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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24


He sat down. The artist coughed
hand moment, relit his cigar, which
had gone quite out, and blew the
smoke to the ceiling.
The president motiOned to his neigh
Dor to rise. His name was Caruthers.
He scanned his listeners attentively,
frowning as he talked.
My experience" said he, ''resembled
to certain degree that of my friend
Reynolds there. l must have visited
the same park. Union park, was it?'
with nod to Reynolds.
Eyes," replied Reynolds; 'Union
park
= c1rcled the fountain" he went on,
"and proceeded to a long bench, where
l stopped near a seedy looking individ-
ual who in spite of the steady fall Of
snow sat mapping there. | tapped him
on the shoulder, reused him from his
sleep and asked his history. 1t was
rambling, as that related by Reynolds
He had seen better days. Most of us
have. He had not always slept in
parks. Few have. And, like Reynolds
tramp, he had wife and two children,
whom he had been obliged long before
to send home to the wifes mother
Like the story of Reynolds tramp
there was nothing out of the ordinary
with the exception of the manner in
which he stammered and shook telling
it."
At this point Caruthers appeared to
experience some little difficulty in ar
ticulating. When he had recovered,
Really" he finished, 'it was distress
ing; most distressing. 1t grieved me
deeply. l thrust five dollar bill into
his hand and hurried away"
He had hardly time to resume his
seat when three members of the club
rose simultaneously.
There's some fraud about this"
they cried 1--WE went together. We
saw the same man. He had the same
wife and two children who were liv-
ing with the same old mother-in-law.
old, and did he go barehanded in the
SNOWY
Yes, yes" answered the rest in a
chorus, "all that, and more"
Then declared the newspaper man,
Il, too, took out a five dollar bill and
made him present of it." And, falling
Imply back in his chair, he took to
tapping the arm of it with impatient
fingers.
The artist had slipped out of the
room.
After a period he returned, trans
formed.
His beard was shaggy and red, his
shoes were worn at the toes and down
at the heels, his hat was one of the
By Jove! We were SO distressed we
gave him So apiece, and that made
fifteen good old solid dollars between
u.s.
They flung themselves back in their
chairs and gazed in an excited and in
dignant way from one face to another
in search Of some reasonable explana-
ton of the phenomenon.
The newspaper man suddenly stood.
1t was as if he had just walked up.
"Was he tall and thiny he question
ed. did he wear a shaggy red beard,
long hair an old SLOUGH hat and a rag
ged gray overcoat out at the elbows
and fringed with a mighty fringe
around the hem? 1 say, were his shoes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

LANGUAGES.
looked on gravely while the rest danced
They maintained their impa ssible grav-
fly until Hadji Rassim Effendi signi-
fed that he wanted to go home He
was Ill. He had, secure in his belief
Of the innocence Of the pie, eaten three
big pieces. And the crust was short
ened with the fat of the 'unutterabIel
fieshr'
His departure broke up the party.
Not one Of them had understood any
thing of the object lesson on an Eng
glish Christmas in spite of all the Ian
guages spoken.
The poor hostess hair turned white
that night. and next week her hus-
bands newspaper type was distributed
in the Bosporus Hadjf Rassim was
the press censor. 81 8.
Gs..1.1ys GEORGE JAMES.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
a RemarkshIe Woman.

Kokoro, Ind, Nov. 23-Mrs. Anna
NJ. Willis of this place, a charming old
lady of IA years. has given for publ
cation a very interesting letter.
Mrs. Willis is widely known and
highly respected and the recommends
zion she gives is we'll worth the con-
sideratiOn Of anyone who may be in
terestCd. Mrs. Willis address is R. R.
No. 6. Kokomo. Her letter reads as
follows:
Il have been troubled with Kidney
trouble for 20 years. 1t was so bad
hat it affected my heart and my back.
1t hurt SO that l could not get up
when down, and l began to think that
1 would be past doing anything.
was recommended to get Dodd's KID
ney pills and purchased some at the
drug store of Mr.. G. e. Neck. After
Using several boxes I was completely
restored. l feel 20 years younger,
anu an able to do all the usual work
n tho house and garden which a per-
son VINO lives on the farm has to do,
although l am "a years of age"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
Old Customs Pass.

AS the years go on the regulation
THANKSGIVING menu is not closely ad-
here to, and if one or two OF the time
honored viands are served it is deemed
enough.
An acceptable mcnu consists OF
cavier. oysters on the half shell, tim
bale of fish with lobster sauce, vol
au-vent in lieu of a chicken pie, roast
ham, spinach. potato croquettes. apple
and celery salad served with cream
cheese. pumpkin and mince pie.
Caviar can be served in two ways
Foreigners universally serve it from
the original package. which is Tin
can, placed in bowl of finely chopped
ice. With it is passed small squares
of dry toast. also quarters OF lemon
Oysters served on the half shell
should always be opened on the deep,
as the shell will then retain the liquor,
which is delicious portion Of the
oyster. Six oysters should be served
to each person, and they should be
! placed on a bed of cracked, ice and
lemon and borseradish served with
them
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
BOTH FEEL
What Proper Food Does for Both
Mind and Body.

Physical health, mental health, in
deed almost everything good on this
earth depend in great measure upon
proper food.
Without health nothing is worth
every time by proper feeding on the
scientific food Grape-Nuts.
A California trained nurse proved
this: Three years ago | was taken
very sick. my work as a trained nurse
having worn me out both in body and
mind, and medicine failed to relieve
me at all. After seeing a number of
physicians and specialists and getting
no relief l was very much discouraged
and felt that would die of general
nervous and physical collapse.
My condition was so bad l never
imagined food would help me but on
the advice of a friend | tried Grape
Nuts. The first package brought me
so much relief that | grit the medi-
cines and used Grape-Nuts steadily
three times a day. The result was
that within months l had so com
pletely regained my strength and
health that l was back nursing again
and feel the improvement in my
brain power just as plainly as do in
physical strength.
After my own wonderful expert
ence with Grape-Nuts l have recon-
mended it to my patients with spler-
did success and it has worked wonders
in the cases Of many invalids whom
have attended professionally" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek.
Mich
Look In each package for a copy OF
the famous little book The Road to
Wellville.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Fish timbale can be made of cod,
halibut or white fish. 1t is essential
that the meat of the fish should be
perfectly white. Cut one pound of
very fresh uncooked fish into small
pieces, put it into mortar and pound
until the fiber is well settled in the
meat; then press it through a PURGE
sieve; to every cupful of fish add one
tablespoonful Of bread crumbs soaked
in milk or cream until soft, and then
press through a sieve; add also the
beaten yolk of one egg, ten drops of
onion juice. one teaspoonful of salt,
one-quarter teaspoonful OF pepper and
a dash of nutmeg.
Beat all well together and for some
time to make it light Then for ey-
cry cupful of pulp beat in lightly the
whites OF two eggs whipped very stiff.
Put the mixture into a well-buttered
mold filing it only three-quarters
full: set it into pan of warm water.
covering three-quartcrs of the mold;
| cover the mold with creased paper
and place in a moderate oven twenty
! minutes. Do not let the water boil.
Turn the timbale onto a hot dish and
pour over it a lobster sauce.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
In the Tropics.

Think Of tanning yourself with one
hand while you pass the ''sapodillas'
on the ''dia de gracias."
Then spend the afternoon trying to
get cool in the shade of a palm
Do ell this and imagine it is Thanks
giving day-if you can!
Yet that is what Uncle Sans proc
lamation has brought to thousands Of
his children.
Without the silver treble of a single
sleigh bell, or the glory of a football
fight. Thanksgiving remains Thanks
giving still. if but the noble bird is
spared to us. Bare as the attic may
be, if the charitable visitor send but
a neatly plucked bird and kindling
wood, heaven will provide the match.
and Thanksgiving day is a reality.
No wonder the Porto Ricans and the
Filipinos were suspicious-as they
were, at first-of this feast day. They
had no childish memories of long snug
rides tucked down under a buffalo
robe along with the foot warmer and
a basket of oranges; of the delicious
snoW-padded bumps over uneven roads
in the journey TO grandpa's. They had
never grown hoarse with yelling on
the side lines, nor roasted chestnuts
with their cOusins-or someone eIses
while the dial indexed nearer and
nearer to the Friday that meant mo
more Thanksgiving for another year"
Filipinos, accustomed to the empty
holidays of the Spanish calendar.
found it hard at first to believe in the
good intentions of a fiesta" that real
ly meant a feast" The glorious
Fourth, the "Cuatro de Julio as they
call it, with it's firecrackers and half
day of idleness. its DANA" and it's
surreptitious cockfght in the evening.
had introduced no novelty. They took
to it as a duck to it's hereditary mill
pond. 1t will require as mary moons
for them to develop a THANKSGIVING
tradition as to learn how to wear a
frock coat without its sagging. And
when they do, it will have to be a ira.
dition of yams and baked banana and
guava instead of cranberries. and
palm-leaf fans instead of buffalo robes.
1t will always be. in short, the dreamy
fiesta" of the tropics at so degrees
in the shade, instead of the brisk en-
thusiasm of the Northern Thanksgiv-
ing.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
GOOD GAMES FOR
THE AFTERNOON.

After the big Thanksgiving dinner
has been disposed Of, the young folks
will want to be entertained in some
other way. Let the fun begin with a
rousing game called the Turk-he. For
this huge turban is made of newspa-
per, and lots are cast to decide who
will first wear it. The person to whom
the chance falls then dons the cap,
and is known as his sublime highness
the great Turk-he The Turk-he mar
shals all the company into a half cir
Gle before him. He begins at once to
put questions to his subjects. The
3ule of the game DEGREES that II the
Turk-he asks a question in which the
words "and," IF" why" will or
don't" one or all of them figure, the
subject remains silent. If the SEN
tence contains none of these words,
the subject is obliged to answer i'm
mediately. The excitement of the
game consists in the rapidity in which
the questions are put, and the neces-
sity OF answering without much re-
Election. Any player who fails to an
swer when he should, or who answers
when he should not, is obliged to per-
form some Iudicrous feat by order of
the Turk-he.
Spelling turkey"
Get a box of anagram letters and
you are ready for still another mirth-
provoking game Pour the chips into
a paper or cloth bag. and shake up
we'll in order to break up all former
combinations Each person in turn
puts his hand into the bag and takes
out one chip This continues until no
chips remain. Great secrecy must be
observed. no player allowing any 9th
er player a glimpse Of his chips.
When all the chips have been dis
tributed the players sit or stand in a
circle, and the object of the came is
explained. Everyone is to try to be
first in forming the word turkey"
with the letters. This can be done
through the passing of the chips from
one person to another. Each player
passes to his lefthand neighbor
the letter which he thinks he is less
likely to need. This passing must be
continuous. A player is not allowed to
retain letter because he thinks he
may require it by and by. If it is not
already in sequence for building the
word he is obliged to pass it along
that, of course. unless his hand con
tains another with which he would
prefer to part
For example, if the required st. and
| "u'' are already in his hand. he is not
| obliged To pass on the r, but II he
holds the ct ~ and r." but not the
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

A good lung exercise is TO hold the
head up, the shoulders back and chest
out; initiate the lungs slowly through
the nose until they are quite full:
hold until you have counted ten with
out opening the lips, then exhale
quickly till the lungs are as empty of
the bad air as it is possible to get
them. Repeat this exercise until you
can count twenty when the lungs are
FILL
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* then the "e.+' must be passed.
unless he has another irrelevant let
ter to throw away instead. Ten min
utes, if the game is played rapidly, as
it should be, viii decide the winning
of the prize. A boX of sWeetmeats
would be fetching as a reward OF good
work in the game.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
japanese SMOKING Tree.

smoking tree is one of the natur-
al wonders of Ono, Japan. Strange to
say, it smokes only in the evening,
just after sunset, and the smoke Is
sues from the top of the trunk. The
tree is sixty feet high
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
minnesota Governors Diaries.

The Minnesota Historical Society
will publish the diaries OF Alexander
Ramsey, who was Governor Of Min
nesota when it was territory, was
Governor OF the state during the civil
war and represented its people in the
United States senate.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
Scottish Acres.

Scotland has an area of 19.062,4S2
acres of which 4,894,466 acres are un-
der cultivation. One hundred and
twelve persons own one-half of the
total area and eighteen persons own
one-fourth of it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
GaIileo,s critioian.

Criticising Tasso's poem Jerusalem
Delivered" Calico said: 81 am some
times aghast at the foolish things this
poet sets himself to describe. To my
mind this poet is poor and miserable
beyond all expression, whereas Ari-
osto is rich, magnificent, admirable.
Ell, Sig. Tasso. you understand moth
ing of your art. You besmear much
paper and only make in the end pap
for cats
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Praise for American Womanhood.

In the opinion of the editor of the
Mirror, paper printed in English in
British India, American womanhood
is admittedly the finest, the very best,
physically and Intellectually, of all the
womanhood of the world"
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Ne More Than Rioht.

The bill to give authors manuscript
the privileges of third class mail mat
ter is to be pushed in congress. 1t can
fairly be urged that a good deal of
the manuscript Is intrinsically entitled
TO that rating.-Boator Herald
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
Hioher Education in Russia.

A young peasant in village in the
Russian province of Minsk, who was
trying to educate himself, was arrest
ed for being in possession of a book
on algebra. The justice of the peace
before whom he was brought acquit-
ted him on the charge of conspiracy
made against him by the Eolice. but
warned him not to buy books which
tended to make an anarchist and an
infidel of him.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
Ancient Clock Does Good Service.

The clock which has been placed in
the hall of the HoIborn (Eng-) Dor
ough council is at least ESQ years old,
and has been in the possession of the
local authorities for that period. 1t
still keeps good time.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
Life of MIcro-oroanisms.

Many heterogeneous remain alive
though frozen in liquid hydrogen. The
temperature Of liquid hydrogen is
about one-Guarter that of liquid air,
just as that. of liquid air is about
quarter that Of the average mean tenn
peraturc
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InnAsn nreeemakern.

There are 1o7.s4s dressmakers en-
ployed by firms in London. The high
csl wages obtainable-except in the
case OF about a dozen heads of depart
ments-Gre Is shillings a week.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

HoUsekeepers naturally dread dish wash
ing in winter, owing to the fact that 1t
chaps the hands and renders them hard
and rough. Much of the injury, however,
results from the use of impure soap. If
Ivory Soap is used in washing dishes and
the hands are carefully rinsed and dried.
they will not chap.-E. r. PARKER.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28
QUICK RESULTS.

w. j. Hill,
Justice OF the
Peace. Con-
cord, N. c.
says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills
proved q very
efficient rem
edy in my
case. / used
them for dis
ordered kid
neys and back
ache, from
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

w. II. Culp x Co, Florists, Wichita.
Kansas. can ill your orders for choice
cut flowers for all occasions. Plants
and bllos III season. Telegraph, tcle-
phone or mail orders promptly filled.
Send for price list.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

The question of precedence in this
country is merely question of hustle
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win This is why Defiance Starch
is taking the place of all others.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOvvP
ESQ, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will make
them white as snow, 2 OF. package cents.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Pise's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
0. ENDsLEy, Vanburen, Ind. Feb. TO- 1904
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Lots of presidential timber viii go
by the board.
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Etc permanently No nts or nervousness after
I'll - first days Dr. Klines Nerve Restor-
er Send FREE So. 90 trial bottle treatise.
Dr. r. II. PhiIade phia
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g. s, 1UDdt1rz dlArsizssa
8GJ TElAE1RN9GIKyHR1G5
By. III QUAD

Old Uncle Jake
And ss sss sGs s sf a 70 A @ 81
gone dreams often do
The The e6a a White sq falling o fa d a' the
And a creeping up spine of
@ he Sp so as he as in h asa Ole ID
a fur M De Of
them s of I'm than Sa to a asa fur
f6s Ha sslSa
There's Wilder and her boys-her
And as, fur taters git at all
Together with fat young and bid her hOwdydO
There's Jones' leg by
s eaP bo sasly and tn whf9Es the hog
But I'll purceed mighty glad
There's Wilder schemerhorn who lives
heard from Hiram nght gal was ill.,
But o things a wiz
n b 5 Sq e 9d so nr 9an
a that T hurt n the uP1a
And AND 1sd a he se 6 S esn BEAR The his
AND hm Know he's got edoGS h d aeliyin
S9eg m R oas 10 s s
And oa make 9 h 5 Dpn ne fed sf a4 there are
And as n cake g @ s has asne
But ' be out aa By eight
Uncle Jake had shut his and leaned back in his chair
And t. o
and pulled his and him quite
And grnned beside
See here. my man. you're
Whe twill Thanksgivin'
load the sled hump yourself
TA1SS o>ooR4U
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Some men act first and reason after
ward
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Stops the Cough and
Works OF the Cold
Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets. Price 25c-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Don't waste all your energy making
trouble.
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The readers of this paper will be pleased t. learn
that there is at least dreaded disease that science
has been able IN all its stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
be ng constitutional disease requires q conBtitu-
tional treatment Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternaly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving the patient
strength by building the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers. that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for that falls TO cure
Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, ..
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Er~,arc;sa 10 1uorlx ,,o,, lilo +odo. Uorlr
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Some people never take chance be-
cause it takes courage.
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It doesn't pay to snub a man who
owes you money.
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Fortunate is the man who can give q
good bank account of himself.
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Dish Washing in Winter.

Even governor must first learn to
govern himself.
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SlnO Reward. S1OO.

When doctors pay visits they expect
the visits to pay them
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Mrs. vinsIow's Soothing Syrup
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces In
hamation. allays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Exercise is work you like to do; work
is exercise you don't like to do.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-11-28

Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, etc, can
be dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
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The deepest grave won't always hide
family skeleton.
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which l had experienced great deal
OF trouble and pain. The kidney Sc
cretions were very irregular, dark
colored and full of sediment. The
Pills cleared it all up and have not
had an ache in my back since taking
the last dose. My health generally
is improved a great deal" Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N Y For. sale
by all dealers, price SO cents per box.
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Action of Alcohol.

sHOkIOII OI FNt~OIIOI.
The action OF alcohol on the nervous
system is one of its most important
and most unfortunate characteristics.
1t is this action which leads to the
craving" for drink
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-02

with "a debased and drunken father, but
with a mother whose soul is love and
purity itself, is a self-made man in the
truest sense.
Left homeless and friendless at a ten
der age by the death of his mother he
sees the seamy side of life before reach
ing early manhood But the noble traits
and strong character of his mother pre-
dominates in his nature over that of the
baser things in life inherited from his
father.
Influenced by cOmpaniOnships and the
love for pure, sweet girl who comes
into his life at the right time. he wins
for himself the esteem and confidence
Of the entire community in which he
lives, and finally honOrs that compen-
safe him for the years of hardships
while true to his convictions.
The scene Of the story is in the mid
die west, so rich in incident and char
acter study, to afford this writer
wealth Of material for his forceful pen.
When one reads of the doings Of the
ministerial meeting it brings to his
mind that this is truly a story of prac-
teal Christianity. And when we hear
the crack of the revenue officers rifle
and realize the nearness of the bullet
by its sharp whir. we are. indeed.
brought most conclusiVely face to face
with things earthly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-02

Studies in Contemporary Biog-
raphy" IS the title of Mr.. James Bryces
new book. instead of Biographical
Sketches as previously announced. The
book contains twenty Studies in Con
temporary Biography" the Lord Bea-
cOnsfield IS the first study and the vol
ume concludes with a study of Mr..
Gladstone. The others include men 50
diverse as Dean Stanley and Anthony
TrolIope, Stafford Northcote and Mr..