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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06
WILTON NEWS.

DIR. Thompson has moved into
his new rooms in the Killian and
Weber block.
The cistern under the fire house
holding a thousand barrels of water
is now full, and it would be a good
idea to set up another tank above
ground for the purpose Of having
enough water for the stock in town,
at the same time keeping the water
in the new we'll in good healthy
condition.
IS The Monday passenger train go.
ing north was delayed, and arrived
seven hours behind time on account
Of several accidents to the engine
First, the ash box came off at Ar.
mold, the first station north of Bis.
marck. The engine had to return
to Bismarck for repairs. After an.
other start, the cylinder head blew
off about four miles south of Bald.
win, and the train had to proceed
with one cylinder to Wilton. An
engine from south bound train
took the train on. For the heavy
traffic in moving our abundant
crops and building the new extern
sion, some improvement and in
crease in the present equipment of
the road is necessary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06
Turtle Lake Wave.

Frank Mcdonald shipped a car
of cattle to St. Paul this week.
Otto Eisman, of Underwood, was
in town this week, looking up the
prospects of a stock company lum-
Der yard.
Eman. Geidd is erecting dwell
ling house on his lots in the south
west part of town. Albert David
son is doing the work.
II Ramsey & Hanson have the rock
on the ground for the foundation of
their new store building, and will
commence work Monday.
s The iverymell were SO crowded
with work the fore part of the week
that drummers had to ride tree
deep in order to get transportation:
Messrs. Blumhagen and Huber,
members of the firm Of Turtle Lake
Union, transacted business in town
Monday and Tuesday. If prospects
justify, they will start an elevator
at once.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06
THE GOODRICH CITIZEN.

Robert Harding had a serious
attack Of sickness the latter part of
last week, but is now nearly recov-
cred, we are glad to mention.
Mrs. A. M. Wiley and children
are visiting at the home of "A. H.
Hill and wife. Mrs. Wiley is as
sisting Mrs. Hill with her sewing.
Atty. H. B. Doughty, of Bowdon,
was in Goodrich Monday on pro-
fessional business. This Office ac-
knowledges a pleasant call.
+ AS we are about to go to press,
we are informed that the Haas Bros.
had their separator badly damaged
by fire, and that Fl. j. Paff, for
whom they we're threshing, lost two
stacks of gram.
County Treasurer Root, Auditor
Wing and Commissioner Solenber-
ger passed through here yesterday
enroute to appraise state land north
of here. We notice that Mr.. Root
always appears delighted to show
his friends the western part of the
county, Goodrich and its surround
ing country, and we know he is
never prouder than when thus EN-
ployed.
The lawsuit which was brought
against the Editor Of this paper by
Otto Grethen to obtain one hun
dred dollars for the subscription
list Of the Flickertail Flicker with
an additional hundred dollars dam
ages, and which was to have oc-
CURED in justice court at Denhoff
last Monday, was dropped by the
plaintiff, the reason being that they
deemed the service Of the summons
was insufficient. Attorney Nuessle
handled the case for us in a very
satisfactory manner, The outcome
Of the case as above mentioned was
no surprise to us, and the plaintiff
is certainly to be congratulated on
the technicality on which he could
SO graciously let himself out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06
The Martin searchIight.

Carl Schauer bought a farm eight
miles south of here this week from
Jacob Weisser; price, $2,575.
CO. Brevig, who has been on the
sick list for some time, went to Har-
vey Monday to consult DR.. Clark
He is very much improved.
What might have resulted in a
serious fire occurred on the Jacob
Kost farm last Saturday. The fire
started in the straw pile, and the
separator was moved out in time to
prevent any serious damage.
Albert Haslett, the Drake black
smith, was burned to death Satur-
day evening while asleep in his
room at the Golden West Hotel.
He had been drinking heavily that
day, and an overturned lamp was
the cause of the fire.
J Martin is now blessed with one
of the finest hotels in Nc Lean Co.,
Mr.. Keuther having taken charge
Of the same. It is thoroughly re-
modelled, and Mr.. K is making his
best efforts to serve the public with
the best that can be had.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06

Last Saturday afternoon, in spit,
of the storm, the Birthday Clul
met at the cozy homeof Mrs. II. G
Nygaard to help her celebrate tn.
occasion properly. Slippery SAL
was the diversion of the Afternoon
and it proved an interesting game
The first prize was awarded to Mrs
Forbes, while Mesdames Rohrer
Lamb and Olson cut for the con.
ISOLATION prize, which the latter la.
dy captured. Elegant refreshments
were served by Mrs. Nygaard, as
sisted by Mrs. Root, and it was q
pleasant memory Of stormy after
noon that the club has. With one
exception, this completes the round
of the years pleasures for the birth
day club, and very pleasant have
been the afternoons spent together.
The year began again with Mrs.
81. H. Rohrer's birthday, the third
of October.
Capt. Marsh, with the steamer
Washburn, arrived in this port on
Tuesday from a trip to the mouth
Of the Knife river. Mr.. Marsh said
that he noted many changes, this
being his first visit in % years.
The banks Of the river are now Gov
cred. with large cottonwood trees,
which were nothing but brush when
he used to make regular trips to
that section. The river is very low
at present, and two weeks were re-
quired to make the round trip.
Messrs. Newton, Of jamestown,
and Ridley, Of Manchester, Indi-
ana, made this Office a pleasant
call the first Of the week on the way
to jamestown from Garrison. Mr..
Newton is the owner Of 100 acres
Of land IL this county, and was mp
looking after threshing the crops.
This was MI. Ridley first visit to
the state, and he was very much
pleased with what he saw of the
country
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06

There will be fifty three Sundays
in this year, an occurrance that will
not happen again for ITO years.
This extra Sunday can be utilized
in attending church, calling on your
best girl, reading the scriptures,
playing with the children, break
a two year old colt, or some other
way. One hundred and ten years
from date, you will be probably be
paying the penalty Or enjoying the
pleasure of the method III which
you choose to spend this extra
!Sund change.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06

We learn from the Minneapolis
Journal that the'crew Of the N. p.
on the Denhoff line was fred on
account Of spending too much time
at the towns along the road.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-10-06

DIR. Thompson has moved into
his new rooms in the Killian and
Weber block.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25

and sec it rs I would have it; that
future is mine completely; no one dis
putes its possession with me; rebuild
in it at my ease and leisure as will; l
hear in the silence, and see in the
dark; I peer even into the great mys-
teries; see my body carried decorous-
ly to its grave; have no horror of that
grave, no fear that shall be confined
in it, no uneasiness, no doubt. So each
soul roves at will, seeking its own, ap-
propriating its own. enjoying its own.
The soul is separable from the body
here. Its larger and broader life here
is apart from the body.
We follow the decay of the rose; we
observe its absorption in other matter.
And we may follow also the ashes Of
the physical body. But, If death ends
all, where shall we find the ashes of
the soul? Here was n marvellous thing
that could rove ut will, with potentiali-
ties almost divine. If 1t be not annihi-
lated, into what has 1t been transform
ed2 The materialist denies the persist
ence of the soul because he cannot fol-
low 1t. Can he follow its residuum!
Can he trace its transformation? II he
cannot find its ashes, then he must as
sumo that it is annihilated, that there
is one exception to the theory Of con-
servation, one thing that is annihilat-
ed, the one thing being that compared
with which all other things are Of no
consequence-the soul.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
ITO BE CONTINUED.
FRUIT MYSTERIES.
The Banana Is seedles., Though n,
body Knows Why.

The Banana IL seedless, Though no
body Knows Why.
The banana is seedless, or nearly So
and has been for centuries, though
nobody knows why. 1t is propagated
by suckers and possibly had no seeds
when. 1t was first found in It's wild
state. The banana is modified berry.
Cutting the fruit through the middle
you will sometimes see few little
brown spots, which are the rudimen-
tary seeds. Occasionally the banana
does actually produce few seeds.
The pineapple is seedless. being prop
agated likewise from suckers and from
slips. The eggplant, which is a fruit,
botanically speaking, is occasionally
seedless. This plant is able to pro-
duce developed fruit whether the BIOS
som is fortified or not. Horticulture
lists are endeavoring at the same time
to rid fruit plants Of thorns. Some
oranges and lemons nre very thorny-
for example, the high priced King
orange, which is the best Of the man.
darins. The first trees were brought
to the United States from Cochin Chi
ma. In Florida Its thorniness has been
reduced by selecting buds from tho
branches with the fewest thorns.
Thorns IRE Objectionable because they
puncture the oranges and lemons
when the branches are blown about
by the wind. Efforts are being made
to get rid of the thorns on raspberry
and blackberry plants simply for con-
venience in picking the fruit. The
thorns are meant by nature to protect
the plant from animals. Cultivators
select those plants which happen to
be thornless or nearly so.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
PIGEON coURTsHIP.


1t Sometimes Leads to BATTLES That
Result In Death.
On south Jersey farm, which was
the home Of n thousand pigeons and
which was conducted by woman who
had formerly been bookkeeper in
Philadelphia, was found one particular
fly and coop which was the abiding
place of young doves that had reached
the mating season. Purposely these
young birds were associated together
so that they might select their life COM
panions.
The interior Of the walls of the coop
were filled with boxes, and those
pigeons which had mated would select
one Of these boxes for their home and
nest.
This period Of courtship is one filed
with excitement for the birds. Two
young pigeon cocks, having selected the
same hen for mate, have been known
to fight to the death in their rivalry.
The method of combat is peculiar. The
beak and wings alone are used, the
combatants catching each other with
their beaks by the skin of the head and
beating each other with their strong
wings
Having once chosen his mate, the
dove, with an occasional exception, re-
mains constant to her through life. The
occasional instances of infidelity cause
discord in the coop, for when one
pigeon tires Of his mate and seeks an
other he meets vigorous protest from
the companion of the bird which he
covets. When they hnye agreed to
spend their lives together Mr.. and Mrs.
Dove select box and the laying be-
gins. The parent birds may then be
less than eight months old.-Era Mag
mime
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
Henry v111.," Act 8. Scene 8.
Tired of Being Fired.

Peter was good workman, but he
would go on sprecs. His employer was
lenient, but when Peter turned up aft
err having been absent for couple of
days without leave he discharged him.
But Peter did not take his discharge
seriously and went back to work as
usual. Again he went on spree, and
again he was discharged and taken
back. These little escapndes had been
repeated four or I'VE times within a
couple of years, when Peter walked
into the shop one morning looking
much the worse. for his celebration.
"see here said the employer. you
are discharged" Look here" said Pc
ter, II am tired of this. If am fired
again I'll quit the job" And he went
on about his work and has not been
fired" since-Philadelphl Record.
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Deer the
Border e.;
:. BARR,
coe--xs,. 1905 by Author of '.Jennie Baxter.
Frederick Journalist" ETC.
Copyright 1908. BY
Frederick n. .yfokss Co.

he knew the inside of his own pocket.
He resolved to ride leisurely to the
bridge, cut through the guard, IL it did
not prove too strong, and then trust to
the spur The town was thronged
with military, but no one paid the
slightest attention to him. AS he Jog
ged along very nonchalantly, more con-
tented with the prospect than few
days before he would have thought
possible, Bruce awoke the echoes by
neighing loudly
Nov, old man.. what did you do
that for?" whispered William.
He looked ahead and was stricken
speechless for the moment by seeing
Frances Wentworth on her horse, with
out doubt prisoner, two troopers rid
ing on either side Of her and young
officer in front. She had unquestiona-
bly, seen him, for her brow was wrin-
kled with anxiety, but her eyes gazed
steadily past him into the distance.
AS he made toward the party they
flashed one look of appeal upon him,
which said as plainly as words, "For
heavens sake, ride on and do not rec
ognize mel! But the young man was
oblivious to everything except the fact
that she was in some trouble.
Where are you going with this Ia
dy?" he demanded of the officer.
"You may well ask" said the man in
no accent of pleasure. 1--WE have come
across country to Carlisle under or
ders from one in authority, and now
we must hale her back to Durham,
where General Cromwell is stationed,
and those are the orders of some one
else"
But it is all a mistake" cried Will
liam.
That's what I'm telling you," said
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25

4
VIZ, nol "ait my word.
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.a, nns riei ,, oasheu forward ana
eea1.u .lie p.i.i'e VI bruce.
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VII sun armstrong. ne ieahed
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80 NY iau! anu shote MN a rls-
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n ranI. .ne no,se iaiseu us powerful
M, IN anu s'ooo poiseu ioi moment
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ny slaee as iIe SoufeS ieit MS leet
gu ro,, VIZ suo'leS iie ie, 20 tne rem ana
,a. sp. NV ms o,' the paiapet' Dut
1s;nl 1 o.. o ~, ,e'''eu oNef anu eiaspea
M 80, ~ -. .ooss .oi'i' u MS ooupiet'
l., tn, ~ ,,., win nc YOU .faitor!
w e'ieu hee "as sereaii VI Ter
~ anu ."e neA. ihs'''iit .ne river
ioiieu III Armstrong ears Wheh he
, r',ilie 10 'nc sufiaef ne shook his head
I'm, ,.Ae u s'''iiiei' sw',i tle wafer IRON
80, , nv toos.u .''o'' u, 'iie src'.t
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.,ool'.ia, an s''ieheii i'o.ioiiiess 40 II
ny li'''' nee' trans. of'liel TO stone. ne
.oo,es' one moment uhoat, shrieked
lol, nelp' .neh sailk asaih. armstrong
n NV, VA. , ."e ''''"iSst" VI .ue priuee
WIN no' i.st ioLS' anu he turned LIS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
me man, with a short laugh.

Ine man, with short laugh.
'This lady is the sister of Captain
Wentworth of our army"
$50 she says. Others say she is thu
woman who was with the Scotch rene
gade. l know nothing of it and care
less. obey ORDERS"
"Sir," said Frances coldly, 81 bes
you not to interfere. 1t is a mistake
that will be explained in due time, but
these men must do as they are told
That much you should know"
Although her words were spoken
harshly enough, her eloquent eyes
were bringing him to his senses and a
realization OF the unwisdom and fulfil.
ity of his behavior. Before he could
speak again, a sharp voice behind him
rang out:
"Why are you lettering there? Get
on with you!"
Without turning he knew who the
speaker was, and il he had not, the
gleam OF fear In the girls eyes might
have warned him of peril.
"This man questions my ORDERS
said the officer.
no man has Il right to question
your orders. Who is he?"
Armstrong was edging away, but De
Courcy spurrcd the horse he rode in
semicircle to cut of his retreat. In
stantly the Frenchman raised a shout
that echoed through the streets of the
town and arrested every foot within
hearing.
''The Scott The Scot" he roared.
Stop that man; never mind the won,-
an. After him. Sound the signal ana
close the bridge. The thousand pounds
are miner
Now Bruce was doing his best down
the main street Of Carlisle. A dozen
shots spattered fire harmlessly, and a
big bell began to toll. Armstrong
was well ahead of the troopers who
followed him, and lie gained ground
at every stride. The pursuers were
continually augmented from each lane
and alley and came laundering after
the flying man like charge Of cav
airy. A turn III the road brought the
bridge In sight, and Armstrong saw
1t was guarded only at the end near
est him, and that merely by two lone
pikemen. He would NOW them down
like grass, he said to himself as he
drew his sword
Stand aside" he yelled. "Thc Scot
is loose, and we're after him"
The men jumped aside, glad they
were not called upon to arrest such Il
progress as they beheld coming down
upon them. 1t was apparently one of
their own officers who commanded
them, and there was neither time to
think or question. AS the horses
hoofs struck the bridge the deep crash
of n cannon doomed from the castle,
and before the fugitive reached the
center there arose at the other end of
the bridge-he could not guess from
whence they came-a troop of horse,
as If the thunder of the gun had called
the company mngically from the earth.
Bruce stopped Oh the crown of the
bridge at n touch of the rein, CULVER
ing with excitement, raised his head
and gave n snort Of defiance ut the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
By...
ROBERT
BARR,
Author of"Jennie Baxter
Journalist" Etc.

blockade ahead of him. Armstrong
glanced back; the bridge had closed on
him like trap, both ends stopped by
forces impossible for one man to con-
tend against.
"That cannon shot did it. Well plan
ned" he growled to himself, his horse
now drawn across the bridge, alert for
the word of command whatever 1t
might be. Below the swollen Eden,
Tipping full from bank to bank, rolled
yellow and surly to the sea. Right and
left at either end of the bridge stood n
mass of steel clad men, impregnable as
the walls of the castle. itself. De Cour-
cy sprang off his horse and advanced
with valor which Armstrong, sitting
there, apparently calm, had not given
him credit for.
Hes my man!' he cried. "Shoot
him dead If he raises his hnnd!" Then
to the Scot: Surrender quietly. You
are turned on you"
''If they shoot some of them will
wing you. Better warn them not to
fire." replied Armstrong mildly, us If
proffering to friend advice which did
not concern himself.
"Do you surrender"
Come and take me If you are nnx-
ious for the thousand pounds. It's
worth the money"
The Frenchman hesitated. edeing
cautiously along the parapet, so that
If his friends shot he would be as much
MS possible aside from the line of fire.
Seemingly his confidence in their
Workmanship had not been augment
ed by Armstrong; warning.
IF you raise your hand to weap.
on,"- said De Courcy. they will fire
on you. and cannot stop them. They
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25

a NIGHT and day and night
N rejuvenated the tired man and
ia his horse. Clothed and in his
right mind lie was once more
the gallant borderer, ready to face
whatever fortune had in store for him;
on this occasion, so Traquair said,
more superbly nttired than ever had
been the case before, but Armstrong
held that this was merely interested
praise Of the castle tailor. Traquair
endeavored to persuade him not to
trust himself again on English soil,
but his advice was unheeded, as is
usually the fate of unasked counsel.
Traquair wished him to take q body
guard of u score or more, but Arm
strong pointed out that unless he had
an army at his back able to defeat
was useless.
When Armstrong had once gone
over road he needed no other guide
than his. own memory and instinct Of
direction. He made directly for the
farm stealing where first lie had been
arrested, and found 1t deserted; then
took the route over which his captors
had conducted him, expecting to reach
Corbiton Manor before darkness set in.
This plan was frustrated by the fact
that he had allowed too scant time for
the Gordon across the country to be
withdrawn.
About midday Armstrong caught
sight Of the first large body of men,
and he was compelled to hide for sew
eral hours in n depression on the moor
until they and the danger were past.
This delay retarded his arrival at Cor
biton Manor until after nightfall, when
the full moon shone upon the ancient
mansion, instead Of the silver crescent
which hung in the western sky when
last he visited the place. 1t seemed in
credible that the space of time could
have been SO short, for the events of u
life were crowded into the interval. AS
he approached the ancient house the
challenge of sentinel brought him to
stand and called from the hall sew
eral officers.
"Is Cromwell here?" asked the new
conner.
This is the headquarters of his e1-
cellency General Cromwell" said one
of the officers, with some severity in
his tone, rebuke to the questioner's
otlhand method Of designation.
"1'hat's the man l menn," replied
Armstrong. II never heard there were
two of the name or the kind. Well,
tell him that William Armstrong, who
carried the commission from the king
to Scotland, is here and requires q pri-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
CHAPTER XXI.

FENIIE warder Of Traquair castle
IA sought the earl in his library
II where lie SIT an anxious man
with many documents spread
out OIL a table before him.
Yer iordship, there's soldier in the
uniform OF the English rebels ut TIL
gates wha says he's freen O. Crom.
mics and beg3 II word VII ye."
AM. said the earl. frownlng
"ihey've caushtpoor Armstrong. then
and now. in addition 10 our troubles
well need 10 bargain with that fiend
Noll TO save his neck. Everything il
against U.S."
lie MAY be an Ensl!sher but he's
got Scotch accent us broad us Til
Tweed
Hes one of our countrymen fighting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
GODPARENTS,
An Ancient Institution, Doubtless OF
Jewish Origin.

An Ancient Institution, Doubtless OF
Jewish Origin.
We must doubtless look to the Jews
for the origin of gcdfathers ana god
mothers. The use of them in the print
tive church is SO early TINT 1t is not
easy to fix n time for their beginning.
Some Of the most ancient fathers make
mention Of them, and through all the
successive ages afterwnrd we ind the
use of them continued without any in
terruption. BY constitution Of Ed
mund. archbishop of Canterbury, 1886,
and in n synod held at Worcester,
124O, provision WINS made that there
should be for every male child two
Godfathers and one godmother and for
every female one godfather and two
godmothers. King Henry VIII, refer
ring to the Princess Elizabeth, says:
My lord of Canterbury,
have suit which you must not deny
That is. a fair young maid that yet wants
baptism.
You must be godfather and answer for
her.
Henry WILL" Act 8, Scene 8.
"A constitution of 1881 makes provi-
sion for n Christian name being
changed ut confirmation. This is prac-
tically remaining of the child. The
manner in which it was done was for
the bishop to use the name in the invo.
cation and nfterward for him to sign
certificate. that he had SO confirmed
person by such new name. 1t is posi-
bic that this practice might have been
in Shakespeare's mind when he wrote:
Call me but love. and I'll be new baptized.
Henceforth never will be Romeo.
-"Romeo and juliet" Act ., Scene T.
Westminster Review.