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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23
AN OPTICAL PkoBLEM.

:. AN OPTICAL PROBLEM.
The simple illustration herewith
raises a question, namely, why in
looking at the sixteen black squares,
q shadow is seen where four corners
meet-except at the place where the
eye directly gazes. This exception is,
of course, explained by the fact that
just there, in the direct line Of vision,
the image falls on the highly sensitive
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

WHAT ABOUT THE PASSENGER .
The public is indebted to the Daily
Mail of London for introducing,
through it's Geneva correspondent, an
engineer, who is credited with an in
vention of a mechanical brake"
which stops a train that is running at
fifty miles; an hour within a distance
Of twenty yards. Good! But what
shout the passengers1 A train run
ming Ut the rate Of fifty miles An
hour covers seventy-three and one
third feet . second; and to stop .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

sliding steel door is provided on the
side toward the building which can
be closed tightly when passing
through flames. With this apparatus
it is also possible to elevate lines of
hose to the tops of high buildings foy
putting out the fire. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

Sheltered by its branches. their un-
suspected listener could hear every
word falling from their lips. He o
good care that not one should escape
him. .a4s 1880
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

The worker wasps; like the worker
bees, are smaller than the queens OF
males.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

Christ was not good man II he was
not the Goldman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-23

yellow spot of the retina. But why
the blurs in the other positions where
the white bands cross?
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
NEGRO SUPERSTITION.
sonAe OF Thorn Are Just Like tho Ones
Hold by Their whlto brethren.

Como Of Thorn Are Just Like tho Ones
Hold by Their Wl,Ito brethren.
Many Of the negro superstitions In
Kentucky are quite interesting. An
old philosopher told me with great
gravity: IF you want peppers to
grow, you must git mad. My old
oman an me had a spat, an 1 went
right out an planted my peppers, an
they came right up" Still another
saying Is that peppers. to prosper. must
ha planted by a red headed or by a
high-tempered person. The negro also
says that one never sees d jaiibird On
Friday, for the bird visits his satanic
majesty to pack kindling" On that
day. The three signs in which the ne
groes place implicit trust are the we'll
known ones OF tho ground hog appear
Ing above ground on the I'd Of Feh:u-
ary; that Zoe must not be carried
through a house or a death will fol-
low. aud that potatoes must be plant
ed in the dark Of the moon. us we'll az
nll vegetables that ripen in the ground,
ami that corn must Le planted in the
light Of the moon. Feed gunpowder
to dogs and it will make them fierce
A negro will not burn the wood Of n
tree that has been struck by lightning.
for fear that his house Will burn or
be struck by lightning. II bird flies
into a house it brings luck. II craw-
fish or a turtle catches your toes 1t
will hold on till it thundcrs. When q
child I was told by Il black nurse that
IL a bat alights on ones head it will
stay there till It thunders. This was
SO terrifying that oven now have an
unnecessary fear OF being clutchad by
u bat. To make soap, stir 1t with n
sassafras stick in the dark OF the
moon.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
His Royal HirhDoss.
moon

A good story Is told Of England's
heir apparent. who recently made the
grand imperial tour. He was riding on
London bus incog. not many months
ago, and, being OF an inquiring turn
of mind, asked the driver, beside whom
no sat. his reason for exclaiming.
whenever he whipped up one OF the
horses. Come up. your royal high
ness, will you?" "Why do you call
him royal highncsa?" asked the duke.
well. sir" he replied civilly, "'cause
he's SO 'orty and lazy, and good for
nothing! Sec?" His royal highncss
did not pursue the subject, but after
ward told the story to his friends with
great glea> and so it got into print
Detroit Free Press.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
Forbid Drinking Elnp1o!es.

The laws OF severa, of the States ahl
prescriptions OF intemperance to the ruc .cs
of the railroad companies. For examp.c,
Michigan forb;ds the cmp.oyment Of q
drinking man in any responsible capacity
connected with the operating OF a ran
the punishment ni any railroad corporation
tina. retains in It's service as engineer. ure-
man. conductor, switchman, train-dis-
patchcr or tc:egrapher, or iii any. capacity
where by his nes;ect CT duty the satc'y
and sccrrity o. iiie, person or properly
temperate habits. These rules aud laws
have been adopted, .,os because OF any
agitation or pressure II: oueht, to brsr nvo"
the railroad companies, but because years
OF experience have demonstrated their
necessity.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
DnuGerG OF Alcoholism.

It is needless to enter into details AS to
the consequences entaIed by oyerindul.
gence in the use Of alcohol. Most OF us
are familiar with cases of ruined lives and
wretched homes as the result Of the fatal
habit. and in these days of higlrpressure
living it. is becoming more and more ." com
mon. Efentnl Worry. ovcrworE, i'll. .heait h,
want of sufficient nourishn'ent and clol n
ing tend to swell the number OF chronic
alcoho;ists, and the habit so easily nc
qrired is extremely difficult to rc'inqulsh.
Tie real danger t. the race, however.
lies in the fact that the great majority OF
inebriates need no incentive to acquire the
habit: toy are born with the tendency,
and it is to this cause chiefly that we
must ascribe the incrcose in the number of
deaths from chronic alcoholism during the
last twentythree roaEs. A reference to
the table of statistics shows that in 1879
twenty-sevcn persons in ZOO .000 died AS
the result OF chronic alcoholism: in 1898
these E::Nrsa lad moo than doubled thcn'-
se.ves. Tie nun,uer lnen ueirg returned a5
sixtv-ive ner l,00o.990 Of population: :,
The following: quotations point to the
conclusions arrived at by some OF the
most eminent men of the day
"Heredity MS q cansntion is estimated
to be present in near.y SIXTY per cent. OF
oil cases of chronic o'coho;ism."
"There are not n lew human beings so
saturated with the taint OF alcoholic he.
redity that they could ns soon turn back
flowing river from, the sea- ~ arrest the
march of an attack OF alcoholism"
Much that has been said respecting r.
sanity applies equally to incbricty. both
belong to the g3oup Of diseases OF the ner-
vous system. showing marked tendency
to degeneration. and both are liable to DO
transmitted hereditariiy. - Westminster
Review.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21

fractaclng physician aud Lecturer.
For fifteen years 1 have noted vhe
effect OF your Vegetable Compound iu
curing special diseases Of women.
II know of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble, barrcnncss, md it
has prevented hundreds of dangerous
operations where physicians claimed
it was the only chance to get we'll
liberation and Inflammation of tho
womb has been cured in two OF three
weeks through its use, and as find 10
purely an herbal remedy, unhcsitat-
ingly give it my highest endorsement
-Fraternnlly yours, DIR. z. V1EoouA,
Lansing, Mich: $1,000 forfeit If cbovs tss-
tfmontai Is not genuine.
IF you arc i'll do not hesitate to-
get q bottle Of Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at
once, and write to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass. for special
advice; it is entirely free.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
PRINCESS VIR0QUA, N. D.
Endorses Lydia f. Pinkham,s
Vegetable Compound After
Following Its Record For
Years

"DEAn Miss. P1NKuAM il
the greatest boon bestowed Oh human
ity and therefore anything that can
restore lost health is blessing. 1
consider Lydia. T.. Pinkham's Veg
Gtable Compound US blessing to
State and Nation. 1t cures her moth
ers and daughters and makes then,
well and strong.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
SAIE CURE CANCER AND 1UM0R&
W I'VE Use NO Knife, NO PIaster.

wc give rain, she'd m blsnd
We cure you BkF0kEYOU PAY.
We n Graduate or TW % Medical Co lcyea
We wtnt y"u to r:nd our :niaEc Book.
We wont thlI ''nd fnrl..ked IN writing ua
We ure ir. J. StLIS DAsIEr. ktchmuild. Va
Write postal to-day For Hook Free.
WE PAY YOUR WAY HERE AND RETURN HOME
IF YOU wIII.VI-II Us AID AXE TItEATMENG
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

railroad office in the country is a servant
OF the corporation for which he works;
that the typewriter who sits at the
elbow OF the manager ia servant,
whose duties are exactng and constant;
that, in fact, every employe who per-
forms the routine work of the office or
takes orders from the manager is a
servant in the literal meaning of that
term, it is impossible to sympathize very
deeply with those who, to escape the
general title of those who serve. whether
with their hands or brains, or both. in
any and every vocation to which labor
Is called, scorn the wholesome atmos-
phere OF the home and the field, and
hang about the bulletin boards of intel
llgence offices seeking employment. The
housemaid who brings to her vocation a
cheerful spirit and competent hands dig
mites labor, even though she be termed
the servant" and wear calico dress,
while the girl (and her name is multitude)
who sits YEARLY for a stated number Of
hours at the telephone in "stunnine''
silk shirt waist and tie, pays the penalty
OF unsheltered girlhood in being scolded
over the line by every snob, male and
femal who can pay the monthly rental
OF an instrument, for the pleasure OF be-
ing known as hello girl" instead of
servant The former title ia odious no
cause old-fashioned; the latter charming
because up-to-date. To be sure, the
service in the latter instance is far more
exacting than in the former, but then
the servitor in the latter is not a
servant" She is only a telephone
girl" and like multitude OF her sisters
in outside vocations, she counts this dis
tinction as great gain, socially.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
Ohio On Bryan.

By the average democrat Bryan has
been absolutely forgotten. Not only
has be been forgotten, but his sainted
picture has been trampled under foot, 10
the dust and dirt accumulated during
many generations Of democrats and
few popo-democrats.
In the Ohio state convention OF demo-
Gratis a few days ago, where Hon. James
kilbourne was nominated for governor.
the gentlemanly democrats trampled
and spat upon the beloved picture of
Bryan, when an ill-guided delegate
undertook to trail it aloft through an
aisle. The gentlemen of Ohio are dis
courteous in the extreme to the gentle
men of Nebraska and Four Mile and
several places in Kansas of olden times.
The Associated Press report saws
this:
In the alleged statement for PRINCIPLES
rather than men the most striking turn
OF the convention was on Bryan. The
most bitter things were said on his
leadership this morning, when it was
said that his name should not be men
toned and that there should be no
reference to either OF the national plat
forms on which he made his campaigns.
After this plan had been agreed on, one
of the q members of that committee
offered minority report reaffirming the
Kansas City platform and expressing
confidence in Bryan, and he received
only six votes out of $50 delegates on
his substitute for the platform pre-
amble. A few moments after the plat
form was adopted one of these six dele
gates called attention to the fact that
the pictures Of other democrats were dis
played in the hall and none OF Bryan as
heretofore. He started to carry a small
banner with Bryan's picture on it to
the platform. The aisles were ordered
cleared and the picture did not reach it's
destination. 1t was trampled under
foot and spoiled during the wild demon
stratiOn when kilbOurne was escorted
into the hall.
Members OF the committee on resOlu-
lions say that over one hour was spent
after last midnight in efforts to strike
the word "salable" out of the plank on
railway taxation and several hours in
denouncing the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms and The leader who stood
on them. The platform caused much
comment tonight over what it does not
say as we'll as what it does say.
The sequence is that democracy has
tired OF the drag OF populsm. Ohio is
an average state OF the nnion, and as
Ohio democrats go the union is likely to
go before the conventions and the polls.
1t must make few of Mr.. Bryan's sup
pOrters feel like 16A cents.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

In recent interview, Chairman Jones
of the democratic national committee
compared the American government in
the Philippines with the carpet bag"
government of the south in words like
these: Il want to see the FilipinOs given
their independence quickly. We lived
Tor some years in the south under car
pet-bag government, and [ do not want
another people to suffer as we did. |
don't believe, though, that the republi-
cans ever propose to let the Filipinos
enjoy the possession of the islands, but
will arrange to hold the country for the
money that can be made out of it,"
Senator Jones seems to have forgotten
that the chief objection raised to the
so-called ''carpet-bag" governments in
the south was found in the large partici-
patton given to the negroes-constitut-
ing a majority of the inhabitants in
many states-in operating the machinery
OF government. He thinks that the
Filiplnos-a race not half as familiar
with republican governmental machinery
as were the southern negroes, should be
given the entire control in the Philip
pines-that the whites, with their flag
should move out" Again, the Fill
pinos have had no conception of any
other form of government than the
tyranny of their former Spanish masters
or the dictatorship of self-appointed, self
seeking autocrats like Aguinaldo and his
successor" Cables. How they must
suffer" then, under such a dispense
ton as has been brought upon them by
the Americans with equal laws, light
taxation, projection in their homes and
industries, abundant schools and such a
vista OF opportunity as never before
opened to an oriental peopleI
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

The scarcity of harvest help CORE
spends with that of domestic beln-en
army of young men and maidens
women and men of middle age. of the
iaoorlng class, apparently preferring
ldleness to work, unless they can secure
positions that carry with them the mini
mum OF labor with the maximum of nav.
Gentllity OF employment, which is
usually Imaginary, is also taken more
or less into account. In vain farmers
appeal to men to come out and helm
them gather in their hay, Offering 81 25
per day and board. Equally in vain do
housewives seek girls for domestic serv-
Ice. equal to those paid in department
stores, telephone offices, etc. with tho
additional recompense of board and
lodging. Harvest work and housework
are old-fashioned employments. To the
latter, especially, the title OF SERVANT,
is attached-the term "hired hand ;, as
applied to the laborer in the former va
cation being not so Objectionable. When
it is considered that every clerk in every
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
Exposition Rates

For the Pan-American exposition the
0. R. & N. Co. has made a round trip
rate of $76 to Buffalo from Spokane,
Colfax and neighboring points. with
thirty day limit east of Chicago and
sixty day limit west of Chicago, from
date Of sale. Tickets to be sold first
and third Tuesdays of month, June to
October inclusive. Continuous passage
going, to commence date of sale only.
with stopover privilege west of Missouri
river returning, within time limit. Also
choice OF diverse routing west of Chi
cago. By certain lines east OF Chicago
privilege OF steamer trip will be allowed
one way.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
= 20. II. & N. Time Card. ahH

Inspired by the chief deputy of the
sheriff's office, who had forgotten about
the letters he wrote to an Elberton bar
Der, the Commoner defended the notori-
ously inefficient administration of the
sheriff's office to the last ditch in the
last issue of that paper. 1t accused The
Gazette of straight fabrication when it
said Geo. Mansfield and James Benton
were deputy sheriffs. The sworn record
of Auditor Raby says Mr.. Benton drew
81 for the month OF May for services for
the sheriff. For June he cashed in
$3.50. Mansfield was paid at the last
session of the board OF commissioners
$17S5 for services for the sheriff. The
Gazette was justified in calling him a
deputy sheriff.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
To Buffalo and Return. Only SIG

The Northern Pacific Railway offers
the above extremely low rate to the
Pan-American Exposition, tickets good
the first and third Tuesdays of each
month to October inclusive, usual di.
verse routes granted on return trips, al
so stopover privileges. Limit 60 DAYS.
The only direct route, two trains daily,
elegant equipment, only two changes OF
cars east of Spokane. For further in
formation, folders, etc.. call on or write
Geo. Fl. Lennox & Co., Agents, Colfax,
WASH
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
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1t is now generally known and under
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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
Music Lessons.

Mrs. Geo. FL. Newman will take pupils
on the piano or organ. Thorough course
of instruction, including Thorough Bass.
Lessons given at pupils residence, if
desiredx
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

Washington is pleased with the
promise of an abundant wheat crop this
season, probably the largest in the his
tory of the state. Harvesting will COM
mence in the Walla Walla district the
coming week, and will be prosecuted
with vigor until the crop in the various
districts has been garnered, says late
issue of New West Trade. Washington
enjoys the distinction of producing more
wheat to the acre than any other state
in the union, and will maintain that
pre-eminence this year. Already con-
sentative estimates of 40 and As bushels
to the acre come from various points,
in fact the promise of a bumper crop of
high quality is the news from every Sec
ton reporting. A larger area than
ever before has been planted and the
yield is reported at from twenty-fv to
twenty eight million bushels for the
state. Thus does kind nature promise
bountiful return for the toll of the hus-
the slough of despond" of few years
ago, and in msny cases will have suffi-
cient means to meet all harvest expenses,
and the full amount for which the crop
sells for present and future uses. The
only cloud on the horizon thus far has
appeared at Walla Walla, where trust
of harvest hands is forming and scare
over shortage of grain bags exists;
but we trust that these specks on the
horizon will like Arabs fold their tents
and silently steal away" ere the harvest
is far advanced.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Spec
ialties: Chronic diseases and diseases of
women and children. Calls to any part of
the county promptly answered. Office n
Colfax Hardware building.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-19
COLFAX, WASHINGTON.
Cal. MI. Boswell.

Cal. Nj. Boswell,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Can be
found at Office over Barroll's hardware store,
or at residence on Mill Street, when not
professionally absent. Telephones Office
492, residence 493
COLFAX, WASHINGTON.