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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
On. the. Railroad.

On' Cne, dallrO6Os.
Another woman, one, who spends
half her time travelling on the rail-
roads, says: what a delightful world
this will be when INT person, in 1000
learns to respect the rights and. feel.
ings of others. Nowhere does one
suffer more from the sel1shness and
disgusting habits of the average hui
man being than ina railway Ear First,
the lack of ventilation has a. depress-
Ing effect upon a sensitive tempera-
ment and fatigues one quicker than
miles of walking in. the open air. Next
comes the human annoyances.. There
is the peanut; eater sitting opposite
Now, any: n who would: eat peanuts
except in; a. ten-acre,l lot; OF standing on
q burning. deck where q. certain boy IN
history is. said to have devouredi them
by the peck ought to, be- fayed alive.
What; then, should! be- done, with the
creature. who devours peanuts by the
quart IN, a railway car where. 1t is I'm.
possible, to escape their horrible oder?
To me there is nothing more offensive
than the smell of: peanuts, and when
that everlasting boy; comes through
the car Mailing out, 'saitedi peanuts. ]
frequently bankrupt myself by buying
up his! whole stock. But one cannot
keep this sort Of thing up. It would
cost less to have a bill passed By the
legislature %forbidding their sale."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
H3'' HFfr = ErrE% -
HOPES WERE.
Book ON Dogs Didn't Help This
AGENT Out If Tronhle.

His Book on Dogs Didn't Help This
Agent Out of Trouble.
I've gone back to my first love, the
great Celebrated Compendium of Uni
versal knowledge, bound in calf. and
sold at a price within the reach of
ALL" said the book agent with a sigh.
"The other day the head member Of
the firm that I am proud to represent
called me into his private Office and
showed me a book on dogs, telling
how to take care of them, what to
feed, what to do for the mango, how
to tell a mastin from a pug, how to
handle a mad dog-in fact 1t was a
regular dog encyclopedia bound In
cloth and sold at a popular price. The
moment set eyes on that book I saw
great possibilities in it. I knew from
bitter experience that nearly every
one kept a dog, and no matter what
kind Of a cross-eyed purp it might be
the owner couldn't be convinced that
his own particular dog wasn't the fin
est dog on earth. 1 made up my mind
that there was a fortune in the sale
of that book, and I secured the ex-
elusive rightrto this city before I left
the Office. Cautioning the head mem
her Of the firm to keep the presses go
ing so there would be nc possible
chance of a shortage, 1 started out to
place the great work before the public.
The first house that I struck my hopes
received a sudden chill. I was no
sooner in the yard than a big dog
came tearing around the corner Of the
house and made for me. There was
only n thing to do and I did 1t. I
made for a tree that was near and
managed to get out of the way before
the beast arrived. AS he showed no
desire to leavey I yelled for help. A
man came to the door and after calm
ly looking the situation over asked
what I wanted. I'm selling a work
on dogs I said rather weakly from
my position in the tree. 1T tells how
to cure the mango, what to feed, what
to WELL said he, putting in,
explain it to Tige and If he cares any,
thing about it I'll buy it, With that
he went inside and shut the door. For
two mortal hours that miserable cur
sat under the tree and licked his
chops. Then the owner came to the
door again and said it was time that
Tige had his dinner and that I could
finish explaining the book to him after
he got through. If he hadn't called
that dog away just as he did Tige
would have had his dinner right under
the tree. and the firm would have
been short one book agent. AS far as
I am concerned every cussed dog in
this city may die Of the mango. In
fact 1 hope they will"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
ENEMIES OF FARMERS
WARFARE ON TINE PESTS THAT DESTROY
THEIR CROPS.

terrible warriors these %curculios are
may be inferred from the fact that no
poison will kill them unless 1t is mixed
80 strong with the arsenites that the
foliage and limbs Of the trees are de-
stroyed by it too. The curculios con-
seQuently laugh at the spray, and
swarm in the orchard with the bold
ness of mailed warriors of old. But
something must be done If they make
their appearance. Large white sheets
are prepared for them, and these are
spread under the trees. The trees are
then shaken or Jared with rubber
shod poles that reach far up into the
branches. When dislodged from the
branches the c%urculiOs roll up In a
heap. While in this condition they
must be killed, for they will soon re-
over themselves and fly away. Fruit
and trees are both stung by the cur
culios, and when m stung fruit is
of no marketable use, and the trees
will loon refuse to bear fruit at all. In
some localities the sparrows and cat
birds prove such formidable enemies
to the cherries that whole orchards
have to be covered with mosquito net
ting. This is flung over the tops OF
the trees and drawn down tight to the
ground so that the birds cannot get
under it. Good netting lasts for two
years and the cost is less than 81 a
tree. If the fruit is choice and the
crop is a good n it pays to protect
the cherries in this way from the
birds, for they often do as much dam
age in puncturing the fruit as in eat
ing it.
The Cooling Moth.
While the curculio and birds are
making the cherry and plum crop a
decidedly unknown quantity the cod
ling moth has led a host of other
tribesmen into the apple orchard.
striving to steal a march on the farm
er from the rear. This moth begins
it's work before the apple petals fall
from the tree. and when the orchard
is beautiful in its dress of blossoms
the codling moth is doing Its worst
damage. Over these blossoms poison
GUS sprays of London purple have to
be poured, drenching the flowers with
it so that animal or beast eating of
them will be killed. But this is the
only way to save the apple crop, and
the spraying must be repeated two or
three times before the moth is de-
stroyed. The peach orchard is treated
in the same way for the same injurious
ircoct
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SsSRISN%s$N@SMsA
The Young Mans Chances
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

boy should provide brains as well as
birth. There was never a time when
the man or woman who a do things
better than any one else was more GER
tain of recognition. Life is not a hop,
skip and jump affair and our young
man must know this thoroughly. That
is why he better see that he is born
poor. One thing more; he must be
always preparing himself for better
things. He who accepts his situation
with grumbling and assumes hopeless
ness is done for from the first. On the
whole, we think the boy better consent
to be born now and determine to enter
on life with courage and ambition. If
life is more strenuous, the world Is
wider and pays better. But a chump!
He is no good at any period and Of less
account now than aver. Just set out
to be somebody and keep at it without
ceasing.
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The farmers of the United States are
cow In the midst of their warfare
against the manifold pests that each
year threaten and in many cases prac-
tically destroy their crops. The in
tensity Of the combat can hardly be
recognized by those not engaged in it.
Sixty years ago noxious insects were
comparatively few in this country, and
it was only in certain years that there
was anything like an organized effort
to destroy them. But they have been
steadily spreading and increasing until
they form a gigantic evil and danger,
which eve modern science today
stands in awe of. If science had not
kept pace with the growth of the dan
ger the farmers of the United States
would not reap a crop Of grains, fruits,
or other farm produce sufficient to
keep one-tenth of u population sup
piled with food and clothing. The
famine in India would be nothing to
such a catastrophe. Insect fighting is
now reduced to a science. and elabor-
ate preparations, costing in the aggre-
gate hundreds of thousands of dollars,
have been devised for the warfare. The
first part of the campaign opens in the
latter part of May and Is against the
currant worms.
Fighting the Sawfy.
The saw1y begins its work early in
the spring, and the flies that have win
tered with us begin to fly about and
lay their eggs on the gOOseberry and
currant bushes. The thousands of in
sects that this fly matches out make
it an evil of the greatest Importance,
and efforts are now being made to de-
stroy the sawfy whenever found.
Sometimes the currant bushes are
sprayed to destroy the eggs, but as a
rule nothing can be done until the
worms hatch out. They appear on the
gooseberry bushes first, and a few
days later on the currants. Thousands
of them seem to appear suddenly on
all sides, and the farmer sprays them
with a force pump which squirts over
the bushes a kerosene emulsion of he'll
lebore and soap. Day after day his
emulsion must be thrown on the
bushes until the worms are killed.
Then, when the first battle to save the
currants and g~ooseberries is won, new
foes appear in other parts of the ga
den, and a new line of battle must be
prepared. Over in the cherry and
plum orchard the dread curculio has
begun to hatch out, and the enemy is
swarming in hosts on the trees. What
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

An exchange remarks that among
the many great questions in dispute is
that one whether it is worth while
for a boy to get himself born in these
days of competition and strenuous life.
Are the chances for young men to
make way in life as good as they were
years and years ago, when everything
was new and the great expansion OF
the worlds ability and knowledge was
Just budding? There was a wild west
in those days, open to all who failed
to get a grip at home or aspired to
create conditions. There were a thou
sand things to invent and businesses
to build up. There were roads to build
up and mines to work. Every boy had
= dozen chances to make his fortune
or his fame. Has the young man such
chances now? Old men tell us that
they asked the same question fifty
years ago. with the same doubts OF
the possibilities. No man then could
see that they were actually standing
at the door about to open to let them
into half a century Of progress such as
the world had never known. Are we
not at the door of another such?
Society is reinforced from the bot
tom. The magnates, business kings,
men of fame and the rich. are now on
the farm, or in the shop, or serving
in some hidden corner, wholly uncon-
scious of their future and very likely
struggling with this very question.
They are not in the palaces; no liv-
cried coachman opens q door for them.
They are fighting for a chance. II q
boy decides to let himself be born, he
better be born poor, on a farm, II pos
sible, in close contact with nature,
anyway; even in the slum wards. But
he must also provide brains. The man
with unframed eye, and muscle, Of
dull mind and thriftless disposition,
will dine from a tin pail all his life.
whether the opportunity is such as
that of the last generation or that Of
the next. No favorable conditions will
give brains to the brainless. thrift to
the thriftless or industry to the in
dolent. Our boy must provide for
these, whatever time he chooses to be
born in.
A boy is not a surplus product and
never will be, provided he is not born
in luxury and bred in Incidence. His
place will find him IL he does not make
a place. Those who make their place
are the most profitable. And no place
on earth affords better opportunities
ssfor making way than these United
States today. There Is an element Of
luck. accident, II you please. in. the
success Of Dur young man, but It takes
quick brain and ready hands to see
and grasp theschance. This 10 why our
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

mistaken. My name 10 Eunice Silver
ton. I shall give you my address,"
II don't want no address," One fat,
ringed hand gesticulating frantically.
II want my purse. I want you search,
ed. You got my purse!"
A man pushed through the throng
"a man with, a quiet c%ountenance and
untranslatable gray eyes.
"If you ladies' will come with me-"
began the house detective. The &C.
cused lifted higher her shapely young
head.
Il will not go with you. L object to
the indignity Of being searched. -"
She paused. Another was speaking.
The crowd grown suddenly silent,
were listening.
"This young lady is Miss Silverton.
Of Evanston" Ned Hazard said. If
you," turning to the attentive floor
walker. will take my card. tn-he.
mentioned the name Of the head Of the
irm-there will be no. further trouble.
He is a personal friend, Of mine. 1t is
BETTER" he concluded, and. the pene-
trating voice reached those Of the OUT
skirts of the press Of the people, mot,
to make a mistake In the matter.
Such errors cost q firm dearly. some
times. It is my word against-hs
glanced at the virago who. stood with.
poised umbrella in their. midst.
against this sperson's!!"" he declared.
The latter burst into, q torrent Of VII.
tuperation. But the fborwalker had
read the card-passedf 1t with lifted
brows to the house detective.
"If you will come this way % the de-.
tective said. bowling. "the affair win
be arranged"
Young Hazard elbowed q passage. for
the trembling girl. She looked up at
him gratefully % she walked By his
side to the. managers ONCE. A little
man with . Hebraic cast Of eoante-
nance came hurrying In.
my dear Hazard! There has been an
unfortunate mistake somewhere, I am
Informed. Ny men have been telling
me that this young lady-a friend Of
yours-was accused Of shoplifting. OBJ
viouslH, the charge is absurd!s
'she did take it," yelped the woman
Of the ungloved hand. "she stood next
me at the silk counter. I Jest set II
down when-ehf" 81
She stopped. her hshlike mouth san
open.
Tho detective VA presenting her
with her purse.
I'VE corralledSths thief on. The third
noor. She Ii an old hard. at this
gamS. Burke has taken her to tho
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Peddlers voice Their Woes.

Seven men met in a.lot the other
afternoon at West Madison street and
Homan avenue and discussed their
troubles, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
They were there four hours or more,
and although the police passed the spot
at intervals the seven were not dis
turbed. Gentlemen" said the spokes-
man of the party, 1--WE have been
trampled on long enough, and I advo-
cate stringent measures to improve
our condition. Let u form a union
which will be strong enough to COM
bat the prejudice that exists against
u.s." "A mild-mannered man arose and
asked what the particular cause for
complaint amounted to. The persoa
who was acting az chairman appeared
to be indignant, but drew from hil
coat pocket q tin sign bearing the
words. mo Peddlers."
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A Certificate Of Character.

During his tour in ireland in 1926,
Sir Walter Scott visited Glendalough
and its "show" places. including st.
Kevin's Bed amongst them. He was
the first lame man that ever climbed
into the Bed, and Mr.. Plunkett, son
of Lord Chancellor Plunkett, told the
woman guide, after Sir Walter had
moved on. that he was a poet.
but an honorable jintleman; he guy
me half-a-crown."
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wiss slept Roo IaA>

! WIN 6lopt 10o GaeeN W
In a western court the other day y
man asked for divorce, on the ground
that his wife would not get mp early
enough to, get his breakfast. In her
contemplation the. wife alleged that
her husband snored 30 loud that In the
early part Of the night she could not
go to slaep. The court granted the,
divorce on general principles, With
out prejudice against either side.
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not sumc,.ntly H,xh Church.

The Boston Transcript tells Of an
Episcopal church that is being sued
because 1t is not sufficiently High
church." It appears that q certain
person left money to this church, with
the provision thAt the services should
come up. to certain standard Of
churchmanship.. The minister hals
failed. It Is claimed, to get as much
r4tualism into the service, and the #res
sponses Of the hock a. the money. calls
foT.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
Jordan Field 1t Bloomington.

The trustees of Indiana State Uni
versity have acceded to the unanimous
request Of the students and faculty of
that institution that the new athletic
field be called Jordan Field. The name
is given in honor of President David
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University, who. befofe going to the
California institution, was for twelve
years professor and president at Indi-
ana University. For several years the
creek that separates the new field from
the main campus has been known as
the River Jordan. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
station. This is your pocketbook,

| station. This is your pocketbook,
| MADAME"
The dig woman grabbed 1t from him.
"'Tis mine-and small thanks to you!!"
| she snapped out. She dounced on. The
foorwalker wiped his forehead n the
head Of the house smiled.
"Our system Of detection" he said,
IFS thorough. I. however. humbly,
apologize to Miss"
"silverton," suggested Hazard.
To Miss silverton for the unpleasant
experience to which she has been sub
jected. It wa fortunate. Hazard, that
you happened along when you did"
Miss Silverton flashed Ned a glance
that set him tingling to his finger
ti-s.
"Most fortunate for me-" she muir
mered.
Then they were out on State street
together and Ned was telling her how
he had recognized her. about the min
iature, his sister-many things.
You are to give Nan a sitting this
afternoon" he reminded her.
mot T."
"But,~ he stammered, ''she said she
expected you! That the miniatursE
must be finished for-for-" He
.choked there. How could he talk to
her about her wedding? fa-
For my sisters w~edding-yes. sh9
went directly to- the studio from IN
train"
For an instant State street whirled
around like the bits Of coIored glass In
a; Kaleidoscope: Then things righted
themselves, and the young lawyer
knew that two eyes alive with laughter
were smiling up at him.
"Your sister! But you must be
alike. Icould have sworn-"
I'VE are alike: We are twins. You
are not the first who has been be-
wildered by the resemblance: Shall
We 20 on to the studiog' Eudora was
to wait for me there"
They did go on to the studio. Nam
ME gave them tea out Of old Beleek
cups. They are timed waters and
talked a lot Of delightful nonsense.
And Ned Hazard made up his mind for
good and all that the original Of the
AA4u4oSu4C wa uoL q %
the sister whom she so resembled.
"My gloves, Ned?" demanded his
sister. as she locked the studio door.
Aghast, he wheeled around. my
dear girl, I forgot all about them. III
get you a box-a dozen boxes"
"When?" Their eyes met. Before
the wedding to which we are bidden?"
Eyes. I say, Nan, how does that
song of Riley's go-you always remem-
Der poetry. 1t is something like this
and he quoted, his eyes alight:
when ny dreams come true: when
my dreams come true,
I SHALL y
The light in the. elevator thermome-
ter fell lower.
Down." Dried Manufacturing
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14

Dai1ymen. have known for q long
whils the families that require that
the milk served them for their chill
dren shall come IN from one COW. a
grocer heard, recently for the hrst time
from one Of these families. The head
thereof asked the grocer to see that
the eggs Of the ,house came daily from
one hes.-Nev York Commercial Adj,
v~ertisex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-14
~PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION
Handsome Government Building Uncle

Handsome Government Building Uncle
Sam Will Have at Buffalo.
At the Pan-American Exposition
next year at Buffalo the United States
will have a group of three buildings
for the government display. The main
building will be 100 feet wide and 600
feet long, and on either side, connected
by c%olonades, will be the lesser build
ings, each $50 feet square. The gov
eminent work is under the direction
of James Knox Taylor, supervising
architect of the treasury department.
The group will be treated architecture
ally in a modified Spanish renaissance,
the details suggesting a Mexican
rather than a strictly Spanish origin.
Like the others, these buildings will
be constructed Of staf, already made
familiar to the public by its use at
the Chicago and more recent Omaha
exposition. The color scheme, in
marked contrast to that used at Chi
cago. will be rich and brilliant, the
lavish use of color and the gliding
giving, with the intricate plastic dec
orations and sculpture groups, an en-
semble both striking and interesting.
Portions of the roofs, covered with red
Spanish tiles,s#.WyiH, add much to the
character of tile building as a whole.
In plan, the buildings are shaped like
a letter U, the opening being toward
the west. The main building corre-
spends to the bottom Of the U, which
will accommodate the. greater portion
of the government exhibits, the admin
istrative Offices, guard room, etc. It's
center will be surmounted by q dome,
the apex of which, $50 feet above the
main floor level and crowned with q
figure Of Victory 20 feet in hight, will
form n Of the most conspicuous fea-
lures of the exposition grounds. Con-
nected by colonnades to the main
building are the two lesser buildings
or pavillions, one of which is intended
to hold an exhibition typical of life
and labor in the governments new
possessions; while the other will con-
tain a branch station Of the United
States weather bureau. and the ex-
hibit, aquariums, ETC., of the United
States fish commission. Inlets from
the lagoon fill the spaces within the
colonnades connecting the pavtlions
with the main building. The central
piazza, the space enclosed by the arms
of the U, is decorated by steps, ter
races and formal flower beds, making
an easy and beautiful approach to the
main entrance under the dome.
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Mnnlolp.l Ownership, =. Ansssse.

Municipal Ownership, u. Aneisn&
Municipal ownership long ago passed
out Of the stage Of theory and expert
ment,. II, in fact. itever, belonged there.
Centuries before, America was discov-
cred public ownership, Of public utili-
ties was highly developed. The city
Of Rome 1000 years ago possessed its,
splendid public. baths, it's superb aQue-
ducts and other utilities owned and,
managed by the government =