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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
i CROSSINGS.
Decrease in hi Number Of Accident
From This Cause.

Decrease in tho Number OF Accident,
From This Cause.
Since 1898 the number of railroad
Accidents at crossings at grade has
fallen of Is per cent. though the vol
ume of railroad travel in the United
States has largely increased and the
number Of trains is much greater
This decrease is due largely to the
legislation, in which New York was
the pioneer, for the abolition Of all
grade crossings, says the New York
Sun. The Anti-Grade Crossing law Of
New York, adopted in 1897, provided
that steam surface roads thereafter
built must be constructed to avoid all
crossings at grade. New streets, a "
enues or highways, when carried
across the tracks Of existing steam
roads, must be either above or below
grade, and the extra cost Of such con-
struction is to be paid half by the
municipality and half by the road
crossed. Where existing crossings are
changed upon the application of the
municipal authorities or Of a railroad
company the expense of such change Il
to be paid as follows: One-half by tn,
railroad company, one-quarter by tht
state and one-quarter by the municipal
authorities. All street surface rail-
roads hereafter constructed in New
York across a steam railroad shall bt
either above or below its grade. Tha
legislature is authorized to appropri.
ate not less than 500, 900 annually to
defray the states share of the expense
imposed by compliance with this stat
ute. Massachusetts,, in which tht
population outside of the large cities
is more dense than in New York, APP
propriates $4,000 a year for the elimi'
nation of grade crossings and has al.
ready expended 49, 500, 900 for this pur'
pose, and the railroad companies in
Massachusetts,, largely owned in New
York; have paid 5000, 900 for the sam;
purpose. Under a law passed by the
Tennessee legislature in 1889, the rail.
roads are obliged to grade road cross
ings to the level of the rails, and to
keep them in repair for ten feet on
each side Of the track. The Connect.
cut Legislature adopted a similar meas.
ure and 1t has been strictly enforced
in that state. Nearly every western
state and some southern and Pacific
states have followed New York,s lead
in gradually doing away, where prac'
ticable, with the old fashioned method
of laying railroad tracks on the same
level as the in%tersecting wagon and
carriage roads. There are few roadi
In the country on which there has moi
been in recent years some effort to re-
duce the number of grade crossings.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

SUCKING FISH. (RtnoRA ecHENt1s

1y believe that by means Of the sucker
on the top of it's head this little fish
can arrest the progress of ships, how
ever powerful, as suddenly and firmly
as If they had struck upon a rock.
The winds may blow, the sails may fill,
and the masts may creak. but so long
as the unseen fish below retains its
vise-like hold upon the hull of the
ship the vessel will be confined to the
spot as e%ffectually as IL it had lowered
its anchor. At least. so the Chinese
believe.
Whether it possesses the power
which the Chinese claim for it or. not,
the fact remains that once the fish
has attached itself 1t cannot be re-
moved without tearing the disc, or
sucker, from the body.
The disc which enables this little
fish to accomplish such big feats is
composed of several fiat, bony laminae,
arranged in parallel lines much in the
same manner as the Stats in the COM
mon wooden window-blind. These
laminae are capable of being raised or
depressed at will, and are moved by a
set Of muscles set %obliquely.
The fish attaches itself to a surface
by pressing the soft and Shiny edge
of it's disc against the object and de-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
A TRANSFORMATION.
Mysterious Disappearance Of q Deer from
Back Porch.

mysterious Disappearance of o Deer from
Back Porch.
Jones would like to meet the man
that did it, says the Detroit Fret
Press. He says that if the party who
took the deer will disclose his identity
he may keep the animal for his trou.
BILE. But it is not likely the guilty
wretch will come forward. as he dis.
likes to attract attention. Jones re.
turned from northern Michigan, where
he had been on a hunting trip. He
claims that he shot a. deer while he
was there, and brought it home with
him. At any rate, he had one with
him when he got back. This much
the neighbors are willing to testify
to, as he vas careful to hang the deer
on the back porch. where the whole
neighborhood could not help seeing 1t,
One neighbor has been unkind enough
to insinuate that one of its legs wal
broken and that there were other in
dications to prove that the deer had
been caught in a trap and dubbed to
death. Unfortunately this point must
always remain in doubt unless the
guilty person comes forward and adds
his testimony regarding the facts in
the case. Jones, after seeing that the
deer was hung where the neighbors
couldlsee it, went downtown, collected
a party of friends and lured them IN
to the house by promising them some
Of the venison. On their way there
they were vastly entertained by his
vivid account Of how he killed the deer
by making a shot that was next to
impossible. He took them around tc
the rear Of the house, only to find that
some one had not only removed the
deer, but had substituted o dead calf
in its place. It is hard to tell which
makes Jones the maddest, the loss Of
the deer or the doubt his friends ex-
press whether he really did kill .
deer, as he says.
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the Chinese conclude that it could i'm
pede the progress of a ship, entirely
overlooking the fact that the ship
would drag it through the water.
The power of the disc does not dis
appear when the fish is dead. Even
when cut on from the body of the fish,
this curious c%ontrivance can be ap-
piled to any smooth surface, and will
hold with astonishing firmness.
The Chinese employ the sucking fish
to catch turtles, using it as a fishing
hook. They catch Of these fishes
and before it is dead pass a ring
through the tail fin and attach a line.
The fish then is put back into the wa
ter and allowed to swim in search of
turtles which are found sleeping on
the surface of the water. When the
fish has attached itself firmly to the
shell of the turtle the willy Celestial
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

easiest part, for even when the fish
is hooked securely it by no means is
caught. .|
AS soon as it feels the sharp prick
of the hook it darts to the bottom Of
the boat or some other smooth surface
and afixes itself so strongly and with
such a Spartan-like determination not
to be- taken alive that the hook may
be torn out Of it's mouth before the
fish will relax its pertinacious hold.
BY drawing the fish smartly out of
the water just as 0 as it is firmly
hooked, however, it can be caught
without much trouble. And in this
way hundreds are caught by the Chi
nese and used to catch turtles.
The sucking fish is seldom 10 than
twelve inches long and is dusky brown
in color, being darker on the back than
on the abdomen.
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A DANGEROUS

A timely hint to parents may be-
found in a news paragraph from Gin
cinnati telling Of the harmful results
following a distribution Of sample
packages by patent medicine vendors
in that city. The packages, done up In
envelope form. were left by boys on
the 'doorsteps, OF residences. Directions
We're printed on the envelopes, but IL
many cases little children who were
unable to read found the medicine,
which are lozenge-shaped and candied.
and ate it greedily. The medicine is
a violent purgative, one tablet q dose
for.an adult, and the children who par
took Of the supposed candy were in.
several cases taken seriously III.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

Probably the most remarkable fish
in existence is the little fish known
as remora echeneis. BY means Of a
sucking device on the top of its head
and shoulders the remora echeneis, or
sucking fish, as it is called more COM
monty by fishermen, attaches itself SO
firmly to smooth surfaces that it is
impossible to dctach it.
This property of the sucking fish
gave to it its curious name, remora
echeneis, which signifies ship-holder.
Just why it is called ship-holder has
never been learned with any degree
of certainty, but fisheremn will tell
you a yarn of how this little fish a
stop ships. The Chinese most implicit
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

neat-looking boots with pointed toes,
which cramp the feet like oriental ban
dages, and become instruments Of tor
ture to the wearer Next to tight boots
and shoes, the most potent factors for
causing tender feet are badly fitting
socks and stockings; these should al
ways be chosen with as few seams as
possible to keep the feet in good con-
dition there is nothing better than
frequently bathing them with warm
water in which has been placed a hand
full of salt. This is especially efica-
cious for those who suffer from tired
or tender feet.
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pressing the laminae, thus forming q
complete vacuum. By 8 of the
vacuum so formed the fish adheres
tightly to the spot upon which 1t has
placed its disc, and can detach itself
only by sliding its body forward in q
direction corresponding with the set
Of laminae.
When the sucking fish attaches it.
self to a moving body 1t always takes
care to fix itself so that the water can
not wash it off, and. from that fact,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
Russian Outposts Near & Hand.

Russian Outposts Near q Hand.
In the Bering straits Russiasand'Aml Am.
erica shake hands. Big Diomede IS
land and little DiomedeS stand side by
side. the former Russia's outpost, the
other our own. A little strip Of mar
row. sen lies between the two, and 20
clear is the airl'on q fair day that e
seems as II from one island you could
easily reach across q hand to the other.
North, across Kotzeline sound, is Point
Hope, a.barren sand spit extendingsfar
into the Arctic sea. II Is the hornesdf 4
tribe Of Eskimos, who 80 to the mis-
sion school and church andalearnsttc
sing hymns, ID speak little Nnglish
and to ne soar. q u
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
SUCKING FISH With WHICH CHINESE CATCH TURTLES

at the end Of the line draws the fish
In with its prey.
Before you can eat a fish you have
got to catch it. The same thing ap-
plies when you want to use a fish as
a fishing hook. And that is where the
Chinaman finds his hardest job, for
the sucking fish is probably the hard
est fish to catch. A piece Of raw meat
is used rs a bait. The sucking fish is
lively and takes the hook eagerly. The
hooking Of the fish, however, is the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

most exciting manner, especially since
the close Of the Paris exposition. The
house upside down and several other
foreign attractions have recently been
accepted. Among other novelties the
Filipino village, covering eleven acres,
is expected to be exceedingly varie-
gated and picturesque. The following
is q partial list of concessions granted
to date:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

Darkness and dawn, African village,
Mexican village, infant incubator,
Venice in America, trip to the moon,
aerio cycle, Hawaiian volcano and the
alter, moving pictures, slot-picture ma
chimes, war cyclorama, Colorado gold
mines, Pabst's Temple of Gambrinus,
mirror maze, Cleopatra's court, scenic
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

for1, in harmony Of architecture and
color scheme with the buildings and
decorations OF the exposition proper.
The original midway at the Chicago
fair. which has given a new noun to
the English language, "growed'. like
lopsy, but this one has been prear-
ranged with scientific and artistic pre-
vision. and promises to be one of the
best. selected and most compact amuse-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
~, ,rc,., counterfeltinr.

The Secret Service has unearthed an;
a large quantity Of bogus bills, which are
20 %cieveriy executed that the average per
SON would never suspect hem OF beng
spurious. Things Of great value are a.
Wavs selected for imitation. notably Hos
i ie,asr but few EQUALS for disorders
like Indigestion, dyspepsia. constipatlo9
nervousness and general debi lily AVE ave
:he reputation Of giving what you ask for.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

railway, captive balloon, Temple OF
Isis, Japanese village, ostrich farm,
statuary while you wait. YOUNGSTOWN
food, souvenir mailing cards, AT Nurn-
berg, miniature Chicago Worlds Fair,
glass factory, Indian concession, sod
house village and wild animal show.
OF the $40, 600, 900 expenditure to per-
feet the exposition. 100000 go into
the Midway.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

The midway at the Pan-American
exposition is not a middleway, but, in
Guiding the stadium, which seats 49,
600 people, runs across one end of the
e%xp00Rtion grounds and sweeps grace
fully around and down on one side,
while all buildings and Enclosed con-
cess.ons are laid out and made to con
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

ment features ever attempted, advan-
tage having been taken of all previous
experiences of the kind. Some 1000 ap-
p%lications, covering over 600 subjects,
have been received and passed upon
for concessions within the mile OF
space, and they continue to pour in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
Ton Literal.

A verdant gentleman, whose corre-
spondence is limited, received a letter
upon the envelope of which was the
conventional business line: "After five
days return to -" The epistle was
carefully perused and preserved until
the expiration of the allotted five days,
when 1t was returned to the writer
Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
Nj Ioneer Youpe.

"Come, children" said Mr.. Widwer,
introducing the second Mrs. Widwer.
"Come and kiss your new mamma
"Gracious!" exclaimed little Elsie, III
you took her for new they stuck you,
pa."-Philadelphia Press. g
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

You Gan Get Aliens Foot-Ense Free.
Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted. lie
Roy. N. Y, for a FREE sample OF
Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder. It cures
sweating, damp, swollen. aching feet.
Makes new or tight shoes easy. A GER
tain cure for Chilblains and Prostitutes
Atsall druggists and shoe stores. Csc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

Uncle Bob-well. Johnny, are you at
the head Of your class? Johnny-No;
but I can lick the fellow that is.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
Causes Of Tender Feet.

Causes of Tender Feet.
Tender feet are usually caused by
tight and ill-itting boots and shoes.
which also produce such painful COM
plants 4 scorns, b%uni0ns, enlarged
Joints and inErowing tosnstls. Avoid
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

"A pessimist is a person who doesn't
expect the expected to happen.
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un.ppreo,atea Actlvity.

IT tell you that laziness doesn't pay.
The surest way for q fellow to get
ahead Is to keep moving"
II fancy you're right. That's the
q four Of my tenants got ahead OF
me last week."-Stray Stories.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

On with the merry dance. The old
hen is engaged for every set.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

every able. He "a take any text
in the Bible and prove that it doesn't
mean what it says.'-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

Indigestion Is . bad companion- Get ridi
Of It by chewing . bar Of adams Tutu
Fruit after each meal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16
Copper Productlon.

The copper production Of the entire
world is the subject Of an exhaustive
study by M. Leon Demaret Of Belgium.
The following table summarizes his
statistics: y
Cooper production 1soo-1aoo:
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IN. Type.

9S - E110 Type. rE
Mother-What type is the young NAN
that cur daughter says you met I'm
New York when you went to bring her I
home?
Father-well, to judge from his
clothes, I should say he was poster
type.-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

Christ was not . good man He was
not ths Goldman.
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Whits md lampnlark maks 4ead
New-York tribune., 1901-02-05
DIED

MARLING.-suddsnly, On sunday. February J. 1sot Rev
Funeral services held the Brick Church Fifth
Thrty-sevsnJh-st.. Wednesday morning
February s. az 10 c clock
Quill club-Ths members af the Quiu Club
aues-sd n the vest-y OF the Brick Church
tentranee Thrty-seventh- Quarter before ten
Wednssday they ATTEND N bodY tlr
funeral OF their lately d=eased secretary Rev Francis
H. Marlins. .. .
RASDALL-On Sunday. February 8. 1901 cOrtl2nt.
y y. William Randolph Randall. in the ooth yeaT y
Funeral from hs rssideu,~ IN Cortland. y T.. on
Wednesday. February az o'clock p m
n his sd year of tn late Professor anJaHH and
Susan Huldah Sllirnan z SevE-Havsn, Conn
Notice Of funeral hereaft-r.
sHAw-on February . 1901 rssidsucs. Ne.
10 First Place Sarah EIizansth. wife Of Charles a.
Shaw.
Funeral al O'Clock Wednesday sth inst.
A. WestmiastsT Presbyterian CApEch Cla'on-s' ooTsr
Fist Place. Brockyu
Iatsrmsnt private
sSiTrH--suddeHly. al Pelham y 7. February 1901.
Jessie H. beloved wife OF Alexander r Smith and
daughter OF the late William II and Helen Kinbsil
Rogers.
Funeral services Will Be private residence
Tuesday. February } at II o'clock a m
sNYDETS-on February = Gertrude \ crolius. ~tts Of
Edward A. SNYDER.
Fq7eral service ?. m February 5 No. ois stsrlius
Relatives and friends respectfully invited
lntsrment private.
WoodIawn Cemetery
Borough o. Bronx York City.
once - East 23rd Street Madison square South
New-York tribune., 1901-02-05

being drunk he attacked a party Of reveliers' n
a disreputahle tavern near CharnG cross Lon
don. and stabbed one of them 70 death; and for
that crime he condemned - ne hanged, out
the Crown pardoned him. Jehnson's character Of
Savage IS the most favorable that could well ne
drawn. and Johnson-amid much tumid panegyric
describes him = vain hyPocr!tical and revenge
ful. -'deeming himself born be supported by
Others and dispensed from all necessity of pro-
vding for himself. OF little value friend, In
solent ungrateful; and the slave of every passion
that happened be existed hy the presence OF us
object He never married and his hiographers
give no hint OF any sentimental episodes IN his
life Sir Richard Steele indeed. suggested that
Savage should marry his Eegitimate daughter, but
Savage himself has recorded that he declined tAe
proposal and never laid eyes upon the lady his
loves. i he had any. We're pFooaoY. o. q .,s nios1
vulgar description Such, in brief was the aetua!
Richard Savage. who is new produced on the stage
as aa object ~ romantic interest
The field ot opportunity for grotesaue mlsTepre-
sentaton OF more or less historical persons IS 80
broad that this form of perucious Industry, once
started cannot soon be stopped Charles the Sec
ons Nell Gwyn. Lord Jeffreys. Mary Tudor, Henry
the Eighth. Wolsey. and George the Fourth. IN
various contemporary plays, are now o. eNhioitlen
before tie American pUuIic, in a shape WhlcH, 70
say che least Of IL would have moved their ac-
oiaintances 70 Tidicule ard laughter The ACCESSION
OF Richard Savage 10 this motley throag. wale y
provides a new theme OF amusement, IS little
orainous-snce Il suggests the dreful possibility OF
many more absurdities OF the same sort II Savage
can be erected into heroic em.nenee why not Titus
Oates or Oldnixon. or Kenr!ck or Anthony Pas
ollia or Churchill. DR. Dodc3 They were all
more or less clever. and they were all. practically
rsseals Female interest n each and every one OF
them could readily be devised Churchil.-wOrth a
score OF savages, as a wr1ter.-was special IA
vortte Pasquin prosecuted poor Mrs. Arlington 70
such degree that when she heard that the scoGn-
drel had died in America. she declared.-and TN
happily she was right--that the news was too
eoo5 70 Be true Such scamps always pursue
money and women, and. since "A mans man for
a that" they always provide q splendid chance
for rehabilitation Their name IS legion and white
wash Is cheap. W ".
New-York tribune., 1901-02-05
DIED.

sr-p-Hrrr-on February 4 James G BurchelI -
pneumonia. the sd year OF MS age son OF The
TShn J BurcheIL ard brother Of Mrs Nelson Macy
Notice 0 funeral hereafter
% the late Noah Cook and sister OF the late Rev
T Cook. 60.
af hsr nephew Robert B u. Cook. Port Chester y. Y
lanes How. % Brooklyn. IN his 37th
rNe5AIIS-0n Saturday evening. February !. Hannah
BoIrn wife OF the late Zeoadiah ingalls,
Funeral a. her late residence Tuesday morning
February 5. AZ II o'clock
Providencs n. u pagers please copy.
JACKsON-At Yonksrs. " Y, on Monday morning
February 1901. rhorlas R Jackson, OF failure
Funeral services residence No. 80 North
broadway. Yonkers, OF Wednesday morning 10
carrissss will leaving Grand Central Station
Intsrmsnt al New-York
KINCi-suddenly a. summit n J. February 4 Jane
Ellen widow OF James H kiLs. and daughter Of the
Funeral services residence of her son-in-law
William Walker. Wednesday. February 8, arrival
leaving New York al D.. L & W. r. R
KIrTLE.-At Oyster Bay. L0ns Island sunday. FEB
ruary 3, 1901 Lovina s widow of Robert c. KittIe.
the Teth year OF her age
Funeral services from residence Tuesday Febr-
). 1901. at p
LIL-At her late residsnce. Two-hundrsd-an-thirty-
nnth-s-. Wcodawu. Ssv-Yorx City. sunday Febril-
ary 5. Harriet n LIlu. wife o. Rev. De LuII
Funeral services az woodIav'n Nj z Churcn WoOdlavn
New-York city. on Thur-day Afternoon February
I3O O'Clock.
Masonic Brooklyn February .. Charles Mascu elder
55
Funeral from the residence OF his sister. Mrs A p
Cooper No 10 First Place on Wednesday. February O.
Internent prvats.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-05
NEW PLAY AT THE GARRICK.
CAPTAIN JINKs. "

A se-ni-sarccal composition, BY Ar- Clyde Fitch,
entitled Captain Jinks % the Horse Marines. was
presented a. the Garrtck Theatre last night. with
Miss Ethel Barrymore.-a Juvenile performer, stN!
n the experimental period,-as its chief person.
Tta- person IS Nine Trentoni a popular singer.
The fable relates the wooing OF this vocalist oy
three golden youths % the city one Of whom Is
called Captain links. These su!toTs have con-
tributed money 10 be used for the entertainment
OF the lady on the understanding that the aspirant
who Is successful IN winning her love shah reln-
burse the losers. Jinks prevails ana IS thereupon
uaisrepresented BY his discounted rivals. and tenn
porartly placed IL a false and discreditaole
position But on the night Of the herOiRes stage
entrance he vindicates his honor discomtts his de-
tractors and wins his bride. The acting was chief
" done by Mr. Reeves Smith. cry and quaint
hurnorst. and by Mr Edwin Stevens, long and Justly
esteemed as an exceptionally clever comedian
Miss Barrymore presented a pleasing appearance.
and the proceedings in general were cheered oy the
friendly plaudits OF considerable audience