The Washburn leader. [volume], November 14, 1896, Image 4

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Washburn LeatSe:
t'i lil.ISlIKK KYI'.llV S A I'll It'.lA V.
By ."ohn Sattkhi.ond.
Tills is iiiiti-rcil us .Sci'tilul C'liis* Mutli Tin
tlie l'uslnliice ill Wiislilmrii. North Piakula
OS1
PIf-'l.VL
P.U'fiUi Ob' jMcLEAN CO
Mlir.sntil: I ON I'UIl K. 51 IMCIl VKAII.
W. K. Mansflbld is—as ws predicted-—
eU'Cteil senator from this dintri by a
lar^e majority. 4lr, Mansfield was nom
inated by the people- and not a self nom
inated uandid'ito. Tho p-ople of tiie 2 Hli
district »re to Ixi i-oiiitratulnted on the
election of so worthy a successor to Sen
ator Gregory as \V. E. Mansfield.
Minot Reporter: At the hour of g«'ng
to press Major Murphy and L. S. Foot
claim to have been elected representative
from this district.
Standing Candidate's claims are nil, but.
there is nothing to prevent his contesting
Mr. Foot's claims if he wants to and
ctu stand the expense. Foot is elected
representative from this district.
The Mandati Pioneer prints the~follow
ng ns C) niii4 fri a pro'niiunt Iii.li
pendent-Democrat on the west, side: The
biggest farce of the campaign was the
putiing in of that man Klienogel as
chairman of tlr Democratic Slate t'oin
mittee. He has had absolutely 110 exper
ience even as a nu mber ol committee
b'*f«!• *. and no more unfit man could have
been found for tiie place if a small t'lothed
C'imjIj
hmi b"f-n used t' rak" over tne
State. The party ought to lose when it
puts up ich a ni in as chairm of its
coaimitt.-e. Tun Uupublicans put. up one
ol I :ie best business men in th« State
anil tiie result is largely to be attributed,
to difference in liu committeemen.
(j ivernor elect. Briggs says to a Minim
a tmiis interviewer: "I should be perfect-j
ly well satisfied to see the Republicans
carry North Dakota with a small major
i' v. but a large vote for our ticket, means
ire thai' merely our election. It means
til- orasiiing out of poiiulitm iu North
l:l{ta. Not. only will this be a good!
tliia,'
hi
iiouie. but it, will be a good thing
f..r our people witti the east, where we
must, (ro to borrow the money to make
tir developments. In this respect I think I
'he large vote is going to prove positive
boon. Once put. North Dakota 111 line
with the solid debt-paying States and we
a a a a a a
can use to advantage. Ii is altogether
earlv for me s.iy what, I shall try to
do
Ms
ivernor. It
W'*re
presumptuous,
if it worse. But this I shall certainly do.
I sh ill !*'l v:! th tople the b-uefit of
eight yenr- as a put,lie offi-er two of
which I In I ii'i ir.^ of i:« Stale finances
and I b-'liev I giv':
f,
mm a good I111
iness ad ninistration. do not aitn to be'
brilliant, but r-ither to lost.er and build up
the yotd name of tlio Stein: for conscvn
tism and hoii'.'ntv in public and private
transifti'ltis, If I accomplish t• is 1 shall
have done what I now conceive t. be my
first duty."
tiwor'L.iNDi.u IN
cr.'.Li.
Sir Robert Ball Speculates I'pon the Pos
sibilitien ol' Such Experience.
Conceive that traveler were endow
ed with some meaua of Kourinp aloft lor
miles ai:tl tliousuiids of niiks, still up
and up, unUl at length he h:ul attained
the awiul height of nearly 200,000
miles above the ground, suggests Sir
Robert Ball in his "Story of the. Heav
ens." Glancing down at the surface cf
that earth, which is at such a stupen
dous depth beneath, he would be able to
see a wonderful birdseye view
He would lose, no doubt., the details
of towns and villages. The features in
such a landscape would be whole conti
nents and vhcie orenns, in so far as the
openings '.v.thi tho clouds would per
mit the eart h's suiuiee lo bo exposed.
At this stupendous elevation he could
try one of the most interesting experi
ments that was ever in tl:e power of a
pbilcsophrr. lie could test whether the
earth's aitrr.ction was felt at such a
height, and he could measure the
ainourt of that attraction. Take for the
experiment cork, a marble, or any
other object, large or small. Hold it be
tween the fingers aild let go. Every one
knows what would happen iu such a
case down here, but it required' Sir
Isaac Newton to tell what would hap
pen in such a case up there. Newton as
serts that the power cf tlie earth to at
tract bodies extends even to this great
height, and that the marble will fall.
This is the doctrine that we can now
test.
TIIK AUSTKAl.IAN HAI.l.OI'.
(Jnuiil Forks I'laiiKlcnliT.
Tlie Australian ballot, is a test of good
citizenship. A man who cam ot read and
write is necensairly not a ^-ind citizen nor
competent to pass judgment upou tlie
lr.-ues
Wiiich
1
We are ready for the experiment.
The marble is released, and lo! our
first exclamation is one cf wonder. In
stead of dropping instantly, the little
object appears to remain suspended.
We are ou the point of exclaiming that
we must have gone beyond the earth's
attraction, and that Newton is wrong,
when our attention is arrested. The
marble is beginning to move, bo slowly
that at first we have to watch it closely.
But the pace gradually improves, bo
that the attraction is beyond all doubt,
until gradually acquiring more and
more velocity the marble speeds on its
long journey of 200,000 miles to the
earth.
Any citizen of the United States may
file in the patent office a claim to a par
tial invention.'stating that he has not
yet mph fl it and praying protection
nr. ii have had lime to bring it
•t) iVcUf..:
iiic Mrcor
ta ^aiues
biu'ouCi's vras establish'
in 1G11. This title is
found in- no country of the continent,
ousting only in the British dominions.
arise ^ln nation*1 (tail's.
-Aith th-i Aiwt -ii.i ballot suc.t a thai, in
use in this State tin: Ignorant v.itar prac
tinally forloits l.i right of suffrage. In
the Fourt.li w.ird o( this city at least
twenty ballots \V(!ro cast on wliich tiie
jcauditiiit.es for t:sideniial electors were
'not marl'.eJ at all. anj presumedly it was
of voting for electors *i!id not fiitdin^ tho
iifKitrH of th-*ir presidential favorite#
upon the ticket tailed entirely in what
wh£t
the political manipulator who formerly
inarchcd the ignorant voters to tho polls
and voted them at so much per head.
THE WOMAN IN COURT.
A Dangerona Wltnexa and a Two Edged
Sword on Croxs Examination.
the same everywhere. Evidently the vo
torn did ,ot underhand tho thatU is raised J^safflciOTt
perhapH, their iiihin object in voting.
Several ballots were cast without a mark
upon
them. Upon
There is an agreement among law
yers not to put a woman on the witness
stand if it can be avoided.
"I always subpoena women," says a
lawyer of experience. "It keeps them
harmless, but I never use them unless
my case is desperate." A lawyer press
ed for reasons preserves an impersonal
attitude by retiring behind the law. It
is a sad but long established fact, it
seems, that the law when it forbids a
wife testifying in her husband's favor
intimates her inability to speak the
truth, for, doubtless, some personal rea
son she may fib against him on oath if
she will. With the best intentions in
the world, a woman will state conclu
sions instead of facts. Her mental tend
ency is to form some preconceived theo
ry, and »ho facts arc unconsciously
twisted to support it.
1
In consequence of these mental idio
syncrasies women witnesses are earc
f-illy "prrpi'.mi." After a lawyer has
eliminated the "I saids" and "liesaids"
from her i:::rrative and has ruthlessly
Lrought her personal importance to the
matters she lias testified to to the least
appreciable quantity and has endeavor
ed to throw into relief the facts of im
portance to his side, he folds his hands,
closes his ey"s and tries to realizo then
and there all his stock of faith.
"Let me give you my dying advice,"
said Rufus Choate. "Never cress exam
ine a woman. The cannot disintegrate
tho story they have once told. They
cannot eliminate the fact that is for
you from that which is against you.
They po for the whole thing, and the
moment yen begin to cross examine one
cf them, instead of being bitten by one
rattlesnake, you are bitten by a whole
barrelful. I never, except in a case ab
solutely cleypcrate, crcss examine a
woman."
Judge. Barrett has given these rules
for crcss examination:
"First.—Never ask a question of
which the answer might harm you.
Second.—Never crc.ss examine any
witness over ten minutes.
"Third.—Never crcss examine a wom
an."
There is a whiplash to a woman's
speech that will crack through the cuit
est cross examination.
"Did ti (.ciCiidant giycyouthi3 um
brella?"
"Yes. brt I paid for it."
Speeches cf this sort, that any nimble
wilted woman can toss from the tip cf
h( tongue, make lawyers modest and
judges shy. These are) advantages be-
He n»!e Her Take it Off.
to see the stngo. Will yea oblige me by other food.—New York Tribune.
taking it off?"
"I have paid for my seat, end I in
tend to wear what I please,"was the
answer received. A i'ppy thought
struck the. man. Ho reached for his silk
hat and put it on his head. Immediate
ly there was a cry of several voices from
behind him: "Takeoff that bat! Take
rff that hat!" The man took his hat off,
but. the woman, not knowing what ho
had done, of course thought that the re
marks were intended for her.
mad, thoroughly mad, and, gathering
1 herself together,'she left her seat nrd
the theater, and a smile cf satisfaction
swept, over the man's face. Revenge wai
sweet.—Florida Citizen.
Fateful.
Mr. Hardlot—One thing, our son,
John can never bore his wife by telling
her what a fine cook his mother was.
Mrs. Harolot—What do you mean?
Mr. liaiuiot—Ho can never forget
that his oiu lather died from dyspepsia.
—Kansas City Star.
The fox had jumped and jumped
and jumped. He sat down with his'
tongue hanging out and eyed tiie uuat-,
tainable grapes with a well assumed air
of indifference.
"Dear me! ho remarked airily.
"Hew carclef.s cf me not to notice that I
they were not edible grapes, but good
only to make into table d'hote wine."
—Indianapolis Journal.
THE COCHINEAL DYE.
Bow tkt Little Innectg Are Gathered and
Prepared For
luc
other*
candidate was marked, showing that the
voter had boen educated as lo how to
vote, in that particular matter. The Aus.
traliau ballot has rung tho changes on
DM.
The history of the cochineal insect
was for a long time very obscure, and
at oho time the species employed in
commerce was considered a vkind of
grain. It was not until near the close of
the seventeenth century that it was dis
covered to be of insect origin. The in
sect is a native of Mexico, where it was
raised by the Mexican Indians long be
fore the country was discovered by tho
Spaniards. It is now cultivated in some
of tho West India islands and in a few
of our western states, but it is in Mex
to form an article of com­
merce. The insect is raised on the ccoh
ineal tree, or Indian fig or nopal, which
is a spccies of cactus.
The cochineal is first collected about
the middle cf December. The insects
mmiio {nin^le are removed from the tree witli a kiiiic,
When the cochineal arrives in the
market, it is in tho form of a email
grain, havir.g a convex and a concavo
side, but with very little resemblanco
to the body cf an insect. It is used for
dyeing crims-oii and scarlet anel for
making earuiine. Cochineal alono yields
a put pie color, which, whe.u mixed wit
a solution of tin in uitromuriatic acid,
may be changed to a most beautiful
scarlet. The discovery is said to have
been made in this wise:
A man who was making a thermome
ter placed in his window an extract of
cochineal made with boiling water, and
in some way a vial containing uitro
muriatic acid was broken over it. This
acid changed the purple dye into a most
beautiful dark red, and by experiments
this man soon found that the tin dis
solved in tho acid caused tho change of
color. An ingenious dyer at Leyden,
Holland, biought the discovery to per
fection. The secret afterward became
known, and a large elycing establish
ment was rrrcted iu Paris. This acci
dent occurrrel 000 years ago.—Provi
dence Journal.
A HISTORIC CANNON.
Was In the Ittcxlcan Wer and Is Now Cued
•s a Curbutone Fender.
Almost the only relic in existence of
the battery that was established in this
city during the Mexican war is an old
cannon that is at present doing duty as
a curbstone fender. At the time tho bat
tery was constructed it was on tho edge
of the bay and near where the corner of
Broadway and iSansome street now is.
When pence was ticclared, the battery
was dismantled and the material of any
use was carried away. For seme reason
one cannon was left behind, carriage
and all. Thore appeared to be nothing
the matter with it, and it was even used
several time.} to fire Fourth of July sa
lutes.
As the years went by the carriage was
moved away and remained lying on the
ground for a time. When Battery street
was cut thiougli, it rcccivtd its name
from the cM fort, and I l.e cannon was
rolled down lo the edge tf the curb as a
reminder cf tlie old days.
How long it l^y there is a question
that nebedy can answer, for those who
might have done so are all dead. At
any rate it is known that a patriotic
drayman concluded that the cannon
should l.e taken enre cf. lie got a num
ber of volunteers, and when the curb
stone was put in the crowd carricd it to
the corner and poked its muzzle down
into a hole. It has remained there ever
I since.—San Francisco Call.
Typhoid Fever and
tore the law not lightly to be relinquish- suffering flora typhoid fever is the ba
r:» rmnn IN tiiis fiifiPSiSO. llG CXDl
d.—San Frrneisco Examiner.
A man found himself seated behind a cd. Eventually it begins sloughing away
hat of. such large proportions that he in spots, leaving well defined ulcers,
could scarcely see the stage at all. Aft- At these places the intestinal walls be
er vainly endeavoring to
catch a glimpse come dangerously thin. A solid food, if
of the perfumers he determined that
tlie only thing to do was to get the! duce perforation of the intestines and
woman to remove her hat. "Madam," dire results will follow. Therefore solid
he said in the politest tones, "would
William C. Ussery. M. D., of St.
Louis says that the best food for those
nana. In this disease, he explains, the
lining membrane cf the small intestines
becomes intensely inflamed and engcrg-
taken
foods
you bo so kind as to take off your hat? It, of innutritious substances, as compared
prevents me from seeing the perform- with nutritious substances, are dangcr
ance." "No, I will not," was the re- ous and are to be avoided. The banana,
tort from the woman with the high hat. although it may be classed as a solid
The man accepted Ihc rebuff very calm- food, containing as it does 95 per cent
ly, and he made a vain effort to see the nutrition, does not possess sufficient
stage for awhile longer. Finally he de- waste to irritate these sore spots. Nearly
trrmined to try it. again. "Madam," the whole amount taken into the stem*
he said, "1 have paid for this seat, bnt ach is absorbed and gives the patient
by reason of your high hat. I am unable more strength than
into the stomach, is likely to pro-
or
foods
containing a large amount
can
be obtained froia
Trying Ordeals For Presidents.
In writing of the pardoning pow
er invested in the president, Hon.
Benjamin Harrison says in The Ladies'
Home Journal: "The papers in these
murder cases are usually voluminous—
a full record or an abstract of the evi
dence making part. If tlie trial seems to
havo been iairly conducted and no new
exculpatory evidence is produced, and
She was the sentence doep not seem to have been
unduly severe, the president retuses to
interfere. He cannot weigh the evidence
as well as the judge and jury. They saw
And heard the witnesses, and he has
only a writing before him. It happens
sometimes that the wife or mother of
the condemned man comes in person to
plead for mercy, and I know of no more
and sobbing utterance^ and to feel that
a public duty requires that they be de
nied their prayer."
Wouldn't Gratify Them.
Mr. Bangs—Don't you think we'd
better pull down the parlor shades? We
shan't be home fpr ten days, you know.
Mrs. Bangs—No, indeed. If we put
the shades down, half the women in
town whom I know will bustle up here
and leave their cards. I'm not going to
gratify them in any such way.—Cleve
land Plain Der.ler.
S E E N S W I I A S
ATTOKXKYS AT I.AW,
oniee over O'Shauglinessy's store in XK
chants bail~ hlneic, IiiMiiarc! N. D.
LAURENCE CASSELMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
(OI.I.Kt'TIONS l'KOMPTI.Y MADB, AND
J'OltKCLOSUUKS OF MOltTtiACKS A
SICrlAbTV.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the estate of .Tamos Thomp
son, lati* of llniicock. County of Mci.can, Stale
of North Dakota, deceased.
All persons having claims against said .lame
Thompson, deceased, are required to exhibit th
same wl the necessary vouchers to the under
signed duly appointed and qualified adndnistra
months aft"r the first pulilieatinn of this notice
lias hecii limlteil as the time for creditors t» pri
sl
»u^
ant
pi-ovo
the edge of _wj»ich hMDate,ISeptember 4th, lvr,.
arc carefully brushed off with a squir
rel tail. This labor is performed ly tho
women. The insects are usually killed
by the application of heat, by bilking in
ovens or by the heat of the suu.
their rlaims against said estate,
of the estate of .lames Thompson, (leeeaM'il.
Al ItKNCK CAKKKI.MAN.
Attorney for Administrator,
Washburn, North Dakota.
CHARLES T. STALEY
AGENT FOR
.Adams,& BurkeCo
Live Stock Gcmmission
Chicago' and Omaha.
Washburn & Ft. Berthold
STAGE LINE.
B. Mc3INLEY, Proprietor.
Stage leaves Washburn at 7 o'clock,
m.. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
and leaves Fort Berthold, at 7 o'clock, a.
m.. Mondnys, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Connects at Merchacs Hotel with stage
from Kismarck. Strict attention paid to
tho comfort of passengers and good care
taken with all express packages.
Bismarck & Washburn
DAXY STAGE LINE.
The stage leaves Bii-niarek, and AVas'i
burn every morning at 7 o'clock a.
Mail Orders. E. E. MORRIiS.
NORTHERN
PACIFIC R.R.
1*3"
THROUGH CA.RS
—TO—
St. Paul
Mci.e'ir'st/^e"^ ak'nta,'Hn.'r'four |besides an immeiice stock, of
4J. I! II I Dir,
in.,
ex-
pt tor.Cay. Cot chit- pvo^did with sub
stantial covering, good seats, &c„ for con
vfintiict) of ftiR1 ti|. eis ho v.ll I car
lied at reasonable rates. Special ratu
or heavy express.
£. E. IV!ORRIS,
DEAJ.ER IK
BOOTS and SHOES,
AN!) MAIN KTKKETH
NOR. DAK.
C'OKNUU KorUTII
HISMARCK.
This new storo has been opened with
one of the finest, and fullest stocks of
Boots and Shoes ever brought to the'eapi
tal city, and the Goods will be soid at the
lowest oossihl margiu of profit. A share
of tho patronage of the people of
McLean County is respectfully solicicted.
I will pay prompt and 'careful attention
Minneapolis
Fargo
Grand Forks
Dnluth and
Winnipeg.
-TO
Helena
3utte
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Pullman Sleeping Cars
Elegant Dining Cars
0 .!• II LI
Al&ntic Mail, No 2.
(il)IX(i
Y°UTu
January 28,18S)(i.
Trsms
Northern Pacific Time Table
Mountain Time
OOINTi KAST
12 40 a
WEST.
Pacific Mail, No 1
Through tickets to Japan and Chinn, via
Mans.
7:15 a r,
Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steamship
an American Line.
or rates,
Time Tables or Special
irmation apply to Agent. Northern Pa
ilismarck, N.D. Chas. 8. Fee
General Taseuger 'and Ticket «g?nt,
SEVEN SOLID CARS
STOVES
FENCE
WAGONS,
SALT,
C. B. LITTLE, President,
P' D. KENDRICK, Vice President.
For tiie RIGHT PLACE,
I am receiving now the contents of seven
cars of freight per Soo Line comprising in
part,
QftY GOODS, NOTIONS, 'CLOTHING
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS,
GLOVES, MITTENS, HOSERY,
Which we fondly imagine we have bought
on the ground floor, and as.we want to dis~
pose of them in a hurry, we don't intend to
raise them very high.
CEO.
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FURNITURE,
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PLOWS, PLO\V S,
CEMENT, LIME.
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O A A O N
FRANK G. GRAMBS,
S E S S O O
Ilein-y W. Granibs,
Dealer in
Heavy and shelf Hardware, Barb Wire, and
N A I S
Windmills, Pumps, etc.
(OPPOSITE THE SHERIDAN HOUSE.)
Bismarck, N. D.
Z'2f"
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
To Whom it May Concern.
I have this day taken charge of the entire business of John P. Hoagland, Lumber
Dealer, as Trustee for the purpose of collecting all accounts and notes due him and
pajing his indebtedness from said collections. The business will be run by me on
a CASH Basis until all debts are paid and then be turned over to Mr. Hoagland All
parties owing him are urgently requested to make immediate settlement in ordei that
ho may resume and do business ia his own name.
A full line of Lumber, Building Material aud Fuel will kept in stock n»
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
I8IW3IA15CK. TV. 1.
Capital 8100,000.
Foreign Drafts Bought and Sold.
(GENERAL BANKING- BUSINESS.
on
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W. A. DltiLON, Cashier.
S. M. PYE, Assistant Cashier.
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