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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-01-30

The bill OF Dr.. j. C. o. Saucier FOR
$50 for medical treat ment of d. Rock
was disallowed.
The bill of Washburn Water Works
Co amounting to $3.50 for Hydrant
reotal was laid over until next meet
ing.
There bei6g no further business
board upon motion adjourned until
Jan. 4, 1902, at 1870 2. N.
G. O. SOwDER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Special Meeting of the
BOARD of Supervisors held at the Of
flee of the Town Clerk. Jan 4, 1902,
for the purpose of acting on bill of
the Washburn Water Works Co. for
Hydrant Rental.
Meeting was called to order by Nels
Nelson, Chairman, at 100 p. M.
All members of the Board present.
The following written opinion Of
Tomkins & Tomkins in regard
to refusal of payment of Hydrant
Rental and collection of taxes Of
Washburn Water Works Co. was
presented.
Mr.. T. A. Oscar,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19

prancing IN here before o o'clock on
Tuesday morning last" continued the
manager, according to the Washington
star, land leaning over the desk. and
addressing me In n voice Of suppressed
wrath, mingled with emotion. he said
"I want you TO assign a messenger
boy to meet me at the main exit of the
War Department at precisely 400 this
/ afternoon. Pick out a boy with strong
lungs. one that can holler so that he
can be heard four miles, II you've got
one like that In stock. Instruct him to
walk up to me, when he sees me emery.
Ing from the War Department and get
a powerful. unbreakable clutch on my
coat tails. Then he is to howl with all
| his might Forty feet Of garden hose!
forty feet Of garden hosev' and keep
right on hollering the same all the way
from the War Department to the store
where I've been due to buy that con.
founded hose for the last ten days. I've
forgotten It every time, and now I'll be
derned II my wife'll speak to me at the
table on account Of 1t.
"'I wouldn't take chance on going
home tonight without that miserab be
forty feet Of garden hose for any mon.
ey, and that's why want you to pick
out the most persevering, rambunc.
tious, leather-lunged son Of gun OF d
boy that you've got on your payroll t.
bawl garden hose Mt me sixty time,
h minute from the instant break ou
Of the War Department building unit
I walk out Of that store with the gar
den hose under my arm. II the boy Il
arrested for disturbing the peace II
pay his fine. and gladly; I'll be eternal
~ hornswOggled II I'd let little thinl
like that feaxe me when It comes t.
having my home broken up"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19
The Gentle Bunko Artist.

One of the clever little tricks of the
day is the conversion Of a circular into
a personal communication. The very
latest device Is to have the circular, In
the usual fac-simile of typewriter type.
printed on dampened paper. The effect
delights the heart Of the most expert
artist In public deception. The slight
moistening blurs the Ink ever SO slight.
~ and leaves the sheet trlie uneven
Of surface, thus giving 1t the appear
ance Of having been especially dictated
for the recipient ana put through the
office copying press. A two.cent STAMP
completes the little fraud, which harms
nobody and may catch a customer
New York Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19

the by-product of some process or
manufacture.
Not many years ago the entire pur-
pose of a hog in packing house was
meat. To-day a hog resolves himself
into food, into glue. into paint. into
medicine. into musical instrument
strings. into fertilizer and several 9th.
or things too numerous to mention.
The manufacture of coal gas furnishes
ammonia and coke. Many chemical
processes furnish brilliant dyes from
refuse, and the consumption of tar,
once a paving material only. Is now
far greater for its thousand and one
and wine. than for any other purpose.
Paper. once rarest of substances. now
is made from wood. and issshortly to
be made from the waste hulls of cot.
tonseed. Fine furniture Is made 10.
day from rank weed which until thus
utilized made the land upon which 1t
grew Of no value. Garbage until re.
Gently demanded good prices for its
removals; now II Is bought from cities
by contractors, who make from il fer.
tilizers, and, SO 1t is whispered, stock
for canned soups.
And SO 1t goes. Little Of value Is
wasted to-day, but that little in pro.
portion to the whole is a vast field into
which the chemical experimenter may
go. with the ultimate goal Of riches,
and the certainty. If only the right
course Is taken, of finding that will.
o'.the-wisp. something for nothing"
after which men have striven. are
striving. and will strive until the world
itself becomes a by.product of the uni.
verse and breaks into star dust for the
possible qualification of the astrono.
mcrs of some other planet-American
Tuvpufor
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
Utilization Of what Was Herctofor,
Considered Worthless.

&OuwuuSGCu WOutubSoos
Magic phrase to interest the sons of
men! Is there another In the English
language which will set the pulse Of
all humanity to beating quicker? From
the yokel who bites" eagerly at the
alluring advertisement promising any
thing from diamond pin to house
ana lot for 2.cent stamp, TO the hard
headed business man who Is ever Oh
the alert to get the best end Of deal
and so secure something for nothing u
every one IL on the lookout for q
chance 70 win without effort, to gain
without work.
1t II a business axiom that "some
thing for nothing" Is an impossibility
and II the expenditure Of brains II
counted the verify Of the axiom can
not be doubted. But apart from
thought and Invention something car
be obtained for nothing sometimes. ant
never more quickly than by the ut
tempt to turn to some useful purpos'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19
Fortunes Bottled Beer.

~ sssss~
The Fortune Brewing Company has
added to Its large plant . magnificent
boiling establishment. The new works
adjoin the brewery on Van Buren,
street, west Of Desplaines, and are At.
ted up with the latest and most i'm.
proved machinery. Their capacity IL very
great, and the quality Of the goods turn.
ed out Of the .ery best. One Of the
features Of the plant 10 the arrange.
ment for cooling the beer. Not only
has the latest cooling machinery been
introduced, but the building In which
the bottling 10 done 10 adjoined BY an.
other building In which freezing ap.
paratus 10 placed. This keeps the tenn.
perature Of the very walls at freezing
point all the time. The Fortune Brew.
cry produces Q beer which ID famous
>he world over. Now that ito bottllna
works are completed. no residence
should be without It Telephone "Nos.
roe 40"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19

Cut thls out, lnoloss e, end
NELL Il 70 the 4sgio office, wltb
your nomO:
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
A Revival.

Revivalism in Jamaica has its TRACE
dies and its comedies, but under no cir
cumstances its advantages. The excit-
ability of the black man is animal; II
leads him backward toward the jungle,
toward Obeahism. The noisy revival
istic meeting Is more serious scandal
than tea party. A doctor told US that
not long since he was called in to q
meeting, where he saw a woman lying
on the ground, while her coreligionists
danced ketch dance in frantic circle
around her, proclaiming her to be ain
de spirit" He found she was dead
from fit caused by excitement. But
the consequences Of these 'pious or
gies' may be merely inconvenient as
in the case Of the black lady who when
"4n de spirit" climbed upon her neigh
boris roof and sat there for two days.
The neighbor found this inconvenient.
-Cornhill.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Fatteninx For Marriage.

The marriageable girl in Tunis has a
trying ordeal to go through after her
betrothal to the man not of her choice,
but whose choice she is. She has to be
fattened to the required size before the
ceremony can take place.
AS soon as the betrothal takes place
she is taken to a room and there COOP
ed up till the fattening process is con-
cluded. Silver shackles are fastened
round her wrists and ankles, and the
task of her parents and future hus-
band is to increase her bulk till her
wrists and ankles fill up the shackles.
If the husband is a widower or has
discharged" his first wife, the girl has
the shackles of the first spouse placed
on her, and she must fill them out
1t takes long time to do this, as a
rule, and sometimes it cannot be ac-
complished in spite of all efforts. 1t is
then open to the future husband to cry
off the bargain or waive the condition.
In the case of a bachelor he takes care
to see that the bracelets and anklets
are not too large-that is, if he is fond
of the girl-but if he is being forced
into the marriage by his parents he is
a great stickler for custom. Stout girls
are the more quickly snapped up In
TuniS
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
The Mile. We Walk

How many miles a man walks In his
lifetime depends naturally upon how
much he walks day on the average,
but the man who walks the least COW
ers vast number of miles before he
dies. Some men walk two miles day,
some four or five and some as many as
ten. If man walks two miles q day
and lives to be thirty years old, he will
cover q 300 miles. At the same age a
man who walks three miles a day will
have walked 1850 miles. Almost ev-
cry man walks between two and three
miles day just in going about the
house, the office, the shop and in going
to and from the cars, etc.
A man who walks five miles a day
finds that at the age of thirty he has
covered 54,750 miles and at the age of
sixty 109,500. From this should, strict
ly speaking, be subtracted the few
months or a year when he was a baby
unable to walk, but the result would
not be affected materially.
Now, the circumference of the earth
at the equator is only 24,S99 miles, SO
therefore a man who at the age Of six
ty has averaged five miles a day since
he was able to walk has walked
enough miles to have encircled the
earth four times and have a good
many miles left over toward the fifth
lap.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
THE GOLDEN RULE.

The Golden Rule is worldwide and Is
variously voiced as follows:
Do as you would be done by.-Per-
sian.
Do not that to a neighbor which you
would take Ill from him.-Grecian.
What you would not wish done to
yourself do not unto others.-Chinese.
One should seek for others the happi-
ness one desires for oneself.-Buddhist
He sought for others the good he de-
sired for himself. Let him pass on
Egyptian.
All things whatsoever We would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to
them.-Christian.
Let none of you treat his brother In
a way he himself would dislike to be
treated.-MOhammed
The true rule in business is to guard
and do by the things of others as they
do by their own.-Hindoo.
The law imprinted on the hearts of
all men is to love the members of So
ciety as themselves.-Roman.
Whatsoever you do not wish your
neighbor to do to you do not unto him.
This is the whole law. The rest Is n
mere exposition Of it.-Jewish.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
RAILWAY MAPS.
Disgrunt1ed Passengers COMMENT
on the STRAIGHT Line Vartefv

Disgruntled Passengers Comments
on the Straight Line Variety.
"Look at that" said an ill natured
passenger, pointing to a large map on
the wall of the railway station. "fsn,t
that an abominable fraud?"
whats the matter with it?" asked
his mild companion.
Look how it is distorted" said the
other. There is a map of railway
system from Chicago to New York. It
is made to appear as following a
straight line between these two cities,
and yet on the map it appears to pass
through every large town within 500
miles of that line.
Just notice that towns like Cincin-
natl and Cleveland are so misplaced as
to appear only few miles apart, and
Nashville, Tenn, is pulled 500 miles
from its real location. 1 wonder they.
have not transported New Orleans a
thousand miles northeast, so as to
bring it on the line of their railway
fraud.
Congress ought to take hold Of this
fake" he continued, "and punish heav-
lily every railroad that issues a dis
torted Chicago Inter Ocean.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Fond of Smoking.

Smoking in church is q Dutch GUS
tom. Dutchmen are such inyeterate
smokers that one of them is rarely
seen without his pipe. He finds him.
self unable to deprive himself of the
indulgence even for the short period
of church service. A similar practice
exists in several churches in South
America. Smoking in churches in Great
Britain is said to have been prevalent
at the end of the sixteenth and the be-
ginning of.the seventeenth century.
At one time smoking was carried to
such an excess in Seville cathedral that
the chapter applied to the pope for
power to repress the abuse. Urban
VIII, yielding to their wish, issued a
bull, which was promulgated Jan. 80,
1912.
In Wales smoking in church was in
dulged in as late as 1850. In one church
the communion table stood in the aisle,
and the farmers were in the habit of
putting their hats upon it, and when
the service began they lighted their
pipes and smoked, without any thought
of irreverence in the act-Youth's
Companion.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Tho Baskine Shark.

The ferocity Of sharks is not necessa.
rily in proportion to their size. For ex.
ample, there is the great basking shark
so called because of its habit Of lying
motionless at the surface Of the water
1t often attains length of nearly forty
feet, but it's teeth are small compare.
lively, and 1t probably never attacks
man, depending upon small fishes and
crustacea for its diet. Another name
for this species Is "sail fish," because
of its great back fin, which shows out
Of the water like sail when it is
basking.
Although sluggish ordinarily and eas,
lily harpooned, 1t exhibits great activity
and enormous strength when struck,
diving Immediately to the bottom and
requiring a great length Of rope to hold
it. These basking sharks are caught
for their livers OF the coast of Iceland,
and the oil obtained is used to adulter.
ate cod liver oil.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
FLOATING ISLANDS.
One Island, Covering Two Acres,
Seen In the gulf Stream.


Seen In the gulf Stream.
Of all passengers carried by ocean
currents floating islands are the most
interesting. Many Of them have been
found voyaging on the Atlantic These
islands were originally parts of low
lying river banks which broke away
under stress of storm or flood and
f1oated out to sea- The Orinoco, the
Amazon. the La Plata and other trop-
ical rivers often send forth such pieces
of their shores. Some Of the bits of
land are of large size and carry ami
mails, insects and vegetation, even at
times including trees, the roots of
which serve to hold the land intact,
while their branches and leaves serve
as sails for the wind. Generally the
waves break up these islands shortly
after they put to sea, but sometimes,
under favorable conditions. they travel
long distances
The longest voyage Of a floating is-
land, according to government records,
took place in 1893. This island was
first seen off Florida, and apparently It
had an area of two acres. 1t bore no
trees, but it was thickly covered with
bushes and in one place it was thirty
feet high above the sea level. 1t was
in the gulf stream, travelling slowly
and with occasional undulations to
show where the ground swell was
working beneath it. Probably 1t got
away from it's river anchorage in the
spring of the year, for toward the lat
ter part of July it had reached the lat
itude of Wilmington, Del.
No large animal life had been seen
on it, though there must have been
myriads of the small creeping things
which abound in the tropics. By the
end of August 1t had passed Cape Cod
and was veering toward the Grand
banks. 1t followed the steamer lane
routes quite accurately. and several
vessels reported it. One month later
1T was in midocean northwest of the
Azores, and its voyage evidently was
beginning to tell on it. It was much
smaller and less compact 1t was not
seen again, and probably 1t met de.
struction in the October gales. But it
had Travelled at least 1000 miles. and
if, as was thought, 1t came from the
Orinoco. it must have covered twice
that distance.
1t is quite possible that floating is
lands larger than this one. under more
favoring circumstances. might during
past ages have made the complete jour
ney from America to Europe Or Africa
and so brought about distribution Of
animal species. OF course 1t is not alb
solutely certain that this island went
to pieces in October. 1t might. though
this is not probable, have foated down
into the region of Gains and seaweed,
where it would be longer preserved
Theodore Waters in Ainslee's.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
THE ROAD TO DYSPEPSIA.
Why So Many Persons Suffer From
This Distressing Trouble.

Why So Many Persons Suffer From
This Distressing Trouble.
1t requires about five hours for the
stomach to work on an ordinary meal
and pass it out of itself, when it falls
into a state of repose; hence If a man
eats three times a day his stomach
must work fifteen hours out of the
twenty-four After a nights sleep we
wake up with a certain amount of bod
lily vigor which is faithfully portioned
out to every muscle of the system and
every set Of muscles, each its rightful
share, the stomach among others.
When the external body gets weary
after long days work, the stomach
bears its share of the fatigue, but If,
when the body is weary with the days
toll, we put it to bed, giving the stom-
ach meanwhile five hours task which
must be performed, we impose upon
the very best friend we .have-the one
that gives us one Of the largest amounts
Of earthly enjoyment If this over
taxing Is continued it must as certain
ly wear out prematurely as the body
itself will If it is overworked every
day.
And, If persons eat between meals,
then the stomach has no rest from
breakfast in the morning until 1. 2,
or o'clock next day; hence 1t is that
so many persons have dyspepsia. The
stomach is worked so much and SO
constantly that it becomes too weak to
work at all.-London Family Doctor.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
The KID Glove Kia.

The average kid glove. according to
those who should know, is not made of
kid at all, but Of goat or lamb skin. The
kids from which the real kid glove Is
made are nurtured and cared for al
most as carefully as are race horses.
Most of them are reared In mountain
Gus district of France. The kids are
nourished on milk alone and are never
allowed to eat grass, as that would
coarsen the skin. The kid Is kept in a
pen, where he can receive no scratch
or bruise. They are thus kept, as 1t
were, in cotton wool until the age when
the skin Is Of most value. They are then
carefully killed and the skin dressed
with the utmost skill. Sheep, deer and
colts are also pressed into service for
so called kid and dogsdn gloves.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
THE SINFUL BROTHER.
He Was . Good Man, but Didn't Hold
Family Prayers.


Family Prayers.
1t was at n certain church meeting
and the good bishop was calling for re
ports. He had rather stern, sharr
manner which sometimes Jared little
on the nerves Of the more timid. BY
and by he came to Brother B., a Law
delegate.
Brother B., what Is the spiritual con.
dition of your church p demanded the
bishop briskly.
Il consider II good" said the brother
What makes you think It is good p
went on the bishop.
well, the people are religious. That's
what makes me think So"
What do you call reiigious7 Do they
have family prayerT
"Some Of them do, and some do not. -
"Do you mean to say that man may
be Christian and not hold family
prayerT
"Yes, sir: think So"
do you hold family prayerr
"Yes, sir" returned the brother quiet.
ly.
"And yet yot think man may be a
Christian and not hold family prayerT'
Il have brother who is a better
man than am who does not hold fam
lily prayer"
What makes you think he is better
man than you areT
Everybody says so, and 1 know he
is."
"Why does not your brother, If he is
such good man. hold family prayerY'
Numbered the bishop.
He has no family" meekly answer
ed the brother-Harper's.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
A Clever Witneaa.
Q Q Q

At the Y. quarter sessions a petty
case was being tried. A we'll known
criminal lawyer, who prides himself
upon his skill in cross examining q
witness, had an odd looking genius
upon whom to operate.
"You say. sir, that the prisoner is a
theft?
"Yes, sir; cause why-she confessed
it."
"And you also swear she was en-
ployed by you subsequent to the con-
fessionT
81 do, SIR"
'Then" (giving a sagacious look to
the COURT I'VE are to understand that
you employ dishonest people to work
for you even after their rascalities are
knownr
"Of course. How else could 1 get
assistance from a lawyerT
The counsel only said, "Stand down"
London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
DIAMONDS.
United States Buys Three-fifths af
Worlds Output.

Worlds Output.
The world has never seen and in no
other part of the world is there now to
be seen anything like Americas jewel
madness as shown by the conditions of
today, when more than 800 New York
establishments are engaged solely in
the importation of precious stones,
when agents Of American dealers are
searching Europe for the white gem
and hopelessly endeavoring to supply
American appeals for rubies and emer-
aids and when 5000 men In South AZ
rica are toiling to obtain diamonds,
more than half Of which are to add to
the beauty and happiness Of the Amer
lean woman.
1t is she that has caused the United
States to become the greatest diamond
market in the world. For her we have
imported in single year $4,000, 900
worth of precious stones, for her at
one period we smuggled them in at the
rate of 100000 year, for her we
annually buy something like $1,000
600 worth Of diamonds and thus for
her sake heartlessly leave of the
worlds total output Of diamonds only
some $S.000,000 worth to satisfy the
vanity of all the rest of the women on
earth.
For her adornment we annually
cause to be brought to this country
diamonds weighing in the aggregate
1,200 pounds, weight three times that
of the total output of the famous Kim
berley field and practically the equal of
that of the whole of South Africa, the
worlds greatest diamond mine.-Frank
S. Arnett in Ainslee's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Cool.

1t was in a western hotel. A bellboy
was sent to Colonel William Greene
Sterett's room to ascertain what urgent
need had impelled that gentleman to
push the button. He entered and found
the colonel deeply immersed in a
friendly game with some chosen spir-
its.
did you ring, sahf' he deferentially
inquired.
"Yes," said Colonel Sterett, deftly
hurting two unpromising pasteboards
into the discard. I'VE want you to
bring us some whisky. My friends here
will take Scotch, and mine is rye"
Eyes, sah," said the boy, turning to
go.
"And after you have brought US the
whisky" continued Colonel Sterett, ar
resting his flight, turn in fire alarm.
Some one in the next room has set the
place afire."-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
RI,1-ShOf
For Tiger.

No use to hunt tigers with
bird-shot. 1t doesn't hurt the
tiger any and it's awfully risky
for you.
Consumption is a tiger
among diseases. 1t is stealthy
but once started it rapidly
eats up the flesh and destroys
the life. No use to go hunting
it with ordinary food and med
icine. That's only bird-shot.
1t still advances. Good heavy
charges of SCOTS Emulsion
will stop the advance. The
disease feels that.
SCOTS Emulsion makes the
body strong to resist. II
soothes and toughens the lungs
and sustains the strength until
the disease wears itself out.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST., N. r
soc and $s.oos al druggists.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-18
Making A11ox.I..nArt. an

Great art is requisite in making al
!oys. 1t is true that they are readily
formed by melting metals together in
a crucible or in properly constructed
furnaces, but it is necessary to insure
perfect fusion and to prevent loss.
Zinc is volatile, infammable metal
and easily catches fire. Indeed it is not
at all uncommon to find that two al
loys Of exactly the same component
parts differ very materially in proper
ties in consequence of a difference in
the mode of preparation or in the care
bestowed upon them.