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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-16

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Witty and Good.

The second wife of DR.. Edward
Hodges, long the organist Of Trinity
Church, New York, was a Miss Moore,
of New York, a woman of fine mind
and fascinating conversation. Like
many a devoted wife. she had to re-
member that before her marriage she
had laughed a little at the man who
was to be her husband. She was at
once attracted by his appearance and
his dress, and yet her first comment
upon him was a ruthless one. She had
met him at the gate of her cousin, DR..
Clement Moore.
"Who is he?" she asked, going in.
why, Sarah," said her cousin, "that
is the great Doctor Hodges"
Dear me-" returned she, Il thought
it was an old Scotch peddler"
And when she was married to him,
she ventured to pun upon his profession
and called him her "old English ped
aler." Another title given him by her
ever-ready tongue was 'the ineffable
Hodges" because she loved Hodges in
F" more than any other service he
ever used. Their marriage "a one of
the greatest happiness. for clever as
she was in the intellectual side of life,
her character shone brightest in the
daily walks of home. She was nj of
those who r always giving without
stopping to think whether they re-
ceive, and her reward was the constant
tribute of daily love.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Wonderful Sign!

A writer says, in regard to the Prus-
STA of fifty years ago, that it had a
state lottery, and in every town, large
or small, was a collector. appointed to
sell the tickets. One day a servant
girl came to the collector in Hagen,
and asked If she could buy No. %. He
did not have it in his possession, but
as the girl seemed very much in earn
est and refused to be put off with any
other number, he tried to obtain it
from some of the other collectors in
town, and finally succeeded. The draw
ing took place, and Hagen rose to a
state of feverish excitement when it
was known that this girl had become
a winner of a large sum Of money. She
found herself, for a time, the chief OBJ
ject of interest in the town. She was,
of course, asked how she came to fix
upon No. %. T%hereupon she gave this
simple and lucid explanation: II
dreamed one night No. z, and a second
night I dreamed No. 2, and a third
night again. So I thought, Three
times seven makes twenty-three.' and
I bought that number!"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
A PEEP INTO AFRICA.
Marco Polo's Account of the Natives and
the Animals,

Marco Polo's Account of the Natives and
the Animals.
The eastern coast of Africa was an
unknown region in Marco Polo's day,
and when he had travelled sc far to
the southern end of Asia tina: he be-
gan to get glimpses of Africa, he could
not believe that he heard reports from
the eastern side of that continental
which he already knew something, as
1t formed the southern border of the
Mediterranean Sea. So he speaks OF
Madagascar (Which he calls Madeigas-
car and Zanzibar (Which he calls Fang
hfbar) as though they were parts Oh
India. If we remember that Marco
was the first writer, European or ASIA
tic, to mention Madagascar by that
name, and almost the first to give the
world any information concerning that
unknown land, we may excuse the
fact that his geography is sometimes
mixed. But his descriptions OF tne
people and the animals of eastern Al
RIGA are pretty accurate. as may Dc
seen:
They are all black, their hair Is as
black as pepper, and so frizzly tnat
even with water you can scarcely
straighten it,. And their mouths are
SO large, their noses SO turned up. their
lips so thick, their eyes so big and
blood-shot, that they look like very
devils; they are in fact so hideously
ugly that the world has nothing TO
show more horrible.
There are also lions that are black
and quite different from ours. And
their sheep are all exactly alike In col
or; the body all white and the head
black; NO other kind of sheep Is found
there, you may rest assured. They
have also many giraffes. This Is a
beautiful creature, and l must give you
a description Of 1t. Its body Is snort
and somewhat sloped to the rear, 1or
it's hind legs are short. while the fore
legs and the neck are both very long,
and thus it's head stands about three
PAGES from the ground. The head Is
small, and the animal is not at all mis-
chievous. It's color is all red n white
in round spots, and it is really a beau
tiful object. The women of this island
are the ugliest in the world, with their
great mouths and big eyes and thick
noses. The people live on rice and
flesh and milk and dates; and they
make wine of dates and OF rice n OF
good spices and sugar. There 10 a
great deal of trade, and many mer-
chants and vessels go thither.-c'The
True Story of Marco Polo." by Noah
Brooks, in st. Nicholas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
AN OPEN LETTER.
From the Herald, Sank Centre, MINI.

The following communication was recent
y received by the manufacturers Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peoples:
DIR. Williams Medicine Company.
II was born in Germany and am thirty
even years old. live with my husband
On a farm. For ten years l suffered with
e~ucorrhna SO that l was q burden to my
friends and myself also. l had tried a
great many doctors and different kinds of
medicine without securing any benefits.
Ny condition had become SO deplorable
that l had almost given up hope of recovery,
one day l saw in the Sank Centre Herald
an advertisement of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and as "a drowning person catches at
4 straw SO grasped this chance and pur--
chased from Hanson e. Emerson a box of
Pink Pills. / commenced taking them in
March,. 1896, and after taking one box l
.elt SO much improved that 1 bought more.
CATER taking them for a time l found to
my surprise that l was entirely cured.
Ever since then l have been as strong and
arduous duties which fall to the lot of O
farmers wife without feeling the least
fatigue or inconvenience.
II hope this will be the means of placing
your wonderful pills in the hands Of some
sister sufferer, who may rejoice with me.
| am satisfied that NO woman need suffer
as 1 did, when such an efficient remedy is
80 close at nonQ."
(Signed) Mns. H.. STENERSAGEL.
Subscribed before me this 10th day Of
December, 1896.
CHAs. F. HENDRY, Notary Public,
Minnesota.
DR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are
also a specific for troubles peculiar to fe-
males, such as suppressions, irregularities
and all forms of weakness. They build up
the blood, and restore the glow of health to
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
q radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork or excuses Of
whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in
boxes (never in loose bulk at so cents a
box or six boxes for 81. so, and may be had
of all druggists, or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenec.
tady, N. Y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A Kansas editor and his wife attend
ed the recent National editorial asso-
citation at Galveston, Tex. leaving their
daughter, II years old, to get out the
paper, during his absence. He made a
side run to Mexico while on the trip.
The first issue under the new wom-
an" regime contained this notice at
the head of the editorial column:
.Pa is In Mexico. I received a let.
ter from him this morning. He has
got ma with him, and is having a
darn good time, I guess. wish he was
home, as 1t is lonesome to be, editor
in-chief all alone. Pa and ma went to
church and a bull fight last Sunday.
Go we'll together, pa and ma. church
and bull nght."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
A Russian Telephone.

According to L'Electricien, of Par
is, a Russian scientist has invented a
telephone far superior to anything
hitherto used. With 1t a man may
talk to. more than n Of his friends
at a time, provided they are all in the
same room, for 1t is not necessary to
stand near the receiver in order to
hear the sound. The voice issues from
a metallic funnel. and may be heard
at some distance. The new telephone
has other advantages. Sounds trans
mitted through it lose very little Of
their intensity by reason Of distance.
In experiments made between Moscow
and Rostof, a distance Of eight hun
bred and seventy miles. speech. songs
and music could be clearly heard. A
large number Of Official people were
present at tho experiments. and the
Official report was full Of praise ofyehs
new telephone.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Profits from Sheep Raising.-The
profits from sheep raising are derived
from a different point from that of a
decade or more ago. The farmer now
nc longer finds it profitable to keep
sheep for the fleece alone, and, al
though lamb and mutton hold fairly
we'll on the markets, yet we think the
greater profits lie in the improvements
made on farms by sheep husbandry.
1t has been found by close observers
that farms that have best retained
their original fertility or increased
their productiveness are those on
which large numbers of sheep have
been kept. They do not run down like
the farms that are devoted to raising
grain for the market. Old farms,
which are SO prone to grow up In
thorns, thistles, etc., are the more
easily cleaned of them by pasturing
sheep on them. Pastures even I'M
prove under them. but are compare
lively free from weeds and bushes.
while the soil is firm and productive OF
the best sorts of grasses. Not oniy
grasses, but crops Of every kind Will 90
we'll on pastures where sheep nave
been kept.-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
. Patents issued.
List of Northwestern patents issued
The Deceiver.
Azure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS TIE

Glow in the world could you tell
that old Mrs. Vidder that she had a
complexion that reminded you Of a
peach?"
IT meant a dried observation-disclosures
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Tho Man of It.

Husband-'If you refuse to believe
me there is nothing more to be said"
Wife-"I don't believe a word you
say"
Huband-"Very well, then. let us talk
the matter over without quarreling
about it."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Easily Enough.

"Nlr. Gibbons said the teacher Of
the class in rhetoric. point out the
absurdity of this figure of speech: AT
this time the Emperor William Matched
out Il scheme etc"
Ut seems to me all right" replied the
young man, after reflection.
ut does? Explain. if you please,
how he could have Matched out a
schcme."
"Well, he might have had his mind
set on it.''-Taggart's Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Duration Of Human Life.

In the seventeenth century the aver
age duration of life was only thirteen
years; in the eighteenth, twenty; in
this century, 1t is thirty-six. Look out
for the twentieth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A package of P%EHUvIANA, the best
kidney cure on earth, sent FREE to any
suffererif written for promptly. Peruviana
Remedy Co., $50 Fifth ST.. Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Why suffer when Strong's Headache
Killer will relieve you? Send % cents to
Goodrich & Jennings, Anoka. Mimi. for
sample box.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

French detectives. as we'll as English,
watch over the safety of Queen Victoria
while che is on the continent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Physician. Wise I'm Their Genera

FIysfcian1 Wise In Tlelr Ge1serR.
ton.
The above class of scientists recognize
and have repeatedly borne testimony to
the efficacy Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers as a remedy and preventive of fever
and ague, rheumatism, want of. vigor,
liver complaint and some other ailments
and infirm conditions of the system. Elk
perience and observation have taught
them its value. They but echo the YER
dict long since pronounced by the public
and the press. Only the benighted now
are ignorant of Americas tonic and al
terative.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
INC Uncle

Go to the ant, thou sluggard," they
eaid, sternly.
He. shrugged his shoulders.
Uncle" he muttcred.
Assuredly he would not work as long
as he had a shirt to pawn.-Dctroit
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

fl:S PermanentlyCured. Motifs or nervousness afte.
first days use of DIR. kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE 5000 trial bottle and treatise.
Dir. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
A Pleasing Reioindcr.

81 declar'. it didn't take you no time
1T all to men dem trowsis, Sis
Brown"
"No, Rrer .Jimson, l done it with
leatncss an dis patch-'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
10 quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full Of life. nerve and vigor. take No.Io,
Bac, the wonder-workcr that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or ST.. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Kennedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

The annual earnings of miners In ST.
lesia, Germany, are. after s~ubtracting
the insurance, only STA to $500.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A clergyman who has returned from
F'crmosa says that insurrection prevails
all over the island. The Japanese lave
killed hundreds of people in cold blood.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
ma Famux,. F~atilit,..

Six children Of John McGrath Of
Seneca, Kan, were drowned recently.
Eleven of the McGrath family have met
death by drowning within two years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

Oranges have been grown in Lyons
county, KAN. the owner of a tree having
plucked three this season.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A patient brought into Guys hospital,
london. the other day, on being told
that his leg was fractured. exclaimed
With fervor, ''Thank God, it amt broke"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Goes Cough Balsanl
Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up a Cold qulckea
than anything else. It is asways reliable. Try 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Not one of the women who held Office
during the last year in Ellis. Kan. Sc
cured reelection at the late election.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething, softens the gums. reduces inflan.
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. IS cents q bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

During the last winter semester the
University of Berlin had 1925 students.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Horseless carriages have lately been in
troduced in the fire. department Of Paris.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a family medicine with us since 1861.
r. Madison, 2409 42d Ave-. Chicago. III.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Not one of the women who held office
during the last year in Ellis, Kan, Sc
cured reelection at the late election.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

O SALE-Restaurant-Best location in city.
Clearing 500 net per week; will stand investi-
CATION. Room 33 COLON Blk, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

Weight of Pigs.-What is FAIR aver
ago weight of a pig at birth? AT the
Oklahoma Experiment Station a litter
of five pure bred Poland emma pig >
from a yearling sow averaged 20
hounds the day of birth. When seven
dsvs old they averaged 4.6 pounds. Five
from an older grade of Poland China
sow. out of a litter Of seven. two nav
ine died, averaged 2.75 pounds at day
- birth and Sc pounds when seven
davs old. Nine Duroc Jersey pigs, two
others having died, from a 2-year-old
nuroc Jersey SOW, averaged 2.44 pounds
when one day old. AIS pounds wnen
seven and 7.57 pounds when nfteen
laws old, two pigs having been los IN
the meantime.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

An order has been issued forbidding the
sale of liquor in the restaurants Of the
Maine Central railroad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

1t is said that the emperor of Russia
received over 800 threatening letters prior
% his journey to France.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
one Of tho Present,.

Hogan-"How did yer get thot oyer"
Brogan-''I CELEBRATED me birthday
llasht avenin, Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
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The Young Pigs.

When the young pigs are to come is
all a matter of convenience and man
agement. The average time of gesta-
t1on is 112 days. The custom is that
March to May will catch most Of them.
comfortable quarters on the solitary
family plan should be provided. Ar
range for the little fellows getting out
on the clean ground to exercise. In a
month or six weeks start them to eat
ing bran, shorts, ground oats, or a mix
lure of them. This will save the life
OF many a youngster, for one of the
troublesome traits they have inherited
n man has accentuated is such an ap-
petlte n untimely craving of the
stomach that before they are old
enough to know good from bad in the
way OF eating they swallow bits of cob,
gravels, bedding and truck entirely in
olgestlble and that clogs the intestines,
and death, of course, follows. Proper
Iced seems to prevent this. At ten or
Twelve weeks your pigs should have
learned to eat their fill without harm,
and to eat separately from the mother
IN a place where they alone can get.
Accustom the pigs to their future quar-
ters While the mother is with them.
10 wean, pen up the mother and change
ner round.-D. ]. Frazer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

An Eastern college girl Tilted a poet and
married a butcher.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

educate Your Bow els With Cascnrets
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
1Oc. II C.. c, C., fail, druggists refund money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
A Sure Sign.

Her Brother-"Awfully bad. news.
sister," The sister-"What?" Her
Brother-"That count of yours ia =
bogus one" The sister-"How did Won
find that out?" Her Brother-"I was
telling him today how hard up l was.
and he actually offered to lend me
800. "-Syracuse Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

NO-To-Bnc rOr Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc. 81. AL druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or Csc
IL {. c. C. fail to cure. druggists refund money,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A frontage overlooking the west steps
of st. Paul's cathedral has been rented
for diamond Jubilee day at over $4,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

The duke of Connaught will command
the troops in London on the day her
majesty celebrates her diamond jubilee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

TO CURE A COLD TN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets. All
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
sure Thing

Sure Thing.
Buffer says that he was a good
deal put out at your meeting last
night"
II should say he was. We kicked
him to the head Of the stairs and then
fired him down bodily."-Detroit Frss
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

DR.. ]. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo. N. Dak. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

s.,+ the Hogs.-N never occurs to
some neople that hogs need salt. Salt
ho1n. In the assimilation Of food as
much in the hog as in any other ami
mai Some food elements will not dis
solve in any other than a saline solu-
tson and unless they are dissolved they
cannot be passed through the capil-
iaries to aid in the formation Of new
tisaues. Any animal should have salt
regularly every day in the year, and
unless It is furnished there will be q
waste Of food.-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15
A MODERN P0CAH0NTAS.
Lives Saved Every Day by Indian Sa-
gacity, in a Way that Rivals the
Bravery Of the Indian Girl Of Old:

The Wonderful Power of the Indians to In
terpret the Secrets of Nature.-A Cod
Been Given to Civilization by the North
American Indian.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

The River Nile is 5000 miles long.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-15

A Hog Cholera Outbreak.-A recent
outbreak of hog cholera neal the Twin
Cities, when there were no diseased
nerds known to be within a hundred
miles or more, may prove a valuable
lesson II properly understood and util-
lied. The outbreak referred to was in
a herd that was in fine condition; it
was housed, fed and cared for in every
way In a f1rst-class manner, and the
health of the animals was excellent. In
a manner that we have not space to de-
tail 1t was learned that the disease
wal communicated to the herd by a
man who came to the place from a dis
tant infected district, who had been
among diseased hogs, and without
change of clothes or other precautions
went among this healthy herd and left
the germs of disease there that will
probably destroy it. There is no ques-
ton about real hog cholera being in
fictitious, and that it may be easily and
unsuspectingly transmitted. as in this
case. The moral of this is: Allow no
stranger to visit the pens of healthy
uosS, UT SIl1 Detter, 10 not let MIN
come on the place unless he can give
ample assurance that he could not by
any possibility have been in contact
with cholera hogs. Hogs must be pro-
tected from this contagion as the men,
bers of the family would be protected
from smallpox. Up to date this is all
that can be done to stay the dread
plague, and therefore every possible
p%recaution against its spread should be
taken.-Farm. Stock and Home.