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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
WHEN a NEW POPE rs ELECTED
Some Of the Impressive and Interest
ing Ceremonies That Are Observed

Voting papers are handed round in
turn to each Of the cardinals, on which
they write the name of their favOrite
candidate, each voter signing the paper
and afixing his seal. Each cardinal
then folds his paper, and walking to
the altar falls on his knees ON it's low
est step. He then ascends to the highest
step, and after taking the oath that his
vote is free from all influence or mere
personal bias he drops the paper into
one OF the golden cha1ices
When all votes have been recorded
and the mass Of the Holy Ghost sung a
scrutineer counts the papers, and when
he had ascertained that there are as
many papers as voters the chalice is
brought by three cardinals and deposit
ed on the table at which the scrutiny is
made. The balloting papers are poured
from the chalice on to the table and
each paper is carefully examined by
one OF the serutineers, passed on to an
other, and finally to asthird, who reads
aloud the names on it. The cardinals
keep a record of the voting on lists
with which they are provided.
Ii no cardinal has. received the req
uisite number Of votes Zone more than
two-thirds of the total number) the
whole process must be gone through
again on the principle of accession;
that is, each voter who sees that his
own candidate has no ultimate chance
OF success accedes to the appointment
OF some other cardinal higher in the
list of votes After days, or it may be
weeks, of the constant voting and burn
ing of papers, the choice ultimately
falls on one of the cardinals, and a
formal record of the election is made
by the prothonotaries and signed by the
entire college Of cardinals.
The new pope's consent to his cleo
ton is secured, and he decides by what
name he shall be known. He is then
conducted behind the altar and robbed
in the white cassock' and cincture, the
rochet, and stole; and on his feet are
placed the shoes Of crimson and gold
which are the mark of his new rank.
Thus clothed, -thernew pope takes his
seat before the altar, the cardinals in
turn fall on their knees in alteration,
kiss his feet andsthe papal ring, and
are kissed by him son each cheek; the
pope gives them all his benediction,
and the news goes forth to the world
that another pontiff reigns in the chair
of st. Peter.-London Tid-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
WON $4,000 IN POKER GAME.
Well-Known Men Play for High Stake
in Gotham Hotel.


When men who pay poker together
at regular intervals in a hotel at Fifth
avenue met short time ago for the
last time before a vacation of several
weeks the play was a little higher than
usual, although the limit remained the
same. 1t was not necessary to hoist
that to provide the opportunity to make
or lose a great deal of money.
When the game came to an end and
the banker was adjusting the transfers.
of money that had taken place during
the evening, it was found that one os
the players had won 100000. This
mans name is known from one emf OF
the country to the other, and the fact
that he only appeared on the horizon a
few years ago has not served to hide
his light. The winner of the largest
amount at the table was 100000 richer
than when he sat down to play.
II don't want to stop with an odd
sum like $60,000,' said the second win
ner, "but it's too late to play any more.
I'll tell you how we'll settle it. I'I
match the man who won 100000 to sec
If it's double or quits"
That suited the other, and the two
men matched with quarters. The sec
ond winner came out best, and rose
from the table with $4,000, and he
plays in this game along with certain
number Of congenial friends, at least
twice a week.--New York Dispatch ira
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

z1es, attached TO the end of flexible
tube hanging IN front of the barber's
chair, through which compressed air
was conveyed from an air compressor
somewhere ON the premises, and them
had my face cooled by air from the
same pipe; and how many other new
things l had met with | don't know:
but the black bib | saw for the first
time yesterday.
when the barber had trimmed my
hair and had lain back in the chair
and placed my head on the headresf
and the barber had roughed off ny
beard before proceeding to finish 1t, he
took from his drawer under the ledge.
along in front Of the row of chairs "a
black bib; little black apron which
he put up around my neck to. spread
thence over my chest, And then he
went on with his work.
What was the black thing for? Way,
that was to bring my gray beard into
relief. The great apron or coat or
whatever it may be called that is COM
monty put over the customer in the
chair has white ground against which
a black or brown beard shows plain
ly; not so however, in case of gray
beard, which blends with it and makes
accurate trimming over it correspond
ingly difficult.
u a. But with the little black apron uD-
der it, every hair in the gray beard is
brought out clearly and could be ham
died easily and the exact result desired
could be attained. II
se}g"tS@H Il said to myself, and it wssss
rather pleasant to think that l had rgxR
across this newest touch in modern
barbering;; but it was not SO pleasant
to reflect that should not have dis
covered it if / had not been growing
old.-Chicago Irlter-Ocean. $50 s..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
SYSTEM IN MODERN LABOR
Effective Activity in the Erection
of an Office Building.

Effective Activity" in the Erection
of an Office Building.
All this grim, noisy, effective activity
was under the control Of workman
who mad risen from the ranks. Sons
Italians were here carrying hods for
him who had worked beside him years
before. He knew the plans Of the con-
struction to a detail, but rather as q
man who follows than as one who ere
ates. 1t was his duty merely to direct
the distribution Of material, so that liz
would be easiest at hand, and to get the
work done. To him delays were fatal
speed and care the end of existence
Once when the framework stood ready
for the wall which was to close it in he:
found that the brick and stone for the
walls of the lower stories had not been
delivered He reported his difficulty to
the engineers.
you have the material for the upper
floor WALSH they asked
"Yes," he said
''Then finish those first"
And SO he set his men at work build
ing apparently from the top downward,
for in these steel buildings the frame
work carries the entire load: the brick
and stone merely close in the building
and decorate it's exterior, and each floor
carries it's own load Thus the subordi-~
nate officer carried out the mechanical
plan quietly. He overheard one of the
younger workmen answer questions
from bystander with blank. 81 don't
know And he promoted the boy be-
cause, as he told him, IF you don't tell
what you don't know to people who
know it all, there isn't any time lost.
But he led his men vigorously, hold
ing his subOrdinateS strictly to account
for the men under them, and getting
tn ewOrk completed within the speci-
fed time.
But back of them all were the men
who created the plan To them each
story was duplicate of one they had
already constructed On paper The army
of workmen were merely assem- bling
the parts they had formed. Each shaft
of steel was located by its number, and
the upper or right end was marked So
that only stupidity would turn it end for
end An engineer, inspecting the work
one day, pointed to few out of a hum
dred beams that lay ready to be hoisted
into place. which were all exactly alike
and said quickly:
What are those doing here? They go
III Ine IOuTtH SCOry OF the WINDSOR
building"
And at another time, as he casually
passed the structure and looked up aa
the ninth story, he called out to the SUI
perintendent that one of the small grid
ers at that height was wrongly set. He
knew, because that girder did not COIN
eide with the INSTALLATION of the build
ing he had before his mind for months.
Arthur Goodrich in the Worlds
Work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
THE BARRIERS BLACK BIB.
Novel Scheme to Bring Gray Hairs
Into Prominence.

THE newest wrinkle Of the barber
trade" said the middle-aged man, II
discovered yesterday in the black bib.
MANY of the new features that mark
the great progress made in recent years
in this ancient calling had already en-
countered. l had had my mustaches
done up in curl papers and SO left while
the barber was dressing my hair had
had a strip of cotton batting tucked
in around my neck, between the towel
and it, to keep away splinters of hair
from irritating me when I had my
beard trimmed to keep such splinters
out of my eyes I had had placed over
them wire goggles with bridge-piece
Of lead that could be freely bent, SO
that the goggles could be adjusted to a
face OF any contour; l had had my face
sprayed with witchel hazel and busted
with face powder from sprayers and
busters that could be, like so many noz-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
NEST LIN SKULL

Many birds have laid their eggs in
queer places-in old hats, old shoes,
empty bee-hives and even in pumps
but it is doubtful if any other nest was
ever made in an animals skull.
Why the bird in this instance selected
a skull it Is difficult to say, though it
is possible that she wanted to be spared
the trouble of building a complicated
nest, and at the same time desired to
deposit her eggs in place where they
would neither be injured by the wealth
er nor be easily seen by any passing
school boy.
This bird Is native of Germany, and
her singular act is attracting much at
tention among the naturalists of that
country. Soon after she had laid the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
ODD TEA DRINKING

When the natives Of Paraguay drink
tea they do not pour it from a teapot
into a cup, but fill a goblet made out
of pumpkin or gourd, and then suck
up the hot liquid through long reed.
Moreover, the tea which they use is al
together different from that which
comes from China, being made out of
the dried and roasted leaves of a palm
like plant which grows in Paraguay
and Southern Brazil.
The goblets and reeds which are used
for this purpose are often richly carved,
and many Of the latter are made of
solid silver.
The natives say that this tea is an ex-
cellent remedy for fever and rheu-
matism, and chemical tests which have
been made by German physicians seem
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

tirely from competition by other COL
leges. | do not believe that the natur-
and read book. l myself would rasfa-
er see and hear things than find therza
cut from the pages of printed book
We must set certain task for tlaR
members of the two undergraduates
classes and tell them by certain tirr@
they must know it. We must let thesx3
know that they can have no more tinre
for loafng than the Constitution of the
United States allows ever ycitizer.~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
A Foolih Cid Bachelor.

This man was an cid bachelor, and
his kind do some mighty foolish things.
He was 60 years old, owned a quarter
section farm worth S12, 900 and was free
from debt. The recent land craze struck
him. He fell into the tolls of smooth
tongued land agent who gave him a
free ride up to the jumping off place in
British Columbia, where he was in
duced to buy $4,000 worth Of range
land at So per acre. He gave his note
for the first payment Of $4,000, which
his local bank discounted, and loaded
himself up with a yearly interest
charge of $500, while he rented his good
farm for $500 per annum. AS he paid
as much for his Canada land as it will
probably be worth 20 years from now,
he has has got himself into nice
financial fix. Had he married some
bright woman years ago, it is not like
ly that he would have done so foolish
thing. Don't be an old bachelor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
KAISER's NEW ABBEY

Under the auspices of Emperor Will
liam an immense and beautiful cathe-
dral, which, it is said, will rival West
minister Abbey, is now being erected in
Berlin 1t is estimated that it will cost
not less than 100000. When complet-
ed it will serve both as cathedral and
as a royal burial place, for it is the
kaisers intention to transport thither
the bodies of several of his ancestors,
including those of Frederick William
w., Queen Elizabeth, Frederick the
Great and his father, Frederick Will
liam II; Queen Louise, Emperor Will
liam l., Empress Augusta. Emperor
Frederick III, and Empress Frederick.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

they must be raised and if thin slices,
they must be lowered.
A knob attached to the knife enables
one to take firm grip and handle it
easily. The principal advantage which
this instrument is said to possess over
others now in use are, first, that it oc-
cupies little room and therefore may
be placed on any table; second, that it
tan be used to cut sausage, cheese, vege-
tables and other things besides bread,
and, third, that the knife can be clean
ed in a few seconds and can also be
sharpened as readily as scissors or a
carving knife.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Limitation to Labor Disputes.

While it would be much better to
abolish strikes and lockouts alto
gether, it is nevertheless important
to have a definite decision defining
the limits within which each side to
a controversy of this character may
go. Public opinion will thus be more
capable of Judging of the merits of
disputes and the maintenance Of law
and order will be rendered much east
er.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Upon an infrequently travelled road
way in rural section of Northern New
Jersey most peculiar tree was recent
~, seen, which would have been passed
unnoticed had not the branches been
Invested of all their foliage.
1t is an oak, the trunk. of which is
about a foot and, a half in diameter in
the largest place, and instead of grow
Ing perpendicularly. as trees in general
do, about two feet above the ground it
takes nearly a horizontal direction for
about 20 feet and forms the main part
OF the tree, the outer end being about
ten inches from the ground.
From the main part Of the tree three
perpendicular branches grow to the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

height of 80 aboyegthe horizontal trunk
. the first beingdnear the original trend
OF the tree, the second being at about
the middle Of the trunk and the third
being at the. outer end Of the trunk, and
strange to say, they are all about the
same size. ''@'~@9
= When young this tree was probably
bent by accident to its present; position
which brings to- mind the old saying
".As the twig is bent, so is the tree in
clined." r." @'
In addition to it's peculiar shape, it
is partially hollow, and probably shell
tered the squirrels from the chilly
blasts of winter and is likely to do so
For many years. X
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
BABY'S BOTTLE HELD

Now comes baby carriage to which
Is attached a simple device for holding
nursing bottle in convenient posi-
ton.
This is new invention and one
which will certainly appeal to mothers
and infants. Many of the latter like
to have their bottles with them in their
little carriages, but, unfortunately, the
bottles persistently refuse to remain in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

a proper position, and the result is that
the little ones rarely get satisfactory
drink.
Thanks to this new device, their life
In this respect will be much happier
hereafter and their weight is also like
ly to increase in a manner that will de-
light their parents. The bottle, once
placed in this holder, is bound to re-
main in a position where the child can
at any moment reach it with his or her
lips.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Stringing EN- Up.

Tomjones-Yes, l have just return
ed from a trip down into Texas.
Bobsmith-So? How are times
down that way?
"Lively-lively. They were prepar-
ing for a wholesale hanging when l
left"
You don't say! Mostly negroes,
s'pose?"
!" Nope. Mostly Kansas
City Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
NEW BREAD CUTTER

Cutting bread in slices is the purpose
OF useful instrument. 1t consists of
polished wooden plate, to which is
attached knife than car be readily
moved In any desired direction. The
knife Is held In position by two screws,
and these can be raised or lowered. If
thick slices are to be cut from the loaf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

We have one or two inquiries about
Speltz as crop. Like other crops, this
one has it's place determined largely
by the question Of latitude and rain
fall. We do not think that where
wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn can
be successfully grown there is any
place for it. 1t is especially fitted for
the semi-arid sections of the West and
Northwest, where the rainfall averages
rom ten to fifteen inches 1t withstands
drought and the hot winds better than
any OF our common certals and pro-
duces crop Of equal faoSin8 gnIue
with oats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Forty Acres and Six in Family.

A reader of these notes in central
Illinois wishes to know how his forty
acre farm may be operated SO as to
support family of six and pay off a
small mortgage which there is upon it.
The land is level and good and located
within three and half miles of a
thrifty town of 5000 people. 1t may be
said that any Of the old methods of
farming could not be made to accom-
plsih the result desired. Something
new must be tried, and it must be in
the line of an intensive and diversified
agriculture There should be on this
farm six COWS of the strictly dairy
type, capable of producing 325 pounds
OF butter each per year; there should
be not less than 800 hens, Plymouth
Rocks recommended; there should be
a small silo with capacity of seventy
or eighty tons; there should be two or
three brood sOws we'll bred. The farm
should be divided into four fields of
ten acres each, the boundary lines be-
ing fruit trees of varieties suited to
that latitude. Ten acres should be kept
iii pasture, twenty acres in field crops,
such as corn, potatoes, clover, millet,
sorghum, oats, peas and alfalfa if it
will grow. The remaining ten acres will
include the homestead, a small fruit
garden of five acres devoted to black
berries, raspberries, strawberries, cur
rants, and the remaining three acres to
be devoted to pieplant, asparagus, cele-
ry. beans, onions, sweet corn and other
salable vegetables. This family Of six
will find all the work they want to do.
and more too, on this small tract of
land thus Operated. Thus conducted
there will not be day in the year
when some product or other of this
farm may not be taken to town for
sale. and if intelligently operated upon
the foregoing lines, proper attention
being paid to the items of crop rotation
and continuous and heavy fertilization
of the soil, we would almost guaran-
tee a good living for the family, an
early payment of the mortgage and the
steady building up of a comfortable
bank account. This not only looks good
on paper, but it is essentially good in
nvaptiPa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
In an address the other night Of the

In an address the other night of the
Princeton man living in Chicago Wood
rom Wilson said: What we need, in
order to erect upon the Princeton cam
pus a law school, great electrical
school, museum, a natural history
and extensive biological laboratories, is
the sum of $4,000, 600 My hobby is to
establish" added the educator, in
Princeton university a system of tutors,
like that of England, which shall throw
the seniors and Juniors upon their own
resources, and start in them habits of
independent, self-reliant thinking. By
doing this we shall give Princeton a
distinction such as will remove it en-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

She then sold the dressed product foT
$3.50, no part of which the stingy old
man had the nerve to ask for, or would
have got if he had asked.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Men in the soft corn sections of the
country who bought four and half
cent feeders to consume their soft corn
will get rid Of their corn crop, and that
is about all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A successful fruit grower recommends
the blowing of the orchard just before
winter sets in as the best means of re-
tanning and conserving the melting
SHOWS and. the spring. rains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
tOrQ, Iowa.
Correspondence Solicited.

The condition of winter wheat
throughout the winter wheat growing
section has seldom been as good as it
is at the present time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Varieties of peaches which will stand
a temperature of 20 degrees below zero
are being successfully grown in many
parts of the country where heretofore
peach growing has been considered i'm
possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

1t is possible now to send 100 pounds
of freight half way around the world
j. for the small sum of 40 cents. We used
to get that much for hauling the same
amount by team distance of so miles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

In architectural beauty this building
will surpass every other in the German
capital.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Old black walnut stumps are being
dug up all over the west for use in the
manufacture of gun stocks, the stumps
in some cases bringing more money
than the tree which grew upon them
did fifty years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Some of our most successful feeders
are coming to the conclusion that a
steer may be more economically and
profitably fed by mixing his grain ra-
ton with his roughage, the claim being
made with reason that this manner of
FEEDING secures more thorough and
perfect mastication and assimilation of
The ration. This fact has been brought
prominently forward by the few man
who have fed ration Of silage to their
beef cattle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The twin evangelists Of agriculture
always working and blessing the waste
places of the country are blue grass
and white clover, ever creeping by way
side and highway, unlimited and al
ways welcome.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

For some years there has been craze
or fad for the all red Shorthorn, and
this, too, in spite of the fact that the
prize winning animals at the big shows
have quite generally been of some other
color, mostly roam. The color fad is
some lines carried to an extreme.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The canneries of the west are now
making their contracts for the crop Of
sweet corn for 1903. The price being
paid is S. per ton, which makes it a
very profitable crop to grow. The yield
in extreme cases is as much as seven
tons per acre. To this should be added
one and half tons of choice fodder
and the further fact that the crop is in
no sense exhaustive of the soil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A very common mistake in the plant
ing OF groves of timber around the pra-
trie farm homestead is to have the
belt of timber too narrow and too near
the premises. In such case it operates
to catch the drifting SHOWS and becomes
almost nuisance. This might be en-
tirely prevented by planting another
row or two of trees out away from the
grove at distance of Is or 20 rods.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Coal still remains king.