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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
The Frogs Feeding.

Mr.. Frog has an enormous mouth for
his size, and if we were to put finger
inside it we would find that he has a
row of teeth in the upper jaw and that
his soft white tongue, unlike our own,
is attached in front and Is free behind.
When he wishes to catch any insect he
throws out the free end Of the tongue,
then draws 1t in so rapidly that It Is
difficult to see whether he has been
successful or not. AS the tongue is
coated with a gummy fluid, the insect
sticks to it and is carried back into the
mouth, which closes upon it like the
door Of tomb. Frogs, however, are
not limited to one mode Of feeding.
They often leap open mouthed upon
larger prey, which includes besides in
sects small fish, mice, small ducklings,
polliwogs and tiny frogs. -.Woman's
Home Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
All Wear Costly Raiment.

No man who eats in a restaurant
ever pays less than $75 for 2 suit or an
overcoat, and no woman who eats in a
public place ever wears waist costing
less than $25, and frequently the cost
is much more, at least so says the pro-
prietor of a fashionable New York res
taurant. He. like all restaurant own
efs, occasionally receives complaints
from people who have lost an over
coat-or fnislaid one-and who have
had garments positively ruined by a
careless waiter splitting soup or some
thing else on portion Of it, usually a
sleeve, and he says that the above fig
ures are the lowest quotations he ever
heard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
!RoyaIty and Chess.

Cards have been the amusement Of
q kings and queens for centuries, super
: sediag latterly the royal game Of chess,
(Which filed up the leisure moments of
William the Conqueror, Queen Eliza
beth and Charles |, The latter was so
absorbed in his favorite pastime when
the news reached him that Scotland
had determined to sell him to the Eng
f5lih parliament that, though we'll
aware what the intelligence BODIED, he
calmly played the game to the end.
Queen Victoria preferred chess to
cards. 9aaugh during her old age she
found diversion by playing patience"
a keen chess pSeyer, the great Napo-
leon would not unit to be beaten,
and if he found his skill ineffective
would throw board ndsAchessmen al
griiy on the ground. J..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
Gambetta,s Skull.

When Gambetta died the medical au
thorities requested DR.. Laborde, the
distinguished physician, to examine his
brain, and, going to Vile dAvray
where the body lay, he began work as
soon as possible. First he opened the
skull and then, removing the brain,
Laid it on napkin and took it to his
own house, where, for the purpose OF
preserving it, he placed 1t in solution
Of sulphate Of zinc.
Unfortunately before doing so he had
forgotten to weigh it, and when he took
1t out of the solution next day he found
that portion of it had been dissolved
and that what remained of the brain of
the famous statesman weighed only
roo grams, which is about the weight
Of an idiots brain.
Dr. Laborde, it is said, never forgave
himself for making this blunder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
Frfeuds.

Put your heart into the search for a
friend, freely offer assistance to any Of
the crowd who needs it, and, sooner or
later, you will find hand outstretched
toward yours, and your soul will meet
it's likeness. Do not initiate those who,
shut up in their individuality as in a
cita del, Indifferent to all passers by, yet
send forth on the four winds of heaven
the melancholy cry, There are no
friendsp They do exist, be sure Of 1t,
but only for those who seek, for those
deeply interested in the search and for
those who do not remain content to
spin out the thread of life in a corner
like q spiders web, intended to catch
happiness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
Enormou. strength of Mashroom.,

A curious instance of the wonderful
force exerted by growing vegetation is
related in the Gardeners Magazine
This force seems all the more remarka-
BILE when exerted by light and unsub-
stantial mushrooms, but does not ap.
pear SO extraordinary when caused by
the expansion of a hard wood tree.
Some half hardy ANIMALS were sown In
frame just cleared Of a winter crop
in the gardens of an English park and
the lights closed to hasten termination.
Some days afterward signs of cracking
were observed in the brickwork, and
gradually block weighing in the ag-
gregate one and one-half hundred
weight was pushed out Of position.
After cutting out several bricks a mass
Of mushrooms was found pounds
ounces in weight growing in the center
of the wall. The mycelium had run
freely in the mortar and on the inner
face of the bricks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06

There Is only one place in the world
where the sun sets twice daily, and
that is at LeeR, in Staffordshire, Eng
land. The reason Of this is that Jag
ged mountain is Situated to the west OF
the town, and in the evening the sun
sets behind it and darkness comes on.
Then the first sunset occurs, the gas
lamps are lit, and apparently night has
set in. But it has not, for in the space
of an hour or so the sun reappears
again through the opening at the side
of the mountain, and daylight again
appears Artificial lights are extin-
guished and daylight again prevails I'M
til the sun descends below the opening
and the second sunset occurs and night
comes to stay. s.g
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
ODDITIES IN PET NAME
Cat and Pig Are the Terms Cove
by French Women.

eff a man in this country calls
wife a cat the foundation is laid fl
divorce suit" said the man who Il
els. "But q French woman takes
same word as a term of endearm,
It's odd how the choicest phrases in
vocabulary of affection Of one pee
are used for quite an opposite purl
by another nation. One of the most
miliar and most coveted phrases Of
dearment among the French, for
stance, is my little pig, and my Ii
puppy dog is also we'll liked.
But if the Frenchman were to {
Nine. NarcisSe dick as an Ameri
husband might lovingly call his Bet
half, she would be very much offend
One of the oldest pet names that [
err heard of was that used by fame
German general, who always called
wife my little kernel of coffee TT
were divorced at last, however, anC
cynic said that the generals pet ma
should have been my dear little st;
of bayonets,' for the lady was said
have had very sharp tongue. kn
devoted disciple of Walton, "
when writing to his wife while o.
fishing expedition, calls her my d
little speckled trout New Y
Press.
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WHY Razors Get Tired.


'Do you know why we dip a raz
in warm water before we begin sha
ing, and do you know why some
norant men say a razon is tired?
ed the barber "Well, this is all q.
to the fact that a razor is saw, n
a knife, ar it works like a saw, 2.
like a knife. Examined under tt
microscope its edge, that looks !
smooth to the naked eye, is seen
have innumerable and fine saw teet
When these teeth get clogged with di
all the honing and strapping in Il
world will do no good-the razor
dull and nothing will sharpen it. The
is the time the ignorant say it
tired and stop using it, but the VII
know it is only clogged. =
'"TRe wise, though, don't suffer the
razofs to get clogged, They dip the
in warm water before they use thet
and thus the teeth are kept clean.
is because razorsis a saw that lath
doesn't soften the beard, as so maj
people think. It stiffens it, so that
will present a firm and resisting su
face to the razor."-Phdladelphia Re
ord.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06

=. exercise which is well within the
powers or the body is salutary for ali
ana probably necessary for some. but
exercise by which those powers are
~oVerstra1ned us too often not only the
precursor, but quite unmistakablv the
- cause, of serious illness or of bodily NJ
mental failure. why" inquired SaIa.
uin' should the weak display his infe-
ssioraty in the presence of the strong?"
Nhe question is as pertinent in our own
szx.s as it was in that on which # was
''attered.-ren don Hospital. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
ChiIdren's BIunders.

"A Philadelphia schoolteacher tells OF
these plumbers of children in physiolO~
gy examination papers:
occupations which are injurious to
the health are carDolic acid gas, which
IS impure blood"
sWhen you have an illness it makes
your health bad, as well as having a
disease"
ga stone mason's work is injurious
because when he is chipping he
:breathes in all the little chips, and then
they are taken into the lungs"
"All mechanical work is injurious to
: the health"
The word function seemed to puz-
1zle the children tremendously. Cues
: tons containing that word were an
swered as follows:
''The skin discharges a function call
ed perspiratiOn."
1.-THE function of the heart is be-
: tween the lungs
''The hearts function is called tho
.rax."
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A GENIUS IN JAIL.
Won Siemens' First Patent Was APP
piled For From a Prison.

"
piled For From a Prison.
Won Siemens applied for his first pat
-ent from the cell of a prison. After
graduation from the artillery school in
Berlin the young man, then only TWEEN
ty-one years old, was attached to reg.
iment in Wittenberg. 1t was there he
began his experiments, to the great
horror of his landlady, who upbraided
him day after day for staining his
clothes, furniture and the window
panes with gold, silver and acid spots.
She could not see the use Of wasting
money for such things" But Won Sic
mems went On with his experiments
and with staining his furniture and
clothes.
He became, too, the life of the garri-
son and one of its most popular mem
bers His popularity, however led to
his taking part as second in duel be-
tween two of his comrades. AS a re-
suit he was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment in the fortress of Magde.
burg. The landlady was the only per-
son in Wittenberg who was glad of the
young lieutenants departure. In the
cell in the fortress however, he was al
lowed to fit up laboratory and there
continue his experiments. There, too
q month after his incarceration he per
fected his method of galvanic gliding
and applied for the patent from the
prison cell.
1t was granted and with it pardon
A pardon in all probability was never
received with less glee. Siemens hai
other experiments under way in his
prison workshop and begged to be al
lowed to stay awhile longer and com
plete them. But the keeper sent hin
away with the declaration that such {
course would be an insult to his kins
and commander
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ssGranf,s Luck.v

did not go out to see the surrender
of General Lee. / remember we'll the
event Of General Grants return after
the surrender / think there were not
more than three persons present when
the general came in and took a seat at
a table to write. He looked up with
some expression of animation and re-
marked:
'More of Grants luckr
This was an allusion to the newspa-
per critics who had been in the habit of
calling his success luck.
This little comment on the surrender
of Lee was the only word of exultation
/ ever heard from the victorious sol
der
It was very slight expression of tri-
umph to follow such a stupendous
achievement, but wholly characteristic.
National Magazine.
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All Brushed on.

A lady called at a chemists sho
then, after examining one or two a
ticles, remembered that she want'
some cosmetic for the toilet and tur
ing to the chemist, asked, "Have Y,
any bloom of youth?''
The merchant, over whose head mo
than fifty summers had passed. turn'
to one Of his assistants and asked in
business way, ''Have any bloom
youth left ?'
The clerk looked up with qui
smile and answered, 81 believe NJ
sill" London Globe. sg
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GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
DeyOtions of "a Scotch Farmer Who
Thought Well of Himself.

Thought Well of Himself.
An old Ayrshire farmer used regu-
larly to deliver himself of the follow
ing quaint effusion as grace before
meat:
TAX aft yer bonnets, honest mem!
Are they a. aft? Oh, Lord, weed cot a
the papists cot O. the land-pluck them
cot as we do tie thistle frae DOT O. the
gr und. Pour doom shooer o. whites
upo' a. the looms that wear the lawn
sleeves, for they eat up the fat an the
lean O. the land an Wilma let puir
body like me gang his ain way. Dig a
muckle dixie atween us an hell, but a
!! far muckler ane atween us an the wild
irish. Oh, grant that the gray mare
brakna the tether nor the wind blaw
doom the haystacks. Grant that we
may keep the broom coo, the crummie
COO an Rowtie, an, oh, preserve us
frae witches an warlocks an beasts
| wi lang nebs that gang in amang the
healV r Grant a. guide things an guide
hairsts to a. honest fowk an a men
lpresent an l, my ainsel', wha am as
lnuckle as one sax O them. Shooer doom
a blessing on a honest men that wear
blue bonnets, sic like as Abraham,
Isaac an Jacob were in the holy land
To- Canaan. Gle to oorsels an to a the
freen's O. Scotland veal an fortitude
till endure a. the ills an unco's O. this
life, an as what we've gotten is DOR
ain it's naebody's business. Grant a
blessing on the present favor. Amen!'
Scottish American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06
THE INSTINCT FOR DOLLS.
Rag Babies More Loved Than Their
Gaudy Wax Sisters.

Gaudy Wax Sisters.
Few things are more psychologically
interesting than the instinct which
makes little girls sometimes before
they are able to articulate) seize upon
any absurd object to satisfy tie mater
nal instinct; even a bottle wrapped in
towel has served the purpose, for,
like savages, when they worship they
are content with the rudest imitation
Of the human figure. On that wretch
ed caricature the daubed and lumpy
rag doll, boundless affection is be-
slowed, and with it how many Socratic
dialogues are held!
AS time goes on this rudimentary eff
figy is exchanged for others which bet
ter satisfy newly developed tastes and
feelings. A girl Of six is not content
unless her doll baby bears some resem-
blance to her mothers baby. Aided by
this mirage of reality, the imagination
leaps all bounds. But it is checked by
too studied an imitation of life. The
splendid, richly dressed creature of
wax is never really loved. Its tame
ness chills the fancy. 1t is imposed
upon the affections, not created by
them. And too large a doll is seldom
much liked. A small doll, not too
handsome, is usually the favorite.
AS girls grow older there may often
be seen touching suggestion of fact
familiar in real life Partially for
the weakest and least favored of the
doll family. Housekeeping.
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Exit the Editor.

"You have no use for the papers
you say?" remarked the tourist.
mo-" replied the wild westerner
"rhey get too person al sometimes.
did subscribe to paper onct, but
stopped it,
What paper is it you refer
you mean what paper was It
Amt just told you stopped 1T
Done it in one shot too."-Philadelphi
Press.
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Used to 1T.

Manager-That young woman whom
/ placed at this counter year ago al
ready knows more about the business
than you do, and / find that I shall
have to put her at the head of the de-
partment, though l fear 1t will be rath-
er unpleasant for you to be under her
orders.
Clerk-Oh, no; am getting used to
that We were married six months
ago.
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ENGLISH IniESficA q /;

An Australian tourist travelling
The west of Ireland asked an old W
man how far it was to the neare
town. She sadly looked at him, the
sighed and said:
"It was five nice miles two yea
ago, but some English brute can
over with chains and made it seve
and our hearts are broke walking
ever since, bad luck to themw
And she disappeared into the hous
leaving him there.-Illustrated Bits.
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A BIT OF PANTOMlME.
Max O'Rell's Opinion of Four Peo-
pies Given In Gestures.

pies Given In Gestures.
"When Max O'Rell came to Montreal
some years ago." said a man from that
city to a Detroit Journal contributor,
1--WE fixed up a little joke on him. We
had noticed how gracefully he could
unite a caustic criticism with a compli-
ment faculty that enabled him to
say the sharpest things without offend
ing the people he was criticising. We
were going to put the faculty to test.
1--WE had him lunch with us, and
there were at the table besides himself
an Englishman, a ScOtchman, an Irish
man and a French-Canadian. When
re got our guest off his guard we de-
manded an honest opinion of the differ
ent races we represented. AS the opln-
ion had to be given in the presence OF
all four the situation for him was
rather delicate one. But it never seem
ed to trouble him, and he gave his opin-
| ion without moments hesitation.
"'The Scotchman,' he said, and he
clinched his right hand tightly and
pretended to try to force it open with
his left. The Englishman'- and he
went through the same performance,
opening the hand at the end after an
apparent struggle. The Irishman'-
and he held out his hand wide open,
with the palm upward. The French
man and he made a motion with
both hands as if he were emptylng
them on the table.
"There was not a word of explana-
ton, but we all understood thoroughly
and had a hearty laugh. Max O'Rell
had maintained his reputation"
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In and out.

First Oficer-Yes, we were marchin
over a plank bridge when it gave wa.
and the men fell in.
Second OGcer-And what did yo
do? 49,
First Officer-Oh, | ordered them I
fall out.-Illustrated Bits.
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Not So bad.

Poor t1an,o she said, stopping over
the victim who had just been dragged
out from under her automobile, shave
you wife,"
No" he groaned; "this is the worst
thing that ever happened to ine"-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
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She-I suppose that it would take a
great deal of observation and expert
ence to enable man to pick the fast
est horse entered for race.
He (mournfully)-Yes, but that isn't
what you are trying to do. What you
want is to pick the horse that is going
to win.-New York Times.
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DO YOU WALK STRAIGHT?
Few People Do, Says "a Fault Finder
Who Notices Things.


"Have you ever noticed how few peo-
pie walk straight" said the man who
finds fault. Il am not speaking in a
spiritual sense, neither do | refer to
their gait, which is certainly bad
enough, but TO the crookedness of their
path. A straight road is not at all
times possible, l admit, and when the
streets are most crowded fellow is
sxcusable for darling ;pound any old
way, but when given clear sidewalk
can't for the life of me see why he
cannot walk straight.
watch any man-and women are
lust as bad-who starts out from home
at an hour when other people in the
neighborhood are busy on their own
doorsteps and give him a clean sweep.
Since there are no Instructions III the
way, there is no reason on earth why
he should not proceed in a straight
line to the nearest corner, but instead
Of pursuing that undertaking course
be zigzags most suspiciously. Now he
Is perilously near the curb, now brush
Ing against the area railing, while Oc-
casionally he evens things up by tax
Ing few steps in the middle Of the
pavement. The people who thus waver
In their gait are perfectly sober and
would be surprised if anybody should
show them a diagram OF their tracks.
Naturally all that veering and lacking
appreciably increases the distance
travelled, which is another reason why
people in hurry should learn to walk
straight. New York Times.
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Norwegian Cure For Drunkenness

Norwegian Cure For Drunkenness.
In Norway drunkenness is punished
by Imprisonment. AS soon as man is
| incarcerated the delinquent has loaf
and wine morning and evening. The
bread is served in wooden bowl full
y re, in which it has been soaking
OF w. r. The first day the drunkard
ror an ass>>- : allowance willingly
swallows h> md day it seems less
enough The seq. ID Of eight or ten
pleasing At the '-nown to abb
days prisoners have oeen S w. nit
stain altogether from t. ,rsa a 81 e trsats
lessly presented: THIS co, - oyoon+ in
nehf finished. the dru, kard,
are instances, isss radicah, V cureu.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-06

1T VIII come out all right in time,"
ne told his wife. r'Fortune knocks at
every mans door once, and some day
she'll knock at mineD
II won't help you any," reSurned his
wife. IF fortune wants to tSud you
sue h1laye to go to the club and send
IN her card. Chicago Posi-
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The Sly FdlfffefS n.

why don't you make a pam,
straightforward statement ABOUT
whether or not you mean to- bea candi-
date?
"What's the use?" answered the pru-
dent politician. "Just at present tue
only thing that's keeping me before ue
public is the doubt on that question:
Washington Star.
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The More Difficnlt PART

1.-THE actor" said Roscius, should a
ways forget that he has an audienc'
He should immerse his soul in b
lines, and
That's all very pretty interrupte
HOratio Tiewalker. cit isn't half s
much trouble to forget that he has 8
audience as to forget that he hasR
one. Judge.
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qOet of the Fryina Pan

Huspand-She is by all oddsA the
worst cook we ever had. W
SnHe-i know it. But she is going
20 n1ay untlwe get some one else.
Ihars good. didn't know but you
would have to- the meals. "-Da.
troit Free Press.
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For Her own Re1ief.

Mrs. Sububs-I'm going to let the
maid off for couple of weeks.
Mr.. Sububs-What! Why, she's not
entitled to vacation.
Mrs. Sububs-No, but am.-Ex-
change.
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Modesty of Greatness.

| rrono the eminent statesman who
-. d,o+ <eting the particulars Of his
a m| 90 rae,' to the reporter paused for
q moment
4Tbis will be ,>te place, I think he
said ..to insert thu statement that
.on't like to talk aI'odt myself and
: at mention these facts with evident
1h ,ctance. Chicago Tribune.
r6ff
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Unlucky.

gHIucky.
Eyes, Since Mrs. Gotrox broke mir
ror yesterday she is Convinced that 1t is
very unlucky."
How superstitfeusv
"Not at all. 1t was d French plate
mirror and cost $780," = Baltimore
News
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His Humble Qualifications.

x.TRe old man doesn't speak any
fore &n language, does hep
'No. He's Just d plain, downright,
honest. no style, hard workin'. money
ma kim, family supportiR Americana
AtIa,ata Constitution. ,~s..
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Ii row threatens you don't let IT 90;
so Iar that you become bitter and, are
Wiling to hurt yourself in order ! 10
nurt your enemy.-Atchison Globe.
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A weakness. overcome.

Flossy-What naughty air Alice
has! She used to be SO bashful. I
Mayme-Yes She's finally persuadl'
ed herself that she's somebody.-Ex-
change.
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what He Preferred

Magistrate-And / understand tina
you prefer charges against this man.
Grocer-No, your worship: prefe
cash, and that's what / brought hin
here for.-London Tit-Bits