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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
FNppant filings:

How did it happen that DR.. Cook per-
mitted the Italian to discover Mona
Lisa ?"-H0uston Post
American takes moving pictures at
the bottom Of the crater of Vesuvius.
About one more step to have Lucifer
posing.-New York American.
The army aud navy men cannot. sing
the old ~songs-the president won't let
them-and yet some of them prob
ably don't know any hymns.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The French author who has been
working for six months on a novel,
1.-The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa
ia now reported not to be initiating the
famous smile.-New York Sun.
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her duplicity before Dell Gordon's re-

her duplicity before Dell Gordon's re-
proachful eyes.
'But 1t will have to be done the hard
est way" she murmured as she hur-
ried OH. II deserve it all. every bit. 1t
makes me sick to think of myself then.
| couldn't do 1t now: l care too much
for Abel. It's in Il new, different way.
] guess"
Understands bookstore was bril-
liantly lighted this eve Of st. Valen-
tines day. There was a constant
stream of people passing in and out Of
the doorway. Within there were much
mirth and merry chatter among the
young customers as they examined the
gay valentines spread on the counters.
Imogen saw .Abel's broad shoulders
pushing through the crowd toward the
back Of the store. where Dell GordOn's
crisp, fair curls and sad face appeared
behind the counter. d.
She must be there, shoulder to Shout
der with Abel, so that he should have
a fair chance with Dell.
Imogen nodded greetings right and
left rs she hurried toward Abel. Those
who knew her and Abel smiled know
ingly at each other. A marriage be-
tween the young farmer and his half
cousin vas expected.
Abel Dycks and Dell Gordon were
alone for u moment.
Dell. tell me what happened. l
never could guess what did
Dell shrugged her thin shoulders.
You eve did anything-much." she
said reluctantly. Hello. lmogen"
Abel frowned down ut the new ar
rival. Imogen's lips were pale as they
framed her confession.
"You didn't do u thing. Abel" put in
lmogen hastily. Il was the one who
made the trouble"
"Imogen!" Abers protest was
drowned in the girls low voiced con-
fession.
Il must tell what l did. l am sorry
sorry, but it is not too late. You sent
a valentine to Dell that day three
years ago. IL saw it on your bureau.
and. oh. Abel, l opened it, and-I took
it out, and l put in a horrid comic one.
Here is the one ! took out. Dell. 1t is
yours"
Imogen extended the tender missive
across the counter. 1t was a gay COM
position of intertwined hearts.
Abel snatched 1t from Imogen's hand
and gave it to Dell. His face was
ashen with emotion.
1T isn't too late. Dell.'' he muttered
hoarsely.
Dell Gordon surveyed the valentine
with some impotence. She made no
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
State Lines.

The highest point in Nevada is
Wheeler peak. which, according to u
chart published by the United States
geological survey, is 13.O5S feet above
sea level.
According to the geological survey.
there is good reason to believe that
Louisiana is underlaid by one of the
greatest natural gas fields in the Unit
ed States.
Though Nebraska has been termed
''the state without a mine." it ranks
first in the production Of ,pnmice. for
less than ! per cent of the total out
put Of pumice comes from other states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
Aerial Flights.

If Beachey continues to fly with his
head down ne Is Just as likely ,as not
f0Elose tt-Exchange.
Even the fool proof staalb,ililzz'er.s' Of
which Orville Wright boasts. - not
likely to he effective against the man
who rocks the aeropiane.-New York
Post. s58s
It's I far cry from the pony express
rider To- line ~ mall aeroplanes. but
the present generation probably VII
see this remarkable advance In letter.
Observation-Disclosures Enquiries.
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tised for sale in the month OF November and
sold on the second Tuesday OF December 1914.
on the frst day Of December, 1913 and win bs.
come delinquent OF the first day Of March,
1914, aid thereupon a penalty Of i've per cent
quent taxes, and there will be added March
first, interest at the rate of l per cent a month
on the original amount of taxes until the same
is paid.
4 list OF all unpaid personal property taxes
will be placed in the hands Of the Sheriff on Or
before the 18th day OF October. 1914 who will
Immediately proceed to collect the same in nc
cordance with law.
Statement of Real Estate Taxes Are Not Sent
Except on Request, and Please Give Us CORRECT
Description In Writing for the Amount.
All taxes are payable at the Office OF the
County Treasurer. McLcan County, North Ia
kOta.
EMIL ANDERSON,
County Treasurer.
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seauopsd Oysters,

Drain the liquid from a quart Of
stewing oysters aud set 1t aside. In
the bottom of a buttered bakedish
strew a layer Of crushed cracker
crumbs; season with baprika and salt:
dot with butter and wet with oyster
liquor and milk in equal quantities.
Next put a layer Of oysters, seasoned
in like manner then more crumbs, pro.
ceeding thus until the dish IL full or
you have used up all the materials.
The top layer should be crumbs with u
double allowance Of butter. Pour in
the rest Of the liquor, cover closely and
bake. At the end Of half an hour or
when the surface begins to bubble re-
move the cover and brown lightly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
Town Topics.

Cincinnati has decided that no roost-
er shall be permitted within the city
limits, not even II it ear a Maxim
silencer.-St. Louis Republic.
st. Louis Is all worked up because
q man wore a aannel shirt to the Pade.
rewski concert. st. Louis is a great
convention city.-DetEoit Free Press.
Chicago automobiles kill. $50 persons
in eleven months. New York automo.
btles kill 234 n-ten months. No won
der New York laughs when Chicago
makes claims to being a metropolitan
cjty.-ROme Sentinel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
English Etchings.

Wages are not payable to a domestic
servant in England till the end Of the
month for services rendered during
that month. -
A leather belt in an English factory
has been running at a speed Of 1900
feet q minute from nine to twelve hours
a day for more than thirty-two years.
Girl flunkies are now taking the
place Of men in many London man
sions.. Lady. st. Heller. who was the
first one to substitute maids for foot
men, dresses them in neat gray frocks.
set OF with dainty caps and aprons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
Train and. Track.

Austria will shortly spend &l2o.OO0.-
OOO for new railway lines.
New Zealand's railways in 1918
yielded a profit Of IS. 15S.0S5
The Pennsylvania railroad employs
$4,000 persons. Of whom 10000 live
I'm the state Of Pennsylvania.
The Prusstan state railways are
using 40 storage battery cars at less
cost than steam locomotives or gaso-
line-electrtc cars.
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Waves Of Water.

Caynga, lake. New York. is $50 feet
deep In spots.
!. The current Of the Thames averages
two miles aN hour. that of the Rhine
aix miles.
The English channel is nowhere more
than no feet deep. The Irish e is
2.13O feet deep.
I, The river OrinOcO. in South America.
has more tributaries than any other
river. The total number Is put at
2.EOl. Including 438 large streams.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
Dat. su,t PUDDING.

Stone and cut into small pieces one
pound Of dates. Chop SIX unces Of
fresh beef suet and mix with It three
quarters of a pound of hne bread
crumbs. Sprinkle a small cupful Of
sugar over the dates and then add
them to the suet and crumbs. To one
well beaten egg add one-half cupful Of
sweet milk and stir into It a half cup
full Of -four that has been sifted with
one teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Mix all well together. flavor with q
.wineglassful Of sherry, turn into q
well creased mold and steam for three
hours. Serve with a hot eggnog sauce.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
T~reaSurer'S Notice to
Taxpayers for
1913

In pursuance of law, 1. Emil Anderson, Treas.
urer Of the County Of Mclean, State Of North
Dakota, hereby notify the tax payers thereof
raised for each specific purpose for the year
1913 are correctly stated in the following table,
showing the number of mills and tenths Of mills
each city, village, township and school district
of said county:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
cororsts Bells.

The peculiar yibratory or honyibra-
tory properties Of concrete are strik-
,insiy shown In bells made Of this ma.
teriaa. a bell cast 10 concrete will
ring almost. like 4 metal bell. but a
slight touch OF the hand serves imme.
dlately to stop vibration and the 70
suitieg sound. This IL due to the tack
Of hOmogeneity from the standpoint Of
sound transmission. ~ London Stand
!. ara. 4 b,
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ct ISN'T TOO LATE" HE MUTTERED.
move to take it. There was compunc-
ton and some fear In the glance she
cast sat about before she leaned across the {.
counter. =
1T is too lutte now. Abel. 1t was too
late three years ago." she said In a
strained voice.
"what do you mean?" demanded
Abel.
"Promise not to tell?" Dell's pretty
face was working strangely.
Abel nodded, and Imogen leaned for
ward and caught Dell's hand in her
own. 0 .'a" ,
"What is it. Dell?" she asked. with a
plying glance at Abel.
"Well. long before Abel sent that val
entine-yes. while ! was keeping COM
pany with you. Abel was married to
Frank Keane. His folks objected. and
10 we ran away. Nobody knew It but
my folks. And you know what hap
pened: Frank went to the Philippines
and was killed. and I shall never care
about anybody else. It's all right. limo.
gen: don't cry. I'm the n to blame.
Abel:-I hope you'll forgive me-"
She darted away to the front Of the
store. leaving the two stunned and
shaken. As in a dream they heard her
gay. artificial laugh that covered the
secret Of her widowhood.
Somehow Abel found himself on the
homeward road with his cold hand
tight in lnugen's grasp.
He looked down and saw hot tears
coursing down her cheeks. Where was
Imogen's veneer Of hardness?
Don't be sorry for me. dear" he
said with an effort. Somehow ] don't
seem to care very much about It. Now
1t appears to me as IL there was moth
ing good and true in the world except
you"
.Me?" cried poor Imogen. covering
her burning face.
Abel gently drew her hands down
and held them tightly.
Eyes. yoll. You sinned because you
loved me: you confessed because you
loved me more. Your confession has
wiped ont all else. dear" He stopped.
and kissed her face, softened into won.
derful beauty and happiness.
4tEtsMu. .EaEaNgH @NHNLrG saryFaL ". ~
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'onEths az

On The Co.. a@5.
.My husband a not home two nights
4 month" u . as# siss,
'Yon should get the minister p zee
Mn.,, 5,
s.He q the minister---always being
caileds away TO g people" -Kansab
City journal. s a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13
Long Wait.

A lens Wait.
Mine enemy IL very proud.
Pride goes before Q fall. y
I've stood his sneers for many years
And covered up my gall.
rye waited for that fall for years,
But still he's proud and strong.
And now I say in fretful way. i
How long. how long. how long3
kansas City journal. y
Good Substitute.
Eyes. we spent the summer on .
farm close to a big pond. And it's T.
funny thing that for several nights T.
couldn't get to sleep because ! missed
the croaking O. those darned old bull
frogs"
We don't miss anything Of that
sort at u house-my sons voice u
changing."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Thsy Might Have knosns Better.
A thin girl who Lived In Cologne
Was chased BY Some dogs while alognA
Tho thin girl yelled: ss6cat!
know TIM not fat,
But these hounds must think TIM Q boene.~s
Cincinnati Enquirer.
-~.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-13

LARISSAM AcNED

Copyright. 1914. by American Press Assoc
citation.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
GEN. COXEYS ARMY
IS JUST TWENTY STRONG
Arrives at Alliance, Ohio, Where
Leader Has Good Roads" Talk
With Local School Board.

ALLIANCE. Ohio April 1s.-"Gen.
Jacob S. Coxey leading his army Of un-
employed on a march of protest TO Wash
ington. arrived here late this afternoon.
The army. now but twenty strong, en-
countered bad roads on the way here
from Louisville. This led Gen Coxey
into an argument at Beach. near here. He
found on his arrival in that village that
the school board was in session
Entering the meeting Gen Coxey
said;
DO you like good roads,"
Yes" said a school director.
Well" replied Coxey. you'll find none
between here and Louisville. Why don't
you quit paying interest on bonds and
build good roads,?
We're satisfied said the director.
Coxey made pointed declaration about
the march of progress being hel0 back
by certain persons He then resumed his
place at the head of his troops
The army slept tonight in a fire sta
ton. Tomorrow it will march to Salem
Evening star., 1914-04-19

Efforts to obtain an unconditional
pardon for Spo-pe, the Blackfoot Indian
who for nearly thirty-two years has
been an inmate of Howard Hall, the
prison for criminal insane at the gov
ment hospital, are being pushed with
vigor by \. X. Serven and 4. c. J. Far
rell. Washington attorneys representing
lembers of the Blackfoot tribe. and by
members of the tribe now in Washting
IN on legal business. Commissioner
alto Sells of the bureau of Indian affairs,
As well as other members of the bureau.
are deeply interested in the tragic story
of the old Indian brave, and Secretary
Lane of the Department of the Interior
has received the papers in the case. 1t
is believed little trouble will be expe-
renced in procuring the pardon of Spo-pe
and his return to his people. after an
absence of nearly thirty-six years.
Through the questioning of little Mrs.
Malcolm Clark, the half-blood Black
foot woman whose efforts first succeed
cd In unlocking the gates of silence be-
hind which the mind and the faculties
Of Spo-pe had hidden during the long
years of his Incarceration. it was learned
that a portion of the evidence on which
the Indian brave was convicted of mur-
der and sentenced to be hanged so long
ago was false.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Returns Favor for Favor.

A set of rubber type and an ink pad.
pes only means of amusement for years
at the hospital. He has seen the pale
faces write on pieces of paper. the writ
ing converting the paper into money. and
with his rubber type and ink pad Spo-pe
prints checks with which he rewards
those who do him little kindnesses. There
is no meaning to the tumble of letters
and symbols which the old Indian inn
presses his slips of paper: no mean
ing, that is aside from the feeling, which
years upon years of silence behind stone
walls and iron bars have not sufffced 10
Danish. that for a favor conferred q
favor must be returned.
At the hospital they say Spo-pe has
never caused the slightest trouble-that
he has always been kindly. tracta BILE
prisoner. always grateful for the little
kindnesses it is in the power of guards
to grant or to withhold.
Now that the hope has been given him
of once more seeing the plains and the
mountains over which he trailed the buff
falo. the elk herds and the bears in tie
days when northern Montana was an al
most unmapped wilderness, gleam of
longing has come into Spo-pe's eyes, and
the guards say he stands at his window
for hours at a time. looking to-
ward the west where lies the land his
feet trod when he was Young. and where
the wife who had mourned him as one
dead and the daughters whose baby rec
objections of the father that was gone
had faded in the mists of the gathering
years. are waiting for his return.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
MOTHER JONES' RELEASE:
ORDERED BY GOVERNOR
Judge Advocate Boughton of Colo
RADIO Militia Files Reply to
Habeas Corpus Writ.

DENVER. Col. April 1S.-Judge Advo-
cate Edward ]. Boughton of the National
Guard of Colorado today filed his re-
turn to the writ of habeas corpus is
sued by the state supreme court on the
application of counsel for Mother
Jones. Two days ago the aged strike
leader was released from the Huerfano
county Jail. where she had been held
as military prisoner
In his return Maj. Boughton informs
the court that the release of Mother"
Jones was ordered by Gov. E. NJ. AM
mons some days before the habeas
corpus writ was issued: that the gov
ernor's order to remove the troops from
the strike district included the release
of Mrs. Jones.
Horace n. Hawkins, attorney for Mrs.
Jones. said that within the next day
or two he would file a replication asking
that the Supreme Court take up the case
on it's merit and render a decision as
to whether the Imprisonment was lega'.
The attorney stated that Mrs. Jones
probably would go to Washington, to
Evening star., 1914-04-19
PROGRAM FOR GOVERNORS.
Topics to Be Discussed at Conference
Tomorrow.

MADISON, Wis, April 1s.-Five prin-
cipal topics for discussion by the gov
ernors' conference to be held here in
June were announced by Miles c. Riley
today Each will be discussed by al
least FIVE governors, to be announced
later. The titles are:
Report of the Committee on Cooper
alton" by Gov. O'Neal of Alabama.
State Control of Natural Resources"
by Gov. Spry. Utah. -..
Uniformity of Laws Fixing the Con-
ditions to be Met by Foreign Corpor-
ations Before Doing Business in q
State.
administrative Problems-Extradition
Submission of the Governors Recon-
mendation in Bill Form
Uniformity of Safety and Sanitation
Laws for Places of Employment, Includ-
ing Administrative Machinery
The conference will begin Tuesday
morning, June 9.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

! appear before the House subcommittee
which investigated the Colorado coal
Evening star., 1914-04-19
ALUMNI Of MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY DANQUETS
Speakers Advocate Woman Suffrage
and Decry the Divorce
Evil.

That women should be thoroughly fitted
for vocations was the plea made by Dean
Myra r. Jordan of the women's depart
ments of the University of Michigan, in
an address before the alumni of that in
stituton now in Washington, at a ban
qllet at the New Ebbitt Hotel last even
ing She declared that women should
not only have a broad educational out
look but also should be efficiently trained
in the speciality they wished to pursue.
Her subject was The Higher Education
of Women.
That domestic woman needs broad
culture and that divorce among college
bred women is negligible, were two asser-
tons made by Mrs. NJ. G. Greathouse.
Representative S. w. Beakes told of the
difference between present-day college
life and that of years ago. He particu-
larly emphasized the change of conditions
due to the growth of the university. Rep
resentative ]. c. Mclaughlin also spoke.
telling of Michigan's educational progress.
Decries the Divorce Evil.
Arthur +. Mullen Of Nebraska decried
the divorce evil and advocated more
rigid laws regarding the procuring Of
divorces. He looked at the practical
side of the matter. he said, rather than
at the ethfCal, eXplaln1nS tnat ne ue-
lieved more misery was caused by di-
vorce than by several other evils COM
hined. He also advocated woman suf-
frage.
Co-cducation. with the girls standing
shoulder to shoulder with the boys, so
as to make them more independent, was
urged by Miss Edith Mosher. Miss
Ruth Rzer described the activities of
the women at the university. d. A.
Edwards. president of the Washington
branch of the alumni. said the Wash
ington alumni planned to be more
active in the future. w. j. Meyers also
was speaker. Representative Patrick
Kelley was toastmaster.
Others present were Mrs. S. w.
Beakes, Mrs. Patrick Kelley. Miss X.
Klager, DR.. and Mrs. l.. I. kebler, Mrs.
NJ C. Greathouse. Mrs. D. A. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edwards, DR.. and
Mrs j. w. T. Duval. DIR. William Don
ally, Miss A. ]. McTavish, Minot Porter,
Mrs William Peet, Mrs. w. j. Meyers.
Miss c. r. Basnet Mrs. Marcus Baker,
Mark Foote. Miss n. A. Brown, Miss An
gle Beckwith, Miss Clara Jamison, Miss
Clara Hasse. DIR. and Mrs. c. w. Bur
rows. Mrs ]. c. Burrows. Mrs. John NJ
Gregory and Miss Phoebe A. J. Howell
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Cause of Conviction.

II was charged at the trial of Spo-pe
that he had killed the white fur trader
for the purpose of robbing him. and a
sum of money found on the brave
when he was captured amounting to
more than 500, was declared to have
been taken by the Indian from the body
of his victim.
Spo-pe, however, declared to Mrs Clark
that the money had been paid to him
by another trader. to whom Spo-pe had
sold a lot of pelts. In the dialect of his
people, to which his tongue had so many
years been stranger. Spo-pe exclaimed:
They lied when they said Spo-pe killed
to rob. The money was mine, paid to
me for the furs l had hunted. | slew to
avenge the murder of my mother: not to
rob-
In detail, and with many pauses 10
enable new-found speech to overcome the
forgetfulness occasioned by his years of
silence, Spo-pe told the name of the
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Mother Jones Coming Here.

DENVER, Col. April 1s.-"Mother
Mary Jones, aged strike leader. left
Denver tonight for Washington, where
she purposes to place her grievances
against the state militia and Gov. Am
mons of Colorado before the House sub
committee, which investigated the coal
strike in Colorado.
1t was alleged that Mrs. Jones would
return to Denver in event her presence
became necessary before the state su-
preme court in answer to writ OF
habeas corpus issued by that court
shortly before Mrs. Jones was volun-
tarily released by the state militia from
her prison in Walsenburg. Col.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Tug and Tow Long Overdue.

VALDEZ. Alaska, April lS.-Grave fear
is expressed here for The safety of the
tug Tatoosh, which. with the barge Amer
ica in tow. is seven days overdue from
Seattle The tug and her tow were last
sighted April 10 off cape St Elias and
it is feared the craft was caught in the
recent heavy seas off the Copper river
delta. Besides the crew on the tug there
were forty carpenters aboard the barge.
which carried 2.6oo tons of mining ma
chinery and supplies
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Mining Congress at Phoenix.

PHOENIN, A~iz. April 1s.-The seven
teenth annual session of the American
Mining Congress will be held in Phoenix
next fall, although the exact date has
not yet been fixed. 1t was announced
today that group of mining men have
gathered a fund OF 5000 to meet the
expenses of the congress.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

trader to whom he had sold his furs and
the trading post where he and his people
went with the things they had TO seu.
Never for an instant denying the charse
that he had killed a white man. ne
stoutly maintained his innocence of the
charge of robbery
Evening star., 1914-04-19

Floyd A. Cramer, twenty-five wears
old, conductor on the Hagerstown and
Frederick railroad. was run over and
killed by a freight motor Friday near
jefferson, Md