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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
PLAT Must Accent.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The end
Of a long day OF many conferences
finds a situation that has hardly been
eqr,alled in the history of state Re-
publican conventions. Thomas q.
Platt. FOR many years the leader Of
the party, and hut once an ofice-hold-
or, is besieged in so vigorous a man.
ner that his determination not to be
a candidate, still adhered to. is quite
likely to be overridden and the scenes
that marked the nomination of David
B. Jill in 1851 may find Republican
repetition Tomorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
CLUBS AT MILWAUKEE.
Preparations for thu League Con
ventfOn TO-MOrroyv.

Preparations 1Or the AeuSuC OOH.
ventfOn TO-Morrow.
Milwaukee,, Aug. 26.-Milwaukce is
filled to-day with distinguished Re-
publicans from every state from
Maine to California, brought here by
the convention of the National League
of Republican clubs. The contests in
the convention will be over the pres
idcncy and the place of holding the
next meeting. Charles U. Gordon of
Chicago, John L. Webster of Omaha
and u. n. Woodmansee of Ohio are
the candidates for the presidency, and
it looks Us though there would be a
very spirited contest. The impression
is that Gen. McAlpin and Mr.. Gordon
will be the leading candidates. The
cities that are striving to get the next
convention are Boston, Detroit, New
Orleans, Omaha, Portland and Chatta-
nooga. At this early day it is impos-
sible to tell what city stands the best
show. Gen. McAlpin and his staff ar
rived this morning.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

At q meeting of the British Ornitho-
logists' club, held ONE time ago, Mr..
II. NJ. Wallis exhibited three eggs Of a
golden eagle which had been about
thirty years in confinement and began
laying eggs about fifteen years ago.
The eggs were taken and those Of a
domestic fowl substituted. The eagle
Matched three of the latter, and reared
three fine birds, feeding them princi-
pally on rats.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

The real ancestry of the velocipede
was the celerifere of NJ. de Sixrac
uG9O. 1t is briefly described as a
stout wooden beam with a saddle, and
supported by a wheel at each end, with
notched cross-bars. In front was an
upright, held in position by a support
ing bar. 1t could not be guided, and
the rider had to run along with the We
hicle for some distance, and then ride
on until 1t stopped.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
Accidental IIappcnings.

Fire ruined the Woodruff block at
Rockford, ILL.,, causing Il loss of over
100000.
Engineers Fred Rumpf and William
Johnson and Fireman Huffman were
killed in a head-end collision on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Southwestern, near
Torch Hill, Ohio.
According to private advices received
i'm Philadelphia, ten men of the crew
of twenty-one men of the British bark
Flora Stafford, which was burned at
sea several weeks ago, persisted.
A skiff in which were three men was
capsized in the Ohio river, near Pitts
burg. by the waves of 4 passing steam
er, and two of the men drowned. Their
names were William Hickman and
Thomas Shaughnessy.
Fire, which originated in the second
floor Of the wholesale wine and liquor
house Of John Emmons, JOB West
street, New York, caused damage to
the extent of $4,000 on the building,
and about as much on the stock.
Fire destroyed the magnificent resi-
dcnce of Millionaire Frederick Faux
ncr in Belvidere, Mass. The loss is
S1OO.OOO; insurance, about $4,000. II
is believed incendiaries are responsible,
as the family is absent.
During a terrific electric storm at
Champaign. ILL.,, lightning struck the
chemical laboratory building. one of
the six main buildings of the Universe
ty Of Illinois. and caused a loss to the
state of $4,000.
a disturbance described as IN cleo
k.:a .vo,-1l,u,+ e%,,,,c1y n 01,,pO1, Hxy1n10
n meeting was being held at Rera,
Rev. w. w. Cochran vas Instantly
killed. and Rev. ]. w. Van Trease and
Rev. j. J. Colson fatally injured.
Pete Ryan, foreman Of the st. Law
renee mine, the property Of the Ano-
conda company, and Jack Campbell
and John Manning, two miners, were
killed by Il fall of the cage from the
top of the mine to the bottom of the
shaft, 1000 feet below.
A fire at the Montpelier Industrial
exhibition destroyed the most valuable
pictures and some of the most import
rant papers in the archives. Montpe-
lier university was also burned. the
damage being estimated at 100000.
Anarchists are supposed to have start
ed the cOntia grafton. &
Spreading rails, caused by the in
tense heat. wrecked the second section
of the California express on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, eight miles
west of Pueblo, Col. The dead are G.
Il. Vanport, engineer; w. +. Reppert,
fireman.
Frank Jacobs, an %areonaut travelling
with a circus met with a terrible death
tn Quincy, ILL.,, in the presence Of his
wife and young child. and an assem-
bled throng. He was having a balloon
! race at Baldwin Park with Prof. Dud-
ley, and his balloon burst 200 feet from
the ground. His parachute failed to
open, and he was dashed to the earth.
Fire Truck No. 6. with q crew con-
sisting Of Lieut.. Hedden and seven
1iremen, while responding TO an alarm
Mt Buffalo, collided with a trolley car.
The truck was crossing the street car
tracks when the trolley, which was
running at full speed, struck it. Every
fireman on the truck was injured. J.
+. Clark was pinned under the wreck
and crushed to death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
Murdered by Tramps.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 26. - Two
tramps went to section house on the
Fort Worth & Denver railway, ear
Texline, and murdered Mrs. John
Halloran. Wife of the section fore
man, robbed the house of $50 and
81, 800 in pay checks of the Fort Worth
s Denver, fired the section house,
partially cremating Mrs. Halloran's
body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
WHITTIER Went He.

Wincna. Mimi, Aug. 2G.-The wife
of Mark Richards, a young man Of
this city, is much agitated about his
mysterious disappearance a few days
ago. The young couple were married
in La Crosse just a month ago, and
the young wife is at a loss to know
why her spouse should SO suddenly
leave her. 1t is thought that he has
zone West.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

A Yankee has invented a clever
means OF Kidding a house of mice and
rats. He makes imitation cats of card
board or tin and then coats them with
a luminous paint that shines in the
dark. This fierce Tabby is said to rid
a house of vermin in a week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
stoned a Enat Trntn.

Winona, Mimi, Aug. 2G.-While the
fast mail OH the Milwaukee road was
passing through the city, some mis-
creant threw a stone through the WIN
dow of the rapidly moving train. The
flying glass struck a lady in the train
and she was quite badly cut. The po-
lice are on the trail of the offenders.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

More reports of the barbaritics prac-
ticed upon the Clbans Of all ages, sex
es and condition. merely remind the
people that Spain. instead of being Il
civilized nation, is still dwelling in the
shadow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

1t is a common practice in China to
cool Wines or any other liquors by
wrapping the bottle in a wet cloth and
hanging it UP in the sun; the water in
the cloth becomes converted into va
por, and thus cold is produced.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

The defeat of from 5000 to 1000
Matabe!es by 7G0 British troops af-
fords a measure of the efficacy of the
machine gun. The British could not
have withstood the onslaught of the
natives had the arms Of the latter been
equal to their own.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Chief of Police Conlin of New York
has n new bicycle built expressly for
him; but we doubt if he will catch up
with cvildocrs any more quickly than
Chief Byrnes used to do on foot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
DISQUALIFIED.

Mrs. McCarty-An' phwat's you son
Teddy dom now, Mrs. Flynn?
Mrs. Flynn-He's dom tonne, Mrs.
McCarty; but it's not his fault that he's
a p%ickpocket, poor bye! They won't
let him on tn p%erleece foorce on ac-
count Of his lungs:-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

The richest and most important
mines now worked in Brazil are in the
Sierra do Assurua district, about $50
miles west from Jacobinas. These
mines yield the purest gold, mostly in
nuggets. Placer mining in the most
primitive manner is done-the miners
use a common hoe and q wooden wash
pan, called "batea."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Perhaps. after all, the best solution
of the tramp problem is to face the
tramDs all in one direction and then
keep them tramping. If every COM
munity does this we will OOH have
them over in Canada or in the distant
sea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
En.iIy %Explnincd.

"You say this is the diamond stud
stolen from you. Do you swear to 1t,
sir?" sternly asked the lawyer 10 the
defense.
Il do, positively"
"Yct it is not the only stud of the
kind in the world: l have Il identical
With it in my pocket"
NO doubt. l had two stolen.'-De-
tlOlt Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Those who suffer from a sensitive
skin, subject to frequent irritation and
roughness, should never wash in hard
water. Boiled water will often prove
of benefit to delicate compilations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Ii Hung Chang says he can't stay
long with us on his coming visit. If it
ries Lii, he might call on some of the
newspaper editors for assistance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

The X ray is said to furnish the pos
tive evidence" Of death which has
been so long desired as a preventive of
premature burial. Photographs of 4
living and a dead hand taken on the
same plate, show a very decided diff
ference.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Queen Victoria has had several tele-
phones installed in Windsor castle. 1t
is safe to bet that no telephone girl
will ever tell her: cline is busy.
Please call again."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Young Vanderbilt is reported to have
said that as soon as he got married he
was going to work. He will probably
find it hard scratching to support a
wife.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
Ii He Meant.

H>Ycs. it is Il hot night; and yet
there is Il good deal of air stirring.
She-I hadn't noticed any breeze.
He-No. 1 meant the air in the
bicycle tires.-Washington Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

1t is said tia Ii Hung Chang is
after the American dollar. What is
the matter with his staying here and
starting Il laundry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
nIaw nm.Hi. Face.

Aberdeen, s. D., Aug. 28. = Charles
Eichler Of sand Lake attempted to re-
move a cap yesterday from. the shell
Of a shotgun. The shell exploded and
Eichler's left eye and a large part of
that side of his face were blown away.
II ia not thought he can recover.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
How to Grow 4oc wheat.

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells
YOU. It's worth thousands to the wide
awake farmer. Send Accent stamp for
catalogue and free samples of grains
and grasses for fall sowing, John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse Wis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

In an argument the average man
does not listen to what the other fell
low is saying, but spends the timo
formulating n reply.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29

Turkey is said to be willing to have
the Armenian difficulty settled by a
concert Of the powers. The difficulty
would be in arranging this concert
without war music.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
A wealthy Warmer Dies.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 26.-John
Railsback, o wealthy young farmer,
living ten miles from here, committed
suicide by shooting himself. in the
head. No reason is known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume Of h Most 1m'
portant New of the Week., Fr""
all Parts of the Globe, DoIlc"
Down ana Arranged in Con"
venicnt Form for Rapid ier'
usnl by busy People.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
r

Stranger-What's the quickest way
to get to the Emergency hospital?
Pcliceman-Try to cross Broadway
alone.-Truth. 81.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
WASHBURN, : NORTH DAKOTA.
Some people are born great, some
greatness and forget to return it.

The neglected summer girl refuses to
believe that there are 100000 more
men than women in the United States.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
Crimes and Criminals.

At Mount Vernon. ILL.,, a young girl
Of fourteen years, committed suicide by
hanging.
Hon. s. d. Race, editor Of the. Cur
tbs (Neb.) Courier. was shot and fatally
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Living Work.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe Enquirer.
If man could look at his life, as il
will be looked upon by others after hi
little day of existences has ended, how
differently he would sometimes act
The little strifles, the petty contentious
would be left to other hands and MAJ
would reach out for those things which
are eternal and would lay his hands tc
the work which will last after it's au
thor Is forgotten end his name blotted
from the memory OF the race. Take
for instance, the chickering's and dispu
tatlons of the churchmen of the ages
and the world wants to forget, soon
does forget that which is sharpened
with the acid of envy and jealousy.
Take the books which contain bitter
anathemas against opposing religious
sects and you will find the dust of dis
use lying thick upon them. They lie
unread upon the shelves, while those
books which teach mems minds tc
"move in charity, rest in Providence
and turn upon the poles of truth" are
read for generations. When will Bun
vans Progress be an old book? When
will its pages of commingled truth and
love cease to be read?
Toplady wrote some of the most bit
ter, burning articles against John Yves
ley. Those writings are scarcely known
to-day. No one reads them, no one
loves them. But the grand old hymn
Crock of ages, cleft for me-" written by
Toplady, will be sung by every child
of song and In every sanctuary until all
the ages shall have rolled away, for it
speaks peace and not bitterness. That
is the work which knows no death.
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Old, But Good.

Topic.
The following story originated in
Ohio many years ago, but will bear re-
peating:
A minister in one of the orthodox
churches, while on his way to preach a
funeral in the country, called to see
one of his members, an old lady who
had just been making sausages, and
she felt very proud of them, insisting
on the minister taking some of the
links home to his family. After wrap
ping the sausages in cloth, the min
lister carefully placed the bundle in the
pocket of his great coat. Thus equip
ped, he started for the funeral. While
attending the solemn ceremonies of the
grave, some hungry dogs scented the
sausages, and were not long in tracking
them to the pocket of the good mans
overcoat. of course this was a great
annoyance, and he was several times
placed under the necessity of kicking
the whelps away. The obsequies at
the grave completed, the minister and
the congregation repaired to the
church where the funeral discourse was
to be preached. After the sermon was
finished, the minister halted to make
some remarks to his congregation,
when brother who wished to have an
appointment given out, assembled the
stairs OF the pulpit, and gave the min
ister's coat a hitch to get his attention.
The divine, thinking it dog upon his
pocket, raised his loot and gave sud-
den kick and sent the good brother
sprawling down the steps. "You will
excuse me, bretheren and sisters" said
the minister, confusedly, without look
Ing at the work he had just done, "for
/ could not avoid it. I have sausages
in my pocket, and that dog has been
trying to grab them ever since he came
upon the premises !"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02
FOR SALE.

The National Collection Agency of
d. c., will dispose of the
following judgments
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02

When your stomach begins to trou-
bic you, it needs help. The help it
needs, is to digest your food, and, until
it gets it, you won't have any peace.
Stomach trouble Is very distressing,
very obstinate, very dangerous. Many
of the most dangerous diseases begin
with simple indigestion. The reason
is that indigestion not digestion, not
nourishment weakens the system and
allows disease germs to attack it. The
antidote is Shaker Digestive Cordial,
Strengthening, nourishing, curative.
It cures indigestion and renews
strength and health. 1t does this by
strengthening the stomach, by helping
it to digest your food. 1t nourishes
you. Shaker Digestive Cordial II
made of pure herbs, plants and wine
is perfectly harmless and will certainly
cure all genuine stomach trouble. Sold
by druggists, price 10 cents to $l.O(
per bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 3.55 p H., Halifax 4.1a
p m, arrives Scotland Heck at sos p m
Greenvil]e CAT m, Kinston 7.45 M
Returning leaves Kinston 72O m
Greenville S.22 m. Arriving Halifax
at HOO a M, Weldon 11.2O a m
daily except Sunday.
| Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 500 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme>
lie 6.1O p M, arrives Washington 7.35
p m. Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday
4.4Op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, IT'S pm, 4.2O p. M, Ply
mouth8.3O p m, $40 m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday
600, a. m. Williamson 73O a M,
958 m. Arrive Tarboro 1910 m.
11.20 m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville go p
D1, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1876 a m. arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, n. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
geo m, arrive Smithfeld 73O m.
Returning leaves Smithfield SEQ m,
arrive GO1dshOrO 70 O m
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 6. 20 p m. arrives Nash
7.l5 p M, Spring Hope TAO p n.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
NJ, Nashville 8.35 m. Rocky Mount
9.15 M, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
at $40 p M, and 11.15 m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $50 M, and 3.
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Clin-
ton, daily, except Sunday at 620 p m,
and LILO m. Returning leaves Clin-
ton at $50 M, and $40 p M, con-
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and Is.
Trains No. 81 South bound and Ia
North will stop only at Rocky Mt,
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. Is makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond and daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE,
j. E. KENLY, GENERAL SIp'T
SUP'T TRANS. TN. EMMERsON.
Gent Pas. Agt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02

The following story originated in
Ohio many years ago, but will bear re-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02

until they began to be systematic In
regard to washing their heads; that
their scalps used to be so tender that
they would get sore if they combed OF
brushed them too hard. They kept
the skin of their heads as white and
clean as could be, and their hair grew
thick and long. Never use ammonia
or borax. A little salt Is good to
strengthen the roots, but plenty OF
brushing, without using fine-toothed
comb, and following the method des-
crlbed, is sufficient to make your halr
healthy and lovely. I have tried 1t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02
Eight for Ten.

A lady who is heart and soul in the
temperance work sends to THE Com
MoNwEALTH the following clipping
from the Christian Statesman
The Missouri stagecoach dryer shed
light on the vitality of the saloon when
he said "You can never down the
whiskey business when there is an
eight-cent profit In ten-cent drink. .
1t there was no money to be made in
selling spirituous liquors, the saloons
would soon disappear. But the enor-
nous profit made on each glass sold,
the little capital required and the light
labor which the business imposes,
make it very popular With those who
have no heart and consult only their
own selfish interests.
At Maidstone, England, recently, the
action of local brewer who withdrew
his support from the church because
OF the wears attitude upon the tenn
perance question, drew forth at a public
conference a rousing resolution which
was carried with applause: "That this
meeting is of opinion that the time
has arrived when all sections of the
Church should decline to receive mon
ey for Church purposes from publicans,
wine merchants, brewers, and distil-
lers."
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10 Have Beautiful Hair.
Selected.

Selected.
Sarah III. Henton gives bit of testi-
mony on the care of the hair, which
should be needed by the opposite sex
as we'll ''The most beautifully kept
hair ! ever saw was that of two
young school girls. They had their
hair washed every week during the
summer time, and every other week
during the winter time. They used
nothing but tepid water with pure
soap, then rinsed in warm water, rub
bling briskly, then died quickly They
never took cold /; in fact, they said they
never had been quite free from colds
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-02

Ar. Ly.
5 81 l % Rocky Mount 2 o5 6 80
p. M. T. Nj. p. Nj, A. M.
No % carries pullman parlc. Ca
Norfolk to Rocky Mount and connects
with A. G. L. Train % for all points
south.
No. lob connects at Hobgood for all
eastern Carolina points, also at Rocky
Mount with A. G. E. train ~ for all
points south.
No. IS carries pullman parlor car
Rocky Mount to Norfolk and connects
for all points north.
For all information schedules call on
or address
G.. NJ. SERPELL, 7. r. LENLY.
GenI Manager Sup't Trains.
T. M. EMERSON,
Gent Passenger Agent