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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-18

Children deprived of fats
and mineral foods have
weak bones, Aabby flesh and
thin watery blood.
The milk of nursing
mothers, enfeebled by chron-
ic diseases, or long contin-
'ued nursing, produces the
same results.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil partly digested and
with the hypophosphites,
forms a fat food which acts
on the infant through the
mothers milk, giving rich
blood, strong nerves and
sound flesh and bones to both.
soc. and sr.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-18

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
rists refund the money if it fails to cure. Csc.
The genuine has l.. B. @. on each tablet
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

Roosevelt was no man to let thieves go
unpublished. They set out, keeping the
prisoners ahead and holding them con
stantly within reach of the watchful
rifle. Roosevelt, Sewall and Dow
took turns in the watches or the night
guarding the prisoners. On the jour
ney their food gave out, and Roosevelt
had to send one of his men to the
nearest COW camp for supplies. While
the other went out hunting to tide over
the temporary lack of food, Roosevelt
sat on a stump all day long, rifle ready,
and his eye never leaving the three
thieves, prepared for any move that
they might dare to make.
The $50 miles at length were covered
and the thieves delivered into the
hands Of the officers. The next day
Roosevelt appeared in the Justices
court and had the follows indicted, and
then went back to his ranch as though
nothing had happened. Here is a
Roosevelt story that I'M from Me-
d5:a, the town nearest to the Roose-
Welt ranch. For a long time after he
had established his rancho the feeling
between the outlaw element. and the
cattlemen a high. 1t eliminated in
a meeting, held in a little. unfinished
freight shanty. at Nedora. to band the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
SLID ASHORE.

By the Hawser Route to Prevent 30
Enforced Voyage to Europe.
New York Herald: The "all ashore
bell had rung on the Lucania, the
gangplank had been hauled in, and the
lines were being cast of, when a COM
motion was heard below, and two wild
ly excited persons dashed up on deck
and pushed their way through the
crowd that was waving goodbys from
the steamships railing. The men had
been seeing friends of and had either
not heard or not needed the 'all
ashore" warning. One was tall and
slim, and the other was small and fat
Both were highly excited, for the Lu-
cania was on the point of backing into
the stream. and neither wanted to sail
with her to Liverpool. Hi, 'there!"
called N OF the officers as he dashed
into the group surrounding the two
.ocn. You deaf men get on this haw-
Ser and slide for it. Quick's your play.
or you'll be left, or rather, you won't"
A bow line was trailing over the side.
with half of its length sagging in the
water. Some Of the crew hurriedly
took in the slack and the tall man GIN
gerly picked his way over the rail, ana,
urged on by the impatient crew, finally
swung of into space and slid ungrace-
fully on to the pier. The exploit was
greeted with many shouts from the
passengers, and the fat man was urged
to try. With visible perturbation he
wrapped himself around the hawser,
and, encouraged by good natured advis-
ers to hold on tight, as the water was
wet, he let himself down the line and
landed plump in a crowd Of laborers.
who helped him to his feet. Then the
line was cast of, the ~engine-room gong
rang, and as the big ship backed majes-
tically from her pier the two men re-
arranged their crumpled attire, in
spected their blistered hands and
walked solemnly forth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
A controxersx in Indi..

A controversy has been going on
among the Parsees Of India about the
.advisability Of having a cemetery for
burying their dead instead Of expos
ing them to be devoured by birds,
which is their ancient custom. The or
thodox are, Of course. violently in IA
vor of their old custom, and quote,their
ancient law book, called the vendldad.
which enjoins exposure. and forbids
burial. The Vendidad is full ofstrange
precepts, which are entirely impracti-
cable in these days. The Parsees them
selves have ceased to be guided by it in
nearly every point. except this, the
disposal Of the dead, and a few others,
The dog, for instance, is treated In the
vendidad on the same level with, man.
and two whole chapters r devoted to
him. II a dog dies, his carcass, o.
rather, we should say, his corpse, is to
be disposed Of with the same elaborate
ritual as that Of = man. II q man
kills his water dog, his punishment is
10000 stripes with the priestly whip.
Nay, It is safer to kill . man than to
serve bad food to a shepherds dog, for
the mans1ayer gets OF with ninety
stripes, while the bad master Of the
dog is q great sinner and will receive
200 stripes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Scenes From His Career as d
Western RdnChmdn

Happy Bill" Sewall was with Roose-
welt on his famous ranch in the Bad
Lands Of the Dakotas. He now is a
Maine guide, and takes the Roosevelt
children through the woods of the Pine
Tree state each year. No story Of Col.
Roosevelt's adventures is more inter-
esting or more characteristic than that
OF the chase and capture Of three
thieves, who, having stolen various
movable things from the neighbors of
Roosevelt, made the mistake of taking
Roosevelt's boat and making off down
the Little Missouri. This was in 1885
OR 1886, when Roosevelt lacked two or
three years of being 30. Local tradi-
ton has it that bad Man" Finnegan
YVES the leader of the three thieves.
Finnegan was a character of the re-
gion. He took pride in repeating at
every opportunity that he was from
Bitter Creek, where the further up one
went the worse the people got. and that
his dwelling place was at the extreme
fountain head. He wa a short, stocky.
ugly-tempered fellow, with long red
lair. That is, it was Ions until ore
q. " the boys found him lying under the
6 = brush helpless with liquor. They
49, - his hair close to his head, save
+ . ridge down the middle. 1t was
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
WHERE DRINKING PREVAILS
Patrons o, Fine saloons Take Little

Patrons OF Fine Saloons Take Little
Liquor 1t . Time.
How can the elegant bars7of the city
afford to place before their patrons q
better grade Of liquor while charging
the same price as the saloons in the
poorer districts? is aiquestion frequent
" asked. The answer is simple enough.
In the former drinkers never take a
bath" as the saying is, but merely
cover the bottoms Of their glasses with
liquor, while in the latter the glasses
are none too large to contain the
amount the patrons require. IF you
can tell me how many drinks a bar
gets out Of a gallon Of whisky" said q
veteran of the white apron the other
day, II will tell you relatively where
his saloon is located and what kind of
trade it enjoys. The average for a
business in the commercial and office
center is from sixty to sixty-fve. II
1t is patrondzed to any extent by the
upper working classes, skilled mechan-
les, and so on, the percentage runs
down to fifty A fellow who wasn't
posted might suppose that indicated
Workingmen were heavy drinkers, but
It's just the reverse. The average up
per class mechanic drinks very sell
dom, but when he does he generally
takes a good one The heavy tipplers
are. the chaps who take small drinks
and lots of them, and; a house that
has very swell custom will get from
eighty to edghty-fve out of a gallon.
In the tough places and dives forty
would be about the figure, which rep
resents an average of exactly four
ffths of a gill to each customer. In
such establishments the glasses are
often very thick and the inside is round
on the bottom. They are deceptive
and even if filled to the brim will not
hold over one-half of a gill, which
would make sixty-four drinks to the
gallon. At only five cents apiece that
would mean $500, and as the stuff they
serve does not cost more than 81 the
profit is a shade over 200 per cent.
which ought to satisfy even a dive
keeper. II a five-cent house set out
thin glasses with the black bottle it
would be bankrupt in less than. a
week."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
THE CYNIC AS HE is.
HE SEES NOTHING GOOD in
ANY CAUSE.
ls Especially Malignant Against sa-
cred and Holy Thinss-A Good Per-
SON for All Mon and Women to shun
is Past Redemption. v

The cynic is one M never sees a
good quality in a man, and never fails
to see a bad one. He is the human owl,
vigilant in darkness, and blind to
light; housing for vermin, and never
seeing noble game. The cynic puts all
human actions into only two classes
openly bad, and secretly bad.
ALI virtue and generosity and disin-
t~erestedness are merely the appearance
of good, but selfish at the bottom. He
holds that nc nan does a good thing,
except for profit. The effect of his con-
%versation upon your feelings is to chill
and scar them; to send you away sour
and morose. His criticisms and in
nuendoes fall Unfortunately upon
every lovely thing, like frost upon
flowers.
"Mr. A." says some one, "is a relig-
ions man." He will answer: Eyes; on
Sundays" "Mr. B has just joined the
church," Certainly; the elections are
coming On" The minister of the gos-
pei is called an example of diligence:
ct is his trade" Such a man is gen
OAouo VI OI1C4 W. . 1QOACys 1AAo
man is obliging-"to lull suspicion and
cheat YOU" That man is upright-"be-
cause he is green"
Thus, his eye strains out every good
quality, and takes in only the bad. To
him, religion is hypocrisy, honesty a
preparation for fraud, virtue only want
of opportunity, and undeniably pur-
ity asceticism. The live-long day he
will sit with a sneering lip, uttering
sharp speeches in the quietest manner,
and in polished phrase transfixing
every character which is presented
His words are softer than oil, yet are
they drawn swords"
j. All this, to the young seems a won
derful knowledge of human nature;
they honor a man who appears to have
found out mankind. They begin to in
dulge themselves in fippant sneers;
and with supercilious brow, and i'm
pudent tongue, wagging to an empty
brain, call to naIght the wise, the
long-tried and the venerable.
I do believe, that man Is corrupt
enough; but something of good has
survived his wreck; something Of evil,
religion has restrained, and something
partially restored; yet, I look upon the
human heart as a mountain of fire. I
dread it's crater. I tremble when I
see its lava roll the fiery stream.
Therefore, I am the glad, if
upon the old crust of past eruptions, I
can find a single flower springing up.
So far from rejecting appearances of
virtue in the corrupt heart .! a de-
PRAYED race. t am eager, to see their
light, as ever mariner was to see a
star in a stormy night, wrote Henry
Ward Beecher.
Moss will grow upon ~gravestones;
the ivy will cling to the moldering
pile; the mistletoe springs from the
dying branch; and, God be praised,
something green, something fair to the
sight and grateful to the heart, will
yet Irvine around and grow out of. the
seams and cracks Of the desolate tenn
pie of the human heart!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
THE STORY OF A PEARL
Interesting History Of One Exhibited
In Cincinnati.

In CINCINNATI.
A pearl valued at $4,000 is on tx
hibition in a jewelry store window
in Vine street. Nor is the pearl with
out a history. Mr.. Smith purchased
it from julius Pedrazolli, a descend
ant of the royal house Of Italy. The
pearl is over 100 years old and its
story is an interesting one. A party
of pearl divers were plying their trade
in the waters of the East Indian seas.
A sudden commotion among the work.
ers told of the presence of their dead
ly enemy, a m%an-eating shark. All but
one escaped, and his companions were
Mortified as they watched the poor
fellow struggling in the water, unable
to render him assistance. By great eff
fort they succeeded in rescuing the
upper part of the body from the vo-
racious fish and bore the mangled re-
mains to the house Of the grief7strick-
en- parents. The day before the bur-
ial this almost priceless pearl was
found in the mouth Of the dead man.
The pearl was sold to Koloko, ana
tive chief, and for many years remain
ed in the royal family Of the tribe.
In 1880 Julius Pedrazolli, an Italian
traveller, saw the pearl, and, attracted
by its perfect shape and beauty. he
bought it from the tribe, together with
the crude gold setting and ring made
by the native jewelers.. Mi. Smith
purchased it from Pedrazolli and
claims that the pearl has no equal in
the United States. The pearl weighs
46 grains, and in daylight its beauti-
full hues are dazzling.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
ROOSEVELT GUARDING THE THE YES.

cattle owners together for mutual pro-
lection. 1t was limited openly that a
certain deputy sheriff was in coliusion
with the tough element.
Not more than a score of quiet, de-
termined men made up the meeting.
The sheriff was present, an interested
spectator. After some preliminary
forms Of organization Mr.. Roosevelt
got up and addressed the meeting, or,
rather, addressed the sheriff. Never
in the history of the frontier has such
a speech been listened to. He openly
accused the sheriff Of dishonesty and
incompetence, and, with the reflected
light from the officers pe%arl-handed re-
volver at his belt flashing across his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

of his herd could be found within a ra-
dius of 40 miles, though scattered bands
may have drifted as far as 200 miles
from the ranch. A system of round
ups insured their recovery. Mr.. Roose-
welt owned two brands-the "Elkhorn''
and the Maltese Cross" The Elk
horn ranch is thirty miles down the
river from Medora. 1t was intended
originally to be the home ranch, and
the buildings are much more elabor-
ate and expensive than the Maltese
Cross. But of late the two have been
consolidated, and administered from
the latter, it being a superior loca-
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

The farmers of Oklahoma have de-
cided to DO away with horses to pull
their plows and reapers. At this day
the machines can be drawn so easily
and horseflesh is at such a. high price
that it is cheaper to advertise for a
gang Of tramps and hire them to pull
the machines during the harvest, says
a Wichita paper. The first work of
this kind was done on the big "101"
ranch, in the northern part Of the
Cherokee strip. "Joe" Miller, the nan
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

who owns the ranch, says that he has
hired teams from the n~eighbors to help
in his harvest for many years, and that
this year he hired twenty tramps and
the work was. done at just half the cost.
In Oklahoma the ranches are SO large
that no one man owns enough horses
to do the work, and in harvest time a
horse is a scarce article and costs a
great price. The Miller ranch contains
5000 acres, and is said to be the largest
wheat farm in the world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
HOY DIFFERENT NATIONS EAT
TIC Refined, tho Reckless and the Go
as-You-Please.

Tie Refined, the Reckless and the 20
as-You-Please.
The English and Americans are ad-
mitted by all unprejudiced foreigners
to be the most refined eaters in the
world. To e them go through the
various stages Of their. dinners Is to
have a lesson in the art of graceful
eating. Very different is the behavior
of the Russian, who does not disdain
to use natures weapons when he con-
siders the latter more convenient than
the knife and fork. The Frenchman
will use a piece of bread in nearly all
cases where he should use a knife. The
German, on the other hand, plunges
his knife into his mouth in a way that
is terrifying. The Swede cuts up all
his food into. tiny pieces first OF all.
and then, having laid aside his knife.
proceeds to take up piece by piece with
his fork. The Italian uses a spoon
quite as often as a fork. He will em-
ploy the former for vegetables, and
sometimes even for fish. The latter
use of the spoon is somewhat curious.
The Japanese diner uses chopsticks. a
fern Of implement somewhat difficult
to manipulate without considerable
practice. while the Chinaman tears his
food with his long nails in a ann
thoroughly repulsive. The Greek
swallows his meat in huge mouthfuls.
and would probably devour a steak
Weighing half a pound in half a min
ute. Taking q very sharp knife. he
divides the meat into four or five Sec
rtipns, each Of which he filings into his
mouth In rapid succession. II is not
TO be. wondered at that the Greeks suf-
Ter much from Indigestion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
1@odJ SMdabMiAg
IT rive Dollars Per Day.
Notwithstanding

"Nly son." said the metropolis man;
'makes mountains out Of molehills."
Hanged if I don't wish my son
would do it," calculated Farmer Hard
acre. give got all kinds Of molehllls
aroun' this. plantation, an If they. were
only mountains I'd have no trouble IN
gettin' the house clean full Of summer
boarders. Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

Uhe1 Don't Waste Mach.
81 say, this steak is as bad az the.
one 1 had yesterday"
ut is, Sir. oh, how stupid Of them;
I'm afraid they've given you the same.
one again-"-Ally Sloper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
An Interesting 1eat in Enxineepinx.

An interesting feat in engineering
was performed recently in Milwaukee,
when a bridge was foated bodily down
stream and deposited on a new foun-
dalton made for it. SO carefully had
the calculations been made that when
the bridge settled on the piers the
structure was within a quarter Of an
inch Of where it was intended to 20.
and the whole operation took less than
two hours.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
His subject

(, First Pugilist-You amt going on
the stage. are you?
Second Pugilist-No: the stage ID
5o~vercrowded. I'm going to lecture.
First Pugilist-On what?
Second Pugilist-What ! Know About
Mixed Drtnks.-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
A Deficiency,

Il De6CIeuCy.
"France is the home Of modern art"
said the young man.
well" answered the blunt citizen,
who had been reading Of the Drcyfus
case. 'maybe they can paint artistical-
ly and sing artistically. But I'm blest
IL they a lie MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

Al I~ncentive t. ccuE9cy
The Bungalow Of Swallow" soe0
{ Grand orgie Master-Four minutes
slow. your, ,effulgence.
The Bungalow-Let the cnlel ciocA-
maker be hanged on the hour, anu ~
main hanging until his machlne Wal
lt.-Jewelers' Weekly. %
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
a Heavy Shower.

Denny-"Whin tn ither club found
they were losing they got out In tn
field and prayed Ter . hwy showqr.stt
Larry-.An' were thor prayers an
.swered?" Denny-'Yis; thor came III.
hiviest koind Of shower OF bottles an
bricks,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
4 rrienaly sugge.tion

A Friendly Suggestion.
cts there any way of making that
horse go?" inquired the ~sad-looking cit
lZen.
.Well," answered the dealer, after
some reflection. you might hitch him
up to an automobile" -Washington
Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Met With Misfortune.

Me- With Misfortune.
Wiggles-Let's see, that young doctor
that set up around the corner q couple
Of years ago committed suicide, didn't
he:
Mrs. Wiggles-Why, no; he got mar
ried.
Wiggles-welr, I knew he got into
trouble of some kind.-Somerville Jour
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
wil!ins to Pay.

willing to PAY.
Mime. Newriche-I want a f~irst-olasa,
passage to Dublin.
Amenities ma'am.
j. Mime. Newriche-And I insist upon
having q smooth passage, no matter
what the c~ost.-B0ston Traveller.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

Disappointment.
Dobbs-Do you smoke!
Slobbs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Dobbs-Lucky man. My payslcian
ordered me to stop last week.-onio
State Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

1.-The ranch mouse is a story INT
a half high and built of 'hewed
logs. The first story contains a
kitchen, living-room and a pri-
vate room for Mr.. Roosevelt
when he visited the ranch. Lit
tie consideration is given to
sleeping apartments. Cowboys
sleep anywhere; but in bad
weather they spread their blan-
kets on the floor upstairs. Mr..
Roosevelt's ranch is practically
Unlimited. The Bad Lands are
unsurveyed government land,and
from their nature can never be
used for any other purpose than.
the present. His cattle ranged
for miles and miles undisturbed.
When left alone they naturally
located themselves, and the bulk
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
n,.covery Of Life Plant

of Life Plant -
So full Of vigor that If n Of its q
be pinned to a warm wall announcer
plant will grow. 1t is these same prln-
ciples which enable Hostetter's Stom-
nch Bitters to arouse to life and duty
the oyerworked stomach. The sufferer
from dyspepsia or any stomach troupie
needs it. A private Revenue stamp
covers the neck of the bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
Ct S., all cough 4 surss,I g ssJE W. Lots.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Even. That Too MUCH,

Even. That Too Much.
The Younger One-I think all a man
should know about his wife's dress ia
the cost.
The Older Matron-You goose! He
should not know even that.-Indianap-
OILS Journal:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Internationally. Price, III.
His Own.

"That fellow? Why. he hasn't a
thing in the world that he can honestly
call his own"
".Ah, you wrong him. There is al.
ways his thirst. Times-Her.
aid. M
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16

chase, indeed, and more than 100 miles
were ~traversed before the culprits were
overtaken. Finally the temporary
camp. of the thieves was sighted. The
pursuers landed a short distance above
and crept down upon it. They found
only. one man there, an old German,
who. was covered quickly and dis
armed. Then, with their prisoner, the
three waited under for the return
of the Germans companions, who were
out after game. They came in singly,
and at once were covered and taken.
The next problem was to get the three
prisoners into the hands Of the law. 1t
WIS long, cross-country march-15O
mj,es-to the town of Dickinson, but
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Distinction,

A Distinction.
care you fond Of golf?' asked Miss
Cayenne.
every" answered Willie Washington.
(Which do you do, play it or talk it?"
washington Star.