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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
A Fair Exchange

First Thespian-What has become Of
Greasepaint? He isn't acting any
more"
Second Thespian-No; he's making a
fortune. He has become a prize-fght-
er."-Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Don'tTobaeco Spit aad Smoke Yeur Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full Of life. nerve and vigor. take No.To-
Bac. the wond.r-worker that makes weak men
teed. Booklet aud sample free. Address Ster'
ling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Brooklyn has eight miles OF wateF
front, and its storage warehouses an
a'.y receive $500, 600, 600 worth of goods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
IT .sWent In.0

1t "Went In"
"The last thing I sent to this paper"
said Melancholis, twas accepted i'm
mediately."
"What!" cried Scribe, in astonish-
ment, "What was it?"
"a check for an annual subscrip-
tion."-Boston Traveller.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup ,,..-
For children teething~, softens the gam.:t sen.. : hnsfis
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Railway accidents are so rare IN aoi :
land that an average Of only y osa.t
q year results from them. throughput
the entire country
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
Uncommon lrrsct,o,s.

81 see that skindollar is advertisin
his goods for sale for a fraction Q
their real value.:."
Eyes; about eight-ffths. guess
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
Hairs Catarrh Cure
a constitutional cure. Price, 76c.

The District Of Columbia has ioOOo
more women than men. Inc WluoMs
ccn.l,rise one-sixteenth of the population.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

The consumption Of horsefesh Is IN
creasing in Vienna. Last year the resi-
dents of that city ate 1S,2O7 horses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

One-third Of the females Of France,
I'VE fourteen years of age, are farm la
borers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Bicycles are taxed in France. Last year
the government derived q revenue =. o w.,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

No.To.Rac Tor Fifty emit
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure M n as,,.vfsts
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
on,tTobsceo s,lt

A humming bird a little larger than a
house fly is common in the East Indies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

It is said that chrysanthemums live
longer than any other flower after being
cut.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Brazil thinks the locomotives Of the
United States are the best. and has Just
given an order for sixty Of them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

The officials of Corea wear upon their
hats the figures of various birds and ami
mails.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Two bottles 81 Piso's Cure for consunap-
ton cured me az aabad lung trouDie.Ls
Nrs.5 j. Nicols. Princeton. 1nd.,s March
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

A mole eludes danger by having four or
five entrances to its home.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Goes Cough Ba1sam
Is the Oldest and best. 1t will break up a cold quick:
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
FAC rs V2A|n'l'iI I EEE;;E|nl)!!

rave more members. several puns; wo plans give fire" Restitution che plan GUAKAN
TEES positions. loeens rysf orh n"k. coma ming pmn> and a fM!o low sy OF Coege
SOUTHERN NWMEr TEACHERS mR;fG " REV. Or IN sDmoa a n{ svIoNT HEaGa.sg 6yREav ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
WRESTLING MATCH.

HE village had
awakened from its
long winters sleep.
It had shaken off
its lethargy and
stepped forth into
the light and sun
shine to take up
again life in the
rec air u ntil
the months should
8 p e e d r o u n Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

Some OF the dentists in Vienna fill teeth
with annealed glass.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31

~ 0OoS !
% 0 k go to the
ends of my fingers.
l suffered greatly
from nervous
headaches and my
nervous sy t m
was o m / etely
broken down. I
felt SO much better
after I had taken
n bottle that I
, stopped it, but l
hove ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
BINDING TWINE-

,hAngoS and are liable TO ADVANCE. FREE
Agricultural implement CO dialogue, harness,
IMPLY catalogue, containing 60 pages and over
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-31
A NERVOUS WOMAN,

Mr. John Carpenter, Perry, Okla,
,sys: IT took a bottle of Pe-ru-na and
received great benefit from it; could
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
Miss Jane Barlow.

Miss Jane Barlow, the we'll known
writer OF Irish stories and sketches, 10
the daughter of professor of Trinity
college, Dublin. She lives with her
father in the village of Rathgar, few
miles from the Irish capital. So far
from living in the midst of the country
and people with which she deals most
in her novels. Miss Barlow has only
once stayed in any other part OF Ire
land. She has travelled much on the
continent with DIR. Barlow during the
university vacation. and the articles
describing these travels gave her her
first introduction to magazine editors.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
THE KORESHANlTES.
A Queer Sect Who Think the World 10
Hollow.

Queer Sect Who Think the World 10
Hollow.
One Of the queerest of religions Is
Koreshanity. a small Chicago sect I'M
der the leadership of DR. Cyrus E.
Teed, who bears the title OF Koresh.
The koreshanites believe that the uni
verse is a hollow sphere. on the con-
cave part of which we live. The in
terror, which Is eight thousand miles
across. is filled with three belts of at
mosphere-the air which we breathe.
then hydrogen. then aboron. In the
center OF this vast space Is situated
the sun. which is about one hundred
miles in diameter. The Koreshan sys-
tenn teaches. however. that the sun ir
hidden from sight by three atmos'
pheres. and that what human beings
see as the sun is focalization OF the
true suns energies at q distance OF
300 miles from the earth's surface.
The sun and the world are supposed to
constitute a mighty galvanic battery,
which develops millions Of cathode
rays that are projected back and forth
on the inside of the globe and hash
out here and there as stars. Each OF
the planets is supposed to be not
real material globe, but really the en-
ergy OF one of the minerals in the
| earth's rind localized In space and
made luminous as light. There Is di-
vision OF the social system OF koresn-
anity into two distinct general orders.
the prime and superior order being
celibate. the inferior being martial
The object of the celibate order Is the
conversion OF the sex energies for the
higher spiritual. mental and physical
! regeneration. Koreshans maintain
that the dissipation Of the sex forces
is the cause of mortality, and that I'M
mortality will come only through the
publication of the mind and body IN
obedience to the principles OF celibacy
and chastity instituted by Koreshanity
The headquarters Of the society
have. for some years, been in Chicago
but Dr. Teed SO resents the humorous
attentions OF the newspapers OF thai
city that he is preparing to establish
special home for his followers at Els
tero Bay on the Gulf Of Mexico. Tit
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
School Chiliren's Tribute.

The school children of New Orleans
are raising fund OF $4,000 to erect
monument to John McDonough, who
beuueathed more than a million dollars
to New Orleans for educational pur-
poses. The gift has resulted in tho
erection of more than thirty public
school buildings. in which $4,000 chill
dren are at present enrolled. In each
of these schools is a bronze bust OF
John McDonough. before which fresh
flowers are placed every day. In fur
Their honor of his memory, the first FRI
: day in May is observed by the school
children as Mcpcnough day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
JOKE ON BURNSIDE.
southern Woman's Quick Retort Z,
the Union General.

the Union General
In the Century Gen. Horace Porter
describes the visit of his chief to the
home OF q Mrs. Tyler, whose husband
was colonel in the confederate army.
Gen. Porter then tells the following
anecdote: We could see that she was
entertaining views which everywhere
prevailed in the south. The authorities
naturally put the best face upon mat
tiers and the newspapers tried to buoy
up the people with false hopes. 1t was
not surprising that the inhabitants of
the remote parts of the country were
IN ignorance of the true progress of
the war. Gen. Grant replied in quiet
way: Gen. Sherman Is certainly
advancing rapidly in that direction an.
while / do not wish to be the COM
municator of news which may be un-
pleasant to YOU have every reason to
believe that Rome is by this time in his
possession" The older lady then as
sumed a bantering tone and became
somewhat excited and defiant in her
manner and the younger one Joined
with her In scouting the idea that Rome
could ever be taken. Just then u
courier rode up with dispatches from
washington containing the telegram
from Sherman. Gen. Grant glanced
over 1t and then read 1t to the stan.
1t announced that Sherman had Just
captured Rome. The ladies had caught
the purport of the communication, al
though 1t was not intended that they
should hear it. The wife burst ins5
tears and the mother-in-law was much
affected by the news, which was, of
course, sad tidings to both of them.
The mother then began to talk with
great rapidity and with no little as
perity, saying: Il came from Rich
mond not long ago, where lived in a
house on the James river which over
looks Belle isle and had the satisfac-
ton OF looking down every day on the
! Yankee prisoners. I saw thousands
| and thousands of them and before this
| campaign Is over I want to see the
whole of the Yankee army in southern
| prisons" Just then Burnside rode into
the yard. dismounted and Joined our
party on the porch. He was man OF
great gallantry and elegance of manner
and was always excessively polite to
the gentler sex. He raised his hat
made profound bow to the ladies and
as he looked at his corps filing by on
the road said to the elder one, who
was standing near him: II don't sup
pose. madam. that you ever saw SC
many Yankee soldiers before" She re-
| piled instantly: mot at liberty. sir.
This was such good shot that every
one was greatly amused and Gen. Grant
joined heartily in the laugh that fol
lowed a; Burnsides expense.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
Tho Ladies Of IlangOllcn.

A writer in the Century Magazine
brings back to our memories the ro-
nance Of the hiSh-born recIuses of
Llangcllen, who passed their declining
days tosethe, in the seclusion Of the
lovely Deeside Vale. Lady Eleanor
Butler was the instigator OF the plan
by which she and her younger COM
panion. the Hon. Sara Ponsonby. es-
capped from Dublin society and the at
natures own solitude. They adopted
an variable costume consisting OF a
heavy dark-blue riding-habit, with
stifhy-starched neck-cloth. and gentle
mans hat and boots and profusion OF
rings and brooches. In 1920, when
Lady Eleanor was past eighty and her
friend sixty-five, Chas. Mathews, the
celebrated actor, was playing at Os-
wcstry, twelve miles from Llangollen,
and the ladies went to see him, having
secured seats in one OF the boxes. Their
appearance so distracted the actors at
tention that he continued his part with
difficulty. Though l have never seen
them" he says, Il instantaneousiy
knew them. AS they are seated. there
is not one point to distinguish them
from menthe dressing and powdering
of then hair, their well-starched neck
cloths, the upper part OF their habits,
which they always wear. even at din
ner party, and which are made precise
Is like mems coats. They looked ey-
act!y like two respectable superannu-
atcd old clergymen."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
METEoRA QUITE HISTORIC.
Tho Queen Of Austria win Seek Seclu
sion In Msdsir.

Tho Queen Of Austria win Seek secla.
sion In M.dsir.
The empress OF Austria. with corps
of scientists. will soon visit the homes
OF the monks In northwest Thessaly.
Greece. She will be doubled up on .
net Of stout rope and hoisted with llvo
centuries old windlass to the top OF the
rocky tower. a thousand feet high.
There Is no other way Of reaching the
place. The old-time hosting apparatus.
which has been In use for nearly 500
years. Is simplicity itself. being con-
structed OF heavy beams. The cylin-
der. as well as the lever. Is made Of
wood. and the rope Is likewise homo
product OF the monks The traveller.
after sitting in the net ia made fast
by sticks and boards. The pulling up
process lasts five or ten sminutss.
When the car nears the summit, one
of the monks grasps the rope with the
crutch Of his crozier and pulls It on
to the landing place. Meteora, the
name by which the settlement 10 known
In history. means, literally translated,
floating In the air." The principal
clolster is q tremendous structure, built
after the manner Of a place Of defense.
with bastions. towers. and mighty
gates. The chapel Is situated In the
cente- Of the courtyard. which has Pill
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07


since 1857, and during all the time OF
his residence has been interested In
banking and Ctner enterprises reQuir-
ing capital and financial training. Mr..
Nickerson was elected vice-president
of the First National when that bank
was organized in 1868, and was later
made president and continued In that
position until January. 1891. when he
resigned and was succeeded by Mr..
Gage. Since that time he has Travelled
extensively in this country and abroad,
and made one tour of the world.
Whenever he has been in Chicago he
has given his time to the bank, and
has been chairman Of the discount
committee. He will now devote his
entire time to the bank. Mr.. Nickerson
was president OF the Chicago city rail-
road from 1864 to 1867. He organized
the Union Stocl,yards National Bank
now the National Live Stock Bank. in
1867. and was president OF it for sew
eral years, rcsigning from that posi-
ton and from the presidency OF the
street railroad company to devote his
entire time to the management of the
First National Bank. Mr.. Nickersor
said recently that he regretted the nc
costly OF Mr.. Cages resigning. "a II
put him back to a place from which
he had once resigned.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07
STRONG KINGS.
Rulers who Have Besn Famous -
Their Physical strength.

Rulers who Have Been Famous -
Their Physical strength.
1t IL astonishing what large num-
her of kings and other rulers have beea
famous for their physical strength.
says Tit-Bits. The late Gear Of Russts
and the late German emperor were
both remarkable for their strength OF
body. The latter. in fact. thought sur
hciently well of his powers to oppoeo
himself to a professional strong man.
who wrestled with and defeated the
monarch with dimculty.
Augustus H., elector OF Sax0ny, was
a man Of immense strength. He once
seized monk who had concealed him
self in the royal sleeping apartment
by the waist and hung him out OF the
window into the court yard beneath.
Maurice. count Of Saxony, natural
son OF the above elcctor, was - noted
as his father for his feats Of strength.
1t needs no small amount Of strength
In the fingers to enable one to twist .
long, thick nail into . spiral This
Maurice did and afterward used Il -
corkscrew to open bottles Of wine
at luncheon. At another time, willis
stopping ct farrier's to have his
horses attended to, he broke halt =
dozen Of the mans horseshoes by tn
strength Of his hands like al many bis
cults. That Maurice was equally strong
In other parts Of his body Is shown
by the following:
While travelling ON foot In LOndon
he had an alteration with q dustman.
The dispute developed into quarrel.
which the count terminated by seising
his adversary by the head and throw
ing him over his shoulder into the mud
cart. which was standing near.
1t Is related Of Dom Pedro l., cmper-
| or OF Brazil. that while sailing In =
small boat he suddenly seized hold q
the two magniflcently dressed cham-
berlains who accompanied him. lifted
them out Of the boat, one on each side,
and ducked them In the sea. This wan
not done out OF malice, but because e
was carnival time and practical joking
was the order OF the day.
Scanderberg. king OF Albania. was Z
giant In strength. From an early age
he was In the habit of competing IN
feats Of strength and skill with the
Turkish mobiles and was almost always
victorious. He once In o At Of raga
cut in two with one stroke OF his sword
two enemies who were brought to him
bound together. The same powerful
sword arm could cut In twain man Il
complete armor. !.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07

erous as victor and admirable as a
man. Once having accepted the verdict
of the sword as final. he used his pow
erful Influence with the unreconstruct-
ed element In Missouri, and was great
factor in restoring peace to this dis
tracted commonwealth. Old foes for
gave him his errors, and all Missouri
ans swear by him. Shelby's Missouri
division fought through Missouri, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Texas. When hope became hopeless 1t
was the last organized division of the
confederate army west of the Missis-
sippi. Shelby planned to continue the
contest, but his men yearned for their
homes and families. There was dra-
matte separation on the field near Cor
sicana. Tex. There still remained with
Shelby 500 bold troopers. and they had
an abundant supply of arms, ammuni-
ton and supplies. They determined to
march into Mexico and become soldiers
OF fortune with Juarcz or Macmillan.
They marched to Waco and Austin in
a well-disciplined band. Shelby was
urged to seize the money In the conted
crate sub-treasury at San Antonio for
his soldiers, but he was not plunderer
and hesitated. Texas bandits carried
off the treasure before he reached San
Antonio to protect 1t as he had protect
ed public funds in Austin. Many exiles
were awaiting Shelby at San Antonio.
Among them were Generals Smith, Ma
gruder, Hindman. Lyon OF Kentucky,
Laedbetter and Wilcox of Lees army,
Governor Murrah Of Texas. Governor
Morehead Of Kentucky, Governor Allen
| OF Louisiana, and Governor Trusten
Polk OF Missouri Senator Harris OF
Tennessee and Senator Vest OF Missou-
ri were in that despairing company
From San Antonio Shelby led his band
under military discipline to New
Braunfels and thence to Eagle Pass
on the Rio Grande. Crossing to Piedras
| Nagras, the fugitive sold the cannon
| the arms, the ammunition and the
| accouterments to the supporters Of Jua-
rez for $4,000. which was divided Pre-
rata among officers and men. Some
| Germans attempted to take advantage
| Of a Mexican law and seize all OF Shell,
by's horses having Mexican brands, and
the treacherous Mexican soldiers sup.
| ported them in the scheme. Tho con
, federate commander promptly sounded
| the call to mount horses, and the 5O(
Americans only awaited the word Il
| begin a slaughter. The Germans fec
and the Mexicans wilted. Shelby tool
a vote of his officers to determin,
whether they would cast their fortune
with Juarez, the Mexican patriot, O
with Macmillan. the emperor sent t,
Mexico by Napoleon. They voted 70
Macmillan. The exiles buried thei
battle-scarred flag in the waters of tn
| Rio Grande with fearful ceremonie
and started for Monterey to join tn
French legions. At Monterey the com
mand disbanded. Some went to Sonor
| to fight against Macmillan. Other
went to California, British Hondura
or Brazil. Shelby and a trusty band q
so went to the City of Mexico and the,
settled in the Cordova colony of Car
lotta.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-07

war, Lie espoused the southern side ana
went to Kentucky. where he raised q
company OF cavalry. He took the neid
in Kansas, and rendered great service
to the pro-sl.very settlers. When the
civil war broke out, he Joined General
Prices command. Courage. courtiness
and ch.valry came to Shelby by inner
itance. His grandfather was isaac
Shelly, the first governor OF Kentucky
In whose days the fighting OF Indians
was a common occupation. His father
was Col. James Shelby. who played
part at the battle of the Thames under
William Henry Harrison. and came out
OF the war of 1872 with the luster Of
glorious deeds. General Shelby him.
self went into the rebellion as captain
! of the company he had raised himself
and came out of the conflict with q
major generalship and the admiration
of friend and foe. Mistaken he may
have been, but he was masterful as {
commander. gallant rs a fighter. gen