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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
SCHOOL BOYS
Serve as Barometers of the Weather for
Their Teacher.

Serve as Isarometers of the Weather for
Their Teacher.
Philadelphia Inquirer: 1t looked like
rain, and naturally he had on a pair
of light shoes and carried no umbrella.
The car stopped on the far side of Cir
ard avenue and a young lady got in.
She bowed, and sat down beside the
Saunterer, who recognized in her a
school teacher friend. What do you
think of this beastly weather." queried
he, disgruntedly. "Is it going to rain,
OF isn't it," Il can't tell you today"
answered the young lady, smiling an
acceptance of whatever might come.
eff it were a school day, and you were
willing to come to school with me, l
could tell you in a very few minutes
with absolute certainty. It'll sound
funny to you, but it's true. l have no.
ticed that you can always tell what the
weather is going to do by the children.
They're regular barometers. If there's
going to be a storm they get restless,
and l have the hardest kind of work to
control them. Particularly the boys.
The girls aren't so bad, but there seems
to be some mysterious quality about
approaching rain hat always effects
the former. I've got so now l don't
blame them. because l don't believe
they can help it. So you see,' she
concluded, as she got off at Chestnut
street, children have their uses, after
ALL"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
NAMES
Leaves One In q Most Awkward and
Notifying Situation.

Among the minor mental complaints
with which we are sometimes afflicted,
especially in society, is what might be
called social alteration, the symptoms
being a curious stoppage of the current
of thought, which causes us suddenly
to be completely oblivious of the sub
ject of conversation and which leaves
us ridiculously at loss for an intelli-
gent rejoinder to the remarks of any
n with whom we may be talking,
says the New York Tribune. One of
the many phases of this popularity is
the forgetting of names with which we
ought to be perfectly familiar. leaving
us in a most awkward and notifying
situation. This sudden forgetfulness
may affect the young a. we'll as the
old, but of course with the latter it is
Immediately ascri5ed to mental fail
ure. You know what gracious man
ners Mrs. X. has remarked IL Of her
acquaintance, speaking of a certain
grand dame. 1T was too funny, the
other day, at n of her receptions, to
see her introduce a visitor to a friend
of hers who was stopping in the house.
She began with the friend: My dear,
l want to present to you Mrs. -,
and then she stopped. J knew in an
instant by the expression of her face
that she had forgotten the name.
Hastily mumbling something she re-
covered her self-possession and pro-
ceeded, L know you will be mutually
Interested she continued, with a
happy inspiration of memory, as you
are both so fond of music. My friend,
Mrs. - here she stopped again. In
her agitation she had forgotten The
other name. Another humble. and
then concluding with the words, "a rare
performer she sailed off with dignified
and apparent Inconsistencies. The
two women looked at each other and
laughed, having grasped the situation.
I am Mrs. Smith, said one, and 4 am
Mrs. Brown replied the guest of the
house. Poor, dear Mrs. x! Her men,
DRY is not as good as it used to be.
People have even been known to for
get their w names on occasions,
without any other sign of mental
trouble, and a case Of a young woman
who forgot the name Of her fiancee
when asked to introduce him to an
acquaintance shows that it is not a
failing of old age. It is simply a Curl
Gus little lapse of memory to which we
are all liable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
BY WOMEN.
1t Has Become q Common Practice in
Arlstocratic London Cafes.

1t Has Become q Common Practice in
Arlstocratic London Cafes.
while l was in London last
month";" said a New Orleans broker
who has just returned from a trip
across the big pond, II was greatly
surprised at the number of women l
saw smoking in public. OF course, one
can always see that sort of thing in
the bohemian resorts and the cafes
patronized chiefly by folks from the
continent, but it was something of a
shock to bump into it at such estab-
lishments as the Savoy and the Hotel
Cecil. In both places, and three or
four other equally aristocratic, l saw
society women putting cigarettes as
coolly as chappies at a roof garden. The
spectacle is 81 common that it has
ceased to attract any attention, and
it was %tolerably evident that the ladies
who were indulging did so because
they liked it, and not merely to be
eccentric. l dropped into the Cafe Roy
al n evening with a London friend
and we were shown to seats in the
large public dining room not far from
what was evidently a stheater party of
eight or nine people. They were just
concluding a late supper, and one of
the ladies, who was the picture of ell
egant refinement, and by no means in
her first youth, produced a jeweled
cigarette case and passed it around.
In a moment everybody was smok-
ing. The lady was the American wife
of a somewhat noted London club man.
and was formerly a conspicuous figure
in Philadelphia society. l mention the
| incident merely to illustrate the prev
alence of the habit, which reminds me.
by the way, that the London of to-day
is very different from the London of
| eight or ten years ago. There is every
where a marked accession of gayety
and sprightliness; nj notices it in the
shop displays, the theaters, the restau-
rants, and the aspects of the crowds
at night. and the city in general has
much more the air and manner of
the great capitals of the continent.
The change is particularly noticeable
to an infrequent visitor like myself
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23

build barricaded wal canoes, holding
two hundred men, can throw up earth
works and use firearms, they can be
kept in order by a small garrison in
time of threatening trouble. The re-
puted savagery and bloodthirstiness OF
these people caused their island until
late years to be always avoided by
ships going to Samoa. Information
collected by the missionaries, however,
indicates that this reputation was I'M
deserved. In 1857, La Perouse. a
French explorer. landed off Tutuila. A
boat containing twelve of his crew was
attacked in a small bay, off the south
west coast, and all were massacred by
a travelling party of natives rom upo-
lou. The place is still known as a
sacre bay, and the Tutuilans have al
ways received credit for the crime.
The Samoan partition added to our
list of %potentate subjects a real live
king, who will probably be treated
with the same policy as applied to the
sultan of Sulu. This king, TUT Manua,
rules. over the island of Manua, or
Tau, as it is often called, the largest of
a small group of three islands, sixty
miles east of Tutuila. Although Ma
nua was classed among the Samoan
group, the native subjects of King
TUT have always made their w laws
and have kept to themselves.
Their potentate. although a Chris
tan, is not permitted to walk, to drink
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
NEWS IN. BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wlres in q, Coz.
densed Form.

Beall Bros tool factory at Alton, Iuu
has been destroyed by fire ut a loss OF
$4,000.
Two men were killed and two In
jurcd in II collision of two locomotives
at Cleveland. Ohio. ...... .
Lena Myers. Il domestic at Alton, ILL.,,
committed suicide because she feared
arrest for theft of which she was
guilty.
William II. Carpenter. author. poet
and editor. died ut his home in Baltl-
more. aged cighty-SiX years. He was
born in England.
Thirty thousand dollars in receivers
certificates are to be issued by the
Columbus, Lima & Milwaukee railroad
to pay current expenses.
DR.. A. j. Markley of Bclvedere. ILL.,.
has reported Il case Of supposed small
pOX To the state board of health, which
is to be investigated by the board cX-
pert.
Former Congressman James Nelson
Pihcock, for twenty years a Demo-
cratic leader in New Jersey. died at
his home in White House. y. j., OF
paralysis.
SlIiIIS l-tIIitiI. al fS'A "i'
boy accused Of setting fire to the
clothes of Carrie Cartwright. has been
acquitted of the charge Of murder at
Springfield. III.
T.. S. Osborne of Springfield. ILL.,. has
identified the body of n man who COM
mittcd suicide last Wednesday rs his
brotErr-in-law. Charles Reynolds of
Greenfield, La.
For making impr,ldent statements
calculated to miSlcad as to his finan-
cial affairs. the Rev. j. II. Watson Of
Royalton. Ohio. will not be- continued
in the ministry.
james W. Iicis. general manager Of
the National steel company. died at
his home in Newcastle. Pa. aged thir-
ty-tivc Years. The cause of his death
was typhoid fever. from which he had
been suffering for several weeks.
| Walter SlGanly. II we'll known civil
engineer. died 1t his home in Montreal.
aged eighty years. He constructed
the HooSac mountain tunnel. and was
general manager of the Grand Trunk
fer four years. He was associated
! with the development Of the St. Law
renee canal system.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23

BY the partition of Samoa, a few
days ago, Uncle Sam annexes 3S4 square
miles of additional Pacific island ter
'ritory, and makes $500 more Malay
Polynesians American subjects. The
hve islands falling to us are hardly a
fourth the area of the entire Samoan
group. yet in many respects we get a
very generous third. Tutuila, the
largest of these five now our territory,
contains 240 square miles, and S ,there-
fore, only a seventh the area of Long
Island. Savaii and Upolou, which fall
to Germany, are each more than dou-
BILE its extent. Nevertheless Tutuila
is more suited to our wants than either
of these: Although it is barely men
toned in popular literature on Samoa,
the state department has slowed away
III its files several extensive descrip-
tons from representatives who have
explored it. Their accounts attest that
it offers better facilities for a naval
station than any island in the Pacific
ocean. Page Page, it's magnificent
bay coded to us as far back as 1872,
is the most completely landlocked har-
Dor in the world. 1t is by far the
largest and safest in the entire group,
while that of Apia, coded to Germany,
is t~reacherous and Unprotected against
storm, as proved by the great disaster
OF, a few years ago. Pago Page, formed
by a. submerged volcanic crater. ex-
tends two miles inland, and can con-
tain our entire navy, sheltered against
hurricane by perpendicular walls of
rock, in many places 1000 feet high.
1t lies in an almost direct line between
San Francisco and Australia, and a
ly in the path of vessels plying be-
tween the Philippines and the pro-
posed N~icaraguan or Panama canals.
Considering this magnificent location
and the fact that the navy last year
began preparations to utilize this bay
for a coaling and supply station, it
would have been folly to have coded it
with Tutuila to Germany in exchange
for a larger island.
Americans in Tutuila will enjoy the
most beautiful scenery of the Samoan
islands. Here and there their eyes
will feast upon grottoes and natural
fountains. At many points liquid
lava, irregularly cooled, has formed
great caverns opening toward the sea
and often communicating inland with
the upper levels of the cliffs through
hollow shafts of natural formation. AL
though there is considerable rain dur
ing the year to keep the soil moist,
there is no dreary rainy season, as in
the West Indies or Philippines. The
eternal summer keeps vegetable life at
its height the year round. .
Uncle Sans $500 new subjects in
Tutuila are Independent of the two
royal houses of Malietoa and Tupea,
which have waged the troublesome
native wars. This fact alone will be
advantageous to us. The Tutuilans
are governed by their own hereditary
chiefs, Fulmora, Tutele, Statele and
LIE Tun, each of whom reigns over a
district. Above them all is Maunga, the
great chief of the whole island. These
tribes are descended from one great
family, known as Leatou. What has
been published in regard to the natives
of the larger Samoan islands applies
to them generally. They are Malay
Polynesians, like the Tagals in the
Philippines, but are a higher type, men
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

with c%ocoanuts, while the mountains
are prolific in breadfruit trees and
bananas. There being no fresh water
on the island the people drink cocoa
nut milk, or from brackish springs.
ms probably accounts for the drink
ing restrictions applied to King TUT.
The largest cocoanuts of the world
are grown on Manua island, according
to A. B. S~ternberger, who one visited
it as special agent in behalf Of the
state department. The great shells are
used as water vessels. The natives.
although Chr~istianized like their ruler,
are very primitive and have little in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23

water, nor battle in the sea. Were he
to violate this rule some dire misfor-
tune wouldtbe sure to befall his people.
1t is said that the royal families of
Samoa originally sprang from Manua.
tang TUT therefore prides himself on
his blue blood. Manua is one hundred
square miles in area, or less than half
the size of Tutuila. Tau, the residence
of his majesty, is situated on the west
coast. Manua rises like a great dome
to an elevation of 1000 feet, but Is
skirted by a belt of fiat land covered
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Rellera0n Held.

St. Louis, Dec: 10. \ verdict Of
homicide without intent WAS found by
the coronor's jury which has been in
vcstigatins the death Of Henry II.
Neisc, who was Killed in the prize ring
Thursday night in about with Fred
Bellerson, known as tho Utah Cham
pion.' Jefferson is held to await the
action Of the grand jury.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23

tally and physically. and have not
been corrupted by Mohammedanism.
Though Christianized by persistent
missionaries since 1880, they retain
their crude beliefs in NEUROLOGICAL
history. The greater number are
'Presbyterians, a few Wesleyans and a
few Roman Catholics.
Women are equal to men, except in
government. The father aids the
mother in the care Of children and the
preparation of food. We may have a
little trouble stamping out polygamy,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
so,aier Commit. Suicide.

New York, Dec. 10. = Samuel Han.
thirty-three years old. a private in
Company H, Fifth United States ar
tillery. stationed at Fort Hamilton.
was found dead yesterday in a hotel
on East Houston street. He had COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Rnixcd Their Wages,

Holyoke. Mass. Dec. 13-Tlr Lyman
cotton mills of this city have an
nounced al increase of 10 per cent in
wages and the new scale has already
gone into effect. The concern is the
largest in the city and HE pay roll
amounts to about 5000 II week. En-
plOyes have been averaging So il week.
Nearly LOO hands are affected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Something About The People Lately Taken Into
Our National Family.

still practiced to some extent on the
sly, although no man lives with more
than one wife at a time. When he
tires of one spouse he calmly packs
her off to her mother and takes IN
other. Although the Tutuilans can
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Bicycle Riding in China.

Civilization is at length on the
march in China. In the advanced
town of Soochow it is reported that SO
many young Cinnamon have taken to
riding the bicycle that the authorities
have forbidden the practice to all ex-
cept foreigners. missionaries aud con-
Yerts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Swept by a Cyelone.

Mozambique, Portuguese East Az
RIGA, Dec. 19.-The island was swept
yesterday by a terrible cyclone which
did Immense damage, destroying many,
houses In Mozambique.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
v,.lt,n. Burns, p,r.hp,.o.,

During the year ending Sept. 80 the
number Of visitors to Burns cottage.
Ayr, was 42,499. being 1890 more than
In 1896. which was the previous record
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-24

: AxiOmS !
! on 5
3 Printing 5
Z Printers ink Il the vital I
'spark. s
2 Our colors are the best OBJ (
Y tainable.
= Our imprint is the stamp Of /
3 superiority. {
Q Price should not be the only
2 consideration.
: If you catch the eye you
9 catch the world.
= Let the public know what !
: you have to sell. !
x Good printing always COM
= mands attention.
8 Printing, like clothes, should I
2 be made to fit you.
: We are not the only printers, I
9 but equal to the best.
3 Good printing means revenue; !
= poor printing, expense.
4 If you have the "idea" we !
3 can display" it for you.
= Printing is often an index to
4 the merit of an advertiser.
9 "The apparel oft proclaims
the man." Same with printing. )
= To increase your business {
g printers ink is the best stimu- 4
x liant.
= Cheapness is not the merit;
= the finished work must tell the
:. tale.
Z No printing deserves a
4 higher price than what it re- {
o turns.
: A good design is half the (
4 battle; if well executed, the {
(! other half.
Z How shall I advertiser Let
& US know what you sell and We
9 will help you. \
Z "The eternal fitness of
2 things" applies to design more 4
= than anything else. )
. "Don't judge by appear (
& ances" is obsolete. Appear 4
= ances count for everything in J
= printing. {
: Let Us ;
: Do i
: Your Work !
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-24

FOR SADE-A spring wagon. No. Hose
House. South Topeka &-2tx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-24
FRANK o. DAVIDSON,

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
List your property With me: I have the
tuyers- Choice property All over the city
Al bargains Write Fire. Tornado. Acct
dent and Plate Glass Insurance. IN esn-
paniss rspTsssatiag ever S7s.s0e. - cash as
setA
Main street entrance to Kansas NasIcnaI
hank Telephone -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-24

FOR sALE-weIl built s-room house,
good location. cheap. III 8. Water
street STU
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12

l was seriously afflicted with n enogh for several years, and last fall Lad a more severe cough than eyt
 lore. have usec many rems dies ithout receiving much relief, and being recommended to trv bottle
 I Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by t friend, who, knowing me to be a poor widow, gave it to me, I tried II, and with the most gratifying results. Ire first bottle relieved me very much and the second bottle has absolutely erred me. I have not had as good health for twenty years. Respectfully, Mrs. Mary A <. Beard. Claremore, Ark. Sold by ". l.. DeNoody x Co.,, druggists.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12
Asbestos Known Centurie, Aeo.

Asbestos is generally supposed to be a modern thing, yet in 1671 an as- bestos handkerchief was shown to the Royal Society as a great curiosity by Dr. Plot, who had bought it from a traveller on his return from China. They called it salamander's wool. Dr.. Plot saturated the handkerchief with oii and threw it into a fierce charcoal fire. The oil burned off and the hand kerchief remained intact.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12
Pedigreed snobs.

When it comes to gaping jays, the city has more of them to the acre than the remotest school district of Missouri We make fun of the Reubs who stand and stare in open-mouthed wonder at 22-story buildings, but turn out in tens of thousands and crane our neeks to see fome pedigreed snob who happens to be staying in town over Sunday.
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GA. @ - E.-p1
HIs Only Purpose.

The mountaineers who form the two cavalry companies at Camp Bradley are the source of a great deal of fun for the Legion boys. When one of them was being examined a physician jokingly asked if he could read. 'No. gol durn it, I can't" he replied, ''but I didn't come up we're to teach skule. I come ter fight It is needless to say that he passed.-Louisville Courier Journal.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12

Nr P. Ketcham. of Pike City, Cal. says: During my brothers Ia ie sickness from sciatic rheumat tism, Chamherlain,s Pain Balm was the only remedy that gave him any re- lief" Many others have testified to the prompt relief from pain which this liniment affords. For sale by w. l. Dewoody X Co., druggists.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12

Mr. Sam Bluthenthal had an oper- ation performed upon his leg i'll Cln- cinnati Sunday. Just seventeen years ago last Saturday his son Herbert Bluthenthal, had d success ful operation performed on his foot ny he same surgeon who attended his father yesterday.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12
4 snnIrreI in Amber.

Flies are not the only things found in amber. In a big mass of clear am- ber dredged up out of the Baltic Sea recently, there was distinctly visible in it's interior a small squirrel-fur teeth and claws intact.
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The Eagle. King of all Birds

is noted for it's keen sight. clear and distinct vision. So are those persons who use Sutherland's Eye Salye for weak eyes, styes, sore eyes of any kind or erannlated lids. Sold by al druggists at 25c.
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Deausy as Dlood Deep,

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar- tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im- oanish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, md that sicEly bilious complexion by taking 'sascarets,--beauty for ten cents. All drug. gists. satisfaction guaranteed, l0c. 25c. 50e-
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EnyeIones Passe.

Among the ultra fashionables of New York. tte mncilaged envelope has sue- cumhed to sealing wax, waters. and folded paper This necessitates writ ing on big sheet. and it also requires some deftness in the folding of the paper. Of course, the manufacturers are always ahead of the styles, and for that reason the daintiest little wal CTS can be found to match the enyel- opes-for that is the strictly correct point to be observed about the fad
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12
Prinna of Wales. xvara

It is well known that the Prince of Wales thoroughly delights in patch ing up quarrels between his friends, but he also occasionally delivers a hearty lecture to a friends youthful son, or argues genially against follies.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12

Mir. Will k. Kirby, private secreta- ry for Capt. R. k. Rice. the famous turfman, at Warmer, and manager of a large general merchandise store at the same place, is calling on Pine Bluff friends today.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12
Weak Eyes are aIadeTstrong.

linn vision made clear. stys removed and granulated lids or sore eyes of any kind speedily and effeetually cured by the use of Sutherland Eagle Eve Salve. It's put up in tubes, and sold on a guarantee by all good druggists.
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Coughed 25~ Years,

l suffered 2 years with 2 cough, and spent hundr' is of dollars with doctors and for medicine to no avail nntil l used Dr. Belfs Pine-Tar- Honey. This remedy makes weak ungs strong. Ii has saved my life -J. B. Resell. tirantsbHrg, IL
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-12

Judge Jones will put large num- Der of county prisoners to work on che public roads at an early date. He has SD far succeeded il his a. ten pt to improve and make good roads leading into the city.
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Lung Irritation

is .tfe forerunner to consumption, Dr. Bel.'s Pine Tar Honey will cure it, and give such strength to the lungs that cough or a cold will not settle there. twenty-five cents at all good druggists