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But when Polly's turn came she wanted
10 stand there forever looking at the lovely
creature In red velvet and gold embroidery.
'Children"-a voice came from the foot
of-tne shining stairs, come down now"
I, With guilty start three little girls began
to take on laces and silks and velyets s fast
as they could.
Were coming in minute" Polly called
back. Yes, Rosemary, I'll help you. pou't
break that collar. Now, I'll put them back.
oh, | can't get the lid open. Help. Betty.
No, Rosemary, you'll just get in the way"
Children, come at once" came the voice
again from the foot of the shining stairs.
Eyes, we're coming, mother" called Polly
Lets try again." she whispered 10 Retty
but it was no use, and they had to 20 down.
stairs, leaving the red velvet suit, the morn.
ing glory silk gown, the lace jacket and the
jewelled collar on top Of the chest.
Ibid you have a good timer" asked Mrs.
Lea.
"Ye-es."
But there were shifting slances which
Mrs. Lea easily read.
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us in them, and we ought to entertain
them the best we can. That's polite" muir
INJURED Polly.
II want the pity, shiny fing." said Rose
mary, pointing to a jeweled collar.
Its greedy to choose hrst," replied Polly.
I'D love that red velvet, but | didn't say
so"
..weIl, I'll look sweet In that silk dress.
hope II will train on me, put in Betty.
livery well, Mrs. Sickersell," said Polly,
turning around with her best manner, III
you and Gypsy and Tipsy really want to see
our best clothes, we'll put them on"
with that, she took out the silk gown. 1t
had morning giories running all up and down
II and the skirt was cut with queer
square train. The bodice was low, and was
dra ned with a iounce of beautiful lace there
were funny little puffs for sleeves.
Betty gurgled with delight and promptly
began to array herself In the morning glory
silk. ~ wonder If 1t fastens behind or In
front. Oh, amt 1t the sweetest" she muir
INJURED.
yves, you can have that lace jacket If
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had to catch up with her first foot before she
could go forward with the other, stumbled on
this rainy day as she was going up the shin
ing stairs Before she could whimper Polly
said, severely: Rosemary Lea, II you hurt
the shining stairs you can't play In the
heavenly land"
81 amt hurted them, protested Rosemary,
getting on to her fat legs again.
well, see you don't"
The heavenly land had boxes and trunks
ranged on all sides. There were bags, too,
and lots of things hanging down from hooks.
The roof slanted, and there was double win
dow In the gable at each end and dormer
window on one side 1t was the best place
for hide-and-seek that ever was made. The
Leas did not want to play hide
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though. They sat down on low box ana
tried to think OF something new
What pity the sickersels aren't here,
said Betty.
"They might come" admitted Polly.
I'm a boat" suggested Rosemary, looking
out at the rain.
yes" agreed Polly, 'lt might be kind of
a boat and kind Of an airship, so they could
come right up to the windows Of the heavenly
land.p
"a b'loon, red BLOOM murmured Rose
mary, who loved balloon next best to chloe
olate creams.
Betty, ring the bell and telephone to the
Sickersells that we'd be pleased to have
them spend the afternoon with us In the
heavenly land" directed Polly.
Betty went to an old bureau, pulled the
handle and held her hand up to one ear
"Hellol" she called. "Hellol Is this Mis-
Sickersell? Well, this is Mis'-(Polly, who
am 1? Mis- Hen D-Ths Is Mis- Hen, Mis-
Slckersell an we'd be pleased to have you
spend the afternoon with us In the heavenly
land (who are you, Polly? Mis- DogD.
Yes, Mis- Dogs here, too. (An' who's Rose
mary2 Mis- KittyD An Mis- Kitty's here.
We want you to bring your little boy Tipsy
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and your little girl Gypsy. Good-by. That's
ALL"
Wen have to open the window to let
them In" announced Polly.
The gable window swung In, and 1t opened
hard, especially on a rainy day. After much
Juggling and pulling. however, 1t came open
SO Unexpectedly that Polly and Betty who
were holding on, both fell back to the floor,
humping into Rosemary SO that she came
down with them.
'oh, ain't you glad that the Slckersells
weren't here to see us do thatT' exclaimed
Betty.
Here they come cried Polly, and the
three little girls ran TO the window. The rain
blew In and wet them, but they did not mind.
How are you? 1t was very polite of you to
come. I hope you didn't take cold" Polly
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Its doleful day." complained Polly Lea.
And wet" said Betty.
lone, two, fwee-I can't count the vain
dwops on the window" announced Rose
mary.
I'VE can't go out. What can we DOR
quered Betty.
well, there's the heavenly land" unused
Polly; we might go there"
"Oa, yes. let's go up the shining stairs
At once the three started TO ask their
mother II they could play In the heavenly
land which was the name the Leas gave
the garret, because, as they explained, 1t was
near the sky. The shining stairs were only
dull wooden steps, but the Leas always
playel that they were of gold, and they
mounted them with reverence.
Rosemary, who in going up stairs always
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Crushing.

Winks-They say that links, the pianist,
is very charitable
Blinks-P Possibly that's why he never lets
his right hand know what his left does.
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exile from the heavenly land for a whole
week. s
In the night, when the rain had stopped
and the stars were shining. Betty reached
over from her little white bed and touched
Polly in her little white bed.
Polly. Polly" she whispered. I'VE left
the Sickersells in the heavenly land. How
will they get out?'
"Uh-huh," said Polly and went fast asleeH
again.
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Rhombus, who kept his head and
place until the very last,
For the high place of teacher then
was fifty cast.
A. H. KOEHLER.
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A Little Fat Boy.

! met a little fat boy,
And he was very wise;
he said there was but one moeo
And one sun in the skies!
He said
That bread
Was sweet
To eat
When one could not get p1eot
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-23
Notice Of Lease of School Lands.

Notice Of Lease of School and Institution
Lands:-.The school and institution lands rot
already leased, situated in Mclean county and
state Of North Dakota, will be offered fol lease
at public auction to the highest bidder at the
court house in the tow Of Washburn in said
Friday. April q. 1904. A complete list Of the
ldans so offered for lease has lecn filed with
the county auditor. where the same can be i'll
spected.:
No bid will be entertained for less than s per
cent OF the appraised value Of cultivated lands
and ] per cent Of appraised value Of uncnlti-
waited lands and IN no case will 4 bid be enter-
tanned for any quarter section 1t less than So
per year; Lands appraised at $40 per acre or
cultivated ate; lands appraised at less than $40 per
The entire amount Of first years rent. to-
gether with fee Of s. for five year lease and 81. 80
or one year lease, must be paid atthe time Of
leasing. All deferred Payments of rentals must
be paid on or before the sixth day Of January
in each year.
The Board Of University and School Lands
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Dated ut Bismarck this 9th day Of March. A.
D. 1904.
ID. j. LAxDAL.
s-12 Comm'r Of University and School Lands.
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Harness Backing.

A famous English harness black
ing is made as follows:
Three ounces of turpentine and
two ounces of white wax are dis
solvedtogether over a slow fire; add
one ounce of ivory black and and
one dram of indigo we'll pulverized
and mixed together. When the wax
and turpentine are dissolved, add
the ivory black and indigo and stir
until cold. Apply thin. Wash after
wards and you have a beautiful pol
ish. This backing keeps leather
soft and is excellent for harness or
buggy tops.
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CONTEST NOTICE
UeV8fCn16nC OF Cne INFERIOR,
United States Land Office. Bismarck, N. D.,

United states Land ONCE. Bismarck, N. d.,
Feb. "A. 1904.
A sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having been filed
In this office by, Patrick Freal. contestant,
%, 1902. for awA mex Of section IS. ny SEX swA
SEX SCI b Of sesti RI. I, township township s l+tS, ini,a range 50 ".
legged that said claimant has wholly abandoned
said tract Of land; that he has changed his res.
past and that said default nowsss16Sxists. and that
the aM ea6senee from 70 1h sa1 Il tract rr,H as NJ y to t , his
Of war; said parties are hereby notified to a,.
allegation ut 10 O'clock u, m. on April9, 1884, he.
fore Rose a. Ward. z notary public At her Of
ing will be held at 3 O'Clock .. m. on April l..
1921. before the Register and Receiver q the
That said contestant having. in q proper at
fdavit. filed Feb. "a. 1901, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be mad 1t is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
John Satterlund,
nov. II Receiver.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
lent Of the Interior,

department Of the Interior,
Land ONCE at Bismarck. n. D., April q. 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the iollowning
make hlal proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will he made baf0re Z. A.. lamb.
County Judge vt WaShburn, n. H., on April g,
James English. Jr.
for the nek swk and lot 3 Ut section 30, town.
ship l46, range 81. -.
He names the following witnessesto prove his
oliver Bossen, william Hoppe aud C.to Peter:
son Of Underwood, N. d., and Ed Force, Ut
Weller, N. D. N. H. Jewell. Register. sic
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New Rural

New rura routes are to be estab-
lished in North Dakota as follows
Anamoose, McHenry G t y
(route No. y, length twenty miles,
population $50 houses; Fessenden,
Wells County, (route Nc. y length
299 miles, population 500, houses
ll2.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final committed proof in support of his
claim: and that said proof will be mace before
Aug. E.. j 'husOn, 4 D. =. Commissioner for the
district of . orth Dakota at the home OF the
claimant on 81 Of mex and M Of SEX Of SET. 6.
twp. l48: range "a, on April %. 1904. VIZ
for the south half of northeast quarter and
north half Of southeast quarter Of section 6.
township 14S, range "a.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation VI
said land. viz
H.. f. Foltz, Louisa .Aldricll, Louis Clair and
william Warnecke al Of Garrison. N. ID.
INCH 8 ". HI. Jewell, Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-23
SIX MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
the Entire Whole
sale and Retail District
Destroyed by Flames.

Toronto, April 2O-The fire which
ragged throughout the night and to
the early hours today in the whole
sale and the retail business district
was the most disastrous in the
city's history. The total loss is
estimated at 100000.
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Chicken Profits.

The high price Of poultry pro-
which have prevailed during
the last year has led to a marked
increase in this branch of farming
activity in Iowa. Poultry is now
becoming recognized as one of the
most profitable Industries of the
farm.
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Gopher Poison.

BY request of number we re-
print the formula for the mixing Of
the strychnine for poisoning the
gophers. This receipt should he
cut out and filed away fol. future
reference:
Take one bottle Of strychnine
and dissolve it in one gallon of wa
ter, put in six quarts Of grain,
place it Oh d stove and let it come
to a boiling point, then remove aud
let it stand 81 hours. Make a syrup
of sugar, put in a spoonful of anis
oil and mix the whole together,
which will make the grain sugar
coated and the scent of the anis oil
attracts the gophers."
Great care should be taken in
the handling of this poison, and
especially children should be kept
away from the store room where
the poisonous mixture is stored.
There need be no danger if the
proper methods are used, and the
farmer does not want to grow care
less in the handling.
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i.illtlD, ,tlttSt.
In the matter Of the Estate of Edwin Forrest
kecne, Deceased.
Alurelia J. Dupley:. Administrative with the
Will Annexed retitiTSn ,
Eliza M. kcene. (born Eliza May
Ihomas) personally and Ella, NJ. Notice and
heene as IrtriS in due form OF law citation,
to Gladys May Keene. MarjOry a. Heart !. OF
Krenc and Forrest T.. keent minor Final Ac-
heirs OF E,iwarGE Forrest kecle, de counts and
ceased and +. f.: Funk resident i)istribu-
guardian Ofthe estate Of SAiu minors ton.
Respondents.
The State of North DAKOTA to the above
named Respondents:
You the said respondents and cacll OF you are
hereby notified that the final account Of tie
aaminlstratrlX with the viii annexed OF lie
and al s"f i]royince County of quebec eli S''e' can;,;i:i.
.,ereased,, has been rendered to this tour ;,
is ready for final set cement and aistrihlt. II.
ana petltionins that her account be allowed.
the residue OF said estate he diStriDl!Iad to the
persons therelito entitled. ler Il MiEisl;atipn
pe closed and she BE- discharged; that Monday
the 18th day OF April A.. H., 1909, at 10 O'Clock
III the forenoon OF that .ity. at t!,c Court io,i,lS
81 Wis Court in Tie .:i.I"s. OF Washb III.
! "l!, ) 81 Mrit;!n"i' Nt:'1""' .S"rih ;:lo.",
las Il" 'i: 'iiiN an" i..ic :; :n.s ! ,t,,, a.. L.,
sc.ll""c.'! tI,eit"!." IL w.ii ,:.tta,... ll,.," h.;
rttS"i E.tcieSt'd Il: s"l' rsi:.;' I;.;y %tit,:i, ~.
.'le ltS .rX:"rilh:,, in w.at!i:, 10 said ;.a,.,uiit
. Iii petition :l1,G contest tic sH,nt
ana you tnc aoUY@ Hliiial lt.>rWndtur>. :tln!
each of yru, afc ll"." , rit.n :"ti .~rt.'iii,u
then ana There To be a.d apl,r.,' helu,e Ills
Court. and show cause. If any Won have. wii,
said account shall not Ii. allowed. thu residue
OF SAID es ate distributed, the administration
OF said estate closed and said Administrative
with the Will annexed discharged.
Dated this 18th day OF February a ID. 1904.
By the court,
r.. A. Lamb,
fe52 Judge Of tue County Court.
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Edgar D.ssFoley, of::Medora, has
been appointed special Inspector
of the general land office. He has
been asked to report at once.
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$50 TO CALIFORNIA AND RETURN.

From st. Paul and Minneapolis,
via the Chicago Great Western BY.
Tickets on sale April 23rd to May
lst, inclusive, good to return until
June 3Oth. For further Informal
j. P. ELHER, O. r. A.,
Chicago, I'll.
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P|Th OF THE NEWS
CONDENSED NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF. THE WORLD.
Washington Notes.

Washington Notes.
The general deficiency a%ppropria.
o bill was reported to the house by
bill carries $10,3Ss,74
Consul Davidson of Minnesota has
been assigned to duty at Shanghai,
China, until the close of the Russo.
Japanese war.
The Mccall special committee &C.
quits members of the house of repre-
sentatives Of guilt in connection with
the Influence" report.
Representative Lind has resigned
his position on the committee on
claims in favor of Representative Mar.
tin Emerich of Chicago.
The senate has received q com.
munication requesting an a%ppropria.
ton of $250,000 for the purchase of a
site and the construction of a capitol
building at Juneau. Alaska.
Senator Clapp has secured the pas-
sage in the senate of his bill propos-
ing to pension the surviving defend.
ers at New Ulr, and Fort Ridgley at
the time of tie i:dian massacre in
that region forty years ago.
Six Of the twelve Mormon wit
nesses for whom summons we're is.
sued by the senate committee to ap-
pear in the Smoct case have disap-
peared. All efforts to find them have
been vain, although a,search is being
Kept up.
Senator H%ansbrough has secured
the passage of a bill to reimburse the
settlers on Fort Lincoln reservation,
North Dakota, for the appraised value
Of their entries, whic,,, paid in addition
to the homestead price of SIPS per
acre. The reservation was opened to
settlement Aug. %. 1894.
The bubonic plague is spreading in
alarming fashion along the west coast
of South America. The state depart
ment has received the following ca
blegram from United States Minister
Wilson at Santiago dc Chile: "Exten-
sive epidemic of bubonic plague at
Anafogasta." This is one of the most
important shipping ports on the west
coast north of Valparaiso.
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Casualties.

A large portion of the business Sec
ton Of Winona, Miss, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
Jack Tennill: Charles Haskins and
Smiley Baxter were drowned in Lake
Manawa, near Council Bluffs, while
hunting ducks.
Tony Carrello, aged 80 years, Of
Kenosha, was shot and seriously if
not fatally wounded by the accidental
discharge of a revolver which he was
cleaning.
After living for a day in a diving
suit, imprisoned in s%eventy.three feet
of water in the great reservoir at
Boonton, N. j., a diver succumbed to
the continued air pressure.
The porth-bound Pan-American K
press, Queen and Crescent, ran into
an open switch while going fifty miles
an hour at Arklet, Miss, and was
wrecked. Engineer Chiles was killed.
Rev. John Long, seventy years old,
pastor Of the Pine Bush Methodist
church, died of %asphixiation a ia no.
tel in West t~wenty-sixth street, where
he was staying during the New York
conference.
A prairie fire started near Brewster
ing clear across Loup county and into
Garfield, burning all the range be-
tween the North Loup and the Gala
mus rivers, a distance of twenty miles
In width.
The Cadillac Automobile works at
Detroit, the largest plant Of its kind
in the United States. was totally de.
stroyed by fire. The loss to buildings
and materials will reach $780, O0. The
arm had orders for 5000, 900 Of work
on hand.
A street car loaded with passengers
returning to town from the Old Mis-
sion ran of the track at the intersec.
ton Of Garden and Mission streets at
Santa Barbara, CAL. and five deaths
have resulted. Ali IF the dead were
Santa Barbara people.
Foreign.
A wolf entered Minsk. Russia, and
attacked and bit six people before it
was killed.
Some slight disturbances followed q
demonstration at Barcelona. and sew
eral persons were injured in a conflict
with the police.
At Antofagasta, Chile. there have
been twenty-five deaths from bubonic
plague and %fifty-one persons are now
suffering from the disease.
The results of elections for the cleo
tors for president of Argentina are
favorable to Manuel Quinatana, whose
election is practically assured.
The London board of trade returns
for the month of March show an in
crease in the imports of $8,879, 900
and a decrease in exports of $1,S4O,-
900.
The British house of commons. by
go to 81 votes, adopted a resolution
sanctioning the employment of Indian
troops for the protection of the "po..
aitical mission to Thibet."
Col. Marchand, the hero Of the
Fashoda affair, has written a bitter
open letter, denying that his ap
preaching marriage induced his resig-
nation from the French army. He dc.
clares that hs. is suffering from mill
tary ostracism.
King Christian Of Denmark recently
celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday in
excellent health. United States Min
lister SWehson conveyed to the king
= sreetlng and Fluctuations from
president Roosevelt. Congratulatory
tslegrams we're received from all the
1ov6reigns.
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Swan Nealander..
Contractor and Builder.

Plans drawn and estimates fur
nished. Let me figure on your
building. Residence fourth house
east of the new school house.
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There is always hope of the ris-
ing generation. That we will have
literary men in the future there
can be no reasonable doubt. This
is shown by the following incident
related by Miss A. M. Shaw in the
WORLDS Work.
"The stodgy-faced boy at the last
table in the public library reading
room is having a struggle most Sc
.rious. He has covered both sides
of a foolscap sheet with a vague
smudge over which he still labors.
His twisted mouth follows the mo-
ton of his creaking pensil. Before
him Greene's Shorter History of
the English People lies open at
the year 1858. OF the two pages,
this much is decipherable:-
The Abdication of James II.
The English people had born a
great deal from James End, but at
last he gave birth to a son, they
said:-'This thing must end.'"-
Ward County Reporter.
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Subsribe for The LEADER to get
the county news.
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NOTICE AND CITATION HEARING 4,
FINAL ACCOUh rs AND DIS
TRIBUYIUN.

State of North Dakota. In Cnun Court.
County of McLean.i Before Hon. L. a
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In the matter Of the Estate of Edwin Forrest
kecne, Deceased.
Aurelia j. Dupiey. Administrators with TIC
Will Annexed, Petitioner,
The National tribune., 1904-09-01
Capsiz,ng Icebergs.

4 good deal of interest has been mani
fested as to why iceherss turn over. IL
las frequently been observed in the ocean
hat these great mountains have a habit
If turning turtle in the ocean with great
rash and corresponding perturbation of
The sea. The explanation is quite simple.
rs everybody knows. ice floats in water
with only One-eleventh of its bulk above;
consequently, towering as these noun
tains seem, above the water. there must be
great deal more of them below the sur
ace. In this bulk below are great rocks,
Masses of gravel. sand. ETC., and as they
Loaf southwark they must come in contact
With warm submarine currents which rap
dly wear away their bulk and destroy
heir balance. The melting off of large
quantity of ice or n number of rocks will
suddenly change the ices center of gravity
md cause it to flop over most unexpect-
.lly