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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-19
How LIE.
They Have No Moral Sense wher the

They Have No Moral Sense Where the
Truth H. Concerned.
1t is often hard to tell whether a
Cuban lies to you from ignorance or
malice, says Herbert Pelham Williams
in the Atlantic. On ordinary occasions
and about matters that do not promise
to affect himself, ne is fairly truthful,
but he seem to know NJ reason WHY
he shouldn't tell a lie if he wants to.
To the average Cuban who has always
lived on his own island a lie is a thing
to tell whenever 1t will serve any use
full purpose-such as getting him out
Of a scrape, or securing an advantage,
or getting money out of somebody, or
conciliating some one, or creating a
good impression. Here the absence OF
a moral sense becomes apparent. With
the Cuban lying is not a matter OF
right, but of policy, his short-sighted-
ness preventing him from perceiving
that. today's advantage may be to-
morrow's loss. The statement, COM
mon among Americans who have lived
in Cuba, that the Cubans are all liars,
is much nearer the truth than most
generalizations. Though they usually
tell the truth, nearly all of them: dis
seminate or e%quivocate whenever they
see occasion. Hence it is not always
easy to tell what a Cuban thinks or
how he feels about the future of the
island. He sometimes tells you what
he thinks you want to hear. Every
man of property wants Cuba to be I'M
der American control, but he will not
admit 1t before a crowd, or even to an
other Cuban, unless convinced that he,
too, is heartily in favor Of it. The
trait appears, likewise, in accounts of
the Cuban army. However, 1t is only
fair to say that the glowing descrip-
tions given by the Cubans Of the per-
formances and the glorious victories
Of that somewhat mythical force are
not intentional, deliberate, c%old-blood-
ed lies. Carried away by imaginations
as fertile as the soil Of their island,
they actually believe their own mon
strous inventions. For, after all, the
Cuban loves better than all other
things on earth to strike an attitude,
to pose, to strut and brag and make
himself out a great man and his gen
tie fellow-islands a great nation.
Thousands of Cubans really believe
that there was once a band of men
worthy to be called a Cuban army, and
! that they fought battles. Others adj
NIT. that there were merely little COM
panies Of starving stragglers, who
sometimes fred their two cartridges
apiece from ambush at Spanish scout
ing parties and then scattered. But
they all think they did great execution.
Get some American or Englishman
who was with them to tell you his view
of it. 1t will be discouragingly differ
ent. Cuba is infested with latter the
war" soldiers, braggadocio mock he
roes who never got within earshot Of
fighting.
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]. nurrlar.

/: New York Press: To rave q Ababy's
rife a burglar In Brooklyn gave over
his intent to rob-, summoned the child,ss
mother, confessed his mission. express
ed his sympathy and fed. The bur-
elar had broken into the nat Of a po-
Nceman, Patrolman John Farrell.
Marguerite. the blne-eyed,f axen-haired
baby, had been tucked away In her
crib. "A little before midnight Mrs.
Farrell was awakened by q strange
voice. Get NJ" commanded the In
truder. Sect up at once. Your child
fss dying. Hurry. The mother ran
to the child Just IN time 70 rave ner
from death. and the burglar went out.
The baby..ss father, the policeman. was
on duty.
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again! l might as we'll confess. All
winter he has paid me marked atten-
ton. Flowers, candies and all the rest.
you know, and have liked him. Two
weeks ago the tall, dark girl in there,
with him came here to visit Lena
Wells and l have been coolly dropped.
/ was trying to find out If l cared, or
If it was only wounded PRIDE"
(Which is it?" he questioned, the
.%eagerness in his voice unmistakable.
az am mo- sure yet" she answered.
t%houghtfully, "and, I could have made
such an admission to no other mar IN
the room. Now tell me what you have
been doing with yourself these three
years"
II can't: I am thinking of the fellow
In there. Why don't you be perfectly
indifferent to him and firt with soma
on else?"
st don't firt" Indignantly.
II do; o~utrageously sometimes. You
see," alphabetically. ga fellow can't
help it in Italy. 1t is as natural as
breathing. I'm dying for q Irritation
now. have not made love to a CIR!
since I left the dark-eyed senoritas."
"Jf it would make you feel more at
home you may make love to me" she
eaid, with sweet grsciousnsss.
May T." eagerly.
"Eut / don't promise to respond"
That's all right. I'll do 1T all"
He drew her into a little curtatned
coy ccracr, beyond the d scr.
Now brace yourself, I'm going to
begin"
She sank among the cushions ard
aifted her laughing eyes. ut feels Ike
childhood and playing hide-and-seek."
she said.
1T is better than childhood" He
gave her q look that splashed her
cheeks with color.
"once upon a time" he began.
,.thsre was q little lover who brought
his sweetheart the biggest plums and
mpest peaches, and always carried
homie her books and slate. Did you
,sver hear OF him. Carol" He leaned
toward hse.
But she IVA turning the rings on her
!. slim fingers, the faintest suggestion q
. smils Ct the corners Of her lips.
~ons LAY IN class hs misssds . woed
rEWLaGLlfELFFN HaAgte@EA 4HEE .AIatEE-EltI-t
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suddenly

strangely familiar. Suddenly he
stopped; then. stepping to the wom-
ans side exclaimed: Martha, don't
you know mel" In voice trembling
with emotion, she cried: "Abel, Is II
you? They told me you were dead"
The moon shone out from behind 9
1eecy cloud and its beams flooded the
wooded slopes Of old Monadnock TIL
the placid river at its base shone IKE
FURNISHED silver, but its softest beams
fell on the bent forms of a man and
woman. who never more would !
LIES road apart.
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MARTHA, DON'T YOU KNOW ME?'
hind the distant hilltops, gliding the
farmhouse windows till they glittered
like FURNISHED gold; the frogs began
to peep and the katydids took up their
incessant strain, and silently the twi-
light crept over the New Hampshire
hills. 9
Taking her sunbonnet from its nail
by the kitchen dresser, Martha made
ready to carry the night milk to the
city family. at the clearinghouse. a
mile distant from the Kidder farm. Sc
curely fastening the wide front door.
she tripped down the narrow path,
pausing to pick a spray Of mignonette.
which she fastened in the folds Of her
rkerchief. As she walked along the
country road, overshadowed by the
great beech trees, she still hummed the
same old song. Passing the little
grass-grown burial ground. she paused
by ita low stone wall, her eyes resting
lovingly upon q group of stones some
what apart from the others, the neal
est bearing the lame of Hannah Kid
der. aged 16, painted in rude black let
tiers On the tall. moss-covered stone.
and now nearly obliterated by the
storms Of forty years. A mist came
over the woman's eyes an she pressed
her wrinkled hand to her throat. where,
It gently rested on the brooch contain
ing Hannah's hair. Resuming her walk,
she soon reached the clearinghouse
and quietly started homeward.
As the good-natured host drove up
with the evening mail he shouted TO,
his wife: 1Ann Maria. Abel Kings
come home, after twenty years. and we
all thought him dead. Rich as Croesus,
80 folks say. Guess Marthy wishes
she'd treated him, kinder when he
asked her to marry him fore he left"
The. moonlight flickered through the
branches Of the trees. casting ftful
shadows along the dusty turnpike: the
brakes and sweet fern nodded by the
roadside; the white bfrches stood cut
In bold relief against q background OF
spruces and hemloek, and a deep ST.
lepce. broken only BY the wind Il the
pines .b~rocded.over all.
Martha did not hasten on the way,
but often paused to enjoy the beauty
! Of the night. An overhanging branch
! 81 moose bush loaded with creamy
blossoms brushed against her cheek:
and she paused to gather ~ heavily
scented Mowers. Suddenly the silence
vas broken ~ the sound Of footstsps.
A3man vas rapidly approaching. andsin
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Natur,l Bridxe 81 Ar.te.

Natural Bridge Of Agate.
The most valuable natural bridge in
the world is to be found in Arizona,
lying across a deep chasm forty feet in
width. It is a petriled tree about
four feet in diameter and about 100
feet in length. It is pure agate all.
through and therefore is much more
valuable as regards material than any
bridge Of marble or granite could be.
But the most expensive material Of
which a bridge has ever been built L.
probably telegraph wire. One was
built over, the Jhelum river at Kohala,
in the Punjab. in the place Of a bridge
which was swept away in the foods
in 1892. A similar bridge was con-
structed during the first soudan CAM
paign over the Kohora river for mill
tary purposes. s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-19
HOBBIES OF

Queen Victoria's hobby is gardening,
and she is p~assionately fond Of dogs
and ponies, her especial favorite being
her old black pony Jessie. Her ma
jesty is also a great lover Of bullanches
and has several of them, whose pretty
tricks and charming piping give her
immense pleasure. To insure the safe
ty of the feathered pets it is forbidden
for any n in the royal household to
have a cat-at least, any one whose
apartment is at all near the queens.
The princess of Wales has a great
liking for lace. Her collection, which
has some wonderful specimens, is
worth $25O,000. The duchess Of York
has n of the most interesting collec-
tions Of postcards on record. It has
been contributed to by the sovereigns
Of every land where postcards are
used, the German relations of her
royal highness supplying by far the
greater number.
The duke of Edinburgh is an ardent
stamp collector, and possesses one of
the finest collections in the world. His
daughter, the row princess Of Rou-
mania, delights in perfumery bottles,
as did her grandmother, the late en-
press Of Russia, who had a unique col
lection of elaborate and beautiful bot
ties, which was valued at $35, 900, and
was bequeathed to her grandmother.
The queen Of Italy has a peculiar
hobby-a collection of gloves, boots
and shoes which have been worn at diff
ferent periods by royal and imperial
! personages. She has a pair of white
slippers and a fan which belonged ia
Mary, Queen of Scots; also shoes worn
by Queen Anne and the empress Jose
phine. King Humbert takes great
pleasure in amateur cooking, at which
art he is an adept.
The empress of Germany is a cham
pion knitter, and uses large wooden
needles for thu work she does. The
queen of Greece spends a good deal OF
her time in fancy n~eedlework, and ID
said to be the finest n~eedlewoman
among European royalties. The dowa-
ger queen of Portugal is fond of shoot
ing and spends much time at her
country place on the seaboard at Cal
das, where she amuses herself by firing
from a high window at bottles. placed
in the sea for the purpose. She is said
to be an excellent markswoman. The
empress of Japan is distinguished for
her clever manipulation Of the koto, a
Japanese instrument resembling the
either.
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His Vacation.

"What do you intend to do for a va
cation this summer?
"Send my wife and family out OF the.
city.n-ChicagO Post.
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His Impression.

Doctor-My rule is: BE sure you r
right, and then go ahead"
!. Triend-Indeed? I thought it was:
When in doubt, perform an opera
tlon.'-Puck.
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DR. J.. H. R1NDLAUB. Specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. d. 81
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Brain work ana Exercise.

BRAIN work and GXeFctse.
Three hours Of brain work WILL de-
stroy more tissue than q day OF physi-
cal exercise. Many men and women
earn their living by their brains. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters makes b
mind active and vigorous. b medl-
cine is an appetizer and a cure for dys-
pepsia. A private Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.
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STATE o, oa,o 2 e s5T !, OF TOLEDO is. y
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner Of the firm OF F: J; Cheney Co.:
and State Aforesaid. and thnt said firm will nay
The sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot DO
eured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure:
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day OF December. a: q. Iso0
" Notary Public.
Rslf.s Cstarrh Cure Il taken internally, and
Rets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
q the system; Se4a 5Sr ssstimS % Hc 100
Sold b. Druggists, &c.
NaU'o Eomily Pills arc tho best
Money has little value to its possess.
or unless it also has value to Others
L. Stanford.
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Iadle. Can Wear shoe.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrow--
ing nails, corns and bunions. At all
druggists and shoe stores, rs cts. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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zone Years Seeding,
Nine Years, Weedna,,

vegtcted impurities II your Rood U4
sosv seeds Of disease Of eDhieh yea may
ne0er get rd IF youv Mood s eDen the
least b4 anpure, DO not delay. bat tale
HOODS Sa,saparAa At once. h 30 doing
there Is safety; n delay there IS danger.
Be sure to get only Hoods, because
@ody.SM1qb0aM
aza12 zl2sE|aD
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FITS Permanently Cured. No hts or nervousness aftss
ant days use Of Dr.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
%. R. Il. KLINE. Ltd, ssl Arch st., Philadslphia, Pa
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Ishal1 recommend Piso's.Cure for Con-
4s1mption fer and wide.3MEs. A%ulligan,
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The 'sfdeshow tent usually takes in a
great many people.
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Mr.. wlnnow'so soothing Syrup. =
For hildsen teething, softens the gums. reduces h
dammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. so sbottlo.
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On the road to wealth, cart-wheel
dollars are a good vehicle to roll in.
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He C~onfesses.
Never QE@9EnD

He COnfesseD. 3
doctor, how did you find your pa
tients when your vacation was end
edyssa
sThey were all doing nicely"
'sThen why were you in such a hurry
to get back?'
because I didn't want to come home
and start the business Of building up .
new practice."-Chicago Tmes-Herald.
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Sloth makes all things difficult, but
industry all things easy.-Franklin.
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Even . regular beauty Of a clock,
may be an ungainly time-piece.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-13
SHOT BY SPARROW HUNTER
Ten ear-OId Boy the Victim Other Ac-
cIdents.

Ten-Year- Boy the Victim Other Ac-
cidents.
A 10-year old boy named Rittenauer.
sos Ninth street. fell victim to the
recklessness of the small boy and the
sparrow gun yesterday afternoon. and
now carries 22 calibre bullet lodged
between the collar bone. and left
shoulder blade. He was stand
ing near his home when he was
shot. DIR. j. De Silva could not locate
the bullet, and is yet unable to de-
termine the seriousness of the wound.
Ex-Policeman II. A. Lohse today
got his right hand caught in ma
chine at the sash works, where he is
employed. losing portion of three
of his fingers.
NJ. Swank, 500 Thirteenth street.
fell on the sidewalk near his home
and dislocated his left knee.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-13

save many doctors bill. Hurst's is
the place for bargains.
Over three tons of candy received
Yesterday at McCabe's. and large con-
tracts still to be filed.
The stock of albums and pocket
books at McCabe's 3 is a perfect marvel
of variety and economy
they lsst so girls big handsome sleds,
25 cents each, at McCabe's.
The Misses Jones have engaged Og-
den's orchestra for their dancing class
commencing Saturday night.
1t costs more to build a Weber
piano than any other piano manufac-
tured. See them at Eberhart g.
Special for Thursday Zone day) SOL
| id silver trimmed ebony hat brushes,
80 cents, at McCabe's. Go early.
Very special. solid silver trimmed.
ebony hat brushes 80 cents all day
Thursday and evening at McCabe's.
Come in and hear our Regina music
boxes and talking machines. Prices
the lowest. Totten's music house.
All day Thursday, if they last. cel-
IuIoid photo albums, cabinet size.
19 cents, at McCabe's. One to Gus
toner.
Special for Thursday at McCabe's.
800 pounds fine mint candyS cents
per pound. Store open every evening
till Christmas.
The easelette, $3.50 value. given
with dozen photographs as Christ
maa inducement at NJ. L. Frees
studio, 1907 Second avenue.
RENE mber the fancy work sale by
the Silver Cross Circle of the Kings
Daughters at Mrs. William Mclean
Stewards Dec. 16 at 2 o'clock.
See those beautiful Christmas goods
in Walkers east window. They are
beinc sold at half price. Many things
are going at much greater discounts.
The Olympia club will give 4
grand ball at Roche's hall Saturday
evening. Dec. 16. Tickets 25 cents.
Ladies free. Music by Otto's orches-
ira.
Useful and appropriate Christmas
gifts are furs. eollarettes and cloth
Jackets; q saving of one-half guaran-
teed, at Richters', furriers, Daven-
port.
John Koch has just received a1arge
stock of double and single barreled
shot guns. which will be sold very
reasonably. Also nice line Of air
guns.
Over one hundred gold lined cups
sold in a very short space of time
Be prompt If YOU want one, 25 cents.
Young G. McCombs' crockery depart
ment.
There will be q dance at Stodd's
ball, Ninth street and Eighth avenue.
Saturday, Dec. 16. Tickets 35 cents.
Ladies free. Music by Bakers or
chestra.
son play at the German Catholic
church last night was we'll attended.
1t was fine success. the audience be-
ing delighted.
AS an advertisement for Thursday,
200 pairs of frilled elastic garters.
satin BOWS. fancy buckles. fancy boxes.
cents pair. at McCabe's. Store
open evenings.
Tuesday evening at Green's acad-
envy Chad Woodyatr, the boy wonder,
and Oscar Apple played match game
of billiards, Woodyatt winning by the
score of 100 to Apples 20.
Tonight at Green's academy there
will be a match game of pool. The
boy wonder will play one of our best
local players. Come and see bim
play. Exhibitions in fancy shots after
the game.
If you find after few months that
you were deceived in fur. it is poor
comfort to find that the dealer lwas
deceived too. for you pay for his
ignorance. Furs can only be safely
purchased from furrier. Richter &
Sons, Davenport. are the only prac-
tical furriers in the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-13
AT McCABE'S.

II asked. we viii store things bought now
until Christmas time and deliver then.
Remember, Thursday morning. at
10 O'Clock. we will sell all the balance
of those 25 cent china cake plates,
gold trimmed and flower decorated,
for 10 cents each. one to a customer.
TEN CENTS EACH.
Christmas Suggestions.
Good variety of 8 O'Clock tea stands.
Chating dishes. the very best kind,
at prices much less tnan elsewhere.
Black iron candlesticks and candel-
abra at less than ever before.
Parlor and reception lamps. not
only handsomest but best burners in
the world.
BY far the most complete display of
genuine Rookwood pottery. There
are limitations. Every piece of genu-
inc lockwood pottery bears the mark:
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-13
Christmas Suggestions.
A Bargain.

A Bargain.
Berry, salad or oatmeal sets, seven
pieces, as follows:
Hand ore large e-inch bowl. vi heavS
splashed gold edging and beautifu. flower
sprays and centers bowls alone wei worth s5c-
Six berry oatmea al ssuce's u match meas
ure - inches. worth ioc each These T-piece
sets woCld be cheap At si-35. While they last
SIXTY-NINE CENTS.
L. q. MeCABE n co.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-13
CITY CHAT.

Skates at
Summers & Woodin's.
Weber pianos.
Stoves at Hynes'.
Rubbers at Dolly Bros.
Golf oods at Spencer's.
Novelties at J. Ramser's.
Knabe pianos at Totten's.
Merrill planes at Totten's-
Buy q home of Reidy Bros.
Open evenings-Eckhart's.
For insurance, E. j. Burns.
Weber pianos at Eberhart's.
Attend Walkers forced sale.
For real estate, E. j. Burns.
Carslile pianos at Eberhart's.
Hackley pianos at Eberhart's.
Hamilton pianos at Eberhart's.
Baldwin pianos at Eberhart's.
Patee Crest bicycles at Spencer's.
Telephone 4483. E. f. Mangold.
Lots of new things at j. Ramser's
Chase Bros. pianos at Eberhart's-
Mason & Hamlin pianos at Totten's.
List your property with Reidy Bros.
Phone Huesing for A. b. c. beer.
Newman Bros. pianos at f berhart's.
Buy a stove at Young & McCombs'
Holiday shoes and slippers at
Hurst 8.
DIR. Hawthorne, dentist, Y. M. G. 4.
building.
For bargain books go to Young &
McCombs'.
Weber-the best piano on earth-at
Eberhart's-
Fine assortment of ladies' rings at
Brookman's.
McCabe's are Santa Claus regularly
authorized agents.
Prices the lowest on pianos at Eber-
hart's piano house.
Smith and Barnes pianos at Tot
tens music house.
At Walkers sale 75-cent black
boards are 35 cents.
Weber. the artistic piano of the
world, a: Eberbart's.
Sheet music Is cents per copy at
Totten's music house.
A fine line of white enamel toy fur
niture at Trefz & Co.'S.
Family groups for Christmas pres
ents at Smiths studio.
Solid gold plain and set rings from
rs cents up at Brookman's.
Dance at Turner hall every Friday
night. Admission 25 cents.
McCabe's fine candies for holiday
presents have no superiors.
See the big sleds for girls at 25
cents Thursday at McCabe's.
Violins, guitars and mandolins at
low price. Young & McCombs.
Make your selections in toys. ETC..
for the children at TrefZ & Co.'S.
Commencing tonight Young &
McCombs will keep open evenings.
Fine line of um brellas with import-
ed horn handles received at j. Ram
ser's.
Fancy fruit dishes. large size, $1.25
kind 65 cents apiece tonight at Eek
hart's.
Our jewelry department is brist-
ling full of bargains. Young & Nc
Combs.
the child's delight, at Young & Nc
Combs
Bring in your coupons and get toys
for them at the Eastern Tea & Coffee
company.
We now sell all the popular sheet
music at 15 cents per copy. Totten' S
music house.
C. E. Smiths photo rooms. Best
work. Prices reasonable. Opposite
Harper house.
You should see some OF those beau
show windows.
Large line of Xmas trees in al
sizes at Trefz Il Co.'S, and a fine liue
of tree trimmings.
Sommers sc Woodin's is the place
to get your Xmas presents-you get
something useful.
We carry the largest line of good;
in the three cities AT the Eastern Iea
& Coffee company.
One hundred copies just received o.
David Harem and Christian, etc
Young & McCombs.
All o'clock tonight Eckhart will
sell white enamel cradles at 10 cents
One to a customer.
Special inducements for Christmas
Pictures ut Smiths photo rooms. oP
posite Harper house.
The Industrial Home association
will give the first dance of its series
Friday night, Dec. 10.
Comfortably and we'll dressed fee