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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

The population Of France has in.
creased since 1856 only about $4,000 a
year. The fact that Paris alone grows
faster than this shows that the pro-
vinces are declining in population. In
thirty years z per cent of the rural
Inhabitants of France has moved to
the cities. This is the tendency in all
civilized countries. and the question
is where it will lstop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
WILL ASK roK x:=no,Ooo.
VA xfty Regents Size Up Their Dc'
sired Appropriation.

Varsity Regents Size Up Their DC
sired Appropriation.
st. Paul, Dec. 23.-Thc annual meet
ing of the board of regents of the
state university was held at the state
capitol to-day. The president present
ed his annual report, which was re-
fcrred 1 o Il committee, and the heads
Of several departments OF the uni
versity were heard on the needs OF
their work. President NS"thrcp. IN
his report. referred to the demand for
new buildings. To Inect all exp.H*es
of new buildings and operating. an APP
preparation OF about 100000 will he
necessary. Two years ago Il tax of
1 IL mills was allowed for the MAIN
tcnance of the university; but this, i,
is thought, will not be sufficient.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Within eighteen months Uncle Sam
Will have a navy of forty-ninc steel YES
sells, Of which six will bc battlc-ships
and six for coast defense. The real
puzzle for the navy is to find the train
ed men to man the ships in case of
war, and tine department would be
point.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
The Home Life Iu.urauce Co

OF New York have Just issued the most at.
investment ever offered by any old line com
pany. Cash surreuders, loaning leature. etc,
all absolulely ;:n.ranteeA RroItab!e agency
lars to'FKANK L. LOOMS, Manager North.
western Department, 5000 Pioneer Press
Building, St Paul
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

When a member of the Belgian par
Lament makes a long speech brandy
and water is supplied him at govern
men expense. In this country one
look at the huge Congressional Rec
ord" Is enough to prove that the gov
eminent would be justified in furnish
ing free anaesthetics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

McanC omtd ste most advantageous mduenens settlers in its hmmss @kusnera ws and
nFedor ag1mturl aa and its wn. dap md mwooda and COAL Ankmdso BmdmgA aiaLe excellent blue
sandstone good timber and fed 6b IGkm akng@ t6 ud in many 0iimt throughout comy The
poduWNne1 0hes soil Mclean County will bel My apprcahdw when is stated that rpu yield of1ao2
aNnwdj wheat 2shbnhes pracG OATS 5obmhas per acre. aky over Etmhhy fax 20 bushels. potatoes
26obmhdsco na bout Nbhs and or cereals and vegetable in the same proportion. and that's hHmrM
crops heh has lever bn known
Mclean County has no ricad running directly truhM butt the main HGof the 500 DAD crosses M.
ao1han@ corner and the Bismarck & Haninnnh branch ofhe 500 ls which il graded into pmmLh .hr
surveyed through he cohH and preparations are being aef for completing the dd ne M season 1897
ThemuuH las eghtnn new pne &hooh all suwnd with old and ekeauud teachers and mnv mr-u.5
shodh houses thmf furnishing mpee dmatonda duamga
WASHBUNLt the county seat AIean County is admirably located bp ua beautiful nhh.r .r.
big Bnd' ofheA Missouri r @mmmMhg an ehzt view oftenvr mrawelm am leach drHon and
Il - situated ong 40 miles from Bsmark thee atdo hes States fNorhD Dakota
WnhbMn nhe mtrpt ba aeton ofc country H in area ito htd the New England Smn AnaH
and transportation lines dwnv from here, and e most importantly point nM Bismarck ahhnmr mdcMI
Hnr Packet Lnsm the distributing point for rAl Routes Two shamhoahr p nr ON enr .d
GNd Ding amo6abk business
cOALH ARB0R MoNrimpntntto town Nr out.h situated misn ouh,f whh
hdew very mto tn coal fields Nhnt wow nais stores ahotA ebadsmMh HOP and aneuMkntx ha nd
1sm7omdedy oeo teb best agricultural and stock grngk cinG lin eS State 0'-
Thconnynm very good condition financially its total assets embracing uouetdt tax. .ndndm.ns
courthouse and JAIL and $1,000 cuhon hand amontngto $bo745 T~n amda area fHe univ moms@.
e na~tonm taxes aJ # #S
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
Hot Conee a. a Weapon.

Cando, N. D., Dec. 21.-.Homer v.
Turner, a farmer, was severely beat
en- and badly scalded by a neighbours
wife, who thought he had insulted
her. She pounded him over the head
with q coffeepot full of hot coffee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

MeEeman's Camphor Ice with 0I2Gerine.
and Face. Cold Sores, &c. c. q. Clark Co., n. Haven, Ct.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Col. A. London Snowdcn, ex-Unitcd States
OF the park commissioners Of Philadelphia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

China raises and consumes more
ducks than any other country in the
world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

4. fair article Of molasses can be
made from the stalks Of the common
maize.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
Something Wrong.

II guess there must be some trouble
over at Murphys."
Mrs. O'Flynn-Why?
None Of the family's been arrested
to day.''-Clioago Inter-Ocean.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

together Immediately and proceed
with the work. He said all the funds
necessary to commence the sinvestiga-
ton were in sight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Bishop Sullivan Of Algoma county, Can.
ada has resigned his see on account Of III
health.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

The native home Of wheat is sup
posed to be the mountain regions OF
Armenia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

The difficulty Of build;r g a town to
order is shown by the collapse of Mid
dlesboro, Ky, founded by English cap
italists In the famous Cumb e:land
Gap. 1t was through this mountain
opening that the earliest settlers came
west, and they also rsed it on return
visits to the cast. Tlt" site for a town
is beautiful materials for the manu-
facture of iron are abundant, the tim
Der is unsurpassed, and railroad and
other facilities have been provided,
but all in vain. The town insists on
being somewhere else. as has happen
ed in many other localities.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

The sheriff Of Oklahoma ounty, Okla
reputation for living up to his name.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

%kesaeclinS in immigration to the
United States during the last fiscal
year to 2ss,O2s against 5O9,917 in 1898
is not due alone to the business de-
preston in this country. There are
increased attractions for immigrants
in South America. Africa, and Aus.
tralia, and the tide that has been u n
ming so strongly in this direction
has been partially div erted. In addi-
ton, British emigration has been fall
ing off steadily for ten years. These
facts are not acceptable to the AIneri-
can people. who have looked on the
foreign tidal wave of the last dozen
" ,rs with no little apprehension.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Death of Bishop Thompson.
Ncwburs, N. v. Dec. %. Bishop
Joseph Thompson, d. d.. NJ. u. y. Of
the African NJ. +. ZION church. died
here to-day. aged Srvrn,v-rix years
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
DESCRIPTION OF MCLEAN COUNT
The Garden County of North Dakota.
1,152,000 Acres Of Free Government Land, Adapted to
Pursuits and Stock Raising.
lBUNDANTLY SUPPLIED With GOOD WATER and FUEL

Mclean comtnsM hdnu h of uhgh and east ofhe Missouri rwsh amnga frontage of 1876 miles
is nh every r ohes heof North Dakota Mdo overs an neo of 5000 miles and embraces 304OO0 acres
ohe6 t Equality of hng land including $4,000 nsof tmbe, which Sa along the sonnv. THERE'S
snmhmc county 1882 Oanao of governmental dp pen tos atementca capable sofa accommodating 72O ohmles
living each honetadf 16o aos alta cost for fling nhe same d$1+0o
The NotMrn Pacific Railroad C0mpmyo own within the county bout 344Oa cNsw which cnb purchased
mpme rom IS to IS cents onhe dollar hl hndG cant ~ughto tons sky ears tew with allow reo fmtnst
At 1536ONa acres of this land is mdnhdw Mha superhero My Ignite Ar anmgf from twoto twenty
dxhtmt thickness and many place thee coal s 0msh heT rne rndeMgn easy fa@sa and teM ppyn
izhawbe. The soil is a RICH black m.w mhc clay suol rom eighteen ms to three tm dph and is
capable producing mscmpsfc s and vgtabeSh also has the finest grazing and meadow lands.
yielding tn m4 nutritious gsma abundance and nMy tn GadM eomyo fNohD akot. -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29
The christmas season is here, sur

The christmas season is here, sure
enough. fhe stree ; tell it, the shops
tell 1.-THE word ''s'pres" is uttr ely un-
Dickensish and not GOOD form for
Christmas-the old folks have told the
young folks about il, ard the latter
have caught the idea, ard will not let
It go until the Santa Claus Of 1894 10
q person Of the past. Evidently this
is. to be a big booming Christmas, in
which the plea of hard times will be
Of no avail. Everybody expects to
8 give and to get, and may everybody
i runjoy the giving as we'll as the getting.
];ng .le increased blessing Of giving over
,,+eh feiving applies especially to the sea-
drs. Hi. which is upon US.
hat Biz afhen of New Britain. Conn.,. has
in his possession a pair of queer,
wrinkled, old-time saddle-bags, and
there Is en- abundant reason to be.
lieve that they belonged to Captain
Nathan Hale, the martyr spy. The
present owner does not wish his name
published In connection with them un-
I'll he f. able to recover certain papers
proving the g%enuineness Of the relics,
which have beer mislaid. The saddle
.bags are heirlooms and came to him
indirectly through an ex-governor Of
Massachusetts. The owner Of the
says: 8" have read the papers
Nyy 60 with the bags, and am salts
ned there is nc doubt that they be-
ksas longed to and were carried by Nathan
Nh Hale 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Cotton has not been so cheap at Liv-
erpool as it is TO- for ~forty-six years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Washington. Dec. q. - The entire
time Of the house was occupied in de-
bate ON the currency bill. the speakers
being Messrs. Pendleton, Dem. w:
Va. and Sickles, DEM, N. r.. in favor
of the bill, and Messrs. Russell. Rep.
Conn. McLaurin. Dem, s. c., and
Rawlins, Dem. Utah, against 1t. Be-
fore the close Of the session Mr..
Springer, chairman Of the banking
and currency committee. presented the
amendments to the measure agreed
upon ly the Democratic members Of
the committee, and endorsed, it is
said. by the secretary Of the treasury.
The bill as altered by these amend
ments will be offered at the proper
time as a substitute for the original
bill, and upon this substitute the fate
Of the measure will depend. The res
olution for the holiday adjournment
to begin was agreed to and the house
adjourned until after New Years.
The senate held Il hort session aud
adjourned for the holidays.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-29

Hoods Pills are the best after dime
Pills: aes'st '7;-"et'o,. "-"-""- "~-,""'."';"r.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01

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IN
VsgaR2S9lR8zD VGSsaI|I.A1EZI!D
co M I n G.:

Understanding the difficulty people
living in small towns have in procuring
the proper attendance when they have
anything the matter witch their eyes, the
Tudor Optical o., beg leave to anneuce
that they have appointed ON. Olsen
sole agent for their Celebrated Adaman-
tine Lenses, and will send Mr.. G.. D.
Bruce Tudor M. A. O. Refractionist and
Specialist in Lenses Qate of New York;
to his store to correct all irregular re-
fractive errors such as Strabismus, Aye-
pic Astigmatism, Hyperopia, Presbyepia
etc, Mr.. TUDOR is not an itinerant vender
of spectacles, Dr.. or Professor, so-called
whom you may never see again. But :
member of responsible firm who will
visit New Ulm regularly, and if you havs
anything the matter with your eyes or if
your spectacles do not suit you we should
advise you to see him. No charge for
examination.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
A JOKE ON THE p. G.

He'd Give a Weeks Salary to Know Who Is
Responsible For Certain Story.
The postmaster general is irate He
wants to know who wrote it. About one
week ago correspondent for western
paper sent out story to the effect that
the postofice department. had decided
to furnish proof of each of the postage
stamps issued by the department. upon
application for same. This item touch
ed responsive chord in the breasts of
the great American public and was
widely copied. The applications have
begun to come in. Several hundred
have come in on each mail for the past
five days, and the numbefe1s increasing.
There is deluge of this kind of mail
matter, and to save the department. from
being swamped Postmaster General Bis
sell has been compelled to order printed
circular setting forth that the depart
ment is not distributing proofs of stamps
and has also been compelled to transfer
some Of the clerical force of the depart
ment from legitimate work to the work
OF sending these circulars to the stamp
applicants. The affair is regarded as
practical joke on the department, but
General Bissell didn't regard it in that
way when Re said to The Star man. SD
give weeks salary to know who wrote
it. Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
THOSE ROGUISH GIRLS.
In Paterson They Worried a Car Conductor
Until He Resigned His Job.

In Paterson They Worried Car Conductor
Until He Resigned His Job.
One of the shortest Of New Jersey pol
iticians is authority for the statement
that Paterson girls have laughed him
out of job He is an unusually hand
some bachelor Of 80 New Jersey winters
and is known among his friends as one
Of the most bashful men in the state
After the legislature adjourned his po-
itical friends got him appointed con-
ductor of a Paterson trolley Car. All
would have gone we'll if the silk mill
girls hadn t got talking about himamong
themselves. Their attention was at
tracted by seeing the good looking lit
tie conductor jump up to ring the bell
or record fare. This, though only mod
erate1y funny at first, grew in humor as
girls were watching him as they rode
on his Car from day to day. They called
him "Shorty' among themselves, and
soon it came about that if his Car con-
tainded any silk mill girls they all
smiled in unison whenever a fare was
rung up.
At length the bashful bachelor con-
fded his trials to a friend. He was adj
vised to hold on to his conductorship
through the hard times. Accordingly
he smothered his feelings for a time
One day the traveller got off the trolley
wire, and he couldn't reach the rope
that hangs from the arm. The car was
standing still, and it was full of girls
who had nothing to do but watch the
little conductor. Every time he jump
81 snd missed the rope the girls laugh
ed. 'E
This was too much. When the month
ended, he notified the railroad company
that he was going to leave to take a job
at his former trade. Paterson Stand
ard.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
THE ANOTHER COUNTRY" ALARMED

She Has Received News of Startling Char
acter From the United States. a., -
The Winnipeg Free Press claims to
have clipped the following from re-
cent number Of the London Chimes:
General Coxey, the gentleman who
ran for president in opposition to the
late Chauncey Depew, is leading an
army of discontinued hoboes on Wash
ington. Hobo is the political pseudonym
used to designate the members Of the
independent Republican party. General
Coxey is native Of Yuba Dam, capital
of the state of Baltimore, and jour
nalist of some distinction, having edit
ed The Congressional Record, an iaa-.,
entail paper published in the Mormon
interests of Boston, N. Y. His army
has captured the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna railroad, which will afford trans
.portation through the Rocky mountains
to Fargo, where the troops will embark
in gondolas and sail down the Susque-
hanna to Washington. AS the president,
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, is absent in
Kentucky on a buffalo hunt, attended
by the regular army as a guard Of hon
or, grave apprehensions are felt at Wash
ington as to the possible consequences
of Coxey's invasion of that territory.
If the Kickapoo Indians should join
him, serious consequences may ensue.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
Bought His Gift In . Pawnshop.

A funny thing which is Just leaking.
out happened at the recent Sherman we'd
ding in Boston. A man who was a
prominent guest. in looking over the
presents at the house, discovered val
liable old clock, an antique, that he had
bought abroad for big sum and that
had been stolen from his house year
or more before in some mysterious way.
He hunted up the donor and found he
had bought it from d pawnbroker that
had called his attention to it as rare
article The man wanted to give Miss
Sherman something rare and so pur-
chased it It was not, however, until
owner No. 1 insisted upon the right of
first proprietorship that owner No. 2
was willing to explain. TWAS rather q
big joke on him to have sought a pawn.
brokers' shop for his wedding present,
and the first man thought it too good q.
story to keep. Town Topics.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
Discovered . Long Sought For BE,

Discovered . Long Sought For Beetle.
Professor A D. Hopkins Of the ag-
ricultural experiment station ct Nor
gantown has Just discovered q beetIe
for which naturalists have beed looking
Tor many years ii vain Itsis the beatle
from the eggs 81 which come the worms 1sms
which have ruined 90 much chestnut
timber IN this section sof the oonnt Try
] The worm has long sbeen lkno hut
IS long IS the beetle which lays the
eggs vas unknown IL was impoesi %
destroy .it Professor ins hae;r
soeiyed nu1nbef Of the lafyp and 1as
carefully noted every pltap n1ected
with their develo pment into the f6pD
and then the beet ties hss lsll Is So dne
that has never been Known md md
Sbelonss Is : species q which but tthree
families have ever before discov.
cred llartinshuulrg (W. Val DiSp
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
THE ELEMENTS PROTEST.
A Warning to the Chaps Who Think the
Fish Story Teller Ia Safe

Fish Story Teller Is Safe.
Emmett Washburn and Irving Smith
were on their way to Wilbur's mill, ].
near Pinesville, in upper Delaware val
ley, the other day. Washburn was driv-
ing team Of valuable young horses.
The sun was shining brightly over their
heads, but the sky to the northward
was black with thunderclouds. The.
last thing Washhurn remembered while
they were driving along was that he
was listening to a fish story Smith was
telling him, when suddely there came a
frightful crash over their heads and a
flash Of intense light.
The next thing Washburn remembers
is his finding himself lying in the bot
tom Of his wagon, with Smith lying
near. After awhile he was able to rise
lay dead in the road. Smith revived
soon afterward. The sun. was still shin
ing brightly, and the thunderclouds in
the north had broken away. A thunder
bolt from clear sky had evidently
burst upon them. Each horse had a
hole in his neck Smith was wearing a
pair of blue overalls, with a patch in
each knee. The patches were gone, hav-
ing been cut out around the edges as
neatly as if the separation was done
with pair of shears. The rim Of Wash
burns straw hat had been cut entirely
away in the same manner. +
Neither Of the men was injured in
the slightest degree, but each felt a
strange numbness in his body and limbs
for two hours. They buried the horses
at the roadside.
A popularity OF this freak Of freaky
lightning is that while Smith can re-
member distinctly the story he was tell
ing Washburn up to the point when it
was interrupted by the thunderbclt he
cannot remember the closing part Of
it, although he says the incidents Of it
happened to him this season, and he
had told the story several times. The
team was valued at .-Hoverdaie
(Pa.) Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
Minnesota State n ormal Schools 8
at Wiaona, Mankato. ST. Gland al
norhpaa "a

at Niaona, lIankato. ST. Gland and
Moorhead.
hrsfs schools are organized for tie
.traininss Of teachersfo for the public schools.
Of the state. SIS
Organization. Each school comprises
tWo.d department he n oTnssl Departs
nent and5the Trai ming DepaIs Of.
Model School
The Normal Department embraces .
g An Elementary Course for teach
ers Of rural districts and elementary.
grades. Is
An advanced Course for teachers
Of advanced grades.
a Professional Course for teach
ers who have completed the required
academic work elsewhere.
A kindergarten Training Course
cat Winona, st. Cloud and AIankato).
Admissl Graduates Of high schools
and colleges, and teachers holding coun-
ty superintendent 1rst and second grade
certificates are admitted without examin-
alton. All Others are required to pass
an entrance examination.
Expenses. Tuition is tree to all Who
pledge themselves to teachin Minnesota.
Text books are furnished at a rental of
So per year. Provision IS made in each
school for economical living The aver
age cost Of furnished rooms with board
is about IS per week. The Ladies' Home
at st. Cloud offers board, furnished room,
heat and light, at So per week.
The new Dormitory at Moorhead, for
same Accommodations $3.50 per week.
.Diplomas.-By a recent act of the legis
lature, a diploma becomes state teach.
ers' certificate of the first grade.
The next school year opens at Winona
August 31st; at Mankato, August 3Oth;
at St. Cloud, August 2Sth; at Moorhead,
September 4th.
For free catalogues and circlars, Civ
ing full information, address the presi-
dents as follows:
Irwin Shepard, Winona.
Edward Soaring, Mankato.
Joseph Carhart, St. Cloud.
livingston G. Lord, Moorhocd
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
To Europe For $40

To Europe for $40, including board
and lodging. is the present rate 81 the
competing steamship lines. Persons
who make frequent trips first class can
not view the war in steerage rates with
out some feelings Of envy The, remark
able price Of $40 for 8 trip of from
seven to nine days, with good sanitary
quarters, plenty Of wholesome food and
drink, and il 9 record breaking steamer
at that. is one, reason for the very large
emigration during the past two month";.
Though the Transatlantic companies
are fighting to the death for the steeraee
traffic, they display an altogether won
derful degree Of indiff ference to first class
passengers Comp tition IN this direc-
ton is apparently barred BY cast iron
mutual agreement. New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-01
$500 Reward!

We will pay the above reward for any
case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, sick
Headache Indigestion, Constipation or
Costiveness we cannot cure with Weit's
Vegetable Liver Pills, when tho direc-
tions are strictly complied with. They
are purely Vegetable, and never fail to
give satisfaction. Sugar Coated. Large
boxes, % cents. Beware of counterfelts
and limitations. The genuine manufac-
tured only be The John C. West Compa-
ny, Chicago, III. o. N. Olson Druggist
Sale Agt., New Ulm MINI.