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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
A Shininq Mark.

A lady grievously tormented with a
corn on her toe was advised by one
Of her friends to anoint it with phos-
phor1ls. which in u weak moment she
did, but forgot tt tell her husband be
fore retiring at night. 1t had just turn
ed II when the husband awoke and
was startled to see something spar.
king ut the foot OF the bed. He had
never heard Of a tircny in the locality.
nor did he ever remember seeing such
q terrible looking object as the toe
presented. Reaching carefully u OF
bed till nc found one Of his slippers.
he raised it high in the air and brought
it down with great force upon the mys
terious light.
4 shrek and an avalanche OF bed
clothes, and all was yer. When at
last he released himself from tile bed
clothes be discovered his wife grip
ping her toe and gr0aning in a r
ner Of the bedroom. but she had got
rid Of that phosphorated corn.-London
Graphic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
- The -
Scrap Book
ceu,dn,t Stand the Heodoe.

He was a college hoy. home for va
cation. and his mothers cook had pre-
vailed upon him to lend her IS for two
weeks. Much to the surprise Of the
family. cook departed from her prac-
tice OF keeping such funds indefinite
y and paid the debt promptly. When
questioned about it she said:
mo; dat boy never once ask me fer
dat money. He never dun me at all,
but when | serves his late breakfast
in de mornin' he always leave Eve bis.
cuits on de plate when he used to eat
'em all, an be tells me he likes five
Jumps Of sugar in his coffee when ev-
erybody knows dat's too sweet. Den
when ! goes in my kitchen l finds i've
raw potatoes on my table an hve
Jumps of coal laid by my stove. Dem
6ves jes' natchully ha 'nts me. so
psys him."-New York Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
rouon o,o Vessels.

IT the life Ut the old mar OF wal was
longer than that OF the present dread,
nougbt the old mercnautman itved
longer still. The Lively. for instance.
when wrecked at Cromer IN 1888 had
been a6Oat two years I'VE u century.
The Liberty. too. built at Whitby In
1850. was in regular use till 1856. and
the Betsy Catns, which began life AZ u
frigate aud ended as a cv,Iiei. went
down In her one hundred and thirty
seventh year. And In 1909. according
to IL daily paper. the Anita. then trad.
tns bet ween Spain and America. dated
from, the days OF Coiumbns.-lOndon
Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
A Rhinsland Legend.

There is a Rhineiand legend Of three
German robbers who. having acquired
By various atrocities what amounted
to q very valuable booty. agreed to d.
vide the spoil and to retire from so
dangerous q vocation. When the day
appointed for this purpose arrived one
OF them was dispatched to a nelght0t-
lug town to purchase provisions for
their last carousai. The other tw"
secretly agreed to murder him oil tbs
return that they might divide his
share bet wten them. They did So hut
the murdered IMAM was 4 closer cai.
culat0r even than bis a%ssassins. for he
had previously poisoned a part OF the
provisions. that be might appropriate
to himself the whole ut the spoil. this
preci0ns triumvtrate were found dead
together. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
A. the Door.

I thought myself indeed ecure
So fast the door. SC firm the lock;
But. 10, he toddling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
NY heart were stone could l Withstand
The sweetness of my baby's plea.
That timorous. baby knocking and.
please let me in: it's only me-"
I threw aside the unfinished book
Regardless OF its tempting charms,
And, opening wide the door. | took
Ny laughing darling in my arms.
Who knows but in eternity
l., like the truant child. shall walt.
The glories OF q life to be.
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers gate?
Aud will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's duplicating cry
As at the outer door ! plead.
Its l. . Father, only II"
Eugene Field.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Calamity.

Nve-year-Oid Tots mother was tell.
ing the youngster the story OF herself
and her twin sister.
"One morning when we were q week
old the purse was bathing us, and she
took the blue ribbon ID Della's wrist
and the pink ribbon Of Stella'S wrist.
When she was ready to put them on
again she could not remember which
one OF Us was Della and which was
Stella. so b took as In to mother.
but mother could not tell either. and
no one ever did know whether VI NOT
We had our right names. Then when
we were sever years. old one Ut us
died. and nobody knows whether 1t
Was Delta 0r Stella"
Little Tot burst into an agony OF
tears and sObbed out. II just. know II
was my own mother rhat died when
she was seven years o'd"-iouth's
Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
THE BILLBOARD MUST GO.
Supreme Court Of illinois uphoids
Ordinances Against e.

Supreme Court Of illinois uphoids
Ordinances Against Il.
The law is a progressive science
even If legal procedure lags badly be-
hind with us-and occasionally = cour
Of last resort takes 4 long, bold step
forward that surprises Il whole com
munity very pleasantly. says the Chi
cagO Tribune.
Our own supreme court has just
treated us to a pleasant surprise in
it's decision in the Chicago billboard
case. 1t has upheld q city ordinance
declared null aud void in a lower court
AN ordinance which. by giving prop
erty owners in residential districts the
right to veto ugly. unsightly and Of
fensive billboards by withholding con-
sent. enables them. and consequently
the community as Il whole. to control
the billboard and preserve or promote
the amenities of city streets. to cult
vate external beauty and symmetry
and to force narrow. shortsighted
cOmmercialism to reckon with milton
al artistic standards.
\ few years ago the courts every
where treated billboard regulation or
dinances with severe and icy legalism.
Safety. they held. in billboard con-
struction the cities had Il right to de-
mand: art and beauty were strangers
to the law. and the citizens who COM
planned of ugliness risked ridiculc.
We have moved onward and forward
since. The city planning movement.
the educational campaign for civic art
and the reclamation Of the landscape
and the development OF public taste
have conspired to raise even the legal
standards of municipal outdoor living.
The courts are marching, and the
choice between wholesome beauty and
the beast of towering. screaming. Of
fensive billboardism is getting to be
consonant with eason and public I'm
terest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Namino Horse.

Commenting on the curious names
often given to racehOrses. a writer in
a London daily recalled the historic
case Of PotOouooOoO. The Earl Of Es
remont had Il horse he intended to cai'
Potatoes, and in going around the sta
Bile u evening he gave the stable boy
In charge Of the horse q piece Of chalk
and told him to write the name on the
corn bin. The boy wrote Pot and then,
evidently in some doubt as to the o
rect spelling. finished the word by re-
peatins the letter 20" eight times.
This so amused Lord Egremont and
his friends that the horse was so
named forthwith.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
0en's o Nasty In Judging BY l&, Lest
You % Deceived.

0en's o Nasty In Judging BY lt, Lest
Yeu 0s Dsesivsd.
that Jon couldn't Judge anything b. the
appearance Of bis characters. The big.
gest scamp had q Raphael face. the
bravest mat In camp was the smallest
the surest shot bad bnt three 0ngers
and the best dressed was the worst
gambler In the state.
The same rule often works ont Ii
real life. Nobody wrote more dry phil.
osophicai books than England's prize
philosopher, Francis Bacon. But one
day while III and without consulting
any works Of reference be dictated a
volume Of Jokes which IL still the best
collection to be found in London.
When Stephen Crane wrote his Red
Badge Of Courage" old soldiers thought
the author must have gone through the
wat. Just out of college, Crane had
scarcely ever heard a gun fred, and be
was not born until years after Apo
mattox.
A go pound bully was making trou.
BILE in a Philadelphia street railway
car when a small. pleasant faced youth
demonstrated. Every one expected to
e the giant literally crush the young
man who had tnterfered. As they STEP
ped OF the car the bully was knocked
s~enseless by a blow of the others fist
the list Of Billy Recap. then champion
amateur light weight boxer of America.
heard Bob Burdette, the funny man.
tell how the soldiers laughed at q young
fop OF a cavalry officer until they saw
him just once leading a charge. Then
they knew It was General Custer. and
they laughed 20 more.
So you cannot always tell what is In
a mans head or his fist by his personal
appearance or by his previous work.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Il M~APmAKERs.

wv longer
vii you keep the same old
spelling
OF the cities Of the world?
When the maps are all made over
viii the spelling palmer be.
So that those who read the paper
May pronounce the names they SEQ!
Must we always speak one letter.
And then choke upon the rest?
When that new map. you are making
Pity US and do our best!
-Ninette M. Lowater.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Gems In Verse
THE A PALACE.

TNHEY have builded a beautiful palace
L Beside the wild heart Of the sea
A pledge before earth and high heaven
OF peace to humanity.
And love was the stone OF foundation.
Its pillars the honor Of kings.
Within the white halls Of that palace
The spirit Of peace spreads her wings
A 8 fair a. the dream Of ~ angel,
"A R~esplendent, majestic it stands.
But alas, for the beautiful palace.
It Is built on the shifting sands!
For the passions Of men have assaled Il.
And around it the storms never cease.
They beat in their passionate fury
Against the fair palace Of peaco
n1sHoNoR and greed md hatred
Have triumphed DER right again.
Forgotten the oath Of nations.
The brotherhood OF men.
The fields are reekins with s~laughtef.
And tho menac Of famine and plague
Ia among the grim host OF the specters
That haunt the fair palace Of Hague.
oh, world. you have builded blindly.
~ Oh. kings. you have planned decaS.
For the army Of peace defenceless
Has met with a crushing defeat.
For while in those halls o were pledg>
ing.
In that beautiful palace OF Ignts
You were making new weapons for saaugh-
ter.
You we're keeping your sabers bright.
IA, world. you have butlde bltndiy
" On the shifting words of men.
For not tn mere stone and marble
Shall peace come to earth again.
For the Prince of Peace will triumph
When the passions OF men shalt cease
And in every heart is builded "
A beautiful palace OF peace.
THEY have builded a beautiful! palace
= Beside the wild heart OF the sea-
Around It the moans of the dying
In the winds cry mockingly.
The souls of the ~vanquished soldiers
And the wraiths OF famine n plague
Are among the army Of specters
That, haunt the fair palace OF Hague.
IN. T.. 3.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
rrao;c Tale Of a Trasedian.

The awfulest and the funniest stage
wait ! ever lived through" said a
sKgightly English actress. was when a
certain we'll known London actor-man-
ager, whose namel dare not divulge.
was doing a tremendous curse scene on
a darkened stage. He had the audi
ence sp%ellbound with his sonorous dec
lamation. which. Of course, they didn't
know depended largely upon his ample
mOuthful Of false teeth. At the very
climax of his blood curdling maledfc-
tons the entire dental collection drop
red out suddenly in the excitement OF
the moment and bounded into some OBJ
seurc hiding place. The tragedian's
mighty voice died down to IN unintc!-
ligible humble AZ he CROPPED about
fr~anticalIy IN search Ut the missing
masticators. We were all too helpless
from laughter to be Ut much help tn
this critical situation. At last. after
what seemed like half an hour Of the
most hysterical suspense. the stage
manager located the teeth with the aid
Of a dark lantern and restored them to
the frantic star. who clapped them into
his mouth and began cursing again
With redoubled earnestness. never
knew what the audience thought. and
no one ever dared to ask the actor.
manager"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
BEAUTIFUL
DRY CLEANING OF
STREETS IN PROVIDENCE.
Munieipality's situmineus P.vsmsnts
Are Not sprinkisd With Water.

The fact that bituminous pavements
laid in the city Of Providence are not
s%prinkled with water is a subject that
has occasioned frequent comments on
the part Of visitors to this city who
are interested in the maintenance and
cleaning Of such pavements, says Wal
ter F. Slade, commissioner Of public
works of Providence. r. L., in the
American City. He says:
i will say briefly that we are con-
WINGED that bituminous pavemcnts
maintained in good repair a be kept
in a condition more satisfactory to all
classes that travel the streets. both
afoot and in vehicles. without rather
than by using water for s%prinkling.
We keep them clean by the patrol
system and reasonably free from dust.
We believe that the use of water has
an injurious effect upon the durability
Of the pavement. 1t emphasizes every
slight depression and gathers and re-
tains the fine particles that collect on
a street. creating an unsightly appear
ance and a muddy. slippery condition.
This results in the skidding OF auto
mobiles and a vast increase in the num-
Der of accidents.
BY keeping the pavements free from
water We escape another prolific source
of complaint. Upon the best of pave
ments there will be depressions sufi-
Gent to retain a thin sheet Of water.
The rubber tires Of the swiftly NOV
ing auto. and especially the auto truck.
will act as a syringe and force the
muddy water in a small stream upon
the clothing of any one passing along
the sidewalk and even across the side
walk. covering windows and buildings
with muddy spots.
That more might be learned about
the action of water as affecting the
durability Of bituminous pavements it
would he instructive to bring out the
results Of laboratory tests and a COM
parison Of the condition of streets laid
about the same time where water was
used and where not. The whole ques-
ton is a subject worthy Of the earnest
consideration Of all Officers that have
charge Of the maintenance of bitumi-
nous pavements.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
QUALITY or LIGHTING.

The citizens Of one city may
demand and their municipal au.
thoritfcs agree to supply Il high
degree 0f illumination on con-
gested thoroughfares or a more
uniform distribution Of lighting
units. including the lighting Of
alleys. while another city which
is satisfied with much less flu.
mination may establish a policy
to appropriate proportionately
more for policing their streets
than lighting them. The solu-
lions Of this economic problem
Of the protection to our citizens
should be gradually brought
about by lettering the quality Of
lighting in each city. thereby
aiding the present police force.
rather than by appropriating pro-
portionately more for additional
policemen.-American City.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
A Different Reason.

what bright eyes yon haver' saio
the visitor to 6ve-year.old Tommy
lyon must get plenty of sleep"
"Yes'm." he answered. my maui.
ma makes me 60 to bed every night ut
q O'Clock"
..Thats to keep son healthy" saio
the visitor.
mo. II amt replied the y"nngstes.
ats 90 she can mend my clothes. : st.
Louis GlObe Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Niier Amendmant.

Little Lola had been given a short
poem to commit to memory By her
teacher. In It these lines occurred.
sail ON. ye mariners. the night is
gone.' Later when requested to repeat
the poem she rendered the lines men.
toned thus. "Sail ON. We married men,
the tight is gone."--Chtcag0 News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Envi.ble City Record.

Kokomo. Ind. is proud Of the fact
that in the last quarter Of a century
there has been neither q strike 0 a
lockout among the 1000 factory en-
ployees Of the town and that the death
rate of the city has never exceeded
1876 per Thousand.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Piatinum.

Platinum IL dissolved By aqua resta.
a mixture Of nitrtc and hydro.hiortc
acids. No acid known to chemists.
alone. will dissolve this metal. TINT these
two combined. in the proportion OF n
volume Of nitric and three ct hydro
chloric. wfii.-New York American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Frae Nicottne,

By sprtukine tobacco during the cur
ing with a z per cent solution OF citic
Add the free nicotine. which causes
the bite" is eliminated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
I'M rurk;ah Emoire.

The Turkish Empire.
The Turkish empire Ii composed OF
many mixed races. 1t includes Greeks,
slavs, Abanians, Armenians. Jews and
Circassians.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Avoid ~Introspection.

PHOTOGRAPHER taking plain looking
girl and her escort,-N0w, try not to
think OF yourselves at all-think Of
something pleasant-I0ndon Opinion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
HE SIMPLY FORGOT.
The Hurried Married Man Didn't
Think, but His Wife Did.

The Hurried Married Man Didn't
Think, but His Wife Did.
He really meant to kiss bis wife this
morning as be left the house to 60 to
work.
But he forgot. He was thinking OF
the cares Of the shop. Of the thousand
and one matters which concern him In
the big world with which he wresties
for u living for her and the kids.
Anyhow. he said to himself after.
ward, what's a kiss? 1t oughtn't to
take such a mere Formally to con
vince OF his love and trust the woman
he has made the mistress Ut bis home,
the mother Of his children. Pshaw:
The chances are she never noticed the
omission. So why should he worry:
But back home q woman wept-wept
no because she donbted her husbands
cOnstancy. not because she felt tnat
he wouldn't prove Dig and true and
6ne In an emergency. but because. wo-
manlfke. shut within bones font walls.
doomed to another day Of petty rou-
tine, much Of 1t to be endured all alone.
she wanted that kiss rs q token AND u
memory-wanted It as proof that not
In her case could the poet write:
He's lost. you SEQ. cause he married me:
Goodby. my lover. goodby.
Now IL you. Mr.. Man. made such a
break as that this morning. do you
know what you ought to do?
Go home tonight With q present In
each hand aud plant two kisses where
une grew befOre.-EeW Orleans States
Belgian Hedges.
Ia Belgium there are no stone OF
ha wthorn hedges like those In England.
Instead OF being inclosed by q hedge
the fields are raised up by fairly high
earth banks and the roads are cut out
of them. as 1t were. so that when you
are walking In the country you are
down in a sort Of valley With low green
banks on either side Of yon.
The things that are chiefly cultivated
in Belgium are the beet roOt-fOr mak-
ing the cheaper kind OF sugar. you
know--and you can SEE field upon field
of their red.green leaves stretching
on either side OF you as you walk along.
Flax is also mnch grown oves there.
and in sumlme time the fields are Il
pretty sight when the pale bile dax
blossoms are out ~ full blOOn. Bet.
gian asparagus is also renowned all
over Europe. 1t has white Instead OF
purple. green tips. London Mali.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Il WAR WIND.

THE WAR WIND.
1VHE north wind sweeps the count r.
side.
And brings the bIindins 0
The war wind sweeps the country.
side
With fierce advancing toe,
And mon maj hide from the north VIM
But from the war wind-noi 'Ts
The rainstorm beats the crops to earth
And frees the foamins flood. ~
The war storm breaks the men like oatA.
And the rivers dow with blood,
And man may brave the retnstorm.
But the wal storm heeds no hood.
After the north wind comes the sprtng.
After the storm the sun, s
But the var wind leaves no living thing
After its ACC ID run. gg
And the war storm needs 10 blow but
once
III work Is fully done 3,
To him who sends the north wind
Intending praises b. e
But God have mercy On his soul
Who sets the war wind tree.
-Psrcival r. Birdseya.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29

There IL no wisdom like frankness.-
Beaconsdeld
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
At THE RA,Msow's END.

At THE RAIN6OW'S Emu.
A T the rainbow's end is a bag Of
"A gold.
OFT nave I heard the story old.
A ND once ! sought for the rain
"A bows end.
A Nd once the curve Of the shin
"A ing bow
Dipped down from the sky to .
home below.
Tn the HON. !. found . loving
But Of the sosd not \ cleaning part
WITH the rainbow ends Of life
w OWNED.
Not gold but richer prize We una.
Arthur Wallace Peach.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-29
Not stumped.

Not Stumped.
Once. when the renowned Mrs. Sid
dons was playing in the Theater Roy
nj. Dublin. she. as Lady Macbeth.
came to that part where a drum should
sound and she exclaims: A drum: A
drum: Macbeth doth comet"
There was some difficulty or neglect
In obtaining the necessary instrument.
and to her amazement a trumpet
sounded.
She Immediately saw how absurd 1t
would. be to say drum" while the well
known sound Of the trumpet met the
q Z Of the vast audience. So she
said: "A trumpet! A trumpet" then
stopped short, not knowing how to
rine It. when a voice from the gal
lery called out, Macbeth doth stump
IT., at which the house broke out
into one peal Of laughter and applause.
and the tragedieune advanced to the
footlights and bowed her acknowledg.
Dent for the relief.
The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23
The Boss a la Ebert Hubbard

The Boss never resigns, and in the darkest hour that can come has only one thought, and that is to stay with the ship. The Boss is he who can carry off the Gates of Gaza.
 "The Boss is he who is big enough to say, The mistake is mine. I am wrong; will make this right; and does.
 "The Boss is he who is big enough to take any criticism, and takes the criticism that he does not deserve with as good grace as he does the criticism which is de- served.
 "The Boss is he who is willing to start things, stand by them through their entire making, finish them. .D..
 "The Boss is he who is capable of saying, as did Napoleon, the finances--I will arrange them.
 The Boss is he who is willing to pay the price of success; no matter what it is.
 "The Boss is he who finds his completest joy in plaing the game, seeing the finish, and being ready for a new job.
 "The Boss is he who demands of himself more than he demands of all the rest of his people.
 The Boss is the one who makes good"