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The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
STOCKS AND THE PILLoRY.
These Cruel Devices Were Used BY the
Old Romans and Persians.

Thsss Cruel Devices Were Used BY the
Old Romans and Psrsians.
The pillory and the stocks are
very ancient modes Of punishment,
and all old books, and some which
are not so very old, allude to them
as commonly as we do to the prison
The pillory consisted of an up
right post with crosspiece, in
which were confined the neck and
hands of the culprit, who was thus
made to stand exposed to the jeers
of the populace, and sometimes in
real danger from missiles of all
kinds, although usually only bad
eggs were thrown.
The pillory was generally inaict,
ed for some disgraceful crime
which tended to make the specta-
tors the less merciful.
The stocks were so arranged as to
confne the ankles while the suffer.
er was in sitting posture, and were
generally inflicted for petty theft
or upon hardened tramps.
The ancient Romans used the pill.
lory as we'll as the Persians, and il
is still in use in China, where cul.
prits are made to walk about with
the head and wrists confined in 8
broad plank, and the offense fol
which they are suffering affixed
to it.
There was an old naval punish
ment, now disused, in which the cul.
prit had his head through one enc
of barrel, his arms through holes
cut in the sides, and was thus made
to wear his "oaken jacket" amid the
gibes of his shipmates.
There is a story on record Of
Mithridates,>a Persian soldier, who
boasted that he had killed Cyrus
the younger at the battle of Cunaxa
For this he was condemned to be ex
posed to the sun in the pillory with
out food or water. In this condition
he is said to have lived eighteer
days.
Many years ago the writer, wher
in Annoy, China, saw man in the
pillory on barren hillside exposed
to the full heat of the sun without
food or water, where he was to bt
left until he died. He had commit
ted particularly atrocious murder
Strange as it may seem, there wa'
no crowd gathered about the place
and the few passersby seemed onl.
to glance at fam without stopping
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Thunder.

Thunder is due to the intense
condensation of air in front of the
lightning. Uniting of opposite
charges Of pentup positive and neg.
ative electricity, where velocities
are at the rate of 1s6,33o miles pei
second, compress air to state, per.
haps, Of near solidity. This sudden
ly expands, and the sound of these
titanic upheavals is thunder. The
rolling sound of loud thunder is
partially due to reverberations be-
tween cloud banks and the earth 5
surface or surface of the sea. Ex-
periments were made Of firing a
cannon under a clear sky, which
gave one sharp report. Same can
non, same place, fired when heavy
clouds were above, gave long roar
ing or rolling sound. The clouds
had a powerful effect on the sound.
New York American.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Fasting and Health.

'"The practice Of fasting" states N
medical man. 'is. when wisely follow
ed, most beneficial. am convinced
that many people never feel the sen
sation Of natural hunger. All they have
is morbid craving for food which
comes Of habit rather than from any
actual need felt by the stomach.
Natural hunger stimulates the palate
and is felt in the mouth as well as in
the internal organs. 1t makes the
plainest food seem delicious. Some
unfortunate people suffer, it is true,
from insufficient food. but not SO
many as those whose Ills arise from
overnutriti0n, their digestions being
continually over strained. A habit of
judicious fasting would do wonders for
them. The system would recover its
lost tone, and-in the case of mental
workers-the brain would work with
an ease and lightness that would sur
prise them, for the brain is one of the
chief sufferers from the practice Of
overeating."
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Cleaning Brushes.

When house brushes require clean
ing put a sufficient quantity of tepid
water into fiat pan to cover the bris-
ties, but not the backs. To each quart
Of water add three tablespoonfuls of
ammonia. Allow the brushes to soak
for ten minutes, rinse in cold water
until it is clear and then dry fhe
brushes in the air, bristles downward.
Treated in this manner brushes seldom
warp Never use soap in washing hair
brushes. Take piece of soda, dissolve
it in warm water and stand the brush
in it, taking care that the water only
covers the bristles, 1t will almost i'm
mediately become white and clean.
Then stand it to dry in the open air
with the bristles downward. and it will
be found to be as firm as new brush
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Easy Sajlina,

Visitor-I would like to get you
to teach me to sail a boat. Boat
man-Sail boat! Why, it's easy as
swimmin'. Jest grasp the main
sheet with one hand an the tiller
with the other, an if flaw strikes
ease up or bring 'er to an loose the
halyards, but look out fer the gait
an boom or the hull thing IL be in
the water an yell be upset. But if
the wind is steady y'r all right, on
less y'r too slow in luffin', cause
then yell be upset sure. Jump right
in an try it, but, remember, what
ever ye do, don't jibe!-Exchange.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
House chimneys.

Chimneys were scarcely known in
England in the year 1900. One only
was allowed in a religious house,
one in manor house and one
in great hall Of a castle or
lords house, but in other houses
the smoke found its way out as it
could, says the London Strand Mag
azine. The writer's of the fourteenth
century seemed to have considered
them as the newest invention of
luxury.
Holinshed in the reign of Eliza
beth describes the rudeness of the
preceding generation in the arts OF
life.
"There were," says he, every
few chimneys. Even in the capital
towns the fire was laid to the wall,
and the smoke issued out of the
door, roof or window"
In the year of 1889 a tax Of 2
shillings was laid on chimneys.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
An Effective Cough Treatment

One-fourth to one teaspoonful
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
taken as needed, will soothe and
check coughs, colds and the most
dangerous Bronical and lung all
ments. You can't afford to. take
the risk of serious illness, when 50
cheap and simple a remedy as
DR.. Kings New Discovery is OBJ
tainable. Go to your Druggist
today, get bottle Of DR.. King 3
New Discovery, start the treat
ment at once. You will be graft
fled for the relief and cure OBJ
tained.-Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
THINKING is A TONIC.
Work the Brain to its Limit and Ysu
Will Prolonq Your Life.

Work the Brain to lts Limit and Ysu
Will Prolons Your Life.
If there is any one fact that re-
cent scientific research has definite
ly proved it is that the harder a
man thinks-provided he is inter-
ested in what he is thinking about
the richer his blood will become,
the more rapidly it will circulate,
and the more smoothly will run the
processes of his physical organism.
Most people labor under the false
belief that the brain is delicate
organ and that to think hard for
any length Of time puts a danger
Gus tax upon it. As a matter of
fact, mental undereffort is far more
likely to be harmful than mental
overstrain.
So long as man does not worry
he can think as hard as he pleases
without any fear of injury to his
health. On the contrary, he may
rest assured that his health will be
improved.
Hard thinking is actually body
building. Indeed, there are some
scientists who 60 SO far as to de-
clare that men can get along with
little or no physical exercise, so
long as they keep exercising their
minds by thinking about the things
that most interest them.
This holds true in every case,
whether it be the developing Of an
invention, the writing Of a book,
the solving of abstruse problems,
the planning of an advertising cam
paign, or what not.
But for that matter we do not
have to rely on the opinions of a
few scientists for proof that hard
thinking never hurts any one, but
ON the contrary toughens the con-
stitution and helps prolong life.
We have positive and convincing
evidence to this effect in the careers
c,f the great thinkers of the world
men like Newton, Darwin, Hux-
ley, Gladstone, Emerson, Carlyle,
Edison and Spencer.
From careful studies of the lives
of such as these the following strik-
ing facts have been established:
That the man pre-eminent for in
tellectual ability lives on the aver
age thirteen years longer than the
ordinary man.
That as a rule he begins while
still child to think along the lines
for which he afterward becomes fa-
nous.
That he is not only q precocious
child, but often child Of frail
constitution.
The moral is obvious.
[ If you would make the most of
yourself in life and prolong your
life to an efficient, serene old age,
start the gray matter Of your brain
working to good purpose.-H. Ad-
dington Bruce in Kansas City Star.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
m.rm.;daror Breakfast.

A stranger meal than any ever
partaken by Frank Buckland or the
most hardened and cosmopolitan
traveller is described by Juan Fran
cesco de St. Antonio in his account
of his travels and adventures in the
Philippine Islands, published at
Manila in 1898. In this curious lit
tie work the author tells lis that he
once breakfasted off a mermaid,
and he further gravely describes its
flavor as being like fresh fat pork.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
To Mash Woolen Trousers.

White woolen or gray Yoolen trous-
ers, If washed with care in two wa
ters-one soapy, the second clear, with
q dash of blue in each-may look quite
as we'll as when new il washed quick
ly, dried quickly and pressed when
slightly damp, not left to lie about. but
washed, dried and pressed at once.
Trousers should be pressed upon the
wrong side without making any crease.
then turned upon the right side and
the crease made as required with a
slightly damp cloth, twice doubled. be-
tween the iron and trousers. put to air
and laid away between the folds Of a
clean dust sheet. They will look per
fectly new when again required for
wear.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Milton's Pastoral Critic.

Napoleon's admiration for ''Para-
disc Lost" may not have been based
upon its literary value, but it was
at least more intelligent than that
of the Scotsman to whom r. A.
Willmott refers in his pleasures
of Literature"
"There is a story" he writes, "of
Scottish nobleman finding one of
his shepherds in field porting over
Paradise LOST and asking him
what book he was reading. please,
your lordship,' was the reply, this
is a very odd sort of an author. He
would fain rime, but cannot get
at it,"
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Name Future.

A man is bundle Of relations, a
knot of roots, whose flower and
fruitage is the world. All his facul-
ties refer to natures out Of him.
All his faculties predict the world
he is in to inhabit, as the fins of the
fish foreshadow that water exists or
the wings of an eagle in the egg
presuppose a medium Of light air.
Insulate and you destroy him. He
cannot, live without world.-Em-
eihun.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02

For the household which does not
happen to be equipped with laundry,
a washer has been invented which will
do away with much of the drudgery
Of the Monday morning washing. 1t
is combination Of the suction washer
and stove, made entirely Of metal
and dispenses with the annoyance of
carrying water from the stove to scene
Of washing operations. The advantage
Of having the fire under the wash wa
ter is that it enables the cleansing op-
Grafton to be done much more efica-
ciously and quickly, and this business
Is facilitated by the force pump which
is mounted on the top Of the washer.
1t is only necessary to throw the soil
ed clothes in the heated water, and
then few minutes pumping on the
handle is said to drive the dirt from
the fabric.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02

bidder shall, after thirty days due
notice, fail 10 comply with the terms
6 his bid, such check shall be Tor
feited to the use Of the owner OF the
land. All bids shall be enclosed in
q sealed envelope which must be
marked by the bidder bid on In
dian Land" and state the date Of
opening. No bid will be received
for less than the appraised value oc
the land. The right to refuse any
and all bids is reserved. Checks Of
unsuccessful bidders will be return
ed to them
Purchasers shall pay the cost oc
conveyancing, and in addition the
following sums, to-wit: II the psAr-
chase price is 100000 and not more
than 100000, $2.0O-if the purchase
price is more than 100000, $3.50.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Row. ar. .ndp. Soldier.

brought blue violets from the dell
For grandpa's grave today.
For grandma says he loved them well
Before he marched away.
Tho other grandpas all are old.
With thin hair almost gray,
But he has curls that shine like gold
And blue eyes full Of play.
Grandma showed me his picture. hung
Upon . chain Of gold:
How strange that he should be 80 youne
And she should be 10 old!
--Ninetts N. Lowater in Wisconsin Ne
mortal Day Annual.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Boiled Water In Ancient Times.

Now that the use of boiled drink
ing water has become common. it is
interesting to be reminded that a
similar method of guarding against
disease was practiced in ancient
times. Herodotus tells how Cyrus
had his drinking water boiled and
carried in silver vessels, and Pliny
the elder relates that Nero had wa
ter boiled and afterward cooled for
drinking by placing it in glass TASKS
surrounded with snow.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
ei'eUn,
quite USELESS.

sThere is one power in nature
which the greatest engineer could
never utilize" 'si
'sWhat 10 that?"
.ssThe hoarse power Of q cold. ~
Baltimore American.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
NOTICE OF SALE OF INDIAN
LANDS.

Bids will be received by the Sup
erintendent OF the Fort BeMhoh In
dian Reservation, EDbowoods, N. Oak
until 2 o'clock p. M, July IL. 1915.
for the following described tracts OF
land within the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation, to be sold for cash to
the highest bidder.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a duly certified check on some solv
ent bank, payable to the order of
the Superintendent for ten per cent
Of the amount offered, as gmaran-
tee Of the bidders faithful perform
ance of his proposition. II the bid
shall be accepted and the successful
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Strategy.

Grubbs-Why does Miss Oldgirl
insist SO strenuously that she never
intends to marry? Stubbs- Because
she hopes the natural obstinacy and
combativeness of male human ma
ture will inspire some member Of
the sex to make her change her
mind Richmond Timcs-Dispatch.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Rhubarb Conserve.

To each pint Of fresh rhubarb, peel
ed and cut into small pieces, add one
cup Of brown sugar and let it stand
for two hours. Add one half cupful
Of seeded raisins and the juice of one
lemon. Cook this slowly until the de-
sired consistency is obtained. Place
two young sweet or rose geranium
leaves in the hathsm Of the tumbler
and pour the hot conserve over them.
This gives a very aromatic and pleas
Ing flavor.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
,aaan aoup,

Boil the end Of ham with two
quarts of beans that have been soaked
for twelve hours or overnight Soak
ing the beans tends to keep them
whole until the ham is tender. They
should not really boil, only simmer in
plenty of water, so that when done
there is q third more water than beans.
Serve as a soup. with toast or crackers
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02

DON'T NlBBLE or get caught
like a sucker. See the old reliable
-Klein's Land Agency, Wash
burn, N. D.-Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Bananas and Rhubarl..

A new way Of using rhubarb Ia to
stew equal parts of 1t and of bananas
separately until nearly done and fin.
ish them together. with sugar and lem.
on to suit the taste. When preparing
Aaanges and rhubarb allow only half
w. quantity Of orange to a given guam
az Of rhubarb.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
ro Prexent cojors Fadina.

rolored linens are. so fashionable
i; that It is well to know that delicate
shades may be kept from fading by
{ using plenty of pulverized pure borax
! III the water in which they are washed
b and Tinsed.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
TO Clean Bookbindinas.

e5.Hff 10 Nt0An oOONUSuosH0ss{s SO
To clean calf bindings on books. wash
them lightly with soft sponge dipped
mixture Of half ounce Of the
I 6est glue dissolved in one pint Of warm
i: s:s3 water and one teaspoonful Of glycerin
81 ss IN and little -four paste. When dry. rub
1 & well with a cham0is skin.
The Washburn leader., 1915-07-02
Hazol-denthol Plasters
WAsHBURN, N. D.

Hazol-Nfenthol Plasters
An effective, pain relieving plaster contain-
ing Menthol. Brings welcome relief in
Lumbago, Rheumatism, Sciatica and other
painful affections. Yard rolls $l.O0; also
25c. size. Sold by druggists or mailed on
receipt OF price. Davis D lawrence Co., New
York. Samples mailed upon request, &c. stamps. 4
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-27
OCALA SCHOOL AHEAD

The following facts printed in the
Gainesville Sun have already been set
forth in the Star, but it will do no
harm to print them again:
Miss Nellie C. Stevens is the prin-
cipal of the primary school in Ocala,
and to her belongs the credit of hav-
| ing brought the matter of school san
itation into almost perfect operation.
She has recently made report of her
work and from it the following points
are collected.
I The health work is conducted along
the remedial measures. The children
are made co-workers with both phases
of the work, hence there is no oppo-
sition met with either on their part
or on the part of the parents. They
are given an intelligent conception of
the why and wherefore of both meas
ures, hence can act intelligently.
The mode of procedure in medical
inspection is as follows: AS the child
rem enter the school in the morning
] CAAO OCdNDO10 give NAlCA1 q C1AO1O0SA III
spection, noting the condition of face
and hands, looking for signs of i'll
ness and condition of teeth. When
the medical inspector arrives those
/ needing his care are sent to the Office.
The sick are sent home for the day,
and any with contagious diseases are
excluded from the school for the time
being.
Then once a year there is an exam
nation for acute abnormal conditions
and each pupil is tested as to his eye
sight and hearing, and the presence of
enlarged tonsils, adenoids, nasal OBJ
structions, decayed teeth and indica-
| tions of hookworm.
The educative work in the school
consists largely of a course of health
lessons which has a regular place in
the school curriculum. There are talks
on the body, value of hot and cold
baths, proper food and clothing, dam
ger from flies and mosquitoes, neces-
sity of fresh air, specially in the
| sleeping room, value of sunshine and
hot water as disinfectants in the care
of the home, the i'll effects of tobacco
and alcohol, and self control along all
| lines.
In addition to all this, there is a
regular board of health organized
among the pupils themselves in which
they do actual and practical work
along all the lines of the working of
regularly appointed city board of
health. They make written reports
on the sanitary conditions of the city
of Ocala by wards. 1t is a splendid
training and just see what all this
will mean for those children who are
being trained in this great line of
work.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-27
ROLLINS COLLEGE NOTES

The Rollins College school of music
has been very fortunate in securing
for the coming year several teachers
of unquestioned ability and reputa-
ton, who will maintain the high
standard for which Rollins is so well
known throughout the state.
Miss Julia G. Allen, Mus. BAG;
Mus. Doc; graduate of New England
Conservatory of Music, pupil Of
Divide Musin, CASTOR Blay, Ysaya,
Camilla Urso, and AdamowslIi, will
accept a limited number of violin
pupils from January 1st to May 1st.
DR.. Allen has concertized extern
sively in this country and in Europe,
and is a wonderful performer upon
her chosen instrument. She has had
fifteen years experience as teacher
and director.
Last winter DIR. Allen visited
friends in Winter Park, and was so
delighted with the beauty of the town
and the congenial life and spirit of
the college that she will return this
winter, thus giving the young people
of the state the rare opportunity Of
receiving instruction from one of the
foremost violinists of the country.
Miss Isabel E. Denison of New
York, graduate in piano and pipe or
gan from the Oberlin Conservatory,
will teach piano and pipe organ. Miss
Denison has held excellent church po-
sitions, and has had three years ex-
perience in teaching. She has already
gained an enviable reputation as a
thoroughly competent musician.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Krauss will have
he violin work in charge for the
school throughout the year. Mrs
Krauss has been a student in Rollins
for five years, is pupil of Marcosson
and also of DIR. Allen.
Mrs. Helen O'Neal Palmer, who
before her marriage to Prof. Palmer
was at the head of the piano depart
ment in Rollins, will also be connect
ed with the music department. Mrs
Palmer is a graduate of Rollins, and
of New England Conservatory, and
has a statewide reputation as bril-
liant concert pianist. She is highly
successful and experienced teacher.
Mr.. Homer Stanley Pope, director
of the school of music, has ben al
Rollins for six years, and his work
and worth as teacher and director
have been well proven.
The Rollins school of music, under
the leadership of such a talented
corps of musicians, will be second tC
none in the South. Enthusiastic plans
are being made that insures the sue.
cess of better year than ever before
IN the history of the school.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-27

Equal and exact justice To all men. OF
whatever state or persuasion. religious
or political: peace. commerce and hon
est friendship with all natiOns-entan-
Cling alliances with none; the support
Of the state governments in all their
rights. as the most competent admins
tratiOns for our domestic concerns and
the surest bulwarks against antl-repub-
lican tendencies; the preservation OF
the general government I'm its whole
constitutional vigOr rs the sheet anchor
OF our peace at home and safety
abroad: freedom OF religion; free
dom OF the press: freedom OF person
under the protection OF the habeas cor.
pus. and trial by juries impartially Sc
lected-these principles form the bright
constellation which has gone before n
and guided our steps through an age
OF revolution and refOrmatiOn--FrOm
first inaugural address OF President
jefferson.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-27
NEW INDUSTRY
AT ORANGE SPRINGS

There is on exhibition at the Mar
ion County Board of Trade rooms in
the earn block evidences of a splen-
did industry recently opened at Or
ange Springs. 1t is a broom made
from Marion county grown broom
corn, and is the equal of anything
made anywhere else.
Mr.. F. w. Sears is manufacturing
these brooms, and tho his capacity at
present is rather limited, he believes
that a great industry can be made of
L. He came to Marion county sew
eral years ago and believing that
broom corn could be successfully
grown here, made the experiment
with splendid results.
While in the city today he succeed
ed in placing a number of very hand
some orders with our merchants foI
his product, which is manufactured
under the name of Perfection" Here
is an opportunity to make use of the
''trade at home" slogan by asking fol
this splendid home product when ir
need OF a broom.