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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
STATE OF OHIO, CITY or TOLEDO.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner Of the firm Of F.. J.
Cheney 4 Co, doing business In the City
and that said nrm will pay h sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of catarFh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before NE and subscribed in
my presence. this Sth day Of December.
A.. D. 1886.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
cy Wallace, Marquette. KAN, Dec. IL, '95.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
An Order Well Filled.

Newcash-"I've got a daisy booksell-
er. He can fill an order to the inch"
Wellred-"To the inch?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

Hssem.n's Camphor Zoe with. 0lycsrine.
and Face. Cold Sores, &c. c. g. Clark Co.. N. Haven. Ct
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
ENVOY

Prince, I do fear my burdened brain
Will quite give way If we're not rid
OF this fool fad-1M go insane:
l wish they'd gag the Yellow Kid!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

No-TO-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
Hard to Please.

1.-The weather is very trying for
everybody" said the physician.
YES" replied Mr.. Meekton. 81 don't
see how my wife is going to bear up
under it. When the sun doesn't shine
it gives her the blues, and when It
does she says it's fading the carpet"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

Newcash-"Yes. told him about my
shelves and he sent me just 12O feet Of
the best-looking books in New York"
New York Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
Ills Proper Place.

Ills Proper Place.
why did Simpson send his boy to
the prize ring??"
We'll, he always displayed a love for
argument and the old man considers
the field of law OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Tiger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

I stomach all scare-head display
That tells of Seeley's raising Cain;
I'm very glad, indeed, to pay,
The hungry poor to entertain;
The Bradley-Martin's free champagne
l wouldn't drink if 1 were bid;
I'm docile-but I say again,
L wish they'd gag the Yellow Kid!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
Large Currency.

Large Currency.
Sneak Thief Sam-Pity 'twuz erbout
Jimmy. He wuz making big money.
and the perlice broke him all up!
Footpad Sim-Big money, wuz he?
What wuZ his lay?
Sneak Thief Sam-Coining silver dol
lars.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10

First Tramp-"I t'ink dey could
make dem model lodgin' houses putty
nue. If they tried"
Second Tramp: mot while dey in
sists on givin' yer a bath"
First Tramp-"Well, s'posin' dey wuz
to give vel ether or chloryform an
then put yer in the bath?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
A New Use for Congressman.

A New Use for Congressmen.
Isaacs, Senior-Do you know der
congressman from dis district?
Isaacs, Junior-Vot do you vant NIT
him?
lsaacs, Senior-I wonder If We could
get him to send oud our circulars NIT
his congressional frank?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-10
That Awful Yellow Kid.

READ the p
every day;
/ swallow all
that they con-
tain;
I'm hopeful that
Mckinley may
Engage us in a
w a L W | t II
Spain;
I grieve to read
of C u b a n s
slain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
KEEL KITES IN ACTION.
Now Features or tho kiIe Flying At blue hni
Observatory This Year.

BOSTON. May 1.-The kite-iying experiments
at Blue Hill Observatory, which have been
watched with much interest by the scientific
world for the last two years, are to be continued
this year with improved appliances in the way
of kites and recording Instruments. Just at
present H.. II. Clayton is making experiments
with a keeled kite, which he hopes will be avail
able in a light wind and self-adjusting to the
range OF the wind. The Eddy and Hargreayes
kites, which have been used largely in the past,
arc available only In certain winds. The light
forms are too fragile for heavy winds and the
strong ones too heavy to rise in light winds.
The keel kite invented by Mr.. Clayton RESENT
bles tho ordinary kite with n trussed franc
brought forward and lying vertically up and
down the axis of the kite. Tho cloth which
covers tho frame fits loosely under ordinary
conditions, but under tho pressure or the wind
draws itself tightly over the frame and resent
bles closely tho keel OF q boat. The kite flies
keeled side to the wind, and tho cloth falls back.
forming curved surfaces like those OF sails. This
is the most promising form OF kite yet evolved,
and with "A spring inserted In its leading strings
is able to take on u different angle az, the WIND
increases, and thus automatically adapt itself
to conditions OF air that have u large range as
regards velocity.
Besides this new type OF kite. an instrument Is
being constructed by which Mr.. Clayton hopes
10 be able to record simultaneously the baro:
metric pressure. the temperature. degree OF
humidity, aud tho wind velocity. This instru-
will not be completed for about "a month. A
steam power windlass Is used this year In flying
the kites, and the strings are Of The finest steel
plano wire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

whom cornered. but we coon secured command
OF their whole. position. excepting the beds
OF tho raVines whore some OF the warriors took
shelter. In order to dislodve them n detach-
inent dismounted and charged on foot. / was
wounded In that charge. and nearly every
other man, that is. about one In every two who
went for ward. was hit. The recall was then
sounded and Col. Miles decided that. as he had
the Indians surrounded. II was best TO let we'll
enough alone. Next day n parley began under
a flag of truce. The Indians appeared willing
TO surrender, hut were suspicious about the
failure. That night n terrible SLOW storm set in
and the Indians. being without food or blankets
or ponies. had no course left but to surrender.
Out VI the 400 warriors who had started from
the reservation to follow Joseph on this won
derfnl chmpaiRn only eighty-seven survived.
And what is still more to tine credit of Chief
Joseph. his warriors on all that mar. h were not
Guilty OF n single net OF scnlpinR or other form
OF savagerv, and all the women taken CAP
tive BY them ut the settlements through which
they passed were Immediately set free"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
whit n,lcr thu old K..r,n Chm. s.ronr

what after tho old Ku.Klux. Capt. Strong
denounced them in unmcasurcd terms. The
hung old joshua SRhiHPSSt eS SH1 to- GoS q iImS Sig Allowing Ea iSP5CSSFF s
t2os barely TO touch tho ground, keeping. him in
and IN S poinp tb , y nS1 rnr; robbed sSo, Sm oI Nor morr s
Capt. Strons's farm. They tore down fcncos and
s Ssntr stock; =, The captain was loud in his con,
friends that, I'D and sam Callahan were
nounccd tho Galatians. Then the talc.bearcrs
went 10 inc Galatians, who arc strong Dem.
County Committee. and told them what that
arch.ltcpubliean, Capt. Strong, has said about
them. This brought on the fSud between Capt.
vas found dead. strong's friends declared the
Not long after that Tom Sizcmorc, n friend Il OF
tho Galatians. was found on the roadside dead.
Breathitt county was about 10 be plunged into
another OF those disEraecfnl wars which have
earned earned for 1t the title Of bloody Brc9thitt,"
lawyers and citizens OF jackson decided to use
their influence TO bring about q settlement Of
the trouble between Strong and Caiahnn. Ac-
cordingly warrants were sworn out by them
against Capt. Strong and four or Ave ofhis friends
rants were sworn out for the Galatians and scv.
eral ofthcir friends. Both sides were cited to. ap-
pear here on ths same day. and las, week thoyy
by sheriff Tom Deaton. The men met in Judge
DAYS office and on comparing notes Capt.
StIDuk vi .tue TWO SHlunHn DTOInerS IOnnU tnlI
they had been victims of talc.bearcrs. They
shook hands. promised to bury the hatchct and
let bygoges DO bygones, and returned to work.
Capt. Strong, when seen by u correspondent,
appeared to DO in n most cheerful mood. Soon
after the settlement OF the difficulty with tho
Galatians. Judge Barr of the United States Cir.
cult Court Mt Louisville handed down n decision
which confirms the Captains title to n half in
tercst in 400 acres OF fine camel coal land which
is valued at 5000 per acre. As the suit has been
pending ever since February. 1893, Capt. Strong
Is highly clated.
1t has been said that Capt. Strong was n moon.
sinner and had made n great deal OF money by
distilling whiskcy surreptitiously and by selling
logs from tho lands of other people. A full in
vcstigation shows these reports are without
foundation in fact. 1t has been said also that
the Captain killed scores OF his enemies. 1t Ia
true that many Of those who were seeking the
Captains life have died with their boots on. and
the attempt TO drive him out of the county or
kill him has cost the lives OF more than fifty per-
sons. Capt. Strong, however, docs not feel that
he has committed a single murder. rs he firmly
did he would have been murdered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
THIS, TOO, IS JAIL Reform.
DouEherty's Attempt to Turn His Jail Expert
ence TO Reform Purposes.

BOSTON, May 1.-Robert Z. Dougherty. TO
Gently released from the New London county
Jail in Connecticut, believes he has a grievance
against Sheriff George o. jackson of that county,
in that Sundays were not counted in the deduc-
ton OF days from his fine. This Dougherty DO
lieves TO be an infraCtion of the statute law, and
TO n certain extent he speaks as one having au-
thority, for he says he has been an inmate Of
jails in five OF the eight counties of the State,
Hartford, New Haven. New London, Windham.
and Fairfield. and to have had his Sundays
counted off in all those jails except the last
Dougherty says he has friends who have So
journcd In the jails OF the three remaining
counties-Litchfeld, Holland, and Middlcscx-
and these friends all say they had Sundays
counted of.
DouRherty says he directed Sheriff Jackson'1
attention TO the fact that he was alone in his
and the Sheriff replied that all other Sheriff6
were breaking tho law and he alone WAS keep
ing it. Donghcrty is 10 some extent n reform
leader in this movement, for he contends that
while spending n few weeks III the Windham
county jail he found that he was not getting his
Sundays counted Off, so he directed the District
Attorneys attention to the subject, and tho
wrong Vas righted, all the other inmates of the
Jail sharing in the benefit.
Dougherty thinks that Sunday Is n dull day in
jail anyhow. and II II does not count of tho
fine 1t Is "A pure waste of good time. But his
main point Is that the New London county jail
il a good one to keep out of under Sheriff jack
sons Interpretation Of the law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
THE HOAR-REED FEUD.
A Reply from the Speakers Vicinity to tho
Senator'S Last Attack.

WASHINGTON. April 3O.-Friends of Speaker
Reed are outspokcn in their indignation over
the thinly disguised attack by Senator Hoar
upon the policy Of the House regarding the mat.
ter OF adjournmcnts. which he attributes TO the
Speakers influence. The senior Senator from
the old Bay State was quito vicious in his ami.
madversions upon the House, describing it as a
body that adjourned for three days at a time in
order to prepare itself for fresh criticism upon
the Senate for its inactivity and inertia.
Speaking OF this outburst. a friend OF Mr..
Reed said:
"Of course all those who indulge in that form
rule which prohibits the members Of one legisla-
tive organization from criticising the actions or
motives o. those OF the other body comprising
that legislature. We know that they do it in
ignorance. for they are all gentlemen. from SEN
ator Hoar down. or up, and they would not con-
sciously or Intentionally be guilty OF such q
breach of deCorum. Speaker Reed himself is a
great sticklcr for the observance OF all these
matters OF etiquette, and in the beginning OF tho
Fifty-fourth Congress became embroiled In
quite II controversy with his colleague, the i'm
petuous Boutelle, because he would not permit
that gentleman; on the floor Of the House. to
express some views ho held about the Senate
individually and collectively.
",Mayb be ID would be a good thing in the interests
ito pass the bill that the irascible Senator from
Massachusetts is so deeply concerned about,
upon favorably. 1t is n bill to pay the heirs Of
John {. Howe. a resident Of Worcester. S66.9o7
known as the %'cupanvil' cartridge. which
patent, it is claimed, the Government took for
It's own use. The bill has passed the Senate
twice, and Senator Hoar doubtless thinks
some of the time devoted to adjourn
ment might be used for its consideration here.
But the House has never been willing to vote on
the bill. Opportunities have been given Mr..
Walker, Representative from the Worcester
district, and an earnest advocate OF the policy Of
paying all legitimate claims due by tho Govern
ment, to ask unanimous consent for its consider
alton. but he has always found some one opposed.
way OF doing on that measure" tho gentleman
said in conclusion, Il fancy the venerable Mas
sachusetts Senator's wrath would be largely APP
ueasyd."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
HOMES IN THE DESERT.
Booth-TucLer' Elan to Mako tho Arid ReSieA
a Paradise FOR tho Poor.
From the Kansas CITY Journal.

From the Kansas CITY Journal.
Judge J. S. Emery OF Lawrence. Kan, OF the
National Irrigation Congress. has just returned
from Denver, where he had u conference with
Booth-Tucker OF tho Salvation Army. The
scheme is for the settling in the arid regions OF
the West the deserving poor OF the great cities.
Judge Emery says 1t is the fairest thing for irri-
CATION that has ever been put on foot, and he
believes that it will serve "a most powerful pur
pose in settling the troublesome question about
the social unrest OF the masses.
B~oOih'TnCkcr is making Il tour OF the West
collecting information ns to the details OF Tho
great plan the army has undertaken. The puS-
pose OF the army is TO combine the waste forcea
OF production on the waste lands OF the country,
relieve tho Congcstcd population Of the great
centres, ana increase very largely the number OF
independent home owners: The wisc men of the
army arc Of the opinion that this would aid
largely in tho solution OF the veNcd social prob
lem and in n great degree would tend to quiet
the social unrest OF the country. II would re-
lieye the charitable organizations OF the cities,
would reclaim and make fertile thousands Of
arid acres, and would give honest and profitable
employment 10 thousands Of worthy people.
Commander BOoth'TuClcr expects 10 secure tho
FUNDS for The original purchase Of the land from
wealthy mon. who are backing the enterprises;
the farm land would DE in small lots, five and
ten acres for each one; the lana can he 5 cured
for tritiinE sums and under irrigation would
raise quite enough 10 mako the families indo-
pendent and give them a home and plaos q
their own.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

time and place 70. present his bills" He
would generally choose some public place in
by friends. In truth. II was at one time CON
sldertd n slight not to be anntronized" by Beau
Hickman. and tho mai who refused to humor
his prctensions was accounted stinRv. Occh-
sion,liy his victims would pretend TO protest
against mis- frequent assessments. or complain
'bilr' to a wealthy Southern gentleman. a
member OF Congress. who corrtcouslY init
mated that lie thought the "anarternge" Excess
sive upon looking Mt the slip Of paper upon
Which the assessment was regularly made out.
The. member suggested q compromise by pay.
diEnifed attitude or n legitimate dealer, and
upyieldingiy declined any compromise.
Ne. sub" he said, your assessment Is
knowing that am no damned money shaver
you should not expect me to compromise my
self by en- sertaining such All nbusiLesslike
proposition. III or none. subj" He got nil.
This sort OF thing came ~ n natural death
In time, and then the Beau, still q treauentcr
OF hotels and saloons. became n teller OF stories
for a consideration. He was an ingenious
story teller and n good mimic. At the con:
the Members ur which happened TO be strangers
to him, he would remark that the story was
among his listeners would laugh and unsuspest-
inEly reply. ut certainly is-its II mighty good
yarn" wlercupon the Benu would startle hii.i
chips" The victim would be seized with
blank aniazement. and look 1uizzicaliy at the
story amid the grins OF the men present. who
had seen the thing done before.
Hickman lost his good looks and became
leathery-faccd from dissipation while hs was
still u comparatively young. man. and tho pov.
ertY. and harlships OF HIS later years made a
sad looking wreck Of the once distiig nisned
Beau. Toward the end he was pinchcd for the
actual necesslries OF life. Hc was buried in
of the friends who had encouraged him in his
brazen wav OF living in former years bv yield
inE, TO his hold-ups. some OF these got e.
gether the day after his intcrment in Potter's
Field and made NJ n purse to give him decent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
SOHN, THE UNI UCKY
He Couldn't ray n Debt or $40. and 30 Its
sOI Now and He's In Jail.

'oN =" 1855
Joseph sohn's friends say he was always in
hard luck. When he was n boy and fell down
stairs he never escaped without broken bones.
When he grew up and saved a little money he
invariably lost II as soon rs he vcntured in
business. Now he's in Ludlow street jail. and
his lawyer, Robert ]. Hare. says that. SO far as
he can make out. he's there for life.
Sohn's last venture was n bakeshop. Like his
others. il was no 60. and when he had no money
to pay his debts his chief creditor. TO whom he
owed $50. sued him and got judgment, Then
she had him in supplementary pro
ccedings. llo had got 4 job as porter in Q dry
this he supported his wife and child.
Sohn doesn't know English; at least Ills friends
say he DOESN'T; When he got this I'M he
read English The baker said in German. Got
Sohn said he hadn't. and the baker said
Don't pay any attention TO II. You haven't got
any money. and you can't pay any way"
50 Sohn tore up the SUMMONS. The next day
him to appear and show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt OF court, He lrot:
ted of to his baker friend again, and the friend
told him TO pay M attention TO the paper.
Two days passed. and then nm officer came and
took Sohn or 10 couri. where the Justice com
mittci him for contempt in default of the pay
mcnt Of sol. Tho debt OF $50 had then been in
This was nearly two months ago. and Sohn has
along that he'd get out in a few days. His last
prcmc Court setting forth that he was without
money. that his family was in danger OF becom.
ing a burden on the community. and setting
forth the facts about the bakers hnd advice.
The petition came before Justice Smyth. lie
decided that II wasn't a case in which he could
interfere. and that the only way Sohn could
purge himself OF contempt was by paying the
sol. And so Sohn apparently is In Jail to stay,
for %9l is bigger than an apartment house TO
one as the Other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
GESEV1 AWARD CERTIFICATE.
An Interesting Document In the Hands or .
BOston Custom House Clerk.

Boston, April 3O.-Henry w. Bcrthrong.
liquidating clerk in tho Custom House here.
has a document once worth $4,000 900. but
now valuable only as a relic. 1t is the original
certificate OF deposit of the amount OF the Ge-
neva award in the famous Alabama claims case.
The sum mentioned above WAS sent in gold to
this country by the British Government to the
banking firms which were its financial repre-
scntatives. The amount OF gold WAS so large
that tho bankers did not care 10 assume respOn.
sibility for its safety, and it was deposited at the
the certificate OF deposit was given to the Brit
ish financial agents; They in turn Endorsed Il
over TO the British Minister at Washington and
acting English Consul at New York, by whom 1t
was made over To tho United states authorities
in due form. 1t finally was returned to ono Of
tho banking firms which had Endorsed 1t.
Through his acquaintance with that house Mr..
Berthrong got the original certificate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
COULDN'T KILL STRONG.
tIyF KENTuCKIANs TRIED, nut
TuEYyRE DEAD AND HE LIVES.
.,,ray ola Kentucky Unionist who. AFTER
no,us Through Fcuds That Have Cost FIFTY
I,,cs, IL ut Peace with tho World End OF
a.. s~trong.Cainhnn reud Two weeks Ago.

..,, old Kentucky Unionist who. Arter
',o,,. Through Fcuds That Have Cost FIFTY
,,,. IL ut Peace with Tho World End Of
49,. g.Cainhn reud Two weeks Ago.
,,oysoy. Ky, May Tho ending OF the
-"nn,,In fcud between Capt. William Strong
~, va Callahan last week has caused much
".rocrt all over eastern Kentucky. where
-, strong has been known rs n successful
Cnmn,oin fighter for twenty-five years. Tho
n.n,n,n is one OF the most picturesque charac-
~. tn Rrcathltt county to-day. Ho Is 70 years
". . and : ;sct y inches high. Hts cold blue eyes
y, 40, wide nrart under n full, strong forehead.
~. hos black hair and full beard sprinkled with
.,oy. and is as erect as a man OF Az. lie is as
active as a man OF 3D.
,c I. tho son of Col. Edward Strong OF vir-
r,,io, who came to Kentucky early In tho cen.
.srry and settled on the farm where tho Captain
,r,s horn and where he now lives. Col. Edward
o,,,,, died in 1860 AT the age OF SO; his widow
s,.d in 1874 at the age Of 81. Capt. StronG's
rrr,t.srnndmothcr, Susan Callahan, was one
sso,rih Cherokee Indian, and tho Indian charac-
,.ris,ics crop out largely on the Captain. He
,.s high cheek bones and n slightly reddish
,sIn and tho erect form Of tho Indian. lie
soos not know what fear is. He enlist
A In tho Federal army at Irvine, KY.
s,rly in the war. joining Company d. Sixth
Kentucky Cavalry, Col. Munday. He served
"A corporal in that company in the
kentucky. Virginia, and Tennessee campaigns
ofGen. George Morgan. and was with that COM
m,ndcr when he captured Cumberland Gap.
Ne was discharged on March 81, 1854, at Camp
Nelson. Kentucky. and he Immediately returned
home and recruited the Three Forks Battalion
AZ Kentucky state troops. 1Io was then made
CAPTAIN OF Company X OF the Fourteenth Ken
tucky Cavalry. Col. II. c. Lilly, this being a part
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-08-25
welcome to Russia.

PARIS. Aug. 24.-All the newspapers
except the socialist organs declare that
the Cronstadt demonstration is a land
mark in the history of France and Rus
sia as well as other nations, and fnr-
nishes incontestible proof of the import
ant position France has regained in the
world.
A dispatch to the Journal from St.
Petersburg says that the Cars decision
to meet President Faure at Cronstadt was
reached against enormous pressure upon
the part of the German party.
The dipatch adds that the officers OF
the French squadron at Cronstadt were
entertained yesterday by their Russian
colleagues. Numerous decorations will
be bestowed upon the visiting French
men, including medal for every sailor.