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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

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ter is good enough to admit that there
are natures which seem rebellions to
every "interview' Of this kind. Science
has heard Of the s Of an English
man, born in 1888, whose delicate APP
pearance made all the doctors give.
him up when he wal in his cradle. His
chest was SO narrow, says the report,
that he seemed to have difficulty In
breathing. Well. this young mort
bund, condemned by the doctors to die
in short order, died in 1851, at the age
of 169.z He saw the reign Of. ten kings.
Secundi Hango. consul OF Venice at
smyrna. measured only A~fty-sevenl.
.centimetersA around the Ghest, 4 \ one
or his lungs vas diseased. Neverthe-
less he Lived to the ase Of 11b years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
GAME HORSE.
Galloped Home. with a ''rwitch" on L

Galloped Home with q ''Twitch" on His
Nose.
1--WE seen many a thing on race
tracks, but I think the greatest race l
ever saw was at New Orleans d few
years ago." remarked a track follower
the other day. 1t was several years
ago at New Orleans, and n of the best
horses to bet on was Duke of Milpitas,
owned by Aid. Carey of Chicago. But
he was a rogue, and whenever he took
it into his head to run no one could
beat him, but if he sulked nothing
could bulge him. On this particular
day he was a warm favorite, az the dis
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
TIE LAUNCHING or 4 WARSfIp.

eign governments are weighing every
word he utters. He rises like a nan in
a dream, and without revealing any
earnestness Of manner, takes the audi
ence into his confidence, and shows
with what dignity and clearness a
statesman can think aloud.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

A Bright Sunday school Teacher.
"Can you tell me-" asked a Sunday
school teacher Of a little boy, why.
the Israelites made a golden calf"
because they didn't have gold
enough to make a cow" was the reply.
Ohio State Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Cranial Exposure.

Cranial Exposure.
IT wish l knew" said MI. Tucker,
chow I caught this cold"
Didn't you get n bad cold when you
changed your ~underclothes last spring.
paw:' asked Tommy.
Eyes. l believe l did"
'"This colds in your head, amt It
paw"
Eyes"
II guess you got it by changing your
mind."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Cautious.

The Brides Father ION the wedding.
day)-Here is my daughters dowry,
10000 marks. And now I hope you'll
promise me that you'll be a faithful
and loving husband to her.
The Bridegroom-Let me. count It
6rst!"-Lustige Blaetter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
I.rs. walnut Tres.

The largest walnut tree yer cut in!
northeastern Kansas was recently
felled near flaming In Doniphan coun-
ty. Its age was estimated at near 100
years, and it made 769 feet OF lumber.
The base OF the tree measured four
feet two inches. Most Of the walnut
timber now cut In that section is young
timber. 81.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

Reliable Help Wanted
either sex.) The Humanitarian Home and sanitas'
FUN Tor Inyalids and Health Seekers, incorporates
send 1ac in stamps for full informatfon Address J. H
Teitlebsum. Treasurer, East Las Vegas. n. u.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Ensland,s Armorea Trains.

England's Armored Trains.
The magnificent armored trains used
by England In her war with the Beers
will protect her troops in about the
same way that Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters drives dyspepsia from the hui
man stomach, and then mounts guard
that it does not return. The Bitters
has won in every case Of indigestion.
constipation, liver and kidney trouble
for fifty years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Bearing Up.

"Mistletoe is awfully scarce thta
year." she remarked. "Mamma tried
everywhere to get a sprig."
"Well," he replied, consolingly, AZ
his arm stole around her, well try to
struggle along without 1t this year,
Philadelphia North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
It's An Impressive Scene When the Big
Vessel Glides Into the Ocean.

He wa married five times and had
foity-nine children. When he was 100
years old he got his wisdom teeth.
When he was 40 his hair turned black
again. At 112 his eyebrows and his
beard. turned black. But NJ. Richter
classes these anomalies among the
individual exceptions."-Courrier DIES
Etats Unis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
m winter o.. Aliens Foot-Eass.

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
Is cents. Sample, sent free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted,' LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
THAT Was All.

That Was All.
Mr.. Northside-Who was that friend
you had with you this afternoon?
Mr.. Shadyside-That wasn't a friend.
That was my father-in-law.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
wedding Bell. Kept Busy.

Wedding Bells KEPT buay.
The number of marriages in Man
haitian and the Bronx will this year be
greater than ever before in the history
of the borough or Of old New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

Gfvine way to Her Elders.
Miss Oldie-Kjssing under the mistle-
toe is a very ancient custom.
Carrie Dash-Of course, dear, I
couldn't contradict you as to that
Philadelphia North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

Attractive Booklet Sent Free.
Choice Recipes for making Cocoa and ChocolatAs
Address Walter Baker 4 Co. Ltd, Dorchester, 4ass
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

that heroic little nation from the list
of great naval powers. And this fate
came about because Of her disinter-
ested efforts on behalf of ireland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

Reiies Of Clin Dwslers,
Among the relics Of Cliff dwellers In
Colorado Is one building that shell
tered probably six thousand people.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
Csc. e. w. Groves signature on each box.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

HAYDN AND THE LADIES.
Wonderful Susceptibility of the Great
Composer.
When Haydn came to England he
succumtcd. says the writer of an ar
tic.e on Music and Matrimony," in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

the chief part of the Notifications.
Thus the castle at Rouen, like the
castle at London, always has been
called the Tour de- Rouen." The
White Tower was SO called because its
builder, Henry III, whitewasheda 1t.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
The Proving Exception.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens tho gums, reduces In
ANIMATION, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c Q bottle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

know that my life wa saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.I,Jooihn, "a. a: Miller
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

mn. J.. n. nINDLAUg, SDesialist.
IarGe,-M,D
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
"R+oof of tie Pudding
Is in the Eattng.'

1T not quhat pe say. but 4vhat HOODS
Sa,saparaa does. that tells the story.
Thousands of people grue the proof by
telling of remarkable cures by Hoods Sar-
sapanua of Scrofula. Salt Rheum. Ps-
pepsta, Catarrh, Rheumatism. and all
other blood diseases and debility.
6odJ SM4qboaM
NlaZa22Z5l21MD
The age-herald., 1900-12-26

son in 1892. Justice White of Louisiana. a Democrat. born in 1S45, was appointed by Cleveland in 1894. and Justice Peckham of New York, born in 1888, a Democrat was appointed by Cleveland in 1895. Justice Me- Kenna, a Republican, from California, born in 1S43, was appointed by Mckinley in 1897.
 The court therefore consists of six Re- publieans and three Democrats. The six Republicans will not only endeavor to take the administration view of the problem, but they are committed by the pernicious teach ings of their party to loose or broad con- structlon of the constitution, but such men as Harlan and Brewer may, however, stand by the ancient view of that instrument. The court will be divided, but beyond that all is guesswork. Justice White indicated an inclination in court during the argument, to support the Porto Rican tax, and he Is a Democrat.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
A BAD PRECEDENT,

From the New York World.
 When MT. and Mrs. Edward Cudahy of Omaha decided to pay $250O0 for the safe return home of theIr kidnapped son and "ask no questions" they no doubt acted on that strong impulse of natural affection to which 99 per cent of parents similarly placed would be tempted to yield. And yet from the larger standpoint of the whole community's interests it would have been better for them to have offered any re- ward, however great for the recovery of their son plus the discovery and conviction of the kidnappers than to have paid ran some, however small, on the mo question asked plan.
 It is, of course, eacy to understand and in sense to sympathze with the action of frenzied parents who surrendeA as the Cudahys did, to a threat so terrible. Ney- ertheless there is no rich mans son or daughter in the land who is not less secure from seizure for ransom today because of the successful crime at Omaha The police of that city, however are not bound by MT. Cudahy's bargain with the kidnappers, and it is to be hoped they will leave no stone unturned to hring them to punishment.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
SHIP SUBSIDY LOBBY.
Senator Hanna Says He IS Not Aware
 That Such Exists.

Cleveland, O., December 25.-Senator Hanna was informed today of a statement which is in circulation to the effect that there was a powerful lobby in favor of the substituting of American shipping at the Philadelphia convention and in Washington.
 "The only lobby of that kind that know anything about" was the Senator's answer, lis a lobby of foreign steamship companies which is trying to defeat the bill. There was no lobby at Philadelphia at all. The subsidy bill is a business measure and there is no desire to force it through Congress. We want it to go through on it merits. It has been three years in preparation, and has been amended twenty times. The Pres ident, in all his messages, has urged the necessity of some such measure, and it was made a plank in the St. Louis platform and the Philadelphia platform. The details are left to Congress to work out" /
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
immigration This Year.

The immigration figures of the last year of the, century are complete enough to au- thorize the statement that 46OOO0 persons came into the country during the year with a view of seeking permanent homes. Nearly all of this number came from Eu- rope, and most of them from non English speaking countries In all enough came over to make State-enough to fill the upper quarter of Alabama, or any quarter of it, for that matter It. was a very hand some addition to the great Republic If maintained it means alone 5O.OOoOOO of new corners in the course of a century, 10 say nothing of the natural increase.
 ~ Out of this invading but peaceful army 460000 strong, 100000 came from Austria Hungary. 100000 from Italy, and about 1OO,- GOO from Russia. Germany furnished per haps 10000, and Scandinavia about as many more. and Ireland like number, while from the United Kingdom came perhaps 5000 Not a few of the last-named were French Canadians who sought work and homes in the New England cotton mill towns Probably about 60,000 of the en- tire number could speak English leaving 4Oo,000 to be assimiated in all respects.
 The immigrants came each year from lower levels. The Swede, or Dane, or the German Is not coming in vast numbers but instead our cities are filling up with Polack Jews, Huns, Italians and Slavs from several lands. But the magnitude of the country is equal to the task, and all history teaches that country made up of several races Is the country that rises superior to all others
The age-herald., 1900-12-26

o'clock, and keeping at it a month or two. But everybody wore a waterproof, and everybody. gentlewomen and all, had to take something to keep off the chill. Like wise everybody had to have something on every race And food and drink were con- stantly disposed of-every kind of drink and food. We had veal and ham pie, pig con pie, beefsteak pde., kidney pie, pork pie, all manner of meat pies. and no other sort. The joy of that day was very great. As to how the crowd ever got home is an- other question altogether"
 My God, my friend, this morbid appetite to pierce the human heart seems to intox- icate the politician of today" declares Judge A E. Caffee in a letter to friend.
 'Is there no antidote for this lugubrious work of the modern Nemesis, with her sleeves rolled up, ever at her work at the gibbets?
 Permit me to beg you, my -44end, to state in your own way that there is nothing but strong and enduring friendship, esteem, confidence, and respect, and an abiding faith and trust in each others sympathy and affection, existing or ever existed in the hearts of the three railroad commissioners appointed by Governor Johnston!
 T send you two letters, one from each Of my colleagues, which show that the most confidential and even affechonate relations exist, and have existed all along, between us."
 President Crooks letter Is a long and af- fectionate one, dated Jacksonville, Decem- Der 22, 1900. At the outset he declares that nOur association as Railroad Commissions CTS will always be to me a sweet memory. I have written Colonel Kyle my congratu- lations." The letter throughout is of the most cordial and trustful character.
 Tn accepting this place, sever my rela- tons with you as member of the Railroad Commission with regret" Judge Kyle writes to Judge Caffee concerning the judgeship of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, under date of Decatur, December 22, 1900 %* < q shall en- deavor to enter into the discharge of my new duties with stout heart and trust in God, and an earnest hope it is for the best. In bidding you farewell, permit me to sincerely thank you for the uniform courtesy with which you have always treated me, and to wish for you and yours every happiness in the years to come. Your friend.
 (Sgned) 70. KYLE"
 "Assuredly all this effectually disposes of the widely circulated statement that there was friction in the Railroad Commission that demanded the consideration of Gov ernor Jelks as matter of public policy and which statement has not unnaturaNy aroused Judge Caffee's righteous indigna- tion'' said Judge Caffee's friend
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
MILLIONS IN EDUCATION.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 The recent donation of s1,50000 to the Chi cago University by MT. Rockefeller is an- other reminder that the business of educa- tion does not differ in one essential respect from other kinds of business.
 That is to say modern education Is a cost ly process.
 In the old days not so very long ago, a college might prosper abundantly with a very megre plant" It might become a great and beneficial force. And, in fact the colleges of those days, slender as was their equipment compared to those of the present time, provided the leaven which leavened the lump of American life
 But colleges and universities are yielding to the inevitable. Large capital is necessary to enable an institution of learning to take up a commanding position in the social or der Education can no more prosper on the capital sufficient for the needs of gem eration ago than can the railroad business. Big figures are the rule Not thousands, but millions are required.
 It is a radical change. It involves losa as we'll as gain. But since progress never goes backward, we may safely assert that in the end the gain will swallow up the loss.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
HE 0HLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Steel Track Wauon Ro d

The experiments made by the Department of Agriculture and by the State Highway Commissioner of Ohio show that a steel runway for the wheels of vehicles on coun- try roads is not only feasible but highly economical. The matter has passed the tentative stage through the experiments that have been conducted since 1897, and 1t is now established that such roads are highly desirable.
 The roads that have been experlmentally laid involved in each case the laying of two parallel lines of steel plates eight inches wide, spaced for the wheels of stand ard gauge vehicles. Each line of plates has half-inch fianges rising at it's outer edges to confine the wheels and deep fanges projecting on either side, three or four inches downward, and then equally as far outward. These latter, being imbedded in the substructure, gave the plates rigid ity. This substructure is concrete resting on crushed stone, and the space between the plates is macadamized The plates are
 
 steel ties.
 Over such roads a single horse could draw a load that required eleven horses on an ordinary country or village road. And the great saving in draft is accom- plished at a cost not exceeding 5000 a mile and that such a road would call for less expense in repairs than a macadam road.
 There are those that think that steel roads will soon supersede both dirt and stone roads, alike on the score of economy and usefulness. The steel road promises to work a revolution in rural transporta- tion almost as great as the steel tracks for the iron horse have done. Speed lessened draft, durability and cheapness are all in their favor.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
THE SUBSIDY JOB.

From the Philadelphia North American.
 There Is no necessity to go abroad for reasons to combat the subsidy scheme. If it shall fail-and the outlook Is that it will fail-it will be because of the senseless greed of its promoters. The Frye bill makes provision for the most audacious raid on the national treasury in tine whole legs- lative history of the United States. It would confer no general benefit upon com merce and production, but would build up and fottify impregnably a great shipping trust to prey upon commerce and produc- tion for the next thinty years.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
JOHN HAY AS HE IS.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 there never was public man more thoroughly, belied by the cartoons Secretary Hay. He is represented as aping English manners and dress. He is referred to away from Washington as af- fecting English customs. The other day a visitor in Washington, a man given to observance of form" stood on the steps of the White House and surveyed the Cabi- net equipages drawn up in line awaiting the close of meeting within. Good heavens!" he exclaimed, 'who Is the Cabinet officer that doesn't wear a mustachs" A news- paper man standing beside answered: He is the last man you would guess. And he is a man who would never think 1t worth while to notice whether his coachman wore a mustache, much less to express prefer ence one way or the other. He is Secretary Hay" If 1t was left to the newspaper cor- respondent to select in the administration the officials of minimum exclusveness. of least personal ostentation, the ideal Ameri- can gentleman, rousing vote would be given for John Hax.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
THE cUDAHYs.

From the Springfield Republican.
 The kidnapping of the Cudahy boy in Omaha calls attention to a remarkable fam fly of Irishmen. Years ago there was an Irish laborer employed at the Plankinton plant in Milwaukee. His name was Cuda- hy, and he had four sons, Michael. John Patrick and Edward. Today the four boys represent $15, ,00O of business capital: they employ 5000 men, own meat-packing plants at Omaha, Milwaukee. Sioux City, Louis- vile, Nashville, Wichita and Los Angeles, operate car lines of their own and possess vast oil properties on the Pacific coast. They are all powerful men in physique, and each is possessed of exceptional powers in business and finance.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
lALFoRD TRIAL TODAY.
1t is Said That Some of the Money Has
 Been Paid.

New York, December 25.-The trial of Cor nelius L. Afford, Jr., defaulting note teller of the First National Bank of this city, is set for tomorrow in the United States Dis trist Court. The amount of his dedication was $690, GOO. One of the interesting features of the trial, and which in all probability will be brought out by the United States district attorney in his examination, is the amount of restitution of the stolen funds made up to this time. The officers of the First National Bank have been reticent up- on this point. The sale of his effects in his home in Mt. Vernon amounted to very lit- tie. Where the bank really made good part of its loss was, it is sad, in the turning over of Mrs. Alvord's jewels
 Their value has been estimated at not less than $1500OO, and the story goes that they were taken to the bank and placed in the custody of one of the officers, who locked them up in strong box until they could be appraised and sold. How long these gems were in the possession of Mrs. Alvord is not known It is said she has had them for three or four years, and that they were presents from her husband. The whole story is expected ito come out before the prosecution closes it's case.
The age-herald., 1900-12-26
THE RECLUSE.

D. J. Robertson in Longman's Magazine. Winds of the world. tonight I hear Your bugles blowing shrill and clear; Calling, still calling. Iris in vain I ride not to your call again. Ay me, and would you stir me yet To the old hope, the old regret,
 The passions and the pains of youth7 Once like the knights of old I went Riding to tilt and tournament
 With shield of faith and sword of truth. Joy sang before me; was blind To the grim care that rode behind. But now within my cloistered heart Tar from the world dwell apart, Hearing but what choose to hear. Shut out alike are love and fear, The two great brother-gods who go About the dim world working woe.
 Here the sweet air is all unstirred Even by the far-felt, distant beat Of their strong wings, of their white feet.
 Their strange, mad music dies unheard Ere ever 1t can pass the bound That fences this my temple round. Here would dwell alone, as far From the fierce world as Is the star That burns upon the brow of Eve; No more to joy. no mora to grieve For aught that moves the lives of men. An, heart of mine, what thrill thee then
 In that faint call that rings afar7 Music and laughter rise and fall, And evermore the bugles call
 To life and love and glorious war. Hark to the thunder of the drum! Winds of the world, come. comet