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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
cobs For kindIina.

First, provide a large substantial dry
goods box. Place in a wood shed and
fill 1t with old cobs. Second, take any
old pail holding about two and a half
or three quarts. Fill that about a quar-
ter full with kerosene oil and hang on
a stout nail conveniently near the large
box. Then fill the pail with cobs. stand
ing each on end SO that the ends Will
lie Submerged i'll the oil. In the MORN
ing take six cobs from the pail, place
il your stove. lay your large wood on
the cobs ana touch cobs of with a
match. You vii! soon have a roaring
hot fire. Nor need you entertain any
fears about it not going. for the cobs
have absorbed some of the oil and will
burn for a half hour or more with in
tense heat. Even green wood may be
used if baked in over for an hour or SO
before the fire is allowed to go out the
night before. But everybody knows
that green wood is not as easy to kin
die as seasoned wood. The good wife
always appreciates a supply of dry
fuel.
OF course when you take any cobs
out Of the pail others must be put in to
take their places. In this way a very
valuable supply Of excellent kindling
is always on hand, and you always
know exactly where to find 1t. II you
have no cobs. any miller Is usually
glad to let you have them for carrying
them away. or at the most a miller will
charge you only 25 cents for a two
horse double wagon box load, and.
since it is only necessary to use six
cobs to start one fire they will last a
long time. Besides. they are very
%handy-no muss or dirt. already split
and ready for use.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
STORING VEGETABLES.
Tn. Best Way to Keep Thorn In Win.

ter.
It requires care and q knowledge Of
the nature of vegetables in order to
successful keep them through the late
fall and winter. They must, as u rule,
be kept In Il cool atmosphere, but not
cool enough to freeze. But pumpkin.
and squash need a dry, warm air and
in gathering must he carefully han-
died. 1t is best to leave the stem lOng;e
and never store squaslies until ripe.
Potatoes do best in cellar that Is
cool and damp and siNuld be kept in
the dark as much us possible, but
there should be an arrangement for a
good circulation of air. 5
Barrels or boxes are best for car
rots, parsnips, beets and turnips. Aft
er storing i'll these receptacles and or
fine soil should be placed on top, allow
ing it to I'll down between the roots.
The soil should be shaken down SO as
to fill all the spaces.
In harvesting the vegetables must
be carefully handled and the tops cut
off an inch or more from the top. This
will prevent q chance of decay from
close cutting. If beets are cut o
close they will bleed, losing their sweet
flavor. and quickly spoil.
Onions should be perfectly dried as
soon as gathered and not allowed in a
damp place. If kept In a dry room
where the thermometer is barely
above freezing they will keep well.
Cabbage placed in a barrel and sunk
in the ground aud So arranged that
moisture cannot enter and then thick
ly covered with straw and earth will
keep nicely till far into spring. But
where it is intended to be used dur
ing the winter a good plan is to cut off
the stems and outer leaves, trim the
heads about as much as If preparing
to cook md then wrap each head sep
arately in several thicknesses Of news
paper. This will exclude the air. Aft
er lining Il barrel with paper pack the"
wrapped heads closely in it and after
all are In cover with paper. The bar
rel must be kept in The coolest part Of
the cellar. Dampness will not harm
the keeping qualities.
To keep tomatoes pick the largest
specimens hat have begun to show
color as soon as the vines are cut by
frost, but before the fruit is frosted.
Handle carefully to prevent bruising.
Wrap each tomato separately in soft
paper and place in shallow boxes or
on a shelf one layer deep. Keep in a
cool place, secure from frost, SO as to
prevent ripening. If Il few are brought
out at a time and placed in q warm
place they will quickly ripen. They
can thus be kept for several weeks
after killing frosts.
An occasional turning under Of the
whole crop is one Of the best paying
methods Of farming.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Methods alleged to have been en-
p!oyed by the so called powder trust
to gain control of the powder trade In
>:he United States were described; by
R. s. Waddell, former general sales
agent in the United States for the big
powder company, at the hearing at
New York in the governments suit
against the company for alleged vio-
lation of the Sherman antitrust law:
Elsie Lenhardt, eleven years of age,
committed suicide at Chicago. The
child left a note saying that every
body was mean to her and then
turned on the gas in her room, where
later she was found dead.
Miss May A. Helser. a kennebec Is,
D. schoolteacher, won first prize in
he land lottery at Dallas. S. D. More
nan ia, 900 persons had registered
or a chance to ecnre one of the 5000
quarter sections.
fifty days in the inland towns of 1lli-
ncis tributary to Alton has forced the
residents of that section to send away
for water for cooking and drinking
purposes.
The battleships Alabama and Maine
have reached the Atlantic coast after
I trip around the world. Thevoyage
covered 5 5000 miles and occupied 500
lays.
Tho writ of habeas corpus demand
ing The presence of Harry Thaw in
Pittsburg has been dismissed by Fed
eral Judge Young of that city.
The Nebraska supreme court has
sustained the legality of the Nebraska
blue laws. forbidding almost all. Sun
day business transactions.
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here as they did in the locusts at home
when l was a boy. | have not stopped
to analyze. what constitutes the en-
chantment in their r%eiterations, but so
strong q hold have they On the aver-
age man that If there are nc katydids
In heaven he will feel that something
Is lacking:
these light hearted insect folk are
constantly disputing, n saying that
"Katy did" and the other rs constantly
asserting that katy didn't" This has
been repeated till it is threadbare and
mo%notonous. 1t has been said in songs,
essays and bromide poetry. Those who
have not enough originality to get up
some fresh conceit retail it III print or
in conversation as though it We're a
new discovery. I have no doubt that
the antiquarians will find on the tab
lets or the second city under Babylon
something about katy did and Katy
didn't"
AS a matter of fact, nothing of the
sort occurs. The katydids carry on no
dispute. After listening to them very
carefully l am ready to take my oath
that they are unanimous. Every moth
er's son of them and daughter like
wise says katy did" 1t is a chorus Of
afiirmations. There is not a discord Of
negation in it. That is what gives the
charm to the song. 1t is only mar who
argues Or disputes in words. If ami
mails have any misunderstanding,
there is but little talk on the subject,
but a fight or Il foot race at Ice
Man, however, lifts up his voice and
contends by the day, the year and the
century. And it was in the effort to
find some other living thing that in
dulged in the same futile and discord-
ant habit that caused him to fasten
this libel on the inoffensive katydid.
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Waste Of snaae.

The following is q Canadian farm
er's method of preventing waste Of
silage:
Each year as frequently a silos
are filed there is considerable waste
owing to the surface layer coming in
contact with the air. The loss varies
with the condition of the corn and
with the attention 1t has received after;
it is placed In the silo. In seasons Of
plenty 1t is a common practice to sim
ply fill the silo and take chances on
what would spoil. This is a very
wasteful practice. 1t is possible to
bring this waste down to a minimum
by a little attention after the silo has
been filed and thoroughly tramped.
"Last year, owing to the scarcity Of
corn, we made an extra effort to pre-
serve all that we had. AS a result Of
these efforts there were scarcely two
inches of spoiled silage. After the
silo was filed and thoroughly tramp
ed we put a two inch layer Of clover
chaff ON 1t. We then dampened this
chaf with a barrel Of water in which
had been dissolved a ten quart pail Of
salt. This brine proved to be the
most efectual preserver we had ever
tried, On the surface, when we came
to feed the silage. the two inch layer
on top peeled of slick and clean and
left good silage Immediately under
meath. Try this scheme on your sllo
this fall. and you will save much fod-
der that would otherwise be spoiled.
It Is much better than char and grow
Ing grain such al tsscommoniy used
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

After dramatic scene on Union Pa
tific train No. 2 at Omaha. In which.
the door of his stateroom was burst
open by a deputy sheriff, William
Randolph Hearst, the millionaire ed
s!tor, was served with papers notifying
him that suit for 100000 damages
;nad been brought against him for
SANDER and libel by Governor Charles
N. Haskell of Oklahoma in the Doug
las county (Neb.) district court.
Lieutenant Frank T. Evans of the
pattleship Louisiana, who recently
was courtmartialed on a charge of alb
,enting himself from-his place as off
GER of the. deck, disrespect to his SUI
perior officer and intoxication, has
peen found guilty of the two former
charges. The sentence pronounced
provides that Lieutenant Evans shall
lose $50 numbers and shall be pub
icly reprimanded. 5
The emperor of Japan received in
audience at the imperial palace Rear
Admiral Charles S. Sperry, comman.
~der-in-chief of the American battle
ship feet, the three rear admirals
commanding divisions, a score of cap
tains and the chief of staff and flag
l%feutenants.
Duchess Alexandra Victoria of
Schleswig-Holstein. daughter Of Prince
Frederick, duke of Schleswig-Holstein,
was married in the chapel of the i'm.
perial palace at Berlin to Prince Au-
gust William of Prussia. fourth son of
Emperor William. :
President Roosevelt has signed a
contract with the Outlook to act as an
associate editor after his retirement
from the presidency in March next. e
John w. Kern, Democratic candi-
date for vice president, has abandoned
his speaking tour owing to the critical
illness of his eight-year-old son.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
Midnight.

IT'S midnight over all the sleeping land.
'Tis midnight DER the deep blue Of the
sky.
IT'S silence Ger the world holds still
command,
And silence mid the stars is throncd on
high.
There is no sound save that a gentle
ringing
Is ever creeping in upon my ear,
AS If the soul in growing things were
singing
Or elnand bells were Ginning far and
clear:
There is no sound save that from lark
blue lining
The stars in points of gold beam 81
lently
And that their tender light, serenely
shining.
Is sinking OF my heart like melody,
AS though from out some realm beyond
Our knowing
A music or my soul were sweetly flowing.
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Notice Of Expiration of Time Of Redemp.
ton.
s' ess1 ct S Of sd Rhs : S: As eHiss Of c%Sq asS,

st es1s ct S 81 &a Rfsa9ta' S: As otEiss Of c%sG Vast,
burn, i: D., Sept.
To Edgar Phelps, the person in whose name
the following, described real estate, to-wit:
The South Halt $50 Of the Northeast Quarter
Two 3EvaoI III + Tew nefi On II Aa andlsG fo & II s%sf fits1
Fifth Principal Meridian. in the county Of
sessed.
You are hereby notified that said above de-
scrlbed real property, was assessed for the year
Of 1901, in the name of Edgar Phelps, and that
law, at annual sale Of real property upon which
taxes had become delinquent, after advertise
ment thereof, as provided by law, which sale
court house, in ,Washburn, county Of
Mclean, state of North Dakota, on the Fifth
day of December. A. D. 1905, and the amount Of
dc dfelidn sa.s ut. tag aaie due M.a upon the p. property aforesaid said
hundredths dollars, 1874 including penalties.
costs and interest to make which amount said
property was then and there sold as provided
was issued to the purchaser thereof under the
hand and seal of the county auditor of said
Mclean county, Nd, and said certificate Of
holder of said certificate and assignment has
presented the same to the undersigned as the
auditor of said Mclean county, North Dakota,
ana den 6y lsa. and q de said for eer faSh pr SsinF aa "a
remaining unredeemed, and there being Thir-
teen and sixteen one-hundredths dollars due
and unpaid thereon, and there appearing no
legal objection why a tax deed should not be
issued as demanded,
You are therefore notified that Thirteen and
sixteen one hundredths dollars, exclusive of
the costs to accrue upon these proceedings, is
the amount necessary and required to redeem
said above described real property from said
sale, and that unless the said amount and the
costs of these proceedings are paid within the
ting given for the redemption in this notice. a
tax deed will be issued therefor as provided by
law.
The period of redemption expires ninety days
after the service of this notice upon You.
Given under my hand and official seal this
18th day of September. A.. D., 1906.
5T 3.M~ O. B. Wing,
Auditor of McLean% county, N. D.
R. B. Hosford. Dpty.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
The Song of the Katydids.

II there are, some mosquitoes at my
tipped5up farm. there are more katy
dds. There is always some recon-
pense II we but have eyes to. see or
ears to hear If there had been no.
George III. there would have been 'ns
Washington. ss ~
The katydid is the mott Industrious
yoptimist in the world. He sings the
same song Of JOY all$night.bu does y
go cheerfulty. and heartily that it ney.
Ter grows. Did, have listened 70 katy
dds now nearly fc-tyys yeass&and they
have HE saaass chars.Yssa: meas ntst..a
beginning. They sing in the locusts
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time Of Redemp'

st csae ct S e} ae Gss9ta' S.: As 9Htes Of e Vast.
{s5S' 81, 3; p Sept.
name the following described real estate to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter (seA) Of section eight
III Il rt town 'siaRtS e9S hsp 1s5f w feft 81 I've iftb n S4;n.
state Of North Dakota, is assessed.
You are hereby notified that said above
year 1907, in the name Of Chas; H. Kacher, and
that said real estate was sold as provided by
law, at the annual sale of real property upon
vertisement thereof as provided by law, which
sale was made at the county auditors office at
the court house in Washburn, county Of MscLean.
December, A. D., 1905. and the amount of the
delinquent tag due upon the property aforesaid
at the date Of sale was Fourteen and sixty.tiye
e ehs aa costs ana i Interest t 10 make L e 'RSieH,n md pnnt
the sale property was then and there sold as
provided by law, for $14.65, and the certificate
Of 0n dsid tS Ssls ss wsS a issp ssa to Of ths tb S1 saaiter t af ssid
Mclean county, North Dakota: that the taxes
upon said property for,the year 1895, became
d=sliaaasnaf ,s and tn the .h purchaser 1sass e. , Ct the ns;d se 1eYg
taxes for 1905, and that the amount for the
tax for 1905 remaining delinquent as Aforesaid,
was Thirteen& Fifty One-hundredths Dollars
chaser as aforesaid, as subsequent taxes. on the
3rd day of November, 1905.
And you are further notified that the owner
and holder of the said certificate so issued, has
presented the same t:o @ ahs with 1o6 receipt : j 9ta for
said, to the undersigned as auditor Of said
Mclean county: n: D.. and demanded 2 deed ICED
tificate being and remaining unredeemed and
there being FGrty-si3 and Gwenty:three One
and there appearing no legal objection why a
Tax Deed should not be issued as emand9ed
You are therefore notified that Forty.six and
Twenty-three ~One.huncredths [s46.2 PSI Dollars
exclusive of the costs to accrue upon these pro;
ceedings, is the amount necessary, and
required to redeem said above described zeal
property from said sale, and that unless the
said amount and the costs. of these proceedings
are paid within the time given for the redemp;,
ton inthis notice, 9 Tax Deed will be issued
therefor as provided by law.
The period of redemption expires ninety days
after the service of this notice upon you;
Given under my hand and official seal this 18th
day of September, A. ID. 1908.
o. b. Wing,
Auditor of Mclean Co., N. Oak.
Per R. b. Hosford, Dpty.
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POLITICAL NEWS.

Campaign literature has been en-
larged by a letter from President
Roosevelt addressed to United States
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. in
which Mr.. Roosevelt pays his respects
to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
William J. Bryan has left Lincoln on
his final swing around the country.
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Storm King.

Storm King.
The Highlands are not as high as
some mountains, and yet they are tall
enough to bump their heads against
the clouds. Storm King does this SO
often that he has become a local ba-
romcter. Whenever he is clear the
weather will be the same, but when
the clouds gather like a frown on the
brow Of the old mountain look for trou-
BILE. This very human quality is what
gave his royal majesty the name of
Storm King.
Prior to that rechristening he was
called Butter hill. Irving tells how
he came by that label so much better
than any of the rest of us can hope to
do that it is idle to repeat the tale. III
brief, it is that a certain man, carrying
q frkin of butter, was chased by In
dams. Painting his way through the
stones and underbrush to the top Of
the mountain and finding his foes con
stantly gaining on him. he deliberately
sat down ON his butter firkin and slid
down the almost perpendicular side of
the mountain to the rivers edge. This
was not making a blaZed trail, but Il
creased trail. When he reached the
bottom there was nothing Of the firlSin
except one or two nails in the tub, but
the man escaped.
In the same way Bull hill. now
made more fashionable and dignified as
Mount Taurus, got its name from the
fact that a bull jumped over the noun
tain and broke its neck. AnthOny's
Nose was so called from a man whose
nasal protuberance was the wonder Of
the region. Naturally enormous, this
organ had been increased by a thirst
like that of Rip Van Wrinkle and by a
choice. assortment Of carbuncles.
Storm King stands by the side of
Cro'nest and is the last of the High
lands on the west shore. At its foot
nestles the village of Cornwall. where
N. P. Willis and e. P. Roe wrote in
the old days and where Amelia Barr
and Julian Hawthorne still s~ojourn
when the mood strikes them. But the
old mountain offers no such brave
front to the people in Cornwall as he
does to us across the river. Here we
look always on hiss rocky face as II
runs sheer to the waters edge. He is
imposing in all moods. but is most SO
when crowned with clouds. Yet he
has his softer moments, and when
the sun sets over him. as it does each
night from my little platform. he be-
Iscomes a thing of glory.
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Notice for Publication.

pepartment Of the Interi9r,, U:s. land Office
Notice is hereby given that August S. FAIL
gren, of Washburn. N. D.. who, on Aug. %,
1908, made homestead entry No. 2S5S1, for sea,
cipai Meridian, has filed notice of intention to
make final '..fveyear'' proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Aug; T.:
North Dakota, ut his office at Washburn, N. D.,
I'm the 10th day of November, 1903.
Claimant names as witnesses:
son, Frank Fahlgren. Of Washburn, n. D.
NJ. II. Jewell, Register.
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'Noticeto Contractors.

Sealed bids for the steam heating and plumb.
ing and painting Of the new offioe building for
WcLeani county at Washbnrn, N. OAK, will be
received BY the County Auditor up toi2o'clock
3noOnlof Monday, Nov. 9, 1905.
Plans and speciications can be seen ct the
offiee5of the County Auditor at 4Washbnrn and
at theGsoffiiceo Of Hancock Bros, Architects, Far
{, Oak -
Acsrtided check for $500 made payable TO @.
r Wing, county audifor,s each
bidSasian evidence 81 good. faith a8to eater into
c~Ontractif G called upon TO do 10.
The iRht psRseieet anysandrallT hidssis m
ByyoSdearo 81 board y county ominissioaersss &
3. WING, County Auditor
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Notice For Publication.

Of the Interior. U. s. Land Office
at Bismarck, n. D., Sept. g; 1908;
ten, Of Washburn, Nd. who, on Oct. 18th, 1902,
made homestead entry No. 1885, for northwest
quarter [nwh], section q, township. l45n, range
final five year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before g. 0lReirsoH,
county Judge at his office at tW~ashburn. N.
D., on the 18th day of November, 1908.
CLAIMANT names as witnesses:
AT. johnson, of Turtle Lake, n: D.; Ole q.
Skjerdal, Dan Knk, both Of W%ashburn; N. D.;
- - M. HI, Jewell. Register
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MAID License or tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that : government tag
tail Malt Liquor dealer was issued to John
Heinze of Underwood.N N. u. onithe 10th day OF
October 1908 said tax receipt is. posted in the
block 2 of Underwood N. D.. Said building
being owned BY John Heinze when said tax
receipt is posted. y
Holder Of said government receipt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-30
The Man Who Couldn't Stand the
Quiet.

It is strange what city life will do to
some people. For example, a friend
Of mine wanted to. live with nature
and rented a cottage about a mile or
two, from the river on the other side Of
Mount Taurus. His enthusiasm before
going out to his earthly paradise was
Of the e~ffervescent variety. He could
not talk for two consecutive minutes
without dragging in some reference
to 1t.
He stayed in that cottage exactly
one night. The next morning he had
a Wild look in his eyes, and nothing
could hold him from Broadway and
his tucked in fiat in the side of a cliff
at One Hundred and U%mpty-umpth
street. No more of nature for him.
Nor would he even talk about it. The
thing was like a skeleton in a, closet,
too horrible for the publicity Of con-
v%ersation.
1t was six months before l could get
him to take me into his confidence.
Then the grewsome secret came out.
He couldn't stand the quiet. He was
so, used to the discordant din of his
dear: Manhattan that the sweet silence
Of nature was like a nightmare. No
one could describe the terror of that
one night on the hillside. In vain he
listened for the musical sounds of the
IT" trains, for the satisfying click of
fiat wheels, for the shrieks of'whistles.
the sounds Of jewellers in the morning
hours and the tin. pan accents of the
photograph il the next flat. These
sounds would have lulled him to sleep
as the mothers lullaby does, the fretful.
infant. But in assolitude where there
was nothing but the song of the katy
dds and crickets or the distant voice
Of mountain streams the stiffness beat
in upon his ears, Kept him awake and
made. him afraid:
There is a legend In the neighborhoOd
Of another New York man who came
here to live with nature. but for the
truth Of this l will not vouch. l have
enough mendacity of my own to an
swer5 for without becoming responsible
for that Of other people. AS the tale
goes, this man on his first night had
much the same Terrifying experience
as my friend, but he had 0 grit. He
decided to stick 1t out, SO he invented
q contrivance just outside his window
that would beat tin pans. jangle scrap
iron and grind powders together. Aft
er that he slept in peace. n