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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
whe Lightning Kills.

"As a rule" says a meteorological
expert, chose killed by lightning main
tain an appearance Of life, staying in
the attitude which they had when
struck. An English minister named
Butler witnessed the following: In the
town of Everdon ten harvesters had
sought refuge under a hedge during a
storm. Lightning struck and killed
four. who were left us If petriied. One
was found holding in his fingers the
snuff which he was about to take. An
other had a little dead dog on his knees
and had one hand on the animals head.
While holding in the other hand some
bread with which he had been feeding
X. A. third was sitting with his eyes
open and his head turned toward the
storm."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
Contest Notice,
Depa rtment of the lnterlol.

United States Land Office, Bismarck, Nortn
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by O. C.. .Anstad, contestant,
against Ho@sstnssa5l entry Ne. 9oe7s, made ssl,;S Oct.
township las, range % BY Jerry. Leehy contested
in which it is alleged. that said claimant has
wholly abandoned said tract that said tract is
not settled upon q cultivated 3 required BY
law; that such default$has existed for more
than sig months and does now exist; and that
said alleged absence from the said land Is not
due to his employment in the army, navy or
marine corps Of the United States q, q private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine during the
war with Spain Or during any other war in
which the United States may be engaged; and
said parties are hereby notified to appear, res
pond and offer evidence touching said ,slllega-
ton at 10 o'clock a. m. on February. 2: 1905, be.
fore Karl Klein, 2 notary public, az his office in
ing will be held at 10 O'Clock q. N on February
IA, 1905, before the Register and. Receiver at
the United States Land Office in Bismarck,
North Dakota.
The said contestant having in a proper afa-
davit filed Nov. 2, 1905, set forth factswhich
show, that after due diligence personal service
dered and directed that such notice be given
by duo and proper publication. M
Hill N. II. Jewell, Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
SPECIALISM IN LAW.
The Solicitor and the BnrriEtcr In
Our Legal Practice.

The Solicitor and the Barrister In
Our Legal Practice.
In this country nearly every student
admitted to the bar is under the i'm
preston that there is in him the more
than possibility Of a great trial lawyer.
Having read accounts of brilliant o
examinations and successful addresses
to juries, he has in mind that he is en-.
tirely competent at the outset to try
the most complicated and difficult
cause Unfortunately as to many who
are not qualified for that work it Is
only after very many years and after
considerable experience at the expense
Of litigants and the public, If at all,
that they ascertain that they have not
the peculiar aptitude necessary to the
successful trial lawyer. In the mean
time not only have clients suffered, but
the business of the courts has been re-
tarded to a very serious extent by the
lack of adaptability OF the part of, the
practitioner as well AS by lack of e1-
perience, since it is impossible that ev.
cry man admitted to the bar shall have
the opportunity to try a sufficient num-
Der Of causes to give him the degree Of
experience requisite In order to obtain
the pest results.
Sooner or later in the interest Of the
clients and to save the time and pa
thence of the courts there must be in
this country a natural division be-
tween the labor of the solicitor and the
duty Of the barrister, not artificial or
conventional, but n which shall grow
up from the nature of the case, by
which certain men who are best quail
fed for the trial of causes will carry
on that work to the practical exclusion
| Of those without special adaptability
| for that class of business. In this, as
in every other direction, the specialist
must find his place.-Green Bag.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
WHAT ToTEMISM is.
Light On N Interesting and Little
nnaA,ukn4A S~hN~~<

Light On "A Interesting and LITTLE
U~nderstood Subject.
It is interesting to note that totemism
is found not only In Alaska, but among
the North American Indians, the abo.
rhymes of Australia, the Hottentots OF
Africa and eve the hill tribes of In
dia. Totelns are also common among
the Samoans.
Broadly the totem is the badge of a
clan or tribe. but it signifies a great
deal more than mere political or social
alliance. 1t is not only a tribal en-
blem, but also a family sign: no mere
" a symbol of nationality, but also
IN expression of religion; not simply
a bond Of union among primitive peo-
pies, but also q regulator of the mar
riage laws and Of other social institu-
lions. A totem has been defined as "a
class of material objects which a saw
age regards with superstitious respect,
believing that there existS between
him and every member Of the class an
intimate and special relation"
Among the Ojibway Indians there
are no fewer than twenty-three differ
ent totems. Nine Of these are quadru-
peds, marking out the wolf, the bear,
the beaver and other clans, eight are
birds, five are fishes and one Is the
snake.
Some extraordinary superstitions re-
garding totems prevail in Samoa. Thus
1t Is believed that if a turtle man eats
of a turtle he will grow very i'll, and
the voice Of the turtle will be heard In
his inside saying: "He ate me. l am
killing him." If a banana man uses a
banana leaf for a cap he becomes bald.
If a butterfly man catches a butterfly
it strikes him dead. If a fowl man
eats a fowl delirium and death results,
and so on, all going to show that the
totem has something Of the quality Of
q fetch as we'll as the significance Of
a family emblem.
Regarding totemism, 1t IS to be noted
that the relation Of mutual help and
protection includes also the totem IT.
self-that is to say, If a man takes
care of his totem he expects the to-
TEN to return the compliment. If the
totem is a dangerous animal 1t must
not hurt his clansmen. The scorpion
men of Senegambia declare that the
most deadly scorpions will run over
their bodies without hurting them.
There is a snake clan in Australia
which holds to a similar belief. Among
the crocodile clan Of the B%echuanas If
a man is bitten by q crocodile or even
has water splashed on him by one he is
expelled from the clan as n esteemed
unworthy by the totem.-Housekeeper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
A Good Thing to Know.

4 writer, discussing the lost art Of
early rising. says. ''The proper time to
rise is when sleep ends" That's a good
thing to learn. Do you know, IL we
hadn't seen that in a paper we should
have gone on believing that the proper
time to rise was when you were right
In the midst of your soundest sleep.
What a blessed thing it is for this blind
old world that there are some men in
It who know nearly everything!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
Butter In c

From time immemorial in Cambridge.
England, the dairymen roll the butter
SO as to form a long stick weighing
q pound, which they sell in slices. as IT
it were sausage. In the market the
butter m~eschants do not need to use
either weights or scales. A simple
glance is sufficient for these people
accustomed to the time honored prac.
tice. A very neat cut with the knife
divides the yard into halves, quarters
or eighths very exactly. and it appears
that the customer is eve given short
measure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
rr...n.tor,. B1under.

Jacob Boehme, the mystic shoemak-
e." once wrote a pamphlet which he
called "RefecH0ns on the Treatise Of
Isaiah S~tiefel.''i- One of Boehme's BIZ
ographers had never heard Of that the
ologian. But he knew enough German
to be aware that "Stiefer' meant
boot" and he was further misled by
the fact that Boehme was a cobbler
az we'll az a philosopher. 80 he made
q brilliant shot and spoke of the PAM
phlet in question as Boehme's "Refec-
lions on the Boots Of Isaiah" In this
guise it passed into several catalogues.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

AT the term Of court recently held
in Burleigh county, the jury in a
blind pig case brought in a verdict
Of "guilty' under the prohibition
law. The judge refused to accept
the verdict and sent the jury back,
and they prrmptly brought in a ver-
dict of mot guilty" Talk about a
quick change! The above beats
the record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Strayed-From my pasture near
Coal Harbor, one bay mare q
years old, white stripe in face,
small white spot on left flank,
white on belly, branded "GR"' on
right shoulder. Liberal reward
for her return, Geo. L. Robinson,
Coal Harbor, N. D..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
From the Cando Record.

Came to my place and taken up
on or about the 31st day of October.
1905, in section 8, township 1873,
range 81, Towner county, North
Dakota, one blood bay mare about
two years old, ear curled over, pony
build. Owner can have same by
paying charges and proving prop
erty and paying charges. @. S
Lyman, Cando, N. D..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
The Last word.

Bobby-Is every word In this die
tionary, pa? Peckley-oh, no. my
child. Every little while a new word
comes into the language. Bodily
What's the latest word, PIT Peckley-
Your ma will tell you. She always
has the last word.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
From Underwood Miner.

Taken up on section l5l49-Sl,
east of Greatstone. on Sep. rs, one
roam mare branded BM on left hip
y yrs. old, weight about 1000 lbs,
had halter on. Owner can have
same by proving property and pay
ing for this notice.
Chas, Rawuka, Greatstone, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Taken up Oct. Is, at my place.
sec. 1O-147-S2, one black COW, black
COW, blind in left eye, no brands.
Owen prove property pay charges
and take animals.
Mike Norland, Underwood, n. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
WiAl0u.

The wise man when he contemplates
q Journey lets his wife pack and then
takes her along to repack. II not, he
will need a dry goods case to hold the
overflow when he turns homeward.-
New York Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
OFFICIAL ESTRAY PAPER.

THE wAsHBURN LEADER is the official
estray paper of the State of North Dakota,
the state.
Under section 1873 Of the Revised codes, it is
the duty y Of 2fs any = 1;sTSP sIs r! publishing l an Sst5a y
ucalled for while being published in the local
psper) the third advertisement. to the official
estray paper Of the state, in which paper the
advertisement shall be published.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
From Underwood Miner

Came to my place sec. 3l-146-S2
3 miles sw of Underwood, on Oct.
l. one roam colt. about 3 months
old; sore on right hind foot. Own
er can have same by proving prop
erty and paying charges.
VIM. Hoppe, Underwood. N. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

loans! Loans! LoASs! FARM
LOANS! Money is seeking an in
vestmerlt. l am agent for am east
ern loan Agency. i can furnish
you with farm loans at &c. Call
and see JOSEPH MANN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
From the Dickinson Press.

Came to my place, Is miles south
of Richardton, two 2-year-old heif-
ers branded- on right hip; owner
prove property and pay charges.
John Sem. Jr.
TAKEN uP:-At my place "a miles
south of Richardton, a COW branded
VS. on left ribs, calf by side. Owner
prove property and take same away.
John Sem, Relaxation, N. D.
TAKEN uP:-At my place near
"a Haley, l small pony branded
on right thigh. Owner prove
property and pay charges A. N.
Hamilton, Haley, n. D.
TAKEN UP:-At my place nine
miles south Of Relaxation, one steer
two years old, branded r OF left
shoulder: owner. prove property,
pay charges and take same away.
Paul Lentz.
Came to my place four miles south
s.: e: !: e: :: IS: : !; :: z +: T.! 8: &; i; i: {; j:
erty and pay k charges. Ar
drew Hydu, @N Gladstone Nd.
TAKEN uP:-At my place, eigh-
teen miles north Of Dickinson, one
horse branded left should'r
on right thigh u also one COW
brand on right ribs. Owner
prove property and pay the
charges. G. G. Steier, Dickinson.
TAKEN UP:-At my place q miles
southwest Of Gladstone, one iron
gray mare, two years old. branded
CIR on left shoulder; one black mule
weight LOO lbs, no brand, shod all
round; one partly gray mule, weight
1000, no brand; one bay mare with
colt, weight LOO, branded DIR on
thigh; one brown mare, weight
1000. right hind deg broken,
branded on left I'd shoulder;
one brown yearling, branded Pr on
left shoulder. Owner prove prop
erty and pay charges. &C. Turner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08
Strenuous Hiatt.

Husband-Iet me zee. how long has
Il bAen since Uncle John was here?
Nlfs-Qh, It must be several years.
70 kaS here ID week lftsr ! got my
last nsw bonnst.-Dsxot TrtbunA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Get your farm property insured.
Reliable companies, low rates. F.E.
Funk, LIST Natl Bank, Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Government Bondsare Gilt Edge
so are the Policies issued by the
Companies we represent. Stock
Companies only. Get our rates.
SCHMIDT & G.
General Insurance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Cheapest thing i'm North Dakota
is good old line fire insurance. See
F. E.. Funk, FIRST Natl Bank
Washburn, n. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-12-08

Tho Pantorium ssnow prepared
to furnish a first class tailor suit of
clothes, and give a try on SO that a
fit is assured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
A King and HIS American Tutor.

King Alfonso of Spain is studying
American His tutor Is Ralph Ray OF
Lancaster, Wis, boy Of his own age.
who is having the time of his life at
the Spanish court, says Harper's Week.
ly. When young Ray was in the high
school he acquired a smattering Of
Spanish, 50 that subsequently he was
enabled to talk with a Spanish noble
man who was visiting the Chicago
stock yards, where Ray had begun to
work as a bookkeeper. In the course
of the conversation he manifested 50
much interest in the young king that
the n0bleman made inquiries regard
ing himself and reported the incident
to his royal master The result was
the employment of young Ray to coach
the boy king in American language,
especially slang and customs. Judging
from his letters home, which are sent
around to the neighbors after having
been read at the house, the monarch
and the democrat hit 1t of very well
indeed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
ACHES AND PAINS VANISH
LIKE THE MIST BEFORE THE
BRIGHT MORNING SUN.
'IRheumatism Can Be Cured BY
Plant Juice" Say Bell Bros,
DawsOn's Leading Druggists.

Plant Juice" Say Bell Bros,
DawsOn's Leading Druggists.
Mr.. Bell, the popular druggist of
Dawson, was asked what he considered
the best remedy for rheumatism? He
replied:
tDillingham's Plant Juice has
proven itself to be the most reliable
and perfect cure for rheumatism ever
put before the public, and has given
the most entire satisfaction of any
remedy I have ever sold. The demand
for Dillingham; remedies has prov
en- their popularity"
Rheumatism, as has recently been
asc 9rtained, is due to the poisonous
matter in the blood. The only way to
cure the disease is to get rid of the
blood impurities, and the only way to
do that positively, effectively and per-
manently is to take Dillingham; 5
Plant Juice. that true, tried old rem
edv. Thousands of people who were
chronic sufferers from rheumatism
have found in this medicine an i'm
mediate help and a permanent cure.
Don't trife with painful and
dangerous disease like rheumatism;
get it out of your system in the only
scientific manner; cleanse the blood
and the disease will go. Neuralgia is
a shrek, but rheumatism is a groan.
DlIIingham's Plant Juice puts laugh
ter in the place of the one and excla-
nations of Joy in the place OF the
other.
rheumatism, according to recent in
vosti0atiOn. is caused by excess of
uric acid in the blood. This acid at
tacks the fibrous tissues, particularly
in the Joints, and causes the local
manifestations of the disease.~pa1ns
and aches in the back and shoulders
and in the Joints at the knees, ankles,
| hips and wrists.
Thousands of people have been pos
| itively and permanently cured py III
! Iinoham's Plant Juice. The medicine
neutralizes the acidity OF the Dlooa
and also builds up the whole body.
| The prevalence Vi UlIs ul9UL 80 80 -
complaint is most wonderful what
An army it would make in any large
town if one could muster all the rheu-
MATES together. What a display OF
| stiff Joints and swollen limbs and OBJ
durate muscles, of limp and unsteady
/ steps and painful movements
What a vast amount OF wealth IS
lost every year to the world through
the incapacities produced by rheuma-
tism! The great number of useful men
| and women who are prevented from
contributing to the worlds rlches
through mental and physical labor by
the bondage of rheumatism is aston
ishing when an almost complete spe-
cifc iies at their very doors-the IN
fallible anti-rheumatic remedy, Dill
| lingham's Plant Juice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
BEFORE PILGRIM CAME JEW
OSCAR STRAUS TRACES HISTORY
OF THESE PEOPLE.

They Commissioned Columbus on HIS
First Voyage of Discovery. Gel
citrate Anniversary Tomorrow.
The settlement of the Jews on the
American continent antedates the
settlement of jamestown and the com
ing Of the Pilgrims.
The worlds history is linked TO-
gether far closer than appears upon
the surface.
When the cross supplanted the cres-
cent on the glittering cupalos o.
Grenada, the same month that these
Catholic maiesties issued from the
Alhambra the decree for the expulsion
of the Jews from Spain, they commits
stoned Columbus on the first voyage
Of discovery.
The treasurer general of Aragon'
Luist Stantangel, whose uncle was
burned at the stake and whom the MS
torian STYLED the Beaconsfeld of his
time, was the patron of Columbus, and
it was he who interceded for him with
the queen, and when she protested
that her treasury was empty he salo
he would supply the money. That ne
did is proven by his account BOOKS
which is still preserved in Seville.
1t is known beyond doubt that there
were at least five Jews with Columbus
the Interpreter, the doctor and the
surgeon of the feet, besides two sail
.ors.
Emilio CASTELAR,, the statesman O
modern Spain, and her president dur
ing the one hundred days OF her re
publican regime, as we'll as the ms
torian Kayserling, certify that th'
closing chapter of the professors o
Judaism on the Iberfan peninsula was
the beginning of their history upol
the American continent.
In 1864 Brazil was captured by Ih'
Portuguese from the Dutch. The IN
QUESTION was reaching out It's arm
across the Atlantic, and the fugitive
Jews who had taken refuge in the
Dutch colony of Brazil again took u
their wanderers staff. OF this mum
Der % landed in September OF ina
year in New Amsterdam, which wa
under the administration of the Dutci
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
West India Company, Of which Peter

West India Company, of which Peter
Stuyvesant was the governor.
1t is the 25Oth anniversary OF this
event that will be celebrated by the
Jews throughout the United States on
Thanksgiving day.
It is an undoubted fact that the Jews
were not only among the first white
settlers in large numbers on the
American continent, but also that
their first coming within the limits OF
the United States was only 81 years
after the arrival of the Pilgrim faith
ers on the shores of New England.
While their first coming was not OF
great significance in itself, the thread
of events that impelled them was dyed
in the blood of martyrs for sou! lloer-
tv, and finds a fitting setting IN the
COMPOST fabric of our continent S
history and in the development OF our
civil and religious liberty
They participated in the war OF the
revolution and gave in proportion OF
their numbers more than their quota
of officers, men and money to the pa
triot's cause, .a
No less than 1000 Jews, officers and
men participated in the civil war and
some 3. 700 in the late war with SPAN
While they have shared TO the full
est extent the blessings of liberty I'M
der the stars and stripes they have,
not as Jews, but as Americans ana
lovers of their country, been ever
ready to make all and every s9crI nee
that true patriotism demapded.-O'-
car Straus in Atlanta journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
TO FIT SOULS FOR HEAVEN.
Mother end Son Found Near Death
From Fasting.

At Doylestown Augustus Beuchler,
81 years old and blind, and mother,
Mrs. Catherine Boucher, aged60 years
starving in a religious frenzy were
found Wednesday by DR.. w. II. Kirk,
in whose house they lived.
Mrs. Boucher was found in bed
weak from starvation. Both mother
and son declared they did not need to
eat food, as the Almighty Angel"
would keep them alive. They said
every man must pass through suffer-
ing before he can enter the Kingdom
of Heaven.
Last week, "to prepare themselves
for the Kingdom" they started to
fast, taking only two crackers a day.
This week they have eaten nothing.
They refuse food of any kind.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
WED WHOLE FAMILY WITH WIFE
Pennsylvania Judge Declares Mo'"ef-
in-Law Is Entitled to Support

According to decision OF Judge
Robert H. Wyatt, of Mahoney CITY,
pa a mother-in-law is entitled to a
home with her son-in-law who, he said,
IL dnlv bound to provide for her.
Mrs. Marcella Rink had her son-ln-
law. Louis Peshink, arraigned before
the Justice for ejecting her from ms
home against the pleadingS OF Mrs
Peshink, the woman's daughter. ..od
Peshink was fined IS and ordered
70 nrovide his mother-in-law a nome
under his own roof.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29

But few people are entirely free
from indigestion at this season of the
year. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not
only the best remedy to use because
it digests what you eat, but because it
also enables the digestive apparatus
to assimilate and transform all foods
into tissue building blood. Kodol re-
lieves sour stomach, heart burn,
belching, and all forms of Indigestion.
Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29
ADisastrous Calamity.

It is a disastrous calamity , NLeh
YOU lose your health, because lnu ng =
lion and constipation have saPpe4 T.; ~
away. Prompt relief can be ha ~ Ii
DR.. Kings New Life PillS. Ine s4
mild up Your digestive organs ana
cIre headache, dizziness, collie, con
stinati0n. etc. Guaranteed at Dawson
~. co.'s DC,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29

Having reached tbs conclusion ina,
.o,,se flies are distributors Of typhoid
fever germs, the Seattle board oil
health has rssorted to very stringent
methods for their exclusion from nos
,i+aI wards and houses in which there
are typhoid cases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-29

oKino Edward the Shrewd" Or 1.-THE
U-,eav Il. according to Paris CORE
rnopaUnt the title near posterity VIII
give TO England's ruler.