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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
DOUBT LLSS DkO WEED.
Trace of j. H. Dobell and hired Nan
Fine CITY.

Trace of j. H. Dobeli and hired Man at
Fine City.
PINE Cry, Mimi, Special. April 19.-It
is the current belief to-day that j. IL. Do
bell, and his maj Frank, are both drowned.
Mr.. Dobell lately purchased property on
Pokegama lake, and had nearly completed
a fine residence for q summer resort there.
He had made extensive purchases OF stock,
poultry, hogs. etc., with the intention o!
combining business with pleasure, and es-
tablish a popular resort ut the foot of the
lake. He had recently been i'll business in
Minneapolis. His wife, who had been
away for a month on a visit. returned last
Saturday and found the house de-
serted the stock uncared Tor, and
two guns and one boat gone. She spent
SATURDAY. night and nearly all dav Sunday
anxiously awaiting their return, when she
hailed a passing boat and came to Pine City,
bringing the first news of their disappear
ance. A searching party sent out found
their overturned boat and one floating oar,
which makes it reasonably certain they
were drowned. The vile, nearly crazed
with gric,, together with their only child.
is now stopping with +. A. Hodge, Esq,
of this village.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
BY r. II. COPELAND.
1T FOOLS EVEN EXPERTS,

Few Everyday Drunkards Can Tell
Good Whisky From Bad With
Certainty.
Talk about telling good From bad
liquor, it's all nonsense. OF course if
whisky is very, very bad it can be de-
tected, but that man does not live
who can select whisky when there is
but so cents or 81 difference in value.
know that this is claimed, but they
don't tell me, for | know better.
recall once when | was Oh the road, /
tried to sell q barrel OF whisky OF a
certain brand to the landlord OF the
hotel where | stopped when in the
city. He declined to buy, alleging
that he did not dare change from the
brand he had been using many years.
| tried to convince him that mine at
1925 was as good asthat for which
he had been paying $3.50, but he
would not listen to me. ] tried t today
u wager with him, but he a not sui
ticiently confident OF his own iudg-
ment to undertake to pick out his
own goods from mine. Finally after
much discussion, he bet g hat that
the druggist near by who had been in
the same business for years, and who
sold the same class OF goods as did
my landlord, could not be fooled.
We went over to the drug store, and
the landlord bought a pint OF the ia
nous whisky, and putting it into his
pocket we returned to the hotel, and
emptying " OF my sample cases,
filled it with the liquor just from the
drug store. Then we returned to the
drug store together, and when oppor-
tunity offered | was introduced to the
proprietor and opened the battle by
asking him to look at a superior
whisky l had
"It's no use, young man; | have a
brand I've been selling for a number
OF years, and nothing a induce me
to change"
"Not even price! I have some ex-
cellent goods in this bottle. May l
ask what you pay for yours"
II pay $3.50 a gallon"
"I'll sell you thisfor 1925"
otis no use, [ don't want to
change"
pleaded with him to Just sample
mine, and finally he condescended to
taste, and Immediately spewedh:s own
whisky out OF his mouth, declaring
he would not have it in his store
if he could buy it for fifty cents a
gallon!
1 tell you it's no use l can fool the
best Of 'em.--Toedo Journal. :.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
SIGNS IN THE HEELS.
A CobbIer Says He Can Tell How a
Man Walks BY His Shoes.

A CobbIer Says He Can Tell How a
Man Walks By His Shoes.
A shoemaker says: AS soon as q
ma comes into my shop and takes
off his shoes l can tell whether or not
he is a goodwalker, and it is astonish-
ing to find how few men know the pro-
per way to step out.
If the shoe is worn down at the heel,
not at the side, but straight back, and
leather of the sole shows signs OF
weakness at the bali of the foot, a lit
tie greater on the inside just belowthe
base OF the great toe, l know that the
wearer is a great walker.
If, however, the heel is turned on
one side or is worn evenly throughout
and the sole is worm most near the
toe, l know that l have to deal with
a poor pedestrian. The reason of the
difference in position of the worn spot
lies in the fact that the poor walker
walks from his knee and the good n
rom his hips.
Watch the passers-by on the street
and you will at once see the differ
ence. Nine men out Of ten will bend
the knee very considerably i IL walking,
stepping straight out with both hips
on the same line, and the toe will be
the first to strike the ground.
The tenth man will bend his knees
very little, just enough to clear the
ground, and will swing the leg from
the hip very much as the arm is swung
from the shoulder and not from the
elbow. By so doing he calls upon the
muscles that are STRONGEST to bear the
strain and increases the length of his
stride four or six inches. The heel
touches the ground first and not the
toe, A slight spring is given from the
ball OF the foot on making another
stride.
Men that walk in this fashion cover
the ground 80 per cent faster with the
same eNertion than those that walk
from the knee. In pugilism the old
rule is to strike from the shoulder and
not from the elbow. In pedestrian
ism it is to walk from the hip and not
from the knee.-St. Louis Globe-D Dem
ocrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
Pastry Without Butter.

Light, Aaky and digestib1e pie crust and all kinds OF
fine pastry can be made with DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der without butter or with one half the usual portion, if pre-
ferred, or with a small quantity of lard or other shortening
as desired. Pie crust made in this wav is more wholesome
and d~igestible besides being thore economical and easier pre-.
pared in addition to saving all the butter if desired. One.
third the flour is also dispensed with, and the crust is rolled
that much thinner, the raising qualities of Dr.. Prices Powder
swelling it to the requisite thickness. Those who enjoy the
appetizing qualities Of the delicious home made pie will
rejoice to know this secret.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is the only powder
that contains the white of eggs.
Dr.. Prices Cream Bakihhg Powder is re-
ported by all authorities as free from Ammonia,
Alum, or any other adulterant. In fact, the
purity Of this ideal powder has never been ques-
TONED
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
v BY SOAP.
A Mariners Yarn Of the Cannibals
off the Coast of New Guinea.

A Mariners Yarn Of the Cannibals
off the Coast Of New Guinea.
A cake of soap is said tohave saved
the lives OF five men and a BOY off the
coast OF New Guinea. The story, as
told in the smoking-room ola steamer
going to Brisbane, by an old man, the
owner OF several vessels engaged in
pearl fishing is as follows:
at all happened in q moment"
said the old man. "tThe ship struck
Il part OF a reef and went down like a
thunderboit, and we had only time to
Jump overheard and swim ashore.
1--WE were at the mouth Of Cloudy
Bay, which meant slow roasting alive
as soon as the natives got a peep at
us. We were wet, hungry and miser-
able, with nothing to stay the pangs
OF hunger.
GAS daylight dawned, I saw a case
slowly drifting to shore. In a moment
we were wading and swimming to Sc
cure the treasure. We had it on shore
in no time, and prying it open with
our fingers, found 1t filled with soap.
We bemoaned our hard luck in en-
phatic language.
"'Close round the case, boys,
they're coming' 1 shouted, as l saw
fifty mop-headed savages armed with
spears, bows and arrows: rushing
toward us. At fifteen yards distance
they paused, and their chief came out
to talk to us. Igrabbed up an arm
iul of soap tablets and advanced to
meet him. His eyes lighted as he saw
the amber-like cakes on which the sun
was shining. Novelties, when they
take, means success.
"Going straight up to the man-eater,
I offered him a cake. He took it,
smelt it, and tasted it. Evidently he
did not like its taste for he scowled at
me. By signs l showed him how to
use it. The Papaun is fond of wash
ing himself, and my pantomime took
his fancy. Seeing a stream OF fresh
water, l led the chief to it. First wash
ing my own hands, l gave him the
tablet. He did as l had done, and
was delighted.
"Then for the next ten minutes
there was a scrubbing among those
copper skins. Their weapons were
thrown down, and they lathered one
another and then tossed the water
over their bodies.
"We were saved. and made on the
spot medicine men OF the tribe. The
pictorial advertisements of the soap
makers were used to decorate their
idol houses. Two weeks afterward
we were rescued by q English war
sloop."-Colonial Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
MURDERED HER CHILD.
Crime of a Michigan Mother Before
ittinr Suicido

Crime of IL Michigan Mother Before
Committing Suicide.
GRAND RAP1ps. Mich. April 19.-Emma
NJ. Hoy, wife Wells Hoy, q prominent
farmer and justice of the peace OF Busbeil
township, Montcalm county, after two UNI
successful attempts, has murdered her
eight-year-old daughter Ethel and commit
ted suicide. Marks upon the child's body
show that the mother choked her, then
smashed in her skull, and dragging the
body into the woods threw it into a pool,
afterward jumping in upon the little n
When Mr.. Hoy found the bodies several
hours later the mothers clothing was
weighted by stones. Mrs. Hoy attempted
to catch her son two years older than
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
A Victim Of ..Jack the Knockcr."

LoeANsPoRr. Ind, April 19.-Dr. E. NJ.
Chord, all old and we'll known physician of
this city, died tonight from injuries re-
ceived at the hands OF the mysterious char.
acter known as Jack the Knocker, who
in the last month has assaulted q number
Of citizens at night, robbing zone Of them.
apparently having no motive. He was
identified last week, and al attempt to arrest
him led to Il running fire with the police.
in which a dozen shots were fired without
any one being hurt. He escaped at that
time md LETT the county, and his where
abouts are now unknown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
By WATER.
Ice Jams Cause the Destruction of Prop
ertv at WinnipeE.

Ice Jams Cause the Destruction of Prop
erty at Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, April 19.-The food crisis
here is thought to have passed. Yesterday,
in order to relieve the pressure of the ice
on the Louise bridge, the Canadian Pacific
people used dynamite freely. This started
the ice to 10Y 1t poured past in great
volumes, sweeping everything before it.
Boat houses were crushed to matchwood,
telegraph poles were snapped off like pipe
stems, switch boxes were torn away, scows
thrown upon the banks and portions ofthe
piers of the Brooklyn bridge were swept
down stream. Unless the ice jams farther
down the stream. as it did in 1882, which
was the direct cause of the disastrous flood
of that year, it is probable that the worst
has been seen. The Northern Pacific track
along the river iron: is rapidly becoming
visible again.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
The Hawaiian Kiuxdon,

During several weeks past a revolu
ton has been imminent at Honolulu,
where Queen Liliuokalani is living vir
tually q prisoner in her own palace
American vessels are in harbor, and Ad'
miral Brown, in command, has prepared
all the guns that can be spared from his
flagship to be mounted in the grounds
of the United States consulate. 1t IL
believed that the object of the revolu'
~tlonists is to set up q republic. The
trouble may resolve into annexation Of
the Hawaiian Islands by the Unite
States;
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
Young but Tough.

KANSAS CITY, April 19.-The arrest of
seventeen-year-old John 0. Bishop here
yesterday brought to light one OF the most
remarkable criminal records of the age.
Bishop has conducted ten different hold
ups here within the last month. He has
shot three men and fired at least thirty shots
at his victims. When searched young
Bishop had the following articles on his
person:
Two false mustaxues. one black cloth mask.
watch. one police star stamped city marshal"
one nickel novel. The novel was entitled: Jack
Wright and is Electric Turtle; or. Chasing the
Pirates OF the Spanish Main"
Bishop is the son of a we'll known conf
mercial traveller. ALI Of his hoid-ups have
been successful and mysterious.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
A SOCIAL

A Shocking fla Among Prominent
Ohio Men.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, April 19.--Sevcral
DAYS ago there was a scandal involving w.
H. Spence, a well known attorney OF New
Lisbon, Ohio, and the wi . of William
Cassosso, u prominent rcs%taurantkeepcr of
this place. but it was thought the matter
had been settled. To-day, however, Cas-
sosso armed himself and started out for
blood. He found Spence i'll his Office and
with him was a brother. In the fight that
flllowed Frank Spence, the brother. was
dangerously wounded and W. II. Spence
was shot twice. Cassosso started to kill his
wife, but was arrested and is 10Y in Jail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23

The vote at West Superior amounted to
4,S7O, which shows an increase Of 1, 900 over
last year and puts this city next to Milwau-
kee in voting population.
Frank Kane, of Durand, q member of D.
McMahon's driving crew on the north fork
of the Eau Claire, was drowned at a point
about fifteen miles north of Thorpe.
William Tiets, of Ashippun, Dodge
county, has been arrested OH the charge of
criminally assaulting his own daughter.
who is about IA years of age. Tiet's friends
are disposed to believe that the charge is
false.
The public schools at Hudson have been
adjourned one week for the new high
school building has been condemned.
Architect Dassford, ofSt Paul, has inspect
ed it and pronounced it unsafe.
DIR. Irwin, a we'll known physician, was
found drowned in the mill pond at Lodi.
1t is supposed that he committed suicide,
as he has been respondent of late. He was
about 60 years ofage.
Eric Johnson, late of Mortified, Mimi,
was arrested at Black River Falls, on a re-
QUESTION issued by the governor of Mime
sofa, charged with seduction and bastardy.
Young Johnson is a drug clerk and his
home is in Minneapolis.
There is but little change in the situation
caused by The carpenters strike at La
Crosse a few days & o Two or three con-
tractors have conceded to the demand;
Others refuse to. Both sizes are confident
of winning. Ali is juliet.
IOWA.
A merchant named Warner, of Mt.
Auburn, shot himself. Financial troubles
the cause.
A heavy frost which covered the ground
at Burlington the other morning has caused
no little anxiety for the safety of the fruit
buds.
Advices were received at Keokuk of a
shower of mud which fell at Pennington,
supposed to have been carried up in the
clouds by a cyclone and then precipitated.
John Snyder. a freight conductor on the
his train at Denrock, ILL.,, southeast OF
Lyons. Nine cars passed over him. He
was dead when picked up.
John Steiner, a well-known resident Of
Dubuque, has mysteriously disappeared.
Main and Seventh streets. He was serving
as q Juror, but was off dnty. 1t is feared he
has met with foul play.
A strong creamery asSOclatiOn was 1Orme0
at Ottumwa. The various creameries Of
| Southern Iowa sent representatives who
formed a syndicate for the promotion OF
the creamery interest and to control the
output of dairy products in the state. L. F.
Newell, of Agency, was chosen president.
The Grand Army posts at Dubuque viii!
present the name of Capt. L. NJ. Langstaf
for department commander of the order at
the coming Ottumwa encampment. He
was a member of the Bird Iowa infantry and
served through the wal in a most credit
able anner
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23

Her Majesty the Queen assumed
the death of Kalakaua, her brother.
She has been known as Princess Lydia,
or Mrs. Dominis, her husband being an
American of this name. The Queen
could never have felt herself to be firm.
ly seated in her throne, as doubts were
widely felt at the time of her accession
Of her sincerity in taking the oath to
maintain the constitution. She was an
accomplished Christian lady. and active
in the work of the American mission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
D.eminr Was in California,

'V"S ="
Los ANGELES. Cal, April l9.-There is
reason to believe that Deeming, the
Australian murderer, oncc lived in this
city under the name of Williams. Portraits
OF Williams taken while in Los Angeles
strongly resemble Deeming. Williams was
from Australia. and came here from San
francisco in 1856. He married a widow
here, Mrs. Calching, and in u few weeks
robbed and deserted her.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
An Unappreclatlve Wretch.

"You'l be lonely, dear, I'm afraid,
while Pm away" said the wife, who
was going ON a visit to her mother.
ooh, no." he said, cheerfully.
"You'n have nobody to talk to
you," she said.
ooh, yes," he answered, "there's
our parrot"
And she went away so mad that
she forgot to ask if her hat was on
straight.-New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23
Preparing for a Leca, War.

Sioux CRY. Iowa, Special, April 19.-The
cases of the street car employees arrested by
the Sunday enforcement league yesterday
were all continued before the justices to-
day. The companies have united and Sc
cured the best lawyers in the city. The
cases will be fought hard. as the league
promises to continue the work and close all
transit lines and other business next SUM-
day if it wins. The defense will carry the
cases up ii they are lost.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23

John LOTUS died yesterday at clean, N. Y,
at the age of Ill years. He was a veteran OF
Crimean war. and a survivor OF Waterloo. He
had several medals for foreign war service.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-14
STATE NOTES.

Burlington county Republicans will
elect delegates to the State and district
conventions OF April 20.
Woodbury. has more vacant houses than
for ten years.
A new Grand Army Post is being organ
lied at Newark.
Plans are being prepared tor q new sew
age system for Perth Amboy.
The annual report of the Seaside House
for Invalid women at Atlantic City SHOWS
that during the year 1891 S37 women were
cared for Tor IN average period of twelve
and three quarter days each. The in
stitution Is now open and the managers
need $500 for the expenses of the present.
Miss Mary Soper, a spinster OF forty-iive
years, lives with her parents i'll a brick
cottage near the Saddle river. in Lodi,
Bergen county. She is rich and has the
reputation of being eccentric. Some
months ago she attracted attention as a
dress reformer, and appeared regularly in
public in a bloOnler costume, with rubber
boots and ii sombrero. An old aud dis
used building nea her home was bought
and fitted up as a wooden securing mill q
few weeks ago by herman Bonitz. Miss
Soper disliked the mill, as The
smoke and noise annoyed her. On
Saturday the murKy atmosphere caused
the smoke to settle more than usual, and
as the wind blew from the mill TO her
house IL exasperated her. She dressed
UeTSeil III ucE OlOOLuSr COsbuuic duu Weub
to see the owner of the mill with regard
TO 'abating the nuisance. Obtaining no
satisfaction she got an axe u began to
demolish the dam across u brook which
supplies water for the mill. She sue
ceeded so well that the water in the boiler
ran low and nearly caused an explosion.
The mill hands. however, started the
steam pump and turned TWO liues of fire
hose ON her. These played so vigorously
that she was soon compelled TO run, drip
ping wet.
The Bergen Coun ty Republican Execu-
tive Committee held II meeting on Satur-
day. and arrangements were made for
the township primaries to elect delegates
to the State Convention at Trenton on
April 81.
John Lane, New Germantown, Somerset
county, has a remarkably productive
flock of sheep this season. From IA ewes
he has realized 80 sheep. One of them
is the mother or i've lambs. aud another
had three, aud all the rest twins.
The two year old daughter of John
Eckert, of Moonachie, Bergen county.
was drowned in a ditch near the house.
She fell in while playing. Her parents
found her dead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

[OFFICTAL ~PR0CEEDING S.
Regular meeting or the Board of Edu-
cation held in the meeting room. school
No. 5, Bay street, on Thursday evening,
March "a, 1892.
Present at roll call-President Voor-
bees and Messrs. Kelly, Moran, Garrison,
Reid aud Muldoon.
Absent-Mr. Phngsten.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, the reading of
the minutes Of the last regular meeting
was dispensed with n they were ap.
proved as printed in manual form
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Entertainment Committee,
class of 1872, High School, asking the Drivi-
lege of holding their entertainment in the
Assem- bly, room OF High School on the
evening of April Goth. 1892.
Referred, with power, to Committee on
High School.
From Alice p. Firth, ~resigning her posi-
tion as teacher in School No. 3, to take
effect April LIST, 1899.
Received, n resignation accepted.
From Mrs. NJ. +. Coleman, principal Pri-
mary Department School No. 20, request
lug ave OF absence from school duties
during the months of April. May and
June. less monitors pay. Cause sickness.
Request granted.
: PROPOSALS AMI BIDS.
From Albert Datz anu X. II. McFar-
land, submitting bids for printing and
binding the annual report OF the Board OF
Education OF Jersey City, N. j., for the
year ending November 30, 1891.
Referred to Committee on Annual
Report.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance, by Mr.. Moran, Chairman.
i Resolved, That warrant No. 1856 for
thirteen 20-100 dollars payable to s. Nc
Collougn be ordered paid to Bridget Nc
Cullough. mother Of deceased.
Adopted.
Resolved, That the City Clerk be re-
quested to draw and his Honor the Mayor
to sign warrants to pay officers, teachers
and janitors in the euIpioy OF this Board,
for the month of March, 1892, wnen due,
on pay rolls duly certified by the City
Superintendent of Public Schools.
The yeas aud nays having been ordered
aud taken on the call OF The Chairman,
the resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote:-
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly, Moran, Garrison, Reid and Null
doom.
Nays--None. ~
Absent-Mr. Pin0sten.
TEACHERS, SALARIES, ETC.
By Mr.. Garrison, Chairman:
Resolved, That Mary +. Brady be and
she is hereby transferred from School No.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-14
WEST BERGEN DOINGS.

The Ladies' Social Union will meet this
afternoon in the West Side Avenue NJ. E.
Church parlors to arrange for q sociable.
The ground for the new South Bergen
Reformed Church will be broken early
next month.
Several large greenhouses have been
erected for Mr.. w. VreeIand ut West
Side and Communipaw avenue. W
1t is said that a prominent merchant of
West Bergen has offered to give a clear
clear title to two lots on West Side ave-
nue. GU which Co erect u public hall. A
scheme TO organize a stock company to
erect the hall is talked of. A meeting will
be held shortly, at which time u plan will
be formulated and a temporary orSaniza-
tion formed.
The West Side Literary Society was or
gauized last evening ut the residence of
Miss Annie Prial, gu West Side venue
with these officers:-President, Charles
French; Secretary, Jennie Prial. and