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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
IN IDYL OF THE FOREST.
Three Men DO an -Four Hours What
One Could DO IN Fifteen Minutes.
-(Tatler.

A giant of the forest in the wilds of Crotona
Park had been struck by lightning and one
limb had been rendered useless. The Park De-
partment decided TO amputate the limb. Three
men, armed with saws a rope and ladder. ar
rived at the tree at 1 o'clock.
They viewed the tree from all Sides and then
they raised the ladder the northwest side
The forester assembled it to the dizzy height of
twelve feet paused irresolutely and then de-
scended.
After thorough rest he. aided by his Two as
sistant woodmen, moved the ladder to the
southeast side. Then he assembled it again.
Then he descended, got his saw and reascended
He sawed industriously and made on the limb
a mark that was plainly visible to the naked
eye But his progress was not swift enough to
suit him, so he came down. and, having procured
another saw rested himself thoroughly. The
others helped him rest.
But resting could not daunt his untamed
spirit. So he climbed slowly up and tackled the
limb once more. He sawed, and he stopped, and
he stopped for much longer periods than he
sawed. AT last he had cut his way half through
the limb. So one Of the woodmen climbed up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
IN EASY TEST.

Senator w Murray Crane. at Thanksgiving
celebration in Dalton. talked about turkeys.
From November on through the winter sea-
son." he said, 1T is important to know how TO
tell good turkey from bad one-a young and
tender from old and tough bird
"A farmer once examined his chore boy in this
grave matter.
Roger he said. can you tell infaIIibly q
young from an old turkey"
Yes. indeed. can, sir Roger answered
How do you teI?'
BY the teeth the boy replied.
oh, rubbish. nonsense" said the farmer. 7
am ashamed of you. Roger. Turkeys have no
teeth
No. said Roger, grinning. but I have'%
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

ly everything I doubt II he was ever duped on
investment yet.
'"They say that two promoters once called on
Mr. Sage to try and interest him in a certain
scheme of theirs. They talked to the great
fnancer about an hour Then they took their
leave having been told that Mr.. Sage's decision
would be mailed to them in a few days.
81 believe we've got him. said the first pro-
moter hopefully on the way uptown.
at don't know rejoined the other. He seemed
very suspicious
'Suspicious?' said the first. What makes
you think he suspicious?
Didn't you notice. was the reply, how he
counted his fingers after 1 had shaken hands
with him."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
THE HOLY CARPET.
Continued from second page.

shoulders of willing Mussemen. The camel as
he moves slowly and socmnly along the narrow
streets in the middle of the reverent throng
seems conscious of the Importance of his task
and The honor which is his Men press upon him
on the right and left but. disdaining to look
to either side. he passes along with measured
step, his head and curved neck pressing through
the sea of human beings like the Prov of a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
EXCEEDINGLY SUSPICIOUS.

Russell Sage has perspicuous mind" said
a New-York broker. He can see through near
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
NO MONOPOLY OF BRAINS.
This IL the Age Of Opportunity For
the Able Man.

This IL the Age Of Opportunity For
the Able Man.
One Of the many hopeful signs Of the
times is the apparent decay Of the
breed Of so called great men, those
mighty personalities that in former
times stood out like q solitary tree in a
vast prairie. The reason for it, Of
course, is the distinction Of all those
old time monopolies Of brains which
stunted all human beings except a few
who by chance rather than by superb
GRITTY of fiber grew and developed.
There are thousands, literally thou
sands, Of men now living who If they
had lived a century or SO ago and had
done q work similar to that which they
are doing without any very sonorous
fanfare upon the trumpets of fame
would have been the talk of the world
and the main topic of history. And
how many of the 70 called great
achievements of so called great states
men, soldiers and thinkers Of former
times would be impossible today be-
cause those achievements depended
chiefly upon the ignorance and incapac-
tty of the overwhelming mass Of the
men Of their day!
Truly this is the age Of opportunity.
Saturday Evening Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
SERVANTS IN ENGLAND.

There Are Fixed Forms of Etiquette
Governing Their Treatment.
While mistresses and housemaids in
this country are struggling to solve the
vexed servant problem" they do not
appear to take into consideration the
fixed forms of etiquette governing the
treatment Of servants in England,
which probably do much toward pro-
noting mutual understanding between
the servants and the served over there.
A housekeeper, a lady's maid and a
head nurse belong to the hierarchy of
a household. A lady's maid wears no
cap and when in attendance on her
lady is expected to be we'll but quietly
dressed in black or some sober coloring.
Her wages are from $50 to 5000 a
year, with the %reverslon of her employ
er's wardrobe. An English maid Is al
ways called by surname, Smith or
"Jones," but a foreign maids first
name is used, marie" or "Francoise."
A lady speaking of her maid to other
upper servants, such IS the butler or
the housekeeper, would style her
Smith or MARIE" but when e
tioning her to housemaids or footmen
she would be careful to allude to her
as .'Miss Smith or "Mlle. Marie."-
New York American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
ORIENTAL WOMEN.
They Spend nm Astonishing Amount
of Time Over Their Toilets.

An eastern lady Of high degree
spends an amount of time over her
toilet that would quite astonish the
most fashionable society lady. First
she has her hair dressed by her maid,
who, after amounting the long, silky
black locks with a little oil made from
aloe wood or %cocoanut, arranges it
simply in a long, smooth plait. low on
the nape of the neck, and decorated Ell
Their with gold or jeweled ornaments.
Next the bath is prepared as hot as
It can be, and in this the lady may
stay as long as two or three hours.
Soaps are not used, but instead there
are multifarious unguents, secret prep
a%rations Of the bathing women, which
render the skin soft as velvet and deli
cately perfumed. Oftentimes the face
is washed over with milk into which
has been squeezed lemon Juice.
The hair Of the oriental woman Is
usually beautifully long, soft and
glossy, and the way they arrange it is
invariably becoming to their soft type
Of beauty. Perfumes are much indulg'
ed in. These are introduced in the
bath and permeate the garments, but
are rarely used on a handkerchief
Philadelphia North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
JACK TAR's SPREE.
The Second Section of 1t Cost Less
Than the First.

The Second Section of 1t Cost Less
Than the First.
In the Sailors home in Brooklyn the
navy boys deposit for safe keeping In
the course of a year many thousands
of dollars. Some time ago n of them
after being paid off at the end of his
enlistment had $500, which he deposit
ed with the superintendent of the home
all but $50, with which he intended
to have a good time. Along toward
midnight he returned in a hilarious
condition and asked for $50 more.
The superintendent handed him two
one dollar bills, and the sailor went
off apparently satisfied. The following
morning he dropped in and requested
the superintendent to give him the bal
ance of his money, as he was going
home. The superintendent offered him
seas.
NO." said the sailor; "I'm not that
kind Of a chap. I don't want to cheat
you out of $48. 1 drew 500 from you
last night, and you've paid me $48 too
much"
you're Mistaken" said the superin-
tendent. "When you came the second
time I gave you only 81, and this is the
balance due you."
"All right, governor" replied the Jack
tar. "But, would you believe it, I had
just as much fun on that 81 as If it had
been $5OT"-New York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
a TEST OF READING.
With How Many Of These Authors
I. Are You AcquaintedH

: Are You AcquaintedS
Let him who pretends to be a master
of English letters say whether he has
read the prose works Of Milton and of
Dryden. HAs he first hand. knowledge
of the Mizabethan ~dramatists other
than Shakespeare? Has lie really Pc
rused all Of Edmund Sponsors poetry?
What does he know from his own read
ing Of the advancement of Learn
ing?' Has he read all Of Sir Thomas
Brownies prose and John Donne's po-
etry? And the great English pulpit
orators-Jeremy Taylor, Fuller, South
and Barrow-has he mastered their SER
mons?
Can he truthfully testify that he
knows all Of Swift, Johnson and
Burke, all of Bishop Berkeley, Daniel
Defoe, the novels Of Richardson, Field
ing, .Smollett and Sterne, the histories
of Hume, Robertson and Gibbon and
also Hume's philosophical essays, the
prose of Coleridge, Wordsworth's "E1-
cursion," all of Shelley, Jane Austen's,
Maria Edgeworth's and Disraeii's nov
els? These are English classics, books
which no gentleman's library should
be without and with the contents Of
which a we'll read man ought to be &C.
quainted.
One would wager much against little
that the ordinary man who calls him
self we'll read has not read so per cent
of the classics here enumerated.-San
Francisco Bulletin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
THE AMERIcAN HUSBAND.
How He Appears When Viewed
Through English S~pcctacles.

English SpGctaclea.
The American man l.; Ll,"r consist
entity considerable of and generous to
women than any fellow OH earth, and
in no country does he get sharper snub-
bling for his pains. The handling Of
husbands by wives in America amounts
to an art, a profession, almost Il sci
ence. Based on the theory that the
more one has to do the more can
accomplish, ladies who have hard
working enterprising spouses simply
retire from active life. If he man.
ages his office and business satisfac-
torily, why not take owe the house
and servants? What is known as "a
good husband" in the United States
is a first class, nontiring money max
ing machine, who gives everything,
| asks nothing and brags ceaselessly Of
lis wife's projections. Should he pre-
sumo to criticise a charred chop or a
fat soufle or complain at the size Of
the Diapers bills he is set down as a
brute, and the wife Is pitied as a first
class martyr. For such sins as the
above two men Of my acquaintance
were forced to live in hotels a year at
/ q time. They had committed the crime
Of finding fault with the impeccable
sex and were reduced to subsection by
having their homes taken from them.
For my part, 1 think the Briton's way
! is best.-An Englishman in London
| Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
BITS FROM THE THO

The three qualities I admire in wo-
man are beauty, unselfishness, gentle
ness.-T. P. O'Connor.
Why do so many women spot: men,
even as they spoil horses, by too lavish
use of spur and whip and bearing
rein?-Rita.
Our minds find in books what our
bodies find in our surroundings-health
or disease, according to u constitu-
dOn.-Sarah Grand.
Instinct is the name that we give to
motives which cause actions not to be
accounted for by common sense. Pow
er and foresight r things that keep
a nation alive.-Bart Kennedy.
So long as men and women marry
with inferior motives or with no mo.
tive except the novelty Of being mar.
ried they are going to reap results
which they do not want.-Lavinia
Hart.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
TIE German Profes.or.

'yVith the passing of the old type Of
German professor-formerly the butt
Of the comic papers, he of the shabby
clothes and absent air-has gone much
Of the old student life Of Munich"
writes N. Hudson Moore. ''The mod
ern professor IL dressed in the mode.
He commando a large salary which.
with his fees for lectures, often ex-
ceeds that Of the German secretary Of
state. He enjoys his advantasee. good
clothes, good; food, the opera, athletics,
and, according to a critic Of his own ma
tionahty, his ~aspirations are often dis
.tinctiy commercial Many German
professors earn from $1,000 to 100000
marks g marks to the dollar q year,
80 the period of a pipe and garnet II
quite past"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior. United States
Land Office. Minot. No. Oak. Jan. 10. 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
10 this ot9ce by knut L. Rublee, contestant
against Homestead Entry No. 1856. made Sep
tender "a. 1872. for the NWh Of Section y,
testee, In which it IS alleged said contestee has
wholly. abandoned said tract for a period OF
more than six months since making said entry
and next prior to date hereof and iS stu aban-
dOning the same; that he has wholly failed to
establish a residence on his land or to make
any improvement thereon, except one small!
absence was not due to his employment in the
army, navy or marine corps of the United States
during war; said parties are hereby n0tif1ea to
appear; respond and offer evidence touching a4
1905, before tine Register and Receiver Of the
United States Land Office III MtnOt, North
Dakota.
Tic said contestant. having in a proper afida-
Wit, filed February 18th, 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this rotice. can not be made. It is
hereby ordered and directed thai such notice
be gwen by due and proper publication:
JOHNSON Il EEsTOs, L. b. FOA,
Attorneys for Contestant, Receiver.
MinOt, North Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
THE GRAY SQUIRREL.
He II q GENIUS at Hiding Nuts and
Ending Them Agatn.

"One; of the most familiar sounds Of
the summer woods is the rattling bark
of the red squirrel" writes an observ-
er. 1.-THE tones Of his voice are varied,
and there is q great difference between
his angry bark, his cry of fear, the
chattering monologue with which he
addresses an intruder on his domain,
the running fire Of repartee which is
the constant accompaniment of the an
tics Of a pair at play and the long rat
Ting roll call which he utters appar-
emily from sheer enjoyment Of the
sound or as a challenge to some VII.
seen enemy of his own tribe and which
reverberates through the woods often
with sufficient force to carry the sound
for as much as half to three-quarters
Of a mile. If we listen for an instant
when I've hear n Of these challenges
sent forth we may hear it answered
from some distant point so family that
we cannot be certain that it is not an
echo. Some other male has heard the
challenge and, detecting the self salts
fed note in it, has answered, and we
may be fairly certain that they are
Fastening toward each other, each with
the intention Of annihilating his foe or
at least teaching him a lesson.
"Gray squirrels, unlike most Of the
rodents, do not hibernate in the winter
time, but are abroad and very active
during most Of the season. Their nests
are then in hollow trees. but they usu-
ally leave these retreats in March and
build airier and less vermin infested
abodes in the tree tops of leaves and
twigs. If you can watch a gray squir-
rel gathering nuts in the fall you will
see him take Il nut in his cheek pouch
and hop along the ground, testing it
every few yards with his front feet.
When he has found a spot entirely to
his liking he will scoop out a shallow
hole and, placing the nut in it, will
cover it up with the loose earth. This
he will stamp down and restore to it's
former condition by scraping the loose
leaves and small stones over it.
''This performance he repeats again
and again in that and other localities
until he has hidden away in this man.
ner a large quantity Of nuts, n squir-
rel often burying several hundred. In
the winter, as he needs them, he un-
earths these nuts, and it is wonderful
how unerringly he can 60 to his vari-
u caches, even though, as frequently
happens, they may all be covered with
q foot OF more of snow"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
An Elastic Statement.

The new reporter in his story of the
wedding, says the Baltimore Ameri-
can, wrote, 1.-THE floral display stretch
ed from the chancel rail to the doors of
the church."
The city editor in a mild manner, as
is the custom of city editors with new
reporters, said:
"Couldn't you have used a better
word than 'stretchedY Say the floral
display nodded or 'twined' or some
thing like that-some word more sug-
gestive Of flowers"
"'Stretched' Is all right in this case"
replied the new reporter. with the
stubborn courage of a realist. "The
decorations consisted of six rubber
plants, and they had to stretch to cover
the distance"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11

Real value OF College EAucatloa.
We are ,apts to overestmate the value
Of IN education received from books
alone. A large~part#of ,tAe value Of q
college education comes from the social
intercourse" of the students. the re-ea-
forcement, the buttreSsing offeharactef,
BY association. Their faculties are
sharpened and polished by the attri-
ton 6f mindtwith mind and the pitttns
Of brain against brain, which stimulate
ambition, brighten the ideals and open
up new hopes and possibilities. Book
knowledge is valuable, but the knodKls
edge which comes from mind inter.
course II invaiuable.-O. 8. Mafden In
Success magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Ut the Interior,
T~;k4l Ckk1, - 0k&Sn1

United States Land Office, Bismarck. N.
a k Feb. 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by David MantZ contestant against
homestead entry 70. 17347, made May 23rd, 1902
for the seA section II, township 14S n. range 79
W. by Dudley Burns Contestee In which 1t is
alleged that Dudley Burns has wholly aban.
doned said tract, that he never established his
residence and never lived or resided thereon to
this date; and that said tract is not settled upon
cultivated or otherwise improved by said Dud-
ley Burns as required by Law. and that said al
legged absence from the said land was not due
to his employment IL the army, navy or marine
corps of the Unite 1 States as q private soldier.
officer, eaman or marine during the war with
Spain or during any other war In which the
United States may be engaged. said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
a. m. on March q, 1905, before Henry Bartz, a
notary public at his Office in AnamOOse, North
Dakota, and that final hearing will be held at
10 O'Clock q. IN: on March 80. 1905. before the
Land Office in Bismarck. North Dakota.
The said contestant havingina proper afi
d4vit filed February 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice cannot be made 1t Is here
by ordered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
225 John Satterlund, Receiver.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
Nr. Fi.aexa-,s aFslsssphy."

Mr.. Finnernn's ssFileseDhy."
Wanst they wuz a man manned Dor
gan-or wax ut Clancy?-lived clost be
a fri'nd Az moline am had a FURNACE
thot wudden't git fairly shtarted inny
da-ay until along toords noight jusht
whin ut wuE tonne t. bank ut up fer
the noight. Since thin Owe een . lot
O. people thot remolnded me av thot
FURNACE. They shpint most nv their
loives dom nawthin' ixcipt to diuaon-
sthrate how big a fool q non cud b.
An about the tonne they seemed to
have Harmed enough to live they doied.
be Observation-Disclosures American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
Most Unfortunate,

Mother (who wants to be very nice
to bachelor uncle, understood to have
made his pile in Australia)-Now.
Charlie, you've never seen uncle be-
fore. Go and shake hands. Charlie
oh, yes, mother, I have see him be-
fore. Tn sure-at last years panto-
minae!-Punch. VA 8s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
Al HAT.

An AUt0graph Hint.
"Nyill you obiige me with your auto.
graph?" asked a bore of a busy public
man.
Certainly" replied the public man.
"Just make out a check for 10 guineas
payable to my order. 1 will indorse It
c%heerfully, and in due time, you may
be sure, It will come back to you safe
~ through your bank
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
one Wsy.

Hicks-He'n never succeed lin life
never made q living, in fact. Wicks--
Why do you think that? Hicks-Oh.
every time he opens his mouth he puts
his foot in it. Wicks-Well. that's one
way at least Of making both ends meet.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
saved Trouhe,

Daisy-Why, Rose, dear, what have
you done to your poodle? The last time
I NV him his hair was white. Rose
Yea, but 1t was such q nuisance to keep
him washed. you know, SO I just had
him dyed brown!-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
very likely.

Friend-How do you suppose your
baby caught the whooping coughf He
hasn't been e any other children.
Mother-He probably inherited It from
me. I had It when I was just his age.
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
He Knew Tee.

Meekly-Yes, we're going to move t.
AMlamphurst. Doctor-Bnt the climate
tire Hmay disaSree With yeur Vic
Mseh1yv--It wouldn't dare!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11
we Important Point,

Papa-What! Daughter-I wish to
marry the duke, Papa-Wcll, TIL give
up! Da%nghter-1 knew you would, you
dear old pepper Won, but the duke
wants to know how mnch.-Houston
Post. rs
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-03-11

We easily forget crimes that are
known Only to Observation-Disclosures
scauld. Il 4 d
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
BROOKLYN PLAN OF MANHATTAN FIRM.

The Leonard Moody Real Estate Company. OF
Brookly1. was the broker in the leasing OF the
northwest corner Of Bridge and Fulton SITS. Brook
lyn 10 Oppenheim. Collins & Co, Of Manhattan
for term Of fifteen years The property is owned
by Strauss & Charig They TO TaZe the pres
building the site soon the existing
leases expire which, IL is understood. have
year 70 run and erect modern six story business
building. with basement and sub-celler. The buthi-
ing will be of Indiana limestone.
The property includes Nos 4SS and 4s5 Fultou-st
and 404 and 40S Bridge-st II has a frontage
Fulton-st Of about 45 feet with depth OF $50 feet
In Bridge-st.. and forming L OF 30 feet IN
depth There Will be about nine thousand square
feet. OF floor space on each floor The reported
rental is $4,000 year.
The architects or the building Helmle, HUberJy
& Hudsweu prepared plans for an entrance 10
rha FrIdza-st subway station OF the Fulton-st. and
Flstbush- ave. route The Rapid Transit Commission
approved the plans and decided to carry them out,
as tho owners agreed 10 give the city perpetual
easement Of such OF their property as might be
required in the erection OF a stairway for this
entrance The ornamental kiosk. or tnclosure. over
this entrance Will also be designed and carried
the building and the Rapid Transit Commission