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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
NATIONAL GUARD OF STATE

BY r. II. Harrison, Adjutant General.
The people of North Dakota are
Justly proud of their regiment Of Ma.
tional Guardsmen. There are at pres
ent about eight hundred members, in
GLIDING officers. and consisting Of the
following organizations: Twelve COM
panies Of infantry. a machine gun
company. a hospital corps and a band.
The North Dakota regiment ranks
among the very best in the United
States. and according to government
reports is in very high standing for
efficiency and discipline. 1t is equipped
exceptionally well in every respect,
with the latest models of guns and
paraphernalfa. while some of It's men,
bers bear the honor of being among
the keenest sharpshooters in the Unit:
ed States army. navy or National
Guard. The state camp grounds are
ideal and are reputcd in army circles
as being the most beautiful in the
Northwest. Nearly every organization
has an up-to-date armory. we'll built
and spacious, with officers quarters,
drill halls. storerooms. gymnasiums.
bathrooms. and all necessary equip.
ment. Nearly every member Of the
regiment 10 an athlete of no mean.
ability.
In 1898 the state sent 71s men, which
wal more than it, quota. to the Phil
ippines. The regiment made a most
enviable record. participating in 81 en-.
ga9ements and penetrating farther
into the interior than any other volun.
teer regiment. So valiant were their
deeds that upon one occasion General
Lawton gave u~tterance to his well,
known statement: You can't STAN
pede the North Dakotas."
Every North Dakotan can and
should be Justly proud of his citizen
soldiers, for in cas Of need to protect
home and lives 1t stands without
chance Of dispute that every man Of
them would acquit himself nobly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
31SS,523.5H.OO
Increase Is LARGE.

increase u Large.
Twenty-Five years ago the most au.
thenttc records then available showed
that there YER 2,597,56 acres under
cultivation. Statistics gathered in the
spring OF 1915 show 1929 1872 acres
actually under the pillow, a gain OF
approximately 600 per cent. OF this
huge acreage, wheat now, as in Nhe
earlier days of the commonwealth,
still holds first place. with an esti.
mated yield, under date of October 1,
1915, Of 149, 1851, 1897 bushels, as com.
pared with 1897 bushels in 1889.
The yield of oats in 1915 is estimated
at 101. $50 ,339 bushels. "A gain in near.
ly all of the other crops is also esti.
mated at the same ratio.
Corn Makes Great Gain.
In the short period of three years
corn has made a phenomenal gain of
over 1000 per cent. In the year 1911
the assessors figures place the acre.
age at $4,000 acres, as against 1874, 34S
acres in 1915. In 1911 the statistics
show a total yield of 1,637,351 bushels
as against 16,9SO,O4O bushels in 1914.
Alfalfa and Other Grasses.
The state Of North Dakota Is par
ticularly proud of its record in the mat
ter of alfalfa and other tame grasses.
which is deserving of special men,
tion.. In 1911 the total acreage in al
falfa vas 9,423, as against a total Of
1882 acres in 1915. In 1911 there
was the following acreage of other
grasses: Glover, 2,779; timothy. &c..
go; bronze grass. 25,492; other tame
hay, 24.039. In 1915 the statistics
show as follows: Clover, 23,147; tim
othy, 1851; bronze grass, 1858.
There is now a total acreage of all
crops and grasses grown Of 14,878,4 75.
Comparative Statement.
The following comparative state
ment of the acres sown to the different
crops in 1914 and 1915 shows a graft
flying increase in favor of this year.
The bumper crop raised in 1915 en-,
ables 1t to replace 1909, which previ-
ously held the record for big crops:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
How to Keep Your Complexion Fine
by Proper Diet.

The food we eat. has much to dc
with the condition of the complexion
Green salads are an important aid tc
the digestion and will accomplish much
toward bleaching and whitening u sal
low complexion. They possess certain
chemical qualities and supply the body
with needed salts. Tomatoes. endive
lettuce and young onions are splendid
for the skin. Spinach contains salts
Of potassium. iron aud other proper
ties that act upon the liver. Tea and
coffee must he taken in moderation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
How to Cook Bacon In New, Appetite.
ina Ways.

10 COOK breakfast bacon SO that It
will be dry. crisp and a delicate brown
first cut it thin and have 1t ice cold
when put into the frying pan. The
pan should be hot. but not red hot.
There is no better or easier way with
u gas stove than to cook it In the v
Lay the slices in Il sheet iron baking
tin or spider. n slice overlapping the
other. 81 that each strip Of lean rest::
on Il strip Of fat underneath. Bacor
is also improved If first dipped in swee,
milk. then in flour. and fried in Il little
hot grease. 1t will be crisp. brown
and sweet. without Il strong favor. IL
a little molasses is put in the pan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
YIELD AND VALUE
Of CROPS VAST
North Dakota This Year Easily
Maintains Its Lead as
Agricultural State.
GREATEST CROPS ON RECORD
While Wheat Still Leads, Corn Shows
Great Increase and Other Grains
and Grasses Make Magnificent
Gains Over Previous Years.

Remarkable figures on the five prin.
cipal North Dakota crops, under date
Of September 1, 1916, based on the
acreage as returned by the county az.
SCISSORS this year and the govern.
ment's estimate as to yield, are shown
In the following:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19

The Northern Produce Co., Of
Bismarck, N. D. are paying
highest prices for live poultry
and will furnish you empty coops
to ship your poultry in. Write
them for prices ard coops.. ADV.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
SENTENCE sERMoNs.
The soul has this proof Of its
divinity: The divine things de-
l;rh< t. Cannon a

light it.-Seneca.
Righteousness tried by adver-
sity has good grounds for yIori- >
flying in its sorrow.-Ovid.
Nothing IL more deceitful In
appearance than false religion
Livy.
Piety and holiness of life will
propitiate the gods.-Cicero.
Punishment, though late.
comes on with silent steps.-M-
bullus.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Uncle Sans Big Checks.

When the government pays a claim
or debt it is done by a treasury war
rant, signed by the secretary OF the
treasury. In May, 1904, the secretary
signed warrant for S40,O00,000, which
was delivered to ]. P. Morgan & Co.
Of New York as disbursing agents Of
this government on account OF the
Panama canal purchase. This was the
largest warrant ever issued The
largest sum previously covered by a
single government warrant was for
$7,2O0OOO. paid to Russia in 1858 on
account of the Alaskan purchase. The
next largest sum was $5,5O0,OO0, paid
In 1876 to the British government on
account Of the Halifax award under
the treaty of Washington for infringe
ment of fishing rights in Nova Scotian
waters. In 1890 this government paid
Spain, through the French ambassador.
S20,OOOOOO for the Philippine Islands,
but this sum was represented by four
warrants of 100000 each.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
The SpIif In6nitive.

The split infinitive is the term used
to designate the infinitive form Of the
verb that generally begins with the
proposition to-" when separated by a
qualifying adverb or phrase, as In the
following: "To briefly designate" ito
readily understand" 'to suddenly and
completely change 'front.'" "he knew
not which to most admire" Ito sweet
ly sing" "to humbly walk" This use
Is held by literary critics and gram
matfcal purists to be highly improper,
but it occurs abundantly in English
literature, from the time. Of Shake
speare to the present day. Nearly ev-
cry standard author is guilty of it. and
It Is very general in popular speech.
The splitting of the infinitive Is often
dictated by a sense Of rhythm, the
placing of the qualifying adverb after
the verb and before the weak adjunct
or object which follows the verb re-
sulting often in disharmony of rhythm
or stress.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Cairo Street Warnings.

In oriental countries the recklessness
Of drivers of vehicles and their disre-
gard for foot passengers are very
marked, but in Cairo they have a
series Of curious cries with which they
warn a footman. They specify the
particular part of his anatomy which
Is In danger, as thus: Look out for
thy left shin. o uncler' boy, have a
care for the little toe on thy right
footP' 20 blind beggar, look out for
thy starr And the blind beggar, feel
ing his way with the staff in his right
hand, at once obediently turns to the
left. 20 Frankish woman, look out for
thy left FOOT" 20 burden bearer, thy
load Is In dangerp' 20 water carrier,
look out for the tail end Of thy pigskin
water bother
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Broadway Noon ldyl.

Every weekday at noon the chimes
Of Grace church, In New York, send
down into the clatter of Broadway the
strains of old familiar hymns. The
other day the chimes had just finished
PleyePs hymn. They began a new
melody, which in the midst Of the
city's roar was not at first distinguish
able. Then the tangle Of notes un-
wound itself and through the noises Of
the street sounded the sweet notes OF
"Just as Am, Without One Plea"
Car wheels clanked, car brakes shrek
ed, iron shod horse hoofs smote the
stones of the street, motor horns blew
raucously; there was the sound Of a
myriad human feet and Of many hu-
man voices. and through it ADJUST
as Am, Without One Plea"
Pedestrians took up the theme and
hummed it absentmindedly. Old scenes
were brought back, old faiths strength
ened, old blessings remembered
Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Fixinq the Fairies.

Remnants of the cave men living In
hidden places in the forests, avoiding
the more civilized human beings about
them, but seen occasionally by these,
were probably the first of the fairies,
according to A E Peake in a paper
that appears in the report Of the Pre-
historic Society of East Anglia.
Long before the Danes came to the
British isles Ireland was infested by
a people called the Danaans, probably
the earliest of the Celts or possibly
antedating them. The word Danaan,
according to the London Lancet, may
be rendered fairy" They were Of
puny stature, but their heads were as
large as ours. as is proved by the
skulls found in the boys. With their
little pointed caps and their retiring
ways they were only vaguely known
to their neighbors, and when they died
out they were dimly remembered and
soon became a legend.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Austria,s Historic Crown.

The crown donned by the monarch
Of Austria, which was made originally
for Stephen Of Hungary some eight
centuries ago, has been stolen, lost or
pawned.
One one occasion it was pilfered by
q queen who fed across the frozen
Danube with it, and there, being In
need Of ready cash, she pawned 1t for
$500 ducats. When it was finally
traced and recovered it was placed in
q fortress in Hungary and guarded
night and day.
At the time of the revolution 1t was
buried in a forest to prevent its being
annexed by the Austrians, and 1t re-
manned under the soil for nearly hun
dred years. The crown Is adorned
with fifty-three fine sapphires, fifty
good sized rubies, one emerald and 33S
pearls. The gems are sunken In a mass
Of pure gold, and the crown weighs al
together about fourteen pounds.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Amazing ns,ormatien.


One may be speckled trout u the
country and q Goldfish In the city, &C
cording to an observer, who believes
that many country boys would do well
to stay at home.
"A farmer" he said, "once' caught
fine speckled trout, which he decided
to present to his aunt in the city. Ac-
cordingly, he wrapped it In green
leaves and placed it in a basket In the
body Of the wagon. As he stopped for
refreshment at a roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took a Goldfish from
a nearby grocery stall and substituted
1t for the finny beauty.
Arriving in the city, he presented
the fish to his aunt. What do you
meanT she cried. This isn't trout;
it's a Goldfish
Rather crestfallen, he took 1t back,
but on the road the boys again made
q substitution, and when he showed
the fish to his wife 1t was a speckled
trout. She listened to his tale with an
amused smile Yes she said finally,
it's like you-a speckled trout In the
country and a Goldfish In town "-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Beautiful Fish.

japanese gardens are almost like a
part Of the house. The people live In
gardens far more than most Ameri-
cans do. In almost every garden Is
found a pond with goldfish In It The
golden carp is kind Of goldfish
which was brought from China to ia
pan, and the species named ranchu is
greatly admired. 1t has a tail made
Of three or four fanlike fins that open
and close. When floating about In the
water and looked at from above It ap-
pears like one of the old japanese gold
coins called the koban. 1t Is supposed
to look like a lion, when one gazes
straight into its face. The Japan Mag
azine tells US Of these fish and says
that the japanese are fond Of giving
fancy names to their favorites, such as
dancing butterfly" and double cher
~ blossom" Sometimes the fish take
their names from appearance and
sometimes from habits.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Fire and the lodqepoIe Pine.

Fire, the arch enemy Of the forest,
Is the very life Of the lodgepole pine,
for cessation of fires would In time
practically eliminate the species from
the forest. Following a sweeping IRE
1t Is found that the lodgepole pine Is
the first tree at work to make good
its loss. On the blackened limbs OF
the fire killed tree are scores Of cones
stuck closely to the branches. With
In these cones lie fertile seeds wait
ing for nature to set them free The
fiery whirlwind sweeps by, and In
few hours the brown bits Of tissue
like seeds silently climb out Of their
sheltering homes and make a fight
to the earth. Being exceedingly light,
thousands are sometimes blown for
miles. An earth cleaned for their re
ception is found by the germs OF new
woods life.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
First ENGLISH Book on Sport.

The first book on sport ever printed
IN the English language was a rimed
treatise called the "Boke of St Al
bands" its author being a woman,
Dame Juliana Berners. Its second
edition was printed by Wynkyn de
Worde In 1896. A descendant Of her
family, Lord Berners, was the trans
lator of Froissart's Chronicles" 1t
Is true that old manuscripts existed.
such as the "Venerie de Twecy" Of the
time Of Edward H., but 1t was Dame
Juliana who was the real ancestress
Of sporting literature in England, for
she also composed an essay on hawk
ing and another on Fishing With an
Angle" the last being Of such excel
lence that Izaak Walton himself did
take hint from its pages.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
What Becomes of That Cent?

A farmer comes to town with thirty
apples, which he sells three for cent,
getting, of course, 10 cents for them
Another farmer, also with thirty ap-
pies, sells them two for cent, getting
Is cents for his. They get Is cents
in all
The next time they come In, with
thirty apples apiece, they meet at the
edge Of town and put their apples to-
gether, making sixty apples. One man
having sold two for a cent, the other
three for a cent? they decide to sell
them five for 2 cents.
They do so and when they're through
find out they have received but "a
cents.
The problem is, Why did they not
get as much for their apples selling
them five for cents as they did when
they sold them separately, or, what be-
comes Of the cent?-Columbus Dis
match
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
PROHIBITION A FAILURE.

New York, N. Y.-The New YORK
World quotes Sir Thomas Dewar, a ia
nous Englishman, as follows, regard
ing the proposition of William >.
Bryan and others to wage a fight Tor
nationwide prohibition plank at the
next National Democratic Convention;
Prohibition has been a failure IN all
the countries I have ever visited, ana
1 think I have been in all civilized
countries. 1t is farce and a farce
fraught with disaster. 1t leads to the
consumption of spirits instead OF peer,
because they are more portable ana
more easily concealed, and OF pao
spirits instead of good, because the aa-
alteration of liquor illegally obtained
cannot be legally punished. 1t involves
the corruption of public officials ana
the bad quality of the liquor has leo
to a large increase in insanity"
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
nspaaradstion Of Matter.

II we examine the life history q
any substance with sufficient knowl-
edge and sufficient care, says the En-
gineer, we shall find that nature pro-
vides means and forces that little by
little are turning that substance into
dust. The manipulations OF man
greatly assist in the process. But ma
ture itself Is always active In 1t and
even without mans aid Is quite COM
petent to achieve the task. At times
we strive to hinder the process, as, for
example, when we apply paint to iron
work In order to prevent it from rust
Ing. But we can hinder 1t only for
time, and even then we merely check
the degradation Of one substance by
degrading another. Thus we have COM
stantly to renew the paint on our iron
work. The former coats disappear
wholly or In part, and the material Of
which they were composed has turned
to dust. We may accordingly look
forward to time when all matter will
be uniformly distributed as dust
throughout space, condition that, &C.
cording to the nebular hypothesis,
actually did prevail at one time, before
the universe, as we know It, was
formed.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
The Common People,

Coronets, miters, military display,
the pomp of war, wide colonies and a
huge empire are, in my view, all tri-
fles, light as air and not worth consid-
ering, unless with them you can have
q fair share of comfort, contentment
and happiness among the great body
Of the people. Palaces, baronial cas-
ties, great halls, stately mansions, do
not make a nation. The nation In ev-
cry country dwells in the cottage, and
unless the light Of your constitution
can shine there, unless the beauty of
your legislation and the excellence of
your craftsmanship are impressed there
on the feelings and condition of the
people, rely upon 1t, you have yet to
learn the duties Of government-John
Bright
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
NEGROES AGAIN REGISTER IN
CAROLINA.

Atlanta, Ga.-The unrest which has
been felt in certain South Carolina To-
calities recently over the prospect of
the Negro vote becoming once more
a political factor in elections in that
State was emphasized at the registra-
ton Offices in Charleston last Monday,
when voters registered for the city
general election of December IA.
The registrars experience much more
difficulty in completing the registra-
lions than in great while. It is felt
in Charleston that this was due in
some measure to the number of Negroes
in line.
There was not, as a matter of fact,
a large number of Negroes who regis
tered, there being perhaps score out
of about $50 persons. In Charleston,
however, it is regarded as remarkable
that there should have been any Ne
groes in line on that day. Whatever
may have been the reason, to the
Charleston News and Courier it "ought
to be more or less Illuminating to those
people who are under the mistaken
idea that the Negro has permanently
laid aside political ambitions. He
hopes the solidarity of the Whites will
be terminated some day, with the pos
sibility that in every election he might
hold the balance of power"
Nothing will be more remarkable
than that the Negroes should do just
that thing through the educational and
property tests. They are making
greater progress each year.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Voices of the Sea.


In 1.-The Log Of the Shark" by Char
milan Kittredge London, Is this bit Of
sea description:
'The sea is not a lovable monster.
And monster it is. 1t is beautiful, the
sea, always beautiful In one way or
another, but 1t is cruel and unmindful
Of the life that is In it and upon 1t II
was cruel last evening in the lurid
low sunset that made it glow, DULY,
to the cold, hooking, ragged moonrise
that made it look like death. The
waves positively beckoned when they
rose and pitched toward our boat Ia
boring In the trough. And all the long
night it seemed to me that 1 heard
voices through the planking, talking,
talking, endlessly, monotonously, Quer-
ulously, and I couldn't make out
whether it was the ocean calling from
the outside or the ship herself mutter-
ing gropingly, finding herself. If the
voices are Of the ship they will soon
cease, for she must find herself. But
II they are the voices Of the sea they
must be sad sirens that cry, restless,
questioning, unsatisied-quaint home
less little sirens"
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Strong Even In Death.

A yew tree almost destitute Of
branches or bark grows abundantty In
the Caucasus to height Of from fifty
to sixty feet and diameter Of little
over two feet. 1t grows slowly, but
its timber is almost indestructible ex-
cept by fire. 1t is considered superior
in durability, appearance and tough
ness to mahogany, which it otherwise
somewhat resembles. In some large
forests of this tree 1t Is very difficult
to distinguish the live trees from the
dead ones, the latter being very numer-
Gus and said to stand for 100 years aft
er death without exhibiting decay.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
DISEASE PREVENTION WEEK.
Phone Douglas 36l7

This is the week that has been SET
apart for the examination of the well
and the sick. The knowing ones saw
that many are sick who think them
selves well. They also say that eter-
nal vigilance is the price of health.
The principal reason for urging the
people to be examined periodically is
to discover that dread disease timber.
eulosis early, before it has become in
surable. 1t is well known that tuber-
culosis can be cured if properlv
treated in the early stages. It is OBJ
served that patients present themselves
for treatment most frequently after
the disease has become advanced. The
same is true with patients who have
cancer and locomotor ataxia and other
parasyphilitic maladies.
There is a striking relationship in
the above mentioned diseases but the
most significant feature is the similar
ity of insidious attack. When each has
become chronic each is well nigh in
durable. 1t takes a careful examina-
ton to be able to say that the pres
ence of either is absent in the body.
Some authorities say that they are al
one and the same disease entity but
slightly modified in manifestation. At
all events it is well known that neither
can be always recognized by the symp-
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
"Ouoh,"

An exchange prints the following
list of words ending In "ough" and
adds the pronunciation Of the more OBJ
scure words, so far as ascertatnable
from the dictionaries: Messrs. Cough
(gof), Hough (hufD and Clough (ciunD,
though tough enough, thought through
the day that they would visit Mr..
Brough Cbroo), who, having hiccough
hiccup) and a cough, lived In cough
(cluff or clou), with plenty Of dough
and a tame enough (chufD kept near
a plough in a rough trough, hung to
bough over a Tough Qoch). A siouch
(slu0 Of the bank into the slough tsloo)
injured his thoroughbred's hough
(hock).
No wonder the foreigner shuddsrs at
those four terrible letters!