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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

der discussion. Every auditor leaned
forward expectantly. There was mo-
ment Of silence.
"He was as much interested as l."
exclaimed Mr.. Perkins, ''and he was
greatly benefited"
"And who was hep inquired Mr..
Hughes unsuspectingy.
'He was Mr.. Perkins paused and
turned toward the spectators. HE was
Charles E. Hughes"
A grin appeared on the lawyers face,
but the onlookers even then continued
to expect something sensational until
the witness added:
Eyes, Mr.. Hughes as policy holder
shared in the profits"
The questloner seemed to enjoy as
much as any one the merriment that
followed.
A regular contributor to the fun" of
the hearings was the investigating COM
mittee's jovial chairman, Senator Will
liam W. Armstrong who is now busy
with his associates in the preparation
Of the report for the legislature. Dur
ing many hearings the senator was the
only committeeman present.
''Is the committee ready to beginY'
Mr.. Hughes would inquire.
81, the committee, am in ORDER" was
the response.
While the other members took holt
day when they felt like It,. Mr. Arm
strong never was absent for half an
hour in all the four months. He even
remained in the city hall throughout
the luncheon recess each day.
''But I do that because I don't eat q
midday meal,' he explained
won't they pay you enough to buy
lunch?" joker asked
That's not exactly the trouble" said
the chairman '"The truth is that / get
too fat if eat. used to weigh 24O
Since I cut out lunches my weight has
dropped below $780,"
A picturesque figure at the hearings.
who hardly missed day, was a dig
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A Woman.s Comprexio n.

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove sallowness or greasiness
of the skin by the use of cosmetics.
or local treatment, as advocated
by the "beauty doctors. The only
safe and sure way that woman can
improve her com plexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat Of disease and blood
pollution Green's August Flower
acts directly ION the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, parifies the
complexion. 1t also cures consti-
patton, biliousness, nervousness, ard
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
20 cents; regular size 70 cents. At
Frost & Spies.
Have you been betrayed by
promises of quacks, swallowed pill
and bottled medicine without re-
suits except a damaged stomach.
To those we offer Rocky Mountain
Tea. 80 cents. Fox Bros. Phar-
macy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

A Cleveland minister saws that
pie is worse for a man than beer.
That's funny Next time you see a
man full of pie look out for him, he
may be loaded. Ii he looks gentle
and you think he will stand withou t
hitchlng, get him to say CONSTANT
nople, and Peter Piper picked, etc
If his tongue is detained in enun-
ciating, the preacher is right-pie is
surely as bad as beer.
Some boys in an English school
were asked the other day to define
editor. Here are some of their
definitions: AN editor is a man
who handles words" can editor
makes his living out of the English
language, An editor is somebody
who does not do anything himself
and when somebody else does goes
aud tells other people all about it, :
An editor is man who has the
industry OF a beaver, the instincts
Of bee and the patience OF an ass. =
Speaking of graft and grafters--
but then there's no use of again
bringing up that old subject Of
wives going through their hus band S
pockets in the still hours of the
night.
The girl who can sit at home in a
becoming wrap, under a colored
lamp shade and do fancy embroidery
isn't always the ore who can roll up
her sleeves and make good plain
bread.
One reason that some women
dom make good wives is that they
spend more time dreaming over the
pictures Of their sex on the cover
pages of magazines than they do
reading the receipts in the House
hold columns. Woman Magazine.
TIE following adv was sent to
one of the great western dailies:
We give green trading stamps to
greenhorns; our carpets can't be
beat; while passing through our
store you'll find pocketbooks greatly
reduced; special to-day; woman's
slippers and boys pants way down;
ladies tailor made suits half off;
groceries; We sell imported Swiss
cheese with all the holes cut out;
seal skin sacques made to order,
ladies can furnish their own skin;
res taurant;-our dried apples in a
little water make a swell lunch;
our granulated sugar is very fine.
II you don't like it you can lump it.
Ladies bathing suits cut almost to
nothing.-Western Publisher.
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FUHATHUGHES INQUEST
Lighter Side Of Insurance In
vestigation In New York.
WITNESSES WHO CRACKED JOKES

How Corporation President En-
joyed HinaseIf-Why Senator Arm
strong Never Ate Lunch-The Admir-
ing Attention of Lawyer Hughes
Father-TaIes of Subpoena Servers.
Everybody who attended the recent
insurance investigation in New York
city which was conducted by Lawyer
Charles e. Hughes of the investigating
committee was so busy marveling at
scandals unearthed, regulations blast
ed and fortunes appropriated that the
lighter vein of the proceedings attract
ed little attention, says the New York
Post. But there were laughs, plenty
Of them, sandwiched between the seri-
Gus excavations of the ''inquisitors."
One corporation president in particu-
lar enjoyed himself during the days on
which he testified. While he was tell
ing about making a few hundred thou
sands for his own pocket young man
seated near the witness stand whisper
ed to his neighbor:
'"The old fellow has feathered his
nest WE'LL, hasn't her,
After the session was over the wit
ness. who had overheard the remark,
Surned to the irreverent youth.
"Mr. Hughes is giving me enough
trouble he said, with wink. Don't
you butt in"
The same "magnate," as the sensa-
tional headlines described him, saw an
artist drawing a cartoon. During an
interval III the proceedings he APP
preached the craftsman and asked
to see the picture. well, I'm villain,
to be sure" was his comment after
looking at his distorted features. Then
he added: "Will you give me a copy
Of that? I'd like to take it home to
my grandchildren"
There was a moment Of levity in the
midst Of more than one hearing during
the inquiry. For instance, George w.
Perkins Drought down the house by
a carefully prepared jest at the ex-
pense Of Mr.. Hughes. The lawyer had
been questioning the banker sharply,
with the view Of showing that money
Of the New York Life had been invest
ed improperly. Mr.. Perkins started to
make speech. In the course Of this
he announced that another man. had
been interested in the transactions I'M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01


Don't deceive yourself. II you
have indigestion take Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. It will relieve you.
Rev. w. E. Hocutt, South Mills, N.
&c, says: II was troubled with
chronic indigestion for several
years; whatever I ate seemed to
cause heartburn, sour stomach,
futtering of my heart and general
depression of mind and body. Ny
druggist recommended Kodo., aud
it has relieved me. 7 can now eat
anything and sleep soundly at night
Kodol digesCs what you eat.
Sweets West End Pharmacy.
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nified, gray bearded man In the sec
ond row. He occupied the same seat
regularly. Leaning forward, he seem
ed to listen to every word Of the testl-
mony. Especially did he give attention
to Mr.. Hughes, on whom he appeared
to gaze with much admiration.
At first nobody knew who he was.
that he had a personal acquaintance
with the different committeemen-ip
fact, that he knew every one Of import
ance at the investigation. Each morn
ing he exchanged greetings with the
senators and assemblymen and late in
November he began occasionally to &C.
cupy seat on the platform with them.
1t Mr.. Hughes made a telling point
the man with the gray beard rubbed
his hands together, apparently exhibit
ing great satisfaction. Whenever Mr..
Hughes drove the witness to the wall
the old man again evinced pleasure.
Once, when the audience broke into ap-
plause, he seemed to bubble over with
delight.
"Who is he, anyway inquired
newcomer.
Don't you know him?" replied
habitue Of the aldermanic chamber
'Why, he is Mr.. Hughes father, the
Rev. d. G. Hughes"
While the committee attended to it's
work in the chamber story telling was
In order out in the anteroom. There
the gosstps fed for a smoke whenever
the testimony grew uninteresting.
There the outside evidence" on insur-
ance matters was recorded.
Them senator's and aSSemblymen
amt a-doin' all the work in this game,
I can tell you," remarked one of the
subpoena servers who made his head
quarters in the anteroom. mo, STRIP
well, tell us what you've been up
to- some one asked.
"Me? Why, I've spent days a-chasin'
Mcintyre, Jordan an Fitzgerald"
He told of missing Mcintyre by fif-
teen minutes once. The Equitable's
fourth vice president, it seems, had
slipped into town, and the investigators
had got news of his coming. The sub
poena man traced him to the Fifth
Avenue hotel. There he discovered
that Mcintyre had flown a quarter of
an hour before
"How about Fitzgerald"
1.-THE general? Well, he left town.
an we never had but one chanst at
him. That was when his son was kill
ed Of course the old man had to be
at the funeral down In Long Island. l
knew ] could get him there, but
wasn't allowed to do it. Mr. Hughes
an Senator Armstrong wouldn't stand
for it,
Besides these three runaways, said
the subpoena server, there had been a
few minor employees he could not find.
They were mostly of the Mutual Life'S
force. Then. Of course, Andy Fields
had not shown his face hereabout
since last summer, and Dave Hill had
sent word that he was too sick even to
look at q subpoena. The company that
accorded the best treatment to the sery-
er was the New York Life, in whose
offices man was assigned to introduce
him to all the officers sought The one
that treated him with least considera-
ton, he said, was the Mutual Life,
though in the end he managed to get at
all the principal personages therein.
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Oules Nor1h OeIlln1.

The following letter was received
by a Texas publisher:
Dear: hereby offer my
resignashun as subscribers to your
papier, it being pamphlet of such
small konsequenc as not to benefit
my family by takin' it. What you
need in your shete is branes & SOM
one to russell up news and rte ed
torials on live topics. No menshun
has been made in your shete of me-
butcherin' pollen china pig weighen
369 pounds or the gapes in the
chickens out this way. You igror
TIE fact that | bot bran new bob
sled and that I traded nv bline
mule and say nothin about Hi
Simpkins' jersey calf brrakin' his 2
front legs falin down a well, 2 i'm
portant chiverees have been utterly
ignored by your shete & three
colum obitchury notice writ by me
on the death of grandpa Henery
was left out of your shete end to say
nothing of the alfabetical poem be-
ginning "A is for And and also for
Ark, writ by me darter, This is
the reason your paper is SO un-
popular here. If you don want
EDITORIALS from this place and amt
goin to put no news in your shete
we don t wont said shete.
P. S. If you print obitcEury in
your next may sine again fur your
shete.
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Built by Girl Architects.

Ohio State university will soon have
a woman's building. 1t will be planned
and arranged by three women archi-
tects--Miss Kenyon Hayden, Miss
Florence Hite and Miss Mary McMa-
hon. The building will be Of the old
English architecture in the Tudor style.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

The new cough syrup-the one
that acts as mild cathartic on the
bowels-is Kennedy's Laxative
Honey and Tar. 1t expels all colds
from the system, cuts the phlegm
out of the throat, strengthens the
mucous membranes Of the bronchial
tubes and relieves Group, whooping
cough etc. Children love it. Sold
at Sweets West End Pharmacy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

In the shade of the old apple tree,
I've waited so long, love, for thee,
that the voice once [ heard, grows
faint with each word, till it's barely
a whisper to me. There is no more
buzz left in the bee, the blossoms
are withered, all, me!-and the tree
that once grew where [ waited for
you, has changed to an old chestnut
tree. La the shade of the old apple
tree, where you hear. the blamed
buzz Of the bee, with the big carving
knife that swiped from my wife, |
am waiting and watching-by gee!
Of daggers | have two or three and
an ak and cutglass, you see; and
I'll stick all these things in the
next guy who sings, In the Shade
of the Old Apple Tree. Elk,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

If you want anything in the line
of job printing call at The TINES
Office. Best of work at reasonable
prices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01

VIM. Springer, editor Of the Man :
cos Colorado Tribune. dreamed that
all his subscribers had paid up
a year in advance, but while be was
going to the bank, heavily armed,
and under guard. he awoke with a
bad headache.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-01
Notes From w ashington
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondents
The defeat of the much herald
ed House insurrection on the
Joint statehood bill was nothing
more than was to have been ex-
pected. The bill is an admins
tration measure and it was not
likely that it would be def ated.
The ''insurgentso made a great
deal of noise and claimed up to
the last moment that they had a
bunch of sixty Republican votes
in hand. more than enough to
have secured the defeat of the
rule to bring the bill to a vote.
But the claims of the rebels
we're not we'll founded. The
vote on the rule lacked thirty
votes of being defeated and there
is little or no prospect that the
bill itself will not pass when it
is put to a vote.
1t is announced with a good
deal of positiveness that France
has decided to blockade the
VENEZUELAN coast and that this
government will not interfere.
This has every appearance of
being correct. The French Am
bassador, M. Jusserand has had
several conferences with Score
tary Root, and it is thought that
an arrangement has been
reached whereby France will be
allowed to blockade the Venezue-
Ian coast without any protest
from this country, 1t will be
remembered that the spirit Of
tie Monroe Doctrine is that no
European Power shall acquire
territory in this hemisphere.
Now France could blockade the
Venezulan coast and cause
Castro lot of trouble beside
the loss of prestige that he
would suffer, without in any way
running counter to the princi
piles of the Monroe Doctrine. 1t
is believed that the delay on the
part of France was more owing
to desire to give Germany and
Great Britain fair warning
THANH it was out of any hesitancy
about attitude of this govern
ment. Great Britain and Ger
many both have an interest in the
administration of the Venezuelan
customs at this time and of
course blockade of the coast
would be serious matter from
their point of view. But it is
understood that the two nations
who aside from the United
States are the most concerned,
have signifed their willingness
to let France punish Venezula as
she sees fit This coupled with
the assurance that it is under
stood has been given her from
the State Department would
leave France perfectly free to
act. and it would not be surpris-
ing to hear at any time that she
had blocked the venezuelan coast.
The chances are that if she goes
good for punishment, France
will not stop at declaring La
Guira or some Of the other prin-
pal ports in state of siege,
but that she will undertake to
sew up the whole of the coast
and make Castro feel the punish
ment in his pocket, which is be,
lieved to be a much more vulner-
able point with him than his
conscience.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX JULY l9' i7oo

that had been through the wash and hadn't
reacbed the starch tub. His coat-tails was still
drippin' water, and when he walked It sounded
like some one was mOppin' up marble floor
"Onlv fancy what they'll Think! he kept sayln
TO himself as we got under way.
''Thevn take you for an anti-race-sulclde cluO'
saws /; 80 brace up.
We hadn't more'n struck the clubhouse porch,
and the steward had rushed out to drive us away
when Sadie gives another one of them squeals that
means she's sighted something good.
oh there's the Dixie Grill! says She
"You must have 'em bad" says l. don't see
any girl" >, -. no;r4;, ont 70 the end Of
the dock That big white one. It's Mrs. Brinley
Cubbs's Dixie Girl You wait here until l see II
she's aboard" and off she goes.
So we lined up in front to wait, the lncubators
never takin' their eyes off'n WOOdie, and him as
pink as a sportin' extra and sayn things under his
breath Every time he took hitch sideways the
whole line dressed. All hands from the club turned
out to see the show, and the rOckinchair shippers
made funny cracks at us.
"Ahoy the nurseryl" says one guy Where
YOU bound fOr?
ASK pepper" says /. Hes got the tickets
WoOdie kept his face turned and his jaw shut, and
if he had any friends in the crowd | guess they
didn't spot him III bet he want sorry when Sadie
shows up on deck and waves for us to come on
Mrs. Brinley Cubbs there, all right. She
was TALL loppy kind of female ready to gush over
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

IT was said of Edmund Hoyle the famous writer on
L whist, that he gave his days and his nights for
Byron's oft-quoted line, however, Troy owes to
Homer what whist owes to HOyle," does not do
full justice to this famous man. He was more than
chronicler of the triumphs of the noble game;
for he more than any other, made these possible
through science and prestige He, more than any
other, is rightfully called the Father of Whist !"
He lived to the age of ninety-seven years.
Many incidents are on record showing how greatly
equanimity OF mind is favored by the playing Of
whist. For instance, Lord Sligo wealthy Irish
peer, once at his card-tabe when word was
brought to him that his magnificent residence was
on fire. His lOrdship looked up moment and in
quired of the messenger whether his presence could
materially assist the tiremen to which the breathess
bearer of the news could only stammer in reply:
Perhaps not, me lud." Merely remarking that
he sorry the company had been at all disturbed
by the message, his lOrdship calmly took up the
hand that had just been dealt to him and resumed
his play.
On the fateful July 20, 1890, when the Com
munists hung their trcoored banner the Tuileries
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
les ABOUT WHIST PLAYERS

unbounded, and he resented the intrusion of
any public business whatever upon a rubber
One evening while he engaged at the game,
express arrived with dispatches from Gaicia-
He did not examine the papers, but placed them on
the mantel-Piece, and went on playing through
the night and far into the small hours. When the
party broke up just before day dawn, he opened
the dispatches. What was his horror to discover
that upon his immediate reply had depended he
fate of two thousand innocent persons. Had not
Metternich loved whist with such absorbing
passion, the Infamous GaliCian massacre would
never have been recorded in history
A single game of whist was once cause Of keen
regret to a London banker. G.. H. Drumnoni, a
companion of Beau Brummen in more thar a~e
gaming bout. At single sitting he pernltteG me
Beau to win from him enty-fve thousand poC~
When the other managers of the bank learre' 4
this, they viewed the incident with a serious
that surprised the Cardlover. Yes. ne could 1ov
the debt, no doubt for his private fortune was
but the public confidence in a bank. OF
Chief officers was a gameSter, could not be C7r,
upon. So they forced him to resign from his c..-
nectiOn with the institution.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
By Olive Br renner

the French King Charles Y. sat calmly playing
whist at Saint Cloud. He was told what had hap
pened, but with the game with as indifferent
a mien though the loss of throne was an every
day occurrence.
fined in the Tower of London three friends were
admitted by special favor to play whist with him.
and remain till the lookup hour of eleven lust
the visitors fell to the floor in fit and one of the
others to call for help. "Stop" said the third
We shall be turned out if you make noise. Let
our friend lie quiet until eleven; can play dummy
without him. and he will be none the worse, for can
read death in his face"
Metternich, the great Austrian statesman owed
repentance that he could not forget, even on his
death-bed. Following the advice of friend, he
had consented to make scientific study of the
only fit for women and fools" As his skill
in the play increased, it's fascination became
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

Sadie squeezed in too. there want inch of room
for either of us left.
And was it rainin'? Vow You'd thought four
eights had been rung in and all the watertOwers in
New York was turned loose on u.s. And the thunder
kept rppin' and roarin' and the chain -lghtnin
streaed things up like the finish of one of Colonel
Pane's exhibits
Sing to them!' shouts Sadie. "It's the only
way to keep them from being scared to death.
'Do you hear that Woode?" says 1 across the
top of their heads. Sing to 'em, you lobster!
The Captain was standn just on the other side
of the bunch He'd got the front half of him under
cover but there wasn't room for the rest; so it
didn't do him much good, for the roof caves was
leakin down the back of his neck at the rate OF
Only fu-fu-fawncy!" says he. 81 don't fu-
feel like singing, y'know.'
Make noise like you did, then, saysI. "Come
on, nowi"
y'know.
Saw, that gave me the backache See here,
Woodie" says l. lookin' wicked as knew how.
"vou sing or there'n be troubled Hit er up, now! :
That fetched him. He opened his face like he'd
swallowed something bitter, made one or two false
starts, and strikes up God Save the King"
didn't know the words to that, so ] makes a stab
at Everybody Works but Father, and Sadie
tackles sOmethin else.
For trio that was the limit The kids hadn't
New-York tribune., 1906-07-15

anything AS wer as I could size up the game.
she was one Of the near-swels. with plenty of gilt
but not enough sense to use II right. Her feeln :
were in good wOr1in' order though and she was
willn to listen to any program that Sadie had on
hand
Bring the little dears right aboard saws she.
sand well have them home before dark Vhv
Sir Hunter, IS it really your"
I'm not altogether sure, says WoOdie. whether
it's or not" and he made a dive to get below
Well say, that was yacht and half, that Dixie
Grli The inside of her siCkeT'n any parlor car
YOU ever saw. While they gettin' up steam.
and all the way down to the East River, Mrs Cubbs
had the hired hands luggin' up everything eatable
they could find from chicken salad to ce-crearn and
we all took hand Passin' it out to that Incubator
bunch.
They knew what grub was, yes, yesl There
wasn't any hOldin' back for Imitation cop 10
give the signal The way they did stow in good
things that they'd probably never dreamed about
before was enough to make wish he had John
DIS pile and Jake Riis's heart. forgot all about
ben wet and so did WOOdie. To see him Juggl.n'
stacks of loaded plates you'd think he'd graduated
from a ham-and factory He seemed TO like it. too,
and he was wearin' what passes for grin among
the English aristOcracy. BY the time we got 70 the
dock at East 34th-st. there was more solid comfort
and stOmach-ache in that cabin than It II hold again
In thousand years
Sadie had me go ashore and telephone for two Of
them big rubber-neck wagons. That gave us time