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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Mrs. mckinley. Miniature.

A gentleman CT the Virginia Hot
Springs was in the city the other day
on a trip combining business and
pleasure. He related q little incident
connected with President and Mrs. Nc.
Kineiy's visit to the springs recently.
When the distinguished party were
taking the train on the return to Wash.
ington he, with many others Of the
village. went to the station to bid them
a public gcod-bX. and by their presence
to assure them OF their appreciationtof
the stay at the resort. After the party
had entered the train he happened to
look underneath the presidential car,
ana near the wheels lay something
glfttering. He reached down and
picked mp the object, and discovered
that It was Z miniature picture OF a
little child set IN . hesvy gold oval
frame. He handed II to one Of the
trainmen and requested him to hunt
the owner aboard the car. The train.
man did so and found the owner In the
person OF Mrs. Mckinley. She had not
noticed Its loss, and was very grateful
for Its Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Her Dainty

0O1 DWA3Sy N0SAW00Gs
Women will be wise II, before they
begin to purchase a kilt-plaited Waite
tulle butterfly bow for the neck, they
consult their looking glasses and their
complexion, for not woman in a
hundred can stand this mass Of white
under her chin. Nor are the chiffon
and lisse ties, with patterns worked
all over them in narrow ribbons. much
better. from the same standpoint,
Elongated cream-colored lace bows
are o becoming and more graceful.
and very pretty are the soft silk. print
ed or painted with tiny florets, and the
broad ribbon bows with chine bou-
quets which are quite charming If they
are but well made. The ends are
Mostly long and fringed. They need
putting on, for jeweled pins deity in
troduced add greatly to their grace and
their individual adaptability, which is
the most essential part. The checked
transparent gauze ribbons. are great
~ used for such purposes. One Of the
new models is made Of a crosscut
scarf Of chiffon, with tiny ose i'm
printed on it in their natural roseate
hue. This encircles the neck, and is
formed into q great chou o the left
hand side, the scarf continued thence
to the waist, where 1t terminates in.
two .rosettes with ends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS oFsINTEREsTFoR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
a satin wrap-oirls Frock-ries and
Bows That Add = Special witche1ry to
b SUNNI Girl-A Pretty Ploturs-
Women Too Busy.
The Fat. OF Beauty.

As rising on its purple wing
The insect-dueen of eastern spring.
Der emerald meadows of Kashmeer
Invites the: young pursuer near,
And cad him on from flower to flower
A weary chase and wasted hour;
Then leaves him, as it scars on high,
With painting heart and fearful ye;
So beauty lures the full-grown child,
With hue as bright, and wing as wild,
"A chase Of idle hopes and fears,
Begun in folly, closed in tears.
II won, to equal ills betrayal,
Wo waits the insect and the maid,
A life Of pain, the loss Of peace,
From infants play, n mans caprice:
The lovely toy so fiercely sought
Hath lost Its charm by being caught.
For every touch that wooed its stay
Hath brush'd its brightest hues away:
Till, charm, and hue, and beauty gone.
IT'S left to fly or fall alone.
With wounded wing, or bleeding breast.
All! where shall either victim rest!
Can this with faded pinion soar
From rose to tulip Is before?
Or beauty, blighted In ar hour,
Find joy Avithin her broken bower?
No! gayer insects futtering by
Meier droop the wing DER those that die
And lovelier things have mercy shown
To every failing but their own;
And every wo a tear can claim
Except an erring sisters shame.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12

nothing but perfection is found here"
Under the arching branches cool ave-
nues stretched away in dreamy vistas;
fountains Of perfumed water scattered
fragrance on the air; music from
stringed instruments foated on every
breeze. Flowers blossomed along the
pathways; lilies Of the valley shook
their tiny bells and mingled their
sweetness with the odorous violet.
Call is beauty. all is peace" l MUIR
INJURED.
"see you not those who dwell here?"
asked Angela. Suddenly the place
seemed peopled with smiling, happy
beings. Old friends whose earth-life
had long since ended came toward me
with greetings. Kings. warriors, priests
and poets of all times mingled IN the
passing throng. Queens and women of
humble birth walked side by side. all
smiling, happy.
A feeling of perfect peace stole ove,
me. Taking Angela's hand in mine. l
led her gently from the throng. "And
thou hast icy forgotten thine earth
love. sweet oneoo" I asked.
"Nay, dearest" answered she. "Such
love as mine and thine lives down.
through the forever Of eternity. Oft
have l been with thee when thou
knewest it not. When danger threat
ened thee, Angela's hand did ward it
of, and ofttimes guide thy footsteps
over rough and stormy pathways"
II seem to have seen thee many
times in dreams, my sweet one," whis-
pered I.
Truly" said Angela, between the
earth and the City of the Blessed lies
a country they call Dreamland, whittier
we of the city may go at will; put
thou, hampered by thine earthly body,
couldst travel thither only when the
body was in that state which they cali
sleep. Inactive, thy senses deadened to
all things earthly, while in the state SO
like unto death. thine inner being.
which now hath come to dwell in re-
g:ons of light forever, highest steal
away for a brief while to Dreamland,
there to commune with other spirits,
some like thyself, subject to a sum-
mons from the waking body, and those
who dwell In the soul existence only"
Thus. listening and marveling as the
wondrous beauties Of the new life are
revealed to me, I wander with my dar-
ling through Paradise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
A Pretty Picture.

"
It is the exceptional woman who
knows how to make up properly for a
picture. She will put on her "best
Dress" arrange her hair and then HE
herself to the photographer. The
proofs are seldom up to her expecta-
lions. She sees a prematurely-aged
woman, with sparse locks and a strain
ed expression in, the place of the fairly
tgood-looking matron she believed her.
self to be. All this is disheartening. In
fact, she is seldom as bad looking as
the pictures make her appear. She has
perhaps a bad habit of wearing her
hair plastered down on the sides. II
she wants to look pretty she must give
her hair especial attention. Pun 1t
loosely at the sides, and coil in a care
less; becoming manner in the back. If
possible, have the picture taken In
evening dress. There is nothing more
becoming to a woman. Soft. wavy
lines are desirable in a picture. Plain
ness will never give a pretty effect.
The domestic woman should remember
this, and not be afraid of attempting
graceful lines. A bust is more salts
factory than a full or half length. es-
'pecially If one is not sure of her abil-
lily to assume a graceful pose. Let
the matron approach the Gamers with
the same confidence as her daughter;
let her be as anxious for pretty re-
suits; let her pose before the mirror
until she decides on her attitude, then
let her defy the photographer with the
set ideas and she will take a picture
which will surprise herself and her
family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
MET IN PARADISE.

I saw Brother Joseph, Brother Bene-
dictus and the young monk Anselmo
gathered about my bedside with sad.
tear-stained faces. Suddenly a light Of
nor than MONDAY brightness flooded
the little cell. I closed my eyes to shut
out its brilliancy.
"He is gone" said Brother Benedic-
tus. whose fingers clasped my wrist.
He listened with ear close pressed
against my breast. mo, no." he said,
''the heart still beats family"
The monastery bell began to peal
forth the hour of ninei its mellow
tones r~everberated from crag to crag
and ended in little musical tinkles far
down the gorge, but ere its last echo
had died away my soul had passed out
from the mortal body into the vast un-
seen.
Free from pain, with a feeling OF
lightness and buoyancy in every part
Of my being, I rested in air, an exact
counterpart of the body lying on the
bed, which even then the good brothers
were preparing for burial; the limbs
were Strengthened; the long, slender
hands, clasping a crucifix. were folded
over the breast. I lowered over this
house of clay which had once been
mine, and gazed at it as a gorgeous
winged butterfly might look upon the
chrysalis from which it had just been
freed.
Whittier am I to go, thought I. Are
souls freed from me mortal body
doomed to remain forever near it, see
ing, knowing all, yet themselves un-
seen?
/ gazed upward, and 10! from I'M
known heights, with a fluttering of
snowy wings, a dove descended. Nearer
and nearer still it came. l reached
forth to touch the gentle creature, and
as my hand rested upon it we began
slowly to rise. Out from the narrow
cell we passed, onward, upward. above
the tree-tops, higher and higher, till
the river, far below, seemed a slender
silver ribbon as it shimmered in the
moonlight. The highest spur On the
mountain dwindled to a tiny speck be-
meath us. and then-above, below, in
every direction, nothing but space.
At length we came to a beautiful
green island, dotted over with gardens
of peoples, where lotos blossoms gently
swayed along the margins Of its rive-'.
and the whispering winds murmured
their lullabies. Over this island, in
letters of never-fading flowers, floatcd
the name. "Dreamland."
But my gentle guide paused not to
rest on this beautiful island; on and
on we scared, till we came to a daz-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
LED HER FROM THE THRoNG.

LED HER FROM THE THRONG.
cling white city. With walls OF pol
ished marble, cut in thousands of fan
ciful shapes. with slender spires and
graceful minarets rising on high. this
city hung suspended in the air.
We approached its walls. Noiseless-
~, on golden hinges, its great gates
swung open, and a voice babe me enter.
/ entered the portal; 4 flight of marble
steps rose before me. AS my feet
rested upon the first of these my gulae
few from me and alighted on the land
ing above, where it sat resting and
preening its wings.
AS 1 looked, behold a change. Slowly
the dove faded from before my eyes,
and in its place the form Of a lovely
woman stood.
She turned toward me with OUT
stretched hands. Thou hast kept me
waiting so long, SO long. beloved" she
said.
"Angela!" I cried. Fastening toward
her. do / at last behold thee? l,
too, have grown weary with. the wait
ing. The day / kissed thy cold lips for
the last time. and turned away from
the mound Of earth that covered thee.
my heart did break. In vain tried I
to take up the old thread Of life SO
rudely broken. My old pursuits be-
came hateful unto ME. No maid. how
ever fair, could I'LL thy place; in dreams
I saw thee. still. Among the holy
brotherhood, in comforting the dying
and ministering unto the living, at last
found I peace. But the way has been
long and wearisome."
Eyes, dearly beloved, answered An
gela, but all that's now ended, and
because Of thy purity of soul and thy
good deeds wrought thou art come
direct to the city OF the blessed. Look.
about thee; surely mortal mind could
never conceive OF such beauties. All
this Is thine to enjoy forever"
Reluctantly withdrawing my gaze
from my long-lost Angela's face, 1
looked about me. Glistening white
palaces Of the same pure marble as the
city's wall rose here, and there.
Those said. Angela, whose gaze
followed my own. '.are our dwelling
places. II we wish; but we love better
TO live beneath the trees. See. are they
not grand!!s MS 5,:
Giant forest trees reared their great
trunksson high; fruit trees. laden with
rire fruit. others vet In blossom. were
on every hand.
I'VE do not pluck the fruit said
Angela. Nv sustain not life - naor-
tails DO The trees bear bscauss thsy
- psrfset.only n their frnitinG y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
SELDOM MARRY A
Widows Of Chicago Policemen Remsin
Single and Draw Pensions. e

Widows Of Chicago Policemen RemsiD
Single and Draw Pensions. g
Chicago Times-Herald: Only one
per cent of the widows Of the Chicago
policemen who are left with a pen
sion ever marry again. OF 200 wom-
en- who have received pensions
during the past % years only two took
a second trip on the matrimonial sea,
and both of them married policemen.
At present there are $50 women on the
pension list whose husbands either
died or were killed in the service. This
of an act passed by the last legislature,
which provides a pension for q police
mans widow, no matter whether he
was in active service or not, SO long as
she remains unmarried. Heretofore
the law has been that If a retired pc
liceman, drawing a pension, should
die, his pension died with him. All his
widow received from the police depart
ment was $4,000 life insurance from
the Benevolent association. But the
pension law recently enacted makes
her eligible for her husbands pension,
the smallest sum being $500 a year.
The amount Of a widows pension de-
ponds upon the rank her husband held
in the department. A patrolman's
widow receives $500 a year, one half
his salary: a s%ergeant's widow
$500 a year. a lieutenant's widow $3.50
a year, and SO on. Mrs. Weller, widow
Of Colonel Welter, who a few years
ago was drillmaster Of the department,
with the rank of inspector. draws the
largest pension Of any woman on the
list. She receives $500 a year. This
is perhaps the largest pension received
by any woman in Illinois. Next to
Mrs. Weller comes the widow Of In
spector Michael J. Setback, whose an
nual pension is $1,40O. The Oldest pen
sioner on the list is Mrs. Nellie T.
Mackey, who has been a widow for
nearly 20 years. Policemen's widows.
it is said. have many opportunities to
marry again, because in most cases
they are left in fairly good circum-
stances and are sought by bachelors
or widowers who have an eye to money
matters when casting about for a mate.
But from the examination Of the pen
sion records one is forced to believe
that q policeman's widow thinks $500
a year better than a husband.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
The BRIDAL rroua.ssu.


The trousseau Of today differs from
that Of the last generation In that 1t
contains: only what the bride-elect is
goingsto need the first eason following
her marriage. Clothes change in style
nowadays so rapidly. not only in hats.
wraps and gowns, but in the shapes Of
shoes and 5petticoats and corsets. that
the wise woman; does not. provide any
more Of anything than she has prac-
tically immediate use for. Then again
the trousseau should be designed for
the use to which It is to be put. The
bride who Is going to travel for a year
needs quite q different outfit from that
required by one who Is going at once
to settle down to live In q city. The
bride who is going to live in q mining
camp. needs q different trousseau from
that required by the bride who Is to
live IN a university town. The farm
..er,s bride who Is going to do her own.
housework IN Q sparsely settled dis
:ttrict needs q number OF wash dresses,
In which she can bake and boil and
IyetElook neat and attractive. while tho
bride 81 the city lawyer who isagoing!
ito9liye II. hotel most needs dressss
5fnswhich she can breakfast. lunch. and
.dine III public dining rooms 50 the
fsfsce and eyes. sof wsll-dresaed peo-
etc. e the BRIDE ID goingSsto ltve
fashtonable hotel she must have
.ss.fnll dresls'' toilsttss Tor dinners md
ETThHSafstGT#6I 3fss e.ssSS VNLS-I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
He Remembered.

mot long ago." says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, "the pastor dined with
the family, and Master Tommy vas at
the table. He behaved pretty we'll
he suddenly lurched forward and
snatched the piece he sized up as the
biggest.
"'Why, Tommy cried his distressed
mother, you are forgetting that DR..
Choker is here!'
"The boy gave the worthy pastor a
whitening look.
"'Naw, I amt forgettin' IT, he
.snarled; IT he wasn't here Id git two
pieces!'"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Tho ProdlR.l Son IN Africa,

b ProdigAl Son In Africa.
The cannibal chief stood with his
hand shading his eyes. A solitary fg-
ure was timidly creeping towards him
from the jungle.
. Suddenly the old chief stared. He
took a quick step forward.
1T is." he cried, ut is my son! He
Is coming home again!"
Then with his eyes still fixed on the
slouching figure he shrilly called to his
head hunter:
"Mbongwa, the prodigal is return
ing! Kill the fatted Kafir!"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
New Bolt and Buckle.

The newest belt is q soft piece Of
silk, which folds into q narrow belt
about the waist, and instead Of a reg
ular buckle an odd garter buckle is
used. One end is fastened to the un-
der bar Of the buckle and the other end
Is drawn through the upper part every
time It is put on. It is drawn as tight
" IS possible, and then the upper part
Of the buckle. in, regular garter buckle.
style, clamps down upon the folds,hold-
ing them firmly in place. The end Of
the ribbon, or sash, hangs straight.
down, without any loops or bow, IN one
long strip on the front OF the dress.
This gives somewhat the same appear
ance as Oriental metal belts with long
ends hanging freely. and. adds to the
apparent length Of the waist, which
this summer Is much longer In front
than In the back. y S
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
The Obstacle.

Tommy, aged S, and his cousin Will
fie, aged 6, had several little alterca-
tions, in which Tommy invariably got
the worst Of it. One day his mamma
said to him:
Tommy, tomorrow is Willie's birth
day. Wouldn't you like to give him
something's"
"You just better believe I would"
was the reply; "but, you see. he's big
ger than I am, and I Bits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Trfumphant Inetinct,

1F10mpn8ht 1nBtInCEs
Fuddy-Remarkable cure, that case
of Mrs. Blanke's.
Duddy-Haven't heard about It
What was it?
Tuddy-She has recovered her voice.
You know she hasn't been able to
speak for three years. They induced
her to play a game Of whist, and she
was talking before she knew it.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Girls Frook.

GiEl,0 EeOCk.
An attractive little frock for q girl
from 10 to IA years Of age is Of apricot
colored glace silk. having a plain skirt
fashioned with a hem and is gathered
full at the belt. A CAMP Of fine French
batiste is worn with it, and the full
baby waist is finished around the
shoulders with a frill Of heavy cream
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Gloss Tor SHIRE Jronts.

Pound two ouncsssof me white gauln-
arabic 70 : powder, putt n ! pitcher
and pour oversit one pint ofss boiling
water. Cover and lett ut over night.
Carefully pour from the dregs Into :
clean bottle. Cork Il and keep for use.1
One Tablespoonful stirred into pint,
of starch .ip,tusducslS lovely glnss on
linen. md = quits harmls1ss ! y -
Stsrill. IL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12

tinted needlework. Black velvet ribbon.
III twisted around the belt. and tiedsin
smart bow on the left side. The hat
Of coarsely woven cream straw -
charmingly dressed With "a big mixed;
bow 81. apricot .colored silk and black
velvet. s3s. aSE #s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12

does need cotton dresses by the half
dozen, at least. The former needs golf
shoes and satin slippers, the latter
wants comfortable homework and
farm shoes. One needs bathing dresses
and the other sun-bonnets. Both need
to remember that a woman. should be
just as careful to dress becomingly aft.
er marriage as before.-The Gentle
woman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12

An engaging little wrap is Of white
satin and black chiffon, with spark
ling bands of jet outlining graceful
bowknots on the satin. It is designat-
ed for wear over muslin and lace even
ing downs, and in spite of its frivolous
appearance. gives sufacient use for
warmth in really cold weather. It is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
And Had to Try Many.

And Had to Try Many.
Judge Ito a man up for having i've
wives)-How could you be SO hardened
q villain?
The Prisoner-Please, your honor. !
was only trying to get a good one
Tit-Bits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
DUB BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

A Variety Of Jokes, Gibes md Ironlss,
Original md Selectod-Flotssm and
Jetsam from the Tide Of HumoF-
Witty Sayings.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12

cut with double capes, a v front, and
has stole ends falling to the hem in
front. White taffeta ribbons M and
one-half inches long tie over the bust
and hang mixed with. a narrow lace
barb. Messrs. b. Altman & Co. have
imported this beautiful garment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-12
Love VIII Find . Way.

She-How do you suppose the arm
less man makes love?
He-Oh, he says things in an Oh.
hand way.
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Wrecked on the coast.
Far, Far Awsy.

Far, Ear AWOy.
"Iiow do the really Independent Ger.
man thinkers feel about this idea Of
miner" asked the kaiser.
"The Independent thinkers?" echoed
the oficial vacantly.
Eyes. Those who aren't In any way
personally Influenced by my lese maj.
esty threats or my other facilities for
assuming autocratic power"
II don't know how they feel, your
majesty. / haven't heard from Cin-
cinnati or st. Louis lately."-Washing.
ton Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-03-18
The Whitman Delegation.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in
speaking of the work of various men,
bsrs in the late legislature, had the fol-
lowing to say of the delegation in the
house from Whitman county:
From Eastern Washington there
came to the Legislature q delegation OF
honest and sincere men, who made q
hard fight for lower freight rates. Will
ford Allen, bright young newspaper
man from Whitman county, was o men,
Der of the delegation from the wheat
growing section. He was chairman of
the committee on agricultural college,
and succeeded in having passed bill
appropriating funds for The erection Of a
boys dormitory and hall of science.
He also introduced and had passed a bill
to make available the land grant of the
agricultural college. His bill permit.
ting the admission of veterans CT the
Spanish-American war into the Soldiers
Home also earned him renown.
"LaFollette was conspicuous as
member of tho house by reason of the
vigorous and unswervlng fight he made
or railroad legislation. He was loyal to
the interests OF the people in this con-
test and that the bill failed was not due
to his want of effort or ability on his
part. Totem and Frick were two mem
bers from Whitman county who were
unwavering in their course in this mat
ter"