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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06
Consul 4oAn Sooanow
IS ordered 10 Woshlngton.

Washington, Sept. 3o.-Act.
ing Secretary of State Loomis
has cabled Consul John Good
now at Shanghai to return i'm
mediately to the United States
to answer charges preferred
against him of maladministra-
ton of the affairs in his office.
All the papers in the case are
in the hands of Mr.. Pierce, the
third assistantsecretary of state,
who has just begun the prepar-
alton of a report to the president
on the subject. The effect of the
decision to allow Mr.. Goodnow
to be heard personally will be
to postpone final action in his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06
Plan to Kill Foreigners

Pekin, Sept. 3O.-Unrest is IN
creasing among the natives in
South Chill, North Honan and
West Shantung districts of
China. The new anti-foreign
Society. the Tsalyuan, is spread
ing rapidly even during the pre-
sent harvesting of good crops.
The situation is much the
same as in 1900, without the
famine incentive. The South
Chill mission or Canadian Presby-
terrain church and the mission of
the American board are in the
infected region. The placards
Of the new society being circul-
ated are identical with those once
used by the boxers, with the
tollo wing addition:
If every member will distri'
butte thirty copies we shall be-
come as numerous as the Boxers,
and on Oct. II, the Chungyiang
festival, all foreigners will! be
destroyed.
The membership of the Tsia.
yuan includes clerks, subordin,
ates, custom officials, Buddhist
priests and influential natives.
The foreign ministers have
confidence in the ability of the
viceroy to suppress the infection.
That official is the same who sup
pressed the boxers of Shantung
in 1900. The situation is not
critical at present.
Foreigners were informed at
tn e Offices of the foreign board
that the agitation is largely revo-
lutionary and anti-dynastic. thus
differing from the boxer move
ment of 1900, which was chiefly
anti-foreign.
Ministers Of the powers here
have approached the foreign
board with the view to inducing
the officials to take effective
measures.
The board reulied that strict
orders had been given to Yuan
Shi-Kai, viceroy of Chill andco
mander-in chief of the Chinese
forces, to do his utmost to sup
press the revolutionary move
ment, and added that no serious
trouble was anticipated. The
foreign board naturally minimi-
yes the symptoms.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06

case until near the end of the
year.
Meanwhile Mr.. Pierce will de-
vote himself to the preparation
of that part of the report deal
ing generally with the subject of
needed reforms in the American
consulates in the orient, for it is
clear to the assistant secretary
from his personal observations
of conditions there last summer,
that the whole consular system
requires most radical changes.
To inaugurate these will require
congressional action and the
presidents approval.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06
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Children Like 1t

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cough syrup for children because it
is pleasant to take and harmless in
effect. It is certain cure for Group
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ford, postmaster, Chester. Mich,
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06
Meyer Ask Advise.

When you have a cough or cold
don't ask what is good for it and get
some medicine with little or no merit
and perhaps dangerous. Ask for
Foley's Honey and Tar, the greatest
throat and lung remedy, it cures
coughs and colds quickly. Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06
The Early Bird.

Our English saying about the early
birds breakfast has it's counterpart in
twenty other languages. The Germans,
for instance, have rhymed proverb
to the effect that early morning has
gold in It's mouth.-Hartford Courant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06

From indigestion, aches and pains
Your system will be free,
If you'll but take a timely drink
Of Rocky Noun tain Tea.
Fox Bros.
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Contra dictory.

"He said he couldn't live without
her."
Ibid she accept him."
ooh, yes, after looking him up in the
financial reports and finding that he
could" Puck.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06

Where there is much pretension
much has been borrowed. Nature new
cr Observation-Disclosures.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
TOO MUCH FOR MuDLEY.
He Was Willing to Help, But His
Wife Sprung Something Too
Deep for Him.

Il don't seek your confidence enough.
Matilda" said Mr. Mudley, who was
experiencing one of his periodical
spasms OF reform. according to the
Philadelphia Bulletin. Hereafter ]
want you to consult me about all your
little troubles and affairs. wish to
take an interest in everything that In
terests you. Come to me with your
doubts. Confide in me-
20, Henry, how sweet of you!" ex-
claimed Mrs. Mudley. II have always
wished that We were nearer together
that could consult you and lean
upon you, as it were."
well. hereafter, always come to
mel" benignly enjoined Mr.. Mudley,
as he opened his evening paper
A few moments later Mrs Mudley
ventured, Henry, dear"
Yes. my love-"
May ask your opinion about some
thing?"
why, certainly. my DEAR" said Mr.
Mudley, sitting up straight and assum.
ing judicial cast of countenance
"What is 1t, my love?"
would you make this waist ol
maize peau de cygne. with the bertha
of point d'esprit, trimmed with ruche.
of taffeta, or would you have the yoke
cnt guIes on the bias. with cuffs o
cream venetian over white mousse
line?"
Il believe I'd have 1t the first way
Matilda" gasped Mr.. Mudley, as h,
looked about for his hat. Guess IL
go down to the club for awhile
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time than it takes to tell the story they
are In the thick of fight
And they fight fair.

time than it takes to tell the story they
are In the thick OF fight
And they fight fair.
One ant to one boil weevil, that's the
inflexible rule laid down in their ar
ticles of war. The ant Jumps" the
the weevil with glad pugnacity. It
grasps the weeyil in its mandibles very
much as a Greco-Roman wrestler gets
held on an antagonist. But not for u
wrestling bout The mandible claws
reach at once for the weevils middle.
Right at that spot is the joint between
the wesvil's thorax and abdomen. The
ant forces this joint open, exposing the
enemy's flesh. BY this time, also, its
body has assumed its lighting curve"
bent into circle that brings the sting
to the vulnerable point. With q light
ming dart this sting is sunk into the
weevils body at the opened Joint. At
the same moment the little brown ants
bulldog jaws snap shut on the weevil's
throat. The next instant the poison
takes effect Spinal paralysis Of the
weeyil is what the poison inflicts.
Time. Carry out the dead weevil. please
but no, this is the ants task also,
and an ant feast on weeyil flesh fol-
| lows.
This is how the American cotton
lcrop is going to be saved.
The little brown ant Of Guatemala
was discovered in the most casual
manner. One day Mr.. o. r. Cook, bot
anist of the department of agriculture.
was sent to Central America to inyes-
tigate and report upon the cultivation
OF the coffee and rubber plants. Sud-
denly he reached q cotton growing dis
trict in Guatemala. from which boil
weevil was conspicuous by its absence.
Mr.. Cook had been tremendously inter-
ested in the boil weevil, the cause of a
| so per cent decrease Of the cotton yield
in certain parts Of Texas and of almost
equally heavy losses in other states.
knowing that climatic and soil condi-
tions in Guatemala closely approached
that of the devastated Texas counties,
he marveled that the boil veevil was
not in evidence With scientist, to
marvel first is to investigate immedi-
ately afterward. Mr.. Cook investigated
Looking for the boil weevil he discov-
cred the little brown ant which had ex-
terminated the boil weevil.
He found that this ant came from the
plateau region of Guatemala, and that
/ it had invaded the cotton fields and
speedily made away with tho boil wee
vii pest. 1t subsisted on food contained
in three sets of extra floral hectares
growing along with the cotton, but the
cotton plan itself was not touched In 9
harmful way. 1t seemed to have beer
created for the special purpose of kill.
ing bool weevils.-St. Louis Post-Dis'
patch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

Many of the more common digestive
troubles of the horse are directly
traceable to some imperfection of the
teeth. Neglect of these often leads to
imperfect mastication, impoverished
condition, iritability, digestive disturb
ances and eye arrangements. When
dentition goes on regularly, the coli
gets 16 new teeta, eight in each jaw
between its second and third years
Therefore, the mouth should be often
and carefully examined at this period
and all Irregularities adjusted. If the
colts system seems to be in languid
condition, this will retard dentitior
and should be remedied by extra feed,
ing, especially of oats.-Prairie Farm
er.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
FATE OF BIG OHIO TREE.
Great Sycamore in Scioto County De-
strcyed Because Of Its
Enormous Size.

The greatest tree ever seen by white
men in Ohio is believed to have been
the enormous sycamore. or, more prop
erly the buttonwood, which stood in
what is now Valley township, Scioto
county, in the. rich bottom lands of the
Scioto river. ~
1t was so prodigious, says the Cleve-
land Leader, in bulk that as early as
1910 it was described in the Cincinnati
almanac as one of the natural wonders
of Ohio In June, 1903, according to
what seems reliable testimony, a party
of 13 persons, all on horseback, rode
into the hollow trunk of this sycamore
and found that room enough remained
for two more horses and their riders.
The tree forked about eight feet from
the ground and it was hollow when
| first seen by the white settlers. The
circumference of the trunk was about
| 63 feet at the base and five feet from
the earth it was AZ feet in girth. These
| figures remind the reader of the fa-
nous big trees of California. The
opening into the cavity within the
trunk was ten feet wide at the bottom.
9h feet high, and the hollow was
about IA feet in diameter.
The account which has been pre-
served of the fate of this enormous tree
is very odd. 1t is claimed that the
giant buttonwood was kept uninjured
.as great curiosity, until the farm on
which 1t stood was used as stock
farm by one Thomas Dugan. This
stockbreeder turned several valuable
bulls into the field where the huge
tree stood, and two of them fought in
side it's trunk. In the small space,
for bull ring, the victor was able
to prevent the escape of his rival and
the weaker was killed. This affair con-
yinced Dugan that the largest tree in
Ohio was menace to his stock and
he cut 1t down. Later hogs kept in
the same field were attacked by chol-
era, and the owner reasoned that their
habit of lying inside the hollow stump
was bad for their health, and SO he
had the stump removed! 1t may we'll
be doubted whether any other immense
tree was ever destroyed because of a
fight between two bulls
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

The fact that the up-to-date mikado
OF Japan sleeps in European bed does
not seem anything to be surprised at,
until it is remembered that 40.O00,O00
Of his subjects prefer the floor. His
majesty does not stop short at this one
foreign custom, but wears European
clothes, uses knife and fork in pref
erence to chopsticks. and rides in car
rage that would not attract particular
attention on a Chicago boulevard. but
for the gorgeous livery of the men on
the box.--N. " Herald.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
HUMoR WASTED ON INDIAN.
lEr. Glover Gave 1Gr. Grass the "Hsy, =
But He Didn't Cut Any :
Fodder.

SAINT Clover was sent out to Dakota come
years ago by Chicago paper when Sitting
Bull was threatening to go on the war
path, John Grass was nnother Indian at
that time enjoying temporary fame, re-
lates the New York Tribune.
The trouble was soon adjusted, but BE-
fore Mr.. Clover left it occurred to the
army officers that an opportunity for .
meeting between the journalist and the
last-named savage was too good to be
lost. Accordingly, without any hint to
the principals, Capt. Maus called in the
red man and said:
Mr.. Clover, this is MIR. Grass.
"Heyy" promptly returned the former,
placing his hand behind his ear.
But the incident convinced me-" Mr..
Clover says, in relating it, that il n
hopeless to expect to civilize the Indian.
Mr.. Grass never cracked smile. lie
looked at me with scowl, and didn't even
grunt. He couldn't have taken it any
harder if | had been Alr. Scythe or Col.
Moving Machine"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
HERE AND THERE.

DR. r. H. Speight, the well-known
cotton expert, says: sThere ought to
be q cotton-seed oil mil for every
thousand bales of cotton"
1T is estimated that each ton Of
cotton-seed contains 165 pounds Of
ammonia, IS pounds Of phosphoric
acid and 36 pounds of potash. Cotton
seed meal is therefore an excellent fer
tilizer
+ Cassava is sub-tropical plant, and
valued for its roots, which contain q
high per cent of starch, and saccha.
rine. Hence it fattens hogs and cat
tie. 1t is also grown to use in starch
factories.
The first thing is to know your
own business well, and the next best
thing is to learn all you can about
your neighbor's business II 1t is in
the same line as your own, and profit
by experience.
Some seem to think that SO long
as pigs get wet and sloppy food they
need no drink. This is mistake.
They require, and should have. plen-
tiful supply of clean. fresh water, and
this in all seasons and in all condi-
tions.
"A 300-acre corn-grower In Illinois
shreds his entire crop, at cost of 81
an acre, which he values at 81. as COM
pared with the current price of So a
ton for timothy hay. The yield Of
shredded fodder is estimated at three
tons an acre.
The farmer of poultryman who
does not properly care for his flock Of
common fowls is not fit person to
have pure-bred birds. Farmers give
but little recognition to the breeds Of
poultry. although they recognize the
Importance of breed in animals.
TO get the best results from feeding
cows soiling crops the feeding should
be done in the stables, where the
share of each COW can be given her
in her manger, and from where she
can eat it without fear of being
banged around by the stronger ami
mails.
Farming can be made a pleasant
and profitable occupation. But it
must be inielligently conducted. The
old ways must be given up, and new
and better ways must be used. The
old scratch plan must give place to
the new plow-dcep and harrow-fins
nlali
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

Smith Thcsght It Was Tea; Then
He Deliberately Lied
Out Of It

There had been glorious game Of golf.
followed by a jolly dinner at the club
house, relates the Chicago Record Herald.
Sometimes it is not the correct thing
10 tell even truthful story with real
names, hence it happens that it was the
Joneses who gave the spread and the per-
son that happened in was Smith.
Smith is really man of parts, wealthy,
intelligent and genial and usually knows
whats what, but he is not given to
swell affairs and is not dressy, witha1.
A business call had taken Smith to the
club house, and Jones, seeing him, called
him to the table after the others had
begun. Soon as he was seated, being pre-
occupied by salutations from other persons
at the table that he knew, he was absent
y sweetening the cup at his elbow, when
Mrs. Jones, hoping to make the matter
quite plain to this plain man, said, shrink
ingF;
Yes, thank you," Smith nonchalantly
replied. Yes'm, understand. But
always sweeten my bouillon," with the
slightest emphasis on ''bouiIlon." Blu.
Smith was at that moment q preyaricator,
to put it mildly. He really thought the
cup was tea, and probably never tasted
sweetened bouillon in his life.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
SINKING SCOTTISH TOWN.
Portions of Motherwell Subsiding and
Creating CONSERVATION Among
the Residents.

The Scottish town OF Motherwell
was recently the scene of a subsistence
not unlike that which occurred few
days ago at Hanley, in Staifordshire,
England. At intervals portions of the
town have been sinking and this has
involved loss of property and danger
to the residents, reports London pa
per.
The latest collapse was at the Gale
donian railway station. A porter was
wheeling barrow laden with milk
cans along the platform when suddenly
his footing gave way beneath him.
The man and his truck sank into a
hole several feet in diameter and five
or six feet deep. The scared porter
was rescued with difficulty, and after
a time his barrow was also got out of
the chasm.
Owing to the fact that the subsistence
was within three yards of the main
line between Glasgow and London the
incident Is regarded with not a little
alarm. Arrangements have been made
with the officials to make excavations
at the earliest possible moment to as
certain the cause of the occurrence and
TO guard, as far as possible, against a
repetition of it.
Express trains pass over the spot at
frequent intervals. and the possibility
of serious accident is not one that
can be contemplated with equanimity.
Motherwell presents an extraordi-
nary appearance to the newly arrived
visitor. House after house is slowly
sinking into its foundations. Some Of
them have swayed over bodily from
the perpendicular: others have fallen
apart, gable from gable. and collapsed.
The town hall is one of the most
conspicuous examples of the havoc
that is silently but irresistably being
wrought. Its square tower, 20 feet
high. looks like veritable Tower of
Pisa 1t leans so much that passersby
walk beneath 1t with nervous appre-
hension h
The town hall itself is in state of
dissolution. The building is cracked
and contorted. and its walls are
marked by gaping apertures.
In the southwest portion CT the town
there is hardly building that remains
intact The street curbstones present
confused variety of angles. and the
footpaths rise and fall independently
of the contour of the streets
Hitherto no means have been found
for determining whether any ste In
s that portion Of the town which is af-
fected is likely to make reliable build
ing land. The place is, undermined by
regular network of disused coal
workings, which cannot be located
from the surface. The erection of new
buildings is consequently matter OF
speculation in more than the ordinary
sense.
The uncertain foundations have a
paralyzing effect upon enterprise and
Industry. 1t is only few weeks since
the foundation difficulty was overcome
In the case of the new power station
Of the local tramway company.
1t was found impossible to set the
cngineA because the levels of the con-
crete on which they were erected are
constantly varying. Operations were
suspended for time, but latterly spe-
cial measures have been successfully
adopted to overcome the difficulty.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
American Bows.

Mr.. Moseley, in speaking of his cbser-
yations while in this country with his
educational commission, said: My OBJ
seryations lead me to believe that the
average American boy, when he leaves
school, is infinitely better fitted for his
vocation and struggle in life than the
English boy, and. in consequence. there
are In the United States q smaller pro-
portion OF failures and fewer who slide
down hill and eventually join the pau
per, criminal or submerged tenth
class. ss.''-Indianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
General Utility Consul.

In those larger towns in Turkey
where England is represented by a
consul that official is looked upon as
a sort OF court Of appeal by Christians.
Armenians. Bulgarians, Macedonians
and even Jews, who have probably
never heard an English word spoken,
will appeal TO the British consul when
in difficulties, and he rarely refuses his
kind Offices. In ordinary cases his un-
official backing OF the "giaours" Is ef-
fective.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

The young man with the swell suit, sIear
der cane, and jaunty air, was conscious
Of being observed.
Out Of the corner Of his eye be saw
that the people ON the other side Of the
street were looking at him a. he saun-
tered along.
A sign on-a letter. box, fresh Paint,
attracted his attention.
He stopped and looked at q.
! But he did not touch it.
He turned, instead, and looked a the
people ON the other side Of the street
through his monocle
Then he resumed his saunterine.
Some men are too contrary to ivos-
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
DR.. Nansen,s Habit.

When DIR. Naasen has an expedition
in view he dispenses with tobacco and all
forms of alcohol, and even with his
overcoat no matter bow severe the
weather may be. He is of the opinion
that by adopting this course he puts
himself into the best possible condition
for withstanding cold and fatigue.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
Emcient Check.

Philanthropist-Why did you change
the title Of the ladies' home to old Ia
dies home?
Mrs. du Goods--lt vas becoming tSo
cFoxdsd-M 4 Wsekly
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

A Chicago man applies for q divorce,
claiming that he was in trance when
he was married. That won't do; they ali
feel that way ct the tims.-lndianapolis
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

The Ieorrotes at. st. Loui1 say that
boiled dog tastes much like sweet pota-
toes. However, there are times when we
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Eass.
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. s. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

Parents looking for an appropriate name
for tne new baby will doubtless be able
to find out that will be satisfactory in the
list Of college and school graduates now
beginning to be published-Philadelphia
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30
SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION
Woman After Pension Gives Personal
Peculiarities Of Hsr Sol
dier Father.

Representative Cowherd of Missouri has
: constituent, an aged woman, who has
father had been solder, she was not
sure in just wha war. At first, says the
Washington Post, she was inclined to be-
leve he had fought in the Mexican war;
then she dropped back to the Seminole
war, and finally decided it was in the war
of 1912 he had served. On q muster roll
of the latter war she found name that
eorresponded with that of her father, but
did not furnish Mr.. Cowherd any posi-
tive means of Identification.
Mr.. Cowherd notified his constituent
that It would be necessary to identify her
father before . pension could be granted,
and in response the soldiers daughter
wrote:
my father was of medium hight, had
black hair and eyes, He could not close
one eye without closing the other, snd
think that ought to be sufficient idca-
ti6caton for pension"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

According to Dean Tufts II the Chicago
University, flirting tends to the develop
ment Of both soul and intellect" Can we
doubt any longer that woman is mans
Intellectual superior Omaha Bee.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-30

The man who carries his bills neatly
folded in pocketbook and his odd change
in a purse, is never 80 liberal as the man
who carries his bills in a wad in his vest
and his odd change loose in his trousers
pocket. -Somcrville journal.