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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Octave Feu,l,et.s Early paxs.

Madame Octave Feuillet tells a pref
ty story of her famous husbands youth
in "Some Years of My Life" During
the first few years Of his literary la
bors, the author of the. Romance of a
Poor Young Man" was himself poor
and struggling. His father, who had
desired for him a diplomatic career,
was bitterly opposed to Octave's
adoption of literature as a profession.
He even went sc far as to refuse to.
receive his son. and to withdraw
from him his modest allowance;
but the young mans aspirations re-
NAMED unchanged. He set himself dill
igently to work at the labor of his
choice, full of confidence in the future.
During this saddened and restricted pc
Rod of his life. the only recreation he
allowed himself, strange as it may seem,
was dancing. Passionately fond of this
amusement,h he devoted all of his leisure
evenings to it, regularly attending the
students balls; where he would dance
until he was redy to drop from ex-
|haustion. The masked balls Of the op-
era had for the hard working young
writer an especial fascination. One ev-
ening he SO ardently desired to attend
one Of these balls that he pawned his
watch to obtain money enough to hire
a costume for the occasion. Now this
watch had been his mothers, and no
sooner had he entered his attic room
than he began to reflect upon what he
had done. Remorse followed exhilar-
alton. He resolved to return the next
morning to the. pawnshop, give back
the money and reclaim his watch. 81
passed the night" he said afterwards,
"gazing upon the ten francs I had re-
ceived, my heart beating painfully, my
eyes filled with tears. and asking my
self II. I would be strong enough to
absent myself from the ball." The fol-
lowing day he proved the strength Of
his resolution by returning to the
pawnshop and redeeming his watch.
las in this instance he was. throughout
his whole life. actuated by a sense Of
duty and constrained by the most del
|icate sentiments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Patents Issued.

List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Henry O. Amundson, Clear Lake, S.
D., clothes line reel; Ernest ]. Rauman,
'Waseca, Mimi, extension table; Frank
A. Johnson, Minneapolis, Mimi, LIMO
type machine, matchmaking machine,
making controllers for composing ma.
chimes, type-casting and composing ma
chine, machine for making controllers
for composing machines, %tyDe-setting
machine; Samuel o. Jones, Saltwater,
Mimi, lubricator; John j. Wa'dNeH. Mil.
town, S. D., indicator for engines;
Roessner Manufacturing company, Wi
mona, MIMI, Grade MARK liquid polish
for shoes and leather.
i. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, $40
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Accomplished Cats.

In the treasury department at Wash
ington there is one very wonderful cat.
According to Our Animal Friends, his
name Is Tom, and when addressed he
will quickly respond, even waking out
of a sound sleep to go toward the
speaker. Sometimes, to confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word or
words to which the syllable tom" is
emphasized, and to that he pays no at
tention. But let one call, tom, it's
dinner time!" and forthwith he walks
across the room, reaches up with his
paws to a tin pail, claws 1t down, and
comes bringing it in his mouth. Tom
is passionately fond of music. At the
cry of hand organ he climbs to a
high window seat, but at the words,
Here's a dog" he sinks under a desk.
One of. the most accomplished cats in
England belongs to Lady Randolph
Churchill. 1t is a Maltese Angora,
without spot, and with a particularly
cunning face. This cat was bought for
the late Lord Randolph Churchill dur
ing that year or two when his strong
mind failed and every effort was made
to muse him. He was afraid of dogs,
taking a sudden terror at the sight
of them, but Miss Angora Just pleased
him. She was sent from India by an
officer in that country who had taken
her parents there years before. Her
mother had been a watchcat. able to
keep guard over a tent, meowing If
a strange step came, and of ourse her
children were very bright. When this
Churchill cat was told to Ego play the
piano." she would Immediately walk
back and forth upon the keys of the
baby grand in the boudofr. Nov sit
for your picture" meant to assume. a
demure position, with her paws in line,
her tail neatly curled around them and
her head nicely bent to one side, as If
trying to "look pleasant"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Good for EVE

An organ grinder stopped to play in
front Of a tenement house. "A number
of children gathered to hear him. "A
large rude boy made q SNOWFALL and
threw 1t. knocking OF the organ grind
er's hat and It rolled into the gutter.
The man picked up his hat, brushed II
and put It on. Then he said to the big
boys, "Now. I will play you a merry
tune" and he bowed and began to play
4 lively air. The little. children
danced, but the large boys were
ashamed, and walked away. The or
gan grinder had taught them q lesson,
he had returned good for evil.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Best He Gould Do for Them.

'Do you have mice in your house.
Parker?" asked Wicks.
eyes, lots Of 'em," said Parker. :
what on earth do you do for them?
I am bothered to death by them at my
house."
.sWhat do I do for 'em" said Parker.
"Why. I do everything for 'em-providr
'em with a home, plenty to eat. and so
forth. What more can they e%xpect!'--
Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
A Considerable Admissiou.

"of course. all my auntis say that the
taby looks like me-" said the blushing
young man. "a
"What does your wife ray to.,that2Y
asked the elder man.
sWell. she admits that perhaps /
may resemble the baby 9 little."-In-
dianuapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03

Where the ribbed sands draw their line
of white
Along yon grass in the cold, dark night.
Ihere are two low graves where the
lovers sleep
Who were hurled to our arms by the
m%urderous Deep;
On, minstrel! give your melodies breath
Solemn n tender as love and death.
The bride was my sister; the BRIDE
groom my friend!
Low with the wind let your melody
blend)
In the joy Of young love, and alone all
to be.
An hour on the waves-thou murderous
Seal
On, minstrel! give your melodies breath
solemn and tender as love and death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
Of Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure. 4 r

OF Weakness In Men They !Treae and
Fail to Cure. + r.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public q MAGICAL TREAT
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This MAGICAL TREATMENT ma be taken
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prefer to go there for treatment, II they
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have no Free Prescriptions, Free Curo.
Free Sample, or G. O. d. fake. They have
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every case they treat orrefund every dollar:
or their charges may be deposited In Z
bank to be paid to them when q cure q,
enected. Write them today.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03

Tho editor of this paper advises his
readers that a free package of Peruviana,
the best kidney and diver cure on earth. will
he delivered FREE to any sufferer, il writ
ten for promptly. PERUv1ASA REMEDY Co.,
2S6 9Th at. Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
A Queer Chick.

Mr.. John Hess, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
has a chick recently Matched that has
four legs and four wings. When it
came from the egg it walked and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
N primitive south African P.opl.

- Primitive Bouth African People.
II we sIould ind people who live in
communities In condition that owes
nothing to our boosted civilization, we
need not confne our search to the in
tsrior Of Africa nor to the yet unex-
pIored regions Of Central Australia
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03

Mrs. watts-My husband won about
500 at poker night before last.
Mrs. Potts-How do you know?
Because he said he won $25, and he
gave me $15.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Same Class,

"Who is that man who is going in a
balloon to hunt the north pole"
HE Of that family which is
always trying to so over Niagara Falls
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03

Alexandria, Va, has raised the ban
which from the early days of the settle
ment made it unlawful to bring in oysters
between April Inc September.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
Reasoning.

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
1Oc. II G., q. c fail druggists refund money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
A RACE FOR A BRIDE.

II WAS in those
days when sharp's
Island, which d.
/. vides the mouth of
the Choptank and
b e G h e s apeake
bay, was the site OF
three large farms
Of o than four
hundred acres. But
the c~easeless roll
If tho fidos ~ the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
close Competition

Trivvet-Is there anything more tire
some than to hear q woman talk about
her first baby? -.
Dicer-Have you ever heard a girl
talk about her first wheel?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
A Boarder,. View,

"Trost hasn't any sense"
"Nhy?
1T never ntps the canned fruit
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
Queer Ways OF Growing Manly-why
the Children of Guiana Grow Up to
Be Cruel Mon and Women-The Youth
full Days Of Octave Feulllet.
Dirge at the Sea.

HE moon goes down
and the had
~ creep
Like dark, lost souls
DER the starless
deep;
The dull. wave
breaks with a
sullcnl shock
Where tie sea-bird
Inodl.s on the
lonely rock,
Oh, minstrel! give
your melodies
&c.,, - --
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
obedient Boy

'You know l told Johnny l wanted
him to make his next essay a hum
mer?"
YES"
"What does the little rascal do but
write half a page about the buzz saw?'
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
False PrOnhct.

They told me-" said he to himself
that when l married her l would be
spoken of as Mrs. Bingle's husband.
But they lied.'
$50 they did" said she, who had
overheard. You are not spoken of ut
all ."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-03
A WOmnnly CrQEe.

Your wife seems very fond Of flow
ers."
We'll, Sir, that woman never goes
anywhere without taking a garden
trowel along; she is so afraid she might
see something she would want to dig
uno
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

"maoadamized'' is but small part of
the amendment; for those words which
did not appear in the old law have been
addict:
unless 1t shall be otherwise determined
By II committee of judges of the Su-
preme Judicial court, on appeal, as here
ID before provided for appeals from the
decisions Of tie board of railroad COM
missioners and such appeal may be taken
by any party interested. including an
existing street railroad claiming to be
injuriously affected by such location, to
the Supreme Judicial court, substantial
~ III the manner and with the effect as
hare1nbefore provided. -
Under the old law the mayor and al
dsmen had full control of the paved and
macadamiZed streets. No street railroad
could be construct over them without
their consent. But by the nav law their
control is not complete. An appeal can
tie taken from their adverse decision to
the Supreme Court. This is very i'm
portant change and one which, We be-
lieve. is not to be commended. Cities
should have compiets control of their
streets, and should have the right to fix
'AO SOdululuu5 upul WulCu 6lSutrlC rail-
roads may occupy them. The provision
OF the old law was preferable to that of
the-new. The new provision in regard to
streets seems to be curiously inconsistent
with that in regard to bridges, for while
the right of appeal as regards streets
is given from the municipal authorities,
apparently none is allowed as regards
bridges, for the language of the not is:
But the authority to determine wheth-
or such crossings (of bridges) shall be
perm tie ! shall rost with the municipal
officers of he cities and lawns liable for
the lair of such bridges. who may
1mrosa such conditions and terms upon
railways desiring to cross the same as to
them may seem expedient.
Apparently much fuller control is CIV
en- TO municipal authorities of their
bridges than of their streets, including
their macadanized and paved strests,
that is their most used streets What
reason is ther, for this? Ought not the
city of Portlanl to have as much control
of the terms and conditions on which
the street railroads shall use Congress
street as of those an which they shall
cross Vaughan's or Tukey's bridgeP
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22
CURRENT COMMENT.
A Wall FROM BANGOR.
Bangor Commercially

But what course do these Mario W, Sec
tional, small-minded journalists of west
ern Maine takef Do they acquiesce in
this notion of the legislature after a full
discussion and @ fair contest, which re
suited in greatly reducing the needed ap-
preparation? No. They keep up their
jealous, selfish, humanity fight, even to
The extent Of urging Gov. Powers to veto
the -resolve after 1t has
passed its several stages in concurrence.
Conld NJ ROW prejudice go furtherf
Could there be any greater evidence Of
journalism antagonistic to our best
state institutions and the best good of
the future of our state. than a journal
ism which can extend fight against the
state college to this pointp We can have
mol patience with sunn exhibition of I'M
fairness; such evidences of vindictive
disposition on the part If newspapers
which should be loyal to Maine and her
noble institutions that are worthy of
state support. and are thankful these
journals are few and of little influence.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

byists unblushingly announce that the
resolve shall not pass unless the com
mission is provided for, statement well
calculated to arouse 1.-THE Indignation OF
every Maine citizen and taxpayer. TheRe
men could not have defeated the resolve
six weeks ago and while they may do SO
now it " i'll be more honorable defeat
for.theTBangor champions of the measure
than to go down W tn board whose
acts they care neither to defend nor to
condOne,
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22
TIIE PRESS.
MONDAY MARCH %.

1t looks as though the legislature
would last q week longer.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22
AFTER TWO DEFEATS.
A Bangor Paper Sits Down Hard on the
Hospital Commission.
(Bangor Commercial. }

Bangor COMMERCIAL.
We assume that the gentlemen in the
house. who have been SO confident that
fhe Eastern Maine insane hospital re-
solve could be passed in spite of the tre-
mendous commission handicap are now
satisfied that they have been 1aboring in
vain. The majority of Bangor people
and others vino have kept in touch with
the sentiment at the capital have felt
from the first that this resolve, loaded
with the commission, would fall of its
their fears and expectations. Now if its
champions feel content with two sound
thrashinas they will rally and endeavor,
in the compromise which must naturally
be attempted by means of conference
commi.tsss to save something from the
preservers will not first be thrown to the
commission. for we believe nUw, rs we
have believed from the time of the first
vote In the honse, that energy and effort
expended in behalf of that distinguished
body were expended in vain.
Bangor repre- sentatives to rush to An.
gusta and fight for this commission iu
he face of ths overwhelming array of OBJ
jections which had been raised to it.
The Commercial could not consistently
defend the commission for the files OF
against the extravaganza and, it seemed
to US, most unwise management OF
affairs on its Fart. From the inception
of the work the advice Of the business
and professional men of Bangor. who had
promised the legislature of 1895 to make
handsome showing with the sum OF
$3.50, Geo, was calmly ignored and even
sharp CRITICS seemed unavailing.
There were no defenders hore of the
remarkable performance of the commits
sioners in dsvoting months to leveling,
by means of blasting, slightly eminenoe
which should never have been disturbed
and to largely DESTROY ing most beauti-
full grove, the crowning ornament of the
site, which can uever be replaced.
Thousands and thousands of dollars were
expended III this way and we have hear
| 1t stated that hut for the continued and
emphatic protests Of the Commercial
against the piece of folly, the excavations
would have been made five feet deeper,
SO that the bulk of the appropriation,
| beyond that devoted to the somewhat
surprising expenses of the commissioners
| would have been buried in the earth
and ledge.
| 1t must be admitted that the work and
expenditures Of the commissioners are
open to grave criticism and when the
resolve was FIRST endanger by theil
| frantic efforts to retain tho grip, its
friends should have eliminf the oh,
jectiOnnble feature without immo
diately ending the lobbying com
missioners, the distinguished .eiilemar
who is responsible for their otficil exis
tence. and others and put the hospital
question on it's own merits.
| We are now aware that these same lob
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
AND -
MAINE STATE PRESS.
Subscription Rates.

Subscription Rates.
DAILY lin advance) Sc per year; So for six
months; S1.5O quarter; 90 cents month.
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and a.
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY Not in advance. invariably at til
rate Of 81 yean
MAINE STATE PRESS, CWeekly) published
every Thursday, So per year, 81 for six months;
30 cents a quarter; rs cents for trial subscrip-
tion of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long OF
short periods may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY PRESS $1.5o per square. for one
week; s4,oO for one mouth. Three inser-
lions or less, sl.oo per square. Every other
day advertisements, one third less than these
ates.
Hall square advertisements s1.00 for one
week or $3.50 for one month.
"A SQUARE" is space of the width of col
umn and one inch long.
spectas Notices. on first page, one-th1rd ad-
ditional.
A,,usenaents and auction Sales. $500 per
square each week. Three insertions or less,
s1.5o per square.
READING Notices in nonpariel type and
elassed with other paid notices. 10 cents per
line each insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type.
2b cents per line each insertion.
Wants To Let. For SAFE and similar adver-
tisements, % cents per week In advance. for
Az words or lesa M display Displayed adyer-
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22
BOWpOlN'S STRONG MEN.
Godfrey Again at the Top With Clark a
Close Second-Other Sporting Topics.

Bowdoin hos bsen struggling with the
"strong man" record for two years. The
greatest interest has conferred about two
members of her sophomoecln, Edward
Rawson Godfrey of Bangor, and Walter
Bradley Clark of Damarscotta, both OF
whom.have at different times neld the
record. Last year Godfrey, then a fresh
man, created q tremendous stir. by max
ing test of 1,alS Kilograms, or 2.47S
pounds, which broke all records in
Maine. A month later Clarke, who had
delayed his examination until the end of
small margin.
Godfrey was at once Inundated at
being vanquished by man SO much
smaller, and went the very next day to
Dr. Whittier and made arrangements for
another test. Godfrey's total strength at
this test was 1902 Kilograms. which stood
as record until this fall when Clarke
again made dash to get back his posi-
ton, and made the very remarkable
record Of 1502.4 Kilograms or $3.50
pounds, which placed him fourth in the
procession of strong men in the intsrcol-
legiate ranks. Every one thought the
matter would rest then SO far MS Bowdoin
was concerned. But not so, Godfrey took
it into his head this week that he was a
better man than he was last year and
again asked DR.. Whittier for another
examination.
Lo. he that HndfroD hod on
taiped total test of 1907 was spread
about there were few who believed it pos
sible; but DR.. Whittier said that the re-
port was true.
The most remarkable thing about the
examination was the very short time in
which it was made Godfrey required
just 10 minutes to make the record, while
the other high-standing men have CON-
umed from an hour to week and almost
all have taken day in which to make
their records. The fact that Godfrey used
SO little time and made a poorer showing
in his pull.up and dip prove that he has
still good bit of strength cup his
Sleeves
Bowdoin stands second only to Har-
ward In the possession of the strongest
man. Godfrey's strength is exceeded
only by Lowering. Harvard senior.
Klein of Harvard who has so long held
the record with a strength of 3,372.7
pounds must now lower his standard.
Lowering of Harvard trains steadily to
make his test while neither of the Bow
dom men have taken.any special training
for their examinations.
DR.. Whittier 2rophesies that Mr.. God
frey will, at the end of his course at
Bowdoin, hold the record for the colleges
Of the country.
MIR. Godfrey is 10 years of age, and
halls from Bangor, which has produced
more college athletes than any town In
Maine. Mr.. Godfrey holds the record
of the New England intercollegiate
athletic association in the shot put made
at Worcester last spring. While his
record is but 38 feet. Ia inches, he has
put the shot much better in private trials.
Once in the gymnasium he put it over 40
feet. Bowdoin will expect him to bring
homo the first medal next spring from
Worcester
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

: Three Democratic mem bers Of the Ways
aud Means committee voted for duty
on raw cotton, to protect it against the
competition of the Egyptian product.
One of them was the Democratic candi-
date for Speaker and all of them were
from the South. 1t is gratifying to see
that that section is at last BEGINNING to
find out where its interests lie.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

The Westbfook & Harrison electric rail-
road bill went through, but the Gorham
extension failed. Under the general law
which has been nassed to he engrossed
the latter project will get q hearing te-
fore the Supreme Court to which the
right of appeal is given from the rail
road commissioners.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

braussreetss report indicates that bust
ness is somewhat disturbtd by the pro-
posed tariff revision. That is good ar
gument for pushing forward the revision
at the greatest possible sresd, SO that
merchants and manufacturers may SOON
known thu exact conditions they will
have to meet.