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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
A Microbe That Is Hard to Kill.

Professor Renk, who is engaged in
making: some interesting experiments
on. The vitality Of the common bacili,
the -so:-called ''microbef of cholera" has
just finished a treats SC. containing his
observations on the ability of such
organism to Withstand intense cold. He,
has found that they will live for some
time, and exhibit all their usual liveli-
ness in a temperature ten degrees
colder. than freezing. A single. !''cpl.
ture'' of these. germs III d bowl of beef
broth, reduced :to.a temperature of
from five to seven degrees below the.
zero Of the centigrade. thermometer
(Which is about the same as twenty to
twenty-three above the, zero mark of
the Fahrenheit Instrument wereunus1l-
ally alive at the end Of 100 hours 'ex-
posure,. Hes:s :fephnd!: however, That, as
they. were unfnterPupfedly exposed to.
such. a degree of cold for a longer
period than that mentioned above they
gradually lost vitality, and at the end
OF, five days Independently lifeless and
utterly unabla.t to do damage should
they be taken into: the human system.
ST. .Iyoa,is Republic. ,"':'&t
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
sAwDUsT VALUABLE.
Modern Discovery for the Utilization
of u Heretofore .tageless oHal.


Modern Discovery for the Utilization
of n Heretofore .faeless OGal.
One Of the. methods whereby profit
has been made from sawdust is tile
manufacture from it. of. oxalic acid,
which is a. simple process producing a
material in: wide commercial demand in
the arts Of dyeing :and ether chemical
arts. AS intimated, the process is not
only simple, but the outfit for conduct
Ing it does not involve Il large invest
ment. The principles involved are not
complicated, and the process can be
carried out, by cheap labor: under the
superintendent of a fairly intelligent
director.
'OxaIic acid is frequently met with in
the-vegetable kingdom, especially: in
combination with gases which destroy
Its poisonous. character. =, Oxalate"7of
slime is found in considerable quantity.
in the rhubarb plant; oxa1ate of potash
is found ill, the sorrel, and. oxa-
late Of soda in salicornia, and sal soda.
Formerly the. acid was. obtained from
the sorrel, oxalis acetosella, but more
recently from sugar, by the action, of
lAAS oSAN 'uPOA u. liz Hull GlClu
and sugar are boiled for some time,
then e%vaporated to dryness.> and the
oxalic acid formed is purified by recrys-
Utilization from water: "A much
cheaper: material :.thanr..s11gat lis; saw
dust. In. this. case an alkali: must be
employed instead. of an acid, as well
as at a higher temperature. The opera
ton is conducted in an iron vessel of
suitable size and shape; and either
! caustic soda or potash is employed, the
yield being greater with the latter.
Some recent. experiments made go
to prove that: a mixture: Of forty
parts Of caustic' potash to sixty parts
Of caustic soda will produce as large
a yield as when potash alone. is used;
provided the operation be. performed
in. shallow Vessels with thin. layers of
the: material. avoiding, as far as piossi-
bic the fus'ng of the mass. Soft woods,
such as pine and fir, produce larger
quantities of"oxi1ic> acid than: hard
wood like oak, The proportion. of the
woodsto alka1i should not exceed lis to
100; and the temperature Should &c
about $50 degrees"Fahrenheit.:s ':s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
A BRIGHT STAR
A SKETCH OF THE MAN WHO
LED MARY ANDERSON
TO. FAME.
Also Played Leading Roles with Booth,
Barrett and ThOrne.
From the St. Louis Chronicle.l

From the st. Louis Chronicle.]
One of the most conspicuous figures in the
6tageland of America to-day is John W.
Norton. Born in the Seventh ward Of New
York city forty-six years ago, the friends
of his youth were Thomas w. Keene and
Frank Chanfrau. We find Keene a star at
the age of Is and Norton in the flower Of
early manhood, the leading man for Edwin
Booth at the famous Winter Garden Thea
ter. He was starred with Lawrence Bar
rett early in the 7Os, n alternated the
leading roles with Charles Thorne at the
Variety theater in New Orleans. Early in
the Centennial year, in Louisville, Norton
met our Mary Anderson, then a fair young
girl who aspired for stage fame, took her
under his guidance and, as everybody
knows, led her to fame. Mr.. Norton is now
the proprietor Of the Grand Opera House in
burg, and one of the stockholders in the
American Extravaganza Company.
One afternoon early in June he hobbled
into his New York office IN Broadway and
encountered his business manager, George
McManus, who had also been a rheumatic
sufferer for two years.. Norton was sur
prised that McManus had discarded his
cane. "Whocured you?" he asked. "Icured
myself" replied McManus, with DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills"
II was encouraged by NJ. McManus'
cure, and as q last resort tried the Pink
flllS myself" Sd1Q Nif. N0rCSE 20 q stirOn-
icle reporter. You lave known me fer five
years, and knew now l have suffered. Why
during the summer of 1858 / was on my
back at the Multanphy hospital, in this
city, four weeks. l was put On the old sys-
tenn of dieting, with a view 70 clearing those
acidulous properties in my blood that medi-
cal theorists say is the cause of my rher.
matism. I left the hospital feeling stronger,
but the first damp weather brought with it
those excruciating pains in the legs and
back. 1t was the same old trouble. =. After
sitting down for a stretch Of five minutes,
the pains screwed my legs into a Knot when
l arose, and l hobbled as painfully as ever.
After [ had taken my first box of Pink Pills,
it struck me that the pains. were less trou-
blesome. I tried another box, and I began
almost unconsciously to have faith in tho
Pink Pills. l improved so rapidly that l
could rise after sitting at my desk for an
hour and the twinges Of rheumatism that
accompanied my rising were so mild that 1
scarcely noticed them. During the past
two weeks we have had much. rainy
weather in st. Louis. But the dampness
has not had the slightest effect in bringing
back the rheumatism, which I consider q
sufficient and reliable test of the efficacy of
Pink Pills. l may also say that the Pink
Pills ave acted as a tonic on my stomach,
which l thought was well nigh destroyed
by the Thousand and one alleged remedies
I consumed in lac past five years"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
How to ,iai.e the Hen. Pay.

Now or never is the time. to gather
the profit on eggs. If the pullets have
been properly housed and. fed they
should be laying eggs now at a: lively
rate, and squaring up the account
against them for feed and care since
last spring. Do not forget the water;
while not so much will be needed as
was needed in summer, it is a neces-
sity, and should be pure and clean.
If there is danger Of its: freezing be-
fore. the fowls will have a chance. to
drink, warm it Slightly. See that the
feed is given, regularly and in variety.
Warm breakfasts now will pay. Keep
the shell box, grit box, charcoal box
and dust box we'll filled with fresh and
clean material. Clean out the, drop:
pings at least, nee ID week, and put
fresh, clean leaves. OF. straw over the
floor, in which to throw dry. grain. Is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
s,TOI,E BOUCICAULT's HAIR DYE.
HOW Sadie Martinez the Old
ROOF, tn Advance Her $500. =

HOW Sadie Martinez the OAd
Roam to Advance Her $500.
Sadie Martinez. when she made her
first appearance in San Francisco with
Dion B%oucicault, was, as she is now.,
as cunning and jolly a dame as ever
messed her red lips to a goblet OF
Pommery, says the News Letter. Miss
:Martinot used to tell Il good story
about Boucicault. In the later years!
of his life the great dramatist was
very conceited about his personal APP
pearance. His long hair was carefully
dyed every day with a preparation
which he. got from Paris.
One morning Miss Martinez said to
Dion:
"Mr. Boucicault. I want $500"
"AIiss Martinez" replied the drama
fist, Il cannot conveniently furnish you
with that amount"
81 am sorry" said Miss Martinez.
sbut l hope, when l call later on, that
you'll be able to find the cash for me-"
Next morning when Mr.. Boucicault
arose and went to perform the ordi-
nary duties Of his toilet he found that
his hair dye was missing. He knew
that Miss Martinez was acquainted
with the whereabouts Of that import
ant article. He also knew that it
would take him at least two months
to receive q fresh insta1lment from
Paris, In case his stock in hand did not
turn up. At breakfast he said, very
humbly:.
MY dear Miss Sadie. did You see
anything of my hair dye"
10 which that gifted and beautiful
lady replied:
Il assure you, Mr.. Boucicault. I
found among my effects 4 mixture to
change the color Of the hair which
closely approaches yours, so far as 1
can tell from the label"
"4And what is the price of that mix
:ure?" inquired Mr.. Boucicault, blandly.
"Only $780," replied Miss Martinez,
with a witching smile.
"How f%ortunate!!' said Mr.. Bouci--
cault. 1--WE got a check for that exact
amount in my pocket"
"And how fortunate, also.' replied
Miss, Martinot;'"I have the bottle in
mine!"
-. Mr.. Boucicault took the bottle, Miss
Martinot took :the check, and then over
their black coffee they chatted about
the. weather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
MIRA NOW VISIBLE.
The Star That Blnzes Out Like =
Celestial Search Light.

The Star That Blnzes Out Like =
Celestial Search Light.
The Philadelphia Record says Tue
southern evening skies during the next
few months will be the scene OF al
Interesting stellar exhibition. With an
opera glass the observer may discover
in line with the star Menkar a red
star, nearly at the center OF a slnali
triangle Of faint stars. Having 1ound
it with the glass, he will probably pe
able to see it with the naked eye. "A
week hence it will almost certainly De
visible to the naked eye. In another
week it will be quite conspicuous, ana
if it is true to it's record it will con-
tinue to brighten until at the end OF SIN
or eight weeks it will be nearly, If not
quite, as bright as Menkar. 49,
This is the famous star Mira 1ne
Wonderful, one of the most remarkapie
of the variable stars-remarkable DOM
for the great range Of it's variability
and for the irregularity Of it's habits.
When at it's minimum Mira is away be-
low the limit Of naked-eye vision, De-
ing then a star of between the ninth
and tenth magnitudes. At Its maxi
mum it sometimes SURPRISES in splen-
dor a star of the second magnitude,
although-this is one of it's %eccentrlcl-
ties-occasionally it attains to only the
fourth magnitude before it's light De-
gins to wane. 1t runs the cycle Of its
changes in an average period of eleven
months, during about. seven OF which
it is invisible to the naked eye. Hav-
ing attained it's great It brllliancy, 1t
usually remains without noticeable
change for Il week or ten days, and
then about three months is again be-
yOnd the reach Of the naked eye. Its
last maximum occurred in March last,
and another is due, therefore. i'll the
coming February.
Mira loses it's redness as it brightens,
and the spe%ctroscope gives the very In
teresting information that its increase
Of brilliancy is largely due to al out
break of luminous gases, the cause OF
which is among the still %unsolved' rid
dies of science. Its spectrum, when it
Is at it's brightest. is crossed by a large
number Of intensely bright lines
hieroglyphs in which the sp%ectroscop-
list sees the certain evidence of glowing
~gases--some. of which are due to hydro
gen. -.
The star is this year in a position to
be observed at Il convenient hour dur
ing the most interesting portion Of it's
period of visibility, and the amateur
star7gazer should not lose this unusu-
ally. favorable opportunity of forming
its acquaintance and witnessing its
singular behavlor:::I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

A Chehalis County Waslrinston)
farmer has lately been creating.a good
deal of interest with n pair of elk
which he had tanned and trained to do
many things usually done by horses.
A few days ago traveller offered him
q good price for his elk but the farmer
refused to part with them. The same
night a cougar got into his barn and
ate up one of the creatures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
~ =. y; =
Those Seal Fiaheries.

Washington, Feb; 19:-Important ac-
tion upon the seal fisheries of >the
Brring sea was taken. today by athe;
house committee on ways. md means.
1T was agreed to authorize the presi-
dent to invite. the governments, ss0f
Great Britain, ..ussia and Japan to
unite with the United States III send
ing a joint commission to Investigate.
the seal fisheries of the North. Pacific
and Boring sea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

d. V. Talent, mail carrier between
Ruthcrfordton ana Columbus, n. o.,
walks twcnty-scyen miles each day,
carrying the mail bag on his shoulders.
His compensation is. 5000 a year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
TO TRY LExoW.s VICTIMS.
New York Officers Indicted for Brib-
:. .erx and C%orruptiOn.

Considerable interest centers about
Justice. Pardon C. Williams, who will
try the. New York officers indicted for
bribery and .cNtortion Dy the l.cyow.
investigating committee. Justice Will
Jams. is Il. tall. broad slouldered man
upon whom the. weight of tifty-tWo
summers and winters rests but lightly.
He WAS. bern in sEllisburg. Jefferson
county. n. ", in 1S43. He educated
himself by working his way through
Clinton institute and st. Lawrence uni
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

1t has long been pointed out by, e:
perts that. French newspapers and
books will, owing to the inferior quail
ity.. Of the paper on which they are
printed, literally turn to.dust in much
less than: a. century, SO that public IL
b5rraries bid. fair to: hecome literary
cemeteries, This is the reason why the
budget committee SpropoSsepfs to have, 100
COPIES. of. the 5ournol4 Officiel printed
:dasaM; Qnns4Mhats is called Dutch paper, to
inanEa ~ -: .~.>4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

President Diaz expresses the hope
that the controversy between Mexico
and Guatemala will be settled without
bloodshed, but at the same time ne ~
making preparations for war with a
degree of vigor which indicates tlat
he expects the worst.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

/. .Justlee r urrd6h e. Williams.
;versity., In.1S83 he: was admitted to
the practice of. law and in five years
had taken such high rank in law and
politics that he was chosen district at
-torney Of Jefferson. county. In 1884 he
became a justice of. the: supreme court
in the Fifth judicial district of New
York state and has since presided ut
murder trials. .*Judge Williams has two
daughters and a. son and. is very fond,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

A Boston manufacturing company re-
Gently celebrated half a century OF e1'
istence by making a distribution of a
fund of 100000 among It's employees on
tho basis of S. for each year of service.
Some of the.employes have been in the
service so long. that their shares reach
cd $50 each, g. !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

In the cemetery at Barnstable, Mass,
is the following Inscriptions. Here
lyefh inferred We body of Mrs. Hope
Chfbman, We wife Of Elder John emp
man. aged 40 years, who changed this
life for a beer We 8 of January, 1855"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

A committee has been formed in
Amsterdam; for the erection Of 4 monu-
ment to Thomas a'Kcmple, at Zwolle,
where. he died at the age Of 81, on
July 4, 1471. The committee invites
an international competition LOT
sketches of the proposed monument.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

The natives of interior Madagascar
defend themselves against h advance
of the French soldiers by removing all
food from the line Of march and refus-
ing to furnish supplies at any price.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

Miss Ida Lockwood OF Muncfe has
lately been commissioned deputy coun-
ty recorder in Delaware county. Ind.
She has been a clerk in the office for
eleven wears, and is the first woman
deputtF'in that county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

James Chandler Of Lyon county, Ky,
Is seventy-nine. years old, n mas
forty-scven grandchildren and thirty
eight. great grandchildren He lives
near the farm on which his grandfather
settled. 100. years ago, and has v
been away from home more than ten
days at a time. q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

Some time ago the city of Lawrence
Mass. discovered. that its death rate
from typhoid fever was higher than
that of any other town in. New. Eng
land,.. After an Investigation of. the
cause. the. water supply of the place
was filtered through sand, and the
mortality from the disease ma fallen
from forty-three to. eight in six months.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

Mrs. Mozettc, Of jackson county
Michigan, an inmate of the county
almshouse, is 1O6 years old, and g'or-
les In the assertion that she is "as
mean n woman rs God ever put breath
intO.'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
1000 nus. poTAT0EE5 PER ACRE.

Wonderful yields. in potatoes, oats,
CORN, farm and vegetable seeds. Cut
this out and send sc postage to the
John A. Salzer. Seed Co, La Crosse,
Wis, for their great seed book and
sample of. Giant Spurry., wnu
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

The new ships built throughout the
wirld last year give an aggregate OF
! 324.OOO tons. The British yards
turned out $40 vessels Of 9G4,926 tons,
while only five steamers, OF ls'290
tons, are accredited to the Cn'ted
States.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
Her Pia;;n,

!. ~ :. ....7. :: 1 .eE 11""'
!, HIe7zH1ew,does ft':happen that none
Of YOU women have come forward.
with a new currency 'pian:i; ~ -...s
She--Oh, we already have a.: perfect,
one, When. we need currency we just
sft: down and, CRY for it.-Gnc!rp!att
I: Tfere; dire people who have learned. as the
poet exhorts, to fabdl'. and. to wait; but. I'M
than they labor. - .sss.: ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
Gen. Booth In Boston

Boston, Feb. 19.-Gen. Booth, COM
mandcr-in-chief of the Salvation
Army, addressed three big: mass met t.
lpgs ut the Mechanics building. 70:
day,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
quite natural.

Censtantinople. Feb. 19. = Turkish
officials will present to the Armenian
commission a declaration that the
stories of the recent outrages were ex-
aggerated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

Great finds of gold have been made
in Corea, and enterprising Americans
are already at work there showing the
simple natives what real energy is.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
At thc,., Club.

=: Hi1ls4Won. BY q leg. b: .Joye!!:s. =
Mi1ls@Who.? WHAT. .... -.
j. HillsAReggy Van Ihinbraip. Hos
going to n,orr:r>a !S;"".er,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

The. report of the superintendent.ee -
education ip New: Mexico shows. that
the number Of schools is increasing,
aud the legislature has just passed an
act providing fof general school tax
of not less than 3 nor more thar, 5
NILS; Thus it will: be seen that New
Mexico is preparing itself in the best
possible way for admission as a state:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

Bismarck Nd. Feb. 16.-The SEN
ate passed -:Strom:s Kelley cure bill.
This Is substantially the Colorado law,
so amended as to provide double chic
ride of gold. A letter Of Bishop. Shan
ley Endorsing the cure was read. MI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

aluminium has the l epertyr when
used as a pencil of leaving an indelible
mark on glass Or: any other. substance
having a siliceofs base. A deposition,
of the metal takes place. and willie
this may take be removed by a. suita.
BILE. acid wash the. mark itself cannot
be removed by. Yashing or rubbing.
This property is susceptible of'a varie-
ty Of practical applications in decorat-
ing glass. -. \: .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23

The power Tor mischief of the Rus
sian thistle, is instancea by A..aJ. Love:
'jjoy 81 Roscoe, who reports ali expert
ment made by a friend of his. in
,Gettysburys,.sa;,G 2. While; driving one
day one of the thistles came tumbllng'
along INF his path. The happy, thought
came to. him 81: tfeketinss lthe Thistle
With a request. to the person fading it:
to let him knQw where # travelled. to-
He did -ap-and turned Ns1oose idgain..
II q few days word came: fropa the
thistle sixty miles away: IT had dis
tributed It's seeds the entire distance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-23
Hoods
Made Me Strong

ut ran recommend Hoods s%arsaparilla as
hoat medicine l have AIKEN. was terribly
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-07-12
Denver News.

Evangelist StiverS, assisted by Mr. Gist. arc
holding revival services here this week and
expect 70 continue for some time.
The Rhoads Bros have both been under the
doctors care this week with an aggravated case
of la grippe.
Mr.. Pulse has constructed fine under
ground cellar for the purpose Of storing perish.
able goods i
Mr. lroeh has branched out into the gents
ready made clothing business and ordered n
stock suitable for the Denver trade
Mr., Henderson has concluded to maintain
ms bowery and give Saturday evening hop
every now and then.
Asa Jones, and other stockmen, will beoin
their hay harvest next week
X. j Brown, the Town Cos agent here. has
secured weeks furlough and gone down TO
Lewiston to visit
Mrs Bowly who has been visiting Mrs
Pulse for the past month. left for her home n,
Pullman Wednesday morning.
ii, hanimann 4 Co. of Moscow, have rented
waiter brOckman'S store room and will omen
up stock OF general merchandise in a few
days THIS firm contemplates building n
large store room ON the corner of Main and
broadway soon.
Dave Yates has gone into the race horse bust
ness IN dead earnest. He has a race matched
for next saturday with viii Jones for SIS
NJ over, the new dentist, will return to
Jniiaetta Tor about two weeks and then he
comes back to stay permanently
Mr. saunders and family, who have been
Wednesday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-07-12
The Keystone Of the Arch

In the eGihce of health is vigor, which means
not merely muscular energy. but an active
discharge of the various functions of the body
such as digestion. secretion of the bile, the
action OF the body, the circulation of the blood
Nothing more actively and thoroughly contrib
utes to the united performance of these func.
lions than the renowned tonic aud regulator.
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. The result of il
use is speedy gain in strength, together with
the agreeable consciousness that the tenure of
life is being strengthened-that one is laving
mp store of vitality against the unavoidable
dranghts which old age makes upon the svs.
TEN. The terrifying influence of the Bitters
constitute IL reliable safeguard against mala.
ria, rheumatism and kidney trouble Anne
lite ana sleep improve through its use and il
and damp.