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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
EQpeiGn

Americans are invited to bid on the
construction Of a railroad from Ere
toria to Rustenberg, in the Transvaal.
The French ministry has issued a
decree degrading Gen. de Negrier for
violently censuring the government TOT
alleged failure to defend the army.
1t is announced that the British gov
eminent has renewed it's contracts
with the Cunard and White Star
Steamship companies for the carrying
Of the American mails.
The Paris Republique Franchise de-
nounces the reciprocity treaty with
the United States, saying 1t will tend
to destroy French industry and agrl-
culture.
The London Posts Paris correspond
ent says he believes the request OF the
American commissioners to be allowed
to moo a pontoon on the Seine oppo-
site the American pavilion at the ex-
position of 1900 will be granted.
In the Spanish senate recently, Senior
Dato severely censured Gen. Weyler,
charging him with threatening a revO-
luton, and warning him that any at
tempt in that direction would be pro
ceeded against with the utmost rigor.
The Eastern Telegraph company is
preparing to lay a cable from South
Africa to Australia without pecuniary
assistance of any kind, and that on re-
ceipt Of landing rights for the new
cable they will forthwith reduce the
Australian rate to 4 shillings a word.
The British flagship Crescent, with
Admiral Bedford on Board, and the
cruisers, Indefatigable, Prosperine and
the torpedo destroyer Quail, have ar
rived at Halifax from st. Johns, N. f..
and will remain until the latter part of
August, when the feet will go to Mon
treal.
In the dominion parliament a reso-
luton granting subsidies, to railways
was passed to the extent of $6,54O,245.
This includes 81, 600, 900 for a bridge
owe the st. Lawrence at Quebec and
$9S6,O OO for the Ontario & Rainy R1v-
er railway. The remainder of the
money goes to new roads built for de-
velopmeat purposes.
The wedding of Crown Prince Dan
lilo of Montenegro and the duchess of
Jutta was celebrated by the metropolis
tan Of Cettinje in the presence of the
brides mother and brother, the prince
and princess Of Montenegro, the duch-
ess of Mecklenberg-Stelitz. Duke
Frederick and others. The inhabitants
displayed the greatest enthusiasm and
throughout the day royal salutes were
fred.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

FargO'S stOck-ra1SerS' convention. at
iracted a goodly number Of men inter
estcd in the cattle industry, and the
proceedings were very interesting.
Stone masons for the asylum build:
ing work at jamestown, are scarce al
$3.50 per day. Bricklayers will ave
to be brought In, it is said, owing to
the scarcity of the number there.
Eight-year-old Arthur Peterson OF
Fargo sat on the edge Of the sidewalk
and permitted a delivery wagon to De
backed up on him, sustaining q broken
arm.
7. S. Lippey, formerly Of Fargo, who
returned from the Klondike last year
with a good-sized fortune, has come,
and is. said to have brought $3OO,OVV
MORE. sg %
The r.. G. Cooper elevator at Coopers..
town was struck by lightning ana
burned in the recent storm. several
thousand bushels Of grain being de-
stroyed. =
The elevator of the Great Western
company at Englevale, Ransom coun-
ty, was struck by lightning on Tues
day night and completely destroyed.
Loss, $4,000
George Mitchell, on July II, stole a
coat from NJ. F. Murphy of Grand
Forks. Monday Judge Fisk sentenced
him to five years in the state penlten-
tiary at hard labor.
Ed Pearson, a farm hand working
for L. J.. Lommen at Holy Cross, about
twelve miles from Fargo, while SWIM
ming in the river at that place We'd
nesday. was seized with cramps and
drowned.
The land sales by the Johnston syn
dictate continue, and at the present
rate nearly all of the Northern Pacl-
fic land grant will soon have passed III
to the hands of farmers, who will I'M
prove them.
Postoffice Inspector Thiele promises
to entertain and fairly consider any
proposition made concerning the n
struction Of a government building at
jamestown. This is satisfactory, as
far as it goes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Another pretty little story has been
spoiled and another tale Of marvellous
fortune laid away on the same shelf as
the legends of unlimited gold finds in
the Klondike. A young man who paid
81 for an old coat at a South Side .auc-
ton, and who found $4,000 in bonds in
the inside pocket. has learned that his
bonds are worthless and that his profit
Of 1896 has vanished utterly. 1t is
Just as we'll. That story would have
been quoted at every gathering OF IN
lucky men for thirty years to come,
and would have shared honors with the
narrative of the farmer whose pillow
turned up an old brass kettle contain
ing $43,597 in Spanish gold and a chart
locating the rest of Capt. Kidd's buried
treasures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
RE1sHus GETS cLAusEN's SEAT.

Gov. Lind's Nominee Elected Chief
Grain Inspector.
st. Paul, Aug. edwin S. Reishus
of Cottonwood, Lyon county, was
elected yesterday by the railroad and
warehouse commission chief grain in
spector of the grain department, to
succeed A. C. Clausen. He was chosen
by the votes of Gen. Becker and Com
missioner Ringdal. Judge Mills, chair
man of the board, was absent on busi-
ness, but If he had been there he would
probably have voted for Reishus, hav-
ing no other choice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
KEPT DOCTORS BUSY.
Kehr IL Stabbed Ten Times
With n Packet Knife.

William kehr IL Stabbed Ten Times
With a Pocket Knife.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 2.-John Miller
cut William Kehr ten times with a big
pocket knife havingja four-inch blade.
It took two doctors from 11:3O until 1
o'clock to sew up and dress kehr's
wounds, which were in his abdomen,
chest, shoulders and face. Miller with
three companions provoked a quarrel
with Kehr and Kehr knocked Mile
with Kehr and Kehr knocked Miller
down, after which, the cutting began.
Kehr thinks all his assailants used
pocket knives. but the police doubt
this, though all took part in the ARRAY.
All were arrested during the night.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Russell Sage has contributed to the
restoration Of the Pennsylvania ceme-
terry where his parents are buried.
While it could scarcely be said to be
an investment creditable to Russell's
commercial instinct. there is one of the
cases where he did we'll to lay none
tary considerations aside,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Spain has decided not to punish Ad-
miral Cervera for losing his ships at
Santiago bay. Generously-minded
Americans will be we'll pleased to
know that Spain has at last risen SUI
perior to its old traditions and refused
to add unmerited censure to the mis-
fortunes Of a gallant sailor-a man
whose character and conduct have
alike been worthy of the noblest don
Of old Castilian days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Right on the heels Of the weak
Drained parsonage who celebrates the
Fourth Of July with dynamite crackers
comes the joker who puts messages in
bottles and throws the bottles into the
lake. There is no apparent link or
connecting chain between the two
classes Of comedians, but the fact re-
mains the same-the humorist Of the
floating bottle always comes along a
few days after the idiot of the cannon
cracker has retired to the seclusion of
the hospital.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
Personal.

President Hadley of Yale college will
be inaugurated Oct. 18.
Mascagni composes a magnificent
hymn in honor of Admiral Dewey.
~Ex-Secretary Alger bids adieu to his
late colleagues and leaves Washing
ton.
Oscar Gerard, an American COM
edian who has been playing with the
Belle Of New York company. at Ade-
laide, Australia, is dead.
George Ladd, a diamond expert and
jeweler, is dead at his home in New
York, aged e%ighty-two years. He went
to California in 1850 and remained
there ten years.
Peter G. Young Of Philadelphia, for
merly prominent in the. Republican
party in the State of Ohio. died here,
aged seventy-ive years, after q short
illness.
Mrs. Ada Gray Tingay, the actress,
better known as Ada Gray. is serious
~ i'll in New York, having Just under
gone an operation for removal Of can
Ger.
Chauncey M. Depew was smitten
with the delights of the automobile in
London, and will keep n in Wash
ington.
Charles w. Dabbs has purchased the
assets Of the Leland hotel in Chicago
from the assignee, who has been con
Quoting the business. Mr.. Dabbs mas
leased the property until April /, 1902.
The German steamer Rhenania,
Capt. Frost, from Colon, which
grounded in the roads at Port au
Prince July %, has been released with
ont damage and bas proceeded on her
voyage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
PToMA1NE

A Case at Fort Dodge-Canned Fruit
or Ice Cream, Whiche r.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Aug. 2. = Robert
Healy, brother of NJ. F. Healy and
Senator 7. d. Healy Of this place, is
a victim Of poisoning by ptomaine
and came near losing his life. Mr..
Healy became i'll a few days ago. On
the day preceding his illness he ate ice
cream and some canned fruit, go that
he is at a loss which cause to assign
for his poisoning. He is recovering.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
A Misplaced switch.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 2. ~ Burlington.
ditched at Murray, Iowa, BY q mis-
leg was broken and Conductor Sling
tuff was seriously cut on the head.
One passenger was slightly injured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

A Long Island jury has discharged a
man who killed q boy in the act Of
eating cherries in his trees without
permission. Only one consideration
saves this from being grossly ridicu-
1ous. It is q monstrous travesty on
justice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

The production Of copper in this
country during 1898 was over 526, 000,-
600 pounds. And yet some people COM
plain when they are asked to take pen
MES in change upon a trolley car!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

The words Of President Loubet Of
France, in the recent crisis. are worthy
Of everlasting remembrance. II did
not ARE to enter the presidential Of
fce." he said; but since l find it is a
place of peril, I shall not forsake it."
1t is such q spirit that animates the
true hero.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

1t is not known that Marchand ever
did any fighting, but only a discreet
general could have got out of the
scrape he got into in the Soudan; and
he certainly played a fine game Of
bluf. o-.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
ranch Buildings Burned

Pierre, s. D., Aug. 2.-All the build
.ings on the ranch of August Rich, an
Cheyenne river, were busned. AS none
OF the family had been home for the
day the fire is supposed to have been.
the work Of an incendiary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
ND Lasf Pla.

Sank Center, Minna.,sA Aug. 22.----sTaiic ut
tie son Of Prof. Stanton,4swh0 was in.i$s
-jured Saturday evening while playing
on the Great Northern turntable, died
twelve hours after the injured limb
wal, amputated. 5gss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Alfred Austin says that all poets are
sane; and there have been men who
held that the only sane men were the
insane ones.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

"Usona" may have a charm, but i'm
p~erialists generally should consider the
particularly appropriate nature of lex
pansia."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Funston says he is afraid he
wouldn't succeed as a lecturer; but the
supply of girls is as large as it was
when Hobson was with us.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
CROPS DESTROYED
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA SUI.
FER SEVERELY FROM HAIL.
Crops were All Pounded Into the.
Ground and Many Farmers Have
Nothing In North Dakota,
b storm Swept a stretch Twelve
Miles Long by Five Miles Wide
The Destruction II Total M the,
Damage Will Amount to 3250,O0os
-Minnesota Gets . Touch of 1t.

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. PA severe
hail storm passed through the north
ern part of Brown county near Fred
erick, doing great damage. A dozen
farmers crops were completely de-
stroyed and as many more three-quar-
tiers. A strong wind accompanied the
storm and demolished several build
ings. E fa
Later reports indicate that the storm
was one of the most destructive that
ever visited this county. The storm
formed west Of here, dividing, one go
ing north and the other south of this
city, doing immense damage to crops
and farm property. Great losses from
hail are reported around Hillsview,
Eureka, Frederick and Houghton. The
hail / nplaces piled up a foot deep and
scores of farmers lost their entire crop.
Farm buildings and windmills were
wrecked all over the country in the
track of the storm. Near Frederick
several buildings were destroyed and
great damage was done by hail near
Houghton, the storm covering a strip
three miles wide and several miles
long. Crops were all pounded into the
ground. Nothing is left of wheat fields
that were good for twenty bushels per
acre. West of Mansfield crops are n
tirely wiped out, covering a strip four
miles wide and many miles long. De-
tailed reports are not obtainable, but
it is safe to say that many farmers
were ruined by the storm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

History continues to repeat itself in
spite OF the fact that two-thirds OF
history isn't worth repeating.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

1t seems inconsistent that fourth
class ~postmasters should be allowed to
handle flrst-class mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
PITH OF THE NEWS
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of the.
Past Week Culled From the Tel
egraph Reports - Thu Notable
Events 1T Home and Abroad That
Attracted Attention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
SIX KILLED.
T%hreshing Machine Explodes 4
M ~ Michigan.

Detroit, Aug. 2. - A special to the
News from White Cloud, Mich, says:
A threshing machine engine exploded.
to-day e Big Prairie. Charles
Haight, Alpha Haight. Charles Crab
tree, George Overly, Cecil Priest and
Raymond Howe were killed. Oscar
Evans and George Haight were severe
ly injured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

1t is the easiest thing in the world
to believe q pleasing lie about our
selvea
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

About the worst thing you can take
for an ailment is the advice Of your
friends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

When a man really does stumble
onto a good morey-making scheme he
seldom has enough money to work it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Stephen, MIMI, Aug. 2. = Yesterday
was a very hot and very sultry day,
and at $50 p. m. a heavy rain com-
menced falling, accompanied with ter
rife thunder and lightning. After
raining about fifteen minutes it turned
to hail and a very heavy hail storm
followed. AS some Of the grain was
nearly ready to harvest, much dam
age was done to our fine crop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05

Hamilton, N. D., Aug. yesterday
afternoon hail swept a stretch from
Lynes, between Cavalier and Hamil-
ton, to Glaston, twelve miles long and
five miles wide, The destruction is
total and the damage will amount to
$3.50. 600. The district was one Of the
finest wheat sections in the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
wAsHBURN, . NORTH DAKOTA

The laborer sometimes gets his re-
freshments indirectly from the crow
bar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-05
NORTH DAKOTA

Cando has a lodge of American Voc
men. Il. &
A $1,000 machine shop is booked for
Leeds.
State fair at Mandan, Sept. &c, ~, ~
and 20.
The state fair of 1899 will be held at
Mandan. WV.
Dickinson had a little railroad smash
up last week.
Work on the brick block at Sheldon
is being pushed.
The capacity Of Casselton's hospital
is being increased.
It is rumored that Leeds will have
two elevators this fall.
Somebody has a mania for killing
bird dogs at Walhalla.
Capt. G. E. Gregory has opened up a
law Office at Dickinson.
They are still stirring up delinquent
assessors in Cass county.
Eight hundred Graftonians visited
the Winnipeg exposition.
J. O'Reilly is the new proprietor Of
the Park Hotel at Ardock.
The young people Of Bottineau Will
play lacrosse this summer.
Morton county has 1900 acres more
in wheat this year than last.
Stuttsman county has cropped $4,000
acres more this year than last.
A mad dog caused considerable ex-
element at Courtenay last week.
Complaints of the scarcity of farm
laborers come from all directions.
A gentle breeze blew $1,000 worth OF
roof off the state capitol the other day.
Growing grain never looked finer,
say the reports from all over the state.
The Alliance hotel at Valley City has
been rechristened the Valley City no.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
nanaers of the Grin. .

The greatest danger from Ia grippe
is OF it's resulting in pneumonia. If
reasonable care is used, however,
and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
taken, all danger will be avoided.
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy for la grippe
we have yet to learn of a single case
having resulted in pneumonia, which
shows conclusiveiv that this remedy
is a.certain preventive of that dan
gerous disease. 1t will cure la grippe
in less time than any other treat
ment 1t is pleasant and safe to
take For sale by City drugstore and
7, n. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
FiIlpInos Make an Effort to Burn the
Quarters of U. Volunteers.

NATIVES MAKE A BOLD ATTEMPT.
Manila, Feb. 20.-The natives
of the village of Paco made a bold
attempt last night to burn the
quarters of the first Washington
volunteers by setting fire to the
huts adjoining their quarters in
the rear. Fortunately the wind
changed at the moment the fire
was discovered, and famed by a
stiff breeze, the flames spread in
the opposite direction, destroying
fully twenty shacks and houses op-
posite the ruins of the church.
The incendiaries escaped.
Mysterious signals were frequent
ly made along the enemy'S line
during the night, aud this led to
the belief that an attack had been
arranged, but nothing has appear
ed.
Rebels are leaving the vicinity
of San Pedro Macati in small part
les, aud are reported to be moving
toward Singalon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
The PLATFORM Mnmnn.

The platform woman never has been
a credit to. but ever a blot upon. Amer
lean womanhood. | make this emphatic
statement from personal knowledge
of the homes which these women leave
behind when they go to their meet
ings. writes Edward Box in The La
dies Home Journal
Il have seen the rooms of their
homes left in wild disorder; have seen
their servants sitting in idleness with
work on every hand to do; have seen
the children neglected and left to their
own devices; have heard husbands
speak in derision of the motives of their
wives. No woman in a happy American
home can ever afford to listen to these
parasites of her sex
Fortunately. the platform woman )
influence Is steadily on the wane She
was never a power She was never even
picturesque Her worst injury was
wrought upon certain weak women who
for the time she deluded But even
with them she was soon regarded with
wonder rather than with interest: with
suspicion rather than with confidence
The disappearance Of the platform wO-
man is a case OF blot being blotted
pur -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
A Thousand Tonaues

Could not express the rapture of
Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard
St. Philadelphia, Pa, when she found
that DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption had completely cured
her of hacking cough that for many
years had made life burden. All
other remedies and doctors could
give her no help, but she says of this
Royal Cure ''it soon removed the
pam in my chest and can now sleep
soundly, something can rCsly
remember doing before feel like
sounding it's praises throughout the
Universe - So will every one who
tries DR.. Kings New Discovery for
any trouble of the throat, chest or
lungs. Price soc. and S1.00, Trial
bottle free at City Drug Storei every
bottle guaranteed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
a year later. however. s
Landmarks.

Every town has liar or two. a smart
Aleck. some pretty girls. more loafers
than it needs a woman or two that
tattles, an old fogy that the town
would be better off without. men who
stand on the street corners and make
remarks about the women. a man who
laughs an idiotic laugh every time he
says anything. scores of men with the
caboose of their trousers worn smooth
as glass and men who can tell you
about the weather and how to run other
peoples business. but who have made
a dismal failure of their own. North
port News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-02-21
The Transition Period.

Transition is the passage from
one place or state to another.
This may take place in the his
tory of human life. or in the histo-
ry of a country or city.
This is a very important period
in the history of the young man or
young woman.
1t is the period when they pass
from youth, bOyhood or girlhood.
to manhood or womanhood. With
most young people this takes place
between the ages OF sixteen and
twenty. 1t is the time when every
young man and woman should
choose some honorable and useful
vocation for life. Gcd made man
to he useful to his kind. The
strongest aspirations Of every
young man and woman should be.
to be good and useful in life. To
do good, in the highest sense, we
must be good. 1t is our mission
in life to make the world better: tc
/ plant bright sweet flowers by the
path of life instead Of thorns
No one has the moral right to en-
gage in any kind of business ol
calling that is contrary to the
highest principles Of the Christian
religion or pure morals. 1t is very
commendable to see our young
men and women Of Ardmore try
ing to qualify themselves for use
fuIness, and seeking some honora.
bic calling in life. Remember you
have the sympathy and help OF
every good man and woman il
Ardmore. Be too proudly ambi-
tious. too manly to even entertain
for a moment the idea Of STOPPING
to anything that is vile or degrad.
ing in its character.
There is always a place for /
true man or woman. They are il
demand. IA"