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The times., 1899-05-14

Johnson, Pryor, Ransom, Shelly. and Cos
by.
Among the Federal soldiers still in ac-
tive service in the army are General Miles,
General Merritt. and General Brooke.
Many of the veteran generals served in
the United States Regular Army with
lesser rank until they were dsbarred by
age. Among the names of the retired
officers which are carried on the army reg
lister are many distinguished veterans.
such as Schohed. Sickles, Howard,
Wright, Parke, Getty. Stanley Wilcox,
Baird. MeCook, Thomas J. Wood. Fitz
John Porter Ruger. Carr. Long, Wheaton,
Forsyth. Hatch. Comstock, Grierson, Car
lin, Palmer. Badly Smith, Ayereil, Dana.
William D. Whippie. and others. The re-
tired list contains 663 officers of all grades.
over 600 of whom participated in the civil
war.
AS the general officers hays gradually
passed away so have the lesser lights.
The army register of 1898 discloses. the
fact that there remained but 457 officers
in the regular army before the beginning
of hostilities with Spain. This is only
| about one-fitth of the entire number. Ten
years ago t~o-thirds of the officers had
| seen service in the civil war. 1t is estl-
! mated By competent authority that in five
years time the number of these veterans
will fall below one hundred, and 1t Is safe
| to say that at the termination of the first
| decade OF the twentieth century not a SIN
! gle name of q Union soldier Will be car
ried on the regular army roll.
The times., 1899-05-14
Queer Stories.
From the New York Telegraph. J


This is little world in which We live,
and the people most certain of this are
those who have experienced strange COIN
cidences which seem almost impossible.
Harry Bradshaw, executive librarian of the
Cambridge University library. had a
strange adventure in the Paris Library. A
book had been lost for nearly a century,
and Mr. Bradshaw went over to see If he
could discover it. Search was fruitless,
though there was a strong presumption as
to the part of the library where 1t would
be found. He stood one day in one of the
recesses of the library. describing its prob
able appearance to the librarian, about
the height, thickness, and similar binding
TO this" said he, taking book out Of the
shelves.
II was the missing book.
The stories of strange condolences in the
matter of recovery of lost property are
legion. Two years ago lady staying at
Long Branch lost gold ring while bath
ing. a reward was offered and all the boys
of the place raked the whole shore up in
search of it. But it was never found. The
next year the lady was at Long Branch
again, and while reading on the shore,
never looking for the ring or thinking OF
it, she turned 1t up accidentally with her
| parasol.
A woman out bicycling lost a jeweled
| scarfpin. which she much valued. She did
not miss it till the end of her journey. and
as she had ridden twenty miles the pros
| pect of finding IL seemed small. She, how
ever gave notice of her loss to the police
| On her return journey, when about mile
! from home. she punctured the tire of hei
machine, and on dismounting to discover
J the cause found the pin sticking in the tire
The times., 1899-05-14
AN ENTERPR1sING BOSTON MAN
Fills His Icehousc mt n Cost of Five
Cents Ton.
(Frorn the Boston Herald.

An interesting and novel process Of pro-
ducing pure Ice by natural methods has
been put in operation in this town by
resident. a year ago he had building
specially constructed for his use. The ex-
pertinent house is unique. 1t has no win
dows, but is fouresquare, with door IN
each side The owner says he can make
ice faster In house with doors at the
corners rather than in the middle of the
sides; still this one does the business. In
side the house is what one might be term
ed another house-a crate-water tight, and
built SO as to avoid rigidity Of angles. and
to allow OF the expansion OF the water in
freezing. The expansion is one-twelfth,
so the space to be left between the sides of
the crate and Of the house proper Is easily
determined. In the early days of expert
ments more than one house was smashed
by the bulging propensties of freezing
water.
At one end OF the house Is a standpipe
from the main of the Claremont Water
Works. The water is spring water, but an
application is made of electricity to still
further purify 1t as it stands in tanks after
being drawn from the source of supply.
1t rushes first through a rubber tube -
a tank sixty feet from the main and on
| the second floor of the building. Another
| tube, sixty feet long. takes it to a second
tank. thlrd lets IL run 10 the uoor OF
the crate. Is it runs out 1t moves slowly
| and more slowly. like clear, cold. crys-
talline molasses-still more slowiy-and
stops frozen. The ice builds upon itself
| in the crate-forming anchor ice, not a
| top film. and the end is a crate Of pure
solid ice OF such color as no one ever saw
who has been limited TO ice cut from or
binary ponds and rivers.
The tubes are arranged with respect tc
the openings in the building 20 as to gel
the maximum amount of cold wind blow
| ing ON them. One days experiment il
illustrates the process of freezing. The
water in the standpipe was at As degrees
1t was eighteen minutes passing through
the tubes. and its temperature as it ISSUED
| upon the floor of the crate was 30 degrees
or degrees below. freezing, and total
reduction of 10 degrees. The out-of-
door temperature was st about freezing.
IL any one visits lthe experiment house
today the owner viii show him cratt
full of ice-one solid block of about 3O'
tons weight. The erection of housNs oi
the type required Is easily accomplished
anywhere and thei icet can he manufac
tured at a cost of about cents ton.
The times., 1899-05-14
WASHINGTON'S MODEL
SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS
Wonderful Metamorphosis in
a Few Years.
Radical Changes in the Methods of
Teaching.
The Suspicious Master and Birch
Rod obsolete-A Curriculum That
Achieves Practical Results.

A progressive spirit characterizes the
management of the public schools of the
District OF Columbia. This is shown by the
sweeping improvements made within the
past fifteen years in all departments of free
public education in the District.
To the unobservant parent who sends a
child to school or TO the person who has
not had the opportunity 20 witness the rev.
olution in the methods of instruction, the
greatest changes have been in the build
ings. Such changes are certainly apparent
to the superficial observer, but the more
important improvements have been in the
methods of instruction. Viewed from the
present high standard maintained in the
mode of teaching the youth of Washington.
the public school system in vogue in the
District years ago can hardly be termed
effective or desirable. From the time OF the
establishment of public school system in
The times., 1899-05-14
An Ingenious Moonshiner.


A Georgia revenue man had a novel ex-
perience. recently. with moonshiner in q
suspected district
Early one morning he discovered an old
man standing near grave in the moun-
tain region.
But the trouble about this grave was
that the revenue man had observed smoke
issuing from the place where the head
board should have been.
He surprised the old man, who immedi-
ately feigned great sorrow. explaining his
presence there by the statement that his
brother was buried there.
At the mention of his brother he feigned
great grief and said he never would get
over it--it wuz sich hard dispensation of
providence"
But Isn't II peculiar" said the revenue
man, that | see stovepipe at the head of
his grave. and smoke issuing therefrom,"
Stranger" replied the weeping moon
sinner. he died in his Sins. an hits my
opinion they're a-roastin' Of him down be-
lowi"
The times., 1899-05-14
EnriN EnElisIi
from the Detroit Free Press)


The half-dozen little tots on Henry Street had
planned afternoons picnic over on the Sec
ond Avenue Park. Each had agreed to bring a
cookie or 4 piece of bread and butter, and at
2;So o'clock yesterday. when the was shin
ing never so brightly. the merry hearted half
dozen set out from the corner OF Henry and
Park Streets
Half way down the next block they scross
a tot, barely five years old, playing in the dust
at the curb z
She stood up at the approach Of the others.
and made to Join them on the sidewalk
She had taken about three steps with her little
feet when Of the others, the largest girl ot
them at ALL maybe seven, said. with childish
snccr that betokened nothing in particular. un-
less certain vague supremacy, born OF ctean
frock: 'Oh. YOU can't come
The little lonely girls face fell, and Just the
suggestion Of a tear welicd up in her right eye,
She brushed the back OF a tiny grimy band across
it, and with little choke, replied: why tei
l don't can't Gomez
How it would have delighted dear old Sau
johnson to have heard that expression.
The times., 1899-05-14
The Purist.
(From the Chicago Tribune }

(From the Chicago TTibune)
at looks like rain
II beg your PARDON
81 say it looks like rain
'What does?''
'The-the weather"
'The weather. my dear sir. is condition.
Rain is water in the act of falling from the
clouds 1t is impossible that they should look
alike"
"what meant was that the sky looked like
rain
Equally impossible: the sky is the blue vault
ABOVE us-the seeming arch or dome that we mis-
takenly call the heavens y docs not resemble
falling water in the least"
''Wci, then. il YOU thunderingly partic-
ular it looks as il it would rain
.'As ii what would rain2'
''Thc weather. of course
''The weather. as before stated, being a con.
dition. cannot rain.
1.-The clouds. then. blame you.'
"Ah here it comes. And have taken so much
time in talking to you that shall get wet to the
skin before l reach yonder street car. Good
day"
Calling after him)-I may not know much
about il as you do, but Eve got sense enough
to come in out of it. and you haven't.
The times., 1899-05-14

attendant on prescribing for a Chin Sc En-
peror one doctor was Just as good as an
other, and that the fate of the patient
must necessarily be matter entirely in the
hands OF Providence. He thought that the
Emperor was receiving all possible care
and attention, but that the restraints and
Limitations imposed by court etiquette pre-
vented much being done which might 9TH
erwise assist in the restoration of his
health
few days after the first consultation
il the word can be used in such a case
Chen was again summoned to audience. He
observed marked reduction of tempera-
| ture. but the patient was even more list
| less than on the previous occasion. The
| interview consisted OF a mono'ogue, as be-
| fore. the Dowager Empress being appa-
rently very anxious to prevent the invalid
| from speaking. On the following day Chen
received a present of two handsome riding
| jackets. a mark Of imperial favor. which
| did not prevent him. however. from send
| ing in a petition TO the Grand Council, in
which he stated that his aged mother was
| ill., and asked that he might be released
| from further attendance at Court and per-
mitted to return home and discharge the
| obligations Of filial piety. This petition
apparently aroused certain suspicious in
the mind of the sovereign, or of the august
woman who guards the Throne tthe excuse
being. indeed. somewhat conventionai). for
a rescript ordered the grand council to as
| certain il the facts were as stated. Chen
was, fortunately. able to demonstrate to
all concerned tat cost OF some eighteen
thousand taels) that his mother was In ex-
| istence and in bad health. and the council
| having memorialized to this effect a sec
| ond rescript permitted him TO return to hi:
| home. Accordingly. he left the capital with
| on narb,pa ir
\ purse. but richer in wisdom by virtue of {
| unique experience. The three other native
| doctors remained in attendance
I may add that the mother of Chen LieI
1 Fang is actually in existence. and that hi:
4 filial devotion was not purely imaginary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
First Publication August 90, 1901
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Il $780,
Notice Is hereby given that. that certain mort
gage. executed and delivered by Buracll Hcrl-
teman, and GiteI Hechteman. his wife, mort
gagOrs, t0 the Bank of Minot. mortgage, dated
February first, 1899, and filed for record in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of the County Of
Mclean, Territory of nakota. now State of North
Dakota, on the twenty-eight dayof February,
1899, and recorded in Book of Mortgage
Deeds, on page 25e and assigned by said mort
gagee to Enos Arnold, and by G. A. Arnold.
administrator of the estate of Enos Arnold,
deceased. to G. A. Arnolt, of which said assign.
ments are recorded in the of1lce Of the Register
Of Deeds, in aud for the County of Mclean and
state of North Dakota, will be forec)osed by
sale OF the premises, IN such mortgage and
hereinafter described at the trout door of the
Court House in the County Of Mclean and
State Of North Dakota. at the hour Of two thirty
O'Clock, p. m. on the sOth day OF December, 1899,
to satisfy the amount due upon such mortgage
upon the day Of sale. The premises described
In such mortgage. and which will he sold to
satisfy the same are described as follows:
The Northwest quarter (NWA) of Section Ten
n0), Township One Hundred forty three tl4s)
North Of Range Eighty (sO) West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, Mclean Co., " ID. That
there will be due on such mortgage at the date
OF sale the sum Of $788.4O, besides taxes IL any.
c. A. Arnold, Assignee Of Mortgage.
Dated ct Bismarck, N. D., August %, 1899.
BOUCHER. PHII.BR1cK & CocHRAHs.,
Attorneys for Assignee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
First Publication August %, lsee.]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that. that certain mort
gage. exfclted and delivered by James Stewart
. bachelor, mortgagor. to the Bank of Minot
mortgagee. dated the sixth day Of Of June, A. d
lsss. anil filed for record In the ONCE Of the
Register Of Deeds Of the County of Mclean.
Territory Of Dakota. now State Of North DalsO-
ta on the fifteenth day Of Jlne 1893. and record
ed In Book "a" Of Mortgage Deeds, on page sa,
and assigned by said mortgagee to Enos Arnold.
and by CA. Arnold, administrator of the estate
Of Enos Arnold, deceased, TO CA Arnold, all
af which said assignments are recorded in the
office OF the Register Of Deeds. In and TO: the
County Of Mclean and State Of North Dakota.
Will be foreclOsed by 4 sale Of the premise 1. IN
such mortgage and hereinafter; described at the
front sle0r OF the Court House In the County Of
Mclean and State Of North Dakota. at the hour
Of two O'Clock. p. m. on the 3fth day Of Septenl-
ber. 1sse. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage upon the day Of sale. The premises
described t In such mortgage. and which will be
sold TO satisfy the same are described rs foilows
The Southwest quarter (sWsA() of Section
Twelve (l3,, Township One Hundred forty-four
(i44), North Of Range Eighty three lss), West 81
he Fifth Principal Meridian, Mclean County,
M b. S3sss Il A
That there viii be due on such mortgage At the
dateoI sale the sum of 37o7.os, besides taxes ii
any. rs ,sj ~ S M
9. a. Arnold. Assignee of Mortgages. ss
Dated at Bismarck. N. D. August u, 1893, 9
n BoUcHEh PHiLBRYcK s oocHRANE,
Attorneys for Assignee S} h
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
A Musical connoisseuri.. :.

Joe DIETRICH, Bismarck's we'll known old
timer. is lover of good music. Thirty
years ago himself and his brother John
with an acccordaan furnished the only
music outsideIof the military posts to the
denlzans Df the woodyards and hunting
camps which was greatly appreciated in
those days. Zoe is from a musical family,
and transmits the same, his two daughters
being proficient pianists. In company
With Rsnchman French, while here in
.Washburp last week, Joe called on the
LEADER for a s.-down with the Besiner
Gramophone, which he pronounced
marvel, even Of its kind. for distinotness
and carrying power, having heard these
Instruments frequently in the Twin Citiss,
sioux City and Chicago, and thought the
National Gramophone Co. did we'll in fill.
ing their first order from North Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Cas- Intertalu.

Rufus Ullum through the Bismarck Tri.
!'une gets after the Capital city pot hunt
ers in great shape, aud We guess he is
pretty much in the right Rufus thinks
the proper thing for farmers to do ls to
hunt the hunters off their farms. BY 40
DONG they will have more sheaves of oats
left to thresh and less danger of careless
prairie fires. No need of the bum bloods
trying to talk back unless they have been
eide show orators Or school chart peddlers,
as "once upon time' Mr.. UIlum was a
nursury fruit tree canvasser, and highly
one at that.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Mandap State Fair Sep. 26--a7 -2s and
20, 1899.
A STARTLING PHENOMENON.

4 Nels Q. Erickson one of the most trust.
worthy .earmels 10 the, county was up al
the county sea. Fridsy ind tells starting
item of wonder, following as it does so
much of the phenominally strange that
has appeared here this summer--and
equally strange the apparation of air of
which we speak, came as had the others
on Friday evening. It was on, Friday
evening June 30 that the cyclone tore to
pieces the Fl. Stevenson barn-the largest
in the countv-and raised cain generally.
1t was at midnight Friday July 81, that
the great black cloud swept over the east
end OF the county sweeping away the
Dan Williams barn-the second largest in
this section.
On Painted Woods creek, above the
mouth of the Yanktoney branch there is
peculiar-never freezing spring, called
by the old frontier class here the Geysers.
Near this point Mr.. Gransom located a
farm and has resided there for several
years. caring for bunch OF cattle and
sheep. Mr.. Granstrom has a con about
twelve years of age, called Edwin, who
does the herding. Last Friday evening,
about O'Clock, he was out with his herd,
when happening to look toward the sun,
he saw three great war ships suspended in
mid air, and became terrified, ran for his
home. AS soon as he reached the door he
cried out:
"Mother-Mother, see the great ships"
When Mrs. Granstrom went to the door,
sure enough up in the sky where the boy
was pointing-three mighty steam ships
could be seen blowing a calm sea but with
rough waves in the wake of the steamers.
Heavy ropes reached from one to the
other. The huge cyndricai smoke stacks
ON each steamer were putting up black
columns of smoke. Men could be seen
plainly about the rigging, and small boats
we're being lowered, and loaded camels
were being hoisted as though being board
ed. Every thing in connection with the
scene appeared remarkably distinct and
was in full view to all the members of the
Granstrom family for over two hours.
The phenomenon was no dought mirage
and the presence Of camels would show a
stupendous mirnge-photo of transactions
that had appeared-or was then appear
ng at a place like the Suez canal. 1t was
strange sight truly these giant steamers
mid air--and though unusual
such sights are not Unknown, For further
we refer any of our doughting
readers to the Granstrom family Of Paint
ID Woods creek.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
WiIten

s Receiver sattor'und came mp che lin. Of
the new rail road With a party OF Iowa
home .eekers az far AZ the new town on
the McLeant county border and then took
d drive over TO 500 how Washburn people
5wsrs moving. Mr.. Satterlund said the
nsv Mclean c.,unty town was named
Wilton aud not Will,ts AZ the LEADrR put
sit last ssek. The place il progressive.
The Hotel Macumbe large and com
smodious structure can make comfortable
any fsonable crowd that may tap their
Iho1t titSllty and need good holstry care.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26

l have No. 1 saddle and
harness, call and see my stock,
and you will find just what you
want, 1 have the new curry
comb called the toothless the
best comb made, and horse tail
tie, binder whips, riding whip,
the Frank Miller harness soap,
Wilson stirrup made so that
they dont'hurt your instep, all
most a complete line of harness.
every body cordially invited.
JOHN OLIGNEY'S, Harness
Shop, Washburn, N. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
With Warchful Care.

The pratre Are smoke that could be OBJ
served from Washburn Wednesday in the
district about Painted Woods creek, re-
mind "a that the seeeon Of destructive
prairie fires ia rapidly approaching. The
Emmons Comfy Republican sounds the
toot in this way: "At this season, and
until snow flies prairie fires can be set
very easily. and owing 70 the very heavy.
growth Of grass, would probably do much
damage before being checked. Hunters,
land seekers and others who will drive
over l,our prairies this fall can lessen the
danger from dres by l,eing careful !. to
where they throw lighted cigars and
matches, or ashes from their pipes. (; !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
On the 0o--0e.

= Z /. ~ i y @YI
NJ Joa Worth, the Harvey butcher who
moved into Washbu-n with the first rush
this spring, and bounced around Tor 4
while killing :. ~ ntton or two, then struck
out from hers 70 feed the meat eating
lpsople of Steele and furnish the Osone
With an item, now helps ont tho column
Of the Emmons County Republican with
the following: Jos Worth, ! butcher ot
Iconsidersbls experience, has decided Ia
locate in Brad ddock, and has bought the
house recentl, built III, Frank Martin, and
vill bring his family down from Steele
and move thsrein this week. !. Nov the
above !. may NJ ~ right, 6nt % ! cal estate
inyestsr 4 xhota VI the local jsur nails -
keep p.,sted, , ~ vould LOOK; Ike the boom
towns had emp o7ed Mr.. WORT, 9 furaish
|asv p Bnte Shop items Il ior shsir nsy.-
Dapsss.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26

q The Leader is in receipt neat 'cata-
loe4 and Report Of the State Norm al
School," Valley City. N. D, with com
pliments of George A. Mcfarland, Prin-
cipal Under Prof. McFarland's manage
ment this school is second to none in the
Northwest in the thorough preparatory
oourse pursned to m. in mental training
the candidates for y pedagogue's role.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
Timely Haudouts.

Rance Jones returned from his eques-
:rian tour eastward, Thursday and pro-
ceeded at once to look around after his
estrayed wolf hounds that have been ex-
tensively advertised over the State with
the LEADER as a starter. Through gen
erous handouts from the Merchants and
Minister Hughes kitchen. the poor brutes.
were kept from absolute starvation Cor
past month or more. d
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26

Cashier Pye Of the Fir.t National and
Mclean County Bank. in company with
". 81. Webb, Of Webb Bros the Bismarck
furniture dealers Mr.. Pye came up on
call 60 promptly adjust the claim Of Gems
Olsen, of Sverdrup, who had his grain fields
badly treated by sporadic hail storm
ono day last week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-26
First Publication July Nl5. lsoo.l

First Publication July 10. 1soo.l
Notice of Homestead Final Proof.
Land Office mt Bismarck n. d..
July 6. 1899.
Il Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler lla filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver. ut Bismarck, N. Oak, on August
&c, 1899, ,vz:
IL a ISAAC FAIRMAN,
for the 81 SW u, and s hSEA, Of Section
%. In Township l4s. north Of Range 81, west, 9Th
Pm.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land viz:
3)Nels 4. Erickson, l.. a. Carlson and .Iaka
Bea,'ro all Of Falconer n n, and Hans Fritz. Of
Washb,,rD. n. D.,
5l3s3 al 5s,ll A. q. McG1LLIyrAY,
CT Gs@ ss35 81 j3itSH Register