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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13

explained to a man under arrest be-
fore he can be admitted, The first
day I applied he sent word that he
was indisposed, but that he would see
me within a week. When I called
again he had, burned out the inside
Of his palm to prevent its secrets from
being read. I cite this as a remark
able case wherein abject fear Of the
truths Of palmistry caused an extreme
self-in1iction. He was convicted and
executed just the same.
mot long ago l. took an impression
OF the palm Of Roslin Terrell, the Co
lumbus man who killed Express Mes
senger Lane, and l took an impress
sion Of the palm Of Molineux, but
failed to find the telltale mark. I am
unable to satisfy my own-mind, after
4 careful study Of his palm, as to
whether he Is or is not a murderer
In DR.. Perin's collection Of palm
Impressions are those Of President Nc
Kinley, Colonel William Jennings Bry-
an, and about two-thirds Of the pres
ent United States senators and repre-
sentatives.
Some palmists, at least, are willing
to take their own medicine. This is
evidenced in the case Of DR.. Perrin, and
probably II the data was qbtainable
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13
wife Of Chinese Minister.

Nine. WI. wife Of the Chinese min
lister, Is Of q lively temperament and
quick to respond to either humor or
sentiment. She has become warmly
attached to several American women.
The Chinese minister is an accom-
plished linguist, but his wife is not SO
clever in this respect. She speaks
just a little English, enough to meet
the ordinary exigencies Of formal re-
ceptions. Her accent is considered
charming. and she hopes in another
year to have added considerably to her
English vocabulary. She a carry on
a more sustained conversation in
French than in English. In her own
tongue she is a fluent conversational
list, and keeps herself we'll informed
on all the topics Of the times.
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soLEs v +
n It Had Besn Flesh and Blood the

IF 10 Had Been Flesh and Blood the
Man Would Have Persisted.
Mr.. West, a young man from Michi-
gan. who is a travelling salesman for
the Armour Beef Company Of Chicago,
representing the Boston division, was
IN New Britain this week and in pass
ing along the street with a customer
they had occasion to o the tracks
of the third-rail cars, says the South
Manchester News, The young man
and his friend were engaged in earn
est conversation. at the moment, and
the New Britain man, s%upposing that
the stranger knew Of the danger that
turks in he third rail, did not sound a
note Of warning until the young man
placed n foot on the third rail,
when, realizing instantly what had
occurred, he shouted to the drummer
to beware. Without knowing to what
the shout referred and thinking that
it must have alluded to an approach
ing car or train, although he could
see neither, the westerner hurried to
step across the tracks and in doing
so placed his foot on another of the
rails, thus completing the circuit. He
stepped quickly I'VE unframed,
whereas his companion expected to
see him a corpse, as about $4,000 volts
of electricity were speeding through
the wires at the time. A lady who
CHANGED to be passing by on hearing
the alarm and in expectation of wit
Messing a tragedy fell in a swoon. The
sturdy young westerner, who had
never seen the tracks of a third-rail
train before, did not know what all
the excitement was about, and on be
ing told of what he had done his baood
began to run cold and he said that
he never experienced such a strange
sensation as anne over him at a
moment. He also stated that he did
not feel the slightest electrical shoe.
while on he tracks. The explanation
Of his almost miraculous escape was
in the fact that he had a pair of cork
soles underneath the leather soles on
his shoes, and these proved to be SUI
fciently powerful as nonconductors to
save him from the effects of the dead
ly current. He realizes that those arr
the most valuable pair Of shoes he
ever owned, or hopes to own, and nc
doubt will keep them as an heirloom
in his family and pass them down te
his posterity. On investigation 1t wal
found that the leather sole was burned
where it came in contact with the lve
rail. The young man says that there
are no third-rail cars or trains In tn
west and that, therefore, while ne hae
read Of such things in the newspapers
the fact had never made a serious I'M
preston on his mind before. He II
not apt to forget this experience, now
| ever. The young man was in towr
here recently and gave the facts sub
stantially as stated to a representa-
tive Of the News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13
Enrll.h MIX Laws.

The English pure-food authorities
are dealing strictly with offenders
against the milk laws. Mark Lane
Express mentions two recent cases.
In one the charge was that part Of the
cream had been removed and the milk
sold as whole. The defendant denied
that It was either skinned or watered.
but was fined $40. In the other case
the use of boracic acid was charged
against several persons, and fines
ranging from S. to $50 were imposed.
One Of the witnesses, Prof. Boyce OF
University College, said that this sub
stance was highly Injurious, no matter
how small q quantity was used. He
had experimental with kittens, and
found that even a minute quantity OF
boracic acid in the milk consumed by
them was harmful.
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Of the road swore out warrants
against the men for embezzlement Of
$4,000, and they were arrested when
they arrived In Denver at the Palace
hotel. It so happened that Dr.. Perrin
read the newspaper accounts and re-
membered the names Of the mel. He
consulted his Impressions and was SO
convinced that they were wrongfully.
accused that he went to Denver at
once. secured a bond, engaged Editor
Patterson Of the Rocky Mountain
News as counsel for the defense. and
the result was that the men were
easily acquitted, and are now in con-
troll Of the road.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13

For ten thousand years the fate Of
man has looked out through the mil
Hons Of lines In the palms Of their
hands. The hands are the windows
Of the soul instead Of the eyes. Along
the ridges. the valleys and the noun
tains Of the palm destiny was writ
ten. and there 1t is read II the reader
be deep in the science Of palmistry.
Man is irrevocably mixed up with the
eternal, can neither voluntarily nor
involuntarily escape or even o%pposethe
d%nscrutable verdict Of the eternal. AL
things are. and the past as well as
the future are only local applications
used for small co~nveniences. There
ore no such things In reality as up or
down, north, east, south or west. They
belong to the mundane. which. COM
pared with the INFINITE. Is indeed q
triling matter in the economy Of the
universe.
So says DR.. Carl Louis Perrin. the
great master Of palmistry, who has
been shown favors by kings and hon
ored by academies, schools and col
leges for his remarkable, delvings into
the secrets Of the open palm in scien-
tihc ways.
Il was with Luetgert. the Chicago
sausage maker who killed his wife,"
said Dr.. Perrin, land in him / found q
remarkable instance where the face
could not be relied upon Tor informa-j
ton regarding the soul. He received
me with gushing cordiality and ap-
peared one Of the most open-hearted
persons imaginable. 1 wanted to get
an impression OF his palm, for I be-
iieved that there was the regulation.
mark Of cruelty in II, and the muir
derer's hook. BY the 'murderer's
hook / refer to a mark shaped some;
thing like the figure; o. as will pc.
observed In the picture. Nearly all.
murderers have In their hands at ex-i
actly the same place, this mark-this
curse OF Cain. I took the impression.
and was surprised at the ~distinctness
with which It doomed up.
The mark Of cruelty, as will be
ssen In the illustrations, runs from the.
ring finger toward the mount Of Jupi--i
ter. The hook Is on the edge Of the.
heart line. under the mount Of Sat-
urn Long before Theodore Durand.
the murderer Of Blanche Dumont and
Minnie Williams, In San Francisco.
came to trial, / took an impression Of
his hand, made my study from II.
wrote my opinion that he was . MUIR
derer. and. sealing my notes, left them
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Her hair had to be dressed and
redressed.

your pursuit q me was spurr,ed ~ tho
fact that you had rivals,
Dr.. Burton finished his oysters be-
fore he replied: "sYou. were mistaken:
/ was deeply In love. but until the last
.i feared to ask you because / thought
You preferred . Weather sutton. the
brewers son. When you said no. /
accepted your decision 40 hnal."
Miss. Lorimer,s eyes grew moist.
carl? Al. no wa : noble fellow
one Of whose love any woman might
we'll be proud. His wealth was his
smallest virtue H !.
Dr. Burton'sitone took on q touch Of
Saasuprerity. Then why did you refuse
ssuch : sparagon7 What has become Of
himl2,' 3 8 (
rs It possible, that you DO NOT
|sknowf There was Il ire n the brew
cry Ave yearssago. and he sacrificed
himself 10 saysSotherS! His owntsWs1lus
Eths only iSs that va lost, @g
There 49, pagses Miss Lorimer
Ehad dia4eulty ~ holding ba6k the tears,
Dr.sBnrtonsw sntsa long WITH ~ 5dtnnsE.
[Thsn ~ JUS u
IN. ad NC heayd II Nv lifS
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After Ten Years

BY Z MOSES p. A

is q busy one, and I have little time
for anything outside Of my profession.
Tell me. did you love him?" Size felt
vexed with herself for answering, but
she did so:
mo; I was only his friend"
"If / had been sure OF that, I would
have asked you again: for, really. !
was very much in earnest"
Miss Lorimer smiled sarcastically.
"And you married six months. after
wards!"
Eyes, and 1 made an excellent match
I married one Of the best OF women.
She loved me for years. She a
money and position. Both families de-
sired the marriage. I could not ger
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Eyes. ten years too late"

thing, as has always been my rule IN
life"
Miss Lorimer flushed Indignantly n
swallowed some ice water before she
trusted her voice to reply: pardon:
me, DR.. Burton, but I have old-fash-
toned ideas, and l dislike to hear you
speak so Of your wife. Do you think
she would like it,"
The burrows between his eyes camA
closer together. "Are you sufficiently
old fashioned to believe that the dead
concern themselves with the. affairs OF
the living? Mrs. Burton died two years
ago."
Miss Lorimer gave a little start,
Then she said brokenly: Pardon mel
1 had not heard. Mary never told
me-" =
DR.. Burton scanned her narrowly
without speaking. The distinguished
jurist turned to her and complimented
the salad. She smiled, and the old mar
went back talking about the business
| Of the hour with the other male
guests.
Miss Lorimer toyed with her fork
| Dr.. Burton ate his salad. and there wa
silence until the plates were changed
Then the doctor said:
"You have improved wonderfully.
You we're always charming, but the
bud has opened and the flower u ex
quisite."
Miss Lorimer was accustomed to
| compliments, but the directness Of this
one brought the color to her cheek.
II am glad to have your good opinion
she said. with q litt,.1s air Of mockery.
He had no Glance to reply; the most
aooreSSed him and the conversation be-
!, came general. Miss Lorimer took no
part therein, and while she appeared
to listen, thought hard of other things.
So this was the love Of her youth, this
man who could speak so unfeelingly
Of the woman who Cor eight years had
been his devoted wife, zone Of the best
of women" he had called her between
mouthfuls. Miss Lorimer held mar
I rage as a sacrament, not q civil con
tract, and his apparent heartlessness
hurt her. She was still more shocked
BY his attitude toward herself. "His
heart was true to Poll" she thought.
and her lip curled unconsciously. Her
reyerie was interrupted by DR.. Bur.
toms voice.
"a surgeons life has little room for
romance. Nevertheless, ! have never
forgotten the dream Of my youth"
Mary had given the signal and the
women were rising. Miss. Lorimer rose
hastily. dropping her handkerchief as
she did so. The doctor picked It up.
and az he restored It bent low over
her hand. ""Tell me, Mabel he whis-
pered eagerly, SIS It too late for the
second asking?"
The last vestige OF the old love had
faded from Miss Lorimer's eyes. She
saw the man ~ he was, In all his ego
ism and s~elf-seeking. Romance9 How
much Of his constancy was love. how
much due to her social position her
fathers money-ths adjuncts which
made her, % she was we'll aware, IN
excellent match"if She thought Of
the other man, honest andstrus, who.
ifs he wanted the earth, dsSiredit only
that no might give ~ TO her; thought
Of him with m exultant warmth at
her heart. TWAS barely 8 sscond ere
the doctor heard her clear, cold tones,
as; low-voicedSas his own hadbssn:
eyes; ten yearsslto latessysshsssaid
49, UEHI. 20
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women save historic Landmarks.

Women Save Historic Landmarks.
Nearly twenty-five years ago the
women Of Boston united to save Old
South church, Of Revolutionary mem
DRY: within two years the women Of
Philadelphia have restored %Independ-
ence Hall Of. that city. After the death
Of the poet Lowell, a Cambridge
woman started the movement. owing
to which the grounds Of his home
were purchased for q Lowell park.
The women OF San Francisco have re-
Gently endeavored to save the great
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13
q HOUSEBOAT IN CHINA.

This illustration
depicts a typical
Chinese houseboat,
such as Is con-
stantly used by
travellers on the
upper waters of
the 7 a g t s e.
These boats are.
about so, feet long,
each being provid-
ed with a huge.
mast and sail. In
- a -.L-N|M ~. HH." aL".H
the bow is a deck,
open during the
day for working
the craft. but at
night covered in
with bamboo-mat-
ting, SO as to form
9 sleeping room
for the crew.
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Hs who would
not be frustrated
Of his hope to,
write we'll hereat-
ter IN laudable
things ought him
self to be 9 true
.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03
WHEN NEXT CENTURY BEGINS
The Nineteenth CeatUry Ends at kid- night of Sunday, December 81,
 1000, Aee0Yding to This.

Hundreds of persohs contend that the twentieth century will begin with January 1, 1900, while other hundreds contend with equal positiveness that the correct date is January 1, 1901. The 1900 contingent argue that, of course. the new century begins with its nu- neral date, and go on to figure out very deftly that with the last day of the year 1899 the hundred years will have run their course. They argue that if the first year ended with December 31 ot the year one, the nineteen hun dredth year must, of course, end with December 31, 1899, and that the first day of January, 1900, is. therefore, the first day of the new century. And, cu- riously ensugh, this latter figure Is cor rect, but only in nun1eral sense. These statisticians overlook one very impor- tant fact, however: that it requires 100 years to make a century, and it calls for no expert mathematician 10 figure it, out that tue full 100 years of the nineteenth century will not have run their course until 12 o'clock midnight of the thirty-frst of December, 1900. Numerically we enter the twentieth century with January 1, 1900. But, nevertheless, we must complete that entire year, of 1900, and go through its 365 days, before the actual 1,g00 years shall have Tun their course.-Edward N. Box, in Ladies Home Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03
BURIED ALIVE.
An Indian Woman Leper Sacrificed Herself, Hoping to Save NeR
 Family.

One of those extraordinary cases that police work in India occasionally brings to light came to notice recently almost accidentally, in district of the North west provinces. Two constables, Mob bat Singh and Rup Ram, while patrol ing on their beat, overheard in conver- sation that a mali named Durba had murdered hfs wife. They took the man to the police station at once and he there stated before the officer in charge that his wife had been suffering from leprosy; that lGtterly the complaint had become worse, and that the woman had desired to be buried alive. in order that her children should not inherit the disease In compliance with her TTu- portunities he and his son dug a hoae outside tke village and buried the wom- an alive in it, four neighbors assisting them'fn covering the unhappy creature. The six accused have been arrested and have confessed to the deed before magistrate, There seems to be no doubt about the truth, of the story that the wom2n sacrificed herself for the sake of her children and that her husband and those who had helped him acted in good fGIih. The superstition, However, that the self-immoIation of aIeper is protection against the trans mission of the taTnt would appear to be s'vsry rare one
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03

John Mars of the Agua Fria, is 8 visitor 10 town today, snd like ali residents Ot the outside, IS be- coming somewhat restless over the continued dry spell. saying that the cattle industry will be wiped out unIoss the usual rains come g. long soon. Mr. Mars enjoys the distinction os being, probably, the oldest subscriber of an Arizona newspaper alive in the territory today. For over third of g con tury his Oame has been entered on the books ofthe old Miner and later transferred to the Journal Miner, and in all these years as they have flown by he comes a. round punctuslly in J anuary to sec how he stands. He is certainly an exception to the general rule of men, and if there IS any good stor- cd away on the "other snore," for people,, Mr. Mars should have "smooth sailing" when he passes over-Journal-Miuer.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03
IN OUR 0wR LAND.

There are 37 gold-producing coun- ties in the 156, 900 square miles of Cali fornia's area.
 A rattan cane has been in the posses sion of Hope (Ind) family for s3S years, passing from father to son.
 A law requiring corporations to pay wages at least monthly has been de- clared constitutional in California.
 Seventy-fve per cent. of the popula- tion of Manitou, Col, are invalids and exiles from their homes. Nearly every state and territory and civilized coun- try in the world is represented
 Boston gives its citizens a chance to' patronize home peddlers by the way it numbers licenses issued. Those for Boston peddlers are even numbers, and those for non-residents odd.
 The people of Nevada have 6 chance to spread themselves. It has more area for its residents than has any other state. There are two square miles for each person. Rhode Island is the most 6ensely populatcS state, with SIS in- habitants for each gduare mile.
 An artesisn we'll is on the farm of Charles Schaffer, at Wapukonete, o. He lately turned on the water to irrfgafe his parched lawn, and with the fluid came myriads of little fish of the black bass variety, from two to four inches in length.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03

Some of our territorial exchang- es relate an interesting story of Pbiladelpnla woman's gEeat anx'e' ty concerning the satety of dear friend who is sojournirg at Castle Crock Hot Springs. The lady fears that the Apacircs will sudden ly burst out in all their ierceTess. and no doubt mome ntarIly awaits the sad tidings of her friends un- timely taking away by murderous Arizona Indians that her imagina- ton has pictured proving around these sparscG) settlements in this wild and woolIy country.
 This incident emphasizes the fact that eastern people whe havo never visited this territory, enter tain very erroneous ideas Of Ari' zora,
 The fault lies partly at our own doors, inasmuch as we have not done all VIC could in advertising Arizona as sue really is.
 The textbooks of the schools, es' pecially the geOgraphies, describe and illustrate ArizOna's deserts ana giant eseti. but never speak of her fl ,.e farming communities, her cit ies. or h CT "tbOusand and one other striking evidences ofa wideawake civilization.
 Tho majority of magazines, till recently followed along the old and beaten track of the textbook. A vcrychcap way to them but a very costly one to us-of creating 8 sensat.oB=am0ng people some of whom don't know the difference between an orange trees and cacti.
 The Arizona "Kicker" articles are taken as gospel truths in many places, and the good people who believe such rot never fail to send up tAxnksgv'ngs, on pended knee each day, that their vIne and hg .reo grow on other soil.
 An eastern journal of high rank among the effete classes, recently asserted that Florida had the only ostrich farm in the United States. These people must he skin to the ones who are still casting their presidential votes for Andrew Jackson.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03
BRITISH BREvTTIRs.

England consumes Es,O0O, 900 worth of fish every year.
 It costs e2,O00 to give Buckingham palace frontage new coat of paint.
 The gold plate at Windsor castle is the largest collection fn the world. It is valued at s2,ooO,0OO.
 When Londoner desires to express deep grief for the loss of 8 relative he puts crape on his cane..
 The population of tue British em~ pfre is 406,000,0O0. Of this number 4o,~ 4o5,ooe are in Europe, sos, s,ooo,oOO in Asia, 45,0Oo.oOO in Africa, including Egypt; 7,fO0, 900 in America and 5, 5,s00,- 600 in Ooesnica.
 That card playing is stin popular pastime in England is shown by the fact that during the last financial year the stamp duty of threepence was paid on no fewer than 1,952, ,456 packs made for sale or use n the United Kingdom. From thfs source the exchequer re- reiyed G24, ,405 14s., which was supple mentef by a suns of e5,346, represent ing the customs duty of three shillings ninepence per dozen packs on playing cards imported from abroad. Add to these figures F34 paid as license duty by makers, and we have a totalreveRue of s29,7s5 f4&
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-03
4 CALIFORNIA CROP.

The Los Angeles Times says that about 100 acres will be planted to navel oranges in Riverside this year.
 A prominent skipping firm estimates the output of dried peaches from this state this year at 1900 to 1900 car loads.
 The California yineysrdist says that there will be about 1,40o carloads of seeded raisins shipped from California this season.
 At last advices there had been over 5000 carloads of fresh deciduous fruits shipped east this season. as against 8 total of 4,2oo last season.
 The Riverside Press estimates the out put of pickled olives from southern Cal ifornia at about 1000 barrels. Little has been said about this crop, but it seems to be good in most parts of the state. The harvest of the early varie- ties will begin very soon.
 The Oroville Mercury of October 1c says that there is ripe orange" on the editors table-the first of the years crop. The chances arc that it stays there because the editor does not care to eat it. Few editors care much for such ripe oranges" as can be picked in October. They are better in January, even in Oroville.
 The Orange county horticultural commissioners report that while the laws requiring orchards to be kept clean are frequently enforced by summary proceedings such action has never been necessary in the county, except against nonresident owners, or those who were so deeply mortgaged that they had no real interest in the property.