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The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

During the trial Of the case, which
Vas bitterly fought, tho Jpsiee
claimed that Evelyn Was not Of sound
mind. Mental experts came from tho
University Of California and made
tests, showing that she graded 100
per cent In intelligence and sanity.
This disposed Of the subterfuge Of the
gypsies.
Mrs. Hickman says the girl returned
to the band the. tewelry which she
wore at the time Of her escape. sex-
cept a string Of pearls given to her In
Honolulu BY q member Of the Ameri-
can colony. She was dressed lin.
American clothing for the nrst time In
years, discarding the picturesque cos:
tune she wore % q gypsy. The girl
is able to read and write, and says she
learned by bribing schoolgirls for ten
cents each to teach her. She was COM
PEELED to do this slyly, - she made
her way about the cities as q beggaf
and fortune teller. The gypsies were
opposed to her obtaining education Of
the most meager sort -sfs-
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
ONE CROP PAID FOR FARM
Kansas Farmers Ars Worrying About
What to Do With Their
Money.

Atchison, Kan.-Albert Armstrong
Of this city, who has just returned
from q trip to Lane county, says
the farmers out there are worrying
about. what to do with their money
this year, instead Of worrying how
to get along for lack Of It.
This has been . wonderful year for
western Kansas farmers, according
to Armstrong. Last spring one Lane
county farmer traded . heifer for .
piece OF volunteer wheat for the pur.
pose of pasturing his cattle on It.
The wheat did 30 we'll he decided to
let It grow and harvest It. Result:
He harvested 1900 bushels Of wheat,
which he sold for $500. Another
farmer bought Q half section Of land
for SIS an acre and this years crop
paid for the land.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Pay Up Day IN China.

At the Chinese New Year. the houses
and other buildings are decked with
flowers and the streets are thronged
with people who have come out to buy
provisions. new clothes and gifts. One
good New Year custom in China is
that of settling up all debts before the
old year has died out A Chinaman
who allows the New Year to dawn be-
fore he has settled with His creditors
feels himself disgraced. II China
man to whom money is owing is not
there to receive it then he Is debarred
from pressing his claims for some
months afterward. The New Year is
also a great time for housecleaning. by
the way.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
sciatac's Piercing Pain

To kill the nerve pains Of SCI
atica you can always depend on
Sloan's Liniment. 1t penetrates
to the seat Of pain and brings
ease as soon as it is applied. A
great comfort too with Sloan's
is that no rubbing is required
Soan's Lniment is invaluable,
for stopping muscular or nerve
pain Of any kind. Try it at one
If you suffer with rheumatism'
fuanbago, sore throat, pain in
the chest, sprains, bruises, etc.
It is excellent for neuralgia and
headache. Csc. at all druggists!
Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
MEN KILL $50 RATTLERs
-rhrsshlns Grew In Kansas 10 Kept
Busy After the First One 10
Found.

Wakeeney, Kan.-There are fewer
rattlesnakes In Trego county today
than there were the middle Of the
week, as q threshing crew working
near this city killed $50 snakes In .
few minutes near where they were
working recently.
A large rattler was observed by ono
Of the men lying in low place at the
mouth Of hole. He was pulled out
and killed and with him six more. and
then others.
For more than . half hour the men
worked hard killing snakes, and when
there were no more in sight tails were
counted and $50 had been killed. The
largest one measured six feet and four
inches and he had an even dozen rat
ties.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
LOST BROTHER COMES BACK
Michigan Man Now 10 Wealthy and
His Sister Quits her
Job.

Kalamazoo. Mich.-N longer is It
necessary for Miss Lucy Vandyke to
work long hours in . rag room Of q
paper company. She Il now living in
one Of the finest country homes 6
Kalamazoo county. The change in tho
condition Of things is due to . lone
lost brother, who It had been believed
was dead. He has returned from Ala
bama, where he made money.
Vandyke spent days in trying to 50
cure some trace Of the family he left
here twenty years ago. His Efforts
have Just been rewarded by the dis
covery Of his sister. a
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
just Like Z Woman.

"That clock is two hours Slow" said
the man Of the house when he came
home at his usual time and found the
dinner not even started.
Impossible" said his wife. II set
1t only this afternoon. I went over to
Mrs. Smiths, next door, and asked her
what time it was, and then a. soon rs
she showed me her new gown and
gave me recipe for blackberry jam, /
came right home and ret the clock to
the time she told me."-st Louis Post
Dispatch. e
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Don't scold Fretful Children.

That nervousness, fretting and
restlessness is no doubt caused
by worms or constipation. In
stead of whipping or scolding,
give your child a treatment o,
Kickapoo Worm Killer. Nice
candy confections that kill the
worms and are laxative enough
to move the bowels and expel
not only the worms but accumu7
lated poisons. These poisons and
worms bring on fewer, make
children nervous and irritable.
reduce their vitality and make
them victims of sickness. Get q
box Of Kickapoo Worm Killer
today at your druggist, only 25c
ADV.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Queer LsaaI oaths.

In Siberia, in the wild Ostayaks law
courts, the natives swear by the newly
severed head Of a bear, which is i'm
plored subsequently to rend and de-
YOUR them should they perjure them
selves, while in Assam the opposing
witnesses lay hold of chicken by its
feet and retain each one-half as the
clerk of the court chops it in two. By
undergoing this ceremony they are
considered to be pledged to like fate
in the event of their swearing falsely.
Chicago journal.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Wanted

Breaking done as follows:
100 acres on 81 Sec. 31-145-80
400 acres on Sec, 11-146-81
400 acres on Sec. 27-146-81
160 acres on NJ 23-146-81
len acres on s " 21-146-81
30 acres on SWA Sec. 17-143-80
Above land will also be sold on
the crop payment plan. Get
our. terms:
Klein-Johnson Co.
Washburn, N. D.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
A MIGHTY Mountain Range.

A Mighty Mountain Range.
Mount Everest is guarded from ap-
proach on either side by Tibet and Ne
pal, undoubtedly the two most inac-
cessible countries in the entire earth.
The mountain range between Everest
and Kanchinjunga contains series of
very high mountains, several of them
over 25,OOO feet. The lowest Of the
mountains in this range are higher
than st. Elias, in North America.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Stuceo Work.

OF the thousands of owners Of stuc-
co faced homes, a type of construction
increasing in use, few are aware that
1t is not novelty. There is evidence
in Egyptian ruins that stucco was ex-
tensively used. The early. Spanish
missionaries in Mexico used 1t in their
wonderful buildings Of adobe brick
New York Post.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

It. is said there are 100000 tele
phones in use, In Chicago. 1t is use.
less to expect the world to come to
the bridled tongue era when science
makes 20 little provision to encourage
silence and meditation. s
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The enormous sums spent on war
would not be 80 much regretted tf
those who are taking the profits were
to be looked to for payment OF the
bulk of the taxes.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
She Knew Him.

She-You know, Harry, so far as
am concerned, l am only too happy
to become your wife, but my father.
you know
He-But what has your father got to
do with it? Your father hasn't got to
live with me.
She-No, Harry, but you may have
to live with father, you know.-Boston
Transcript.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Dead as a poorna;l.

Dead as . 0oornail.
The phrase dead as doornai!" orig
mated In this way: In early days
when door knockers were common, the
plate upon which the knocker struck
was sometimes called nail. In the
course of years it was struck so often
that all life was supposed to be knock
ed out Of 1t. Therefore when 1t be.
came necessary to refer to anything
hopelessly lifeless It was merely an
emphatic expression to say that It was
"as dead az a doornail." ."-London Tele-
graph. 8,
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Now that the solemn and public
duty Of swatting the fly has ceased for
the time, it is in order for the truly
altruistic to turn their attention to
doing their Christmas shopping early.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Chinese merchants who bought large
supplies Of German dyes before the
) war opened are now disposing OF their
surplus stocks to American manufac-
turers ct large profit. The worlds
commerce in the twentieth century 10
vonderfully we'll Organized.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Medical men say kissing spreads dis.
ease germs from mouth to mouth, but
gossip spreads lots more dangerous
germs than that by the same route.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The statement that there are one
hundred and eleven varieties of snakes
in the United States indicates that the
experts have failed to take account Of
snakes In the grass" i:
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Mrs. Lucretia Roberts Of Sante
Cruz county, Arizona. is probably the
only real live woman sheriff in the
United States. She enjoys all the
distinction that goes with the Office
Of deputy sheriff; wide sombrero.
q big revolver and lariat, to
say nothing Of the deputy's hedge
of office. Sheriff Roberts is . widow,
tall, straight and strong, and . past
master in the handling Of shooting
irons" When asked what she does
when one violates the law In SAINTS
Cruz, she archly replied: II 90 get
him."
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The cigarette has received another
Jolt, administered BY physicians dis.
cussine cancer. They say that smok.
ing cisarettes or hort-stemmed pipes
.is dangerous by reason Of the irrita-
ton of the lips occasioned by the heat,
That irritation Of the cuticle 10 cause
oe cancsr y now gensrally asyssa
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Cat-skin fur is not accounted dur
able, and therefore is q negligible fac.
tor in the active fur trade. Alas. that
this cannot be said also Of the cat IT,
self. /;
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Tipping a. the Last Resort.

TJPPtn0 ~ SHO 61SS UoeVrs'
A protest is being made against the
exaction Of ''tips" by the servants in
public schools. There are few of US
capable Of regarding clipping SO phil
osophically as Lord William Russell,
who. on his way to the scaffold, asked
the minister in attendance what tip
he, ought to give the executioner.-
London Standard.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

MACHINERY, If IN need Of
. plow, drill. harrow, harrow
cart corn-planter, cultivator. wa
ron, buggy or any other farm
naohinery, 60 to the Mandan
Merchants Co. All machinery
Gueranteed. ADV.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Famine is said to be decimating
the ostriches in Africa. most of the tin
cans and copper kettles being used
for war purposes, we presume.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
sh. Meant an E.eal.tor.

She Meant an Escaiator.
It was a Brooklyn Mrs. Malaprop
who said there ought to be an oscu-
'lator at every elevated road stairway"
A. daughter dn high SCHOOL, silenced
her erring lips with a respectful Kiss
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

A. Philadelphia girl, picked as the
most beautiful young woman in Amer
lea. says she owes her, good looks to
singing. We look for q horrible time
in our neighborhood until the fad dies
out
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

rs kissing worth $1.25 a minute?"
asks an exchange. How do we know
unless you let us have a peek at
the lady?
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
Thls q From lady,Irni[th,

: : ssssO - tsOOyOyuUtSvlo 80
Ladysmith. Wis.-Whiie 1t Ills farm
here. former Assemblyman DEN H.
Richards saw . big buck coming home
with the cattle. Rushing into the
house, he secured rife and shnt ~
animal. Il weighed 3s6 poanda
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Speaking of old age pensions. many
Of the young men seem to need pen
sions more than the old ones,
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

No, the oto- -ophthalmics have moth.
ing to do, as class, with the build
ing or driving of automobiles.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

A bachelor has just welded a
woman with 18 children. Peace
hath it's heroes no less than war.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The French are said to be using alb.
sinthe for high explosives. It always
was deadly, but hitherto only IN re-
tail way. so to speak.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Money may not make a man. but
take some mems money away from
them and there would be nothing left.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
what fools these slaves Of fashion

Fashion has shortened the skirts,
but not the modistes reminder.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Doc Wiley says Incorporate eating
IL almost as common as intemperate
drinking. but nevertheless we risk q
second piece Of mince pie.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The rubberneck 1ho stands at 4
street crossing on a breezy day is one
Of those who believes that it's an Ill
wind that blows nobody good.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

When you feel like grumbling at the
cold think Of the poor fellows on the
battle line and be thankful,
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Although this years wheat crop 10
said to be we'll above l,000,000.000
bushels, despite the rains. one fancies
that the biscuits will be more or less
soggy.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

There is use for all things. The air
raids over the English metropolis
show where the famous London fogs
come in handy.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

4 We have now come to that time of
the year when the man who takes .
cold bath every morning thinks It
something to brag about.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

+ A student Of affairs says woman's
life should vary. Well. don't the NOV.
ing picture shows offer something diff.
ferent every day!
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

It might be well for builders of theo-
retical f1reproof structures to study
the composition of the incombustible
stogie.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

People with respect for their diges.
tions should be glad to learn that the
cabaret is going out of fashion. .
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

Any pessimist will tell you that II
you do as you expect to be done by
somebody will do you.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

A. New York, man has invented an
airship finder. The crying need 10 for
an airship dodger.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

The relentlessness Of Mars never
yet availed to put Cupid out of bust.
ness.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18

& Small boys are the greatest boast
ers. But many Of them outgrow It.
The Washburn leader., 1916-02-18
His Machine.

Knicker-Ha Jones runabout? J
Bocker-No, just talkabout. New
York Sun.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
PROMISING MINING PROPERTY

Ralph s. Fairchild and Dick Mccoy
OF this city and their associates re-
Gently shipped TO a Pueblo smelter
from their mining property In the
Greenhorn mountains. six miles south
Of Parkdale. twenty-eight tons OF cop
per which is reported to have netted
them s1.240. Another consignment
TO the same smelter returned them
S2.240. according to the same author
ity. They have been developing the
property for year or more and will
soon be in position TO make regular
shipments of high grade ore.
They have sunk a shaft to depth
of about four hundred feet on the
vein and the mineral is improving in
quality all the time. The vein is a
large one and is traceable on the sur
face of the mountain for distance OF
seven or eight miles. There appears
to be no doubt that they have uncov-
cred large body of mineral and their
success Is attracting the attention OF
and the opinion is expressed that
fiourishlng mining camp is likely to
be the outgrowth OF their discovery
Already a number OF prospcctors
are at work In the vicinity and num-
ber of claims have been staked In
the neighborhood. One of them. the
Agnes located about n mile and n
half away. is being worked by Mr..
Martin and associates OF Pueblo with
encouraging prospects. Still another
property. owned by Mr.. Chezik, has
been leased to Mr.. Pfffer OF Pueblo
and he has several men at work sink
ing n shaft. John Farrell has claim
on the opposite side Of the mountain.
a couple OF miles away. and he ex
poets TO do lot of development work
as soon as the weather will permit.
Messrs. Fairchild. Mccoy and asso-
ciates have hoisting apparatus. pump.
etc. and are in position to carry on
the work In a systematic manner.
Their property is only about twelve
miles from Canon City In a direct line.
altho Parkdale is the nearest shipping
point for their ores.
That there In copper in the Green
horn mountains in paying quantities
seems to be proven beyond question
by the researches OF Messrs. Fair
child. Mccoy and their associates.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
RED man PROGRESSING
Passing Of Indian Medicine Man
New Step Forward.
Uncle Sam, In Effort TO Perpetuate
Race, Aids Hls Wards In Put
ting End to the Ravaues
Of Disease.

The day Of the old-time Indian medi-
cine man is rapidly passing. EncOur-
aged by Uncle Sam. the red man Is
turning more and more to the white
mans physician and his medicine.
The passing of the Indian medicine
man marks another step toward the
Americanization Of the original Amer
lean. In the face Of the march of clvi-
lization through the reservations Of
the red men, the medicine man has
held his own to a remarkable degree
until recently. when the ravages of
tuberculosis and trachoma among the
adults and the heavy mortality among
the infants on the reservations led to
the conclusion that If the red man was
to be perpetuated, modern sanitary and
medical measures must be adopted.
Uncle Sam has endeavored to do his
part in the protection of his wards by
greatly increasing the number of hos
pitfalls for the use of the Indians
While there were only 53 hospitals IL
1912, with capacity of 1,256, there
were "A in 1915. with a capacity OF
2,04s- and more are being built or
planned.
Substantial increases have also beer
made in the number OF field matrons
and nurses, and an attempt made to
furnish the best practicable service
with the appropriations that congress
would make possible.
In view of the widespread prev
alence Of trachoma and tuberculosis,
as reported by the Investigation of the
public health service. ophthnlmologists
have been increased In number from
three TO seven. and the number OF reg
ular agency physicians Increased from
SO to $50. and contract physicians from
SO to 20.
The appropriation for relief cf dis
tress has been Increased from S200,0Uo
to $4,000.
Modern thought having indicated the
importance OF well-cared-for teeth.
seven travelling dentists have been en-
pioyed, whose duty II is to keep the
teeth of the children enrolled In In
dian schools In the best condition prac-
ticnble.
In an effort to improve the sanitary
surroundings under which Indians
must live. campaigns for sanitary
clean-ups have been waged on the va
rious reservations.
The Importance of bringing about n
real Improvement In infant mortality II
the Indian is to be perpetuated has
been recognized. and an earnest cam
paign has been Instituted and is now
In force to save the babies. This cam
paign has brought out the most cor
dial cooperation on the part Of all en-
ployees In the service. and while the
results can only be shown after q
period of years Its effectiveness Is even
now apparent.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
CONSCIENCE FUND" BOOSTED
Uncle Sam Enriched by More Than
$4,000, Biggest Contribution
Made In Any One Year.

Whether or not II is Indicative Of
the growth of the public conscience,
Uncle Sam proflted more In 1915 by
the awakening OF the consciences OF
some individuals than he had In
any other year since the Coincidence
fund" OF the treasury department came
into existence In 1887. In that year
h, total contributions to the fund
were $3.50. During the last fiscal
vear the fund was increased by more
than $4,000.
II is pointed out that conscience has
recently been unusually active. not
only to enriching the federal treasury
but in helping private and public cor
porations and individuals. An Ohio
man paid 25 cents for apples stolen
six years ago; Californian paid
newspaper subscription 88 years over.
due: q woman sent stamps to . Kan
sas City street railway company to
pay for four fares. and . Pennsyl-
vauian paid up hossi bin hs skippsd
y gears ago.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
SOUTH. CANON ALUMNI
DEFEATS HIGH SCHOOL

The basket ball team OF the Alum
nj association of the South Canon
high school defeated the high school
team by the score of 80 to IL Christ
mas night
The high school was handicapped by
the absence of two of its regular
members. but was able 10 make a
fair showing against the alumni who
are a much heavier team.
The high school colors were well
displayed by both teams. The new
white suits with blue emblems OF the
alumni offered marked contrast to the
blue Of the high school.
The line up was as follows:
High school-McKinley. Patterson.
forwards: Hoiekvam. Mccartney. cen
ters; Marsh. Jefferson. guards.
High sehool-Ackeibine, Newton.
cooley. forwards: Foote. center:
Thompson. Randolph. guards.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
NOTICE.

After Jan. lat. 1917. all union bar.
ber shops will close at 1880 D. m.
Saturday night. --adv
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
YOUR TONGUE SHOWS you UP
New Science Reads Peoples charae-
ters by Size and Shape Of
Their Tongues.

Put out your tongue" Is a phrase
associated in most peoples minds with
doctors, and is usually reminiscent OF
minor ailments and nasty medicines
spoken by glossomancist, however,
the curt command takes on an alto
gether different Significance.
a glossomnncist, 1t may he as well
to explain, is professor of glosso-
nancy, a new science which consists
in reading peoples characters by the
shape and size of their tongues.
Thus. according to its yotaries. the
possessor of short and brond tongue
Is apt to be untruthful as to words.
and unreliable as TO deeds. A long
tongue moderately pointed. denotes
frankness and loving, trustful, af-
fectionate disposition. When the
tongue Is long and broad, however, 1t
Is sign that the owner is shallow
and superficial, and also a great talk
er. The typical woman gossip, say
glossomanelsts, almost always shows
this shape of tongue.
The small round tongue. plump and
in shape like an oyster. denotes
mediocre abilities and a nature tina,
Is commonplace and coIorless. A
short. narrow tongue goes with a M
ture that is Mt once quick-tempered.
The worst type of tongue is said to
be the long, narrow, sinuous kind
what glOssOmancists call the "snake
tongue" Its possessors are very like
ly to be cruel, sly. vindictlve and de-
ceitfuI.