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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16

ion, seems to have passed away en-
tirely in the shops and gradually, in
obedience to the natural laws of fash
ion, is disappearing from our homes. A
fervent ejaculation Of thanks will un-
doubtedly go up from both men. and
women at this Recommendation
the former because they never cared
to rest their heads on a fussy pillow
that they declared hurt and kept a
fellow from going to Sleep" just as If
the primary purpose of those articles
wasn't ornament; the latter because
the new kind are easier to make and
easier to keep unrumpled and fresh.
Velvet is used frequently for the pill
low of the day, and there are many
made of plush, satin, canvas and linen.
The poster girl often appears on the
latter two kinds, and very attractive
she is, too, done in bright colors in her
swlrling poses. The figured velvets
and satins used show conventionalized
and tartan designs. Almost all Of the
cushions are finished with a heavy
silk cord, but have no other ornament
alton. Just as many will be piled in
cosey corners and on couches this win
ter as ever before and a reduction of
trimming on them does not necessarily
mean a diminution Of expense, I assure
you, SO a goodly sum must be set aside
by the housewife for these very essen
tial furnishings.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
The Correct holt.

At.the7noment there are three types
Of belt worn with shirt waists and
skirts. Indoors a Limousine or liberty
satin ribbon, that will circle the body,
knots on the left side and lets fall
two deeply fringed ends, is smart and
approved. Outdoors a four-inch strip
Of taffeta, heavily corded on either
edge, and exactly down the middle.
having its ends gather into a pair of
Celtic gold or Derby silver clasps, no
bigger than two twenty-five cent pieces
is regarded as useful, tidy and becom-
ing.
Again, out of doors is worm. but
more especially on golf links and for
driving, a belt Of soft white Dongola
leather, roughly cut on the edges and
ornamented down the center by a fiat
chain of gold, silver or gun metal that
ends in a curved metal disk in front.
where a paddock in miniature assumes
to serve as a latch by means of a
small and business-like key. A plain
leather or silk buckle belt, belts of fl
agree, metal with jewel ornaments
and jetted belts, all belong to the tribe
Of "haye beens," and are worn no
more in the realms where good style
.reigns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Municipal Novelty.

There is a decidedly humorous side
which occasionally comes to light in
connection with the undertakings OF
municipal corporations, but the action
of the enterprising city fathers of a
small Hungarian town is certainly
unique. The mayor and whole town
council, consisting Of eight members,
formed themselves into a band of forg-
ers, and carried ON a thriving business
in the town hall, manufacturing paper
notes current in Austria, which they
circulated pretty extensively. A work
shop, we'll fitted with the necessary
implements, was fixed up In a cellar
of the town hall, and they actually set
policemen to guard the door while they
were at work. This remarkable state
Of affairs existed for over a couple of
years, when the business was detected,
the mayor and councillors fighting like
professional brigands on being ar
rested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Taste in Furnishing.

In selecting house furnishings be
very careful not to confound liking
with taste. AS rule furnishings that
are conspicuous in themselves are sell
dom a good investment for people who
cannot afford to toss them aside at
will. Door hangings should always be
of, heavy window draperies. The ap-
pointments Of a dining room are so few
that an error in their choice or COM
bination is more obtrusive than a SINH
lar error in any other room. The walls
OF a room that is to be occupied con-
stantly should be hung with plain pa
per or with that having an all-over
interlocked pattern in neutral .tints.
Insincerity is as surely expressed in
a piece Of furniture as in ones speech.
The artistic and restful effect Of al
most any Dom is heightened by the
use of homemade fancy articles, pro-
vided their coloring tones in or con-
trasts pleasingly with the dominant
one Of the room, and they are few in
number. Small Oriental rugs make
the most effective covering possible for
floor cushions. Simply place the cush-
ion in the center Of the rug, bring the
ends together and blindstitch these and
the sides together, using the scanned
side next the floor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Some Q Wells.

The Forest Oil company says It
owns the deepest oil we'll in the world,
in the Monongahela river valley. It
has been drilled to a depth Of $500
feet, but work has been suspended ow-
ing to a break in the two and seven
eighths inch rope used. AS a result,
1000 feet Of rope and a string of tools
are at the bottom. Experts are at work
on the fishing job, and hope to be able
to resume drilling soon. 1t is proposed
to sink the we'll to the 6,000-foot mark,
which will be in the carboniferous
limestone. where oil may be found.
Some of the deep wells are as follows:
Pass, France. 1000 feet; Paris. 1898
feet; Neusalwerk, 2.2SS; Kissingen,
1878; S%perenberg, "a Berlin, 4.19O;
st. Louis, Mo-. 3,s43; Louisville, KY,
2.Os6; Columbus, Ohio, 3,775h;
Charleston, 8. c., 1880.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Roses and violets.

The scent of the sweetest rose be-
comes noxious and the humble violet
seems to be scowling up at you from
under its eyebrows when you know
that these flowers and their fellows are
indebted to the deadly microbes for
their colors and scents. The delicate
pink Of the Rothschild rose is COM
posed of the bodies of thousands of the
identical microbes which bring death
through consumption to so many of
our friends and relations. The violet
and pansy get their, odor from the can
Ger microbe, the tulip from the govt
germ, and the geranium from the scar
Leftover bacillus. Likewise, every
time you inhale the scent Of any flower
you are in reality gulping down
mouthful after mouthful Of some ter
rible disease. There is no way Of dis
injecting flowers, as they are actually
composed Of microbes, and If you take
the latter away no flower is left.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Light XIII tho Birds.

Scarcely a morning passes but
quite a number Of birds, large and
small, are picked up in the courtyard
of the city hall in more or less injured
Some dying, some dead.
They are birds usually found some dis
lance away in the country. Lnnets,
finches, yellow birds, even occasionally
blackbirds, robins and larks. It Is sup
posed that they r attracted by the
brilliant electric lights around the base
of the Penn statue. It is a well-known
fact that at the foot Of the statue of
liberty in New York harbor hundreds
of birds are picked up every year.
They have flown with such force
against the metal figure while blinded
by the intense light a to kill them
selves.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Didn't Know Kiplinr.

Mr.. Howells has lately spoken of
Rudyard Kipling as the most famous
man in the world today. It would, in
deed, be difficult to suggest q man
whose name is more widely known.
The following story Is a curious com
mentary on the value Of fame: Dur
ing Kipling's illness, Henry James, the
American author, was one night driv-
ing home in a cab from his club in
London. The news had just come that
the crisis was past and the great writer
was on the road to recovery. AS he
stepped out on the sidewalk, Mr.. James
handed the paper he had bought to the
cabman. "Kipling's all right" he said.
The cabman took the paper and leaned
down with a puzzled look on his face.
81 don't seem to know the name o. thu
'oss!" he said.-St. Louis Republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
CHINESE AMBITION
To save Money Enough to Set Up en-

AA ~
Leslie's Weekly: A somewhat super
fluous law Of this country shuts out
John Chinaman from citizenship.
That is no grief to John. He doesn't
yearn for the enlightenment Of west
ern civilization typified by foreign dew
lis who attempt to restrict his use OF
opium, and even go so far as to deny
him the right Of gambling, What he
wants to do is to live here on 20 cents
a day while making 81 a day, and, as
o as he gets enough surplus, go
back to his ancestral halls, where he
can support a family in great comfort
on something like ~ cents a day. The
copyright on this article doesn't pro-
hibit persons with a taste for mathe-
MATES from using these figures as a
basis for calculating how long it will
be before, under present conditions,
America has a permanent Chinese pop
ulation. OF course John sometimes
marries here and settles down. His
wife may be a Chinese woman to
whom he was betrothed years before,
when she was a baby, and who m
over here in the steerage and under
c~haperonage to fulfill the obligation
entered into by her parents, and to
find herself the center of very consid-
cradle celebrations extending through
the three streets Of the quarter. In
the last wedding of this sort the
bride was 21 and the bridegroom 54.
The betrothal had lasted since her
second year. More often the bride is
one Of the debauched girl victims OF
the quarter, and the wedding ceremo-
ny is after the American custom, for
which the Chinaman has small regard.
1t matters the less in that the wife
commonly dies in a ear or two, rarely
leaving any offspring. Opium does it.
To the Monaghan it is one of the
blessings of life. To the Caucasian it
is mental, moral and physical decay;
then insanity; then death. There is a
third class of marriages not pleasant
to contemplate; the union of Cinnamon
to young Sunday school teachers.
There was a time, and not long ago,
when association of this kind result
ed in several weddings. Many more
might have followed had o several
outspoken and courageous clergymen
delivered warnings from the pulpit OF
the folly and danger of such alliances;
%whereupon they were, as a matter OF
course, denounced in round terms from
many other pulpits as enemies to the
propagation of the Christian faith.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Pecullarlty o. 8 (

A snake tanner who had trained q
serpent to follow him around the house
and even out Of doors happened one
day to take it with him to a strange
place. The snake, unused to the local.
ity, suddenly seemed to forget all his
training, and, escaping into the bushes,
resisted capture with bites and every
Indication Of wildness. When caught
It at once resumed its tame habits. The
tendency to become wild Immediately
upon obtaining their freedom and to
again become tame when caught IL, said
TO be = popularity Of snakes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Tho Golden Fey to Happiness.

Tho Golden hoy to Happiness.
The woman who knows how to keep
silence has in her possession "the gold
an key that unlocks n Of the doors to.
secret happiness" 1t is hard some
times not to speak. You know how 1t
a. You are with a dear friend whose
affection and loyalty you do not doubt.
and in one of the unguarded moments
you are led to the extreme of conf
.dence. telling some thoughts ome hope.
some belief or aspiration which before
has been hidden in your soul. scarcely
whispered to yourself. yet as vivid and
real to. you as though 1t were sentient
with the life Of its own fuldllment.
Your friend does not comprehend
treats It lightly. and goes away onto.
some topic. far removed. You have an.
instant sense Of betrayal. and q sort OF
resentment toward the friend whom
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
SLEEP IMPERATIVE.
LET NO MAN RESIST ITS IN
FLUENCE.
Falling Asleep Amid tho o and
Carnage Of Battle-People Can Slam-
Der While ~hey Walk-As . Source
Of Torture. a

One of the most remarkable facts to
be found in the history OF sleep con-
sists in the utter inability to resist It's
onset in cases of extreme fatigue, says
a writer in Harper's. Several remark
able instances are given in which per-
son have continued to walk onward
while sleep has overcome them, the
automatic centers of the brain evident
ly controlling and stimulating the
muscles when consciousness itself had
been completely abrogated. 1t Is re-
corded that at the battle of the Nile,
amid the roa Of cannon and the fall
OF w%reckage, some Of the over-fatigued
boys serving the guns with powder fell
asleep on the deck. DR.. Carpenter
gives another instance of allied kind.
In the course, of the Burmese war the
captain of a frigate actually engaged
in combat fell asleep from sheer ex-
haustion and slept soundly for two
hours, within a yard of Of the big
gest guns, which was being actively
worked during his slumbers. 1t is a
matter of common medical knowledge
that extreme exhaustion in face of the
severest pain will induce sleep. Here
the imperative demand of the body
a demand implanted, as we have seen,
in the constitution Of frames-as-
serts its influence; and even pain, the
ordinary conqueror of repose, has in its
turn to succumb. One of tie most eX-
fra Or1in INV oococ in mhiob tho nvprru1.
ing power of sleep was ever exempli-,
fed was that of Damiens, condemned
for treason in Paris in 1857. He was
b%arbarously tortured, but remarked
that the deprivation Of sleep had been
the greatest punishment of all. 1t was
reported that he slept soundly even in
the short intervals which elapsed be-
tween the periods of torture. Among
the Chinese a form of punishment for
crimes consists in keeping the prisoner
continuously awake, or Of arousing
him necessarily after short intervals of
repose. After the eighth day of such
sleeplessness n prisoner besought his
captors to put him to death by any
means they could choose to- invent, so
great was his pain and torment due to
the absence Of natures soft nurse"
Persons engaged in mechanical labor,
such as attending a machine in a fac
tory. have often fallen asleep, despite
the plain record of pains and penalties
attending such a dereliction Of duty,
to say nothing of the sense of personal
danger which was painfully kept be-
fore their eyes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
TIBErAN DEATH DANCES.
Ceremony Of the sacrifcial Body OF
tho Dead, YanHo

tho Dead Isa1"
Very strange performances are the
death dances of the Tibetan mystery
plays, one Of which is performed on the
last three days of the year and is called
the ceremony of, the sacrificial body
OF the dead year." The eflgy of a
man made out of dough as lifelike as
possible and having inside a distinct
heart and all the entrails filled with a
red fluid, is placed by four cemetery
ghouls in sight Of the numerous spec
tators in the center of the yard, and
at once bands of skeleton ghosts rush
upon the corpse to attack it. This is
the time to display the necromatic
power of Lamaism over the evil spirits.
Monks and lamas come forth and go
through a series of ceremonies, the
magic effect of which keeps the fiends
away. But a more formidable devil,
with great horns and possessed of SILL
'Perlor powers, makes his appearance
and takes the field. Whereupon a saint
or an incarnation Of Buddha himself
comes to the rescue, sprays flour on
the enemy, makes mystic signs and
utters lamentations. The skeleton
ghosts and the big 1end grovel before
him and implore mercy. He gracious
ly yields to their supplications and al
lows them to partake Of a sacramental
meal. While they kneel before him
ne gives to each one of them a little
flour to eat and a drink out of a vessel
of holy water. This concludes the days
performance. The corpse, however, is
not destined to be preserved. On the
next day the fight is renewed, and, after
a cannonade with blessed mustard seed
and other exorcisms, an awful demon
appears whose title is 1.-The Holy King
of Religion" He wears the head OF
a bull, a dagger in the right and the
ettlgy of a human heart in the left
hand. This strange figure seems tc
represent the main deity Of the ancient
llDetans when they were still in the
habit of Offering human sacrifices, not
IN eftigy, but in reality. The demon
god has been converted by Buddha and
becomes a protector of Buddhism. He
is now satisfied with human sacrifices
In eMgy, and the man made of dough,
being supposed to be an enemy of I'll
bet, is surrendered to him. He dances
round the figure Of the man on the
ground, stabs him, binds his feet in a
snare, and at last cuts off his limbs,
Sits open his breast, takes out his
bleeding heart, lungs, and other intes-
tines. At this moment a horde of
monsters falls upon the remnants of
the dismembered dough-man and scat
tiers them in all directions. The pieces
are collected again in a silver basin and
the holy king of religion, eating a NOR.
sci, throws them up in the air. This
is the signal for the finale; the pieces
are caught and fought for by the de-
mons. and at last the crowd of specta-
tors joins the general scramble for
pieces Of dough, representing human
flesh, which they either eat or treasure
up as talismans.-Open Court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
cARLISr HEIR TO THE THRONE

Don Jayne, the only son of the duke
of Madrid, and, therefore, the Carlist
heir to the Spanish throne, has an ex-
ceedingly practical mind, and by no
means considers trade beneath his dig
nifty. For some years Don Jayne has
held acommission in the Russian army,
but finding $4,000 a year, which was all
his exceedingly thrifty father allowed
him, an impossible sum On which to
keep up his position as q royal prince
in the Russian service, he has deter
mined to become a business man.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
If You but Knew.

If You hut Knew.
If you but knew
How all my days seemed filed with
dreams of you
How sometimes in the silent, restless
night
Your eyes thrill through me with their
tender light;
How oft I hear your voice when others
speak,
How you mid other forms I vainly seek.
Oh, love more real Ia though such
dreams were true.
# you but knew!
Coul but guess
How you alone make all my happiness.
How I am more Than willing for your
TO stand alone, give all and nothing take:
MOI chafe to think you bound while I am
free.
Quite free till death. to love you silently.
Could you but guess!
Could you but learn
How when you doubt my truth I sadly
yearn
To tell you all, to stand for one brief
space
Unfettered, soul to soul. as face to face.
To crown o king. my king.
Till life shall end,
My lover, and, likewise, my truest friend.
Would you love me. dearest. as fondly In
return,
Could you but learn?
From the New Orleans F~fcayune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Olive OIL.

To the well-groomed woman the
care of her hair is a subject OF para
mount Importance, and every new
recipe to prevent it from falling out,
to keep it in the necessary condition
Of wave, fufiness and generally we'll
cared-for appearance is hailed with Joy
and Immediately tested. Some we'll
meaning persons have sworn by kero-
sene, and many easily persuaded wom-
en- have tried it, only to find them
selves a nuisance to the family while
the "cure" was in process, and In the
end obliged to abandon its use from
the very disagreeable after-ehects OF
the treatment. All authorities on the
subject of hair doctoring agree that
the natural oil of the hair, judiciously
augmented by an artificially applied
oil, will be Of material benefit in pro-
ducing l%uxuriant, glossy tresses and
prevent the long ends from splitting
and the hair from falling out. for the
reason that the roots are properly
nourished. Another reason why some
good oil should be carefully applied
" Tie TUOJS VI I11c uCll ID IAS
of keeping the scalp loose from the
head, and by this means permitting
the natural oil of the hair to nourish
it signature intended it should. 1t has
been found that the best, purest olive
oil, purchased at some reliable gro
Gerry or Italian warehouse. or in small
quantities from the drug store, has all
the medical qualities Of kerosene.
without any Of its disagreeable after
effects. Use only a very little at a
time, dipping the fingers into a c
containing not more than half a tea
spoonful of the very best oil. Then
massage the scalp thoroughly (not
letting the oil touch the long ends OF
the hair), until it is worked in SO COM
pletely. that the scalp feels almost dry.
This treatment applied once a week
with a shampoo the principal ingre-
dent of which is the white of an egg,
and then washed with hot water and
white CASTLE soap, and afterwards
carefully and thoroughly rinsed with
hot water once every two weeks. it is
said, will prevent the hair from falling
out, will keep it fluffy and yet glossy,
and those who have tried it say it is
one of the best of the many recipes
recommended.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
With Lace aud Black Trimming.

with Lace aud Blnck Trimming.
This gown is of s~late-colored basket
cloth and has the bodice covered with
cream lace of a heavy pattern slashed
down in front and tied across with
bows Of black velvet ribbon. The lace
extends out over the tops OF the sleeves
in smart epaulette style, and the
sleeves are skin tight. The belt and
stock are of pearl white satin. The
hat is of gray velvet worn off the
face, and has a black velvet crown
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Stewed Celery.

Cut parts not suitable for salad in
inch pieces. Cook in n cup water till
tender. Add one-half cup cream to
celery water, bind with white roux and
season with salt and pepper. The ten
der bleached leaves may be stewed
with the stalks,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Cranberry sauce-Mx Favorlte.

Put into your preserving kettle one
quart of cranberries. two cups Of sugar
and n and one-half cups of water;
cover closely and cook ten minutes
from the time of boiling all over. Do
not stir them. It will jelly when cold
and the skins will be tender.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

The new government printing office
will cost about 81, 900, 900 and it is said
that even after it's completion it will
not be large enough to meet the de-
mands upon 1t. The new building will
be eight stories in height and its floor
space will be about nine acres. The
floors will sustain a load of IS, 600, 900
pounds, .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
Stu6lne.

Use light white bread (baker's is u.s.
ually preferred), crumbed fine, season
with salt. pepper. chopped raw liver,
onion and very slightly with thyme.
Moisten slightly with hot water and
generously with melted butter. Saus-
ages. oysters, boiled chestnuts, chopped
celery, apply. raisins and parsley may
be used for seasoning.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16

for the moment you think has failed
you. 1t is you who are to blame for
expecting more of your friend than she
was capable of giving.-sallie Joy
White in October Woman's Home
Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16

The building will be constructed in
such a substantial manner that nearly
the entire space can be filled with paper
and books without injuring it's stability
in any degree, says the Scientific Amer
lean. Access to the various floors will
be obtained by twelve electric eleva-
tors. The building will be lighted with
1000 incandescent lights. A r%efrigera-
ting plant will furnish cold, filtered
water on every floor for drinking pur.
poses. N'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16

II We could have a little patience,
we should escape much mort1ncation
Time takes away a. much a. It gives
-Nme. Dc sevigne.