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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
The Manly sport.

"And you bet $50 against 500 that
Stryker would win the fight? Why, lie
hasn't the ghost of chance. He isn't
in Muggsy's class at all. Nuggsy will
knock him out in less than a dozen
rounds. You'll lose your money to a
dead certainty"
That's all right. Don't you worry
cents worth about me. I know the
rcferee."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Somewhat Different.

Lawyer examining stubborn wit
nrss)-You sensed his presence, you
say? Now. do you .:lean to infer that
that was the result of psychological
perception?
Witpess-No, sir: I think it was the
hair oil-Buffalo Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

"A Bachelor" wrote to ask why IL Is
that a girl, when she goes to sleep OH
the sofa, always curls her arm around
one of the sofa cushions. We wouid
like to know how bachelor found out
that she does.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

The sultan of Turkey needs no nerve
tonic. His invitation to the Armenian
notriarch to sign a statement that the
Armenians were personally responsible
Cor the recent slaughters will rank as
the most impudent proposition OF the
wear.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Too Exnr...iyc a Nnme

TOO EXpTSNH1VC u Name.
S.niley-Gues" that new coal-dealer
down the street vii. have to change
his name If he expects people to patron
ize him.
Bangs-Why? VIII t., his name:
Smiley - Lyttleton. Some people
fright not notice it, nut I'm afraid
most people would shy at q name like
that on Il coal Dealers sign.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
At the Club,

Scrhblcr-YcS: l have written Il
large number of poems, but l do not
propose having them published until
after my death.
Chorus of Friends lraising their
glasses,--Here's Il long life to you,
Scribblcr-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Denied by Martinella

Washington, Jan. IL. = Archbishop
Martinelli has denied absolutely all re-
ports asserting that he has received
any directions of any kind from the
pope to approach the United States
government regarding it's attitude to-
ward the Cuban rebellion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
sim Di.sattsfied.

WELL" remarked the wife Of the
man who had changed his mind about
coming down to congress, you have a
clear conscience, anyhow"
Il know that" was the comfortless
reply. ..but a clear conscience isn't
what l was running for."-Washington
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Cremation does not seem to be max
Ing much Roadway in Scotland. At the
annual meeting of the Scottish Burial
Reform and Cremation Society in Gas
cow it was stated that only eight bod
les had been incinerated during the
past year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
struck u Snag.

Mrs. DASH understand you have
given up compiling woman's Bible?
Mrs. Cash-Oh. yes; it was too bad.
We found out, you know. that to make
it consistent. we would have TO call the
devil "she.'-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

The Lagong bridge, built over an
arm of the China sea, is five miles long,
with 300 arches of stone, seventy feet
high and seventy feet broad,each pillar
supporting a marble lion twenty-one
feet in length. The cost of the bridge
is unknown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

TmD;ns-l have a. notion To write
one of these Scotch dialect stories.
SiEmons-But yu. don't know any
thing about Scotch dialect.
Timmins-I know as much about it
rs the people who buy the stories.-ln-
dianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

There is said to be danger that the
supply of rubber will give out before
many years owing, mainly, to the ex-
traordinary demands of the bicycle
trade. The same principles, however,
apply to the conservation Of this prod
Get as to other st: pies. Economy and
systematic cultivation should avert the
thr( tened result.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Succi. the famous Italian faster, has
tasted himself into insanity somewhat
faster than any one anticipated. 1t IS
certainly noteworthy that feastlns ana
fasting should so often lead 10 'ne
same end.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

The vast mahogany forests of Near
aqua are almost wholly controlled Dy
Boston firms by ccr tract with the MIC
arasuan government. The export TRACE
in the expensive wood has become
very extensive, it having reached o.
100000 feet in 1893
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

A Dunkard colony to be founded IN
Indiana will have neither Jail nor court
house. The members seem to THINK the
existence Of the latter renders ncces-
sary that of the former.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Crock Meets Greek.

Didn't sitting next to that Boston
woman at luncheon make you nervous,
Kitty"
Pooh. no! She tried to tell me Of
Emerson, but I ratified her off on to
football. and she didn't know thing
about it.''-Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Sandow has recommended whole
lot of exercising machines, but ne WILL
have some new views on chow to de-
felop muscle" by the time he mas
walked the floor a few nights with that
new eighteen pound baby.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Prccine,

PreciRe.
Co,'nsel--Well, after the witness gave
you blow. what happened!
l'risoncr-He gave Inc Il third one.
CONnSel-IOu mean a second one.
Tr!soner-No. sir; landed him the
second One.-Fun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
SarsapariIIa
Bfw Enough for That.

Scene: Glasgow Railway Station
Enter bowling mashcr in knickcrbock-
ars and straw hat, walking behind a
glowing Havana.
CITY Arnb-Gimmc match. sir?
Textbook here. YOU young imp. you
ought to get whacked, smoking at
your age.
Imp (bolting. With fingers at his nose,
--Wcel. I'm big enough to be out O my
Knockers. nywcy.7-Spare Moments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
A New Departure,

Julia and I hit It OFF beautifully
about the New Year?'
what did you dO?" !.
"She framed all tho resolutions she
thought ought to make, and did the
same thing for ar."--Detro!t Free
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Merrtt-IC was your own blame if
she fooled YOU. l warned YOU that you
.ould believe only half he said.
De Garry-Well. YOU can hardly
blame me. l just happened to believe
the wrong half.--Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Straining.

"Life for me may be all sweetness,
but
The jelly paused as the good house,
wife gave the bag another squeeze
Nevertheless, l find it one constant
strain."-New York Evening journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

If Gen. Weyler were as successful in
Strengthening insurgents as he Is IN
killing peaceful citizens, CUBA "ouiu
have been conquered months ago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Burglar. Canturcd.

Preston. MIMI, Jan. Is. = Tho h,r.
glars who blew open a safe at IN.
trander last Wednesday night WON
captured in Iowa and brought hers
aud are now safely lodged in Jail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

And now comes the announcement OF
a suspected irrcgularity in the accounts
of Sing Sing prison. Holy SMOKE
where next!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Like his predecessor, the present Ar
menian patriarch refuses to join in
withdrawing the sultan. He will lose
his position, but he will gain in honor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
Che wronr AdIcctfye,

The Wrong ADJECTIVE.
Richard Dugal-l left some senti-
mental verse with yOu--
Edtor-Ah. yes. but l wouldn't call
it sentimental as much as centipedal-
it has too many extra feet.-Pittsburg
News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Have You Eye or Ear Trouble:
Write for valuable informa ton free. All
operations guaranteed. st. Paul Eye and Ear
lniirmary. Merrill Bldg, st. Paul. MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Greater New York is to have one
capital innovation if the proposed
charter goes through. Perpetual fran
chises are to be done away with, and
after the lapse of specified time all
corporate privileges now in existence
under grant from the city are to re-
vert to the municipal corporation. If
New York will make such provision
and stick to it the city will be greater
than it's name. Millions of dollars
have been thrown away by the lesser
city in franchises.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

FITS stopped frc" and permanently cured. No hts
after first DAYS use uf Dr. kliMes Great Nerve
Restorer. Free y. trial hottie and treatise.
send TO Dir. KLINE, :tl Arch ST., Philadelphia, Ia
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
The Fortunes of Love.

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face. Tender Sore Feet
,hilblains Piles &c. c. q. Clark Co.. Now Haven, Ct.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

know. that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller. Au
Sable, Michigan, April II, 1895.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

THE LATEST FAD-1ne nhoto h,tton-N,n,ature
portraits on brooches or cuff buttons. Send
photo and Soc for 3. Agents wanted everywhere.
Emerald Publishing Co., Minneapolis MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
His bad Luck.

II always told you your sins would
find you out, Dodgely:"
.That's all right. What I'm kicking
about is that the officers found me In"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

$50 TO $3.50 MONTH SALARY AND EXPENSES
free to customers. w. L. Kline Co. st. Louis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Weston, the veteran pedestrian, wept
because at the age Of fifty-eight he
walked only 1O3 miles in twenty-four
hours. against the 112 he made when
he was man of thirty. The second
record is more remarkable than the
first. but Weston seems to have dis
covered in it an intimation that by the
time he is seventy he will not be able
to accomplish even 100 miles day.
Premier Canovas declares that no
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
'or children teehinR the gums. reduces nam
nation allays pain. wind collie. rs cents bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
His Chance,

Cascarcts stimulate liver kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or grippe. Zoe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money i It fails to cure. 25c
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
ALLIN AND BRIGGS.
SYNOPSIS OF ALLIN'S MESSAGE AND
BRIGGS INAUGURAL.
The Retiring Governor Reviews the
business Og STATE During Ht~
Administrations Gov. briggs. IN
His Inaugural. Recommends Leg
txls:tion Which, He Believes
Would Benefit the state.
The following is a synopsis of Coy.

The following is synopsis OF COY.
Allin's message:
He calls attention to the veto OF
Sl22OOO of the appropriations OF the
last assembly, thus complying WIN
party pledges for economy and eXpcnd-
lures within the revenue; suggests
amendments to the constitutions pro-
vi(ling for the taxation of corporations;
urges an appropriation for the board
of health to enable it to perform It's
duties as required by law; reports
So. 7:1oOo paid for the care of eighteen
incorrigiblcs at the Planking reform
school. under an agreement 10y Gov.
Miller for the care of this class, for
which no appropriation was made, ana
asks legislative approval: suggest pro-
vision for the appointment OF commas
SiOncrS of deeds in other states; says
the $4,000 appropriation for the Rus
sian cactus comm isSiOn was not used;
says there is no provision for the col
lection of taxes and insurance in the
Codes but they have continued to pay;
the amount turned in to the state treas
urcr by the commissioner OF insurance
was 1899 for the biennial period;
says the state owes Il considerable
sum for the transportation of the mill
tia to the Jamestown encampment.
and recommends that $500, in the
hands of the board, be used in fitting
up the grounds, and that future ell
equipments be held at Devils Lake;
400 trees have been planted about the
capital grounds and other important
improvements made; recommends i'm
provements at and more furniture for
the executive mansion; there have been
thirty-eight pardons during his term.
and three combinations of sentence to
the penitentiary.
Gov. .Allin expresses pride in the fact
that he is the first of alien birth to
hold the l.asition of executive in
North Dakota, and declares that he
will spend his remaining years as !,
private citizen among the people OF the
state who have hOnored him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
Promoted for Taking a Bath.

In the Crimea, during the winter,
General Canrobert was in the habit of
going about among the men of his
command, lncOgnito, to see what they
We're about, and to learn their wants,
and encourage the soldiers if they
needed encouragement. One morning,
on one of these tours, he came upon
II young conscript who had stripped
himself to the waist, and was bathing
his body with handouts of snow.
That's an odd sort of soap you're
using" exclaimed the general.
"Oh, it's good enough" said the
soldier, "you see I'm young, and more
than that I'm Lorrainer from Nancy,
and a fellow provincial of General
Drouot, who shaved himself with
snow on the march from Moscow, you
know, when the mercury was thirty de-
grees below freezing. The old fellows
III my company, you see, bother me,
and make fun of me because | haven
any beard, and since | can't shave ont
of doors, like Drouot, / have to do
this to show those old fellows that I'm
no more afraid of the cold than | am
of the enemy"
"Well," said Canrobert, "what if !
should give you another way of get
ting even with those old fellows?"
"Why, l shouldn't mind" answered
the young soldier.
"pll make you a corporal, said the
general.
The soldier laughed. 81 guess thai
won't co." said he. "My colonel
wouldn't have it..
81 am higher than your colonel;
am General Canrobert.
The young soldier was in transports
especially as the same day he wa'
made corporal in the presence o
the regiment. Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

A Glagow lady nus had n singular
eXperieia. About the beginning of
Novemb last sue paid a hurried visit
to her bsiness premises, and while
there los he diamond from favor
lite ring. Search was made every
where for 4e precious stone. The shop
was given III extra sweep, the dust
placed in chair sieve and washed,
but not Htace of the lost jewel was
got. Cone ding that the diamond
was gone or good, the ring was
reset, and ne loss almost forgot
ten, when d owners daughter, who
had accompanied her to the shop on
the occasion remarked: Mother,
there's someling in the heel OF my
right boot WI Ia catches the carpet
every step ! t.e." "See what 1t is,
was the replT and there, firmly I'M
bedded in thet old leather, was the
missing diamoI. Singulnrly enough,
during the past wo months the young
lady had been i the country, and
walked over IT, hard mscllrmlzed
roads. damon IN no way injured,
and boothecI are,o Join the heirIooms
of the family. adelaide Observer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
GOOD HEALTH RESTORED.
George A. Baribeault Is Free From THAT
Tired FEELING" and Is Unbounded
in His Praise of the
Remedy Used.

From the Telegram, Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. George A. Baribeault. OF No. Green
Street, Worcester, Mass, is young man
who is Worcester born and bred. He re-
ceived his education in Worcesters schools
and is we'll and favorably known to large
circle of friends and acquaintance here.
His father WIS II local musician OF some re-
pute, having been years ago prominently
connected with the organization then known
as the "French Band. T." which is now "Wor-
Gester's famous Battery b Band"
George is now the proprietor of store on
Green Street, where he sells cigars, toeacco,
period .als, confectionery, etc. Formerly
he was an armorer and worked at his trade
in the pistol factory of the Harrington and
Richardson Arms Company, on Park ave
nue.. About two years ago while in their
employ he became run down, the exact
ing work al his machines making him very
nervous. His appetite was poor, his dlges-
ton imperfect, and H., blood in such bad
condition that small wounds on his hands
would require weeks to heal. He felt that
surely something must be done; as work had
become burden owing to the loss OF
strength and ambition. He had thorough
disllkef for medicine of any kinh, but through
the earnest solicitation of his wife to do
something to restore his health, and on the
recommendation of friends he was induced
to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People.
Very soon after beginning to use them he
felt their beneficial effect, and continuing
their use, he was soon brought around to
perfect health, which he continues to enjoy.
He is now the picture of good health his
digestion is restored to normal conditions,
and he has an appetite to match his diges-
ton, and the good blood bound to como
through this combination circulates through
his veins and gives healthy glow to his
lace and is complete evidence of health re-
stored.
Mr.. Baribeault procured Dr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People at the drug store
OF Mr.. A. w. Andrews, on the corner of
| Main and Wellington Streets. Mr.. Andrews
| says II have numerous calls for these p lis
and | receive many reports of their efficient
| help in restoring vigor and health TO their
| users
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con.
| densed 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 females, such
ms 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 a radical cure
| in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excesses OF whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk)
ut % cents Il box or six boxes for So. so, and
may be had Of all druggists, or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
General Grants Uniform.

General Horace Porter describes
the advance ON Petersburg in his ar
ticles in the Century on Campaign
ing with Grant" General Porter
says. concerning Grants attitude
towards dress:
The weather had become so warm
that the general and most of the staff
had ordered thin, dark-blue flannel
blouses 10 be sent To them TO take the
place of the heavy uniform coats
which they had been wearing. The
summer clothing had arrived and was
now tried on. The generals blouse,
like the Others, was of plain material,
single-breasIed, and had four regula-
ton brass buttons in front. 1t was
substantially the coat of private SOL
der, with nothing to indicate the
rank of an officer except tue three
gold stars OF acknowledgement on
the shoulderstraps. He wore at this
time rundown white linen collar
and IA small, black "butterhy" cravat,
which was hooked on to his front col
lar button.
The general, when he put on the
blouse, did not take the pains TO see
whether it fitted him or TO notice how
it looked, but thought only of the
comfort it afforded and said, "Well,
his is a relief" and then added: 81
nave never taken rs much satisfaction
- some people in making frequent
langes in my outer clothing. / like
put on suit of clothes when l get
Up In the morning and wear it until
to bed, unless | have TO make
clnge in my dress TO meet company
j ave been in the habit OF getting
o.. coat at time, putting it on an,
wearing it every day as long as i
lo,led respectable, instead OF uslns
AIT aud second-best. l know
, tina IS not the right way to manage
but comfortable coat seems like III
Old aieud, and | don't like to chang
it,"
tt general had also received pal
OF ligt, neatly fitting culfskln boots
to wi h he seemed to take u fancy
/ thcresler he wore them most of th'
time place of his heavy topboots
, putin on the latter only when b,
, rode o. in wet weather.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
AKangarou IarL

was riding along one evening near
shutdown when the black boy who &C
eompauied me, who happened to be a
few wards ahead of me at the time,
suddenly pulled up his horse just as
he topped the crest of the range We
were rising, held up his hand in warn
inr. aud then beckoned to me TO join
him. As we were on eattle-musteT-
lug expedition ut the time, l thought
lac had caught sight of rowdy mob,
hut when he'd crept quietly up along
side him and could looK down into the
gully below, | stared in amazement at
the scene before me, for there,
grouped in a circle of about a hundred
yards or so across stood some fifty
or sixty kangaroos, every one of
them erect and looking on
with evident interest at the spectacle
of two immense "old men," who in
the middle of the ring were engaged
IN deadly combat. Clasping in fierce
embrace with their short, muscular
arms. they swayed to and fro in their
tnOItH W lbItt tiCu OlutI W tue
ground, every now and again dealing
ierocious kicks at each Others stom-
achs with the long, knife-like toe of
their hind feet, kicks which they
avoided with wonderful agility by a
sort of backward jump, without, how
ever releasing their gripof each other 8
bodies fora moment. The whole scene,
the two combatants, with their upright
figures gripping and swaying in the
centre exactly as two wrestlers might
have done, with the ring of erect
gray bodied onlookers, was singularly
interesting, and for some ten minutes
or more we stood and watched them
until a snort from one of our horses
gave them the alarm, and they were
off in all directions in moment. On
riding up to examine the spot we
fnund tufts of fur and blood marks
upon the grass in several places, and
tue state of the ground for some yards
round about showed very plainly that
the struggle had been fierce one.
Neither of the combatants, however,
had been disabled, for they bounded
away among the others, and we saw
them no mOre.-Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

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III axe. Aliens foot-Ease makes utat- - -
lin ar new shoes feel easy. II Is a certain
cur for sweating callou- aud hot, tirri, 20 -
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and shoe stures. IS mall Tor .. IN STA mps.
Trial package FREE. address, Allen = JIM
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