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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

am in the field tor election to the
office of town clerk, at the coming
spring election, and ask my friends
for a favorable consideration of
same. If elected [ will perform the
duties of the Office to the best of my
ability.
GEO. A. TALBOT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
For County Judge.

GEO. A. TALBOT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
4 Baei Break.

New York Press: ellison -Simp-
son does certainly make the worst
breaks ever heard.
Willets What he done now?
Gilson--You know his wife was
buried yesterday?
Willets- Yes.
ellison They asked him why he
didn want to ride in the same car
riage as his mother-inlaw
Willeto- Well?
son-He said he would if it was
necessary, but that it would spoil
all the pleasure OF the trip.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
TO the Voters

| wish to announce to the voters
of Washburn that [ am in the f.ld
for election to the Office Of Super
visor, and will if elected will perform
the duties to the best of my ability.
JOE VALLANCOURT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
Tax Collector Has About Finished
Making the Collections.
BIGEL0W Sc co PAY A BIG TAX.
"A Big List of Large Tax Payers Who
Have Liquidated Their Indebted
ness, Aud are square With
The Town

The A. A. Bigelow Company are
pay ing their taxes into the town
treasury today. The total amount
for which their check will be made
to Treasurer Lee is between $25,-
900 and 1876, 900.
This is about the lar3est tax ever
paid by one concern in the history
of the town. Thereare many other
large tax payers who have paid
their taxes this year. Among them
are the following, and the amounts
set opposite their names indicates
the amount of their tax, which in
most cases does not include the
treasurer's fee of two per cent for
collection:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
For Town Treasurer.

| am a candidate for election to
the Office of town treasurer at the
coming election, and earnestly solicit
the support of my friends.
VIM. JOHNSTON.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06

[ am a candidate for reelection to
the office of town Treasurer and will
if reelected, perform my duties to
the best of my ability.
NELS LEE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for County Judge 20 be voted
for at the election to be held April
End, 1901. If elected will endeavor
to perform the duties Of the Office
and to the satisfaction
Of all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06
Talked 1t to Death.

Senator Carter, Of Mon tana, talk
ed the River and Harbor appropri-
alton bill to death, during the clos
ing hours of the Senate, The bill
contained an item of appropriation
for $40 900 for a harbor of refuge at
Port Wing, this c9anty, which had
gone through the several branches
of the congressional process, and
needed only the formal ratidca-
ton as to amendments in the Senate.
Garter was determined that the bill
should not become a law, and know
ing that there We're enough votes in
its favor In the senate, talked al
most continuously for thirteen
hours, until tie session expired. and
the new congress went into power.
The bill called for an appropriation
OF sixty million dollars.
Gus Pierson is quite sick at his
home il this city, AID is confined to
his bed
The young child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Erickson is reported as
quite sick.
Cosmopolitan paper patterns for
ladies and children 5 garments, only
10 cents at Pratts.
Quotation from all our exchanges.
March came in like a lamb. But
she has been doing an excellent
business ever since.
DR.. O. g. Bean has been among
the sick during the past week, and
is still feeling poorly. Doctor,
heal tbyself. !"
This weather mas brought JOY to
the hearts of the loggers, who have
been wanting a little winter wealth
er for two or three weeks. Now
they got it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-06

from Eau Claire last Friday. Her
father is engineering 10 the John A.
Jacobs mill
Ben Asssles, of Spooner, has been
an INN tie Of the Washburn hos pital
for few days, but is out again hav-
ing recovered.
Louis Shapiro, brother of Mrs.
Jake Segal, came down from Bay
field Saturday, and is sick at the
home of his sister.
Mr. Dundas, the genial represon-
tatIve of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, was Washburn
visitor last Thursday
Will. Robinson, who has been
quite bad with blood poisoning for
the past three weeks, is improving,
and will likely be out again in few
days
Mr. and Mrs Fred 7. Yates visit
ed Madison during the past week,
and were in attendance at the an
nual meeting of the State Press AS
ISOLATION.
E. A. Pauer, formerly in The drug
business in this city made a trip 10
this place last week, and was the
guest of E. Bergman, and family
during his brief stay
The hospital is being generously
patronized, andis nearly full most
of the timf. Everyone that comes
from the place speaks of the treat
ment received in the highest man
ner.
Eight people who were fishing on
the ice at Houghton Saturday were
carried out in the bay with the ice
which drifted away from the shore
and a rescuing party had to 90 after
them with boats.
G. B. Simpson was home from his
camps at Maple over Sunday. On
account of the continued bad state
of the roads at the time he left camp
he reduced the number of teams en-
gagged in hauling.
A party of Morgan killers" drove
over to Ashland last Friday night,
where a part of them attended and
took degrees in the Chapter lodge.
The party was composed of the fol
lowing: E. P. Holgren, Joe Franks,
George A. White, Harry Latimer
and Dr. 7. R. Spears.
Word has been received that
John Muarray, who left here for the
Hot Springs a short time ago, can
not live. He is suffering from
Bright's disease The other mem
bers of the Washburn colony at the
springs are getting along nicely.
John Rones who has been in the
barber business here for a short
time, and who disposed Of his inter
ests last week, left Tuesday for the
west to re-engage in business. He
went from here to Seattle and
Tacoma.
Walter Milberg left the first Of the
week for Iron Belt, where he has
accepted a position in the pany's
store of that place. Mr. ii. G.
Pott, another former Washburnite,
is again at the Belt and has charge
OF the store there for the company.
The matter of setting off the new
town of Port Wing by legislature
enactment is exciting some atten
tion in official circles, and it is said
that the proposition is meeting with
considerable opposition over in the
town of Iron River, which would
lose some valuable territory if the
damage was made.
The nice winter weather we have
been having caught decided cold
Sunday night, and by Monday morn
ing the thermometer was sportively
chasing the mercury towards the
earth, and it registered anywhere
from eight degrees to twenty de
grees below zero-it all depended on
who you asked. Ever since, the
cold has continued, and we have
been having what might be called
snug winter weather.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

less chance Of losing mavericks to other cattle
men.
Cowboys are these days hired quite as much
Tor memory and business sense as their ability
10 endure long days Of rough driving. to drive
bunch of cattle rapidly and safely, and to check
stampedes of hundreds of snorting, cavortinS
steers.
In this day of specialists there has been cvO-
luted a class of cowboy specialists. Now the
cowboys who know hundreds of branded hiCrO-
SIyphlcs on cattie's furry sides have the best
pay. The Aztec Cattle Company has fourteen
OF what are known as first class cowboys They
draw SlU a month more than the others. Some
of them go East with every trainOad of cattle.
Several OF them know at a glance the owner
of every critter among the thousands of cattle
bearing over four hundred different brands in
the Stockyards at Chicago or Kansas City. One
young fellow, Scotchman, knows the brands II
about eight hundred different firms and indi-
yiduals in the Southwest. These brands are
of all conceivable shapes and sizes, ranging
from a single alphabetical letter the size of
postal card 70 full length and mammoth criss-
cross stripes on the poor beasts backs. over
eight thousand separate and distinct brands or
cattle are registered at the stOckyards in CnI-
cagO.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
BALLOONING OVER TIE BALTIC.
SUCCESSFUL VOYAGE FROM BERLIN TO
SWEDEN.

Berlin dispatch to The London Standard.
An International balloon expedition started
from various places on the Continent on January
10. The German balloon was manned by DR..
Berson OF :he Meteorological Institute, and
First Lieutenant Hildebrandt. of the aeronautic
detachment here. They happily succeeded in
crossing the Baltic. this being the first passage
10y balloon. After a small, unnamed balloon.
with self-reEisterinS apparatus. had been sent
on from the Aeronautic Observatory at kesel,
Just before sunrise, and had descended few
hours later in the north of the Province Of
lrand.-nhurS the manned balloon ascended at
about $40 O'Clock from the Tempelhof Common.
carrying the TWO aeroflauts. IL contained about
thirteen hundred kilometres of gas, and
supplied with ali the necessary scientific appa-
ratGs. To facilitate breathing i'm the higher
regions Of the air, a bottle containing five hun
drtc ltr.S Of oxygen also taken. \ light
breeze vas blow ing as the balloon passed over
Nor,lern Berlin about two hundred metres high
ana lre, utiy brisk north wind sprang up
takirg the balloon along at a velocity Of about
forty Kilometres an hour. at an elevation OF
about q thousand metres. to Mecklenburg-
Strelit- and on 10 Pomerania.
A. l.lI 2. m the adventurous balooniSts found
themselves near Strllsund and the wind WAS
stan NoTiher!E, II WAS resolved 70 FISK the pas
sage uf the Baltic. which was presently seen eX-
tending like white tiecked leaden waste far
beneath them The island of Rugen, which
was soon afterward passed. presented eX
cuisitr panorama. The higher the balloon as
ce nGed thr NOR agreeable tn. temperature he
came: the thermometer registering degrees.
Celsius at height OF taHD metres. About :}::3p
p. IN the middle Of the Baltic MAS reached. the
t''Nl 'A 'n'IitisAIE appearing IKE Stftstk
gray aE3inSf the clear sky. \ littl. hil- later
tha traE H. rs Witnessed ma niteent suns at
q h @ht of 2.HAh metres. the sinking like
4 red hall e fire int" The lur.d waves
Al i..J3 T. the Swedish coast was reached
and TT .leboTE lay before them. Tne balloon
then passed over Malmohus and I.andskron. in
the twilight. al elevation Of :StHW metres. the
aerOIaUts getting sight OF th- revolving lights
the coasts and harbors Of Swe,i n and Den
mark. After the balloon had travelled about
four and Z half hours over solid ground ia
Sweden, q dense fGg ST in. and the aerOnauts
decided - descend. IL MAS b. m. and they
Were travt Hing o.er a quite unknown country
IN the PrDNin OF Smaaland. The descent took
place near the village Of HoGa Hiltan and was
happily aoconrl shed without assistance. They
now hid jht balloon in a wood. and went a
small farm IL the neighbOThooi. returning To
Germany the following morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
RHODESIAN WHITE ANTS.
From Nature


An interesting description Of the ravages ot
white ants, or teTmiteS, in RhOdesia is furnished
by the Rev. A. LebRuf to The ZambeSI Mission
Record" for January. The special interest Of the
contribution centres in the account of the dam
age done to property by white ants in RhOdesia,
which seems to be even greater than in India. IL
iS uncommon thing, says the writer, for the
colonst, on returning from his days labor, 90
find the coat ne left hanging on a nail OF his
cottage wall and the books on the table absO
lutcly destroyed by these tiny marauders- Nor
is this all "on aWaking next morning. writes
Mr.. IebTuf. you are aStOniShed to see in the
dim light a shaped object rising from the
brick floor Il short distance from your bed, with
two holes the top like the crater of mini
ature volcano. Upon closer examination you
discover that the holes have just the size and
shape of the inside OF your boots. which you in
cautiously left the brick floor the night be-
fore They have given form and proportion To
an ant heap, and nothing is left of them except
the nails. eyeets and. maybe. part OF the heels
And as the same dismal story-with variations
has to be told about every other article OF ap-
parel and all perishable objects, it must be adj
mitted that there are drawbacks to the lot OF
settler in Tshodesia.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

extraordinary mule. He will pay 5000 10 any
one who can procure a mate for this animal
Its name is Dewey. and il was ridden by the
sraho Inarshal In the Dewey celebration in Chi
eaSo. IL is handsome animal entirely devoid
or mullsh qualities. Dewey is marked much
like zebra, and the resemblance 10 that ami
mai is unique. Mr.. Peterson is proud of this
animal, and when he wants a quiet drive he
puts Dewey in harness
Mile not possessing the speed OF a racehorse,
Dewey has comfortable gait, and covers con-
siderable ground in a day. The only objection
that Mr.. Peterson has to driving is that Dewey
attracts too much attention
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
RAPID TANNING.

Vice-Cousul Voorwinden's report from Rotter-
dam.
+. A. BOYS van Tresiong PTiDs. Of No. ~ Liam
COpes The Hague. called at this consulate a few
days ago and showed me some samples OF leath-
er ? ady for sadders use and seemingly Of a
very good quality. H stated that il had been
prepared by a new process, by means of ma
chinery OF which he alone knows the conStruc-
tion. and that by using this system moist hide
can De turned into leather ready for sadders
and shoeTnai1.-rs' use in from two 70 three days
while by follow ing the usual method Of prepara-
tion il takes about six months He also stated
that previous 10 making application for patent
on the MAJ hin ~ he would like TO cores pond
with American tanners in regard 10 his process
for making leather With view To introducing
il IN the United States
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
A BROWN coAr or UsDFED woOL.

M4LE FROM THE FLEECEs OF SEVENTY BLACK
SHEEP FOR MR.. sKINLEY.
From The Jersey City journal
Ex-Finance Commissioner George " Peter
son. superintendent OF the wagon service of the
United States Express Company. in Jersey City,
has for years past been an ardent amateur stock
breeder He has a well equipped farm a. Aus
ferlifz " Y He is also Z breeder Of fancy cat
t-c and thoroughbred horses. Al the county
fairs his cattle have often been prize Nlnneis
and many Of his horses have made excellent
track records and when sold have brought
fancy prices.
About two years ago Mr.. Peterson conceived
the idea o. raising a flock OF black sheep. This
WAS accomplished Al considerable expense. The
original flock consisted Of fifty black sheep. Since
tiien il has increased and now numbers seventy
The sheep were sheared from time t. time and
the wool WAS saved. Recently Mr.. Peterson had
me wool spun ana woven into cloth. II made
about one hundred yards Of cloth. rich brown
black in color. Absolutely no dye was used
There is no known instance where cloth has been
made entirely from the wool Of black sheep and
Mr Peterson believes that he is the only man in
the world that has ever accomplished this feat.
Pieces Of the cloth We're sent 10 Preside NJ
William Mckinley and senator Thomas &. P!att
AZ New York and "a rs probable that in snort
time they viii appear adorned in clothes made
. ntsre,y from the wool 81 Mr- Peterson's black
theep
md proved 10 his own satisfaction at least
hat ID is possible TO breed black sheep. once
4 y a while a white sheep viii make its app ar
+. auoe but the instances will be rare as the
SE,pearance Of a black sheep in a Hook oi " hte
: heep-
-, no; for sale. Money cannot buy it, Mr.
peterson prefers TO give il away to his friends
and those receiving IL will have something
uutque and out of the ordinary. a b-aoh
,.ss.n is MOI always necessarily black To breed
..rs OF sheep any sheep not white are known as
black sheep. In fact, some OF them are noe nor
lAack at all, but brown, Iiais ACCOUNTS iof tie
hroWa shace in the cloth -,
Nr Petersen is also the possessoi Q, : nlos'
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
BLASTING WITH LIQFIB AR.
From Nature.

From Nature.
The experiments made with 4 view using
liquid air "f the constituents Of an eX-
plosiNe described 10y \. Larsen in a pss per
(No 1NG) received from the institution Of Mining
Engineers. The cartridges used for blasting
trials in the SIN plon Tunnel consisted Of wrap
per flied wiki caTbonao eous material such.
fo- instance a. mixture Of equal parts of paraf-
fire and Sf charcoal and dipped bodily in liquid
air until completely soaked. The cartridges
were kept IN liquid air AT the working face Of
the rock until required for use, when they Wer .
put quickly ia the shot holes and detonat Fl
with = small gun cotton primer and d-tonator.
The life Of such a cartridge is unfortunately
very short after the cartridge has been removed
from the liquid air. 4 cartridge eight inches in
length and three inches in diameter has TO be
fired within fifteen minutes after being taken
out OF the liquid 10 avoid a missfire. ON this ac-
count the Slmplon trials we're discontinued
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
rRE orEEN A pREBENb4Er.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
Queen Victoria vas the senior dignitary of the
ChuT, h. fo- she had been more than siXty-three
years pr-brndary Of St DaEids Cathedral
This position - not really anomalous II
appears :O- the sovereign Is consecrated a. the
Lords Anoiuted." and virtually hecunes an
ecclesiastic. At tho time Her Majesty inherited
her church prefeTfnrnt the revenues Of the
ca hrdTals had not been annexed by the Ec-
cleSiasticai Commissioners, anc the stall" WAS
not without pTosender.'
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
COLOR EFFECTS on sILkWoRus.
From The London Globe.

From Ihe LDfuoa tssete-
NJ Camille FlammaTiOn the Well known astron-
omer has been studying the effect OF coloTetl
light on silkWorns. White light yields the
maximum and blue light the minimum prOduc-
tion Of silk Next white light the purple Of
the red end Of the spectrum gives the best re-
sulte Blue rays increase the number Of males
and warm rays the number OF eggs Laid by
the females.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
THE COWBOY OF TO-DAY.
NEW METHODS IN FORCE-DEHORNED
CATTLE-INGENIOUS MODE OF
BRANDING.

Prescott GAriz) correspondence of The Chicago
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

MAIE FROM THE FLEEcEs OF SEVENTY BLACK
SHEEP FOR MR.. KINLEy.
The Monticellonian., 1901-08-30
FACING STARVATION.
Terrible Suffering Reported from ZacatapHtn County, TeNas-Re-
 lief Urgently Needed.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 26.-Re- ports from Zaeatapata county confirm the news that the poorer classes there are facing starvation. They must have immediate help in the way of food or the results will be terrible. Range water has failed. and cattle are too weak to travel and are dying rapidly. The country is literally burned up by drought. There are no svergreens to be seen but cactus plant. This county is 50 miles from the near est railroad. and whatever in the way of food that is sent to the farmers in the iamine-stricken plane must be hauled from Laredo, a two days trip a best.
 Mayor Hicks of this city has start ed relief fund, anu has already sent a small sum of money to Laredo to be used in buying food for the sufferers.
The Monticellonian., 1901-08-30
GAsPED AND FELL DOWN DEAD.
sudden Demise Of United States Df.- trict Attorney Evans, of
 Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Ninn-, Aug. 26.-Robt. c. Evans. United states district attor- ney for Minnesota, dled suddenly, yes terday, from heart disease, on the balcony of his home in Queen avenue. kenwood.
 About eight o'clock Mr. Evans went to the bedroom of his daughter 10 awaken her. He erasped the foot rail of the bed and shook it, seemingly un- able 10 speak. Just as she awoke Mr. Evan, staggered from the room and made his way, with difficulty, to the balcony over the sront porch. There he seized the railing. threw back his head and gasped, then sank to the floor dead.
 He had been sufferer from heart disease for over a year, and sudden attack of the trouble carried him of.
 Mir. Evans was AZ years old. He waG a prominent candidate before the leg islature last winter to succeed Sena- ator C. NJ. Davis, in the United States senate, but was defeated by NJ. E. Clepp, of St. Paul. He had been en- tertaining Senators Fairbanks, of In- diana, and Quarles, of Wisconsin, the past week, and the party returned from fishing excursion to Alexandria on Thursday. He seemingly was in excellent health up to few hours be- fore his death.
 Dr. Moore. his physician, says he does not think the runaway accident of eight days ago in which Senator Fairbanks and Mir. Evans were badly bruised and shaken up, in any way hastened Mr. Evans death. He over worked himself in the late campaign, and if is thought this aggravated the trouble. His wife died four months ago. and it is believed by his friends that this great loss hastened hia death. He leaves three children, Mar garet, 22; Stanley. 20, and Graham, IT.
The Monticellonian., 1901-08-30
I MAKES HIM UNEASY.
American Competition Worries the Bankers and Manufacturers
 of Europe.
BALANCE OF TRADE AGAINST THEM.
'They Perceive" Says Former sena- tor Washburn, That We Are Just Getting Rendy''-The Power of American Reprisals Would Be Terrible, Says London Outlook.

London, Aug. 25.-Former Senator ". D. Washburn, of Minneapolis, prior to sailing for home on the American line steamer St. Louis, said to a representative of the press that he had found considerable uneasiness among the bankers and manufactur- CTS on the continent concerning American competition.
 They perceive" he added. that we are just getting ready, and in no re- speet is it likely they can beat us in the future. How long can Europe stand to pay balance of trade of S656,660, ,000 a year. after all our se- curities are sent back? Some able con tinental observers to whom I put the inquiry were unable to answer. They fear us.
 Commenting on the fantastic" idea of a commercial bond of the Flu ropean nations against the United States, the Outlook says: One might as well try to hang Venetian blind over the sun as to try to exclude the influence Of American industries from the world. For one thing, Great Britain would be no party to the bond. For another, the power of American reprisals would be terrible. Even now Germany is on the verge of struggle between classes, caused by the proposed tariff. Under the German tariff Austria would suffer grfevously. It is not easy to see how countries which are at issue with themselves and each other, and whose fiscal arrangements excite class against class. could agree on policy against a commerce competitor.