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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-12-09

. .so lol and 10, daily except Sunday
q trains daily .cltx satur.
Oa. S sunday mornings, and sunaay
:, one fare for the round UP, koou
m aS 10 and including Monday morn
Owing. -, 40 ali nolnts.
|kip tourist ticketson SAFE 70 NJ 'o
.rtber information call on or aaa,v,'' nn,s,
Il. @. sTiDHAM, ,TicketAse"''
none No. 50.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-12-09
|s,xIk re RouTE.r
...o and Alton Railroad.

GOING EAST.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Danish sExs Methods.

viggo 'schfartx. the Danish expert in.
egg packing. was some time ago taken
to ireland by the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society to teach Erin's
sons how to pack eggs. says National.
P%rovisioner. The Danish method Of.
sorting and packing the eggs is as fol-
lows: The eggs are brought to the
packing houses. and there they are
graded to six sizes-namely, from
thirteen pounds to eighteen pounds
per long hundred. Il may be explained
that eggs weighing two ounces each.
would scale g fifteen pounds per 100,
and this 10 about. the medium size.
The men who are:engaged In the work
of packing have nix boxes. before them.
representing the. different sizes. They
use no board, q in France, ana are
;simply guided ~ the eye. Each egg
! i judged as to which size II is nearest
and put into the boz corresponding to-
the size. 1TheSsysstem q simple. and 10.
;skillfui 10 the exports become that
whsn 100 eggs are taken out 81 the
box asS test and put upon the scale
they ase rarely more than one ouncs3
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Another Englishman, Gerald Lehigh.
spent $2,500 on flowers for one enter
tainment, and Lady Sutton promptly
gave $4,000 to her florists to Guido
him.

Burglars Never Use Chloroform.
That burglars of the more advanced
type can and do use chloroform in the
commission of their crimes is a belief
widely held and rarely contradicted.
and yet there is, curiously, little foun-
dation for 1t. Indeed, those who are
most familiar with the administration
and effects Of anaesthetics assert that
there IL no foundation at all for 1t ex-
cept in the Imagination Of sensational
writer's and in the needs Of people
whose losses a not safely be ex-
planned by statements Of fact. The
question has been raised at Pittsburg
recently by several robberies in which
chloroform is said to have been en-
ployed, and opinions Of the local ex-
perts are strongly against the posi-
bility of such use. The idea that the
mere introduction Of chloroform into .
room would cause unconsciousness
Wa derided as absurd. Even II doors
and windows were alright. It would
take several gallons Of either anaes-
thetic 80 to MI . room with the heavy
fumes, a. to affect Q sleeper on.a bed Of
average height. And the first effect
would be. not deep sleep. but excited
wakefulness. The chances. are. then.
that when anybody claims to have
been ch~loroformed BY burglars there
is something queer about the CASE
New York Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Blood Meal.

The use of blood meal as a poultry
food has received much comment Of
late, but experience does not seem to
be all one way. Recently the Farm
ers' Review asked some Of its readers
to give an expression Of their opinions
as to its value as a poultry food. From
the replies received one is naturally Of
the impression that blood meal is not
used very extensively as yet. We pub
lish the following:
d. D. Gilman, Vermillion county, Ill
inois.-Blood meal is all right If not
fed too heavily. Most people overlook
the fact that 1t is very rich and there
fore feed too much for good results.
e. A. Schiller, Dodge County, Wis
consin.-1 have fed blood meal for the
last three years and 1t has given me
good satisfaction, especially for young
growing stock, II used with judgment.
s. F. Flint, Peoria County. illinois,
I have not used blood meal to any
great extent, but what experience I
have had with 1t impressed me favor
ably with 1t as a convenient and use
full form of animal food for poultry.
w. G. Mother, Ford County, Illinois.
Il have had no experience with blood
meal. The only meals that I have
used are beef meal and concentrated
meal. How my syoung stock would
thrive without it I do not know, as I
have always fed it. l find it a great
food for making hens lay, and my
young ducks thrive on it to beat any
thing. I have had them weigh from
seven to eight pounds at three months
old
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
DIR. KEELrY,s DISCOVERY.
The Most Important Step in Medical
Science Of the Century.

science Oh the century,.
Scientific men declare that the dis
covery of the Kelley cure has been the
most important medical discovery OF
the century. There have been over
100000 men and women cured of the
whisky, morphine and tobacco addic-
tions, and in Minnesota alone there are
about 5000. The greater number of
these were cured in the Minneapolis
Kelley Institute, a magnificent estab-
lishment, located on the corner Of
Tenth street and Park avenue.
DR.. Leslie E. Kelley is a physician, a
native of New York State, q graduate
of Rush Medical College and a doctor
Of the Missouri State University. He
was engaged in regular practice until
the extraordinary spread of his cure
compelled him to devote his entire time
and energy to the extension of this
work. Since 1880 he has devoted HIM
self exclusively to the cure of inebriety.
As the SOB and grandson of physi-
clans who had studied inebriety, he be-
came interested in the subject when a
child. He began a study of it while q
surgeon in the army, 1865, and pur-
sued it diligently until his success was
finally reached. Experience taught him
that inebriety is a disease Of the nerve
tissues Of the brain, and then he set
about to discover a specific treatment
for it. He experimental largely with
social castaways who were found grow
cling about in the. low haunts of
drunkenness and vice in Chicago, and
many such are to-day living lives of de-
cency and repute as a result Of his
experiments. He continue dhis expert
ments until, in 1880, he declared his
ability to cure any and all persons adj
dicted to the use of whisky, drugs or
tobacco.
Interested persons are cautioned
against imitators. Explanatory litera-
ture will be promptly sent on receipt
Of application by writing to 500 Tenth
Street South, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Plucklnr Geese.

I consider the gathering and saving
of their feathers the largest part OF
the profit in raising geese. I like my
geese to hatch out about the last OF
April. At that time I pick the ganders
Of the flock; the geese having lined
their nests with. feathers they are not
in condition to be plucked. About the
first of June the ganders are f~ull-feath-
cred again and the geese are ready
too, as you will begin to find loose
feathers where they stay over night.
Then in about seven weeks the gos-
lings r ready to be plucked with the
old ones. Don't take the feathers on
too bare, as the sun is hot at this sea-
son. By the last of September you will
get a ane lot Of good feathers again.
II you keep the geese for the holiday
market they are again ready In early
November, but II the nights are cold
drive them up and give them shelter.
They will soon feather at this time Of
year, and at killing time you will get
the finest crop of the year. Fasten
them up in a stable having plenty of
clean straw under them for half a day
before you begin to pluck the feathers;
then they will be dry and clean. Take
a narrow strip Of muslin, tie their feet
together, lay them on their backs, tuck
their wings under them, let an assist
ant take hold of the head. and as soon
as they are done struggling take hold
of the feathers and with a quick jerk
toward the head the feathers come
very easily. Do not disturb the ones
under the wings along the thigh. as
this tuft holds up the wing, and If
plucked the wings will droop.-Corre-
spondence Of Farm Journal.
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out of the prescribed weight. II after
the eggs are scaled they are much out,
the packers have to resort them. The
method Of packing eggs considered the
best is in wood wool, and 1t is an un-
doubted fact that eggs graded and
packed in this way sent from Ireland,
chiefly from the Mallow district, have
been able to out-distance most sue
cessfully eggs from the continent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Amer,c.n AIe.t. in Germ.ny.

American meats are indeed having
a hard time in the German empire,
due to the fact that the German farm
ers and their friends throughout the
country take every opportunity to pre-
vent the sale OF such meats. It is not
practicable for them to get a law OF
actual prohibition passed. as they are
unable to prove that American meats
are dangerous to the health of the peo-
pie. but they insist On such restrictions
being made that the sale Of the meats
takes place under great difficulties and
frequently ia made so expensive that
the buyers refuse 1t for that reason
alone.
United States Consul Barnes Of Co.
logne says: Il learn that. for the last
fifteen years, there were oficially con-
firmed In the kingdom Of Prussia 3.003
cases Of illness from trichinae, 207 OF
which resulted in death. OF these total
numbers there could be traced to the
eating Of European meats, examined
in Germany and found to be free from
trichinae, 1922 cases and 102 deaths.
The remaining cases could also be
traced to European meat, but meat
that had not been examined. In not
n Of the above cases could it be
proved that the disease resulted from
the use Of American sailed, picked or
timed meat. or Of smoked sausage.
This statement holds good for all Ger
many. When in 1891 the
edict against sausage and pork prod
ucts from America vas Cancelled, no
inspection of sausage or picked pork
was required until July 1, 1898. Since
then both products are subject to In
spection. This will result in the abb
solute exclusion of sausage and picked
pork or homeless hams from the Ger
man market. In the case of homeless
hams the cost of inspection amounts
to 1887 per 220 English pounds. Add
to this the duty, which is 1888 on 22o
pounds of meat, and it is seen that
the cost amounts to prohibition. So
AS regards the inspection of American
sausage, I learn that three pieces are
taken for inspection purposes from
every two pounds Of sausage. BY this
means the sausage is much injured, II
not entirely ruined for selling pur-
poses, inasmuch as this process not
only has a tendency to cause the meat
to become dry and hard, but the meat
bears plain evidences Of having been
inspected, which is not a very fatter-
ing testimonial as to its value for food.
On the other hand. German sausage
is subjected to no such inspection after
it is in shape for selling, as It Is In
spected before it is made up into COM
mercial form or put on the market
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"A radical change is being made in
the appearance of the baggage, mail
and express cars on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The platforms and
hoods are being removed to increase
the element of safety and save weight.
The favorite riding place Of tramps is
also eliminated when the platforms
are removed. General Manager Un-
derwood has also issued an order to
remove the numbers from locomotive
tenders so that in cases of emergency,
those Of the same style will be inter-
changeable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
AIDED AND A5ErTED A THEFT,
How tn. prs..,d.nt n.o.m. cop.rc.per
in Purloinins ! Mackerel.

How b President Became Coparcener
in P%urloinins = Mackerel
From the New York Herald: How
VI. Mckinley aided and abetted in the
stealing Of one mackerel is a story that
has come: out since the presidents COM
Ing has been talked of. AS MI. Nc
kinley was IN accessory before and
after the fact, Mr. Joseph v. Jordan
never breathed a word of this until the
other day. Then he told it to a friend
In confidence, as. he thought, but now
1t is going the rounds. 1t was the
year Mr.. Mckinley was nominated for
the presidency. He and Mrs. .McKin-
ley were at the Elberon. MI. McKin-
ley is a good whip. He and his brother
Abner and MI. Jordan were trying a
fast team Of the latter. MI. Mckinley
remarked that he would like to take
q fresh mackerel home to Mrs. McKin-
ley, who is fond Of that fish. Their
drive brought them past the Elberon
fish pond" but no mackerel were to
be had there. They visited half a
dozen different places without
success and were finally d.
rected to a small fish store
kept by Capt. John Jefferies, in Pearl
street, South Elberon. The store was
closed. for it was lunch hour. Jefferies'
house was some distance away. They
had been assured that Jefferies had
what they wanted. It was a broiling
day, they were hot and in despair.
They ratified doors and windows.
Boost me-" said MI. Jordan. Brothers
William and Abner gave him a Shout
der. He was soon perched. on a lofty
window casing and prying the putty
from a glass. The glass was lifted.
Mr.. Jordan >wriggled through. He re-
appeared with a fine big fish. He had
squeezed half way through the window
when there was a cry of Police! Po-
lice!" A boy clerk had come on the
scene. ut is all right" gasped Mr..
Jordan. That's Mr.. Mckinley" wav-
ing the fish in the direction of the NOM
inee for president. "No, faint all
right" replied the boy. They lifted
Mr. Jordan out Of the window frame,
gave thes3oy the money for the fish
and a deposit for repairs. to the win
dow, and Mrs. Mckinley had her mack
erel.
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yvh.r. re.or..o, q nliss,

Wh0f0 1GnofoAco q D1teos
Jack-'The ingenuity Of woman 81
beyond the comprehension Of man
Tom-"rWhat's wrong nowf" Jack
SsYounxs: Blanks nance sent him an
deliberately constructed penwiper for ..
birthday present and he wore II 70
church. thinking It was . new-fanglsd
crGyat."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

LadloS Can Wear Shoes
One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, q 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, IS cts. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
8. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
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A Neglected Point.

= a NeGIeCted Point.
"There is q marvellous amount of
good advice in Hamlet's speech to the
players" remarked the student.
eyes, answered MI. Stormington
Barnes, "but it doesn't go far enough
In a practical way. But, Of course,
Hamlet couldn't be expected to see far
enough ahead to advise players when
there wasn't likely to be much money
In the Sh%akespearan drama."-Wasn-
lngton Star.
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A

can Eyeball."
The British tourist wandered into
the "Rustlers' Retreat" and languidly
asked for a "ighball."
"Jake," called the accommodating
bartender to his assistant asleep in the
corner, "the gent wants an eyeball. I
dunno wot fer, but he wants it. Go
out an ketch a Chinaman."-Indianap
oils Journal.
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Beware of Ointment. for cat.rrh That.

As mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering 1t through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
Prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is tenfold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Cetarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney. q Co.,
Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of tho system. In buying
Il is taken internally, and made In Toledo. Ohio,
BY F. J. Cheney & %. Testimonialsfree Sold
BY Druggists. price tic per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
DANCE Movement

A Dance
"Yolng SpifRns might have escaped
TO Canada after his shortage was dis
covered, but he remained and faced
the music
"What was the character Of the mu-
sic"
"The directors made him waltz
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Will 1t Pay to Go to the state FairS
It will II you, take in other sights;
and one Of the most profitable is the
exhibition of goods at Goodyear Rub
Der Co.'S, 92-1O2 East It'll St, st.
Paul. Mackintoshes, OverShoes, Belt
Ing, Druggists Goods ETC., all Of the
Gold Seal quality, which is the best
made. -
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All On Her Mind.

"See that girl in the first row."
1.-THE one with the blonde hairT'
eyes. She looks as If she had some
thing on her mind"
"If she has, it's a pity she can't have
some of it on the rest of her."-Chica-
70 Times-Herald.
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where His Heart II.

Where HIS Heart 10.
"Have you heard from your son in
the Philippines, Mrs. Parkins?"
"Oh, yes, indeed, Mrs. Jones; he
writes regularly"
"And is his heart in this warp
81 don't exactly know. I Judge from
what he writes, that it is in his boots
most Of the time."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
FLORAL DISPLAY.

It was in the early seventies that the
rage for elaborate floral displays be-
gan. The late Sir Edward Scott star
tied London by telling his florists to
use as many flowers as they wanted to
Tn decorating his house for a ball. The
florists were delighted to obey and the
result kept London talking for
months.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26

A defeated candidate says there is
no honesty in politics. Perhaps not,
but the supply seems to equal the de-
mand.
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The Marquis of Bristol followed with
q dance, and the ballroom was decor
ated to initiate the hanging gardens Of
Babylon, no less than six tons Of ivy
being used to make the walls look cas-
tellated.
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aelectfon,

Mr.. WINDOWS soothing Syrup.
For childreu teething, s0ftons the Gums. reduces In
6smmafioo. ailsys pain. cures Wind collie. 80 abottlo,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26

Antiquary-Your ancestry may be
either Saxon or French.
Mrs. neutrality-suspicious.? Now,
candidly, which would you advise me
to select?-Detroit Journal. !
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He Might Get a share.

He Might Get q Share.
Sociologist-What are your views on
the division of labor?
Weary Watkins-If you mean divid-
in it all up again, I amt in for it.
Indianapolis Journal.
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Her Verbal

Her Verbal Economy.
did she say, in &c many words, that
she loved you?"
mo; she's an economist. She nod.
ded her. head."-Cleveland Plain Deal.
er.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Dloat In Sheen.

When sheep are first turned out on
clover pasture, particularly If It is
damp with rain or dew, or on rape,
there is likely to be some trouble with
bloating, and the first thing he knows
the farmer may have fifteen or twenty
sheep in a condition that demands i'm
mediate attention. Our manager was
caught in that shape last year for the
first time. says a contributor to Wal
lace's Farmer. He relieved about
twelve out Of fifteen by making q bit
out Of a limb Of a tree, tying string
to each end, pulling it as far back in
the mouth as possible, and tying it
tight over the Sleeps head. It was not
very comfortable for the sheep, but
life is sweet even to a sheep and it
can well afford to have a little un-
pleasant jaw exercise in order to re-
lieve the stomach from a too luxurious
banquet. 1t is a postprandial exercise
which is not 80 pleasant to the ordi-
nary sheep as 1t is to the after dinner
orator bloated with viands which Jaw
exercise is needed to relieve, but after
all It saves the Sleeps life, and the
end Of the sheep being to live until its
time comes and then to die to the
profit Of Its owner, 1t is the thing to
do. We do not know how puncturing
as In the case Of cattle would work.
but IL taken in time and done properly
this will work, and we do not care.
to suggest any other method Of relief
at present. and the more so because we.
do not car to suggest anything to.
the busy farmer. that he can not nut
into practice Immediately.
Turkeys as Insect Destrcyers.-The
natural habit Of the turkey is to feed
largely upon insects Of its own catch
Ing. We have many q time watched
with much pleasure the advance Of I
flock Of three Of four old ones, and
their hocks Of young as they marched
forward in line Of battle. as Is their
custom, into q pasture or stubble
field where the grasshoppers had come
out In abundance. There wa a beauty.
and q precision IN their steady adj
vance. and the perfection Of their
alignment, which was attractive to an.
old colder, Independent of the knowl-
edge that his fields were being cleared
sof insect pests, and the hoppers b.
ing rapidly converted into turksy
meat which would presently have :
market value.-Ex.
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1never used 20 quick . cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-J. B. Palmer
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The unmarked p%rovidences Of God
are the most remarkable.
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ST. MARY'S Z
N Y

notrs Dame p. O., Indiana.
Tone mile West Of the Unive1ity Of Notrs Dsms)
The seth Academic Term will open Monday,
September I. 1899. All the branches Of
Thorough English and Classical Education,
Including Greek. Latin, Spanish. French and
Ssl% f sse an sa9 somn Hy s f tss X,H 81 c GOMEZ
studies students receive the
Regular Collegiate Degrees Of Lift. B. OF A.b.
Conservatory Of Music is conducted on the
plan Of the BEST Classical Conservatoriss
OF Europe.
The Art Department Is modelled after the best
Art Schools in Europe.
Preparatory and Minim Observation-Disclosures
who need primary training, and those Of tender
age. arc here carefu1lyprepared for the Academic
Course and Advanced Course.
For catalogue containing full information, "a.
Dress, olREcIREss eE TINE ACADEMY
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EDUCATIONAL.
The UNIVERSITY OF N0TRt DAME,

NOTkE DAME INDIANA
,o Saasiilis:; lf z1fs ssI sssson f IS ass mi 1s1:
Civil, Mechanleal and Electrical EnG1neerilG
Architecture.
Courses. Ecclesiastical students ct special rates.
Rooms Free. Junior or Senior Year, Collegiate
Courses. Rooms to Rent. moderate charge.
81. Edwards Hall. for boys under 10.
The 9th Year Win open September STD. 1898.
lev ssE. 4 mo Moa SHssfSi. c. g. c.. presaest.
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Anthrax and Black-Leg.-Requests
have been received at the department
Of agriculture from Cuba for q vaccine
to be applied to cattle coming into the
island which are said to be affected.
with anthrax. The department has
been supplying vaccine to be used as
q preventive agailst black-leg, but a.
the black-leg bacillus and the anthrax
bacillus are not the same, the depart
ment Is unable to grant the request
Cases Of anthrax in this country. the
department omcials state, are compar-
atively rare. Backlog. on the other
hand, Is quite common. but the vigor-
GUS measures which have been adopted
are largely Graduating the disease. and
1t Ii the s~ecretary's expectation that
the sntire stamping out Of it will re-
suit.