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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
When. the West Wa. u.l.ow..

When the West Was Unknown.
Between the Missouri and the Pa
clic." said a member Of congress. save
n strip of culturable prairie not above
200 or 300 miles wide. the region is
waste and sterile. no better than the
desert Of Sahara and quite as danger
GUS to cross" The author Of these
words was Edward Bates of Missouri,
whom Horace Greeley long afterward
doomed fo: the presidency in the New
York Tribune and IN the Chicago Re
publican convention of 1850. and who
became attorney general In Lincoln's
cabinet. This was In the session Of
congress Of 1923. AS late as 1913 Nc
Dufie Of South Carolina In a speech In
the senate. which was applauded by
many persons in and out Of that cham
Der. declared that for agricultural pur-
poses he would mot give a pinch Of
snuff for the whole territory" west
Of the Rocky mountains. Putnam's
Monthly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
THE N OF THE
= Fed 3
By NELLIE CRAvEY GILMORE
Copyright. 1905. by Homer Sprague

The Longwoods had just moved to
Glendale after generations of residence
in Lexington. When Miss Mathilde
found out that they were there and not
only going to live in the same town
with herself, but as close neighbors.
she began to hustle about and maxi
hospitable preparations for receiving
them in her own home.
Twenty years ago, when Mathilde
Wesley was a girl in her teens, she,
too, with her mother, father, sisters
and brother, had lived in Lexington,
and the Longwoods and Westleys were
like twin families. But one by n the
parents and sisters had passed away.
leaving Miss Mathilde and her brother
sole survivors. After a few years of
dreary lingering in the old home they
had drifted to Glendale, where Jake
Wesley had built up a fourishing lit
tie mercantile business.
A little later had come also the Pea
bodys and pitched their tent just across
the street from the Westleys' pretty.
rose sheathed cottage. But for this cir
cumstance Miss Mathilde might have
been contented, even fairly happy. Her
life was full of congenial, healthy tasks
which she performed with as much
cheerfulness as she did thoroughness,
each day standing forth as its W
bright monument of reward.
If only there had been a Rus
sell Peabody! Every day for fourteen
years she had been forced to see him
three times, four, sometimes five, as he
passed in and out Of the gate across
the way going back and forth to his
work.
For just a little while many years
ago the sun of happiness had shone
upon Miss Mathilde's life. 1t was in
the days when she was a Vassar girl
and he a student at Harvard. They
had met, fallen desperately in love, ex-
changed vows and rings, only to find
on their return from college that a bit
ter feud had existed between the West
legs and the Peabodys for scores of
years back. That marked the end of
Nathilde Westley's brief love dream,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
Whose Was lit

In a certain Denver church one Sun
day u bright new half dollar was no.
ticed in the aisle by a woman in one
of the pews. She was wondering how
she'd get it, and in glancing around to
see if her discovery had been noticed
she saw a woman directly behind her
looking at the coin. The first woman
feared the second would beat her to
It," so she put her hand over her
mouth and whispered:
"How shall I get that half dollar l
just dropped?
"You didn't drop that. I dropped
it." replied the other.
The women were both wondering
how to get the half dollar when a man
came along with the contribution box.
AS he offered her the box a woman
across the aisle from the other two
said to him:
II just dropped a half dollar on the
floor. Would you be so kind MS to
hand it to me?"
The man picked it up and gave it to
her. The other two women, although
they are neighbors, haven't spoken to
each other since.-Denver Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
Land Crab. of the West Indies.

Land Grabs OF me west 1001eos
In the West Indies is found a species
of land crab which lives a considerable
distance from water, but once a year
migrates to the seashore in order to
spawn. AS soon as the crab reaches
the beach 1t eagerly goes to the edge
of the water and let's the waves roll
over its body to wash of the spawn.
The eggs are Matched under the sand.
and soon after millions Of the newborn
crabs are een quitting the shore and
slowly travelling up the mountains. The
yearly migrations of the old crabs are
among the wonders of animal life. In
going down the crabs of a large region
seem to select a certain rendezvous,
and there they gather in countless
numbers. The procession. which Is
commonly divided into battallons, with
the strongest in front, sets forward
with the precision of an army. In trav-
cling they turn neither to the right nor
left. Even IL they meet a house they
will try to scale It. The night is their
chief time of travelling, but IL 1t rains
BY day they improve that occasion.
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held her amazed and spellbound, for 1t
was q portrait Of herself. Half trem-
bling and turning the leaves Of her cat
alogue with v fingers, she read
its name, 1.-THE Girl In Black" by
George Heathwood.
"And certainly the best thing you've
done, George, old man." said a boyish
looking fellow at her elbow. "1t's the
hit of the exhibition. and such q simple
thing too! Just a girl with a pretty
fower-like face, sitting on a bench in
the park. Oh, l remember! She's the
one you once told me about. Have you
found Der yet. George?"
mot yet" said a voice that made
Cornelia's heart leap. Not yet; but
mean to If l have to spend all my life
in trying"
"And find her when you're at the
tender age Of forty! You needn't frown
50 savagely! I'm sure you've often
been near her when you haven't in the
least suspected it! Today, for instance.
Have you searched this room thorough
u? For you know it's a true saying"
drawled the boy over his shoulder as
he moved away, ''that love makes peo-
pie Blind,
"What do. you mean Heathwood
began, and then, turning, caught sight
Of Cornelia. "You" he said softly be-
meath his breath. "You"
Cornelia flushed.
II beg yous PARDON" he said quickly.
'but since circumstances are what. they
are I am going to call a truce to con-
vention and ask you to do me a favor.
Will you please stay just where you
are for two minutes? Promise me that
you will not go away" He evidently
took her reply for granted. for he did
not wait to hear it. But before half the
allotted time was up he returned with
a distinguished, gray haired woman,
whom many people in the room SEEM
ed to know, for they bowed to her as
she passed.
'It's Mrs. Heathwood," Cornelia
heard some one whisper. "The mother
Of the famous young illustrator"
Heathwood approached Cornelia.
Mother" he said, II want you to
meet Miss-Miss"-
"Stratton," Cornelia murmured.
"Stratton!' rejoiced Heathwood.
dwelling on the word.
The older woman smiled in apprecia-
ton of the situation.
"Miss stratton, may l present my
son, Mr.. Heathwood?"
Cornelia bowed.
"And now that we've been properly
introduced George commenced.
There is a Japanese tea room next
door," Mrs. Heathwood broke in,
'where I am very fond of going at this
hour of the day. Won't you join us,
Miss Stratton?"
Cornelia assented gladly. 1t was all
so sudden and bewildering that it
seemed like part of a dream-a dream
that was coming true. "For now that
I've found you," declared George
Heathwood, ~ never mean to lose you
again!"
AS they moved slowly through the
room the young fellow who had been
Heathwood's companion half an hour
earlier looked after them with twin
king eyes.
tits easy to see," he chuckled, "that
that picture Of Georges wasn't prop
erly named. for the Girl in Black is
going to be the Girl in White. with a
tulle veil and orange blossoms. So
runs the world!"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
LOOK OF SURPRISE CAME INTO HIS FACE
AT SIGHT OF THE MAID.

and Russell Peabody settled down as
an old bachelor almost before he was a
man. Thus the years drifted.
This morning Miss Mathilde was
busy with her dust cloth. interrupting
herself every little while in the clean
ing to run back to the kitchen and
glance ut the preserves sizzling in a
big copper Kettle. The new maid was
tending them. and Miss Mathilde, after
stirring them vigorously for a moment
and pronouncing them done, pushed
back the little damp ringlet that in
sisted upon escaping from the soft
knot on top of her dainty head, while a
sudden look Of inspiration glowed In
her face. She took a deep old fash
Toned dish out Of the cupboard and
filed it with the fragrant steaming
preserves.
"Put on a fresh white apron right
away. Kitty. and take this yer to the
little brown house on the other corner.
where the Longwoods live. Tell them
that Miss Mathilde sent it-for Aud
Lang syne.'' Can you remember that?"
Then she added to herself:
They've just. moved in, and ! know
they haven't got everything fixed up
yet, so the peaches will come in handy"
Now, there were two little brown
houses across the way. and each Of
them stood on a corner. Also Kitty
was q new maid, and It was not unnat-
ural that she should have selected the
wrong place. Miss Mathilde was so
deeply engrossed in the bottllng proc
ess that she did not even look up as
the girl went out of the-gate.
Russell Peabody by some peculiar
circumstance sat In, his study looking
over the contents Of an old cabinet
drawer he lad not opened for, many
years. He held in his hand a faded
knot Of pink ribbon-One that she had
worn that night Of their betrothal-and
his face was less ruddy than Its wont
as he recalled the sweet memories Of
their short lived happiness and the bit
ter thoughts Of all the .drab years that
followed.
The sharp peal Of the doorbell
brought him to his feet. All Of them
were away for the summer; not even q
servant was in the house. and he an
swered the ring himself.
a look Of surprise came into his face
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THAT HELD. HER AMAZED.
has neither friends nor relatives to
help her. But, oh, l do wish l could
find something. I'm so tired of dis
appointments"
From where she sat she could hear
the ceaseless hum and stir Of the city.
There had been hours when it seemed
to call like 4 challenge, and her heart
beat in answer to it. Now it fright
ened her. 1t seemed so vast. so over
whelming. There were SO many prob
lens to be met and mastered. One of
them was clothes.
She had chosen to dress in black be-
cause it was the most economical. Her
deft fingers had fashioned a chic hat
for a triling sum, and for the rest she
wore the same suit, day in and day
out, taking such scrupulous care Of it
that she looked as well groomed as
many a woman of means.
Each day. when she had searched
for work till she was too tired to
search further. she came to sit in the
park, where everything was green and
quiet, where squirrels frisked unmo-
Tested across the grass and where the
clear liquid notes of birds lent a SEM
blance Of the country. There were
moments when the seem charmed Cor
nelia, but oftener she was too dis
heartened to care. What am I to do
IL this state Of affairs lasts much Ion
ger?" she mused on this sitting after
noon in mid August. She was utterly
respondent. Her hands were clasped
listlessly in her lap, and she shut her
eyes to keep back the tears. When
she opened them again. she encounter.
ed the direct gaze of a man sitting on
the bench opposite her. He was a
well set up young fellow Of about nine
and twenty. broad shouldered and
smooth shaven. AS their eyes met the
pity that was in his look changed to
something deeper. take courage" the
look said. life Is a battle for all Of
US. Flight on"
Cornella turned away her head. her
heart auttering strangely. Some n
In all that vast city had seen. had
cared. TITS simply nonsense" she
told herself. Hes never een me be-
fore, nor l him" Yet already she felt
cheered. unrolling a newspaper she
held In her hand. she went over. its
want columns again. At the next Office
where she applied the business a
nger noted something bright and spir-
tied In her aspect that argued well for
her. "I'm the happiest girl In the
whole wide world she laughed a few
minutes later, for she had found q po-
sition at last.
The winter months sped quickly and
pleasantly. There was so much to do
and so much to see-the shops, the the
aters, the surging throngs on Broad
way and the great promenade on Fifth
avenue at twilight, when countless
carriages blocked the. crossings and
when all the fashion and beauty Of
the earth seemed to shine before Cor
nelia's delighted eye. It grew to be
a custom with her In going to and
from her work to search the faces Of
the ~passersby in the half confessed
hope that some time. somewhere, she
should again catch a glimpse Of the
man whom she had seen In the park.
It was a wish. however. that seemed
destined to remain unfulflled.
But one Saturday as she loitered In
crowded downtown art gallery she
came face 70 face with ~ picture that
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-01
HAD to Concede It.

"Well,' said subbubs, I've just
weathered a little labor trouble that's
costing me seventy-ive per week"
s".yvhatv!' exclaimed Gilman. "Sev-
1enty-nve dollars week??'
mo: Is cents. Our cook struck for
I raise from $4.25 to $5."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
MARKET SUPPLIED
WITH GOOD THINGS
Variety of Fine. Fat Poultry
Now offered for Sunday
Dinner.
STALLS SUPPLIED WITH
EXCELLENT VEGETABLES
Splendid Assortment of Lusci-
GUS Fruit Now Displayed
on Market Row.

shoppers on Market row today will
| md the market well supplied with all
Kinds OF good things to eat Poultry
which has been scarce all week. is now
pientirul. The wholesale price OF meat
has advanced some. but there is no
change In retail quotations as Vet.
western fish is rather scarce owing to
the recent storms on the coast, Call
fornia fruit is coming in freely and sell
ing at reasonable prices. The prices on
potatoes onions and cabbage have been
advanced by the wholesalers but no
change has been reported by the retail
ers' There are no sweet potatoes on
the market at present the California
stock is all gone and shipments from the
East are very slow
The retail prices are as follows. Or
anees' 20 to 30 cents a dozen. lines. 40
cents dozen; lemons, "a and 50 cents
a dozen: apples. 81 90 to 81 80 a box: i'm
ported figs and dates. 30 cents a pound: :
bananas, 25 and 30 cents 4 dozen; cram
berries, 10 cents q quart.
Potatoes, s1.00 Il bushel: carrots. -
cents peck: parsnips % cents a peck:
sweet potatoes. 81 cents; parsley. > cents
bunch: celery, cents a bunch; spin
ach. pounds for 25 cents, string beans.
rs cents pound tomatoes 25 cents
pound: caulihower. l2a cents a pound;
peas 20 cents pound, and new potatoes.
cents 4 pound.
Spring chickens at 25 and 80 cents
each; broilers, 22i cents a pound tur-
keys, 26 cents a pound: ducks and geese,
10 cents pound: Eastern eggs. 80 cents
dozen. fresh ranch eggs. IS cents
dozen. butter, 30 and 35 cents a pound
Boiling beef, So cents and 10 cents
pound; prime rib. Is cents pound; por-
terhouse, 20 cents a pound; stewlng NUT
ton, 10 cents pound; lamb chops. l7h
cents pound: leg. IL cents pound,
pork is selling from Is to 20 cents
pound.
Fish was scarce Friday and there was
little 10 he had. Crabs were selling al
% and 80 cents each; Holsters. 20 cents
a pound salmon. liz cents a pound; hal
ibut lo cents a pound oysters. Eastern
selects, 30 cents quart; New York
counts, 30 cents a dozen, Olympia oys-
tcrs. so cents quart.
The latest quotations on hay. grain
and flour are as follows. Timothy, SIS
per ton; alfalfa, SIS per ton; oats, per
100 $50; rolled oats per 100 Si.65; bar
ley. per 100. 81 20: rolled barley. per 100.
Sl35; corn. per 100. $3.50; cracked corn,
per 100 sl.3o. bran, per 100, 9oc; shorts,
per 100, S1.oo; wheat. per .hushel sl.25:
high patent flour. per 100 Sl.s5i straight
grade, Si.65; fancy patent, $l,56.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
Dun s Trade Review.

NEW YORK. Jan. 11.-R. g. Dun 6
Companys weekly review OF trade to-
morrow VIII say
Trade returns arc Irregular because of
the erratic weather unsea son7h)y high
Temperature restricting sales Of heavy
weight wearing apparel at some points.
while business is most satisfactory in
colder sections. Freight bloCkades were
relieved 10 some extent, out there Is still
much complaint of tardy deliveries.
Prices OF ali commodities declined almost
one per cent during Dccemher.
Higher prices have prevailed at the
leading commodity exchanges. In wheat
there was a natural reaction from The
preceding decline In which the short ac-
count took profits, and the recovery
was carried still further in response 10
reports from winter wheat States that a
sharp fall in temperature threatened
much damage from frost because of in
sufficient snow covering Interior ar
rivals OF SPA. 900 bushels OF corn COM
pared with 3,996.Osl and Atlantic coast
exports were only I.ia0.2Ic bushels.
against 597o.&11 in 1906.
Cotton was fairly steady.
Liabilities of commercial failures thus
far reported for January amounted 10
az 2ss, $50. OF which sl.51l. .si4 were In
manufacturing, Sl,469.319 in trading, and
.2s1 2S7 in other commercial lines.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
FOREIGN CROP REPORT
WEAkENS THE MARKET
Argentina's Wheat Will Exceed
Previous Estimates; May De-
livery Closes Lower.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1l,-Reports from Ar
sentine that the wheat crop of that coun-
try VIII exceed previous estimates weak
ened the local wheat market today. At
the close wheat for May delivery was
OIL shade. Corn was up &c. oats were
unchanged and provisions were &c TO zoe
lower.
The advlces from Argentine Offset a
numoer OF bulllsh reports from the
northwest and caused an easier feeling
III Tie Pit for the greater part OF the
day. The receipts in the Northwest con-
tlnued small and severe snow blockadeE
upon the railroads banshed hope for
an immediate increase In the movement.
Receipts at Minneapolis increased only
100000 bushels compared with an in
crease OF 1865 900 bushels for the same
day last Year. In the Southwest weather
conditions were declared excellent for
the growing crop. Demand was slack
and trading quiet throughout the day.
The market closed steady. May opened
a shade lower at I6ic: sold between T6I
I6lc and 76iaI6sc, and closed at 76ac.
Trading In the corn pit was very quiet
and prices held steady throughout the
day. Unsettled weather In the corn belt
strengthened the market somewhat, Mar
Ket trading WAS confined almost 10 COM
mission houses. May opened unchanged
to a shade higher at 4$sG433c, sold TO
i3sm l3imf3sc, and closed at 452mi3kc.
RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
ESTATE OF SARAH ANN DAFT
DECEASED.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.

The undersigned Will sell at private
sale the following described real estate.
to- wit Part of lot eight (S), block atty
two (52) plat ~ salt Lake city sur
vey; commencing . rods north and lil
feet west OF the southeast corner of said
lot and running thence west q feet.
thence north i8k feet. thence east "a feet
thence south +6l feet, to the place Of be-
ginning; also beginning 2 rods north OF
The southeast corner OF said lot and run
ming thence west So rods. thence north 5
rods. thence east 81 rods, thence south 3
rods. to the place OF beginning.
Said tracts will be sold as one parcel.
and written bids will be received by the
undersigned on the 18th day of January.
1907, at any time before five o'clock OF
said day at the office and store room Of
!. w. Jenkins s; Sons. No 76 East Sec
ond South street Salt Lake City. Utah,
Terms OF sale; Cash. Each bid must
he accompanied by n certified check for
ten per cent OF the amount OF the bid.
CHARLES Fl, JENKINS ana
j. y. LYON, Executors, and
EVA FLEMING MARKS.
E2ecutriX
OF the last Will and testament Of Sarah
Ann Daft deceased. f2763
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12

VIII contain an accurate business di-
rcctory Of every city, town and village
in the State. A descriptive sketch OF
each place will be. given, embracing
various items of interest Lists of
Government and county officers will
also be included in the work as we'll
rs census statistics, hotels, newspapers.
terms Of courts, postofliccs, express and
telegraph offices, etc. An important
feature will be tho Classified Directory
giving every line of business, arranged
per pt'pV, eopv W $500 Advertising tes'Sa rates on
application, X. l.. POLK & co, Pub
fishers, w, p Cooper, Secretary and
Manager. 6l7-620 Dooly building, Salt
Lake City.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
New York Flour and Grain.

NEW YORK. Jan, ll.-Flour-se-
ceipts. 10000. exports. 222oO barrels.
Market. steady. with n quiet trade.
Wheo,-Receipts. 1866 bushels ey-
ports. 2S4.377 bushels. Spot. steady: No.
red, nc elevator; No 2 red, soic fob.
s1oat; No. l Northern Duluth. S9sc b.
aGoat; No, hard winter Sitc fob
afoat.
Options-The wheat market was un-
settled all day, AT ilrst weakness, on
an absence OF short interest. prices
had an irregular advance through the
afternoon. on big daily and weekly
clearance. fair local bull support and ex-
MAY. S2i@S2sc closed at S21c; July, SEA
S2ic, closed al S2ic.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
Pct. Pet.
dangers Of a Cold and How to Avoid
Them.

Moro fatalities have their origin in
cr result from n cold than from any
other cause. This fact alone should
make people more careful as there is
NO danger whatever from cold when
il is properly treated in the beginning
Eor many years Chamberlain s Cough
poredv has been recognized as the
most prompt and effcctual medicine In
nse for this disease. IL nets on ma
ture s plan, looscns the cough, relieves
the lungs. opens the sccrctions and
aids nature in restoring the system to
. healthy condition. Sold by all lead
ing druggists,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
COPPER AND IRON ARR
HIGHER IN LONDON
lin Shows Slight Decline: New
YORK Metal Market Re-
mains Firm.
~. !:

NEW YORK. Jan. 1l-rhere Voc
considerable decline in the London lin
market with spot closing at slss 5s.
and futures at s1Ss lis Sd. Locally the
market was easy. and closed az si1 oo6
41,25 for spot
copper was higher in London with
spot quoted at sl0s 12s Cd and futures
at Slo9 Locally the market continued
hEfn' Lake is quoted at $24a5M25 90
electrolyuc at s2fOo@245c. and casting
at s23.15@24
Lead was unchanged at s6.oO@s3 in
me local market and at s19 pounds lis
sd In London.
Spelter was unchanged at s27 l5c in
London and at s6.55G6I5 in the local
market.
Iron was higher in London. with stand
ard foundry quoted al Cos sd. and Cieve-
land warrants at els lad. Locally Iron
was unchanged No. / foundry Northern
is quoted at s25.2o a 2G.25; No. foundry
Northern at S2i,15G25.I5; No. l foundry
Southern, S25-50m26.50 No. . foundry
Southern, S25, 00m &c. 90
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
FORK Fruit Market.

IAN. 1.-THE New York
naporated apples Is reported
ne recent Improvement in
osmand a little more active
-, grades Fancy, 9T9ac:
sGady in zone. with prices
|r,i,, % 10 &c. according TO
7"ornia fruit; Oregon COS To
sc quiet and unchanged (;
ara choice. 17@lsc: fancy,
S quiet. but steady: choice,
hi Sce' l2fc; fancy, i3c.
arm IN tone. owing to light
HIsi more popular sorts. Loose
snTs seeded rnisins. "a @70c,