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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Queer Things About Fishes.

A naturalist describes the ways in
which fishes sleep. They are very
light sleepers and frequently assume
singular positions, but the most re-
markable thing Is the change of color
many of them undergo while asleep.
Usually their spots and stripes become
darker and more distinct when they
fall asleep. Occasionally the pattern
of their celebration is entirely changed.
The ordinary porgy, for instance, pre-
sents in the daytime beautiful rides
cent hues playing over it's silvery sides,
but at night, on falling asleep. it takes
on dull bronze tint, and six conspicu-
Gus black bands make their appearance
on Its sides. If 1t Is suddenly awakened
oy the turning up of the gas in the
aquarium, it Immediately resumes the
sflvery color that it shows by daylight.
The naturalist ascribes these changes
10 the principle Of protective colora-
don" and points out that the appear
anee of black bands and the deepening
If the spots serve to conceal the fish
rom their enemies when lying amid
elgrass end seaweeds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Marriages That Made History.

The marriage Of Ethelbert, king Of
Kent, with Bertha, the Christian
daughter of Charibert, king Of Paris,
paved the way to Christianity in Eng
land. The marriage of Henry VIII.
with Anne Boleyn was one of the
principal factors leading to the refor-
nation. Ethelred the Unready's mar
riage with Emma of Normandy gave
the conqueror an excuse for asserting
his claim to the English throne. The
marriage Of Henry 1. with Matilda of
Scotland reconciled the people of Eng
land to the conquest by restoring the
line of Cedric. Henry IFS marriage
with Eleanor Of Aquitaine made Eng
land the first continental power in
western Europe. The marriage of Hen
~ VII. with Elizabeth of York closed
he bloody wars of the roses. The mar
Rage Of Margaret, daughter Of Henry
VII, with James ". of Scotland ulti-
mately led to the union of England and
Scotland. Finally the marriage of So
phia with the elector Of Hanover put a
Inc Of German princes on the English
!hrOne.-St. James Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Seed Corn.

Experiments conducted at the Iowa
experiment. station Indicate:
First-That it is not advisable to
harvest immature corn and place in a
warm room, as there is danger that the
corn will begin to terminate as a re-
suit of the moisture and warmth.
Secondhand corn intended for seed
should be allowed to thoroughly ma
ture on the stalk before husking.
Third.-That the best results are OBJ
tanned when stored in dry and thor
oughly ventilated place.
Fourth-That cold does not injure
the vitality Of corn when it is thor.
Oughly dried and kept dry; but, on the
other hand, if allowed to gather mois.
ture, freezing will reduce the vitality
and may destroy it entirely.
Fifth.-That it is unwise to store
seed corn in barrels or boxes, as it will
gather moisture, even though it ap
pears to be thoroughly dry. This is
especially true during the fall and
winter months.
The one thing that seems to be the
most essential in the storing of seed
corn is thorough ventilation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08

1t is rank ioolishness 80 ATTEMPT
to remove sallowness or greaslr, -
of the skin by the use IF cosme, 4.
or "locap' treatment, rs adv d
by the "beauty DOCTORS. y Tie "
safe and sure way thai @ WOmao n
improve her complexion is BY put v
ing and enrichihg the blood sh
can only be ACCOMPLISH by Ike. .
the liver healthy and active 20
liver is the seat of dis Sc and bod
pollution. Green's August Flon er
acts directly on the liver, cleaoses
aud enriches the blosd, parifes the
complexion. 1t also cures consti-
patton, biliousness, nervQgsness, and
induces refreshing sleep. A single
bottle Of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
and distressing case Of, dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
70 cents; regular size Is cents. At
Frost & Spies. '''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08

er improved and is usually injured, says
New England Homestead. In the same
paper Professor Gulley writes Of the
best time to trim grape vines, as fol-
lows:
The best time to trim grapes is early
winter. Days can then be selected that
are mild and the ground dry. 1t can
be done at any time before the vines
start in the spring. If trimmed after
the sap starts they may run or bleed
badly. Do not, however, omit the trim
ming if the work has been left SO late,
as the surplus wood left on the vine
would do far more damage than the
bleeding from one years trimming.
When done in early winter the vine
should be cut free from the trellis, let
ting it fall to the ground or as near it
as it will. This is to prevent the break
ing of the vine or trellis by snow when
it settles. If it should happen to be
deep or drift it also protects the vine
from extreme cold.
In places where there is danger from
cold, few brush laid over the vines
when trimming add much to their safe
ty. Do not use for this purpose any
thing like straw or manure that may
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Tons of Silver in a Monument.

What probably is the costliest mon
ument erected to the dead in recent
times is placed above the grave OF Mrs:
Margarita Alvarado, wife of Pedro AL
varado, the peon mining king of Mex
leo. The monument is of Italian mar
BILE and solid gold.
Two tons of silver from Alvarado's
famous Palmilla mine was used A
steel frame will be built around the
grave to guard against the theft of
silver.
The output of Alvarado's Palmilla
mine is now 100000 a week When
he discovered the Palmilla vein Alva-
RADIO was working as mine laborer
for IS cents day. Now he is worth
at least $30,O00,00O. He has offered
several times to pay the national debt
Of Mexico.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Sorghum Fodder.

Where land is rich and the growth Of
Sorghum is large there is only one i'm
plement that will cut it-namely, the
mower. After cutting it is generally
advisable to leave it ON the ground
without more labor for period of sew
eral days. So much the better if a
good, strong hay tedder can be put
over it after three or four days. This
let's the air into the heavy swath and
prevents the surface from bleaching
out. We have known instances where
sorghum was actually too heavy to be
handled by the hay tedder, in which
case 1T was allowed to remain after
cutting for week or ten days with
out being touched. II rains come some
damage will be done, Of course, but
sorghum will stand more hardship than
almost any other roughage crop.-Iowa
Homestead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08

each other. Miss Braden was a west
y ern girl, and L never supposed you had
net her."
81 don't see where Miss Braden fig
ures in this story" she said severely.
81 believe it concerns Miss Connors."
"Nettie Braden is the heroine" he ex-
planned. 1.-The Connors person is just
the villainess. Promise never to tell?"
mo, shall make no promise"
every well,' he said. eff you don't
care, that puts things in a different
light" He had half turned away when
a hand was lightly laid upon his arm.
''Please go on said Mabel penitent-
". "You know l care. 1 shall not tell"
You know Miss Braden came the
day after you came up to town." he
began, leaning comfortably against the
railing. "She was awfully in love with
Dick Harrington. l used to chum with
Dick little when 1 was out west and
sort of pitied him. Miss Braden was
awfully jealous and so lovey dovey
that the whole piazza was laughing.
"You know what a little mischief
that Connors girl is? \, ii, the night
of the hop she ran into Dick on the
piazza just alongside of an open win
dow. Just because she knew that Miss
Braden was on the other side of the
window she kissed him with a smack
that could be heard block away.
':Dick. saw. that she saw, but, like the
wise boy he is, he never let on In
stead he hunted me up and got me to
go upstairs and shave. We looked so
much alike that when Miss Braden ac-
cused him of flirting he blamed it on
me. 1t would never do to tell her that
it was all done out Of devilment you
know, just because she had been so
mushy She never would believe that.
thought you never would find out. l
bet she knew of our engagement and
sat right down to write you. Did she?'
Mabel nodded. ''She thought she
was doing a Kindness" she defended.
''You see, she knew we were engaged"
''And that was what you wanted me
to confess when you urged me 500" he
laughed. 81 shall have to tell Dick the
trouble he got me into
"Don't you dare" she pleaded. "Prom-
Use you won't"
ION conditions he offered.
"WeIl?'' she asked.
First he began, 'that you prom
Use never to be jealous again.
II PROMISE" she agreed.
''That you take back the ring you
gave me the other day and promise to
keep it on this time until I add to it a
wedding ring"
She stretched out her hand in an
swer.
There's a third condition." he in
sisted.
THAT you give me what did not get
from Beth Connors," he teased as he
bent his head to her lips.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Cured of Brigbt's Diseas Sc

NJ Rober, O. Bark Elnora, ~
Y rites: Before | st3r,ed to
us' oley's Kidney Cur had to
get from twelve to twen times
a nj t, and l was all bl ated up
will dropsy md my ey4sigb' was so
mp I'd | coud scarcely SCI one of
my m'Iy across the room I had
give Up hope of living, when a
frie recommended Foley, Kidney
Cur Ore 30 cent bot,l worked
woI rs and before bad tax n the
third 'ottle he dropsy had gone, as
well all other svmp}om Of
Brig IS die . Sold b. @. w.
Fro
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
c. ST.. P. M. & O. Ry..

PASSENGER TRAINS:
SOUTH NORTH
$3.50 a. m. daily 1926 d. M. daily
11:55 a m. eXSnnday 1:40 pm. eXSunday
$500 pm. daily 4:30 .. IN. eXSunday
1880 =. m. daily 5l5 pm. Sunday only
9:47 2. IN. daily
Sonnet at Ashland Junction with south
bound trains. tConnects at Ashland JTmt-
ton for st. Paul or Chicago. +CUnneet at
Ashland with Northwestern train. for
Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
Dancing Proves Fatal

Macy men a d women catch colds
at daacrs which termin ate in pneu-
mouia and consumption. After ex
posture, if FoIpy's Honey and Tar is
taken it will break up cold and no
serious results need be feared. Re
fusr any but the genuine in a yellow
package. Sid by @. w. Frost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08
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EARN% CARDeN
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GRAPE GROWING.

The GirdleG and UnEirdled Fruit.
Winter Pruning.
In reference TO the grapes here
shown, which were grown in Litchfield
county, Conn, the grower was very
careful to make plain that he does not
ordinarily believe in girdling grapes. 1t
causes the fruit to grow much beyond
it's natural size, but the quality is new
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-11-08

attract mice. Very early in the spring
before work is hurrying the vines can
be taken up and again tied to the
trellis AS to general care, cultivation
and fertilizing, what will grow corn
will grow grapes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31

From the Washington Post
In the course of one of those ingenious
and profound editorial disqulsitions for
which the esteemed New York Tribune
has been long and justly celebrated, we
find this blazing gem of thought:
I'm regions where the climate favors at
all seasons the propagation of the stego-
myie fasciata, the plague might easily
continue right through the winter There
is reason to suspect, for Instance, that 1t
has prevailed in parts of Cuba for the last
twelve months. In Louisiana, however, the
chill of autumn proves fatal to mosqul-
toes, as it does In the north Frost comes
later there than 1t does here, but its
arrival practically putsi an end to the
spread of the fever by getting rid of the
vehicle by which the germs are trans
mtted from man to man. A few insects
of course, survive cold weather. Other
wise. there would be no new ones the
following season."
II So why not? Or words to that eff
feet.
We gather from this reverberatng or
aSiS ScNcidl piopoSltioHs OF dlHOSt price,
less value and Importance.
l. Where climatic conditions are favor
able all the year round. the mosquito will
continue to rear its brood right through
the winter. This, since the MOSQUITO is
phlloprogenitfve and fructiferous beyond
the widest dreams of the rabbit or the
guinea pig. is more than probable.
2. In Louisiana, the "chll of autumn
proves fatal to mosquitoes" Which will
interest residents of New Orleans, who
sleep under nets every night In the year
If they want to be comfortable
| 8. But Of course a few insects survive
cold weather And this must be true. be-
cause there are always enough left in the
spring to open the season with in hand
some style.
| 4. You can accept any one of these
postulatess or all of Them If you prefer.
you may reject any or all of them There
is no possible clash or inconsistency. They
agree with each other. They equally dis
agree. Taken singy or in bunch, and
accepted or rejected individually or coll
| ectively, they leave you exactly whore
you were before You havn't imbibed an
idea which cannot be changed for an
other without Inconvenience. nor have
! you received grain of information that
commits you, morally or intellectually to
any conceivable conviction.
And here we have the mosquito the
ory'' at its best.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
Southern Corn.

The south is still buying a share of
the corn 1t consumes from the north
west, but there is hope that 1t will
after a while shake off this drain upon
its earnings. In 1891 the corn product
of Virginia, North Carolina. South Car
DINA. Georgia. Florida, Alabama Mis-
sissippi. louisiana, Arkansas, Texas,
Tennessee, kentucky and West Vir-
ginia-thirteen states-was but 1885,
100000 bushels. Last year it had be.
come S10.O00,OO0 bushels, and the indi-
cations are that the thirteen states
mentioned will this year make posi-
bly, 900 100000 bushels.
This must be near the point of self
production, but the trouble is that
Willie Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky
grow their own corn, Louisiana, Flor
ida, South Carolina and Mississippi do
not
1t is difficult to say what the home
consumption Is. The production of the
United States is about thirty bushels
per capita. On that basis Alabama
should grow about 60,000000 bushels.
Perhaps 100000 bushels would an
swer because in the estimate of thirty
bushels per capita is included export
corn.
In 1901 Alabama made but 27903, 161
bushels, but last year she made A.
971,54S bushels. An increase of 20 per
cent would give us corn enough to
meet our own needs, and the present
crop may go to $4,000, 900 bushels. We
are, in other words, approaching the
time when our corn cribs will be To-
Gated at home instead of Chicago or
Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
Drop in Life Insurance.

The life insurance reports covering
1905, just published in New York state,
show that the recent disclosures of
extravaganza and corruption have re-
suited in a decrease OF policies. The
companies in New York issued 1896
policies less than they did in 1904, and
70,954 more policies were terminated
in 1906 than were ended in 1904. The
total decrease of the year is put in dol
lars and cents at s151.724,S54
The decrease was natural as we'll
as considerable Many were disgusted
with the insurance methods that had
been revealed, and yet insurance is Il
distinct and real need, and in 1905 no
fewer than 1,017717 new policies were
issued by the New York companies.
This fact goes to show that there is
pressing and healthy demand for in
surance, and that the hot-house meth
DDS of the past are not bit needful.
They have in fact been forbidden by
law in New York. Commissions of
staggering proportions and princely
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
Completion Of official Ballots.

The official primary ticket stands
complete, and no names can be added
to it, and when 1t is printed no names
can be taken from it. The printing
and distribution of the tickets will be
attended to by ]. Kirk Jackson, and no
undue delay will be permitted in either
respect. The ballots will be ready and
at hand in every precinct when the
voters go to the polls three weeks
from next Monday.
Alex. NJ. CARRIER who desires to be-
come attorney general, has no oppo-
nent. and Walter ID. Seed, candidate
for state treasurer, is equally fortunate,
and so is Harry C. Gunnels, who is
asking for promotion to the office of
superintendent of education The other
candidates for state offices have oppo-
nents. Some have as many as five.
The six candidates for commissioner
of agriculture constitute an excellent
illustration of the openness and fair
ness of the primary system. Every
democrat is free to declare himself a
candidate and to seek the votes of his
fellow-citizens, instead of the favors
of the bosses.
Besides the state primary ticket a
county primary ticket will be printed,
and then the preliminary work of the
long campaign will stand complete.
The voting will then crown all.
Local pride will do its part, but the
voters of Jefferson county will go to
the polls convinced that state pride
should bring votes to Samuel d. Weak
ley, candidate for chief justice. He is
an honor to the entire state. and he
will lift the states highest court to a
high place. Local pride will turn TO
Nathan l.. Miller, and the big county
will assuredly place him in the senate,
where his well known and tried skill,
courage and capacity can be brought
into the service of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
smacking of every sin that has a
name.
Macbeth.
Coke in 1905.
Macbeth.

The United States geological survey
shows that 1906 was the greatest coke
producing year in the history of the
country. In that year 1854 ovens
produced 32231 ,129 tons. an increase
over the production of 1904 of 1922
per cent. About ten per cent of the pro-
duction came from by-product ovens,
of which there are 4751 in the country.
Alabama has $50 of them.
The great center of coke production
is at Connellsville in Pennsylvania.
West Virginia came next last year, her
production being 3,40O593 tons, and
Alabama stood third with production
of 2,576.7S6 tons, as against 2,940, PIG
tons in 1904. These three states pro-
duce two-thirds of the country's coke.
Alabama will doubtless be able to
hold third place because blast furnaces
and steel mills will be increased here
faster than they will be In Virginia and
Colorado, which are our nearest rivals
in point of production. Western coal
as rule cannot be cooked but the Flat
Top mines in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia yield a coal that Is as well
adapted to coke-making as any found
in Pennsylvania or in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
A Bohemian's Idea.

birmingham is taking on some metro
politan airs" said a man last night, but
there are two things the city needs If
it would have the true spirit. They are
hanson cabs and high class table d'hote
dinners. Without these no town is FIN
ished, or at least can have the finished
touch of Bohemianism No cab on earth
is up to the hanson and certainly no
dinner for those who are long on appe-
tites and short on change is like the table
d hote. How else can the average man
go from soup to nuts? Otherwise 1t is
generally a scant, one dish meal. Take
the counter and quick service houses
they are Birmingham's long suit; and as
restaurants go they are certainly cheap
enough. but even with these you don't
get your salivary glands started good
before It's 30 cents.
Now in some cities you get pretty
fair regular dinner with wine for 30
cents and all you have to do is to sit
steady In the boat and eat until you get
tired. Besides you are comfortable. This
thing of sitting on stool with a toe
hold on a slippery floor and your arms
encrcling your ham and eggs to keep
off the other fellows who are rung up
around the circular counter like soldiers
on drill is pretty stiff exercise to go with
good digestion"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31

salaries have been abolished, and there
is now no reason why confidence
should not be restored to the big com
panies that were Investigated.
At the end of the year 1905 the New
York companies had outstanding 81, f29
more policies than they had at the end
of 1904. In all respects they gained
ground-not so rapidly as in the past
but still they more than held their
own under the blazing light of public
ity. and this shows that they will soon
recover public confidence. always pro-
vided they keep safely within the linn
itations of the new armstrong laws of
their home state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
ROBINS WHIP A SQUIRREL.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A pair Of robins proved too much for a
marauding squirrel in Independence
square yesterday. While on a midair
cruise he suddenly stopped as though
something special had attracted his at
tention, and then he came down the tree
in a slow, unconcerned manner. The
secret was out when he shyly began the
ascent of another oak. in the branches of
which a pair of the redbreasts had built
their nest.
His little eyes glistening and his whole
manner that of a thief, he moved up the
tree trunk, and had almost reached the
little blue eggs in the nest when the
mother bird and her mate saw him and
flew down from their upper perch. They
were on Mr. Squirrel in an instant, and
the fur flew when their beaks got into
action. The retreat of the squirrel was
quickly effected. The watchers were
amused Then a second time the robber
advanced, and was so successful as to get
one of the eggs in his paws before the
birds came to the rescue.
The squirrel was nonplused as he
couldn't back down with the egg with the
birds pscking him, and he was loath to re-
linquish his hard-won prize. His hesita-
ton was fatal. though. as the birds. with
a concerted rush. fairly showed him out of
the nest, and the robins followed him so
quickly and furiously that the egg was
dropped and smashed on the ground. The
squirrel then gave up his purloining expe-
dition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
Curious Bills.

81 have heard of few curious bills
being introduced in state legislatures by
senators and Representatives from the
rural districts,4but two that caught me
were introduced by Georgia senator in
the present legislature" said a man from
Albany Ga, last night. zone of the
bills was to build dams to make the fish
swim up stream and the other was to
prevent men from shooting automatic
guns.
The bills have caused no end of atnuse-
ment in the state, and we are all trying
to find out how the author of the water
dam bill intends educating the fish. Some
of his friends are great fishermen and
live along the upper end Of two or three
streams. The stock of fish in the
streams near their places was running
very low and so they persuaded the SEN
ator to introduce the bill to make the
fish swim up stream"