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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
MAKES LAUGHING TREASON.

colored Coneressmnn Offers a Solu-
ton of the Mob Question.
Washington. Jan. 23.-Representa-
tive White Of North Carolina, the col
ored representative in the house, Of
fered a bill for the protection OF all
citizens Of the United States against
mob violence, etc. 1t provides that
all persons shall be protected from be-
ing murdered, tortured or burned to
death by mobs known as "lynching
bees" whether spontaneous or pre-
meditated, and all parties participat-
ing, aiding or abetting in such anairs
are made guilty Of treason against the
United States government and sut9ect
to prosecution in the United States
court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
People l About.

Theodore A. Zellers of Ottawa, Ill, a
we'll known glassmaker, is dead.
Mrs. William H. Odell, mother of
State Senator w. NJ. Odell, died at
Wilmington, Ill.
Earl Manvers (Sydney William Her.
bert Pierrepont) is dead. He was
born March II, 1925.
DR.. McGiffert ma withdraw from
the Presbyterian church before the
New York presbytery meets.
A dispatch from Newport. +. l., says
Charles A. Sigfried, medical inspector,
U. S. n. in charge Of the naval hospi-
tail at Coasters Harbor island, died of
pneumonia, aged fifty years.
A. T. Wheeler. for thirty years an
attorney of Clinton county, Iowa, al
derman from the Sixth ward of Clin-
ton. and a prominent Democrat, died
of paralysis, aged about seventy-fve
years.
Frederick Kimbal Stearns of Detroit
Michigan a valuable musical library
containing about 1,6OO titles, including
many orchestral scores and other rare
and costly works.
John Quincy Adams Hoyt. formerly
one of the most prominent business
men in New York and Chicago and one
Of the original promoters Of the pres
ent elevated railway system of New
York, ie dead, aged eighty-three years.
Charles Townsend, formerly secre-
tary Of state and member Of the legis-
lature. died at Athens, Ohio. aged six
ty years. He had been commander Of
the G. A. II. for the department Of
Ohio. delegate to national and other
Republican conventions, and was q
competitor Of his neighbor, Gen. G. II.
Grosvenor, for congress.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
FRACTIONAL
Secretary Gage Says That the Coun-
try Needs More of 1t.

Secretary Gage Says That the COun-
try Needs More of 1t.
Washington, Jan. %. Secretary
Gage was before the house committee
on coinage. weights and measures.
and spoke in favor of the adoption OF
the metric system. MI. Gage also re-
ferred to the need of fractional silver
currency. He pointed out that at
present the demand for fractional coin
was so urgent that the issue ran con
siderably beyond the $oO,OOO'OOO au.
thorized by law, and he recommenaea
that this legal restriction be repeated,
leaving the treasury to determine the
proportion Of fractional currency nee
essary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

! Paris has provided a fine site in the
American quarter, e the Trocadero
and the Arch of Triumph, for. the
equestrian statue of Washington. The
statue is to be unveiled July 8, on the
anniversary of Washington's accept
ance of his commission as a general,
and the occasion will probably be TAX
en- to make a demonstration of friend
ship for America by the one European
nation that is our true friend, and at
all times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

1t may, of course, have been only a
coincidence, but it was still rather
curious that William Armstrong,
charged with bribery in a Chicago rail-
road suit, should be defended in Wash
ington by one of the most prominent
Of western railroad lawyers, and it was
also curious that the ex-bartender of
Chicago, a man of presumably but
little ready capital, should be able to
employ SO expensive an attorney. Who
is putting up" for him?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Nathan Hale, when led to execution,
mourned because he had but n life
which he could sacrifice for his coun-
try. The Chicago employee who is dis
charged to reduce expenses cannot see
things as Hale saw them. He not only
regrets that he has to sacrifice his one
Job for the sake of the city, but ferv-
emily wishes that he might hold two
positions and never be removed from
either.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
SAW MILL BURNED.

Rhinelander Has Lost Five Mills
During the Past Year.
Rhinelander, Wis.,, Jan. %. The
sawmill owned and operated by Geo.
Clayton was destroyed by fire, making
the fifth destroyed by fire ct the eight
that were operated here In the past
year. How the fire started iss un-
known. The loss is estimated at 3d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
SDOrtfnE Notes.

At Stockton, CAL, young Hector
Jackson Of Seattle, colored, won In a
fight from Tom Tracey Of Australia,
in the seventh round. Tracey picked
Jackson up and deliberately threw
him to the ropes.
At Buffalo, N. Y, Jim Ferns of Kan
sas City won from mysterious Billy"
Smith of Boston on a foul IN the
twenty-frst round of what was to
have been a twenty-fve-round battle
for the welter-weight championship
at the Hawthorne Athletic club.
The meeting between track teams
Of Yale and Harvard and Oxford and
Cambridge in this country next sum-
mer seems now to be q settled fac,.
Representatives of Oxford and Cam
bridge have agreed to send a team to
this country about the middle of May.
Ed Morgan of New York has pur-
chased or leased Hazelwood farm, on
the Russell Cave turnpike, about two
and a half miles from Lexington.
where he will begin to raise and breed
both thoroughbreds and trotters on a
large scale. 1t is the intention Of Mr..
Morgan, it is said, to go on the turf
actively in a short time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
From Washington.

1t is stated at Washington that the
government has an understanding with
England by which it a proceed with
the N~icaraguan canal despite a treaty
to the contrary.
The house committee on appropria-
! lions agreed on the pension approprla-
| ton bill and reported it to the house.
1t carries a total Of $145, 245, 23O, x
actly the amount estimated by the pen
sion Office.
The house committee on military af-
fairs acted favorably on bills estab-
fishing a military post at Sheridan,
Wyo., and making available 100000
for a military hospital at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
Attorney General Grow Of Missouri
has filed q motion in the United States
supreme court for leave to file a bill
against the State of Nebraska for set
| Element Of the boundary line between
the two states.
The judiciary committee of the house
has unanimously agreed to grant the
request Of the Woman Suffrage associ-
alton for a hearing Feb. 13 at the time
the national convention of women
suffragists is in session here.
The house committee on the election
of the president and vice president
agreed on a favorable report on the
Joint resolution for an amendment to
the constitution for the election Of
| United States senators by direct vote
of the people.
The State of Missouri, by its attor-
,1ox, ~oroNo1 II u C,sOHv. roo6n onn15-
| cation in the supreme court and asked
leave to file a bill praying for an in
junction against the State Of Illinois
and the city of Chicago to restrain
them from operating the recently
| drainage canal.
Senator Wellington has introduced
a Joint resolution declaring that it is
| not the purpose of this government to
! deprive the Filipinos of their right Of
self-government. 1t pledges them the
protection of the United States in es-
tablishing a republic when law and
order shall be established. -
The secretary of war sent to the SEN
ate a report Of Col. Lydecker, of the
engineer corps, concerning the loss to
vessels during the last year by reason
Of delays caused by blockades in st.
Mary's river. He places the loss at
$665,OOO and recommends the con
struction Of a wider channel.
Fort Bayard, N. NJ, has been discon-
tinued as a garrison post and the build
ings will be turned over to the sur
geon general Of the army for use in
connection with the general hospital to
be established there as a sanitarium
for the treatment Of officers and en-
listed men Of the army suffering from
pulmonary troubles.
Instructions have been issued by the
postoftice department that fac siE'ile
copies Of manuscript or typewritiag
obtained by a. mechanical process in
order to be entitled to the third class
rate Of postage must be presented for
mailing at the postofice or depository
designated by the postmaster, ana in a
minimum Of twenty perfectly identical
copies separately addressed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Happy is the man who knows that
the whole structure of society is build
ed upon a foundation of individual re-
sponsibility, and that a weak nature in
n contributes to a weak foundation
for all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
Mtner shoot. 3 Deputy! SIC

Miner shoots q Deputy sheria.
Wellsboro, Pa, Jan. 23.-William y.
Thomas, a leader among the miners
on strike near here, shot ana fatally
wounded a member Of Sheriff John
sons posse which was guarding one
Of the mines. Thomas Succeeded IN
making his escape. He d beingspur.
sued. s#
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Considering the warlike results
which followed so soon upon The
Hague peace conference Europe will
view with alarm" the issuance by the
ear of another rescript, on marine dis.
armament.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
YAqUIs ARE wHIPPED.

Two Hundred Killed and Five Hun
dred Taken Prisoners.
Nogales, Mex, Jan. GA battle has
been fought by the Mexicans and va
quis in which the Yaquis were de
feated with heavy loss. Their killed
numbered 200. Five hundred were
taken prisoners.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Boys Run over and Killed.
saltwater, Mimi, Jan. q. - Oscar
Olson, twelve years old, sons Of John
Olson of this city, was accidentally
run over and killed on the river bysa
team hauling a load Of wood. "
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

The absent-minded woman "
feels so silly as when she hands her
fare to some man who is not the con.
ductOr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Tarbintar, an Indian word, meaning
biography without wires, is suggested
as the single word that shall designate
the new wireless telegraphy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

1t is hard to decide whether a child
suffers more in not having any broth
ers and sisters, or in having too many
of them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

Harper's Weekly is advocating an
empire of the United States. This
right on the heel of the failure OF
Harper & Brothers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

No matter how poor a horse a mar
drives if he has on a light driving coat
he feels the true sportsman's spirit
within him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO ATTEND
ED BY SERIOUS RESULTS.

Considerable Destruction OF Prop
erty Il Reported From Several
Places and Some Loss of Life-Ter-;
rifying Experiences at h City
of Colima-City Of Mexico Suffers.
slightly-The Beautiful Church of
San Francisco at Gu~adnlajara IL.
Badly Damaged Many Houses
Destroyed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

If the governorship of Cuba had been
left to the politicians ever so many
gentlemen would have received one
vote.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

A political machine in Chicago is
said to be going to pieces. Score an
other point for substantial reform.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

wanted for stealine.
Miller, s. D., Jan. 23.--The sheriff of
Brookings county came here after
Roy Poole, wanted there onsA charge
Of stealing. s ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
wAsHBuRN, : NORTH DAKOTA
The individual is not punished fcl
his sins but by his sins.
John L. Sullivan might organize .
Lost a Million" Club.

The keenest disappointment has al.
ways some compensation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
RESumE # +. NEWS
Foreign.

Foreign.
The European olive crop is 70 pei
cent short.
There is a coal strike on in Bohemia,
and nearly 1000 miners are out.
A London bank is said to have Of
fered to loan 10000, 600 to Portugal.
Five French senators have died from
over-exertion during the Deroulede
trial.
The numerous deaths from influenza
have caused a scarcity Of collins In
London.
Foreign" Minister Lagerham says the
unfriend}iness Of Norway and Sweden
is superficial.
The explosion of the Nobel dynamite
factory in Italy destroyed every house
and tree within twenty-five miles.
The British museum has presented
the French national library with 4O,OOO
docun ents relating to the revolution.
An Italian bishop has invented an
apparatus to warn q railway engineer
of an approaching train on the same
track and to indicate it's distance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

The astounding proposition has been
made that postage stamps be abol-
ished altogether and that the govern
ment shall carry all mail matter free
of charge. The originator Of the
plan says that it could easily be done
by raising the needed revenue from
the manufacture of whisky. beer. to-
oacco and other luxuries. The pr0po-
sition will meet with great opposition
IL it aver gets into congress.
Some persons look as though they
we're having such a good time when
they are riding to q funeral.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

A farmer in Paxton, Worcester Co.,
Mass, who settled upon an abandoned
farm about two years ago, is reported
to have raised on eight acres this year
$500 bushels of potatoes, $4,000 Gu
cumbers-the latter from a single acre
800 barrels Of c%abbages, 700 bushels
of tomatoes, $50 barrels of carrots, 600
bushels of parsnips, LOO bushels of
turnips, 400 bushels of beets and 1,10o
heads of cauliflower, besides squashes
and some other truck ad libitum, and
all the vegetables used by the family.
OF course it is presumed that these
products were marketed at a profit.
and. that being the case, it is easy to
see why many Of New England's
abandoned farms r being reclaimed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Poking Fires for a Living.

The trades Of London are many and
SOME of them seem very strange to an
American. One occupation by which
score of Britons are said to earn their
livelihood is that of 'poking fires" Ii
Is thus described by London OK.
change, and whatever else nav he
thought of the story, it speaks well for
the Jews of England as faithful keep.
ers of their law.
by the Rabbinical law, no Jew is al.
lowed to kindle or mend any fire ON
the Sabbath; and in certain places i'm
England, where Jews are very numer.
Gus, this prohibition makes ii necessary
that persons shall be employed from
sunset on Friday to the same hour on
Saturday, in going from house TO house
lighting fires and lamps and attending
to them.
One woman in the East End of Lon
don often has as many as fifty houses
to attend to, and draws small fees from
each of them. 1t is not long since a
male "hre-poker' in that quarter died
worth more than three hundred pounds.
which he had saved out of his earnings
1t often happens at the East End that
strict jew goes ont into the street and
says to some Christian passer-by.
Would you be so kind as to come in
doors and light my lamp? The fire
poker has failed me-"
Many tip do the police constables
get for services of this kind. One of
them said that he had received scores
OF small presents for putting kettles
on the fire.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

! the resC, noticed that he was waite tC
the very lips
Strain too much for him." was the
thought in the young mans mind; nc
wonder he feels bad; that was nasty
moment, slip of hairs breadth, and
good-by to the patient"
Never saw anything like it," an.
other student murmured; the finest
bit of operating anybody could wish
to see. That fellow ought to be gra;e.
full to Menzies.'
Perhaps there was little surprise in
the minds of all those in the theai er
that day, that Mr.. Menzies did not i'm
prove the occasion by Il lecture upon
the case. Indeed he uttered no syllable
during the remainder of the operation.
and never once again did he raise his
eyes to the face of the patient.
Get Mr.. Stiles to see the case now"
he said briefly; II shall not be able
to come down tomorrow"
Outside, in the June sunshine his
little daughter awaited him as he came
down the hospital steps. and as he
stepped into his carriage she slipped
her hand into his.
Are you tired, daddy dear?" she
said; you are ever so white
Very tired, my darling" he sad.
mechanically, and his voice shook.
And you're cold" the child went on.
Il felt you shiver, though the sun is AS
hot-as hot-!w
Another shiver ran through the sur
geon's frame.
Yes, think l am cold" he said.
Perhaps"
He broke off abruptly, 81 have-had
hard time" he finished after pause.
Poor daddy" the child whispered.
Her soft hand held his more closely,
and her little forehead puckered itself
into anxious lines as she looked into
her fathers white face and tired eyes.
Loving little SOUL All the way home
she wondered what could have madJ
her father so terribly unlike himself
that afternoon; all the evening
she watched him with tender, anx-
ious eyes, pondering the problem still.
But perhaps she wondered most of all
when, as was her wont, she said her
prayers beside him, and at the end of
the Lords Prayer he whispered, in Il
strangely broken voice
Say again, Deliver us from evil.
say it-for-for all who are tempted. "
And the golden curls fell over his trem
bling hand as she whispered. softly:
Deliver us from evil."-The Argosy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

mony and settled $4,000 on the boy.
subsequently La Belle married l.. O..
Vincent, n musician and song writer
This second marriage was also a fail
ure, and short time after the couple
separated. Vincent died. Mrs. Vim.
cent then INDUCED in speculation and
lost heavily on her investments. She
sold her property in Michigan for S1S,-
600 and lent to Seattle. The gold fever
seized he. She plunged into specula-
tion again and took the largest stock OF
staples and machinery ever transport.
ed to Alaska in a single venture. She
there fell into the hands of a sharp
trader, who through Misrepresentation,
beat her out Of everything that she pos
sessed and who then melted a strike
among her former employees. whose
wages had not been paid. Many suits
for wages and other debts were bepun
against her and her counsel advised
her TO avoid them by returning to the
States. With 5000, all that remained
of her fortune, she commenced the
journey on dog sleigh, her only COM
panion being an Indian who could not
speak English. Her creditors learning
OF her departure sent officers after her
She was brought back to Dawson City
and placed in jail Through the aid of
friend she was released from prison
and enabled to return to Seattle, where
she arrived friendless and penniless.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
The Secret of snccess

An anecdote of Bishop Thomas w
Dudley reveals, in his own words. the
secrets of his success When II was
first known in the city in which he was
settled that he was to go to Kentucky
some of his friends were disposed to be
critical. You are not going to Zen.
lucky. are you? asked one. Yes i'm.
deed"
do you know what kind of State
that is? | saw in the paper that one
man killed another in Kentucky town
for treading on n dog" The blshop
said nothing. and the man continued
impatiently: What are you going TO
do in a place like that?" I'm not go
ing to tread on the dogs was the
calm reply.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
THE uNLucKEsT WOMAN.
Fickle Fortune Frowns Upon La Belle
Brooks Vincent,

Fickle Fortune Frowns Upon La Belle
Brooks Vincent.
The unluckiest woman in the world is
believed to be La Belle Brooks Vincent,
who has returned from the Klondike to
Seattle, Wash. During the past six
years she has seen more fluctuations Of
fortune and undergone more hardships
than usually fall to the share of most
people during a long life. Disappoint-
ment and failure seem to follow her in
every undertaking, but she shows no
discouragement and bravely adapts
herself to changes of circumstances.
She was born in luxury and highly edu-
Gated, During her senior year at Ypsi-
hnti College, Michigan, she met Ben
Jamin Mason, a wealthy retired mer-
chant old enough to be her father, and
married him. The marriage was an
unhappy one, and after few years the
young wife was granted divorce and
given che custody of her young son.
The husband signed contracts giving
large sums of money instead of ALI
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Iife-Sayinp Suits

There Is always fascination about
life-saving clothes, for there is. some.
how, a latent feeling Of nervousness
and desire to be provided against pos.
sible emergencies among most people
who "go down to the sea in ships"
The latest of these suits, intended IN
be used in the event o fa shipwreck.
consists of a very simple though in
many ways literally appointed cos
tune. A pair of watertight trousers
of india rubber, lined with wool, make
up the lower garment, which is Joined
near the waist by bladder of rubber.
and when inflated surrounds the whole
of the upper part of the body nearly to
the shoulders.
What Its proportions are can be gath.
cred from the fact that at the highest
part the diameter Is over six feet. This
india rubber Is covered with some
waterproof material, and the upper
part Is fastened round the chest by
means of a strap.
There are several pockets In this
outer covering, In which are placed a
convenient spirit flask, as well as re-
ceptacles for biscuits and chocolates, a
lamp, and pistol to be fired to at
tract the attention Of passing vessel,
and also an air pump-like that used
for Initiating tlres-by which the suits
filed with air and given its necessary
buoyancy.-London Answers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Peat Fibre in Textiles

The manufacture of textiles from
peat fiber has been introduced into
Sweden. The fibers, produced from
peat by mechanical process, can he
mixed in the proportion of IS per cent
with pure wool for t.e manufacture of
yarn similar in appearance to common
woolen yarn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

A woman works hard cleaning up
the house all day, and all the difference
an unappreciative husband sees Is that
the sewing machine shnds where the
organ used to be.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
Nothing to Criticise,

Wise-'They'll never get women tc
join the army"
Mrs. Wise-"Indeed. And why not?'
Wise-"The uniforms are all alikeg'--
Puck.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

No professional man lives so much
from hand to mouth as the dentist.