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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-21
CROP ROUND UP.
Excellent Prospect For COrn-Heavy
Yields of Wheat and Grass.

Yields of Wheat and Grass.
is promise for corn crop little, il
any, below the highest record ever
made.
The yield of winter wheat at the
thrasher is decidedly heavier than even
the highest indications which could
condition reported through the season.
With the exception of Texas and Okla
homa, where the yields were moderate
~ lower than normal, and Tennessee
and parts of Kentucky, where toe
much rain injured the vitality of the
crop, the yield is not only heavier than
expected, but is above the normal for Il
series of years. In addition to the
bumper rate Of yield, the quality of
the crop is reported remarkably high
from practically every important dis
trict. 1t may not be too much to hope
for crop of 45O,OOOOOO bushels of win
ter wheat.
|. Spring Wheat.
The season opened very early, and
spring wheat seeding was accomplish
ed much sooner than usual. After a
large part of the seeding was done
there was a return of wintry condi-
tons, SO that the crop made small
growth in it's early history. In the lat
ter part of June red or leaf rust was
present throughout the northwest TIC
an extent probably never before equal
ed. Early i'll July black rust was found
to be prevalent in many of the most
, important districts of Minnesota and
the Dakotas. With very limited excep-
tons black rust nowhere developed be-
yond the first infection, and the result
is that it has done no material dam
age to the crop. The final rate of yield
will be fully up to the average, and up
on the acreage planted will give
spring wheat crop of probably not less
than 2S5,OO0,0O0 bushels and possibly
somewhat above that figure.
Heavy Growth of Grass.
The grass crop both in the east and
west is heavy. This includes both
meadows and pastures, the tame hays
and clovers and the natural grasses.
Ii the west an unusually heavy yield
was secured There was too much rain
over a large part of the central valleys
at time of haying, and a considerable
percentage of hay was lost and the
quality of part of the crop was low
cred. In spite of this the crop will be
fully as large as last year and ample
for all requirements. = Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-21

Thick or Thin Seeding.
The Ohio experiment station has been
testing different varieties of winter
wheat for the last thirteen years, and
among conclusions which it has recent
~ stated are the following:
Yield of grain alone being consid-
cred, the best ten varieties in the order
Ripe, Poole, Niger, Perfection. MeQi-
terranean, Valley, CurrelPs Prolific aud
DaWson'S Golden Chaff.
Weight per bushel being considered,
the ten varieties testing highest are
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-21
DR.. A. o. SHAW,

Practice limited to Diseases of the EYE
EAR. NOSE, THROAT and CHEST
Eyes tested and glasses correctly fitted
OFFICE ROOMS 10 and IL, Ashland
Masonic Temple. Wisconsin.
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City Officers.

Washburn Public Library Board.
n. n. Oscar, president: w. Ii. Irish
vice. president G. .. Sowder. secretary; w
II. Irish Charles Peterson, Mrs. VIM. O. Neil,
d. e. Cameron. E. Bryan, Mrs. James A
Sheridan.
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CHURCHES.

NORW EGIAN LUTHERAN
REV. o. Il. BoRDAHL
Services every Sunday at 1880 a. m. and
$50 D. M. Sunday school at IL soon Prayer
Service every Thursday at $50 D. M
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WINTER WHEAT.

Leading Varieties - When to Seed.
Thick or Thin Seeding.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
EARLY DINING.

In Ancient England II Was mt 10
O'Clock In the Forenoon.
The ordinary hour for dinner in Eng
land In the fifteenth century appears
to have been 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
In the larger baronial castles a lavish
hospitality was practiced. but even
among the lower ranks, says a con
temporary. the bona hde traveller"
could always be sure Of a welcome and
the best provision that the house af-
forded. To shut the door upon the
houseless stranger was an ofense
which the church would not readily
condone, and It was remarked OF more
than one who had erred In this respect
that luck ever afterward deserted him.
The approach OF the meal was often
announced by the blowing OF horns. 80
that wayfarers might hasten their
movements.
CurlOusly enough, grace was said be-
fore the tables were laid, and the
guests appear to have bad their appe-
titles whetted IA a most sanitary man
ner by regarding the movements OF the
attendants as they spread the cloths
and brought In s~aiteellars, drinking
vessels and other necessaries. To
wait on others at table was considered
rather honorable than otherwise, and
the story OF the Black Prince attend
Ing to the wants OF the captive French
monarch contains nothing extraordi-
nary. In the households OF the great
the carvers and those who presented
the wine at table were never less than
esquires and often mobiles and barons.
Family Magazine.
A saying.
Who aims az perfection will be above
mediocrlty: who aims at mediocrity
will be far short OF It.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
The GROUND CUCKOO.
Remarkable Cunning II displays In
Catching Rattlers.

Remarkable Cunning II displays In
Catching Rsttiers.
ono OF tbe most interesting geological
oddities IS Ue California ground cue
Roo lie usually IS from twenty to
TWENTY-FIVE inches long. Including his
tan which measures one-half OF his
whole length. on account OF his smnfl
wings he IS q poor hier, hut what lie
lncss IN aerial dexterity he makes up
in Pedestrian velocity. With his -four
yard Jumps he eun Uutrun the swiftest
Islce horse. Ills geographical range
a. cou1led 10 southern California,
Aie1ico and some parts OF Texas. As
q bird Of prey the ground cuckoo out.
wits has most aridiOus fellow crea-
lures. Snaiis and large worms oconsti-
anti his principal food, which he is
busy all day IN digging cut OF the
ErluIa. But lie does not hesitate TO
ATTACK larger animals. 1t Is no trou-
Ale fDr Him 10 get the better Of small
Hnnkeg, and when d0mesticuted lie
beutf any CIT Or dog in the eztermina-
ZION 81 mice md small house pests.
Most %curiously interesting is the
Etrutege Bngncity he Displays in the
capture N lurge mathematics. These
b Glre not megt in fair and omen
eoUhoL AS 1901 "a he espies q rattle
snake Steering iu the u near a cae-
tus beige De surrounds his F1ctiu with
a heap q 1e pudcl1y leaves until lie
f. well hea-asd in He then prleks
II Tie EaDtle q few times with bis
sharp I'LL Which causes q sudden on
motion n TIE cactus heap. IN LIS at
tempt 70 0-iseBtang1e himself from The
leaves he wounds lis teDder flesh. and
Il takes but ~ hour o. twO for the
average RATHER 10 die u sheer ex-
Intuition ana furnish q Euch corrected
tldbit Tor the sIy cuckoo. His meth
Cd with his prey resembles that Of the
eat with the mouse.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
FOOD VALUE OF BANANAS.

They Are Not. Like Some Fruits
God only For Their Flavor.
Professors Of dietetics tell us that
the banana IS not, as many fruits are,
a favor and nothing more, but n food
and n source of real nutriment. 1t is
at Once useful and delicious. 1t not
only gratlies the palate, but supplies
material for combustion and the main
tenance of animal heat, while it also
builds up the muscles and repairs the
worn and threadbare nerves.
The -four made from it in its dried
state is equal in nutritlve value to rice.
Dried and sprlnkled with sugar, 0
form in which it has been recently
introduced in this country, the upstart
banana is, weight for weight. as nu.
trltious as the venerable fig.
But it is In the fresh state that the
banana chiefly appeals to us. Its
creamy succulence and delicate odor
are inviting, and its pleasant sapor Is
a prelude to good digestion. Dependent
as that sapor is in ethereal body, which
the coal tar investigators have not yet
been able to initiate by chemical es.
sence, it is a subtle stimulus to all
subsequent elementary processes. And
thus 1t is that the banana is an emf
nently dlgestible food. No sense OF
oppression or drowslness follows q
meal OF 1t, and n meal Of 1t may be
bulky enough.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
COWS in HOLLAND.
In No other Place In the World Are
They Given Such Care.

In No other Place In the World Are
They Given Such Care.
In Holland cows are to a certain
extent a part Of the family, for one
member Of the family always sleeps I'm
the stable to watch, and often the
place IS made a sort Of family sitting
room.
The COW stable Il generally n large
building, paved with brick, upon which
the cows lie, straw being scarce. There
is q brick paved passage down the
center, at one end OF which IS a fire.
place, and Che windows are covered
with white curtains as dainty as those
used in the house proper.
Sometimes the entire family will
gather In the stable In the evenings.
enjoying the warmth OF the fire and
exchanging the talk OF the day, while
the cattle, always placed with their
heads fuclng tho central passage, chew
their cuds and almost seem TO enjoy
the human companionship. These COWS
are seldom brown, most Of them being
black or white or of the two colors
mixed, and because Of the fertility of
the pasturage and the care taken in
their keep they are capable Of giving
large yields Of rich milk. In no place
in the world are cows made as much
Of, and from the annual yield Of but.
ter IL would seem that the care is moi
taken In vain.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
ALTEaluo 4 PICTURE


Why NN0 |MN"Mn DAN Nnt ENAHNo Ntf
0rfninai Artiat.
An artist was taking about obe noted
German Dainter Adolf Won Mcneil.
won Me0zei." he said. painted the
e~iearrst sad most distinct 81 pictures.
EteryttinG win hia was worked out
50 fne Eist half. Nothing was ever sug.
gssfeL Wish suggested. sketchy. lm.
pressionistic pictures he had no sym.
rady. RE was called the Meissonier
ofGssmaay.
I'm q discussion u a certain impress.
sionists vague. unintoIigibie work I
once heard Won Mcneil say:
This man Markhcim sold 20 The
Coantess x. tNo years ago % Of bis
hniscapcs. The countess after shs had
had tae landscape a few weeks tired Of
Sc. and 30 another arlist who dinel
with her one night she saiJ;
'"I think the new picture that Herr
Markheius sold nae lacks animation. II
needs NE IN It. Would you be willing
to paint f0g me a man Or woman on
that road that nuns through the mid
dIeT
'"Why, sdfeiy, madam" said the
second pointer. And be took the pie.
ture home with bin. made the addition
and returned it tire next morning.
later, meeting Barkbeim, he snid
eel had The audacity to alter a
landscape Of yours the other day n
was The landscape you sold the Count
sgs * She wanted n figure in It. and
60 obllgo her I painted an old peasant
waking down the rOnd."
q" Nlarkheim fr0vned.
1.-The roadT' he said. "The road7
J Cont remember any road In that pic.
tufe.
"'"Oh. yes, there Is a road." said
the other.
"'"1 can't recall t." said Marlthcim
FINALLY, to settle the matter. they
went 70 the house or the countess aud
stood before the picture.
"' There" said Mnrkhcim's brother
artlst-"there Ia your road, and there IL
my old peasant walking down t."
"'"Foot." Markhelm cried. what
have sou done2 THAT Ia not a road IN
tho center Of my work II IL a riv-
er''"-San Francisco Newsletter
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

Get outdoors and you won't need to
take sleep opiates. 1t is n palpable fact
that we can't be out in the fresh air
and sunshine very long before feeling
nm inclination to drowslness. Isn't 1t
the easiest thing In the world to lie
down in a sunny field. with a handker-
chief over your face, and fall asleepf
And. II you have ever crossed the
ocean, you must have noticed how the
fresh breezes and the SUMS rays set
the passengers DOING in their chairs.
Sunlight and mir are natures own rem
edies for sleeplessness. and II Insomnia
patients could take q good course Of
this treatment they would need DO pop
py juices.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

A London drawing oom in the sea-
son resembles nothing 81 much as the
parrot house Mt the Zoo. For this deaf
ening din society has only itself to
blame, entertaining being based upon
the principle that you must irst hire
somebody to make a noise and then
invite your friends to shout tho hired
noise down. The louder the band the
louder the shouts OF the guests. The
more piercing the shrieks of the so
prano the more ear splitting the yells
OF the audience must be IL the party is
to be a success.-LOndon Field.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
HEAT AND LIGHT.
The Difference Ia the Penetrating
Ability Of Their Rays.

The Difference Ia the Penetrating
Abilfy Of Their Rays.
The rays Of heat aud light are quite
independent OF each other ln their abll
ity TO penetrate different substances.
For Illustration. glass allows the SUMS
heat TO pass through as readily as It
does the rays Of light and that without
beating the glass too. II the glass be
coated with lampblack, however, the
rays Of light are arrested, but the heat
passes through as before, not a single
degrees difference IN the latter phe-
nomenon being noticeable. Then. again,
both heat and light pass through wa
ter, provided II IL clear. One OF the
oddities In this connection Is this: AL
though the heat and light pass through
water In It's normal state, the addition
OF a little powdered alum. which readi-
~ dissOlyes without leaving the least
murklness, will arrest the rays OF heat
to such an extent as to almost immedi-
ately raise the temperature OF the wa
Ter TO a perceptlble degree, yet the light
continues to pass through as before.
HN"anf aHh AaAaAAAa bNhA
heat and light. Or. Sutherland In 'Ob-
%seryations Upon the Icebergs Of Baf-
fms Bay" says: Several pieces OF
granite were foHnd deeply lmbadded
In ice without any communications
with outside air. These were all sur
rounded with what might be termed
an atmosphere OF water" The ex-
PLANTATION Of such an Oddly Is this: The
heat passing through the ice had been
absorbed by the stones until their tenn
perature had been raised to a degree
nulhcsent to melt the ice around them.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

The cormorant Is trained By the Chi
nese ns n nshlng bird. a ring Is placed
around the birds neck, which prevents
Il from swallowing the fish It has
taken. one Chluaman will utilize n
dozen OF these birds during the days
fishing, sending them under the water
In regular succession. They were for
merly used In the same mannor IN
England Charles /. had an officer Of
his household designated as master Of
the cormorants.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
DICKENS IN ROME.


AM4 eFc0f AufHur Wa U1nnuuofmfnn
~ enc IialIan Capital.
When Charles Dickens arrived In
Rome, on Jan. 30. 1915, he was pro-
foundly disappointed ut was no more
my Rome. degraded and fallen asleep
IN the sun among a heap q ruins. than
Lncoln's Inn Fields Isl" A short time
before. while be was struinlnr his eyes
across the Campagna, q distant view
Of the town had recalled London. This
feeling soon passed away. lie thought
spring the most delightful season for
Italy. He was again 10 Rome In 1859:
saw J.. q. LockhaFt. "fearfully weak
and broken" smoked and drank punch
with David Roberts. who was painting
that famous picture Of Rome now In
the Scottish National gallery. The
Pantheon be thought nObler than OF
yore. the other antiquities smaller.
It was IN San Lorenzo square. Flor
ence, that Robert Browning picked M
the part manuscript and part printed
Roman murder trial Of 1908 from
which he spun b'7 wonderful "Ring
and the Book" The church Of San
Lorenzo. IN Luclna. on the Corso. In
Rome. was the scene Of PomDila's
marriage. II was there also that the
murdered bodies were laid for the In
spection Of half Rome" There was q
weird funeral. attended by Capuchins.
when We were IN this church. While
in Rome the Browuingg stayed at %
Via del Tritone-Chambers' Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
The Smart Set
A KagaZiHe Of CleYeFleSS.

Magazines should have a we'll de-
fined purpose.
Genuine entertainment, amusement
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OF THE SMART SET, the
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Its novels IA complete one in each
number) are by the most brilliant
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It's short stories are matchless-clean
and full OF human interest.
Its poetry covering the entire field Of
verse-pathos, love, humor, tender
ness-is by the most popular poets,
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It's jokes, ~wittioisms, sketches. etc,
are admittedly the most mlrth.pro.
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
READING HABITS.
You Must CulSivnte System AZ Tuu
Would Improve NOur MIND.

You Must C~ulsivnte System AZ Yen
Would Improve Your Nina.
The mind Is n very delicute, compli-
Gated piece of mechanism, and. al
though made to do n certain kind OF
work marvelOusly well, yet, when put
70 an entirely different use, its eff
cheney Is ruined, JUST us the delicate
machinery intended for producing fine
watch parts would be completely spoil
ed for this purpose if used TO make
clock parts. When the mind becomes
DETECTED Il a eertRin extent from its
normal condition by the vicious read
ing habit. II DIVORCES more and more
and rarely goes back TO the normal.
By desultory habits OF reading and
lack OF system you confuse the mind
with g large mass Of %unclassihed mate
rial You pick up a book and read a
few pages and then pick up another
. and then 90 from that to n paper
Or magazine. This puts the mind in n
chaotic state, because you let every
thing run into the mental reservoir
without any order or definite plans.
Gystemless reading is prohtless. You
cannot gain knowledge Of a friend or
prize his friendship by n hasty first
impression, 50 IA reading a book you
cannot gain everlasting good by skim
ming over its contents or by reading
q few pages u night and then put
ting II OF a shelf to gather dust until
you get time TO read It again. Every
thing ono out OF the mind rs It went
In, and II It docs not enter in an OF.
DERBY 1t will come out In chaos.
Success.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

The Capital ~ Ifberfa uns NAMED
After rreafdenf Monroe.
tf0nr0yia was named after the cele.
brnted president Of the United states.
Monroe. who Il responsible for that
doctrine which iDhibits my European
nation from further conquoats IN the
new world. The capital Of Liberia r.
divided into two parts. the low and
~shoferard sections being given over to
large settlements Of Er boys and
indigenous negroes, willie the upper
part Of the town Is inhabited BY Amer.
ico-Iabcriaus and European consuls and
traders This civilized part Of the town
f. composed Of broad grass grown
streets and substantial. well built.
c0mely looking houses, churches, cf1ces
and public buildings.
This smart appearance Of the houses
Is 10 somewhat striking contrast 70
the neglected condition Of tae roads
These have never been made and are
simply the ~unlevelcd rock Of more or
less fiat surface. Consequently at the
present time they are absolutely TN.
suited 70 any vehicle. though ] have
seen on o%nierprislng Liberian negotiate
thcm with a bicycle. They are aener-
ally covered with a very short. close
turf Of thickly growing plants, which
Is kept Ia the condition Of turf by
The constant nibbnng Of the pretty little
cattle that frequent the streeto or Mon
rovla. A less agreeable feature are
the pigs, which exist Ia great numbers
ana perform the office Of scavongors-
Sir Harry Johnston.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

us there a chance for me, Gladys2'
There is. ~George-one in a million"
George was a young man Of some
experience.
That's too long a shot" he ex.
planned. picking up his hat.-Chlcago
Tribune.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

Mrs. Naegers-The dentist half killed
me this afternoon. Wasn't Il too bady
Mr.. Naecers-Yes. I don't believe in
half doing things.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

-He seems to DO an experienced
waiter"
-Oh. yea. Note the calm Indifference
With which he treats people who are in
a hurry"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17
Not the ciri 10 endure a slight.

1--WE need no ring to plight our
troth," he suggested as he kissed her
i~mnetuously.
YES, we do" retorted the maiden.
None OF your slelght OF hand tricks
with me-"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-11-17

who aims AZ perfection will be above
mediocrlty: who aims at mediocrity
will be far short OF II.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-02
HAVE YOU MATING
ON YOUR FLOORS?

If you have used it for any length
of time you no doubt feel that mat
ting is not exactly the cleanliest or
healthiest thing you could use. Damp
air often makes the odor Of mating
unpleasant. And mating is so widely
used that to have it on your floors
makes them look common. From an
Eastern manufacturer we have secured
a substitute for mating. It does no:
cost much more to put down than mat
ting and makes your rooms look cosy
and comfortable. 1t will wear and look
well longer than mating and unless
you are very familiar with the goo Is
you cannot tell it from a Brussels car
pet after it is down. All fine carpet
patterns are copied in these goods. 1t
is good for every room of your house.
II is caLle.i