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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
IrrecONhsabIe Waste.

The utilization of what formerly were
considered waste products and the res
direction of materials from a used up
state to a new condition of service
3bleneSS have in recent times been de-
velOped to such a degree of complete
ness that we are scarcely prepared to
admit that anything is ever irrecover-
ably lost. In This respect we believe
in the conservation of material just as
we have long been taught to believe
in the law of conservation of energy.
From a purely practical point of view,
however, some things certainly may be
SO completely lost to further use that
their loss may we'll be considered abso-
lutte, and one of these is the metal lost
IN the wear of hallway rolling stock
brasses. For the speculator in copper
values, the promoter of a copper "cOr-
ner," to use the brokers' cant, the COP
per which has gone into railway
brasses need have no terror. 1t is not
likely ever to be available again in full
measure. 1t is dissipated so complete
", in part at least, that its practical
recovery is not likely to receive much
serious consideration. From the best
available deductions on the subject it
appears that per cent of the annual
copper production of. the world disap-
pears in this way every year.-Cassier's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Fiat Wheels.

"Flat Wheel" growled the old retired
conductor as the trolley car in which
he sat went humping along at twelve
miles an hour, shaking the passengers
uncomfortably at every revolution of
the wheels.
what makes fiat wheels?' asked the
man sitting next to the conductor.
Fools" said the conductor. Its this
way: If a man doesn't know how to
stop his car he makes a fiat wheel On
the steam roads some brakemen fatten
a wheel every time they put on a
brake. When the wheel suddenly stops
revolving and the momentum of the
train carries it along the wheel slides
along the track, and fiat is started.
Next stop makes it worse, and so it
goes until the wheel is no good. If a
brakeman knows his business he need
never make a fiat wheel unless he has
to suddenly avoid an accident. If he
keeps his wheels turning slowly they
don't fatten. Now, these fellows on
the trolleyS take no care at all, and
every other car in some places has a
fat wheel"-Washingt Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
About SneeZin~.

"GOd bless your said to a person
when sneeZing is doubtless a relic of
the past, as sneezing was looked upon
as symptom of the plague.
Sneezing is nowhere noticed so much
at the present time as in India. There,
to sneeZe on starting on journey, on
entering a place of business or on I'M
dertaking any sort of enterprise is sup
posed to betoken ill luck for the sneezer
or some one with whom he comes in
contact On hearing any one, either a
native or a foreigner, sneeze in public
place, Brahman will Immediately cry
out: Live! Liver and he will continue
to do so as often as the sneezing is re-
peated
Among Indian soldiers sneezing is re-
garded with real terror the movements
of an army being Influenced by a
chance sneeZe. A certain rajah once
withdrew his army from a besieged
city because one of his forerunners
happened to sneeze just when he made
uD his mind to give the command to
Ittack. Then a Brahman priest was
consulted. and the time to renew the
siege was fixed by him, for only thus
could good luck be expected to the en-
terprise.-American Queen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
TngS IaiOus SyyindIe In CuriOs.

Tng< 1aiOus SyyindIe In CuriOs.
The craze for antiques and curios is
responsible for some ingenious swim
dies, but it is doubtful if many could
surpass that which victimized an
American woman travelling abroad who
while in Holland purchased some al
legged Dutch pottery which proved on
close examination to be common gran
lite ware made in America in odd
shapes and decorated in Dutch fashion
to be sold in Holland as antique cook
ing utensils.
American enterprise is frequently en-
countered in various ways in Europe,
as, for instance, the experience of an
American gentleman in London who
bought a pair of rubber overshOes in a
London shoe shop which were unusual
ly satisfactory. On examining them
preparatory to buying another pair he
made the discovery that they were
manufactured in Providence, r. l.. by
an American firm, although they were
sold as English rubbers or gums"
The fact is we'll known that there is
a considerable industry in the manu-
facture of so called Egyptian scarabs
in America which are sent to Egypt to
be sold to unsuspecting tourists as gen
uine antlques.-BostOn Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
AbOut HeadS.

The head OF the true Rhinelander is
wide at the temples. If the hat is the
exact length in nine cases out of ten it
has to be stretched sideways in order
to make it fit. English heads are wide
but not so pronounced as those of Ger
mans. There is more Of a sliding
scale" with them as to the relative
length and breadth. The Celtic head is
almost invariably round or oval and
is without pronounced chronological
bumps.
For general smoothness of the cranial
protuberance the italian comes next to
the Cells, either of the two besting the
classic Greeks in that respect. Odd as
1t may seem, anatomists declare that
the Turkish skull is almost identical in
shape. size, ETC., with that Of the en-
lightened inhabitant of the United
States
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

An investigator who lived during two
years in tomb at GiZeh collected evil
dence to prove that the tools used in
working stone 1900 years ago had jew
eled cutting edges like modern tools.
He says that the builders of the pyra-
mids used solid and tubular tools.
straight and circular saws and many
other tools supposed to be modern. In
some specimens of granite a drill had
sunk one-tenth of an inch at each rev.
olutiOn, indicating that the pressure
was at least two tons. Nothing is
known of the material of the tools. AS
the diamond was scarce then, it is
probable that corundum was used.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Two Expensive Banauets.

The cOStliest meal ever served, ac-
cordinS to history was supper given
by AIlius Verus. one Of the most lavish
of ali the Romans of the latter days. to
a dozen guests. The cost was 5000 SEES
A celebrated feast given by VitelIius, a
Roman emperor of those days. to his
brother Lucius cost a little more than
100000. SuetoniuS says that the ban
quet consisted of 1900 different dishes
of fish and 1000 different fowls besides
other courses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Summer Ice.

The peasants Of POngibaud, in the
mountains of Auvergne, are acquainted
with a singular summer formation Of
ice, presumably due to evaporation of
underground moisture and consequent
fall in temperature Of this phenom-
enon they have for many years taken
advantage to cool and harden their
cheeses, which are deposited in certain
caverns where this ice is found to be
present, and thus keep good during the
hottest summer months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

Strange as it may seem many people
imagine that rattan and willow furni-
ture are the same. Rattan is the Chi
nese importation, brought direct from
Singapore, and is reed susceptible of
bending double without even cracking.
1t possesses, besides this. great firm
ness and strength, and chair of rat
tan could be thrown from an express
train and picked up intact. Rattan is
therefore used for such articles as bas-
kets and lighter ornamental furniture.
Each has it's use, the rattan however,
being better adapted for working up
into intricate designs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

won't allow such disrespectful language
to go unpublished! And there isn't a
word of truth in itv'
Peter started for the stair door, sniff
ing hungrily as he passed the loaded
table. You can come down and eat
your supper when you're ready to say
you're sorry for telling such a story"
his mother called relentingly.
Peters room was directly over the
parlor. When there was talking down
below he could hear it distinctly. 1t
was warm weather now, and the stove
had been taken down, so that he could
see as well as hear. When the door
bell rang he lay fat on his stomach
and watched his mother usher the Rev.
Mr.. Phillet into the parlor. II shall
have 10 ask you to excuse me-" she
said, while 1 whip some cream for the
peaches"
Peters mouth watered. Peaches and
whipped cream! He didn't know they
were to have that. No wonder the min
lister looked pleased! He watched him
seat himself in the easiest chair in the
room; it was directly under the stove
pipe hole An idea came into Peter
little. closely cropped head-he would
fish the tidy from the back of the min
listers chair! Tiptoeing over to the
and bent it into hook; then he rum
mayed in his pockets and brought out
a glass stopper, a horse chestnut, half
a dozen brownies" the stump Of a
lead pencil, four corks, "lucky'' stone
and piece of Irvine. The Irvine was
of it to the bent pin and lay down to
fish at his leisure. The hook swung to
and fro over the head of the unsuspect-
ing Mr.. Phillet. He was young man,
with a "fine head of hair" and the
hook lifted a lock of it in passing. He
put up his hand and "shooed" at an
imaginary fly. Peter giggled so that
he missed the tidy, but that wasn't all.
The minister heard him and looked up.
He smiled. and Peter thought he must
always remember to brush his teeth.
they were SO white.
OeNANA
just like an everyday man.
Cant" Peter said.
"Why not?' the minister asked, get
ting up from his chair. Have to catch
fish for supper? he said laughingly.
with a glance at the hook and line.
Peter blushed through his freckles.
''No. sir" he said. "Ma says / can't
come down till say I'm sorry"
''Sorry for what. Peter!'
"Sorry told such story bout you"
"About me? the minister said.
"Yes. sir. I-I-said you was fond Of
chicken"
Mr.. Phi1let laughed heartily. THAT
isn't story" he said. II am
THAT amt ALL" Peter confessed. Il
said you ate all the chicken you could
hold"
Mr.. Phillet blushed guiltily. 'Tm
afraid | am something of pig when
there's chicken before me. Was that
all you said. Peter?'
mo. sir. I said"-
"Yes?" the minister prompted him
gently. You said'-
81 said you came here to see Aunt
Bertha" he blurted out.
The Rev. Mr.. Phillet sat down again
in his chair and gasped did your
Aunt Bertha hear you say that?" he
asked feebly.
mo, sir. Don't you worry, sir. She
want anywhere around"
Mr.. Phillet was silent so long that
Peter grew uneasy. He cleared his
throat in hopes that the minister would
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Shifting Eyes.

No matter of what color. beware OF
the eyes that have no desire to look
you full in the face. There is some
thing wrong behind the shifting, un-
easy glance, and the owner Of such op.
tics will prove to be unworthy of trust
Read we'll the signs. for if actions
speak louder than words eyes speak
even louder than actions, and to be
fcrewarned is to be forearmed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
What Peter
Did 50 By
49, S~ HARRIET
G. Garfield
Copyright, 1908, by T. G. Mcclure
Copyright, 1908, by T. G. Mcclure

'Peter" Mrs. Grayson called. Come
in and get your face washed The min
lister is coming to tea!''
Peter was little. He hated soap and
water = and minister's so he said
plague take itv' under his breath and
came in at snail's pace
whats he comm for?' he asked re-
sentfully while his mother poked a
wash cloth intentionally around in
his ear.
ITO visit your father and me-" Mrs.
Grayson said complacently.
mo, he amt neither! He's comm to
see Aunt Bertha and eat all the chick
en- he can hold, jest like he did last
timev'
"Peter Grayson," his mother said Sc
verely, go right straight up to your
room and undress and go to bed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
The Cause of 1t.

"What's all this fuss about?" asked
the policeman, stepping between the
two young men,
The one that had got the worst Of
it and was wiping the blood from his
nose pointed to the other fellow. HE
can tell you her name if he wants to-"
he said. 81 t."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Reversing the Adage.

They found the bride in tears.
81 cook pies and things that are
something fierce, but George will not
eat them" she sobbed miserably.
"Ah. you must first make him love
you. The way to mans stomach is
through his heart" they said for they
were worldly wise-Puck
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
A Careful Student.

A good story is told in the London pa
pers of an Oxford freshman who was
asked early in the beginning of the
term whether he had proved a certain
proposition in Euclid "Well, SIR" he
replied proved is a strong word.
rendered it highly probable.''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
POStUrad Course.

Mrs. Richmond-Is your daughter 60
ing back to the cooking school this
year,.
Mrs Bronxborough-No I'm going to
keep her home until she learns to cook
some dishes that we can afford to eat.
Judge
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21

Dedelia--Phat are yez doin' takin' the
lock off the cupboard 'dure. Pat? Are
yez chrazy?
Pat-No, darlint; the dochtor tould
me today thot l must quit boltin' me
food. and I'm goin' to obey insthruc
tions.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Discovery of the Magnetic Needle.

Discovery of the Magnetic Needle.
The discovery Of the magnetic needle
was one of the most useful and remark
able of human discoveries The needle
when placed parallel to a conductor
carrying an electric current would be
DETECTED from its position to the right
or left, as the case might be. This
discovery created great excitement
among scientists, who disbelieved in
it's power. II was too simple to be of
value. SO they thought, but scientific
minds began to study the relation
ship between magnetism and electrici-
ty, and some went SO far as to declare
there existed a missing link and be-
gan to investigate, experimenting
silently, so that if they failed no one
should say, 81 told you So" as they
often say to unfortunate investigators
in modern times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
Penalty of the Smoker.

"Fredr'
eyes. dear?'
"Why don't you buy me one of those
nice Havana wrappers that you were
talking to Mr.. Bruce about last night?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
THE TIMES
NEWSPAPER AND
COMMERCIAL PRINTING.
(, JONES, Editor and Publisher.
Published Every Thursday.

500 A YEAR. The Only All Home
Print Weekly Newspaper lin Bayfield,
county
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01
Lincoln Letter.

Labor Commissioners Bush has re-
ceived replies from each Of his letters
recently mailed {, the commi .sioners
of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and South
r, vcHh suggesting the formation Of
D"A"U"' ''NeS -oAyahlT 10y
an inter state association for the pur-
pose Of furnishing harvest hands
where they are most in demand during
the harvest and ,%hreshing time. All
Of the replies are favorable, and q
meeting has been called at the Mid
land hotel, Kansas City, Jan. s, for the
purpose /, { organizing q strong associa-
ton.
Attorney General Prout, at the re-
quest OF the board Of public lands and
buildings, county treasurers may
legally deduct one per cent from the
proceeds of sa'es and leases Of schools
lands. Gen raj Prout holds that the
moneys so received do not become q
part Of the permanent school fund and
become sacred" until the expense OF
the sales has been duly deducted; in
other words that the net proceeds only
Is added to the fund.
State Veterinarian Thomas is firmly
resolved that within a year there shall
be one state in the union in which
there i no tuberculosis among animals
and that 8 ate shall be Neb aska
During the past biennium Go2,762 head
of stock expired in Nebraska fr m
tuberculosis and like disease, 3l3,348
dying in 1902 and 339,3l4 in 1903,
The indefatigable Omaha barristers
who late ly attacked the revenue law
at all points have not been entirely
: discouraged by the sweeping decisit n
against them, and are planning to al
for a rehearing in the case and thre' b
$ the old straw over again. Around the
state hoSse the case now Is entitled
The Seae> Of Omaha VS. the State
of Nebraska
Food Commioner Thompson ha!
t compiled figures which prove tina
seventy per cent q. the 'pure app
cider" vinegar soldfn the state reall!
Is distilled goods. At the time tn,
commission frst began inspecting
vinegars practical y all Of the barrele'
If goods was adulterated or colored NOR
or less. At present the percentage o
a. inferior stuff is smaller but it still |
10 far from satisfactory. On the othe
n hand, the practice of injecting inju
S. rious sub .tances into vinegar or an
ID other product has ceased entirely, s
far as the commissioner is able I
,y observe, the wares which now arous
", his ire being enough, but not whi
their labels indica Q.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01
Ms Hcart All RlAht.

Score one for Senator Hoar-a great
big good credit mark. "Most assured
IT," the Massachuse Is sepator is cred
lily quoted as saying privately the
the other day, ''most assuredly l shall
vote for the ratification of the Panama
treaty. have always been in favor of
It,"
That sounds more like it. The sen.
ator introduced "A resolution and made
some remarks on the floor of the Sen,
ate which created a contrary impress
SION. Nearly everybody understood
that he was opposed to the treaty.
But If he is now correctly quoted b,
the New York Commercial Advertiser
a worry conscientious and reliable pa
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01

per, nothing of the sort was intended.
The senator simply did not relish some
incidental matters Of form. The pres
ident in his message did not handle
the subject as the good senator fancies
he should. Some information that he
wanted did not appear therein. Ger
tain points that interest him were not
included in the documents communi-
Gated to the senate.
The senator, it must not be forgot
ten, is a self-constituted guardian Of
the niceties Of official things in the
United States Senate. What he was
driving at was to set all these things
to rights, according to his own notions
Of right. But, bless you, he is not fer
ninst the treaty, the party, the ma
tional interest or the canal. Let us
hope not.
And we must remember in justice to
Senator Hoar that, while he is quick
on the political trigger, while he some
times breaks ont in reckless oratorical
eruption, while his New England mar
rowness sometimes misleads him, we
as republicans may always count on
him to show up all right on election
day. He did not get so far away even
in the Auguinaldo business but he
joined the big party procession in the
last presidential campaign.
The old senator's heart Is all right
on the main point-bully for him.
Lincoln Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01
Hundreds Killed
In Theater Fire.

Chicago, Decemb,r 30 Nearly GOO
persons were killed and scores were
Injured in ten minutes this attei noon
during n fire in the Ir quois theater,
the newest, largest and SAT 81 ibeater
in Chicago. Most Of the dead were
killed ty trampling unier Tot and
sufrocatipn IN the panic that followed
the fits; burst Of Il tines from the
stage.
The police count the number Of dead
at 53G. There srd over 200 missing
many Of whom are probably among
the DIAL
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01
Vel. xXxlI, No. l..

With this issu, The CHiEF tnters
upon the thi,ty.second year Of It's ex
istence. II was the fist newspaper
founded Ia Webster county, and has
survived through all The years OF hard
times and good times. drouth and
floods, and has met and succe ,si ully
contended with a. lively competition
as ever falls to the lot OF q country
newspaper
During the thirty-one yes r. Of its
life The CHIEF has been the staunch
and outspoken aivoca'e Of Republican
principles, sometim IS in the face Of
tremendous odds.
Tween y years ag last November the
present editor went to work as a
.ne -sc-,iitor. on .eTvw CuIEF, working
rcomp6~ JNp"-bte REACHED, A. ma
for A. c. Hosmsr, aud "hsli down
the jrb for three years. Aft.r an alb
sence OF nearly sevsn'e'n years he
has returned I o Red Cloud to assume
charge Of the paper.
In tho pact the merchants have beer
liberal In their prrouage OF the adver
Using and % printing departments o
the paper, and We will endeavor IN tn
future to make the paper worthy o
their patronage.
Politically, THE CHIEF will contiuu
to support the principles advoc sted b,
The REPUBLICAN party and work 70
the success OF the Republican tickle
hen the arty nominees are men Q
equal merit with The nominees OF othe
| parties.
We with you all a happy and pro-
a porous New Year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01

eta, a passenger. Marietta fought his
way out of the wreck and, though
weak and faint from wounds, ran two
miles to the nearest town, whispered
his plea for help to the telephone ex-
change and fell unconscious.
And then an angel of mercy-the
heroine of the wreck appeared.
Ida Somers, aged 20, was the tele-
phone operator. When Marietta fell
at her feet, gasping his message, the
girl telephoned the news of the wreck
far and wide. She revived Marietta
by dashing water i'm his face. Then
| she ordered a carriage from a livery
stable. Driving to a drug store she
loaded the vehicle with all the ban
dages, ointment and liniments she
could get. She whipped the horses
into a gallop and was the first woman
to lay a soft hand on the brows of the
wounded and the dying.
Why retell the story?
Is it not worthy of repetition and
emphasisY
There are so many newspaper sto.
ries that show the degradation of the
race. Necessarily SO. So that when
there are both horror and heroism IL
is good to dwell upon the latter.
These incidents Of bravery and self.
sacrifice are the touchstones by which
we recognize the divinity that Is with.
in us.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01
Horror and HerOlSm.

Heroic and pathetic incidents con
nected with the Connellsville, Pa,
wreck that cost sixty lives are worthy
of repetition.
To many families the wreck brought
q fearsome and heartrending Christ
mastide. Some of the passengers were
on their way back to homes they had
not seen for years, happy in the ex-
pectation of a yuletide gathering. 9th
ers we're going home from Christmas
shopping at Pittsburg. Pathetic mem
entoes were the bundles found in the
arms of the dead and the bursted bag
gage revealing dolls and toys and
Christmas gifts.
The heroic was also there. II always
is present when humanity is put to the
final test.
There was the conductor of the traiI
in his terrible agony shouting at tn,
top Of his voice: "For Gods sake, | an
scalded to death, but some of you &c
a red lantern and flag 49,"
A lantern could not be found, but
quick.witted brakeman limped bacl
and, waving his coat, to which he ha'
set fire, tagged the oneoming train.
And there was the courageous stew
ard of the dining car who plugged tn
steam valves with his clothing, savin
the bruised mass Of humanity in hi
cal from scalding to death.
And the brave-souled William Mar
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01

The democrats Of the United States
Senate have agreed to be bound by
the action Of two-thirds Of the caucus
IL will be hard to get q two-thirds
agreement among them on any sub.
juct, SO they will be free to do as they
like.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01

There Is evident dissatisfaction with
certain republicans over the coming
nomination Of President Roosevelt
Perry 8. Heath, Machen, Tyner and a
number who have been dismissed from
office for dishonest practices, or are
under indictment, are opposed to
RoOseyelt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-01

President Schurmann OF Cornell
university, who made a reputation as
an anti-imperialist on the Philippine
question, defends the course of the
administration in Panama "as the
most expedient with reference to
American interests and the most just
In view of all the circumstances of the
case"