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BITS of Information.

When very. thirsty and only a small
amount of water is at hand drink with
a spoon or through small hole in the
cork of a canteen. 1t will do as much
good as when taken in large mouth
fuls. Boil putrid water in charcoal be-
fore drinking. Indians purify all wa
tiers by plunging hot irons and rocks
into them.
When an Indian is cold he builds a
small fire and huddles over it. A white
man builds big fire and cannot get
near it.
When you wish to roll up your shirt
sleeves do not turn the cuffs inside
out, but turn them inward or under,
and they will remain tucked up with
out being touched.
When you want to climb tree unite
the feet with q dampened towel or
raveled rope so that their distance
apart shall be about two-thirds the
diameter Of the trunk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Pestarx ana secrecy.

In the royal mandatory Of pottery
at Nielsen, Saxony, the work was for.
merly carried on with the utmost Sc
crecy TO prevent the processes from be-
coming known elsewhere. The estab-
lishment was complete fortress, the
portculhs of which was not raised day
or night, no stranger being permitted
to enter for any purpose whatever
Every workman, even the chief In
spector, was sworn to silence. This
injunction was formally repeated ev-
cry month to the superior officers en-
ployed, while the workmen bad con-
stantly before their eyes in large let
tiers the warning motto, "Be Secret Unto
Death" 1t was we'll known that any
person divulging the process would be
imprisoned for life in the castle Of
Koenigstein. Even the king himself
when he took strangers of distinction
to visit the works was enjoined to Sc
crecy. One of the foremen, however,
escaped and assisted in establishing a
mandatory in Vienna, from which
the secrets spread all over Germany.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Rats and Their Food.

The capacity of rats for discovering
fresh stores of food is astounding and
often leads to those united migratory
rtcEe- ents that periodically create
alarm and are described as plaques
of rats" These great movements are
undoubtedly initiated and personally
conducted by old and experienced
rats, the aldermen of the colony, at
once a proof of highly developed in
telligence and unselfishness. Rats in
large centers Of industry, If not pres
ent in commercial plague form, do
great deal OF good as consumers Of
garbage that would otherwise become
q perilous nuisance. 1t is also popular
delusion that rat bite is unusually
dangerous from this fact Of sewer
garbage eating. On the contrary, rats
cut as clean as new lancet.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

Tho following description Of Ruskin
as home Is from the life Of the great
apostle Of beauty by Frederic Harri-
son In the English Men Of Letters
Series:
Not only was he in social intercourse
one or the most courteous and sweetest
OF friends, but he was in manner one
OF the most fascinating and impressive
beings whom / ever met. have
talked with Carlyle and Tennyson,
with Victor Hugo and Mazzini, with
Garibaldi and Gambetta, with John
Bright and Robert Browning, but no
one OF these ever impressed me more
wildly with a sense of intense person
atty, with the iEexplicable light of
genius that seemed to we'll up spon-
taneously from heart and brain. It
remains a psychological puzzle how
one who could write with passion and
scorn such as Carlyle and Byron never
reached, who in print was so often
Athenasius contra mundum, who
opened every written assertion with 81
know" was in private life one of the
gentlest gayest, humblest Of men.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
CheerfuIness.

Cheerfulness is duty one owes to
oneself as well as to ones neighbors,
for nothing SO units one for the or
binary duties of life or so quickly
brings on premature old age as mo-
rose temper, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
There are plenty of artificial aids to
cheerfulness within the reach of every
one who has real or imaginary cause
for i'll humor or congenital tendency
to surliness. When things don't go
right or your liver is guilty of neglect
of duty strive Systematically to achieve
good humor by repeating over and
over the best funny stories or bits Of
humorous poetry you know. If con-
scientiously administered this prescrip-
ton is an infallible remedy for the
most acute fit of blue devils. If you
doubt it just try the experiment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

about four, she wes shocked to find
lubberly boy Of at least fourteen, and,
as he was the only Willie at hand, on
he had to go. though he was well nigh
as big as his mother. The Former Allen
Of the play, being equal to the emer-
gency, instead Of inquiring, How old
are you, my little MANI" endeavored
to remedy the matter by saying, How
old are you, my, strapping boy?' But
it was a failure, for the boy, who was
instructed to say from Afour to fiye,"
said it In such hoarse, sepulchral
tone as to drive the good natured
grandfather to exclaim. Forty -fve!
You look it. my boy; you look it,
Golden Penny.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
How a Rat Stole Bulbs.

M. de Parville, a well known French
naturalist, told a remarkable story
about rat in the Journal DIES Debats.
A gardener planted one afternoon $50
tulip bulbs on terrace, and next
morning he noticed that the ground
had been disturbed and that they had
all been taken away. He was con-
fident that rats had done the work
and, taking a spade, he began to dig
in the hope of discovering their nest,
Soon he unearthed large female rat,
which he killed, and after digging a
few more minutes he discovered an
underground chamber lined with hay
and leaves and connected By a CORR
dor with two holes, which were evil
IDENTIFY used as storehouses, for in them
he found the $50 tulip bulbs. This
was remarkable, but more remarkable
was the fact that they were realty ar
ranged in two rows and that not one
Of them had been gnawed or other
wise injured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Coclxfightfng In England.

For centuries cockfghting was en-
couraged in English schools. Fitzste-
phen in the twelfth century mentions
it as an amusement of Londoners and
that yearly at Shrovetide the boys of
every school brought cocks to their
schoolmasters, and all the forenoon
was spent in school witnessing these
birds fight. AS late as 1890 the in
come of the schoolmaster of Apple
cross, in Ross-shire, was drawn partial
ly from cockfght dues. Down to 1915
at least there was an annual exhibition
Of cockfghhng at the Manchester gram
mar school,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
A Clever Escape.

Prince Louis Napoleon, afterward Ma
poleon Ill, effected his escape from
Ham in 1916 in a singular manner. He
was imprisoned for his attempts
against the French government, made
at Boulogne in 1910. AT o'clock one
morning the prince, having shaved his
muStache and thrown q blouse and
wOrkingman's trousers over his own
clothes and wearing wooden shoes,
quietly walked out of the prison, carry
ing bookshelf over his shoulder to
~eplete his disguise He was taken
to be one of the painters then at work
in the prison and was passed by sew
eral persons. A carriage was waiting
in the neighborhood, and by o'clock
in the afternoon he was at Valenciennes.
where he took train to Brussels,
and he arrived in London two days
later. Meanwhile in the prison DR..
Conneau, the princes physician, had
placed dummy in the princes bed and
told the governor that the prince was
confined to his room by illness. This
satisfied the governor until o'clock in
the evening, when he insisted on seeing
the prince and discovered the fraud.
By this time, of course, the prince was
over the frontier. Dr.. Conneau got off
with three months of prison. within
thirty-one months Prince Napoleon was
the first president of a French republic,
supplantipg King Louis Philippe. who
had abdicated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Arabian DeIicacfes.

In recent Egyptian review may be
found some curious extracts from Al
'Djahez, a celebrated scientist of the
tenth century. Speaking Of the ia
vorite dishes of the Arabians of that
epoch, he says that they considered
the flesh of young dogs a great deli
cacy and also ate grasshoppers and
scorpions with much relish. Moreover,
they esteemed the flesh of black cats
highly, since they maintained that any
one who ate it could not be injured
either by sorcery or by the evil eye.
Al Djahez also says that he was dis
appointed when he found that the
Arabian tribes of Bassorah did not eat
grasshoppers, but, on the other hand,
was highly delighted to find his friend,
the famous poet Roobah, feasting roy
ally on roast rats and lizards. The
Arabians, he says in conclusion, also
ate serpents and horses, but took the
utmost care only to serve at table
horses which had been harnessed, as
they did not consider it right to eat
those which had been ridden.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

When Ellen Terry was little girl
about ten years old she played Puck in
"a Midsummer Nights Dream" and
had to make her appearance through
the stage floor on trapdoor. The trap
door was shut too soon. and one of the
rhild's feet was caught. She screamed
with pain. and Mrs. Charles Kean
whispered to her: BE a brave girl,
Nellie. Finish your part, and you shall
play Arthur in king john" The
trapdoor by this time was opened, but
the child's toe was broken. She, how
ever, pluckily pulled herself together
and finished her speech.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

A queer business which is carried on
with considerable success in certain
parts Of London Is the teaching Of Ian
guage to parrots. There are several
persons engaged in this strange educa-
tional work. The country into which
the bird is to be sent is first ascer-
week is then charged for period va
rying from two to three months, ac-
cording to the capacity of the parrot.
With a years tuition the teacher guar
antees bird with polyglot Yocabu-
larry chosen haphazard from four diff
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Wig. Dressing.

Not everybody who can dress head
Of real hair becomingly can comb a
wig with equal success. There is
special knack in wig dressing. In some
shops where wax figures abound one
or two of the employees are trained in
the art Of wig dressing and combine
that with their other duties at slight
increase Of salary, but in most places
the entire business is intrusted to pro-
fessional wig dressers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

On gateposts you will frequently find
a stone ball. Who would ever suppose
that the balls on the gateposts were
the heads of family enemies? 1t was
once the custom to stick your enemy's
cory head as trophy on the gatepost.
heads Of traitorous persons. In old
London, for instance, the bridge gate
and Temple Bar were always decorated
with CHASTITY relics of the kind, and the
memory Of the custom survives on the
gateposts of modern suburban villas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
TIE Cost Of NEGLECT.

~ need vacation badly, but can't
take It now" said DIR. Price Price.
MANY Of my patients are in such con-
dition that can't afford to leave them.
They need constant nursing"
"Ah, yes" replied the man who
knew. II guess there are certain pa
tents who. If you quit them, get well
the first thing you ow."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

ave look fur our Teller men to be
consistent, an dat's where we am in
consistent ourselves. De best speech
cher deliberated was on de subject of
honesty, an yet I had to go out dat
very eavenin' an steal wood huff to
run me Ober Sunday."-Detroit Free
Press
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

A ridiculous but amusing story used
to be told Of Charles Reade's dramati-
zation Of Tennyson's poem, Dora"
We do not however, vouch for the
truth of the anecdote. 'Dora" was be-
ing performed one night years ago.
and when Mary Morrison made her
exit to bring on her little Willie. aged
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Inndeauate Motive.

Howes-Wha hat did they do with thai
fellow who was arrested for stealing
cigars from McStogy's place?
Barnes-Oh. he was discharged. The
prosecutor was unable to prove q mo-
tive for the alleged theft. The judge
as it happened had smoked one of Nc
Stogy's cigars.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Two Sad Men.

First Fisherman-Wh do you come
to this lonely place to fish!
Second Fisherman (sadly)-Eecause
] like solitude and silence. | am
widower. And you?
First Observation-Disclosures [. too. like
solitude and silence.
Second Fisherman-Ah. you also are
q widOwer?
First Fisherman tmore sadly)-Not
yet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
In6IiscretiOn.

Aren't the perfect trust and conf
dence engaged people have in each
other perfectly beautiful
Perfectly idiotic, should say"
"Why?
Because when / was engaged told
my future wife all about ms income
and prospects. and now can't spend
a dollar on myself without her know
ing about it."-New York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

The Father-What: You want &c
marry that puppy? never heard of
such a thing.
The Dear Girl-Well, you know, In
ther, dogs are very fashionable JuxG
now.-San Antonio Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

"My dear said Mrs. Jorgson, as she
closed the book she had been reading.
'do you know what is the most curious
thing in the worldT"
''Of course do" replied the brutal
half of the combination. 1.-The most
curious thing in the world is a woman
that isn't curious" STRAY Stories.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
She Knew 1t.

1.-THE longer l live," sighed the sage.
"and the more learn the more firmly
am convinced that know absolutely
aothingw
81 could have told you that twenty
FIVE years ago." said his wife. "but
knew it would be Of no use."-London
kn&WerS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

He-If you insist upon it suppose it
is all over between us, but | wish you
would return my letters.
She-Why, you are not afraid 1 shall
make use Of them to your disadvan-
tage?
He--No, but I've got my eye on an
other girl, and I could use them writ
ing to her. you MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Cot Rid of Him ouickIy.

"Weli. got rid of that life insurance
agent in short order" savagely remark
ed Mr., Higgsworthy.
You didn't insult him. did your"
asked his wife.
Insult him? No! | gave him my
application for policy. blame himy'-
Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
An Even Score.

swnat is your objection to hin.
papa?''
"Why, the fellow can't make enough
money to support you"
"But neither can you"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
A Lovers, Quarrel.

She Cunning at the door)-I think you
are just hateful, and Pm never going
to speak to you again; so there's no use
coming into the music room after noe.
because I'll be on the rustic bench AZ
the far end Of the conservatory.-Smar
Set
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
A Pessinist.

Little Sister-Puttin' rs out Of TIKI
room just-boo, hoo--cause there's
company!
eat all the cake.
Little Sister-Oh, you can't trust
boo, hoo-company with cake!-Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

What did your wife say when you
came home so later
81 really don't know. l can just re-
member that l woke up three times,
and she was still talking. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

"You call Eat building fire trapr~
asked the perplexed foreigner. How
can a house be trap for ne fire"
SIT catches fire so easily. SeeY' saiE
the native.
But he couldn't see, such is the uE-
readiness Of the unframed foreign izr'
tellect in grasping the idioms Of GUT
rich and expressive language Chico
90 Tribune
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

the Company's service. Again, - the
young man who came to this country
over thirty years ago, penni1ess and
friendless, and who, during the first two
years, earned only $780, working beside
tank foul with the smell of oil but
to-day, there is scarcely a drop of oil
consumed in this country which has not
been purchased from his stupendous
organization, the Standard Oil Company.
In another walk of life, we see at the
head Of great college, man who
chopped wood to pay his way through
school. - q
The great captains of industry of to-
day were the poor boys of thirty years
ago. 1t was not a wealthy parent nor an
influential friend who started these men
on the road to fortune; they made their
own opportunities they fought their own
battles; they have won.
What is the secret of their success
What is that irresistible force which has
enabled them to overcome all obstacles,
to surpass their fellow-men? Every am
bilious young man is searching for this
secret He believes that honesty, So
briefly, perseverance, and determination
are essentials in the foundation on which
to build successful career, and yet he
realizes that he must possess something
more than these mere prerequisites if he
would achieve conspicuous success .
Those who have studied the lives of
successful men will tell you that they all
possessed a certain force of character
the power to mould the opinions and
direct the actions of others. John D.
Rockefeller has often said that he at
tributes his success largely to his ability
to influence and control the minds of
men. How to acquire that power is told
by Mr.. Edward Box in his Lecture, "Keys
to Success, F" the most inspiring address to
young men ever heard from an American
platform. Mr.. Box does not preach
theory; he gives good, sound, practical
advice. He tells young men Just how
they can develop those qualities indis-
pensabie TO success, and win both money
and power. Every word is suggestive
sThe Publishers OF this Lecture, John
y. Morris and Company, 1903 Chestnut
otreet, Philadelphia, Pa, are DESTROYS
that every ambitious young man should
possess copy of Keys to Success"
and they will send, complimentary. q
complete copy of this Address to eyery
reader who will write for it, mentioning
this paper and enclosing six cents to
cover mailing expenses. "Keys to Sue
cess = is one of the many inspiring
speeches contained in Modern Flo,
quence," library of famous After Din
ner Speeches, Addresses and Lectures. in
ten volumes, edited by the Hon. Thomas
B. Reed The Publishers believe that
these complimentary copies of Mr.. Bok's
Keys to Success " will prove effective
advertising for the sale of Ex-Speaker
Reeds remarkable work, hence this lib
era1 offer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
The Expected.

Ernie-SO Mabel and Jack eloped?
Helen-Yes; and they did just what
thought they would do.
Ernie-Wrote home for forgiveness?
Helen-No; wrote home for money
Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Quickly Suhdued

Won Blumer (roaring with rage)-
Who told you to put paper on the wall?
Decorator wife, sir.
Won Blumer-Pretty, isn't It!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
al Cupia Pre.criptfon.

"Well, then, how must make love?'
"First you must believe that there is
no one in the world but me-"
"I've got that far already"
Next you must make me believe
that there liz no one in the world but
you."-Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
A Souxenir.

ga souvenir" said the thoughtful aa@
thoughtfully. "is something that wa
consider to be worth a whole lot naogE
than its value."- Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

Just about the time you conclude you
are down and out your feet strike
something that will hold you.--Atchi-
son Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

There is this difference between ST
house and woman: A coat of paint
improves the house-Atchison Globe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

If men were relatively as strong as
brutes they could juggle with weights
Of several tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
KEYS TO SUCCESS.
Mr.. Edward Box, Editor of the Ladies' fi0me
Journal, Tells Young Men How
Success is Won.

Every young man wants to succeed.
There is nothing so self-satisfying as the
bountiful rewards which await the man
who struggles and conquers. Fame,
honor, wealth and power are the laurels
which Success bestows.
Tie present century is replete with
examples of young men, who, alone and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16

Many people buy everything on cred
1t and never ask the price until they 60
to pay. Then there is kick-Atchison
Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-16
Am Unkind sugrestion.

You love my daughterY"
"She's all the world to me, SIR"
''Then l don't suppose you'll want a
settlement. "-Exchange.
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uIldIUcu, UdVc IIScu 20
the very highest PIN
nacle of success in their
chosen calling. oHere
we have the striking
example of the presi-
dent of the largest
manufacturing corpora
ton in the world, rising
to this position from one
of the lowest places in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-22
Indian saptists.

Hobart. Ok, June 2l.--The Indian
Baptist Association. which scompos-
ed entirely of Kiowa Indians, has
adopted a res }lution excluding all
whites from their meetings. Mission
aries working among tae Indians an.
nounce this as result # the timidity
OF the Indians in participating in re.
ligious exercises in the presence Of
the whites.
Lone Wolf. who recently brought
suit against the United States govern
ment to prsSent the opening of the
Kiowa reservation to settlement, IL
their chief minister and presides dur
ing the convention now in session. He
is a Carlisle graduate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-22
Ills Las, Hone Realized.

(From the Sentinel, Gebo. Mont)
In the first opening OF Oklahoma to
settlers in 1889, the editor OF this pa
per was among the many seekers af-
ter fortune who made the big race
one fine day in April. During his trav-
cling about and afterwards his camp
ing upon his claim, he encountered
much bad water, which, together with
the severe heat, gave him very Sc
we're diarrhoea which 1t seemed al
most impossible TO check, and along
in June the case became so bad he
expected to die. One day one Of his
neighbors brought him one small bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea remedy as a last hope.
A big dose was given him while he
was rolling about On the ground in
great agony, and N a few minutes
the dose was repeated. The good eff
feet OF the medicine was noticed and
within an hour the patient was TAX
ing his first sound sleep for fort
night. That one little bottle worked
complete cure and he can not but
feel grateful. The season for bowel
disorders being at hand suggests this
item. For sale by City Drug Store,
+. ]. Ramsey and Ardmore Drug Co.