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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11

Misses Mable Evans and Eva
! Wiley we're over from Ashland to
attend the alumni exercises Monday
evening,
/ John 9. Chapp,e, managing editor
of the Ashland Press looked over
business prospects on this side of the
bay Monday.
Ogden I'll. Fethers, of GAINESVILLE,
and Attorney Wamsley, OF Eau
Claire, were in attendance at circuit
court this week.
Ralph Manning, formerly OF Dolan
& Manning, has opened confec'
tiopery store and ice cream parior
on lower BAYFIELD, street.
Pilsbury's Best Flour never varies
and housekeepers who use 1t know
that it is not the fanlt of the flour il
levery baking is not equally good.
Mrs. t. C. McWilliams left last
week for her old home in Canada.
She expects to visit points IN the
east during the next few weeks.
| C. H. Smith will soon take charge
of the work for she Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. here in the place
Of G. A. Talbot who was recently
promoted to a position at Chippewa
Falls.
Mrs. Paul Weed of Ashland came
over to attend the Alumni exercises
Monday evening. She expects to
return to Chicago in the near future
to spend the summer there with Mr..
Weed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones have
been in Milwaukee since the first OF
the week. Mr.. Jones has been repre-
senting the Masonic Lodge of Wash
burn at the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge.
Miss Emma Bestler is home from
an extended visit with her sister at
one Of the Hines camp near Haw-
thorn. Mrs. Summerfield accom-
panied her and will visit couple OF
weeks at the old home.
Mr.. Hansen of Bayfield, is in town
this week assisting Supt. 3 Wright OF
the telephone Go. The business OF
the company is growing rapidly IN
Washburn AID Mr.. Wright has
more than he can attend to.
Messrs. Preston and Loveland, OF
The American Bank Trust Company,
have been putting in their time in
the Twin Cities and at Sioux City
during the past week. They are
getting a quite a number OF new
settlers.
VIM. F. Young was here from
Seaman, Minnesota, over Sunday,
visiting witn his family. Mrs. Young
will spend the summer in Milwau-
kee. Mr.. Young has a position at
Seaman with the railroad company,
and is doing we'll.
!. Attorney Walmsley, OF Eau Claire,
] spent most of the past week in the
city looking after legal matters, and
lin attendance at the circuit court.
Mr.. Wamsley was for many years
connected with the late FL. FL. Hay.
den. and is well known to the larger
business interests of the county.
! Irene and Dana Walsh have arrived
here from North Dakota and are
making their home with Mr.. ano
| Mrs. John Walsh. The children
| recently became orphants through
the death of their mother, and have
been taken by Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh
who will raise them.
/ Pilsbury's Best Flour, being made
from Hard Spring Wheat does not
dry out easily, and bread, cakes and
| pies, made from it keep fresh.
You feel mean, cross, ugly, down
in the mouth, nothing goes right.
| Bad liver. Better take Rocky
j Mountain Tea. Drives away the
blues. 35 cents. Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
A. serious Mistake

E. G. Dewitt g Co. is the name
Of the firm who make the genuine.
With HaxeE salve. DeWitt's iSsths
Witch Hazel Salve.that heals with.
out leaving a, scar. It is, a. serious
mistake to-use any other. Dewitt s.
Witch Hazel Salve cures blind
bleeding, itching and .protrdding
piles, burl,a, bruises, eczema and all
skin diseaser. Soldby Fox Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
Local s. Personal.
Star Roarder next week.

Star Boarder next week.
Tim Keefe is in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Watt OF Bibon
were in the city Tuesday.
The Washburn athletics will play
ball at Ashland next Sunday.
E. Sauve was over from Iron River
for a short time last Friday.
Wanted: Agirl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. J. oegal.
Miss Lena Skogstad, of Hayward,
is visiting Miss Mable Peterson.
John Graham returned from trip
to West.Superior and Duluth Satur-
day.
Mrs. Paul Kruegar, of Bibon was,
visitor at the home of Peter Bestler
Saturday.
Miss Florence Lemke has left for
Usage, Iowa, where her father is in
business.
John Sundell and Ole Aune visited
the head Of the lakes the latter part
of last week.
Attorney Morris and Ben Schnei-
der OF Iron River attended the circuit
court Tuesday.
Miss Mayme Hutchcroft OF Iron
River is guest at the home OF Miss
Eva Axelberg.
Drs. Dodd and Andrns. OF Ashland,
were in the city Monday as witnesses
in the Fahrig case.
Mr.. Williams OF the Duluth Herald
was in town during the week in the
interest of his paper.
The young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. R
A. Herring has been quite sick the
past week, but is improving.
John Sullivan lost valuable COW
Shis week, the result of an accident
she received in the woods.
Mrs. Maude Johnson of West Sup
erior, and children are in the city
visiting with Mrs. S. A. Hull.
Jerry Kelly of Itasca is in town
this week doing some repair work on
B. L. Simmons yacht, Marion.
Most OF the teachers have left for
their homes for the summer vacation
and the rest will soon follow.
Mrs. E. M. Dickerson came up
from Sioux City, Iowa last week, for
visit with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Zellhoefer expects to leave
for Boston in a few days where she
is going to spend her summer vaca-
tion.
Mrs. VIM. J. Maitland left Mon
day morning for an extended visit
with relatives and friends at Nye,
Wis.
Miss Carrie Haug hen, of Mellen,
Visited with her aunt, Mrs. John
Gasman of this city the first Of the
week.
Mrs. DeCamp, of Casselton, N. D..
visited in the city for a couple OIL
days during the past week with
friends.
Call on DIR. "A. G.. Hebberd if in
need of dental work.
If you want your shirtwaists t(
look new and attractive send them
to the Washburn Steam Laundry.
Are you thin? Would you like
to get fat and plump? Tried laugh
ing" 'twouldn't work now take
Rocky Mountain Tea-'twill do the
business, 25 cents. Frost & Spies.
Wanted From 1000 to 10000
acres of wild and cut over timber
land in Northern Wis. P. O. Lock
hox ". Cumberland, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11

The big mogul 286 of the Omaha
road, Engineer FSrrell, was derailed
on the dock track Tuesday noon.
She was going down the hill and on
account of the slippery rails she
could not be stopped before reaching
the derail No one was injured and
but little damage was done.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28

Cap. Now, Eddie, soon's we whistle
climb in an start her up. Let her
buzz a mile an stop. Well be on
The three whfsked back like great
cats. The other planted his lantern
on the steps and raised one foot and
hand.
He got no further. The stone that
crashed on his skull may have killed
him as he sank down, sliding under
the truck wheels.
The hand which had held the stone
was on the throttle now. 1t yanked it
viciously to the widest notch. A tre-
mendous, jarring jerk shot through
the link of cars. The great drivers
whizzed. stationary for a second in
their revolution, then grasped the
rails, and No. 127 shot on with a
snorting scream, a gasping, straining
demon in the darkness.
Platt heard the wild, despairing
yell behind the express car. and.
laughing uncannily, glanced back.
Yes, he had been in time. The train
was intact.
When he came out of his faint on
the station platform a few minutes
later a girl with pathetic, fearless
eyes held his head in her tender lap.
She bent down and rissed him.
where's Uncle Mater" murmured
Rod, trying to rise and gazing at the
circle of sympathetic faces
"Herel" growled a husky voice,
which quavered and broke, as the big
engineer fell upon his knees and seiz-
ed Platt.s hand. Here, boy, and
they're fetchin' poor Rickett round,
too. I'm aim a"
NO, you're not" whispered his
former fireman, with d weak smile.
'Just tell me one thing, old maB-
Have 1 got back?'
'Sure!" cried Nathan Bellows, en-
phatically. Il guess we'll have to
take him back, Bess, eh.
i've never let him CO." said the
girl quietly, and kissed him again
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Recounized Him.

A professor in the Harvard Law
school has a memory which plays him
false on all matters except points of
law. He cannot remember his men.
When the school opened last fall a
student who prides himself on his rep
utation with the instructors and
makes himself felt by wise questions
in the class room, approached the
professor and held out his hand
The professor hesitated for a mo-
ment over the mans name and finally
got it out in triumph.
The student was highly elated and
a few minutes after said with proud
satisfaction to the professors secre-
tary:
''The old boy seems to be getting
his memory back. He hesitated only
minute before he called me by
name. Pretty good after a three
months vacation, isn't it?'
why" replied the secretary, 'it's
funny he hesitated when 1 had just
told him your name. He saw you
coming across the hall and asked me
who you were-"-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
How Rod Plat Got Back.

Cant 1 go down with you, Uncle
Nate? It's only seven miles, and III
sit very still in the cab
The stout engineer scratched his
head doubtfully. Yes" he said at
last, giving way before the appeal of
blue eyes. ''Nine-forty, sharp, Bes-
sic. Rod Platt won't be botherin' you
in Welton. Better stay as long as
Cousin Sally will keep you-' He
gave an irritable shrug and looked
at his watch. ITS 9 o'clock now. I
rclst be going.''
'I'n be there cried the girl
t'Thank you, uncle. 1 don't thank
you, though, for being so mean to
Rodney. He fired for you two years
and you thought there was no one
like him. Then, just because he
accidentally hit you with a lump Of
coal
Accident! Huh!'' snorted Nathan
Bellows. HE done it a purpose"
He didn't. He was trying to hit
a bird by the track
'Well, he hit the wreng bird, then.
He's made his last run with me.
And with you, too. 1 told him if
brain him.
But the door was slammed and
Bessie Paxson was left to finish her
sentence to empty walls.
''I might as well so down to Wei
ton tonight and ask Tom Sears to
give me a job haying," thought Rod
Platt, recently and unceremoniously
bounced from the companys employ
at the wrathful request of Nathan.
''The old man will never forgive me
and Bess; well, it's hard luck
The clean built young fireman
ground his big, white, irregular teeth
''Fangs," the boys on the road dub
bed him, but he didn't mind. 'I'll
take one more trip with Nate" he
grunted. Passenger, too Reserved
seat and free ticket"
When No. 127 puned her fast gath
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
The oId-Fashioned Fire.

To steam heat the cities aspire
AS they shiver and shake in the cold;
But give the old-fashioned fire
The round. rosy backlog of old!
The warmth and the light
OF it's flame, leaping bright
The drowsy-heads huddled around q at
night!
In the darkness the winter wind sigfiag
Made the flame take a ruddier glow:
The sparks up the broad chimney flying
Like witch-eyes that cleaned in the
snowi
Oh, the warmth and the light
or those red flames so bright
And the comfort and joy of the Wild
winter night
Far better that friendly old fire
Than building of simmering steam,
With never a flame to admire.
And never beautiful dream!
Oh the love and the light
Where those flames danced so bright,
And the old-fashioned joy of the old
fashioned night
Frank J.. Stanton in the Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28

straight stretch of rails glittering in
the headlights glare Hullo!"
whispered the man. Slowing up
WHAT'S the matter?"
Shading his eyes he peered ahead
to see a swinging lanterns signal of
warning. Il knew that gravel would
slide down. he muttered. That's
it, I guess. I'll get out of this berth
and walk the rest of the way
AS the engine painted to a halt he
dropped of, hearing the gruff hail of
Bellows, What in thunder's the
trouble?'
The man with the lantern stepped
forward. speaking in incoherent
humble. Rod could have touched
him.
Hey! Louder!" called the engin-
eer, sharply.
Then Platt heard something else
a rush of men, spring, fierce oaths.
a faint scream, two thuds, then a
long moment of silence
The chill in his blood pulsed back
into hot wrath, but he lay still behind
the little rock. Now his half-blinded
eyes could see more plainly His
straining ears caught every whisper.
Four men. counting the fellow with
the lantern What could he-what
should he do?
He knew that Bellows was lying on
the floor of his cab, although he
could not see him. The fireman he
could see, a motionless black shape
upon his blacker coal Something
was huddled against the window of
the cab upon his side. That he could
not make out at all He knew that in
the locked express car behind, pale,
determined man was sitting on
small steel safe. with a revolver in
his firm hand. And. the three quick
moving shapes-the low, tense
voices
e.Uncouple the express car, now
all three of u.s. Got your dynamite.
Bob? The men are out all right
Was that a woman up there. Sim?"
Yes. tied up her mouth an fest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
QQLHTPX

The Value of Capons and Caponizing.
VIM. G. Unit, in an address to
Nebraska poultry raisers, said: A
Capon bears the same relation to
cockeral that a steer does to bull;
1t is a castrated rooster. But a capon
is more quiet, lays on much flesh and
fat and remains tender for months
They will weigh from 60 to Is per cent
more than a rooster of the same age
and in many Eastern markets will
bring from 20 to soc per pound. The
comb and wattles do not grow after
the operation If done before they be-
come very prominent, but In some
cases it is the practice to cut them on
The feathers of the neck and saddle
grow very long and glossy. A capon
does not care for the hens, nor crow,
nor fight, but will make the finest OF
mothers for chickens. If in the opera
ton you do not succeed in removing
all of the testicle, it will in course OF
time develop into a very large size
and will be found to contain water.
Such a bird is known as a slip. F.
L. Washburn, in the Oregon Bulletin.
No. 81, says: "a slip gains flesh and
fat and better flesh than a rooster.
But in three or four months after the
operation, the comb and wattles grow,
the bird develops a crow and chases
the hens worse than a cOckerel. And
/ would advise a person to kill such
birds if he has any, as they are a
great bother upon poultry farm.
In some cases they bring as much
money as capon of the same weight
But if person is careful in doing
the operation there will be no slips
to put upon the market 1t has been
asked by several, is the operation
cruel? 1t is no more cruel than per-
forming the same kind of an opera
tiOn upon pigs, colts, and calves. 1t
does not take long to perforH the
operation and the bird will begin to
eat directly after being released from
the caponizing board. l would advise
a person to operate upon a few dead
ones first SO as to become familiar
with the appearance and position OF
the testicles. A person can use any
of the large breeds and secure some
very nice capons. The birds that you
wish to caponize should be tasted "a
to SO hours before the operation. And
should be fed very light the first day
or two after the operation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
Points on Peach orcharding.

Points on Peach Orchardinq.
HI. L. Doan: reach trees in oGr
locality Jacksonville. Hlinois), make
a stronger growth than they do In
Georgia and make larger trees, the
soil being stronger. go through the
peach country in that state every
winter and notice the difference. The
methods OF pruning peach trees are
the occasion OF much discussion
amongst growers. The difference of
opinion turn chiefly about three prac-
tees: Short trunks with rapidly as
cending branches, high trunks with
more horizontal branches, and short
ening in or heading back the an
nual growth. Each system has dis
tinct merits for particular cases. The
nature and fertility of the soil are
often the denominating factors In
these opposing methods; system OF
pruning which suits the slow growth
and hard wood of sandy soil may not
be adapted to the rapid growth and
heavier top of trees on stronger SOIL
We plant one year old trees topping
back from 18 inches to feet, getting
our trees headed low. The first six
weeks after growth begins the trees
should be gone over frequently to rub
OFF all sprouts that are not needed.
Four or five are left to form the main
branches; these should be evenly dis
tributed. Three or four feet of new
growth for each branch the first year
is considered fair. The first pruning
occurs the following winter, cutting
back from one-half to a third OF the
previous years growth. The low
trunk permits more open top and
this is an advantage as the fruit col
crs up better. One reason for head
ing back is the necessity of checking
the growth and keeping the tree
within bounds when it is growing in
strong soil. Heading in the branches
tends 10 make a thick topped tree. The
best growers give attention to cut
ting out the Improbable wood from
the center of the trees. The pruning
may be made a thinning process.
There is a very general neglect in
thinning fruit. 1t should be rule
that no two peaches should stand
closer on the same branch than five
inches. The fruit from well thinned
trees usually sells for twice as much
as that from overloaded trees and the
vfgor of the tree is conserved at the
same time. There are two rules to
observe in thinning: First, removal
OF injured or inferior fruits, second,
allow no two fruits to stand closer
together than the distance which has
been decided upon. Inc time to thin
is when the peaches are three-eighths
of an inch in diameter; at this size
they are likely to remain on the tree,
the May drop being over. This meth
cd of pruning and thinning prevents
the trees from breaking.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
Feedino Winter Chicks.

Relative to the feeding of incubator
chicks Matched in the winter, q report
of the Rhode Island station says:
Many people have asked, on seeing
the healthy growing, well feathered
young chicks, what food we were us
ing. The winters experience, in which
a variety of grains were used, indi-
Gates that it is not so much what the
food is as how the food is supplied
provided there are plenty of starchy,
albuminous, and green matters In
nature small seeds, insects and grass
furnish food for chickens These are
most abundant in the spring and sum-
mer months, and 1t is at this time that
the chickens thrive. To secure the
best results foods Stimulating both the
composition and the mechanical char
acter of these should be supplied For
instance, in the summer the tips of
grasses are young and tender and
easily broken by the chickens For
green stun to be easily assimilable
some plant should be supplied which
may also be easily broken We have
found hanging head of lettuce in the
brooder by string to exactly furnish
the desired want, and be greedily even
crazily eaten by the chickens
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
A erasshopper Problem.

The Minnesota experiment station
has made a report of the insect in
vasions of that state during the past
year. Among those invasions was that
of the grasshoppers. which are looked
Tor every year. The farmers have
learned that one of the most trouble
some varieties of locusts, the White
Mountain Locust (M. Atlantic), are
quite local in their habits and can be
kept under control by plowing under
The only drawback to this process is
the presence of infested land owned
by non-residents. which restocks the
land of the farmers that have plowed.
Complaint has frequently been made
to the state authorities regarding this
condition, and in a number of cases
where the land was badly infested the
state has paid for having the land
plowed. This is a task too large to be
generally undertaken by the state,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28


and the farmers in different localities
in Minnesota are asking for law
compelling non-residents to plow their
land when infested with locusts-
In our first illustration in this arti-
Gle we show a store in the Hill River
District infested with young grass
hoppers on a rainy day. This will
give some idea of their abundance in
that locality. The state entomologist.
after visit to this region, reported:
''It was however in the Hill River
district, near Lindsay P. o.. that farm
ers suffered the most. Here tract
extending one-half mile east and west
and two miles north and south was
swept almost bare of vegetation.
Young fax, grass, wheat, barley and
oats were moved down. and at the
date of my visit, June &c, the farmers
were complaining bitterly of a 300
acre piece of stubble which had been
allowed to lie fallow for two years or
more and was very evidently the
breeding ground of the pest. In places
l found the ground brown with young
hoppers not yet ready to fly, and the
area referred to presented a scene of
desolation not easily forgotten. The
young hoppers were working south.
and on each succeeding visit l found
their limit to be further south. Farm
ers in the neighborhood worked hero
ically in the fight against the unwel-
come visitation, and about 800 gal
Ions of oil were distributed by the
entomoIogist- This oil was judicious-
ly used, but the numbers of the in
sects were legion, and, though the
hopper-dozers were run back and forth
over the grain all day and day after
day and bushels OF oily corpses
dumped upon the road, the pests ap-
peared to be almost as numerous aft
er treatment as before"
Among the natural enemies of the
grasshoppers are the birds. In our
second illustration we show English
sparrows eating grasshoppers in the
streets of Crookston. Minnesota. This
is one good point in favor of the En-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
Had Heard of It-somewhere.

Senator Tom Platt was lingering
a gilt-edged book that had come to
him in the mail. He seemed so much
interested in it that Senator Quay
asked what he was reading.
This explained the New York
..boss," as he turned the pages slowly,
sis reprint of a curious volume much
thought of by William Penn and his
followers, but which I am told is
scarcely known among their descend
ants"
And what is it called?" asked the
Pennsylvania statesman
Platt tossed it on Quay's desk. 1t
was the Bible.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28

The argument often made against
the views of President Eliot of Har-
ward and of President Roosevelt in
favor of large families is that it costs
too much to rear half a dozen children
nowadays In the Primrose minstrels
they tell story of family named
Little to whom this argument did not
apply.
You say you are the father of nine
children?''
yes. SIR
~And you support your entire family
on SO q week?"
Yes. SIR
~How can you possibly do it?-
Wen. every Little helps
York Mail and Express.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28

by Sedge Pond, waking the stiffness
with steady, rattling roar. 1.-TWO,
three, four miles, counted Rod.
Nov the gorge and the woods.
Seems natural, don't it, or would II
was back there whero I ought to
be. Here's where 1 tried to peg that
cussed partridge, and the blamed
lump broke and took Nate behind the
ear What fool 1 wasi"
They few around a curve to the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28
Notified Javas.

The Javas, though not as popular
as some of the other breeds, are yet in
every way worthy of more attention
than they are receiving. They are
practical and good-sized fowl, differ
ing from Plymouth Rock chiefly in
form and symmetry. There are three
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-03-28

varieties of Javas, the Black. Mottled
and White. We illustrate Notified
Java hen on this page The plumage
of the Mott1ed Javas is broken black
and white in wings. tail and feathers.
and the balance of the plumage is
evenly mixed with black and white.