The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-08-26

Lincoln Is IN the possession OF resident
of Bristol, Pa.
The male quail, or "Bob White" de-
serves honorable mention among gallina
ceous birds because he is particularly
good to his wife. He always helps her to
hatch her eggs, and if anything keeps her
away will take the whole duty on himself.
DR.. Robert w. Buchanan is sentenced in
New York to die in the electric clair IN
the week beginning Oct. 2. Buchanan was
convicted of killing his second wife by
slow poison in order to obtain her fortune.
He afterwards remarked his first wife, who
had obtained a divorce from him.
One of the most curious features of the
presen. financial panic is that during the
great demand for small currancy prem
ium is paid for one dollar silver certli-
Gates, while the silver dollars the certifi-
Gates represent are not wanted at all. Yet
both are guaranteed by the government.
Major Brenner is taking census of the
Turtle Mountain Indians. He thinks they
are crowded too much on the presant res
ervation and that it will be found necessary
to move them so as to give them more
land as they have but very little pasture
and hay land, now and not land enough
for farming. The recent commission re-
ported that they were entitled to S1,OOO,-
600 for land sold to the government.
1t is expected that out of the fifty con-
gressional committees the Southern men,
bers will have more than thirty chairman
ship. This is due to certain extent to the
South re-electing its old congressman, but
the disproportion is sufficient to warrant
the overturning of the custom which gives
the craftsmanship of a committee to Its old
population of the North and West should
not be placed in the position of being able
to control the legislation for the whole
country.
That China really deserves to be called
"The Land of Opposities," the name given
it by some travlers, is proven by the fol
lowing: Our printed and written lines
run horizontally, and from left to right;
their lines run perpendioularly and their
columns from right to left. We remove
headcovering as mark of respect; they
put theirs on. Weblacken boots and other
footwear; they wh,ten theirs. The Chinese
carpenter always pulls the plane towards
him. and, besides, holds his work with his
feet. We locate the intellect in the head;
they declare it to be in the belly. This
list of contrarities could be extended to
half column and yet not explain all the
ways in which they do directly the opposite
to Americans and European.
Free Press; The school for the deaf
will open in the new building on Septem-
ber 18. Il is expected that Governor
shortridg will be there for the opening.
Miss Fair has been engaged as matron,
John Goozee as watchman and janitor,
and Miss Louise Lung, of Rochester, N. Y,
as teacher in place of Miss Lowman, who
has accepted position elsewhere. Mr..
Taylor, of the printing department., will
also return accompanied by bride.
Last spring, Mr.. Fales, United States
consul at Annoy, China, and DR.. Love
agreed, the one to leave Annoy, China. and
the other Alexandria, Egypt, onsJuly l,
and to meet at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
on Aug. IA. DR.. Love left Alexandria and
travelled by the Peninsular and Oriental
steamer to England, then took the City of
Paris to New York and arrived in Chicago.
on Sunday. Aug. 1s. Mr.. Fales left Annoy
on July l, and travelling in an exactly
opposite direction reached San Francisco,
after stopping at the Sandwich Islunds,
and came on to Chicago, arriving at S
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, Aug. -.
Neither knew the other had arrived, but
on Monday, Aug. IA, they met at the fair
grounds and their promise was kept.
They both declared Chicago was the CEN
ter of the universe, and they haye been
busy exploring it ever since.
DR.. Love is the dentist to the khedlve
of Egypt and his harem. He is haing a
good time at the fair.
Commissioners Lochren has issued a
frank and very, timely statement of his
attitude towards the revision of the PEN
sion lists. So far as pensions granted for
service disabilities are concerned he says
that he assumes them to be honest and fair,
and does not Investigate them except when
information is received tending to raise
doubt in an individual case. He is not
assuming fraud or even searching for it
except where it is charged by some
responsible person. As to pensions under
the act OF 1890, he is having an investiga-
tion made, for reason which is man da-
tory. It is prompted by no suspicion that
the pensions granted under that act are
generally fraudulent, but because, under
Raum's order l84, which clearly set aside
the essentials Of the law, many pensions
were granted for which there is no lawful
authority whatever. TO. discover these
and stop them ID sworn duty which no
honest man at the head Of the Pension
Bureau could neglect, and that Il sll there
is of Commissioner Lochysn's invsstiga.
| tjon There is no suggestion of politics