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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
become. a salvationist,

Boston, March 1S.-Rev. Francis %.
Clark, president of the United Socie-
ties Of Christian Endeavor, states that
his action in becoming an auxiliary
member of the Salvation army has no
significance other than as it shows
his interest, in the work and. aims Of
the organization. 1t is a step, he says.
he has long wanted to take, but cir.
f this timee Mr. al" ozark lns adds That o1 his
Der Of the organization should not be
construed MS having been prompted by
anything that has been said in o n
nection with the recent troubles Of
the Army.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Receiver for a Mill compan

Spokane, Wash, March 1S.-Attach-
merits for claims amounting to $4,000
wee filed against the Northwestern
Milling and Power company to-day by
the Exchange National bank and upon
application of the creditors. James N.
Glover vas appointed receiver for the
company. The property consists Of
water power, saw and -four mills and
electric light plant, recently erected at
n cost of $500, 900. 1t is claimed this
is mortgaged for 100000. Simon OPP
penheimer, president, has been absent
for a month and is supposed, to be in
Chicago or New York. His property
was attached.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS COFFEE?
Had the Ladies' Aid Society of our
Church out for tea, forty of them, and
ell pronounced the German Coffeeberry
equal to Rio! Salzer's catalogue tells
you all about 1t! IS packages Earliest
vegetable seeds $1.00 post paid.
If you will cut this out and send
with 15c. stamps to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get free a
package of above great coffee seed and
our 14s page catalogue! Catalogue alone
&c. W.n.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Misinterpretcd.

Bloomer-"Blossom, my boy, she has
the finest set of limbs I've ever seen!.'
Blossom-"Is she fast?"
Bloomer-"Fast! Well, I should say
yes. 1 was out to e her yesterday,
and"
Mrs. Bloomer (who had entered un-
Observed)-"Y0u mean, contemplate
wretch! I've hear every word you've
uttered. I'm going home to mother
right away"
ut took Bloomer and Blossom three
hours to convince Mrs. Blossom that
their conversation referred to q noted
rae mare.)-S. F. Wave. Y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
An Economical Dat Cuuuer

The high price which clipped oats
bring in comparison with unclipped
has led to the construction Of a sim
pie and light running clipper of great
capacity. The machine is dustless, as
all impurities are removed the instant
they become loosened from the grain.
Four distinct separations are made
first by screening or sieving, and after
ward by successive strong air cur
rents at different stages, the last oc-
curing a. the finished material leaves
the machine. This improved clipper
Is built in nine sizes, from so to 100
bushels guaranteed hourly capacity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
HoN,a Thisi

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure!
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio. -
WAIn1Sa, K1xNAx & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills. Csc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
learned 1t at Home

Manager-SuCh success in the violent
lines of heavy tragedy 1 never saw By
an amateur. Did you learn it in private
theatricals?
Vivian Foy-Yes. l had Il private re.
hearsal every day. My parents acted
that way.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Hold Up.
II was held up Oh my way home last
night"
ooh, pshaw! You must have been
drinking"
"Certainly."-Detroit News-Tribune.
Patents Issued.
List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors: Charles
Benesh, Wahpeton, N. D., Reel for har-
vesters and binders; James G. Boyle,
Spokane, WASH, saluting device;
Charles p. Dole, Duluth, Mimi, coal
scoop or bucket; Grant ]. Grandpre,
Chamberlain, S. D., tire ti%ghtener;
Hiram w. Hixon, Anaconda, Mont,
roasting, smelling and converting plant
Henry II. Kruger, Minneapolis, Mimi,
electric snow plow; Edwin G. Wash
butn, Minneapolis, MINI, car coupling:
Edwin G. Washbutn, Minneapolis,
Mimi, car coupling; Arthur J. Woodin,
Park Rapids, Mimi, door opener.
T. D. Merwin. Patent Lawyer, 80,
OIL and 912, Pioneer Press Building,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Fatal Runaway ut a Funeral.

Fatal. Runaway Mt q Funeral.
Ottumwa, Iowa, March 19.-Charles
Morrison was killed, a child fatally in
iured. a dozen persons, mostly women,
seriously hurt, and the hundred or two
members Of a funeral procession al-
most panic stricken by the running
away of one of the teams in a funeral
procession. MOrrison's team became
frightened and dashed through the
procession, frightening other teams
and causing several runaways n
many narrow escapes from death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Late.

BE mine," he implored.
"Too late" she answered, in a trem-
bling voice.
He buried his face in his hands.
Hope fed from his bosom.
TOO alfred late,' the woman re-
peated. "You nigh have said that
three hours ago. The idea Of waiting
until 3 O'clock in. the morning!"
Nevertheless, they were married.
Detroit Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21

Innocent Old Lady-Sny. Wilyum, TIL
mex time you go t tn city l wisht
you'd get a couple o. them Twin pic.
ters hang up In tn parlor. Tn waals
looks kinder bare 'ithout somethin' on
'cm sides tn paper.
Travelled Husband-Hump! ] guess
tn walls be mt no barer than tn pic
ters 'ould be, mother-leastwaya. cord
In t. all accounts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Best Of All

TO cleanse the system In q gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the
Bprtngtfme comes. use the true and per-
feet remedy. Syrup Of Figs. One bottle
will answer for all the family and costs
only so cents; the large size 81. Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the Cal
ifornia Fig Syrup Company only. and
for sale by all druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Quits.

Among the advertisements In a Ger
man paper there lately appeared tho
following: Tho gentleman who found
a purse with money In the Blumsn-
strasse is requested to forward 1t to
the address of the loser, as he was
recognized" A few days afterward
the reply was inserted: The recog-
nized gentleman who picked up a
purse in the Blumenstrasse requests
the loser to cal! at his house,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21

Don't lie Too Late for h Steamer.
And don't omit when you are packing up
FOUR effects preparatory for the voyage. to
include among them a supply Of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, the great remedy for
sea %sickness Travellers for pleasure or
business, seeking foreign climes, or who
locomote by steamboat or train, besides
yachtsmen and mariners, testify to the
remedial and preventive efficacy of the Bit
tiers, which is incompatible for nausea,
headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, rheuma-
tism, nervous and kidney trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Thought of His Health.

Wazzy-I tell you. ! like to go out on
a fine, sunny afternoon and get the
benefit of the bracing air. by the
way. I think I'll do it to-day.
Wurrey-1'hat so:
WuZzey-Yes; l guess Ill take Il car
down town and go and @ Il show at
one Of the theaters.-RostOn Gazette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Two Wishes.

Mister-Oh, dear, I wish l could get
hold of some good biscuits like mother
used to nake for me.
Missus-And I wish I could get, some
good clothes like father used to buy
for me.--Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Advice.

P~ateFnal Advice
"Ben," said the old colored deacon
to his son, 'you's gwine out now inter
de great en- wicked worl."
"Yes, suh."
"En you wants ter heed my exwisa"
Eyes, subj"
well. dis is erbout all 1 got ter say
ter you: Don't go in de poultry bust
ness when do moon is shinin', en- A.
ways be sho' On keep In de front part
q de muley"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Mrs. Lease for Attorney General.

Topeka, Kan, March 18.-The Kan
sas Agitator, a Populist paper pub
lisied at Garnett, declares for Mrs.
Mary E. Lease for attorney general Of
Kansas. The Agitator says that Mrs.
Lease has the courage Of her con-
victious and would faithfully execute
ali laws on the statute books.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
More Dry Docks.

Washington, March 18.-Three new
dry docks-to be built at tAlgiers, La;
Mare Island, CAL, and Portsmouth,
N. H.-will be provided for In the
naval appropriation bill in accord
anee with a vote taken by the house
committee to-day:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
For Two Cent.

For two cents you can find how to invest
500. so as to have 1t earn a profit Of
500 Il lay. Buy Il two-cent stamp. and
write to us about our 500 Investment
System Copyrightcd). Osborn, Crosby &
Co., Kasota Bldg, Minneapolis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Joe to cut.

Winnipeg, March 18.-A private tel
cgram from Hon. Joseph Martin n,T Coz. eon.
from the dominion parliament at the
close of the present session.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
intermittent Thinks.

Daughter" said old Rocksey, "think
twice before you accept young Snoop-
Ell. and. say. daughter. let there be a
lapse of about thirty years between
the two thinks."-Philadclphia Item.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
OutdOne.

OutdOne.
Anything new at the seancey"
eyes. Rebelais was there, swearing
horribly because his laurel wreath had
been stolen by Thomas Hardy."-Chi-
cago Record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
1. 900 Farms tor Sale

Only 10 per cent Cash balance one
half Crop each Year or lnstalmcnt
plan. J. A. Walters. 100 Ash. St, So.
Minneapolis MIMI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21

The Lesser Evil.
Chunk-Doesn't a new woman"
make you feel fairly mad?
Quivcrful-Yes; but she's not SO bad
rs a new baby.-Oakland (Cal.) Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-21
Proved by Histor,

Proved by History.
Yeast-I see there is another prize
fight in the wind.
Crimsonbeak-Yes; l guess it will
stay there.-Yonkers IN. " States
man.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
An Old Time Flower.

The peony has descended to us from
NEUROLOGICAL time, having been named
after an ancient supposed physician who
is said to have cured the god Pluto of a
wound given by Hercules by means of
it's leaves. 1t is a member of tribe in
which are included several species of
acrid plants. The greeks believed the
plant to be divine, and that it shined
brilliantly during the night. 1t was re-
puted to drive off evil spirits to avert
lightning and tempests, and to protect
houses from all kinds of injury. Hence,
doubtless, aside from it's desirability as
Towering plant, it became tavorite
garden flower. Some of the old-fash-
Toned superstitious people thought the
plant useful in aiding the teething of
infants, and even now some of the
European people wear necklaces of beads
made from the roots as curative for
commissions and other diseases. Some
of the finest varieties of this flower were
brought from China by Mr.. Fortune,
which he describes in his most interest
ing book, "Wanderings in China
The com mon species, Peonia off1cinalis,
so called on account of the use of it in
modern medicine, is the large-fowered
shrub common in gardens, especially of
the old-fashioned sort The culture of
it is quite simple. The roots are shaped
like carrots, growing in punches, and
these, being separated, may be planted
singly or grated with the shoots of other
kinds. There are the dark crimson and
the white varieties, the latter being a
native of Siberia. The plant once
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
The Flowers OF the Tree.

1t has come about that the lowly
plants, unable to secure their ends by
fair words, have had recourse to guile
to tempt the insects by velvety textures
of rich color widely spread. by exhaling
sweet and powerful odors, by offering
nectar, and finally by devlsing artful ap-
planes, whereby an insect can be
loaded with go lien without his knowl-
edge what time he is imbibing the Sc
ductive nectar. Some have gone step
lower, and because they could not afford
to produce so brilliant a display as other
plants, have set to work to press the
vulgar carrion-lovlng flies into their SER
vice by developing petals of livid pur-
pie hue, and giving forth putrid odor.
Faugh! Shall hearts of oak and beech
and ash stoop to such tricks?
The forest tree has hundred or a
thousand years to live, and exhibits no
precoclous anxiety to produce fruit. At
fifteen, twenty, or thirty years is time
enough to think of such things; and
when the time comes the delicate essen
tial organs are protected merely by
few simple green or yellow scales, or by
none at all. The pollen is layishly pro-
duced, for the wind is not so precise
vehicle of transm ission as the insect,
and but a very small percentage of the
pollen grains will reach their destina-
ton. This, however, is Of little conse-
quence, for an incipient seed needs but
one pollen grain to fertilize it, and should
hundred fall upon it, ninety-nine
would be superfuous,- Good Words.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
The Flame Tree.

Pasadena, CAL, has a novel and
beautiful sight in the form of an Aus
tralian Flame tree, which the Times of
June 25th says '1ooms upwith it's wealth
of flame .colored blossoms like an illumi-
nation thirty feet high" the ordinary
growth of the tree. Another singular
thing about this tree is that sit sheds
it's leaves before the blossoms come out,
and thus it is perhaps the only tree in
the world that has nothing but bloom
for foliage and where flowers are entirely
unobscured by leaves. D California
Fruit Grower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15

started continues to grow, forming thick
clumps by the increase of the roots, the
juice of which is acrid and produces
blisters, and is otherwise used in old
fashioned medicine. The peony is
relative of the common buttercup, and
of the aconite, whose root is the basis of
the common drug of the same name
N. Y. Times.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15

Ralph, pure red; Jean Sisley, bright scar
let;Clemence Boutard, white;W. Holmes,
scarlet; Mastodon, scarlet; Queen of the
West, scarlet. Variegated varieties re-
commended are Mountain of Snow, sill
yer edged: Nine. Salleroi. small leaves
with white edges, beautiful border
plant: Bronze Medal, golden bronze,
dark zone with scarlet flowers; Happy
Thought, large yellow blotches in the
center of the leaves, rich rose flowers;
Mrs. Pollock, bronze zone, gold edge
Elk.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
& Plants.
Fruit Grower.

Butterfly Lily (recently catalogued as white
Gamma" by some enterprisfng 1orists), beau.
Uhul ana fragrant. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Canna-Giant Cardinal, tall and snowy 10
G. Nepalensis, fine yellow .................10
G. Robusta, bronze leaved. ....................1O
G. Flaccida. the "Orchid Gamma" ............1O
Caladium Fsculentum-elephant's ear. ........1O
R1-The above collection for 80 cents.
Amaryis Equestre, cents each; three for Is
cents; Six Tor. .25c
Tuberose bulbs, fine double, SC. each six for...25
Tuberose, smaller size, per Dozen. ........1O
Oxas bulbs (rosecolored), per dozen.. .......1O
Madeira vine, &C. each six for ..........."....25
Pereska Aculeata, each. .......................1
Night-bIooming Cereus &c grandifora) ......2O
Coral, or Fusia-fowered honeysuck1e...........1O
Ampeopsis, quinque folia american Ivy)..."1O
Crotaaria Retusa (West India Rattlebox, or
Yellow Sweet Pea), good plants, each.........10
9g-To those who purchase rs cents worth of
bulbs or plants and enclose 5 cents additional
towards paying postage. will send cuttings OF
O. handsome. fragrant, cream tea rose: or if pre-
ferred, of the Cherokee rose; both fine evergreen
climbers; of variegated Lantana cuttings.
SEEDS.
Two cents per packet. or packets for &c.
Gamma Flaccida. G. Giant Cardin al, @. Nepalen-
sis, Balloon vine, White Cypress, Thunbergia
Wisteria, Velvet Bean, Crotalaria, Racinus
palma Christ). Lantana, Zinnias, mixed, Mari
gold, Coral Honeysouckle.
At Sc packet or two for &c.
Bryonopsis, marble vine, with lovely little
round fruits notified red and white; Brazilian
Morning Glory. lavender blossom; Mexican
Ipomea, white Mexican Moon Flower; Balsam
Apple, the variety with small scarlet fruit.
AGg-To ali who purchase eight cents worth of
seeds sending self addressed, stamped envelope
will send packet of fine Watermelon seed,
saved from choice melons. by myself; or If pre-
ferred Crotalaria seed.
Rg- II seeds or plants do not give satisfaction
would be glad to be informed.
NJ. c. Mills.
st. Thomas, PasCO County, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
Geraniums as Bedding Plants.

Geraniums are most satisfactory and
snowy plants for outdoor bedding, bloom
ing profusely from setting out time in
May till frost ends their career in fall.
A Chicago correspondent in Gardening
suggests these varieties among double
towering geraniums: Bruanti, scarlet.
one of the best bedders; James Wick,
deep flesh with dark brown shading:
Centaurea, deep pink, large flower; S.
A. Mutt, dark crimson; Sarah Bernhardt,
dark crimson; Amalie Bullet, white.
Among single varieties are named:
Marie Hoste, crimson with white center;
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-15
Something About Roses

up to expectations. They will come
very much hit or miss, with a great
overlapping on to the miss side, let me
assure you. | put out IL everblooming
roses four seasons ago, and of that col
lection, there are six survivors, the
others having been frozen out, or suf-
located, or something or other. 1t is a
very fine point to give them just the
proper protection during the winter.
The "noble six" are the Meteor, An
tome Verdier, Souvenir de Wootton,
Papa Gontler, Hermosa and Queen Scar
let. The last named is always classed
in the catalogues as one Of the finest
crimson bedding varieties, and is sure
to be sent with all 81 collections. I've
found it a poor little red rose, the outer
petals blighting before the buds open
fully, and such is the experience of my
neighbors. ooh, yes" they say, "Queen
Scarlet is always full of buds and never
dies out, but what does it amount to-"
On the other hand, the Meteor comes
right up it's glowing description which
is as follows: ga rich, dark yelvety
crimson everblooming rose, as fine in
color as the best perpetuals. The flow
ers are of good size, very double and per-
feet in shape, either as buds or when
fully opened. The plant is vigorous and
emarkably free Towering, retaining it's
color, even in the hottest weather." 1t
is, indeed, beautiful rose, and the buds
coming on long stems are excellent for
bouquets or to wear. and will last sew
eral days.
The Antoine Verdier is bright, sill
very rose color, and strong grower,
blooming constantly from June until
frost; very snowy, indeed, but lacking
the sweet perfume for which so many
love roses. Souvenir de Wootton is al
most as vigorous as the Antoine Yer
dier. little darker in color, and very
sweet-scented. Don't fail to put it on
your list.
It is true that Papa Gontier belongs
to my noble six, but for some reason, it
has never been quite satisfactory. The
buds are beautiful, but few and far be-
tween, and the plant is a very shy
grower. Hermosa is a lovely cup-shaped
pink rose, always in bloom, and sure to
do well anywhere, think. The Au-
guSta Victoria is another lovely Hybrid
Tea I put out last year, and is the
only survivor of another collection of IL.
1t is a pale, canary-white just as lovely
and sweet as we expect rose to be. It
also grows on long, stiff stems, and the
foliage is a beautiful, dark green, while
the buds will last several days and are
deliciously fragrant.
put my faith in Hybrid Teas this
year, and set out the La France, Mad. A.
Veysset Striped La France, Mad. Per
net Ducher, Viscountess Folkestone,
Duchess of Albany, Triumph de Pernet
Pere, Hippolyte Barreau and The Bride,
which was sent marked, gratis. The
florists praise this rose very highly in
their cat dialogues, but I've had it before, |
and could make nothing of it. One of |
my neighbors said the other day, "Ah,
you have The Bride, Fsee Well, hope
that you will succeed with it. I've had !
it three OR four times, and it always dies
away" [ am hopeful for The Bride, |
and all the others are dong nicely
Docla DykenS in Rural New Yorker.