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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

Just ahead of me in a smoking car
as We pulled out of Chicago sat q
young man about 20 years of age,
with brown, curly hair, shoulders
slightly stooprd, wearing a light
overcoat and u dark felt hat.
, I was n young nan about 90 years
old, with brown curly hair, shoulders
slightly stopped, wearing a light over
coat and q dark felt hat.
/ noted with some interest those
several points OF coincidence, and
finally in order to get a square look
at the strangers face, 1 pass d him
in going for n drink of water. A twin
brother could not have resembled me
more closely in feature and ex-
preston. The likeness was wonder.
full.
He looked up suddenly and my
own astonishment was reflected in
his face.
"My double" he exclaimed pleas
anily, Seven to the hat and coat.
You almost frightened me. I am
John Lloyd Evans, OF Boston,"
"And l." as we shook hands, "am
Parker M. Leonard, of Chicago"
49," he laughed, "if only u
names got mixed there would be a
tangle. ehs"
HehMd handed mo discard. and this,
after gl"ncins ut it, Iput in my pocket.
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chartered q special engine for the
trip and he is tc reach here at $40
one hour and twenty minutes to
wait"
Gradually I reasoned to the conclu.
sion that this must be the work of
Link Murphy himself. That the tele-
gramh he had sent Mr.. Pearson-a mes
cage that he was bringing the old gent
leman on post hast to Cincinnati.
Twas too happy to care for my
shabby friends disappointment or
profanity. l positively smiled at the
thought of what he would do when
he learned that I was really not Link
Murphy, and that the real Link Muir.
ply had swindled him out of 500.
There is little more to be said. MI.
Pearson. taking hold of the case in 4
businesslike way, soon Strengthened
the matter out. l was kept in custody
two days in comfortable quarters
under guard, postponing the marriage
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
HOW TO KEEP A LOG.
Some Things Of interest for lgnor-
ant Landsman,

Some Things Of interest for Ignor-
ant Ian dsman.
How many landsmen know how q
logbook is written up? 1t seems lust
as complicated as double-entry book.
keeping when one does not know, but
after u lit. careful attention and
study it's as easy to keep a Iogbook
as to eat hot gingerbread. There is d
list OF letters arranged. and they look
like 80 much Greek to the uneducated.
The letter b, for instance, stands for
blue sky whether there b. clear or
hazel at,nosphe indicates cloudy
or detached opening clouds, d denotes
drizzling rain, a small fog, a capital
+ thick tog. g gloomy, dark weather,
h hall, ! lightning and m misty or
hazy so rs to interfere with the view.
The letter o represents overcast or
when the whole sky is covered with
one impenetrab cloud. Passing
showers are noted by theletter p, and
q indicates the weather to be squally.
Continuous rain is indicated by an +,
snow by an +, and thunder by q t.
An ugly, threatening appearance in
AAAC WCNVtIVI NtSslo iOI VllO lrLtOE u dtIO
visibiIi y of distant objects, whether
the sky be cloudy Or NOT, is represent
ell by the letter v. A small W is wet
dew. A full point or dot under any
letter de .otes an extraordinary de-
gree.
As an example of how the letters
are used take qpdlt. This reads
rrv hard squalls and showers of
of drizzle, accompanied by lightning
with very heavy thunder. Numerals
denote the force of the wind. A cipher
indicates calm, 1 light air 2 light
breeze, 8 gentle breeze, 4 moderate
breeze, 8 trong breeze, z small gale. 8
fresh gale, 8 strong gale, 10 whole gale,
IL storm and IL hurricane. This
system of Abbreviation is generally
adhered to on all merchant vessels.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
Electrified Ra,ndrops.

Strange stories are frequently told
of the doings of electricity, and there
is no doubt that of all the forces of
nature this is the most capable of
&C entric manifestation.
Maurice Despres. an electrical engi-
heel of Cordoba, describes a fall of
electrified raindrops which he w%itness-
ed last winter. Early in the evening,
after a warm day, a thundrr-shower
came up. and as the first drops fell
MI. De-pr1s heard them crackle as
they neared the ground. Then he
noticed that from the falling drops
little sparks darted toward the walls,
the trees and the ground az the drops
approached them.
The phenomenon lasted only a few
seconds, and ceased as the rain be.
came heavier.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
THE BAR.

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call orme'
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When put out to sea.
Bot such . tide as moving seems asleep,
To full for sound and foam.
When that which dew from out the bound,
less deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bells,
And after that the darki
And may there he no sadness of farewells
When l embark!
For though from out our bourne Of Tine
and Place
The foods may bear me afar.
! hO,,e to zee my Pilot lace to face
When 1 have crossed The bar.
Alfred TeEnyson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
A West Washington young lady

A West Washington young lady,
WHO has been married but a few weeks
had her first experience at "going to
market" the other day. After she
had succeeded in makingseverallaugh-
able blunders, as young wi es are apt
to, she approached q poultry dealer
and asked the price of chickens. Be-
ing told by the dealer, who also hand
ed her a fine pair of live birds to ex-
anime, she QUOTED their fluttering as
best she could, and then, applying her
nose to them and giving them an au.
dible smell, said in the most innocent
manner:
care you sure they are fresh, siri'
washington Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
UNITED STATES VOLCANOES.
Alaska andthe Aleutian islands the
Volcanic Region Of the W orad.

Alaska andthe Aleutian lslands the
Volcanic Region Of the World.
Professor George Davidson, Of. Che
coast and geodetic survey, who was
one of the pioneer explorers of Alaska,
takes a deep interest in the recent
reports of volcanic disturbances in the
far north. When seen by q San
Francisco Chronicle man he said,
"There is really nothing remarkable
about the recent disturbances il
Alaska, although the event is Of in
terest. The whole coast of Alaska
out to the east ofthe Aleution islands
is the volcanic and glacial region Of
the world. 1t is quite to be expected
almost every week that some Of the
numerous volcanoes along that rug
ged coast will break forth, fill the air
with cinders, ashes and smoke and
cover the glaciers with nasty black
sand and SCOT. Chignik bay, from
which this last eruption was seen. is
latitude Sc deg. 10 min. 30 sec.
north and longitude 1853 deg. "a min:
IS sec. west OF Greenwich, on the.
southeast coast of the peninsula Of
Alaska, opposite the semidi islands
and about 800 miles from the end Of
the peninsula. The observer could
not have seen Black peak as reported.
for it is only twenty-four miles west
northwest from his position. He saw
Mount Pavlof, on the west side os
Pavlof bay, distant about 148 miles
south, AZ deg. west, from Chignik
bay. The man who was at Wesnes-
senskiisland, lying off Pavlofbay, saw
PavIof volcano, distant from him
twenty-nine miles north, SO deg west.
"Pavlof is one OF fifty volcanoes of
the peninsula of Alaska ami the
Aleutian Islands, of which twenty-five
arr in a stale OF activity, shown by
smoking. Ju~t west OF Pavlof, about
ten miles, lies a cluster OF peaks called
Agh'lern pinnacles, which are all
marked by craters. Pavlof is in lat
itude IS degrees 81 minutes north.
longitude 16l degrees AZ minutes
west, and it has two craters. In
1854 and 1886, according to Russian
authorities. PAvlof was active in
1888 it was smoking. and in 1867 I
saw it smoking myself. Pav!of is
visible from all the Shumagin islands,
of which Aiegas is the largest. The
view is pa ticularIy good from Sand
Harbor on Megas island. I shall not
be surprised to learn of more erupt-
ions in that locality at any time, Tor,
as | said before, it is the volcanic
region of the whole world.
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The name was printed in old
English type on thick bevel and gilt
edged white cardboard.
We soon bee. ME quite confidential.
He told me That he was q stock
. broker and nun of leisure.
told him that ! WAS senior book
keeper for a big Chicago packing firm,
that | had fallen in love three years
before with an OHIO young lady and
was to marry her next day.
about it," liz said thouyhtfully; II
wi h 20" all happiness
H" was silent for a few seconds,
busy with his own thoughts. Then
he asked abruptly:
"Dom', you stay ove in Cincinnati
until morning."
EYES: leaving at 8. and reaching
there at H."
al never liked Cincinnati, he rejoin-
ed. "but your dreams there tonight
will liz PHEASANT enough"
eyes" ! snid, "hut don't you 60 on
to Cincinnati with mt?"
"No; my ticket is. for Cincinnati; nut
won't 60 that far. Leonard-or Mr..
Leonard-wIli you humor a fancy OF
miner"
"In reason" aSsented readily.
''VVhnt IL it,"
Register tonight under my ram-.
Call yourself John Lloyd e ans, OF
Bos,0n and let me r pister AZ Parker
d. Leonard"
Thought lie must be joking. hut
his f.n.e was quite serious. 1t seemed
q siliy request. hut after some little
h<%itnti"n ] consented.
Five minutts later I left him TO re-.
turn to the ri Oi car in which ! had
lett my valise and parcels.
NO." liz I'aal %re,'ie'i to my invita-.
tion, Il won't 20 back now. must
enjoy another cigar or two here.
However, / will see you again present.
ly."
He didn't though. just before the
ira n reached Cincinnati l went for
ward 10 look for him, but my double
had 'lisapp AIRED.
in Cincinnati ! registered according
to promise as John Lloyd Evans
Boston.
For an hour or two I lounged about
. the hotel, meeting no one with whom
was acquainted. and was finally up:
on the point Of going to my room and
to sleep when j noticed shabblly
dressed man at the clerks desk star
ing at me.
just Their another man Joined the
one at the counter and both stared at
one. After q seconds conversation
about me. ] thought-they approach
I'd me together.
Good evening"" said one of them
what is your name. sir1"
"Leonard," ] answered thoughtless
y and rather CURLY.
Tie shabby man laughed bolster
ouls y, nudping his companion.
'.Ihat's good" he said, "that't
clever. But isn't your name John
Leg9 Evans'"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
"wHAT 10 YOUR A SIR"

just that long. 1 was happy and
miserable, of course, until / walked
out q free MAJ, and then ] was al
together happy. even forgave quite
heartily my shabby friend, and de-
tectlve.
"he night Of the wedding we found
among scores Of letters and kilograms
OF congratulations, this note:
Mr., M Mrs. PARKER L oxARD:-I wish
Yen a long, useful and happy Ii e together.
Be good enough nyour haliness TO forget
AMI forgive the suffering l hav,. ca 'sed
you. and TO accept the heartfelt con.ratu-
lations of JOHN LLOYD EVANS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
Poltteness Rewarded,

Gentleman-sheltering a strange
lady under his umbrella and seeing
her 'home-"When shall I have the
pleasure. madam, of seeing you
againf"
Lady: "onthenext rainy day, sir"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
What re Is,

What re Is.
The tramp had appealed for a dime
and had it .afe in his pocket
"Whydon't you 90 to work. asked
the donor OF the dime.
~ don't have to-" he replied.
"Why not. Have you enough
money to live on?"
"No. air hit ! have a position, SIR
"Bnt | Thought you said you didn't
work"
"l DON'T"
"And you aveno private fortune7"
TIE tramp smiled neg lively.
"'lhe what kind of q position do
you hold?"
I'm til. co Meeting link between
labor anil capital. seel"-Dstroit
Free Press.
A Greet D appointment.
Mnmma-"I'm going out, and I
don't want you to stir away from
the front steps until I come hack"
johnny. WHO has been invited to
play baIl.-"Ail right, mamma. l
WON'T star u step; AMI if 20 tired,
I'll ~ in tn house and read bout
IittI. samuel an Daniel in the
I,..n's den. Coin to take q street
ear"
Mnmmn-"No. I'm only going
a,tuss the way to speak with Mrs.
blank. Shes there at the front win.
dow"
Little Johnny-"Boo hoo. hool"
ALam ntable Failure.
McLester taadly)-.'The new ficure I
invented for the german failed last
night"
F~ri@nd-"NNhat was it?''
J McI4ester-"I arranged q set OF
beautifully decorated flowerpots in
/, one end of the room, each with the
name Of a gentleman. and thea the
Ia, les were to get par: ners by throw
! in. q golden heart into the flower
(, Friend-"Why didn't it work."
McLester-"Ihey smashed all the
windows and didn't hit q fowerpot."
Entitled to Gratitude.
Judge, to prisoner,-You acknowl-
edge having stolen this lady's satchel
Of lectures and destroying themi
Prisoner--Yes, your Honor.
.Jnioo-What defence do Won 0f1ar3
Prisoner-I am . public benefactor,
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Mandy, peeping in-l'm go glad to
see John prayin'. / hahn + seen linn
dom it Ter nigh forty years.
john, soto voce-BIame that collar
buiton!-Jud ge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
IA triAe chummy!" he groans.

appears anu KISSING IL.
You return. tell you all. You rage
and spoika beautiful morning"
"You have destroyed my confidence
in you," he mutters
II will not fell him next time" she
whispered to herself.
~ loved your subtle nature, / loved
your very pc vers-ness. l loved your
very NAME" he resumes. al shall
probabl continue to love you, but
never again AS before. A 10, k of hair
to that cad! The very thought is
madness. He possesses a part ofyou,
the wonlan l I'M to call my WIFE"
"Why, no.. he d~oesn't!"
"You yourself said it'll"
"You mistook ME. / said q lock of
hair"
"Why play with words7"
"But, love, look in my eyes. It
was only q lock Of my SWITCH"
CANCEL! So you are not ialse?"
"Of course not-onIy my hair"
CANCEL! So you are not faIse?"
And the great sen loses it's color,
the sky wakes dim while it take. the
whole expanse of shor. to hold his
rupture-Boston Globe.
Brother Hardesty Refuses.
Trustee-Brother Hardesty. how
much r you going to give for the
church this year?
Farmer Hardesty-Nothin.'
Haven't you had good crops this
season."
."Yes Purity good"
"Had any sickness in your fami-
ly?"
ono"
Lost any ofyour live stocki"
ono"
"Has anything happened to
your barns or farming implements7"
"Nothin,'
"Then it strikes me Brother Har.
desty, you are not showing aproper
spirit of than. fulness for the pros.
perity that has
"Prosperity? Say. we've had achol-
era scare ain't WEI"
eyes, hut the pestilence has not
come, and that !. all the more reaso
why you shouId"-
Hasn't come? I'm not talkin'
about the cholera. I'm talkin' abont
the scare, See thatfourteen-acre field
over yanderf"
yes"
"Well, I planted it in cowcumbers
for the New York market. Fourteen
acres o. cowcumhers! An they amt
wuth pickin'. That's what ails me
this year, B other Ashcraft. h"in't
got no erudge, hut / don't feel under
no obligations, by gum!'-Ch'cago
Tribune.
Mitigating Circumstances.
New York drummer, who il not
of a musical turn Of mind. put up at .
Texas hotel. He had been the 9 be-
fore and knew the clerk well, 90 he
asked:
"What room are you goin; to give
met"
"Number g."
mo you don't. I had that room
last Time.
"Well, what's the matter with num-
Der 81"
Gin that room you can hear the
landlords niece playing on the piano
in the parlor. Rather than sls p in
that room I'd roost all night on q
pole stuck out o one Of the back win
uows."
"Why, she plays like q profession
al"
"Worse."
"But she is a very embarrassing lady"
"Rah."
"Her uncle died since you were here
last and left her q cool hundred thou
sand"
"send her up my card"
Disadvantages Of Aristooraoy.
"How is old Vanderwump coming
ontthls morningi" asked Mr.. Murray
Hill of Mr.. Fulton Ferry.
s1lhe doctor tried to apply leeches
to the back of his neck last night"
"He felt better afterwards. I
suppose"
"No, he didn't for the leeches re-
fused to bite. They were Of no 8 at
ALL"
"What's the reason Of that."
! I'VE arc all very much pussled
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about II. but I know why the keches
refused to bite"
"What was the matter with the
leeches7"
''There was nothing thematter with
the leeches. The leeches were all right.
There is something the matter with
old Vanderwump. He belongs to one
of the old knickerbocker families Of
New York and has good blood in his
veins, and that's more than the
l~eeclles could stand. It's too rich for
them. They were not used to that
kind Of blood, and refused to bite"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
why He Tagged the Train.

One Of Michiean's railroad COM
panies decided to establish q freight
and ticket office at R. smafi
flag station in the southern part Of
the state. and the grocery-keeper Of
this hamlet was commissioned as
agent. The first morning he awoke
about S o'clock, and hearing the linn
tied" whistle in the distance, hurri' d.
" slid into his trousers, and, without
stopping to finish dressing, dashed
down the stairs, flag in hand, ran out
upon the platform and began wildly
waving the flag across the track. The
train stopped; the conductor alighted,
and seeing no one but the agent in
sight. turned to him with the inquiry:
where's your passeneers?"
"Haven't any," replied the agent,
as he made another grab to keep his
trouaers from dropping down.
"Then why in thunder did you stop
us?"
"W-well, I-I-thought perhaps
there might be someone who would
want to get off here.",
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-19
Simply Awful
Worst Case Of Scrofula the
Doctors Ever Saw

Completely Cured by HOODS
SAR6A ARlLLA.
when I was 4 or s years old I had . asrofu.
lous sore on the middle nnger Of my left hand.
which got 40 bad that the doctors cut thu
hand. Th.n thu sore broke out on ny arm,
nearly Destroying the sight. Of ono eve. also
Worst Case Of Scrofula
th.y ever saw. 1t ~ simply awfuli Five
years ago ! hegan to take Hoods ssrssparil!a.
Gradually found that the sores were biGtn-
Ing to heal. kept ON till ! had taken ten
bottles, ten do lara! just think OF what =
r.turn I got for that invpstmanr!- a tllnu saaa
per ctn.3 Yes. many thousand. For oe pssc
Z years l have had no sores. %f E# "
Work all the Time.
Before. I oould do m work. I know not
what to say strong enough to express ny frat.
ituue to Hood'e Sars sp trilia for nv ptrtect
cure.''' GE0RGH w. !TuRNER. Farmer. GALWAY.
SaratOga county. N. 7.
HOOD. Pills do not wsatsn. but aid
digestion and tone the tomach. Try then. S5c.
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Tive Work Of Salvation.


Mrs. Podunker-' Seems to me
'tisn't exactly right to be addin' 80
much water to the milk, specially
on Sunday morning"
Deacon Podunker, milkman,-
"Why, Miranda, you wouldn't stand
in the way O. SALVATION, would YET"
"Of course not"
"NNell, don't We know one-half q
them what eoes to chu, oh never hears
q word, because they're asleep an
snorin' in their pews. It's shameful"
"Indeed it is. But they shouldn't
fall asleep"
"They can't help it, Miranda. Give
people rick milk, an they're bound to
feel sleepy. It's worse than opium.
Pump a little more, Miranda"
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A FEW RIB T1cKLBRs.
MIRTH PROVOKING PRODUCE
TONS OF THE WITS.
False-- Brother Hardesty Re-
fuses--Why he F'aR9ed the
-. Train--Disadvanta9es
OF Aristocracy.
It is by the seaside.

It ls by the seaside.
81 love you and I don't love you.
It is hard to forgive!" he says mood
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Work all the Time.

HOOD PILLS do not weaksn. but aid
digestion and tone the stomach. Try then. BIC.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-10
Eject oT THE cArcus.

whether the Harrison caucus this after
noon was bluff or not it has had an effect
on the delegates who were not at it, and
especially on the non-committed delegates
VINO have only been guessed at. The esti-
mates OF both sides were reduced to any
propositions which were not improba lie.
II was dramatic and impressive gather
ing, and has made the very natural impress
sion on the outsiders that the Harrison forces
are stronger as we'll as bet-
ter organized than was generally
supposed. Some Of the more desperate
denials put forth In the evening auti- -Har-
rlson organ by Senator Quay, ex-senator
Platt, Chairman Clsrkson and other anti
Harrison bosses, all of then interviewed
with great eagerness and volubility, this
afternoon deepen this impression, which has
already gained votes for President Harri-
son among those who want to be among the
winners. The recognition referred TO last
nlghtl or the fact that the anti-administra-
ton bosses are insincere in their support of
Mr.. Blaine has now spread through all the
delegations, confirmed, as it was to-day, by
the announcement that the bosses had
once more changed their minds and
would not present Mr. Blaine's name
formally to the convention, although they
would still try to nominate him. Mr..
Blaine is in constant communication with
his son Emmons, who keeps him informed
as well as he can Of what his friends and
his opponents are doing. Through Emmons
Blaine the ex-seoretary is said TO have ap-
proved to-day the proposition that his
promise in the Clarksou letters should be
kept aud that his name should not go be-
fore the republi ,an national convention for
the nomination. If, indeed, he did not, it is
claimed, suggest the change of pur-
pose, fearing defeat and seeking to
break the force of it by seeming to leave the
initiative of the matter entirely with the
delegates. Mr.. Blaine is also said to have
suggested or approved the proposed selec-
tion of Judge Gresham for the second place
on the ticket with him. In calculating the
chances as to the outcome of the balloting
it must be borne In mind that the we'll or
ganized, we'll differed Harrisonians will be
confronted by determined opponents led by
the most adroit, resourceful and unscrupu-
lous politicians in the Republican party, all
desperately bent on wreaking personal re-
venge for personal grievanceh