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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
4 Football Canard.

1t is narrated (by a graduate OF
Princeton) that when the Harvard foot.
ball team went to West Point, and the
struggle With the cadent eleven
reached a point Of extreme intensity
the West Point co:chers ran back and
forth on the side lines. bcllown:
"Whoop it up. West Point!" Tear
'em up. West Point4" Nov, boys. g..
through 'em!" go for 'em, West
Point!' and the like. But the Harvard
@ achers, alert but self-respectful.
cried, in Boston accents, "Iiercely
Harvard! tiercelyv'
Another tale of kindred ain ascribcs
the recent dropping of "H's' by the
Harvard football team to consideration
for Harward's English coach.
Such are the alhored and lespicable
calumnies by which the partisans Of
mucl-loom institutions. jealous OF
Harvard's prestige, seek to make her
very distinctions detract from het
fame.-From Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Ate the Evidence.

A man was arrested in San Francis
co the other day for catching fish be-
low the lawful weight.
"Where are the ish?' asked the at
torney for the defendant.
why, they wouldn't keep" replied
the officer.
what did you do with them%
ooh, l disposed of them"
"'What did you do with them"
"Well, l knew they wouldn't keep,
so IL disposed of them"
"But what did you do with them?"
MY wife cooked Them"
"And you ate them"
EYES,"
"Your honor, l ask that this case be
dismissed"
"Charge dismissed and defendant
discharged ruled the justice, "on the
ground that the arresting officer ate
the evidence"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

One Of the most critical engagements
in the recent fighting on the northwest
frontier of India, was the storming of
Dargai Ridge by the Gordon Highland
ers. The position of the Afridis tribes
men seemed almost impregnable; and
in advancing to take it it was neces-
sary to cross an open space swept by
an incessant fire of rifles, where more
than one hundred men had already
been killed Or wounded. The High
landers, at the word of command,
sprang into this open space, their pip
ers striking up "Cock of the North" as
the rush was made. Piper Findlater
wal one Of the first to enter upon the
deadly strip of ground, and when, after
a few yards, he was laid low by a shot
through both legs, he propped himself
up against a boulder and continued to
play with undated energy. The High
landers suffered severely. but they took
the ridge; and Piper Findlater was
recommended for the Victoria Cross for
his g%allantry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

Two obscure lobbyists have been
indicted at Jefferson City, Mo-. for ply
ing their vocation around the state
house during the meetings of the last
general assembly. The l~ateness Of the
hour and other circumstances combine
an absurdity. The responsibility, as
far as it ear be traced, rests upon
those constituencies which Sent repre-
sentatives to Jefferson City to make ap-
pointments with lobbyists. Bribery is
an offense of deliberation and the guilt
is divided between him who gives and
him who receives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
CRsuNlties.

Lieut.. Joseph Il. Crabbs. Eighteenth
cavalry. was thrown from his horse
at West Point and badly hurt.
While plotting a heavy fright train
Up the Merchants bridge incline at st.
Louis an engine Of the Terminal Rail-
road association jumped the track and
plunged to the ground. Fireman Pen.
singer was Instantly killed.
The British bark Blairlogie. Capt.
Mackay. from Dclogoa bay, for Port
land. Or. has been lost, with her cargo
Off the Island of Matahiva. The mem
bers of the crew have reached Papi-
cite.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
SCHOOLS
Scarlet Fever scare-Bathxate Elev.
.Yatnr tn he Rehuilf. .

Scarlet Fever scare-Bathgate Elev.
,vator to BE Rebuilt. =.
Bathgate, N. D.-The schools closed,
much sooner than was intended on &C.
count of scarlet fever which prevails
near the city. There are no cases re-
ported in town yet. There are over
zoo scholars enrolled and the four
rooms are filled to overlooking. There
is strong talk of building an annex to
the main building and arranging 1t for
high school rooms.
The burned wheat and wood of the
Northwestern elevator that burned
down a short time ago is being cleared
away and anew building will be erect
ed in the spring. The wheat was
shipped to the Twin Cities for feed.
There will be about 100000 bushels of
wheat marketed here of the 1897 crop.
About 30 per cent Of the crop is mar.
keted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

-Four German warships recently land
ed a force of sixteen hundred men at
Kiao Chau. an important port in the
southern part Of the Chinese province
of Shantung. The German admiral
gave the Chinese troops three hours in
which to eva:uate the forts, and after
they had done sc hoisted the German
flag. The ostensible provocation for
this proceeding was the recent murder
Of two German missionaries in that
province; but Germany is generally
credited with a purpose to retain the
port thus forcibly acquired as a base
for her navy and merchant vessels in
the Pacific.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
A. Sa.lscmer.

Little Freddie-Mamma, l met the
minister n little while ago, and I tolo
him YOU wanted him to come and take
dinner with us this evening.
Mamma-Why, child, what do yor
mean? l haven't said anything about
wanting the minister to take dinner
with us this evening.
Little Freddie know but 1. seed
you bakin' pies to-day, an I never wal
so darn pie-hungry in my life.-Cleve
land Leader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Foreign Notes.

The Canadian parliament has been
called to meet on Feb. 8.
1t is asserted that Emperor Nicholas
will visit the Paris exposition of 1900.
Gen. Gonzales Munoz will be NOM.
mated governor general of Porto Ric
in succession to Lieut.. Gen. Marin.
Aristophanes' The Wasps' was per-
formed recently in Greek at Cambridge
university, England.
Artesian wells have proved success
in which underground water is found
The Egyptian troops have arrived at
Kassala and the Egyptian flag has
been hoisted over the fort by the side
of the Italian.
At the Duchess dues, last hunting
party one sportsman followed the chase
and was in at the death on a motor
phaeton, while another used Il petrOle-
um tricycle..
King Leopold Of Belgium has estab-
lished q new decoration for the Congo
Free State, the "Order of the Crown"
divided into six classes, to be awarded
to those who distinguish themselves in
Congo literature of science.
According to a dispatch to the Lon
don Daily Mail from Madrid the Span
ish government has issued q Semi-Of-
fetal notice stating that the official
investigation disproves the alleged
torturing of anarchists and that there
is no ground for revision of sentences.
Dinah Salifou. the Senegalcse prince,
who was OH of the sights of the Paris
1880 exhibition, has just died in the
fort at st. Louis in Senegal. On leaving
France he found that he was Il prisoner
no explanation was ever given to him
and he was kept in confinement till his
death.
An extra number of the Madrid Ga
zette publishes dispatches from the
Philippine islands saying that the in
surgent chief, Aguinaldo, has ordered
all his followers to submit, and that
he and the entire insurgent govern
ment will be allowed to e to Hong
Kong.
A division of the Greek and Rutle-
MAN colleges has been made at Rome,
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
having furnished funds to establish an
independent Ruthenian institution.
Part Of the money is the endowment Of
the Ruthenian college at Lemberg whic
was suppressed by the Austrian govern
ment. The new college has been placed
in charge Of the Jesuits, while the
Greek college is managed by the Bene-
dictines of the Swiss Monastery Of
Einsiedeln, as the Benedictines are po-
pular in the Orient.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Gen eral.

suspended 1nueIlullely loi iHiIiS.
Colorado's fruit crop for 1897 is cs!i-
mated to be worth $6,0O.WDO.
A man near Corvallis, Or. has gone
into the business Of raising tcrtap!n.
1t cost $525.520 to run Montana for
the late fiscal year ending November
30.
This season Santa Clara county. Cal,
against 37,OOO,OOO pounds last year.
Morgan & Carroll. n of the Oldest
the largest firms Of Bellaire. Ohio. have
made al assignment.
The date of the national encamp-
ment. G. \. r.. at Cincinnati, has been
fixed for Sept. S to 10.
The CoshOcton Bank of Coshocton.
Ohio, has been authorized to begin
business with a capital of $4,000.
La Minerve. the only French morn
ing newspaper in Montreal. has sus-
pended publication after an eNistenc"
of nearly fifty years.
Speaker Reed will go to Philadelphia
during the holiday recess and deliver
an address at the celebration of the
semi-centennial of Girard college.
Walter G.. Sanger broke his OWN
worlds indoor record for half Il mile
unpaccd. riding the distance i'll one
minute fiat.
The United States gunboat New
port, with the members of the Mic
araguan canal commission Oh board,
has arrived at Graytown, Mic. All the
members of the party were well.
Jack Bennett Of McKeesport, Pa,
knocked out Billy Ernest of Brooklyn
in the thirteenth round at the Olym-
pic club at Athens; Pa. The bout
was scheduled for fifteen rounds and
was Benefits from start to finish.
At a meeting of the creditors and
stockholders of the GAINESVILLE Electric
Railroad company in. Akron, Ohio. 1t
was decided to terminate the receiver
ship. The road is owned by Akron
parties principally.
Just one month ago Miss Annie
Smedley of Oshkosh disappeared, and
not a single trace of her has been
found. The police believe she fell or
jumped into the river, and this theory
is now generally accepted. .
The grain receipts at the port of
Buffalo for the year will reach the
CIlOilllOuS tOtd1 VI lcdlIy .OO,OOo,ooO
bushels, as against 154, 100000 bushels
in 1896, and 1O5, 100000 bushels in
1895.
What is claimed to be the record In
knock-outs was made at the Hoffman
club at Lynn, Mass, when Mike Hlg-
gins of that city put Tom Foran of
Maiden out in five and a half seconds.
The previous record was six seconds.
The Berner-Mayer Company of
Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturers Of
beer faucets, with branch houses all
over the country and Europe, made
an assignment. Assets and liabilities
Unknown.
Ore worth $4,000 per ton is regularly
shipped from the Rock of Ages in Nav
ajo basin. where two months ago a new
vein was struck by means of a cross
cut tunnel. A sackful Of this ore is
worth $40.
Joseph Auercher of Shenandoah,
Iowa. has begun suit against the Bur-
lington and Omaha & st. Louis rail
ways for $4,000 for reimbursement of
financial losses sustained by him in
his business as a buyer and shipper of
grain through discrimination.
The Kent-Stanley company, limited.
of Providence, r. L., which was re-
Gently placed in the hands of 4 receiv-
er, has been adjudged insolvent in the
appellate court. The liabilities amount
to about 100000, and the assets, may
bring nearly 100000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

The insurance press is beginning
gently to hint that the big life COM
panies, instead of advancing premium
rates to policy-holders because of the
reduced earning power of their invest
ments, should cut agents commissions
and quit carrying the first years bust
ness of new risks at the expense of the
old. A good suggestion. If the cost
of insurance were not too high there
would not be such extravagances in
management as has been proved
against some of the companies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

The Belgian government, observing
that advertisements are being placed
on rocks and other public places, has
notified the municipalities that Inc
nuisance must STOP" Belgium is a
thrifty land. More thrifty still is
Switzerland. Yet when the St. Goth
ard rocks were covered with advertise
ments the government ordered them
cleared off, saying, I'VE would as 500
have them on the white cross of our
flag" But here, in the United States
Just look at some of the rocks up the
Hudson!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

If the word of a prominent Swedish
official" is true, Emperor William
takes to himself the proud credit of
having crushed Greece. and now, by
way of keeping his hand in, is think
ing seriously of crushing Norway. 1t
is a marvellous thing that, under the
enormous weight at Berlin, this long
suffering old planet doesn't bulge out
at all its weak spots and crack all
along it's sea lines.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

A sickening feature of the African
lan%d-grabbing is the cantlng hypocrisy
which attempts to base the title to
stolen territory on treaties with the
various negro p%otentates in the dis
trict. Such a title is about as valid as
the title to a travellers watch obtained
by the persuasion Of a revolver on a
lonely road, but it is urged by Great
Britain with that Pecksnifian regard
for the sanctity of treaties which has
marked the foreign policy of that ma
ton ever since these treaties began to
establish her colonial asyressions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

The same amount of energy and
ability necessary to win and hold a
considerable Office will bring in far
more financial returns in almost any
legitimate business or profession. 1t
is difficult, however, to realize this I'M
til the office seeker is completely into
politics, and then he is fit for little
else. There is many a chronic office
seeker who wishes he had never con-
sented to become a candidate the first
time just as sincerely as the drunkard
regrets his first drink.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
A SECOND AT GRAND FORKS.
An $4,000 Fire on the Heels of I'll
Ronon< RR~ nno

Recon Big One.
Grand Forks. N. D.-Fire broke out
in Benner & Beggs' dry goods store,
and in an incredibly short time the
stock was almost Il total loss, either
by fire Or wafer. The location has al
ways been considered a bad one for a
fire. as it is surrounded by frame and
brick veneer buildings. The fire
spread as if from an explosion. H. A.
Stone. jeweler. and NJ. %Stanchfield,
clothier. occupied the adjoining store
and suffered considerable damage by
smoke and water. Benner & Beggs'
loss will reach $4,000. with an insur-
anc Of $4,000. The building is
owned by NJ. l.. Mccormick, and is
one Of the oldest in the city. Damage
to that is not heavy. The fire depart
ment worked under difficulties, as
most Of the hose was frozen from the
recent big fire. Mr.. Benner suff ared
several burns on the arm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
The Nation's Capital.

The controller of the currency has
issued a call on national banks for Il
statement of their condition at the
close of business Wednesday, Dec. Is.
Some objection to the confirmation
of Hon. Charles Page Bryan as minis
ter to China has developed in the sen
ate. and there is an effort on the part
of certain senators to have the nomina-
ton shifted to some other country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Woman. Right. In Turkey.

The Turkish woman Is m~arEiageAhle
ut the age of 8 years, and Ivy Turkish
law, at that age, If married, she is conh
pctcnt to manage her property and dis.
nose of one-tfird of her fortune. The
law allows her to abandon her hus.
bands house for just cause, and will
protect her in so doing. She cannot
be- compelled to labor for the support
of her husband.-San francisco
Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Untversitx. Natter.

Grand Forks, N. D.-The usual holt.
day vacation at the North Dakota uni
versity commenced on Thursday.
There are 204 students already en-.
rolled, and after tire holiday vacation
it is expected this number will be
largely increased. A military instruct
or is expected to be detailed for the
university early in the year to All the
vacancy made by the return of Lieut..
Farnsworth to his regiment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

A theatrical manager would not
presume to put upon the stage a Sec
ond time an actor who insulted an au-
dience once with profanity. A baseball
manager owes his supporters just the
same freedom from dirty talk and
quarrelings. The committee which is
now considering this question should
not try t osolve this question by i'm
posing fines. There is but one way,
and that is to provide for a blacklist.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Bsautx is Blood peep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty withoutit. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
p~urities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. lUc, 2E, SOC.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

You will enjoy this publication much
letter If you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way OF getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable; they send what they
advertise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
Maxim. lIim.clf solid.

"YoEr little Jim Seems to be populaC
With the other small boys
Popular! The otter day he asked
me if re could give each Of his boy
frie-ds an apple. and when | came
down stairs the entire barredful was .
gone."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
He Had Been Playing

':Whcrc's the kitty" asked the
youngest.
II guess papa must have left it nj
the club" returned the Six.yearold.
II heard him say when he got home
that the kitty got everything there vas
on the table."-Chicago, Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
WASHBURN, : NORTH DAKOTA

One OF the greatest benefits of civil
service reform is it's effect in putting
a stop to the clamor for office, and
every position placed upon the CLASH
fed list is one temptation removed
from hundreds Of persons who think a
government office, no matter what :hc
work or salary, is the one thing above
all others to be desired.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
FlTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS JF THE PAST WEEK IN \
CONDENSED FORM

A Gvneral Resume OF the Most Inn
portant News of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con-
BY Busy People.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
%Benixhted Pittsbure.

Aunt Prudance-'I see in the paper
that they are going to build Il sky
scraper III P;ttsburg."
Uncle Ebenezer--"Well. they need
one It's SD black now there that Il.
full moon is in danger Of getting lost"
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
About Equal.

81 dunno which is de wust o dc two.'
said Uncle Eben. de man dat thinks
he's too good ter be in politics err de
man dat's so bad he has ter be put
out.''-Washinston Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

Red is, not Objectionable as a color
for a woman's hair providing it doesnr
run into her temperament.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
A Inst Reaourcc.

Rev. Mr.. Dullboy (who is callinsl--
Can l help you with that wakeful
baby?
Mrs. Wearywifc-Yes. You can.
Preach IL serncn, p!ease.-Tlie Yellow
Book.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08
One Fad Denied Her.

Manager-What's the row up there
in the freak room?
Super-Oh, nothing; only the legless
lady is kicking herself. that she can't
go and join the Kneippists.-New York
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or 2sc.
II c. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

The hide of the hippopotamus, in some
parts, is two inches thick.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-01-08

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because it is the best.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
His Maiden Speech,

Mr.. Gladstone's first speech i'm par
lament was separated from his last
by a span of a little over sixty-one
years. The maiden speech was given
on February 81, 1888, and dealt with
the Liverpool bribery petition? Mr..
Gladstone was then twenty three years
of age; he was eighty-four when his
voice was heard for the last times in
the wordy arena: The first speech,
however, was am unmistakablerf failure;
the voice being pitched so low that
even those nearest him failed to CATCH
the drift of is>remarks, and later ON,
he was to rise7 on point Off explaA-
nation" at the request of a. speaker
who complained of the want of clear.
ness of the honorable member for New
ark. The reporters, too, could only say,
that "Mr. Gladstone made a, few, re-.
marks which were \inaudible~ in, the,
gallery" But he never had another.
failure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
PROFESSOR OF NURSING
The First American Girl to Fill Such a
Chair In College

The First American Girl to Fill Such a
Chair In College.
On Miss Hannah Kind bonn, a bright
young woman of Swedish birth, has
been conferred the distinction of being
the first female to secure the position
of professor of nursing in an American
college. Miss I<indbom has just been
Installed in that capacity in the Uni
versity of Texas. Previously she was
superintendent of nurses at the John
Sealy hospital, Galveston. Miss Kind
tom was born in Sweden twenty-six
years ago. Her father is a lawyer of
Stockholm, and she was educated at
private school in that city. When
young she showed an intense interest
in medicine and nursing, and when 13
years old attended a course Of lectures
on First Aid to the Injured" and
gave up. all her spare time to visit
those who suffered. After finishing her
education Hiss Kindbom trained as
nurse at the Sabbaltsbergs hospital,
and later came to New York.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
MINIATURES OF THE EVE
Painters Now Reproduce the Optics for
Gifts to Friends.

Painters Now Reproduce the Optics far
Gifts to Friends.
Among the latest novelties in what
might be called love tokens to very
dear friends is what is called "the be-
loved eye." This, of course, is not the
genuine article, but miniature paint
ing of the human eye, Gone most ex-
quisitely on ivory and set about with
precious stones. The painting of the
eye alone is by no means a trivial
task, and the one who wishes to offer
a presentment of his Or her optic to
the beloved one must give many sit
tings to the miniature painter in order
to enable him to produce the exact COL
or and expression, so the fad for t'be-
loved eyes" is too eccentric and too
costly to be lasting. .-..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
Good, but Not Intended:

Now and then man gets off a. good
thing and does not know, it. An in
stance is noted by Sir M: Grant, Dun
in his Diary" We began to, talk
about the fog. .sIt was so bad,,'" I said,
a week Or two ago that Thear Farrar
preached against it at, ST. Margaret s. y
1T was at THAT church. :" my friend an
swered that clergyman, denouncing
Mr. Tooth, the sritualist, said,. 4 will
not name him, but his name is in
everybody's mouth Then, seeing the
smiles on the faces of his congregation.
he, turned scarlet .