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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
The Gunmaker of lion.
JEFFERSON M. CLOUGH RE-
FUSES A TEMPTING OFFER
FROM THE CHINESE
-. GOVERNMENT,
His Health Was Too Poor to Admit At
tentiOn to Business.

(From the Springfield, Mass, Union.)
There isn't a gun manufacturer In the
United States, who does not know JEFF
ferson NJ. Clough. He has been intimate
ly associated all his iife with the de-
velopment of the Remington and
p%erintendent of the Z. Remington 4
Sons great factory at lion, N. Y.
After leaving there he refused a tempt
ing offer Of the Chinese government to
go to China to superintend their gov
factories,-and accepted in
stead the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the Win
chester Arms Co, at New Haven, at a
salary of $500 a year.
1t was after this long term Of active
labor as a business man that he found
himself incapacitated for further service
by the embargo which rheumatism had
laid upo him n resigned his position
more thai two years ago. and returned
to Belchertown, Mass, where ne now
lives Inc owns the Phelps farm.
Being a man of means he did not
spare the cost n was treated by lead
ing physicians and by baths OF cele-
brated springs without receiving any
benefit worth notice. During the sum-
mer Of 1898 and the winter Of 1894 Mr..
Clough vas confined to hts house in
his bed without assistance, and suffer-
ing continually with acute pains n
with no taste or desire for food. nor was
he able to obtain sufficient sleep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. Clough
heard Of DR.. William3' Pink Pills for
Pale People. He began taking these
pills about the first Of March. 1894. and
continued to do so unit the first part Of
September following. The first effect
noticed was a better appetite and he
began to note more ability to help HIM
self of the bed and to be better gen.
orally. Last August $3.50 he was able
to go alone to his summer residence and
farm of 1853 acres on Grenadiar island.
among the Thousand islands, in the
River st. Lawrence, where from the
highest land of his farm he commands q
view for thirteen miles down the river,
and sixty Of the Thousand islands can
be SEEN.
Instead Of being confined t. his bed
Mr.. Clough is now and has been for
some time able to be about the farm to
direct the men employed there and he is
thankful for what DR.. Williams Pink
Pills have done for him.
These pills are manufactured by the
DR.. Williams Medicine company, Sche.
nectady, N. Y, and are sold only in
boxes bearing the firms trade mark and
wrapper, at SO cents a box or six boxes
for $3.50 and are never sold in bulk.
They nay be had of all druggists or
direct by mail from DR.. Williams Medi-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

morning, after breakfasting on fried
chicken the sagacious housewife comes
out and gets that real egg for herself.
Does she take the china egg, too? l
guess not. She leaves it right there.
and the hen congratulates herself on
finding something left for her. which
is more than she had been led to ex-
pect. However. she'd be glad to keep
the whole. She thinks that perhaps
there may be some way to do it. She
remembers that she laid her egg on
the right side of the one that was
there. The next time she lays it on
the left side. And it disappears just
the same. So she tries the right side
again with an equally encouraging re-
suit. After awahile she gets mad and
lays the egg at one end of the china
article. But that doesn't make any
difference. Yet there's II egg in the
nest all the time, and it bothers her
to understand why she sets and sets
on that egg and doesn't hatch any
thing out OF it.
"Now. gentlemen and ladies, that
china egg is the palladium Of u lib
critics. (Applause.) 1t represents pol
itics. We always have it with US.
And so long as it is there we imagine
that we can hatch something out of it,
or accumulate something along with
it. We lay an egg in the shape of a
vote, and what happens? Well, we
keep the china egg. Then we lay an
other egg on the opposite side. That's
q vote for another set of politicians.
And next day, when the counting is
done, nothing remains for us but the
china egg. We try it two or three
times more, and we get real mad.
Then we lay the egg at the end of the
nest. That's a third party movement.
Well, we don't make much out of 1t,
and pretty soon we come back again
to the old game Of right and left.
Does the eagle do that? Not any.
l remember finding an eagles nest
when 1. was a boy. Neither Mr.. or
Mrs. Eagle was at home. The nest
was in that big pine on the far side Of
H%arscrabble Hill. l climbed the tree.
There was M egg in the nest; and,
just as I. reached out for it the bald
headed and glorious bird of II lib
critics (applause) returned to his abode.
I will only add that, late in the after
noon, my father found me hanging by
the seat of my p%antaloons from n Of
the lowest limbs of the tree. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eagle were sitting on their nest
at the time, trying to decide how they
would have me served for supper.
"Such being the case, I claim that
we have no further use for the eagle
as a national bird. Let us get down
to business principles.
"The hen truly represents the mass
es of the people. Indeed, 1t might be
objected with some show of reason
that she does not represent the domi-
nant or political class. l would reply
to this that in many ways she does.
Nobody ever heard of a hen with an
American name, There are Leghorns
and Bramahs and Cochin Chinas, all
foreign. Even the common designa-
ton for hens in general-"biddies''-
has a foreign and very appropriate sig
nifcance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Eyes, gentlemen, it is the hen, the
patient and industrious hen, the bird
which is not Gagged and. yet never es-
capes; the bird which has wings and
cannot fly, that is the national bird for
us. the true type of our greatness and
of our freedom"
I find that my notes of Silas Sway
backs speech end here. His perora-
ton, containing a most glowing pane
gyric of the hen affected me so deeply
that I could not see t write for tears.
So much of his speech as 1 have been
able to preserve I have faithfully set
down, or at least, as faithfully as my
habits and education will permit.
Some Of my readers will doubtless
object to the language in which he is
here represented to have clothed his
thoughts. They will point out that
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
INCIDENTS o /. THE DAY.

wounded animal chase until they lost
sight Of him and his trail. However.
later in the afternoon they put up an
other lion. This tinie Farmer Frances
fired. and he also: wounded his lion.
In the meantime up jumped another,
which proved to be the one Waltar
wounded. Walter Frances gave chase,
and ultimately killed it. Then three
others rushed out of q thicket, and
young Walter despatched all three
with three consecutive shots. While
this was going on Farmer Frances end
Fred Eckersby We're following the last
wounded lion in a opposite direction.
Farmer Frances caught up to it. fired
and shot a big tooth out of the lions
jaw. But I suppose the run made
Frances a little shaky, and he vas I'M
able to take a steady aim. The lien
then made for him before he could re-
load, and had him down. Fred Eek
ersby says the lion came ON like a
whirlwind, knocked Frances down,
and started to chew him. Eckersby
rushed up and killed the lion, Just in
time. to save Former Frances's life.
Farmer Frances did not run the bar
rel Of his gun down the lions throat,
and Walter Frances did moi save his
brothers. life.
p. L. Bangor. Fred Eckersby, W.
Frances and Farmer Frances lave
now succeeded in killing over q score
Of lions between them. Bangor
heads the list with sever. I may say
that four better shots under all cir
cumstances do not exist in the low
country. At 9. bulls eye COMP etition it
is difficult to tell which .of the four
is the best, as 1t is bulls eye shot for
shot. In %all-around game shooting
they are the same. During the COM
ing winter we intend II go in for some
record wild-game hunting At the
end of our hunt, and even during our
hunt, I will give you an account OF all
our adventures, of whichfi there are
bound to he many.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
AT the Pearly Gates.

st. Peter (from within)-Who agi-
tates' the celestial latchstring.
Strong Voiced Shade-'Tis I, the
New Woman. A mere man is with
me.
St. Peter-'Tis well. Let each state
his attributes. ,
New Woman-You know me. I
came. l saw, I conquered.
The Mere NANNY Office is to salute
submit and surrender.
st. Peter-The rs. have it. Place
your sycophant on the toboggan and
step ~inside.-Washington Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
Way Down in GcorRia.

A Newtown County cclorcd preacher
made the following announcement
from his pulpit last Sunday:
1.-The slidin' elder will open a dis
tractcd mcctin' in this house, endurin'
of the first Sunday in May. if provi-
den, is willin' and de weather permit;
if not. den de next Sunday. whether
or no."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
Four HUNTERs-TWENTY LIONS.

A Big Game Yarn that Comes From
South Africa.
A correspondent of a paper publish
ed at Johnnesberg, South Africa, re-
Gently sent the following to the editor:
Sir-I promised to send you the true
version of Farmer Frances's encounter
with a lion. Farmer Frances, Walter
Frances and Fred Eckersby, went out
for the purpose of having a days hunt
ing among the lions. They soon came
across a troop of them. Walter fired
and wounded one, and all gave the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

and a permanent cure in DR.. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription. Taken during
pregnancy, the Prescription"
TAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY
by preparing the system for parturition,
thus assistinp Nature and shortening
"labor." The painful ordeal Of child
birth Is robbed of its terrors. and the
dangers thereof greatly 1essened, to 10Th
mother and child. The period Of con-
6nement is also greatly shortened, the
mother Strengthened and built up, and
an abundant secretion of nourishment
fol. the child promoted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
80
AN IDEAL FARM.

Fourteen Varieties of Crops in the
Place of Wheat.
General Freight Agent Moore. Of the
Northern Pacific, has been searching many
years for an ideal Western farm. and
thinks he has found it. He has made a
deep study of the diversified farming ques-
tion, and his ideal farm is cultivated on me
broadcast diversified plan. 1t belongs to
George NJ. Bennett of Westport, Mimi, on
the Little Falls & Dakota branch of the
Northern Pacific. Mr.. Moore has recently
sent letters to various prominent farmers
on the line, asking them to what extent
their crops and products are diversified.
What the ideal farm, ideally diversified,
really is can be best learned by reading Mr..
Benefits reply, which Is as follows:
Answering your inquiry as to what l am
doing by way of diversifying my crops on
Westport farm, l wish to say: In the place
Of $50 acres l usually .sowed wheat previ.
the present years crop as follows: wheat,
Is acres; oats, IS acres; barley. 60 acres;
fax, Is acres; corn, 20 acres; buckwheat,
IS acres; millet, 45 acres; rye, 35 acres;
peas, So acres; potatoes. 35 acres; beans, ~
acres; onions. 2 acres; mangel, wurzel,
beets, etc., 3 acres; sweet corn, 1 acre;
total, 619 acres; balance to hay.
II supplement this cropping with hogs.
TIL plan is to market the most saleable
products and make pork from the poorer
and less saleable stuff. The hog, II he has
proper care and attention, plays a very I'M
portant part in diversied farming, and 1t
is a great mistake to attempt to get along
without him. All of the crops, except
onions, named in this list can be used to
advantage in hog raising. 1t Is an error to
claim corn as the king of hog food. II
space permitted I would demonstrate this
assertion. We have. all the elements re-
CURED for successful hog raising, and l
hope to see our farmers give serious and
practical attention to the subject"
Editorial Note-Havlng called the atten-
ton of Gen. Flower, president of the st.
paul Union Stock Yards company (who is
recognized authority on proper hog feed
tne), to the foregoing. he remarked: MI.
BENEFITS position Is correct, that while
corn is excellent hog food, it will not pro-
duce as good meat as a mixed ground r-
ton Of small grains, especially wheat, bar
Low and oats, sand that more profitable re-
sults were attainable from the latter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

form of language generally considered
appropriate to such character. Sec
ond. l have passed the last few years
in New York. and my command of
English has suffered Il great deal in
consequence. l have, however. made
Silas speak as nearly as possible like
the old fellow that used to hoe my
grandfather's potatoes; and so. If the
compositors and proof-rcaders do not
insert any grammatical or rhetorical
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
The Ensle Returned.

The Engle Returned.
Silas in a New Englander, and should
have a dialect. I must plead guilty to
several counts Of this Indictment. In
the first place I have lived in New
England nearly. all my life, and have
avoided reading dialect stories. There
fore + have no acquaintance with the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
I'm All Cnntrunx

Is the remark OF Nanny Il nervous inhi-
vidual. He or she will soon cease To talk
that way after beginning and pcrsisiiig in
a course of IIostetter's Stomach Rittcrs.
Nothing like 1t to renew strength AMI :i,'-
petite and q good digestion. 1t chcc'.s
the inroads Of malaria, and remedies liver
CT mplaint, constipation. dyspepsia. rli..u-
matisIn and kidney disorder. 1t is In every
sense Il great household remedy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with Which ladies may use the Cali
fornia liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs.
under all conditions. makes 1t their
favorite remedy. To get the true and
genuine article. look for the name of the
California Els Syrup Co., printed near
the bottom Of the package.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
Tobacco-Stinkine Breath.

Not pleasant to always carry around, but u
don't compare with misunderstanding power
make YOU weak and impotent. Dull eyes, loss
Of interest in sweet words and looks tell the
story. Brace up-Quit No!To BAG is q sure,
where. Book, titled Don't Tobacco Spit or
Smoke Your Life Away free. Address Ster.
ling Remedy Co., New York City or chicago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

If the Bsby In Cutting Teeth
BE sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, AH3
SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
A NEW NATIONAL BIRD
FIELDING INTRODUCES A SUCCESS.
SOR TO THE EAGLE.

He Furnishes the. Public With. the
Substance of a Fourth of July Adj
dress by Silas Swayback in Which
the Claims of the Hen Are StrOng>
ly Presented. i
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
DisaDpOtntinx.

Smallwort-Oh, it was a great occa-
sion. Wine was as plentiful Is water.
Col. Bourbop-Only as plentiful 3s
that?-Cincinnati Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

The most lonesome man in town Is the
one that has made liberal loans to his ac-
Quaintances.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
A Memorable Experience.

"Well." lie said thoughtfully, as he
stroked his snowy beard. I'm glad l
lived to see it,"
What do you mcan:" said his
grandson; 1.-The work on the Ninth
street road?"
NO. This spell of weather. I've
been an oldest inhabitant for many
years. and ! am prepared to wager q
large amount Of money that the sum-
mer we have just had was the short.
est the country has eve Known
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

~Loncs-.Are you serious In yonr at.
tention to Miss IlulkS?
Fones-Wcll. guess so: Her father
did me out of forty thousand on one
Wall street deal last month: and I'll
get that back if l have to marry the
whole family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Every mother should always have at hand
. bottle Of Parker's Ginger Tonic. Nothing else 50
good for pain, weakness. colds and sleeplessness.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Crows have one virtue at least. They
are dcvotcdly attached to their caws.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

When you need a friend don't pick out
the man whose dog never wants to follow
him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

s. X. COBURN, Mgr. Clarie Scott, writeck j
II find Halls Catarrh Cure O valuable remedy"
Druggists sell 1t, 75c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Plso's Cure is a wonderful cough medi-
cine.-Mrs.. w. Pickert. Van Siclen and
Blake avenues Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. 26, '94.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

When the c%oachman marries his employ
er's daughter he Is a groom. TIL daughter
is foolish,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Abuse is one Of the few things n man
can get without earning or deserving it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Now is the time to cure,your Corns
with Hindercorns. Ittakes them Outperfectly, gives
comfort to the feet. Ask your druggist for 1t. l5c
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Goes Cough Balsam
Is the Oldest and best. II will break up a Cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

Next to a beau there is nothing n girl
Is prOuder OF bossing than a st. Bernard
dog.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

We love the body for the souls sake. but
never the soul for the sake OF the body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

"Hanson's Magic corn 1alve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Price Is cents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29

You can always please a good man ny
telling him he has n dcv!ish twinkle III his
eye.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-06-29
OTHERS
racouorinn from

the illness at
tending child
birth, or who suf-
Vfer from the eff
! fects of disorders,
derangem ents
and displace-
1nents of the wo-
manly organs,
will find relief
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-16

ON account of other business arrange NJ ments l now offer for sale my abstract of titles office building, vaults, safes, furni, tnre, etc., but will continue business until thaisame Is disposed of. s. R. White. 22lLf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-16

pathy with the common people of the land, but for selfish and wicked purposes are willing to sacrifice the interests of those outside their cir cle
 1T believe that capital and wealth through combinations and other means gain an undue advantageous it must be conceded that the main tenance of sound currency may, in a sense, be invested with a greater or less importance to individuals, ac- cording to their conditions and cir cumstances. It is, however, only a difference in degree, since it is ut terly impossible that any one in our broad land, rich or poor, whatever may be his occupation, and whether dwelling in center of finance and commerce or in a remote corner of our domain, can be readily benefited by financial scheme not alike bene- ficial to all our people, or that any one should be excluded from com mon and universal interest in the safe character and stable value of the currency of the country.
 Tn our relation to this question we are all in business, for we all buy and sell; so we all have to do with financial operations, for we all earn money and spend it. We cannot es- cape our interdependenee. Mer- chants and dealers are in nearly every neighborhood, and each has its shops and manufactories. Wher- ever the wants of man exist, busi- nesss and finance in some degree are found related in one direction to those wants they supply, and in another to the more ex tensive busi- ness and finance to which they are tributary. A fiuctuation in prices at the seabOard is known the same day or hour in the remotest hamlet. The discredit or depression in the financial centers of any form of money in the hands of the people is signal of immediate loss every where.
 eff reckless discontent and wild experiment. should sweep our cur rency from its safe support, the most defenseless of all who suffer in that time of distress and national discredit will be the poor, as they reckon the loss in their scanty sup port, and the laborers or the work ingman, as he sees the money he has received for the toll shrink and shrivel in his hand when he tenders it for the necessaries to supply his humble home.
 Disguise it as we may, the line of battle is drawn between the forces of safe currency and those of silver monometalism.
 "I will not believe that if our peo- pie are afforded an intelligent op- portunity for sober second thought they will sanction schemes that, however cloaked, mean disaster and confusion; nor that they will consent by undermining the foundation of a safe currency, to endanger the bene- ficient character and purposes of their government
 After this patriotic letter we can naturally expect a tirade of denunci- ation and abuse of the President from the bullionaires, silver mono metalists and inhationists, but, then, can they answer it? We opine not.
 This statesman-like document will do world of good in arresting the demoralizing and disastrous ten dency toward single silver basis, and prove a thorn in the side of the selfish Silver Kings of the Stewart variety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-16

tremendous stock shoes oXfods and Slippers to be sacf feed at Having purchased very large stock of the most stylish footwear in the country and realizing that the present hard times have hatnteered Wtht usual de mand for this high grade of goods find that am oyersocked therefore, to meet obligations which fast becoming due Lam pushed for funds andto raise money will offer bargains for the coming week never heard of before.
 Mems Philadelphia calf in worth $0 g this worth $225, $5 for this week only Boys Shoes satin oil ca 2 5 former I 5 this week only 90c Ladies' Dongola Strap Slippers $2 CO., this week $150 Ladies Dogoa Opera Sppe $1O5 Ladies Dongoa Oxford Ties patent this M Ladies' Dongoa Oxford Ties worth $ this week Opera Oxford $OO only will permit many bargains and kindly ask to call to convince yourself
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-16

NOR RENT-I have several nice cottages N for rent, with closets, etc. also lot on rail- road for salei suitable for warehouse l. J.. Moore, 500 Main st. l0 /,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-16
vHEAP A<OLUI1N.~ Advertise Your Wants.

If you have a House for Rent, or have anything for Sale advertise it in this Column.
 Rates: lines, one week, p cents, CASH IN ADVANCE.
 If charged, will be charged at the regular local rate of 5 cents line each insertion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-07
45a mi5O5 a m

sy.JoITIs SAN FRANCISCO II. II.
TRAINS. iARRiNE DEPAAS