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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
H DESERT BLOOMS.
All Because Q Man Know what to Do,
and Did II.

All Because . Mar Knew What to Do,
and Did II.
In the southwest corner of France.
between the rivers Of Adour and Ca
rome, are long stretches Of pine woods,
green and cool. Where these pines
nov stand was a barren waste in the
middle of the last century. Sun and
wind We'd with each other in making
the land drier and dustier. Over the
stormy bay Of Biscay came winds that
set up greatsand storms andsometimes
buried whole villages. The whole re-
gion was one of hopelessness and de-
spair. Fate was against it. But at
last there came along a man who ac-
kowledged fate only as something
to be overcome. His name was Bre-
monitor, and he was an inspector of
roads. He began fencing in the desert.
He built a fence, and behind it planted
a handful of broom seeds. Behind the
broom seeds he put seeds Of the pine.
The fence protected the broom seeds,
and the broom grew. Then the broom
in it's turn afforded shelter to the deli
cate pine. shoots. Soon the pines
spread, and their tough roots bound
the. sandy soil together. The first step
was accomplished. Then canals were
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
"oh. How Happy I Am"

HOW HAPPY 1 AN to be able tt
say that I I'm free from pain after five
years Of severe suffering from neu-
ralgia," writes Mrs. Archie Young, 1917
Oaks avenue, West Superior, Wis. u
am so thankful to be able to say that
your $ Drops is the best medicine
ever got in my life. When / received
it from you last November, l used some
of; fright away. The first dose helped
me. 1t is impossible to explain how
was suffering from neuralgia. l though
no one, could get worse and that death
would soon come. 1 was very weak
and I hardly thought I could live t.
see my husband come back from hill
daily labor. Now ! can say that l an
free from pain, my cheeks are red, my
appetite is good and 1 sleep we'll all
night. Many Of my friends are sur
prised, and, say they will send for some
s Drops" Sample bottles of thii
wonderful. remedy Csc, large bottles
containing 300 doses. $1.00. For in.
formation, write Swanson Rheumatic
Cure Co., 1854 e. Lake street, Chicago
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Big Things In Providence.

Providence has the largest silver
ware factory in the world. the largest
screw factory, the largest mandatory
for small tools and the largest file
works. Perhaps it is especially unique
in producing more jewelry than any
other city in the United States and
nearly as much al the rest Of all the
country combined. There is no city
which possesses SO many separate and
distinct shops for the manufacture Of
q single commodity as Providence does
for the manufacture Of jewelry. There
are at least $50 separate factories de-
voted to the making Of gold, silver,
rolled plated. e~lectroplated, and brass
jewelry and novelties. In addition
the auxiliary industries for furnishing
supplies Of special labor to the jew
elry factories number mor than IS.
Many Of the jewelry shops are small.
employing only ten or a dozen hands,
while some employ as high as 800,
and in n 9 1.400.-Nashville Am.
erlcan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
graved separate characters. These he
baked, making movable type of earth

graved separate characters. These he
baked, making movable type of earth
enware. Even to this day in China
the impression is made by linking the
type with a brush; a thin absorbent
paper is then laid upon the face of the
type and pressed lightly with a dry
brush. We have now the first way by
which ink was transmitted to type.
This way of taking an impression
continued until about 1474, when pelt
balls were introduced. If in perfect
order these would do good work. They
were made in the following way: A
piece of strong grain pe1t or skin was
selected, and from this the grease had
to be entirely removed. 1t vas then
soaked IA or Is hours and afterward
"curried" by drawing 1t across a post
until every particle of dampness had
gone. Then long treading by the feet
followed. Wool was wrapped under
the skin and the pelt was tightly
placed over, but the great difficulty of
getting it in order and the uncleanli-
ness Of the operation led to the intro
duction, about 1907, by MI. Maxwell
of Philadelphia, of the dressed sheep
skins or Skin rollers" as they were
called. But they, too, were abandoned,
being found too heavy for the hand.
About 1915 Mr.. Fanshaw of New York
introduced an improved roller made by
wrapping a blanket some eight times
around a piece of wood three and a
half inches in diameter. turned true.
and with, an iron spindle on each end.
The skin was then tightly wound
around the blanket and afterward
nailed to the wooden end. It was in
1917, by the merest chance, in one Of
the potteries in St%afordshire, England,
that the composition Of glue and mo-
lasses first saw the light. This COM
position was used in the p~otteries for
what are commonly called "dabbers."
Mr.. D. Foster of Weybridge. England.
was the first printer to apply this com
position to letterpress printing; but
even he did not understand It's great
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

usefulness. He merely spread it, when
in a liquid state, upon a piece Of can
a and then made a ball Of It. This
Is the only way in which 1t differed
from the pelt ball. The inventors of
printing machinery were not quite so
slow, however. About 1880 the
composition was used as a coating on
wooden cylinders: and here we have
the first application for printing
presses worthy the name of a roller"
without which printing. machinery
could never have reached the state of
perfection it has attained today.-In-
land Printer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
IN U AFRICA,

Table ountai Marks the Tip End Of
the Continent.
You land in South Africa at the foot
of a mountain 5000 feet, high. They
call it Table mountain, and the vail
of mist that, excepting on very clear
days, overhangs it, South Africans are
pleased to term the "table-cloth."
Presenting a front Of solid rock 1000
feet in height, perpendicular at a wall,
and for half a mile N top quite level,
this mountain offers the best natural
sign board on earth. Time and again
have English firms attempted with
fabulous sums to secure It for advertis-
ing purposes, but as yet there has been
no such DETACHMENT. Table mountain
marks the tip end Of the dark CONT
nent. Below it nestles the city of Cape
Town, a beautiful bay stretching out
in the foreground. On the west the
mountain breaks OF abruptly. and the
railroad skirts about it to the interior.
On the east it slopes into a billy, pic
turesque formation known as the
Lions Back" and then gradually
rises into the Drakensburg mountains.
This Is the only great mountain range
south of the Zambesi, and by noting
its location one may understand in q
trice just what South Africa Is geo.
graphically. Steaming along the east
coast from Cape Colony northward.
you have the Drakensburg in view
nearly all the way to Beira, q distance
Of 1000 miles. In Cape Colony and
Natal the mountains in many places
dip to the waters edge, and with q field
glass one may see on their crags and
peaks smoke curling up from the ma
tive yillaRes.-Ainslfe's MaEazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
A FALSE BEARD.

Why an American in Europe Had to
Wear One.
Among the varied ~bric-a-brac, OBJ
jects of art, and souvenirs Of travel
that adorn the walls of one of the
contest bachelor "dens" in New Or
leans is a false beard and mustache
put together on a false foundation and
supplied with a pair of delicate wire
hooks to go owe the ears. 1t is jet
black in color, and its effect is a trife
piratical. These false whiskers,"
said the young broker who occupies
the apartment, "are an interesting
relic. When l tell you that l used
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

the soil to be p~rospected lies but a few
feet below the surface, either on the
beach or back in the foothills.
There is but little non-producing
dirt to remove, as bed rock is found
five feet below the surface. Men Who
have suffered with the gold fever for
fifty years aver that the inland mines
of this district are very similar in geo
logical formation to the early placer
mines in California. During the min
ing season at Nome almost all the OPP
erations were confined to beach dig
gings. This vas due chiefly to the
accessibility t o water and to the fact
that little was known of the interior
mining regions.
Two million dollars have been ex-
tracted from the beach already and no
estimate can be made of what lies hid
den there. Prospectors have gone
over sixty miles of this beach and say
that in every inch of it there is pre-
cious metal.
The beach for many miles is dotted
with mining claims. The particular
sand in which the gold is found is ruby
red in color and lies in strata from two
to nine inches in thickness.
Labor is the greatest item Of ex-
pense, but this when taken in proper
tion to the net gains dwindles into
insignihcance. Perhaps n Of the
greatest advantages of these fields lies
in their accessibility. The greatest
difficulty is manifested in the landing
of both passengers and freight from
the vessels to the shore. The gold it.
self has been pronounced by experts to
be of an exceptionally pure quality. 1t
Is clean and bright, is easily retorted
and amalgamates perfectly on the
copper plates, which lie at the
bottom Of each rocker. The
specie is found in fine par
ticles and small grains in the pay
dirt along the beach. while in the in
terror and along the numerous creeks
the product contains nuggets of ex-
eeptional size and weight. These mug
gets are generally smooth worn, show
ing that they have at some time been
washed about or worn by the friction
Of ice in some prehistoric period.
This is the district into which the
new gold seekers must plunge. The
miner on his arrival at Nome may
pitch his tent any place until he To-
Gates his claim, either upon the beach,
the four stakes, one for each r Of
the rectangle. AS oon Is a piece Of
land is decided upon by the prospec-
tive miner the district recorder is no.
titled, who, for the small sum of $3.50,
examines the records to find out If
there are any previous claimants, and,
If none are found, places the location
on record.
The area allowed is 500 feet in width
and the length depends on the geo.
graphical formation. The width may
vary from a hundred feet to half a
mile. The creek on the borders Of
which the claim is taken up generally
passes through the claim. What is
known technically as the rim, or rims,
forms the boundaries on either end OF
the claim. The rim is nothing else
but that place in the formation Of the
land where the hills forming the water
shed begin to rise. It is estimated by
The transportation companies that
there will be a hegira Of gold seekers,
numbering some $4,000. to these new
gold fields within the next few months.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

them in all the banking business I did
when I was abroad a couple of years
ago you will no doubt look for the dark
lantern and jimmy to complete the set.
My experience, however, was not bur-
glarious, and the story, in a word or
two, is this: I had never been in Eu-
rope before, and wasn't posted as to
the best way to carry money, so on the
advice of a friend who ought to have
had more sense I got an old-fashioned
letter of credit in New York-one Of
those idiotic arrangements that have
a photograph of the holder pasted in a
little circle at the top of the page.
When I procured the letter 1 was
wearing a full beard, which, I am
told, changes me very materially, but
while staying in London I got tired of
it, and n day, on a sudden impulse,
I had it taken of, never thinking Of
that COMPOUNDED letter Of credit. I had
no occasion to s the document until
I arrived in Paris, and when I present
ed it at a bank there was turned down
hard. The teller, or whoever he was,
told me he couldn't think of paying
money to a a who bore no resem-
blance whatever to the official photo,
and, when I explained the situation,
shrugged his shoulders and advised me
to come back after I grew another
beard. Going out I CHANGED to notice
a costumer's shop, and was seized with
an inspiration. I rushed over, bought
that curio now on the wall, returned to
the bank, clapped it on my classic mug,
and said, Now gimme that money
There was some talk, but I got it, and
afterward I worked the same scheme
from one end of Europe to the other.
The bank people regarded it as an
amusing American %eccentricity. With
out It I would have lost at least a
month, laying up somewhere, waiting
for my bristles to break out."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Fits. s.llaos viaaic.tea.

Bob Fitzsimmons does not mind how
much he IL called q 'stitr' or q ''blun:
err by the street gamins; or BARRON.
loungers, but he resents reflections on
the pugnacity Of his latest bulldog.
The ex-champion is seen much now
Adays on upper Broadway and II the
Hobbies Of the big hotels . He ID In
variably accompanied by the dog. A
few nights ago he was being ioked By
a number Of friends in a saloon, and
doubts as to the gameness Of the
"purp" were expressed.
"You think he won't fight, do you?"
exclaimed Fitz.
He jerked of his silk hat, threw II
to the dog, and the animal attacked
it with as much vieiousness % lit
had been a wildcat. Eight dollars
worth Of headgear was masticated be
fore the %astonished spectators conld
recover their breath. Fitz then stuck
the remains on hiB head.
THAT'S the. way he .ehews up dogs
and people," he said, and the two de-
parted for hsne-New York World
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
IN, NO., Fo.ation to Prosecute.

In, No Position to Prosecute.
$50 Smith declined to prosecute those
burglars he found in his house the
other night?"
eyes. D understand Smith didn't have
on his pajamas that night, and he
might imperil his social status."-Ds.
troit Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

the army horseshoer goes TO work and
has the charger shod before he could
eat q feed or oats. "A small portable
bellows and forge enables the farrier
to travail about the lines and do his
work wherever wanted. The .accom-
panying illustration shows .oneof these
army horseshoers putting shoes on IN
o~bstrspsrous omcsr'a mount n South
Africa. e i. ~ 2s IL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Hoods
$a1'sapaTMa
9 Americas Greatest Blood Medicine.

HumorfnE the Pronunciation.
TT notice it is claimed that President
Steyu' is anxious to dissolve partner
ship, with President Kruger and so i'm
for peace"
"That'lI be. q blow. How could !Oom'
Paul: enjoy his beer without a Stein?'N
II. thought they called it STAINS
cot, on this occasion, my boy."-Clevs .
landi LEADER.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

made to drain the wet parts and carry
the water to the dry. Thus did one
man, by patient effort, turn a dreary
desert into a home for an industrious
and healthy population. 1t was an
instance of triumph over fate.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
Spring HlA'n01y
the Blood

Come to . certain percentages of allths,
people. Probably IS per cent. OF thess'
people. are cured every yearrhy Hood,st
sarsaparill., and we hope by, this
advertisement to get the other Is per
cent. to. take Hoods Sarsaparilla. H.
has made more people welly. effected.
more. wonderful cures than any other
medicine in the world. Its strength
as a,blood purifier is demonstrated ~
it's marvellous cures of
Scrofuia Salt Rneum
sca,d, Head BoiIs, Plmpies
All kinds Of Rumor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning rheumatism
catarrlr Malaria, Etc.
All ofwhieh are prevalent atthls season.
You, need Hoods Sarsaparilla now.
IT. will do,yeu wonderful good.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
wireless T~eleersphy

wireless TelegRaphy
Gas had a new demonstration OF use.
tulness by the captain Of q lightship.
who used it after ordinary signals q
failed to notify the shore authorities Of
danger. In a like manner Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, the famous indiges.
ton and dyspepsia cure, acts when
other medicines fail. It regulates the
bowels and improves the appetite.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
CO... Ercurh,

Safe Enough.
"sir," she exclaimed. you Kissed
mew
sOh, well, never nrind," he replied.
reassuringly, II have no faith IN
that germ theory. "-PMladelph North
American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
INK ROLLERS USED IN 1o4I.

Not Un.il "a Few Years Ago. However, Were
They Made OF Glue and Molasses
AS long ago as the year 1041, so his
tory tells us, a Chinese blacksmith,
Pitching by name, made a paste of
glutirous earth upon which he en-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
NIGHT!
)
Sweet Soothing slumber Mans.
Greatest Blessing


Wnea. ysu Aea't sleep xell. look euatsss,
NetSins Srsaks Down ! person 90 quick.
h y les q sloop, that boon OF manktnA,
Which gives the exhausted system ret Ter
e the !fer repair. msaa. aestzuotie9.
Ye1 ars Assvevs. have Q lead on yepSs
chest, are treuhle4 With uHAccounfeb1e.
anyeeay ard feEebo1i1gD e etn, an6s roll:
and toos. Ill Night
fr gss: :s::r : :ssassa..: :a . Afz: a 8 :sSi;
viH I "a taste e. your mouth nd {.
feeling Of great WoaknoU1. lf.
It's your stomach, yeur Liver. your sbew~.
Keep your digestive ayeans al %, thu.
NEE .I ars spps9.y,, ssa e. ys9as 81 :.. .,ll = Is;s,
A' Ths .v.y 10 d IL i I. use !. mild. posi-
tive, harmless. Vegetable. llxativo and
liver acknowledgements Candy Ca
th1rte. They make the liver lively, pfs-
vent sour stomach. purity the bloed.
right - they should b.
90 buy and try Cascarsts to-day. IEe
that win please you. All dr1gsistG 10.
booklet and free sample. Address. atse-
ling Rspss6y v C.. Chicago; AontrsAa
- This 70 the CAsCARET AAh-
I~N lot. Every tablet q thssonly
GEC nas dsni i.t Sa'. Ac Z q: :
k.1 1T the tablet before .yoph huy.s
ny and beWAre OF frauds. ki1Ae
lions ana substitutes. 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

Below Her Expectations.
"claribel, when we are wed your
pathway shall be eternally strewn With
roses"
pathway? Then you expect nae 70
foot It everywhere, I infer?"-DetroN
Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
THE MORMONs DID IT.
WHAT WE OWE TO BRIGHAM
YoUNo's FOLLOWERS.

fhsy Were the First to Put into Opsr-
stion the Idss Of IrriGsting Arid
Rseions-Has Grown Into Vast Pro
y portions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
It takes the lane fisherman = resi
Off; "a catchy yarn.

Insvsr ussd % quick . ourA e Piso's
S So1a III e ssssa.. WE. Ta;,. e Z i hssnss''
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

Hardship.-The native soil of man
hood and. self-reliance.-J. Neal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

. bachelor says wtdoys weep noss
because q the loss Of . husband. but
because Of the hack Of one. Sss
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y poor ,exeuss-.Cau't aRord
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-07-11

Rrsbably No One Will Ever Received An
other from the Minister.

Rssbably No One Will Ever Received An
other from the Minister.
Des Moines, Ia, July IA letter
from United States Minister COnger,
dated May 26, was received here by
Mrs. Ida HI. COnger, sister-in-law Of
the minister. 1t tells Of the beginning
of the trouble with the Chinese. Among
other things Minister Conger says:
''The times grow more exciting ev-
cry day. The opposition to mission
aries and all foreigners is worse than
1t has been for thirty years. Hence
am unusually busy. The Wood
wards, of Chicago, are still with us.
They are here to stay until the mid
die of June. We are still in the city
Pe(king,) but hope to move up to the
hills within ten days. 1t will be quite
warm there, but we shall miss the dirt
of the city.
81 inclose pictures of our apartments,
of myself at my desk, and Of the
American legation, including, beside
the minister, First Secretary Squires,
of New York Secretary cambridge, of
Council Bluffs, and Interpreter Ches-
shire, formerly of Iowa, but who has
been connected with the legation for
twenty years."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-07-11
TO PRESERVE THE EMPIRE.
German Papers Believe Treaty Exists BE.
tween United States and China.

German Papers Believe Treaty Exists Be.
tween United States and China.
Bremen, July 9.-Some of the Ger
man papers have found new explana-
ton for the course the United States
has pursued with reference to dis
orders in China. 1t is declared in some
quarters that there exists secret
treaty between China and the United
States. in virtue whereof China is to
receive American assistance in case
the integrity of the empire is threat
ened by foreign power whatsoever.
This explains, it is said, Rear-Admiral
Kempff's refraining from taking part
In the bombardment of the Taku forts.
Die WOche, of Berlin, on the other
hand, is more friendly in it's recent
editorial utterances concerning the
United States. Germany, it declares,
need not be alarmed over American
business or financial conditions, for
not only are there distinct signs of i'm
provement, but with the reelection of
President Mckinley, which this jour
nal regards as assured. it believes
there will surely come restoration Of
confidence and renewed stability
which cannot but fayorably influence
Germany