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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
TELEPHONE POLES OF CACTUS
Arizona Government is Planning toI
Make Good Use Of the Giant
Sahara.

Sahuara for telephone and tele-,
graph poles is the latest idea and oneI
that is to be tried out. 1t sounds
plausible and it is believed that It,
will be nor economical than the old
style Of poles. It's test is to- GOMEZ
from Tucson.
The government is to build . tele-;
phone system for the forestry s~ervicei
of the Coronado forest reserve. Thei
1rst of these lines to be built out Of!
Tucson is to be used into the Cata-l
linas, and It 10 there that the sahuara;
experiment is to be tried. {
Where they can be found in what
approaches alignment. so that the
line will not have a zig-zag too much,
the sahuara up in the canons through:
which the line will pass are to be.
utilized for the purpose Of attaching:
brackets to which the wires will be;
fastened. And SO the secret is out.
Along the proposed line it is diff
dcult to set poles. owing to the rocky.
nature Of the. country traversed. Not.
only is this the case, but 1t is diff
ncult to get the poles up there in the
hills to set, while the sahuaras are.
right there In many instances, and.
while not at a uniform distance this
10 not considered important.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
A Cooking Feat in the Air.

To cook a potato pie at the top OF a
chimney three hundred feet high by
means of the heat generated In the
dres below would seem IN impossible
task, yet such a feat was on one occa-
sion accomplished by John Faulkner,
. famous Lancashire steeplejack.
The incident was the outcome of .
wager between Faulkner and the man.
ager of a Manchester gas works. who
doubted Johns statement regarding
the excessive heat.
A large iron kettle was procured,
and this. being filled with necessary in
Observation-Disclosures pounds In weight
was hOisted to the summit OF the
hAge chimney stack. Faulkner placed
the receptacle ON the outer and cool
Ell side of the brickwork, but despite
this, the contents were Eouad TO b
thuruughly cooked IN sas hour ant
twenty minutes. Or ten minutes less
than the stiplated time.
Faulkner Won his wager and the
pie. which. 1t Is said, was slightly
burned at the bottom, was Afterwards
distributed among the poor Of the
Observation-Disclosures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Beavers DAYS WORK:
Record Made by One Of the Animals,
gin Regents Park Gardens.

A young beaver in Regents Park
gardens, London. was once placed at
work upon a tree IL feet long and 2
feet 6 inches thick just as the town
clocks sounded the hour OF noon. The
beaver began by barking the tree .
foot above the ground.
That done he attacked the wood.
Ae worked hard, alternating his labor
with dips In his bathing pond. HoI
bathed and labored alternately until,
4 o'clock in the afternoon, when he
ate his supper of bread and carrots
and padded about in his pond until,
half-past s o'clock.
Ten minutes later, when only n
inch OF the trees diameter remained
intact, he bore upon his work and the
tree fell. Before 1t fell the beaver
ran as men I'll when they have fired
anblast. Then as the tree lay on the
ground he portioned 1t out mentally
and again began to gnaw.
He worked at intervals all night.
cut the log into three parts rolled
two Of the portions into the water
and reserved the other third for his
permanent shelter. The work done.
he took a bath.-Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Rat Proof eranary.

kept neatly painted. While 1t may be
Of any size. a by 40 feet will be found
suitable for the usual farm.
The arrangement Of the floor plan
gives ten bins, the open driveway, also
the small space at the front end, for
scales and bags. No grain bin should
be over eight feet square, ~ the grain
IL liable to mold in a larger bin.
While |: is not advisable to keep corn
In a granary, 1t is sometimes done and
the crib may be made rat proof by
building the outer wall as shown in
the small section. One by four or six
inch strips are used. and both edges
beveled, as shown; they are placed
not farther than three-eighths inches
apart. The bevel must be at least at
an angle Of Is degrees. This Will keep
out ats and mice. and will allow some
air to enter the crib, but very little
rain Dr. snow.
The foundation may be Of stone.
brick or cement, but should go below
the frost line; six or eight inches Of
the top dirt. inside the foundation 10
now removed, and the same filed to
the under side of 3oist with broken
stone, gravel or coarse cinders; this
should be dampened and we'll tamped
The stills are next set in mortar, and
the joists nailed in place; the spaces
between the same are next filled with
concrete. This may be what Ia termed
lean concrete. that is, not much CO
ment used, as It is not expected to
carry any weight, and is used only for
keeping out rats and mice. This con-
crete should be mixed in the proper
ton Of one part cement, three parts
sand, and five to seven parts broken
stone or gravel. It should be well
mixed. and the spaces filed clear to
the top OF the ioists. This must be al
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Har Mind.

Cn309oo 60f Mlno
IA young scDnple had been counting
ff6r several years and the young man
seemed Ito tie in no hurry to marry.
Finally, one day, he said:
Sal. l Gamma marry thee"
"How's that?" asked she.
eve changed my mind said he.
We'll, I'll tell thee what we'll do"
said she. IF folks know: that it's
thee as has given me up l shanna DO
able to get another chap; but IL they
thing I've given thee up..I can get
all / want. So wen have banns pub
lished and when the wedding day
comes the parson will say to thee.
wilt thou have this woman for thy.
welded wife?' and thou must say, 81:
will And when he says to me. Wit
thou hive this man to DO thy welded
husband?' I shall say, i winna.' 80
The day came, and when the minis
ter asked the important question tho
man answered, II WILL"
Then the parson said to the woman:
."Vvilt thou have this man to 30 thy
welded husband7' and she said:
II will.,r s54t,s5
why = said the young man. furious
". you said you would say 4 Wilma <
II know that" said the young
woman, .'but I've changed ny mind
-since."--National Monthly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF GRAIN
DESTROYED BY RATS AND MICE
Surprise is Expressed That Farmers Do Not Use More
Preeaution and Care in Construction Of Cribs and
Granaries- Building Shown Would be
an Ornament TO Any Farm.

lowed to dry out before the floor 10
nailed in place. The writer is aware
that some builders say that 1t is the
proper thing to nail down the floor at
once. but U experience is that where
this is done. the moisture will swell
the floor. and when the concrete 10
finally dry. the floor will shrink to its
natural size. which always leaves
cracks in the floor. And II there is
any advantage at all in laying the
floor while the concrete 10 green. we
have never yet learned what 1t il.
While 1t 10 intended to I'LL the bins
from the hall. the same may be used
for storing grain in bags. when the
bins are full. The floor Of the hall
may be Of cement. IL you 20 desire. BY
leaving out the joists In same. but the
mixture. Of cement would have to be
some stronger. and. q top dressing Of
two inches used; also boards would
have to be placed under the grain
sacks as the cement ID liable to be in
wet weather, more or less damp. 1t
10 sometimes necessary to leave q
load Of grain standing over night and
q sudden rain will sometimes hit 10
with a load Of grain. in such cases the
driveway will be found very handy.
The studs for this building r ten
feet. The cornice may be left open. or
closed with beaded ceiling. In some
sections Is Is necessary to keep q gran
airy closed and cover all openings.
vanti1ators. etc.. with fine acreen wire.
in order to keep out the weevils. Tho
location, climate. ETC.. will have much
to do with these things.
The ventilator should be four by six
feet square. and about three feet high.
The outer walls are covered with
eight-inch shiplap, and this in turn
with six-inch drop-siding: both should
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
GOOD
FOR FLOWERS
Rose Bush IA Tremsndous Feeder
Of Rich SOIL Should b
Given Additional
Loaf Mould.

tsy MYRl.E TYLER lRoNs.)
A correspondent asks II manure
will harm rose bushes?" adding that
one of her neighbors told her that 1t
would prevent them from towering.
; We never heard of such a thing
before, 1t il a fact. however, that TN
jsome parts of the country there are
people who still believe that manure
win poison the soil for farm crops.
;and doubtless this idea has spread to
rose bushes.
! Nothing was ever more absurd.
Rose bushes are tremendous feeders
!of rich soil and 1t should always be
composed Of well-rotted manure DO
sides additional ieaf mold and the
%ientire soil shonld be Of the richest
character.
! A heavy loan or clay and gravel.
well drained. are suitable soils for rose
bushes. A trench at least three feet
deep should be dug and Allied with
alternate layers Of manure and COM
ipost and well worked up before the
lroses are planted.
After the plants have become well
started they should still receive
manure and this should be applied
every spring in liberal quantities.:
Do not be afraid of giving your
rose bushes a soil too rich. The richer
lit 10 the more vigorous will be the
growth Of your plants and the more
beautiful will the color Of your flowers
lbo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
PREVENTION OF
SOIL WASHING
whom Ditehss Are Small They
May be Filled with Rubbish
to Check the Currenl
Of waler.
(By J. q. MoslA.)

(By J. q. MOSlA.)
When soils are likely to wash. IN
ounce Of prevention is worth many
pounds of cure. The best remedy 10
a preventive one. This applies e.
pecially to the formation Of gullies on
hillsides by which q farm may bs
completely ruined in q very Few years.
When these bitches are snallsthey,
may be nlled with rubbish that VIII
check the current Of water and cadssF
the sediment to be deposited there.
which will result in the filling OF the
ditch. tai
The general washing that takes
place from the surface Of all htlly
and even slightly rolling land shoald
be looked after % we'll.
This washing removes the best soil
and lowers the productive capacity OF
very large areas Of land. Much Of
this was: not Of the best to begin with.
and. the removal OF the thin top soil
has rendered many tracts almost
worthless.
Silt and clay soils are much more
liable to wash than sandy ones. be-
cause tho particles are smaller. con-
sequently more easily carried ny
water; and. % these soils do moi alb
sorb tho rainfall readily. because the
pores are small. 10 there IL more
water to run on.
While itt u impossible to change the
inorganic; constituents Of soils to my
appreciabls extsnt. yet they maj %
treated In such q way a. to change
the tsxturs IN few years.
This may be done BY Incorporating
organic matter In. them. The partial
". decaysd material cemsnti the soil
particles into sraules or grains. CIV.
ing It somewhat the porosity and
looseness Of sandy soil.
The sgranules thus formed are TOO
large to- 30 carried readily. Whom IN
this condition, water will be absorbed
rapidly, and Il deep blowing IS prac-
ticed. the ground will be in condition
to absorba heavy rainfall.
It is estimated that 81 inches Of
loose soil will absorb two inches Of
sainfall. large supply Of organic
matter should be maintained. II pos
sibie, bysErowing leelinek and cover
crops r
~ fact 4 coil thai Y ltabls q WASH,
badly should never pass through. tna
winter 1ifho1at 4 cover crop TThs
.rosts viii ho..d ,ths soil particlas I'd
1GothaY anGSthe ton ptil sspYey0nfsFapf1
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
The v.sfu, Verb ITO ast.~

A go
There Is no word, long or short, in
the English language capable Of per-
forming SO much labor In q clear. in
telligible sense Is the verb to get:
and here 10 an old-time specimen Of
~ capabilities:
II GOT ON horseback within ten min
utes after after I got your letter. When
] got to Canterbury l got . chaise for
town; but I got wet through before I
got to Canterbury and I have got such
8 cold az l shall not be able to got
ID Of In a hurry. / got to the treasury
about noon, but first Of all got
shaved and dressed. I soon got into
The ssoret Of getting a memorial before
the board. but l could not get an
answer then; however. / got intelli-
Oencs from tho messenger that I
should most likely get ons the next
morning. As 500 as / got back to my
Inn 1 got my supper. When / got up
IN the morning l got my breakfast,
and then got myself dressed that Il
might get out In time to get an answer
- my memorial. As soon as l got IL
j got into the first chaise and got to
Canterbury by 3 o'clock, and about
itea time ! got home"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
RED CEDAR FOR BUILDINGS
Some Of This Excellent Material 70 e.
ttmated to % Nearly Four Thou
sand Years Old.

Il will surprise manyto know that
they have In their homes material es-
timated to be 1000 years old. II the
shingles or interior nnish Is red cedar
or IL you have a red cedar chest 1t T.
possible that the wood %antedates the
history Of this country by thousands
of years, says the Cleveland Leader.
A. Cleveland man is credited with
bringing the first red cedar into this
section. w. A. Geist, on a western trip
several years ago, was attracted by the
red cedar forests at Port Angelus..
Wash. He established a mill therel
and began shipping the cedar to tho
eastern market. Formerly the south
ern cedar was used in great quantities.
but 1t is the claim of Mr.. Geist that
the product from the Pacific coast isl
growing in favor and the demand for
1t is increasing.
It IL q most durable wood and ital
use In a home guarantees that moths
and other troublesome insects will not,
enter. It is used for wa%inscoting. mas
tells, cupboards, cabinets and especially
for chests in which to store furs and
clothing. Mr.. Geist exhibits a quantity
of red cedar cut from a tree he esdi
mates to be at least 800 years Of age.
Three large cedars were found growing
from a fallen log which was five and
one-half feet in diameter. The largest
of the three trees growing from the
fallen tree was ten and one-half feet III
diameter. BY counting the rings IN
both trees indicates that the fallen
tree. still sound, Is nearing it's fourt
thousandth birthday.
Mr.. Geist is an expert upon red
cedar and goes In for the history of
the wonderful trees of Washington and
other coast states as a b~iographerl
would the data upon the life of some
famous man.. He surrounds a bolt of
single cedar with an interesting story.
which goes back to the misty ages and
something like reverence grows within
the listener for this venerable work of
nature.
Unquestionably the red cedar is the
oldest material used in the construct
ton of the home and few materials
will outwear it.. It being. nearly inde-
structible except by fire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
i: DIVERS OF. JAPAN
I&sssen Who Begin at 10 to Search
for Pearls in the Coast
{
Waters.

The pearl divers Of Japan are wom-
~. Along the coast of the Bay Of Ago
,;pEd the Bay of Kokasho the thirteen
Nnd fourteen-year-old girls. after they
Ihave finished their primary school
work, go to sea and learn to dive.
They are in the water and learn to
swim almost from babyh0od and spend
most of their time in the water except
IN the coolest season, from the end of
December to the beginning of Febru-
.2ry. Even during the most inclement
of seasons they sometimes dive for
pearls.
They wear q special dress. white un-
derwear and the hair twisted ZIP into
u hard knot. The eyes are protected
yby glasses to prevent the entrance OF
water. Tubs are suspended from the
waist. A boat in command OF a man
~ assigned to every FIVE or ten women
divers to carry them to and from tho
1nshing grounds.
1 When the divers arrive on the
grounds they leap into the water at
Nnoe and begin to gather oysters at,
the bottom. The oyters are dropped
INTO tubs suspended from their waists.
When the vessels are filled the divers
are raised to the surface and jump into
tbe boats. They dive to a depth OF
from ave to thirty fathoms without
any special apparatus and retain their
breath from one to three minutes.
I, Their ages vary from thirteen to.
forty years and between twenty-five.
and thirty-fve they are at their prime.
Review.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Stricken wien osnsroslty.

Stricken With Generosity.
A Scotsman brought his entire fam,
lily Of seven. to visit Q relative In Lon
don. They were entertained IN : man.s
ner that loft nothing TO be asked for
two weeks; theaters. suppers, cab-ridess
about the city, excursions into thss
country. The whole time McPhers0n
never put his hand n his pocket . 49,
for : thing. :
When the family u going home,
the Londoner and hisN cousin wSntant0s
the bufet for = hnaa glass.s From force,
.of habit Ne gropeds Tor his wallet:: Int.
sandy sgrippeds his arm.
Ma. ma! said al. Eve besna vsfrsAt
GUIDE "a me ansminss this foftnichths
5past. Nom. Ven No toGs IT,
Jlsht NesE1tplsij 1a1ll4ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

The; pretty oiiciai ....Hirt's OF Los An
.geies. who captured 10 many Washers.
was discharged because she dressed
20 much Ikea nsar.rainbow that II
was q physical ~impossibility Tor PEG.
sple not TO stare 1t her. Furthermore,
she Ms soundly thrashed. ~ the ii.
lfuriated wife Of one u her Victims.
Who vas ont : new bonnet ~ thS'
arIsbandss 4ne 6o smother roaEa,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hi sa
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
(By J. E.

The grain annually destroyed and
wasted by rats and mice. it is claimed.
runs we'll up into the millions Of
bushels. II this is true. and the
writer has reason to believe that 1t is,
1t 10 certainly strange. with the pres
ent high price Of all grain. that the
farmer and others who handle and
store more or less grain. do not use
more precaution and car in the erec-
ton Of cribs and sranaries. 1t is not
q very hard or expensive matter to
build a practical rat and mouse proof
granary.
The building shown is rat proof and
will be an ornament to any farm. II
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
inersa.e Value Of Lands.

/ Ono reason why farm lands In the
west are more valuable than those
|o( the east Is because the western
farms are big enough to permit the use
|of traction engines In blowing. An en-
igine drawing 4 gang OF eight plows.
burning over a strip ten feet wide. at .
|speed Of two and q half miles per
hour. dragging harrows behind Will dc
$50 acres per day. There are not many
forms In the east where such opera
lions are possible.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Correcting Willie.

Papa and mamma and son Willie
were crossing the ocean. Willie had
800 something for which his mother
lkought he needed correction. but NOT
551oSlslfng equal to the occasion she
sNelllssnlsd to her husband.
I ssSaS.John," she said, cant you speak
Sgilns!n 0.
replied s. thfn. Estk yp;se.
61dy, Willis .--0uccsss MagasinA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29
Floor Plan.

be fastened in place with tenpenny
nails. There is no lining at all, as 1t
would only make a hiding place for
rats and mice, II they should by some
means enter the building, while with
the studs exposed 1t would be an easy
matter to clear the building Of them
with a cat 'or dog. AZ they have no
place to hide.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

A Chicagoan Is trying TO 'Sfganfxe a
society to honor old maids" but he
will md few who are willing to ad-
init that they are eligible for member.
ship.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

A hunter Of big game says that
hunting lions with dogs, the dogs be
ing sacrificed. makes the .pastime''
more pleasant In. the final death
scenes. This may throw some light ON
the views Of wondering Americans az
10 % the spaniards can enjoy the
bloody sport Of thee bull fight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

No man has ever been found who
has SO little confidence in himself as
to think that he could not edit d news
paper better than the editor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

man in London tried to kill him.
self because his wife would not talk.
And yet what scores of other men
would die ofsssenyy atShfs, hdatpy honks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

When a man is lost in the clouds
nowadays it does not follow that he
is q dreamer. He may be an energetic
aviator seeking tot:break altitude rec.
ords.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

A New jersey man who was bitten
by 2 fy has developed blood poison
ing. Evidently the jersey fly is en-
vious Of the fame achieved by the
Jersey 'skeeter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

News that there is an unusually
large crop Of cranberries is but an
unpleasant reminder to the inhabitants
of the barnyard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

Fall styles in. mems hats indicate
that vel the bald can have a little
wool, on the top Of the head in the
place where the hair ought to grow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

Old-fashioned mothers are badly
needed, says a minister: and SO are
old fashioned children. It might bs
added. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

Inventor Bell has designed Il furnace
which he claims will cool a house.
Now will somebody design a furnace
that will heat a house?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

a woman in New York lost, by her
marriage to her fourth husband. all
mony awarded her from her third.
This decision destroys . possible and
promising consecutive matrimonial In
dllstry
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

!, If Atwood's long fight didn't do my
thing else. it put on the map several
small towns that nobody had ever
heard of before.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

From New York comes tho tale OF a
man who was bitten by. m enraged
oyster. It remains for Winsted. Coma.
to spring something about q man-eat-
ing snail
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

Pennsylvania Hay Fields.
The hay fields Of Pennsylvania av--
eraged eighty pounds more per acre
than those Of other states in the
Union during 1910.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

A dispatch from New York tells us
that q policeman was bitten 81 times
by a dog. As We go to press the dog
is In q critical condition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

The new comet soon will be Wis.
ible to the naked eye-this H., If one
has nothing better to do than to sit
up all night waiting for It.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

That Harvard professor who says
people are better on by not taking va
cations is talking through his mortar
board.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

Why reproach the katydid for its
failure as a prophet Of frost? Our
high-priced weather department also
has been known t make mistakes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-29

The magazines are carried in
freight trains and even then they are
able to anticipate their date lines.