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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
MANNING THE YARDS.
A Naval Ceremony That Is Not What
1t Used to Be-.

In the old navy. when United States
the bos'n's mates call, "All hands
cheer ship" was followed by a much
more picturesque ceremony than is
possible now, when the vessels of the
navy are fitted with but a single yard
and that only used for signaling. At
the word Of command MAN the
yards!" there was an amount of aero
batic scurrying on the main decks Of
the old ships that was calculated to
make the ship visitor hold his breath,
the thing looked so dangerous. The
men forward i'll bluejacket uniform
would fairly leap up the rope ladders,
and almost by the time the echoes Of
the command had died away every
yard on each mast would support
scores Of men and boys, all standing
erect, most Of them only held up by
the crossed arms Of the men beside
them. This representation of Il cross
was held by all of the men, and it
vas their business to stand thus With
absolute statucsqu0ness. Then the
command Cheer ship!' would be
bawled ont on deck by the chief bos'n'S
mate, and there would be a yell from
cathead to mizzen that couldn't help
but warm the blood Of everybody with
IN hearing of it. When the men
manned the yards with all sail except
.topsails and stunsails set, such a pie
ture was really beautiful, the mems
uniforms of blue standing out in sap
phire-like contrast to the whites
ness of the shrouds. This was u cere-
mony on all formal occasions, such as
the visit aboard the old ships Of dis
tinguished men. And "Man the
yards!!' and Cheer ship!' were COM
mands always given when one Of the
old clippers of the United States navy
was either departing for or arriving
from a foreign station.
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ing projection for the church dignita-
res. 1t is the first time since 1870 that
such q communication has been sent to
the italian government from the Vati-
can. By implication it accuses Italy of
conniving with the anticlericals, espe-
cially in not prohibiting meetings Of
Socialists. The pope and the cardinals
under Italian laws have the same
rights as sovereigns and princes of for
eign governments.
Peace Conference. Topics.
The question Of the limitation Of
ornaments having been disposed of
with the mildest kind of resolution,
suggesting that the different govern
ments consider the matter, The Hague
conference entered upon a new stage
| with British, American, German and
French delegations combining against
Russia, Belgium and others that were
anxious to terminate the conference.
America. England and Germany
agreed ON a scheme for the establish
ment of an international prize court,
which is also acceptable to France and
certain of adoption. A new feature Of
this scheme Is that the prize court
will be a part of the permanent arbi-
irrational court, and therefore does not
presuppose the existence of war.
This further strengthened the case in
behalf Of a permanent court by show
ing that it would have important work
to do.
Hurryins Troops to Morocco.
General Drude, commanding 5000
French troops camped about a mile
east of Casablanca, Morocco, has been
hard pressed by a succession of fiery
assaults Of the Moroccan tribesmen by
night and by day. In response to his
urgent demands the French govern
ment has ordered 1000 ~sharpshooters
to be rushed to the relief of Casablan-
ca, and it was expected that more
would be necessary in order to control
the rising tide Of anti-C Christian fanati-
cism along the coast Of Morocco. 1t
was reported subsequently that 5000
fanatical Moors under the new sultan
were marching against the city pro-
tected by the French. A section Of
the rebels had proclaimed Mulai Ha-
fig, the sultan's brother, as the ruler
of the country.
The Europeans were rushing to the
protection Of foreign legations in the
coast towns to avoid the threatened
general outbreak and massacre. The
pasha Of Casablanca, who vas held
responsible for the first outbreak, re-
mains a prisoner on board the French
cruiser Gloire, the second officer of
which takes his place as governor of
the city. The French authorities have
restored a semblance of order and
have been clearing up the streets in
which the dead and wounded had been
left for days. The city has been re-
ducel to one-ffth its former popula-
ton, the number of persons slain dur
ing the massacre and bombaTdment
being estimated at 1000. The proper
ty loss was something over $1,000,OO0.
The French have already begun the re-
building of the minaret of a mosque
which was destroyed by shells. The
sultan's army is said to have won a
victory over the native rebels in the
territory where Kaid MacLean has
been held captive.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
His Medal,

The button worn. by those to whom
congress awards medals for special
bravery in the country's service is
blue with white stars, but it is not
common enough for it's significance
to be generally understood. A city
official who was entertaining Il visi-
tor who wore one Of these buttons was
puzzled by 1t and finally asked his WIS.,
itor to enlighten him. The a hest
tated modestly and began to explain
that 1t was different from most dec
orations, especially foreign, which are
usually brilliantly colored. Suddenly
the official recalled what the medal
meant.
ooh, l understand now,"' he inter
rupted; lit certainly Is different.
There's no yellow in it."-New York
Sun. 4.
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TIN E
hartman and Alton to Escape.

TU0IIIuldu dIN 0lI0bi = .SSdPSs H#..
After a series of conferences between
Attorney General Bonaparte, District
Attorney Sims of Chicago and General
Counsel Mather for the Rock Island,
which controls the Alton, at Washing
ton it was generally understood, al
though not yet officially announced,
that the government must keep the
promise Of immunity sanctioned by
former Attorney General Moody in ia
vor of the Alton officials and E. II.
Hartman individually, although this
promise was in the nature Of an oral
understanding and had not the basis
of signed documents. 1t appears that
this promise was not known personal
ly to Mr.. Bonaparte OF to Judge Lands
until after the summoning of the spe-
cial grand jury to investigate the pol
icy of the Alton road. AS soon as this
jury was called former District Attor-
ney Morrison Of Chicago notified Mr..
Bonaparte Of the promise made in his
presence.
Must Treat Soldiers Better.
General Greedy, commander Of the
northern division of the United States
army, recommends that the pay of SOL
diers be increased from 20 to so per
cent, that the term of enlistment be
made five years and that the minimum
penalty for desertion should not be
less than the unexpired term Of enlist
ment. In his opinion, small pay and
lack Of variety in rations III the chief
causes of assertions from the army.
He contrasts the daily pay Of 1874 cents
to that of 500 for the unskilled labor
er. General Carter, commanding the
department Of the lakes, reports that
the cause Of desertion is overwork,
made necessary by the small number
of men in the army.
Steamship Baggage Reform.
The transatlantic liners henceforth
are to be supplied with new forms for.
baggage declarations, so that return
ing travellers from Europe may fill
them out during the voyage and thus
lessen the delay attending this formal
ity at the home port. This will obviate
the necessity of passengers being put
under oath while crowded In the steam
er's saloon just before debarkation.
The words Il do solemnly swear are
omitted from the f or, entry.
Railroad Death List.
According to the accident bulletin
recently issued BY the interstate COM
lmerce commission; 421 passengers and
employees were killed in train acci-
dents on the railroads OF the United
States during the three months ending
March 81. The number injured dur
ing the same period was 1920. This
shows a slight decrease IN number
as compared with the record Of the.
preceding three months.
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fined his own personal attitude as fol.
lows: .Let me say that, as far as l
am concerned and for the eighteen
months Of my presidency that remain,
there will be no change In the policy
we have pursued, no let up in the effort
to secure the honest observance of the
law, for / regard this contest as one
to determine who shall rule this free
country, the people through their gov
ernmental agents or a few ruthless
and domineering men whose wealth
makes them peculiarly formidable, be-
cause they hide behind the breastworks
Of corporate organization" The presi-
dent tried to make it plain that he was
not %objecting to ''honest profits or legit-
Innate promoters and generous divi-
dends for capital employed in founding
or continuing honest business zen
lures" On the contrary, his aim was
to help every honest man and every
honest corporation, but for those who
offended against the law he wanted
additional legislation to provide for
criminal action and for punishment by
Imprisonment as well as by fine.
In this connection he pointed out the
difficulty of successful criminal actions,
because the law is construed in favor
of the defendant and because juries
are generally disposed to excuse Off
Gals of corporations for practices COM
mon in the business community while
Furnishing the corporation for proved
illegalities. He said the idea prevailed
that unless a man can be proved guilty
Of some particular crime he shall be
counted a good citizen, NJ matter how
Infamous his life or how pernicious his
doctrines may have been. This view,
he said, was announced now by a
group Of predatory capitalists and now
by a group Of ~anarchistic agitators
whenever a special champion of their
class is acquitted Of some specific
crime. AS to what he had said about
desirable and undesirable citizens IRE
ferring to the Hartman letter and the
comparison to Haywood, Meyer and
Debs) he declared emphatically: "The
same remains true as when the words
were spoken. I stand pat" In order
to carry out his present line of action,
the president again urged a national
Incorporation law and for the benefit
of wageworkers a national employers
liability law. He assalled the pluto
cratic type of society and reiterated his
belief in the wisdom and justice of the
income and Inheritance taxes. Refer
ring to the corporations which are COM
mon carriers, he reminded the public
again that they could be completely
controlled by the government through
the exercise of the interstate COM
MERGE and post road clauses of the con-
stitution. ..
Tafr's Plea For Negroes.
In a speech at Lexington. Ky, Sec
rotary Taft touched frankly upon the
negro question, saying that distran-
chisement was fair only if it included
illiterate whites as well as illiterate
negroes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Alfalfa In Illinois.

Replying to an inquiry in regard. to
sowing alfalfa in Illinois, A. NJ. Ten
Eyck says:
I understand that alfalfa is being
grown successful in many places in
Illinois. 1t appears to be necessary,
as a rule, to inoculate the Illinois soil
with the bacteria which grows on the
roots Of the alfalfa plants. The best
way of doing this is to eel a little
infested soil from Kansas alfalfa fields
or possibly from we'll established fields
in Illinois. The Illinois experiment sta
ton has shown that the bacteria which
live on sweet clover roots will also
work on alfalfa, and this station rec
ommends spreading the soil from sweet
clover patches over the field to be seed
ed to alfalfa.-Kansas Farmer.
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and Japan. Secretary Van der Velde
Of the international Socialist bureau,
oficiated ut the opening Of the con
gress. The opening address was made
by Herr Bebel Of Germany. He laid
stress on the Socialist gains during the
past year in France and on the fact
that for the first time Socialists had
been elected to the British parliament.
In his own country, while the number
Of seats in the reichstag had been re-
duced, he pointed out that the Socialist
vote had increased a quarter of a mil
lion since 1900. He said the number
of enrolled members of Socialist syndi-
Gates in Germany last year was
100000. He referred to the 'scan-
dalous prosecution of Haywood in
America and expressed satisfaction at
his acq1uittal. Herr Singer presided.
An open air mass meeting was attend
cd by 10000 Socialists.
The more important subjects dis
cussed during the week were lmmigra-
ton, the relation Of the party to trades
unions and the proposal to introduce
simultaneously in all parliaments o
motion for establishing by law maxi
mum working hours.
Catholic Troubles In Italy.
In consequence Of the assault upon
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secre-
tary of state, by an anticlerical mob at
Marine, the pope has sent q note to all
representatives Of foreign powers Mt
Rome and to the italian foreign min
.ster, protesting against the lawless,
less Of the anticlericals and demand
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Lively Mourning.

A noted English artist once was
standing at the edge of the road wait
ing for his horse and he was dressed
in his usual peculiar style-mustard-
colored riding suit, vivid waistcoat
and bright red tie. A man who had
evidently been revealing happened to
lurch round the corner Of the street.
He stared at the famous artist for
a minute in silence, then he touched
his cap and asked In a tone Of deep
commiseration, BEG pardon, guv'nor,
was you in mournin' for anybody"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
International Socialist Congress.

on German soil
at Stuttgart Aug.
IS. OF these
300 were from
G IN a II y, 100
from England,
ninety from.
France, eighty
fro Ill Austria,
fifty from Rus
STA and smaller
delegations from
Switzerland, Bo-
hemia, Hungary,
Italy, Bulgaria,
Roumania, Swe-
den, Holland, the
United States,
Argentina, South
fn;oo AuSfrolia
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
F arm apo
Garden
a NEW TOBACCO.

Valuable Cigar Wrapper Variety
Grown Under Shade.
The original plants of this variety
were found by the writer growing in a
crop of tobacco under cloth by NJ. l..
Floyd near T%ariffville, Conn, in the
season of 1908. This crop was raised
from seed brought to Connecticut from
Florida and which originally came
from the island of Sumatra. In this
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
The Little DARING.

Mrs. Upmore dnaking a calD-Why.
this is your latest photograph, isn't it?
It's an excellent likeness Of you, but
it isn't so good Of baby. Wasn't he
Mrs. Highmus-The idea! Did you
think the little darling in my lap was
baby? That's Fido!-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Sorting and Packing Eggs.

Eggs to be placed on the market
should be carefully sorted and packed
as to size, shape and color. 1t is bet
ter not to put eggs having different
colored shells in the same package:
neither should eggs varying much in
size be placed in the same package.
Every egg should be perfectly clean,
and If Slightly soiled it may be wiped
clean with a damp cloth. If badly
soiled the eggs should be discarded,
for the washing required to clean them
Injuries their appearance. The dis
carded eggs can be disposed Of at
some of the cheaper and less exacting
markets. Eggs may be placed in large
shipping cases or in small p%asteboard
boxes. according to how they are to
be marketed,-G. a. Bell. e
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06

formal e entry
into the presi-
e n tial lists
with a speech
which outlines
S u b S t a n :
TALLY the plat
form on which.
he is willing to
run for the Of
fee of president
of the United
States.
The S p e e c b
was virtually q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Po L1iT
Candidate Taft's Plunge.

After spending several busy days at
Washington working at high pressure
to finish up. necessary business pre-
paratory to his starting out upon a
10000, mile journey around the world,
to include visits with three emperors
and his presence at the opening of the
philippine parliament, Secretary of War
Taft returned to his home state. Ohio.
and at Columbus Aug. 10, before the
Buckeye Republican club, made his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
OF Rat;ocin.tion.

Knt.ker - A boys mother always
fnLs out when he has been swimming.
Bocker-And yet folks never know
when a man takes a Wall street
plunge.-New York SUM-.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Tho Place For the Repent.nt.

They had eloped and returned for
the parental blessing.
Father" the beautiful young wo-
man said, 1--WE are sorry for what we
have done. Will YOU
"Then." the stern old man interrupt
ed, "why don't you go to the lawyer
around the corner? TIN no divorce
court" Heg
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Popcorn Growers.

Some popcorn growers III Iowa are
selling OFF thei,. holdings III this prod
uct, and the reported price IS S2.75 a
hundred. At thirty or forty bushels an
acre the outcome of such n crop should
he neutrality-suspicious. Homestead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Tickle Grass.

The stand Of wild barley, Or tickle
grass, as it is sometimes called, is full
" up to II not better than the stand
last season, says a farmer in Iowa
Homestead The acreage has increas-
ed, and no doubt there will be many
tickled people when the crop is har-
vested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
Pumpkins ~ the cornfieId.

Pumpkin seeds are cheap, and they
can be saved on any farm with almost
no trouble. The cost of the seeds is
the main expense Of a good supply Of
pumpkins when planted In the corn
field, and they are. very valuable to
feed. Why. then, do farmers not plant
them? Because the modern c%ultivator
when adjusted for corn is hard, on the
vines.-Agricola In Iowa Homestead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06

N%orweglans and Lapps, the worlds
tallest and shortest people, live side
by side.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
KEEPING TAB
ON The WORLD

The Presidents Provincetown
Speech Defies Wealthy AMaIe-
factors Believed to Be Plot
ting to Discredit Administra-
j ton and Offers No Let Up on
Bad Corporations ~ Taft Be-
gins Campaign as Roosevelt
Man-Permanent Peace Court
Winning Out at The Hague.
France Checking Moorish Up
rising-Eddy Suit Withdrawn.
Capital Strikes at Labor's
Boycott Methods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
FoRE1GN
The NobIeman's Douma.

49,
Registering for the elections to the
third Russian douma, which is to meet
Nov. IA, has been in progress, but the
masses Of the people pay little or no
attention to the function. In Odessa
there were only forty-nine registries
out of a total of 10000, and in other
places the proportion was similar. The
people have already designated the
next douma as the lords or noblemen's
parliament.
International Socialist Congress.
Eight hundred and eighty-six dele
gates, representing twenty-five of the
leading nations Of the world, consti-
tuted the international congress of So
cialists which met for the first time
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Of cured tobacco to the acre under IA
vorable conditions. The percentage of
the best grades Of wrapper in these
crops is correspondingly high and sat
i~sfactory to the grower and manufac-
turer alike.-A. ID. Shamel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-09-06
SHEEP BREEDING.

Prove Satisfactory.
AT present l am breeding three diff.
ferent varieties of sheep-Dorset, Chcv,
lot and Oxford Down. The Dorscts
the admired and the Oyfords my shoN
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
PoRTER's SHINING PARLoR.

Strictly first-class. A nice place for
ladies' TO have their shoes dressed or
wait while you have your dressed
We carry full line OF shoe laces, all
styles. II you are wearing tan shoes
and wish to change them to black call
on US. We guarantee all work. We
call for shoes that are within a rea
sonable distance. Open 1880 to p.
m. Phone Main 5639.
WILL TAYLOR, Prop,
GIL Eighteenth street.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
NOTIFY US Az ONCE.

Subscribers 10 this paper will please
bear in mind that they will confer a
favor on us by notifying US at once
whenever the paper is Irregular In
delivery or Is late. 1t is our iaul, that
II does not leave this once, but the
Is ours or not. II can be corrected only
ny our being told. All Denver sub
seribers should receive the paper Sat
once system, and whether the fault
urday. All Colorado subscribers by
Saturday or Monday at the latest. II
your paper is all right We are pleased.
II II Is late or irregular. kick,i
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Smallest Bible Published.

Among uncommon re- gious books
must be clasled an edition of the Bible
issued by the Oxford University Press.
It is only tx inches In length and *
in breadth. 1t has to be read By
means Of magnifying glass-and one
is given with this tiny Bible for S.
Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
REGISTER HERR

hqrddes ios hsh ~ b vuA ~ Continually
santng 70 ~ and fssessaay vs eannoa givs satixae
~ ansvesG
Inquiries also COM y - ios accommodations 4 ID
kinda krnishsd sad unfurnshsd rooms With and vuh
osa board. Psfsoos who havs s,eh shouId also res-
ttes With -. In eass thh praeties becomes general
VII greatly ad ~ n on endeavo1 10 further ths pah
~ welfare b thsss IN Dasiie,ilasa Rhhs eaQ
vsks q phons ~
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Frllis cf Succsss.

The woman unbeconiingly clad
stands 4 poor chance OF social success
against her well-dressed sister. and 1t
has been a question OF frocks that has
often won the day for girl or WON.
an seeking occupation as livelihood.
New Album.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Words Of Cheer.

Mr.. William O'Brien. when he was
last in prison in Irelanl. spent the
time in close study of tbs Bible. The
copy he read had been road by the
former occupant Of his cell. At the
end OF jeremiah this prisoner had
scrawled: Cheer up. old .oy Cheer
up!"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Cunning and Ignorance.

Cunning always has been the OF.
iensive and defensive weapon OF is-
noranes. Match cunning with Gun.
ming" only - = last resort-John A
Rowland.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04

We are In receipt Of unsigned no
tIess from time 70 time which are
emitted Tor lack Of signature. Other
eentribvtoss get economical and write
their nsws on such small oieees Of ps.
~ thst they become lost among the
isrpsr sheets on which such matter 10
Usually written. II 10 not often that
matter 10 Intentionally omitted ~hsrs
come good reason does not exist.
Therefore persons will do we'll to con.
form to the easy regulations which
govern matter for newspapers. Don't
cues the editor. Just look and So n
you srs net At fault
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edsk tieuse MeU Lastlno.

A stone house Is not % durable as
one OF brick. A brick house. well con.
stracted. will outlast one built Of
granite.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Sauaaca Machine Drama.

There is department OF modern
drama" which resembles nothing SO
much as a sausage machine; the good
meat Of literature goes in. 10 minced
up. seasoned. and presented 10 our
degenerate digestions.-Is!s.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
Excuse OF the tdler.

There lives not a man who has not
time to do all there is for him TO do.
Lack OF tine" and hard luck are
the whines Of the man who is an idler
and who has no, the push and vim to
open fortunes door.