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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Thirteen persons, two of them wo-
men, were killed and fifty were in
jured in a double explosion of gas and
dynamite in the new electric power
house of the New York Central rail-
| road at New York city. The force of
the explosion shattered hundreds of
windows in the big hotels and apart
ment houses in the neighborhood of
the big railroad terminal, causing
alarm among the guests. The dyna-
mite blast picked up a northbound
trolley car, lifted it in the air and
sent 1t crashing down upon an auto
mobile which was passing along the
other side of the street. Four of the
passengers were killed and every one
in the car was injured.
Twcnty.nine lives We're lost in the
Greene mine near Tacoma, Va, when
a gas explosion entombed twenty-six
miners. Mine Superintendent James
Barrowman and three bank bosses en-.
tered the shaft as a rescue party and
have not been heard from. Ten bod.
les have been taken out and one man,
still alive, has been recovered. 1t is
believed all the other men are dead.
Crushed and smothered between
tons Of corn, wheat and machinery.
Russell A. More, senior partner OF the
firm of More Bros, large automobile
and implement dealers, and Carl Tus-
kend, bookkeeper for the same com.
pany, were killed when the More
Bros building at Fargo, N. D., col.
lapsed beneath the weight of the
grain it contained.
Buildings over a radius of several
blocks at Tredonia, N. Y. were dam
aged by a boiler explosion in the FIRE
donia street railway power house. One
man was killed and another fatally
injured. Two boilers exploded stimuli
taneously with a roar that was plainly
heard at a distance of several miles
The property loss will exceed $4,000
Fifty young women attired in regu-
lation costumes of knee boomers and
sailor blouses, were rescued from the
roof of a burning building at Chicago.
They were engaged. in gymnasium
drill in the School of Physical Educa-
ton and Expression.
Six men were drowned in the Sno.
homish river at Marysville, Wash,
when a closed cabin launch turned
turtle. There were seventeen persons
aboard. All but six we're able to break
windows and climb to the upturned
keel or reach shore.
Sufocated by coal gas while the!
slept three homesteaders, Don Bur.
ril. p. Thorn and John Hornby, me
death in q farm shack twelve miles
north of husband, Sask.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Secretary Dickinson of the war de
partment has been directed by Presi-
dent Taft to Withhold from congress
his report On the national defenses
made in answer to a resolution passed
by the house of representatives. The
house declined to receive the report in
confidence and hence 1t will not be
sem at all. The report is said to de.
clare that the United States is wholly
unprepared for war; THAT the United
States lacks the right Lind Of men in
its army; that it needs Guns and am
munition; absolutely requires a vast
increase in the number Of mobile
troops and therefore requires in
creased Notifications.
Representative James A. Tawney Of
Minnesota, chairman of the house ap.
preparations committee, has given out
an emphatic statement in which he
practically charged the existence of q
conspiracy between the war depart
ment and military enthusiasts in con-
gress intended to create such nation
wide sentiment as will force congress
to make enormous appropriations for
army and navy purposes.
Postmaster General Hitchcock states
that everything will be in readiness
for the postal savings banks, in the
various states and territories, to re
ceive deposits Jan. 3, the first working
day of the new year.
The National bank of Vancouver.
Wash, has closed its doors.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

The editor of the Goodrich
Citizen seems to have an inside
track as to what is going on at the
county seat of Sheridan county
The following is clipped from the
citizen: 1t is rumored that Ed,
X. Moore. of the Denhotf Voice,
has purchased the McClusky
Gazette and will take charge of it
at once. This is only the begin,
ming of the end for two other news
papers at the temporary county
seat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
news OF WORLD
important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form
FOREIGN NEWS.

Reciprocity with the United States
and free trade with Great Britain
were the demands that the big farm.
ers'. convention at Ottawa agreed to
put up to the Canadian government.
There were other resolutions calling
for the operation of the Hudson Bay
railroad by the government and gov.
eminent ownership of terminal ele.
vators, but the tariff resolution is re.
garded as the important result OF the
conference.
Mexican government troops were
overthrow in an engagement lasting
several hours at La Junta, near Mi.
naca, on the Mexico Northwestern
and Orient railroads., according to au.
thoritative information received by
railroad officials in Ell Paso. The rem.
nant Of the federal army, numbering
$50, surrendered their arms and were
allowed to depart in the direction of
Chihuahua.
A message from Salvador announces
the sinking of a small island in the
1lopango lagoon, southeast of the city
of San Salvador, following an earth
quake shock. 1t is asserted, without
confirmation, that about ITO persons
were killed. The sinking of the island
is said to have followed a series of
shocks felt throughout the republic.
It is thirty years since England has
known such floods as are now devas-
tating immense stretches of the coun-
try. Tie deluge of rain practically
has been incessant since Dec. /. The
farmers have suffered heavy losses, as
large areas of territory are inundated.
Former Minister of Justice Alberti
of Denmark was sentenced at Copen-
hagen to eight years in prison and to
repay 81, 900 of the many millions
Of which he robbed the people during
his fourteen years career as banker,
broker and minister of justice.
The Chinese throne has issued an
edict refusing to create a constitu.
tional cabinet in compliance with a
memorial recently presented by the
national assembly. 1t also declines to
accept the designations of the grand
councillors
The Swedish steamship Cedric has
been wrecked a Gefle, a Swedish
port. Twelve persons were drowned,
including all the officers except the
captain.
The German steamer Palermo is a
total wreck off Cape Corrubodo, on the
,,2ot 1~oo% re Co1;oso Crojr IJor five
passengers and crew of nineteen were
lost.
The Swiss federal assembly, in joint
session of the national and state coun-
ellis, elected Marc-Emile Ruchet presi.
dent of the Swiss federation for 1911.
Carl Hagenbeck, the greatest col
lector and trainer of wild animals
the world has ever known, is dead at
Stellingen, Germany.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Mould Abolish Schools.

The subcommittee of the United
States senate committee on Indian
affairs. composed Of Senators Cur
tbs, Page and Chamberlain. will re-
port to the full committee a recon-.
mendation that non-reservation Indian
schools, among them institutions in
the Dakotas, be abolished. This is in
line with the recommendation Of In.
fight over the schools will then be
opened before the senate committee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
FLAX BRINGS BIG RETURNS
Farmer Makes $3.50 Per Acre on
Land Bought for 81 Per Acre.

John ]. Werner, a farmer living
about six miles south of Fessen-
den, had a flax crop this year
which yielded a return of $17.50 per
acre from land which he purchased at
the school land sale a year ago for 81
per acre. Mr.. Werner put in about
twenty acres of flax on the quarter:
which yielded seven bushels to the
acre, bringing him $3.50 per bushel.
Fred Johnson experimental this
year with rutabagas. He sowed an
entire acre of the tubers and his crop
yielded an eve 518 bushels. Having
no market at home he shipped them
to Fargo and disposed of the entire
lot for IS cents per bushel, earning
him over $500.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

The editor of the Wilton News
issued a Christmas edition last
week which shows that the bust
ness men are with the editor in
boosting q good town. The peo-
pie in that vicinity can congratu-
late themselves that their news
paper has fallen into such good
hands.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

All Christmas letters and pack
ages should be sealed with Red
Cross seals to help a good cause
along. In 1908 the sale of these
seals at a penny each brought in
$4,000. In 1909 it was raised
to $4,000 and this year an effort
is being made to double that
amount.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Ex.w.rden Boucher Dead.

A telegram from Los Angeles, Cal,
brought news of the death Of N. F.
Boucher, for twelve years warden of
the North Dakota penitentiary. He
wal q pioneer of Mclean county and
later Q member of one Of the leading
law firms Of Bismarck. Particulars of
his death we're not given. but he has
been suffering from heart trouble for
some time past and went to California
in search of health.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
COW DESTROYS TWO AUTOS
Drivers Slightly Hurt but Animal e.
canes Injury.


A Jersey GOV was responsible for the
destruction of two automobiles and
slight injuries to the drivers of the
two machines when they were speed.
ing between Valley City and Itch.
vile.
Theodore Torbensen, cashier of the
First National bank of Nome, and an
expert automobile demonstration from
the factory were returning from show.
ing a new machine to a prospective
buyer. They struck a good stretch OF
road and we're running closely behind
each other at about a thirty-mile clip
when a COW, feeding beside the road,
stepped in front of the machines. The
first car met the COW squarely, the
second car followed suit and automo.
biles, drivers and COW were down in q
heap. The COW a uninjured. :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

W. W. Tousley, who was bust
ness manager of the Western
Newspaper Union in Fargo for
a number of years, is now n of
the editors and business manager
of the Beach Advance. The
paper is only three years old and
is in a wide awake new country
that will give this editor plenty Of
opportunity to fill his Boosts
column every week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
The Family Scrap Book,

Mrs. Sauers Ito Willy as minister
calls to see Mr.. Sauers)-Willy, is your.
father in? Willy-Yes; he's upstairs
looking over your scrap book. Mrs.
Sauers (puzzled)-You mean my family
account book? Willy-Well. it's all the
same. He and you always have a
scrap every time lie goes owe it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

The editor of the Turtle Lake
Wave stands up for the drunkard
when he has a wife who does not
know how to make good butter
and whose personal appearance Is
not the best.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

The fight among the county
officers in Sheridan county con-
tinues and at present seems to be
at a red heat over the county
records. 1t certainly is no picnic
to be a commissioner in that coun.
ty-from reports.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
The longer days are not MOTTO
able as yet but there is general
rejoicing that they arc longer.

The Goodrich Citizen is now all
home print. Altho some smaller
it makes a better appearance and
no doubt the subscribers and adj
vertisers are better satisfied.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
The Mandan Republican is of

The Mandan Republican is Of
fering a valuable Christmas present
when the paper is given for one
year for only fifty cents. 1t al
most seems too bad to take the
money. Cutting down the price
sof the paper may be a good way
to get a number of new subscribers
but the most of them will want
another cut when the year is up
Is5or quit. It remains to be seen
how profitable q business it is.
Not many editors are so kind
Els
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
FARGO MEN PERISH
IN TONS OF CORN
Two Men Killed in Collapse Of
Implement Storage Building,

Crushed and %smothered between
hundreds of tons of corn. wheat and
machinery at Fargo Russell A..
More, senior partner OF the firm Of
More Bros. large automobile and inl-
plement dealers, and Carl Tuskend,
bookkeeper for the same company,
were killed when the More Bros.
building on East Front street in that
city collapsed beneath the weight of
the grain it contained. Isaac Bell. a
billing clerk, was hurled through the
door and suffered severe bruises. but
will recover.
The three men we're sitting within
four or five feet of each other when
the crash came without warning. More
was at work upon some books, while
the other men were working at desks
that faced each other. Bell, the only
man who escaped death, was unable
to give a connected story of what hap
pened. He said that all three of the
men were at work at the desks and
that the next thing he knew he was
being picked up in the middle OF the
street.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
"Portr.it Of a Gentleman"

The P~rofessor-Can you define a gen.
tleman, Miss Cutting? The ,~Sufragette
Qcily)-Certainly. A gentleman was
contemporaneous with the old masters.
who often painted his portrait.-Ex-
change.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

B / 1t is reported that Mrs. j. s.
Murphy has at last been appoint.
edas postmistress of Minot after
q asf Tong hard fight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23

Seek knowledge as If thou vert to b.
here forever.-Herder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
Suited Hi. Temperament.

Suited His temperament.
"Grooge is a very grouchy sort of
man, isn't he?"
Eyes. Won't even ride in anything
but a sulky.'-Baltimore American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-23
A Tenant For Life.

A Tenant For Life.
"Have you boarded long at this
house?' inquired the new boarder Of
the sour. detected mai sitting next to
him.
about ten years."
II don't see how you can stand it.
Why haven't you left long ago?"
"No other place to go" said the other
dismally. 1.-The landlady's my wife,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
MAD KING OTTO'S LIFE

Some remarkable details relating to the mad
King Otto Of Bavaria published from q dip
lomatic source by the Giornale dItalia the London
Chronicle says. Though shut up for forty years
in castles. now at the Castle Furstenried, and
though sixty-two years of age. Otto is still fne
handsome figure. with a magnificent beard and
flowing gray locks.
The stories about his periodical fits of fury are
quite untrue. His court is presided over by Mar.
shall Baron Redwiz and consists of few trusty
gentry belonging to the most ancient families of
the Bavarian aristocracy.
King Otto suffers terribly from insomnia and oft
sits up in bed half the night staring toward the
door, as II expecting somebody to enter. He, how
ever, rises punctualy every morning at and mute
ly allows himself to be dressed by his valet He
has holy horror of soap and water, and of hav-
ing his hair and nails cut that servants have
to await patiently favorable day for these opera
tons, when the poor patient is in state Of COM
plete apathy. King Otto smokes incredible guam
titles of cigarettes and is always putting away save
when he is absorbed In his favorte pastime Of
studying the operate music of his pet composer
Verdi. Often he causes the castle to resound all
day long with the melodies of "Rigoletto."
The diplomat relates that the first symptom of
brain decay in the young prince. till then SO
bright, forceful and courageous. was manifested
during the FrancoGerman war; Just before the
seige of Paris Kaiser William summoned him to the
headquarters of the general staff and kept him un
der observation in company with Bismarck and
Moltke the reason being that King Otto had called
out a squad of cavalry and ordered them to charge
straight at a stone wall, which, he insisted. was
body of the enemy's infantry.
He began preaching everywhere the stern neces
sity of concluding peace with France at any price,
Soon after intercepted letters brought to the
Emperor William which the Bavarian prince had
been dispatching secretly to the enemy. 1t was
then that the old kaiser sadly sent for the demented
prince, decorated him with the order of the iron
cross for service rendered in the campaign and
packed him of under a medical escort for pleas
ure trip in Spain and Italy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
MIX THIS FOR RHEUMATISM
Really Does the Work, Says
Noted Authority.

Thousands of men and women who
have felt the sting and torture of that
dread disease, Rheumatism, which is
no respecter Of age, persons, sex.
color or rank, will be interested to
know that it is one of the easiest af-
flictions of the human body to con-
quer. Medical science has proven it
not a distinct disease in itself, but a
symptom caused by inactive kidneys.
rheumatism is uric acid in the blood
and other waste products of the sys-
tenn which should be filtered and
strained out in the form of urine. The
function of the kidneys is to sift these
poisons and acids out and keep the
blood clean and pure. The kidneys
however, are Of sponge-like substance,
the holes or pores Of which will some
times, either from overwork, cold or
exposure become clogged. and failing
in their function of eliminating these
poisons from the blood, they remain
in the veins, decompose and settling
about the joints and muscles, cause
the untold suffering and pain of rheu-
matism and backache. often producing
complications of bladder and urinary
disease, and general weakness.
The following simple prescription is
said to relieve the worst cases of
rheumatism because of its direct &C.
ton upon the blood and kidneys. re-
'ieving, too, the most severe forms Of
bladder and urinary troubles: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
compound Kargon, one ounce: Com
'ound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
unces. Mix by shaking well in bot
le and take in teaspoonful doses after
ach meal and at bedtime The in
redients can be had from any pre-
'cription pharmacy. and are absolutely
harmless and safe to use at any time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
Curari a Queer Poison

Curari. the vegetable poison with
which the Indians of the upper ANA
ION tip their hunting arrows, remains
a mystery in its composition after
hundred years of investigation by sci
entists. The Indians will sell 1t for
its weight in silver, but will not reveal
the plants from which IT is derived
Not long ago a professor in German
university was sent to the Amazon
wilderness for the express purpose of
discovering the secret. for curari, or
urari, as 1t Is otherwise called, is now
thought to be Of great value in medi-
cine. The professor lived two years
In Indian villages, and while he was
permitted to witness the boiling of
the witches BROTH" which lasted sew
eral days. he could not tell what
plants went into the brew. Returning
from his baffled quest down the Anna
ION with a quantity of the poison. the
professor was met by another traveller.
Dewey Austin Cobb. who had got pos
session Of a native blowgun. The lat
ter tells in the National Geographic
Magazine how he put some of the pro-
lessons curari on some Of his blowgun
arrows, which are like toothpicks
feathered with cotton, and tried 1t on
a buck deer in the forest
After a deliberate aim our hunter
fred" says Mr. Cobb, IF may use
such a word for the little puff, scarce
ly heard by us. and entirely inaudible
above the rustling corn leaves at the
distance of the deer. The animal gave
a slight start as 1t felt the prick of
the arrow on its flank and turned part
ly around. smiling the air for a scent.
and looking about as II searching for
the insect that had bitten or stung 1t.
Detecting nothing. 1t stood still and
unalarmed. At the end of a minute.
or a minute and a half at most. its
head dropped a little. as II 1t was
sleepy.
when the hunter saw this he arose
and stepped out In plain sight. The
deer turned his head and looked at
him, and moved forward, not away
from him. a few steps. and stopped. II
showed no fear. but simply curiosity.
After another minute the professor
and arose. and all three walked
quietly to within reach of It. 1t made
no movement to run away, but watch
ed us intently, and shifted its position
a little. It's movements seemed per.
fectly easy and natural. Absence of
fear was the only observable change.
until at the end of three minutes
more; then 1t lay down. not falling
but as naturally as a COW or sheep
when ready for sleep
I'VE all approached its side. and
the hunter laid hand on its shoulder
1t looked up at him, but showed no re
sentiment or fear. Even its breathing
seemed easy and natural. which sur
prised me. as I had heard that death
resulted from paralysis of the lungs
when caused by urari."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

Writing on the original Of Gaunt
House In Thackeray's first novel
Vanity Fair" C. Van Noorden con.
cludes that this was Harcourt House.
Cavendish Square, and not, as most
commentators incline to believe, eth.
er Hartford House, Manchester
Square, or Lansdowne House, Berke.
ley Square. Harcourt House, says Mr..
Van Noorden. corresponds almost. ex.
actly with the novelist's description
In Vanity Fair"
The vast hall, the great gateway.
etc.. all are here. while the equestrian
statue resolves itself into that of the
Duke OF Cumberland, the Butcher of
Culloden, which was removed In 1868.
ostensibly to be recast, but has never
reappeared. This figure appears in
Thackeray's own Illustration of the
arrest Of Capt. Crawley when leaving
Gaunt House, affording another proof
of the correctness of this localization.
Harcourt House has now given way to
block Of residential fiats."-London
Graphic.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

the junk-heap now. jerks liked to
ride at night, and as that was about
the only time l could go, he used to
take me and my wife a good deal
"One night we were coming home
down Aubon road, when all of a sud-
den. sitting in the middle of the high
way right ahead of us, directly under
the glare Of the street light, we saw,
scratching its left ear with its foot.
nice little polecat"
20 my" began his friend, you don't
really"
Absolutely true story" said the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

other 1.-The wind was against us, and
the little chap didn't hear. Anyway.
this is what happened. jerks was
going so fast-you know there is
ten-mile limit on Aubon road-that he
couldn't stop in time. The little beast
never moved. We shot straight over
1t, and prepared to stop our noses.
But imagine our surprise! When we
got by we looked back, and saw that
idiotic little chap just concluding ito
scratching operations. We stopped.
and the squeak of the brakes woke
1t up to stern reality. 1t stopped
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

scratching and skipped into the BUSH
es. Now, the fact that 1t harbored
no-er-resentment toward US has al
ways inclined me to"
"Shucks!" exclaimed the other. eff
you want to know the real reason why
1t skipped. I'll tell you. Jenks's was
gasoline car, wasn't 1t? Well,
then"
You're quite right" said the story
teller, suddenly. And as l said at
the start, never minded the odor as
much as l do some other-er-
smells. Companion.