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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-07-25
SATURDAY.

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
WHEN COMPANY COMES.
How the Country Host ess May Entertain
Most Agreeably.

How the Country Host ess May Entertain
Most Agreeably.
Begin to enjoy yourself when your
guests arrive-in fact, before they ar
rive" is Mrs. John B. Sims advice in
the Ladies' Home Journal. "Do not
try to serve such an elaborate
dinner that the work of getting it
ready will draw 80 upon your physi-
cal powers that they will be strained
to their utmost endurance. When
your visitors arrive greet them with
a hearty handshake; make them feel
that you are ready for their coming;
speak Of the pleasure that you hope
the day may bring; compliment them
on their good appearances; notice the
neckwear, the dainty handkerchief; be
thoroughly interested in each and
every one. When the time comes for
you to prepare the dinner and place
it upon the table leave your guests as
gracefully as possible. If the dinner
be not too elaborate and the mental
atmosphere be clear and bright your
friends will come again. Eat to live
and not Live to eat should be the
motto of every household"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
AMAD MoNARcH.s FREAK.

King Of Bavaria Found Pleasure. In
frightening Horses to Death.
At the time the malady Of Ludwig
H., the mad king Of Bavaria. was at
Its worst, he gave orders that thirty
of his finest horses should be put in
the best condition possible for a race"
writes Prof. ]. H. Gore in the Ladies'
Home Journal. when the report came
that no further. improvement could be
made, he had them brought into an
open field where every conceivable
form OF noise-making device had been
stationed. The horses were tied to
posts and the king from an elevated
stand gave the signal that started the
mare OF trumpets, the booming Of can
non. the firing of bombs and other out
landish noises. The horses. reared.
plunged. struggled to get free and. I'M
ally, breaking loose. started in. the
widest gallops from this bedlam. But
toward whatever corner Of the field
they fed they were stopped by noises
Just as terrifying and sent to another
quarter to be frightened again and
again. When the horses became too
tired to run well the king found the
spectacle uninteresting and ordered the,
orgy to cease. By this cruel. freak, the
royal stables lost alnumber Of their
most valuable animals"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
+. Broke Up the SHOW.

An actor tells Of a tragic experience
he had recently while playing to an
audience in a little town in southern
Texas. In one Of the scenes Of the
play, in which he acts the villain, he
hides himself in q barrel. that he may
listen, to a conversation between the
hero and heroine. whose future we'll
being he is trying to destroy. In the
town hall there was little II any
property" material. "A barrel would
do to conceal himself In. 20 . hired
hand" was sent ont to ind one. He
succeeded. He slipped In the barrel
with ease. The man and the woman
appeared, and while they were In the
midst Of An. animated conversation
there came . howl hoshith barrel that
fairly shook the rafters. This wassfol-
lowed BY the eavssdropper crawling
ont With his hands Is his face, and
10 IL turn, wsaS followed " swarm
o4 vasps. Tho wlsps ut among ths
stage psopls ana thoss5lh ths aadlsaes,
which cfsatsdao much onafhgi1a4hat
ths sAow 49, lpsklaw q.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

her into bed, and then you viii &c
into my house and tell nanny to send
one of the servants for DR.. Arnault to
come at once"
With the old negress' help I gave
her a bath, undressed her, and laid
her upon the lounge; we could no get
her up stairs to her bedroom; the low,
pitiful moan being all the sound that
came from her lips, and on her face
seemed indelibly fixed a look Of horror
that fascinated me.
I could not keep my eyes of Of her
her as I sat there alone with her.
While gazing on her face I fancied l
saw a faint smoke issuing from her
mouth and nostrils, and, as l leaned
forward, thinking fancy was playing
me false, a pale, blue, lambert flame
came creeping from the mouth and
played W. her face, and in a moment
1t seemed to gather owe her whole
body; the ears, the eyes, the hands,
from the tips of her fingers shot little
flames. The whole body was covered
with the fiendish thing; the poor wom-
an writhed in torture that was indie
scribable, and an odor that was filthy
in taste and smell filled the DON I
could not move. l was utterly paral-
yzed with terror, and when the doctor
and the old negress entered the room
l was in a dead faint.
They told me afterward that she
never spoke; the doctor could not re-
lieve her, nor arrest the fame; water
poured upon it increased it, and when
the flame died away there was nothing
left but the burnt and charred body
that crumbled beneath the touch like
so much cinder; and yet, strange to
say, the bed in which she lay was not
injured by fire, but covered with a
greasy SCOT that you could scarce wash
off.-New York News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
BREAD 1900 YEARS STALE.
It Was Baked In Pompeli Before the
4- Eruptions.

It Was Baked In Pompeli Before the
Sufferers from indigestion are al.
vised to eat stale bread; the staler
the better, they are told. There is in
the museum at Naples some bread
which ought to be stale enough for any
body. 1t was baked n day in Au-
gust, 70 A. D., in one of the curious
ovens still to be see at Pompeii, says
the London Mail.
More than eighteen centuries, there.
fore. have elapsed since it was drawn
"all hot" and indigestible from the
oven. So it may claim to be the Oldest
bread in the world. You nay see it
In a glass case OF the upper floor of
the museum. There are several loaves
of. 1t, one still bearing the impress Of
the bakers name.
In shape and size they resemble the
small cottage loaves of England, but
not in appearance, for they are as
black as charcoal, which, in fact, they
closely resemble. This wa not their
original color, but they have become
carbonized, and If eaten would prob
ably remind n of charcoal biscuits.
When new they may have weighed
about a couple of pounds each, and
were most likely raised with leaven, as
is most of the bread in oriental coun-
tries at the present time.
The popular idea that Pompeii was
destroyea by lava Is a fallacious one.
II a lava stream had descended upon
the city the bread and everything else
in the place would have been utterly
destroyed. Pompeii was really buried
under ashes and fine cinders called by
the Italians lapilli.
On that dreadful day in August,
when the great eruption Of Vesusvius
took place, showers of fine ashes fell
first upon the doomed city, then show
ers Of lapilli, then more ashes, and
more lapilli, until Pompeii was covered
over to a depth, in places of fifteen and
even twenty feet.
Other comestibles besides the breao
were preserved, and may now be seen
- sAS ooAAS AOOAu III Iu0 muSSum.
There r various kinds Of grain, fruit,
vegetables and even pieces Of meat.
Most interesting is a dish. of walnuts,
some cracked ready for eating, others
whole. Though carbonized, like all
the other eatables, they have preserved
their characteristic wrinkles and lines.
There are figs, too, and pears, the
former rather shriveled, as one would
expect after all these years, the latter
certainly no longer Juicy" But per-
haps the most interesting relic in the
o is a honeycomb. every cell of
which can be distinctly made out. It
is so well preserved that it is hard to
realize that the comb is no longer wax
nor the honey honey.
A piece of the comb seems to have
been cut out. and one can imagine
some young Pompeiian having helped
himself to it and sitting down to eat,
when he had to jump up and fly for
his life. One cannot help wondering
what became of the piece-whether the
young fellow took it with him and ate
1t as he ran, or whether he left it on
his plate, intending to return. for it
when the eruption was over.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
His Anxiou. Friend.
3232Eslll:lnE

A story Is being told on an East Side
man who recently had the ill-luck to
be on a train when q collision occurred.
In some manner, conflicting reports
were sent out, in one Of which he was
reported dead. Anxious friends in the
western part Of the state read the vari-
GUS accounts Of the wreck and were
greatly worried until some practical
man suggested that a telegram would
soon bring them tidings that would
tell them the worst. Accordingly, one
was sent, and the much-bruised victim
Of the accident was startled to receive
the following:
aMr. John -, Cleveland, o.:
Were you killed? Answer at once.n
Cleveland Leader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
COMBUSTION.

Some ten years since I occupied q
house that had a small garden entirely
surrounding it. The architect who
planned it evidently believed in high
rooms as necessary for our climate, as
each story was fully twenty feet from
floor to ceiling; consequently l could
look down from the second story OF
my house into, the yards and rooms OF
my neighbors OF either side without
any difficulty, and, in fact, could not
we'll avoid it. The house on the right
hand, a queer, old-fashioned affair,
after standing vacant a long time, was
at length taken by an odd-looking old
man. whom L saw going over 1t one
day, and the next day it was occupied.
Not being of a Paul Pry disposition, I
paid little attention to my new neigh
bors; only found them quiet. The old
house had scarce more noise about 1t
than when vacant, and l congratulated
myself that some man with half a
dozen boisterous children had not
taken it.
But n day an old family servant
remarked: Miss Jeanette, dare's
somethin' odd bout dem folks what's
done moved next door, shore, dere Is,
honey; dey's on'y got a scrumpled up
ole niger for a servant, and she's all
a hump behind. and looks like ole Sa-
tan fer shore; you eve see de ole mar
and de ole woman at de same time;
de day you see de ole man you don't see
de ole woman, and de day you see de
ole woman de ole man amt round, and
dey don't go out no whar, only dat ole
scarecrow goes de %errents."
Now, nanny" said l to her, "you
just let our neighbors alone; they are
decent enough people, no doubt, n
you need not spend your time looking
after their Oddities; you have enough
to do to look after your own"
Old nanny shook her head, and,
mumbling her words after a petted n
spoiled servant fashion, went on with
her busting, and 1 let the subject rest.
My attention being thus drawn to
them, l found myself looking out oc-
.casionally from the windows on that
side, noticing the house and its in
mates. and sure enough 1 never did
see the two old people at the same
time. Regularly as clockwork, every
alternate day 1 would see the old man;
then the next day the old woman; but
never the two together, just as If they
took turns in keeping guard over
everything. They were ar odd-looking
couple-shaky, pale. and yet puffy an
bloated; and as for the old negress.
she was truly a daughter of Eblis, if
looks count for anything in reading
character.
One night, just about II, the old ne
sress came rapping at the back gate
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
THE BUSINESS WOMAN
She Knows why = Man Il Sometimes
Irritable.

She Knows Why = Man l. sometimes
Irritable.
I'have never found q woman battling
her way in, the world who has not
grown more sympathetic with human
suffering, more patient with the little
trials Of life, more lenient and forgiv-
ing with the erring, and more appre-
ciatiye of, home and family ties, says
the Woman's Home Companion. Inde-
pendence, ~self-reliance and the adop-
ton Of honorable business methods
need not destroy the inherent gentle
ness Of woman's nature, uniting her
for the exalted station Of an affection
ate wife and tender mother. And as
the lessons of the practical realities OF
life must come sooner or later, must
be learned by most women, If they be
learned in early womanhood, the
dream life displaced by the real life,
no rude awakenings'' to the world as
it is await the woman. When ac-
quainted with the trials and dlsap-
pointments that confront business and
professional men the wife can more
fully appreciate the wear upon the
nervous system due to the constant
grind of daily cares. Knowing the real
work of life, she becomes a companion,
indeed, fully approaching the joys OF
success and the disappointments of
failure, sharing in both alike with her
husband, and when thus approaching
the feeling Of nervous exhaustion and
irritableness she quietly passes over
these manifestations, which to- the in
experienced woman often prove the be-
ginning of estrangement, as between
such and a detected husband there can
be but little real com%panionship and
sympathy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
AN AUTHOR

Who Wrote Books of Travel, Yet Had
Never Travelled.
New Orleans Times democrat: ri
used to know a man." said a New Or
leans bohemian, "who made q living
writing stories of travel for boys. He
had never been out Of Missouri in his
life, but he was famous for the graphic
fidelity of his description of foreign
lands. His reference library consisted
of exactly three works: An encyclope-
dia, a set of United States consular. re-
ports, covering four or five years, and
a copy Of Woods Natural History"
If the scene of the story was to be laid,
for instance, in Borneo, he would be-
gin by reading the Borneo article in
the encyclopedia; then he would turn
to the consular reports and look up all
the odd and interesting matter he could
find touching that particular island,
and finally he would get a description
Of its animals from Woods. He wrote
at IN old table on which was glued a
map of the world, covered with a sheet
of glass. This was constantly before
his eyes, SO he couldn't go astray on
geography, and, as I said before, his
descriptions were marvels Of accuracy.
He could draw. a better and more re-
alistic pen picture Of foreign countries
than travellers themselves. People
thought that he had been a great globe
trotter, and, crazy as 1t sounds, I be-
lieve he actually got to thinking so
himself. The last time l saw him he
talked about Afghanistan in the easy
of-hand vein Of a personal observer.
II I hadn't happened to know that he
had been living in st. Louis all his life
I.would have worn he had been
there"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

A PALE FLAME CAME CREEPING.
and asked for me. Old nanny, who
had often said: dat old niger next
door is hoodoo, sartin," was really
afraid of her, and said: "My mistress
is JUS bout gwine to bed; you can't
see her, nohow, tonight" but the old
negress told her to come and ask me
eff l wouldn't please come in for a few
minutes; that master was on his day
and mistress was took nifty bad" AS
she wouldn't take no, nanny, much
against her will, did come and deliver
the. message, and, bidding the old
woman to go home and have the gate
open for me to get in. l fastened to
change my dress for a loose wrapper
and followed her as quickly as posi-
BILE.
I found the old lady lying on a low,
narrow lounge in one of the lower
rooms. Her husband was not present.
She did not seem to notice my en-
trance. but, lying back with eyes wide
open, staring straight before her into
open space, a look of unutterable hor-
ror stamped upon her face. Approach
ing her side, I laid my hand upon her
forehead. 1t was clammy and had a
sticky. cold feeling that was unpleas-
ant. She did not answer when l asked
her where she suffered pain, but
moaned in a pitiful manner that made
my heart ache to hear.
Where is your master?" I asked
the old negress.
I'm his room, mistiss; dis is his day.
and mistiss' day to watch him."
What on earth do you mean,
Auntie?"
dis is his day to get drunk and
misties' day to keep sober, but her last
two days she's been takin' brandy and
all at once she laid down thar and dom
Just like you see her, till l got scared
and went for you, man,"
do you mean to say that your mas
tor and mistress take turns in getting
drunk"
Eyes. nam, I duz. He gets drunk
one day and she gets drunk the mex
day, but her last two days to keep
sober she's bin Citing drunk. too. 50
she's had . whole week. She's bin
drunk and It's made her sick. ]
reckon
Though thoroughly disgusted and
s66eked II such. tAie 81 horror.
sfiii sstrove 70 help the hapless woman.
Get some warm water $for. foot
Aa4A aad ~ viii undTsss hsr md Eot
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
Good

"Have you met Mr.. wolly, the West
ern millionaire?" asked the sharp.
faced young lady.
"Oh, yes" replied the plump one.
tHe took me in to dinner at Mrs. by.
tones last night. He. was quite gal
liant, and remarked upon my bird-hke
appetite"
Indeed, dear. Well, he's . good
Judge. You know he runs an ostrich
farm in California Catholic Stand
ard and Truth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
A. Intsrsstipx Com.t

Holmes' comet. which wal discoy-
cred in 1892. and which aroused great
interest because Of an unexplained.o ont
burst Of light that It exhibited while
~retreating into space, wal rediscoyerad
coming sunward once more By Mr..
Perrine sof the Lick Observatory, on
June u. Its period Of revolution -
about seven years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
HYDROPHOBIA.

1t has been asserted by many friends
Of animals, who rightly object to the
annual torture and slaughter of dogs,
and ever by some physicians, that
there is no such disease as hydro
phobia, or rabies, as it is more COR
rectly called.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

Are wee Ussnw AlIen's Post.Easss
It is the only IN for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, q powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, &c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, n 7.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
rhs Q.ssas arasa.

when = maid ~ honor to Queen
tvictoria has survived hsr youthful
charms and at middle ase ID still nm
married. she u relieved of duty and
hes her salary Increased from 5000 4
year to 33io0A,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

Those who have studied the subject
carefully, however, are certain that
there is a disease of dogs, which is
communicable by one suffering from it
to other animals and to man: But this
disease is very rare, and probably not
n person in a thousand bitten by
dogs is in any danger of it, and not
one dog killed among five hundred sup
posed mad dogs is really mad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
Guessing Ut tt,

Guessing at It.
Little JamieNPapa, what 10 the true
poetic fire?
/ Papa-I guess that must be the dre
the poet gets when the editor p
to be In q savage mood.-Ch1ca8o
TImes-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
stiIl More Counterfeitine.

Still More Counterfeiting.
The secret Service has just I'M
earthed another band. Of counter1elt-
ers, and secured q quantity OF bogus
bills, which were very cleverly execut-
ed. Things Of great value are always
selected tor imitation, notably, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. which has many
imitators but no equals for disorders
like indigestion, dyspepsia and constl'
patton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

Whenever a girl begins to lecture q
young man on financial economy, he
can safely ask her to name the happy
day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
"A Good Name
At Home

& = 1ope, Of Strength Abroad" h
LoueI 6Kass., uhere Hoods Sa.sapa-
raa Is made. It stM fas Z larger sale than
al other Blood purifiers. rs fame and
cures and sales haze spreadabroad, and Il
Is unftperss1y recognised as tie Best hood
medicine money a buy. Remember
laz22slE5l22:nD
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

DIR. i. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
ADfsunetfoo.

'Is your mama sick, Benny"
"Nope, she's III; pops sick-he has
to do the cookin,."-JudgA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

REGISTER Of TREASURY.
Hon Judson W. Lyons. Register Of
the United States Treasury, in . letter
from Washington. D.. c., says:
April 23. 1899.
Pe-ru-ns Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus. c.:
Gentremen-I find Pe-ru-na to be an
excellent remedy for the catarrhal At
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

Theatrical stars are often, as the
word impliee-Jppish.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29
Natural Deduetion.

A Natural Deduction.
The world Is mine!" exclaimed Mon
te Cristo, just before the curtain fell.
"Say!" yelled a Spaniard from the
gallery, "are you the Teller they call
Uncle SamY"
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ARMY AND NAVY.

The aigrette is to disappear from the
headgear of the British hussars and
royal horse artillery, and its place will
be taken by an ostrich plume.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-29

Inc alSTeILe ii TO disappear 1EOm Tie
headgear of the British hussars and
royal horse artillery, and its place will
be taken by an ostrich plume.
(. Examinations have been completed
at Washington navy yard of twenty
nine applicants for commissions to the
marine corps, and the. result of the
findings submitted to the secretary Of
the navy for approval. It is not known
what the result is, but 1t is presumed
that not over twenty, II that number,
met the requirements. The same board,
it is expected, will examine q second
list of candidates for other vacancies
shortly to be designated by Secretary
Long.
The Dewey fund continues to drag
along in a most d~iscouraging fashion,
but there is more hope that the sub
scriptions will swiftly increase. They
now amount to about $4,000, but more
interest in parts Of the country is
shown in the raising of the fund, and
the daily receipts r growing. It is
said that in case the total does not
reach the amount contemplated Q num-
Der of wealthy men stand ready to
put sufficient to run the total up to
100000. No Official information has
yet been received in Washington 70 to
whether the admiral will accept the
residence to be offered him, and there
is still a belief that he will advise that
the money be turned into a home for
invalid sailors. This is largely con-
lecture. however. and the officials in
charge Of the fund say that 1t has had
the effect Of stopping subscriptions to
some extent.
"a peculiar thing happened in Nash
Vile once during q sham battle" said
a Memphisan who was once a state
militiaman. I'm order to make the
drill realistic it was given out that
some Of the men should fall as IL shot,
but no certain ones were specified. It
was a very hot afternoon, and it struck
AAO IA0 ~ WOOA0 OV q 8OV0s Iuluk "
fall in a shady spot and rest while the
other soldiers drilled and psrspired.
The first shady spot we reached I fell
all right. but the same bright idea
had struck every member Of the COM
pany, and the captain suddenly turned
and found his entire company killed
He fined us IS each, and We came to
life again and finished the drill This
experience Is similar to that Of q the
atrical manager who employed college
students to represent the opposing
forces In q sham hattie. Certain stu
dents were Instructed to tall during
the engagement to represent the easu-
alties. but at the sound Of the nrst
gun the soldiers Of both armies
dropped dead and put an end to the
narfnrmance. tf5