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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
IN
Brains and Good Department . Win.
Aing Combination.

Brains and Good Department . Win.
Alag Combination.
The value Of brains In business can.
not be overestimated, Of course; but
neither can the value of manners.
Don't make the error OF supposing that
brains are everything. You may have
the best set of brains in the town, but
II you haven't the manners of a gentle
man nobody is going to appreciate
you. Your ann is the outward in
6ication Of what you are within in the
estimate Of most people, and II the
manner is disagreeable few will take
the trouble to examine into you any
further.
The consensus of general opinion is
that the man who goes about with
porcupine quilts as his hasn't
any brains worth bothering about. Did
you never notice that the men who en-
ploy large forces of intelligent people
look at an applicant closely. ask q few
seemingly unimportant questions and
promptly employ or dismiss him? They
don't sound his brain depth: they don't
obtain his biography: they don't inquire
into his social standing: they size him
up from his manners. and IL he is brass
on the surface they don't look for gold
within. ,.
The employer knows that II an appli-
cant's manner strikes him f%avorably 1t
will also favorably strike people with
whom he In contact in his work.
And nobody knows better than a big
business nan that a favorable first I'm
preston means half the sale. People are
apt to think that II there Ia any place
where ure Of little consequence
It is in business. where cold calculation
% largely takes the place Of feeling.
But the truth liz that nowhere else are
manners of such importance as in ev-
eryday dealings. There Is no capital
and equipment any young man can
have that will pay him better than
good manners. There Is no possible
calling for which this does lot better
1T him. II he has brains the world
owes him something. but unless be has
good manners he will have a hard time
collecting it.-Kansas City World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Besuty's Varieties.


The French say there are several
cages" as well as kinds of beauty-the
beauty Of mere youthfulness, which
they call Ia beaute du diable; also q
beauty Of ~"ugainess," Of 'old age" ana
e '~'thinness." called la beaute du SINCE.
Trederika Bremen, the Swedish novel;
1t, had the beauty Of '.plainness." She
wal &c very plain Of face that her ex-
preston of %trustfulness. as though APP
pealin9 to you to find some other quail
ties in her than mere ''looks." shone out
With a perfect radiance that ennobled
her face and drew friends to her. be-
cause she had no other beauty. But
Miss Bremen took pleasure in her well
kept hands, Of which she used to say,
'sEven hands have their moments Of
charm"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
A Milo. OF More of Deaf n.te.

A Million or Moro of Deaf Mates.
Recent estimation places the number
of deaf mutes in the world at more
than 100000. This great number Of
human beings, living a life which q
normal person cannot conceive, 10 des-
tined to increase because Of the tend
ency Of these people to marry persons
laboring under the same disability.
Examination Of the records Of $500.
marriages Of deaf persons shows 8 per
cent Of the children to be deaf, while
only one-tenth Of l per cent Of the Of
spring of an equal number of mar
riages of normal persons are likely to-
be afflicted with deafness. Deaf par
ents whose relatives are not deaf run
no greater chances Of having deaf chill
dren than persons who can hear, but in
the case Of normal persons in whose
families there are members who are
deaf the danger of deaf children is, ac-
cording to Professor e. A. Fay. who
has studied the question, just as great
as among deaf people. - New York
Preaa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
II HEART OF HUNGARY.
rest, Which 10 Joined By . Hyphen
and Five Bridges to Buda.

rest, Which 10 Joined By . Hyphen
and Five Bridges to Buda.
Situated on a river which hears more
tongues than any other on its long jour-
ney to the sea. feeling the influence of
the orient az well as the occident, ex-
pressive of the progress of a race whose
heart is young, is Pest, one of the new
est of cities, Joined by a hyphen and
i've bridges to Buda. one of the oldest
Of capitals. Here there need be no
strife between the sentiment that
would preserve an ancient building
and the enterprise that would put soc1e-
thing more serviceable in its place. In
much the same way that one may have
portraits Of his ancestors hung on the
walls Of a steam heated house. without
interfering with the utilities. SO the
Magyar from a comfortable chair in
his cafe. while he listens to stock ex-
change quotations or tue opera over the
telephone. may look across the Danube
at the monuments of the Hungarian
past. On u part we should have u
parallel IL Washington were the COM
mercial metropolis as we'll as the cap.
ital and we moved the heights Of Ar
hngton farther down the Potomac and
crowned them with Liberty hall. Cas-
Tie William and Old South church.
In other European cities where an old
municipal site adjoins a modern.
though bills are leveled and meats fill-
ed. the cramping effect Of narrow alley
ways and crooked streets still remains.
The heights of the Buda side formed a
natural stronghold in the middle ages.
There the first Hungarian king was
crowned; there the Turkish j~anizaries
were encamped for the hundred years
that the walls of Vienna were an un-
yielding bulwark against the tide of
Hoslem invasion; there in later times
the patriots inspired by Kossuth made
. gallant stand. The successors of the
old warriors and their people had only
to cross the stream to find a plain which
was equally suitable for a twentieth
century city. where In peace they have
Won successes that they failed to win
IL war.-Frederick Palmer In Scrib-
1eraL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
A WHISTLER
4he Dramatic Manner Of Its finish
and an Anticlfmax.

The Dramatic Manner Of Its t'infsh
and IN Anticlimax
Whistler was one da. visited by ii
foreign artist, an old acquaintance.
with whom Whistler had moi as yet
Quarreled. He was received will. gen
uine cordially, and. artist like. he ran
round the studio looking ut every'hil:-
One small picture seemed to charm ia.
especially. and he said. Now that l.
one Of your good ones" Don't look =
1t, dear boy" said Whistler uiri!y. iii:
not finished" "Finished!!' said tn"
visitor. "Why, it Is the most carefully
finished picture of yours that | hav,
ever SEEN" Don't look at il" per
sisted Whistler. You are doing In
Justice to yourself, you are doing i'll
Justice to my picture, and you are do
ing injustice to mew The visitor looked
bewildered, when Whistler, in a the
atr1cal tone, cried out: "Stop! I'll finish
it now" Then he procured a very
small camel's hair brush. fixed 1t on q
long and slender handle. mixed a little
speck Of paint on his palette. dipped
the tip of his brush into it. and then.
standing of from his picture and with
the action of a fencer with his rapier,
he lunged forward and touched the
picture in one spot with his pigment.
"Now it's finished" said he. "Now you
may look at it." This was all highly
dramatic, and indeed very we'll acted
but, as in the case of some stage plays,
the final act of Whistler's performance
proved to be an anticlimax. The for
eign artist took his leave, but, finding
that he had left his umbrella behind
him, called for it next day. The serv'
ant, recognizing him, told him that MT
Whistler had gone out for the day. but
invited him to 60 to the studio and
seek his umbrella. He went there and
found 1t. but also took the opportunity
Of having one more look at the picture
which had been finished" for his spe'
cial benefit the day before, and then
he saw that the little dab of wet paint
which Whistler had so dramatically
put on he had afterward scrupulously
wiped of again!-Frederick Keppel in
The Reader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
sAMuRAI AND Jlu-J,Tsu.

1Ae Most Wonderful system Of AtA.
letics In the World.
More than $500 years ago there
sprang into existence in Japan an or
der Of knights who were known az the
samurai. To them was impaired all
the learning, the polite breeding and
the forms Of superiority that mark the
gentleman. They were skilled in arms
and versed in the arts of war, for they
were the emperor's fighting men, and
none but they were allowed to bear
arms.
AS there could not always be war on
hand, and as it was considered be-
meath the dignity Of the samurai to go
into any ordinary callings, it came
about naturally that these little knights
found much idle time on their hands.
Being men of war, they turned their
attention to athletic feats.
One among the samurai conceived
the idea Of learning by practice the
location of every sensitive nerve and
muscle In the body. After that he dis
covered all the joints Of the bones that
could be seized in such q way as to
give momentary power over the mus
cles of an adversary. He practiced
with his fellow samurai, and thus by
degrees was developed the most won
derful system of athletics known In
the world.
The Japanese call this work jiu-jitsu.
The deft pressures applied in the prac-
tee Of jiu-jitsu produce only momen-
~targsypain, but do not really injure the
muscles or nerves. In. all other things
the Japanese are the most polite peo-
pie in the world. So it follows that
even in their fighting they have de-
veloped a humane yet effective method
Of self defense. They do not strike out
with the clinched fist and seek to
bruise, as do the Anglo-Saxons in their
boxing contests.
A knowledge Of jiu-jitsu enables one
almost instantly to convince his oppo-
nent that it is useless to fight. There
are now schools Of jiu-jitsu everywhere
In Japan. Every soldier, sailor and
policeman is obliged to perfect himself
in the system. A Japanese policeman,
possessed of the art, has been known
single handed to reduce to submission
and to take to the police station four
sturdy sailors of a foreign Asiatic
s~Quadron.-St. Nicholas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Sleep.

Up to the fifteenth year most young
people require ten hours sleep and till
the twentieth year nine hours. After
that age every one finds out bow much
be OF she requires. though. as q general
rule. at least six to eight hour are nec-
essary. Eight hours sleep will prevent
more nervous arrangements in women
than any medicine can cure. During
growth there must be ample sleep IL
the brain is to develop to Its fullest ex-
tent. and the more nervous, excitable
or pr'cocious a child is the longer sleep
1t should get II .ts intellectual progress
Is not to come to a premature stand.
still or Its life cut short at an early age.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Hens IL curiou. Animals.

A boy who was required to write an
essay on hens produced the following:
"Hens is curious animals. They don't
have no nose nor no teeth O no ears.
They swallow their whites whole and
chew 1t up in their crops inside Of 'em.
The outside of hens is generally put in
to pliers and into feather busters. The
inside of a hen is sometimes filled with
marbles and shirt buttons and SIGH. A
hen is very much smaller than q good
many other animals. but they'll dig up
more tomato plants than anything that
amt a hen. Hens is very useful to lay
eggs for plum buildings. Hens have
got wings and can fly when they get
frightened. I cut of a hens head with
a Ratchet, and it frightened her to
dealt"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
PHosPhoREsCENc
Animal ana Vegetable Light Rsal
Amohg Natures Mysteries.

Animal and Vegetable Light RaAk
AMONG Natures Mysteries.
Animal phosphorescence 10 n Of the
most surprising and least understood
Of natures phenomena. The pale, 0lu-
ish white light Of the glowworm has
been found by naturalists to be de-
pendent upon the motion Of the insects
body or legs. From this it would seem
that the phosphorescence depends upon
some nervous action, regulated at pleas
ure by the insect. for it has the power
Of %obscuring 1t entirely. II the glow
worm be crushed and the face or hands
rubbed with 1t, luminous streaks like
those produced by phosphorus will ap-
pear. They shine more brightly in oxy-
gen gas and in nitrous acid.
The power of emitting luminous rays
belongs to several varieties of fly and
three species Of beetle of the genus
elater. One of the most brilliant Of
these is the great lantern ny Of South
America, which gives enough light to,
enable a person to read by the rays
from a single insect. Numerous classes
Of these flies are found in Surinam,
where they illuminate the darkness in
q most remarkable manner.
In some Of the boys Of Ireland lives
q worm which gives out a bright green
light, a fitting color for the Emerald
Isle. There are many other kinds Of
insects which become luminous in the
dark.
Yet there are many curious instances
Of ph0sphorescence in dead animals
and vegetable matter, the lobster
among %crustaceans. the whiting among
fishes and decayed wood being striking
examples. Their emission Of light
seems to depend. however. not upon
p%utrefaction. for as this progresses
their luminosity diminishes. but upon
certain unknown atmospheric condi-
lions. This phosphorescence Of decayed
matter has been regarded as somewhat
different from the slow combustion Of
phosphorus, but upon examination all
the chemical conditions are found to be,
the same.
The strange phosphorescent quality
Of some plants and flowers is not ex-
actly the same as that possessed by
animal matter, but 1t il as little under
stood. 1t seems to be an absorption Of
light and a subsequent liberation of 1t.
II a nasturtium Is plucked during sun
shine and carried into q dark room. the
eye, after 1t has reposed for a few mo-
ments. will discover the flower by the
light emitted from its leaves.
The phosphorescence Of the sea is due
to q living animal. which gives out its
light under nervous excitement, al,
when it is stirred by the motion Of .
passing weasel
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
WHEN MAN IS ENviED.

When he doesn't have to twist his
arms to hook his bodice up the back.
When he can wear his best hat in the
rain without getting the curl out Of the
feathers.
When he gives his hair a neat little
slick with a comb and, presto! his Golf
fure is complete.
When the children cry and he can
whistle a tune. get bis hat, bang the
door and 60 out.
When he slows things away In his
multitudiuous pockets and saunters on
with unincumbered hands.
When he trips up the street IN q
rainy day with his trousers jauntily
turned up and no skirts to kick.
When he swings easily on and OF
Z moving car without danger Of tan
-gting his heels in bis p~etticoats.
When the dinner Is spoiled and he
chats unconcernedly and all the guests
pity him because he is married to an
Incompetent, fussy, discomposed wo-
man.-Chicago Journal
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Her Dilenma.

Ethel-l can't decide which Of them
to accept.
Kate-Why.t that ought to be easy.
Ethel know; but. you zee. Jack al
ways gives me roses. and Reggie al
ways gives ME violets, and the florist
tells me they cost exactly the same
priee.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Twenty Shots I. His Head.

TVVQAtY Shots IN His Head.
At the present time there is a keeper
on a Hertfordshire estate who has
about twenty shots in his head. Nearly
thirty years ago this man was acci-
dentally shot by an under keeper. and
there were twenty-five holes in the hat
he wore, which IL preserved to this
day. The injured man never had the
shots extracted, was long between life
and death and completely lost his hear
ing.-London Standard,
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The Center OF Observation.
"say, paw. was you ever the cynosure
u all eyesf'
Eyes; the other day when I went run
hing down the middle Of the street aft
er my hat I'll bet there wasn't a man.
woman or child in town who wasn't
there looking 1t me."-Chicago Record
Herald.
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wild Animals and the Human Voice.
Gordon Cumming was perhaps the
1rst to discover the effect of the human
voice upon wild animals. On n occa-
sion he had a lioness in full retreat be-
fore him. He called loudly to her,
whereupon she squatted like a huge
dog and permitted him to approach. In
Z similar venture he checked the charge
sf q lioness by yelling at her and con-
tinued to do so. while she remained
perplexedly smiling. the ground and al
lowed him to escape.
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The WY Of the World.

w. u e"e "VkHV'
When Thackeray was in this country
he called on General Scott, full Of adj
miration for his remarkable campaign
In Mexico and eager to hear the war
rior explain how battles were fought
and fields were won. "Well, now you
know all about it." remarked a friend
10 the novelist returned from a two
hours tete-a-tete with the soldier.
"Not at ALL" replied Thackeray. with a
twinkle In his eye. 1.-THE general takes
no interest in strategy. I found that
literature was his forte"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Tins to Get Aboard.

WIN T1ns to Get Aboard.
'Porter. is my ticket good on this
txain7'
Yes, sab. Step right in, sah."
This IL a fast train, amt it7'
It's de fast mail. sah."
Flow fast does 1t run?'
sometimes q mile q minute, sah.".
"Whewl Does It ever leave the
tFack1"
mo. sah, but It sometimes leaves do
passengers. Better git aboard. sah."-
Kansas City Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
Hidden Water supply.

The Investigation of q neglected
spring or rivuIet may bring to light a
valuable supply of water for gardening
or domestic purposes. A surprising
quantity is often obtainable by in.
stalling a ram at some seemingly In
significant source. A ram is cheap. be-
cause the first expense is the last, there
being no cost of maintenance. and it ID
satisfactory, because the ram requires
no attention. Once started, 1t takes
entire care of itself.-Country Life In
America.
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No Disconfort.

Van Antler entertaining Witherby at
his country home)-Now, old man, If
you should happen to want anything
In the night Just touch this bell.
Witherby-Never! I know how hard
It is to keep servants. In the country.
Catch me touching that bell!
Van Antler-But, I assure you, you
are perfectly safe. The bell doesn't
Work.-Life.
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Her Attractive.e..

MIR. Nervey-Miss Roxley. I adore
you. Will you not be my wife7
Miss Roxley haughtily)-The idea OF
your proposing to q girl in my station!
You should know better.
Mr.. Nervey-Id do know better. but no
Observation-Disclosures Press
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wrath ana . SOFT Answer.
ohe-Don't You believe that - soft
answer turneth away Mrath3'
He-Oh. yea. Oftener. however, wrath
frightens away q soft answsr-Kansaj
CITY Journal.
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-ssuarans Hanself,

ag45 0QUaFan9 Htmsel1.
!. stage Carpenter (who has been rent
% 81 m emergency to ray q lineI-
Ne lord, the police ave discovered your
whereabouts and even now approach.
The Bold. Bad Baron-'Tb false
falsel DIS
The stage Carpenter-All right. Then
you 60 and ark the blooming stage
manager. He told me.-London Tele-
s1npk. Sd SS@ :AN
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-23
QualiAeA Approval.

'How did you like the operaf
"First rate" answered Nj. Cumrox.
Il didn't care much about the tunes
they played. but It was q great com.
fort to have enough noise to drown the
vacuous conversation that was going
q around Observation-Disclosures Star.
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which1

Lucille-Were. you not embarrassed
when young DR.. Jones asked You for
your hand3
Ethel-Dear me, yesl I hardly knew
whether he wanted to take me or my
pulse.-Puck.
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" Fina woes.

emith-Your wife has a me voics.
Jones-Yes; one o8 the best n the
world. Otherwise It would have bsea
.ween out several years An. #
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1Annr1n~ 0lasa

Mr.. Critdck-Miss Artx tells me CHI
6oes most Of her painting now on glass
Miss spertx-I think abe means viii
tbe aid Of Q glass.-Exchange.
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Between two evils choose neither.
Dstwssn two goods ehooss hoth.-Ed-
war1AL
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COST OF HONEYMOONs
HOW THOSE SPENT IN WASHINGTON
MAY VARY IN EXPENSE.

DE1degFooms, ~ . Rule, Are Re-
gardless Of the Price of Things on
Bridal Tours-How $500 . Day Was
Spent In q Hotel In h Capital.
Why is it that 80 many bridal cou-
pies come to Washington to spend their
Homogeneous? Perhaps the question can
not be satisfactorily answered, but the
fact remains that the capital is q great
Mecca for the newly welded. Some
people say that it Is because Washing
ton is restful and that at this n Pc
Rod in their lives men and women do
not care for hustle. They want to he
able to devote some thought to each
other without fear Of personal acci-
dent. Whatever the reason, the fact
remains that the annual influx Of brides
and grooms amounts to at least 10000
persons.
The manager Of one of the hotels Of
the city was asked in regard to the ex-
penses Of a honeymoon.
rs a honeymoon in Washington too
expensive for a man with q moderate
salary" the reporter asked, 'or can 1t
be reduced to an economical basis with
out displaying the limitations Of the
bridegroom's purse should he happen to
be Of the less wealthy class?"
"That question need not be a vexed
one" replied the affable manager. "A
honeymoon in Washington can be az
costly as the purse can buy or 1t can be
spent on an amazingly small amount, II
you will, of course. consider the luxury
afforded by our modern hotels.
"At this moment I have in mind q
man from Chicago who brought his
bride here on their wedding trip. Their
living expenses amounted to something
like $500 a day, that amount being
spent in the hotel. But, them" the
manager added. this man had ar al
most unqpenchable thirst for rare old
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-19

in having the public school and the pub lie funds placed in its hands. It gets only the one hundred and seventy-five dollars formerly given by the county to the public school, but it gives the chill dren term of seven months instead of five months, and 1t pays two we'll trained teachers of it's own appointing twenty dollars each and board per month, instead of fifteen and twenty dollars, respectively, without board, as was the case formerly. The children are. better housed, better taught, and maintain a higher average attendanc than was known before. to say nothing of having the benefit defective man. ual training. This is made possible by the contributions of negroes to this school. l. is a positive effort on the part of the negroes thereabout evenly thousand within a radius of seventy five mile to improve their educational facilities. Through the Baptist associa- tions, Sunday schools, churches asd tui-
 ton and board from pupils, this com munity pays isto the school nearly two thousand dollars yearly, the only cos tribution of any cossequence that it re- eeiyed from out side being two hun dred dollars annually from the Baptist home mission society. Southern Work
 man.