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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Could Enjoy a Joke.

An engineer from Sunderland was
spending a few days In London with
a friend, and after a busy morning
sightseeing the Londoner chose a large
restaurant for luncheon, thinking it
would be a novel experience for the
man from the north. The visitor ap-
peared to enjoy his luncheon, but kept
looking in the direction Of the door.
what are you watching?'' asked his
friend, rather annoyed.
WELL" was the quiet reply, "Ah's
keepin' an eye on ma topcoat."
"Oh. don't bother about that" said
the other. "You don't see me watch
ing mine"
NO." observed the guileless enginees,
"thee has no call to-it's ten minutes
SIM thine t."-Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29

The finest monument erected to a lit
erary man in Great Britain is the Scott
monument in Edinburgh. It is in the
form of a graceful gothic spire, with
pinnacles, resting on four pointed
arches. In this canopy of open arches
is statue Of the novelist and poet, ac-
companied by his dog. The designer
was George Kemp, youthful archi-
tect who died before the monument
was completed. He is said to have
been greatly Influenced by the archi-
tectural beauties of Melrose abbey.
An interior staircase conducts to the
top, which is 200 feet from the ground
and terminates in a single pinnacle.
Above the principal arches and in va
rious parts Of the structure are fifty
six inches destined to be filed with
statues representing we'll known char
acters in the Waverley novels, several
Of which have been completed. The
statue is by John STEEL, r. s. A., and
is magnificent work of art. Lord JEFF
frey supplied the inscription. The cost
was 615,65O, which was raised by pub
lie subscription.
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Brahms Was Not SociabIe.

Anecdotes about Brahms show the
composer to have been a somewhat
unamiable companion. His wit was
brilliant. but cruel, and it's direct OBJ
ject could rarely join in the amusement
1t created. One story begins with the
statement that as a performer Brahms
had an extremely hard touch. This
once led a musician who was accom-
panying him on the cello to exclaim,
II don't hear myself" "Ah" replied
Brahms, you are lucky fellow"
When he left the room after a lively
evening among friends he used to re-
mark, eff there is any one present
whose feelings have not hurt, trust
he will receive my humble apology"
Brahms never could bring himself to
produce an opera. 'If l composed one
which failed, l should certainly have a
second try" he said to pressing friends.
but l cannot make up my mind to the
first. To me the undertaking seems
much the same as marriage" The lat
ter institution found no favor in his
eyes, and he lived an isolated exist
ence, recognizing no kinsfolk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
EVIL EYE CHARMS.
1he True Italian Talisman Is In the
Shape of n Tiny Hand.

Shape of n Tiny Hand.
In Italy the aristocracy still protects
itself from the evil eye, and the multi
tude is still devoted to the little evil
eye charms to secure immunity from
disaster.
The true evil eye charm Of the Ital-
ians is in the shape Of tiny hand, the
index and the little finger being point
ed out and the third and fourth fingers
being held down by the thumb. The
charm, however, is merely a represen-
tation of the way in which the Italian
holds his hand. When pointed outward
he wishes to cast the evil eye on an
enemy, or when turned toward himself
he thinks to protect himself from it's
malicious SPELL
This little charm can be bought i'll
Italy of various materials, coral, tor
toise SHE'LL silver and gold being the
ones in highest favor The coral
charms are those worn by the poorer
classes, since of cheap grade Of the
material they can be bought for few
sous. Naturally the aristocracy prefer
them of gold. In italian money these
tiny things then cost the equivalent Of
about IS. Sometimes they T'lre seen
exquisitely modelled, the fingers and
nails being as carefully chiseled as
marble statues
Another small hand that the Italian
oha hn
Manus Panthea, facsimile of which
is to be found in the museum in Rome.
1t is referred to in various Egyptian
papyri, and indeed was worn by the
ancients to prevent disease and witch
craft and the evil eve from taking hold
bility.
This hand has the thumb, the index
and the middle fingers held out in a
straight line. while the other two are
turned under toward the palm of the
hand. Instead of being smooth on it's
outer surface. as is the evil eye hand.
it is covered with many mystical sym
bolS-a tooth. a serpent, and SO on.
Each of these little signs has it's pc
culiar charm and is as we'll understood
and needed among the italians today
as formerly among the Egyptian magi-
clans.
The third small hand which the Ital-
ians wear for their supposed good is
the so called Manus Pontificous or the
hand Of the Holy Father 1t shows the
four fingers held out closely together,
and the thumb alone is curved under
the palm of the hand AS the Manus
Panthea. it is covered on the outside
with mystical symbols. = Washington
Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
FOiBLES OF LITERARY MEN.

Keats liked red pepper on his toast
Dickens was fond of wearing Jew
elry.
Daudet wore his eyeglasses when
asleep.
Joaquin Miller nails all his chairs
to the wall.
Hawthorne always washed his hands
before reading letter from his wife.
Alexandra Dumas the younger bought
a new painting every time he had a
new book published
Thackeray used to lift his hat when
ever he passed the house in which he
wrote VANITY Fair"
Robert Browning could not sit still
With the constant shutting Of his feet
holes were worn in the carpet.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite
recreation was playing the flute in or
der, as he said, to tune up his ideas.
Darwin had no respect for books and
would cut big volume in two for con-
venience in handling. or he would tear
Ont the leaves he required for refer
onCp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Weight of the Sexes at Varying Ares

# all the men and women, his
and girls, and infants-black whit
yellow. brown, or red-in all rarts
the world. could be weighed On tru
same scales, the average wcjGA.
would be nearly one hundred pounds
avoirdu, dis. Six-pound infants ana
three-hundred-poun giants cont; J.
butte to the average.
Upon the average, boys at birt1
weigh a little more and girls a little
less than seven pounds. For the first
twelve years the two sexes continue
nearly equal in weight, but beyond
that age the boys acquire a decided
circumference. Young men of TWEEN
ty average 1876 pounds, while the
young women of twenty average 10
rounds each.
Men reach their heaviest weight at
about forty years of age, when their
average weight will be about $40
pounds; but women slowly increase
In weight until fifty years Of age.
when their average weight will be
1870 pounds. Taking the men and
women together, their weight at full
growth will then average from 10S to
$50 pounds; and women from so to
1870 pounds.
AS weight increases, the normal
human pulse becomes slower, and
then, as weight grows less, in old
age, the pulse becomes faster again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Silk From Guncotton.

Science threatens to put the silk
worm out of business. French chem
lists have discovered at least three
distinct methods of competing with
the old reliable but extremely delib-
crate silkworm.
Perhaps the most interesting of
these is the manufacture of silk from
guncotton, which also serves as a
base for the most powerful of mod
ern explosives.
The viscous fluid from which the
silkworm spins his thread is chemi
cally duplicated by a process de-
scribed in the Technical World. The
and in order to remedy this defect it
is treated with an alkali sulphide
solution.
The founders Of the new industry
have kept in view not so much the
exact reproduction of natural silk as
the production of substance which
embraces it's valuable properties.
Natural silk possesses to a large
degree qualities of brilliancy, elias
ITCHY, strength, affinity for coloring
and bleaching materials, and when
handled a peculiar rustling sound,
known as scroop. Perhaps the bril-
liancy and scroop of silk are the
best known of it's qualities, and it is
in these two respects that artificial
silk most closely resembles natural
its brilliancy being greater and its
scroop slightly less.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29

1t is rank :oolishness to attemDa
to remove <ulIowness or g,easlnrs.
IT he skin ~ the use of rosmet.c4,..
Or 'inral' treatment, as .9vncat%tA
ny the beauty doctors. Tie o,,s.7
sac and sure way that 7s4,nap r4ns
improve her com plexion is ~ pugr -
ing and enricll!hg the blo.l. wniex2
can only be accomplish ~ keen; =
the liver healthy and give. r.,
|Ver is the seat Of disease ,yd blnus9
pollution. Green's August Flow au~
acts din cctly on the liver. cleansess
aGd enriches the bIosd, purifes the
*mplexion. it also cures consts~
pation, blliousness, nervousne ss, anfe
duces refreshing sleep. A single
uo'tle Of August Flower nas been
GOWN to cure The most pronounced
aud distressing case of dyspepsia
cd digestion. New trial SIZE bottlg>
- cents; regular size 70 cents. Ar
Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Cosmopolitan New York.

Speaking of living in foreign
city where one is disturbed by a lack
of knowledge of the language" re
marked the New York woman, ''the
man who does my collars and cuffs is
Chinaman; I don't pretend to talk
with him; the waiter at the Italian
restaurant which it pleases me to
frequent is Frenchman; the man
on the corner who sells me my Next
can oranges Is Italian; the owner of
the small grocery where they have the
best coffee Is German; the laundress
who washes my lingerie is a negress
with a soft and musical but occasion
ally almost incomprehensib1e dialect,
and the porter who comes to clean up
my studio is Dutch. / don't try to
talk with him. merely point to
the windows or rugs and then to my
pocketbook.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29

&. " rha"s es'ifi-s after foUr .ears
q Burban>, OF Carls Center.
N. Y writes: "Aoout for year.
ago role you stating tiat I had
been t'ely cured of a sew re kid
ney vi 10y taking less tt3n two
bottl F"lrv's Kidney Cure. II
enti' Y stopped the brick dust S a.
meht nd paih and SYM onS O
kldr' aJsruse disappearec ] an
glad ny lhat [ have ney." bad i
retur t any OF those syluptt NJ
dur the tour years that upsed
aud 80 rvlden'l y cure % f.
curfo, AID Heartily recommend
Fol-, K ont. Cure to " oop
suffer ir"m kidney or DADA, 3
trou Q w Frost
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aims for humanity in general and for
him In particular.
"I know I've no right" she said ear
nestly, "but you will forgive me, won't
you? Your life seems so petty, so mar
row, l want you to feel the stress of
life as men in the city feel it. The
struggle, the endeavor, the thrill Of &C.
complishment"-
And Holden agreed with her and
smiled upon her with look behind the
twinkle in his eyes that made her come
near to forgetting her station in life
and her altruistic aims generally.
The sun was near the western hills
one day before the stage came bear
ing it's quota of daily mail That she
might not miss the glory of the sunset
Miss lowering took her letters and
magazines and turned up the road to
where from her vantage seat on a rock
she could see the splendor of the hills
outlined against the flaming sky.
Her letters were soon disposed Of,
and she opened a magazine and idly
turned the leaves, then suddenly sat
id-spellbound-whil the letters on
into ner consciousness.
'"The critics." so ran the magazine.
"place J. Holden Morse's Under New
England Skies among the six greatest
books of the year. 1t is in it's fifth
large edition. Mr.. Morse is at present
in New England, where he is said to
be collecting material for another
novel;" etc, and underneath was the
authors Photographs long, lean face,
with a humorous twinkle in the smil-
ing eyes.
This, then, explained the vague re-
semblance she had always felt, but
could never define And she had tried
to broaden his outlook-to teach him.
All oblivious to the yellow Splendor
of the glowing sunset, Miss lowering
dropped her head upon her arms and
cried.
She did not hear him till he dropped
on the rock beside her and picked up
the open book.
Don't. Please don'tr' he pleaded
cOntritely. Forgive me! | never
dreamed you'd care-that way. l had
to have types for q new work I'm do
ing I could get what l wanted SO
much better this way. Surely you I'M
derstand?
Gas for yourself" his voice grew ten
der, when / found you had the slight
est interest in me l dared do nothing
to disturb it until it should take firmer
root"
But you let me try to help you-to
teach you," she exclaimed, furious with
herself and hating him till she looked
up and met his eyes.
'And was l not an apt pupil?" he an
swered half seriously, half jestingly
Then as he bent and drew her closer:
cat all events | learned one lesson
pretty thoroughly he said.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
No Sweethe8rtinC In Ireland

Through great part of Ireland pub
lie opinion, nodded by the clergy, sepa-
rates the sexes as far as possible. At
the church door and wherever else they
congregate men group on one side, wo-
men on the other. 1t is not we'll
thought of for people Of opposite sexes
to be seen walking along the road to-
gether even to a market The position
certainly of some ecclesiastics has
been made definite by the refusal of
certain bishops to allow mixed class
es'' in branches Of the Gaelic league.
On the whole, public opinion discour-
ages whatever can be justly or even
unjustly set down as sweethearting.-
Edinburgh Review
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
STUDYING
TYPES
By EDITH NJ. DOANE
Copyright, 1906, bg Ruby Douglas
By EDITH NJ. DOANE
Copyright, 1906, bH Ruby Douglas

Everybody in Windsor Falls was
''hayin' it,
And because the sun is a tickle mis-
tress, first brooding over the hayfields
in glory of caressing splendor, then
capriciOusly hiding herself behind the
heavy clouds of a sudden shower and
also because it is we'll known that
'hayin' weather. waits for no man, the
farmers toiled in the hayfelds early
and late, pressing their families into
service and laying eager hands on all
the outside laborers they could find.
1t was at this time that jim Holden
doated into town from no one knew
where and hired out by the day. He
was tall and lank and 1.-The golderndest
worker | ever see,'' drawled Hiram
Sears admiringly as he stopped for a
moments rest in the shade of spread
ing oak
Miss lowering, ''the Searses' summes.
boarder," slowly lifted her eyes from
her book and glanced laZily over the
bayfield, to where long, lean figure
skillfully pitched masses of fragrant
hay on to waiting wagon. She nod
ded indifferently and went back to her
reading. When she looked up again the
wagon had disappeared in the direction
of the big red barn, and the tall, tire
less figure, Oblivious of her presence,
industriously tossed the remaining hay
as he advanced steadily in her direc-
ton.
So far the summer had been dis
appointment to Miss lowering. She
had come to the little New England
village fresh from college and with
the most ardent intentions of studying
allure and the natives-real human
people, not mere society manikinsat
first hand Incidentally she proposed
to introduce hitherto unknown breadth
and beauty into their starved lives. To
a moneyed and spoiled young woman
defeat comes hard, and Miss lowering
did not yet admit that the types had
proved fatty tiresome and seemed per-
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city satisfied with their lives as they

city satisfied with their lives as they
ere.
"Ahr' she said softly as fhe tall fig
e doomed nearer What possibilities
hit Turk under that wiry exterior,
- teamed forward.
II beg your pardon, my good man, -
re called in clear, penetrating tones,
out it must be very warm in the sun.
COULDN'T you like to rest awhile in the
lade?" Then, dismayed by her own
trdihood, Miss lowering blushed
The man gasped and dropped his
Jrk. For a second he stared blankly
: the vision under the oak tree, a
ainty vision in cool muslin, all rose
loom on creamy ground. Then he
astily pulled his hat from his head
nd approached her, eying her with an
Expression between admiration and APP
rehension as the meaning of her
lords filtered through his brain.
'Thank you, MISS" he said respect
lily, dropping in warm, disjointed
cap under the spreading branches.
here was a twinkle in his eyes at
ariance with the gravity of his long,
lin face. 1t was not customary for
le young ladies of Windsor Falls to
1dress the help as my good man."
Miss lowering felt distinctly cheer
j. "Haying is hard work." she be-
In sympathetically.
sit u.s." he admitted. Hard Of itself
id hard because it leads to nothing
yond ITSELF" he added, with a CLEAN
inspiration.
Miss Leverings eyes rewarded him
his discrimination. She wondered
guely if he were not rather above
average type; not that he was
cd loOking-his face was too long
thin for that-but he seemed recep-
e, and he certainly wore his coarse
thes with an ease a city bred man
ght have envied. 1t was a pity that
nan evidently fitted for better things
'uld go to waste in this little village.
needed a wider horizon-a broader
look. Well, she would see what she
Id do for him.
o the couple sat together under the
tree very often or wandered
Iugh the shaded country lanes, and
listened, always intent an9 respect
while she expounded her hopes and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
PAY OF EUROPEAN STATESMEN.
Denmark Is Stingiest of ALI Coun-
tries to Her Legislators.


The Norwegian member of Par
lament gets only thirteen shillings q
day, and II the hard worked legisla-
tor takes day off he loses his pay.
The same Is the case with members
of the Swiss Diet. They are rewarded
with sixteen shillings a day, on con-
dition that they do not absent them
selves from work.
To go further East, we find that
Roumania thinks her lawmakers
worth 81 a day. Sixteen shillings a
day Is the salary of those who COM
pose the Bulgarian Sobranje, but
members who live in the capital get
only twelve shillings daily.
Denmark Is about the stingiest of
all European countries, so far as re-
munerating her lawmakers is con-
cerned. Danish members Of Parlia-
ment get but six shillings eight
pence a day; but, on the other hand,
they have the odd privilege of a free
seat in the royal theater in Copen-
hagen.
While the members of the German
Reichstag are not salaried, yet the
lawmakers Of the various German
States do not work for nothing
SaXe-Coburg members of Parliament
are paid thirteen shillings, of Ba-
varia ten and of Hesse nine.
At first sight Hungary seems to do
her lawmaking on the cheap plan,
for her members get $500 a year in
cash. But they are not SO badly off,
after all, for a liberal allowance is
made into the bargain for house
rent. Austria-Hungary's two l6gisla-
tive assemblies cost the country
about 100000 year in all. Both
in Austria and Hungary legislators
can travel first class with second
class tickets.
Besides the United Kingdom, Italy
and Spain are the only countries
which pay nothing to their members
Of Parliament Nevertheless, the cost
of the italian Parliament is estimated
at 9S5, 900 d year.
In Portugal also the State does not
remunerate legislators, but they re-
ceive free railway passes. and their
constituencies are legally permitted
to pay those who represent them a
sum of about fifteen shillings for
each day of the session.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
HE Extinct Mnna0.

Perhaps the most notable native bird
Of the Sandwich Islands was the ma
mo, which has been extinct compare
lively only few years. 1t had two
little tufts Of yellow feathers on it's
wings, which were used exclusively in
the manufacture Of cloaks worn by the
kings of those islands. The estimated
value of one of the cloaks is 100000.
and it took an almost indefinite num-
Der of birds to furnish the feathers
London Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Thunder and Lightning.

Here is Georgia youngsters defini-
ton of thunder and lightning:
''The thunder is NAV readin' lee
ture to paw, an the lightnin' is paw
runnin' to git away from it. But I
doubt if .lightnin' kin beat him when
he jumps the garden fence an hits the
tv'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
All I'm the Point of View

ut seems a terrible thing to lead a
dogs life painted the cur with the
tin can attachment, crawling into cor
ner to rest himself.
"Oh, don't knowv' contentedly an
swered the lap dog.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
dancing Proves + atai

Maan mn and women caGch colos
at dA c3s which t, rmiuate Ia pneu-
mouia aud consunUtlnn. AGt1r *
p>>srf If FdA,'> E1o "y a." Tar 5
tax II WI | break ~, d co d and n
S rjuu> results nrru br t. ar, q. II
fuse any bot lt' .''nulnp j" Il yellnA
pa"kuQp soda Nv Q w Fr4~,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
Self Esteem.

Druggist-Huh! You seem to think
you are the boss Of this establishment.
New Clerk-Oh, no, sir. Druggist
Then why do you talk like blooming
idiot ?-Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29

The order of baronets was establish
ed by James |. in 1911. The title is
found in no country on the continent,
existing only in the British dominions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-29
WIS. CENTRAL TRAINS

Orders for ickets can be procured OF g.
". Frost, Druggist w ash bum Wis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-29

cree freeing me from Gray was
granted. lived with Mr.. Hndley
for three years and then became
convinced that divorce from him
was the only salvation Of my heart
and mind
Then decided that = woman
must make herself necesssry 20 a
man and contribute to his material
and mental comfort I wooed Thorn
as Crowthsr upon this theory. He
soon married me. I was then -.
4 have never been pretty / was
not then. surely. In the divorce
ease. in his counter suit against me.
Mr.. Crowther alleged that had
hypnotic power. Foolishnesai He
also said that ! had hurled house.
hold goods al him In auarrels. But
the court gave me the decree
sought
MY present husband, Mr.. L.
Page. may speak for himself"
tie did He said she was all in the
world with him. He didn't care
anything about the past They
would always be happy.
Mrs. I.epage has 10 children. She
II now IS. The future holds posi-
bnities. perhaps. but she VIII not
admit it--yst.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-29
CLEVER isYgAR-oLp VIOLIN.
1877 HAS INTERESTING LIFE
HISTORY - HAS OLE BULLS
VIOLIN.

First a child Of the Ghetto. a
salesgirl helping 20 support her IN.
valid father. a street player on the
violin. then violin soloist sith the
Maurice Grau Opera company. and
nov touring the West In vaudeville
Al a goodly salary. In the experience
Grow ded into four short years OF
he life of Sadie RoxenweiE. who
Ia playing at the star theater this
week.
Hard woFk is the secret Of her
success. indomitahle pluck. To
gethr with a genius for music that
il a passion with the girl. Though
only Is years OF age. Miss Rozen-
welg il well known In New York
musical circles and at the close OF
her engagement here will leave
New York 20 accept position as
concert sololKt.
The young girl talks interestingly
Of herself. and thinks that she has
done nothing out OF the ordinary.
"My father f. a rabbi, but. owing
10 40 health. he was confined at
home all the time" said she. II
was working In a big store when ]
finally decided that ! would learn
TO play the violin BY walking 60
work finally saved 81. and with