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The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

/ Is not pleasant, after they have worked
diligently in the vineyard, io find them
selves shunted aside and rather stig-
matized as undesirable citizens. II is
all very we'll for the President 10 pro-
claim with great dignity that the Of
flee must seek the man. The laborers
for party supremacy cannot forget that
Mr.: Wilson was himself most active
aspirant for the Presidential nomina-
ton and did not wait for the honor to
| be rendered him upon silver salver.
! His friends and agents were industri-
ous everywhere. and now that he has
been successful they cannot understand
why they should he encouraged In less
ambitious aspirations. They are afraid,
and with Some reason. that unless they
personally remind the President OF
their work they will be overlooked.
besides which each Cabinet officer may
naturally he expected to have iis own
circle of friends. Altogether Il Is not
a pleasing outlook for the office seeker.
| After all Is said and done, II l. re-
markablc that there should be such a
demand for official position. There Is.
apparently, fascination about holding
down 4 government job which offsets
the mcagcr salary and the trcadmil
character Of the work. A man In n
government Office never gets anywhere.
Occasionally al individual or two, with
marked ability either rises TO MI nd-
vantagcous place in the government
! scrvicc-likc Cortelyou, who rose from
the position of stcnographcr TO he sec
rotary 10 the President, and Marble.
whose clerkship has eliminated in ap-
pointmcut as Interstate Commerce
COmmissiOucr-Or finds employment in
some great corporation. Cases of this
kind arc few and far between. Ono is
reminded Of the witty and truthful re-
ply Of Il Washington correspondent Of
high Standing To whom new official,
impressed with his own importance, pa
trunizingly remarked that it must NC
tircsomc to make the daily round in
search OF news.
we have plenty Of Amu>cmcu'.' was
the answering comment. in seeing you
fellows como and 60"
SO the Amy OF Ufticc-scckcrs is with
Us once again, treated with something
like sc4mt courtesy and wondering
whether. after all, the game il worth
the candle. Ii ono should take tho truu-
bic /" analyz why these things should
be, tho answer undoubtedly would
be found in the fact that tho civil
service idea has taken strong root in
thc minds Of tho American people and
most OF them wonder why there should
be such .n uphcaval because there is a
Change Of administration They cannot
undcr,tand why the government should
not be run Ike great business cstab
lishmcnt and cttcicn: workers be re-
| tanned Thi, is the reason why there
is such general indifference toward the
office ecker and why the scramble for
position rNcitcs riLicuIc rather than
interest.
But the scramble will g. Oh just
tic sane, and President Wilson will
suffer politically in tho end ii he docs
not ind just as many jobs a, possible
ior tic Democrats who have been wan
dcring in the wilderness during a .ai
and mannalcs, sixteen yca-~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
BUY ALFALFA. SEED E,
FOR MANY FARMERS

Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 2l.-
The necessary pledges of funds
were obtained today to send f.
E. Balmer, district superintendent
of county agricultural agents, to
Montana at once to buy $1,000
worth of alfalfa seed to be SOLD
to the farmers Of Ottertail coun-
ty. Twenty lead ng business men!
S gned guarantee to take the
6 ed in the event that any of it
should not be sold. The move
ment is undertaken with a view
to interesting the farmers in al
f LA, as this county would be.
one Of the best places. in 5ss.h
Northwest to raise it, s. )
here having exactly tn
elements for its successful
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
LIEU. GOV. BARILEI
DIED AT Boz

Coyperstown, N. D., Oct. ILL.,
David BARTLETT, who for six
years was lieutenant governor OF
North Dakota, is dead at Bos-
ton, Mass. He was stricken seve-'
raj weeks ago with a hemorrhage
of the brain and went East for
treatment, but a few days ago he
suffe red another attack.
Mr.. Bartlett joined the Bull
Moose movement last year, desert
ing the Republican ranks to fol-
low koosevelt,s s standard.
For several years he was pro-
scouting sttorney in Griggs coun-
ty and gained fame in a fight
against blind pigs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
BACKED BY GOVERNMENT

Washir g:on, Oct. 21.-Good
roads movements throughout the
country are to have substantial
support of the Postoffice depart
menx. First Assistant Postof-
flee General Roper has notified
officially postmasters of all class
es that sit is the desire of the
department that they cooperate
with state and county authorities
in the endeaver to improve the
condition of the public roads,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
Little Chance
Of Free Wheat
Former North Dakota. Editoy
Thinks Canadians Will Main
tain the Duty ].

The removal of the duty on
wheat shipped into Canada from
the United States lis highly i'm
probable, according to w. P. Con
fsrr of St. Paul, forme rly OF the
Bismarck, Tribune, wlo has ex-
tensive nterasts in Canada.
He states that in his opinion
Canada is in no hurry to remove
/ s duty ON wheat, and as until
tn is done, the United States
will also maintain it's duty, there
is little chance Of Canadian whea
coming into the United States
duty free.
In support of his opinion Mr..
!, onfarr quoted the following in-
terview with S r Thomas Shaugh-
messy, president Of the Canadian
Pacific railway, in which the rail.
way man made the following
statement:
"We have this year am esti-
mated wheat crop Of 100000, 600
bushels of highest grade, United
Sites msllers require it for
m king purposes. Canadian mills
are busy. Farmers are getting
good prices. I cannot see that
Canada would gan anything by
the removal Of the duty
"Do you think the United
States will import heavily Of
Canadian live stock?''
''There has been some move
ment of Canadian cattle and
s eep to the United States since
tbs removal of the duty, but !:
think we in Canada cannot spare
much of our stock. We have 40
G eat surplus of cattle but ]
have noticed soc kmens .hers have
drawn somewhat on our thorough
trsd here's for breeding purpose
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
District Court Ad-
journcd Wednesday
November Term of
Court Will Convene Nov. IL,
-Nu ssle on the Bench

The adjourned term of dist
lict court convened Tuesday with
Judge Nuchols of Mandan on the
bench and Chas. Wattam as court
stenographer.
The first case to be taken up
was that Of George NJ. Robin
son VS.. Anna Robinson. Mr.. Rob.
inson received a decree.
The case of Mrs. Prapski' Prap-
ska VS.. fred Anderson was tried
and the Judge decided in favor
Of the plaintiff. The trouble
arose over a $500 first mort
gage. 1t was charged tnat deeds,
mortgages and satistactions had
been forged. Attorney ia Hy-
land was the attorney for l.. +.
Irish, who thought he held the
first mortgage on the land.
court adjourned Wednesday
noon on account of the i'll health
OF the judge. NO more cases will
be tried until the regular Nov
ember t rm OF district court
which Will convene on THE 18th.
Applications for cit ztnship wilt
be heard on that day. The jury
is call.d for the 18th.
Among the attorneys who were
here This week attending court
were: Theo. Koffel, T. II. Mock
Ter and e. L. Young, Bismarck !;
j.. l. Corligan, Aberdeen, s. D.;
j. J. Coyle, Minot, +. l.. Fraser,
j. E. Ne:son and H. r. O'Hare,
Garris n and j. T. Hoge, Under
wood.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
BRIoUETTuNG PLANT PRO
, MISSES FUEL REVOLUTION,

E. 8 ern. capital is watching
with keen interest the results
that !, re being attained in North
Eakota's fsrsts commercial bri.
quet ing p ant, located at Minot,
which is financed By North Da-
kota and Minnesota capitalists,
and VIII ch will mark the opening
Of the states vast coal fields,
If succe sful.
TIE list commercial plant, pat
termed f,er that es ablished by
Dean Ell. Babcock of the school
| Mines !, who conduct d expert
ments for several years with a
great deal Of success, is already
turning cut. finished products,
though not on commercial bas-
is as yet.
Pre- iminary tests of the bri
quet il g fuel have proved very
sat sft c.,ry to Grand Forks
parties interested in the in
dust y. The Ignite coal, unsuit-
ed to shipment for long distances
in its original form because OF
high dis nj n'egratiDn, shows unus-
ually o. cd qualities. The. pro-
cess, Of b1iquetting is such that
the coal is firm y bound and made
suitab e for shipment.
The question Of shipping llg.
mite his been the greatest factor
lin tie way Of its developments
With that abolished, North Da-
kota coal land owners are confl-
dent that a big field will be
opened to their product.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31

quorum be ended, marked today g
SIS on of the senate.
Leaders of both sides joined
in the demand that the farce"
be ended.
Senator LaFollettc began the
attack on the senate absentees.
Senators Kern, Borah, Cummins
and othels joined him.
Cummins said the body allowed
itself to fall into "a humiliating po
sltlon. keln's figures showed 81
democra s presert, and II alb
$ mt; 19 republicans present and
% absent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31

an obvious relation between
these two facts. The revolver is
manufactured primarily for the
f. notion of man-killing. It is
not hunting weapon, nor is it
much used for target-shooting.
There are sixty six factories an
this country turning out some
tn ng like four million man-killer
annually. These are sold, almost
everywhs re freely and without
l:gal restriction. Boy or man,
maniac or drunkard, crook or
honest citizen may buy himself
a revolver without difficulty, and
may "tote" it with him to be
drawn and used whenever it
seems desirable to him. The man
with a gusty temper, which gets
quickly out of hand, is more like
" to have artillery on his person
than the even-tempered, self con-
t,olled man. The man addicted
to liquor land rot sure OF himself
is more likely to have a deadly
W. apon upon him than the sober,
sane citizen. OF course, self-de-
Tense is The ready excuse for the
gun-toter. He needs, the revol-
yer to defend, himself against
some sudden aversary who may
attack him. In a primitive soci-
ETY. this might be a good ex-
cuse, but in ours it makas for mu
der. For the defense of the HON
aga nst burglers ard other in
trude1s he. revolver is doubtless
a justifi ble resource. But it
should remain in the home, and
not be transported about the
streets in the pockets of it's
own ner. The sale OF revolvens
sho. Id be Vigorously restricted.
Gun-toting should be made "a
serious offense, and those con-
vi'cted of it should be punished
severely. Only by measures OF
this sort provided by state legis-
1 lures and enforced by the au-
thorities can crimes of violence
be reduce d TO a more normal
,.a in
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wss a tailor s apprentice.
Herbert Spencer. whose !

Herbert Spencer. whose philo
sophy and ethics have long been
studied by college instructors.
and whose writings had pro
found influence on education, re
fused the offer of an uncle to
send him to Cambridge university
From the age o. II until he Was
26 he YVES an ingineer on the
London and Birmingham railway
But it, was Spencer who enrich
ed the theory Of Darwin with
the doctrine of the survival of
the fittei {, and his optimistic
philosophy was bulwark against
the spess nlism of the Ger
man met aphysicians. so
Elihu Bnrri.t, tile learned
blacksmith of New England
who was one Of the first and one
of the foremost advocates of uni
veIsa peace, knew fifty languages
before he was 80 years old, but
his sstude nt,s lamp wss the for
age and his desk was the anvil.
Napoleon left Brienne when he
was 16 and always was contemp-
tuous of scholars. Washington
did not go to school after he
was Is, and F'ranklin's strictly
scholastic training ended when
he was a lad of 10. Abraham Lin
eoln did rot go to school at all.
These few examples show that
q college education is not an ir-
retrievable loss. That a college
education is great help to many
no man would be 50 foolish as
to deny.
The difference between col
lege education and education will
out college is one of manner, not
result. The word college means
society of persons engaged in
common pursuits. A college is
a place where knowledge, in
more or less predigested forms
is placed before men and women
usually young. College, however
is not the only place where know
ledge issplaeed at the disposal 81
anyone who is willing to learn.
Like opportunity, knowledge il
everywhere. The college youth
may travel smooth, easy road
paved wi h the wisdom Of the
ages, but other youths travel
hills and dales picturesque with
the flowers and th;stles of every
day life. Both roads lead to
knowledge. There. is no royal
road to learning.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
The Famous Beggar Prince

Coming to Wa:hburn. Tuesday,
November 4. The Athletic As
sociation has just secured for
the lovers of ammusements, The
Famous Beggar Prince Comic
Opera Co. By far the largest
and best that h g ever appeared
here-nlmbering IA first class
artists. The Beggar Prince is
one of tie best cemic operas ever
written and presents an evening
Of enjoJ ment that pleases every
one. Harry Moseley, the prin-
G. pal comedian, is surrounded by
an excellent company including
Miss Rertie Palmer, the petite
little ;soubrette prima donna, who
sings ike a bird and dances like
a fairy. Miss Vale Do1dson,
the pr nee IS, is q high class sing
er i te of the concert stage.
Mr.. sid Cox Is another excel-
ent comedian ard he and Harry
Mosey keep the house in .
continue d. roar of laughter. The
rest Of the company are ell OF
the best grade o. singers, actors
and dancers. The beauty chorus
adds much to this big company.
Seats are now on sale at the
Confect onary store and you had.
better hurry while the selections
are good for this company will
certainly surpass any ever in,
Was brrn in attendance. Ne
member the date Tuesday Nov
ember Ad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
MUST SERVE JAIL
- TERM FOR PIaGING

Mandan, N. d., Oct. zo.-ffoD-
ably the most interesting blind
pig case ever tiled in North Da-
kota wes that OF Joseph VIM
bauer of This place. At6er about
Z years OF liuga,loA It now
seems lie will have to serve
a sentt ne in Jail FIR his Of
tense. In 1917 the v.olations of
the prohibition law in this coun-
ty becam- So fragrant that Judge
burAe OF alley >ity was called
in to pre- de "a 4, term OF court
at whch the or. ace of the at
torney genera. .cted rs plosecu-
t-'r. A grand July was called but
Judge Bake i SIN. .sstd the first
body on the g.ound that It was
preJuci,e and biased AID call
ed another which returned a mum
Der Of indictments including that
agai st WinbaLer. Doubling the
possibility of securing a convlc-
tion n NJ -rton coun >, the case
was Transferred to B rue.s where
Winbauer ard o hers We're con-
victed in 1908. Judge Burke did
not sentence the men in Barnes
coun. y jai, but imposed the sent
ences in the hall Of representa-
I YES at tie state capitol build
ing. AS thls was not the home
county Of the def f@ndan4s pol
the county in which they We're,
tried and convicted nearing
was asked, a,so on the point that
the sent, noes were no. mat
ter Of record in Barnes county.
where .he convictions occurred.
Judgy ofley who succeeded
Judge B Brke on the latter's ele-
va.ion to the s.prsme court,
held tiat ,he sentences were void
The of1i,e Of the attorney gen.
eral sppealed to the supreme
court which b.dy has decided
that the impos tion of the sem
t nee Elsewhere 4han where the
trial was held did not invalldate
the legality Of 'he action. VIII
bauer will have to serve a term.
The. Q. her defe. ..dants whose cas-
es are greatly sirnii.r will no
doubt serve their terms in the
same manner as W,lbauer, un-
less their alto. reys decide to
demand i rehearing and still
further delay the matter.
People interested in the en-
forcement Of the prohibition law
are greatly interested in the ac-
tionsl Whis h have dragged along
~ such interininable length. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
EDUCATION WITHOUT
GOING TO COLLEGE


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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
GAVE GOOD : I
TALK ON TOOLS

Thomas Brooks Fletcher's lee
ture at the A. C. last evening
was message that ought to
reach the ears Of every young
man in North Dakota. = It touch
ed on question that is one of
the gravest, if not the most vital
problem of American life today
social purity, or rather i'm
purity.
That Mr.. Fletcher is a man OF
"a high purpose ins,ife, a man w, ! !
a real MISSION, a man of tremen-
-dous conviction s, every one who
heard him will agree. NJ evange-
list with an mp. ss-t ned appeal
has ever carried a message OF
more i'm, ort than Mr.. Fletcher
brought to the young men OF
North d. kota list night.
Flete her made This statement: !:
Twenty per cent Of the young
men in the larger cities of Ameri-
ca are physically unfit to be
fa.he1s, and, /" he cont inued,
g they never wal be fit. = J.
He claimed that this statement
me from q man who had made
a study of conditions, and that
tie man who originated the state
sment, made it in the ward Of a
III s4a tai in a great eastern city,
and, after he made. ii he turn
ed to a row of little cots, on
which were lying innocent vic,
Tins, that proved ts awful truth. II J.
Here is an app alling fact, that
has long been; known ito many !.
but which is not realized by
those W need to know this
truth the most. ~
Mr.. Fletcher's solution Of the
problem, the control Of thought b,
Is worthy Of smph. sis. One
wong Thought, eemiIgly easy
to cont O., allowed to stay in
the brain, will make an impress
son on the brain cell that will
never be creased. That one wrong
! 1. ought, recurring again and
lagain, will bui,d mp q Gonditi'o,lnl ,ll
Ia the brain ce..s, that will lead
in time to action beyond the con.
troll of the ind idual. The real
fol III the man or woman who %. g,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-31
e. ss S!st %Hs$ s.4s%
Grain II; Prices p {: High
er In Winter
r It is Best to Hold Grain and Not
Ssll All As Soon As Thfesh-
ing is Over

~ market, 10 saIlSIy pressing de
mands, they will receive larger
re.urn than they dump their
grain on the market now. On
lts signboard" page Farm Stock
and Home expresses a similar
oliLion.
1t is difficult to see how un-
derlying conditions can cause
much if any lower prices for
wheat says Farm Stock and
Home.
Compared with coarse grains
wheat is either too low or the,
othsr grains too high. No one
can seriously argue that present
corn prices are much out Of line
widespread damage consldered.
OF course, the visible supply OF
wheat is large at this time, both
in the United States and the
world, but the world s crop pro-
misses to be somewhat smaller
than year ago.
"Our exports are running far
ahesd of last year, heavy though
they were compared to 1911.
FNor the next five or six months
Europe must look to North Amer
ca 10 great extent. Argentine
and India are through until some
time in January
.sOf course last year was a
re- ord breaker on wheat ex-
ports from the United States and
Canada. It was that factor that
kept the prices from going to
pieces in face Of our bumper crop.
The crop year. of 1913 may not
show such exports, but the fact
31.enaa.nsa1hat up to dat pa1:tss
are ahead Of the corresponding;
period of 1912. It is hardly
probable that the Balkan states
can be much of an exporting
factor this year; last season Rus
sia and these states exported.
about 16O,0OO,COO bushels, but
with nine months war in the
Balkans and not particularly ia
vorable g owing season in Russia
a radical decrease in the fore
going figures is more than prob
able. Any deficiency then must
be made up elsewhere, and the
United Stales will naturally bene
fit. Flour demand is excellent.
During week ending Sept. 8, the
NJ nEeapols nils were actually
behind On orders for Immediate
shipment. The recent voluntary
raise in the wages of mill op-
eratives indicates that millers
consider the outlook for business
good. #
The winter wheat rush is
practically ever. At present. pri-
sce1i the corn belt farmers can
feed their wheel and sell their
corn, ard from all appearances
many Of them are going to do it.
s. e. H. never did advise
holding wheat when doing 60
necess.tated paying interest or
storage chsrges, but its opinion
10 that where one is in such or
cnhstantes as Ito have other
sources Of income than his wheat,
this will be q good year 70 mar mar
ket slowly. The farmer with the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-04-17

F. M. Clark and Paul Shultz, who
have spent the winter trapping along
Little Lost river were Blackfcot visit
tors Saturday. Mr.. Clark returned
to Little Lost river and Mr.. Shultz
left Sunday for New York, where he
will dispose of their fine lot of furs.
T. G. Leland, brother-in-law of
w. G. Craig, has opened a PLUMBING
establishment in the Capps building
on North Main street, and is pre-
pared to answer calls for that kind of
work. Mr. Leland is practical man
in the business, is hustler, has a
pleasant friend-making way about him
and the people Of Blackfoot should re
member him when needing plum
good job Of plumbing.
w. E. Harris, who formerly con-
Quoted tailoring establishment in
this city, returned to Rlackfoot last
week, and is shaking hands with
many of his old friends. Since his
departure the old Curtis store has
been supplantcd by the standrod bank
building and many changes have been
made in the city. He was very agree.
ably surprised to see the growth here,
and despite the fact that he has Wis
tied some of the best towns both in
the United States and British Column
bia, is of the opinion that Blackfoot
has better hole card for future de-
velopment than any other water tank
along the system.