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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
MNilNeI.

In the calm of evening the old man
was driving home the cows.
His mind dwelt on other days. He
saw the fresh. healthy face Of his only
son turned in farewell for a moment,
then gone, perhaps forever.
1T was the call of duty the father
murmured. lit is not for me to re-
pine"
My boy. my boy"
He raised his eyes.
He was come again. \ wan face in-
stead of the glow of health, an empty
sleeve. IL crutch. but it was he.
Yes the youth explained, Il have
my degree all right. I'm Il triae shy
on legs and arms, but I'd like to call
your attention to my hair. Amt she Il
beau,:'
Drawing his diploma from his bosom,
he showed that he spoke truly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
THE ORANG IN HIS NATIVE
HOME.
Scenes Witnessed in BorneO, Where
These Animals Are Most Plentiful.

scenes Witnessed in BOrneO, Where
These Animals Are Most Plentiful.
The great island of Borneo Is the
home of the orang, and one of the
most noticeable features of the land
scape is the nests of the orang, which
are scattered about thickly among the
tall trees. From their number one
might get a greatly exaggerated i'm
preston of the plentifulnass Of the spe-
cies, unless it were understood how
and for what purpose these roosting
places were constructed. The apes are
greatly annoyed by flies, from which
they are able to protect the front part
of their bodies with their hands, but
they cannot keep the vicious insects
from biting them in the rear, and sc
they gather a quantity of leaves and
branches and make them into couches
to repose against among the boughs.
A protection of this sort serves very
we'll for awhile, but presently its ma
terial begins to deconpose, and the de-
caying leaves attract the flies which the
Orang is so anxious to get rid of. Then
he is obliged to make another rest Of
fresh stuff, and so he may require a
uOAGA VI lAACul III l11C COuISC VI lIS
year. Inasmuch as he does not take
the trouble to remove the old ones
they remain to adorn the tree top in
which he swings about. Orangs have a
very curious method Of fighting. In
their conflicts among themselves, Which
are frequent, their effort is always to
seize the fingers Of their adversaries
and bite them.
1t is owing to this method Of battle
that it is almost impossible to procure
q skin which does not lack some of the
fingers. If defending itself against q
man, the orang will always attempt to
grasp the arms of his human opponent,
so as to chew off his fingers. For this
purpose it's jaws are ~excellently adapt
ed, being enormously powerful and
equipped with huge incisors.
To protect itself from the rain, the
orang crooks its arm over Its head.
The hair on the orang's upper arm
points downward, While on the upper
arm it points upward, the apparent
purpose being to shed the rain like a
thatch when the attitude thus described
Is assumed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Hope Spring. Eternal, Etc.

An old maid at least seventy years of
age was helped into a chair in the
office of Il New York. police justice.
She was very much excited.
DO l understand you to say that you
think your pocket was picked by a
young MAJ who sat alongside Of you
in a Third ven carp
Yes, I'm sure of it. He squeezed
me up in the corner so that l could
scarcely breathe, and he kept smiling
at me and smiling at me, as if he
knew me-
why did you permit him to do that.
Why did you not complain to the con-
ductor?:'. asked the justice.
DIV
"Out with it,"
Il thought perhaps he was-he-
was
WAS whaty"
"Going to propose to me-"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAsTWEEI< IN
A CONDENSED FORM.
h Latest and Most Important Views
of the World. Culled From III"
Telegraph Reports Of the Pres"
Assoc iatiOns.
FROM the Nations Capital.

FROM the Nations Capital.
Senator Voorhees, Introduces Il bill in
crcuSip@ pensions.
master Il, Fargo. y. u.
Judge William Trimble. of kcokuk
Iowa. is to be appointed United States
pension agent at Dies Moincs.
]. +. NMrrity. Il brother of Chairman
w. T.. ,l1"iity. has been appointed a
bank examiner of Pennsylvania.
The coinage Of gold at the Philadcl-
phia mint during the present fiscal year
will lt.r.l $4,000 $50 the largest in it's
history.
Tie ,Surthcrn Pacific loses the Bar
den suit III the United States supreme
courv. Involving mineral lands worth
millions Of dollars.
Snaator Waslburn introduces an
am"MGmen1 to the tariff bill contem-
pla,;n. retaliation upon countries
VIII; !: discriminate against American
agricultural products.
TIC United States supreme court de-
cidrs that the interstate commerce
commission has the power to compel
witnesses to testify and to secure the
production of books, etc.
Judge Grcsham's decision denying
the power of the interstate commerce
commission t compel the attendance
and testimony of witnesses II the pro-
duction Of books and papers was over
ruled by the supreme court.
Cant. Joseph +. Huston, Twentieth
Infantry, has been relieved from tenn
porary duty with the National Guard OF
Minnesota. and ordered to join his sta
ton. being relieved by Capt. Joseph
Hale, Third Infantry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Fewer.

She-I have just been reading about
the seven ages Of man. l wonder how
Shakespeare would have described the
ages of women?
y He-There would be but two ages Of
women.
!, She-HOw's that?
: He-Sweet sixteen and not yet thirty.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

Robert Bell, originator Of the BroX-
burn oil works, the largest in Scotland'
is dead.
Sixty-nine descendants of Daniel Zlll
of Lii Rose, ILL.,, were present at the
celebration of his ninetieth birthday.
The Rev. DIR. Jerome Allen died at
Brooklyn, n. Y. in his sixty-third year.
He was one of the best known pro-
fessors of theology in the Presbyterian
church.
Dr.. Hcrder, an eminent authority,
gives the assurance that liver water
containing not more than $1,000 MI
crohcs to the cubic inch is satisfactory
for drinking purposes.
Ruhenstein is giving his services
either for charitable purposes or for
purely invitation affairs. in which case
students of Conservatives are the bene-
ficiaries.
Miss NJ. Stanleyetta Titus has been
granted permission to be eX:lnired for
admission 10 the New York bar. If
successful she will be the first woman
to pass such an examination.
Representative Frank Aldrich of ILL
nois represents the district that cast the
largest vote in the last congressional
election in the United Stats. "Solne
time ago" he said, Il made Il search
through the Congressional Dictionary
and found that the $4,000 votes cast
in my district made it the banner dis
trict of the country"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Unfortunate Events.

Serious foundations occur in Washing
ton state.
A pleasure party of five were drown
ed at Smiths Falls. Ont. yesterday.
Several lives are lost in the flood in
British Columbia.
Growing crops in Indiana were dam
aged by Il hail storm.
Very damaging floods occur in Wash
ington state, Oregon and British Col
umbia.
Colorado. has the heaviest rains in it's
history. Floods with loss of life re-
suit.
j. H. Brincgar. while asleep on a
trestle neal Mitchell, Ind, was run
over by Il train and had his leg broken.
A freight wreck at Sharon. Mass,
yesterday killed a fireman and a tramp
who was stealing a ride.
Mrs. William Hall was probably IA
tally injured at Akron. Ohio. by a bolt
of lightning, Her house was burned to
the ground.
The wife of w. II. Kendall, of
Quincy, Ill.,, died from fright during a
runaway. In a subsequent run the
horse dropped dead.
Particulars of the loss with all hands
of the American fishing schooner Rob
bert J. Edwards on Sable Island jan
nary - last have reached Halifax. N.
S. The report says the schooner was
never seen after striking. Her hull was
completely engulfed in the sand and
surf. Two bodies were washed ashore.
One was probably that Of Nj. Mcintosh
of Cape Breton. The body was I'M
marked.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Natural History.

Policeman-You must not walk on
the grass.
Stranger-There are some sheep over
there walking on it.
Yes, but they are stupid animals"
We'll, what am 1? Do you take me
for a vegetable d. a mineral?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
A Idyl.

Visitor Gin suburban village--Who
are those two men swearing at each
other across a fence, and apparently de-
termined to fight over some chickens
that the one with a rake is pointing at?
Residcnt--They are Mr. Meek and
Mr.. Lamb, formerly of Fifty-ninth
street. Tho, moved into the suburbs
for peace and quiet"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
FriEid.

Einks-How's your suit progressing
with Miss Gould?
The Hon. Frel-Well. I saw her last
night. and she gave me Il ~selsOnable
welcome.
Binks-What d, you mean by sea.
s%onahle"
The Hon. Fred-EXtremely cold.~-
Judy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
The United States has but five legal

The United States has but five legal
HOLIDAYS. while England has thirty-tive
and Russia forty-four. Boston has add
ed three holidays of its own, and the
latest, Patriots day. promises to be a
great institution. The old statement
that Spain has 366 holidays a year is
unfoundcd. At least the number rec
ocnized by the government Is only
twentv-three.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

1t.
Chicago Tribune.)
For leavening power, keeping quail
ties, purity and general excellence, the
worlds fair jury decided that DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder had 10
equal. On each of it's claims it was
awarded a first prize or a diploma.
All the baking powders entered for
prizes were subjected to a most ex-
haustive examination, and the jury vas
the best equipped to make the decision
of any eve got together. Their verdict
was supported by the testimony Of
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief chemist Of the
United States department of Agricul-
ture at Washington. DR.. Wiley is an
expert Oh food products and the high
est authority on such matters in Ameri-
ca. This verdict settles a long de-
bated question as to which among the
many baking powders is the b. IT.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
The Wiser Course.

Young Barrister Ito colleague)-Law-
yer GrOb called me an ass just now;
ought I to challenge him or send him
Colleague-You had better challenge
him, for If you take the case into court
he is capable of proving his statement
--Fremdenblatt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
A Speaking

Heiress-Mr. Connoisseur, pray call
and get that portrait Of the English
lord / bought the other day. It's alto.
gether too realistic.
Dealer-Why so?
Heiress-Why, not O day passes that
1t doesn't give me a proposal Of mar
riage.-New York World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Worth the roubl

~Friend-v-hy do you sell to those
society people if you have such Il time
collecting :irr bills?
Florist-!Iist! I use them as stool
pigeons. to ,urc in the nobodies who
nay cash.-New York Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
They were personal enemies.

Sir" exclaimed the leading lady, as
they stood together at the front Of the
stag &c, while the gallery held Its
breath, Il defy you to do your worst"
"Ha," said the villain aside, "she
must know of eggs in the audience"
Turning then, he shouted aloud. and
tr%iumphantly:
nNaveri'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Lsyz SgsE III:
4 Costly (:IrdIc.

The most famous Jewel as ii may
be called. in New York society. is the
Schumacher" belonging to Mrs. John
Jacob Astor. This is Il superb com-
binalion of gems arranged in the form
of Il girdlc, OF pointed front piece, To be
wor oven Il lace dress front, or for an
ornament to the front Of IL lrcollctte
cors:gc. 1t is very large. and is com
posed of the finest gems obtainablc
in the world. 1t was the wedding gift
of MIR. Aston to his bride. and was Sc
lcctcd with more than ordinary taste,
Or it could never have been Worn in
public. But so well are the gems
blended, and so perfectly do they har-
monte with fall of white lace that
young Mrs. Astor looks ''pcrfcctly
sweet" when she has it on, although
her friends say that she wore it for
the first time with many misgivings
for fear it would look like a grand dis
play Of wealth. Its cost was lot far
from $1,OOO,OOO.-Ncw York Journal.
His I;nrnc. Wish.
Oltopp--I wish ! WAS IL barrel.
Hirfricnd-Why:. Can't You hold
enough!
Oldtopr--Yrs: there's II" trouble
about that. The advantage is that no
matter how often tho barrel is filled or
how full. its head never gets any big
yrr.-DelrOit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Charitable.

Blks-My wife thinks there is no
one in the world like me.
Gilks-Of course. The human ace IL
not so bad as some would make out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Cut.

81 hear Tedgeby isn't invited out
at all this year"
II guess that's right. l saw him
buying an umbrella the other day."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
Not Worthy Of Compliment.

ST could not think of a word to say
"What was the matter with the com
pliments CT the season."
"Oh, the weather was too execrable
for that"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
OtherwiHe.

Othervvise.
j. \. Cutler. hardware merchant of
Bourbon. Ind. has assigned.
Nebraska has so serious a drouth that
many fal:lS are abandoned.
An attempt will be made to rcorgam-
iZe the old Transcontinental Pas enger
association.
The knights of Pythias expect 12.OOO
delegates to attend their Washington
conclave in August.
Turner. Ill.,. tramps must either leave
town or work on the streets with chain
and ball.
Trcasonable talk is INDUCED in by a
minister at the dedication Of a Confed-
er:.te monument at Richmond. Va.
Horse racing is not Il lottery. nc
coruins TO the United States supreme
court.
The Presbyterian general assembly
adjourns. 1t will meet at Pittsbulg
next year.
The Missouri Pacific shops at Fort
Scott. Mo-. have been closed because Of
y :'."""'~r i" fuel, owing to the strike
Of coal miners.
i%fcllll!'!, = arm! Oh
disbanded at Hiawatha. Kan, and No st
of the men succeeded in getting gu
of town on a freight train.
Kelly's feet will he met by al ~
cursion from ST. Louis and escorted to
the city. A subscription of $1,000 is
being raised to feed the men.
d. +. Goldsmith and a young lawyer
named Crowley fought a duel ut Bos-
ton with foils. Crowley was wounded.
The men loved the same girl.
The city council Of El PasO. Tex,
passed an ordinance that no woman
shall be allowed on the streets wear
ing what is known as the divided skirt.
New York Typ )graphical Union No.
6 unveiled Il statue of Horace Greeley
at the junction of Broadway, Sixth
avenue and Thirty-third street.
The Goulds are said to nave given
up their residence in New York. An
increase in the taxable valuation of
the personal estate is alleged to be the
reason.
Pine lands III the Duluth district
worth $1,000, 900 is awarded to Freder-
lick Weyerhaeuser and the Mississippi
River Logging company by Judge Mel.
son. of the United States court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
or,uin Of Human Nature.

First Monkey Gn a circus cage
These people standing around appear
to be very good -natured. See them
smile.
Second Monkey-They II good-na-
tured enough, but their assumption of
superiority is insufferable. l should
like to dynamite 'em.-Good News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
His Earnest Wish.
-
M.hni n CGlMnlcXinn.

What IL red face Col. irrg"r has
got"
Yes, his face is red; but that is its
natural color. Even whom he is pale
as Il rhoS, his face is the color of
crimson. You ought tn see him when
he is excited and gets red in the face.
Then he turns purple and blue"
Doing NObIy.
Mrs. DE Slyl"-How is your da lighter
doing ut college:
Mrs. DE ] >lii"n Beautifully. Mad
anne Brirgei upp writes that she is the
hest dressed girl in her class.-GOod
News
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
A Perfect Gem.

Mr.. Gotham-Is that suburban cot
tage that you are advertising really de-
sirable?
Agent-Desirable? Why. sir. it Is
nainted in sixteen colors.-New York
Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

Free as Air.
Although long and obstinately obstructed,
free as air become the bowels when Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is used to relieve and
ere r nnduiy t upon t1 them me quite the fhea coms
trary. Neither does it cause gripping. In
both these particulars it is preferable to a
lari and rheumatic ailments. kidney
trouble, biliousness, dyspepsia and nervous
ness.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
CURES OTHERS
rrRR1BL. CAS-, OF paorsY CURED.

JNO. hALLON, EaQ.s
No. 81 Mclean st., Mt.
adams, Cincinnati. o.,
writes: II took sick
with dropsy. lost my ap-
pe:ite, could rot sleep,
be;sino feverish: always
thirsty, lost all strength,
stomach became pain
iuI. breath short and
had to give up work.
Ths best physicians in
Cincinnati, failed to
help Dn.. Ny limbs and
body were swollen to
enormous s!Ee, and i
was suffering terrible
agony. $40 doctors all
haju could no, get well
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

again, that I was liable to drop dead ut any
moment. My wife sent for the priest, 10 pre-
! Remembered reading of your'Goiden Medical
Discovery and thought would try it us a last
hope. When l Ind tancn three bottles, was
almost well. The swelling entirely dish ppcarcd
and ! was soon alto to resume work. My
health is better now thsn it has been il
twenty-five years"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09
THE HIGHEST AWARD.
Chicago Tribune.)

DR.. Prices Baking Powder Receives
II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

In France there are special railway cars
for carrying bicycles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-09

A porcupine, the first to be seen in the
vicinity of Saratoga Springs for years, was
killed there last week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

lieve willingly-for his party's sake
statesman-into the common delusion
that the amount of money workman
gets per day or week is the true meas
ure of his wages. ANY Intelligent
workman knows better than this; he
knows that the money he receives is the
measure of the employers valuation of
his productiveneSS. Any employer
knows better; he knows that the COLI
slant and important question with him
is how much will these men produce for
him; how much can he make them pro-
duce for the money he pays them. His
study Is how to make the same number
of workmen produce more. The COM
pariSon. then, is never to be made be-
tween the quantity of money workmen
get each day or week, for the day or
weeks labor, in this country and that;
but between the cost of labor in their
product in this or that country.
When the comparison is made on this
basiS-and this is the only true one,
whether made from the workers or tina
employers polnt-the fact is that the
American is the cheapest labor in any
country in the world. He will get more
money at the emf of the day or week
fifty to hundred per cent more, than
his fellows in other countries--but he
will have produced for his employers
for that money twice or three times the
product. Mr.. Schoenhof, in his Econ
omy of High Wages" makes this indis-
pntable. Taking from his numerous
and exact illustrations the one item of
shoes. he shows that the Lynn employer
pays So cents for the labor which goes
to the making of pail. of ladies' boots;
the Englishman pays 81 cents; the Ger
mon pays from 81 to 6l.and the Austrian
II cents. For what he produces the
Austrian shoemaker is the best, as the
American is the poorest paid; the
American employer gets his boots made
for half the labor cost to the Austrian.
This conclusively disposes of Mr.. Reeds
entire position, and leaves the protect
i've theory as defenseless as ever.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03
WITH THE TRAVELLERS.

A quiet. unassuming gentleman, a
native Of Toxic. Japan. and q full
blooded Japanese. registered yesterday
at the Ryan. His name is Sakaye Sawa-
tart, and he was one of the commission
ers of the Japanese Fisheries society to
the Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago. He was also nrst vice presi-
dent Of the committee of judges of the
fisheries department at the great fair.
He left at AIS yesterday afternoon for
Tacoma via the Northern Pacific. He
expects to leave Tacoma by steamer
Feb. Z, and stated to a GLOBE reporter
that he would reach Yokohama Feb. 23.
He appeared to be very intelligent
man. and spoke the English language
quite fluently. Among other things Mr..
Sawatari said:
II came to the United States as a
commissioner from the Japanese Fish
cries society to attend the worlds fair.
Preached Chicago in July. When the
fair closed took a trip to the Eastern
states, where l could have an opportunity
to practically study the American fish
cries. lis subject in which I am
greatly interested. / can see that the
Americans in fish culture, like every
thing else, are remarkably progress
i've people. My present trip to this
country is my second. l came over
here in 1884 for the first time and re-
manned here three and one-half years.
subsequently pursued my studies in
fish culture in Europe. | spent consid-
cradle time in Germany, England and
France. l am now on my way to my
home at Toxic. Japan.
"You have splendid city here. I
had no idea that it was so large. l see
you have great electric street railway
lines and cable line to accommodate
your people. My country. too, is rapidly
advancing. We have splendid railway
and telegraphic service in Japan. In
my native city of Toxic. which has
population of 100000, nearly eyery
house and building is lighted with cleo
tricity. We have kindlier feeling to.
ward the Americans than to any other
nationality. When they visit us, even
in our interior provinces, they never
have cause to complain of any lack of
hospitality on our part. Our feelings
toward the English and Europeans gen
orally is not so pleasant ~