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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Fol- Red River DruInnEe-Dispute
Over the Ditch Near Ada.


Over the Ditch Near Ada.
st. Paul. Sept. 2G. - The Red river
drainage commission yesterday after
noo2 let the contracts for the remain
der Of the work TO be done this fall
as follows: Mustinka, Traverse coun
ty, CouShrcn & Riley, S1-2 cents per
cubic yard; Rabbit river. Grant coun-
ty, plaistcd Il bushnell. GAG cents;
Otter Tail river, Wilkin county, John
ston & plaistcd, 1916 cents; Ken
nedy ditch, Norman county, to Rhine
hart, 73.4 cents. A report was re-
ceived from II. III. Hoggeland, the
engineer sent out to survey the sec
ond 1ru,c south of Ada for the Can
ada ditch, and he reported in favor
of ti,a Ii selected Ey Engineer Mill
er, norm au't east Of Ada, draining
the water of tue Wild Rice through
Lake Ida and Long lake to the March
river, as he says the Wild Rice is not
large enough to carry off the water
in the overflow season. There has
been q big dispute ut Ada as to which
ditch should be selected. A meeting
of the commission will be held to-:nor-
row morning to settle the matter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Decuenins n Harbor.

Duluth, Sept. 2G-The COMMISSION
appointed to report on Il plan for deep
ening Duluth and Superior harDors
to twenty feet met yesterday after.
noon. Gen. Poe arrived from Detroit
and Mai. Gregory from Milwaukee.
Several Duluth and Superior men ap-
pearcd before the commission. The
plan provides for the abandoning OF
the old channel from the natural en-
try through Superior bay ard the
d~eeneninc of the one along the dock
line Of Superior. 1t also provides for
widening the basin and channels IN
Duluth harbor and st. Louis bay.
The members of the commission will
probably be here for two ~ three
DAYS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Seven Year,. without n birthday.

a Scottish clergyman who died thirty
years ago, Mir. Lcishman Of Kinross,
used to tell that he once lived seven
years without Il birthday. The state
ment puzzled most who heard il. They
could see that If he had been born on
the Goth day OF Fcbreuary he would
have no birthday except in leap year.
But leap year comes once in four years,
and this accounts for Il gap Of three
years only. Their first thought woE,,d,
therefore, naturally be that the old
man, who, in fact was fond Of IL harm.
less jest, was somehow jcsting about
the seven. There was, however, no
joke or trick in his assertion.
At the present time tn ,re can DO
very few, if there are any, who have
this tale to tell Of themselves, for n
who can tell it must have been born
on the Doth day Of February ut least
ninety-eight years ago. But Il similar
line Of missing dates Ia 10Y o on to re-
turn; and. indeed, there are, no doubt,
some readers who will have only one
birthday to celebrate for nearly twenty
years to comc.
The solution of the puzzle is to be
found in the fact. (which does not APP
pear to be widely known. that the year
1900 was not a leap year II 800 will
not be. The February Of 1892 had
twenty-nine days, but in all the seven
years intervening between : . and
1904, as we'll as in the three between
1892 and 1896, that month will have
only Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
North Dakota parties cnrou,c to St.. Pau,
Minneapolis. Chicago. st. Louis. Kansas
City or Eastern and Southern points. will
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Wanted in Mich.sun.

Sacramento, Sept. ga requisition
from the governor of Michigan on
Gov. Markham, asking for the arrest
Of Louis Robb. charged with an at
tempt to commit murder in that state,
has been received and the papers is
sued. Louis Robb was sent to San
Quentin in April Of last year from San
Francisco for ENLIGHTENMENT. The
papers accompanying the requtsition
asking for his extradition state that
Louis Robb and William Vance IN the
23d of January, 1852, attempted to
kill Fred A. Hobbs, the mayor Of the
city Of benton Harbor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

and the wind drew the balloon along
so near the trees that we thought we
had better throw out some sand bags
and 60 up in the air again. So we did,
and presently we were sailing around
over the hills and past the trees, and
the fields. and the churches, and the
villages and the ~farm-houses.
Z" 1t looked like the same country
Harry said to me.
II thought it was the same country
myself, so we waited awhile and pres
emily we began to see that we were
coming back to the same place, so
Harry began not to get SO frightened.
And at last he began to distinguish the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Result of n Eeud.

Newport, Ark, Sept. 26.-Dr. II. p.
Watson, one of the most prominent
men in Arkansas, was shot and al.
most instantly killed by Robert Sim.
mons. chief of police of Newport late
yesterday afternoon. The tragedy is
the elimination of an old fcud be.
tween the two men. When they Met
in the afternoon q quarrel ensued.
pistols were drawn and Simmons
shot Watson three times through the
body. Simmons is in Jail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Strikers Sentenced.

Los Angeles. CAL, Sept. 26.-Judge
Ross, in the federal court this morn.
ing, sentenced Gallagher and Buchan.
an, American Railway union strikers,
to eight months imprisonment in the
county Jail and a fine of $500. The
outcome Of the trial has caused q sen.
sation here. The men are among
those who attempted to intimidate
non-union men on the Southern Pa.
ciic railway during the strike. There
are many other cases pending OF
similar nature.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
dumping Frcnchm-n" ia New York.

dumping French men, in New York.
dumping Errnchman" Is in town.
That peculiar disease. with the still
quccrcr name. is rapidly becomin. cpl.
delnic in New York IT Is one Of the
maladirs which are inex ii:calle TO E.ed-
ical science. Under ito influence tho
patient will ,lo the mos, star,iin. things
upon nervous Impulse. from Iauglling
insancly i" committing downright muir
der. The strongest, feature 0r the af.
Fiction is that the sufferer will obey
any SrMldrn order delivered In y quick.
sharp tone. Say q" him: Kill your
SELF AMI say u quick enough. liz will
do his best to- bcc"mc a self s'aycr: tell
him 10 jump Z" any place aud he will
do sO..-Ncw York Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Immense Yields.

A. A. White of st. Paul was awarded
diploma at the Minnesota state fair ecr
the best exhibit of sheaf grain, wheat,
oats, barley, timothy, alfalfa and millet.
This grain was raised without irrigation
at Kalispell, in the Flathead valley,
Mont, on the west side of the PG:ky
Mountains, Oh the line of the Great
Northern railway. The samples are i'm
Oats, seven feet high, that thresh out 100
bushels to the acre; wheat that goes 10
bushels to the acre, n sample showing
a stool of wheat with 1874 heads from a
single seed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Drayton the Candidate,

Washington, Sept. 23.-J'he Repub.
lcan congressional committee to-day
decided that Brayton was til regular
Republican nominee for congress from
the Seventh congressional district Of
South Carolina.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
BILLY A BALLOONIST.

Zone Of my most thrilling expert
ences occurred when I was aballoon.
tst," observed Billy.
The clock had just struck 8, and
Billy, waking up to the exigencies Of
the occasion, was ready to spin out one
Of his marvellous yarns to avoid the
fiat which declared 9 o'clock the bed
time of small boys. Truly, Billy was
an up-to-date young man
So I smiled and yielded. "Is it long
since you We're a balloonist?" 1 asked.
Billy drew a deep breath. The Rubi-
con was passed.
"A few years. he replied, careless
ly. Il always had thought a balloon
experience would be pleasant, partic-
ularly in summer, for it must be cool
up in the air. Then, Of course, when
you are high enough to see everything
there must be lots Of things to see."
'"True, true, my dear Billy"
$50 after thinking over the matter
a long while 1 got another fellow to
join with me, and we decided to hire q
balloon and take a ride up in the air
to see what was to be seen.
"We got a great big balloon, and we
got it cheaper because we let a man
paint a soap advertisement on the side,
And. that reminds me- interpolated
Billy, that I don't see why q balloon
sailing round Owe Coney Island
wouldn't be a great deal better fun
than a yacht sailing past on the water.
And 1 should think the soap men or
the tobacco men would try it for q
change.
"Well, we got a great big balloon,
and we took it out into a field so as to
have plenty of room to go up, you
know. Then we told all u friends
what We were going to do, so they all
came in a crowd to bid us good-by, for
they said we might be dashed to pieces
or come down in the middle of the AIT
lantic Ocean and be drowned. And
lots of men held theb alloon with great
big ropes until we got into it, and then
we got in, and waved our hats and said
hurrah!
And then the men let go the ropes,
and the balloon gave a rush and all
the people began to cry and said Fare
we'll; Oh. farewell! and we said; Now
we're off"
'"Then. the first thing it looked as if
tile earth and all the people began to
fall down, down, down. And every
thing got smaller and smaller. 1t did
not seem as if the balloon moved at
all, but only as If all the other things
did. The houses and the trees and the
fences were running away from us,
and we were standing still and look
ing at them. It's like when you're in q
railroad a that's going fast, and 1t
seems all the time rs If the trees and
houses and people were flying past
you and you sat still and looked at
them.
1--WE had a lot of provisions with us,
for we thought we might like to sail
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Concord Goea to core..

Washington, Sept. pa cablegram
received at the navy department to-
day announces the sailing Of the
United States steamship Concord from
saki, Japan, for Chemulpo. Corea, this
morning.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
a suckler for style.

Hank Tiucrs-W'hy did you walk off
last night when that tourist called you
q liar!
i Alkaii ikc-Didn't have ~ shous1n'
Jacket 0n:.-l'iick.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

The shortest cut to wealth is through
the lane of contentment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
The Modern Beauty

Writer'S collie is a most dangerous discr
der. It runs naturally into starvation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in. the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with health and hfr face blooms
with its beauty. If her system needs the
cleansing action Of a laxatiye remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant liquid Taxa
tive, Syrup of Figs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

IT the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, MRS
WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Mrs. Kings-I)ortcr Gmpressinsc n
Of her proteges)-Re brave and earn
est and you will succeed. Dc you re-
member my telling you Of the great
difficulty George Washington had to
contend with?
Willy ~Isaggs-Ycs, mum; he couldn't
tell Il lie.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Cures That Faith Won't Eject.
Are brought about by the use of Hostetter's
family family remedies. Rhenmstism, neuralgia.
dyspepsia, liver complaint, malaria and
nervous complaints succumb to this relia-
BILE remedy. It does Its benign work thor
oughly, and those who use It reap a fruit
full harvest Of health. Physicians Of the
first standing commend 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Halls Catarrh Cure.
3 taken internally. Price 75c.

The spirits tina move the world are not
the kind hat come out of q bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

"Hanson's Magic Corn selve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Price is cent6.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

. NFBs UeOrRV !. MCOUe1t00s
surrender his command, he found his
best friend. his truest comforter in his
faithful and devoted wife. Mrs. Nc
Clellan lives at the Marlborough hotel
in Broadway, New York. Her hair is
now gray and her form generous in
outline. She is medium in height and
carries herself with grace and ease
Like all women inclined to be stout she
holds her age s%plendidly, and her face
shows few Of the tell-tale wrinkles.
In conversation her c~ountenance- is oft,
en- lighted with a sad smile, which
gives one a good idea of the sweet
faced girl whom the West Pointer
.courted. and won before the war had
plunged the land into grief and sorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

To live only for what we can see is
proof that we are short-sighted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Cures THAT Faith WON'T Eject.

politeness that does not begin at hom'
Is almost all vanity and DECEIT.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Some Of us have to live q long while to
find out that we don't Know much.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Karl's C!nva- :Soct Tea,
The great Blood purih.: gives freshness and clearness
to the Complexion and cures Constipation. Sc.,Gc.,$l
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

COe'o Cough HAIa&m
Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up q Cold quick
er than anything else. 1t is aiwe1s reliable. Try it
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Cuts a queer f:ure-the Chinese idol
carver.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
Liked 1t Himself.

Yachtsman-Why are. you tying
those pieces Of wood on those bottles
Of whisky?
Waterman-So them what you have
not emptied will come ashore when
you upset.-New York Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29

Don't forget that your soul may be lost
If YOU lose YOUR temDer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-29
She sovn Got Tired,

Henpeck-How do you cure a won.
IN Of dabbling In woman's rlght2
Uptodate-By letting her have them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-20
rtr RICHMOND MISREPRESENTATION. JANUARY 20, 1884.

evidence brought out the fact That ,he
girI lived three weeks after the assault
instead Of three days. as was hrst re-
ported.
Mr.. !. l.. Andrews, or RoNobel' mas
been here three days and gives good re-
ports Of the condition Of Bertle county.
He says his county Is in better CONDITION
than II has been for ten years. Almost
every one has corn and wheat ana othcr
home supplies He calculates that
farmers will raise and fatten their meat
on peanuts they can raise it for two cents
a pound He SAYS there Is no neeH Tor
any farmer being without meat at home
Dr. G. J. O'Hagan. Of Greenville. was
here yesterday 10 see Mrs. J.. T. Higgs,
who has been quite sick
Miss Mamie Christian yesterday went
10 Norfolk.
Mrs II. Fuirell went to Portsmouth
yesterday
Miss Claude Darden. Of Spring Hin, IS
visiting here.
Mr.. George Holderness, Of Tarboro', was
here yesterday.
Professor G. W. Caldwell. who has
taught shorthand In the military academy
here. leaves for Washington. ID. g.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-20

There Is unquostlonably n strong senii-
mont in the Legislature In favor OF call
Ing a constitutional convention, not sim
ply to take action with reference TO the
question Of suffrage. but 10 effect necdful
changes I'm the Constitution involving thc
matter of criminal cXpenses.-S local.
Yes: We shall have to have convention,
but let ms move about it with great calm
ness and dclibcratior. The people have
Just begun to think about It seriously. in
a year or two's time We believe they viii
have made up their minds that the con-
vention is an indispensable necessity
Meanwhile. no legislative action is desira-
BILE
The two houses will be prompt enough
to act when they hnd that the popular
mind is bent upon having convention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-20

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-20
Tho Wilson Bill.

II is not encouraging TO the friends Of
an carly disposition Of the Wilson bin 10
be told, as they were told in the Washing
ton kilograms Of yesterday. that so many
members wish 10 speak upon that bill
that II Is not at all certain that II Will
b. put upon its passage at the time here
tofore fixed upon for that purpose. AS 10
what effect the speeches will have upon
the vote. We need say nothing Nobody
expects even one congressman 10 be In
duced by speeches to vote differently
from the manner In which he would have
voted u he had not heard a single speech
on the bill. ON the contrary every mem
Der will speak for Buncombe-that Is,
his arguments will be intended for his own
constituents. and II Smith expects 10 con
vert Brown. Brown with equally good
or equally bad reasons expects TO convert
Smith: and both will. OF course, DO dis
appointed We suspect that most sena-
tors and representatives would consider
Il poor compliment TO them TO be told
that they were expected 10 DO convinced
by the speeches Of even the ablest and
most eloquent OF their fellow-members.
The debates I'm the House Of Representa-
lives would seem to indicate that the viii
son bill will be passed 10y that House in a
form acceptable 10 the Committee OF Ways
and Means. and the responsibility be thus
thrown upon the Senate Of altering and
amending the bin 10 suit such interests
and Industries as ought 10 be cared for
by our Lawmakers when they undertake
TO revise the customs-duties and the In
tornal taxes The President has doubtless
had more or less 10 do In the matter OF
bringing the Democrats up TO the support
Of the Wilson bill. lie seems TO have had
influence enough with them 10 secure the
promise Of their support for the bill on
the final vote. Notwithstanding that they
may fail to incorporate into the bill the
features which they desire TO add TO 1t
or substitute for certain provisions al
ready In H. For example 1t Is reported
that the Democrats who may unsuccess-
fully vote for levylng a tariff OF 80 cents
per ton on coal. irop-ore. etc. may never
thcless 10 expected "a vote for the bill
when II is put upon It's final passage.
We do not mean to say that the Presi-
dent has spoken in an improper manner
20 any congressman. but that all OF them
know through MFR. Wilson and Mr.. Car
isle and others. as well as otherwise. what
are his wishes In the proyiso.
In this connection We cannot but press
upon Congress the importance Of acting
upon the Wilson bill In time to afford to
the people the opportunity to become re-
eonciied 10 the new scale OF duties before
they are called upon 10 vote for congress-
men next November. The new law may
commend itself TO public favor before the
presidential election Of 1896. but will not be-
fore the congressional elections next fan
unless Congress shall hasten its enact
ment The delay that may enable dozen
or two more OF congressman 10 air their
eloquence may also result in the election
this year OF Republican House OF Rep
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-20

The Board Of Visitors Of the Virginia
Military Institute will have the support
OF the thinking public in their determine
ton 10 put down hazlng Hazing is out
OF place at all collegiate institutions but
more particularly at those with military
features where rigid discipline is expected
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wholly alone unless q ful and complete
examination Of witnesses n made. because
We have already Ind one whitewashine
Investigation, and another Of the same
sort Will so DISCUS, the people that they
will lose tho last vestige ~ respect Tor
the present legislature which IL now
loft 10 them
This r. a harl hit at our Democratic
General Assembly. hut not harder than
that the Times gave colonel q Fcrrdli In
thc midst 81 the peoples rejoicing az HIS
election, nor harder than that
80 hos repeatedly given the
rrani mrcs. electoral boards.
registrars. Judges. and commissioners Of
election "of The negro counties; nor
harder than that It gave Willie Ander-
son aud Marshall Mccormick and their
associates ~ the General Assembly OF
1854 whom Il said yestcrday-as II had
often said bcforc-that 1T Is universally
believed hy very many that the Andcr-
SON Mccormick bin was passed 70 make
cheating possible ana easy"
We are not appris.d of the purpose Of
Mr. Stubbs in introducing his resolution;
v, d., NJ, know that We understand IT,.
+ hui We look upon IL AS "a challenge 10
su who have .urht 10 say against the
.y to corn. forward and make known
th,lr complaints. A. any rate it seems
q, as thai II offers that opportunity
20 all such persons.
We agree with the Times that the com
/ mite. cannot make a proper inquiry
/ without taking testimony" and we fur
/ th,r ins.s, that ), cannot do its work
/ completely ana satisfactorily without
/ starting with tho basic charec-viz, that
,no l.vy I'm question was passed 20 en-
alt. our smart POLITICAL trlcketers 90
maxi. rho ,,.lIot-box viola whatever fruits
,,..,a ,,,r,.I e,,uulomauteI hy "A plonti-
81 .... &C. ,,oror ,p corrupting voters
anal .1,.r.,r,. l.aa.rs
=. ....,.,.,.,, ~ tho Milan we prop4se.
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........... .,..... ~ ,noso vcho wcr. NOM
,.,. 80 ,t. c.,.r,l Assembly IT ls.i
and ask t,.., If the Times IS right in
..,,iro that tboir rurpoee m passing the
l.r,., l,v WAS .to make the dcfraul-
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