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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-18

If you want to sell your farm
go to the Globe, Land & Loan Co.
Shoes and Shoes-for men, boys
and ladies at Wallin & Co.
VIM. Richards is contemplating
the erection of a residence the
coming summer.
Mrs. G.. D. Patterson and daugh-
ter, Miss Alys returned Monday
from Bismarck.
J. d. Wakeman has been look
ing after land sales around this
section the past week.
Peter Langbell, the land man
from Coal Harbor was transactiug
business in the city Thursday.
VIM. Robinson, Of Coal Harbor,
came down Thursday and is greet
ing friends in the city.
Fire and hail Insurance at close
rates-see Funk First National
Bank, Washburn. N. D.
Fol Sale, good work horses, age
from 5 to 8. Cash or on time.
Dan xxx, Washburn, n. D.
The editor Of the Miner is erect
ing a new building east Of Forbes
drug store. The building will be
two story-the first being used
as a printing office while the sec
ond story will be used as a dwell
ing.
Frank jackson. of Hastings.
Mimi, was in the city Thursday
Mr.. Jackson is Il contractor and
came up to look after the extern
sion Of the Washbrlrn road. He
purchased a number Of horses
while in the city.
L. Rovig. of Coal Harbor, Was
visiting friends in the city this
week and to pass the time away
assisted in unloading several cars
of lumber destined for the Coal
Harbor Lumber Company.
Strayed-one light brown mare.
10 years old. weight 1000, was
lame in left hind foot, small star
in forehead. Suitable reward will
be paid for recovery. Dan Kuk.
Washburn. n. d.
We have sold a car load of fur
niture in the past two weeks. be-
cause we sell right. One price to
all. Casey Marshall Co.. Wash
bum. n. D..
Nhe dance last evening for the
purpose ofbuying a fire bell was
largely attended and quite a large
sum was realized. The dance was
held in the new building erected
by the Farmers Merchants Lum-
Der Co., and was a success.
Louis Seltz and family, Of Glen
co, Mimi, arrived Friday, and his
car of stock and household goods
arrived the next day. He was
here last fall and purchased land
from Solem & Seltz. He moved
out to the farm the first of the
week and will put in a crop this
season.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-18

Willie Foss. son Of Mr..
ard Mrs. VIM. Foss. aged 2 years,
of scarlet fever. Mr.. Foss and
family are new corners to Wash
burn and in the death of their
young SON they have the sympa-
thy Of all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-18

at Wallin & Co.
Mrs. Harry Carnahan and Mrs.
Clark gave an "At Home Thurs
day afternoon to a large number
of invited guests-only the ladies
being invited. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent in playing
games. Elegant refreshments
were served consisting of chicken
salad, olives, peanut sandwiches,
sailed almonds, ice cream and cake
Space will not permit a list of the
guests present; but the occasion
was a most enjoyable one. Prizes
were given, Mrs, Wenn securing
the first prize, q paper weight and
Mrs. johnson second, a handsome
ink well.
Major Richards, Of Ft. Berthold,
was in the city Monday looking
after some horses which had been
stolen from his place. The ami
mails were found here, having been
driven here by two men with a
number of other horses-claimed
to be stolen in Ward county. The
two men were arrested here by
Sheriff Gradin and turned over to
the sheriff Of Ward county Sun
day and started back with the priis-
oners Monday. The prisoners are
both young men and it is to be
hoped that they can prove that
they came by the property honest
".
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07


Owing to this loose cloak style, the
stork must be greatly puzzled to find
out where he Is expected.
A grave in the potter's field: isn't It
as comforble as one in the most aris-
tocratic part Of q cemetery
There seems to be as many rules in
war as in whist, but somehow they
don't seem to be as important
It Is true that bachelors are singu-
lar fellows, and it is also true that
married men lead double lives.
Our idea Of an impossible feat is to
walk past a crowd Of boys with snow
balls In their hands, and look digni-
fed.
The real pretty girl hangs the mis-
tletOe from the chandelier, and the
girl not quite 80 pretty years 1t in her
hair.
II women YER unable to see the
fine clothes worn by other women
there would doubtless be fewer wrin-
kles.
When there are as many Is two
forks and Eve spoons ct q plate, It Is q
function. Otherwise Il is only an
event.
The important difference between
the natural and human sponge is thai
you can't squeeze anything out Of the
latter.
Men complain greatly Of the bur.
dens Of life, but few are willing to las
them down when the reaper comel
around.
A person usually begins to loose
height at the age OF 80 and at the age
Of 80 has lost at least one and a hal
inches.
You can never make q man believe
that it won't hurt his sons morals t
do 8 thing more than It hurt bis wheI
he did 1t.
An old bachelor can never under
stand why q young father should fee
proud Of the fact that his baby look
ike him.
There is a suspicion that Dewey
naval maneuvers may be prolonged
Just to keep the fleets Of England ant
Germany in South American water
from feeling so lonesome.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

fA>h intelligence 10 hear
Nah va have forgotten rs
they treated our sailors
There 3omething mighty wrong
With y ek.foot man who can't be
tWisted round . mite Of . Woman's
little niger.
Be careful Of writing love letters.
II they DO not turn up 10 q breach Of
promise suit, they T apt 10 turn up
In your memoirs.
There Il aomething ousgettive In
the fact that he average young man
takes out life Insurance Immediately
upon bis marriage.
The man who talks about the posi-
ton be has fsaoceptedp q the one who
sat on the mont door step for elk
months begging for u.
The men men seem 10 have invent
cd everything needed around q house
except an apparatus which will make
men punctual at their meals.
Some Of the spiders found in Java
nese forests spin webs 90 thick and
strong that they are like silken cords,
and have to be cut with q knife.
With an attendance Of over $4,000
students the University Of Berlin
ought to find no difficulty in furnish
ing some duel statistics annually.
When q girl returns from q two
-aahn wv4afA aka kaan0k kmA a GOD kfwua
unless her clothes are worse worn than
they would be In six months at home.
General Miles, new uniform is sai6
to have surpassed In brillianoy all the
combined shades and effects at the
Chinese court in Pekin last Saturday.
When you hear a man complaining
Of having q wife to support it's 3
pretty safe bet that the aforesaid wife
has to take in washing to support
him.
Perhaps that royal lady Of Saxony
who 30 mysteriously disappeared has
been spending a while in the Christ.
mas department Of q department
store.
The arrival OF the Humberts il
Paris is hardly regarded there as sc
good news as the whereabouts of the
money they are reported to have
stolen.
The contents of the game-bag wal
not the test of success with the
Christmas hunters, but rather wheth.
or the gunners themselves escaped
unhurt.
It's awful hard for a man to keeI
his seat in a street car when womeI
are standing when he has a newspa
per to read without knowing what h'
is reading.
A minister in Missouri is reported
to have married FIVE couples at ont
time. This is a case where business
was moving steadily along and at thu
same time tied up.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
TORTURING
DISFICORING
Blood
Rumours
Speedily Cured by GutIcura
SOAP, OIRlmsht aid Pills
When the Best Physicians and
All Else Fail.

The agonizlng itching and burning
Of the skin, as IN eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis the loss Of hair
and crusting Of the scalp, asin SCALED
head; the facial disfgurements, as In
pimpies and ringworm the awful suf-
fering Of infants, and anxiety of worm
out parents, as In milk crust, letter and
salt rheum,-all demand a remedy OF
almost superhuman virtues 10 success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement Is made regarding them that
Is not justified by the strongest evil
dence. The purity and sweetness, the
power to afford immediate relief, the
certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure the absolute safety and great
economy have made them the standard
skin cures, blood purifiers and humour
remedies Of the civilized world.
Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface Of crusts and scales, and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura ONT
ment freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, take the Cuticura Resolvent
Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood.
This complete treatment, costing but
one dollar, affords instant relief, per-
mits rest and sleep in the severest
forms Of eczema and other itching,
burning and scaly humours of the skin,
scalp and blood, and points to a speedy,
permanent and economical cure when
all other remedies and the best physi-
clans fail.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
To the person who desires to win, a
hobby is a poor thing to ride.

To the person who desires to win, a
hobby is a poor thing to ride.
Very few people are able to realize
that they are "talked about"
Nell-"He said / was like 9 poster
girl" BELIEVES, stuck up"
It is easier to brag of ones future
than it is to boast of ones past.
The barber's face is not his fortune.
He lives on other peoples mugs.
A loafer is never able to realize that
q busy man has anything to do.
Vanity is something that Is recog-
nized only when een In others.
If vanity lie ever overcome 1t will
paralyze the millinery business.
It is a mean mar who viii adulter-
ate the milk Of human kindness.
Carrying the head too high some
times lands a fellow in the hole.
When it comes to matrimony fools
rush in where angels fear to wed.
Some women go to church to study
texts, and some to study textures.
In the movements Of civilization the
owner of a van cuts quite q figure.
No matter what else can be said
about the Christmas cigar it is pulled
up with pride.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
One Hundred DoIIars q Boz

is the value h A Tisdale, Su mmerton,
s. O., places on Dewitt Witch Hazel
Salve. He says II had the piles for %
years. I tried many doctors aud med
icines, but all failed except Dewitt
Witch Hazel salve. II cured me-. It is a
combination of the healing properties
Of Witch Hazel with ~antiseptics and
emollients; relieves and permanently
cures blind, bleeding itching and pro.
truding piles, sores, cuts, bruises ecze-
ma, salt rheum and all skin diseases,
Brown g Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
We
Like Best


Because We overeat Of them. In6is
goStion follows. But there's . way to
escape such consequences. A dose of .
good digsstant like KOdol will rolivs you
% once. Your stomach IL simply 100
weak 10 digest what you eat. That's Gl
indigestion Is. Kodol digogts the food
without the stomach's aid. Thus tho
stomach rests while the body is strength
sned by wholesome food. Dieting is uns
necessary. Kodol digests any kind 81
good food. Strengthens ndinVigorstsa
KOdOl Makes
lRIOh Red Bleed
Prepared only By p. O. DHWITT&Oo, Ohieag0
TIE q hottie eontains3h tlmeatho SOC. stBa
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

The astronomer lie not necessarily
far sighted.
A lazy man is always trying to work
other people.
It seems easier to initiate q vice
than a virtue.
Girls who pine for husbands should
spruce up a bit.
When caught, the thief is ready to
admit his mistake. q
The fish story is generally weighed
and found wanting.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

Some people r unable TO raise
their hopes, while the hopes Of otb-
ern run to seed.
The man who said: "Talk is cheap"
evidently never had 10 buy phono-
graphic records.
AM mani ID TO DO Ia order 70 gain
e rsputatlon for eoentHclty is 70 mind
Bic own business.
Sometimes the absent cashiers
account book looks SuspiCiously like
q figured screen.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Improved Service TO The East Via
Southern Railway

Beginning December 18th, the
Southern Railway will shorten itl
schedule between Greenville, Miss,
and all points East. Train 3s will be
made a first class passenger train and
win leave Greenville at 4:4O p. m. in
stead Of $3.50 q. m. This train makes
close connection at Birmingham with
through sleeper for Washington, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York.
For futher information, ticket,
sleepers reservations, etc., call on any
agent Of the Southern Railway, OF
write to o. u. JACKSON,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
2O19 First Ave, Birmingham, Ala.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

Luck is a combination of an oppor'
tunity and the man.
Knowing what to push is as impor'
tant as having push.
Politicians take undue liberties in
the name of liberty.
Hens are Ike clocks; they have to be
set right occasionally.
It must be admitted that seventy ID
pretty old for a bride.
Most men go long before discover
ing their shortcomings.
Unless a ~tailor's customers come
down he's apt to go up.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

80 HANDSOME LOT OF - MS
.C@-@GATHERED GEMS. 80

You can interest any man by say
Ing to him; "You work too hard
To some people q small daily in
come is better than a large fortune.
Severe blows are sometmes Sc
quired to properly shape character.
Stealing a march Is not larceny any
more than firing . servant is arson.
Though tho wind is ipvisible the
same can not be said OF q sight draft.
When q man is weighed and found
wanting 1t lie usually money he wants,
The two senses which women don't
have are horse sense and card sense.
The man who never swears himself
may inspire a lot OF profanity in 9th
erB,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
NEW CENTURY COMFORT.

Millions are daily finding a world OF
comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
It kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts.
Bruises; conquers Ulcers, and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
BOils and Felons; removes COrns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25c at Hall and Lyles drug store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

An interesting and picturesque Gus
tom In southwestern France is that Of
going to market on stills. Groups OF
young men and women mounted on
high stills may be seen daily crossing
the msrshy plains known as "The
Landes" are cut up into small bitches,
pools and hummocks, and stills are in
consequence almost necessary to
those who desire to traverse them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

Miss Summit: "What a lot of old
China Miss Spindle hast And she
says 1t was handed down in her fami-
ly.'
Miss Palisade: "Then it is just as
/ expected"
"What is?"
"Thst her ancestors never kept ser
wants"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

When a man is complimented he
thinks others are beginning to see
him as he sees himself.
The rankest coward would fight a
burglar if he tried to steal the bed
clothes on q cold night.
The man who is slow but SURF al
ways manages to get there-but he
usually arrives too late.
You can't get all the advice you
want for nothing, and even then it is
seldom worth the price.
When a married man wants any
thing for his own use he never tells
his wife he can't afford it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
A Scientific Dlscoverv.

Kodol does for the Stomach that which
it is unable to do for itself, even when
but slightly disordered or overloaded.
Supplies the natural juices of digestion
and does the work OF the stomach, re-
laxlng the nervous tension, while the
infiamed muscles of that organ are al
lowed to rest and heal. Kodol digests
what you eat and enables the stomach
and digestive organ to transform all
food into rich, red blood. Brown &
Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
BEST LINIMENT ON EARTH

Henry D. Baldwin, Supt. City Water
Works, Shullsburg, Wis, writes: Il
have tried many kinds of liniment, but
have never received much benefit
until / used Billiards. Snow Liniment
for rheumatism and pains. / think it
the best linim ent on eaTth,' 25c, SOC,
and S1.O0 bottle at All druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Once 3 fisherman, always 4 Lar.

Once 3 fisherman, always = liar.
Thirsts are not always inherited.
Time out Of mlnd-a forgotten date.
The 1902 calendar days are num-
bered.
The sputtering speIker breaks hi'
word.
Some great men are only great by
contrast.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
SIMPLE COLDS.

Cease to be simple, If at all prolonged.
The safest way lie TO put them aside at
the beginning. Billiards. Horehound
Syrup stops a cold and move the
cause Of colds. 25c, SOC, $500 bottle at
All druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Pew. CarIlsIe P.B. Martln, LID.

Waverly, Texas, writes: "Ofa morn.
ing, when first rising, I often find a
troublesome collection of phlegm,
which produces a cough, and is very
hard to dislodge, but a small quantity
of Billiards. Horehound Syrup will at
once dislodge it, and all trouble is over
/ know of no medicine that is equal to
it, and it is so pleasant to take. l can
most cordially recommend it to all per =
sons, needing a medicine for throat OF
lung troubles" Price 25c, SOC, S1.O0
bottle at Hi druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

sediment or sell
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
II Il stains
your linen It Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble too
frequent desire TO
pass II or pain in
back Isl also
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

S4M
90 called, and, as the eye Is at all
times washed by the surrounding wa
ter, that gland which supplies mois-
ture to the eye Is not required and
therefore does not exist.
A lady friend writes to know
"What is good for waterbugsP" The
experience of most Of the hOusekeep-
ers of this community Is that most
anything is good for them. The
waterbug is not ct all choice about
what he eats-he will tackle anything
from a boiled ham to tomato catsup,
and thrives just as well on occasional
ration Of friend onions as on fruit
cake or soft shell crabs. Don't put
yourself to any trouble trying to find
out what is "good" for the bugs
Clarion Ledger.
There is no business enterprise in
existence that actually gives more for
the public and private good than the
newspapers. Every inch Of space
that Is not paid for represents a loss
to the newspaper. Every sheet of
paper, every line Of type set is paid
for by the proprietor. People will
say: "Oh well, this Is for charity or
for the public good" and the paper
takes it, puts the work Of high sRla-
ried men uponit, gives 1t space that
someone else may be willing to pay
for, and then thunder II it does not
get a choice position, or If there
chances to be an errorin composition.
Did you ave stop to consider that
your requests 70 charity are not all
complied with by other business con-
Germs?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
What 10 DO.
There Is comfort in the knowledge 50
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulflls every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II corrects inability
10 hold water and scalding pain In passing
Il. or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and 10 get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-RoOt Is soon
realized. It stands the highest for It's won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold By druggists in soc. and ST. sizes.
You may have . sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery R6
and a book that tells
more aboutit both sent
absolutely free BY mail.
Address Or. Kilmer & Home OF s-wampRoot
Co., Binghamton. N. Y. When writing mem
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

"Donit despise the lowly," Jays the
Philosopher. otis the
under jaw that does all the work"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

During courtship ahection Is apt 60
be overdone, but after marriage it is
rare.
Most men who once do good deeds
waste the rest Of their lives admiring
them.
With a good many fellows the hq-
uor problem is simply how to get
more.
Some men don't think Of marrying
until they get old enough to need a
nurse.
Lots Of opportunities are wasted
because the wrong people get hold OF
them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Finds WAY TO Live Long.

The startling announcement OF q Dis
that will surely lengthen
life is made by editor o. H.
Downey, of Churubusco, Indiana
81 wish to state" he writes, that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption is the most infallible remedy
that I have ever known for Coughs, colde
and grip. It's invaluable 10 people with
weak lungs. Having this wonderful
medicine no one need dread Pneumonia
or Consumption. Its relief Is instant
and cure certain" Hall and Lyles
guarantee every SOC and $1.00 bottle,
and give trial bottle free.
The man who fights booze never
comes in for q share Of the gate re-
ceipts.
The height of a mans ambition de-
ponds largely upon the depth Of his
nature.
There is nothing like u~nbecoming
honors to make q man look like a
donkey.
Being good won't save you; you
must have a little sense and fairness
with 1t.
A pessimist always looks as If he
was thinking of something he wanted
to forget.
Strange as 1t may seem, taking a
day of now and then will lengthen a
mans life.
The crowned heads Of everYnation,
The rich men, poor men and
misers
All join in paying tribute to
DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
h. Williams. San Antonio, Tex, writes :
Little Early Riser Pills are the best I
ever used in my family. / unhesitating-
" recommend then to everybody. They
cure Constipation, Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
malaria and all other liver troubles.
At Brown & B~earden's.
What has become Of the old fash
Toned man who had been married
only once2
The confidence man knows just how
to put the finishing touches on the
greenhorn.
The more a woman suffers for q man
the more sacred to her II makes her
love for him.
"Whom the gods love they de-
stroy," but that doesn't apply to the
gallery gods.
When a bachelor thinks be under
stands women the married men smile
my~steriously.
The grindstone is surrounded by
men who have followed get-rich-
quick schemes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

With the pocketless gown of today,
the chatelaine bag is an absolute neces-
sity to Womankind. Let us interest
you in some real fine steel bead ones
which are worth $50 for a 50 90 bill
Only a few left. Money back if not
satisfied. MAIER's JEwELRY STORE,
Aberdeen. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know Il.
70 n Elnd Ont.

Fill a bottle or common glass with you
water and let It stand t~Wenty-four hours; Z
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07
Hends Should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped 1t for
Mrs. N. A. Webster, Of Winnie, Va,
she writes "Dr. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me Of sick headaches.
had suffered from them for two years"
Cure Headache, Constipation. Bilious
ness. csc Hall add LYles' drug store.