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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
TRAMPING IN FINE RAIMEMT.
Leaning on His Gold Headed Cane,
He Told of His HardUp Condition.

A~tramp. attired in silk tile and Prince
Albert coat, set East Twenty seventh
street agog with conjecture recently.
Spotless linen, clean-shaven face and a
glib tongue, added to the makeup of the
beggar. Many thought him to be an es-
tray from the ranks Of the Cook County
Marching club Of Chicago, which cut
such dash here during the Bryan mott
ticatiOn meeting last week.
Early in the morning he appeared at
the kitchen door of the home Of Fred
.. Ball, Ash and Twenty-seventh streets
He trembled as he spoke of the hard
ship that i'll luck had forced upon him.
He leaned Oh a gold-headed cane as he
told Mr.. Ball of his hunger.
This is my first visit to any mans
back door, my friend he said in tone
begged in my life. and Ill give you this.
my last nickel, for bite of breakfast -
He held out Il nickel to the man whom
he sought to be his good Samaritan, but
Mr.. Ball refused it.
Mr.. Ball led him into the kitchen, and
soon the handsome beggar was making
away with Il bowl of oatmeal and offer
ing profuse thanks between spoonfuls
He had the tone Of a polished man, and
arose to go. Turning to Mr.. Ball, he
said; My young friend. you will yet
hear from this act Of kindness. | am a
music teacher by profession and have
taught Ill some of the best cOnServatOr
ries in the country Misfortune overlook
me and ] confess that right now | am
holding the short end. But I'll pull out
yet and will remember YOU
Tears trckled down the fellows face
as he left his bencfact0r and wendell his
way. toward the railroad yards.-Indian-
aDOliS Press
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
HAS THIRTY THOUSAND TEETH
The Snail is Well Equipped with It's
Bsnd-Sa Tongue.

1T is fortunate thing for man and
the rest OF the animal Kingdom said the
naturalist, that no large wild animal
has mouth constructed with the dcvour-
ing apparatus built on the plan of the
insignificant looking snail's mouth. for
that animal could out-devour anything
tnat nves. The snail itself is such an en-
tlrely unpleasant not to say loathsOme
creature to handle, that few amateur
naturallsts care to bother with il, but by
neglecting the snail they miss studying
one Of the most Interesting objects thar
come under their observation
Anyone who has noticed q snail feed
ing on leaf must have wondered how
such soft, fiabby, Shiny animal can
ma e such sharp and cleancut mcision
III the leaf, leaving an edge as smooth
and straight as if it had been cut with
knife This is due to the peculiar and
Formidable mouth it has. The snail eats
NOUN Inc tongue is a ribbon which
the snail keeps IN cell iii his mouth.
ms tongue is in reality a band saw.
with the teeth on the surface instead Of
on the edge. The teeth are so small thar
as many as 10000 of them have been
found on one snail's tongue. They are
exceedingly sharp and only few Of
them are used at a time-not exactly only
few of them, but few of them COM
paratively, for the snail will probably
have 1000 Or 5000 of them in use at once
He does this by means of his coiled
tongue. He can uncoil as much of this
as he chooses, and the uncOiled part he
brings into service. The roof of his
mouth is as hard as a bone He grasps
the leaf between his tongue and that
hard substance, and, rasping away with
his tongue, saws through the toughest
leaf with ease always leaving the edge
smooth and straight
by use the teeth wear off or become
dull. When the snail finds that this tool
is becoming blunted he uncoils another
section and works that out until he mas
come to the end of his coil. Then he
coils the tongue up again and is ready to
start i'll new, for while he has been using
the latter portions of the ribbon the
teeth have grown on again in the idle
portion-the saw has been filed and re-
set, so to speak-and while he is using
them the teeth in the back part of the
coil are renewed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
BIG CHURNINGS.
Work of the Highest Sa1aried Butter
Maker in the United States.

There is Dane in Kansas City, says
the Journal of that city, who churns the
milk from 10000 COWS daily. 1t takes
him only forty minutes to churn 1850
pounds of butter, and he makes ten Of
these cummings day. In one days
churnlng he turns out more butter than
all the housewives of Missouri and Kan
sas combined. This wonderful Dane is
A. NJ. Larson, buttermaker for the Bra
dy-Meridan Creamery company. He
learned the business in Denmark, and is
said to be the highest-salaried butter
maker in the United States. The walls
Of his workroOm are covered with but
him at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
He knows precisely when the cream is
ripe" for churning, knows just what
the flavor and color should be. knows to
a grain how much salt to put in tin
fact, knows it ALL
1t is an interesting sight to watch the
transformation of cream into butter in
the place where Mr.. Larson works The
cream arrives in large ten and twenty
gallcn milk cans. 1t is poured from these
cans into five immense tanks holding 300
gallons each. In each tank is a metallic
coil of pipe, through which is sforccd wa
ter from an artesian we'll 900 feet deep.
While the water is running through
these pipes, machinery moves the pipes
back and forth in the vat, keeping the
cream in constant motion. This work is
all done at night. and after four hours
OF the cooling process the cream is re-
duced to temperature of 81 degrees. In
the SIX or eight hours remaining before
daylight the cream ripens, and in the
morning the smooth. satin-like fluid is
ready for the great churn. This is an i'm
mense barrel. 20 feet long and 10 feet
through, which is revOlved by ma chinery
churning and working the butter at the
same, time After forty minutes of re-
volying. the churn is opened and there
are 1850 pounds of butter ready to be
packed into cans, wooden boxes and tubs
and to be nodded into countless one
wall of the churning room were more
than 100 barrels. That's salt" said the
butter maker. I'VE use salt here by the
carload. 1t takes 70 pounds for one
churnng"
There are forty-three Swimming sta
tons within radius of sixty miles of
Kansas City, which supply this great
churn 18th cream. At each of these
stations is a separator run by machin-
cry which separates the cream from the
milk. the farmer or dairyman taking the
skinned milk back with him. The sep
arator is a wonderful machine. 1t per-
forms the Office of skimming the milk
only 1T doesn't have to wait for the cream
to rise. 1t will take the milk within
thirty minutes after it comes from the
COW, while it is still warm and fresh and
covered with foam, and separate every
particle of cream from it. The milk is
reyolved with tremendous rapidity. the
cream coming from one spout in the sep
arator and the milk from another, by
cnOtrifuUa1 fOrcp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Won BuelOw was Equal to the
Occasion.

On one occasion, when Won Buelow
had to conduct an orchestral concert at
which "A piece written by an aristocratic
amateur was to be performed, the COM
poser requested permission to direct a
rehearsal. and, on obtaining it, opened
Il parcel containing seventy pencils,
which he handed to the members of the
band. asking them to mark his inten-
tons in their parts, as he would give
them by word of mouth. Hans Won Bue-
low noted this matter of detail. and left
the hall. Presently he returned. also
with a parcel, and. on resuming his place
at the desk, gravely handed out seventy
pieces Of india rubber. with which the
players were to erase the directions which
the composer had given them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to
a cancer, you will never get well until
your bowels are put right CASCA-
REFS help nature. cure you without a
grippe or pain, produce easy natural move
ments. cost you just 10 cents to start get
ting your health back. CASCARETS
Candy Cathartic. the genuine put up in
metal boxes. every tablet has c. O. c.
stamped or it. Beware of limitations
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Improvement Is Needed.

Although we lead the world i'll aggre-
gate wheat production, in yield per acre
we are far behind the most enlightened
countries of Europe, and stand next in
order, and but little above, the average
attained by the miserable ryot of India
or the but lately -emancipated serf of
Russia. Although we make millions of
pounds of the best butter and cheese in
the world. we still eXpend time and ener-
gy in producing tons Of stuff hardly wor-
thy the name of butter We still have to
build up our reputation in many markets
where it has suffered by the unscrupu-
lCusness of some of our farmers and ship
DGrS-IntnrnatiCna Monthly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Try Grain-O: Try Grain-O

Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee
The children may drink it without injury
as well as the adult. All who try it like
it. GRATN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 2Jc
per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Trees Protect River Banks.

The planting of trees along the banks
of streams to prevent erosion has been
undertaken in number of instances
Thus, in Arkansas one man has planted
red birch, native willows and soft maple
for two miles along stream to prevent
the washing Of the banks. The plants
were taken from the woods. Similar
work has been done near Mahwak, n.
j.. on the estate of Theodore Have
never Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
What DO the Children Drink i?

Don't give them tea or coffee Have
You tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems Grain-O is made of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee,
but costs about "a as much. All grocers
sell it. 1Jc and 25c
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
A Mexican Invention.

Among the exhibits sent to the Paris
exposition from Mexico is an air COM
pressor by a poor Mexican mechanic of
Toluca. 1t is said to be of great eco
nomic value. as it can be used for the
transmission OF all kinds of motor force
The inventor has been appointed honor
AIRY member of the National Academy of
Agriculture. Commerce and Manufac-
lures of Paris.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
A CupiOuS Hawaiian Cave.

A curious cave has been discovered
two miles from Hilo, Hawaii. The cave
runs toward tie mountain in the form
of Il tunnel. Down the middle of the
cave is a ditch that looks like the bed
of an ancient stream. This channel is
about three feet deep and four feet
wide, with evenly-worn sides. forming
two benches. On one of these benches
was found the skeleton of woman, i'll
sitting nnStu.e
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
French Tea Culture.

The year 1894 was the first in which
tea from one of her colonies was offered
in France. lin that year 1900 pounds
were received from Anam. In 1896 the
receipts jumped to 1926 pounds; i'll
1897, to $4,000 pounds. In 1893 the i'm
ports of tea from Anam into France We're
42,262 pounds. The figures for 1899 are
not accessible but it is estimated that
the exports will be not less than 100000
mounds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Red Glover Drives Flies.

People in the country who are an
noyed by flies should remember that
clusters of the red clover, if hung in the
room and left to dry and shed its faint,
fragrant perfume through the air. will
drive away more flies than sticky saucers
of molaSses and other fytraps and fly
papers can ever collect
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Average Annual Rainfall.

The average annual total of water
which falls as rain or snow in the Unit
ed States is 1907 cubic miles. This
amount of rain would more than twice
fill Lake Ontario. TO raise this water
to the clouds from which it fell would
require the work of 100000, 600 horses
working ten hours a day throughout the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
New German Invention.

A new invention that is already on the
market in Germany is that of artificial
stone steps. A design initiating staircase
carpets of any desired color is pressed in
to the steps when still soft, and as the
design or figures penetrate to consider
able depth they last as long as the steps.
Beautiful designs can be used and have
been found suitable for fine residences.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Sarah Bernhardt ON Diamonds.

Sarah Bernhardt says that the wearing
of diamonds destroys the best expression
Of the face, dims the fire of the eyes and
makes the teeth look like chalk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

In China the coinage is pierced with a
square hole in the center, and in place OF
purse John Chinaman carries piece
of string on which the coins are slung
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

China has had her Joan Of Are
Tradition tells of a maiden, Mou-Len.
who, in the garb of :. man, led the ar
mics of the empire to victory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently
on the liver ana kidneys. Cures sick
heada che. Price % and soc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

] am sure Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs.
Thos. Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich,
n. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

There are very few Chinese in Eng
land-only 767 all told, according to the
latest enumeration. Yet only three c0un-
ties are wholly without Chinamen-Here-
ford, Rutland and WeStmoreland
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Marriages by Mistake.

In the British isles. during the Nine
teenth centyr, seven. instances have
been recorded i'll which the bride has mar
ried the best man by mistake
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

We refund Zoe for every package Of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE that fails
TO give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co,
CniOnville, Mo. Sold by druggists.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

A curious criminal law exists in
Greece. A man who is there sentenced
to death awaits two years before the ex-
ecution of the sentence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

TO CURE A COLD in ONE DAY
Take Laxative BrOmo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
Z. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Floating Theaters.

A floating variety theater, to be towed
from one watering place to another
along the coast, is in process of construc-
ton in England.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

that no one else could be found to UNI
pire the game and stand the abuse. 1t
might be a good idea to adopt the idea
generally, at least until the fans learn to
talk with their fingers. Elk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

There is only one sudden death
among women to eight among men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

COckrOach ExitOr is a eXtermnator for
cOckrOaches bedbugs red ants etc Sent by mail 70
ST. NJ. FRYE Co, 81 Sycamore ST., milwaukee,, WIS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Wisconsin Hair Grower and Dandruff Cure
A guaranteed dandruff cure and hair promoter Send
for booklet, Wisconsin Pharmacal Co.. Milwaukee, Wis
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

India has greater variety of plants
than any other country in the world.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
Carriers Ink is Scientifically

compounded Of the best materials |
your dealer does not keep it he can &C
it for YOU
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
BaCkaChe Cured

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Il write to
thank you for the good Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound has done me.
1t is the only medicine I have found
that helped me. / doctored with one
of the best physicians in the city of
New York, but received no benefit. I
had been ailing for about sixteen years,
was SO weak and nervous that L could
hardly walk had continued pain in my
back and was trou bled with leucorrhoea.
Menses were irregular and painful.
Words cannot express the benefit have
derived from the use of your medicine
[ heartily recommend it TO all suffering
women. - MRS. MARY BARsHlNaER,
Windsor, Pa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

-Irish-bred horses win threefOurths
of the steeplechase races in England.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

-Forty-two inventions relating to cy-
cles were taken out last year by women
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Fishers FiaVOring Extracts Endorsed
by pure food laws and the U. S. government for their
PUEIrY and STRENGTH, A. j. Hilbert Co., Milw.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

One hundred thousand tons of apples
are raised on British soil yearly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Johnny-"Pa, what is the difference
between a walker and a Pedestrian"
Pas-"One has corns and wears tight
shoes, but | forget which one it is
Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Mrs. WfnslOW's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething. sOftens the gums reduces Inflammation.
allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05
KIDNEY TROUBLES OF WOMEN
Miss Frederick's Letters Show How She
Relied on Mrs. Pinkham and Was
Cured.

Relied Mrs. Pinkham and Was
Cured.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I have a
yellow, muddy complexion, feel tired
and have bearing down pains. Mcnses
have not appeared for three months;
sometimes am troubled with white
discharge Also have kidney and blad-
der trouble
] have been this way for long time,
and feel SO miserable | thought would
write to you and see if you could do me
any good. - MISS EDNA FREDERICK,
Troy, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1899.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM II have used
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound according to directions, and can
say / have not felt SO well for years as
/ do at present. Before taking your
medicine more miserable person you
never saw. l could not eat or sleep,
and did not care to talk with any one.
Now / feel so we'll / cannot be grateful
enough to you for what you have done
for me. Miss EDNA FREDERICK, Troy,
Ohio, Sept. 10, 1899.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Flying fish will cover as much as $50
yards at single flight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

More doctors, it is claimed. are kept
busy in Australia than in any other cOun-
try
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Fuddy-"A fellow can't think much of
a girl to eat onions just previous to call
ing upon her."
Duddy-"Oh, / don't know 1t may
be he is so sure of her he doesn't care ;
or, perhaps, there could be no stronger
proof of his devotion than the fact that
he could not keep away even after eat
ing onions Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Foreman-"De telegraph page is all
pied"
Editor-"Neverm mind; run it as It's. and
I'll label it the only original Chinese dis
patch, translation to follow tomorrow
Syracuse Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

The following Whistler story is told by
Justin Mccarthy:
"Whistler-'the MASTER as his follow
ers delight to call him-was once paint
ing a portrait of a distinguished novelist.
who was extremely clever but also ex-
tremely illfavored. When the portrait
sfied with it. You don't seem to like
it," Whistler said. The sitter confessed
that he did not, and said in self ustifica-
ton: You must admit that it is bad
work of art Yes Whistler replied:
but ] think you must admit that you
are bad work of NATURE -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Observing the manager of the drug de-
partment, the woman accosted him, in
spirit of badinage.
II have kleptomania," she said. What
would you advie me to take?"
THE elevator, by all means!' said the
manager wittily.
''And not something just as good?'' ex-
claimed the woman, affecting great sur
prise.-Detroit Journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

'She isn't very expert stenographer,''
said one young woman, land yet the
political orator for whom she takes die
tation has raised her salary three times
this year"
Yes" answered the other '.She isn't
expert, but she is clever. She told me
abont it. Sh.. always giggles out loud
when she comes to any portion of Al
speech that he obviously intends to be
funny. asnington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

Elderly Spinster (horriied)-'I1 little
boy, aren't you ashamed to go in bath
ing in such public place with such a
bathing suit as that on?''
Small Boy-'Yes'm, but me mother
makes me wear it. I'll take it off.
though. if you'll promise not to say moth
ing to her about it.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

The proprietor of the quick-lunch cafe:
Here, Stubby, git ready to tackle dat
Teller dat's just comm in
The. waiter: DE one in tn shirt
wast?"
The proprietor: Oats de one"
The waiter: Say, he's bigger dan
me-"
The proprietor: Go long. Don't you
ketch on? I've hired dat feiler by de
hour to come in here in his shirtwaist
an git thrown out and come back and
get thrown out again, an den sue me
fer ten thousand, see? I amt a goin' to
have desc high-class grub joints monopo-
liZin' all de free advertiser. Elk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-05

All, me!
Yesterday my husband exclaimed
'Parbleu!'' at golf.
This evening he has just exclaimed,
'Hoot, monr' at my fete champetre.
How humiliating to be married to such
a clod of man, with no soul. none of
the finer sensibilities.-Det Journal
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-21
Flower.

at is a surprising fact" avs Prof.
H0uton, that in my travels i'll all parts
of the world, for the last ten Years, ! have
'nnet more people having used Green's
August Flower than any other remedy,
for dyspepsia. deranged liver and stoni-
ach. and for constipation. | find for tour-
lists and saleslnen. or for persons filling
office position, where headaches and gem
eiat bad feelings from irregular habits
exist. tlllt Green's August Flower rs u
grand remedy. Ii does not ininre the
system by frequent use, and is excellent
for sour stoinachs and Indigestion
Sample bottle free ut N. G.. Young, Abhe-
willie. La. and Kibbe q Williams, fErath,
La. Sold by dealers III all civilized coun-
tries.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-21
ErYou Go 10 Paris, FAKE Money.

1.-THE city swarms with American
type writer's, clerks, interpreters,
guides, governesscs-all of whom
were led hither by the ambition to
see the Exposition and pay for it in
work" SAYS Vance Thompson, in his
Paris letter TO the Saturday Evening
Post. l might sum it all up by say
ing: Don't come to'Paris without
money, and, unless you are expert in
travel, do not try to play it off your
own bat.