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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27

THREATENS TO KILL WIFE-G W
Costley, who has a saloon at 1925 Fillmore
street was arrested last night Fillmore
street by Officer G. W. Wrenn for making
threats 10 kill his wife He was locked up at
the Central police station.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
Fire Destroys a Department Store.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-The large depart
ment store of A Lederer & Co., occupy
ing nearly the entire block between Six
ty-secOnd and Sixty-third streets on Hal
stead street. was damaged by fire to-day
to the extent of $4,000. The store was
crowded with. shoppers when the alarm
of fire was given, but all had ample
time to make their escape.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
ECZEMA, NO CURE, NO PAY.

Your druggist will refund your money II PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm, letter,
Old Ulcers and Sores. Pimpes and Blac<heads
the face, and all skin diseases. so cents. .
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
STORM COMING SOUTH.
Sacramento Valley Folk Must Look
to Their Levees.

Before the days of signal service OBJ
servation on the Pacific Coast the wealth
er-wise Californians turned their gaze to
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money If It fails cure.
Z. w. Grove signature is on each box. 25c-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
GETS HIS INSTRUCTIONS.

Taylor had the witness identify the
story he ODoblin) had read in a newspa-
per and which he said was the first init
Ination-he had had of any money PROPOSE
ton. Doblin then said that on the morn
ing he arrived at Washington he immed-
lately saw Lessler, who, he testified said
to him:
I've got you into trouble 1 said,
How is that? Well he said. there's a
Subcommittee meeting this morning and
l will talk to you about it q"
Did Lessler tell you anything about
what you before testified to?"
He said. Read that over; it will be all
right, and 1 read it over"
Then all you know about the details
Of what Lessler claimed you learned from
d newspaper"
''At that time, yes"
when did YOU learn anything else?''
when he went to breakfast l said:
What did you say, Monte? He said:
Can't you read that? I looked it over
and we were talking about $4,000. He
said L blurted it out l won't be posi-
tive he said that at the table or in the
room. He said: L blurted 1t out, and you
have got to help me out. "
rs that all that occurred?"
"He said: 1 mentioned your name. You
simply have got to go and make your
statement
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
BRIBERY WITNESS ADMITS PERJURY
Continued From Page l. Column 8.

He said that after giving his first test-
mony he had gone down to the station
with LeSsler, who had addressed the fol-
lowing telegram to his wife:
"Phil examined Substantiated story in
every way. He is all right. VIII stay
here for time.-Monte"
Taylor, for the committee, quoted the
witness testimony that Quigg had made
offer of money and asked if Quigg
had done so. The witness replied in the
negative. Doblin also said his statement
was false when he testified at the previ-
Gus hearing that he had told Lessler that
there $4,000 in it if he could see his
way clear TO be friendly disposed to the
submarine boat bill.
You did not say anything to Lesser
about any money that would or might be
paid to him if he would change his atti-
tude on this bill?'
'I spoke to him about the question at
that time, but L did not say anything
about money"
THAT is, you spoke to him about the
Holland torpedo-boat. but you made no
improper proposal of any kind to hm?"
Il did not, sir
You did not intimate that anybody,
either through you or In any way, offered
money for his support of the bill, or prop
csition?"
Il spoke to him about his future and
generally on the subject of submarine tor
pedo-boats, and said nothing about money
at any time to the Congressman. The
conversation was to Lessler's future
| said, Now, here, Monte Mr.. Quigg has
sent for me and has talked with me about
this thing. l do not know whether that
is it exactly, but 1t is as near as l can
get it"
$50 that the statement Of Mr.. Lessler
that you mentioned $1,000 or any other sum
in connection with this is absolutely
. false?"
well, as to his impression, 1 do not
know but as to his statement, it is
false"
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
MOISTURE FOR THE FIELDS.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. PA light rain
set in this morning at o'clock and con-
tinued most of the day. At o'clock the
downpour became heavier and at midnight
it was still raining. The Sacramento
River is rising rapidly, showing precip-
itation all up the valley. Throughout this
section the rainfall has been generous
and farmers and vineyardists are satisfied
with the outlook
MERGED, Jan. 26.-The rainfall for the
present storm amounts to about one inch.
making a total of four and a quarter
inches for the season The present rain
is very timely and puts the growing crops
in splendid condition in this locality.
There is less summer fallow this season
than usual and as result there is a
great deal of winter-sown on which the
rains have fallen just at opportune times.
MILTON, Jan 26.-Up to a m. 1. rs
inches of rain had fallen and very heavy
southeast storm is prevailing here to-
day. The wind is strong from the rainy
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
A Patriotic pincushion.

A very pretty little pincushion can
be made of small American flags. To
make the cushion two silk flags will
be needed, The best flags are those
that are made of ribbon about three
inches wide. This ribbon may be
bought by the yard. About nine inches
will be needed for a cushion three
inches wide. For a cushion of this
size you will need about 16 inches of
red silk ribbon three-quarters of an
inch wide. The ribbon should be the
exact shade of the red in the flag.
Wool, or old wooden rags, make the
best stuffing.
To make the cushion follow the ex-
act plan of a bed mattress. cut the
flag ribbon exactly in half for the top
and bottom of the cushion, sew the
ribbon around the edges of top and
bottom with red silk, overland stitch,
leaving n end open to insert the
stuffing. When this is done close the
end like the other. Then with red
silk tuft your cushion just like a
mattress. Sachet powder may be put
inside the cushion ii you wish. II
the cushion is to be hung up, attach
a piece of the red ribbon to enc cor.
lei
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Source. Of Color.

An interesting enumeration has been
Published in q technical journal of the
sources Of color. From this it appears
that the cochineal insects furnish the
gorgeous carmine, crimson, scarlet car.
mine and purple lakes; the cuttlefish
gives %sepia-that is, the inky fluid
which the fish discharges in order to
render the water opaque when attack.
ed; the Indian yellow comes from the
camel, ivory chips produce the ivory
black and boneblack, the exquisite
Prussian blue comes from fusing horse
hoofs and other refuse animal matter
with impure potassium carbonate, va
rious lakes are derived. from roots
barks and gums; blue black comes
from the charcoal of the vine stock.
turkey red is made from the madden
plant, which grows in Hindustan; the
yellow sap of a Siamese tree produces
gamboge, raw sienna is the natural
earth from the neighborhood Of Siena
Italy: raw lumber is an earth found
near Umbria, india ink is made from
burned camphor, mastic is made from
the gum Of the mastic tree, which
grows in the Grecian archipelago;
blister is the SCOT of wood ashes; very
little real ~ultramarine, obtained from
the precious lapis lazuli, is found in tie
market.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
The MattreAx,

Some II has been hunting up the
history of the mattress. It's. beginning
WAS the collection of rags huSliS or
reeds which We're bound together and
thrown down anywhere to form IL rest
ing place for the binds and scrfS of the
rich. 1t is suggested that their names
ot shakcdown and makrsl,ift.wcre de-
r!"ed originally from the Arabic
word 'matrah." III the middle ages
feather beds found favor with the
wealthy and the mattress was not used
by them. Inventories of estates owned
by the American cOlomiSts show that
mattresses We're then wortl, 5000 each.
being made Of hair. In England mat
trasSes of rabbits fur were once used
anl vegetable til,rrS of various kinds
nave served their turn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Opera Under ISisi culties.

Signor .Arditi tells the following story
in his autobiography: During my first
long stay in America IL company was
announced for II night. during a ter
ribly cold winter. at Washington. Shall
l ever forget the bitter cold Of that sea-
son? 1t was as though we had sudden
ly been transported to the arctic re-
giOns, and the tleater In which we had
our performance was as inadequate to
cope with the frost us though we had
fixed up Il summer tent for the purpose.
Norma was the opera, and Grisi, in
stead of appearing in her traditional
white robe with flowing folds, was
compelled to come on the stage wear
ing a huge fur cloak in which she was
huddled up almost to her eyes. The
house only really rose to the occasion
with loud bursts Of laughter when
Mario made his entrance holding a
coachman's umbrella over his head
he, as Polio, being confronted by Nor
ma in their tragical meeting under
which prosaic safeguards both artists
covered while singing their grand duo.
The roof of the theater had given way
under the weight of a heavy fail Of
snow, and its coating of ice, nie)ring
under the heat of the cas- was strrai.l
ing down on the artists"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
A PROFITABLE WHALING CRUISE.
Dangerous Occupation, but 1t Brings
LARGE Dividends.

Whaling is rather a sporting trade,
says the Westminster. Gazette. The
risks Of the Davis straits are great,
and the possibility OF luck" proving
unkind has to be faced. Still, 125 per
cent is comfortable interest for ones
money and reconciles one to a bad
season and a clean ship. The Diana
OF Dundee-a truly sporting name
has paid her shareholders this year
an interim dividend of 100 per cent,
and now a further dividend of % per
cent is announced for the year. She
had a good catch, and whalebone is
at a ransom price. A sum of G915
was also carried to the reserve fund,
which now amounts to G2,7O7, SO that
the lucky shareholders can contem-
plate 1903 with serenity.
A Dundee whaler was lost last year
in the Arctic seas. but another vessel
has been purchased, SO that there are
again five vessels to fit put for the
hazardous work in the frozen north.
Dundee is the only port in the king
dom which sends whalers to sea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

Why do we no longer find in thrS
magazines the long essays that We.
the backbone of the old style Derioi
tcals? Is it because there are nova
days ne men who like to and are aDl
to take their pens in land and ramb';
on and on aimlcssIy over hill and dale
with many Il leisurely pause and occa
sional airy flights? Is it because III,
editors can find no writer's who arc
surcharged with views on all sorts OF
abstract subjects and could be moved
to impart those views at length to tho
readers Of magazines? Certainly not
Almost every man who writes at al
would like to write essays-long cs
says. But the wise editors won't have
them any more. because the people
Won't read them and won't even take
magazines that get tho reputation of
harboring them. If an editor Graves
a small circulation in this day let him
gather the essayists about him and
freely turn them loose upon his pages.
Success.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

In medieval times Africa was III
unknown continent as well as Asia.
Until a few years after the discovery
Of Columbus no one had sailed around
it. and it vas quite generally thought.
as it bad previously been thought in
regard to Asia, that the African CONT
nent extended on and on indefinitely.
1t was supposed that far to the south
was the zone Of heat. in which no hu.
man being could live. This was by no
means an unreasonable inference to
the Hncicnts. They knew that tho far
Their They sailed to tho north the colder
it grew and that in the extreme north
was Il region Of perpetual ice and
They also knew that the farther they
sailed to the south the warmer it grew.
and What was more natural for them
to suppose that if they went far enough
in that direction they would come upon
lands that were parched and baked
and upon seas that boiled, where moth
ing could live but S~nlamanders?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
h

The Duke of Wellington wanted a
certain piece of work done aud in
structed an officer OF the Royal cngi-
necrs to do it. After examination the
officer Informed the duke that it was
impossible.
Tile duke sent for another officer. Il
much younger man and. attached to an
other division Of the army. This Off
Ger did what the duke required.
The next morning there appeared in
the orders Of the day the following
epigranmatic note: ':He who in war
fails to do what he undertakes may al
ways plead accident. whicl, invariably
attends military affairs; but lie who de-
clnrrs a thing to be impossible which
is subsequently accomplished registers
his W i~ncapacity."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
About Magnets.

Magnets arc frequently made in tho
form of a horseshoe or letter L. but /;
horseshoe magnet is really nothing
more than Il bar magnet bent. AS botll
oolcs Will attract iron it is apparently
Ewlce as strong as when in the bar
form. \ piece Of iron laid across tn"
polcs is attracted by both of them. In
this case tho poles act on opposite ends
Of the iron and do NOT destroy each
others effects, for each pole ma.nctizrs
the portion of the iron opposite it. The
iron therefore becomes Il strong mag
net with lis north pole touching the
South pole of the horseshoe magnet and
it's south pole touching the north pole.
This is popularity called Il Keeper" be-
cause it "kcppS." or preserves. the
strength of the magnet. which be-
m much weaker when the keeper
is ,i,yft otf.-St. Nicholas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
A Queer Legend Of Tailed Men.

When a native Hollander wants tC
show his hatred for an Englishman
he simply refers to him as a ''steert
han"-in other words. 1.-THE man with
a tail" The legend says that Thomas
4 Beckett cursed the kentish men who
spitefully cut off the tail Of his horse
while he was riding the animal
through the country. and that the EN-
tire generation Of Kent which followed
wore tails like those Of horses. John
Bale, Edward WIS bishop of Ossory.
mentions the legend, but gives some
variations as to the cause Of the l..
noble punishment. He says John Cap
grave and Alexander of IIsseby Say
eth that 'for castynge fysLe tayles a,
st. Augustine Dorsetshyre men has
taylcs ever after that"
But Polydorus applies it to Kentis
mel at Stroud, by Rochester, FOR cu
ungc off Thomas Recket's horsE
aylc." One account says that Oh
those living in Kent at the time &
the curse were ''aillicted With luv-
dropping tayles, like brutcs; their pc
terity being not SO affected"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Cutting on the Nose For runi.hmen

Cutting on the Nose For Punishment
Itameses III. of Egypt cut off the
nose of any person convicted Of treason
or arson. Actisanes, another Egyptian
ruler. punished robbers in the same
way. After each nose had been ampu.
tated back even with the bridge" the
culprit was sent to a colony of noseless
felons, the place of Punishment being
known as Rhinoconum. from the ma,
ture of the punishment its %colonists
had undergone.
In England in 1911 Lord Coventry,
then great keeper Of the British SEAL"
had his nose cut off by order Of the
king because he had dared to ask some
questions about an actress then play
ing at Drury Lane theater.
a conscript who protested openly
that he had been enrolled in the army
of Frederick the Great in a fraud
ulent manner, had his nose amputated
by order of that sovereign. who spoke
Of the punishment as an ''indelible
mark on the front side of the face"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
lie Could Weld an AK.

Queer and rar,y arc the tales told q.
the skill of the Maine ~Shipbuildcrs in
the us" of The adj and broadaX. One
old time yarn is OF Il carpenter who ap-
piled very drunk at a shipyard for ON
ploymrnt. In order to have a little fun
with him the foreman set him to give a
proof of his skill Ivy hcwing ont a
wooden bolt with no %chOpping block
but a stone. I'll" carpenter accomplish
cd his difficult task without marring
the keen edge Of the broadaX and
showed the foreman a neatly made
bolt. Then he brought the AK down
with q terrific blow that shattered its
edge upon the stone. Il can hcw fust
rate on your chopping block" he htc-
couglcd. "but I'll be blamed if l can
make the AK stick in it when ! git
through" The story runs that the
foreman lost no time in employing
suclI q workman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
How the Patent Office Wa. sav

When in the war of 1912 the British.
who had taken Washington. trained
their gun upon the patent office. DIR.
Thornton. throwing himself directly
before the guns cried:
care you Englislrmen or Goths and
Vandals? This is the patent otiice-a
depository of the ingenuity and inven-
tons of the American nation, in which
the whole civilized world is interested.
Would you destroy it? Then let the
charge pass through my body"
And the building was spared. Tween
ty-four Years afterward. however, it
was destroyed 10y fire, together with
everything in it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
wrong Foot Out of Bed.

About half the world puts the wrong
foot out of bed in the morning. But
whicl, is the wrong foot? 1t is a SUI
pcrstition as old as the hills that if the
left foot touches the floor first you will
have bad luck that day. Probably null
titudes of men avoid this by sleeping
on the right side of the bed, so that in
rising the right foot naturally comes
first in contact with the floor. 1t Is
said to be a fact that most people lie on
their right side because of the preva-
lent notion that the heart has freer ac-
tion.-New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Locnlizing Her Emotions.

Our minister during :: call sang one
of those touching. simple melodies
which Edith is so fond of herring. She
was very attentive. gazing on his face
with her bright. wondering eyes. AS
the song continued tears began to slis-
ten beneath the lids and glide down
her dimplrd cheeks. After Il few min
utes' silence he asked:
edith. how do YOU like itY"
ooh. very much. Mr.. Webb; but 1t
hurts my cycs.'-Littlr Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
False Hair In Elizabeth. Time.

Queen Elizabeth had eighty wigs in
hrr collection, and her cousin, Mary.
queen of Scots. had ''aS many as a hun
t.:el." ard among the homogeneous
presents made her While confined Il
prisoner i'm gloomy Lochleven, previous
10 her being brhcadcd. wigs were MI
nerollS. Gentlemen who particularly
wished to please their lady friends pre-
sentcd them with wigs of the latest
shade of bair and newest style Of
coitfuring. Fancy Il gentleman of to-
day presenting his sweetheart the last
tiea in back hair.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
JBambOO Onuls.

Bamboo opals are peculiar gems
which are sometimes found in the
stem of the bamboo. This gem is very
rare from the fact that not one in a
thousand bamboo stems contains 1t.
These vegetable growths are called
tobacur by the Filipinos. Some of
them are so SimilHr-tllat is, they X
libit so perfectly the characteristics of
the opal-tlat even experts frequently
fail to distinguish them from the real
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
MONEY MADE HIM INSANE.
Strain Of Handling Large Sums Un.
balances Reason.

balances Reason.
Capt. Ff%tZgibbon lost his reason
from the strain of handling large sums
of money in the treasury, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. He was
the representative of the United States
Express company there, and charged
with the responsibility Of handling
millions of money from one years end
to another.
A short time before F%itzgibbon was
compelled to leave his position a
friend asked him if it was not an
awful responsibility to be forever
handling money, and he replied:
Great God, old man, no nan on
earth al eve imagine the strain un-
til he goes through with it. 1t is sim
ply a purgatory on earth. l wish l
"a in some other business. Not
for my life would steal a penny, but
the temptation is often great. Fight
it as you may, the temptation to be
dishonest will come to you. 1t is no
ordinary task to resist the temptation
to steal. 1t is a fight day in and day
ONo - AAAoby Gil Ao!I-ffl =
knew n Of the best men in the SER
vice to send in his resignation simply
from the fear that some day the temp
tation to do wro;s2 v Vii be too great
o Kim. The best men in the world
will go wrolg sp~neliges unless they
are exceedingly 90" 81. Such posi-
tions are too teirpti- 3 for the ordin-
airy man. Of course, they pay well,
but think Of the great strain on one
who is tempted to be dishonest. With
most men, am firmly convinced, it
is a battle all the year around between
being honest and a thief. l do not be-
lieve that any man ever handled
amounts of cash without the tempta-
ton to steal at times passing through
mis- mind. It's a battle from the
shoulder all the time"
And now the man who talked this
way is in the government insane asy-
lum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Her TrOnnleA.

Single Man Ito himself)-I am sure
that darling little angel loves me. She
takes me into her confidence and tells
me all her troubles.
Same Man (some years latcr)-Con-
found it all! From morning till night
and night till morning when I'm at
home | hear nothing but tales about
the servants. the butcher. the butler,
the baker, the candlestick maker and
all the rest of 'em.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Just a Way They Have e.

"Queer thing about physicians" re-
marked the Norwood philosopher.
What's queer about them? asked
the denizen OF Mt. Auburn.
They make their money by prac.
ticing," replied the N. p, and about
the time they become so sikillful tina
they don't have to practice any more.
they retire"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
noY

Everybody has his little peculiari-
ties," said the broad-minded man. l
don't doubt that you have your own
way of looking at scme things
"My dear SIR answered Mr.. Meek
ton, Il wish you wouldn't talk about
my having my own way in that off
hand manne Henrietta might hear
you" !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Why He Applauded.

".Are you fond of musicy" asked a
stranger Of the young man at the con-
cert who was applauding vigorously
after n pretty girl had sung a song in
a very painful way.
"Not particularly" replied tile young
man frankly. "but l am extremely
fond of the musician"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Most Expensive Tree In the world.

MORt TXpcnKIv TFee III TIE WOFIU.
Probably the most expensive tree in
the world is in the City of London. on
the ormcr of Cheapsidc and Wood
street, about midway between the
Bank of England and st. I'aul's. It
is an enormous oak. and is said to be
100 years old. 1t is protected by a
clause lin the deed Of the property
which forbids destruction Of tree or
branches. Architects were compelled
to plan a rather peculiar building to
avoid the branches. There it stands
in the corner of one of the busiest
streets in London, occupying ground Of
enormous value-and positively the
only tree in the City of London out
side of the parks.