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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21

she would be rather glad to die than
otherwise, and she only consented to
undergo the operation at all because
she considers it the duty Of everyone
to make all reasonable efforts to pro-
long life. She limited at ar unhappy
love affair."" she concluded as they
worked over the patient together, "and
said that when the accident which ne
cessitated this operation happened she
had hoped that it was all over with
her, young as she is"
The young surgeon made no reply.
and the nurse, fearing that he thought
her forward or unprofessional, blushed
scarlet as she bent yer the patient.
She was a pretty woman herself, and
still in her first youth. although Meth
or so young nor SO beautiful as the
motionless girl on the bed, but the
young surgeon had nc eyes for the
blush which his silence had called
forth. His face was as pale as hers
was rosy, and the hands which lifted
the unconscious head Of the patient so
that the nurse might administer some
brandy and water trembled. When the
eyelids of the fainting woman began
to flicker a little he moved so that the
eyes they shaded could fall upon no
one but the nurse. Standing in this
position the patient saw him no more
than she had done when he stood be-
hind her at, the head of the operating
table, holding the cone by means Of
which he was administering the ether.
But the young surgeon could see her
perfectly, and he scrutinized the deli
cate, bloodless face with a care and a
degree Of attention not entirely due to
professional interest.
"What do you mean by fainting,
Miss Stanley!" exclaimed the nurse, in
her cheeriest, most professional ac-
cents, as the wide eyes opened fully.
Don't you know that every time you
faint it weakens you a little, and that
you've got to grow stronger, instead Of
weaker, If you want to live?"
"I don't want to live. not really"
whispered back the patient, weakly;
II don't care whether I live o. not. I
! w 6Ot W I4y w 60S OOsISs
because it seems to be my duty. but.
I'm too tired to feel like trying hard.
What have I got to live for?" she fin
ished, to herself, the faint voice trail
ing OF into a scarcely audible murmur.
The young surgeon stepped out from
behind the bed-head and took firm
hold Of the little patients hands.
.'cLive for me, Margaret" he said,
intensely. 81 was a fool to be Jealous
Of you, to doubt your love and good
ness. even for a second. I haven't
known a happy or q peaceful moment
since we parted. I thought my heart
would break when I learned that you
had been run over and so nearly
killed, and It almost stopped beating
when you were carried in this morning.
Forgive me, Margaret, and live for my
sake. Well prove how good and hap
lpy lie can DO together YET
The nurse had slipped out Of thereon
Tor a.momsnt, and they were quite
s. -L 40 LE So r+Fr E.Ls - aA ELA 1HI
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The
Pfnkhan1
Record

Es q proud and poorsose
s4ooordL IL % q record q
cure, Of ~oonsfanf o0n-
quest over -0b8fknaf0 No
Of Wos,senJ Ms that deal
out despairy suffasAho
that many women tiAnk
Is vv0s,sanI8 natural hos4~
Eaaos disorders and dis
plaoonsanfo that dL,iNo out
hope. ).
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Getting Into the smart Set"

UeCLl0X xuCO Cu0 01u8TG q
People who go about and into So
ciety tell me that when a woman ar
IDENTIFY desires to make herself n of
the favored few Of the smart set there
is really nothing she will stop at. and
some Of these same persons have been
telling me this story in illustration of
what they say: In high oficialdom Is
a little lady, dainty as a spring crocus,
who was a member Of the inner circle
long before she became a part of OFF,
cialdom. On one of her last reception
DAYS she was chatting with two cabinet
m when a servant announced the
arrival of a woman who is struggling
to get Into things as never a social
climber struggled before. The hostess
knew her by sight merely, and had
never SO much as a bowling acquaint-
ance. with her, but official people are
used to seeing strangers at their recep-
lions, and the lady of the house bowed
with her usual graciousness. The
climbers quick eye took in the situa-
ton. She saw the two cabinet women.
and she knew they saw her. She rose
TO the occasion In mastery fashion.
my dear Mrs. Blank" shs said gush-
fngly, II was SO sorry not to have been
n home when you called Friday. It
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
h Trust

10 a thoughtful mind is n Of serious
import, for it creeps upon society be.
fore you are aware of its existence, IN
this respect much resembling the vari-
Gus disorders which attack the stom-
ach. such as constipation, indigestion
and dyspepsia. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is the one reliable remedy Tor
all such ailments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Easef
1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Emarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Tito
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. 7.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Has His Suspicious.

do you believe in the theory Of re-
incarnation?" asked the mystical
friend.
"Well," answered Mr.. Cyrus Barker.
dyspeptically, II don't suppose there is
any way Of getting positive proof. But
I will say that I've got neighbors who
remind me of Herod and Caligula, and
Nero and Henry VIII. and Judge JET
freys and a lot more of those old
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Dry Air In Houses.

Observations by Mr.. R. Dec. Ward
on the relative humidity Of the air in
a 10 supplied with heat from a fur
mace indicate that the atmosphere in
dwelling houses is sometimes drier
than that of many desert regions.
Even the mean relative humidity of
Death Valley, California, is but slight
ly lower than that of the room In
which Mr.. Wards experiments were
made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Hansing-To q Tree.

Flooding Pete-Yes, lady. I was with
yer son in South America when he
died. He looked just like an angel.
too, when he was a-dying!
Mrs. Burks (weeping)-He did? An
he was a good boy.
Flooding Pete--Oh, yes; indeed, he
did-swinging backwards and tor
wards in the air, you know, almost AZ
If he had Wings.-Ally Sloper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Grounds of Hi. Compliant

GrOund6 OF dIB COmpIanCs
This is the third time you have
come to me with a complaint about
the Coffee" said the steward of the
steamer. whats the matter with It?
Isn't it strong %enough?"
"Oh, yes responded the kicking pas
senger. cts strong enough to do what
it ought to do-walk up to the cap
tain's office and settle. "-Chhicago
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Cleaning the Copper.

Here is a French recipe for clean
ing copper, which is a very good one.
Dissolve one ounce of oxalic acid in
over one and a half pints of water, and
add to it from one ounce to one and
one-half ounces of rottonstone; tie a
piece Of wooden rag thickly round a
stick and soak it in this mixture, being
careful previously to have the copper
as clean as boiling soap and water
can make. The metal should be per-
fectly dry before the oxalic acid is ap-
piled to it. This recipe, however. re-
quires care in. the using, as oxalic acid
is not a thing to play with. Indian
brass is best cleaned with very fine
sifted brickdust, moistened with lemon
juice, or rubbed on with a cut lemon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
AZ the pe1ivery Desk.

Small Girl-Will you give me the
book my sister wants?
Librarian-But what book Is 1t?
Small Girl-Oh, I don't know. But
she wants it very much.
Librarian lat a venture)-Is 1t ITO
Have and to Hold?"
Small Girl-Yes; that's it-all I could
think Of was III you get 1t, keep IT,
Library.
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READ the Adverti.ements.

Read the Advertisements.
You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements: they Will
afford q most amusing story. and VIII
help you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver'
foo
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
In Due Form.

In Due Form.
'Mr. Nevergo," the young woman
said, suppressing a yawn, when the
business of a meeting is ended what ID
the parliamentary form for bringing
the proceedings to a closer"
Somebody moves that the meeting
adjourn" replied the young man. "and
then"
well, If you'll move" she interrupts
ed, well adjourn."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
A Substitute.

"Dcn't you miss your husband terri
bly?" asked the young wife OF her
neighbor whose lord and master only
came down to Wave Crest over Sum
day.
mo, indeed" said the older matron.
"At breakfast I just stand a neWspa.
per rup in his place, and I quite forget
that he isn't there."-New York Com.
mercial Advertiser. -,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
Her Darling.


His hair is red and tangled. and he mas
q turned-up nose;
Ills voice is loud and strident. and II new
Or gets repose;
Gdis face is full Of freckles. and his ears
are shaped like fins,
And q large front tooth is missing -
you'll notice when he grins;
He is like a comic picture, from MS toes
up to his head
But his mother calls him darling" when
she tucks him into bed.
Ut is he who marks the carpet with the
print of muddy boots;
And r~etoices in a door-bell that Is pulled
out by the roots.
Who whistles on his fingers till he almost
splits your ear.
And shocks the various callers with
slang he CHANGED to hear.
He fills the house with tumult and the
neighborhood with dread
But his mother calls him darling when
she tucks him into bed.
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
DAINTY SUMNER GOWN.

Made Of light beige mohair batiste
over blue silk. The yoke is
of deep cream lace and the
folds below It; also the under
sleeves are of pale blue crepe Do chine.
The panel down the front Of the skirt
is shirred at the waist, and bordered
with a deep embroidery in beige on
the material.
In pink, with figures in Wsdgwood
green and raised dots in black. The
drapery on the bodice is Of pale green
chiffon. with deep lace, and IL fastened
by a huge rosette of black panne, from
which falls a knotted scarf Of the
chiffon, trimmed with pink and green
silk fringe. The sleeves are elbow
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21

United States courts in New Mexico
cost the government about $75.0 900 a
year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
For Housekeepers

For HOuBeke6perS.
Cleanliness, economy and punctual-
ity.
A place for everything and every
thing in its place.
Push in the hampers in the kitchen
range when but little fire is required,
so as to prevent unnecessary waste OF
fuel.
Fill dirty saucepans with hot soda
water till there is time to wash them;
this mea a great saving Of time in
the end.
Keep all dry stores, such as rice,
sugar, carbonate of soda, etc., in clean.
dry, covered tins and Jars, or dust and
insects will oon appear.
Burn all vegetable parings and
stalks, fishbones, and such like refuse,
for II put In the dust pan they speedily
decay and cause various ailments.
Where gas stoves are used, lower
or turn out the burners, as 500 as
may be-; this will make an enormous
difference in the quarters gas BILL
Household Realm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21

One swallow doesn't make a sum-
ner, but two or three (of whisky have
been known to make a fall.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-21
An Hi.torical Remark.

"Now, boys" said the teacher to the
Juvenile class in history, "who can. tel1
me what Gen. Washington said to his
lieutenant while crossing the Delaware
amid the floating ice?"
81 can" replied a youngster at tho
foot Of the class.
"Well, Tommy, what did he say?"
aueried the teacher.
"He said How'd you like to be the
Ice MANI" replied the i~ncorrigible
rommy.-Trained Motherhood.
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was so sweet of you to come so soon
and 1 do hope you'll come very often
informally, that way"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
NARROW ESCAPE
OF BUTTE MINERS
Twenty.One Rendered UncOn.
sciOus in Bell Mine.
LIVES OF ALL WERE SAVED
Nearly Al Doctors Ia the City Worked Over
Them and With Artificial Resplra.
ton and StinuIants Re.
viyed Them.

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. What came
very near being the largest mining dis
aster in the history OF the Butte camp
occurred today. Fortunately no lives
were lost but twenty-one unconscious
and Authenticated miners were hauled
to the surface by ropes from the Bell
mine and laid out in rows while nearly
all the doctors in the city worked over
them and by means OF artificial resplr-
alton and strong stimulants finally
succeeded in reviving all the victims.
A month ago fire broke out In the
Bell shaft. one Of the Anaconda Com
pany's properties. and so far all at
tempts to extinguish ii have proved
unavailing. A force OF men was put
to work today in an airshaft 800 feet
deep with the intention Of drifting to
head of the fire in the main shaft.
The men failed to come to the surface
and two other gangs were sent down.
They also failed to return and third
gang was sent below. With great diff
iiculty all were taken to the surface.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
MANLEY DECLINES.
Prefers to Be Speaker OF the Maine
House Rather Than Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7--Joseph Man
ley. Of Augusta. Ne. the Republican
national committeeman. viii not ac-
cept the Office Of commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue TO succeed the late Com
missioner Wilson. even If the place is
offered to him. Mr. Manley reached
here last night and today he win go
10 Washington to see the president.
THE place has not baen offered me"
said Mr.. Manley in answer to ques-
tions. "and could not take 1t if it were.
/ am member Of the Maine legislature
and l am to be speaker Of the lower
house. l told my friends last summer
that I would be a candidate for the
speakership and am going to stand
by that promise. There is no opposi-
tion to me The state constitution of
Maine prohibits any one from holding
a state and federal Office at the same
time"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
TIC WILL GO To MANILA.
First Time So Small a Steam Vessel
Has Made Such a Trip.

NEW YORK. Dec. NAVAL officers
are looking forward to the voyage to
Manila that has been ordered by the
navy department for the little tug
Worpatuck. which has been doing SER
vice at the Brooklyn navy yard for
some time.
The order came as a surprise to the
officers in the yard. II she completes
the long trip It viii be the first time
on record that So small tug has been
able t. DO so. AS to the general pur-
pose or specific reasons for sending the
Wompatuck to Manila. naval officers
in the yard confess complete ignor.
ance.
1t is generally believed that the tug
will leave the yard this week but in
quiry revealed the fact that she is not
expected to go until Sunday. Lieu.
tenant Commando F. H. Sherman is
nominally in charge. but when the tug
sails she will also have on board Lieu.
tenant Z. r. Brainerd.
The Wompatuck will go first to Nor.
folk, then to Bermuda. She will ther
follow out an itinerary which viii take
her to Madeira, thence to Gibraltar anC
other Mediterranean ports, to the suei
canal and Dead sea. across the Indiar
ocean. touching at Bombay, Calcutts
and Sumatra.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08

Two months In Mexico treated about
50 cases OF yellow fever and erected
cures IN IS per cent OF the cases. He
sail that he would remain In New
York about week and that he would
return 10 the United States from Bra
zil early next year He Is accompan-
led here by p, l.. summerlin, Of San
Antonio. Tex. near which city he ex-
poets soon to establish laboratory for
the manufacture OF the serum which
has attracted the favorable attention
Of the Mexican authorities.
1T Is my desire" Dr. Belllnzaghi said
In an interview, TO place my discov-
cry at the disposition OF the United
states. as / believe It win be OF great
value to the sufferers nom yellow fe-
yer in the states along the gulf coast.
Ny experience in the republic Of Mex
leo. both in the treatment OF yellow
fever and In immunlElng persons liable
to have t. have been most satisfae-
tory and convincing"
Or. Bellinsaghi takes special pride In
the case Of Davis Fitzpatrick. an Amer
lean who had contracted yellow fever
and whose case had been brought to his
attention In Vera Cruz Kilpatrick's
case was regarded as hopeless. Four
applications were made and Fitzpatrick
recovered.
This strengthened the confidence OF
the local authorities in Or. BellinEag-
HIS discovery and the Mexican govern
ment expressed its desire 10 obtain from
him his interest in the new remedy.
The offer was not accepted as DR.. Bel
lIn=aghi did not desire to place the en-
tire control OF his discovery in the
hands Of the government.
II is the plan OF Dr. BellinEaghi and
those associated with him to establish
hospitals for the cure Of yellow fever
in Vera Cruz. Havana Panama, Ven
eRuela and in other places. These he's
pitals win be supplied with the newly
discovered serum from the establish
ment in Texas.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
ENGLAND is INTERESTED,
disposed to Insist Upon the Signing OF
the .Pauneefote Treaty.

NEW YORK. Dec, IA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says;
The fate NJ the Hay Pauneefote trea-
" Is awaited here with more interest
than anxiety, Its rejection or even
an amendment In spirit hostile TO
the Suea regulations viii be regarded
as sign that the American senate Ia
bent upon ending rather than mendlng
the Clayton Bulwcr convention and up
on doing this moreover IN an offensive
way.
The British government did not take
the initiative In oponlng negotiations
for a revision Of the convention OF
1850 Il merely responded in a most
friendly splr,; TO suggestion from
the state department that the time had
come for adapting an antlQua,ed trea-
" to altered conditions In spirit OF
mutual accommodation aud good will
II conceded everything that was asked
and merely stipulated that the sueE
principles should be applied to any
canal under American control.
The rejection OF the convention will
be considered as an indication that the
American government does not know
lis own mind and that It does not val
We the concessions made In response
20 It's own solicitations. The adoption
OF q fertilization amendment win be
the signal for a strong press agita-
tion here against departure from the
Suez practice and the foreign Office will
have the public support II It declines
10 accept the treaty In new form
II is understood in diplomatic circles
here that Lord Salisbury at the out
set OF the negotiations expressed a
willingness to settle the canal ques-
tlor Il he could receive an assurance
that the treaty would have the sup
port Of the senate and that the various
senator's Of The foreign relations COM
mittee were consulted in advance
"NNNASl NhtN Hau CVihithANeu NltttiS|tNNS
or not TO the treaty.
II is considered singular by dlplo-
matlsts here that the question OF for
tifying the ends OF the canal should be
raised No European power which is
without coaling stations and naval
base close at hand can ever menace
American control OF the canal and Eng
land is the only one which is adequately
supplied in the West Indies With these
Indispensable accessories for naval war
fare. II Americans insist upon fortify-
ing the canal It must be because they
have their eyes On Port Royal and
Santa Lucia and dread British inter-
ference with the waterway.
Although Lord Salisbury has re-
nounced in the new ,reaty the principle
Of Iual agreement, England having
agreed In good faith would prefer that
the Americans accept the treaty In its
original form.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
DUKE AND DUCHESS TRAVEL.
Win Take Their Automobile Along
With Them.

NEW YORK. Dec. THE Duke and
Duchess Of Manchester. accompanied
by Miss Martha Evans. Mr.. thinner
man and Melville Ellis, left the Erie
depot last night in their private car.
which was attached to No. 13, Chicago
Express.
Private car No. Z. belonging to the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton rail-
read. was all in readiness. The draw
ing room was filed with flowers as a
compliment to the duchess. A crowd
Of sightseers collected on the platform.
In an interview just previous to his
departure, the duke said:
Il expect to remain in Cincinnati till
after the New Year and then We shall
so west.
"on our tour west hope to be able
10 arrange for a llat truck to travel
behind my car so that the locomobile
can be used in any place where we
may break the journey"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
COAL FROM CHINA.
American Engineer Says 1t viii Be
Sold in San Francisco for 81
Per Ton.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.-Robert C.
Hoover, chief engineer Of the depart
ment of mines Of TIE Chinese govern
ment for the two years preceding the
Boxer outbreak, is in this city. Speak
ing Of the commercial Importance Of
China he said:
I'm the near future the chief factor
in the Chinese trade of the Pacific coast
will be coal. There is more coal in
the three northern provinces Of Chi Ii,
Shan Tung and Shen King than in any
other region in the world. This coal
is anthracite. of excellent quality, and
whenever fairly good railway COM
municatlons are established it can be
sold in San Francisco at 81 per ton."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
mccoy TO BE MARRIED.
win Wed Marguerite corneille. Cor
bett's Former Sweetheart.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
kid" Mccoy win marry Marguerite
corneille. corbetts former sweetheart.
on Christmas day. She is singing
French songs at the Tivoli music hall
in London with much success.
Mr.. Mccoy is living at the Hotel
Cecil and arranging a match with
Ryan. the Australian. before the Ma
tional Sporting Club. After that Nc
Coy goes TO the music hall under
the management Of George Lederer in
sparring exhibitions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
ANNOUNCEMENT PREMATURE.
New Director for Lick Observatory Has
Not Yet Been Chosen.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.-President
Wheeler Of the University Of Califor-
MIA states the: the announcement that
Prof. W. w. Campbell had been chosen
to succeed the late Prof. James e.
Keeler as director Of the Lick observa-
tory was premature. He declares that
no definite action has yet been taken.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08
PHILIPPINE EXPERIMENT FARs
Growth Of Seeds and Plants From This
Country Will Be Tested.

BERKELEY, Cal. Dec. 7.-Under the
patronage of the United States Phil
ippine commission an experiment farm
will be started some 200 miles from
Manila where the growth Of all sorts OF
seeds and plants from this country will
be tested.
Prof. Bernard Moses. Of the commits
sion, has written to the University Of
California regarding the proposed work
and at his suggestion the state institu-
ton will send from Its experiment sta
tons the required seeds and plants.
The work Of the experiment farm viii
be conducted by Phelps Whitemash.