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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

duchess said: II think It isshyjissaurn til
try to. relate s.omethilffesssfhnE MI 80 I'll
tell you what happened' to the duke
and myself coming up here. At~evcry
station where the train stopped a pOr-
ter came up to our carriage with II foot
warmer. aud ut last the duke got No
annoyed that. forgetting the same
thing had occurred all down the line.
he said to the man: Go away. I've
told you three or four times already
that won't have Il foot warmer:
sAch. duke. darlin'. don't be angry al-
swered the porter. Sure. an it's stone
eold,'"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Baseball Scout Important.

The scout III baseball has become a
most important Individual. Nowadays
q ball club which cannot boast OF q
good scout stands little chance to COM
pete with it's rivals. The great rivalry
which exists between the sixteen ma.
jor league clubs for playing material
makes it decidedly important to have
an individual with each club who can
recognize q ball player when he sees
him in the rough and has the business
instinct to get such players at the low
est possible figure. 1t has been proved
time ant7 time again that 1t is not the
club which pays the greatest amount
for a player which gets the real stars.
Good judgment on the part Of the
scout who makes the selections counts
for much.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
- The -
Scrap Book
A Dead Loss.

t.H.."a NH ~ 0Va0 AVDOb
This is one of Sir Thomas Lipton's
stories:
During the month Of May I was mo
toring through France. l had as my
guest Sir Thomas Denver. At the end
of our trip We arrived in Boulogne and
were obliged to wait an hour or so for
-our boat. While waiting Sir Thomas
went out and got a great pile Of news
papers and gave them to me. Then he
went away for awhile. 1 was stand
ing there with all the papers under my
arm when a Yankee. evidently a tour
ist. came rushing up to me and with
out waiting for a formal Introduction
said:
"Say. have You got any New York
papers"
NO." I said. but I've got all the
London dailies.' for Sir Thomas had
been most generous in his purchases.
"Give me this one." said the Yankee.
picking out a paper. How much is it,"
"a %tuppence." l told him. He. paid
It and took the paper.
When my friend returned l handed
him the tuppence and said:
"See, I've made you 100 per cent
profit on your paper"
profit" lie .roared. Don't you know
you are on the continent? l paid thrip-
pence for that. and I've lost 81 1-3 per
cent on the paDer."-New York World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
SHAH We .Raise Whiskers?

WV
Recently the report came from Eng
land that the mutton chop whlsker Ia
returning to style. So far the pro
nouncemcnt has had no effect In this
country. On the contrary. a confer
ence Of the Free Methodist church 70
Gently decreed that the whisker must
60, and this referred not only to the
mutton chop. but to the moth eaten
beard, the mustache. the fringe, tho
chin waggler Oh billygoat. the goatee.
the dundreary, the burnside. the PETER
and all the other shapes and styles
that whiskers are prone to take.
In the last analysis the question ~
10 whether a man shall or shall not
wear hair upon his face is a personal
one that must he settled by the indi-
vidnal. Yet so much arGlwt creatures
Of the prevailing. mode Of fashion OF
Of style that we do not decide these
questions individually. but go with tho
crowd. True. there be some strong
minded ones who gang their ain gait"
however the world wags, but these
We denominate freaks. The average
man is controlled by custom. II he b
In a section where whiskers wave 10
the breeze lie permits bis own hlrsute
adornment to Iuxuriate, but IL he be In
q land where the razor is the require
ment Of fashion he either fHgoes TO .
barber shop Or laboriously and pro-
fanely amputates his own beard each
morning.
To whisker or not to whisker-that
b the question. Well. 1t depends on
how lazy a Alan is. 1t requirtv work
to keep a razor sharp and to ~ Il
once a day. but most men prefer the
labor rather than the ridicule which
q beard excites among the heather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
NO SENSE OF HumoR.
A Scientists Criticism Of Comic
Book For Children.

H
Charles Monseiet. u Frenchman III
letters. published Il comic scientific
dictionary for the benefit Of children.
who found no little amusement in his
odd accounts of things in the animal
world which were perfectly faini!iar
to them. but which were described in
4 rather fantastic way in Nj. Monse'
let's book.
The editor of II certain scientific jour:
nal. however. was much surprised and
shocked at NJ. Monselet's Ignorance
when lie took up the book. and Inc
wrote an article about It in his paper.
which ran as follows:
"A certain NJ. Monselet has publish
ed a dictionary for the use of children.
which contains definitions showing the
most extraordinary ignorance. such as
the following:
"'Sardine-A little fish without any
head which lives in OIL
"As If a fish could live without Il
head and In oil:
Another definition:
"'Parrot-A bird somewhat resem
bling the pigeon. generally green wlle,
1t is not red or yellow or blue. Cockn
toos sometimes live to be a hundred
years old. except when they are stuff
ed. and then there is no limit to the
length of their life
"N!ow. it happens that the parrot is
not IL pigeon at all and Y has the
colOrs that NJ. Monselet gives to him.
and, in short. this M. MOnselet knows
no more of natural history than he has
grains Of common sense"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Recognized the Portrait.

whenever l think Of Thanksgiving
and turkey" said Chauncey n. Depew
recently. II am reminded Of how the
laugh was turned on NEON the last
aight on bolfdt ship IN 4 transatlantic
trip. a crowd gathered In the smoke
room. Everybody had told a story.
made a speech or done or said some
thing to contribute to the general gaye-
= with the exception Of IN elderly
man, who pulled his pipe in silence.
= Well. sir said ]. 1t u your turn.
Sing . song. whistle q time. dancs Z Jig
do something
".Hum; II ! did you'd Ill b sorry
Ae replied. But how would . conun-
drum answers? M
= Just the thing.
well said he. a twinkle IN his eye.
'why-why o. a turkey at Thanksgiving
Ike Senator Depewg.
everybody gave It up.
H.Because It issstu6ed with chest
n1ts.' said ne. and ! tried hard " AZ
psat csnfused.' h s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Ready to+Fioht For Il.


He was a grand actor and a won.
sderful man in tragedy. He could rip
open a grave and learn all the secrets
Of sorrow and darkness. He did 1t
every night. and in every town which
he played he hired a large band of
supernumeraries who played the part
of-fne; mob. Not knowing anything
about art.tOr the story of the play. the
only thIns.tilat tnterestedTa supesSwas
whether or not he got his . cents for
standing up rs a member Of the mob.
One night u tough young man had
been taken down into the coal cellar.
which had been kindly turned over
to the supes as their dressing room.
and In a temperature where the mer-
curry 6irted with the freezing point he
had gone through the more or less
painful performance Of getting him
self into the fragile dress Of q Roman
citizen. He was hurried to the stage
and appeared in the Iimelight just as
the great actor. the hero. rushed to-
ward the mob aud shouted aercely:
mo quarter: No quarter shall You
have this day."
This was the crowning touch to Ill
4hat the young man had suffered 10
order to get hfs quarter.
"Don't get n quarter!' he called
ont IN q shrili voice. III I don't get
that quarter tonight m bounce this
spear OF that bean of yours"-Popu-
lar Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Hans Hol,ner. the noted long dis
lance professional runner, is planning
another visit to Europe. Hans says
he has received several good sized Of
fers from abroad and will accept.
The lanky unuer will run several
more races in and around New York
between now and December and then
sail for other shores. He will enter
In the l'uw,lrrhall Marathon. to be
held in Edinburgh. Scotland. Jan. /.
Holmer captured this event two years
ago and believes he can win it again.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
How He Took the Pickle.

The physician had been treating a
man for dyspepsia for u long time. and
finally. wishing to know how his pa
tient was coming OH. he told him to
take a pickle just before going to bed
and see ii he could hold 1t on his
stomach overnight. The next day the
maj called. and tile physician asked
him the rpS'ilt.
"tjh. it was all right. Doctor" he said,
''as ION. as was awake. but when ]
went Il, >irt.,, it rolled off"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Iwia Of Che Eamilx rres.

Arthur was the feeble minded son of
q family who were uOne too bright
themselves. The father was often
compelled to apologize for bis sons r.
marks when they bad company. One
day the family entertained the minis.
tar for dinner. and Arthur made u re.
mark that called for an explanation.
.You see." began the father. when
Arthur wa q smaii boy he AN away
and wandered into the wo0ds. A big
storm came up and blew q limb Oh q
tree. striking him On the head. Since
the accident he has never been very
bright"
Arthur was silent for Z few moments
before he bIGrted out: !
Huh: 1t vas \ durn long limb
struck the whole family. "-Nationai
Monthly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Now's the Time,


Now's the time to be adding
II there's work that must be done.
While the earth itself Is wooing
Favors from the shining sun.
Not tomorrow. You may W.
Hear the bells of morrow chime.
But for every brave endeavor
Now's the time.
Now's the time to be a-moving
II in life you've any aim.
II you're anxious to be proving
What in merit is your claim.
Don't. ah. don't today postpone It'll
Is not idleness a crime?
II you have not overthrown 1t
Now's the time.
Gay not even. II will do It
Without failure by and by"
That's a time with no date to Il.
In the shadows let 1t lie.
Seize the present! 1t is flying
Ever from you as you climb.
Now. IL youlare bent on trying
Now's the time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
cauaht Them Both Ways.

4 prisoner on his trial. in answer to
the charge, pleaded Not guilty." The
Jury found the charge proved. and III
passing the sentence. the judge said.
"Ye're not only guilty. but ye ONE
here and tell lies. saying we're not"
The prisoner who followed next for
trial was doubtless influenced by this
and supposed it would be we'll for him
to take another course. SO lie pleaded
"Guilty'' in quite a self satisfied voice.
"Oh. ye're guilty. are ye." said the
Judge, land come here to brag about
Il, do ye?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20


white lozenge into his mouth. Next
thing he knew was that he was in the
hands of four stalwart attendants. who
caught him from behind. swung him
out of his chair and carried him ont Of
the casino into a small room ;:a.join-
ing. Refusing to listen to his angry
protests. they hastily laid him Oh a
sofa. forced his jaws open and poured
q strong emetic down his throat.
The consequences were 40 immediate
and disastrous that the poor man was
beyond speech. BY that time it was
too late for his explanation that the
lozenge was merely a ;Sulphate of ani-
nine and that the casino authorities
were idiots for jumping to the conclu-
sion that he had lost his last penny
and taken poison.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Verbal chirepody.

The pastor, who WAS calling upon q
member Of his congregation. asked the
name Of the sprightly little daughter
whose winning ways had attracted his
attention.
we call her Ella said the little
girls mother.
shat ls a good name. Mrs. Donley.'
remarked tine minister. ut has been
made classic by Charles Lamb"
We'll. to tell the TRUTH" explained
Mr.. uonley. ''her name II Corneiia.
but IT'S easier to call her Ella.
q seee."' he rejoined, And she prob.
ably likes 1t better. II - . painless
extraction Of Y Corn"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

4 West Virginia candidate made this
report Of his political receipts and ex-
expenditures: Nothing In sight and
nothing promised" Did he intend.
this as a boast or a %confesson3
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Cole shurtsd to Minors.

"King'' Cole. the pitching leader Of
the National league 10 1910. is booked
for the minors. demonstrating the brief.
ness Of big league fame. Cole was
taken BY Pittsburgh. with Solly Hof.
man. in exchange for Tommy Leach
and Lefty" L.eiield. and now Barney
Dreyfuss says he was bunked by
Charles Murphy. The Michigan bar.
Der has been Of no use to the Pirates.
and Hoffman, also failed to help to any
great extent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Those who were defeated in the late
election may wonder what they have
to he thankful for this year, but they
should cheer up. They can reflect o.
how much better OF they are than the
Turks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
The Duchess o. connausht's stor

We we're once St;lyin:: with the Aber-
.rsrrS. relates Lord lsoSs:nore in
'T7ilii!yS 1 Can Tell" when the Duke
an. Duchess Ut ~COnnuuEht liOnOred
i.n,n w.tli II visit. and my hostess said
IN me. "Nnw: I count on you to amuse
-" llu":tt.> after dinner" Lord Ross
4.ss... .,.iI her llany stories. Then the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
" GOOD , N

There should be a farmers
club in every nelghborhood, and
there should be the best Of farm
papers In every home. And brain
a. we'll az Drawn must be used
, BY the. one who would succeed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Cincinnati Tries Seventeen Pitchers.
Manager O'Day. In 40 effort to de.
velop a pitching staff for Cincinnati.
nsed seventeen pitchers during the
season. Five OF the recruits finished
with perfect records. they being
GregOry. Packard. AcGraner. Don
aida and Frill. Suggs. with pinetesn
Victories and sixteen defeats. I'D ~
regulars.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Cameron Latest Negro Heavyweight.
Jim Cameron. a big negro. is the lat
est phgilist to attract attention on the
Pacific coast. Cameron 10 the biggest
man IN the boxing game. excepting
Carl Norris. He stands six feet four
inches 10 height and tips the beam at
225 pounds. England. too. has a new
boxer in Tom COwler. who stands six
feet. three inches and weighs 210
pounds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Army Works Hard Fer Navy Cams.
The setbacks the navy has received
won't make the army any the less ear.
nest In it's preparation for the game
with the midshipmen. Football his
tory Is full Of instances Of beaten
teams coming strongly at the finish.
especially ut those gridiron centers
where there Ia as much football pres.
tse rs at AnnapoIis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Abdul Hamid, ex-sultan of Turkey.
recently crossed to Asia. In this he
10 the advanced guard of the whole
Turkish empire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
now could II Be- a Mistake?

How Could u Be 4 mistake?
What q woman doesn't know about
newspapers isn't worth knowing. The
other morning Mrs. b. was talking to
her husband.
II notice in the Daily Hoodoo that
Mr.. Binfkins died on Sunday"
Its a mistake. my dear replied the
husband. I'VE died on Monday
.ButT the paper said sunday:
81 know 1t. but it was an error In the
print"
81 thought so. too. at first. but ] got
q half dozen copies of the paper. and it
was the same in all Of them. They cer
tainly couldn't have made the mistake
over and Y again"
The husband tried to convince her.
bat It was no use. and he gave it mp.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Chicago BARRIERS are raising the price
Of hair cutting. Windy City men WIN
have to go out on the lake front a1a;
let the wind trim their locks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

An Italian prince is studying divorce
IN America. We have other exhibits
Of which We are much more proud.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20
Huxley and Lswss.

Here is an anecdote once related by
Herbert Spencer-who, by the way.
was rather heavy in hand when he
undertook to play story teller. Apropos
Of Huxley's humor he described q din.
ner Of distinguished authors:
Over their cigarettes they fell to dis
eussing their various methods of COM
mencing to write. One said he wrote
and wrote. tore up. then wrote again.
and 20 OF
George Lewes. who raj present,
booked surprised. and then cried out:
"Oh. I'm not like that! commence
b write at once. directly the pen In in
my hand. In fact. I boil at q low tenn
perature."
Indeed" cut in Mr.. Huxley, that
II very interesting. for. as you know.
to boil at a low temperature Implies a
vacuum In the upper region"
Lewes himself was the first to lead
the shout Of laughter which greeted
this clever repartee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

A noiselcss aeroplane has been In
vented. But it probably will make the
same duh thud when 1t falls.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Lord Roberts say that there 4 surss
70 be war between Great Britain and
Germany. What! Again?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

Anyway the straw vote nuisance u
ended.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

thoritative staten mt on that point lent
strength to rumors that the big strike Of
the engineers was merely postponed rather
than averted.
Locomotive engineers over the entire
Grand Trunk system in Canada and the
United States received an increase Of wages
of between 3 and IL per cent under three
year agreement made at Ottawa with the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
There was introduced in the New York
Board OF Aldermen the proposed new
building code. which is the work of joint
committee of the most prominent organiza-
tons interested in building in the city. 1t
has been in process OF prepara ton for two
years and in substantial form Is likely TO
be passed by the fusion majority In the
board, which is under none Of the infiu-
ences which led the old Tammany majority
in the board to make two attempts TO
enact new code, declared by many to dis
crminate I'm favor OF hollow tile construc-
ton as against concrete work
with the head Of the concern in London.
the office Of J. Thomas Reinhardt, curb
broker at No. 3S Broad street, this city,
was closed and business Temporarily sus-
pended, according TO notice posted on
the door The calling Of several large loans.
said to aggregate about 100000 and secured
by Porcupine mining stocks, which were
Reinhardt specially. was the immediate
cause of the embarrassment, the notice
read. Liabilities are estimated at sppop,
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
Constant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Papers.

What have the developments of the
week been with regard TO the Titanic dis
sstcr?" asked Busy Man last night OF
Constant Reader as the two settled down
for the latter's weekly rccounting of the
weeks news
"Tn give YOU briefly the chief points,
rcioined Constant Reader.
- Bruce Ismay. managing director OF
the International Mercantile Marine Com
ranv. before leaving New York for Wash
inston. where he appeared as a witness
before the Senate committee investigating
the Titanic disaster issued statement de-
Tending his personal conduct during the
critical hours before the sinking of the Ii
tanic. lie asserted that he got into the
last boat. a collapsiblc one, on the star
board side, after no women and children
were left. Mr.. lsmay also declared that
for two hours after the Titanic had struck
the iceberg he worked on the starboard
dock assisting women and children lato the
boats and helping lower them. During the
voyage of the Titanic he was a passenger.
anu exercised no greater rights, Mr.. lsmdy
declared. He said he was not consulted by
tho captain about the ship, course, speed.
navigation or conduct at sea lie further
denied having ever said that he wanted the
Titanic 10 make a speed record
An unknown vessel was within five miles
of the Titanic when she was sending up
signals Of distress. and stood across the
Ttanics bow without answering the call
for help. according to the testimony Of j. H.
EoNhal fourth officer Of the Titanic, h"-
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

cock Throne On his deposition by his 50,
Aurunszeb. or Alamgir Shah, the gem wsr,
with the rest Of the jewels Following The
example Of preceding Mogul owners, Az
rungZeb added his name and the date O,
which he acquired II. The last OF the Dels
Empero-s 10 .nscribe his name was Ma
homed Farukh Siyar In the reign ot his
successor Nadir shah invaded India and
sacked Delhi G72N The loot carried away
10 his capital. then Ispaham. included the
Timur Ruby. as i shown by the following
inscription engraved In the cryptic stys
affected by Persian scholars OF the day
This ds) the ruby from among hs
twenty-five thousand genuine Jewels OF ths
King Of Kings the Sultan Sahib Qran'
which in the year llj5 from the (coliectlon
10 Jewels IF HinduStan reached ;hs place.
The date is that OF the lIijra era and cor
responds with l74o \. u. Sahib Qiran C'hs
Lord OF the auspicious conJuncton) IS 'ne
name by which Timur has always been
known in Asia and the Moslem world
The latest name on the jewel is thai Of
Ahmad Shah. commonly known as AOos1
or Duruai. who. at the time ~ Nadfr shSn'
assassination in l7i7. held All important CON-
mand in his victorious army. ON hearl'
o. the murder no attempted 10 sci" u'
throne. but succeeded only I'm securing
large amount Of booty. which he took WI.
hlm when hc marched eou'h - tho h'Sp
his -sbes troops and 'oIud0i the hnsooD
Of Atghanistan on his death IN Ia. ~
son. Timur shah. succeeded 20 the INV
OF kabul and the ruby 'N'n'laIl l''
10 the lattcr's Youngest son. shah suJd
nj. expulsion 10y post Mah0med Ne u"
refuge i'm the Punjah. and Mahdrsl' h''
Singh forced him to surrender hoth Nv
kohinoor and tine Timur ENAN -.
ON the annexation ~ the PanJao in
tho board of administration took o"
the state Jewels TIE Eohiuoor "aS
direct hy the hands Of a special om0', 4
England and at once delivered TO the ."
Ouccu Victoria. Some of the more ,
able gems and articles folnt N Tue a,
hakhana treasure house'. incIud"e
Tlmur RUBY. were packed up 10
and sent via Karachi and BOMBAY -,
don. These were all displayed IN '''e U,s ,,s
Exhibition of 1851. and when TINS was ,.H,
the Court OF Directors Of the hsS' y1.
Company presented the ruby 10 9Uee"
torla. London Times.