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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
Of the wire extending on one side and
the central portion forming a U-shaped
member on the other side.
M asye sinkine ships.

Among the Inventions which had q
practical trial during our war with
Spain was q French device for stop
ping shot holes called the Colonies
stopper. One Of these was employed
to close q rent made by . shell In the
battleship Iowa The hole was about
q foot above the water line. AS soon
as the stopper was inserted, the inflow
ofswater, which had begun to food the
deck, ceased. The stopper consists Of
rod having at one end m iron plate,
pivoted at the center 20 that It can be
e lied backward along tho rod. To
stop . Ieak. the rod carrying the plate
snrst thrust outward through the
hols; then = tnFns ofs the rod. causes the
:pllets. which r Weighted at one snd. q
,beSoms patallelstoths side of III sAip.
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Colonel Hamilton. Of Columbus. o.

Colonel Hamilton, Of Columbus, O.
have a number Of friends who have
taken it for catarrh. and stomach
trouble, and all unite in praising 1t.
AS q remedy for catarrh l can fully
recommend IT," Mrs. Hamilton. wife
Of the gallant colonel, is an ardent
friend of Pe-ru-na also. In a letter
on the subject, she writes: Il have
been taking Pe-ru-na for some time.
and I am enjoying better health now
than l have for years. l attribute the
change in my health to Fe-ru-na, and
recommend this excellent catarrh
remedy to every woman. believing it
to be especially beneficial to Them
The spring-time is the most favor
able time Of the year to treat catarrh.
There is so much less liability to take
fresh cold that the treatment is UNI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
a. Univsrsal Atmosphere,

Mr.. Rydberg, a Swedish savant, sug.
gests that the recent discovery Of the
new element, metargon, in the air,
strengthens the theory Of the exist.
ence of a universal atmosphere extend.
ing between the planets and through.
out the solar system. This gas. he
says, was already known to exist in
the sun, in the immediate surround.
ings of the sun, in all comets, and in
meteorites, from which facts he infers
that It constitutes a common atmos.
phere for our system.
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er OF Constantine. who was miraSp-
lously directed to the spot where it
MODERN CAR WHEELS.
Their Construction and Term OF Lif
s in Csa. w.

Their Construction and Term of Ltfo
in Use.
Very few of the millions Of human
beings who patronize the steam rail-
roads Of this country realize the vast
amount Of work which the railroad
corporations have done in the effort to
perfect the modern car wheel, says a
writer in the Pittsburg Post. No mat
ter how palatial the interior Of the
coach or the sleeper may appear, and
no matter how solid and substantial
the framework may be, all depends up
on the wheel. It must be remembered
that no historical sketch tells us the
name and nationality. Of the inventor
of the wheel, and yet, away back in
the dim mists of antiquity some human
genius perceived the vast benefits that
might be derived from taking advan-
tsge of a solid body in the form of a
circle, which with slight resistance,
might be moved along with a heavy
load resting upon it. The common
cart, the farm wagon, the carriage, the
street car, the bicycle and the locomo-
tive. all work upon this principle. It
was n of the most wonderful Of
primitive inventions. Today the COM
mon wheel-nothing less than a COM
plete circle-is the base and founda-
ton of all our advancement. The Diff
ferent railroad mechanics are endeav-
oring to make it still more reliable
and perfect, and the problems Of cen
trifugal and centripetal forces and al
so the effects of thermal heat have
been carefully Investigated. The Penn
sylvania railroad makes its own
wheels in the Altoona shops, and
makes them very carefully. The rim
is chilled by a body of water kept
around it in the casting flask" SO that
1T becomes harder than the body. They
run a set Of wheels 10000 miles on q
passenger coach, and then put them
on a freight car. These figures are
from memory, but it is in the neigh
borhood Of 1000 miles. That is a very
short life for a wheel, and shows great
care. They have one of their 42-inch
wheels that has run over 700,0 900 miles.
and a 36-inch wheel that has III 600,-
600 miles. But after this comes the
question Of the effects Of polarity. A
wheel running north and south will
last longer than wheels running east
and west. Men we'll versed in the sci.
ence of magnetism and the effects Of
molecular motion have studied this
problem, but they have not clearly de-
fined or explained the phenomena
which have caused the variations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
The African P,xm,.,.

The latest information about the
tribe of pigmies discovered by Mr..
Stanley inhabiting a forest-covered re-
gion In Central Africa comes from an
English traveller, Mr.. Albert B. Lloyd.
| He traversed the forest and saw many
of the little men and women who in
habit it. He met none exceeding four
feet in height. They are timid and
cannot look a stranger in the face,
their eyes. constantly shifting as in the
case Of monkeys" They are perfectly
formed and fairly intelligent. They
never leave the forest, and have no set
tied habitations. Their shelters at
night are huts two or three feet in
height. Their arms are bows and ar
rows and spears.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
s.Little Peach"

This is the name Of q mysterious ala.
ease at present affecting many peach
orchards in southern Michigan. Its
chief manifestation is the dwarang Of
the peaches. DR.. e. +. Smith, Of the
department Of agriculture. who has In
vestigated the disease. thinks It il due
to. the shutting OF OF the water supply
Of the trees. but he is unable to say
whether this arises from the condition
OF the soil and the weather. or is caus-
ed BY an undiscovered parasite.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
A Natural Autidote for Poisons,

The liver has long been recognized
as a powerful annihilator of poisons
The digestive system of animals pro
duces ptomaines which would be dead
ly in their effects except for the worl
Of the liver. And now the bile of ami
mails has been tried as a direct antidot
to snake venom with success. It wa
mixed with the venom and the mixtur
was injected into the circulatory sys
tenn Of rabbits. The bile of snakes wa
found most effective against their owl
venom. It is another instance of tn
antidote being found in company wit
the poison.
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great many people Mrs. Col. Hamilton.
think they are suffering from some-
thing else and have, tried many medi-
cines in vain, when il they could real
lie that it is catarrh and take Pe-ru-na
for it they would improve promptly
no substitutes. Let no one persuade
you there are other catarrh remedies
Just as good.
winter Catarrh" is a book written
by DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Sent
free to any address.
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Preserving Kinemetosraph Record

Preserving Kinemetokfaph Records.
The kinemetograph, which show.
moving pictures on the magic Lantern
screen, may be regarded as something
more than a plaything of modern sci.
ence Many films have now been pro.
duced, and it is obvious that many
have a historical, and others a true
scientific. value, as for example in as.
Economical subjects. It IL proposed
that a government bureau should bt
provided for preservation Of such films
The National Museum at Washington
could dtly assume the Office. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
he supports the Propositions.

HI Supports the Proposition.
Mrs. Blickens-The president Of QUE
club is going to lecture. next Tuesday
evening on Conversation as Lost
Art"
Mr.. Blicsins (yawning)-That so?
Mrs. Blickins-Well, why don't youy
60 on and make some sarcastic re-
mark a5out the impossibility of con-,
versation being a lost art while w0-
men remain on earth? OF course, that
- what you think
Ifr. Blickins-No; Isagree with your
Irresldent.C Conversation Ii q lost art.
when only one side can be heard, It ~
merely talk..-ChicagpS News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
Power Expended in cyel,.r.

At Bonne, in Germany, a series o
experiments have been made with tn
bicycle. They show that for simila
times about one-f1fth more energy /
expended in p~ropelling a bicycle thai
In walking. The observers went so IA
as to determine the amount of oxygel
consumed per unit of distance rider
Doubling the speed required far NOR
energy than was saved by halving tn
speed. Air resistance was found to b
an all important factor. This coincide
with results obtained in a similar in
vestigation conducted on this side.
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e BILE.
She Kept a Charmed Circle of Delighted
Hearers. r.

She Kept q Charmed Circle of Delighted
Hearers. +.
Sunday after Sunday used to. find
Mrs. Sartoris at Little Holland house,
and there, or wherever else she might
be, it could be said: Where she sat
was the head of the table; the humblest
seat became q throne, around which
her versatile, brilliant and witty dis
course, emphasized by the mobile play
Of feature and an incompatible va
riety of gestures, kept a charmed cir
Gle of delighted hearers, says the Corn
hill Magazine. The Kemble beauty
reigned in her face, and in the variety
of its expressions the culver OF the
nostrils played q leading part; never
can a human nostril have helped its
owner to express indignation, amuse-
ment and q thousand other emotions Of
mind and spirit as did Mrs. sartoris'.
We found her one day greatly pleased;
she had had the visit of an old gentle
man who had known Mrs. Siddons, and
he had told her that he had been
struck, on the first interview with
her. with the similarity Of n Of
her gestures to a favorite gesture
of her aunt's-a downward en-
phatic wave of her fan at the
conclusion Of a sentence. All who
knew Mrs. Sartoris will remember
how constantly she rounded OF her
periods with this movement, some
times striking her fan into the palm of
her left hand, and will understand her
pleasure at learning that she had in
herited it from her illustrious aunt.
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When you turn over that new Leaf
iasten it down with cement.
HGw'a rnlst

We oner One Hutcred Dol,ars reward for ANY
ease Of Cetarrh that cannot DO cured By Halls
CAtarTh Cure.
We, the undersigned. have known 7. ].
perfectly honorable &c oil business tra nsacttons
and financially sble 70 carry out any obliga-
tons made by their frm.
West q Trusx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; Walding, Kinnan 4 Marvin, Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Testimonials ssnt freq Prizes
No per bottle. Sold by all druggists
6all's Family Pills are the best el
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

In order to test this paper as an ad-
vertising medium, the T. NJ. Roberts
Supply House, Minneapolis, Mimi, has
stated on the bottom of their seed ad.,
in another part of this paper:
Offer 20 papers Of fresh garden seeds
free to anyone sending an order for 81
packages of garden seeds and knife. us
stated in another column. We wish to
convince this firm that this paper is a
good: medium for advertising, and as
the knife alone is retailed at a dollar,
we hope our patrons will avail them
selves of the offer.
MENTION THIS PAPER IN Or
DERING, AND ADDRESS ALL OR
DERS,
I. NJ. ROBERTS SUPPLY HOUSE.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
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SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF Dfscov-
ERF AND INVENTION
aow the weather bureau Conduets
Scientific: Observation High Abov tho
Earth-1lesp by the Aid Of Machinery
To. savs Sinking Ships.
Joxs,s, rhundspbolts..

e=.r " -
Many aerial observers attached to
the United States army weather bu-
reau have recently been unwittingly
repeating Franklin's historic kite ex-
pertinent Of 1852, with very startling
effects; but, whereas the original ex-
pertinent was conducted with a mere
toy kite. the modern workers are en-
ploying for their researches huge ma
chimes, held by ten or twelve thousand
feet Of steel wire; for the primary
use OF these kites is to carry to high
attitudes meteorological instruments
whose duty 1t is to- make records OF
the state of the upper regions of the
atmosphere. On the finest days sparks
can be drawn from the sky by means
OF these Kite wires; but tt is a
storm approaches that things become
serious for the operator engaged. One
of these gentlemen reports that when
he had seven thousand five hundred
feet of wire reeled out he heard dis
tant thunder, and Immediately began
to turn the winch which hauled In the
wire. Suddenly came a flash which
fused the wire; he saw a rope Of smoke
stretching away in its place. and he
was for a moment stunned. Another
observer had a similar experience when
he had only five thousand feet Of line
out; in this case. too. the wire was
suddenly fused and the kite set free,
the phenomenon being accompanied
by an explosion which caused people
to think that guns had been let on.
These are by no means singular expe-
rfences, and the weather bureau au-
thorities see no way to get over the
difficulty except by the avoidance OF
observations on uncertain days.
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and in this position 1t; is, drawn bacl
by the rod so as to more or less com
pletely cover the hole. Next a. cellu
lose cushion Is placed upon the rod
and by the aid Of q nut forced tight!
against the inner side Of the ship owe
the hole, SO as entirely to- stop the leak
Shoppers of various sizes are carried
to suit the size Of the hole that ma.
have to be dealt with.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

1mpeded. All old
cases of chronic "a
tarrh should begin
imme d iately q
course Of Pe-ru-na
as directed in DIR.
Hartman's books
on this disease.
There are so many
different p b q 9 Q 8
and stages Of ca
tarrh that one
hardly k n o W S
when he has 1t. A
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
Sometimes marriage is O failure, and
sometimes 1t is only n run on the bank.
$4,000 for a New Corr

That's what this new corn cost. Yields
s13 bushels per acre. Big Four Oats $50
bushels-Salzer's Rape to pasture sheep
and cattle at CSC per acre Yields 50 tons:
potatoes $40 per Dbl. Bromus Inermis.
the greatest grass on earth: Beardless
grasses and clovers, etc.
Send this notice to JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., LA CROSSE. WIS. with 1oc
stamps and receive free great Catalogue:
Piles. (w.n.1
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Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ea,

~ You Usine Aliens Foot-Ease1
It is the only cure for Swollen,
smartinz, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1T all Druggists and Shes
Stores, CSC. Samples sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Oimsted, Leroy, N. Z.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
,rst.l clothe. Pin.

A simple clothes pin is formed Of a
piece Of tubing with a wire bent
around 1t to make q clamp, the ends
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01
A Teud Forever

A Veud Forever.
Ratz-Has Murchinson's mother-in-
law ever forgiven him.
Katz-I don't think SO. She's living
at his house again.-New York Journal.
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A sharp pencil is sure to make it,
mark in the world.
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pointing in the yer direction to tn,
course of the boat. Each frame hold
four of these.
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A BRAVE COLONEL.
RECOMMENDS PE-RU-NA AS a
FAMILY MEDICINE.
scisneiac Spring Msdioins. and Remedy
for Cssassh snd stonach Trouble.

Colonel Arthur L. Hamilton, Of the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, 259 Goodale
street, Columbus, Ohio, writes: Be
sides having the merits of Pe-ru-na 30
fully demonstrated In my family. !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

0V AVA .S S~.o - V~NS
grew from them,on the grave Of Adam
in Hebron. were carefully tended, by
Abraham, Moses and David. After
they were removed to Jerusalem the
Psalms were composed beneath them.
and finally they slowly grew together
and formed q single giant tree. This
tree was felled by the order Of Solo
mon, in order that It might be pre-
served forever as q. beam In the Tenn
pie. The plan failed. however for the
carpenters found they could not man
age the mighty beam
When they raised It to it intended
position they found It too long; then
they sawed, It andSit proved too short;
they spliced. It, but to nd purpose, they
could not make 1t At. This was taken.
as sign thatSit was intended for some
other purpose. and they laid 1t aside
In the temple. On one occasion It
was Improperly made use Or as . seat
by q woman named Maximelia, and:
she was a once enveloped In flames.
She invoked the aid Of Christ, and
was drivsn,stro1n the ityand stoned to.
death. I the course Or Ill isventful,
history the beam became bridge over
Cedron, and. being then thrown into:
the streamsof 81; Bethseda. itgave to the
5watSrs healing virtues. Finally from
Il va gmlnAds the cross 6fa Christ; after;
itkae cfucinxlonsi 4 W. buried IN Cal
ylry,and exhumsdst sscellllturiaas
80 EYMIs1.IIa 49, -@aSaxEGi
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gin should conceive and bear q Son,
that the dragons head should be
bruised. and that through shedding Of
blood should come remission. The
use OF the cross as q symbol Of life and
regeneration through water Is as wide.
" spread over the world as the belief
in the ark Of Noah. Maybe the sha-
dow Of the cross was cast further bach
into the night Of ages. and fell on q
wider range Of country than we are
aware OF. s4
Il was only natural that the early
and medieval Christians. finding the
cross q symbol Of. life among the ma:
tions Of antiquity, should look curious.
IL Into the Old Testament to8see
whether there were not foreshadow-
ings In It. of 1..the,wood whereby right;
seousness cometh."" Nor was. their
search unrawarded. IN Isaac leaving
the wood 81 the sacrifice they saw pre-
hguredsboth Christsand itheycross. They
saw the cross Ia Moses with armssex-
panded on the Mount, In the pole, with
transverse bars. upon which was
iwreathed the brasen serpent, Id the
two sticks gathered by tho widow Of
Sarpeta. But plainestf6 d all thsysread
III IN Ezekiel, ~ I s. ssGosthroughsthe
midstsso the city, throughsths midst of
Jerusalem, and ret ! marx uplon the
ss1orsheads d the ! thatSare ID Be
ssaYaesdssfE om daestruction ths sword.
The word hh1rss rendeted III
Observation-Disclosures, ~ no sTksu
~ t y 2 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES psd
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13
"LET US HAVE PEACE"

The proceedings of the council
last night were, no doubt, salutary
in effect so far as the best inter
ests OF the town are concerned, if
there is no further trouble to
arise fiom it. The spirit of arbi-
tration is one that is growing
throughout civilization and it no
doubt was, under the circum-
stances, the part of wisdom to set
tie the difficulties existing in the
council by resorting to compro-
mise. The board undoubtedly
realized that while there was di-
vision among the members, the
best interests of the town were
suffering, and that in order to
best serve their constituency they
must arrive at an agreement
The officers chosen last night
will undoubtedly meet with gem
eral approval, and while everyone
has had his favorite candidate, no
one will question the efficiency of
the new officers.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13
A New Denver-St. Louis Flyer.

Travellers destined for Kansas
City, st. Louis and points beyond
should be careful when they buy
there tickets to specify that it
must read "via the Burlington
route" If. they do this and go
east on the ST. Louis Special, the
Burlington's new Denver St.
Louis flyer, there will be no
question about comfort en- route.
The st. Louis Special made its
first trip June 4. 1t leaves Den
yer at / 40 p. m, arriving at St.
Joseph and Kansas City next
morning and St Louis next even
ing
"oNLY ONE NIGHT ON THE ROAD."
1t makes Union depot connec-
tions with all morning trains out
of Kansas City and with all even
ing trains out of ST. Louis.
Through sleeping and reclining
chair cars, Denver to st. Joseph
and st. Louis. Chair car to Kan
sas city. Dining car and buffet
smoking-library car, Denver to
Oxford. The latter is something
which no other Denver-St, Louis
train has. G. w. Vallery,
General Agent.
1899 Seventeenth st. Denver.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13

A NOVEL idea in insurance is
about to be put to a practical test
in San Francisco. 1t is against
unavoidable loss of employment,
the policy holder to be paid three
fourths of the amount of his
salary for month, should that
time be required in which to find
new position. In case he should
be offered one on trial at a less
amount than his former salary,
the difference will be made up by
the company. The company has
the authorization of the state in
surance commissioner to do bust
ness in California.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13

THE Chicago Times Herald has
been asking some questions on its
own account in an effort to elicit
from the democratic national COM
mitteemen an idea of what that
party's campaign slogan would be
in 1900. From this procedure it
develops that opinion is more or
less divided in the matter. 1t is
apparent, however, that free sill
YER" will not be the only cry, but
that trusts, militarism and imper-
ialism will be worked in as an
issue.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13

The Florence Crystal Ice COM
pany has put on three more new
wagons. This company's ice is
perfectly pure, as the water used
is distilled, therefore containing
no disease germs. Visitors are
cordially invited to call at the
plant at any time, as it is pleasure
to show visitors all the mysteries of
artificial ice making. Look out
for the WHITE WAGONS. 33tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13
Colorado Volunteers Wounded.

General Otis has sent to the war
department a full list of the killed
and wounded in the fight at Par
anque, June 10. The following
Colorado names appear in the list: !:
Killed:
June 9.-Clifford H. Bowser,
first sergeant Company X. First
Colorado.
Wounded, First Colorado:
June l0.-Lieut. Cassius NJ.
Moses, forearm, moderate.
b, Sergeant George M. Laschel,
elbow, moderate.
Privates, Bert E. Young, patella,
moderate.
Francis J. Henry, arm, severe.
ID, Asa Morrill,, cheek, severe.
Thomas Rylott, thigh, slight.
Frank Duvall, leg, severe.
Harry Macklem, head, moderate.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13

1t is estimated that 5000 boxes
of strawberries will be used
by the business men of Glenwood
Springs in decorating theirdisplay
windows on Saturday, June "A,
the day set for the celebration of
Strawberry day in that city,
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13

AN exchange says that when
ever girl giggles at every fool re-
mark young man makes, she is
willing to be more than asister to
him. We supposed she was sim
ply working him for a second
dish of ice cream.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-13
Fitgerrell's Rent List

2 room frame on Fourth street
2 room frame at Cyanide.
6 room frame w. Seventh st.
Business room Main st.
6 room brick E. Fourth st.
9 room brick Pixies Peak ave.
8 room frame Second ST.
4 room frame Frazier Lane,
2 room frame E. Second st.
2 room frame Alabaster Ave