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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
FRUITFUL FACTS.

Lemons are an excellent remedy in
pulmonary disease.
Persia practically enjoys the monopo-
ly of the. date trade.
Sicily has some of the finest lemon
orchards in the world.
The pear tree will continue bearing
fruit for several centuries.
The cherry, the peach and the plum
all originally came from Persia.
Strawberries are regarded as particu-
larly good for sciatica and govt.
At one time strawberries were sold
strung Oh straws. Thus they got their
name.
The banana is a perfect food. Weight
for weight it is claimed to be as nutri-
tious as the beefsteak.
About one pineapple in 10000 has
seeds in it, and it is from these seeds
that new varieties are produced.
Prunes are the dried fruit of certain
kinds of plums which are put into very
slow ovens. The finest of all, the
French prunes, are made in Provence.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Not n Agreed.

DR.. X. of Capitol hill has-rare thing
for a Washington physician-an Irish
driver. The doctors horse is kept at a
livery stable, and when its owner and
the driver arrived there on n Sunday
morning not long ago the doctor dis
covered that his watch had run down
hours before. He asked the time Of one
of the men Longing about the stable.
The man produced a noisy tin turnip
and announced the hour as 8. The liv-
cry stable keepers watch made it S:57.
Somebody else's had it 9:1O.
"Come on, JIM said the doctor to
the driver. "It's no use. No two Of
these watches agree"
"No two of thin" said Jim. Faith,
divil a wan of thin agrees!-Washing-
ton Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
AN OFFER DECLINED.
Attempt Of the Tweed Ring to Bride
Mast, the C%urtOonixt.


A lawyer friend day intimated te
Mast that in appreciation of his great
work a party OF rich men wished tc
send him abroad and give him q
chance to study art under the worlds
masters. The friend was probably in
nocent enough, an unconscious tool OF
the ring.
Mast said Very little except that he
appreciated the offer and would be de
lighted to so but for the fact that he
had important business just then i'll
New York. He f;lcicd r.l:t he detect
ed the far. faint Oior of Il n2Use under
the !Ge;l. but he cid 0 mention this to
his friend. On the following Sunday
all officer Of the broadway baM.: where
the ring kept its accounts cane out t2
Morristown to see Mast. He talked OF
a number u. ..l@s. Then he said:
II hear you have been made an Offer
to go abroad for art study"
YES" nodded Mast, "but can't go.
l haven't time"
"But they will pay you for your time.
I have reason to believe you could set
100000 for the trip"
Mast pondcrcd Il moment. then:
Don't you think ciu get $-oo.opo"'
81 do. | believe from What I have
heard in the bank that yoa cp:,i. get
it. You have a great talent, bat You
need study and you need rest. Besides,
this ring business will set you into
trouble. They WI ell the judges and
jurors and can get you locked up for
libel. My advice is to take the money
and get away"
Mast looked ont into the street and
perhaps wondered what 100000 would
do for him. II would pay the mort
gage Oh the house in the city. 1t would
give him years of study abroad. T.
would make him comfortable for life
Presently he said:
"Don't you think I could get 100000
to make that trip?"
The bank official scarcely hesitated.
"You can. You a get 100000 in
gold to drop this ring business and get
out of the country"
Mast laughed q little. He had played
the game far enough.
"Wcll, I don't think I'll do it," he
said. Il made up my mind a long time
ago to put some of those fellows be-
hind the bars. and I'm going to put
them there!'
The banker rose rather quietly.
"Only be careful. Mr.. Mast. that you
do not first put yourself in a cottin!" he
smiled.
1t was not until two years later that
he met Mast IL day on Broadway.
"Nast," he said, you did it after
allv'-Albert Bigelow Paine in Pear
sons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
KING PETER CROWNED.
Coronation Of Servian Monarch Occurs
at Belgrade.

Belgrade, Servia, Sept. 22.-Peter
Karageorgevitch was crowned king OF
Servia during the day. There was no
hostile demonstrations and no attempt
to carry out the numerous threats
against the new kings life. In the
solemn ritual of the Greek church and
in the elaborate state procession which
preceded and followed the coronation
the tragedy of Servia's previous ruler
found no echo. Amid the thunder OF
the saluting guns from the royal pal
ace and the garrison King AleXander's
murder was at least outwardly for
gotten.
Here and in every garrison town IN
| Servia the dawn Of day was marked
by a salute of twenty-one guns and
| before the sun was well up King Peter,
on horseback. rode out from the pal
ace. The brilliant procession then
| started for the cathedral through the
troop lined streets. Behind the sol
diers were packed dense crowds who,
in spite of the rainy weather, stood
patiently awaiting to see the king.
Beside King Peter rode his two sons,
George and Alexander. The cathedral
was reached shortly after S O'clock.
There The representatives of the for
eign powers. the cabinet ministers and
others had already been waiting for
some time. AS King Peter entered
the metropolitan consecrated him and
more artillery, salutes were fired. The
king then took his position under q
canopy and the metropolitan, assisted
by many bishops and other clergy.
commenced the solemn service, the
choir singing "Thank Thee, Our Lord"
After the prayer the premier and other
ministers handed the crown and re-
gala to King Peter. He kissed the
crown, placed it on his head and robed
himself in the royal garments. An al
tillery salute of 1O1 guns then an
nounced to the people of Belgrade that
King Peter had been crowned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
BOTH ARMIES NOW RESTED
IMPRESSION GROWING AT TOXIC
THAT GREAT BATTLE is I'M
M.NENT AT MUKDEN.

Toxic, Sept. 22.-An impression is
growing generally that an engagement
will soon take place at Mukden. Gen
eral Kuropatkin is evidently preparing
to make a determined resistance to
any attempt TO %dispossess him and is
entrenching and constructing defenses.
He has an immense force available,
but the opinion is expressed that Tie
pass would be q more favorable loca-
ton for defense. The Russians, how
ever, are unwilling to suffer the loss
of prestige w:l1i. would be involved
by the a~ban.Cliliant u AlElluen. Goth
armies are 10" tesrel allu have lecov-
cred from the eifclts OF the fight at
%I.iaoyang. They are i'll condition TO
fight and the weather is favorable for
military operations. The roads are
drying and the japanese are speedily
restoring the railway. A party of mil
itary attaches who recently came to
Liaoyang from Toxic were dragged
for 100 miles in open trucks by coolies.
The army is now forwarding rolling
stock with captured cars and engines
and the service will soon be thor
oughly organized
With the Lao river open the task
OF transporting men n supplies TO
the advanced base Of operations at
Liaoyang is simple.
There is much speculation now as
to the extent Of the fall and winter
campaign. 1t is generally thought that
Field Marshal Oyama will continue
pressing Kuropatkin back until the
winter falls and will then strongly
guard his advance line until spring,
The Japanese carried on an aggressive
campaign against the Chinese during
the winter, but conditions are differ
ent in this war.
A renewal of the attack upon Port
Arthur on newer and more aggressive
lines is expected this week and it is
predicted in we'll informed quarters
that the reduction of that fortress will
he accomplished within ten days or a
fortnight.
The authorities continue silent con-
corning operations there. The publ
cation of a small list Of casualties in
the naval brigade operating on land is
the only recent official utterance in
reference to the siege.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24

nearly as disastrous as the Jackson
Van Buren, panic Of 1887. Clevelands
panic sent the gold in the treasur!
down below the 500, 0O0,0 900 mark fol
the first time since Grants gold re
sumption act Of 1875, which was pul
into operation by Hayes in 1879, start
ed the big fund Of the yellow metal III
the government vaults that brought
every dollar of the country's currency
up to the gold line, and which has held
every dollar up to that mark evel
since, in spite of all the democratic
attempts to repeal the gold resumption
law, to establish the silver standard
and to pay the nations creditors In
dollars worth half or less than half OF
their face value.
CleVeland's panic Of 1893, which
lasted until the republicans returned
10 power in 1897, had for one Of its
FIRST effects the closing Of mills all
over the country, the throwing of mil,
lions Of wage-earners out of employ
ment and the reducing Of the wages of
other millions, the smashing of banks
and business houses Of all sorts and
the general dislocation Of industry. In
that second of his terms Cleveland
abolished the treasury surplus which
Harrison and his republican prede-
cessors had piled up, created a dan
gerous deficit, drove gold out of the
country in vast amounts, very nearly
precipitated the country to the silver
basis and was compelled to sell $780,
100000 of bonds TO get gold for the
treasury. Cleveland increased the in
tcrest-bearing debt of the government
in a period Of peace more than Nc
Kinley did in the Spanish and Philip
pine wars of 1S9S-1900, made poverty
as general as prosperity had been in
Harrison's days, cut down immigration,
lowered the value of the governments
,-3",'s and assaulted United States
credit on all the worlds bourses. One
of the first things that the Mckinley
administration did on entering power
in 1897 was to stop the Cleveland
panic, restore the nations credit and
bring prosperity. Another thing which
tht Mckinley administration did, and
which the Roosevelt administration
has helped to do, was to pay some of
the debt which the Cleveland admins
contracted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
THE STEAMER STEWARD.
q B,sy Man who Carries a Heavy

"a AStSt -Hssh WIN SHiElCS H1SSAS ,
l.S::L of Responsibility.
The co..:iart - sc !A.>"@s&.Scr de-
ponds pcl::,tlhi l..a:&' "a &c y.-::iiailce
and e%Xecuti,r :iAE,-sl O. 80" &::..-s.. .;tcw-
ard than any tAc = -. I:r IL - N:io or
ders the supplies l.n' Tie so.,;as. has :.
minute knowledge Of what the store
rooms and refrigerators contain and
sees that the menu for each meal is
ample, we'll cooked and daintily served.
He makes arrangements in port for
the entire trip, plans. each days meals
at sea and with the assistance Of the
chief cook gets up the menu card. You
will find him mornings in his. office,
just off the grand staircase. making
up his books and records. but during
the rest of the day he is all over the
ship, now taking a look at the store
rooms far below to see that groceries
and provisions are rightly served out
to the cooks, nov inspecting the re-
frigerators to note the temperature
and again watching the butchers with
precise knowledge of how meats shall
be cut and seeing that they are. deliv-
cred to the cooks OH time and in the
right quantities.
All these things he is responsible for.
But that is by 10 means all. He must
also keep a minute record Of all trans
actions Of this sort and must have Il
watchful eye upon the passengers to
note that his ~lieutenants among the
men are giving them prompt and
cheerful service. He has a record Of
every passenger travelling with him
and all the details connected with his
journey. If you sailed with him last
year or twenty years ago he a refer
to his books and tell you the date Of
the voyage, its duration. your room
and seat and table and just what
the stewards served to you.-Booklov-
ers' Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
FAMILIAR HOSPITALITY.
The Way VillnSers In the Orient En-
terrain Passing Strangers.

The villagers who entertain the
stranger in their houses naturally
enough expect him to talk to them, fol-
thus only can he give them the return
they anticipate for their hospitality
AS a general rule they will accept nc
remuneration for the food and shelter
they give, but they do expect payment
for the feed Of the animals.
The conversation one has to carry on
with the host and the other villagers
who drop in to see and pay their re.
spects to the stranger is entertaining
and even amusing as long rs one is Il
novice in the country, because it is
unsopListicated pratii". Sucl! rs one
must have heard in Europe in tie mid
die ages. One unfailing topic is the
rotunGity of the world. the negative
side Of the question being always de
Tended. They cannot believe that the
sun remains stationary. for Why should
they disregard the eTid&H%a Of their
w eyes, which shows them that it
does move across the vault of heaven?
They ask you how much tribute Your
c~ountrymen pay to their padisllah
(whom We wrongly call sultHn), whose
foot is upon tie neck of all nations, as
they firmly believe. They inquire mi
nutely into your business at home and
your reasons for travel in their couu-
try, etc. They handle with childlike
JOY and amazenent your rifle and re-
volver, your knife, pen, pencils. your
helmet and cl9thing, and the women
can never have enough of feeling and
fondling your socks, which are more
evenly and closely knit than their
backwoods homemade article.
One must submit to an examination
of this kind wherever one stops, often
several times Il day. Finally it pals
on the traveller unless he is gifted with
the patience of Job, and from that mo-
ment he tries to avoid village hospital
ity. A further reason for such avoid
ancc is the fact that the acceptance of
the hospitality Of villagers makes it
impossible for the Traveller to put into
durable form his road notes Of the day
while matters are still fresh in his
mind. For the scientific traveller or the
archaeologist this is of the utmost mo-
ment. Now, among Turks writing in
the house Of your entertainer would
simply be impolite and Il boorish re-
turn for the hospitality, but Arabs re-
gard the man who writes or draws as
a spy, and will not permit it at ALL
]. Il. S. Sterrett in Harper's Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
THEREFORE ROOSEVELT.

NHei Ele people wanted coal, ne
got them coal; therefore Roosevelt.
Wi.cn the people wanted an 18th
milan canal, he got taem the Panama
canal: therefore Roosevelt.
When Great Britain and Germany
endeavored to ignore the Monroe Doc
trine, he called them down; therefore
Roosevelt.
When men were wanted for the
Spanish war, he organized the rough
riders; therefore Roosevelt.
When the time came to fulfill Will
liam McKinley's promises of aid to
Cuba, he carried the Cuban reciprocity
bill; therefore Roosevelt.
When matters in the postal depart.
ment needed investigation, he forced
the Investigation; therefore Roosevelt.
When the time came to enforce John
Slerman's antitrust law, he enforced
it; therefore Roosevelt.
When it is necessary to speak Fright
out in meeting he does so; therefore
Roosevelt.
When there is work to be done On
behalf Of the whole American people;
he does it; therefore Roosevelt.
When relations with Spain were be
coming strained, he put Dewey and his
fleet where it might be wanted; there
fore Roosevelt.
When the time came to assume Will
liam McKinley's burden of RESPONSE
bility, and to carry out his policy, he
did both; therefore Roosevelt.
When the necessity arose to recog
nize the rights of our colored fellow
citizens, he, recognized them; there
fore Roosevelt.
When the people of New York City
sent him to Albany, as assemblyman
to protect their interests, he protected
them; therefore Roosevelt.
When the people of the state Of
New York called to the governors
chair, he made one of the best cover
nor's the state ever had; therefore
Roosevelt.
When his party nominated him fol
the presidency on the platform they
had adopted, he did not dodge, or seel
to dodge, any of its planks; therefor.
Roosevelt.
When he accepted the nomination
he accepted it without reserve as tt
any of his party's issues; therefore
Roosevelt.
When his party nominated him t.
stand on a platform Of gold, he di.
not wobble on one of silver, with golt
trimmings of his own, as does his op
ponent; therefore Roosevelt.-Walte
]. Ballard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24

The State Fair to held in. Man.
dan commencing next week, Sep
TENDER ~, % and 90. The Fair
this year promises to be the best
in the history of the state. The
citizens of Mclean county should
make arrangements to attend in
full force and with the coming
years the fair will keep up with
the rapid progress of the state.
The people Of the state take pride
in their state institutions, and as
the State Fair is a state institu-
ton, we should see that it is made
a success. Don't forget the dates.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Blamed 1t on the Mountain Air.

Blamed 1t on the Mountain Air.
A new guest arrived at a New Hamp-
shire farmhouse where a Boston gentle
man happened to be holding forth on
the piazza. The newcomer was much
impressed by the speakers fuency.
II declare" he remarked to the land
lord, "that man has al extensive vo-
cabulary, hasn't he?"
The landlord was nightly pleased.
THAT'S So" he said. That's what
mountain air will do for a man. He
amt been boardin' with me but two
weeks, and l know he must have let
his waistband out much as four times"
Rochester Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
The Practical view.

'The trees stand up SO beautifully"
exclaimed the young poet. Just home
from college.
eyes," replied the old man, "thar's
some tall timber round here"
'They seem to laugh in the wind,
and bow good morning to you" con-
tinued the poet.
"Look here, John" said the old man,
"'fore you 60 plum crazy, take this
here ak an chop me down a dozen
trees an run 'em through the sawmill!"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
TWO POLICIES coNTRAsrEp.

SAID CanQlQaLe farker In MS al
dress to the visiting democratic editors
at Esopus I'VE have eight years of
democratic administration of the ex-
ecutive department of the government
which we will gladly compare with
any similar period since 1860" The
judge is unwise, says the st. Louis
Globe-Demicrat. He puts a club in
the hands of the republicans with
which they will whack him and his
party. One Of the first things that
President Cleveland did in his second
term was to start the panic of 1893,
which was more DESTRUCTIVE than even
the Pierce-Buchanan panic of 1857, and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Hixhly ~Considerate.

"But, do you think, Richard" ques-
toned his mother, that the young
person will make you the sort Of q
wife a man like you should seek?"
"Well," he returned n~onchalantly,
.'she'll make me the sort of husband
a girl like her should find."-Chicago
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
waterlogged.

A little girl. when recovering from
scarlet fever, drank a great deal Of
water. Her nerves were weak, and
she cried for slight causes. Il
wouldn't cry" said her mother, as the
tears began to come. "How a l
help it," sobbed the child, when. I
am so full of water?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
RETURNS FROM THE WEST.
Democratic Chairman Tassart Back In
New York.

0SH0CT0SvC ~UdtVS1dU 0QQ0CI BACK IN
New York,
New York, Sept. 22.-Chairman Tag
CART of the Democratic national COM
mittee, who has returned from the
West, said that he is perfectly salts.
fed with the conditions as he found
them there.
81 have not seen Indiana in better
shape since 1892 than l found it last
week." he said. Neither the Demo-
cratic party nor the Republicans have
become very enthusiastic in Indiana
up to the present time. Both sides
have been organizing and l feel very
much gratifed at the condition Of
Democratic organization there.
cat Chicago a sort of open conclave
was held. From the reports received
by me l am positive that Illinois is ex.
cellent debatable ground"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Two Montana Conventions.

Helena, Mont, Sept. 22.-The Labor
party state convention during the day
appointed a committee to confer with
a committee from the Populist con-
vention, also in session here. The
conventions then took a c
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Signs of Genius.

II reckon John must have been cut
out fur one o. these here geniuses that
writes for the magazines" said the old
man.
"What makes you think so?"
"Can't make money enough to git his
hair cut an would rather watch a star
than dig a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
HEAVY LOSS OF OFFICERS.
Russians Suffered Severely at Battle
of Liaoyanq.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 22.-The Off
cial returns issued up to date of the
casualties among the Russian officers
at the battle of Liaoyang show them
to be 465 killed and wounded, includ-
ing 6 generals and 80 field officers.
Eighty officers were killed, 372 were
wounded and 10 are missing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Homely, but Wise.

This motto is displayed on a down
town desk: 1.-THE elevator to success Is
generally stuck; try the stairs" Home
", but wise.-Boston Traveller. !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
No Dissatisfaction

No OtsCR1m1Ratl0A.
"Beensey has a good a for music"
"Vvhat makes you think so?"
HE told me you were the worst
singer he " heard"
'That's strange"
":WhyY
HE told me you were the worst
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Quiet Prevails at vIadivostok.

V%ladivostok, Sept. 22.-All is quiet
here. With two exceptions the officers
wounded in the battle with Vice Ad-
mira1 Kamimura's squadron have been
discharged from the hospital. The 9TH
ers are progressing favorably.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24
Tit For Tat.

She-The Swellingtons called on rs
last week, you know. He-Yes. She
Don't you think it is about time we
should retahate?-New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-24

There are those who think that If
their brand Of soap had been known
the world would have been cleaned.
without a food.-Mark Twain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-05-18
Wall Map Of the World

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Korea and the Far East. Send prepa1d
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Kniskern, 2. [. NJ, Chicago & North
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-05-18

content to lose attractiyeness and youth
and strength sooner than take the
pains to go out Of doors, 1t would make
matters indefinitely worse if those who
have been converted to the gospel of ex-
ercise and oxygen should do their case
harm by displaying expressions and
habits which prejudice the stay at
homes against the pursuits to which
they should be won.
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