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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
One ot Hi. own Kind.

One OF His Kind.
A well-dressed and sharp-faccd wo-
man passed into the lawyers office,
and very shortly was standing by his
desk.
II beg your pardon" she said, in
s%alutation, "but can you spare a few
moments of your valuable timer
II am very busy, madam" he re-
piled, "but if you have anything OF I'M
portance to communicate l shall be
glad to hear it. Pray be seated"
.'Thank you, no." she said, looking
around at a clerk or two in a nervous
fashion,, "I am a woman with a his
tory, and"
sExcuse me-" apologized the attor-
ney, seeing a fee appearing on the
horizon, possibly you had better step
into my private office with me, where
you will not be interrupted"
She thanked him and they went into
the adjoining room.
..Now," he said when they were seat,
ed, II presume you wish to consult me
on this matter of your history"
eyes, sir. That is why I am here"
every we'll, proceed. Anything you
may a to me will be held in the
strictest confidence. You were saying
YOU were a woman with a history:'
This very sympathetically as an en-
courager.
eyes, sir" she began, as she laid a
document before him. cts q history
of Napoleon Bonapart in eighteen
monthly parts at so cents a month,
and"
He threw up his hands, but she had
him, and he couldn't get away until he
had put down his name, and noV
when "a woman with a history" is
mentioned in his hearing it makes cold
chills run down his back.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

q watery fluid, and the burn
ing and itching would drive her nearly
wild. Unless we encased her little
hands she would tear patches Of ska
from her face and hands. We tried
many doctors and many remedies and
at last gave the case up as hopeless.
But our daughter Cora tried Hoods
s~arsaparilla, to cure . scrofulous lump
near the left breast which caused her
much pain and after taking 4 bottles It
disappeared. Blanche, who is now eleven,
had spent seven years of suffering, SO I
concluded to give her Hoods sarsapa-
rilla. She took S bottles and her face 10
smooth and soft as a baby's, the color Of
a rose petal. Her hands are soft and
white, where four months ago they were
blue and red and calloused nearly like
leather. l cannot express my gratitude
by pen or mouth. 1t seems = miracle
and our friends are surprised" MRS
ANNA L. CLARK, 401 E. 4th st., Duluth,
MINI. Get only Hoods, because
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not DO
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f.. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, lave known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Illustrating What He Meant.

VAAe&& M
Latter day speakers of English are
getting to be very wordy and pompous
in the use of our language, according
to the distinguished linguist, Professor
Whitney, and he thinks we ought to
get back to the modesty and simplicity
Of our ancestors. This advice of
Professor Whitney is no doubt timely.
But in advising us not to use big
words and to be clear, pure and SIM
pie in diction he employs the follow
ing words: "Avoid all polysyllabical
profundity, pompous prolixity, and
ventrilaquial v%erpidity. Shun double
entendre and prurient jocosity, wheth-
err obscure or apparent. In other
words, speak truthfully, naturally,
clearly. purely, but do not use large
words.''-Boston Globe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
The SPELL Broken.

"Now, look here" said the Old Moon
sinner to the Suspicious Character,
"you've been a-loafn' round here fer
six days, an 1 want to know yer bust
ness"
"Well,' said the Suspicious Charac-
ter, II love your daughter, and II be-
lieve she loves me, and IL would
marry her."
1.-THE geewhillikins! Is that all?"
CALI"
can you've got a license"
eyes, in my pocket"
"Walk right in an take her! It's a
great load off my mind. Hanged If !
didn't think you wuz one O. them rev.
enue MISUNDERSTANDING Constitution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
A Great Joke.

"Wallie," said the teacher "who dis
covered American"
George Washington" said Wallie.
"Dear mel" cried the teacher, ''how
stupid! Harry, you may tell Wallie
who discovered America"
"Grover Cleveland" said Harry.
"What is the matter with you boys?
Don't you know a%nything!" said the
teacher. "Tommie, you may answer
the question. Who discovered Amer
lea"
"Sir Walter Raleigh" said Tommie.
Well, 1 declare! l v saw such
an absurd class. You may all retire
to your desks and learn your lesson.
I'll hear you again in an hour" cried
the teacher, angrily.
And then Wallie and Harry and
Tommie giggled, and roared, "Aprll.
fool"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
The Evolution

OF medical agents is gradually relegating
the old-time herbs, pills, draughts and We
getable extracts to the rcre and bringing
into general use the pleasant and effective
liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs. To get the
true remedy see that it is manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For
sale by all leading druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
A Tough

R%adbourn-I saw one Of the Har-
ward foot bail team run over by q ca
BILE a to-day.
Chesney-Great heavens! Were the
injuries serious?
Radbourn-yes. They had to tow
the car to the repair yard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
The Retort Discourteous.

The Retort Discourteous.
Helm proposing a reformed thea
ter wherein the men will sit in q body
together at the. front, with the ladies
In the rear.
She-An excellent idea. but you'll
have to have the cafe in the orchestra
pit.-Kate Fields Washington.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

inie, "you may fix up the calcium
lights back of the pulpit to use when
I reproduce the of McSwigger's
wife's ghost coming back to give a
warning against drink, and then get
ready for a rehearsal in half an hour,
while l 80. into the library and prepare
my sermon."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

Two hundred years ago. last July
the Bank Of England started on a
basis of a government debt to it of
e5,OOO,OOO. The debt the government
now owes the bank is $4,000, 900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Has Its Dark d

First Burglar-Bil. yer hear
no one who has a good word for a
house-breaker. They never takes into
consideration that we're obliged to
be out in all kinds of weather, an that
most of our work has to be done while
lazy folks is sound asleep in their
beds.-Harlem Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

After six years suffering 1 was cured
by Piso's Cure.-Mary Thomson. 29A Ohio
avenue, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 1894.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
The Reason Why.
Seeking a Forelsn Cline

In search OF pleasure or business, should be
preceded by the purchase OF nature $ great In
vlgoralor, hostetter S Stomach =l,is.crs, the
best anu most GENIAL medicinal s1t:guLru III
existence. Mariners. miners, CONNER claI trav-
elers, tourists, anu all VINO travel W anu or
sea, speak OF IT III the highest Terms. Malaria,
slnousuess, cons tlpatlOn, indigestion, rAeulila-
Iism, nervousness ana kidney trouble arc rem
eQled ny II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

The bank burglars got but Is cents
and some beneficial exercise out Of the
bank of Corder, Mo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with G1ycerlne.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face, Tender or SORE Feet,
Chilblains, Piles, &c. c. G. Clark Co.. New Haven, Ct.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

1t cost, Kentucky $114 to secure tho
extradition from Ohio of Napole"-
Bonaparte Schackeford, who stole |;
So hog.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
That Let Him Out.

Housewife-Did you ver do any
work at all?
Tramp-Yes, mum; 1 worked pretty
near q week once as a trolley car
driver, mum.
Housewife-Why didn't you stick to
1t?
Tramp-They declared the strike off.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Pleasant Prospect,

Shelf will be a pleasure for me to
share your troubles and anXieties.
He-But I haven't any.
She-O, you will have when we are
married!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

"Hanson's Magic corn Salve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask YOU
druggist for 1t. Price 15 cents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
SHEER NONSENSE.
FUNNIOSITIES PERFORATED BY
THE HUMORISTS.

Jokes, Good, bad and Indifferent
If You Can't Laugh Mt Any OF
These, 1t Would Be Advisable for
You to Consult Your Doctor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

The merchant prince knelt at her
feet.
"And could you really love a poor
orphan girl?"
The faint tremulougness of her voice
touched his heart.
"Could II"
He raised his head up and his eyes
flashed.
"Well try me a feww
She did, and they lived happy to-
gether ever after, no cloud marring the
bright skies Of their love.
He had no female relatives living,
either.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
A Suggestion.

Guest Crying to cut a tough fowl.
This chicken would have been much
better, landlord, if it had served as an
omelet!-Fliegende Batter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

Voice (from within)-You, Jimmie,
come inside and stop teasing the life
out of that dog.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Those Newspapers Hints.

Foreman-we need a few lines to
block out a column.
Rural Editor (wearily)-Well, say
.The Prince of Wales has begun ear
ing old clothes, because they are more
comfortable Perhaps it will start a
fashion that you and I can follow
New York Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20

"Does Mr.. Brown live in that cot.
tage up there"
me, he is dead; but I'm his re-
mains.'-Judy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
His motto.

Jinks-There's a man whose motto
Is Pay as you co.
Winks-An excellent motto, Who is
he?
Jinks-He's a railroad president,
and never gives passes.-New York
Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Wholesale.

Chicago Man-About what's
proper marriage fee?
Minister-Oh, say 80.
Chicago 11an-1'hree for @25.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
Not In His Line.

Mrs. Hicks-Your teacher says she
saw you fighting with Tommy. Hig-
gins, a boy much younger than your
self.
Dick Hicks-Well, if she expects to
see me plugging any old professional
swatters, she's going to get left.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-04-20
All the same.

Bings-What did you give me this
key for? It isn't my latch key.
Mrs. Bings-You won't have any
more trouble with that key than you
usually do.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

- = ~.E i u -
Doctor Johns on. has withdrawn
from the Willmar Tribune. We
really hope tits not our fault. In
fact he claims that he has not
been to blame for the bad editori-
ais which have occurred lately
:Atwater Repub lican. re-. ..-sss',. IN. n.
This is a fair sample Of the
down right falsifcations Of this
great new newspaper man Of At
water: Spencer may be bad
enough, as editors eaptto be, but
good Lord deliver us from Safer.
lee When:a man is 50 years old
and has been married nearly II
years and been in a.newspape1
Office all his life and still CAM
make a statement: nearer the
TRUTH, then we surrender
Yes, Satterlee we withdraw. L
editors in the course of time be
come so uncapacitated for telling
the truth then we have quit non,
too soon. C. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27
/ P,Ytctic1tls Politics.

5sE1 - 4 lllCLLc(tE& e OLkLLCS. sss#}s: VI.
tactical politics as noWcarried
on is pretty small business. BY
small we do not mean diminutiye,
. but mean, despicable. Thepeo-
pie Of this country w-ardays are
different from what they were 40
years ago Then the gospel Of.
anti-slavery could FIRE their hearts
for the rights 81 an inferior race.
During the ffties men and wom-I
en- had some primo ples and some
enthnsi asm for or the cause of JUS
lice Now the people seem ODE
- great measure ind fferent
even other own vel fare. They
are oagreat extent 50 democrat
lied that they invite every spes
scies of election tricks for tog gain ii
their votes Heneea ccessful
1idlliitician nlustr resort e, u these
little election ma uyresto win d 8, 3
large class of B vote nnst
81 beer and ciga donat -
church and schar i tin
Hons efnly su g pres
GSso1ls tD# s.. reat teal
~ means not him ma that Gun
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

htfor the abs tract eorist sto.
he agitatin.e an q atiing forev
or But the binary citizen
want reform to help his condi.
ton as soon as possible new
reform party to- be essful
must be pract ical, and not att
tempt any more Of forward
move than is in accord with pop.
ular sentiment. It must adopt
a prog ram that the majority of
the people believe in II the re-
form party does not do that it is
doomed to failure. n. SIS ..=4: s
= The People s Party can do one
of two things. It can plant it.
self on the silver issue, and in
com pany with the silverites Of
old parties march to victory, or
it can load its platform down
with every fad Of. the age and
dissolve into thin air. :: Z: =. :. j:
# the latter is the program Of
the day the writer for one is: not
in it. He has no time to waste
on issues that may be the order
of the day 200 years hence. C. J..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

hold ing confer enees and
mass neetings did the business,
the SILVER part Would SsWeepzthe
far Fest and Alaslka 50 pre-.
sent the silver ties need gettoz
egether oEassure The count ID
the last words ebste that
they still minneapolis
Journal
what other va could they
than ii
Ehohin mass mes tiings and con e1
[Yentlons arera
arest in desl eratel 1nalka
the people helIeve tired
|o hearing q uestliou
[disenssed ap as
Iarents IA tlaa sol1 they
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27
viii the Big Crop Blind the
III nm, o7,D

WtH the Big Crop Blind the
Farmer?
We hear on every hand that
the big crops here in the North
west is killing the silver craze.
We are told, that Nature is so
bountiful+ that so cents is good
price for wheat. Well, we shall
see whether the farmers of this
country are willing to immediate
themselves to the idol, gold.
Years ago in India people We'd
with each other to sacrifice them
selves by throwing themselves
in front of the car of the idol.
Europeans who visited India then
and saw the horrible massacre
thought the custom both cruel
and foolish, and commiserated
and expostulated with the delud-
ed devotees Of Juggernaut. If
our farmers Of to-day keep on
blindly voting for the present
|.system of gold metallism, they
outrival the Indians in supersti-
tious idolatry. But we wish to
think better of the American
farmer. Still we must admit
that they are the only class of
men SO far that stands willing to
reduce their own wages at the
beck of "a fetch. There is some
excuse for a laboring man voting
for the gold standard, and espe:
cially if he is a factory hand. He
will be affected only indirectly by
it. But for the farmer there is
mo excuse. He is q prod ucer on
on his own hook directly from
Nature. From his isolation and
number, he cannot form trust tt
control prices of his products
He cannot to any extent leave his
occupation and engage in any
thing else. Hence on farm pro
ducts the volume Of money acts
! directly in fixing prices. Whe1
the farmer votes to halve thu
volume of money Of the land, ant
of the world, he votes to halv,
; the price..of his product. W.
cannot but believe that he has in
telligence enough to see tina
much. G. J. :@
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

Congressman Eddy is. in a
thoughtful and nservative "
mood on thessilver question. It
is interesting to.speculate where
he will be at on coming out Of his
reverie, Moorhead News.
: Well, now. you don say, Bro.
Lamphere! " thought the sill
yer craze was dying out accord.
ing to the Minneapolis gold bug
organs. Well, if Eddy has got
the real genuine thought ful~ mood
that leadeth to repentance, may
God speed him, and give him
courage to withstand the wrath
Of Grover Sherman, should he
come out for the cause of his
poor farmer consti tuents. G: J :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

The corporation dailies and
their cuckoos through the coun'
try are trying to create a public
prejudice against Debs' and the
A. R. U: by stating that the plans
are to inaugurate another strike
on the Great Northern as soon
as Debs is released from prison
for the simple reason that Hill is
considered "a soft mark" They
know not this man Debs, neither
do they understand the purpose
and scope of the A. R. u, and
further, it is safe to say, they
know nothing Of the plans of
that organization. When the A.
R. U. strikes it. will be in defense
of the rights Of man and not a
war of conquest as these organs
would have: the public believe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

Senator PETER is reported to
have said: LET the farmers agree
not to plant for just one year and
the world would starve. This
is true populist doctrine.-Glen-
wood Herald. -.
On the contrary, Bro. Crump,
it is justin line with the princi-
plies Of the monopoly ridden old
parties. Populists are uncom-
promisingly opposed to all mon
opoly which tends to enrich the
rich at the cost Of suffering
among the poor; Senator PETER
may have given expression to
the above, but we dare say that
had you given his statement in
full you would have found that
he did not advocate it.. : =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

soztired is becaus their lg side
doesnot ben Is be dis ussed.
When I the none questio has
been discussed half as much IS
the old chestnut tariff bills, these
organs. who have haslled and e
zhashed arguments for 81
against free trad and .protec.
ton for the past thirty years
without the least regald for that
tired s feeling among the people
will have some reason for com
plant. .*=.:. s s S....z...==
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

be constrned into 8 dozen differ
ent eanings to suit every bod
He must Ia fact be d clown that
can distort himself u . dozen
different shapes. as occasio Oh. de-.
mand s He must thy to suit.
every boo w henel ction draws
near he must cond cend to smile
at the Newsstand vilest Of society,
people that he wouldnst touch
with q forty rod pole under any
other circumstances. If he wants
a glass Of beer he must get it at
night, and if he is a. total abstain
er he must be careful not to say
so for fear of the saloon elem ent.
And SO we might go on AD 1NFIN--
ITUM to. enumerate the ideal re-
quirements of q successful poll;
tician. The blunt outspok men
of principle stands no show
whatever. tits this state Of af-
fairs developed under our sys-
TEN of universal suffrage that
has much to do with the corrup-
ton in politics. No high minded
man will resort to such means tC
gain Office and hence the willy
tricky wire pullerT gets there
most every time. The remedy
for this state of affairs lies with
the people themselves. A re
vival Of moral sentiment amone
the people so that they shall evel
and always cast their ballots fol
the moral and uprightman of prin
ciple is the crying need of tn
day. Then may we expect polit
ical reform and wholesome laws
and not before. Nor does tn,
above remarks apply to candi
dates of different political par
ties only. It applies equal,
well to candidates of the sam
political party before nominating
conventions. There the viii,
trickster almost every time beat
his honest manly outspoken OF
ponent. The outcome of tn
whole business is that the hes
men are side tracked and infer
or men are put into Office. 1t i
really a wonder that the affairs q
the Nation and State are NO
worse than they are.
Let the people cease to how
about corruption in Office and re
form themselves first, and the
act out their honest resolve
through the primaries, CONVEX
tons, and at the ballot box, an
then we shall have a republic i
fact as well as in name. G. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

The Minneapolis Tribune of
18th inst. announces that the sill
yer repub licans of Minnesota will
probably call a convention in a
short time for>the purpose of de-
claring the world of their position
on the silver question. It is said
that such men as Henry Feig, A.
4. Barto, F. "A, Day, Chas. A.
Towne, John Lind and others will
be invited. These men are pretty
sound on the silver question and
their action will have much to do
with the action Of the party later
on and in the campaign Of '96.
There is no longer any doubt but
the republican party will be com
PEELED to pull it's leaders Town a
little nearer the people on that
question. depend emit Press.
This is news to US that Feig is
a silverite know he and
Birch elaine ed to be IN favor 81
free coinage f silver early last
summer and told over and over
again what they would do at the
Repub licanS g iional Con.
vention. But when they came
to the conventio On they were as
mum as oysters decl aration
of the Hon. Henry Feiig as 20 his
view On the. silver d uesti viii
fall flat here d gu sc.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-08-27

WHAT'S the matter with Gov.
Clough? that is what is asked
=evefyWh here N 81, he is too
much Of q g common man to suit
the. stocrats # the part He
is also q little too ind pende to
suit=the Office gangs IN certain
quarter The facts that Gov.
Cloug and Bob Dunn are as sert-
ing some sturdy independence
that's refres hing il these days.
Hence there are quealing IL
some quarters