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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
ACTRESS FATALLY BURNED.
Rushes Through Theater With Cloth
ina Ablaze.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-As the play
goers in a local theater awaited the
appearance of Mamie Rayburn, a con-
cert singer, she rushed out of her
dressingroom, a living torch, and ran
screaming through the theater. Sew
eral men threw coats ove her and a
pail OF water finally put out the flames,
but the singer, burned from head to
foot and suffering terribly, is dying in
a hospital. Only the prompt action by
men in the theater prevented a dan
gerOus panic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
JUNK STRIKES A ROCK.
Thirty.six Refugees From Port Arthur
Perish.

Chefoo, Feb. 1.-Thirty-six refugees
from Port Arthur were lost off the
Miaotao islands Jan. %, the junk in
which they were passengers striking
a rock. The information is brought
by other refugees, four junks contain.
Ing those who we're cast ashore on the
islands.
Seventeen junks with refugees
reached Chefoo during the day.
The China Navigation company's
steamer Chefoo picked up fifty refu.
gees along the coast.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
Didn't Pan Out.

II thought you said you had a gold
mine in that play Of yours"
II had" answered Mr.. Stornington
Barnes, ''but it was one Of the kind
that sells stock and never pays any
Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
Rad Teeth and Cancer.

U80 Teeth UMU C0ncef
Walter Whitehead, the well known
English surgeon. believes it possible
that cancer may be due to bad teeth.
Addressing the students of the Vic.
toria Dental hospital, he said that to
drain. trap and ventilate a house for
a@man with bad teeth was waste Of
money. for he polluted the purest air
as he breathed 1t and contaminated the
most wholesome food as he ate it
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
SILL GIVING PRESIDENT FULL
POWER IN CANAL ZONE "A.
voRARLY ACTED ON.
house COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT
LIFE OF MEASURE LIMITED TO
THE EXPIRATION OF FIFTY
NINTH CONGRESS.

washington, SET line u
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce has authorized a favorable
report on the Mann bill a%bolishing the
Panama canal commission and placing
the government of the canal zone and
the work of constructing the canal en-
tirely in the hands of the president.
Added to the bill as an amendment
is the bill introduced by Mr.. Mann pro-
viding for the acquisition by the gov
eminent of the 1896 shares Of the
stock of the Panama Railway COM
pany, now held in private ownership.
Mr.. Shackleford (Dem.. Mo- will
file a minority report representing his
views ON the matter and Mr.. Adamson
(Dem., Ga.) reserved the right to file
minority views regarding the con-
demnation of the railroad stock.
The bill, as reported, first describes
the canal zone and gives it that title,
also defines the canal as the Panama
canal"
The authority to govern the zone
and construct the canal is delegated
to the president in the following Ian
guage:
Power Vested in President.
"That until the expiration Of the
F%ifty-ninth congress, unless other pro-
vision be sooner made by congress, all
the military, civil and judicial powers
OF the United States in said canal zone,
including the power to make all rules
and regulations necessary for the gov.
eminent of the canal zone, and all the
rights, powers and authority granted
by the terms of the treaty aforesaid to
the United States shall be vested in
the president of the United States and
may be by him vested in such person
or persons and shall be exercised in
such mi as the president shall
direct for the government of said canal
one and maintaining and protecting
the inhabitants thereof in the free en-.
joyment of their liberty, property and
religion"
The president Is authorized through
one, of the executive departments to
construct the canal, also to employ
such persons as may be needed and
hx their compensation.
One section repeats the act creating
the isthmian canal commission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
Republican House Caucus.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The Repub.
lican leaders of the house have dc.
cided to call a caucus Of the Rsepub.
lican members of that body to decide
on a programme for railroad rate legis.
lation. The call will be issued In the
near future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
Missouri Deadlock Continues.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 1.-The
twelfth ballot in the contest for United
States senator to succeed Francis M.
Cockrell was taken during the day in
joint session, but no choice resulted
and the session dissolved for the day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04

Never HAD the Coveted Chance.
Harris-When you 60 to the polls. Of
course you vote for what you think IL
the ideal man? Berry-Why. I never
was a candidate for public Office in all
my life.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04
HocH KILLED TWELVE WIVES.
Belief OF Chief Of Police o'NieI Of
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Chief of Police
O'Niel has declared his belief that
Johann Adolph Hoch, alleged to have
been married to over a score of wives,
has murdered the last twelve of them.
This statement was made by Chief
O'Niel in a letter written by him to
Captain James j. Langan OF the detec-
tive bureau of New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04

1 can use a couple Of good i'm
proved farm loans. about $500.
Z j.. B. FUNK,
1st TAT Bank, Washburn,N.D u.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-02-04

Behavior is a mirror in which every
one displays ;his image.-Goethe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

'Girl?" groaned Timson, turning around
girl? What the Internal blazes are you
No of the seven gazed compassionately
al Timson, and then exchanged glances
with No. l.
You haven't told him about it. then ?'
said No 2 to No. l.
Nope. not yet replied No l. only
mentioned what he did in the Viennese
Garden Didn't want to make the poor
old chap feel suicidal all at once"
Timson leaned against the wall and
breathed hard
Say" said he. addressing No Of the
seven. will you. for heavens sake. cut
out this drooling and tell fellow what
else he's
Well, Tim. we all know you weren't
yourself or you wouldn't have done it,"
SAID No. ,, soothingly. Had you ever
seen Tinkie Burberry, the vaudeville act
ress before? She isn't pretty, of course
but she's rafting nice girl, anG she
takes care Of her mothers family in great
shape, and so when you broke away from
on the stage while she was doing her turn
and told poor Tinkte that in your opinion
she had a face on her like a boxing glove
and that her voice made you think of a
nail factory here grabbed his
head in his hands and gasped-"why of
course, we all felt aplenty cut up about it,
specially in view of the fact that you were
with us and we were in a measure respon-
sble for you, and that there were about
5000 ladies and gentlemen In the pier
theater, and
Me- broke out Timson, hoarsely. pull
ing his trousers as if his life depended upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
On Reveries of
the Waking Hour

~ STf-F1f5SSS-
From the London Globe.
1t is a heroic person who wants to get
up o mornings. Many people do get up.
mostly those whoe have to catch trains, and
women who have fires to light; these follow
an unthankful routine, sleepily getting
about in the dim mornings with candles,
like ghosts. To permit such to lie abed
would be to let them sleep longer. AS If
bed in the two hours before getting UP
We're place to be used so unrighteously!
Other souls courageous, make practice
OF getting up NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. indulg-
ing lazy stretch, delicious yawn. a mere
moment of delightful procrastina ton
tumbing out of bed and into the bath with
dreadful precipitancy directly they awake.
The Duke of Wellington, it is said when
ever he turned in his sleep got up immedi-
ately. Men of action follow this Spartan
rule, and are. perhaps. the better for 1t.
Surely. however. early rising is not the
only virtue. If it were, the milkman would
not so often be suspect to the inspector I'M
der the adulteration act Most every day
persons delight to lie in bed inventing
pretty excuses against getting up. 1t is
probably sign of mediocrity, but then the
world is full Of 1t. Those who lie abed
scheme for the men of action who get up;
both. therefore. act their parts and may
cry quits More books are written in bed
than are ever published; more epoch-mak-
ing speeches composed by politicians than
are ever reported in the press. If only the
could be remembered afterward!
1t does not matter what hour one gets
up. the two hours before rising should be
sacred to the one leisure of refreshed
Imagination. All the other parts Of the
day are filled to overlooking, starving the
imagination. which would do more for US
IL allowed No clerk could lie abed and
commune with the faces which fit about
the room. peeping from everywhere. and
not be stirred to higher efforts, If less emol-
uments. For does it matter il we obtain
less and are happier? To those who draw
a salary breakfast is necessity-and, COM
monty 1t is the flesh of hogs!-in bed man
may exist on a cigarette and be supremacy
content He is In goodly company; all the
women are beautiful and the men brave.
1t is a benefit that few of the spirits that
join the morning circle have bodies most
of them have faces only. One woman there
Is in the curtain who Is robed in diapha-
nous draperies streaming backward in a
strong wind as of figure which on a tall
headiand is looking far out to sea. For
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

soldiers with their army menus. In these
mess halls will be installed the heating APP
paratus which in the cold months will sup
ply the barracks buildings with warmth by
means of an underground conduit system.
The bake shop Is nearing completion. 1t
ing bread for the force of engineers at the
barracks aid will be modern in every par
ticular.
The quartermaster' stables are finished
are the wagon sheds and in few
weeks the big engineer workshop will be
completed and occupied by the soldier
wOrkmen. VS.
Work was recently begun on four dou-
BILE quarters for commissioned officers
In which provision is also made for their
families.
Operations on the War College are pro-
ceeding, the second floor of the structure
having been reached. The terrace and
concrete floors in the lower stories have
been finished. Some delay on this build
ing is said to have resulted from the fail
ure of the contractors for stone to fur
nish the material promptly.
The completed work and that in prog
ress at Washington barracks was thus
summarized for The Star:
Completed-Ofiicers' quarters, Is; off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

GERS mess, /; stable and wagon shed, q;
barracks buildings, 3; storehous., /; mess
halls, .. Total buildings finished "a.
In course of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1 : bakeshop. 1: workshop, 1; non-commis-
stoned officers quarters. 4 4; War College,
]. Total. 8. Grand total of structures
added to Washington barracks. 80.
1t is believed new guard house will
also be constructed, as the present one is
inadequate for its purposes This would
swell the grand total of new buildings in
the Enclosure to 33.
When the work shall be finished and
the building debris removed. the parade
grounds, lawns, walks and pathways will
be put in first-class order. 1t is said, and
the barracks Enclosure will become one of
the most charming places about the capt.
tai. With dress parades, guard mounting,
concerts by the Engineer Band and the
practical operations of the Engineer Curns
1t will afford both amusement and instruc-
ton for Washingtonians and visitors.
This vast work has been carried on sue
cessfully by Capt. John S. Sewell of the
Corps of Engineers, L. s. A, who has
been generally complimented on the almost
magic change he has wrought in the old
arsenal grounds. Capt. Sewel also had
charge of the construction of the new gov
eminent printing office and other public
buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

whom is she looking? One may read her
purpose in her face. Sometimes trace of
petulance may be detected in her features.
but never a suspicion of anxiety. No trag-
edy has taken place on the deep waters TO
which she is turned increasingly, glitter ng
waves which we cannot see, OF that one
feels certain One may lie for weeks and
every morning read a new story into that
buoyant figure waiting in a glorious sun
light, ever wating-and for what? But
the faces for the most part are faces. and
for this one is glad; they belong to no
period and are immemorial. They have no
bodies. with aches and pains. and conse-
quently are like the heads with wings in
the Italian pictures. only more human \
further benefit is that these faces do not
weary with their Importantly. They are
ever there. and untiring, but one may turn
from one to the other and without offense;
nor are communingS concerned with
the mere affairs of modern earth. 1t Is,
for the most part, conversation of an an
cient turn, of primal simplicity and truth.
The faces CLEAN out from everywhere.
unchanging in the patterns of the wall
paper, ever changing in the folds of the
curtain and hanging drapery. To give up the
cinnamon flowers of our bedroom would be
to bereave of many old friends we have
known for years. AS a pattern this CHINA
mon paper would move mummy to mirth
but it is not of the flowers we are think
ing; 1t is of the faces which Turk In tnern'
like fairies hiding in cowsllp.
Neither of these could we spare; they
appear to know us so thoroughly, and after
communing while with a sage, screwed
face over the mantel-the face of some ori-
entail god with a look of inscrutablc Wis
dom petrified on It, and always with grim
reproof in the fixed stare of two woitilke
eyes-ft is a relief to turn to their unre-
strained gayety of demeauor In the
draperies of the room one Is always m"et-.
ing with strange faces, though sometimes
a hapbazard shake will bring back . face
not seen for months, and then we rotlce
that the familiar liueaments are otte.cc rs
stationary faces on the wall always vel
come the return of such wanderer ana
much interchange of opinion Is apparently
ia king place. In the window curtains Is
"a waller who comes and goes with the inn
nortance of a spirit on political business.
He has much to tell. Today he Is gcce,
and for a week one lies wondering on what
strange mission; a servant overnight gives
a twist to the muslin and the first to sf-
iute us in the morning is our cavalier come
hack He must be some trusted parsonage
and his face Is full of secrets The taces
generally however, do not stay Icing. and
once gone never return. Where they so
and what their association with the faces
that succeed them Is a mystery which the
individual lying abed and lifted above the
world may in part penetrate. but may
never tell. The man who gets up at lesst
can never know The bed faces have only
q mission to the sympathetic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

oarrassing pause, during which Tinnson was
dressing for dear life. Don't spose you
remember walking UP and down The boa I'd
wa wa,h ana asking every man. woman. child
aug anu oog you met for two-bits to get you a
iouglng and something to eat, chr"
HeIi' put In No. OF the seven. white
hs . was still gazing around at the
iH Sn.t with Mortified countenance, that
asa marker to what / found hin, doing
utter ned made his sneak when he'd finish
gu putting the Viennese Garden ON tho
pum. He'd swiped one of those Hoard wall,
aUiLns ehairs. and was butting It into
eIypody on the walk, trying to force en-
10 ride just got up when he had seized
an Ola man and thrown him into tho thing
ana told the old gentleman that he'd hovc
~ rue anyhow, whether he wanted To or
n.y. managed to square Il up with the
OLD man, but he was pretty sore. and tben
NAG 10 NIX II up with the people who own
60 the roller chair. You sure were after
.Ie admighty dollar last night weren't
!ou' INN You oushtn't to drink so much
oIo chap. honest InJun you oughtn't. Bet
Ter cut 1t out. It'll down you sure non II
you go at It this way
The, Then Nos .. and showed up in a
uuI,cl' All looking sorrowful and SYM
palmetto, No. told Timson how he'd saved
hlin from jumping head-first off the Board
walk. No. told Timson how he'd found
HIM away over on Atlantic avenue WALKING
along IN daze. and muttering his desire 10
break the tender arms of a whole LOT ~
little children. No. told Timson OF what
tlme ned had of 1t in holding him when
ne gathered an armful of rocks TO throg
al the arc lights on one OF the side stress
Then the proprietor of the hote! came
along.
Wen, boys will be boys he said. with
assumed heartiness. after he had asked
now ilmson felt II was bit sore about
the picture al first, but l hope you'll over
look the little wrathful expressions | gave
utterance 10. l was fond of the picture, not
because | gave up 500 for it, bur because
l We mad 1t for so many years" and then he
loIu me almost maddened Tinsou how he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
WHAT HE DID NOT DO AT
THE GAY SEASIDE RESORT

tied in four hard knots around the electro
lier. One of his socks was laid tenderly on
the dresser, and the other one wasn't any
where. One of his shoes was a. the foot
of the bed. and the other had been carefully
placed a small japanese shaving rack
in a corner. His madras shirt pinned
to one of the green window shades. His
trousers. ia grotesque diSarray, were in the
middle of the floor.
Timson, with his hands at his head. rock
ed from side to side of the bed in his mis-
cry Then he got up. Those spikes of the
iron band seemed now to have begun to re-
volve in the other direction. He went to
one of the windows and looked out. He
saw the conventional Atlantic City hotel
court. with the sandy-looking bathing
stockings and the rusted bathing corsets
hanging from the windows of feminine oc-
cuPantS of rooms across the court, and he
remembered. He groaned with the remem-
brance
Timson tOttered over to the button and
gave 1t the regular two pushes for Ice
water. Then he sat on the edge of the bed
and waited and groaned some more. 1t
seemed an age before he heard the boy s
footsteps down the hall, and then the rap
on his door. Timson reached out to take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

such rough-house destructiveness since /
was born-busIed mirrors. wrecked tables,
smashed bandstand, screaming women-by
hockey, but 1t was the limit" and Timson S
pal breathed hard over the mere memory OF
the affair.
Timson stared at the man to see If he
could detect any creaSeS of foolery on his
face. but his friend was as solemn as an
owl
THE proprietor, naturally enough" went
on Timson's FRIEND was for having you
p;nched right off, but we got around him
and made the talk of our lives, and Jim
proprietor here, you know-had his little in
f1uential say. and so the proprietor of the
Viennese Garden is about half mind to
let up on you, now that the damage has
been made good. But it's no cinch, at that
he may change Lis mind"
Timson hoped out Of bed and started to
get dressed.
What are you going to do?" inquired his
friend.
"Tm going to get out o. this dem quick, !"
responded Timson. starting to soap his
face. TITS the first time in my life ever
dsgraced myself. and IL any duck thinks
he's going to land me behind the bars after
a lot Of Internal Comanches have made me
drink myself into the state Of a mailman
why"
There was another knock on the door.
and another of the seven came in, also
wearing gloomy countenance.
"Oh. see you've told the poor old beg
gar" said No of the seven, addressing
No. 1. well, Tim, you mustn't take it to
heart, old man. You sure did surprise US
b. the way you got of the reservation and
made war medicine, but / s'pose all of us
make our little breaks at times Don't
worry. The girl is all right at heart, and
although she felt pretty bad over it. you
can go and apologize to her when you get
right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

~ HE evolution of Washington barracks
from a picturesque Indian encamp-
ment away back in colonial days to
IL its present status as a modern mill
tary post, war college and army
engineers school of practical application Is
almost complete. -... -.. .-.
Within the past twelve months the con-
struction of thirty-two up-to-date buildings
for strictly military purposes has pro-
crossed. twenty-four of the number having
in that time been finished. All of these,
with the single exception of the War Col
lcse, are intended for purposes of the engi-
neer branch of the United States army, and
wien IN full operation will. il is said, make
Washington barracks the finest engineer
post and school in the world.
The Washington barracks. or arsenal 3"
as it was termed for many years. is prettily
situated on the river front, Its main en-
trance being at the foot of ~ street. There
are many historical memories connected
with the place, notably the execution Of
Mrs. Surratt and the other Lincoln con-
spirators Photographs of this hanging are
said To he on exhibition at the barracks
The sclfold is surrounded by soldiers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06


They all tried to induce Tlmson TO stay.
but it was 40 use. He took the forenoon
train back % Washington. and they all saw
him off, imploring him to buck up and not
TO feel any more gloomy over the business
than he could help.
Timson Was "A changed Il not. indeed. n
mnch aged man when ne appeared at his
washington real estate office on Monday
morning last. The seven got back to Wash
lhgton during the day. and they greeted
ilmson with almost eNtrIvagaut cheerful
ness Dui IL was plain that Ttmson con-
s'uSred t1ut they were simply ende Ivoring
10 make nam beilcve mat they forgRve hls
awful nffenSes OF the previous saturday
night.
fimson wandered around like man
whose books are about half million TO the
"i'd ana every lime one Of the seven would
come up UrHInd him and give MIN a clap on
tho back and ten him 10 brace up and not
10 icri :" terrible over it-tnat We all have
these Htuc aftirs in our lives, over which
Il is charitable to draw the vv!l- Fimson
would jump aauut TWO feet IN the air and
race OF as ii pursued
The seven let uo IN him on Wednesday
They told fI.Gspu that he mad gone peace
ahlY to bed AT five minutes pass . on that
night OF awful memory tn Uis mind. that
they'd been with him when ne had retired.
ana that he had folded MS clothes away
with great elaboration ana had corVersrd
almost .A5ioHalIy; and mat their yarns
were all pipe frances, pryar-auScd and
framed up.
Afi,~ the dinner that Timson had to buy
for the seven that evening he was himself
again. and once more ne 8 justiii1hly re
carded as the quictCst. most cvcn-tempercd
man In The real estate business In the Dis
t3!ct of Columbia