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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
An Arkans.s Prize Verse.

An lola man has taken from his
serapbooll for the Hail and Breeze a
verse which is said to have won the
prize of $50 offered by the State
Teachers association of Arkansas for
the lines best rhyming with the name
of that state. The verse follows;
The typical girl of Arkansaw
Can chaw more tobacco than her pa can
chaw,
She can sling little ink,
She can take little drink.
And saw more wood than her ma can
saw
This typical girl from Arkansaw.
During dog-days the growler is
rushed more than usual.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

1t is related of the late c. p. Hunt.
inston that a Young man once called
on him to sell some mucll-ncecled rails
at SO a ton. MIR. Huntington said he
had rails TO sell himself. amused the
caller by half hours chat and got
him to sell al SEQ a ton. With sin
months note for pay Then before he
left Mr. Huntington discounted the
note for per cent off and paid the
cash
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

Women as bank presidents are not
numerous, but Mrs. Anthony Mein-
hardt is president of bank i'm Bur.
]ngton, Wis. Her son is vice presi
dent, and her daughter cashier. Mrs.
z. S. Tome. widow of Jacob Tome, is
president of the Cecil National bank.
of Port Deposit, Md.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
Whit Kip Ting Snys.

New Jersey Law Journal: YES" the
witness declared, II could give further
evidence against the prisoner; but, as
Kipiing says, That's another ..Nev-
Ell mind what Kip Ling says" interrupted
the magistrate, 1.-The Chinee can testify
for himself when his turn comes.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

Near Hngllampton. ~ y. farmers
are digging baked potatoes from the1
fields. The farms in question adioin
peat bog. and the peat runs back
under The land. Recently The bog took
lire from some source, and has been
burning ever since. In places the fire
has worked back under The potato
patches. and the potatoes have been
nicely roasted in the Ground.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
1t Was Bound to Come,

Chicago Times-Herald: Fine pa
triotic fellow that Watkins! When he
heard of the Chinese war he cut of
the heads of all his prize chickens
What had they to do with it?"
"They were Shanghais.''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
A Discreet Choice

Chicago News: William, a poor man
came along ana asked for hat
What did you dog"
u gave him your Sunday hat"
wv hat on earth did you do that for?"
We'll. knew. you would need your old
one TO wear when YOU go fshing.''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

The German emperor has commits
stoned German manufacturer tic
make for him three electric cars of
different shape and design. in one OF
which he intends to travel To the sum.
mcr mancmNers in SnNonN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

Richard Henry stoddard, the blind
banker and poet. has given up dctat
ing much of his copy and writes most
OF 1T. In spite of his blindness he
writes remarkably clear hand.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

curious condition has arisen in
the constituency of Waterford. Ire.
land which is represented by John
Redmond. Ont Of total of 1907
voters registered in 1899 over $500
have hccn disfranchised for non-pay.
ment OF rates. so that. dcducting loss.
es from death, less than 800 of the
electorate are left To vote.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
attempting to prepare people for self.
government by denying them the right to
participate In their own government. HA

Many politicians of our time are in
the habit Of laying 1t down as a self-evi-
dent proposition that no people ought to
freedom. The maxim is worthy of the
fool In the old story who resolved not to
go into the water until he had learned to
swim. Ii men are to walt for liberty until
they become wise and good In slavery,
they may indeed wait forever
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
lhneoIn,s WINNING.

When ! say that those who distrust
the capacity of the people for sef-gov-
ernment tend directly toward monarchy
! am only repeating what Lincoln deliD-
erately declared In mis- first annual mes
sage. He said
Monarchy. itself is sometimes limited
ut as II possible refuge from the power
OF the people. IN my present posltion
could scarcely be justified We're 4 TO omit
raising Warning voice against the APP
proacn of returning despotism 1t is not
needed aor tittlng here that IL general
argument should be made in favor OF pop
ular INSTITUTIONS; but there is one point,
with ITS connexions not so hackney ed an
most others, To winch ask bret atten-
tlon. " Is the effort to pace capital ON
an equal looting with, ii not above labor
IN the structure of government. No men
ilvlng are more wortny tcr>oe trusted thai
those who toll up from poverty, none less
lncilned 10 take or touch ausnt when
they have not honestly earned Let them
beware OF surrenderlg poitic;ti power
winch they ALREADY possess ana wtilcn, If
surrendered, will surely he used to crosse
the door OF advancement against Sucn
as they and TO nix new als;,uiilt,es ana
buraens upon them tin all OF nperly snal
NO l,,yt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

THE attempt TO use the injunction
OF court to deprive the labcr,ng
man of trial by jury should alarm all
our people, for while the wage Garner
is the first to feel its effects, the prin-
:iplc which underlies government by
injunction is so fal'-reaching that no
one can hope to escape ultimately
The thing forbidden by an INDUCTION
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06

MIR. Gompcrs, the chief executive of
the Federation of Labor. has i'm his COR
iespondcnce with the secretary OF the
mans reasons Tor opposing II gold stands
ara and a national bank CURRENCY that it
IS not necessary to discuss those ques-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
Benefits OF orr an:x ,,ion.

'llow cali the Wage Garner secure
TINT share of tho carth's hountics and
the government $ protection which he
dese,Mes2 Tho associations formed by
worlSingmen have been productive of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
Labor and Trusts.

The laboring man has abundant reason.
to fear tine trusts. CHARLES Il. Flint. In
u speech delivered in boston more Than a
year ago IN defense Of the trusts, frank
asserted mat one of the advantages
local strikes or fires iilc work goes ON
elsewhere, thus preventing serious loss
Is ~ possible that amy wase-earner can
fail to see how completely the trusts
place the employe AT the mercy OF his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

Of mysterious death ran thus: I'VE,
the jury Of twelve good men and true,
duly impanelled and responsible on
our consciences, do hereby return the
following verdict on the demise of the
deceased, namely: That said corpse
came to its death through the abrupt
ceasing of his heart to perform its
natural Office, for no reason whatever
discernible by man, but solely In act
of providence" II this was not alto
gether explicit, at least the public
knew there had been no foul play; but
what meaning could possibly be at
tached to the verdict which a legal
magazine assures US was rendered,
much more recently, by a Missouri
court? I'VE, the jury impanelled,
sworn and charged to inquire into the
insanguinity of Hezekiah Jones. do oc-
cur in the Affirmative" This leaves
the matter still shrouded in mystery.
Was Hezekiah, dead, an ensanguined
corpse? Was he, living, accused Of
homicide, or merely of insanity? In
sanguinity is a resonant and mysteri-
GUS multisyllable that must leave the
everyday juryman in a very uncertain
frame of mind.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
WOMEN AT PARIS.
What the Center Sex Will Do at the
Paris EXPOSITION.

Paris Exposition.
It has been asserted that the Cen
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs
would be the only organization Of
women to have an exhibit at the Paris
exposition, but the Woman's Christian
Temperance union is arranging for
one, and Mrs. Lucien Howe of Buffalo;
chairman Of the committee of the Ma
tional Association of College Alumnae,
is getting together a special exhibit
of the work of college-bred women.
Among other things this exhibit will
bring out, according to the Boston,
Journal, is the increase in the teaching
force and the number of students, com-
pairing the increase in women college
students with the increase in the num-
Der of men students, and also with the
increase in population. The develop
ment in the college curriculum, ar
ranged SO as to show the relative de-
velopment of different departments, IA
vorite lines of study under the elective
system and the increasing attention
paid to the physical welfare Of the COLI
lege girl, and the results Of that care;
will be shown. The rise Of the woman
scholar, as shown by the holders Of
fellowships and p~rofessorships. viii
also be demonstrated; and records viii
be shown Of the work of college women
In literature, art, science and for the
home, together with many social. sta-'
tistics relating to marriage. divorce.
etc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
A Litsrsry Policeman.

The news of the distressing death of
Charles Ashton, the Literary police
man." as he was called. will be re-
ceived with genuine regret throughout
the whole of Wales. Mi. Ashton was
one of those patient plodders 80 nu-
merous in North Wales, where there
Is much less of the rush and stress Of
life than in the southern portion Of
that principality. A child Of the Els
teddfod, he had published an historical
work under its auspices. But the
dream of his life was to produce a COM
plete and authoritative photography
of Welsh literature. Amid the pictur-
esque solitudes Of Dinas Mawddwy,
where the p%oliceman's life ought to be
a happy one and the most heinous
crime Is the absence Of the owners
name from q card, Mi. Ashton toiled
year<in and year out on his task, corre-
spending with scholars everywhere
who were uninterested in the vast
body Of Welsh literature and were
happy to help him with notes and gug-
gestions.-London Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
AN APPEAL TO HUMANITY
GENERALLY 81.

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
ARTILLERY SHELLS AND THEIR USE

in a compact mass to the target like
the shrapnel and then exploding.
A third kind of projectile, used in
heavy guns, such as the 5-inch how
itzer, big naval guns and fortress ord
nances, is the common shell, similar to
the shrapnel In appearance, but con-
tanning no bullets. 1t holds, however,
a large bursting charge and is of much
heavier metal. 1t always explodes on
impact, being ignited by a percussion
cap at the tip. These shells are used
for the destruction of masonry, earth
works and all solid targets. They will
explode after imbedding themselves in
masonry, and so not only pulverize
the point where they strike, but also
tear up the surrounding stone layers.
Their destructive power has been
greatly increased by using lyddite for
the bursting charge, this explosive be-
ing named after the town of Lydd in
England, where the British govern
ment factories are.
The machine gun forms an independ-
ent section in the service. Maxims
can fire 600 rounds per minute. To pre-
vent the barrel getting redhot from
the friction it is surrounded by a jack
ct holding water. This heats and
passes off in steam, one and a half
pints of water being required for every
1000 rounds fired:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

While a great deal is written about
artillery in these warlike times, 1t is a
subject not always fully understood.
The artillery now being used by the
British in South Africa consists Of the
twelve-pounder horse artillery gun and
n fifteen FOUNDER field artillery gun.
They are practically to the same pat
tern, the lighter gun being shorter in
the barrel. Horse artillery invariably
co-operates with cavalry and is able to
keep up with the same at its fastest
pace. its gunners always being mount
&c. Field artillery, on the other hand,
co-operates with infantry, and must
be ready to be pushed into action at a
moments notice.
1t is only in field and horse artillery
that the guns are known by the weight
their name from the diameter of their
bore-that is, their caliber. In horse
and field artillery the caliber is three
inches, both for case shot and shrap-
mel. A shrapnel is a hollow shell filled
with some 200 bullets and a small
bursting charge sufficient to burst it
and dispense the bullets over a conical
area. This charge of an ounce and a
half is at the base of the shell, with the
bullets packed above it and round an
inner tube reaching from the tip of the
shell to the exploding charge. The bull
let's are placed In rosin to prevent their
rolling and interfering with accuracy
of aim. The powder charge projecting
the shell is Independent and is con-
tanned in a silk bag to facilitate hand
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
He CALLED HER my DEAR"

Somehow or Other He Didn't Succeed rs
He Expected.
II don't know anything more exas-
perating than an inattentive clerk"
said a mildAmannered little man on
the street car the other night, 'but
unless you have a certain aplomb way
about you, so to speak, you might as
we'll endure the cross in silence. Now
l have a friend" he continued, who
possesses just such a gift, and, needless
to say, he is neve neglected. l went
into a store with him the other day,
and the young woman at the counter
where we stopped continued convers-
ing calmly with another young woman
in the next department. My dear
madam said my friend, blandly, 4
trust you will pardon me for intruding
upon that important discussion, but If
YOU What do you wish?' said the
clerk, looking startled. DO not be an
gry,' my friend replied; I know, of
course, that the occasional interruption
of customers must be very annoying,
and no doubt BY that time the poor
girl was in a nervous flutter, and I
really felt sorry for her. When we
went out 1 expressed surprise at, the
EAST with which her attention had
been secured, and my friend laughed.
o, it's no trick at ALL he said. All
you have to do is to keep yourself COOL
Next day I was fool enough to try the
system myself, after I had camped be-
side a counter for ten minutes waiting
for a large and naughty lady to
conclude a p%rotracted conversation.
MY dear mad I began, trying to imi-
tate my friends sang-froid. .Sir!' ex-
claimed the s%aleslady, wheeling On me
suddenly and freezing my blood with a
ferocious glare. My DEAR I STAN
mered, my dear Really I could go
no further. My tongue stuck to the
roof of my mouth, and I could feel the
sweat breaking out on my forehead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
Royalty's Dress Allowance.

-
An enterprising fashion writer tells
US that before her marriageSthe duchess
of Fife had a very small dress allow
ance-about $500 a year. Besides
yachting and everyday dresses and all
the usual costumes required by a girl
Of the upper classes, royal princesses
have also to wear the costly and elab-
crate dresses which their rank de-
mands at the weddings Of their near
relations. They are, however, for
tunate in having stores Of beautiful
laces, priceless furs and marvellous
Jewels. all of which a be used again
and again On the whole, It may be
asserted that a frugal, princess may
spend as little as $4,000 a year on her
dress, while her more wealthy and ex-
travagant sister may find her dress
bills amount to ten times that sum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
Ground Floor Bedrocns..

q ~, .ts. r. 4n rW-'sIE
There is danger in the porous char-.
acter Of plaster ceilings. which, aretf
often very thin, indeed. The ordinary
ceiling is "only q porous diaphragm
permeable by gases With consideraha u
freedom" The vitiated air. Of. sitting.
rooms, therefore, frequently hnda, it,
way into bedrooms. The British lfndi4
cal Journal asks any skeptic to, COM
pare his bodily and mental sensations,
after sleeping in such room andiin,
one situated over . similar room we'll
ventilated, and not occupied or tllnmr
mated by gas during the evening" Tho.
remedy, It says. ts to have bedroomA
on the ground floor, and living, work
ing and cooking rooms upstairs. Bnt
how about noise?-London Chronicle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
BURoLAR,s TOOLS IN HIS LEO
A Crlminaa's Nsvsl way & Conssaaias
. Saw md ChissL

A CrlminAa's News Way Of Conssslias
. Saw and Chissl.
IT wal never 30 puzzled in my life"
said a detective the other day, ''as !
was one time when I was guard In the
old. Second street jail" Here hs
stroked his chin meditatively and put
on that wise look that only q sleuth
can assume. I'VE had a prisoner named
Red Murphy, who was awaiting trial
for burglary. went down n morn
ing and found that he was about to
take French leave. He had sawed two
bars out Of his cell and in a short time
would probably have made good his
escape. I put him in another cell after
searching him thoroughly. ! found
nothing on him, and then I searched
his former cell, and found nothing
there with which he could have sawed
the bars. I also scraped the walls of
the cell to see If he had concealed q.
saw under some soap. The next morn
ing. I went down a little earlier and
found that Murphy had repeated his
act of the former night, Again I gave
him a thorough going over, and still
discovered nothing on him. 7 began to
get mystiaed, and could find nothing
tangible to verify a belief that J had,
that some one must have passed bin
a saw and then got 1t back again after
it had been used. I took him out Of
that cell and placed him In another
with a like result. After I had repeat
ed this changing about several times
and searched him daily, I went home
n night and spent half of the night
in formulating a plan to catch MT.
Murphy. The idea popped into my
Uranium that Murphy was known
among his confreres as 'Peg-leg, Muir
ply, and I determined to remove his;
wooden leg. The next morning I apA
peared in his cell bright and early, and
Murphy greeted me with, so you are
going to search me again?' informed
him that I should, and that I believed
that this time my efforts would; be-
crowned with success. Take OF your
Leg I demanded. Great Scott!' he ex-
claimed, you are trying a new game
on me- He sat down and slowly I'M
dia the wooden stump and passed It
to me. I examined it closely and made
up my mind that it was not as solid
as it looked. I lifted up the pad which
the stump of the limb set in, and there
found a piece of leather tackled yer
the top like a hinge. Lifting that up;
sure enough, I found that 1t had been
bored, and in the hollow I found q
fine kit of burglars tools. The mys-
terry was solved."-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
VIC Mai. Point.

Yes, my DEAR" said a New York
man to his eighteen-year-old daughter.
II wish you would do your best to
captivate the heart of our goodman.
"And elope with him, papa"
eyes, my dear"
"Ah, I see; you dear, cute papa! YOU
want all the papers to say I am a fas-
chatting beauty and a reigning BELLE
"Well that would help a little; but
that is not the main point"
What is it, then, papa?"-
''Why the papers will all say you are
the daughter Ola millionaire, and that
will enlarge my credit. See! Now, you
run cut to the stable; that's q good
girl."-Ohio State Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20
ing and exactly fitting the breech of

ling and exactly fitting the breech OF
the gun.
The method of exploding the shrap-
mel is interesting. At its upper end the
projectile has a funnel shaped open
ing, whence a tube extends down to the
bursting charge. In this opening is
screwed the fuse which causes the ex-
plosion in the shell itself. This is a
gem of mechanical skill and works
with clockwork accuracy. It can be
used either az a percussion fuse or q
time fuse. If the former, it will cause
the shell to burst by impact, q needle
in the tip igniting the explosive and
scattering a shower of bullets and
broken shell in all directions. Percus-
sion fuses are used against q solid
target, such as a wall or fortified
house, while the time fuse is employed
against troops in the open with little
or insignificant intrenchment. When
this is so. a simple manipulation OF
the gunner ignites a ring Of slow
burning substance in the shell which,
at a certain time after 1t has left the
gun, will ignite the explosive and
shower its leaden rain on the enemy.
The pieces of shell and bullets thus
set free and exploding in the air re-
tain the same velocity the shell had
at bursting. 1t is easy to imagine the
terrible way In which such a charge
will tear up. the ranks Of an enemy.
What a wonderful piece of mechanism
the time fuse is will be clear from the
fact that gunners are able to deter
mine within a yard or two just where
it will explode, Notwithstanding the
tremendous rate at which 1t whistles
through the air.
Case shot is less often used than
shrapnel. It is looked upon as the last
resort of a battery threatened by in
fantry or cavalry at close quarters and
is not effective beyond q range Of 500
yards. It is made up Of 300 shot
packed in a case Of sheet tin, which
breaks into pieces when the gun ts first
fired, scattering the bullets In all d.
rections, and not carrying its bullets
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

Age has nothing to do with the mat
ter, for the queen Of Italy spends far
more than does her beautiful young
daughter-in-law, the crown princess of
Naples. The empress of Russia, who,
more than any other Europeanprincess,
is able to indulge her widest fancies,
dresses with the greatest simplicity.
In the daytime she mostly wears
tailor-made coats and skirts, and in
the evening favors the purest white
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-20

I know I must have looked the picture
of helpless inbecility. What do you
mean by calling me your dear and
things like that?' demanded the en-
ragged amazon. What earthly reply
could I make? I did the only thing
possible got up and sneaked out, ex-
pecting every minute to feel a police
man grab me by the collar. So, as I
said before, unless you have the way
about you, you might az we'll put up
with these little annoyances. The fac
ulty Of blandly blufing ones fellow be-
ings is something that can't be ac-
quired.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
Graf.