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The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
VENoMoUs LEECHEs.
a psriIsus Experience In the swampy
Junatss Of 8umatra.


Junslss Of sumatra.
DR.. Andries verhagen Of Batavia,
Java, was directed by the government
Of the Netherlands to so to the east
ern end; Of Sunatra to study a terri
ble epidemic of beriberi which had
broken out there. The ship in which
he sailed was wrecked, and he and q
young assistant offered to go into, the
interior to seek assistance.
For about ten minutes they strug-
gled through a dense and swampy jun
gle. Suddenly the younger man cried
out with pain. Going to his aid, DR..
Verhagen noticed three leeches attach
ed to his arm. They were of a ven
omous variety that cling to the lower
branches Of the bushes awaiting their
prey and, not content with gorging
themselves on blood, inject into the
wound a poison that causes acute pain.
While DR.. Verhagen was helping his
assistant innumerable leeches attached
themselves to his face and neck To
free him from them the young man
had to scrape his skin with a sharp
stone. Exhausted, by loss Of blood.
the doctor managed to crawl back to
the wreck Of the, ship, ,whereshet faint
ed. He was taken to hospital the
following day, and 1t was several
weeks before he recovered. .. One Of
his eyeballs was totally destet h.,.Y
the terrible leeches, its sock hg
left enpty.-New York World.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
Work While rhsy sleep.


They call the Mexican iudtsns44
said u traveller. 'but the Mexican In.
dian ia the only man I've ever seen
who works while he sleeps
''ln the interior Of Mexico one baimy
January afternoon came upon an
Indian hut romantically situated be-
side stream. a hammock Of native
gr,ss was swung across narrUw
branch Ut the stream. an Indian slept
in the hammock. and string. tied to
his foot. dansled In the water.
"Ax Z approached. the string tighten.
ed with a Jerk Tue indian aw0ke.
He seized the string and hauled It In.
There was Dish Of three pounds
weight on tn. end Of 1t. 90 :
"'Here you are. Mercedes shouted
the Indian.
"Hls brown wife came and removed
the Dish She rebaited the hook. Then
the Indian. lying buck in the ham
m.nk again resumed his sleep angling
act.
Work while you sleep-I've never
seen 1t done except In Mexico among
the supposedly lazy indians. ."-Ex.
change '''' f.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
!: e.unds- and we;ahts.

Here is question that will tax the
Hrithmeticai powers OF y..,lth. Sup
Ia,x., TINT for some rt'nssn or another
n slhDke.t.Fwr who sDid :.aAlx by pounds
and huff pounds. but never In qMntlti
tiex exceeding twenty pounds ut u time.
was told that he. must tr,siIsact NJ,
li,is business with four weights ,.mly'
What muxt these four weights i,r: Ttlt'
answer Ii hnif pound. one and half
pound. four ana half pound aud thir'
teen and a half round With these IL
will be re,dily seen that any weight
from half " pound to twenty pounds
may bs determined In pounds and bali
pounds
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
EASILY SATISFIED.
She pidn't Go Visiting Just For
She Got to Eat. y

Che Didn't Go Visiting Just For e
She Got TO Eat. -
''Now, don't put yourself out on MY
account" said Aunt Serelda Bean, as
she untied her bonnet strings after ar
riving; without previous warning at the
home sc Aunt Jane Joy.
"You know me well enough, Jane, to
know that when 60 a-visltln' it amt
for what get to eat. II you just stir
up one o. your lection cakes. an make
one O. your raisin pies an pan O.
your cream tartar biskits, an fry u
chicken, an have little cranberry
sarce with 1t, an mebbe glass y your
grape or currant jell an little O. your
watermelon preserve, an then make
a pot O. coffee an put on few dough-
nuts, I'll git along all right without
another thing, unless you'd like to
bake some Of your Greening apples.
They go ruther good with roast
chicken.
"I'm thankful l amt one o. the kind
that visits only for what they git to
eat. Older grow, the less care for
what's set before me when go visit
In. How cid your pickalil come out
you told me you was gOin' to make?
demo but I'd like leetle mite ut din;
ner to see If the reseet worked as well
with you as 1t did with me."-Judge.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
rhe literal Mind.

Man 10 never literal in the expression
Of bis ideas except In matters most
trivial. Very often mans words are
not a:ianguage at all. but merely 70
cal gesture Of the dumb. They may
indicate. but do not express. his
thoughts. The more vital his Thoughts
the more have bis words to be explain
ed By the context Of his life Those
who seek to know bis meaning by the
aid OF the dictionary only technically
reach the house. for they are stopped
by the outside wall and dnd no en-
trance to the hail. This is the reason
why. the teachings OF our greatest
prophets give rise to endless disputa.
lions when, we try to understand them
,by following their words and not BY
realizing. them IN our own lives. The
men who are cursed With the gift OF
the literal mind are the unfortunate
ones who are always busy with their
nets and neglect the dshing, ,-'.Sad.
hana-The Realization of Life" by
ltabindrsnath Tasore.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
THE CITY j
the BEAUTY SPOTS or
RAttFA x; sovA SCOTIA.
pe;at Pleasant Park and the Pvbsl<
Gardens Nseabis Examples.

Point Pleasant park in Halifax, n.
g.. has been left In a wild state. Be-
yond keeping the roads In excellent
repair and thinning out the under
growth 40 needed no attempt has been
made to improve on nature. In addi.
nOn to the winding interlacing roads.
there are many alleys and bride paths,
which altogether make a woodland
maze. The thick eversreens form ad-
mirable wind screens. and even in win
ter (for comparatively little snow falls
in Haiifax) a4walk through one Of. the
sheltered avenues with the tide com
ing, in over the shlngle- -juit down the
bank is a pleasure to be remembered.
The main entrance is from Young ave
nue.. through nne pair Of iron gates.
the gift of Sir William Young, for
mer chief justice of the province, who
is remembered for many benefactlons
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26

NEARLY EVERY HOME DISPLAYS ITS FLORAL
M TREASURES.
fc,.se to the eyes of every passerby
aud where II dptracts from property
values. City pnrk boards seem power
less to prevent the billboard from en-
crOaclIin= On their preserves or near
enough to them to destroy, landscape
effects which have cost great sums.
You may visit many cities and travel
far over the country. and yet every
where you will find, the same story.
Beside tasteful gardens and grounds
that show the care Of the owner you
will find the hide0us billboard. 1t Is
strung along the drives. it desecrates'
the bOuIevands and iufestss'the' cities;
until scarcely an ''unadvertised"" view
remains. 81 - -....,..
Many cities have passed ordinances
for the regulation of the billboard nui-
sance. and there are scarely any that
have not attempted something Of the
kind. but somehow or other these ad-
vertising monstrosities have power and
money and .'iUhuence'' In politics .as
we'll as In trade. From. the nation wide
cry against the billboard It would seem
that we have almost reached that point
where every property owner. must rec
o.llize the ethical right Of his neighbor
to aesthetic enjoyment as Well as phys
ical we'll being where the billboard
will be placed where it belongs, with
the nuisances. Even now It Is q ques-
ton IL the advertising value Of the bill
board IL not In an inverse ratio to the
aggressiy eness of the billboard owners.
In some cases where billboards have
become particularly obnoxious indivtd-
uals and neighbors. unable to defend
themselves against the nuisance. have
become SO provoked as to refuse to
purchase any article So advertised.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
Tree Rosts.

An article By A. Howard 10 the Agrt,
cultural Journal Of India Describes the
attempts made at the Pusa experiment.
tai station to protect Geld crops from
injury By the roots Of neighboring
trees. By digging deep trench each
year between the trees and the adja.
cent cultivated, area. In the case Of
some trees this plan proved dssuccessful.
kut n0tsfD, the case OF Others. SUCH ,,ls.
the; pipai. banyan and teak. When
the trenches were opened up IT, was
found that the several r0ots had b.
some sconnseted again. New roots had
isen formed at the cut extremity.
They had grown across the trench.
which was twenty-four to thirty inch
% wide. and united with the severed
portion Of the root BY process Of nat
ural grating. followed By . rapid
thickening Of the connections. which
attained . thickness Of 8 to IL inche.
in twelve months. = ::.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
Cemeteries AbeIished.-

1sfS5." CDH0Deoeto0 A00Jo0UO0s -
BY an ordinance adopted BY the
board Of supervisors provision ts made
for the removal of cemeteries within
the city and county Of San Francisco.
The ordinance requires rot owners to
make removals within. six months
from the time It becomes effective.
Written notice will be served upon
than to this effect. II the lot owners
TAI. to make. the removal certain
length Of, time q given the cemetery
associations to do the work. and II
there fail to comply then the board Of
;;hs4lth ;is authorised TO remove the
bodies. The. expense In this instance
Into be borne by the lands 40 they
are cleared. Any surplus that = left
win Be divided among the lot owners
according to the number of Fleet they
.63itfi .dlit u the cemeteries.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
Diagnosis by Electricity.

For the benefit of the nervous cases
that come to the doctor 1t has been
asserted that it is just as necessary to
know how emotional they are as it is
to know how high the temperature is
in q case Of fever. Moreover. in many
cases, 1t Is necessary to find out what
experiences in the past or present life
Of the patient produce emotions. For
this purpose the patient sits at ease
with hands on the electrodes, which
may be SO concealed in the arms of his
chair that he is unaware that the most
intimate processes of his soul are be-
ing registered as various words are
spoken or various topics Of converse
don are discussed, the. galyanometer
showing when sensitive subject has
been touched.-Harper's Magazine.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
A Scorpion.

A Scorpion.
II took my first typescript-get that
-typescript to d manager who happens
to be a friend Of mine," said an aspir-
ing dramatist. II discovered that man
ayers have an irreverent incredulity
combined with scorpions sarcasm.
"'You wrote a play?' he marveled.
Who told you to?'
"'I wrote it OH my own initiative l
answered stiffly. Nobody would ever
write play If people waited to be
told
~ would not do anything SO diff
cult as write play unless was
forced. declared the manager.
"'It is easy, not difficult, to write
play I argued. 1T isas easy as fall
ing OF log
':He read the play and sent it back
with a scrawl on the title page as fol-
lows:
"'Compared with writing such play
az this it would be totally impossible
to fall of log New York Times.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26

7sE7sf1 =. r
In the city. Just inside is the park
keepers lodge. stone cottage. which
in summer is embowered In flowers.
Motorcars Of all descriptions are bar
red from this park. as the steep and
winding roads would make their op-
Grafton unsafe to the riders as well
as to other frequenters. It is full Of
charming vistas and affords many In
teresting views Of the harbor and the
Arm. The presence. Of the fortifica-
lions makes this park unique.
Straight down the r0ad a mlle':from
the Young avenue gate is the second
beauty spot Of Halifax. the public gar.
dens. This is an area Of some twenty
acres in the very heart Of the city. It
Ii quadrilateral in shape and fenced in
bya stout but unobstrusive iron railing
which does not interfere with it's looks
and enectually guards all within from
willful or accidental depredations. For
ty-five years ago this plot of land was
on the outskirts Of the city. Many
bag Of woodcock and snipe has been
shot on the swampy ground near by. A
company leased It from, the city for the
purpose Of growing vegetables: but. on
failing. the city resumed the property
and resolved to turn it into q pleasure
ground. Today It is believed to be the
most beautiful public garden in Can
ada:; Not. az In the park. here the hand
0fsman has been busy for mapX,years.
and the result ia beauty from the exer
cise of the art which conceals art. The
old swamp has been drained through
this area and forms u pretty piece Of
ornamental. water. animated by the
presence Of swans and several varie-
ties Of ducks
Rarely is go much variety to be found
within SO small an area. The center is
the band stand. where concerts are
given: In the, summer. Around II are
giDuped the principal flower beds, from
June to September blaze Of rich and
varied color. u continual feast for the
artists eye. Trees Of widely different
habitat flourish side by side. Shrubs
arr, well grouped and arranged. The
walks twist and wind delightfully."- and
once inside the gates the visitor cannot
sef anything to remind; him Of city.
a notable feature is- the low cost Of
maintenance. The park receives an an
lual grant Of $2.500. and the public
gardens get $1,000. In other words.
these two pleasances are maintained ut
an annual cost Of Il cents Per capita
u remarkable result. t.-Amefican City.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
B|LLbOARDS and
CIVIC BEAUTY
Hug, Signs Af,. Offensive II
tic Eyes.
RUIN LANDSCAPE EFFECTS.
Many Cities Have Passed Ordinances
For the Regulation Of the Dillbeard
Nuisance, but With Little Avail
Boycott Of Advertisers Suggested.

'sThe city beautiful' is no longer q
mere phrase. 1t is practical, because
persons everywhere are doing theii
best toward achieving the perfect
whole by studying and beautifyine
their surroundings, says the lndianapo
lis News. In grandmotheres day only
a few Of the more weafthy people at
tempted decorative gardening. Today
from the stunted zinnias in the 3 by 10
smoke grimed yard of the factory dis
trict to the expensive rose gardens In
the great estates nearly every home
displays its floral treasures. Immense
farms and extensive greenhouses have
become necessity to supply the pub
lie with the seeds and plants. while
spring and fall the mail and express
cars are heavy with millions Of pack.
ages. To the curriculum of the school
has been added nature study. Tiny
garden tracts are assigned to the chill
dren, and they are taught to plant
seeds and cultivate the soil. We have
Arbor day, devoted to the planting of
trees. and the trend Is all toward a
closer acquaintance with nature.
Cities all over the country are spend
ing millions of dollars in converting
unsightly wastes into parks so that the
poorest may enjoy flowers and grass
and sunshine. But few joys are unal-
loyed. A citizen may spend years in
adorning his grounds only to see some
one under the cover of legitimate ad-
vertising erect a gigantic billboard on
the adjoining ground. where it is an Of
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
..uaed fhs aoft Aneyyer.

$50 Dick and Dnisy have made OPT.
By George: After the way she laid
him out { never expected IT, How did
he pacify herr 50 5:sa's /. :tt
HE told her that he'd rather quafrsts'
With her than kiss any other Rtri. -
fS,lck. "a s.S ,iz
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
sedou;n Thief Trse..srs.

A curious profession among the Bed
ouins is that Of the thief trackers. !"
Being without paddocks or stables aud
their animals always more or less at
liberty. theft of stock would appear to
be an easy and frequent matter. Each
tribe. however. has its little company
0f CRACKERS" and 1t would he either q
bold or an ignorant man indeed who
ventured to interfere with an Arabs
i've stock. There was one instance in
which camel stolen from IA camp
near lsmailia was. after weeks Of Ia
Dor. successfully tracked t0 the Sudan.
where the beast was retMptured and
summary vengeance wreaked upon thu
robbers. Selected for natural ability
and trained from boyhood to discrim-
mate between each animals footprint.
this faculty t,et'Otnes 50 Rightly devsi-
ored that IL particular horses or cam
els trail is 1nerringly picked up from
among the thousands Of Impressions on
the dusty highway.
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26

:SsN, lls,ircss III didn't Keep well Mt
niEAt Lanalady sinSs bed. 1 pis-
~ ,sssax'iI y :; stls.i f :
4 ~ |! 4 !. J. Ii. spt q 4. ~ E
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
Winning a rhous.nd.

vvWs"sW8 - sVO0~SssSss
Some years a:" II jewelry 6rm in
New York sent the inte J. +. Morgan
u fine. .in.:.rl. offering II to him for S.
600. This SIR Morgan decided to pur.
chase. aud two checks were mnde ont
-oi,g' fur x;,.lhMyl ,lndntbe other for H..
OOO. He then removed the reari from
itx box aud. having substituted for II
the S5.OON cheek. .re.seuled the package.
Mr Morgan clerk was next dispatch.
ed to the jewelers. with the sealed box
and Il note containing the check for
$4.lAaI. stating that Mr.. Morgan would
be pleased to purchase the pearl II
they woMid t1e satisfied with the check
The unsuspeettngs jeweiers-iI tgnds
r,a>ace; of course. or what thu. seated.
parkage. now cuDtained-ciOsedi with:
tllt.. axtnte. dnancter'se 0tfeE And th..'
tOx In which the $5.OOU check sereneiy
REFUSED wax returned to Mr. MOrga"
uiIul,snt.d!
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
An Ingenious. ] !! 9 !
Criticism !.
9, + !: !! Mrc.A- .!!!:!!,' !.

81 E. 4. MT041
~ =. 9: ::6::as:: o.! :.:::,.l
-..-. 5.,...,. $50. ........,., ,.,..,
S.mscn ~ au'sot' us,'us 49, 80 ~
scr1ooane tnan - sooo ~. ~
health. was ordered py nus doctoe' ~
60 into the country. He chose q smail
town called Hollywood because there
was q library there. and IL be was for
bidden to write he could at least read.
which was not what his doctor intend
ed at all. He wished bis patient to be
out Of doors-walking, driving. boating.
and the like.
Jimson went into the library 40 soon
u he reached Ballywood. It wat .
small affair, ana he had read most OF
the books It contained. but there was
that in the atmosphere Of the piace
which attracted him. and he would
rather read q book no didn't like than
nessYat ,sll..l Hess had snnlyhed waiting
u novel before leaving .'hume aaa saad
brought copy with him. which be
deposited in the library.
One day while he was sitting at q
table intended for those who wished
to read In the library with book be.
fore him. the silence Of the place was
broken BY the entrance Of a woman.
She had quick step and a. piquaHe
look about her. Going to the shelves
containing SETON. she cast her eye
rapidly over tho books aud at once
pounced upon Jimson's novel. nvi-
dently she had exhausted the shelves
and recognized q new book the mo-
ment she saw It Being in . hurry to
get at II. she took seat by q window
and began it's perusal. S ~.
This interested Jtms0n very much
indeed. more than the book be was
reading. An author b hungry for
criticism, and be watched the young
lady as she made the pages ny. sstls-
ded that his production was making q
profound impression on her. At times
her brows would contract at some ac-
ton or sentiment It contained; ut 9th
ers' her face would take on benign
expression when perhaps a character
was showing some heroic trait. The
book was q short one. and the lady
read it at one Sitting. When she bad
finished and was about replacing e On
the shelf Jimson stepped up to be-
and. lowing. deferentiauy said:
BEG pardon! ] am stranger IN
the town. With nothing to 90. ! an
unfamiliar with the DOCKS IN tn1s H.
hFNYV AMI VnNIN M 0HQAfIV nnut0AT m
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26

Il 4 iNhat .s gsf W must rarn if Il = o.
be tr1ly onfA David starr JordaR i
The Washburn leader., 1914-06-26
isft He, .Exe,,e, Home.

One OF the chorus girls came npon
the stage after the rehearsai bad been
iunder way more than q half s'hOtif: The
nianagsr said. with: oil the. tentisrutsa
Of q bllzz saw: So: ..a ..
..Do; yon know that yon ARE very
'atei What excuse have you got I"
ofIer7" ..,u
II didn't bring Il with me- she an
swered. .s.# ~. 49,
..Bring whsty' thundered the man
nRer. =
my excuse. ! left Il At home. You
s..e. got married yesterday. bnt I
didn't think yo., wnntsd to see -say
is,,xhand. 4 -.
The managps tried 10 suppress: Z. arin
! We'll prsNeed' with the reht-sraal
Your excuse. N sufficient "-itxchang...
Mosques In England.
,rh.sv srs magnificent Aohamn,edan
n,en,,usa lii England. Those at Liver
lhSu;s and yyUking are noted for their
..x.,pIait... .}spMintments. and there u
oi,,, situated 1T h,yswater. The doors
are gtltiei Ia y similar way to thOse Of
the, wprid famous Tai. Mahal at Agra.
tNltlt by Shah Jehan. In the east end
there y q sacrsd temple TO Al Ahmed.
wi,srs the. faithful meet once . gear to
rs Through i curious ceremony in hon
u ot Tue prpphet. London spectator.
s.s,. y another 4 4 csurss.
ibaiEnttf = Yea. I've passed the ss'bos-
lrshlp! ,examination. but now must
laks Up psychology. philology. hibli-
I,rsstisal Mother stop! I've arranged
foray0G i thorough course in roastolo-
XII. bGii0i0gy. stitchOiogy. darnOt0gy.
patchJl0gy aud general d0mesticolOgy: !:
lcxchanGivs... s 3'-sis ,.5s s. ',ss'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-31
ca Prepared BY Smith, for which $500 per inch
OTTO s. LANGUM.
Sheriff of Hennepin Co,

Candidate for Reelection.
Sheriff Langum is candidate
for reelection. He has proven
his efficiency and desires you.
support. He has always been !;
true friend of the Negro citiz
ems. They receive the same treat
ment at his hands as other PEG
pie. He has, as one of his Dep
uties, Mr.. John H. Allison. Win
is we'll known as one of his bes
officers and one of our highes
types of Negro citizenry, MI
John P. Wall, Chief Deputy, ha
been in the Sheriff's office 70
22 years. and he is every inch {;
man.-Hennepin County toda,
boasts of one of the best Sher
ifs in the country, who ha
solved every problem, eithe
morally or legally, to the salts
faction of its citizens and the
credit of the efficient force o
that office. Vote for Mr.. Ian
gum, who knows no discrimina
ton because of color and wht
respects a Negro as a citizen and
a man.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-31

0aosnt school and university funda Of
this State In the bonds Of any county,
school district, city, t.wn or village Of
this State. This amendment. ~ adopt-
I'd. will permit I'm addition to the fers-
going Investments, said school and uHi-
versity funds to be invested also in
hrst mortgage loans secured upon in-
proved and cultivated farm lands Of
this State. The present Constitutes
provides that no Investment shall BE
made for longer period than twenty
years. while the proposed amendment
extends the period 70 thirty years.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-31

The sixth proposed amendment 10
contained In Chapter $50 Of the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSES The purpose Of this
amendment II to make the term Of once
Of the Judge Of Probate four years.
This II IN amendment Of Section : Of
Article Q Of the Constitution. whick
now reads NJ foll0wss
Section Z. There shall be establish
Cd In each organized county in the
State probate court, which shall be .
court OF record. and be held at such
time and places as may be prescribed
by law. 1t shall be held by one Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters OF
the county for the term Of two years.
He shall be resident Of such county
at the time Of his election. ana reside
therein during his continuance In Of
nee; and his compensation shall be pro-
vided by law. He may appoint his own
clerk where none has been elected: but
the Legislature may authorize the cleo
ton. by the electors Of any county. OF
one clerk or register Of probate for
such county. whose powers, duties,
term Of office and compensation shall
be prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the estates
or deceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdiction.
except as prescribed by this Constitu-