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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Happy at 1o3.

William Head, who yesterday csle,
brated at Windsor Workhouse his
hundred and third birthday, when
asked II he would like to 60 for his
usual walk into the village Of Old
Windsor replied: "No, thank you. AS
this is my birthday I prefer to spend
It at home" He looks upon the
workhouse as his home. and spent q
happy day there. He rose at z o'clock
and had his usual pipe before break
fast. Then the master brought him
two presents Of tobacco which had ar
rived for him. For dinner the old man
had boiled beef, vegetables and bread.
He spent the afternoon with his
friends at the workhouse, and having
had a good tea, went to bed at 2
o'clock.-London Daily Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
HE SAW THE JOKE At LAST
Stranger in Boston Who Had Read
Abou. Its Streets, Could Not
Stop Laughing.

He was a middle.aged man, and he
stood, with umbrella tucked under his
Grm, in front Of the old South church
In Boston, chuckling away as II he
had just thought of something particu-
larly humorous.
What are you cachinnating about,
my friend?" asked one Of Boston's
finest.
"Hey?" demanded the man with the
umbrella, blankly.
II inquired the cause of your un-
seemly cachinnation." repeated the
policeman.
"Oh, I forgot this was Boston. !!
reckon you mean laughing. don't you?
Will, I'm cackling over q lot Of funny
pieces I read years ago in the comic
papers about Boston's crooked streets.
I had never been In Boston then, and
I didn't know they were funny-'the
pieces, I mean. l struck Boston this
morning for the first time. and al I
meandered around In the rain trying
to find my way somewhere, those old
stories I read years ago came back
to me, with the joke side uprermost,
and every time I strike a place where
the streets seem a little more tangled
up and twisted around than usual l
have to stop and ha-ha right out in
spite of myself.
"Why, l declare, I actually can't tell
half of the time which side of the
street I'm on, just as It said in the
newspaper yarns I used to Dread, and
yet I never had any idea those stories
were intended to be funny until I got
here and began to corkscrew around
the Hub on my own account. oh, I'm
slow, all right, but l can see the Joke
when I have q diagram Of 1t right in
front OF me-"
And as the policeman moved on the
middlesaged stranger with the UNI
brella was still standing there, chuck
ling softly to himself.-Nsw York
Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
FARE AT HARVARD IN 1850
Breakfast at Oaybreak and Boiled
Dinner Two Days In the
Week,

The students lodged in the .dormi-
tories and ate at the commons. The
food then partaken of with thankful
ness would now be looked upon as
prison fare. At breakfast, which was
served at sunrise in summer and at
daybreak In winter, there. were doled
out to each student a small can Of un-
settled coffee, a size Of biscuit, and q
size Of butter. Weighing generally
about an ounce. Dinner was the sta
pie meal, and at this each student
was regaled with a pound Of meat.
Two days in the week, Monday and
Thursday, the meat was boiled, and,
In college language, these we're known
as boiling days. On the remaining
days the meat was roasted, and to
them the nickname Of roasting days
was fastened. With the flesh went al
ways two potatoes. When boiling
days came round, pudding and cab
bage, wild peas and dandelions were
added.
The only delicacy to which no stint
was applied was the cider. a beverage
then fast supplanting the small beer
of the colonial days. This was
brought to the mess in pewter cans
which we're passed from mouth to
mouth, and, when emptied, were again
replenished. For supper there was a
bowl Of milk and a size of bread.
The hungry Oliver, who wished for
more was forced to order, or. as the
phrase went, seize it," from the
Observation-Disclosures History of the
People of the United States.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Tribute to Painter. skill.

One of the still life paintings by
Jan a Huysen In the museum ct
The Hague vas recently injured, but
it is believed that the perpetrator
was neither vandal nor thief.
The picture represents a basket Of
fruit on which a number of insects
have gathered. On a pale yellow ap-
pie. which is the c%enterpiece in the
cluster of fruit, is a large fly, painted
so true to nature, sc say the officials
of the gallery, that the canvas was
injured by some one who endeavored
to "shoo" it and brought his cane or
hand too close to the canvas. "A
tribute to the painters genius" says
the letter recording the fact, "for
which the work had to suffer-"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Tale Of a Bird.

A little four.yearold boy living in q
country town disturbed and took
some eggs from under . sitting hen
belonging to a neighbor. The neigh.
Dor complained to the boys mother,
who later called her boy to her and
began to reprove him, when he broke
in with the question: who told you?"
The mother said: IA little bird told
me. Now, tell me, how many eggs did
you take?"
The little boy, stammering, said:
well! Well! Why didn't the bird
tell you the whole of it,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Uses. Of Transfers.

During the evening rush hours tive
men were riding uptown together II
= Broadway car. says =.the New Yorl
Sun. One man paid the fares. Tive
transfers." he demanded.
WIN transfers." asked the orher
"We get of at the. Aston place and
can't use them" IKE
81 know that" replied the man VIII
had paid the fares. ""but / always Al
'for ! transfer simply - . mattsr q
9eosuion. - . receipt:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Keep Busy.

81 have known a great many mel
who worked hard for q competence
and they loafed themselves to death
The man who does not keep busy
starts down hill pretty soon and thu
one who gives up living interests I'M
der the notion that he is going a.
have q good time will soon be reading
patent medicine almanacs and imag
lining he has all those things and
then some. There is a difference be
tween wholesome idleness and absoA
lutte loaflng, If you will stop to study
the matter out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Additional Locals
Schulz's sell Occident flour made
by Russell Miller Milling Co,

SCillllL = oCll \ISSlNtStIV iio'a ~
by Russell Miller Milling Co.
All stores will be closed Monday.
December 26th. it being a legal hol-
iday.
Word reached here this NOM
lug Of the death of Mrs. Fairman
of Painted Woods.
Eighteen Reliable old Iim" Fire
and Hail Insurance Companies.
Frank +. Funk First Nat! p NIX
Mrs. Ole Stetfrud left g., Tues
day to visit at her Old home a;
Kathyn while her brother went t
Luka to spend his vacation.
Cheap money for land loans a.
ways on hand. Make your o"i
rate-no red tape. f. b. Fun.
First Natl Bank, Washburn. n. E.
The vital statistics for tf
month Of November show IS
births and ) deaths in this cou':..
No deaths from contagious dis
eases.
Proofs taken on any date con-
venient for you. Send for appli-
cation blanks to G.. O. Raugnst,
clerk of district court. Washbnrn
n. d.
The German Baptists will bold
Christmas services at the Congrr-
yational church Sunday evening.
and the English services will be
omitted.
a nine-year-old girl at Me
Clusky sent in an alarm of fire one
evening last week to get her moth.
er home. She was calling on a
neighbor.
Arrangements are being made
for a full chorus choir ut the Cor
.gregational church beginning Jan
uary LIST which will render sacred
music in a worshipful manner.
Saturday was a good day for the
farmers. The weather was un-
usually pleasant aud a great many
took advantage Of it to come to
town to do their Christmas shop
ping.
Every family has need of Il good
reliable liniment. For sprains
bruises, soreness Of the muscles
and rheumatic pains there is none
better than Chamberlainfs sold by
all dealers.
Where a legal holiday falls on
Sunday it is customary to observe
the day following as the legal
holiday. Following this custom
the banks of Washburn will be
closed all day Monday Dec. 26th.
1T had hnpn tr,1,hlnl With Ca, :.
stipation for two years and tried
all of the best physicians in Bris-
toll, Tenn, and they could do
nothing for me-" writes Thos. 4.
Williams, MidGleboro. Ky. 1.-Two
packages Of Cham berlain's
Stomach and Liver. Tablets cured
me-" For sale by all dealers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Scored Heavily.

The Burglar-How much IL I'VE
rolls of movin' picture Aims. a snare
drum an a cornet worth you. snooksl
The Fence-Where did you lift that
stuff, Bill? I.
The Burglar (smilingly)-1 broke
into VAUDEVILLE last night!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Cold STORAGE Variety,

Restaurant Patron-Why, these
Eggs aren't cooked at all!
Waiter-Ill swear they were in the
water three minutes!
Restaurant Patron-Perhaps--but n
takes that long to thaw them out
.!loosn't Il?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
The Only Role for Him.

Torpid Thomas-What do you t'ink,
old pal? A swell guy approached
me yesterday an wanted me ter act
in a movin' picture play.
Languid Lawrence-Sufferin' hobos!
An why didn't yer, yer idiot?
Torpid Thomas-There wuzn't no
slttin' part in the drama he wuz per.
ducin'.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

7, 7 y',uNg i%"aiifs wlt~ attend IT,"
Min 4 Fpl'g.. Il ConH cree. -
have nice places 10 ears board "uu
roo ~. We offer 500 iur1i1r ;iaia
of ~. -raiuniu who failed to z
a OF! position. A magnificent CT
al ,..m i.tc,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
same Sort Of Language.

"I'm afraid we'll have to cut that
mans acquaintance" said the woman
iof strictly correct ideas.
Eyes," replied Miss Cayenne. "Hs
, uses the same sort Of language thai
~ Ray two or three dollars . ssaj
q. Aaar Of q theatre"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-18

amount of food aud oAygcn is suf-
Ncicn,
Ou hot sand beaches the toad cs-
tHpys. tine extreme heat u the DAY time
InN bwymg itself ITS temperature var
Ics with itg surroundings, being below
/ fb. niuhcgt temperature iu which 10
Team live and above the lowest
! Do would Doc moro accurate 10 de-
Wrih. the toad shaving variable
temperature than To- can 10 cold
hluudpd
/ The method by which frogs bury
th,msplNos ia not oIsy o. observe, as
/ they. usually hibernate m thc mud but
toads can sometimes Doe found hurrOW-
HING iu the ground backwards. working
/ thc loose SOIL I'm front OF them.
The ViUHr steep is followed immc-
dutDN inn the spring hg cgg-0Ning and
Iuuph ol lh. stored up food is prob
Iub'y used In forming tine large masses
IoI eggs which to3ds and frogs lay
Thoso are always deposited In the
water The frogs eggs are iu mass
.Hud the toad Iu long striugi both
lra covered lN Cd Iaiy-llke coat which
.Wolu m and makes thp uHss pi eggs
frequently larger than the parent
This uuNering probably protects the
eggs from being eaton and also serves
4 tO retain the neat off the SUMS rays
/ Th. rate ul growth nf ,he egg de-
pond. upon the temperatures. but In a
4 IIyv days ,Gc young udpolos como out
Iu' Oh. ugrs remaining attached, how
cNcr to .hc masses of jelly or TO ad-
lacuuJ N.gDNtlHn
The meUmorutu}l- of tU0ds and
frogs DIS one Of the most marvellous
ID
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-18

4 German nrrunaut has devised "a
systcm of uricutatiru which vill hrlp
The German aviator at least n finding
his way thloueh tht air Each Ger
man province is prNrided with % uum-
her and avery community is provided
with q letter a guide book to hc car.
iIod hy the aviator contains "a st
of provinces and towns similarly dcslg-
mated THUS rs am aviator sees the
character "ig A. I' painted upon the
roof of house M Ehenuu he knows
Immediately where he is by referring
to the book AZ might these signs are
"a bee Illuminated The system is now
actually being Installed in Germany.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
PROTESTS
From Taxpayers of the State Mount High
Location Bill Rank Crime.
KILL THE BILL

KILL THE BILL!
GuTHRlE'S ANSWER.
The governor has asked the cities
OF Guthrie, Shawnee and Oklahoma
City to submit options on from GAO
to 1000 acres OF lands for the loca-
tion of the state capitol buildings. as
provided for in that townlot bin from
Oklahoma City
That would not be bad, II the pro-
posed bill were other than a scheme
to loot the taxpayers OF this state.
Under that bill Guthrie does not
wish the permanent location OF the
state capital.
Guthrie believes the bill should be
killed
Guthrie believes no city of the state
can afford the state capital under
the terms of that Ledbetter menace
to taxpayers.
Under the terms Of the Ledbetter
bill. and favorable commissioners, any
city could afford to give 1000 acres OF
lland--"as a starter"
No honest proppsitle% saA be ad-
vanced to 60 with the bill now b.
fore the electorate, decision day June
1.-THE bill is so rotten nothing but
death can clarity the atmosphere
through which it passes.
II is verify the crime of 1910.
Moreover, if the bill carries, aside
from his right to appoint the capitol
commission, the governor has no way
to safeguard the people of the state.
That bill purposely left out all hope
OF the taxpayers having sembIance Of
protection.
Any proposition made by Guthrie
would Indicate the people Of our city
We're willing to put up with the town
lot monstrosity If we won the election.
That Is not true.
Guthrie is an unit to kill the bill.
When the time for the location oil
the capital is legally here: under
the terms of bill as enacted by the
legislature of this state, as provided
for in the constitution of Oklahoma,
adopted by the people thereof, Guth
rie will present her statment Of what
it Wih ard can do.
Until that time there should be no
capital contest and the present one
Is the most disastrous blow at civic
progress that has hit Central Okla.
homa since long before statehood.
No proposition, however fair and
however well backed by men of hon
or and worldly goods, could ever
cleanse from that townlot scheme the
viciousness of purpose which con-
ceived it, and the wickedness Of it's
conception is only excelled by the
| cursedness of its birth
1t is no more the fight OF Guthrie,
(Save that the temporary capital is
located here) than that of the people
of every other city, town, hamlet and
rural community within the confines
of Oklahoma.
Guthrie makes answer to the "pro-
| posal":
1t Is the same as she has made
throughout the entire campaign on the
| bill, and it is
KILL THE BILL
Vote mo- and be sure to vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
VERIFYING ONE
REMOVAL ASSERTION

oklanoma City sets the pace, her
people do things and keep doing them,
no matter where they go. our citi,
zens advertise all Oklahoma-they
are workers'-one of the "argumentsp
advanced by the removal grafters in
their appeal to have the capitol build.
ing hauled from here to Briiton.
Here is evidence some of the me-
tropolis citizens do things, the article
being taken from Phoenix (Arizona)
Republican date of May is, under a
cate line from Casa Grande, Ari, of
May 10:
"The boys (referring to the two
boy bandits who held up train in
Arizona and were chased across the
desert, being captured fifty miles
above the Mexico linel are Ernest
Woodson, aged IS and his brother
Oscar Woodson, aged II. They came
to the territory from Oklahoma City,
Okla. They have only been here a
few months, working as ranch hands
From the foregoing, it can be prov
en- Oklahoma City had two citizens
doing things" also advertising, but
the things accomplished and adyertis-
ing secured are along the same line
u benefit to the people as an attempt
to violate solemn compact with the
United States government.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
HOW GOES The FRAy9

In a telegram to Senator Eggerman
OF Shawnee, citizen who attended
Southern Oklahoma meeting to
hear Senator Harry X. Allen. OF
Ardmore, discuss the state capital re.
moval proposition, said there were
just all even hundred voters present
and all cheerfully arose when asked
to cast a straw ballot and voted as
one against the proposed measure.
That brings to mind former state.
men's-wherever the people are ap-
prised of the content OF the measure
TO be voted on June II, they will
vote against it. It's propensities for
evil and error are so numerous the
people care not about different cities
or location--they wish simply to
smash the proposition over the head
and eliminate such schemes from
Oklahoma affairs for all time to
come.
Taxpayers are not lookingfor places
TO spend money for luxuries-they
have too much to expend to keep pace
with present rapid development. They
are willing to carry the cost of neces.
stiles, but they wish no luxury cast
INTO the expense pot at this time.
More, they will kill all such proposals
as they come up. They want to do all
needed; they want none OF the dreams
or schemes that tend only to swell
the tax rolls and add nothing to the
wellbelng of the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
A QUESTION IN KINDNESS

In all Kindness, If the townlot cap
ital removal agitators do not expect
TO move the capital for three years
and the state is to make a million or
two out of the townlot sale of its
lands to itself. what is the 100000
starter" for?
Don't whine about being abused;
Just say what Is wanted with that
sGO0,000, to be handled by three men
who are burdened with a bond for
Sl50,000--not TO make good mistakes
or losses, but, presumably, as eyi-
cence of good faith.
The taxpayers may wish to know
some of the facts; may want a log or
two pulled out of the woodward to
see the Senegambian hiding under
the Canadian bottoms cottonwood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
TWO SQUADRONS

Ihere must be two working squad
fons TO the capital removal army. One
division goes hither and yon. pro-
claiming the proposition as being a
wonderfully popular affair, relating
Yhat has been and Is about to be
done in the sale of townlots in the
corntields near Oklahoma City, whilst
the other mumbles at the various
laaces of meeting over the state that
Guthrie is abusive and seeks to be-
rate them, although according to what
Howe would term the outfit, the sob
squad has been so philanthropic in
fXing up when, how and why the
people OF this state shall create and
locate capital. it seems strange to
them there is even any opposition to
the project
And while the squadron with its
tales of greatness and paintings OF
a glorious futurty sing their praise
ditties, the sob squad dolefuly and as
rear prayerfully as townlot schemers
can come to prayer ask that the wick
I'd he not allowed to besiege their pro
Jeet and petforate It, lest the North
Canadian drown it before election
day.
But neither the sob squad nor
nor the jubilee chorus take up time
discussing the sections of the propos-
cd measure--that's against the Jones
rales of order. It is specifically out
lined to each worker that he is to
talk Morris packing plant, townlots,
relate growth of city, etc. but talk as
TO the features Of the bill would
arouse public opinion. The $4,000
600 removal joker might be uncover
ed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
Nine Reasons WHY
To the Voters Of Oklahoma:

Z
The following are some reasons
why you should vote mo" on pro-
posed Section 40 to Article TX, on
June 11th:
l. Vote mo" il you want the two
cent fare restored.
2. Vote mo" II you want reason.
able freight rates re-established In the
State.
3. Vote "No" II you want railway
construction to continue In the State.
The large systems have not construct
ed new mile Of road In the State In
the past two years. The small inde-
pendent lines have built $50 miles or
over. What the Independent lines
have done, the large roads could have
done had they so desired.
4. Vote mo" means that the little
roads can continue their construction
without interference by the big road.
5. Vote no" If you want the peo.
pie to have something to say about
what the railroads shall do and what
they shall not do.
6. Vote NO IL you want the peo.
Pile 10 control the railroads Instead OF
the railroads depressing the people.
Z. Vote mo" and let the world
understand that the people OF Okla
homa are capable OF protecting theus
selves. In legitimate way against
greed and usurpatlon.
s. Vote NO and DO not be de-
celved by false promises. Look the
facts square In the face and act for
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-08
KILL THAT BILL,

KILL HAT BILL.
That old-time thinker who declared
right ever right and nothing but com
plete change could make wrong other
than wrong, of course, was not think
ing of the present contest to initiate
the Oklahoma City townlot capital re.
moval bill, but his truism was driving
as straight through the whole pur-
pose of that bill as il it had been be-
fore him when he numbered the
truth that has outlived philosophers,
statesmen and great warriors.
That townsite proposition has its
supporters, but those VINO are defend
ing it, do so, according to their own
statements. because they wish to see
Oklahoma City made the permanent
seat OF government Of this great state.
No one defends the measure. Ok.
lahoma City workers never refer to a
feature of it. They know it was draft
ed for loot--that the handspring OF
its birth and the origin Of It's con-
ceplion were twin instruments OF un-
righteousness, soldiers against the
common good
Today they fight in the far-oft
counties, telling Of the wondrous i'm
.provements and mighty achievements
OF the states largest city, and they
rant against those who oppose them.
Those men never defend the pro-
posed measure.
1t is so filled with provisions to
blk the taxpayers any defense from
its friends would insure its defeat.
1t Is bill drawn for selfish pur.
pose and private gain 1t is, and was
intended to be, a method Of deceiv-
Ing the people of this state.
Up and down, over and out, the
workers for the bill all carry the one
message-Oklahoma City is great,
But no one defends the proposed
measure.
1t means that three men shall help
themselves to the tax moneys of our
state and there will be no one to say
them naye.
1t means those who might wish an
honest and fair method of erecting q
state capitol building in the states
largest city would have no right to
interfere. for, as this measure Is Gun.
ningly drawn, no one has the power
to stop the work Of the commission
ers, no matter how wild or incompe.
tent they prove to be.
The way to handle the case is to
Kill the bill.
1t is an invitation for graft.
Voted in, it will bring scandal,
shame and great loss of money to
this state-all to be settled for by
the taxpayers.
Kill the bill.
Election day is June II.
Vote mo" and vote early.
Let us have no more of these wild
schemes to enrich the few at the ex.
pense of the many.
In a straight race for the capital,
according to the law and legislative
authority as to the time, Guthrie will
present a state capital provisional
Will be how and what she may do for
the state, not a request that the state
give us few millions for the pur
pose of keeping the permanent seat
OF government