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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24

Vinson Walsh Mclean. whose fea-
lures are seen in this picture, the mil
lionaire baby. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward u. Mclean of Washington and
Newport. has recently acquired u new
playmate. This person is the son Of
DIR. Shirley Carter of Warrcnton. Va.
who is to he the guest of the McLeans
for an indefinite period. Both are
healthy, happy tive-year-olds: but, while
the millionaire baby is attended by a
nursery gOverneSs. two nurses each
with Il diploma from a training school,
a nurse maid or two and two able
bodied detectives. the little Virginian
has been taught to stand on his W
sturdy feet and to ride the blue ribbon
animals of the Carter stable with no
other bodyguard than II Of his ia
theirs Jockeys.
The boys will spend the summer at
Black Point farm. near Newport.
Master Mclean. If he inherits all he
may be expected to inherit. will have
about $15O.OOO.OOO and be the richest
boy in America. His grandfather. the
late Thomas #. Walsh of Colorado.
left the youngster about $1OO,OOO.OOO.
From his paternaI grandfather. John Il.
Mclean, he will inherit at least half
az much.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
THROWING the Brick.

Draw two lines fifteen feet apart.
then divide the boys into two com-
panies, allowing each player a piece OF
brick or square wood that can be easily
thrown. Each player OF n side
throws his brick. trying to come as
near as possible to the line on the
other side. The one farthest from the
line sets up his brick on the line and
the one nearest standing on the op-
posite side pitches at it. If he fails to
knock it over he sets up his brick and
the other boy pitches at It. II he Sue
ceeds he picks It up. goes back to the
line. pitches 1t again. lea the other
brick. hops over it and kicks his brick
near that of his companion. Then be
must pick up his brick and carry 1t sue
cessively on his head. on each shoulder.
on his back. on his breast (walkingl.
in the bend Of his knee thopping1.
in between his legs (shufling). each
time starting ut the line and proceed
ing to the other brick and knocking
it over. Finally he marks a square in
closing the brick and about eighteen
inches square. and If he can hop over
this. he is declared a winner. If be
fails in any n Of the stunts" be
must wait his turn, but can then begin
at the point where he failed. -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
PURE PRussIc ACID.

lust a Smell Of This Deadly Poison
Would Kill Instantly.
The discoverer Of prussic acid. was
instantly killed by inhaling one Whit
of his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold OF
handled. The smell of it is always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes or
half an hour. but the instant it enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is SO parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as If pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor. is so deadly that as much of 1t as
would adhere to the end Of a moistened
foretinger would instantly cause death.
Cyanide Of potassium has a pleasant
smell which is not injurious. but a
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia IL inhaled would
cause death almost as quickly as prus-
sic acid.
When a carboy Of nitric acid is bro
ken some one has to suffer. 1t will
burn wood, eat through iron plates and
destroy whatever it touches. Such an
accident once happened in ar acid fac
tory. Every one ran away. leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting fire
to things. Soon it was seen that the
building would be destroyed and hum
dreds of people thrown out Of work.
and four men volunteered to put out
the fire in the acid room. They sue
ceeded and came out all right. Five
hours later all were dead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Good
form
Calling on New Neiohbors.


Usually the etiquette Of calls Is that
those residing the longest in a town
must pay the first call. This should be
returned within a fortnight-just a
short and formal call, with a calling
card of a married woman and one of
her husband left for each lady and
an additional one of his for each man
Of the family. Quite often, however.
in these informal days Of the conven-
lent telephone an evening is arranged
for, where the first formal call may as
sumo the less formal and pleasanter
form of a purely social visit.
In small towns the calling is more
extensive, and newcomers are welcom-
ed more or less cordially very soon
after arriving. The pastor Of their
church calls, and this is perhaps the
best means of becoming acquainted, as
a minister Of the gospel requests his
wife to call upon a new %parishioner,
and in this way the acquaintance of
church members will soon be made.
After the more formal calling is done
with a really friendly feeling arises.
and the stranger within the gates" is
made to feel entirely at home. Then
by judicious small afternoons" and
teas a woman becomes a favored and
sought after hostess, with her affairs
always we'll attended and with her own
preferences at her command. Yet 1t
should be remembered that it Is better
to be on the best Of terms with all
n%eighbors, and by attention to ones
own ~business-in the meaning that a
woman is not inclined to gossip or
make m~ischief-this desired end is at
tanned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
THE ADVANTAGES OF
RAISING FALL CALVES

The first requisites in raising fall
calves are clean. dry. well ventilated.
sunny pens. Young calves never do
we'll in damp. dirty quarters. A good
floor made Of cement. or cork brick.
well bedded with short straw. shavings
or sawdust to absorb the liquid manure
will facilitate cleaning and keep the
calves warm. A wood floor does fairly
we'll If the joints are laid closely and
then treated to a coat of %creosote to
prevent the absorption of liquid ma
nure. otherwise wood is very insani-
tary. A floor of earth is practically
useless, as it cannot be kept clean and
sanitary.
Good fresh air in the calf stable is
Of great importance with the young
calf to give it a strong, vigorous con-
stitution and strong vitality. The calf
will be the dairy COW within two years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Pacific BIockades.

The phrase pacific blockade" is al
most a contradiction Of terms, but is
used in international law for want Of a
better. 1t means the blockade of ports
of another country in time Of peace
without the intention Of waging war;
in other words. 1t is a peaceable act Of
war. Some writer's on international
law insist that the blockade Of the
ports of a foreign country is itself an
act Of war without regard to the mo-
tive Of future intentions. but as q
means Of reprisal or Of compelling the
settlement Of international disputes It
has become an established feature of
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
kn;ohts rempIars.

The name knights Templars" was
first assumed by a semireligious. semi.
military order founded in the twelfth
century for the commendable purpose
Of protecting the scattered and dis.
banded crusaders. At first they were
merely knights. but after they were
assigned quarters at the palace in Je-
rusalem called Solomon's temple they
became known us knights Of the Tenn
pie. or knights Templars. The ancient
order finally became so powerful that
it was suppressed in the fourteenth
century. and the continuity or identity
Of the modern with the ancient one Of
the same name has been warmly dis
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
cLAY's FIRST SPEECH.
II Began In Confusion, but Ended In q
Brilliant Triumph.

II Began In Confusion, but Ended In q
Brilliant Triumph.
Henry Clay as a young nan was ex-
tremely bashful, although he possessed
uncommon brightness of intellect and
fascinating address. without effort
making the little he knew pass for
much more. In the early part Of his
career he settled in Lexington. Va.
where he found the society most con-
genial. though the clients seemed
somewhat recalcitrant to the young
lawyer. He Joined a debating society
at length. but for several meetings he
remained q silent listener.
One evening after a lengthy debate
the subject was being put to a vote
when Clay was heard to observe softly
to a friend that the matter in question
was by no means exhausted. He was
at once asked to speak and after some
hesitation rose to his feet: Finding
himself thus unexpectedly confronted
by an audience, he was covered with
confusion and began. as he had fire.
quently done. in imaginary appeals to
the court. Gentlemen Of the jury"
A litter that ran through the au-
dience only served to heighten his en-
b~arrassment. and the obnoxious phrase
fell from his lips again. Then he gath
cred himself together and launched
into q peroration so brilliantly lucid
and impassioned that 1t carried the
house by storm and laid the corner
stone to his future greatness. his first
case coming to him as a result Of this
speech. which some consider the finest
he ever made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
H.lpina the Phxsieians.

Travelling In the train with my
friend the doctor. writes a correspond
ent in the Manchester Guardian. l OBJ
served q fellow passenger earnestly
reading a popular medical work is
sued in parts. THAT kind of thing
must be bad for your trade" ! suggest
ed. but the doctor smiled and denied
my statement. "Quite the contrary"
said he. 1.-The first part has brought
me nineteen cases Of imaginary ap-
pendicitis, and l anticipate bronchitis
and Bright's disease of u similar mild
type will be prevalent among my pa
tients when part B is issued. with all
the more easily pronounced ailments
to follow as the publication goes on"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
COLISEUM.
It Got Its Name From a Nearby Gisan.
tic Statue of Nero.

1t Got It's Name From a Nearby Gi9an.
tic Statue Of Nero.
While thousands annually visit the
Coliseum, few seem to question the ORR
gin Of its unusual name. which is de-
rived from a statue Of Nero that stood
near by. Being a great height, it was
known as the colossus of Nero, SO the
tagaries Of pronunciation of many hun
dred years created this unique name
from near the colossus" The Coli
scum was founded A: D. e by the
Emperor Vespasian. His son, Titus.
completed it eight years later. Gauden-
thus is supposed to have been its archi-
tect, and by a cruel fate he was one Of
the many Christian martyrs whose
blood has c%onsecrated and made this
glorious building sacred to posterity.
Twelve thousand captive Hebrews
were employed in its building. During
the progress Of the shows that were
given In this great amphitheater an
awning was stretched on poles, and
some Of the brackets for the support
Of these are still to be seen. A few
numbers are yet visible by which the
arches could be reached by the specta-
tors, having tickets Of similar num-
bers.
One arch of extra width is thought
to be the one under which the emper-
ors Of old Rome entered. An entrance
similar on the opposite side had a SUBJ
terranean passage leading to the Pala-
tine. Four rows of cells were the dom
icile Of the wild beasts, and during a
series of shows given in honor Of the
Emperor Hadrian's birthday a thou
sand of these animals were slaugh-
tered. Gladiatorial combats were also
eagerly watched. and in these even
women would sometimes take part. OF
the many Christian martyrs the Coli
scum has claimed the most noted was
st. Ignatius. bishop Of Antioch. Close
ly following this crime 115 Christians
were shot down with arrows. and, as
usual, this hideous sight was viewed
by a s%anguinary horde. Baltimore
American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
A Rose Luncheon.

A charming decoration for a lunch
con is a big central basket or birch
bark filed with white garden roses
The leaves may fall over the edge o.
the basket on to the cloth to form {;
border.
At the four corners have tall glass OF
silver vases filed with pink and white
roses and dropping border Of leaves.
The cakes and bonbons may be white
and pink.
Serve the dessert in tall sherbet
glasses, with the stems twined with
vines and a border Of flowers around
the edge Of the plate. One plate can.
have a wreath Of the white roses and
another Of the pink and thus alternate
around the table.
Serve the ices in the heart Of rose
cups twined with vines. and on n
side of the plate have a spray of roses.
alternating a white flower with q of
pink.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
TANkAGE FOR PIGS.
Fed With Alfalfa Pasture Il Gave Elk.
ceIlent Results.

Fed With Alfalfa Pasture II Gave Elk.
ceIlent Results.
Some months ago the proprietor of
the Sherman ranch in Kansas decided
to try tankage to find. If possible.
methods of producing pork at greater
profits than he has been obtaining with
alfalfa and mill feeds. Taking the lit
tiers of a number of thrifty sows. he
divided them into equal lots with the
dams. To one. lot Mr.. Sherman gave
his regular pig growing ration. To the
other practically the same feeds with
the addition Of a small amount Of tank
age. -.
After being on the test feeds for thir-
ty days following the sows. these pigs
were weighed. Those that received
tankage weighed 15.5 pounds each.
while the checks not receiving tankage
weighed 14.2 pounds. The same. pigs
were again weighed on Nov. 16. 1918.
about four months later and those, that
were given tankage with their regular
feed weighed lila pounds. while those
that received no tankage weighed only
65.1 pounds each. This was a gain of
95.5 pounds for each hog receiving
tankage as against 500 pounds for
each Of the check pigs that did not get
any tankage.
The two lots were weighed regularly.
The weighings showed that the total
gain at the end Of the test Of the fifty
eight pigs receiving tankage was $3.50
pounds. The gain Of the fifty-nine pigs
that did not get any ,tankage was 3.OOS
pounds. a difference of 1856 pounds Of
pork for 1850 pounds of tankage. Both
lots Of pigs were allowed all the good
green alfalfa pasture they could eat
It was noticed that the tankage pigs
ate az much or more alfalfa than those
that did not receive tankage. -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Conversation at Meals.

Children should be taught to talk
at mealtimes. So often 1t happens
that one or two members Of a family
get into a way Of monopolizing all the
conversation. while the others sit ST.
lent.
Every one ought to contribute to the
general amusement. If children r
taught to notice and remember little
interesting things that happen through
out the day they very soon form q
habit of doing their part.
The man or woman who has nothing
to say acts as. a wet blanket at any
party, and nobody wants q wet blan-
ket, /.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Grain For Cows on Pasture.

Grain For Cows on Pasture.
II. grain lie fed on pasture It should
be Of a carbonaceousa nature. The pas;
ture furnishes all Of the protein nee:
esaary. Corn chop or beet pulp WIN
be better for the purpose than cotton
seed meal or bran. However. It IL eel.
dom profitable to feed grain when
pasture IL abundant Cows in pasture
viii relish a little hay. fodder or other
dry forage. It Is liked because OF the
variety and change 1t furnishes rather
than for the additional nutriment Il
may contain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Story Of Church Sign.

In New York city alone more than
$50 electric signs are used by the
churches. Perhaps the earliest 'illumi-
mated church sign was a ros placed
over st. Augustine chapel. In lower
Manhattan. nearly forty years ago.
Again and again Bowery mission and
settlement. house workers have met
men and women who have testified
that the flaming cross on st. Angus.
tines was the instrument that turned
them from evil lives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
The Dance Of Death.

The population Of the world Is about
1923. 1000 persons.
The average age of all persons at
death is thirty-three years.
Total Of 47.372.727 persons die an
nually.
Total of 9OS.516 persons die weekly.
Total Of 129. 7S8 persons die daily.
Total Of 5.3OS persons die hourly.
Nearly ninety persons die every min
ute.
About three persons die every two
seconds. =
Sixty persons died. while you
we're reading this TENED Howes
Monthly. >
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Cost of Failure.

In Russia u man. intending to kill
himself. got in front 0f a railway
train. but was pulled aside.
Then the authorities took him in
charge. They fined him for disorderly
conduct, imprisoned him for imperiling
human life and gave him solitary con-
inement for interrupting travel. 1t
seems to be painfully difficult to leave
Russia by any route.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ~.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
sep.rat.d. In Death.

1t seems a strange irony Of fate that
Elizabeth Browning. the most devoted
Of wives. should be separated in death
from her spouse. Though Robert
Browning died in Venice. he was
buried between Cowley and Chaucer
in Westminster abbey. while that sweet
mind that gave to a grateful public
the "Sonnets from the Portuguese" en-
Joys its last sleep at the cemetery in
DEMONSTRATIONS American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24

When the Ayrshire Breeders as
ISOLATION started official testing in
1902 the 10000 pound Ayrshire COW
was considered to be a phenome-
non, but today the COW with such
a record attracts no attention at
all. because the breeders have de-
veloped cows with official records
Of 20. 900 pounds of milk and o
The COW shown herewith is Eliza
beth OF Juneau, which produced 49,
21s pounds of milk containing 5.35S
pounds of butter fat as a three
year old. She is owned by Kansas
Agricultural college.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
DIVIDING the Circle.

- 0tVtoJu0 Iuo VtrCtO.
Ancient Chaldeans divided the circle
into 800, equal parts because they
thought that there are $50 days in a
year. They could not prove that the
earth turns on its axis 385.256431
times while going around the sun once.
New York American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Her Choice.

''Cau be sing well?'
well. I'll tell, you. He offered TO-
sing the baby to sleep the other night.
and his wife said. No: let her keep ON
crying. "-Cleveland Leader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
suoc,ssfuI UaIy Woman.

Successful women are not always
of irreproachable beauty " modelling:
Thus the Princess d'Evoli of Louis
Xv.'s time was one eyed: the slit Ut
M%ontespan's mouth reached her ears:
Nine. de Maintenon was thin. meager.
yellowish; La VALERIE lame. Gabrielle
d'Estrees one armed. Anne Boleyn stx
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
we.d out Peer COVE.

The scrub cow is altogether too CONE
mon. Even though the herd is made
up Of nothing but registered stock. a
rather strenuous campaign Of selecting
must be conducted all the time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
WIGS

A passage in Polybius has been cit
ed to prove that Hannibal wore q wig.
WIGS were probably invented about
the time Of the drst Roman emperors.
forswe are told that Ohio had q scalp
Of nne leather with locks Of hair upon
II q we'll arranged a. to,sesm natural.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
raet n Letter Writina.

Tact In Letter Writing.
In answering letters avoid mention
ing the weary magnitude Of your epis-
tolary arrears. It isn't pleasant for
Your correspondent, even by implica-
ton, to be included among bugbears.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
considsrate.

mother. Why do they play some Of
the music 20 low and some 90 loud!"
80 that the people who are hard Of
hearing can get their moneys worth"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
cof : Rarnain.

Il had my fortune told the other
day" said one woman.
"What a waste Of money: said the.
other.
"Not at all. 1 gave the woman 10.
cents. and she informed me that ]. am
to inherit 100000. Wasn't that q good
bargain W Star. j
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24

.Thess potatoes taste strongly OF
gasoHlnse. ~ dear. What recipe did
you p6lisifF .s1,.
4 must have cot ny; recipes mix
ed" answered the young wife 'after
some reflection. land used the one for
cleaning Observation-Disclosures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Dr,.d and Butter Notes.

Letters must always be sent in &C.
acknowledgement Of overnight hospital
ity. OF course calls take the place Of
letters In most forms OF entertainment.
But 4 week endtsislt or m overnight
stay with a4friendt calls for q note.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
Amplifyinq It

aI understand Colonel tAushby gave
"a GOOD account Of himself In the war"
$50 he did and, has been giving a bet
ter . ever since Baltimore Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24

All philosophy in two words-sustain
and abstain Epictetus.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
A Homemade Toy.

Did you eve e boys walk on stflts7
It looks like dangerous sport. but 1t Il
not after you have a little practice. In
fact. you can take rapid strides with
them; as do the shepherds In the des-
ert of LaIdes.; In the south of France.
They can rum: Jump. hop and dance ON
them with ease and security. When
they stand on the stills they can watch
their flock. their feet being protected
from the water during the winter and
the hot sands in summer. In addition
to the stills. they ia a long stan.
which they carry in their hands. This
forms the third leg when they require
rest
To make stlts procure two poles
about sig OF seven feet long and nail
on a strap Of leather about one-third
from the bottom Of each. Into these
the feet are placed. the poles being
kept in q proper position by the hands
and moved forward BY the action Of
the legs. Some American boys nail on
wooden supports for the feet to rest
upon instead Of. the leather straps.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-24
0rewina Thinss.

: -. - WyvysSO sus0Oos
Oh. / am . child Of the country. and I love
h~ot1boSatiei Griml
Ny heart b akin { the wild things. and
the woodlands vast and dim. 7,
Whsro the winds ana the brook make mu4
sic and. faint from hias oool rstrsaA
Comes the voiGe' Of the thrush Ct even h
/ madrtgal Wild and sWes& /.
Oh. I am . child Of tn. country. ana ths.
orchard knows my tread !.
When the bousbs shine white with blosJi
SONS and the buds lis pink and redl !:
And hand In hand in the moonlight 80 my
souls beloved and l. :
And We need DO words 70 question, NO
words 70 make reply. /
Oh, I am q child Of the country. and I love
the fields at morn.
Where the air comes fresh and fragrant
and the Joy Of the day iSFborn.
Loud carols the cheerful robin TO The line
net over the way,
And the growing things and the birds ana
I welcome the dawn Of day.
st Nicholaa