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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-02-27
We Have On Hand At An


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California fruits and all other fruits
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duce for sale write US, we will pay
you the highest cash market price.
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PHONE 3341. MAIN STREET.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
GUIDES TO HEALTH.

Don't have outstanding ears when
you can wear an ear harness at
night, said the beauty doctor, advis-
ing all the ladies who wanted to be
pretty.
Warts may be entirely removed by
washing the hands, two or three
times a day, with the water in which
potatoes have been boiled, or by
bathing the wart several times with
potato water.
Never omit regular bathing in
winter, for unless the skin is IN &C
tive condition the cold will close the
pores.
Never breathe with the mouth
open In sleeping in a cold room, but
esta bltsh habit of breathing
through the nose.
Never stand still in cold weather
for any length of time in the outdoor
air. especially after having taken ac-
tive exercise, and never stand long
on the Ice and snow or where the
person IL exposed to cold winds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
A Debt to Columbus.

1t is customary to praise Christopher
Columbus for many noble character
1stics, to say nothing of his far seeing
intelligence, but the south owes him
special debt of gratitude for the pre-
science that led him to bring the wa
termelon to America when he first
came. The first watermelon seeds were
turned loose to hustle for themselves
on San Salvador island, and thence the
hungry Spaniards took them to Flori-
da. When once the succulent melon
was started in America it took care of
itself in the struggle for existence.
The watermelon is said to be the
most ancient of all the edible veg
etables in Asia, where 1t is supposed
10 have first originated. The melon
was cultivated in France certainly as
early as 1929, and was a favorite dish
with the early Greeks and Romans. So
much for its ancient history. It's pres
ent record is d brilliant example %
what even a melon can do by steady
attention to business. - Richmond
Hmes-Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
DOuble-Pointed Hatpin.

This hatpin is used in conjunction
with holder, the latter being sewed
to the swaziland or the inner edge
of the hat. This holder is in the form
of small metal clip, having two OBJ
long openings, through which pass
the two points of a double-pointed
hatpin. The holders are fastened to
the swaziland at each side of the
head, and the pins push in through
the hair to hold the hat in place. the
enlarged points of the hatpin pre-
venting it from falling out The hat
pin is shaped similar to an ordinary
hairpin, with the exception of the en-
larged points, which are flattened
and broadened. In connection with
the holder is a socket projecting out
ward from the edge Of the hat. This
socket serves unique purpose. In
removing the hat from the head the
pins are pulled as far out as possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18

The book has been for too long a
time the sole instrument of education.
To admit its inadequacy is not to un-
derrate it's value. Time was when edll
cation in a very large sense was posi-.
Sle without It. 1t is not yet an infalli
pile agent, even if used with the high
est Intelligence and skill; much less it
Its use be limited to the capacity of a
passive recipient" subjected to the
pouring in" process. Children prefer
action for good and sufficient reason.
They learn to do by doing. To do is
better for them than to say what
'twere good to do. Any kind OF hand
training is probably better than none.
It need not crowd the book work out.
The testimony is all to the effect that
1t does not 1t arouses an interest
which reacts favorably upon all other
interests. Motor activity is neces-
sity. Rightly directed, it promotes in
tellectua: growth; wholly restrained.
mental life, even, would doubtless be
impossible. To keep young children
at a desk six hours day working
solely with books is the ultimate edu-
cational blunder. 1t is not only false
pretense; it is an outrage on nature
kindergarten Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
FOR WOMEN or EEsAi2
Inventory MAKING q c lire.

Inventory Making c ''tna
Four Out of q Hun ~esi =
Making inventorios . f~z cua H
Of wealthy folks houses
OF five clever young :;i..H tr 4
York city who earn IN ao arc. Nv
500 a month, often cEe liz 1aas
that the work is altos 4s~ Cur
the cIeverest girls CO = @t za L.
Four out of 100 Is to So sa ul
Der selected from thczs a a.1s
When asked what arc
cations necessary for . n4< ay
come expert ct the h, " a
young man wHo df.nots
tersely RESPONDED, 60 Gins
"She must not on, be
with brains but she must IS
ut seems to ne Fat min
every ten girls 80 through !
their eyes shut They might b
blind for all the knowledge t.
tain.
III one OF my assistants is cali"
upon to classify leather divan she
must know whether it is pebble or
calf and the reason why. Hardwood
may be of any of dozen or more va
rieties. She must be able to recog-
nize 1t by the color, the grain and
the quality and SO record it.
Zone woman may think herself to
be an expert on rugs. To her notion
a rug is either Turkish or Persian or
the product of some other country.
But that won't do. She must
to tell from what province rug
comes
In short she must be an expert
on no end Of things and be as ready
to classify rare old ivory carving as
Tombola lace bedspread. She must
know art from A to z, and have her
knowledge at her fingers ends when
wanted"
Although the requirements are Sc
we're, the girls who succeed enjoy
the work immensely. A day Is eight
hours, allowing an hour for lunch
con, the girls presenting themselves
for duty at 9 A. NJ and leaving at
P. NJ
At all times they are surrounded
with beautiful objects of art, for none
but the wealthiest folks can afford to
have the work done, as the fee is $50
a day and the work of inventorying
one house will take anywhere from
one to three weeks and in the case
of man who owns several homes
the work may extend over several
months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
AURiCLE LORE.
The Elder Pliny's Quaint Essay ON
Ears, Human and AniRna.

The Elder Pliny's Quaint Essay ON
Ears Human and Animal.
The human ear and it's peculiarities
are the subject of some interesting re-
marks in American Medicine. The ear,
being placed on the bOrderland Of face
and head, enjoys but doubtful claims
to the dignity of feature" But it's
form tells markedly in the makeup of
Individual beauty. A perfectly formed
auricle is a very desirable feature in.
deed. And we sometimes meet with
one which constitutes a revolving de-
fOrmity.
The cropping of the ears to which OBJ
streperOus patriots were subjected, in
the infancy of British liberty, necessi.
tated the wearing of vOluminous wigs
by such men as Prynne and De Foe.
There is an inevitable suggestiveness
about long ears of which the owner
can never feel precisely proud. The
phySiOgnomists have all noticed the
organ. Rhazes observes that "a man
with large ears is stupid. but long
lived" and Baptista Porta gives a
Pliny is rather full in this as in most
other items of the gossiping lore Of
natural history. He says in that:
Man alone hath not the power to
shake his cares. OF flaggie. long. and
hanging cares, came the syrnameS first
of the Flacci families and houses in
Rome. There is no one part of the bodie
cOsteth our DANES more than this, by
reason of their precious stones and
pendant pearls thereat. In the East
countries, men also as we'll as women,
think it a great grace and bravery to
weare earrings of gold. AS touching
their proportion, some creatures haue
bigger or lesser than others. Deere
only, the fallow as we'll as the red,
haue them slit and as it were diuided.
In Rats and mice they be hairy.
ITO conclude, no creature hath cares
but those that bring forth their young
aliue; and none of them are without
saue onely Scales, Dolphins, Vipers.
and such fishes as We're called Car.
tilagineOus and gristly. And these all
instead Of cares, haue certain holes or
conduits, except the foresaid gristly
fishes. g. the DOlphins: and yet man
ifest it is. that they do heare wei
enough. For delighted they be with
musick; and ypon some great noise
and sudden crack they are astonished,
and then easily taken. But maruel it
is how they should heare as they do;
neither can l comprehend the reason
and means thereof, no more than am
able to slew how they DO smell, fcr
no Organs and Instruments haue they
thereof to be scene. & yet there is moi
an hound VpOn the land SentS better
cor hath a finer nose than they Of
all souls, the Likeowle and the Otus
alone. haue feathers like cares: the
rest haue only holes to heare by. And
after the same manner skaled fishes
and serpentS. In Horses. Mules, and
Asses. and all such as serue either
pack or ssddle, the cares are tokens
of their courage more Or lessee"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
A New SURGICAL Glove

The gloves are put on" by miners
ing the hands in a weak solution of
gutta percha in benzine or acetone.
The purpose of the film is to seal the
surfaces of the hands with an insolu-
BILE, impervious and practically imper-
ceptible pellicle, which will not admit
blood, pus or secretions. Such pro-
tective measure for surgeons is said to
be preferable to working with rubber
gloves, inasmuch as the sense of touch
or pliability of the skin is not impaired
in any way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
SCASOINAVIAN M, E.

REV n. S. HAvER, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 1915 "a. M and
800 p. N. Sabbath School 1900 n, Epworth
League at 700 p m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday at 500 p, m. Glass meeting every
Tuesday at s:00.p. M. at the no uses
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18

CONG CHURCH.
WEISE, 2 astJr
Services every Sunday at 1915 a. m. and
7:a0 p. m. Sabbath School at IL m. Christ
ian Eudeavor service at $50 D. M. All are
cor daily ayited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18

$500 A YEAR. The Only All Home
Print Weekly Newspaper in Bayfield,
County
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18
Sugar Production in japan

Japan has recently been giving q
good deal of attention to the produc-
ton of sugar. The cane thrives on the
islands, and there are several refineries
in operation near Osaka and Tokia and
several more in process of erection. It
is expected that the amount of sugar
now imported from foreign countries
will be greatly reduced before very
long.-Four-Track News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-18

Wanted by Chicago wholesale
and mali order house, assistant
manager imam or woman) for this
county and adjoining territory.
Salary $2O and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Spare time valuable. Write at once
for full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. SUPERIN-
TENDENT, 1872 Lake ST. Chicago,
Iii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

down. The speed of the motor had driven the boat
halfway up a float which careened perilousy.
The man had been thrown forward and lay huddled
up face downward and motionless the float
The dirty water Tapped at him greedily.
Big John Skinned down to the float, crept
tiousy to the huddled figure and turned it face
upward He gazed for an instant into wide staring
eyes, then turned to the curious ones looking down
from the dock
"No wonder he didn't stop!" he said in an awed
tone. 1.-The fool is dead!"
Willing hands gave aid, and after a minute the
1ifeless figure lay the dock. 1t was that of a
in uniform, apparently the uniform OF a
foreign navy. He seemed about forty-fve years
old, was large and powerful of frame, with the
Drowned face of seaman The jet black of
tache and goatee startling against the dead
color of the face. The hair tinged with gray;
and on the back of the left hand single letter
D tattooed in blue.
Hes French" said Big John authoritative1y,
I" an that's the uniform of French naval Captain.
He looked puzzled moment he stared at the
figure. AN they amt been French man-owar
in Boston Harbor for six months
After awhile the police came, and with them
Detective Mallory, the big of the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation and finally DR.. Clough,
medical examiner. While the detective questioned
the fishermen and those who had witnessed the
crash, DR.. C1ough examined the body.
can autopsy will be necessary he announced
as he rose.
"How long has he been dead?" asked the detec-
tive.
Eight ten hours, should say. The cause of
death does not appear. There is shot knife
wound as far as can see"
Detective Mallory closely examined the dead
mans clothing. There name or tailor mark;
the linen new; the name of the maker of the
shoes had been ripped out with knife. There was
nothing in the pockets not piece of paper or
vagrant COIN
Then Detective Mallory turned his attention to
the boat. Both hull and motor were of French
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

being cast into the sea, usual on ships
The detective snorted. Hatch went away to
make some inquiries on his account Within
half dozen hours he had satisfied himself by tele
graph that no French craft had been within
five hundred miles of Boston in six months. Thus
the mystery grew deeper; thousand questions to
which there seemed no answer arose.
1t at this point. the day following the events
related, that the problem of the motor boat
to the attention of Professor Augustus S. F. X.
Van Dusen, Phi. D., LID, FRS, MD, ETC., ETC.,
a distinguished scientist and logician whom the
public knew vaguely as The Thinking Machine. The
title a compliment to the worlds foremost
analytical brain. The scientist listened nterestedly
but petulantly to the story Hatch told.
Has there been an autopsy YETI" he asked at
last
at is set for eleven o'clock to-day" replied the
reporter. 1t is after ten
Il shall attend it, said the scientist
Medical Examiner Clough welcomed the eminent
Professor Van Dusens proffer of assistance in his
capacity of M. D., while Hatch and other reporters
impatiently cooled their toes on the curb In two
hours the autopsy had been completed. The
Thinking Machine amused himself by studying the
insignia on the dead mans uniform, leaving it to
DR.. Clough to make startling statement to the
press The man had not been murdered he had
died of heart failure There poison in
the stomach, there knife pistol
wound inflicted.
Then the inquisitive press poured in flood of
questions. Who had scratched off the name of the
boat? DR.. Clough didn't know Why had it been
scratched off? Still he didn't know. How did it
happen that the of the maker of the shoes
had been ripped out? He shrugged his shoulders
What did the handkerchief have do with it, Really
he couldn't conjecture Was there any mixing of the
dead mans identity? Not so far as he knew Any
scar the body which might lead to Identified
ton? No. -
Hatch made few mental comments officials
in general and skllfully steered The Thinking Ma
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questions-the dead
man was a French
officer, he said, and
there might be some
thing back of it.
Il can't tell you
all of it," he said
wisely; but my
theory is complete.
1t is murder. The
victim was Captain
of a French man-of-
war. His body was
placed in a motor
boat, possibly a part
of the fittings of the
war ship, and the
boat set adrift. l can
say no more.
L" Your theory is
co m p l e t e, then"
Hatch remarked cas-
ually, except the
name of the man, the
manner of death, the
motive, the name of
his ship, the presence
of the handkerchief,
and the precise rea-
son why the body
should have been
disposed of in this
fashion instead of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

the mist the gigantic lines of great vessel; it
seemed to be ship of war.
1t was only few minutes after Captain Hank
lost sight of the motor boat that she was again
sighted, this time she flashed into Boston Harbor
at full speed. She fled past, almost under the PROV
of pilot boat bound out, and was hailed At the
mess table later the pilots man watch made
remark about her.
Coin? Well, wasn't she, though! Never
one thing pass so close to another in my life with
out scrubbin' the paint off it. She close
up l could spit in her, and when l spoke her the
teller didn't look up-ju kept her a-goin'.
| told him few things that good for his
soul"
Inside Boston Harbor the motor boat performed
a miracle. Pursuing course that singularly
erratic and at speed more than dangerous she
reeled on through the surge of the sea, needless
alike of fog, the proximity of other vessels and the
heavy wash from larger craft. Here she narrowly
missed tug; there she skinned by slow moving
tramp and a warning shout was raised; fisherman
at her only fisherman And finally
when she passed into clear space, headed for
dock at top speed she the most unani-
mously cursed craft that ever came into Boston
Harbor.
Guess that's through boat" remarked an aged
salt facetiously he gazed at her from a dock.
If that fool don't take some o the speed off her
she'll go through all right-wharf an all"
Still the in the boat made motion; the
whizz of her motor, plainly heard in a sudden
silence undiminished. Suddenly the tumut of
warning was renewed. Only chance would prevent
a smash. Then Big John Dawson appeared on the
string piece of the dock. Big John had voice that
noted from Newfoundland to Norfolk for its
depth and width, and possessed objurgatory powers
which at the and admiration of the
fishing fleet.
You idjit!" he beloved at the impassive helms
man. Shut off that power and throw yer hellum!'
There response; the boat directly
toward the dock where Big John and his fellows
gathered The fishermen and 1oungers saw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
illustrated by Thomas Fogarty

that a crash was coming and scattered from the
string piece.
The idjit!" said Big John resigned1y.
Then came crash the rending of timbers, and
silence save for the grinding whir of the motor.
Big John ran to the end of the wharf and peered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
luery for The Thinkin
By JACQUES FUTRELLE
illustrated by Thomas Fogarty

sashing along through the gray green
waters. 1t motor boat of long graceful lines,
and single figure, that of a man, sat upright at
the helm staring uncompromsingly ahead. She
nosed through a roller, staggered little righted
herself, and sped sheet of spray swept over
her. The hemsman sat motioness needless of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Machine

r. manufacture. Long deep scratches on
LE each side showed how the name had been
removed Inside the boat the detective
something white, and picked it up. 1t
handkerchief, woman's handker-
chief, with the initials E. M. B. in corner.
"Ah, woman in i'll" soliloquized the detective.
Then the body removed and carefully Sc
cluded from the prying eyes of the press. Thus no
picture of the dead man appeared. Hutchinson
Hatch, reporter, and others asked many questions.
Detective Mallory limited vaguely at international
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

the singing splash
of wind-driven water
in his face.
She sure is a.
goin' some," re-
m a r k e d Captain
Hank refectively.
by ginger! if she
keeps it up into Bos-
ton Harbor she won't
stop this side O. the
Public Gardens.
Captain H a n k
watched the boat
curiously until she
was swallowed up,
lost in the mist,
then turned to his
own affairs. He was
a couple of miles out
of Boston Harbor
going in; it was six
o'clock of a gray
morning. A few
minutes after the dis
appearance of the
motor boat Captain
H a n X S attention
was attracted by the
hoarse shrek of a
whistle two hundred
yards away. He dim
1y traced through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Another Query

HANK, BARBER, mas
ter mariner, gripped the bow
rail of the Liddy Ann and peered
off through the semifog of the
early morning at q dark streak
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-01
copies Forum
a Call to Get Busy.

sIr. Edttor-It. seems to me that.
there is not enough interest mani
Tested in the new Federal buiIdingI
which Congress has appropriated mon
ey to erect for us. The action Of the
First ward people caused a timely let
ter 10 be written by Citizen" in the
Peoples Forum" of your paper.
%citlzen' not only suggested a good
site for the building. but offered COM
yincing argument why Jackson street
should be selected as the location for
the building site.
tits time for some action to be TAX
en- in the matter A meeting should
be called by the business men Of the
city to discuss this matter L
II the citizens Of the First ward
can furnish the government "a free
lot, the business men ON this side Of
the river should present the govern;
ment with a free lot and do the exca-
walton, SO that the entire sum Of $685.
600 could be put into the building.
Here is place for the Board of
Trade to do some good work.
CITIZEN No. 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-01

"By Private Wire to r. M. VIZ
NEW YORK, Aug. L.. The. stock
market this morning was the strong
est since prices began to advance, In
view OF the very favorable develop
ments, however, this was to be ex-
pected. The dividend on steel common
yesterday had a very favorable effect
on sentiment. 1t looked as though all
the stock possible to get at Al was
being picked up and the size OF the
blocks for which bids were made indi-
Gated that he big men were buying.
Record earnings for the quarter and
the largest orders ever on hand on
June goth indicate the trend of affairs.
on the present selling price steel
pays a return of FIVE per cent Read
ing was very strong and big blocks
of stocks were picked up. Specialists
say that $4,000 shares OF Erie are
wanted. Copper was the best indus
trial in line for larger dividends.
There is splendid buying In Southern
Pacific. It is bull market and
prices will be much higher before the
middle OF the month.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-01
a coMEoRTINe THOUGHT.

~
While the law permits the railroads
and other public service Corporations
to appeal from the assessments made
by the Board of Public Works, it is
comforting to know that the delays
caused by the hearings do not keep
the tax levying bodies from going
ahead and fixing the rates for this
years revenues. The action of the
Board stands until altered by the Cir.
cult Judges, SO II the judges are In no
hurry about coming 10 decision, the
valuations made by the State Board
remain ON the books. While 1t is gen.
orally understood that the decision
of the Circuit Judge Is final, we may
rest assured that the corporations
viii carry the question 10 higher courts
liz possible. in case the valuations are
not disturbed by the Circuit Court.
However, SO long as the litigation
does not prevent the levying and col
lection of taxes on the basis of the
assessment made by the Board Of
Public Works, the people can bide the
time with greater degree of pa
thence.