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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
To Remedy Injustice.

Legislation cutting from fourteen to
seven days the period after which
workmen injured at their occupations
shall get awards under the state work
mems compensation law has been in
PRODUCED in the lower house Of the
New York legislature. Workmen all
over the state have been complaining
that when forced to quit work for
two weeks because Of injuries they
did not receive any compensation. The
compensation starts on the fifteenth
day after the injury. This eve day
plan is said to have been carried into
effect in Ohio successfully.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
When Matter Conquered Mind.

When Matter Conquered Mind.
Lord Wolseley maintained that Os'
tend would have been the scene Of a
desperate battle In 1916 II Napoleon's
bodily strength had then proved on q
par with his brain power. 1.-The o
study the Waterloo campaign"
Wolseley told Grant Duff. 1.-The more
highly do | think Of Napoleon. II bis
physical condition and energy had been
equal to the powers of his mind.
think he would have succeeded in his
design and would first have beaten the
Prussians and then driven IS back on
Ostend. = y In spite of his Odious
and contemplate character Napoleon
was the greatest man of whom we
know anything and quite unlike any
body else."-London Mirror.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
Won q Title.

December. 1854. when Napoleon Ill.
offered to send re-enf0rcements of Co.
600 men to the Crimea ii the British
would convey them. the government
was on the point Of declining on the
ground that no transports were avail
able for such work. 1t was eventually
decided to ask some Of the great steam
ship companies for assistance, and at
the next cabinet Sir James Graham
announced that this had been done.
"Mr. Cunard." be added. 'can provide
immediate transport for 5000 men.
leaving the question Of payment to be
decided subsequently BY arbitration"
What is MIR. ,Cunard's Christian
name?" asked Palmerston. Samuel
replied Graham. "Sir Samuel" said
Palmerston. with emphasis on the
Sir" And at the close of the war the
ship owner was createdsa .barponeet-,
London Chronicle. Y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
German wem,n q, eeldl.r.

German women ~ O0toSO58s
Something like a century ago Prus-
Ella rose against Napoleon, who was al
ready weakened BY the retreat from
Moscow. and with the help OF the Aus.
TRANS aud also of Il very large body
Of Russians managed to drive the
French army over the frontier. after
defeating 1t In the tremendous two day
struggle at Leipzig.
1t appears that certain women play
ed a prominent part In this lighting.
Seventeen daughters of Prussia were
at the front during this momentous
conflict They were most capable as
soldiers. able to command and able to
obey. as we'll as being capable of with.
standing the hardships Of campaign
ing. To cite some instances. Maria
Werder, a woman of Silesia. was al
lowed to serve as q hussar In the
same regiment as her husband. who
was a wealthy landowner.
Elenora P%rochaska Is one of the bet
ter known of these h%eroines. She en-.
gagged. under the name of Carl REM"
in the Light Horse when only eighteen.
and several poets have sung Of her
courage. A monument to her memory
stands In Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
The Biggest Cracker.

The "kasabi'' torta 1--WE get our word
tart from torta, of Hispanic-America
is the biggest regularly made cracker
on earth. 1t is made from the kasabi
root and lightly fred in cakes about
the size Of a small parasol.
A cracker for a hat-such indeed is
sometimes the use made by the Latin
poems of the kasabi torta when needing
a temporary sunshade (sombrero,. The
torta is always made bowl shaped SO
It can be balanced on the head without
any particular effort-and provided no
wind interferes. Rain. however. quick
" soaks and collapses this remarkable
and useful edible Observation-Disclosures
Express.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
A. Good a. . Clock.

~ SOOo - y SsOSNs
When Rossint. the italian composer.
who was noted for his p~unctuality. was
director of the Theatre ltalien in Par.
is he used to attend the rehearsals
every morning. Precisely as the clock
struck . be came out OF his mouse and
nailed the nearest cab. Eventually a
certain cabman noticed 1t and was at
the masters door each morning. AS
soon as Rossint entered the cab the
driver would iook at his watch and
then drive OF at u good pace. This
proceeding was repeated every day.
Rossini often wondered whether the
driver looked at his watch to seeeh0w
much time he had to get to the theater.
Finally one day he said. my friend.
why do you always look at your watch
MS soon US | enter your caby"
Monsieur will pardon me- replied
the cabman. laughing. but I do 1t to
see whether my watch ts right
NOvellen -SchatZ.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
Ancient concrete.,

" La I I'LL 80
That the Romans were gerry familiar
with concrete and gave consideration
10 its use examination of the concrete
work in the forum clearly shows. Their
concrete continued generally only two
kinds of stone. %travertine and selcie.
in equal parts. Selcie is a hard. closely
knit rock. very similar to u bluestone
or trap rock In color a IS well as quality.
Travertine Is a volcanic rock not SO
hard as selcie, considerably lighter in
color. and was desirable on account of
its p~orosity. which insured a good bond
with the cement. In all the Roman
work the combination Of the travertine
and the selcie is clearly distinguish
able. Fl 81.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
Som, National Flowers.

Some National Flowers.
Every one knows of the rose, sham
rock and thistle as the floral emblems
of England. ireland and Scotland and
the leek. though o a flower, for
Wales. The sugar maple leaf is the
emblem of Canada. Other nations and
cities have all their floral emblems.
and the lily seems to be the favorite-
Italy has chosen the lily and also the
city of Florence. known affectionately
as "Giglio." which ean lily, and the
city itself is spoken Of as 1.-THE Flower
of Cities and the City of Flowers"
France. Of course, has the lily in the
1eur-de-is. Germany's is the corn
flower. while Prussia's choice is the
linden tree, and the most famous thor
oughfare in Berlin Is known as the
Inter den Linden. SPANS emblem is
the. pomegranate. and its wonderful
city of Granada IL named after that
fruit Egypt, with the glories OF the
Nile. appropriately chooses the lotus
Athens has the violet, while Saxony
has the sweet scented ~mignonette.-
Pearson's Weekly. ....
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
The Larasst Frog.


Among the rare specimens not open
to public inspection in the Harvard
geological museum Is what u claimed
to be the largest frog in the world. It
weighs about six pounds, Is twenty.
seven inches long from tip to toe and
Of 4 slaty black color. Its web feet
are equal in size to those Of a large
swan. But three Of its kind have ever
reached the United States. DR.. Bou-
lenger OF the British museum was the
dis,covserer' of. the new species in 1906
while. on. an expedition In central AZ
RIGA. !. All known specimens have been
found In two districts. called Kribi and
Etulan. Of the German colony KAN
erun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26

TAE y..r 1915 {. h.r. With Il he. com IL: event It, that xn' nn..
the years page in history stand out ~ In bas-reMs: n ana
: nj. Paei6e International Exps'ition e San Fr.nei.eo - tn. me.t
wonderful Of Ill celebrations and 4 oomnnsnoratss the most .wondsrf.'
sohisv.m.nt Of man: The sr..t Expo.Aie" L. . wonderland. ".r L q. s.:s..
natjna color. The illumination 10 the most spectacular ever attempted
Forty foreign nations and forty three states and territories are PARTED.
patine In this $5o0ooooo monument to peace and culture: HUNDREDS .
nr.at specjal svsnts are on the Exposition program, making several to-
each dsy Of tho 2es that til. Exposition satss no OPEN to the world be-
tween Feb. 20 and Dec. a. aE#%A@N. IS
4 free booklet regarding the Exposition will! be sent to an m who
write. the manager Of the Bureau Of Publications. Press Building. x
position grounds. San Francisco. So @
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
a H.rd Worked commissien.

The state. workmen's compensation
commission Of New York met for the
first time on the last day Of last
March, with ninety days for. lorganixa-
ton. It began to receive 6rst notices
Of injuries on July /. the first. check
was awarded July 20. and cases have
since been handled at the rate Of 4p-
proximatcly 1000 a week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
Educated Mon,

It IL the worst Of educated men that
they cannot speak about any great
question till they have read everything
that mas been written about It, for fear
that some one should say, "But have
you read Schwartzenburg3" Then. II
they have not read Schwartzenburg.
they are done. -Tolstoy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
A Gard Problem.

Can any reader. asks q writer In the
Strand Magazine. verify and explain
the following. brought to my notice re-
Gently? Deal out four whist hands.
purposely making a mlsdeal-t e.. two
cards to one hand. Pick up the hands.
shuttle to any extent and then redeal-
properly this time. It will be found
In nine cases out Of ten that one of the
hands contains either a singleton. zone
card of a suit, Or lacks a suit alto
gether. have tried this repeatedly
and nearly always with the same re-
suit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
suicide, In China.

The Chinese look upon all suicides
with honor except when the suicide IL
from trouble caused BY gambling. FIRE.
quently II a Chinaman insults another
the quarrel is followed BY the suicide
Of the insulted man, who thinks ne has
cast ignominy ON his aggressor BY tak-
ing his own life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
Real Power.

Nodd-Do you think It Il true that .
great, nay q gigantic force. like tho
press Of this country. II controlled By
the advertisersr Topp-Why not the
press3 Ny wife h.-Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
rhe aihla

The Bible has, been so;calied only for
the last 700 yearA It Wa formerly
called .'The Books, OF the Divine n.
brary."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
ha haard.

Dinef-I've forgotten what !. wanted
70 order. and I had Il on the tip Of my
tongue. Waiter What did you say
about q tip, sirf-Brooklyn Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26
oowsln Spain.

ip.spain Boys undef sixteen are not
allowed to lift or carry more than six-
teen pounds or push or draw heavy
loads.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26

Passing Judgment
Producer The comedians seemed
nervous. What they needed vas tifA
Criic-You're too saversi Twenty years
would be enough.-Judga
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26

Frugality. when m = spent, comes
TOO late.-Seneca.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-02-26

"Orderly!" cried the general. opening
the door. A soldier appeared, and the
general directed him to 20 for q chap
lain. When that person appeared hs
was directed to marry the couple. Att
er the ceremony the general called for
an officer Of his STAFF, to whom be said:
'Pnt these two beyond our lines and
see that they do not get back here"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
REALLY OF LITTLE SERVICE
Hydroaeroplane Not Likely to Be
Developed, Is the Opinion of Men
Who Should Know.

There seems some reason for believ-
Ing that the hydroaeroplane, that is,
the aeroplane carrying a boat or float
beneath it for alighting on the water,
was development in the wrong direc-
ton. In the first place, such machines
cannot be made seaworthy. Even new
the aeroplane flies in winds that keep
smaller water-borne craft shut up in
port-winds kicking up such sea that
alighting on 1t would be difficult If not
impossible. Secondly, the aeroplane
Is steadily increasing it's radius OF
action, and If past growth is any
criterion, will eventually be able to
traverse even the Atlantic In a single
flight. The use of duplicate engines will
greatly minimize the danger of forced
alighting, and the time should not be
far distant when the accidents of the
past due to structural weakness under
sudden strains will be as rare as they
have been common.
Finally, the use of mother ship"
that is, marine platform for launch
ing and receiving again from the air
the aeroplane scouts of the feet at
sea, seems more feasible means of
solving this problem than that of fast
ening an alighting boat to each plan,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
RIGHT TO FULL PARTNERSHIP
writer combats Idea That Women
should Be Looked Upon az Nat
uraI Dependents.

A woman's pocketbook, even though
sne belongs to the wealthiest fam
lies. has its distinctive limitation.
Inls fact was brought out in connec-
ton with "self-sacrifice" day for the
dement, OF the National Suffrage asso-
citation. Women who work for a liv-
ing and who are economically indie
pendent, give more generously than
do men. Women of wealth and Ieis-
ure, on the other hand, from whom
naturally most help would be expect
ed, often have little money they can
call their own with which to help the
causes that appeal to them. What
ever may be said of the unmarried
daughter who is treated as a depend
ent in her fathers house, it is a great
injustice when a married woman is
not looked upon as a full partner
with her husband in all the business
of life, but is compelled to occupy the
place OF a dependent asking favors
of her husband. The wife who rears
a family of children and who either
performs or directs the work of the
household ought to be looked upon as
a full partner with her husband in
everything he does, and be spared
the humiliation of being made to feel
she is dependent upon him for gifts,
sometimes grudgingly bestowed There
are some husbands, possibly an in
creasing number, who share their in
comes with their wives, or who con-
slider that all their possessions are
held jointly, but there are many men
still under the spell of the day when,
in the eyes of the law, woman was
looked upon more as a chattel than a
human being.-Leslie's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
Sensation 81 DROWNING.


This is how correspondent Of the
Pail Mall Gazette describes the escape
from drowning:
Il and party Of friends had rowed
far out into the bay. We all plunged
Into the sea and swan about went
farther than my friends. and i'm.
agine got tired. l went deep down
and came up again. and l remember
the look of TIE sky. Then / wene
down again. and ! distinctly heard q
sound Of most lovely singing. I imag.
Inc this was from my ears had not
the very slightest feeling of suffocatioa
or fear. Only I thought that my hus-
band. who was not with US. would b
20 grieved. The music became louder
and more beautiful, and l saw q daz-
sling light. The next thing l felt was
agony. My friends had missed me,
and az I came up for the last time
Shey saw my head. was hauled into
the boat, and then came understandable
agony as was brought back to life.
The lungs dlling again was torture"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
You're BEING Talked About.

We do not wish to alarm you unduly,
but do you know that you are being
criticised? 1t may be that you do not
care, either because you are so aban-
6oned and SO bent upon an evil course
- to be lost to all sense of shame or.
because you are 20 Immediately virtu-
Gus AZ to leave not a single vulnerable
point Of attack for the slanderous
tongue. The fact remains that uncom.
plimentary things are being said about
you. things that do not at all agree
with your estimate Of yourself. Not
one OF your friends but objects to
something about you. Maybe you do
care II 30 we are sorry for you. be-
cause you cannot stop 1t. 1t would be
Q good thing for you to mend your
ways. but don't expect to stop the
talk in that way. Figure your life out
the very best way you can and then
expect your neighbors and friends to
disapprove in all possible combinations
and permutations.-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
MARK" FOR THE BOOK AGENT
Mr.. Gloom Of the Town Of Sniffies Be.
walls His Inability to Fight
Him Of.

Some writer once said, "A wise man
learns something every time a fool
blunders,' grumbled J. Fuller Gloom
Of Sniffies, Mo. IF there is any truth
to the statement why don't quit buck
ing the other fellows games as fast
as they come to me? There don't need
to be any new and enticing variations
i go right up against the same old
tottering tricks again and again.
Il am now the proud possessor of
numerous ornate lives Of the great
poets, five-foot shelf of ponderous
pifle, gilt-topped set of Mrs. Sigour-
ney's woeful poems, all the secrets of
the court of Queen What -Her-Name,
the deuce knows how many Dick
enses and cyclopedias, till the world
seems fiat with them; and yet, just as
sure as am a foot high, a few days
after it is issued l shall be the owner
in fee simple of the next work put on
the market.
What in the Inauguration is the mat.
ter with me, anyhow? Is it possible
that l am not the wise and sensible
person l have been fattering myself
am, but instead merely one of the fools
from whom wise men gather wisdom?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
COMING LATE TO DINNER
aea'iy Form Of Egotism, According
to chauncey M. Depew, Who
Should Know.

why do some people always come
late to formal dinners?" is a question
asked of Chauncey M. Depew, a vet.
eran and famous diner-out His an.
swer was not complimentary to tardy
guests
Coming late to dinner" said Mr..
Depew, is form of egotism. 1t is a
pose. usually. affected to command at
tention, The person who comes last
and very late knows that the other
guests will be informed who 1t is that
is late, and that his or her entrance
will be an event With some people
1t is sort Of advertisement of having
remembered only when it was too late
to get ready in time, because of such a
multitude of engagements.
Many years ago one prominent lady
was always late for dinner. Her ex-
cuses were innumerable, and always
occupied the attention Of the whole
room, like speech before dinner. l
sent her an invitation to one of my
dinners, fixing the time half an hour
before the hour named for the other
invited guests. Consequently she was
not the last to arrive, and did not kt
the company waiting. She never f.
gave me. =
"Of course in Europe royalty is al.
ways late for dinner, so as to give an
opportunity for all the guests to ar
rive. If anyone comes after royalty
has arrived, they haven't arrived, their
chair, in the meantime, having disap-
peared from the table"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
Gems That Brouoht Misery.

The history of diamonds and the
many other precious stones, ruby, tur-
quoise, emerald, opal, topaz, sapphire,
chrysolite, sardonyx, amethyst, nearly
all Of which are mentioned in the
Scriptures, goes far back OF historic
times, and is lost in maze of religion,
superstition and legend. 1t has been
intermingled with intrigue, politics
and diplomacy; murders galore: scan
dals unnumbered; imprisonments and
beheadings. The story of the Ola
mond Necklace" which, possible limo
Gently on her part, smirched the fame
of Marie Antoinette was one Of the
factors in agitation that led to the
great French revolution. The Bastile
opened to several of the actors in the
scandal, one of them Cardinal de Ro-
han, who was arrested in his robes in
the midst of his court. Cagliostro, the
famous magician swindler, was anoth-
er Of the Bastile prisoners, and Coun.
tess Lamotte-Valois of royal lineage,
who was the chief conspirator, for pc
cuniary gain, escaped from the prison
to London, where she died in penury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
The Friends You Are Fondest OF.

The friends you are fondest of are
always the kind that rarely call you
up or go out of their way to see you
or be in your company. They love
you when they are with you, but you
have to do all the going and coming.
When you reproach them with not tele.
phoning you or letting you know they
have come in town they have been
SO busy" Did you ever know it to
fail?
And the ones you like fairly well
but are not enthusiastic about ring you
up and ask you to dinner, and send
YOU tickets, and try to borrow money
from you, and act just the way you
would prefer your dearest friends to
do!-James Montgomery Flagg in the
American Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
Early Earrinoa.


The earring Is not a modern inven-
ton, for more than twenty centuries
ago the daughter of Aristotle wore
golden hoops. The philosophers daugh.
ter's earrings were found In her tomb
near Chalcis, in Euboea, by exploring
psychologists. and certainly modern
workmanship cannot produce thei,
equal. In each golden hoop swung a
tiny dove. with precious stones for
eyes and bands Of minute gems to
give the color Of the iridescent breast
and wings. The feathers were Of gran
ulated gold. and the tail feathers wera
20 marvelously wrought and adjusted
that they acted like a balance, as in q
living bird. SO that the exquisite minia-
ture creatures whenever the wearer
moved or laughed or tossed her head
would move and balance themselves
upon their pendent perches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07
Good News for Fat Folk,

Fat folk, take heart. Would you re-
duce your overample girth lines and
return to your former sylphlike
selves? It's easy-likewise pleasant
All you need is moral courage and "a
bunch of celery. Sounds reasonable,
Ell? This was the cheering informa-
ton which seeped into various show
shops and lobsterias today, and
caused no end of happiness to some
OF those who are getting to the point
where increasing avoirdupois is great.
ly endangering their several chances
for artistic or financial success. Half
a dozen front row girls and several
stars have reduced from the heavy.
weight to the bantam weight class
lately. How did you do it," is the
question asked. And the reply is "cel.
cry" Celery for breakfast, celery for
lunch, and celery and glass Of wa.
ter for dinner. "If you follow this
diet for month you can take off 25
pounds" said Broadway favorite. It
is believed that a large number will
go to the moral courage and celery"
cure with rare relish during Lent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-05-07

Many Of the duels In France -
without bloodshed. When the offense!
, not very serious it is agreed before
hand that the words of command SHALL
ee given 30 rapidly that the duelists
VIII not have time to take good aim.
sometimes three shots are exchanged
without a hit, and then the seconds
step In and honor is satisfied" At
the word "Fire" the pistol is raised n
SANITY. and it must be discharged not
later than the word '-Threev' 60 the
speed with which these words are
given regulates the time in which it =
possible to take aim. Therefore the
speed with which they are spoken n
agreed on beforehand. this dependin6
upon the seriousness Of the duel. The
words are timed with a metrOnome.'
II the encounter be very serious this
b set at the lowest speed, eighty beats
minute. which gives time for taking
accurate aim. A speed Of 40 beats .
minute allows no time for aiming,
and. therefore. is used when seconds
think the duel should be made as lit
tie dangerous ~ possible.-Philadel.
phia Record.