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The Press., 1896-10-15
VAwN .N A MAIDEN SPEECH.
An Incident Which Typif1es the SleepIness
 of the English Commons.

of the English Commons.
 The occasion of making One's maiden speech is hardly the time one would ex- pect a legislator to select for giving vent to yawn It is nevertheless on record that some 30 years ago, when the present Duke of Devonshire, then Lord Harrington, was making his maid en speech in the house of commons he visibly yawned, and MT. Disraeli, whose keen eye noted the occurrence, is ac- credited with having made the remark that "a man who can yawn in the midst of his maiden speech is capable of rising to the highest position in this house"
 Since his transfcrence to the upper house the noble duke has probably found even moro facilities than existed in the commons for dozing.
 MT. Gladstone used to be 0 frequent offender in tho same direction. The Grand Old Man was often lest to all consciousness of what was sgoing on around him, and yet, marvellous to re- late, after quietly nodding away through portion of a debate, he would wake up, deliver himself of big, long yawn, and then make 8 speech which, for lucidity and power of argumc nt, would seem to imply that he had heard every word that had been spoken throughout the debate.
 MT. Chamberlain and Sir William Harcourt often appear to be fast asleep, but it is doubtful if either of them ever really loses touch of what is going on around him.
 The habit of tilting the hat well over the eyes and sitting with bowed head and legs crossed one over the other is one which appears to find much favor with large number of members in each succeeding house of commons, but it will always be a moot point whether they really go to sleep or merely ''make believe to-" as children say At all events, 1t is noticeable that they never seem at loss for word or sentence when the time comes for them to rise up in their placea
 Putting all others out of the question, however, the champion sleeper of the house is Sir Richard Temple, who goes to sleep at all times and under all sorts of conditions At times he appears to be anxious to ward off the feeling of somnolency which is obviously obtain ing the mastery over him, but the ef fort is all in vain and his head will in- sist on falling upon his breast.
 How his hat ever remains upon his head, seeing the dislocatory swerves and strange movements the latter as- sumes from time to time, is matter for wonderment t-Pearson's Weekly.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Be courteous to the boys and girls. They will soon be men and women, and example is most potent teacher
The Press., 1896-10-15
The life of self is a life of sense.

Many political speakers, clergymen, singers and others who use the voice ex- cessively, rely upon One Minute Cough Cure to prevent huskiness and laryngitis. Its value as preventive is only equaled by it's power to afford instantaneous relief. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-10-15
Failure has inspired much ultimate vic

Tetter, eczema and all similar skin troubles are cured by the use of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes at once, and restores the tissues to their natural condition, and never fails to cure piles. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G.L,Phil- lipS South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-10-15
Idleness and indtfference are twlns.

Purify your blood, tone up the system and tho digestive organs by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Press., 1896-10-15
A Wife Equal to 8 Gold Minei EJI1I ooT,ao oP xzo1Ir rno dnrq uiVn mo r0Od HnI

VIII some of your readers give me a good recipe for making cold starch7 am selling self-heat- ing flat irons, and iron 8 little at every house, want to know how to make good cold starch. My husband was in debt, and being anxious to irons, and am doing splendidly. cents worth of fuel will heat the iron for hours, so you have a perfectly even heat. You can iron in half the tinne and no danger of scorching the clothes as with the old 1ron and you can get the most beau- tiful gloss. I sell at nearly every house, as the iron saves so much fuel everybody wants one. make $i 50 on each iron, and have not sold less than ten any day that have worked. My broth CT is doing well, and think anyone can make SEY & CO, st. Louis, Mo-, will start anyone in
 he business, as they did me, if you will address them. asJm MRS. A. RUSSELL.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Many lives of usefulness have been cut short by neglect to break up an ordinary cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis and even consumption can be averted by the prompt use of One Minute Cough Cure. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry
The Press., 1896-10-15
Figure ImproVerS.

A narrow, hard bed is said to bo tho best preventive of bad figures. If one can also forego pillows, so much tho better. Women with round shoulders and double ohins have means provided for their cure if they arc heroic enough to give up tho downy couch ill which they rovel. When ono thinks of it, the place and position in which ono spends third of every 24 hours must have an effect upon the figure.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Waiting Say, old man." said the ofIi- ger, 'y'u hay" been hanging around here on this corner gr,rning long enough. What are you irving to do-makc a mash r"
 Mash nothin',' replied the honest old farmer Il got into a political argument with some smart young frIIrr here on the corner mOren hour ago. nrd bet him he couldn't get hundred d"IlaIs in gold for a hundred dollar gre nbarl. He's Tushin' around yt, huntn' fer that there gold"
 "Ah!" said tn" policeman "Who fur nishcd the grecnback ?''
 "Me."
 "Oh!"
 CONDENsEDT TESTIMONY Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manufacturers Agent, Co., lumbus, Ohio, certifCs that Dr. Kings New Discovery has no equal as q Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. St. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Iud., trstinos that he was cured of a Cough of two years stand ing, caused by La Grippe, hy Dr. Kings New Discovery. B. F. Merrill. Bnld- winsvillr, Mass, says that hr has used and recommended tt, and never knew it. to fail, and would rather have it than aI V doctor, because it always cures. Mr. Hrmming, 222 F. 25rh St., Chicago. aI- ways keeps it at hand and has no fear of Group, because tt instantly relieves. Free Trial Bottles at E. K Taft's Drug Store 3
The Press., 1896-10-15

They are so little you hardly know you are taking them. They cause no gripping, yet they act quickly and most thorough ly. Such are the famous little pills known as De Witt's Little Early Risers. Small in size, great in results. w. D. HeaId, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-10-15
NTisa llodee,s Chiropraphx.

Miss Graco Dodge Gt New Yor!;, whose name Is known all over the country in connection with the Girls clubs. as we'll as the school question, thinks Q great deal of handwriting. Her own chirography is not pretty, but singularly distinct and leg ible. It is plainly an acquired hand SD far as its olearness is concerned. and Miss Dodge does not hesitate to say that she practioed for long time before she wrote clearly enough to satisfy her own taste. With the multitude of lctters she receives each day Miss Dodge finds it necessary to employ a secretary, whom she has taught to write a hand so closely resembling her own that it is impossible to tell one from the other, and the signature is the precise facsimile, so that the secretary can and does answer all letters, knowing that even personal friends will not feel annoyed, as Is often the case by receiving letter in different handwriting, with merely Miss Dodge's own signature. The penmanship is neither large nor small about medium, but every letter is clearly formed, the strokes are much struighter than slanting and it is a good hand to follow.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Miss Mary Taylor, who is said to have been the heroine of the poem, "Mary Had a LtttI" Lamb," died recently at Somrr- vile, Mass
The Press., 1896-10-15

He who knows it all has yet to know himself
The Press., 1896-10-15

A pain in the chest is nature's warning that pneumonia is threatened. Dampen a piece of flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bind over the seat of pain, and another on the back between the shoul- ders, and prompt relief will follow. Sold by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-10-15

To OFFER A REWARD OF 100 DOLLARS for case of catarrh that cannot be cured, creates the suspicion that the articles so advertised is a humbug. Do you know of any such reward being paid? Ely Bros. do not promise rewards in order to sell their well-knOwn "Cream Balm" They offer the most effective medicants pre- pared in convenient form to use, and at the lowest possible price, 55 cents per bottle. An honest and effective remedy, which is absolutely free from mercurials or other harmful drugs. 2
 It is not always the noisiest orator who is most persuasive.
 Chronic constipation Is painful, disa- greeable and life-s shortening difficulty. It deranges the system, causes sick head ache, bad breath, and poisons the blood. It can be readily overcome by De Wits Little Early Risers. These little pills are great regulators. w. D. IIeald, Staf- ord Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Gov entry.
 Digest your information as well as your food.
The Press., 1896-10-15

It is not always the noisiest orator who is most persuasive.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Digest your information as well as your food.
The Press., 1896-10-15
ckTARRk

} from COIdS, ReStOreS the
 7ll. The Balm Is quickly ef at once. Price 50 cents
 !. ELY BROTHERS,
 Warren Street New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05
WEYLER INHAVANA
THE CAPTAIN GENERAL SAID TO
HAVE BEEN SCARED OUT.
He Says That 1t In Too Hot to Do
Any Fighting, but 1t In Openly
Asserted That lie Was Frightened
by MnceO Because He Had Set n
Price Upon His HcAd-Tac City Is
ia Great COMfuAiOn.

New York, Nov. pa dispatch to
the World from Jacksonville, Fla,
says: A cipher cable@:am from Ha-
vana to a Cuban leader here says
that Gen. Wcyler has been forced to
return to Havana and that the city is
in great confusion. Weyler gives no
excuse, it is said, except that it is too
hot and unhealthy for any fighting
1t is openly asserted in Havana that
Weyler became frightened because
Maceo had set price upon his head
or his capture. Weyler's scouts in
formed him that Maceo might make
an attempt on Havana and the Span
ish general retreated in hot haste to
the safety of his palace. 1t is also
stated in the cable grain that Weylers
recall Is assured now, as the Spanish
government is incensed against him
for his dilatory tactics. Cubans here
are jubilant, for they thin kthis will
have a favorable effect upon congress.
A dispatch to the World from Ha-
vana under date of Nov. 20 says: The
Competitor prisoners have been tried
by court martial in the Fortress La
Cabana IN spite of Consul General
Lees official protest, filed just before
he left Havana. The exceptions taken
by the prisoners were overruled by
the naval courts. Gen. Lees note was
pigeonholed, and ir. defiance Of Secre-
tary Olney's intimation of disapproval
the Competitors crew and Mr.. Melton,
the American newspaper correspond
ent, have again been tried by drum
head court sitting within lie walls Of
a Spanish fortress, where, according
to Capt. Gen. Weyler's orders, no rep
rcsentative of the United States con-
sulate may enter The prisoners were
allowed neither interprt ter nor conn
sci. Those partly acquainted with
Spanish were compelled to interpret
for the others.
So quietly was the affair conducted
that Acting Consul General Springer
does not vet know, it is said, that the
case was virtually closed Nov. IA, on
which day Melton, Maza, DR.. Vedia
forced by Naval Judge Fernandez to
sign statements admitting their COM
plicity in the filibustering expedition
which the Competitor is alleged to
have brought under Monzon and La
borde to the Pinar del Rio coast. This
written evidence is now under consid-
GRAFTON by the court. Judge Saul said
to-day that a decision may be rendered
at any moment. 1t is expected all the
members Of the party whose Ameri-
can citizenship has not been clearly
shown will be shot. The bona fide
Americans will probably be sentenced
to from three to ten years imprison-
ment in some Spanish penal station
off the coast of Africa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05
WORS HIPERS FIGHT.
Two More Riots mt st. Stan1slaus
Polish Catholic Church.

Two More Riots at St StanfSlaus
Polish Catholic Church.
Bay City. Mich, Nov. 25.-Thc fac
lions which have been dividing st.
Stanislaus Polish Catholic congrega-
ton for the past six months came
together yesterday in a conflict IN
which missiles were thrown and near
ly score injured. The church was
crowded and at 9 o'clock mass the
trouble began. Father Bogacki. sue
cessor of Father Matoski, whose action
had divided the church and led to hos
tilities, originally scored the anti-Ma-
towski faction for purchasing a ceme-
terry of their own, saying he would be
cut off from the offices of the church.
After the services when Father Bo-
gacki started for his house. he was
forced back into the church by the
crowd. A squad of policetried to rush
the priest from the church to the par
sonage. A battle ensued and many
heads were broken by theclubs of the
police. The priest was pushed back
and finally towards night was escorted
to his house. Last evening. acting on
Mayor Wrights counsel, the crowd
dispersed.
Father Bogacki gained access to his
parsonage in disguise to-day. A crowd
assembled outside and small-sized
riot ensued. After considerable fight
ing. in which no one was seriously
hurt, the adherants of Father Bogacki
were repulsed. Then Mayor Wright
appeared and ordered the mob to dis
perse. The warning factions finally
left for their homes and all is quiet.
Father Bogacki is in his residence
with a strong bodyguard. Mayor
Wright has assumed charge of the
police department and will issue a
proclamation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05
DEATH STEPPED IN.
A Forrer Who Has Operated IN '"~
Northwest Dies in jail.

~
Northwest Dies in Jail.
ST paul Nov. 1j.-Carl Larson. one
of the most remarkable SIMULTANEOUS
forgers in the country, died in jan 10,
iay of heart disease. He was wahteu
in MANY cities. His plan was UNDUE.
He would 60 into business mousse
with his clothes apparently all coVeleu
with dust from cutting stone MS u'n-
ncr bucket in hand, present a chech
supposed to have been drawn by some
contractor, make n small purchase,
Get the change and leave the store. IL
tne town was small he would pass
three or four checks and then get out.
Shortly after his arrest. ana Wheh
he saw that his identity had peeh
penetrated, Larson admitted that ne
had. for the past six years. been 1oi,
lowiu. the profession of forger. anu
that during that time he had been con-
yicted once, His fall was in Madison.
He told the court such pltlfui stofy
that lie was sentenced to put one YEA. Ca.
ut Waupun When he got out ne I'M,
mediately started upon his same on
career. IIe fairly raked the smail
towns of Minnesota dry. There was
hardly one which did not contribute
as much as $500 to his funds. Whhona;
Mankato, saltwater, Sleepy Eye ana
several others have been heard from.
He is known to have worked a num-
Der of others. He passed about
dozen of his checks in Minneapolis.
He was arrested for attempting to
pass check in st. Paul, and since
that time has been in Jail here: His
family of a wife and several children
who have lived in st. Paul for num-
Der of years, have been compelled Of
ten to appear for assistance when
Larson was on the road forging. Ac-
cording to his own story he did not
divide the spoils of his criminallty
with his family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05
From Forcian Shores.

Abyssinian independence was grant
ed by the treaty with Italy.
The Pacific cable conference was re-
sumed at the colonial office in London.
but all the testimony was taken in Sc
cret.
August Belmont's American horse,
Hagus ran third in the race for the
Thunderstorm nursery handicap ut
Leicester, England.
The German bundesrath ratified tho
treaty of trade and navigation aud the
consular convention recently arranged
between Germ any and Nicaragua.
According to the Echo de Paris. the
regent and the queen of Holland will
spend the winter in Italy, where Queen
Wilhelmina will be bet1othed to an
Italian captain of royal blood, who has
won the queens affections.
An official dispatch received at Mad
rid from Manila says that the insur-
gents have been defeated in engage
melts with the Spanish troops. the ell
envy having lost 400 men killed and
the government loss being slight.
The charges against James +. White,
the retiring member of parliament for
Farfarshire. who left England sudden
ly, grew out Of the fact that he is be-
ing pursued by the daughter of Scot
fish divine for q breach of promise Of
marriage.
Barney Barnato says that the state.
ment cabled to the London Times
from Toronto, the substance of which
is that his firm is obtaining options on
mining properties in the Lake of the
Woods and Rainy River districts of
Canada, is totally devoid of founda'
ton.
No very explicit news has been re.
ceived from Capt. Gen. Weyler, but it
is known that after the engagement at
the Rubi hills he continued his march
into the interior of the mountains to-
wards Soroa, and succeeded in pene
trating to points which no other Span.
ish columns have ever reached.
A socialist killed rich merchGnt
Ia:nel Franco Poulo in the open stl. ct
at Patras, Greece, and was afterwa.
arrested. The incident has caused
sensation, as it is the first outrage
the kind that has ever occurred !:
Greece. The murderer boasts of oeina
an anarchist. Many others have been
arrested in connection with the crime
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05

Seventeen Of the tWenty-On district
su;,"rintendents of the American Bible
Society met in executive session in St.
Louis.
]. =. Morgan and associates for the
Erie railway have arranged for extern
siye shipments of coal to Chicago and
other Western points from Marion,
Ohio.
Charles Leisner, president Of the
Coopers' Cooperative Association OF
Cincinnati, has just been appointed Or
ganizer of the International CoOpers'
union.
The village Of Burlington. Ind, is in
state Of agitation over the sudden
death of Frank Hill. wealthy bache-
lcr, who is supposed to have q large
quantity of gold hidden somewhere In
the vic:nit''.
A. G.. Carpenter, q medical professor
of note in New York city, has been
granted divorce ut Perry, Okla,
from his Wife He charged that his
wife maltrcatcd him. refused to get his
meals and finally deserted him.
A striks or lockout of all the union
printers. feeders, presslnen, helpers
and bookbinders in Kansas City EN-
ployed by firms who are members Of
the employing printers organization,
the typ0thetae. is threatened.
Chief officers of the railroad brother
hoods will meet in Chicago to consider
what steps to take to secure passage
of legislation desired Of congress at
the next session, including the arbitra-
ton bill, contempt Of court bill and
Phillips commission bill.
An artesian well now being bored in
Cairo, ILL.,, at depth of $50 feet is
passing through a quartz that a care
full essay by experts show rich with
both gold and silver. A shaft will
probably be- sunk Immediately in place
Of the well.
A test of four of the five eight-inch
disappearing guns at Fort Wadsworth,
N. Y, make it clear that ii feet of
Spanish warships intent on wiping
New York of the map should get past
Sandy Hook they would be full of
holes before they reached the Mar.
rows. 80.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05

his room at the Windsor hotel at
Omaha by George Elliott The latter
used a coupling pin and beat his VIC
TINS skull into pulp. Both men
with n party Of ten came here from
Moberly, Mo-, where Buffalo Bills
show disbanded for the season. they
having been employed as rough riders.
In Il scufllc with a footpad in the
central portion of Kansas City. Mo, at
an early hour in the morning. j. W.
Reancman, manager of the Central
Coal and Coke coniany of TexarEAna,
Texas, was severely wounded and al
but rendered senseless.
There is no truth in the reports that
Dominick O'Grady is dying at Long
view hospital, Cincinnati. O'Grady is
the priest who followed Mary Gilman
tin from Ireland to that city and muir
dered her in street car, over two
years ago.
John \. Bowlin Of Duquoin, ILL.,, at
one time a representative in the state
legislature, purchased two bricks from
an Indian just from the Western gold
fields, paying him $500. A well
dressed stranger, claiming to be an
assayer. pronounced them genuine
gold, charging So for the information.
The assayer and Indian have disap.
peared.
G. Rogolski, the Pole who is accused
of exploding dynamite cartridge un-
der Il dwelling house in the Detroit
city limits, was found by officers in
bed at his home with his clothes on.
Since his arrest he has told various
conflicting stories. The only motive
known for the crime is the fact that
Ewera, one of the injured men. had
cuffed him during small fracas on
election night.
Harry Il. Johnson, alias Roy. has
been arrested in New York at the re-
quest of the chief of police of Boston.
1t Is said that johnson is one Of a
gang that have been opers ting extens-
lively in Boston and Philadelphia. and
who is believed to he one of the many
gangs of swindlers, headed by Peters
and Thomas, who are already under
arrest Book dealers were their vic
tins.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-05
Crimes and criminals.

Two women near Liberty, Mo-, were
murdered by robbers.
Franz Mayer, who one year ago was
a sergeant in the Austrian army, hung
himself to the bed post in his room in
st. Louis, and was found dead.
Mrs. Bourlier, wife Of Henry Bolr-
lier, agent for the Allan Steamship
company, shot himself at Toronto and
died soon afterward. Mrs. Bourlier
was we'll known in society.
Charles Hyatt, a deputy marshal Of
Saltwater, .. r.. who was arrested
and charged with numbering his wife,
has been discharged, the coroner's jury
returning a verdict of accidental kill
ing. He mistook his wife for thief
and shot her.
A man named Hogan, representing
himself as agent for a safe manufac-
turer. has been disposing Of cheap
sheet iron and clay.f1lled safes to the
farmers in Iowa. Farmers and officers
chased him out Of Linn county, Iowa,
the swindler escaping by means of a
horse and buggy.
Guy Hutsonpiller was murdered in