intelligence. Look at the thousand ways in
which atoms of hydrogen combine with those of other
elements, forming the most diverse substances. Do
yOu to say that they do this without intelligence
Atoms in harmonious and useful relation assume
beautiful interesting shapes and colors, or give
forth pleasant perfume, if expressing their salts
faction In sickness, death, decomposition filth the
disagreement of the component atoms Immediately
makes itself felt by bad odors. Gathered together in
certain FORMS the atoms constitute ANIMALS of the low
orders. Finally they combine in man, who repre-.
seutS the total intelligence of all the atoms"
/" But where does this intelligence from origin.
ally - | asked.
" From some p0we" greater than ourselves
DO you believe then, in an intelligent Creator, a
personal God!"
"Certanly," said Mr. Edison. "The existence OF
s2ch a God can, to my mind, almost be proved from
chemistry"
AgnoSticS, nidels and scotiers should read those
lines closely. They are expressions Ola great genius,
practical scientist OF wide research and large know.
ledge, and of whose life has been lite of action
among men OF the world.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

\ NOVEL PRoJECT.-Wheu it was stated some
weeks since IN the newspapers that the building of
milk pipe ne from point in New York State to New
York City was projected there was rather general
sIAe, and the matter treated as joke. The pro
jectOrs were however, it seems, in sober earnest A
company with capital of 100000 has, it is
ed, been formed at Middetown, N Y, for the purpose
of constructing such line. The proposed method of
forwarding the milk is in cylindrical tin surround
ed and propelled by water and the promoters OF the
scheme assert that the time of transportation for dis
tance of 100 miles will not exceed hour while the
profit will be about one cent gallon. Fire and Water
thinks if this sort of thing goes on need not be
surprised ere long to find New York the conyergng
point not only OF oil, natural gas, and milk pipe lines,
but of whisky ducts from the blue grass regions and
beer ducts from Cincinnati st. Louis, and Milwaukee,
Ihe pipe manufacturers may feel cheerful at the pros
pect before them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
THE HARRISON ADMINISTRATION.

The administration of President Harrison is leading
the diplomatic intercourse of the nation out of bewil
derng fog and spi:tess ambiguity into plain-spoken
drectness, understood andheeded everywhere, and is
adjusting honorable terms long postponed and rri-
tatng questions of difference with other nations. 1t is
taking hold in dead earnest OF financial questions
hitherto tossed about 10y tentative experiment, or
suffered by neglect TO drift at will The National
Banking system and the silver question have at last
gone into the 'orders of the day IN the halls of Con
gress for the consideration that their Importance de.
mands The tariff is being reformed that the re-
ceipts will not exceed the just expenditures of the
government and at the time American producers
AMI American aborers will be protected in the enjoy
ment of the markets and the labor Of their
try The rehabilitation of the navy and the restoration
OF the merchant marine are being pushed forward
with zeal and enthusiasm never known before. In
ship yards the Atlantic and Pacific coasts resonant
with the fall of the hammer and the music OF the lathe,
and animate with The genius and skill of American
artisans, ships being built for the navy and mer-
chant service that have superors aoat. American
capital and labor and brain have at last conquered
our own SOIL and the occupation of the preacher who
would close own ship ards and purchase nav
al and merchant marine abroad, is gone. Mormonism
has lost the nsoent bravado which past temporizng
has fed aud now stands at bay. Hope has been
knded in the breast of the colored citizens that
his constitutional rights will no longer be mock
cry, and that the utmost power of the Constitution
will be invoked for his protection Other Territories
following the example of the four States which
were the first fruits of Republican ascendancy@ are
putting the garments of state hood u the confidence
that they will not be turned away wben they apply for
admission.
The positive and aggressive Americanism that won
for the Republican Party the opportunity to admins
ter the government has in this short year infused
itself into national enterprise, has quckened de-
veopmeut aud nerved the OF labor, that period
of general prosperity unsurpassed in history test
fes TO the wisdom OF the policy thus inaugurated
With it have confidence and courage. The gov
eminent has put itself the side ofthat general vel
fare for the promotion Of which the Constitution
ordained. 1t acknowledges its obligation to educate
for the ballot those to whom the nation has given it,
and its duty to open wide the gates of opportunity for
all the people in every walk of Lille. The review can
not be extended farther Nor is there need for fur
ther comment upon what has thus far been accomplish
ed by the present administration and what it promises
in the years to The future is full of encourage
meut. The public Judgment is clear and unmstakable
that the public confidence has not been misplaced
Senator Henry L. Daces in the March Forum.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

The G. A. Il. and the citizens of
Parkersburg gave Gen. Russell A.
AlGer hearty wlcome and royal en-
tertainment.
S. S. Hazen, Esq, is the new Par
kersburg Postmaster.
State Senator Van Pelt gets the
penltentiary plum. The majority Of
one risked the pen for that.
The League Of Republican Clubs ad.
journed at Nashville, Tenn, to meet
next year in Cincinnati. The old
officers were re elected, including
President Thurston, of Nebraska.
The platform adopted endorses
President HarrIson's administration
and expressing satisfaction with the
several Cabinet Officers.
The re election of Senator Allison
by the Iowa Legislature insures the
continued services OF that experience
ed legislator to the state and the
country for at least six years more.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
IA crit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR. King 8
New Discovery for Consumption, Or.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have new
er handled remedies that sell as we'll. or
that have given such universal satisfac-
ton. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, il satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great populari-
ty purely on their merits, E. c. Will
Jams, Jr., & Bro. g., Druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

The heavy rains have flooded the
streams in Kentucky, Alabama and
Tennessee, and at Nashville many
of the streets are overlooked and
railroad taffic is partly interrupted.
4 big snow storm extended over
Illinois, Nebraska. Northern
Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin.
a sensation was created in tue
Capitol at Washington last week,
when Judge Kincaid, newspaper
correspondent, shot Congressman
Faulbee, of the same state. There
had been trouble between the men
ior some time. Taulbee is about dy-
ing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
A telegram from Iyheal;n,

A telegram from Wheeling states
that some years ago the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company pur-
chased a tract OF about forty acres
of land just below the town of Ben.
wood, in Marshall county, for use as
yards aud in the erection of large
round house, &c. To this purchase
the road has now added fifty acres
at a cost of 800 per acre, and the
company is said to be contemplating
an additional purchase. AS the
Pittsburg, Grafton and Trans Ohio
divisions all centre at Ben wood, it is
pretty certain these extensive pur.
chases mean the centering of ell
the business Of this end Of the divis-
ions named at Benwood and the
erection OF extensive shops.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08


Wheeling has secured new Jail
site for $4,000.
Commissioner John w. Mason is
making tour ofthe Southern States
for the inspection OF the revenue dis.
tricts and their administration.
Eugene johnson, who was sent to
the State Penitentiary from Marshall
county in February, 1887, to serve a
term OF seven years for killing Rev.
J. p. Thatcher, who, at the time be
was murdered, was a policeman 10
Moundsville, escaped from that insti-
tuition about s O'Clock Sunday, and
10 still at large. Superintendent
johnson offers a reward Of $50 for
the capture of the escaped convict.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
HedqeSville News.

Rev: Seiber, OF NJ. Z. Church. IL It for confer
ence Tuesday.
Mrs. Mcdonald, Of Hageistown, Ia visiting
her brother Mr.. Is. W. oyer
Mr.. and Miss Martin spent a few days with
their sister. Mrs. J. r. Harris.
Dr. Smoke. OF White Hall. and Mr.. Adrian
our village last week.
The new slate roof on the Mount Zion Epis-
eopal Church adds greatly to ita appearance.
MISS Shepnerd, who has been visiting Mrs.
Butler, has returned home.
REV. ). X. Snapp Will preach his last sermon
Tor THIS conference year on Sunday.
The missionary society, Cheerful Givers -
held their last meeting for this year on last
Sunday In the NJ. r. Church, South, The prem
iums were awarded TO Mr.. WIN. Poisal, Miss
Sue Poisal, Master Paul Beall and Laura Har-
rison. for raising the largest amount OF money
during the year. The amount paid in by the
members OF the society was SIS. RUBY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08

DR.. ]. w. McSherry is not afraid of
. real estate collapse. He has made
several investments in property this
week. Such are the kind of mon to
have. They help the town by help.
ing themselves and others. If"Dr.
Jim could spare the time to serve
term or so in our Legislature, we be.
lieve he would be strong candidate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-08
On Monday week an extra tr,

On Monday week an extra train
on the Valley Railroad, carrying
horses purchased on that day in
Harrlsonburg, met With a singular
accident. In passing the switch
three miles north of Harrisonburg,
the door OF one OF the cars was
broken either by the horses kicking
against or pushing on it. As it was
opened four OF the horsesjumped out,
two of which were killed and the
other badly crippled and had to be
killed.-V dlley VirqiniGa.