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The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
MUST MARRY
Before They Can Attend the Universities
with the Mon In Russia.


with the Men in Russia.
If girl in Russia wishes to study
at any of the universities in that
country etiquette does not allow her
to do so until she is married, SO she
goes through the civil ceremony of
marriage with man student, whom
very probably she has never seen be-
fore, and this marriage is quite legal,
though perhaps they may never speak
to each, other again. On the other
hand, If they like each other. and wish
it, they are married for life; if they
don't the marriage is dissolved when
their university course is finished, and
they are free to marry some one else.
The celebrated mathematician, Sonya
Kovalevski, whose autobiography at
tracted considerable notice few years
ago, went through the marriage cere-
mony with student whom she theL
saw for the first time, and who after
ward became her husband. The edu-
cation of women in Russia stands bet
ter than in most European countries,
owing to the persistent efforts of the
Russian women themselves. By 1886
they had managed to get four univers-
ity colleges for women, with lap stu
dents; one medical academy, with 500
students, and numerous intermediate
schools. There are 700 women doctors
in Russia, of whom nearly one-half are
employed in the civil service, chiefly
by the Zemstvos.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
SEWING BUTTONS ON.
Some Instructions in the Gentle Art
Printed for Bachelors Only.

Some Instructions in the Gentle Art
Printed for Bachelors Only.
Bachelors will find here some good
instructions for sewing on that missing
button: The requisites for success
fully doing this are, firstly, a large
amount of patience; secondly, tough
cuticle, and, lastly, but by no means
least, good early religious train
ing. Having these, get your needle
threaded; the best way to do this is to
get some one else to thread it. Now
thrust it through the cloth; by hold
ing your thumb on the other side you
will easily know when you have sue
ceeded. The needle is then pulled
through by the teeth; but this is liable
to splinter them, or, worse still, to
break the needle, in which case you
will have to begin anew. Some prefer
fastening the needle in wise and then
pulling the cloth. The above is the
ordinary method. We prefer the fol-
lowing. which renders one independent
of the needle: Get corkscrew and
jab its point through the cloth, push
the cotton through the hole and then
through the button; repeat few
times. Should you have sewn the but
ton on out of place the right way is
to make another buttonhole with
knife. If you happen to cut through
the edge of the cloth, try again. We
think these simple instructions will
enable you to sew on button that will
hold for at least week.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Tragic Sequel. to . wedding.

Baltimore Special New York Trib-
une: A brides death by asphyxiation
two days after marriage, and the acci-
dental death of her husband on a
steamship at sea, two days later, are
the tragic sequels of a wedding on Aug.
IA. Adolph Pohlmann, an electrician
ON the North German Lloyd steamer
Willehad, was married to a young
woman of this city. The second morn
ing after his marriage Pohlmann rose
early, bade mis- bride farewell and
Joined his steamer, which sailed that
day for Bremen. The wife, after he
started, returned to bed. That was the
last seen of her, alive. She was found
dead, suffocated by gas. It is supposed
that in turning of the gas after her
husbands departure the sleeve of her
night dress touched several bits of
bric-a-brac hanging on the gas fix
lures, moving them over the stopcock
and opening it again. Two days later,
according to letters received today, her
husband fell down a hatchway Of the
steamer in a heavy storm and was
killed. He was buried at sea.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21

tract greedy uitlanders, and they lost
no time in publishing decree forbid
ding prospecting and declaring that
heavy punishment would be inflicted
upon any one, be he Boer or stranger,
who violated the ordinance.
"The decree was revoked later, how
ever. and great excitement was caused
by the finding of a number of large
nuggets, some weighing as much as
fourteen pounds, in the bed of river.
A good deal of gold was obtained in
odd spots. but it was not until 1890
:hat the reef of the Witwatersrand was
discovered. Since that date about
$500, 100000 has been taken out of this
wonderful ore body, and it is said that
$4,000, 100000 more is in sight. 1t is
expected THAT the production for 1899
will not fall short Of 4,2SO,O ounces.
worth O,OOO,OO0-almost equaling
the entire worlds yield of the precious
metal ($11S,S50,O0O for 1890. 1t is OBJ
vious that. in case of war between
England and the Transvaal, the most
important source of the worlds sup
ply of gold will be cut off for time,
and. if the Beers destroy the mines,
for an indefinite period.
Another project which the Beers are
said to have in mind is the blowing
up of the principal buildings in Pre-
toria and johannesburg in case the
British troops enter those prosperous
towns. 1t is hard to see what mill
tary purpose could be served by such
a measure, but, of course, there would
be no difficulty in carrying it out. The
buildings could be mined in advance,
and destroyed, all of them in the same
second of time, by touching button
connected with system of wires.
I'VE are discussing wholly novel
uses of explosives for war purposes,
and in this connection 1t :s appropri-
ate to speak of the fac. tnat one of the
items of information said to have been
communicated in the famous 'bor-
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Trusted His Dog Too Ear.

1t is not always safe to put too much
trust in dog. An Ellsworth man had
a highly priced dog, and when q
neighbor presented a bill for two hens
which he claimed had been killed by
the brute, the dog owner was grieved
and positively refused to believe the
charge or pay for the hens. A few
days later the Ellsworth man was driv-
ing by the farm where the hens had
been killed. The dog was with him In
the carriage. He drove into the farm
er's yard to prove to him that his dog
was not guilty. LET out your hens,'
he said, "and I'll call the dog out o.
the carriage to prove that he will mol
kill hens" It was done. Before the
dog could be stopped he had killed
four. The owner of the dog, who never
dishonors just bill. pulled out hi
wallet and settled for six hens.-Ran'
gor (Me.) Commercial.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
TIE BOERS AND TIE GOLD MINES

Bridges, necessarily. are the most vul-
nerable points ina line Of railway COM
munication, and it is simple matter
to render them impossible by the use
of few pounds of high explosive. It
is something OF an art to know just
where to put the dynamite, and army
engineers are especially instructed in
it.
"The question of destroying bridge
is often delicate one in military oper-
erations. You remember, perhaps, the
story told about the famous Gen. Blu
cher, when he had it in mind to blow
up the magnificent structure spanning
the river at Jena. 4 dinner organized
by the duke of Wellington dissuaded
him from this project. I must and
will blow it up, growled old Vorwarts
over his bisque soup. I shall have to
blow it up, he said as he finished his
ragout. But when he got to his Gaix-
fee and his third glass of champagne,
he convulsively seized the duks's hand
and cried, 'Mein Gott! Never was such
a dinner before. will not blow up
the bridge of jena Rene Bache-
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
wh,st,inx Tree. i'm Africa.

Schweinfurth, the African traveller,
describes an insect organ builder. In
the country of the Shillooks, he says,
acacia groves extend over an area OF
q hundred square miles. From the at
tacks of insects which have worked
to the inside their ivory white shoots
are often swollen at their base with
globular bladders measuring about m
inch in diameter. After the insect has
managed to glide out of its circular
hole this shoot becomes. a sort OF
musical instrument upon which the
wind produces flute-like sounds. Or
this account natives Of the Soudar
have named It the whistling tree.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
IN NPHILIPPOPOLIS
QUAINT BAvARIAN CITY is Co.'S
MOPOLlTAN
Turks, Huns, Greeks and BulgarIans
Keep tho Streets Alive with Gay
Colors-The Sleep q the Merchant
Carrier. q

A merchant carrier, In charge CT a
vehicle laden with heavy boxes, pre-
fers to sleep in his wagon in the court
as custodian of his goods, says the
Chautauquan. He is perfectly COM
Portable as he eats his black bread and
his sleep will be sound and refreshing,
in spite Of the neighing of horses, the
braying of donkeys and the angry
shouting and quarreling Of servants
and stable boys. Neither will the
fumes of vile tobacco or the drunken
brawls of party of fellows of the
baser sort disturb his dreams in the
least. Following the labyrinth of
streets, we come to a ward of the city
ON the outskirts, where artisans or
small traders find rent adapted to their
means. They live almost Like villagers
and the women sit on the ground out
side the gates, knitting and talking.
Their bright scarlet Jackets and gowns
of blue or purple give an idea of ma
tive costumes. From this quarter the
way to the open fields lies past heaps
of refuse and acres of Turkish graves.
The wayside we'll, whose high roof in
vites us to rest under its friendly shell
ter, may resemble Jacobs, for it's size
promises water both for flocks and
herds. Beyond the city limits is the
Boonar-jeek, or hill fountain. Graded
down from it's slope and furnished with
seats, it is favoritc resort on festi-
walls and holidays. Following the
pleasure party come the venders of
ices. sweetmeats and colored drinks.
Open carriages are constantly passing
on the driveway. The Turkish driver,
perched high on the front seat OF
phaeton, is brilliant in red fez and
braided coat; his passengers are two
stylishly dressed Bulgarian girls, ac-
companied by their chaperon. In the
next turnout a white-capped nurse is
surrounded by her charges. Greek
women, elegantly attired in heavy
satin dresses and bright silk headgear,
sit stifly as the carriage jolts over the
| rough stones. The party on the hill
side make an attractive picture as they
sit feasting and drinking, regaled by
the lively strains of the bands or bag
pipes. The rocks echo the sounds OF
| music and laughter till the shadows
fall and the lights twinkle from thel1
homes on the hills.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Widow of tho c.arowitch.

The late czarowitch Of Russia left a
widow and family. His imperial high
ness was morganatically married to a
beautiful young girl, who before her
marriage with him was in poor cir
cumstances and earned her living as
a telegraphist, but who was descended
from a princely family of the line of
the last king of Grusien. The widow
has three sons, and it is expected that
the czar will make her a suitable al
lowance, but nothing is yet known.
The marriage of the late czarowitch
was an open secret in Russia and 1t
took place with the consent of the late
emperor, Alexander Ill, who is re-
ported to have said. that 1t was wrong
to deny a dying man any wish ne
might have. He lived in great happi-
ness with his beautiful young wife.
who was devoted to him, and who is
reported to be overwhelmed with grief
at his death.-London News.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
HENS AND THEIR GOOD FRulT1
rhey Arc an Importsh< Factor In tbs
Go.-..aial Ia2> ~ Aha ConnA.<

rhey Arc an Importsst Factor In the
Commercial Life Of tho Country.
From the Richmond Dispatch: The
hen of the present day is a most i'm
portant factor in the commercial world
not only on account Of her vernal Off
spring, but because civilized people
are daily growing fonder OF her eggs.
Statisticians say 1t is practically i'm
possible to gain an idea as to the exact
number o! eggs consumed, though the
export and import figures give a par
tial conception Of its enormousness.
Indeed. the statistics indicate that our
feathered friend has all she can at
tend to and barely can spare the time
to assume the responsibilities OF rear
ing family. During; the year ending
July so, 1899, the United States ex
ported 3.693,611 dozen eggs valued at
Sc4l 1856. During this period they i'm
ported 225, ,180 Dozen. valued at $21,-
900, the increased duty ON this food
supply having checked their importa-
ton. OF course, these f1gures are hut
fragments Of the almost ineonceivable
large total. which, indicates the actual
consumption. of eggs in America. 1n
1898 Chicago, alone handled 2,147,95O
only 1,223,356 were shipped out. The
commission houses, are generally the
distributing, points for eggs in the
large cities, but in the country almost
every local store deals in them: Many
merchants accept them in exchange for
goods, while a. few receive orders from
the towns and dispose Of the eggs to
hotels Or other large concerns The
egg enters into our domestic life not
only as a substantial food staple, but
as an ingredient of almost every con-
ceivab BILE article of diet. There is prac
tically no limit to its usefulness in
this line and when one reflects it
seems; almost impossible that the land
could hold enough hens to meet the
public demand. The secret. perhaps,
lies in the fact that poultry can. be
found in every rural barnyard and on
the premises of scores of urban and
suburban habitations. Every hen
knows her duty and does it, While
some Of them apparently rejoice in
their labors accomplished, as a whole
they are modest and never let on"
that they realize the world could not
comfortably move without them. The
probabilities are that as civilization
increases and the facilities for trans
portation become faster and better,
o,r foothorod frioDd with, tho crimson
trimmings will have more and. more
to do. Her output in decades to come
will be- the grandest statistical puzzle
of the age, and no mathematician. will
be able to make calculations as to the
exact amount of her ''fruit." When
our neighbor's hens get in our flower
beds we should recall these facts and
permit only our wives and daughters
| to throw stones at them.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21

Ohio Exposition for Hor Centennial.
Director General Ryan of the Ohio
centennial estimates that $4,000, 900
will be placed in the enterprise. Con-
gress appropriated 100000 on the con-
dition that Toledo, where the exposi-
ton is to be held, would give a like
amount. This has been done, and the
city is also preparing a beautiful site
on the bay shore which will cost $780,
600 more. The legal title Of the CEN
tennial is "The Ohio Centennial and
Northwest Territory Exposition" and
it will be held in 1902. Ohio was the
first of the six important states to be
carved out of the Northwest territory,
the others being Indiana, Illinois.
| Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
| All Of these states have appointed com
missioners to see that they are repre-
sented in the exposition, and they vii
have their STATE buildings and exhibits
Ohio waa really admitted to the unso'
in 1908.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
By Blowing Up the Pumping Works
KRUGER Gould Cut Off the Supply

even richness throughout, no matter
from what part of the reef it is taken.
and every ton may be counted on to
give up s14 worth of gold. About 10,-
100000 tons were crushed in 1898.
There is much gold in various parts
of the Transvaal, but it has never pos
sessed any interest for the Beers. On
the contrary. they were inclined to re-
gard the finding of it as misfortune.
and not without reason, as subsequent
events have demonstrated. Inclined to
a peaceful agricultural existence, they
established their little republic in the
Transvaal because they thought that
nobody else wanted the country, and so
they would be let alone. When, in 1864,
the first discovery of the yellow metal
was made. they viewed the matter
with alarm, expecting that it would at
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Ro.hsohild Among Kings.

Among; the anecdotes related by tho
Hon. John Bigelow in the October Cen
tury. in a series of extracts from his
conversations with Won Bunsen, Is
this about the famous banker Roths-
child: During the famous Congress OF
Vienna, already referred to, each Of
the several monarchs present was the
guest of some nobleman. On one fss-
tive occasion Baron Rothschild was
invited par exception. He modestly
went to take his place, not among the
more exalted guests. When they dis
covered Rothsehtld, however, they all
rose. one after the other, and saluted
him, except the King Of Prussia. Some
one asked the king why he did not
salute the great European banker.
Did l not?' he replied. well. sup
pose it was because. was the only one
who did not owe him anything" This
reminds one of line in one Of Pope's
satires:
never answered: was not in debt
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
THIN BARI CENTRAL GOLD MINE HOUSE, JOHANNESBURG.

To- E 2 ,+a r-+
dereau' had reference to the points at
which preparations had been made by
the French authorities for blowing up
French railways in case of an invasion
by the Germans, in order that the lat
ter might not be able to make use Of
those lines Of travel. Systematic pre-
cautions of this kind are rather new in
military engineering, but they may be
desirable where countries preserving
an armed peace are such close neigh
bors. Railroads, however, may be
ruined at q fairly rapid rate without
establishing 'emplacements' for mines
In advance. To destroy rail requires
from ten to twelve ounces Of dynamite
or guncotton, and two or three miles
Of track per hour may be effectually
wiped ou. by a detail Of eight men.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21

because Of its resemblance to that ia
.vorite product of the Boer housewives s
kitchen. Biologists call 1t a 'conglom-
crate which signifies that 1t is hard
ened mixture Of sand and pebbles.
They saw that the reef was once q sea
beach, millions of years ago, and the
sand Of the beach contained minute
specks Of gold, brought down from rne
land by streams. Today. solidihed INTO
rock, It still holds the precious metal,
though the ore Is Of such low grade
that all the deposits Of the Rand would
not be worth . cent IL It were not for
the cyanide process. which makes It
possible to extract the yellow stun at
: cost Of only S6 per ton Of 'conslom-
crate handled. But the available sup
ply of banket u unlimited: II u Of an
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
stating 1t Properly.

Proud Dame-''I do not see how you
could think Of marrying into such q
family as that" Roman.
tic Daughter-"Oh. I'm not going t.
marry into his family; he's going e
marry into our family. Stray Stories
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Queer Brlt,sh War yesxels

Nuc01 AoEAGSNb1 vSSH' Se0noAns
The most singular vessel in the
world is the Polyphemus of the Brit,
ish navy. 1t is simply, a long steel
tube, deeply buried in the water. the
deck rising only four feet above the
sea. It carries mo- masts or sails and
is used as ram and torpedo-boat
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Originated with 1ndlsns.

It has been asserted that our brown
bread was invented at Boston about
$50 years ago, but the writer conjec-
lures that it originated at Plymouth
soon after the Pilgrims landed, and
that baked beans were early adopted
by them from the Indians
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
Her MIstake.

she-And to think you have forgot
ten that this is our anniversary day.
He-Why. you must be mistaken. We
were married on the 20th. she-On, i
beg pardon! I was thinking Of my
FIRST marriage. Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader., 1899-10-21
She Know Him.

New York World: Ella-That
woman's husband is treasure. Stella
Well, I don't think there's any dan
ger Of her laying up her treasure In
heaven.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-01-28
May Be Reconsidered.

It is said that the bill to create the
county of Wheeler may be reconsidered
having lacked one vote of being passed.
Itreceived just 80 votes. Had there been
a full attendance it is believed it would
have passed, and it is not at all inn
probable even yet that the vote by
which it was defeated will not be recon-
sidered and the bill put to another vote.
Hawson led the opposition to the bill.
He was loaded for bear, and In his
speech against it probably made the
oratorial effort of his life. He claimed
that the new county would cut off the
beet third of Gillian county, including
nearly all of the county's best tim Der
and water supply. He characterized
the bill as an injustice to the people of
his county who had demonstrated against
it, and would be left with nothing but
debt with which to carry on business if
the dismem bering were permitted. His
plea was that the question of dismem-
berment be left to the public of his
county.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-01-28
WAYsI0E cLEANINos.

Dalles Club Minstrels
At the Vogt opera house tonight.
Observation-Disclosures Shirts-98c-
A. NJ. Williams & Co.
Two cars of cattle belonging to Chas.
Butler are at the stockyards and will be
shipped to Port Townsend tonight.
Steve Russell, one of the morphine
iends who has been confined in the
city Jail, was this morning sent to Van
couver, where his relatives reside.
The Mascots of the minstrel show may
be the least in stature of all the COM
pany, but their cake walk is immense,
and you'll say SO tonight.
! The total actual enrolment of The
DAlles public schools for the present
week following the semi-annual promo
tion, is even 500, and 9S of this total are
in the high school department.
In the fall term of school ending last
week, the total number OF pupils en-
rolled was 896, gain of SO over the cor
responding period last year the average
number belonging was 7l9. gain of 81 |
the average daily attendance was 6S1, a
gain of %.
There will be a cattle mems meeting
held at the court house in this city on
Saturday. February 4th at L p. m. The
object is in regard to protecting their
right on the forest reserve. Allinterested
in the matter are earnestly requested to
belpresent.
R. F. Barnes, deputy collector of Gus
toms, is up from Portland today taking
the measurements OF the Regulator. A
new ruling has been made whereby own.
ers may name their vessels after the
home port. The Regulator will, there
fore, in the future be termed the Regu.
lator of Dalles City, instead of Portland
as formerly.
Tomorrow in the morning and evening
at the Methodist church Chancello
Thoburn will be present and address th,
audience. At his last visit his congregs
,tions were delighted with the chancel
1or's sermons and are anxious to hea
Elm again. Rev. Warner will also b
present, ss will also the pastor, Rev
Wood, and The revival services, whicl
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-01-28
...uaieT &BeDtOl
THE HERDWHRE DEHLERs..

partial failure in a few instances. Let
US not cross the bridge before we reach
it; but enjoy the pleasant weather, as
best we can.
If the reporters who attended the re-
hersal of the Minstrel performance last
night were permitted to give it genuine
write-np today. and our readers would
take our word for it, there wouldn't be
an inch of standing room to spare in the
hall tonight. Every feature alone is
worth the price of admission. We con-
fess, that while we anticipated good
show, it far surpasses what we expected
and Dalles people have still more rea-
son to feel proud of the local talent as
a number who make their first appear
ance tonight prove themselves far ahead
of most of the professionals who visit
our city. The boys have taken no end
of pains to give US an entertainment OF
merit and should be encouraged. Be-
sides no one can afford to miss seeing
the show: From the opening overture
to the cake walk at the close. each fea-
ture is particularly fine, and it is diff
cult to say which possess the most
merit.