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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28

little door Git o3ens quietly Oh Fifty
eighth street, sou see), and | shall
cheer them up"
leave care behind, all those who en-
ter here" he murmured, as if he were
reading an inscription.
The girl laughed in a pleased way.
Excellent! A public sympathizer is
really what we need. l believe as
many people fail from lack of sym
pathy and encoura cement as from lack
of ability"
She had grown suddenly earnest, and
her eyes filed with tears. Hazard
leaned toward her in real distress
$50 silly of me-" she began, with a
little shake in her voice. But there
have been some rough places places
where Mrs. Lofty, for instance, has
looked on from her luxurious life and
said: L hope you'll get on all right.
Goodby, dearv and left me with lone
illness and encouragement eating my
heart, and have felt that in my House
of the Loving Heart l should like to
have it different"
The old man in the next seat shifted
himself around so as to get a better
view of the girls face, but neither Of
the young people noticed him, and she
began her description once more.
'These bedrooms are the best in the
house. | intend them for my poor
friends. Still, have INDUCED in small
economies. Now, for instance, in these
rooms''-and with a wave of the hand
she ushered him into another imagina-
ry suit-"the appointments though very
comfortable are less luxurious. In
these l shall install my rich friends
when they visit me-
An unmstakable chuckle escaped
from the old gentleman, and Hazard
and Miss Sherwin turned in his direc-
ton in surprise. But he was bowling
to the occupant of. beated carriage,
all unconscious apparently Of their ex-
istence
81 shall entertain a good deal for my
poor fliends-give them 4 chance to
meet interesting people and get out Of
the ruts Of their wOrkaday lives" Miss
SASEN III ICSUIilcU DuI lLtC I4&Ai OtlSS
her eyes were dancing mischievously
q shall ask only on ordinary coca,
sions when / am having simple whole
some dinners that WON'T make them
discontentel with their lot
They looked at each other ana broke
into long and merry laughter. Huz-
ards worldliness had vanished like Il
cloud
"Its a great idea, sweetheart" he
said softly, and I'd like to work to
make it come true. Would you let M
do you think"-
But the bushes were SO violent this
time that he got no further, and be-
sides the old gentleman was standing
before them.
81 am Jasper Clark" he said simply,
and at that name they beth stared IT
him in amaZement Il know you'll for
give an Old man for listening" Then
with a bow he continued whimsically:
Il should very much like the pleasure
of your company at dinner'-and he
made gesture toward the Millionaires'
club over the way. You see, the time
may come when l shall want to enter
that quiet little door on Flfty-eighth
street" And he glanced with kindly
eyes at the future mistress OF the
House of the Loving Heart
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28

eyes, sir" resumed the Dakota farm
err as the crowd of agriculturists seated
themselves round a little table-'yes,
sir We dc things On rather stable
scale. I've seen a man on one OF our
big farms start cut in the spring and
plow a straight furrow until autumn.
Then he turned round ana harvested
back. We have some bic farms ND
there, gentlemen. A friend of mine
owned one which he had to give a
mortgage on, and pledge you my word
the mortgage was due at one end be-
fore they could get it recorded at the
other. You see, it was laid out in coun-
ties. And the worst of it is it breaks
UP families so. Two years ago 1 saw
a whole family Frustrated with grief
women yelling, children bowling and
dogs barking. One OF my men had his
camp truck packed on sevca four-nlale
teams, and he was going round bidding
everybody gooGby."
"Where was he goingY'
HE was going half way across the
farm to feed The pigs" replied the Da-
kota man.
did he ever get back to his family?:''
ct isn't time for him yet Up there
we send young married counles out to
milk the COWS. and their children bring
home the mllk."--Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
VEGETABLE PORCUPINE.
wild Cattle Eat It's Sharp Spines as
Syith IroncIad Mouths.

wild Cattle Eat It's Sharp Spines as
with IrOncIad Mouths.
The best hated cactus in America is
the cholla. The Mexicans say that If
you go near a cholla joint it will jump
at you. Certainly if you touch one it
will stick, and when you try to free
yourself it will pierce your other hand
as we'll Each pendent joint seems to
reach out for the passerby, and the
ground beneath the broad cholla trees
Is strewn with fallen fragments, many
Of which take root and grow.
After one has felt the sharp spines
through heavy boots and seen their
wonder TO see the wild cattle Of Ari-
IONA quietly browsing on chollas. The
phrase cactus fed" rs applied to Ari-
IONA is not a figure of speech. During
the years of drought thousands of cat
tie carry themselves over until the next
grass by eating chollas With their
leathery tongues and lips they strip the
spiny joints from the trunk and leave
the wide spreading cactus a bare and
woody skeleton. 1t is only the range
cattle, whose mouths have been hard
ened on the thOrny mesquite and iron
wood browse, that will undertake to
eat cactus, and cattlemen therefore
often burn the thOrns from chollas and
n0pals in order to tempt their more
fastidious animals to eat-Country
Life In America.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
YULETIDE IN SERVlA.
The Poor save For Months to Buy
Their Christmas Pig.

The Poor Save For Months to Buy
Their Christmas Pig.
In Servia they keep Christmas eve
in a somewhat peculiar way. The IA
Their of the family goes into the wood
and cuts down a straight young oak,
choosing the most perfect that he can
find He brings it in, saying, Good
evening ana happy Christmas" to
which those present reply, May God
grant both to thee and mayest thou
have riches and honor" Then they
throw over him grains of corn. Pres
emily the young tree is planted upon
the GOALS. where it remains until Christ
mas morning. which they salute by re-
peated frings Of a pistol.
The national dish III Servia is pork.
The poorest family in Servia will pinch
themselves all through the year so as
to have money enough to buy a pig at
Christmas. Skewered TO a long piece Of
wood, the pig is turned over blazing
fire until cooked. the guests watching
the process with increasing interest.
After dinner stories are told and songs
sung. Santa Claus who. in the person
of an hOnOred guest, is present to re-
ceive instead Of to give presents de-
parts after the feast, decorated with a
long ring of cakes around his neck and
laden with such gifts as his friends can
beStOW.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
The Offending Handkerchief.

1t is in fact a grave sanitary cues
ton whether the handkerchief does not
do more harm than good as it is orGi
narily used. When we assume that the
nose does not need to be wiped, we face
a reasonably broad proposition as to
the danger Of the handkerchief as q
disease propagation. Most nasal ca
tarrhs are of an infectious character.
notably those Of grip origin.
Contrary to a general law Of asepsis.
the handkerchief saturated with dis
ease germs. instead of being promptly
washed. is slowed for hours in the
pocket, with a result that can be easily
imagined. Is it any wonder then that
catarrh is constantly fostered by sys-
tenn Of auto infection ?-Medical Record.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
MYSTERIES OF SAP.
How the Circulation From Roots TO
Leaves Is Maintained.

How the Circulation From Roots to
Leaves Is Maintained.
To illustrate the modern view of sap
circulation, which is not thoroughly I'M
derstoOd, it is necessary to explain
that the chief food of the plants, con-
siSting of inorganic salts dissolved in
water, is absorbed from the soil by the
roots. The root consists of hollow
tube or cylinder lined with several
cells, the outer layer of which contains
certain hairlike processes.
The water in the soil, containing the
salts in solution, is absorbed by these
root hairs and passes by filtration into
the cells and capillary vessels. The
activity of these root hairs and the
concentration of fluid in the adjacent
cells create what is called root pres
sure" and this forces the sap into the
general vascular system of the plant
and up to it's furthest extremities, or
leaves.
This ''root PRESSURE is further sup
plemented by Transportation" or loss of
vapOr from the leaves under the infu-
ence of heat and light. Plants may be
said to breathe or respire by their
leaves, and this abstraction of water
by Transportation creates a fresh de-
mand for the vital fluid supplied by the
roots. In this way the circulation or
''rising of the sap" from root to leaves,
is intained.-Pearson's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
81 erenIinifY.v

This word is Il coinage of Horace
Walpole's. Writing about a discovery
he had made in connection with his
picture Of Blanca Capello, he says:
'This discovery l made by a tails
man, which Mr. Chute calls the S0rteS
Walpolianse, by which l find every
thing l want, pointe nominee. WheT-
ever l dip for it. This discovery in
deed is almost Of that kind which I
call serendipity, a very expressive
word, which, as l have nothing better
to tell you, | shall endeavor to explain
to you. You will understand it better
by the derivation than by the defini-
ton. l once read silly fairy tale cali
ed THE Three Princes of Serendip.
AS their highnesses Travelled they were
always making discoveries. by acct
dents and sagacity: of things which
they were not in quest Of, For in
stance, one of them discovered that q
mule blind OF the right eye had tray-
eled the same road lately because the
grass was eaten only on the left side.
where it was worse than on the right
Now do you understand serendipityf
One of the most remarkable instances
of this accidental sagacity (for you
must observe that no discovery of the
thing you are looking for comes under
this description was of my Lord
Shaftesbury, who, happening to dine
at Lord Chancellor Clarendon's, found
out the marriage of the Duke Of York
and Mrs. Hyde by the respect with
which her mother treated her at ia
BILE. Notes and Queries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
ART OF CONVERSATION.
Ii Should BE Fostered and Studied
with Seriousness.


with Seriousness.
Caroline Hazard in her Education
Of Women says, "How few OF us
study to put things persuasively, to
reach proper climax, to retire grace
fully from a subject" 1t is a common
saying that the art of conversation has
disappeared from among us, and yet it
is an art held in honor by all men.
Telegraphic speech has taken the place
OF the more careful and elaborate
forms OF conference. But it is an art
which should be presented to all young
people and which they should study
with seriousness and attention. Moth
ing really inspires, nothing really Gre
ates enthusiasm but the perception of
an ultimate ideal, whether it be in art
or music or in any other Of the realms
OF spiritual thought. This ideal of
beauty has to come to the aid Of every
form of expression, lifting and raising
1t into its own kingdom. The student
who has even begun on such course
OF training, who can see beauty in ev-
erything in the created world and in
the realm of thought has certainly be-
gun to be beautiful in himself For
beauty most truly passes into the per-
son who studies the beautiful. No one
can give out what he does not have to
give. He must first absorb beauty at
the great natural reservoirs and foun-
tains Of the beautiful before he himself
can become truly beautiful in life and
character and SO able to transmit beau
| ty 10 all around him
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
THE GREAT CONDOR.
1T Is the Most Difficult Bird In the
world to Trap.

1t Is the Most Difficult Bird, In the
world to Trap.
Probably the great condor is the most
difficult bird in the world to trap. One
Of the great vultures, it inhabits lofty
peaks of the Andes, hardly accessible
to man. It builds its nest among the
tOpmost crags, often on ledge of some
precipice with an almost perpendicular
drop of many hundred feet
An extremely wary bird, it shares
with its congeners the proverbial "ea
gle eye" and is thus able to see i'm
mense distances while yet unseen by
man. It's wings have q spread Of
twelve feet, and though it's fight is
heavy, it can sustain itself for long pc
RODS in the air.
To trap it men ascend to it's haunts
and shoot some animal Of considerable
size. This is skinned, and q man lies
down by the body under the skin and
waits, perhaps for hours. Soon con-
doris come focking round until one set
ties on the skin, when the man below
grips it's legs. filings the skin over it
and stabs it to death.
The strength Of these birds is enor-
nous. and the condor hunters often
have their arms broken by strokes
from their powerful wings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
Would Win either Way.

"Would you still want me to be your
wife if my father was poor man"
asked the beautiful heiress.
yes" the duke replied after little
pause. ''In that case l would be
enough of a curiosity to get rich ex
hibiting myself. "-Chicag Record-Her-
old
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
WIS. CENTRAL TRAINS2

Orders for tickets can be procured of @
W.Frost, Druggist, Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28

The Owner-See herel That trunk
never Id you any harm. did it?
The Porter-Any harm? Of course
not.
The Cwner-Well. then, don't treat it
as if it did, Brooklyn Life.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-19
most powerful plays in football.

most powerful plays in football.
In all formation plays a man must
be necessarily taken from the forward
line and added to the four men playing
the back positions. Together they
complete a group which acts as an at
lacking machine, and can be directed
at the will Of the quarterback against
any point Of the opposing line. The
quarter has at his command what
might be termed an engine Of assault,
which he may use, and out Of which
he can swing a single player around
the end and deceive the opponents by
sending the interference, or main body
at one point, while the man with the
ball. or real attack. goes to another.
The Yale team of 1900 first brought
out this style OF play and used It with
telling effect. Harvard followed dur
ing the next season with similar tan.
dem formation, while in 1902 Yale still
further developed this method Of at
tack. or the six touchdowns they
made against Harvard and Princeton,
three were the result of the "close
formation" plays.
From a technical viewpoint the ad-
vantage of this CLOSED" style Of play
was in the fact that the opposing team
was usually unable to see the runner
hidden as he was in the formation, and
as result could not tell at what point
he would emerge into the open and
start through the "broken" field Mucl
OF the play, however, was lost to thu
spectator and especially to those un
acquainted with the game.
Although under the new rule
changes in the play will be essential II
regard to the relative positions Of thu
players, the principle Of the play ha
been established and the possibilities
for the present season are that oper
and closed play will be blended, with {
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-19

spondent says: Close friends OF Bry'
an declare that his plans for 1908 are
to control the Radical and semi Social
istic sentiment In the West and in the
East. The old alliance Of the South
and West may not be renewed. Bry'
ans strength in the West and South
west will be greatly increased by the
overwhelming victory Of Roosevelt In
New York. If Bryan takes satisfac'
ton in any one thing, II will be In the
knowledge that Parker. on a conserv'
alive platform. was worse beaten In
the conservative East than he was
himself on a SILVER platform.
Bryan's plans as far as can be learn
ed will be along the lines OF State
ownership OF public utilities, national
ization OF railways. and possibly o.
coal mines also. There are strong In
dcations that while free silver will al
ways be hobby with him, he recog
nizes that II no longer interests thu
public and that in 1908 probably moth
ing would be required from him NOR
than a formal restatement of his con
yictions.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-19
Football Pointers For the
Interested Spectator

1t is generally conceded that the pop
ularity of football is growing rapidly,
and with each season many new con.
verts are added to the cult. However,
there are still great number OF spec
tators i'm evidence at the big club
matches who. while they are enthus.
iastic rooters. and delight in the gen.
eral mix.up. are not acquainted with
the technical points Of the game.
But what matters such trivial thing
as ignorance of the various formations?
His real enthusiasm begins after the
preliminary warming up, when the pig
skin is placed upon the ground In the
middle of the field, just fifty.fve yards
from each end of the gridiron, or rath-
er checkerboad, as II resembles this
season. On the field are twenty-five
sturdy moleskin gadators, ready and
resolved to do or die. Eleven are scat
tered over the half of the field they
are called upon to defend, while the
opposing team is lined up across the
centre chalk line.
A bTeathless hush falls upon the
spectators as the referee steps to the
middle Of the field. and, with uplifted
hand turns to each captain. Are you
ready?" "All ready" is the answer,
and with shrll blast of his whistle
the game is begun.
Immediately there Is a thud, as the
ball is sent whirling through the air
into the territory Of the team scattered
about so as to he represented in every
section that the leather Is likely to
land Almost instantaneously with the
: kck.off, the line of the eleven kick.
ing off moves forward to stop the ad.
vance OF the ball after 1t reaches the
hands of their opponents.
In every football game during the
present season the contest will be be-
gun in this manner. A few years ago,
however, II was always matter OF
debate as to what the kickoff should
be. There was a big advantage, but a
difficult one to gain, in kicking the
ball so that It would not fall into the
hands of the opponents, but be re-
gained Immediately by the side kick
ing of" The advantage lay in the
: fact that the latter team could then
attack instead of defend.
A kickoff trick practiced by expert
! kickers is method of booting the
leather so as to hit the man in the cen
tire of the opposing line with sufficient
! force to cause the ball to bounce bacl
before he could catch II. The man who
: kicked the ball would then regain i
i while his mates kept away interferers
: A player would necessarily have to b.
L an expert to continue this style of pla.
$ on the kickoff, as II requires an I'm
e erring aim to accomplish the trick.
J. This part of the game Is easily und
g erstood by even the most inexperience
J. spectator and is included in what |
usually known as open play" Blu
after the ball has been put into actioi
after the kickoff, the situation deve
ops rapidly, and in the swiftly moyin
:. formation which follow. resembling
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-19

more or less succession OF entangled
heaps of humanity, the fellow without
a knowledge of the game finds himself
a little confused, and fails to appre-
ciate the brilliant plays which are set
ting the crowd wild with enthusiasm.
1t will not be long before the close
formation will be thing of the past,
from present Indications. Each year
marks change in rules by which many
OF the inside mass" formations are
either wholly eliminated or somewhat
modified Last year, between the two
twenty-five-yard lines, in the middle of
the field, team was restricted to seven
men in the line, but outside Of the
twenty.five-yard marks. the old style
OF play, with Ms many formations, was
admissible.
This year team can never have less
than six men in the forward positions,
and the quarterback, the first man who
receives the ball is allowed to run with
the ball. providing he runs five yards
away from the spot at which the ball
was put into play This rule is the
cause of the new checkerboard ar
rangement, by which the referee can
more easily determine whether the
Quarterback is running under the rules
or not.
Heavy mass playing. the style
which Is most difficult for the spec.
tbtor to follow. began with the first
games of football played In this coun.
try.
The famous wedge" was effective in
the early 9O's, and was consistent
ground gamer when executed prop.
erly. The biggest part OF the team
TOOK part In the play, which was
formed In such manner that the com.
bined weight OF the attack was thrown
against one individual.
The "guardsback" soon followed In
this play man was taken from his pc.
sition on the forward line and placed
behind the man playing similar posi-
ton to his own on the other side OF
the line. Behind him were the three
players in the rear line and at his
side the quarterback. or first man to re-
ceive the ball from the centre. The
result was battering ram Of five men,
and the quarterback who joined in the
play after passing the ball to the man
selected to carry 1t. usually the second
in the row. Upon the given signal the
line pushed forward. opposed only tc
the man playing In the opposite guare
position on the line. In some instance;
where the opposing team had devised
method of breaking mp the play, thu
formation faxed" a straight buck
and swung out past the end OF tn,
J. scrimmage line. Owing to the fac
that there are still six men on the lin
!. during this play 1t will likely continu
1 to be popular this season. and will no
5 have to go as many other close for
{ nations will.
4 The 'guardsback" formation has beel
!. successfully used for number Of year
: by the University of Pennsylvania
) where they believe II to be one Of tn,