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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
TENANCY TO OWNERSHIP.
A Report by Labor CO~mmissioner
UAvuona

A Report by Labor Commissioners
st. Paul, July 3O.-LaEor Commissioner
Powers has completed that part Of his
forthcoming report VI ich relates to farm
mortgages and tenancy, and gave the
substance. of the results of recent in
v%estigatiOns in q short interview. Mr..
Powers snys that attention has been d.
lected Of late to the fact of the increase
Of farm tenancy. The number of ten
ants in Minnesota in 1880 was 1888,
while in 1890 it vas 1882. One theory
in regard to this increase is that it lndi-
Gates the creation of q permanent tene-
ment class, the result of excessive debt
and excessive mortgage foreclosure, and
that the men who are now tenants are
thofe who have formerly owned their
farms.
Our Investigations" said Mr.. Powers,
''give N color to this theory. We find
the largest increase of farm tenancy in
the most prosperous counties; and where
there IRE practically n o foreclosures,
while in counties having many foreclos-
ures we find the fewest tenants. OF
1,798 farmers visited we found only
twenty who had formerly owned farms,
but IRE now tenants, and of these only
two had lost their fa1ms by foreclosure.
"Of thosc who had risen from tenancy
to ownership there were twelve, times. as
many, or 235. The constant tendapcy.
in the older counties is for farmers, az
they improve taaeir farms and become
full owners, to; sell out Or rent, while a
nan who has but a small capital can do
better to rent than to buy. The farm
tenant with $500 can save more money
than the farm owner with the SAME
omodnt. : Our conclusion is that tenancy
ia the highway on which the farmer
passes to ownership.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

The most unhealthy city in Europe,
According to statistics recently issued,
Is Barcelona, Spain, one of the loveliest
places in that part Of the continent.
One who lives in Barcelona increases
considerably his chances Of death. OF
every 1000 persons there die in Edin-
burgh annually 10; in London, 20; in
Stockholm, p; in Brussels, %; in Ber-
lin and Paris, %, and in Barcelona. 81.
The number of deaths there in every
1000 people at the present time exceeds
the number of births.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
Examining Cereal Diseases.

Huron, 8. d., July 3O.-Prof. M. Alfred
Carleton, representing the department of
agriculture, arrived here yesterday and
will remain in the vicinity several days,
procuring. information relative to cereal
diseases atthey exist in this part of the
Northwest. The investigation is by d.
rection of the department of agriculture.
and when his labors ere concluded here
Mr.. Carleton will visit other wheat pro-
ducing states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

Mclean County ofst mta advantageous duomnsto aths in its famous h@kaHngra ranges and
supmnrae agricultural lands and no nc cheap fuel in wood and COAL AMkmds Building Maurale Mhntb blue
sandstone good timber mmday frb brick making cnbe fund in many localities throughout county. The
prdetUneso fte @M dN ddeanC ounHw will herahya ppedaedw hnhm stated that the opyM o1ss2
avaagdIn wheat 2szbuhesr rane @s5 bushels pc acre. barley over 5bmhdsh fax 2obwhdsp potatoes
250hmha;o corn, about 4Ob bushels and other cereals and gebesM the anne proportion tta failure of
crops heh has never been known.
Mclean County sm 1aad INNING deHy thght but main inf the 500 road crosses the
northeast omna the Bismarck Hmknsonh branch ofhe 500 i wh is graded into Bsmrkh asben
surveyed thmueh the ount,M and preparations are being made for ompetgh the road Turing hx season 1894
Thee uty base eighteen new hc 3hods all supplied with old and experienced teachers and neatly reconstructed
&hooh houses thus furnishing nipple muc6naa advantages
big Bead" ofheM Missouri River commanding an excellent vw. oftenvr for several niles eh dnmona and
It lis situated only 40 miles rom BMmMrkt the capital ofhe State of NnhD Dakota
:WMhbmn mhe mtHptt too asMn of omhyeQ h in area otto hNewE ENGLAND States AumH
and transportation lines dvge FROM here and te most importantly dto thu BsnarkW ahbun mdc Coal
HabrP Packet times the distributing point 6r6 rN Mail Routes. Two seambat mp kmp on emrr d
are Ding apohheb business
COAL HARBOR, another mwtamt town mHn county, nshhd 1851 miles north 9Wahhmmm ihd
Mthev cry heart fte @d fields Hmst wog nalM stores hotel abhcsnhhh shop land mmMLutsh school .d
nsuroumdb by nf Ht tanul and stock grazing sections mm State
Thcunyb sin vyg ode mHu nfmmaalyM total assets embdngun clhcAdt . ardndH.u
courthouse and JAIL and $5Oooc h on hd amoutnE o$@ 75 Thnmceamda area ofnm mN rss
large rdm6onn taxes
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
Child pos.on.a

Grand Forks. n. D., J.ly 3o.-Mrs.
F1ank y heefe, living near Mimic, placed
= o'sn containing poison fly paper on the
s,ae1oard. Her, two.year-old daughter
climned up to the dish aud drank of III
contents. The mother discovered tha
enid socs after in a comatose condition
sna soon found the cause. The child
died three hours later,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

In connection with the sanitation OF
armies thousands of experiments with
large bodies Of men show that they are
better able to endure the fatigue Of
hard marches when not allowed any
alcohol at all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

A plot to assassinate the sultan OF
Morocco has been discovered and frus-
trated for the time being. The sultan
business in half-civilizcd countries is
not always a pleasant one, and those
drafted to fill the office would consult
their own safety by hiring substitutes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

Once every fifteen years the planet
Mars comes within So, 900 miles Of
the earth. At all other times a dis
lance of something like 141, 100000
miles separates the Marsians from the
people of our sphere.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

A. first cousin Of the grandfather of
the new president Of France, Nine.
Duchcsne (Perier), came to America in
1917 and founded in this country the
Order Of Ladies of the Sacred Heart.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

Mile. Pauline of Holland is probably
the tinicst woman on the planet. She
is Is years old, weighs less than nine
pounds and lacks four inches of being
as high as a two-foot rule.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

Prof. Scripture, Of Yale, has made it
his nightly practice for four years
past to plug up his ears on going to bed,
thus excluding the voices of the night
and insuring sound sleep.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

In a patch Of five acres in Burnett
county, Tex, are to be found nickel,
gold, silver, lead, tin and a large num-
Der Of rare metals, such as cerium,
lantharum, erbium, thorium and uran-
ium.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

According to the electrical engineer
there are good reasons for believing
that he friction Of rain is the. real cause
Of lightning. ..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

An Inch Of rain" means q gallon Of
water spread over a surface of nearly
two square feet, or q fall of about 100
tons upon an acre.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

1t has been figured out that a man
who shaves regularly until he is eighty
has cut Off about thirty-five feet Of
hair from his face.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
Unfortunate Events,

Two unknown men were struck by a
train and killed at Altoona, Pa.
Mrs. John Fitch Of York, ILL.,, died
from the effects Of a black SPIDERS bite.
Hans Tilfsen, aged 70, was killed at
Moline, ILL.,, by falling from a haymow.
James Myers, IA years old, was run
over by a hose cart ut Evansville, Ind,
and killed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor was run down
on a bridge by a train at Efingham,
ILL.,, and killed.
A farmers boy named Rowlands was
fatally hurt at Bloomington, ILL.,, by be-
ing run over by a binder.
Rene Baker, 6 years old. and Nellie
Baker 3 years old, died at Paterson, N.
j., after drinking cherry beer.
The towns of Three Forks and Wat
son, B. c., have been destroyed by for
est fires.
The schooner Golden Rule, from the
West Indies for Boston was wrecked.
Her crew of seven is believed to have
been lost.
Mosstown, a suburb of Manistee,
Mich, consisting of 20 houses, with
barns and outbuildings, was destroyed
by fire, rendering $50 people homeless.
Mike Maher was killed by a car on
the Hammond, East Chicago & Whit
ing electric line at Hammond while
stealing a ride.
The saloons of John Waupen and
Joseph Steiner and several adjoining
buildings were burned at Alton, Ill.
Loss. $4,000.
Albert Heinderbein, 20 years old, was
killed by falling from a trestle at the
Franklin mine stamping mill at Hough.
ton, Mich.
The combined water and electric
light plant at Perry, Ia, was blown to
atoms by the explosion of the boiler.
One mar was fatally injured. The
city is now without water or light,
most of the wells being dry.
The 7-year old daughter of Jacob Rig
ger at Huntington, ILL.,, was terribly
and it is thought fatally injured in an
attack from a vicious dog.
Criminal Doings.
II. r.. Griffin, q New Yo:k court Ste
n%ogrupher, committed suicide by shoot
ing.
w. A. Billings Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, was robbed of $1,i7O in a hctel
at Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Raines, \ dclnented woman of
Sullivan, Ind, built Il bonfire Of brush
and cremated herself.
Miss Ida Lanhan committed suicide
at Brian Bluff, ILL.,, by taking strych-
nine. Disappointment in love is as
signed as the cause of the act.
Armed bodies of coke strikers, who
have been terrorizing workmen in
Pennsylvania, are to be suppressed by
the state militia.
Jefferson Storks killed his stepfath-
er, Henry Skinner, at Perrysville, Ind,
with a spade. They had been involved
In q quarrel.
Martin v. Ward, cashier of the Val
ley Falls Kan1 Bank Of Deposits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
TERRIBLE FATE.
Three Children smothered to Death
f, in q Car.

In a Car.
Hartford, Conn, July 3O.-Raymoud,
aged nine; Leroy, seven; and Freddie,
four, the children of James w. Canton.
an engineer On tn, New York, New Ha-
ven s Hartford railroad, who have been
missing since Thursday ., eniug when
they went to battle in the Connecticut
river, were found dead at 8 o'clock this
morning in the closet of a freight ca.
boose standing on a side track near the
round house, not 300 feet from their
home. After numerous searches. Chief
of Police Bill ordered the freight cars
and railroad property searched, and two
policemen were drawn to the caboose
this mornil g by the smell of decom-
posing flesh. In the trainmen's closet.
shut BY a spring lock, they found the
three bodies entirely nude end badly de-
composed. The inquest disclosed no eyi.
dence of foul play and a verdict Of acci-
dental death by asphyxiation was zen.
dered. The caboose was rewly painted
and the children went there to play. a
pack of cards being found in the closet.
1t Is supposed they closed the door and
could not open it and soon suffocated in
the sitting hot air in the enclosure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04

Mclean County, aauaed north of uah and tof the hs@in river hvmga homagd 1 1871 miles
Inin the very center dM State dN North Dakota md@ covers an me of $500 miles, mde embraces a]"w ".
Of finest quality ofhmngh land including $4,000 acres soft timber ,whehh@a along he MH"un rNH nrS
still this county 1882 1000 . fg governmental do open @ settlement aPabeo a@ommooa"g' w" ""
endngmcha hotado 1904 acres alta cost for filing on eame of $14Oo .,
The NothenP mcR almdCo Company wn With the ount about 2534AOa acres weh can plWhSo
inpie from rs to IS cB onhed or orhel land @mh bought nsm years time wma %w rate fm@H"
Anut1 56 Oau. soft shnd mundrmdw with superior quality ofimec Iu ranging rom woh twenty
axeain thcessa dm many ps the da ps out tts surface rendering easy oasss and h uppyn
iuxhamtbe The soil is rm black Emw nhd y sMol from eighteenth ch@ to three feet IN deph and
capabeof uoduinge mmouso crops of cereals and vgtabksh also has thief finest grazing nd meadow land
vduet mm most nutritious eramema abundance am ry heG Garden cmnty of North Dakota
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
Doble in IA. Eiela.

Grand Forks, N. D.. July 30.-It is an.
nounced that Budl Doble will =, for
congress as a straight Democratic candi-
date. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
.Much.Wanted R.tt.....u

Toronto, Ont, July 30. Senford B.
oattershall, whose name has been fire.
quently printed the past week in CON
nectlon with the investigation Of sugar
tlust influences by the senate COMMITTEES
az washington, has been here for eoude
time, but left last Eight for Hamilton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-08-04
OF THE NEWS
T.. ENTs OF THE PAsTWEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.

The Latest and Most Important views
of the World, Culled From the
Telegraph Reports of the Press
Associations.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
1t Was His Wife.

A score of times day the guides at
the capitol bring visitors into the room
Of the committee on naval affairs ON
the senate side and show to the visitors
the rich frescoes with which the walls
Of the room are covered.
The paintings are works of Brumidi,
the famous Italian artist, and thereby
hangs romance.
Conspicuous on the walls are half a
dozen or more female figures. 1t is
plainly evident that they are all painted
from the same model. The form is per-
feet, the face is sweetly attractive and
is marked by repose and gentleness
that is typically italian. The figures
seem to float in midair, with drapery
falling with studied carelessness. Wheth-
er the woman is pictured as carrying
an anchor, Or grasping flag, or intent
ly studying a scroll, the pose is easy,
natural and full of grace. Sometimes it
is the full face which looks down from
the walls; sometimes glance is half
turned toward yoT; sometimes it is only
the sweep of the back and the curve of
a symmetrical neck which is visible.
But no matter what the pose or how
the woman is pictured, it is always evil
dent that she has been painted con
amore and that upon her form and fea-
lures the artist has fingered with low
ing touch.
And no wonder The woman was
Brumidi's wife. Washington Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
She Got Something Pretty.

A pretty story is going the rounds
about Rosa Bonheur Some time ago a
Russian grand duke was visiting Paris
and CHANGED to dine in her company
They got ON very well, and at dessert
they ate philopena together-that is to
say, they shared double almond. But
the duke, when next day they met, for
got to say "philopena" and lost the bel.
He asked the artist what present he
should give her, and she added laugh
ingly, "Any animal that would do to
paint-something pretty, you know
The duke smiled and departed.
Nothing more was heard Of him, and
the lady had quite forgotten the affSr
when, some months afterward, the royal
forfeit arrived-to wit, three enormous
polar bears.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27

preme court judges, judge of the su.
perior court had been called in to sit
with the higher court This did not
please Lawyer W, who therefore
addressed Chief Justice Andrews as fol-
lows;
''Your honor, claim my constitu-
tional right Of arguing this cause before
q full bench.
~ am very sorry, Mr., W." re-
sponded the chief justice. "but do not
sec what redress you have unless
and the chief justice looked covertly at
the associate unless" he
added, "you take an exception"
Every well Will your honor kindly
note an exception
The dignity of our highest tribunal
was sadly shaken by the laughter which
followed, but Lawyer W. will go
down to history as the first man to note
an exception to ruling of the supreme
court of errors, Hartford Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
Burned zuIus Dreaded the Ice.

"The natives of tropical countries
are seldom so much astonished as they
are when first introduced to snow and
ice, said E. A. Forester of Chicago.
"While the Worlds fair was in prog
ress saw joke played upon two men,
bers of Zulu band which was greatly
enjoyed and appreciated by all present
except the Zulus themselves The man.
ager of their tribe, whom l knew init
mately, knowing that none Of the Zu-
lus had ever seen any ice, thought it
would be great fun to see how they
would act when brought in contact with
it. He accordingly told two of them
that he wished them to go down town
with him. He informed me what he
was going to do and invited me to ac-
company him, which did. We stopped
at the Office Of one of the large brewer
les, and after explaining our errand
were readily granted permission to go
through the icehouse
"On arriving at the door of the ice
house we all entered, the Zulus, who
were barefooted, following close behind.
All along the walls inside great cakes
of ice were piled My friend, the man
ager, climbed up on top Of the cakes
and told the Zulus to follow him. They
obeyed. When the cold chill of the ice
struck their bare feet, they didn't know
what to make of it. They looked at one
another for a minute and jabbered some
thing in their outlandish tongue They
stood it for about minute, then, giving
vent to yell, they sprang to the ground.
and rushing to the door threw them
selves on the ground outside, where they
lay writhing about, nursing their feet
and insisting that they had been Sc
verely burned. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
Sun Light and Heat.

Science teaches physical impossible
ity when it says that heat and light as
such come direct to us from the sun,
for these two forces-i. e., heat and
light (Which are simply different mo-
dalities in the motion of electric force,
or ether in motion) require a ponderable
medium for their transmission, radia-
ton and reflection to render them per-
ceptible to our senses. Gould we, then,
BIO placed midway between the sun and
the earth we would be wrapped in
worse than Egyptian darkness and
subjected to a degree of cold beyond all
calculation. Then not only the sun,
but all the planets as well, would ap.
pear as balls of fire, from which no ray
of light or heat could reach us through
the uncomfortable, motionless, forceless
rayless ether by which we would be
surrounded. From this / argue that
the heat and light possessed by the
planets must be generated within the
ponderable sphere of each and is the nat.
ural result of the friction Of the sun 3
electricity passing through our atmos,
phere and rendering both more intense
near the earth's surface than it is few
miles above, which, believe, is an es-
tablished fact st IOuis Renuhlir
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
Croder'S Syrup,

which has wrought a permanent
cure. No less than six physicians,
and medicines without number, have
failed to help me.
The father speaks; I have had
dyspepsia almost ever since / can
remember. Of course l was better
sometimes than others, but / have
always suffered with vomiting, dis
tress in the stomach and bowels,
dizziness, and habitual constipation
until l used Groder's Syrup, which
has cleared my head, given me
good appetite, and my food does
not distress me. Our statements are
all true, and l am ready to answer
questions concerning them.
Mr.. AND MRS. T. G. MCkERvEY.
Main St., North. St. John, N, B.
The Groder Dyspepsia Cure Co.,
Waterville, Me-, U.S.A.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
He Took an Exception.

Lawyer W recently argued case
before the supreme court of errors. When
he reached the supreme court chambers
on the morning assigned for the hear
ing of lis cause, he discovered that,
owing to the illness Of one of the SUI
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27

Fill the above enclose Is cents with and send to the
SITTER and you will receive the part designated by mall
free.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-27
SAINT JOHN, N. b.,

SAINT JOHN, N. b.,
December Is, 1892.
Our daughter, twelve years old,
has always been sick from weakness
of the stomach and limbs; pain
across her back, and general de-
bility have kept her from school.
We could not get help for her from
the several doctors whom we tried.
The countless medicines we bought
gave her no benefit. Her appetite
never was good; all she ate was q
few mouthfuls of graham bread at
a meal. Last summer we lost all
hope, for we were afraid of her
dying of consumption. Six weeks
ago she could not walk two hun
dred yards without getting very
tired. Now she can walk to the
city, two miles, and back, without
the least WEAKNESS; her appetite is
such, she relishes anything a hearty
man would wish to eat. For the
first time in her life she knows
what health is.
The mother says, For twenty-five
years l have had severe sick head
aches. Nothing ever eased them
until / used
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-25

"A musical and literary pro-
gram will be rendered at the Y. NJ
G. A. reception tonight
DIR. J. NJ. Cain has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Y. NJ. C.. A.
social committee.
"A meeting of the Retail Liquor
Dealers association will be held
Friday evening, February I'd. Con-
siderable routine business will be
brought up for consideration.
A special meeting of the Chris
tian EndeavOr society of the Madi-
son Square Presbyterian church
will be held next Sunday evening.
Miss Ray Daugherty will deliver
an address.
Some hay in Jonas stable, on
Milan square, caught fire yester-
day, but was eXtinguished before
any damage was done. 1t was sup
posed to have been incendiary.
jay Il. Adams, Charles ChabOt.
u. o. Stocker, Fred Kelly, j. Brandt,
Ed. Dignowity and w. III. Walker
have returned from a successful
hunting trip along the San Diego
river.
The Encyclopedia Britannica
covers every department of know
ledge known to mankind.
Miss Meta Walters will be
honored this evening in the way
of dance, to be given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. n. Walters,
on Pinto street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-25
AN ORDINANCE

To amend Sec. of an Ordinance pass
ed and approved Dec. 18th, 1898, entitled
an Ordinance fixing a penalty of ten per
cent, on all delinquent tax payers.
Be itordained by the City Council OF
the cityof San Antonio,
That Sec. of An Ordinance passed
and approved Dec 18th, 1898, entitled
An Ordinance fixing penalty of ten per
cent on delinquent tax payers, be SO
amended as to hereafter read as follows:
SEC 1. That if any person shall fail,
neglect or refuse to pay the taxes i'm
posed and due by him or her and upon
his or her property by the Ist day of
February, 1894, the City Collector
shall at once make out a delinquent
list of all persons who have neglected,
failed or refused to pay such taxes
adding thereto ten per cent. as a pen.
atty for thus refusing, failing or neg.
lecting to pay such taxes.
Passed and approved January 18th,
1894.
GEORGE PASCHAL,, Mayor,
Attest City of San Antonio.
J. S. RAMSAY,
City Clerk. I.I7-Iot