The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-02-22

BY JOHN %SALrERLuND.
MAsHBURN. NORTH DAKOTA. :
The baseball magnates are playing
= great batting game. I'd
Admiral Yeh has been ordered by the br
Chinese government to bring his navy
Np to the United States standard. in
In China the year begins in Febru- ar
AIRY, and the Chink thus escapes tho
January thaw Of good resolutions. Il,
New York probably realizes by this ~ u.
time the supreme folly of attempting n
to confne an earthquake to q tunnel. to
swieztochowski entertained Pader
ewski the other nightski. After a flow a.
of soulski they put each other to bed -
ski. ..
Women in Germany cannot be said ~ "
to be dragging behind the times; they -,
want the family washing done by a ic,
trust.
1t is now said that the pope is tired, e
not sick. Perhaps he has been read nh
ing the conflicting rumors regarding tn
his health. IF,
The Kentucky girls say Admiral -.
Echley is a 1atterer. He probably told "a
each of them that she had beauty pa
enough for all. Of
The supply of mustangs in Montana ee
has practically been exhausted by the
heavy demands of Buffalo Bill and the
South African war. -
In deciding to hold a reception for
the women Of the foreign legations the tn
dowager empress of China has moved
tight into the front row. Fl
Great Britain and the United States
have exchanged places in n respect. "a
While the former is piling up a war ed
debt the latter is cutting one down..
The picture the German newspapers de
are using to represent Miss Roosevelt
might bring on war were we not a tn
g~ood-natured and long-suffering peo- all
pie. de
No request has yet been received in Be
this country for the appointment of cy
representatives to attend the corona Pl
ttion Of King Alfonso at Madrid next tn
May. pN
When an ~impecunious friend strikes TO
you for ten dollars Of your surplus 1t Is at
less embarrassing to say "Ikona," III
which is crocodile Zulu for II have ~
none." =.
There is no assurance that America 20 s
is not absorbing the usual quota of an. A.
.archists into its population every time "a
Ia shipload of immigrants reaches our n:
shores. kr
The discovery that there lisa gang ",
of 'counterfeiters at work in Porto he
Rico seems to indicate that the Ameri- De
canization of the island is proceeding d.
rapidly. m
The European nations now striv.
ling to prove how much they love ua co
would probably be less demonstrative mi
II they knew how determined we are .
to remain single. te
II the reports of Prince Henry's gooo 70
sense are trustworthy the American
who attempts to "fawn at the feet oil su s..
royalty" invites the encouragement Of an
u royal kick in the jaw. er
AS a result of the earthquake at tn. ~
City of Mexico, Gov. Mora nd his !
family have no home and are now liv. tai
ing in a stable. Well, the Savior oil vii
mankind was born in one. Al
Anarchists say that Prince Henry Re
never did a useful days work and that d
they will ignore him when he visits WI
this country. But do the anarchists
want to monopolize the loaf1ng? ell
No sooner does the Kaiser prove tina, eel
he is friendly to the United States than on
he Is called upon to demonstrate his Is,
affection for England. Some of thu Or
Kaiser's orators keep him busy.
With the Danish West Indies ours hr
the territory controlled by the United in
States will come within 100 miles OF tn
reaching half around the globe. Ever er
BENJAMIN Franklin didn't foresee that bi
Mr.. Marconi's engagement wa. e
broken of because he failed to keep
up his correspondence. He was so i'm.
mersed in his wireless signal scheme
that he forgot all about the postal y
cards.
Capt. Clark, who commanded the Gu
Oregon, and is to go to the coronation,
is an expert chess player. He will be =. .o
all right in London unless King Ed. = =,
ward shall steer him into a game Of =,
baccarat. km
It is the judgment of those bes, /.
qualified to speak on the subject that -
now is the time to visit Washington :.
Politically and socially, the nation't "a
capital is rarely more brilliant and At. II