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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
KEPT in PRISON..

Russians Believe Jews Are Safer
When Kept Behind the Bars.
New York, Nov. 26.-Russian cor
respondents say that twenty-one Jews,
who were arrested at Gomel. charged
with planning to plumber the arsenal,
have been lodged in theepolice station
for three months. according to a Lon
don dispatch to the Times. Others re-
main in prison charged with rioting.
Christian rioters have also been ar
rest?d but particular zeal has been
shown against the Jews.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
War on Slot Machines.

Scotland, S. d., Nov. 26.-War has
been declared here by the mayor on
slot machines. This al due to the
operation Of a roulette wheel, which
caused complaints to be made to the
mayor, who thereupon decided to sup.
press all forms of gambling. This is
the first time in several years that an
effort has been made to strictly en-
force the anti-gambling laws.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
DECLINE TO BE MoRRED.

Non-Union Men Fire Into a Crowd and
lnjure a Union Man.
Moline, ILL.,, Nov. 26. - George
Claussen, q union molder, was shot
last night while in a crowd following
non-union men going from the foundry
of Williams, White & Co., where they
have been employed during the sum-
mer. The mar is in a critical condi-
ton at the hospital and may die. -Four
non-union men are under arrest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Drowned in Birch Lake.

Two Harbors, MIMI, Nov. 26. = A
Ffnlander named M. Palmgard was
drowned in Birch lake while skating.
He was on his way to a lumber camp
on the opposite shore when he broke
through the ice. Arthur Hegstad.
while skating on a lake near Soudan,
met q similar fate. He was an employe
Of the Minnesota Iron company.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Shot Dead in Accident

Montgomery, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Join
Schultz, whose home is at Lonsdale,
in Rice county, was shot and almost
instantly killed. He was putting his
gun into the rear end Of a buggy,
when the hammer struck against the
buggy box and the gun was dis.
charged into his right lung.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
TWO BURN WITH HOUSE.

Double Crime May Have Preceded
Grand Rapids Fire.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 26.-Mr,
and Mrs. George Smith, sixty years OF
age, were burned to death early yes
terday in a fire which entirely con-
sumed their home. The couple lived
alone outside of the city limits. The
fire was discovered by neighbols, but
before any help could be rendered the
old people the building collapsed.
There is a strong suspicion that the
fire was preceded by a murder and
suicide.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
PRESIDENT AND CABINET TAKE
REFUGE ON A GERMAN
WARsHIP.
DAMAGE FROM BoMBARDMtNT
ALL coNSULATEs EXCEPT UNIT.
ED STATES ARE STRONGLY
GUARDED.

San Domingo, Nov. 26.-The govern
10 o'clock yesterday morning. Presi-
dent Wos y Gil and his ministers took
refuge on a German warship in the
harbor before the victorious insurgents
entered the city. a,
President Wos y Gil requested the
ministers of the United States, Belgi-
UNI, Haiti and Spain to intervene in be-
half of the government. The insur-
gents refused to accept the terms Of
fered and demanded the Immediate
c%apitulation Of the city. T.
Firing on the city was resumed at 8
o'clock Monday night, resulting in
further damage to houses here, and
the bombardment was continued in the
morning.
Fired on the Lighters.
: A Hamburg-American line steamer,
with ammunition on board, consigned
to the government, arrived Monday,
and began discharging her cargo into
lighters, whereupon the revolution
lists opened fire on the lighters, and
the fort returned the fire in order to
protect the lighters and facilitate the
discharging of the steamers cargo.
There was little firing Monday night,
but yesterday morning the lombard
ment was resumed with such vigor
that the government surrendered. ~
All the consulates except that of the
United States are strongly guarded.
A German steamer yesterday land
ed her cargo under the guns of the
German warship.
Agreed to Surrender.
Washington, Nov. 26. In a cable
gram received here yesterday from
Minister Powell, dated San Domingo,
Nov. 20, he announces that the presi-
dent OF Santo Domingo has agreed to
surrender the city to the revolution
lists. The articles of capitulation were
beeing drawn up. The surrender, the
eablegram said, would c the fol-
lowing day (Tuesday.).
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Will Remove TO Dakota

Usage, Iowa, Nov. 26.-Rev. A. Il.
Button, late Of this city, has been.
rendered and accepted the position Of
assistant at the Orphans home at
Sioux Falls, 8. d. He will enter upon
his new duties at once.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Crushed Under Cupboard.

Crushed Under Cupboard.
Aberdeen, s. p, Nov. ga child
of Arthur Bowlby was instantly killed
by climbing upon a cupboard, which
tipped over upon the little one, caus-
ing it's death,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Engineer and Fireman Killed.

EngIheeF aho FTFeHan NII1eo.
Glasgow, Mont, Nov. 26. ~ Passen-
ger train No. 3 on the Great Northern
was wrecked at Lanark. Engineer
Hoey and Fireman Taylor were killed.
Seven coaches were ditched. Wreck
was caused by stock on the track.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
cUsHMAN WANTS THE CASH.
Racing Across the Continent to Save
His MILEAGE.

His Mileage.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Representa-
tive Cushman of Washington State is
on a wild race across the continent to
beat time and save $1,400. Cushman
heard that the house is likely to adj
journ to-day, and if it does SO before
Cushman is sworn in he will lose his
mileage, which amounts to the snug
sum when the journey both ways is
considered. Cushman is on a trans,
continental flyer, counting mile posts
from the window at the rate of 20
cents q post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28

Samuel P. Huston, for many years
attorney for the Burlington railway
died at st. Joseph. Mo-, after a brief
illness, aged sixty-two years. He was
. pioneer M~issourian.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
STEAMER is WRECKED.

Part Of the Crew Drowned - Others
Cling to Rigging.
Stavanger, Norway, Nov. 26. The
Norwegian steamer Victoria was
stranded during a storm off this port.
No attempts to rescue. the crew were
possible. Five bodies have been
washed ashore and some persons are
still clinging to the masts of the e
sci.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
A Millionaire's sound Advice.

1t was a pretty as well as an appro-
pirate compliment which a wealthy
philanthropist in central New York
paid the other day to Mr.. George w.
Perkins, the we'll known financier.
when he caused TO have printed upon
a thousand rulers given away to school
children the following quotation from
Mr.. Perkins: "Too many young men in
this country don't want to work hard.
They prefer TO take things easy. stay
up late at night and lie abed too long
In the morning. They never can get
ahead that way. Time and conditions
may change, but the old rule remains
the same - that there is no success
without keeping evcrlastingly at it."
Wiser words to keep before the eyes of
American boys and girls could hardly
be found than these. 1t will be remem-
bercd that Mr.. Perkins has come UP to
his present high and commanding posi-
ton in the commercial world from one
OF the humblest and lowest positions in
the ranks. He was once an Office boy
to a member Of the firm OF J. Pierpont
Morgan.-Leslic's Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
HEALTH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

At d joint meeting of school superin-
tendcnts and the State board of health In
Ohio, the question of overstudy was IA
topic under discussion. The supcrinten-
dents appeared to take the position that
there was no such overworking OF the
pupils. The superintendent of public
schools Of Cincinnati said:
"lt is not mental activity that hurts. 1t
Is the foul air, the bad seat, the unequal
heating OF the room, the poor lighting,
Study doesn't hurt. A few days ago we
had Il case of IA child not yet ten years
of age, who was suffering with headache
and seemed to be unable to give attention
to the lessons. On investigation II was
found hat that child had been M four
nights until II o'clock! We have thou
sands OF such cases in Cincinnati in which
the bad eating, bad hours and Irregular
sleeping ut home produce these results.
But hard WORK is what the child needs.
not rest, not recreation, not release from
task, but infusing the task with "A pur-
pose, SO that in pursuing II the child
grows strong in mind as in body. OF
course, mental exercise as we'll as ply
steal can be carried To excess. But the
work of the schoolroom which shows n
stultifying process has To do with tn,
formal textbook side OF the schooling."-
SAMerican Medicine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Lord MsshnIn's Inventions,

Lord Masham has been the architect
OF W fortunes. The first was made
by his wool colnbing machine, the sec
ond by the utilization of waste silk.
The story is told that one day he
walked into Il large warehouse in Lon
don when be saw what appeared to he
n pile Of rubbish. He inquired what it
was and was told that it was waste
silk, which they were in the habit of
selling as rubbish. lie bought a guam
tity ut n halfpenny per pound and
turned it into gold. The heap of waste
silk suggested an idea, but he had to
spend ten years time and no less than
100000 before the idea was complete
~ worked III But at the end of thi1
period he had invented n machine for
turning this waste silk into beautiful
plush. Lord Masham is the patentee OF
many other inventions. including the
compressed airbrSkc for railways.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
who come to him?

Give Testimony ne Home.
Would that the dumb lips Of Chris.
tan testimony might be Embossed by
our own flrcsldes among our loved
ones, as well as among the strangers
dwelling outside the four walls OF our
home. I place this spiritual obligation
upon my own heart and life as we'll as
upon yours. There Is many n minister
who Is so anxious about the souls of
his congregation that sometimes he
o%vcrlooks the souls destlnies Of his
owl children and brothers and sisters
and parents. Some time ago l buried
a noble man of God named Rev. Will
liam Il. McCrea. In conversation with
me one day he said that the sweetest
moment of all his life, not excepting
his w conversion, was when he was
able to lead his own venerable father
to the foot of the cross. His father was
n moral and, from n worldly stand
point, a good man. but not n protesting
Christian, and, though he had n son in
the ministry, yet no n for years had
YER asked the father to give himself
In love to the Lord Jesus Christ. But
one day Rev. Mr.. McCrca. after he had
been five years in the ministry. came to
his father and said: Father. do you
not want TO become a Christian? DO
you not want to take mothers Christ
and my Christ as your Christ? DO you
not want me to pray with You now?'
The tears started from the old mans
eyes; his lips Quivcrcd. He shook with
emotion as he answered: Eyes, Willie,
l do. Oh. Willie. l have been waiting
SO long for some n to ask me to come
to Christ! Why did you not do It be-
forc?" SO today let us start to plead
everywhere with Christian testimony;
let us begin right in our own homes.
Let us begin first and at oncc among
those who are closest to us. as Andrew
first sought his own brother to bring
him to Christ.
My friends, members Of Jefferson
Park church. | here and now conse-
crate my life to Il new work. | am go
ing back TO the days and life which |
used to live when | first entered the
ministry. In those old days | did not
seek so much to comfort and please the
members of my church as to win souls.
My only desire was to reach out for
those who were outside Of the church
and who never had confessed the name
OF Jesus. Before / entered my pulpit
| would get down on my knees and
say. "Oh, God, let me speak the right
word for that young man and woman
whom | may never see again until |
meet them at thy thronc." Such is my
purpose now; such is tho purpose of
my new assistant, Brothers and sis
tors, w have been too long dwelling
together in selfish fellowship. We have
enjoyed each others society well. But
to be happy together is not enough.
VIII you here and now clasp my hand
in n holy purpose? Will you here and
now move forward with me to seek out
the strayed lamb which is lost upon
the mountain of sin? Will you 20
forth with me out into the storm, per
haps to battle against derision and
sneers? Will you 20 in the name of
Jesus Christ? Will you promise here
and now to carry the gospel message
to the great unchurchod and to the
sinful men and women who are living
under the shadows of our own doors?
Copyright. 1903, by Louis Klopsch.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
A WITTY

When DR.. Clarke OF Rhode Island
was elected bishop and VA paying his
last pastoral calls before entering upon
his bishopric. he visited, among others,
a lady Of his congregation, a good
housewife. who was distinguished for
the size of her family. After he had
stayed awhile the good doctor arose 10
so, and the lady said to him, But. doc
tor, you haven't seen my last baby,
have you?" mo, madam answered
the doctor, and ! never expect to-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
BIGGEST VESSEL AFl0AT
New White Star Cedric Still Gre ateI
Than Her Sister Cedric,

TIT rivalry between the big trans
atlantic lines for tho distinction Of hay
ing the biggest shin ever butt" has re
suited in the construction of the Cedric
by the White Star line. The vessel has
been built hv Hai,and Il Wolf at Bel
fast. The Cedric IS 40 feet in extreme
length, - feet i'll breadth. - ID feet deep,
with gross tonnage y 900 tons, and dis
placement 600 tons. The propclhng
machinery consists of two sets of quad
ripple expansion engines driving twin pro-
lcrs. There are eight double-cudcd
steel boilers capable of working to a.
pressure of 10 pounds to the square inch,
and tn" vessel is designed to attain Il
speed Of about Il knots at sea. She has
nine decks. i. built on tie cellular dou-
hlc-bott"m principle, and is so divided
INTO numerous W1tor-tight compartments
exceeding all official requirements, that
a maximum of security is obtained. The
cedric has four masts and two tunnels,
and To non-cxpcrt readers it Will be of in
torcSt to mention that the height of tho
tunnels is ~ feet above the keel, and
their diameter is II feet three inches by
II feet, The Cedric will have accommo
dation for $50 first saloon, 80 second sa-
loon and about 1000 third class passou-
gers in addition to Il crew of &35 mon, 81
of whom will he in the engine room.
The Cedric, though slightly larger in
internal dimensions, Is called a twin to
the Celtic. Inc launching weights OF
these vessels far exceed that OF anything
ever before produced, being 1927 tons.
The lightweight carrying capacity of the
Cedric is l6.4uH tons. In external appear
aucc the Cedric differs little from her Sis
ter ship. The Cedric viii sail ON her maid
en- voyage to New York with the mails
on February II, under command of
Lieutenant Paddock. Later on in the
spring She viii take her place along with
the Cclric, Cymric and Arabic, the last
named another large new vessel now
nearing completion TOR the White Star
fleet, in the weekly Friday service from
Liverpool to New York, calling at
Queenstown. With the advent of the
Cedric the White Star line has the dis
%tinction of possessing the two largest YES
sells in the world, and the further distinc-
tiOr of owning thirteen vessels exceeding
10000 tons measurement each, the average
of the 10 rcachingg the huge figure of 49,,
Sal tons. This excludes the Teutonic and
Majestic, which closely approximate 1000
each, and the new steamer Arabic Of 49,
s6j tons, With the Arabic there Will be
included in the White Star fleet of rs
vessels no less than % modern twin
screw steamers, all OF the highest class.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
CRY FROM EVERYWHERE.

Congressman Williams of Mississippi
Was talking ON the coal situation on We'd
ucsday and telling of the demand through
out the ountry for fuel.
1T is a cry that comes from all our
great cities. he continued, New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, WASH
inctOn--'
And the South All dhoard.' said
Champ Clark, who WAS sitting next to
him., soto Vocc, imitating the tone Of the
train announcer Baltimore Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
The Wesley Bicentenary.

The bicentenary of the birth OF John
Wesley is to be deliberately celebrated
at the beginning OF the next commence
ment week of Wesleyan university, at
Middletown, Conn, the last three days
in June being devoted to 1t. 1t is con-
ldently expected that the occasion will
bring together the largest assemblage
of the alumni OF the university ever
gathered there, and the faculty urges
that every class plan to have Il reunion
at some time during the week.
THE AUTHORS DESPAIR.
I'd like to write a sailors song.
But can't, because my mind
Is iilled with an aversion strong
Fol phrases underlined.
I'd have to write OF "fo, heaVe no."
That phrase you're bound to quote:
But ere | start Id like to know
What ''yo" and no denote.
Toward an historical romance
| would incline my pen,
But then ! fear to take "A chance
And so am foiled again,
For though VIZ industry intense
I've puzzled DER such books,
] anne ascertain the sense
or "Zounds,' nor Of "Gadzooks,'
~Washington star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
"LITTLE DROPS OF WATER"
Who Wrote Itf-Two Reputcd Au-
thors Brushed Aside.

Osgood, who apparently disputed the
claims Of the G%oldsburg woman
Superintendent Brooks, who denied
the inquest that the school children be
permitted to contribute to a fund for
Mrs. Carney, also made some inquiries
on his own account. but could not find
the poem among the books in the board
Of education library. In the diction-
airy Of %hymnology edited by John Jul
ian, NJ. A., an article written by Jul
ian himself gives DR.. f. G.. Brewer as
the author Of Little Things it being
published by him in 1913 in Reading
and Spelling" Subsequently the verses
were altered and appeared in other ju.
venilc publications.
The original Tor Brewery version of
Little Things reads:
Little drops OF water.
Little grains OF sand.
Make the mighty ocean,,
Make the beauteous land.
Straw by straw the sparrow
Builds It's coy nest:
Leaf by leaf the forest
Stands in verdure drest-
Letter after letter
Words and books are made:
Little and by little
Mountains level laid.
Drop by drop is iron
Worn in time away;
Perseverance patienc'
Ever win their way.
Ever finished labor
Once did but begin.
Try and go on trying:
That's the way to win.
Subsequently an American version Of
the same poem appeared. Some &C.
credit this to Mrs. Carney. others to
Mrs. Osgood. This version is the one
largely used in Sunday school hymnals
Of little folks. 1t reads:
Little drops of water.
Little grains of sand,
Make tho mighty ocean
And the beauteous land.
And the little moments.
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
or eternity.
Little deeds OF Kindness,
Little words of love,
Make Our earth an Eden
Like the heaven above.
So our little errors
Lead the soul astray
From the path OF virtue
Into sin to stray.
Little seeds OF mercy.
Sown by useful hands.
Grow to bless the nations
Far In heather lands.
This version has been in turn altered
and realtered in subsequent publica-
tons. Fitzgerald in his STORY of Fa-
o Songs" gives the authorship of
the lines to Mrs. Carney. but Libra
rian Ashhurst regards this as an error.
Fitzgerald, however, says the idea is
not an original one with the author.
Shakespeare expressed the same idea
In beautiful language. IF we accept
that, we will have to erect our memo
rial to Shakespeare and not Mrs. Car.
ney," was the good humored comment
of Mr.. Ashhurst.
Like the authorship of Beautiful
Snow" the parentase of Little Things
is clothed in obscurity.
While the friends and partisans of
Mrs. Carney seek to send her name
down TO immortality, others rise in
number to dispute her claims. In the
meantime the Philadelphia school chill.
dren will probably spend their pennies
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Inquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW.

1t stands to reason that this is not "A
true story:
where Is the bar?' asked the thirsty
guest, approaching the hotel counter.
''1his is Sunday, sir" said the clerk.
The bar is closed"
"But II morning drink is a necessity to
me-
"l.xactly!' the clerk replied, with a
smile of conscious wit. Necessity knows
no law, Therefore it cannot be admitted
to the ban. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Protection Of Wild Animals.

Senator Burton of Kansas has re-
ported from his committee, forest res
ervations and the protection of game,
two bills designed to prevent the de-
%struction of wild animals, birds and
fish on reservations under the control
OF the United States. AT present the
reservations are not like the national
parks, under the sole police jurisdic-
tion of the federal government, but are
subject to the game laws and jurisdic.
ton Of the states. The aim of the Bur
ton bills is to give the government alb
solute control and at certain seasons
of the year to prevent the killing and
trapping Of the game in these reserva-
tons. ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

NJ man can cure CONSUMPTION. Won can
prevent II though, IN. Woods Norway
Pine syrup cures coughs, colds, DronShltls
sore throat. Never fails.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

Warren l." Wheaton, founder of the
prosperous Chicago suburb, Wheaton, H..
died at that place recently, at the age of
81. lie WAS well known in philadelphia.
went To Chicago Gi years ago and was
probably the best known resident OF Du-
pagne county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

Cures Group, sore throat. pulmonary
troubleF-MonarCh over pam of c\ Very sort
Dr. Thomas EcleGtric Oil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

General Frederick Funston says he has
entirely recovered from the wounds he
received in the Philippines and is expected
TO he ordered back TO the island at most
any time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Senator Clark's Indian Bill.
Denied by 6everidge.

Senator Beverage felt called upon
recently to deny that he had made any
agreement. secret or open. with Sem
ator Quay for d vote on the omnibus
statehood bill.
THE senator from Indiana re-
marked Quay. will rest assured that
| shall never accuse him Of %cndcayor-
ing TO facilitate the passage of the
bill"
But the senator will admit retort-
ed Beveridgc. earnest efforts on my
part to facilitate debate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Save the Nearby Sinners.

Would that we might be willing to
enter the homes of our neighbors in the
service OF Jesus Christ. Such an effort
on our part not only Is essential to their
salvation, but it affects our standing in
the kingdom Of Christ. DO you not re-
member that he said, every branch
that bearcth not fruit he taketh away"
Yet how Indifferent most Of MS are I'm
reference TO the salvation of those sim