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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
OIL CROP DECLINING.
Beet Sugar is Being Raised in New
York Instead.

The beet-sugar industry is attaining
wonderful proportions in various sections
of this country. A few years ago in some
sections Of central New York the pepper
mint-oil crop was the leading feature,
and brought more money into the hands
of the farmers than did the apple crop.
But now the peppermint crop is mostly
a thing of the past in that section, and
the mint stills are kept in operation by
the crop Of few acres near them.
The beet-sugar crop has driven the
mint crop westward, for the farmers find
it more profitable to raise sugar beets.
Ten years ago every community in CEN
trail New York had a resident who was
getting rich by stilling mint, but these
mills are now falling into disuse. Lyons.
n. Y, was the center of the mint market
Of the world, but that honor is now
among the claims of distant Western
cities. The fame of the Wayne county
oils was. known near and far and took
the worlds prize at the Columbian expo
sition in 1893. The Pan-American ex-
position will bring a new locality into
similar prominence in all probability.
Thus, the peppermint crop, like the
march of civilization, has gone west
ward -PhiladelDhia Record
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Australian Fruit Exports.

The agricultural department. of west
ern Australia has during the present sea-
son made experimental shipments of CO.
lonial products to London. Three con-
signments of fruit, composed of cranes.
apples and pears, arrived. Unfortunately
the grapes and pears in each case suffered
too much from the voyage to be of any
value; the apples, however, both for ap-
pearance and flavor were Of excellent
quality. A further trial has been made
in the shipment of cereals. Samples of
wheat, barley and oats have been sub
mitted to experts, who report on the ex-
cellent quality of the wheat in particular.
Scottish American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

l concluded to try your medicine and
l can truly say it does all that you
claim for it to do.
Ten bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
ages of Sanative Wash have made a
new woman Of me. 1 have had no
womb trouble since taking the fifth
bottle. 1 weigh more than 1 have in
years; can do all my own housework,
sleep we'll, have good appetite and
now feel that life is worth living.
owe all to Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. l feel that it has saved
my life and would not be without it for
anything. I am always glad to recon-
mend your medicine to all my sex, for |
know if they follow your directions,
they will be cured Mrs. ANNIE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
ICELAND DINNERS.
They Usually Consist of Little Else
than Dried Fish and Rutter.

In Iceland. the natives dinner usually
consists: of dried fish and butter. The
fish is ling or cod, which, when caught, is
split open and then hung up on lines by
the seashore to dry in the cold winds
and hot sun. When thus preserved they
will keep for years, being as hard as the
neither milestone. When wanted for din
ner the fish is Well hammered by stone
mallet and then cut up into strips. In
TINS state they are eaten, but it is said
that it needs an Icelander's teeth to get
through the meat. The butter is not
spread on the fish, but the two are taken
alternately first a mouthful of fish. then
a mouthful of butter. 1t may easily be
supposed that the Icelander is thankful
to have his jaws well creased after every
mOuthful of the tough morsel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
The Original Kearsarge.

Apropos of the old sloop-of-war Kear-
sarge and her building at Portsmouth. n.
H., an eye witness tells of the curious
way in which she was Launched" "She
was built" he says, ION the marine rail-
way at the head of the drydock at
Portsmouth navy-yard, pushed into the
dock by hydraulic rams and foated out
into the river" The Kearsarge was not
''ninety-day gunboat" or an emergency
cruiser. She was authorized by Congress
before the Civil war began.-Boston Jour
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Use for knowledge of Spanish.

Americans who contemplate going to
Porto Rico or Cuba. or coming to Mexi-
co, would do we'll to learn Spanish. Eng
lish will do around hotels and barber
shops, and among the better educated
people, but not for everyday, all-around
intercourse with the people. Linguistic
changes are effected slowly always
commercial hold on Latin America that
the Germans have till they learn Span
ish, and, for Brazil, Portuguese.-Mexi-
can Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Medical Book Free.

know Thyself," % Book for Men Only, sent
Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male reader men
tioning this paper &c for postage. The Science
of Life, or Sef-Preservation, the Gold Medal
Prize Treatise, the best Medical Book of this or
any age. 80 pp., with engravings and prescrip-
tons Only 25c., paper covers. Library Edition,
full gilt. Si.00. Address The Peabody Medical
Institute, No. Bulfnch St., Boston, Mass, the
Oldest and best in this country Write to-day for
these books; keys to health and vigor
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
What Do the Children Dr;nko

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-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 u as much. All grocers
sell it. 15c and 25c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
East-End Innocence.

An East End clergyman tells a moving
tale Of innocence A frail little girl
came into public house with jug to
fetch her parents half a pint. When
the jug was filled she nervously put down
two half-pennies on the counter and
made for the door. The barman, though
he hardly liked to brighten the poor little
thing, called after her in a gentle voice,
you're half-penny short" mo,
you're. a half-penny short she answered
and disappeared London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
AS Trim as a Yacht.

The battleship Kearsarge, which re-
Gently made her first trial trip in charge
of her regular officers and crew, is CON
sidered the finest type of warship which
has yet been added to the American
navy. Marine experts are of the opinion
that she is the equal of any vessel afloat
in armament, power and destructive pos
sibilities. Although literally a floating
fortress, the Kearsarge has really a
beautiful model and sets in the water
like a yacht.-Collier's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Sends Christian Ambassadors

Until few years ago mostly Chris
tians were accredited as ambassadors
from the Sultan of Turkey to Western
states, and in London alone there served
Christian who remained there as rep
resentative of the Sultan for forty-four
years. The present ambassador in Lon
don is a Greek and a Christian. So are
the ministers in Brussels and The Hague
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
BEST FOR THE BOWELS.

No matter what ails you, headache to O
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost
you just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARETS Candy Ca
thartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has G. G.. @. stamped
on it. Beware of limitations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Curved Pages Iniure Ewes.

A writer in the New York Medical
Journal says that the curved pages of
the ordinary book are injurious to the
eye of the reader. The curvature neces-
states a constant change of the focus of
the eye as it reads from one side to
another, and the ciliary muscles are I'M
der constant strain. Moreover, the light
falls unequally upon both sides of the
page, further interfering with a contn-
ued clear field of vision
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
SEND NO MONEY.
The Hay Fever Union of HeIigoIand

The hay fever season is now beginning
in Germany. In North Germany it lasts
from May 81 to June 3, in South Ger
many from May 20 to May %. To coun-
teract the mistakes of those physicians
who usually send their patients to the
mountains or out into the country, an as
ISOLATION has been formed after the pat
tern of the American Hay Fever associa-
ton, which has, after careful considera-
ton, selected the island of Heligoland as
the most suitable resort for hay fever
patients. The society styles itself 1.-THE
Hay Fever Union Of Heligoland," and
has it's headquarters in Hanover. All
possible information concerning the all
ment is gathered and advice and other
assistance to applicants is given free of
charge. The union is rapidly spreading
over all parts of the empire, particularly
in the Northern and Eastern sections,
where grass and grain grow in abund-
ance.-Bremen Letter in the Chicago
Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Hot Drinks Relieve Thirst.

1t is mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks as a rule increase the
feverish condition of the mouth and
stomach, and so create thirst. Experience
shows 1t to be fact that hot drinks
relieve thirst and ''cool off the body
when it is in an abnormally-h con-
dition better than ice-cold drinks
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
And Roth SnicEered

They were rapidly drifting apart.
Don't get hot under the collar" she
was saying, with delicate irony, "or
you'll explode that celluloid shirt -front!''
WHAT he cried. "The shirt-front
that has had laid trustingly upon it a
head of hair as red as yours? Not in a
thousand years.
He laughed last; but they both laughed
equally far from Well.-Detroit journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
To Protect Wild Birds.

1t is proposed by the American Society
of Bird Restorers, Boston, to form a
branch of its society in every town and
city in the Union. Some of its distinctive
features are: The organization of adults
and youths into patrols to observe and
protect birds, especially during the nest
ing season. concerted action without cru
city against the English sparrow and the
appointment Of bird wardens. -Baltimore
News
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Crosby Transportation Co. and

Grand Trunk Ry. system, Grand Haven
Route. Shortest, cheapest and most
popular line to all points in Michigan.
Canada and the East. Steamers leave
Milwaukee every night at 9:15 p. m.
Write or call at ticket office, 400 East
Water ST
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Better Postal Facilities Needed.

The absence of a parcels-post system
is a great drawback to United States
trade in Venezuela. French and Ger
man trade by parcels-post has developed
greatly of late, and it is surprising to see
the amount of merchandise introduced in
this manner. A customer can thus re-
ceive an article for his personal use and
give it trial; if satisfactory, the result
may be heavy order for the goods
Consul Goldschmidt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

before the Queens diamond jubilee three
years ago. The old colors were red and
white and the innovation is said to be
due to some dealers importing a large
stock of French decorations left over
from the French national fetes. Eng-
lishmen are cheering three colors now.
however, as vigorously as though they
were Americans or Frenchmen.-New
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
American Money for France.

Were each American visitor to spend
only 500 in Paris-and very few come
off so cheaply-still the good hotelkeep-
ers, merchants and dealers of all sorts
would come in for $1O0,000,000 of Amer
lean money. Even if their profits be
only 10 or Is per cent. they will have
cause for sound rejoicing. Saturday
EYening Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn7

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or new shoes feel easy Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweat
ing Feet. At all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

milk and 500 gallons of icecream. Or
course, this is not an exhaustive list, but
it will serve to give an idea of the enor-
nous appetite which the storerooms of
the ocean liner must satisfy"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

The exports of Palestine for last
year. amounted to a value of f316,00O,
the imports being 100000. The whole
trade of Palestine in 1899 exceeded the
trade of 1898 by a little over EFT 900 and
exceeded the trade of 1897 by almost
E160 600
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Look to the Step.

A person in robust health walks with
his toes pointed to the front while one
with his health on the wane gradually
turns his toes to the side, and a bend is
DerceDtible in his knees
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
The Cause of Old Age.

Agnes had been sitting for two or
three minutes in deep thought, apparent
Mamma ma, TX know OWN why :" people grow grow old
it's because they live so long"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Hereafter income tax will be levied
in Bremen, Germany, on all whose in
come exceeds 1925. Heretofore the linn
it was as low as $3.50.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently
on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick
headache. Price % and SOC.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

The biggest fish catch of the season
is reported from Hampton, l.. l., where
net set for sturgeon entangled and held
a hnback whale 80 feet long
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an in
fallible medicine for coughs and colds
\. w. Samuel, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb
II. 1900.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

The French government has liberat-
ed in Madagascar during the last four
years above 100000 slaves
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

-Four or FIVE ounces of sugar is all
that an adult in. good health should eat
with impunity in the course of a day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

The Chicago authorities think that
the decrease of typhoid fever in the
Windy City is due to the drainage canal,
which keeps refuse out of the lake, from
which the water supply is drawn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Spain'S Sunshine,

Spain has more sunshine than any
country in Europe. The yearly average
is 5000 hours; in England it is 400.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Mrs. WinsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays ain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Fishers FIavoring E Extracts endorsed
by pure food laws and the u S. government for their
PURITY and STRENGTH. A. j. Hilbert Co., Milw
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

No fewer than thirty-three British
generals are serving in South Africa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

-Pekin is known in the East as the
forbidden City"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
New Name for New York.

Dollaropolis continues to expand wit
great apidity.-London Engineering.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04


fe qS9 Esssa 80
San
@ @ sae md r.
@ of dsARsatss IN sa
transportation ROBERTS HOUSE, MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
Halls Catarrh Cure

Is a constitutional cure. Price rs cents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

England's New Patriotic Color.
Red. white and blue, though the colors
of the Union Jack, were not used gen
orally in England as marks Of patriotism
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

1t cost 100000 per mile to build the
underground railways of London.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04
TO WOMEN WHO DOUBT.
Every Suffering Woman Should Read this
Letter and be Convinced that Lydia E.
81 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Does
Cure Female Weakness.

have been troubled with female
weakness in it's worst form for
about ten years. l had leucorrhma
and was so weak that l could not
do my homework. l also had fall
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

do you mean to tell me that that
man-eating lion of yours got loose and
wandered out into the streets?" Yes"
answered the proprietor of the show;
land a lot of trouble he made u.s. did
you have difficulty in catching him?'' 81
should say so! It was hours before we
could get near enough to lead him back
to his cage. You see, some of the bad
boys of this town had tied tin can to
his tail. ashington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

A Troy family has recently imported
from the South a lady in attendance,
whose face still retains the dusk of the
though she comes from Virginia, she is
not in favor of victuals being too warm.
Horseradish had been brought on the
table one day. The next day Diana was
invited to bring the dish on again. Her
reply was: 'Fo' de lan's sake, missus, I
frew it away. 1t got SO hot jess sposed
it was good fo' muffin"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

A Kansas paper, finding it impossible
to secure enough subscriptions to guar
ing valedictory: 'As we said few DAYS
ago in our initial number, the daily would
only continue till we could get over the
town and see if il was wanted. We
find, after thorough canvass of the
town, that we could count on about $12
month advertising for it. Ia. Tar
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

We found the savage king wearing
nothing but silk hat.
"A very unconventional garbw we pro-
tested.
His majesty laughed heartily, and said
IF you think this is unconventional
you ought to see a king up in the jungle
a way. He actually wears russell shoes
with his silk hat! Talk about your I'M
conventionality! He's the boy for you"
We were much shocked.-Detroit Jour
nal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

the womb and ov;
and at tr7
periods I suffered t.
ribly. At times m,
back would ach,
very hard. Icould J..
not lift anything .
or do any heavy
work; was not able
to stand on my feet
My husband spent
hundreds of dollars
for doctors but
they did me no
good. After a time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

81 am taking a religious census for our
church" said the young woman at the
door,
Il don't expect to live here any longer
than this week." said the man who had
answered the door.
ooh! WE'LL that makes no difference.
I'll take your name. The one who brings
in the biggest list gets a prize" Illus
trated Bits
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Texas has q Solomon in the person of
Justice |. p. Franklin of Brownsville,
known, to the inhabitants rs s'Josey," re-
lates the San Francisco Wave. Recent
ly two women, next-door neighbors, came
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

It is the dead of night, says the Detroit
Journal. That is not another story, un-
derstand.
With straining ears the woman listens
She hears her husband enter the house
and walk swiftly through the parlor.
''Ah mer' she signs. HE has knocked
nothing over! The room is not yet ar
tistically furnishedr'
She cries softly to herself awhile, and
then resolves upon the morrow to buy a
few additional loads of bric-a-brac and
try anew.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

Tommy Halo, Jimmy, what KEEP
your
Jimmy-"Me and the old man had an
argument. He wanted me to haul some
coal into the backyard"
Tommy-'How did it end?"
Jimmy-"In draw; l drawed it,
Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

before the court. each claiming owner
ship to a hen worth about % cents.
"Josey" heard the evidence, and reserved
decision. That evening at sunset he
appeared with the duly-accredited Off
GERS Of the court and with the subject of
debate shut in box, in the road before
the houses of the claimants. Just at
roosting time he turned Biddy loose; she
shook her feathers and made straight for
her own perch You get the hen"
said ''Josey" to the successful claimant,
land / assess you So costs, Judgment
suspended until you come into court
again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-04

.'Why do you prefer Scotch whisky ~
asked the watchdog.
''Dinna We kemp replied the wise owl.
"That's what makes me boot, mon.''--
Philadelphia Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-06
HoMa-MIxEO FERTILIzk RS.

TIE fertilizer manufacturers have
been for many years teliirg us that che
value Of their goods depended upon the
amount of nitrogen, phosphorio acid
and potash they contained. We be
Ieve they were right. No. it remains
for us to fad GUS If we cannot obtain
THESE elements more cheaply than by
Ouying their manufactured goods
and also we ought to learn If we can
not obtain them and NIX them in just
such proportions as are ne3ded by cur
soil and the crops We il tend 20 groW.
l5 is easy for the farmer to Guy hIs ma
teriaIs now win a guarantee OF 4sS
che elements they contain, and just She
amount of each element. It is but q
s9hoolb0y's tasx to figure out how
much of each to use to make fertlli-
zr rich in the one thai he thinks Re
need 8 the most of Does he want o6e
rich in poGas1I As muriste of pO5aeh
is one half actual potash, 400 pound in
a ton would give him 200 pounds of
potash, or a fertilizer 10 per cent. pot :
ash. Does he want pnospnoric acid 2
Acid phosphate is usually more than
12b per cent. phosphoric acid, but we
wul call i6 thas in round numbers, and
1900 pounds in ton would give him 10
per cent of that element. Perhaps he
needs no more nitrogen in his soil If he
has been blowing under clover, or COW
peas, or soy beans, or has kept his land
we'll mauured with stable manure. But
if he needs nitrogen he can buy blood
or tankage or any of several other
nitrogenous fertilizers, and learn just
how strong they are, and reduce one
or both of the others to add that. He
will have to mix it, but he will prob
ably find that he has economical by so
doing, as he will have less freight
agents commissions and other charges
which are paid on tie manufactured
goods. S,me who have tried i5 cay
they get as good fertIIIz re as one half
thu cogs American CulaIvatOr.