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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Rural Texas Justice,

In one Of the remote counties Of the
Panhandle of Texas two lawyers were
trying a case before a Justice Of the
peace. 1t was sixty miles as the crow
flies to the nearest law book, and the
attorneys differed, of course, as to the
law upon the main issue in the case.
They were trying the case without the
intervention of a jury, and his honor,
who conducted a gambling house in
connection with his hotel, saloon and
livery stable, was in doubt as to what
his decision ought to be. Finally Miller,
the plaintiffs counsel, offered to bet
Hoover, the defendants attorney. $40
that he was right. Hoover did not
happen to have that much Of the cir
culating medium concealed about-thfs
person, and was naturally at a loss
how to parry this forciblc argument.
The court waited a few moments for
Hoover, and finally said:
"Well, Mr.. Hoover, the court has
waited long enough. Miller's PROPOSE
tion seem to be a fair one, and since
you don't put up 1 will decide this case
in favor Of the plaintiff."-Green Bag.
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nodded my head. mo. not very.
Its because she's like you that I adj
mire her."

I nodded my head. mo. not very.
Its because she's like you that I I'D.
mire her"
Nov, how is she like me?"
'She's like you because she is"
l turned my head and looked into the
little eager face above my shoulder
because she is you."
Polly Strengthened up and quickly
moved around in front of me. Whats
that? What do you mean?" she cried,
in amazement. "She's like me-she 10
me! Then I'm the girl?"
You are the GIRL" l smiled up into
her face.
But l wasn't out with you."
Tuesday night?" I suggested.
She studied for an instant. why,
that's the evening we went to the
theater after uncle left"
She stared at me in silence and a
look of disgust came upon her face.
Then she turned about squarely and
left me gazing at her back. "Oh,
pshaw!" she said.
I bided my time, knowing she would
turn around, and this she did, and /
saw on her face the beginning of a
smile.
We'll, I'm glad it wasn't some other
girl" she said.
$50 am l." l agreed-and at this the
smile increased.
But the girl you were with at Hor-
ton's?" she spoke up suddenly. "You
said you were there with one."
II was in there for just a few min
utes, and happened to see Miss Stan
ton. l was with her for about half a
minute"
Again Polly stared at me. You're
a fraud" she commented.
Il know it," l admitted, cheerfully.
"And, what's worse, you caused me
to refuse Mr.. Peters. See here, you've
got to be punished" She was shaking
a forefinger at me. I'LL just make
you take me up to see the curios.
really want to 60"
Certainly" saidI II came around
for the sole purpose of asking you"
.'"And you'd like to take me?" Her
eyebrows went up.
"Of course"
well, we won't 60, then" said Pol
ly, decidedly. you've got to be pun
ished somehow"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Famine Camp.

The author of Enchanted India"
gives a vivid and notwithstanding pic
ture of n of the famine camps, es-
tablished ali over India to afford the
means of, earning a living to those
whom the scourge had driven from
their native provinces. Two or three
thousand haggard and feshless beings
were digging or carrying earth to form
an embankment for a railway or a
road. With arms scarcely thicker than
the handles of the tools they welded,
the laborers gasped for air, tired in a
minute, and paused to rest in spite of
the abuse Of the overseers. .Emaciated
women, in their tattered saris, carried
little baskets on their heads contain
ing a few handfuls of earth, which
they could scarcely lift. One of them,
wrinkled and shrunken, looked a hun
bred years old, tottering under her
load. On reaching the spot where she
was to. empty out the soil, she leaned
forward a little and let the whole thing
fall, Indifferent to the dust which COW
cred her and filed her mouth and eyes;
and after taking breath for a moment,
off she went again as If walking in her
sleep. The men are paid as much as 2
annas e pennies) a day. The women
earn 10, z or 8 cowries (sheils at the
rate of about 100 to the anna) for each
basket-load. according to the distance,
and can make as much as l anna a
day. All these toilers had to support
others belonging to them. These, una
BILE to work, squatted about the camp in
their desolate and pitiable misery. And
the food was insufficient for any of
them, only hindering the poor crea-
lures from dying at once. The baboo.
who has lost caste and been half CIV
ilized in the A~ngio-Indian colleges, is
always the middleman between the
government and the poor; and he,
barefaced, and with no pretence of
concealment, took 20 per cent Of the
wages he was supposed to'pay the ia
borers.l And there were none but ba-
boos to superintend the %poorhouse and
the famine camps.
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IN P0IlLY's STUDIO.

l had gone aro.nd to Polly's studio
% ask her to go with me to Horton"s
1reak museum. whore, BY come mistake
OF the management, there was on dis
play a really fine collection of Chinese
curlos that haC attracted much atten-
ton among the few connoisseurs who
nad dared enter the place. But the
loot had hardly closed behind me be-
lore we were quarreling about some
thing-1've forgotten what. Five min
utes later Polly was dabbing viciously
at a n and l was glaring into
the pages of a magazine six months
old.
A knock sounded at the door-a de-
cided tap followed by two or three
lighter and hesitating ones. Polly's
face wrinkled. THAT sounds just like
Mr.. Peters knock" she said, Grossly.
L wonder what that man can want,
anyhow"
She laid her palette and brush down
n walked, to the door, wiping her
hands on the checked apron that en-
veloped her from chin to toes. For an
instant I was happy in thinking of
the frosty reception Mr.. Peters was
about to receive-just the kind he de-
served. Then the door opened.
why, Mr.. Peters," cried Polly, gra-
Enthusiastically too graciously, it
seemed to me-holding out a hand to
him. Its you, is it? Come right
int"
Thank you-thank you, Miss Mat
son." he said, bowling repeatedly as he
entered. I'm very pleased to see you.
I've been"
Just then he stopped, for he had
caught sight of me. The look on his
face told me that his pleasure in see
Ing Polly did not also include seeing
me.
"You have met Mr.. Minton, have
you?" asked Polly, who noticed his
pause.
Peters mumbled out a few words
and I remarked that l thought l had
met him some place. had met him
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reassured her, with an eloquent wave
Of the right hand.
saw q chance of playing against
Polly the same little game she was
playing against me, and l did not pass
my opportunity. Its all right, Pol
ly," said, carelessly. You'll enjoy
it,"
Polly looked up quickly, showing a
sudden loss of interest in Peters.
why, how do you know?"
II was with a young lady there.
Nothing in the least reprehensible
about it. We had a jolly time. You
and MI. Peters will like it, too"
There vas a short silence; then Pol
ly spoke in a voice that tried to be
Indifferent: With whom did you
ggo?"
"a young lady friend of NINE" l
answered, unconcernedly. l glanced
at her covertly and saw that she was
not happy. l felt happier.
Since Polly had lost her volubility
Peters began to grow uncomfortable.
l saw him twist about in his chair and
tumble with the band OF his hat.
Finally he rose.
II suppose I can call for you tomor-
row evening them" he said.
Polly fingered her chin and looked at
the floor as though in deep study. II
spoke hastily when 1 said I'd go. I'm
not so certain now that l think of it.
There are some things 1 really ought
to do tomorrow night" She paused.
then shook her head slowly. mo. after
all. Mr.. Peters. l really can't go"
She rose from her chair and started
Peters toward the door by starting
toward it herself-Polly is finished in
the art of dismissing. She waited I'M
til the sound of his footsteps had died
away, then marched across the room
and took her stand, determinedly, in
front of me.
Nov, who is she?' she demanded.
who's who?" l asked, putting on an
air of surprise.
you know we'll enough. The girl
you were out with the other night"
Tuesday night?" I hazarded, finding
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myself in q close place. and hoping
Polly would not remember.
Polly nodded her head. A most for
midable little body she looked Just
then.
"oh. she's a very good friend Of mine
"A very good friend. Pretty, too, and
sweet" I picked up q magazine.
dropped into q chair. and began to
read.
"You-you like herr" Polly's voice
was mandatory. yet hesitating, as
though fearful Of the answer.
Very much" turned a page.
Who is she? Aren't you going to
tell me?" The voice was yet more
imperative.
I shook my head.
We'll. you needn't. thep. don't
care to know anyhow" 4
Stifly erect, she walked to the win
dow and looked down. She began to
whistle. then she thrummed against
the window pane with her fingers then
she was silent. Then she moved out
of my range Of vision and for several
minutes I heard her stirring about be-
hind me. Suddenly / felt q hand come
down softly on either shoulder and .
head nestle close to mine
Who is she. Tom? There's q good
boy. Now tell me-" Polly coaxed.
"she is ugly. isn't she, and her hair is
red? OF course It is."
There was no resisting this new
method OF attack. The best ! could
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
800 Reward o

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages e. and 9pa ot hat no is Gat cara no aa Hra,s Ga IT. ,rs
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
tional disease. requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
faces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have so much faith in its curative
bowers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list OF
Address +. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists 76c.
Halls Family pills are the best
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So .o,,a,x ro,-
at a q dozen LINES .ou.un ~
give him Q Trying 70 no'o roay .
hand, not even afoer the JOY ! nao ex-
perienced ct cheating him out OF MS
dance with her At tho fancy DRESS naia.
I'm awfully glad to see you." said
Polly. and then glaneed slyly at me to
see how l ri taking 1t. why. I
haven't seen you since the night Of
the ball. I was very sorry l didn't get
to dance with you that night. AS It
was ! had to dancs that number out
with Mr.. Minton.""
Again Peters smiled-and he had
reason, to smile. I began<considering
the propriety of throwing him out. He
had no right to smile and be smiled at
In such . fashion-of that there was
no doubt. glanced ct n OF the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13

Won Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease Frse
Write today to Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, N. T., for a free sample Of AL
lens Foot-Ease, a powder to shake into
your shoes. It cur chilblains, sweat
ing, damp, swollen, aching feet. It
makes new or tight shoes easy. An in
slant cure for Corns and Bunions. All
druggists and shoe stores sell it. Csc,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
PATENTs.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
John Chial, Lake Park, Minn.. straw
stacker; John X. Christy. Minneapo.
lis, Mimi, shaft tug; David II. Houst-
on, Hunter, N. D.. magazine camera;
Mike NJ. Jerdee, Dawson, Mimi. har-
row tooth; Chauncey L. Richardson,
Duluth, MINI, seal lock; Herbrand
o. Simle, Marvel, N. D., thill coupling;
George Wetherby, Duluth. Minn.. ap-
paratus for boring and yd%isintegrating
earthly matter.
nsys, oil Z ol2 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
Observation.

As the west-bound train dashed in
the young hopeful in the Pullman
gazed out upon the animated platform.
"What do you see, Frankie?" in
quired the stately woman by his side.
ooh, mummy" he shouted. ~ see
the Chicago platform, but I don't see
Bryan.n-Chicag0 News.
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RED tho Advertlr~ment..

You will enjoy this publication mach
better If you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing study, and
will put you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. our advertisers
are reliable; they send what they alb
v~ertise.
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His Statue.

Dorothy" said the mistress of the
establishment, happening in just as the
gardener went out, ''who is that MANI"
"Only a hoe beau. ma'am," replied
the kitchen maid, blushing rosily.-
Chicago Tribune. +
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-13
X mn of .Rreeainr.

she-You are the. most exasperatinr
man on earth. Here I scold you for
half an hour and you won't answer.
Why don't you talk.
al Ell never use strong language in
the presence Of q lady.-Indianapolis
Press.
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Hon. W. N. Roach. United States Senator from North Dakota.

Hon. W. n. Roach, UnitedS tateS Senator from N0fthD aK0td
Hon. W. N. Roach, United States Senator from North Dakota, personally
endorses Peruna, the great tarrh cue n tonic n a recent letter 20 The
Peruna Medicine Company, at Columbus, Ohio written from Washington, D. O.,
Senator Roach says:
"Persuaded by a friend, have used Peruna as a tonic, and am
glad to testify that 1t has greatly helped me in strength, vigor and
appetite. have been advised by friends that 1t IS remarkably emcs.
cious as q cure for the almost universal complaint of catarrh."
Senator Roach's home address is Larimore, North Dakota.
Peruna is lot a guess, nor an experiment.; til a absolute. scientific Ger
tainty Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. Peruna has n o substitutes
no rivals Insist upon having Peruna. let n o me persuade you that sol other
remedy will do nearly Is we'll There is no other systematic remedy Tor catarrh
but Peruna Address the Peruna Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio. for .
&a honk o. catarrh: writer b Qr Hartman
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Danger OF Melting.

".Ah, parson, / wish I could. take my
gold with me-" sad a dying deacon to
his pastor.
ut might melt was the consoling
reply.-Ohio State Journal.
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Couldn't Stand II.

Couldn't Stand Il,
"Did you ever get the money that
D'Auber owed you? :
"No. He wanted to square accounts
by painting my house inside and out"
"Well, that would have evened
things up. Why didn't you let him?"
II was going to, until I saw one Of
his pictures "-Philadelphia Press.
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markets Of the world thousands Of cattle are
fattened for market without being fed grain and
without q days shelter. Send for information
and secure q free home in Western Canada
Write the Superintendent OF immigration, Ottas
wa. or address the undersigned, VINO will mail
you aliases, pamphlets, ETC., free OF cost. w.
kitchie. Grafton, N. D.
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The man who 10 always borrowing
trouble has no trouble IN finding plenty
o. Lenders.
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~1aEUMAEIsM CURED.

1 cannot express my full appreciation
for the great cure I have received for
my rheumatism sof years. standing,
which MADE life almost uncomfortable.
My pain Is gone altogether: I am SO
much pleased that / recommend every
one to the Electro Medical.and Surgical
Institute Twas well nigh discouraged,
but now am not only hopeful. U
cured. K 4. BERG, Fargo, Nd.
X-Ray Examination free to patients.
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TktElectro Medical and Sur.
gical Institute
OF FARGO, N. OAK,
No. 10 Drsaavvsx. II. o. Box e52.

Uses the combined treatment Of the
great curative powers Of Medicine and
Electricity. The Scientific Treatment
Of the specialist cures the most pro-
nounced cases Of Chronic Diseases.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

Idly die. Furthermore. the electric
current often checks respiration. II
the volume Is small ana the potential
Tor electric pressurc) light, this effect
Is only family observed. hut stronger
currents, especially IL prolonged, In.
terrupt breathing more positively. ana
thus lead to asphyxia. Commissions
are frequently M attendant symptom.
The revival Of nm animal that had
seemingly been killed was effected by
DR.. Cunningham Ia the following
manner: lie aimed 10 restore the ac-
tivity Of the heart by two agencies;
he injected Into the arteries what Is
called "deiibrlnated'' blood and Mt the
same time gently stimulated the organ
with electricity. 80 much labOrntOr
preparation would be required to re.
peat this procedure In the case Of a
man that II could hardly bc employed
effectively In cases of pure accident
unless the necessary means were close
mt hand In consequence OF unusual fore.
thought. 1t IL doubtful whether a cen
tral light or power station will ever be
equipped with these facilities for re-.
storing injured men, ana 1t would
probably take too long to carry one
who had received an apparently fatal
dose VI electricity to the nearest doc
tor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Intense Cold.

Tho usual results Of exposure to ex.
treme cold are loss Of energy, both
physical and mental. followed by drOw.
slness ana dislnclinatiOn to move; the
mental faculties become torpid ana the
senses numbed, while tho victim Is
seized with an Irresistible desire to lle
down and sleep. II this desire Is yield.
cd to the lethargy passes into stupor
ana death follows. Occasionally these
symptoms are preceded by others
which resemble those OF intoxicati0n,
and are due to peculiar condition Of
the blool, which ut very low TEN.
perature takes up IN insufficient guam
tlty Of oxygen. and 80 has an injurious
effect OH the nervous system. 1t was
observed during the retreat OF the
French from Moscow that those who
were most severely affected by the cold
often reeled about as II intoxicated; /;
they also complained Of glddlness and
indistinctness OF vision, and sank
gradually into state of lethargIc stu.
por, from which 1t was impossible to
arouse them. Other instances are re-.
corded In which persons became de-
lirious and died through short ex.
pOsure to intense cold.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

common parlance; others are not well
known. TO be hand In glove with any
one expresses particularly close ana
Intimate understanding between two
people. A cat In glove catches no
mice. indicates that work requiring
skill and prOmptness needs very down.
right handling. TO throw down the
glove or gauntlet IL IN action Of def.
ance, to pick 1t up Is to accept the chal.
lenge or rclternte. 10 lit like glove Is
a slmlle for all that can be desired In
the comfort Of garment. 10 give
ones self gloves Is to bOast. Closely
gloved Is another way Of saying that
a person IL avaricious; to remark that
his gloves arc always large is to credit
him with a generous disposition. In
Germany II Is not uncommon to re.
mark that there Is a glove on the
hearth. when We should say Little
pitchers have long cars" or "Walls
have ears" An elastic material is fire..
quently said to stretch like n glove.
but the phrase has another sIgnihca.
ton. and that Is to he Of I'M easy tenn.
per. and ready TO accommodate ones
self to circumstances.
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HOW ELECTRIC CURRENTS KILL.
Heart, Lungs and Nerves Are Para
lyzch by the Subtle Fluid.

Heart, Lungs and Nerves Are Para.
lyzcd by the Subtle Fluid.
Few people, even among those ac-
custOmed to controlling electric appli-
ances, know the precise action Of the
subtle current upon the vital functions
Of the human body. DIR. H. II. Can.
ningham, who has given this subject
good deal of study within the last five
years. recounts experiments which he
has made on some of the lower AMI
mails. These tests lead him to believe
that the first and most immediate ef-
feet of a powerful shock Is to inter.
rupt the heart beat. 1t does SO by i'm
pairing the automatic tendency OF the
muscles to contract rhythmlcally and
In unison. An effort known to physlOl'
ogists as 'hbrillatIOn" Is produced.
That Is TO say, the separate fibers Of
muscle that should act together fail
to harmOnlze. and thus neutralize one
another. One result Of this quasi
paralysis Is that the cells at the chief
nervous centers. where sense and will
reside. lose the nOurIshment which
the blood supplies and on which they
rely for life. Thus robbed, they rap
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

was raining. and very cold aud damp; but
every mother aud sister and wife and
sweetheart In town were ut the station
to see them of. Most Of the women
were crying bitterly. but l could not
shed q tear. and when Ben took me in
his arms to say good-by his lips moved,
but he could not utter a word, and
could hear the beating Of his heart AS
the train pushed out there were shouts
and cheers, of course. to keep up the
courage Of the men. and somebody
shouted. Three cheers for Captain Wor-
rcll! and the crowd took II up with
will. And then / looked up and saw my