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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
AHEAD OF THE coWcATcHER.
Hsw the Electric Headlight In No,
Used ON NumerOux Railroads.

Hcw the Electric Headlight In Now
Used on Numerous Railroads.
The electric headlight is now used on
many railroads, and w. B. Sparks, who
is interested in a Southern road, recent
ly told a writer for the Pittsburg Dis
patch that his company had found it
a very profitable Investment. The lights
cost about $3.50 each, fixed on the To-
comotivc. and they cost no more than
the oil light to maintain. The ole head
light would not throw its light OH a
very dark night more than 15O feet,
and it is impossible for an engineer to
slow up his train at that distance,
even with the emergency brake. Quite
an item in the expense Of the road used
to be the claims for cattla killed. Dur
ing the rainy season the lands along the
line Of road become very wet-in places
they arc entirely covered with water
and the cattle come upon the track
seeking some dry spot On which to
sleep. When the old headlight was in
use us many as thirteen cows have been
killed at time. and the damage
claims have sometimes amounted to
over 1000 per month. New the cleo
trio light throws it's rays from half to
~thrcc-quartcrs of Il mile in front of the
engine. distractions cll be easily seen
at that distance and some of the
ginccrs insist that Il switch disk Can
be more easily made out by it ut night
than in the daytime. The lights, more
over. do away with switch lights, which
is quite Il saving to roads that use them
to any great extent. Mr.. Sparks says
that the engines using the electric head
lights on his road have never killed Il
cow, and he is confident that the saw
ing in stock claims alone will more
than pay for all the headlights on the
road within two years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
Mailing n Lie.
.Hih Version.

Once upon Il time Shiftcr was a Sun
day school teacher, and he declares
that during day of his ministry
he perspired more profuscly than on
any other seven of his lifetime. His
coup de grace came thus
Small Child-Please, teacher, why is
it that some people are born good and
others are born bad!
Shifter (aftcr Il great. wild wrcstle
inw;lrds and Il murdcrous craving for
his usual midday The good people are
the descendants of Adam and Eve, and
the wrong 'uns of Eve and the Ser
pent."
Then he handed in his resignation,
and made Il bee line for the nearest sa-
loon that had a misunderstanding door
to it.-London Sporting Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
~~U &I A~W

WHITE LEAD, * cents pound.
pounds, S2.47 for loo lbs. for Galvanized.
These pricesNAre on board cars. Minneapolis.
II you prefer to buy the wire on. board cars,
pounds. subject to market changes.
ITENTS-We have them from 3286 up, COM
plete.
I. i. ROBERTS ss,ppn...., Minneapolis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
NOT given to walkinx.

Grand Junction, Colo, May 15.--Car-
ter's commonwealers, whose leaders are
arrested in Utah for seizing a tram, arc
struggling into this city. They intend to
reorgani2e here md go east via Pueblo,
and they declare they will not walk.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Drowned in the Chippewa.
Eau Claire, Wis, May 15.-The son of
Frcrklin Brown, aged six years, was
d,cwEed in the Chippewa river. The
body has not been recovered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
Pats Load.

Mike-Hello, Pat! Plat be ye workin'
at now?
Pat with a hod Of bricks on his
shoulder)-Kape away from furninst
tt.ot ladder. Dim carryin' Knockout
.drops.-New York Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
Ended hi. Own Ltfe.

Ashland, Wis.,, May ~15.-Joseph NJ.
Click, a leading Schuylkill county poll
tician and Republican candidate for sher-
if, committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself with q revolver. The deed was
prompted by financial troubles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
Hardly Ever.

Fairy Godmothcr (gcnially)-Which
DO you choose for your infant daughter
beauty or wealth?
Young Mother (plcadingly)-May she
not have both?
Fairy Godmother (authoritatively)-
They never 60 togcthar.-Gcod News.
Mailing n Lie.
Mother-I do not wish you to have
anything to do with him. Why, his
salary is only SIS Il week!
Daughtcr--Oh. ma! Whoever told
you that told you Il falschood.
M.-Wcli, I was told so.
D.-Tilcn it is Il falsehood. He is get
ting SIS. 5O.--New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
~ K'ull:.C item,

~ AeblL:C item.
A notwithstanding man, With Il
nose like the bcak OF Il hawk, Il bad
eye and built al the way up from the
ground like Il bank safe, applied to
Supt. Byrnes for Il position on the
police force. lie said lie was from
Texas. and out Of employment.
DO you think YOU can make arrests
and guard prisoners so they viii not
escape While YOU are bringing tl,cm to
the station house?' asked lite sapcrin-
tendent.
The applicant smiled a smile that
made even the superintendent tee. I'M
comfortable. 1t was Il combination
Richard III. and Othello in the last act
smile.
"lf you had six prisoners. ard one
was to escape, would you leave the five
and follow up the fugitives:'
Certainly I would; but l would shoot
the other five first"
You will not do replied the SUPER
intendent. You are too tough for New
York."-Tammany Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

e. A. ROOD, Toledo, Ohio. says: "Hall's
Catarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrb
fifteen years ago and she has had no re-
turn OF it. It's a sure cure" Sold by
druggists, 75c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

RE en- n 3. s Ne :sn c.i ySo pEE q S 81 ;ge,,oi ssS,
Carriages, Buggios, Harness, Sewing Machines and
Agricultural Implements.
hut ii You Want the III Catalogue, SIG Pages.
containing Prices Of almost everything made, sen1
ID cents and It will be sent express paid. WHILE
goods HAVE BEEN REDUCED in price IN n
No ll7.
!. Il. ROBERTS Supply Horse. Minneapolis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Goes Cough >:alsam
Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up q Cold quick
er than anything else. 1t is ALWAYS reliable. Tryt
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Mrs. W. o. Gunekel, Of No. 1861 South
Seventh Street, Terre Hauts, Indiana, writes:
eight years having doctored with the most
sldllful physicians, but finding only. tempo
rary relief from medicines prescribed BY
them. I was advised by q friend to take
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which I
did, and found, in taking six bottles OF the
Medical Discovery that It has effected .
positive cure, for which words cannot ex-
press my gratitude for the relief from b
great suffering that SO long endured"
Vonea fr1llY
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
A %Tashionnble Doll.

LADY, want Il doll for my little girl
hero.
Clerk-What kind Of a doll does the
little girl want?
Little Girl-It must have teeth like
mammals that you can take out, and
hair that you can hang on the chair at
night.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

The first regiment of British infantry wa
organized in 1888.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Mabel, a favorite Latin and French name
means lovable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

"Hanson's Magic Corn salve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price is cents
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
killing Frost,

Chippewa Falls, Wis. May 12.-Therc
was u very heavy frost in this section
last night killing small fruits and doing
considerable damage to grain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
x.v.- INV w,bi.ky FOR Medicl-

Never buy WHISKY FOR Medtcl.
n.I nurposes unless you know the. bottlers
Of It to be reliable, a most WHISTLES sole
under celebrated names. are eo spurious. %sos eahe3 e
hn;e their names on the labels.
'e Uncle ssi Sans Monogram Whisky il bottled
III Z I IN The Northwest and. the favor With
Witch 1t has been received is the best proof
81 its superior quality. Ask you druggise
Or retail dealer Tor y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Re On Time to Catch That Boat
Or train, or you'll be left. Moreover. Il
you're sick on the way to your destination
You'll be 'Ieft'' If you haven't Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters along with YOU: That pro.
tectiye agent relieves you promptly siS,n II yo%9
Take it along. Cramps, collie, disorder Of
the bowels, malaria, rheumatism. dyspepsia
are all remedied by 1t. 1t Is a good travel
ing companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
A Soldiers Story.

"Giyen up TO Die" by the Doctors.
He Thanks Cod for sagwa and
Prays for its Success.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, Aug. Is.
1deem it my duty to tender this my
testimonial as an offer OF gratitude for
what "kIckapoo Indian Sagwa"
has done for me. l came out Of the
army in the fall of 'G5, broken down by
chronic dyspepsia in its worst form,
and was also suffering enlargement of
the heart. I consulted the best physi-
clans, and visited institutions in the
East, and n and all told me the same
shing-I never could get we'll.
By suggestion OF an old comrade /
look "Kickapoo Indian Sagwa,"
and thank God for it. Sagwa has
changed my life from misery and pain
to one OF health and gladness, and l can
now eat anything without distress. My
heart is all right and my friends are
astonished.
The physician who knew Of my case
md heard Of my cure said that a medi-
cine that is capable OF making such a
cure, he not only endorses but cheerfully
recommends to anyone.
IT this testimonial comes under the
notice Of any soldier who is suffering,
ct him take the word Of an old COM
:ade-buy a bottle OF Indian Sagwa at
once, and may God prosper you with
he success Of this remedy is the CRATE
Jul prayer of
JAMES WARMER
KlCkAP0o INDIAN SAcWA.
The Incompatible Liver, Stomach,
ind Blood Medicine. One Dollar per
Bottle, Six Bottles for Five Dollara
Sold by Druggists and Dealers ONLY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
No On Time to Catch That Boa

All kinds of insects are afflicted with
some form of parasite.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

Chattanooga is said to be the best paved
city in the South.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19
KNOWLEDGE

= Brings c"'nfort and improvement and
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter tnan others and enjoy life more, with
less expenn ture, by more promptly
adapting tie worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Sy-. p Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
alive; efEectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
J 1t has give" abstraction to millions and
met with t approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by. all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-19

China has tallow. trees, the product 81
which is used for lighting.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
How NationaIitics Salute, .

1t is an odd fact that the inhabit-
ants of no two nations salute each
other alike An Englishman salutes
his friend with "How do you do! Good
by. Farewell Similarly the Dutch
man. ''Varr well" and the Swede, Far
val" A Frenchman says "Bonjour!
Au Plaisirr H. e., "de vous revoir').
An Italian. "Buon giorno! Addio! A
rivederclr A Spaniard, "Buenos dias!
Adios! Hasta Ia VISTA French, "Au
revoir!" The Turk folds his arms
across his breast and bows his head
toward the person whom he salutes.
The common Arab says Salem alei-
kun" C'Peace be with your. He
then lays his hands on his breast, in
order to show that the wish proceeds
from his heart.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Cntnrrh Cnn Not DO Curod

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
can not reach the seat of the disease Ca
tarrh is n blood or constitutional disease
and in order to cure it you must take Ia
ternal remedies, Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is regular pre-
scription 1t is composed Of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood puri-
flers, acting directly on the mucous sur
faces, The perfect combination of the two
ingredients Is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh, Send for
testimonials, free
+, j. CHENEY e. CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Touch DaIusiOn.

The various optical Illusions by
means of which straight lines are
caused to appear crooked, and objects
Of equal size are rendered, to all appear
ances, decidedly unequal, are more or
less familiar to every reader, but there
are other equally striking receptions of
the senses that are not so frequently
experimental with. A French savant
has recently pointed out several sur
prisingly easy ways in which we are
misled in our perception of heat and
cold and Of pressure.
A simple and convincing experiment
of this kind may be tried in the follow
ing manner: Take two silver dollars
and place one of them upon marble
table. while the other is rubbed briskly
between the hands. In this manner Il
slight difference Of temperature be-
tween the two pieces of metal will be
produced.
Then ask some one to incline his head
backward, closing his eyes. Lay the
warm dollar upon his torehead Tor mo-
ment remove it, and quickly substitute
the cold one. You will hardly be able
to convince him that they are Of equal
weight The cold piece always seems
to be much heavier than the other.
The explanation of this phenomenon
is that the metal which has been rubbed
between the hands has assumed nearly
the temperature of the body, and when
it is placed upon the forehead the sense
of touch is affected by the pressure
alone.
But the metal which has been cooled,
being of lower temperature than the
skin. affects the sense in double man
ner, and the subject of the experiment,
not being able to distinguish clearly be-
tween the effects, instinctively ascribes
the entire sensation to pressure alone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Travelers Must be Contend.

In some parts of the Southern
States, where, happily for them, the
people are not in such ceaseless
hurry as people are in the nervous
North, no one thinks Of exacting
/punctuality from railroad trains
They take them when they come
and arrive when they get there, and
are content
A fretfml Yankee drummer who,
at a country railway station, had
not arrived an hour after schedule
time, received lesson in patience
from an elderly c0untryman who
came in with his gripsack and asked
the statlon-maSter:
What time do the train fer Savan-
nah git here, boss?"
"Somewhar bout nigbtfall," an
swered the station man.
"An' what time do she git ter Sa-
Vannah?"
'Somewhar bout mawnin'."
Then the countryman, perfectly
satisfied with the information, folded
his legs in corner and settled down
to an hour or more Of philosophical
comfort,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and trul-
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance. :,
G5Jrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
yists in SOC and 81 6Ottles, but it is man
9factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
RAISING INSECTS.
The United States Governments Dug
Factory nnd Its Uses.

Inc Onitcd states Governments lug
Factory and Its Uses.
The reason that the government built
Its bug factory was that II wanted to
raise insects, see how they lived, what
they ate, how they changed in form,
and find out what would finally destroy
them. You can see how important all
this information would be to man
who had every year been bothered by
insects he could hardly see, and whose
potatoes and Strawberries were being
eaten by hungry army which paid
nothing for the feast.
The men who watch these little crea,
lures find lots Of things to interest
them, and 1t takes away the WEAKNESS
of their waiting. They find that mar.
velous changes often take place in the
Insects Some Of them alter their form
80 that you would not recognize them
for the same insect One will 1T first be
short thick fly, with sharp eyes,
wings, and n minute feeler like an
elephants trunk. and he will next be Il
worm without legs and no eyes.
1t Is always an easy matter to find out
what the bug Is doing and what will
drive him away, but it is not always so
easy to say where he comes from or
how he happened TO appear in certain
places. The day was in the insec-
tary saw bug which had been found
in California by boy while eating
boiled potatoes and later his father
found more potatoes in the cellar,
which had been dug short time be-
fore, also inhabited by the same worm.
| was told that this worm had come all
the way from China, probably nobody
knew how. Anyway, member Of the
unwelcome tribe had reached the in
Sectary, and was guest there. He
was Il famous bug, did he but know ii,
for he was to be carefully watched, and
his every action was to he noted in II
book each day. He would receive as
much attention rs any great mar
probably more attention, for hardly any
man has been closely watched every
day Of his life, as this Chinese bug will
be.-IIarper's Young People.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Whore Mashington Took the Oath

Where Washington Took the Oath.
At the foot of Wards heroic statue
of Washington, on the high steps of
the subtreasury building, is Il broad
piece of stone carefully covered with
a wire grating. 1t is so placed that
should the image of the immortal
father of his country come to life and
step down from his lofty pedestal he
would stand on the same spot where
occurred the browning triumph of his
career. Through the protecting graf
ing can be read the following dim in
scription: standing on this stone, in
the balcony of Federal Hall, April
30, 1889, George Washington took
the oath as first President Of the
United States of America" When
old Federal Hall was demolished the
sacred stone was carefully preserved,
and it now occupies as nearly as pos
sible the same position, as before.
Very few people have ever noticed it
on the high base of the statue, where
it is tittingly placed as one of the
relics of the nations birth. New
York World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Ml.Mannered English Dowagers

A writer in an English newspare has
uttered wall concerning the degener-
acy of the age, says the New York Sun,
and cites examples of the great falling
off in manners in what are generally
called in Great Britain the upper cir
cles to prove it. If half he says is true
he makes out very good case. He
asserts that in London bathrooms one
finds the chaperons, ladies often of ma
ture years, struggling for seats like so
many foot ball men in a scramble. He
oh, ects to what he calls their calm
insolence and their tricks and devices
to get the better of one another. He
alleges that a couple of dowagers will,
when seated on each side of a third
talk acro:s her for an hour CT more so
eagerly that their chins almost meet in
front of the sufferer. Dowagers have
offended him seriously. The critic
notices the recent stringent rules at
the Queens drawing-rooms, and says
that they were necessary. Nothing
milder, in his opinion, won d check the
crowding and pushing which nave now
converted CSe scene of a great state
ceremonial into lively bear garden.
Then there is the ill-mannered chatter
with which occupants of stalls and
boxes at the theaters interrupt the
performance. This censor of public
manners finds that the most hopeless
feature is the behavior of the rising
generation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
.undnc vi s2oa uu2Iaamv as1Ia

The first American boys who visited
Japan were set ashore with great GER
emory near the city of Yeddo, or To-
kio, on Thursday, July IA, 1868. They
wore the uniform of the United States
navy, and every gilt button and buckle
was polished till it shone like gold.
They carried between them large
square enve ore of scarlet cloth, con-
tanning two beautiful round boxes
made Of gold, each box inclosed in a
larger box OF rosewood, with locks,
hinges, and mountings all made of
pure gold. Each of the gold boxes
contained a letter to the Emperor of
Japan, beautifully written on vellum
and not folded, but bound in pure silk
velvet. To each letter the great seal
of the United States was attached with
co DIS of interviewer gold and silk, with
pendent gold tassels. The names of
these boys are not known to the writer,
but it would not be surprising if some
young American should write to the
Young People, MY father was one of
hese boys. "-Harper's Young People.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Trend of the Feminine Mind.

There are many straws which show
the reaching out in these days OF the
feminine mind. Here is one: In Hal
lowell, Me-, the free library statistics
for last month show ,l4l books given
out. OF these women took 4O7, girls
4l0, against l5l taken by men, and l73
b,, bOvc
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27

MoTHER--I don't knO8 what in
the world to do with my son. He is
a born rover. Neighbor-Why not
make Methodist minister Of him9
New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27

WE don't know whether it is woman
suffrage or not that causes it, but have
you noticed these days how soon after
marriage man begins to fade?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27

"You mustn't be hard on Jimmy" said
Aunt Jemima. "Boys will be boys" "They
will, hey? snorted Uncle Gabriel. "All the
boys | know are breaking their blamed
necks to be men!'