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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
siIaae For Beet Feeding.

The best ration found for fattening
cattle in winter at the Purdue expert
ment station is reported by Professor
F. G. King to be one composed of all
the corn and corn silage the steer will
eat. two and one-half pounds of cot
tonseed meal per thousand pounds Of
steer and a small amount Of dry
roughage. either clover hay. corn sto-
YER or oats straw.
Steers fed on this ration have made
I higher average profit than steers fed
any other ration. Steers fed corn.
lottonseed meal and corn silage with
Dut dry roughage have made cheaper
gains than those fed any other ration.
but have not attained quite 10 high a
enish as those fed this ration plus
Dome dry roughage Breeders Ga
Dette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
The United States Is to take q cen
sus of rats. Wonder If rats are to
be employed as enumerators.
Decline of Illiteracy.

The American people are getting so
they can read and write. Fact. The
census tells us SO. This is hopeful.
even If they do read the yellow press.
The census bureau recently gave out
the following facts:
In the entire population OF the Unit
ed States illiteracy has declined from
1O.7 in 1900 to "a pc. cent in 1910. but
among children from ten to fourteen
years OF age the decline in the ten
years was from 20 to III per cent.
The general decline Of illiteracy
marks the improvement of educational
opportunities throughout the country.
and this Improvement is most distinct
ly measured in comparing the children
who have just passed through the
schools. Generally speaking. each sue
cessive generation in the United States
shows a .smaller proportion Of persons
unable to read ind write, and this
proportion is always least for the chill
dren ten to fourteen years Of age.
In 1910 the whole number Of chill
dren Of the ages ten to fourteen years
who were unable to read and write
was 370,12O,, Of whom 144.659 were
white and 2l8.355 were negroes. leav-
Ing 7,1O8 among Indians, Chinese and
japanese. llliteracy among the native
white children has fallen to IL per
cent. and among those Of foreign or
mixed parentage. who for the most
part. live in cities. the proportion is rs
low as O.8 per cent.
In all classes Of the population q
marked Improvement is noted in com
parison with the census Of 1900. IL
literacy among white children has fall
en- from 3.5 to 1.S per cent and among
the negroes from 30.1 to 1870 per cent
This striking diminution in illiteracy
among the children in the last ten
years u found In all parts Of the Unit
ed States. and In the northern part OF
the country such i~lliteracy has almost
entirely disappeared. as In this section
II the country the proportion u con-
slderably less than 1 per cent Of the
whole number Of children.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
Good Ladies, Horse.

"You told me he was a good ladies'
horse" angrily said the mar who had
made the purchase.
HE was" replied the deacon. my
wife owned him, and she is one of the
very best women I eve knew."-Ex-
change.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

Couldn't Listen Continuously.
'John, you never listen to half the
things I say to you" she complained.
well, dear" he replied, Il have to
work part Of the time" Chicago Rec
ofd-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

Rockdale Perfection Dekol. grand
champion Holstcin bull at the Iowa
state fair Of 1912, as indicated by his
name, from a line of breed
ing noted for excellence both as TO
cows of great milk and butter pro-
ducing qualities and bulls of great
prepotency. Rocitdale Perfection
Dekol is owned by IOwana farms.
Davenport. la. of which j. l..
Thatcner Is manager.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
Noe Aaain.

Not Again.
HAS (who has been punished sew
eral times for malicious mischief.
reading on the fire alarm box. Break
the glass!D-"No, no! You can't fool
mew-F1iegende Batter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

A woman 100 years old whipped a
Chicago pastor. Being a pastor in
Chicago must be terribly wearing on
the constitution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

Women street car conductors in Phil
adelphia! Thank heaven there will be
some women who will have to learn
how to get off a car.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
conspAatiol

consojation.
They tell me the baby looks exactly
like me- s5.g
sBut babies. you know. often ont
grow these ukenesses."- Baltimore
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
RathOe otrona

Uncle Bilibab (who has unw'issly
sampled the stde dish of Roquefort
chsess)-By suml That butter amt q,
10 rance!@udgs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

WORK = not hard ~ ~ ~ TIT
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

IL has been found that milk u q
good hair tonic. But milk Is expen-
tive.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

y woman has been appointed to run
ths municipal pound q . Michigan.
town town Trying suffrage q the dor. ~
B sWllers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22

Hays y0n pela your sIscttos SO
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-22
While geographically at some dis
lance. The Hague peace court seems
under the Balkan war cloud.

Gunpowder has been found to be
useful as a land fertilizer. Save your
gunpowdsr.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
BoREs ON RAILROAD TRAINS
Woman Complains OF Taikative Eel.
low Travellers Win Insist CT
Revealing Secrets.

1t is strange how many people,
when travelling, are so bored with
their own society that they will talk
TO whatever stranger they can force
to listen-yes, and tell their hearts
secrets, too. Once, in the dressing
room of a Pullman, a woman whom
have never seen from that day to this,
told me with exact detail all about
recent scandal in her family which
they had kept out of the papers only
by the most strenuous effort. Yet for
all she knew, l might have been a re-
porter and l must say 1 longed to
frighten her for her indiscretion by
telling her that was one!
Less serious condolences are fire.
quent. Give hardly hair on my head
that's my own" whispers the woman
who has come over from the next Sec
ton ostensibly to offer you maya
zine, but really to hear herself talk.
These puffs cost $2O-and altogether
I've bought over 800 worth of braids
and switches" Pleasant thought!
1t is much more difficult to handle
the cheerful, expansive woman trav-
eler who has made up her mind to
talk to one of her own sex and who IS
at heart very good sort, but who
merely happens to be a frightful bore,
than it is to discourage the advances
Of the offensive travelling man, who.
seeing woman alone, feels that he
can follow up his rude stares with con-
versation. Usually curt monosylla-
BILE answer or no answer at all will
sufficiently crush him-but you cannot
deal out that sort of treatment to your
own seX.-EXchange
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
"This Is Your Show"

The late Sir George White, defender
OF Ladysmith, was a strong enough
man to take responsibility for failure;
he was a strong enough man, too, to
give credit to his subordinates for
good work done. The first time saw
him was at Elandslaagte. The battle
was we'll in progress. General French
was celebrating one of the most bril-
liant affairs of the South African war
Late in the afternoon Sir George
White and his staff rode on the bat
tlefleld, and had not been there five
minutes before a shell fired from one
of the MISUNDERSTANDING which the
Beers captured from Jameson at the
time of the raid, but which were des-
tined by nightfall to be in our hands,
plowed up the. ground within a few
yards of his horse. Almost stimuli
taneously French hurried up and drew
rein before the chief to surrender
command. 'No you carry on" said
Sir George, "this is your show."-Lon-
don Daily News.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
ArchiepiscopaI Feast.

A correspondent sends us the mate
rial for dinner given by the Arch
bishop of York in 1858: Three hun
dred quarters of wheat, $50 tuns of ale,
1O4 tuns Of wine, 1 pipe of spiced
wine, so fat oxen, wild bulls, 1,0O4
sheep, 5000 hogs, 800 calves, 5000
geese, 5000 capons, 800 pigs, 100 pea
cocks, geo cranes, 200 kids, 1000 chick
ems, 1000 pigeons, 1000 rabbits, 204
bittern, 1000 ducks, 400 herons, 200
pheasants, 500 partridges, 1000 wood
cocks, 400 plovers, 100 curlew, 100
quails, 100 egrets, 200 roes, 400
bucks, $500 venison pasties, 5000
dishes Of jelly, 5000 custards, 800
pike, 800 Dream, seals, 4 porpoises
and 400 tarts. There were 1000 servi-
tors, 62 cooks and SIS scullions. Our
correspondent informs us that his au-
thority does not state in what circum-
stances the dinner was given, or how
many guests assembled. Possibly
some reader may be able to throw
light on the subject.-London Globe.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
TAUGHT EXPERTS A LESSON
Accident While Casting Cannon Re.
suited in Foundation of Present
English Gun Factory.

We owe our present arsenal at
Woolwich to an accident. The gov
ernment had gun foundry in Moor
fields, where, upon one occasion, in
the year 1716, a distinguished party
were gathered together to witness the
operation of casting a large cannon.
A young foreigner, named Schlach,
who seems to have been almost an
entire stranger, but who was we'll &C
Quainted with the details of casting,
noticed that one of the molds had
been insufficiently dried, and warned
the mOlders against using it. They
disregarded his advice, and when he
saw that he could not prevail upon
them to desist, he Immediately put
himself we'll out of harms way be-
fore the cannon was cast. A terrible
explosion occurred when the molten
metal rushed into the wet mold, ow-
ing to the sudden generation of steam
that could find no outlet, and several
persons were killed and large num-
Der injured.
1t is said that search was made for
the man whose predictions had been
so painfully verified, and that the gov
ernment employed him to advise
about the best mode Of preventing
such accidents in future. The result
was that Moorfields was given up as
a site of a gun foundry altogether,
and upon his advice the establishment
was removed to the Warren at Wool
wich.-London Tit-Bits.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
Observation-Disclosures
-NICHOLASVILLE
Division.

Cars leave GEORGETOWN for Lexing-
ton and Nicholasvlle every forty five
minutes after the honr from 5 AS a. m.
until 9 :45 p. M, and at :05 and :05
D. m.
Cars leave Lexington for Nicholas
vile every thirty minutes after the
hour from 80 a. m. until Z 80 p. m. j.,
and at 9 and II p. m.
Cars leave Nichoasvile tor Lexing.
ten every fifteen minutes after the hour
from 6:l5 a. m. until s: Is p. 10. and at
l0:15 o. m.
Cars leave Lexington for George.
town every hour on the hour from 6
a. m. until p. M, and at and II o..
m.
No 6 a. m. cars on Sunday
17-tf
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
KENTUCKY TRACTION And
TERMINAL CO.
"fhe Blue Grass Route"
Hourly High Speed Through
Service.
Paris = Lexington - Frankfort
Division.

Cars leave Paris for Lexington, Yer
sailles and Frankfort every hour on
the hour from a. m. until 8 o. m..
and at 10 D. M. the last car going only
as far as Versailles
Cars leave Lexington for Versailles.
Frankfort and Paris, every hour from
3 a. m. until z p. m, and at 9 andll D..
M, the last car going only as far as
Versailles.
Cars leave Versailles for Lexington
and Paris every Is minutes after the
hour from 6 10 a. m. until 8:15 o. m.
and at II :l5 p. m.. last car going only
as far as Lexington.
Cars leave Versailles for Frankfort
every % minutes after the hour from
:45 a. N. until z :45 p. m., and at :45
D. m.
Cars leave Frankfort for Versailles.
Lexington and Paris every thirty min
utes after the hour from 80 a. m.
until Z 80 p. M. and 10 80 p. m.. the
last car going only as far as Lexing-
ton.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
Preserved by Electricity

1t is note1 that the top strands of
wire fence are more apt to rust than
those which pass fErough the dew
iaden grass. i POSSIBLE explanation
mas Eeen osiered in the fact that the
wires running close to the ground are
Slightly electrified.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
Exploded Story

Uncle Ezra-"Howdy, Eben. Just
back from California, 1 see. Must be
a great place. They say there is sun
shine there the year round" Uncle
Eben-"That is just one of them fake
western yarns. Every day was there,
along at the end of the afternoon
night came, just the same as it does
here"
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
You Know the Kind.

What sort of chap in Wombat to
camp with?" Hes one of those fell
lows who always takes down a mando-
lin about the time it's up to somebody
to get busy with the tying PAM
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
What Constitutes Man,

1t seems to me that the wit of man,
strength, his grace. his tendency, his
art. is the grace AID presence of God.
Emerson.
The Bourbon news., 1912-09-02
NOTICE..

have just secured new barber
from Chicago and am prepared to give
the public first class service. Give me
call Shop is equipped with electric
fans to keep you cool. Three first
class BARRIERS. Ny bath tubs are al
wavs.. ready.
aug2tf BUCK FREEMAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
RESENT u. S. INTERVENTION
Nicaraguan General to Testify
Before Senate Committee.

New Orleans, Sept. 30.--Sensational rev.
Citations touching the recent Intervention
Of the United States in Nicaragua are
promised by General Juan Leets, who ar
rived here to-day from Salvador TO appear
before the Senate committee which Will
Investigate revolutionary matters in Mic
aragua.
General Leets said the attitude of the
state Department III the Nicaraguan i'm
broglio and the use of American marines
10 suppress the revolt are resented In
every Central American country. He de-
clared that unless the United States Sen
ate takes action 10 counteract the anti
American feeling propaganda favoring
a boycott against all commodities from
the United States will sweep every Latin
American country. The sentiment favor
ing q general boycott against goods from
The United States. he said, already Is
strong.
General Leets formerly was inspector
general of customs in Nicaragua under
both Presidents Zelaya and Madriz, and
was chief OF both the civil and military
forces OF the government In the Depart
men of Granada during the closing
months Of the Madriz administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
PRESBYlERY FOR PUBLICITY
Hereafter Quarterly Meetings
Will Be Open to All.

The members OF the New York Presby-
terry held their quarterly meeting yester-
day afternoon In the council room of the
Old First Presbyterian Church. at Fifth
avenue and nth street, and decided that
from now on the doors OF their meeting
rooms should be open to the public. theo-
logical students Of al cults and reporters.
Heretof re only officers Of the various
committees and me mbers of the Church
have been permitted to attend the quar-
terly meetings Of the Presbytery. IL was
stipulated yesterday. however. that execu-
tive meetings should remain as private
as ever.
There was not one vote against the pro-
posed change. Later motions were made
and seconded to send a little more money
10 their missionaries who have been doing
work among the deep sea fishermen OF
Labrador, the plague-ridden natives OF
Middle China. the fishermen OF Sitka,
Alaska, and other far-off and little vis-
tied lands. Appropriations were suggest
ed and approved for tho reconstruction
and repair Of various buildings OF the Old
First Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
OPPOSES YERKESAPPRAlSAL
Executor Files Many Objections
with Surrogate.

Louis 8. Owsley. executor OF the estate
OF Charles T. Yerkes. the Chicago street
railway builder fled several objections
In the Surrogates Court vest ,rddy
against the transfer tax appraisal on the
estate filed several months ago by Frank
X. Bowers, formerly transfer tax ap-
praiser.
Mr.. Yerkes died In 1905 at the Waldorf
Astoria. His will set aside fund OF
$4,000 for the establishment OF
Yerkes hospital In The Bronx. The es-
tate. however, was much smaller thah
the testator had estimated II and there
was not enough lift to carry Out the pun
lie beouest. Mr.. Bowers stated In his APP
nra,.oI tina, there was available for the
hospital $640.s5o
This is one Of the things In the report
to which Mr.. Owsley objects. He also
says the appraiser erred In saying the
residuary estate OF Mr.. Yerkes. for pur-
poses of taxation, amounted to N,za.y"'
The executor sets forth as a further
ground for his objections TO the report
the failure OF the appraiser TO include as
a reduction In the amount OF the estate
settlement agreement under which an
amount Of money was paid to Mrs. Yerkes
by the estate In 1909. This Mr.. Owsley
declares was q necessary expense"
Another ground for objection Is that
the appraiser failed TO deduct the debts
of Mr.. Yerkes ewing to nonresident credi'
tors and certain administrative expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
ANSWERS PARTITION SUIT
Mrs. Ethel ]. Conkling Says
Her Dover Rights Are Violated

Mrs. Ethel J. Conkllng, who IL suing
Alfred X. Conkling, lawyer. politician and
author. for a separation. filed her answer
yesterday In a partition suit In which she
and her husband are the defendants ana
Howard Conkling, a brother OF the latter,
the plaintiff. Mrs. Conkling asked that
the action be dismissed because three
properties In which she has dover inter-
est were not included.
A Judgment was given because Mrs
Conkling failed to answer In time. She
had the default opened which enabled
her 10 file her answer. Mrs. Conkling said
the properties that were not included In
the partition were No. lis East 65th street
No. 81 East 30th street and No. li6 East
Slth street.
She said she ALEC had an interest in
other property that had been sold. and
had a further interest OF 81. ga In the pro-
ceeds of property that was left by George
Lorilard Ronalds
She asks that the proceeds In which she
has an inchoate dover right be deposited
with the Columbia Knickerbocker Trust
Company to protect her right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
FOR THE GOOD OF PERSIA
England and Russia DESTROYS Of
Strengthening Her.

London, Sept. 3--That the partition OF
Persia had been proposed during the re-
cent glosRusslan conferences was de-
MED BY the British Foreign ONCE to-day.
The statement issued, however, throws no
tight on the plans Of the two govern.
ments. II says:
No new political agreement affecting
Persia has peen discussed. Neither power
has any Intention or desire TO partition
Persia In order TO expedite the with
drawal OF foreign troops from Persia
both powers are carefully considering
Row they could best assist In strengthen
tng the Persian government for the pur-
pcse OF enabling IL to re-establsh order
and secure the safety OF the trade routes
The British public has been intensely
interested In the results TO Fers as future
from the conferences between Sergius
Saxonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister.
and King George and his Cabinet. The
practical partition Of Persia had been
PREDICTED In usually well informed quar-
ters.
Part CT the press has assailed the whole
policy OF cooperating with Russ in any
forun OF oyeriordship OF Persia, while the
other papers admitted that II was neces-
lary 20 pay this price for Russia's friend
ship. willie regrettins the necessity for
Ho3n1 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
THE ILLINOIS POWDERS UP
Battleship Beauties Herself
by Filling Magazines.

All hands-and that means every moth
ers son of the crew nov on board the
first class battleship Illinois lying at an
Choir In the North River of 10Th street
turned TO" early In the morning watch
yesterday to take aboard powder and am
munition fof the main and secondary bat
terias from lighters sent down from tho
navy storehouses at Iona Island.
A big red flag. hpisted at tho fore soon
after bells, warned passing craft bound
up or down the river 10 give the battle
ship wide berth. They did so from then
until SHUTDOWN, for warship loading
powder commands the universal respect
OF the skipper and crew Of every vessel
under steam or sai..
IL II we're not for the fact that the
Illinois, although actually In commission.
IL In what is known as the first reserve
she would have had her full component
Of sS6 officers and men on board to help
the powder divisions hoist and stow the
powder and ammunition In the magazines
AS It IT, there is only a skeleton crew OK
about one hundred and seventy-five men,
some Of whom are short-time en.istments
shipped at Newport, from which harbor
the ship arrived on Sunday. About a
third of the crew belong to the engine
and fire room force. under the immediate
command OF Chief Engineer and First
Lieutenant ]. IL. Blackburn.
These and all the rest Of the enlisted
men and petty officers went to work with
n will yesterday under the direction OF
Lieutenant Commander Pope Washington
and the watcn officers. Lieutenant w. 7.
Smith and Ensigns c. 8. Roberts and
Rush Fay. and by the time the liberty
call" was sounded, at 8 o'clock. full
supply Of powder and ammunition was
slowed In the big ships shell rooms and
magazines. which had been thoroughly
inspected by the ordnance officer. accord
ing to navy regulations.
Speaking of the present status OF the
ship Lieutenant Blackburn said yester-
day:
She was not put In full commission
when we left Boston. but she could be
placed In full commission now In twenty
four hours. for we have our regular sup
ply OF coal. powder. ammunition and stores
except fresh provisions. and all We need
IL our complement bf men"