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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

result has been the location of Edo
raGo in the region of Colombia. now
known as the department Of Cundi-
namarca, round about the Colombian
capital. Much gold has already been
gathered from the shores of Lake Qua
tavita, and the company formed to
draw off its waters want what treas
Nre remains there.
The story of Eldorado, as modern
research has it, is this: Long before
the days of Columbus, and down to his
time, probably, there reigned in the
highlands of what is now Colombia a
mighty king who was in alliance with
the Incas of Peru. His people were
the Chinchas. Stretching southwark
from Bogota to this day can be seen
remnants of the old highway which
connected the kingdom of the king OF
the Chinchas with tile domains of his
great ally of Peru. Now the Chinchas
were sun worshipers, and their king
claimed descent from the sun. For all
that is known of his ancestry he might
have been also brother to the moon
and first cusin to all the fixed stars.
But for him and his people it sufficed
that he was a descendant Of the sun.
Every morning at the rising of the
sun the king came forth in state to
do homage to his ancestor, and the
mountains and the valleys r%esounded
with the. acclamations of his people.
Their places of worship were upon the
shores of streams or Of lakes, and
of all the holy shores, the shores Of
Lake .Guatavitl were the most holy.
To the margin of this lake used to
repair pilgrims from all parts of the
kings domains, as now pilgrims go
to Mecca or to Rome. and offer their
tributes. They came to those wat
crs as the B1ahmin of India goes to the
Ganges for the waters thereof were
sacred.
The pilgrims all brought offerings
of gold and precious stones and cast
them into thu lake for the propitia-
ton of the sun. god. On occasions of
high festivals the king himself repair
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

could be found the city of Manoa, which
one Spanish adventurer declared was
the capital of the desired country. Now
the only authority upon which the
name Manoa rests al that of the CAPT.
tai Of Eldorado is that of one Marti-
nee, q mutineer, who was set adrift
from a S~panishsship. He returned to
civilization and declared that he had
been cast upon the coast Of. Guinea and
had been conducted through the will
derness to the city named Manoa, which
was the capital Of Eldorado; that the
king of the country was in ALLIANCES
with the Inca, and that the roofs of the
houses of the city were covered with
gold. Martinez was a liar. He had
heard the story Of Eldorado, and it is
not hard to seek for the place to which
he was taken, for, far up the Amazon
river, at the junction OF that mighty
stream with the Rio Negro, stands the
Indian name, which became Manoa in
the Spanish of the, romancing Mar
tinez. Or perhaps he was light and
Manoa was the original name, and
Manaos is a Portuguese corruption 81
it. But he saw no Eldorado.
Sir Walter Raleigh led no less than
two expeditions in search of Eldora-
do, and SO enduring was the belief in
the existence of the place that Span
ish expeditions in search of the place
were sent out as late as the latter part
Of the eighteenth century. Those wnc
are interested in Eldorado as it ap.
pears in fiction should read the well.
known chapter in Voltaire's "Candide."
To us of today Eldorado has resolved
itself into a question Of hydraulics
draining of Lake Guatavita.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

I. M: Roberts Supply House, Min
essas saoo Mimi a% ,b,g saaK|; t I'VE h anG, o %sd isa {
TX the Irvine trust, our competitors
and country dealers very tired. We are
selling: Irvine, " of. a. cent less than the
Minnesota States Prison sold theirs. OF
course, no time must be lost in ordering
Irvine to obtain these prices. 1t will not
last long. Order at once before you for
get it. Do not be afraid of this Irvine, 1t
Is new, bright, and good. We are able to
mak this very. low price because We
found. a manufacturer. who wanted money
badly. OF course we could sell 1t at the
market price and make more money, but
that is not the way we do business: When
we get a good. thing we pass it along to
our customers"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

have been much thought of ex-
cept as it represented the color of
the sun and most faithfully reflected
his beams. Over the cotton cloth which
draped the sides of the houses of the
prehistoric capital Of Chicha were
hung many strands of cord, threaded
with gold beads, and as the morning
breezes swept down from the Cordil-
leras, these golden strands waved to
and fro, making a mighty simmer in
the early sunlight, and to one who OBJ
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

chilled only once, and & Il undrink-
able overnight. Bahia draws its beer
breweries, which make for the most
part light beer. A glass Of beer is call
ed ''chopps," and 1t sells for sixty refs,
or nine cents. Teutonia Halle, in Ba-
hia, the only establishment in the town
that approaches the dignity of a sa-
loon, sells as many az three and some
times six kegs of beer a day. A key
once opened has to be sold before the
day is oysdr Or else It spoils. for refrig-
orators Ire unknown. Most Of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

gold which appeal
ed to the magma
hon of the con
q~uestadores. The
fame of the sun
descended W a s
, spread all along
the shores of the
Caribbean, and the
natives of whom
t h e %Spaniards
asked their ques-
lions regarding the
new continent told
not only of the
"gilded ONE" but of
his city. AS o
ern research seems
to have determin-
ed, the capital of
the descendant of
the sun was built
of frame, wooden
houses, the d of
which were covered
with gayly colored
cotton cloth. Gold
does not seem tn
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
wxed; Emotions.

To illustrate the feeling of Ireland to.
ward the predominant partner, an
actor who. has been touring tells n
story Of an old. waiter in a Dublin
hotel. "When are you going to get
home rule in Ireland. John?. was me
question "See ye here, sor." said the
old man, "the, only way wen get home
rule for ould Ireland will be if France
an. Russia-an' Germany-an' Aus
tria-an' Maybe Etaly-if they would
all join together to- give those black
gairds of English, a rare good hiding.
That's the. only way We'll get home
rule. anyway" Then, as he looked
cautiously around, q twinkle of cum
ming and a. smile Of courtesy were
added; to tile. expression. land the
whole lot, Of 'em showed together
couldn't do, it," he said. "Oh-it's
the grand navy we've gots'-London
Chronicles.
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= WHO WATERS OF TNE: tAND OF KING oRADo

tually and as valiantly as Galahad
sought the Holy Grail, though not
with such pure hearts and high ambi-
lions. It is probable that a model in
gold of the raft, with the king and his
chief Caziques or it. was a favorite
Offering of the rich pilgrims who came
to pay tribute to the sun by throw
ing their offerings into the sacred
lake.
Such a tribute would not only be
valuable from a. religious point Of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Blood
Better Health

II don't feel we'll today you can be
made to feel better by making your blood
batter, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great
smit,re blood maker. That is o 1t cures
that tired feeling, pimples, sores, salt
rheum, scrofula and catarrh. Get . bottle
Of this, great medicine and begin taking 1t
at once and SEQ how quickly 1t will bring
your blood up to the Good Health point.
Hoods SarsapasiNa
+. Ia merica's Grestest Blood Medicine. {
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
VISITOR KICKS ON CLOCKS.
Calls A" Public Timepieces Publ,
Liars.

He Calls AN Public Timepieces Public
Liars.
"a public clock is a public liar, al
feast in Chicago" said a countryman
to the hotel clerk yesterday. "By com.
pairing the clock GRO the street with
the clock in the store on the next
block, where I went to make some pur.
chases, I arrived at the hotel door
fifteen minutes before I started from
the store, and, according to your clock,
It took me twelve minutes to walk
aross the rotunda to your desk" "Hov
does your watch compare with our
c1ock?" asked the clerk. II don't
Know. It stopped awhile ago of its
own accord. Got disguised, I guess.
trying to conform to the way your
city, clocks do business. No self-re-
specting watch would try to rub
along with your public clocks. But
your clocks are no more uncertain.
no more untruthful than some men
have had dealings with in this town,
However, I should not complain of the
ways and customs Of your city folk,
for I lived here five years a long time
ago and made enough money to buy
as good a farm as you will find in
Wisconsin" II did not suppose you
had ever lived in a city a whole week
at q time in your life," observed the
parted his-hafr-in-the-middle clerk.
"No? Well, I have and they used to
say I had the sharpest private detec-
tive agency that this town aver had.
And, say. Mr.. Clerk, the next time ]
come to town you needn't bother to
tell the house Waterman to see that
none Of the boys work that old hay
seed. Chicago Chronicle. =
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to draw off the waters of the lake and
dig out the gold which lies in the
soil Of its bottom. but such efforts so
far have not met with success. Now
a well-organized expedition is start
ing out from England to capture, II
possible, the gold of Ell Dorado.
The land of Eldorado was, as a mat
ter Of fact. much less prolific in gold
than either Mexico or Peru. It was
the use that the Chichas made Of their
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Are You, Using Auesas 'Eoss-Enss1

Are You. Using Alle.,s voss-Easse
1t. IL the only cure for swollsA.
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet
Corns- and, Bunions. Ask for Alls1j
Foot-Ease, a,powder TO be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 26c.. Sample sent FREE Adj
dress Allen, 8. Olmsted. Leroy, n; J.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
BEER IN BRAZIL

Cooled by Putting Ice Into It and Costs
Nine Cents . Glass.
Few sights are funnier than to see
= Brazilian drinking beer and putting
Ice in the glass to cool 1t. In that
equatorial country no attempt is made
10 keep the beer cool before it is
drawn In the wholesalers house 1t
Is cooled before delivery, but II the
man who drinks it doesn't like its
temperature, in goes a bit Of ice, II
Lee il handy. Brazilian beer can be
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
The First Printer.

Consul schumann of Mainz reports
that on Junne % next a festival will
be held in that city in commemoration
of the 5O0th anniversary of the birth
of Johann Gutenberg, the inventor Of
the art Of printing. In this festival
almost all civilized nations will take
part, and it is to be hoped that this
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

lower classes buy cheap wines, and.
especially the native rum, "cachaca," a
glassful Of which costs only forty refs.
So with them the drinking of beer Is
q cultivated taste. At society func-
lions 1t is the custom to have all kinds
Of drinks in q room set aside specially
for that purpose. Beer in the cask is
on tap. at the weddings Of the 400.-,
New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Merely a; Suggestion.

A. Somerville nan went out hunting
gray squirrels up in, New Ikamnx'ivi
one day last fall. A nativeNel III
place accompanied, him. After
Somerville man had; fred his shoV un'
thirty or forty timesSthe native stop ped
and looked at him..
"say," he, said, gray squirrels ain't
your size. You ought to go out hunt
ing. Notwithstanding Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
A Hopeless Way.

Stranger-Ii noticed yeur advertise
menti in the paper this morning foe 3
man to retail imported eanaries.
Proprietor Of Bird Store-Yes, sir.
Are you looking:for O job?
Stranger-Oh, no.: I merely had q
curiosity to know how the canaries lost
their. tails.-Ohicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Re.taur.nt Droye Oat Chureh-

RestaurAnt Drove Dat Church,
The Protestant Episcopal church :.
the. Archangel IN Harlem. NJ e. his
been meeting In q hall over q lests ar
ant The proprietor Of the restaurant.
tired Of singing and the chanting
opened the windows leading froa H.
Kitchen into the lairshsft. and; fe.i
them open. The smell OF the cocx:lc
and the smoke that ascelded ever.
tine the cook Was caro- sss NJ 20 toe
mush Tor the congregzl.ca. .cd t.s
church had 70 move.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
1lttls DEEDS. q Kindpsss.

AHss1O Os00s %As"uOSses I.
Little deeds d kindness are. after
All, what makes life lovely, and. de-
velop the flowers; Of affection and sym
pathy. u would be q dreary world
with nothing hut mountains In 1t, and.
a dreayy life with nothing but heroic
action sprinEing from hs-Edxard.
Wheeler. &
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

A Smart Dresser.
Theodore Tibbs wears gay shlrts'
doesn't he?"
II should say. Why, he wouldn't
stop at awning stripes
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Electricitx in Capsules

EIecfFiCfty IN Capsute.
Is made from cheap chemicals, ana
when added to a certain quantity OF
water will furnish electricity enough
to light a house or drive an ANTONIO
bile. But this is nothing compared TO
the strengthening power contained IN a
bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It cures indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious
ness, liver and kidney troubles.
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from q r
view, but would
also be a delicate
piece of fattery for
the king. Human
nature did not diff
fer much in Ell Do
RADIO from human
nature in New
York, and people
with an eye to po-
litical preferment
kept the other eye
on the "'boss" then
as they do now.
One of e vo-
tive RATS was
found recently i'm
bedded in the soil
of the shores Of the
lake by a German
a~rchaeologist, and
is now in the mu-
u in Berlin.
Gold pieces, evil
IDENTIFY offerings, to
the value of a
+ thousands Of dol
lars, have been
found o time to
time on the shores
of Lake Guatavita,
but. as the region
is one to which few
Europeans OF Am
orleans penetrate
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
nntnr Hts Hest.

Patient Qn intense agony)-Oh, dos
tor, doctor, II / could only die!i
Doctor-Patfenee, my friend, pa
ticnce! I am dsing my very BEST:
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KING DORADO'S LAND LOCATED.

One of the things which seem to
have puzzled those who took the story
of Eldorado seriously is that nowhere
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Corpor.l Indo,enoe.

AuuOS0AC0s
WarrenAWhy was Corclegg,s pen-.
sion for general disability stopped!
lPeasn-Tbey found that 81 was onlysa9
case pt corporal Incidence.
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United states will also be duly repre-
sented. In connection with this fest;
val the. foundation Of q G%uutenbere
mseum is planned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

About so per cent Of. the schoolboys
of the District of Columbia use tobacco
in some form.
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orleans penetrate no notice was
taken Of the fact until re-
Gently. Now It has been proved be-
yond doubt that at the bottom Of Lake
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Guatavita lie untold treasures. The
only trouble is to get at them. One
or two crude attempts have been made
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q. 5. Z. d. -No. 2a.-.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
uer,in Bourse.

Berlin, August 26,-The most strikips ~ Il.
ure OF the money market last week vs.
decline in money rates Immediately os.v'S
the beginning of the monthly settlement ~ "a
waite discounts fell TO SIS and can i,ee,:sful
rs per cent, The bears maae .nis,ly coal
onslaughter upon industrials, partlcuia'sg, iure
shares. The attack was aided by the 'a MI
OF several small Arms at Essen ., ,n cther
OF which was to spread rumors Hug9s a
iusolvencies were impending on W shares
many of the standard coal and iron Twelve.
scored the lowest quotations lot "a bu.
month A partial recovery foiio '",,sius
the week closed with conditions ee ,. caused
Small sales throughout the Ween ..nor, Al
unusually heavy falls. The annual .ss.rnnnder
the great iron company, the w IN earn
Union, showed 30 per cent increase an IN.
ings. Nevertheless the report naS se,nonnced
favorable impression because ~ 90 ia cO0 oDl
tie decision OF the directors to raise corr
marks new captnl, a decision wnlen ss - il
cemned on the ground that the iron WV
over. .oa, COM
I The July reports OF the great cus,
panies show largely increased earn snsS,srd Il
! American railways were IN goou u0
the end OF the week. - MENTIONED
Reports from the iron districts waltirg
tie most striking feature as 70 tns rou-
attitude OF buyers The Colonge usIH. IAN mo
tends that the reports OF American IN, Gag.
duets that reach Germany are m snt repre-.
gerated cable advices for the weea corl-
senting Increased consumption Of IRON M, sop,
modties In the United States W., thereby
here that the German market wui ,a a
/ he relieved The wire nail msnu ih srs 1.
have Just held u meeting Of Eisenass greed
! Is reported that a price reduction ~"s
upon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
Anderson LocnIs and persnnn1.

ANDERSON, Texas, August 25.-Tomey
Womack Of Waco, who has been here visit
ing his parents for week, has returned
home.
w. l.. Mcdonald, Esq. who has spent
two years in Klondike hunting gold. Is
back at his old home. Wills many friends
are glad to see him back.
Walter c. Mobley, who has been attend
ing the Massey Business college at Hous-
ton, has graduated and is now here visit
0g his parents. He has a situation with
the Houston Drug company and will go
to work on September l.
Fits Montgomery and family OF Hous-
ton, after spending a week with his
parents, have returned TO Houston.
County court adjourned today for the
term. The most important case tried at
this term OF court was NJ. p yarbrough,
eX-sherin of this county, sued the county
for fees for waiting on commissioner.
court. Judgment FOR defendant Notice
OF appeal was given to First court OF
civil appeals at Galveston.
great many people from this county
viii 90 to Bryan Oh the Both to attend
the big Barbecue.
Mrs. Jim Dickson of Houston is here
at her old home for a few days.
Mrs. Nancy Buslck has gone to Bryan
to visit her niece. Mrs. ]. S. Mooring
and from there Will go to Fort Worth
to make that her future home.
Mr.. f. P. Gun and family Of Fort Bend
county passed through slre ~ ny on their
way back TO their home in Wood county
He says he has enough of a low country
and wants to get back to the hills.
r. A, Martin OF Beaumont is here Wis
ting his brother and sisters.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
TRAGIC DAY IN DALLAS.
Shooting and Cutting Afrays-sui-
cide-Denth from Heat.


cide-Denth from Heat.
Dallas, Texas, August 26--James Dam
lei was shot in the left side and in the
groin this morning in a South Ergoy
streea saloon during an affray between
John Bonner and Clement Long. Bonner
and Long emptied their 45-olliber pis-
tolls at each other, but neither was hit,
Daniel, who was disinterested bystanl-
or. is said by officials at the city hospital
to be mortGlly wounded. Bonner anc
Long are in jail.
James Boston stabbed Jennie lie Paw
twice IN the right eye today, destroying
the sight. Cause, Jealousy. Boston is in
jail and his victim in the city hospital
John Thrasher, u business man, tonight
struck a small boy on "a street car. The
bays big brother stabbed Thrasher II
the back, iniiicting what is regarded us
fatal wound. The police are trying to
learn the names and Whereabouts of tia
boys.
Gus Roepel, saloonkeeper from Fort
Worth, today committed suicide in Dali
las by shooting himself through the head.
He left no writing or word explaining
his act.
John Albert, contractor, fell in The
street from excessive heat this afterno1 n
and died in few minutes.
All In all this was the bloodest ant
most tragic day of the year for Dallas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
FOREIGN MARKETS.
London stocks.

London, August 26.--The stock excnans'
dealings continue so small that the amount
Of business done from day TO day IS nalu'
sufficient in some departments to yield quo
tations. Conditions are so stagnant a'aa'
many members declare they never knew i suoa
dull times. The elements OF the stu ala..
combining to produce this state OF tnlnss
are the uncertainty of the outcome OF NY
Chinese puzzle, which may yet sci 'ns Pv ~.
ers by the ears, the dragging out OF tns va =,
in South Africa, where the resumpton y, y Y.
mining ia still out of sight, the home aeS.
disputes and the presidential Campaign y W.
United States. All these discourage puss.s,
bat no feeling OF alarm exists, as u shV'-
by the way values are maintained.
1t is true that consols dropped nsa a Il, |,
point last week, due, 1t is said, TO seinns e., y
the unions to provide strike funds pu' NV NV.
rails owing to bear reaizations, cioseu ayy's
the lowest Americans have been ieit q. aiO N,
scarcely any business being RECORDED AN ~
changes then only being fractional Nv, pasa'
Pacific fell n, Southern Pacihc "a ana mv'i i.
ing seconds u. Most others fell on l.VIs
TO q points. Mines were generaiy Ase
ed and lower, Rands falling y point. .ua
Owing to government disbursell.eaassS
large arrivals of gold from the uniteo o'aS''
money was comparatively easy 49, H.
Money was comparatively easy a. ~ ii,
lowing discount rates: eau MONEY -, I'D
per cent; money for a week "a per CENT -
for three month bills S& per cent