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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
THE GHOST At THE FEAST.
What the Ensign Saw and What Hap.
pened After Dinner.

What the Ensign Saw and What Hap.
psnsd After Dinner.
In 1.-The Story of My Life" by
Mr.. Augustus Hare, is told the fol-
lowing creepy story:
A regiment was passing through
Derbyshire on it's way to fresh quar-
tiers in the north. The colonel, as
they stayed for the night in one of
the country towns, was invited, to
dine at a country house in the neigh
borhood and to bring any n he
liked with him. Consequently he
took with him a young ensign for
whom he had a great fancy. They
arrived, and it was a large party,
but the lady of the house did not
appear till just as they were going
in to dinner and when she appeared
was so strangely distract and pre-
occupied that she scarcely attended
to anything that was said to her.
At dinner the colonel observed
hat his young companion scarcely
eve took his eyes off the lady of
the house, staring at her in a way
which seemed at once rude and un-
accountable. 1t made him observe
the lady herself, and he saw that
she seemed scarcely to attend to
anything said by her neighbours on
either side of her, but rather SEEM
ed, in a manner quite unaccount-
able, to be listening to some one or
something behind her.
AS soon as dinner was over the
young ensign came to the colonel
and said: ooh, do take me away!
entreat you to take me away from
this placed"
The colonel said, "Indeed, your
conduct is so very extraordinary
and unpleasant that I quite agree
with you that the best thing we can
do is to 60 away" And he made
the xcuse of his young friend be-
ing i'll and ordered their carriage.
When they had driven some dis
lance the colonel asked the ensign
for an explanation of his conduct.
lie said that he could not help it.
During the whole of dinner he had
seen a terrible black, shadowy fig
ure standing behind the chair Of
the lady Of the house, and it had
seemed to whisper to her and she to
listen to it. He had scarcely told
this when a man on horseback rode
rapidly past the carriage, and the
colonel, recognizing n of the serv-
ants of the house they had just left,
called out to know if anything was
the matter.
ooh, don't stop me, sir" he
shouted. II am going for the doc
tor! My lady has just cut her
throat!"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
Dead Sea Mater.

The wonderful buoyancy of the
Dead sea, that strange inland sheet
of water in Palestine, is proverbial.
1t is some forty-seven miles long by
nine miles wide and lies no less
than 1900 feet below the surface of
the Mediterranean. It is the low
est lying lake on the face of the
globe. Its waters are SO bitter that
fish cannot live in them.
We get an idea of its density,
says the Scientific American, when
it is stated that in a ton of water
from the Atlantic there are thirty
one pounds of salt, against 1877
pounds from a like quantity in the
Dead sea. The result is that it is
impossible for a human being to
sink in these waters New Yerk
World.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10

The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation is planning to entertain its
members delightfully."- at the Panama.
Pacific exposition.
This great and influential organiza-
ton Of women has been represented at
every previous worlds fair, but for the
coming one ut San Francisco in 1915
the association hopes to surpass all
former efforts.
The building which it will erect on
the grounds will be not only a club
house for its members. but a center OF
attraction for hosts of others.
One feature Of the building will be
the auditorium. where s~tereOptcon
views illustrating what the association
is doing for young women all over
America will be shown. Lectures and
other entertainments will also be given
in this beautiful and comfortable hall.
In the building will be a rest room,
a writing room and a dining room
where dainty lunches will be served
at moderate prices.
Besides this, there will be an exhibi-
ton of work coming from all parts OF
the country and sent BY association
members. 1t will be along the lines en-
couraged by the association classes.
There will be specimens Of needle
work. photographs, literary work, etc.
In the domestic arts line a great va
riety Of things will be shown. Best Of
all. prizes are t. be awarded for the
most m%eritorious work in each line.
Some of these prizes are quite con-
siderabieenough to enable an ambi-
tious girl to make the trip who other.
wise might not be able to do SO.
The activities Of the association IN
regard to the Panama. Pacific exposi-
uon have been placed in the hands Of
a specially appointed body known as
the Panama. Pacific exposition commit.
tee Of the national board Of the Young
Women's Christian association. Miss
Rebecca F. McKillip is secretary Of
this committee. and those who desire
particulars Of the contest or are inter.
ested in knowing more Of the helpful
and interesting work that the associa-
ton expects to do for young women
who. attend the fair may learn. 6f 1t
by inquiring Of her at 600 Lexington
avenue. New York city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
BEAUTIFUL
HOUSE C0L0RS SHOULD
BLEND IN HARMONY.
0larins White Not Pleasing to Eye
Softness 10 Desirable.

All dwellings Of the present day are
obtrusive to as great an extent as those
Of any age since man first builded, but
we need not add to their conspicuous
ness by inharmonious colors in paints
and stains. Nature gives US soft col
ors and tints, and these we should
strive to initiate in the exterior of all
buildings.
During the long, clOudless days Of
summer nothing in local landscapes is
more offensive or harsher to the eyes
than glazing white. Softened or warm
ed into creamy white the "glare" dis
appears and a softness is manifested
in its stead. Pure yellow is equally
harsh and should be toned down to
buff or a straw color. Greens are
warmed by the addition of red, and SO
are stones and states. Where noun
tains, hills, plains, rocks, tree trunks,
w%eathered lumber and a host of natu-
raj examples may be seen on all sides
it should not prove a serious task to
choose a shade that tremendously
blends with immediate natural sur
roundings.
Perhaps some captious critic will
say that sky blue is natural and, from
the writer's standpoint, a fitting color
for exterior decoration. For obvious
reasons such a course in coloring is
not advised or even suggested, any
more than that we should seek to imi-
tate the blackness of q thundercloud
or the bronze of the setting sun. Such
colors and shades will do for neckties
or hair ribbons, but who wishes a coat
Of bronze or trousers of sky blue?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
Making Il Last.

A young man vas lately leaving
his aunt's house after a visit when,
finding it was beginning to rain. he
caught up an umbrella that was
snugly placed - q corner and was
proceeding to, open it when the old
Mdy,, who :fpr:the. first time observ-
ed his movements, sprang toward
him, exclaiming: "No, no; that 'you
never shall! I've had that umbrella
twsntythree years, and il hashSver
been vet yet, and Pm sure II shan't
be wetted now Express.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
lmpudent Thieves.

The lepero Of Mexico is reported to
be one of the smartest and most i'm
pudent thieves in the world. Brantz
Meyer tells of an English traveller.
who. within an hour or two, in the
principal streets of Mexico. had first
his hat hooked from his head by q
line from an upper window. and was
then accosted by three leperos who
divested him Of his coat. The three
babe him wait. and within a few min
utes one returned and handed him q
pawn ticket.
I'VE wanted $50. not the coat" he
explained. Here is the ticket with
which you can redeem 1t for that sum"
London Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
aurpriss For Both.

John Burns once paid a visit to Z
London lunatic asylum. He was tax
en- all over the establishment, and hnal'
" arrived at the gardens, where q
number Of patients were working. MI
Burns espied among them q man with
whom he had some slight acquaintance
and was about to speak to him when
the lunatc suddenly exclaimed:
well, i never! You. too! The very
last person I thought to zee here
London Citixea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
MODERN JERUSALEM.
vasy Different From the Ancient City
In lie Oriental Setting.

vasy Different From the Ancient CITY
In lie Oriental Setting.
Probably no modern city is more dis.
appointing to the expectant travelee
than is Jerusalem. We think Of it in
Its ancient glory. We picture to our Inn
aginaton the magnificent temple with
Its golden roof and the other great
buildings Of the hill Of Zion. We read
Of its being the rendezvous in passover
times Of a million pilgrims. and we
naturally think of it as IN enormous
city, comparable to London or New
York of the present day. We think
Of it in its oriental setting of 1900
years ago. but as we approach in a
modern railway train and climb the
steep ascent which leads to the city
behind an American engine our illusion
disappears.
At last the guard calls out "Jerusa.
lem? and We disembark a mile from
the city, get into a rickety modern hack.
which has evidently done duty in some
more civilized community. and are
bounced over the rough roads and the
intolerable ~cobblestones within the
gates. until at last we are landed at
u modern hotel, so different from the
khan of ancient times.
And here our disillusion has only be-
gun. The city of which we read as
accommodating 100000 guests on the
feast day could hardly today entertain
1000 strangers within its walls. and
since a multitude Of pilgrims come
every year from Russia and Italy and
France and Germany. these nations
have erected great hotels outside the
walls for the accommodation of pill
grims.
But these. fine and even magnificent
as they are, take us not back to the
Jerusalem of 1900 years ago, but tell
US only Of the modern city. where half
a dozen great nations are building
these hotels and hospitals in order to
gain political and commercial advan-
tage and patiently awaiting the time
when they can GUST from his posses
sion the Turk who has so long held
sway within the sacred city.-Christian
Herald, '
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
Flight Of Winged Seeds.

L.. OSSS0
How far do the winged seeds range
from the parent tree? DR.. Ridley Of
the Singapore botanic gardens watched
those from a large forest tree and
found them to travel more than 100
yards. Plumed. seeds, like those Of the
dandslion, or finely powdered seeds
easily travel far greater distances than
winged seeds or samars. It would
seem that wings on seeds do a far
greater sesYicesin- causing the seeds to
falights ina position conducive to easy
e4trancS to the soilst than BY waiting
them, By. the aidsofpwind;, to great dis
.tances. According to Dr.. Ridley, the
tree observed by him would spread
but 800 yards in 100 years.-Los An
geles Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
TIME IN PALESTINE.

II Is So Erratie That Making a Train
10 Quite q Feat.
In Jerusalem town time and train
time are different, forty minutes differ
ent, and both are variable. Train Off
Gals say the train leaves for Ja1a at
$40 o'clock in the morning. but $40
o'clock by train time is 7:20 o'clock by
town time. One morning when we
were starting for Egypt we ordered
our carriage for z o'cock. Arriving Mt
the station at 7:15 O'Clock. we found the
train gone and the station empty. At
last was routed out an official.
Where's the trainY p we demanded.
"Gone, m~essieurs."
.:Gone? You've changed the hour of
the train. them"
mon. non. messieurs. The train
leaves at the same hour always. but
the time has changed. Yesterday $40
o'clock train time was 7:20 o'clock town
time. Today $40 o'clock train time is
Z o'clock town time. No. no"-and he
smiled patronizingly-'the train always
leaves at the same hour: our trains
never change-it is the time that alters
itself. not the train. m~essieurs!"
We sought the telegraph Office.
ITO the steamer agent to Jaffa," we
dictated. missed train. Cancel pas
sage on boat for Egypt. Wire date of
next sailing for Port Said" This was
turned into f1owery Turkish and sent.
A reply came soon.
"Plenty Of time. Your boat will wait
till tomorrow afternoon. for the water
is so rough she cannot land her passen-
getss and cargo today. Plenty Of time
if.-yol take the train tomorrow" AT
lantic Monthly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
PAwNsHoP RUNNERS.
A Curious Feminine Profession That
Exists Only In London.

A Curious Feminine Profession That
Exists Only In London.
A police court case has called atten-
ton to the existence in London Of a
vocation which is not known to exist
anywhere else in the world. 1t is that
Of pawner. a profession given over en-
tirely to women who. in the poorer dis.
tricts of London. undertake for q
small compensation to carry the goods
of their necessitous but sensitive neigh.
bors to the ~pawnshops. Most Of this
work Of pawning is done for women
who are ashamed to be seen entering 9
pawnshop. but some Of it is done for
other women who are too busy to at
tend to the formality.
In certain districts these pawners
are known as runners" and they live
On this work, charging from 1 to 2
cents for each journey, according to
the means Of their clients. In one OF
the meanest streets of the east end.
which has a pawnshop at either end,
two women ply a busy trade as pawn
ers.
One of these women Is q widow
known and trusted in this work. and
she has built up a big connection in
the neighborhood. She use a peram'
bulator and is frequently seen passing
along the street with a load of miscel'
laneous articles destined for the hun.
gry nav Of the pawnshop. Monday
morning is her busy day. at hundreds
Of i'll paid casual laborers living in the
district depend many times for their
weeks maintenance upon pawning
something that day.-London Cor. Phil
adelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
The Man ~ NJ, Aa1er.

The dark markings 40 copspicu-
Gus on the moon and known. a. the
imam in the NOON are greatiplains
lying at a.much, lower Level th4niths
brighter parts. In all probability
they are old sea bottoms, some Of
them having undergone upheasal
and other changes since the .vater
retreated from them, others pre-
senting the appearance Of being
unchanged since the time when the
waters dried up or were in some
other way removed from them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
ts7,I-f ~ -. -
Dance Madness Nothinn New.

Dance Madness Nothing New.
The polka was comparatively new
when Trollope wrote some Of his nov
els. In 1.-The Three Clerks a young
heiress speaks Of a certain Frenchman
as 1.-THE most delicious polkist you eve
met. He has got a new back step that
will amaze you" There was said to
be in practice ''every variation Of the
waltz and polka that the ingenuity Of
the dancing professors Of the age has
been able to produce."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
xsile,x q Popular celer.

Yoljow . Popular Color.
Tulip yellow il d popular color. An.
other yellow shade much in favor u
primrose, which 10 % delicate that Il
may be worn BY women with. light
hair and blue eyes.fa type to which
most yellows are forbidden. Exceed
ineiy dainty 10 a dancing frock Of prim.
rose colored pussy willow taffeta, trim
.msd With ;eafsands Of, little blue and
lavender roses and having q wide CIR.
Ale Ut lavender ribbon. The pretty
frock - matched By gloves OF primrose
unted sdlk With wrist embsot6er1os.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
mn. en.llaie phnAnaranh.

Uss For His Photograph.
Miss Wyse-And l may really keep
this photograph Of you. Mr.. simkins1
-simpkns Observation-Disclosures, I'm
sure! Miss Wyse 0ater to her maid
Marie. take this photograph and
whenever the original Of 1t calls tell
him I'm not in.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
0st Social csntsr.

The social center 10 the place to Dis.
cuss citizenship and ideals to place be.
fort the young men Of the country. II
you have no social center IN your
neighborhood call a meeting Of the
interested citizens. All will be inter.
ested II you fully explain the possibil.
ties Of rural Improvement. Organize a
social center and start a reading club.
Farm and Ranch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
Paraed4Fabrjos

= peraeolf Fabrtoe.
All sorts ana kinds Of material are
used for the. present day parasol
There are ta6etAs in figures. stripes
and stunning p,aids: There are those.
too. in widest oriental coloEtugs.
Again. We have richly ,brocaded silks
and satns. Silk cord az a band at the
handle and held PRETTY in place BY
tiny silk bows Of gayest colors - an
other attractive novelty. Loops Of vel
. ribbon may also be Used to slip
over the wrist when the parasol =
not up.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
When. th. she. Pineh.d.

Where the Shoe Pinohsd.
The Prima Donna latter the FIRST act)
Il won't 60 on again unless that box
party makes less noise: I nearly had
Mysteries! The Manager lin surprise)
II didn't hear any noise. The Prima
Donna-You didn't? Why. they en-
cored that upstart Of q contralto four
times.-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
On His pianity.

On His Dignity.
my dear REGINALD. now that you
have left college you must really begin
at once looking for some sort Of EN-.
ployment. sa
But don't you think, mother. 1t
would be more dignlned to wait till
the offers begin coming ins"-LifA.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
Ne Admittsd I,

t1e Admitted u.
This g q nns tins Of: the night TO b.
coming home !
"You can't start IN argument With
me that way. my dear. Tsagree With
you."-Deeroit Free Press. !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
FACING the Problem.

-. tTOVIuU wv VVVOVO"W
Father-What! You want to marry
my daughter? Why. sir. 700 can't sup.
port her. 1 can hardly do It myself.
suitor blankly)-C-cant we chip In to-
sether?-London Opinion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10

a clever man turns great troubles
into little mes and little ones into
none. at alI.-Chipese Proverb.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-10
suit.b,. Match.

0VIy0Ulo MutCUs
THAT girl has shocking ways!
maybe that's the reason she married
an electrician. Baltimore American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18
BUT ONE DISTRICT JUDGE
Supreme Court Construes Act Of 1918
to Mean One Judge for Each District
Except the Second

County Clerk r. Mechanics on
Wednesday received the following
dispatch from Attorney General
Thatcher regarding the action of the
Supreme Court in the District Judge
matter:
Carson. Nevada. July Ia.
r. Mechanics, Eureka, Nevada.
Supreme Court to-day upheld Act
of 1913 dividing State into ten Judi
cial Districts. but held that the law
should be construed to mean one
judge for each district except the
second, in which two judges are to
be elected.
GEORGE B. THATCHER,
Attorney General.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18
Moonlight Picnic

A moonlight picnic was given in
honor of Miss Efie Father Tuesday
evening in a pretty green spot about
a mile south of town. Japanese lam
terms were suspende ! from wires at
tached to poles. which afforded suf-
ficient light. About 80 friends were
present, and all the ladies donated
lunch, the affair being in the nature
of a surprise.
Dancing, music and games were
the principal amusements during the
evening, and at 11:30 the lunch was
served and enjoyed by all present,
after which dancing was INDUCED in
until a. M. each one returning to
their homes and reporting having
had a most delightful time.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18
Recommend Dividing Expense

In the matter Of Case No. 299, en-
titled W. G. McGregor VS., Eureka
Nevada Railway, the Nevada Rail-
road Commission has recommended
to both parties to the proceeding that
they come to an agreement relative
to the installation of a culvert on
compliments property. each party
10 bear his pro rata of the expense,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18
K. Of P. Officers Installed

AT the regular convention of Bea-
tifc Lodge No. z, X. of P, held on
July Z. Deputy Grand Chancellor
j. B. Rebaleati installed the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
Chancellor Commander, Fred Bar
tine; Vice Chancellor, W.. Swick;
Prelate. j. B. Bale; Master of Work,
Leonard Rosevear; Keeper of Records
& Seal, D. E. Nostrosa; Master of
Finance. w. F. Zadow; Master of
Exchequer, August Hintze; Inner
Guard, Spencer Reynolds.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18
Grand Chief Visits Eureka

Mrs. Sarah George of Sparks.
Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters
of Nevada, was an arrival in Eureka
by Mondays train for an official visit
to Eureka Temple No. Is. There
was a meeting of the Lodge that
evening in the Knights of Pythias
Hall. when Mrs. George exemplified
the work of the Order in a very
thorough and able manner. A sump-
tuous banquet followed. and a social
good time was enjoyed by the men,
bers and their distinguished guest.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-18

An agreement has been made be-
tween the Southern Pacific and West
ern Pacific Railroad Companies by
which the former is to use the lat
ter's track between Wells and Win
nemucca during the exposition and
indefinitely thereafter until a new
agreement is made. The Western
Pacific is to be paid on a mileage
basis for all freight and passengers
over its lines. Railroad men e in
the arrangement a step toward the
Western Pacific securing the joint
use of Southern Pacific sidings at
competitive freight centers in Cali
fornia.