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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
GORGEOUS %cHoRlsTERs.
boy Singers Of the Private Chapel Ia
st. James Palace.

There are ten boys In London who
every Sunday and on state occasions
wear suits of clothes that in each in,
stance cost something like $500. The
lads thus extensively and brilliantly
attired ure the choristers belonging tc
the kings private chapel in st. James
palace. When arrayed In their state
suits they are truly a gorgeous sight.
Scarlet cloth is the foundation OF
this costume. Bands of royal purple
between rows of heavy gold lace are
the adornments. Old lace rufties are
worn at the neck and wrists. These
rufties are SO valuable and. so difficult
to replace that they are worn only on
the most special occasions. At other
times white lawn bands take their
place. The boys must take great care
Of their suits, which must endure three
years. Tie "undress" suits are nc,
placed every eight months.
This choir is one of the historical in.
situations Of Great Britain. and many
Of its old time customs, including the
dress OF the boys. are retained to this
day. The choir has numbered among
it's singers such distinguished musicians
as Sir Arthur Sullivan. Edward Lloyd.
Sir John Goss and DR.. r.. j. Hopkins.
1t is the right of the head boy to de-
mand Il guinea as "spur money" from
any officer entering the chapel wearing
spurs. 1t is said that when Arthur Sui
Ivan was head boy the Duke Of We'll
lington would always come spurred to
the chapel, in order that he might have
the pleasure Of paying the forfeit to his
favOrite chorister.-Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Rea, Use e. the Bees st;no.

'The bees sting is a trowel. not a
rapier." said a nature student. ut is an
exquisitely delicate little trowel with
which the bee finishes off the honey
cell. injects Il little p~rcservative inside
and seals it up. With it's tr0wel-like
sting the bee puts the final touches on
the dainty aud wonderful work. With
the sting it pats and shapes the honey
cell. as Il mason pats and shapes a row
of brick. Before sealing up the cell it
drops Il wee bit Of poison into the honey.
This is formic acid. Without it honey
would spoil. Most of us think the bees
sting. with its poison. is a weapon only.
1t is Il weapon secondarily. but pri.
marily it is a magic trowei. a trowel
from whose end. as the honey cells are
built up. n wonderful preserving fluid
drips.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
How to Get Rich.

One of the richest men of a certain
Indiana county is known as we'll by
his penurious habits SIS by his bank
account. A short time ago he invited
an old friend to dine with him. Ac-
cepting the invitation. the friend was
piloted to one Of the cheapest hotels
In the place. and two dinners were or
dered at - cents each. A second cup
of coffee was ordered by the guest.
and when he finished 1t the pair. after
the bill of SIS cents was paid. meaDder-
ed out ON the street. Noticing his
hosts downcast expression and silence.
he asked what had come owe him.
Nothing" said the host.
"But something must be wrong"
said his friend.
WELL" said Croesus, Il can't under
stand how my bill was So cents"
''Oh." said the guest. II had a sec:
ond cup of coffee. but Ill pay for It.:
He at once took a nickel out Of his
pocket. and Crucsus accepted Indian.
apolis News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Natural spaetaeles.

Many birds are provided with
natural spectacles. a transparent MEM
brane called the third eyelid. This
third eyelid when not in use lies folded
in the inner corner of the eye. Two
muscles work 1t. spreading it over
the cornea or folding it up again much
more clcverly than a man can put on
or take off his s%pectacles. But for its
third eyelid the eagle could not look
at the sun. The specialized bear be-
longs of Chile. Its Latin name Is
Ursus ornatus. 1t is black and around
its eyes pale rings are drawn which
have exactly the appearance Of a pair
Of goggles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
DESTROYING Money.

Paper money is nothing but a prom
ie to pay so much coin. II you de-
stroy a FIVE dollar note. for instance.
you simply release the government or
the bank which issued the note from
the payment of the IS in gold which
the note called for. OF course. there
fore. you are not punishable in amy
manner for destroying the note If it is
your own. There is no penalty for mu-
tilating gold or silver coin IL you keep
It in your own possession. but as you
have thereby destroyed a considerable
part of it's value you must not try to
pass it at par after the mutiiation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Could Shout For Joy

81 want to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart, wrote C. B. RAIDER, of
Lewisberg, w. Va, ''for the wonderful
double benefit I got from Electric Bit
tiers in curing me Of both a severe case
of stomach trouble and of rheumatism.
from which l had been an almost help
less sufferer for ten years. It suited
my case as though made just for me- .
Fordyspepsia, Indigestion, jaundice, and
to rid the system Of kidney poisons that
cause rheumatism, Electric Bitters
have no superior. Try them. Every
bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only
so cents at oil druggists.-Ady.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13

F F9R!SE Sc ZEAL EAkE T 3 A5yEk H9kTGASF
the Se morts seslp Se osSnlssa IL des sea sspd III %hie af
the Power Of Sale therein contained has be.
come operative and 10 action or proceeding
having been instituted either at lay or i9
mortgage or any part thereof, and a Power Of
Attorney authorizing the foreclosure of said
m19!tgagee haying been duly made, executed and
attorney, by T. l.. Be:seker, the mortgagee
therein mentioned on the 26th day of November,
A.D. l9l2; which power Of attorney was filed
Of the County Of, Mclean and State OF North
Dakota on the 3th day of November A. D. 1912
at 90 o'clock ?. n, and was duly recorded in
notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Henry F. Mer-
gel. = single man; mort4gagor; TO I. l: Beiseker,
a. D. 1909 and filed for record in the office of
the Register Of Deeds of the County of Mclean
and State of North Dakota on the Fourth day
M H dsfy seeo a; q in a9 Boo & f B'ss e IS mort T.: M:;
on page 50, will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in such mortgage and hereinafter de-
tSe cifr az ~ ne %a asGnS door G Or the C u MeI ho%ss sn ID
State of North Dakota at the hour of ten o'clock
A: NJ. on the Twenty-irst day of January, A.. D.
1913. to satisfy the amount due upon said mort
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are those
certain premises situated in the County of Nc;
Lean and state of North Dakota. and described
The Nerithesst Quarter ,(NEA) of Section
Twenty-Five (25, in Township One Hundred
f. sass ssventy eatS9 eas} S' Wit. es or
tanning l60 acres, more or less. according to U.
S. Gov. survey thereof:
whole sum secured by said mortgage due and
payable, there will be due on said mortgage ON
the day of sale, including two delinquent inter
est coupons of Forty-Eight dollars
($48OO) each, due Decembe
/. 1911 and December l., 1912 respect
lively. on q prior mortgage covering the premises
hereinbefore and in said mortgage described
which have been paid by the mortgagec herein
named in order to protect. the mortgage under
foreclosure. the sum of Three Hundred Thirty
Dollars and Forty-Four Cents (sssr.44 excln-
siye of costs. disbursements and attorney fees
allowed by law.
Dated at F~essenden. North Dakota this Fifth
day of December, A. D.. 1872.
T. l.. Beiseker.
Mortgage.
r.. A. Palmeter.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Fessenden. North Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
ANTS IN AUSTRALIA.
They Eat Up Wooden Beams and Even
Dine on Leaden Roofs.

They Eat UP Woouen beams Auo 6NoH
Dine on Leaden Roofs.
The following extract from an Aus
tralian diary will give an idea Of the
ravages of the ants in that country:
about noon it got too hot for any
thing. and ] took a we'll earned swim
in a secluded creek. amid shoals OF
fish. large and small. who apparently
resented my intrusion from the way
they came and stared at me. X.
Il found on emerging from the wa
ter that a host of blue brown ants had
taken possession of my clothes. and
when they were shaken out they re-
venged themselves by biting my bare
feet in a way which was exceedingly
painful.
..There are thousands of ants every.
where. Some of the ant hills are three
feet high and six feet across, but ex.
cept for a sharp nip at the time the
ordinary ants bite is not noticeable.
But II q soldier ant or a bull ant or u
greenhead ian ant about one and a half
inches long with a green head bites
you It is not to be forgotten because
they take quite a big piece out.
Then there are the white ants mot
really ants, but termites). which cheer
fully eat the insides out of the beams
Of the wooden houses and recently ate
the sheet lead on top Of the Sydney
museum. The city fathers thought
this was going a little too far. 80 now
the ants are preserved inside the mu-
scum with samples Of the half con-
sumed lead as a warning to all who
would allow their appedtes to run
away with them."-London Gentle
man.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
UNITY OF LIFE.
Cells Of Animals and Plants Alike and
Governed by Same Laws.

Cells 81 Animals ana FianSS Alike an0
Governed by Same Laws.
Protoplasm. the literal translation OF
which means 1.-The first man made"
was the name given by a German sci
enlist i'll 1916 to the shiny, granular
semifiuid contents of vegetable cells.
1t looks like the white Of an egg,
and it can be analysed into four chem
ical demonstration. oxygen, nitrogen
and hydrogen. 1t is now recognized
as the fundamental basis for all life.
The smallest particle of it goes through
what is known as the cycle Of life
free motion. feeling, feeding and re-
production. When in some uncOn-
scious way it grows a membrane for a
covering or Il little nucleus. a kernel
somewhere within it. science calls 1t a
cell.
These cells are the same in plants
and animals. Professor Jacques Loeb
showed the Importance of this fact.
Although plants. he explained have no
nervous systems, they have ''instin"
tive movements" In analysis Of tn,
stincts he bound together in the eel,
common to them the plant and the
worm at the root Of the %plant-as some
day. perhaps. the tree Of life and the
serpent may be bound-and he called
their reflex actions ''tropisms."
Then he pointed out that trOpisms
are mechanical acts-that moth and
fly and ivy leaf move in spite Of them
selves in cle.ai"al subsection to light.
heat ard OGors. which the scientist
calls .emanationS."-From MAN as a
Mechanism" i'll Metropolitan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Quick Measurements.

A traveller was detained at a little
country railroad station ID England
for half an hour and was chatting with
the station master when the bell rang
sharply half a dozen times Instantly
the three employees-station master.
ticket agent and porter-ranged up in
4 line on the platform and stood at at
eention. A moment later q locomotive
with a single saloon car slowed up.
The solitary occupant Of the a re-
garded the men sharply from the win
dow. made hurried notes and quickly
retired.
.Who was that?'' the traveller asked
the station master after the man had
gone. 'some prominent officer Of the
Hnie7''
""oh. no." was the reply. That was
the railroad company's tailor measur-.:
ing Us Tor new suits..s-Boston Tran,
script.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
r. A. Palmeter.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Fessenden. North Dakota
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR REPOSITORIES OF
COUNTY FUNDS AND SURETY BONDS FOR
THE COUNTY OEFICERS OF MCLEAN

COONll
Notice is hereby given that the board of
County Commissioners of Nc lear County.
North Dakota. will receive sealed proposals for
the deposit of County funds.
Proposals shall state in writing what rate of
interest will be paid on average daily balances
and a bond payable to the County. will be re-
quired and the same must be in the
ha nd of the county commission
erS before any bank can be designated as cOun-
ty depository.
Also for furnishing surety bonds for County
officers who shall enter upon their dnties as
such on the first Monday in January, 1913 AMI
for the County Auditor who shall enter upon
his duties in April 1918, viz,
Ore surety bono for County Treasurer
One surety bond for County Auditor
One surety bond for County Judge
Court for 1oDo 90
Deeds Tor 10000 90
One surety bond for County Sheriff
One surety bond for County States Atty.
Ali bids will be acted upon Wednesday Jan.
uary 9Th 1918 at 2 o'clock P. M.
Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
I. f. Thompson.
County Auditor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
DisiiUusionsd.

.She had played in amateur theat-
ricals and threatened to go on the stage
If her parents wouldn't let her marry
the duke"
"And what did her parents do after
that threat?"
"They let her go on the stage, gave
the duke a check for a front seat and
were not at all surprised when he
sailed back to France the next morn
iug."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Flame and Wire GAUGE.

TO Sir Humphry Davy belongs the
credit of discovering that the flame Of
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having 1874 meshes to the square
inch. This contention may be tested
BY bringing a flame in contact with
similar gauze. when 1t will be found
that the fame will not 60 through the
meshes. This is owing to the cooling
action of the wire. which tends to re-
duce the temperature Of the fame be-
low the ignition point. the unburned
gas passing harmlessly through. Of
course IL the gauze becomes o~verheated
the flame is able to get through.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Almost a.Threat.

Police Inspector-Haven't I often in
structed you that you are not to allow
the public to pick the d0wers In this
park? Park K~erper-Yes; that Is my
wife. who used to be your cook. Per
haps you will try to make her STOP
MeggendOrfer Batter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior

U. 8. Land Utttce At BlSfnRrck
Notice is hereby given that Carl Gustafson.
of Basto, North Dakota. who. on Dec. 80, 1905,
made homesteadentry. No. $685.: Serial No. 07GO4.
Section 9, Township IA n, Range s. W.. of tho
Fifth Principal Meridian. has filed notice of in.
tention to make. Final Three year Proof to es,
for b. e. Hanson, Clerk Of the District Court,
at .Washburn, Mclean County, North Dakota,
on the 18th day of December, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fred Hoover, of Conkling Nd.
Thqre Luthander, of Conkling. N. D.
Andrew p. Thyberg, of Basto, N. D.
John Ecklund, of Basto, N. D.
r. N. Stevens
Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
esfors and After,

Bobby, yon have been lighting with
that stnpleford boy again. Did you
count ten before you struck him. IN /
have always told you to dor
mo. but l was told that somebody
counted ten after he landed on me-
Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
LEGAL NOTICES

e1-Notices published under this
heading will . charged iegalEatos
In accordance: W tn the ruling ofthe
Mclean County Press Association,
and no affidavit will be issued until
all pubIicatoin charges are paid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
wAppAKrmR SALE

WARRANT FOR SALE
Notice is hereby given that the City Of Wash
burn, n. d. offers for sale one SRecisl assess
lars $4OO.OO)drawn on Water Main District MOL.
Said warrant payable Dec. 1, 1917 and drawing
interest at the rate. of ~ per annum payable
annually. Bids will be opened Dec: IS. l0l2 at
8o'clock P. H.. The City reserves the right TO
'o'oo' FIJI. Thompson
City Auditor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
California Woman Seriously Alarmed

"a short time ago I contracted a Sc
ere cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me a great deal of annoy
ance. l would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs were so sore and
inflamed / began to be seriously alarmed
"A friend recommended C~hamberlain's
Cough Remedy, saying she had used it
for years. l bought q bottle and it re-
lieved my cough the first night, and in
week / was rid Of the cold and sore
ness Of my lungs" writes Miss Marie
Gerber, sawtelle, Cal. For sale by all
dealers. ADV.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
hie Title.

sNo. / shall never marry" sighed the
cd bachelor. s3 ss
The spinster gased at him scornful.
b. "You. coward!' she hissed.-Phlf.
adslphia Record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
Very Necessary

HeWett--l expect TO leave footprints
On the sands Of time. Jewett-It takes
and 70 do it-Woman's Home Com.
Epanionl.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13

For rent-af ave room cottage nicely
Furnished. See F. E.s Funk, Wsashburn,
N. D.-Ady. 4 s@5 s Is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13

Al must respect thoss Who respect
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28
Capital and the South.

Financial noses are keen. Just now
they are turned toward the SoutI.
NTH a population Of 5000 900 the
South has new invested in business
about $S4, 00p, 900 more tnan the
whole United States could SHOW IN
1880; the value of the South's crops
now exceed the value of the crops Of
the whole country as late as 1890;
and its coal product OF last year
amounted to two and n half times
the coal output Of he United States
in 1890. Go almost anywhere in the
South ard you feel self-confdence
which is based upon figures. They
talk big down there" said an inVes-
tigator, "but they tell the truth" He
showed some figures which did, in
deed, talk big. In the six mon rs
CiiulHS NAY l. WHOiiy Hth NdbCi
bower projects, with a total capt.
talization of more than $500, goo, 600
have been organized. They will III
timately develop L,5O0, 900 horse
power. Their financing is looked af-
ter by bankers in London, Toronto,
Montreal, New York, Chicago, Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg and the ci les Of
the South. A recent offering in Lon
don Of 81 900, 900 Of bonds Of an Ala
bama power company was largely ov-
er subscribed. Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Georgia and Alabama are the
great water power states-there,
manufacturing enterprises must grow
to justify THE investments which arc
being made. 1t is in the South that
the greatest crop increases are COM
ing, that diversified farming is win
ming converts most rapidly and the
situation is freest of she parasites
who fatten on boom-time by-pro-
ducts.-COllier's.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28

greatly appreciate anything you Will
do toward the establishment of these
stations and | feel unless paid agents
are given this work to do it will be
as in the pas, only half done.
You, of course. know that this
Valley suffers from extreme rises in
the Rio Grande river and the proper
river news received from reliable
sources will help us greatly. This
is really from now on until after
September an emergency time with
us and If anything is to be done. it
should be done at once.
Thanking you for the many pas
favors, | am,
Yours very truly,
FRED j. CUTTING,
Pres. Mercedes Commercial Club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28
CONCERTED MOVE
FOR RIVER NEWS
Need Authentic News of River Con-
ditions Keenly Felt in Valley.
Government Should Supply It.

The uneasiness in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley caused by the condi-
tons of the river within the last few
days, bids fair to bring to an end
the present most unsatisfactory
state Of things with respect to flood
news. A practical move in this di-
rectiOn is evidenced by the letters
given below, the first being a com
munication TO L. A. Whitney of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
written by Fred Cutting, president
of the Mercedes Commercial Club.
Mercedes. Tex, June %, 1912.
l.. A. Whitney, Brownsville Chamber
of Commerce, Brownsville.
Dear Sir:
The enclosed copy of letter writ
ten to Mar Garner explains itself.
We are all interested in this matter
and in union there is strength. VIII
you not take this matter up with Mr..
Garner, urging prompt action and
make the appeal strong, asking that
these men be paid for their services.
Voluntary government service was
tried out two years ago and the in
formation as received from them, as
you know, was the most garbled Of
any we obtained. A standard read
ing is most needed, that we may all
understand the information as given.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28
q u4F,
FRED j. CUTTING,

President Mercedes Commercial Club
The letter enclosed a copy Of one
written by Mr.. Cutting TO Hon. John
N. Garner, congressman from this
district. As will be seen, it sails Mr..
Gamers attention to conditions as
they are with respect to river news,
and suggests a practical plan to
furnish the Valley people with
prompt and reliable news of flood
conditions on the San Juan river.
There can be no question that Mr..
, Whitney and the Chamber Of Com
merce will see the wisdom of pushing
the matter along. In fact Mr.. Whit
ney has already expressed his will
ingness to do what may be done in
the matter.
The letter of Mr.. Cutting to Mr..
Garner follows:
Hon. John n. Garner, NJ. G.
Washington, d. C.
Ny dear Mr.. Garner:
write to ask you regarding the
establishment by the United States
weather bureau, of stations at point
in this Valley along the Rio Grandc
river, that standard readings Of the
river may be had, and that correct
information may be given when the.
river is at flood stage.
The river at the present time is
very high, carrying all the water it
possibly can, and is coming out in
several places. We are unable to get
any authentic news and wild rumOrs
are being circulated with no basis
of truth and it all goes to greatly
upset conditions generally.
If an agent of the government was
stationed at a point IN the San
Juan river in Mexico that he could
repOnt to a central station in this
Valley; also one at Rio Grande City,
Sam Fordyce, Mission, Mercedes and
OdH DenlIO, we COulu, IL SldnudTu
readings would be established, tell
automatically just what we might
expect, but, as it is at the present
time, every pump station has a read
ing of it's own and each knows moth
ing Of the others readings. which
makes it, as | have stated above,
very unsatisfactory.
We, as a commercial club, will
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28

FOR SALE-A banco or piece of
land on the Rio Grande, 3 miles
west of the city of Brownsville.
Apply to Juan Treanor, 9Th street,
No. IS, Matamoros, Tamaulipas,
Mexico
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28

WANTED-Men TO prepare for po-
sitions now waiting at top wages.
Learn the barber trade. Few
weeks qualities. No dull seasons
no strikes. Cash every Satur-
day night. An army of graduates
depending upon us for help. APP
~ by mail. Moler Barber Col
lege, Dallas, Texas. 6-24-6t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28

FOR SALE-Seven beautiful baby
bird dogs, Llewellyn setter stock.
You may see them at Kimball
House, corner ST. Charlie sand eth
streets. 6-27-tf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-28

FOR RENT-New 5-room cottage,
for the summer. Two blocks from
postoffice. Address w. c. Box
81. 6-20-7t