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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Care of Poultry.

The hens do not suffer SO much for
green food when the weather is nice
and there is no on the ground.
They eat the grass and seem to relish
1t though it is dead and brown. At
this season we give the specked ap-
pies at sorting time to the hens.
We find that IL place for hens to
scratch pays for itself in one winter
liz the fowls health and in eggs. 1t
won't do to allow the hens to huddle
In one corner half dead if it's healthy
fowls and eggs we're after. The litter
that accumulates where the hay is
thrown on the barn floor makes the
best kind of scratching material. The
hens search out the fine seeds and eat
every clover leaf.
We are learning the value of bran
as a. hen food. In their soft food for
breakfast we use bran as IL basis. 1t
gives bulk. 1t. is n Of the desirable
feeds that are not too expensive with
eggs at present prices. An experienced
poultry breeder says bran is a good
regulator of the system. and I know,
if other conditions are right, the feed
Ing of bran largely will increase the
egg yicld.-H. NJ. W. in, Ohio Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
FAMOUS GAMBLERS.
Old Time London Betting Clubs and
TheiF Members.

O1u 1llHC AVuuOn 0Ct01uB N4UOD O1o
Their Members.
There were three principal clubs
Whites. Brookes' and Bodies. Whites
was originally a chocolate house" in
William ILLS time, but became a pri-
vate club early in the eighteenth CEN
fury and was used by the Tories. It
was a club always noted for high play
and betting, and very curious some Of
their bets were, the old wager book
being still preserved. Brookes' was
the Wing club and was then conduct
ed by that q
Liberal Brookes. whose speculative skill
Is hasty credit and a distant bill;
Who, nursed in clubs, disdained a vulgar
trade,
Exults to trust and bushes to be paid.
Among the members of this club
were the Prince of Wales. and, of
course, his fidus Achates, Sheridan, be-
sides the great Charles James Fox.
who here played deeply and whose
name Is oft recorded in the wager
book. which. however, is Of older date
and was kept when the club was held
at Almack's. Lord N%orthington bets
Mr.. C. Fox. June 4. 1774, that he (Mr.
c. F.) is not called to the bar before
this day four years." March IL. 1915.
Lord Bolingbrokc gives a guinea to
Mr.. Charles Fox and is to receive a
thousand from him whenever the debt
of this county amounts to Eli ,O0O,-
600. Mr.. Fox is not to pay the f1,O00
till he is one of his majesty's cabinet"
"April Z, 1901. Mr.. Sheridan bets Lord
Lauderdale and Lord Thanet %
guineas each that parliament will not
consent to any more lotteries after the
present II voted to be drawn in Feb
ruary neXt."-From The Dawn of the
Nineteenth Century," by John Ashton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
FEEDING SWINE.
clcan Food Required to Produce
Good Meat,

Clean Food Required to Produce
Good Meat
The maiu expense in raising swine Is
:aeir feed. and it is the duty of the
feeder to get the most out Of it that be
possibly can. Some farmers make 9
mistake in throwing feed to their hogs
and letting them take care of 1t. When
hogs are fed in this way they do not
receive the full benefit of the feed, for
a portion Of it is wasted. We must re-
member that one days poor feeding
will more than counterbalance two
lays of good feeding.
Regularity in feeding swine is of very
great Importance, though some are
slow in realizing this fact. The diges.
tive systems Of animals adapt them
selves to receive food at certain times.
and if the food is not given at the ex-
pected time the animal is worried
thereby. This results in loss Of one
kind or another. Frequently the food,
being late, is taken in too large quanti-
ties or too hurriedly for the best good
of the animal. For this reason it is to
our advantage, as well as the hogs, to
make it a rule to feed him at exactly
the same time each day.
We must be careful what we feed.
Any old thing that no other animal will
look at is not good enough for hog
feed. We cannot expect good meat I'M
less clean food is used. Some farmers,
no doubt, congratulate themselves that
they have all the cor their hogs will
consume and that there is no better
feed. They will start the hogs cxclu-
Sively on corn at the commencement of
the fattening period, using no care not
to give them too much of it, and finally
the result is that the appetite and di-
gestion OF the hogs are injured, and
they are given a backset that they will
rot readily overcome. Corn should be
fed in small quantities at first, gradu-
ally increasing the amount as the hogs
stomachs become stronger until they
are on full feed, says a writer in Farm
Press. Better results are produced by
feeding corn in relatively small quaint
ties in conjunction With mill foods.
alfalfa and clover hay and such foods
as turnips, %artichokes, etc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Some Il Wills.

One of the oldest documents of the
will kind known was that of Queen
Austrigilda, consort of King Goutram
Of Burgundy. The dying princess, en-
Joined upon her husband to STAY and
bury in the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her. An
other will was that of a husband who
forbade his wife's marrying on pain of
his returning to haunt her. This is
quite different from that Of a oma
who instructed her executors to seek
out "some nice, good. pretty girl' who
would make an affectionate second
wife to her spouse. 1t is a fact inter-
esting in this connection that the first
Napoleon actually bequeathed 10000
francs to n fellow named Cantillon,
who had been tried for attempting the
assassination Of the Duke of Yelling
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
MUTTON FINISHING.

A New Sheep Feeding Era In the
- Corn Belt.
Mutton finishing operations in the
corn belt. have been hampered this year
by scarcity and high prices of thin
range sheep and lambs, according to
Breeders Gazette, Chicago, which fur
Their says:
These a few years ago went beg
ging at Chicago and Omaha. Now val
ues are decidedly out of line with fin
ished stock, practically eliminating the
inisher's margin and forcing him to
feed largely for the gain.
In other words, the man out west
proposes to go out Of the business of
selling feeders and finish everything at
home.
"The' fact. must be apparent to any
close student that the west will not
long continue to furnish the east with
material to fill it's feed lots" said Mr..
Knolling, an Idaho breeder. with the
rapid settlement. Of the west and eX-
tension Of the irrigated area devoted
to small grains and alfalfa, feed will
become abundant. and it must be con-
sumed on the ground, owing to long
hauls and expensive freights. The
grain and hay grower in the west will
need every sheep and lamb available
as a medium for converting his, crops
into an easily transported marketable
commodity. This is why Michigan,
Ohio and othert eastern states cannot
depend on the west for a supply Of
feeders in the future. If they intend to
continue in the business of making fat
mutton it is up to them to resume
breeding"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
HE DIED FIGHTING.
How Prince Louis Napoleon Was
Killed by the Zulun.

Killed by the ZuluA.
How Prince Louis Napoleon was kill
ed by the Zulus June 1, 1879, is told
graphically in the book by Sir Evelyn
Wood, who took part in that war. The
little party which the prince accompa-
MED was surprised and attacked. Sir
EVELYN writes: 1.-The Zulus in pursuit
ran first after the two white soldiers
who we're on the TANKS, three or four
men, headed by Labanga, following
the prince. His horse had jumped just
as he was mounting, and his sword fell
out of it's scabbard. He was very ac-
tive and was vaulting on his horse in
motion when the wallet on the front
of the saddle broke away, and he fell
to the ground. being at this time only
sixty yards behind the (British) fugi-
tives. There were seven men who &C
tually fought the prince. When Ian
galebele, pursuing the fugitives, first
saw Labanga, he was running away
from the prince. who was rushing at
him. Labanga, crouching In the grass.
threw an assagai at him. The first as
sagai stuck in the princes thigh. and,
withdrawing it from the wound. he
kept his foes at bay for some minutes.
In the natives words: He fought like
a lion. He fired two shots. but with
out effect, and / threw an assagai at
him. which struck him, as l said at the
time. but l always allowed Labanga's
claim to have killed him. for his ASA
gal hit the prince in the left shoulder,
a mortal wound"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Irrigation.

Irrigation laws are probably next in
Importance. to the homestead laws,
which were 20 potent in building up
farm communities in which the owners
Immediately became good citizens and
ultimately prosperous. Irrigation. for
instance, is providing the means for
making a beautiful garden out Of east
trn Washington by utilizing the hun
lreds of streams that have been run
ming to waste. The United States gov
eminent will get every dollar back
that it invests in irrigation works.
Farm Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
the stock.

To go out in the morning and find
your hog troughs full of snow and
their drinking fountains frozen up
your milk COW bumped up in II cor
ner of the yard and the calves that
never saw SNOW before bawling, the
chickens and turkeys stuck in the snow
bank, the old pump frozen up. ETC.. how
happy it makes you feel! 1t doesn't
take long, however, for the thrifty man
to get things in shape and everything
comfortable. There is nothing that
helps to usher in the winter pleasantly
SO much as plenty of straw for sheds,
pens and stables. Think there is mon
ey in keeping everything bedded well,
says a writer in Iowa Homestead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
A In Life.

They had met in the subway and in
the interval of passing a few stations
had fallen to talking of a lovely wo-
man friend who had died.
"How did she die? Do you know?"
he asked.
"She nursed a little niece through an
infectious disease. then took it herself
and died Of it," said she.
"a strange Providence" he mused
sadly. "She. lovely. gracious, charm
ing. everything to live for and a bless
ing to her friends. to die in order that
a child might live. A strange and I'M
accountable Providence!"-New York
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
ICE PLow.

double walled. Ice kept pretty we'll
last year simply packed closely and
covered with sawdust. l borrowed a
saw. The plow was homemade and is
plenty good enough for farm use. The
teeth are from old chisels or files bent
md sharpened by the blacksmith and
clamped with bolts between two thir-
ty inch 2 by 3 inch beams. The gauge
piece is another thirty inch beam 4 by
y inches and shod with a piece of three
eightlls by two and q half inch iron Of
the same length. ~ Tliis iron runs in
the previous groove and regulates the
width OF the cut and size Of the cakes.
The gauge piece is connected with the
other part by iron braces twenty inches
long and an iron crosspiece about TWEEN
ty-1ive inches long, says a writer in
American Cultivator. The handles Of
the plow are from al old land piow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Good and

! The subject of ancestors is often an
interesting topic of conversation. A
lady extremely proud of her mothers
family created a sensation and made
her listeners wonder a little when she
remarked:n my father filed many re-
sponsible positions. We all have the
greatest respect for him. My father
was a good man. but''-and q certain
%stiffening Of the shoulders and IN
added expression Of firmness in the
good lady's face added importance to
her conclusion-"my mother was an
psgoodw
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

u. S.. Land Office, Bismarck, N. OAK, Nov
&c, 1906.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be. made before Aug. E
of North Dakota, at his office at Washburn
N. Oak, OF JAM 1907, viz:
Alexander White of Washburn. N. Dak., II. T.
No. 1851, dated Feb. 10, 1901, for the neA
of section 80, township 145. range 80.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
James Roam, Mary Roam, Effe Fox and Peter
Wiese, all of Washburn, Nd.
1880 NJ. H. Jewell, Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
For Shut In Hens.

In regions where the hens go into
winter quarters about November and
seldom get ont till the snow melts in
April green cut bone is advisable to
take the place Of insects. grubs. etc..
that the hens find when forging car
~, the summer months.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
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HANDY DEVICE.

Western Continuance For Liftina
Heavy Objects.
Sometimes few hours spent in max
Ing some device will save much hard
lifting that falls to the lot Of every
farmer. Such a device Is found on q
western farm. 1t is a contrivance for
loading and unloading Grated hogs or
other heavy objects. as barrels of salt,
molasses, etc.
The illustration shows a crate about
to be raised from the hog house door.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
In Line With the Pure Food Law

The National Food and Drug
Act which takes effect Jan. l, 1907
does not affect Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in any manner.
No special labels are required on
this remedy under that act. as it
is free from opiates and narcotics
of every character, making it a safe
remedy for. mothers to use, with
their children. This remedy has
been in use for SO many years. and
its good qualities r SO we'll
known, that no one need hesitate
to use it when troubled with a
cough o. cold.-For sale by all
druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

prevent neaVy
SHOWS from
off the
tender shoots
that will pro-
duce the fruit
of the coming
season. The usu-
al stakes and
supports arc in
the way of the
n,,1k1vo%op Tho
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Nursery stock For sprins.

II fruit trees are bought for next
springs planting do not have them de-
lIvered until nearly ready to plant
them. Let the nurseryman take carr
Of them until then. And do not receive
them unless they are in good shape and
free from insect pests.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
CUTTING ICE.

Inexpensive Homemade Plow With
Gauge Attachment.
A good supply of ice can be put in
without any cash outlay worth speak
Ing of. l store mine in the north end
Of u shed which l partitioned off and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

cut shows an excellent plan for sup
porting the bushes in rows between
two wires fastened to each post. This
method keeps the bushes erect and
gives a clear open space between rows
for the cultivator and for the plckers.
Farm Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
FOR RAISING A A

KS soon as it is high enough the wagon
is backed under and the work is done.
The beam overhead is braced with a
rod and on the inside Of house. 1t
should be a 2 by 6. For heavy lifting
a small windlass may be used, which
will make it still easier to elevate the
load.-Iowa Homestead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
Mon to nlane.

Women are more prone to deceit than
men. From the time when Schehera-
kade told her lord 1901 lies to keep the
peace 1t has been the accepted way.
And the men. not the women, are the
most to blame. 1t is what they like.
and they get it.-Good Words.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

Love la intoxicating. 1t ia said. What
a good thing 1t is that marriage has
a tendency to sober q man.-Terrell
Tex.l Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

give FREE a'G OF CHARGE HAT i . to - any nyi. afflicted ! d.. a
positive cure for Eczema, Salt Rheum, Fry
sipelas, Piles and Skin Diseases. Instant re-
lief. Dom suffer longer, Write F. w. WILL
LIAMS, 400 Manhattan Ave., New York. En-
close stamp.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

Support For Berry Bushes.
In many localities raspberry m
blackberry bushes must be tied up to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
OFFICIAL ESTRAY PAPER.

THE WAsHBURN LEADER is the official
estray paper of the State of North Dakota,
having been SO designated by the Governor OF
the state.
Under section 1873 of the Revised codes, it is
the duty of any newspaper Publishing an estray
notice to transmit (f the property advertised is
uncalled for while being published in the local
peper) the third advertisement to the official
estray paper OF the state, in which paper the
advertisement shall be published.
Lisbon Free Press:
Came to my farm on Sec. 1913
IS, about Oct. %, one gray 4-year
old gelding. Owner call and pay
charges. Emil j. Hattie.
Edgely Mail:
Came to my place, seven miles
sw Of Edgeley, one iron gray geld
ing, NO white hind feet and right
front foot, white star in forehead.
weight about 100 pounds. Head
stall on. S.H. Splitter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

Taken up, one red yearling calf
white spots. Charley Boortz,
One mile ne of Ryder, N. D.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-09

HE HAD FALLEN FAST ASLEEP AND WAS
SNORING.
KEYS had half recovered from their
scare he had fallen fast asleep and was
snoring.
"What did he say he wanted-a hair
cut or shampoo asked the CHER
barber Of his assistant.
"He didn't say" answered Jimmy.
well, l guess you had better wake
him up and ask him."
well, I guess I'll resign my job" re-
piled Jimmy. III wake him up he'll
eat me up"
"Then I'll shave him." said the chief.
Maybe that isn't what he wants
and he'll eat you up" said Jimmy.
Then suppose cut his hairY'
"He may not want his hair cut. and
he'll eat you up for that"
Then guess I'll cut his hair and
shave him both"
Hell eat us both up then"
The chief scratched his head and the
assistant scratched his head, but pres
emily Jimmy says:
Boss, would like to get off today to
20 and see sick friend"
"All right" answered the chief, as
the happy idea fitted through his
brain. "And I'll take day off too"
So they took each other by the paw
and tiptoed as easily as they could
across the plain until they got out OF
earshot of the lion. and then they ran
And unless he went to another barber
shop Mr.. Lion hasn't had his shave Of
hair cut from that day to this.-Chica
| 90 Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-09

Imagine q ship close on seven hundred
feet In length and with tonnage OF SIX.
teen thousand driving through the huge
Atlantic waves at the rate of moro than
twenty seven miles an hour! The Au-
guste Victoria displaces over forty thou
sand tons of water, and her length II
over one hundred feet more than double
the height Of the dome of the Capitol at
Washington. She has music room and
q library, flower shop, string band
and brass band, candy shop, an In
formation bureau, q manicure parlof,
electric and salt water, baths, sgymna-
SUM, q nursery, palm garden, An 10
carte restaurant and table d'hote res
taurant-with seats for over six hundred
diners,-two smoking rooms, and an
elevator to carry passengers between the
six decks on which they are berthed:
She has crew of nearly six hundred
men not to speak of ladies' maids, train
ed nurses, gardeners and musicians.
Her furniture is of rare and beautiful
varieties of wood, upholstered In silks,
damasks, tapestries and brocades.
Seen by q passing ship at night, her
thousands of electric lights make her
look like brilliantly illuminated town
on a hillside. Lettering now In the
6rawing-room and then in the PALM
garden one has to see the surging pillows
to be convinced that one is not In some
fashionable hotel ashore. She Is steered
by steam, and her rudder, weighing
many tons, is controlled by wheel moi
more than four feet In diameter; q child
could turn it easily. An electric tele
graph and telephones put the captain In
Communication with all parts of her.
High over the bridge one can see what
seems like an empty kite frame, and tina,
is the web that catches the wireless mes
sages from other ships and the land, and
keeps us in touch with both when moth
ing is visible of either. They give theil
news to US, and we give ours to them
1t all appears in the little newspaper thai
is published on board every afternoon.
We are not likely to see this luxurious
ness and substantial comfort surpassed
in our time, although further novelties
such as a swimming tank and a tailors
and dressmakers' shop for pressing ant
repairing clothes are to be introduced II
slightly larger ship which the Ham
burg American line is now building
The Youths Companion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-09
RHEUMATISM CANNOT
BE CURED UNLESS
URIC-O is USED
Sudden Deaths, Heart Failure and
Paralysis Are Caused by Poison
Gus Uric and Rheumatic Acids

The Rheumatic person Is skeptical regarding
the claims of almost any remedy advertised as q
cure for Rheumatism and one can scarcely
blame him for being so. AL the plasters and
liniments combined never actually cured case
of Rheumatism. They may relieve 1t In one
quarter, but 1t Is sure to break out somewhere
else. The only true way to cure Rheumatism Is
to drive IL from the system. for as long as the
Uric and Rheumatic Acid remains In the blood.
one Is never entirely free from the trouble.
This Is where the value of Uric-O as perma-
nent cure for Rheumatism comes In. 1t seeks
out the Rheumatic poison In the blood, muscles,
and Kidneys, renders II inert and harmless and
drives It out of the system. That Is why Uric-O
Is such an admirable and effective cure for
rheumatism.
The chief reason that Uric.0 Ia such won.
derful cure for Rheumatism is, that IL is design
ed and prepared to cure Rheumatism and Rheu-
matism only. IL Is composed of perfect anti
dotes for the rheumatic acid poison In the sys-
TEN. That Is the secret of Its wonderful success.
Rheumatism simply cannot exist In persons
system II Uric-O Is used.
Urlc.O Is sold by druggists at 75c and sl.OO
the bottle but II you still feel skeptica about Its
efficacy you can test II free of charge by cutting
out this advertisement and sending same, TO-
gether with your name and address, also the
name of your druggist, to The Smith Drug Com
pany, Syracuse, y. Y, and they will send you
sample bottle free. To persons who write and
say they have never used Uric-O, and want to
test 1t thoroughly, and will agree to take 1t sys.
tematically according to directions, they fire.
queptly give regular 75c. bottle free. Uric-o
Is sold and recommended by +. A. shurtlef i
Company, South Paris and West Paris, Maine