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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
BIG BANANA TRUST.
Prices Arc Nearly Doubled by Its

Banana dealers from all the central
and western states gathered the other
day at Chicago to attend a special ses-
sion of the National Banana Jobbers'
association of the United States. The
Object in calling the meeting was to
discuss the monopoly which is now al
most completely controlling the trade
in this country. Owing to the. opera
lions of the New York fruit trust, the
Fruit Dispatch company, bananas are
selling for almost twice the price they
demanded before the dispatch company
entered the field. The dealers claim
that this concern now has such q con
troll of the market that 1t. can dictate
the price Of the fruit in all parts Of
the country. Although the service
rendered in transporting the fruit is
excellent, the shippers say that the
dispatch companyas running the trade
by demanding such high prices. As q
remedy for the evil G. H. Robertson'of
st. Louis suggested. that the associa-
ton buy up banana plantations in
Spanish Honduras and other South
American countries and run a line Of
steamers Of its own. Mr.. Robertson
declared that the plantations could be
purchased for $500. 900, and that a trade
could be established which should
force the eastern corporation to make
better terms. Gas It is now" he said,
I'VE have to abide by what they say,
or go without the fruit. This associa-
ton is rich enough, and I think that in
time we shall have a line Of Dur own:.'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
.Photorr.uhed bv E.rth-Lixht.

Photographed by Earth-Lixht
Everybody who. loves TO, watch the
heavenly bodies has frequently noticed
when the crescent of the new moon APP
pears in the west. the phenomenon
called "the old moon in the young
ones arms" Partly embraced by the
horns of the crescent is seen the whole
round orb of. the moon, glimmering
with a pale, ashy light The cause Of
the appearance issthat the earth-light
upon thatpartof the moon not reached
by the sunshine is sufficiently bril-
liant to render it family visible to nj
eyes. Lately successful attempts
have been made, particularly in
France, to photograph this phenome-
non, and the pictures thus. produced
are very interesting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
AN AWFUL
INDIAN DEVIL"

In the town of Strong, Me-, on the
route to Rangeley Lake region, lives
a prosperous young farmer known
throughout the county as Lew"
johnson. In his boyhood and early
manhood, before marrying and set
thing down to tilling the soil. he
lived much in the woods. numbering.
hunting, surveying timber and gath
ering spruce gum. On his recent visit
to the Boston sportsman's show, he
was looking at the big stuffed panther
in one of the Canadian exhibits when
he was asked If such beasts are now
to be found in Maine. The animal In
question was a big wildcat whose
weight, when alive, must have been
$50 pounds, 1.-THE and slender in body,
but with enormously developed quar-
tiers and wide paws armed with ugly
looking claws. the whole making a
"critter'' not to be despised even by a
well-armed man.
Whether there are such cats as
that fellow in the Maine woods now or
not, l can't say" replied Johnson, but
l do know mighty we'll that there was
one of them in Perham, way up be-
yond Madrid Mills, in the spring OF
1883, for George Hood and 1 killed him
there, after a terrible fracas that took
most all night and spoiled a days
work.
1T was the same sort of a beast as
this one, and not to be mistaken for
those little bobcats, with their stub
tails and tufted ears, nor for the black
cats, or fishers, also sometimes regard
ed as wildcats. This is a regular Am
erican panther, known in our region as
an Indian DEVIL" because they were
the only beasts of which the, Indians
Used to be afraid.
That spring George and l were
clearing up a 'cutdown' in Perham,
working for Georges brother, who vas
getting ready to settle out there. four
miles from the nearest road and as
far again from any sort of a house.
We had a good big clearing and slept
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Chsckrein Substitute.


Probably no part of the harness
used for horses has come in for SO
large q share of the humane society's
condemnation as the checkrein. There
is no disputing the fact. however, that
its use adds SO per cent to a. horses
appearance, and that very few people
can afford to purchase the pure blood
ed horses whose natural arched necks
are the delight of all beholders. An
ingenious inventor, David Holford, of
Canada, has conceived the idea that it
might perhaps be less Objectionable to
those who object to ch.ekreins for hui
name reasons If the horses head was
propped up instead of held up. This
he proposes to accomplish by means
of two tubular rigid supports, which
telescope one yer the other and which
are rigidly fastened to the collar and
bride or bit respectively. Cleared in
this way the horse is at liberty to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
insect GINNING.


The gardens in Hamburg have with
in the last ten years been decorated
with white leaf naples. and a writer
in the Zoologist says that since the in
PRODUCTION Of these shrubs the common
white butterfly has chosen them for
its settling places. Concealed in the
white leaves, the butterfly is safe from
enemies. An anecdote. more sugges-
tive of insect reasoning, is told of a
spider by James Weir. It spun its
web in a sawmill in a place where the
passing of lumber frequently broke
the long stay threads that held the
web. The situation was too favorable
for flies to be abandoned, and finally
the spider got around the difficulty by
d%iscarding the use Of stays and sub
stituting for them. to keep the web
stretched, a nail which it wove into
the lower edge Of the fabric.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Mine Rats in Colorado.

Nine Rats In Colorado.
Mountain rats in the mines in Coo
fado are about as big as q wharf rat.
but they have q bushy tail like q SPUR
rel and are pets Of the miners. When.
ever the luncheon hour comes you will
see them come from their holes, OK
nests. or wherever they live in the in
tcrvals between meals. squat on their
launches and sit there until one Of the
miners shares his dinner with them.
Whatever they get Of the scraps Of that
meal they sit up and eat just as .
squirrel does. The miner doesn't exist
that would no tshare his meal with
Observation-Disclosures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Depth Of Cyclones.


From the study of clouds Prof. F.
H. Bigelow of the United States wealth
er bureau concludes that the ordinary
cyclones which traverse our country
from west to east are not more than
two or three miles in depth, although
their diameter is many hundreds of
miles. In other words, their motion
does not affect the upper regions of
the atmosphere. In the case of hurri-
canes Prof. Bigelow finds that the
depth is greater, amounting to as much
as five or six miles. But higher cur
rents blow directly across the cyclonic
and anti-cyclonic areas which pro-
duce storms and fair weather at the
surface of the earth. Some of Prof.
Bigelow's conclusions upset former
ideas concerning the circulation of the
atmosphere.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
WIRE WEAVING MACHINE.

WIRE WEAVING MAINLINE
first attached to q post and threaded:
through the several guides on the
weaving machine and continued to a
movable standard some distance fur
Their along. The several spools on. this
fence machine are made to revolve
around the guiding strands Of wire.
the wire being automatically %uncoiled
from them. After several revolutions
Of the .spools. produced by a hand
wheel, the machine is .unlimbered BY
means Of a lever and moved back q
few inches further and the same opera,
ton repeated. When 9 sufficient
ieneth Of fence has been woven a post
is placed in position and the wire
fence ID. attached tolit. when the stand
ard carrying the foundation wires is
moved along for another length. This
machine has recently been developed
BY samuel Watson Of Indiana.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
History Of Lynn, Mass.

Lynn, Mass, was incorporated a city
on May 10, 1850, after having existed
as a town for 221 years. It was set
tied in 1923. and incorporated the year
following. It was then known as sau-
gus. but in 1887 1t was changed to Lynn.
It then contained what are now the
towns Of swampscott, Nahant. Lynn
field and Saugus. In 1914 Lynnfield
was incorporated as a separate town.
the following year saugus was set
apart as a distinct town, and in 1852
and 1853 Swampscott and Nahant, re.
spectively, became separate towns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

o nights in a little 'leanto' shelter made
of poles and brush.
"One night, after we had munchel
our bread and bacon, warmed over the
open fire before the little camp, and
were getting ready to crawl under the
blankets for a nights sleep, there
came, from away over the side hill to-
ward the northeast, a peculiar cry, or
yell, that Immediately seized the at
tention of both of us.
"'S'pose it was a bear?' said George.
You know they can make a mighty
mean noise sometimes, and it is about
the time they come out of their dens,
good and hungry, and plotting cussed-
ness.'
Then, as the yells, gradually chang
ing the position from which they came,
seemed to be drawing nearer, we hus-
tied about to replenish the fire and col
lect a good quantity of wood to last
through the night. For, though we
were both of us perfectly accustomed
to sleeping in the woods and had never
in all our lives. up to that time, either
seen or heard anything alarming in
the wild animals that lived in the
Franklin county woods. yet there was
something in that yell that frightened
us both. though Of course neither would
acknowledge it.
1T is IL years ago, but I a remem-
Der just how I felt as the darkness fell,
the little clearing lost its outlines, as
the light faded, and those miserable,
indescribable shrieks kept coming
nearer and nearer. every new n full
OF a keener horror than the n be-
fore. There was a suggestion ct some
thing suffering pain and hunger, an
expression of hopeless longing that
went to the very bottom Of ones feel
ings, and mixed oddly with the grow
ing certainty that the noises came
from a great panther which was ap-
preaching u.s."
"Our armament was not extensive,
consisting of u axes and my old
double barreled. shotgun. There were
no bullets, of course. nothing but The
fine birdshot in the cartridges, AMI
this was obviously Of small consc-
ouence in dealing with a large ami
NAL.
"The noise stopped and l suggested
that George turn in while I kept
watch. George went to sleep and I sat
on q log near the fire and watched thu
moon slowly sinking, the sparks from
the IRE drifting away in a light breeze.
and heard the purr and trickle Of a
little brook a few rods in front Of the
camp, and the rustic Of the leaves on
the trees that came close up behind
our shack for we were on the very
edge Of the clearing. It had been more
than two hours since the beast had
stopped his noice. and I. was getting
drowsy and about ready to turn in
myself, when close behind us. so near
and sharp that It fairly madetmy hair
bristls, csme that rasping screech
again. This time It seemed as Il ]
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Recent 1~nvsntions.

y
In a new boat-driving gear a short
propeller shaft Ia set in the. reac OF
the boat. intermeshing with, a large
gear Wheel. mounted on a horizontal
shaft with pivoted levers connected to
the shaft by cranks to, rotate the pro-
peller and drive the boat,
An adjustable spring for baby car
riages has been. patented by a Cana
dian which can be increased In stiff
ness as the baby grows, having a du-
pick hinge joining the, outer ends OF
springs, running from. the frame and
the body of. the. carriage, with means
for adjusting the. movement Of the
hinge.
Dressmakers will appreciate q new
ly patented pair Of scissors, which is
provided with, a marking pencil set in
a sleeve, attached to- N of the blades,
withl>a tape measure, secured to the
opposite handle, designed to be opened
in line with the pencil point, to aceur-
ately. mark the cloth for cutting.
Clothes are automatically cleaned in
q. new wash boiler. which has q false
bottom into. which. the water falls
from the main. boiler. with . series ol
tubes extending vertically to the top
of, the boiler, through which the water
is driven by the, increased heat and
steam in the false, bottom
Leaves can be rapidly and c1eanly
picked up from, lawns by an Ohio
woman's invention. which: has a large
hopper mounted ON wheels. with fan
blades set in. the mouth Of tie hopper
close to the ground, to be rapidly re-
volved by gearing inside the wheels,
thus tanning the leaves into the hop
per.
A new burglar alarm has two tele.
scoping tubes, with the end Of one
tube closed. and q piston mounted IN
the other tube which connects with the
metallic contact sprfnEsto complete az
electric circuit. a cord being run from
the window or. door to the closed tube
which moves the piston when the cord
is disturbed.
In Germany a mar has patented 9
reading or writing desk which will b.
found convenient for 8 when stand.
ing, having a fiat tablet formed Of sew
eral sections hinged together. witt
braces and straps to hold the tablet II
= convenient position for use,the whole
folding In small compass to be carried
in the pocket. t
For preserving timber from decay a
Australian has patented q new treat
ment, consisting Of immersipg the tin
Der In a solution. Of arsenous acid an,
an alkali until thoroughly impres
mated, after which q coating Of sui
phate Of copper is applied.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
wire F.no. weaving Machine.

Since the use of wire fences in one
form or another has become so great
On our western plains, in Austria and
South Africa, the development of ma
chimes for their construction has been
brought to a high state of perfection.
Our illustration, which presents an
improved wire fence weaving machine,
shows quite clearly how a strong and
serviceable fence may be constructed
in position very rapidly and cheaply.
The horizontal strands of wire are
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

kept tie plant well watefed, and in
five years the willow had gained 1854
pounds In weight, while the earth in
the pot had lost only two ounces. Van
Helmont inferred that the plants gain
was due only to the water which had
been supplied. Modern botanical sci
ence proves that the gain was, In q
great measure. due to carbon absorbed
from the air.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
That
Tired FeeEnH

Just as surely indicates that the
blood is, lacking in vitality and.the
elements of health as does, the
most obstinate humor that tho.
vital fluid is. full of impurities.
Hoods. Sarsaparilla cures that:
tired feeling, by enriching and VIZ:
talizing the blood, creating as
good appetite. and invigorating,
every organ ofithe body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Good Cause 70 worry.

"By George" whats wrong?' my
wife told me this morning that she
was going to get out my last summer
suit today and dust 1t and see II / can't
wear 1t awhile this spring" Well,
what Of that?" ST came away With
out going through the pockets. I'm
afraid she may find two or three let.
ters she gave me to mail last fall"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
HOODS
SarSaparixa

1T had that tired feeling all the time.
Was as tired in the morning when I
rose as I was when,I went to bed. I
took four bottles OF Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it made me feel like new
man. I could work,hard and not feel
. tired. I recommend Hoods to all
who need a good medicine" A. p.
CHARTER, Creston, Iowa.
HOODS earsapariiIa IL sold by all drug.
gists. Get Hoods and only Hoods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Briti.h Ari.tocracy BlaMed.

British Arist0cracy Blamed.
Many people attribute their recent
reverses to degeneracy. The life OF
luxury does not produce vigor. 1ndi-
gestible suppers. constant nerve strain
and lack Of exercise upset the stomach.
The blood that makes heroes must
come from healthy stomachs. Hostel.
ter's Stomach bitters purifes the blood
and strengthens the stomach. It cures
constipation, indigestion and dyspepsia
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
~ Helmont,s ExpsrImsnt.

Al Illustration Of the new lights
which science throws upon old .ques.
lions ii the modern explanation Of an
experiment made nearly three CEN
turtles ago ~ the Flemish physician.
van Halmont. IA : pot 3of earth
*weiEIhinlg 100 pounds he planted q viii
3lox branch WEIGHING. hva pounds. He
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Poor Push.r.

saThat man Swipesey doesn't seem %,
be able to get into his head what direct
and persistent push will accomplish !;
That's right. His wife told me that
the. other day he Spushsd the baby cart
Into the gutter and tipped the hAbty
Out. !" Is 1. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
Reason for Il.

Somehow. Aunt Clara likes to stay
right in a rut. She can't bear inno-
~vations." 81 don't blame her. When.
you get to be her age perhaps you viii
fight shy Of new wrinkles. too"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

Mattie-'Loss Of sleep. you know.
means loss. Of beauty" Helen-'In-
deed! How long have you BEEN trou-
bled with insomniaf's
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
More InformatioD.

More Information.
Tormy-Say, paw"
Mr.. Ngg-Well?
"What is a millinery openings?
1T is a hole. 1t occurs in my bank
account every spring"
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05
( Mater OF

4 Matter OF Aeadway. 80
sflShe is SO interested in higher educa'
tion,'' said the young woman.
eyes" answered Miss Cayenne. "a
mortar board IL very becoming TO mex
style of beauty, and she kAeWs IT.
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

Send for "Choioe Recipes,"
~ Walter Baker D CD. Ltd, Dorchester, Hassx
mailed froo. Mention this pspef.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

There is a strong. resemblance be-
tween the onion. and the leek.
The living skeleton in the museum.
finds that his. loss. H. his gain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

Whye
Ragged Robbins-Dis tramp Joke
writer is our best friend.
Weary Walker-How's dat?
Ragged Robbins-W'y he's contineral-
ly givin' US new gags>te work.
Weary Walker-Dat's {. I wonder
wy sech q gifted Teller ever left de per.
flesh ter work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-05

Az . dressing md colo, ~~rsssors,, PAnkxs's Hal,
a1snzsoosss tSs best cur for corns. lsees.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08
81 Age Entirely Having Years.

On the theory that seeing is believing" John
A. Smith of Milwaukee wants everyone 10 try his
remedy for the cure of rheumatism at his eX-
pensc. For that reason he proposes to distribute
%, 900 free sample packages among all persons
sending him their address. Mr.. Smith had suf-
fered all the agony and torture from rheumatism,
tried all the remedies known and yet utterly failed
to find relief
At times he was SO helpless that he had to take
to morphine and after considerable dOctoring he
gave up in despair. He began studying into the
causes OF rheumatism and after much expert
menting, he finally hit upon combination OF
drugs which completely cured him. The result
was so beneficial to his entire system that he
called his new found remedy Gloria Tonic.
Those of his friends and relatives and neighbors
suffering from rheumatism were next cured and
Mr. Smith concluded TO offer his remedy to the
world. But he found the task difficult one as
nearly everybody had tried hundred more
remedies and they couldn't be made to believe
that there was such thing cure for rheu-
matism. But an old gentleman from Seguin.
Texas, wrote him saying if Mr.. Smith would send
him a sample he would try it. but as he had suf-
fered fOrtyone years and wasted n fortune with
doctors and advertised remedies, he wouldn't buy
anything more until he knew it was worth some
thing The sample was sent, he purchased more
and the result was astonishing He com
pletely cured. This gave Mr.. Smith a new idea,
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

and ever since that time he has been sending out
free sample packages to all who apply 1t cured
Miss Emma Calender at No. 80 Oak St. Vim
ccnnes Ind, who. after spending over 500 dollars
with doctors had been given mp to die. In Prosser
Nebr.. it cured Mrs. Carl Moritz, a lady of 81.
who had suffered 30 years. In Fountain City,
Wis, it cured Hon. Jacob Sexauer. a gentleman
of 20. who suffered for 33 years. In Perrysburg.
Ohio it cured Mr.. Mich. Muth q gentleman Of
20 In Heron Lake MINI. it cured Mrs. John
Geehr who had suffered for so years Rev. C.
Sund of Harrisville, Wis, tested this remark
able cure on two members OF his congregation,
one who had suffered 10 and the other 25 years,
both were completely cured. Even prominent
physicians had to admit that Gloria Tonic is a
positive success. among them DIR. Quintero of the
University of Venezuela. to whom it was recon-
mended by the United States Consul In thou
sands OF other instances the result has been the
same. 1t cured many cases which defed Hos
pitals. Drugs. Electricity and Medical Skill,
among them persons over rs years old.
Mr.. Smith will send trial package absolutely
free of charge TO any reader of The National Trib
une for he is anxious that everybody should profit
by his good fortune. 1t is a remarkable remedy
and there is no doubt but that 1t will cure any
of rheumatism. no matter how severe it may be-
Mr. Smiths address in full is JOHN \. SMITH,
1928 SUMMERFIELD CHURCH BUILDING
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
The National tribune., 1900-02-08

In the Senate resolution of Mr.. Allen
diScharging the Finance Committee from
further consideration of his resolution call
ing for Information from the Secretary OF
the Treasury with reference to his trans
action with the National City Bank and the
Hanover National Bank Of New York was
laid before the Senate. Mr.. Allen claimed
that the replies of the Secretary of the
| Treasury had not been sufficient, and
otherwise criticized the Secretary.
Mr.. Daniel discussed the pending finan-
| cial bill.
In the House Mr.. Sibley Pa.), in an
hours speech, criticized his felIow-Demo-
Gratis Tor opposing the annexation of tie
| Philippines. He had, he said, heard nc
argument against territorial enlargement
which was not urged against the annex.
alton of Louisiana and Texas
| Nothing has been said about the PhiIip
pines" replied Mr.. Sibley, which was MOI
said about the territory now Missouri You
in Missouri were classed rs harbarians.
| when Jefferson negotiated the purchas,
of Louisiana he was the target of vitupera
tion. ridiculc and repruach From Ncv
England came such epithcts us 'Jacobir.
'imperialist,' 'pervertci' OF the Constitution.
yet all admit now that jefferson actct
wisely"
Dir. Sibley pointed cut that moderi
methods had brought the Philippine
nearer than the Lcuisiana purchase o
Texas when they were annexed. Wher
Louisiana was purchased, said he, no MAJ
ever lived long enough 10 go 10 its western
limits and return. To-day we can hea,
from Manila in a few hours and make th
round trip in fCw months.
Those Senators who have grown tired oi
Mr.. Pettigrew'S constant seizure of every
possible preteXt and question before The
Senate to attack the Administration