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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30

Chemists had a rare chance in Eng
fand recently for a unique experiment.
A mine which had been closed hermet-
ically by an explosion neal the mouth
Of the shaft was opened fifteen months
after the accident. The air within the
mine had been compressed enormously
by the explosion, and for twenty-four
hours after the opening was made, it
volleyed out with a great noise. Dur
ing this time it was possible to gather
enough Of it for thorough analysis,
and 1t was found that its composition
had been altered so completely by the
explosion and the consequent sealing
Of the mine that the gas that escaped
did not contain any oxygen whatever.
It consisted entirely of carbon acid gas.
aredamp and nitrogen.
But although It was absolutely fatal
to animal life, It possessed wonderful
powers for preserving other organic
life, as was discovered when the mine
was purified enough to permit investi-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30

Naval officers were the most violent
opponents Of iron ships, says a naval
officer, and fought their Introduction In
every way possible, but the iron ship
got the best Of it in the long run. Far
ragut and hosts Of other officers re-
fused outright to sail in an iron ship,
and loaded down the records OF the
navy with reasons why an iron ship
could not take the place of the wooden
ship. It is interesting now toread these
old reports in view Of the fact that
there are practically no wooden ships
left. They argued and proved to their
own satisfaction, too, that the iron ship
would be too cold in winter and too
warm in the summer: that 1t would
Sweat and give everyone who rode in
it rheumatism and dozens Of other
diseases. Experience has shown every
one of the objections to be without
foundation. The people who forced the
iron ship on the navy were %landsharks
in every instance. They knew little
about the sea themselves, but just the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30
Naval Officers and
Experts Who Oppos-
I'd Its Introduction.
AGAINST THE
IRON SHIP

same they thought 1t would be IN i'm
provement on the wooden ship, and
they were right about it. The only
thing that I can compare 1t to was tho
opposition to the elevated railroads in
New York city. Three hundred Of the
physicians of the largest practice In
New York city Joined In a protest
against the building Of the elevated
railroad. They insisted that II the ele-
waited cars were run, that in less than
six months one-third or more Of the
people living along the lines OF the
elevated railroads would be driven
crazy; that the noise and the Earring
would have such an effect upon the
nerves Of the people that they could
not exist. Hundreds Of famous naval
surgeons and hundreds not so famous
are on record the same way against
the iron ship. The long list Of dis
eases that were to follow their intro
duction have not yet m~aterialized. and
the iron ship persistently refuses to
sweat" in the terrible way that wac
predicted for 1t.
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SLAVES IN suLu.
women Are SOLD 1t Barsaia Counter
Rates II the Markets.

Women Are Sold 1t Bargain counter
Rates In the Markets.
1.-THE other day." writes Henry Hop
kins, to the Beloit, Kan, Gazette. from
one of the sulu islands, Il was offered
two slaves for 325 in gold. They be-
longed to a woman who claims to be
q Christian. They were q boy and a
girl, ranging from IL to 16. The boy
had on a shirt which reached to his
waist. The girls only garment was q
strip of cotton wrapped about her
waist. She stood up beside me and
Just reached to my shoulder. The wo-
man who owned her thought l wanted
to buy her and said: 'Mucho beveno.'
or very good, and told me the girl was
worth at least SO, and seemed surpris-
ed that I did not jump at the bargain.
II talked to the slaves q few words IN
Spanish, but could get no evidence OF
their being misused. Had I bought
them. they would have been mine to do
with as I saw at. Slavery 10 common
In Mindanao and the sulu archipelago.
The Chinese merchants usually own
one or more women whom they
bought. They do not marry them a.
wives. The chief slave owners are the
Noros. They have the right to slaves
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30

But even while he spoke her lovely
face blanched to the lily's whiteness,
and, stretching out her arms toward
her lover. she fell senseless at her dead
fathers feet. -
Chester made a motion to bend over
and lift her up. but Bertram Talbot
sprang toward her.
In vain the men sought longer to hold
him back. He flung them both from
him. ar
With white face and set teeth he and
Randolph Chester stood face to face,
while between them lay the senseless
form of Beatrice.
Touch her al your peril!!" whispered
Talbot. in a low, distinct tone. Lay
your finger on her, and by the God
above I will make good the name you
called me, for I will kill you!"
"Gray-Tyrrel!" screamed Chester,
springing back, "do your duty! Arrest
this mani"
And. springing toward the bell. he
pulled it violently.
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Darnmin9
~ the Nile

As everyone knows, Egypt would be
4 barren desert but for the Nile, which
not only irrigates the soil, but carries
down from the AbyssInian highlands q
sediment that serves ill the purposes
of an excellent fertilizer. Each year
the copious rains in equatorial Africa
cause the river to rise and overflow
IT'S banks. The area thus flooded and
covered with the alluvtal deposit Is ex-
ceedingly fruitful; beyond this belt,
which overs only a narrow strip OF
territory ON each bank, the desert be-
gins. Nothing can grow in Egypt
unless the soil has first been watered
and enriched by the river. Since the
earliest times, however, these floods
have been very irregular: Some years
ago they attained an extraordinary
hight and the population of the coun-
try was able to gather large harvests.
In other years the tropical rains were
greatly diminished in volume and par
tial crop failures ensued. The story in
Genesis about the seven fat years and
the seven. lean years shows to what
extent the state Of the Nile affected
the prosperity of Egypt even during
Joseph's sojourn at the court Of the
Pharaohs. The ancient Inhabitants OF
the valley already recognized the wis
dom of storing part Of the surplusage
and otherwise regulating the discharge
Of the river. OF such q character was
a lake near Cairo, obviously Of artifi-
cial construction. In the course of
centuries these irrigation works,
which included a we'll planned system
of canals, deteriorated; but since the
British occupation much has been
done to- restore them and to- build new
ones. The most important as we'll as
costliest enterprise Of this character
undertaken By the British Is the con-
struction Of q great dam across the
Nile above Assouan, above the first
cataract. The dam has Just been COM
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MODERN ENGINEERING FEAT
NEARLY COMPLETED.

pleted and may rightly be regarded a.
. great engineering feat. Not less
than 10000 men have been employed
On It, BY It's means q natural lake
IA miles in length is created and
about sixty-hve feet Of Nile water Is.
backed up, to be let loose when most
needed. The dam consists Of q vast
wall nearly two miles long and aver
aging sixty feet in height, with $50
openings, each Of which contains
sluices. With no more pressure than
a small child can exert, these sluices
huge masses OF steel-can be open
ed or closed by means Of levers. The
top Of the wall is provided with para,
pets and arranged as a driveway. The
foundation consists Of a bed Of con-
GREETED rubble 100 feet wide on the
average and Of corresponding depth.
cut into the granite rock. On the west
ern bank Is a navigation canal for
river boats. At Assault, some $50
miles down the river, a vast supple
mental dam has been erected. Unlike
the Assouan wall, the other hslf has
been built IN the bed Of the Nile IT.
self. The Assault dam Is half a mile
long, has a navigation lock on h
west side and will hold from ten to
twelve feet Of water. Progress on both
reservoirs has been remarkably rapid
and their combined cost has been
about }25, 100000. 1t is estimated that
the two dams will bring under cult
walton sufficient land to yield an an
nual revenue Of $4,000. 900 to the gov
eminent. When the water SO penned
up is at high level only q few of the
temple phylons md some Of the higher:
ruins at Philae will be visible; all the
other attractions, the palms, several of
the temples, the storied walls. the
Nilometer, colonnades and Roman
quays, being submerged. Thus is arch
aeoloeieal interests sacrificed to the
| unitarian spirit.-Baltimore Herald.
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uHAPTDR II. tcontinaed.)

CHAPTER II. CContinaed.)
consent to what?". Numbered her
father, In his wrath. "To your mar
riage with an adventurer and a for
tune-hunter? Have I not heard how
already he schemes for money to aid
him in his plans? Leave the ROOM, Be-
Atrice. Return to u own. So long
rs you are daughter of mine, you have
looked your last on Bertram Talbot's
facet"
The girl fixed her eyes one moment
full upon the speaker, then bravely.
resolutely, she approached her lover.
Goodbye, Bertie!" she said, sadly.
''God only knows how long u good
bye may be, but were 1t through time
and eternity, my love know no wa
.vering."
Even as she spoke she lifted her lips
that they might meet his own.
Fol a moment ne held her close in his
embrace: but, releasing her, he stepped
between her and the door.
II must be the one to leave, Beat.
rice" he said. "You will bear me wit
ness that I have accepted silently, for
your sake, the insults your father has
offered me. Within n year he shall
Acknowledge them unjust. or I will vol
alntarily forfeit my claim upon your
love. II gold must buy you, then I
must have gold. For n year, then,
FAREWELL"
The door closed. and the father and
!idaughter were alone.
She turned to leave the room, when
the silence struck her strangely.
She looked toward her father. There
.Was an ashen pallor on his face, and his
Tips were trembling.
Foreetful Of all but the devotion she
had eve lavished upon him, h sprang
toward him.
"Papa!" she cried, "you are I'LL"
Leave mel" he gasped. as II breath
came with an effort. Leave me-un-
grateful grill"
"oh. papa! let me stay! Forgive
me!"se
A little color crept back to his cheek.
his voice sounded stronger.
mo, Beatrice" he said; II am better
NOW. Go to your room. child. In the
. morning we will both be calmer, and
then-then I have something to tell you
which the past five minutes have
taught me must not be delayed in the
telling. We've never Quarreled be-
fore, darling, and you will not refuse
me obedience now. In the morning we
will see what can be DONE"
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(To BE c~oatiaued.)
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CHAPTER III.

It was long ere Beatrice sank into a
troubled sleep, and scarcely, it seemed
to her, had her weary lids closed than
again she widely opened them in dread
consciousness Of something wrong.
Then, one by one, the events Of the
evening shaped themselves before hel.
Were they not sufficient to account for
this terrible weight upon her breast,
this deadly sinking at her heart?
Deep silence rested on the household.
within, without, there was no SOUND.
Even the ordinary voices OF the night
seemed hushed.
She could almost fancy herself he
only living thing in that awful solitude
of space. Her limbs trembled. She
felt her flesh grow cold. 1t was nerv-
1pus folly, Of course She remembered
SDnce, as q tiny child, how she had wax
Ansd from q nightmare with something
nf the same sensation Of fright, n
Salled from her little crib for her faith
Yer to comfort her. How tenderly ne
had answered her cry-how he had rts-
5fn, and coming to her, held her In his
arms and soothed her to sleep upon his
breast!
She was not a child still to be soothed
10 slumber on his heart, but q great
Ionging seized her to feel once more
kbout- her the dear. protecting arms.
The impulse vas too strong to be re-
bisted. She sprang up. and. throwing
on q warm wrapper and thrusting her
feet into slippers. h fastened to her
fathers door.
Once, twice, she knocked for admis-
6ion. No answer anne back. She tried.
and found 1t yielded to her touch; but
glance within the moonlit room
showed her its emptiness. Her father
must still be below. It was not so late,
then, as she had fancied
But, halfway down the stairs the 81
fence va broken.
The library door was violently Jung
open, and q man, white and trembling
with excitement. rushed forth.
It wal Bertram Talbot!
He cast no glances toward the stairs
.cr the white appanti0n standing there.
but rapidly crossed the hall. opened the
outer door and went out n the night.
What new and terrible scene had been
.6nacted9 shivering as IL winter were
upon her. she hastened down and en-
tered the library.
Not until she had crossed its thresh-
hold and caught sight Of her father.
sitting In an easy chair before his open
desk, did she realize just what she had
leared.
..Papa!" she cried-"dear, darling
papal"
But she seemed speaking to deaf ears.
He neither spoke nor. moved.
In an instant she was beside him:
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Rsmarkahla Eeat of 1enorY.

00uB8EKoDtO Eo1t OF 1o3SO1ys
One Of the most notable fsats OF
memory recorded in the past century
was that Of Col. Chorretie, an Eng1ish-
sportsman. The we'll known Hnglishr
man once learned BY heart, tor . bsk,
the whole Of the London. Morning.
Post Of . particular day, and repeated
every word Of II, including ths adyeN
tisemspts. -
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by their religion. According to Moro
law, father has a right to sell his
children; he can sell his wife and. if
he gets into debt, he can sell himself
to pay 1t. l have seen girls sold for
one sack Of rice. 100 pounds. I have
known Of soldiers buying girls and
giving them their liberty. Not long
since a female slave connected with the
sultan's household fell in love with one
Of his warriors. She was neither wife.
nor concubine. but servant, and thu,
warrior asked his majesty that she DO.
given as his wife. The sultan refused
and the two ran away and got married.
They were brought back and the sui
tan said the man must die. The girl
threw herself at the feet Of the sultan
and begged that she be allowed to die
with her lover. The sultan consented
and the same campilan sliced OF two
heads"
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to ask who has wreaked this wrong.
10 1t thus that you would Stake your
hate? But he must be freed at once.
Papa, come to me! Help mel! Oh, my
God, you have taken him from me, too!
I am indeed, alone!"
And, with a long. shivering sigh. she
again relapsed into Inconsistencies.
A moment. while the physician strove
to restore her. Chester stood motion.
less. Her scorn. her anger, had .kindled
to fiercer heat the passions that swayed
him.
You shall yet come a suppliant tc
my feet, fair cousin" he whispered.
though only hfs soul caught the whis-
per and import. "You shall yet wash
out with your bitterest tears the words
that you have let drop to-day. You
shall yet acknowledge me, in all hu.
initiation, your lord, your master and
your husband! All, fate is kind to mel
1t has placed you in my power!"
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The misery children make for their
parents IL well known: the misery
parents make for their children not %
well - ~
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preservatlve Quality
of Air With All
Oxygen Excluded.
IN AET%
SEALED MINE

cation. All the provisions which had
been left behind by the miners were
found in thoroughly good condition.
The bread was dry. but thoroughly.
sweet and as edible as biscuit. Bacon
was found in as good and pure a on
dition as II it had been freshly cut.
and, most curious Of ali. the water ID
the water barrels was not only sweet
and good, but it had not ~evaporated
at all. A large quantity Of cornmeal
had been sent down Just before tho
explosion to be mixed with the drink
ing water. This was just as good a.
1t had been fifteen months before.
The feed for the mules was perfect and
the animals ate 1t with relish.
The steel rails, the tools and all 9TH,
er metal work in the mines was entire
ly free from rust. Wire cables and
machinery were as bright as II they
had been polished. There was not q
trace Of mildew on clothing or har-
ness. and the woodwork showed no
signs of deterioration.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-07
REAL ESTATE.

There is feeling among real estate dealers that
the result of the election will have beneficial
enect on the real estate market. a number of
them said yesterday that they believed 1t would
tend to steady and settle the market. The un-
certainty Of the situation has been relieved by the
result and some dealers believe that the decision
means lower taxation of real estate because of
less extravaganza in city expenditures. 1t will
mean that there will be no political blackmail
levied tenement house owners.
Adolph NJ Bendhem has sold to a Western in
Vestor, at about $4,000 through David Stewart,
the block front on the west side of Broadway ex-
tending from One hundred and -hfty-fifth to One
hundred-andfi fifty-sixth St The frontages are 1915
feet in Broadway, 125 feet in One-hundred-a and
hfty-f1fth-st and $50 feet in One-hundred- and
hfty-sixth-st. In the plot about eleven lots.
The land is portion of the tract known as
Audubon Park, and has it three story dwell
ing house and a two story stable. Mr.. Bendheim
bought the plot last spring from Charles X
Kerner.
Ferdinand r. Mnrath has sold through D.
Phoenix Ingraham & Co. No. 1OS West Forty-sixth-
st. three story house, on lot 20x1cO5.
James j. Buckingham, in conjunction with Theo-
dore Ortmann. has sold for William c. Strange No.
202 Seventh-ave. four story brick store and ten
ement house. on lot 21.5x7S2.
McVickar Co. have sold for r. S. Morris and
others Nos. 334 and 1856 East Twenty-sixth-st, two
xes aSs story tenement houses with stores on plot
The Manchester estate through its representative
Joseph NJ Philbrick, has sold the two seven
story apartment houses known the Columbus
and the Washington. Nos. and West One hun
They occupy plot 54xl0O II
took title to the property last June
The estate of John Schilling has sold the five lots
with frame buildings thereon at the northwest
corner of White Plains Road and Eighteenth .
IN the Borough of The Bronx
New-York tribune., 1901-11-07
Real estate.
Invalid Wills.

1t is notorious how many wills
involving great estates are con-
tested. especially where there are
large public bequests.
Note the Stewart, Tilden, Stanford, Fay
erweather and numberlesS other contests.
This affects the title to every
piece Of real estate possessed by
the decedent. There are wills
in nearly every title. 1t their
validity is attacked the owner
suffers unless he holds a policy
of title insurance:
The attack may be unsuccess-
full, yet the expense of the litiga-
ton IS very great. Our policy
of title insurance binds the COM
pany to bear the whole expense
of litigation, and to meet any
judgment recovered.
Insure in the strongest and best.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-07

The auction offerings of real estate yesterday re-
suited as follows:
BY BY William N ryan; II 1o1st-st cor Park-ave
Sohnaf e s s Peb5D Pe a h. & ce%stf5 sg
Tsf amt due s2o7o 80; taxes $451 II; adjourned
St b Fad e Pace Ns{S s. s.s so .iy a .Ms ss With
frame on St. No l. Moses Mendeisohn "st ct al sgt
am, Murphy @ Y ct o5 al Maurice Rapp atty Arthur ref
s. So 100 Websterave. cor St Paul's Place 262xlOo2
ATTY and ref amt due, sS77 10 taxes s5l8 90;
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY
By William NJ Ryan: s2e 74th,st. $50 # Of ID
ave; 22xlo2 2 story ten h Fald agt IDA Mothner @
jo &C. 25es etc s21I PriqE I'm mort 3 s. CO., T. sSths
dwg h; Met say Bank ast Won RaItz ct a. A S
Hutchins atys Smith. ref: amt due. $5762o 2s taxes
253Ioo; story h: { : ADpleby and sno
@ amt RoGRsl das St 3 5z 81 @ s 's5 3aasso
;evans % # n Of sc K5bSs s o ioFy ytfyf q
Breckenridge ref amt due 81 400 q taxes etc SEQ
g o. 2d-aye s story % b br h Harlem SAY
Isskie! Tixmsn rel due s756s 25 taxes etc
t3 9 fo m a to f6S Is Rrqadwas & M o. s05 lo3as Is @
asss PASS. e. a,sy 8 10, p , a6e sos5 due s27oa0 s
S4R 4G aGyd 30 story 81 sq s + lSG m
smith ref: aue. $15 92 = taxes SO
bE h Luke Eeuwenhoyen agt sane same at5ys and ref;
OF le5ih-st Is sx10o story dwg h. No l. L Bristow
cot ref; amt due 81 '59 % etc, sil5; 1o2e Bar
Fetto-st l1I9 # OF 165th-st. 16 sx10o story
%G No p same aEt same same atty and ref amt due
BY Philip A Smyth: Saw MIL Lane. Il W East
chester Road about 81 90 acres Joseph Stickney agt
NenuEg et al Mitchell NJ attys. Wilbur Mcbride ref:
ant dl@ So 56a -; taxes, etc. 81. $50 Sc
!1S Peter r Never K Coo liSth-st. "
Madison ave 27xlo0 H. sly br hat h; w TilIrnan
tRi media Hart et al; Quackenbush & ", attys; T f
eoEh ref. due. $liu+ 10: to33
mtFs. $500 1880 wentover-ave e cor Brook-ave
D exloi loX@5 llXl0i9 sty br fiat h: Eugene Sond-
helm Hgt Louis Lutjens Jr: Sondheim & s. attys; P L
kletuan. ref due. 81 2i6 etc $500 Trim
ty-ave. 3 Cedar Place 81. " 50 10x sJx
" 4T2x SIX look l6T; Ferdinand Hecht d w
IalnE 81 ali Rose & p atys: i L Jacobs ref:
sS.6Sl 81. taxes. etc. Sl.fl1. prior $1,000.