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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
In Hot Water.

Typographical errors" said a writ
er. "are continually cropping up. l
called for a magazine editor the other
day to take him out to luncheon. As
he was getting gratefully into his coat
q a entered. + n. se 4.
lido you read your magazine? the
maj asked. .
81 do replied the editor.
"'Have you read the new number.
the that came, out yesterdayT
81 have T..
"'Have you read my poem. ITO Ga
hrielle." on page 117T
"'N.no...
".No! Well. in that poem I wrote
the line. II love you better than love
my life."'-.
IA neat line-neat and well turned
said the editor so0thingly. %,
"'And one Of the professional humor-
lists Of your composing room set 1t up
TO read. II love you better than I love
my wife,
"'How-er'-
Ethan my wife-precisely that. And
my wife knows nothing Of composing
room comedy. and she thinks the line
was printed exactly AZ I wrote it,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
sians In Peru.

An Indian custom which adds a
picturesque touch to the roadsides
between Cuzco and Machu Piechu,
in Peru, is the presence of quaint
signs indicating what is sold in the
Indian huts. A small bunch Of
wheat or barley tied on the end Of
a pole and put out in front of the
hut indicates that there is chica-a
native corn beer-for sale within.
A bunch of flowers on the end of a
pole has the same significance. A
green wreath means that there is
bread for sale, while a piece Of
white cloth or white paper waving
in the breeze indicates that the
wayfarer may here purchase aguar-
diente, u powerful white rum made
of cane juice and containing a large
percentage of raw alcohol.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
- The
Book
Reversed the Verdict.


A prominent citizen Of u large town
went raging into the electric light COM
pany's Office. and declared that n Of
their wires had killed a pet tree Of bis
premises.
That tree" shid he, has been stand
ing. there for twenty years. and we re-
garded it as one of the family. My
children played under it when they
were babies. and it ia associated with
some Of the p~leasantest memories of
my life. When it began to die we all
mourned. and we could not imagine
what allied it until yesterday, when I
noticed that a wire vas lying right
across Il branch. My poor tree has
been ~electrocuted. and l feel as If MUIR
der has been done in my house."
Considerably moved. the agent Of the
company went to view the scene of
the tragedy and found the tree still
alive. but feeble. When he came to
trace the wire he discovered one end
nailed to the roof Of an old barn and
the other twisted around a discarded
pole. 1t had been cut Off for at least
two years and forgotten. But the oc-
rasion demanded something. so be
made the following report:
Tree alive: wire dead. Wire evil
IDENTIFY killed by tree. Bill inclosed."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
eros. Country Run.

This game is suitable for either warm
or cold weather provided the ground is
dry. 1t is so vigorous. however, that
only those comparatively young and in
good health should participate. Select
two persons and provide each with a
sack full of scraps of paper. Let them
start.out with instructions to go where
they please. but to leave a trail of pa.
per scraps. After they have been gone
fifteen minutes start the remainder on
the trail. The object Of the leaders is
to escape, while the pursuers try to
catch them. This game has almost In
finite variations. The leaders may
make matters interesting by crossing
and %recrossing the trail. though this
may be forbidden. Limitations may be
set as to the distance between scraps
Of paper or the territory to be trav-
ersed. II the weather is warm both
leaders and pursuers may be limited to
a walk. For girls and women this is
always advisable. - Country Gentle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
Lookout Bows of Scandinavia.

Lookout Boys OF Scandinavia.
Along the coast Of Norway and swe-
den may be seen little sentry boxes.
known as "lookouts" or crows nests"
perched high on poles near the wa
ter's edge.
These sentry boxes are reached by
a ladder formed of cleats nailed cross
wise to the poles at regular intervals.
In. a box of this kind sits a boy whose
duty it is to watch out for schools Of
fish and as soon as they appear to
notify the villagers by ringing q bell.
the cord of which lies convenient to
his hand.
All day long he sits there gazing out
across the waters searching with his
keen eyes for the first signs of the ex-
pected schools Of fish. He car discern
them at immense distances. The vii
layers place implicit confidence in his
watchfulness and work cOntentedly In
the fields awaiting his signal. At the
first sound of the bell they drop their
field work and rush to their: boats to
gather in the harvest of sea food fur
nished so abundantly by the ocean.
The catch is then divided among the
villagers equally.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
REN0vATING HINT.
How to Use Some Stains For Pine
Floors.

How to Use Some Stains For Pine
Floors.
How can the ordinary pine floor be
made presentable without covering it
with a carpet? This is a problem which
is perplexing many housewives.
A number of stains and varnishes
which have proved satisfactory for
such floors have been worked out by
students in household management In
the home economics department at the
college Of agriculture. university of
Wisconsin.
Before applying the stains the floor
should be carefully smoothed with
x%andpaper or steel wool. II the door ia
soft or very old ill the pores of the
wood and all cracks With q 1ller. A
good paste for this purpose may be
made from whiting or starch mixed
with either oil or t%urpentine. Shellac
varnish is often sufficient II the larger
cracks are first filed with the paste
mixture. The foor should dry for
twenty hours aud be s~andpapered for
4 second time before the stain Is ap-
piled.
Here is a good method for giving u
pine floor a pleasing finish with u
slightly yellow maple color: Apply
two coats Of a mixture Of One-half
ounce burnt lumber. one quart Of raw
linseed oil and two and one-half
ounces Of yellow ocher. Allow the door
to dry well and then wax.
TO give 8 floor q good brown tinge
make a stain Of one pint boiled lin
seed oil. one tablespoonful burnt um-
her. one pint Of turpentine. one table
spoonful sienna and two tablespoon
fuls chrome yellow. This stain will
serve as q fller as well as q finish on
q smooth door with no cracks. Apply
two coats and then wax.
For a light finish for a pine door ap-
ply ammonia before the dller to pene-
trate the wood and darken 1t slightly.
After the nller is dry s%andpaper AMI
apply two coats Of varnish, rubbing
each coat with powdered pumice stone.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
A Doc Which Thought.

As a rule, a dog that has been train
ed to hunt oppossums or raccoons
wants to be after them all the time.
jeff. a Louisiana dog. was different.
Once a week appeared to be his limit:
anything more he regarded as an i'm
position. When forced into a coon
hunt while not in the humor he would
start into the woods with apparent
eagerness. and pretty o his peculiar
bark would be heard. The men and
boys would run in the direction Of the
sound, but couldn't find JEFF. Sudden
" from another direction would come
the bark. and there would be another
rush. This sort Of hunt would be kept
up for perhaps two hours. and then it
would end at the starting point. and
Jeff's last triumphant bark would come
from under the porch, whence he had
been routed out. In the end they had
to let JEFF pick his W time for a
hunting frolic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Coed Guess.

els the editor in - asked the man
with the unbarbered hair and the
shiny coat, as he ished a roll Of pa
per from his pocket.
"No," replied the Office boy, 'he
has just gone out"
"fhis is the third time I have
called to see him." growled the call
er, ''and each time you have told
me that he has just gone out.
What's the explanation"
Il don't know" answered the Of
flee boy, .but l guess be must have
been born under a lucky STAR
Lppincott's.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
THE FUEL PROBLEM.
And Whsrs, In the Future, Land Prices
Will Soar High.

W. ~
Will Soar High.
Every arabic square foot of land
between the tropics Of Cancer and
Capricorn will become almost as
valuable as present city lots.
This belt around the earth is 23a
degrees on each side of the equator,
or a band of AZ degrees width. HUI
mainly in due time must crowd to-
ward the equator for solar warmth.
All of the surface coal will be min
ed, and then deep mines will be the
only source Of supply. This will
greatly increase the cost. In the
fullness Of time only the wealthy
can hope to use coal.
This problem of fuel must be
faced. There will not be. land
enough to grow wood for fuel and
food also. The sunny southland
must soar in prices so that it will
be sold by the square yard or foot.
Equatorial sunshine will then be
worth as much as the precious
metal. iron-the magnetic metal
the most valuable Of all.
Unless science shall find a way
of taking electricity directly from
the cosmic store, unless the heat Of
the sun shall be made available me-
chanically in solar heat engines to
run dynamos to generate electricity,
or unless solar energy can be trans
formed and stored in accumulators
i. e., storage batteries, to be sur
rendered as flows of electricity; UNI
less these conquests Of nature I
made by discovering laws, the fuel
or heat problem will tax the human
race. Then the chilled millions will
20 ever toward the south-not west
ward will the 'course Of empire
take its way"
If the energy of the sun now
wasted on Sahara and all other arid
areas can finally be conserved as
electric heat, light and power by
electro magnetic induction the rap
idly coming fuel problem will be
solved. If not from sun, winds and
waves, running streams or cosmic
source, then man must secure heat
in some other way when coal has
vanished.
This other way cannot even be
surmised now. Coal and iron con-
sumed in the manufacture of one
Audacious dreadnought. if all heap
ed up in a pile as a real object les
son, would startle the most thought
less at mans awful waste of pre-
cious materials. Enormously in
creased value of land must ensuc in
between latitude 30 degrees and the
equator.
Houston, New Orleans, St. Au-
gustine are in the vicinity of the
thirtieth parallel. Mexico must be-
come by far the most valuable land
on earth, and Florida, with south
ern California also.-Edgar Lucien
Larkin in New York Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
witty Foreman.

The foreman Of q jury which sat
In a New England courtroom possess
ed a ready wit that served him well
In an encounter with a Judge Of bril-
liant attainments.
The Judge. although u man Of abrupt
speech and manner. possessed a quick
sense Of humor. The foreman was
tate one day. only a few minutes late.
hut even that was sufficient to- irri-
tate his honor, an he afterward owned.
II overslept. your honor" said the
foreman. With due meekness. 40 he
took his seat.
Fine him." said the Judge testify.
May It please your honor" said the
foreman quickly. Il did not dream OF
that"
Remit the 0ne." said the Judge. hid
ing his mouth with his hand for q mo-
ment. but his eyes betrayed him for
all that.-Case and Comment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
What FI;ss-A Game.

An interesting game to play at q par
ty is called What fies?" Seat the
players in a circle. One player stands
in the center holding q cane which he
points at a player. exclaiming. What
fies?" Then he begins to count one.
two. three. up to ten. Before he reach.
es number ten the player must give
the name Of something that dies. For
instance. be may say the bluebird flies.
thistle down dies. a feather flies. a
monoplane dies, and 80 On. The same
word cannot be used twice. and a limit
to the number Of different kinds Of
birds might be set to make the game
more difficult. II the child pointed at
cannot answer or IL he repeats q name
used befc.e be takes his place in the
center and later pays a forfeit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
He Mas "lt."

When rly wife and | were on our
honeymoon we were advised to visit a
certain ruined castle. the custodian of
which was n relative of the noble own
er. Having viewed the glorious old
pile. was attn loss how and in what
way to offer 4, rratuity, bearing in
mind the 'blue. .lood" of our guide.
The following conversation took place:
I'VE thank you for your courtesy and
would be glad to give Il small sum to
any If you have a box for that
purpose" Sir" was the reply. I'VE
have such Il box" Then may l see
it?" | asked. Sir" with a pleasant
smile and u bow. II am the box
Strand Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
GERmANY,s IRON CROSS.
The. Order a. Il. Existed In the Time Of
the Crusades.

u order - u Existed IN h Time OF
the Crusadss.
Although it is recorded that on
March 10, 1873, Frederick William.
III. founded the Order Of the iron
Cross, the origin Of the legion dates
back to the crusades.
During the siege Of Acre, in
1870, Bdrbarossa's army was at a
disadvantage in comparison with
the Templars and Hospitalers, as
the English and French army or
ders we're called. The latter had
we'll organized corps for taking care
of the wounded, sick and dead. The
Germans did not. They fought with
out shelter, medicine, and with lit
tie food.
10 relieve the situation =. COM
pany Of ship captains, headed by a
certain Walpot VOL Bassenheim, cit
izen of Bremen, was organized to
reader such assistance as they could
to the fighting Teutons. They used
;; canvas tents for hospitals and went
first under the name of "Knights
;Hospitalers of Our Dear Lady of
:, Mount Zion" This cumbersome title
was later changed to the "German
!: Order of st. Mary OF "Deutsche
Ritter Won der Marie Orden," and
finally abbreviated to "Deutsche
Ritterthum."
The chivalric order then bound
its members to fidelity and fortitude
by a sacred VOW: 1t became power
full through rich requests until its
main interests were no longer in
Palestine, but in Venice. Thither
its headquarters we're transferred
by Hermann o der Salza. The
order was in great favor with the
pope at the time.
Sixteen years later the crusaders,
no longer having to prosecute a
message in the direction Of Pales-.
tine, turned their attention to Prus-
sia. Prussia was inviting the atten-
ton of the order by reason of the
fact that it was frantically anti
Christian. The bishop of Prussia
was only %titular. He dared not live
in: Prussia. He lived in Fieland,
among the Bremen trading settlers.
The titular bishop, worrying over
the anti Christian state of Prussia,
persuaded the order to come to
Prussia and convert the Prussians
by force. The work was carried out,
the two races intermingled, and
Prussia became thoroughly Chris
tian.
The sign of the order as it now
exists is a cross in the shape of a
cross pattee, much like a Maltese
(: cross or plus sign, except that the
arms of the cross become wider as
they extend further. The cross is
made Of iron with silver edges and
mountings. One side is entirely
plain. The other has on it's upper
limb the initials IF. w." which
stand for Frederick William. Above
the initials is the imperial crown.
The center of the cross bears oak
leaves, the meaning of which seems
to be lost. On the bottom limb is
the date of the founding of the or
der, 1813.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
To slssp Like q Tep.

To "sleep like a top" has prob
ably a very different origin from
that which appears. "fop" il
thought to he a corruption Of the
French taupe, Or mole. This in
depreciation is far more in accord
ance with the idea usually conveyed
THAT of a prolonged, undisturbed
sleep like that of a mole in winter
rather than the short enduring 50
called ''sIeep' Of a top when It re-
wolves on it's axis with a gentle.
humming sound.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
IN. Human Touch.

"But, my dear sir, your play does
not even touch the chords Of hu-
manity!!' remarked a theatrical les
see. referring to a comedy that he
had deigned to scan.
ssThat. No human touch? Great
Scott!" exclaimed the dramatist.
"And the hero is always borrowing
money from his friendsw
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
The Sorrows Of Childhood.

Two little girls, Annie and Cert
rude, we're playing together one
morning. Shortly after Annie came
in from the playground, Gertrude
vas heard crying bitterly.
'fWhat Is Gertrude crying about?'
asked Annie's mother.
why" explained Annie, "she
dug a great big hole ont in the gar
den, and her mother wouldn't let
her take it into the house with her"
Standard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Boy Scout Fire Fighters.

A fire in the mountains lei Fort!
Fort. Pa, was discovered by the Boy
Scouts Of America. who Immediately
rounded up their membership and hur-
ried to the scene Of the blaze. Within
forty minutes the fire had been extin-
euished.
The Forty Fort scouts are always on
the lookout for forest fires. and. they
have q regular system which they fol.
low in this emergency. The boy who
discovers the fre notifies the scout
master. and he. in turn calls up the
other members Of the troop by tele-
phone.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Fed Them.

isn't it awful?" sobbed the
young bride who had eloped.
"What now?:" faltered the BRIDE
groom anxiously.
"Why, you know you told me to
wire pa and tell him We were really
in need of food"
"And-and did he send you the
money!"
ono; he sent three big rolls of
music and a note saying that as
music was the food of love he hoped
we would get on all right until we
returned"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
cenundrun,s.

What is the difference between . cat
and q comma?, A cat has it, claws at
atsthe end Of clause.
Why 10 q pig like the letter n? Be-
cause he makes "a sty" nasty.
Why ID q mouse like grass? Be
cause the cat'll (cattle) eat It.
II q tough ,beefsteak could speak.
what English poet would It name?
Chaucer. tChaw. sirN.
II a pair Of spectaeles could speak.
what ancient historian would they
name?. Eusebius. (You see by us.D
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Miles.

There are about as many differ
emit miles as there are countries. In
the United States and England q
mile 10 1850 yards, while in Ger
many II il s.337 yards; in Denmark
e.s44, IN Italy 1856, in Switzerland
9;7<a. The Irish mile 10 2,24O
yards, and the Scotch 1876.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22

Young Bride - didn't accept
Jim the first time he proposed.
Mis- RIVAL (slightly envions)-l
know You didn't. dear. Young
Bnide-How do you know? Miss
Ryvd-Yop weren't there.--Lon-
don Answefs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
rhs pssr Raiirsads.

sgOur community thinks your rail-
road oughter furnish I couple more
trains per day. We're going to take
the matter to the; legialature too"
But very few people in your
community ever travel"
maybe not. But We like to see
the cars 60 by."-Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
Nursery Jingle.

Nursery Jingle.
Rickaty racket.Eap!
Boy eating . ginger sna1.
IAlnedy.lamidy.lade!
Boy drinking lemonade.
Dimpsty-dampsty-dum!
Little Girl chewing gum.
Observation-Disclosures!
Girl drinking ginger pop.
I.tckety-lackety-iay!
Two little children At play.
Neutrality-suspicious.!
Now they must both 60 homo.
-WashinEton Star
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-22
The Look.

The Look.
Look up n not down. There is never a
crown
In the dust and debris of the street.
The God who doth love US hath hung high
above us
Face the east. not the west. You are
not al your best
With our eyes set or stars sinking low
But each rising stars ray. with its prom
ise Of day.
Will kindle your heart to a glow.
Alexander Blackburn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-10
Board Of County Commits
sioners Probably Will
Reach Agreement.
SUBMIT THREE SETS


Three sets of plans for the new
100000 bridge across the Arkansas
river were J~acived by the board OF
tentative agreement to accept on" OF
the three plans was reached late yes
tcrday afternoon.
The plan of construction which
probably will be finally accepted with
In the next few days provides for a
3O-tout clear roadway with two five
foot sidewalks on either side. The
floor OF the bridge will be laid
with Creosoted blocks A single in
terurban railway line also will be
laid and will be complete with the
exception Of the trolley line
There will be Is spans in the
bridge Of an average length Of n
feet-the total length of the bridge
to be / 400 feet.
E Il. Howard of the firm of Har-
rington, Howard & Ash, of Kansas
city contracting architects was
present at the commissioners meet
ing yesterday and explained in de
TAM the three plans.
At a distance Of 500 feet from
either end of the bridge will be
two rather large bays over which
will be electric lights. There will be
four Of these resting places" and
viii afford an excellent view of the
river
Both walks will be above the
level of the wagon section, a siX-inch
curb running alongside the walk.
This feature will be added at an
expense Of about five hundred dol
lars, but the board believes that
both from standpoint of appear
ance and safety that it will be worth
much more.
The bonds which were sold to
Grant Mccullough Tulsa banker and
capitalist, We're received by County
Clerk Cline Monday morning and
were sent to Attorney General S. p.
Freezing for final approval late yes
teday afternoon. The county com
missioners approved the bonds and
they were signed last night and for
wardcd to the state officer County
Clerk Cline spent more than two
hours yesterday signing the bonds
He placed his signature on the Of
ficial documents 500 times.
County Attorney Ed Grassland
chairman Of the board Of control; Cy
Avery and Treasurer John T. Kra-
mer each signed the bonds 200
times 1t required about one hour
for each of the men to complete the
task
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-10
POLICE COURT NEWS

HER HUSBAND IN a local Jail
awaiting trial on petty charge, Mrs,
May Mains. an habitual user OF drugs,
was yesterday adjudged incompetent
by tho county lunaCy commission.
she was taken to the state insane
asylum at Vinita last night by Miss
Cunningham, the humane society
officer. The woman has been a slave
10 narcotics for some time, but since
the federal anu-drug law went into
effect she has had q difficult time in
appeasing her unusual appetite. Her
queer actions and her mental un-
soundncss caused her to be taken be-
fore the lunacy commission, which
promptly committed her to the
asylum.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-10
FORTY SIX CRIMINAL
CASES AT M'ALESTER

Special to Tho World
M'ALESTER. Okla, June S.-With
&c criminal cases, 30 cases OF civil
litigation and 40 court cases for trial,
the United States district court for
the eastern district of Oklahoma has
convened here for session to con-
tinue until July q 1t is the first term
of the court In McAlester since the
new federal building was completed.
or the 46 criminal cases, 80 are all
legged violations of different phases
OF the federal liquor law, three are
charges of using the United states
mails to defraud. five are for viola