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FOREIGN NEWS.

Advices received at Buenos Ayres
state that the revolutionists have been
victorious in Paraguay and that a new
government has been established.
Fighting has been proceeding in the
streets Of Asuncion, the capital of
Paraguay, for some days past and
many of the public buildings have
been seriously damaged. Previous
estimates Of the killed and wounded.
however, have been exaggerated and
1t is now believed that the number
will not exceed 500.
The extraordinary demonstration
before the houses of parliament made
by the women %suffragists in their eff
fort to secure votes for themselves
had a rather startling sequel when M
of the women, Mary Leigh, arrested
for breaking windows in the house Of
Premier Asquith, declared in the Bow
street station police court that "the
next time we come out you can expect
bombs" ~
A terrible explosion Of gas occurred
in the Rikovsky mine near Yusova,
European Russia, in which a very
large number of miners were at work.
One hundred and flfty-seven bodies
have been recovered, all of which are
badly burned, but it is believed that
the death roll will reach at least ESQ.
Count Zeppelin has ou~tdistanced all
worlds records for Siderable balloons.
He remained in the air for twelve
hours, traversed the greater part of
Northern Switzerland and visited Zu-
rich, Winterthur and Lucerne, attain
ing an average speed throughout of
thirty-four miles an hour.
The Venezuelan court of cessation
has confirmed the decision of the civil
courts of first instance, condemning
the New York and Bermudez Asphalt
company to pay a fine of $5,000,000 to
the Venezuelan government. No ap-
peal from this last judgment is posi-
BILE.
News of a marine disaster involv-
ing the loss of more than 600 lives at
Batavia, island of Java, was brought
to Victoria, B. c., by the Empress OF
China. Many large overloaded boats
were overturned in the harbor during
q storm.
A feature of the Fourth of July cele-
bration at Manila was the adoption of
a petition. to the American people for
the removal of tariff duties on the
products of the Philippines
The fighting which took place at
Tabriz, Persia, recently approached
the dimensions of a real battle. Eighty
men are reported killed and many
more were wounded.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
POLITICAL NEWS.

Although candidates for the nomina-
tion for vice president or the Demo.
cratic ticket are numerous and de.
spite the fact that their number is
likely to be largely increased before
a choice actually is made it is the gen.
eral opinion among such leaders of the
party that are now at Denver that if
Judge George Gray of Delaware will
declare his willingness to accept the
second place on the ticket he can
have 1t.
Governor Patterson has defeated
former Senator Carmack for the Ten.
nessee gubernatorial nomination by
between 1000 and 10000 majority.
John Wesley Gaines has been defeated
by Joseph w. Byrnes for the Sixth
district congressional nomination by
a majority of 1902.
2 The Montana state Democratic con.
vention instructed the delegation of
six to the national convention at Den
e to vote for w. j. Bryan for the
presidential nomination as long as the
name of the Nebraskan is before the
convention. a
The Nebraska delegation at the Den
yer convention will approve any New
York man on whom the factions of
that state can unite for vice president.
Failing in this Nebraska will vote SOL
idly for Judge Gray for vice president.
Martin R. Preston, serving a twenty
hve-year term in a Nevada prison for
murder in connection with labor trou-
bles, has been nominated for presi-
dent by the Socialist Labor party.
Charles w. Bryan, manager Of his
brothers presidential campaign, says
w. ]. Bryan will have 8O7 votes on the
first ballot, more than enough to nom
mate.
Lieutenant Governor George H.
Prouty of Newport has been nominated
for governor by the Vermont Repub-
lican state convention.
j. F. Jacobson has been nominated
for governor by Minnesota Republic
MS. Ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.

BY direction Of President Roosevelt
Secretary of War Taft has issued or
ders to the commanding general Of the
department of Texas at San Antonio
to send q sufficient number of troops
to Del Rio, Ell Paso and other points
In Texas to aid the civil authorities
IN preserving order. This action was
decided upon as a result Of the re-
quest from the Mexican government
that the United States do its utmost
to prevent any violation Of the neu-
trality laws. Z,
Information has reached the state
department of q proposed revolution
airy movement against the government
OF Honduras under the leadership Of
former President Bonilla.
Secretary OF the Treasury Cortelyou
Eas announced q further call upon the
national bank depositartes for approx.
mately $45,Ooo.0Oo TO b. paid IN or
bsfors July 16.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
ENFORCE NEUTRALITY LAWS
Washington Officials Cooperating
With Mexican Government.

Washington, July With troops
in readiness on both sides of the in.
ternational border the developments
in the insurrectionary situation in
Northern Mexico are being watched
with the closest interest from Wash.
ington. The official machinery of this
government is cooperating to the full.
est extent with that Of the Diaz gov
eminent and from this city the state
department, the war department and
the department of justice are work
ing together in a common movement
for the preservation Of neutrality
within the United States domain.
Full instructions for the thorough en-
forcement Of this policy are in effect
and any %infractions will be quickly
met by the proper authorities.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
THE UP TO DATE N

How He Makes Agriculture . Paying
Busincso.
The up to date farmer knows the
value Of being up to date. He knows
that new discoveries in the various SCI
ences related to agriculture reveal new
relations and suggest better methods.
He knows that many Of the theories
held and many of the methods prac-
hced years ago. and some even now,
are worthless. He knows that one
farmer cannot make rs many expert
ments as a q thousand men.
He reads books on farming and does
not scott at the book farmer. nor does
he refuse to listen to the college pro-
f~essors. for. while he has great respect
for the students Of agriculture, yet he
knows hat the time has not come and
never can come when agriculture shall
be reduced to n rigid science, which
shall be governed by a code Of rules
and laws, as are such sciences as chem
istry, physics and the like.
The up to date farmer has the latest
improved farming implements and to}
save horsepower and to do most eff
cient work always keeps them in peri
feet order. He does not use a plow that
will not scour nor one that is dull nor
n whose adjustment is such that
three horses must work hard to do the
work which two could easily do with a
pillow properly adjusted. He under
stands the application Of force to all
his farm machinery SO that the great
est amount of work is accomplished
with the least expenditure Of power.
When his farm implements are not Ing
use he keeps them we'll housed if it Isl
profitable to do so. A hundred dollar1
wagon shed into which a twenty-five!
dollar farm wagon is backed by handj
! every time the team is unhitched is mott
profitable.
The up to date farmer pays his debts. \
Not the least important of these is the
one he owes to the soil. He knows that
each crop which the soil yields takes
from it something Of Its fertility and
that unless this fertility. is returned toj
the soil it can soon yield only n dimin-I
ished crop. So he is very careful year,
by year to pay back to his land that
fertility which the crop has taken from
1t. He knows many ways of doing this,
and the one which he will. adopt will
depend upon the neighborhood. He
knows that he can run a dairy. and
when he sells a ton of butter, worth
perhaps $500. it will %impoverish his
farm no more than to sell five or six
hundred pounds Of straw worth about
a dollar. {
He will keep his hired help oil the
year. and year after year, for the longer
they are in his employ the more valu-
able they are to him and the more he
can afford to pay them. He will buy
more food than he sells, will raise oil
the feed he can for his stock and will
not hesitate to buy more when needed.
If he is wise in the management Of
the fertilizers from his barns and feed
lots and wise In their distribution up
on his meadows and pastures and wise
in sowing clovers for his corn land
and among the grasses of his farm he
will in time greatly increase its fer
tflity.-Farm and Fireside. :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
A DRAGON HUNT.
Il Took Place In Turkey and Was Q
Great Success.

Il Took Place In Turkey and Was Q
Great Success.
Eyes, l wunst hunted dragons, and
the hunt was successful, too," said o
sailor.
at was in Eyoub, the native quarter
Of old Constantinople. lived there
with my wife, a Circassian gal, Fat
NAH by name, and, comm home from
the calf n night
"Calf?"
"sure! Calf. Don't you know what
a calf is? Kind of restaurant where
you eat and drink and smoke. But
where was II"
"You were coming home"
"Well, as we come home from the
calf Fatmah grabbed my arm, pointed
to the moon and give {. loud yell. The
full moon behind the domes and min
arets was goin' into an eclipse. I
laughed, but Fatmah says:
ga dragon, o my beloved she says.
lis tryin' to devour the moon! she
says. If the faithful STAY it not, there
will be no more moonlight says She
'neverv!
"Then, by tar, begun the biggest
racket i ever hear. All Eyoub was on
q dragon hunt. From every housetop
the faithful fired ~blunderbusses ut the
moon in the hope of KILN the dragon.
"When we got home / tried to ex-
plain to Fatmah what an eclipse was,
but she thought l was laughin' at her.
So l gave up my explanations, and,
with a pistol, each of US Joined in the
hunt. bangin' away at the dragon from
the winder turn and turn about.
"By crinus, we got him! The hunt
was a success! The dead dragon
dropped off the moon, and she f1oated,
round and silvery wunst more, above
the palms and minarets standin' black
agin the pale sky.
"Fatmah claimed it was her shot
what landed him, but l was always
convinced it was my own."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Seven persons were killed, at least
two others were fatally injured and
fully thirty more were severely hurt
as the result of a fire in S. 8. Kres-
ge's Five and Ten Cent store at Cleve-
land. The fire followed an explosion
of fireworks on display in the store.
The westbound California limited on
through a burned bridge near Hardy,
Ariz., killing two trainmen and a pas
senger and injuring about twenty per-
sons, only nine of whom are said to
have required medical treatment.
Nine persons were killed and at
least thirty-six injured near Knob
noster, Mo-, when the fast California
special train from St. Louis on the
Missouri Pacific collided with the st.
Louis special train from Kansas City.
The Utica flyer on the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg railroad was
wrecked near Boonville, N. Y. Four
persons were killed and fifteen hurt.
The passenger train, with two engines,
collided head on with a freight train.
I'fLI TEE4 rTEI E-H M.-fEt .H
Two men were killed, three others
were badly injured and seven or eight
more were bruised by the collapse of
a livery stable at Minneapolis which
was being torn down to make room
for q theater.
Five persons were killed and forty
others were seriously injured in a ter
rifle storm which swept through the
towns Of Sunnyside and Fort Sumner,
on the Santa Fe cutoff in Guadalupe
county, N. M.
Four persons are dead and three
others severely injured as a result of
an explosion followed by a fire in the
grocery store Of John Sweeney at San
Francisco.
Six persons were drowned as a re-
suit Of the overlooking Of Hargis creek
east OF Wellington, Kan, which was
caused by a cloudburst. 4s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
HEARST AGAIN LOSES.
Mcclellan Declared to Be Legally
Elected Mayor Of New York.
DIRECTED VERDICT IN CASE
Action Of Court Taken At the Com.
pIstion Of the Recount Of Ballots
Showing a Plurality Of Nearly 5000
for incumbent Official.

pioItoU " Tvs noSOoue VI Oa'sVNs
Showing a Plurality Of Nearly 5000
for incumbent Official.
New York, July 1.-Justice Lam
bert has directed the jury to find a
verdict for Mayor Mcclellan in the
election recount suit, unfolding Mr..
McClellan's election. The courts &C.
ton followed the completion of the
taking of evidence. After a recount
Of the ballots cast in the mayoralty
election of 1905 had shown a legal plu-
rality of nearly 5000 for Mcclellan
Clarence J.. Shearn, counsel for the
contestant, asserted that the ballot
boxes were stuffed. Mr.. Shearn Of
fered evidence in an effort to show
that MI. Hearst was defrauded of
6,O53 votes. MI. Shearn then rested
his case.
Counsel for Mayor Mcclellan then
offered in evidence the official returns
of the election inspectors and the
poll books and tally sheets from the
county clerks office.
This verdict, for the present al
least, terminates the long drawn lit.
cation instituted by Mr.. Hearst, in
volving the enactment of a law pro.
viding for a recount. .
In his address to the jury Justice
Lambert said that no fraud had been
proved In the case and If he should
permit the Acknowledgement of citi'
zens on such slight evidence this coun.
try would last but a very short time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
The csnkerworm Again.

The worm which devastated elm
trees and apple trees in Connecticut Is
the cankerworm, the same pest that
visited trees ten years ago. The worm
does its work very rapidly, but, unlike
the elm tree beetle, does not have D
long life and consequently the trees car
put forth new foliage. though at some
sacrifice of vitality. On the apple trees
1t a be destroyed by arssnicAlgspray-
ing, but the trees must be treated when
the worm is very young If the work Is
to be effective. The banding Of the
trunks Of the trees with vermicides is
the most effective method of proven
ton. The reports from the state re-
ceived at the Connecticut agricultural
experiment station indicate a very
great variation in the number Of pests,
some towns suffering very seriously
and others being quite free from the
visitation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
THE TREATY TREE.
Where Penn and the Delaware Chiefs
Exchanged Tokens.

Where Penn and the Delaware Chiefs
Exchanged Tokens.
The "treaty tree" the original Ameri-
can Hague, where u first peace con-
gress was held, with William Penn on
the one side and the Delaware chiefs
on the other, was a mighty elm that
stood at ShackamaXon, on the banks Of
the Delaware river. K%ensington, one
Of the suburbs Of Philadelphia, now
surrounds the spot.
AS was customary on such occasions,
the parties to the treaty exchanged
belts of wampum, and the belt said to
to have been given Penn on this occa-
| sion is now in the collection Of the
Pennsylvania Historical society. 1t
consists of eighteen strings of black
and white beads. and in the center are
two figures. representing a European
and an Indian, with hands Joined in
friendship. In exchanging tokens with
the chiefs Penn said:
"The friendship between you and
me l will not compare to a chain, for
that might, rust. or the falling tree
might break. We are the same as If
one mans body were to be divided into
two parts. We are all one flesh and
blood" When the Indians handed
Penn the wampum belt of peace they
said:
1--WE will live in love and peace with
William Penn as long as the u and
the moon shall endure"
The treaty tree was blown down in
a windstorm March 10, 1910. Its age.
estimated by rings, is 2s3 years. The
William Penn society erected a marble
column upon the site as a permanent
monument.-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
Ten-Year-old Held for Murder.

kasota, MINI, July 1.-The 0
oner's jury which met here over the
body of Russell st. John, aged seven,
who was supposed to have been acct
dentally shot by Robert %Jardine. aged
ten, found the Jardine boy guilty Of
willful murder and committed him to
the custody Of Sheriff Teaster.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
conyleted otflelaI senteaeed.

Minneapolis, July 81. y. Barnes.
president OF the insolvent Minnesota
Title Insurance company, was brought
up Ii court and senter ced to two
years In the p~enitentiary. He was
convicted Of grand larceny. which con-
sisted ii loaning the company's funds
to himself. a motion for a#new trial
SSts2 nov pending before the supreme
court and tili decision = handed
down the defendant Will s. at liberty
bail. 4$
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
CHARGED with Misusina. Mails.

Chicago, July Birch F. Rhodus,
Edward F. Rhodus and Thomas Rho.
dus, organizers Of the Central Life
Securities company and half a dozen
subsidiary concerns, have been arrest
ed charged with using the mails in a
scheme to defraud. A joint bond Of
$4,000 was then filed and they we're
released.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
To the Strict Letter.

MARY" said the lady of the house,
''you didn't put any salt in this bread"
But" replied the new girl, didn't
the master say yesterday he wouldn't
have nothing but fresh bread on his
table. mum? 2"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
Two Of q Kind.

"Oh, George" sighed the lovesick
maiden, "I'm sure Pm not worthy to
be your wife"
"Well," replied George YEARLY, ''Im
not worthy to be your husband, so
we're Just about evenly matched."--
Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
REBELS CAPTURE TOWN..
lnsurrsctlonary Movement Breaks OUT
In Honduras.

Washington, July 8.--A revolution
airy movement has broken out against.
the government Of Honduras. Senior
Ugarte, the minister here, receiving
word that the town Of Gracias. about
twea..y miles from the salvadorean.
border, has been taken by a force COM
ing presumably from Salvador. It has
3 garrison Of forty or fifty men and Its.
population Is about 5000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
Farming Notes.

Remember the Importance Of the
kitchen garden.
When mustard is a serious pest the
fields are sprayed with a solution that
kills the weed. but does not harm the
crop.
Preaching economy doesn't amount
to much. You must practice 1t. but
there is such a thing as being too
economical.
In Holland they rotate the fertlli-
zers as well as the crops. Each crop
has its particular coaxer. Perhaps
that's why they farm successfully on
land worth $1,000 per acre.
Read what people who know from
experience say about tncuhaton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10

The colors on the artists palette
make no show, but when they are
spread on the canvas we rec their
beauty.-a3elkie.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-10
Two Of a Kind.

"Come, come" cried the brusque and
hustling real estate man, "why do you
pay rent when you might W a
home?"
81 don't pay rent" replied the
startled stranger.
"Then you own a homer" Z.
"N-no."
THAT'S strange. May I ask your
business?"
''1'm a real estate ealer."-cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-09

In lJS2. In the arrangement OF the
Julian calendar. ten days were drop.
ped so as TO get things running on the
then new but the present basis OF cal.
culating time So as 10 keep things
running right 1t was determined that a
year ending century should not be
bisextile. except every fourth century.
Thus there was no leap year in 100.
1900 or 1900 II Is. or at least was.
rather rough on the ladies', who have
special advantages In leap year; but,
though there will not be many of those
who saw 1900 who will see 1000, the
latter year. ending "A fourth century.
will he leap year. In this way three
days are retrenched In four centuries,
and the remaining seven days will be
made up In little over 500 years.
After that calendar years will he like
solar years and future errors In the
calculation Of time will occur no more.
The loss Of leap year will In thousands
Of years affect the seasons, but | sup.
pose the mathematicians Of the centn.
ries hence will be so flip in handling
figures and making calculations that
they Will have no difficulty In keeping
things going correctly Exchange.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-09
Chinese Aversion to Surgery.

1t may occur to many people tina
they have never seen a Chlnamar
bereft Of an arm, leg or other member
Of his body. The reason for this Il
that all arlentals maintain a profound
objection 10 surgical operations. In
deed, they much prefer to die rather
than to he deprived Of member, be
cause as It is undeniable that they
came into the world with two arms
two legs, eight fingers, two thumbs
ETC., they must Of necessity go out OF
1t with the same number Otherwise
once on the other side. they might be
sent to hunt for a missing member
and spend the greater part Of eternity
in finding 1t. Perhaps the nearest ap-
proach to internal surgery that a Chi
pese doctor will attempt is to stand on
the patients body and with bare feet
move about on the part afflicted. In
dentistry the Chinese have reached
the discovery that the nerve is a
worm, and the best method to treat an
aching tooth Is to loosen 1t by driving
in wedges In order that the worm MAJ
escape. Chicago Journal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-09
-YoU MUST GO AGAIN, MADEMo1sELLz. "


shoe to the blaze with a despairing In
difference to the smell Of burned
hAther.
Impossible! Your voice Is most
beautiful, and l had taught you the
sratorio until you could render 1t with
closed eyes," the professor expostu-
kted.
The girl sat down. hunting vainly for
Aer handkerchief.
Il don't know what my voice was,
but when I tried to sing for that hor-
nd man this afternoon / didn't have
any voice Of any kind. It wabbled,
xyoided the tune-did everything-and
&n&lly died away in an asthmatic
gxsp." She found the handkerchief,
and 1t proved to be too small for the
demand, suspicious limpness indicat-
Ing that 1t had previously seen much
service.
Ma pauvre petite" The professor
gazed at her perplexedly. an make
a cup OF strongest tea, bitter as the
English and the Americans could wish
for While we drink it and eat some
crackers and can Of the tiniest sar-
dimes that I have In the back of the
music case you can tell me your de-
Eression."
He put the kettle on the alcohol
lamp and drew the piano bench in
front of the fireplace, spreading sheet
M music for table cover. The gir
dried her eyes furtiyely, and after the
Outdoor chill her nerves slowly relax
ed by the comforting gas log. She
watched him with the amused toler-
znce a woman has for a mans house
keeping, and when he brought the
-Tannhauser" score to put under the
teapot she forgot her woe long enough
for faint smile, which the professor
quickly observed.
~Ah, you are feeling better even now.
and when you have eaten six of the
httle fish and two of the crackers and
aEk for second cup of this well cook
cd tea you may tell me your story"
BE arranged three of the prescribed
&ttle fish on cracker and deftly
squeezed some lemon juice over them
II believe am equal to three more"
she said, selecting an unbroken crack
or from the box and holding 1t while
he angled for the sardines. "And now
/ must tell you what failure | made.
When my voice stopped with that asth,