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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06

4 Remove Stains from Table Linen.
The careful housewife Is much an
noyed when a spic span %tablecloth is
marred by a stain of food or beverage.
These can, however, be quite easily re-
moved If taken when fresh. For tea
stains, spread the, stained place over
a basin, then rub the spot we'll with
either powdered borax or pure glycer-
inc. then pour boiling water through
the material, allowing it to soak well
in this. II the stains are not fresh,
this may require to be repeated. COT
fee stains may be removed in The same
way. Fruit and wine stains are fire.
ouently very troublesome. and should
be attended to as soon as may be. II
possible. at onc strain che stained
mart Of the cloth v a basin, and rub
the spot. we'll with fine salt, then pour
boiling water through It to prevent
the mark spreading. \ freshly cut
tomato rubbed ver the newly made
fruit or wine stain 10 also salt to he
excellent. Another way IL TO rub the
attained part we'll on bOt:t sides. with
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06

Q-What is a century?
"A hundred things of the same
kind-for example, 100 years.
Q-Does it take 100 full years to
make a century?
Alt certainly does.
Q-Can n century begin before an
other ends?
A-Not without tapping, and that's
against the rules of the game.
Q-Then n century has to round
out 100 full years before another can
cut in?
A-Most assuredly.
OWL this century, the nineteenth.
have to go right to the last second Of
1900 before it has rounded 100 full
years?
A-Of course it will.
Dwell, when does the twentieth
century begin?
Aft you will glance ut the diagram
you will see a complete record of wears
and centuries from the intinitesmal
point of time (arbitrarily) when we be-
gan computing years for the Christian
era. A century is a complete cycle of
time. 1t is divided into 100 equal
parts. and each part is called a year.
The diagram above represents a full
century.
Now, if you will start at the perpen-
dicular line marked Zero" and move
to the right till you come to the first
line from zero you will call that space
one year, or the first year of this era.
Keep on going to the right aGounl the
circle and you will call that space one
year. or the first year of this era.
Keen on going to the right around the
circle and you will find you do not
reach the full 100 spaces, or years. till
you touch zero again.
If you will fancy the zero a geomet-
rical line-without width or thickness
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it will lie between the last second of
the year 100, and the first second of
the year 1O1. So your second journey
around the circle does not begin with
100, but with 1O1. The last second of
the year 100 was part of Dec. 81, 100;
and the first second of 1O1 was part Of
Jan. 1, 1O1, or the beginning of the Sec
ond century.
Now, follow up this investigation by
glancing down the table of centuries
within the circle. Do you see where
it leads you without a break or lost
year? You find the nineteenth century
is not fully rounded till you come to
the zero line between 1900 and 1907
that is, the last second Of Dec. 81,
1900, and the first second of Jan. 1,
1901. So the first second Of Jan. 1,
1901, is the first second Of the twen-
tieth century, as it requires the last
second of Dec. 81, 1900. to make the
nineteenth century complete.
Q-So the twentieth century can't
begin Jan. 1. 1900:
A-Not without tapping II year on
this one.
Q-But what about the Pope saying
the twentieth century would begin Just
after midnight Jan. 1, 1900?
A-Whisper-The Pope didn't say it.
He merely stated that the year 1900
would 'usher in" the twentieth CEN
fury.
1t is a fallacy of those who say the
century begins Jan. 1, 1900. that in
stead of considering zero an imaginary
point. they seem to contend there was
Il zero year. Don't lose sight Of the
fact that this zero we are considering
simply marks the beginning and end
I of a century. 1t has no dimensions
either Of time or space. The first year
was the year mot the year zero or 0.
Chicago Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
A Face Shampoo.

A Face Shampoo.
Perhaps every n is ware of the
quite magical effect Of a face shampoo
when tired out. Its refreshing powers
are so great that the little trouble in
volved is not worth considering. Wet
a sponge in soft, hot water. Put on 1t
a little good soap and a few drops of
glycerine. Lather the face thorough
ly with the rinse, and rub the skin with
almond meal till it is quite dry. Wash
the meal off with fresh hot water, then
spray or sponge the face with cold
water till the flesh feels nice and firm.
This closes the pores. Dry gently with
a soft towel and powder lightly with
pure Fuller's earth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Hal pressinx Hints.

When the head is short the hair must
Be raised as much as possible. If it is
long the hair is thrown back on the
temples and slightly pnfyed Excess
Of length in the read may easily he
concealed by the arrangement Of the
hair. For prominent foreheads oare
should be taken not to throw the hair
back. 2 For q retreating forehead and
q face without expression a couture on.
the front OF the head will bring cut
the features. The line of the nose is
Of primary Importance IN arranging
the coifrurs. Straight or slightly aouii-
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inc noses demand a regular and sym
metrical, but not very high, couture.
Fine noses, with mobile nostrils, sI:-
mounted by two bright eyes, want a
couture with contrary lines, AMI nav
ing something of the unforeseen and
of fantastic. Fantastic must be carried
even further with short and setronsse
noses. and even amount to an appear
ance of disorder restrained ny pins
and combs. Lastly, a serious. regular.
almost severe couture gives to long.
aquiline noses that peculiar character
which marks the efiges of most his
torical Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
The Strongest Surgeon in the Army.

The Strongest Surgeon in the Army.
DR.. Ireland Wheeler, ex-president Of
the Irish Royal College of Surgeons,
whose death at Dublin was recently
reported, was formerly in the army
medical department., and he was then
classed as perhaps the strongest man
in her majesty's service. One Of his
ordinary feats in the gymnasium at
Canterbury vas to take a tifty-six-
pound weight in each hand and then
rise from a sitting posture on one leg,
elevating the weights at arms length.
He was frequently seen to lift from
the ground a 120-pound dumbbell and
elevate it with extended arm without
a jerk. which was regarded as an eNA
traOrdinary performance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Scotch Postman.

David Ramsay. a postman connected
with the Kirriemuir (Thrums) Scot
land, %postoffice. has been on duty thir-
ty-seven years. during twenty-five of
which he covered a distance daily of
twenty-four miles. and twelve miles a
day for the other twelve years. which
makes a grand total of over DE, 600
miles. During the thirty-seven years
he was never known to be off a single
day with sickness. He is now border.
ing on four-sc0re years. and resigned
his appointment the other day on ac-
count Of failing health. His Youngest
daughter has been appointed in his
place.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
"pr,nce Albe.tsv in the Congress-.

uPrince Albexts'' i'm the C0nEress.
The preponderance OF. prince Al
berts'' in this congress is a matter of
general comment. Zone would think
n Prince Albert was the uniform of
your house Of representatives, don't
Won know?" remarked a yiung lady OF
decidedly English accent, as she looked
down on the slow-moving, black-clad
figures on the floor. Even the gentle
maj from Arkansas, Mr.. Terry, who
has worn bluish-gray ever since his en-
tranuce into the house, in 1891, startled
his confreres by appearing in black
b%roadcloth Prince Albert suit of the
most elegant cut and finish.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
FURIOUS RACE lot
EOlen and Imd Ia a
Bloody Fight.

IOleA and Freedmen Indulge ia "a
Bloody Fight.
Marinctte. Wis. Dee. 31.-A furious
race riot between Poles and French
men occurred in lumber camp No. Z.
of the Kirby Carpenter company near
Pembine. Several Poles We're badly
pounded. and IL of them, John Kosta
of Mcnomince, Mich. vas chased four
miles dowE an icy logging road in his
bare feet until the blood was dripping
from them. Another Pole, Frank
Joswoski, was torn from his sleeping
bunk and pounded into insensibllity.
His lands and fingers were bitten M
his face end body terribly disfigured.
Kosta may lose both his feet and JOS
woski is in a serious condition. Botl'
we're taken to Men0minec. The it:.d-
ers OF the riot were half breeds, John
Parlcx and John and CLlaud Perry.
They will be arrested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Not So

Lunatics often assume a superiority
of intellect to others, which is quite
amusing.
A gentleman while walking along a
road not far from the side of which
ran q railway. encountered q number
of insane people out for exercise.
With a nod toward the railway lines,
he said to n Of the lunatics:
Where does this railway go to-"
The lunatic looked at him scornfullv
for a moment, and then replied:
ut doesn't go anywhere. We keen It
here to run trains on."-Agate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
A Smart Combination.

Visiting gown of drab velvet. Un-
'derskirt of black gauze embroidered
in jet and. black sequins. Tunic OF
the velvet draped slightly at the left
side where a few hollow plsats are
inserted. 1t is cut undulat!ng 1T the
bottom and is 'ost with c narrow band
of sable.
Corsage of velvet. shaped like a
cuirass, with long basques that de-
scribe a scallop at the back and front.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
T.. v. DEAD.
Wei Known Ms IN Author and
Writer Of the ~NOrlkv:cst.

Well Knew Ms an Author and
Writer of the NOrtEv:cst.
st. Paul, Dec. 31.-Eugec" V. Small
ey, the editor and publisher Of the
Northwest Magazine, died ut midnight
at his home, 633 Holly avenue, Of ner-
vous dyspepsia. Mr.. Smalley has bee:1
ill practically eve since his return
from Oklahoma about six weeks ago.
He had rallied for a time. but ycster-
day afternoon he sank, and Ii doc
tors said his life was measured simply
by hours. AS Il newspaper man, au-
thor and publisher. Mr.. Smalley was
one of the most widely known writer's
Of the. Northwest. His magazine, DC
voted to the interests OF this section,
has had no sl:,all influence III making
the and progress OF the
Northwest known to the country. His
articles in magazines have been wide
ly read and he was generally recog-
nized as an authority of this section.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Gentillx,. Cheese Factor,

Gentil1y's Cheese factory.
GENTLY. tlinn., Dec. 31.-Thc local
cheese factory has closed after Il run
Of six months and a half. Milk re.
ceived. $40. 7O5 pounds; cheese made.
3G,342 pounds; cash received therefor.
So, 2 .05; cash paid patrons, $2,9O1.37;
milk to 1 pound of cheese, 9.42 pounds;
average test for the season, 400 +.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
coca .nd mad styles in skirts.

Good and bad styles In Skirts.
The skirt buttoneu down the back
from belt to hem, and the skirt shat is
fastened at the back with severe but
tons and cord. are both old-fashioned.
fortunately. for the fashion was 10 cx-
treme to be in good taste. The habit
skirt, as Is called the skirt that fits
like q riding-habit. that has either q
seam in the middle of the back or cir
cular, and fastens at the left side. is
as yet the best. This requires to be
carefully made, 80 that it is not too
tight over the back and hips. The
ugly plain look is obviated by four
rows Of tucks, very small. and put ON
about three inches below the waist.
This breaks the plain look that Is c5-
jectionable to the many figures. Satin
faced cloths, Of both light and heavy
weight, are to be used again, but there
are also to be worn shaggy serges and
camel's hair friezes. Cashmere and all
materials of the cashmere and smooth
finish will be extremely fashionable,
as they lend themselves particularly
we'll to the close-ftting style of dress.
They come in all, shades and beautiful
acknowledgements Bazaar.
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a thick paste of starch: rub this we'll
in, and then expose it to the sun and
air for three or four days, when the
stains should have disappeared. If
they have not, repeat the process,
sprinkling the linen now and 'ssain as
it dries with a little water.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Good Cheer.

"Now tell me, doctor, candidly, is
there anything really the matter with
my WIFE"
Eyes. Her vocal chords are badly at
fected. I aIn afraid she may lose her
voice."
.ssay, drop in on your way back from
the Office and chat awhile. will you?
Things have been going badly with me
lately, and it's 80 comforting to hear
you talk."-Chicago Tfmes-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
stove ExDlOded.

Brainerd. Mimi, Dec. 81. F. Nj.
Zacarison's merchant tailoring cstab-
lishment was burned. Loss almost
total. The stock was valued at $500:
insured for $4,000. The building was
owned by n. +. Bank and was insured
for $1,000. Fire was caused by the
explosion of an alright stove.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
M.rr,ed j. diamond King.

Deadwood, s. d.. Dee. 31-Mrs. Celia
Recs. formerly Miss Buetcr, whose
parents live in this city, has written
them from Durham, Natal, that she has
married w. j. Recs, Il diamond king of
johannesburg, and that they have fled
from their nome to Durham: Natal.
which is now crowded with refugees. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
woodmen Killed.

Merrill, Wis. Dec. 31.-Pat Reddin
was killed at the camp Of Reddin
Bros, six miles north of here, by q
falling tree. He was helping to dis
lodge a tree that had hung up in an
other and was crushed when 1t fell.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
prn..cution Failed.

Washburn. Wis. Dec. 31.-The pros
ecution failed to make a case against
Fred G.. Cowic. held for embezzlement.
The evidence showed that Cowie had
handled no money belonging to the
Kayfeld & Western railway.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
HELPING Him.

Charitable man, jerks is"
Really"
Eyes. A poor fellow stopped him on
the street to-day and asked us to help
him get the price of a meal. I gave
him a dime"
"Jenks did better"
"Sle gave him a toothpick.'-Phila.
delphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Murder ON a Montana Ranch.

Great Falls. Mont. Dee. 31.-A. J..
Corrigan shot and instantly killed
Peter Kuntz at a ranch twenty-five
miles north of here. Corrigan came
to this city and gave himself up. He
saws ne did it in ~self-defense.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Sunday.

From Monday morning till Saturday
midday the majority of husbands tell
you they are hard at work. They rise
at 6, Z, or 8. and, having eaten break
fast, get. to business. At midday comes
an hour for dinner and rest. Then
work fills up the time till S, 6, or z.
The evening they claim as their lawful
rest after a hard days bread-winning.
When two of these hard-worked men
meet they almost invariably, sooner or
later, sneer or joke about the lazy lives
women lead. Listen! II the head of
a house rises at q, his wife must rise
at s in order to have his breakfast
ready on a clean table in a Clearly
swept room. The husband leaves for
business, and his wife settles down
TO the necessarily dull routine of
.:housework. At the miAday meal she
most probably has to attend to the
wants of two or three children. In
the afternoon she must call on her
neighbors in order to keep up friend
ships, so that her husband may have
people to talk to when he wants variety
in the evening. She also has to do
the necessary shopping. At about 5
the hardest part of her day begins.
Wrist, the evening meal. then the chill
dren to be put to bed. then she must
try and be lively and muse her spouse
till such time as he chooses to go to
bed. AS to a wife's Sunday, every n
who has ever been a child knows what
<hot ~naoro FIX
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Takes His own Iife.

Stanley, Wis.,, Dec. 31.-Christopher
Thompson, for thirty years an employ
Of the Northwestern Lumber company,
committed suicide here by hanging
himaelf In a wagon shed nearly .
mile from town.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Fire at La Crosse.

La Crosse. Wis. Dec. 31.-The COOP
er shop of d. Doud & Sons was en-
tirely destroyed by fire which started
early yesterday morning. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, $1,000. Origin of fire I'M
known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Blizzard In Michigan.

Marquette. Mich. Dec. 31.-A heavy
blizzard from the west struck this city
Yesterday and it is intensely cold.
Railroad trains are delayed and street
cars arc having hard work keeping the
line open.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Business Girls.

l do not les a girl who has gone
into some trade or profession, for the
most domestic home bird" of my girl
readers may be one. Indeed, If she
helps to carry out her daily duties
successfully she must do her utmost to
become a business girl in my sense
of the word. And when, in course OF
time, she passes to a homo of her own.
she will be at no loss in taking up her
position as housekeeper and mistress,
She will win the respect of those in her
employ by showing them that she un-
derstands how she should be served.
and that while comort is absolutely
required, no extravaganza will be al
lowed. She will cause her husbands
love for her to increase by showing
him how truly his interest is hers by
bringing into play her knowledge of
''how to spend and how to save" TO
make home uncomfortable by mean,
unnecessary savings is 10 real econ
omy, but to plan with loving thought
how to make every dollar yield its true
value is housekeeping in its best sense;
for such a business girl" will make
a small income go further and give
more real happiness and comfort than
would one of double and treble the
amount in inexperienced hands. But
to make my girl reader a complete
business one of the type which write.
she must also learn how to conduct
her charities. Giving indiscriminate-
ly, without inquiry or thought, is often
-.-J.zS:vo ~ oxi1 fhor r0n1 and
she must be as wise over the spend
ing of the portion allotted ito help
Others" and give as thorough consid-
Grafton to it as she does to what she
puts apart for her personal concerns.
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ouR COOKING SCHOOL.
Fried Oysters.

Fried Oysters.
Select large oysters. Clean, par-boil
slightly, to draw out some of the water.
Drain and dry on a towel. Roll in
flour or fine bread crumbs, dip in
mayonnaise dressing, then in crumbs
again. Let them stand five minutes,
and If they seem moist dip again in
crumbs and cook at once in deep, hot
fat, n minute. Being already cooked
they need only the browning of the
crumbs.
Saint of Duck.
Cut the flesh of a roast duck into
pieces no larger than a half dollar and
keep them hot. Put the scraps and
trimmings in a sauce pan with half a
pint Of claret, two shallots, a bay leaf,
a spring thyme, a pinch Of red pepper.
and a pint of stock. Reduce this over
a quick fire and strain, add two ounces
OF butter, half a pint of shrimps or
mushrooms and the Juice Of half a
lemon. Mix we'll, but do not boil. Dish
the duck on slices Of fried or toasted
bread. pour the sauce over it and gar.
nish with parsley.
Golden Spice Cake.
Cream half a'cup Of butter, add one
cup OF brown sugar and beat well. Add
the yolks of four eggs and one whole
egg. we'll beaten; stir in half a cup
each Of milk and molasses, two and
one-fourth cups of -four. sifted, with
half a teaspoonful of soda, half q tea
spoonful of Glove, one teaspoonful Of
cinnamon. one-fourth. Of a grated nut
meg, a few grains of cayenne and q few
gratings of lemon peel. Bake in a
square loaf, in a moderate oven. about
an hour, and when cold invert and
cover the bottom with a marshmallow
frosting.
Chocolate Pudding.
Take q quart of milk. mix a little Of
it with three tablespoonfuls Of corn
starch and the same quantity of grated
chocolate. Blend to a smooth paste,
and stir it briskly into the remainder
Of the milk while it is boiling briskly.
Cook for three minutes. remove and
add a teaspoonful of vanilla and the
beaten yolks Of three eggs. Pour the
mixture into q buttered pie dish and
bake from twenty to thirty minutes.
Whisk the whites Of the eggs to a stin
froth, stir into them q tablespoonful
of powdered sugar, and pile 1t care
lessly on the pudding and place 1t in
warm (not hot) oven for i've minutes
to set. Serve hot. Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-06
Couldn't. Poasihlx.

"Nathaniel,' the teacher writes me q
note and says Katie is showing indica-
lions of astigmatism."
"Of what"
"Astigmatism."
"'You tell him he's mistaken. She
went through that when she was q
,baby."-Chicago Tribune.
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Called

= admire q man who car say no.
said Brimley.
will you open = small bottle with
me!" asked Blix,-Philadelphia NORTH
American :.
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FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
A Smart Notwithstanding Gown
Business Girls, Not In the World of
Finance, hut the World of Home
Our Cooking Schools.
A Simule Word.

A Simple Word.
1t may be glorious to write
Thoughts that shall glad the two or
three
Hieh souls, like those far stars that come
in sight
Once in a century;
But better far it is to speak
One simple word, which now and then
shall waken their free nature in the weak
And %friendless sons of men;
To write some earnest verse or line.
Which, seeking not the praise of art,
Shall make clear faith and manhood
shine
In the untutored heart.
He who doth this, in verse or prose.
May be forgotten in his day.
But surely shall be crowned at last with
those
Who live and speak for aye.
James Russell Lowell.
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The first step is often so expensive
that you can't afford to take the Sec
ond.
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CAUGHT 4 WILD 4
nc Lived liz a Cave and Vas Nearly
Starved.

Starved.
Barron. Wis, Dec. 31.-Under Sher-
if Pierce captured II wild man in the
woods four miles east of the town,
who lived in Il small cave on the bank
of the river. He gives the name Of
Owen Sullivan. claims to hail from
Ishpeming, Mich. ard talks nationally,
but tells various stories as to his re-
cent whereabouts. He has lived in the
cave ut least four weeks, possibly all
and was nearly starved when
cTryht.
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EARLY 11RE AT HERMAN.

Loss Estimated nj %S,sOO With Par
tia1 Insurance.
Herman, Mimi, Dec. 81. j. A.
Stoneburg's hall and Anderson Bros
billiard hall were destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning. Stoneburg's
hall was occupied by fuckers store
and the postofftce. Loss Is estimated
Mt $500; partially insured.