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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
japan Anxious.

Japan is alarmed over the emigration
Of many of her residents to this coun'
try who are lured here by misrepre-
sentation. This is like the misrepre-
sentation which delude people into be-
lieying that any other medicine Is
equal to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
for stomach disorders. 1t will cure In
digestion, constipation and dyspepsia.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
MODERN MOTHER GOOSE.

I had a little auto,
Twas in the latest style;
l lent it to a lady
To ride a little while.
She bumped it,
She Jared it,
She rode it in the mire;
l wouldn't lend my auto now
For twenty ladies' hire!
-New York World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Dairy Notes.

Dairy Notes.
All wooden vessels that hold butter
should be carefully washed in brine
and all parchment paper used aroun
butter should be soaked in brine. Com
mission men claim that much of the
mouldy butter in the market is. due
to the fact that tubs and pals are not
soaked enough before being used and
that parchment paper is sometimes not
soaked at all. It is the. little things
that count immensely in the butter
market.
Friends of honest butter regret that
the Grout bill failed to pass at the
session of congress just closed. Every
obstacle was put in the way of its
consideration by its opponents. who
kboasted that If it got through the house
! at all it would be 10 late that it could
not pass the senate. They delayed its
consideration in committee by every
known trick. The friends Of the bill
Wound it impossible to get 1t acted on,
but did get through a motion to make
it a special orderffor the third day If
the next session Of congress. The
butter men have made a good fight,
and it is probable that this bill, or
some modification of it, will ultimate
ly be passed.
Every farmer that makes butter for
market should arrange to have a sup
ply Of ice for use each summer. There
. are few farms in. the north where a
supply of ice is not obtainable. It will
cost little to construct a house that
will hold ice and keep it well. Saw
dust is quite plentiful and may be
used for more than n year. This
supply of ice will prove financially
valuable. as 1t will enable the maker
of the butter to reduce the cream to a
temperature at churning time where 1t
will make a butter OF good grain.
After the butter is made 1t can be kept
perfect till sold. Where it is de-
sired to build up a private trade ice
will prove a very great help.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Glad of His Crime.

Glad of His Crime.
Dear me! she said, l wonder what
has become of that household journal.
He didn't say a word.
There was another recipe in it that
I wanted to try.
He smiled, for now he vas assured
that he had done wisely when he
burned it up.-Bloomington Panta-
graph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Soldiers, Homestead Claims.

The friends of the veterans of the
Civil War are complaining Of the I'M
fortunate delay of the General Land
Office in acting on the applications Tor
soldiers additional homestead rights.
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress who are friendly to the old SOL
diers alhould inquire into this matter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
The Parsons Revenge

The PNFBOh'H
1t had been the custom of an Atch-
ison man all his life to time his preach
er at church, and when the preacher
had talked thirty minutes the Atchison
man thought it long enough, and got
up and walked out. He died recently.
and the preacher took advantage OF
the fact that the knocker on long SER
mons couldn't get away, and preached
a funeral sermon lasting an hour and
fifteen minutes.-Atchison Globe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Too Much for the Professor's Nerves.
"What made Prof. Founder ring the
bell and dash off the car in such
haste?"
"Oh, he told me that he couldn't
stand it to see those three women
chewing gum and not keeping time
Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Convention.

II reckons we'd better get up soma
agitation on de subjeck?" said Mr..
Erastus Pinkley.
Whats de subjeck?" inquired Mr..
aluminium Thompson.
"Dese yere eclipses. Whenever dar's
an eclipse dey tells me all de chickens
goes to roos'. right in de middle er de
day. An if dat's de case les hab mo-
eclipses. rs tired O. dis waitin roun'
till l an 2 o'clock in de mawnin'."-
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Ladies Can Wear Shoes.

Ono size smaller after usingAllen's Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe ~stores,
SSc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad.
dreas Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Read the Advertf.ements.

Read mtbe
You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing story, and will
help you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

We doubt it there is a better single
grain feed for poultry than oats. We
see that in one of the poultry journals
a writer is advocating it al a brand
new idea, and is advising others to try
it. His articles seem to have met with
some criticism. the critics declaring
that oats r very dangerous, as the
sharp hulls will penetrate the thin
membrane of the crop. It is very
strange that such opinions are held by
poultry raisers anywhere. We can
conceive of such an accident II the oats
are fed when the fowls are very hun
cry and water given afterwards. But II
fed in any reasonable circumstances
the oats can do only good. The writer
has fed oats for years and to all ages
Of fowls and never had a mishap. Oats
are as valuable for chicks as for colts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Moving Away from 1t.

he decayed<' old colonel had twice
ked his traps and calamities and
.antly trekked frontierward to
escape the encroachments of advance
ing civilization.
To him the old friend:
"Well, colonel, still trying to keep
the wolf from the door,"
Howled the colonel:
wolf? No, begad! Golf!!"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Artistic Athletics

"That MA you sent up to clean
house is awfully stylish, Harry"
"Dces he wear a silk hat?"
"No but he beats the carpets with a
golf tick.'-Indianapolis. Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Taking in Boarde,

TaKlnk IN bOHruers.
Mrs. Smythe-What is poor Mrs. Per
kins going to do, now that her husband
is dead?
Snythe-Take in boarders.
Mrs. Smythe-No? Why, she can't
cook"
Shy the-Precisely. Didn't l say that
she wa going to take them in?-Har-
lem Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

On u Level With thePekin Joke.
"Were you down South during the
recent solar eclipse?"
Eyes; and l saw something funny"
"What was that?"
"Why, men who had been smoking
tobacco all their lives were smoking
glass Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

"Well, our window exhibit is mr.
ranged so that all the women will
crowd up and look at it."
"How have you fixed it?'
"Tve put out a placard, fresh
paint indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Poultry Notes.

There are constantly going the
rounds Of the papers most astonishing
estimates as to the volume of the
poultry industry in this country. We
hear speakers at farmers institutes
glibly reel of the statistics as to our
poultry products, and an uhsophisti-
Gated listener would suppose the sta
tistics to be worth something. But
they are not. Poultry estimates are
the widest kind of guesses taking the
country as a whole. In some Of our
large produce centers it is not difficult
to approximate the number of birds
and eggs received and sold; but those
reports are of little consequence COM
pared to the $4,000 small markets of
which there are no reports. The num-
Der of birds and eggs that are used on
the farms cannot be known, for no
record is kept of them. When we con-
slider that there are owe 1000, 900
farms we see how inestimable must
be the poultry produce disposed OF on
those farms. But to illustrate the way
in" which statistics are made: One
writer says: when we compare the
most careful statistics that can be
compiled. we are astonished at the
magnitude of the figures. for we find
that the combined product of eggs and
poultry as an article Of food. from a
commercial standpoint, alone, amounts
to the enormous sum of 500, 000. 900.
Now, when we add to this the number
of live fowls in this country. about
$50, o 600, at an average value of
81 each, which is q fair valuation of
the whole: that is. placing all of the
standard varieties of fancy-bred poul-
try with the common grade laying
stock of the whole country; thus. the
live fowls plus the commercial poultry
and eggs, amounts to 1.000,0 DOC, 000."
We can but regard such figures as
most extravagant. Instead Of 81 per
fowl the estimate should be Is cents
per fowl; for the proportion of high
priced fowls in the country, compared
to the whole number is Insignificant.
The estimate Of $50. 900, 900 live fowls
is entirely guesswork. We have at
the present time no poultry statistics
snas are worm snA
.o., .h,,,+ . ,e, low.
W.. som ~ % . ! aar ~ and - ~ seams
wv .se soa - 49,, AI p,t q nav
LII sa In ns una ae,,ht,.ss aoas p,+
eas.ly naPpen anu uouo.leee uoe -.
N&uoes nut lnuica'e 'auy go
pXwer' nut ratnei q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Surely, half the world must be blind;
they can see nothing unless it glitters.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Mr.. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething. softens the gums, reduces IN
0amnation. allays pain. cures wtnd collie. &c Q bottle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Rape sor Sheep

R0p0 Tor Sheep
We would like the opinions Of some
Of our readers on the best way Of SOW
ing rape for sheep pasturage. We are
told hat where it is sown broadcast,
the plants grow up spindling, but
where carefully drilled in and thinned
a much larger bulk can be raised on
the same area Of land. Some Of our
readers are raising rape for sheep and
we hope to hear from them. A postal
card can contain much information Of
value to other farmers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Wild Man Nearer Home.
"What a %heathenish lot these Chinese
boxers are"
"Oh, l don't know; there's that st.
Louis mob."-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

P's Cure is the best medicine We ever used
affections of the throat and lungs.-WA.
O. EnpsLEY, Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

The Onion Thrips.-The effect Of
this insect ON the onion IL kaown as
the white blast" BY its attack the
tops Of the onion become prematurely
whitened and shrivel. up. It Is said
that IL we have. at the time Of the ap-
pearance Of the insect. drenching
rains. there Is little danger Of great
damage being done. It works best In
drouth. A spray, Of whale oil soap 70
luton will destroy the pest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Don't drink too much water when cycling.
Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit Is an excellent sub
0ntuto.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
irritation in Rersl..

!: Irritation is Of the utmost import.
anae in Persia, as cultivation depends
upon it, and water is extremely dear.
It has been suggested that artesian
we'll manufacturers might ind an. s1-
cellent opening once that the success
Of these wells was assured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

The shorthorn breed Is noted for
beef form, early maturity and thrift
under a.varisty Of conditions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Truth, when witty, is the wittiest Of
all things.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Inv a mans vices have at first
nothing worse than good quail
hun wild.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS Eop
OUR RURAL READERS.

how succassful Farmers Operate Thi.
Department Of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

The fsvortte for restoring life and color to the hal,
isPARKER's HAZE BALsAA.
HHpxRooRns. the best cure for CORN. l5cts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

: Nothing in the world is lawless ex-
cept a slave.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Not Exactly Alike.

MOI ExeNtly AII10s
There's another difference between
a genius and a lunatic."
What's that"
IA crazy person never wonders
where he's going to ret his next meal"
indianapolis journal. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

: Human nature sets a man up as a
Judge of his neighbors.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Cure that DandruR
BY using Coke Dandru6 Cure. We guar
anrtee it to cure or refund the money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Doing Finely.

I Doing Finely.
yer daughter setttn' along in
It'd high school, RAFFERTY," asked MI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Csrter's Ink 10 Used BY tho
greatest railway systems Of the United Statea
They would not use 1t II 1t wasn't the best.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Halls Catarrh euro
|aken internally. Price, 75c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Science sees signs; poetry the thing
signified.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
From . to Foot.

Mrs. .Noozy-"she has a .full-leneth
mirror in her boudoir. What do you
think of that?"
Mr.. Noozy-"Oh, woman-like, I sup
pose she wants to see everything that's
going on."-Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Washing a pig will not make 1t stop
liking mud.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

girls who make the famous
I of Valencia are paid about 25
5 per day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Eases
vt is the only cure for Swollen,
Arting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
ms and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
St-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
&shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
kes, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
Is Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

j. H. R1NDLAUB, Specialist,
! Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
1 Fargo, N. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

krting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
ms and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
S-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
sshoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
kes, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
Is Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Ia man is made of dust that may
{ain why so, many men are always
J. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. ID.
hnish girls who make the famous
of Valencia are paid about %
per day.
Halls Catarrh Cure
kaken internally. Price, 75c. Z.
Inv a mans vices have at first
nothing worse than good quail
hun wild.
BIS Cure is the best medicine We ever used
hanections Of the throat and lungs.-WM.
O.. EHDsLEY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900.
Surely, half the world must be blind;
they can see nothing unless it glitters.
Mrs. Winslow.s Soothing syrup.
For Children teething. softens the gums, reduces IN
oammation. sllays palm. cures Wind collie. Csc Q bottle
! Human nature sets a man up as a
Judge of his neighbors.
~1.-A>~a. - 1> sY.>.H be <NAA
greatest railway systems of the United stateA
They would not use 1t II 1t wasn't the best
Washing a pig will not make it stop
liking mud.
Cure that DandruR
bv using Coke Dandruf Cure. We guar
antee It to cure or refund the money.
Nothing in the world is lawless ex-
cept a slave.
The fsvorite for restoring life and color to the hair
n PARKHR's HAIR BALsAM.
HapxRooRns. the best cure for CORN. lscts.
Truth, when witty, is the wittiest Of
all things.
Don't drink too much water when cycling.
Adams Pepsin Tuta Fruit Is an excellent sui.
odtute.
Science sees signs; poetry the thing
signiied.
Div WuE AT
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

La man is made of dust that may
2ain why So many men r always
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

CURE SICK HEADACHE.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
Nearing Its Close.

The days of 1900 are nearly to
a close, and the year will soon
be part of the past, and
as a tale that is told. 1t has
brought it's light and it's dark
ness, its seed time, it's harvest,
it's joys and it's sorrows, like all the
years that went before and as all
will that are to come. Its mem
cries, its influences, have gone
into millions of souls, and will be
living and fresh when the histor-
ic page, and the marble by which
art tries to prevent human rec
cords from decay, have moulder-
ed back to dust. The ushering
in of another year in a few short
days will be consummated, and
again the same round of months
and weeks and days will be gone
over, but not by all who are now
enjoying the blessing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
School Reports. ,

Morton's Point school-Levi p.
Morton, teacher, third month
Number enrolled, 33; attended
every day, Grace Wink, Louie
Morton, Sadie Former, Blanche
Wink, Jessie Wink, Bertha Truax,
Minnie Strait, Maggie Mellott,
Stella McIlnay, Ida Bard, Nellie
Morton, Harry Wink, Howard
Strait, Irwin Garland, George
Wink, Ira Former, John Morton,
Thomas Morton.
Forest Dale school-Lorenzo
Truax, teacher 5hird month
ending December1S, 1900. Enroll
ed, 80, average attendance, 26,
Honor roll; 3 Verda Decker, Rus
sci Decker, Cora Strait, Palmer
Strait, Lenora Mellott, Hixon
Strait, Edna Mellott, Lee Decker,
Grace liam, clyde McLa ughlln,
Daisy Strait, Lois Decker, VIM.
Mellott, Harry While, Ellen Desh-
ong, Speer Strait,
Locust Grove school-D. c..
Hart, teacher. Third month end
ing December 18th. Number of
pupils enrolled 81; average attend
ance 10; per cent. of attendance
90; pupils not missing any days:
Achsah Plessinger, Retta Hixon,
Jessie Layton, Julia Mellott, Mat
tie Garland, Roy Plessinger, Les
lie Hart, Logue Mckee, Ross
Garland, and Willard Plessinger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
TnHnmnnn In Chinn.

The belief in the potency Of charms,
etc, Is very widespread among the low
er class Chinese and the Shans in parts
of Yunnan. The latter in particular
have all kinds of amulets to ward off
evil, the gem of their collection being
one which confers invulnerability on
the wearer. This useful quality may
also be obtained, | was Informed, by
undergoing very painful process Of
tattooing During my trip was shown
q dragons nest" which looked like a
bit of the horsehair stuffing from a for
elgn saddle, guaranteed to render the
purchasers house safe from fire, and a
''female deer's horn" which would ena-
BILE the fortunate owner to walk a great
distance without fatigue.
Not being a landed proprietor or u
professional sprinter, | had no use for
these things, and though entered into
negotiations with several people for
the talisman which would render me
invulnerable none of them was willing
to stand the test of western skepti-
cism-a revolver at 80 paces-even
though | offered them an enormous
sum and handsome funeral in case Of
accident.-Geographical Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
Murder and Suicide in Hopewell.

Hopewell, Bedford county, was
the scene of a tragedy on Monday
night of last week when A. S.
Metzger of Newark, N. j., shot
and killed his wife, nee Annie
Carruthers, an actress. and then
turning the weapon on himself,
took his own life. The murdered
actress, whose stage name was
Elsie Dinsmore, was the leading
woman in the Frank Davidson
Theatrical Company, which be-
gan three night engagement at
that point Monday. Mrs. Metz
ger had been travelling with the
company for the past twelve
weeks, and Metzger joined the
company at Bedford on Thurs
day last, because he could not be
reconciled, he said to his wife's
travelling alone with theatrical
company On Monday morning
he received telegram urging
his return to his business, that
of a manufacturer of stained win
dow glass, at Newark, at once.
He decided to leave in the after
noon, and, accompanied by his
wife, he went to the station.
There his companion bid him
good-by. Metzger arrived at
Huntingdon about 6 O'Clock, and
instead of continuing his journey
eastward, took a train back to
Hopewell. Reaching that point,
he made his way 80 the hotel and
concealed himself in his wife's
room, while she was absent at the
entertainment.
Mrs. Metzgar returned from
the opera house about II O'clock,
went to her room and retired.
Between 1 and . O'Clock screams
and shots were heard. Persons
in the hotel responded. The door
of the room was locked and when
it was broken down both bodies
were found lying in pools of blood.
There were two bullet wounds in
the woman's head and she died in
ten minutes. Metzgar had com
mitted suicide by shooting him
self in the temple.
Metzgar had visited the woman
while the company was in Bed
ford, and the couple seemed very
aflectionate. 1t is said that the
refusal of the actress to give up
stage life was the cause of the
murder. From letters and pa
pers among the woman's effects
evidence was found that she was
married to Met2gar on Septem-
ber 1st last. Prior to her mar
riage she resided in Buffalo, N. Y