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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
MAsHINGToN NEWS.

! President Taft sent to congress a
special message recommending legis-
lAtion at the present extra session
amending the Foraker act, under
which Porto Rico is governed. The
president directs the attention of con-
:3ress to affairs on the island, laying
particular stress or what he terms "a
situation of unusual gravity" devel-
tnped through the failure of the legis-
lative assembly to pass the usual ap-
preparation bills. leaving the island
without support after June 80.
President TAFT has written a letter
to Governor Stubs of Kansas, in
which he declares with emphasis tina:
he will not permit himself to be used
by any political faction for the promo,
ticn of political fortunes and at the
same time revoking the appointment
of Robert Stone of Topeka. a persona!
friend of Governor Stubs, to be a
special assistant to the United States
attorney general.
James j. Hill, the railroad mag
nate. called on President Taft at the
White House. He expressed the be-
lief that if the tariff agitation was cut
off short, that If the o%ratorical steam
i'll congress was shut off, the country
would begin q great era Of prosperity
at an early date.
As "a result of several conferences
the interstate commerce commission
announced a ~postponement from June
i to July / the time for taking effect
of it's decision in what is known as
the Spokane rate cases. A further
hearing of the case will be had on
June 9.
Women outnumber the men by 15.-
4o5 in the national capital and its
suburbs, according to the police cen
.sus. The rrsus shows a total pop
.ulation of 343, 1903.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS. NEWS.

A permanent injunction restraint
from operation the Fiber and Manii'
association, under which name".it was
charged that twenty-five paper manu-
featuring ncern had formed a COM
bine in restraint of trade. was ordered
by Justice Hough in a decree handed
down in the United States circuit
court in New York city. Z
Los Angeles society was furnished.
q sensation by the announcement that
q suit for $4,000 damages, charging
alienation of affections, had been filed
against Mrs. Grace Velie Harper, a
rich woman, by Mrs. Jane Harris.
wife of Mrs. Harper's chauffeur.
George o. Lamprecht of Lamprecht
Bros. & Co., Cleveland brokers, who
recently failed for over $1,000. 900. was
indicted by the grand jury on the
charge Of emhez2ling $4,000 worth of
stock owned by customers.
The Wright brothers and Miss Kath-
crime Wright nave arrived in Dayton,
o., and were royalty welcomed by
their old friends and neighbors. A
more formal welcome is to take place
June IL and Is.
The Cunard line steamer Maureta:
MIA, on her last trip from New York
20 Queenstown. broke her own preyt,
aus and all other eastward records by
1wenty-four minutes.
4 wireless telephone between Chi.
oaxo and Milwaukee 10 IN operation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
SINGER S. M. Co..
wAsHsURrt, n. Oak.
ne Castro oe The East.

yAo Castro % East.
Castro, fs a plain freak and the de.
posed Abdul Hamid ID. an enigma.
That is the principal difference be-
tween these chronic dfsturbers of the
worlds peSce. Roth have been absO--
lutte and crsael. and both ar0se to pow
er through: ~trcacl,ery ana u%surpation.
1t once seemed probable ..s.lat when
the time YVES ripe the sultan might
better the coalitions in Turkey. He
often made the c fOr failure to
keep order AMI respond to the protests
Of the outside world that he was pow
erless at home. Several times in re-
cent years aggsfeved nationss have had
to resort to force to bring him to
terms
In alliance with the Young Turks,
assuming them, to be patriots, Abdul
Mamid could make the Turkish gov.
eminent a civilfzing force. He has
often been@set down as a fataaist and
never has risen to a great occasion
with enough backbone to y re-
suits. Whenever brought to book BY
outside powers for outrages upon de,
cency he has. like Castro. resorted to
promises, then 10 evasion, then to
bluff and finally yielded like a pol
troon. Ideas Of human right and JUS
tfce and of international dignity seem
never to have entered the palace where
the overload of Turkey immured, him.
ealf
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
CRIMINAL NEWS.

In a statement issued after being
sentenced for the kidnapping of Willie
Whitla James II. Boyle accused Harry
Forker, brotherin-law Of James p
Whitla, father of Willie Whitla, oil
having framed the entire plot of kid
mapping and he told of a sensational
murder which occurred in Youngs-
town, O., some years ago and the con
vfcted k%idnapper alleged in the state.
ment that he has for years been
blackmatling Forker as a result. The
authorities discredit the story.
In the holdup of Great Northern
passenger train Ne. 3 between Col
bert and Mead, WASH. twelve persons
were injured when the engine and
mail car. u wild down the track by
the bandits after they had rifed the
mails, collided with the remaining
cars of the train. 1t is reported that
the bandits obtained a large sum of
money from the registered mail. the
amount being placed at $4,000.
Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr., U. S.
A., faces a prison term of from one to
twenty years. Despite testimony sub.
mitted by the defense as tending to
show insanity he was convicted at
Flushing, N. Y, of m%anslaughter in
the first degree for killing William E.
Annls at the Baysids Yacht club last
August.
Louis Arbogast, q well known St.
Paul butcher, wal brutality murdered
at his residence in that city. He was
Afty-one years old and one of the
wealthiest butchers in the Twin Cit.
les. Although the police claim to have
solved the mystery connected with
the murder no arrests have been
HAde.
Frank p. Wagner, who recently tes.
hfed before the Wisconsin SENATORIAL
anvestigating committee at Madison,
duplicating three assemblymen and
TWO Others in a money deal,' has
been arrested on a warrant CHARGING
perjury.
William Bailey and R. M. Young,
two young men Of prominent families
Of Lee county, Va, shot and killed
each other while trying to kill another
man at a school entertainment at Dry.
den.
William L.. Lansing. = blacksmith
Of Presho, S. d.. killed his wife and
escaped to the Brulc reservation. A
posse followed and Lansing
killed while resisting arrest ;
Henry Williamson, a well to do
living near Boylesville, Ill.,,
killed his wife and two little children
and then committed suicide.
Herman Rohcr, seventy years old,
IF Des Moines. Ia, shor and killed his
son-in-law, August Lass, and then !
killed himself. $
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hon,enaa. pitch niuaer.

VIZ - ASstSs StSSS
A complete homemade ditch digger
may be made r.y following the de-
scriptiOn here giren.
The bed rieSe: five and a half
inches long. is ~ut O,sa of q hard plank
two and a E.:lt inches thick. bolted at
each end aud In the middle to prevent
splitting. The e a half is nine inches
wide and t2c front half six inches
vide. ~ 49,, t =
The diggers are made Of steel bars
two and a half inches wide. three
quarters of an inch thick and twenty
four inches long. They are fastened:
to the plank by a right angle turn and
bolted. The two rea diggers are held
firmly by a rod with nuts inside and
out, the points being spread out so
that the bed piece can easily drop
into the space when the ditch Is two
feet DE- more in depth. The front dig
ger is the same size. but set in the
middle. All are held firmly by brace
rods and sharpened like the fiat end
Of a pickax. A wheel is set under the
front end to steady the movement and
is braced backward. An adjustable
draw iron is placed above. through
which the rod may pass at any height
suited to the depth Of the ditch.
The handles are also adjustable, rails.
ing them as the digger drops lower.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
The Lid On school Lunches.

x0o LILO on 0Cn0Ok
Uncle Sam has carried paternalfsHr
to an extreme which has led to ab-
surdities. especially in the matter Of
handling children. To free quarters.
free books and tuition, free heat and
light while at school some municipal
ties are adding o proposing to add
free breakfasts and lunches and free
dentistry and medical attendance.
What the state and municipality sup
plies of course It controls. A recent
bulletin from the interior department
is a hint that some authority should
regulate what the parents supply.
Two lunch standards are set forth In
the bulletin, THE Daily Meals Of
School Children" In each the lunch
box is to be filed or half filled. accord
ing to the age and weight of the child,
with a balanced rRtton-that is. one
containing only a certain amount Of
fat and protein ard carbohydrates
with a fixed total faei value" The
theory that the taste and appetite Of
the growing child should be- consulted
is here thrown to the winds. The ap-
petite must not be tempted, but the
lunch provided is to be so coarse and
uninvitfng that the child VIII not
touch fl unless he is hungry 1t
looks as though uncle can safely leave
the schoes lunch to grandma and
grandma's own girl. The cid lady
would: surely say: "Put in a couple Of
generous slices Of homemade bread, m
apple and q BIT of plain cake and let
it so at.tliat. My children know WHEN
to stop eating"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
cREosoTING FENcEFosTs.

An Experiment by the United States
Forestry Service.
An investigation in the preventative
treatment Of %fenccposts conducted by
the United States forest service in CO.
operation with the University OF Min!
nesota has recently been completed
There are many agricultural sections
Of that state where much Of the land
is %unfenced. and in such localities It Is
difficult to obtain good posts. since the
only common trees are willow and cot
tonwood. and these do not make dur
able posts In their natural condition.
The need for information on the best
method of preserving fenceposts in
that region or elsewhere. therefore. Is
urged by the department of agrfcuI-
ture.
Much land now lying idle is vel
adapted for pasturage were 1t FENCED.
It is evident that the securing Of q
durable and comparatively cheap post
would give great impetus to the work
of fencing and would result in the
more intensive utilization of the land.
1t is believed that %creosoting Of the
native woods will provide such a post.
Considerable data on the best treat
ment for each of a number of different
species was obtained by these expert
ments, and the feasibility Of creosot-
ing posts was clearly demonstrated.
Detailed advice on the work will be
given to all who request 1t Of the for
est service at Washington.
AS a result Of the interest aroused
by this work there has been formed In
locality an association of about
twenty-five farmers for the purpose Of
their ~fenceposts. Through
such an organization the preventative
can be more cbenply ac-
than by Individual farmers
because of tSe saving in the initial
cost of the apparatus and the cost of
the %creosote. If the plan proves FEAST
BILE other associations Will doubtless
be formed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
COVERING LETTUCE WITH MATING

tings or carpets that have seen theft
best days may enjoy Il new lease of
life as plant coverings. The great
thing is to cover the plants SO that
they will be shady. but not without
air. Even castoff hats may be used
to prop over a delicate new plant. and
rs straw allows the air to circulate i.
will no be entirely deprived of oxy-
gen. Stones laid on the hat brims will
keep them from blowing away on a
windy day.
Castoff fruit baskets are excel!en.
to cover transplanted plants. They
provide sufficient shade and do not
smother the plants. because the open
ings let in air. They are very light to-
handle and easy to store because they
set into each other. besides being suf-
fcicntly durable to last an entire sea-
son or longer. They cost nothing, can
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
EMPTY FRUIT BASKETS FOR PROJECTION.

EMPTY FRUIT BASKETS O PROTECTION.
lie collected and saved for the purpose.
and weather does not destroy them
quickly or winds blow them easily
about. Use peach baskets for the
larger plants. plum and grape baskets
for smaller plants or for two or three
of the very smallest and stra wbcrry
baskets for the smallest of all. Even
these will span two seedlings set e
together.
Choose a cool. shaded corner for let
tuce. If you have none such make a
retreat for the %succulent delicacy.
Have a movable screen of reeds or
woven twigs with which to protect
the lettuce bed from the MONDAY sun.
Take 1t down ut night and do not put
It up on cloudy days. By a little care
in this respect you will secure sweet
salad AS the first supply of plants
shows a tendency to run to seed. have
a second and d third installment ready
to take its place. Lettuce that grows
in the sun gets bitter. and when the
head elongates into a stem 1t is past
use.
Radishes also thrive into juicy mild
ness in the shade. although they will
bear more sunshine than lettuce. II
set SO near a brick wall as to feel the
radiated heat as well as the direct rays
of the sun they will develop too fast
and become pithy and pungent.
Green peas should be planted early
in the season. Give them rich earth,
plenty Of light and keat. and water
often should the season be dry. Train
upon sticks against the wall. II you
have room for two crops plant a Sec
ond three weeks after you put the first
into the ground.
Cucumbers flourish under direct and
radiating sunshine, being Of tropical
origin, They. too. should be eaten
soon after they are gathered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
Earlv Omonx.

81 .&SsJ SsssVsso 49, w. - .-
Onion sets should lie, planted as soon
as the frost is out Of the ground. The
bulbs will stand frost withoub injury.
If the ground was. ploweds in the fail
all that is necessary is to. harrow the
ground over well, then. work OF and
stick the onions in, just deep. enough
to completely cover them with the tine
earth. Set out in fifteen inch rows
two inches apart in. the row If the crop
is to be worked with the hand cultfva-
tor and twenty inches apart If the
horse c%ultivator is to be used. Onions
require Il deep. finely pulHerized. rich
soil. Spread the manure along the
drill rows and where the shoots APP
pear SOW a little. high grade. phosphate
along the rnw. One handful will sow
twenty feet of the row: For family
use the White Portugal and tile Silver
Skin are the best two kinds. as they
are of mild flavor. close grained and
a beautiful clear white. For the mar
ket plant the Yellow Strassburg aud
the Red Danyers. . These. two kinds
are hardy ana ranid growers and are
mostly crnu.se H.: the German truckers
for bnn"hias when half grown and
also for 'S"iFin. in midsummer. The
truckers r::tse. I, crop Of onions and Q
crop Of cabbage or celery from the
same lana ench season. The manure
given the onions v:afn! carry the second
crop through 5,..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

kidnapping as a business is likely to
be discouraged by the sentences pro-
.nounced in the Whitla case The court
clearly made, It known to the country
at large that so far IS Pennsylvania
Is concerned kidnapping will be regard
ed little short of a capital crime.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
Plucking the-mtze.
To .its..SWn surprise,

brass.
Plucking the nrtzes.
To its*swn surprise,
Quietly walking away with. the goods
While the pretefx1er. elopes. to- The woods.
Modesty wins In the laudabEe play.
ThWarted at first, 1t will have It's way.
Villains may foil it, but mott very long.
In At the home stretch, ringing the gong,
1t will succeed
With co~snmendablea speed.
Tearing the roof: tfOnlt the house for ap-
Proving the kintaa Off the. drama thai
draws.
Modesty, yes. in.ths,b book. or the play
And In the song while the. singer holds
sway,
But does it drag o1Ffthe, honars i'm life.
Winning a fortune. an Office a wife,
Forging ahead
In the trseee.on. the dead,
Putting a crimp in the brazent and bold
Much as the fairy rpglancesi tia;ve told?
Need we the ansuerr that's- patent pro.
csaim?N
SOD to the ones WHO, are uises1 in the
game.
Net to the ones WHO, can, s~ss with their
eyes,,
Theugh they area stseleds by tihe world to
surprise.
Modestyn.' Yes.
But it's glowing success
Isn't the kind that. a. fellow, eal1 use
RsYfng provisions and, garments ana
shoes. d
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

France contributes to the order Of
down ind outs the Orleans and Bone
parte princes. Spain the Carlist pre-
tender, Sandwich 1nlands Queen LII.
Haiti Nord Alexis. Morocco Abdul.
Aziz, or who says lie Is: Venezuela
Castro, Servia Prince George and Tnr
key Abdul Hamid. Next!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

1t isn't SO much peace. as peace BY
fits and starts that the Hobsonitess oD.
ject to-. They: would whip all the fight
ers and be done. WITH ii.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

If Walter Wellman keeps up these
annual stunts $50 near and yet SO far"
something may break loose and carry
him to the north pole in spite Of him
self.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
THE DIaonR EQUIPPED.

In hard subsoils one win save the cost
Of this simple device In digging seven;
ty-ive rods Of ditch. In our hardpan
sections Of the east. which always
need drainage. one does not feel en-.
couraged to dig bitches. with pick and
shovel when mor than half the en-.
ergy is required to loosen the dirt.
With this machine the toughest sub
soil when dry handles az rapidly as
loose sand.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Ida Tarbels says there are two,
Rockefellers. That makes twenty flint
gers to dip into. the pie of subsidiary,
oil companies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

It il all right to Keep the iannels,
nisters and skates within reach for
awhile yet. Nevertheless the moth
balls and bags should also be handy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

1t would be health for the bodies; as
well as nickeis: in. the pockets OF tire
angry Philadhiplifans If they would
stay walking mad over the trust's* az
actions. .
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Farm ena
Garden
PROTECTION FOR PLANTS.
Ways Of Shielding Thorn From the
Midday Sun.

Ways Of ShIeIdIhg Them from the
Midday Sun.
II plants are not protected from high
winds and too much they will not
flourish, especially in the early stages
of their growth. This is particularly
true of the plants in the vegetable
garden. and fortunately there are
many easy and simple methods of pro.
viding them with shade. Empty soap
boxes raised on blocks, empty fruit
baskets. rolls Of carpet and mating
out on supports to look like
awnings may all be used. Old mat
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piarrhe. In Fowls.

80 ~ EaAfy
For white diarrhea In fowls the fol.
lowing is recommended: a teasp0onful
Of castor oil. followed by Ave grains Of
rhubarb and ten grains Of carbonate
Of soda OF: a grain OF opium. During
the attack md for q little time. after
Its abatement the bird should be fed
on soft food and have no green vegeta-
:oles. For young chicks half a tea
spoonful Of olive ell 10 preferable to
castor OIL. and boiled rice should he
led.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Taft's smile will surely hoodoo the
performance If that new gold handled
sword Of the commander in chief at
tempts a real sword act.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

A peace. congress. I'm Asia Miriam
wouldn't need to. limit discussion To
war in the, abstract.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Another horrible feature Of smassas
cres b the names they spring on z =
civilized language-Kozolook Deurtyul.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Easy TO drop shell from an, airship.
but the trick will be- to get the drop on
the proper target.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Freakishs as. Il May snowstorm III a
pat comparisons. b11t which one?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
Cure For. Spring aRooters.v

Pigs are more apt to be ''rooters'' in
spring. when the ground is soft, than
they are at any other time Of the year.
Much Of this can be prevented by
feeding regularly With coal, charcoal,
ashes OF other mineral matter. Ring.
Ing the 4hoss should Be resorted % q.
extreme cases.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

Mars probably wore a wise losRi
when he saw how VIC, ffrted with tie
goddess of PEACE. too: .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

If the Porto. Ricans;<want to retain,
home rule they must see to it that. il
doesn't spell home anarchy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

rE school ANnc


STATE SCHOOLLANDS
The STATE OF MINNESOTA
will offer 100000 acres Of rich,
agricultural land for sale, dur
ing the months Of MAY, JUNE
and July. =.
TERMS: l5% Cash, Bal
ance 40 years at AZ interest.
For COMPLETE INFORMATION WRITE
TIT STATE
BOARD. or IMMIGRANT I
DEPARTMENT M
STATE CAPITOL ST. PAUL, MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

It won't worry Uncle Sam q bit II
navigators who don't like the lock type
:lof canal stick to sea level routes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

eyes" she, sighed. her voice laden
with regret, 1--WE. Will have to give up
our trip to. Europe
"Has xeur. husband had business re.
.,nrcoe9 ,S. @ L Az 2;
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Waste Moisture.

Waste Moisture.
= What's the use of crying?
4 Tears will not produce
Anything worth buying.
Really. what's the use?
While your tears are drying
Take this good advice:
Saving wood or flying,
Tears will not cut ice. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

About, time for Herod Nicholas TO-
send ont and KIN III the Young Rms 1'1us.
slams. 5sMs E
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21
Gould Trust II.

Gould Trust It..
SPIN going to call you carly tomor-
row morning."
what for!"
@Tn see the sunrise"
SPENT you do it. The III has been
rising successfully without my help
for severa. thousand years, and I think
1t win he able to turn the trick oncA
more"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-05-21

The way some people talk you can'f
help wondering If they are paid, for is
1T SO much per wolat
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1t is tiard to put yourself in his
place, and! then. tOo,. II might embart
rass HIM.

Some people are good because it is
easier in sonse cases: to- help than it IL
to hinder.
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w. A. PERSEY, yEwELsR.
GIFTS
CoMMuNITY SILVER

COMMUNITY y
Knives. Forks and Spoons
in the new Flower-de-Luce
pattern will please the most
fastidious. This flower design
has 2 beauty and style hither-
% found only in, the best
Sterling.
More than triple plated : van
last . lifetime. /,
Let us show .yon the new LOUIS.
XVI and CLASSIC, finest pat
terms out.
w A. PERSEY, JEMELER ,
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Sure Winner.

Nodesty wins IN the story book,
Putting one finally overtime crook,
Managing in the procession,te lass
Creatures OFT gall and pretenston ant