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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
NAPOLEON'S POLICE.
They Were Well Watched to Insure
Full Measure of Duty.


During the reign of Emperor Napo-
leon l. at dinner in Paris the CONVEX
sation turned upon the emperor and
his government. One of the company
remarked that he was a great man.
but was too fond of war; When the
party broke up, a gentleman who was
present requested to speak in private
to the person who had made that OBJ
servation. Sir" said he, 81 am sorry
for it, but l must request you to go
with me to the police" ''Why?' said
the other in the greatest apparent
alarm. II have said nothing against
the emperor but what every one must
acknowledge, that he is too fond Of
war. There can be no harm in that
with that | have nothing to do. You
must so with me to the police" The
other now began to show the strongest
symptoms OF fear. He entreated the
police agent in the most pathetic Ian
guage to have compassion on him.
The other, however, stood unmoved by
all his solicitation, when suddenly the
man rose from his knees and burst
into a laugh, to the utter establishment
OF the informer. .'Y0u think you have
caught me,' said he. "You are q spy
Of the police. So am I, and was put
over you to see whether you would do
your duty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Death Scenes I'm Poetry

Poets are, if possible, worse offend
ers in the matter of their death scenes
than are nOveliStS. a man pulls n tive
dram vial Of some poison from his
breast, swallows the contents. proceeds
to make 200 line speech without a
pang or d gasp, staggers gracefully
backward to conveniently placed
seat, drops upon it. clasps the region
of the heart with both hands and dies
after little cOnvulsive movement of
the legs Heart disease, too, carries
off heroines in a fashion quite I'M
known to doctors, and, although it is
of the variety known as broken
heart" has characteristics which must
not be generally associated with frac
ture of so important an organ-Brit-
ish Medical Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
THE COST OF A LEGACY.
Sometimes Ii Doesn't Pay to Inherit
Money In Italy.

Sometimes Ii Doesn't Pay to Inherit
Money In Italy.
In Italy it appears to be somewhat
expensive affair to inherit money
that is, if it be a small sum. Not long
ago a young man died in the little
town Of Romagna who left 1 Ira IS
centesimi, or not quite 81 cents. This
sum, which had been deposited in the
pcstoffice savings bank, became the
property of the young mans father.
AS the amount was so small, the ia
Their thought it unnecessary to make
declaration Of the legacy as the law
prescribes, especially as the stamped
paper on which the declaration must
be made would cost about % centesimi
more than the money involved.
Three months afterward he received
a demand from the local state treasury
for the payment of IA lire 4S centesimi
(nearly So. Thinking a mistake had
been made, he took no notice Of this
demand, with the result that later an
official called upon him and demanded
the immediate payment of Is lire
$3.50. The father had not sufficient
money in hand, so the official took pos
session of the mans furniture. The
cost of this seizure brought the total
sum to 80 lire, which the poor man
had to pay that same evening to avoid
the sale Of his goods by auction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
SEED is NATURES GEM.
It Is the One Priceless Jewel In Her
Treasure House.

It Is the One Priceless Jewel In Her
Treasure House.
In natures great treasure house the
seed is the one priceless gem. Com
pared to it the great deposits of coal,
the mines of silver and gold and of
diamonds and precious stones are as
nothing. Man counts his wealth in
dollars and cents, in mining and rail-
road shares and in houses and lands,
while his primal necessities are limited
to food and clothing. Without these
all other tokens of aff1uence are void.
These indeed are the sources of true
wealth, and the grass of the field sup
plies them all directly or indirectly.
The cereal grains-wheat, rye, oats,
barley, rice and Indian corn-which
are the seeds of true grasses, are con-
vertible directly into food. The succu-
lent leaves and culm Of the wild grass
es furnish sustenance to millions Of
formed by them into flesh, milk, wool
and hides, thus indirectly providing
meat and clothing. They also protect
the soil from flood and drought and
landslide. Sending their fibrous roots
down among the shifting sands of the
seashore, they bind the unstable par
ticles into a mass so dense as to check
the erosion of the waves. Thus grass,
the synonym of frailty, is able to raise
it's tiny green scepter against the de-
structive power of the elements.-Out-
fpn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
CALIFORNIA; CHARM.
Row the Visitor From the East
Finally CapituIates.

How the Visitor From the East
Finally CapituIates.
You will not find everything in south
ern California. You will miss the wide
stretches of green in the open places,
far removed from the dusty cities, the
noble trees, the clear streams of wa
ter, the blue lake nestled in among the
pine clad mountains. You will miss
that splendid miracle the change of
the seasons, when your whole nature
comes into closer touch with the great
mother heart of nature than at any
other time in all the year.
You will miss much. But when you
have been here a year, when month
after month of rare and beautiful
weather blend into each other. when
the sea wooes you and the flowers charm
you and the brown mountains beckon
you and the soft air soothes you, after
a year has passed you find there are
some compensations for the lovely
things you have left behind you. You
come to realiZa that nature has done
more for this stretch of sea and noun
tain girt land than she has done for
any other spot on the globe.
You may have been charmed with
California when you came, you may
have been captivated after you had
been here a year, you may capitulate
and consent to be captured by the
time two golden summers have stolen
over you.-The World Today.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Hot Water.

Cold blooded people, who have little
thirst, will do well to make business
of drinking a certain amount of hot
water every day throughout the win
ter season. It lessons the tendency to
take cold, improves the circulation and
benefits coughs and insomnia.
Before going to bed is very good
time for this practice, as it warns up
and relaxes the system, thus preparing
the way for good nights sleep.
Many cases of indigestion, headache
neuralgia, cold hands and feet, can be
cured in half an hour by drinking slow
ly one or two pints of water so hot
that it almost burns the throat.-Med-
ical Brief.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
The Rarher,S Pole.

The origin Of the BARRIERS pole, itself
almost now thing of the past, origi-
mated in the days Of barber surgeons,
when bloodletting was considered a
panacea for most of the ills that flesh
is heir to. The pole was used for the
patient to grasp during the operation,
and fillet or bandage for tying up the
arm. When the pole was not in use,
the tape was tied to it and twisted
round it, and then it was hung up as
sign. At length, instead Of hanging
out the actual pole used in operations,
painted one with stripes round it in
imitation of the genuine article and
its bandages was placed over the shop
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Malay Poetry,

The Malays possess poetical ma
ture and, like the Japanese, regard the
writing of poetry as an art to be as
pired to by anybody. Short couplets
are their delight, especially those with
a little moral attached. One founded
on the weather tends to comfort a per-
son who has been badly treated: "Now
1t is wet, now 1t is fine. A day will
come for retaliation" Then, again, of
lovers they say, GAS the owl signs
longingly for the NOON" A young
and pretty bride they speak of as be-
ing ''iike sarong not yet unfolded,
an apt illustration when one thinks of
the bright colors Of new sarongs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
His First Shad.

Abner Stone had lived ''inland'' all
his days and knew all there was to be
known about pork and beef as articles
Of food. His acquaintance with the
products of the sea, on the other hand
was very slight. Once, however, when
at the seashore he was introduced to
shad and asked how he liked it.
"Well," said the old farmer, with a
brave attempt at smile, II calclate
shell when | get kinder wonted to it
mebbe, but it does seem, jest at fust
We know, considerable like tryin' to eat
paper O. buttered pinsv'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Condensed Milk Lacks Water.

Steam emanating from boiling milk
If condensed would become water.
This may be seen in the manufacture
of condensed milk, which is only ordi-
nary milk boiled down until the water
is out of it. If liquid which contains
solid bodies in solution be eYaporated,
the solids are left behind. That this
is SO may be shown 10y adding to wa
ter that is to be distilled a trace Of
magenta and little salt The dis
titled water has no taste and is color
less. The magenta is generally de-
posted upon the sides of the boiling
vessel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Ducks and Geese.

Do geese "quack?" NO." says the
observant critic; ''geese do not quack,
but they squack." It is the ducks that
quack, and the story Of the goose go
ing about from day to day with a
"quack, quack, quack," is declared to
be without good foundation. There is,
indeed, quite a difference in the vo-
caDulary of these feathered creatures,
but it requires a sharp ear to discover
the difference.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
HEREDITARY RANK.
Precedence In England as Ii Struck
an American Girl.


an American Girl
/ knew a young American girl who,
going to England under the care Of an
ambassadors family and attending her
first large dinner party and looking
about her, selected as the guest in the
room who most interested her one man
of distinguished aspect, whom she re-
solved to watch. When the guests
were ushered into the dining hall ac-
cording to the laws of precedence she
found herself at the very end Of the
brilliant procession as one Of two I'M
titled plebeians in the room, assigned
to the escort Of the very man who had
interested her and who turned out to
be Samuel Rogers, the poet and patron
of art and the recognized head of lit
erary society in England. She always
said that she secured two things at
that entertainment-nam the most
delightful companion that she ever
had at a dinner party and, moreover, a
lesson in the outcome of mere hered-
itary rank that would last a lifetime.
Rogers poems are not now read SO
much as formerly, but at that time the
highest literary honor man could
have was to dine with Rogers. He was
also one of the richest bankers in Lon
don and was very possibly the only
person in the room who had won for
himself reputation outside Of his
own little island, but he was next to
nobody in that company, and the little
American girl was the nobody.-Thom-
as Wentworth Higginson in Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
TIE PRINCES WRATH.
An Apparition Whose Coming Was n
Sign of Death.

Sign of Death.
King GustavuS " of Sweden. who
reigned in the early part of the last
century, was taking supper one evening
with the Prince of Baden and others
among them a Count Lowenhjelm. Sud
denly, halfway through the supper, the
king let drop his knife and fork and,
turning to Lowenhjelm, said, Look!
Don't you see?' at the same time gaz-
ing across the table. No one under
lStood what he meant, and so he drop
ped the subject. Later, after the
Prince of Baden had departed, the
king said to his companions: 'When I
asked you whether you saw anything,
l had myself distinctly seen the dou-
BILE, or wrath, of the Prince of Baden
enter the room and passing round thu
table, place itself behind that princes
chair, where it quickly faded away and
vanished You know" added the king,
'the terrible import attached in our
country to such apparitions, and, hav-
ing given you the key to what you may
well have thought unaccountable con-
duct on my part, I now request you to
keep strictly to yourselves what have
impaired to you" The following even
ing and at the same hour, according to
Count Lowenhjelm, while the court
was seated as usual at supper, the clat-
ter Of horses hoofs was heard in the
palace quadrangle, and a courier was
speedily announced, who brought It'd
ings Of a disastrous carriage accident
his life
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Art Criticism.

Amateur-This is my latest attempt
at landscape. May I ask what you
think of the perspective? Artist-The
perspective is it's strong point. The
farther away you stand the better it
lOoks.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
The Cost.

Laura don't know, George. It
seems such a solemn thing to marry.
Have you counted the cost? George
The cost, Laura? The cost? Bless me,
I've got a clergyman cousin that'll mar
ry us for nothing!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
A Practical Connoisseur.

Mrs. Cobwigger-What a beautiful
collection Of antiques you have, my
dear! Mrs. Parvenu - 1t should be.
Ny husband knows all about such
things and had them made to order
Judge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
A Scotch Tooth.

Dentist (after struggling for twenty
minutes in a vain endeavor to extract
the tooth)-I must say you-you have
the firmest tooth / ever had-to deal
with. Patient-I'm in nae hurry. It's
graun' practice for We, an it'll teach
in'''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Rarely Experienced.

"We want man for our information
bureau said the manager, "but he
must be one who can answer all sorts
Of questions and not lose his head
That's me-" replied the applicant
"I'm the father Of eight children
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Narrowing Response.

The Grammarian-It always makes
me tired when I hear man say
don't when he should say doesn't"
The Other Party-Don't it, though p
Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Luck In Business.

81 see that somebody says there is
no such thing as luck in business"
'He must be one of the lucky ones
who have succeeded Chicago Record
Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
A Woman's Complexion

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove sallowness or. grexsiness
OF the skin by the use of cosmetics
or local treatment. as advocated
oy the beauty doctors. The onlv
sale and sure way that a woman can
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green's August Flower
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, puri6es the
complexion. 1t also cures consti-
patton, biliousness, nervousness. and
induces refreshing Sleep A sins.s
bottle OF August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
and distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
70 cents; regular size IS cents. At
Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03

The three things most difficult are
to keep a secret. to forget an injury
and to make good use of leisure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
w anted

we would like to ask, throught
the columns of your paper, if there is
any person who has used Green's
August Flower for the cure of Indi-
gestlon, Dyspepsia, and Liver
TROUBLES that has not been rcured-.
ana we also mean their results. such
as sour stomach, fermentation of
tood, haoituaI costiveness. nervou
dyspepsia. headaches, { respondent
feelings, sleeplessness-in fact. any
trouble connected with the stomach
or liver? This medicine has been
SOLD for many years in all civilized
ountrles, and we wish to correspond
with you and send youaone of our
books free Of ccsvv. If you never
tried August Flower, try a rs cent
bottle first. We have never known
OF It's falling If so, something more
serious is the matter with you. The
70 cent size has just been introduced
this year. Regular size Is cents. At
Frost q Spies. G. G.sGreen,
Woodbury., N. J.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03

One loses all the time which he might
employ to better purpose. Rousseau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
Washburn Public Library Board.

n. nj. oscar, president: o. A, Lamoreaux.
vice-president, G. .. sowder, secretary: w.
Il. lriSh Charles Peterson, Mrs. VIM. O'Neil.
d. Is. Cameron. E. Bryan, Mrs. James A.
Sheridan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
City Officers.
School Boards,

:, L. =. olnonson, president; J, Sheridan
90cre6afy; a. z aMelstrand, vice president
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
ROMAN CATHOLIC
REV. FATHER URIC PErR]

Kew. FATHER URIC PETRI
First Mass u. M; High Mass. 1o.ao a ~
Baptism, p. M; Instructions, 2:ao d. m.
Vespers. D. N.
Friday 73Oip. m Stations and benedict;on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-03
CHURCHES.

ST.JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
services every Sunday evening lat 1885
Sunday school at D. m.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13
ODD lRleH MARl.iA oE CUSTOMS.
Matchmaking Done ~ Parents o.
55s s# ~ Bride and Groom. ~7 AZ ny !: ]

tchmakino Done by Parents o.
i. 81 Bride and Groom !. s#5 II: !,
T. 6hroves Tuesday weddings in Ire
land are exceedingly common and
sometimes among the peasantry they
are celebrated in strange circum-
stances. There is a story of young
peasant girl being aroused out of bed
on the night of Shrove Tuesday to be
married before midnight to well-to-
do lrish-Australasian whom she, had
never seen, though he was known to
her parents, who made the match. It
turned out a happy marriage. The
young people usually take the matter
philosophically, believing that their
parents know best how to make them
happy. This anecdote is stold of a.
T1pperary girl: 'Biddy," asked her
friend, ARE We goin' of this Shraff?"
"Musha, don't know that" said Bill
dy, "but they're sittin' on me up.
stairs that matchmaking
was In progress. Another story re-
lates to number of weddings taking
place in Munster church on Shrove
Tuesday. AN where's yer intended,
Joe?" one swain was asked. BE gob,
Mick, l couldn't tell We; but believe
she's up there amongst the feathers
and ribbons in the front row of
sates." He learned who she was
when the names were called out.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13
NOTICE OF CANCELLATIONS CON-
TRACTS. MINNESOTA.
HENNING LANDAHL.
LITTLE FALLS, rIINN.


TO n. KORAN AND F. CAss WARD:-
and entered into. between Henning Ian
dahl as party of the first part, and NJ.
Koran and F. Cass Ward as parties of the
second part, dated March 29th 1902, under
and by the terms of which contract the
said party Of the first part contracted and
agreed to sell to you, the said parties of
the second part upon payment by you of
certain sums of money and the perform
ance of certain conditions, the following
described lands, to-wit:
=, Lots nnmbered fourteen 90 and fifteen
the city of Little Falls, Minnesota, said
lands being situate in the county. of Nor
rison and state of Minnesota: and
Whereas default has been made by you,
the said parties of the second part, in the
performance of the terms and Conditjo ns
of the said contract, in this, to-wit: failure
to make payments as per terms and con-
ditions thereof and
Whereas, the said Henning landau is
said default entitled to declare forfeiture
thereof, and to declare the same wholly
null and void.
Now, therefore, you the said NJ. Koran
and F. Cass Ward are notified that the
said Henning landau does hereby elect
to declare forfeiture of the said contract
and to declare the same wholly null and
void, and to cancel and terminate the
said contract, and the same is hereby for
vided in said contract, and pursuant to the
statute in such cases made and provided
and such cancellation and termination
will take effect on the LIST day of July, 1904
Dated May 18th, 1904.
HENNING landau.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13

ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.
In Probate Court, Special Term, May
18th, 1904.
In the matter of the estate of Ashley
G. Morrill,, deceased:
Whereas, An instrument in writing,
purporting to be the last will and testa-
late Of said county, has been delivered
to Ana InaS c %he1eas, William c. Johnson has
filed thefewith his petition, represent
R 2S a e. Morr th dEsd in that Henns sad
testate, and that petitioner is one Of the ex-
ecutors named in said last will and testa-
ment and praying that the said instru-
ment may be admitted to probate, and
that letters testamentary be issued there
It is ordered, That the proofs of said in
strument, and the said petition, be heard
before this court, at the probate Office in
the court house, in the city of Little Falls,
Jane co %t B. &c., at % O'CLOCK in nay the
forenoon, when all persons interested
may appear for, or contest, the probate of
said instrument;
And it is further ordered, That notice of
the time and place Of said hearing be
fishing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, in the Little Falls Herald, a
weekly legal newspaper printed and pub
lished at Little Falls, in said county.
M Pate d q at ISL little Falls the 18th day OF
By the Court,
(Seal.) E. F. SHAW,
Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13

The 4 Gain. d
Little ~ little We gain 24S 5.I53##
II In clearing the wrongs away: 81 " Ssh
Little by little we push along, III Ss RI
Though gold Is mighty and greed b
But s'e COD. what ! !. price to pay!
Little by little we c1eaves t.
The mountains of selfshness;
Little by little we push ahead,
But . the innocent lying dead
And the past that is pitiless!
Little by little the ones
To whom we are calling heed;
Little by little the madness dies,
The madness that looks out of selfish
eyes; -
The merciless plague Of greed.
Little by little we gain,
But scattered along the way.
The awful way through which We have
come,
Are the heaps of innocents, still and
o God, what price to pay!
s.. q. KtSef.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13

Gus Yeager of Belle Prairie was ar
rested Monday charged with injuring
a colt belonging to Frank Brousseau
by striking it with fish spear. Dr..
J. q. Newman wss called to Brous.
scans place Saturday night to see the
horse, which was in bad shape. The
owners investigation showed that the
colt was injured at the Yeager place.
When the case came up "Wednesday
the case was dismissed. The defen'
dant and his two brothers testified
that the spear was left against the
fence and was not used to drive the
colt out, and that on looking for the
spear later it was found broken, the
head gone.
The head was in the horses shoul.
der when it reached Brousseau' S
place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-13
WILLING to Overlook K,

Dear SIR" the general manager Of
the fire insurance company wrote to
the local agent, "a few weeks ago
your negligence in failins to notify
the owners of large Office building
that their insurance was about to e.
pire and to solicit them to reinsure
lost a customer for us. and we gave
you months notice to find another
situation. Inasmuch. however, as that
building was burned day before yes
terday we have decided to recall the
notice. We will overlook the offense
this time-but don't let it happen
again."