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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
Bangor Mans Joke
On Western Visitor,

A man from Minneapolis who had
been spending a few days at one Of
the Maine coast resorts came to Ban
gor this week and In conversation
with q friend in q hotel cafe here re-
marked that he had enjoyed his visit
to the shore, but that he had not
found Holsters as plentiful there as he
had expected.
"Lobsters? Why. that's queer" re-
sponded the Bangor man. why, the
woods are full of them, so to speak.
Come down to my place at Hancock
Point and I'll give you your fill of
them"
MANY down there?" queried the
Westerner. s--. re-,
Many" The Bangor man regarded
his questioner with surprise, reply.
ing: why, man, Holsters are SO
thick down there that they've got to
be a nuisance. Have to go out morn
ings and sweep them off the paths
even climb up on the porch. Beastly
nuisance when you don't care for
them, you know"
The man from the West looked
dazed, but promised to accompany the
Bangorean to Hancock Point next
day, there to help repel the invasion
of Holsters. The Bangor man went to
the telegraph office and sent this mes
sage to his wife at Hancock Point:
BUY all the Holsters within ten
miles, and scatter them about the
lawn, paths and porches."
Next day, when the Joker and his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
His Dignity and Hat
Were Both in Collapse.

A gale was bowling across the
Square when a large, portly man came
around the corner. He was erect and
his rotund figure had a military poise,
an air of dignity, which was imposing.
Suddenly a wild gust seized his
shining hat and whirled it off. 1t shot
up into the air and described circles
in the manner of M. Santos-D umont's
airship. Then it flew across the street
and fell into a puddle of muddy water.
The dignified citizen gazed at the
flight of his hat in a bewildered fash
ion. When it fell to the ground he
cantered gently after it. AS he neared
it he bent eagerly forward. His hand
almost touched the precious tile, when
swoop came another gust and snatch
ed the unfortunate hat, which went
rolling of, churning the muddy waters
of the gutter like the screw of q
steamer.
The owner Of the hat looked wrath.
fully after 1t and then started in pur-
suit on a mad gallop. Swiftly along
the square rolled the hat. Suddenly
in the midst of his swift course the
pursuer stepped on a piece Of orange
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

peel, grasped wildly at the air and
fell with a despairing splash.
Shorn Of all his dignity, the unhappy
man slowly rose, looked around to
see If he was observed, then carefully
examined his injured raiment. From
collar to waist his frock coat had
split. Twenty yards ahead, peacefully
reposing by the curbstone, lay the in.
nocent cause Of all his misfortunes.
With an air Of grim determination
he strobe toward it. The hat remained
coyly resting on the edge of a puddle.
The portly person gazed down at the
waterlogged, Undiscovered tile, and
then at his own ruined raiment.
Just then, as If inspired by a de
mon of mischief, the hat began to
sway with a passing gust. This was
too much. Gathering himself to-
gether, the fat man made a mighty
leap and landed both feet squarely
on the hat. He peered a%nxiously
around to see II he was observed, and
then, turning up his coat collar, strobe
away, leaving the fragments of what
had once been a silk hat reposing IL
the gutter.-The Scotsman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
Incident Too Much
For DedcOn'S Temper.

II never was one to talk against my
neighbours" said Miss 'Dosia Ann Pine,
who had dropped in by the back way
to borrow a cupful of brown sugar
from Mrs. Judge Tubman, "but I can't
help thinkin' that Deacon 'Gustus
Stang is a little mite too hasty and
sarcastic in e%xpressin' himself for a
nan of his position and professions.
"Why, yesterday afternoon-I was
right there, myself, passin' the time O.
day with Mis- Stang, and saw it all
a stand of his bees swarmed and
lodged on a limb Of the ox-heart
cherry tree on top of the upper offset.
The Deacon went to work to hive 'em,
first gettin' on an appended barrel and
reachin' up and cuttin' of the limb
with the bees all punched up on it.
At that very instant, If you'll believe
me, the head of the barrel caved in
and over it whopped. and fell offm
the offset with the Deacon inside, and
went rollin' and bouncin' down the
long stone steps, and slammed against
the hitchin' post at the foot Of the
stairs with a crash that busted the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
Process Butter Makers Organize.

About forty manufacturers OF proc
ess butter have organized themselves
into an association under the name OF
the National Association of Process
Butter Manufacturers. They have
set forth their reason for combining
as "the desire to prevent the inju-
rious effects of individual competi-
tion." In other words they will be
in a position to fix the price that shall
be paid for the butter that goes Into
their factories to be worked over. II
they are paying twelve cents for 1t
now they will doubtless find eleven
cents all it is worth and a little later
may conclude that ten Is enough. The
butter makers of the country may as
well settle down to the conclusion
that the price fixed will always be In
favor Of the factories and not OF the
country butter maker Or Of the corner
grocery keeper that sells it to them.
At this time about the only way to
escape from a condition where the
maker Of the butter will have moth
ing to say about the making Of the
price is to learn to make butter so
good that it will not have to be sold
to the manufacturers Of process but
ter. #a.-.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
White oleo at ulinoi. Fair.

Probably it will do little good to
remark that on the state fair grounds
at Springfield last week white cleo
margarine was being used freely by
the restaurants. The writer saw hun
dreds eating 1t, but heard no COM
plant. It was evidently looked upon
as quite the proper thing, when q
cheap meal was being set up to the
visitors. The people of course had
the right to refuse to eat the oleo.
or even to eat at the restaurants
handling the oleo, but in that case
they would simply have had to go
without their dinners, on some Of the
days when the attendance was the
largest. The use Of white oleo at the
time and place mentioned is but one
straw pointing to the probability that
white oleo is to become popular. The
future verdict is going to be in this
order of approval: Good butter,
cleo, poor butter. The white oleo is
going to outclass the poor butter. The
maker Of poor butter is to find him
self at the foot of the line as to repu-
tation and profts.--Farmers' Review.
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"cApE BOYS" AND THEIR WAYS.
Nervous Passengers Would Not En-
Joy Their Style Of Driving.

Nervous Passengers Would Not En-
Joy Their Style Of Driving.
In South Africa the mail carts con
vey passengers for long distances. The
drivers Of these vehicles are usually
Cape Boys" men Of mixed parentage,
H%ottentots. Griqua Koranna, with q
dash of the white man s%uperadded.
They are first rate drivers and man.
age their teams Of six, eight and even
ten horses with extraordinary skill
and dexterity. Another colored boy
sits alongside the driver. welding an
enormously long whip, which instru.
ment he manages as deity az q first
rate hy.isher does his rod and cast.
ing line. Nevertheless, these Cape
boys are reckless folk, much addicted
to drink and inordinately vain Of their
performances as Jehus. It is the fash.
ion with them to start away from and
make the approach to the village inns
Or batting places, where they make
their halts, at q hard gallop. In this
way, owing to the drivers drinking
habits and the ordinary risks Of bad
roads. accidents often happen, the
cart and its passengers are occasion
ally turned over, and broken bones
result. The cart itself Is a two-wheel.
ed tented carriage. having two or
three seats placed one behind the
other, the passengers invariably look
ing toward the horses. Baggage and
mails are strapped on behind, or, IL
: regular coach 10 used, upon the top.
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New Possibilities In Pump Irrigation.
Much has already been said In these
columns relative to irrigating small
areas on the farm by means Of pumps.
Generally wind power has been the
force used and advocated. It has been
taken for granted that any means OF
supplying water by pumping meant
the supplying Of It in sucn small guam
titles at the time of pumping that 1t
would have to be stored in reservoirs
previous to being used, 30 that a SUI
,fcient amount of water could be ap'
piled at n time to properly do the
work. 1t is recognized as a principle
that the "little-and-often" method OF
watering will not do.
In the West this system has been
brought to some perfection, especially
in Western Kansas and Western Ne
braska. There a windmill will fill a
reservoir with enough water to irri-
gate about Is acres of land, which, OF
course, is not used for grain growing,
but for the raising of vegetables. But
the cost of constructing a reservoir Is
considerable, and the cost of erecting
a windmill tower is also considerable.
So II a method could be found that
would make it possible to supply water
to the land in a large enough stream to
irrigate it direct there would be q
considerable saving. This the Arizona
station has done. It has used an or
binary engine for lifting the water.
but has employed a very large stream
of water for the purpose. From seveL
to AZ acres Of ground car thus be ir'
rigated in a single day of "a hours.
The use of a large stream of water
has a great advantage over the use OF
a small stream. The experiments are
to be continued at the Arizona station
and will doubtless bring to light many
things, especially the economy of u.s.
ing certain kinds of fuel. In all OF
our states there are times in the year
when an application of water would
save valuable crops. There are those
that persistently stick to the idea that
we should not irrigate If we live in
the humid states. But If a drouth
comes just before a crop is ready to
harvest and ruins it. the result is the
same as If it had been present all the
time.
Hitherto it has been thought that
only garden truck could be irrigated,
the expense being too great for field
crops. But at the station mentioned 1t
was found that irrigation hOuld be car
ried on at about 81 per acre and cover
the ground more than five inches deep
with water. At this rate any kind Of a
crop could be irrigated to advantage.
There is evidently a great. future for
this kind Of enterprise. In some OF
u billy states there are no end of
water powers going to waste, which
will doubtless some day be used AZ
has been indicated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

A Cooperative Farm in Philadelphia,
Out Of the vacant. lot farming In
Philadelphia has grown cooperative
farming on q small scale. Last year
two of these farms were in existence
one Of three acres and one Of I'VE
acres. On the farm Of three acres the
expenditures were $184, and the re-
ceipts 3363.90. q net Of 3179.90. That
ID. pretty good farming for amateurs.
The hve.acre farm was farmed on
shares, the men that farmed It being
given two-thirds Of the receipts. The
association for its third Of the receipts
plowed the land and furnished seeds
and fertilizers. The net returns to the
after paying for the splow.
ing. seeds and fertilizers. was $101.50,
or 5000 per acre. The farm on which
the effort was purely cooperative gave
the best results. The matter 10 Of
interest as showing the trend OF pub
lie opinion q to the matter Of bring.
Ing idle land and idle labor together.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

guest arrived ut the cottage, the whole
place had been planted with green
and squirming crustaceans, and the
fun began the minute they entered the
walk. The Bangor man kicked some
thing out Of his path.
Whats that?" asked the guest.
"Oh. that's n Of those COMPOUNDED
Holsters" was the calm reply. A little
further on more Holsters wriggled
over the walk. and the cottager de-
clared, in disgusted tones, that 1t was
pretty tough when q man couldn't get
into his own house without climbing
yer q lot Of Shiny Holsters. The
W%esterner's eyes started from their
sockets but when he got to the vine
covered porch entrance he nearly
tainted.
Two enormous Holsters were cling.
ing by their claws to the trellis, and.
grabbing one of them, the host re.
marked:
They'll be in my bedroom next
here, this one will make a good broil
for you!"
AHe Ul6 IoUslel was UIOlleu, dHu Ine
man from Minneapolis ate it with
keen delight. Next day he ate others
and when he got back to Bangor he
declared solemnly:
II never would have believed it had
I not seer them with my own eyes,"
Bangor (Maine) Correspondence.
You may reform q man, but never q
WOman
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

barrel all to slaves and wrung a great
groan from the Deacon, and left him
pretty near wrapped around the hitch.
in'-post, with the Infatuated bees a.
stabbin' at him like I'm-sure-I-don't
know-what. Hi Price was drivin' by
with his ~tin-peddler's cart and blind
horse, and he stopped and called out,
as was natural:
"Land O. Goshen, Deacon 'Gustus!
Are you hurt?'
".No, contrive YET roared the Dea
con, as snappish, I'll be bound, as an
alligator. No, I amt! This is the
way I laugh! I'm tickled gol-rammed
near to death owe the joke I've just
played on the bees!' :.
"Of course, he had a good deal o,
provocation, looking at it in some
ways, but I contend that he'd better
have restrained himself long enough
to have counted a hundred before he
spoke; though, Of course. it Amt
really for me to judge."-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

Biggest Mixer Not Always Best.
A COW produces 400 pounds butter
n one year and she consumes $50
worth Of feed; estimating. the butter
to be worth 20 cents per pound. this
gives you q gross income Of $50:
minus the $50 cost Of feed, and we
have q net profit Of $50. Surprising
another COW produces 800 pounds Of
butter and only consumes $25 worth
Of feed. We have q gross income Of
$50 o. q net profit Of $35. which is
IS more than the COW which produced
100 pounds more butter. which. with
Ia herd Of 20 or 80 cows, would
amount to quite an item. These are
figures which are duplicated every
year on q number Of dairy farms. I
think that the stockmen throughout
the country are realizing fully
each year the importance Of . yearly
record, and the insignihcance Of .,
weekly record. a. banks.
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the beauty of Mary Murphy, Mrs. Van
Alstyne's pretty nurse maid. The
mi ptenance of law and order was
troubling him very little, when at
his elbow he heard a voice. and turn.
ing beheld an old man with snowy
hair and beard. In his eye was q
soft. kindly expression, and his voice
was gentle and low.
Gould you tell me, sir, If my
daughter got OFF the train here to-day
from Rockville-ske-"
my dear sir, you must remember
this Is not Rockville, and thousands
get of the trains in a day"
"Certainly-certainly," the old nan
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
THE ANCIENT coPTlc FAITH.
Eoypt Now the Center Of This Form
Of Worship.

In Westminster abbey, after the
coronation of King Edward, a silver
votive cross was left by the Abys'
sinian envoy, Ras Makonnen. 1t rep.
resents the faith Of the Coptic church,
the most debased in C~hristendom.
Egypt Is the center of this faith, the
patriarch of. Alexandria, as he 10
called, living at Cairo. Not even the
priests understand the language OF
the services, essentially the same as
that used by the Pharaohs. with q
mixture Of the tongue OF Homer. In
its ritual is found an admixture OF
ancient Egyptian and Jewish cere'
monial together with that of primitive
Christianity. Here ordination is con-
ferred not by the laying on Of hands.
but by breathing and the universal
kiss is interchanged among the con-
gregation. Children may act as dea.
cons and may receive the sacrament
bread dipped in wine. In Abyssinia
the Jewish and Egyptian ritual Is car
,ried still further to excess. The ark
a the center Of worship, which in
cludes dancing. The Jewish Sabbath
fs observed. Distinction is drawn be-
tween clean and unclean animals..
Polygamy also has fingered on. 80
extreme Ia their belief in external
rites to wash away sin that the great
est festival Of the year: amounts to-
an annual baptism Of the whole ma.
ton. They have even c%anonized
Pilate because he washed his hands
and said: j am innocent Of the blood
of thiS Just Man"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

Anything peculiar about herr
fastened to explain" l was going to
say she is a pretty girl and"
"Of course" dryly remarked the
policeman under his breath, "they
all are!"
g" with long curls and a face a.
fair as any city maiden"
Anything peculiar about heri
Was she tall or short, and was she
alone?"
"Ah! that I wish I knew-but I fear
not-I fear not!" and the old man
nervously clutched the walking stick
in his hand. There may have been
er-er mana big fellow-a sort of
dandy-a-devil! He has stolen my
little Nell know it., and If I catch
him-well, God pity him, and-me!"
Haven't you a picture Of your
daughter? If SO, you had better go
to headquarters and
"A picture of Nell? No, L guess
she never had one taken, but sir,
she's just like her angel mother"
and he drew from an inside pocket
an old daguerreotype in a little black
leather case, and with trembling
fingers opened it, revealing the face
of a young girl with long dark curls
and wide.open, frank eyes like those
of a little child, who believes all
things good, because untried.
my Nell's Just like her, sir. foi
all the world, and when her mother
died and left her to me, she said:
John, don't let Nellie get out of
your sight!!' and do you know. sir.
she amt never been-until-until
that man came a courtin' her, and
she'd plead like to take rides with
him, and now-now where is she?"
He replaced the picture In his
pocket, and inquiring what ear to
take to police headquarters. tottered
down the street. a bent, humble. lit.
tie figure, carrying next to his burst
ing heart, q picture Of Nellte's
mother!
.
Three. days later q solitary. white
haired man, who seemed to have sud-
denly added twenty years to his age.
boarded an outgoing train from the
bustling city. Into the express car
was lifted . plain casket and within
was the form Of. Q sweet-faced girl
with q wealth Of curls around her
shoulders. The old man failed to no
tice the inquiring glances OF the
other passengers, as he muttered and
read again and again o crumpled
note:
Dearest Pal couldn't bear to
come home again and 30 I'm going
to the river. He fooled me, Pa, and
the minister didn't meet VI, Forgive
me, pa, If you over get this letter;
From your Nell.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08

AFT Err
, So

IS. - ~ ,-F-# ,-l- '-#,.
One who was rich picked out a spot
he built himself a costly tomb,
mat al! the people, might know where
ne rested when his work was done;
me marble glistened in the sun;
The white shaft lowered in the air.
A toiier where the crowds were great
: f1ad owe of men big in his heart:
ne sang to make the signing glad.
AND preached for peace with all his art.
HIS song died on his lips one day.
They laid the il-clad form away
FROM all the costly tombs apart.
Broad paths are beaten to a spot
watched now with loving, jealous care;
And rich and poor and great and small
rare far to stand uncovered there:
tiie on the hill, seen from below,
AuIlcn tomb stands. but few men 20
10 see what name the shaft may bear.
a-S. T.. Kiser, in Harper's Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-11-08
An Old Story.
BY MARCUS D. BOWERS.

BY MARCUS D. BOWERS.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The train slowed up at a little town
scarcely more than "a broad place
in the road" and a young couple got
ON board. Then entered a second
class coach, filled with s~econd-class
people, at least such they were sup.
posed to be, tor money makes hu.
manity first.class, and lack of, it the
coMinoner.
The girl was young with roses,
such ss youth and health and virtue
have q way of painting in a country
maiden's cheek, but in her eye she
wore q frightened expressions
glance you've seen in the eyes Of
4 captured rabbit. She vas dressed
in white with gay little colored rib
bons at her throat and neck, while
her hair was curled and fell around
her shoulders, giving her face the
appearance of a child, while her fig.
r bespoke young womanhood. When
they were seated, she pressed her
face against the a window, and
looked back longingly at the little
country town, until the tears filled
her eyes, and distance hid the top
of the white church tower, then she
turned and looked at. the man beside
her and bit her lips to hide their
culver, but the big, burly fellow
with a huge diamond in his f1ashy
red necktie, and with a face and neck
OF even a deeper carmine, didn't
to understand, excepting that he
hated fool tears" and told her so,
and in q moment she seemed a
woman, and a slightly pinched express
sion spread over her face. "I'm all
right now" she said, and vainly tried
to smile, while he taking matters in
his own hands, talked earnestly and
authoritatively, and she, like many
creatures reared as she had been.
liked this display Of protective tyr.
amy"
Fellow passengers nudged n an
other, and all agreed they were
bride and groom, though one old lady
remarked aloud, "Twas mighty fun
ny her ma didn't come down to see
'em OF, or give EN- a basket of lunch,
or nuthin' while her companion
wondered why in the land of the
Twin she didn't do up her hair, 10
long as she got married..
He didn't leave her side during the
trip to "the city"-"jest like a bride.
groom" the old lady remarked
again-"never seen one who could
get further than ye could throw a
yearlin' calf, but that business don't
last. bless ye, and the girl that a
fellow will set up and fan til he's
PLUMB o out, and the girls hair
is in q perfect mess-that manll by
and by let her cook, wash and iron
and nurse a little baby from mornin'
It'll night, and ye won't ketch hitI
fannin' her either!"
When it was growing dark and the
crossing of switches, the passing of
aide-tracked freight cars, the twinkle
or electric lights, and the shrek OF
engines told Of the close proximity
OF "the city," Of which she had heard
all the eighteen years of her life, but
never had seen, she grew restless and
kept asking her companion II the train
wasn't pretty nigh to the station"
while newell, he didn't altogether
appear the happy bridegroom he was
supposed to be.
When the train at last stopped
with the sizzle Of released steam, she
clutched HIS arm and said: "Oh,