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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
"A Dozen iimes n Night,

Mr.. Owen Dunn, OF Benton Ferry,
W. Va, writes; ] have had kidney
and bladder trouble for years, and
it became SO bad that | was obliged
to get up at least dozen times a
night. / never received any perman-
ent benefit from any medicine until
tried Foley's Kid ey lie, A fter
using two bottles, I am cured. Sold
by Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
Increased Sound at Nioht.

I would like to ask. says a scien-
fist, if YOU have ever noticed the
acoustic phenomenon Of greater au-
dibility Of sounds after nightfall?
There have been hundreds of at
tempts to account for this singular
ity in the matter of sounds. the the
cries being almost as numerous as
the theorists themselves. The an
clients noticed that the intensity of
all sounds was increased at night
and ascribed the phenomenon to va
rious causes, some almost as absurd
as the reasons ~ assigned by GER
tain modern scientists.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
The Past and the Present.

In days gone by
When she and !
Would drive through leafy lanes,
/ begged my Jane.
But all in vain.
To let me hold the reins.
Twas long ago;
Now. to my woe,
My vigor slowly wanes,
For Jane, you see
CTwiXt you and mel,
Still firmly holds the reins.
Smart Set.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
Had Done Her Part.

Kitty had been told that the
thunder was the voice Of "the good
man up in the sky" warning her to
run into the house to avoid the rain,
and on one or two occasions she had
failed to heed the warming and suf-
fered unpleasant consequences.
She was playing out Of doors one
morning when there came a clap Of
distant thunder. She dropped ev-
erything and scuddod into the
house, but the rain TAI ed to come.
After waiting till she became impa-
tient she went to the door, looked
up at the clouds and called out:
IF You're going to rain. why
don't You DO II: I've been in here
ten minutes Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
When Theg Surrender.

cat any rate" sire said, IF wom-
en- were in control Of affairs they
would have more stamina than men.
A woman never surrenders.'
ooh, | don't know" he replied
carelessly. "What do YOU call it
when a woman says Z do in the
marriage service?"-Chicago Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
New story by Kate rhyson Mari.

The opening chapters OF In 81, :
a thrilling romance OF the civil war,
5y Mrs. Kite Thyson Mari, the
most forceful and daring woman
writer Of the day, viii be given o
the newspaper reading public in the
Sunday Sentinel OF Nov. 2, This is
the frSt publication Of this latest
distorica novel, which is based upon
actual occurrences in the war of the
Rebellion, aud its appearance will
be eagerly awaited BY the thousands
of Sentinel readers who have learned
to watch for Mrs MARI : scintiIla
ing and powerful arraignment Of
society fads and foibles in the
columns Of the Sunday Sentinel. 1t
IS a thrilling love story, with alter
uatipg scenes of humor and pathos,
J described ia the inimtabe manner
OF which the gifted author is a mis-
tress. Experienced critics who
hare read the advance sheets unhes
i6atiagIy pronounce it the book Of
she year. Owing to the great de-
anard for next Sunday Sentinel or
ders should be placed at once with
your newsd 4aIer Price. scents per
copy
ft you are bilious and seeking ad-
visers,
Take DaWitt's Little Elrly Ri
sers,
Just before going to bed.
You will find on the morrow,
E You are rid of your SORROW
That's all; just enough said.
These famous pills do not grippe,
but move the bowels gentle and cas-
7ly, cleansing the liver. Their tonic
effect gives strength to the glands
preventing return of the disorder.
Sold by Fox Bros
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06
ESTABLISHING a Residence.

First Chicago Dame-Where are
you going on your wedding trip?
Second Chicago Dame--To South
Dakota.-Town Topics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06

Foley's Honey and Tar always
stops the cough and heals the lungs.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by Frost
and Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06

AS an Advertising Medium can offer more advan-
tages to the Advertising people Of Washburn and
Vicinity than any other Newspaper in Bayfield,
County. Liven up your business with a little print
ers Ink. There is Fortunes made every day in the
use Of Printers Ink. The opportunity is open to
all parties
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-06

is Modern in Every Detail If you of
any Stationery such Letter Heads, Bill Heads,
Memorandum Heads, Statements Circulars of
Dodgers or Posters, call on THE TIMES and get
their prices and you will find you
money and get the best of work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
LAYING A CABLE.
Materials Required for the Construc-
tion of the New Pacific Line.

Materials Required for the Construc-
tion of the New Pacific Line.
For the manufacture of the proposed
Pacific cable-the largest in the world
an enormous amount of material will
be required. 1t is estimated that there
will be needed 1889 tons of copper wire,
1850 tons On gutta percha, 2,3OO tons OF
jute yarn, 1890 tons of compound and
tar and $4,000 tons of steel wire. The
laying Of the cable will take four spe-
cially constructed ships and a staff of
1000 electricians, cable engineers, etc.
The rate of laying a cable, in the alb
sence of unforeseen difficulties, is about
seven nautical miles an hour and in a
couple of thousand fathoms of water
the cable takes as long as three hours
to sink to the bottom. When a cable is
paid out it runs over a wheel at the
stern Of the ship, having to pass on its
way from the tank where it has been
coiled through a dynamometer, which
tells the strain to which it is being sub
jected.
AS soon as all the cable on board a
cable ship has been paid out the end is
sealed carefully and attached to a rope,
the other end Of which is attached to a
buoy and dropped into the sea. The
vessel then returns to port for more
cable, with which she steams off again
to the scene of operations, picks up the
buoyed end. carefully spices it to the
end Of the new section which she has
brought out and goes on with the lay
ing as before.
To land cable some interesting
preparations are made. Sheaved wheels
are anchored on shore and around them
a line is passed and carried back to the
cable ship. To this line the end Of the
cable to be landed Is attached and float
ed ashore, buoyed up on inflated rubber
bags. The land end of a cable is con-
siderably larger than the part which is
submerged. Once on shore it is drawn
up the beach to its proper inland posi-
ton and secured.
The new Pacific cable will be 5000
miles long. No other cable in the world
is half as long. When the new cable is
laid there will be sufficient length of
submarine cables in the world to girdie
the earth at the equator eight times
and something to spare, or enough to
reach two-thirds of the way to the
moon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
Unbidden Guests.

Many insects migrate from one quar-
ter of the globe to another by means of
the vessels which ply between distant
ports. Indeed, the spread of nearly all
kinds of living creatures has been de-
pendent upon the ships of civilized ma
tions. Winged pests and blessings have
been steadily carried to new countries
by this means, and the invasion Of our
land by insects, bugs, and crawling
things in recent years has caused not
a little talk Of legislation against the
admission of tropical fruits and seeds
until they have been examined and
quarantined. Not long ago ship from
one of the tropical countries was fol-
lowed by a flock of butterflies, which
persistently circled around the rigging
of the vessel until the shores had faded
in the distance. Then the insects alight-
ed on the masts and deck. A few dis
appeared in the night and were destroy
ed in the water or reached shore in
safety. Some Of the others crawled
away in the cabins and hold of the
ship. After a trip of thirty days the
vessel reached New York, and from
their hiding place in the ship few of
these butterflies emerged and flew
ashore. Thus an entire new species Of
butterflies was introduced into this
country. This authentic instance of the
migration of butterflies is but a single
illustration of how sometimes ships
bring into the harbor desirable and un-
desirable immigrants whose names are
never entered ON the books of the COM
pany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22


against waist lacing, which is a greater
menace to the human race than foot bind
ing. 1t shocks a Chinese woman just as
much to see laced waist as it does
Caucasian to look at a bound foot.
The Emperor Shun Chih, who reigned
from 1914 to 1862, issued an edict against
this fashion, positively prohibiting it, but
it had been a practice of Chinese women
since the year of your calendar, $40, un-
der the last Emperor Of the Sung dyRas-
ty. This Emperor had beautiful wife,
who delighted to please him by dancing.
To make her feet look more beautiful,
she used to bind them with strips of satin
until they resembled a crescent moon or
a bent bow. Thus the fashion began.
During more than "a thousand years it
became general, and what was intended
first for beauty became deformity.
The methods Of binding in vogue in
China and the period of commencing the
practice vary, but the bandages are ap-
piled at from 5 to 8 years of age The
general process consists Of two stages. A
piece Of strong cotton cloth, about two
yards long and three inches wide, is first
bound around the foot, leaving the great
toe free, and doubling the others under
the sole so that the toes of the right foot
peep out under the LETT or inner side or
the foot, and the same method is reversed
for the left. This reduces the width.
Each succeeding day the bandage is
tightened both morning and night. For
many months after the binding is COM
menced the little girl is compelled to run
up and down on her aching feet to pre-
vent modification Of the flesh and ten
dons setting in.
This process of binding continues for
one year. The next stage is the shorten
ing of the length. The bangages are
then so arranged as to draw the feshy
part Of the foot and the heel close to-
gether. When accomplished deep
groove between the feshy part of the
foot and the heel, somewhat the shape
of the clinched hand with the ball of
the thumb pressing against the fingers.
The process is not considered complete
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22

The dishonesty of native servants is
proverbial among the English and
American residents in India, the Phil
ippines, China and Japan. Consequent
ly, if one is living in any one of these
countries, and a friend were to send
basket of fruit by his native servant,
or shOpkeeper sent one of his en-
ployes to deliver some articles that you
had purchased, the servant or employe
after delivering whatever he had
brought would hand the recipient
small slip of paper upon which appears
in the handwriting of the sender the
number and description of the articles
sent with polite request that, in case
you found the articles as stated, you
sign the slip of paper and deliver it
ceipt is a ''chit."
The sender also asks in the "chit''
that in case the articles are not deliver
ed as described you will state the same.
and hand the chit back to the SER
want to deliver to his master or mis-,
tress. The ''chit'' is to enforce honesty
on the part of the servant, and to pre-
vent him from stealing all or part of
the articles intrusted to his care If
the sender should neglect to send a
'chit" along with the articles that he
has sent the chances are about one to
a million against you ever receiving
them. An oversight of this sort on the
part of the sender would appear in the
nature Of windfall to the average
East Indian servant, who would re-
gard the articles placed in his hands for
safe conduct and delivery as his legit-
mate prey.
Such was the original meaning and
application of the word chit cor
ruption of a Hindostanee word which
has the same meaning as receipt" in
our own tongue, but. as in all similar
cases, the term "chit" has been broad
ened in its application so that to-day it
has other meanings. In addition to the
foregoing ''chit" is also sort of prom
issory note to meet small obligations.
A man takes a drink at the bar, and not
having the money to pay for it he gave
the bartender a ''chit." A man borrowS
a dollar from a friend and gives him a
chit" Thus "chit" is in the nature
of bond that enforces honesty wher-
ever it Is in use. 1t is really a praise
worthy institution, as every person who
has lived in the Orient will admit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
Muscular Soreness.

AS the result of over-exertion and
exposure to heat and cold, or from
whatever cause, may be treated success
fully by the timely application of St..
Jacobs Oil. A thorough rubbing is
necessary. The Oil should be applied
vigorously for at least twenty minutes,
two or three times daily, when all pain.
soreness, stiffness will be removed in
twenty-four hours. 1t will also
strengthen and harden the muscles.
Football players, gymnasts and all ath-
letes will find st. Jacobs Oil superior to
any other remedy for outward applica-
tion, for the reason that its action is
more rapid and its effect permanent.
Thousands of people all over the world
use and recommend St. Jacobs Oil for
muscular soreness. A twenty-five cent
bottle is quite sufficient to prove it's
efficacy. In cases where muscular sore
ness is complicated with any disease
which requires an Alternative Vogeler' S
Curative Compound should be taken.
This prepared by the proprietors of St.
Jacobs Oil, Baltimore, Md, who will
send a sample free on application.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
Both Come in Bottles.

The father was testing his little boy 8
knowledge of the story of Noah, which
he had carefully rehearsed. The boy
had been thinking hard, says the New
York Times. and his answer to the first
question showed that he had at least
the virtue of originality.
"Now." said papa, ''can you tell me
how Noah knew that the waters had
gone DOWN."
The boy hesitated a minute, as if
seeking for proper words to express
himself; then he said:
"Noah knew the waters had gone
down because the dove came back
bringing him a pickle"
Olives and pickles were synonymous
terms in the small boys mind for
things which come in bottles, and
which he did not like.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22

DIR. E. G. HIRSCH. among the women
in the camps in South Africa, herded to-
gether like so many cattle by the British
soldiers. / have no doubt that the suffer
ing is intense and the hearts of the civ
ilized people are justly touched by the
stories of what they have to endure. But
the condition of the Jews in Russia is
worse than the worst of the suffering in
South Africa, and yet from one end to
the other of this big world not a voice
in their behalf is raised or heard. Not
one single voice speaks in behalf Of
100000 of Jews. This is a sad COM
mentary on the boast of progress and civ
ilization.
But can fully understand it-they are
Jews. What matter if they suffer? What
concern is it of ours? They have no guns
to back them; no armored ships to fight
for them: they are only Jews. They have
suffered for eighteen centuries; let their
suffering 90 on.
This is a condition of affairs which
calls to heaven for justice and not char
ity. l agree with you Zionists that if
these Jews feel they have no country
they are justified in trying to establish
one. What place can they call their
own? They must do military service in
Russia, and then the Gar says they are
a source of danger to the country. They
are forced to pay blood taxes. l can I'M
derstand that the country of their fathers
spells hope" Palestine means redemp-
ton: it makes their hearts feel lighter.
can understand why they cherish a plan
which seems to mean freedom. justice
manhood and liberty for their descend
ants. l agree with you that if it We're
possible to emigrate from cruel Russia
and cursed Roumania it would be advisa-
BILE.
From the pale of Russia to the sweat
shops of America does not spell redemp-
ton to me, but if their coming here would
relieve their wretchedness, 1 say call
them here
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22

premacy. 1t is the duty Of the nation to
cultivate Independent thought, keen pollt-
ical training and divine discomfort. Inc
nation that does this with the greatest
success will be the nation that is strong
est, for if the nation is politically and
commercially trained, eager to better It
self, it cannot fail to maintain its place.
The nations need to rear race OF men
and women alive to the demands Of the
age and Of their country, and able to
cope with the needs Of their country and
their time. If the education fails in this,
it is futile, and the nation must inevlta-
bly, decline.
What race is best fitted to receive this
training? I unhesitatingly answer, the
Anglo-Saxon. The Anglo-Saxon stock Is
capable of anything, whether it be the
Anglo-Saxon of America or Of Europe.
cannot help believing it to be the noblest,
except, perhaps, the Roman at his best,
and capable of indefinite possibilities be-
yond the conception even of the Roman
with training, intelligence and determine
ton. 1t is the Anglo-Saxon that is des-
tined to dominate the earth.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22

manifesting themselves so strongly
among our people are to be checked and
the glory of the old ancestry is to be
preserved, the result must be accomplish
ed through the influence of educated men.
Those who go forth from the universities
and colleges must show by their living,
by the estimate of things which they
manifestly form. by the energy they dis
play In the pursuit of the higher and no
bier objects of desire, by their exaltation
of learning and mental culture and the
power to do good service to the world and
of honorable character above all external
things, and, if we may use the strong
expression, by a contempt for wealth,
what the true life for the nation is,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
TO FIND YOUR WAY.
Woodcraft, as a Texan Told 1t to q
Tenderfoot,

Woodcraft, as a Texan Told 1t to q
Tenderfoot.
"When you discover that you are lost,
first stop and pull yourself together. Re-
call the direction in which you started
from camp-whether you went north.
south. east or west. You can always do
this, If you try. The next step is to fix
the points Of the compass. When that
Is done, you will be able to go in the
general direction you wish. Find ma
ture tree that stands apart from its fell
lows. Even if 1t is only slightly separ-
ated it will do. The bark of this tree
will be harder. drier and lighter in color
on the south side. On the north it will
be darker, and often at the roots it will
have a clump of mold or moss. On the
south sides of all evergreen trees, gum,
which oozes from wounds or knot
holes, will be hard and amber-colored;
on the north this gum is softer, gets COW
cred with dust, and is of dirty gray.
In fall or winter, trees which show
rough bark will have nests of insects in
the crevices on their south sides. A tree
which stands in the open will have its
larger limbs and rougher bark on the
south side. You have many evergreens
in your part Of the country, cone-bear-
ing, or coniferous, trees-frS, spruce,
cedars, hemlocks, pines. They ought to
be good compasses. Hardwood trees
the oak, the ash, elms. hickories, mes
quits, and So forth-have moss and mold
on the north. Leaves are smaller, tough
er lighter in color, and with darker
veins on the south; on the north they are
longer, of darker green, and with light
er veins. Spiders build on the south
sides. In the South air-plants attach
themselves to the north sides. Cedars
bend their tips to the south. Any sawed
or cut stump will give you the compass
points, because the concentric rings are
thicker on the south side. The heart Of
the stump is thus nearer to the north
side. All these things are the effects
Of sun. Stones are bare on the south
side, and if they have moss at all, it will
be on the north. At best. on the sunny
side only thin covering of harsh half
dry moss will be found. On the south
side Of hill the ground is more noisy
underfoot. On the north side ferns.
MOSES and late flowers grow. If you
are on a marsh, small bushes will give
you the lesson; their leaves and limbs
show the same differences. Almost all
wild flowers turn their faces to the
south. There are many other signs, but
1 reckon you will find these enough
St. Nicholas.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22
She Had Improved.

The Princess Charlotte, daughter OF
George w., was a young woman OF
great spirit and originality. One day
one of her teachers chanced to enter
the room when the princess was revil-
ing one of her attendant ladies in great
wrath, and, after giving her lecture
on hasty speech, he presented her with
a book on the subject.
A few days later he found her still
more furious and using language even
more violent.
81 am sorry to find your royal high
ness in such passion" said he: "Your
royal highness has not read the book
gave you"
Il did. my lord" cried she tempestu-
ously. 81 both read it and profited by
it. Otherwise 1 should have scratched
her eyes out!'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-22

to be an Englishman and forced to
serve. No doubt many of those who
We're impressed were really British de-
serters; but many others were Ameri-
can citizens, and the compulsion to
serve on British ships was a wrong
The diary of Captain Hoffman of the
Royal Navy, which has been published
under the title of "a Sailor of King
George" contains story of masquer-
ade which must have been amusing
from a British point Of view
Hoffman had been sent to a house in
Jamaica where able-bodied seamen
were reported to be in hiding When
the party entered the house they
found three slovenly females sitting by
table darning stockings. Near by
was cradle covered with a net. In
the bed, also covered with net, was
woman lying ill. Still another wom-
an was near the bed, persuading the
invalid to take the contents of a bot
tie of red mixture.
The lieutenant assured them that he
entered with reluctance upon the duty
he had to perform, but as he had in
formation that seamen frequently the
house, he must search it,
A cOxswain who had been examin-
ing the features of one of the women
at the table, exclaimed:
IF ever saw my old shipmate, Jack
Milford, that's her'
Another British sailor whispered that
the baby in tn, cradle was the largest
he had ever SEEN Thereupon the door
was locked and the officers insisted on
knowing who the women were. Hoff-
man discovered upon the sick woman
close-shaved chin. The dying person
was fine young seaman about twen-
tysix years old, who when he was de-
tected, sprang out of bed, and Joining
the others, attempted to resist. Then,
seeing that they were outnumbered,
they surrendered.
The infant in the cradle proved to be
fine lad sixteen years old.
''This was a good haul, eight sea-
men," remarked Hoffman. I'VE got
them without accident to the boats"