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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05

Congressman and Mrs. Marshall
have returned from a trip to the
Panama canal zone, in company
with other congressman and Off
cials. Mr.. Marshall, with other
public men, is pleased to report
progress on the canal work, which
is progressing at the rate of about
$4,000 yards of excavation a
month. At this rate it will take a
number Of years to complete the
canal, but mammoth undertakings
of the kind are not to be completed
in a month or year and the passage
of years is not so important with
a vast improvement that separates
two hemispheres, makes a water
way for ocean commerce thousands
of miles shorter than before and
brings the occident and the orient
together.-Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
Jury Eriendships.

1.-THE eleven men in the world for
whom I entertain a feeling of peculiar
friendliness are those with whom I
served on a jury once" said a broker.
''There isn't any other human tie just
like that existing among Jurors In a
criminal case. There we are, twelve
men, all perfect strangers to each 9th
er. with different tastes, tempera-
ments and habits, picked up and bound
together for days in the most trying
circumstances. The hardships, the
tragic phases Of the situation, reveal
us in a new light. Hitherto unsuspect-
ed traits crop out. We argue, we quar-
rel, we sympathize, we make up. in a
manner that would surprise our closest
friends. The responsibility that we
share sets up apart from everybody
else and establishes a bond of interest
and sympathy that is pretty sure to
iast."-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Remember that the money you
squander won't work for you.
We are always too young to have
known better if our mothers are the
judges.
Men do a lot of things just as fool.
ish as having their clothes button in
the back.
Dreaming of what you would do If
you had a large income is probably
about the slowest way to get one.
The man who fails in his efforts to
do something well is still more of a
success than the one who never tries.
A mother worries If her daughters
are not invited to parties and then sits
up and worries because they are out
late when they are invited.
Ever occur to you that you ought to
dress up more and brush your clothes
oftener? Most people as they become
old neglect their personal appearance
too much.-Atchison Glob.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
CONGRATULATIONS, THAT'S ALI

The last two issues of the indie
pendent indicate that Editor Nine
han is quite exercised about an
article appearing in a recent issue
of the Times regarding his ap-
paintment on one of the state insti-
tuition boards. In the last issue
the Independent even retracts
its former article on Mr.. Surber
which shows a condition of hys-
terra around the Independent Of
flee quite serious. Mr.. Minehan
seems to have entirely misunder-
stood the Times article. We
simply desired to congratulate the
Mclean county democracy on
having been recognized-on the
appointment of one who can show
by the record of many in Arm
strong precinct an influence that
is commendable. Never, save in
one instance, did he allow a change
in the record. He has always in
fuenced one vote for the untensi-
|fied-his own,-no less no more.
Many patriots cannot show a bet
ter record than Armstrong pre-
cinct. The governor could not
have found more deserving demo-
crat in Mclean county. For over
fourteen years there has been cast
one solitary democratic vote in
Armstrong precinct-and that vote
was Minehan's. Here was COM
mendable persistence and infu-
ence. True Mr. Minehan was
never, except in one instance able
to influence any other votes than
shis own but think of that loyalty
to principle and fidelity to duty
that actuated this man to year
after year cast his vote for democ-
racy. Having controlled his own
vote all these years without recog-
milton how easy, how certain it is
that now that he has been recog-
nized, democracy will continue to
receive the vote and tremendous
influence of the new editor Of the
Independent, formerly Of Arm
strong lprecinct. He should not
get mad at the Times. We simp-
lyswanted to congratulate him for
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
THE ExPIA1oRY DEAD.
kexpIicabis Fate Of the Enemies Of
Orevfus Revision.

kexpIicabis Fate Of the Enemies ct
preyfus Revision.
always the dead!" Reinach cried
bitterly. "Whenever we find a for
gerry, a crime, always it is set to the
account of a dead mani"
And he drew up a list, horrible In its
%eloquence, of the dead who strewed
the dark path Of this monstrous case
Of crime and cruelty and infamy. Yet
there had fallen so many of the enc
mics of truth and justice that he might
have called them the expiatory dead.
Three l have told you of-that poor
wretch, Lemercier Picard, found dead"
in his room in the Rue de Sevres; Hen
ri, found Dead" with a closed razor
near by; Felix Faure, found dead"
and struggled into his palace.
There were many others. Captain
d'Attel, who claimed to have heard
Dreyfus avow his guilt to Lebrun-Re-
nault the day of his degradation, was
found dead" in a railway train, his
corpse blue and already on the way to
decomposition, though his journey had
lasted but an hour. This pretended
confession, which Dreyfus never made,
D'Attel confided to his friend, Chaulin-
Serviniere, a member of the chamber
of deputies. Now, the deputy took
train one day to visit his home. An
hour later he was found dead" on the
railway tracks between two stations.
And Rocher of the prison guards, who
also claimed to have heard Dreyfus
say, II am guilty, but I am not the
only one" died, and to this day no one
knows where or how. It was as
though eternal truth had reached down
and slain this lie wherever it lifted its
evil head.
The project Barreme was summoned
to Paris by his government chief. He
was found dead" in his compartment
when the train arrived at the Care st.
Lazare. Laurenceau, project of the
north, was called to Paris to give evil
dence regarding the spy system on the
German frontier. There was nc acct
dent on the journey. The next day he
was found dead" in his room at the
Hotel Terminus.
Lorimer, one of Henri's most tire
less agents of forgery and crime, was
"found dead" hanged in a lonely barn;
another, Guenee, was "found dead" on
the floor of his room in Paris. Then
there was Munier. His part in the con-
spiracy had been to falsify the mean
ing Of a cryptic telegram sent by Pa
niZzardi to the Italian government, so
that it affirmed the guilt of Dreyfus.
And Munier was found dead" in a
railway train. Was it any wonder the
martyrs friends began to see in these
mysterious and opportune deaths the
work Of al avenging destiny? With
grim emphasis Reinach declared, "De-
cidement Ia fatalite est Dre%yfusarde!
the very stars in their courses fought
against the lie.-Vance Thompson in
Success Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
having come under the MICROSCOPE
cal observation of the chief ex-
ecutive of the state.

Farmers in some sections of the
state have allowed their fields to
become infested with weeds as a
result of the use of unclean seed.
This is a serious matter because Of
loss to the crop through the dam
aged crop and increased yield and
more because of the annoyance
and expense of cleaning the land
for future crops. Pure, selected
seed with careful cultivation of the
soil will help in the eradication of
the weeds.-Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
A Plea For the Indolent.

Men who fill unaccustomed positions
exacting severe mental toll are almost
sure to be short lived. Persons whose
callings subject them to a heavy nerv-
u strain ought occasionally to spend
a day or two in bed. Even an after
noon nap is a tonic and may do much
to lessen the wear and tear Of nervous,
anxious days. One Of the ablest states
men Of modern times, when once re-
preached In early life for Incidence, re-
torted, II am storing energy."-Wil-
liam Mathews in Success Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
The Angel Face.

HE said I had a face like one Of
Raphael's angels" said the blond, with
III concealed satisfaction.
ooh, well, the faces of Raphael's an
gels were all painted, you know" re-
piled the Jealous little brunette.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05

The speech OF Hon. A, j. Gronna
in the house of representatives in
opposition to the ship subsidy
measure covers five pages of the
Congressional Record, or about
$4,000 words. 1t lisa strong speech,
full Of statistical matter and
of meaty suggestions. For ex-
ample: "Last year we produced
4,5SO,O0O bushels Of cereals. The
producer is the one who keeps
both the common carrier and the
manufacturer busy. You propose
to give So, 10000 to seven steam
ship lines, annually, for ten years.
We expended nearly $4,000 last
year for rural carriers, but it was
paid to 1866 people. It is pro-
posed to spend nearly $40,00O.000
to eliminate competition, by aid
ing the strong concerns to crush
the weak. We had a measure be-
fore this house to obtain a loan of
$1,0O0,000 for the drainage of the
Red River valley, "unequaled in
productiveness, the bread basket
of the world" to benefit a large
number of the world" to benefit a
large number of people, but we are
denied even the privilege Of call
ing the bill up, thereby prevent
ing an intelligent discussion of
the subject.
He showed the cost of carrying
ocean mails last year to have been
$2,55O,O00, besides $42,976 paid for
smaller concerns, and yet it was
proposed to pay to these seven
lines a sum greater than the whole
cost of ocean mails last year.
Steamers of United States regis
tiers are paid SLIGO per pound for
letters and postal cards and 8 cents
per pound for other matter. For
eign ships are paid ID cents per
pound for letters and postal cards
and 8 cents a pound for other mat
ter. He gave comparisons of Brit
ish and American ships, and wages
of those engaged in the shipbuild-
ing industry. He spoke of the
public land subsidies granted to
railroads which had yielded them
nearly a thousand million dollars,
not to speak Of the guaranteed in
terest of $65, 100000 to the Union
and Central Pacific railroads. The
shipbuil9ers are now asking the
same consideration. The value Of
the railroads is Sill, 24O, 600 1000,
paying taxes on a small per cent
age Of their valuation-in North
Dakota on Is per cent; in Idaho
but IL per cent; Washington, 14.3;
New York, 81; and Colorado, 35
per cent. In Wyoming, but q
per cent.
He urged that the money had
better be used for forestry and
gave valuable statistics in that line.
He opposed special privileger and
spoke Of the glorious fight Theo-
dore Roosevelt is making against
the trusts Forum.
viii Go on Your BOND, Frank E,
Funk, LIST. Natl Bank, Washburn.
Nh 49,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05
A Leeeer Evil.

Messenger = Your wife has eloped
with your chauffeur. Husband-Thank
fortune! Now / won't have to break
It to her that the cook has lsft.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-04-05

Will Go on Your BOND, Frank E,
Funk, LIST. Natl Bank, Washburn.
North Dakota.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-05-16
Sunny Alaska
 By ,>s 5. A. CrandaIl ,ss
s. A. CT randall

T owing theory regarding he of the cbar oi Alaska from tropical country land of and ice was especially for be Popector by S A Candal who has Inad special study sa subjects since l college days Mr. ff was eluca Carlton College, North ted Mln; Ann Ar lr Rcqau and the University Washington, D. C. While M Carlton lonerceI the study of astronomy and at Ann Ao was ents who selected to attend the l revision Of Professor WincheIs World Building
 l at Washington e of lectures several months at the SD sonan Ins.uon, the subject His theory of
 he cause Alaska appears 10 be reasonable nd as far as we can materially any other ad yaneea.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-05-16

an Arctic winter whose howling blasts throughout the ages were destined t sing sad requiem to the departed glory of Sunny Alaska. All pervadin9 darkness noW settled down on Alaska and the Polar bear and Arctic fox cast upon her unhospitable shores by { casual ioe of ice, waudefe1 about and perished in the aWfuiness of the desU- latlOu.
 Owing to the situation of Alaski with reference to the Japanese current 1t probably always has been charac CT lZed Dy the most dense humidity oi any territory on earth. This moisture which under normal conditions Was probably precipated in showers, tor rents aid typhoons, now, under tbe conditions assumed to exist, was pro bably heaped upon the innert body oi Alaska in the form of snow with rap ldity and 10 an extent that never dia and probably never could exist in any other spot on earth. For what perioa of time the snow continued 10 accumU late, or to what depth the said accumU iatiOn attained. ii Is impossib @ to form an estimate, bat the period must have rup into ages and the accumulation c. snow into something tremenduous. for when the gathering snOws had re0ched their climax and commenced their OF ward march to the sea. forming the uH equalled glacier system of Alaska, She ice bodies manifestiy flowed over the tops Of the mountain ranges just as water flows over the rocks in hidden reef.
 All over the territory today may be seen the tracks of glaciers which nave cut down five hundred to a thousand feet rig kht into a mountain, ieaviuC a path like railroad cut. with sloping sides. Some slight idea may be formed as to what condition existed during the perlod when these great glac CTS were formed, by cOnsioering what the conditions are at the present time when snow h.s ceased 10 accun ulate and the activity of the glaciers on the decline.
 At oltka there is the greatest rain fall Of any place outside of the tropics while in the vlcinity of Valdez the snowfall is annually from seventy five to one hundred and twenty five feet. with au additional heavy rainfall; even this amount of precipitation would ac
 
 time if it were not annually wasted by the summer heat.
 Upon the principle that body will move along the line of least resistance, what would be tho natural thing to expect to result from the con ditions which. 1t is assumed. existed With the northern side of these vast snow fields ice bound and infexble while to the southward the annually recurring and ever Iengtbe;iing summer 1haws, loosened the bonds somewhat -ettled and solidifed the snow: filled all the low places and valleys with ice fairly raving the country up to com mon and altitudinous ievel, aicne which the immense ice fields m0ved backed by the crushing force of, ,tht mountains of snow. for ages fillef valleys, razed mountains, cross;7tH' m ountain ranges, and plowed dest canals to the sea, through whieh th'
The Alaska prospector., 1907-05-16

and as far as we can learn diners Vaneea.
 H.. is something iii the theme that seems inaougruous CT difficult oI ut terance and does not alip easily from the tongue like the familiar sunny S,ntil CT sunny Italy. This may arise from disasaociation of ideas or per caapc9 from the non eyis.eae5 of q present fact.
 The idea of Sunny Alasi1a. however, Is neither q fairy tale hof aa loIe dream. 1t some remote period, sln1e tho stars sang together the great Anthem of crea ion, this same cold, barren. Arctic Alaska was warmed by tha vertical rays of al eqa;.torloi sun and her shores b. the spice laden breezes of the tr2n.cs.
 Primitive Alaska was little like the Alaska of today with it's Hld rasnlng streams. it's cataracts and waterfalls, it's glaciers and snow capped mountainS and it's cold and barren soil, t"e home of perpetual frost. A sAe came from the Creator, Alaska Was easenu- ally vast plateau or rathe. a series of ulateaus. relieved by mountain tauges along the coast; in her ciiAa,4 and paysical features resembling t2t far excelling the most charming portions of Arizona or New Mexico
 Over her limitless steppes and pam pas roamed iunUmerable species or animals wholly unknown to the Alas ha of the present time. Through Der dense forests tAundered mlgufY hordes of eiephantine monsters; along lie sedgy banks of her streams the Cape buffalo roamed at will; amid the reeds and jungles the wild boar and pecca. found agreeable habitat; from the tree tops myriads of blrds of gaudy plyimage and various members of inc monkey family. cawed and cLattered III their naunts of comfort and plenty.
 4 copious rainfall contributed to 2fiI 1EEGEGtl ANNi4 icIiS = D'' ti - vegetation and fed the streams, that constituted the natural drainage of the iand. which moved with gentle flow to the sea, through wide and fertile val leys in the beds prepared for them from the foundation of the world. Upon this scene. all instinct with fife and activity. of a land specially endowed with providential bouuties, land parnpered by the prodigallty of tropical cline, teerning with beasts and birds, fragrant with the odors of now ering plants and fruit bearing shrubs, fhe curtain was suddenly ruug down. tte act completed and the tragedy ended. -,
 In this cataclysmic change all life perished. Every river, rivulet aud Till, to it's profoundest depth aud remotest
The Washington herald., 1907-01-01
REAL CHINESE GONG.
Terrible Power of Utterance De-
scribed by LafcadiO Hearn.

4 rom Lafc1Ql1 hearu LeleTs.
BY the bye. did you ever hear a real
/ Chinese gong? I don't mean a id hotel
gong, but one of those great moon disks
Of yellow metal which have so terrible
power of utterance. A gentleman in
Bangor North Wales, who had a pri-
vate museum Of South Pacific and Chi
nese curiosities. exhibited one 10 me. It
was hanging amid Fiji spears, beau
tifuliy barbed with sharks teeth, which,
together with grotesqUe New Zealand
clubs Of green stone, and Sandwich ISL
and paddles wrought with the baroque
visages Of the Shark-God. were depending
from the walls. Also there were Indian
elephants in ivory. carrying balls in the
carven bellies, each ball containing some
other balls inside it, The gong limmered
pale and huge and yellow, like the moon
rising over a Southern swamp. My friend
tapped its ancient face with a mufflied
drum stick. and It commenced to sob
like waves over a low beach. He tapped
II again and it moaned like the wind in
a mighty forest of pines. Again. and it
commenced to roar, and with each tap
the roar grew deeper. till It seemed like
thunder rolling over an abyss in the
COrdilleraS, or the crashing Of Thor
chariot wheels. 1t was awful and aston
ishing as awful. I assure you did not
laugh at It az all. It impressed me as
something terrible and mysterious I
vainly sought to understand how that
thin. thin disk Of trembling metal could
produce SO frightful a vibration. He In
formed me that it was very expensive,
being made chiefly of the most precious
metals-silver and gold.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-01
BASEBALLNOTES

McGM, late Of Austin, Tex. is said TO
be the most promising Of the new St
Louis Brown pitchers.
Schrecz. the Athletics catcher, Is max
ing record as a double century bowler
IN Philadelphia League.
The Memphis Southern League Club
has arranged games with the Chicago
White SOx for March so and 81
Since the Johnson-Comiskey love feast.
Jimmy Callahan is trying to figure out
what VIII become Of his lawsuit
AS Il reward for his stick work last
summer the Brooklyn management has
decided to raise Lumley's salary 10 $1,000.
SO 1t is said.
The Southern League magnates turned
down the application of Sammy Strang,
the New York player for = franchise for
Chattanooga.
The Cincinnati pitching staff VIII go TO
Texas on March J. The other members
Of the club will report At the training
camp ten days later.
If a deal that is now hanging fire goes
through, Joe McGinnity viii land in St
Louis and Grady and Brown Will be trans
ferred to New York
Charles Comiskey viii start down the
Mississippi River on house-boat about
the middle OF this month. He will take
along a party Of friends.
Lindsay, who viii be supplanted at first
base at Detroit by Rossman, objects TO
being sent to St. Paul or Baltimore. He
is asking for his outright release.
The salary limit Of the Southern League
has been raised to $500. No club will be
al -
players one month after the campaign
opens
In four single games last season Willie
Keeier peeled of four hits. Chase. IF
the Yankees; Murphy. Of the Athletics.
and our own Lave Cross made that num-
Der three times.
Herbert, Barger, Newton, and severai
others who could not come up to the
standard Of the American League while
with the Highlanders have been told T.
report to Montreal
Tate Crowley, the big indianapolis
twirler. is anxious TO retire from the dia-
mond and devote himself entirely to his
law practice in Columbus. Cromiey is a
Georgetown graduate.
Frank Donahue, the Detroit pitcher,
says 1t is more pleasant to register hotel
guests than register kicks against the
poor umpires 50 he has decided to stick
to his hotel in Philadelphia
The brunt of the pitching for Detroit
next season viii fall on George Mullin.
The Tiger management has offered him d
oonus of Sl,000 if he gets the long end of
the score in thirty or more games.
Kittridge. who was with the Nationals
the greater part Of last season. writes a
friend in this city that he expects to
give Montreal the strongest team that has
ever represented the Canadian city.
The advent of Tommy Corcoran in the
New York Nationals means the RELOCATION
of Jack Hannifan to the substitute list.
Hannifan was tried out by the PhiIadel-
phia Athletics last spring, but was not
quite fat enough
The Washington herald., 1907-01-01
ARMYs ATHLETIC FINANCES.
Expenses of West Point Football
Team $4,000.

Treasurer Smith. of the athletic asso-
citation of West Point, has made public
his annual report Of the finances of the
Military Academy's sports. and incident
ally affords splendid object lesson on
the proper conduct OF athletics to col
leges and other institutions beset by fnan-
ciai evils, of which there IS a general
complaint The students OF the Military
Academy conduct their sports wholly by
subscriptions, without charging a cent for
gate admission at any Of their contests.
They go through 4 hard football reason,
maintain baseball and minor athletic
teams. and complete the year with an ex-
penditUre Of less than $4,000.
In contrast to the extensive budgets of
Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
and Cornell the Army report is most strik-
ing. For football the gross sum OF s. l03 Is
was expended, 81, 520.18 went for coaching.
81 5000 in guarantees 10 teams visiting
West Point 10 play, $1,000 10 officials
who served at the games, S1.081.55 10 q
trainer and his assistants, S1.7S4.Ii for ma
terial. sl,O3274 on the Army and Navy
game, and $3.50 for livery
This money, together with all others ex-
pended during the year. was supplied by
contributions The cadets gave 81. S8S, and
officers on the post S1,120 Civilians con-
tributed S4,1C4. and officers not on the post
s13.I0.O7, while S1n-22 came from liked
sources. The contributions from officers
not on post came from all over the globe,
some from Us far as Slam, where officers
were " furlough The total eOntribu-
tors were 1,291 in number, giving eighty
more than $20000. the contributions rang
ing from 81 TO 500. Only so gave SO or
more